, 1857-08-21

cur own, has been one of injustice and
qct from beginning to end. Under i,s
surance of protection we were ipyitod -,
induced to come here and occupy land, ~.
had aerer been purchased from its or;.;-'
owners; and when determination tb,as,.
ed US on every side, we were oblis.a
stand our ground, and mainly fight our ov1
battles, whilst a large proportion OH.
regular army were engaged in "masts,I.
inactivity " in the various peace throuvho1,
the territories Of the United States NJ M.I.
of the Indian tribes east and west ~ ~.
Cascade mountains have been treated vi,I
by the legally accredited agent of eow,D
ment, one of which has been ratified aoA
concerning the others perverse insulliDo
silence has been maintained-the oF;cs !,
Superintendent of Indian Affairs has b...
abolished, and joint superi0tendepey a..
tabished for the territories Of WasbipJ,o.
and Oregon, the occupant of which oN,s.
resides in Oregon. Time and again bay.
our citizens, through their legislatures m.
morializcd Congress for increased mail facil
tiles, with comparatively little snee.s.
Sl25,OO0 were appropriated by, The last
congress for mail service between Puve,
Sound and San Francisco, kROuuinr,fia
tcel that no responsible parties tsOuN am
Tie contract. Astounding liberpliyi
posta agent has been appointed Ton Ebe
two territories who also resides IN ,0reaep
~ view Of the frequent incursiOhs and
'"ic murders and robberies commiHsd n
the northern Indians, our LegislatiEeFAs
semblies have spccessively, for al least he
last three years, memorislized Congress
and the War Department, to place p5SIa,
aeniiy upon the waters Of the Sound ana
Straits, an efficient, well mountedmaa,ui
war, for the protection Of our northern st
Elements; but like all other prayers ana
N norials Of our citizens, it appeafs ihtt
A. attention whatever has been paldfoiA
9abject; and, ps altogether prObahla Il
one of the fruits of this indifference On ths
part of government to our exposed and
defenceless condition, we we're called upon
last week to record the murder Of Cor
n. EBEY, late Collector of customs fcfu6
district Of Puget Sound by apmtyu ut
4 BritishRussia pirates,a who severed "
head from his body, and bore It uEal
trophy. ris'asiv qssa p strgaa
We have discoursed about these gFiss-
ances to which we have Been subjecledg y
the government, until we have become ~
gusted at the task. During the past tAEes
or four yeurswo have been, called uponio
record numerous murders, robBgtiss lia
acts Of hostility committed BY the stIcklils
and Ft. Simpson Indians, and goYerpneli
cannot be entirely ignorantof alb kuoal-
edge on the subject WeChave endeaEossd
to show with what ease, ia their hfge @
noes, (sone 6f which viii contain fIoh
fifty to seysnyt-iYe persons they caaiaF
pr0sehi murderslaRh 10y waste the ssiilt
ment along our shorssg adWs have yepls
seuted them as a9aaflhg and ath3stic t4es;
that they viii fight their enemies S SAStt-
ever tribe, nation Orsolor, mapte man
aud that they are well prOEidedlVith arms
and ammunition aud number many thbdt
and warriors n..A ll9iii s'isu 2ss
We shall be muchdmistaken in our lcek
oniDg, IL ere many years, gSEsrumeui DE-
not regret the shameful, injustice and 1sg
lect with which this territory AAf t'sp
treated. We predict that i Will nple
t0ays be the ease that theh nIisreptcenls
tions and slandsrsof such men d 0lh
Wool and his brass-buttOhed body guard
will turn the scale against the uailsd voice
aud testimony Of a whole oommuniiy. Ihe
fact is, the early settlers of thisgtsriiag
were y.eompelled to defend jfthensslt&
against the aSgressions Of ahe tsd n1t;
aud as soon as they acquired strength
enough to do so somewhat successfully lne
with CONCERT Of action, o bodyof 0nlisSa
States troops were sent to their assistance
and the way that matters have..been slapsq
for the last two or three years # appears
TO be grave question whether the nlllAag
we're sent here for the PrOieaieR Of ~ al
seas, or to be protected BY them BE ihr' :, =
it may, the citizens form q pretty gp@
guard around the several military posts
One year or eighteen months ago, ihsI'
were three vessels Of war upon our vstsns'
We are now without any. Perhaps thsy1S
not enough of 'Iife" in this fegica "a
theatres, &c, besides the chahpaisns
bad, The absence Of such thiagsiH y
minds of some persons, has wonderial -
| to induce the belief that there is no paI -