The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-07-05
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chief Of 3 the tribe was openly opiaied Is the
! United. States, and in the pay OF British
9goyeinamIselnls: q Ia conseanen they
apparent ill-wil ], and broke up the councils,
with the most hostile feeling. Oflfctirning
to their encRmpment, they removed their wo,:
men and sschildron into Canada; and having
prepared Sthemse YES for battle, raised the
British flag as q token of Defiance Cover.
nor sCass had but q small detachment Of eole
,diers with him, while the Indians numbered
eight hundred warriors. Unaccompanied,.
except by his interpreter, he advanced di-
.rectly into their midst, and with his Fown
hands pulled down the flag, trampled it :un..
der his 'fGet, and afterwards burned it. order
ing the interpreter 10 inform the Indians that
"they were within the Jurisdiction Of the.
United States, and that no other flag than
theirs could be permitted to wave over IT,
The moral influence oi this bold act had the
desired effect, the Indians returned the next
day to the council, and the treaty was con-.
cluded. without any further threats or insults.
On arriving at Green Bay, 1927, for the pur-
pose oi forming q treaty, Governor Cass
found that tho Winnebago Indians had not
yet come In; md as the object Of the treaty
was to settle difficulties among some Of the
tribes the non-appearance of the Winnoba-
goes was an evidence Of their desire for war
rail bor hor IL
barked on board his birch canoe, for their
camping ground, to prevent any hostilities
and to bring them to tho treaty ground. He
rapidly pursued his voyage up the Fox river,
across the portage, and down the Wisconsin,
to the place Of encampment. Taking with
him only his interpreter, he went up to the
encampment, where he found them in warlike
mood, and determined not to treat. Threats
and entreaties were alike unavailng with
this exasperated tribe. He left item, and
returned to his canoe. AS he turned to 90 to
the river, young warrior raised his gun, and
taking deliberate aim, pulled the trigger; but,
providentally, the gun missed fire. This is
the only instance Of violence ever offered to
him during the long period of his Intercourse
with tho lnalniis lie proceed Immediately
to Prairie dc Chicn, where he organized the
inhabitants and placed them in condition of
defence, and returned to the treaty ground.
By his prompt and energetic MOVEMENTS he
prevented extensive hostilities, the end of
which no man could know.
In 1881, Gen. Cass was called by Gen.
Jackson to take charge Of the Wa Depart
ment, and his removal from Michigan Ter
ritory was marked by universal expression
ofregret. His colleagues in the cabinet
were Mr.. Livingston, Nlr. McLane, MI.
Woodbury., and Mr.. Taney--mcn who's DOS
sessed the confidence Of tho President, and
soon acquired that of the country. The char
actcristic traits OF General Jacksoa's admin
istration have now passed into history. It
was bold, prompt, honest, and national It
sought no dangerous constructive powers,
and It endeavorcd carefully to exercise those
of which it was the trustee, for tie Ameri-
can confederation. The great questions of
the bank, OF the removal OF the deposites of
notification, OF the French indemnity, and of
the Creek and Cherokee difficulties-three
of which involved delicate points connected
with State rghts-occupied its attention,
and were all happily disposed of. Few, il
any, now call in question the, wisdom of Gen
eral Jackson's course upon these important
subjects, though it is difficult now to realize
the Intense anxiety they excited, and the mo-
menlous consequences which hung upon
r, L
ment necessarily took any immediate course
getic, and met with the appreciation OF the
country. At the portentous period of nuli-
fication, the military orders were firm, but
discreet, and it appeared by massage from,
the President, i'll answer to call upon that
subject, that no order had been al anu time
giren 10 "reSia Me constituted authorities OF
The STATE IF Souh Carolina, ,citin The char
tered Limits of said STATE" The orders to
General Scott informed him that, "sh0uld
unfortunately, a crisis arise ichen the ordinary
porer in The hands of the civil officers should
moi be sufficient for thc execution Of the lams
the President ,couu determine he course 10 be
taken, and The measures to be adopetl; til then
he 'ras prohibited from aching"
In 1Sfl arose the wcll-known question O,
the quintuple treaty, in which General Cass
acted prominent and an efficient part. The
British government, in its scheme of mari
time superiority, which it never abandons any
more than its plans Of territorial aggrandize.
ment, projected plan, by which, under the
pretencc Of abolishing the slave trade, hcr
ships OF war would have been enabled tc
search and examine, and ultimately 10 seize
the vessels OF other nations at their pleasure
| This plan was 10 form treaty, to which the
five great poweis OF Europe should bc par.
ties, by which means a new principle in the
law OF nations would be established, and oul
flag, among others, prostrated at the feet O.
England. This treaty was negotiated ant
actually signed by the ministers of the five
powers-those OF England, France, Russia
Prussia and Austrin-belore the nature O.
the transactions was fully understood by the
world 1t became disclosed before the rati.
ficatlons were exchanged with tho French
governmet. General Cass published PAM
phlet which entered deeply into the whole
mater, and which was translated into