The Portland daily press., 1862-10-25

and enterprising polyglot population, whose
harbors are filed with the fleets of the mer-
chantmen of all nations, and which have ex-
ported gold to the amount of S50,000.000 per
annum; while flourishing schools, colleges.
and churches are epringing up in all directions
to bless the land with their regenerating pow
er
This same rich and beautiful land, with the
same soil, the same climate, the same produc-
tons, and with similar commercial facilities,
was in the hands of Spain and Mexico for one
hundred and ten years.. But none of these
great riches were developed till it fell into the
hands of the United States.
Our claim to the immense and fertile terri
tory of Oregon, containing about $4,000
square miles, and almost equally as rich in
agricultural, mineral, and commercial advan-
tages as California itself, is founded upon the
right of discovery; Capt. Gray, in the ship
Columbia, of Boston, having sailed into the
Pacific in 1IS3 on voyage to the northwest
coast, and discovered the mouth of the great
river of the west, flowing toward the setting
sun, to which he gave the name of his little
ship
At the time of the formation of our govern
ment. in 1889. our settled territory included
but little more than 100000 square miles, and
was mostly confined to the eastern slope of
the Alleghanies. 1t now stretches across the
entire continent, from one ocean to the other
with an area OF 20 deg. on the Atlantic coast,
of 10 deg. on the Pacific, and so deg. of long
and having 1914, 900 square miles; national
domain nearly as large as all Europe, with her
1ify-nne distinct states and governments and
far richer in soil, climate, and productions and
commercial facilities, and more capable of
supporting large and prosperous population
This territory produces all the grasses, cere-
ais, and fruits of the temperate regions, to-
gether with the rice, cotton, tobacco, and su-
gar, as well as some of the fruits of more sun
ny climes; and even the grape here fourshes
in great perfection. 1t also affords all kinds
of stone, both for building and artistic purpos-
es; all the useful kinds of timber, including
some not found at all in other countries. For
instance, thirty species of the oak, among
which is the live oak so superior for ship
building to all other kinds. 1t also produces
iron, lead, copper, silver, and gold, above all
other countries: while. what is far more i'm
portant, our coal fields are almost without
limit, aiording enough fuel to last us us thous-
ands Of years, while Pennsylvania alone will
afford oil TO match
All the natural features of our great country
are also on the grandest and most magnificent
scale, as though Divine Providence intended
II for the theatre of the most stupendous
events in the worlds history, and which we
most devoutly believe to be the fact.
We are great country and great people.
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ana iurther, we cannot forget at ms time
Nor,h and Son,h r.-ai;no and Soo,r;a ,Da srn,a'
conquered. at a vast expense of treasure and
blood, from the British in the Revolution. OF
1oi'ovo men eihpioyea III the continental ar
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the North was compelled to supply the de-