Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-09

REMARK -1he treaty with the thoctaws oil Sept
81 1880 vas The first under which emigration took
Mace e,en5ivrly aud it was until The following
year that il commenced with much vigor undef 'na
with the Chrrokees of 1925 and it was IN 1851 tna' u"
the first time. acquisitions were prescribed "''e', NV
form and sYs,en IN tie business OF reinoVa' i"ese
n,ovided Car the rn,pl,ympnt Of the different classes Of
p,r mis- aboye enumerated and fixed their compensation
These were not only approved ny the rtes'uen'' out
slightly rcvs,d, have been aPpeneed 10 Tue rep''S o
the Indian Office for the last year
For the reasonabrness oil them CONSIDER lie hnhiosr
r indians 10 be removed and the spulalons to he u'
filled Since the beginning %! 1855, sixty iour Ueaues
have been made with Indians VI these, lmty'iou[
-nved for the removal Of the Indians the valuation OF
their the MIS-, stock, and their subsistence Tor
twelve months their homes. Living IN different
sections Of the country different sets o agents were ne
cessary employed, the number IN each case being ga
dua,ed with regard 10 the number OF Indians, and the
amount Of service to be rendered For the removal oi
the larger tribes, general superintendent vas essena
as the only Of preserving harmony and srbo!di
nation among the other agents, and among the Indians
and Of ensuring unity of acton. All responsibility was
deyoved upon him. To him committed The selec'
,ion the first instance of oil The other persons TO be en-
ploycd and also the power 10 suspend Snu
upon his acquisitions alone were the discussing oee's'
military and civil TO make payments. For ms fespon.
sbiily and his various and numerous services S>ooo
i'll 6e consde red TOO large compensation INC SIX
named by Mr. Bond in the service ~ is"9, are zen
Smith superinen,en, for the removal OF The Chero
KEGS numbering Is 00O Major Upshur, the removal ot
the 800; Colonel Pepper, the removal OF
the Pn,,awatomies Ottowas and thiPpewas o'oo' Co
Sands discontinued and duty transferred TO fepPer-
There are therefore, three at So 900, neither OF whom
will be in service probably, at the close of the present
wear as all these Indians i'll he removed There rs one
other at FIVE dollars day, collecting Struggling Choc
in Mississippi whose employ is temporary ana
the sixth Tho received the same pay, has been dscharS
ed.
Of.tle fifteen enrolling and conducting agents. five
employed among The Pottawatomes, Ottowas and
Chippe was, FIVE among the Chckasaws and live among
he ClPrukeeS. whose VIII terminate OeIOlc
those Of the superintendents The enrolment must ex
hJit the of each head Of family, and the mum
her in each family to be ascertaned by personal inqul'
ries through the nation and ii is required TO regulate
the issues Of rations the route and payments and
subsistence after their arrival west The conductor has
charge Of the Of party directs the issues Of
provisions The transportation OF the sick, and OF the
baggage &c and is held accountable for the delivery OF
the party the agent of the Government west OF the
Mississippi The interpreters are as necessary IN The
emigration al the agencies; their compensation is
higher TO cover the expenses Of travelling. The EN-.
ployu,ent Of physicians is required by humanity, and
the experience with the earlier emigranls would not
Justify the Government in refusing to employ them,
merely to avoid the expense. FOnr OF the physicians
enumerated by Mr. Bond provided for in treaties
two in that with the Winncbag goes of September, 1892
und two in that with the OtLowus and Chippewas of
March 25, 1886: in both the pay is fixed Conductors
Of exploring parties are also employed under treaty sl
pulalions.
Mr. Bond says awe find thirty-,hree commissioners
and special agents.
