The daily union., 1854-07-20

aknow-nothngsn and abolition allies, how the wings
of the South act with them? Two thunderstorms in
sky-two lions in one forest-two Caesars iii one Rome
are generally apt to noise and confuson and
this is almost the first time that the wings have had too
many factions to concate, trouble may be the
suit Neither Of these naticsms have fair play at
this rate for You get rank abolitionist especially
if he should happen be adopted citizen who will not
be know nothing; and rice resa collision is inevi
table and if the explosion does not end in purifying the
atmosphere it may conclude with the annhilaon of both
the opposing fanaticsms.
REMOVAL OF TROOPS FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
late order from the War Department to General Wool
for the withdrawal of the troops from San Francisco seems
have produced somewhat of sensation in that city ac
cordng the notice of the matter in the San Francisco
Herald and the Times and Transcript These journals
scod the Secretary of War at round rate for issuing
order which leaves the city of San Francisco exposed to
foreign enemy and they refer to the existence of war in
the East circumstance that renders the presence Of
troops necessary the present crisis From the earnest
with which these papers protest against the order it
would appear that there is apprehension that the c
of San Francisco in imminent danger Of being
involved in the between Russia and the allied powers
They also suppose that the withdrawal of the few
soldiers under General Woos command will be likely to
invite foreign aggression. On this threatening state of
affairs the Herald says
"If ever there has been period since the Mexican war
when this harbor needed the scany protection of the
handful of stationed here it is certainly the pres
en At time when is existing between three of the
greatest powers upon earth and when these powers have
maritime interests of vast Importance coasts to de-
prve this the greatest neutral port the Pacific of the
of maintaining its neutrality, renders subject
in all the Importance of property and commercial inter-
ests the caprice of armed begerens force to be
powere spectators perhaps of naval conflict in har
bor to behold idly the destruction of neghbors ship
ping and property To reduce to this deporabe
hplessness would be step which nothing but the strong
est necessity would justify the authorities in taking in
vason of Shores the punishment of Indian
depredatons might constitute ch necessity but
such exists The want of appropriations might induce the
propety of greater economy supposed to be attained by
different disposition of the troops but place in Califor
mia troops be subssted at less expense than Bea
the Preside. The movement is engmatica and has ex
cited considerable surprise the community The general
commanding the troops with judgment equal to his posi-
ton had erected batteries in the harbo and placed
companies the Preside for their service. His foresight
enabled him to adopt that would not only
public contingency at the moment but would be sufficient
emergency that might arise under the condition
of affairs The troops, however, ordered elsewhere
anywhere except in the harbor and the batteries
main without man to serve them.'
The Times and Transcript takes the grounds and
adds that people foolish wicked enough to
tribute the order to political considerations Gen. Wool
however forward promptly and puts rest any
such suspicion
plain statement of facts is all that is necessary
this matter all right Gen. Wool sent to the Pacific
reform the abuses reported exist in branches of the
service and to peace the Indian border by those
measures which had been provided His headquarters
to be in the field Troops required and the failure
increase the army has not enabled the department send
many believed to be necessary. If
recty informed Gen. Woo has left San Francisco to
examine his department. composed of California Oregon
and Utah. and personally to learn its wants and dispose of
his command to meet them We have reason to doubt
that he has remained at San Francisco upon good
His duties well defined, and he had claim to be
consulted to the orders he should receive
Thesuppresson of llibusering expeditions belongs
the civil officers who are doubt competent to their du-
ties. The suggestion, therefore, that General Wool
sent to the Pacific for this purpose is not well founded
When the civil officers require the aid of the military and
only hen they authorized to call for it The idea of
keeping troops stationed at San Francisco TO be ready in
the event that the civil authorities should be unable sup
press flbusterng expeditions, is absurd.
Nor why General Wool and his troops should
be required to remain at San Francisco because forca
tons had been laid out and being constructed. We
suppose that the engineers and the hired making
the Notifications and cannot believe that there much
dread the sudden San Francisco which so
haunts the imagnations of Pacific contemporaries We
venture to predict that the troops will finish service
uuungst the Indians before San Francisco fans
by the of foreign invader The troops ordered
to their appropriate duties and the order has political
significance but is based solely upon faithful attention to
the public interests
The articles referred in the Times and Transcript in
duced General Wool address the editors the letter below
which we publish as act of justice to gallant officer
HEApauARTEns, DEPARTMENT THE PACIFIC
San Francisco, June l6, 1854.
GENTLEMEN have just read article in your paper of
this morning relating order removing the headquarters
of the Pacific department and withdrawing the troops
the Preside and ordering them elsewhere. The
object of this order unknown to scarcely sup
pose possible have arisen from political considerations
and for the that have political aspirations and
this well known those who have dictated the order
When accepted the command rendered to by the Pres
dent, well the Secretary of War; / did but with
single object motiveand that to country
and, in doing, California. In the discharge of
this duty have engaged in political schemes either
local general and it is due to all parties wings well
democrats to say that they have sbstancd from making
known to their political quarrels differences and
tanly has inmated to desire that should join
either the the other party carry out any political
designs that they might have had in view Indeed, if had
been inclined have had time for such objects Since
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