Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-10-07
From the st. Louis Republican of May 6.
LATE FROM THE OREGON COUNTRy

LATE FROM THE OREGON COUNTRY
The ST. Josephs Gazette publishes iw,
letters from an cmigrani 10 Oregon. The
first, dated the l7th Of February, alude:
chiefly 10 The progress which the settlers are
making. The writer speaks in warm term:
of the country, and says the cmigrant:
raised a surplus Of wheat las, year Of 100.
90 bushels. The other letter is more i'm.
porant, becausei i, shows that the emioIlnts
have already established separate govern
/ ment. Politics, ii seems, were running
high, and there. as here, appears to be no
lack of men ready TO take the responsible
Office OF Governor. The organization oil
this government will very likely bring on Il
collision between the emi9rantS and The
Hudson Bay Company. That company,
for several years past, has had a government
organized under ths act of the English
Parliament, under VIII ch there IS a resident
Justice Of The Peace al Fort Vancouver, and
al several other stations,
These Justices have jurisdiction over all
suits and contracts not exceeding f200,
aud over such offences, for which they may
inilict punishment. Salts for large sums,
and offences of higher grade, are referred
to The superior courts Of Canada, and in
criminal cases the accused may be sent
there for trial. The jurisdiction of these
Justices, we believe, extends to all cases
arising between members of the Hudson
Bay Company, or persons in their employ,
and to CASE arising between the company
and their employers, aud persons not con-
nected with them. AS there mnst neces-
sarily be many transactions between the
emigrants and the Hudson Bay Company
and their employers, in which disputes and
difficulties will arise, ii is reasonable to sup
pose that in such cases both governments
will probably claim jurisdiction, and such
conflicting claims will doubtless lead to diff
iculiy. If the emigrants feel sufficient
security in themselves to establish an indie
pendent government, they will not tamely
submit to any assumptions of the English
company or Of their officers.
We learn by the annexed letter, that there
are three candidates for governor in the
fields. We should like 10 know the desig
nation of the. parties, and the principles the
respectively contend for. The fact tina, our
citizens have gone to Oregon-a country
claimed by the United States as part of her
terrtory-and that they have been forced, as
a means Of self protection, TO establish
government of their own, and at their own
expense, speaks badly for the attention and
guardian care of the national government.
This STATE of things, and the necessity for
it, should not have been permitted by our
national Legislators. The emigrants it
seems, from The first letter, are not very
we'll prepared 10 meet the expense of an in
dependent government, unless skins, pei
tries, &C., are made lawful tender. The
writer says: "There is little or no money
in this country, business is carried on en-
tIrely by exchanging commodities. | did
TOT believe that the people could do so well
without money" gr,st mill with three
run Of stones has been put into operation a;
the Wallamete Falls. Merchandise is said
10 be very scarce.
MARCH zS.h.
We have had some some beautiful wealth
er in this mouth Tho farmers are driving
business as they should There were some
fears entertained few days since of dit
ficulty with the Indians, but | do not think
there was any cause for alarm. Politics are
running very high a; this time here, as our
general election comes on in May. | think
that it is the opinion of every body that
Uncle Sam is treating US with great neglect
in consequence Of which we have organized
into government known by the name OF the
Government of Oregon. We have three
candidates for the Executive Office, to wit:
George Abernathy, Osborn Russell and DR..
Baley.s | was a member of The Legsla
tive Committee last year. Mr.. Burnett
was also member. Oregon City al the
Falls is improving finely.