Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
OREGON CRY, Dec. 2, 1851.

DEAR SIR:-After hard days work
at the Press, take the opportuni.
tv to write you some of the news, as it
is now Holidays. Well, with Billiard
Saloon below me, and just across the
street, a, the Main Street House, they
are tripping the lgh, fantastic toe" and
on my right hand are two or:ihree Boats,
and il being Holidays the hands are on a
"bust," and on The east end is Tin
Shop, hammering away, & the rats over
head keeping time balancing all, }"
seemingly in great giee at my annoyance,
you would suppose that it was hard
place to write letter. bu. such is the
case, and SO no further comments.
am enjoying gooi health at present.
and am still working in the Spectator
office. Times are more brisk here than
they were when | wrote 10 you last
The Legislature having got under way,
il has had great tendency to do away
with the monotony and sadness Of Ore
gon City. In saying the Legislature is
under way erred, for they have not.
and there is not much prospect for such
y proceeding; il seem that, at the las,
session of the Legislature, they passed
an act changing the Seat of Government,
to Salem, some 40 miles above this, and
tina, &c. in the opinion of some, is illegal,
or was not done in a proper form; so il
has been the question OF all parties
within the last year, "Where is the seat
of Government" Nv here will the Leg
islature meet!" So, on yesterday the
day the Legislature should have met,
there was three members of the House
appeared here, and the rest went up to
Salem, some of the Judges went up to
Salem also, but there wsraN enough heie
TO form a quorum, and they pronounced
this the seat Of Government; but the
people do not recognize their decision as
being legal, as they do not know whe,h-
er it was done a, The Capitol or not; the
consequence is that we will hardly have
any enlightenment from their IIonors,
The Legislators or Supreme Judges, I'M
Ill il undergoes a thorough examination
in the Supreme Cour, of The United
States.
Political aspirants are now advocating
the question of Party organic alton, and
| think that, shortly; Party lines will be
drawn here. if So, in all probability this
Territory will be Wing. although the
present Delegate to Congress is deci-
ded Democrat; bul he was elected by all
Mepeopie.
There has of late been quite rush,
by the Bachelors, TO gel wives, or in the
original language OF the country Cluch.
man, the law forcing them TO marry be.
fore the first of December TO hold full
section of land, if not, they only hold
half section, and you will see by the
last Spectator, that quite number of
marriages have taken place recently
The girls being scarce, here, what there
is, hold ..hold high head" assure
you, girls are getting married here, of IL
and l3 years Of age.
The rainy season has been under way
about two weeks. Sometimes it rains
hardand then mists awhile; but the clouds
look heavy, almost TO bursting, all the
time. Accounts from the mines are
guile encouraging. An expedition went
out to Queen Charluiie's Island, no,
long since, where great gold mines are
sand to have been discovered, but the re-
sui, Of The expedition have not learned
The health Of this country is excellent.
The weather is yet warm, there having
been but two frosts yet. Vegetation
looks as green as in the first opening of
spring; but you may be assured that OF
iumwa cannot .'holi a candle" to this
place for mud. But expect have IL
red your patience already, SO will close
the present by saying that Oregon is 60
ing ahead amazingly in manufactures Of
all kinds, agriculture, schools, colleges,
churches, &c. Yours, @. D. r. b.
AN ASSORTED CARGl.-The following
slngular In ynice Of cargo is a correct