The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-16
& For the State Rights democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. H. H. SPAULDING
Early Oregon MissiOns--.Thcfr Inn.
pOFtamce im Securing the Conn
try TO Americans.
NUMBER TnfnrY-Tnagg.

has kindly informed me that il will be neces
sary to close these lectures speedily. The
columns Of that valuable paper will be
crowded with important matter. / thank
him most heartily for his indulgence in al.
lowing me, in my feeble way, 10 attempt to
get before the people Of this coast the true
history Of the ssern and unyiclding patriot.
ism and living piety 0fttree Of Orcgon's pio
ncers. But mistO0k the time for such an
effort. It's too near the actors. One hun.
dred years hence would be more hopeful
period. The great work Of their bands and
souls, viz: the Anericdnizatton of hts coast
ard the spread Of tie Gospel among the abo.
rigines, m ;ets. as yet, with to- man y dis.
appdngcd nUpes ~ one directs n, too strong
"a band OF American infidcls in another direc.
tim, and too strong big0tted fear 0f rivalry
in another DIRECTION 20 allow tie possibility
| of getting fair history Of that fearful but,
| thank God, successful work, before the un.
pTejudIced portion OftcOmmuniiy, as yet.
Many 0f the readers If the Dgm0cn3T are
deeply interested in tho history Of those three
sterling patriots in their bloody aud unequal
struggle % save Oregon Mt time when the
we'll organized and powerful agents If Great
Britain Intended 10 arrogate the whole terri.
tory to the British crown.
hasten t9 lay the account Of the ''Waii.
latpu" tragedy before the community. That
tragedy was the result 0f1tat oork, as touch.
ing t,co Of those three patriots. The third
one--that il, Mr.. Lee,-had fallen three
years before, from the same cause.
will c0ndense the history Of our eleven
years mission work into a short compass,
emitting. necessarily, many events during
that period pertaining TO myself or angel
wife, or the people, or our associates, or the
| yearly immigration Of our beloved country.
mcn-eyents thrilling and painful; now
dark, now bright; now joyful, now fearful !;
discouraging to-day, hopeful Tomorrow !;
events pertaining to us, also, as American
citizens attempting to occupy, according to
treaty, this Great West jointly with the sub
jccts Of Great Britain, who we're actually
IL possession Of the whole country and were
determined % hold it, either by fair mcans
or foul. All this thrilling and, must Of IL.
essentially American history will c0me out
some day; but must hasten to say that wc
arrived at Lapwai Nov. 20, 1896, and com.
| iHeuced our work, which the bloody tragedy
that occurred precisely eleven years from
| that date. closed. aud drove rs from the
| country, broke up the Protestant missions
| and the American settlements east Of the
| Cascades, and drove every American from
| that region, and closed that country. by or
der OF Government, for ten years. against
Protestant missionaries But myself and
angel wife left the toItoicing as the fruits Of
thnsc III short years uf labor bat chiefly
due. Jet me here say, rs my last privilege. 10
| the entire consecratiOn, the trust in God. the
amazing degUtion Uf her whu il now in heay.
en--one, undoubtedly, Of the very few most
devote lady missionaries 0f the = ard whu
have devoted themselves u the fearful bu,
4 r
because Of the darkness and filth into which
they have II descend to begin their work
glorious ltcause of tie astonishing effects oi
The Bible apon the human soul. say we iefi
the fnlltwing. y;z: 4 schDol of 234 maSi
enthusiastic learners. old and young, sec
| Agent Anderson letter to Dr.. Atkinson.
half vi them g0d readers. and arc 50 to-day
twenty years after; Ome. bird good with tie
pen. THE Principal chief writes his power
ful speeches; hc wrote two hong long letter,
iu 1864 and Go to Presidents Lincoln and
johnson, begging the treaties to lie fulfilled
the schnnls reestablished and their uls
teachers rcinsiatci) AIsp, native church
"f 25 members. 10 p,undei for member
ship. and over 100 giving evidence If con
ycrsian; u large class uf girls taught tn spir
and weave, and oyer 200 Yards of guod ian
mel w1ve; the baarding chiidren-1ver 20
taught ia English the whole nation. witt
the exception OF one small camp, n sabbath
observing and "a church aud school goinf
people, making their adopted religion NJ
open and earnest buSiness-patriarchi
worship night and morning. only aac harlu
in the nation. drunkenness unknown. thiev
ing abandoned, gambling about broken up
filthy habits supplanted by cleanliness ane
deceney the whole people delighted will
Sabbath worship. prayer meetings and sing
ing of hymns.
When We arrived the nation was most mis-
erahle, indoient and filthy, without letters
without plow, hoe or COW not kernel q
grain, nor foot of land in cultivation liv
ing ON roots fish and game, and many starry
ing without law, and no knowledge uf Re
demptinn or the Sabbath. When we wer,
broken up I've did not abandon the station
rs MIR. Lincnln savs), we left the whole peo
} pie understandingly and happily at work OF
their little farms all through their country
pretty we'll supplied with hoes and pluw
(many procured from the States and wolde,
with my own hands) also with cows-frs
from my own little band of FIVE, and late
by my aid from the Willamette and the year
~ immigration. paid for. of course, raising
the last years. from l2, 900 to 20, 900 bushei
of grain yearly, including peas, which habi
they retain yet. In 1862 they raised % 90
bushels Of wheat and corn and brought it {
their mill, built according to treaty; quit
we'll supplied with medicines, and taugh
: their use.
} reduced their language to written stat
: and printed the first book in 1889 upon
: press donated by the native christians {
Honolulu, S. l., brought to Lapwai and 81
, up by Mr.. Hall, Of the Sandwich Islam
. mission. 1t was the first printing press o
the Pacific slope. A part of the old "office
with its adnbic chimnies vet stands with tn
apples trees around it. Other bonks follow
ed in the Nez Pcrces and Flat Head lar
guages.
i We left at the station ono Touring. mil
o two long bitches for the mills and for nav
r CATION, dug by native help, and some fiftee
bitches through the country, dug by the n,
! tiyes for their use; large bearing orchar
! and several among the people, all from seet
" | brought; large church or school hous
Q n commodious Indian.room, printing .affic
Q flour-heuse, weaving and spinning room
e eating and sleeping rooms for twenty boar,
Q ing children, granary, workshop, blac
q smith shop, sture-roum, wood house, lar.
!. and commodious dwelling -house--in all
fire places; large farm well fenced and irr
~ gated, with 600 bushels corn raised tn
r year, 800 of wheat, 80 acres of wheat in.
o head of cattle, 40 head ofhorses for packil
n and riding. as ! had to pack grain eve
r winter to Waiilatpu, the yearly immigrant,
s requiring everything tho Doctor could rails
! The whole nation were attached to the Anne
I, ican Government and taught its principle
y except the small pagan camp.
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