Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-03

VI. Iaa GUrcn and NE War Of lSl2-THc FIorii
Ifdr anil VIZ Ian BueH-Such has been the nus
management OF the National Administration Of late
that those vino oppose At murt earnestly, 6Il ~ prrsen
Ting IA the strongest light, It's mis!ccds. because the,
exhibit them zen mnssc,' whereas, almost any one al
them supplies an argument for a total rLnnge ~ ON
rulers. From The many, take the shocking mismlnage
meui 81 Tie FLORIDA WAR, and let some one 90 over
the HISTORY Of that dIsgucsfui. as well o. mDumiul at
lar; and there Il not an honest man in the nation thai
would not start from the detail, and prpnouncc Iudc
ment against the men whose iHbcCUiy 10 direct publ,
movements, or whose Imprudcnt waste. and misdrrcc
ion Of the public funds. have left that iair portion III
our country a prey 10 a "icw hundred Indians, ano
exposed the flower Of our army 10 slaughter IA detail
and the lives Of sDmc Of the most lovely Of ono SCI
and the most valued Of Inc other, 20 the mor,Ies of fhc
iomahawk and scalping knife. We scarcely receive a
mail from the South, that does not contain accouHls nj
Further Indian DepredatiOns,' Dreadful Slaughter al
Whites IN Florida More Indian A1uriers.' Indian
Key Destroyed etc. etc. These, our readers know,
are iic ordinary headings Of our southern paragraphs.
while II cannot be forgotten. that millions and million,
ol dollars have been expended on the "Flgridd War
General after General changed, 10 give efficiency iu
thc efforts OF our army employed IA the gladcs, and
along the borders Of rhc Calf.
Now, ihF IL a failure on The part Of The administra.
ton of the general government to protect the lives aud
properly Of citizens, and the failure Is 50 evidently the
result either OF Imbecility. or diversion Of the means
supplied by Congress 10 save the Territory. that we ash.
with confidence. what Is due 10 rulers who. though
they may not be charged with sending e f,". to have
Them destroyed where many must be victorious. are nj
least chargeablc with wasting the army ard is mater
10y sending q Js0 where u has long been evident
only the mIny can effect the object. and return
unscaihcd; with tampcung IN an important affair. IN
Nalying The lives Of thousands OF Our citizens. aud their
hard earned property, and hcaping Disgrace upDH our
nation, who exhibits herself ia The attitude 81 attempt
,u arrest from ihe indians ihcir lands, while II is
incapable Of protecting the lives and property. or re-
ECugIug she death Of ~ own CIILcua.
What wc AL ought ~ De- the dealings Of n people
with servants thus incapable ~ thus wicked,
Let Mr. Van Buren, and hs friends answer lks sn
pOriant question.
When, some weeks since. we exposed tb the public
the fact, tIai Mr. Van Buren,. .iu 1912, rutuod TIC pnr.
" that was opposed ~ Mr. Madison. and. 90 the midst
% disastrous var on our frontier sought ~ change he
executive, aud facs De VIII Clinton 10 he rrcsiden.
~. we were cid BY syue Of the ~ ~ earnest Of Mr.
Bureus advocates. that though % was 70 fact Tint
be- tNr Van Barcn) was active in attempts go doiclt
Madison, yet ie stuuJ justified iu ihc mtt that be-
Iud lnluy others believed that the rar. the seat oi
which wns nn our ironlcrs. was n0t earned pn with
efficient vIzOr. and dJt an important casuFo u lhe
luuIs.I'Uu was necessary Co secure eur northwest.
rl fl.uI,l from flo British md Toe Indian. and 90
Igr aIr lTuruI. Iuuur-.u.s. rrt rIU,II,rad safe ru
Ia hands of Mr. NsDrsYs. This ur- is account gIy.
u ,Hd Hr susfh.afau offered ar &c. Van Eurcn
nsulliy la No. Madison. aud Dos l0upCrItUu with ihc
luv IIr sustained DE- Wiu1.lutu
H1 change oi rH. administration WIS required uu
.nI .ur1 .rrrusiaur.s 20 defend fhr honor and f,
g.'- Hi "o u1uyn. a.H much mrrr BE- p ur, required