W. Denver. gives the results of his investigations. He states that the origin of the war was not different from that of any other Indian war. and that it was the natural result of immigration and settlement. He lays the blame largely upon the Government for inducing settlement of the territory and granting the lands to settlers before extinguishing the Indian title. finds that the charge of speculation out of the public Treasury grew out of the feud between the commanding officer of the military Department of the Pacific and the citizens of the Territories. and was without fbundation. and absurd. and closes by a statement of his belief that the commissioners to audit the war claims of Oregon and Washington had fhithfully and impartially performed their duty. and that the sum they had decided upon was justly due Such testimony from an impartial. intelligent. and official source is so important that I feel justified in quotingliberally from it. He says: On my arrival in Oregon I conferred with all the leading citizens and obtained the views of nearly every Federal officer in the country.
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