Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-19

W.. Van Puren and he War Of lSl2-THe FloyilI
Var anil .Mr Van Rgrst-Such has been The mis-
management OF the National Administration of late,
that those who oppose It moSt earnestly, fail in prcscn-
ling in the strongest light. its misiccds, because they
exhibit them zen masse,' whereas, almost any one OF
them supplies an argument for a total change in our
rulers. From the many. take the shocking mismanngc-
ncut OF The FLORIDA WAR, and let some one e. over
he HISTORY of That diSgnc.lul. as well rs mounfll af-
far; aud there l. not an honest man in the nation that
would not start from the detail. and pronounce Judg.
mcnt against the men whose imLecilifs TO direct public
movements, or whose i'm prudent waste. ard misdIrec-
ton OF Ihe public funds. have left that fair PORTION OF
our country n prey TO a few hundred Indians" and
exposed the flower of our army 10 slaughter ia detail,
and the lives OF som OF the most lovely OF one sex,
and the mos; valued OF the other, TO the mercics Of the
%tomlhawk and scalping knife. We scarcely receive 4
mail. from the South, that does not contain accounts Of
Further Indian Depredations, Dreadful Slaughter of
Whites in Florida" "Niore Indian Murders "lnJian
Key Destroyed" etc. etc. These, our readers know,
are the ordinary headings of our southern paragraphs;
while IL cannot be forgotten, that millions and millions
of dollars have been expended on the "FIoriia Var
General after General changed, 10 give efficiency To
the efforts oi our army employed IN the glades, aud
along the borders Of the Gulf.
Now, thIs Is a failure on The part OF Inc adminIsira-
ton Of the general government To protect the lives and
property of citizens; and the failure is so evidently the
result either of imbeciity, or u diversion of the meauS
supplied by Congress To save the Territory, that We ask.
with confidence, what Is due 10 rulers who, though
Non desiroycd where many must be VICTORIOUS, are At
least chaTgeablc with wasting the army and IFS maiori-
al, by sending a fer where IL has long been evident
that only the many can effect the object. ana return
unscaihedi with i%amPerng in an important aaiir. in
VoiNns the lives Of thousands ofour citizens. aud their
hard earned property, and heaping disgrace upon our
nation, who exhibits herself in The attitude of attempt
ING To arrest from the Indians their lands, while il is
incapable of protecting tho lives and properly, or re-
venglng the death of lis own citizens.
What We ask, ought 10 be the dealings Of n people
with servants thus incapable. or thus wicked
Let Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends answer tina, i'm.
pJrtant question.
When, some weeks since, we exposed 20 the public
the fact, that Mr.. Van Buren,. ia 1912. pinned the par.
~ that vas opposed 10 Mr. Madison. and. in the midst
OF a disastrous war ON our frontier sought To change the
executive, aud place DE VIII Clinton in the PrcsIdcp-
cy, We were tod by some Of The m st earnest of Mo
Van Barcn's advocates, iha, though il was a fact that
hc (Alr Van BJren) was active in attempts 10 defeat
AE. Madison. yet he stood Justified in the hct, that he
anu many others believed that the uar, the seat Of
which was on our frontiers, was not carried on with
sufficient vigor, and that an important change in the
administration was necessary to secure our northwest.
em frontiers from The British and the Indians, and To
save our national hOnOr-;hcse not considered salo in
The hands of Mr. MADISON. This was tic account Civ.
en-. and the justification offered. for Mr. Van Buren's
hostility 10 Mr.. Madison, and his co operation with the
party that sustained Dc Wit Clinion
u a change of the administration was required un.
der such circumstances, 20 defend the honor and the
rights Of the nation, how much more "a II now required.
when the administration. after spending millions ofdol-
lars, and wasting almost iunuDeIable lives is COMPEL
cd practically % acknowledge It's inability 10 defeat n
"handiul Of Indians General Jackson called them a
icw h]undrcd) who are destroying our hsrvcst fields.
and burning our towns, and slaughtefing our citizens.
Surclyil no other charge against Mr.. Van Buren,
aud his adminisir lion could be adduccd. this Of the
Florida War would be ample to warrant his dismissal
from Office; and his own conduct in 1912 would be a
precedent 20 be- pleaded for the action uf the public a.
gainst him-Phid. T. S. GA.
VIRGINIA IN CHANcERY-In the circuit superb
or Court Of Law aud Chancery for Ohio Co.
Henry Smith Adm.
against
George W RJ0insOn g. Others
In pursuance II 'he decree IN tins cause shall on
Sa .ufdas the 18th day OF October ls40 az the Inn Of
Mrs Bigss IN West Liberty sell 10 the highest and
best bidder on n credit Of four mOnths.the lease and
house which defendant EObInBon has on n pfececf
ground Of NIlIfm Wells 100 NestLfbeuy
! shall sell the interest Of said Robinson in said
lease and House, the nature and extent Of which
wall be seen b. reference 70 the decree aud the papers
ia the 1use.
The purchasers will be required 70 give bond and
-".''nis Tor the purchase money.
l. w. MITCHELL,
Deputy ofRich'j HaTdes'N Sheriff ofOhi3, 80.