Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-11-06


April nm, 1915
ON + WohinPton
DEAR Sr,-Your lcucr, dated August
l2,h. ls43 addnssr to the Oregon emi. i
grants, Was received at Willamette Falls,
Drccmbcr 9th, 1874. and read with much
n,crcs, by many Of our crz,ns and as the
undersigned, after some inquiry. has not
been able to ascertain whether It has been
answered or not on consultation with sov
cral citizens at the Falls and these pin,ns
though no public meeting has been held
vc have decided to answer il. stating us
neatly as possible the state Of aflrs 10 Or
gon at the present tune.
We viii first briefly state, through you
to Ncssrs w w Southga,c, Samuel Me .
Diary, l. l. Mansfield, and other commits
sioncrs appointed by the Oregon Couvcn
non, held at Cincinnati Jnly 5'h Ist'
1., 90 IH 'lrg.. .. t.-up ",u0n.'r wr
,Iils portion OF II has "A salutuous climate,
with n soil as fertile us any Of tho Western
States. Here fine large prairIcs are sur.
rounded with lhck groves Of pine, FIR,
v bite oak ard buuon.NooI umbrr, While
It's natural advantages for the propulsion Of
machinery " water power, are not sur.
passed by any portion Of the globe II pos
s,ss,s. too, commercial advantages, by tie
deep water Of tho Columbia, as also the
excellent hlrhors OF l'age's Sound and
other anus Of the straits Of Fuca, scarcely
,qual.,d by any Of the Atlantic States ia
consequence Of our proximity to the Sand
Nlch and other islands OF the Pacific, and
TO the Chursc Emplrc The sc,no,y
around rs Is ~ III" Same limr calculated to
improve lhc lm1 l.u1uon mud to cheer the
mind IA rs inltIrctuaI pursnrls md moral
enterprises whether IN viewing the course
OF our mighty mud majestic rivers the
green prlrlrs sud tall hrcs's around MS. or
the suhlun, sprc.1cl Of Mounts J, # rson.
Hood aud s. lIn's towering above the
clouds and crowned wuh eternal SHOWS
lm rt>linding rbs feeling Of
lunolincs, dllI dcspond,ncy comes IRE.
>i,lb'y over thu rnJnd OF every true Amer
lean winch rcrIcrs hun restless md dis.
c,ur,u"d her" Il orsr~ !ro". he fact, that
y" fr'' tuns Y sIrnun!' } by Bu,4h cub
j,crs. Who though CcnDcmuu OF ulcil
crucc ami liberal and oblcing MS private
mllvidna'' are cXenlng all their iunu'ncc
and vas. wealth, booked by the BRUSH gov
eminent 10 render the residence Of Amer
can ciuzrns nnplcann, here 50 that m
more may omIgralc to the country, and that
thus Oregon or moro especially all tina
, portion OF II north Of the Columbia may
, flI INTO the hands OF Eugla
The Hudson Bay Company, in whose
! employ most Of these influential men from
81 4 T.. T..
For Vancouver by mounting cannon &C
e for " hat purpose you can very well Judge
b as the Iu1llrs ARE oil at peace with us, tho
+ he company have had some trouble witt
the Spanards IN California We there
s fore, sohc, OF you no, to forget American
cuz"nS IN Oregon, who are still lookn.
- with Ercnl Anxiety 10 the States for Immcdi
ate prrlcrlmn and permit rs also 10 state
i that Of aiI AMI protection come at all, thc'
p. mus como soon, Ly means Of ma a
1 force or sc fear they may come too late
We are slr very respectfully yours, &c
CHARLES SANHoS,
o Dawn Hin and others
q Gen T. Wor,hingion, Chairman
p of the Oregon Commissioners
y L Ine census IS now beng tae'f
4 ." 7--. r'er -., ....
81 3. oiH, f'p'-..uai government %. O.
y. session last u c,mber The white pop,
2 lauon IS estimated nj 5000 including b,
n s,d,s those ou lhc Willamette and q, II
Falls 1000 Du lho I'nlns and $50 n N
/. kltkanus country 90 tho unmaulr
pur1iluon n,u' onths are males
q There Is no anuH'.on m the country Q
a. 4 a.. II