The New York herald., 1862-11-16
The CaMPafgn Against the Indiana.
GENERAL P0pE's PROGRAMME.
ARrrpc brP Iurupyr NokIHWE<t.

Sr. PAN. Minn., Nov. q, 1862
Your letter OF this date is received and IL accordance
with your wishes and those OF many OF the respectable
citizens OF your state have the order
for tho sixth and Seventh Minnesota regiments to 60
South, and shall send tho Third regiment instead.
IL perhaps true you state, that the departure Of
these regiments would alarm the frontier settlers and
perhaps prevent many of them from returning their
abandoned homes, but think that raucb of this alarm
wuulfrssult from mlsapprehels0n Of my purposes.
never Tor moment thought Of abandoning any posts
Fort Rdgely and points ON the river below would have
been and will be- ccoupoa as also the lice OF frontier
posts from Sauk Centre FAR south the ne with
advanced posts at Aadea. Chain Lakes and IN Jackson
county.
The force had designed keep In this State consisted
Of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth regiments (niantry) and
Third regiment (mouned), and the cavalry regiment
authorized 70 be raised m this State, six companies Of
which already prepared for This would give
effective force of 100. In Iowa am keeping
.antry regiment and ono cavalry regiment, numbering
goo men, With tins force OF 900 men, Of whom nearly
half would be mounted proposed TO make vigorous
campaign IN the spring, which sbould cover tho whole
region between the Missouri river and the eastern boun
dary of Minnesota.
am induced 70 retain the Sixth and Seventh regiments
request not because " actual danger TO the sc
Elements, but as you suggest, and as have myself
thonght To restore confidence " people panic
stricken AZ the awful ontrages but recently perperaed
by the Sioux well understand how people should
ba tmid after such experience and how ossble
induce the inhabitants 10 remain on their farms and
their villages without sense OF ample security II is
be hoped that the assurance given by this military force
vii he needed, the government need troops the
South very mucb and ! am very anxious TO meet its
wants as far as possible.
As the hearty concurrence and cooperation of the
roople Of tie State in the which propose, aud
which the government has now under consideratIon is
essential % SUCCESS and ne my purposes to have
been greatly misundeistood-in some perhaps
represenfedI think proper again 10 state 10 you the
policy and The plans which viii guide my operations here
have proposed TO the government to disarm and re-
envrey from the Stale all the annuity Indian and
al other Indians now within its boundaries 10 place
them whore they no longer impede the progress of
the settlements nor endgcr the settlers during tho
campaign ol the next to seize dispose II
the Indians upon whom lay hands in ike
manner, hat the lines oi travel and emigl alton shall
he secure 10 the smallest parties treat Indians rs
the Eirc s.trages and many previous outrages have de-
gnonsraed to be .be only see and homane me- thod
irresponsible persons, to 6ccury nssr the same relation
10 the government unHtcs do TO the se authorities
the government 10 feed and cothe them cheaply, aud for
that purpose 20 the anDuities paid them ind
proceeds tho sale OF their reservatons to pay
annuie and give the Indians no more arms or weapons
by which they can be dangerous.
BY this mode Of treatment, grca, barrier which has
been constantly accommodating by the removal periodically
Of indian TRIBES and their location along our borders viii
be al once ed away and the whole region TO the Rocky
Mountains viii in very shor, time be opened 70 emigra
tion taye and settlements BY this policy, also, the
Indian beng deprived Of h arms, and Of the power of
iudulgng his habits Of wandering restlesspess,
ed from the association Of gamblers whskey sellers
and npprincipled white men and half fbreeda viii be
brought condition where Christianity and education
best be brought to bear npon him, and where
hope success will be offered 10 the missionary and
ss,Sss;!e! r.; y sas!: sSS;u,rn- '-uorr
OF Indians there is great reason to hope that the succeed
ing neIaiion will be far brought onf the influence
OF education and civilization that the Indian safely be
trusted among the whites
In humane view, both to whites ar Indians, and in
view Of the continued progress and Of the state
whole question, and shall spare TO have it
adopted by the government and carrie ont.
The Sioux prisoners engaged III the fte outbreaks will
be execnted unless the President orbids it, which, from
the tone Of his dispatches am be wiz not do Very
respectfully, Governor, your Obeiicpt servant
- S>--- JOHN POPE, MAJOR General Commanding.
Governor A. RAHsEY M1.eaAoia.