Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-12-14

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leel is the establishment oil the military de,
lences recommcnneu oy inc secretary Of
War, winch have been already referred TO-
Without them the Government viii be pow
erleSs 10 redeem lis pledges OF protection TO
the emlgrallng Indians against the nuuer-
Gus warlike tribes that surround them. and
10 provide for the safety of the frontier set
tiers Of the bordering States.
The case OF the Semnoles constitutes at
present the only exception to the successful
efforts OF the Government 10 remove the In
ldians TO the homes assigned them west Of
the Mississippi Four hundred Of this tribe
eInigrated in 1886, and fifteen hundred in
1887 and 1889, leaving IN the country, II is
supposed, about 1000 Indians The con-
unued lreacherous conduct OF those people,
the savage and unprovoked murders they
have lately committed. buicheriue whole
families oil The settlers OF the Territory, with
put distinction OF age or sex. and making
their way into the very centre and heart OF
the country, so that no par, off, is free from
their ravages their frequent attacks on the
light houses along tina; dangerous coast, and
the barbariiy with which they have murder
ed The passengers and crews OF such vessels
as have been wrecked upon the reefs and
Keys which border the Gnlf leave the Gov |
ernmenI no alternative but to continue the
military operations against them until they !
are totally expelled from Florida
There are other motives which would
urge me Goyernmentto pursue this course
!owatns me seminoles. The Unled States |
nave Iuihiied ~ good iath all their treaty
with the Indian tribes, and have,
~ every other instance, insisted upon like |
performance oil their obligations. To relax 1
rom ms salulary rule because the Semin
oles have maintained themselves so long in
ne .eI''ory they mad relnqu,ished' and, IN
defiance oil Their frequent and solemn en-
gagemenls still continue TO wage a ruthless
~ asa,us' 'ne on'teu Siaies' would not
~ esi".e "an' OF eonstancy on our part,
e'' example IN our intercourse
~" o'nsI tr,oes' Experience has shown
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" ''n'es inrough a country SO lntersec,ed
".h;aL seessiole sWahps ana marshes, and
which, from The fatal character OF the eli.
,,';n,a .' &c "oauuoneu ~ me END oil the
The Man snhno;,,aa ~ youl
If War n ,L ~" s1ou'''eu ny 'he secretary