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Eidgely and two companions escaped, securing ponies, 

 and began their long journey homeward. 



But as a pleasing contrast to this horrible massacre 

 and disastrous campaign by the United States troops 

 against their hostile Indians, I turn to the more fortunate 

 and successful campaign of the present autumn by the 

 British against some of the Indian tribes in Canada. 

 Eecerit reports of this campaign are as follow : 



' Lieutenant-Governor Morris and half-a-dozen officials 

 have been away in the north-west territory during the 

 past six weeks, hunting up our Indians, armed with 

 treaties and presents, and, so far as heard from, their 

 success has been remarkable. They have met the Indians 

 in large numbers at different points in the territory, and 

 we hear that on every occasion they have come off 

 victorious carrying away with them, as the result of 

 each encounter, treaties signed by the chiefs of tribes, 

 ceding their rights over immense districts of territory, and 

 leaving behind them nothing worse than cartloads of 

 presents for the Indians, and the memory of a visit 

 pleasant and profitable on both sides. It is thus we hope 

 to fight and win all our Indian campaigns. To the 

 United States we will leave the exclusive employment on 

 such occasions of horse, foot, and artillery. We shall be 

 content with a contract, reduced to writing, and signed 

 by both parties. Confidence begot of faith kept and 

 justice observed, has ever been and will ever be, we trust, 

 the bond of union between Canada and her red children.' 



CAUSES OF INDIAN WAES. 



The three principal causes of wars with the Indians 

 are : 



First. Nonfulfilrnent of treaties by the United States 

 Government. 



