The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-24
INDIAN LEAGUE.

The following is an extract from letter addressed
to the editor of the Ozark Eagle, dated Mcdonald
Barry county, February l6, 1912:
" The attempt is thus made, and at this very favo-
rable uncture of time too, by ambitious CHIEF, the
very master spirit of this confederation and that too
at the expense of his own naton TO assemble a,
once all the "Chieis and Head Men, of all the vari.
Gus tribes, from Fort Jessup, in the South to Fort
Smelling, in the North and from the United States
line to the Rocky mountains All at once, this jar.
ring discordant Indian heterogeniay must pass away
while harmonious, unanimous, and concordant homo
genalty must take its place, and for purposes, too
which time will soon develope.
1t has been the policy of the General Government
for years past to crowd Western frontier with nl-
merous tribes of Indians who still feel the smart of
real or supposed injuries by exile Gas they are
pleased to call it) from the sepuchres of their ia
theirs The propriety of this policy will not call in
question yet its practice renders necessary not on
ly to have superintendency Of "lndian Affairs "
with proper number of agents located among the
various tribes to control govern, and regulate them
but that sufficient forces to protect frontier should
be interposed and more especially SO, in cases of
emergency
Our immediate contact with these numerous, wild
and warlike Indians half-savage and haf-cvilized-
the intercourse which subssts between them and the
traders and emissares of foreign nationsthe foreign
influence now exerted over them--our national flag
insulted upon the high seas yrepeated aggressions
| upon the commerce and vessels Of the United States
the bloody scene oil the brig Creole, the liberation
of the slaves at Nassau by the British authorities of
New Providence, with all the horror and murder on
that occasion justifed-the fact of numerous disor-
ganizng and insurrectionary movements in the South
backed by a miserable, wretched and contemplate
lanaticsm in the North, and all urged ON by proba
bty, not very remote, of WAR with one of the
most formidable powers Of the earth. These are
circumstances, the concomitant circumstances under
which the proposed Indian Council is to assemble,
and under whose favorable auspices their delibera
tons will be conducted Sirs, we are in this very
movement admonished in language too plain to be
misunderstood that dreadful crisis is actually APP
preaching, when an a, peal to the sober and
patriotism of our countrymen can no longer be with
held without manifest disregard to the very "Price
of Liberty"
In behalf of the unprotected and exposed frontier
Of our State, especially the Southwest portion Of it,
request that, through the medium of your paper
the Executive of the State of Missouri be informed
of the intended Council and that he inquire into the
propriety well the necessity Of calling out four
five hundred volunteers, in order to prevent any
hostile aggressons upon Our frontier The Governor
of Arkansas has issued orders for 500 men to hold
themselves in readiness for any event which may
occur
shall take measures to acquaint myself of any
further arrangements in relation to this matter and
give you due and timely notice thereof
In haste, yours, sc.
SAML M. PHARISS.