THE BLOODHOUND WAR;
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We have hitherto given no credit TO the ru-
mors that, an act so barbarous as the subs'i-
tuition of Blood hounds for soldiers, III our
wars with the Indians, had already, or would
be committed.


We fear, however, it will be proven that,
we have had 100 charitable an opinion of those
engaged in The affairs Of Florida.


An officer Of the army, just arrived in this
city from ST. Augustine, reports that vessel
with thirty three blood hounds had entered
one of the ports of the Peninsula, before he
left.


These blood hounds, we must suppose, are
the " other means than those hitherto tried"
| adverted to in the report of the Secretary of
War


There is passage in that document of
painful interest, TO which public attention has
not been particularly called. 1t is this:
:" Heretofore the Indian population OF our States and
Territories has been expelled by the gradual increase
and advances OF superior race, Whereas, in Florida
the attempt has been made for the first time. drive
the aborigines from the unsettled wderne S. what
is still difficult, to catch them for the purpose of
Transporting them beyond its limits. II the Indians Of
Florida had country TO retire to they would have bsen
driven out Of the territory long ago but they are
hemned in by the sea- and must defend themselves to
the uttermos surrender 10 be transported beyond
To reduce them to that extremity, spread they are,
space Of at least forty five thousand square miles
OF country, aboundng IN provisions suited to their ha
bits defended by climate, benign 10 hhem but deadly
10 The uhiies and presenting difficulties the march Of
armies that have been often described and cannot be
exaggerated, will require great exerions and probably,
other means, than those hitherto tried !"


How wretched, how wanton, does this
pregnant paragraph show this unfortunate war
to be.


The Seminoles have " no country to retire
to'--they are " hemmed in by the sea"-but
they are defended by climate benign to them,
but deadly TO The whites :"


In what an inhuman attitude does this de-
vclopment show this government to be placed
before the civilized world great, power
iul and magnanimoas nation of fifteen millions
of freemen, hunting down, with blood hounds,
wretched squad of Indians, dwelling in
country which no white man can inhabit after
1t is conquered A war which will but com
plete the solitude of desert, by destroying
the remnant of life that remains in it


Such a " dog-in-the- -manger" policy shows
US, as nation, to possess the wanton rapacity
and cruelty Of the rger-not the magnanimity
Of the lion.


The introduction Of blood hounds is new
era in the history of war. 1t will immortalize,
by its eternal infamy, the political life of
Martin Van Buren,, so far as his administra-
ton is connected with the atrocious undertake
ing. If the employment of Indians against
Americans by Great Britain, excited the hor-
ror and Indignation of the civilized world,
how much more shocking is this project, SO
disgraceful to our country and outrageous Of
every sense of humanity.