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About Oregon spectator. (Oregon City, O.T. [i.e. Or.]) 1846-1855 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1846)
E CONCLUDED FHOfc' FOUHTHMOI. iMv-sreneral have beenSnuoh increased with in a Tew yean, and hi ofliceiias become of rreat iraporUnce. Hit duties may be still urther increased with advantage to the pub- Ho interests. As an executive oftioer, his residence and constant attention at the seat of covernment are required. Legal quos tions involving important principles, and large amounts of 'publio money, are con stantly referred to him by the president and executive departments for his examination and decision. The publio business undor his official management before the judiciary has been so augmented" by the extension of our territory, and the acts of congress authorising suits against the U. States for large bodies of valuable publio lands, as greatly to increase his labors and responsibilities. I therefore recommend that the Attornoy-General be! placed on the same footing with the heads of tbo other executive departments, with such subordinate officers, provided bylaw for his department, as may be required to discharge the additional duties whioh have bee or may be devolved upon him. Congress possesses the power of exclusive legislation over the district of Columbia; and I oommend the interests of its inhabitants to your favorable consideration. The people of this district have no legislative body of their own, and must confide their local as well as their general interests to representatives in whose election they have no voice, and over whose official conduct they have no control. Each member of the national legislature should consider himself as their immediate representative, and should be the more ready to give attention to their interests and wants, because he is not responsible to them. I re oommend that a liberal and generous spirit may characterise your measures in relation to them. I shall be ever disposed to show a proper regard for their wishes ; and, within constitutional limits, shall at all times cheer fully co-operato with you for the advance ment of their welfare. I trust-it may not be deemed inappropriate to the occasion to dwelLfbr a moment on the memory of the most eminent citizen of our country, who, during the summer that is gone by, has descended to the tomb. The enjoy ment of contemplating, at 'the advanced age of near four-score years, the happy condition of his country, cheered the last hours of An drew Jackson, who departed this life in the tranquil hope of a blessed immortality. His death was happy, as his life had been emi nently useful. He had an unfaltering con fidence in the virtue and capacity of the peo pie, and in the permanence of that free gov ernment which he had largely contributed to establish and defend. His great deeds had secured to him the affections of his fellow citizens, and it was his happiness to witness ihe growth and glory ot his country which 's- -LbbbbbbbbbbbK!; BBsTlBlVBssr tea caaouaii . ip... -i insagesjaaA33j-A.t.ia..;.,u'ma.'j z . miiw a u w n rw a ni i ii Fin. . r si . i m b n - ' J III MJJ WJ M. 1 M .F M Bj II. A. O. Ut, XUITOa, J. riKMIHU, f. Oregon City, June 95, IS 16. '"" DR. "WHITE. We experience much pleasure in being able to act j Can be raised to defray expense Public MeotlBK. A meeting of the citizen of Oregon w held at the City Hotel, ia Oregon City, on Monday the Ifitii J one, 1846, for the purpose of avadhis; an exprtM to meet tho emigration frejn' the United mates to tab country, In order to prevent their being deceived and led aetray by the misrepresentation of L. W. Hasting, who is now on hU way from California for that object i when tho folloK'Inar Dnwiuutlnm war had fian. Mrf!rvr Iwi. ing called to the chair, and 'J. 8. Rineanon appointed i ,ure ,l,oy wot comporn, i secretary, on motion or im. ruyior, the mw or tho meeting waa taken with regard to the propriety of I sending audi express, and decided in the affirmative. On motion, a committee was appointed to (elect per , ona to proceed to the ttoda Sunnm to meet the emi gration, and alao to ascertain what amount of funds them from their path, and enticing them to California Now, thia I can aay to you Uiat may hear Halting tell of tho wondera of California, there la a scarcity uf timber and water, and though the hilla are aet with oata and tho valleys with clover, it la all abort feed, ax the tun burn the clover down by the 15th of Jury, and tho stock have to live on the seed in the winter. 