The Statesmen was founded in 1851 by Asahel Bush; the Statesmen is the second oldest newspaper in Oregon. The Oregon Statesman merged with the Capital Journal to form the present newspaper. The Oregon Statement was published as a result to another paper, the Oregonian. The Oregonian is a Whig-controlled Portland paper.

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