The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-22
The Executions OF the Sioux NJ ar-
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From the st Paul Pioucer.l

81 F.
MAsKAr,, Friday evening, Dece mber
S6 We, arrived at Mankalo cary this
morning. All along the valley We fund
Vteat excitement existing in reference t.
the execu .ioti Of the ccnvicted Sioux mrr.
derers. Every community in the whole
Western part Of the State had It's rrpre
scntitise on the ground this morniug,and
from the nearer on-s, there we're hundreds
pI4scnt. We saw none Of the Indications
IF mere idle curiosity, which commonly
stimulates the gathering Of crowds to
witness snexecution;y an but, in the place Of
that there was desire 10 be present,
from d sense of duty, 10 witness the death
oia portion Of horde OF savage tends
who mad desolated whole frontier, and
to give couhtenance by their presence, to
the jdslice Of the sentence of the Military
9 ,ur. which condemned them. and OF the
eou6rmatory sentence Of the President.
On Monday hast the thirty nine lndi.
ans, sentedGgd BY the Presid hl. were Sc.
Iscled out and confined in IN apartment
separate auG dis met from the other In
disns. !it..., tI. T.
Aboit half past two o'clock Col Mil
Ter, v accompanied by his S'atf officers,
ministers, and a few others. visited them
iu their cells for the purpose of reading
To them the Presidents approval of their
aentenue. and the order for their eNecu.
tion. .WshR -8g# fa tF f.
INTERVIEW WITH THEIR FRIENDS
Wednesday, the 9th, was SO. apart for
the interview bel wcen the C ndrmned
and such Of their re4lives and trends as
were confined 10 the main prison.
Major Brown was present during the
interviews, q described them as very sad
aud affecting
Each Indian had some Word to send TO
his parents or family. When speaking Of
their wives and children Slmost every one
was affected To- teSfs. Good coursels
was Seot ton children, They were in
many casrs exoued TO an adoption Of
Christianity and the life Of good feelings
towards the whites. Most OF them spoke
con6dential'y Of their hopes of salvation
They had been constantly attended by
Rev. Dr.. Williamson, R-v. Van Ravouz
and, Rev. s. r. Rigg., whose .torts ia
bringing those poor crininals 10 aEnoWl
edge OF the merits of the Blessed Re
deemer, had been eminently successful
These gentlemen are all conversant will
the. Daoota language and could converse
aud pleal with the Indians in their OWL
language. 81 -. .,- a-,s s1.I ~"
Inoshaking lands with Red Iron ant
Akipa,. .Tazoo said-"Friends. las, sum
mer you were opposed to us. You wer'
living 10 continual expectation OF an al
tack from those who were determined t
EXTERN mate the whites. Yourselves ant
families were subject to many launts, in
sults and threats, Sill you stood firm il
yout Friendship for the whites, and con
tiuuAlly copsnlted the Indians to abandon
their raid agsinst the whites, You
course was condemned at the time. bu
now We see your Weldon. Then yo'
aud your families we're prisoners and tn
lives Of all in constant danger. Toda
you are here at liberty, assisting in feed
ing aud guarding US, and thirty pine me
will die 10 two days because they did no
follow, your example and advice"
Several Of the prisoners were complete
Iy overcome during the leave taking an
were compelled to abandon converse
tiou.t e.n lsat5s- sE nJ Tae a-
FRIDAY, ExEouTIoN DAy--AN INTERVIEW
WITH THE PRISONERS. H
On Friday morning we accompanis
the Rev. Father sRavOux TO the prison {
the condemned. The whole number wcr
sitting and lying about in pairs as com
fortably, q, their chained condition woul
permitg There was but very little couveI
aatiohTkepr up among them. though occa
sicnslly' one would inutter few word
to another in uninielligible jargoo. AS
crowd they sat snd lay there, smokln
their pipes as uucOncernsdly as if the