The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-22
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WASHINGTON, Dec i3 1906
The Nso Fiorido War-The sugar Cui,ue and Trade.
rida Indians made public in me documents &C company
ing the message verify the statements Or eyiouxy made
In this orrespondence that subject The Inducements
dered 10 the Indians to join their knsmen would uu
oou0eoly have powerful influence with any civilized
community But the semnoes are savages unaffected by
any Of the gering bats OF settled
or education for their children, by churcnes school
houses or blacksmith shope, all OF which the United
States Offers 10 provide for them Ino best re-
present the number Of these troublesome Native Ameri-
cans' there ss about 26c very large part of re-
gular army togethtr with considerable Of vofup
Indian lighters Of Florida and Georgia, have beer
operating against this remnant for nearly past
with little effect The division Of the United sstes srmy
engaged In this service 500 mer-s0ou 6ftt
Of the whole. These combined forces seem make NO
abiding Impression upon the semnoes, because, undoubt
eddy, they canrot get at them.
Now, how arrange that the idea has never occurred
70 anybody Of letting these red alone Why
th m2 The swamps and hammocks which they rhsbi
very places FOR al the world They are ese
in anybody way there than they would be anywhere
there umscious Indians and runaway slaves Az
to the later claxs Of Sout productions should be
the iervent prayer of all at the North that they win here
after turn their steps In that direction.
The subject OF sugar a,d he duties beginning
TO occupy the public mind General Houston has moved
resolution for suspension OF the duties Tor years
1.-THE excessive protection enjoyed by the sugar
planters Of Lou figns and Texas be ALL Is
by some such concession as this Mr. Soeii showed
session that the production in the United States hal
fallen OF from 4co COO 100 900 rate pounds Of
intuition threatening the extinction Of the culture
If there lie TO be speedily nothing protect, the tax
Tor protection will soon become superiuous for pro-
ducers and additionally burthensome upon consu-
The Importation OF sugar last yesr amounted
to sA,00o,oo0, on which the duties amounted 70
H,2O0, o0o TINS sum was q premium upon the produc
ton OF the 90 OF pounds furnished general
consumption by Lousians and Texas. the value ofwhose
crop probably than 1900 600, or nearly
the exact mount paid by the people each year for the
Mr.. sden procured appropriation Of SIS GOO last
soner Of Patents though sDEsisrIy Straight Out demo
cra 81 cnce decided 70 send to Brazil aud DsmerarA
the desired materials The Secretary Of the iaseror Oh
tct.d 10 the large amount OF money 10 be pended
ths object, and stopped proceedings Mr. kason
upon resigned Mr. slioe interposcd, and rduced the
Secreery Of the Navy 10 designate store ship for the
service, by which largo part Of the cost cut off,
The whole expense viii not caceed $4,000 kr. Mason
induced 10 Office The benefit " be dori yed
from the renovation OF tho hardly exsggea,-
ed Tie experiment which has been entered il among
but ipN' the sness Of IDEAS er.
coobt thai Il is f2granuy and airocousy unconstu
lcore.rondence OF the Boston Travelsr.l
wAsHIscroS. Dec Ia, 1885,
er 10 hs supposit'on that Secretary Gutnre opposed
10 the proposition 10 take the duty OF sugar
The whole amount Of tina. enormous duty eighty seven
ccn1 box and remains at that price the year round.
the Secretary opposes the passage Of the biz must be
Congress now thoroughly aroused upon this subject,
and all begin to brush up their knowledge o, arn
uscs. appears that the whole o. sugar
IN The United States year before las, bot
pounds, ard that the import over co, 600 600 OF
pounds. last year die crop much smaller. and
amosn imported much gre duty IN IN ported
ugar ~ thirty per cent, al roir, ard price Of
be native sugar kceps up TO the imported article APP
ears that we pay altogether E,xy per cent
gar Than II II way admitted duty tree The whole number
oi sugar Planters IN "a Untec States n 1857 Az
they viii Pre- ably number 500. II tie sixty per
cent We now pay yearly on the price Of sugar di
vided among item, II would give them between IS 00c
and $40 coo 10 each plSuicr. Nov head eminent
soutnerncr eserdRy that he did deao. evey
sugar planter IN the cosnry could DO bought c IRON I've
cultivation Tor 5000 per snnum, On an Would
not De good plan, 10 Gaze this tariff b 80 sssi fall 70
introduce some such par rto the Hou,e for II
would be cheaper Tor The country.
fCorrespeEeerce Of tho Albany JoUrEaLl
WASfNlTOS, Tee. l9, 1855.
Tie Pacific Rairo0d Bai- H,La9e--A rs-0nia-Ssnator
BsAs Los,el-E lder KnGTp
The Pacific Railroad r witt be called up 10 the senate
inn eciat1ly amer the Mondays.
VI. kesey, 81 Gercscc, u preparing bill 70 equaizs
mileage 40 thai members living NJ distance anal be
40 cnormously oycrpac Tor sfavel ~ lty Hh
OIL Rlso makes deduction Of SIS for day o. yoluu
isry sL,ence from Congress
The Committee Territories viii az conrse report
sgs!rsi the absurd claim for Territorial gorernmen,
AftzoElA.
Tennessee paper says senucr Eel viii loco sbout
fl0scc by the nsGrrecron panic -Four al MIA negroes
u 1r Rbttrce, hung ~ OF the oca tclrs ana
Yet there seems 90 have been nuie evdosce TO
cupne them. Here, people frightened Ina. they
dare not let the negros assemble IN ohrrnn, sunday
nights The penalty ter meeting for ary pnrpose,v
even Tor social party crs prayer mscrs racges from
fifteen thirty shss under the Virginia law II has
been Ihic.ed in novcrsl cnses both and women,
IN neighborhood Of Aiesnrdria, recently.
Esder Knapp, the rcvivalht n preaching here 10 the
18th street Baptist churcn amid much excitement, and
the congregation ssy, with great succoss.