The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-12-22
detailed .ew of tho affairs OF Thai Depur!me MI "c-


carry into inlI eject the plan recommended ny
the Secretary lur Improving discipline. In eve
~ instance where The regiments have been cohceh
Uaied, they hav" made great progress; aud w"
beat results may he aniic ipntCd nam ronllhIahc"
Of this ~ stem. Duung rhe last Senson, part ct
the troops nave been employ ed in removing lhd''
ans To the territory assigned them in the WeSt-n
dnry which they have preiuImGd eihcIehlIy ana
" ilh praisewnrhy humanity; and that porih'n "I
them which has been stationed IN Ftrid" c"nlinu,
ed active operations there lhI oughuu the heats OF
HE summer
The policy Of the United States in regard to the
lndni,s. Of which sucrinct account Is gwen IN
my mes uar of 1898 aud Of the wisdom aud eXpe'
dlencv Of which am fully satisfied, has heeh con
Iiuuel in active operation Throughout ihe wh"'e
prrind ST my administration. Sht" me SPf'h5 ~
1897, more lnan forty thousand Indians nave o''h
removed To lho.r new homes west OF 'h' H'NS'sS'
nm: and I am happy add HAT all a"r"u''S w"
cur i'm reurrsrnring the result of ihIs measure
as eminent, beneficial 10 that people,
Tho emigration Of the SrminuleS alone has Deeil
attended win serious difficulty, and occaSi"ned
hloodsheG; hns,ilitrs having been commenced ny
IN. Indians in Florida under the apprehension l''ni
they would he compelled, uy force, l" c"hP'| WIN
thrIr FRENZY stipuInIous. The execution ."i Inc
,ren,y of la,u.s Landing. slgned IN l7:'2, nut not
ratified un,ii 1884, was postponed ,a the solicitation
of the Indians, unl 1880, when tney agai" rel eW-
ed their agreement 10 remove pehcthhlt 10 "h'ir
new homes in The West. IN HE lace al ms s'''
euIn aud renewed compact, they broke th"ir I".n'
aud commenced husilules 10y the massacre III ma
irr Dnde'. command, the murder OF 'hc,r age"',
Gcuulai Thompson and other ac's OF cruel reach
cry. when tins alarming aud unexpected lnIelll.
geuce reached The seat of G"verngichi, every al
tort appears to have been made I" Reinforce Oener-
al Cinch who commanded HE troops 'i'rh III f'"r'
da General Eu.,ie Was despatched WIN reinforce
nrnls from Charleston; troops were called ont OF
Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia; anh General
Scott was sent To take the cunlnnhd, WIN ample
powers and nmpie mears Al The hrsl alarm ,Hr','
Gains organized a force at New Orleans, aud, wnh
"a Ia, EI,ri,lu ,h.,r.. In,
delivered over the troops he had brought with him
to Gen. srot.
Gov. Call was subsequently apponred,o condur,
Il summer campaign, and. AT the c'se ct II was re
placed by Gen. JcSup. These events and changes
iu"k place under The administration I my pr"de
crs >rr. Notwithstanding The eNrrt"ns II the "x
rlcnccd officers who had the command ihcie Tor
siu htren i"ntus, on entering the administration
of The Go, urncut Iuuud the terrltury "t Florida
prey /" Indian a,iroclcs Strenuous effort
made to bang these i"Stilinus 10 II close; and
the amy, uudci Geu. Iesup, was reinforced unu!
IT amounted In ten Thousand men, aud furnished
with abundant supplies al every desert ption. la
III is campaign grent number at the enemy wrrr
captured ar deSr"Ied but the character III the c"n
test only WAS changed. The indians having been
defeated in cvnry engagement, dIpersed IN small
bands thIou9 huut the country, and brcnIne AN en-
irrIusiug, formidable, and rul h"ss bandliii Gen
ral lur. who succeeded Gen. Jesup, used his bosl
rxerlluns to suhdue the anG was seconded IN his
Efforts by the officers under his command: but he
too, tailed To puect the territory from their frpro
daons, BY an act of signal and cruel lreich"ry,
they brake The made with them by General
Mac"mh, who was sent from Washington tor The
purpose Of wing into effect The express wishes
of Congress, ana have continued their devastatiuus
ever since. General Armisead, who IA FIuri. |
da when Gen. Taylor left the Army by pcrini>sioh,
assumed the comm nd and, alter active summer
operations, mel by propositions tor peace; aud
from The fortunate concldeure of the arrival IN !
Florida, Al the period Of n delegation from
Tie S-Iniu"lcs VIII" are happily settled west ut the |
NJ iSs pp and ara now an8i0uS To I,ursuadc thc
sonntrl men I" i"m Them, hopes were for SOME
lime eutcrtaiucd that III" Indians mIght bo Undue |
I'd to leave the territory without any icrther diff
'uliv --Tbese hopes have proved iHllaciouS, aud
lnsities have been renewed tlrnugh uui lhn whole
If The territory. That Ills contest has endured So
nng, is to he attributed To causes beyond the con
toi If the Government Experienced generals |
AVE had tho command "f the troops; officers and |
soldiers have alike distinguished themselves for
heir activity, patience aud enduring courage; the
Amy has been constantly furnished with supplies
# every descIi pti"n; and we must look Tor the
a,,scs which have so long procraslinaed The issue
t the contest, in the vast extent of the theatre OF
nsilities, the almost insurnountabe obstacles pre-
enied by the nature "ithe country, the chinue,
nd the willy character of the savages.
fhe sites tor marine hospitals on the rivers and
,kcs, which was authorized To select aud cause
he pure lased ,hnve all been designaed; but ibe
Ppropriati"n not proving Sufficient, conditional ar
ngements only have been made for their ucoujs
ION 1t is for Congress 10 decide whether those
oudi,inna purchases shall he sanctioned, a nd the
humane intentions Of the law carried jn,o foil eff
Get.
The Navy, as will appear from tho accompany
ng report ot the Secretary, has been uSeIutiy and
onnrahlv employ d for The protrcr"u uf our com |
hrrce and cliIzeus in llu Medierrauran the Par,f
C. and The coast of brazil, and in the Cult Of Mex
co, small squadron, consisting OF the irgnle
Constellation and the soop.of war Boston, under
Commodore kearney, is On It's way the CHINA
nd Indian seas, far The purpose attend ng To our /
interests in that quarter; and Commander Aulick
n the sioop OF war Yorktown, has been instructed
u visit The Sandwich and Society Islands, the
"asts OF New Zealand aud Japan, together with
'ther ports aud islands trequenrd by our whnie
hips, for the purpose of giving them rouniennuce,
md protection, should they be required. Other
nIalles vessels have been, aud still are, employed
n prosecuting the survey Of the const OF the United
States, directed by various acts Of Congress; and
hose which have been Completed will shortly be
aid before You
The exploring expedition, at the aies date, was
preparing 10 leave the Bay Of Islands. New Zua.
and, in further prosecution of the objects which
nave thus lar been successfully oinplish-d. The
discovery of ii new coniinent which was first seen
n latitude &c deg. min. south, longitude ID deg
~ NM east, aud afterwards IN latitude &C deg 81
hin. south, longilnd. 1873 deg. 40 mln east nv
w likes aud IIudson for an extent Of
,ial,een hundred miles, but On whch They wer.
'revene, from auding by vast bodies of leo " hich
,uc"mpassed il, is one of the hunnrable results of
he enterprIze. Lieutenant Wilkes hears ,rslimo.
~ 1" The zeal az good conduct of his officers aud