Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-19


nearly terminated my attention las necessarily been d
rericd 10 the cuusc Of measures be pursued hereafter
III ria N 10 the few ndlans remaining III thu fer
tory Their number 1, believed not 10 exceed Two hun
area and forty, OF whom there Is supposed 10 IL about
eighty Warriors or mas capable Il bearing arms Tie
further pursuit Of these rahe beings hy afsc mill
taty force, seems To be injurious Is unaNana.
/ he history Of the last year campaign III Florida las
satisfactorily shown that. Notwithstanding the siearout
and i0cosSan operations our troops. Whel canno io
exceeded, the Indian modr ii Harare their dispersed
cpudllun. and the very snans OF Their number which
increases the difficulty ul finding them IN h abundant
and almost inaccessible hiding places o the Territory
render amy further attempts 10 secure them nmareable
cNclHby the employment 81 the mas expensive meaHs
exhibition ot force aud the effort capture
ordcsuN tpn If course places tlrmhey ond the rearh u
ovcruns to surrender II believed by the distinguish
ed officer IN command there. that different system
should NOW be pursued 10 ensure The entire removal o all
the Indians III ElurdI and he recommends that hosli
ties should cease unlrs, the renewal OF them be rendered
necessary by new algrCssos that communications should
be opened lay lEcans Of the Indians with him. In induce
oa peaceful and voluntary sure nl1l; and that the mil
ary operations should hereafter be directed 10 the pro
lection OF the inhabitants.
These views clrroboraod hy the Governor Of the
Territory. by many Of It's intelligent citizens. and
10y numerous officers of the army who have served aud
are still serving III that region.
Mature reflection has satisfied me that these recon
mcndaons sound and Just; aud rcioico that consls
tcnily with duty To Florida. may lmulre my desire
To promote III" great Interests oi humanity and extend
the reign OF peace and good WILL lay terminating the u
h,ppy warfare tb,, has L,n, lre, c,,r.l "a ,h,,,
and at fine so,no finn, orn,it, nv ,nx,.,y Ia ,, H.
demands uuon the 7 rcasp,, Nv r,r,,il, . II, ,r,ord
nary expenses which have attended TIE contest have
therefore authorized the Colonel in command there.
soon ms he Shall deem eNmdrni IL declare that hos
1ililies aoaust fine Indians b,y, ceased and thai cv
will not be renewed unless nroyoLcd and ,,ndred ins
pcnsilc hy now our,prs an their nur bn, th, ,,,b.r
citizens nor roop, are To he restrained from
~ and proper acts of self defence AGAINST any aiempt,
To- molcs, them He is instructed IN omen commune,
tons with those Vet rrrnainn,r and enieavor h, n,cs,
HE means io uctsod them II, consult tbe,r trn. ;n,r
cSs by iuuinr their brethren NJ lie Ncst And dire
tons have been ,cn for cstablsba Gordon or line of
protection for the inhabitants by the necessary number
oftmops
But Ia render this systop, Of nroect,on eren,l !, i;
essential that settlements Of oar should he made
within the line 81 ,s,al shed aud thai they shnld he
armed so rs t he ready Ia rtpel any a,tarL In order
to afford Inducements to such settlers submit IN fbp
cons ration of Conrrss The r5rrefy # a1l,,ino , r.,
sma1lc quantity of land Ia The h, oteaeh f,mjl, ta
shall permanently occul,y it, and If extending tr ,x,s
tin provisions on that subject so rs 10 pcrmit The issne
of alions for subsistence Of settlers fer ore wear And
as few Of them i'll probably Ic provided with arms
il would be- rNpodicnt 10 authorize the loan If 1nusk Is,
aud the delivery Of proper quantity of carrlpes ar Of
powder and balls By such means II Is Ia he hopcd
tina, hardy pnpulaton i'll soon orrupv the rich soil al,
the frontiers Of Florida who will be As rarible as vii
limo tJdrtrud themselves and their houses and
Ii, We the Government fra m farther auye,y ar t,p,pe
fer their protection JOHN TYLER
WAsuINoroN MAY TO- 1sf2
Mr. PRESTON SAID llat this was about tLe f. rtieib
time time they had been ted thai the Florida war had
cnrcd but unfortunately II turned ont in each instance
that there wa, no good ground Tor the assertion hut h,
must be permitted to say taa he believed that nothing
in the nature IF hustiltics on the plrl OF the Government
any longer existed in thai Territory He was Of op,n
ION that the period bad now arrived when the armed
uccnpaon similar 10 that propsfd by the Senator from
Missouri (Nr B.non) several years apo could BE- adopt
ed wiki great economy ia the Coy, rnnen and safety 10
the inhabitants of Florida; and he world be ,lr, hati,;
if Congress would direct their deliberations 10 that Oh
cct. With a view OF looking into the matter lac moved
that !hc communication he referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs and be printed
Mr. SEWER had no objection 10 that course. Two
or three years ago bundled thousand dollars was ap
brcrincd for the rurpe Sc If lnyino peace with the In
dams; and he would thank The Chairman Of Military At
fairs 10 state how much had been expended IN that way
Mr.. PRESTON said that II vas matter Of general
notoctv llia within the lasi year military opcfaiion-
somewhat Of novel and crediiabIc rlarac,er had been
carried on in lorla and outstanding ilfra was in
that Territory diminished force aud the public mind
vas much depressed decree OF energy aud yiror had
been manifested on the part oil the troops hcI had meyer
before been apparent n any other period Of thai nJ prl
traclcd WAR. The question submitted by the Senator
from Arkansas induced him 10 call the attention Of the
Senate 10 the manner in which the war had been c,ndnc
ted in Florida under the commanding officer who eser
we'd the highest praises which could he bestowed by his
fellow ctzns and an inscription of his name On The re
cords Of his country With REGARD 10 the fund alluded
to- lac inclined to think that for either general q spe
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