The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-01

and = was no dimcult matter for the company TO
keep this CASadian population constantly in debt.
Long before the harvest was closed the proceeds Of
ne yeax1 labor was consumed, and thus the lAborer
~. ooupeed 70 SOW again, in order TO obtain pro
yisions Tor his present wants. The Hudson Bay
Company established the price OF everything what
they pulehased - we'll % what they sold. Tho pro
ceeds Of The f.,m could be sold nowhere elssthere
The prices Of every article In the country were
estahhahed, from an ounce Of tobscco 10 blanket,
nom mink akin to that Of sec otter, from sal
mon 70 horse; motives Of philanthropy, no doubt,
ment Of thar old worn out servants; vet it requires
more Of that virtue which covers q multitude sof
sins to arrive ct any other conclusion than that
cupidity, ~ well - political motives, had g much
ipAusnco q philanthropy. Indeed, / fear that thoy
IKE the OF who has borne the burthen IN The heat
Of the day, who has enriched his master with his
labor until his strength falls, and u turned to
another purpose be Y fastened and alaughtsred,
his Hssh consumed, hide, horns, hoofs, bones aud
Ill ueed- nothing escaping theownsrs cupdity that
makes goods or brings dollars.
Il IL proper here to remark, that about the time
the Hudion Bay Company commenced these farm
Ing operations they entered ~. INTO Contract WITH
to supply them with wheat, four beet, pork, butter
cheese, tallow, &;. A the Inducements for this
trade were thretfold, the mstive became proportion
During the fall Of ls43 the first overland emigra-
tion arrived in the country. The number was
large. This tide Of American pioneers, this fosm-
ing crest Of mighty food thar vas behind. bore
along with IL men who were capable Of forming
State men who had the ability to mould we'll pro
p0rtoDed civil Institutions out of political chaos
or of building republic around desp0tic monar
chy. Such men q Burnett, Apologize, Lovejoy,
MOCAfver, and others equally a. capsule were
among the pioneers in this emigration.
A Provisional government was formed for the
Territory Of Oregon, and 1t Was deemed advisabie
to 30 form the government that subjects OF Greas
Britain could participate In Its administrstion aud
the cath Of o!ce vas 40 w0rded that the officer IL
English swore TO support the laws Of the Territory
90 far % il did not conflict with his duty az British
subject To an American citizen 1t would seem
that the foreign influence had the vantage ground,
as, by that oath, an officer Of the Hudson Bay Com
psDy could, and did hold Office under the Provisional
government, and at the sa ne time hold Q commits
sion % Justice of the Peace from tie Canadian
authorities, with authority to se'ze bring to trial,
against the laws of the company. This authority
was exercised in number Of instances by Hud-
son Bay Company officers, at Fort Vancouver, on
the Columbia river.
In the peculiar pbraseology Of the oath Of office,
is o striking instance whe principles sometimes
bend to expediency. II was Of the utmost impor.
tance to get governments shaped on republican
principles; for its success Il was deemed absolutely
necessary to obtain the countenance and support
of the officers Of the Hudson Bay Company, as this
company, ct that time, held nearly oil the power,
retired servants would not give their adhesion
to the laws Of the new government, without those
who had 60 long thought tor them, ftst gave their
support. They required time and opportunity to
become acquainted with our people, our laws and
Institutions. w.