, 1856-04-11
The Waf-AbOut appropriations, &c.

Indian war up to this very hour, the limits
of our Territory has contained class Of
persons consisting of few military toadies
of Gen. Wool, and their toadies, who, in
connection with citizens in private life, dis
persed throughout, have taxed their every
energy and ability, and exhibited disposi-
ton worthy Of better cause, in concen-
trated endeavor to throw every possible
obstacle in the way Of vigorous prosecu-
tion of the war, and by studied and vii
lainous Misrepresentation as to the cause
of the war, the manner Of its prsecution,
and everything connected Herewith, hope,
thereby, to attract the eye and car Of
news-mongers, and GOSsiping journalists Of
the eastern cities; and attract the attention,
unfarorabiy to our Territory, of the Con-
gress and the departments at Washington
City.
Amongst the military gentlemen on SER
vice in this and Oregon Territory, who
have espoused the cause Of Gen. Wool
against the volunteers, the authorities, and
the common interests and welfare Of all
classes Of our community, we disclaim all
intention Of having any thought to include
any Of the officers Of the regular army now
on duty in this section Of the countryside
tween the waters of the Sound and the
base Of the mountains. On the contrary,
from what little knowledge we are in pos
session of on the subject, we infer that the
regular army officers here, repudiate and
are disguised with the course pursued by
the chief of the Pacific Division, evincing
at the same time disposition cordially to
cooperate with our Territorial authorities
and citizen soldiery, for mutual assault Of
the enemy, defence Of the property OF the
settlements and protection Of our people.
Much, undoubtedly, has been written,
prejudicially to the interests Of oil, concern
ing the war, through ignorance, and we
feel quite sure that ueTy much more has been
paraded before the public through design.
Gen. Wool, veteran soldier, and hero
Of many hotly-contested battle-felds, and
whose name occupies prominent place in
the martial history Of our country-whose
best days have long since been consumed
in the service of his country-superanua-
ted in mind, and physically enfeebled by
age-unfortunately for himself-for the
service-and fatally and disastrously so, as
it has transpired, for the inhabitants Of
this Territory and Oregon, had been as
signed to the command of the Pacific Di-
vision Of the U. s. army and since the
Indian war has broken out-surrounding
us on every side, how he has discharged
the duties Of his high position, the tone Of
the San Francisco press-the desolation,
by the torch Of the savage, of some of the
fairest and most important portions Of our
Territory--the cutting down Of some two
hundred citizen and regular soldiers in the
"tented 6eld," and the premeditated, cold
blooded murder Of more than one hundred
men, women and children, return meIan-
choly-a bloody answer.
We will not dwell upon the utter, the
total inability exhibited by Gen. Wool to
discharge the duties of his position. That
question has been fully and fairly discussed,
and placed beyond the pale of controversy.
His jealous efforts to disparage the people
Of the Territories from furnishing the means
to subsist the citizen defenders of the
hearth-stones and fire-sides Of scattered
community, is well known to all, and bis
complete failure to accomplish anything,
Of himself, for the general welfare, will
form page that will cast a dark shadow
over the. history of his former military
achievements.
Old age, even to dOtage, the experience
Of the past bears evidence, enfecbIes not a
greedy, an insatiate lust for power and
rule-a frigid, selfish, longing thirst for
authority and place. Hence, as it is rea-
sonable. to presume, since his irretrievable
blunders and consequent hopeless failure,
Gen. Wool has endeaVored to make final
stand before an indignant and outraged
people, and the government authorities,
behind the San Francisco subsidized,
as is believed, by money drawn from the
National Treasury, and welded to his in
terests, to apologize for his inefiicisncy and
suicidal course of policy-faIsify and mis-
represent everything connected with the
combined hostile aggressions constantly