Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-15

whe are engaged in getting up sympathy for
| their Injuries at the hands of the Government,
the existence of which they themselves have
never dreamed Of, as the authorities of these
two denominations charged with the superin-
tendence Of their establishments there, have,
to our knowledge, often expressed perfect sat
faction with what the bureau has done for
them in forming the treaty in question.
The Methodist Manual Labor School above
referred to is the most extensive, important and
successful educational enterprise instituted for
the civilization and Improvement Of Indian
youth. The church, at the invitation Of the
Government undertook this great and good
work, in the prosecution of which they have &C
tually expended between one and two hundred
thousand dollars. They have at this moment
manual labor farm of 900 acres in a high state
of cultivation, on which there are between
SOS, 900 and $50, 200 worth of improvements.
The nation in council having determined to
send delegation here to sell their lands to the
Government, agreed with the church author
tiles that they would ask to have stipulation
| made in the treaty, that the fee to this prop
erty ION Indian lands) should be secured by
the Government to the establishment, for So, 900
| to be paid by the authorities Of the church and
school to the Indians. This has been done
The Quakers and Baptists have also missionary
educational establishments on much smaller
scale, however, among this tribe; and in ma
king the treaty it was stipulated that they
should continue to occupy the lands they now
occupy for those establishments, as long as they
will use them for that purpose. When they
| choose to abandon their schools there, however
they are to be sold; the value Of their improve
ments going to the respective churches ma
king them, and that of the land going to the
credit of the Shawnees.
The point which the traders mot the church
esq object to, seems to be the bureaus failure
to secure the fee of the lands in question to
these churches 1t would strike US as very
singular that Indian traders-in fire. water.
beads, rcd cloth, &c.-should suddenly become
so much more solicitous for the interests of
missionary establishments among the Indians,
with which they are ordinarily at bitter hos
tlities in the Indian Territory but for the fact
| that they are famous for sticking at nothing to
carry their points. The history of the wrongs
and outrages suffered by the various tribes of
North America, is but a history of the expe-
dients of tho Indian trader-singly or in com
bination-to wrong the red nan for his own
benefit.
The Homestead Propositicn.-We conceive
hot 70 g.
fact, that the Senate will so modify the Home
stead bill now under consideration in their
chamber, as that it will not absolutely gi,e
the land away That is, so that it will re-
quire some return from actual settlers at some
fixed period, for what they are to receive in
the shape Of public property. If this is done,
we take it for granted that there need no
longer be question as to the probability of a
veto upon it. Although the price to be charged
may be very small, the principle of securing
some return for the land donated will be con-
served. The general impression around US is
that the President entertains no disposition to
demur to the action of Congress in enacting a
homestead bill which shall conserve that prin-
ciple, be its other details what they may.
With the caution which we think becomes
us (as anxious as VIC are never to mislead our
readers) We have to say that we base this
opinion only on the very general impression
on the subject, which we find to be prevailing
in democratic political (congressionaD circles.
Army Officers Arrived Here.-Col Cooper,
Adjutant General, and Captain Candy, As
sistant Adjutant General, both reached Wash
ington this morning on their return from tours
of Inspections; the first, of recruiting stations at
the North, and the second from inspecting mill
tary posts in Arkansas, the Indian Territory
and Florida. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Bankhead Magruder, U. S. A, has also ar
rived in Washington, after six months tour
in Europe.
Removal and Appointment. j ames Hon.
derson, keeper of the western gate at the cap
itol has been removed, and James Upperman
has been appointed in his place, by the Com
missioner of the Public Buildings
A Candidate for the Governorship of Ne
braska.-It is said that Lieut.. Col. Cummins,
OF Col. Haskell's regiment of Tennessee vol
unteers in the Mexican war. is being urged by
many active friends for the position named
above.
A Lighthouse Keeper Appointed Mr.
John Winder, at Pungoteague, Va, at $500
per annum.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Departmsnt.-On yesterday, the 14th of July,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered On
the books of the Department
For tho redemption Of stocks go. $l4,228 so
For the payment of other Treasury
debts. ........-............ 25,973 70
for the customs. ............... 2,70S 10
For the War Department.. 22OO 90
For the Interior Department 40. 25,607 %
For re-paying in the Interior De.
partment. Observation-Disclosures. 22,136 81
D0INGS IN CONGRESS.
In THE SENATE yesterday, after we went to
press, the Homestead bill was further debated
by gentlemen on amendments, until they ad-