The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-12
Later from Oregon.


We have nearly months later intelligence received
yesterday per Columbia, lie Roy, commanding from
Oregon.
The Columbia has made the passage in seventy hours
She brir quite large number passengers most of
whom constitute detachment Of i. troops, taken
board at Port Orford Che has the mails and nes OF
Oregon papers to the 9th inst.
TIE intelligence from Oregon poEses.e, no interest
The rainy season had commenced with ,isor and the
rivers slowly rising Trade dull at the river
towns and there was excitement relative gold
hndirg The indians were quiet. and. with the excep-
ton o the difficulties at Port orioTd further troubles
are recorded.
The oregcnians appear 70 be in quite great luan.
dsry citizens With re,pec to the ocu, ,o
q tneir seat q government We ind the folio wing in
the Oregon Statesman -
The question Where will the Legislature meet
foved yesterday BY the assembling OF large mai riy
q the members az Salem But the question: Where Is
the seat of government y is stil moo.ed Judge
Pratt has gore salem TO hold the Supreme Court while
Judges Nelson ard strorg Constituting quorum)
holding what purports TO be session OF the Supreme
Oour. IeIe NneAer y = sucn or not Y sunJect OF
II. and others amcrg whom it will be is able
correspondent Emigrant,2 pronounciny II sublime
point from which the United States eupreme Court viii
be appealed to 10 determine which is in errer.
Tie ossoEiaa OF later date has the following para
graph
learn that Intellectual attempt had been made orga.
nize the Council at Salem by electing l. Love Pes
dent but that he had refused to 1t also
ported that several ber, both branches Of the Le
gislative Assembly would leave the first boat for
Oregon City. 1t was ain however whether there
would be quorum at either place IL not there will b.
no ses sion this year our opinion Is the people will hold
through the ballet box the present members to strict
accountability.
The same paper thus notices the condition Of meteoro.
logical matters
One year ago to-day the coolest ofthe ga on tie
ground wa slightly ifozen, with little furry OF
upon 1t. SO far, this winter, have had and
frost but two three morning For eversl day, pat
the weather has been delightful overhead with plenty
Of %oon mud below From the appearance Of Mounts
Hood St Helena Washington. Rainier &c there
would seem TO have fallen upon them large quan.
titles Of snow while II ba, terminated in rain
in the ys!leJs The gras. appear. as green as
meadow in the Atlantic staesthe aowcr, in the fields
and on the plains are abundant beauty the earth
with their gaudy and diversified toors and In short
everything the appearances Of blooming spring
than that Of hoary winter Truly Oregon can well boast
ola most delightful climate and productive soil
The brig amazon loaded with lumber for thi, port got
,nsgged while dropping down the river from Portland.
She however got OF by the aid of steamboat
with little damage to the vessel We perceive by the
nexed paragraph -
There are now lying at our wharves the briss Tar.
quina, Amazon, Francisco, bark y. Merithew, and
schooners Mary Taylor &. Demarest and Juliet The
prope;srs Gray esss, ssllnSson and Back uswk and
The ssamer Columbia eoa.,au. - ruN daily bstv.sn
tbs gIase aol o,se9a cry