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, 1843-01-28
JEFFERSON CRY, Missouri.(
January 9. l8d3.


My Dear Sr:--In complianc,
with your request, | herewith enclose
a printed copy Of the memorial o
the American settlers in the Oregon
territory. presented to the Congress.
Of the United States by Senator Linn
on The 23th day of January, 1885,
10 reply to your inquiry rs to author
ship of the memorial, and the degree
of credit to which it is entitled, | will
say that ! drew it up myself, and |
believe yet, as | then did. that it con.
taIns an accurate general sketch OF
the territory.
| have but little recent information
Of any general interest from that
country. A few weeks since, how.
ever, received a letter from that
very estimable man, the Rev. Dam
iel Lee. dated April the Goth, 1912,
from which ! learn hat a schooner,
called The Stale Of Oregon, had been
built below the Willamette Falls,
and would shortly sail for California.
1t Is not, however, stated by whom
the vessel is owned. A company has
been formed for the erection Of mill
at the Willamette Falls. Several
families had. the previous year, arriv-
ed from the United States by way Of
the Rocky Mouniains--some Of whom
had settled in the Willamette Valley,
and the others intended going to Cali
About twenty-five families
had, during the same year, emigrated
from SeIkirk's Colony-a part OF
whom had settled in the Valley Of the
Cowa!itz. and the others near Puget's
sound. The Hudson's Bay Compa-
ny had brought from California a
nerd Of sheep and cattle.
| cannot here refrain from express
ing my pleasure, that you have con-
TO prepare for the Press your
late speech in tie House of Repre-
on the condition and re-
sources Of that territory. Your views
Ire in the main, highly appropriate,
md correct.
am, &C..
T. l.. EDWARDS.
Col. MlNoR.
, 1843-01-28
! am, &C..
T. l.. EDWARDS.
Col. MINoR.
To Mehonorabs the Senate and Hous
Of Representatives. Of IN United.
STATES Of America.

The undersigned, settlers south o!
the Columbia river, beg leave 10 rep.
resent to your honorable body, that
our settlement, begun in the year
eighteen hundred and tkirtv-two, has
hitherto prospered beyond the most
sanguine expectations Of lis first pro.
jectors. The products Of our fields
have amply justified the most 1atter-
ing descriptions Of the fertility Of soil,
while the facilities which it affords
for rearing cattle are, perhaps, ex-
ceeded by those OF no country in
North America. The people of the
United States, we believe, are not
generally apprized Of the extent Of
valuable country west of the Rocky
mountains. A large portion Of the
territory from the Columbia river
south. to the boundary line between
the United States and the Mexican
republic, and extendirgfrom the coast
of The Pacific about two hundred and
fifty or three hundred miles to the in
terror, is either well supplied with
timber or adapted to pasturage or ag.
riculture. The fertile valleys of the
Willamette and Umpqua are varied
with prairies and woodland, and in
tersected by abundant lateral streams,
presenting facilities for machinery
Perhaps no country. Of the same Iati-
tude, is favored with q climate so
mild. The winter rains, it is tue,
are an objection; but they are gener-
ally preferred to the SHOWS and in.
tense cold which prevails in the
Northern part Of the United States.
The ground is seldom covered with
snow, nor does it ever remain more
than a few hours.
We need hardly allude 10 the COM
mercial advantages Of the Territory.
Its happy position for trade with Chi
ma, India, and the Western coast Of
America, will be readily recognised.
The growing Importance, however,
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rAsHIoN.-lt is marvellous to us that q
Few rowdy Tops and Aackiegs in Paris
London and New York, or a few la.
a'es. OF very questionable character
those great empo,iums, should be
aole % dictate to the world what
they shall wear, or how their cloth.
ing shall be shaped and PIT. on-what
they shall eat, drink, how they shall
ride, or in what manner thew shall be
merry-and vet such is the fact.
Now II is of little consequence TO us
how'absurdly people dress; all the in.
terest We have in the matte, is to see
Them dressed according to the season.
Inc ladies may wear huge, firing,
"coalhod" bonnels, or diminutive head
gear; they may ensconce their pretty
counlenances in Jenny Deans, or
they may wear close hoods, they NAV
don jacket sleeves or flowing bishops
-for ought We care; but it is to be
deprecated that they should allow
fasi'I9n % set AT defiance all The riyors
OF "inier, all sources of comfort, and
all forms OF modesty. We like to see
ladies in rich materi addressed with
taste; we think it wouli be well for
Them TO study the effect of dress, not
only as a e of adjoining the per.
Sons, but as a source Of economy--!or
1; Is well known that some ladies
appear dressed TO better advantage,
With a small income than others who
have almost unbounded resources
but we would have them study ma
ture rather Than fashion. W. should
like to know what there is so much
be admired in a loot famed out
Of proportion by a diminutive slipper,
a waist contracted into the dinen.
'ioh OF a spiders, by stays and llcing, ,
IN a form thrown out Of all svm-
netry by padding and w~adding! Do |
he ladies' expect to attract the atten.
ion OF the other sex BY these follies? :
eve yet saw n gentleman to :
whom they were not the ource Of {
lnbounded ridicule.-7Portland Bull r
elin. =
, 1843-01-28

