The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-02

The w ashington Star publishes list of ten
different treaties made with as many Iodisu
tribes In Oregon and Washington Territories,
more than three years ago, which have not yet
been acted upon by the Senate. These tribes
number, in the aggregate, 1917 souls, and
they have ceded to the Government 81 .4l6, $3.50
acres of land, for which they were to receive,
within twenty years, 81 060, 600 in money, be-
sides the residence among them of physicians,
school-ts schers, farmers, &C., az is enumerated
by treaty. The whites have begun 70 take pos
session of these lands, while the Indians have
not received the first cent towards the purchase
money, and the treaties we're not even ratified
by the Senate. 1t is not strange that they be-
gin to have suspicious that We mean to cheat
them, especially when they see Government
force sent to lay out military road through
their hunting grounds. s.i .l5aH
The inst step to be taken by our Government,
In order to avoid general Indian war on the
Pacihc coast, is to commence The fu flment of
Its treaties, and give the Indians some reasons
Tor confidence in the honesty of the Govern
ment. ...F 4t .-4 4.
General Harvey has left Washington for St.
Louis, 30 as to make preparations for an early
start for The Pacific coast, in case the next
steamer does not bring intelligence indicative
Of an early adjustment of the difficulties with
The Indians in that quarter. It is understood
that Secretary Floyd intends, if the hostile
movement on their part continues, to send Gen.
darney, with instructions to prosecute vigor.
GUS and unrelenting campaign, until the saw
ages are reduced to entire subsection. So We
take advantage of our crimes, and instead of
removing the causes of hostility which we our.
selves have created, We slaughter the Indians
because they interpret our intentions by our
deeds instead of our words. Doubtless, we
are very just and magnanimous people
The pestilence in New Orleans increases.
Last week, the deaths by yellow fever we're O !;
and on Saturday, they reached the large mum.
Der of FS. The Crescent Of the 10th says:
The fever this year, we observe, is unusu-
ally severe on young people. Every other flu
neral We see down town, the coffin aud Grape
are white. Passing knot of women yester-
day, we heard one say-'I' awful } ad among
the young folks I knew splendid girl that
died yesterday, only sixteen years old The
different benevolent societies are making every
to attend to the fever, if it gets
within their ranks. A French ship was towed
up the river, and landed at one of the Third
District wharves, on Saturday night. She had
quite number of French immigrants on
board, who, in their JOY at nearing the land of
Freedom, joined heart and soul in singing the
anti Napoieonic hymn known as the Marseil-
laise.' They kept on singing al. er the ship was
made fast. A police officer, going on board,
stepped up to them, and said to them in their
own language, Gentlemen, don't sing so loud
there are great many sick people about here,
for the yellow fever is very bad This was the
first the immigrants knew of the yellow fever
being in the city; and they at once stopped
singing incontinenty wilted : with feelings
which may better be imagined than described.
Among the passengers we're eleven Catholic
priests and four nuns, who expressed not lit
tie alarm, saying, that as they had come over
by invitation of the Archbishop, they felt it
would be his duty to send them back, or to
some other place of safety, as soon as possible.
This is certainly bad time of the year for for.
eign immigrants to land in New Orleans"
The deaths in New Orleans, on Monday,
from yellow fever, were IA, showing still an ia
crease of the mortality. Two vessels from the
West Indies anchored at quarantine at Boston,
on Tuesday, having lost some of their men by
yellow fever at the islands and during the voy-
age.
The Royal Academy has closed successful
season in London. The receipts of the year
he shillings ut the door-count up to more
han nine thousand pounds a sum unprece-
1ented, 30 far as we remember, in the annals
Of the Academy. No small part of this receipt
is due to the attractions of Mr.. Frith's "Derby
Day." a picture that seems likely to make q
fortune for artist, owner, and engraver. Inclu.
ding copyright, Mr.. Firth received for it three
thousand pounds. 1t has given the Royal
Academy two thousand pounds in excess of
heir best years. After receiving few last
ouches from the painter, it will pass into the
hands of the engraver. In other respects, the
previous years, the sale of new pictures from
he galleries having considerably fallen.
The Rome correspondent of the London
Morning Post mentions that the attempt made
by France to claim and spirit away to Paris
Daniela da Vol!erra's famous g Deposition in
he church of Trinita del Monti, has been auash
ID (even after the recognition of the claim by
he Pope) by the appearance of members Of
he Passerini family. These have appealed to
The intentions OF their ancestor, who bequeath-
ID the picture to the holy house, with such
force and persuasion, that the plan of removal
has been given up.
Robert Fleming Gourlay, well known in Can
ada on account of his Punishment in 1928, and
xlo returned thither a short time since, was
married at Ceres, on the 18th inst, to Mary
keenan,. The bridegroom is in his 8lst year,
and the bridegroom in her esth,
A curious mistake occurred in the election !
returns for the Presidency of the Fed
public of Switzerland. In o. raj Re-
clerical error, the -onsequence of
he., long man was placed at the
~ OF the Government for the space of twenty
for hours, but, when the mistake had been de.
teded, he resigned his dignity to the lawful
posessor. The temporary lessee of the Presi.
decy was M. Frey Herose. The genuine Pres.
idslt is M. Staemnell.
\ great contest is going on in Maine and
Massachusetts, upon the question of whether the
Massachusetts, liquor agent did or did not sell
q Asket of poor champagne to the agent in
Mime; or rather, on the question of whether |
tht admitted inferiority of the article was not |
by both parties, and made part of |
th{contract. Some columns of the papers are |
depted to the discussion, but, as no State has |
right to declare war, hostii. |
Iiei are not apprehended.-P Providence Jour-
nal
bn. Matt Ward, at present member of |
Cokress from the western district of Texas.
hasbeen appointed United States Senator, to
Gil he vacancy occasioned by the death of Gen.
J. hackney Henderson. |
he Executive Committee of the Lake Erie
Moment Association, who are located at San
auy, have appointed committee to CORES.
pon with the other lake cities in regard to a
federation of Perry,s victory on the 10th Of
Sepmber.
Jdge William Kellogg has been nominated
for reelection to Congress by the Republicans
Of i 9Th district of Illinois.
IL returns Ct the recent election in Texas
com in slowly. There was no opposition to
the tgular Democratic ticket, EXCEPT for asso.