The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-23

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essnehss II tie pah'se ssislns eanHsgled
siia Tie tegsstzsas under ~. rlssRs.
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bare kesn shasszlly ssslaus ed Isspon-
sibss dsalsg llss PSI ! ssE, a. d base bstn
dssrhasgsd 9Th sblllly sd success.
fsslhe aelssaohs raasInre 10 sKisi Hiih
The EsEioss Iasisn hlses. and RSss 81 ihsn
naahiitss ssE0pg LleRdsliP fsI ne uniI-
I'd Stiles. ssns dsPsrdsllous were eOa-
ml,lsd daring he Pasl year Hpoa our
traits iasnsFosaing supplies fsr he army.
- The road hslaesn me weslen hnIder
Ot Misaonn and Sanla re. These derTC-
dsiaons. wLieh als Supposed 10 have been
epmm'iled b. hants lIdm the nig0n Of
Ass Msalco. base bsfR arrested By the
pressure " . military iures. ordrrrd oct
Tor Thai pn'Psss. Some euuagss have
bern pisPeirsled By . porheB Of she
no'haesiefn bands upos he wssker snc
eomPsrs'istiy dslsneeltss beishb1rinR
tribes. PI0mpg msssuTes were taken 70
pFeStnl such oseuIshses 10 future.
Bstssea one sRd IL O lhoussnd Indians.
belonging 10 sGEsEsl tribes, have been re.
mosed during he year from the east Of
The Mississippi 10 the county silHued To
them sssi VI that IiIsT. 30 their permanent
homt; end susngeusRls hare b,eB made
. Tor Others 10 follow.
Sises llie treaty Of 1876 with the Che
roksts. the isads sIopg them appear 10
have sUb.ided. aud they have become
more united AMI ennlenird Ihsn they have
bssn Tor many years pa,i. The CON.
missiohei'. appointed IA pursuance nj the
act OF June iwsbls -,eEsnih. 1916. % settle
claims sfl.itg uHJsr The treaty Of 1885
u sIlh Ihsl rite, have executed ILeT du.
Ilss; and sfer psIieni EvtsIgsIiun, aud a
full and isr elimination 0f al Ihe cases
bioVghs beiere then, closed their lsbors
10 tie month OF July last. THIS 10 the
i0urih board oi commissioners which hes
been organized Und. & Ihi' treaty. Ample
opportunity has been afforded 20 eli those
InHresltd 10 brig fOTS ard their claims.
No doubt - entertained that impsrusI
justice has beea done by the late board
aud thai ell valid claims embraced by tie
treaty Lave been considered aud allO~ ed
THIS re.ul,, and The fnal settlement TO b
made with This tribe. under The treaty o
Isi6. which w,ll be completed and La,
before you du'mg your session, will ed
just all questions OF controversy betwetI
them and The unilsd St.ies, and produc,
. s'ale oil relations With them simple, veil
defined, aud Satisfactory.
Under the discretionary authority con
I ferred by The ACT of the 81 Of March lssl
The annuilies due 10 the various tribes hay
been paid during The present year TO III
heads Of families instead Of TO their chief,
or such persons as they might designate
As required BY the laws previously exisI
, ing. The mode Of payment has give
. general satisfaction m the great body q
the Indians. Justice has been dune I
I them, and they are grateful IN the cavern
menI for it. A few chiefs and iUieresie
. persons may object 10 this mode Of pay
, ment, but il is believed to be The only mod
, of re,enting fraud and imposition fror
: being praclIsed upon the great body {
= common Indians, constituting majoril
of all the tribes.
2 Ii is graft, ing to perceive that a nun
Der OF The tribes have recently manifesto
Q an Increased interest in The esiabishmeI
: of schpols among them. and are making r;
: pld advances in agrlcuure-sOme Of iheI
{ producing a sufficient quantity Of food "a
n their snppor'. and in some cases surplr
r to dispose "f 10 their neighbors. III
r comforts by which those who have recPi'
J. ed even very limited education. and ha'
,. engaged in agriculture. are surronndet
tend gradually to draw of their less civi
d lied brethren from the precarious meal
h uf subsistence BY The chace, to habits
y labor and civilization.
e The accompanying report Of the Seer
sary Of the Navy presents satisfaction
s and gratifying account Of the condition at
e operations of the naval service during u
,r past year. Onr CONNER roe has been pu
n sued with increased activity. and wi
safety and success, in every quarter of Il
II globe, under the protection Of our fla
d which the navy has caused to be respet
"a ed in the most distant seas.
=; In the gulf Of Mexico, and in the Pac
Il fir, the officers and men nf our squadron
II have Displayed distinguished gallan'r
and performed valuable services. In Il
ID early stages of the war with Mcxic
;. her ports on both coasts were blockade
}. and more recently many Of them have be'
,f captured and held by our navy. Wh'
,. acinc in cooperation with the land force
N the naval officers and men have perior'
e ed gallant and distinguished services I
j. land as we'll as on wafer. and deserve Il
q. high commentator Of the country.
m While the other maritime powers a
=, adding TO theirnavies large numbers OF W
10 steamers, il was wise policy on our p'
10 make similar additions 10 our nav
4. The fur war steamers authorized ny 4
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