History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . -, for whom they would receive ten times the amount thatthey would otherwise get for them. Second. It has a tendency to make them underrate ourability and inc
History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . -, for whom they would receive ten times the amount thatthey would otherwise get for them. Second. It has a tendency to make them underrate ourability and inclination to chastise by force, or make war upon them for such conduct,which, in my opinion, is the only proper method for treating them for such offenses. Thedisagreement between superintendent and sub-agent led to the resignation of the ?J: >i- a ! S- HIRAM SMITH, PORTLAND,OR TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF WALLACES MURDERERS. 309 Dr. Robert Newell went to the California gold mines; and Governor Lane was left tomanage alone the Indian affairs of Oregon. Sub-Agent Thorntons reward hadaccomplished the surrender b} the tribes to Captain Hill at Steilacoom of six SnoqualmieIndians. He held them as prisoners for trial. As before stated, there was no judge to hold courts in Lewis county, within whichwas Nisqually, where the murder of Wallace had been committed, and the district inwhich the murderers must be tried. To obviate this difficulty, the legislature, then insession, at the request of Governor Lane, passed a special act providing for a term of courtat Fort Steilacoom, in Lewis county. That county was attached to the first district forsuch purpose; and Chief Jiistice Bryant was empowered to hold a term of court at FortSteilacoom on the first Monday of October. The report of that first trial at the firstcourt held upon Pu
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