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About Oregon spectator. (Oregon City, O.T. [i.e. Or.]) 1846-1855 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1846)
IS f I! 1 1 H Hit i"i nuui.tii km "-w. a. itaPi ' . . iw led MMMMiaMHnMMMMBMMWMMWi evf. the tv 1 yy ajflvvM vBa "t'1 m JUOTQsYf ' VAfWWTniYiQt.' The editorial MMMiiir the ttwNMigB. ed, with tOwjiiiilBwm,fiWwith the present nnasia). "T To obtain a priMMg press'ia Oregon, has been an ohjs t ! iidnij that object has been uxnmfUkti, and the pahUoatioa of a semimonthly ;tMMr otoaenpMea' at Oregon uny on in eut reernaiy isa. v The pioprtaoffeftopnae are the share, holder In the Orejrm Matsif Automation; ooaetittttkioftheaWelaoMiriapab. lished in the atiaieeV-Ae Baaotator, also, the bums ofLtto .afcan.of -jaW asso ciation, ooaeistfag of a aVasMant, Hn presi. dent, treaearer. eeereeary'aaji'jlree direc tors. The7thartkofWsaatl0B,ia .substance, mjn:."' ff fte officer mi eaere ff 0rfflmp.iMstage and f PCTMMMt, SyjSMMSJMi of Me aisaewMi ; to eapNat as permu re- quired in iUfrWm tmtrddefartmenlt o the jwaje te A,ta Offenixatioa of saM haaeCoila1vJv.it-wao riisawrt'ex- pedien4tto'liMKflpar . For the par. pose 'of terms, a coaeiptfag of, lohart NsfffU, J.J?. biff eos J. W. Ifasaettn. Mr Hewejl-esea the int dn but eK, iSlRAs-f was the eMUw.onlnjijpa jaj-hM-alfcor very near all, the tiats hat the -.haatA eToftcers were iWkg in iiUiWisi iaWe rnrh will be reeoUeeted that,' a e it.. a " mg cnairrnen tae editor, was secretary ta'Jhk sentativesj ant when -he did board of direoters itpoa'the port waa. that Mr. Ie, the1 the hotise of MpMassaeatlMau IT t m V i. .. T.! Uke the duties oT editor av the who,-np6n.whet riflfcliVtheaot- )i KH'il I i eoaMaaaaBwootaia an. ftaSof repre. in. to the easfltt, hbre freWeakerof Mild nader. Utimrc-. i paofaix MmZSZ t--j :jj,', j S?p itheaBreea. nunarea auaeaaem;u by Mr. Lee wae. fcf the jsawHwej ht aeaie of the hartho'thoto'he hiXyet no person was wf pSyea as eeyer. upffir erable exoiteraeat ffjrmUed,V4aW the. mi. aging and manewr eriaf of the parties ooa- oerned, the aotlnff'ehairrnaaef the oopsjiiU -A J 7t . M I'J 1.t! tee piewniea to ine ooara oi au poeals from Mr. Lee for Jeasaajr type, dec. This howerar oavU net ed, consequently, they wen witheta. Th undersigned was finally wafloyed aa editorT at a salary of three haiarl''aoIlan per an' num salary to oommenoe the 1st of Jean. ary, 1848. . . , ,?.', In making bis sow to the pahlioM the een duotor of a phUo jevraai; he debiand'sad gave bis reasons fa- aVitof ; that ( reason and good sense argued' against the Speetor beooaing a poUtioal papfr iootaektl.5 expedieaoy of a neutral -paper A this new, and at prieent, upprotistel'oolony.' Not. withstanding he belo'Jdfcreian school, beU.TiH the pL'kugJKey that gnkt aieetk4Wrtjt,,to he the tree priaoiples of ajdNhUoan governneatthat it is Ug'ofieesaoh gotsnaBito litmotion of tho constitution of tho printing assseiation, that to discuss politics inOrogon wats) he no advantage to any?-that there is twe dtstinet.parties in Oregon, no one will fer.a moment 'douM differing, however, not apea those great fundamental principles which is to govern a powerful nation, as is the case with our fellow-citizcns in tho Uni- States, but upon subjects less worthy of name. We havo amongst. us La class of mungrall8, neither American nor anti-Amcri- ioan a-kind of foreign hypocritical go-be tweens, as we would say in tho States, fence awn, Whose public declarations are "all" for the' good of the public, nnd not a cent for self." Howovcr tho great object has not yet been accomplished. The press has got into operation, and it will not meet tho interest of those who wish boalstering up in tho estima tion of the emigration just arrived, and the one expected this year, the present is the time for action. The political sentiments of the conductor are at variance with ours. Now is the time to effect whatever wo wish to make available at some su!scqucnt time. His syntax is bad; his orthography not good; he is a stranger to our country, and we will avail ourselves of our advantage at present, and place ourselves beyond the reach of dan ger for fdar that if we procrastinate tho timo of his removal, it may be that ids thorough acquaintance' in tho territory will endanger our prospects. A legal course will shield us, and WO will say to the world, without giving hhn a chanco to resign, that we have tri umphedzthat we have the ascendency that we will teach him a lesson that he should not avow his political sentiments pub. licly ; but to consolo him and hit political (Hands, if he has any, wn will say, you, sir, are hot qualified ; you do not suit that class that has to be served in and about the city; your syntax is bad ; you do not work in our traces; your object is to assert and maintain the cause of democracy at the hazard of a