, 1859-03-25
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY MARCH 25 1859

service as Delegate, besides many private
claims which demanded aud received ny
earnest attention. But to you it Is unnec
essary that | should detail oil my ofica
acts. They are on record ; they are within
yonr knowledge, and you can each deter
mine for yourself whether l have been de
voted to your interests and true to the i'm
portant trusts committed to my charge
If any, in my absence, undertake to maligr
me, as this " Metropolis" has done, with
out just grounds and without provocation
I appeal to your own sense Of justice, t.
your own knowledge Of my conduct anC
character for my vindication.
Ten years ago, commissioned by Presi
dent Polk for that purpose, l arrived il
Oregon, and put the Territorial govern
ment in operation. Since that time have
linked my fortune and my destiny with
yours. have had no other home but
Oregon. Under her sky l wished to live
in her bosom | wish to repose when the
cares and tolls Of life are over. Hitherto
| have not sought repose and / will not
seek it while a duty remains to be per-
formed.
In few weeks from the time this renches
you, hope to stand again on the soil ol
Oregon, aud to take my friends by the
hand once more. Though much Of my
time has been spent at a distance from
you, yet every tie that can render q place
dear to me, above. any other on earth,
binds me 10 Oregon. There arc my home,
my family, and the friends who have given
me SO many proofs of their regards. sin
cerely hope-Day, feel the strongest con-
fdence that this regard and attachment,
so often manifested, cannot be impaired
on your part, Gas it certainly could not on
mine by any efforts Of Metropolis, +"
whoever that individual may be, to SOW
the seeds Of distrust and alienation. No,
my friends, between as there can be no
misunderstanding. Some individuals, from
some cause, as yet unexplained, seems TO
be somewhat inimical to me. l hope, how
ever, that this will not disturb the harmo.
ny of the Democratic party. 1 put my
trust in the people. They called me into
their service, when they thought that /
might be useful 10 them. They have, con
tinued me in that service with unanimity
most gratifying to my feelings. To the
people, the highest tribunal on earth, and
the most just, / appeal when attacked
By that tribunal ] wish to be judged
When recall the many evidences Of your
appreciation Of my earnest efforts to serve
you when remembered that but few
months have passed since your represents
tives conferred upon me the highest honor
in their power to bestow--and honor for
which / shall ever entertain towards them
Individually the deepest feelings Of graft
tude-how can doubt what your final
verdict will be upon my character and con
duct by whOmsoeVeF assailed sesg gji
Profoundly grateful to the people Of Ore
gon for these repeated manifestations Of
their confidence to which / have alluded, /
have observed that confidence unshaken
and nnimpaired in my late election as one
Of the frst Senators from Oregon, and
shall, in case Of our admission, labor In the
halls Of the Senate, and as q member Of
that body, as have heretofore labored,
not for my own, but for the promotion Of
the best interest Of the people Of Oregon,
and secure in their confidence, in the fn.
ture as in the past, shall bid defiance to
the calumnies Of prOfessed friends or open
enemies.
Ny colleagues, Hon. Delazon Smith and
Hon. Lafayette Grover, are here, lsboring
faithfully for our admission, as also for the
promotion Of the interests and welfare Of
the people Of Oregon, and should We be
admitted, it is safe to say that we will CO.
operate as one man upon all matters touch
ing the interests and prosperity Of the peo-
pie Of our new State. 4'slf 1000
JOSEPH LANE. Z