Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-01

VI. IaI RWcH and tie War o6 lSI2-TIs F2ori4I
war d"I VIZ Ian BH0sH.-Such has been the mis-.
management of the National Administration OF late.
that those who oppose u most earnestly. fail IN urcscn-
ting "a the strongest light, us mr. oods, because they
eIinbt Them zen masse,' whereas, almost any one of
them supplies MI argument for a total change in our
rulers fnuHi tbs many. take the shocking mISmlnlge-
m"ni o' the FLORIDA WAR. and lei some one 60 q, or
Tie history ui that disgrac"ful. as well ~ noumful af
lar; and there Is nOt an honest man in the nalion that
would not start from the detail. and pronounce Judg.
meni against th" men Wh"sU i~H5coiitiy To direct public
movements. "r whose ImprudcnI waste. aId misdirec-
'i"n OF the public funds. have Jeff that inir portion of
our country a prey to- a "lcw hundred Indians" and
exposed the Hover ut our army 10 slaughter In detail,
and the lives of some uf the most lovely of ON. SET
and the most valued OF The other. TO the meruics of the
iOH'itia"k and Scalping kufs. We scarcely receive "a
mail from the S,ufh, that docs not conrain accouais of
Further Indian Dcpredaiions, Dreadful Slaughter al
Nhiies ~ fi"rda." More indian Murlers.' INDIAN
h"y DESTROYED" etc. etc. These. our readers know.
arc thc ordinary headings of our southern par,granb,
"hile u cannot be- forgotten. that millEds and million,
~ dollars have been expended on the Florida Wor,'
General after General changed. 10 rivc efficiency to
the efforts 1T our army employed IN the gIadcs, and
along the borders Of the Gulf
Now. this : n failure nn the part Uf The adminiSfra.
iion Of the general government to pfuiect. t,e lives aud
property of citizens; aid the failure - - ., idenily the
result eiiheT 0i ImbccIlty. ora diversion oi The means
supplied Ivy COngns 60 save the Territory. that we nsk
with confidence, what Is due TO rulers WIN. though
they may nOt 10 charged wth sending a fer. IN have
them destroyed where many aust be victorious. ara nj
least clIargcablc with wasting tho army and IT, mater
al, by sending n fcT where u has long been evident
that Unly The many ran ef.ci the object. and return
unsruihedi with i%dtnpcung ~ au Imp1rtan; aHiir. M
VslSmg the lives Of thousands Of our citizens. and their
hard earned property. AMI hcaping disgrace upon our
naliyn. who exhibits herself ~ the attitude Ut attempt
ing Ia arrest fun The Indian, their lands. while II j.
~h"nIablc oi protecting fho lives and properly. or re-
'ciigi"g I'e death ui ~ own citizens.
What. NC ash ought ~ Lc lho dealings 81 n psopic
"rh servants thus incapable, ~ thus wickcR
Let Ar Van BufOn luI his friends answer that ra.
puTtIut question.
When, s"HIc week, siucc. We r,pDzed ~ fa public
the h't rnt Mr. Van Buren,. ln 1917. poiued he plr.
" That wa. opposed o. Mr. Madison. and. 90 lhc miJ.t
81 % disastrous war co. OR frontier sought 90 change he
executive. aud place De VIII Clinton m tho Presidon.
~, We were tpld by zDms u thc mrsf earnest 81 Mr.
Nan RlscH's advocates. that though II VIE ftct ur
he tNr Van Buren, was active ~ attempts o. I.fc,t
Nr hiuti-on. yet - si,,d rl-ufrJ no he hrt that lac
lir1 EIuy others believed hat tho urr. iko scat II
which was On our frontiers. was not earned on with
sufficient vigrr. and that an important change IN The
5dninisir1iiun wns nccerasfg n secure our uDuh uvest
cm frontiers iUm he lsHsh sud The lndisu-. and u,
1yc orf nsnonal hDnnr-fhose MT coDsidcred safe ~
Ihe hand " Mf Nins0S. Thin VS. nee account giy.
en- and ue Irsnh,lusu offered. fT Nf Ven Burcu's
hostility 60 NJ M1it-on. and BIZ co upeauyu with The
tiaf sustained De WIZ CImfYu
u obsrsa ~ the COMMUNICATION was ro1ur,i 100
der -1'h sr'InsInco.. 20 dsfrud fha honor and Hr
rsla q E- uIIJu tJu much mofs . = uov tc7uutI