The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-06
Our Washington Correspondence.

Our Warrington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1855.
The Municipal Eections-7ne Commissioner Of the General
Land Odice-Last Of the Aohicans-Instructions to
Registers and Receivrs-Aajor French and his ResJnd
toa-Biography Of the Late Senator Linn.
The municipal election is now in progress and al.
though great excitement pervadss the whole city, yet
there is demonstration Of any disposition to violate
the peace Everything is moving quietly, but under
the srictest scrutiny by both parties The interest
hibited in Warrington in the city elections may, to
some strange yet must be recolected that the
citizens of the District Of Columbia have other oppor
tunty to exercise that glorious privilege Of freemen-
the right Of elective franchise-save in these municipal
contests Their voice is heard in the election for
President members OF Congress, or any other federal
officer Indeed it has been decided that they could not
sue the Supreme Court Of the United States they
not citizens thereofneiher citizens Of the States
Territories In this isolated position
it is not to be wondered the good people WASH
ington should quite their city Off cerf.
The Commissioner the General Land Office IL absent,
] understand, quite interesting and important
mission. He Is At Stockbricge the east side Of
the WinHebago Lake, where he has gone to treat with
the remnant of tribe OF Indians who have been
the friend of the white man. the last Of the Mohi
cans" these Indians were our friends in our earliest
struggles for freedom and they proved always true to
are left and who are now styled the Mohicsnacas csdsd
their little patch Of land, lying on Lake Winnsago to
the United states exchange TOT new nome IN me lar
West. They sent out Of their people to
the land given in exchange, but 1t could nowhere
be found. The grant had been one of such indefinite
that location of it could not be made, and this
remnant OF ancient allies desire tn remain upon
their present lands and be buried by the side Of their
revolutionary sires 1t is to arrange this matter with
the which calls Commissioner Wilson away and al
though the matter would have fallen more appro-
priately under the charge OF the able Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs yet Mr.. Wilson's known influence
with these Indians, and with the settlers upon their
lands and his familiarity with the whole subject,
induced secretary Mcclellan to despatch him TO arrange
with the MobicaDs treaty for retrocediDg to them
their old home. This should be and will be done; and,
although these people desire to continue their Indian
pecuarities and tribal customs yet they generally
well informed, and many OF them h,s hly educated One
more Of the tribe graduates OF Yale College.
that they should be restored to their ancient
domain.
enclose herewith important circular jnst issued
from the General Land Office, and also copy Of the
I'M trucJops issued to registers and receivers of
the United States land Offices.
rumor ia current to-day that Major B. B. French
has his Office of Commi sioner of Buidings-or
ut least rendered his resignation to the Prssi1eutiu
consequence Of his implication with the Know Nothing
organization. Major French appeared in letter in the
Star of Saturday last in which he admitted that he had
again Free The whole matter is before the Presi
dent for his action.
A biography of the late DR.. Lynn, of Missouri, viii
appear from the press Of the Appletops Of your
city. The hrst chapters ready and will ne
the hands of the publishers 10 few days The work
will be from the pen Of his talented and highly educated
widow. Il.