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II V ANUUKW J. HllKY.j
KHLbXSnUlu;, TIUJilSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1851
VOL. ?. ISO. 20.
it 1,11 i 1 1 It 1
I, Xi A IT 13 O XJ S '
Yowi Graham's Magazine.
SCENES IN TEXAS.
I v WTOSIA DK BEX til. WITH Til 11
iti'uo, wur.tti: Tin: lamest i:d
UllWiixj . -J
K)M THE UECOXNOISAXCi: OK AN Ol'IH KI!
OF THE V. S. A II M V .
T.I I S C
The citv of Antonio de Bexar, which i the world (tor except a lew paths and In
,vaa founded more than two centuries past, iJtau trails, there is no appearance ot a
occupies a fertile plain on the west shore i r-! to S:in Antonio.) and therefore depn-
r iio &ntnmrt river. and now. even its
curtailed condition, reaches full v a mile ;
alonz that beautiful stream, while in width
it extends perhaps to more than half that ;
distance It eem to have been rcsrularlv ,'
laid off in streets, crossing each oilier at
riht ano'les, with an oblong space in the j
rentre, about midway of which stands the ;
cathedral and other public buildings, divi- i
ding it into two equal divisions ol some
iTii: acres each, the eastern being denom
inated the civil, and the western the mili
Around the whole extent of
tary square
these squares are erected a continuous
wall of stone houses, which from the ex
terior, with their rough walls, their flat
roofs, and their port-hoies, i-Lsemble noth
ing but an impregnable fortiiication. while
m the interior, with their pins'. n-J fronts,
large windows, and spacious corridors,
ihey present at once an appearance o!
-omfort, uniformity, and security. The
other buildings are miserable huts, built
of crooked muskect-logs stuck endwise
into the ground, the crevices tilled with
clay, without windows, with dirt floors,
and generally thatched with prairie grass
or bull-rushes. The surface of the ground
being level, the stis, which are without
pavement, appear to have been prepared
hy the hand of nature for the especial pur
poses to which they had been appropriated
by man. The suburbs on the eastern
bank of tli3 San Antonio, where a cor.id
Nrable portion of the population reside,
yield :c tbe curvi;i;r?s of the rivnr from
the Alamo to the full extent of the city.
The river San Antonio, which is formed
hy some half-dozen spring that burst up
within a small compass, is perhaps one of
the coolest and purest little rivers on the
American continent.
Besides affording an abundance of wa
ter to supply the numerous diverging ditch
rs for irrigation, it sweeps on with a boh
O - . . . . .
j ,
cinrpnt. and with its Uowcrv Iumiks ant
i
its meandering channel winding gracefully
through the city, may be considered as its
mA.i ,K1., intnrpulin'r nrnr'tm-ll?.
1
From carlv evening till the hour ol mid- t
night the inhabitants flock to it in crowds,
for the purpose of bathing, and then the j
fnrm. nf l,.,n.-lrP,l, nf vouiirr and beautiful I
W Ud'Jl iillVl if "'- " -
nymphs may be seen joyfully gamboling j
amongst it limpid waves. It is hy no : -l '"y '" oan ainonio, am. no. . ami 11 was m one ol its rooms that Colonel As you enter the mouth of the Uner,
means an unusual sight to behold the : n)JC' sf;11:'!l "n-crstood by a single , Ii.,wic was nuinlered, while confined to : on a small peu:uula formed bv the ex
forms of three or four young brunettes ' lrooPL'r; . ' 1,0,1 by ' iC''in!SS- Extending from its ! pai-tion of the river in the form of a half
come dashing down the current, with their : . x s Ireqnently diverting to oosenc the , southeastern corner to the wall in the rear moon into a large bay, (iiaker's) and the
dark hair floating over their shoulders; ar.d i s.';!t 8 aces ,A. l!ie gentlemen, , is seen the splendid nuns of the cathedral, ; Pacific, on the north side is situated Pa-
eliding like dolphins on the sea. 1 He 1
writer describes an incident wntcu came , . - '- t u a iaij;u uuiamenieu ooor irouting tiie
within his notice during his visit to this ! 15 s,,- rno'c diverting at the end of the . west, on cither side of which, between two
beautiful river. He says "As I htood i 'ndango, alter each dancer has paid the ; deeply i'luied stm:e columns, stands a ii
gazing on the various forms before me, I t'dulcr and treated his partner to some guru of some holy saint, executed and tin
beheld one vounirer and more delicate, j slIJ1Pl beverage prepared lor the occasion, j ished with taste that would do credit to
rolling, curvetting, and sporting among the j
