Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-12-06
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THg UsIrEp STATES Au8Y We cannot
imagine wherefore, but certain jti, that an
der am.liari l're-,ceUL cur call.ut lie
aumy n been prescribed ,4,tpf c.li-
zens. 1t IS not lorI 90 since he CON
maHdcs 100 chpi ned au rider Prob hung
any officer go iu,. o. t I'D 81, ting Wa.h.
ingIon CITY. tia. dppu,iug defender of the
nation of the right ,.st the cHpiul rtite
nation; rgt' unaiieuahIc N every Amer
ican citizen Twas soon found cot thai
this order "as looked upon by tie &c pie
as high minded ard Nrancal. aud uc be-
Iieve was shorty recalled. This. however
was but one out ,fmlny oltrag,s. the most
cruel lall viii ca has been the odious sys.
TEN Of iavorlisln, ~ filing the Offices {. The
dragoon corps Able. faithful aud cxpn.
nenced officers ui'the artillery aud infantry
whose claims to advancement IN tbs ntN
corps were sacred, have b, On coldN aud
insultngly passed over, md Guw men, un-
tried men who have never done DAYS dn
" Of military sorliee. who have never re.
ceiycd particle Il IN I.inr, cducation. have
been comm STONED M the Dragons, and
take precedence Of rank over bGtccr, who
have borne the brunt of battle. und many
who hear lis honorable scars This is cruel.
insulting,ungcrCrous treatment The drag
Don corps should have been onicercd from
the artillery aud iutiu;ry, and thc vacancies
occaslnned by these promotion, should have
been hlled with the new and uutrcd men.
Had tins been done. the country would not
have lost the services Of so MANY valuable
officers, who have resigned IN disgust and
modification.
This Florida war too, has been so mis-
managed by our government, that II has
lost r. the country ior;v.nlne of It's best Of
hcers, nineteen who hive fallen victim 10
the sayagcs, Ia the cl mate, aud u the IN
necessary h rd.hp, they were forced to
undergo; AMI thirty ofwhp.n have resign
ad from appr"bution of the manner IN
which the campaign has been conducted
The last 10 c Of the snliier patriot, death
Of fame. was denied thcm-after all their
trials, their sUiitr.ugs and thc;f tolls, they
could only look forward, rs one OF their own
brethren has beautifully expressed il.
"ra p,ut,.rss st,,o
Benoltli the lama,ocs z eoa."
They were sen, without pro;er means with
out proper resources, frequently without
HS'S~SH'' HiH'ibiis'4Dli t'Ai It'tl. anu never
with sufficient force Of men, to be massa-
cred by tho merciless Indians. Yes, this
great aud aspiring nation, which not long
ago, nst"undcd tne world by striking her
spear agains, the shield OF siong and chv.
alrIc Franz has been ln.lcd baifled defeat.
cd. and dispersed, for more than twelve
months, by handful Of Indians, under a
daring and ludlciOus chief! The American
escu,cheon Is stained, aad our rulers seem
10 care naught for the disgracc-thc savage
is master oi Florida, her fields are wasted
her mansions consumed by fire her best
blood has flowed Ike waicr-und vet our
most unnatural government seems deaf TO
the promPtngs Of pity, and blind 10 conse-
quenccs the time vii come, when the fac
ton which now rilcs this nation. viii have
most serious settlement 10 mike with i'm.
partial history. Too as most m SCRABBLE mis-
management oi this disastrous WARRIOR its
wicked efforts 10 dcmoral.zc oar hcroi, and
devoted army. Time. who is always fanh-
I'll to hls trust, and jHstice, who is sure.
though she may be SLOW. VIII yet make an
equitable settlement Of iae question be-
t"een Tho amY and the gpycrrmcut.-[AL
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