The Placer herald., 1864-07-02
General Wright's Farewell Order.
a.. noUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San francisco, Cal, June 2l, 1864.

,,.,orARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE Pacific,
0hA San Francisco Call June 81, 1864. {
-, C;,;uor. of N. poc;fr Const.
To me Loy 49, hoing rol;,v od from the com
On tne eve u n ny ~ Tho pacific il is
manu- " nonor pccosion IN take n retrosnective
deemeu th.oo vo,rs have been in command.
view OF . n. 'u, asu,1oJ commend of The Den,rt
When hlas Hn aII thc Stntes and Terrilnries
men' emp 81 Mornt,;re 7 ,v,s not nnmnd
west OF NC .,st ronnssJ in mo- hv tho govern
full OF 'he " ~ ca,iov,inr COMMUNICATION which T
menti 'uu ~ ~ ,;n,tnt Cnnm,I or tho ormv
addressed ~ ;nV Of Tho fret vn,r of NV COM
AFTER 'ie Ell ppwh;ht mo course had thourHt nro
mahu' Will nI Which bns baon nnrs;s,entlv
per pa, ar;rr tbo whole nerod or nv admins
foho"o" rr ..,;ii1,,rv "a, ire on tbis co,st:
Ta'io" " 'N'
HEADQUARTERS DErARrMEN' oF THE IAClflc'
San Francisco, Cal, Oct. ~, 1852.
.4djt. GeneT" " ., '1'my' " oS""S'on guy
SIR nave served OH Tue racllc COAST ,or teh
years, the last year III coin,htha Vi this DeP"rt
ment My duties nave cailed me 10 nearly every
section OF ms s,ca' Coun'ly I'oin 'ne sunny
plains oil the ooulh " inc '"L''es' "ou"us VI Vut
possessions III inc >or'h nave "cen c'iic"'
either to battle WIN our savage 'oes Or W a'u III
the preservation Oh lhis pc'u'llu! 'hu 'roh thG
horrors OF civil war. DurinS lhns ION? Pcrlou
have bad ample opportunities vi JuuGihS VI ile
character OF the people, anu inc Vaiuc ol the
Union OF these remote PosseS'ionS Vi TUE Cnlteu
States. ~
Previous to the war win Mexlco' out niue,
comparatively, was known OF lhis country.
few of our most adventurous people had 'ound
their way across the continent "uu 'aheh up their
abode in Oregon or CaiIlor ia. but when peace
was restored, ana we acquired C'liiorhlt, ana CO.
eval with that event. ."c u,Hoo'eiy VI Soiu ''ncs
extensive and almost I'ou'ous IN richhess IL
caused large lnlluX IN Popqla.loh. 1T was not
alone from Inc states vi oui C"'o" tntc thcy cdue
every quarter OF the globe, as well as the isis
II VIII mus De seen 'n'' ti's country was oVefrun
ana occupied ny people prln@n@ Win tneh' ana
retaining All ,nelr nome PreJudceS' ana III calcn-
lated 10 establish acoiony Of loyal citizens, eager
10 promote the prosperity OF 'he country lime
and contact nave zone ninch 10 harmonlzc and
smooth Gown lhe uiscordHht element oil TINS IN
CO. eruols population. Yet the outbreak o.
iormlaaple repeillon III our Iand had tendency
10 revive .hoSe sect'o'E'l sympathies ana attach
men's' "hich nave prompted men TO glory III the
ac' hot INA. lucy arc American citZehs' out mat
lhcy 'le .ou' sucl Ut such o'ate' 10 "hich 'her
paramount ui,esh'nce Is que H'pn'ly the mum
per ol men WHO mus Ignore lhe authority OF the
federu Governments ana declare lhelr lealiy TO
the on'e ''o'n "llch 'hey come IS small comPar
ed WIN 'hat o. ine men VINO are Americans. ana
VINO iosc 'he onlon, "no "ie Wiling u FISK Iheir
al Tor lls preservation.
oach was 'ne character ana such me DIVISION OF
sentiment on ms coast "heh assumed command
OF 'h's department saw ~ once 'na' 10 over
comc 'hesc II" r''.'h'h8 u'hicui'ies IL WIS heccs-
sary 10 NC "a'chiu'' Vi2'anl ana n'm' hot 10 Gre
ME unnecessary alarm IN me puollc mnd ny mas
y ana i'I-aovisc' acts 1ut 10 pursue me even
TENOR u my WY; resarules' o. Pcrspn': cohsc
quehces' ",iu 'eei.hs "ssuleu 'la' s''cH GoutSG
couiu not iaii ~ secure tne respect IL poi''cai
parties VI teely oo''picAIon, "nu "i'inia'Gly re-
uounu " 'he "o"oi VI oui So'ci auu coo!-
Try.
VIVA, i!'.le nave zone mas contributed IN
'ne s'naiicst uceice towards preserving INTACT our
GLORIOUS union ana MAINTAINING uhsuiled our
nag, snail Ieel more imam repaid
anoi ~ r inc n.Su s"tls'"c'lo. " inform 'he
nnJ ~ ,hta .n'. uui'n5 an 'nc per'o" VI my
command IN TINS department. have received the