Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-16

General Governments, when that comes &c pay
of its debt snd increase its Navy, Is must
sooner or later be done and three t'"es,
" protection" to tho industrial interests Of the
North whose profits grow out Of the iaos uss
the duties enacted on foreign goods hke tneifs
enable them to demand and secure from South |
arm and W estern consumers prices, higher than |
those at which such goods manufactured |
abroad would sell for, but for the duty upon |
them.
For every pound of iron the Virgins farmer
uses, he pays one quarter Of its price to the
Pennsylvania iron master-ons quarter more
than be would be required to pay for it were
it duty free. That is, If he uses American
iron. If foreign iron, then the extra twenty.
five per cent. paid by him goes directly int
the United States Treasury. Otherwise into
the strcng box of tho Pennsylvania iron mas
ter. Three.fourths, at least, Of all such goods
as pay duties when imported, that Virginia
consumes, are manufactured at the North
So che pays, as protection, to increase the
profits Of Northern manufacturing capital
three times as much as she pays into the Ma
tional Treasury for the support of the General
Government. Tho Whig, and all other sup
portsrs Of the scheme of stributing the Gen.
eral Governments present means at commar d,
whether in lands or money, are for perpetu-
ating this infamous 81 stem of plundsring the
sgriculturing portion Of the community for
the benefit Of manufacturing capital.
The Indian War in Oregon Some time
ago we published an interesting letter from
Oregon, criticisins the conduct of the Regulars
in the conduct of their share1f this war with
no little severity. Below will be found 70
ply to that criticism upon it from the pen of
gentleman Of tho Army who, as will be FER.
ceived, contends that our Oregon correspondent
has done the service, and Col. Buchanan sspe.
cially, much injustice.
WASHINGTON CRY, March III, 1857
Editor of Star: My attention has recently
been attracted to q communication published
in the Weekly Star Of February 7th, dated
Salem, Oregon Territory, December %, 1855,
headed War in Oregon" and sigued with
the initials r l..
The author commences by stating that bis
object in writing the said letter is ssto do jus.
| tice to the people CT Oregon, and to those who
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who entertain miseonceived views in relation
to the war in Southern Oregon, and for the
| purpose OF giving plain, unvarnished state
ment of some of the facts connected with the
| wsr as they exist"
| In his desire "to DO justice to the people of
oregon, and TO those no reside elsewhere"
| he has done such manifest Injustice to others
directly engaged in tho war alluded to, that
| 1 feel constrained TO contradict certain state.
ments made by him, and especially the one
| preJudiclal to the character and conduct of
distinguished officer OF the Army, (Bvt Lieut.
Col X. C. Buchs nan, All Infantry who com.
manded the U. 5. troops serving in Northern
| California and Southern Oregon from March,
1856, till the final close of the war in July,
1856
do not propose to enter into any discussion
concerning the merits or origin of the late
Indian war in Southern Oregon. L desire
simply to state certain facts concerning which
l have full and personal kno-ledgs, in cor.
tradictlon to the statements Cf j. K L and
| to the authority which he has introduced to
| sustain his assertions
After detailing the services and exploits of
| the volunteers, he says: " Before we 1.-THE vel.
| uuteers) left the field, Old j Ohm and his band
| had promised to come in and surrender them.
| selves on tho same terms as the other hostile
| Indians, but as soon as our forces had with
drawn, they refused to accede 10 the terms;
| that Col. Buchanan then made smother agree
nieIt with Old John ard his band, assuring
/! them that if they would como in and deliver
| up their arms, they should be allowed to re.
tain the plunder which had been taken from
the whites, and that they should not be put
on trial or punished for any Of the murders or
outrages committed by them" This state.
ment Is unqualified untrue, Notwithstanding
l the authority Of MIR. Nathan O.ney, at that
! time Indian Agent at Port Oxford, o. T., but
Who shortly afterwards resigned his position
No such agreement was ever made by Col
Buchana with Old John and his band. Thew
delivered themselves up on precisely the same
| terms that all the other hostile Indians did,
viz: as prisoners Of war; which arrangement
| they were positively made TO understand by
the Colonel before they did surrender them
selves As for plunder, they had none, being
| In destitute condition but they did give up
all they possessed Of worth and value to them,
VIE their rifles, reviewers DO rs and arrows.
and knives; beyond their weapons they hal
| nothing.
Inc other statements concerning Col. Bu-
chanan's course Of action and expressions,
are equally untrue and unfounded
will not discuss the question of doubt
raised BY the author Of this letter .as to whe.
tner or not. II the volunteers had not fallen
on the enemy's rear" Col Bucha nan or
any Of bis men would have escaped from the
mountains before the Indians would have had
their scalps?" but will state that on no occs-
sion during the entire war did United States
troops feel the niece ssty CT emergency Of hav-
ing the volunteers placed in the " formid able
position" alluded to, DOR in any other, for the
purpose Of saving their scalps or their reputa-
ton.
One significant fact is sufficient The war
| In Southern Oregon was finally closed In July,
1890, by the removal Of upwards Of l, 800 hos.
tile Indians to the new reservation provided
ior them by the Government; which removal
was carried into effect by the United States
troops serving under the command of Col.
Buchanan. Peace was then restored, which
now continues in that section Of country
One word Of advice to persons late of the
Southern Oregon volunteers In your future
publications attempt, if possible, less self.
giorihcation OF yourselves and depreciation of
others, but under all circumstances "teli the
truth" Yours, very respectfully,
He.
The New York City Post Ofics.-As
strange as 1t may seem, there appears to DO
no contest for this flee That ia mona onnourt