The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-19

that time the Commissioner and Superln-
tendent both requested the Governor to send
troops to the Sioux Agency. Were any
troops sent? If so, when and where from
Again, this occurs: "He even sent away
the force on the ground that their services
were not needed" Now, she" is intended
to mean me. never "sent" away the force.
Capt. Marsh, as brave and as good man
and soldier as ever lived, requested of me
leave to take his command to the Fort, for
reasons which he then gave me. I consent
ed, but be promised me that in case any
difficulty arose he would be on hand. This
promise he carried out and sealed with his
blood. Enough of this now; feel deeply
that noble, brave mans loss.
Again, the impression is laboredly en-
deavored to be created on the public mind
that "Mr. Agent" has said in his organ
that he "foresaw" the outbreak. This is
another falsehood, base and mean. What!
/ leave my wife and family, all that I love
and now own upon earth, if "foresaw" the
coming storm. None but an Sncarnote
6snd-a dirty beast would ever suggest
the like.
From the M'dawakantons and Wah pee
Kute, or Lower Sioux, never feared any,
thing else than horse stealing and Chip.
pewa war party. never even dreamed of
these Lower Sioux, who had so long mins
ged with the whites and who were so we'll
provided for in every respect. breaking out
and numbering and mutilatiDg their white
neighbors.
Ever since I have been Agent, I have
feared an outbreak of tie Sissetons, urged
on by the Yanktonnais and Gut Heads.
Both my predecessor and myself warned the
Department of Indian Affairs of this, and
urged that troops be stationed at Yellow
Medicine. We got none. My action in
regard to taking precaution in this matter
is on file and will speak for itself when
called for.
The article in your paper raises q false
issue-entirely misre presents me, and every
one connected with the matter as far as l
know. My complaint against Governor
Ramsey is not that he was the cause of the
war, but that he has Universally discounte-
nanced the very idea of sufficiently garris
oning our frontier posts, and that be treated
the dispatches of myself and Others, which
conveyed to him the news of the outbreak,
with hghtaess and without any regard or
respect for those who officially sent them to
him. My information in this respect OBJ
tanned through the messengers who carried
the dispatches, and others. I have freely
expressed my opinion of his conduct. If I
have been misinformed, I shall be happy to
know it, and thrice happy to do simple JUS
tice to Governor Ramsey, or any other man.
If the Governor has from the start treated
this matter with the seriousness which it
demands, /, as we'll as many others, will be
glad to know it.
As to daring and banterang me through
an organ or otherwise, it is simply use
less. If am the guilty man, an investiga-
ton will fix my guilt, and shall be de-
servedly punished.
For my acts as Sioux Agent, alone am
responsible and ask no favors from Cyrus
Aldrich, Alexander Ramsey or any "organ"
none of them own Inc, or ever can. rest
my case on its merits, and am willing to
abide the results and, whenever charges
are preferred against me for official miscon-
duct, l shall let facts take care of me.
When think should, and when / see 6t,
shall speak and when want to write or
have anything written, shall do it my
sell, and subsidize no "orgam to do it
for me.
want full investigation, and perhaps
the public may find out who has grown
fat and insolent on the spoils pillaged from
| the Indians"
preserve one copy, send another to the
PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT, and request you
to publish this. THos. j. GALBRAITH,
Sioux Agent.