The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-16
OREGON ITEMS.

From late adVices 1t will be that the Indian in
Oregon is not yet ended We have received Oregon pa
pers the It'll ut Governor Stevens has issued another
proclamation calling upon the citizens Of the said Territory
for two companies Of mounted men, consisting each Of one
captain three eutenRnts four sergeAn four oorporas
and one hundred priTatesi one TO be raised on the
Sound headquarters at Fort Stevens Yslm prairie the
other the Columbia river headquarters Vancouver
and for sir months unless sooner discharged
The Oregon Standard publishes Communication from
Mr. Pearson Gov Steyens express messenger from which
we make the following extracts:
AT Fort Benton on the 25th OF June the Indians seem
ed disposed TO be At peace with the whites trade there and
at Fort Campbell uninterrupted and fully good
usual. However, believe that some time previous the
BlAckfeet Indians applied Major Hatch for arms and
ammunition, saying that they had heard that Governor
Stevens captured by the Indians Of the Bitter
Root mountains and that they wished rescue him Mai
Hatch had talk 9th them and found this was not So
but that Governor Stevens had arrived safely within The
settlements The Baceet fully disposed TO abide by
the treaty made BY Gov Stevens with them in ST Mary
valley Ten lodges Of Blacklist all Of the Fatheads and
q number Of Keespes and Cournies express desire 70
be on friendly terms with the whites.
came through the southern Nez Perez Trail snd en-.
oOunered a storm the morning Of the l7th inst
met Rt LAsswAt in the Nez Perez country Capt A. n
Robe with supply train from Governor Stevens for the
friendly Indians Pound majority Of the Nez Perce dis
affected, and unwilling 10 accept the goods provisions
&c sent by Gov Stevens-saying that they wished no
white to to their country and that those
the treaty made with them by Governor Stevens has been
violated that they would not be governed by white
laws.
From the Ncz Perez country came 10 WAIlA-WAlla
(Mill Greek where met Colonel Shaw and his com
mAnd They bad engagement the lTth inst killing
twenty-five Indians, and losing three and three
wounded Major Layton had engaged these Indians
the 18th inst, on Burnt river, losing two men
travelled with Captain Robbie 70 the Dalles making
way entirely by night TO avoid meeting with any hos
tile Indians On the evening that left party Of In
dams made attack upon two white men, IL Findlay
and Geo Taylor dismouaed them taking their horses
and trappngs These only made their escape by
treating the bushes. They out Of sight Of
Shaw's camp
Captain Robs stated that the spoknns were friendly
and felt assured that they would remain 90.
correspondent Of the Standard writing from the
Dslles, says:
Il is selfevdent that are Just commencing the
war and IL would from the that may be gath
cred that the whole Of the Indian race from FordS the
Rocky mountains and from thence west Simultaneous
y IN open hostites The EeE Peroe up TO very
period have been supposed friendly least they have no,
until lately Avoued plainly their intentions Of Joining
the war party. Ksmiskin, short time since informed
Col Wright that he could conciude q treaty OF penr
with him until be had counBeled with the Mex Perces and
that be about starting 70 their country for thai
purpose that they bad been the first % consent 70 The
war &c.
This then, shows ooncusvely the position the Ner
Peroes held in the beginning Of The war and that the re-
son Of their remsning peaoeabs for 90 long time was 10
gain some advantage and probably 10 entice Governor
Stevens 10 10 them, and then murder him This Il
the construction that many who are acquainted with the
nature Of the Indian character hare seen III 10 place uon
H. They have found that Gov Stevens would not come
~ 70 talk with them and that their true position BE-