The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-23
Tne sseres.ry o. enc In.sr,or.

The Secretary the Interior.
Since the public attention has been called to the man.
ne in which certain members OF General Taylors cabi
net have conducted themselves with regard to claims
against the government, think it not inappropriate to
remind the country Of certain Of the Secretary Of the
Interior, which came TO light during the last summer
We aude TO certain appointments made for the new Ter
rtories after General Taylors Inauguration, and
the in which the appontees with large parties
following in their trains, transported and subsised
TO New Mexico and California at the public expense.
Il was known that gold mines had been discovered
near Santa Fe, near the Mormon settlement at the Salt
Lake, and the Sacramento river. Col. Collier was
appointed collector OF the customs at San Francisco
General Wilson appointed Indian agent at the Salt
Lake, in California, and COL Calhoun Indian agent at
Santa Fe The two latter appointments were clearly IL
legal because the laws of the United States regulating
intercourse with the Indians have even yet been
tended to the Territory acquired from Mexico The In
dian agencies which those gentlemen were appointed to
Gil not created by any law having effect at Santa
Fe and the Salt Lake. but they agencies which had
been legally estabshedonthe Upper Missouri and were IL
legally removed. by the mere command OF Mr. Ewing, to
the points which have mentioned preext by which
the apoogss OF the administration endeavored justify
this unauthorized proceeding was that treaty stpu
atons with Mexico required to prevent Indian incur
sons from the United States mere glance win suffice
to show that this was preext for the Salt Lake
is the borders Of Oregon and Indian agent there
could do no more to prevent ncusons into Mexico than
agent residing in Maine. As to Santa Fe large de-
achment OF troops had been ordered hher keep the
Indians in subjecton and the law requires any off,
Ger OF the army to act Indian agent when the govern
ment may deem it necessary, there shadow Of
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But this is NOT ALL There is another circumstance
which develops the motives of those appointments and
makes chain of circumstances which indicates with
great force that the whole scheme intended as a
gold mining adventure at the public expense and under
the auspices OF member of the cabinet Uniform pre-
cedent, informed, requires that such officers
shall reach the Of their duties their own cost
and expense But in this instance the precedent was dis
regarded, and orders issued 10 the quaremaser
and commssays department. at ST. Louis directing that
Transportation and subsistence should be furnished COL
Collier, General Wilson, and Col Calhoun, and their
families, at the expense OF the United States II is i'm
possible to mistake the purpose Of such order for ii
plainly intended enable the Santa Fe and Caifor-
MIA aPpoiniees TO carry with them large parties Of
TO the three points near which gold had been dis
covered. At all events, that the use which was
made Of them, and. have reason TO believe, with
the knowledge Of the departments here in Washington
We have been able ascertain the precise number
Of men who accompanied General Wilson and Col Cal
houn We have understood that each of their parties
families numbered fifteen twenty. As to Col Golfers
party family, we speak more definitely. The
United States officers at St Louis furnished that gentle
man. under his requiston, htyttco horses, fourteen
iodgons. and eighiyow mules, to transport him and his
party San Francisco. The three oicersone colec-
tor andwo Indian agents-cos the government, in trans
portaton and subsistence, nearly sepenfype thousand
dollars, not dollar Of which was rghully or legally
paid.
During the last summer, the Ohio Statesman published
letter from Mr.. H. l. Hulburd, member Of Col Col
lers party, written from Fort Leavenworh from which
we make the following extracts:
DKAH have not time 10 write very long letter
space. In the first place, perfectly ssH and have been
since left home. We left ST. Louis on the 7h Of
boat Col. Collier and the Of the party remain
two days longer We found the tort
the quaftcrmssier and got couple Of tents, and
back into the country about mile taking with two
and pitched beside L. eat our dry bread drank
some water, and about II o'clock, sleep
awoke soon aer sunrise, much refreshed and all Of US
perfectly well This was Sunday morning. Aner eating
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the fort Col Collier had just arrived with the rest Of the
put up about twenty 80 we have three doctors in
the company and plenty OF medicine. We have a mule
expect shall be located rst at Monterey as inspec tor.
IL Is fully ne pleasantly situated San Francisco
quiet and safe shall probably good oypor-
fs~ies there fr making money assaf San Ffanetsco,
hss cn not BE- 90 any adrenfsres there and conagnsrr
San aas.oo q G' css '"''
Mr.. Hulburd's letter was dated on the 18th Of May
and shows the materials OF which Col Golfers family
composed. and that Il is in fact company Of adUsntu-
rer. The Ohio State Journal received letter from
member OF the same party, dated on the 9th OF May
which, says the Journal
Brings the gratifying nteigence that the members
without single exception health and in excellent
spirits The party q thirty ssNsbsv, and lie escorted by
two companies OF United States drsgoons containing
with good saddles and equpsge, and have rifle and
pair OF United States holster their defence
The tmbus the party mutually pleased Nth each
ctAs and gah s ,sepa and % far hags sr5cssd fAsi,
is pure; that they beyond cholera have had
no symptoms, and do not deem themselves In danger
They find sufficient for their and the rg
Of mules ohoh accompanies them that they all are
| In thriving condition
About the same time the st. Louis Revee published
letter written at Fort Leavenworth the I'D Of June
Is4s, which makes the following remarks touching Gen
Wilson's family
On Monday, Gen, Wilson, Indian agent Salt Lake,
and Col Johnson, Indian agent Sacramento esve wild
family Of the ione, under the escort Of Capt Morris
and HE company Of enlen IN the of Gsn. w. 4,
r. - ~.,df Ha wa An