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 to the Pacific Ocean; and made a residence of six months necessary to Citizenship. The second Legislature, elected by order of the Executive Committee, made a Law, prohibiting the residence of negroes in the country, after the expiration of three years; and levied a tax upon the people, for the construction of roads, and the defraying of expenses unavoidable, in the transaction of the Government. —They have endeavored to protect the rights of the Indians, and promote peace and harmony between them and the settlers; and no disturbance of a general nature has ever occurred between them; and an Indian war, in all probability, will never interrupt the tranquility of the Willammette Valley. The temporary government is acknowledged and supported by the great majority of the people, and is constantly gaining strength and