Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-28
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o., .o,.T he never will he. II We N
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orharous hand Of the enemy, but IN t"e 49,. 20;
NJ, ~ Of his abando' ing the proJees r;ver (rcs
.oronest and all hrres OF that khu e. ~
$50 r. that moment will the whole saSaE> %
- =. r., loose upon our settlements t,r
cit nc the Irdian nations as nave eh'ei
,a ;rto an aruistice and treaty Win o"'
.cye,opert ave wholly without sW II
sor,.eniar,v the Potawa,awies ct l'hno 90. ID
who were willing To ~ war agans' the Ie
x. ehag,es, provided the goVtt' 4nent e
would furnish them with smmur' IN and
.-n most of the other natioos could dc i
lie anne. Nothing has been done and they I
-re now forced 70 occupy their wintering j.
g,,,uGs 10 surt tor support; they no dcub'
~ 80 over to the British who arc r
in possession Of our north western W rw
ry 20 lie mouth Of Rocky river. fritd>
nnllss NEE sures are taken to-
PROGRESS of the emmy, there il arrest the
so, 60 believe that he viii, every rea-
enlisted o. his side the wp' re long. have
ing savage hoides fro' ne oi0od thirst
he'd waters Of the , 81 Macinac to the
To avert q eAt ,fkassas.
tr,,tiye. COP aTity 60 fatal and d.s-
.a,lv in IN. n, rSgn against the enemy
.n,t ard r. *. Spring, is absolutely neces>
cere,.. d'',nensable. Il i. important in
,,'ros '-nd LEGAL point OF r'ew-it is i'm,
er,. = % the nation at large. to the gov.
'atnt ard the economy Of the govern.
halfway measures among Indians an,
; SCR no valuable purnose their maxim
Hng to runish FIRST threaten afterwards
AaHiristerto savages savage law /; an
}e Tor an eye" tooth for TOOTH" a
'Hse Tor horse" ard " "A life for life"
ave their ideas of justice. Govern them
FER fears make it their interest to be
friendly; give them what is promised and
All Will 70 richt in time of peace-in war
thfv thirst for blood to- secure them they
must be furnished and enplo, ed. or entirely
i-lrrnioa' ed
o supply them will require the appoint.
T e1' o. enc principal agent or superinten
cant, 10 whom all sub agents should be re.
CURED to report. During the war, this
c'le' agent should be 10 constant treaty
wTh them know all their wants, and be
f"itished with the means, the necessary
eoofs anti presents for the indians
To erIloy them, it IS necessary 70 shew
them respectable force-a force conpe
tent to terrfy and to destroy all who re-
sst, to which latter descrirtion he term
extern nation will ony Sppy.
cham of block-houseS extending thro'
wilderness country {to ensure the like
protection to ally ilmost points. at a
ea' distance from the settlements, is i'm
lrHclcable in = manner, 20 afford urotec.
t'n' or 10 answer he purpose OF defence a.
t@.nSt the itroads Of the sa,ages alone
fHre''ence in TIE present. year, The mnr
oerS connitted at Shcal Greek. near IN
fci Wl'h bloch houses, ahundantly proves
IN "' tciahcy II such plan of defence
EesICeS t'ere viii be a very great ex
pen e to he Incurred by chain of block
house. viii NJ the probability, indeed the
possibility, of being supplied with the ne.
cesar provisions for the use of the troops
"h'ch may occupy them.
~ he close Of the campaign. II mich,
re ader able TO erect block-houses around
& borders and uron the out skirts of the
detached settlements most exposed IN the
I"cursiors cf the enemy, to be occunied bv
the r'rgers to be continued IN service at the
close of the Campaign. These block.hou
ses should be Immediately contiguous TO the
SEDIMENTS.
From the north. western part Of the state
OF ONO 70 The northern frontier settlements
az The i!'ro's territory the country is unin
abted Tor more than FIVE hundred miles
From the mouth Of Missouri nearly tw,
lundred lies up il, on both sides and
bout SHY lies up the western bank of the
Mississippi. are continued settlements Of the
Missopii TO the most southern settlements
- tire Arkar sas, as the settlements are
frImsd. IS fro tier from SIX to eight huns
bred miles-from the Houth of the same
ssouri 60 Chicago with the exception
FIT Chstke at Peoria) distance nta~Iv
til ee tCrdred miles, is an entire wilder
Iess. Prof ing by past experience we state
the facts TO be, that for's Madison and
Johnson have in succession been abandoned
for The want Of suppes--and Fort Shelby
would have shared the same fate hid not
tie enemy taken possession Of u--7rd re-
ctrt iifcru alton has been received that pro
visions going "a Fort Clarke have teen cap
rred by the indians. Such would inevi,a
ty te the fate Of chain Of block houses
should ttcy be erected at a distance from
the settlements.
$50 -.
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.