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 . memorial was drawai up in a manner creditable to the body by which it waspresented, to the talents by which it was dictated, and to the patriotic sentiments w
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 . memorial was drawai up in a manner creditable to the body by which it waspresented, to the talents by which it was dictated, and to the patriotic sentiments whichpervaded it; and the application was worthy of a favorable consideration for its moderation,reasonableness and justice. As the best means of spreading the contents of this petitionbefore the country, and doing honor to the ability and enterprise of those who presentedit, he moved that it be read at the bar of the Senate (i). In accordance with the resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly, this memorial,able paper as it was, became the occasion of a novel episode in the legislative historyof the Provisional government. It, together with a copy of the amended organic law,had, by a vote of the house, been placed in the hands of Dr. Elijah White, to be carriedto Washington for presentation. That gentleman was about to visit Washington to (1) Congressional Globe, Vol. XV, page 24, first session twenty-ninth Congress, 1* HON C. P. COOKE, ELLENSBURGH. W. T. NOVEL EPISODE IN HISTORY OF PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. 269 procure an adjustment of his accounts with the Indian Biireau, as also to appl}^ for thegovernorship of the territory of Oregon, which office it was expected would shortl} becrented. He carried with him two other resolutions passed by the legislature, one a voteof thanks for meritorious exertions to find a pass through the Cascade Mountains, theother recommending to the favorable consideration of Congress the just claims of Dr. , sub Indian agent, for a r
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