A NORWEGIAN SHEPHERDEss. Mil
ford, in his book upon Norway, give.
a glowing account of a beautiful CIR
he came across in a rumble through
the widest and most mountainous
part of that country. He came a
cross her at the door Of "A poor but
neat and tidy log-hut, and she was the
guardian of the place. She, was a.
bout sixteen. with fine full black eyes,
q beautifu! countenance, and one OF
the finest forms in nature; she tended
the cattle withno other companions
bot a little Roy Of eight years old aud
a dog; and here, the livelong day aud
night, unconscious alike Of her teau-
~ or the danger to which 1t might
expose her, did this artless. unprotec,-
ed child of nature pass the summer
months. But. indeed, such is the viz
tue and simplicity oi character IN
these remote, unsophis,icated regions,
thai No instance has ever occurred OF
violence being offered to u OF these
lonely shepherdesse. 1t may be that
the custom VI thus leaving their daugh-
ters and sisters 10 the care Of an ALI
watching Providence has tended to
toster a feeling of honor in the men
q Norway. and induced them to re-
spect all unprotected females.
, 1843-01-28
Oregon Territory.
JEFFERSON CRY, Jan. 9, 1843.

1ErfERSoN CfTY,Jan. =, l64os
Mr'--Cannot you spare a column
of the ''lnquirer" for the enclosed
communication. !, vii! amply repay
who are interested in the settlement
Of Oregon, it will afford pleasure and
instruction. Nj. Edwards has resi-
ded many years in the territory. He
is one OF its most ardent and indefati.
gable friends, and3is familiar with all
the resources of that beautiful land.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient serv't.,
w. G. MINOR.
w. LusX, ESQ.
, 1843-01-28
Authorised Agents for the RadicaI.

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, 1843-01-28

The Saco Democrat tells the fol-
lowing good practical joke on the
test of faith in a believer of Miller.
ism, that happened a short time ago
down east. A Millerite conversing
with a lawyer respecting a perp!exed
clse he had in court, was thus hit of
by the legal gentleman:-"I can hard
iy see why you trouble yourself a
bout the question; Just raise some
question on The points of law, and
send II up TO a law term OF the Su-
prem.e Bench-a and as they will not
sit till April. and probably not de-
eide till the September term, you'll
be safe, as long before that tine, &c
cording TO your faith and preaching,
all cases are 10 be judged. This was
a poser. Tie gentleman looked blank,
and left the lawyer to his worldly
pursuits.
, 1843-01-28

