, 1853-03-05
The expiration of the first six
months existence of "The Co.
Future Prospects.

With the present numoeF VIC eo"ol'"'
six months acquaintance with the pat
rons of the Columbian; )" and however
long WE mag or may nat remain in The po-
sition of publishers, we have only to say
that this paper, or one conducted on SIM
liar platform, is destined to suCceed-to
become eminently useful in the settlement
and improvement of the country, and ultl-
mately, amply reward the time, thought and
labor, expended on its publication.
We will venture the assertion that there
is not another newspaper in the United
Statos-nay, not in the world, that has ex-
istcd for six months with more economy
than has the Columbian" Would our
readers like to know the "why's" and
wharefore's 2" We think We can justly
indulge in a sort Of "LlCENsE," Of the>ma
king of short autobiography-'cohnected
with the last six months.
We'll, VIC commenced the publication oil
this paper six months ago, without a sub
scriber and without dollar Since that
time, we have kept bach "-dOne our own
eooking-our own washing-our own mend
ing; cut our own wood-made our own
fres, and washed our own dishes; swept
out our ofhce-mads up our beds-set up
the the type for our paper--dOne our press
work on " Ramagc, No. 9l3 "--and COM
posed our own editorials out Of our cases
writing paper being "LuxuRY" of which
we have deprived ourselves ever since we
have been here-for that purpose.
We have now, on our subscription book,
over three hundred and fifty Subscribers
and our list is constantly increasing-com-
ing from all directions. Our advertising
patronage will show for itself-READ IT !
We are free to confess that we have sue
| ceeded beyond our own most sanguins anti
eipations, and our success is mainly atlrib-
utabIe 10 Industry, economy, and Perserer-
Gnoe, without which no industrial pursuit,
GOrerer lGudaLle, can meet with permanent
success. rsl. ... ...
Well, what has been accomplished for
"TnE TERRrroRY OF CoLuMBrA," )" or rath-
er-what has Northern Oregon accomplish
ed for HERSELF during the last six months :
HlsroRY--in the future history, Of the fu-
ture state of HCOLUMBIA" may be found an
answer.
And in this connection 1T may not be i'm
proper for us TO observe, that we have been
PRESENT al the planting of the GERM Of a
territory, and most undoubtedly future
sTGTE--nOrth Of the Columbia river-we
have attended the bnpiiHDal fount at which
ii has been duly and legltimalely ehnstened
have seen the rights Of this section Of coun-
try duly regarded and RESPECTED by our
legislative assembly--we have seen that
the congress of the United States has been
slgnally moved, through the inssrumeniality
Of our delegate, towards The appropriation
Of $4,000 for the construction Of mill
tary road across the Cascade mountains
we have seen that our Monticello petition
for legal divorce from SOUTHERN Oregon
has been received and properly resPected'
and we have witnessed an increase Of per-
manent settlement and improvement but sell
dom surpassed by any new country.
We are satisfied that We have laborcd
honestly, faithfully, and zEALorsLY in fur
thcrance of measures designed for the ben
eft Of this portion Of Oregon, and we feel
mortified in being compelled to state that
our labor has not been adequately rcuarded.
That we have not received that compensa-
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