Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15

ats ne snson which were from time to time subject To hei
authority The Indians thus brought together subject
the authority OF the priests the extent Of nhictin
corporal punishment for disobedience of orders &c.
This policy has produced marked effect upon many
The tribes IN California Many them had lost their wander
ing character abandoned their hunter state and had
valuable and indeed indispensable the large rancho
OF the Indian commissioners in collecting these Indians
geher has been far emineny injurious They have de
pyed those engaged in agriculture and herdng of their
labor They have burdened the country with the expense
supporting those who had previously supported themselves
They have taken from the labor of California of her
Important agricultural districts from the hardy
from the distant States Of this Union large the
raj lands the precious metals and they have wrought
all this mischief without one redeemng corresponding equ
alent The Indian though fed and clothed is happier
though proessedy under the protection Of the United States
Government he is less safe though the land assigned him is
inerdiced to the white he swallows his little substance
and the destruction Of the desire is accelerated
by the very to which they have resoed What then
Is 20 be done! It's question full Of interest and difficulty
Yet your committee firmly of opinion that the policy
towards the mission Indians and all those who brought
within the influence Of the mission policy to let them alone
Ithus treated they will their former occnpaton and
supply great extent, what much neededthat labor
whout which it will be long before California can feed her
self The Indians would be happier safer and
longer preserved from that destruction which seems to be
Inevitable. M N
the Wild indians now located within this State your
COMMITTEES must protest against locating them within ourmts
Occnpyirg important frontier position the great Pacific,
. p'iSn 3 ~ s. = ~ wss
by homogeneous population, all contributing by their cha
racter and occupation 70 its strength and Independence
To take portion Of the country west Of the Sierra Ne
yada for the home Of the wild and generally hostile Indians
would be manifesty unwse and mpolc that your
smittee cannot think that thing necessary than
thus ID public consideration But the policy which
suits California has been one long established and TO which
I;an ,;h. hevond th Emit, &c the S,.s n bb ,bor m
found with all practicable dispatch. t-z- "
Your committee ask if this has been the policy of every
Administration since lS04 in its prosecution millions
been expendedf the happest results both to the red
and the white have followed it, the country strengthened
and the Indians rescued from destruction why it that the
here.
anquated system condemned by every Administration for
nearly fifty years. and at with all experience should be
attempted TO be revived in this State from which especially
should have been excluded? Is Ell
Your committee, therefore, respectfully recommend the
adoption the following resolutions with the Of
the House Of Assembly: - |
esolred the Of the Senate and Assembly Of the
State Of That the policy pursued by the Federal
and radically wrong, and should be rejected.
Resolcd, That Senators Congress be instructed to
oppose the continuation Of and all treaties with Indians of
the State Of California granting to Indians exclusive right
to occupy any Of the public lands in the State.
Resoire That the policy long and steadily pursued by
the General Government Of removing the wild Indians be yond
the jurisdiction States conceived in wisdom and dictated
by humanity and is productive of tranquility and happiness
to the whole country and that other with safety be
adopted within this State. f..-s...-9-s.
Rssore That Senators be instructed, and Repre-
sentaves requested their best endeavo procure the
adoption by Federal Government of the
wards the Indians the State that has been pursued in other
States for the last quarter Of century.
" Resoed That the Governor be requested present
Senators and Representatives each copy of the foregoing
report and resolutions. NJ NJ. WAABAuGH Chair1uo'.
~ sr+A .s J. H. RALsros, 9-sE
49, B. FRANK KEESE, t444., |
su .v JAMES MILLER" 4-,r,
There was but one dissenting voice in the committee in
making this report and the member dissenting was,
informed personally interested in having the treaties
confirmed. ! .s ST. sst s -. sf
There is danger in the delay Of Executive in acting
upon this subject The Indians expect be fed
maintained without labor Stop their rations and they
will become vicious. They have been withdrawn from /
their usual habits of labor and former of support
and they will not return to them. They will steal rob-
and murder and thus bring collisions with the whites
that win result in the determination of the Indians They
located by these treaties IN the midst of the white
Elements; collisions must and will if this policy is
adhered to. $3.50. 80 ts-s
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Will my friend be kind enough to
the question, whether this bill contains appropri
aonsfor money thus expended in the execution of treaties
not yet ratifed2 g-,F --s-.---s
Mr.. GwIs. Not in the execution Of the treaties but
doubt part of the deficiency in the Quarermas
department. which is provided for in this BILL resulted
from the acts of these Indian agents. who in making the
treaties furnished with athe expense the
Quartermaster's department.
Sir have said and again repeat that the translation
of victorious general from the head of his army to the
Presidential chair with experience in qualification
for civil affairs has had baneul effect upon the admin
stratiye departments Of the Government With militia
ry President shield deinquences the executive officers
of that department have exhibited ooseness in the per-
Torrance Of their official duties that before unknown
When called by Congress to reduce their estimates
they decline. When their estimates are cut down by
Congress they go and speAd largely the amount
appropriated and demand Of the passage Of the def
cheney bill Sir losing all control over this de-
partment Of the Government If this military spirit
tinues TO prevai continue the policy Of taking our
Presidents from the chiefs of the armywe will very
be required stop deliberations and merely register
edcts The subordnates of the War Department their
expenditures exceed the appropriations the Government
steps boldly mp and demands additional appropriations
and they granted The subordnates Of another De-
parment exceed the appropriations in their expenditures
Are called to meet these deficiencies Oh, the
Department repudiates. RE etr sssxs ~
The military is the overshadowing power Of the Govern
men In that department the subordnates may exceed
the awful appropriations with impunity Yetwhen couple
of young officers who had CALAMITY faced the enemy in
Mexico, take small contract to supply portion of the
army with forage, which isnet prohibited by law great
noise is made aboutit and they subjected court
martial If am not mistaken in this there personal
pque, well stern discharge ofpublo duty mean
in the proceedings California not with the head Of the
Department Yet observed the other day that the h
Senator from Georgia (Mr. DAwsoS) tenacious in /
giving the War Department the credit of Investigating this
abuse instead Of dividing the honor with the Senator
from Virginia, (Mr. HUNTER whose resolutions brought
the proceedings in this before the Senate There
much greater abuses land do not justify this one in that
Department for which the Secretary win get yet greater
oredis f ha graduates tdera-s< s..-.s. .ss-
The Senator from Virginia (Mr. HUsTER) has stated
that the expense Of the department In
California the last fiscal year 1897 600 and this
statement has gone all the Union and when ask
for appropriations that indspensaby necessary we
with the argument that the expenditure there has
already been enormous This, as have shown, has
arisen from the unauthorized expenditures in coun
try and the abuses that grew of collecting the
civil fund Can the chairman of the Finance Committee
inform whether will be called pass a deficiency
bill pay back the money borrowed FROM that fund
Mr. HUNTER. / stated in the remarks uada on Fri