FRENCH SpoLrATIoNs PRIOR TO 1900
The claims for spoliations by the
French prior 10 1900 are at length
about TO be discussed in Congress,
and the claimants have a right TO ex.
Dect the final and satisfactory decis
ion Of that body in relation TO them.
Mr.. Adams has given notice of his
intention to bring up the bill. which
appropriates five millions of dollars
as an indemnity to the sufferers.
So long Il period has elapsed since
these losses were sustained, that they
have almost passed away from the re.
collection OF this generation.
They arise from captures made by
the French between the vears 1890
and 1900, inclusive, in retaliation to
our refusa. TO perform siiPulati"ns OF
the treaty of 1873, by which our in
dependence as a nation was secured.
BY that treaty we in fact became
the allies Of France in case OF any at
tempt by other nations to deprive
her of her possessions in The West In
dies, but so far from fulfilling the en-
gagemeni, our government in 1898 Is
sued a proclamation OF neutrality
when The very state of things had a.
risen which was contemplated by
the treaty OF 1878.
The captures thus made, appear
by the records of the Department of
Slate to have amounted to upwards
of Sl8,OOO,0O. The treaty Of 1900,
while it released the United States
from the onerous obligations OF the
treaty of 1873, and the damages
claimed by France, as consequent
upon its non-performance, released
that nation from her liability OF H.
demnity to our merchants, thus abso-
Iutely appropriating private property
to the public use.
Bills for the relief Of the sufferers
have been reported for the last TWEEN.
" wears, supported by the a6!est
statesmen Of both parties! Ch'ei JUS
tice Marshall, who was one Of q
commissioners, has born repeated 'es-
, 1843-01-28

1,mony to their validity. as did the
Emperor Napoleon, in the Island o.
81. Helena, yet no remedy has been
provided.
We trust the period has at length
arrived, when justice will no longer
ne withheld from the families Of the
original sufferers, most of whom are
now beyond the reach of earthly leg
IsIat'on.-[New York Journal Of
Commerce.
, 1843-01-28

A NOBLE BEaUEsr.-An article in
the Louisville Journal of the 26th in.
slant says: "The la,e John Bastard,
ESQ.,, generously bequeathed 10 the
Protestant Episcopal Orphan Asylum.
Of this city, ten thousand dollars
which sum is to be safely invested
and the proceeds applied to the cur.
rent expenses. He also gave a lot
of ground, on which it is hoped the
managers will be enabled, by the lib.
crafty Of our citizens, to erect a suita-
bic building.
"The prosperity of the institution.
named above, was ever a fayoriie OBJ
ject with Mr.. B. during his life; and
now his muni6cence has placed i, on
a foundation which ensures its perpe.
tuity."
, 1843-01-28

A Wise Judge.-Judge Grier, OF Pa,
n bis charge 10 the jury 10 the case oil
Craig us. Parkin, notices, as among
The cardinal vices of the age, that oil
not paying The. printer.
, 1843-01-28

ARKANSAS KTyER.-The Lille hock
Gazette Of the 4th inst. says: "Ihe
rIver has risen about two feet since
sSuaday, and is still rising, but is bear
v navigable for small boats. AS the
weather. continues tolerably cold, and
nere having been no rain here Tor
sveral days, we do not look for any
considerable rise at this time"
III hgeneralIy believed bills will
pess a the present session 10 wind up
me rotten banks of Arkansas.
, 1843-01-28

Truth should not be disclosed when
it would occasion more evil than 10
suppress IT.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06

