The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-02
Indian Atrocities at The West.

Since the Indian war at the West has been
brought to close, and the leading actors in the
bloody Oh trages therein enacted, to the number
u about tour hundred, have been secured aud
tried Ear their crimes, the public have, for the
= irst time, acen put il possession Of Authentic
ovidenco> embracing most, or all, the h0rrid de-
tails O. TINS demon-liko outbreak 0, the Sioux
-ndlan&. Iueso atrocities, as developed during
: he trials of The perpetrators, have not their
parallel, probably, in the whole history of In
dian warfare. The whole number Of men, wo-
saen and Children that have met death, or fates
svoree than death BY tie outlets, arrows. ,oma-
l>awA and bva.a! passions Of the tiends, has been
over six hundred. 10 King Philips war, which
affords perhaps The nearest parallel, about the
same number. il i. true were slain. But King
Philips war left examples Of no such barbarltles
us this. There, no women were ravished, and
few children slain. These Sioux have long been
known as the most ruthless, bod. active and
implacable of all the red tribes Of the West
Their physca! strength seems well to correspond
with their c1u.aga aui teroclty. Among the
"details Of the terrible harvest Of death they
lave teen reaping in Minnesota, several lns'an-
ces are cited where they have sent arrows with
such amazing force as to pass completely
through the bodies Of their victims, and one
where the same arrow passed clear through one
and slew second one standing in the range.
This seems Incredible. But it will seem less so,
when the gre&, strength Of their bows and the
peculiar manner in when they discharge their
arrows, are better understood. When ABOUT to
bring Gown any important game, whether bal
lalo or man. they throw themselves on tier
backs in the shape Of a bali moon, place both
Get on the centre Of the bow, and, sraSr!ng IN;
bow string with both hands and stretching
themselves with a power enough, probably, tS
raise five hundred weight bring the heel OF the
arrow, kept IN line by enc toe and one thumb
to the eye, glance over it, and send it IN 1T
almost unerring message o. death.
These four hundred Indian prisoners hav
been tried, convicted, and sentenced to b
hanged. And there, unexpectedly, the matte
IS allowed to rest. The officer having them il
charge, sends message to the President ask!n
his consent 10 their ton. But the Presl
dent says no-don' execute them, except one 0
two Of the leaders ThIs interference Of th
President IS severely denounced by the pcopl
along tie Western borders and, 1t is said, the
have extensively leagned together to rush IN an
Gang these cJuVcted mar1erers, to the last mat
on the first attempt on the par. Of the govern
tuenl to libcratc them. Most people, probab',
Is. the first blush feel inclined TO sympathI'
with our bereavod and plundered " lstern Boz
dcrs in their detern nation that these ?ei vpe1
shall no: escape death, and JPN in the d3cSo
that they should all be eXterninated w''h as Ii
tle sc-aple as we should feel in DISCRIMINATING
nest OF raGtle8nakes. Bat is there 10. ahoth'
consideration t. come 10 here ? Are not the
Indians, IN enc respect, at least more DANCE
ons than rattesnakes Mathematics DO N
svepro The deash O! slain companions, lndiAI
40. Ihey make ii u daty, where obe o. 'o'
has had relative slam Ly4 rh!tt aan.,o wax
Opportunities, througI long ears, to sIay " win
man as an expatlon. Now suppose these Al
Indians are executed, while the great body
these remorseless Sioux are still at lapge? Mig
not ,he thousand relatives Of the ex cuted,
lsua1 lurking round our outer border set'l