The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-05
BY TELE RAP Fl.
lcosrhEp Fnos TAR OREGON HERALpl

WAsuISGToS. Aug. 30.-The Indian
Bureau has adyices that the present Indi-
an difficulties originated with about $50
Cheyennes, Arrapahocs and Sioux, who
were called dogs by the soldiers. The
murders were committed against the
wishes Of other Indians. The Bureau
deprecatcs the commencement Of indis-
criminatc hostilities against these tribes,
but says they should be made to deliver
up the offenders.
1t is stated here that movement has
been commenced 10 unite the United
States, England and Russia, in a grand
expedition TO solve the problem of the
North Pole and Northwest Passage, and
endeavor to reach it.
The Indian Bureau received advices
from Superintendent Murphy, concurring
in the views expressed in Agent Whyn.
coop's letter, that innocent Indians, who
desire to preserve the treaty pledges in
good faith, should be protected, while he
recommends that Indians who have been
committing outragcs be severely punished
r WAsHINGToN, Aug ga delegation
from Tennessee visited the President to
day upon Tennessee matters. The Pres
ident referred the delegation to recent
orders as the limit of Executive power
in the matter, but asured them that every
means authorized by the Constitution and
laws would be used to secure freedom of
the ballot in Tennessee and other South
ern States, without the Interference of
the Federal and State troops. The Pres
ident took the ground that the Constitu-
tion forbids any State keeping standing
army of paid soldiers that militia duty
is incumbent upon every citizen, who
can only be exempted by payment of a
fine or providing a substitute; that the
militia is an organized force, subject to
be called on any moment, from which no
citizen can escape but standing army
of paid troops in any State is repugnant
to the Constitution. Every Constitu-
tional power Of the Executive will be
used to prevent the organization of stand
ing aamies of paid troops in any State,
unless called for and controlled by Federal
authority. The President, in conversa-
ton with the delegation, expressed him
self in favor of the election of Seymour
and Blair.
General Rosecrans returned this eve-
ming. He state that his visit was of his
own conception, and undertaken for his
own personal satisfaction, to ascertain
from representative men IN the South
whether there were any obstacles in the
way of peace between that section and the
North. He was satisfied that the power
which organized and sustained the Con-
federacy for four years against the efforts
of the United States Government to sup
press the rebellion, could exercise great
influence in restoring peace, order and
stability everywhere, and at the same
time promote all the material interests of
the country. He was received by Gen.
Lee, and other prominent Southern sol
diers, with marked cordiality. In all their
personal conversation they were frank
and unreserved Their conversations
were mainly with reference to advancing
the common interests, irrespective of the
causes which for time divided the North
and South, and resulted in the reconstruct
tion acts of Congress. General Rosecrans
says his visit was satisfactory; that the
temper and tone of those Sontherners
were worthy of patriotic citizens. There
is no authority for the statement that he
intends to issue an address, signed by
those with whom he has been in confer
ence.