Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-10
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ionb'ia r'Des, except n relation TO Improvement.
elrae''f legm, unless sey shsif first procure from
/ Tic Sthifi snct unl amendment uf tie Constitution
ms %ildshur lie character and prescribe lis boutids
II Tho sihirg feel themselves competent 10 these OBJ
lNels, WHY shon|d tt,is 6ogerumtni wish 10 aasumo
! III oWet If they ia not then they Will not hes
itatf Ia make The grant. Both Governments are the
''ostfnmens of the people improvements must be
made with the money Of The people aud If the mo-
ney can be collected and apflled by those more sim
! pie aud economical political Machines the State
Governments, II wlll nnqucStionably be safer and
better Tor the people, than 10 add to the apendor the
patronage, and the power Of the General Govern
ment Bul II the people ofthe several States
lh'hh othrwwc. they viii amend the Constitution,
and IN ll'e1r decision all ought choertuy to acqui-
usee.
Fora detailed and highly satisfactory view OF tho
operations ofthe Wan Department, | refor you to
the accompanying repnft of tho Secretary OF War.
The hostile mc'rsionS oi tho Sac and Fox In
dnas necessarily led 10 The lnicrposilion OF the
toYefnmGNl a portion oi ,hG troops, under Gene
rails Scott and Atkinson. and of the mdltm Of the
State pt lllhols, we've called INTO the field Aiera
Harvesting warfare, proIongedb by The natuie OF the
country aud 10y Inc difficulty Of procuring subss-
icht', the indians were entirely defeated and The
dlsaleeted band dlspersed or destroyed. The ro-
suit has hecn crcditaho 10 the troops engaged in
tin sefNlea--Scvcre az ia the lesson 10 the Indians
twas rendered necessary by hcir unpfovoked az
sressions AM !, ~ 10 he hoped that TIA impression
viii be permanent and salu,aTy.
TN, campaign has ovineed the efficient otgnni,
Eaton oi the Army, and It's capacity for prompt
nud active soryce ltsse,eral departments have
performed them functions with energy and tcs.
patch aud the general movement was satisfactory,
Our fellow citizens upon The frontiers were rca-
dy, nv they olwsys are IN the tender ofthelr SER
wees III the hour of danger But mofo efficient
organ2allon OF our militia System is essential 10
that security which Is one of the principal objects
of all Governments. Neither our situation nor our
institutions, require or permit the maintenance of
larse regular force History offers too many les-
sons oithe fatal result of much q measure no, IN
VAIN Us against iW adoption here The expeoso
which attends II, the obvious tendency To employ il
because II ossts and thus To engage IN ,lnnecessn-
~ "als, and rs ultimate danger to public liberty
will lend us, Trust, 10 place our prineipal depen
donee of protection upon the great body of the cit-
zcns ofthe republic Fin asserting rights or in
tepelllns wrongs, war should come upon w, our
regular iofce should be increased 10 nm extent pro.
poiloned to the emergency aud our prcsen, smnu
army - Nucleus around which such force could ne
formed and nbojIod. Rutfor the nnrposes Of de-
upon the electors oi Il = country Those by whom
aud for whom, tie Government was lngfiried and
is supported, Will constitute ~ Protection IN tbo
hour Of danger, as they do 10 check il. tbe ho,u of
safety.
But II - obvious that the militia system 10 ioucr
feet Much tine Is lost, much Unnecessary expense
incurred and much public property wasted under
the present arrangements Lutte useful knoyled,o
IS ga'nedby The innsefs and drills, as now .stab-
lished, aud the whole Subject evidently rcoaircs
thorough oxam,nalos. Whether nlan al, class.
i;stoa, remchylrg tIiosr defects and uroy,J,~ ror
n system oil Idsunction night be aorred il sub.
,hIpod In the consideration Of Congress. The Con-
sttulion has vested IA Tie Gencral Government mn
independent authority upon The subject of The mill
TIA midrn frndcf5 It's noiinn essential To the ,.,,h.
lishmcni or Improvement OF ilio system AudI,e
commend TING matter 10 your consideration IN the
conviction 'b'' inc stale OF TINS important urn of
the public d"icnco requires s0ur ntchlion
AN happy 10 ntnim yon that the u ise md Ian.
nooe policy st transferring from the Ea.te,n IA ,bo
Western SIDE Of the Mississippi, tle r.n5,,,,s ,,onr
aboriginal tribes, with ihea own consent and noon
just tetms, has been steadily pursued md "a on'
preaching, ugsl, It's contamination RV,ef.rs,r.
10 the report Of the SECRETARY Of War. and IN rho
documents submitted with II, you V IN zee the nr,
eress winch has been nladr since your las, session
IN the affacg cement oithe tarIong natiers connected
with our Indian relations. With one o.een,ion o,,,-
~ subject involving any Question Of connIcttn, IN
rlsdrehpn ct ol peculiar difficulty has been h,nnilv
disposed oi, and ihe conviction evidently cams
mound among the Indians hat their rem,val ~ ,.
,onnfy assigned Ivy the tulod States for ther ncr-
manent segldaucc, i,tnlsAcs the only hope of their
ultimate prosperity.
Win that portion ofthe Chcrohecs. boveve, H.
wing within tho State oil Georgia, IT has been ,ea,,J
'n'praeleabio AS vel, 10 make a satisfactory ,rIsst-
ment. such was NY anxiety to rcnlaye AT .ba
grounds elroup'1l AMI, aAd To bring 10 tefmi,ro,iou
HE dfteetcs Ia when they are involved that ai
rceied Tho very liberal propositions 10 be made To-
them winch accompany the documents herewith
submitted They cannoi but have seen in these Offers
he esidee,eoi the strongest disposition ON The mart
Tie Government 10 deal Justly and lbsr.lV WIN
them. An ample indemnify was offered for their
present possessions, liberal provision for Eeir fI
ture support and Improvement, and full security for
then private and political rights Whatever differ.
cree ri opinion may have prevailed respeetn. the
lIst Chains OF these people, there viii piobabIv be
none respecting the lbetaaty of the propositions.
a'msrry ule respecting The expcdlence ofthclr i'm.
modate Acceptance They were however. reject
ed aud thus the position nl t,csc Indians remains
unchanged, rs do the view communicated IN my
Messing to tic senate ., February, 1890
refer you TO the annaa report OF the Secretary
ofthe Navy which accompanies this Message. fo, (.
detail OF the operations Of HAT branch OF the seryico
during the present Year.
Besides the general remarks on some Of the trans
actions OF our NAVY presented IN the view which
has been akca Of ON Fore gu rcations,l seize this
occasiento ln'ietp %oT notice the ncteaScd protec-
ton winch II has afforded GU, commerce and cti-
acns on distant s'as, without 9ny augmentation of
the iotee IN commission In the gradual improve
nc 81 its pcctW!ary concerns, "a, the constant pro-
elc.. III i.n coil -clLn OF nla1er slliial,s f,r .s