Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-01

The SEMINOLE WAIVE have often advered
to this war Of thousand years We deprecated at
the outset the organization, and we deprecated the
tactics of an armed force brought into the field IN
warfare which is neither regular, ac,nor gseri-
ia but species Of rowing warfare, peculiar 10 "se
Our convictions have become history, ana All
must agree to the ineiciency OF the niitary tac
tics employed and, useless as they have peeR' 'hey
have been rendered still more so by the Jealonsies
or as General Gaines will have it, the "party spirit
that has pervaded the superior officers from the ar
Department downwards. As an emphatic instance
of this. we would barely mention the perfdious cap
ture Of Osceola when that chieftan was engaged In
an hone 81 parley with General HernandeZ-a parley
which, il is believed, would have terminated the
war; but General Hernandez was militia officer,
and the aurels must not 60 on his brow-the par
ley must be broken up, and Osceola transported TO
the fortress at St. Augustine.
This incident of the war is remarkable, because we
have seen General Hernandez-a gentleman of high
honor and REFRIGERATED by the newspapers with
epithets of abuse for treachery to Osceola, when in
fact. he had no agency IN the affair
When an impartial narration shall be made of the
events of this Seminole war; enough will be seen to
regret al the expenditures which II has occa-
stoned, and 10 excite anxiety to the mode OF
bringing il TO termination. On this subject we are
OF the opinion at the outset of the war, and in
this opinion we are backed by many persons of ex-
perence near the scene of action.
Let new corps be raised of 500 or 1000 men, as
the exigency may require, for this particular
vice Let the qualification of each man be, that he
is accustomed to the practice of hunting. Let them
have compensation of six hundred dollars each for
the whole service Instead of set companies and pla
oons, let the organization be dvsible into parties of
any number of men, that the men may enlist by
parties for service. Let each party choose its own
captain and let the captains choose commander for
field service. For the purposes OF organization vic
tuang, and police regulations, let the War Depart
ment furnish the necessary officers and supplies By
this the proper material hardy yeomanry,
Injured to fatigue of whom there thousands-will
have encouragement and an opportunity to operate
efectually, because operating on their "own hook.
They can, under these circumstances, rove with the
rovers and meet the enemy man to man, and although
such organization be somewhat different from the
usual practice IN the army, see no reason why It
should be, simply for this reason, rejected.
Whilst on this subject, however, it may relieve
the War Department from any jealousy of us, IL we
say, that not asidious about fighting as to
object to another alternative for closing the war;
We would the six hundred dollars, pro.
posed to be paid to volunteers, 60 into the hands Of
the Indian themselves-let them take it and depart
In peace Ii the administration have negotiation
to this effect in view, wish II every success, and
the is concluded the better; but in the late
armstice of General McComb the articles so in
definite and vague, to create misgv ngs to the
sincerity Of both parties.