The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-22
From The Missouri Reporter
WAR WITH OVEMENTS
AMONG THE INDIANS.

Every one who has watched the progress of the pre-
sent controversy between Great Britain and the Uni
ted States must agree with US that there is danger Of
an immediate rupture with that Power. The instruc-
tons of Mr.. Webster to Minister at London,
show that Mr.. Tyler will srenuously insist upon am
pie redress for the recent outrage committed by Br-
fish Colonial officers in the case OF the Creole. We
dsrusted the rnness of Mr.. Webster upon this ques
ton and rejoice to learn that he has taken the true
American ground-the ground noby manta ned
by Mr.. Calhoun in the United States Senate, and by
! Mr.. Stevenson at London. The indications from
! Washington and London show that there is strong
probability that the special mission of Lord Ashburon
| to this country will result in resort to arms.
Such being the state of affairs between us and
Great Britain, must know, from past experience,
that ancit mt enemy cannot have been permitting
matters to progress to their present critical condition
| without preparing herself for the contest. We all
know that her policy heretofore has been to ncite
the Indian tribes our borders, both within the IL
mis 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 ap-
pears be well authenticated, is not the only one OF
similar character which has reached our within
the last year or two The British have been tampering
with the different Indian tribes for two 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
Indian 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
petraled by the Cherokees-nOt only on the citizens
of Arkansas but upon the United States soldiers
the hanging of the eXpress-r der sent them from one
Of our forts and the spirtng away the perpetrators OF
those crimes, so that they might escape the punish
ment due their offences, show hostile feeling en- the
part of that Indian nation. 1t requires but very little
ACQUAINTANCE either with Indian character Indian
history know that coniederacy among the various
1 III. a., ho,t hnrn
counteacting efforts made by us, could be easily eff
feced by such artful potter as John Ross.
The suggestion of correspondent whose COM
munication will be found in another column of to-
days paper, that the Pawnees, &C. were scattered
over the vast praires of the West, their hunting
excursions fifteen hundred miles from the Cherokee
council ground, has but little weight mind
The proposed council of the various tribes is to be
held on the 10th of April next. Before that day ar
rves their hunting expeditions will have been terml-
mated 1t is not proposed to assemble all the warri-
ors of each tribe at the council ground of the Che
rokees but to collect together the chiefs OF each,
who will pledge their respective tribes to JON the IN
tended confederacy We do not suppose this move
mcnt of Ross originated at his recent interview WIN
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, for two purpos-
es-one lull to rest all suspicious on the part of
our Government, the other to have a secret inter-
view with the British Minister.
Oar correspondent has advanced but two objec-
tons to the opinion of MIR. Pharss, through whom
our information is derived. One have just
ticed. The other is that the probably origin
ated with of the few restless spirits the
frontier, who wish, from selfish considerations to ex
cite 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 intelligent cit-
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 him may
be strictly relied upon. The Delaware says, he held
a 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 ne had
had an inierrie,c Nth the British Minister al Vdshhg-
ton. $500
We still of the opinion, that John Ross mas
some new scheme of vany on foot, and that extern