Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-11-24
TERRITORY Or IDMA


Though the d Irliasion Gazette OF the 9Th Instant
wc have tho Annual message OF Governor I.ucas
"hirh was delivered To- the Trrrb,riaI Legislature on
the H. IL - document oi praiscwvrthv length
hosgh ~ h'd!y connected, aus contains soae cur.
'as st'IonIens, touching the Indian Agony of the
Territory.
The Governor speaks of unparalleled improve
inchs m Iowa during the past year. AMI that sc
pcorlr al their late s-her clrc ton. e1pr.s-oi their
preference for rerritpIl Government, Ter the tim.
being 10y large msr,riIy.
The eNciicn produce by niris--ns las, Winter
upon the right OF the cirz.ns oi Iowa. By the auori
ties OF Missouri Iying subsidized. the proscc ui,n com
n,necd under the Laws of The Territory against an
oil er oitha State, h,i hrcn dismissed. The Sale
sppeses re hira backed out, aud the Territory ha.
ihereiUie laid down sArms Governor Inca. thinks
aat Iowa IN The ht This hound nv ,li.nrse
uasts that congress- wIlSO dccTs proIchiup SEES
: sIUn.
The tnt,1 an1uiisS 1rrcST % ho giviR. some tr,u.
sie ." TIA" ('eN"rnnr II seems that the Indian Agent
has received Ihrn Bat withholdS them iro:n AL par
ties athsr because portion oC the Indians ishhcm
tobs fai TO few chief ,rhile aaher insist, that u
shall ho distributed the hcads Of al the pr,ncip,l
families. or bscauss hc he other u.o of
ihem which nc estrems better. Accur,l ~: % the
message. the ldish-. Sic. and Fot-s} l>scrsh!od Mt
the Agency on the s3th Sept last for my
rncnt The two parties there arrived ih.m.cly..
agdi'st each other Governor Lncas was nrpsent aud
addressed them both. advising them To CON promise
tho difference among themselves in ,ri1 ~ them TIA.
under act an OF Aug 18Th from the Indian Drparncn,
the present years annuies ag>i b. pirl In the same
chcs anu braves who had received those ~, last year
ndl'ssuring Them ia Il ~ they sho Ild ar o
among themselves The m0sey should he naid over
Upon this the council nourRcA, the Indians intce Inr
To arrange Their difficulties by The next dnv But b,
some arrangement" ~ tir at the Agency dunn, t.
night. To which KcOkuk va. rlry the ,ouncs Il,
have been held the follow ing Morning was frustrated
lnd Mayor Pilrher len tho lRdian country with ti,c.
money. This m'Tey. itSccDss was % per mpney-rycs
'ViilIhpus bank rags. IN the haHs rf Government
Ason)-N when Major Pitcher left the 4 :cIpy says
The Governor has issued pcrcmpior urIcr' for Tho
iayrn nj OF the annuity, hat when il will be r,L or
"h-re the Mayor ha, gene vii a. toz 40, au,ear
Under these circumstances the Indians arc some hat
fractions. All the GoNcrpor is in tear that die excite
ment produced among them rwiIl hurst beyond the
bonnds Of restraint AMI that the frontier will be in
voiNcd IN another In Ian V4rf
The GJvcrnpr, in consideration nf this stale Of
ihing". recommends the Legislative Assembly tn M,
law authorizing The organization of a number OF
volunteer companies of Mounted riil. scn, aud pro
yIiing hr ng them into service with the ilitl of
"e erf"iy'In else ~ Il e. ,Ted att ms " threat
ene,l INVASION
l. not this pretty piece Of husnessl Al the com.
'ncnccncni oi winter ia cold latitude. ihsir means
oi maxim: thcmSri,v Portable are rithheJ Cr,u,
tho Indians. AMI &C they make ay scu,1n.tr,,;r =,
angcr,or threaten Evasioh. mounted ra men are To-
bc organized to hunt anil shoot them down hk. doe,
j. this the only remedy Governor Lucas could think OF
Tor the delinquency ola G"ycrnn-nt Agcni L. there
NJ other ana more chriSsn way of nging Inc Ind
aus wrong. Than by rldling HIM with rigs balls. or
cutting hun up with Bowie kuiyc-l
The economy of the rerd oriI Sysiom nv ut pres
cnt "rgaHIzl. Is finely ils.latrd by The E,cI that
wh'le the compensate" ofIhe Icrks AMI other oil or,
Of both branches of the Lea aflrc of Ih, Stat. G,r
session Of scveHty FIVE d.,ys amounts 10 only 300
dollars, that of iic officers of the Territorial Igisn.
TIRE OF Iowa. amounts to nmoA &c $40 per scs ion
Gin. C;dz.