Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-14
REMOVAL OF THE INDIANS

WasuISGToS June San animated o'ocussion arose
on this subject day before yesterday, in the House OF
Representatives MIR Everei, OF Vermont was The leader
of The Opposition this occaslon ad ,edr biier ac-
cusalions against the Administration fEe altacR OF Inc
phran1 which supported Mr.. Everett was promptly and
adv met and ecually repulsed by Alessrs Haynes,
Suaiuht Mann and Glascock. The latter particularly
eynlJred the whole ground assumed by Mf Everett
against the Administration in vndicaAon OF the indlan
side of the question. The facts and arguments OF MI
T.. were alike shown to te 2nscnabe
We did not suppse Is possible that there could arse IN
Congress dsscnsion upon the Gucsiiono oil removing
the Indians according 10 treaty. which hau received
the full sanction Of all t. authorities OF onr Govern
uru, and especially At moment when It IS seen tal
their continuance within the States snIec:5 me |noe
circumacrnt Country the terror Of the sea ping knife
and lolalawk That the public may understand the
feeling under which opposition /" The PreSidrnt ar
raycd in Congress. we quote tue following passage o.
letter written from this city, and published N Tie jour
nal Of Commerce received Yesterday These letters are
from the pen Of the hired writer's of the federal party in
Cnrurcss Tic members spra:i their feelings much
more distinctly through these channels Than they can
venture do in proper TFol: The sediments VI lie
hrelings and their employers arc the same;
Here are the tabricatOns by which TIE Semnoies are
insiitird by the organs " Federalism:
have no doubt that the cause OF The Seminole war
will be found in The fact, that las, government aiter
screwing and jcwing the indians for remuneration IN
lands. for alleged Expectations, sent up claim upon
them for their children bcsot {; negro women. Many
runa ay slaves took refuge among the SemEoics and
all those the Indians made to pay fer II happened
that some of the had InlernarrIcd with the Semi
noes. and, in or two etances with their chiefs a
claim was set up by the American citizens, the owHers
OF the runaway slaves for the offspring upon The PrincI-
pie Of partus *sgaitnr rentrcn This Government re-
coguizcd the claim. and sent agents into the Seminole
country to kidmap the children o the Se"''n"s mus
claimed slaves. Cor Secretary ot War ordered me
| movement. The Government advised that ms
measure would lead to Eostes, but wasprrsisted ~
"Those facts have already been stated on the moor
the House, and have not been contradcted bu in''
day or two they will be proved. When the much boast
ed American chivalry needs EN- 2logneat. one woult
think that il would be directed TO the aid OF The gaan
and injured Semnors But il so happens that The "!lo
OF the available ch:vulrv Of lire country, regular ant
volunteer has been sent against them, numbers suiii
cirnt to them up and ri:.a 7s@at rrof"r"nae e
the Justice Of their CHr !cEess haT Deeii2eEeh
n,ockrd seized at. and made the laughngs"ck OF ht
world When the docunpasand Developments 70 WING.
alude shall be published this Government will slani
BE- fore the nations of the earth the most ahess an'
contemplate that ever held control over Tie cestin!e
of man.
We shall see what we shall ser. But observer G
the spBs of the times will fail to MARX South
western border the theatre Of long and boody con
tests in which we may have to contend with NexIcanS
! Indians and negroes
! |, will be remembered That Mr. Calhoun III referring
10 this subject some time since in the Senate, charged III
war To the wrongs committed 5y our Government, an
the Indian agents employed by it. il INST have bee
notifying him, that the Honorable Dixon H. Levi:
who las been almost runrd BY his devotion 10 him
came out Yesterday aud vuticatcd liz Am!niStratlo
from all the false aspersions e5il foes tbs subject
Cen Gascock in his noble and eloqueat speech, com
pletrv repealed the calunnies against Gen. Thompson
! the Il cent who fell the first victim TO Po"c" We YIN
dcaied him when the first accusation was nane aEhiS
. the agents by Mr.. Calhoun We knew Gen. Thompson
in Congress; and had every TO belize him hl
name and honest In his politics he leaned toward
! the Nuicrs: and This shows That Mr. Calhoun, @l!er
even friends fame stands between him and the g'sus
S..I r. 4. tI,o P,f.. don't "
readily sacrifice all The generous emotions to the adve7
sary passon.- Globe.