Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-22
0bc Dailp Oirpinian.
ScalinOic interview with The Presi-


dent.
According To arrangement made by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Florida In
dams We're Yesterday admitted 10 an interview
wilh the President the United States. They
were accompanied by the Commissioner and
Gen. Luther Blake. The Secretaries of War
aud the Navy were also present
Gen. b commenced the business oftbe inter-
view by rcmarking that the Seminole Indians
had encountered many troubles and difficulties
IN various ways and that their object was to call
upon their Great Father the President, himself
and lcarn from him " hat they might expect.
To this the President replied that he should
bo happy 10 hear whatever they might wish TO
say, and would in return give them any infor-
nation they might desire.
Col. Lea, Commissioner of Indian Ahars,cx-
planned the particulars of what had occurred
TAT the meeting on Thursday, IN the course OF
which be said he had assured thcSeminoles their
Great Father, the President would mike man
ner With himself listen patiently to all they
might desire to communicate. This was the
first time Billy Bowlees bad been To Washing
ton. OF indeed ont Of Florida.
To the Prcsidents inquiry if Billy Bowlegs
had any thing to say, Billy replied that he had
come lere TO learn from his Great Father the
" hole truth respecting their affairs. His father
was n warrior; so wos hc aud hc came here
nor 10 ask for ihvonrs.bu for justice He came
NOT II pay mere visit of compliment, but 10
seek for ustIcc; aud Whale, or his Greot Father
lrcided 10 rive he would be satisfied with.
The White prop'c are his llIends and brothers.
aud il uas with these leoling' that he asked
for Justice. lie saij be bad no i'kfeeliDg against
the whites; none whatever.
Finding Billy Bowlegs somewhat slow in
comiugto the real subject for conaideroion,t the
Commissioner of Indian Afars suggested that
he motive Which brought tie Indians to SEQ
the President Was 10 hear from him bis senti
mcnts respecting TIE removal OF the Semlnoles
remaining in Florida 10 the west Of tho Mis-.
sissipPi.
The President, after some remarks on the
subject of the treaty, and the r lations existing
between the Government and the Semnoles,
and the care that would be taken to make their
Journey ives, of the Mississppe as comfortable
as possible, suid
Bat must say To them, and they must un-
dcrstand that this treaty which they made in
S32 10 90 west Of the Mississippi must hcper-
f0tmed; there is no way con avoid II, and tho
only Way iorihem TO do il for their own benefit
is to do II peoceabIy, quietly; and IN that they
will have the love aud affection ol this Govern
mcnt instead Of having us for their enemies,
nd compelling rs to go 10 war with them.
We have had great deal Of nbcaready
to prevent the people Of Florida from MUIR
ing them. We cannot do this much longer;
we cannot keep those cowboys from getting
mp fight much longer. The only way to do
this IS for the Semnoes to 60 quietly west of
the Mississippi.
The President announced that lie had con-
cuded, and wished to hear Billy, or any other
Indian who might wish to yany Thing. The
Indians having expressed their desire to say no
more at the time after shaking hands, with
drew, two or three of them oppearing,b by their
countenanccs, to take the remarks OF the Presl-
dent rather hard.-Aationaih htelligc1ccr.