Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-12-15

at Sufterance, anu JlaOle 10 ne driven lfOf
place to place, at the!pleasure of the whites
: The treaties which have been rejectc
proposed to remedy this evil by alotting
the different tribes districts of country snita
Die to their habits of life, and sufficient 70
their support. This provision, more than an.
other, it is believed, Sled to their rejection
and as no substitute for it has been adnpte
bv Congress, it has not been deemed advisa
ble to attempt to enter into new treaties q
a permanent character, although no clior
has been spared by temporary arrangement
to preserve friendly relations with them.
If it be the desire Of Congress to remov
them from the country altogether, or to as
sign to them particular districts more remot
from the settlements of the whites, it will b.
porpcr to set apart BY law the territory whicI
they are to occupy, and to provide the means
necessary for relnovinr them to it. Justice
alike to our own citizens and to the Indians
requires the promptsacton of Congress or
this subject.
From facts known to the Government, {
general emigration Of the Seminoles is pro
missed at an early day-Tbe report of thu
General Land office shows that near fivt
millions of acres Of the public domain have
been disposed of within the last fiscal year
in the way of sales, location Of land war
rants, &c. For internal improvements, three
millions of acres have been appropriated
The survey of the territory acquired from
Mexico is not yet completed, the work hav-
wing been stopped from some deficiency in
the provision made by Congress for defray'
ing the expenses thercof--Several improve
mcnts of the District of Columbia, such as
supply of water, paving the streets &c.
are recommended By Congress, under whose
special care that District is.-Out Of ou'
army OF ll,COo men, 5000 have heen en-
poyed in protectinglou frontier, which they
have done with gratifying success.-lt is
urged upon Texas to set apart small por'
ton of her vast territory, for the occupancy
Of the Indians within her borders, to prevent
anmosities which would prove troublesome
to the General Government.-Some appro.
priation is recommended for Notifications on
the Atlantic coasttAdditional appropria.
tions will be required for the completion oil
the sel1s&. Of jaiyer and Harbor enact
ment 81 the last 81
marks upon our Naval affairs are not with
out interest:
The report from the Navy Department
will inform you Of the prosperous condition
of the branch of the public service commit.
ted to its charge. 1t presents to your con-
sideration many topics and suggestions OF
which ask your approval. 1t exhibits an
unusual degree of activity in the operations
of the clmrtment during the past year.
The preparations for the japan expedition, to
which have already alluded; the arrange.
ments made for the exploration and survey
of the China Seas, the Northern Pacific, and
Behring's Straits; the incipent measures
taken towards reconnaissance of the cont.
ncnt of Africa eastward OF Liberia F.; the pre-.
paration for an early examination Of the tri.
butarics of the River La Plata, which a
recent decree of = provisional Chief of the
Argentine Confederation has opened to ma
vigation; all these enterprises, and the means
by which they are proposed to be accom-
pIishcd, have commanded my full approba-
ton, and have no doubt will be productive
Of the most useful results.
Two officers Of the navy were heretofore
instructed to explore the whole extent Of the
Amazon river from the confines of Peru to
its mouth. The return of one of them has
placed in the possession of the Government
an interesting and valuable account of the
character and resources Of a country abound
ing in the materials oil commerce, and which,
if opened to the industry of the world, will
prove an inexhaustible fund Of wealth. The
report Of this exploration will he communi.
Gated to you as soon as It'll completed.
Among other subjects offered to your no.
tice by the Secretary of the Navy, select
for special sommendation, in view OF its
connexion with the interests of the navy, the
plan submitted by him for the establishment
Of Il permanent corps OF seamen, and the
suggestions he has presented for the re-or.
ganizalion of the Naval Academy.
In reference to the first OF these | take
occasion to say that think it will greatly
improve the efficiency of the service, and
that regard it as still more entitled to favor
for the salutary influence it must exert upon
the naval discipline, now greatly disturbed
by the increasing spirit OF insubordination
resulting from our present system. The
plan proposed for the organization of the
seamen furnishes judicious substitute fol
the law of September, 1850, abolishing cor
poral punishment, and satisfactorily sustains
the policy of that act, under conditions wei
adapted to maintain the authority of com
mand, and the order and security OF our ships
1t is believed that any change which propo
ses permanently to dispense with this mode
of punishment, should be preceded bya sys
TEN OF enlistment which shall supply thu
navy with seamen of the most meritoriou
class, whose good department. and pride o
character may preclude all occasion for 1
resort to penalties Of a harsh or degrading
nature The safety Of ship and her crew
is often dependant upon Immediate obedenc
to command, and the authority to enlorc
it must be equally ready. The arrest Of
refractory seaman, in such moments, no
only deprives the ship Of Indispensable aid
but imposes necessity for double service o.