The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-09
From the Oregon Herald. Nny7.l
YOUR SAFETY or HIS CONVENIENCE
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From the Oregon Herald. Nny7.l
YOUR SAFETY or HIS CONVENIENCE,
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We reproduce from our telegraph
columns the following interesting dis.
patches:
CHICAGO. May "a Washington
special says that rs soon rs the Presi-
dent returns there will he Cabine,
consultation, whereat The Indian ques.
ton will be fully discussed and some
plan adopted 10 meet any outbreak of
the saynges that may occur this sum.
mer. The President is expected there
at the beginning OF next week; mean.
time no new arrangements will be
made, either as regards the Modocs
or other hostile tribes.
The Secretary of the Interior yes
,erday received the following from
Governor Ferry, of Washington Ter
ritory: There a'e strong indications
of hostility among the Indians oi this
Territory. Ernissarics from the Mo.
docs have probably visited them
Settlers have called wpon me for arms,
hut there are none IN the Territory
await Instructions The Telegram
was referred 10 Acting Secretary
Robeson, who authorizes the issue of
arms TO the extent of the I'crritory's
quota Of militia on requisi,ion of The
Governor, who must understand that
the General Government in no wav
authorizes any military operations
not instituted by it's order aud under
its direction and control
The second was dated at Washing.
ton, May 3d. Both appeared in the
city papers OF Monday morning.
The same indications OF hostility
from Indians, aud the apprehcnsioni
of settlers, described in Gov. Ferry's
telegram. exist in Eastern and South
eastern Oregon, in Idaho and in
Northern California. Thousands of
settlers are in imminent peril of prop.
eriy and more than life. Knowing
this, President Grant has started on
ST. Lonis. lis Soon as hc returns,
some plan will be adopted "to meet
any outbreak Of the savages that may
occur this summer" In the mean
time there will he no measures taken
to- protect settlers against the impend-
ing danger. 1t looks very much as
though the Presidents convenience is
mora to him than the lives of people
on the frontier. There is no instance
in his administrative career when he
has been so criminally indifferent TO
the duties of his Office as this dispatch
shows him TO he Mt this moment. If
he is insensible to his dnty, he should
at least not be insensible TO feeling
of sympathy for the unfortunate peo-
pie whose lives are exposed. Even
the atlantic Monthly was compelled
TO say last Fall, that President Gran,
took "Iow view" of the Presidential
Office. 1t should now say that he
takes most inhnman aud unmerci.
fully low view OF it.
To make this disgraceful picture
complete, we append one more ex-
tract taken from the st. Louis Demo
crut of April 22d. 1t shows the ma
ture of the employment that is oc-
the attention of the Execu-
tive to the pos,ponement of measures
for the protection OF our people:
safer short run, the Dent Farm
was reached, and the excusionists al
lighted at Grant Station. General
Grierson joined the party here. Pres
ident Grant, escorling Mrs. J. M.
Harney, and followed by Mrs. Grant
and General Harney, Immediately pro.
ceeded to the stables and made an in
spection of the stock. The cattle
were first visited. and herds of Hol-
stein and Alderuey stock examined
But the General was evidently eager
10 get to his horses, and did not tarry
very long here. The horse-barn was |
next visited, and the choicest inmates
led ont for their owners inspection.
As the beautiful and well-groomed
horses were brought from their stalls,
Grants eyes went over them
rapidly, and he pointed out their fine
points to General Harney and others
IF the party. There were twenty
norses in the stable-four yearlings,
hree two-year.olds, two three year.
bids, two stations, four and five years
BID, one four-year-old, and eight CON-
All were in the most
perfect condition, their sleek skins
ylistening as, they were led about
Mr.. Willian Elrod, the superintend-
mt OF the farm, seemed to be as proud
If the horses as their owner, and their
appearance would Indicate that they
we're in no danger of suffering from
want of care.
The blooded stock received special
lttention. Among them were Ris-
iyke Hambletoniau stallion five years
I'D, raised by the President. and eyi-
lently prime favorite, to judge by
he careful manner in which be was