, 1860-04-20

the exegencics OF the tunes, as well as the
prices which oNgh to have been paid for
merchandise, are held as good and sufii
cient, whilst that Of the permanent settler,
the merchant, or those connected with the
service, to whom he should have applied
for the Information which they were best
calculated, severally, to impart, were either
held as incompetent or scornfully rejected
Under these circumstances, with report
cutting down our claims from over 6,000,.
900 to $2,Tl4,OOO, with the army arrayed
against us, with Congress now busying
themselves in president meking. it is indeed
difficult 10 foreiell the fate of even the
Auditors finding We have not the re.
hottest idea.
In conclusion, we solicit sueh OF our read
as are possessed of the report, TO give the
replies Of Gen. Wool q careful perusal-
His Exposition" of "nefarious designs up
on the treasury" while they will be credit
ed by some, will be found about as true as
a dozen exposition" of Masonry and Odd
Fellowship. Liet A. V. KAUrz, writing
from Ripley, Ohio, we propose 10 make
historian Of the war. His powers of dlu-
tation are truly wonderful In his reply,
he ranges over an immense scope Of coun-
try, as well as various subjects. Martial
law is not omitted. AS the Third Audit
or solicited replies only to specific questions,
which were solely confined to the prices of
the country, we would like to know how
much the "self-constituted commander Of
the volunteers" paid for that commodityl)
1t will, also be news to many 10 know from
him that three weeks after entering the
field, the war was ended on the Sound, and
the commander Of the regular troops noti-
fed the selfconsttnted commander Of the
volunteers, that he no longer considered the
force called out by him as necessary for the
safety Of the country"
That vsry Efficient { y military gentleman,
Col. CASEY, should at once be engaged by
Congress, without regard to the price he
may ask for such services, as the adviser and
counsellor Of that Ignorant body In con-
sideration Of Lieut.. JoHN WIrHEBs' marked
horse knowledge" which enables him at
glanceof the eye to decide upon the gene
ology Of that invaluable animal, whether of
/" Spanish, American, or Indian" origin,
we propose that government should at once
appoint him to the head of q "horse in
specting department." that thereby many
frauds and impositiOns upon her agents
might be prevented. As Lieut. HARvIE-
who was stationed at the Cascades during
the war, point whence passed or returned
the mounted troops Of both Oregon and
Washington that had been engaged in the
Walla-walla country-says he did not see
an " American horse in the volunteer SER
vice." We think il very likely he does not
know one when he sees it. We knOW Of a
company having passed by bis post at the
Cascades, mounted on none other but Amer
icau horses. This was Capt BLUFoRD Nil
LER's. Of Oregon. He being so rery igno-
rant in " hOrseOlegy." il were advisable he
took few lessons from Lieut. WRITER'S.
In conei1siob, we refer our readers to
the subjOined communication, copied from
the Portland Adrccate g'he writer is well
qualified to refate the malignant assaults
and thrusts Of the third auditor, and we are
pleased to know he intends showing him NJ
10 all bis nakeduess