Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-08-28
an Inaspendsns aouernn.eni IA OREGON. !.

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, A letter from citizen Of Oregon, Psrsa II.
mong the settlers, is published in tho Plat,a a
gus oil the I'd inst. "Ere this reaches Won. sav.
Mr.. Bennett perhaps you will have learned
mat we nave regular government in mos, su.,.
cessiul operation In Oregon. WbenS srs,.r.ssS
cd this region, about year ago, thons,.,t AN,
attempt at organization might be- premaFNts I
had not, however, been here long, before y wa.
oohcelvea 'ha' government of some kind was
Inevitable 1t grew out Of Stern, inpinr;5S. -
cesstty. Our commercial and business t,... -
lions were considerable. Difficulties wers AL.
occurring between individuals in relation n ,haE
"claims;' the estates of deceased persons . .o.s
daily devoured, and helpless orphans plundersd.
crimes Were committed, and the base and nm,
pnnclpled, The reckless and turbulent, were honr.
~ uampltnS upon the rights of the honest ana
Peaceaoie. c'o."Sed population, numerous as
we were, could not exist without government
The thing was impossible. We, Therefore. ~.
ganlzed government of our own.''
The territory is divided into five connie. =.
each OF which there are two terms Of the circn;s
court annually. There is but one judpe. .h"
discharges the duties of probate Judge, and chan.
cellor, and all other Judicial duties except such
as pertain TO Justices of the peace. The statute
laws of Iowa have been adopted by the proyi.
sional government.
uiul, fertile and well watered. The population
doubles every year. The crops of 1874 were a.
bundant; the settlers will have wheat for expoY-
talon newspaper Is about 10 be established,
1--WE can them" says the letter, s'publish our
laws" The following passage has interest:
1--WE arc now waiting most anxiously for the
result OF Pakenham's mission, and il the ,vo
governments have not settled the question bea
tween them, the moment that fact is known.
there VIII he one universal movement made. A
regular convention will be held, and constitua
ton adopted (republican no doub,,) and an indie.
pendent government put in operation at once.
Necessity will compel US TO the step. The DO.
puia'on OF this country are no doubt DESTROYS TO
1--we under the Government Of the United States.
but 1t she will never do any thing for US, we
must and VIII do 1t for ourselves. The people
here are worn out by delay, and their condition
becomes every day more intoierable. speak 10
you with great candor, for you know me. and
know that withhold nothing, and disguise NO.
thing. We are well satisfied that the d. S. Co
vernment as well as Great Britain could not OBJ.
Ject, and would not object, if we form an indie.
pendent government for ourselves, situated as wo
are. Treaties must be made with the Indians.
and many other things of Importance must Of
necessity be DONE"
here is force and justice in these remarks
whether the writer is correct, however, in his
supposition that Great Britain would not inter.
iere with the operations of an Independent gov
eminent In Oregon is another matter. British
subjects would be included, probably, within the
Jurisdiction of the proposed government, and the
question OF authority would be raised at ONCE
The United States would look with compacency.
no doubt, upon the organization of an Oregon To-
Cal government; because it would be regarded as
a mere prelude to future annexation. The per.
manent independence Of Oregon is out of the
question. We must rest one extremity of the
great Republic on the Pacific, while the other 70.
poses on the shore of the Atlaniic.--BaH. Amer.