The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-07

which viii dow to the ncbns rom suoh measure, With
treaties to conform the order Of things and su
BILE laws for their protection
In addition t6is the preparation Of large district
diana would open up in most desirable locality homes
for spterprisng and hardy pioneers who are ready to
the Sssnssea nusnee Of which, from IL position would
b. Of ncalculabe advantage to heIndian well to
the government and people Of the I'm ted States.
respectfully suggested that the of money sp.
proprated by Congress at the late session not deemed
In view Of the extent and magnitude Of the
objects contemplated, and it Ia recommended that
further appropriation be made early in the next session.
for the purpose Of treating with the tribes Indicated by
sDsborv 40 that ssssass Ani an deemed Necessary
either TO supply the emgrated tribes with new nomes
otherwise may be made with the ansr y e
al be made in the months OF April ana MAY hex anu
submitted to the Senate in ample time Tor Congress - o.
tabsh Q civil government at its next session
As stated in the last annual report the negotiations
with the Csmanches Krway, and other Indians on tue
Arkansas river contem lated by an act passed 1T the
preceding session Congress- had necessarily be post
poned till present season. At suitable period la
spring they confded to the agent in that quarter
He was cha, ged with the duty of procuring from
such Of the dams of his agency parties to the
made to til treaty by the Senate Whereby the
OF goods provisions, and other articles of necessity
gnaly agreed to be furnished them lily period
Of atty years, were limited to the shorter term of ten
years The act Of Sd of March last making the appropr
aton for the second Of these nstAmen provided that
they had assentsd to the Senate's amendment, and
the agent was instructed accordingly The report
transmitted.
hsacory manner In which he has discharged the I'm.
portxDt duties confded him in this Connection aud
o. containing highly valuable information touching
relate with the prairie and mountain tribes and grave
suggestions relative to future policy in
them, commends itself TO the artent and consideration
OF all who take interest the future of this
fortunate class OF our Indian population
There Is but single agent for all the Indians of the
upper Arkansas and Platte rivers and the immense region
lying between thee fand between frontier tribes and
the Rocky Mountains. From the great extent of this
agency the numerous Indians within it, and the extreme
distance between the larger bodies of them, it is wholly
beyond the power of one person to manage, whatever
may be his qualifications The Indians Of the Arkansas
are numerous ischievousy inclined and nfest the d.
rect roue TO Santa Fe Their intercourse with the Indians
Of New Mexico Is decidedly OF evil tendency and they
either take tin the annual predatory expeditions into
the frontier provinces of the MeI lean republic are
iderabIe extent the sgents and Instruments through
vhich those engaged In these lawess forays dispose Of
their ILL.,. often plunder For the purpose Of exercising
Some dege of influence over and far possible
trolling them, separate agent located in their vicinity
necessary For Ike reasons and for the
better protection of our overland emigrants to
California and Oregon, a feparate agent Is like wise
required for the Indians the upper waters Of the Platte
river therefore respectfully the recommends
ton of former Commissioners of Indian Asirs that the
agency b. divided, aud ano her agent ap pointed
Several topics of interest with the semi civil
HEED tribes Of the Southern deserving
them but particularly the Chsrokess aud Creeks
sent delegates to attend general coun,i concerted
other wild tribes Of the paires the object Of which was
to compromise apprehen.ed difficulties likely arise out
Of aepe iations and other ontraes committed by the lat
ter and to agreement for the
Of pescefu relations between them in fu ure 1t
intention OF the tribes to seize this op
port unity of endexvorng to he sautary preston
upon beir wilder brethren by full representing to them
their relations to the United States power chasss
and punish them for their sggressons and the
necessity OF their remaining peaceabe and friendly
well With citizens as with other tribes High waters
and other circumstances prevented fun at
Eentec, and the nesting proved too infigni6csnt to
justify expectation Of any very fAtterpg results
sctuaed that participated in tlis ment entities
them to the commentator OF the government general
council of this kind and for like Objects under the mme
diate auspices and pa Of the government is highly
desirable and respectfully recommend application
Congress- for small appropriation for the purpose
The Cherokess, DESTROYS of multiplying their already
numerous schools, and thus to diuse widely AMI
more rapidly the blessings of education anxious to
contracted it believed for the above object manifest
ed DESIRE In order to obtain for those commenda
bic purposes to rerocede to the the tract of
mer ssessons By the treaty of New Echoto but the de-
legation from the tribe after several interviews with the
Department last spring withdrew the proposition 1t Is
supposed however, that will be renewed duriog the ap
preaching winter This tract which projects north along
tkeir country snd has not been settled by them 1t
probable that they will have for it, their other
lands being ample for all their purposes.
