The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-12-05
The Execution OF the Condemned
Indians.

iuuitltic, WHO UdtS Dctl ColluSiuIlcu W tlit
military commission instituted by General
SIBLEY
The meeting was called to order by P.
p. FURBER, Esq.
VIM II. MOBILES, Esq. was elected Pres
ident, and J. Q. \. WARD, Secretary.
The President briefly stated the objects
Of the meeting, when, ON motion Of J. p.
KIpDER. Esq, Committee was appointed,
consisting Of j. ?. KIDDER, Monms LAM
PREY, GEo. \ NounsE, i. L. uoYT and
T. NJ. MErcAIF, to report resolutions ox-
pressiye Of the sentiments of the meeting.
GGo. 4 NouRsE, Esq, presented the
following memorial to the President, which
was adopted by tho Committee, and after
addresses by several gentlemen, WAS also
adopted by the meeting.
The memorial is as follows;
Totfe Prcsidcpt Of tie United States
We, the citizens Of Saint Paul, in the State of
Minnesota, respectfully represent that we have
heard with regret and alarm, through the pub
JIG press. reports OF an intention Oh the part OF
the United States Government, to dismiss with
0ut punishment, the Sioux warriors captured by
our soldiers: and further, TO allow the several
tribes Of Indians lately located upon reSerya-
tons within this State, 10 remain upon The re-
scry&tiOns. ..... .-. e..
Against any such policy, we respectfully, but
firmly protest. The history OF this continent
presents no event that can compare with the
late Sioux outbreak, in wanton, unprovokcd,
and lienl!ish cruelty. All that We have read Of
Indian warfare IN the early history Of this coun-
Try, is tame III contrast with the atrocities Of
this late massacre. Without warning, in cold
blood beginning with the murder OF their best
friends the whole body of the annuity Sioux.
commenced a deliberate scheme 10 externIinate
every Waite person upon the ianG once Occu-
pied by them, and by them long since sold TO
the United States. iii carrying out this bloody
scheme they have spared neither age nor sex.
only resertinc i0r the qualification OF their hriI-
tal iusis, the lew white women whom The rifle,
the ton.anawk, ana the scalping knife spared.
Nor did liicir iienGish b9rbarltiGS cease with
death, as the mutilatcd corlses of their vic
TINS, GiScmbDWellcJ, cut limb from limb CT
chopped into fragments, wiz testify. These
crucijies, too. were in many Cases preceded by
prctence Of friendship: and. in many instGn-
ces, The victims Of these more than murdercrs.
were shot down IN cold blood as soon rs their
backs were tNncd after cordial shaking Ci the
hand, ana loud Professions Of friendship ca the
par, Of the murCCrorS.
We ask that The same Judgment should be
passed and executed upon these dclboiate muir
GcrerS, these rayloiiero these l!ua.Ora Vi their
murdered Victims, thaJ would be passed upon
white men guilty Of the same offence. The
blood OF hundreds OF our murdered ana nl"n-
oicd tciiOW-CltiZenS cries from the ground
Tor Vengeance. Vengeance is mine / VIA
repay saith the Lord" and the authorizes OF
the Unica States are, we believe the chosen
instruments to execute that vengeance Let
thC,n not neglect iheir piain duty.
Nor do we ask alone Eor vengeance. Ne de-
nland security Tor the future. There can he
no safety for Is Or fer oar families unless al
example shall be made OF those who have com
mittcd the horrible murders and barbaritieS we
have reciteG. Let ii he once understood that
these Indians can commit such crimes, and be
par.Oncd upon eurrcnC."ting themselves. and
there is henceforth q torch for every white
mans dwelling, knife for every white mans
ileaTt upon our frontier
Nor viii even the most rigorous punishment
give perfect security against these Indians. SO
long rs any OF them are left among, or i'll the
vicinity Of our border settlements. Tie In
dams nature can no more be trusted than the
VOLTS. lame him, cultivate him, strive TO
Christianizc him as you will, and The sight of
blood will in an instant call out the savage.
WOl>h, GeV;sh instincts OF the race. II is no.
torious that among the earliest and most muir
derous OF the Sioux, in peTpetrating their late
nlaasacrG, were many Oh the civilized Indians"
so called with hair cut short, wearing white
mems Clothes and dwelling in brick houses,
built Tor them by the government.
These facts are we'll known to our border set
tiers and appreciated by them as they cannot
be by those vino live in the midst Of pOpuOus
communities, far away from the savage foe.
These facts have made the question simply
whether the Indians or the white race shall
possess Minnesota What immigrant will bring
lis family to a land where the savages arc in
such close proximity, that lie is liable any day
to be shot by an ambuShcd foe in his own dOor
yard, or on his return home from his days la
Dor TO lind his family outraged and murdered
Minnesota is the best farming State in the
Union by its natural advantages OF soil, climate
and position. 1t is capable Of sustaining n
purely agricultural population of millions, and
in addition possesses great facilities for manu-
Shall we who have made our homes
here under the promised protection of the Ma
tional Government, who hive paid that Gov
eminent the required price for the land on
which we have made our homes, be driven into
exile by the savages from whom Government
bought the soil OF almost the whole State and
against whom that Government is bound to
protect US:
We respectfully ask, we demand that the
captive Indians now in the hands of our mill
tary forces, proved before a military commits
sion to be guilty of murder and even worse
crimes, shall receive the punishment due those
crimes. This too not merely rs a matter Of ven
geance, but much more a matter Of future
security for our border settlers.
We ask further that these savages proved to
be treacherous, unreliable, and dangerous be-
yOnd example, may be removed from close
proximity to our settlements to such distance,
and such isolation as shall make the people of
this State safe from their future attacks.
We hope that men whose friends and reIa-
tons have been foully murdered by these In
dian devils, will not be compelled to take ven
geance into their own hands, as they assuredly
will if Government shall fail in its duty to the
matter.
A motion was adopted, instructing the
Secretary to forward the proceedings of
the meeting to Hon. II. NJ RICE, to be
by him laid before the President.
On motion of J. P. KIDDER, Esq, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolced, That the citizens of the different
parts of the State be requested to act with US on
this subject, and forward their proceedings to
the President of the United States as early as
practicable