History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . to the hostiles; and no fault can justly befound with the manner in which their removal was sought to be efifected. In the latter part of March, Captain Maxon
History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . to the hostiles; and no fault can justly befound with the manner in which their removal was sought to be efifected. In the latter part of March, Captain Maxon, when scouting through that region,found that those suspects had returned to their places in the hostile country. Hecaused them at once to be brought into Olympia. On the 31st of March, Governor. SEMPLE, MARTIAL LAW IN PIERCE AND THURSTON COUNTIES. 581 Stevens sent Captain Alaxous prisoners under a volunteer guard to Fort Casey, U. S. Army, commanding that post, received them, and placedthem in the guardhouse. On the 2d of April, 1S56, Governor Stevens issued a proclamation of martial lawover the county of Pierce, and inclosed a copy of the proclamation in a letter of that dateto Colonel Casey. This letter alleged that the design of the proclamation was to preventthe taking from that officer, by civil process, habeas corpus, or otherwise, the prisoners in, s custody. What is most singular. Colonel Casey was requested to suppress theproclamation, or not put it in force until civil process had been .served upon him. On thenight of April ad. Governor Stevens was informed by an express that Colonel William and Frank Clark had been retained by the prisoners as counsel, and that thoseattorneys had gone to Whidbys Island to
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