The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-27

DILL. natl MI PRESIDENT On tha an
thony OF The officer in commandment General Jesan ~
ne was SICK al the time and that officer says thai ibe
could not have been less than five hundred earle A.
sFoyed at one camp, near the Euchee swamp haSs
heard II said by those who should suppose were kls
10 know, that the country seemed 10 be srewn with NJ
carcases OF the slain animals for miles in extent tn
Indians shot them down, often Just in the same way ~
they would shoot the buiaoes on the prares Of ths 40
West = "s iI
understand from the purport OF all The eommuDiea.
IONS made TO The government by gentlemen conversan
with that transaction, that this army OF fifteen hnndrJ
Indians, or not they the force under General Howard
moved some twenty or thirty miles below Euchee swami
and there committed similar destruction OF property Tbs
honorable senator from Georgia. Mr. DAWSON belisvs
is perfectly conversant with these matters And yban
these claimants came TO prove up their losses before M
commissioners, how was il possible to determine whebs,
their cattle and other property were taken destfoyedh
the friendly Indians under the command OF General esn
or by the hostile lndans9 There could be no SAFE ani
certain method OF discrimination. All this the setlsr
proved satisfactorily; and even after that The actpa
losses proved were reduced by hry.three and hisa
per cent on the supposon that the value Of the properly
was exaggerated
And what difference does il make at last whether hi
destruction OF property was affected by friendly Indians
or by the hostile Indians all grew Out OF the pocv of
the government in allowing the whites TO settle il Inc
country and The Indians to sell their reservations thus
leaving themselves without a foot OF ground to stand
upon, and the government still telling them, "You are
Tree to go or to stay, as you please"
When The government was warned from every source
that could be relied upon that the Indians dscon
tented that they were in starving condition that hos
uies must be the consequence that depredatons woud
be committed and even after there had been depredaon
to some extent, still the government said We see no
reason 10 send military force into the country and il
moi the policy oil the government to subsisl the Indians"
Now, what is the conclusion from all these facts
The argument OF the senator from Michigan Mr. CAss
is thai hosllities caused by the fraudulent transfer
OF indian titles Admitted. But say that the govern.
men was IN fault in every point OF yiew--not only in
The general provisions OF the Indian treaty, but in the
manner in which they were execuedn failing 10 send
supplies to the Indians, or TO send military force keep
them in subsection, although forewarned that they were
starving, and would be driven 10 commit depredaiions
The government did not move until The depredatons &C.
tnally commenced Even when warned that the indians
were already committing depredatons, and that military
force was necessary to protect the citizens and
tranquility, the government refused to act. The
senator from Michigan says, how is all this possible
when the amount of the depredations proved to have
been committed before the general outbreak commenced
was only 1870. Why, what were the premonitory
symptoms OF an outbreak given by the officers of the
government, State and national. They did that
depreciation or murder committed every day. but
they warned the government that the Indians in
condition which must lead TO general disturbance
and aggression. They had, in reality, country; their
reservations had been sold they had not foot of land
TO cultivae the whites occupied their country, and
they were moi subsisted there alternative "you
must either kill exteminae Them they would drive
the white population out OF the county, And in reply
to these representations the government folded lis arms
And the senator from Michigan still says this mat
ter OF establishment depredaons were only com
mtted to the amount of 1870 before the outbreak but
they amounted to $350ooo in very short space Of time
after And now the senator saws il is impossible on any
safe principles, to indemnify the claimants these losses
that II would exhaust the of any government to
indemnify lis citizens for the losses inflicted by public
enemy. tie says IT was war say II was not such
war excludes indemnity. What is public war Ii
hostility authorized by the sovereign But the sever
egn is not responsible and is not necessarily considered
giving his consent TO war, because portion OF his
subjects have become refractory, and make incursons
into neighboring territory upon neghborng peo-
pie That may lead TO war; but II is not war IN the
sense to which the senator's principles apply Thus
there was no public authority IN the Creek tribe that
commenced war; for The majoriy-nearly three iourhs
oil the Aforementioned friendly, did their chiefs In
the lower lows alone they became refractory and hos.
Tile. But 1t - prcposerous 10 apply the principles OF
civilized warfare TO savage tribes The senator says
this demand Tor indemnity is most extraordinary
but say the rules which guide civilized nations cannot
apply in this case and every must depend It's
own circumstances. | say the treaty improvdenty
conceived in the first instance and carried out with
view to enforce certain resnlt-ihe removal OF the
Indians West. Before that result attained the gov
eminent was admonshed that there would be hoslies,
and nevertheless il stood still When the seeds Of dis
senson rpened, when the flame arose. when the conha.
grafton spread, then the government excams, this is
war III II was war, IL grew out OF the conduct oil the
government, and the government is responsible
Mr.. GWlN obtained the floor.
Mr.: CASS. Will the gentleman allow me 10 say
Mr.. GWlN. have to say tina, | am responsible in
some degree for this amendment in regard the Collins
line and am obliged TO leave town tomorrow morning,
want " afPeai SENATE 10 Tue Foit on
TO day.
Mr.. CASS | will agree TO stay here If The Senate
VIII allow me just Time enough 10 read this document
have before me- so To incorporate it in my speech
That is all want; and TO touch this sub
ject again.
Mr. MANGUM These contested points, Mr. Presi
dent, affecting past administration which is in lis
grave, and in which nobody feels any interest," been
the theme OF discussion by the eloquent gentleman for
The last week and think they had better be deferred
some future Glbbon, who will write The history oil ibs
decline and ia OF the republic, which seems 10
hib signs OF decay 10 the minds of some. | do hoTe
that will postpone this thing, and give il over 10 the
hands OF the future historian, who will state the whole
question OF this Creek IL will doubt be interest,"
ing TO poserly, but il 10 excite very little interest
the present occasion among those who have listened
TO the discussion Let US vote upon this and the Other
the siege OF Troy endured before the other parry
Is annihiiated and indeed, looking al the ygor OF
both intellectually and otherwise, think il is somewhat
doubtful i an absolute victory will be obtained by either
party. hope, therefore, they will permit TO vote
Mr.. CASS The senator from Tennessee had two
charges The FIRST was, that The government did moi,
while the process OF the Creek sales going on send
sufficient force to protect the Indians from the see
Then he comes with another, that the government bad
not sufficient force when there probability OF war,
and were mprovident in allowing n war 10 break out
Now, the senator from North Carolina [Mr Mlsovnl
has well said sa matter OF history and am not going
TO vnicae It, Allow me, however say upon that last
subject that as late the lh day OF May the governor
OF Georgia knew nothing about the war. His FIRST inior
nation was from Mr.. Fontane, The mayor Of Columbus,
informing him that hostilies had commenced two day.
before The force OF Georgia on the frontiers had been
under the Impression that the people
safe, and that there would be no war ! may say that
from the commencement OF the government to the pres
ent time, II you had listened to every cry OF an Indian
war; you would have had 10 employ force large as