Daily national Republican., 1863-02-23
Mrs. Sv,s,hcIn,.L.otur

ing barbarities which had been practiced upon
large numbers Of inohensive residents Of Min
nesota by the Indians during the late massacres
in that region, concluded in the following elo-
quent language,
Tho people of Minnesota demand that the
United States Government shall cease to treat
these assassins as prisoners Of war; that she
shall cease to recognize the right Of any por-
tion Of the people under her Jurisdiction to
make war on any otherportion. They demand
the repeal Of all treaties recognizing or cstab-
llshing foreign governments In our midst.
[Applause.l They demand that these crimi-
mails, captured by our State authorities, and by
them tried and convicted Of numbering our
citizens on our own soil, shall be given up to
those authorities to be dealt with according to
our laws. [Renewcd applause.
When that glorious old martyr, John By,oiCl,
and his nineteen heroes, made war upon Vlr-
ginlR daughter and applausel, and the 0ldDo
minion, very properly, acknowledged her In
ability TO cope with this lnvincible host, which
even death has been unable TO conquer lap
plausel and which Is even now marching on,
the United States sent thousands Of troops TO
capture them, handed them over, bound and
bleeding to the authorities Of Virginia, and
stood guard until the chlyalry had wreaked
their utmost vengeance on the last man.
Laughter and appause.l
II the number had been nineteen hundred
instead Of nineteen, think you, would the re-
suit have been differentl Yet less than dozen
citizens of Virginia lost their lives in that
war, and that in an open battle began and
waged by themselves. Now, Minnesota has
had hundreds Of her citizens butchered, while
in the peacesblo pursuit of their avocations;
and, although crippled by her exertions to de-
fend the United States Government against
Virginia and the United States, our State au-
thorities encountered their murderers, an Or
ganized band of thousands, dispersed them,
and took over two thousand prisoners. These
were tried by our laws, and Of them over three
hundred were found guilty and condemned to
death. When the United States Government
steps in, takes them out of the hands Of the
State authorities, refuses TO execute the SEN
tence, because, forsooth, there are too many
number Virginia might have hung, except that
Of the entire band organized in the war when
she lost some half dozen lives BY what rule
is 1t that thirty-eght Indians are all that Uncle
Samuel can spare of the seven thousand en-
gagged In the murder of our fifteen hundred
people, and prefers to turn them loose then on
our borders, to repeat their work of rapino and
blood
If this course is persisted in, Minnesota
will-well, she will not secede like South Caro-
lima, for fear her rights may he infringed
laughter; nor like virginia, in defence of the
abstract rghtof secession. Renewed laugh
teri She will :.Ot go down on her knees, like
Illinois, to beg peace of armed traitors. Zap
plause.
She will not muster, and whine, and swagger,
and haggle, and dicker, like Kentucky, Igreat
laughter and applause,l to extort price for
her loyalty to the old stars and stripes. Oh,
no! Thank God, Minnesota is the North Star
State and has been left out in the cold; but
her loyalty, like the chastity Of a virtuous wo,
man, depends on no contingency. Enthuasl
tic applause.
II, through the Phllistlnes Of the South, tho
Dcilah Of the Border States, and the trading
Jews Of the North, our young Sampson be
shOrn Of his locks and becomes the blind giant
to grind in the mill Of despotism, Minnesota
will wait, and watch her chance, to guide him
to the pillars on which rest the power of hli
foes. Renewed applause.
| If our ship of State is to go down in this
triple storm, raised by the black "spirits ant
white, green spirits and grey" of Southern
rattlesnako poison, slimy, alligator, Border
State brokerage and cold, clammy, copperheaC
Northern treason, lcries Of good, and ap
plause, the guns on the Minnesota side will
thunder forth their last voley. of defiance a
the water comes in at the muzZles and q,
down Cumberland fashion.
In any event. Minnesota will sustain the Ad
ministratiOn and the war, and cast her mex
electoral vote for the Republican candidate 70
Presidents but as her people will never max
peace with rebels, neither will they with thei
allies-the Sioux Indians. Whenever then 20
from Uncle Samuel's wing, we will hunt them
shoot them, set traps for them, put ou
poisoned bait for them; Kill them by ever
means we would use to extermnate panthers
We cannot breathe the air of the same will
these demon violators Of women, cruclfers o
infants. Every Minnesota man who has
soul and can get a rife will go to shooting In
dlans, and he who hesitates will be black-balet
by every Minnesota woman, and posted as
coward in every Minnesota house. Applause.