Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-31

white man Is bound to respect?' III this
be so, what valid objection can be urged
against the opening Of the African Slave
trade?
The War Debts of the United States.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Journal of Commerce, says that some of
the debts incurred during the last year
or two, are yet unascertained, and do
not enter into any estimate Of the sufii-
cheney of the revenue to meet the necessary
expenditures Of the government 1t will
be remembered that the California Mexican
war debt, was so large in amount that it
took the government by surprise; but large
as it was, Congress admitted it and it has
been actually paid. But the end is not
yet.
We have heard occasionly. but not very
distinctly, Of an Indian war in Washing
ton territory, and others in Oregon Terrific
ry, and of the employment there of volun-
IeerS ana what not.
Gen Wool always maintained there was
no war, except one created in the Terrific
ries against the Treasury of the Uuited
States. Such position rendered him very
unpopular as the commander Of tho mil
itary district of the Pacific and he rcques-
ted to he relieved from it. The Territorial
Governors hal their own way. pretty
much, and did not lose sight of their pop
ularity. But the Governor of the territory
&Washington-Gcn. Stevens maintains
e1that the pretended Indian war was made
and kept up by the white settlers within
his Territory, und undertook to restrain
the operations within some bounds Of
plausibiity: and declared martial law For
this just and necessary act he he was sig
nally rebuked 10y the Government, and was
then superseded.
All the objects Of tho wars in these Ter
ritorcs being accomplished for the pres
ent, the time has come for footing up the
bills
The amount Of the new debt in the Ter
ritory Of Washington, so far as ascertain
ed, is only sl,600,000 The amount OF
various claims, including Indian dcpre-
dationa, coming from Oregon, is more
grave-being several millions There was
twice as much show of fighting Indians in
+ Washington as in Oregon, but the war
was conducted under the direction of vet
eran military chief, who did not go alto
gether for humbug.
For expenditures Of debts incurred for
supplies or volunteers. or dcpredations in
these far off regions, there is no limit and
no accountability.
! All this was bad enough in the old
i Seminole war, when forty millions were ex-
pended. though the operations the e were
very much circumscribed in space, in com
/ parison with the Territories of Washington
and Oregon. But the whole country be-
tween the western boundary of Missouri,
! half Of the portion Of the continent which
belong to the United States, has been or i,
to be the theater Of the treasury wars, mis-
/ called Indian wars, and the extent and
profit of the speculation can hardly be
conceived, because their aggregate is dis
persed over large surface, and is distrib
uted among many individuals.
Who can tell what the last and next
war against the Cheyennces is to cost
The military operations in Utah and il
Kansas are TO swell the amount of esti
mates for the ensuing year. There is nc
doubt that many of the claims coming
from the Western Territories will be
thrown out by the Department anu tha
the claimants will worry Congress into
some provision for them in the course o
time. The effect which the vast expansion
our settled Territorial limits is TO have il
the increase of our expenditures. is not we
developed. 1t is much to be feared, there
FORE that it will be impracticablc to limit
the expenditures hereafter to S35 900. 900
as is to be proposed.
E4y- GRAHAM's MAGAZINE, for January