Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-22

TIP. MOORE
WM MCLEAN.
VIM. HALE,
JOS. Nj. WHITE.
10 the SECRETARY OF WAR.
With the foregoing request, the Secretary a,
War complied; and for the same reason. which led
to the recommendation OF Mr.. McKenney for the
tour among the South Western Indians, he was also
associated by the Secretary, with Gov. Cass, to
gotate the treaties at Green Bay. Fer this latter
service, Mr.. McKenney received the same COM
pensation Gov. Css>, with whom he was associ-
ated. He did not, Gas has been enormously sup
poSed) settle his own account, for this service; il
was settled by Gov. Cass, and by MIR. Schoocrait,
"a the minority OF the Committee have reason To
think, withou; any interference on the part of Mr.
Mckenney. On this head, the following copy of
letter from Gov. Cass, TO Mr.. McKenney, is re-
ferred to.
ALBANY, .fprH 18Th, 1928.
DEAR SIR: have msiaid your letter, and can
no, therefore answer yo inquiries specifically
as otherwise would do. Your compensation al
the Fond du Lac treaty was calculated by Mr.
Scbooicraft and myself, and ma III Green Bay by
me You received no part Of the appropriation for
either treaty, but the amount due you for your
services.
am, dear Sir, sincerely yours.
LEWIS CASS.
Col. NJ OK ENNEY.
The above is true copy.
ID. KURT.
on commission of this kind, is sanctioned by long
established usage, AM grows out OF the necessity
oil the case; inasmuch those person only, IN ge-
neral, who have been officially connected with the
Indians possess that familiarity with their charac
ter and manners, which u required for successful
negotiation with them. On this principle oflc rs
OF the army, Governors of TcIritori :, and Indian
Agents, have been usually designated for these
services; and the minority OF the Committee regard
the selection OF Mr.. McKenney, as fully JUSTIFIED
nv Tho ha
Indian character, and the confidence which the In
dams are supposed to place in him.
On the conclusion of his labors at Green Bay
MIR. Mckinney entered upon the discharge of the
duties OF his special mission, to the Southwestern
tribes, taking the route of the Fox, Ouisconsin
and Mississippi rivers His duties OH this mi sion,
as prescribed by his n-tructious Of 2Sih March,
1913, were those OF obtaining local and other nfor-
NATION oil the country, between the lakes and the
Mississippi; the condition and disposition OF the In
dian tribes which are scattered il; and espe-
cally to ascertain the disposition of the tribes,
within the State. the Chckasaws, the Choctaws,
and il practicable, tn Cherokees, on the subject OF
emigration to lands west Of the Mississippi.
He was directed TO note down g whatever incl
dents' he might " esteem to be saluable, and that
IN any manner may be conncc ic.i with The subject
oil our Indian relations, and that may tend to en-
tighten the Department in matte pertaining TO
their judicious disposition and application
He was also directed to vi,i he Indian agen-
his reach. and INFORM himself g of their cond
ton and prospects, and generally to collect such in
formation as may be NECESSARY TO prompt and eff
icent discharge Of the duties arising out Of our In
dian relations"
BY subsequent instructions, OF 10th April. 1928.
Mr. Nick enney was directed, if possible, to return
through the Creek country, TO employ all proper
means, IN his discretion 10 procure Of the Creeks
q cesson of the remaining portion of lands, in the
State OF Georgia, unceded in the treaty Of Wash.
ington. In his first letter of instructions, Col
Mckinney was informed that his compensation"
would &c be paid on his .cturn, and made equiva-
lent to the extent and value Of his 4" services"
1t appears from documents that have been sub
mitted to the House oiRepresentatves, at the pre-
sent session, that in the great object OF closing the
full; service which, ON any equitable estimate of
lts extent and value" the minority of the com
mittee cannot but deem to be meritorious to de-
gree far beyond the whole amount paid TO Mr.
Mckinney, or claimed by him, as Compensation
The other objects of his mission, of less specific
nature, wee also performed with success In the
discharge Of these interesting and confidential du-
Ties, Mr.. Mckinney performed journey of four
thousand miles, much of it through wilderness,
and among Indian tribes, exposed TO great hard.
ships, and occasionally to peril. These considers
tons united to auhorzs the allowance oil a liberal
compensation, on the prin ciple announced TO him
in his instructions, that I; should be fixed on his
return, " and made equivalent to the extent and
value oil his services"
On his d. parture from Washington, he received
81, $50, as an advance, toward defraying the ex-
penses OF his expedition. AT the close of his com
mission at Green Bay, his accounts were made up
by Gov. Cass and Mr.. Schooicraft, and he was al
lowed and paid the same rate OF compensation
which was paid TO his associate Governor Cass
viz. dollars per diem, while employed on duty
and dollars per 20 miles travel The who. a
mount paid him, for his services a CouI,nis lone
was $50 dollars. In the course Of his expedition
to the Southwestern Indians, he drew OF the De-
partneni of War for ,43s dollars, and claimed on
his return, balance due Of ,3f4 dollars. The
payment OF this balance suspended by the Sc
cond Comptroller, on the ground that the expen-
dture OF the southern tour was partly unvouchcd,
and that the sum OF $50 dollars was allowed Mr.
Mex enney, on the statement Of his account at
Green Bay. for mileage back to Washington. Mr.
Mckinney did not return directly TO Washington,
and II was stated by the Second Comptroller, IN
his evidence before the Committee that he charn.