The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-04

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,re..;.- should drive oul lie Indians. h
I'D mi predict. lie thought u ossasi
10 end The controversy II onne. and. u
necessary. 10 sllow them small PnEaann
Of he county far The present. There
could not be over three hundred Warriors
lefs. Lei them kn0w they we're not d
be molesled and 70 further danger al
to be unprecedented IRON Them. tie had
no doubt he expense Of fuEsheF gar. d
Of the land speculation. might be dispen
sed with.
In support II The amendment thus
moved hy Me-. Everett
Mr.. PUTNAM toI New York remark
ea that he would moi. ~ this hour a ihs
night and peEind Of The ssssion, deiaif
The cnmmiiiee but : few moments. i
struck him that IL wss very unnecessary
for members TO occupy Tie Time IN speak
ing Of the merits or dement's Of the
officers engaged in The Florida war. OF
in giving Us history of their personal
difficulties: that eampaIgn had succeeded
campaign. until years had been occupied
in efforts 20 sxierminsse and conquer .
few, = handful Of Indians: that more Than
twenty millions of dollars had already
bren expended in this. abnve all others.
the most inglurous war. And il tie lnss
II reputation. The lass Of blond. and the
degradation Of our country in the progress
Of this war. were susceptible If a peeunia'
~ calculation. tie amount would far ex-
coed the amount Of money expended in
carrying on the war.
Tie said the amendment under con-
si.leraIion, moved by the gentleman from
Vermont. he deemed important. In pro-
posed 10 appropriate I've thousand dollars
10 enable The President TO enter into .
treaty with The Indians. with q view Of
cessing hoslili,ies and eteeling . peace.
lie said we had been engaged Tor long
time in an effort To bring the Indians intn
submission. and that our Treasury had
contributed literally and largely 10 its
support; and what, he asked. have we
gained! lie said we were no better of.
and apparently no nearer to termination,
Than when the hoslilities first commenc.
ed: that the Indians had neTer had more
than one thousand warriors in The field al
any time. and. IN an average. probably
not 10 exceed four hundred; that our
national hnnor in this pal.ry war had been
affected; we had violated flag Of truce
and we had q warfare with Jer Indians.
who, rs yet, had the best Of the bargain;
and that these were the only taureis we
had won. lie inquired whether we
should continue this kind Of warfare. or
whether il should be brought 10 close!
lie would rather treat with the enemy,
and Terminate the war upon just and
amicable principles. That the amend
meni proposed the remedy and bestowed
the means n: carrying il inlo execution.
lie thought the trial had better be made.
and believed the President, by entering
into a treaty. would effec, much more
than could be accomplished by prosecu-
tion of the war, and that in this way the
cirii authority would do more than would
he accomplished BY miiifarypomsr. lie
should be happy tn vote for The amend.
ment. and hoped il would pass.
The amendment moved by Mr.. Eve
relI. the reader will recoilert. ~as agreed
10. and is now part Of the Indian hostility
appropriation law.