, 1860-10-19


Ct Annnilies 70 Ihe Indians
The failure Of Congress to make the nee
essary appropriations for the Indian service
iin this Territory, and the authority assum-
ed by the heads Of department in purchas-
ing dry goods and hardware in the eastern
markets, with the funds appropriated to pay
the first instalments due to the Indians, de-
serve q passing notice. The meagre aud
pilffaI appropriations that have been made
for the Indians, considering the use made
Of Il, is really Of little or no benefit to
them. Payment should be made in some
other way, and not in money or goods
The agents here have protested against
snch employment Of the. annuity fund, but
as yet. DO change has been made, They
have advised the opening Of farms and en-
plcying the Indians, yet to no purpose
We're this done, some good might accrue to
them, as the farms, in q few years, with the
ten thousand annually appropriated, judi
ciously expended, would be a revenue and
support to them Of ITSELF Bat now the
distribution Of 81 so in goods, to which
each one is entitled, cOnfers no benefit, ex-
cept the excitement Of receiving it and the
privilege Of having that much more to
gamble with. which he will invest on the
frsi opportunity.
The amount Of annuity expended in the
east that should have come to the Sound is
$20.5o0. The whole amount appropriated
for all incidental expenses in Oregon and
Washington is $25, 900, not over $4,000 Of
which viii come to this district. The cost
Of transportation Of goods purchased in
New York, and the expenses Of travel, all
have TO be paid ont Of this fund. A large
extent Of country, from Cape Disappoint-
mept to Cape Flattery and the l9th paraL
lei on he summit Of the Cascades, and no
proEisiop is made. Not one cent Is proVid-
ed to feed the Indians when receiving their
goods and registering their names, although
tn law on that subject is fixed-three days
rations, or more 4 necessary. .s
Then, dspredatiOhs have been committed
By some Indians upon the property Of
whites, and the general law and the treat
les provide that such claims, wheHproVed,
shah be paid out Of the annuity due the
tribe 10 Whirhthe depredators may belong.
Nov, what is to be done2 What will be
Isft for the Iudiansi The agents here have
done all they could in the premises but no
blame could be attached to them when the
home department and Congress fail to act
in thsmattsr The shrieking cry Of "Lol
thepOOr Indian, may do in eastern lati-
tudes when It calls for no assistance, but
here, acts and not words are wanted.
Again, to carry out the treaty stipula-
tions with the D1wamish, Snohomish, and |
other tribes subject to the treaty Of Point
Elliott, andfor the payment Of all employ
ees under that treaty, only 5000 is pro-
vided. This treaty calls for teacher and
an assistant, carpenter, blacksmith, farm
Grand physician. 1he grand central res
efvation is Included in this treaty, the place
where the whole Of tho tribes are to be
eventually collected, and where it is pre-
snmed that every thing win be made as in
titing as possible Not snly this reserve,
but four Others are mentioned in the treaty,
and work Is expected to be commenced at
all Of these places, men employed to supers
wise i, and the doleful sum Of $1,000 must
meet all these expenses for a year. Besides
this not one cent is furnished to erect
houses and provide other neeessaries requir-
ed BY men employed
To show a gross ineohgruity, we note
The annuities Of the Medicine Greek tribe
where to 1900 Indians are appropriated
$3.50, for the same purposes that they
have given to those Of the treaty Of Elliott
only 5000 with 900 Indians.
An estimate Of the additional funds re.
quired has been made BY Col. SIMMONS,
which il is to be hoped Congress will ap-
prcpriate Immediately upon assembling,
and that the funds will be sent out at once.
The amount asked for is s25, ,995., If this
fund is not forward to them, we see no
reason why they would not be justified in
refusing to give up their lands.
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