Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-12-13

our red brethren. "a.
The Cayuse nation remain unpunished for
the massacre at Wallaiitpue, but the whole
tribe will be held responsible until those, who
ever they may be, concerned in that melan-
choly and horrible affair are given up for
punishment. A fine regiment of troops COM
manded by officers who have distinguished
themselves in the service Of their country
are en- route for Oregon and may be expect
ed to arrive by the middle of September. 1t
will then be in the power of the government
to make this tribe accountable for their
wrong doing, and | can assure you that our
government will not suffer the guilty to 90
unpublished.
A party of the Shey-wamish and Snogua-
limick tribes recently made an attack on the
Hudson's Bay Company's Fort at Nesqually,
in which difficulty an American citizen was
unfortunately killed. | shall hold these tribes
accountable until the guilty shall have been
punished. 1t is the intention of the gallant
officer in command of the forces now in Ore
gon to establish a garrison of one company
on Pugets Sound for the protection OF the
settlements in that quarter, SO that no APP
prehension of any further outrage in that
section need be entertained.
had the qualification while on visit TO
the Falls of the Columbia, to bring about
peace, at the request of the chief of the
Yachamans, between that tribe and the Wal
la Wallas who were at that time engaged
in war. These tribes as also the tribes that
| visited on the Cowlty and Puget's Sound,
| was pleased to find friendly towards us,
and as well as the tribes bordering the set
Elements on the Willamette and Columbia,
to hal. 10, he
soil.
bands now are by the whites, whose arts of
civilization, by destroying the resources of
the Indians, doom them to poverty, want and
crime, the extinguishment of their title by
purchase, and the locating them in district
removed from the settlements, is measure
OF most vital Importance to them. Indeed
the cause of humanity calls loudly for their
removal from causes and influences so fatal
10 their existence. This measure is one of
equal interest to our own people. | would
therefore call your attention to the propriety
of memorializing congress upon this inter-
esting subject.
We can recognize in Oregon, the material
of her future greatness; climate and a soil
extraordinarily productive eminently char
acterze it. The prolific growth of grain,
vegetables and grapes; the natural meadows,
untouched by the hand of cultivation, suffi-
GENTLY extensive to furnish subsistence to in
Vulnerable herds of cattle, during the entire
year; inexhaustible forests of the finest fir
and cedar in the world; never failing streams
which furnish water power of unlimited ca
pacity, show how lavishly nature has bestow-
ed her blessings upon this favored land.
With the proper development of her agri-
cultural resources, and the improvement of
her immense water power, she can supply
the entire pacific coast with the most impor-
tant of the necessaries of life and many of
the staple articles of commerce. Her i'm
mense resources are gradually but surely
being developed; her mineral wealth, at pre-
sent, is not TO be computed; gold has been
found in several places, In sufficient quantity
to induce the belief that there are mines,
perhaps extensive ones, of this precious me-
tai within the borders of our territory; iron,
lead and coal are known to exist, and the
indications OF their abundance are of the
most 1attering description.
The Columbia is the only great river on
the Pacific slope of our continent which
leads from the ocean to the Rocky Noun
can be opened to the great valley of the
Mississippi. The navigation from its mouth
to the cascades, distance of nearly one
hundred and fifty miles, is uninterrupted for
vessels of the largest class These obstruc-
tons, and those beyond, may be surmounted
in considerable degree by canals and locks.
The importance ofthis immense line of interior
communication, cannot fail ultimately to Sc
cure for it the fostering hand of the general
government. 1t isa source of great gratifca-
ton to know that the entrance of the mouth
of the Columbia is much less dangerous than
has heretofore been generally supposed
Many vessels, some of them large ships,
drawing from twelve to sixteen feet of wa
ter, have, during the present year, crossed
the bar, arriving and departing without the
aid of pilots, lighthouses, or buoys; and not
single accident has occurred to intercept
the facility of navigation during the present
year.
1t affords me much pleasure to give the
subjoined extract of letter from Captain
Wood, of the United States steamer Massa-
chussetts, as such testimonials will have
tendency to disabuse the public mind and
remove the prejudices unfortunately existing
against the mouth of this noble river.
"Having waited until about p NJ, and
seeing no indications that our signal for
pilot had been observed, stood in, followed
the directions / obtained in New York of
Capt. K. Gelston, who was here last year in
the Barque Wilton, proceeding safely and
without accident TO anchorage in Bakers
hav There was no one on ,.hoard the