Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-11-22


to be hung by the Military Commissioner
= St. Paul. The authorities a. Wash.
isgton, il is said, will pardon item. but
the people Of Minnesota demaad their
immediate execution.-Erchanga |
We trust the Government will listen 10
the demands Of the people Of Minnesota
and the whole Northwest, and hang these
murderers, devastators of our frontier and
terror Of the hardy pioneers. Should >
more leniens policy be adopted, i, must
be public notice to the other tribes, who
are anxiously watching the result, that
they too may engage in an indiscriminute
massacre Of the helpless settleme nts with
IMMUNITY. The Eastern people and press
never had a realizing sense of the char
acter Of the Poor Indian" General
Harvey was the recipien. Of much abuse
from the papers Of the Eastern States for
giving the Sioux the sound and deserved
punishment at Ash Hollow, which has
been the cause Of the quie. and security
Of our frontier for the past seven years.
'& It will do very we'll to sit BY . secure
Preside. read "Hiawaths, and mourn
over the wrongs of the "red man." but
let us say to orr Eastern friends That their
ideas would undergo as great change BY
. short association with the Indians Of the
Upper Missouri as did those Of highly
intelligent and educated gentleman who
took pleasure trip to Fort Benton last
Summer on the steamer "Emiiie," and
with whom We had the pleasure Of CONVEX.
sing on bis return. He said he had alway s
entertained high regard for the Indian,
and wrote, and talked much against the
wrongs inflicted upon them. His trip had
changed his opinions, and he was going
to burn "Hiawatha" as soon as he got
home. .'." o' " '"a &C.
Our frontier will not be settled, and
those who remain will not feel secure IN.
til the Indians are amply punished for the
massacre Of last summer, and death only
will satisfy those who have suffered BIZ
their wickedness.
10 those at a distance it may appear
that we are unnecessarily alarmed, and
harp upon this subject too much. We
notice that some of our exchanges init
mate tina. it is general scheme gotten up
for speculation. This cry was not raised
when some Of our Eastern cities we're
threatened BY the rebels, but i, mi ght have
been with the same propriety. ..
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The news that comes to us since our
last issue seem to indicate that all is still
"quiet on the Potomac Gen. Mcclellan
upon receiving the order relieving him of
his command, issued his farewell TO his
army, unfolded all his plans to Burnside,
giving all the information and suggestions
he was able, then passed through the lines
Of the troops Of one division after aao,her
receiving from every voice heartfelt
plaudit, and bid all adieu With the farewell
injunction, wish you to stand by Barn.
side as you have stood by me. aud all will
be WE'LL and thus all eyes are turned ~ on
Gen. Burnside, and oil hopes are conferred
in him for the speedy and successful march
"On to Richmond" s.
In North Carolina our forces seem to
have made little progress in the occupa.
ton of Hamilton shor. distance from
Williamson by grand cavalry charge
and combined gunboat movement under
Gen. Foster, while the indications are
very strong that great activity prevails in
the department Of Gen. Grant in Northern
Mississippi, which is especially cheering
to the great Northwest. The rebels have
evacuated Holly Springs and there where
abouts has not been determined, but the
prospects are certainly flat:ering tina. the
present activity on the water, aud the
movement Of troops in the West, evident.
ly for reinforcements, indicate that the
Western Army is about ito move on the
enemys works." and open the Mississippi
River for free navigation. -. .a..s r..,
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WAsHISGroN, Nov. 18th, 8P. NJ.
d. A, Mahony. Editor of the Dubuque
Herald has just been released from prison
here. On invessi gatiun, there we're no