New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-04

iAcAii= - m, .-,.-ar t;,ose r,orai znd republican
srs-i-1-ous OF which TIE weloe!ng OF community vas
based There we're as ts;enied, We.
- re United Ststes He believed that n the qualities
Wnic make % good neishborhoods and good settle
e1.= the o.1ale of Oregon were In advance OF those
- am new settlements IN the United States.
The Journey 70 Oregon was greatly prou,oc7e Of
health de has known feeble women and child
ZEN IN the commencement OF the ou-ney unable 20 take
care of themselves, who, before IL CONCLUSION became
entirely robust; and nov successfully cula7acng
farms IN Walsnecte Valley. He gaze the names Of
several per.ons and families who had thus reinsta,ed
thei. hesl;a-
Families should 5e well prepared VINO took the jour
neg 20 OREGON Il tais was done, sid The e;E-au-s
made best OF erey thing enjoyed the JARED scene
= cu-iosities and occurring incidents OF the Tip me
journey would not OF the whole De unpleasant
out would crafty II high degree the admirers ot the
grand sublime and The lovely scenery of Mature
Ee enthusiastic IT describing the gem OF Oregon
the raey Of the Willamette Al that was lovely and
grand IN Nature could Re here. The lofty rn0un
tains with their snow clad SUBMITS the lesser noun
tains covered with evergreen timber; the hills and
o1tes on which were copses OF OAK and other deciGu
forest tees. which ressUo!ec beautiful parks tne
urairs= the r=er and the creeks which thread their way
70 i gl!tterins II the Sun. now eapIs n ie!s now
rlurmrrng II nipples. pure and sweet as heavens own
fountans-al these exhibitions OF Nature and others
which the OF TINE did not permit 10 enron were
enough 20 arouse the rost soddsn spirit and 70 knd!e
into emotion all the sensi5ues of mans nature. he
loved that beautiful valley It should De his home IN
EIe= o his physlca! being we're exhausted IL snouo &c
iae place OF MS repose n death
in summing Up the advantages OF The country, Ny.
Davidson said they were,
1s.-E i, 5,el.sv-There were no levers speak OF
In his residence there ne had heard only OF two cases OF
a-ue and fever These tTSo children VINO mad oeen
exposed on TIE river The erniZralts we're hea.thy i
was said that trsppers. who lived N htn WIN HatlTe
wives upon the small streams about the country were
subject occasionally alss Persons VINO han let or
Oregon in III health had fully recovered there tie knew
OF no disease peculiar the country. People who go
there would enjoy reasonable prospect OF living 10 ma
,rlre old age in the healthy and energetic exercise OF
their physical powers be believed it 70 De tact that
the climate OF Oregon impaired energy to man 5
physical system which enabled the mind 10 ENJOY NE
in the full meaning OF the erTn-the counterpart OF tue
influence of the climate East OF the mountains upon the
physical and moral energies OF man.
I'd The Climate u mild ne facts IN TINS case were
generally known In summer the heat was not oppres
-ive and the nights were agreebly cool The aborS OF
the farmer were not mpeded by the trosts or SHOWS OF
Winter Scarcely the ground ever covered with
last than day OF the earth frozen 10 the
depth OF more Khan half an inch
3d. No stall teeGiHC of S5ck - necessary The cattle
faeu quite fast faster on the Wild and nutritious
grasses in Winter than they would DO on fodder or
grain. No better beet be found than that OF the
Willamette valley Horses fed the grasses IN winter
can and DO perform the hardest service. sheep Hour
ish well upon il all seasons OF the year ms Is proved
by the fact tina; many OF the ewes have lambs twice IN
I twelve months.
ih Erry man Of eighteen vars Of age and oreT,
TiGUir - ctiiff 10 OiU acres o. tGAd CONSIDERING it
the Willamette valley be settled BY hardy.
intelligent and cDterprsing people-at II must be the
granary for extensive region-such an amount OF
land well selected and improved, WILL IN few years be
a handsome estate 10 any individual.
had been said that Congress would not confirm the
grants of lands made by the Oregon government The
lecturer said. Congress Congress these grants
would be sustained The pioneers who the noun
tans and open the road Oregon and fer all the pri
va,ion OF settling the country richly deserve this boon
and those pioneers will sustain their rights But he did
not believe that Congress would desire 20 deprive them
Of these rights 1t the interest OF the people here
TO do justice 10 the population of Oregon and he felt no
apprehension OF wrong from this quarter.
The young man. or the old man. or the widow who
reaches Oregon with open and improve farm
and does sosecurng himself or herself $40 acres OF
lands RICH
But There disadvantages in the settlement OF new
countries Among them might DC counted the want OF
schools mills merchants markets money, &c-disad
vantagcs known the settlers OF every new country
They felt Oregon but there they disappearing
as rapidly any newly settled country In suffering
these deprvatons and Inconvenience for short period
there grea, redeemng fact to be considered
the erniGrsnt is likely TO enjoy good health.
Thus much for Mr. Davidsons lecture. We nave not
been able to follow him through he delivered II yet
we hare embodied its substance and added some state
ments furnished by him in conversation.
Mr.. Davidson Is young man oil common education,
scarcely - years OF age, farmer by profession,
but he possesses eminent degree the elements OF
popular lecturer and orator. In OF his flights of
fancy in describing the destiny OF Oregon. he delighted
If he did not indeed bewilder his audience which was
demonstrated By repeated plaudts His wild iuHurance
as speaker occasionally should be pruned ne should
study method and perspcuity aud he VIII unquesuona-
biz succeed as lecturer-tbough TOR this profession we
believe he makes no pretensioHs The audience
plnented him with vote OF thanks Tor the information
and amusement ne had afforded them.