Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-09-27

alone, presents we're distributed to them
TO the amount OF ninety five thousand dol
lars. Ii is desirable that this intercourse
should terminate, by the act of the Bri-
fish Governnen t; and II is believed that
ii mas been continued by lis agents in
Canada, raher in consequence of the
practice before the late war, under the
reaty oil 1894, than by the direct sane
lion and autnori,, OF that government.
Us attenGio has,. however, been called
TO n,throughthe proper department and,
as ii Is wholly inconsistent with he
friendly relations between the two coun-
tries, it is hoped that II will not be per-
mlttad in future. The occupation OF the
contemplated posts will, in The mean
ume, put it i'll our power 10 correct
the evil. The posts on The lakes Will
enable The government, not only to
check efec,ualiy all trade with lorelsn-
ers in tha quarter, but also 30 restrain
he Indians from passing our limits On
thai side lie remedy VIII be compile {.
On the Mississippi ant the Missouri,
he pus,s oi ST. Peters and The Msndan
Village are well selected for the SAME
.Durpose From the Lake of the Woods,
wcstwardiy, the aga degree parallel oil
latitude IS the boundary established by
the late convention between the United
States ana the Brush possessions. The
Hudson Bay and ths Northwest compa-
MICS have several posts and trading es
tsbtishmen S, which are believed 10 BIT
much to the south Of TINS line, and con
sequently within our terri'ory. When
the boundary is ascertalDed and III aiked,
the policy OF the act OF the 29'h April,
1916, already referred TO, may, by
IN - ats of hose pests, be etfectuaily ell
forced; ana IN dat qnar.er, as we'll as
on the side Of the lake, we will have
the power 10 exclude foreigners from
residing ~lthln our limits. The facility
% communication, by he Mississippi
aud Missouri, with our posts on those
rivers, is so much greater than mat be-
tween Hudson Bay or Montreal (particu
larry wlnoul passing through our terri
tory ana over inc Indians d those rivers,
beth az to trade and power, ought, with
ludicious measures on our part, TO be
complete.
deem it my du'y respectfully to sug-
sest to the committee, as IL Is Immediate
ly connected with The subJec' OF The pre-
sent inquiry, that the present system oil
Indian trade is deiecllvc and that, be-
sides endangering the peace u our coun.
try, II cannot meet, on equal terms, the
we'll organized trading associations oil
our northern Dei. hoors. l will, however,
lorbear from presenting any additional
observations ON tins point, as the repor.
winch l bad the honor to make 10 the
tIouss oi Representatives on The 9Th OF
December, 1918, contains my views il
re ialion 10 it. F.a
Tnc ultimate success of the contem-
plated MEASURES must necessarily de-
bend very nuuh on the manner III which |
ney are exccu,ed. Wth this impress
'iou great dare mas been taken 10 select
'tiicors every way calculated 10 eifec,
he objec.s oil government. Strict or
lers nave also been given 10 use every
:ttprt 70 preserve peace with the indians,
'nd impress ihen favorably with our
,haraclur: ana /, affords mo much plea
,ure 10 state 10 The committee, that the
conduct ol Col. Atkinson (who has re
;eived evety aid in toe Indian Depart
nen,, from MAJ. O'Fali1n, the Agent)
md Col or,h-;he former oi
whom comm ands the troops on the Mis-
,ouri ami the lauer those Oh the Mis-
,isslppi-as wen as that OF their officers
md men, has been very satisfactory,
md has fully justified the confidence re-
posed IN ,hem. There is every reason
d expect, that under their judicious cen.
loo, the posts viii be established and
without exciting the hostility |
IT jealousy Of the Indians.
l have ne honor to be your most ODE
ilent servant,
(SisneD J. c. CALHOUN.
Hon. A. SMYTH,
Chairman of the Com. on Military .96airs.
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