New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-20

Of Nlfxic0-PfOpOsFd Reform
49, Bsreau-rbe san witch Islands AMI the late
sS.l.,.trntier--lLe California Mint Contract, &c.
S.-,rs,seo,e Of The NJ Y. Tnbrue.
es''''''''' WASHINGTON "Wednesday, May 49, 1853
Gov Merriwether has beSp obliged tOfTego his orig-
-, ;ntien of leaving Fort LeavenwOrth for New Mex
~, 49, ,he Ist proxno az the state Department and the
s,stnent OF the Interior can ha,dJ be ready for him.
;.b dc ipstructions and yOumuous papers which he
Nil carry out 10 guide his administration OF our intr
c.rs Affairs in that quarter snail not De surprised II
~ President sezbg upon the difference in the charac-
,r nalf pastOral Of of the indians there his
isa6catiop recommends next winter sweeping mOdi-
cations Of our Indian policy, so far as the aborgDes of
sSst territory are concerned write as his jHsfcG
leu because the aming Democratic p0puatiVn OF bOr-
a. yee M will be down on him like athOusaud Of brick.
The Sares move an uch from thtr beaten track ia In
asp matters Our lamentabe Indian policy has been
k,tened on the Government wholly by the influence OF
elators located in the far West-the shregdes men,
" long odds, who habitually visit Washington. is
slnowedQed By those who have been longest in the In
dsn Bureau here that had our policy IN dealing with
Them been really that Of cOnsdciae and conscientious
mrents to Children Is 1t puipots To nave been, we
would have managed them aud their affairs at much
lea expense To- the National Treasury and al an almost
lncalcuiable saving of human life ninctenths of our
trouble with them anywhere arising fOn our Efforts to
oyerresch en- either 20 compass direct ends OF the
Government ltspf or Of parties who have at times Oh
tained Improper nOeuce wth dherent Administrations
(of the II y Government In the Case of the New
Mexican Indians the Puebas especially there is fair
ouportunty for initiating entirely new policy. They
aie reay The bone and snow OF the relbe native pop
nlaiion of the Territory And, apreciang the fact
have avery reason 20 believe Repeat, that the Presi
dept will recommend that they be treaed by Congress
IN All respects as though they whites enedtO all
priyieees accorded by the Constitution.
The present Administration are aiming to break up
bad custom which has prevailed here for years past.
refer to the habit OF heads OF burcaux IN keeping In
hand font of the Treasury various sums of money for
contingent expenses, which are usually placed on de-
posite with bankers public and pdV@e, ~ Washington
presume the amount kept in such hands averages
perhaps quarter of q million of dollars. The custom
Il needless as every head of Bureau can estimate with
in perhaps hundred dollars of the moathly necessities
ineclnibr,O of his charge. Such depOstes are Go
say the least of hem against the spirit OF the Sub
Treasury law ii not against its letter There are tea
lures in that law which conceiScd to work uniOrun
AeIy for the commercial c0mmunl y; and II 50, they
shoan ne corrected beyond doabt But il will he
than de TO continue streichngs Of the law which are
against is spirit and at the same time encourage private
speculation with the public funds rejoice that the
Admins ron are about to ret their face against them
and wish them all possible success IN their effort to
break them up.
Since writing You Yesterday l have heard more par
hcnhrs relative to our Sandwich Islands relations, of
public interest In the first place, have aScertancd
that kim Kamebamcha did not offer to Mr. filwOre the
annexation of his dOunions to the United States. Bat
he aprled for an American and English PrOtectOrate
to aceede to his suggestion if made again shortly It will
be GLADLY acted upon as il is the determination of tho
present Administration at least to keep the Islands from
falling into the hands of any European or other Power
foreign 20 our interests. knmehameha is q remarkably
shrewd old man, welded to power, and quite competent
10 cope with any dipomatis Of any Nation who may be
sent out there. His sons are educated anl indeed
highly cultivated gentlemen according 20 information in
possession of the Government here
We are again filled with rumors relative tho char
acter of the California Mint contract The law appro
pristDr S3OOO00 for the construction Of a Mint and
proper machinery therefor IA that quarter is very posi-
tive In It's prohibition of tho expenditure Of sny portion
Of II for the purchase of the old Assay Office or any of
rs machinery Yet il is insisted that under the terms
MADE Nth Curtis Perry and Ward, the old assay build
irg, rised two stories higher is 70 be received have
not the slightest confidence in the story, the Secre
tsfy Of the Treasury and his talented assistant had the
law before them, and as, whatever one may think of
Their politics. they neither OF them men who would
wiialy violate law with open eyes.
lshA not be surprised il those who are looking 10
snad results in the way of the opening Of new com
merceva Japan that's from the expedition of Com
modorc Perry are grievousy disappointed The proba-
bily Is that he will ven shortly be ordered 70 Honolulu
Win MS entire squadron shall not be surprised this
is done within forty eight hours.
The voTkmen are rapidly pushing the finishing OF OF
she Chamber Of the Library of Congress- though they
have sn awful time Of IT, Thus, they are compelled TO
Keep al the doors and windows closed while putting on
lhe gold leaf creating heat intense as 70 compel
nem actually TO labor shirtless the atmosphere being
next u intensity to Turkish bath. Faith they should
indeed dc well paid
We have nothing OF interest Just now in the way o.
removals and appointments though ere long You will
certainly get the full programme of foreign appointments
MoSrNOREscL