, 1861-02-26
EAmINE:AmoNG THE INDIANS.


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EAmINE;AmONG THE INDIANS,
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+, Os7fca GHEeprNa AGENT Kansas RE11rr. "
: i -, azHno7A' Feb a2d, 1851. {
!. , 1oltots cnaca3o A71onne:
:! IN Joa1 pap$1 OF to-day you: a1lude to the
Kansas 4ndians. beg leave to nay that other
;: Indians besides tho PotoWatomies have been
ont Of the contributions Of tbs citi-
zens Of the States to keep them from starving;
and In response to letter upon the subject
recsiyed the following:
-DEgARrMEkT-o OF THE 1N1ER1uR,.----]l.--
- ---~'- offtcE lsn1AN AFFA1ns, Jan. 81. 1851.
Sir: I transmit to you, by this day q mall copy
ofmy last annual randrt, uponK perusal4of which.
You Will discover that tha suffering and destitutfon
1n5t. +x1o. =, ..,ce ~ ~,
aas.ass sl.a4 s.. - "ssa.Sas
= ssa tae 4aat yeaf' "e1n 1ea
tlon Of CongFesB, :Hith view to relieving their
pressing wants: ~, :,-,:s: -:
> In c,jn mr1ntcation dated t1a anth inst and nd
Z. r. ;a.,s.. sas:a4a, ~ 80 In,s.s.
aoa,n ii, ,e4ssted that thr atter be- hroncht to tho
attention Of Congress-. and that M apnropriat,on
be made for the Immediate relief Of the Indians re-
feued TO-. =, -:
This letter is addressed to you in reply to yours Of
the 18th OF September 1ast calling the attention of
the Department to the condition Of the Indians i'll
Kansas, and asking that means be supplied for
their relief. 49, -
Very respectfully, your obedfent servant,
-~' A. b. anEEsWooD, Commissioner
~. ~: r: n, Ansf' hse:, Atcaison' hausas,
a.s.as 'a.'uIe 1uui.1ou VI ae pool tnuuls'
- ss.seu - ns 1etee4' "'17 eonurea " .uo
rano-t - rafa-aa ~ asa.a 49,, ;naaaaa ~ 1,,as
iss;one- - af Tas,a,, ng.,za - - nsa 80 t s,,,o.a
;nr 1anon.o, - 1;a rsno-t.
1rba oe,aro1 a,d srcose,va drort,, 4,,o
past season has been most severely lett
throughout the extent Of the southern super
hta =; ~ an1 rn ras nefe stops
most abundant harvest In conseouence Of
this calamity, great distress and suffering al
it reaag preVan among me various LfiDes, and
snnnly Their wants for another M m year. @ and iii Tina
avert the dangers OF, famine with which they
are now Threatened"
"e 1fnst 1onsss W. "lA no' ao1ou.n . "ltnous
uon's soAaetntns iof .aeoo poot 1su nea' auu
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furnishing them with food to Keep them alive.
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w., -. =. Tanaais =. - p,,.oe
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Fourth Congregational District,
Tba parnb,ica,, Convantion held at paor;o
on the 22d inst, was represented by delegates
fro,n every county in tbe district excent hfa.
- uont o'e4s e'n1'' 49, e10 o17'''e' oAsePs Lila
Tho ron,n;++oa m por,,o,a,,+ o,1x.,,;o.4;o,,
~ oots1e0 w eAln"nonb oasHailz1As1oh
reported as follows:
No "''"'e'o" ~ AaAuos u 1eor1a
county.
:: Fa,. c.ea.,o.;e,-1-H paaa ae 1raxao a,
A. 2. Bartlett OF Peoria.
. A.oo,,1.,,++,a of e,,o fzo,,, oa,1, .,..
selected By their respective de1eeations TO re-
mart roooin+;cne for TIM ooas;ae,,t;a., - a..
Port Eesoiutions LOT tae cons1aeratlon OF 1he
Convention, The deleeations raporteff as f;,l-
1o-a. s.ar,, ooSrtr u -
lo"s' otatA county, - Lee warren, a. T.
Harding; Mercer, Thos. CLANCY; Henry, j.. r.
Dresser; Marshall, n. Bangs; .Woodford, r.
j. Cassel1; Fulton, ". ?. Kellogg; Knox, Al
fred Know7es. Peoria Eroch Enarr. rro,a-
well, B. F. Hnrris.
Mr. Emery from the Committee on Reso1u-
W. wn,nr.s m rha n r1n,taa s st.to. ,.;n
Of peone and seran stnl
anees @ having arisen, It - proper t1at The pe.pe
~ ~ ste Ely onSa ~ ~ esr riTMs u regasa
Fonr ~ NJ ou,,easiono ~ ~ nnis VI e
paea. Set ~. - Et,t ~ " dlitlo1s ~
nrinsnes ona to he nsed hcfnrc n ae"io M "
n ntez offer @ +b"t vo oTa na - ~ aa h
y t gafs % ar :" inc
Insa "a haIIaJ that t1o- ~ asaso patoii5' a' ~
1on"s ~ e. tt .;as s 10y W.T. lshe Auu !e
mi oxcan5encv W. thnt snisenrent nrant. b.En hmt
conarmed this optaion and we beaTe hat sp Iho h
pgl3mansnI p3 EN- peace ana psospssleY o. Tue COM try
M ne t 9.st ~ 9ua lnose panci
pigs ~ LS mat ~! ~ =, ~ HoveinMGne.
the Constitution which our fathers gave u, in its
aasaaaGy Egg % tne m %antH o tas Wno!e country taat
ae Of sag ana s5at II ms
an ~. Ia 1tom IL III Inc houf oi
R,,n5te1 anH traT .o NH, mn, ,.+.o.,o ,,x4
Hans ,1s aoS aaa ot4S Q.
NJ iaa1 nus" Esr5nn Etneflosc Snes"
@ c.teas tias aGnf5 Atfe Uays. GoS utcha.
@ Ia VI o4r sler hayenoalns StaIes 70
tgtiea nsst Sisb our 5ea9ty pro % aad
sst;t7aa ana enttte snoEe gen1em.en 10 ne
Eaii the noble @ Constituents Of tbess % sentlemeu'
who have SO gloriousiy snstafnel them, as broth.
they viii ask notbing Of rs Which @ we eannat con. con.
sistenty and with a. dae regard to the interests Of
ciare oar Willingness M to meet tae at ali s tmsss IN
friendly ana coneiliatoFy spirit, and pledge our
quarter to infringe UPON sdny1e one 9f teir Cn1-
ssi5ational rights.
against the resolutions ore by our
H as !" p En-
cd faith, our partys honor, and the split 81 our
apa s sarpsaty hln an n
clated ID the Chicago Platform: w.
tain 81
not5ustiaed either BY any real or pretended grfev
maEes It te I'm ntv nf the Hrnera1 W ovar4,,sna ~
lay and collect duties md imports to protect tic
nxasans nnd thnt thc a ano ,e.er
j.nore moi slirE this duty without = % diseraceft1
= Resolved: That while we discIaim the least de-
Sc or aecoa the ny r e 3, .ne
Taton of the Union at all hazards and at any cost
1tA1fAHE LIE Ou1O1 10 De ab0Ve price th4t we IrH