Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-09-13
JUDICIAL. TICKET.
TIE INDIAN TROUBLES,

During the past week Ills whole coun.
try has been in tie wlldes. state Of OK.
element. The extensive massacres in
Minnesota, reaching almost to Spirit Lake,
In Iowa, the details Of which are revolving
aud brutal beyond expression, had spread
alarm among all the border settlements.
Settlements that were weak and unable to
protect themselves, Immediately l-f. their
homes, property, crops-everything, and
repaired to places Of safety. Bands Of
Saniees invaded Iowa. stealing aud plum.
dering They made their appearance in
Dakota Territory. harrasseI the settlers
and murdered two men at Sioux Fails
Of course these things increased the
alarm aud made The people sensitive to
oil kinds Of startling rumors. A general
Indian outbreak was apptehendel and
Fears that the Iankton. -ranla r;-a hAsan
to he entertained. If they should join in
an attack upon the Whites there would be
no safety in Dakota, so ,ha, II ouly needed
a seemingly truthful rumor that they had
risen to create panic among the settlers
That rumor found circulation on SATURDAY..
A soldier ~ Of the Dakota Cavalry, we
are informed. galloped through the Ter.
rito'y. calling upon the settlers to leave
everything and flee for their lives-that
large bodies OF Indians were upon them.
massacreins and burning all in their path
The people We're already excited and thi,
made them frantic. A.! who could, irn.
med'a:ely left Saturday evening, night
and Sunday forenoon there was a coutin.
uous train or wagons from Dakota into
Sioux City. Ia many cases the womeu
and children were bare healed, bare foot.
ed: poorly clad, and almost destitute of
provisions, showing the extreme hurry in
which they had left Many did not stop
here Int kept o. their way South. All
had the mo-. alarming stories to relate of
Indians watch they had spen--burning
houses, towns des rosed. &c. Saturday
evening n messenger arrived here bring.
ing the seemingly reliable intelligence
that the Yarktons had risen and great
dat Sc. was imminent. 1t is easier to i'm.
agine than describe the excitement that
such a state 0. 'lings would NECESSARILY
produce on he exposed fron'er. Happi
~ the immediate dan r was more ituas.
mary than rra', and many Of the exciting
rumors were without ans sutlici rl rounda.
ton. Still a ne settlers upon the
frontier nave become Intensely excited
and alarmed They have left their homes,
and property. and crop, unharvested. Nor
vii hey return Il very many cases unless
they are assured Of saiety from rlaraad.
ing Indians. 1t Is. to "ay ,he least, very
annoying and discaoraging for our far
mers to have. each gear, some Of their
horses Or cattle stolen Or killed. What
then should be done2 Oar settlers have
oil undoubted right to protection, and yet
to station soldiers at each settlement is
not the best or choicest way of afo-ding
meat changed its Indian policy The In
dams are our enemies-treacherous md
brutal. You cannpt bind Them by ,rea
ties or teach them civilization, and they
have 10 humanity TO which you can ap,
peal. Government gives them annuities
and in return receives insolence aud an
noyanee. 1t arms them for he chase and
the massacre Of our citizens aud desoa.
ton Of ocr frontier is the consequences
Annuties are worse than q waste of
m6nay, and Indian Agencies are but
schools for fraud and swiniIcs and the
or.sinaters Of strife rather than peace
between The settlers and Indians Eo.