Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-01

an agicuurA people, and redeem them from their hunung
state To do this surround them win an sghcu
tura population. Every which v made Q,
lied Indians to the West restores them % me
which they had previously been wrested Inese
settlers are 80 far advanced build houses asd
fields. Leave them in their present Poation' y
white population and they will coatinue 70 advance 70
civilization. Why should they be remoseq aaIa wnu0
benefit are they to be- removed Not for the Indians surely
WHY have the whites right to require removal OF hese
halfbreeds We were told former occasion na they
were an industrious and moral people, Some OF them are
members of the Territorial Leg'slaIuemsny q msn are
voters II seems them that argument Tor tne removal
can be drawn from the necessary security OF society," none
from their industrial pursuits none from their own wants.
and none from their future fortune.
cav ,hen let the habreeds alone. you choose divide
the lands Give to each fee simple. Let them sell when
and TO whom they please. You have right after they
have enjoyed the rights OF citizens, to force them again into
the condition Of savage life. agree with the Senator from
Virginia (Mr. HUHTER) that should probably never re-
ceye nett per from these lands
But waive all that There higher considerations than
this and until pass the greater consideration which
lies the Threshold it is useless to examine the mlnu's o
the interior.
The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment
Mr. HUNTER. I move to lay the bill on the table.
Mr. ArCHISON asked for the yeas and nays on the mo-
tion, and they were ordered
Mr. DODGE of Iowa. wish to say in reference to TINS
matter that it is of very great interest to the people OF the
Northwest. have not far as act here IN my repre-
sentative capacity, any interest Whatever IN reauon - ~
But wish speak for those on the conhnes OF my oae
upon the great river This land lies between the towns
in northern Iois and the capital Of the territory OF Mnne
sota and on the bank Of the Fher Of Waters The settle
ents of the half breeds few here there being mol more
than twelve in numbers and ney are unaoe 70 make
living by farming or by reducing the land to cultivation, or
even cutting providing cord wood for the STEAMBOATS, nav
ga,iug the Mississippi Every person in passing up and
down the river struck with the necessity OF acquiring TINS
land and throwing open for settlers. demonstrated oy
.,,J
would make something like cents per acre by the
purchase Of this land that the land would not cost with all
the expense told according the price agreed upon and the
of surveying but about eighty cents acre. but
allowing that i, cost dollar per acre. Government would still
make twenty per by simply acting as trustee
and making the purchase from the Indians and selling again
to the people Of the country. i,..
In respect to the lands in Ohio cited by the Senator from
Michigan Il is well known that Government did not make
single cent 1t well known that land has been bought by
Government and sold to settlers at pce which would not
pay the original purchase and cost of and when 1t
can be done would hold it to be the duty Of the Govern-
ment to purchase the land though il did make single
cent think ought make the purchase in justice to
the people, think 80 because in 1924 there was large
tract apart the of the Sacs and Foxes between the
Lamoe and Mississippi rivers That land lay from 1874
TO 1884 in that condition. and then Congress permitted the
reversonary right be aud then there such scene
Of speculation, outrage and vany enacted as to throw the
whole country into commohon and the whole country into
litigation We have had and apprehend the people OF
Minnesota will have unless Congress trustee in the
natter Of second edition Of the anti rent difficulties IN
New York little short Of actual fighting OF the settlers
against the Settlers who have bought and proved
up, by decree of court will have become apparent owners
Of the land Unless Government trustee believe
the will be reenacted. Questions Tor dispute Of
various kinds will arise whether the people are half or quar-
Breeds and the rights Of the people settling the
land until the whole will he involved in inexrcabe confu
sion and difficulty.
These lands cannot be sold until surveyed and offered al
public sale oucry, and have almost regretted that w
have passed bounty land law for the old soldiers Ger
tainy hope they will not be agnabe and that we may dis
courage BY every thing do any further speculation
them. ..#
Mr. HALE. Iwan to know how long this question is Il
be debated upon the motion lay the bill the table
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will state that he hat
oet sight Of the fact that motion bad been made to lay
upon the table. The Senator from Iowa out Of order
Mr.. DODGE of Iowa. wish then TO ask pardon Of tn
Chair and Of the Senate.
The question was then taken on the motion to lay tn
subject upon the table, and the result follows
YEAs---Mesars. Badger, Baldwin, Bell Berrien, Bor
land, Bradbury, Chase Clarke Clemens Davis Of Massa
Greene, Hale. Hunter, King. Mangum, Mason Miller Nor
ton Pearce Rhet Seward Soue Spruance Turney Under
MA SAYs@Me.,r. M AteSsoo, Benton, ca.., Dodge,of Wi.
lin, Jones' Rask, Shields, Sturgeon, Wales, Walker
So the motion wa. agreed to.
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1851. . ..
Mr.. EWING. have received and been rec uesed to pre-
sent, memorial signed by some sevenythree members
tho Constitutional Convention in session in the State
Ohio, calling the attention Of Congress to the ondon
prospects Of the Republic of Liberia
They say something Of the foundation and early struggles
of that colony they speak Of s present elevated condition.
and of the importance Of its commerce. not only to our coun
try but to other nations Of the eah and they say that the
tons Of Europe making great eo to themselves
Of large share of that possible They re-
quest that Congress will encourage and aid ct out line Of
ply between this country and the coast Of A
They anticipate many and great advantages from the
consummaion Of that project They say that il will afford
great facilities to emgaon will put US in position to or
large share of the Of that growing country and will
tend very much to the suppression Of the slave trade
memorial is very well drawn and well considered, and It is
signed by great number Of very intelligent and substantial
persons tLat it be referred to the Committee on
Commerce. ~.
II was referred. .
Mr. BORLAND submitted the following resolution, which
considered and agreed to su /. .ts
Resolved That the Secretary Of War be directed to furnish
the Senate with the proceedings Of the
at Little Rock in 1885, for the trial of David Butler vmilia-
y orekeerer together with the correspondence in posses
sion Of the War Department prior and subsequent said court
martial in relation to the same.
Mr. WALKER submitted the following resolution, which
considered and agreed to-
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Treasury be directed
articles imported from Canada the United States in
the 1S49 and $780, either for sale bond expoa
foreign ports distinguishing the aud value
each kind grain end breadstus Of all kinds vegetables