The daily union., 1852-09-02

the year 1901, adds:
The uaespendsd balances in the treasury that hsy,
been Appropriated, Ne, anolnt to S4,i ,Zy6 23-a Of
which viii be required To meet the Outstanding obiga
tons due on account Of the objects Tor which these sP
preparations were made"
1t will be seen by this that the late Secretary-snd
now whig candidate for Vice Presdentpresents claim,
to economy but keeps up the expenditures IN his depart
ment even beyond The war standard
Butgreat has been the increase in expenditure The
various departments OF the government, none has been
muhplied in more rapid ratio than The Indian depart
ment Where we formerly counted by thousands, nov
the estimates are made by millions, with constantly &C.
cruing Deficiencies The be found in the gross
abuses which prevail, of which consists in the s
poInment from the old States OF Indian agents as
ward Tor political services General Houston, who 10
most familiar with this subject, in the Senate. in June
last said:
"Tbe national expenditure now In New Mexico TO main.
tain the troops and give osensibe and defence
so0o00D annually. Have the troops there killed In
disn Have they made reclamation Of ono horse Have
scaip7
" These are facts which present. III men who are
qualified TO discharge the dates OF agens-men who know
the habits OF Indians who familiar with their mode
o. m who oan traverse The prairiss with them. and eIeI
else an influence and them, appon
ed, we should have different siiuauon Of frontier security
Du %nen asones or not know no, aud
TO heir duties are appointed u s nsalt and indis
nytand usurpaiion on the part OF the administration
But this abuse, great as is sinks into utter nsignh'
cance compared with others We are indebted 10 Hon.
WILLIAM M GwIs, United States senator from CalIfor.
MA, Tor revelations OF most startling character 10 es-
Tne fret that will notice the appointment Of General
John Wilson, OF Missouri, Indian agent Salt Lake.
HIS salary by law was 81 500 per annum. He 6td
out with a military escor-he cost Of which for The
quadermasers department alone was SI2 900 beside
the pay and subsistence OF the men, and the cost IL t
other departments He stayed al Salt Lake the place Of
his destination, long enough recru-only few DAYS
then went on with his family furniture and fa,s boot
all at the public expense, 10 California deserving the post
to which he had been appointed and for which he had
received his salary and such enormous outfit By way
OF escort. When bis conduct was known at Wash
ngton, did the administration censure him for this cTm
nal neglect OF offcia duty So lar from it, he was ap
pointed 10 another ofhce-hat of navy agent in Calo
aia and detachment Of United States troops was sent
hundreds O miles back the mountains after these law
books and other property which he had been Obliged TO
bury and abandon on his way 70 San Francisco Senator
GwIs uses the following language in relation to this
H# ~ # FIJI
:" Abont the same time, in 1870 a gentemau from The
Indian agent for Salt Lake he also wa furnished
agency. Ut-.se~ 81 H.v TEE sT 80
He the Salt Lake. and stayed there long enough
to write letter two. He then went to Calfornta with
his family his books and his baggage OF all Description
no was an omigran, ,nopirg at The goprrvs~fs trp-r
Mt OF The winter season. could carry hi. eeop
further buried them, md hurried on with his family BY
an order that cnansted iren the Secretary War; de-
achmen oil the army was ordered the following spring
TO bring in the property belonging to this Indian
sgsn transported for him government expense BY ne
Sa Lake 70 California. told by the assistant guar
OF wntch was 20 perform this service the cost wn
ue less then Stoo0O Th. IL snorher OF the items ms
create the nscssiy OF deficiency bills and charged mt
expenditure IN California. After Gen Wilson got Car
ioros, he resigned his agency; but vsscsa
on MIN of having passed through the oopny where heN
sssgncd % duty, and emigraung at such an epomouss
pense 10 the government another ol the coun
but be was actually appointed another Office In Cap
ma lie was made navy agent at San Francisco An'