The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-12-10


- nuE legislation sllnuiJ be c.
moved; and sincsrely hope sbss lhe Pee.
srni Congress Rill NOT rlose der lzbnrs
without adopting eihrienl mrsns 10 supply
sie OMISSIONS n ilsose who have pfere-
ord fhfra.
An Agricultural Burrau. charged wisia
The day II rollsrsing and disseminating
eorrrrf Information . 20 the besl modrs
az sulirafion. and 81 HE mo<i sare-
NAL means ef preserving and restoring
he fertility az die ssil. and distributing
seeds and plants and other vegetable pro-
dnriirnss unh Instructions III regard 10
lise sail. rlimaie. sfdisrnmrnl t,~sI adapt
ed 20 iIleir growth. couh mn Cd an he. ia
The language Of Washington. in his las,
annual message io Congress. a :. very
cheap Observation-Disclosures national ben
EN-"
Regarding The srl Of Congress approved
26ih September. 1850. granting bounIy
lands 10 persons who had been engaged
in The military service ef siie eohnny. as
measure Of National justice aud mrnili-
renee. an anxious desire has been fell. by
the olIicers entrusted niIh lis immediate
execution. 10 give protap, eiIrri 10 lis pro-
visions. All Ilie means within their ran-
irol were therefore brnnshi into regnisi-
lion 10 expedite The adjudiralionef claims;
and ] am eraiidfd 10 be allie ta stale, that
near one lIundIed ihansand appliraiions
have been considered. and about seventy
thousand warran's issued within the short
space ofnine months. II adequate prosi-
sion be made by law 10 rary into effect
the recommendations efihe Department, il
Is confidently experifd ilrat before the
close If The next fiscal year. al who are
enlilled 10 The benefits az the act will
have received their warrants.
The Secretary Of The ln'erior hrs sug-
grsiei in his report varions amendments
OF The laws relating 10 pensions and honn-
~ lands. for tie purpose oil more elIeein.
ally guarding sgainsI abuses and frauds
on The Government. N all of which 4 in.
vile yout particular attention.
The large arcessinn> 10 oni Indian po-
pulaiinn consequent upon The acquisition
'of New Mexico and California. and The
exiensinn Of our selllT nfrnis inio Ul,,ll and
Orfgoh. have given increased interest an,
importance 10 our relations With The abo.
riginal race.
No mo,erial change has iakrn place,
within The last year. in The condition and
pIosperis of The Indian tribes uho reside
in the Northwestern Territory and wesl
Of The Mississippiriver. We are al peace
with all "f them and il will he source
Of pleasure 10 you 10 learn that they arc
gradually advancing in civilization and
The pursuits of serial life.
Along the Mexican lruniirr. and in Ca.
Iifornl1 and Oregon. there have been orra
sional maniiesla ions Of nlriendly feeling
and some depredalinns c,fmmiird. | am
satisfied. however. that ihey resulted mere
from lie ,lcsliluie. and Starving condition
uf The Indians Than FROM any seiled hos.
lilly toward The whites. AS the settle
msnis Of our citizens progress towards
lhen,. The game iipoiI which ,lcy mainly
rely fer snbsisfliice is driven of or de
siroyeh. AMI the only alternative left Ia
them is starvation or plumber. u be-
comes rs 10 consider. IN virw ol Ibis con-
,lllion Of things. whether justice and hu-
nnnii,rfa as well as an enlightened erono-
my, do NOT require that. insiead Of seeking
10 punish them for oHcnces which are lie
result Of onr nwn policy towards them.
we should mi provide fur their lmrnedi-
ale wants. aud encourage Them 10 engage
~ agriculture. and 10 rely on ilieir labor.
lnslead Of The chase, for tie means Of sup
por.
| Various impnrian, trcHiics hare bren
aegniiaied Y i'm different tribes during The
year. by which their lille 10 large and
valuable TRAITS Of country las been rxlin.
sr,islle,!. all Of which will, at lh- proper
ilmc. he submitted to The Senate for raj.
!icaiion.
The joint commission und the treaty
Il Geadalupe IIualgo has been actively
ppgagrd in running and marking The
boundary line between the Uniiei States
add Mexico. II was stated. in The
las annual report Of the Secretary nf llrr
Inferior. tia, The iniial poitt nii HE Pa
riSc and Tie point of Junction of The Gi.
laEani Colorado river had been tlcterinin.
Ell and The intervening line. about one
huhdre,l an fifty miles il length. run aud
m}rked ~ temporary monuments. Since
lhil lime a monument of NAH has been
prTie,l al The INITIAL point. and pprna-
ned, landmarks Of iron have bren placed
Il tu,lablc disiaiires along lie llnp.
lite Initial point on The lsip ;irsnle
ia als been fixed BY The commissioners
II 4'iluie go az. and a, the date Of The
Accommodation The survey pf The line
ladl hern made lhrre westward about
mel hundred and fifty miles. Il, the neigh
urs,od If the copper mines.
HE commission on our pari was al
irsiplganizeI on a scale which eyperl-
To be Gnwipldy and attended
viif hnuetessary expense. Orders have.
herdore. been ISSUED for HE reduction
# q number Of persons emplnyed with
D III smallest limits consistent With The
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