Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
INDIAN COUNCIL AT FORT LARAMIE.

The United States Government has authorised
Col. d. d. MrcHELL, Superintendent a0f Indian
Affairs at this place, to hold treaty with large
number of Indians occupying the Indian Territory
and New Mexico, at Fort Laramie, dufing the
month Of September. The Indian tribes invited
to attend this Council are those lying along the
base Of the Rocky Mountains, on the south side OF
the Missouri, far south the boundary Of Texas,
including many Of the tribes embraced in the juris-
diction of the United States by the acquisition Of
New Mexico. With these Indians the United
States have yet subsstng treaties st est sens
such places them entirely and sufficiently under the
troll of the Government The extension Of our popuson,
the establishment Of the Territories OF New Mexico Utah,
and Oregon and the necessary necommuncation bswsen
the Territories and the States, renders indpeussbs tn
more intelligent and reliable relation should exist between
the Government and the Indians Il i also hoped that hy
means Of this Council Of all the tribes and mutual saass
an end may be put the constantly recurring hosss b.
tween the Indians themselves, and greater security afforded
TO emgraAts, travellers, the mai &c. the Plains
and n the mountains The last Congress asoahly
impressed with the popey Of the that large ap
preparation made for this specific pSposes and tho De-
Parmeni has very properly co9dsd the principal manage
ment Of It to Col MIrcHsLL. n
Expresses sent at early day invite the aso
dance Of all the various tribes with instructions the several
ports have been received from only few Of the expresses
80 far heard from, there conflicting reports bat Tie
pectaon is that Of the tribes owing the assgss Of
the smallpox and cholera, and others because Of the hostility
existing between them and other tribes whose country hsy
pass over, may attend How far thess causes ay
oPsutc in preventing ha Indians from attending, u pss
sible say. But Notwithstanding the nunber which il i
quite certain will ae nd will 20 very large. I'll ~
questsd attend should NEST. win be the largest se
bage Of Indians congegated at place in the United
States estimated thar II the several tribes even
partially represented they will to twenty hos-
sand and il fully represented full forty thousand The
spectacle Of such number Of tribes congregsed together
will probably again this continent They arc
fast dapPsang before the approach Of the white man. md
many Of the tribes In existence and expected be pre-
sent at this treaty, in few years win be wasted away By
their continual hostes with each other, BY diseass snd
other CAUSES that they will either be wholly destroyed
sw allowed up in some other community. sS
Col. MIrcHELI left ST. Louis yesterday (he a4th) on the
steamer Cataract for Kansas. the point from which be takes
bis departure He il accompanied BY Col. CHAnssaa the
senior editor Of the Republican" and GsArz Baows
Of this city and by HEHRr G. KSs, Of Georgia. and H
DrLLoS, Of England. He will be joined before be leaves
Kansas, thereafter by COL R. CAnrssII, Of this
city, GsoReE w. KEsDALL, of the New Orleans Pcayune
Lord FIrzwILLIAM of England and another English gsn-
teman Il il probable that others will join the party before
they leave the boundary Of the State military escort win
he party from Fort Leavenwoh to Fort Laramie
The trip will probably occupy from ten weeks to three
months. ST. Louis Republicans.