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

nes, wear II The appropriation il made the commissioner
on the ground may be Informed by elegraphic Dispatches
and he may make the necessary preparations even auns
the present fall AS 10 the sum OF money 70 oe aPpIy
priaed, very inconsiderabe But ten Thousand dol
lars required for the purpose and know as ne a
been the anxious wish o. a ,,.asg should take place
do not know whether the disposition OF the oei~iII
ment il that respect has changed laey ali H. snv
iona Thai he treaty should take place and know that
moi onv the government but the citizens oil Minnesota
are exceedingly anxious that the indlan nas 70 .ns coun
nounaion there is considerable, and II 10 now very much
Grained and hemmed up. but very small portion Of the
territory oespd S he %
dams is exceedingly valuable, consisting OF some OF the
very best land in Minnesota and all who have turned
their ewes ththerward, well those that there
demand that the Indian title may be exngushed and
these lands opened to settlement
Now cannot conceive what objection there can be to
will not bs lost in making It. even il il should turn out
be the that the treaty cannot be negotiated this fall
which do not at all concede, The treaty can be holden
next spring The summer will be before those who are
commissioned to make il, and they may seize upon me
best opportunity It'll said that may be made at me
next session Of Congress may be but II is better tna
it should be made now, and they will have the whole
time between this and December TO negotiate the treaty
II they cannot do in time for ratification at the next SEES
sion BY the Senate they have year Longer know now
partly referred TO by my friend upon my right ana me
other senator from Iowa. 1t Is important ] am IN
had upon the further side Of the river to transport the
mail during the ncement months OF winter, and while
the river Is frozen mp The right bank OF the rve s q
IT. which the mail can be transported; but the re-
10 the fact in relation to the west bank com
paravey level There are roads Or trails at least there
resort to them in preference, because the travelling
comparatively easy the road there Now think it
&c should 81 'a order to
ont these preparations The Indians, as ! have stated
expectit The governor expects to be commissioned to
treat and has already provided all that be provided
in advance Of the appropriation and can be notified al
once by telegraph OF what has been done.
M MIR. BELL. Mr. President, do not think the amount
Senate OF the House Of Representatives is extrava
CANT ought TO be objected 10 on that account Nor 90
think that the objections have had all the credit which
ID due to them think the principle TO be inquired into,
and about which very little has been said except in
gard to small consideration suggested in relation 10
indians shall be driven out Of that Territory entirely, and
now Is there real demand for having an extinguish
ment OF the title of the Indians TO the western side of the
river in those large masses Another question ought to
be inquired into, Where are those Indians to goi My
friend who sits near me Mr.. JoNEs1 says depredaohs
are constantly committed by those Indians upon the
borders OF Iowa now and it is desirable to the peo
pie Of his State we'll all the inhabitants of Mime
sofa upon the east side OF the river, that this Indian title
shall be exinguished, AMI those Indians removed Wha
il the consequence when you do that No question can
be made about the reasons stated by honorable sena
tors to the wishes OF the inhabitants of Minnesota
well 2. Iowa. They always exist; and Wisconsin, too
no doubt These reasons always exist II is very ad
vanageous, not only to the inhabitants there but those
that may go there. There is always some good land
any large tract Of country held by the Indians; and
when the choicest OF land has been and occupied
her property then, il very desirable for the border
inhabitants to have the privilege OF settling upon
Now, the citizens of the State OF my friend who
sits near me, mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa,l great many
Of them, would aesire 70 60 upon the ives, bank and
ii the river and tributaries there TO the Mississippi
But they go sparse settlements They follow the tracts
Of good land Extngush all the titles Of the lands within
the Territory OF Minnesota, and you would Immediately
have sparse settlements to the northern boundary My
friend knows that Wherever they find neigh borhood
the right II, and the bad lands will be left un
settled. want my friend from Iowa to say, how are
you to prevent the dpredaons upon those remote settle
ments OF hne lands If you extngush the title to the north
ern boundary OF Minnesota How are you to restrain
depredaions there But important question is
where are you 10 place these numerous Indians They
the most formidable band Of Indians OF that country
My friends from Iowa tell whether il is so or not
They a very numerous band The moment that You
extngush the title, settlers will 60 to the utmost limit oil
the country Then we have these ungovernable Indians
my friend will tell you they are. These settle
ments must fall victims 10 them, you must establish
new posts, increase your military force in that country
and even with all your military established there, If you
these Indians into the polar regions, assign 10
them territory already filled with fierce and hostile
tribes there, with whom they at enmity-and believe
that they have mplacabe enemes-the tribes still higher
upif you press them Immediately in juxtaposon with
those tribes with whom they have been AT for centu
ries, they will continue in wherever you place them
together. All these difficulties must be taken into
sideraton. The interests OF the country is true, must
also be taken into consideration Is there any land need
ed in Minnesota III so, ought TO for an add.
tona portion understand that the title has been ex-
tngushed for fifteen thousand square miles OF very good
land. When this territory organized, | remember
that the population stated 10 be about five thousand
inhabitants. How many are there now That two
years ago How many there in those fifteen thou
sand square miles There only one-third OF man
TO square mile, when that Territory organized,
putting the quantity which the title extinguished
How is il that this has swollen 10 such degree that
there 10 real demand II il has, for il, and for
pushing the Indians out. whatever may be the conse-
quences II not, LET them remain and hunt and have
their trading in The plains forhe present All these
tribes are vastly diminishing. We ought to press them
gently, and 60 further than there is real present
cessiy, until our population presses upon their borders
and there is demand for land TO be open to white
cultivation and civilization. When we come TO that,
we should 20 on and extnguish the titles Press them
where you will, you will press them into the goges
oil the mountains, and the headwaers OF the Missouri
and the Mississippi and finally into the northern section o
the western country Let us do il only as there is ne
cessity.
Now, cir, talking about Governor Ramsey being very
anxious 10 exngush the Indian title or Minnesota and
the people there desiring il, being memoralized By
the Legislature OF Minnesota, that is the natural
thing in the world. Every there would be inspired
with the same sentiment Their interests are deeply
concerned in il do not know that il is their substan-
al interest," bot Il 10 the interest OF those ready TO settle
in the fine lands Of these Territories and when they
Tie, they find that the Indians have any III lands beyond
the limits oil the Territory, they will want treaty with
them and SETTLE there The community there wish the ex-
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