Petition of the citizens of Oregon in 1843.--Complaints against the Hudson's Bay Company.--The Milling Company.-- Kicking the half-bushel.--Land claims of Dr. McLaughlin.-- Names of the signers.--Reasons for not signing.--Notice, deed, and bond of John McLaughlin.--Claim of Alvin F. Waller. Page 292 CHAPTER XXXIX. Extracts from Mr. Hines' history.--Attempt to capture an Indian horse-thief.--Dr. McLaughlin refuses to sell supplies to the signers of the petition.--Excitement in the settlement.--Interview with Dr. McLaughlin at Vancouver. Page 304 CHAPTER XL. A combination of facts.--Settlers alive to their danger.--Mr. Hines' disparagement of the Methodist Mission.--Indians want pay for being whipped.--Indian honesty.--Mr. Hines' opinion of the Indians' religion.--Mr. Geiger's advice.--Dr. McLaughlin's answer to yellow Serpent.--Baptiste Doreo.--Four conflicting influences. Page 309 CHAPTER XLI. Governor Simpson and Dr. Whitman in Washington.--Interviews with Daniel Webster and President Tyler.--His cold reception in Boston by the American Board.--Conducts a large emigration safely across the Rocky Mountains into Oregon.--The "Memorial Half-Century Volume."--The Oregon mission ignored by the American Board.--Dr. McLaughlin.--His connection with the Hudson's Bay Company.--Catholic Cayuses' manner of praying.--Rev. C. Eells.--Letter from A. L. Lovejoy.-- Description of Whitman's and Lovejoy's winter journey from Oregon to Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River. Page 315 CHAPTER XLII. Assembly of the Nez Percés, Cayuses, and Wallawallas.--Mock fight.--Council with the Indians.--Speeches by Yellow Serpent, Tilokaikt, the Prince, and Illutin.--The secret of the whole difficulty.--John, the Kanaka.--A cow for a horse.--Killing of a medicine woman. Page 328 CHAPTER XLIII. The Legislative Committee of nine.--Hon. Robert Moore, chairman.--Description of the members.--Minutes of their proceedings.--Dr. R. Newell, his character.--Two specimens of his speeches.--The dark clouds. Page 336 CHAPTER XLIV.