The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-07

United States makes important indeed Indispensable
to all the means at lis disposal during this season and
any other period Of the year Il would be dneult TO raise
the necessary the discharge Of obligations and
other plan than that agreed on between the Secretaries
War and the Treasury which in compliance with the sane
The Bank Of the United states the government
very large Of money which will be due in September
DItes which the shall agree may discharge
with full Of the cretor and upos the receipt
the same 20 The credit Of The bank Or It's bond We can
neither pay offer thing but coin but these notes
being al premium in the west IL not doubted that those
to whom the government pay money viii gladly
accept them, they will be bought up for remittance east
viii be relieved BY as much as the bsIk pay any al
vance, and Will be recovering part Of alarge debt
the siatsmsnts herewith sent Is saStooo, Of th. sum
% are now sent together Sn ~ o. ana
sn s1na &c win y % the 5
call upon and you VIII please to inform him when and
where he may attend the pay msnt o. snnuss and with
although our oncen can taken no ps In H. they must al
tend to that tho indians receive the amount due
them with their free consent they refuse there
end Of the natter but as the exgeness Of the treasury
require this they should not be persuaded 70 refuse nor
receipts will be taken In your name by the bank agent in
sueh iom 90 be arnishsd BY you Or the SCENTS .. hey
they will your vouchers settlement Of se
counts These rees,pts 80 'aksn the agent % the BANK
when you transmit the receipts to this once, requision
win be issued In your favor their amount (no money Of
10 be drawn it, with which viii be charged
and credited with the receipt 10 balance y ~,
The same course can be pursued with the blaeksmAs,
these times OF pressure the treasury Is be
lleyed all may be satisfactorily adjusted The money sent
70 take The notes for which il viii sbundsnty sufficient
presume the being strange as II seems to as east
al premium In your region The arrangement may appear
10 be little with the policy Of the administration
bat primary TO secure this debt from the bank
and IL be done consistently with the justice ows'
Others sxists solid objections to IT, as Is
and possibly the only Of securing large de-
communication tina, the treasury really wants the money
the bank i'll thus furnish. q ....
These the views Of the Secretaries Of War and OF
the Treasury aud they rely upon every proper and legal
act on your part to carry out the arrangement
VERY respectfully and truly yours.
IT. HARTLEY CRAWFORD.
Major JosHUA PrLcHrR,
Sup. Ind. Ansi RS, st. Louis, Mo-"
CONFIDENTIAL
"sAisT LouIs, August %, 1870
"DE.H Sra: Accompanying other documents Of an OH
eisl nature received your confidential letter Of the lah
the Treasury upon the subject Of proposed to
be made the Indians the frontiers in notes Of the Uni
ted states Bank Of Pennsy lyania- ...-... ...
The plan proposed by your letter anil Of its
oompshment have received from all the cool and deb
crate consideration which Its importance merits and after
viewing In ali Its bearings have to the determine
ton TO take action in the case until make known TO
liable, and receive your answer; when shall be better
able to decide upon the part shall act In the transaction
without the direct action q and every other officer Of
the Indian department within my pay district and
as'sa none o. n a could o s sa,
Of leg slzng by the mere tors transaction in itself lie
gal This would stand the of the investigation
which the ction would be subject. - ..
Second The people to whom proposed to pay this
Per generally as ignorant Of lis character and that Of
all other hank paper and Of premiums and the nature Of
changes animals they hunt and than all Others
require the protection Of the against the evils
Of upsound and calculating currency The annnes for
ofthe tribes distributed in small among the
heads Of families and consequently premiums would be
likely to result to them even they possessed intelligence
seek its benefits They have heretofore with the excep
ton Of be) been paid in species the notes Of the
refused and in my Judgment they are the last Of ali people
whom the paper you mention should be offered as the
puson receive It, The bank agent wall of all
arguments of which he Is master % induce its reception
Without regard to the esse. upon the character and credit
rsiier eDtiass is Is thai or
United states Bank Pennsylran good ..
premium for remittance is by means equal for that
purpose to government fundsspece or Its equivalent be-
whole community, while the notes in que.ton are only
sought after by few for the purpose OF are
may think the bank solvent there many 9TH
es and confess self one, who entertain different be-
strongly eorroborsted BY your letter And If the
equal to specie for mere for no other
would they be better than those Of other suspended
or broken banks whilst government funds required for
purposes and more especially among Chat class Of Peo
are eagerly sought for the purpose Of entering land and
dschagng their various obligations to the government
'Thess of the against the measure
posed to say nothing of the political consequences which
be deemed out Of place in me to mention In mere eu
letter. but nevertheless deem a duty to state
my deliberate opinion that the people of this country will
stand it; and carried out the measure will be ruin
the administration Of this positively certain
For il will be assalcd by all parties while Offer
| a word in its defence.
think fit and after they shall have been considered make
known the decision officially and will adopt such meas
but little time lost as from letter received from the agent
Of the bank this morning appears he is not likely to be
am sir truly and respectfully your most obedisnt
want - JOSHUA PITCHER
| Hon. r. HARTLEY CR.wrosp,
| ... commissioner of Indian Affairs, "
- ..... sl.. Washington city"
| There is third letter, copy of which had
but which is not now within my reach, in which the
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in the name o.
the secretaries thanked Mr.. Pitcher for his candid
letter, and furnished him with other funds for his
Indians. If it had not been So he intended to re-
sign rather than be made the instrument of violating
| the laws and cheating the Indians. But believe he
| was the sole example Others were found to do wha
he would not. Millions of United States deprecated
notes paid out to the Indians on the frontiers
! Of Missouri and Arkansas, great part of which
4 fell upon the inhabitants of those States. For tht
1 strange idea under which the secretaries laboret
| with respect to these notes, as being at premium
| in the west, why it was premium against othe
/
1 No premium in specie and it was strange delu
sion TO think so; and, in fact contradiction. For
if such had been the fact there would have been nj
necessity for secret and crooked arrangement to pu
| them on the Indians. They might have been ex
1 changed by the bank agent the premium retained
for himself the bank, and the proceeds paid to thu
i United States. sH ...t. a.Er.#. -.. "
4 In fact, the late sub-treasury was humbug, ex
cept in few instances Of sterling receivers general
The sub-treasurcr in Missouri, Dr. George Penn
was one Of these exceptions There may have beer
| more, but know them not; but as general prop
/ osition, it was humbug--evaded every day--bro
ken bank paper Of every kind paid out, and the in
i stitution made contemplate. Six words did TIL
mischief in the old law: have left them out of th
bill But now six others proposed TO be insert
ed--a larger and far more dangerous humbug thai
the former. These six Words if inserted, will Civ
US federal poper-money currency. .r o.
| In reply TO the argument, that the government
had always given drafts to creditors, Mr.. BENrol
said, Yesl and the creditor might do what he pleased
with it-cash it, or burn it, or lose it at gambn.
| t.kla I, ,,d ho had of