lew demagogues and political aspirants; you will please to accept the resolve that at the expiration of one month from tho 5th of March,, 1840, your services will Iks discon tinued as editor of the " Oregon Spectator." i If in tho course of my short editorial ca- 'leer, I have written aught which has wound- ed or done injustice to the feelings of friends or foes, I trust it may bo attributed to the head, not tho heart of tho offender. If I kaow my own heart, it never has, and I hope never will harbor malice towards a fel low being. In bidding a farewell to the readers of tiie Spectator, I feel it my duty to express, thus publicly, my, gratitude for the uniform kind ness extended to me by my fcllow.citizcns of all parts of Oregon. Wherever my lot may.DC cast ai any suosequcni nme, it snau proudest boast that ' I am an Amcri- itizen." 4- W. li. IVAULiT. Oregon City, April 2, 1846. roey'bc oanXtl est amoont.of , est numhs? of h timents hemju ofthe'preMeW. withstanding, tlav toeDpeciator vi. m i vim i Bssja, jjm IJli, SVIBPBVm. . to the great. jNHQoai aaa "withWne Hand'K3 MANDATE. Well, the fiat has cone forth. The Boarii of Dinaatprsof tho Printing Association havo! said that H. A. 6. Lee, Esq., ono of the ex., members of tho last legislature, must be their edlto. Of Mr. Lee we havo nothing to say. He has placed himself in no enviable station. We sincerely hope that the interest of tho Spectator and the Association, has been much advanced by his promotion. 1 1t is due to the public that wo should make aa acknowledgment for accepting the station as editor, also of other responsible situations, With, whloh we are no longer burthened. The greet diversity of opinion in Oregonrendern Jtiwpessibta for one man to please tnanyr The junta (A aristocracy, in and about Oregon City, 'tamk they have tho riirht to manaso Matters as best suit tlioir views, and tho citi- eon)fbs hi the country will tamely submit to whatover mandoto tho favored fow may think proper to issuo. My lord and master; you may bo mista ken; Oregon territory is settling with the .When they mot, the usual '"'"JR"; a pleasant dy; lot us rest under tho shade they-breathe knows no master acknowl edges' no superior, and believes there is no government equal to tha,df tho U. States. ' Official Influence. It could not lie ox pectod, in tho present state of affairs, that one individual cpuld Bland tho united opposition of tho official influenco of most of tho important officers in' tho territory sfuchjis secretary of tho territory, clork of tho supreme court, clerk of tho criminal court, recorder of land claims, recorder of deeds and mortgages, re. visor of tho laws, etc., dec, &c. Our Dismissal. Our dismissal from tho editorial chair of this paper, will not inter fere with its continuance. Wo learn that Mr. Lee is convalescent, and it is to be. ho ped will soon be able to assumo the duties of editor. Dr. Long informed the board that Fred. Prigg, Esq., would conduct the paper until Mr. Leo's health permitted him to as sumo the duties of editor. Wo leave tho pa per in a prosperous condition, and hope it may- continue to jnerit pub!ic0palronagc. The papers and books belonging to the of ficc can bo had by applying at the post of lice at any time. r Public Men. Tho acts of public men are for the inspection of tho public; or, at least, they should be. Personal matters never ought to be mado public through the medium of tho press. Any person occupying a pub lie station, or holding an ofllco profit, must expect his official acts tinized by the public beyond that, no ono ought to bo permitted to go. Wo may differ uidely in matters of public policy from thoso who aro our personal friends. It would lie wrong to ulludo to that pcrsonul friend's acts. He that would do so, meriii tho scorn and contempt of all honorable men, and no prr son would do so but a demagogue and u rot. ten-hearted aspirant for office. JUNE ELECTION. The timo when tho freemen of Oregon will bo called upon to exercise ono of their great est franchises is fast approaching. The first Monday in Juno next, will bo tho day that will tell which party has tho majority in Ore gon. Let every man do his duty, and cast his vote uudcrstaudiilgly. Tho power he delegates to his representative, may Iks of vast importance; yet it is confidently hoped that the next legislature will have nothing to do, further than to bo convened curly in September next, and receive the valedictory of (ho now governor of Oregon, and the in nngeral of governor Atchison, or some other good democrat, sent by president Polk. C. M. WALKEItT Wo learn that this gentleman has consent ed to become a candidate for a soat in tho next legislature, from Tuality county. Should Mr. W. he elected, wo havo no doubt but he will discharge tho duties incumbent on that situation with honor to himself "und credit to his