The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-02

INDIANS IN Missouri. The st. Louis
Times of the LIST ult. says: Five or six
families had removed to remote part OF
Randolph county, for the purpose of raising
stock, and after they had remained there
some time, the Indians who were hunting
in the same range of country discovered
them, Immediately moved their camp close
to the whites, and commenced killing their
hogs and other stock, and grew so quarrel
some and insolent that the whites sent an
express to the settlements for force to
drive them off. The Indians, on being ap-
prised of this, Immediately decamped, and
got twelve miles off before the express re-
turned with an armed force to the relief OF
the settlement. The party onstheir arrival,
finding that the Indians were gone, thought
proper TO folLOtc them and demand some sat
isfaction, and on overtaking the Indians,
their Chiefs tCGs demanded and then their
arms, which soon led to an exchange OF
shot and the loss of lives on both sides.
Although the improper conduct of the In
dams in the first place, may have led to this
unfortunate result, yet there tCds not single
circumstance to induce the belief that they
intended any further injury; and we regret
very much that the governor should have
been so much deceived, as to have ordered
so large and unnecessary force"
The New York Commercial Advertiser
remarks on the subject -" The loss of a
few hogs was deemed an all sufficient pretext
for the murder of as many Indians and
because The fire was returned, the whole
State was thrown into alarm. Cupidity has,
however, been disappointed of its ultimate
object. The Indians are peacefully pur-
suing their labors, aud only ask permission
to be allowed to do so. Thus some two
thousand men, including six companies oil
United States troops, have been put under
arms and marched to conquer an enemy
which was no more to be found. The
business would be simply ridiculous; were
1t not that the greedness with which the
supposed opportunity of " exterminating"
the Indians. was embraced, is deeply dis
grsceful to the alarmists."
MILITIA SYSTEM. The State of Della
ware has abolished their militia system al
together. The Philadelphia Aurora says,
that it is creditable act, and we cherish
| the hope that Pennsylvania and other States
will follow the example. 1t has been esti-
mated that it costs the State of Pennsylva-
lions of dollars annually to support the car
feature of an army-to perpetuate series
of periodical nuisances to scandalize and
bring into contempt the military art; to
corrupt the morals of the people, &C., with
out the least particle of benefit, immediate
or prospective, 20 the State. The Aurora
! further says
sit has been established by the concur.
rent testimony of most of the eminent mill
tary men of the country, that the militia
laws, as universally enforced and observed,
IN place of promoting military science and
discipline, produce direct contrary result.
No dispassionate person, who has ever wit
messed our militia musters, trainings, and
battalion days, will for moment doubt the
| correctness of this conclusion. As military
| displays, they are a ridiculous burlesque-
as schools of vice, deplorabie :-many q
youth is there initiated into the practice Of
drunkenness, and the records Of the county
courts bear testimony to the violence done
10 morality. Insubordination, disorder, and
debauchery, reign predominant and uncOn-
| trolled."
GREAT ANTI-MAseNIC MEETING IN Bos-
TON. A numerous public meeting has been
| held this week, in Boston, at which the
Hon. Mr.. Odiorne presided, the object oil
which was the investigation of the subject
of free-masonry. Several resolutions were
passed, and speeches made, tending to show
the danger which may be feared from a
continuance of this Institution, and a res.
pectahle committee of twelve gentlemen
was appointed, to be denominated the Suf
folk committee. whose duty it shall be tc
exercise general supervision of the sub.
ject, and to call another meeting, whenever
it may be deemed necessary.
Salem Observer.
FIRE. The large brick building occupi.
ed as dying and bleaching house, connect.
ed with the calico printing establishment o.
Messrs. Joseph and Benjamin Marshall al
Claverack, was destroyed by fire at
o'clock on Monday afternoon. Seven Of
eight thousand pieces of calico, in progress
are supposed to have been in the building
making the whole loss equal to $4,000
about one half of which was insured BY
policies of $4,000 each, at several of onl
city Offices. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the chimney's becoming SC
extremely hot as to ignite the cloths
which were lying in the upper loft.
". y. Journal of Commerce.
! FIRE. We learn that at the Chemical works
at Newton, of which DR.. Clark of this city i.
agent, one building only, but that the mos
valuable, was burnt at midnight of Tuesday
| All the books, papers, &c, were lost. This
part of the works was insured for SI225 which
will not cover the loss. The Chemical work.
at Waltham. consisting of two or three build
J ings, of which MIR. Dana was agent, took fire
about the same time, and were all consumed
The loss is considerable and there was no in
surance. The works are about two miles apart
and there is scarcely doubt that both were
set on fre.-Bost0n Patriot.
| IRoE STEAM Boar. Mr. Nelson Of Glasgow
whose experience and skill in the construction
Of steam vessels is well known, is now building
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