Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-05-21
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The ae~ o,lo.ns ncs " tbe o,b 1ss 'he floo
iag psrsrnrA
uEtisa k,s.es hfa,y, have arrived in iiis eiiy
f,oss Flosids. We undersigned iAe' hey ht'o con-
,lsdcs treaty uuh tia 'ie' na.csi NC rFne'
terms q which hs,o cot rci ifs"'pi'ta--5ai ihc
isa,as ere 20 t,er P0sfcsti0n q he aispaiea lef-
iiory.
n nis infsssu,lon agpsoschcs nc iru,h--as Is
wouN seers unrcstonsblc 20 douhi--ihe Admiu,t-
ira,,on s,,l haze 'siied The measure a. or eopH-
I'VE glefy. ~nh ~hucss IN tho Gfst place
this var IVES The most wsntonly asd sismciai'y
provoked u any The world hss ever SHOWN. The
lndisus wcfc Gnvca into q by series At ihc most
sluoeso8s robhofics aud wtonFs. For years
gang Of est.ibfosi spectators had carried on
course Of systematic oppression and tiininy a.
gains, then. A las directly cnicuisiod TO iac'ii-
tate their nosnous des,Fns had been passed BY
Coagrcss Showing any msu TO iakc up OF pur
chase choice sections Of The peblc lands "a ihe
possession Of tho Indians Il I've could jHst set TIE
eouson, o. oct claim Of The Indian - ~hoto ihc
same especially belonged Tho Consequences
were such IS bsa been intended Bats scoundrcls
would give some base Indian gallon Of vhshey
10 san away iands to which he had 90 shadow OF
.s.,.. - .- a.. ...4--sA a st..u thau troulf
proceed 20 ospel the true owner and habIlau: -
The ,.tter would appeal TO the United states 60
,0ouiios. bot could get M redress. Beside THE.
every variety Of indgbity and outrage YVES heaPej
on the ~reiehed favsges. The treatment OF osccoa
before the outbreak Of tho war is well know u.--
We are assured BY an ardent friend Of the Ad-
fninistfalion Sho resided ~ Florida Just before the
commencement Of The war that the cruel wrongs
Of The Indian can hardly be imagined.
Al length these expressions resulted in blood.
shed. and aot the government was all attention
and energy. a pretended treaty was trnmped up,
which not twenty Of the Sominolcs Ind ovet heard
OF, aud they were ordered to abandon their bones
in obedience 10 ts requirements, and prepare for
emigration to far distant unknown aad inhospi-
table country They did abandon their homes,
but 1t to hurl tho hatcho not bury ito carry
fire aud sword into the homes OF the opprcssor
race which had robbed them of their own.
How was tho Intelligence Of those troubles re-
ceiscd at Washngionl Was there any inquiry
into the causes i-~any deposition TO search ont
the guilty authors Of these outrsgcs, and bring
them TO jusiicel-- discussion as to the amount
Of blame justly attaching to the Seainolcs Moth
ing like it, WAR to the knife . was instantly
proclsmed, and the Indians opprised that no treaty
or arrangement would be made with them which
dad not provide for their thorough cxtrpalior. -
savage nurtufcJ 10 the Everglades of Florida
will inevitably perish The bleak prsiries Of the
Far West
The Seminole thus threatened with extermina-
ton for wrongs which they had rcceiUed acted like
the fer0c,ous sayages they Hunted through
their native swnmps aud forest Ike Wild heasts, by
an enemy whose bullets spared not The detenceess
aud by whom women and children were clutchcd
F-s --r'.Alsy, 49, .-@i-,-s.,ad nuaaral
contest with consistency aud bravery which would
command admiration if their barbauy did not IN
spfc disgust and horror. They have fought against
heavy odds IN the field Of battle ard come Off with
honore. They have attacked the dcfcnccless cabin
at midnight and bu;chefed It's half aroused inmates
from manhood 10 helpless infancy. Thuy have
fallen upon the shipwreeked mariner upon their
coast, nad slaughtered him without remorso.--
When too greatly outnumbered in the fod~hcv
have retired to the deephidng places Of their we'll
nigh impossible and pcstilen,ia swamps, and leli
their enemy TO exhaust himself in worrying and
often fatal pursuit. When lie believed that all
was oycr-iha, the sayagcs had been suhdued or
abandoned the couniry-Ihey would sally from
their haunis, md give dreadful evidence of the ex-
tent Of the white mans mistake.
Thus the contest has gone on for years at an
expense TO the United States of many thousands of
valDsblc liscs and from Twenty to Thirty Millions
ct Dollars. All remons,rance, inquiry or resis-
lance has been frowned down. The war must 90
on-ihe President, had willed il, and the means
must be furnished. No eompromse-ao peace
on any terms short Of the utter expulsion Of the
Seminoles. General after General has been baiiled
army after army has wasted away million after
miliion has been squsBdered 1t is almost i'm
possible 10 coax recruits into the Army, and the /
Treasury has been q shpplaster regimen for
the last eighteen months. At length, even obe, /
macy itself Is oulwent'ed and the prof,Iess luiql
~ Of TIC contest has become palpsble even to the
dollest apprehension, President Van Barren has
sen, Gen. Maeomb TO make a Treaty on terms
which would have been gladly accepted By the
semlnoles at any time, ana VIC hope the war is at
an end. DO; how does this eouuiry come out Of
the contest
''tiise ne back my legions 3" was the sgopi1ing
exclamation Of Augpsips CBsar TO a General who
had allowed hs army 10 be routed and cut to
p'eees. VIII not tie People Of the United States
make sim'lai demsad Of their rulers Mac
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