The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-17
OREGOTS PROTEST AGAINST PEACE
Strong Letter frsm Governor Grover ID
the Commissioners.
THE mCuOcS CoLD-BLO CODED MWOERERS
Captain Jack Making Things Lively--.Burning
a Log Hut in View Of the TreOpA
LINKvILLE. Oregon.

VIA ASHLAND, req. 10, 1873.
General Gilcml and star and the HERALD Com.
missioner left Lost River Camp at noon to-day and
rode over here, where they found General Candy.
Commander Of the District OF the Pacific, and star
who had just arrived from California, via Jackson
vilie
BY appointment OF the Secretary Of the Interior,
Indians, comprising Messrs. A. b. Meacham, Jesse
Applegate and Samuel Case, were to meet at Link
vile on February 10.
ORGANIZATION OF THE PEACE COMMISSION.
The Commission met at four O'Clock +. M.
Prescnt-Jesse Applegate and Samuel Case, Mr..
Jesse Apologize in the chair. On motion of Mr..
Samuel Case. Mr.. o. P. Appegate was appointed
clerk OF the commission.
The following communication was then received
from the secretary of the Governor of Oregon and
read by Mr.. Jesse. APPLICABLE
THE GOVERNOR OF OREGON PROTESTS.
STATE OF OREGON, ExEcUrIvE OFPIcE,(
SALEM Feb. 10, 1873.
To THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO CONCLUDE
PEACE WITH THE MoDoC INDIANs:-
GENTLEMEN-As the State of Oregon is deeply in
terested in the results of the pending Indian Special
Commission l desire to express to you few
suggestions bearing upon the subject about
to engage your attention. From official reports
made to me, and from other reliable Information,
1t appeared concusivey established that
THE MASSACRE OF EIGHTEEN CITIZENS OF OREGON,
on the 10th OF November last. was committed with
out prOvocation and without understanding and
shooting men down in cold blood at their houses
and In their fields one by one as they were found
by Indians who had not been attacked by
the sOdiery nor otherwise molested, and who
could not speak our language, and were per-
sonally acquainted with their victims. The homes
and farms of the slaughtered settlers were upon
lands to which the Indian title had long since been
extinguisncd by treaty. These acts hold to be
deliberate and wilful murder. Over such offences
l conceive the civil authorities of this State con-
stitute
THE ONLY COMPETENT AND FINAL TRIBUNAL.
81 desire. therefore, to protest, behalf OF the
sion which shall purport to condone the crimes OF
the Modocs or compound their offences The peO-
pie Of Oregon desire that the murderers shall be
given up and be delivered to the civil authorities
for trial and punishment AS to the lands on Lost
River, which some have suggested should be
SURRENDERED TO THE MoDoCs
as q peace Offering, allow nae to say that these
lands lie wholly within the State Of Oregon, and
within the jurisdiction OF the superintendent OF
Indian Affairs Tor Oregon; that the Indian title to
these lands was extinguished by treaty, fairly
made through the oregon Superintendency be-
tween the Modocs and the general government, on
the 14th day OF October, 1864. They have been
surveyed under the direction OF the surveyor
General Of Oregon, and the surveys were long since
approved by the General Land Office. These lands
have been extensively taken, and are now occu-
pied by bona ade settlers under the homestead
and redemption laws OF the United States The
Commission will, therefore, have no more power
to declare
A RESERVATION ON LOST RIVER
under these settlements to make the same basis
of peace with those Indians than they have to pro-
vide for their establishment any other settled
portion or this State. For the interests OF South
ern oregon and for the future peace Of our
Southern frontier l will express the hope and
confidence that the project OF q reservation on
Lost River will not be entertained by the Commits
sion, and that the Modocs will either consent to
return to their reservations or to be assigned
to bounds beyond the settlements. With great re-
spect, am your obedient servant,
al. +. GROVER Governor OF Oregon"
On motion the letter was
LAID ON THE TABLE.
owing to the absence OF Mr.. A. Il. Meacham, the
Commission adjourned to meet at Van Bremer's
Rancho, on Monday, February II.
There Is very strong feeling In oregon against
peace and especially against locating these In
dams on the Lost River strip OF land the settlers
declare the country will not be safe with the
Modocs in the neighborhood.
General Candy, General Gillem, the officers at
tached to their STATS, Messrs. Jesse Applegate and
Samuel Case, OF the Peace Commission, and the
nEEALD correspondents leave tomorrow morning
for Van Bremers Rancho. forty miles distant.
CAPTAIN JACK LIVELY.
of or MOdOcs N n
burnt Dennis Crowey's log hut on Friday evening.
General Gillem saw the smoke from the Lost River
Camp, and sent out a detachment OF cavalry 10 in
yest,gate the matter. They found the house In
ruins and the tracks OF Indians, but it too dark
to follow them up. In the morning another party
OF cavalry were sent out but the Indians had taken
70 c,1xo In thair ctron nhold In tho La va hnds