The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-14


and intercourse, between tie \ alley Of the
and McKee,. Intending, for .
year past, Ia bring this subject before The
Senate. and 10 claim for IT q SHIRE of the
naiibnal protection, Mr. Is. sald that he had
felt the necessity Of resting his demand
upon u solid foundation of facts. With this
,...w, he had addressed himself, during The
last summer, ito many inhabitants of Ms
souri,, WIN hid been personally engaged in
the trade among others. 10 Mr. Augustus
Storrs, late of y. Hampshire, a gentleman
of character and Intelligence, every way
capable Of relating things Is he saw them,
and incapable 0f relating thefn otherwise.
This gentleman had been one of Il caravan
OF Eighty persons, one hundred aud fifty
SIX hofses, and twenty three Wagons
aud carriages, which Ind made The cxpe
dilon from Missouri and Santa Fe tof New
Mexico. in the months of May AID June
LIST. lis account Was full Of interest aud
novelty. II soanded like romance to hear
ol caravans of men, horses and Wagons,
trasersing with THEN merchandise the vat
plain nhich lies between the Mississippi
and In. Rio del MORT. Tn story seemed
better adapted To- Asia than North America.
But, romantic AS ii might seem, the reality
had already excetdrd the visions of the
widest imagination. TheJourney to New
Mexico, but lately deemed a chimercal
project, had become an aifiir of ordina.y
occurrence. Santa Fr, but lately the
IitiHa Iirttf of American enterprise Was
now considered rs Stage only in the pro
sress, or rather a new point of departure
To our in,incibIe citizens. Instead of turn
ing back from that point, the caravan broke
mp there, aud the subdivisions branclled of
III different directions IN search of new the
aires for Their cnterprIZr. Sumo proceeded
down tie river 10 the p0sSo del .torte ;
SOM To the mines Of Ghihanhau and Du
range, III tae province Of New Biscay
some Ia Sonora aud 10 Siualoa, On the Gull
III California and somf, seeking the new
l1nes Of communication with the Pacific,
had undertaken 10 DESCEND the western
slope Of Our continent thro' the une plorca
regions of the Mulilumah and Baenayen
turn. The fruit of this enterprise, for the
present year, amounted IN 500, zoe in gold
and silver bullion aud coin, aud precious
turs ; il sum considerable in itself, in the
commerce of an lDfan, state, but chiefly
deserving staleman's notice AS an earnest
al what might be expected from a regulated
a
glt en- ia exchange Is that Of which we have
the greatest abundance, and which has the
peculiar advantage of making the oircnit of
the Unlon before il departs from the terri
tories of the repubic-rotton- which
grows IN the south, Is manufactured in the
nnrih, aud exported from the west. Mr. d.
sald lhat The attention Of the Senate had
already been drawn 10 ibis subject, and the
COM ittee on Indian Allirs stood chr
x d with an enquiry iuto the expcdien
cy of treating With the Indian tribes be
tween Missouri and Mexico, for the right of
Il safe passage through their conntfies.-
fbe paper presented contained informant ION
essential In HAT committee. II contained
precise Information upon the route To be
pursued, and the tribes Ia be cnn,ilinted-
II contained, besides, authentic details upon
the extent and value Of thp trade, and ,uE
eestlons for its protection. II had been
drawn up at hia particular request. and in
answer IL QUERIES proposed by him. He
leemed il the tairest, safest ard siast 81
tlsHetofy manner al convey ing IA the Sc
nate thc body of facts on which lie should
rely when the question of extending RIO.
lection 10 hi3 trade shall he called mp for
decision lie therefore moved that the
statement Of Mr.. Storrs might be printed
for the use of the Senate. and referred to
the committee on Indian Affairs,
The motion WAS aSired 10.
Mr.. Smith, from the joint committee
appointed 10 Announce IL Gen. IafIyrtt,.
the passage uf the act in his faver, aud 10
request Of him the acceptance of the pro,i-
sion made for him, r'5ort.d lie the Senate
the following copy al an address of the
committee 10 the General, aud his re.
ply
f,om lie yotHt Committee 10 General Ia
IayeHe.
Gr1rRAL--We are Committee of
the Senat, aud House Of Representatives,
charged with the office of informing YOU
Of TIN passage Of an act, copy of which
we nnn present. kou nh perceive from
this act, Sir, that thr two House Of Con
srcss, aware OF the large ptcuniarr ;ls well
as other sacriicrs which your long and ar-
duoas tie, alien 10 the ca,!sc Of freedom has
cost You, have deemed il their privilege IL
reimburse portion IF them, n having been
incurred IN part on account Of the United
states. The principles that have marked
your charat ter will not permit YOU to OPP
pose any objection 10 tire discharge Of so
much ol the national obligation To you as
nlts Of II. We are directed 10 express
To you the condolences, Is we'll as The re
quest ol the t"u Houses, that Won will, hy
al acqmcsrepce with their wishes in this
respect, add another To the many and sig
nal proofs You have afforded Of. your IS
TEEN Tor people whose esteem for You
can never cease until they have ceased 10
ptlze the liberty they ENJOY, and emulate
The Virtues by which il was acctIirel-