The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-09


blue skin yellow ground with little rsd sdposs to repre-
by Of triumph the grief accustomed to their
mark their being killed By those Others. hair
very gray black hoops. plain brown color no marx put the
Or lad beat sn OUT were
No g. Containing 100 boys scaps of various ages small
the middle and black marks knife hatchet club their
death happened
yellow hoops, white ground tears, Ratchet club, scaping
"No g. This package is a mixture of all the varieties
above mentioned to the number of I22 with box OF birch
bark containing 70 little infants scaps, Of various sizes
small white hoops white ground no tears and only NIUE
their mothers bellies.
following speech delivered by Corniogache in council in
terpreed by the elder Moore the trader and taken down by
Father we send you herewith many scalps that you
may we not idle friends "a blue bslt)
to the kings & he and
eshed and that he faithfuness in destroying
made to ungratefu people "a blue and white belt with
red tsssels.) :.
matter Of much weight The great Kings. enemies
many and they grow fast in numbers They were formerly
We could play with them safely We feared nothing they
could do But their bodies have become as big as
and sharp claws They have driven us out Of country
taking part in your auar we sdRec. the great h .s w
and be his friends aud children we are Say this for
great King to enforce it, give this belt "a great white
belt, with blue tasscs)
Father we have only to say further your traders
exact than can pay for their goods and our hunt.
for them This ruins u.s. Think Of some remedy We
poor, and have plenty of everything we know you
blankets. "a little white belt.)
"I do not doubt but that your excelency will think it
give further encouragement to those honest
people The high prices they complain of the
effects Of war.
Whatever presents may be sent for them through my
hands shall be distributed with prudence and fidelity
have the honor of being your excelencys most ODE
dent and humble servant,
So much for the revolutionary Was this shock
ing" custom abandoned the late war? One would have
supposed that advancing civilization and Christianity
would have taught England to abandon warfare at
cnce so barbarous and unprecedented The Americans
never resorted Indian aid without first STIMULATING that
the inhumanties characteristic of that race would not
be tolerated But England eager ovsrwhem the daring
young republic that had the applause of the Old
World and whose courage and perseverance did not pale
their fires before the great successes OF Napoleon burn
ing to ayenge her losses in the first war, and TO
buke the naval victories of the Americans, gave full
license to such wretches as Proctor, who her
great penpotentiry with the Indians, and who boosted
of their successes against the Americans if they had
been achievements rvang those of Roman valor in the
most vruous days of the republic The last Of Gen.
1ArrlSOnS scrICc ""o just
rebuke to Generals Proctor and Vincent of the British
army for the nhuman barbarities and despicable he
perperaed by armed Indians and British officers Imme
diaey after the battle of the Thames Proctor sent flag
of truce to Harrison audacousy requesting the restoration
of the private property and papers captured from the Eng
lsh Reservng his answer till he reached Buffalo, and
then making General Vincent who commanded there
the American commander proudly referred the English
oncrs the respect shown their property and papers
by their capors OF the American prisoners who fell into
Procors hands, those who escaped the tomahawk General
Harrison justly added had suffered all the ndgntes and
deprivaons human nature could endure In nota single
instance the private property of officers respected At
ter communicating many instances in which whole fam
lilies of men, women, and children nhumanly butch
cred by savages coming directly from and returning the
British camp, General Harrison solemny threatened the
retaliation due to such ourages should any be
committed. The pages that contain these shameful
ords-the history of these two stained by
Just accusations against the American troops who dis
daned such mode Of conflict and rested their upon
it's high and holy merits and their energies Cruelty
was always punished by the Americans the instant was
detected. Humanity marked the of our armies in
both these struggles while, the other hand English
gold only suborned Indian ferocity against American
weakness and American valor but infamed the largest
tribes into implacabe foes that years and years
required to subdue concate them after peace had
been secured
But English nhunanity does not depend for proof
alone upon English completely with the assassnatons
and ambuscades-thc slaughter Of innocent and
children by the boodhirsty savages of the distant West
Without going back to the at Pao in the
lutonary war; let down to the progress of the
British feet and army prior to the capture and confagraton
of the city of Washingon The details of these transactions
should make Englshman of the present day in seeking
OF elimination against the United States blush Wdck
sacked their fields deolated and their property given to
the flames American wives and daughters frequently
and publicly violated by these British demons Slaves
melted to rise against their masters and the advance
maraudcrs each with price upon his head and each
resolved purchase temporary and revenge before
inevitable capture and execution Their progress was
marked by anOrmtes the most atr0cious and unprece
monstrous Private property destroyed without hes-
ation and the congressional library given to the flames
Their return to the Chesapeake marked by similar
ournges upon the country through which they passed
The history of this campaign, dsgrnceal to England
SO full of reproach humanity aroused the most intense
msgvings in England and the celebrated Mcintosh OPEN
ly denounced in terms Of remarkable eloquence the