Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-08-16

| day by citizen OF this county, from Mr..
Burnett, by the way Of Oahu, and forward.
ed by the American Consul. The details
will be deemed interesting by his old friends
and neighbors, and are indeed Of importance
to all who take an interest in the affairs OF
Oregon.-Pla,te Argus.
FALATrNE PLAINS, OREeoN,l
Nov. 4 1914.
*"+* ***+ The emigration are now
daily arriving, and will all be here in few
weeks at farthest, and expect to receive
other letters and papers, which am inform.
ed are en- The way. | have now an oppor.
tunity TO write hasty letter, ne one Of II.
B. cos ships, the Columbia leaves Van.
couver in few days for the Sandwich Isl
ands.
Our country is most beautiful, fertile sud
well-wstered, with The most equabls and
pleasant climate. Our population is rapid.
y increasing, and the country is making
great progress in wealth and refinement.
have never yet befors seen a population 90
industrious, sober and honest as this.
know many, very many young men, who
were the veriest vaga6onds in the States.
who are here respectable and doing exceed.
ngly well. Our crops the past year q 8+4)
have been most bountiful, and we have not
only full supply Of wheat for our con.
sumption, but largo quantity for exporta.
ton. Large numbers Of cattle are raised
here, which are never fed or sheltered.-
Many men have from TO 400 head of cat.
tie. Sheep can be had here in any desira.
BILE number, as the II. B. CO. have a large
flock, and many private individuals have
them.
Ere this reaches you perhaps YOU will
have learned that we have a regular govern.
ment in most successful operation in Ore
gon. When first reached this region a.
bout year ago, thought any attempt at
organization might be premature. | had
not, however, been here long, before it was
conceived that government of some kind
was inevitable. 1t grew out Of stern tnrin-
chile necessity. Our commercial and bus
mess transactions were considerable. Dif
fcuIties were daily occurring between in
divlduals in relation 10 their " claims" the
estates OF deceased persons were daily de.
voured, and he pIess orphans plundered;
crimes were committed, and the base and
unprncipIed, the reckless and turbulent
were hourly trampng upon the rights Of
the honest and peaceable. A ctrilized pop
uIatIon, numerous as We were, could not OK.
Ist without government. The thing was
Impossible. We, therefore, organized
government Of our own.
We had no money, no means--I was a
member OF the Legislature. had most Of the
business to do. We passed q tax bill, ap-
pointed an assessor, and permitted every
man not to pay tax, il he chose SO to do.
II ia a nnf hoVn Aob
red him from suing in the courts as plaintiff
At the same time We passed acts 10 pro-
tect all bona fide settlers in their claims TO
the extent Of $40 ucres The tax bill oper-
ated like charm. Nearly all Of the whole
population paid without hesitation. We
selected a tall East Tennessean, Joseph L.
Meek, for our Sheriff. He had been in the
mountains with VIM. l.. Sublette for or
10 years, is exceedingly good,humored, very
popular, and az brave as julius Cesar
The very first warrant he had delivered TO
him, was issued for the app ehension Of a
very quarrelsome and turbulent man, who
| resisted Meek with a brcadaxe, but Meek
presenting cooked pistol, took the fellow.
| nolen, rolens. The next, and only case OF
serious resistance 10 our laws, was on the
part Of Joel Turnham OF Mo. son Of May
Turnhsm of Clay county. lie hsd ass:ui
ted an individual, and a warrant was issued
by justice OF the peace. Turnham was
himself constable, and John Edmonds was
deputized TO arrest him. Turnham resis-
ted with large butchers knife; but Ed.
monds had a pistol with six barrels well
charged. He shot Turnham four times the
asst ball entering above the temple, when he
| imm adiatelV eTnirad Thaaa "a oil tba oh
structions to the administration Of justice
we have had, and in Edmond's case, he was
fully justfiable in killing Turnham, even i
he had had no warrant, as T. assaulted him
first, and pursued him with great violence
TO the last.
We have now fire counties and two terms
OF the circuit court in each county in every
year. We have but one Judge, who dis.
charges the duties Of Probate Judge, Chan.
celIor, and what not; in fact we have onl y
as yet Circuit Courts and Justices of the
peace. Our government was intended only
as provisional, TO exist until some regular
government could he established. w,
adopted the Statute laws Of Iowa, wher,
applicable TO our condition and not mod
fed by our Legislature.
We are now waiting most anXiously fo
the result of Packenham's mission, and
the two governments have not settled the
question between them, the moment tina
fact is known, there will be one universe
movement made. A regular Convention
will be held, and constitution adopted
Republican no doubtD and an Independent
government put in operation at once. Ne
cesslty will compel us TO the step. The