Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-12-17

Tgseel ektant ihoss of indl.
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.aon az fhiara mhirh fo,lsrsa ,ho,o
attractions and expanrlons 81 tie eur.
pxencysa SAD thege fee&lest abuses Of credit.
from TIE baislai lIecls 81 4hich lhs cbaa-
Cry hes 20 deeply snlIsseE- "a roluro fhsi
can proniss. IA The cad. 20 better results
than 10 repgoduee iha arshasrsssmenisth che
GosernmeEf has experienced: and d IL.
move IRON The shouIdera d ana nrnsant.
20 those of gfesh victims. Toe bitter FRUITS
Of that IpiIit % speeuiaisa enisfpliss 20
which COR conniFymea are 90 liable. and
RPon which the leanuns Or sxphFiencs "a
50 unaruiIiae. The cbcies : a. imnor.
iaHt one, AID ! Einesrsly hope Ehalis NAY
be sissiy made.
"A report fsoas he Secretary Of War.
presenting delaiIed sisu Of shs afa;rs
OF thar DepHrtment. aeenmpanies this
eommenicaiion.
The desuIto-y duties eonEscttd viii
Tie temovsl q she indiaaa, ii which IRE
army has been constantly anRsxed on the
noglhEen and wessorn lrontiern. and n
Florida. have Ieudersd L impIaelicabls
20 carry into lall effect he plan recon.
inended By The Secretary fnF improvinR
ils discipline, In every instance where
the rsgsmenfs have ksen eoncensr1sed.
shey have made great progress und tha
hsss resvl,s may 81 anticipated tom
eoniinusnee q this system. Darinr he
taat eeeson. . part 81 the troops have been
employed ID femosinR Indisns from The
interior 10 tbs territory assigned them 10
the West--a duly which they have per.
formed efficiently and With prsi,e worthy
humanity ( aad thar poFiioo Of them which
haa been elafioned 10 Florida roDtiausSI
aelive operations there lhroughoat Ihs
beats % summer
The policy o. shs uhilsd States IL re-
gard 70 the lndians, 81 which ! suceinct
4ccoUpi y gwen 10 my message of 1893
and Of he wisdom nad expediancy or
which AN fully sHiixhed, bss been con.
hnued in active npefalion throughout the
whole period 81 my adminiairaiion. Since
tbs spginR 81 1881. more fbaa Iorty thou
aand lndians have been removed 20 their
neW homes waal 81 The Mistissippi add
IAN happy 70 add fhatail aceounis concur
% representing the result 81 this measure
90 eminenlly bane6eisI 10 That people.
The emisralSon Of iAo SeminoIes alone
has been attended with serious diffcasv.
snd occaaicned bloodshed hostilities hav.
ing been commenced By the Isdiaas Of
florida, undef ihs appFekenhioa that they
would b compelled, By force, 10 comply
with thsir treaty s.ipnlalions. The exec
usiou 81 The treaty a. Payno's Landing
agned ~ 1874 bat not rat kad nniis I63S
was postponed. ut the solicitation az the
lndiaus, until 1896. When they aesin Fs.
newod their agFeamentto remove peaeea-
BY % thcie now homss IN iha West Ia
the face 81 THE solama and Te0ewed con.
pact, thoY hroke ehsir faith, and CON.
maneod hoeiilities 81 the massacre Of
Major Daas's eonmaae, the murdss 81
thaif agent, General Thompson. and 9th.
er acts 81 cruel trsacheTy. When this
alarming and unexpected iniefiiqenee
reached the seat % Government. sVeyv
ebert appesrl 70 have bean made 70 feia-
force Genesal clineh. who commanded the
tgooPs then IL FLORIDA. General Eussis
was despalehed. with feinforcemenlS from
ChaFieslcn: troops ware eallod onl fSom
Alabama, Fannossoe, end Georgia; ana
General Scott wns sent % tsks the cosn-
mands uith aapts powers and SIMPLE
means. ~ the frat alarm, Gen. Catnes
ossaaized force q New Ohesns. aud
without waiting for orders, landed ia Flo
EidA, where he delivered over he troops
be bad brought With him 70 Gen. Scott.
Gov, Call WA subsequently, appointed
% Conduct q sanmeg campzign, and, q
toe close Of u, va replaced 81 General
JssHp. These svenis and changes took
place undeg The standardization of my prs
deeessog. Notwithstanding lhe exssiions
q TIE experienced ofacers who had coai-
msad there Tor eighlees moaiha. oa en-.
teFing uPon The administration 81 tie Co
ysFnmens ionnd ne Tenilofy 81 Fiogi-
az prey 70 lndjAn ssfeeisias "A siranas
Gus eaofs vas iinmediaisiy nsds 70 bfing
thste hossfiiilsa 10 eissss aad tie sFaF
uades Gen. gsaup, wss reinfogced uaiil
. amoneisd 70 ten Thousand msn. aad
suFntshea with abandsai suppiiss 81 oea-
~ deSefiptiea. Ia this campaign q greet
aumetf q tbs enemY were espiuFsd end
deslfoyed but The ehaFstisg q TIE Goa
test oRly wss chsHged. Ths Indiaas.
bsgiRg basn defeated ia esefg Engage
meat, aisPeFaed in small bands lhfspFk.
out ihs eouaify, and hecsme "a easefplis-
lng, iegmIaebls. end Faikless bandliii.---
Geo. Fayiog, who sarsss 6ei Gea. gesen
Used BE best sxeFlions % sebdus fbem
aad Was ssc0ndsd ia Sc efioris b. toe a.
heers ondet his eommaad; BAT Be. ioa.
failed 70 pfoierf he Tsgisofy from ibsff
dspredatieha ~ en- sei 81 sizeal end
cruel ireaebaIys hey broke ihs truce
made wiih thea 81 Gsnefal Mscomh.
Who was sens from Washia9i8n fag lhs
peTgoss ofessfying iaio s6sefiho sapFaas.
- Hifhse 81 Congress, saa hses eoafiaa-
- sasiE dsTssisiions ever siaee. Ger.
AFmuiesd. who wee Oh fiofi3a uhea nen.
1sylqf ieii she Array. - ptgnisaiou, ~.
faafa ibe eommsna. aad. kilgs tciisa
sFmmeE operations, asa met - asape
ttoas - Peaee aad, iram ih6 fsacaaie
eass9eaes 8 re sffissi Ga FIoads. AZ
the larae pefiod, af deiseaiiaa TEN ne
eniael who ere htppiiY tsfllsd wasl
e ~ tlIes.slipFs cod ere aoa shzi oas io
gezae isElf eaaaiFYmsn % iofa lbam
iAefe ee9 Nafs 90 s1me ifne eater.
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