Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-12-21
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In addition to the inhabitants Of that
territory, who had previously emigrated
to It, large numbers ofouI citizens have
followed them during The present year,and
it is lot doubted that during the next year,
their numbers will be greatly increased.
Congress, at its last session, establish.
ed post routes leading 10 Oregon, and be i.
tween different points within that te rritory:
authorized the establishment of post off.
ces at Astoria, and such other places on
The Pacific, within the territory of the u.
States, aslhe public interests may require.
Post Offices have accordingly been estab.
lished-d deputy post masters. have been
appointed. and provisions made for the
transportation of the mails. .....
The preservation ofpeace with the In~
dian tribes residing west of the Rocky
Mountains, will render it proper that au d.
'hority should be given by law. for the
appointment of an adequate number of
Indian Agents to reside among them.
Recommend that Surveyor Generals
Office be established in that Territory, and
that the public lands be surveyed and
brought into market at an early period.
| recommend also, that grants, upon
liberal terms, of limited quantities of the
public lands be made 10 all citizens Of the
United States who have'emigrated. or may
hereafter. within prescribed period, EN-.
igrate to Oregon and settle upon the land.
c Those hardy adventurous citizens who
have encountered the dangers and priva.
tons of long and toiIsome journey, and
have at length found an abiding place for
themselves and their families upon the
utmost verge of our western limits, should
be secured in the homes which they have
improved by their labor. a 1870,
refer TO the accompanying report OF
the Secretary of war, for detailed account
of the operations of the various branches
Of tho public. service connected with the
department under his charge. The duties
devolving on his department have been
unusually onerous and responsible, during
the past season; and have been discharg.
ed with ability and success erl
Pacific relations exist with the various
Indian tribes, and most of them mantle st
strong friendship with us. Seine depre.
dations were committed during the past
year upon our Transporting supplies for
our army, on the road between the west
ern border Of Missouri and Santa Fe.-
These depreda,ions, which are supposed
to have been committed by hordes from
the region of New Mexico, have been
arrested by the presence of military
free ordered out for that purpose. Some
outrages have been perpetrated by por-
ton of the northwestern bands upon the
weaker, and, comparatively defenceless
neighboring tribes. Prompt measures
were taken 10 prevent such an occurrence
in future.
Between one and two thousand Indians
have been removed, during the year. from
the east of the Mississippi TO the country
allowed to them west of that river, as the
permanent home, and arrangements have
been made for others to follow.
Since the treaty of 1910, with the
Cherokees, the feud among them appears
to have subsidized; and they have become
more united and contented than they have
been for many years past. The Com.
missioners appointed in pursuance of the
act OF June %, lS46, to settle the claims
arising under the treaty Of 1876, with
that tribe, have executed their duties and
after patient investigation, aud fall cx-
animation of all tho cases brought before
them, closed their labors in fhe month of
July last, This is the fourth board of
Commissioners which has been organized
under the treaty. Ample opportunity has
been offered 10 all those interested. to
bring forward their claims. No doubt is
entertained that impartial justice has been
done by the late board; and that vailed
claims embraced by the late treaty, have
been considered and allowed. The result
and final settlement TO be made with this
tribe under treaty Of 1916, which will be
completed and laid before you, during your
session, will adjust all questions of con-
troversy between them, and produce a
state OF relations with them, simple, we'll
defined, and satisfactory. Na-
Under the discretionary authority con.
ferred Ivy the act OF Sd ofMarch last, the
annuities due to the various tribes have
been paid, during the present year, to the
heads ofiamilies, instead oftheir chiefs, or
TO such persons as they might designate,
except by laws previously evis,ing. This
mode of payment mas given general sat.
isfaction to the great body of Indians
Justice has done to them, and they are
grateful to the government for it. A few
chiefs and interested persons may object
TO the mode Of payment; blu; it is believed
To be the only mode of preventing fraud
and imposition from being Practised upon
the great body of the common Indians,
constituting majority of the tribes. q
gratifying to perceive that a number
of,he tutors have recently manifested an
increased interest in the establishment OF