The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-02-16

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We spbjoin exttscss sFcdi ne ssmazls of
Tooaibs. u The Senate, Janrary 4osb. ~ 81
: leasa NJ. fo0mbs said - s. *sssst !. 4 aassa
r.. Tso yeats ago. '6pposd ths sdditson Or,
f9ear resinents. JbelIeyv there has bee1
1ssssioa pf Coogress, stnos Ihsve been Ne
''fesr 6f eishet Hoes. at vtssh the iiaad'Ofss
faapy, The Secfeeavy pe WIT, ara The Z
~ lnsre9Se. Wh1tAer Wo hre ~ peace Of
4 sAs, Whether xs ere skrestened. eith lhdiaas'
! With N0rmons, ot With British II lSuy 9th
pswsr, % every Cccssion, every -neSspaper I
tthor With fsfescncs 70 uat u nIde the 0ce
4 Gsa fpr asking I'D iiUsea1e Of the 6tIhy. Up
i asery few years ago, and I believe up 70 d
tiine Of the Mexican war, We hA0 bat six tho
sahd men on the military establishments
the United States. Il was adequate 70 allstl
P~poses for which af army ought ever 70 |
an a Issue wit, shs chsirmaa OF ths Con
4 uliltee, (Hr. Davis as.to The ersater diGacui
oow Of defending The country than has exists
afosa the bsginning of tie government until Il
present. Qne.f The Rreat power 0f tie Cover,
snent, fto greatly incFeased physicsi poser. Cd
he consequently Increased moral power, "a
Cisi6klng and sutiagstson Of shose poves4i
sssbss vAo 0uee occupied tho country east 4
me 1lsa1seippi, have tended TO remove III
| eTesnas y alarm hat iotnisriy existed. q
r. The Cseek9 the Chesoksee. aud the Chot
TAD Of eee south, have been afsssoved sbeyou
~ Hiasi11ippi and sAe powerful bands of ~
word. h.~etsern Ihdians, Who once g4ve - ssnuc
troubls, have been sdtgngased and nearly De-
tsoyed and annihil1aed. TGeSe fndians IL On
tis.se alasusf de6ed shs whole power of che n
pasic. from 1920 to 1900. They afe gone, an,
We have but few miessa0se, dltjoin1ed, ffsE
sentary tribes On this eide Of ehe faoSky noun
tsiaA without stngle element Uf militar,
they are roau'ing vagabondS, withopt calture
without any means Of carrying otl var { xcepl
sirilpy their bows and arrows they are NAKED
and defslceless. and give Nc NO other troubl,
than to catch them. There 10 NO force Of In
disns on this continent, within the limits Of tn
United States, capable Of fighting two Thousand
Of oar soldiers. There has NOT been an cm
todinent Of Indians ID the country for the las,
Is years, capable Of dghtiug two thousand oi
our rnen. aTtsss 7aa @3s.i'' A4s
!, II Senators viii look into the history Of The
tribes sest of the Rocky mountains, they will
find that Il 10 said many u these wars are made,
and they may be made, Tor Ill I know, for lie
purpose Of leading TO the expenditure Of public
money. Il shows how lisals ~ indians are re.
garded by the community, Il Il b true. / have
known similar charges wronefully made about
other sections Of the country, and they may be
wrongfnlly made about these people west 'of
the Rocky Mountain, IN regard to which ~
have greater difficulty 10 getting at the truth
But It is absolutely certain, - l have stated,
that there il no prospect, nor is there scarcely
possibility that. st least within any brief space
Of time, before the militia Of the country, the
natural and legitimate and just defence of the
p ole in all free governments, can be collected
logs ther. force Of Indians capable OF meeting
two thousand United States troops can be
mas cred anywhere on the North American
Con inent. ~ .''l - t.s9PS. ntt ssa
There has been no want of power in the
President to send troops to aid our soldiers in
U,.h; and any time last summer he could have
added TWO, three, or four hundred men to the
army under the present power, for the numbers
af each company can be carried from ftty-two
10 seventy -four, according to the existing Law.
