New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-02
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lamation, calling out eight companies OF mounted
volunteers. On the 18th he proclaimed sssin,
calling for nine companies more. On the 2ofh bis
Adjutsnt General issued General Orders" winch
threw considerable light on the origin, authorship
and onimss OF this war. lie states that force hs.
been called out adequate tot the requirements Of the
service. ard preludes ihus
Information having been received that arme.i
raTtcs have tsken the field in southern Oregon v,ft
"A, .-eC puTpose Of vdgThg rGr o. er,srD7sHafiO-
1garnsf hc IldlGas in tia, section Of the Territory,
ard hare slGaRhterci tiA0Ei respect 10 age or ser,
hand Of friendly fadiCns or er rsserVdt.0s, IN de-
nit u he authority o. the Indian agent and the
rnan6rr officer Of the United States troops stationed
there ard contrary 20 the peace OF the IerIhory
therefore ordered that the COMMANDING oieers Of me
tattshons authorized by the proclamation OF the
Governor Of the 18th dsy Of October instant w1l en-
force the dtsniing Of al armed parties not duly en-
rolled into the service of the Territory by virtss d
said proclamation"
Nov. ID, Gen. Wool writes officially from BENZ
els, as follows:
s1R. I have the bonor 10 report that since my last
Letter the Indian troubles in this depaumebt have
very much increased. In Rogue River valley tue
th OF the whites to commence war Oh e4'ef M.
nation against the friendly Indians on the reserve, and
in the vicinity of Fort Lane, have been put into ek
cution despite the efforts Of the officers of that poe
TO prevent It. Capt Smith reports that party Of
whites who had Org snized themselves inc company.
with the avcwed purpose OF assisting the regular
troops in pursuiDg and chas,sing the Shasta Indians
for recent murders attacked The 3A sitiE0 ts-o CAMPS
OF frterdiv Indians in the immediate vicinity OF tho
reserve and killed t-eHtyfce JosT rery o9d 7ies tosr
Dorrg 1er and sepeHJeca s9Ndns and oA"6ren/
EYssperated BY these brutal outIages, some OF ths
Indians on the reserve and in the valley, heretofore
friendly proceeded TO murder the whites indscninl-
ualy burning their houses and destroying everything
Capt. Smith Immediately sent detachment,
under Major Fitzgerald, to the scene OF the ourages
the protection of the settlers and to punish ths
he troops are now actively employed in trying 70
suppres the troubles but with what prospect of sue
cess while there an Indian ett for whites to Destroy
nav be easily conectured.
In Washington Territory there appears to be an
extensive combination of hostile tribes which check
unfortunately given to Brevot-Msjor Haller, with q
small command, may possibly cause 70 extend 70 YET
Des Chutes and Csyuses doubtless In arms. They
have been excited by fears at seeing their country
rapidly filing up with settlers and miners, lest their
fate s6a be ike that of the Californian Indians, and
hone 70 eSterminste the whites at q blow"
Gen. Wool hereupOn repaired in person to
Oregon Nov. 10 and writes thence TO the Depart
ment dec. 49, an account of military movements.
which have already been made public.
Nov. 81, Joel Palmer, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs in Oregon, addresses Gen. Wool in letter
protesting against the exasperating falsehoods
which certain whites constantly spreading with
view to involve the friendly Indians in the hostili-
ties into which some tribes have been goaded.
Here is specimen of his letter:
Il am satisfied that the Cayuses, as tribe are de-
sous of maintaining peace and that there must be on
the part Of the whites departure from the principles
of Justice and violation Of rights secured this tribo
by the treaty, before they will become hostile party
in this war; Such step will be, in their apprehension.
a desperate last resort for preservation.
This is also true of the Nezperces Their uniform
good conduct and friendship for our citizens render all
intention on their part 10 make war on US quite I'M
probable.
THE reported combination of all those tribes with
intent to wage a of determination against tho
whites is apprehend but phantom conjured up in
the brains Of aarsts unsupported by one substantial
reason and the plot said to have been nearly consum-
mated of cutting OFF those engaged in the negotiations
last June regard as OF the same character, ogina-
ing in the same source.
Dec 81, he writes again 10 Gen. Wool COM
mencing as follows:
"GESERAL: The existence Of war Of extermina.
ton by our citizens against ak Indians in Southern
Oregon, who, by recent acts, appear to eyince
determination to cay out, in violation Of all treaty
tpulatOns and the usage of civized nations
has induced me to take steps to remove the friendly
bands Of Indians, now assembled at Fort Lane and
upon Cmpqus reservation 10 an enoampment ON the
head waters Of Yamhil River, distant about sixty
miles southwest of Vancouver and adjoining the coast
eseryatiOr.
This plan has been adopted with view Of saving
the ves such Of those Indians haye gwen Just and
reasonable Of friendship. The tremendous
excitement among the miners and settlers N that
country goaded on by restless and awess misreants
who slaughter alike innocent and guilty Of both seIes
induced those friendly bands to abandon the rservs
ton and claim protection Of the United states troops
stationed at Fort Lane"
These friendly Indians he desires to remove to o
more convenient locality for protecting and feeding
them, but says:
al have received intelligence that meetings of the
citizens of Willamette Valley, residing along tho
route TO be travelled by these Indians in reaching the
designated encampnent, as well as those in the vicn
ity OF the latter have resolved upon resisting such
mova, and svowing determination to XII all who
may be brought among them as well as those who
sought to effect that object"
He calls for an escort to protect these poor, de-
feGseless creatures from wantOn slaughter, and
proceeds to speak in the following plain English
believing, az | do, that the cause of the present
difficulty in Southern Oregon IS rhOiiy TO be attributed
10 the ats Of people, cannot but feel that it
il our duty to adopt such measures will tend to
the lives Of those Indians, and maintain guaran
tees secured To them by treaty stipulatons. The
future will prove that tbs has ben forced upon
those Indians against their TH, and that, too, by
set of reckless yegabonds for pecunary and political
objects, and sanctioned BY numerous population,
mo rtgard the treasury Of the United States egiti
mate object Of plumber. The Indians in that district
have been driven TO desperation by acts Of cruelty
against their people treaties hare been ri0lated and
acts Of barbanty committed by those claiming to be
citizens that would disgrace the most barbarous ma
tons of the EARTH and if but those who perpe
trated such acts to be affected by this war,
might look upon il with Indifference, but unhapply
this il not the case
Bear in mind that he who makes this statement