Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-25

with all their might. 1t is to be a so-called
independent movement, led oy the Oregon.
ian on one part, aud the regular Republi.
can organization on the other The So called
Independent Republicans have this time
captured the Democracy, or at least have
got the daily Democratic organ with them
for the election of ID. P. Thompson, the
present Mayor, who wants to be reelected
as the way to the GovernorshIp, but who
thinks he cannot again get the regular Re-
publican nomination, so he has put up the
other job. 10 Simon, of leading law firm.
is the regular nominee, which was antici
pated. Simon is Hebrew by birth is a
rather popular man with the boys, and has
been long talked OF for Mayor. For my
part | don't see what either OF them want
OF 1t, as there Is no money in it. Thomp
run has lots Of coin, made when United
States Deputy Surveyor; and Simon.
though not rich, cannot be poor with his
position at the bar. It will be close
hug, and depends something on no much
money they throw into the struggle. That
is the present " tempest in teapot y that
RACES here, but we shall probably survive
in peace. Thompson has made good
Mayor, but while republics are proverbially
so ungrateful it is not easy to see what the
result will be.
DE-. wHTTMAS's STORY.
The RECORD UNIoS has in the past pub.
lished the current story of how DR.. Whit
man saved Oregon. When the Californian
magazine started and was in search of
" contents " your correspondent furnished
sketch of the old-time missionary's 90.
ing to Oregon in 1886 with his family and
others, and how he returned to the States
in mid-winter, 1912, to DO what he could
to counterfeit the schemes of the Hudson
Bay Company and prevent any treaty dis
posing OF Oregon to Great Britain. He
returned in lS43 at the head of
large emigration, that opened roads
to the Columbia river and practically
settled the occupation of the country in
favor of Americans. He also went to
Washington Immediately on his arrival,
and, failing to make any impression on
Webster, Secretary of State, managed to
enlist President Tyler's strong interest in
favor of Oregon, and got his promise that
nothing should be done in the way of trans.
fers If caravan could be successfully
piloted across the plains the succeeding
year. Mrs. L. b. j tor came out in the
Californian with rather an unnecessary
sneer at Whitman, and at any claim that
could be made that he ever had any in
tiuence, or that such man could have had
such influence, which was unkind in view
of the fact that Whitman afterwards be.
came martyr at the hands of the Cayuse
Indians, and that this claim for his ser.
vices never had been asserted by him. but
was afterwards made by his friends.
Whitman was man as remarkable for
as for worth and courage. He
may not have actually saved Oregon from
becoming British territory, but he did
much that tended that way, and the coun.
try was saved. His missionary associates
say he made his mid-winter terrible Jour
ney across the continent with that purpose
chiefly, hearing the Hudson Bay Com
pany's men boast that the country would
soon be theirs and he did certainly pilot
back large emigration and deserved great
praise for his display of courage and
patriotism"
In book written about Oregon, called
The Great River of he West" Mrs.
Victor had herself accepted the story of
W lieiiisth bctuS WIG SebNloI Vi OftSOI. anu
fully Endorsed it, so there was some stulti-
fcation in the after denial Not satisfied
with closing the pages OF the magazine
against reply, the lady entered the field of
Oregon journalism and denounced as a
falsitier the fellow. missionary Of Whitman
w. II. Gray who has written in reply
a series of papers, in which he effectually
routs his lady antagonist and sustains him
self ably, while he contributes some i'm
portant facts of Oregon history for the
benefit of coming time.
1t may be too much TO claim that Whit
man actually prevented the transfer of
Oregon. but his own assertion to his associ-
ates was that Webster told him he was too
late to prevent it that it was about
traded off for a cod-fshery." Mr.. Gray
proves much in Whitman's favor and fully
sustains the positions assaulted by Mrs.
Victor, and if that lady has suffered in the
conflict we have satisfaction in seeing i'm.
portant facts of history called ont, and the
claims for DIR. Whitman sufficiently sus-
tanned to satisfy his friends and do honor
to his memory. @.