The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-26
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A telegram from Washington Of Saturday,
conveys this startling intelligence .nr f.ta:.
Efforts arc being made to secure a per
manent peace with the conquered Sioux of
Minnesota, without tho wholesale hanging,
which letters from that State anticipate, and
as the action Of General Pope implies.''1 i !
In the name Of a thousand murdered vic
tins on our frontier-in the name of hun
dreds Of orphan children and hundreds Of
childless parents-in the. name of scores Of
violated women and a thousand .desolated
farms, and hundreds of burned dwellings-in
the name Of rivers Of scalding tears, and Of
suffering and anguish which can never be
written up in the name Of an outraged
people whose vengeance can only be 2satiated
by the blood Of their destroyers the name
of christianity and common humanity, we
warn you, President Lincoln, and you, Secre..
tary Stanton, never issue such an edict in the
face OF this. people! Ask Of the two hundred
thousand citizens of Minnesota to sacrifice
home and property and friends and life itself
to put down the rebellion, but don't ask US
to fellowship with or tolerate within our bor-
ders these miserable and hel1ish savagcs who
have murdered and crucifed our citizens, and
ravished so much of the virtue of our coun.
try! Ask of US any sacrifice that is toler.
able with either angels or men but don't ask
US to shock our reason, to stultify our SEN
isibilties, or to outrage our manhood by sub.
mitting to any "peacs .aoih the conquered
'Siour Of Minnesota! Ask us to leave this
fairest heritage ever 'bequeathed by God to
man to the ravages of these hounds of hell,
but don't ask us to remain in their midst
Give us war and faminc-but don't entail
upon us any such curse! Send upon US all
the plaques of Egypt-the locusts, the lice,
the drought and the essence of thousand
intensified stcnches; but don't say "peace''
with Sioux Indian!
We ask you, Abraham Lincoln, has rme
become virtue? Are the lives of honorable
and virtuous and industrious citizens nothing
| in the sight of the Government? Is female
virtue alta ruinous discount? Is it "master
~ Strategy for a monster savage to manacle
helpless girlhood and rob it of that which is
most dcar-priceless virtue? Isit mastery
strategy for monster savage to murder ex
pcctant mothers, and then rob them of thei,
unborn babes?
And shall these things be rewarded by q
"permanent peace ?" We talk to you plainly
Abraham Lincoln, but we tell you solemnly
and in the presence of the Eternal God, that
sooner shall the heavens and earth pass away
than the people of Minnesota witness such
accurscd folly on the part of the Government
We tell you, Abraham Lincoln, that the
remaining twenty thousand men of Minnesota
will never submit to such iugrattude and
wrong We tell you plainly and !soberly, il
these convicted murderers are dealt with
more lenicntly than other marderers are deal,
with by the Government, the people of the
State will take law and vengeance in thei,
own hands, and wo to any member of the
hated race that shall be found within our
borders! Ten thousand men can be found
who will dedicate their hopes, their fortunes
and if need be their lives, to the externina.
ton Of the race. The war against the rebel
lion will1pale in the presence Of the intensity
o; the war against the savagcs. ":No peace !
Death to the barbarians" is the sentiment
Of our peoplc.-,Stillaoa,er Messenger. ~.