The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-02-09
For tho State Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. H. n. SPAULDING
Early Oregon Nzissions---Their Inn
pOrianee in Securing the COun.
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NUMBER TEN

philanthropic, Christian hearts by stating
u most humiliating fact that, so far from
rewarding, or even making honorable
mention Of that 80 noble, so patriotic, so
important, self-doyised, unsolicited, haz-
ardous exploit Of DR.. Whitman, at that
critical moment. and but for which this
country, with all its growing Importance,
would, to-day, have been British prov
inee-the American Government, so ben
Gifted, and the American people, 80 in-
debted, have gone into the black. hearted
work of slandering the good name and tho
motives Of the Doctor, and Of those Of his
faithful associates now in heaven with
him. Several public journals in the
States, immediately after the murder of
the Doctor, declared that he and his asso-
ciates were engaged in stealing the horses
OF the Indians, aud therefore he vas kill
ed. Governor Cummins went out Of his
way to say that it was Catholic Priests
who published the gospel Of Matthew aud
gave it TO the Nez perccs Nation in their
own language. Buchanan's special agent
and, perhaps, Mr.. Iineoln's-t. II.
Brown, sRys that DIR. Whitman "did more
hurt than good !; aud sends TO Washing.
ton false and shameful account Of the
Doctors labors and his death. President
| Fillmore's Superintendent said that Dr.
aud Mrs. Whitman got just what they de-
served when they were butchcged by the
sayagcs. as the Doctor was oppressive, aud
Mrs. Whitman and Mrs Spaulding were
monsters; and for no other possible rea-
son than because the FIRST stopped an In
dian from entering her bedroom, and the
other would not allow the painted Indians
to crowd into the spinning and weaving
room, aud once stopped an Indian from
going into her buttcry. And from that
day to this, whenever sec an Indian wo-
man eating lice (as they often do), | am
forciblY reminded Of President Fillmore 5
system Of eiyilizing the heathens by com
pelllng his teaohers-man and wife, and
perhaps child-to 20 into one and the
same hole with tho lousy. filthy hcathens;
having one room for bed, FIRE eating and
cooking place, in common for all, at all
times where sick or well, the filthy, lousy,
drunken ones (always enough Of these af-
ter white men get into an Indian country
must be allowed TO crowd in ut any hour.
walk upon the bed. handle the food, DC.
None Of this was allowed by Mrs. Spauld.
ing and Mrs. Whitman, and it was never
attempted but in the two instances refer
red to, aud these were communicated by
very shrewd half-brced four years after
the destruction Of our Mission, TO Fill
morc's Superintendent, who lent his Off
cial character-as Lincoln has-to look
ing up excuses for the Tuurder of DR.. and
Mira. Whitman and it seems this was a
great expense to Fillmore.
We came TO teach them civilization
not to sink them deeper IL filth, as Mr.
Fillmore's system would have it. We al
ways had a large, comfortable room for
the Indians to stay in, and bedrooms,
buttcry, eatingrooms and closets for our
families. should not have referred to
Mr. Fillmore, perhaps, but for the fact
that this "lousy system" as | may call it,
seems to be pet system with the Gov
ernment. To my knowledge, his system
is really enforced on one Reservation, at
least, where the Government Missionary
and his wife are crowded into one single
room-small, smoky and leaky-for years,
to do their cooking, eating, sleeping.
changing and storing in tho one ''hole," T"
TO teach their Indian school, to attend the
sick Indians-oiton compelled TO leave
the room filed with Indians. The horri-
bic consequences to those living victims
to American fanaticism, as they suffer on,
are not fit to go on the printed page. That
the authorities at Washington are in some
way responsible for this r'lousy system" Of
Fillmore, either by direct instruction or
permission, appears from the fact that all
the other employees at the Agency are
well provided with houses comfortably
fitted with bedrooms, buttery, store-rooms,
&c >
i Again, must pain your hearts by an.
nouncing a fact that must crimson the
check of every true American, to-wIt -
The great Christian American Govern.
ment at Washington, after it had been sc
vastly benefited by the opening and per.
manent establishment of the great emi,
grant wagon road from the Missouri to the
Pacifc-through the personal dedication
of Mrs. Spaulding and Mrs. Whitman, and
the labors of DIR. Whitman, through haz
ards and personal hardships that have nc
parallel; and its citizens, by hundreds
and thousands, who, as they reached the
mission station of DR.. Whitman in theii
i yearly emigration, Way-worn, exhausted
hungry, bare-footed, sick and destitute
widows, without means; children, without
either father or mother (seyen children
whose parents had both died on the road
the youngest six months old, were thus
brought and left upon the Doctors hands
without means, and he received and careG
for them as for his own until he was butch
ered-and three of them were butchered
with him J were always met by the Doc
tor with open arms and welcome heart
and supplied, to the utmost. of his ability
/ with medical aid, provisions, clothing anc
labor among his Indians For severa
winters his mission station became al
i asylum for scores who were compelled tt
astop till next season, either on account o.
sickness, give-out teams or the lateness o.
the season--although the Doctor otter
had to depend upon the Lapwai Station
Fl after the emigration passed, for every
! pound of grain till next harvest. The
fall the good Doctor andhis dear and faith
! ful wife were murdered, there were some
5I7O emigrants thus being provided for BY
i the Doctor; and had already gonofwitf
/ my pack-train of 30 animals, loaded with