The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-23

peen aAsa W nave tnese accounts aouuiea'o " !.
SVnnssion Sen' py tne Secretary Oh war, anu yr.s
ms uecsoh.ne people snouid pe put ou anu @
10 the operations Oh tnose VINO VIII be specaaung on e
very neafts oiood OF tne peope VINO nave suppea sne
troops whs aeenaing tne ierrofies against inc .ona
nawR ana tne scaipne-kniie nope Mr. opeaher, .nn'
he house VIII NOT concur In tne report OF tne commee
Dut WIZ refer tne OIL 10 the Oommtee OF the hoe on
the S s'ale ~. ,Ia OF rne Union. ,,. g..
Mr. WhIIShf snoud oe tne las. man MI. opeshsr,
10 recommend an ACT OF lnJusnce 10 DO pef'orneo as'
tue ar-on settlements OF the United States or against he
people who inhab them whether upon the shores o e r
cine OF upon our vast southern ronuer wn,e ps
money ior tue ol
iues ana lof performed or properly
suppression OF those hostes are sprung upon us year
er year ana are increasing II magnitude year aief yea
rom tne same direenon, the house may wen pause anu
the Miiiiary COMMITTEE may wen pause Deiofe y iUcom
nenos 10 tue HOUSE the passage OF appfoPrauon ps i
yo'ing perhaps mions N amour. wltnou. uorougn
vowed IN the appication Inc gentleman rom oreyon
mas N ms REMARKS alluded 70 tne hoguerVer wa as
designated wii NOT cnafacterize thcse iormys win
1 the dignity which the WORD war conveys ihey are
not wars They are, at best put orays or ieuds ana
whatever may have been the cause ana origin OF nese
cent oray Tor which THIS government s now called
10 pay millions am persuaded fuliy IN my own mho,
and from irreragabe evidence that the origin OF tnose
preceding feuds including that OF the hogue-ryer war;
which occurred IN 1853 may be traced 10 the vices ana
wickedness OF white men. 49,
MI. LANE. Will ask OF the gentleman from New
YORK as special avor that When ne characefzes tne
people OF Oregon in the manner he IS now doing or ABOUT
10 DO ne VIII discriminate and not brand the whole Peo
pie OF oregon IN such manner FOR VIII not SIT sun ana
allow any gentleman In this House TO do It,
| Mr. WHITNEY The gentleman has certainly misun-
derstood me- IL not my purpose TO brand or In any
way 70 reect upon the character OF the people OF oregon
SAID what now repeat that the origin OF some Of these
forays was IN my opinion to be found IN the vices and
wickedness OF White men, will take the Rogue-river feud
for an instance Does the honorable gentleman from Ore
gon know the origin OF that war; Does he know that
grew out OF the perhdy OF wnite man-one VINO Pur-
chased from an Indian girl at the price OF fifty dollars
70 perform service Tor him In his tent or his cabn ana
that when after several months the father called Tor the
from the door, The father took his daughter away tne
'oh1e man. with band OF ms associates pursued them
overlook hem seized the girl and bore her back TO his
cabin The father indignant and justly indignant pur
sued the man. lay In wait for him. and as ne supposed
shot but by an error an innocent man fell before his
revengefu aim Retaliation followed and from that little
grew up this Roguever to pay the cost
OF which, the honorable gentleman truly observes Con-
gress made unlimited appropriations out Of which there
has been already paid come $300,o0O.
Does not the honorable gentleman know the origin OF
the preceding "Rogue-river war which took place In
lsol Does ne not know that 1t grew oat OF the stealing
OF certain norses from the miners Inc miners IN search
ing for their horses found that many OF them had been
s.oen ana ,pat otners were wounded WIN naan arrows
hanging TO their sde and came to the conclusion that the
INDIANS had been the Offenders foray upon the Indian
sesents IN the vicinity was forthwith determined upon
ana with the assistance OF Colonel Harvey they made the
assault some thyhve Indians as they NED
ior SAFETY ana capturing lew women ana chiidren AND
does not the honorable delegate know that 1T subsequently
appeared that these depredatons on the property OF the
miners We're committed by white men and not by lndans
Mr. LANE The gentleman asks me whether his state
ment is not true know no such thing On the contra
know that such s not the case lie mas not even mint
ca ~ he ea causes OF the wars passed through poth
them ana never hao II In my heaft 10 unusy hur
an Indian was private In the hrst war under the gal
IA iant hearney. In 1903 commanoed tne forces saw
tnose wars Ia ther the progress ana ther Ter
minaton saw the peace mSde; ana though the gentle
man would not dgniy the oonnlc between the whites
ana the INDIANS by calling them war; let me say 70 hlm that
have seen as gallant and as men as ever lived
on eartn crop aeWn IN pate with those very INDIANS
rhere were oapns stewart ARMSTRONG ana many others
NOT was tne WAT he way Indicated oy tne
8entean tnere ls kino OF aditon OF the lndian
squaw IN 1898 put IN 1901! when was passing along the
roau ~ OLegon peiore sngie lnoian nau osen kleu,
70 where nad peen an OF our people
Iney were on ne loadea WIN our EVERY one OF the
party naa peen murdered. Iner podes had peen nor,
oy anu So'eiea over INV WIN .ne nour Wncn nau M
peeh rom .he SACKS Inis was tle cause 9, tne
na anu na.,at tS ueoio s,nge ae e. haa ~ raseu n.s
L n,nu WY luians rUuhaeiy lor sne county,
.s t ~ ~ sprea m 'ns an oHeer IN nat
;sa, it ai ~ ~, uay e sse sne inuanS severe mas
S 49, M ea, WY ny so'io"ou lS eAanip'e, .heio "uuu
, M ~ go -. ~ u.snot ., iuihn uoaoieS AS SUN as they
a ~ St e ei s ney Weie granted 70 ns peace was
M ~ " WIG 1rno'e 1s Gi sne ms @
w VIC w. ~ Iauoo VI io W'I VI iooi. u am anoWeu VIII
s'Mno'1 NJ l1ui%nGW nns IWn0'Iueu W. M ns i le.nras
nnt ~ ha a.s non a was o esea u py paLues On inc
spy s @Ioovo wouo cover Tue LOSSES oi tne Wnes pJ
inun anu hat amount 'ne treaty provaed
a De rom inc amount 70 tne Indians
| II M TANE Tha on.,a ;u ,, u J. 49,. h;
r;aht H ;s about t ra h;snn ns a.a e ~ e Pu h;n @
he knows nothing. o,bsrso noad NJ onaaI und 80
wish IN sa IN him that 1gas th 1por -
and n,sda tbs treaty. ~ ,vb;h b rs MA x soIsi a
The treaty was favorable to IN. Ind;ana a an ha al
thar osLad Eea.n "a sIS-s -. ~ ~ g. n ~ y. - 80