Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-28

miscra Die wretches in nothing resembling
their ancestors. whose character is said u
have been so bold, warlikd, and ferocious.
In the states of Tennessee and Mississip-
ri. the nation or tribe of C~herokecs exist:
in Georgia, the Creeks; in Mississippi,
the Chickasaws and Choctaws. in the
state of Indiana and territory of Michi-
gan, a few savage hordes OF the nation or
tribe of Chippeway are to be found; and
others occupy various points to the north
east of Illinois and east of Lake Michi-
gan. They are all wretched, and gradu-
ally becoming extinct. Their whole NUM-
Der will amount at most to so or &C, 200.
Those who live within the Spanish domi-
Mons, contiguous to the United States,
comprise various tribes, some of them
sufficiently numerous; but they are grad
ually diminishing and abandoning the
country to the Americans.
" Although the federal government
boasts of the tenderness and philanthro-
ply with which it treats them, it cannot
but be observed, that whatever NAV be its
disposition to cherish sentiments so be-
coming to the present age, and all free
countries like that Of America, the facts
that the Indians are daily despoiled of
their lands by purchases; for the most
part fraudulent, or by treaties but little e.
q~uitable, as we'll as by force of arms
1t frequently happens, that the settlers,
established Oh the frontier or near the
lands of the Indians make incursions into
them, and rob them of their cattle. and of
every thing upon which they can Law
their hands. They complain to the 90
vernors and authorities of their respec.
tive state or territory, & in many cases to
the Federal government; but Justice is
not always done to them, nor any salts.
faction given. A series of these outra
ges at length wearies their patience, and,
when they find a fit opportunity, they
take vengeance into their own hands. at.
tack those who enter their grounds to
lay them waste or drive off their cattle.
and either murder them or pursue
them beyond the frontier, committing re-
prisals upon the American possessions,
with the ferocity belonging to their ma,
ture. When either of these events han
pens, the cry of alarm and indignation
resounds throughout the whole United
States, and the government sends an ar
my to chastise the Indians.
"Such is the motive or apparent cause
of the deadly and exterminating wars
which have been hitherto waged against
these unhappy beings. The government
always entrusts the conduct of them 20
impetuous generals, who, suffering them
selves to be carried away by a passion for
war, even to the overwhelming in ruin
these almost defenceless and wretcbed
aboriginals, pursue them with fire and
sword, burn their miserable cabins. and
put to destruction all who are not so for.
tunate as to escape to distant forests or
inaccessible mountains.
"At the end of the campaign, a treaty
is entered into with the unfortunate vic
tins, who have survived the ex,ermina-
ton OF their tribe; and in this, the greater
and better part of their lands is adiudged
to the United States, who are thus sue
cessively getting rid of these neiehbors.
and possessing themselves of the conn.
tries which they occupy"
On the whole, none can read this tract
Of l52 pages without amusement, and few
| without instruction.
Charleston, Julyl9.
R HAVANA.