Intelligence has recently been received of most das.
tardy and nhuman outrage perpetated 10 the Cherokee
nation, Andrew and Washington Adair, peaceabls and
unofending citizens of the nation having been deli
berately and prutally murd cred in cold blood by an
armed mob of Cherokees, about hundred in numb
It having reported that these swless persons rein
forced by Others medtsted still further acts of violence
and boodshed WI ch 1t feared the authorities of the
nation, unaided could not here appeared to be
imminent danger OF state OF domestic srifso reQrr
ng tn interposition of the strong Of the govern
men in conformity with the provision of the sixth arti
Gle OF the teaty of 1885 and 1885, with the tribe As
measure Of precautoD it vas therefore, deemed proper
to request that the military force that frontier be
Indian Affairs there to Be employed if requisite in pro
teotng the lives and property of Cheroess that might be
IN danger, ard preventing the further euson Of blood
necessarily the domestic affairs of the Cherokees it Is
hoped there will be no occasion for such proceeding AMI
that the authorities OF the tribe will be able prevent
further outrage and to bring those concerned In that
committed to just punishment
deem it ineumbsnt upon me to call particular atten
on to b ton Of the interesting report Of Supern
tendent Drew referring to the question Of the
bity OF dams to the penalties Of the law prohibiting
country question which has recently caused great
citement among the Creeks and may lead to diff
frontier, withia his superintendency, have adopted
string MT laws upon the subject which regularly
rgely enforced against their own people guilty Of the
offence while acco ding to u ical Interpretation in that
quarter they are also amenaole der law. To
Indian though he may have been severely punished by
his tribe for ntrodu cling disposng of liquor Ia Liza
arrest and puI ishment second time for the of
fence result certainly contrary to the spirit Of In
stution and repugnan to the Indian as it would be
to ourselves. 1t is to which the Creeks appear de-
termined rot to submit individuals of their nation
seized by the United States Marshal last GUNNER were
arrest these persons has led to great excitement
siderable number have banded together and armed
selves to resist the attempt at hazards and in Of
failure they threaten the lives Of tn of their chiefs
who have been instrumental and active In the adoption
and enforcs ment Of their law The superintendent
dsemDg 1t prudent to interfere for the stay of further
edngs until the views Of the Department COULD be
obtained the subject was recently submitted for your
consideration.
The enforcement against Indians by criminal prosecu
on, Of the law to prohibit the production sale Of
liquor in the ndi, ntry, is believed to be contrary
~ only to the intention of the trainers Of tha law but
Also to the principle uniformly acted in spect to all
OF the tribes OF little dire ct interference In their
tsrna and domestic affairs Hence offences and other
matters Of greater concern, left settled
trely by themselves.
By the second and third articles Of the treaty with the
Creek of November 90 1885, the four hun
dred thousand dollars stipulated to be allowed
property abandoned and lost by individuals of the tribe
IN consequence Of their forced aud compulsory removal
west of the Mississippi fifty tn ousand dollars of
amount to be furnished in stock animals to be dis
tnbuttd in proportion to the loss In each case -
forth in schedule which panied the treaty The
remaining three hundred and fifty thout dollars were