Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-12

W furnishing supplies lot the ar
my when fighting Indians, and other sim
liar empIoymen,s, are about to create a
necessity for driving the Indians beyond
the Mississippi from their new homes,
much sooner than We expected. AS evil
dence that operations of this kind are CO. !
Ing on, we give the following letter from
Gen. Gaines to the Governor of Tennes-
see. 1t should be read in connection with |
the article concerning the Cherokees,
which follows it:-N. Y. Observer.
HEAD QUARTERS, WESTERN d.
VISION, ST.. Louis. AUG 8, 1888.
Sri do myself the honor to transmit
herewith for your information the copy OF
letter | have just received from Lieut..
Colonel R. B: Mason, LIST dragons, COM
manding al Fort Leavenworth. re porting
TO me the ascertained fact, that the Cher
| okee Indians Of the Arkansas have invit
ed all the chiefs, together with the prnci-
pal braves of all the tribes Except Osag-
rs and Kdnsas) residing near our West
ern frontier North Of Red river. to meet
them in council in the Cherokee country
on the Illinois river, a few miles above
the mouth OF the Barren Fork, about llth
September.
The object of the council, and the rea-
son for excluding the O$ages and Kansas,
are unknown; but the Lieut.. Col. states
that there is no doubt in his mind that the
object of the council is to eft eta union Of
the different tribes preparatory TO striking
ii simultaneous blow upon the settlements
Of Arkansas and Missouri, from Red rIv
er to the Mississippi.
! Concurring as do in this opinion, and
being convinced that the CherokeeS o!
Texts and Arkansas have been instIgated
by the ayen's Of Mexico, who have been
endeavoring for two years 10 organize a
/ combination Of Cherokees with all the ma
lions west of Ark and the state OF
Mis>ouri-a combination capable OF bring
, ing into action upon our frontier over TWEEN
~ thousand mounted Warriors-a force
that, under enterprisng leaders, would
av waste the whole line of their Settle
npnts from the mouth of the Sabine to the
Fails Of 81. Anthony, including the rich
st Gotten growing section Of America, OF
Red River. with some of the most vaIua
bic sugar districts of LOuiSana-if indeed
y The enemy is suffered to commence The
n work of destruction before our measures
: of protection are matured.
/, With these impressions | cannot but an
e ricipate authority to concentrate upon tn
is Arkansas frontier a sufficient force TO en-
= able me to check The incipient movement
ID Of the Indians.
'r Five thousand mounted Kentuckian
and Teunesseans, added to our presen
> REGULAR forces-among which is the Is
&c regiment of dragons best | hav
Is ever sren,) would enable me efectuail
10 10 thwart the designs of the enemy, at.
'n give better protection 10 the frontier tina
IS 6v. times that force would accomplish a
ne ter the concentration o: the enemy, an
his successful commencement IN his sa'
~ age work Of destruction.
| have therefore respectfully to reqHe
% of your excellency the promulgallon
authority for the formation of vo'untee
= companies-to be organized and held re-
~ DIV to march by the first of September,
- as soon thereafter as they shall receive
ders-to serve the Unitel States six month
unless sooner discharged. Should the a
- prehended combination of most of the
ferent tribes Of inIians invited, take pIac
~ [ shall need Tor the defence of The we
n;t ern frontier from three THOUSAND to ii
thousand men from your state.
And | shall hold myself in honor a
on duty bounl to make every requisite 71
I'M vision for their health and comfort, prep
nd a,ory 10 meeting the enemy-and, abe
ing all, to sustain the chivaIry of their STATE
his and TO take care of the sick and wound
49, [ am, with very great respect,
"a Your exceIlency's most ob't servt,
cut, EDMUND p. GAINES
mi Mi. Gen. U. S. Army. Commando
\ be- NEwrox CANNON, Gov Of Tenn.
Accompanying the foregoing letter
one from Gen. Gaines, addressed 10
Secretary of War. in which, referring
sal The Indian movements, he says:
Il deem it TO be my duty TO say t
if am permiued 10 obtain ten thous
volunteers from the two great mill
states, Kentucky and Tennessee, WI
l-nd the Indian Council, with that
with any other force that may be peri
ed to call TO that point.
Sand | will do, what | am in h
and duty bound 10 do. as the United 5
officer entrusted with the command OF
Western Division namely, afford pr
,on to the frontier inhabitlnts-that
5ctioa, the work preparatory to w
hall commence before the work OF
sruc. ion is begun. | will be read
- repeI INVASION"
! Governor Cannon's letter in repl
- General Gaines says
1ottd, " That any force oil mounted Voiun
urier. that you may be authorized 10 eau
how from the state OF Tennessee VIII DC
seems ished in the most prompt manner, at
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