Oregon Spectator

The Oregon Spectator
The April 30, 1846 front page of
The Oregon Spectator
TypeBiweekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Oregon Printing Association
EditorWilliam G. T'Vault
and others
Founded1846
Ceased publication1855
HeadquartersOregon City, Oregon Territory, USA

The Oregon Spectator, was a newspaper published from 1846 to 1855 in Oregon City of what was first the Oregon Country and later the Oregon Territory of the United States. The Spectator was the first American newspaper west of the Rocky Mountains and was the main paper of the region used by politicians for public debate of the leading topics of the day. The paper's motto was Westward the Star of Empire takes its way.[1]

  1. ^ Brier, Warren J. (August 1962). "Political Censorship in the Oregon Spectator" . Pacific Historical Review. 31 (3). University of California Press: 235–240. doi:10.2307/3637167. JSTOR 3637167.