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J a 'At TO i :,s I) C kJ TCflO U U CJ 115 w. . !, hiiitiu inn fsorsiKioe. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, WM. Agonts for the Arfui. J. U. McXuiiiK, hifmjitte. '. A. ItBBO, Stli-M. MoB'IAM Rl'DOLPII. Sulilimilif. Vm, It.tRLOW, MulaWt. II. 0. lUvMor, WW CrVoir. J. lUVIN, lSlixwiimjIuH. Amos lUBvtif, Vi l'uy. Holomon Allkm, JnVy. J. K. I.vi-K, DM". Join Mi.'Kim.nisv, i.'nli)xxiiu. Hr.v, Vu.mi.n Umii, '". L. A. Iti K, Jitckumiiillt. II, IIahkis, Cincinnati. Its. Gkkkr, Sterim'jvWf, 0. T. Jvix.k Snei.li.vo, ', Ol. J.xo. It. I'bkmton, Will Co. 111. II. A. X. 1'iibi.Ps, (Julnliitnj, III, Wilms Wariiinkh, Cmmlrn, Mo. TU Has rraairUr Prr d lUi- prrrnt IndUa War. 'The I'SbUiura of Ort'tfoii lnw ciit a Mnmarlnl lo ih, 1'ro i l-i.l of the United u.... - l: ,. ., ..i r r. ...i! nmio", niniiij! uii':i"u" i.i ..i..j.,. ... .I Wool, from the command of iho Hfl'-r ed Will, fulno charge, the object b.inj; lo deceive aid divert public attention from one of the boldest (chcine. ever conooctcd to plunder the Treasury of llio L'uiUid States, not of a few hundred thousand dol lar.. I ill I nf .I'teral millifiiu. The I.e'iin. laluro charge the General will, inactivity; The letllcm nta in .Middle Oregon wcru that ho left the iuhiibiluiiis of Oregon exvtlirentour d with destruction, the properly posed to the ravagea of Imliaus; and that 0 many of our citiens had been destroyed, bo refused loaeiid the fircoa undur bis coin-1 ,i . i. . r ..... ... , ,. . . ,i i v .i ! alio tho lives ol those living even lit Ili9 inatul lo protect Hie peoplo m Northern i . .. " Oregon. The.se cl.argea are, in every pur-1 1,all, t ,Vvro '",":'c,'d by the aavagos, be- ticular, false. Tlmro haa b;en no wur in f"r tho volunteer force were sent into the Oregon except in llio Koguo lliver i-ounlry, norlheru field. In no other part of tho Territory huvo the T)ie ..ciHiiona that were made by , r if ,i ', . , i Indiana. If t ie vo uuleera were remiired nl all for tlio defence of I lie iuliubiiuuts or, hrcuking out of (ho war, induced ihe Sub Indian Agent, II. Uraim, E- W. Howe, Oregon it was in thu valley of the Koguo I Governor and every body ehto lo believe .Mr. Wagoner, Harney Casllo, GeMgo Mc River, and no where el,e. Governor Curry,! that hostilities could be speedily auppresjcd Cluskv, II. Lawrence, W. R. Tullus, Mr. however, instead of ae.iding all l.ia lio.,ps , b e . j . . , " c j , , j g . , toauppreas Indian hustililie in thul region, I ..... ., ,. , . , , ' ' , . , at enormou exiieuaa con. need a cru,ude 11,0 mi1 "' lwo or llir,e eompamea from Mr. Seaman, Mr. W nrner, Jno. Gci.cH, and against ihe Indiana occupying tho Terrilo- ryot Washington cast of the Uwa'lu Moun-i tains, lie not only went beyond his own iuriadietion, but mmlo war on tho Walla JWla,, fro,,, whom the Orrgmiiuns ,d no da'igorwlmtovcrtoaiiprehend. Ilia soud-1 inir a rei'iineiit le'uinl this tiibe was nbul- ly uncalled for and under no circumsluiicea can be jiiatiliej. The result of his measures has only contributed lo complicate our dilliculties wilb I lie Indians, whilst it has added several Inks to llioso who commen ced the war. Had ho scut this regiment lo Southern Iregon thero might have been some excuso for bis immense outlay in equipping volunteers againxl tlio Washing, toil liidiuus, which ho and his Lcvjalaturo are determined ahull be defrayed by the United Slates. It ia this attempt to jM iose on the I'niled Slates thut (ieiieral Wool has condemned as unjust and holly uncalled for. Hence it is thut lliu Legis lature assails bin, with false thamcs mid demands his removal from the command of , tho Department of iho Pacific. ii n uui, uuu io viunerui nni in mv, i , , , , , , ' that as aoun ne ho heard of i m ilnf.