1 have aeon enough of Oregon to porccive that it fa the beat grating country ofthn two, and for agricul- Oregon City, June nonBirr t 17, IMC. KEY KM. at reot the long uncertainty of the aafety of Dr. White and party. Dr. White'a arrival la alluded to in the N. Y. Albion To ! Oregon Emigration : I with to state to you, that I hut e just returned from California, where I remained one year, and an to the spontaneous irinwlh of fruit, it is all false. Flour, if Col. Finlav. Col. Taylor, P. Foster. Samuel 1'arktr, and A. Hood were flour I could call it, without bolllmr.le 810 per htm appointed oaid committee. dred pounds ; beef 6 rente per lb. ; coffee and augar h On motion, resolved, thut the express ttart ok aoon I 50 eta. per Hi. when there w nnv in tho country; rood . AH thn 95th iturf. nf nil fli..r!iilifin nr ti.rv iMiiffi mill rrv hiirli nrices. of the 10th January, 1846. Ho Is there quoted an an The committee reported they had selected Colonel i My objection In thut country, in tho scarcity of limber authority on a queation reipecting the climate of this ' Finley, J. 8. Rinearaon, and W. . T'Vaull, aa suit-1 and water; in the miiiiiiut a m purched tip, unci In thn country in winter, and he tells the world that it rains b,e P"n go on oaid express, which was accepted winter it is evrry where flooded; there i no chance to here cnntfanllv for three months out of the vear. , by the meeUug. ... ,. I "iso any vegetables without Watering, imn is wry ' in motion, a committee ot lliree wo appoirued to 'scarce In thut country and .iU cents per lb. mimes sswi In the same paper mention is also made of a memo- take depositions, and procure such information as will ; u head, mid milch cows $i:, and poor at that that rial from Oregon, presented to congress a few weeks ' further the object of the meeting, and to have the same ' ii in trade, for moiwy there is none in thu country. I since, from which a short extract ia given, cut follows: ' published. A., L. Love joy, D. C. Ingles, and F. Prlgg, j rpeak now of the riurrutmnto country, atid thut is all no'c lSffi i2ZiX '' " A'mannSated addre.se. re.aUve to the sub- , "" AIXBN SAN1IF.RH. StSUTLl? - "on it wa. ordered, that me proceedings' Ore, Cy, June IT. I8-t. 7rl Tu ,k..T ;i . ... h.i ih.u 'j"Vt l of ,ne raee, ,IP1 y the chairman and aecre. - -- - - ?J 5i wSJn SvS S3rfS.n" ' " nnU ha"ded he itot ot Pctalor for For the .Spectator. word, us, ha. been raort friendly, liberal, and pnilan- .i?i:.,;, ii, i.-.i,,rwh,., . .' ,,i MH mmitrv ihi. i puuiH-HUWIlt " sss wiaweffi' . .,-. j ...- On motion, tho meeting adjourned to meet su Halur day eveniug next. M. M. McCARVER, Chr'mu. J. S. ni.iruRso.s, Sec'y. Utropic, The writer of on article in the N. A. Review, quo ted by the editor of the Albion, give, the' preceding quotation, with the following comment: " Considering the numerous causes of dispute and eouauon oetween tne suDiecuot me two nations, in , , ,. . , , . , .7 , , .L! . :. :. :. ..i. ui. .. .u il.u cd upon several individuals, who have recently returned OVER THE MOUNTAINS. t0 Pf00' Orrpon, and upon our arrival at Fort Hall, wu:i,. - .i, i. i .., 1 ...:.u 7 "i yr- .-... .. ... ..m . v. c vv lllisi ui& iiiu viii; iiaiiu ,tv iuuiii ttiui iv- In conformity with Uie above, the committee wait- Oregon i! How inspinng are all its sceucs! flow they enkindle genius ! winch, liku our lowering firs, aspires i to the skies. In other Undo, it requires ars of toil snd practice In attain eminence in the histrionic art. Here we have seen the crew of that " happy" ship " Modesie," rcncli at once such excrllcnce, that even the regulur "curSbdrumaliquo"havc net always equal. led them, and of which, even old' " Drury" lierseil might bo prutid!.'! And then the sornery fpamted by therruelveii, what') "was beautiful." Thn charac ters were aLIu" sttxtniucd ; and the vocal powers of eon was so bad and destitute of irrasa and wood, bv his certain L'cntlriiicn wen; mi "trulv ndiiiirublr, ' that they rrt that iIia nnmnnnvnf mnA hnntuM tuhinh ' advice and others, we were induced to leave the Ore- inicht be ' pitched uiramst k lliaiam or ICllitl S1IUS a SSLd WVIII tHSJ S J USV IIUIIIUIO 1 Ittbll ----,-. ....