The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-20

factory, at the mouth Of Moose liver and are brough
In barscs up that river, and down the Michpecotor
into Lake Superior from whence they are dis,ri
buted. On this route they are subjected TO man,
Portages around falls in both rivers; but barges ca
pasle OF carrying from three TO FIVE tons are annu
1 ally passed from Hudson's bay across. The route
so feasible that light canoe may pass it in
six days.
4 The Hudson Bay Company profess to make no
use OF ohisksy IN the trade, but TO what other pur-
poses they apply the thousands Of gallons of that
article, annually received into their store house al
| the SAUL, Is more than can be conceived. They
cannot say they sell it there, for the duty they pay
rs double the cost on the United Stses side Of the
ryer The company has been known to make
shipments Of this article TO Fort William, in their
schooner the white Fish"
The American as well as the Hudson Bay Com
pany Is Known TO be perfectly selfish in all its trans
actions The agents Of this company have been
known TO tamper with the Indian agents for the pur-
pose OF bringing them into their interests and views;
and when they have failed 10 do SO, have set them
selves 70 work TO have them removed by the
ment The superintendent, agents, voyageurs, and
laeorerS OF every description in the employ Of both
these companies, are foreigners, Canadians, and
nalroTeeds ! have no knowledge Of single
American citizen being employed by them, unless
y may be shipping or importing merchants in the
large cities IL can therefore be well imagined the
support our government would receive from them
IN the event ofa war with Great Britain.
ny the government establishing military post
al La Poinle or Fond du Lac, the influence Of the
iur companies over the Indians would be entirely
broken down.
Ills highly important that some change should
oe made speedily with reference to the distribution
OF the annual annutes TO the different Indian tribes
instead OF a regulartlme being fixed once a year,
the agents should be furnished with their funds and
supplies TO be delivered to the chiefs and heads Of
families, at any time they might be called for. This
would prevent large bodies Of Indians from congre
grating at the agencies, and would also completely
break down The hundreds Of Jew and other pedlers
who are regular attendants at the different Indian
agencies at the time Of the distribution Of snnuites
for the purpose Of trading with and cheating the In
dams The inspector general, Col. Croghan, whose
knowledge OF the Indians and their wants is per-
haPs superior TO any other officer, has recommended
plan TO the government, by which the interests of
the different tribes will be perfectly protected and
their present condition greatly meliorated
II not more equitable. certainly system Of
trade OF more general advantage To the Indians than
the present might be adopted. The Indian agents
might he appointed, and their trade with the Indians
regulated upon the same principles Of the suffers
throughout the army. The profits of the trade
would not then be 80 large, but the Indian would
obtain such gooIs are best adapted to his wants,
at a full and fair consideration for his furs The
Indians would then receive far greater protection
from the government, and be less within the infu-
and AgNlC
G.,t Of ,bs, sr,,cIs noon IL" 49,, 4"1 NC e
h.nr;nss. ~ IN. InJ.n :; b5..,.''s,o u t''spe0,e
go ronch a. III, st. 49, ~. ~ uie
c.nno, I've c.rr;sd A., ,';,h 49,
ven, n. introdnc,;on 80. IN nuey 20 pre-
No. os snr;,s .o,on ~" Id Gen' he
M 49,, ,ha 49,, rsnnI, 's W i'eA
yuhoIss"Is r1,nn,ds S 90 ooro"1sTo. anp
certain dsstrmction 70 ,hs ,rh. tn - L's
oT ~. or,;cis ~. @ $500, - eueot
ohs.r,sr ,Ls, ~, ~. h,.. ~ s"e n,oet esua'
c;rI;,a,;on o. 10 L.n;n,, - "
bosoms can engage in q. and Csnno, raS.,ir
sovi,c here thai rnv s,,snn, ~ ;n,rnJoa :, .,On
the Indians or ,lSs nks ubo 49, 49,,
naraiiv,Iv ,sc.ned from !, c.IIs g., III ;aS so
ofeyerv fetling man m. n,rnos, v;a;Isn.o "a ".
uoaincb;ng 6r5nsss in eur, gnod s;,;.s IA .'o
cinIlv those in antbori,v, re go H., ~ ha 49,
wishes of the goyernmeni A.. carr;.I o,, u; a.n
and spirit. let the blow raIJ ,non ,.bnn, !, 49,
the rlaye-,yade il considered md nnni.hsd 49,
CIV. what penalty sboud he ;na;c,sJ unon H.,
who. from the same sordid motive br;rgs mon !
nobler race evils no less segrava,ed in ,ber cbarac
teri '
Anv regulations Of the trads m the mr., or IN. |
government which would throw an additional secu.
Titv around the Indian AGAINST this mons,rons evil
would promote his welfare not onIv for The nresent
but be The most effective mid government can render
towards his civilization and Combined with n fa;,h.
full application of the provisions now made fnr