-u, nfi Maj. lluller lie sent a comiiuuv unv to reinforce each of the posts of Ft. Lane, Ft. Vancou ver and Stcihicoom, nl Iho sainu tiuio np plied to Iho Government for nl least a regi ment. The regiment arrived early in January, and passed on lo Vancouver und ISlcilacoom, eight companies to the former and two lo llio latter. The winter has been very severe in the north, to much so that it has been impossible to operate in llio In dian country east of the Cascades, The volunteers at Walla Walla lost all llieir horses fur tho want of forage or grass. The General will prosecute the campaign against ihe Indiana as aoon as pniilicable, and we doubt not with complete success." jtr Tho foregoinn, which we clip from tho San Francisco Herald of March -lib, is of a kind with a number of uriiolea which wo littvo noticed of lute in the San l.'tv.nii!-.... .......... i I'.ij.eis. wur vjregon ronili ra will feel their clinks crimson in behalf of Iho individual who penned ihe above uni Cle. 1 Iho writer knew the falsehooda he Iiiu uttered, and if ho has any conscience, hia own checks would reveal now and then a purpu ireak which would eroa then, although ho might try lo silence bis cm science by raiding it pocket full of "gov ernment depositee." We sincerely hope, for Iho credit of humanity, thm th0" author Mieitd what ho w rote, and that bis faith was founded upon street rumors, rather than upon tba cool representations of even ono of Gen. Wool'a privUie pn vS. Perhaps the Herald t.,k it fr Brrtied that the '-Memorial i, f,e, ,-, c,. ,,, . a it came f.om our L-ei.Uiure. That would certainly bo a naiural omelusio,, with those people iu California sad the Sutra who have become amounted with Ihe history and tvuo charm-ter 0f ,IBl body. The truth the Memoiijl eo.itsi,,, js perhii.e owing to the fiet that it w119 drawn up and reported by Col. Kai.i.i v ..r ,i.. Council, who had abundant oemriimiil... 1 during his cunectin will, ih v..!....,.. to watch Iho motions of Gen. Wool, n.,,1 who has not yet drank in the spirit of l!. 1 o auiiicient extent to ear hia ' conscience and disable him fro,,, sM.King fin num. ?. . .... . j ii mvc 114 iisr.i - i. . , . . v. . d nan urn j ollr fau.iljea, our lni.int, and our farm., to protect We teuiemeuia an i una, without clothes, without provisions, : nii'l without the wce.sry arms and numm- I ...... .l .l!..r ,1n In irm eminent CZZZl M in taM we ar It seem nam id uo irL-i:.l l.v our California bri tliren willi 1 in? rartiin to " bold clifino to jiltiuJer . tbu Treaiiiry of llio foiled Sinit" I Tlie wry fict tlmt our dvinand aro lion, cat, and our vlaiiria njion tba Uctiorul Gov etiunvnt just, wo will admit durluni our pwpct of laiii pnid. ficliumca of "plun der" and villainy arf more likr-ly toucwd in Oregon, and b. liivo in Wajliinton Cily, tlinn tlioeof good oMfimliioncd lion, only. Ilowevi-r, w Imva aorno liopoi tlint although onnliiiinnrc ;'', our "aUurnrij" in Wanliinton will bo uble, from lilt ln rxperionce, logut tlii'in in audi a tint a will in-ure lli ayinpatliict of lliu jumM who Ml upon llio MHO. Ai to what llio lhrull aara nbnut tin imiroiriciy of sending llio ino-t of our i voluniceM inlo Wasl.inston Territory, . , . . .. aieau m proiecun our oh n aeiin-iiK-uia in I K O!u0 Kivcr, w ahnll merely alalc, ,1,.,, . .. . Washington by Gov. CfRkV will act lliia whole mailer ri'ht, and, doubt not, fur- nisi, an exculpatory mcu. if not a full juatilicatiou of Iho Governor' conduct.- the nnnera and ae tiers in I.'iL'iio liivc o 1,10 north, nml we now believe, and shall ! believe, that if Col. Rosa's company had nt been disbanded the power of Iho In.li. I ...., 1 1 1, .,, i i n , , ... j h"vo becn bmll- cnl'l'U " '"" c,lllri)'y brkcn in that quarter long cro tlna Tho Jfrnild't idea thai it is "duo to Gen. Woof lo suy, (hut as soon as be heard of tho defeat of Maj. lluller, ho sent a company lo reinforce each of the posts of I'orl I.'iue, I-ort Vancouver,' and Sieila cooni," ia decidedly rich. Now, dear Her ald, as wo don't wish 0 pluck a feather or even a lock of wool from tho old vet eran's head, wo aro deposed lo give the General what ynu claim to be his "due." We are not able lo say how iho additional company ai Ft. Lane, or the three addition al companies ut Steilucoom, have defendc d those forls, but we know exactly how the nine companiea have succeeded in defend- ,, L". Vnnmn. 'PI i i e '"g rt. v ancouvor. 