--. .. -. c i ' .- Irii ,,i . , i;r,: wi,.,, .... started from Polk cqutity, has returned un successful and discouraged; on tho other, wo are cheered with the intelligence, that anoth- gen trail, and go to California. When wo arrived nt the plains of the Sacramento valley, we found the wliolo country burnt up by the sun, and no food for eituer man or beast ; having been deceived oursulte, our object ix to proven others being deceived in like Wiltou The lailien! there wnnmch n "rxrrllenl toll" n their walking, thht one would think Ihn "hollow of their feel made a hole in the e;rouiid." The paruol Col. Tarn ltr! and suiim ono ebe, were ucil peiformtd. No doubt of it. In short, Mr, mirh was the inimitable per- er nartv from ChnmDoeir cauntv ia forminL'. I manner. Owine to tho droucht. no vcectubles for formnnces, that theyalinnt "iwnt errv one into liu," .l ,:?! ,, K n,nwl . ...t- .1. ' MUce of nn" amount can be rataed. Flour is from 10 . nd the ery childrtn cned out "look ut the nmn mn antl Will soon be prepared to Start, under the 1 10 i2 dol)ari p,, hundled( nn(j unboied at that ; from ' k.i. faces." The drchr.tra was well got up : to wit. command of an able and experienced pilot. 5 to 6 butJieb of wheat to the acre, ia about the average "iolm, llutc, and harmoumu lmgp,H-." And uch Wlmn all nn. imnrossoil with tlm r-nnvir " in California ; the rain commencea in January, indeid uere the siirpawini: attractions of Ihttc peifor When all are impressed with tho Con IC and ends-Bbout Hie 1st of March, and thru no more if mancrs tlmi tl, columu of th- Kpetlutor would not tion, strengthened in many instances by pain-' any consequence till the year rolls round ; four months ' permit the writrr," who communicated sueh p!eawnK fill evneripnee of the vn,t ininortanr-r. nfnh erin ''" month, drought. There is no timber i intelligence, to take noti-e of rery acto becuuM IUI experience, Ot tne ast importance Ot Ob- bu, Knh n ojj ho .j,,. from 0 mfiO "Hie whole of them deM-md the h.?hr.t clieiunrnd.. tainintran eusy and afe road to the Willani-' milea from the aettlemenU; lumber is from -10 to eO lion." And then fuilourd a lull, und -there he loyUo well. He departed amidst the benedictionVof-mllliohs of freemen. The .nation paid its tributo to his memory at his tomb. Coming generations will, leam from his example the love of country and the rights of man. In his language on a similar occa- . sion to tho present, " I now commend you, fellow-citizens, to the guidance of Almighty God, with a full reliance on tits merciiul providence for the maintenance of our free institutions'; and with an earnest supplica tion, that whatever errors it may be my lot to commit in discharging the arduous duties which have devolved on me, will find a re medy in the harmony and wisdom of your counsels." JAMBS K. POLK. Washington, December 2, 1845. Fsursjs for tale. MThe wbajjibar oflhra hi. valuable claim, in TuoUtv plaint, for sale. There are on tho claim 80 acres ia cultivation, under a good feaoo, with a log-cabin thereon, and also timber for a framed dwelling and bam, a quantity of ihlngles, Sus. FenoM washing to purchase a good farm, will do well tovsaUUwabove.uitvUheeoWongoodterrnf. MaylW, 1846-9H A. COOK. Farm for tale. Mjw owssenner nereby nounes uie punuc geaerally, and those In particular who wish to nuKhaae as improved claim, m an ellcible ait f the oouatry, that his claim is bow oflered for ills. Said claim Hst oa the Wallace Prairie, adjoin- ajas. Feres and Jat Ford, formerly known as B. dear's claim, hartaf a log cabin and a French IsM'sjaJ also another aet of Toga tea cabin, which WMeaMe Mt up, and sras.seea removed, and aboat two kSdred seres eaclesei, sjsI abo.it ahrtyacnjssf that Whal, vpoo jWi jj h bt 3 miss freatlMlfcieiB UKi '.ajiaj fnmthe Oregoa lasUtats. Ten- reesoassls, jassaitloM eaiy. For fctker rartfsukrr. eaqnlss s Uss.simicriber at Balem Vfil3l& .McCLANB. etto Valloy, by a southern route, and thus avoiding the numerous and heart-breaking difficulties of the Columbia, it will nfibrd us no small gratification, to be enabled to give the names uf tho patriotic little band, who inspired and directed by tiie public sufcty and welfare of their country, engage