The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-24
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A Rich Official Document.
We find the following in the New York
Herald. 1t led to tie dismissal OF the writer,
as it ought:
'a'e Washington, April &c, 1856.
As so much interest IS felt by.my friends
to see my annual report to the Commission
err of Indian Affairs, which was made the pre-
text by President Pierce for my removal,
hereby enclose you copy for publicatlon.-
The circumstances were these: Since Pierce.
came into office I have been kept in hot wa
ter by the various rumors that | was to be
removed, as was appointed by Mr.. Fill
more, but he knowing attic time that
was a Democrat of the old Hickory school.
Charges of various kinds were made against
me, and were found to be malicious and false.
felt that had not been properly treated
by the department, and was told that Score
tary McClelland was anxious for an opportu-
nifty to cut me off. A treaty was made be-
tween the Choctaws, Chickasaws and tie
United States. 1t was sent ont to the Chick
asaws, not through me, as the department
should have done, but directly to the Coun-
Gil by an Indian. felt that was not pre-
sumed to know anything about the Indians
affairs, and 80 I made this report without the
word Indian in it. A. j. SMITH.
Mr.. Smiths Official Report.
Chickasaw Agency, Aug. Is, 1882.
The present has been an extraordinary
year. The people are threatened with fam
inc, the country is dried up. The best
springs have faileAto yield their refreshing
waters, and yet VIC have hope. The clouds
are even now gathering to cheer US with the
prospect of rain, which my fill our water
course and cool the fevered bosom OF the
earth. The crops are better in some parts
of the nation than they were last year, but
some of the farms will not yield the seed
that was planted. You will find, herewith,
the reports of Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Carr,
to the correctness of which can bear testi-
mony. The schools generally are doing well.
l have called upon the superintendent OF
the Wa-ap-eh-unk-e h Academy for re-
port for this year, in accordance with spec
ial instructions from the superintendent, but
l do not suppose that be will make one, as it
is higher law school, and the former super
intendent (Balentine) said in bis public dis
course at the examination, that he did not
intend to report to any government save the
Presbyterian Board of Missions. lfthc De-
partment at Washington would refuse to
pay this Presbyterian Board the money for
which thOir services are rendered to the
heathens until they comply with the reeula-
tons, which require all schools, or rather
heads of schools, to report to the agent, there
would be none of this foolery on the part
Of the Presbyterian schOolmasters. But SO
long as they get the money they don't care
for any thing else.
The teachers at this school are very good
indeed, and made quite an interesting display
at the exhibition, at which was present.
A great source of annoyance to an agent
the want of proper support ON the part of
the military within the agency. Several ras-
Gals have gone unwhipped of justice for the
want of an efficient force to carry out the
requirements of. the law. The fact is, the
Secretary Ct War should either compel the
officers in command of these outposts to
comply with the requirements Of the law, or
send them where they would not cost the
government so much to support them. Two
men were sent to the commanding officer at
Fort Washington, charged with violations Of
the intercourse laws, to be sent to Van Blu
rem at the end Of five days they were sent
back to me, with a note stating that there
were no men to spare to send down to Van
Buren,. The note is hereby appended for
the information of the Department.. An ar
my establishment in an Indian country like
this is Of very little use, unless it is that it
makes market place fer the neighbors to
send their surplus produce to. Artillery is
rather awkward for the Indian service,
whether in peace or war and where they
n o,,l
without sending a wagon gun along with
them, they can be but of very little use, and
would advise that they be removed to the
sea coast, where corn and bacon can be had
cheaper than at these frontier posts. The
officers have made reform at this post that
should be followed by all other military
posts, and it is this: They have given the
chaplain leave to go off and recruit his health
and have put up billiard table in the cha
pei, which they find to draw better than old
Burke, and affords better entertainment
than his long stories about the Saviour and
the devil, and other patriarchs of his my
tholigy, which mean nothing; and it seems
TO me that if more regard was had to peo-
ple's amusements and pleasures, and less
prejudice against enjoyments that are natu-
raj and rational, and just equality estab-
lished in public opinion between the people
and the preachers, there would be no more
English schemes to destroy or endanger the
constitution, and Know Nothinsisn would
find its peaceful grave in Republican Amer
lea, and the back vision of abolitonism
would tack it's tail and slope of, and never
again be seen on this side of the Atlantic.
Respectfully,
Al. SMITH, Agent.
Hon. G. w. DEAN, Superintendent of In
dian Affairs, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
GEN. GREENS GRAND CH1LpREN.-Ed-