The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-25
Pope's Indian Campaign.

The press of Minnesota, with only one
exception, denounce in tie strongest terms
the management of Pores campaign
against the Indians. The following ex-
tracts, from papers of the same date, will
give fair idea of the opinions of the peo-
PIE OF Minnesota IN regard to the expedi-
tloh' The language used in the selections
we nave made, is the mildest we have
seen III any OF our State journals:
From the "inona Republican, 10Th inst
,., Inc experience OF the late campaign of Gen.
SlDley HAS iu!ly demonstrated the existence of
two leading hlunders in the monomor~nnt " "
tnat canpalSh-blunders which, without ot-
trlbutlng to ourselves unusual fnros;oht ~
pointed out months before the evnedit;",,
started viz: the employment of 81 larnn q
body OF infantry, to pursue Indians in an I'm.
inhabited country, and the retention of tho
department headquarters at Milwaukee, 'n s0
ridiculously distant from the scene of warfare
1t is now but too well known that only monntoJ
men can be successfully employed in the mr..
suit OF the Sioux; WHILE as to the policy of
the commanding general being located in Nil
"aukee, ciSnt hundred or IA thousand miles
away from the army which he is supnosad to
direct, 1t is all but universally admitted tn NO -
stupendous mistake, which would be theme
Tor laughter, II 1t were not SO lamentably sur
Sestive OF wasted and misapplied energies.
The news from General Sully's command
| shows how much was left undOne bv the far
more pretentlous expedition under Gen. Sibley.
winch turned its back upon the foe-whether
wisely or unwiscly-just as it had entered upOn
! the actual work to be performed Gloss over
! the performances OF that expedition as we
| may, the Indian war is yet far from being ter
! minated; or, AZ least. the hostile bands have
Yet to be brought under subsection. and if the
| policy hitherto pursued in this Department is
TO be much longer continued. just so long NAV
we expect a continuance Of hOstities on ;hc
| part OF the predatory 5coundrcs against whom
war i, being wa@el.
| From ne >hai<ol &c Argus 18th Inst
Last Sprin" force of over three ,horsand
| troops left our frontier tr the purpose Of chas.
| Using and routing, or blOtting from existence
Ill Necessary to secure peace-the hostile
bands OF Sioux. Without any unexpected de-
lays or difficulties they ut hast, with cavalry.
artillery and infantry, met til4 foe and gave
| them battle and report says, killed only forty
Indians out OF over , 300 engaged against them:
! then with the Indians in plain sight turned
! their faces homeward. no longer to be haunted
| in their dreams by the war hoop Of The savage
foe or visions q the bloody field OF strife
They have reached home, and We must wait
| lOT lC ctiIDdioL- Ol 1Sbi 10 iuTtilcF prosecute
| the war, unless the Indian sooner return the
visit made by our troops this summer JUDI
| ing from the past management OF the war it is
| difficult TO form any correct idea Of the exact
| time Of its final termination. Ii is thought by
some the enemy have been terribly beaten ard
ciiastlsed this summer. but the Indians and
most of the people of Minnesota believe that
| we have not made much by the Expedition. Ii
we are TO send troops after lndillIs who will
| after skirmish with them, turn back for
| want ofprovi>ions, when, according to their
! own statement, they destroy enough 10 last
them two months. nothing short OF Il blast
from the trumpet of Gabriel will put an end TO
the Indian war.
From the Chaska Carver Co Herald 18th
Everybody knows that the expedition con-
! Quoted by Gen. Slbley was failure in detail.
| This his subordinate officers and men have all
! pronounced as their verdict, and though mil
lions of money have been expended by which
to reach the enemy, besides several months of
! hard travel, when, is the people had supposed,
! the day OF our deliyer,nce had come oaly
! three days could be spent in the cnemy's coun.
try TO be appropriated to their destruction.
Sihleys plea is that he hadn't enough dinner
/ and therefore he must return, Us he couldn't
! fight on an empty stomach. But that is the
! objection. Ii was his solemn duly 10 provide
for Il thorough campaign thai the army might
! have completely crushed the enemy; but SO
! soon did he leave The cneiny'> country that he
was considered by them IT, b.. in full retreat.
and his rear guard were continually annoyed
by the saucy devils until hc passed out of Da-
! l,ota Territory. Jack marched up the hill
| and then marched down again.
| The whole army Of >ibley have accomplished
| no more then the han,i-iu OF miners, who,
! for want of protection from United States au-
! thoritits, sealed their own doul 10y facing the
| murdercrs and killing upwards OF Iorty, Il num-
| Der, the killing of wllicn by Sihleys army has
! cost he Government millions Of money and
! not few lives.