The daily union., 1854-12-10


is TO be capable of sustaining estweght load of one
ton for every foot in length. To make ii available for
lead from the river-botom which is dry low water
up TO the roadway OF the bridge This part liable TO
be carried away by the spring eshes but be replaced
comparatively small cost. The whole viii be com
pleed by the 18th instant TO finish the bridge as orig-
nay proposed would according TO the estimate Of the
gneer in charge cost seyeny-fye thousand dollars
II appropriated the depar will endeayor expend
it judiciously and with rugaty.
The erection Of the buildings for the National Hospital
for the insane has been prosecuted with great energy and
strictly with an eye TO utility and economy Ii sup
posed that this il would have been ready receive in
but reflection, it concluded best defer its
occupancy until the erection Of permanent appendages,
which otherwise must have been temporary and in the
end far expensive The present intention is to
ceve the patients of the Disrctnow under the of
the Maryland Hospital and Mount Hope Institution Bal
timoreon the first day of January 1t probable
the present edce will be completely finished and in read
for occupation the 30h of June next 1t will then
accommodate eighty-hve patients with the usual proper
ton of officers attendants and servants There
twenty insane belonging TO the army and navy
Establishments and fitythree INDECENT insane in the Balt
more institutions, supported by the government and
eleven detained in the jail in this city that it ap
pears there already eghtiour who will be entitled TO
the benefits of this institution according TO its original de-
sign II is conceived that project commend itself
avoraby TO the attention of Congress To make
model institution OF its kind should be the determined
effort of the government This be done with the aid
and experience of the present excellent superintendent at
small cost compared with our other public buildings and
similar structures in many OF the States.
and rigid economy is considerably in debt In ls4e
special appropriation of Sl $40 Ga made in addi-
ton to the annual appropriation for its support and to
meet Is supposed the then existing Indebtedness. Ii
proved to be insufficient however, for though the appro
priaon for the next ensuing year about double the
ordinary amount provided Indebtedness is still report
ed have existed the 3lst December 847 of 055
which continued annually to augment until the present
warden took charge of the institution the 8h June
1853, when it amounted about $4,000 Collections
and payments have been since made which enabled him to
reduce this Indebtedness to about $1,000, which the ns
tuition has no means Of paying as further collections
be confidently relied upon. Soon after the present
warden appointed he instructed 10 abandon the
credit and adopt the cash system which has thus far had
salutary effect He is anxious that appropriation
should be made to enable him pay off the Indebtedness
for which he is in nowise responsible
1t is necessary to increase the number of guards and
ployees about the pcnitentary the duties to be dis
charged entirely too for those engaged In
lS49 there forty conyicts ncarceraed in guard
whom there were nine persons including the messenger
In 1853 there hundred convcts imprisoned and
only eight persons to guard them. That additional
number is required admits of no doubt
In the increase OF salaries to officers and clerks of the
d e o. mo M
ties arduous and OF as important character
those of the assistant secretaries Of the other departments
These assistants receive each $4,000 per annu he only
$4,000 No such nvidous distinction should between
them Justly approaching the value of his services have
hesitation in recommending the increase Of his compen
saon and that he be made exoico assistant secretary in
the absence Of the Secretary from the department.
Temporary clerks when necessary employed under the
act Of 26h August ls42 and paid for day of actual
service The act Of 22d April last requires their compen
saon conform to that of regular saared clerks perform
ing similar duties modification of these laws is sug-
gested that the temporary clerks shall hereafter be paid
by the folio piece in the Patent Office This would
tend 10 prevent paralty and encourage and reward the
expert, industrious, ana experienced.
Within the year fourteen treaties have been entered into
with the Indian tribes The most important have been
concluded with the Omahas Ottoes and Mssouras Sacs
and Foxes of Missouri lowas, kicknpoos, Delawares,
Shawnees Kaskaskias and others Mames and the Menon
hav bppn made np1a are
ing made execute in good faith all the provisions and
spaatons to be performed the part of the government
and the Indians lesrous of strictly conforming to
respective engagements The appropriations to carry
these treaties into complete effect made al late
PERIOD that was found impractcabe TO accomplish all
that designed In these treaties the adopt
ed liberal policy towards the Indians and if it is pur
sued and prosecuted efficiently it lead to most bene
fetal consequences The principal thing to be feared is,
that the poor ignorant unlettered erd inexperienced In
dans may be brought into too close contact with the
whites which generally degrades them because they
inclined to contract their evil habits instead of initiating
| their virtues
The annntes abundany Sufficient for all legitimate
purposes A large portion of them should be devoted to
the improvement of their moral condition Ample provis-
ion should be made for educational purposes The mis-
sonary establishments among them which have been very
successful in converting many Christianity and reform
ing and civizng them, should be ostcred and
aged.
There is provision in Of these treaties of grave
Importance and requires prompt attention One of the
spuatons with the Deawares, well as iowas and the
confederate band of kaskaskas and Others requires that
the 1and ee by them Except the Delaware ouet) shall
ner survey be oere at public SALE and sold to the high
est bidder and such portions may rot be sold at public
sale shall be subject 10 entry at one dollar and twenty-five
per for the OF three years after which Con-
gres may reduce the price of the residue unsod The
pense of Surveying managing and selling the land is to
be deducted from the proceeds of the sales and the balance
! paid TO the Indians
The government is bound 10 preserve these lands from
oil such trespass and INTRUSION will interfere with bona
6de compliance with this treaty stipulation AZ is now
the intrnders occupy these lands and more especially
ally preventing the governmental authorities from eXecu
ting this stipulation they should be promptly elected The
duty of the B clear and justice to the Indians
requires that it should be faithfully discharged Expert
shows that much is gained by acredy observing our
pghted faith w, these poor creatures and every princi-
pie oustce and humanity prompts 70 strict performance
\ of our obligations
The better to protect the interests and promote the vel
fare of the Indian tribes between whom and the United
States treaties exist instructions have been given requiring
the agents and subagents to reside wAbin the limits oil
their respective districts and make through their SUPER
intendens periodical reports in detail of their operations
Many OF the Indian tribes doing WELL and their con-
diton daily improving whilst Others rapidly detero
rating, and constantly assuming dsolute and de-
graded character The aggregate number fst dimn-
jshng. and of the tribes whose numbers in former
days large, and whose prowess great,
nearly extinct. notwithstanding the unreming efforts
of the department. impossible ecctuaily TO pre-
vent the introduction Of ardent spirits them The
facility with which the is acquired and the misery and
desution which its inevitable consequences mat
ers OF deep and regret The abolition of the sys
of cash payments which is being accomplished rap
directly nteercs with the interests of the vendors The
traders who have this account most potent and
trolling Influence the Indians generally opposed
to the change in the mode of payment and have seriously