Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-09

does not seem that this crime and spunishmentl
were A earlse of the present war
( AS early asJuIy last; the United States milis
tarv oficers IN Oregon reoorted to their superb
a. cen. Wool. that the whites were behaving
badly. Here is q specimen, from Gen. Woods
6SffiiciaI srenorts.
isJJpwartl Of a hundred Indians, chiefly women
and ehiIilren. have collected for protection on
dc military reserve at Fort Jones Captain Jul
dab informs me that there are constant threats
Of kilnpthe inofFsnsiye Deople. but that he has
made known that he shall reneI force by force
issue flour and tcef toi
tbe Indians TINS collected ON the reserve. the
SUPERINTENDENT Of Indian Affairs declining to |
snfsist them -
ssAt a co,lrciI held nv til, Oregon SupcTinten-
dent thirty mile. from Fort oxford. an Indian
manded. that he might be hung. He was pro-
tected by the detachment of troops from Fort
Oxford. and. while being conducted to be given
over In te civiI a,,tllnrity in charge of a consta-
bic. and guarded by a corporal's guard, the boat
IN which he was, was pursued by a party of
whites who fred into the boat, Killing the pris-
oner and the Indian who was polling the canoe.
TIE corporal warned the party, before they
fired to keep off. and returned their fire, killing
three of them. the rest gave IN the pursuit
ON the 18th of October Gov. Curry issued his
Proclamation. calling out eight companies Of
mounted volunteers On the 18th he proclaim
ed again, calling for nine companies more. On
the Goth his Adiutant-G General issued General
Orders which threw. considerable light on the
origin, authorship and dninMs of this war. He
states that force has been called out adequat e
to the requirements of the service and prciudes
thus: 3.
Conformation having beenrecciycd that armed
parties have taken the field in southern Oregon,
NTH thseyoVsd purpose of 9eHgiad a i6dr Of err
EI,oE
of the Territory. and Hats slalgHtered. ,sithout
Tesneet til ma or ser a JgaI 0fTriSnElW Indians
ON their Tessreati0n in despite of the authority
Of the Indian agent and the commanding officer
of the LJnited States troops stationed there and
contrary to the peace ofthe Territory, 1t is there
fore ordered tlst the commanding officers of the
battolions authorized by the proclamation of the
GoysTnor Of the 18th day of October instant, will
cnf,rce the disbnndinp of all armed parties not
dnlv enrolled into the service of the Territory
by yirtuc of said proclamation"
Cen, Wool hereupon repaired in person to"
Oregon. November 17.) and writes thence to
thn 'Danortmrnt N)ecemher l3.l an account of
TniI;to, vIoycments which hnye already been
made nI,l,lic
.NHIoInier 81 .Toel Palmer Superintendent of
I,Il;Sn 1fIs,rs in OREGON. addresses Gen. Wool
=; - iotta rot,st;n,, soo;nst tbe c,,osneratino
f1soboCFIs I,,bich certain whites are constantly
;tL . , - ;,oI tI,o f;onIIIy IN
s;. a., ns9;I;t;os ;,,4 Ih;ch sot,,, ty;bas
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~ N1;t;oats cb;sct of niynycr The Indians in
az J;..s;at dixon "a dcsnorotion h.,
t1 otstLCs
a. VI ants az bapr1rit
S.s 49, fo bo citiIsns that would di.
~ oSt srio r,ns atoms of the Garth
srd r. nome Int those who perpetrated such acts
. ora to bc stfctcd bv this war We MIGHT look
mon # wifi, indifference. but unhappiIy this is
not I inc G Tase 1voo, a b,d ,o,,rD-
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;, a. III H., oco,,t ,,,,,ro,. md
ctiIIron there nv Indians We're retaliatory and
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