The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-25

honoh senator is so strong in his conviction thai il il
unavoidable or not expedlent TO establish such bound.
nry am willing to vote for the law without IT, and 10
ihsi will be found in the end however that this is the
only true mode which be resorted by the govern
nsnt for ,s Hs suppression s.U Of these Indians
Mr. DAVIS OF Mississippi On former occasion |
made some remarks, growing out OF my belief OF the IN
applicability of the law OF 1884 Indians not living
within territory OF the United States and being under
the control OF this government The amendment of the
senator from Kentucky looks 10 this state of things
think win enlarge the expenses OF government instead
of restricting them Tor, as understand IT, IL will include
all Indians whether nomadc IN their character To-
Gated. and whether retaining having lost their hibal
condition II such be the policy OF the government, the
amendment does nor all the which should be
brought under it. In the State Of Mississippi there are
remnants of the Choclaws and believe, also, the Chick
asaws, and occasionally they commit depredations upon
that the law Of 1884 applicable TO such We
have supposed that there was remedy provided by the
that Indians be responsible whether they have The
tribal character not whether they reside in territory
from which white can be excluded not, must OF
course insist upon the insertion OF Mississippi move
insert the word Mississippi after the word Alabama.
MT. kUSk. have one word in explanation for the
honorable senator IRON Tennessee, MIR. BELL The
Cumanches have no idea OF boundaries at all they travel
about continually. and follow the buffalo the OF
their subsistence As the settlements advance the bua
Ices recede and the Cumanches recede along with them
They never into the settlements at all unless for
the purpose OF making treaty, or for purposes
which have on recent occasions brought them 10 the
coast, or else to commit depredatons. So far the
amendment proposed by the honorable senator from
Mississippi is concerned have objection. if he max
out case proving that Mississippi has been deprecated
upon include that State the operation OF the law
shall vote 70 do so
Mr.. CLEMENS. have no great objection 10 the
amendment of the senator from Mississippi, Mr. DAvIs
because believe il amounts to nothing at all Mssis
sippi has had the benefit already OF this kind OF egsla
ton, while we have been le ont All thatw are asking
is, that may be put upon the footing other
States The government directed the sale OF the public
lands belonging to the Greek Indians within the limits Of
the State OF Alabama That sale made-inade by
public auction The citizens Of the United States bought
tine land The government permitted the Indians to
main. The government failed TO discharge its duty in
removing the Indians and instrumental in producing
the outbreak with that tribe by reducing them to
ton to induce them to emgrate peaceaby During
the years 1884 and 1888 the Indians were suffering almost
absolute starvation The government refused extend
to them any aid They wanted them peaceably
and the Indians had some objections to going which pro-
duccd the outbreak which caused the loss much prop
erty in the State of Alabama Gen Jackson brought this
subject to the notice Of Congress in the year 1886 Con-
gress appointed board to investigate these claims and
report upon them That board did report upon them but
now, by the construction of the Commissioner OF Indian
AHairs, denied the benefits resulting from those
provisions which are extended 70 other States We ask
payment for any in which the proof taken
within three years; All cases not proven 1889 do
not AK pay for We content 10 apply the of
limitations Of three years we only ask 10 Be put upon the
same footing as other States.
Mr. DAVIS, of mississippi. The very par
several tribes have doubt that the government OF
tho United States acted good faith in their sndeavos
to tenove all the Choctaws from Mississippi. Never
thelese, some OF them not removed portion of
them renamed behind, and some OF them there yet.
These Indians commit depredations do not think my
self that they included in the provisions of the law
1894 But il law is 10 be passed, applicable to similar
cases. no why these should not be included
II nocase is made out there will be money to pay
was originally quite willing to extend law for the
III OF Texas, because hous hit her position peculiar
did not believe that the law OF 1884 applied TO her case,
nor do believe now that it can be made applicable
thought that law could be passed which could only be
done by the consent OF Texas only be ehectualy
done BY establishing line Of posts and drawing the In
dians within IT, No matter how nomadc the character of
limits, and establish posts with sufficient frequency, they
will Ind great difficulty in passing below IT, There
purposes than western Texas The Indians may be re
moved entirely from the chapparal country Then esab-
lish ne OF posts through the paires, and you have
wide. open piaIn which the Indians must pass in
order TO reach the cover of the chapparal.
have no idea that five hundred men gong TO be
adequate to that defence Ii could credit the int nation
OF the senator from Texas should OF course be OF the
opinion that it would be great OF economy to
withdraw all the regular troops stationed there The
TO perform the whole service He has been egsged much
IN that service know and defer much To his expert
ence but experience only valuable when the circum
stances are similar and appehcnd that in this they
quite deren, from those OF the early defence of the
Texas frontier. The settlements constantly advancing
and extending up every creek and stream rendering
and difficult extend them any protection
al all ltis impossible efIecuay protect any country
from the depredaons OF Indians unless you have con.
troll the white well the Indians and that
can only be done by establishing line beyond which
neither party is allowed 10 go.
The question being then taken upon ordering the bill to
Dc engrossed for third reading, decided in the al
hrmatve-yeas ~, nays 14-as follows
.YEAS-Messrs: Atchson, Badger, Bell, Benton, Beucn
Csss, Clemens Dawson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa, Downs, Foote, Hale, Houston, King, Mangum
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Souc Spfuance Stnr
geon Turney, Underwood, Wales, Walker. and yulee27
NAYS-Messr, Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Chase
Clarke, Davis OF Davis Mississppi Dick
inson, Greene, Hamn, Mason, Pearce, Whitconb, and
Win,hrop-14
COMMERCE OF THE
Mr.. MANGUM called up The following resolution:
R<soived That Mr. Palmer have leave withdraw take
copyright for, and print his account the docu
mena entitled "A Com prebensve View OF the Prime pa
Independent Maritime countries Of the East" which
com panied the report OF the Secretary OF State
Committee Foreign Relations and that the Secrutafy
Of the Senate be, and he hereby authorized subscribe
for three thousand copies of the work the
Tie, tor the OF the Senate Propdsd The shall be
the Of printing, thographlng, and binding public
documents for the Senate in 1919, with twenty per dis
On motion by MIR. NJ the resolution was made the
apecal order for Monday next, at IL O'Clock.
st-F. RECLAMATION FUGITIVE SLAVES
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the bill e
provide for the efectua execution of the thirc
clause of the second section OF the fourth article of the
constitution OF the United Stales-the question pending
being on the mo,ion by Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi L
strike out OF the bill the following;
And should such fugitive any time after being arrested
as aforesaid by aforesaid, be rescued by fore,