Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-02
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AFFAIRS NJ DETROIT.


friend has handed for publication in the
pmtshnrgh Mercury, the following documents from
No l, To- No. q, inclusive, in relation to some re-
cent occurrences at Detroit. These documents
Will be read with much interest. They afford ev-
ience OF the hostile disposition of the british CON
rnanding officer towards the American government
anu people ; they snow the length Ia which he is
dispose to 80, IN maintaining the British ascendancy
oTer the minds OF The lud.tns and they furnish
the most uneqoivOea testimony OF Il desire ia the
British authorities, to cherish and promote among
tic sav2ges dispositions hostile tn the United States
10 he emp'oyed ~ future eyeos mas render ne
'esssry. These circumstances, connected with the
preparations making by the British government,
throughput the whole extent Of the C;,aadan lines
'oudy cell Tor preparation also tue part Of lac u
nited Suites.
The principe set M nv the British authorize, Of
taxing ccgnj-d'tce n dYcdscG ofeSce,, committed
-,iihn me limits efthe United Ssr.as is too absurd
to a'hni, OF ms,aents dispute Its a.toeether an
wsrrautable. 1t strikes directly at ou. NJ, unal so
vereisty. In this light il must have appeared even
tn colonel Jane himself Why then ia the preten-
sion advanced Was it supposed tl,at the Ameri-
can authorities were too imd TO resist the prepos-
tr"us clam, ortoO unjust to afford redress where
II was due No but the pompous in,ericrencC
OF ms inales,ys agents in behalf OF his old allies j.,
matter winch did not conc them, was dcsire ed
To give the untntorcd savages, exalted ideas oGthe
friendship, the power and the dignity Of the British
glvcrnment--io make that government appcar tn
love o. justice, but d,sgn to r,agoify his own ir
po',ghe' which prevented col. James from III Get
nS the Indians to the proper authnri'y, the Ame-
rlcan gov. rnment, for hearing at then. complaints
Governor Cass. has, hooever, met the appleat;oo
with beco'ni ng dignity and spirit While tie Anne
rcan Courts arc LETT open fr L C, hearing Of !r,.g-
Ell offences, he suffers Interference Ola f,reion
frazer, with questions c9mi' With Gie .lmerican
jd7sHctign lie i'll not stiff an American citizen
to be transported to his maj st, sdomiroas TO- al
LEGGED c imes eonmitt-d within the American ter
rtOry.
la these remarks we have confined ourselves en-
t,relyto the unwarrant'be intrr renee of the Rri-
tsh autIurties That the killing o, the Kicka-
poo inian was an act of seifdrtencr, we believe
nom pernsal OF the documents, admits of no doubt
as we'll as that the Indians in the neichbonrhooh
OF ID trot, perhaps with the couni,arce OF the Bv-
'sn, are in the constant habit of committing depre-
'istions on the property Of American citizens
We have one remark more to make Why have
tae British authorities, in Offering reward inr the
offender, substitute the American currency, dol
"fs, IN the room Of 01sds Or eui,leds wllchs The
usual practice in tuer proc amatio and other docu
ments Was IT intended by this, tn operate on the
minds oil the citizens of the Michigan Territory,
ard thereby To excite them IN acts unbeeonine ei.
own character, and the rights and dignity of their
government The question must be- answered in
the affirmative But, trust the attempt will be
found as futile as is insilioas.