The daily union., 1852-08-15
THE UNION WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST l5 1852


been carried into effect nearly Two yssrsone year ana an,
eight months and has been extcuted--howt by The
delivery o. The beei and now We are eaeu ~ no -
teman who furnished this 0eei under contract WIN
these commissioners, in violation OF the obligations OF the
treaty and n violation OF Their duty, with perfect ap;
prehension OF the risk they were We called
upon 10 pay $S0,000-ior what For feeding the In
dians, Can the Indians grumble al that' They have
been fed there is the evidence OF it.
Bat my friend says the Indians still ingeT about and
down from the northern region, and are now about
sarve Have they been there sine the treaty
was entered intol Certainly not Where have they
gone lie says they have come from The mountains and
gone into the valleys. Who brought them from the
nountaius into The valleys
Mr.. WELLER. Your officers.
MIR. DAWSON. The officers OF our government
Where Is the evidence OF that iacl, made oihcialy
TO any department or any indian agency Is il TO be
found in any shape whatever No, sr Where is the
evidence that they have fed from the mountains 10 the
valleys, and are there IN starving condltionl
Bul il il said their game Is run out, destroyed,
eaten up Destroyed and eaten up by whoml by the
whites What Is The extent OF California; 800 or 800
square nes-larger than all New England and the middle
States together. What is the population $50 900
and they have destroyed all the game How great an |
extent OF territory can they occupy spread themselves as
widely as they pleasel How many square miles, Sir,
II you scatter them The whole territory allowing
one inhaolan 10 every square mile, yod Can scarcely dot
them over II. Who has destroyed the game The men
who tong in the mines. Sir, they are prepared to
purchase from The wandering Indian his game and thus
add 10 his means OF subsistence by letting him engage IN
the chase while the white digs in the ground Il is
a benefit 10 The Indian.
But il is said tina, these people going into state
of warfare from starvation in consequence of act
What acl OF ours! What have we done sarva
lion' II saw that we had caused IL my liserality
would be constrained 10 reach out at once and save
them. should be constrained 10 do so, whether IN
reference TO The red men OF the forest or to humanity
beyond shores But this is all mistake there is no
blame part.
Now, sir, where are these Indans3 ask, where are
they ofcaliyi They in the very country that they
possessed when we obtained California II they changed
their location from the into the valleys, did
change
# they changed from the mountains cannot they return
TO the mountains IN pursuit OF game Surely they can.
But Mr. President, there two classes of Indians in
this country some OF whom subsist out OF the agricu,u
raj produclons--lhe Pueblo ludians for examp ple-and
then there the Wild wandering Indians, who live
upon the chase, and upon the fruits OF the country tina,
are spontaneously produced by Nature Where are they
Are they taken from the northern portions OF the country
and planted in the valley' Why, the treaty here
contemplated changing the wild, wandering Indians into
the settled nhabilanr or puebla. The Pueblo Indians
live in towns and upon their farms, gaining subsistence
from the iocks around them and the little gardens they
cultivated. They did not live upon the mountains and
support themselves by the chase. No, sir, they lived
upon the production of their toll and the labor of their
owa hands They have not changed their condition No,
SIR, they are too inelgentthe people OF California are
too Wise and prudent 10 induce them 10 make change
before the treaty was ratified. And that change has
taken place, there is evidence OF II heenone at all
ADd let say 10 my friend from California Mr.. WEI.
LER, that II can the lives OF any portion Of his
constituents, by this appropriation from the omahawk
aod scapDg knife would vote Tor tina, 100000 with
appropriation is intended 10 relieve from such
calamity. Now, am like the senator from Wisconsin
Mr. WALKERl IN one thing. believe that il you hold
out Inducements TO these Indians that are going 10
inierrose the great power o this government 10
them from what you call starvation, by feeding them
whenever they may ask Tor II, yoat beralily must be
extensive win the contents OF The treasury. And they
like many persons about hee, ~ whom, if you
grant them ninety iavos, and deny them the hun
dedth bad feelings originate. And II Is with these
wild Indians. II you Iced them this week, and then
neglect 10 feed them again week. you will incur their
hatred and malice tor such is their nature Nov,
would ask the government OF the United States has, by
any act OF her owR by any Of her Indian
commissioners involved herself in such position 10
call upon us 10 interfere with these Pueblos and these
other Indians No, sir, by acnot one-has she done
this These Indians have gone; and still what
you called upon 10 do Why, 10 give money 10 them
10 appropriate 100000 under the treaty, my friend
says, 10 supply them with food. Why, SIR the 800 900
could not get there before the two years IRON sign
ing OF the treaty will have expired, and these Indians
must suosis up TO that time, although il is affirmed here
that they have nothing where support
But my iriend when last up, made suggestion which
had weight IN u, and would have controlling influence
with me ~ II came up IN the proper way The sugges
ton is that IL has been the practice OF this government 10
furnish these Indians with PRESENTS and to show them
acts OF Kindness and liberay, giving Them annually
some things, blankets, guns, sc Is that the ground
upon which this appropriation OF SlO0 900 is asked
why, that rs Thing belonging 10 the Indian department.
10 the President, who appoints commissioners tor this
purposes and whenever appropriations to be made for
presents to The Indians, those appropriations included
IN the appropriations for your commissioners. Ii this
will gain their Kindness and continue their friendship
would make The appropriation IN moment But let 1t
come ny as an appropriation for specific purpose, and
not in this way with the idea that il 10 prevent an
Indian war, and to protect California from Indian depre
dauons | trust my friend from California Mr.. WEI
LERI Will not Tor moment suppose, notwlh
his charge against OF a OF liberallIy towards
California, that my heart could for a moment allow
10 Indulge the idea that any could do here prevent
Indian depredsOns upon California would not be done
would do II most cheeriuly And his suggestion to the
contrary creates excitement with but it, on The
contrary, leaves convinced OF this iact-that the old
rule which has governed courts and government
everywhere, that shall be permitted decide in his
own case good one for human il human nature
everywhere, and will be controlled by the circumstances
IN which the individual may be placed
Now what is this 500. 600 fori 10 feed the Indians
Are they sstving We have official evidence OF IL
here IL they are starving then up the important
question as 10 the power and disposition OF this govern
ment 10 interfere, and starving people who will not
labor for themselves. Now IL the Indians cannot live
IN California, with territory OF $50 900 square miles
and population OF less than 300 OOO, where the name
oil Heaven, they yei Il is said that the white man
has taken possession OF the Indian county, hunting
grounds, &c Bat this cannot be 10 any great extent
as my Trend will IN moment discover, because the |
whle mao only found IN the mines and ggiDg for go
and will not uure the Indians because he wants all the
ptod1cuon OF The huni the -hng rod, and agriculture
have looked at this matter IN every way, and cannot
see why and wherefore should think for one moment
OF adopting this dangerous principle Bot such was ny
dfhdence in my opinion when made my original sugges
ton N regard TO this proposition that did not even 20
INTO an Argument merely threw out the suggestion
hat we adopt The plan OF supporting The Indians and
lei " bs known 10 the various tribes throughout this
country the consequence will be that shall par