Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-09
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For borrolcias. ise-e,ty fte Million
81 of yiallars.

TO Wish Tor the CapSdaS. he iHolabs
ssy thy. are rcrpetuany fnnnying onr
frontier. and five padtScf4 ta,s great G.
VII mi .,St be rcsned'ed. .sir, do gentle
men belicYe. that the extsIding orr ~
risdicticn over that coun,dys would tanle
8 the spirit Of ths savage, ard maae him
ces,snted o cultivate the arts Of peace s
I fully believe that those fhildren o. ns-
ture, wilt continae fond OF Far, u,liilthelr
minds are enlightened by science, shsir
hearts soficned by religloh. their coRd'-
tions snsliorsted by .he Improvement o.
arts. T, IL idle 10 believe that in their
obedience 10 law, you will hnd security
fer their peaceable behaviour even u
yon had 1he country whtfe ihey I've.
Depaad upon il air, &ofif the savage
spis4.sremains, they viii have ~ar--and
iftxo eontiguoos tribes ~2I go 10 waf
with each oiher, there can be 40 safety
or secp.i.y to US, IN eytrndf9g our ~
Z sisdic,io oysr the wilderness they. M
habit. Do gentienen discover what
S ssould present thejr retaliation Of laja-
\ Ties opoa cor peopie, who may RESIDE
near or smnng thea! iRjpries viii &
VERDE Offered the,a bY the. ShneS--that
hss becn rhs case perpetuc'|y since the
FIRST settlement OF TINS cpunrry by EQ-
roseAns They eilhr either haze been
su0ia.tlv treated. or they scppnse trey
h4gs. aud shs,Aeys ane or The other, w'ii.
equei'y ,e@ps ,hey to unsheasl.c the.
scsiliae knife.
Sesenge is law with them, and they
viii ever SEEK This KIDD Of redress for
ini,freS--a.d this is NOT confined to
then.slse<, hnt Is handed down--'hc
so,, s.sh,s 10 svenge the blood OF his Ia
thcr. or tbs g,.spasiio Jas granG-fa-
tber. or the descendant his snces er
Thins YOU ,Eca sir, If we had this vast
wilderness, the residence Of the nnme-
rons t4ihrs WATCH are pow formidable to
the frontiers, tilay YOU'D want motives
To hatcher the inhabitants who should
1--we nea- chem? Sir, cannot but think
Il wartd increase, rather thaa diminish
this .gest evil.
Ifyouobtain their country BY conquest
YOU Sx inthe savage breast, an herdlta-
~ fsua. which nav continue we know
not nov !ong.--It is far fe:cned arsu-
men, 10 ny mioi, that you produce a
peaceful euiet spirit in the Indian, by
tearing from him his country by force
of arms.
Another reason IS given by gentle
man from Tennessee NJ. Hamphsies J
for cnnanerins Canada would be con-
venient 20 MS so have it, YES sir, and It
wonld DC very convenient for the Casa-
dianst, have TIE u. States--it would
s not esls enlar,se their TERRITORY and the
riches nj their King, but would prevent
Us from molesting them; and &r, per
5 nit me 20 saw. they &re as Justly entitled
to the Cfited STATES, as We are 20 Cana
ds a1,l thew have as much rsason,to
seize our country, TO prevent our incnr-
sions. as we hav3 70 seize theirs, 20 pre-
wen, the ;,cursions Of, tue Indians.
The on'v difference between US in
this reSpect, Is that we have the most
.pswer.; ,nd shall &c from the n,src CIR
cumstance that ws are able, un}nsdy
despsil ahy nati0o sayags or civilized {.
COD sarh,.i .-Hoaes,y is The best pnlicy,
and % rigf,so4eness 7cAl eran a nation
--paoipe aud inlus,ice will depre.s and
ruin 1t In as soul | lca'he and sohor
tbs. sYsrici,,us spirit, IS well III pa
ton. as ar indiriiual, that covets all the
Wealth convenience end tsrri'ory winch
iS;n si,ht. II is tao base offspring OF
Iow minded sslsshness, and degradss
y man even below his fallen state.
And shall nation whose country he's
han 4enoainated So the asy'an Of IN
arS.srd h,tmdni.y," who boast OF their
love of Justice, and sacred regard tor
the liberties and rights OF man, ayow
nrincjole watch would degrade the Hot
tr,tot.-.No sir--l.el US eXemPhly by
arac,ice, that it was not in vain our coun-
Wv suffered 90 many prisations, TO erect
hsre the temple of freedom, and when
our constitution was finished, we held
Il ND in ore hand to the admiration OF
the world, and in the other the oisve
branch. a. A token that we would ne
yer violate the principles OF the tormsr'
on for ambition and avarice stain VITA
bloed The other.
WHY that burst of execration from
osr lips, at the foul deed OF conquerieg
aud dividing Poland, II such deeds are
harmlessl II would require Oiee DIS
criminatiag in,eliccts, to distinguish ne
sfwsen the ,Qrpitade of the two cases.
The conqusring powers there forgot
right and Humanity, in the plenitsde OF
..tEeir powers saa had We power 10 take
Cansas, and dil it to suit our COVE
nience, va should be guilty OF the ssn,e
a5cmiaabie purge upon the principles
of common Justice; and much as the
Indian is condemhsd for eoaing On to
ous land, and numbering our citizens,
II isno more criminal, than for our peo-
Pile "a go there, and murder the Indians.
r-As as. .na oronerty of the savage,