Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11
SPEECH OF SENATOR GwIN.

resentatives have instructed report the result Of
their deliberations the Senate which that the Senate
recde from their amendments that bill which have been
disagreed to by the House, In making this motion, Mr.
President must be permitted to express the mortifca-
ton which experienced at the ignorance displayed by
those who represented the other House this committee
Of the subectmatter of discnssions-an ignorance
that fear, permitted to rule the proceedings Of that
House. win prove disastrous the best interests Of the
State in part represent here.
The question submitted the Committee of Conference
the proprety of approfratng contingent fund for
the service Of the Indian department in California fund
to dispatch messengers from one section of the Indian
country to another In emergency fund to enable the
superintendent hire OF mountain to Mt
tend him in his visits to the hostile tribes instead Of call
ing for detachment Of the army to accompany him ;
which latter course IL time permitted could show will
cost four FIVE times the amount that would be required
If the was permitted TO hire his escort
single case will prove this The superintendent must
Keep his Office at San Francisco the great centre Of intel
gence for the State He is informed Of Indian troubles
near Los Angeles instead Of going to the army depot at
Benicia only thirty miles from San Francisco and taking
an escort from thence four hundred miles to Los Angeles
If permitted TO hire escort Of mountain men, expert
enced in the habits OF the Indians he would 20 alone
Los Angeles and there get his escort visit the disturbed
districts perform his duty and then dismiss the escort
This would the expense Of eight hundred miles trans
poration Any who has travelled In that country
win OF what additional expense this
transportation win add TO the expedition. And IT. as is
most probable, there should be collision with the In
dans Of what service would these regular soldiers be in
contest with the mountain Indiansf 1t would be like
stsrtihg team after what is called Ia country
jackass rabbit as feet II not feetcr, than greyhound
But all this additional expense leading 10 future deficiency
bills all Of this exposed necsncy to divert the other
House from its penny wise and pound foolish policy in
gard TO California passes for nothing with those who
troll its deliberations. s.' 'ti = 4tRH ~ @.af9
Another item submitted to the Committee Of Confer
fund TO pay the expenses Of the agents in
travelling through these districts They not allowed
cent to travel from point to point although the Indian
tGritory in California is thousand miles in extent in
region where travelling is very expensive IL agent
hears Of collision expected collision, between the
miners and Indians within the bounds Of his district
quirng his immediate presence, he is not permitted to
buy horse pay for his subsistence in going to the
point of disturbance execute the duty for which he was
appointed What protection agents thus provided ex-
tend 10 the Indansf We hdv foken their dcors, grass
hoppers, fisheries, and from them The ponds
where the wild fowl assembled In the winter offering
them for the time abundant supply Of food Is now the
mining and agricultural region Of our citizens The In
dian must perish from cold and hunger IL this Government
does not nerpose TO him. From his hunting ground
export annual average value Of 500 gold
and the revenue paid to the Treasury from port in
California exceeds S. 1000 900 annually and yet the
miserable pance Of 000 to feed and protect these
original Inhabitants of the country, is refused and cut
down by the grossly unjust policy adopted by the
other House. this to be the policy Of his Government
torards these people, wH form dark page IN our history
AZ docs bring he vengeance of Heaven upon nation
now move that the Senate recede from such Of its
amendments have been disagreed to by the House.
IThe motion was agreed to. r