Asahel Bush (June 4, 1824 – December 23, 1913) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman in Salem, Oregon.

A Massachusetts native, Bush became the first official printer for the state of Oregon, and his estate is now a city park.

[1] The younger Asahel attended public school and later Westfield Academy, then at the age of 17 moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, where he became an apprentice printer.

He also strongly opposed abolitionists' moralistic and universal opposition to slavery and their support for what he termed "negro equality".

[5] In one such article, the Statesman wrote, "The continuation of Mr. Dickinson's anti-slavery and negro sympathy preachings was calculated only to prevent the growth of the church, and retard the spread of religion.

[3] As a Douglas Democrat, he opposed the election of Lincoln but ended up supporting the Union during the American Civil War.