, 1856-02-22

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Spokanes, Cour dAlines, and other tribes,
to io;n in the war offers within the means
of tribes, where it is common thing for a
single Indian to own several thousand horses
and cattle. These offers were refused OHr
conclusion is, that the eristing iodr is in con-
ssouence-the ineritaJIc result Of the suPPldHt-
inc of one race upon the soil Of anOther-the
natural resistance of the Indians to The en-
croaehments of The uhites upon their hunting
and fishing grounds. Can the Alta's cor
respondent furnish better, or more natural
cause for the existing war?
But according to this correspondent, "the
friends of the regulars assert roundly that
there is no uar" Yes, Pee-pu-mox-mox, the
young chief 1il-quo-itz, and other prominent
chiefs offer their horses and cattle to induce
the neighboring tribes to join in the war
but there is no tcar, Pce-pu'mox-mox plum
ders Observation-Disclosures the goods to
his and other chiefs, of his and other tribes
now in arms-bm there is no lcar! He sends
word to Gov. Stevens that he will have his
hair-bm there Is no 1cdr! lie tells the Nez
Perces, the friends of the whites, that they
shall not pass through his country--that
they shall return home naked-J@ there IS
no ,oar! The Nez Perce chief, Joseph, inn
plored him to remain at peace He replies
al am the chief l stand alone l counsel
with no one my heart is for war !; go home
perhaps your people will listen to you"-6ut
there is no trar! He says to agent Olney-
"my heart is like that of dog ; l have
given my flesh to the crows"-bGt there is
no toar The young chief says-"I will
wash my hands and face in the blood Of the
white man but there is no I0dr! All the
hostile chiefs assemble their banded warriors
in the Walla-walla valley--burn all the hous-
ses-plunder all the inhabitants, and drive
them off-bH there is no toar! They boast
ed that they would kill Gov. Stevens, and
his party of 25 white men, OH their return
from the Blackfoot cOuncil--6ut there is no
toar ! On this side of the Cascade noun
tains, whole settlements have been wiped
out--houses burned-produce destroyed
stock driven ofF2whole families murdered
by Leschi, and his band, and the families Of
quite q number of our farmers at this
time remaining in forts and town for safety
but still there is no tOar
But what said the Nez Perccs, whose
boast is that they have never shed the blood
Of white manY That there tOas toar -
and to Gov. Stevens, crossing the mountains,
they offered the whole strength of the na-
ton, TO enable him to force his way to the
DalIes lie was mastering his Nez Perce
allies, when news reached him Of the signal
victory Of the Oregon volunteers and thus
was he saved the necessity Of fighting the
whole force of the hostile Indians in Walla-
walla valley, variously estimated at from 500
to 800 warriors, with SO odd white men,
Ito which number his party had been increas-
ed by accessions from the mines,) and $50
Nez Perces and thus has the country been
saved from the disgrace Of its Indian Com
missioner and his party being sacrificed to
the hostility Of a savage foe.
At the time Gen. Wool was in Oregon,
or at Ft. Vancouver, most of the inhabit-
ants of the Sound country were living in
towns, block-houses, &c. -Four thousand
friendly Indians, (of all ages and conditions,
under the charge of special agents, were col
lected together on reservations. The hostile
Indians occupied a country within 80 miles
OF the principal settlements--almost entirely
inaccessible, and, if possible, worse than the
everglades Of Florida. The most inhuman
atrocities has been committed by them--wo-
man and children had been barbarously muir
dered on every hand.
Since the Generals departure for Califor-
mia, the whole Of King county has been de-
vastated, and the population driven within the
line Of defences of the town of Seattle Ac-
cesSions to the hostile Indians, were, and are
still expected from the Clickitats and Yaki-
mas on the other side of the mountains
Universal alarm prevailed, and for these rea-
sons, did Gov Stevens cali for volunteers.
They are now in the field. A portion Of
friendly Indians have offered their assistance,
and blow has already been struck.
The course Of the authorities of the two
territories has been forced upon them, so far
as regards operations east Of the Cascades,
by the criminal inactivity Of Gen. Wool. At
this moment, the Indians now hostile num-
Der one thousand warriors, and are princi-
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