The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-01


are fsauUV In havsag yxt with ne q gooaH
trough Diminishing company Of tnosF NET
and gomkn Who esIaEEd Win faos< 49,
here ise buried ard with shcsS. 49,
=, az 81 sS.a zines OF dit-
s.ais ard g,er5.0us beginnings. To you OF
this nnsnker VINO are here To-Day. ana
saroaxfa you 70 all your company We
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y. = ~ 49,, $3.50 81. a rtss Sssss many days
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mn "A won,esa az that generation endured
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.-rhe constituency OF this ss%ms,ly. az
well as the character OF the Observance OF
this day. ~ significant when taken In con-
rlecston with the occasion. IL IL not an AS
Sennoiy representative OF the church u ~
not an assembly representative OF party,
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IA. tYiz i, eoyfessestIy has. because OF The
life and WORK OF Marcus Whitman and be-
cred In the mission which Was established
on this spot and came IN common usage 10
bear his name
gouar Due IN Whitman
$500, ,,...,~s,,f
uf speaAsr Hrfe sNesSaeo ,s 80
features OF ohiimSh edissi- Tag Gun
fiHaed.
II shall not attempt description OF that
memora ole winter ride. nor shall I delay
to discuss here the objects of that most
daring and peri!ous feat. II is sufficient
10 say that N In now matter of record
that one leading purpose Of il was 10 Try
to Induce the government at Washington
to make the way 10 Oregon clear and
safe. another was 80 induce immigrants
10 come To Oregon In vastly increased
numbers A point which Is worthy of care
fal notice n this: That Whitman went 10
Washington discussed with members of
the cabinet measures for encouraging i'm
migrants on the overland route to Ore
gon and promised the secretary OF war
that on his return he would report 10 him
u bill which, In his judgment would secure
.hfa end. and that thIT fsapf,ened wfthin
the same month Of March in which The
scheme of the sale of Oregon was most
strongly pushed. and within which also
i. was checked If noe defeated Before
Whitman had left the East the direction
even of presidentlal plans seems u have
lAArmansrltIy changed. Whitman did not
larry for results. but soon again was on
the overland route doing what In him lay
tn accomplish that which more than all
else would sooner or later bring about the
res,,its which he sought.
lust what might have happened except
for Whttmap.s act of interest that year
no man can tell Nor can any man tell
what was the measure OF his influence on
the result which was sought and which
was finally reached. This much liz GER
OF Oregon. whitman was by his own pur-
pose and act present In the critical places
aad ST the critical moments. and he then
and there spoke the words and did the
So.
fierce of his experience and character and
s;sergy to bear In the direction which
events subsequently, took. and toward
tie results they actually reached.
When cabinet ministers were debating
treasures, and just at the moment when
tae government was most strongly think
ing of bargaining away the interests OF
Isis country In Oregon for concessions In
California and the South, he appeared first
In the lana which al that moment was In
debate II mi the subject OF a dark in
trfgue. ana 9th full knowledge and all
and truthful nature spoke the words fit
led 10 carry hope 30 The friends OF Ore
gon and dismay 70 It's enemies. when
emigrants were poisinr in their minds be-
tween the dextina,lons IN hss soIieh. he
uassea nv ard ioS. shn ,,ord s,,as 80 a..
s,nerce dacssian' when Iatar ~ he am
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Journey W.stwafa they We're on the
ihreshoia OF ine aisputeu territory. an thas
pGsnt wnere decision Was 10 DE made as
10 Tue moas OF tlafei anu conveyance, ms
Voice was strongly and decisiveIy for that
mode which, when heard of in the East.
should convince America that the road TO
oregon was indeed open; and finally
through this most dtfficnit and dangerous
part of the way Whitman was the chosen
iiliot and trusted counselor and friend.
..,J7,l,x arrived SAFELY an fbe hanLs ~
49,. fsatn,,,s,. 49, roti. ..r.s.x,,. =, -.
tran settlers Wnan .hosa sal sr,Sr,l.,r
mar, win tbe.. wives snd cniiarar, ,ha;,
horses and eas,ie and waxoas w.re ~
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sy,r ~. $500 III. in ,ns hitea s,atss
'fs' ne parTisfs On 1hs intervening noun
tasas TIC ftaiions title 10 the valley OF
sssa 1osumh}1 had been made good. Hence
seFs ',,,. - ONT awai'ed tue slew movement
Q. hnleWaey 10 DC Acknowledged and de-
ciared.
/ would IN no way disparage the work
81 moss who IN early days nehly
ursne raurage ~ a ~1,,yssen,,s a.
sfrove to erect here the forms az riyii so,
y{sfy or to create beginnfnes of s,r,na.,s,
nd trade unf htsfcr, ,sts,,,g,e h.t !, ~.
sshrfxffan ,rfx~so,earirs y.hn fvet ~, a.
road for Immigration ana erectsd ana
,,etiut,stnsa ~, this al, ,le,,, ,,,s+ 49,,
..s,n home and thst n vax this ma rtic,,lsr
missionary mere tha,, any other she 80
s,slafted and encn,aragei others tn soIIoyv h,
shls same road Others am nnore Thar, re
IN laying the foundations Of the state and
ia arrantxine ths suffered ueftters t,ta =
,-ivil community. When the history ~
these thtnss shalt h., ,snaIiy vv.,t,on ,sn
stinrsme hanors viii ao,b,,ess 's -, e, ~
where, RAJ In .he work az hrlneia, ore
se, tt,ta the t-nIor nv = u,aetissssI ,,,,..,,s,,
af the door through what had thfthertn
hssen regarded as :, n ing,,f,erable .,srricr =
lpsitssn WHITMAN ia have h~,.n forsvos,
Others contributed Gnhly 10 this md. hut
.no oae seems 10 have seen SO early a. aid