, 1863-01-01

2cns, ploceeueu u 1Ae Ae" l'iisou saio III
nounced the decision of the President. Ad-
dressing the interpreter, Rex. ,Alr. Riggs, he
said:
Tell these thirty nine condemned men that the
commanding officer OF this place has called to
speak to them upon very serious subject this
a1Stnoon, s.t,,o~ ,t wsen,n,+o,, ,t..r
reading @ shat ' tic Witnesses It tssisd to n their
have each Been guilty OF wantonly nnd wickedly
numbering lis white children And for this reason
be has directed that they each b. hanged by the
neck until they are dead. or nc1t Friday; and that
o!ter W. r. ne a lily caect y" tna' oas' IL ~
Flint rnoi ,nin;~trrs are herc-both Catholic and
Protestallt-irom amongst whom each one can g.
lcct spiritual adviser, who will be permitted to
commune with them. constantly during the four
dsys that thy arc yct to live;
ThaI VI nov caMEe 20 o. leaa tne let1er o.
and f' thn,, ~ 1hcr o, ananae Th Prrs;rnt
ar;cr ,ras hcT1. rend1
Soy to them now that they have 60 sinncd against
thcir fellow men, that there is no hope for cemen-
cy except in the mercy Of God through tho merits
81 tle blessed hSaeen,er; ana tnat Safnssty sa
sn,,rca ~ cn,nfnrI snd cnnao1atnn
VERY naturally II would bc cxnccfed that
4h:s eccnc 1-o,,id ba poru1;n,1v solonr and dis
1rcssing to the doomed s;iyages To all ap-
ppag;l1,ccs. however It Was not so, Tho pris-
oncrs received their sentence very coolly at
lie close Of tlle first paragraph they gave the
usual grunt Of approval; bnt as tue second
was bting Interpreted TO them, they evidently
approval was less general and with but little
unction.
several lnaian6 ehokeo Ine1r plpcs CON-
@ psIy -" Who .rhG,, tSa lime ~ ara.
cntion was desipnatea. ouietlv knocked the
eehcs frono ,,;s nf,," nnd ffJIc;1 It afresS with
.;n f,.nr;to r;,na1s,nn;c1 Srh;ic enntfar -es
fio7riv So M rubi;ng a niucfull Of the same article
=, 1,;s haud nTen,r,torv Tsfot IN - rood smoke
Ti,c fni3;ans 3Fcre evidently prcnarcd forthe
v;sit and tI,c o1,nnunccmcnt of their sentence
Nnnc ,- ~ two fsvfnr overheard soi1iers talk
in1 aho,,f + whpn fRev wcrc removed tn n &C.
nSrato a1ar.mrnf
ii tho conclusion Of thc ceremony. Col.
.,;i1ar Incl rnctad Na,or Rrnwn tn fcil- -thc m
,;.s .int aaet' snri 10 rr;r;,c~od a. ace;.
utaao tn''. ~ H;e oi.a;on ~ roon5
NY ~. 1,e,,1S 10 ,,,nJa ooa ~, ,,;,;stas
OF lle sane Mouiu pe n:.ae' ata ~ ,n,siFl itI,
~ ae'eeteu "o"'o n'' Atee AAes1eou''s WALL
h'm. o...4o,, .,,o,, --;.,,s sx,,-
is anu .,r',1tnt;o,, ,itt, ~
LEVINE nra .ne 1'is'ets III GUILE '1'a''ou "4'11 'l''
| 'pRou1B1T1SG THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO sol
DIERS.
On Monday \ general order was promu1gat
ed by the commander Of the most, tor1,jddiue
Ill persons in Manknto, and tic adjoining ter
! ritory for tle distance Of ten miles from head
;nc1ui3ine vines and beer. to tile enlisted 1nc1
nf the Tinted states forces In th;s valley -
! v;cfnitv, unless II he nnon m ori7ar frnm III,
! co1onel coInrlon1inr, w. - ~''- 49,
| .a,.,,.,,~.. ~ ,n,,, ,,.ao,.
