Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-26

ed warfare He wished to- say TO The ADMINISTRATOR,
that in such effort they should have Ills coroai sup
port. , A.. ,L:
MIR, Mason of Virginia did not understand that Inns
bill in any way proposed to enlarge the power OF Inc
President of the u States but merely authorized INN
10 relieve the States by accepting, in lieu OF the 1orce
N be furnished by hem the services of volunteers 1t
was acknowledged that the service 10 be cln"eo was
one of nature far beyond the efficiency OF ihe Drama
nv militia and this ground, therefore, he shou!u 'o
for the bill There was no houbl that The ieaI'ohs ..
the Government Of the United States, anu the Interests
of the people Of the United States had assumed, IN INA,
quarter of country important aspect but he slouu
not give his support this bill from any apprehension
tina, the territory uf Tie United Sntcs was to BE- inVaeo
nor from any apprehension that the ruthless and cruel ~
ran, of rxicu was unfold the ony ag IN our lt:nos
vhrrc He had no such apprrhcnSi"nS III was, n"We'
YER undoubtedly the duty ri the government q" The u
States To look the security Of its citizens III thai quarter
and OF that Of the settlers near the Indians WI" u e's
Wcs, Of the Mississippi They had right TO look to the
Government for protection TO upon II 10 use INC stfong
arm of power VIXEN necessary, to protect them from lhe
wanlon aggrcsSons OF savaTrS, who, experiences hau
,aurht us could neither be civilized nor restrained ou' ny
n5wcrful .urcc. The very circumstance OF so many
Indians bcinr thrown togrihcr their known disposition
10 whence and war; always seeking occasion OF hnS
~ without adequate CAUSE and other CIRCUMSTANCES i'
need not particularly advert to- Them Juslcd AN aPPtc
rather than antic patton, tia! agrrssons may NC
comm,:rd and cause Of mig It arise he op] CT
of Ibis bill WAS 10 organic" efficient l"fcc, "hc'i
would act lis protection 10 our Western lrohtiei anu We
more ptlectiYc than any militia force that could De Dfousn
out lie therefore sincerely trusted that The Oil wou'a
pass but he hoped they would not involve IN us co's''
tcratiun aly OF those extremely r!cate questions con-
nectcd with foreign affairs They owed o3lSal'nnS
under the stiruatinns OF sornn treaties; ana III conl"f-
nifty with the long established Usage OF ms Govern
mrnt lie hoped they would 81 maintained, OIL lhe Par,
with sacred and nyioIahIc fidelity. He hoped they
would not permit themselves to be led away ly their
feelings syMpathIes To take any step which mShl IN
any way Interfere with the obligations oI those tEe9llcs'
Mr. Waddv Thompson said lie was opposed TO 40 IN
q" The army nevertheless, he iel c"hslFahtu "
the highest considerations o! duly 10 support measure
for the protection Of frontier. lie htlIrsrd there
we're Causes at work, which would make Il hcces'
sarv TO prepare for Indian the Westerns iron.
tier Of extent and rrJcly Which had not pces VIII.
messed In The early part OF the session Ire had roen
Tor suspension Of the rules: the purpose oil uowing
a proposition be INTRODUCED for raising another rgl-
Iuent of mounted for the protection Of the frontier
He bell. we'd that regiment OF thousand SUCH men as
could be raised in the West you'd have put all end TO
the war in Florida in one month. The western pco'
ple were unQucstionaLIy The hest marksIncn in the
world they shoot with deadly aim, and are almost
born horseback, and with gun in hand and lie tet
confident if the gentleman from Missouri (Ir Ash
IrY) had been sent O Florida with regiment OF such
men that ere this he would have given receipt in
full for every there The Indians were not To b.
