The Native American

UNITED STATES AFFAIRS.—We have now the pleasure of laying before our readers the following valuable table, compiled with much care, expressly for the Register, by the same gentleman by whom the tables heretofore published by us respecting the committees of Congress and the election of Speaker of the House were all prepared.—Niles' Register.

Mr. Editor: The expenditures of the Indian department, including the Florida war, has long been a subject of animadversion. The following condensed statement, (which has cost some labor, time and patience,) may, perhaps, throw as much light on the subject as any that has appeared before the public; if you think so, it is at your disposal. Taken from the reports of the Hon. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the U. S. treasury, as follows:

A comparative view of the expenditures of the Indian department for the last four years.

Expenditures for 1836: $5,909,530

1837: $7,719,746

1838: $7,506,856

1839: $3,282,440

Repressing hostilities	1,440,566
Preventing hostilities	1,874,701
Suppressing hostilities	499,940
Militia and volunteers	131,236
Transportation expense	12,134
Exploring party	8,003
Locating reservations	5,054
Indian department	42,321
Education of Indians	25,189
Presents to Indians	5,183
Civilization of Indians	5,255
House for agent, smith shop, &c.	26,100
Removal of Indians	244,641
Indian annuities	366,748
Treaty with Cherokees	762,553
“Ottawaas	263,893
“Caddoes	40,000
“certain tribes	50,760
“certain Indians	22,500
“certain Indians	27,840
Pay of agents	15,199
Miscellaneous	38,083

Expenditures for 1837.
Preventing hostilities	4,010,162
Tennessee volunteers	239,066
Equipping militia	144,465
Pay of agents	2,302
Transportation expense	80,306
Exploring party	1,127
Locating reservations	2,942
Indian department	39,656
Education of Indians	5,529
Presents to Indians	11,350
Civilization of Indians	5,376
House for agent, smith shop, &c.	6,305
Removal of Indians	590,386
Indian annuities	20,875
Treaty with Cherokees	1,132,835
Potawatomies	101,313
Creeks	418,685
Menomonies	290,870
Florida Indians	118,740
Sacs and Foxes	90,911
other tribes	434,196
Miscellaneous	22,350

Expenditures for 1838.
Preventing hostilities,	994,223
Pay of four thousand volunteers,	947,263
Equipping militia,	358,091
Forage for dragoons, officers, &c.	309,976
Transportation of supplies,	368,013
Freight into Florida,	203,450
Subsistence of militia,	185,234
Transporting 4,000 volunteers,	91,675
Corps of mechanics,	79,384
Wagons, carts, &c.	85,226
Miscellaneous charges,	457,290
Drafts laying over in Florida,	1,044,531
Removal of Indians,	251,124
Indian annuities,	62,000
Treaty with Cherokees,	870,137
Potawatomies,	122,317
Creeks,	282,374
Miamies,	97,120
Chippewas,	183,000
Siouxes, &c.	132,000
Winnebagoes,	214,860
Miscellaneous,	167,566

Expenditures for 1839.
Preventing hostilities,	24,966
Pay of four thousand volunteers,	123,283
Pay of Indian militia,	789
Forage for dragoons, officers, &c.	350,644
Transportation of supplies,	195,003
Freight into Florida,	127,531
Subsistence of militia,	20,444
Three vessels on Florida coast,	22,700
Corps of mechanics,	143,399
Wagons, carts, &c.	71,792
Miscellaneous charges,	123,806
Expense, distribution, &c.	26,902
Removal of Indians,	47,372
Indian annuities,	25,199
Treaty with Cherokees,	973,697
Potawatomies,	108,165
Creeks,	35,794
Miamies,	172,401
Chippewas,	84,712
Siouxes, &c.	143,787
Winnebagoes,	101,330
Miscellaneous.	368,784

1836,	$5,908,530
1837,	7,719,746
1838,	7,506,856
1839,	3,282,440
In all	$24,417,572