, 1856-09-19

send to the people" When all is made
known of their character and conduct
feel assured they will receive no sympathy
or conntenance from my friend, Gen. Lane.
The brave are always humane,
' JOIN Z. WooT,
United States Army
B9- Concerning the above letter, the
Oregon Times of August 80, contains the
following -
1--WE notice that Gen. Wool has been
sending on more reports unfnvorable to
our cause. In the Daily Gko6e Of July
9th, we find the following choice item
Major General Wool has written to the War De
partment, stating that he will lie hopes soon le able
to the end of Indian hostilities in Oregon.
lie declares moreover, that ii the advice Of the Gov
ernors Of Washington and Oregon Territories had
been followed by Col Wright, there would not now be
a single dwelling on the Columbia river. On the other
hand, the said Governors continue their charges
against Gen. Wool, and urge his removal.
with such reports as these, official and
unofficial we cannot but expect that de-
lays will he caused in doing our people
Justice. Gen. Wool has his admirers in
Congress, and added to that, there is
disposition manifested in Congress to treat
our Territory rather cavnlierly. We refer
to the proceedings in Congress published
last week relative to Military roads, Terri
torial Library. &c. As long as Gen. Wool,
who unfortunately holds the position of an
mbecile commandant Of the war depart
ment of the Pacific, lie has it in his power
to do us harm The Legislature have done
their duty in asking his removal, and we
do not know what more can be dOue 10y
them. The people have repudiated him
most emnhaticully, aud the officers and
soldiers of the regulars heartily dispise
him for his imbecile course. We must
therefore bide our TING. until ...
Returning justice lifts aloft her scale.
1--WE deem it hardly necessary to notice
Gen. WOODS assertions that If the advice
Of Cows Curry and Stevens had been fol-
lowed by Col. Wright, there would not
now be house standing on Columbia
river it is so absurd in itself. But we
would ask General Wool, hop, by his
orders, the town Of Cascades was reduced
to ashes and fifteen or twenty persons
killed, situated on the Columbia river,
almost under his very nose, near Fort Van.
couver, where his headquarters (a0t in his
saddle) we're while in this country several
months No houses have been burnt, nor
towns reduced to ashes in consequence
Of any advice or orders Of the Governor
of either Territory, but it toas in conse
quence of Gen. Wool's orders to Major
Raines and Col. Wright and his criminal
neglect of duty in leaving the Cascades en-
posed-that it was attacked, burned, and
the citizens murdered in broad day-and
cannot be too strongly reprehended.
"Col Wright has been able to accom-
plish nothing worthy Of himself or his COM
mand, in consequence Of being trammrled
by GeugWooPs arbitrary orders, viz: Not
10 return fire of Indians attacked The
victories recently attained At Grand Ronde
and Burnt river by the Volunteers of
Washington and Oregon Territories, under
Col. Shaw and Maj. Layton, was the
result of the advice Of the Governors Of
Washington and Oregon Territories, which
Wool sueers at. They have killed, aud
routed them and destroyed their provisions,
aud since these battles 200 have, come IN
and gone on the reservation, Nth Their drFaS'
to be fed by Col. Wright and the Indian
Department. H-..I ....
In the war North the Volunteers have
struck every essential blow, while the reg
ulars under WOODS orders have been the
laughing stock Of the Indians, and of little
use in the field. All that the regulars are
or have hecn doing North since March, has
been to feed the Indians instead Of subdning
them. Gen. Wool doubtless was once a
brave man. but that he is now in his Sec
ond childhood requires no better evidence
than bis conduct in this war"