Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-04-20
HAVEN, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 1853.

more important discoveries--for, unlike Califor-
MIA, gold is found in hills-in dales-in sane, -
in loam-on the beds of rivers, and in the noun
taiD rocks. The Commissioner of Crown Lands,
in letter to friend, says, 1t appears as regu-
lar MS wheat in sown field"
On the 25th Of August, large deposits of
gold were announced to be discovered at Mel
bourne, thus proving the extension of veins
along the range of dividing hills. Clune dig
gings, Ballarat, and Deep Creek were at once
opened, and gold was even dug up in the city,
the streets having been originally paved with
gold quartz rock In truth, the precious metal
was all but universal and dggings were OPEN
ed in every direction, with every success. Suf-
fee it to say, that such has been the result Of
emigration generally, that the steady and indus
trious have never failed to succeed
THE SEMINoLEs OF FLoRIDA--In recent de-
bate in the Senate, on the proposition to raise
force to expel the Seminoles from Florida. SEN
ator Houston did himself credit by the following
Just remarks
"Why press upon this little handful of Indi-
ans! Are the necessities of Florida so great
that extended over vast area of country, with
sparse population, her people cannot find en-
ployment within the settled limits of their coun-
try for the investment of their capital, without
running in upon the hammocks of the Indians,
interfering with their fisheries and their hunting
grounds! There is no necessity for it. Let
us use little forbearance. Billy Bowlegs is
not such terrible scare-crow, or SO anxious for
war when he cannot be advantaged by it, that
he is going to invade the formidable State Of
Florida will not vote for the amendment
| am satisfied that any encouragement given to
the Executive Of the State will be succeeded
by demands upon the Executive Of the United
States-they will be so importunate, and news
papers will get up stories of combats, the most
melancholy and terrible details will be narra-
ted, but all will turn out to be fustian at last.
Yet such tales will be circulated throughout
the United States and there will be great cry
raised of the cruelty of the Indians, and of their
massacres of the people on the frontier.
"The country will be alive with the cry, and
people will be ready to fly to to the standard of
Florida to defend her against few hundred poor
miserable, halfstarved Indians, whom humanity
requires that you should feed rather than cxter-
inmate. The Indians want justice, and wish
there were an abler man than myself to stand
up on this floor and demand, in their behalf that
justice shall be done them. Sir they are de-
spoiled of everything The territory is taken
from them. They are robbed Of their annuities,
and the purchase money for their lands is taken
by felons. Is not this something that should
be looked at and considered! They have no
one here to appeal in their behalf or to tell their
griefs and wrongs TO American ears; but it is
nevertheless true that their history is a history
of wrong untold. If Senators, independent of
their position, cannot stand forth and vindcate
the wronged Indian, where is he to look but to
the Great Spirit for redress? and that comes
slowly when compared to the activity or the av-
arice Of the wicked"