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which is an object of the highest importance. The settled policy of the British, evinced in the last war, of enlisting the savages in every contest which may occur between us and them, renders it an indispensable duty on the part of the Federal gov.t to meet them on their own ground. The Southern, and Southwestern tribes may be always enlisted in our contests with that nation, and may reasonably furnish us with a body of from five to ten thousand light Troops which by being a little disciplined, well armed and equipped, cannot fail to give us a decided advantage in our future wars. In our intercourse with these Tribes, this object ought to be kept steadily in view, and every other consideration be made subservient to it. Their advancement in civilization to a much greater extent than it has been carried in any one of the tribes, is entirely conformable to this policy. To this end it is desirable to have considerable talent in those who are charged with the Superintendence of the different Tribes. In some of these