The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-01


lion, knows that such Of them as hnd supply 81
whiskey drink 10 great excess whenever they can get It.
II il not 60 with those who have been sent away beyond
the limits OF the United States % territory o. Their own
But i Is asked what is 10 be done with them pre-.
sumo that provision vii, Be mn, made IN the treaty pre-
to what 10 10 be done with them. They will mol be re-
moved Immediately The object i % prepare for Their
= sss nrov;son io@ their rsmova - soms souay
where they will not Be in contact with the baeful in
huences which always assail them from their white
neighbors upon the frontiers. Now, think that these
are sufficient for acting and acting At once The
people have peoned, through their Legislature for this
object and the governor has written to various members
OF hss body and OF the other House and there is
stronger reason than that offered By the senator from
Texas that after they heard after all that relates
to them made known that branch OF the Legislature
passed the appropriation required For this reason
think that the appropriation ought to be made here as
il was made in the other House
Mr. BELL, merely want TO- say that made no
opposition to the policy OF removing the Indian tribes,
either from the States or from the Territories Il was
suggested whether il not expedient TO remove the
whole OF these Indians, and the senator from Wisconsin
endeavoed weaken the force OF my remarks by saying
that had given instructions for treaty al one time
WE'LL sir do not recoec what these instructions were.
but suspect il the honorable senator will look over
them, he will not find any conflict with the views have
presented here to-day II any instructions emanated
from the executive al that time in relation to any large
extent OF territory they were founded upon broader
tell me whether there were any instructions for the ex
traordinay grant land which actually entered into that
treaty. Imagine he will not say SO.
the instructions embraced the whole countrythat his
policy to combine some five six tribes OF Indians,
of them hostile TO establish over them evil gov
eminent, and to put Mr. Doty as supreme head over
them.
MT BELL. disavow anything Of the kind.
Mr.. WALKER, say that was 80 in the treaty.
MIR. BELL. But no such Instructions venture 10 say,
will be found there. There may have been necessity
Mr. JONES. | would inquire il the department did
not send that treaty. embracing the whole country
Mr.. BELL. do not know. | wanted merely to ex-
plain as the senator had made that offset TO my argument
wao Ssvs scsd hs Ss q
What instructions may have given in any particular
presume were given az the instructions o. the de
Ea, have been 10 assign to The bands
that were hostile territory out OF the limits OF any State
in the noIthwest az proper policy to be pursued Ia,
Mr.. PEARCE. Ii the senator from tennessee will
allow me, will supply him with his own remarks
have letter of his, when he was Secretary OF War, Of
the 3lst OF August, s4l in which he sets forth the ol
lowing
negotiations with the Sioux Indians north and northwest
the purchase OF lS30the neutral grounds 50 called
with the purpose purchasing sufficient territory beyond
the reasonable limits Iowa. provide resting place for
the Wnnebagoes intending % treat also with the Sac and
SAFE OF Missouri and thus enable our citizens expand
wet Of the Missouri river, north Of that State"
So that the gentleman's object was TO find resting
Mr.. BELL | am much obliged to the gentleman for
reading that letter have not looked at IT, nor those in
struciions which were given In ls4l. since that time
Yet cannot forget the policy that entertained an in
divdua and affirm that there nothing in that policy
that is inconsistent with what have said here to-day.
favor of assigning district for them in the North
Territory for permanent abode according TO the pol
icy adopted IN the South, without heslmiiaons OF any
Territory or State That policy has been overrued by the
causes stated by the senator from Wisconsin, II no
hla II afInn Nhnra
Indians to 90 to! That question has not been
swered yet Where is to be the protection against these
depredatons and these hostties upon The northern bor
der of Minnesota when you make these treatesl do
not oppose the general policy OF removing Indians within
the States organized Territories; lony made the ques
ton whether it was expeden, to extnguish the title to
the whole territory now; and when the senator from
Wisconsin stated that there population OF $4,000 in
Minnesota east OF the Mississippi raised the question
whether the tile might not Be extngushed on The oppo
site bank II the appropriation were for limited treaty.
then would vote Tor II with pleasure.
Mr. FOOTE II seems TO be admitted all sides that
must purchase this country now. or in few years
hereafter We all know that the Territory of Minnesota
is now settling with rapdy almost unprecedented In
deed discover that serious fears are now beginning to
in consequence of the rapid depopulaon which they
undergoing at the present time by emig ration beyond
their limits TO the Territory Of Minnesota they about
progress in an altitude Of feebleness little COMFORTING with
their wishes, and calculated greatly to diminish their
relative importance in the councils OF the republic. re-
peal III 10 question
now must do II in a few years. unless we abandon
all those principles and policies upon which have
heretofore acted We certainly purchase this Terri
tory for less price than we shall be able 10 do
hereafter Upon principles OF economy, think we bad
better make the appropriation and purchase il at once
The question being taken the amendment reported
by the committee, il was lost on dyisonayes 10,
The remainder of the amendments OF the committee
were then concurred in as follows:
"Fo expenses OF the resurvey and marking the
hon q ChOctaw
per article OF the treaty Dancing Rabbit Creek
twenty seventh September, eighteen hundred and thirty
three thousand four hundred and sixiy-two dollars
For expenses of surveying the northern and western
the treaty Of fourth January, eighteen hundred and forty
Eve, in addition to former appropriations, thousand
and seventy two dolats.
For expenses negotiating treaty with the Chippewas
ratified in eighteen hundred and fortyeigh in addition
the appropriation made twenynnth July eighteen nun.
dIed aud eight thousand and five hundred dollars
For expenses removal and subsistence othe Chppe
OF Lake Superior and Mississippi from the lands ceed
under the treaty Of fourth October eighteen hundred and
forty-two, twenty. hve thousand dollars.
For payment David Taylor representative Of CuLsu
teehee Hog for proceeds ofpropery sold by the United
States agents, and enormously paid by Governor r M
Butler another than the rlghtiu claimant, said claim
having been allowed by the accounting officers treas
uIy, seventy dollars and eighty seven cents.
For continuing the collection, and for publishing the
tscs and other Information authorized by the
March, eighteen hundred and forty seven, thousand
dolarsi Propidd That such publication be made under
the number Of copies not exceed twelve hundred.
For advance 10 the Cbippswas of Mississippi and
Lake Superior OF this amount retained by the late sub
agent, r Hays, the same TO be reimbursed the United
thousand three hundred and eghy-two dollars and
twenty nine 7Fy.a