The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-30

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government OF the United States forced 10 ree ard The
eases OF arbuthno and Ambrsler The necessity of re
viewing the proofs against them superseded BY what
nsa passed al our Interview the seventh instant
ms Mslesys government had aoquieseed in the reality
OF ther guilt BY refusing its avengng arm in their be-
ns -, only remained Tor me to strip their punishment
OF me features OF harshness which, mperfectly under
slood' ~ might seem al hst sight TO wear This could
not do more eiectualy than by declaring il 10 be The be-
ei OF my government that was 10 these t,1o naividals
mdt me toir nth The Seminole Indians uas 10 be as
embed that without their instigation il never would
nave taken place any more Than the massacres which
preceded ana provoked 1.-THE massacre Of Mrs Garrit
anu hef children the massacre of boats crew with
mdshipman at their head ascending the Appaachicola
10 Tune OF peace; the massacre, upon another OCCASION
OF parry OF more than thirty Americans amonst whom
were women and children, with other sacres alike
shocking
AS to Ambrster. he had been taken in arms. He
had aspeased with the necessity OF evidence by pleading
guilty 10 the charge of leading on the Indians against the
American troops And in what light did Ambrisler
stand we lind him deceving them by representations
artfu alscations OF The treaty of Client and unfounded
assertions OF III ealmen from the Americans AT an
1theI nme he seen applying 10 the British minister at
and Indirectly TO the British government itself for arms
and ammunition for the Indians drawing on The war by
impressions made on their minds that they would be up
held by Britain and presumptuousy usurpng the highest
ofhcal names in Britain the better 10 carry on his de-
signs lie was the patron OF the Indians the penman of
Ihelr petitions, the spokesman at their councils these
were the methods by which he worked upon their pas
sons-ihese the testimonials OF his guilt 1t was guilt
to which in the eye OF the government OF the United
elaes The creduous Indian whilst perpetralng his
ehormes, was only secondary II therefore called for
- AZ connected with the general subject Of Indian cru
elites, spoke OF the massacres OF American prisoners
during the late by the tribes associated with the
British army brought into view those committed after
the battle on the river Rasn On that occasion Amer
can officers who had surrendered were scaped and muir
nj Kr nf, a. I..su 4.
Glaring their inability to restrain the ferocity of the
Indians. Among the victims was Captain Hart, the
bfother.in law OF Mr. Clay the Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives of the United States. The public
sensation under such horrors might be easily imagined
Congress had been compelled by highest duties 10 pas,
law authorizing retaliation on captive British officers.
70 case OF Their repeton the executive government Of
me Union having previously and repeatedly proposed TO
Great Britain thai neither country should under any cir
camstances employ these savages auxiliaes in bat,
drew to conclusion by saying that both OF these
unhappy individuals had clearly them drawn upou them
selves their doom-hat towards those who could de.
llberately become the OF havoc and bloodshed
upon great scale the extension OF enient treat.
ment by the United States would be TO forget what thew
owed 10 Their own citizens Long had they borne the
lce had at length for the first time held up public ex-
ample two OF Them there was room for the hope that pain
Jul as was the occurrence might be productive Of fu
lure good 10 Inc cause OF humanity. directed BY
the President to that whatever deep regret might be-
long to the OCCASION there appeared be ground of
censure The commanding general stood high in the
confidence OF his country had added 10 it's glory and
was beiieved on this other occasions of his life to
have been animated only by of the public good
1t was scarcely necessary for subjon that those
who mixed themselves up with hordes whose modes OF
warfare subjected 10 destruction with torrents all who
fell into their hands, even women and children excluded
themselves from the pale of those merciIul projections
which civilized warfare delighted TO extend captves
Such. Mr. Editor, is the passage; and it, after this the
editor OF the Republic discover parallel between the
execution OF these two British subjects by the command
ing general OF The American army and the wholesale
butchery OF the fifty American citizens taken on the
high and shot down like dogs by the authority OF
the captain general OF Cuba, then only say that his
wisdom mus, exceed that OF Mr. Monroe and his cabi
net and that his penetration should command the ami-
ration OF both countries.
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN