The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-30
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL.

sderaon OF te special orders The first special order
is the bill from the House OF Representatives 'making
appropriations Tor the current and contingent expenses OF
the Indian Department. and Tor fulfilling treaty slipnla-
tons With the vaoas Indian tribes, for the year ending
June 80. 1855"
MIR SEWARD do no, think that bill made the
The PRESIDENT 1t is the unfinished business Of
yesterday, and s therefore the first special order
Mr. SEWARD. | wish 10 state, Tor the information
Of the Senate and especially for the information OF the
honorable senator from California, [Mr GwlN.l that
here this morning. intending to propose TO ake up
the bill providing for reconnaissance OF Behring's Straits
give notice that shall ask the Senate TO take up
that bill after shall have got through with the bill now
under consideration, during the morning hour to'nor-
row.
Mr. CASS merely wish TO observe that have had
conversation with the chairman OF the Committee on
Finance and he has agreed 70 in'srpose no objection 10
The consideration Of the bill Tor the construction OF
canal around the Falls of 81. Mary, when the bill now
under consideration shall be disposed Of My colleague
andmysef are very ANXIOUS TO terminate that bil there
fore wish TO give notice that when il is next taken up,
shall urge the Senate to dispose " II and shall ask
TO have il taken up soon as tins bill is through with
/ will repeat what said yesterday, that il We cannot
satisfactorily show TO the Senate that work OF drtence
upon remote frontier and upon The land OF the United
Sales has connexon with The doctrine OF inter-
nal improvements than il has with the judiciary, or any
other power assumed and granted to The government OF
the United States. we will abandon the whole measure
The PRESIDENT. The Indian appropriation bill is
under consideration 1t has been reported from The Com
mlttee on Finance with several amendments the first OF
which is 10 strike out the following clause;
.For quidated balance found due the Creek Indians
for losses sustained during ,he la war wh Urea. baln
operaed with the United States in accordance with the
United States agent Io the Creek Indians, ind
viduas living, and the legal representatives OF those
deceased. who are entitled to receive the same
Mr. HUNTER Mr. President, this claims believe
an old acquaintance OF the Senate. 1t is Creek claim
which org in the transactions OF the war OF 1914
with the Creeks which was terminated by the treaty
made by Gen Jacks with the tribe in that year When
m by General jackson. under the
s,ruc,ions from the War Department, he obtained from
the Creeks for the purpose OF rembnfsng The govern
ment for expenses incurred during the war for military
and other purposes cession OF large portion OF their
land | believe the cession OF land amounted to some
thing like 20 900 600 $4,000 900 OF acres BY this ces
about 900 900 were iaken from tne friendly
Creeks. This amount reserved by General Jackson
he said, for military purposes and purposes which
were beneficial not only to The United Sales but 10 the
Creeks themselves because by inerPosng white settle
menis there, it prevented the Creek Indians from making
excursions into Florida which then foreign posses
sion. 1t necessary, therefore, Tor military as Well
as other purposes obtain possession OF this portion oil
their land , =
When the cession was made, sir the friendly Creeks
were not satisfied with the terms OF The treaty they
agreed, however TO sign 1t, provided that they would
be permitted 10 send 10 the government, along with their
signatures. their statement in relation 10 their claim
This, SIR, is the statement which the Creeks sent with
that reay Ii was not part OF the treaty incorpo
rated the treaty but It was sent along with II as
their statement by Gen. Jackson when he communicated
the treaty to the government Their statement was
We have adhered faithfully IN peace and war; TO our treaty
supua,oas with the United States Finding thar General
50 much conquered from the hostile Indians he
deemed Just, found necessary, Tor polcal motives and
y of lands actually properly, Tor which he, as an
equivalent leaves the conquered Indians lands between
Coosa and Taa We do not deem the exchange
equivalent Il shall not, however, interfere win run
ming line, rely the justice OF the United States
lstice TO be done And on these conditions
request that General Pnckneys letter OF the I'D OF
April Col Hawkins, and the thereto OF the 18th
F,.iFh ~
ering this instrument"
The portion Of Gen Pnckney's letter here referred to
contains these declarations:
"The United States will retain much Of the conquered
territory appear 10 the government thereof 10 be
indemnity ior the expenses of the war, and res
,uucn Tor the injuries sustained by its citizens aud 'he
friendly Greek Indians You viii please, SIR, To counnn
cate these the fendy indians, and enl1 them,
10 the prosecution OF he war against such a may continue
hostile 10 abstain carefully from Juring those VINO may be
returning with the intention Of making Their submission
You may likewise inform them that The United States will
forget their fidelity, but IN tbe arrangement which may
be made Of the lands 70 be retained es indemg,y ,he
claim will be respected and such OF her chiels as have
daineushed the by their exenous and vaor Ia
the common will also receive remuneration 10
The oedsd and. in the government may
direct"
General jackson in making this treaty obviously bad
reference 10 these assurances Tor he retained 40 that
treaty Tor each OF the Creek cheiians the land OF which
they possession, Tor the OF themselves and
their heirs as long thew remained upo1 H. tie as9
retained for the friendly Creek Indians portion OF the
land which belonged to The hostile Indians u true,
90 y he said "here was enough Tor both and ~ tins
he said what perfectly true for he retained about
5000, 600 Of land for Tribe OF Indians number
ing something like 10000 25000 PERSONS beng about
$50 per lie said II enough ior both and
believe II enough for both.
Bot sir he transmitted, they desired, this commu-
nicaton OF theirs, IN relation To their lands, with the
treaty. Colonel Hawkins, the Indian agent-a very val.
liable agent, and one IN whom the government seemed 10
have great confidence, and, as think, usy-was writ
ten TO upos The subject In relation TO these claims OF
The friendly Creeks, Colonel Hawkins says
"As TO The extent Of the claims have data 70 oalcu
late from. Part OF the vouchers taken by MI
Cassedy, the Generals secretary, and the remainder gyoa
In since the assistant agent Cowea which have
dered on here. WHaievcr they be, VIII forward them
received. believe at the Tune Of drawing tbs
lines for The treaty $50 90 would have been received
equivalent. The Indians OF TOokaoblcbe were the most
seEed or eight days and when they bad TO retreat
destroyed with all their property but what they could car
" oil when rerested 10 COweia some o. Coosande
Tuskegse, CJwrta, and Tallahassee, had their houses
ount hef stock and provisions destroyed some lew TO
comfortable amount, but mostly TO a trivial one. Ihe
losses sustained were by means general many OF the
friendly did not lose anything but what taken
by disorderY individuals OF fioyds army"
Various questions were put to Colonel Hawkins by the
war Department The third question was
: 9artions Whether indemnity ought 70 be made 10
uonal snnniy, o. BY giving them certain fixed IN
money or goods"
In reply to this he said
believe The correct way would be to lquidatc the
o'Ahs y lholVlduas some Of which, | told, too
hlRh reuuee hem TO ust value, and pay them. II "a
"eea halona eain. ce,sion of land ght be desirable ;
but TO individuals Il is othesgiser