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456 him to a life of retirement from which he never emerged.

That a considerable class in Oregon were in favor of secession is undeniable. That there were some who would have fought for the extension of slavery had they been upon southern soil is undoubted. But there were few who cared enough for what they called the rights of the southern states to go to the seat of war and fight for them. On the other hand, there were many who fought for the union. Party lines were