The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-19

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that time the Commissioner and Superin-
tendent both requested the Governor to send
troops to the Sioux Agency. Were any
troops sent? If so, when ana where from
Again, this occurs: "He even sent away
the force on the ground that their services
were not needed" Now, she" is intended
to mean me. | never "Sent" away the force
Capt. Marsh, as brave ard as good man
and soldier as ever lived, requested of me
leave to take his command to the Fort, for
reasons which he then gave me. | consent
ed, but he promised me that in case any
difficulty arose he would be on hand. This
| tromlse he carried out and sealed with his
blood. Enough OF this now; l feel deeply
that noble, brave mans loss.
Again, the impression is laboredly ca
deavored to be created on the public mind
that "Mr. Agent" has said in his organ"
that he "foresaw" the outbreak. This is
another falsehood, base and mean. What
| leave my wife and family. all that l love
and now own upon earth, if "foresaw" the
| coming storm. None but an 6ncarnate
Esn0-a dirty beast would ever suggest
the like.
From the M'dawakantons and Wah pee
Kute, or Lower Sioux, never feared any,
| thing else than horse stealing and Chip.
pewa war party. never even dreamed of
these Lower Sioux, who had so long mins
gled with the whites and who were so we'll
provided for in every respect, breaking out
and numbering and mutilating their white
neighbors.
Ever since l have been Agent, 1 have
feared an outbreak of tie Sissetons, urged
on by the Yanktonnais and Cut-Heads.
Both my predecessor and myself warned the
Department of Indian Affairs of this, and
urged that troops be stationed at Yellow
Medicine. We got none. My action in
regard to taking precaution in this matter
is on file and will speak for itself when
called for.
The article in your paper raises false
issue-entirely misrepresents me, and every
one connected with the matter as far as |
know. My complaint against Governor
Ramsey is not that he was the cause of the
war, but that he has Universally discounte-
nanced the very idea of sufficiently garris.
oning our frontier posts, and that be treated
the dispatches of myself and others, which
conveyed to him the news of the outbreak,
with hglbtness and without any regard or
respect for those who officially sent them to
him. My information in this respect OBJ
tanned through the messengers who carried
the dispatches, and others. l have freely
expressed my opinion of his conduct. If I
have been misinformed, 1 shall be happy to
know it, and thrice happy to do simp'e JUS
tice to Governor Ramsey, or any other man.
1t the Governor has from the start treated
this matter with the seriousness which it
demands, !, as we'll as many others, will be
glad to know it.
AS to daring and banteriag me through
an organ or otherwise, it is simply use
less. If l am the guilty man, an investiga-
tion will fix my guilt, and l shall be de.
servedly punished.
For my acts as Sioux Agent, l alone am
responsible; and ask no favors from Cyrus
Aldrich, Alexander Ramsey or any "organ"
---none OF them own me, or ever can, rest
my case on Its merits, ard am willing to
abide the results; and, whenever charges
are preferred against me for official miscon-
duct, shall let facts take care of me.
When | think | should, aud when | see fit,
l shall speak and when l want to write or
have anything written, shall do it N.Y.
self, and subs'dise no organ" to do it
for me.
want iull investigation, aud perhaps
the public may fiLd out who has grown
4" fat and ia8o!en. on the spojls pjglcged from
the Iai50ns."
preserve one copy, send another to the
Pros sER AND DEMOCRAT, and request you
to publish this. THos. j. GALBRAITH,
Sioux Agent.