The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-09
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

lC"rfespoadeacc # the ST. LOltiS Republican
would chronicle the arrival last night at the
port of Sioux City, of the Mackinaw boat, Captain
Frost, direct from the Rocky Mountains
Her papers from Fort Benton bear date of Sep
tember 18th, at which time all was quiet at that
point; of the Blackieet Indians the Gros Ventre
tribe having received their annuies at the mouth of
Milk River, the Piegans at the Judith and the
Bloods being daily expected to arrive at the Fort
The Government goods have been delivered in bet
ter condition this year than'usual. The Fort had
received visit during the first of September from
Major Owens, of Fort Owens, W. t. Indian Agent
for the Flatheads, and Fathers Congiatio and
Horcken, from the Mission of st. Ignatius among
the Pend Orcille Indians. Major Owens had n
Indian disturbances in Washington, and reports
the tribes eastward of that point to be unset
tied and not reliable. Senior Congiatio is the
Superior General of the Missions of Oregon and
Washington, and crossed the mountains to deter
mine the feasibility of establishing missiCn among
the Blackfeet Indians of Nebraska. The good
fathers expressed themselves greatly pleased with
the change which has come over the Blackfeet of
late years, and declared their intention to establish
new mission next spring on Sun River, fifty miles
west Of Fort Benton 1t is at this spot on account
of its fertility, that Col. Vaughn has decided to
locate the farm guaranteed by United States treaty
to the Blackteet, and new town is already laid out
by the name of Atkinson" This will be an i'm
portant depot on the wagon road from the Columbia
to st. Paul, now under survey by Lieut. Muan, as
here the road merges from the mountain region
into the Missouri Prairie and settlers from the Fur
Company's posts being already attracted to the
place, corner lots now command premium.
AT the various Forts on the river below, the In
dians quiet, at Fort Clark Big Head, the
greatest chief of the Sioux, being found on friendly
visit to their old enemies, the Rees, with whom
they have just concluded a peace. At Fort Ran
dali, the seasonabe return of the United States
troops has increased the garrison to six companies
the presence of which has a most salutary effect
upon the Indians.
The Savannah Republican of Thursday contains
the annual message of Gov. Brown. The Governor
dscourses at length the banking affairs of the State
He repudiates the conduct of the banks during the
PRESSURE and charges them with having broken
the promises which induced the passage of the act
OF 1857 and preserved their charters, and also with
fasehood to the necessity for the passage of the
act. He recommends a complete reformation of
the banking system, and if that cannot be effected
its entire abolition and the use of gold and silver
alone He also recommends the passage of law
prohibiting the circulation Of notes of a small de-
nomination, and the establishment for the State of
asystem similar to the u S. sub-treasury system.
de speaks in high terms of the administration of
John w. Lewis as superintendent of the Western
Atlantic Railroad. The debt of the State is 81 36O
500 payable at different times during the next 20
years subject by legislation to be increased $780,
000 on account of subscription for Atlantic and Gulf
Railroad stock. For the latter sum the States
bonds have been issued. 800 of this amount
IS payable at the option Of the State, payment not
the Western and Atlantic Railroad are already
pledged for the payment of large portion of this
debt. He therefore recommends the passage of an
act setting apart 100000 per annum of the net
earnings of the road to be applied in payment and
purchase of the public debt. He further recon-
mends that sum as large as the entire amount of
the public debt be set apart as permanent common
school fund for Georgia, to be increased as far as
the public debt is diminished and that the faith of
the State esolemnly pledged that no part of this
sum shall ever be applied to- appropriated for, ANY
other purpose than that of education, the act to
make it the duty of the Governor each year as soon
as he shall have taken up the $500, 900 of the
States bonds, to issue 100000 of new bonds,
payable, at some distant period to be fixed by the
Legislature to the Secretary of State as trustee of
the common school fund of the State, with seman
nual interest at per cent. per annum. He also
proposes plan for the education of the teachers
by the colleges and the military institute. The At
lantic and Gulf Railroad is progressing with re-
markable rapidity. The Governor favors the ex-
tension of State aid to railroads The State asyums
are flourshng and the attention of the Legislature
is called to the Penal Code and to the military sys-
tenn of the State.