Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-16
FHoM WASHINGTON.
Wlsnrrnror M.rnh 1s

WAsHINeToN, March Is
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has ls-
sued letter in which he says almost every
Indian reservation in Kansas has either been
settled or trespassed upon By the whites in ut
ter disregard Of the Law. which Is imperative
and must be enforced He would exceedingly
regret a collision between citizens and U. s.
troops, and hopes such great calamity will be
avoided, but as at present advised, unless they
obey the notice the strong arm Of the Govern
ment will be employed to enfores it, however
formidable they may be in number.
John Ross, the Cherokee chief, is now here,
with view Of selling TO the Government
about 100000 acres Of land in Southern Kan.
sas, belonging to those Indians. This question
Is, however, anticipated, the Senate having, IN
the last session iniimateJ that no treaty. inVolv-
ing the payment Of money from the treasury
will receive the assent Of that BODY
The large amount Of land in Kansas and
elsewhere, reems to testify TO this detsrmina.
ton.
The Indian Bureau has received a letter from
SuPt Collins, dated Santa Fe, Feb. 18th. in
which he says that detachment Of fFoops. to-
gether with a party Of Msxicans, hotly pnr.
sued some savages who had committed exten-
sive robberies in the valley Of the Rio Grande
A large number Of cattle had been recaptured,
and 2S Indians were killed. On the other side
two were killed and several severely wounded
This is regarded ss the most successful pursuit
after Indians within the last ten years, and Mr.
Collins thinks it will have the effect OF check
ing them until campaign can be put on foot
A prominent member Of the National Dem
Ocratic Executive Committee, thus replies 10
an inquiry as to changing the place for holding
the National Democrats Convention
There is a good deal said seriously about It
much pressure for l., and if continued, the
Committee may be called together to consider
it, from this apparent fact that there is no de-
termination yet on the subject, as has been
stated
The Senate at an early hour this morning
vent into Executive session at the instance Of
Mr.. Mason, who stated that there was impor-
tant business requiring immediate action, and
which might be disposed Of in an hour
The subject proved to be the ratification Of
the Nicaragua treaty, and more than tR 'ce that
length Of time was consumed in discussion =
The necessity for that ratification was warmly
urged, while the opposition to it was equally
ardent.
The prominent objection to it was to the ar.
ticle permitting the landing Of American troops
to protect the transit.
The subject Of fillibusters was attended to in
the debate, and even remote encouragement
to them steTnly condemned.
If, said Senator, more fdventurers should 60
thither to Overturn the institutions Of the coun.
try, our Government has nothing to do with the
preservation Of their sealps.
That article was stricken out and the treaty
was then laid upon the table
1t was resolved that the Injunction Of secIesy
be removed from the proceedings, but motion
was soon after made to reconsider the vote,
on this branch the subject was pending when
the Senate adjourned.
It is said that by The terms of the treaty the
time for its ratification is improbable.