The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-12-29

10 pursuance Of the provisions of the
18th article OF the treaty Of peace, frend-
ship. limits and settlement with the Re.
public Of Mexico, and Of the act Of July
Goth le46, claims Of our citizens which
h ad been "already liquidsted, and deci..
ded against the Mexican Republic"
amounted, with the interest thereon, to
So, c23. s32 81. have been Iiquida,ed and
paid. There remains TO be paid "their
claims s74,l92 49,"
Congress at its last session, having
made no provision for executing the 18th
article Of the treaty, by which the United
States assume to make satisfaction for the
"unliquidated claims" Of our ci,izens
against Mexico, to "aD amount not ex-
ceeding SO, $50 .000." the subject is again
recon nended TO your favorable considers
alton.
The exchange Of rati6cations in the
treaty with Mexico, took place on the
Sd Of May, ls4s. Within one year after
that time, the Commissioner and Survey"
or, which each government stpu tates 10
appoint, are required to meet"a the
port OF San Diego, and proceed to run and
mark the said boundary in its whole course
to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Nor,e.'
1t will be seen from this provision, that
the pc ritod within which Commissioner
and Surveyor Of the respective Govern.
ernments are to meet a San Diego, will
expire on the 80 Of May, lS49. Congress
at the close off, last session, made an
appropriation for .the expenses Of rnn-
ming and max ug the boundary line be
tween the two countries, but did DOT fix
the amount Of salary which should be paid
to the Commissioner aud Surveyor to be
appo nteded on the part of the United
States. 1t 10 desirable that the amount
of compensation they should receive
should be prescribed by law, and not left,
as at present, to executive discretion.
NJ easures were adopted at the earliest
practical period to organize 'the terrific.
rial government of Oregon as authorized
by the act of the l4,h August last. The
governor and marshal Of the territory ac-
com panied by small escort. Ief, the
frontier OF Missonri in September last and
took the southern route, by the way Of
Santa Fe aud the river Gill to California, I,
with the mention of proceeding thence
81 ,f thoir dps
tination. The governor was fully adv's.
ed OF the great Importance ofhis earl, ar
rival at the country, and it is confident
tally believed he may reach Oregon in the
latter part of the present month, or early
in the next. The other officers for the
territory, have proceeded by sea.
Ia the month Of May last, communi,
Gated Information to Congress that an In
dian war had broken out in Oregon, and
recommen nded that authority be given TO
raise and adequate number Of volunteers
to proceed without delay to the assistance
Of our fellow citizens in that territory,
and the authority to raise such a force
no, having been granted by Congress, as
soon as their services could be dispensed
with 10 Mexico; orders were issued to the
egiment of mounted rifiemeD to PROCEED
10 Jefferson Ba tracks, Id Missouri, and to
prepare to march to Oregon as soon as
the necessary provisions could be made.
Shorty before II was ready to march, it
was arrest ed by the provision OF the act
rsssed by Congress, on the last day OF the
last session, which directed that all the
non comihissoned officers, musicians and
privates of that regiment, who had been
in service, be discharged, The effect o.
ard file of the regiment; and before their
places could be filled by recruits, the
season had so far advance that II was i'm
practicable for 1t to proceed until open
ing Of the next spring.
In the month of October last, the ac.
cothpanyiug communication was received
from the Goternbr of the temporary gov,
ernment Of Oregon, giving Information
of the continuation Of the Indian distur-
bances, aud of the destitution and de-
fenceless condition Of the Inhabitants. -
Orders were Immediately transmitted to
the COMMANDER Of our SOU adron ia the
Pacific, to dispatch to their assistance
part Of the navy on that station, TO turn
Ish them with arms and ammunition, and
to continue to give them such aid and
protection as the navy could afford, dn-
iii the army could rercb the country.
II is the policy of humanity, aud one
W hich has always been pursued by the
UDiIed States, to cultivate the good wIll
Of the aboriginal tribes Of this continent,
and to RESTRAIN them from making aud
induging ia excesses by mild means more
than by force. That this could have been
done with the tribes IN Oregon, had thai
territory been brought under the govern.
meDt of our laws at aa earlier period, and
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