n pursuance 10 an order and decree of
= The Probate Court of Yazoo county.
made at the September Term, 1s43; shall
on Monday, the 18Th day Of November next.
before the Court House door in the town Of
Benton, as administrator Of James nj. Pease.
decd, oifer Tor sale on credit of u months.
The following lands, to.wit: The south half
OF cast hall OF northeast quarter of section
20, OF township 10, range west, 40 acres.1
and east half OF northwest quarter and north
west quarter Of northeast quarter and north
west quarter of southwest quarter OF section
80, of township Il, of range west, l6O-
l6-lO0ihs acres. )--ALso the following lands
moTtgaged to D. @ Moore. viz:-The west
half Of northwest quarter. section IS. and
east hait OF southwest quarter, section 81,
and cast halt Of northwest quarter. and
northwest quarter of northeast quarter. and
northwest quarter of southwest quarter, sec
ton 30, township !, range 2 west Also
west half OF southwest quarter, section 26.
and east half of southeast quarter. section
u, township IL, range west. And also
the following lands mortgaged 10 the Plant
ers' Bank:-The west BALI of southwest
quarter, section 30, township II, range |
west; east half of northeast quarter and
north BALI of southeast quarter, section %.
township II, range 2 west; and east half
southwest quarter and west half of southeast
quarter, section 80, township IL, range |
west; except of the last eighth s acres Ia
ken Oft north side of the east half of south
west quarter:--Al 8 acres more taken
loee deed for more particular descrip,ion
Also the following lands morigaecd TO the
Commercial Bank of Manchester, TO witt
The north half of west half of southwest
quarter and east half of southeast quarter.
section "A and west half of northwest QUAR-
ter and southeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter, section %, township /, range 3 west.
Also the interest of the said James NJ.
Pease, in Lots Nos. 5 and 6, section I3.
township 10, range 4 west; and all Of
lots !, and 3, section Is, township 10.
range west; and an equal undivided half
OF northeast quarter Of section 10: and east
half of southeast quarter, section 8. and
south half Of east half of northwest onarter
section 10, township 0, ranged west: west
hall OF southwest quarter, section 2. town
ship 3, range 4 west--Also lots and & oF
section 8, township IL. range 2 west. I2s-
I6l-lO0th acres. And also the following
lots in 1azoo City, Yazoo county, conveyed
in trust to HYATT and Nesbitt, viz:--I:ots
numbered II and &C. Bond with approved
security will be required of the purchasers.
JAMES W. BARNETT, Admir-.
Oct. 6, ls43. [Pr fee Sal 1885,.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06
Businesg of Ynzoo Uity.


We were somswhat mistaken in the no.
tice we took in last weeks paper Of the bu-
siness stale OF our town. Although the ri
yer is at low stage there is sufficient
quantity Of water yet in the channel to ena-
bic The smaller boats running here 10 take
Out whatever cotton may be consigned here
for immediate shipment. We stated that
the supplies Of our merchants were short
We thought such was the case as business
had confined US too strictly to examine them;
but now We can safely and proudly say that,
no where in Mississippi can more extern
sivo assortment Of merchandise be found
than in the stores and warehouses Of Yazoo
City. Many bales Of new cotton, we have
since understood, have been bought by our
merchants at fair price. Let the planters
come in from this and the adjoining counties
and ihoy will find plenty Of supplies. and
we have no doubt ready purchasers for their
products.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06
Proceedings Of the City Council.
REGULAR MEETING, Oct. 2, 1s43.


Present, R. Eaton Keys, President--H. HaTr
SOM T. w. Quackenboss. ]. M. Allen, J.
Fuqun, ]. A. Stevens and J. W. Barnett, Selec
mon.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were rec
and approved
The Assessor and Collector made report
the amount Of taxable property, amounting
SIG, AGO, which, on motion Of ii. Harrison, VI
Il. Harrison offered the following resOIutiO
which was adopted:
Resolped, That the Assessor and Collector
Yazoo City, be instructed to proceed 70 coiied
the Taxes due the corporation Of Yazoo City torn
The following accounts were then presente
and allowed, the account Of Shaily q Mason y.
10 dollars, the account OF Charles DTennlng Io
81 90, the account of J. v. Caldwell FOR 81 w
the account Of John Jeffrey for dollars and q
| cents. The accounts Of ]. w. Barnett, and otia
M. Joslin were referred 10 the Committee on aq
counts.
ii w Barnett then offered the following pream
bic and resolutions, which were rejected:
WHEREAS, the Legislature Of Mississippi has
| By an act, donated to the town Of Yazoo City al
monies received from licenses for the retail 9
ardent spirits in Yazoo City; the same 70 be ap
| piled TO the erection of Hospital for the beHen
of such persons as are unable TO procure Tor them
| selves, during sickness, medicine, medical atten
ton. and such other necessarles Us their seVerH
4
/ already received the sum Of 81 loo which sum
insufficient to erect such building as the necs
sites of the sick require or the town of fa1e
| City desires-and believing that at least twelv
months will expire before said sum Of money WI
/ be sufficient for the purpose contemplated by th
Legislature: Therefore, be il
i Resolred. That the GOO dollars now on depos
in the Commercial Bank, be appropriated in sue
a manner as will secure to the Hospital The ben
i fit of interest and at the same time render q
1 payment of the principal perfectly secure-ar
further, that provided the Commercial Bank WI
pay legal interest for said money, that said Bar
shall have the preference in the loan; and that
committee of two members Of this Board and q
President be appointed TO carry into effect Z
foregoing resolution.
ResOlred, That the same Committee be requi
ed to call on the persons who borrowed the ii
hundred dollars and collect the interest on q
same, which is 10 be added 10 the fund now
hand and to be disposed eff in the same mann
as that fund, and also, that if said commit
deem additional security advisable that they 7
quire the same 10 be given.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
R. EATON KEYS, Pres't.
G. ScHNEBLY, Clerk.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06
ANNUNCTATIONS.
Ear SheriR

