The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05
ben done in regard negotiations with the Indian tribes

theIe.
On liberation of the Response received FROM the
vernor Of New Mexico authority de egated to him
cary last spring to treat with Fri OF bis Suparntend
eBcy. The general instruct Transmitted 70 him
somt what similar to those given to the officers charged
with the like cuy In Oregon and Washington Territories.
me sepors Of his progress and po Rsc 10 tue execution
ing and give Use to the hope tina the time IL at hand
when difficulties with the tribes In New Mexico and the
Articles have been received at the 10 tment for IT'S
consideration and the action Of the President and Senate
Merrwether on behalf Of the United as With four seve-
raj tribes bands II Indians and notice has been
ceved If the conclusion OF conventions with other bands
and The documents IT Is understood are on their way
OF the appropriation for presents to the Pueblo indians
the sum 900 placed the oisp of the Co.
venor spring for the purchase of implements at his
The Legislative Assembly of tho territory II New Mex
co constituted The several Puebos of tsrme
the Pueblo Indians into bodies corporate p,lti vita
power be sued The Governor represents these
Indians a. too gnorant to be Invested with hs power
snd states that interested persons stir up tga ton be-
the different Pueblos, and between the and the
per ing between the Pueblos Acoma and L4gnna in
which is apprehen led that tina claims Of lawyers and
officers TOR fees WILL BY the time the disposed Of
be su ent to all hat thee two Puebl)s worth
II is recommended by the Governor reasons that sp
pear me to be ample and conclusive, that Congress
peal this set of the Territorial leei Station.
The obi cts emp ated to be attained by holding
Gil with The Backieet and other wild ti the
head waters q the Missouri river, for which provision
Superintendent Alfred Cumnicg, OF the Central; Joel
Palmer Superintendent of the Oregon and Gov Isaac j.
rtory Superintendency-th having been Designated by
the direction of the President ofcsr, IF the Indian
to be accomplished by the negotiations Win which those
officers charged is the establishment of well defined
and perm anent relations OF amity between the In
dian tribes of that region and the United
States and gene oil paciGcation Of the Indians
among themselves. The Commissioners Instructed
to have there objects in view in any which
m he on ard In tha
ations not only to the peculiar habits aud situa or of
those Indians but to the policy of the govern
United States in that direction They also directed
to avail themselves OF the occasion of their visit to
to hat ey learn e
habits characteristics and htory of each, and AXE
such observations of the soil, climate and natural
features of The country might be specially useful
to the government or contribute TO the gene al fund
Of knowledge Owing to the urgency of his other of.
fetal arrangements Superintendent Palmer did not en-
uprn the du les of the commission. Governor Ste
arrived Fort Benton July TO- having travelled d.
ent Cumming also reached there few DAYS sutseuuert
y, after prosperous voyage from Sc louis.
nicaton from tie Commissioners dated Fort Au-
from which it would appear that they had every pr
pect of succeeding fully in their pans and the grave
duties with which the Commission is charged 1t Is
pected that these duties will have been peted and
that the result and the proceedings and Journal Of the
Commissioners may be locked for here BY the first Of
The annual report from the Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs in California, has not been received here It.
however, appears from the current from
that Snperintendency that the lnjans of the State
generally quiet except in the northern psrt Occasional
difficulties have occurred bet the whites and Indians
in The mining Ieg but pacific relations have resulted
in most by the intervention of the agents Of
the Department, where there were such, and the
neghbsrhod Of iorts, by the therea
IL appears from the most reliable into ruaton received
here that he whites in the Dinrg regions quite as
much in fault for TIE state of thogs that exist the
the noians-he appearance of Indian being the sig
nal for assault upon him, and every petty Indian
theft seems TO be magnfed into undue Importance and
me mos. GUS o1tiawry ioilows on both sides
ESD, agent for the Incans in Washington Territory
giving account Of the murder Of uoagent Boen BY
of Incans the east side of the Columbia river BY re-
ference to article published in the Oregon Weekly Times
WITH from supe, Palmer Of the Oregon super
intendency will be perceived that the only tribes mani
festrg hostility to the whites the Yakima and Cck
tats, and in the opinion Of supt Palmer those warke
tions be checked by and energetic
action the part OF the troops under Of Major
these indians the first @ IL hs
the Indians of Oregon have not cooperaed with those
two hostile tribes in the Territory of Was pgton he
that Major Hallers command will meet with satisfactory
success in quietrg the Yakmas and Clckitats, and
ments in the Yakima country.
The circumstances surrounding the Indian tribes
different from what they were when the laws in
force for the regulation of trace and intercourse with
EN- were enacted that they may be egar almost
entirely kapplicabe Legislation adapted to the present
condition Of things 10 demanded And authority should
be obtained from Congress- for compiling the laws now
extont referring directly indirectly remotely to
Indian affairs The necessity for such compilation must
There bands OF stroing Indians in several Of the
Western States and Territories who severed from the
cumstances and depend for their Subsistence on the
charity OF the whites, or on depredations committed
;. % y thu. pro
the suggestion made that funds be placed at
the disposal Of the Department to abate the nuisance
Negotiations with accompanying forms fox application
by Indians for bounty land under the act of March g.
1885, were issued ON this Office in April last copies Of
which are among the documents here sith. About
presented here, under these regulations, and re-
soner of Pensions, with the request that warrants
when Issued; be sent to this Office for transmission
through its local agents. to the owners with yut the
teIveH ion Of agents or attorneys.
Measures have been recently instituted with your ap-
for into effect the sixth Clause Of the
benefit Of the Choctaw orphans and the lands apart
for that purpose now remaining unsold, with those
verified and acquired from previous sales have
vertsed TO be told in the month OF December ensuing
Notice has also been given for the sale of the unsod
Creek ndisn reserves in Alabama prcvced for by the
act OF March 1887 These sales take place 10 the
C1oa land district the 26th of December and in the
1allapoosa districts On the 9th Of January next.
The policy uf paying the annuities Of rdin tribes In
semiannusi instruments which prevailed to considera-
Bile tx,eLt at former period, has, certain within
tbe TWO years past, been revived within the Central
super n'cn ency, where funds can without much ex-
pene be placed in the hands of the agents required
and where the 1ndaIs participating in the several pay
merits concentrated within d narrow range. this
policy il believed to he enrepty benelcal especially
In where he amount Of the annuity Of the tribes
is large ard the per capita of each individual is
siderable sum Of oney.
Uncer treaties Negotiated 10 1854, large payments are
required to be ace many of the tribes be frontiers
within the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska and
aspects Of them, this policy pe peculiarly
fttirg and appropriate The Indians having acquired
right to locate separate tracts of land for Individual
homes seemed proper to afford I, those who might desire
and TO muate to the desire tho who would Other
wise have it, the facilities for making improvements on
lands and collecting about their family residences the
mforts and convepences Of civilized life. By adopting
semi annual ent of the annuies, the kno wlcge
of jus icious manner Of expenng money for these OBJ
ects las been acquired fumes would thus be placed In
the hands of the Indians for use.
In of few Of the treaties refe rred TO- II was s
pulaed that the tribal annuity should be paid In par
snar nth Of the year. but generally the whole subject
OF the payment 70 time ard Manner Ia left with the
President. After due consideration and with wise aud
humane purpose of arranging the affairs Of
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