, 1852-10-02


glorious union Of cur present couieteraey,
which we all love so we'll, and Of which ey-
ery American j, so proud, may havs been
dissolved, and a northern, southern and
", stern republic established on its ruins,
includin, 10 their several limits lhe entire
American continent--lhat on the Pacific
embracing, probably, the present British
and Mexican possessions, and be second 10
importance, in 4 commercial, and agrieul,ur-
al point Of view, to no government in the
world
Previous 10 ih, era referred TO, Ia. sci
.nce Of American government will proba-
5ly have progressed under salutary
notifications, 10 a state bordering on per
lection the barriers which are now inter
POSED against our commerce with the " Ce-
lestal Empire will have been thrown
down and abolished; the ports and gates Of
the cities of Japan and all the East Indies,
will have been thrown op-n and made ac-
ccssiLle, and our Commerce and intercourse
with the Sandwich Islands, Australia, New
Iceland, and in short all the Islands Of the
Pacific will have grown into importance, and
richly rewarded the enterprise and industry
for which our people are proverbial.
The territory constituting northern Ore
egon, north Of the Columbia river, and
south of the 49th parallel of latitude, en-
braces an arealo some thirty two thousand
square miles sufficient for the formation Of
state as large as Ohio, Indiana or Ken
tucly, and capable of sustaing as dense
population as either of those states. It's
agricultural, commercial and grazing ad-
vantages, are such as will shortly be duly
appreciated every where, and the safety of
the harbor afforded by the Sound for dis
lance of two hundred miles through the
heart Of our territory, with Hoods Canal
on one side, and innumerable inle,s leading
out in all direotions-the opportunity pre-
scnied by our coast for the establishment of
extensive whale and salmon fsheries-wilh
beautiful forests Of excellent timber, mex
haustible mines Of coal, and the most mag
nifcent and extensive water power in the
world-all conspire 10 point out the Puget
Sound country as destined 10 command the
trade afforded by our facilities in the vari-
Gus pursuits and avocaiions, arising from a
development Of our resources, which the
western world may require; our present
territory become a sovereign state, and ad-
vance rapidly in the ful6lment Of its destiny
Occupying such an enviable position, al
though yet sparsely populated, and all the
great interests above enumerated, on which
her future greatness must depend, heretofore
neglected-sufering a wanton and almost
total neglect from ALL departments of gov
ernment-our counlry unknown abroad and
heretofore so difficult Of access, yet who
will undertake 10 enumerate the population
Of our present little towns, that have sprung
up almost in an hour out of the wilderness
as if by magic, and the importance that Will
attach to both city and country, fifty years
in the iuturel
Those OF the present day who may live
to see the dawn of The lst Of January that
will usher in a new born century" though
the same sun may shine DER their heads,
and the same ocean roll at their feet, yet in
all things else, how changed :" That old
familiar sun may then shine on a glorious
sisterhood Of states on the Pacific coast,
Of which, in that bright galaxy, OUR OWN
may form the KEYSTONE, and the domes of
her splendid cities reflect abroad the rays of
the "bright herald of the rosy morn y and
that same old ocean may be crowded with
the while canvass of the merchanlman,
bearing to our shores the commerce Of the
world, and receiving in exchange the fruits
of the industry Of the greatest of earth's
nations. So mote it be.