Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-11-17
From the Washington Globe.
OFFICIAL.
HEAD QUARTERS, Army OF the South. }
ST. AUGUSTINE, Oct "a, 1887


The Major General commanding. in re-
viewing the incidents Of the past campaign,
has the proud satisfaction 10 be able to say,
TINT the duties Of every department and eve.
~ corps composing his command. have been
performed to his entire satisfaction. and in a
manner to reflect the highes, honor on all
concerned
When the army took the field in Decem-
Der, the enemy's strong holds were on Or.
nnge Lake. Ochlewaha, Wi,hlacoochia. and
Annu,eliga; they are now South of Lake
Monroe and Tampa Bay. The frontier from
ST. Augustine TO Suwannee and from Su-
wannee to ST. Marks, was then in a state OF
excitement and alarm; il is now tranquil.
and throughout the sickly season. which
has Just terminated, has been secure; and
the communications throughout our most
distant posts have been uninterrupted.
The permanent results Of the campaign
are thirty Indians and negroes killed, and
upwards OF five hundred prisoners taken /;
by which more than two hundred rifles have
been si'enced, aud competent guides have
been obtained for future operations. To
gain these important advantages. the troops
have endured every hardship and privaion;
they have been exposed TO the drenching
rains, the noxious vapors and the scorching
sun OF an almost torrid climate; they have
waded rivers, made long matches over burn.
ing sands. traversed almost impossible
swamps, and sought the enemy ia Businesses
such as American soldiers have seldom pen.
eiraied before, and with perseverance. an
energy, and courage worthy the best era
Of the Republic
Had the policy OF our country been limit
ed to peace, which in all past history had
been the object Of every war we had waged
1t had been readily attained The vnlor aud
persevering energy of the troops forced the
enemy TO pause in his career OF destruction
and agree upon the terms OF a treaty II
that treaty has been violated. and il has been
found impractcabe to carry out the plans
OF the government in n single campaign, il
should be remembered that more than peace
has been sought to be obiained-thut we are
attempting for the first time the solution OF
the difficult problem. of transferring a saw
age and wurlike people from one widespread
wilderness 10 another In every preceding
instance OF the emigration of an Indian ma.
ton, our population had been pressing upon
them, aud ciowding them out of their posi-
ton, before any effort had been made by the
government to remove them; and the In
dams had themselves become sensible of the
necessity for removing, long before they
had laken up the line OF march.
Though allexpecled from MS by the pub
lie may not have been achieved nough has
been done TO prove that there is no deteriora-
ton in the character and qualities Of the
American soldier whether of the volunteer
corps or of the regular army; and whaso-
ever differences of opinion may exist as 10
the measures of the commander, the pen of
history guided by the hand Of Justice, will
not fail to assign to the officers and troops
Of his command high place among the
champions of their country's rights and
honor.
Soldiers much as you have performed
more remains to be done; the enemy awaits
you IN businesses more difficult than any YOU
have yet penetrated. The government has
adopted the only policy which can preserve
the Indians as a distinct and independent
people The policy must be accomplished