The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-18

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Irefsa yoa - he accompanying rePors
'or he Secretary of War. for information
respecting he pEssenl sila4ilon q he AZ
NV. and ils Operations duEing the pass
year he safe 81 oar deSencess me c0ndl-
lion of he public NoFkS; and or rrizii0ns
viii ne various inaizn nibes within our
limits o. upon our bOrlers ! invite rom
agirnli0n 10 The suggestions contained -
thsi rrporl. IN relation 10 these pEO.ainenl
ebjec.s Of national interest.
When orders were given daring ihe past
summer Cor concentrating : military ioEee
on lie western fr0aiier Of Texas, our
troops were widely dispersed. and IN small
deIaelsmeais. orcnpying posts remote
from earh other. The prompi and exPe-
ditioas manner in which an army, embrae-
ing more ihan half our peace establish
ment. was drawn together on IN emergen-
CIV 50 sudden. reflects gteat eFecli on the
officers Who were intrusied with the exc
eutioa Of these orders. - well - upon the
discipline Of the army itself. To be in
strength to protect and defend the people
and Isrnlory Of Texas, in the event Mex
leo should commence hossililies, or invade
her territories with 4 large army which
she threatened. | authorized The Generalas-
signed 10 ihe command Of the army OF &C.
cupation 10 make acquisitions for addition
al forces from several Of the States near
est the Texan territory, and which could
most expedi,iOusly furnish them. II. IN his
opinion. \ larger force than that under his
command. and the auxiliary aid which,
under Ike circumstances, he WIS authC-
rized 10 receive from Texas, should be re-
quired. The con.ingencyupon which the
exercise Of this authority depended, has
not occurred. The circumstances under
which two companies of State artillery
from the city of New Orleans were sent
into Texas, and mustered into the service
Of the United States, are fully stated in
The report Of the Secretary Of War. Ire
commend,to Congress that provision be
made for the payment Of these troops. as
well as small number of Texan volun.
teers. whom the commanding general
thought il necessary to receive or muster
into our service.
During the last summer. the first rrgl-
ment of Dragons made extensive excur-
sions through the Indian country on our
borders, a part of them advancing nearly
TO the possessions Of The Hudson Bay
Company in the north, and part as FAR
as the South Pass Of the Rocky noun
iains, and the head waters Of the tributary
streams of the Colorado of the West.
The exhibition of this military force
among the Indian tribes in those distant
regions. and the councils held with them
by the commanders Of the expeditions, il
is believed, will have salutary influence
in restraining them from hostllllies among
themselves, and maintaining friendly rela-
tons between them and the United States.
An Interesting account Of one Of these ex-
Secretary of War. Under the directions
fthe War Department, BreVet Captain
Fremont, Of the corps of typographical
engineers, has been employed since 1912
in exploring the country West Of the Mis-
sissippi, and beyond the Rocky Noun
iains. Two expeditions have already
been brought to a close, and theleporis Of
that scientific aud enterprising officer have
furnished much interesting and valuable
information He is now engaged in third
expedition; but It's not expected that this
arduous service will be completed in sea-
son to ENABLE me to communicate the re-
suit to Congress at the present session.
Onr rela ions with the Indian tribes are
Of favorable chsrAcEr. The policy OF
removing them TO a tOnntry designed for
their psrmsnen: residence, west OF The
Mississippi ani without HE limiis "f tile
orgsnized States and I erritories. is better
sppsrcialed by them than It vas few
year. az (; while education Is now a,,en.
ded to, snd The habus of civil zej life are
gsi"ing ground among them.
Serious dlfficDl'ie. of long standing
continue to distract the several parties III
I, which the Ch+r0kees are unhappily
dis ided. The efforts of the government
TO adjust the difficulties between them
have heretofore proved unsuccessful: and
there temains no probability that hi. de-
srsble object ran be accomplished with
out the aid Of further Ieqi.l .tInn by Cen.
gress. will al an early period Of ynur
cess on. present The suAject Tor your con-
siier.uon. accompanied with an exposi-
ton Of the complains and claims OF The
several parties into winch the nsiinn i.
dlslded, with a view to the adoption al
such messures By Congress a. may ems.
be The eSch i've 10 do justice To them
respectively. and 10 put al end, il posi-
BIZ, to the di.sensions which have long
prevailed. and sntl prevail. snoag thea.
refer yon 10 the report Of tie Sscre-
tary Of Inc N,vy. Tor the p esrn, cond,-
lion OF that branch Of The nauonsl de-
Fsnre: and for gave suggestions. having
Ter ;heir objsct The increase of ia eiTicisn-