in this arduous and praiseworthy undertaking; that the hopes and wishes of tho community will be with them thero is no doubt; that there is great probability of success, is the opinion of the oldest and most experienced of our mountaineers and trappers ; that they will richly deserve our praise and gratitude, no one will for a moment question, and we have no hesitation in venturing our belief, that all in terested (and who is not ?) will manifest tho same, not merely in empty plaudits, but in a manner demonstrative of the value at which their exertions arc estimated, as well as to testify, that those who render valuable ser vice! to the state, when she ncqds it, shall not labor without reward. dollars per thousand, and most of the buildings are do- brilliant aseinbl:igo of the " f.nr rn," uali pr tty fa bie, covered with tooly. The country is so tlat and cm und drrrsen, th' theme of iiiiimt.iI admiration, marshy that, in the winter, one-fourth is Inundated. , ewnbining " nrntnr, eh-gnmc and eae. It was and leave, the swamps full of water, which dries away pleat.n to m o tho "trippiuj; on the light fautuktic toe," in the summer, and causes intermittent complaints to i "t:i, country iluiicm, ligure uyiit.und jig., but FOURTH OF JULY MEETING. 'According to notice, the cilixene of Oregon met at the City Hotel, in Oregon City, on the 13th day of Jane, 1B46, for the purpose of making arrangement for celebrating the Anniversary of our national inde peadence, when, on motion, A. Hood was called to the hair, aad W. O. T'Vaull appointed oecretary. un motion or w. u.r vault, Reaolved. that the citizens of Oregon, although far from their beloved government, view with feelings of the deepest interest, the approach of that more than glorious day, (the 4th of July,) on which oar national independence was declared ; notwithetandina: we are situated on the coast of the Pacific, thousand of milea from the juriealctlon of the United States, yet, aa chi nas, we will, ia memory of that day, celebrate the 4th of July oa the baaka of the Willamette adopted. At a ubeeatieat meetlnt , on Uw 16th (net. it waa determined that the mode of celebration should consist of appropriate ceremonies and a substantial dianer the expense to be defrayed by eubacriptloa, and free to alL A committee of arraafieaent waa appointed to take aMhmeaMre.Mrnayeeembeet,toenajreabecomuig and elderly celebration, cosaaailaf of A. L. Lovejoy, 11. M. JtcCamr, 8. Parker, J. R. Robb end H. Burnt; which committee, through, the columns of the Specta tor, most oerdially Invite their feHow-cltlteat, aad ev ery Mead of liberal principlee, bringing then- ladies and famlUee, to assist and co-operate' with them la the cele. bratlea of that truly gkirioue daythe 4th of Jary at OregwCity. be prevalent. There is no good society at all, and it is very difficult for a man to keep his own. The Ilo man Catholic Institute is destroyed ; no land can be obtained by foreigner without purchase, and then a poor title; and it is almost impossible to get uny cloth ing the duties are so high, that no shipping comes in. wnen we kit California lor Oregon, Uniuiord v. Hastings started to meet the emigration from the Mates, to try to persuade them to go to California. He Itld u publicly that he and Cape Suter intended to revolutionize the country, as aoon as they could get sufficient emigrant, into California to tight the Span iard: this plan was laid between Capt. Suter uud L. W. Hastings, before said Hasting publithed his book of lie in 1844. We have now traveled this aide of the Umqua mountains f0 or 90 mile before we reached the aet tlemenU in the Willamette valley, oitd we can aay we have found the most splendid and beautiful country, with rich prairie land and timber adjoining, together with good water and springs ; thero is probably ono thousand fornix can be had convenient to Uie Willa mette river, such a will suit the fancy of any farmer, and far exceeding anything we have seen In California. JAIRUB BONEY, ' (Corroborated by) ABNER .FRAZER. Signed at Oregon City, June 17, 1846, in presence of A. L. Lovejov and F. Paioo. The undersigned woe a resident in California eight years, during which time he only witnessed one fair crop, and two hob crop raised, Uie balanco of the time the seed wo barely returned, except in a very