“This is destined to be a very wealthy portion of the United States, and, if to this we can add the most temperate, nothing will prevent our rising, and becoming a valuable acquisition to the union. Much power now lies in your hands, and, I sincerely hope, we may commence our new career with a law in our statute books, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of ardent spirits in Oregon territory.”

—  George Abernethy

George Abernethy (1849) " Governor George Abernethy Legislative Message, 1849 http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6777825", Oregon State Archives, Oregon Secretary of State.

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