Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-26
ST.. AUGUSTINE, oh March. 1910.

ST. AUGUSTINE, oh March. 1910.
begin 10 believe once more that the war Is now
about to assume n new aspect. thanks TO our excel
Lent Cuha auxatics. lfIhe Government will now
act with proper v,gor and independence. humanity
will have no longer 10 weep ever su h tragedies a.
have been performed daily Florida FOR The last four
yeats.
The dogs have been lried, and mol found wanting
Within = lie" days. Major Looms has captured an
Indian on the Wacassa. by means of the dogs. and
II was done in so een,eel aud delicate a manner. by
hese well-bred quadrupeds. that II would have de-
lighted the mos, sqneansh sympathlssr 10 have
Witnessed il, When the " ua' was first sruch
by the dogs (wo,) they were held IN leash by cir
keepers. (acco,dine 10 The rcry sdedc,ous order 81
the War DEPARTMENT. but before they got within
halfa mile OF The game, they became very inpatient
and. by sudden b"und, broke loose and vent " a.
head in gallant style. The troops followed up =.
mons the bushes. AMI soon cane upon the scene
OF action. The noble dogs had fcored a gigantic
savage, aud held him down without appearing dis
posed TO do him further injury He was so irig hi
ened that he was perfectly po"srless and could not
speak Tor several seconds. His FIRST words were,
usual, an oiIef TO beray sumo four or five comrades
Who, he stated, were concealed at some distance
The troops and their trusy dogs went in pursuit !;
with what success is not yet known.
The capture OF this Indian, and the mode OF his
capture, consider decidedly the most Impouan e.
vent that has occurred since tue commencement OF
the war. 1t proves incontcsubly that the can be
bloodshed, II proper means b. adopted for the pur-
pose. As soon as il becomes generally known TO
the Indians that they have neir foe to encounter.
whose sag,ciy not inferior TO their own and whose
courage and Strength are liule superior, a great
moral effect will be produced. They will every
one come in and sue for the lives | verify believe
that 900 men, with 600 Of these noble dogs could
accomplish more towards ending this wretched war
III IL deserve to be called wsr) than 10 600 with.
out them. 1t is nov the general impression that
the war can be ended in very short time, and
with very ntlc rxpend u,e Of life treasure, if the
Government will al once procure the means whit
they noU knoVw,ll accomplish the object.
Fifty separate hunting parties OF fifty men and
five dogs each. Gn all $500 men aud $50 dogs.)
would scour The whole peninsula from ST. Angus
tine to Cape Sable, in sixweeks. aud before they get
h0lIcay through could receive the submission Of the
hitherto ,ncincibie sdrdgcs
The panic among the Indians in a short time will
be inconcewablc, and the terrible character OF the
will spread with exaggerated horrors
through every swamp and hammock 10 the territory
he whole character of the war may be consid-
cred as changed. The Indian will ~ longer have
all the advantages on his side. The " invisible en-
envy by whose hand the white man has hitherto
fallen unavengcd will be made visible retrbuou will
over'ake The mcTccss savage, and the cruel butch
etes OF ress women and children w,l be arrested
New life and spirit seem TO he infused into the army
Officers aud men feel now, for the first time. thai
they are placed on something like an equ6luy with
The foe. and that II they tall must be IN fair fight
Many officers who, month ago, wee very ANXIOUS
TO get out ofthe territory, are now anxious TO remain
and fight il out!
The objection to the use of dogs to protect NO.
men and children from the Indian scalping knife,
winch 10 ielt by some persons Of weak nerves, will
loon be removed by the good conduct ofthe dogs
themselves. and by The positive certainty that The,
viii quietly bnng The Indians to subjec,oa but,
Ibore all because the national purse Will, by thei,
gency, be relieved from the heavy d,afis which
you'd otherwise be made on il for years and years
u come
Our local Legislature deserves immortal honor,