New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-19
Pwew MINNESOTA.

t c,ru,tied to pubh the following intetes'ing '
-. IN Oxa;oma Minnesota to her t'tsf Id 'ii'
ethyl -. e-,p,r Co.. MIN. Feb l. 1867
+, Since v,o.e ven last, we have Dau new auu Si'
;,Io o,rer;anoss of Western life IN TINS MINNESOTA
g a... Ibsd become gradually accustomed to the
-. Of q c0mparalively new country, but
... areoued that ] should pass days of anxiety
s.;J,s Of sleepless horror, fitting from window
.a;n1ow in fearful watching for the coming of "a
.or.ae foe. Thank Cod they did not come. Per.
hans los the gentlemen tod us there was 10 danger
I . ras hard 10 realize the fact when terrified
.of,oeos were passing through our streets filling
,b rnoccuried dwellings,, or Fastening further East
sor safety while men and hOrtes We're continually
leaving the place, TO assst 10 repeng the hostile
Indians. You will wonder how 1ar we are IRON tne
region where the torch, the tomabawk, and tbe
tnife did their destructive work. The cities OF
Maukato aud st. Peter are on the Minnesota River,
forty miles west Of us. These two places
the Indians bad sworn to blot out oil eA'
isteuce, aud plant corn on the spot "ho Io
each stands. The country west and south Oh - go
ponts was q scene Il horrible carnage, Dut, 40 i
as we know the savage did MOI cross the rVg h; do
could MOI help fearing, however, that lhet tot at
co. and stealing tnroUgh the timber, ever! - cor.
which il as familiar to them as the noons u,nro.
ners of our own home 20 MS, burst uPydi, ,,sing
fecteN households
ma from sluulber for bu cherry, or la'e '"a y, ,so
a., Sa..h Dnr;pQ the tXcltenept int nieu w ,uV
pace who remained after the III" heSlu .II -,
were summoued with such arms rs 'ney 0ouid
Ter 70 assist at more eAiUseu PVi"'S, 80. D. T..
foa, bere. and am sure that war party OF - III
- co,id then have destroyed the village. these
Sioux Indians thoTOus by acqusiiIIeu WIN 'nh
antire section of country, ana every Wintef uh' VIC
present have been among ne, waking mo ou
houses with the mos, perfect lreedoin, anu ~ h's
~. .tf-itf han
locked But in addition to tie danger fom tne oiood-
thirsty Sioux we had another cause apprehension.
Bet veeu us and tue scene Of actual coniiet su tho
Winnebago Reservation. occupied Oy some = ~"
of that nation, ire 1cnerous, iHisNinS race IA,
assurance had we that they, toe, would not unit"
with the Sioux III general maseacfe Inc sisuSh-
ter ia over now; t1e 800 victims OF these cruel
buteheries are gone beyond the reach oi enrny sui,
fering; the miserable wTelcaes VINO were dragged
away into captivity nave been exchanged or ponies
and other commodities ana restored 10 such OF their
friends ss survive. Bat what memories OF horror
do they endure! Who can utter the dreadful deeds
committed by these numerous savagss! lender
infants tied pairs by the toes and hung across
fence TO perish; youug children nailed against the
bouser or with their lands and feet chopped OIL,
made 10 creep around III this dreadful condition
women fastened TO trees by wooden pegs driven
through their hanGs. These thinge are horrible, but
there are others that uare not wIlte. 1hey can
never be generally known. l have listened TO tales
Of slaughter perpetrated by these creatures upon
their unhappy captives MI sckened with shndderng
horror But enough, and more than enough OF this;
Won will think we are now relieved. | wish 1t were
30. True our anxieties are queted, but they are
By no means removed. IL is well known that the
Sioux are summouing ali their forces TO renew the
onslaught when the Spring opers. The Winneba
goes remain in our MIDST OBJECTS Of constant suspi
cion ana distrust. Tue Chippewss, III the northern
part OF the state, worse than suspected OF being
uniriepdly, and thus lar the Government has DO
given favorable to petitions for their re-
mOyai.