The charitable contribution that McLoughlin made in his strong commitment to the development of the Oregon Province must forever be remembered. Oregonians have expressed their deep appreciation of Mr. McLoughlin by placing his statue in the Halls of our Nations Capitol. Let me remind you. Mr. President. that it was quite unusual for a man such as McLoughlin in his day to overlook his duties as chief factor in a British trading company in order to preserve the individual rights of the early American settlers. Mr. McLoughlin could have easily created a hostile atmosphere that may have turned back the emigrants. But history speaks differently of Mr. McLoughlin.
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