Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-12-08

Iwoud also again call your attention to the fact
that the present tariff in some cases imposes a
higher duty upon the raw material imported than
upon the article manufactured from it, the conse
quence of which is that the duty operates to the
encouragement of the foreigners and the discour-
agement of our own citizens.
For full and detailed information in regard to
the general condition of our Indian affairs. ~ /
respectfully refer you to the report of the lnte-
rior and the accompanying documents
The Senate not having thought proper to ratify
the treaties which have been negotiated with the
tribes Of Indians in California and Oregon, our re-
Iatious with them hove been left in very unsatis-
factory condition. za-t
Iu other parts of our territory particular districts
of the country have been set apart for the exclu-
sive occupation of the Indians, and their right to
the lands acknowledged and respected. But in
California and Oregon there has been no recogni-
ton by the Government of the exclusive right of
the Indians to any part of the country. They
are therefore mere tenants at sufferance, and liza
BILE to be driven ronm place to place, at the pleas
ure of the whites.
sed to remedy this evil by allottlng the different
tribes districts of country suitobe their habits of
life and sufficenl for their support. This provis-
ion more than any other, if believed, led te their
rejection; and substitute for it has been adop-
ted by Congress it has not been deemed advisable
to attempt to enter into new. treaties of perlna-
nent character although no effort has been spared
by temporary arrangements to preserve friendly
relations with them. s
If it be the desire of Congress to remove them
from the country altogether or to assign to them
particular districts more remote from the settle
ments of the whites, twill be proper TO set apart
by law the territory which they are to occupy
and to provide the means necessary for removing
TEEN to it. Justice alike 10 our own citizens and
to the Indianns require the action of Congress on
this subject. ,.
The amendments proposed by the Senate, TO
the treaties which were negotiated with the Sioux
Indians of Minnesota, have been submitted to the
tribes which were parties to them, aad have re-.
ceived their assent. lhrge tract of valuable ter
ritory has thvs been opened for settlement and cul
tivation, and all danger of collision with these pow
erful and wariike bands have been happily remov-
ed. .- .-s -
The removal of the remnant of the tribe of Sem
mole Indians from Florida has been cherished
object of the government, and it is one to which my
uttention has been steadily directed. Adlnonished
by past experience Of the difficulty and cost of the
a tempt to r-move them by military force, resort
has been had to concnliatory measures. By the
invitation of the commissioner of Indian Affairs,
several of the princips cliefs recently visited
Washington. and whilst here, acknowledged in
writing The obligation of their tribes to remove with
the least possible delay. Late advces from the
special agent ofthe government represent that they
adhere to their PROMISE and that council of their
people has been called to make their preliminary
arrangements. A general emigl alton may there
fore be confidently expected.
The report from the General Land Office shows
increased activity 10 its operations. The survey
of the northern boundary of Iowa has been COM
pleted with unexamped despatch. Within the
last year 9,522,952 acres Of public land have been
surveyed, and 9,032, ,463 acres brought iuto mar
ket.
In the last fiscal year there sold 1552,07l
Locatep with bounty land warrants 3,20I,3l4 ..
Located with other certificates, 1852 g
Making total of 4,87O,961
In addition. there were reported Under
swampand grants, 5.2l9 1873 /"
For n,2rnai Improvements, railroads, &c 3,U25, ,s2O
Making an aggregateof 1sI15, l75
Being an increase ia the amount of lands sold
and located under land warrants of 569.22 acres
over the prev Gus year.
The whole amount thus sold, locatsd under land
warrants, reported under swamp land grants. and
selected for internal improvements exceeds that of
the previous year by 342 372 acres; and the sales
would NO doubt have been much larger, but Tor the
extensive reservation for railroads in Missouri NJ is
sissippi and Alabama.
For the xuarter endin5 3Olh September,
1852. there were sold 242. 255
Locared with bounty limp warrants 2,337.Il5 ''
Located with other certificates 1863 d"
Reported under swamp land grants 24S5,833 "
Making an aggregate for the quarter 4I3l 253
Much the larger portion of the labor of arrang-
ing and classifying the returns Of the last census
has been finished and it will now devolve upon
Congress to make the necessary progs on for the
publication OF the results. in such form as shall be
deemed BEST The apportionment of representa-
ton on the basis of the new census, has been made
by the Secretary of the Interi,r, in conformity
with the provisions of law relating to that subjecr,
and the recent elections have been made in accor-
dance with it.
l commend to your favorable regard the su :ges
ton contained in the report of the Secretary If
the Interior, that provisions be made by law for
the publication and distribution, periodically, of an
analytical digest of all the patents which have been
or may hereafter be granted for useful Inventions
and discoveries, with such descriptions and Illus
trations as may be necessary to present an inte
eibie view of their Latnre and operation. The cost
of such ubcation could easily be betrayed out of
the patent fund, and am persuaded that it could
be applied to no object mole acceptable to invent
ors and beneficial to the public at large.
An appropriation of 100000 having been made
at the last session for the purchase Of suitable
site, and for the erection furnishing, and fitting up
an Asylum for the insane of the District of CO.
lumbia, and of the Army and Navy of the United
States, the proper measures have been adopted to
carry tins benificent purposes into effect.
By the latest advices from the Mexican Bound
ary Commission, it appears that the survey of the
river Gila, from its confluence with the Colorado
to its supposed intersection with the western line
of New Mexico, has been completed. The sur
vey of the Rio Grande has also been completed
from the point agreed on by the Commissioners as
sthe point where it strikes the southern boundary
of Few Mevica'' TO point one hundred and thirty
five miles below Eagle Pass, which is about two
thirds of the distance along the course of the river
to its mouth.
The appropriation which was made at the last
session of Congress for the continuation of the sur
vey, is subject to the following proviso:
"Proylded, That no part of this appropriation
shall be used or expended until it shall be made
satisfactorily to appear to the President of the
/ IInitad States that tha southern hnundaru of Nav