Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-07
From the Mlwau'i lie (Wis) News.
The Election i'm OregOn--hIow
The AdLnini traiiOm Carried il.

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Before us we have the Oregon Demo
cratic Register OF June Z, exposing the
manner in which the recent election in
that State was carried by Administration
interference.
1t appears that most of the lands in
that State are held under what is known
as the "Donation Act" BY the terms
of this act person who settled and lived
upon GAO acres as the case may be, for
four consecutive years, is entitled to
patent from tn Federal Government, con.
firming to him the tile. Owing to de-
lays, the patents to many Of these dona-
ton claims have not yet been issued.
1t is alleged that in order to make the
election of the Republican candidates
certain, the Federal authorities instructed
their instruments in Oregon to assure all
who held donation claims, but to whom
no patents have yet been issued, that un.
less they voted the Administration ticket,
or abstaned from voting the democratic
ticket, they should not only have their
patents withheld, but also their lands
should be confscated to the Government.
The Register publishes large amount
of proof to sustain these allegations. -
Among the rest is notice given by the
Federal Collector at Astoria in which he
says
'Let every man who expects Dona
tion Patent from the Government for his
land be carful MOTTO array himself against
that Government next Monday. The
poll books will be evidence against him
if he does"
a letter is also given, which was writ
ten by the Surveyor General of Oregon,
which letter was intended for public use,
of influence. We copy this letter entire,
as but one specimen:
EUGENE CRY, May 90, 1862.
"MY OLD FRIEND BAGLEY--Dear Sir.
| had been intending to call on you and
have a talk with you in relation to our
national matters, but the high woterS in
duces me to believe that | could not cross
fall creek, if | come up and for that reas on
| shall not try the trip.
Tin times past you nave applied to
me for council, and / have honestly and
consciencouSly given you the best advice
| could & hope to your advantage.
"lf | am correctly informed in relation
to your possision on our national difficult
ties in language You have used in refer.
ouce thereto | very much fear You arc
unknowningly doing yourself much in
Justice
"Yet / cannot believe you are in Senti
ment d. at heart a SeceSSioniStS or a trait
or to the Constitution & government Sc
mented by blood Of our comon Fathers
& handed down to us our comon inner.
itance. If | could thus believe, | would
be admonished in the language of Scrip
ture to let tie dead bury their dead.'
"But as / cannot so believe, and no
from my acquaintance with you, that
are and have always been good and
peaceful citizen deem it my duty tc
warn you against manifesting to Muci
sympathy for those in arms against thC
government, and especially not to vote
the so-called Democratic ticket which
is really nothing more than sustaining
the hands of the traitors now against us
81 have received orders from the Com
missioner OF the General Land Office tC
i''N CnptCIdllJ allcl lu'o ACI, " SS'
that all those holding land under the Do
nation lars and not La,Oiol to tie govern
mem be reported to the Secretary of th
interior & all such parties will not onl,
fail to get patient for their lands, but vii
have their improvements Confscated q
Sold for the use of the government.
latter the degree of friendship that ha
existed between us, | should be very mucI
) panied to have to report you in this light
every one now, whether Lawyiat o
not, has to take an oath of allegiance tC
support the government before they cal
get their land, e. you had better call anC
attend to that matter the first time yo,
are in town, will then show yol wha
my orders are from Washington, so tha
you see and understand it for your self
"be assured of this one thing, that tn
order is not only in my hands under thu
; seal of the government and in the hand
of the Registers, but it will be exicuite'
assure as God reignS i'll heaven, and gov
ernments continue to exist, and Law
are EXECUTED among men
"with the greatest respect four weltar
and prosperity, remain,
every Respectfully,