The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-23
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From Our Regular Correspondent.

FoRr WADswoRrH, D. T., June 4, 1865.
Editor Of the ST. Paxl Pioneer:
have delayed. writing for several days,
hoping to be able to give you some further
operations on the part of our scouts, but the
hostile Indians have learned to play shy of
Of them, and expect some little strategy must
eresorted to, before any more can be caught.
Major Brown left for st. Paul on the 9th
ult to endeavor to obtain arms for the scouts,
to hurry mp" seed, corn, potatoes, sc. for
the surrendered camp, to arrange for carrying
the mail from this post by Fort Ridgely, to
Henderson, and other matters connected with
the Indian affairs of this subdistrict. He ex-
poets to return about the Goth instant.
Isee that the papers are pitching into Gov.
Sibley because he did not consult some medium
that would have notified him Of the exact time
and place, where one half-breed and five In.
dams would attack the frontier settlements.
Such gross negligence on the part OF q DIS
trict Commander would certainly merit the
censure of The people and the government, but
in the case of Gen. Sibley. who has been long
enough among the Indians to divine without
aid from medium, all their plans, motions,
and prospects,-to have q knowledge OF the
hour of their departure from the hostile camp
at Devils Lake, the strength, numerically, OF
the hostile party, and the progress and Incl
dents of their march to the frontier, the exact
place time and circumstance of their attack
upon the white settlements, and the particular
bush under which each Of the Marauding
scoundrels would attempt to secrete himself
after numbering men, women and children in
a populous portion of the frontier, the
united denunciation of an outraged people,
and the severest punishment at the control OF
O confding but disappointed government,
should fall simultaneously upon his guilty
head
Why should he have presumed to keep troops
at Fort Smelling to dispatch to Forrest City IN
case of an outbreak there? 1t was his busa-
ness to know that the outbreak would occur
On the Winnebago Reservation, and that the
population in that vicinity, Qnciuding
Mankato) was only equal to successful
encounter with one half breed, leaving the five
Indians entirely beyond the jurisdiction OF the
people of the country He should have had
his entire force on the reserve to kill or drive
Off those five red devils.
It Is refreshing, however, to learn that the
State authorities have taken the matter IN
hand, and have succeeded in quoting the ske'
daddling population of Blue Earth County.
Several regiments have been organized; by
strategic movement they have placed the five
murderers between their lines and the hostile
camp at Devils Lake, and have made such out
ward demonstrations as will ensure the tran
guilty of the settlements, unless half a dozen
Indians, not having the fear of the militia be-
fore their eyes, should make rush upon the
line of defences, in which case tranquility could
only be insured at panic rates.
Iregret very much the loss of life, and de-
rangement of business, caused by those six des.
perados, and give the people of Mankato credit
fer the judieious disposition made of Campbell,
to whom the visit of the party to the reserva-
ton is attributable.
1t is also gratifying 10 know that four out of
the five Indian murderers have been sumnari-
ly disposed of by our scouts; but this does not
restore the murdered family to their friends
and society; nor does it restore confidence to
the settlers, although it gives evidence that
these raids will be.less frequent, as the raiders
will pause before undertaking to pass through
the line of scouts in this district, and the chain
Of stockades beyond the Minnesota frontier.
The scouts are vigilant in their duties, sad
,hs surrendered Indians are busy preparing the
ground for planting preparatory to the arrival
Of seed, which is now expected daily.
Yonrs &c c. HARNIN