The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-24
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.


INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Indian Degafsons0n Thursday, 22d instant the dele
gates OF the Creek Seminole and Delaware Indians nov
in this city in company with Hon George w. Manypenny
COMMISSIONS Of Indian Affairs, the Greek agent Col w.
Jarrett and Seminole agent J. w. washbourne, ssq,
the AGreat Father
These are the Greek delegates: a-vatehee Niece
principal chief Echo Haro and d. B. Asberry secoad
Chiefs Chilly Mcintosh B. Marshall g. w. Slidham, and
d. ~ Mcintosh; the Seminole: John Jumper principal
chief Tusnuc ochee, Psrs-oo-fer and Jas Factor with
g. w. Brnton interpreter; the Delaware Jos Secundy,
Jas ketehamb and Charles yohnnyeake
The President met greeted and addressed them In the
renowned EAST Room As their @Great Father be was
happy to meet bis children" He had their welfare a
heart and be would exert all the ability given him by the
laws Of the Land to advance their interests TO assist them
In their Efforts towards civilization He was pleased TO
the evidences they exhibited Of advances already made
and regarded them indications of future progress ad
visea them to use the of religion education and az
cuure to raise their people still higher and by such esva
ting influences to abolish ancient customs and destroy the
evils produced BY vice and ardent sps He commended
the efforts that missionaries had made among them He
presented to them the honorable Commissioner as their
faithful friend and in whom they could trust as
guardian.
The delegations much grated with the spirit and
manner OF the President and his talk" Tucka-vatchee
Niece the Creek chief responded in short and pertinent
speech which was fnenty translated by the interpreters
The chief reviewed the past of his people ar
culture education, and religion alluded the changes
made and making, by which they had abandoned and
were abandoning their old customs and supersttons by
which they made laws for the suppression of the trade
spiritnous liquor; and by which they were becoming
white men" This talk but what he stated
was fact easily substan tated.
To this the President replied appearance of the
delegations and the words of the chief evnced
the chief had told him true
The interview interesting The President of
the greatest nation of earth held intercourse with
bers Of weak bat powerful and recently savage
people, he encouraged them press onward in the good
work commenced among them. His manner will be re-
membered and his words repeated the tribes upon the
return home Of the delegations and viii exercise happy
influence encouragement from filling exalted a
station viii strongly urge these people and main
tain all the blessings Of civilization and religion The
and intellect Of the Indians win be stimulated which
will the annihaton that elsewhere stares them in
the face aud them into happy intelligent and
prosperous citizens amid the which has from them
quered a con tinent
The disposition displayed by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs do Justice the Indians and protect them in
their rights and listen their reasonable desires invites
them the confidence that the results Of the pending
gotations viii be in high degree favorable and sasae-
tory.
The delegations trust settle all their affairs and claims
that future dissatisfaction may arise the faith and
intents of treaties be confirmed and carried out the
race towards Improvement become unmpeded-
finer looking number Of than these delegates can
be found anywhere-not in the honorable Con-
gress of this great nation They who thoroughly
understand the rights Of their people their claims to the
consideration of this government and they prepared to
advance the best and rues interests Of their people They
trusu too in the justice Of the United States for
their appreciation Of the rights Of their people necessarily
makes them
General Land O1fcG-RestoratOH Of Lands to Avka-
We understand that the Commissioner Of the General Land
Oce win shortly take the necessary steps for restoring
market the lands which heretofore withdrawn from
sale for the Cairo and Fulton railroad and the branch
from Little Rock to MemphA in Arkansas and Missouri
with the exception Of such have been taken up BY the
grant to aid in the construction Of these roads This &C
ton viii open sale again very large and valuable body
Of land
AgrieuiluaI Dis-ioa efdhs Patent ORc<.-SOag Brds-
gentleman residing at present in Iowa, but who was
"educaed as forester Germany writes the Commis
sioner Of Patents; desiring him 70 recommend the Com
mittees on Agriculture in the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentares the introduction Of European song brds citing
the skyark the tte robin redbrrast the backcap and
so on as the necessary for euvening the forest SOL
Of the great West and rendering essential
agriculture by consuming innumerabe insects which have
heretofore proved 50 destructive to our crops
POST oFyIcE DEPARTMENT
New Post 0Gees-The foIoving-named new post Of
have been established and the following gentlemen
appointed postmasters:
Cow Creek Kemper county Mississippi Henry P. Spear,
postmaster.
Double Branch, Hamilton county, Tennessee Edward s.
Card, postmaster
wean, Humphreys county, Tennessee; H W. Whitfield,
postmaster.
Big City Grayson county, Kentucky John s Terry
postmaster
DisoOntnued-The following named post Offices have
been discontinued