,r,,,r
have 1,;,da confss;ons ~ 4hair s,,r;t1'o1
| visera. Thev freely admit hax,nir 1,ac, an an
srn~c1 in III, scrc;,1 ha4,ios hnE ;3ent -, ~
GGir7yf1c ~ 1,avirm Il wantcn1], ,,,1 ,;nia a,.'
l
| they m,te mn t"nl;hIn sta+nnont ~ 1r;t
| T},:t Il ;c a shn,ra Slor sLa,,iI - h,,,o. III
| others Of the prisoners who arc stiI NOR,
| rui1ty should be allowed IN m nu1.,ufshr]
t IN making these statements, confession
! ana aeniaiS tney Wesc generally calm; but
few individuals we're quite excitcd. The.
| were Immediately Gneckeo ~ o!hgrs. anu TOY
1nat they we're an acao tnen anu tne1s vas ~ n
5eason #ny anSy sn9usu noi ~ Lat ttutn te1d'
=. , ~ - go. ~ ~. ~
iflenas III NJ. WHICH dac5 ~ my nae yeFy y,ea, mea
| 10 lAe1lt, ouI WI eec lucn! ~ Aoie. !ne-
cxAoEt them moi 10 ery or cnanEc lhcif oIes
for them Some Of 1 them say th:y expect t.
press the hope that their friends will all joi1
Them.
IN Tuesday evening they cxtemporizcd
~ !,,, 1.a;6 tsy - .'!,o 80, :eSa
naneC WIN "lu 4"ua1A sons. ~ .;s ns acs.te' y,
that this was only Il cover for something els
g, 10 the !heil oer
|
seems. however, rutAcr probable, That tho
+ were only eiurinr their death song. T.1ei
friends from the other prison have been in t
uiu 1aciu talc"el4, aud tnes ATT uo" Ies1a3
so,n,rns AND propr = q o4rnrn,sG.
-. 1,N.N.-
~ ms'us, W. s,l5 Is ~ n1d r. A. s s;t. tt
s.art1,e;a.s tia e,ao,,1a A snid;ass ., ~; ~:
~. 80 .s.s.;t. - T., & 1;nsat;., 80 ~.
,arcs"nf "n,,aaS,ncas ;n1;ceis VII thcrc ~ ~;
Ia r,st nn1t;tud, conrrncd horc hv IT.
hour Of execution,
LETTER FHoM ONE OF THE coSDEMSE
INDIANS.
The following il n copv of n letter fron, or
| of The CONDEMNED prisoners to his chief an
fatler.in law, WatasIlaw, It was taken dow
in the exact language dictated byt 1o prisoue
m cxcellcnt letter:
w, 1,,,.o aoo.,,oa ~. yo, 50,
mn thot e w. followed Tia adT;re n Con Sible %
and give ourselycs up to the whites. nii wonla
wcli-no innocent man would be injured. la,
not killed, wounded, or injured white man, {
any white persons. I have not participated in tt
plnnaes Of their property: am yst to-day, lam $
apn1e LUZ & i+,a anH nush 1 u.c u iew aa!
via T. Tnur % aanshte5 nv chi1ran ~ Ak yo
grandchildren. Icn3e them In yppr care and u
der Jour protection. DO not let then, suffer. u,
when my children arc grown up, let them kno
| .AtNF - =
sa '9. ~ us G',e, ~ au wttn9nt M M ~ opoo
~ .Sifc t and n chitdren nra Scar ~ me - thu
: moi :.rieyc for me-. Let them remember that Il
have should Be uTeparcd to mcct icaih and ".
,, do a. becomes Daeota.
Your son.in-1aw.
f DA-lS.fAS'sSA
: The above Indian was convicted Of partit
pating in the murders and robbcries Mt Il
Upper Agency; and tho sworn testimony
Washington differs materially from his Co
r fession is given alone.
: ,.,r1~o 1,rppp,pp 1p,r,, q, .e.oc1.rr
A7t'Se 4S41'''h" "i1n o4o AssoeAA1 1s
t On Wednesday, each 1ndiun set apart for c
three of his relatives or friends confined
= the same prison, for the purpose Of biddi,
them flnnl adieu, and to carry such messas
= to absent relatives rs each person might
i. disposed to send. Major Brown was prose
> during the interview. and describes them
T. being very sad and affecting. Each Indian Il
= some word to send his parents or Eami|
q almost ercry ono was affected to tears.
j. Good connsel was ecntt 10 the children. II,
2 we're in many cases c1hortcd to an adopt
Of Christianity and the life Of good feeling
n ward the wAilcs. Most Of them spoke cor
= IDENTIFY Of their hopes Of salvation. They h
i, been constantly attended by Rev, Dr.. Villa
= son, Rev. Van Rayaux and Rev s. R. Rig:
in whose efforts in bringing these poor Grimm
p TO knowledge Of the merits Of the Bles:
Rc1eemer, had been cmiuently success. Th'
c, gentlemen arc all conycrsant with the Daks
o1 language and could converse and plead VI
"a the Indians in their own language.
~ There is ruling passion with many India
he and Ta.zoo could not refrain from its enj
e 1aent crell in this sad hour: Ta-tf-mi.
mourn for Ills loss. He said he was old, 8
i coult not hone to live lour under auY {