. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. thatwinter had it not been that the danger seemed to him verygreat that the country would be obtained by England, butwould have deferred the journey until spring. (f) A. L. Lovejoy was Dr. Whitmans traveling companionduring his journey East in 1842-3. Afterwards he was severaltimes a member of the Oregon Legislature, President of itsCouncil (Senate), Attorney-General of the Territory, its ChiefJustice, Mayor of Oregon City, and a member of the conventionthat formed the constitution of Oregon. Few of the pioneershave done more for the State or have been
. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. thatwinter had it not been that the danger seemed to him verygreat that the country would be obtained by England, butwould have deferred the journey until spring. (f) A. L. Lovejoy was Dr. Whitmans traveling companionduring his journey East in 1842-3. Afterwards he was severaltimes a member of the Oregon Legislature, President of itsCouncil (Senate), Attorney-General of the Territory, its ChiefJustice, Mayor of Oregon City, and a member of the conventionthat formed the constitution of Oregon. Few of the pioneershave done more for the State or have been more honored by itthan Mr. Lovejoy. He says that The whole burden of speech during the long ride was to immediatelyterminate the treaties of 1818 and 1828, and extend the lawsof the United States over Oregon. Says the editor of the Willamette Farmer: Mrs. Lovejoyassures us that he (Mr. Lovejoy) was aware of Whitmans aims 1 Eells Whitman Pamphlet, p. 3. 2 Paper by Miss M. S. Barlow, in Oregon Pioneer Transactions,1895, p. A. L. LOVIMOY National Work—Objections 1 69 and motives; knew that his great object in the journey wasto save Oregon from British rule, and gives him credit in greatpart for accomplishing his patriotic Again, after giving an account of his trip across the Conti-nent: Here we parted (at Bents Fort). The Doctor pro-ceeded to Washington. I remained at Bents Fort until springand joined the Doctor the following July near Fort Laramieon his way to Oregon, in company with a train of often expressed himself to me about the remainder of hisjourney, and the manner in which he was received at Washing-ton. (g) Perrin B. Whitman came to Oregon in 1843 with hisuncle. He says, October 11, 1880: Dr. Whitmans trip East,in the winter of 184243, was for the double purpose of bring-ing an immigration across the plains, and also to prevent,if possible, the trading off of this Northwest Coast to theBritish Government. . While crossing the
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