, 1856-09-26


Mr.. PHELPS. l shall object to the read
ing of the letter. e.,
,. Mr. LANE. Read it l want to have it
read.
Mr.. PHELPS. have no objection to its
being published.
, Mr.. LANE. | ask to have it read.
The following letters were then read:
Here letter from D. l.. Floyd Jones
to Mr.. Sage, dated at camp, Port Oxford,
June the oath, which gives the Volunteers
fts-and says the war is closed to the great
regret of the Volunteers.
Then follows Gen. Wool's letter to Mr..
Sage, his spokesman, in the House, as fol
"BENEcIA, CALIFoRNIA,
July Sd, 1886
"MY DEAR SIR: wrote you by the
ImaiI of the 5th of June, when incloScd
YOU a communication touching General
Lane, copy of which sent TO the Intel
lgcnccr for publication. 1t contained in
contrSS6rtabe facts relating to the conduct
of the whites towards the Indians. | also
wrote you by the mail which left on the
2Oth of June, all which l could hope might
have reached you.
"The steamer Columbia is in from Ore
gon bringing me the gratifying intelligence
that the Indian war in Oregon and Puget
Sound is at an end. Lieutenant Colonel
Casey, commanding in Puget Sound, says,
in communication Of the goth Of June,
that the war in that region is certainly flu
shed, but may be renewed by the citizens
and Governor Stevens troops, which are
still kept in the field killing the friendly
Indians, which has recently been Of too fire.
quent occurrence.
Lieutenant Colonel Buchanan, CON-
manding in southern Oregon, reports, the
oath of June, that the indians in that re-
gion have surrendered at discretion. They
are on their way to the coast reservation,
where they will be protected against the
whites by regular troops, commanded by in
telligent, experienced, and humane officers.
1t will be recollected that the war in Ore.
gon existed nowhere but in southern Ore.
gon. The war, therefore, is at an eud in
that Territory. General Lane may say
that Oregon extends to the Walla Walla
country. So it does, but there are no set.
tiers there, aud | believe only one lived
about twenty-five or thirty miles from Fort
Wrlla Walla. At all events, there are no
white inhabitants in that region, save Can.
adams and half-breeds, who are in no fear
of the Indians,
Colonel Wright of the 9th infantry, is
in the Yackima country, with eleven we'll
prepared companies, where, however, there
are no settlers or white inhabitants to pro
tect or defend. He reports that he will
very soon bring the Indians to terms, or
drive them out of the country.
80 you perceive that my plans not
withstandmg the condemnation of General
Lane, Governors Curry and Stevens, have
succeeded to a charm, have little doubt
that ia less than four months service the
troops could take the field, the war in all
parts of my department will be closed. 1t
is now ceased in the settled parts. You
can say to General Lane l can yet give
him some useful lessons in conducting an
Indian war He has lent q too willing ear
TO those whose interest it was to bestow
upon me the basest falsehoods and slander,
whose edge is sharper tn IL a sword ;
whose tongue more venomous than all the
worms of the Nile whose breath rides on
the posting winds and doth belle all cor
ners of the world have not done with
these gentlemen, whose bold attempt, sur
passing all Others, to plunder the Treasury
Of the United States, not Of few hundred
thousand dollars, but Of several millions,
under the pretense Of enriching the people
of the Territories. The scrip as am in.
formed, is selling from fifteen to thirty cents
in the hundred. This, l suppose, the two
Governors, VINO would be military chief
tains, call god-send to the people Itmay
he to the money spectators, but not to the
people. In short time the scrip amount.
ing to several millions, will be in the hands
Of few. These, no doubt, will lie knock
ing round at the doors of Congress We
shall see what will come Of it.. Governor
Stevens is still keeping small army, sever
al hundred in the field, when there is NO
more need of them in Washington Terrific
ry than at the city Of Washington.
| should be pleased to hear from you
In the mean time l remain truly yours,
JOHN Il. WOOL"
Mr.. LANE Mr.. Chairman, the army oc.
cupies q position towards the citizens of this
country which, in my opinion, is unjustifa'
BILE, and ought not to be; and with the
view Of bringing the matter directly before
the House, | propose to offer an amend
ment. Sir, | am tired of the army. ]
hold that the army has become the great
est curse that we have in this country
The greatest danger we have to apprehend
is from the army. 1t has taken a position
above the citzens--above the people of the
country they have no sympathy with the
people of the country. They will stand
cody by, and heed not the sufferings of our
women and children tied to the stake, the
faggot applied aud instead OF protecting
them, sympathize with the savage, blame
the settlers for bringing on the war, and
begrudge the protection they are entitled
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