Year: 1870

The st. Paul Pioneer of late date says


Yesterday morning scene took place in the
United States District Court in this city, which
caused good ceal of curiosity, and which, from
it's novelty, was extremely interesting. The
scene consisted of the naturalization of fify one
Indians, of the Winnebago tribe. Fifty-four
made application, but three were not able to
pass the required examination, and were there
fore not naturalzed.


SIN 1862, when the Sioux were meditating
their bloody attack upon the white people of
this State, they entered into an agreement with
the Winnebagoes, a part of which agreement
was that the latter should assist the Sioux in
their attack upou the whites. The Wnneba-
goes, however, failed, for some reason, to fulfil
their part of the agreement, and took no part
in the outbreak. After the attack of the Sioux
was put down, and peace restored, it was
thought desirable to remove the Wnnebagoes
further west, and most of them were sent about
seventeen hundred miles up the Missouri river.
When they arrived there they found the soil
barren and everything uninviting. After re-
naming there a short time most of them went
to Kansas and Nebraska, and few of them re-
turned to the reservation in Blue Earth county,
where they have since remained, Those who
were yesterday naturalized were composed in
part of those who remained on the reservation
in Blue Earth county, and in part of those who
came from the Missouri reservation.


''The principal object these Indians had in
being naturalized was to obtain the title in fee
simple to the lands they now occupy. The title
to them is in the United States, though the In
dians, by acts of Congress, occupy them ia sew
crafty, and for the time being, own them without
the power to convey. Recent legislation, how
ever has authorized the naturalization of Indians
upon the conditions that they successfully pass
the same examination that foreign born persons
who are naturaEzed are required to pass, with
the additional examination as to their having
adopted the habits and modes of life belonging
to civilized people. BY the act of Congress it is
also required to satisfy the court that they are
prudent and able to manage their own affairs,
and support themselves


"Fifty-one of those who appeared in court
yesterday were able to satisfy Judge Nelson
upon all these points, and we're duly naturaized
and are now good American citizens, whose
votes will count as much as the votes of an
applied were unable to satisfy the court, and
were accordingly rejected


Zone of the women was one hundred and four
years OLD. and was accompanied by her daugh-
ter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter.
She was formerly the wife of the well-known
Nick Boiloin, a Frenchman, and one of the first
agents to that tribe.


zone of the Indians was David Twiggs, and
he was the son of General Twiggs, who surren-
dered portion of the United States forces in
Texas in the beginning of the Rebellion,


previous tomaking these original propretors
Of the soil American citizens, Judge Nelson ad-
dressed few words to them upon the change
in their relations.


This extraordinary scene was witnessed with
great deal of curiosity and interest by large
lumber of people who never before saw an
American citizen made out of an Indian. 1t is
expected that before the next election in this
State occurs they will be fully informed with
regard to the tariff, and that when election day
does come they will be able to vote with that
degree of intelligence upon that subject who is
prudent and is able to manage his own
affairs Good thing"