The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-12
THE ENQUIRER.
MdRCH IL.
TdE. lNIIIANS

OH the 6;h Uit. certain d. positions were
made by Mr.. Johnst on to re Chiefs of Sc
ven Indian Tribes, which h .e been eager
~ acccdcd TO. The weapon of death is plac
ed III their handS--oureneIni les are to be ,heir
ener1ics--6s " the poisoned chalice is to be
| returned to the lips" OF those who served il
up T. us.
1t Is well 1t was time that those who
sowed the srin6 should reap. the whirl-
/ wind.--But we appeal TO the civilized
world, we appeal to that post. rity VIII, W i'll
core to adjudge the deeds # past ages,
whether this policy is not forced upon us
by tie conduct Of the enemy. Thou
cans. not say that sc did it"
! We appear before the bar of the civil
Zee. world with narrative of our wrongs,
our inylignities, and our long sufferings.-
How much did we endure, before we un-
shea.hed tine sword Our waters stain
cd With the bloud ct our own Citizens :;
the snip q! friend burnt on our coasts !:
our tag torn down from the masts Of our
! triGa>e our wheat, our cotton, the pro-
duct'ons OF our own soil forbidden to pass
to thtir accustomed. markets, or to pay a
! tribute In the Custurn-houses of Britain :;
our cour.rymen tern from their Slips *
,Wrre' sed into her dungeons-Such are
me wrongs which we should. have to
/ 2ieas. at the bar q! pabl;e. opini9n. How
long q d we bear these indieai;iEs. How.
ot-Su df 1--we renonstrate /; with how much
pa icpce did we bcsecch the justice of our
prosecutors. we appealed 20 their in
! Ierests; we appealed To their Justice we
eXpressedjour anxiety to be on the most
harmonious terms with them; kindred
blood once ran in our veins, but thu, blood
| was now turned agrinst us.
i We endured much, because the genius of
a t'ee people looks to peace We sighed
~ q sod in
those. e the revolution. We had no
sire " 20 increase our debts, 20 swell
our armies. to spill the blood Of our ccun-
lhymeD.--We wished to avoid the last
I resort OF a suffering. nation. We flew to
mile expedents; we hoped to awaken
the enemy to sense of justce-but ex-
4 per'encs proved that this was reyolu.
tion. no' to be effected By rose-7vafer. At
lersth, we had no other alternative than
TO SINK 1uietly into submission to lose
'ur Character completely to make up oar
mndstu bear every indgnity which could
be put upon us---or to draw the sword.
I We say 70 the World and to Poste rity :
What else could we dol At length the
g'nius of the reoublic was roused-we de
erminrd TO fail ike men rather than to
serve rs sl@ves.--NVar was decared-we
n hoiei Il would be short-we were at least
1 resolved on our side that it shonid be as
Ho"aH dS ilS severe IS WOuiO Dermi T.
j HIt no sooner was it declared, than
4 the sly ana bloody Vaccinations of the enc
i my began to disclose themselves. The spi
rit that had presided i.ithe dark at Tippe-.
ca7oe now burst TO- TN in all It's horror The
British and the Indian were seen fighting
side by side. Tne garrison of Chicago was
butchered. At the scge of Detroit, a; the
<ege OF F'rt Meigs, on the banks cf the
kaisin and the Miami, the most efficient
force OF the enemy was his savage aiy.
The wolf was letloose Upon the frontier
he tapped up the blood Of .nc women aud
the ildren--the prisoner of war was to.
maha"ked and scaiped. We might have
obtained this very assistance, bat we refls.
ed !t. we were in hopes that the enemy
Would o: smltten with shame, and world
dismiss tie savage from his tent. AT last
the war IN the West reached It's crisis on
he banks OF the Thames the savage "was
thrown on his back ;" the brave Tecumseh,
whose gaiian:ry even in an enemy we cannot
f"roear 10 respect, whose spirit had rid jen
N the whirlwnd & principally directed the
storm. was stricken TO the Earth.
We were in hopes that the war OF the
9avaSe was now over--but. even then, We
thought II right 70 warn the enemy of the
retaliation which he would provoke if he
emPioyed him again. We appeal to Har.
= riscn's letter to Gen. Vincent. "If you do
suffer any Inaans that remain under YOUR in
fhuence 10 Commit any III re Gepredations up
on Cur citizens, ! will remove the restric-
tion5 upon those VINO have tenderch me their
service, and direct them to carry on the ar
:. lii their own way" Bat tic caution was
! g aree'y given, wheU the whole Niagara
; frontier vas laid waste. and the tomah d wi
reVelled again in the blood of our people.
" What were VIC to dor " ere we to
@and Ike lambs to be quietly butciered by
me VOL esq Were the enemy to be per-
n'iited to shed the blood of cur peopie-to
add 70 his iurce--tO intimihete ours was
the B1lwaik of cur Holy Religion" to do
the things, while we we're to consult O, ~
tie pure speculative principl es OF morals,
or the received rules of civilized war p
Were SO to be butchered, or to treat them
4 as they treated US c uld cur honor be
SAWED BY this necessitll ?"
We have. then, offered the Tomahawk-
and IT has been accepted. we have done
. 1t from continuation. not rom choice. We
mus. teach our enemies a lesson ros 60 he
tcrgo.ien--that, if ever we shoHId be involv.
I ed in another war with them, thsy must not
scr cD Ii'e Savages aga-Ist az. They mus,
hencetcTtt !Orbcar 20 intrigue with our Indi.
| ans. ..
| L the Indians must engage in the present
W 1t IS better for us 70 have t3em Nth us
! hin against us. The same service which
they have rendered TO the enemy, they will
now render unto Us. Geve7al thonsand In
dams viii be rnised; transported down Lake
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