The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-24
INDIAN I .EAGTF'

The following is extract from a letter addressed
to the editor of the Ozalk Eagle, dated Mcdonald
Barry county, February l6, 1872
The attempt is thus made, and at this very favo-
rable juncture of time, too by ambitious chief the
very master spirit of this confederation and that too
at the expense of his nation TO assemble at
once all the s'Chiefs and Head Men, of all the yar
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, dscordant Indian heterogenality must pass away
while harmonious unanimous and concordant homo
genialty 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-
tribes of Indians, who still feel the smart of
real supposed mi uries by exile Gas they are
pleased to call it) from the sepuchres of their ia
Tiers The propriety of this policy will not call in
question yet its practice renders necessary
y to have a superintendency OF Indian 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 especially SO, in cases Of
emergency.
Our immediate contact with these numerous, wild
and warlike Indians, half-savage and half-cvlzed-
the intercourse which subssts between them and the
traders and emissares of foreign nationshe foreign
influence now exerted over them-our national flag
nsuted upon the high SEAS by repeated aggressions
upon the commerce and vessels of the United States
the bloody scene of 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 dsor-
ganzng and insurrectionary movements in the South,
backed by a miserable, wretched and contemplate
fanaticsm in the North, and all urged on by proba
bility, 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 apeal to the sober and
patriotism of our countrymen no longer be with
held without manifest disregard to the very "Prce
of Liberty"
In behalf OF the unprotected and exposed frontier
of 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
proprety well the necessity of calling out four
five hundred volunteers, in order to prevent any
hostile aggressions 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.
SAN'L NJ, PHARISS.