The public mind of the country has been recently shocked by savage atrocities committed upon defenseless emigrants and border settlements, and hardly less by the unnecessary destruction of valuable lives where inadequate detachments of troops have undertaken to furnish the needed aid.
Pierce expresses concern over violent attacks on settlers and the loss of life due to insufficient military support.
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