waves, whose tapering limbs and well i
formed figure shone amidst the sparkling
waters like alabaster when exposed to the j
sunlight. She was the only female cf ,
light complexion I saw in San Antonio, j
and as she passed her flaxen ringlets fell j
wantonly about her white neck and half- j
developed bosom. She seemed artless j
and sinless as a child of the coral caves of j
the deep, deep ocean but when her full j
blue eye turned up and its glance .net, in j
wild surprise, with ours, a blush of mod-
cut consciousness passed over her cheek, ,
when she darted to the bottom to rise no i
" . . ... . ., 1
more till distance had deprived us oi tne
powers of discrimination
The population of San Antonio is divi- j
led into three classes. The third is the j
connecting link between the savages and
the Mexicans, and arc termed Iianchcros,
(or herdsmen) a rude, uncultivated, fear
less race of men, who spend a great part
of their lives on the saddie, herding their
cattle and horses, and in hunting deer and
buffalo, or pursuing mustangs, with which
this country so iully abounds. Unused
to comfort, and - regardless alike of ease
and danger, they have a hardy, brigand,
sun-burnt appearauce, especially when
sen with a broad, slouched hat; a red or :
mped shirt, deer-skin trowsers, and lndi- .
an moccasins. ,
me second are alinK Deivvetn inc .wex- j
anu me opaniaru, or wuoi.oi., u j eepuons, iraveueu inucu, seen mueii oi tne j St. Jose, the V lrgiri Mary, with the infant
are somewhat more civilized, more super-; world and those superlative advantages I in her arms. The wholo is-cut in stone
stilious, owing to the influence of the j with which nature has gifted them, have j and stands out boldly from the wall!
Priest, and yet possessed of less bravery, j been cultivated, cherished and embellished i Within we found remnants of rich tapes
'ess generosity, and far less energy than j until they exceed in appearance, and equal trv, fragments ot images and crosses, and
tfi former. They reside in the city, with j in capacity, any women of the. present day. very natural-looking figures of St. Jose,
b scanty visible means of support, and And when collected within the luminous and Jesus, with his ibandVes and wreath
wHhoul the least ell'ort to procure the j walls of a ball-room, as they were the. j of thorns, as lie was seen after he was ta
comforts of life; still they vegetate, and j evening prececding our departure, w ith j ken down from the cross. . The v9sc 3 for
JF'Peai to be perfectly independent and graceful figures limiting with elegance and ' the holv water ir chaste, and must have
Their usual dress is a broad-j
:at. a roundabout, calico shirt
brim white 1
and wide trousers, wit!; a red sash or jir-
die a runnel the waist. At an early hour
of the day they go to mass, then loiter out I
the morning, sleep through the afternoon, j
and spend the night in gaming, dissipating i
and dancing but they drink hut little li- j
quor. Almost entirely uneducated, com- j
pietcly cm o:t irom all intercourse wim i
ihey ha vc no cnterprize or public zeal,
I1L) cunosiiy. but little patriotism know ,
nothing of government and laws, and seem '
incapable oi feeling themselves, or appre-
1 -laaug ouies. muse may aspirations
which lire the brain, warm the heart, nerve
lllc 'ir,- burn v.i the bosom of a free
man.
With apparent good nature, and much
awkward courtesy, they are yet treachcr
ous and deceptive, and can no more stand
t,iC h':,n noticst gaze ot a real white man
tii-an a lox can the eye ot a lion.
The wives and daughters of the Han
rheros are as rough and uncouth as their
h" sbands and fathers, and disdain those
hilht and p"!i'e amusements :!nt jrcnerallv
amuse t'rar sex. 15.:'. the females of the
second class are agreeable, handsome ami
fascinating ii hough not particularly r.c-
com
v..
i
1 lit'N' ctress nl
am !inu laste-
lailv, and in a stvle best calculated to de
4
ti-.e elegant proportion d" their
r
dcnera!y poor, tney of course wear
but few costly jewels; vet with much t'ood
C'A
'-'.'in to consider tlieir own natural
charm as tiie richest ornaments that can
adorn a woman, and as those surest to at-
inif hn1 i!iiirp 'nii fcmipo th.i otti'iti,t, a :
tin,iiLi Mi j l
: i.m-nti p.oiiion oi iiumamiy. ,
This- d iss are the votaries of the
aa.'izoc.s lor wai.Mi an .uitomo is so nist-
, - . . . . j----
y ceieora'ei). ,
ignUy, wbiie vet !.''.'!: ar.d buoy-nt ;
with the exhilarating ctlects of a sic sin and .
