Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-09-29
NO. IL.

OF laws Of Congress, directing negotiations, or
the examination Of cl2ims; 10 execute treaty ar.
tcles. and one conducted on exploring party. fcS
which the appropriation was made at the sugges-
ton Of the Committee On Indian Affairs m tn
Senate. OF ohe remsining fii,esn, tea Were en-
I ployed by the express requirement Of laws OF
treaties, two TO execute treaty articles. one 10 con-
ciliae the wild tribes Of the praires, and h.ixq
deputa,ions Of them TO Washington, and the Inst
is the district attorney in Florida, charged viii
temporary duty, having IN view the removal Of the
| ApalacSleolas. OF the tAirty-lhrse, there is but
one not authorised and required BY resSeGtios,
! law. or treaty, and that one has been employed to
preserve the pace OF the Weston frontier. The
pny of commissioners vas, As far back us 1901,
! eight dollars per day. from tie tune they left
home. until they returned, and all necessary cx-
peuses were reimbursed, lseo instructions from
| Gen. Dealburn 10 Messrs. DAVE, Wilkinson Md
Hawkins, American Slate Papers, Indian AfIars.
vol, !. page esq.,
/ Mr.. Bond presents aud an array 81 fry tlrco
blacksmllhs. twenty farmers, eighteen teachers,
| five mers, ono sutyeyersNnd five miscellaneous
agents. II IS enough TO say with regard 10 these.
that with the exception Of ore in tue last class.
who is a messenger in the Office Of the Acting SUI
perimendeut at Detroil. performing duty also asa
clerk at $50 per month. mot MI exuaSsgnnt al.
lowoncs,l they are all employed in the fulfmeni
of treaty supulatons ard that when the treaty
does not fix their compensation, II is regulated by
the OH section Of the net Of June sub, 1884, or.
Cnnzing The Department of Indian Affairs. Eve.
~ one conyersan, with Indian relations, knows
| that IN every negotiation, the Indians wish provis-
ion made icr smiths, farmers, teachers, &C., and
Il. a. -.
such measures will conduce 10 their civilization.
The amount Sc, apart for these purposes, iotms IA
pnll OF the consideration pad for the lnud ctdcd
by the Indians. II these persons We're not en-
ploycd, 80 much more money must have been
paid 10 the Indians. Bot IN this case, TOO, MI
Bond leaves 1t 10 be inferred. tina, such persons
were not in the service IN 1928. Bun from We.
~ hasty examination Of the reports from two OF
the supernendences. ST. Louis and Michigan, II
appears that there were thirty blacksmIihs,tN enty
two lahorcrs, nine farmers, two teachers three
physicians and four special agents. And 1t is
probable that most Of tho treaties under which
they merc employed, nre sttll in force, and OF
course these appointments make part Of those
enumerated by Dir. Bond.
Rni, says Mr.. b. even this is not hll The
Commissioner If Indian Ailnirs says tho list lr
the Blue Book IL not accurate or complete. lie
leaves room to add or alter And Why did he no.
quote the cason| assigned by the Coumissiouerl
Knowing well the provisions in the uealies, The
COMMISSIONER NUT have seen at once that tho
returns d not cmbtnce all the persons in The
service. Taking only Ito tfeaites made since
1928, (slNyionr IN nunber) he knew thai they
provided for forty principal smiths, y bile the last
shows only twenty eight aud so with the o,Lsr
classes Of pefoous.
" Here, indeed oxclans Mr. b. els die.
play Of patronage Truly i, is n great hing 10
have the appointment Of n smith Of White sell
demenL But how has !, happened that so n.nch
patronage rests with tie Executive No,
by any net, prmOtIly of bis own. II il Con-
eress TINT directs treaty 10 be made, railfes it.
and makes appropriations 10 carry II into effect.
II The Executive, IN consequence. possesses
power, Il has been knowingly aud deliberately
gwen BY Congress.
II has been shown that the expenses Of fuper.
n'endenis, agents, and Interpreters. is tueniy-f
lhousnhd dollars ess now than in 1928, and n>ons
Than that, IN Doc. 574, House Of Representa-.
yves, tHst session, Twenty third Congress, page
4o' may be found an Organization Of lie De-
paTunrn'" proposed by The Committee on In.
dIan Afiafs, Tic expense of which is n Gnction
more than the present. ] his report ABs pfepar.
eddy Mr. E'creI Of Vermont who deserediY
acquired mnch credit by II, and the country waa
congratulated on The reform and retrenchmcnt in
lfodnc'd by the LAWS then passed, which were
based upon II.
! he sum 81 The matter is this. There hnya
been snty-iouf lionlcs nude with indians since
1873. The States have been slowly and gradu.
ally relieved Of thcu Indian population Tho
tubes have been settled beyond the Mshissirr,
and Missouri SO that intercourse with them il
necessaraliy inotU expensive ihan .yer NcY
features have been introduced into treaties. Tha
Indians have 90 been talked gih merely 10 ri
her lands, been offered for it OILY nidnc anl
cmPoafy a'd' and elt in tie ncighbolhood they
were found ~. They ave Ind assigned TO hepl
Ie,'ac snn healthy county and have been lib,
10y supplied With ploughs, hoes nEd axes, &c,
me men and looms for women; with mechanics
to teach and work for them aud farmers to break
up land and plant !; for them and teach hon to
do likewise. They have ceded 10 the United
States lS,250OC0 acres, for which The Goveg-
mtni has stipulated 70 give them 10 land money;
&c, S72,5G0, &c; and Is il. expected that all Tins
should have been done at no iLc!easc ei expendi-
,ufe over that in 1881
Ny colleague has recourse 70 the ttlfcial sinie.
mons Of the amount received by the Globe Of
fee, DUNG The last aud present Administrators,
AS proof Of the exIrarogarce Of The RepubiIcans,-
and ground Of suspicion against The honesty OF
he editor. He gives tho SUN total of tho n.
noun, PAID lor prnltne for Congress and Ihr De,
in the Globe office, hunting through
he terms Of two Presidents. at S22e,(00.
AXE 1t for granted, hav ig no opportunity for the
Examination Of his multitude OF items Of which
/ is made up, Tint this sum may have bean dis.
,ursed through the Globe Office fer printing ard
,aper, and other materials Necessary to this sre-
les Of work, so absolutely indispensable in tie
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