St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-01-12

to the bill making appropriations 70
the support Of the State Government
which has bccnsthe practice heretofore
TO 81 greater, or less extent, is frnuYh
With evil, and should be discontinued
[ also suggest ,Ic. lropriety of submit
rug all appropriation to the exc
cutive at least three days bcfore tho
adjmurnme0t- Of ,hc Lc.islaturc..
| deem it my duty to call your a,tcn
tiop TO the insufficient compensation gol
tho State officers. Many Of their sal.
cries were fixed when the cost 0f living
was not one halt what it how is, and
they were slender enougc even then.
: All the officers, from tho Secretary OF
State to the. lowest subordinate, should
be paid a salcry commensurate with the
services rendered.. '*,:. -'t" X
r., ".' INDIAN AFFAIRS. =. -:
The comparative security Of ou' Dor.
der citizens f:om the incursions ofethe
savaycs, was temporarily disturbed by
the app aancc Of n few hostile Sioux
on the llth Of August last, in the Vi
cinity Of Vernon, i'll Blue Earth Coun-
ty, aud the unprovokcd murder by them
of Mcssrs. Mack and Root, two of the
most respectable and prominent resi-
dents of that cnunty. The miscrcants
we're pursued by a detachment Of CAV.
airy and a number Of the State militia,
but unfortunately escaped deserved
punishment Much the larger part Of
tho United States forces in this Military
District having been previously dis
patched to reinforce the column desig-
rated fur operations against the Indians
on the Upper Missouri, I deemed it
proper as savages sinely or in small
parties were occasionally discovered
along the line south Of the Minnesota
River, to organize and employ several
detachmcnts Of mounted minute men,
to appcasc the alarm and ensure the
safety of the panic-stricken settlers.
These parties arc under the command
of Col. B. T. Smith, Of Mankato Ry
arrangement. between General Sibley,
commanding the District, and myself,
the State forces under Col. Smith and
the United States troops under Lieut.
Colonel Pandcr, were instructed to &C.
operate in guarding the frontier, and
those officers are cutitled to much cred
it for the harmony and activity display,
cd in tho discharge OF tie responsible
duties imposed upon them Gu the
return to the District Of the Brigade
from the Missouri, the State forces
were immediately disbaudcd.
The Teton and part Of the Yank.
tonnais bands Of Sioux combined to up.
pose the march Of the force under Brig
Gen. SulIy into their country west Of
the Missouri, and were defeated by hin
with a heavy loss in warriors, aud Of
large st"yes Of subsistence, clothing aud
camp cquipage. 1t is believed that this
blow, with the severe chasti<emcnt:
heretofore inflicted on the hostile Sioux
will expedite cessation Of hostilitic.
on their part, as several of the chief:
have already signifiei to Generals Sui
" and Sibley their desire for reStora
ton of friendly relations with the Gov
eminent. The return Of peace witt
these savages will be great blessing
to our State, which has suffered 50 SC
v:rely since the outbveak OF 1862, no
only from the massacre of SO many o
her citizens, and the vast destruction 0
property, but by the apprchensions o
further raids by the hostile Indians
which have deferred inmi grafton t,
the rich border counties.
Three Of our citizens resident in tn
Valley Of the st. Croix have been bar
barously murdered by individuals Q
the Chippewa tribe within few months
Two Of the perpetrators arc reliably re
ported to have committed suicide afte
their detection, thus anticipating tn
penalties of the law. The remaining
criminal is still at large, having fed t
ii remote portion of the country. Man
complaints nave been made Of depreda
tons and annoyance suffered by tn
settlers from the Indians of the sam
band, at various points along the boz
der, and it is evident that the rrcscnc
Of strong military force can alone pre-
vent serious disturbances, if not ope1
hostilities, as the greater portion Of tn
numerous subdivisions Of the Chippe
was are VIGOROUSLY disatfccted and in
imical to the government. This evi
disposition is fostered and encourage,
by the traffic in spirituous liquors
which is carried on by viliainous whit
men among them, Notwithstanding til,
stringent laws on our statute book
against it. ....... ..,i
Taking into the account the panic
stricken condition Of our people in 1856:
the great extent Of our frontier eve
since exposed to savage raids--th
length Of the marches necessary to reacl
the murderous tribes: of Indians, an,
the nature Of: country through whtcl