Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-12-22


The St. Louis Reporter Of Dec. 5th contains
the following item of news:
sFRnM OREGoN.-I'en men. who left this
this city with Lient. Fremont for Oregon last
spring reached here last evening. They bring
a very unfavorable account Of their expedition.
having been compelled for portion OF the
time to subsist on horse flesh. The letters
forwarded by Lieut.. Fremont, were lost; and
those sent by the Oregon emierants were left
al Weston for publication. Eight Of the emf
asa f{em The laIdsniPs to .s which
ing company will return about the frs. of Jan.
uary by the way Of the Yellow Stone. On the
10th Of September, they surveyed Great Sal,
Lake. supposed to empty into the Pacific. and
computed its length u be $50 miles, and its
baeadth 100. They were no. molested by the
Indians, except at the head Of the North Fork,
on which occasion the sight Of a twelve pound
howitzer soon caused the savages to desist
from all hostile movements. They were left
by the men who returned, at Fort Hall, in the
Oregon Territory,-one of the forts belonging
to the Hudson Bay Company.
From OREGoN.-The Bloomington, tIowa,)
Herald says I'VE have been permitted to
make the following extract from letter writ
ten by VIM. 7. Perry. formerly Of this county,
TO Messrs. Collier and Sherfey. 1t is dated
OREGoN CRY, March 80, l843.
There is enough to live on in this country.
The Inhabitants are generally good farmers.
raise large quantities Of grain, and have from
40 to 100 head of cattle, 20 to 60 head Of hogs
and horses without number. Clothing is
cheaper than in Iowa. There is nothing 10 be
found in your stores but what we have an a.
bundance Of, and at cheaper rate, as they are
brought here free of duty. Nothing will bear
expectation from Iowa. except good rifles.-
They are worth about $50 in this country
Good cows will sell from $50 to $50 per head.
REMARKS BY AMOS KENDALL.
What blockhead this Mr.. Perry must be
A" Clothing is cheaper here than 10 low saws
he. "There is nothing TO be found in your
stores but what we have an abundance Of, and
at cheaper rate. as they are brought here free
of duty" Don't you know Mr.. Perry, that
high duties make goods cheaper. Yo are.alto-
gether mistaken. as every tariff man east of
The stony mountains will tell you. We shall
enforce our tariff upon you presently and then
You will see.
Seriously here is secluded region where |
he blessings of our tariff do not reach. A |
Carpenter gets 50 day and laborer 81 rs,
md both can buy goods cheaper than in our
arif ridden land. Would it be benefit TO
hem to make goods higher! How would the
carpenter and laborer Of Oregon be benefited
~ compelling them to buy at higher prices
he manufactures of Lowell or Nashua And
f they cannot be benefited by such policy.
low can the carpenters, laborers, or farmers Of
owa! And if not Of Iowa, how can il benefit
ny portion OF the mechanic, farming, PLANTING.
rading or professional interests, whether fifty
four thousand miles from the manufactories?
he who will fix his thoughts upon simple
matters OF fact, stated by this plain carpenter.
vi! better understand the tariff policy than he
ould BY reading thousand speeches Of your
lays, your Websters, or ten thousand pages
hnespun arguments.