The New York herald., 1845-07-29


ny Is based on twenty square miles of mineral lands,
ana stands chance TO rival the far-famed Eagle
RIVER and Copper Harbor Mining Companies see
that Or. Rice has resigned his poet here as Indian
Agent 10 take charge OF the affairs Of this com pany
The WAR UPON TIE INDIAN RAcE-REMovAr OF
THE PoTrAwATAMiEs. 1T has been Tor some time
an important object with the General Government to
negotiate treaty with the Poawatsmies for their re-
moval west and south OF the Missouri river. The lands
belonging to them at present lie of the Missouri
river and north OF the State Of Missouri extending east
ward to the tract purchased short ago Of the sacs
and Foxes The soil is fertile there is abundance of
timber and water and the climate is very healthy
Those who have visited it, pronounce it desirable
tract as any on this continent As Iowa will soon be nd
mitted into the Union, it is important that the Potta
watamies should be induced TO remove that these
lands NAV be opened for cultivation by the whites II Is
important to the Indians as TO the Government
Several efforts have been made to negotiate treaty
with them for their removal but hitherto without
They well pleased at least large portion
of them with their location and opposed to
leaving it. Major Harvey, who has Just returned from
Council Bluffs has been endeavorng TO induce them to
remove and we learn has succeeded in obtaining from
them promise 70 sell their lands provided the terms Of
sale are favorable to them THIS was an important point
to be gained Heretofore they have positively refused
TO sell any terms We understand from the statement
Of one who present a tho negotiation that the nd
dress and conduct oil the superintendent their conf
dence, and that outstanding the determination with
which they evidently went in Council he succeeded in
inducing them to consent TO go whenever the Govern
ment should offer them such they could
ably be expected to accept II appears that he in
sr,cted to offer them new home at the head of the
Usage river, which they refused to accept prononcng
it desert and sckly country without timber water
courses They say they cannot live in such region,
aud positively refuse to go there. delegation from
the Indians residing at the head of the Usage,
at the Council and expressed great dissatisfaction
with that region to which they had been induced to
remove. They will cheerully join the Upper Indians
if they all be located the Kanzas IT is supposed
that 100000 acres OF land be purchased from the
Kanzas Indians fora small and that the Pottawata
mics will readily remove hther il the Government Will
increase their annues, which now about 6,o0o
to sil00o allow them $4,000 to pay the expenses q
their removal and 500 600 for their improvements ami
provide them with years subsistence in their
homes. This would be giving them about the
price for their lands which the Sac and Foxes received
say 10 cents per No less than thirty treaties
have been made different with the clans com.
posing the present Poawatamic nation Once they
ed large portions of Ohio, Michigan Indiana Illinois,
Wisconsin and Missouri and they have been collected
together under various treaties and at different intervals
in the country they now occupy the confines of the
vast deserts parties where trey cannot procure sub
sstence by hunting fishing and where there are none
of the sugar camps hch they have been accustomed
In few years various limited amuities amounting to
$4,000 Will cease, and there will then be left to them
only perpetual annuity of S22 O00 in addition to the
interest on their improvement and education fund
amounting annuity to about $4,000 The whole nation
numbers about 900 individuals and consequently the
annutes which they will receive in n few years, will
amount including all they are to receive annually to
tnfe more than dollars for each person Hence
their demand is not an unreasonable when their pre-
sent and approaching condition, and the vast amount
valuable land they have already ceded and are will
ling to cede to the Government considered. The
policy of our Government has been for years
west OF the Mississippi and south Of the Missouri all Of
the Indian tribes included within territorial limits
that they might be brought together and receive the
protection Of and possible civilized by the whites
The is fast wasting away, and another century
may not eapse before all of the tribes which have been
removed west of the Mississippi viii have disappeared
II therefore becomes Government to act literally
towards them Many OF the remnants of tribes located
west of Missouri and Arkansas represented in
destitute helpless and starving condition. compelled t.
beg Of the whites and other articles food sub
sist by stealing Some of them located tracts OF
land exceedingly fertile, and desirable any west o.
