Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-11-07
COMMUNICATION.
To the Editors. of The Wing:

~ tN A%ouWsfV HeS ''"S
1t il a subject of no little establishment to me,
that the Galenian has seen proper to take the
course it appears to have adopted in relation to
the events growing out of and connected with
the late Indian war That course is not onl>
repugnant to truth, but in violation # every prin-
ciple of euen common justice. The writer of
this article knew the editor of the Gaenian when
he was in truth an IlIinoisian, and then believed
him to be man of magnanimity, pride, and in
dependence But since he has left W hat he Is
pleased invidiousy to call the 'Sucker State" III
con,radistinction to the mining country be seems
to have taken away with him all his pa rtlaiities
for Illinois and the Of Illinois, altho' vet a
a citizen There seems to he decided unwi-
lingness on his part to render unto the executive
magistrate and the people of the State, what is
merely their righteous due. He has most studs
ousf refused to the prominent actors in the trans
actions of that war, their proper places in The
columns of his paper. His every effort seems
to have been directed to keeong them as much
out Of sight as possible. Himself. his Masnus
Apollo, major Dodge, and gen. Sc tt are h anes
upon which his pen delights to dwell What
possible influences could have driven his pen into
such vein of sycophancv, it is vain Ter me to
undertake to conjecture. repeat hat he has
done positive injustice Cat least by omissions) not
only to our highly meritorious chief magstra tie,
but to the army which was lately in the field Is
gainst the indians. The latter of these subiects
i shalt take occasion to treat of at ano'her time
the first oniv for the present, have TO do with.
1T is entirely new vocation for me to hold the
pen for or against men or measures; bat what
citizen of Illinois can patiently witness he ofen
told repetitions of injustice done to our G vernon
and countrymen, without raising his voice in app
peas to public justice, however feeble that voice
may be. 1t may awake others to strong ex
preston of indignation at the injury done U.S.
By one single dash of his classic pen, the editor
of The Galenian disposes of the services Of CIV
R snolds, Genls. Atkinson and Henry Long,
q wing and burning periods, are insufficient to
po .r,ray those Of Dodge, himself aud Scott
Our meagre Engllsh IS too humble and trite %
depict the glory Of their achievements. He
claims for himself the distinguished appeIlation of
the sighting Editor" and for his paper the "on',
medium of correctinformation concerning the Sac
war,"-for Major Dodge, that of the "fathcr of
warriors,"-and for Gen. Scott, the influencing
spirit Of every hing beneficial, great or glorious
in result, that was achieved during the campaign.
Were his paper the only correct medium of truth
in regard to the events of the Sac war. verify
would the people of Illinois have cause to greye
over The recreancv OF her citizen soldiers.
Itwould be but common praise, to say that
Gen. Scott and Major Dodge acted well their
respective parts; but there can be no man
whose bosom is not green with the gangreen
of jealousy, that would not draw a marked
contrast between their services. and those Of
Reynolds. Atkinson and Henry. On the first
intimation of hostility on the part Of the Sacs
and Foxes, during the late spring, the Cover
nor called into the field force sufficient to
anahilate the invaders Our citizen soldiers,
with their accustomed alacrity, fastened to
head quarters. An individual was elected to
the command Of the expedition bv the com
mon consent Of the troops. The Indians had
wiifullv and designedly violated the obliga
tions of solemnly stipulated treaty, entered
into hut few short months before. This
bold and daring defiance of US, and unproyok-
ed outrage nPon the provisions of the treaty.
aroused the indignation. Of the whole countr,.
The elite OF our young State flew to arms. =
The Governor was first in the field, who, to-
gether with his efficient Adjutant General, or
e. ized the expedition for the field. sooner.
under all the attending circumstances, thaa
has ever been done before, his coumry.-I
Who has forgotten the almost utter destitu.ion