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/ to avoid al business relations with tncm. Per.
Sonati,s We naturally aJhor, and it is only "hcn
the ends of public justice canuot Otherwise be
Subsrrvcd that we permit ourselves to indulge
| in them. However, when individuals loSt them.
selves into public position, aSSuniuga fitness TO
discharge high and important trusts under the
government, then their characters become pub
lie property so far as affects their moral or intel
lcctual fitness for such positions. So far, there.
| fore, the character Of Arson G. Henry is public
property, and, we are compelled to confess, very
poor property at that. We intend in this article
to exhibit his character as displayed in his daily
| life, in his intercourse with his feow-men, in
his relations with the Government; and, il in a !
these relations we find him dishonest, unfaithful
and incompetent we think we shall show he is
undcserving the portion he occupies, and that the
| people ought to demand his removal
Had he sought, with any degree Of becoming
modrsty, to discharge the duties Of his position
with honesty to the Government and to citizens
Of this Territory, we would pass him by; but,
since he continually thrusts himself before the
public through the columns Of his paper, the
Standard and prates Of his piety and his gOdli-
ness, and his high regard for religion, while his
"0ftnce is rank and smells to Heaven
we feel justified in letting the public have such
facts in his history are not susceptible Of re-
lutation and We shall assume that il we find
man playing the part of dishonesty in his private
and public relations from tue age Of thirty to
fifty years, we may safely consider that he has
educated himself to such course Of life, and
risks the chance Of death.bed repentance to
open TO him the gates Of the New Jerusalem.
What we intend to say will not be by insnua.
tons Of things never happening, not by innuen-
docs, but the statements shall be PLAN snd direct
upon which logical conclusions can be based.
tn the Oregon Spectator Of April 10Th, 1851,
was published letter dated Washington, Janu.
airy 9Th, 1851, signed Samuel R. ThurstOn, the
then Delegate in Congress from Oregon. From
that letter We quote the following; .ft
"Dr. Henry, Of Illinois, was appointed Indian
Agent, held on to il awhile, drew $3.50 under
pretehee Of going to Oregon, and then resigned,
leaving the Government minus that sum-
/ Was this swihdle upon the Government
Did he render any service whatever for that
money! Does itlessen the baseness Of the act
because that amount was wrongrully taken from
the United States instead Of from private nd.
vidualS Is the principle involved any different
from that upon which Floyd acted in stealing
from the Goyernmcnti We are not sufficient
easuisis 70 perceive the distinction. Is il not
impudcnce for such a man to undertake to talk q
patriotism aud paying taxes to support this wari
OF the exact date Of his arrival in Oregon wo
care little to know. Suffice It to say he came,
and some time during Pierce o. Bbchanan,s ad.
nipislralion, BY false promises to creditors, some
Of whom now live in this Territory. he obtained
the appointment Of physician to an Indian Re-
servation where John r. Miller, late candidate
fcr the Goterporshipof Of Oregon, was then Agent
HIS accustomed desire OF supervising everybody
elsss business and want of sense to attend 10 bis
own rendered i highly proper that he should
be kicked Oft the Reservation, which was dnly
done BY the Agent. -
The Doctor, during the time between the
years 1886 and 1860, tanned contract under
Gen. Tilton, his predecessor as Surveyor General,
to survey tract Of country IN the region d
Gray's Harbor. The work was improperly per-
formed, and the Doctor sndeavored to briBe the
examiner. sworn officer to report it correctly
Done The sxaminer, Mr.. Murphy Of Oregon,
an honest and competent man, and Of moral
stamina far shove the Doctors standard, de.
rIined to crafty him IN lisreqnest, and exhibited
the Doctors written proposition TO Gen. Tilton.
He then attempted to'seeure the passage or bic
work through the Surveyor Generals Office, on
the ground that be QIshry) vas good Bu.
rhanan Democrat, and siaunch supporter Of
Isaac l. Stevens That high political dodge did
not succeed On the correctness or inconect.
ness Of work IN bis Office, Gen. Tilton knew
neither friends supporters Of friends. nor politi-
cal paftisanA be had pride IN The proper dis
charge of the duties Of his position which was
above purchase Hesubsequcntly wrote letter
70 nhn r. Hall. R publican, and al that time
ehief clerk in Gen. Tilton's Office, IN which he
tried 70 bribe him. another sworn officer, to pass
The work as correct; Offering Han the ehiri
elerkShip IN The surveyor-G Generals oIice during
bis (lIenry's) expected administration. Mr., Hall
rejected the proposition With more scorn and in.
iignaiion than BE- was ever heard 10 exprvss Al
anything else, however abhorreni during bis
lifetime. and declared he would not dare to hold
position under man 50 dishonest
/ Acting under power Of attorney from another
party, Henry obtained money from VIM. M. Rut-
ledge, Of Olympia and from G. Q. Robbins, Of
Portland pledgiug 70 each the DRIFTS to be sent
froui the Department for cerinin suryevine &C.