the Missssipowhils others have been removed
whslly valueess to Indians Still humanity and sound
policy demand that the of Government should
be carried out and that the Winnebagoes in Wisconsin
and the Poawatamies in Iowa should be induced to
move south o the Missouri rver, and he provided there
with the Of comfortable subsistence II is sup
posed that the latter tribe will readily unite with the
kanzas, who said TO be anxious for the union. Ii
the terms which is supposed the Potaw atamies will
accede to- granted they will then receive for eacL
Individual Of the nation annuity Of about ten dollars
whilst the sacs and Foxes receive about forty and the
amis ninety dollars. But the Superintendent should
be permitted to go beyond the amount mentioned in the
foregoing remarks, if necessary. There are many
reasons for speedy action this subject The white
population has already reached the lands belonging to
the Poawatamies and the half breeds who are averse
to removal will have great, and, il may be- control.
ling influence over the Nation" the old
chief Waw bonsec, now very infrm, shall die He
anxious to his people well provided for before he
dies, and will exert great influence favor of treaty
if its LIBERAL Such the position of affairs
the present time. Major Harvey has been successful
beyond the expectations of those familiar with the ee
ngs and wishes OF the tribe. lie has obtained from them
promise TO SELL and thus prepared the way for treaty
Nothing prevent the success of future ncgotia
ons but parsimonious disposition on the part OF
Government. Whilst heSitatlng TO few additional
dollars the desired opportunity treating successfully
may be lost The policy OF the Government with regard
to the Indian tribes should not be .hwarted through
desire to save aew dollars At best, they need all the
aid they receive and economy does not require that they
should be impoverished driven to desperation.-St.
Louis Reporter, JVy ls
THRILLING SITUATION NARROW ESCAPE OF
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED PERsoNs.-We do not re-
member to have heard for long time the particulars OF
more exciting and thrilling escape from death, of one
hundred persons, than occurred Monday night last
We have mentioned the storm of rain, lightning
and thunder which occurred that night The steam
Louis McLanc Of the passenger packets running
to Brownsville, had left the city that evening her
way up with over eighty passengers, besides the
and others, and had got within short distance of Will
Transport when hurricane struck her broadside in the
middle OF the river Catching the boat with tremen
dous force it instantly keeled her over but providen
tally at that place the water shallow and instead of
capsizng wholly the weight of the boat came down
the arboard guard which struck the bottom and pre-
vented her from careenng entirely Let any one
imagine the horror OF scene lightning flash.
ing every side the rain pouring down, and the boat
laying her side part OF her forward cabin nearly de-
sro ed one chimney overheard the other on the roof
the crowd of passengers who had jumped from their
berhs hurled 10 side of the cabin in mass, the
smashing of every decanter tumbler plate cup &c. in
the bar and pantry the crash OF the stoves in the cabin
and cook house against the sid s. the whzzng of the
steam and revolution of the engines the shrill shrieks
the the shouts and orders of the officers all rising
together il in contest with the wild tempest II
rushed by the Lightning it glared and the rain IT
ie and we may form some conception OF the awiulness
of the occurrence. II is frightul to think Of
The boat soon righted, and the officers enabled
to get her to Brownsville. The captain, t. Bennett, was
in the pilot house at the time, and acted with heroic
prompness. One of the engineers, informed,
ed IRON his post but the other stood firm, and by great
exertion stopped the engine he and then manag
ed to get to the other and stop it also.
None OF the passengers were very much injured
though many OF them somewhat bruised The Mic I
Lane much injured that it is thought several weeks
will be required to repair herPins6ugh Gasete, 2ah
COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS IN TExAs.--We have
Deen struck with two articles in the last New Or
leans papers We deem duty to advise capitalists,
both foreign and domestic look well to the conse-
quences before they embark in these perous specula
,lons they may find il is too late that they have
lost something than their anticipated profits The
attempt is TO eyade our laws by bringing goods
into Texas the legitimate purpose OF consump-
there but for transhpment free OF duty, after
ne nation into the United States We only say that
for months past the Secretary of the Treasury had
directed to this most mpor subject and