Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-12-11
council BEtFfs IOWA, WEDNESDAY. DEcEsfKER L. 1851
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Tbs yrasens insaasesesisn shsws, Eslsnl
Aas Ehs sEtantism of she district aero,
nc Potomac RiEAx ne me tins on sstak
klisAing the Capital here, was tezaalneral
siae, and coassQasasiy that the ssiinqais
1sans ef thai parta0n sf ik which lies
~ State OF F1relaia was uawsse and aan
gsrnas- ] sahsais for yoar oenssawasio.
ske exgsdseny sf rsgsiaing that part q
lAa dis&ios, and tha ressoratiou of Ehe Or
i2inai boundaries sharexBf, tAroapia utsuo
sfnsions With Che State of Eirrsnfag
The report Of the Secrsaaxy OF ths inse
raer, VITA the accompanying documents
axhibit the ndiEaea of the several bxancI
% OF the public -Aasiaess pertaining Il
that Departments. The depressing irEiu
saces Of aAa insagreetsoa h4ss bsea 60
Reeially feb in the operations Of kaa Pat
ssA ana Ganssa Land once. Tho saal
Esceipts from tho salas Of pablis land
daring the last year, hare exceeded sh,
exPeDses Of Qir IaHd sgsisa only sboai
8%D,D00. The sales haye been ssatixel,
60 apehdesi I'd shss Southern States, whift
tN interruption to the business of ths
sssassys sad toe aissssisa sf sasss 1nara.
Aess nj msssk kKom lsbss % aaills@rg s4%iae
have DbstSnchsd sefsieTaasssk iii fise fse II
States ana I Territories of shai GortlSwe est
The ssesipts of shs patent ofsee haye
deelined ia nine months, about $l(f0, 900,
rendering large reaactiou OF the foFc1
employsd necessary to make IL seif-eus-
tanning. She deEAands uFoa . toe Pefs fon
Office viii be largely Increased. by sAe IN,
suTFeesieR- NaEnrous apsligaaeh ehs for
pensions, hassd apen the CASUALLY ties oi
the existing war, have aIssaaE beea made.
There 10 reas0n Go hsliBES that raafvt who
ass a0w upon tine pension roll and in re-
osipt Of the bsauty of the Government.
are in the raBks uf the iBsasgent army, OF
giViug them aid and comfort. The See.
retRry Of the inteEinr has directed the sus-
pension Of the payment Of The pension of
such persons upon the proof OF theSr dis.
loyalty, recommend thai Congress su.
thoyiEa thHt oiheoE 20 cause the names of
such psss0ns 70 be stricken from the pep.
sIon rails. EH T .soe2 t#- tsa.''.-
... The relations of the government with
the Indian tgibas hgEs been lsgeiy disturb
I'd by the iDsRrrection, especially ia the
AaFthsEn supeFinEsndsney and in aaAt of
New Mexico. The Indian country S0uxh
Of Kansas is IN possession Of the insar-
geats from Texas and Kansas. The
agenss of the United States appointed
since the 4th of March for this superin-
aElar,3r hasa hassz. raS,s bKa k1 .esa IL s4s
pOsfs, while the most of sbose VINO were
In afics hefors thak time have sspo as ed
the insnrraetiSnaTy eaase, and aiared 20
exercise the power of agents by virtae Of
e0mmissions frorn ahe nsarTeotienists.-
IE hrs been stated ia tbs public press that
. portion Of these Indians have been or
gaa&xed as . mslitary fogre, andAre ak-
Iaekei ~ the army Of the Insurgents, al
lhaagb the Government has no eEicial in-
EoEBtatioR apoa the subject. Letters hare
bseg wriasen to the Commissioner Of In
dias Affairs by several prominent Chiefs,
giving assurance of their loyalty TO tha
lnited States, and expressing the wish
for the presence of the Federal trpGpf 10
Protect them. II ia believed that, upon
be repcssession Of the country by The
Federal forces, the Indians viii readily
cease the hostile demonstrations, and re-
sume their former relations to the Gov
arnment.
srs Il TIE assgss. Es EaE :s ass 's.ss dSsass e,
nent or bureau, but eleFkship only as.
signed to il in the Government. While il
Is fortunate that this great interest is SO
in its nature as not 10 have
demanded and extorsed more from the
/ respectfully ask Congress
10 consider whether something mora can
not be given voluntarily With general ad-
Eantage. Annual reports exhibiting the
condition Of our agriculture, commerce
and manufactures. would presenta fund
Df information OF great practical value To
the country. While make no suggestion
as 10 details, venture tue opinion that an
agricultural and statistical bureau might
be organized.
TIE execution of the laws for tbs sup
preston Of the African slave trade, has
been coaGned 10 the Department Of the
Interior. Ii Ia subject Of cosgrstnla-
lion shat the efforts which have been made
fdG the suppression Of this inhuman traffic
zaYe.4eoently been attended with unasuai
saCesss. Five vessels being fitted out for
the saav'e trade have been seized and con.
densed. Two masters engaged in the
trade and one person eguipping the ves-
sel as SLAYER, have been convicted and
subjected to the penalty of fue and i'm
prise amens; sna one captain, taking up
a cargo af Africans on board his vessel,
has been convicted Of the highest grade OF
oifsnse under oar laws-the punishment
of which ID death. "# TIT.
The Territories of Colorado, Dakota,
and Nevada, created by the last Congress,
bavs been organised, and ciyiI adninis.
tration has been inaugurated therein, uu-
DIR auspices especially gratifying. when
il Ii considered fiat the lsaEen of treason
was found existing 10 some Of thsse aew
countries when the Federal officers arFiy-
ed there. The abundant natural raaaure-
es Of these Territories, with the secarity
and protection afforded by organized gov
ernment, viii doubtless iasite to them a
large immigration whcu peace shall re-
store the business of the country to its
accustomed channels. snbmit the ses-
olations Of the Legislature OF Colorado,
which eyince the pasri1tic spirit Of she
people of The Tertiary. So far tho, an.
thoTity of the United States has been APP
held ia all the Territories, ~ It is hoped
It Will be iii thefalurc. | Ieommepa their
interests and defense to he enlightened
and generous care of Congress. n,
lTeeolasnend 4 10 the Fas orable eossidsg.
ation df Cot,gress the Interests Of the
District Of Colnmbia. The insarrect3on
has been the cause OF much saEfsring and
sacrifice TO the inhabitants, and a. thsy
have no Representative IN Congress. that
body should not overlook their just alaims
upon the GovernmenE.
AZ your last session Q joint resalntioE
was adopted authorizing the President q
take MEASURES for facilitating q propes
representation Of The industrial inssrsst,
oil me unltssd States as the 6 ExhibiEinn oi
the INDUSTRY 81 IN Nations. lo ho holdar