Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1841-01-02


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dars oil the present, to those Of fresh
victims. lhc bitter fruits Of that spirit OF
speculative enterprise lowbich on coun-
0trymen arc so liable. and upon which the
lesson, VT experience arc so unaWIling
/ The choice is an important one, and
sincerely hope may he wisely made.
report from the Secretary Of War,
presenting detailed view Of theailalrs
Of that Department, accompanies this
communication.
The desul.ory duties connected with
the removal Of the indians, in which the
army has been constantly engaged on the
Northern and Western frontiers, ard in
Florida, have rendered it impra tcabe
to carry into full effect the plan recon-
mended by the Secretary for improving
It's discipline. In every instance where
the regiments have been concentrated
they have made great progress, and the
best results may be anticipated from 9
continuance Of this system During the
last season, part OF the troops have
been employed in removing Indians from
the interior of the territory assigned
them in the west--a duty which they
have performed efficiently, and with
praiseworthy humanity and that por
lion Of them which has been stationed il
Florida, continued active operations
throughout the heat Of summer.
The policy of the United States in re
! gard to the Indians, OF which succnc
account is given in my message Of 1885
and of the wisdom and expedency o
which | am fully satisfied, has been con
tnued in active operation Throughout
the whole ported Of my administration
Since the sprmg Of 1887, more than for
ty thousand Indians have been removes
to their new homes west OF the MISSES
ippi; and am happ9 to add, that all &C
counts concur in representing the resul
Of this measure as emipently beneficial
to that people
The emigration Of the Seminoles alon
has been attended with serious difficulty
Z and occasioned bloodshed, holties havin
D been commenced by the indians 10 Flol
a ida, under the apprehension that the
+ would bs compelled, by force, to comp
n with their treaty stipulations. The exc
. cutlon of the treaty Of Payne's Landing
signed in 1889; but not ratified unit
c 1894, was postponed, at the solicitation
1t the Indians until 1886, when they agai
D renewed their agreement to remov
Il poaceably to their new home in the ives
3 Ia the face of this solemn and renewe
compact, they broke their faith, and con
r menced hostilities by the massacre
d MAJOR Dade's command, the murder
y their agent, Gen. Thompson, and otht
3, acts Of cruel treachery. When this
a. Iarming and unexpected intelligent
,c reached the seat of Government, ever
r effort appears to have been made to rel
q force General Clinch, who command,
d. the troops then in Florida. Gener
at Eustis was despatched with reinforc
ie ments from Charleston; troops we
a. called out from Alabama, Tennessee a
ID Georgia, and Gen. Scott was sent 10 ia
" command, with ample powers and amp
Of means At the first alarm Gen. Gain
IN organized force at New Orleans, a.
IN without waiting for orders, landed
r.; Floridai where he delivered over I
he troops he had brought with him to Ge
{. Scott.
Is Governor Call was subsequently a
st pointed 10 conduct a summer campaig
and at the close of it, was replaced
u, Gen. Gessup. These events and cha
10 ges took place under the adminiStratic
ii OF my predecessor. Notwithstandir
o, the exertions of the experienced office
10 who commanded there for eighte,
lie months, on entering upon the admin
v tration Of the Government, found Il