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it | a« eorne suitable point oh the I’pper Mississippi, in |g | ad ranee nf oar mo'i exposed settlements. Two' in I k-mired mounted tioep*. under the ceraraend of a l5 . firitl ofcrer, weald he sufficient to range the coun-I try fteru the Mintoippi to the Hed Cedar, Iowa, p i sad De» Mata a* riven. This movement of troop*'* i iro»i 1 he a dr reel cheek on the Iudins who rai^ht ^. bs eacageri in war with each other. .Mounted *• troap*. ran •in* the country ea*t of the Mississippi ( jflaad so tin o: the Wiroatia river to Fort Wiane- I j jfjbs-o, would prevent the frequent incursions of the I »r Indian! upon tha weak and unprotected settlements j. bordering on that frontier. I recommend, there- J fora, t .at a bnuo.’mJ be aJdicued to the War De- L partnsnt, req ie*iing to hare a mounted force post- 1 ed in advance of the frontier settlements, as early lt;in the naxtsprin* season a* the gtass will aostaia lt;•h* hones, The Indians on the borders of the fron- i;e; tier settlements must see and feel, if neoeasasy« h * i the lojer of the Government to enforce n ' strictpower of the Government to enforce * * strict lt;d observance of treaties between them; and the pre* c j »ence of mounted troupe will produce mat dread j d in the mtnds of uie Indians which isneres-ary for | ,f me growth an I prosperity of the Territory, a* well i ,J as t .r- safety and sacurdy of the inhabitants.Tlt;■ Vw... . i.... i:... i
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Iowa News
Du Buque, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Nov 15, 1837
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