The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-15

and all danger Of collision
with these powerful and warliks bands has
been happily removed.
The removal of the remnant of the tribe
Of Seminole lndiansirom Florida has long
been . cherished object Of the Govern
ment, and it is one to which my attention
has been steadily directed. Admonished
by past experience Of the difficulty and
cost Of the attempt to remove them by mill
tary force. resort has been had to corcilia-
tory measures. By the invitation OF the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs several
of the principal chiefs recently visited
Washington, and whilst here acknowledg.
cd in writing the obligation Of their tribe
to remove with the least possible delay.
Late advices from the special agent of the
Government represent that they adhere to
their promise, and that a council OF their
people has been called 10 make their pre-.
liminary arrangements. A general emi.
may therefore be confidently ex-
pected at an early day.
The report from the General Land W.
fec shows increased activity in its opera.
lions. The survey Of the northern boun.
Diary of Iowa has been completed with un.
exampled despatch. Within the last year
$3.50, 953 acres Of public land have been
surveyed. and 8,032,463 acres brought
into market.
In the last fiscal year were sold 1853. OF acres.
Located with bounty land wrrants 8 ,20l ,3l4 I"
Located with other certificates : : $3.50 I"
Making a total of Z. 4,o7O,067
In addition, there were
Reported under swamp land grants s. sl9, lss 7"
For internal improvements, rail.
roads, &c 3,O25.S2 "
Making an aggregate OF ls,ll5,l75
Being an increase in the amounto flands
sold and located under land warrants Of
569. 22O acres over the previous year.
The whole amount thus sold, located
under land warrants, reported under
swamp land grants, and selected for in.
ternal improvements, exceeds that OF the
previous year by ,342, 372 acres; and the
sales would, without doubt. have been
much larger but for the extensive reserva.
lions for railroads in Missouri, Mississippi
and Alabama.
For the quarter ending sOth September. 1852.
there were sold 243 .2S5 acres.
Located with bounty land warrants, Il ,3s7.ll6 "
Located with other ~certifca ties : 1889 4"
Reported undea swamp land grants, LASS. 2S3 "
Making an aggregate for the or Of 4,lsl,s 5s
Much the larger portion Of the labor Of
arranging and classifying the returns OF the
last census has been finished, and it will
now devolve upon Congress to make tho
necessary provision for the publication Of
the results in such form as shall be deem
ed best. The apportionment of represen.
tation, on the basis of the new census, has
been made by tho Secretary Of the Interior
in conformity with the provisions OF law re-
lating to that subject. and the recent cleo
tons have been made in accordance with it.
l commend 10 your favorable regard the
suggestion contained in the report Of the
Secretary of the Interior that provision be
made by law for the publication and dis
tribution, periodically, of an analytical
digest of all the patents which have been.
or may hereafter be granted for useful in.
ventions and discoveries, with such de.
scriptions and illustrations as may be ne
cessary 10 present an ineligible view of
their nature and operation. The cost Of
such publication could easily be betrayed
out Of the patent fund, and am %persuad-
ed that it could be applied to no object
more acceptable to inventors and bens-
fetal to the public at large.
An appropriation Of 100000 having
been made At the last session for the pur-
chase of a suitable site, and for the erec.
ton, furnishing and fitting up of an Asy-
lum 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 this beni6cent
measure into effect.
BY the last advices from the Mexican
Boundary Commission. it appears that the
survey oil the river ella, from its confluence
with the Colorado to its supposed inlersec-
ton with the western line of New Mexico,
has been completed. The survey Of the
Rio Grande has also been finished from
the point agreed on by the Commissioners,
as sthe point where it strikes the southern
boundary of New Mexico" to a point one
hundred and thirty-fve miles below Eagle
Pass which is about two.ihirds of the dis
lance along the course Of the river to its
mouth.
The appropriation which was made at
the last session Of Congress for the con-
tinuation Of the survey is subject to the
following proviso:
"Propided, That no part Of this ap-
preparation shall be used or expended un-
til it shall be made satisfactorily to appear
to the President Of the United States that
the southern boundary Of New Mexico is
not established by the commissioner and
surveyor ofthe United States. farther north
of the town called ''Paso," than the same
is laid down in Disturnell's map, which is
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