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

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ueu whom he might cal into ins scrsee. Accordins
| q meeting Of tie oItzecs OF Rogue River Valley con
veued a; Jal ksonvll.e. al wtca supplies were "a
ttitutfd aad resolutions paced fernsly reluasan
Col RoSs 10 cal into service toe requisite ioscs an
10 take the fe' d forthwith. Ths VA 90 tae iZtn
October, ard the third day a.ter the massacre
EvaIss. He issued ms eau snr Ncl lnteeTs Oh tue es
cas- and BET, the next morning had not mo nsier
able number - uen uSder orders snj stationed ~ner
dArger seemed moe. imminent, aOug the nlSnTay'
ard the settlements. Daring 81 these prepNs
tons and the organization OF the regment, pohtic'
were not alluded 10. All, even some ot those whC
were tie weu-psid emissaries OF the Democracy AM
had been the most yliulert in their dennncS!ons %
the Coore readily asserted tbs, Col. Ross should
take the command, and sided in providing sub
sisepce for the oops-beng careful, however, not TO
stuiify themselves with their political masters by re-
tracing that which they had falsely written. Col.
Ross disposed o his force to render the greatest
amount of protection 10 the settlements, and az tue
same time to cooperate with the regular troops from
Fort Lane and Fort Jones in theE movements against
the enemy.
Immediately upon the organization of his regiment,
Col Rcss under date oct. l3 reported his doings and
the condition Of affairs in his district 10 the Governor
stating wha. the Indians had recently done, and show
ing the absolute necessity for the step he had taken
but the Governor treated his report with contempt
not deixnpg TO reply, nor even 10 acknowledge It's re-
cept. This proved no barrier to the servic,, how
ever for there was no time 10 devote to the consldera
tou Of points of etiquette. Every man Of the service
was on active duty in the field, and such had not
enlisted were bacadng and providing places of safety
for families and their movable effects.
Col Ross having stationed troops at points the most
seriously thresteped by the indians, whose encroac
ments upon the settlements had thus been suddenly
checked the local saries Of the Democracy fee.-
rg somewhat secure again IN the safety OF their per!
sons and property, and at an iniimaton from their
chiefs that the ploymen in the service above the
capacity of prvates of men who were not Democrats,
was exceedingly dstsstefu to them, and dangerous
to the perpetuity Of their party in power, the
work of defamation was again commenced The
Colonel. with some Of those intimately con-
neoted With him in the conduct of the service
violently accused by the Democratic
press of having deliberately incited Indian nos
Utilities in order to take the lead in repeipg them,
ard at the same time to make for themselves and
their friends a profitable job. These accusations,
though unsustained by even q particle of evidence,
were necessary to furnish plausible pretext for the
removal of Ross regiment from the field, aud the sub.
siitu'on of force organized in strict accordance with
pure Democratic party discipline Accordingly on the
eth of November, after Ross had been in the held
nearly month, where he had done admirable service,
and hsd got the various departments of the service in
healthy working order, he received copy OF q
proclamation of the Governor directing new organi-
zation to be made, and ordering the old one IRON the
field This proclamation had been partially anticipated
by indiscTeet and over exutant Democrats who
had BETRAYED some of the secret workings at head
quarters tending TO this result, and much objection was
ade to the infusion Of politics into the conduct OF the
war But either TO submit to the prescription Of the
Democratic party whohad thus introduced strict party
discipline into the management of the war, to see
the country devastated, aud its inhabitants tortured
ard murdered by the Indians were the alternatives.
The volunteers could not return to their homes, be-
cause their own safety well as that Of their neigh
bors depended upon their keeping their orgsplz alton
as a military body and remaining in the field. la
view Of these circumstances, Col Ross issued an order
for his regiment TO assemble at given point on the
9th inst there TO be discharged from the service such
az choee do to enlist again under the procamatiou
of the Governor. As many Of the regiment as could
possibly leave their posts without giving the Indians
aro,her opportunity to strike blow at the settlements
assembled as directed, and on the following day, Nov.
10 were discharged from the service of the regiment
some Of them joining the new organization. Those
who could not be discharged without involving certain
destruction to some of the settlements, remsned at
their posts until they relieved by the new com
panies.
In the selection Of his chief officers Col. Ross chose
such as were the best qualified from actual experiences
in service of this character former asons to M
the various offices TO which il wa. his privilege To ap
point and in doing 80 selected a. his Mastering Officer
and Acting Adjutant the man against whom the
Democracy had been the most virulent, and whom fo
long time they had been trying to crush.
now adduce little more Democratic testimony con
frmatory Of all that Gen. Wool has said Of the Oregon
War placing the extracts from the two authorities il
jux'apositiop.