The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-02


thirty days. and the various senas will display at halt
staff the national sg from meridian to sondown the day
after the receipt Of this order BY order
r. JONES' Aejutant General
Our Indian PoIIoy-The Encroac hmcnts Of the
Hudson's Bay Company.
from the Iowa State Gszette, March Is
As q frontier State directly Interested in ell
that relates to Indian policy whether for good or
for evil and the first to feel the effects Of any
taken the first tn suffer from any acts Of omis
SON. relative to the management of our Indian neigh
boTs Although the Indian title to all the territory
brsced within hs limits of State now by various
treaties entirely expguished yet are not wholly rid
of our Indian popuistion. Tho resent ratification o.
the treaty Of last GUNNER with the Chippewas will pro
badly thu removal Of tbs Wianebsgoss early this
SPRING and thus throw open to settlement large tract
of valuable country upon northern frontier. We
understand that their Immediate aud peremptory
removal has been recommended both by the subsgsnt
Gen FLETCHER, and BY the commanding omosr e; Fort
the best interests of the Indians than 20 tho extension
of our settlements Ia this event, Fort Atkinson will
probably be Abandoned and entire frontier, north
west, will be left without single military post by
way of protection We have at present. western from
Is completely open to OF any and all Indians
we'll the Sioux OF the north who constantly
going TO and fro IN large parties through our territory
the different tribes of the Missouri whose LANDS
border upon These latter this SAcs aud Foxes
the Pottawatonies, and the Omahas have avaed them
selves this extensive and uuguarded passage and
large parties have bean russicating In their way
for several months past, some within very settle
ments others i'm dstsly adjoining them Their re-
possible thus far the troops at Fort Atkinson being
barely sufficient for the WinnsbAgOe service We un
in short time, unless tho above troops should
be ordered north with the Winuebagoes The
gradual encroachmepts of the Hudsons Bay Com-
psny for years past upon trade and territory with
out meeting bint or remembrance from our govern
ment have had their natural effects lucrative trade
wheted their avsrice, and undisputed possession
has inorsssed their assurance. Commencing by pur
chssing from the old American fur company the eIclu
sive trade with the Northern Indians their immediate
b D.
line Of trade posts extends thirty miles south OF
northern boundary If we intend ever to meet and re
pei this impudege erosion, it 10 certainly high time
were taking the necessary measures. BY long year
OF trade and uninterupted tamperng With the Indian
they have wesned them from our government indeod
rendered them hos lie towards 1t, and finally cde
in making very good Britsn subjects OF tbemso much
that British uniform ia the every day drers OF the
Indian chi.s and the British flag sesn float owe
every Indian village. In addition to all this, the Eng
ish government always alive to the interests Of trade
has erected extensive military port Immediately upon
the boundary lire and thrown into It large force
mouated troops This forcs, addad to the thousand
Of employers he company to say nothing of the In
dians would an army large that With which
Gen. Scott Invested Vera Cruz On the other hand
have nothing nobody there except very few
prisng traders With high tariff goods have Don
tend against the undutablo merchandise Of the English
and VINO prohibited by the laws of the country from
trsickng in whiskey, left contend best
may against the diseries and grog shops Of the Hud
roa's Bay settlements. How there sggressions
to be rcpuls.d snd these evil. rsmsdsd! By ersctin.
with mounted corps strong in numbers Ms the Bri
tab As offset to the pcy of the company the
half breeds Of the neigh5orhood, four i've thou
sand strong and sao 10 be the best horsemen Ia tb.
world might be secured 20 our interests. and be mad
instrument in bringing the Indians back to by tn,
purchase Of a district of country thin limits,
by assigning to zach Of thsm (the half broeds) grs
tuity quarter half section of land We think the
existing state Of facts extreme northern frontier
here inperfecty shadowsd forth. impsratively de
ands at lssst all the steps here suggested But we
may be INST With the objection, but this will increase
the army - This is precisely what recommend. Our
army particularly the mounted portion of it, is enrel,
small for the extensive fields of rcrvce thrown
open Although the mounted rifles raised expressly 70,
the Oregon service taken from that service, ol
rather allowed to ecter upon II, but
drawn at to Mexico eti, every battle, and
operation attempted in Mexico has shown th ut there
not enough mounted troops In the field. The Ore
gon line left urguarded, and what have been tn,
consequences? Not single party has attempted t.
cross the mounta for the lsst two years. that has
plum dered less by wandering bands of In
diaus and scarcely single military train has passed
safely through TO santa Fe for the want of mounted
troops Even II the with Mexico should terminate
to morrow the Indian service alone On the frontiers
Missouri Arkansas and Texas, along the Oregon aD3
Santa Fo routes in Oregon, in New Mexico and in Cali
foraia would than the three mounted reg-
mens In the regular service leaving the frontiers
Iowa and of Minnesota Chat Is TO BE- and our interests
atiopng the British possessions, entirely unprovided
carry OUT Indian policy with any degrees of
at least large fort northern boundary smother
ia the Winpebago country to hold In check the
Sioux and the Cappewas, and another west Of
ON the Missouri for the protection OF Of the weaker
tribes against the large and parties
the Sioux We humby hold that We have dem onstratsd
cl.arly that Indian policy cannot be successfully
carried out under present ements and
fully recommend co members in Congress to brnR
these matters to the notice Of the proper department at