The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-06-08
For tho State Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. H. H, SPAULDING
EarIy Oregon EzissiOns---'Their Eml-
E4ortamcc ia Securing tae EOun-
try to Americans.
lNrMnrn rMENTY .Two. |


The Government shook long purse oI
gold in the face of the Attorney for the
Board. and said eve will make IL cos,
YOU or any of your friends four times what
1t is worth before you get the claim by law
we have got the money, and will carry the
ease to Washington and prolong il for years. =
Aud proceeded 10 break up the school,
pledged by Government for twenty ycara il
the Palmer treaty, and for which the Indian,
paid lands. Aud all this outrage to prevent
any more Bibles from being printed OF
preached TO the Indians in their own Ian
guage, and 20 give the whole field into ths
hands of the Jusuits. defy the friends o
Mr.. Lincoln or Mr. Johnson'to give any 9th
or reason.
Tsa American Government did Justly and
noihv with the Methodist Board III donating
/ to them so, 900 for their efforts in settling
the Willamette Valley, aud $50, 600 more ioi
part of the Dalles mission claim. But th'
same Government has dealt very differently
with our Board and It's missionaries, from
the day it made fast the nccks of the mis
sioncrics, Butler and Worcester, to one cnC
Iof n horse-chain and the other end fast {,
the necks of dragon horses, aud draggcI
them away from their Indian schools ant
churches and families, 10 Georgia Peniteu
tinry, and kept them there nj hard labor io
two years, down 10 the late outrage at Lap
wal. Is this to be explained because thi
Methodist Church casts the largest vote -
any body after the. Catholic, while the Pres
bytcrian can east scarcely bakers dozen ~
this coast? and is it because our rulers hay'
come to be no longer "a praise to them tha
do well, but rather Il military despotisin
to make the rich richer nud the poor fouge
to take lands, and homes, aud ehurfbc
from the weak and give - those who ca
command the greatest number OF votes =
However. th;a big.v0tc club worked Ike
charm, IA tho hands 81 our Ner10dist brcth
rcn, over lhe head Of President Lincoln. ii
the case of Superintendent; Kendall aud Rev
Mr.. Nigbcr But they struck just one licl
ton much when they forced Harlan inlo tl
ICabiues, who came out twin brother wisi
NesmIth IN stealing the Lapwai mission anr
violating the grave Of Tie yirtuous dead.
On arriving at the English camp, SIR. Ne
iCle3i received Us with that kindness an
hos pilality which ever characterized III
gentlemen Of the Hudson Bay Company i
their intercourse with our missiouaries-
T with the exception O( one instance, whic
will appear hereafter. He invited Us int
his tent, where hc had his oil-eloth tabl
spread, and with such dinner for bciUg
who had leen So long without bread Sea
biscuits aud ham, cDiIee and sugar, plate
aud knives. Aud often on the Journey III
these gentlemen deny themselves t9 aIog
our ladies Il rich feast Of harl bread.
4 fcw days after the Aez Perccs cam
(ab1ut 2,0J1l, joined our camp - jourue
with u 10 Fort Hall. aud 10 persuade us.
possible, 10 60 with them, by she!r budal
route, to their country; fearing if we wer
q - sA. {
as they did Mr. Lee.
, On the i8th Of July the caravan took u
its march for Fort Nalia Malta The III,
lish. unlike thc Americans, packet their ~
imals aud turned them loose, driving the.
: ia u baud before them, Ike the packers
the present day ~ this country. The Anne
ican packer always held his three anima
by tbs cord. riding one and leading tho Is
packed, - be the more ready 10 form into
hallow square, dism0unt, h0bble and pick
tue animals At the sudden approach Of bas
of sayages.
;, The Sec Perees camp was divided ip
small bands Of some 50 or 100 with fol
times rs many horses, each baud under
sub chief, the whole tribe directed Ly thr
war chiefs who gave their orders or dire
= tions every evening for the next day, r;diI
slowly around among tie lodges, with
erier by the side repeating every sentence
a distinct, loud voice. | saw at once d
power this method would give to preachi5
and my experience Of many years has Of
strengthened my conviction. We loose
iDlpTessioH what we gain in dm0tpf
The labor Of the Indian Camp, while in
dangerous country, was pretty we'll divide
between the women and men. The latt
having the fighting TO do, the hunting al
scouting and the constant watching; Il
. driving horses to grass and bringir
them in at night. While the women do Il
packing and driving the horses by day, Il
puttingup aud taking down lodges aud pole
the gathering wood and digging roots aud Il
pounding seeds for food aud making noec
sons We found the whod nation, won,
and men (cxcept the chiefs, given to gan
,e bling, but ready and even anxious 10 lea
what the book 0f God had 10 say on Il
subject. After accommodating a few days
made up my mind that the devil would di
= pute this point with more determined de
peration than any other he held among tl
simple minded people, and after a warfare
nearly 80 years | have found the Gospel
. Christ could rout him from every other pc
more readily than from this. Among Il
Jews his strong hold was in their hatred
the manifest Deity and melting love Of Chris
before which raging soul IL melted to
. lovely angel Of mercy in moment.