The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-22
From The Missouri Reporter.
WAR WITH ENGLAND-MO MOVEMENTS
AMONG THE INDIANS.

Every one who has watched the progress of the pre-
sent controversy between Great Britain and the U nj
ted States must agree with US that there is danger OF
an immediate rupture with that Power. The instruc-
tions of Mr.. Webster to our Minister at London
show that Mr.. Tyler will strenuousy insist upon am
Pile redress for he recent outrage committed by Br-
fish Colonial officers in the of thu Creole w G
dlstrusted the rmness of Mr. Webster upon this ques
ton and rejoice to learn that he has taken TIL true
American ground-the ground 50 nobly mainta ined
by Mr. Calhoun in the United States Senate and by
Mr.. Stevenson at Lo1don. The indications from
Washington and London show that there Is strong
probability that the special mission OF Lord Ashburton
to this country will result in resort to arms.
Such being the state of affairs between us anu
Great Britain, we must know, from past experience,
that anci, mt enemy cannot have been permitting
matters TO progress 10 their present critical condition
without preparing herself for the contest. We all
know that her policy heretofore has been, to ncite
the Indian tribes on borders, both within the IL
mits of her territory and ours, to wage ruthless
war upon the frontier settlements, and thus divide
our national forces by withdrawing part from the
protection of the sea board. The rumor which we
published in our extra of Saturday, and which az
pears TO be well authenticated, Is not the only one OF
similar character which has reached our ears within
the last year or The British have been tanperIhg
with the different Indian tribes Tor two or three years
Blankets arms and ammunition have been distributed
among the tribes on the North and in the far West
and complaints thereof been frequently made by our
Indiaa agents. The suspicious. movements of the
many tribes concentrated on our Western frontier,
have been attracting the notice of those stat oned near
them for several months The frequent murders per-
petra,ed by the Cherokecs-not only on the citizens
of Arkansas, but upon the United States soldiers
the hanging of the eypress-r der sent them from one
forts and the sprtng away the perpetrators OF
those crimes, that they might escape the punish
ment due thu, ir offences show hostile feeling on the
part of that Indian nation. II requires but very hue
acquaintance either with lnnian character or lndian
history, know that coniederacy among the various
tribes period like the present, when there are no
counteracting efforts made by us could be easily Ell
f,ccd by sue i an artful plottet as John Ross
The suggestion of our correspondent whose COM
munication will be found in another column of to-
DAYS paper, that the Pawnees, &c. were scattered
over the vast prairies of the West, their hunting
excursions fifteen hundred miles from the Cherokee
council ground, has but little weight on our mind
The proposed council of the various tribes is to be
held on the 10Th Of April next Before that day ar
riyes their hunting expeditions will have been terml-
mated II is not proposed toassembe all the warrl-
ors of each tribe at the coutil ground of the Che
rokees but to collect together the chiefs OF each,
who will pledge their respective tribes to join the in
tended confederacy. We do not suppose this move
mcnt of Ross originated at his recent interview with
the British Minister in Washington, but we believe
he has been for long time plotting against the safe.
ty of our border settlements.
He visited Washington, perhaps, Tor two purpos-
es-one to lul to rest all suspicious the part of
our Government, the other to have secret inter-
view with the British Minister.
Our correspondent has advanced but two objeo-
tons to the opinion of MIR. Pharss, through whom
our information is derived. One we have Just no
tlced The other is that the rumor probably origin
ated with some Of the few restless spirits on the
frontier, who WISH from selfish considerations, to ex
cite an Indian But it happens in this case that
the news is brought directly by intelligent Indian
one who had Just returned from the Cherokee coun-
try. We have been informed by an intelligent ctr
zen of the Southwest, just from that section OF the
state that he has known the Delaware, who gave
Mr. Phariss his information, for the last twenty years
| and that the information communicated by hun may
he strictly relied upon. The Delaware says, he held
= long conversation with Ross and that the latter in
formed him that all the arrangements for the council
had been completed Ross further stated that he hdt
had an int rep ,cih the British Minister al Washing
| ton
| We are still OF the opinion, that John Ross ha,
| some new scheme Of yany on foot, and that extern