The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-03

YEN TAYLOR AND THE SLERdY.-WhIle the
President was in Harrisburg, he was waited upon
blythe Reverend Clergy of the borough. They
were introduced by the Rev. Mr.. Colt, Of the Epis.
copal Church, who, after presenting the different
gentlemen, addressed the President to the follow,
ing effect:
sIR The Clergy of Harrisburg have called in body to
tender you their respects aud they desire express TO you
their high confederation yourself as aan and for Your
guarantee that You viii Labor 10 sscue to IBIS nation he bs
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prosperity of the people of these United States And for
yon 10 our borough and hope thai your visit mere and
throughout our State will be pleasant and agreeable =
To this address Gen. Taylor responded in the
following words;
thank you gentlemen for your Kindness My life for
county Wherever tn re bss been the most Of hardship and
the most Of danger The Government has fit to require
learning the horrors Of war have ever been avee TO
whthe Government have ever advocated pacific meas.
uTes IL is natural for people TO feOice victory but all
come upon individuals. Trinmphs will not make up to
parents for the loss Of their to the wife for the OlS
we must bang war home TO the heahsone TO appreciate
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all aggreson and wond that all that should
institutions My reception in State has been most COZ
DIAL and the hearty welcome Of this day especially shall
The interview then closed, and the reverend
gentlemen retired.
The FLORIDA INDIANs.-ArriUal Of Commits
sioners.-The National Intelligencer states that B.
F, Whitner and LA. Thompson, have arrived in
Washington as Commissioners from the Governor
of Florida, to submit to the Secretary of War an
authentic account of the Indian difficulties. The
Integencer gives also the following official infor-
nation on the subject:
III Al 81 H.,
ceved in this city it is believed that the outrages
recently committed the peninsula of Florida are
not at all cOuntenanced by the great majority of
Indians residing in the State, but that they were
committed by few abandoned outlanS. Enough
however, has already transpired TO suggest the idea
Of removing to the West the entire Indian popua-
ton Of Florida, and this policy we have reason to
believe, is now approved Of by the members of the
Government here But II is presumed that, 10 ac-
complIsh the end in question it is not proposed 10
resort TO the intervention Of war. 1t affords us
pleasure, the contrary, to know that in regard to
this matter the President desires to treat the Florida
Indians with the utmost kindness and humanity.
He, well as the Secretary of War, are both we'll
acquainted with the Indian character, and we will
linPly confide in the wisdom Of any measures they
may think proper to adopt. .- d,
f" We are informed that instructions have already
been communicated to Major General TWiggs 10
the effect that he must himself to the utmost
TO trelt with the Indians of Florida NOW under his
care) in the most amieabe manner possible OF the
judgment and ability of this distinguished officer
we entertain high regard, and we have abundant
reason for believing that, if the Indians will only
listen TO the OyerHres of the government their
dition will be greatly benefited. It was thought
due to the white inhabitants of Florida that, on
hearing Of the autrages recently committed among
them, the Secretary of War should have mmedi-
aely ordered into the country an adequate military
force but take il for granted that those inhabi-
tauts would prefer to have their desires accom-
pshed by arts Of peace rather than those of war,
and that they will cooperate with the government
to restore that part of the country to perfect tran
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