The true Democrat., 1854-05-02

mile line to the Canadian river; thence down the Canadian river to the Arkansas river; thence down the Arkansas river to that point on the same where the eastern Choctaw boundary line strikes said river; thence running with the wes- tern boundary line of the State of Arkansas to the southwest corner of Missouri; thence along said western boundary line of Missouri to the lands assigned to the Senecas; thence on the south line of the Senecas to Grand river; thence up Grand river to the northwest corner of the lands of the Senecas and Shawnees; thence along the northern boundary line of those lands to the western boundary line of Missouri to the thirtyseventh parallel of north latitude; thence with that parallel of latitude to the one hundreth parallel of west longitude; thence with that parallel to where it crosses the north ern line of Texas; thence with that line to the one hundred and third parallel of west longi- tude; thence with that parallel of longitude to where 1t crosses the thirty seventh parallel of north latitude; thence with that parallel of la- tltude to where 1t crosses the one hundreth pa- rallel of west longitude; thence with said pa rallel of longitude to a point on the same, due west from the place of beginning; and thence due east to the place of beginning; shall be with the assent of the Cherokee nation of Indians, to be obtained in manner specified in the bill, erected into special and qualified territory of the United States, to be called the territory of Chahlahkee; and that all that portion of coun- try south and west of said territory, bounded on the north and east by said territory, on the south by the Canadian river, and on the west by the one hundreth parallel of west longitude, shall be, with the assent of the Muscogee or Creek, and the Seminole Indians, erected into a territory of the United States, to be called Mncoonao. p1 +bo+, of west of the State of Arkansas, bounded on the east by Arkansas, on the north by the territo- rles of Chahahkee and Muscogee on the west by the one hundreth parallel of west longitude, and on the south by Red river, shall be, with the assent of the Choctaw and Chickasaw h. dians, erected into a territory to be called Chahta
 Mr. JOHNSON. This bill has been prepar- ed with great deal of care, after some con- verSaton and consultation with the members of the committee on territories. The design of the bill, Is, if possible, to solve what has always been very grave. and a very serious and diffi- cult question with the government and people ot the United States; that is, as to what shall be the fate of the unfortunate aborigines of this country-what the destiny and the end of our Indian tribes.
 1t proposes to give them some description of government, smplitied as much as may be. which shall tend to elevate them in the scale of civilization, and which will hold out to them inducements to use and improve upon the ci- vlization which they already have, to such a degree that they may ultimately become citi- zens of the United States, and be vested with the highest rights of self-government. The object of the bill will be seen at once by this statement.
 The tribes to which this bill relates are now highly civilized for Indians and are the only tribes on the continent of America, that I know of, where this experiment could be fairly tried: for, of course, this is as vet but an experiment. In order that the intelligence of these tribes may consider and scan this bill, I ask that a thousand additional copies of it may be printed The object Is, that certain portion of the printed sOpes may be distributed amongst each one of the tribes, so that their chief men may have time to examine the provisions of the bill, and report back to us such objections as they may find to It, and such improvements as they them selves may think would be for their best inte- rests.
 ask, therefore for the printing of thou sand additional copies to be used in that way
 It is subject that will address itself with peculiar interest to the benevolent and humane in every nook and corner of this prosperous. powerful, and happy country. It is in discharge Of debt we all acknowledge, in fulfillment of duty to much and long injured race of peo- pie, that ought to be, and trust is, matter of conscience throughout the land.
 II the effort now proposed be successful, it will show to the world that the vast sums ap- proprlated by the government of the United States, and advanced and extended by the be- nevolent societies of our people to aid in edu- eating and clvllizing these suffering people, have not been thrown away.
 If successful, liberty and christianity, good government, and individual advancement in all that makes life desirable, will have been ac- hleved tor the unfortunate, consolation and en- couragement for the benevolent and conscien- tious, and a settled policy for the government, (where now there is none,) that shall atone in some degree for wrongs that are innumerable, and expressions unequaled in the history of all the world beside. 1 have unlimited and abid- ing faith in its success.
 The President The motion must go to the committee on printing, unless by unanimous consent the reference be dispensed with.
 Mir. JOHNSON. 1 ask the unanimous con- sent of the Senate to have the question taken now.
 Hcic UellS Ao OLJeCUlOu, the mOCOn was agreed to.
 February P, 1854.
 Mir. SEBASTIAN, from the committee on Indian affairs, to whom were referred the peti- ton of Richard Fields, and the memorial of William M. Ryer asked to be discharged from their further consideration; which was agreed to-
 MT. SEBASTIAN. present various con- munications which have been received at the office of the commissioner of Indian affairs, which, if they had been received in time, would have formed part of the annual report of that officer. l move, therefore, that they be printed with his annual report, and referred to the committee on Indian affairs
 The motion was agreed to-
 February A, 1854.
 REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
 Mr. SEBASTIAN, from the committee on Indian affairs, to whom was referred the bill from the House of Representatives, to amend an act entitled "An act to divide the State of Arkansas into two judicial districts approved March 3, 1851, reported it back with sundry