The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-16

N7 L.as from Oregon. sisa n. 4.
The Indiana State Sentinel Of the 9th inst contains the
following interesting letter from Oregon: ~
oRroos CrY, August IS. ls49
TO the Editors Of the Indiana STATE Sentinel.
Enclosed send you the message OF our mutual friend
Coy Lane to the Legislative Assembly OF the Territory
Of Oregon. iri 80 is..5. AZ :
The Governor is very prompt in defending the Indians
in their fisheries and other rights essential % Their com,
fort and subsistence, and the other hand from
them more respect to the rights OF citizens than one
Saa mould
and believe his policy will secure US against any future
difficulty. The Governor Is almost constantly engaged
in hearing their petty grievances and redressng them in
plain and summary way, that makes them pay respect
to the rights OF another, and abstain from depreda
tons upon the citizens. Our Legislature is in session
They are men Of good sense, and well understand the
wants OF the people OF the Territory
The courts in my district in session. Last week
held court In Linn county, in this, in Champoeg and
next week will hold cour in Cackamus and week after
in Vancouver which will end my circuit. found but
little business to do The grand jury found four five
indictments for small offences such as hog stealing and
stealing horses from the Indians, &c., in Champoeg
from the OF the citizens, who mainly very or
DERBY and honest that these lawless characters will not
Twas up this tt6e Willamette, valley as far as the
Caapoosa settlement ! never saw "a richer valley Of
land and the mountain scenery captivating. The
health Of the country good and the harvest abund
nent have never seen finer wheat grow than we have
this year in Oregon not near all Of which will be saved
for the want of aboTers The ordinary wages for labor
ers in the harvest field is 30 per day to each man
Every kind OF labor commands nearly any price asked
for it. The packers in advance Of the emigration ar
rived to-day. They report 5000 wagons the road
about 1000 bound for this territory, the residue for Cali
fornia The cholera had been fatal out from Missouri
to Blue river about 400 miles about TOO Deaths and had
abaed but there much sickness of feyes among the
emgrants and some deaths We anticipate much sick
ness and distress among the land emigration The pack
OF opinion that they rushing and pressing their
cattle SO hard in order get out the mnes that they
will break them down.
II the twentieth part of the protection given to the
trade of this river that extended to the mouth of the
rivers in the States, the Columbia would be found be
much better bar than that of most rivers in the States OF
its size The lumber trade of this river is quite an i'm
Our people are returning from California every day
with large sums OF gold, the product OF the mines.
have before statement showing the arrivals and de-
partures of vessels coming in and going out with freight
the Columbia bar, which has heretofore been
sidered impossible Since the 18th Of May, ships of
den, amounting to fifty eight, up to the 18th OF this
month, and not single accident OF serious character
has happened.
The Legislature were this evening engaged in deysing
means to alleviate the suerings of the emgrants Many
of them will not be able to get through, it is believed,
with the best assistance we can give them
cannot furnish you with printed copy of the governors
message He quite wel-lef here this morning for the
Umpqua valley, accompanied by Lieut. Talbert with an
escort to examine Aces bay and to the Indians of that
part Of the territory II turns out that there several
lumba river although it has heretofore been reported
Yours, truly,
VIM. P. BRYANT