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Show I REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER. a much more favorable aspect. Most of them have comfortable homes, and, under the influence of the devoted efforts of several Christian de-nominations. are gradually improving and acquiring the habits and tastes of civilized life. By a provision of the State constitution, they are entitled to citizenship on becoming qualified therefor by intelligence and good character, and abandoning their tribal connection; and num-bers have manifested a proper appreciation of this high privilege, and a laudable ambition to fit themselves for it. By treaty, these Indians have the right to a home west of the klissis-sippi should they desirq to emigrate ; hut there is no prospect of their ever being willing to do so, and the citizens of BIichkan, it is under- -stood, entertain no desire to have them espelled from the country and home of their forefathers. Suitable locations, it is understood, can he found for them in the State, where they can be concentrated under cir-cumstances favorable to their comfort and im$rovernent, without detri-ment to State or individual interests. and earlv measures for that nur-pose should be adopted. d r A portion of the united tribes of Stockbridges and Munsees, of Wis-consin. are under treatv obliaations to emiarate west of the bIississinni u - ,~ river, but their rernovd has necessarily been delayed, from want of ad-equate means to defray the expense thereof, an3 of their year's subsist-ence. A further appropriation will therefore be requisite. These In-dians are few in number and should not be disunited. As soon as it can be done, an effort should he made to place them and those of their brethren now west of the Rlississippi river all comfortably together. In 1845 the Menomonecs ceded their entire country in TViscnnsin, and agreed to remove to another stipulated to he given them in Minne-sota west of the 1\fississippi. From this obligation thcy xvere cs~mpted by the late President of the United States, on the ground of the unsnita- \ bility of the new country intended for them; and, with the approbation of the proper authorities of Wisconsin, they were assigned and removed to a remote portion of the extensive tract which they had ceded, em-bracing about 345,600 acres. The information in possession of the department leads to the conclusion that this location is, in all respects, suitable for them; and that they can probibly remain there for many years without interference with the advancement or interests of the white population. If, however, this arrangement is to be of a permanent character, a new convention with them will be necessary for their re-lir~ qnislimeuto f the country given to thein by the treaty of 1845, and that the various beneficial provisions of that treaty may be made opera-tive and applicable to them where they are. The Oneidas, of Wisconsin, have a permanent location near Green Bay, wh ~ r eth ey will probably remain and eventually become citizens, as the tribe of Brothertowns has done. The only other Indians in the State consist of a few hands of those linown as the Chippew~aso f Lake Superior,:still living on lands heretofore ceded to the United States, but where ithm.been thus far deemed proper to permit them to remain, for reasons mate$ially affecting their preservation and welfare. Should it bedeemed necessary to continue the superintendency cre-ated by the act .of 27th of F.ebmaq, 1851, heretofore confined to the |