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


lBd.ADs were no.e generally hostile bu' wher. iae
iiau'g a.ou pssed uohsrne;, very naturally exposed
the Territorial Executive to pubic censure and
cered the southern expedition popular With the 'eop..
II q 81 time or just ater the saryics the s0u'n
eru TosG had been ordered, Gov. DAVIS resigned sad
it the Territory for his home in Iad.soa. II sad.
aud generally believed that the party leaders IL Ore
Rop because Of his impartial ana just administration
ss Governor, and want Of proscripyeness toshd msn
OF other political views drove him into the resignation
at ts Office, and the recommendation a. his successor
OF tie Secretary OF the Territory, Ean whom they
could use.
When the news Of the massacre Just referred ID
reached the Executive a; SAiem the Secretary OF the
Territory being then acting Governor, . genuine
Democratic bluster Vas made, Ike ali Democratic
busters aud professions ended in nothing but smoke
with Lo powder burnt. Ihe acting Governor issued
pcmpous proclaim ation fer volunteers to proceed at
once to the relief Of the immigration coming 10 by
@ . sGs Dsoc1.c sna 1c sas With
Democratic Colonels and Majors 20 match,
forthwith. Intensely patriotic speeches were made,
tor which there not the slightest need to eicour
age enlis.merts But 10 nska long story short, tbs
wtole demon stra.on was mere CANNON. The number
of volunteers called for in the Governors proclamation
enrolled themselves a. once mounted, equipped, and
ready fo the order to march when 10 they were told
toe Governor that they might return TO their no ne
at 1t vas not the proper time togo into hostile In
dsn country. Many OF those who enlisted hsd fren Is
whom they expected by this route, who were Denaced
by hostile savages, and you can imagine how well this
permit to 90 home wa received by those who had con-
fdenty expected to be able TO aid their friends when
aid meet needed. Not only the volunteers but the
people NJ large disappointed at the action OF the
Goyeu's, std whst he had done with the AID OF three
Cf the four Generals Of bis stad and various other
officers for the safety Of the mmr the north
ern road, was severely criticised by the public, and
often referred to in striking and unfavorsble contrast
with what had been quietly done under the authority
OF lis predecessor, the Southern road, where the
service more dangerous and difficult, snd where
the immigration had been guarded and conducted to
their destination unscatbed and unharned.
Thus the matter stood until the following Spring
ileJ3l when IN a CAUCUS preliminary 10 the Territorial
Democratic Convention for the nomination OF a Dele
gate to Congress, pan arranged TO draw the at
tsrtiOr Of the public from The bunfes the Democracy
lad committed the previous year by declaring the SER
rendered on the Southern road and which had be.
cone deseryedly popular, a fraud upon the General
Government, ard intended such by those who were
chiefly instrumental in obtaining for il the sanction OF
Gov. DAVIS, and its Endorsement by the Legislature,
Democratic as II was at its session OF lSJi-0o Not
ceenirg prudent, however to give publicity 10 the
offspring OF their schemes authoritative or official
manner throue fear Of alternating from the party DEM
ocras who we're pecuniary Interested In the matter,
the tarty chiefs directed Of their numerous ens-
saies in the southern part Of the Territory. selecting
such the most irresponsible aud yindicve sni
whose anmosity was the most bitter toward the meu
whom Gov. Davis had designated to direct aud sus-
tain the service in question, to TO their spleen
through the columns OF The Oregon SALESMAN, over
anonymous and borrowed signatures. The |. ). DIG
irict Judge now Supreme Judge of the State, the
Prosecuting Attorney, and the Indian Agent OF tns
District and the Sheriff of the county in which the
parties who had become odous to the Democracy
resided and the Quartermaster General Of the Terri
tory lthe old having been removed from office at
the time this caucus programme was arranged. also
resident of the same coun as the accused, snd now
an Indian Agent, were the first whose services were
required in this work of Misrepresentation and malicious
defamation. The honorable Judge borrowed the sig.
Iature Of genuine representative OF Border-Rufhan-
sm, who could scarcely write his own name nuch iess
q newspaper article, but who, notwithstanding was
coon after appointed Receiver of the Umpqua Land
Office.
These worthless thus working together Ia CON-
plete unity, having but one object IN view, ce.
vised ard published as directed, some of the vilest
calumines that it was possible for Democratic
ingenuity to concoct Charges of the most ,grant and
vicious character tt profusey and gratuitousy
mulgated sgainst the offending parties through their
local papers and not content with the limited field that
Oregon presented for their work thus begun, they
fabricated additional charges against one OF these
political offenders concerning his connection with
former service, which bad in part been paid by the
general government Rogue river war of 1883 aud
through the voluntary agency OF the Governor hsd
them secretly placed file in more OF the de-
paInents at Washington, whereby the honest dues of
mary poor claimant have been, and are yet wrong
fully wthbeld. And not being yet satisfied with the
res ut Of their abors ia this respect aud after having
taken the pIeC sutton TO consult with the military a.
Fort Lane respecting apprehended difficulties and re-
ceiyipg the positive that the military force
ii ere amply sufficient aud prepared to repe aay
Indian h0stles that might, or that were likely 10
occur LeaIly al the Democratic leaders IN the terri'
tory openly joined with their political comrades, aod
In the spreuce OF ioa of evidence TO sustain them
publicly cecried the two three individuals and their
particular friends, against whom the Democracy lad
20 lopg directed their malignant efforts as disturbers
of the public peace and publicly charged them With
"inCitng the Indians 10 scts OF hostility agaiCst the
whites for the sole purpose of getting another oppCr-
tupiy 10 poIcer the public Treasury
Here then is the beginning OF the text or rather tue
first If series o allegations proceeding directly from
the Immaculate Democracy OF Oregon from winch Gen.
Wool end SUP eriLender. Palmer doubtless drew their
fist pressioGs that the war cid actusy originate with
the citizens OF Oregon for the purpose Indicated, and
tbey 90 reported 10 their Departments without know
IL anything Ct tie truth Of als,y of the belous accu
seton they thus placed upon the records at Washing
ton where they must soon fi their way to the Amer
can public AMI weigh heavily against those thus wan
tony snd maiciousy accused.
MI Palmer is understood to have said, since be WAS
ous.ed from from the Indian Superintendent ths.
really vas this Democratic authority that msled hun
in tie premises, and l have doubt that II Gen.
"A ool would lay aside his prejudice and the supreme
contempt that be has for volunteer service he, too,
would az know ledge the same thing.
TIE cecrisl Of the service OF 1854, commenced ss
Der program il June, 1855, during excited po-
tcsl but IL which is proper 10 state neither
Of the men whom this decrial intended most to in
lure va personally interested. But without particular
eferelce again to the service OF 5i quote with spe-
cia reference to the service OF 1856 from Ihe Stes
man beginning with The number issued on the 18th OF
October 1859 lu alu dirg TO the reports published in
The Oregonon, al Opposition paper, concerning the
murders ard depredators that tue indians of Rogue
River Valley and vicinity had committed n that region
during short period previous, see hst, The Stats
man says:
There always viii b few ent-rprng spirits tmeantrs
cz@r, whom. deemed with netting
The Is6ss bo.t.) dead broke AID too is<y to wors
49, ycc-s though not for hight because
~ lie eoufls iucdrnt Of things they have
fr 60 fip.yDs rouLd the country uPon Csyuse ponies
upceiilg hon.s, mel toI nying
IL in these about Indian massscrrs. Was and
sAcsi,s il Southern Oregon should s1d lt b
~, rcsu dcriss may occur, bu, IL ths valley |: no.