Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-16

tssions wili b sss:milased to those Of on,
own government.
The array .: the United States ~as Or.
Qan;xed 9, tho close " The late wsr with
EaQland, 10 consist Of ten thousand men
IL vas reduced b. the act Of 1891 to SIX
ehous.sd, and since that date il hs been
eoosidssably incresSed. IL ls58, bat
talioo IL mounted siAemen vss added
whieh, 10 ls23, wss changed - q regi-
msns d drsgoons- Al the present session
aaoabes regiment Of Dragons has beso
authorized By Law; and il is in coatem.
platioo 70 incress, TIE rank and file 81
a. artillery and infantry, varisus eau
- have combined 10 pr,duce this in
ssoa~ Of or military force at tho present
time: such - tue vas in Florida; the ris-
iae Of Tie Craeks; the strong detachment
Dseessasy to I've kept up on the Sabine.
ead our extensive ffUnties from AacAi-
nav to Texas. This frontier is rendered
dosbly important by The location Of the
May tribes Of Indians On tho jfsons,es Of
Missouri aud Arkansas, and, indeed, upon
shs whole line. THIS location Of the IN
1iens, and ous existing treaties With them,
By which No guarantee them peace among
ekemseives, and protection against the
wandering Tribes furtbcr west, has created
the necessity for drsgoon ser1ice; bus il
yin greatly increase our power and con-
osol over them. Il will enablo Our troops
% find them embodied, and in q plain
smooth coustsy, remote from impeootsa-
be forests and Businesses, such - have
enabled them thus far to inlurs and elude
eur troops N Florida.
but little prospect exists Il removing
he Miami Indians from Our state in any
shost peried If time. The Potsawatta-
mics will. no doubt, soon he gone; but
tho Miamies own large and desirable res
esvaiions OIL the Upper Wabash, coniigu-
Gus - tho canal. These have become
valuable, Of which the Indians seem we'll
advised, and the greatly Of 1884, BY which
they agreed to sen part If ahcir posses
ssooa, contained psovisions objected To BY
Tie president, and has never been submit-
ted foe ratification. Two unsuccessful
s0bsas have been made to have II modified,
ed u tho matter rests. Believing that
si0e would increase rather than diMinish
ths difficulty Of treating with them, have
with others Of the delegation, been AJAX
ion for tho ratification 0f that treaty.
The bill! making appropriations for lhe
obstruction Of the Cumberland road in
the states Of Ohio, indiana, and Illinois,
has % length become . law. The sum
foe The road in Ohio il 32OO, 900; that for
lndlana, 125O, 900; aud fos Hines, $780,
600. Moss dialculsy and delay than usual
heretofore have bscn expereneed il this
matter; and Il ID nuch to Be regretted
that % much Of the working season will
have passed BY before optestions upon il
eoA b commepeed.
A bill sPpopsiaaiag 90, 900 for Tie
improvement of the Wabash river passed
he Senate 1t % esdy Pes;ed Of the ses-
sioo, bot has not passed the HOUSE.
An appsopriatioe Of $25y Ooo, fos . has-
boz u Michigan City, has passed both
Hoses, and an sddiiiooal appropriation
e. . lighthouse ss that place, kas also
been made.
TIE Louisville and Portland Canal bill
bee passed tho Senate, and 10 before the
House. Il authorizes the purchase Of the
private stock ct sixteen per cent. above
pr. provided - much Of il can be pro
eused ~ to give he goverumess tho con-
sso1 Of the canal. The object 10 to make
- canal free except such tolls as shall
b aecessary 10 keep IL il . state Of pre-
ossvation and repair. The Obligation I'll
tho g0varnment to improve the naviga-
ton Of the Ohio river al The calls, and to|
remove the distinctions there seems % b.
ftlly admitted, and should the Louisville
and Portland Canal Company sefase to selll
ehsir stock, end carry into eject the Oh
jscss q tho bill, tho poop1e q the wcss
viii haso almost . guarantee that Con-
gseso will nvs hesitate hereafter 70 appro-
psiaie money, for tho pusDaee Of n,akingl
. free canal on tho other G6e of The rives. |
Jbese . mueh better eaaal osn b made
lAan shs Louisville end Hostlaud canal.
De that would unite JeAessuoviile and
New Albany would b pesfect work, and |
- moro valuable for il water power than
pesAaPs any other establishment in the
United States. No such appropriation
however can Be expected until the stock
holdess Of the Louisville and Portland Ca
lal shall have refused a liberal propositioal
lom Congssss in relation to that work.
Without such proposition il would be up-
Isaesoss. Il not unjust, foe Congress sol
oodes that wusk valucless, by mak;nR al,,
no canal On the other side Of the river.
The Territory q Wisconsin has recent
: bseu formed: . governor and iudeesI..
PPointed aud . territorial government
iii anon ha aasahl;ahod shaeo 7.