The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-06


toms at New York charging duty OF "a per cent
corrugated zinc instead Of IL per cent, claimed by
the appelIants
The Secretary Of the Treasury ION appeal has over
ruled the decision Of the collector Of customs at New
York charging duty Of u per cent upon sheathing
copper" which has been made freq Of duty, claimed
by the appellants
The Secretary Of the Treasury ION appeal has also
affirmed the decision of the collector of customs at New
York charging duty Of per cent extract Of mad
DER for which the appellants claimed entry free.
ts ikrlRIoR DxPARnaESr. @es.
Letter from Brigham Young. The Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs received yesterday morning letter from
Brigham Young, governor Of Utah Territory, and su-
pcrintcndent of Indian aai The letter is dated Great
Salt Lake City September IL, 1857. After audng, in
brief aud expressive terms to his quarterly account that
gentleman gives description Of the Indians under his
charge The Pride Indians he represents as more easily
induced 10 labor than any others in the Territory Many
Of them were engased in the common pursuits Of
civilization Their requirements constant for wag
ons ploughs spades hoes teams. and harness to enable
them to work to advantage. Fl
In like manner the Indians at Cache valley had re-
ceved little at the hands Of the although
sore tax upon the people West and along the line Of tho
California and Oregon travel they continued to n,akc their
contributions and he to say with considerable
all the in his power to avert but he found ii the
most difficult of portion to control He had for many
years succeeded better than this This principally
owing company Of three four hundred returning
Clfornias who travelled those roads last spring, shoot
ing every Indian they could practice utterly abb
horrcn TO all good people, and vet one which, he regret
ted Sec had been INDUCED in TO great extent By tray
cers and from the eastern States and California For
this reason the Indians regarded all white alike their
enemies and killed and plmdcred wherever they could
do SO with mpunity and the innocent suffered for
the deeds Of the guilty This had always been OF the
greatest difficulties he had to contend with in the admins
traton of Indian affairs in that Territory II hard to
make am Indian believe that the whites their friends
and that the Great Father wishes TO do them good when
perhaps tho very next party that along shoot them
down like wolves.
This trouble with the Indians existed only along the
line Of travel vest and beyond the influence Of the settle
mcnts in Utah The Shoshones not hostile to tray
ellers r they inhabited in that Territory, except
perhaps few called ''snake Diggers, who inhabited,
before stated along the line Of travel west Of the settle
mcnts. There had however, been less drpreda
tons tho present season north and within the VI
cny OF the settlements owing to the above
toned and he found of the utmost difficulty to restore
them The sound Of quckencd the blood and
Of the Indian The report that troops their way
to that Territory had also had its influence upon them
In one or two instances this the assigned why
they made tho attacks which thcy did upon herds Of
cattle They seemed to think that there to DO
they might well to lay in supply OF food
when they had chance. If he to have the diree
ton Of the Indian affairs Of TINT Territory, and
pccted to maintain friendly relations with the Indians
there were few things which he would most respectful
ly suggest TO be done.
First That travellers omit their infamous practices of
shooting them down when they happen to see one
Whenever the citizens Of that Territory travelled the
roads, they in the habit Of giving the Indians food
tobacco and few other presents, and the Indians
pected such tring favor and they were cmbolden
cd by this practice to up to the road with the view
Of receiving such presents When therefore, travellers
from the States made their appearance they threw them
selves in sight with the view and when they had
been shot and had frequently been the case Of
their numbers had been killed. they could not but DO
pected to wTcak their vengeance upon the next train.
Secondly. That the government should make more
liberal appropriations to be expended in presents He
had proven that it far cheaper to feed and coho the
Indians than to fight them. He found moreover, that
after all. when the fighting OVER it always fol-
lowed by extensive presents, which, if properly distrbu
ted in the first instance, might have avertcd the fight
ing In this case them the expense Of presents the
same and it in tcnths the cases that had
happened.
Thirdly The troops must be kept away, for II .
prevalent fact that wherever there the these
they might expect find the greatest amount of hostile
Indians and the least security 10 persons and property
If these three items could be complied WITH had no
hesitation in saying that, far Utah was concerned
travellers could go to and FRO pass and repass and no
Indian would disturb modest them their property
In regard TO his drafts, il appeared that the department
indsposed to pay them for what he was at .
loss 10 conjecture. He that Congress sepa-
rated the Office Of superintendent of Indian affairs from
that governor that the salary Of tho governor remained
tho for his gubernatora duties and that that Of
the superintendent fifteen hundred dollars. He did
think that inasmuch he performed the duties of both
Offices. he was entitled to the pay appropriated for them
and he trusted that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
would " consider it, as
He lind drawn again for the expenditure OF this present
quarter. OF course tho Commissioner would do as he
pleased about paying, he had done with the drafts for
the last two quarters
The depi men Ind often manifested its approval OF
the management Of the Indian affairs Of that superntend
cncy, and Its disapprovsl Why. then should he
be subjected to such annoyance in regard TO obtaining the
funds for defraying its expenses Why should he be de-
MED his salary Why should appropriations made for
the benefit Of the Indians that Territory be retained in
the treasury and individuals left unpaid' These were
question. which he left for tue Commissioner answer
at his leisure, and meanwhile submitted to such course in
relation thereto the latter should see ft 70 direct
DEPARTMENT.
Aacai Intelligence has been received at the Navy De