, 1859-04-01
aHnnN DefeIrnd. .

q tho 18th Inst, len TIE Impression upon our mind
thni he complaints and accusations contained therein
kaa maoh more IeundAiiOn IA net than 4 Subsequent
carulal Psrusal oil would warrant, IN view Of such
canculon. Ths article starts out with this assertion
= Ths people Of Washington Territory have a very
limited amonut N any at al. OF thanks gratitude
. hestoW upon the administration thus far Of James
Dnchanan.H
About ons-half Of is then devoted TO review, by
Wny u compliant. Of the course. promises and
cnet of Gov. McMULLN, whilst acting in that
capacity. and the other haf in explanation that the
Governor was not to be held responsible for the
alleged neglect Of the wants Of our territory but that
ths -AdAihisfraii0a was The snner-Was eulpable;
and, sirange to say. even cOagress Is sxeuPstsd
ffom etnsufe.
Ibe dcelantlon above quoted we regard as pretty
strong language. coming from prefssssdiy nsufral
paper; and. as We think, viii not sustain itself 10
truthful examination Of the factl The Quasrdleuous
complaint sgalhst Cow McMrtLm was made, we
doobt not In view Of The fact that be was exPe ted
soon 10 rslnrn 70 the territory ahd assume the duties
q bis oIeo, and prejadiee vas thus sought to be
enlisted 70 meet him on bis arrival This We regard
e ungeneroas- s-dncOuIteOus, 10 ny the least ofR
The Herald says, we we'll remember the first
sDsseh he (Gov. MeM y made At the capitol" Is that
%. Mr.. PrOsch It was never Published. The writer
ths goes on to say that the war debt having been
sndted I've were assured BY the Governor Of It's
speedy payment The Hudson Bay Company was
sent packing out Of the country" "TWO small bot
scent war steamers were placed as sentinels Ia our
uaisrl % guard against incdrsiOns Of Northern In
diana" a He pronounced one Of these steamers 10
Be Of more service 10 the territory than thousand
soidisn." &c.
Now We DO not assume 70 be the apologist Of svsry
tang Gov. McM may have said on all occasions, bot
from tho fact that the Herald charges that he made
Proisss As above, and then says that in their noa.
aaiimenl hs was not 10 blame, bat the Admiaisfra-
fia-leaviag The reader 70 infer that Congress was
guilusss IN the premises-We propose 10 examine the
natter little; and in doing. we will not even 60
. the trouble Of looking up authorities but trust to
car recollection and that Of Others that what We state
srs factss
And, arIi. - 10 the HadsOa Bay Company, does not
ts editor Of the Huld recolleet Of having read the
alaiement time and again within the last eighteen
months. that The Secretary Of State Cen CAss, had
proposed % The agents Of that company that be
would rscOnmend to Congress he appropriation Of
Eood round sum Chelr own terms perhaps, $500 OOO)
or he exiinsushingOf foreign title in this tertoyl
That reoonnendation has doubiless been made; and
asala we ask-has Congress done anything upon the
subject but dstafs iti We answer, no.
A. % The war debt We need only say that the Sec
ntaTy Of War, Hon. J. n FLoTD recommended its
payment By the present Congress- and they refused TO
% %.
Ths var Steansu said 10 have been promised Us.
essrinly should have been iOrtheoming-not because
hey were Promissd but because Of some Of the rea
1enI sst forth in the Hsraid-as protection against
ths northern Indians; and we do believe, with Gov.
MchuLLn. that In time Of war, with an officer like
Gen. WooL At tho head Of the Military Department,
an eclent steamer would be Of more service to
ths territory (along Puget soand) than . thousand
uodisn and would about as likely follow the savages
-in campaign nt The base Of the Cascade noun.
tainl" as would The soldiers under the immediate
crdsu Of such an olieer.
A. ihe Hsraids article draws 10 a close. II narrows
he hed of IL attack upon the administration 10 the
lack q deienaea which exist on our northern waters
against Tie northern Indians, and ys. we iearlessy
charge home uponlt Wilfal and shameless neglect
q The people Of washngtOn Territory" This charge
gosI right home 70 the door q the Administrator,
Ne astiol q cOagEsss not being nseessary." &c.
Our understanding Is that the steamer A1assaehu.
ssfs has been ordered here and that she IL now on
hE way from San Francisco. 70 remain here perma.
nsnfiB on The waters Of the Sound until relieved by
another vessel Of war. Whatever other duties may be
imposed upen her, II Is TO be Prssumed that the pro
lection and defense Of our citizens against the out
rages Of northern or other Indians, will be contained
n the INSTRUCTIONS Of government concerning the
chafacier Of service to which she Is specially to be
devoted Here then we have one steamer, and that
destroys oneAay Of the attack and argument Of the
Hsuid against the administration.
Lei us now sec what has been proposed in Congress
- Be done for deences and general protection upon
eur northern waters. On the 23d Of December last
cur deiegnie, Gov STKvESs offered the following res
slutiOns, which were adopted:
ResriDsd, That the Secretary Of War be r.Ou..,.a
= communicate 70 the House detailed plans nl,d esti
mates Tor the defence OF Puget Sound and tbe en-.
hanes of the Columbia River.
ReaaiSed. That the Committee on Naval Aaaiz he
Inetea 70 nqnife into the expediency Of establish
hg nayy.yard and naval depot on Puget Sound.
Resolved That the Committee on Comrere. n. In
leled p inqnlFe into the expediency Of making an
appropratoa OF money for the construction Ola ina.
me hospital for Puget Sound.
koETe viii venture to say that the Secretary Of
War has complied with the requirements Of the first
Ie'oiHtion; and Il The committees on Naval Affairs and
Commerce have done their duty. they have mAde re-
ports Of some kind. But does the Herald imagine
nat The House has taken favorable action upon either
ne above propositiOnSl II not how Is Il that the
-chaTgs goes right home 10 ths door Of The Admin,.
taiiOn fhs action Of cOngrsss not being nseessarv
mas We aEe not to have naval depot and hospital,
and suitable defsneos upon Puget sOund7
That We need at least two war steamers upon our
uais-in faet al that is mended in the reso-
niion'' We most seriously believe; but we protest
against The A'raids entirely sresPfing Congress in
Ne premises and sAddling Ill the fault Of delinquency
upon The administration. The Htrala. A seems
would have been satisfied with two war sleaners.-
Gov. sEEEESs asked for "estimates Of de5snoesp - a
napy vard naual depot, and marine hospital and 1t is
cnpsii IN this natfsr, that has turned deaf car tc
Al oar sntreatss for PrOtseop against the Northern
IndianH''
n the administration q nr RrcuANAS Ia, beer
.SJhiy at fault because our territory has rot beer
furnished with adequate surroundings in the shape o
armed marine DrOtectOu then l.f a.. q, Al, -. A.