conquered by the s!ow movements oi infantry or by tile
usual modes of warfare Look al what had occurred
in Florida. Ien taken into the service Tor three
rnIna and G-orgia and before they could reach the
field Of action, month ii that time would eaPSe eav-
ing but two months for service. Whenever the In
dians were commanded hy men of talents, as every
one must now admit they commanded in To-
rid, every order for disbardng your army would be
an order for the assembling ct the Indian enemy
Then, whenever war broke out with the Indians,
Tennessee and Kentucky were the places to hnd The
TO put it down, and put 1t down cttectuaiy.-
If The war in Florida should be terminated BY trra-
", and those Indians be removed TO the West flush.
ed with victory and having the utmost confidence IN
their leader OseUa, and connected with powerful tribes
already there. they would scarcely sit quietly down. or
even be- kept down, by thousand OF the most DIS
tnguishcd warriors Of the West. lie conceived II TO be
the duty OF Congress TO grant this to prevent the shed
ding OF blood; and Indian properly managed, he
cuncndrd, ought not 10 last more Than month Ash
the nvasinn spoken Of, he thought no sensible man
would entertain such idea for moment; and as 10
that fellow Santa Anna, if the House and the Govern
mcnt Of the same opin"n Mr.. i. was, they would
cut of all diplomatic intercourse with sucha wretch
Mr. Cauibrerng explained. lie did not say there
was any fear of invasion by Mexican army: what
he s1d was that the Nexcans might reach our frontier,
and that circumstance My hl be the Of stirring up
the Indians 10 hos,tes against the United States.
Mr.. Thompson would give the bill his support il
auendd 10 call the troops into Service un
rss in case Of an actual Indian good reason 10 p
prehend such war lie considered FIVE Thousand men
sufficient, aud six months long enough period of time
Mr.. Harrison said it The part OF wisdom tn prepare
for n difficulty with those Western Indians while they
could do So and cndcavor to arcs IT, lPrc;oorelhc In
dians had been Dispersed troug bout the different West
States; and, OF difficulty with them, they
able 10 bring such formidable frcc into the field,
and put down by merely calling out tr militia Their
situation, however, now different; they were CON-
ccnratcd upon the Western frontier Of the country, and
could accomplish what they never before could ac'
complIsh. lie III favor u receiving those men Tor
six months, because, by dplng you able to get
the best men, and if you took for long period of
service, you necessarily g., The drrgs of society aud
Of every little in That kind OF service. The lnd
the Western frontier agrcrably 10 report from the
War Department. amounted 10 upwards of one hundred
and fifty thousand souls, and it generally believed
they could bring from thirty 10 forty thousand warriors
into the field, which, at any time Of Disturbance, might
march Into Missouri and Arkansas, and drive them and
their wives and children from their homes. 1t well
known that regular troops OF very little service to
claslse those Indians i. should break out. The
history of the Western country, from the defeat Of Bnd
dock down the present Time would show tho truth Of
this; and the gentleman from South Carolina, (hr.
Thompson) correct IN saying that the Western
mounted the most efficient force that could be
brought against them Men, II fight these Indians with
advantage must he who have been accustomed to
arms and accustomed to the woods lie considered it
was best have good and Sufficient force TO PIT down
the at s!lnui break out, and therefore
hoped the hill would pass.
The hour of one having arrived, the committee pur
suant TO the order of the louse, and reported pro-
gross.
MIR. AShry moved To suspend the rule for this day. for
the purpose n proceeding with tho consideration Of The
bill authorizing the President accept the service Of
volunteers, and The bill for the better protection Of the
Western trontrr which agreed to, ayes 10, 40
The House again went into committee, Mr. Mullen
berg in the chair. The former bill was again taken up
The amendment Of Mr. Mckay agreed TO mod.
fed.
The question required upon the amcndmrn: Of Mr.
Ashley, which proposed 10 raise additional regiment
Of Dragons.
Mr. Ashley said infantry of little to pu, into
the woods against Indians, hut they were serviceablc
and necessary 10 occupy tho posts and in OF
to fall back and protect the frontier. The in
Florida showed the truth of this assertion. Mounted
tho only kind of troops put into the field
against the Indians, but il must not be supposed that
little regiment, however brave and skillul they
might be- could protect that frontier extending from the
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