The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-12-06

Tvs lHinttlatC execution, 10 give prompt eject
10 its provisions; all the means within their
control were Therefore brought into rcqui-itlon
to expedite the adjudication OF claims, and /
am cratidcd TO be able 10 state that near one
hundred thousand applications have been CON.
sldcrod, and about scvcnty thousand warrants
issued within the short space ot nine months.
'lfaiCuuUtg provision be made by law, to carry
into effect the recommendation Of the Depart.
.mcni, 1t - confidently expected that before the
close of the next li-ya, wear al vino are entitled
t. 'hc benefit OF the act will have received their
Warrants
he Secretary of the Interior has suggested in
ms report, various amendments Of the law re-.
la''ng 10 pensions and bounty lands for the
purpose Of more oilCctually guarding against
abuses and frauds on the Government, to all Of
when ! invite your particular attention. The
large accession 10 our Indian population conse.
GuGri upon the acquisition of y. Mexico and
California, and the extension If our settlements
INTO Utah and Oregon, have given increased IN.
tcTCst and Importance To our relations with tho
Aboriginal race. No material change mas IA.
Ken place within the last year IN the condition
aud prospects of the Indian Tribes who reside
in the Northwestern Territory and West Of the
Mississippi River. We arc at peace with all OF
them and Il Will be source of pleasure TO YOU,
( n learn that they are gradually advancing IN
civilization and the pursuit of sociu, life. Along
the Mexican Frontier aud California aud ore.
gAn, there has been occasional manifestations
o! unirtcnoly feeling and Somc Expectations
United am satisfied, however that they 70.
suited more from destitute aud starving con-
uIti'n OF the Indians than from any settled hos.
uhty towards the whites, ~ the settlements of
. our cii'IruN progress towards them, the game
upon which they mainly RELY for susteuance, is
driven oil or destroyed, and the only altcrna.
tive LEFT to them Is starvation or plumber. 1t
becomes Us TO couSiucr, in view OF this condition
OF things, whether justice and humanity, as well
as an enlightened economy, do not require that
instead Of seeking TO punish them for offences
winch are the result Of our own policy towards
ihtm We should not provide for their iumcdi.
ate wants, aud encourage them to engage in
agriculture, and H. RELY upon their labor instead
( uI lhe chase, Tor the means Of support Warn.
Gus important treaties have been negotiated with
lhe different tribes during the ycar hv which
their Title to large aud valuable tracts Of coun.
try has been cNt.ngu,shcG, all Of which will AT
the proper time, OU submitted to the Senate for
ratification.
B The joint commission under the treaty of
GaUGaloupc ll!dal go has hccu actively engaged
ia running and marking the boundary line be.
tween the United States and Mexico 1t was
stated ~ the last aunua! report Of the Secretary
OF tue interior ihat the international point aud
permanent landmarks of iron have been placed
It suitable distances along the line The inter.
national point on the Rio GUudc has also been
fixed by the Commissioners at latitude - -
/ and at the date Of the last communication tho
survey tthe line had been made tLcnrc cot.
ward about one hundred and tifty miles 1, lin,
uc.ghbofhold Of the conner mines TN. Gam.
3 mission on our part was at first organized an fl
scale which experience proved uuwiuGly and
and attended with unnecessary expense; order.
have been Issued for the reduction Of the mum
Der of persons elnployed with, tho s,n,,ll,..,
limits consistent with the safety uf those epcao.
ed in the service, erd pr,mni and ,fTrirr, 80
cution ofthcir importar, dgiis.
Returns have been received from, an tho off
ccs engaged in taking the census in tho states
and Territories EXCEPT Cal.t,Iu,a. tl. .upr,in
iendcnt employed to max, Tia, or, ,,,.,,,;,, j.;
that State has not vet made his f,u r,,,r, Cr,,,
causes us he alleges beyond his couiroi. MI,
failure is much t, be regretted ns il b,s nr..
vented the Secretary ofthe interior from mai
ing the dcccuniaI upporli,uu,nt of R,rrr.r,.
tatIvos among the States a. required by tbe net
approved May the a3d. 1859. 1t /, honcd how
ever that the returns will soon BE- received and
no time viii then be lost in max inv the uccc.su
~ superintendent, and IN trun-rtiltipr the Ger.
t.hcates required by law The Suurrin,cnt,ui
ofthc seventh census is diligently emil we'd nm
der c direction OF the Secretary Of the Interior
IN classifying and arranging IN tabular form the
returns OF the Nurshals, and it /, believed that
NIlNh NaC WI NIGl4 DC competed II VIII tAnI b
II = more perfect view OF tho population, wellth
occupations, and social condition of u prcat
country than has ever before been presented to
the world: the value Of such work as the ba
SIS of enlightened legislation ca hardly be over
/ e-iImaied, aud earnestly hope that Congress
Will lose no time IN making the appropriation
necessary to complete the classification aud pub
/ I.sh the results IN style worthy Of the subject
aud of our national character.
In my last arnual message gave briefly my
reasons for believing that You possessed the
constitutional power to improve the harbor5 Of
our great lakes and sea coast and the navigation
of our principal rivers, and recommended that
appropriations should be made for completing
such works rs had already been commenced,
aud for commencing such others as might seem
to the wisdom Of Congress to be of public and
general importance. Without repeating the rca.
sons then urged | deem it my duty again to call
yOur attention to tins important subject; the
works on many Of the harbors were len in an
unfinished state, consequently exposed to the
action of the elements which is fast destroying
them. Great numbers of liycs and yust amount,
of property are annually lost for wants Of safe
aud convenient harbors on the lakes; none but
those who have been exposed to that dangerous
navigation can fully appreciate the importance
Of that subject; the whole Northwest appeals to
you for relief, and trust their appeal will 70.
cciyc due consideration at YOUR hands. The