New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-30
FROM THE MISSOURI TO THE PACIFIC. Kill.

FROM THE MISSOURI TO THE PACIFIC. KILL
Portland, Oregon-EIow IL was Named ana
How il Looks-GoId Currcncy-News-
papcrs-Incidenis Of Frontier History
-se,f.Gevrrnment Among the Piencers
Negroes - The beaver Coin Early
Cemm-rcc-voyagc Around the World
by a Ship Of the Hudson Bay Compn-
ny-Thc Compan,'s Enormous Claim
Against the United states-Resources
md Development Of Oregon.
From Our Special Correspondent.
PORTLAND Oregon, Monday. July a. 1865.
We found this pleasant, struggling. growing
city Of 5000 reope; fronted by the smooth CLASSY
transparent river broken just above by an island o
vivid dropping foage nclosed on the three lana SIDES
bv an amphitheate- Of smooth symmetric hls covered
with tall dark pines. AZ tho wharyes' Fan 'o~e"
r,yer steamboats, several sailing vessels one just from
the Sandwich Islands and the great ocean steamer
serra Nevada. On the lower business streets. ample
brick blocks further back the graceful, new Presoy
eran church. and other buildings for school and w"r
ship: tLen spacious frame dwelling, stone-eolored'
yerardahod and half hiddea' by foliage; hnaiy an IT.
recular fringe Of little cottages and rough cabins scat
tered far up among hillside stumps. The Stars ana
Siripes everywhere dying; streets filed Win luSy 'n
,eiccnt faces; fine horses with gracefni carriages
trottinc I'd the mscadamized road along tho river To-
ward a delightful suburban resort known as the "ht
ry.. Drvipc ia the pastime Of the Pacific coast and
Lorsencsh is ruling passion
New England and New.York are largely represented.
for emigration goes due west with unerrrg precision
uncss diverted from its parallel by some exceptional
influence like the early excitements OF California anu
Kansas. Portlandsrowing, euterprsing and intense
Is oya-is 4 worthy Young sister OF her beautiful name
sake on the coast Of Maine May she one day ri'a'
every feature Of tho cider TO her metchless Cy
Hall unequalcd upon this continent. This Portland
was founded 10 lsi5 by two wandering Yankces-Pet-
tigruw from Portland. and LoyeIoy from Boston.
Each desired to give ii the name OF hs birthplace and
they finally decided the yexed question by tossing up
the only coin In their possession-a rusty COPPER.
Heads won; wherefore the future metropolis of tle
North Pacific is Portland and not Boston corner 1T,
% feet by 100 recently sold for e.C Ppreuthe;i-
celv all my figures mean gold. not greenbdcks
Washington TcrritTy alone on the Pacihc slope, mas
adoped the National curreCcy. In California oregon,
Nevada and Idaho gold only circul1ieS. Bu. the hird
tine. have aroused hot conflict on the subject certain
70 result later, Ia the adoption oi treasury
o9s OF the earliest newspapers In Oregon printed
from wooden types cut ont nv hand. The State has
now three dairs: IaS P0riiihd O'SRonidH' The "df1
Sc,esrdH and Tie DaIies M0HHnlrecr. Tue editor oi
tn, OrcgOHian was tie fTsr graduate Of m Oregon
university II is full Of cgestvcnc5s that leaders A.
formers of public opinion are OF native culture ana
rrowth Indeed few things have impressed me nO.c
than to hear several young adics who have lived here
from infancy discuss apprcciativey and critically the
merits and dement's OF TLaekeray and Tennyson.
Whittier and Gail iiami ton.
Tie war las taught ai who can learn ANYTHING, that
Presidents and Governors Cabinets and Congresses
statesmen and generals are but the mercst servants
and agenis-tAat abe paln people. the wolhing many
are the bedrock of American stability and greatness
Frnnfier .torv is full OF similar lessons. In Colorado
In lstO tie people tracked the murderer Of poor Ger
man sUO miles: captured him. Protected lm rOn n
4 IcnyeUworth mob brought hin back 20 Denver. tried
aud convicted hm IN Citizens Court. guarded him
for week against rescue from his friends. and then
executed him. This VAS before Territorial organzl'
ton or the establishment NJ civil law ard the expenses
were deIuyed by voluntary contributors hut TO
court m tie world could have acted with more deDera
tion fairness or trmncss.
Lord Broncham said that rll the hloodshed revolu.
tions and struggles 81 Great Britain had ben simply TO
establish the principle that every question Of life lber
~ or property must be submitted 10 the Judgment u
twelve unbiased men. Our own pioneers (who usually
have to govern themselves few years before Congress
extends ciyN law over them) lstnctNeY enforce this
and The right Of the majority 20 rue. Establish 1000
american settlers tomorrow IN the heart Of The
llimaayas, aud Ia less than n month they would have
al nccdfu laws Ia operation with life and property bet
ter protected than IN a., city OF New York.
In early dogs. the miners Of Jacksonville. Oregon
elected 5n Alcaide. y party Ia contested elim else
thinking himself Wrorrcd. postel this hoilce; " here'
TO Ac1te has given an un ust and corrupt decision
n-linst me- on Sunday next shall take appeal TO
tie Supreme Court Sunday saw n hundicd miners
attracted - curiosity 90 learn what the supreme Court
was. Thcy themselves were That august tribunal ;
Tho ugcrieved party o ganirrd them into meet
ing ,h,y retired the ease aud rendered verdict re-
versing the Alcados decision. Al rcquiesced, rccos
n2ing them rs the supreme Court OF original and final
lull .acuou.
From le4l 10 lsl9 Oregon ruled by Provisional
Government established hy the sguatciS t. meet their
ueccsstics Unrccognyed by the United States wiih.
out the lee pretensc Of technical legality they framed
u Constitution, elected Legislatures and ofraaiyed
Courts. Then officers imposed aud cOilcr .o ,xss
coined money carried on war and made pea, Nall the
IaGans-in short. exercised AL government, unc0us
until Isig when Congros, GRANTED To the pgccucio
sister 4 Territorial organization. The Fr' his
alWa,s claimed to be THE Grelt NaiiOn" fhfat
We nav contest the title with them.
when Oregon became State the follow..r o' q
were east: For Slavery, Gi5; against. nm az &
ending frce negroes hom The stnte. s6i0. egs.n-
l,Oel. The "d-n.aniCcer anyhow" feeling has bee
very strong on the entire Pacific eonsi. but is at
ameIlornsGe. Oregon has only 30 pcop!e Of color =
illustrates the theory Of Petroleum Nasty tlsl 81
rs We have single negro bound 10 have .o-n
Ocraiic party.
The early money tho Beaver Coin.' is neot -.
tinct and specimens very rare. am indeh'r "
Portland friend for n - piece bearing rude q
the bcNcr-ihc characteristic animal OF OfeN"f
initins Of several pioneers and Native co., p.-
lsi9" II was maze by blacksmith. Before lnlo
ductlon no money circulated except th' htu
brought from the States. Whcnt VIA legal tea . 81
per bushe and days labor commahe, tAe 10 ttf'
AZ the mosth Of the Columbia Rivor Indians ~
hibit medals left IN 1904 by Lewis emo Cnr@' p't
their Npluring tour by the wisG0m Anu lni'fc''
saeity OF rhom0s Jefferson.
TIE Hudson Boy Company ma Wyeths MA ~ ;
sets Expedition were the earliest whe settlers thr
Indians Sun call every American boston al sl'