The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-08-27
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them state, in substance, that the power
lul Influence oi the British has been exerted
in WY alluring TO the savage character"
The letters arc 1rCm men oi different poll
Tics, separated from each other by great dis
tanees, and all wlitog 10 the head of the War
Office at dates unknown TO each other They
cannot be suspected of cen bining tfsupport,
by lalse intelligence, measures of govern.
menl not at tie time liz conteD plation. Ie
was upcn suthrniic information orthis kind
that the adminisua,icn aotod when il ordered
troops TO Nuoennes, whence they proceeded
10 tie Wabash not with vsnioniy hostile in
tentions towards the Indians, as the address
seas insIDuste (; bot, as cUnmittee oil Con-
gres on Indian Affairs reporseO on The S,h OF
June 1912, :" IN pursuance oil the provisions
OF The act OF Congress, entitled 4" An act tor
calling forth ihe militia 10 execute ihe laws OF
the Union, suppress insurreciiCns, and iepei
invaslcns," III order 10 establish new pose
on the Wsbasb, aud 10 march against end
disperse without bloodsbed The AIMED
combination unoer the Prophet" In this
part Of their discussion the addressers are
guilty OF oDe OF those little verbal aruhtess
seyeral ot which are 10 be found In their per
fo nance they say that the exPedition to
the Wabash was set on lool without any ef-
hre.s oct OF Congress" Nor, in truth, was
here any e1freSs" act made tor The sccas
sion the act in existence, relative to inva-
sions, &c. fully justifying the measures The
P,ophet had assembled his banda, ready to
iall upon ouI frontier Gov. Harrison maIch-
Cd, not 10 make war, but peaceabiy to dtsperso
the Indians if he could. The battle oil Tip
pecsnoe proves that the inc clinations of the
Indians were hostile, as the event Showed
that they we're well prepared for action. 1t
was the fault Of the Indians, and not OF the
administration, that the expedition and tho
battle took place. The Prophet frs, threat
ened invasion, snd first commenced the fight.
Blu, " how TASK the addressers) is the safety
of that frontier ensured by a declaration OF
war, which adds The British to the number Of
our enemies" Still barping upon the Britt
,Sh. Any nation for an enemy but the Brit
tSh i can, however, tell these pamphleteers
that war with Great Britain puts an end TO Sc
oIet maohina,ons among the indians. (; that
the capture OF Fort Maiden, and other Brit
ish posts. consequent upon the war, will con-
strain the aboiigIDe. 10 choose Us at CBce Tor
trends oi toes enc shat an armed ffCntier,
pressing the enemy back, Is preferable 10 an
upaTCied frontier SUBJECT to EerpeuSi alarm,
piilage and slaughter. Yet, III truth, as IL
respects that QuGtter, tie war strlony speak.
ing, does no, '0ca" the British 10 Tie num-
hcr of cur enemies. They were our enemies
before: The only difference is, that they will
have 10 be ahswrraL!c, IN Me'v Csyn ferSons
for lherr 0Un deeds, anG no longer push tho
Indians on 10 des,ruC ion and enjoy III securi-
~ the frui,s OF their vilsiny.. a.
have now arrived a, the 7,h page OF The
Address, tedious journey-where nothing
has presented itself in true cOlors. But the
public mus, be undecei,ed these are no
times tor uihing psrty.men will not be per-
nitted 10 strut abroad in the n ask of patriot
ism for patriotism, immortal truth herself,
and all the virtues, become masks, when
they are used TO yarnish crimes and anelio-
rate the aspect Of foul ambition. In times
like the preseRt, let no man spare his labor
in the canse Of his country
Al the 9TH page l have arrived. Alter
creeping along the path OF apology for Brit
ain, the Addless..s there designate what
they call the three principal topics OF COM
pisint" against her. They alledee them to
be, Inhressments, Bioekades, and Orders IL,
Council
Without varying these topics, shall meet
them. They arc certainly strong FONTS, and
such as the friends of the majority have no
wish to decline.
(7o be Continued.)
The Uabash expedition OF .Nov. 1911, precisely
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