The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-22
From the Philadelphia North American.
THE BLOOD-HOUNDS.

| The PcnnsylUdnidn, Of Yesterday, devotes
halfa column to this subject, and publishes a
memorial emanating from this city in 1910, re-
monstrating against the employment of blood
hounds against The Indians in Florida, signed
among others, by present supporters of Gen.
TaplOr. These gentlemen thought the whole
matter wrong, but the Locos defended it on the
score of humanity. The present editor of the
Pennsylvania himself, when the occupant of
the chair of the Lancaster htcilgencer, in 49,
40, published the following
The HUMANITY OF THE THING.-It has been
asceItaned that these dogs are to be led by the
soldiers, in leashes, and are, thus tethered, to
lead the way into the hiding places of the In
dams. Sucnis the plain state of this last tale
of fire and blood. The lamentable condition
of Florida ant! that portion of our frontier that
has been infested with the Indians, is notori-
GUS Our bravest I2en have been sent to put
down the marauders, by any means, but ii al
most invariably happens that the willy red man,
from his impenetrable hiding places, moved
them down BY ranks, and LEI them, as in the
lamentable massacre of poor Dale and his no.
BILE brigade, Colonel Taylor and his gallant
company, and the high-souled Lieulc nant L.
ard, dead upon the soil. Our soldiers fought
against foe they could not see, and wherc IS
there more horrible situation than to be placed
in the midst of your enemies; with weapon
placed like mockery in your hand, but yet
with your foe hidden from your eyes? II has !
become certain DEATH"
Will the editor eat his own words now, and
deny 1.-THE humanity of the thing?" We find |
the Loco game different now: we no longer
bear that the dogs were to be led in lcashes, |
but the letter OF Gen. TAYLOR recommending
their use, is published without the concluding |
paragraph, which says distinctly they Were on
ly to hunt up, not worry the Indians.
But while we are upon the subject of old
newspaper paragraphs, we can give the Penn
sylUGnian a ''few more of the me Sort which |
have been brought 10 the light again in judg-
ment against the Loco press. The following
was written for the Washington Globe, then |
the organ OF the Administration, as the Union,
is now, edited by Blair & Rives, with the Sex |
ira" aid of Amos Kendall who took upon him
self "the excitement of composition to re-
elect Van Buren,. 1t will be seen that the edi- |
tor of the Pennsylvania justified "the human
ity of the thing; The Globe was still more COM
prehensive in these words:
"THE MEASURE JUsTIFIED.-The FLORIDA pa
pers announce the arrival of Col. Fitzpatrick, !
from the Island of Cuba, with pack of blood |
hounds, imported, as we understand, BY the |
authorities of the Territory. We have ascer- |
tanned that he War Department is only ac- |
qualnted with the circumstances through pub |
tic rumor, and knows nothing of the matter of |
ficially. 1t does not surprise us that the in |
habitanis of country which has been sc-cru- |
ely desolated, and iohen euery hearth stone is |
sprinkted Nth blood should resort to any i'm
dginable means TO protect their families from
the prowlng and murderous savages"
After these extracts, "The Measure Justi-
fed" and 1.-The Humanity of the Thing" 9TH
ers might appear useless, but we cannot FORE
GO the pleasure OF calling the attention of the
Pennsylvania TO the following from the Bos-
ton Post, then lin lS40) and now under the
same Locofoco editorial control This gives
"THE REASON FOR EMPLOYING DoGs.-The
difficulty of fighting the Indians arises from
their ability 10 elude their enemies, i'm the
swamps and Businesses which they inha t.
They cover themselves with leavesand boughs,
and hide in trees and secret coverts, SO that
when party of the enemy approaches, they
pour forth their deadly fire, and mark their vic
Tins before they are discovered. The force of
the soldiers is thus diminished or DESTROYED
before the general fight commences. The of
flee OF dogs, In such warfare is 10 detect the
Indian ambuscades, and give warning 10 the
soldiers that their savage enemy is at hand,
that they may be prepared TO guard themselves
or make an attack. IL is not supposed that the
dogs are to attack the Indians, but giro the a.
larm; for which kind Office, in most cases, he
will probably lose his life. The Indian, al
ways on the look out, will see the approa oh Of
the dog, and fire at him. The howl Of the vic
tim, and the discharge of the rifle, will point
out to the soldier the position of his enemy
From the above statement it will be seen that
the horrid barbarity of EN- blowing bloodhounds