few in stances. Wheat, in a great portion of Uie country, may do seen in ear u incne nign ; potatoes can only be raised near Uie coast, and then by irrigation have known Capt Suter endeavor to raise poUtoea without irrigation, and it wot a complete failure. The princi- ri article of food, and in most Instance the only one, dried or jerked beef generally well mingled with The fever and ague i very prevalent durimr sum mer and 'all, scarcely any foreigner escaping, and the eymptoms are usually severe. The state of society 1 very lamentable, and yon are only euro of your hone, mi wnen you nave now or uie rope. There i no mo ney ia the country, and clothing is difsoult to obtain. There Is no Umber but In Uie mountains, and from what I have eeen of Oregoa, consider there I no com parisoa between Uie two countries for farming purpose. JOHN CHAMBEWXAIU Signed at Oregon City, 17th June, 1846, in pre ence of A. L. Lavaior and Fainc. Paioo. s- t To the Oregon Etnigration: I arrived In thia place to-day, and at Uie request of some friend, I make this statement to you concerning California, aad the operation of men there : Captain Hastings left Uie 4th of May to meet Uie company from the United 8UUes, for the purpose f pmiitlinf UufuNllliatcl) thry lould nut renin- Unit iutr.cntc dance the Polka; hut lis u matter of convolution wo ure rtMtircd "that u gentleman who lately twtrd the I'alluline planus had kindly volunteered to instruct the Oreo nian bc.iutifN in its intriciicirs." Well well! Does not all this rxnuinti! ionipiily remind one of the us- le.ilatioui parade of Jim .Scjuut,oii of ugly Jim, maj or of .Sqimtvillc T Hut tint is not nil that hai occurred on board that " happy" lup " Modest e." Other performances took place nhoul the middle of Ma), rm Mated by "A I'luin Mon," in thn 8th number of your piper, who apptarrf so much enraptured that he thanks thrao "tars for thn rich treut afforded us upon this occasion, as wtll as for the variety of attractions during the pant winter." But nothing equalled the pic mc party " on Uie green sward, near the "lovely banks of thn big lake," where all hands "xquntted in true pic nic t)le around the fen tive liourd" " happiness depicted in every counten ance," ami " the sun shining forth in all his glury, ad ding lustra to the rosy checks present" And wht.i the ladies were ready to start, " gallant steed were in ut tendance"!!! The ball then followed, and thn "fair sex were more numerous, and rrrn more liewitching in their dresses, step, and.uracc. than on former occa. I sions," und there was ruch " a spjrit of urbanity and iiuppiiirsM prevaiiru 111 mis omiiuni awembly '! "O! there's nothing half so sweet m life, As lavr'a young ii.-inn." The writer miut hav been a young lover, "niching like n furnace." He docs not even stop here. In an other coinrmmication ho speak, in terms of rapture of the " displuy of beauty, fashion, and gaity." " One could not," he says, " walk a hundred yard without meeting pretty faces and guy costumes," and even " butterflies." After exhausting all hi sweet eloquence upon the scene and person described, the writer, a if fearing some one might dispute hk statement, and say " there' no accounting for ( in Uil world," S'vea your reader a pompous " list of arrival to attend e sport," oa much a to say, here are their names, judge for yourself, if I have been extravagant in my eulogy uiin the rosy cheeks, beauty, grace, and step of the ladies, o many of whom were from Uie envi able Tuoiaty Plains. Now, I think, the ladies will not thank thia " lover" for the great parade he ha made of their name in your paper, coupled with each outrageous flattery. It may be all right enough, but it is novel and unheard of; and I cannot but think tLat one of Uie young ladies mentioned would Wash If one of her acquaintance, even in jest, were to ask her if the was one of Uie fair sex whose name was paraded ia-the Spectator as posseasing so much beauty, ease, and mce in her step. I aay, I ttdak the young lady But, M n Editor, these are not ell the exmiisJtoWaft ia Oregon, We have a splendid spiclmen of tasteful architecture in that beautiful " Rectangular Alter," founded by a procession with all ready formality, and so appropriately called ' Jfw-eutt-e Qrot-t:" Aad than comes our regular lis of packet, laujwsed frem