Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-23

diffuse throughout the mass of our citi-
gems, individuals possessed Of military
knowledge, and the scientific attainments
of civil and military engineering. AT
present. the cadet is bound, with consent
of his parents or guardians, to remain
in service five years from the period Of
his enlistment, unless sooner discharged !;
thus exacting only one years service in
the Army after his education is compile
ted. This does not appear to me suffi-
cient. Government ought to command
for longer period the services of those
who are educated at the public expense !;
and recommend that the time of enlist
ment be extended to seven years, and
the terms Of the engagement strictly en-
forced. SID. .Ef.F Eais..t. t.... t.',eG
The creation of a national foundry,
for cannon, to be common to the service
OF the Army and Navy of the United
States, has been heretofore recommen-
ded, and appears to be required in order
to place our ordnance on an equal foot
ing with that Of other countries, and to
enable that branch of the service to con-
troll the prices Of those articles, and gra-
duate the supplies to the wants of the
Government, as well as to regulate their
quality and ensure their uniformity.
The same reasons induce me to recon-
mend the erection of manufactory of
gunpowder. to be under the direction of
the Ordnance office The establish
ment Of mandatory of small arms
west of the Allegheny mountains, upon
the plan proposed by the Secretary of
War, will contribute TO extend through,
out that country the Improvements
which exist in establishments of SINH
lar description in the Atlantic States,
and tend to much more economical
distribution Of the armament required
in the western portion of our Union.
The system of removing the Indians
west of the Mississippi, commenced by
Mr.. Jefferson, in 1904. has been seadi-
ly persevered in by every succeeding
President, and may be considered the
settled policy of the country. Uncon-
nec.ed at first with any well defined
system for their improvement, the in
ducements held out to the Indians were
confined to the greater abundance OF
game to be found in the West; but
when the beneficial effects of their reno
val were made apparent, a more phi
lanthropic and enlightened policy was
adopted, in purchasing the lands east Of
the Mississippi. Liberal prices were
given, and provisions inserted in all the
treaties with them for the application of
the funds they received in exchange, to
such purposes as were best calculated to
promote their present welfare and ad-
vance their future civilization. These
measures have been attended thus far
with the happiest results. H.a
1t will be seen, by referring to the re-
port of the Commissioner of Indiana Af
fairs, that the most sanguine expecta
tions Of the friends and promoters of this
system have been realized. The Choc-
taws, Cherokees, and other tribes that
first emigrated beyond the Mississippi,
have, for the most part, abandoned the
hunter state, and become cullivators of|
the soil. The improvement in their con-
diton has been rapid. and it is believed
that they are now fitted to enjoy the ad-
vantages Of simple government, which
has been submitted to them and received
their sanction; and cannot too strong
y urge this subject upon the attention Of
Congress.
Stipulations have been made with all
the Indian tribes to remove beyond the
Mississippi, except with the band of the
Wyandots, the Six Nations in N. York,
the Menominees, Mandans and Stock
bridges in Wisconsin, and Mamies in
Indiana. With all but the Menominees,
it is expected that arrangements for their
emigration will be completed the pre-
sent year. The resistance which has
been opposed to their removal by some
of the tribes, even after treaties had been
made to that effect, has arisen from va
rous causes operating differently on
each of them. In most instances they
have been instigated to resistance BY
persons to whom trade with them, and
the acquisition of their annuitles, were
important; and in some by the personal
influence Of the Chiefs. These obstacles
must be overcome, for the Government
cannot relinquish the execution Of this
policy without sacrificing important in
terests, and abandoning the tribes, east
of the Mississippi to certain destruction.
Inc decrease IA numbers of the tribes
within the litrits of the Sta,as9 ~ I 4