The star. (Aberdeen, S.D.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-18

ing by saying: II hear great many of you say that
you are brave and can whip the whites This is
lie. Men who will cut women and chidren's throats
are squaws and towards. You say the white mon are
not brave. You will see In fighting them you are
fighting thunder and lighting" s&.E. #
stormy scene ensue2, and during the harangue
of the next speaker, who favored continuing host-
ties, the inamed passions of the infatuated warriors
were wrought up to such degree that it appeared
for few moments as though blood would be shed in
the council lodge. Little Grow maintained dQnified
silence during the contention, but the gloomy light
of his eye betokened how keeny he felt the crisis at
hand. This remarkable warrior had reached the
head of his tribe, not by way of succession as a
hereditary chief but by of prowess in battle
gift of oratory and TACT He keen Of perception
bold and brave, with military talents that fitted him
for leader of commanding influence over his people,
Being called upon to speak, he arose and as his fol-
lowers gathered around him, hushed to silence, he
spoke with eloquence and energy in substance as
follows:
Braves are we not brothers? Why should we
quarrel among ourselves. I am your chief
1t is my duty to rule you as father end to lead you
to war if you wish to 60. In this war there is no
middle course. We must either fight and conquer
the whites while they are at war with among them
selves or lie down and submit like squaws and child
rem. We can unite the tribes of the northwest in a
great confederation and fight for our lands Some
of you say our evil day is at hand. I do not thinH
so. The sun on us this morning clear and
bright We are no towards. Our friends from the
north are coming to fight with us. We should not
ho Qfrai6 If fho ooll nj
battle will whip the soldiers But if you leave us
now, then and my warriors have resolved to fight
and perish among the graves of our fathers rather
than yield to them. have spoken"
The argument had it's force, and heralds were
sent out in every direction to give notice to the war
parties to come in and join in the great battle that
was to be fought
Another letter was sent to Col. Sibley by Little
Grow saying he had one hundred and ifty-fve pris-
ouers besides those at Big Stone lake held by the
Sissettn Sioux, who were coming down, giving as
surances that the prisoners were faring we'll
On the 7th of September, 1862, the Military De-
partment of the Northwest was created, and Major
General John Pope was placed in command with
headquarters at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AS the state
of Minnesota was within this Department, Colonel
Sibley sent dispatch to General Pope giving an ac
count of the situation the frontier and asking
Inducements. Wisconsin had been called upon for
troops to help carry the of the Rebellion. 'Un
Gle Jerry Rusk' was then recruiting the 25th Wis
Infantry the last regiment to fill Wisconsin, quota
under the first call of President Lincoln for one hun
dred and fifty thousand men.
In response to Colonel Sibey's appeal for re-
Inducements General Pope ordered six companies Of
tho 18th Wisconsin Infantry into Minnesota to 60 to
his assistance. These troops were mounted and
started out for the frontier with orders to join him
in the Minnesota valley. They arrived at Fort Ridg.
ly on the Goth of September, but too late to take
part in the decisive battle that fought with the
Indians on the 23rd at Wood Lake. Meanwhile, re-
inforcemente and supplies continued to come and
Colonel Sibley started out his. expedition from