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Show adjoining States. They, too, suffer from the predatory practices of the Sacs and Foxes, and with a atient forbearance of retaliation that merits some reward at the han j s of the government. But the department is without power to afford adequate redress; for, although the Sacs and Foxes are the recipients of large annuities, not a dollar of their money can be taken without their consent to pay for depredations committed by them on the property of other tribes. The intercourse act makes no provision for such cases, as it applies alone to depredations on the property of citizens of the United States. The Weas, Peorias, and Piankeshaws of the Osage River agency continue to furnish evidence of commendable industry and steady im-provement. It is to he regretted that the Miamies belonging to the same a ency are not entitledto like favorable notice. They stand in decide f contrast with the other affiliated tribes. The effect of the large annuities that have been paid them has been to check all industry and thrifi, and to tempt then1 to general idleness and dissipation. Within six years they have diminished one-half, with a prospect of stiU further decrease. The Cherokees are embarrassed by an onerous public debt, which \ they are striving in good faith to discharge. For thls and other public purposes they are anxious to sell to the United State# the tract of country, containing about 800,000 acres, known as the "Cherokee neu-tral ground;" and there is much force of argument in favor of the obliga-tion of the government to relieve them, by taking back the land at the price they were required to allow the United States for it when it was granted to them. But, notwithstanding the evil alluded to, this tribe, with most of the others in the southern sn rintendency, are steadily multiplying around them the blessings of r fe, and afford the highest evidence of the justice and wisdom of our licy towards them. By a convention entered into in 1837, between it' e Choctaws and Chick-asaws, the latter, nnder certain conditions and reshiction's therein pro-vided, Secame a component part of the Choctaw nation. But they are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the political connexion be-tween them and the Choctaws, and there is reason to believe that the best interests of both would be promoted by a separation of the tribes The Chickasaws have applied to the government to interpose its au-thority for the purpose of effecting this object; but as the union was the result of mutual agreement, it is desired that their separation, if 1 practicable, shall be accomplished in like manner. A similar state of things exists in relation to the Creeks and Semi-noles. Considering the previous relations between these tribes, the attempt to unite them was injudicious; and great dissatisfaction on the art of the Seminoles has been the result. When those remaining in horida shall join their brethren West, it will be necessary for the gov-ernment, by treaty or otherwise, to adopt adequate measures for putting the united tribe of Seminoles in a more favorable condition. The famous Seminole chief, Billy Bowlegs, with several other prom-inent Indians from Florida, have recently visited Washington, and, while here, they signed an agreement, in which they acknowledged that they and all the Seminoles in Florida were nnder obligations to emigrate, and promised to use their influence to effect their entire |