The daily union., 1852-08-15

down upon the reservation which was made by the
made with hun Tue Indians believed that they To
De secured "a the undistuTbed possession of that portion
OF territory which had been allotted 10 them under the
treaties.
Those treaties. eighteen in number have been partially
executed They required the government OF the United
Stales TO feed these lndians-to furnish them with a
large amount OF bee and various other articles which
would have involved the government in most extraor-
dnay expenditure. Public policy demanded that those
eaues should be rejected but they have been in part
the Indians upon the other We have rejected them and
therefore we are under moral obligation TO make some
provision or the support OF those who have been disap
pointed 0y Their rejection. The Indians the
reservations They cannot return their fishing streams
where they were in the habit OF obtaining of their
iood They cannot return 10 The acorn trees from
whence they derived part o their support. because,
sad before, the white man has gone there and he will
mol suffer the Indians 10 remain near him.
we who represent the State OF California were CON-
pelled iron sense oil duty, TO vote for the rejection OF
the treaties because We knew that would be utterly
impossible for the general government retain these
Indians in the undisurbed possession Of these reserva
lions why, there were as many six reservations
made IN single county in The State OF California, and
lhat one OF tie best INNING counties IN The State We
knew that those reservations included mineral lands, and
lha JUST SO soon as II became more profitable 10 dig upon
the reservations than elsewhere. the white would
there, and that The whole army OF the United States
could not eypel the IntTuders.
IL was therefore, under this stern necessity that we
were compelled TO reject the treates and after The
Indians have complied with hemailer they have done
by coming down out OF their old homes and occupying
the reservaons-l only ask that an appropriation oil
100000 should be made for their temporary reliefor
Their support under the circumstances in which they
have been placed by the rejection of the treaties by this
branch OF the government Ii did not believe it
appropriation demanded by absolute necessity | would
not have asked 1t al the hands OF the Senate IL will be
hard, indeed. 10 explain TO these Indians how il
that the formal treaty made with your accredited agents
has been violated. They may not understand, well
you and that the President and Senate alone under
our constitution have the power 10 conclude treaties
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Will the gentleman inform me,
he peases whether by those treaties any provision
was made, or whether any promises were held out to
those Indians that If they would go down and occupy
these reservations the country apart for them they
would be provided for and what provision 10 be
made for them
Mr. WELLER. Every one OF these treaties required,
among other things that the Indians should be supplied
with certain quantity OF beef in the year 1851 and also
with certain quantity in 1852 That quantity which
was TO be supplied TO The Indians in 1851 OF course, has
already been delivered 10 them, and considerable po
ton OF that winch required 10 be delivered in 1852
has also been turned over.
But there still remains large quantity under these
treaties yet TO be delivered, and, OF course the rejection
OF these treaties has stopped the delivery Of that portion
We did undertake under those treaties supply these In
dians with beef, during these two years. very large
amount suppose that four or i've OF these treaties
CURED US to deliver more than 100000 worth OF beef
during 1852 and II you to look at this merely
question OF dollars and cents, should make money by
giving them this 100000 instead OF furnishing them
with The beef which the treaties agreed TO furnish 10
them 10 1852.
Mr. CASS. Mr. President, think that there is
great deal of justice the observations OF the hon
orable senator from California; Vat, sir, the amount
is great deal more than | prepared 10 appro-
priae. The Senate will ecollect that these Indians
have already received from nearly 81 900 900,
while have received from them no considera-
ton al all, because we have not ratified these treaties
SeiIs Sl,o0OOoo has been paid by 10 these Indians
without The slightest Consideration having been returned
again. | am willing 10 make some appropriation un-
der the circumstances OF the but cannot vote for this
AMOUNT, IN view OF The large expenditure which has al
ready been made They have got that amount OF money
they have as understand H. actually, received IRON the
citizens Of the United States that amount.
Mr.. WELLER Why, SIR, the government has paid
only $50 00O $4,000 is the whole amount which has
been appropriated by the government 10 the Indians IN
California. II is true that ihey have obtained from the
citizens OF California bee and other provisions, amount
ing IN value 10 nearly SO00000; but my learned friend
took occasion the other day inform the Senate that under
circumstances would be vote tor that or vote out oil
the national treasury IL therefore ought not TO be
charged that the Indians have already received that by
act OF the general government put II upon the plain
ground that II you had executed these treaties, and fur
nshed these Indians with the amount OF beef stipulated
BY those treaties, 1t would have required vastly more
than the appropriation now asked Tor.
/ Mr.. BU TIER. have no doubt, MIR. President but
that this amendment made It'll than ordinary in
legence, because comes from the honorable senator
1 lfom California, MIR. WELLER,l who perhaps under
stands this subject better than anybody else But an
amendment oil this kind, which indicates course oi
pendure out OF the federal treasury for object which
certainly 10 me, and which has not bad the
ton or investigation oil committee, ought to be received
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would examine the subject though perhaps there is no
one who has intelligence than the senator from
California see, SIR, by hls statements that thus but
commencement OF system OF expenditures for the sub
ssence OF the Indians in California TINS appropriation
of Sl00 900 would be rather holding out inducemen
10 these poor, deluded, expelled creatures that II the
white will drive them from their land, you able
feed them, and 10 feed them out OF the national treas
ury Before commence system OF this kind, Mr..
President, with reference TO appropriations out oil the fed
eal treasury think there ought TO be some more inyes
saton, especially this is introduced upon the motion
OF single member and say this with great respect ior
/ the gentleman.
| Mr. UNDERWOOD | think. sir, that this is a
matter OF considerable consequence, and that ought
to deliberate well before adopt the amendment
not altogether CERTAIN SIR but that the amendment
ought to be adopted. Now, SIR my friend from Cali
iofna predIcaes this amendment upon the ground that
by the INVASION OF the Indian territory by the miners al
ready if understand him, land taking into account
also the prospective invasion OF into Their erri
the game has been destroyed and the usual sources
of subsistence upon which they rely have been cut Oh
have no doubt OF the truth OF that to great degree
Bat, sir presents itself to my mind n this light: that
here people going, without law, into the Indian
pesIng and killing their game interrupng their posses
sion and their means OF living, and then Congress Is
called upon 10 make some provision for that people
Now, SIR that this IL wrong done TO that people, ad
init II cIizeGs invade their possessions and cut oh
their OF subsistence, and tolerate II as gov
eminent, ought 10 make them amends II seems
to me- putting IN that point OF view, that the amend
ment OF my friend the way comments itself 10 my
| favorable consideration. But cannot, while look al
il in that aspect, forget that It s based upon wrong
thai il Is based upon thing which we ought to have the
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