, 1856-06-20
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY MAY g. 1856

ICiOtheui hull IdllOutu, anu poorly armed
and you were in San Francisco laughing Al
our calamity and mocking at our fear
You turned deaf ear to the eutreatie.
of the honest and pure in heart, sympathis
ing with the Indian, and listening with de
light to the vanished tales of tue oNtiaU
Your officers treated our citizens with con
tempt and abuse, and our Indian Agents
as of less Importance than the Indian OF
the outlaw. Your Officers have been i'm
portuned times without number to fortify
and strengthen weak points, all of which
entreaties have been treated with levity
and contempt, till after our citizens without
distinction Of age or sex have been inhu.
manly butchered, their houses pilaged and
afterwards burnt; then you have hurried to
the scene of slaughter and smoking ruins,
aourished your big swords, protected and
shielded Indians known TO have been en-
gagged in the massacre, while you censured
Whites who put forth the least effort to
bring them to justice. IN erery instance
your sympathy has been on Me side of the
Indian and The oEtlap.
Murders the most barbarous and brutal
were committed by your Officers on those
Indians whom public opinion forced you to
execute, to-wit: Chief Chenoweth was
hung, the rope slipped over his chin without
breaking his neck, when one of your Officers
stepped forward, shot five or six revolver
balls through his person as it hung dang
ling in the air, and afterwards killed him
by firing rife ball throug his heart Jim
Lass-lass was also hung, shot, cut down,
and breathing in his grave, was shot
through the vitals and Killed. Thus you
will not fail 10 observe that, while you
we're manfesting your contempt for and
despisng the White citizen by sympathiz-
ing with and aiding the Indian and the
otlaw, your junior Officers were publicly
manifesting q similar contempt for your
authority and total disregard for the de-
cencies Of common humanity, and tramp
ling beneath their feet the forms and
usuages Of civilized warfare.
You also stand convicted before the
country Of falsehood and duplicity. On
your arrival or departure at or from any Of
our towns not q citizen raises his hat or his
voice to salute you,-not q woman or a
|child greets your coming or regrets your
going. In the deep silence of this well
merited rebuke dwells murmur, all trem-
ulous with emotion, which may yet become
audible to the sense Of the commanding
general.
Our people have once before petitioned
the home government to withdraw its
army from these territories, not from any
aantimank ~ diulovalfv tOwordo tho ors, n .
republic, but because our interests have
been criminally neglected, and our people
treated with contempt and disdain by the
overbearing department Of the officers and
arbitrary rule Of the military arm Of the
government Should it again become nee
essary, in the course of unfolding events,
to repeat our request upon the nation for
the withdrawal Of its army, you, sir, will
receive that share Of public regard your
treatment Of our citizens so. richly merits
Should Congress comply with your re-
quest-refuse to recognize our war claims,
and throw us back upon our own resources
it may become necessary to erect the
two territories into an independent state
expel the U. s. Army, and pledge our un.
appropriated Indian lands for funds to de-
fray the expenses of this war, and for other
purposes.
We prefer an alliance with Great Britain
to the despotic rule Of All American mill
tary chieftain.
With sentiments OF esteem for your pre-
vious military fame, have the honor to be,
Your Obedient servant,
.#.. ONE OF THE PEOpIE