Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-26
M f S S A G E


FROM THB
PRESIDENT OF THE
NITED STATES,
Tr4rfmating a R<5ort made 70 him BY ne
Secretary efkfar, md ofber 'nto,nsAt'sn
,elafivf 10 the a55Fairs Of ne Onife9
States, zvitb certain tribes IF isdiens.
C<atlmen Of The Senafe, and q f6e
Hozls Of Rsfrsjsnt1fiVes,
/ enclcfe repcrt Of the Secretary at
War, Eating the trading hsuies eitabll'l-
L(hed ia the Indian territories, the pro-
nrels which has been made in the courie OF
the laR year, in fettling and mark ing
boundaries with the different tribes, the
purchafes Of lands recently made from
shem, and the profpea of further progfeis
in marking boundaries, and IN new ex-
sinpuihments of title in the year 10 come,
for which fome appropriations Of money
will be wanting.
TO this I have to add, that when the
Indians ceded to US the Salt-fprings on
the Wabafh, they expreaed hope that.
we would 70 employ them as to enable
them TO procure their nscehary fuPPiies
of falt. Indeed it would be the mott pro-
rer and acceptable form in which the an
nuity could be paid which we propoie TO
give them for the cef1ion. Iheie iprinss
might at the fame time be rendered emil
nently feryiceable 10 our weaern inhabi
tants, by uiing them as the means OF coun-
tervailing the monopolies Of the fppplies
of fah, and of reducing the price in that
covn,ry TO a iuR level. Fer thefs pur-
pOfss fnall appropriation would DC ne
ceGary to meet the hrf expences, after
which they mould fupport themfelyes, and
repay thofe advances. Theie irrings are
sfaid to pofiefs the advantage Of being ac-
>ccmpanied with bed of coal.
TIL: JEFFERSON,
January IS, 1903.
II lett<r from The Secretary IF Mar, dated
I7fb sJanuary, 1903, accompanying a
Melage troez The PyeEdsat Of f6s Uast-
ed ssas<s, ,efeiOed The iSf6 .5anaay,
1905.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
l7is J0nuary 1903.
The P,sfdtnt Of The Uaaed ssat<s.
SIR,
By*rsaties held with the Creek and
Chotfaw nations of indians in the courie
OF the lsf year, conhderable tracts OF
land have been obtained, ard there is
reafon 10 believe that additional ce3ions
nav be obtained on ieaionablc terms
from the aforementioned and other In
dian nations in the coorfe CT the prefent
year. :
The boundary line between the fate Of
North. Carolina and the Cherokees, has
been completed, ard the line between tie
Nasehez territory and the Chotfaws, is
probably by this time effabliihed & mark
ed. 10 manner which il is preiulned will
be fatisfaefory 10 the United States eflu
so thA Ci-sessvv -uaIloE.
- A boundary line has alto been agreed on
10 fhe trad of land on the Wshsfh river,
including Vincennes, which will foon be
run and marked; and likewiie the lines
around The rwo tracts on The portage be.
tween the head waters Of the Wsbath and
the Miami Of the Lake, including fort
WAYNE. Some meafures have been taken
fer afcertaining the boundaries between
the Indians and the white people on tie
MifiGppi, commonly called the Kaikaikia
ietrlemenss, below the mouth OF the lii
no;s river; bur for want of authentic do
crments, it will probably be necefary TO
rsfort to a new convention with the In
dian nation for efablilhirg faid boundaries,
and for procuring iome additional eeiiions