Oiiil,
, t
iey thick by hundreds to those dirt ;
Iiajr s iio;;ns win
i ar: the scene"! ct mirtii
a:;d musie.
. ! i ,
() iJ "'. O U i i rivir" i i i-r-nrni-i
yet without su'-ii listless restraints as an-
noun.eeir.ent-r, bows and introductions, t!:e
find.
igoes were weil calculated to aflord
rare sport for a company of oung vohin-
leers fresh from t!:; Imited States; and so
omnipotent
was their
so terrible
i
influence over the
their appearance
UiU'S,
and
Willi
pistol
s am
)owic-Univcs to their
.1 1 -I, . . . .
l" - "iiiiicii neignoors, mat tne nrrivau
11 SV?' platoon wa- sulhcient to dear
th t"1 f Mexican, except a few
'" s' uround as silent and disintercs-
1 .... I L .... MM.. IV. 1: I. 1 -
peeiaiors. j ne nngiisn language is .
" ; ,d,m '-si ' 1 ,
u P'"S lT b' consent and ;
. "'f 1 s;'"en.aiiy, striking s
J.' g 1 ' lhc !?t:,r3 tu cvtr' 'l,uir .
lcr,1 u'e j
The first class, now reduced to a limited :
' "moei is composed o the direct lineal ;
descendants of Spanish dons and Cast.- ;
J ""'js, who, tuough stnpt of the t.;
and prerogatives whien they enjoyed ,
dor a , govcrnnicn . vet rut lheir
d ';'" . their royalty, am, their fortunes, !
Xll ZT i
and subordinate classes already described,
are content to live in case and aristocratic (
- v."'v'1' V- WWJV-" Vl l. u' !
!.- i; i i i
s ewe ,um-, ,
an earthen jar, and a few cow hides and
,, . , , . , .
.Mexican bankets snrcad on . iri fWir
Mexican blankets spread on a dirt floor, !
w a ol tiomes, ana a saddle and .
arnetto, arc the articles of furniture usual- j
111 hc thatched hovels and etone :
contented.
r.l. . i" ..1 r ...
In this class may be found gentlemen of,
education and talents, of polished manners
and refined and hospitable feelings; and if
the females in the second class are hand
some and fascinating,those in the first class
aro splendid and irresistibly captivating.
Having been educated either m the city of i
Mexico, the Lnited States, or Europe, j
ttiey have, wiLi perhaps a very lew ex-
iiuia oi mo iwo nisi e-iasscs, me comioria- , around its wails, which once served to ir
ble dwellings of the first are supplied with ! rigate the fields around it, answers for the
most of the comforts, and many articles of j "deep moat," nothiii" but a drawbridge
taste and elegance. ; acroS3 tj,e s;m Antonio"is wanted to corn-
dignified case through the cotillion and j
waltz, while the flashes from beneath the
long droophrg lashes of their dark eyes,
eclipsed the-dazzling lustre of the diamonds
and costly crescents that clustered amongst
the jet black braids of their hair, the belles
and bea-nttes of San Antonio looked like a
band of houries from some fabled land of
the East, or like an assemblage of young
princesses oi some romance
They were all so young, so lovely, and !
so noble, and vet so very natural and uu- ,'
atfected they smiled with such exquisite
sweetness, laughed with such delight, their j
voices possessed so much melody, their j
mica so artless, they danced so divinely. ;
and spoke broken English so prettily, th-tt
more than a dozen ot .our troopers lost j
ineir neans. wiiue urn ncaas oi one or uvo ,
v. ere so completely tamed that they have j
looked westward ever since our return to j
America. j
i n:s city lias oeeii tue tiieatreol so
nany Sivirmisues, ami so m.-uiv revolution- !
ary scenes, that not a house has escaped
the indelible evidences of strife. The ;
wans, windows and uoors on all sides,
are perforated by thousands of balls, and
even the steeple of the venerable church
was penetrated by a sh t from the ordi
nance of the 'IVxi.-ns during the first
memorable action in Do-ember, 1H:I3.
