The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-12-23
THE CONDEMNED INDIANS.
Message Of the President TO Con-
gress-Thirty-nfne Indians Order
ed to be Executed.

WAsHISeroS. Dec. lltb, 1852.
The President to-day sent 10 the following
Message:
To the Senate Of the United States:
In compliance with your resolution Of De
cember 9th, 1862, requesting the President
to furnish the Senate with all the information
in his possession touching the late Indian bar
barities in the State of Minnesota, and also
the evidence in bis possession upon which some
Of the principal actors and head men were
tried and condemned to death, / have the
honor to state that on receipt Of said resolution
| transmitted the same to the Secretary Of the
Interior, accompanied by note, a copy Of
which is herewith enclosed. marked GA" and
in response to which received through that
department, a letter to the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, a copy of which is herewith
enclosed, marked Il" b." (Already published. }
| further state that on the 9th day of Novem-
Der last, received long teleprapbic dispatch
from Major General Pope, at St. Paul, MIMI,
simply announcing the names Of persons SEN
fenced to be hung. Immediately telegraph
ed to have transcripts Of the records Of all the
cases forwarded to me, which transcripts, how
ever, did not reach mo until two or three days
before the present meeting Of Congress. =
Meantime, received, through telegraphic dis
patches and otherwise, appeals for their exc
cation, and expressions of opinion as to he
proper policy in regard to them and the In
dians generally in that vicinity, none Of which
as understand, falls within the scopa of your
inquiry. After the arrival of The transcript of
records, but before had sufficient opportunity
to examine them, received joint letter from
one of the Senators and both OF the Represen.
ta,ves from Minnesota, which contains some
statements of fact not found in the rec
ords Of the trials and for which reason trans
nit copy marked "C." (Already publish
eG.) also for the same reason, iDclose
printed memorial OF the citizens Of St. Paul
addressed to me, and forwarded with the let
ter aforesaid. Anxious to not act with SO
much clemencv as to encourage another out
break on the one hand, nor with SO much Sc.
verify as to be real cruelty on the other,
caused careful examination Of the records Of
the trials to made, first ordering the execution
of such as had been proven guilty Of violating
females. Contrary to my exp Citations, only
two of this class were found. | then directed
a further examination and classfcaii ion Of all
who were proven TO have participated in mas
sacres as distinguished from participation in
battles. This class numbered forty, and iu-
cluded the two convicted of female violation.
Que Of the number is strongly recommended
to the Commission which tried him for commu.
tatiop to ten years imprisonment. ave or
dered the other thirty nil g to be executed on
Friday the 10th inst, The order was dis
pached from here on Monday, the 9th inst,
by u messenger 10 Gen. Sbley, and a copy Of
which order is herewith trarsrnit ed, marked
" D." An abstract Of tho evidence as to the
forty who were convicted, is herewith enclosed
u arked E."
20 avoid the imnenso amount Of copying,
| lay before the Senate the original transcripts
Of the rec ords of the trials, rs received by me.
This is as full and complete response to the
resolution as it is in my power to make.
(Signsd) ABRAHAM LISooLS.