The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-09-05
INDIAN WAR.

Inc late accounts from the WeSt, INFORM
ed us of the defeat of the celebrated Indian
Chief Black Hawk, and the termination OF
the war.
Thus the last war blast of the bugle has
been sounded by the whites over another
portion OF the unfortunate rel men. Inc
crushed and disheartened remnants of these
tribes, may now hide their heads, as they
can, in the copses of the west; again to he
routed, pursued, and crushed, by the sppres-
sve march of wha; we are pleased to term
civilization. The requiem of the slain, and
the triumph of the stripes, may be pealed in
notes of insulting exultation over the pral-
ties of the Mississippi but the truth can
not he obliteIated, that all this work is the
result !. Of the original oppression the whites
The red men drew not one drop of blood
until their own had been spilled by the |
whites. Before white man was killed, the |
Governor Of Illinois ordered out 1000 mill
tia. to take the forest against the Indians.
The tomahawk was taken up--thc war
whoop was raised. The lndnns are blam-
ed; but let us reverse the case. Let US ask
ourselves if we should be silent if 1000 arm
ell Indians were sent among US to defend
encroachments which they had previously
made? Accounts Of murders and massa-
cres followed. Tie whole country was
thrown into affected CONSERVATION, because
an injured Indian Chief, with less than 500
| of his injured warriors, sought to defend
| their land, their home, their huts, their
wives and children from injustice and wrong.
| And what is the mighty triumph of the
whites over the dead bodies of 400 slain In
dians, the victims of oppression, at an ex-
pense Of two millions of dollars When
will Americans learn that injustice is not
! glory? Does any one believe that band
Of 500 men would I've so infatuated as to
take up arms against nation of Is millions,
if they were not injured? Let the Indians
have their historians, and how dark will
some of the pages of our country's records
appear Boston fraveiler.
Extract Of letter from an officer Of the
North Western Army, to his friend in N York
Rock Island, Aug. IL. We have just ar.
rived here from Pnirie du Chen, with ten
companies Of Atkinson's command, leaving six
companies at that pl,ce. Black Hawks band
or what the battle and starvation have left Of
, them, is completely b-oken down in spirit. We
: have not caught him yet, but have every pros
s pcct Of doing so. Those who succeeded in got
l. ting across the Mississippi, are supposed tc
e have come down on tho opposite side to friend
J Iy Ddnu IOF the purpOse OF SURRENDER or neSOtl'
e alton. We have 80 prisoners with US, prnci
paHy their women ane children. Coming dowr
J the river, We took one of their principal chiefs
with his family.
think the active operations Of the war are
decidedly over. There will be, however, great
s ceal of pow -wowing md treaty making, which
may delain us two mmths longer"
.Neto York Mercantile .7dreTtiser.
u A of tE
Cherokee Nation of Indians has been recently
held, on the subject ofremoval. The result Of
the meeting appears in the anne xed extract:
.New Echota, .4ug. Ii. There was nothing
of great interest transacted at the genera, coun
Gil, which commenced its session on the 23d
ult. E. W. Chester, Esq bearer Of certain
propositions from the Government, addressed
to the Cherokees, inviting them to negota-
ton and general arrangement of the difficultie.
between them, communicated the object of his
q mission. The propositions were read and in
. terpTeted, and by vote Of the two houses il
was resolved that The principal Chief be author.
: ICED 10 reply to them through the Agent, Col
t Montgomery.
The probable statements which are made Of
the causes and conduct of tho present war with
tho Indians, in the country Of the Lead Mines
u are such, that Congress cannot abstain from in
shutting full inquiry into the subject. 1t is
affirmed, OIL no mean authority, that The Indians
v were wronged and provoked-that pernicious
Il mistakes were committed, in the outset, by the
}, PresldeDt-that when the hostile measures oil
s the Saos and Foxes might have been foreseen
+ no adequate preparation was made by the De
/, partment of War-that in meeting The exgen
b cy az las: there has been a considerable waste
e of force and treasure--in short, that much o
the danger, alarm, Inconvenience and expendi
b ture could have been aveTted, but for the orig
n inal misjudgment and improvidence at Wash
iDgton.-.fationat Gazette
, PESoBscoT INDIANS. A party of these In
! dams, about forty or fifty in number have
lately made visit and pitched their temporar,
\ wgwams at Belfast, Maine. Considerable i'm
1 provement is visible, it is said, in their charac
0 ter and condition. They no longer victim
10 the vice of incompetence. They attribut,
their reformation TO the influence of their priest
r " A white house with green door is now thu
, delight and pride Of the young chiefs.
Working Mems Adcocate.
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