Tiie noted spots win-re f;e lamented Ali
lam fell, where the fearless Ward lost hi
leg, and where the intrepid Beldin, after
rusnmc out to sn.etne caution.
was (tr
prived of an eye by a b ill from the enemy ;
were an pointed out to me.
Tiie traces ot the dit-dies across the
streets, and alone which ti.fy advanced
from house to house, are yet visible, and
the unrepaired v.aii, then demolished by
tlieir hands, vet stands the proud monu-
f.n.t.t .t'lUi.. 1.1. .,:-. .
1H...UUI uiru pjuiuiiMu ami liieu prowess,
vu' next visited the Alamo, on tiie east ,
hank ol in. rivr. ri i 1 nimniii ilm iwrtl,.
era extremity ot h.e citv. It siood
- "rj-""1;' "i-
in ru
as it was h i
in-
the .Mexicans, and
was occu:ied by a lew ttaiiIrcd soldiers.
and as many thousand chattering swallows
forever passing in and out like be s ar--i:
a lave.
1 1 1
u a oioau arcov.MV .lao.
, 1
. 1
,1 loe
sou ;
ecu tie
h, we
of a fort res- which trunks tii.
eniered an obionir s jnure ol sou;
tweivc
acre- extent, and turning obliquely th tiie
left, we had passed a'.l but tiie last of a lot'g
row ol solilier's jua.riers, wh'ndi for.m a
pait of tho western wail, when our g ;i .!e
exeb iinid, Here perished poor Crocket."
V e t!:en followed along liie wall on the
north and east until we came to an edifice
of great strength, two stories high, and di
vided by thick wails and archways with
many apartments, some of which aic in
good repair and others in rums. This
buildini'- stands detached from the wall.
building stands detaened from the wall,
a uui.omgoi oeaiudul proportions, entered
some of the best European sculptors. The i
root had laden m. but the high columns
an.d r'lU',.li rway remained, and the 1
cells and chambers that were once the ;
abode of priest and bishops, were filled !
with Camanehe prisoners and mutinous i
soldiers, w bile an armed guard stood upon ;
the rear wall, directly over the eat of iho !
holy altar. !
u ulun a :uul
lar m appearance to the Alamo, stands the
T""1 "VV Jost-' lUrc l0' Ul 1
ol time and destruction is visible, yet the '
walls and the numerous tWcs aro more I
I'eneci, aim me rnurcji is in a 'mod. state i
:r ... . , . .
OI preservation, autiough every thing about
them is touched w tii -i cst d '
j jj ,uv-"tu iiii a casi oi great ami-
'n,ni,. 'PI,;.- ....... n: i ? . .
quity. This establishment, with its low-
Crs and steeples, and buttresses and spires
reminds the traveller of an old baronial
castle in the feudal times; and as the ditch
. - '
plete the delusion
The front of the church is embellished i
with a rich vine, within the curvitures of
w hich are hearts and darts, the moon, the
sun, and the globe; then there aro cheru
bim and seraphim, with trumpets and nar-
lands, and with mandates in their hands, i
who seem ministering to the wants, and j
worshiping around the wrought litres of1
beautiful indeed. Like every thin" else,
jt is-f etone, ar.d represents lour winded'
angds seated on a rich pedestal, and bear
ing s lheir. hands a bawl resembling large
oonrx ;eavef, diverging from the centre,
whiJjf"ith' their pointed edges, form a
beaut ful brim, litre again were the evi
dences of warfare, which called to mind
the. crenis of the bloody revolution of
1835-0. On every side nature had been
bosntiful in her gifts the fertile soil still
freshened by irrigation, and the multinli-
city of bright flowers and fragrant shrubs
flashing among the waving grass, like the
rajs of a prism whcnei er agitated by the
slightest breath of wind,
The climate was pure, the air sweet,
the? breeze fresh, and the sunbeams warm,
though not sickening yet the thousands
who once lived and moved and were hap-
py ppon this spot, had passed away, and
wilcaess extended from the missions to
the very walls ol the citv. It u-n il.on
wcMished for Iho rrr-iiin. tlicflm. uml it.n
conception of a Uyron.
phens, that we mi'ht 'ii
a Seott, or a Stc-
i, i.ui iiii.ii j-uu i-iu io ourieei-
: . j i
ingj, and pourtray the beautiful prospect
whi-h surrounded us. T. XV
Crcgou til iiicTlose cf ISifl.
