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14 Fitzhugh, Thomas Whitted; Jackson, L. J. C. Duncan, John H. Keed, Daniel Newcomb, P. P. Prim; Josephine, L. B. Hendershott, William H. Watkins; Linn, Delazon Smith, Luther Elkins, Reuben S. Coyle, John T. Brooks, James Shields, J. Brattain; Lane, Paul Brattain, I. R. Moores, A. J. Campbell, Jesse Cox, W. W. Bristow, E. Hoult; Marion, L. F. Grover, George H. Williams, Davis Shannon, Nicholas Shrum, Joseph Cox, Richard Miller, John C. Peebles; Multnomah, S. J. McCormick, William H. Farrar, David Logan; Multnomah and Washington, Thomas J. Dryer; Polk, Reuben P. Boise, Benjamin F. Burch, F. Waymire; Polk and Tillamook, A. D. Babcock; Umpqua, Jesse Applegate, Levi Scott; Washington, E. D. Shattuck, John S. White, Levi Anderson; Wasco, C. R. Meigs; Yamhill, J. R. McBride, R. V. Short, R. C. Kinney, M. Olds.

General Lane was again the candidate of the democratic party for delegate in congress, and G. W. Lawson, of Yamhill, was an independent candidate against him. Slavery, like Aaron's rod, swallowed up all other questions at that time. Lawson was a somewhat eccentric individual, but a pretty good speaker, and made a vigorous canvass, but Lane was the war horse of the democracy, and invincible. Lane was elected by a vote of five thousand six hundred and sixty-two to three thousand four hundred and seventy-one for Lawson. Based upon the possibility that the state government might be again defeated, the following persons were elected to a territorial legislature, which, with its unimportant session in December, were the closing scenes of Oregon as a territory: Council—Benton and Lane, Avery A. Smith; Jackson and Josephine, A. M. Berry; Linn, Charles Drain; Multnomah, Edward Shiel; Polk and Tillamook, Nathaniel Ford; Umpqua, Douglas, Coos and Curry, Hugh D. O'Bryant; Washington, Multnomah and Columbia,