Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-12-23

...--.,,,v whtch should Be paid . The
lpcdns =. 100 surveyor = be appointed on
bunnls 80 eN.g- Iris desirabI y. that the
de compensation they Shall receive
coca. ~ orescribed BY law, and 40, leit as
tboa'o 10 Executive discretion.
4 Pfe's",. were adopted At the earliest peri
nes.sacize 1.-THE territorial government OF
q . ~; = sufhorised by the Act Of the 18th
aro. last. The Govesaosa"d Marshall OF
a." Ts,,,ory. accompanied by a small e-cors.
,' ac ,he fton,ier Of Missouri i" September last
's ~ .ook .he srntsern ronte.hy way Of Ssasa
s"' aod the river ella, 10 California. with
=" ;o,en.ion of preceding -ths0ce on one Of
wv ~, vessels TO their destination. the Govern.
~ !. va, fully advised OF the great Importance
shis early arrival 10 that country, and It 10
q soofden,ly believed he may reach Oregon 10
me- Ia,,ef pansef the. pfescn. month, or early in
mo next. The other officers for the territory
nave proceeded by SEA.
In The month Of May last, communicated
oforma,ion 10 Congress, Ina, an Indian War
had broken ON. in Oregon, and recommended
,ba, authority be given 10 raise an adequate
= aumber Of Velunleers. TO proceed without de-
at. 10 the assistance Of our fellow citizens in
hat Tsrri,osy; and The authority TO raise such
foyceI noa having been granted by Congress
40 soon ass1aeir service could be dispensed
with in Mexico, orders were Issued to the
Regiment Of Mounted RiAemen 10 proceed TO
JsfFeyson Basrscks, in Missouri, and to pre-.
pare 70 march 10 Oregon as soon as the neces-
sarv psevfsioRs could be made. Shortly be.
fors is wys ready 20 march, i, was arrested BY
The provision Of the Act passed by Congress
,,n In alk1sx &c 3ha laa& sesaian1 Hhich Dr.
.ncas8 thaA M onscon misstoned ofhcers, mu
sieians, Or prvaies in that regiment, who had
beer. 10 service be discharged. The effect OF
his nrovisioas was TO disband the rank and
file of the regiment, and before their places
could he 6iisd by recruits, the season had so
,ar adva0csd that j. was impossible TO proceed
until tho opening Of next spring.
In the month Of October ias,, the accompa.
nvjnp commune alton was received from the
Governor Of the temporary government Of VI.
scon, giving information Of the con inuation
of tho Indian disturbances and Of the destis ute
and deiencsless condition Of the inhabitants.
Orders were Immediately transmitted TO the
commander Of our squadron in the Pacific. to
despatch to their assistance part Of The ma.
w on tina, station, to furnish them with arms
and ammunition. and 10 continue to give them
ford, until the army could reach the country.
Ia the policy Of humanity. and one which
has always been pursued by the U. 5 to cn'
,ivs,e the good will Of Aboriginal tribes OF
the con, inent, and to rest rain them from max
ing war. and INDUCING in excuses, by mild
means rather than by force That This could
have been with the tribes in Oregon. had that
Territory been brongh. under the government
Of our laws al an early period. and had sul'a-
bic measures been adopted by Congress. such
as now exists in our Intercourse with the 9TH
Or Indian tribes within our limits. cannot be
doubted Indeed, the immediate and only
cause Of the existing hostility OF the Indians
Of Oregon, are represented TO have been me
long delay Of the u S. IN making to them
some ,rihing compensation. IN such articles as
,hey wanted for the country now occupied hy
on, emia,an,s, which the Indians claimed and
over which they formerly ronmed. This COM
psnsa,ion had been promised to them ny the
temporary government established ~ Oregon.
bu, lis futflmsns had been postponed from
time 10 time, for two years, whilst lhose who
made II had been anxiousIy awaiting for Con
gress 10 establish Territorial Government
over the country.
The Indians became at length dsrustful Of
their good faith. and sought redress by plumber
and massacre which led TO the presen, difficult
,ies. A few thousand dollars in suitable pres
ents as compensation for the country which
had been taken po ssess ion Of by our citizens.
would hove satisfied ,ha Indians, and have
prevented the war. A small amount dls'rIb-
u,ed. i, is confidently believed, would restore
quiet. In this Indian war our feltow.rlt'zens
Of Oregon were compelled to take the field in
their own defence, have performed valuable
military service and have been snh)ecst TO ak
pen ses which have fallen heavily upon them
30 jns,ice demands tina, provision should be
made by Congress, TO compensate them Tor
their service, or 10 refund TO them the necessa'
~ expenses which they have incurred.
recommend that similar provisions he made
- regards the tribes inhaht ling Northern Tex
a. and New Mexico, California, and the ex.
'ensive region lying between our settlements
and possessions, az the more effective me ans
OF preserving peace upon our borders, ana
within the acquired territory.
The Secretary Of the Treasury will. in his
annusl report. exhihi. highly satisfactory
statement Of the condition Of the Fnanres.
The imports OF the seal year ending on the
3Oth of Juae last. were Of the value OF Sl54,
977, 1916. NJ which the amount exported Was
$sl .l25,olo. leaving Sl33,s49,s66 in the
country for domestic use.
The value of the ex oorts for the same period
was $l54. O32. 1871. consisting Of dome s'ic pro-
duc.iors. amounting TO $l32.904.l2l, and
@2i.l2S, 016 ansoid Of foreign articles.
The receipts into the Trea sury for the same
period, exclusive Of loans, amounted 10 49,
1876, $50 SO, Of which there was derived from
customs S35, 755.o5O IS; from sales of public
land 50, 328. GAP Sc; and from miscellaneous
and incidental sources, 1851 .037 OF.
twill be perceived that The revenue from
tire tass fiscal year exceeded by S797 O7O &c,
the estimate Of the Secretary OF The Treasury