Cii. it urrr. f tht Nns Yatk Ttihuw.
Pacific Cii v, Oregon, )
Fiiday, iov. 8, 1850. 3
1 ...'. e seated myself on the Pacific
coasi,,;to give you some idea of this truly
n.-ierc tin-j country. J he dav fINov. M.
lat. iO nortii) is mild and pleasant: t!:-e air
IS Si
ias Spnnj. and very invisroratin:
the lves of some young, tiiritiy apple
tree., toe ver
.f I);
ilicr s
iv, are
not thjred with the frost. Probably there
is not;', more iiealdi;. , agreeable, aud even
temperature on the giobc than here at the
...... r . r d , i ", -
moui.i oi me O.tiiaou river no extreme
ol lieu and cold.
Th.-rc are two entrance into the Iiiver
the -Yorth a ml .South Channel. The
Nirt.K-r'i cuiliain i:ori iviir, :c:.J 1?
on'i o'.iv av wTiicri stitps of any consider
able
r.i.:;:.i
:i:v !
draft can enter at low tide. The
!i of tiie river, to ihe unpracti?
in
presents quite a lormidablt
rca tccrs on pverv sioe.
Uut the
11 .11 Lr,,i is ii u so ereai us ti r.pnears. 1 ne
4'
ciinf diliiculty
is the necessity ot waitm-r
1 r a iavoraoie wind. As von apnroacn
the enhance of the Iiiver, your eyes are
? 1 - t
recu.'.i widi a mosi inipooin a iiu oeauti-
lu
pvc aCiC. ioiini ri. ue. ens, 111 tne
form ot a sugar loal, and white as the
spodess s;.ow. rises ui your view an
emblem of innocence, an enduring monu
ment ol" silent eloquence as though it
said to the dwellers on ail Hie immense
projpeet it overlooks, " He pure, be truth
ful, and be just, and von will be beautiful
and liai.py."
eif.c City the embryo (as many think) of
tne liueeu ot inc. i est. i iie l.ity was
conimeu'ed last March. The l$ay on
which it is located is spaeious and safe,
as in ougii Nature intended it for t!ie depot
re.,ions of t!,e Columbia val!ev. A hotel
of t'ac extensive lumbar and agricultural
u-iaeh, well furnished, will cost twenty
thousand dollars is neailv completed. A
hirge saw-mill is already 'commenced, and
thc siu begins t., attraC-t the attention of
the capitalists. Almost every vessel is
bringing to it the sturdy adventurer. It
certaink has many advantages, but you
win h has aiso a good number of
b
llo, is ,j.inted Clatsap Plains, a fow.
sandv district, but remarkably productive
itl ve-etables The claims "hero (mostly
cuntamm- a' full section) are nearlv ail
,K-cnnied. Thcv arc now seliiier their
oceu iie-o.
po!atoes a', lour dollars per bushel, and
a . i. .
otlier vC'Ttibles m td'oporlion;
eu.i.i itiiaon in nuuniuii,
conse
quently the farmer is" making Ins neap
with reat rapiditv. And so it must con
tiuutj here for years to come. '1 here is
no region that presents a higher prospect
to ihe agriculturist than that about tiie.
mouth of the Columbia.
Astoria, also on the opposite side of the
river from Pacific Citv, is situated about
i lilteeii miles hicher up. At present it is
the only port of Oregon, except one. The ,
custom-house and distributing Post-Oflice
arc here. (leu. Adair, the Port Collector
fias moved the offices about one .mile
higher up, ami commenced a new Astoria.
Nature has not been as profuse of her ad-
vantages to this place as to Pacific City
No lare and beautiful bay ij 'spread out
before her, and the prospect around is not
so magnificent. Still Astoria hopes to be
first in importance on account of her age.
lu point of population, the two places are
nearly equal.
The claims near the mouth of the river
arc being fast taken up; ond are estimated
in value from two hundred to five thou
sand dollars those near Pacific. City be
ing considered most valuable. Procodmg
up the river about sixty miles, you come
to the mouth of the Cowlitz river. In its
valley the French have a settlement. Hut
the Anglo-Saxons aie crowd
possessions and esiablishing their claims.
I The banks of the river on both sides are
nigh and precipitous, coveied with a dense
forest, the lofty tops of which shoot tip
arrow like, three hundred fcrt ;rwl n.nrr
towards the heavens ! As you leave this '
place, the general course of the river in- !
