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THE UNION: WASHINGTON TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 49, 1852


the Mississippi believe the government, under the
OF this war ii had led TO general
public war owes indemnity to It's citizens Tor TIE conse-
quences OF The war thus brought upon them This was
not only not public war, but these individual claimants
were tempted to go there and seiilewee recommended
to do encouraged TO do So by this itself
But the amount which propose TO appropriate
is only about the fourth part OF the entire amount OF dam
ages that these individuals claim 10 have sustained
and which they 10 have proved. too, before these
commissioners that is the conseq damages for
being coerced TO fly for their lives from their FARMS eav
ing their household goods well their cattle and other
property behind them,
Now, was stating to the honorable senator from Vir-
gina Mr.. HUSTERl the reason why thought this was
proper bill TO propose this amendment 10. II leave
II until the general appropriation bills up then the
necessity for examination will force it TO go till
another Congress. We all know that The long establish
ed practice OF Congress is to consider these general APP
preparation bills the very last TO be taken up. We
member that the last session OF Congress they
aken until the very last hour that Congress could
stuonaly be considered in session. and questions
seemed to be likely arise TO whether the President
could give his approval under the, requirements and
regulations of the constitution those bills believe my
sell that they did not in fact pass until the morning OF the
9Th OF March, instead of the 4h of March, the cOnslu
ton required And so il will be again. and so expect il is
destined be asong exss There
must therefore, be intermediate period when this
question must come up. when Congress has leisure
and more disposition 10 examine into this matter when it
can be settled after due deberaton think this de-
hciency bill is the best place for this appropriation.
think has been verified by the general practice OF the
government in relation to the consideration paid the
general appropriation bills the attention paid by Congress
to the bills for the general expenditures OF the govern
meni and the debates which up upon those bills
that the only opportunity have for thorough dis
cusson is upon this deficiency bill for will be hur-
red al the close OF the session that il will be all that
can DO to pass the general appropriation bills according
the estimates sent TO by the executive departments OF
the government For that reason. unless those gentle
men who are interested in this matter request to with
draw this amendment, must continue to press it,
Mr.. RUSK Having Investigated this al former
time very fay-lhongh part Of the facts escape my
~ now- regard this as just claim can come before
Congress- The intercourse laws OF the United STATES
with the Indian tribes did not extend TO the States OF
Alabama and Georgia Had such been the case, these
claims would have been paid long ago. bill passed the
tend the provisions OF the intercourse law TO
the time during which these depredalons committed
BY the Indians butt was lost in the House OF Representa-
tves. II passed the Senate as remember, by large
majority, after very full investigation Of the facts Of the
case
These depredations committed by the Indians not
IN state oil war; but outbreak upon the part OF
portion OF the tribe. and committed upon the cit
zens OF Alabama and Georgia, most of them poor people,
and consisted in taking away from them their cat
tie, and other property OF that description great deal
was also taken by the troops that called out to sup
press this difficulty or instruction among the Indians.
do not think that the causes which led TO this difficulty
with these Indians have any bearing upon the claims oil
these people for remuneration out OF the treasury OF the
United States II is said that the policy OF this govern
meni led these Indians 10 commit these depredations II
that was then makes these claims the stronger II
the principles of the intercourse law, which applied
to every other section OF the United States applied
to Georgia and Alabama then these would be just claims
beyond doubt Besides that they have been thoroughly
examined and investigated and estimates put upon their
value by commissioners appointed by this government
The most Of them, as understand IT, are TO go TO poor
people, who los, their property years ago without any
fault whatever upon therpar Upon the principle which
You apply 10 every other Stale where you have Indians,
these claims should be paid Under these circumstances
this be just claim and far from reject
ing it from this deficiency bill far from there be-
ing any reason for that-there is every reason why
should be paid now. II has been postponed and post
poned for fourteen years has been investigated by
commission appointed by the government, and found to
be correct j has been recommended several lines,
believe, by the Indian Bureau; and Investigated two or
three times by the Indian Committee and found TO be
correct Under all these circumstances TO me
that II is the duty OF the government now to promptly
Mr.. DAWSON fwish 10 gay a few words upon this
subject and will merely present the facts they really
exist La the year 1876 and in the year 1884 treaties.
were made by the general government with the Creek
Indians residing within the limits OF Alabama. By the
terms Of these treaties il declared that all the lands
save those which the Indians reserved 10 themselves.
The "head rights" should belong 10 the government
of the United States. The government OF the United
States Immediately after the formation of this treaty.
took possession OF the whole OF these lands the
ervaons. And in the year 1871 will be glad ii sen
ators would mark the daen the year 1854 the govern
ment OF the United States exposed at public sale all the
lands thus obtained within The limits OF Alabama from
these Creek Indians thereby inducing the citizens Of the
United States rich and poor, TO purchase and settle upon
these lands in the midst OF the Indians who
pyng their reservations That is the first treaty in the
history OF this government when the government al,
tempted to establish the policy OF settling the red man
with the white man.
A SENATOR. The While man with the red man.
Mr.. DAWSON No, sir; the red man had possession
first Immediately after this occurred, under the same
treaty, the government OF the United States authorized
these ndiansnot Indians in their national character
but Indians who had become reseDeeto dispose OF their
reservations appointed agent under the treaty by the
then President OF The United States that these
ervaions sold TO the whites and fraud pracised
upon the Indians That is the character which the gov
eminent assumed under this treaty. The Indians went
off and sold their reservations, under the superintendent
OF ageat appointed by the general government, and
thus left landless in The State OF Alabama There
they were having lands, the whites settling in the
country their plantations and reservations gone The In
dians thus left in what conditoni Why, sir, with
out land 10 cultivate, without money TO purchase
the necessares OF life There they were. and that policy
kept them there What, then. was the duty OF the
OF The United States Why, SIR TO encourage
their emigration according 10 the treaty. and lands were
provided for them OF the Mississippi and the gov
ernmeni bound pay for their transportation. and
TO appoint agents 10 consummaie that transportation
The government failed 10 do this thing and left the Low
Creeks IN The Slate OF Alabama in state OF starvation
What then followed Why depredations TO sustain life
And who did they depredale upon The poor men and
emgrants who had settled in that country. They |
found themselves with their famlesnot with their negro
plantations for they poor they found themselves
surrounded by the Indians; and day after day necessity
drove these Lower Creeks 10 take their stock OF every
character, and TO into their corn fields and destroy
their crops. And finally, in the year 1895 these very
Indians attacked the line OF stages running from Mont
yomery in the State OF Georgia, killed the driver and
some OF The passengers and took possession OF everything
means OF Subsistence Whose fault kept them there and
enderpd this inevitable upon their mart The