The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-05
ST. CLoUD, MINI, August %.

quota Of the six hundred thousand without
drafting. The town OF St. Cloud furnishes
more than her quota. The town of Tecum-
sch, in this county, had at the last election
thirty-six voters, and she sends nineteen Of
them in response to the call of the Presi
dent. There are men enlisted in the two
companies forming here-young men-who
have left their farms with twenty five, and
from that up to fifty acrea of wheat stand
ing anharvested on these farms, all OF which
Will be wasted. A gentleman from Sank
Centre, this morning, informed me that yes
terday, in coming down the valley, he count
ed five reapers standing idle because men
could not be got to run them. The COM
pany forming in this town, under Captain
Asa Libby now numbers one hundred men.
That forming under Lieut.. +. III. Barrett
now numbers over seventy men, and will be
fall this evening. And these two compa-
MES are taking from US some of our best
citizens-young men of fortune and high
social position, the very cream of our pops
nlation. The country bereabouts will have
been serious loser, when they are gone.
We have intelligence from Crow Wing
down to nine p. NJ, yesterday, brought by
D. Circuit, ESQ. When be left, 800 Pilla.
ger Indians had gathered in there and Sc
rious apprehensions of danger were enter.
tanned by even the traders, who have been
longest in the Chippewa country, and are
best acquainted with the chiefs and head
men OF the Chippewa Nation. But
our people here have been so often
laughed al on account of the "Big
Indian scare OF two years ago, that
it is difficult to arouse them to full appre
citation OF the dangers which really do exist.
The Chippewa difficulty is pure y local
one. The Sioux troubles are altogether
another matter. A messenger has Just ar
rived from Yankee Settlement 45 miles up
Sank Valley, who reports the gathering Of
large body OF Sioux in that vicinity and
great excitement among The settlers. Com.
nander Dole is in town with superinteud.
ent Thompson, and the other n0tab!es who
accompany him, though | understand Re
proposes returning to St. Paul to-day. I'D
ward ID. Atwater, ESQ, was last night at
Far Haven, and reports tSat every build =
iDg in the place was iul Of settlers, who
have come 10 with their families, women
end children, il state Of complete terror,
fL3 Of course every thing in the utmost
copfusion. The very best thing that could
b3 done, IL my Judgment, would he to say
to GoI.E INSTHE DAY, acct your young men
and warriors together, and GO en- tie war
path against the Sioux; drive them back
and rid the country of them, and your for
ces stall receive the pay OF q. s. soldiers
during the time yen are engaged in the ez
petition" One thing is very certain, If tie
tOcces constituting the two companies now
here, are Withdrawn from this region, and
no troops sent here, we are likely to suffer
from the depredaiions OF rovng bands OF
beth Sioux and Chippewas, and tie losses
OF individuals will be severe, ard the ag-
ggegate enormous. o
SATURDAY. Augu:i %.
The towa Is wild with excitement 4
letter has just bsen received from Hon. r..
Ii. Richardson, WHO dispatched q spe, al
messenger from Richmond this morning,
asking Tor help to repel threatened attack
from the Sioux Richmond is twenty-five
miles from here. A, Green and Norway
lakes tbs Sioux have been committing most
uBheard Of atrocities. The sen Of citizen
OF Our town residing at Green Lake has
been killed, and some ten or more OF his
neighbors, all known here. There is a RI
NOR, Il cannot trace it to an authentic
source), that the Sioux have burned Pains
niilo in cc,tk Of sto fu Nd
30 miles distant.
& home guard Was formed here last hight
with 70 names On the muster roll We
have elected Charles H. Taylor, Esq Cap
tain, Ambrose Freeman lst Lieutenant, and
James Carlisle ID Lieutenant. We shall
commence drill at P. NJ. to-day.
The company raised by Lieut.. T. Il.
Barrett, unanimously elected that gentle
man Captain, Charles Ii. Beauieau First
Lieutenant, and Charles Becker Second
Lieutenant this morning. at the request
Of the citizens, Captain Barrett. whose men
bad started fer Fort Smelling 1hi: morning,
recalled them, to await here further orders.
We have 100 Brown muskets, Told PATTERN
DO caps to fit them, and rot to exceed 100
pounds Of powder in the town. Capt. Lib
bys company, tOeFehtH 4teSiVlehlJ ieit ioi
Fort SLeling this morning. A messenger
left for ST. Paul this morning for arms and
munitions. We mast have them, Or there
will be terrific work. 4 cavalry company
will be formed here this afternoon. The
shops and saloons will all be closed this of
ternoon and we shall endeavOr to put our
selves in readiness for the savages But
we d. most emphaticaliy object to The TAX.
;og away of all our citizens to prosecute the
va. against the rebels, when we have a
merciess foe at our very doors.
Clear Water, below Us, Is lul OF women
and children who have fed from MaDalat
and Forest City, and the points West
Some houses have ten families in them. o
Gen. John g. Fremont has been fol