Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-12-16

cation. Justice and sound policy,
therefore, alike require that the
Government should use all the
means authoriz I'd by the Conslitu
ton 20 promote the interest aud wei
fare of that important class Of our
iellowcitizens. And yet it is a
singular fact that, whilst the manu-
featuring aud commercial interests
have engaged the attention OF Cons
igress during large portion Of eve
ry session, and our statutes abound
in proyisl ons for their protection
and encouragement, lille has yet
been done directly for the advance
ment OF agriculture. 1t is time
that this reproach to our legislation
should be removed aud | sincerely
hope that the present Congress will
MOI close their Iabors without adopt
| ing efficient means to supply the
omission of those " no have. prece-
Ided them.
An Agricultural Bureau, charged
with the duty OF collecting and dis
seminatlng correct information as
to the best modes OF cultivation,
and of the most effectual means oil
preserving and restoring the iertill
ty of the soil, and of procuring aud
distributing seeds and plants and
Other vegetable productions, with
Instructions in regard to the soil,
climate and treatment best adapted
10 their growth, could mol fail to be.
in the Language Of Washington, III
his last annual message TO Congress,
"yery cheap instrument Of I'M
mense national benefit
Regarding the act Of Congress
approved 2Sth September, 1850
granting bounty lands to persons
who had been engaged in the mill
tary service of the country, as d
great measure of national Justice
and muniiicence, an anxious desire
has been felt, by the officers entrus
ted With its immediate execution
to give prompt effect to its proyis-
ions. All the means within then
control were, therefore, brought in
to requisition to expedite the ad
.judication Of claims, and am graf.
/ flied to be able to state that neal
one hundred thousand applications
have been considered, and about
seventy thousand warrants issued
within the short space OF 9 months
If adequate provision be made b,
law to carry into effect the recom>
mendations Of the Department, il
is confidently expected that, before
the close OF the next fiscal year, all
who are entitled to the benefits Of
the act will have received theit
warrants.
The Secretary OF the interior
has suggested in his report various
amendments OF the laws relating to
pensions and bounty lands, for the
purpose Of more effectually guard,
ing against abuses and frauds Oh
the Government, 10 all Of, which
Invite your particular attention.
The large accessions to our In
dian population consequent upon
the acquisition If New Mexico and
California; and the extension Of our
settlement into Utah and Oregon,
have given increased interest and
impOrtance 10 our relations witt.
the aboriginal race.
No material change has taken
place, within the last year, in the
condition and prospects Of the In
i dian tribes who reside in the North
western I 1erritory and west OF the
Mississippi river. We are at peac.
with all of them: and it will be a
source of pleasure to you TO learn
that they are gradually advancing
in civilization and the pursuits oil
sociallife.
Along the Mexican frontier, and
in California, and Oregon, There
have been occasional manifestations
Of unfriendly feeling, and some de-
predations committed. lam salts
fed, however, that they resulted
more from the destitute and starv
ing condition of the Indians than
from any settled hostility towards
the whites. As the settlements OF
our citizens progress tow ard them,
the game upon which they mainly
rely for subsistence is driven off or
destroyed, and the only alternative
left them is starvation or plumber.
1t becomes US to consider, in view
of this condition of things, whether
Justice and humanity, as well as an
a nii0htoned acnnasYv do mot rennire