Il this bill should become Law, the diflculties
will be settled before the FIRST man ever reaches
there, unless it be an officer. Before the first
soldier, raised BY your bill, crosses the Rocky
say the difficulty there will have
and the necessity for them win
,ease to exist. That argument is used, there
lore, merely as pretext for permanently sad
Hing the country with an enofmeusly expensive
military establishment. y ssfsl 81
] win not give man of the army Of the U.
]. to maintain the civil peace of this country.
tell you, the history Of forty centuries has de-
nonstr1aed that order obtained BY regular
oldiers 10 the cemetery Of liberty and will
leser give man for that purpose. l will main-
ain peace on no such terms; will have order
It no such cost. IF tie freemen Of this country
annot maintain their own laws Of themselves,
hey arc unit to govern themselves, and shall
rot moan At any amount Of destruction which
hes may mutually commit. shall not en-.
anger the public liberty Of twenty five millions
i ireeinen, to compose the difficulties OF two,
lirec 6ve or ten thousand men, on any side Of
/. local controversy, in any part Of the United
ita.es. ~ ~ 9- % 91a2i
do not want an increase Of the army to sc.
nre public order. There 10 NO occasion for it
u account Of the condition Of the Indians.
We have, 10 before stated, not q many Of
hem, and not as powerful races, as formerly.
he time was, when, on the frontiers, in my own
tate. the Indians would bring twenty thousand
len into the field. They fought your disciplin.'
4 armies, with one Of the greatest American
face TO face, in some Of the great
st pitched battles fought on your continent.
hey fought General Jackson, and other distin-
re their armies! Where 10 their material
Where is their organization? e'-s' -, s
We are again told, as Q reason for this In
rease, that the militia are more expensive
rin Of defense. The chairman of the Com
lit,ee puts it on that alone he does not pot
on the Mormon war, or Indian Disturbances
ut, - reason for this permanent addition to
le peace establishment Of the country, il 10
aid that the militia are . more expensive arm
defencse. TO prove shis the honorable Sem
tor read some reports as to what moneys were
xpeuded in the Rogue River war The sun |
1 $4,000 was one OF the items $500, 600 was
nOiher. Here Is q a'f0udamental error. know
has beer she army idea; know is has been
inned ID our ears for twenty years, by person 1
ere, as the head Of the army, that the militia |
~ AN exceedingly expensive force in suppress
* insutFecilon Or Indian distqFbapces. am
repaired 20 combat that assertion it is not true.
, the 6rst place, II the militia are called into
,e service Of the United States, they are .sub-
ct 70 the same rules and get the same pay %
,e army; with this disadvantage, which have |
IL in nv own pefson-they are not hxlf 90
pod at making out accounts % those who are
.ed TO them. It 10 impossible that they can
ct more pay, or more rations, or more tfanspor-
atom. They are paid BY the same schedule, and
on cannot get one dollar more for :hese men, be |
lHse the regular officers AFe generally Utmost
the paynasters 10 Indian disturb.
accs. The accconte are passed BY theaccount.
g officers Of the Treasury. Yoa call man
mporarily from his plow, from his farm, and
lt him in the service Of his country; you pay |
I'M torisbs time you want him, and then dis
large him, 70 70 1aad make his own living. |
gt get . regiment added to the army, aud |
hen do you get rid Of it!
/ verify believe, thas il the repression Of In |
AZ h0ssi6ties helonee NO the srny Of the q. |
/, 70 THE day haH ny 6sAse would have been |
.ysesd BY Indians. We never had any troops |
'crs, from ITO, suntil the Governmeat sent |
lem there to psoseus tie Iadians against ua--
hose were the frssawe had. The 6rst soldier |
lat ever made .track on ~ fso0tiess Of Geos- |
. was there 70 protsca the Indiana against u. |
Lelieye lhs honosahle Senator did say shat |
-Wefe very APT - commit great cruel l
~, and kill the Indians. / think they ara ape |
j hlrs sonebody, II they 6ght. That y go |
ivAptaeesQf having she array; they huet vesy
- IndiaRd Tley ase Lot the description Of |
oops Wa afs likely - - n &s yo0s sunder-I
snd theso sse12ap. treoeE yea and4 T. hnaw.l
.aM aa1 psehably hesh ef pAAaso sseyed uish
MIA. Yos might juse "a vell expecs - upiaaAs