Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-12-05

pa,nthrophy turn thcir eyes from the condiuoh III
mich the parties would be placed and from That OF
h .'I neopIe of both, which must be It's victims.
rho Reports from the Secretary Of War, and
. The various subordinate offices OF the resort OF
IN, Department. present an exposition OF t!e rloiic
'dminstration Of affairs connected with them, tiro
| hp course OF the current year. The present state
,f the army, and the distribution OF the force OF
which it is composed, will be seen from the report
If the Major General. Several alterations IN tne
Gaos,l of the troops have been found expcdcnt in
~ Of the year. and the discipline ofthc army,
bOnrh not entirely free from exception, has been
generally good. .,...,.., ;.;,oa
The attention Of Congress is particularly invited
IA bat part ofthe Report Of the Secretary OF War
which concerns the existing system OF our relations
',,h tho indian tribes. At the establishment of the
federal Government, under the present Constltu-
on If the United States, the principle was adopted
Il Transferring them forclga and independent pow
u.s. ,nd also as proprctors OF lands. They were,
| moreovcr. considered as savages. whom IT was our
nocv and our duty to use our influence IN convert
mo TO Christianity, and in bringing within the pale
OF civilization. !,
As irdcneo,lcnt Powers VIC negotiated with item
he treaties as proprietHrs, we purchased o' the'h
nj the lands which we could prevail upon them TO
coll as brethren Of the human race, rude and -
rlo, Of religion and Of letters. Tie ultimate design
IA 10 Incorporate in our own institutions that
noron Of them which could be converted to the
.4ate of civilization. In the practice OF European
states before our Revolution, they had been c0nsi-
rred a. children to be governed as tenants at dis
crrou to be disposscssed as occasion require
a,mnters. to be Unidentified by trling concessions
for removal from the grounds upon which their game
was eytirpated In changing the system, It wond
seem as il full contemplation Of the consequences
l. oftle change had not been taken. We have been
far more successful in the acquisition OF tier lands
than in imparting to them the principles, or lhsp
RIM them with the spirit OF c'vil'zatlon but IN ap
terminating to ourselves their hunting grounds We
haye brought upon ourselves the obligation OF pro
yidinp them with subsistence and when we have
had the rare goo, fortune o! teaching them the arts
civilization and the doctrines Ut christianity, W.
have unexpectedly found them forming, in the midS
| of ourselves, communities claiming to be ndepcn
dent of ours and rivals Of sovereignty WITHIN th'
territories Of The members of chr Union Ilils stat
of things requires that remedy should be provided
A remedy which, while it shall do Justice to thcs
unfortunate children of nature, may secure TO q.
members of or confederation tacir rights OF soye
rcisnty and &c SOL. As tie outline Of project {
That effect the views presented IN the Report OF To
Secretary Of War are recommended to the conside
ration Of Congress.
The Ecpott from thc Engineer Department pre-
Sents comprehensive view Of the progress wh'c
has bacn made ia the great system pro,notlve {
the public interest, commenced end organized nj
der the authority Of Congress, and TIC effects I
which have already contributed to the security, .
they will hereafter largely contribute 70 The hot
OF and dignity Of the natiCn.
the first Of these gtcnt systems is that q Tort
| hcations, commenced Immediately alter TIE clos
OF our last war, under the sautary eIpcrienc
which the events of that wa,lhad impressed oil OF
countymen Of its necessity. Introduced undt
the auspices of ny inimcdia,o predecessor, it HI
been continued with the perseverng and liber
encouragement Of tho legislature: aud conhirt
with corresponding eXertions for the gradual i
crease and Improvement Of the Navy. prepares i
our extensive country condition Of defence ada
ted to any critical emergency Which the varyli
course Of events may bring forth. Cur adyaGc
in these concerted systems have for tic last Il
years been steady and progressive; and in ie
years more will be 80 completed as to leave
Acausc for apprehension that or cast will cy'
again ohera theatre Of hostile invasion.
The next ef these cardinal measures OF poll
Is The preliminary to great and lasting works
pubic improvement, in tie surveys OF rdads, c
animation l0r the cOurseol canals, and iabo"~
the removal Of the distractions If rivers and HI
hors, first commenced by the Act Of Cunsress
3Otl April 1924.
The report exhibits 10 one table the funds .
Nroprla,el at .hc last and preceding sessions
Congress, for all these Notifications, surveys, a
WORKS Of plhc Improvement; the manner
*h'ch these funds have been applied, the amot
expended, upon the several works under constr
lion, and the further sums which may be neces
W to complete them. In the second, the wo
projected by the Board Of Engineers, which hi
rot been commenced, and the estimate OF TIL
cost.
In a third, the report Of thc ANNUAL Board
'Aislters at the Military academy at West POI
FOR thirteen Notifications erecting on various poi
Of our Atlantic coast from Rhode Island to Lou
ana, the aggregate expenditure Of the year