Tor oH6TLUs
We are authorized TO announce JoHN w.
FUoUA, as candidate for the office of Sheriff
of Yazoo county, at the next election.
For Probate Judge.
We are authorized to announce THOMAS
B. WOODWARD, ESQ. as a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Probate Judge, at the
November election.
We are authorized to announce JoAB r..
RICHARDS, Esq. as a candidate for the Office
Of Probate Judge of Yazoo county, at the
next November election.
For Circuit Court Clerk.
We are authorized to announce F. w.
WIRELESS, as a candidate for the Office of
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Yazoo county,
at the next November election,
We are authorized TO announce THos P
SLADE as candidate for reelection to the
Office Of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Yazoo
county, at the next November election.
For Assessor.
We are utherized to announce VIM. Fl.
KEMPToN, as a candidate for the ofice of
Assessor of Yazoo county, at the next Elec-
ton.
We are authorized to announce JOHN A.
Howard, az candidate for reelection to the
office of Assessor of Yazoo county, at the
next November election.
We are authorized to announce WILLIAM
e. HAYS, as a candidate for the Office of
Assessor of Yazoo county, at the next No
vennber election.
We are authorized to announce john o.
HUNTER, as q candidate for the Office OF As
SCISSOR of Yazoo county, ct the next Novem-
Der election.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06

IN the Circuit Court Of The United States, for
the Southern District of the State Of yuis-
sissippt, 10 November Term, l843.
Baker, Johnson g. Co,
vs.. ais. plu. Fl. ia.
]. G. Pickens, Ell. al.
10y virtue of the above stated writ to
me directed, will expose 10 public
sale, in front Of the Court House door of
Yazoo county, in the town Of Benton, on
Mouday, the 9Th day Of NODember aert,
within the hours prescribed by law, TO The
highest bidder, for cash, all of the right.
title and interest of the defendant, William
L. Pickens, in and to the following describ-
ed lands, Io-wit: East half Of Section %.
Township IL, Range 2, east, containing
800 3s-lO0 acres more or less; the same
having been levied on as the property Of The
defendant, William L. Pickens, to satisfy
plaintiffs debt and costs.
A. MILLER, Marshal, s. d. NJ.
By w. L. BARRE, ID. M.
0ct.3, ls43. pr. fee SO Coz l3-5t
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06

If there can be any abuse in the admins
tration of Government more worthy than
another of reprobation and condemnation,
it is the removal from public employment Of
competent, honorable and faithful citizens,
for the mere purpose of putting a certain
amount Of public money and patronage into
the pockets of plant political partizans, who
possess no better qualifications than the per-
sons displaced by them who have every thing
10 learn which the incumbents already know,
and whose fidelity, il unsupported has not
been tried and proved as that Of the remov-
ed incumbents has been.-Nat. Intel.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06

I. w. QUAcKENBoss, Esq, into whose
hands have already been placed many Of the
accounts due Us, and into whose hands we
shall place all, is duly authorized by Us to
make collection Of the same, in whatever
manner by him may be deemed best. Per-
sons who owe us wishing 10 save unneces-
sary trouble and expense, will do so by call
ing on Mr.. Quackenboss and making settle
ment in some manner convenient to ihem-
Eeivcs
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06

The MISSISSIPPI SYNOD will meet in
this city, on WEDNESDAY, TIE 25TH INST,
at II o'clock, A. NJ. Divine service will
continue from day to day during the sitting
Of Synod.
The Presbyterian Church Of this place will
be dedicated on the 22d inst, at II O'Clock,
A. NJ.
o. The Benton Banner, will please cePy.