The daily union., 1852-08-11


moi be So No here is prepared say that s not
sol and IS not reasonable that should investigate
that matter.
NV friend from Arkansas anticipates the record, and
speaks OF the merits OF the question, Ia relation 10 whch
advised Senators seem anxious dispose OF
this ii il were an ordinary case The senator from
Arkansas says let the parties present their claim. Why,
sir claims the amount OF $500 900 have already been
presented The senator from Arkansas says why iDst-
tuie inquiry as 10 who has the claims We know
who hold them ready; know who are the holders OF
claims 10 the amount OF $500 0OO which have been pre-
sented here We all admit that the claims not legal
.hequesuon, then, IS, IS u expeden and proper now that
we should investigate the side OF The government, and
appoint agent for that pupose That II would be not
only profitable 10 the government but right and Just TO all
concerned have not the slightest doubt
| Mr. PRATT. This certainly requires no invesga.
ton the side OF the government The government
rests upon the Instructions which she gave her agents.
She could only be bound coexensively with those in
structons submit, therefore, TO my friend from Mis-
sisspp that the side OF the government certainly requires
| no investigation
The senator says that he can imagine a which
will produce equitable claim for these $4,000 He
says that amount might have been expended 10 avoid
boodshed and that in that there would have been
an equitable claim Now, think that the facts slated
by my colleague in his first speech are conclusive ev
jence that such state OF things existed He stated
tina, the President after investigation OF The illegal
ercise oi authority upon the part OF the commissioners
rebuked them; that forced resign. aud that
another turned out III there did exist necessity
Tor this expenditure TO avoid bloodshed, all know
the President of the United States too well not know
that he would not have turned out these il there had
been any pansby in their allegation. He has not been
ap, 10 turn out either friends foes. He certainly
turned ont any one without investigation and he would
not have condemned the oil these
there had been any pansbiy in their allegation that
their acts produced by the necessity OF avoiding
Indian He condemned their Therefore we
have rresstbly before proof that the state OF facts
upon which some senators rely did not exist
Mr.. PEARCE My colleague is mistaken in sup
posing that said that the President rebuked these com
mssioners. said that they had been ebnked but il
by the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs did not say
that the President had rebuked them. have found the
letter 10 winch ! advered moment ago, from which ]
wish TO read extract II is letter from Mr.. Barbour,
dated January s. 1852. in which he says:
"The plan for future operations duly communi-
war with the whites IN many parts OF the STATE; and Wuh
but few exceptions, believe in the SOU hen portion Of the
| hostile, and the between them and the whites
characterized by those acts OF rapne and murder usual
such OF affairs The miners had been driven
gold mines, and every day almost outrage inuy
many OF the Indians killed, and their Of
provisions destroyed"
! This letter dated January 5, 1852, and Mr.. Bar
hour left California. believe in the ial oil 1851, with
layed some time on the isthmus. as understand by the
loss OF his baggage He finally TO New Orleans,
from which place he went TO Kentucky, the State of his
residence From that State he addressed to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs the letter from which have read
an extract That is the first official lnformaon so far
bas know, that was communicated to the government
/ forna.
Mr.. WELLER. l ought perhaps, in justice to the
commissioners, to say that II was claimed by them
throughout, not only In the correspondence but in Cali
torna, in justification Of their action that these contracts
were Indispensable to avoid hoses the part oil the
Indians. They say that great deal OF bad feeling had
been gotten up between the citizens OF the State of Cali.
fornia and the Indians and that by making these con
tracts and supplying the Indians with food they avered
hosities. know that tina, is claimed by them, and il
IS for that not prepared say that the Indian
commissioners did good
opposed 10 the ratification OF the treaties, because
they retained great many reservations or the Indians
In the midst oil the white population, and that policy
IN which could not concur. great many OF these
reservations made in the northern section OF the
State on mineral lands and knew that would be nj.
terly impossible 10 the Indians The undsiurbed
possession OF the reservations proposed ts be off 10
them. That was one reason, and very strong one,
which influenced in voting against he ratification
OF those treaties. But that the Indian commissioners
IN many OF their operations, acted in good faith, do
not doubt. have no doubt whatever that they sup
posed there was imminent danger OF Indian war
II is claimed BY them that OF the tribes of In.
dams with which they entered into treaties gave the
citizens OF California any trouble during the last year
Daring the latter part OF last year were constantly
involved in difficulties with the Indians. and our State
has been subjected immense expenditure in meeting
those Indian difficulties. II is affirmed by the commits.
sloners that OF the difficulties took place between
the citizens OF California and those tribes with which
negotiations were had confess am not in possession
OF the necessary Information TO enable 10 decide
whether this be true or not but am inclined TO The opn
ION that, TO certain extent Is true, and that very lew
OF the Indians with whom they negotiated, and to whom
they delivered food, gave the citZens o California any
difficulty during the past year may, therefore, be pos
sbe thai the general government # IN the end il should
be compelled to pay the $500 000 may have saved
than that amount by being compelled refund 10 The
State OF California money which that Stae would other
wise have expended IN meeting those hostltes.
Now, SIR, there Ia no doubt about thls-tha although
there may have been individuals into that country
who have ranscended their authority, and made
gainsl the wishes OF the department. there still be
found honest the country 10 investigate into
the matter My friend from North Carolina MIR BAD
GERl 10 think that because three four men VINO
have been sent out there have engaged in improper
transactions aud transcribed their authority, ii Is there
tore impossible 10 6ud honest 10 send there, Cr
that, II you Ind an honest man here, the very moment
ue beanes the atmosphere OF California he will become
rogue Why, could guaranty 10 my friend from North
Carolina that he could there spend whole year, and
come back as honest man as be ~ now. | undertake
say urtber nat there Just many honest and in
ellIgent in the State OF California VINO have
bfesbed the atmosphere OF the Pacific for the last
two years, found in the Safe which he repre-
senis. There can be no difficulty upon that score.
The senator TO take II Tor granted that the whole
population OF California interested IN these contracts,
authority oil this Law, got there, such clanor would be
rased by the population OF California about his ears
that he would fall under its magn influence and like
some Others who have been sent out, rogue
suppose that there fifty in the whole STATE
oi California who are interested in these claims II
well known that tie beef supplied by gentlemen
who owned extensive tracts OF country, and VINO owned
immense herds OF cattle The great body the people
OF California had interest in the matter and very
large majority OF them were opposed TO these treaties
They were opposed To the transactions OF these commits
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