, 1857-03-27

the tOravS" which have orcUrred in that
country They had murdered men, women
and children, particularly helpless women
and children, within even six miles Of thc
] Governors Office One Of these chiefs, q
short time Gco, was taken prisoner, and
brought 10 the Governors oNice. He was
brought in late in the evening -perhHpe
after NJ rht. fall and placed IN the custody
Of the Govcrnor, and remained in his Gus.
tody three or four hours under guard
Late at night, or early in the morning
bcforc day, the Goternor retired, leaving
the prisoner under competent guard, and
he Had not been absent Jnt few minutes,
when some persons unknown rushed in,
byecomc the guard, and killed the Indian
There were 10 other Indians in tina. Yicin.
| ity murdered, as stated by the gentleman
This Indian was one who had killed men,
tonlth and children in that very neighEor.
hood. 1919 rA.' - O. O1.a-!
Mr.. SIMMONS. Where was the guard?
Mr.. ANaEEsdN 1t wnsl in the room
with the India1, but was overpowered.
This was the INDIAN who had ninti!ated the
bodies of those he had murdered and had
thrown the infant of ono of them info n
we'll alive, aHd-iIad committed other afro
eious barbarities upon the whites of the
neighborhood. Men were in the vicinity
ofthe Governors Office who were knowing
to these facts, and who Wtre of kin to the
victims of his atrocity = and the transac.
ton occurred ms lave stated. J
Bnt it msy be said, apd the gentleman
from New York secuted to allude to the
faetJ that' the Governor was not competent
TO protect his own house and his prisoner
of war. Why, sir, ALMOST at the same
time, within a few days of this murder au
ludan was taken ont of Il military fort
from the possession OF tho guard, and killed
in the same way Ii the military o.. the
country cannot protect prisoner of war
against the outraged feelings of the pom,
lace, wiattould Governor with 10 power
at his command do ? -ag arr. 9f al Hm
inThe gentleman is-uOt willing to charac-
teTiZe the transactions which have occurred
as anything hut g forays.t / wish to say
to that gentleman and to the country, that
there have been more white lives lost lin
the Territory Of Washington ly these In
than have occurred in all the "forays " or
wars in Florida during the last twenty-five
years. While Florida contains n popula-
ton nni timos as great she has lost not
oDe-fourthas nianypeeple by these 'forays.p
WtiileNharelis a population four times as
great in tiIB IAfritory of Kansas as in tue
Territory efiAVlaShington, she has lost but
oIleIthiTIl as many lives during allthe iroub-
les Within her border; chs the Territory Of
Washington has in ithei last oIghtcen
niUIdi6. btAndIit must be'remembered'th that
the people ofiAV Vhslfingtoi who have been
murdered are mostly helpless and innocent
women and children, who went there in
good faith to settle the country, and mot
inen who went withmi view to engngel in
fOEAyB VI and war JlAv . o.los ,b9ay1i
eDNow, siIiI have nothing to say in regard
to- the eirommencemtnIto ofl tia difficulties
Withhtha kOghe river imdiansin 1881 or
lSl5., aThe eentlslnah says they arose from
the 'SwickedHess land wires of thaJmlntis
men," l say that the .dilhcnittesdghici1
haEab9ccEred mths- TeEgitQrE,pfrW Wash-
lngt9mo within the last eighteen mopthss
arose. from no wiekedness, fronlno vices
upon the part Of the whites, but feop a DC;
tqgpipation upoh the part bofl the Iadiags 10
extsrninRte the whileso mud drive them
from the. country 4 iwas$leEe when the
d,licuity couAmeneed, and A know .pf fotAs
first blood which was shed uppgiNashiag7
ten, soa.u " 3Yuy- that Ola white, man
fpeaceably pursuing his way threngh, ,the
eegAtrg Dothe mines H0 was followed
9nd killed By the Indians.. He was Q citii
zen of the State of New YegS 9formerlFS
aud for-aii kHeT wasiA former eeAstitu-
ent of tue gNtlemal from New York hiIa-
tseif An Indian agent was sent into that
region of country, \ to ASCERTAIN why this
AaH had beea murdered, and 10 pTpelre,
IiG possible, reparation for the ,i1nry done.
Taate agent, ,.%as, not permitted to retarn,
Bpt was seized and his thrpSt cut fpon ear
70 ear tapd iA his hjis horse and body burned by
these IpdiaRs, lThep, sir, MAJOR Haqefs
q, tthe fourth regiment Of Infantry Of the
United States Army, was. seat With Que
hundred and two TO chastise these lp7
DAYS for killpg tho, New Yorker, and The
Indian. InydlllaA agent. > Major Haller, with bis
one hnpdrsd and two IhenJ was driven back
with the losSl IF nearly one e-l0urih Of his
cenpanadd d,,l Then Q call was made by the
officer in command OF the United States
tyS9Rs for volunteers. That is the origin
and commcncement Of the " forays' in
Washington Territory !; aud it did not
gr9E3 out Of any :, vices " wiekedness,Y ol
the whites ! kloY Of myoSn knowledge
tic Indians OF that countrv have hoan