Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-05

| they a obtain a high ransom tor
them. In their warfare, they have no
respect to age, to women, or chill
dren; wherever their power extends,
it becomes an intiscrininate scene of
| desolation, and on their part, a war
of determination.
In former wars, it is we'll known
that many of the Canadians have
Joined their bands, and in every re
spect assumed their dress. and so as
! simulated themselves to them, that 1t
was impossible to make any distinc-
ton. Ii it is the Indian nude OF war;
fare to give no quarter, it is certain
" proper for those against whom
they fight, to observe the same rule.
lf white men paint and disfgnre
themselves. and assume The dress OF
Indians, and fight b. their sides in
war, in such mauuer that they can.
not be distinguished, l ask whether
it is not proper to treat them in the
same manner as Indians? BY a re-
ference to Gen. Brooks proclama-
zion in answer TO mine, it will be
seen that h, justified this mode Of
warfare Of his savage allies.
1t is observed. if the bartarous
and savage polio! of Great Britain
be pursued, and the savages are let
loose to marder our citizens, and
butcher our women and children,
this war will be a war of extermina-
ton. II then states, that if the die
tates of reason, duty. justice, end
humanity, cannot prevent the EN-.
pioyment Of a force which respects
no rights. and knows no wrongs. 1t
will be prevented by a severe and
relentless system OF retaliation.
1t will be perceived. ,hst all these
declarations are grounded on the prin-
cipls OF retaliation; this principle. l
have ever been laugh, by the high au-
thority of the laws Of nations. 10 well
founded and just. The whole procia.
nation has been recited, and beg it
may be p%artiuIarly observed that the
threatening declarations are hypotheti
cal. tina yfthe enemy pursue this bar.
barous policy we must rstaliase in our
own defence.
On the 18th Of July, the day after it
was published, a copy of it was tent to
the government. The paragraph Of the
letter il in these words:-Enc osed is D
copy offs proclana alton to tie Ini,ab SAINTS
which | nope will % approved by the
government Two hundred copies have
been printed an are III circulation
See Huu's triat page 10 Of the Inder.
'WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug 1912.
Sir: Ysnr letter Of he 18th and lIth.
together With your proclams ion, have
been received. Your operations are
approved oy the President
In another letter, dated on the same
day the proclamation was received, the
Secretary Of Was rays: The progress
you have made, and the SUCCESS which
has attended it, are highly satisfactory
to the President
In another letter from the Secrota.
ry of War, dated tho 9Th Of August, S
days alter the receipt Of the proclams.
ton, he Gays: Your letters Of the 81, t
and 22d Of July have been received, and
ysur arrangements are approved by
the President
Those letters have lately been OBJ.
tanned from the War office, and are cor
titled to be true copies
Thus it appears from the records of
the War Office. that my letter of the
l3,hofJuly, enclosingthe proela nation,
WAS received on the LIST OF August. that
on the same day, the Secretary wrote
me = letter, acknowledging the receipt
Of it, and 'sying that my operations
were approved by the President.
Onthe same day, the Secretary wrote
me another letter, referring also to the
one enclosing my Procls una ton in which
he said, that the progress | had made,
and the succsss which had attended it,
was highly satisfactory to the Presi-
dent and iD another letter, written
eight days after the receipt Of the proc
lamstisn, he Gays, referring to the same
subject, your arrangements are ap.
proved by the President
After shis explanation and statement
of facts, which has been proved by the
records OF the government, / confidently
submit the subject to your candid deci.
sion.
have been more particular on this
subject for two reasons which have no.
been mentioned. One is, although this
proclamation was not an article of
charge against me, as | before observ-