( lines a little to the south of east. '
Cattle I'oodlc, another small tributary j
and on the same side of the river, is fifteen ',
miles from Cowlitz. Here we find an- !
other settlement, in a rich and beautiful I
valley. i
As you proceed eastward you soon ar- j
rive at the mouth ol the ' Willamette, j
which enters the Columbia on the south
side. In the basin of this river is located '
the principal part of Oregon's population. !
This valley, consisting of rich and beau- j
tiful praire, interspersed with patches of !
clean and magnificent timber land, is truly j
delightful. It is without doubt the best '
wheat country yet known. The climate '
though .mild, pleasant, and remarkably ;
even, is not suHiciently warm to mature
corn except the yellow flin!, The grass, ;
with which the prairies are richly carpet- i
cd, unlike that east of the Uock'v Mouu- '
tains, is J.ue ;a quality ar.d very nutritious. ;
Cattle subsist o:i it and thrive during ilie
whole year. It adords to the husbandman !
without any culture, a perennial pasture j
field.
Proceeding up . the Willamette some I
fifteen or twenty miles, you arrive at
Portland. This is the second port, and j
may be coasidercnl the head of ship navi- !
gation. An effort is making to make this i
the great port of Oregon, and were it not j
lor ihe application of steam, for a lime I
this might be. Still Portland, without!
doubt, is soon to be a place of importance, !
a mart of no inconsiderable trade. '
.Mi!-.ya;:Lie.Li.-ar -Iw fIi- f il Wilia- j
ineile, is Hie next point of importance. i
Here a steamboat is bui!din and i ex- '
pected to be ready lor business by Chrt- !
ma?. This boat is designed to ply be- j
tween Pacific City and lMiiwankie, aseeu-
ding ;ts high as Oregon City, when the
state el the river will permit.
The river at this point spreads out into '
a beautiful cove, making a convenient",
harbor for quite a number of vessels. .Mr.
Whiteomb. th proprietor of Milwaukie,
is a liberal, enterprising man, and it does
appear that his place shall he the head of
ship navigation tor all the extensive valley
of the Willamette.
Six or seven miles above Milvvaukic '
we arrive at the falls of the Willamette,
and Oregon City, at present the capita! of j
tiio Territory m point of population and
advancement. The perpendicular fall of
the water is sixty feet, presenting a grand !
and picturesque scene. The city numbers ;
ibout l.oOt) inhabitants, and is most rap-:
i -
idl v increasin;r. The most thickly settled.
portion of the Territory is still higher up j
the valley. Wheat is the great staple,
forty bushels to the acre where the ground '
has been well prepared, an ordinary yield, j
and sixty bushels no extraordinary one. :
Many of the farmers have eight hundred !
or a thousand bushels garnered np. !
In water-power and timber, Oregon
stands unrivalled, ller water-power could !
supply the wants of the world. There!
arc in the Territory some thirty or thirty- j
live saw-mills now in one-ration, and sev- .
oral more buildmg; but
llourimr mill.
not one good
The mineral wealth of Oregon is not '
yet ascertained, ller great resources are j
vet undeveloped. Marble, fine and rich
as Parian, is known to be abundant, and j
it is confidently believed that in the Kla- j
math district, and other parts, are richer j
mines of gold than California has yet I
manifested. Tor the present we will say j
nothing of the fishery, her oyster beds, j
her wild game, am! her n.vive produbtious. i
Oregon now contains twenty-five or;
thirty thousand inhabitants; a hardy, in j
telligent, and enterprising people, fond of;
reading and determined that their children j
shall lie educated. Though possessirg I
unequalled advantages as a grazing and j
sheep growing country, it will require j
time to stock her natural pastures and
supply her with manufactories. Hence
the people have numerous wants, which,
for some years, must beupplied from
abroad. She already presents a rich and
inviting field to the capitalists of the East.
Merchandise of almost every description
commands a high price and ready sale.
Hooks in Oregon arc estimated more val
uable than cold.
But ihe most grand and imposing feature !
which Oregon- presents, is an asvlum for)
the multitude which. the delusive hopes 1
of California have ruined.
Thousands and tens ol thousands in
California -are now destitute and sullcrir.g.
Many from the States have, inor'giged
1 lheir farms, and left then- families in the
cspcc.atiou of realizing a rapid fortune m
mu nones oi lyaiiurnia. :oi one in j.
hundred of these lias been successful, and
there they are, far from their homes,
without mean?, hopeless, and in prospects
ruined.
