The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-12-19

ItiDns. ihe nature UI Inc country, Wnlcu
furnishes lii,le forihe suppor, ofan army
and abounds ip places ol refuge and
|cnnccalmelis, is remarkably well adap'cd
% this predatory warfare. and we can
scarcely hope That any military force,
combined wiihihe greatest gsiglvancc,
can entirely suppress j,
BY The treaty of Guadalupe Iiidalgo
we are bound ii proteci The territory Of
Mexico against The incnrsinns Of the
sewage tribes within our borders, 4"with
equal diligence and energy" as if the
saine were made within our territory or
against our citizens. | have endeayored
10 comply, as Cat as possible, with this
provision of,be treaty. O'ders have been
given TO the officers commanding on that
frontier, 10 consider the Mexican terri.
tcry and its inhabitants as equally with
our own entitled 10 their pro'ecrion; and
omake all their plans and arrangements
with view 10 the attainment Of this OBJ
iect. Instructions havr also been given
TO the Indian commissioners aud agents
smong these tribes, in oil treaties, 10
make The cianses designed for the prote G.
ZION ofour own ci,zsns apply also 10
those of Mexico. | have no reason 10
doubt that these instructions have been
fully carried inio effect. Neyerlhe less,
II is probable that, in spite Of i'll our
offiTts, some Of the neigI'hnring Siaies
oi Mexico may hav snff:red, as our
own have, from depredaiions by the Indi-
aus. st8
TO the difficulties Of defending our
own territory, as above mentioned, are
snperadded, in defending that OF Mexico,
those that arise from its remoieness,
from the fact lila, we have na right 10
station our troops within her limits, and
that there is no efficient military force
on The Mexican side TO cooperate With
our own. s., long as this shall continue
TO be The case, the number and activity
..fonr troops will rather increase than
diminish the evil, as the Indians will
naturally turn towards that country
where they encnunier The least resist
dnce. Yet these troops are necessary
TO subdue them, aud to compel them to
mike aud observe treaties. Until this
shall have been done, neither county
viii enjoy any security from their al
ia,ki.
+ The indians in California, who had
previously appeared ofd poaceable cha.
rscler, and disposed TO cultivate The,
friendship Of The whites, have recently
committed several acts If hostility. As
u large portion of The reinforcements
seni 10 iLe Mexican frontier were drawn
from The Pacific, the military force now
stationed there is considered entirely
inadeqnai lie 10 lis defence. u cannot b.
increased, however, wiihnn an increase
af the army; and again recommend
thai measure as Indispensable to the
pro,eciinn of the frontier.
] invite your attention to the sugges.
tions on this subject, and on others con.
necied with his Department, n lbe report
Of the Secretary Of War. 1
The appropriations for the support Of
the army daring The current fiscal year
ending 30h June next we're reduced
far below the estimate submitted by iha
Department. 4 he consequence of this
reduction is considerable deficiency, to
whirh ! invite your early attention.
The expenditures ofl,hat Department,
for The year ending 9th June last, were
SO, 9,060.2 5S. The estimates foretlm
year commencing lst lnly next and end
ing June 30, 1858, are $7,S9S.775 SO;
showing a reduction 70 $l,l6l, 492 rs
The Board Of commissioners, TO whom
The man seement Of the aff',irs Of the
Military Asylum created by the act Of
3D. March las, was entrusted, have select
I'd a site for the establishment Of an
Asylum in the vicinity Of this city, which
has been approved by me, subjec, TO the
production of satisfactory tile.
The report of tho Secretary Of the,
Navy will exbibi, the condition of the
public service under the supervision Of
that Department. Our naval force a1oal
during the present year has been actively
and usefully employed in giving protec.
lion TO our widely-cxiended ami ncreas
ing commerce and interests in the
the various quarteis Of The globe, and
our fig has every where afforded The
security and received the respectihspired
by ille Justice and l;beraliiy Of our inter
course, Ind the dignity and power of
the nation. 8c
The expedition commanded by Lieu
tenant DeHaven, despatched in search OF
the British commander, Sir John Flank
liz. and his companions in the Arctic
Seas. returned 10 New York. III the
month Of Ocober, after having under
gone great peril and suffering from an
unknown and dangerous navigation and
the rigois ofa northern climate, wittou,
any satisfactory Information lof the OBJ
jecis of their search. bu, with new con-
iribuiions TO science aud navigation from
The nnfrequen,edA polar regious. The
officers and men fihe expe d;ion, hav-
ing been all volunteers for this service,
and having 50 conducted il as, to meet