New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-29
yRON 1IsSNEsOTA.
Political AHnirs-The Coming Republican
Urion Convcntien-Its Cheieo for Gov
ernor-EBdinn Troubles - The scalp
Rouniy-The Necessity for such War
mrc-Gsn. Sibicy'n Expedition.


ST. PAUL July 81, 1863.
Since ] lar wrote you, we have experienced
change Of rulers. Rhode Island and Minnesota
both adopted the policy lac, Fail and Winter Of
sanding their Governors 20 the Senate Chamber ami
.heil I.ieutsnant Governors to the House of Rep
resen.Atives. This had a tendency to create
VACUUM bu. in order TO break the audiences OF the
change, Gov. Ramsey did not follow the example OF
Gov. Spfague and remained in c.iice until the irst
OF this month when the executive mantle fell upon
the Hon. Henry A. Swift, President Of The Senate,
and resiocni OF s.. Peter, Nlcalet County.
Gov Swift Is Whist III tho older States would be
considered young man Tor snch position, bong
little less than A. years OF age He was QUO OF tue
uioneers 10 this country having settled here when
The territory was bu, little else than AN Iudan re-
scrvaton, aud - consequently identified with our
rire and progress. a siauon i'epubhcan, ana OF
course strong Union man, be briuRs 70 The EIecu-
tive Office ebIty and uuquestiODed integrity. IL IL
one OF most remarkable events IN tbe hietory OF
the country hat TIE entire pyss OF the state with
out a single exception accord hlm welcome. lL!s
alarming state OF Affairs will no. long exist. tho
bes,owal Of Off will soon create scbisn.
have spoken more 81 leng h OF Gov. Swilt, be-
GAUGE be WILL in all probability, be our standard
bearer in the coming campaign. EevuDHcan
Union Convention las been called TO meet or The
lgh OF tntxt month at winch time candidate for
oications are that Gov. Swift will be tho choice OF
that convention. As our crop OF Copperheads IL
compsratlvely small, the nominee on the 18th Of
August is certain Of being tie next Governor of
Minnesota.
Since the departure Of the military force for the
plans, few Indians have kept up kind OF Ruer-
rlla warfare creating considerable alarm among
tie settlers. They have oven approached within
sixteen miles OF ~. Paul.
There nave been this season some fifteen murders
Ia. MT tI.sS 0afA IN
various ocalte other than the scene Of the murders
was exciting so nuch apprehension that there was
danger OF totally dcpopuating the entire frontier
10 meet this emergency, the Nd utant- General Of
the State called for company OF sixty DAYS scouts,
who were 10 hunt the Indians regardless OF red tape
and p0ntoon traiAs. The order also offered bounty
Of SIS for every scalp Of male Sioux delivered 10
Il O Adjnt lnt-Gencrs This s the order winch some
OF the Eastern papers arc commenting upon with 20
much seysrty. II was Issued after Gov. Ramsey's
resignation and before the arrival OF Gov. SWIM,
30 TINT il was really without authority. Gov. Swift
would have entirely revoked the scalp clsnsc, but
TOR the postive assurance thzt It's revocation would
cause general stampede among settlers. lie las
accordingly 80 modified 1t that the bounty Is to be
psId Tor every Indian killed, Of which satisfactory
proof IL rendered, and the scalp totally ptses away
among the things that were. lie modified order
calls for second company OF sixty day scouts, At
COMPENSATION Of g. q day, and 20 Tor every naie
Sioux killed. 10 those VINO wish TO hunt tho game
rsgal dess OF per dleui, Doubiy VI 90 WIZ " pm
for each indian dir posed OF, winch disposition VIII
have to be sttested by Trustworthy witnesses.
am not in favor OF the scalp bounty, but you IN
the eat cannot know and feel all that We have suf
fered or il would DO viewed more lepiently. IL IL
tai blIous aud rel oice at the change, but there
are outrages that arouse frenzy akin 10 insanity,
and Ut ouch times even civilized men resort 70
h.athenish practices But short time since, some
Indiana went 10 house during the DAY time IN a
thiny settled district, and found there alone wife
and mother with an infant in her arms Forcing
away her child, nerved the mother 10 action. ana
seizing stick Of wood, abe endeavored TO defend
and rescue her darliug. The result WAS obvious,
she was quickly overpowered, and not content WIN
dasbing oav tho praius Of her child before bor eyes
they proceeded to torture her with fendshness be-
yond description. Her breasts were cut oil, her
tongue severed from her mouth, aud 20 close the
wo.k the skin around her neck cut and stripped up
until tho scalp was removed 80 that she WA
literally skinned alive. A merciful Providence soon
came 70 her relief, aud her sufsrogs cuded. such