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


ass.t in az positive terms it is possible 10 eI.
press, tba, these records rever existed.
From the very commencement Of hostihies until the
organ cation of voun'eer aruy had been arranged
"sreordirg to den ocrsiic usage, the Democracy ss
j have showp we're prOfuse and excssi ilnyly bitter
In Il cir den quotations Of tie war alleging that fa
at least the Southern Oregon vas concerned
it bad been urjus'ly and deliberately brought or by
Get Of merceDary men, leaders OF "fsc,ioo th It
vas ally AID po.ica y baDkrnyt" fJr purposes
Of Speculation ana poi ical segrandzetnent These
demousu stioDs OF the uIiversa ly indGlgsd
in by TIE Democracy Of the Territory with the excep
ton named except where II was expedent 70 MAJ uify
tbe doDgs Of some poiti cal favore engaged Va ite
prosecuiion. Not word wss said or published by the
Democracy condemn atofy, cootradic ing rsfots.
toD of the report tbs, Ger Woo, and Superintendent
Palmer bad forwarded 70 the Departments at Washing
ton until after the war bad beco raging fI
nearly or quite three months, and after the
Legnlature bad convened and arranged the
programme for introducing genuine modern
Deuo cracy Into the management Of the war, and had
actually put their schemes 10 this respect
tOp Then, AID not till then did the Democracy OF
Oregon cease 10 nsrepreseLt and dstort the objects OF
The war and, 70 deem it eXpedient and good for the
peny to turn traitor TO and deoounce rome OF their
form friends and associates who had aided them IN
their work Of defama,iOn, and whom, perhaps, they
hsd wholly misled on the question. General Wool
and Superintendent Palmer, who as have shown,
follow cd close in the wake Of the champions Of Democ
rscy with ga ID to this mater, were smoog the first
whom the Democracy thus repudiatei ard denounced.
The Legislature pettioned the President Of the United
States for the Immediate recall Of general Wool from
The c. Of the Depart nert Of the Pacfc and for
The rem oval Of Mr.. Paimer from the Indian Superln'
tendency Of Oregon; preferiog, 10 their memorials
chargesIo which msny Of the members thsmse yes
weIe the no.t guilty who doubtless had been chiefly
instr ia in leading General Wool and Mr.. Palmer
TO commit the very for which they were thus
censured Superintendent Palmer was removed, aud
General Wool at his own request, i IL said, was su
perseded in his command by General CLARK.
d. IL. M 0rpOan u
deny their own record respecting this war, at home
they are now and have been for two years past, se
cseily pun ing at Washington the proscnptive
policy with regard to its payment that they naugurs
Ted in its management. Not intending tina. it should
affect in aJy the officers and other claimants OF
their own party they have trumped up aud secretly
placed file in some Of the Departments at Washing
tor charges Of grOss fraud and other misconduct t
were calculated TO effect only certain named persons
whom they had prescribed and forbidden to take any
psrt in the except a. have specified and iu the
way OF furnishing supplies But these charges, con-
nary to the expectations OF those who creaet them,
have proved pieudical to tue entire service; all Who
in any way Interested n its payment whether De-
mocrats or Republicans made joint sufferers
together. MeI Of the Departments in which these
charges were placed and members OF Congress woo
weie peced tO aid 10 carrying out this policy Of the
Democracy OF Oregon, had axes to grind too. Demo-
crstic members Of Congress who made the greatest
noise and talked be loudest in favor of rereDchmen
IN the expenses Of the General Govern nent, found it
very col veneLt to deDOunce the Oregon War Debt
swindle, intended fraud upon the Treasury Of he
Cpted States, while, at the same time, they
strenuous advocates oftbe $50 600 600 election fund and
other measures Of Ike character. Mr.. Faulkner,
the late Chairman Of the Military Committee of the
Ower House OF Congress- and to whom this war mater
was espe ally referred by his Committee, has within
the last three months sought to secure his reelection TO
Congress by declaring the debt stupendous fraud,
., svosirg his eternal hostility TO its payment and
furthermore, assuring his constituency that If they
would but return him to Congress again, he would
surely prevent its being paid This was his first ,sau
lie and open depubcis ion Of the debt hcaeh all the
evidence, and all the papers concerDieg it, had been
under his exclusive coptrOl for something like eighteen
months prior to the 8oou'nment of the last Congress.
But in the meantime he had seemingly made arrange
me- nts with other parties the Third Auditor of the
Treasury for one, who known to entertain the
most violent anipaby against volunteer service rem
dered anvwbere, but more particularly tnat OF the
Pacific Coast to forestan public opinion against the
d. b, to the utmost extent Of his power. The Audor,
apparently glad of the opportunity thus offered to give
expression to his haired and contempt Tor volunteer
service being IN the confidence OF the Democratic
leaders in Oregon who had informed him OF their de-
siIes iD the premises expecting his cooperation with
them took bold Of the work assigned him by MIR.
Faulkner with a will, and greatly exceeded his To-
ctr uotops from his Oregon correspondents, by direct
ing bis efforts aga the entire debt IN lieu of tue un-
dividual elaine that they had designated. lie per
formed his work however to the satisfaction OF pr.
Faulkner and those who with him in this seheme
10 stave of the payment Of this debt by the present
Administration. Ever since it came To the knowledge
of the public that this Administration had become ex-
ceedingy profgste in its expenditure, up TO the time
that the recent election in Virginia took place, Mr.
Faulkner has been very anxious to gam noorety as an
advocate Of rerenchmept and reform in the admins
tration of the Government, hoping by this means 10
secure his reelection to Congress. For some time pre-
yieus TO the last adjournment OF Congress, various
articles were published in The Washington States
and other Democratic pspers denounCng the debt as
fraud, and highly spPlauoing mr. taashet icr us
perst yerapce IN establishing that fact and thereby
Saving rome Elk millions of dola,s to the United
estates Treasury" These pufs OF course were tor
home consumption in Mr.. ksulkDers own District, and
they were evidently from his pen or that of some
particular friend knowing the hobby he would ride IN
the next canvass for Congress cite these facts to
show wherein Mr.. Faulkner could be personally bene
6t.d by assuming the position he did with regard 70
this matter There is doubt, however, that this p
Etion of M Faulkner and that Of the Administering
on the same subject, are precisely The sane though
for the sake Of retaining Oregon TO the Democratic
patty until the next Presidential race is run, the latter
profes.ts IN as quiet way as possible, to desire
equitable ard lust settlement OF the debt The war, as
have shown, was inevitable, and the debt creaed
under Democratic auspices. But this Administrator
intends entail the burden of It's payment ON It's sue
cessor if il is possible to do without mourning the
loes Of Oregon for the next Democratic Presidential
candidate. The Democracy are fearful that hgures
will tell against the party In the next PRESIDENTIAL
campaign and for this reason, acknowledging III as
pry ate a possible that the debt just dare
not urge allow its payment. Faulkner himself III
private conversation, has acknowledged that he con-
sidered the ar legitimate and that the debt ought TO
be paid. Even Gen. Lane Oregons own Represents
tive dare OF urge the payment of the debt, farther
than 10 hood wink his consnens, through lear OF ln-
jurDg his parry and essenng bis own chances Tor the
next Prescency. He has staked his all upon the mere
chance amounts to thst of ge.ug the nomination
at Chhreston, and he works Only with that obect In
view; ard seems to regard any measure that looks
LIKELY to promote his own personal Interests az being
uss the thing for Oregon. For these reasons he has
accomplished good for Oregon for years past and
his associations at Washington indicate anything, ne