New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1851

half section would be the extent Of the donation.
Granting, as It does, 70 each married naa $40
acres and 10 each single man halt the amount IT'S
effect is TO prevent the country from settling q ?
closely. A small population Is scattered over
large extent Of country and We are, IN 4 =as1rs,
compelled 10 forego the benefits 70 be derived
from schools, libraries. &c an aware tnst the
msiority OF tie Inhabitants of the territory are
vastly better satisfied with the donation Of sec
ton than thew would have been with 4 ess
amount but think that its etc, on the country
AZ large will be Injurious IN the end
We have military force stationed here az an
expepse 10 the Government Of Sho knows how
many hundred dollars a day, which has done. and
is doing absolutely nothing save the establish
uent OF single military post a. the Daleg OF me
Columbia. where one is bat very iitte needed
The Indians in that quarter the Csyuses aud the
Nez Perces have recently exhibited every evil
dence Of friendly disposition toward the whites,
having delivered up 70 justice all their principal
chiefs, the murderers OF the late Dr. Whitman
and family. small force is employed in gsrri-
soniDg that post, and the remainder Of the regl'
ment 10 stationed az Vancouver, where they are
Of no more use than they would be IN Nev-GOrk
City. On our Southern Frontier, where we are
daily expecting the commence ment of hostilities
on the part Of the Indians. we are left entirely 70
our own resources. Col Loring 1.-THE comm and
anti 10 aware OF the state Of things cut here, hav
ing travelled as far south as the klamath River asst
Spring in pursuit. OF some deserters the bones Of
some Of whom he saw bleaching on the noun.
tans. He has been repeatedly requested 10 send
q force out here, but has uniformly refused, as
signing as a reason that the desertiOn of the
troops would be inevitable There is, withou.
doubt some psusibility 10 the excuse, but if they
are unable TO take the first step toward accom-
pshing what they were sent here fOr-to pro-
;ect us-why are they kept in service at all
IL will, in my opinion. be found necessary 70
adopt some radically different plan OF military
organization from that now followed, IN order
effectually to protect our ovn frontier, as well as
that of our neighbor. California. | have heard
the idea advanced of organizing volunteer com
panies TO serve a short period-ssy six months,
or at most one yesr-to choose their own officers
and to receive a bounty of land at the expiration
of their term Of service This plan appears 70
me to be the only feasible one 10 the existing
state of things and think that II II we're adopt
ed, and aiew hundred men kept IN the held Tor
one year we should hate after no fear OF Indian
depfedatiops The Savsges Of this country are
NOT as warlike as those on the other side OF the
Rocky Mountains and small force will be suti
cient to quell them etfectuAlly. The tribes south
OF the waters of the WIlamett are divided into
small bands, who live in distinct communities,
speak in many instances different language, and
each band is always under the control OF It's own
Chief. They recognize no Chief whose authority
eXteDOS over tue NlOlc uhblbus III Po+tfb VI III
telect they are as near the brute creation as any
animal that wears the human form They have
no property save a few horses stolen from tray
elersl and seem 20 have very little deslr? 10 ac-
quire any. They live upon dsb acorns and roots,
kill little or no game, and are, take them all N
all as low in the scale of creation rs any beings
in existence. 1t will be found an unmportant
matter to subdue them when its properly under
taken
Some very rich deposits Of gold are reported 70
have been recently discovered on our southern
rivers-the South Umpqua, Rogue's River and
the KlamGth-psrticuarly the latter, and fear
that but little in the way of improvement will be
done here until the placers are exhausted. Ore
gon is lust beginning to recover from the shock
which the Gold Mania has given her, and if the
streams south are not as rich as represented she
will continue 20 rise, and at no distant DAY. take
her place as one Of the States of oar glorious
Union; that Union which fanatics and traitors
have labored in vain to destroy, and which still
stands, as may It ever continue to stand-the
pride Of our nation and the wonder of the world.
with respect your mosI Obd't Ietv't, W II