Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-12-05

nAs eifartua'ly guarding against abuses and fraud
fea the Govr'nnrnt. to 81 If wAHcA iasi your
Paft Ns' siicitt On.
Ihc la'gs acrrs-nns T. oar Indian population
consequent upon the acquisition OF New MeNlro
and Calfims, and the extension Of nur settle
mrnla into Utah and O,egon, have given inereas-
ed interest and Importance to oor relations With
the aboriginal race
No material change has taken place, within The
last year. in tie condition and prospects u the IL
tian ttihes who reside in tue Northwestern Terd'
'orY agn west Of the Mississippi river. We ave
al peare with oil Of them AID il will be source
If pleasure to you 10 learn ihs' they are gradually
advancing in civilization and the pursuiis Of So
cai life.
Along the Mexican frontier, ana in Csliiornis,
enl o egon, there hsyo been occasional naniests-
ihfa n uniriendy feeling. and some depreda,ions
committed. | am satisfied. however, that they re-
suited more from the destitute and starving condi
uon of the Indians than from any sstl,ed hostility
toward the whites. As the settlements Of our
citizens progress towards them the game upon
which they mainly rely for subsistence is driven ell
destroyed, and the only alternative lch 10 them
is starvation ur plumber Il becomes us 70 con-
slider, in view OF this condition ofthingz, whethoi
justice and humanity, well Us an enlightened
economy, do not require that, instead nt seeking y
punish them fur offences which ate the result Oi
oar own policy towards them, we should moi P'o-
vide for their immediate wants aud encourage
them to engage in agriculture, and to rely on their
labor, instead Of the chase, for tho means Of sup
port.
-- afiaus important treaties have been negotiated
with different tribes during the year, by which their
,iie to large and valuable tracts Of country has
been extineuished all Of which will a, tbs proper
tmu, DO submitted 10 The Senate for ratification.
The Joint commission under The trssty OF Gusda-
lupe Hidalgn has been actively engaged In run
ming and marking the boundary line between the
uniiol STATES aud Mexico. Il Yves stated, in the
last annual report of'he Secretary OF the Interior,
that tae initial point GU the Pacific and the point
OF Jun lion the CHA with the Colorado river had
been d. icrmincd, and the intervening line, about
one hundred and iNy miles IN length. run and
marked by temporary monuments Since that lime
monument OF ma'be has been erected at the
initial ONT, and permanent landmarks Of iron
hlve been placed at suitable distances along The
linz.
The initial pint on the Rio Granie has alsg
been feed Nv the commissioners ct latitude 3sS
"a. and At the dsic rf tho last communication iht
survey Of the line had bcen male thrnrs westward
about ,nr bundled aud iiiy uiles u lie neishbor
Au'l Of the copper mines.
Tho commission on our part was q, frs, organ
issd m a scale which experience proved TO be un
u.sldy srd attended with unnecessary EXPENSE
Orders have, therefore, been Issued for the reduc
tun of tho rumhcr Of persons employed within thu
smallest limits. consistent with the aaeiy OF thoe'
engaged in the service, ard tho prompt cad ell
Client execution Of their impoiisn. duties
Returns have been received from oil ihs cfiisvr
uns"s'i III '"Ns ny ~ 'He -"
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-ssa'y ol't','.1'i,7'u.' a"" ~ "a"e''"''H'
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,n;cant,y empioSssS.' " 'no SA,en'u o'Nsus ;.
trc,e,ary If the InterioTeW .,ns aHss"'n " ~
n ,abular form, all the ssis'ies's ~ Vi ~.;r
~ Give M,f Inc TrT1Tns ST Tic Tnarsals Rsi1 i,
5urh audi that when tho work shall he compls.sd
~ "a kulsibt more perfect view Of The populat,ot
am ~ eloI orcupaons and so.ia condition Of xrss
country, than has ever been presented to the wor,
The value of suci work, as the basis of enlirh
oned lealsaiinn, can hsrdly be over estimated; all
ea,ne.tIy hone that Congress will lose no rim
in making the approDrialions necessary 10 con
plete the cinssificatons, and to publish the result
in a slyle worthy ofihe subject and Of our naioi
al character.
The want Of q uniform fee bill, prescribing d
compeusa,ion TO ba allowed district attorney
clerks marshals and commissioners in civil al
criminal cnses il ,hr cause of much ysxstion. i,
iustic, onJ cninplain.. I would recommend
Iborouuh revision of tho laws on the whole subiee
and Tho udoptinn of a tariff of fees which, as tsr
practicable, should be uniform and prescribe
sncri6r conpensotisn for svory services which Il
n,necr nav be reouirel to pe5form. The subis