The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-21
Tribute to n Noble Spirit
The following communication pays just and beautiful
tribute to the departed Armstrong

The following communication pays just and beautiful
tribute to the departed Armstrong;
Communicated.
The death of WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, esq, United States
Indian agent for the ChOctaWs and superintendent OF
Indian affairs for the territory, which took place
at Doaksve in the Choctaw nation, on the 18th ultmo,
renders proper that some notice should be taken OF the
sad event. and of the character of who, for number
OF years has filled honoraby situation which com
manded the respect of the southwest Brave, chvac,
and fearess--mild courteous, and humane-no man
united more closely these qualities Honest and capable
in the discharge of his pubic duties, faithful and honor
able in all the relations of private ie he has been sud
ever to his children reputation which they must ever
hold dear. His loss to the government will be deeply
felt for his place cannot be readily supplied, whatever
talent zeal may be selected for it.
The Armstrong family is that has distinguished it.
self in the history OF the west The subject of this notice
was born at Abingdon, Virginia, and was of the five
day from the Old Dominion to Knoxville Tennessee,
when all that now fair and fertile region was wilder
During the Indian in that quarter, they were
always found ready to bear part and were honored
with the confidence of General jackson who, with that
discernmen peculiar to his character soon discovered
the on whom he could rely, and who remained until
his death their firm and devoted friend
In the cventfu with Great Britain, five brothers
were in the field. OF those five brothers, all gone,
and soldier, who now fills the office Of United States
consul at Liverpool, Gen. Robert Armstrong Is to be
found the only survivor of that heroic band who earned
for themselves so distinguished reputation
In 1880, when General Jackson had decided upon his
great policy of removing all the Indian tribes west of the
Mississippi river, he selected Maj Francis w. Armstrong
and William Armstrong to carry out his views. The Tor
appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs west,
and perhaps great measure was ever more ably or
facory executed Maj Armstrong died in 1885, and his
brother William Immediately received the appointment
since which tme until the day of his DEATH he continued
to discharge the arduous duties of his situation with that
ability which has won for him the praise of the govern
men and the satisfaction of the red 1t enough
for the Indians to know that SHUcK CuLIAH ('The
Man OF the STRONG ARM'D had said so, and it was law
to them.
During the twelve years that he superintendent,
many great and important questions our Indian relations
settled and it may be added principally through
his exertions--he establishment of schools in
cessiul opeatona system of agricultural and mechan-
cal mprov settlement of bloody feuds between
for the purpose of etiecng settlement of the long
sting difficulties between the Cherokees which ended in
the successful treaty made here in August last by Col
Armstrong, associated he with the Hon. A. X.
Paris and the Hon. Edmund Burke for that purpose
He died at his post experimenting the emigration OF
| the remaining Choctaws Loud will be the wall
throughout that nation when they learn that their father
and friend has gone to the happy hunting grounds but
they will feel confident that his path open onehat
neither briars thorns will impede his way and that
the Great Spirit will receive and reward him the Just
guardian OF the Indian.
| A friend who knew and esteemed Col VIM Arm
strong pays this tribute to his memory With his brother
| in distant and-his children here-he deeply sympa
thzes; but they have all the happy to know
that, in losing such relative they have lost one who
was lust man before God, and fearless and honest
man before his fellows. ). H. L.