Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-12-06
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the benefits will have received their war;
rants.
The Secretary Of the Interior has sugges-
;ed in his report various amendments OF the
laws relating to pensions and bounty lands,
for the purpose OF more efiectunlly guarding
against abuses mud frauds on the Govern
nieit, to all of which invite your particular
attention.
The large accessions 10 our Indian popu-
lation consequent upon acquisition OF New
Mexico aud California, and the extension Of
our settlements into the Uluh aud Oregon,
have given increased interest and importance
to our relations with the aboriginal race.
No material change has taken pluce, with
in the last year, in the condition and pros
poets Of the Indian tribes who reside in the
Northwestern Territory and west Of the Mis-
sissippi river. We are nt peace with all Of
them aud il will be n source Of plensaps to
you to learn that they are gradually ndVaD-
cling IN civilization and the pursuits OF
social life.
Along the Mexican frontier, and in Cali
iornin aud Oregon, there have been oCca-
siunul manifestations of uniriendy feeling,
aud souIc depredaiiuns committed. ! am
satisfied, however, tiiap they resulted from
the more destitute and starving condition OF
the Indians, than from any settled hostility
toward the whites. As the settlements Of
Our ciizcns progress towards. ihol, tho
game upon which they mainly rely for sub
sistancc is driven of or destroyed, and tho
only alternative lett To them Is starvation or
plumber II becomes us TO consider in view
of this condition of things, whether justice
aud humanity, as well us nm enlightened
economy, do not require that instead Of
seeking to punish them for offences which
are the result of our own policy towards
them, we shuuld not provide for their inme-
diaic wants aud encourage then TO, engugo
IN agriculture, and TO rely on their labor, I'M
stead of the chase, for the means of sup
pOrl
Various important treaties have been nc
gotiutcd with different tribes during tito
year, by which their title TO large aud valna-
bic tracts of country has becu extinguished,
all of which will ut the proper time, DC sub
miitcd To the Senate for ratification.
The joint commission under the treaty of
Guadalupe llidaIgo hus heen actively engn.
ged in running aud marking the boundary
line between the United States and Mexico.
Il was staed in the last annual report of the
Secretary of the Interior, that the initial point
on The Pacific and the point of junction of
the ella, with the Colorado river had been
determined, aud the intervening line, about
Que hundred and fifty miles in length, run
aud marked ly temporary monuments
Since that Time n monument nf marble has
been erected at the initial point, and pcrnla-
ncni landmarks Ot iron have hceil placed nj
suitable distances along The line.
The Initial point Uu Ihc Rio Grande lns
nlSo hreu fixed lay lhg commissioners nj laii-
tIIdr 30 deg. % nin., aud ~ the date of the
last communication The survey OF the line
had been nm,lu thence westward abunt one
hundred anil tihy miles 10 tllG neighborhoud
Ol the copper mines.
Tire commission on our part was nj first
orgnuizrd Oh II scale whirh experience pro-
we'd to be unwielly aud attended with ,I-
necessary expense. ORDERS have, therefore,
hrcn issued for the reduction of the lumber
OF persons employed within tie smallest Inn
lis, consistent with the safety of those enga-
gcd IN the service, aud the prompt aud ri-
licCnt execution Ofllclr important duties.
ReiLrnS have been received from all the
officers engaged ia taking the census of the
States and Territories, except CIliiornin.-
The Superintendent employed To make the
enumernliDn IN that Snte has not yet made
his iull rrporl, from canses, ms he alleges, be-
yond his control. This failure is much 10 he
regretted, as it has prevented the Secretary
W A''' ih'fit'l llbIl ulVhlilR iilt NtftltlluI
uppOrionucut of representatives among the
SInlcs rs required by the nrt approved May
2S 1850. Ii is hoped, however, that the re-
turns " i'll soon he received, aud no lime will
ihcn he lrSt in making the necessary appor-
iinnmcni, aud in transmitting the certificates
required 10y law.
The Superintendent of the Seventh Cen
srs is diligently employed, under the drer-
linn of the Secretary OF the Interior, ia classi-
iA Aing aud arranging. IN tabular form, all the
statistical information derived from returns Of
the marsIhlS, aud il is believed that when tho
work shat he completed il will exhibit u more
perfect view of The population, wealth, occU-
l'uIIouS, hlI'i social condition Ofa great coun-
try, Than has ever been presented TO the
! world. The value of such Il work, as the ha-
sis of enlightened legislation, can hardly be
over csiinncd aud | earnestly hope that
Congress will loose no lime in making the
| appropriations necessary TO complete the
rlnssifcaIions, aud TO publish the results in n
style worthy oltho subject and of our nation
al character.
The want of uniform fee bill prescr-
| hIug the compensation To he allowed district
attorneys, clerks, marrlnls, nnd commission
ers IN civil and criminal eases, is the cause
OF much veXnlOn, injustice and com iplnint.-
would recommend thorough revision of
the laws on The whole subject, aud the adop-
ton OF tarlifOf fees which, as far us pracIi-
cable, slonld be uniform, and prescribe spe-
rlllc compensation, or every service which
the officer may he required 10 perform.--
This subject will he fully presented in tho
report of The Secretary OF the Interior.
In my last annual message gave briefly my
reasons for believing that you possessed the con-
sttutional power to improve the harbors OF oun
| great lakes and soacosts, and the navigation Of
our principal rivers, and recommended that ap-
proprations should be made for completing such
works as had already been commenced, and for