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wish to aude simply remarks which have fallen
from the gentleman from New York Mr. WHITNEY in re-
gard to Transactions which have recently occurred in the
Territory of Washington If understood that gentleman
correctly he stated that murder of Indian had oc
Cured in the house of the governor Of that Territory
that sixteen other Indians have been killed in the vicinity
In barbarous and cruel manner. wish to say that
gentleman and to this House. that believe have late
advces from the governor Of that Territory any other
man. and that believe have correct information in
regard transactions which occurred in and about the gov
office at that time any other gentleman this
floor; and will TO the gentleman from New York, that
he is wholly and entirely misinformed That there
Indian killed In adjoining the governors Office is
but that any Indians have been massacred In
that vicinity utterly untrue There were two or three
Indian chiefs around Puget Sound who had been active
and prominent in all the orays which have occurred in
that country. They had murdered men, women, and chill
dren particularly helpless women and children within
even six miles of the governors Office One of these
chiefs short time ago, taken prisoner and brought
to the governors Office He brought in late in the
evenng-perhaps after nightfalland placed in the
tody of the governor and remained in his custody three
four hours guard Late at night early in the
morning before day, the governor retired leaving the
prisoner under competent guard, and he had been alb
sent but few minutes when some persons unknown
rushed in the guard, and killed the Indian
There other Indians in that vicinity murdered,
stated by the gentleman This Indian was one who had
killed men, women, and children In that very neghbor~
hood.
Mr.. ANDERSON. IT was in the room with the Indian
but was overpowered This the Indian who had mu-
ated the bodies of those he had murdered and had thrown
the infant of of them into well alive and had
mtted other arocous barbares upon the whites of that
neghbOrhood Men in the vicinity of the governors
Office who knowing to these facts, and who of
kin to the victims OF his atrocy and the transaction oo-
Cured as have stated.
But it may be said and the gentleman from New York
seemed to alude to the fact that the governor
petent protect his house and his prisoner of
Why sir almost at the same time within few days of
this murder Indian taken of military fort
from the possession of the guard killed In the
way IL the military OF the country cannot protect pris-
OF against the outraged feelings Of the populace
what could with power at his command do1
The gentleman is not willing to characterize the trans
actions which have occurred anything but "forays"
wish to say that gentleman and to the country that
there have been white lives lost in the Territory Of
Washington by these Indian orays" in the last tweye
months than have occurred in all the forays in
Florida during the last twenty years While Florida
contains population ten times great she hss lost not
fourth many people by these forays While there
population four times great in the Territory of Kansas
as in the Territory Of Washington she has lost but
third many lives during all the troubles within her
der the Territory of Washington has in the eighteen
months And must be remembered that the people of
Washington who have been murdered mostly helpless
and innocent women and children who went there good
faith to settle the country, and not who went with
view to engage in orays and war.
Now, sir have nothing TO say in regard to the
mencement of the difficulties with the Rogue-iver Indians
in 1851 1853 The gentleman says they from the
"wickedness and vices of the white men, say that the
ington within the last eighteen months from wick
ednes from vices upon the part of the whites but from
determination upon the part of the Indians to exerm
nate the whites and drive them from the country. was
there when the difficulty commenced, and know of the
first blood which shed upon Washington soil. 1t
that OF white man. peaceaby pursuing his way through
the country to the mines He was followed and killed by
the Indians. He citizen of the State of New York
formerly, and for all know, former constituent of
the gentleman from New York himself An Indian agent
sent into that region of country to ascertain why this
man had been murdered and to procure possible rapa
ration for the injury done That agent not permitted
but seized and his throat cut from to ear
and his horse and body burned by these Indians Then
sir Major Haller of the fourth regiment of infantry of the
United States army was sent with hundred and two
men to chastse these Indiana for killing the New Yorker
aud the Indian agent Major Hale with his hundred
and two men, driven back with the loss of nearly
fourth of his command Then call made by the Off
Ger in command of the United States troops for volu
That the origin and commencement of the forays' in
Washington Territory and it did not grow out of any
knowledge that the Indiana of that country have heen
treated kindly by the whites.
But sir, suppose they did grow out Of the vices and
wckedness of the whites in that region The gentleman
ought pursue the argument He has stated that the
Roguerver in 1851 and in 1884, and the Cayuse war;
grew out of the vices and wckcdness of the whites and
yet the Congress Of the United States Notwithstanding the
white men IN their wickedness had brought upon the
ry an expensive made appropriations pay these
penses Now 1t does seem to that if his argument
worth anythng at ALL and if precedent amounts to any,
thing, admitting these wars to have grown out of the
vices and wckednes of the whites he charges Con-
preSs SnOuu make APPROPRIATION DOunQ 10
eet the innocent settlers of that countryand he admits
that there Sir when has 1t been found necessary
by Congress- in the history of Indian in this country
that the OF those should be fully asceraned
and should be made satisfactory to Congress In every par
ucular before provision madefor their payment9
Suppose that in the Of the Florida war; it had been
found necessary by Congress ascertain the expenses of
that war; that the ahoud be closed that the reports
of the commissioners should be made these
that the Secretary of War should approve these reports
and that Congress should ray the action of tho Secretary
of War; before appropriations made where would have
been Florida by this me2 Never in the history of the gov
ernment or in any of the Indian wars has been found
necessary that all the should be fully ascertaned
and reported upon by regulary organized commission
for that purpose approved by the Secretary of War; and
ratified by Congress ITSELF before any appropriation
made.
AT the last session of Congress objection was urged
that the people of these Territories had gone
expenses in conducting these orays and for that
Congress unwilling to adjust and settle the expenses
they had been incurred at that time But to guard
against the danger of any exorbant charges being made
by the people of that country Congress authorized the
Secretary of War to send out commissioners to ascertain
what these expenses That duty has been performed
by the Secretary of War; That commission has been in
session for the last three months 1t is prosecuting
its labors and will have completed them by tho time this
session of Congress is at end Are the people of these
Territories now to wait till another Congress convenes
and till it seen whether the report of that commission
will suit the views of the gentlemen who may compose the
next session. before any appropriation made2 tell you,
sir that so far the people of Washington Territory are
concerned 1t is absolute necessity that appropra-
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