The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-07

" importation to foreign and irresponsihla
ne gleat eetrirnent OF our own citizeas / there
nF 80 = am most earnestly recommend the adoption
OF spscihc duties, wherever it is practcahl. or
norie Saiqaa n, to prevent the Sc frauds - >
uouio also ssain call your attention to the fac,
~. tsrln In some gases imposes high.
sr outy upon The raw material imported than upnn
Tue article Manufactured from it. the conseouencs cs
oi Wnien - that the duty operates to the encnur
agement OF the foreigner end the discouragerne en-,
For tuli and detailed information in regard ,o ~.
general condition of our Indian AFFAIRS resnecf
July refer you to the report of the Secreta, Of the
Inferior and tie accompanying documents.
The Senate not having thought proper to ratifv
the treaties which had been negotiated with The
tribes of Indians in California and Oregon eur rs
lations with them have been left in very unsatis
i factory condition. i'' 7.e'i ~ =.
In otherparss of our territory particular districts
oil county have been set apart, for the exclusive
occupation of tho Indians, and their right to the
lands within those limits has been acknowled ged
and respected. But in Caiifornis and Oregon there
| has been no recognition by the Government of the
exclusive right Of the Indians to any part of the
country. They are therefore mere tenants at suf
ferance, and liable TO be driven from place to place.
| at the pleasure of the whites. - ''
The treaties which have been rejected, proposed
| to remedy this evil, by sllotting to the different
tribes districts Of country suitable to thei habits
OF life, and sufficient for their support This pro-
vision, more than any other, itais believed led to
their REJECTION; ans substitute for ii has been
1
sable to attempt to- enter into new treaties of per
| .maaent character, although no effort has been
| spared by temporary arrangements to preserve
friendly relations with them sass 22.-.}tF 81
| If it be the desire ef Congress to remove them
from ths country altogether, or to assign to them
particular districts more remote from the settle
ments of the hites IL win be proper to set apart
by law the territory which they are TO occupy ana
| to provide the means necessary for removing them
to it Justice alike TO our own citizens and TO the
tIFdians requires the prompt actionof Congress on
| this subject 1891 d. ~ rsa- - 3. rrt
/ The amendments proposed by the Senate to the
| treaties which wsre negotiated with the Sioux In
| dians of Minnesota, have been submitted to the
| tribes who were parties to them, snd have re-
ceiYed their assent large tract Of valuable ter.
Tiory has thus been opened for settlement and cuf
tvation, aud alldanger of collision with thsse pow
erful and warlike bands has been happily re
moved. - '
The removal of the remnant of the tribe Of Sem.
mole Indians from Florida has long been cherish
ed object of the Government and it is one TO which
my attention has besn steadily directed. Admon-
ished by past experience of the difficulty and cost
Of ii 9 attempt to remove them by military force
resort has beef had to csnciliatory measures By
the, invitation of the Comnaissioncr of Indian AT.
fairs several of the principal chiefs recently visited
Washington, and whilst here acknowledged 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 otheir promise, and that couesii Of
their people has been called to make their prelni.
nary arrangements general emigration may
| therefore be confidently expected at an early day
l. The report from the General Land Cffice shows
increased activity in its operations, The survey of
the northern boundary Of Iowa has been compile
ted with unsxampled despatch. Within the last
year 522, ,s53 acres OF public land have been sur
veyed, and 6, 8,032, ,463 acres brought into market
In the last fiscal year there 2 . # : Din
were soid---, ,553 OIL acres
Located with bounty land warrants 3.20l9l4
Located with other certificates. 1862 "
Making a total Of 4,870,067
In addition there were-l '' '- -
Reported under swamp land grants 49, las' e.
For internal impro ogemcnts, rail- r-35, -, e.,
Making an aggregate of......... l3,ll5,l75 g
Being an increase in the smountof lands sold and
located under land warrants of $50 226 acres over
The whole amount thus sold, located under land
warrants, reported under swamp land grants, and
selected for internal mpreven snts exceeds that of
the previous year by 3342 37a acres. and the sales
would, without doubt, have been much larger but
for the exten sive reservations for railroads ia Mis-
souri,, Mississippi and Alabana,i 80. 4.ls f., .ls
For the quarter ending 3eh September. 1859, there
were SOLO ;. .,i 80 80 29e 11 acres
Located with other certifca ates...... 1859
Reported under swamp land grants 2, ,45 1888
Making an aggregate fer the quar- ' nr- ''.i'
Much the larger portion of the labor Of arranging
and classifying the returns of the last census has
been finished, andit will now devolve upon Con
gress to make the necessary provision for the pub
hcation of the results in such form as shall be
deemed best. The apportionment Of representa-.
ton, the basis of the new census has been made
by the Secretary of the Interior In conformity with
the provisions of law relating to that SUBJECT and
t1e-recent elections have been made in accordance
with it
commend to ysur favorable regard the susges.
ton contained in the report of tbs Secretary of the
Interior that provision be made by law for the pub
lieaion aud distribution, periodically. Of an analy.
tical digest Of all the patents which have been or
may hereafter be, granted for useful Inventions and
discoveries, with such descriptions and illustrations
as may be necessary to present an inteliigbe view
OF their natufa and operation The cost of such
publication could easily be defrayed out Of the pa
tent fund, and am persuaded that it could be ap.
piled to object acceptable - inventors and
beneficial to the public al large. ,.. .l4...l - :,
An appropriation Of 100000 having been made
at the last session for the purchase of suitable
SITE and for the erection, furnishing and sitting up
of Asylum for the Insane Of the District Of Co;
lumbla, and OF the Army and Navy OF the United
States, the proper measures have been ado pied TO
carry this benef cent purpose into effect: -, ~.
By the latest sdvices from the Mexican Bound
ary Commission it appears that the survey OF the
river Gila from its confluence with tho Colorado to
its supposed intersection with the western line OF
New Mexico, has beea completed The survey OF
| the Rio Grsnde has also bean 6nishsd from the
poin. agreed on BY the Commissior ths point
where it strikes the southern boundary OF New
Mexico" to point one hundred ana thirty 'hve
miles below Eagle Pass. which is about twothirds
of the distance along the course OF the river to its
mouth So So. s's > - }. - t'-@
b The appr, priation which was made at the last
session Of Congress for the cannnuation OF the sur
vey Is subject 10 the following proviso:
| "Prorided, That, no part Of this appropriation
| shah be used or expended until il shall be made
satisfactorily to appear to the President OF the gn'
ted States that the southern boundary of aSwl Mex
ieois not established by the commissioner and sur
vsyor ofthe United States farther north the town
called Paso than the same Ii laid Down in Distur-
nelis map, which il added 20 the treaty.. ,i' ii
| My attention was drawn to this lobjeet by Q re-
| port from the Department of the Interior, wnicn
reviewed all the facts Of sha case and Submitted
for my decision ths question whether, under exist,
ing elrcu instances, any part OF the sppropnanoI
could be iawfahy used or'expended for the furthsr
| prosecution OF the work. After careful eop6der.,
tiCp Of tbs came the conclusion that II
eod not, aud SO informed the head OF that Depart
nsn,. Orders were Immediately Issued ~ ~ g y
th a-commissions. aud surveyor to make no urfher
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