New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-24

tho names and punber Of citizens killed by Indisrs 10
times Of pesce psor to the war of 1906, from rbch
have quoted Obtained q: considerable ex 9ense,
q, put 10 documentary form for some tegsar've 10
dorssmeLt by Of the persons ~honthe Democracy
had pro.crbed bis part in the war. The L.gi.lanre,
however would take DO action IN the mstter uniess
sbould appear upon their records az genuio Demo
cratic production. 1t amsttsr Of much import
thst il should be Of record in order that i, might
be cited IN justification Of the war and 70 show the
Cbristian fofbearsuce that had been exercised
toward the lBdieas by the people % Oregon. For
these reasors ,he author Of the docuuent h31 placed
in the hands Of TIE Conmitt.e on MI tary Af4irs,
who reported i ~ the LIE sls,ure the result Of their
labor and Investigations. II was then accepted,
ard attached To a Oint resolution Of the Assembly,
requesting Lane 10 urge the application 10 pay the
Oregon Volunteers and 10 the same manner the secrs-
iary Of the Territory instructed 70 ansnit copies
of the same 20 the President, the Secretary OF war
and Gen. Lane. Tbe Secretary OF ths Terriory posi-
lively refosed TO comply with these instructions, aud
the very person who frst arranged he document which
the Legislature had assumed made tbe number OF
copies called for 6y the resolution psd me o7cfetary
for comparing with the original records aud for a1ng
his officsl zeal The Secretary was and - ye ptoni-
neDt member Of the clique who have controlled he
Democracy Of Oregon for years ps5 sod exceeding
y anxious TO take Lane place in the United States
Senate.
Thus has this war MISTER been managed from the
time Of the general outbreak of the Inoians, in 1850,
up to the present time. The whole thing from begin
ming TO end has been in the hands and uoder the ex-
elu,ive control Of leading Democrstc politicians, Who
seek only 10 make il stepping stone 70 political pro-
mOtiOns by edvocatitg ts payment where 1t 10 popu
lar to do 20, and repuda'ing 1t altogether
wherever this is the more popular course. Un-
righteous and uDjus, ss this policy must appear a,
fret gaLce, yet il s the more 10 be deprecated vhen
We take into consideration the fac. thst the w.r vas
preciptsted upon the people Of Oregon by Demo
cratic appointments Of puslanimous and Otherwise
grossly Incompetent Indian Agents, sbu the ike ap-
poiLment Of officers to command the military posts 10
the Indian country
Had the proper and inst course been pursued by the
Indian Dep partment and the military at Fort Lane and
Fort Jones toward the Indians Of Taos Rock Re-
sefve who in COZ psny with other IDd!ans committed
the numerous and long succession of murders 10
Southern Oregon during the sumner Of 1850 the ~sr
in that region though fully determined upon by the
Indians would have been Obviated. But these ludsns
were freely permitted by both the Indian Agent ard
he military at Fort Lane to leave their reservation at
any time and to commit any depredstiOns they might
choose upon citizens and to return again TO receive
the pIOt.c Of UDi'ed States troops. Osce only
did The military of Fort Lane pursue and bring back
10 the these Indians and not then until they
had murdered three citizens Dyer, bcksw, and
Pbilpo' and we're in dagger Of beng dealt with by the
neigbbors Of the -dered Bot in this instance,
in all o'bes they had reached the reserve
they left wholly unres AIMED to go whlthersoever
they would liberty that they sOOn avalled them
seves Of a. the history OF the Buckeye Bar massacre
before noticed will fully show.
In view OF the foregoing facts, Oregon must look 10
the Repub leans IN Congress for that justice with
RaIu 10 the payment OF this &c bt which the DemOcra
cy, wbO-e child il is have so long denied them. I
would not, however urge the Republicans TO support
the payment Of the debt until they have Investigated
the matter thoroughly, and have become so conver
SAINT with its details to be able 20 place the fscs
upon the records Of Congress, that the coan.ry
may know the justice Of the claim and the erroneous
opDons that prevail respecting it. am TOO thorough
Republican myself to desire that The Republicans in
Congress should support the payment OF the claim
without showing HOn the ..cofa good and sufficient
reasons for so doing. But would have then nine
me su.,st thoroughly, and advocsts the payment Of
.n- debt solely upon it's merits wellascertained and
fully set forth for the information of all concerned As
have ssd before, the subject will bear close exsn
paon and no oDe will be the loser thereby. If the
Repub cans would but take the trouble 10 investigate
TINS matter themselves, taking nothing flr graoted
wihou the most positive p'oof, they would fad that
the employment of ULi ed States troops for the pro-
tecton OF frontier settlements is than money
throw away and al, thst our Indian policy is wholly
detective. More than tbs, 1t would be that had
the In dian DEPARTMENT. Oregon. and the military sta
toned there simply performed their psnest dues the
war of 1856, with all the evils it bred, might and
would have been avoided &. ). DREW.
IoLee Mass. 1852