New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-10

;,r a,,;,, stste of border warfare In NeWAeneo
.ls v.~,;oe, and Apaehes have been completely over
- I'D the Yuma Indians the CHA and Colorado
R,,e,. have also agreed to keep the peace In eonse
se of the troubles between the whites and Indians
= the 4th Infantry has been sen; there to re-
lsce tho Mounted Rifles ordered thence 10 Texas. To
zen Smith and Col sumner great praise Il due Tor tnen
eacr,s In putting down Indian disturbances and Gen.
Hitchcock has done much with very small means Inc
,nrt 10 cultivate farms with the soldiers has not sue
ce,ded but il hoped il may hereafter. still the cx-
perses Of the Quarter Masters department show de-
crease of s500 compared with last year, and the
etnates for next year reduced half million more.
The nolicv of aoting special territory 70 the exciu
sivc occupation Of the Indian tribes should be still fur
Their extended In Texas however, there IL difficulty
about il That State does not recognize any Indian
tile but lays cut and cells her wild ands-Over which
the General Government has controlwthout refer
ence to their present occupants This drives them 10
desperation and provokes hostility The Secretary re
courmends that some arrangement be made with the
state 10 act spar. sufficient territory for her Indians
We quote what he says Of New-Mexico:
That Territory i 80 remote and inaccessible and holds
out such lttle nducenent 10 emigration that the Tus
ole between the two il destined. in all probability
10 continue there long after snail have ceased in every
other portion Of the continent. -
By the last cersus the fetal population Of New MeN
co. exclusive OF wild Indiana, Is On round numoers)
81 600 souls and it, whole real estate Is estimated az IN
round nunbers) q, 10000.
To protect this small population we are compelled 10
maintain large military force al IN dllnui expense
nearly equal to half the value Of the whole real estate OF
the Territory Would it not be better to induce the
inhabitants to abandon country which seems hardly
III for the habta:ion Of civilized man. BY renluneratn
them for their property in money or In lands suSte1
in more favored regions Even If the Government
paid for the property quIn,upe rs value, II would SUI
merely on the OF economy, be largely the gamer
bv te Transaction and the troops stationed in View
MEXICO would lie avasbc for the protection OF other
horizons of our own and Of the Mexican territory In
less the means have indicated. orfome other be adopt
ed 10 relieve the Indians from the necessity oil PUN
dering 10 procure the means OF subsistence their dere
datons must not only continue but increase Inis
would require corresponding increase In the means oil
don of the Generaln Chief that additional regiment
of mounted men be authorized
The attention Of Congress called 70 the necessity oil
completing the fortihcatons already begun NJ Boston,
New.York Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston
Savannah PenfGcola, Mob.ldanc New Orleans II the
works are not promptly carried on, the loss in the in
Jury they will suffer viii be very heavy. New-Bedior1
and San Francisco also stand in urgent need OF fort
cations and thought there should be tort OUTSIDE
of Sandy Hook In carrying on the works, the Depart
mcnt hes dipensed with civil agents and supern,enl'
en,s and has confded them 70 the two corps OF eng
neers and Geographical engiReers the former taking
those on the Atlantic and the Gull OF Mexico, and the
latter those on the northern lakes and western rivers
Capt Srreaves has completed the exploration OF the
ella and Colorado Rvers but his report has not yet
been submitted The Secretary recommends TINT law
be passed requiring all minors OF eighteen and upward
who shall hereafter enlist III the army - serve ou ther
time II i also recommended by both the secretary anu
tie Generaln Chief that the pension laws be 40 amend
cd as 10 place the widows and orphans OF officers OF the
amy Oh an equal footing with those OF naval oicefS'