Show CIVIL govi government or origon we have llave at length reached a crisis in our civil affairs which should houd awaken the tile stron strongest est and most earnest anxieties of every heart we are compelled by truth ane and anc duty to announce the alarming fact that we arg arc in a state of total anarchy there is is so far as wt call can see no legal protection I 1 for either cither person or property in this territory we asked one ont of on ju abl abt ablest c i st lawyers awyers the other day h how 0 vv wo we should proceed to procure a warrant or habeas copus to f pus his re ply was that ho he knew of no office who was authorized to issue asslie either call can the citizens of this city alty slee their beds in in this tota absence of civil offic eby emy while the place ji is infested ested estea with veith so rhana rhan gro groceries cerles ceries and hil ail d drunken vagabond vagabonds we do hope this ofir our last ins t call cail calvil cal wll wil wk b be fie fielded eded and city elected if this is not do done n c thel then i yn arde and robbery may be perpetrated and alid no llo swe sze security can be en enjoyed bovea except ua in repelling 1 force by fo forca ca with a proper board of city i cers a t desdee fi d order Ovder una ina be until thu tbt ammi arc atlo atell when gov doy landis 1 ang and is gone marshll Ma ipek ek will ile liu uc ly territorial officer at the seat of government ern ment how a people call can thus rest quietly on a volcano while the means of escape are at their op option is past our comprehension spectator GOV LA LANES ves DEP ARTURE ait alt i it wiliba ta seen from the proceedings of the steamboat company that gov lane has consented to visit the states stales as agent of tile the company no one acquainted with the condition of things in oregon can justly take any exception to the course pursued by his excellency in this matter the commerce of tile the territory by the mere force of circumstances has crowded itself to its present flourishing condition but it has reached its ultimate dimate extreme nothing Not liing but steam power can force it any farther this power it is now proposed to apply and there is perhaps no man in the territory better qualified than is gov lane for giving direction and energy to this enterprise we regard its completion as involving the permanent prosperity of the territory As for any exception that may be made to to the propriety of the governors leaving his official post we ire are persuaded that all who wiio sincerely regard the prosperity of oregon will mill agree that in the present 14 pe peculiar dullar dallar conjuncture in iii our at af fairs becan an serve us more exten alfh m his private i enterprise enterprises than he fie could in ih his public station the civil bivil government of this territory ditori is virtually dissolved and hence henc e t che the 1 hei hel governor being literally alone could effect but little aa governor 1 of the he territory under these thase circumstances vit it must murit irely be proper for him hlin to serve tho the country and promote its welfare faresi as best leecan he can ibid query quety quety query will the departure of gou gov lane lann from oregon linclau incle cling air aie the of all olli officers cers gha e sha s ii a withdrawal of genena genera 11 il froni the ter territory atory ns as to authorise the citizens according kiil ta ohp Cal cai calhoun lioun doctrine doctrin C to io gamso a state crove clove government wn wr |