Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-30
with he Indian nations within The United

with the Indian nations "tnin '''e = hise
States"
Mr.. Duane, in the Aurora of the r.:
inst. considers ,ha, appointment as beln
| made without authority of law. On tn
other hand Mr.. Samuel H. Smith, IN tn
| National Intelligencer Of the 10th ins,an
is Of opinion, that " though the acts Q
| congress de not impose it as duty On tn
executive to appoint such an agent, yet, b
conhding 10 him the entire direction OF TIT
! fund, it clearly authorises him to appoint
such agents as he may see fit"
! We shall perhaps, by and by, say few
words to this question. Ia the meanwhile
we propose to con6ne ourselves TO tn
same remarks, upon certain particulars re
latiye to the Indian trade, with which Mr.
Duane has thought proper to amuse sh'
I public.
Mr.. Duane tells US in the Aurora Of the
18th inst. that 1--WE shall give the paragraphs
at length and in his own words, Upon
Mr.. Jeiferson's accession to the executive
chair, this 7vas the state of the Indian trade.
it was oyerrun by the agents Of English
factors drunkenness, debauchery & Inur'
der, prevailed among the Indian trlbes--
the American citizens On the frontiers were
in constant alarm and subject to massacre
On the other hand the agents employed
who had been entrusted with property to an
immense amount had not made returns
or accounts Of the trust reposed in them
by the death of an agent by the name Of
Price, there was failure to a vast amount
under the Purveyorship of Mr.. WheeIen&
and this failure it was which called the at
tention OF the executive to the subject, and
which induced the introduction OF bill ! in
congress, last session for the appointment
of general agent. The public however,
defective as the system was, and great
as the dlabidation had been, pro6ted by the
pacifca,ion of the Indians, perhaps more
than they lost by pecuniary subductions
from the public property, the augmentasi.
on of the tundsf and the new distribution
of the factories by Mr.. Jeferson+ have the
most6ensfciel effect or the general objects
of the policy. The British factors for a
while, endeavored by reducing the price
of goods below prime cost in Europe TO Sc
cure the whole trade, and drive US from
competition. bu, they soon found tha, to be
loosing trade; they have disappeared and
what has followed ccntent, c7acora, S9bri
ETY. and good faiG!, no hostility to the y. S.
and civilization progresses to IA upexam.
pied extent among the Indian tribes; this
is the effect of correct administration CT
wholesome and beneficial system"
We shall now prove, 1ss from the mouth
|. Of Mr.. Jefferson, that the terrible state ct
things here Pourlrsyed as existing, G,
" Mr. Jeferson's accession TO the exscu.
tive chair" is totally devoid Of foundation ;
and I'd. from secretary Dearborn. .has, the
monies employed by the cid adTainistration,
in the Indian factories established By them,
did not experience, while under ;hlir ixst
nagement the dimipuIion Of siEsle cent,
any supposed failure to great amount not
viths:aading
As to the first Point, Mr. IeaeFsos, in
his primary message to congress, JUST nine
months and four days after his sppointnenr
TO the preside .cy, obsgryes:
Among our Indian neighbors also, a
spirit of p=ace aad f'iendthip generally
prevails, and | an happy to inform you
that the continued efor,a TO introduce a
mong them he implements ssd the Prac-
tice Of husbaDdry, ard Of tbs household
arts have rot been wihou! success: tn:
they are become more and rore scpsalc
Of tie superiotity Ct this dependence for
closhirg and tubsls:encc over he preeari-
Gus resources Of hunsinS and fishing: ard
already we are abs 10 announce that In
stead Of that capataa dircinution IF cu .
bqrs produced by ihsir vars aud their wants,
some Of them hrsia TO experience an in
crease of population.
Now, usless ws san persuade ourselves,
that this state Of peace, ,hesc consinnsd