Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-11-28
From, Oregon.

The Bloomington Gowa) Herald SAYS We have been
permitted make The following extracts from letter
written 10y VIM. L. Perry, formerly Of this county, 10
Mcssr- Collier and and sherry II Is da'cd Oregon City,
March 80. 1919.
81 arrived at the settlement in Oregon on the Goth Sep
TENDER where have remained since, work at my
trade (carpener,) as was of course, compelled to- after
spending all had to get here hut have done well. he
ing now worth than when ] i'fl Iowa. We have
not hren sick day since left the States. lIsnnah
Abel was married in weeks after arrived here she
has done well QGick business tha-great country that
for unmarried gals Now to the country, which is not
as expected find it, Ii rough aud broken. and gen
orally heavy tmbcred, principally with fir. yellow pine
cedar hemlcok, spruce oak, ash and maple. II is well
wa,ered and about prairie of excellent quality
timbered land is also excellent for farming In the
streams there IL an abundance OF fish among which are
the finest salmon in the world.
"There is enough TO live liz this country. The IN
habitants generally good farmers raise large quani
tics grain, and have from 40 to 100 head OF cattle 20
to 90 head of hogs, and horses without number. Cloth
ing i cheaper here than in Iowa. There is nothing to he
found your but what have abundance Of
and at cheaper rate they broug ht fere r of du
v. Nothing will bear exporta'on from Iowa, except
good rifles They worth about $50 in this country
Good cows will sell at from $50 to 50 per head
several of company dissatisfied with the coun-
trv and contemplate going CaliC nia this spring For
my part am well satisfied, and expect to end days IN
Oregon This place Oregon Cny) is situated at the
head of navigation, and at the foot of Waamut Falls,
.
dwelling houses three stores one blacksmith
shop coopcrs shop; two saw mills and one grist
mill are in operation and another of three of
be erected this get So day for my work,
and tools furnished Common labor is worth 81 - per
per day. without board. No ardent spirits in the coun-
try. wv VI. i TENN.
REMARKS.
What bockhead this Mr.. Perry must be "COAh-
ing is cheaper hare than E,ra. saws he. "Ihere is
nothing 10 he ound in your stores int ,ce hare abnnd
ance Of and at cheaper rate they brought here
free Of dtv" Don't YOU know, MIR. Perry, that high
duties make goods cheaper You altogether mistaken
As every Tariff of the stony mountains will tel
you. We shall enforce our Tariff upon you presently
and then YOU will see.
Segiausy. here secluded region where the Blessings
Of our iarliI do not reach. carpenter gets s3 day
and obnrcr 75 and both can buy goods cheaper than
in our Tariff ridden land. Would 1t be benefit to them
IN make goods higher? How would the carpenter and
Ihorer of Oregon he benefited Ivy compelling them TO
buy at higher prices the manufactures OF Lowell or Nash
ma And if fhey cannot be benefited Ivy such poll
&c how con the carpencrs laboTers farmers oil Iowa
And # not of Iowa how benefit any Poron OF The
mechanic farming, planting trading or professional! inter
ests whether fifty four thousand miles from the manu
factories
He who will fix his thoughts upon The simple matters
Of fact stated hv this plain carpenter will better under
stand lhc Tariff policy than he could by reading thou
sand speeches of your Claws and your Nehsrers ter
thousand pages of fine spun argument- heHddHs Er
PASTOR.