Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-27

feet was to have no more officers than was actually necessary, and to pay those officers well. Five I hundred or a thousand dollars additional to the salary of the agent receiving the superintendency would compensate him. He had lived for twenty l five years on the borders of the Indian countrv- for thirteen years he had lived ust east of the h. l dian country, n Arkansas--and thought that he was able to understand something of at;lirs con nected with their management. Appoint of these agents superintendent, pay him well, let him 1 have control over the rest, al,i the scheme would 1 work we'll There waS 10 use i'll having special i supetn endent, for there was no necessity for an | intervening officer between the agents themselves | and tie commissioner i'll Richmond.
 ] Mir. JOHNSON replied that this system had alwavs 1 been employed, and when we began to substitute | new systems and throw away old oneS, which had | work cd well, the question should be matuiey con- sidered. The proposition of the gentleman from 1 Texas combined one of the subordinate offices with one to be supervised. The object of the committee was to enable subOrdnates 10 appeal to l preserve order, and manage affairs bv regular aud established system. The system proposed by the gentleman one in existence under the old gov ernmeut, but set aside. Presumng that the superintending agent should be the agent of the Choctaw tribe, there could be 10 appeal by the subordinate agents from the former. There WIS no information ot au Impartial nature to be ob- tained from any other sOurce--Ho connecting link between the immediate agents of the several tribes and the government. 1t was the duty ot the perintendeRt to go over all the stations, examine into the general conduct of affairs, SrnC licenses, expei improper holders ot office, etc. This could not be done by an agent with any usticc to either of the positions held by himself.
 MT. Oldham did not think that the labors of tLe superintendent were 50 heavy. His duties could generally be disposed of ill all hour; and as for the subject of appeals, t was his impression that tue agent could appeal from the supernJen- Aapf rp Ina 4, ar D n 3aP tarv of war, and from him to the President. His object to curtai expenses, and he believed would limit the number Of appeals. As tO the former change 0i the system, he had never learned that it was because 1t did not work well; and, if the other was an established precedent, lie Saw reason why we should not avoid ul bad practices, even if the plea of 'precedent" did sustain them..
 flr. Brown, of Mississippi, desired to know who was tO suptlntenu that supcrnt ttMdtnt--the one proposed Dy Mr. Oldham
 Mir. Oldham replied, ' The commissioner of h. dian aiairS.'
 Mr. Brown wished to know why, then, could not the commissioners superintcnd aiil M the general aupernendcnt performed his dutyitwoud require all his tiiLe-Aot simply hour Us the gentleman supposed. He Was boxed upon by the Indians the Mingo, or great man, who visited them 1t stated intervals aud loOkel into their condition and wants, and took measures to provide for them
 
 commissioner who used to beat Washington his office is here-was called he Great Mingo, and considered sort oi spirit, whom they never cx- pect U The duties Ot All these officers were distinct established by precedent, amt it was a good one. He hoped the amendment would not pass.
 Mir JOHNSON made short re onde. 10 MT. Old ham, citing several instances in which the system proposed would have proved defective The vote 70 O r. fl n rf jectcd.
 Mr. Davis, of North Carolina propo.el an amendment which would c0ntinee the office tile agents, etc., during good behaviour, instead oicar rying on the old rotation system The measure was opposed by MessFs. Orr, Oldham and Clark and supported by Messrs. Davis, Wigiail and Banwell and being accepted ly MT. JOHNSON, was adopted LT vote of ayes IG, noes g. The further consideration oi tile bill was post pOned for the purpose of admitting of some exc cutyc legislation, several messages n writing hay. ing been received from the President
 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
 EXECUTIVE DEelhrIG>r, lI,rcA II, 1862 I6 1e Speaker of tte H9ase ei Representatives.:
 transmit herewith copies Of the official re ports .a have been received aJ the War department oI the defence anl fan ol Fort D1nei-on."
 They will be toand ecompleta and uusttsiac tory. Instruction has been given up1n the several pD- lINl ntiC iItttltIIlfjtt DN Iitt IL l0t stated that achievements We're at "u} time asked tor nor ia it demonstrated to have Lsen m- pos- He to have saved .La army hy c,acuutin. tie position; is it known by what means fl was found practicable to withdraw part Of .Ac -aggi syn, leaving tine remainder go surrender; nor upon What authority, or principle ot ac.ion lhe senior generals abandoned responsibility by transferring the command tO juuiUr officer.
 h former communication to Congress- pre- seltsl the proprioty of suspension oi judgment in relation to the disaster of Fort DoneIsou, until official reports could bc received regret th4t n- formation now furnished iy 90 defective. h the meantime. hopeful that satisfactory explanation may be made, have directed, upon the exhibition made of the case as represented by the senlar gen erals that they should he'gelie ud from command, tQ await turthet orders, Wheneyera reliable indg- mcnt eau De rendered the merits Of the case
 JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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