REM.RK-O OF these, 10 have been discontinued since
Sept Both, 1897. or The Is, II employed under
resolutions laws of Congress, directing negotiations,
the examination Of claims; execute treaty articles
and conducted exploring party, for which the
appropriation made al the suggestion Of The Com
inittce Indian Affairs in the Senate OF the remain
ing To- 10 employed by the express requirement OF
laws treaties two 10 execute treaty articles; 10
concate the wild tribes o! The pralries, and bring de-
pu,alions Of them to Washington, and the last is the
district attorney in Florida charged with Temporary duty
having in view the removal Of the Apalachcuis. or
the SO, there is but not authorized aud required by
resolution, law treaty. and that one has been employ
ed 10 preserve the peace Of the Western frontier The
pay OF commissioners was as lar back as leU dollars
per day, from The time they left home until they
turned, and all necessary expenses reimbursed,
(see instructions from Gen. Dearborn 10 Messrs Dave,
Wilkinson and Hawkins, American State Papers, Indian
Affairs vol ], p coo
Mr. Bond presents array Of fifty three blacksmiths,
twenty farmers, eighteen teachers, five tners
yeyor, and five miscellaneous agents. II is enough 10
say with regard 10 these that with the exception Of
in the last class who messenger in the office of the
Acting Superintendent at Detroit performing duty also
clerk al $50 per month"; mot very eXtravagant al
lowance) they all employed in the iulfmen Of lea
ty stpualons and that when the treaty docs not FIX
their compensation il is regulated by the OH section Of
the act Of Jane 3C.h, 1884, organizing the Department
OF Indian fairs Every one c0nverSant with Indian
relations knows that in every negotiation, the Indians
wish provision made for smiths, farmers and teachers,
&c and the Government has always assented because
such measures will conGuce TO their civilization. The
amount, set apart for these purposes forms part Of e
paid for the land ceced by the Indians II
these persons not employed, much more money
must have been paid TO the Indians. But in this case,
too, Mr. Bond leaves TO be inferred that such persons
were not in the service in 1923 But from very hasty
examination Of the reports from two Of the superinten
denotes, ST. Louis and Michigan it appears that there
were thirty blacksmhs, twenty two labo'eIs, nine far
mers two teachers, three physicians, and four special
agents And il is probable that Of the treaties I'M
der wbirh they upr cnDlnvpd sill in diff
course these appointments make part of those enume
rated by MIR. Bond.
But, says MIR , even this is not all. The Commits.
s;oner Of Indian Affairs says the list in the Blue Book
is accurate complete He leaves room TO add or
alter. And why did he not quote the reason assigned
BY the Commissioner? Knowing we'll the provisions in
the treaties the Commissioners must have seen at once
that tie returns did not embrace all the persons IN the
service. Taking only the treaties made since 1928,
(,xy.Gr in number,) he knew that they provided for
forty prnc pal smiths, while the list shows only twenty
eight The residue OF The iiity.ih!e named by MIR. b.
being assistants; aud with the other classes of per-
sons.
"Here, indeed" cxclsns Mr.. B., "is display Of pa
tronagc. Truly IL is grea: thing TO have the appoint
ment of smith or farmer for Indians The frontier
aud hardly within reach OF white settlement. But
how has it happened that much patronage" rests
with the Executive; Not by any act primarily of his
1t is Congress ,ha, directs treaty to be made
ralies it, and makes appropriations 10 carry il into eff
feet lf the Executive, in consequence, possesses pow
er, il has been knowingly and deliberately given by
Congress.
II has been shown that the expenses Of superintcnd
enis, agents aud interpreters, is twenty five thousand
dollars less now than III lSS, and than that In
Document A. House of Representatives FIRST session.
Twenty third Congress, page 49, may be found cor
ganzston Of The Indian Department., proposed by the
Committee on Indian Affairs the expense of which is
fraction more than the present This report was pre-"
pared by Mr. Everett Of Vermont, who d-served!y
oured uch credit by it, and the country congralu
lated the reform and tetrenchnent Introduced by
1,ph,n h a1
The sum Of The matter is this There have been sixty.
four treaties mada vito Indians since 1928 The States
cave eeen slowly and gradually relieved Of their Indian
population The tribes have been settled beyond the
hi's!ssipp and Missouri so that intercourse with them
~ necessarily expensive than ever New features
haYe been nirnduccd into lreaIcs The lndi,ns h.