The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-12-11

NN'"So'S"tu law " HlHhH"i'i ~" NhON'
on the 1st ofJanuaay next, offers such
inducements to settlers that, sales for
cash can not be expected to an extent
sufficient to meet the expenses of the
General Land Office, and the cost of
Surveying and bringing the land into
MARKET an,a ftaT --i.a-s~-- ..s
The discrepancy between the sum
here stated as arising from the sales of
the public lands and the sum derived
from the Same source as reported from
the Treasury Department, arises, as I
understand, from the fact that the pc.
RODS of time, though apparently,
were not, really, coincident at the begin.
ming point-tbe Treasury report iuclud-
ing a considerable sum now which had
previously been reported from the Tnte-
tior, sufficiently large to overreach the
sum derived from the three months now
reported upon by the Interior and not
by the Treasury. l...., ,-
The Indian tribes upon our frontiers
have, during the past year, manifested
spirit of naturalization, and at several
points have engaged in open hostiIities
against the white settlements in their
vicinity. The tribes occupying the In
dian country south of Kansas renoun-
ced their allegiance to the United States
and entered into treaties with the in
surgents. Those who remain loyal to
the United States were driven from the
country. The Chief of the Cherokees
has visited this city for the purpose of
restoring the former relations Of the
tribe with the United States. lie allie
gcs that they were constrained by supe-
rior force to enter into treaties with the
} insurgents, and that the United States
neglected to furnish the protection
which th,ir treaty stipulations required.
In the month Of August last, the
/ Sioux Indians, in Minnesota, attacked
the settlements in their vicinity with
, extreme ferocity, killing indiscrimi
nately men, women and children. This
attack was wholly unexpected, and
therefore no means of defence had been
provided It'll estimated that not less
than 800 persons were killed by the Tn
dians, and large amount of property
was destroyed. How this outbreak was
induced is not definitely known and sus.
picions, which may be unjust, need not
be stated. Information was received by
the Indian Bureau'from different sour
ces, about the time bostilities were com
menced, that simultaneous attack was
to be made upon the white settlements
by all the tribes between the Mississippi
River and tho Rocky Mountains The
State of Minnesota has suffered great
injury from this Indian war. A large
portion of her territory has been de.
populated, and severe loss has been
sustained by the destruction Of property
!, The people Of that State manifest much
anxiety for the removal ofthe tribes be
yond the limits of the State as a guar
antee against further hostilities. The
, Commissioner of Indian Affairs viii
furnish full details. 1Hesr Cs'- ... e..
T. l submit for your especial considera
ton, whether our Indian system shall
not be rcmodeled Many wise ant
, good men have been impressed with
> the belief that this can be proftabIy )
done. @ sai fr .eys ra.r .. aa.
| submit a statement Of the proceed
8 ings ofthe Commissioners, which shows
the progress that has been made in thu
!, enterprise of constructing the Pacifi,
Railroad, and this suggests, the earlies
completion of the rOad, and also til,
favorable action of Congress upon tn,
= projects pending before them for enlarg
ing the capacities of the greatccanals ir
I New York and Illinois, as being Of vi
tai and rapidly inCreasing7 impoEtanc,
to the whole nation, and especially Il
the vast interior region hereipaftero t
be noticed at some greater length,
propose having prepared and laid befor
you, at an early day, some lnierestih;
and valuable statistical information upor
this subject The military and eom
mercial Importance of eplarging Til
Illinois and Michigan Cana, and i'm
proving the Illinois River, is presepte
\ in the report Of Col. Webster to, th
Secretary Of War, and nowo itransmitte
to GOOgtess. Il respectfully ask aitsn
o ton toit. 3os piv ,1nns5t 4ta sspre 1
fi To carry out the provisions of Al
4 act Of Congress Of the 18th Of May last
e / have caused the Department Of Agri
e culture in the Upited States to be OF
i ganized. The CemmissiOpsr inform
Z me that within the period ofafew month
e this Department hasestablishel an. extet
y slve system of eorreAPopa Roe and OS
.tf tfebaags SGtbat hgMs and a s,al ~ whis
Aiust 1Be ogJH .aggaos3g sl4ms no
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