, 1856-01-11

campaign efficiently, they went begging at
the doors of these same regular officers for
the mere subsistence Of life, knowing they
had plenty, and | know they were refused
did this look like efficiency? No, while
the regular officers were baskng in the sun
shine of plenty, the volunteers were in the
tented field battling for their homes and
Iresides The gentleman from Pierce has
referred to Major IIaller, know something
of this same Major Haller which think
does not reflect much credit on his ellicien-
cy. When returned from Colville, | call
led on him at fort Dalles, and told him
that the Yakima Indians were hostile, had
he paid the least attention to or believed
the report, or had he been guided by the
advice of returning miners, he would not
have suffered defeat, nor been fenced in
! forty-cight hours by ten or fifteen hundred
Indians; and Maj. Rains, when he was told
by four of our party that Peu-peu-moxmox
had besieged fort Walla Walla and had in
the absence of Gov Sinclair forced by men,
aces and threats, some two or three thou
sand rounds Of powder and ball from his
clerk, said he could not believe it though
we would all say so.
! Mr. Wallace-I referred to Maj. Haler
upon information received from gentlemen
connected with the volunteer force of Ore
gon, and was assured by them that he was
great favorite with the volunteers, and
gallant and efficient officer. think this
evideace enough to entitle him to some
respect at our hands. will state to the
gentlemen here; hat my sympathies are
with the volunteers, and in fact it is too
much so to vote for the passage of this me-
motial. Will any gentleman inform me the
amount that is annually appropriated for the
!, support Of the regular army within the bor-
ders Of Oregon and Washington territories?
Has any gentleman on this floor temerity
enough to say that the amount paid to the
regulars in the two territories will half pay
the same number Of volunteers! l for one
am certain it will not. ask then where
are the sympathies Of gentlemen? are they
with the volunteers or are they with tue
regulars? say, again, my sympathies arc
with the volunteers, and | think they
should be paid well, and not only paid we'll
: but liberally, and that by the general gov
, ernment. Now this memorial, actually
, asks the withdrawal Of the regular army
, are the people prepared for this?-are the
! gentlemen prepared to vote for this?-I
certainly am not. That some Of the Off
GERS Of the regular army have acted inctfi-
ciently, l. have not the least doubt, but in
reaching them do not let US tonch those
who have striven manfuly and nobly, to
serve us, name them honorably in connection
with the war, and name those, and further
more, censure those who you think have
acted inefficiently This memorial strikes
. at those who fell gallantiy in defence Of
onr infant territory, as well as those who
were luxuriating in their quarters doing
nothing. Who compose the regular army?
, a first lieutenat, where he has command, is
as much Brigadicr General as If he real
ly was one, and should be named with as
much credit where he does his duty, as If
he were in command Of an army. l care
not what others say, my sympathies lay
with those who do their duty In Gods
name let MS do justice to those where justice
is due. l ask for the 6gures-I wish to
T know how much is appropriated each year,
5 for the support Of regular troops, on the
+ frontiers Of Oregon and Washington. l
|, am clearly of the opinion that it will not
amount in one year, to pay the volunteers
for three months service.
They expect, aud we all expect, them
to be paid justly for their invaluable SER
vices.
If we pass this memorial and it is grant
, cd by congress, what apology have we to
offer to the people or the volunteers, for
not giving the volunteers half the pay Of
regular soldiers?
Mr.. Pagget-As regards the amount of
the appropriation, / thought the proof was
to come from the gentleman from Pierce,
Y be made the affirmative. For my part
!, am prepared to vote for the memorial, be-
|, lieying the amount will fully pay the volun-
teers. l will again remark that cannot
see where any reflection is cast upon those
who have fought for us. am sure there
is none. The volunteers were held back at
fort Dalles, for want Of supplies and means
Of transportation, which the government
officers would not furnish them, which they
should have done. For my part, do not
want the volunteers to stand in their shirt
sleeves when they want coat. l hope in
Gods name, as the gentleman remarks,
that the regular army will be kept here and
not sent away. l do not think this memo
rial conflicts with any other we have al
ready passed. l think when the memorials
are taken collectively together by the au-
thorities at Washington, they will soon find
out where the efficiency exists and where it
does not
Mr.. Huff, moyed that the memorial be
referred to select committee consisting Of
MessrS. Bigelow, Patterson and Paggett
Referred.
On motion the Council adjourned.
] WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 1856.
Council met at the usual hour. Presi-
dent Catlin in the chair.