. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. them thatthe Americans would treat them in the same way. Dr. Whit-man knew these things and was determined that no whitesshould settle on the lands of the Cayuses until the govern-ment should pay them for their lands, if he could prevent it. In the spring of 1847 Dr. Whitman was again in the Will-amette, and while there called upon Judge J. Q. Thornton, atOregon City, «nd talked freely of the perils to which he fearedall connected with his station were exposed. He said that hebelieved nothing short of the speedy establishment of a terri- unprejudiced s
. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. them thatthe Americans would treat them in the same way. Dr. Whit-man knew these things and was determined that no whitesshould settle on the lands of the Cayuses until the govern-ment should pay them for their lands, if he could prevent it. In the spring of 1847 Dr. Whitman was again in the Will-amette, and while there called upon Judge J. Q. Thornton, atOregon City, «nd talked freely of the perils to which he fearedall connected with his station were exposed. He said that hebelieved nothing short of the speedy establishment of a terri- unprejudiced students of history will believe them to have beenguilty of malevolently endeavoring to instigate the Indians to com-mit deeds of violence. That the priests faithfully preached to the Indians the doctrinescf their church antagonistic to Protestantism, cannot be doubted, butthe time has not come yet when the facts in detail concerning theirdoctrinal teachings and the effect can be boldly set forth and be ac-cepted as truth. C. H. most REV. r. N. BLANCHET, Archbishop ..I Oregon\ BEV. J. it. BKOI , > i«:ir General Diocese of NisquallyBIGHT BEV. MODESTE DEMEBS, Bishop r Vancouver island, It. <.BIGHT BEV. \. M. A. \N< II i: I. Bishop f Nisqually Difficulties With the Indians 269 torial government would save him and his mission from fall-ing under the hands of the murderous savage. He urged JudgeThornton to go at once to Washington City, on behalf of thepeople and the provisional government and for other Thornton had sought to induce P. H. Burnett after-wards Governor of California, to go, himself being adverse todoing so, but this interview decided him to go, if GovernorAbernethj would furnish him with the necessary letter to thePresident of the United States. Governor Abernethy did so,and Judge Thornton resigned his position as Judge of the Su-preme Court, and went to Washington. It proved, however,to be too late to save Dr. Whitm
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