Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-11

TORY Is ddly adding TO the number ~
lthoss ENGAGED In thai yocation. Jas
tice and sound policy, alike require,
that Government should use all he
mean authorized by The Constitu-
ltion, to promote the interest and welfare
1 of mis- important class Of our fellow
lciszens. And yet It is singular fact,
ltiat while our manufacturing and COM
mercial interests have engaged tho at
ltention Of Congress, during portion OF
every session, and ON statutes abound
in provisions for their protection and
encouragement, little has yet been done,
directly, for the Advancement Of agricul-
Iture. tits due that this aTeproach 20
our legislation should pc removed, and
l sincerely hope that the present Con-
gress will not close its labors without
adopting efficient means to supply. the
omissions Of those who have preceded
them. An Agricultural Bureau, char
lged with the duty Of collecting and dis
seminating correct information az TO the
best mode Of cultivation, and the most
eifeciual means Of preserving and restor-
ipx sbe fertility Of The soil, and Of pro
curing and distributing seeds and plants,
and other vegetable productions, with
instructions in regard TO the soil, climate
and treatment best adapted to their gro
with, could not fail to be, in the language
of Washington, in his last annual mes
sage to Congress, very cheap instru-
Faent OF immense national benefit
Regarding the act of Congress ap-
proved 18th Of September, 1851. gran
ting bounty lands to persons who had
been engaged in the military service Of
the country, az gEeat measure Of ma
tional Justice and nNnificence, an anx.
ious desire has been felt by the officer
Entrusted with its immediate execution,
to give prompt effect. to It's provisions
All the means within their control were,
therefore, brought into requsition, to
Expedite the adjudication of claims, and
| anu grati6ed to be able to state, that
near one hundred thousand applications
have been considered, and about seven.
ty thousand warrants issued within the
short space Of nine months. II adequate
lproyisiou be made by law to carry into
effect the recommendations of the de-
psrtmcnt, it is confidently expected that,
before the close of the next fiscal year,
all who are entitled to the benefit Of
the act win have received their war
rants.
| The Secretary Of the Interior has in
dictated in his report various amend4
ments Of the laws relative TO pensio1 |
and bounty lands, for the purpose
tmore effectuaiiy guarding against M "m
and frauds on the Governments ~ I
Of which / invite your particuis '''e {
ton.
The large accss.ions 20 ~ 'na;sn I
tPoputnuon. consequent o., .'i"'S'
ton Of Nav Mexico and sa'oIn'a' ana
the extension Of ouI set Nnen.s INTO "
tab and Oregon. bsveFsen INCREASED
interest and impouarsso OUT teianoh'
with the aboriginal zee. No msterIsl &
change has taken zee %''nln me las, o
year in the cond,Sn ana prospects OF q
the Indion ,ribssho reside 10 the North .
Western TsrdOfy. and West Of tie n
Mississippi NET We are q. pence 9
with all sfSsn. and il will be source .
of pleasvs 70 you to learn, that they are O
e,adnsIb sSvsncing in civilization aud '
the pupaits Of social life. Along the i
MsIasn frontier. and in Californis and
Orsssn, there have bean occasional !
Of unfriendly fselin 20, !
ed some depTedslions committed. more r
Ion, tho destitute and starving condi /,
on Of thu Indians. than from sny set
cd hostility agsiOs, the whites. AS fsI 8
. the settlement OF our citizens pro. a
,ssses, and the game upon which they d
IosiiY rely for subsistence, is driven OF; r
: destroyed, the only alternative left to q
rem is starvation or plsnder II be.
ONES us TO consider. 10 yis0 Of this
ondition Of things. whether justice and 4
umsnity. &c we'll as an enlightened e. S
onony, do not require US, instead of O
esking to punish shon for offences A.
hitch gro the result o! our policy TO. Ia
'srds them, 10 provide forthsiI immedi. m
10 wants. and encourage them 10 en- re-
Ags in agriculture. and TO rely on their sd
dor instssd fthe chase for their means ali
support. ma
Various imponsnl treaties have been 3is
egoiiaied with different tribes during the ada
'sr. by which their title TO large and peri
liable tracts Of county has been ek. bsy
guished-sil Of which will, at the and
per time. be submitted TO the Senate N =,
ratification. A
The joint commission under the treaty oos,
Hidalgo, has been active ,roo,
ngased IN running and marking the ;,oni
diary line between the United States 800
~. 49, not J
ou ~ .le last annual report fits {
point Of the Pacific and the point 80 \,
zion y u INC Naiia WAN Inc Colorado tkail
ming line, about one hundred and n,,I
miles in length, run aud marked by aha,
'orary monuments. Since that time CO.,
'nument of marble has been erected -
e initial point, and permanent land -,
Ks OF iron have been placed at suit 800
distances along the line. The ini- WI
point on the Rio GraDde has already "a"
a fixed by the Commissioners. at lat, o.
g ~ degrees and 32 minutes; and at y, ~
date OF the last communication. the .no
Vey Of the line had been made thence "a
tward about one hundred and fifty oHs
IS 70 the neighborhood of the Con- ~
mine. The commission, GU our -
!, was at first organized on scale pos
Oh experience proved to be unwield- we,