1 1 e deeds of iirow ess I ",n" "Cr0ISm "f l"nsft iiino coiniia niea have shed a new lustre upon Ameri eiin arms. Tho savages were hundreds of miles distant when tho regular Pirees took possession of tho fort, nnd during the whole of the past winter ihey have been very careful to keep out of reach of its guns, nllhongl, seveuil hundred of them ore said lo have alaild for iho foi l, and nl lust accounts were within fifty miles of it, committing depredations upon llio settle ment.! nt Ihe Cascade. Although it was rumored a few days ago thut Iho regulars hud been panic-struck, and were ubom to abandon Iho fort and move into tba Wil. hmictto volley for protection, yet we are glnd lo learn that the Slurs and Stripes are still proudly floating over heroes who, like Reverdy Johnson's Mexican warriors. nro '"vri-d all over with glory," and will probably defend Ft. Vancouver just as ion; as l nolo Nun is able to buy good wine, lurkrys, ham and eggs, and "chicken h'xins." VvrUn, or the Mall. Tho steamer Columbia, Captain Pall, reached Portland ou last Tuesday morn ing. The news is or great importance, as will bo seen by reading tho whole of this paper. We are under obligations to Wells, Fargo A Co., and J. W. Sullivan, for liberal favors. tf We know that most of our renders will bo rejoiced to bear of the election of lLiiU. Tl,o T, :i...., .1 -. . wavsh,,,, e, Z ' Z v election yet, a President has been elected of the same politics with the Speaker of the ' llou at the time. ii uio rule I. n s I h is ... ...... i time it will ,1,,,;... . iimre in me iiisiory , . K, mimeni, XfTCol. Meek roaehrd I.,i1.,..l 1... 'u,'" , Vl tt.atiu mm II . M V just trom the seal of war' lie is is, tmn i... , .. . , e ,our" hrii: ' mgi a requisition for am- ",uuil'on. fr The Gov has issurj his iiruvlama- Hon calling fK ror three new companies of Volunteer, for the South. e Lave not u mi (iK-iii. . I row ike Narlfc. I Our Dalle correspondents miM f xcuso u fr Kiiw n abstract of intelligence, a. "... ... i . r ' our crowded column ...mi ,.f ... ... .1!.. i... i 1 .....il... siAtt.ni.imi.. Mi.il. hi nil. liiLir infill. r ' . . . . . .. rt I.-lia... cnpturr., .1,0 Uof JJ. F. I I he Dowell' pack train mi ii wuy out to I i .if in. bor-c. from Col. KC. ' ' ... . ''7 whilu on liia way out. i i .. .1 - .1...:.... an mmV on Hubbard'a wh.'ou train n-ar Wild llore Crei k. Tbu Indiana drove oil . ..r ,.r.,..li S,.iiir(la nioui ij in' j, i j i ui"l,l, U'lunging lo t;ilixa-n mr ilie DHllua. 1 cu to ua it, ill" oauitKaii of Gd. W oo, Maj. llallcHa cunped upon Joilyn'a farm ! tho alandi-ra of llio California prc.the at the CVcadca. No Indiana arc in ai-hl 'clamor of mriea tliroiij-li the "Poinia" or- of that pl ic now. Ka mai a kin T aid to have uni'cd will, ll.a Chief of Ibc Do Clm'.ea, (Slock Whit Icy.) and will, about 2000 warrior U r n camp'd ncur Trio-U Rapida, naiiiii(( the motion of llio wbili-a. Kn inai a kin i ho id lo liaiu enliaicd about 400 warrior from unions the Thompaon ltivrr Indiana lo aiaiil him. Col. Cornelius ia probably "J 1 u c i in i... .i.: . .: .C.lii m.iv b looked for awn. I5y an exprcs . ' ' fro". Colville, the new i, brought that the lu - rmine,! lo rei.wiin on our aide. Tho miner arc said lo bo making from 93 to $10 " rn n.ucu e..coun.glu ,uu . i i ... J'rosict aneao. Vrnui Ikr MnulU uf HuKUa Klter. From the Crracent City Herald we have more particular of the Koguo liiver Mas aacre. It is supposed that I hero aro about 300 lioxtilo Indian in tho field on the coast, who are led by a Canadian Iudian named Kueiu. The number of white massacred will not f.dl much abort of thirty. Tho name are as follows : Capt. Ben. Wright, 5 children, P. McCollough, S. Ileidrick, Jos. Leroo and 2 sons, Mr. Wilson, besides several others w hoso nameanre not known. Mrs. GcUell and a daughter, aro pris oners in the hands of the Indians. The in habitants ut tho mouth of Ro!ue river have lull gone to ihe north aide of Ihe river and j foried. They number about 130 men, nnd 'are said lo havj less thai, 100 guns among ihein. CttT Tho Indians nt I ho Meadows, iu Rogue River, report iho death of tlio three caplive white women they took at the out-1 break of hostilities. Two of them died of discato, and the third was killed to avenge the death of a squaw they had heard bad fallen at llio hands ol the w hites. The poor creatures are sleeping where ''the wicked cense from troubling and iho weary aro nt rest." Heller a thousand times bo "loud than exposed to the mercy of the sava ges. We shall always think that Oregon is disgraced and ougbl to auller punishment for poriuilting those women lo remain, Miller, and die among tho Indians, with out making greater efforts to rescue Ihein. 