, 1856-04-11

brass-buttoned, rcd-taped gentry have ta
ken fire, and with auxiliary episodes, writ
ten from headquarters, and forwarded fol
publication to widely circulating journals in
the Atlantic cities, endeavor to bolster up
the sunken course of Gen. Wool, and with
"pitious and perpetual moan" appear to
dissolve themselves in tears, whilst falsely
recounting the wrongs and injuries which
the red man has received from his white
brother that it is our people,
and not the Indians, who caused, and who
are responsible for the war-heaping vile
abuse upon our brave volunteer defenders
now in the field, and in short, every argu-
ment is made use Of, no matter how un-
founded, to prejudice the people of these
Territories in the eyes of Congress-thc
departments, and our brethren in the At
slantic States
These regular official volunteers of ira
duction and Misrepresentation, who have
no interest or feeling in common with the
citizens, and whose present ambition it
would seem to be, is to Jrarely endeavor
to rescue from drowning, decdyed member
Of the order of the star and garter" arc
backed up by thoughtless, wreckless po-
litical party amongst us, who, regardless of
any attending consequences, no matter
how disastrous the results might prove,
have, for many months past been using
every appliance-and the most unscrupu-
lous means to overthrow the civil authori,
ties of our Territory. The solution Of a
joint motive is here presented On the
one hand, the extrication from embarasS-
ment and merited obliquy, Of Gen. Wool,
and on the other, the removal of at least q
portion Of our officials, to be superseded by
new appointments.
In aid Of the latter object, a journal,
which occasionally makes its appearance
amongst us, is, at each advent, laden to
the guards with base, false and foul asper-
sions of that department giving direction
to our volunteer forces in the field, con-
nected with the most gross and palpable
misrepresentation in reference to the war.
Certain articles in the journal referred TO-,
we understand, both before and since the
war commenced, have been marked, en-
Veloped in letter form to insure attention,
and forwarded, literally, to prominent
eastern journals, with the modest request
of "pIeaSe copy" Here, the object Of such
publications are known. Here, the false
hoods and Misrepresentation Of the Stella
COON paper fall still-born, and their authors
are, by the candid and intelligent Of all
parties, despised-held in utter contempt.
From the data before us, we infer that at
least nine -tenths of the people Of the Terri.
tory regard the publication at Steilacoom,
as not only calculated to embarrasS the
movements Of our volunteer forces, by en-
gendering amongst them spirit Of discord
and discomfort, but also, in one sense Of
the word, as on ally of the savages
Whatever that paper, or any Of the
army officers may write or publish, is well
understood here, and can do no harm. 1t
is abroad, phere the authors are Wnkao,cn,
that evil may result from a publication Of
their falsehoods and Misrepresentation.
It is with the members Of Congress and
heads Of departments alone, that we have
any reason to fear their exercise of an i'm
proper influence. Appropriations for de-
fraying the expenses Of the war may
be unjustly delayed. The negro-worship-
ing majority in Congress may, through
them, find q pretext for turning Indian
sympathisers also--consume the time Of
the session in learned, windy speeches, de-
failing the grievances Of the poor Indian
spreading themselves in the discussion Of a
subject of which they arc profONndly ignO-
rant, whilst our farmers, and the communi.
ty generally, reduced to actual want, are
patiently awaiting the action Of that body,
to be remunerated for labor, stock and
provisions, which they have so liberally
and readily contributed, on the faith Of
the government, to aid our volunteers in
keeping the field for the protection Of our
settlements and citizens from the assaults
Of the savage. 1t would seem that some Of
the residents Of at least one locality, feel
perfectly indifferent as to the length Of time
the war may continue, so long as their
stern is protected from hostile attack by
q heavy garrison, and they can be made to
profit by the expenditure, in their midst, Of
large annual appropriation, regardless Of
the suffering and sacrifice Of life that may