Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-07-11

the thigh, and rode from the block, house to
Dixon's Ferry. O2 miles) before his wound
was dressed. have not heard who was out
on this expedition from Vandalia, but am
glad our boys have had a chance for scalps.-
But few Of our men were killed in the block
house-three only, and but two before they
reached. -)@The indians have been much wors-
ted; eight are SAID to have been killed by our
retreating army.
Gov. REYNOLDS was at Dixon's when the ex
press left there last evening. After the ex-
presses started, Sergeant HEwET, of the reg
ulars informed them that another express had
ARRIVED. giving information of the retreat and
discontinue of the enemy, who was pursued
by our troops.
The Indians are now in situation as precari-
GUS as i can be. 1t is an open country from Bnf
faloe GroFe to their upper encampment, and as
much so in this direction. They have no chance
for escape except in joining KEo-KucK, or the
friendly Foxes, west of this place. Those ms
dams are now upon hunting expedition, at least
thew procured small quantity of ammunition
from the traders this Island, short time since,
for that purpose. Thai those Indians have every
disposition to be friendly, have no doubt; but
that they should continue so is next to impossible
in my opinion) 10 the first place their brothers,
relations and frienss, are out with Black Hawk,
and our people are so much incensed against
them that every opportunity will be resorted TO-,
calculated to excit and insult them. l have sew
eral times lately lad an opportunity of hearing
KEo KUCK convese. He is man of great dis
elimination and judgment.-He expresses his
conviction of the abortiveness of an Indian war
against the whit people, and knows how to APP
preciate the value of our friendship. He is not
willing to give W the annuities from our govern
ment, or be compelled to abandon the fine coup
try they inhabi. Maj. BEALL, the command
ant at this post, as well as Maj PITCHER, The act
ing agent, deser'e great credit for their manage
ment of the friendly Indians. II the six hundred
warriors who live on the opposite side of this riY
Ier should not g, to war with us, and fine, brave
looking Indians they are, it will be owing to the
Ijudicious manase cement they have met with at this
post. Maj. BaALL, (the management of thu
Indians having been devolved upon him by the
death Of the former Indian agent, Mr.. St. Vrain)
has had great deal to encounter; but his dis
Greet management has triumphed so far over the
Indlscretion and violence of the whites; but l
am satisfied that he himself fears that all his ex
'ertions will prove abortive.
+. 5. Another battle has been fought at APP
pie river, in which Black Hawk commanded
about $50 Indians in person. The few men in
the engagement acted bravely and kept the fort !;
but the Indians got possession of the cattle, hor-
ses, and -four they had on hand; only one of
our men was killed, and one wounded.
We invite the attention of readers to the address
of ga Fellow Citizen, inserted in columns to-day.
The object of the piece, it will be seen, direct the
minds of the people, more, to the claims of gem
teman who has placed himself before them candid
ate to represent them in Congress.
Its apparent candor and adherence to truth, rare
qualities in an electioneeng paper at these times will
justify us in directing attention to it, had other
reason for doing so.
Very little interest to be manifested in this dis
ric as to the result of the approaching election, so far
as decision between the rival claims of the candidates
Tor congress concerned the of it is, pre-
sumo, that the minds of the people already made
up, and the issue of the contest considered in
already decided. The people too jealons of their
rights too well aware of the high responsibility which
representative in congress must assume remain in-
active were they not persuaded that the success of
gentleman so well qualified to meet that responsibility
Gov CASEY is known to be- is placed almost hey ond
doubt. The ability of Gov. C. to serve the people in
the capacity of representative with credit himself
and protably for his constituents, admitted on all
sides. We hear but objection urged against him.
and that is, that he is minister of the gospel and that
the election of of that profession to offices which
must give them great political influence, would be one
step towards the unhoy union of church and state
From the force Of this objection, if it be acknowledged
to have any, it would that Gov. Co.'S rm adher-
ence to republican principles and the decided stand he
has every where taken against that might tend
give that class of men to which he belongs an undue
Influence in the government, ought wholly to exempt
him. The fact that belongs to this or that class
or profession, forms objection to him. if the pursuits
of his profession have given him improper bias or pri-
vate attachments, that might be supposed to interrupt
the free exercise his judgment in other matters That
such is not the case with Gov. c., have the best
evidence that could be asked or-the evidence of his
past life his straight forward republican course,
which the people have uniformly put their mark Of ap.
probation in eecting him several years. successfully,
their representative in the state legislature and finally
in honorng him with the gift of the second Office in the
state government.
We owe an apology, perhaps for emitting to state 10
our last weeks paper, the relation which Col. E. c.
BERRY bore to the army their march to head quar-
ters and during its organization at that place. We
assured by officer in the army, that individual
IN he frnOns wi