Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-12-07

mon INFIUfi L.If NtNINrtlHN a.'lls tNttNtA o. 4
NAV well be dopb,rj. whether 10 our pu...n
preuli'itu had been confined Within Dr. lim |
n, il,. Original 'hr'ec8 S,airs ihe tsn.lcu- I
cis- Co ccumIiIa.i1u eid cous llidsuoa "ould /
not have been such as To lsvc eprroachel up- I
on the essential reserved nights ui the States.
and ,lus io have made the Federal govern
meul widely different one. practically, rom
what /, i, iu Tie theory, coil w8s intended 20 I
b. by It's trainers. s. Too from enieriaining
aoprrhcnsilts 81 the safety OF our system. hy
The extension ct ogr territory. ihs belief Is
confidently entertained hat each new State
gives strength and an iiiiiouil guaranty Tor
! tAe preservation ul the Jnln itself.
u pursuance Of The pnAisjons oi The 18Th
article Of lh Treaty Of Pare Friendship,
| Limits. 40 Settlement, with tie Republic %
Mexico. and OF the Act al Julg 29th. 1915.
claims Of our ciiizers, which bat been al
ra8ds iquilated aud decided against the Mev
ican Republic amounting, with the interest
thereon in &30l3 So Die, have been liqHi-
dated and paid. There remain 10 BE- paid OF
hese claims, ST 1872 26c,
Congress. at lis last session, having made
no provision Tor execu inS the 10Th article OF
| the Treaty By which the United States as
sumo 60 make satisfaction for the "unIiquida
jed claims ct our citizens against Mexico, TO
'an amount not exceeding 80 250DO0, the
subject isaglin recommended TO yoar favor
d bic consideration.
The exch mgs OF affiliations Of the Treaty
Nth Mexico look place on the 30tb OF May
| oiS. Within one wear after that lime The
Commissioner and Surveyor. which each Gov
eminent slipala,es to appoint, are required
to meet 'at the pos OF san Diego, and pro-
coed 10 run aud mark TIE sii.l boundary IN its
whole course to the mouth oil the Rio B,ayo
del Norie." Il will BE- seen from this proyi
Ison, that the period within which Commits
lsoner aud Surveyor OF the respective Govern
nent, are required to meet at Sm Dirgo,~
leSpire on the 3Jth Of May, lSlg, Cougress at
the close al its last session, made an apPr-
pllatton i0f the eApeusrs oi running and
marking the boundary line between The Two
lcuuntries, bat did not fix The amount oi sala-
Try witch should b. paid to the Com missioner
aud Surveyor TO te appointed on the part OF
the IT, s.
II is desirable that the amount OF compen.
sljiou which they shall receive should be
lprescribed bg law. and not left, as a present,
10 the Executive discretion.
Measures were adopted al the earliest prsc-
ticable period TO organize "the Territorial
lGoyrnluent Of Oregon. as authorized by the
act OF the l4h OF August last lhe Govern
lof aud Marshal oil the Territory, accompanied
by small military escort, lett the frontier OF
Missouri in September las,, and took the
ISoalhern route, by the way OF Santa Re and
The river CHA, to California, with The iu,cn-
ton OF proceeding thence, IN one OF our YES
sells OF war, to their destination. The Gov
eminent WAS fully adv sed OF the great iinpor-
tance OF his early arrival in the country, aud
il is confidently believed he mas reach Ore.
gun ia tue latter part OF the present month or
early In the next. The other Officers oil The
Territory have proceeded BY ssa.
In the month Of May last, | communicated
Information % Congress that an Indian war
had broken out IN Oregon, and recommended
that authority DC gwen to raise AN adequate
humber oil volunteers TO proceed without de-
lay 10 the assistance OF Our fellow citizens in
that Territory. The authority not having
been granted by Congress. a. soon as their SER
vices could be dispensed with i'll Mexico, or
ders were issued 10 the Regiment OF Mounted
RIdcmen 10 proceed 10 Jefferson Barracks, in
Missouri, and TO prepare to msrch 10 Oregon,
az soon as tbe necessary provision could be
made. Shortly before Il was ready to march.
II was arrested by the provision of the act
passed by Congress on the last day oil the last
sessian, which directed tina, all the nou-e com
mlssloned officers, musicians aud privates oil
that Regiment, uho had been in service. be
discharged. The effect OF This provision Was
TO tisoepd The rank and lille Of the Regiment;
and briore their places could be filed by re-
lcruits, SEASON hal 50 far advanced. that il
twas impraeticable Tor il TO proceed until tie
opening OF The next Spring.
In the month oi October last. the accompa
nying communication was received from the
Governor OF The temporary government OF
Oregon, giving lniermation OF the conlinu-
ance oil the Indian disturbances and The des-
| tuition and delenceltss condition oil The In
babtanls. Orders were immediately trans
mltttd 10 the commander of our Squadron in
The Pacific, 10 dispatch 10 their assistance a
part oi The Naval forces on that s;aliJn. TO
FURNISH them With arms and aanunitions
aud 10 continue 10 give them such al and
protection as the Navy could alfosd, until the
Army could reach The country.
II is The policy OF humanity. and one
which has already been pursued by the u.
States, 10 cultivate the good will OF The abb
1 risulal tribes OF this Continent and To re.
strain hem IRON making war, aud INDUCING
IN exctssts, by mild means, rather than by
force. That this could have been done with
the tnbes IN Oregon, had that territory been
under the government ui our laws al an ear
Her period, aud had suitable measures been
ado. iJed by Congress, such as NOW exist IN
our Intercourse with other Indian tribes
mlthiu our limits, cannot be doubted la
deed, The I'm mediate aul only cduse OF the
| exlsllng hoslilIJies OF the innans of Oregon.
| IS represented To have been the long telty of
| TIE United States III tnakiag / them some
ttllihS compensation, IN SUCH articles as they
wanted, ior us country nlw occupied hy our
emlsranls, which the Indians cloi.n d and
over Which they formerly roimct. ihis com
pehSaiion mad been promised to them by The
temp fafy government established III Oregon
ou' us iuiilmenl had beeu pos med from
time 10 Iine, Tor nearly Two wears, whilst
those who made 1t had been anxiously Wait
InS !or Congress to estabtisha territorial GOV
ernment over the country. The Indians De.
came oil length dlstrusiul OF their good lsiih.
and sought redress oy plumber and mss,acfr
which finally led 10 The present difficulties.
a lew thousand dollars, in suitable presents.
Us d compensation Tor lie country, which hud
oeeu ieken possession OF b ous eiuz.ns.
would have satisfied the Indians, aud have
prevented the war. A small amount. pran.
etiy distributed IL is confidently believed
would soon restore quiet, In this Indian war
our ieliow-oitlzens oi Oregon have been com.
peHtd TO take the held IN their own defence
nave Performed valuea bic military SERVICES
and been subjected 10 expenses Which have
ialien heavily upon them. Justice demands
That provision should be made by Coagres. 10
compensate them Tor thrir seryi ices and ~
Ieiuhd 10 'hem tue necessary expeass which
they have incurred.
repeat the reeo nmeudalion he,etaf,rs
ihdue 70 ooiafess, thai provision be made (
io' sue appointment oil suitable nunbsr OF
t"'uan Asohts' 20 reside among The trt0ss ol
Oregon, aud that small sum b. auor ,,,,,,.
cd 10 enable these agents to eulliyate inrnJIy