New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-11

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE Il, lsss.
Oregon and California.

OREGON and California.
w. have lust had conversation with one Of the
hardy pioneers who went over the Rocky Noun
tains with the Oregon Emgratng Expedition n
1912 He remained the following winter in Oregon
bat did not like the Country and len next spring tor
California where he intends 10 make his permanent
home
He Gays Oregon il a renal kably hard country 10
make living in The soil is generally sterile and
rocky though there are some good valleys sh'
plains but the climate is still more discourasing
There is no part Of the country ont Of sghi Of noun
sains snow covered all seasons; and though the
winters are mild for the latitude the summers ai'
cold and frosty The nights are cold al all season
the brcezes from the snowy mountains chung
the atmosphere in the absence Of vertical sun.
Corn cannot be raised at ALL except very small
frost defying kind and the crops generally light
while there Is little or no chance for internal navga
ton What the look is for harbors and eAef"a'
commerce the world already knows
Our informant says majority Of the emigrah'7 l"
Oregon are disappointed and dissatisfied WI" inc
country. and many OF them leave a. soon as pos
BE for California which he regards a. me couh'
try-warn enough, with good proportion Of rch
and arabic soil In spite Of It's mountains and yeld
ing good crops in spite Of the absence OF rain M sum
mer He thinks the emigration 10 California bOii
from Oregon and the States will inevitably and
rapidly increase. and that those who have started
from Missouri this year win in good part when ihey
come to the point where the two routes diverge
follow down the Bear River and 50 into California
rather than cross to the sohan and pursue the trai
TO Oregon.
The independence ofCaiornia, as respects Mexl-
co, has been settled in the minds OF her people
large proportion Of whom are emgranis from 'n'
States But in his judgment, majority OF the pre-
sent inhabitants both of Oregon and California arr
.ver.e TO dependencc on any distant power and
resolved on government of their own or OF uhilii
Oregon and California in one Free hepnpic.-"
believe this is Just what should and ultimately VII
be done. Fifteen hundred miles Of unrcdeemed and
invincibe s,eriliiy with back bone OF snow-cover
a and flor most of their length impossible noun
tains. make an excellen, National boundary, but 40
not answer 50 well in the middle ofa Nation. W.
shall rejoice to see the L. States, England and
Mexico unite in guarantying the integrity OF tho
Republic Of Oregon and California, including al
the territory drained by the Colorado Columbia
Fraser's River &c-Cannot nation sometime
realize that it has territory enough
II CAssIus N. CLAY's True AmsrfcaH No. J.
has Just reached us 1t isa large and fair sheet wei
Aled with matter mainly bearing upon the suolec'
of Slavery the most interesting OF which to us Is
collection of articles from other Lexington journal
coudemna,ory Of Mr.. C.s enterprise. Mr. Hobcrl
Wicklife, the Old Duke for instance decline
the Loco Foco nomination for County Senator 10
column and half OF fierce invectve against " IN
smalgamation Of Whiggery and AbolitionisIn' a.
ssrts that the Wing party "has formed an alliance
with the Abolitonsts in a war against the Rights
Property and 10 effect the destruction of Slave La
bor,' and that the Wings are adding to thei
masked presses an open and avowed Abolition pres
in the City Of Lexington and u the people 6ed'
that" then the Shareholders OF Fayette may expect
every leading Wing organ In the State to openly
demand the emancipation of their Slaves. &c &c
Here 10 a papable insig cation to destroy Mr. Clay
and his press by mobviolence and rutiian force a
Lovejoy and his press were destroyed at Alton
Another correspondent of the Loco Foco orgai
(Kentucky Gare,teD signing his article Il Wig
criss GU, that the institution of Slavery is expose
to ryeat danger for the number OF those in favor OF H.
subversion is much greater than Is supposed am
calls for an union OF all prosavery men against NJ
Clay's enterprise He exclaims,
PRO Slavery men, be up and doing Time is precious
Act n once and shall be able 10 oroheln th0se who
are now xesously lsborng TO subvert the institution
Slavery"
30 one 'Junius. in the (Whig) Observer a Re
porter, con,rover,s the doctrines of The Tribune
with regard to the Freedom OF the Press, and grave
n argues that the Press is responsible not merely IL
the Law and its ministers but 10 public opinion
and the riots mobs and murders by which anti Sla
very speakers and presses have been AT diilercn
times silenced laid to the charge of the victim
for having dared TO brore and outrage public opin
son" The writer argues that the Freedom OF thu
Press guaranteed by the Constitution is freedom
from the restraints of Lac, in order that il may b.
more directly and thoroughly responsible 10 the ma
jority and So liable at all times to be rebuked and
perhaps punished for daring to outrage the csfat
hsked public opinion Of any community And TIM
horrible doctrine OF an absolutely internal despo,ism
which fully covers and jus,i6es the Crucixon OF
Christ is declared by the writer part OF the
written Common Law Of the Country" An ih>
points directly to an attempt 10 crush MIR Clays pa
per BY violence and if needful, by boodshcd
To all these meanaces he replies in his leading ar
ticle with energy, trmness, and i'm the case of hi.
deadly personal enemy, Wckhfcl with eXceedine
severity He closes
1--WE are not Anarchists or Agsrans; We claim 70 lo
Conservatives OF the HIGHEST order and for this
and no other reason than because such. We
tend II our humble lite Is spared 20 look into The very
bottom of this thing Of Slavery and whether II be
safe foundation of prosperity TO and our children
not We come to bring WAY, but pcact-to save no
70 destroy We have interests separate from ihos,
Of the great Of fellow citizens We intend o.
share their dangers rejoice in their rescue but
rood and evil report enforced 10 abide the sam,
destiny We feel deeply the responsibility of our pos'
stripe us Of ali personal ambition and private ends W
ssk therefore the jus, and psteni orhcsrance OF
countrymen. Fag he II from Us 70 wound unnecessary
their scnsihilites OF wan,only counter 10 ihc
rooted prejudiccs but constrained 20 spcas
boldly and honestly. looking neither 20 the right nor .
he left in our search after truth advocating
q IL not Kentucky only. but all mankind were our judge
and pos,eriiy the jury Of our award
II we fail in our purposes friends shall not blush
6r U.S. nof our enemies lightly triumph. When our mis-