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 INDEX TO VOL. IX. A Academy of Pacific History, 95. Adams, William L.. editor of The Oregon Arcjus, 245-250. African Slavery, significance of the renaissance of, in the United States, 192-195. Alnsworth, J. O., achievement of, as president of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, 280-804. American party, 63. Anniversary, fiftieth, of admission of Oregon as a State to be commem- orated, 96. Applegate, Jesse, estimate of influ- ence of, 251. Applegate, Mrs. Jesse, 179-183. Archives, State and National, 95. Argus, The Oregon, 243, 244-245. B Baker, E. D., 1-23; lineage and youth, 1; early public service, 2-3; position on the Oregon question, 4-5; defeat of in California, 5-6; election as United States Senator from Ore- gon, 6-7; as an orator, 7-18; memo- rial services In memery of, 1^22; estimate of his public services, 23; it is proposed to invite him to Oregon, 337; sees his opportunity and emigrates to Oregon, 338; im- pression made by him, 338-344; his power as an orator compared with that of Webster's and that of Sam Lewis, 341-346; his anti-slavery sen- timent, 846-347; political situation In Oregon at the time of his election as United States Senator, 347-355; speech at San Francisco and at Union Square, New York, 357. Bancroft's History of Oregon, criti- cism of, 190. Beeson, John, a radical, 324-325. Bourne, Edward Gaylord, death of. noticed, 97. Bush, Asahel, attitude of, as editor of The Oregon Statesman, on the slav- ery question, 228-230; as party leader, 544-253. O Capital of Oregon, location of, 62; con- tests over the location of, 173-178. Columbia River, obstructions to navi- gation in, 275-276; area drained by, 276-277; early history of steamboat- ing on, 277-280. Columbia River improvement, and the Pacific Northwest, 79-94. Colver, Samuel, discusses institution of slavery, 316-324. Connor, John, participates in free state campaign, 240. Counties organized, 63. Craig, D. W., editorial writer on The Argus, 246-247. Orandall, C. P., part of. In the election of Colonel E. D. Baker as United States Senator, 347-354. D Davenport, T. W., inaugurates flag raisings, 360-363. Democratic party policy, debasement of, steps and causes, 203. Democracy, Oregon, temper and atti- tude of, indicated, 236-232; factions, in, 388. Denny, John, opponent of Oregon democracy, 311-312. Douglas, Stephen A., as a figure in American history, 368-370. Dryer, T. J., editor of The Oregonian, 247-248; as an orator, 369-360. B Economic conditions Influence type of Oregon settlers, 44. Epochal date, 1856, 220. F Forests and stream flow, 884-385. Forestry policy outlined, 387. Foudray, E. D., discusses slavery, 316- 317. Freedom in Oregon, the spirit of, 142- 147. Freedom, element of, In American society quiescent and subservient, 199-203. Free State of Oregon, list of founders of, 372-373. G Gaines, John P., influence of, upon the slavery issue in Oregon, 219-220, George, Hugh N., participates in free state meeting, 240-241. Golden Circle, Knights of. 364-367. Greenwood, William, a center of Influ- ence, 252-2)3. H Harding, B. F., dissuades "'Knights of the Golden Circle" from an upris- ing. 465-370. History, necessity of seeing facts of. in true light, li)0-192; function of, 370- 871.