, 1864-04-22
Letter From Oregon.

ALBANY, April lth, 1864
EDS STATESMAN Il returned to OrepCrn
about three weeks since, after an absence of
nearly three years. Well, | cannot see that
Web-foot has changed materially; however,
Portland has improved its streets and
wharves, and made some improvements in
the way of tearing down some old wooden
houses and building in their stead large fire
proof brick buildings. am constrained to
believe that the climate of this country has
changed, slightly; but not for the better
the "Oregon mists" commencing one month
earlier in the fall and lasting later in the
spring. The towns above Portland on the
Willamette river, have been gradually i'm
proved in appearance by having been set on
fire during the year.
There is telegraph line, running from
California through this valley, Long Tom
and some other foreign ports, terminating at
Portland. The wire has been under water
nearly all winter; but as a great benefit to
the American Continent and all Europe, it
has been the means of testing the practical
bilty Of submarine telegraph. Webfoot
can now announce to the world that the thing
can be did, and that it is no more trouble to
send dispatches under than above water. A
Railroad is the next curiosity about being
introduced into this land of promise; and
whether it is to be submarine or not | am
not advised, but l will venture an opinion
that it will never pass through Oregon dry.
The newspaper world is allowing nothing
to go unnoticed, and every word that can be
tortured into treason, uttered by an "outsi-
der" is rebuked in becoming manner by a
newspaper article of three or four columns
in length. No matter how much loyal sen
timent a man may entertain, to be consid-
cred loyal citizen, he must express him
self loudly and frequently as being ''loyal to
the core" Big speeches and political con
ventions are engrossing the time and talent
Of the Web-fGot nation just at this time. His
Corpulency, A. G. Gibbs, His Reverence.
Timoleon H. Pearne and Judge Williams,
have been Saying their pieces to large as,
semblages of people in the different countes
and towns of this State The "pieces" are
an Improvement on their old ones; and a
person not having heard them for several
years, would at first be led to believe that
they were entirely new. His Corpulency is
much liked among the women and children
Of this nation The Reverend Timoleon is
better liked among the voting class of poll
ticians, and is not considered, by the best
judges, to be as good man among families.
The Judge, who deserves great credit for his
indomitable perseverance in trying to make
the bewildered people understand the cause
Of this wicked rebellion, has introduced an
anecdote in the middle of his piece ac-
count of which, ladies do not attend public
meetings where he is expected to address
the audience. | am inclined to believe that
Timoleon has got the inside track, and with
out the Intervention of some unforeseen
Providence, will get the position which the
Judge has so long had his "dark bay eye"
fixed upon-the U. S. Senatorship.
The Union State Convention came off on
Wednesday last, the result being the nomi-
nation of political parson as Representa-
tive to Congress. l presume that you are
not acquainted with this clerical gentleman
you may have heard of him however. He
has been clerking in the Land Office at
Eugene city, and is commonly known as
"Uncle Dick" alias Old Dicky Henderson.