Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-09-29

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respect Of the supreme authority which |
exercise, and At this time especially, when,
f prosecuted BY factions and nssailed in the
freedom ofdeliberating, it might fall into q
null:ty in the presence Of the enemies of the
nation. ! will be still more explicit: sub
version and sedition shall be exemplarily
punished.
Ipreserve a respectable body of troops,
and the nation will aid me in the mainten-
ance Of its decorum and the vindication of
lie glory. l consider myself as free as if
had just gained signal victory; and there
is no fear that the negotiation Of the enemy
may impose upon me unless attn surprised
by their troops and artillery. We shall
compose our differences if our honor has
been first saved; and we will even fight a.
gain if the sword should be interposed be-
tween our justice and the acknowledgment |
Of the rights .! the nation.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
Mexico. Aug. % le47.
DISSATISFACTION IN THE ARMY.
From the letters Of Mr.. Kendall, we
learn that much dissatisfaction prevails
IN the army, because Gen. Scott did not
take possession Of the Capital Immediate
ly upon the flight Of the Mexicans. Pa
redes and Bustamentc are said 10 be
marching with a large force for the cap.
! ital. This fact, taken in connection with
the more than ordinary solicitude Of the
British Minister to further negotiations,
has led the army to suspect that the pre-
tended disposition to negotiate is mere
r,se to gain time for Bustamento and Pa
redes to reach the city. lfthis suspicion
he we'll grounded, it is certainly very
plausible reason for dssat sfaction. But
may we not, on the other hand, suppose
that Santa Anna, in his present precari-
Gus situation, would be the first to favor
a treaty Of peace, so that he might the
E more eftectually, with the aid of Scott,
: put down his hated rival, Paredes?-
'. Should he sign treaty Of peace, his re.
! putaton and personal safety would impe-
ratively demand a stipulation that ,he A.
= merican army should protect him in the
, exercise Of his authority. This would be
t as necessary on our part, TO ensure {
i; fulfillment Of the treaty, as it would OF
y theirs, to preserve order in their capt.
e al. Whatever cause Of complaint may
arise in the army, we cannot but thinl
: that Gen. Scott will discover any plo
e which may be layed for his destruction
>. in ample time to avert the evil. Lik
e many others, we desired to see him ente
9 the capital after he had conquered its in
T.. mates; but still, without this, we thin
d we can realize one Of two things-eithe
y a treaty of peace, or full and complet
i surrender Of the7famous city.
New PURCHASES OF THE INDIANS
~ The Milwaukee "Wisconsn" Of the l5l
> says:
e, "Gen. Isaac A. Verplanck, who wa
n recently appointed by the President,
e Commissioner to conclude a treaty wit
y the Chippewas Of the Mississippi, arrive
rs in town this morning. We understan
u. that he was entirely successful in the oil
10 ject Of his mission, and has formed trea
~ - ies-subject, Of course. to the ratiicalio
j of the Senate-with the Chippewas an
al the Plllager Indians, in the new Terrific
h ry Of Minnesota.
re "The following are the boundaries
a. the lands which have been coded TO tn
e. United States by these two Indian tribe!
I" ''The first treaty was concluded &
Fond du Lac, at Lake Superior, on ,he2
n Of August, l847, with the Chippcwas
j. Lake Superior and the Mississippi. III
1t land purchased is bounded on the east b
g the Mississippi river, on the north by tn
:. Grow Wing and Long Prairie rivers, o
n the west by the boundary line between
i. the Sioux and Chippewas, and on III
e south by the Watab river. This Ian
~ is to be the future home Of the Winneb;
q goes.
) ::'The second treaty was concluded q
re Leech Lake, August 21st, 1847, with tn
y Pillager lndions. Said purchase is &C
$; joining the tract purchased Of the ChiI
7, pewas, and lying between Long Prairi
'r and Leaf rivers"
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