To all such. Oregon spreads out Let
ample arms and invites them to seek shel
ter in her rich and protecting bosom. And
thousands whom the en:iceme;it3 cf Call
fornia's Gold have ruined, are seeking,
and will seek and find their salvation in
Oregon. There, there effort?, if w&U di
rected, will surely be crowned with suc
cess. Cold can be obtained faster, and fat
more surely by agricultural pursuits near
the mouth of the Columbia, than in the
mines cf California. The potatoes grown
on one acre with very little cultivation on
Clatsap plains, were sold in the ground
this Full, for eighteen hundred dollars.
The numerous vessels which will enter
Baker's Day must be supplied with pro
visions, and the thousands who will seek
the gold mines must be fed. Oregon is
Nature's preparation to supply these
wants. J. M. H.
Ilnppy llomr.
A yuung man meets a pretty face in
ball room, fal's in love with it, courts it,
marries," cees to housekeeping with it.
and boasts ot hav ing a home to to, and
a wile. The chance? Hre nine to ten he
has neither. ller pretty f.ice gets to be
an old story or becomes faded, or freck
led, or fretted and as that face was ali
he wanted, all ho "paid attention to," ail
he sat up with, all he bargained for, ad
he swore to love, honor and protect. In
"fets sick cf his trade; knows a dozen
faces he hkes better; gives up staying at.
home erenings; consoles himseit with
Cigars and oysters, whiskey punch, and
politics, and looks upon nis home as a
very indifferent boarding house. A fam
ily of children grow up about him; but
nerteer Tic nor las fair 'face' know any
thing about teaching them; so they come
up he ter skelter made toys cf when
bab.'es, dolls when boys and girls, drudges
when i:u n and women; and passes year
a fit r year and not one quiet, happy,
homely hour is known throughout the
whole household. Another young man
beecmes enamored of a "fortune." He
w aits upon it to j arties, dances the pclka
u :th it, exchanges bi'Ict doux with it,
pops the question to it, gets 'ye&" from
it, is published to it, goes to the parsons
with it, cads it wife, carries it home, bets
no an establishment with it, introduces r.
to his friends, and says (po .r fellow) thar
he teo is married, and has a home. It's
false, lie is not married; he has got no
home; and soon finds it cut. He is in
the w rong box: but it is too late to g-i
out of if; he might as well escape from
his cotun. Friends congratulate him, and
he has to giin and bear it. They praise
the house, the Jurniture, the cradle, the
new bible, the newer baby; and then bids
the "fortune" and him w ho "husbands"
it, good morning ! As if he had known
a "goo. I niornmg since he and that gilded
I nunc were declared to be cue. Tak'
another case. A young woman is s r.itien
with a pair of whiskers. Curled hair
never before had such charm. She sts
her cap for them they take The de
lighted whiskers make an cll'er, first one
and then the other, proffering themselvcs
bolh in exchange for one heart. The
dear Miss is overcome with magnanimity,
c'oses the bargain, carries ho. no her
prize, shows it to her Pa and Ma, calls
herself -nra'rcd to it, thinks there never
was such a pair (of whiskers) before, and
in a few weeks t'.iey are married. Mai ried'
Yes, the world cads them so, ami we will.
What is the result? A sdiort houeymco-.i.
and then the unlucky discovery that they
are as unlike as chaik and new cheese,
and not to b." made- one, though all the
priests in Chris tend. ;n pronounced them
so.
nr'Thc following beautiful thoughts ate
from the pen of Otorge I). Prentice;.
There is but a breath of iir ami a beat
of ihe heart, betw ixt this w orld und. the
next. And in ihe brief interval of painful
and awful suspense, while we feci that
death is present with us. that wc are pow
erless and he all powerful, and the last
faint pulsation he.e is but the prelude ol
endless life hereafter; w e feel, in the mid'.
of the s'aiuninir calamity about to belal us,
... .
that earth has no compensating good U
mitira"le the severitv of our loss. Cut
a ' e
there is no gncl wjtnont sonic bcnelicen'
provision to sullen its inienseuos. When
the good and the lovely die, the mnnon
of their deeds, like the moonbeams o:i th
stormv sea, lights up our darkened heart,
and lends to the surrounding- gloom, a
beauty so sad, so sweet, that we would
not, if vt; could, dispel the dii'..ivc;.- th;ti
environs it."
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