The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06

tie Whitman monument. much has been
said on the subject. some, like Dr. Hal
lock. have praised DIR Whitman To the
skies. while others. Hk. Father Flohr.
have stated that when DR.. Whitman wsst
east he not cftly did nothing to save any
part of the Northwest coast 10 the United
States. but had no Intention OF attending
20 any but purely missionary business, and
that no one ever heard any patriotic mo-
fiyes attributed 70 him until about lssi
Others, who have recently come "a the
country, have heard patriotic motives at
tributed 10 Dr. Whitman 50 often that
they have never doubted the fact. but
have never seen the evidence on the sub
ject and so now wonder whether there II
any reason TO believe the story. and II so.
what IL In.
DR.. Whitman came 10 the Coast In 1895
a. a missionary OF the American board
OF commissioners 10 foreign missions 10
the Indians. AS I wish TO use the evil
denre Of others. | with add that Rev IL.
II. spsiding and Hon. W. III. Gray came
the same year. and Rev. T.. Walker and
Rev e.. Eels with their wives, came In
lszs all OF whom were members OF the
same mission. DR.. william Geiger came in
lsse and was employed by DR. Whitman
to take care of his station ut walia Wal
la during the winter of isi2-iS. Perrin H.
Whitman. nephew OF the doctor. came
n isa3. and Hon A. Human in 1874, and
school at his station i'm the winter OF
ls4i-is.
1t is well known that the English
wished to obtain Oregon. The Hudson
Bay Company worked for the same end.
both as loyal British subjects. and be-
cause as Chief Factor Mcdonald. OF Fort
CoIyiiie, said To Dr. G. Eeils IL England
should obtain u. Il would be made over
to the Hudson Bay Company. DIR. Whit
man had not been long In this country
before he learned both the value OF the
country and 81 the efforts of the Hud-
son Bay Company to ostafn Ii. Thus IN
the course OF time his Ideas matured 50
that. according TO Mrs. Walker testi-
mony. he wrote Mr.. Walker about Il and
few of his expressions were as fol-
lows: This country viii soon be settled
by the whites. IL belongs TO the Amer
fcans II II a great and rich country.
What country this would be for the
Yankees. Why rot tell them OF it,
Pamphies by II. Eells' Marcus Whit
man.. p. Id
Capt. NJ. Crawford. of the immigration
of 1872 reached Or. Whltman's Septem-
Der ~ according to his published jour
Eal In II there were fifty foar men. but
after leaving Fort Hall. where they left
their wagons. they broke up into small
companies, each travelling as fast as "
coulo.
mission. and on the eosh an express sent
BY DR. whitman reached Messrs. Walker
aud E.eils on the Spokane river. taking
iong-iook.d for letters from Or. Whitman
and Secretary Greene. OF Boston. The
doctor requested a meeting of the mis-
sion. which was held ar DIR. wh!tman's
September 2s-S Al II the doctor was
authorized 10 so east. Messfs- Spaldsng
and Gray approved and Messrs. Walker
and Eslis al first opposed II. and only
yielded when IL became plain that he
would 20 II he Became disconnected with
IN. mission I'm order to do so. This could
not be thought Of SO they consented. AT
this meeting the subject was discussed
OF his going 10 do what he could TO save
Oregon "a the United States. and in reply
10 considerations intended TO hold DR..
whitman "a his missionary work. he re-
piled, according 20 Dr. Eeiis II am not
expatriated by becoming missionary"
lie was 10 start on October Sth. and the
other missionaries were 10 have their let
tiers ~ his station al that time,
According 90 Or Geieer the emgrauts
Of fs4e had brought news which aroused
the doctor. Lord Ashhurten had reached
Washington CITY April with full power
10 settle the boundary question and all
other questions of controversy. including
the Oregon boundary, between the two
governments and on May is the emf
grants left Independence Mo. for ore
gen These forty-two days gave them
time TO learn 90 Lord Ashhurt0ns arrival
and It's object.
DIR, Whitman left his station October :
for the East The statement has often
been made that ahuuf October the doctor
was called Ia Fort Walia Waila tnaw
walhia, TO attend a sick man. ana that
while there al dinner az express mes
senger arrived stating that the Red river
emigration had crossed the Rocky noun
sainS. and that a Catholic priest shouted.
.suurrah fer orrgun' America may whIs-
sle We have set the country" or SINH
lar words II is also said that because II
these words the doctor rode home iu iva
hours. ard started The next day for tne
Fast.
Whlle something may have occurred
there which FASTENED pr. Whiiman's de-
patturc. | have never been able - accept
all the statements made Of what occurred
there. or that his was the prime cawse
Of his going For frem the history az the
Catholic missions IN Oregon. II - toler-
ably plan that TO Catholic priest was
there, from the testimony % three mem
hers az the Re' river emigration tand oniy
one Immigration ever came thar wayh
John Fg.tt Hensy Buxton ana Charles
N-KaN as well A. from Mr- SpslairFs
seuruai ~ that siTnc. e - certain shNt
emigration came SIS iSfi and net 81 iSts.
ard from the statements previously made
~ - certain ihak zhR NuFtNT hAi Getef-
mined 80 SO before Octcser :
What dsa eceuT ~ Fort Walla WaHa
Is not certain. ifr tieiscr SAYS tEai Ia.
Whitman hsd obtained the Information
erass, Mr i.essjov and others ~ the sus.
migration ~ $50 that trr United States
~as about - exchange Oregon fov the
Newfoundland cet fisheries ama that
while he vas az WsfiA wsiiR - asked
sfcDf this trade ara AIS informed that
this was fhs rxEees tlen. 50 witness 5Ae
Red river immigration of tho previous
year
he Whtfman lcft ptss,e- 2 sN-o asys
sooner fhan Nss~Es Walker Rnd Bells
sNpsctsa so that Nhrn their lsstsrS
reachei els staten, ss w&s two DAYS "a
he way
Il has hssa saiA tAat an efseF had secr
seat from are n,iSsfnn s~szra ai Bessen -
i~TlemfInus Ar Spa1dines rsf~xsaa ana <
she <sz FeFca< ana ssechArEt hsn7s Also
e. abNnssea Ng. wAsm&ns m sister. ara
sftsea hiH - IRE pew aneenE tse So
kansa Tnts IS tf,se. t1al r has afsn tecn
$3.50 fe&t go gsvvcag ihis ek~ tAs $3.50 oe-
svyg - ttr. Whstusau's E1srx easf The