The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-22
THE DAILY UNION.

IdInlles Tor GOODS &c, sou "tihn H pi0i Pe'"Si
amounted to modestaggregse Of nearly $500, OOo'
Some curious facts in relation TO these accounts are
menoned in the report of former Secretary OF War
upon the subject In speaking Of these accounts,
, the circumstances OF the sales, &C., he remSrks
mo one can look at the nature OF the debts con-
traced, LATER the making Of the treaty. the frVo-
lousness of many of the articles sold, the extra
VACANT quantities delivered at time TO the same
person." without being satisfied that advantage
was taken of Indian folly and inexPeriencsi" and he
goes on TO give pregnant instances "Extrava-
CANT guard chains, in one instance, charged at s93-
enormous quantities ofrbands, as In one case, S3Oo
worth sold to one squaw;" and Large quantities Of
coats and cloaks-in one instance, fourteen
delivered to one person within about a year, &c.
And these accounts exhibit other queer details.
On single day there was sold and de.
llyered, would appear by the voucher, to a
squaw, whose name was not to be found on the
Payroll and who consequently must have been the
mere dependant on some head ola family, quantity
of goods, for which the modest sum Of upwards Of
80 500 was charged A dissipatod and vagrant in
diyidua, whose family consisted OF three persons
besides himself, between the 2sIh November, 1910,
and 10Th January, lSIl, purchased goods charged
at within fraction of 81, 100! female. whose an
nuty money drawn by the head Of the family
10 which she belonged, and who had no one TO
provide for but herself, is charged with nearly
81, 900 for goods, within period Of less than
two months! and the abstracts exhibit many in
stances OF dependant yagant Indians receiving from
their accommodating mercantile friends, goods, in
some instances all delivered in single day, charged
at sums varying from 81, 900 to $1,000! Some idea
may be fairly formed of the individual accounts
created since the ratification Of the treaty, the pay
rnent Of which by the government out Of the Mi
ami annulties is now unfortunately demanded by
the creditors, from the yerltabe items have here
given And no reasonable will wonder that,
when the subject Of this recent demand Of the
Miami creditors, was submitted TO the Pres-
dent of the United States, who had a full
knowledge of the nature and character Of the
former accounts from which we have quoted, he
promptly decided that the government should in no
way interfere between the Indians and their cred-
tors, except to protect the former from positive
fraud-und Of this decision, and Of the termination
of the War Department 10 adhere il, under all cir
lsumstances, the Miames we're duly advised. But
the golden hope still remaining these creditors that
by influencing the lndans-through what means or
appliances is necessary to inqure-to violate their
compact with the government, and to assert an OBJ
stinate logged refusal to comply with their solemn
and voluntary, and oft-repeated promises, in re.
gard to removal the President and Secretary Of
War would be forced into agreement to apply
the annuity moneys Of the tribe TO the liquidation Of
the small bills against individual Indians, and thus
abandon in this the wise and well-estabshed
policy of the government and reverse the decision
made upon the direct application ofthese creditors
this golden hope, it would appear was sufhcentyin-
ducing and dazzling to these worthy creditors, to
make them resort to every ar6ce ofPers,iasiOn and
argument that might be successfully addressed to
Indian cupdity and mbecility for the accomplish
nent of their own mercenary ends. And their ef'
forts have been but unfortunately too successful
the Indians, as stated in our second paragraph,
having made known their purpose not to remove
until the demands of their msriiOriouS creditors
lquidaed, or the amounts claimed by them assum-
ed by the government or secured Or, in other
words, that the moneys belonging to the whole
tribe shall be applied and paid over by the govern
mcnt satisfaction OF individual accounts created
by the extravagant, prof gate, and vagrant members
of the nation, at the expense and loss and to the
manifest injustice of the frugal, honest and merito
rious portion Of the tribe. Need say that the
President and the Department never will sanction by
any act of theirs, such an inexcusabe misapplca-
ton of the means of the tribe, authorize toler
ate such palpable and wanton injustice in this or in
any other case3
In view of this truthful history of Miami affairs,
it affords us sincere qualification to state that we
have ascerained that all the efforts to thwau the
purposes of the government in its plans of removal,
| and to wrong the poor Of the forest, will GER
ainly fail of their intended effect, and that the work
of emigration will now go forward. In their new
country this people will again become prosperous
and happy; the liberality of the government has
secured them the to provide comfortable ten
ements--to educate their children, and to furnish
the tribe with all the comforts which the most fa-
vored community could desire. The annuities
alone will give to every man, woman, and child in
the nation nearly 800 each, and will furnish
average of over 500 to each family. Another
council will assemble shortly, (or has already been
heidi at which it is hoped the government will be
able, through its agents, to succeed in inducing
these people to look alone at their own interest," and,
as the only means Of promoting it, to resolve at
once to remove voluntarily and Immediately; and
thus avoid the runous and most disastrous consc-
quences to themselves, which would inevitably fol-
low their continued reputation of the treaty stipu-
ations and the violation of their pshted faith. If
honest and truthful persuasion should unfortunately
fail, and malgn influences still prove superior to all
prudential and honorable considerations in their
minds, the government is determined to compel their
| removal.
In the event of a repeated refusal to emigra,e i'm
medatey, the presence of well-appointed military
force in the nation will convince these avarcious
creditors that their hopes of golden harvest, by
such means they have resorted to in this case,
must prove as delusory and unsubstantial as the
false promises they have made to their poor lndan
dupes. And for their own safety, these interested