Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-01-10

.,oap ether e,tra urinary demands de-
r.afe.l fiai arrangement oa tac SUBJECT
d. Indian paeI 6eauan most Be cilerieI-
faai the boundaries 81 the Indian 'fies E,
#5#s lli4ia our a1-a terfii ~. mus b.
.e.tlca bY treaty Nlta GHal BRITAIN as
laal tbe UnHod S.alea mB-i - paeeIetsl
rom The right ul purchasing iad'aa
Iau8 without The consent 81 tHat nation.
In their eammaHIea IONS loi- afIl
Nas frequently naued as "fHs gas
a7a.' aud WA.a the sHaa5eHee Nas
published 10 fbfs country o." words
-slae qua non, were often found 10 tins
aua.hs oJ those ~ 30 dld aoi comprehend
.aeIr literal meaning Among others ~
have heard a very good auscao.e rea'ea
81 man 10 Louisville Who VAS better
acquainted win common sense and IA.
uoasm than with lain. oa being asked
what was the meaning oil sine GOA noo,
rep led earuodly. IA means that John
+ BaIi wanted 10 hire the araal Indians 10
murder Us, and Henry Cay "os,d noi
Ie, en-"
Afer many letters hal passed between
tbe commissioners oil he l@o ftHes.
iaoso Of TN aud. being 10 The most
naughty tone. reply dictated ma5n#
- Nr Clay, vas forwarded. 81 The ,e.
/ ioW nc tenor.
Inc conditions pro ose1 hy Gfeal
i Buatn,' ID sad, "have - feIauou =
the subsfuug differences between ihs
Two couulues-ihey are luc1asisicu.
with aekuo~ e5ged principle 81 pubic
Iaw-lbey are founded ueIihcr ou retlp
aor on any q The usual hases ~ neaa-
taaou, neJ,Aur on thai TIE ati poss aeiu
ar of 81 fh aa'e beHam--tney would IN
dci me most vital injury On h. UuaeJ
sfa es, Remembering Their territory. bv
affes.ing their natural growth anj IN
crease Of population, & by leaving Their
northern aBtWcsteIn fraa1ers equally
exposed 10 BuJah invasion aad
- Indian aggression they are a
bove adj, dlshonor1bIe 10 tie United
Safes IN demanding from hem To ahan
bon territory aud a portion Of Their cit
zens, 10 admit a foreign interference in
ih0lr domestic concerns, aud 10 cease 10
exercise ofthclr natural nights on tboI
own shores AMI 10 thor Own wa
tiers treaty concluded Oh such terms
would be hlt Oh arm1Iee Il oannu'
be sapp1ScIihai NC would 3ong s8hma %
conditions 50 Injurious aud degrading.
los tmposs 3e, 81 the natural eoar~ ul
events, that she should uot. aliac FIRST
favorable oponanuY, rrcar 10 acns, for
The recovery OF her territory. ol her
rights, OF her honor. IL steal Of settling
cAisnag difficulties. such peace woald
only G eaie new causes Of war. Sow tie
The seeds OF a permanent hatred. aud ,av
the foundation OF hos iliuues for an IN,
definite period i, IS not neccssaf, :"
they added, 10 rcisr such demands To-
The American goNefnmeu, Tor It's iusiruc.
ton. They viii be only a Iii sublec, OF
DE befauou, when II becomes necessary
10 decide upon the eRpeIIcucy Of an
absolute sRfcen0cr Of uanoaal indepen-
deace.
Tbs response seems 10 have hrsueh,
lhe 3raso con apsoners lolhclr seus.s
as hey, irom thal Dme seemed 10 he lesS
artogau, IA their assumptions In their
reply they, complain pomtelly Of The
assrand zng sp.r1 exhibited by The L
Saies-and lha, the frankncss VIII
winch they at once declared The views
OF has Naes'Y's government. had no.
been met wilh an equal candor on the
parl OF the American Commissioner
and formally protest against the position
assured by them. that ali the Indian ma
Tons, l'iug wllhin The territory OF The
United States, Gfe Its subjects. i,lne
there upon suileranee, on lands which h
Il claims 4 exclusive right Of acquiring
thereby mcnaclng the final extinction of
those nations They concluded bv
throwing upon the American Cammjs-
soners' d they chose to do so, The
whole responsibility Of breaking off the
neg iiaton
lhe American delegates rerate. in De
detail. and with logical ciearnesS. eyeyv
point oil The letter and deny the riaht
oi 1reai BRIAN, according 10 The pr.n
e'Pes OF public law and her own nrac
nee 10 interfere IN any manner with
indian tribes residing within the
trfilorles Of the United States. a, ac
Nno"iedeed by herself. 10 consider such
tribes as her allies or 10 treat for them
win The United States" They declare
moreover that The employment Of say
ages whose known rule o. warfare is
me indiscrumlnate torture and butcher,
oil women, children, and prisoners. is II.
sen a DEL ariure from the principles Of
humanity observed between all civilized
~ az o'F'siian nations, even in war aud
,"ey Sasgesl the stipulation, in The lrea>
~ never 10 employ sayages in any fa-
'ufe war, as far more honorable and al.
'"nIaseo9s 'han The boundary proposed
y Tue British plenipoienliares. In
conclusion they repeat. thar tho No.,