The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-12-13

a. nlsIip. llnlils. and sellleIhsal. wish he
Eepul,lir of Nexlro. ard II Tie srl0f July
lie twenty ninth. ISIS. claims q oaT riil-
Erns which had been :. alrrsdy hqnidalrd
and leeided against die MexiransFePub-
lie" amounting. with. he inlsErsiIheErrn.
20 rwo million twenty ihree thousand
eight hundred and thirty iwo dollars and
hiiy pne cents. have been. liquidaird and
PAID. There remains 10 be paid AZ has
claims. rerenIy four Ihnussnd one hundred
and ninety TWO dollars twenty six CENTS.
Congress al is lssi session having made
no provision Tor executing the fitrrnsh
anirle Of ihesiTeaiy by shirh The unilrd
States assume 10 make satisfaction for The
"a unliauidzltd claims" Il our cisizens
against Mexico. 10 "sn amount mi e.
creding three and quarter mlllions ofdol.
lars." The subject 10 sgsin recommended
10 your favorable consideration.
The exchange Of Publications 81 the
treaty with Mexico took place on The
ihiriirlh Of May lsss. Within one year
alier that time, the commissioner and sur
yeyor whirh each government STIMULATES
10 appoint. are required 10 meet " ~ The
port Of ian Diego. and proceed 70 run aud
mark the said boundary in lis whole course
10 The mouth nf The Rio Bmyo DEL Nor1e.
Il will be seen from his provision. that
the period within which commissioner
and surveyor of the respective govern
menls are 10 meet Al San Diego, will ex-
pire on the 3OIh Of May lsi9. Congress.
II The close OF is last session, made an
appropriation for the expenses Of run
ming and making The boundary line" be-
tween The Iwo countries, ,hulsdid not hx
the amount Uf salary which should be paid
10 the commissioner and surveyor 70 he
appointed on the.parl Of The United States.
Il is desirable lhai the amount Of enmpen-
saiion which they shall receive should be
prescribed BY law. and not!leii, rs al.Pre-
sent. 10 executive discretion.
Measures were adopted Al the earliest
practicable period 10 organize The Terri
iorial government of Oregon as auihoriz-
sd BY The act uf The fourteenth &c August
last. The governor and marshal Of the
Territory. accompanied by small milf
tary escort, lefl the froniirIof Missonrlsu
September last. and look the southern
route. by the way 81 Santa Fe and The
river ella. 10 California. with the inIen
lion Of proceeding thence in me Of ouI
vessels of war 10 their destination. The
governor was fully. adVised7of The grea
importance Of his carly arrival in The coun
Try, snd il 10 confidently beloved he MAJ
reach Oregon in The latter par. Of the pre-
sent month, or early. in the next Th'
other officers Of The. reriiory.have pro
ceeded by sea.
In the month Of May last. !comnuni
Gated information 10 congress that an 10
dian war had broken oul in Oregon. AM
recommended that authority he given Il
raise an adequate number of volunteers II
proceed wiihomldelay To the assistance q
QUE feJl,,w.ciiizens in that TeuiIoIy. Th
been granted by Congress, as soon as lhei
services could be dispensed with in Mexi
co. orders were issued to the regiment o
mounted rihemen To proceed 10 Jefferson
Barracks. in Missouri, and 10 prepare Il
march 10 Oregon as soon as the necessar,
provision could he made. Shortly befnr,
il was ready to march. il was arrested b,
tho provision Of the act passed by Con
gross on the. last day Of the last session
which directed that all the non-commis
sioned officers, musicians, and privales O
that regiment, who had been in seryire il
Mexico. should, upon their application. b,
entitled TO be discharged. The effect o
this provision was 10 dsband The ranl
and file OF The regiment, and before lllei
places could beffilIed by recruits. the sea
son had 50 Ear advanced tina, il was i'm
practicable for il n..proceed un.iI The open.
ing Of the next spring. #at. azt
In the month of October last, the ac,
campaigning communication was received
from the Governor of the temporary gov.
ernmens Of Oregon. giving information o
the continuance OF the Indian dis.urban
ces, and Of the des.ituiion and defence
less condition of the inhabitants. Or
tlers were Immediately transmitted 10 the
commander of our squadron IN the Pacific
10 despatch TO their assistance part Of the
naval forces on that station. To furnish them
with arms and ammunition, and to con.
time tn give them snch aid and protection
as they navy could afford, until the army
could reach the country. ~ ea
II is the policy Of humanity. and one
which has always been pursued by the
United States, TO cultivate the good will
Of the aboriginal tribes of this continent,
and To restrain them from making war, and
indulging in excuses, by mild means.
rather than by f,rce. That this could
have been done with the tribes in Oregon,
had that Territory been brought under the
government Of our laws at an earlier peri
oil. and had suitable measures been adop.
Jed by Congress. such as now exist in our
intercourse with The other Indian tribes
within our limits, cannot be doubted. In.
deed, the immediate and only cause of the