constituents. Mr. W's. natural and ac quired abilities aro of tho first ordor. His long rcsldcnco in Oregon. ond general expe rience, give him advantages over many.' Wo aro sure that if tho freo and independent vo ters of Tuality award to him their support, they will roturn an able advocate for their interests. To Candidates. Tho board of directors of the Oregon Printing Association, at one of their meetings, passed tho following resolu tion : ' "Resolved, That each person offoring !iim Belf, through the paper, as a candidate for office, shall pay the sum of threo dollars, in advance, for the samer tobe insortod from this until tho election." ., For the Spectator. DIALOGUE. The other day aa a farmer wan coining to town, he was mot by a e.V gomiuman. of this fir tree. After ncatinc themselves 'apn tho grass, the cento runt Ion commenced, as City CrVfi. ifava you any news up in am Hill and Polk? Par. Why, no; nothing pf importance. Tho peoplo all Bcom to get along amazingly; yet thoru is some grumiding about taxes, tho liquor law, and tho like; but I reckon it will all bo right after a while. CUyGrnt. Well, I amglud you mention ed tho liquor law, for I want to know what tho people suy olwut sustaining it. Now tell mo what vou havo hoard thorn sny. F,(r .Wnll, now, that will lw hard for mo to do, for 1 havo heard a mighty heap of talk about that liquor law ; but the iwople amost all agree that it would lie u good thing for this Pacific country to Iks a tctutid ubL nonce country; but they think that tho pres. ent liquoi law N not tho right striie. City (rrn. Why, tho present liquor law is as near prohibitory as a law can lie. Far. Yes, our up country folks- under stand that, and that is ono objection tho peo plo have to it. Thev say the Organic Law that the people voted upon only give the le gislaturo power to regulate the manufacture, sale and introduction of liquor in Oregon, and although wonro not tho lest of scholars yet wo na looked lit WVtxter's, Walker's and Johnston's IliclmrdSiiary's, and wo cuil't find any place where reguluto mcaiis pro. hibit. City Gent. Is it jmsiblo that you up coun. try folks cannot so define the wordrugulatn an to givo the legislature power to pass a of trust ori'aj' regulating liquor out of iho country ? . Far. It is possible, for though we know toDoscru- . j.. ul(nu( aw.m(jnf,f r nnv other principles of government, evcopt that we nrc farmers nnd know when to sow and reap, and animate our farms to the bet ud vantage; yet we know that regulate does not mean prohibit, and for the legislature to miy thftt to regulate liquor outjif the country, they will pass a prohibitory law, they have out jumped thenisele; and instead of levjing u lax us high as they pleased, which would have l)eoi) regulating, they have made it a crime, anil annexed a fino ; therefore, it is not right in that particular, as well as the law docs not prevent the rich from bringing in as much as thoy please for their own use, nor docs it prevent any man from manufac turing it for his own use then those favored few can have liquor und get drunk when theypleaso; and another objection the pen. plu have, they say no high-mindod man will sot himself up as a target for the finger of scorn to point at, and say " there is the man that got half tho fine for informing on A. or C." That kind of a law won't do for u now country, no matter how pretty it is. Hut how do you city folks get along ? we heard you were holding public meetings, and doing won ders down at tho city; how is that ? City Gent. Why, wo did hold a public meeting or two at the Methodist church, and had several lectures delivered ver good ones too, and signed a pledge, and apKiutcd committoes all over the territory to corres Kind with ecHi other, and I believe it.will havo a good effect. Far. Well, I hope so; but wo up country folks don't hear much truth, I suppose. Wo hoard that tho meetings were got up to manu facture a candidate tor the legislature, and my neighltorsull suitl it was a cunning move, v but I reckon there was nothing in it. City Gent. Well, that is just what I might havo expected that good-for-nothing fcllow, who is all tho time guessing what othor pco plo want to do, has told soma liody that tho meetings wero to effect something different from what they purported to be. I k'riow him ho can't bo elected any how. Far. Well, friend, lot us drop the HqudK. subject I have somo business to attend to in tho city with? tho soorotary of tho tcrri tory. Who is secretary ? City Gent. Doctor L. Far.' My neighbor Jones sent down a land' claim to got recorded. Who is tho recorder? City Gent. The doctor. e Far. MyneighWiV'SmlWaold his oxen and farm to friend Giles, and took a mort gage. Who is the recorder of mortgages ? City Gent, The doctor. n '- " ..y - - .fa.'VK--ir .5'n-. r..,LfiI3tll-l trffhai . .. .uiiaiifiaiaviMi,! ij. Sii L't J!