Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-03-03


10 act in the spirit Of justice, he could go
home and insist that the Indians, who have
lived on the lands Tor SO many years, should
b. driven away under the old and cruel
Spanish law {?
Mr.. HowARD responded that so far as
he was concerned, he had always urged Tex
as to set apart some country for the Indian
tribes; but because Texas did not pursue
that course, is not a justification for Con-
gressto violate treaty stipulations-whereas
Texas has no treaty stipulations with the
Indians.
Mr.. HALL resumed his remarks, intimat-
ing that the gentleman's opposition TO the
settlement of the Nebraska country arose
from lis policy TO benefit Texas, and to
compe! emigrants to settle in that State, and
making the railroad to the Pacific terminate
at Galveston. He asserted that this bill
does not include a single Indian tribe with
whom we have treaty, and argued gen.
orally in support Of the measure.
Mr. SUTHERLAND, (D,m. Of n. Y, con-
Cured in the argument ol Mr.. Howard.
/ C' Mr.. CLINGMAN cou'd not vote for the bill
in It's present form. He unders oud that the
population in Nebraska DO not exceed eight
or nine hundred persons-some say only
five hundred. A territorial government,
was not the most economical mode of pro-
tecling emgrants. Troops Should be en-
p!oyed for this purpose. If the design is 10
settle the country. give lands to emgrants,
as IN the case Of Oregon.
Mr.. HALL said that if the territory should
be organized, thirty or forty thousand peo-
pie would goto N,braska in the course Of a
few months. They are now prevented from
settling by the law governing the Indian
Territory. Emigrants 10 Oregon and Cali
tornla are to be protected, not SO much from
wild Indians on the way, as from disease
and storms.
Mr.. SUTHERLAND said the main urgu-
ment OF the gentleman from Missouri. was.
that Nebraska should be settled; but there
was no necessity for this. Was it good
policy 10 bring SO much additional land into
market, and 10 incur the vast expense Of
eNtingu>hing The Indian title TO more. when,
in the eleven states adjoining Nebraska,
there are four hundred millions of acres vet
unsurveyed, and two hundred millions in
market.
Mr.. RrcHARDsoS, (Dem.,) of Illinois,
advocated the bill. In his opinion, five hun
drcd settlers would do more 10 protect tic
interests we have il that section than all
the troops we could send tlilhcr. Besides.
the settlement OF the intermediate country
/ between the frontier States, ard Oregon
and California, would be Tie means OF bind
ing the States more c!osSly. The best plan
to settle the county is through the means
o' Territorial Government.
Mr.. CLINGMAN (Whig) Of North Carroll
ma, offered an amendment, which was ac-
cepted, to the effect that the territory occu-
pied by the Indians shall not constitute 4
par; Of the Nebraska Territory.
Several other amendments were made.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, offered one.
striking out all after the enacting clause in
tic bill, and inserting an appropriation Of
iif y thou>aI dol'ars, 10 enlble the Presi-
dent OF the United States to enter into nCgo-
tiations with the Indian tribes occurying
lands west OF Missouri and Iowa, with a
view to the eXtinguishmcnt OF the Indian IL
tie, This was rejected, by ayes 81, noes
~.
The Committee then rose, when Mr..
Leicher (Dcm. } of Virginia, moved that tie
bill be laid Oh the table. This was mega
lived, by 49 against lO7.
The bill, as amended, was then passed bv
9S against 43, and the House adjourned.
Captain, when do yuu leavc?"
when the boat does"
"Ani when does the boat lcavc?"
The very moment she starts