, 1858-12-17


the Indians 10 remain upon reservations
which have not been guaranteed to them,
and the Indians themselves are dissatisfied
from not having received the remuneration
promised them. Sheer justice to the In
dian, and the better security Of the lives
and property Of the citizens, demand the
speedy confirmation Of these Treaties.
"In connection with these Treaties, l will
call your attention to the absolute necessity
Of scperate Indian superintendent for the
Territory Of Washington. The extent Of
Territory the number Of Indians (some
TWENTY-FIVE thousand and the amount Of
business to be transacted, render it impera-
tive that this Office should be created. 1t
must be borne in mind that the faster settl-
ements progress, and the more rapidly citi-
zens advance upon lands over which the In
dian has been accustomed to rove, the more
intricate and laborious become the duties Of
the officers Of that department The present
state Of affairs demands that there should be
chief TO this department Of the public SER
vice in this Territory The present Super
intendent has recommended it, and | sug-
gest ii to your consideration, as o subject Of
memorial"
e-4th. Those alien companies, soulless mo
nopoles in our midst, cankering and ruin
dhs to the counties in which they are found
tho Puget Sound Agricultural and Hud-
sons Bay Companies-are next treated
with q passing notice. So much has been
said heretofore on this incn5us on our Ter
riiory-this political and social paradox
British Institution on American SOIL
sapping under the delayed construction Of
claims in treaty, tho healthy food Of
trade aud wealth, justly belonging, and
rightly appertaining to American citizens,
that we need not here enlarge upon the
subject in this connection. Why is not the
/" Monroe Doctrine" consistently carried
out in our own possessions, within our own
metes and bounds The Governor very
justly remarks, that already have The Brit
ish Government circumscribed the influence
Of said company, by passing wholesome
restrictions, thus deciding that the COM
panies "were on obstacle to social pro
gress--and every reason demands the re-
moval Of this incubus from our midst, cast
ing, as It does, shadow over the title to
some Of the finest portions Of our Territory
From the recent Developments in their own
House Of Commons, their exaggerated
claims have become still more vague and un-
certain The strong desire manifested by
the citizens Of Canada to have their pre-
tended rights and boundaries defined, and
to throw open portion Of their territories
to the advancing settlements, render itnoth-
ing more than reasonable that we, having
no ailinities with such monopolists, but in all
our business relations Numerically opposed
to them, should earnestly demand their
speedy extinction within our Territory"
The payment Of the War debt is next
alluded to in very appropriate and proper
language On this subject we have, in
times past, said SO much, we forbear to
comment, but heartily endorse the language
Of the Message.
9th. The suggestions as TO the Territorial
Library are worthy Of the weighty consid-
GRAFTON Of the Legislature Upon the man,
agement Of this most useful and benifcent
donation Of Congress to this Territory,
there have been some grieyous faults some
where We have not tho desire nor time
now to say where it lies, nor how it has
arisen. We think however with the Gov
ernor, that some plan must be devised
whereby proper person can be selected
and adequately remunerated for this SER
vice. The meagro allowance Of $500 per
annum for taking charge Of the Library in
the manner prescribed by the act of our
Assembly, has proven TO be worse than no
compensation at ALL 1t is to be hoped
that the Legislature will see to this matter,
and so alter the present plan as to make
tho Library useful to the Territory, aud its
proper custody remunoraiive to the Ii
brarian.
9th. The Governor Hlludes to the ne.
cessity Of offering rewards for prisoners
who may escape. or for the apprehension
Of criminals, now unprovided for by law
The title to the lands donated for the Cap
itol and Peniteutiaryi the progress of the
survey Of the nerthern boundary; the de-
velOpment Of the coal resources, suggesting
the establishment of q depot for coaling
our naval vessels; the erection Of Light
Houses on our coast, suggesting a memo.
rial for the establishment of another OF
, Sandy Point or the northern end of Va.
shon's Island. The statistics from the
Land Office in regard to the number oI