Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-03-05
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FRoM rHsi PRKsIpsSr-os rHs UKirsD

oTArkSs .l1.E +.
Trsnfmitting Report made to bim by ths
Secretary of War. and other ipforps,ioa,
relative to the affairs OF the Unisld States,
with certain tribes OF indians. ygus ~
a'i Gssfitmsa Of fss Sossfs, and efsbe stsi,
Hs.s Of Rss,.Eaiairves. b ~ d
INCLOSE yen report OF The Secretary
at War. Eating the trading houies eaabliihed
in the Indian territories, the progreh which has
been made In the eouric Of the lat year, in ict-
ding aud marking boundaries " On the different
tribes. the pnrehaie, OF lands recently madefrom
them. and the profpett OF forher progrefs ia
marking boundaries, and in new extinguiibmen.s
Of title 10 the year 10 como for which fone
appropriations OF money will be wanting. y p'k
To ths lhase 60 add. that ~hep the In-
dians ceded TO US the Salt iprings on the Wabafhs
they expreiied a hope tha,we would 70 employ
them, as TO enable them toprocure their Gary
fupplics Of fslt. Indeed il would be the mott
proper and acceptable form in which the annuity
coold be paid, which we propoie 80 give ,hsm
Tor the cehon. 1'heie iptinss. might at the
kme time be rendered eminen,ly ierviceahleto
our weitc,n .inhsbitanu, by uGng them as tho
means OF coun,crsttine the. ronopclies OF shs
fppplies oi iat, and OF reducing the price ia
that country 10 jofl u Fos tlsaie psspsfep
afmsll appropriation wouidbe nscsisry 90 rnecy
the hrt expences. after whichEthey ihould isp-
port themirs,es, and repsy s,hofe advances.
1hefe fpfinrs arc fsidro poarfs the advantage
OF being accompanied With bed Of coal.
s1fs. tn: JEFFERSON.
Jaarayy rs, 1903. AL s
LETTIR FROM THE SrcRRrARY OF WAR;
Dated The 7tb OF January, 1903. accompanying
Mciisge from the p,oGdeu, OF the United
- States, Tceiy,d the I8'hof January, 1903.
Way Detannsrf. J0saG.y n. i8oj.
/. To rns PHrNpsET OF THs u. srATIs.
SIR.
BY treaties held With the Creek and Choc.
/, taw notions Of Indians in the cous.e OF the
l4A- tsss, conbdesxbIc tfsth o! Isra have heeu
oblsined, and there is resion TO beIieve that
additional ceflions may be cbained cn feafonabie
terms from the aforementioned ard other Indian
/ nations, 10 the cooric OF the prcient year.
The boundary line between lhr aste of
North Carolina and the Cherokees has bsea
completed, and the line between the NatcIez
territory and the Chottaws. is probably by this
time cRablifhed and marked, ~ manner which
il 10 preiumed viii be la,isiattory 10 the Uoiud
Stalcs, and to the Chodaw nation. ts
A boundary line has ALTO been agreed on,
TO the uaet Of land on the Wabatb river, in-
ciudirg Vinccrnes, which will foon he run and
marked and likewfe the lines around The two
tracts on the poStsse be'ween the kesd.waters
on the Wsbaih. and the Miami Of the Lake.
including Fort Wayne. Some mesfures have
been taken for sicersining the Indians and tho
white people OH the Miiiihppi, commonly called
the Ksfksikia feitlemenss, below the mouth Of
the Illinois river but, for want Of authentic
documents, il viii probably be nccsnary to re-
fort 20 a ncw Convention with the Indian
nation for eaablfhing faid boondarics, and for
procuring fome additional ceifons. for the pur-
pole OF sfordiog means for incrcsGng add
strengthening that diaaht and expofed frontiers
In addition 10 the two factories. or Indian
trading houfc,. heretofore eftabined. il has
been confideIsd ss sdyifesblc to edAblifh four
Others, viz. one al Dctroit--one at Fort Wayne
---one at Chioksfaw Bluf--snd one at the
Choektaws, The forplus Of one handled and
fifty thoufand dollars, appropriated by an ael of
Congrefs, of the 10Th Of April. I7c6. and
ehich had not beeo applied to the two fsdories
heretofore efabliihcd on the frontier OF Ccorgia
snd TennefIee, has been applied to tie four
other eAsblfhmens recently made.
From an ipyeaigs,ion the accoDnts made
ard reported TO Congreis, At its laR felIion. it
was fatisfattorily evident, that The funds em-
ployed prior to that period had NOT been dimi-
nifhed, and il is confidently believed thst The
fum appropriated to that objed. may be EN-
ploysd not only without diminotion, bus sith
very great advantage to the public. NOT in point
Of commercial profits, bot by attaching ard
iecuring the iriendfhip and confidence OF the
natives, which cannot be fufficientIy relied on.
while their town and hunting camps are con-
nsnily the reiou Of unprincip!cd foreign traien,
who make every exertion in their po~er to
withdrsw the confidence Of the natives from tho
Uni,ed States, and to infpire then with jeslocdes
and unfrisodly difpo6tion towards onS frontier
fe,tlers, ous public agents, & the government.
The greatsf caution has been observed in
feletting the sgenu for managing the feyersl
fsttorics, and in the courfe Of another year, it
is prefumed, that f,i'fselory pssemrnt msy
be made Of the fate Of the funds, and Of the egsts