03" Wo are sorrv lo learn that much oT our Government Scrip is passing into the hands of speculators, nt from thirty lo fifty cents on the dollar. Those who hold scrip had better retain it, unless ihey nre deter mined to injuro themselves and ruin the Territory. OO" The Culumbin ou her last trip up, touched ut Crescent city and Tort Oi ficd, landing a detachment of U. S. Iroops (90 men) at tho former place, and 42 nu n nt tho latter post. Great excitement exists among the citizens of these places, on ac count of Indian hostilities. Tho people are constantly under arms during iho ('ay, and j all fort up of nights. XlT The last Standard devotes over I two columns to exposing the character of I Delusion Smith." The Standard charges him with all sorts of falsehoods nnd villain ies, besides accusing him bt pocketing mon ey puid him as Agent for the Standard. Its readers aro "cautioned against paying him any money on account of the Standard lest be retain it." The Standard considers him "a danger ous element in the Democratic party of Or. "gon. IT ihe clique get to telling tales on each we will atand back, and expect some rich disclosures. 1110 st';1'cr Gizelle, which . oeiuw me luuamctto r , ai , i.-.i i. . ..... '.,; i. ,..,;.. ...., .. v. ' i o - inun-u i , i. aueou- ver expressly lor Hie L pper Columbia trade. die is lo h- ...lle.l -C.,n ....i ! eaiiu C . " " ioenjny n nion- 'c intimation that she is to ennv a mon- opoly of carrying Govommenl transports. ...,l.. .. . . . I 1 I L r Itutnn nt I 1. W... T . ance has been or2anized ia thia Citv on.l.., ""'l"'"8 circumstances, r.- ti.. w . i- ' 'MolJ iik-ht, . vuu.v,, vii uiit i ton next , rum tke tioutk. Limerick ha ciitlcJ upon Gov.' Curry for nn.ro vol f .. 11 Y'..ru..r in I . f,,rllw, Smith 1 . , - in II' " - fS-.n. JU,(urvir uibtnm ui mm it wim i..i.;i.U id rniM die men. Ilioliw- 1 - e .. :. ...... lory of Mii r from tho .... nuiff. -uo 111. di.bitndiiijf of IU-h' coininaiid, the con- f ! a I. C ...( ' liful I1ig., of our ,. n fro,,, the .. . .1-1 M!...! r..l Wnr :I.'11!IU1VH. II P IIUIIIIIIll'll' !.... il.a r.i-uilntiie. llie dUrnrcful Cn duct of il.at body in iliruating I a own in- .... ber Into tn rnimia oiiicea iirmru nun um 'P.irlvnu.iu book." inruclcU in aocretcau- (fan ai nnme, nnu uio uiiii i-ro-j. Wi .K - I.I . I..M ..... .rii..inlt fed and clolllvJ whiUt in tho field, or of ever netiinjl pay for tlu-ir aervicca, aecm to have iliaeourayed many of our citizen from voMintecrin, ana thrown a narK nnu gloomy cloud over our horizon. o hope our cili.' ne will not give up the ship. Tho prospect for pay is not half as dark us some of tliem suppose, OCT A purt of iho regulars have at lust taken up their lino of march for tho north. Tiu-y will probably bo iu the field in a few days. We suggest to Gov. Cubuy thut he now order our whole northern forco in, und send them to Kogue River. Wo hope he will consider thu Mcmitij and policy of this move. (KT We had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the young Ladies' Literary so ciety in Portland, on Thursday evening of Inst week. We were considerably in terested in the reading of a paper published by the members of llio society, called "The Young Laditt H'reari." Tho original part of it, was creditable to the talents of its fair contributors. The only defect wo noticed in the editorial, was an apparent failure to take sufiicicully strong "yrouiid" on tem perance. The grouud however was higher than thut previously taken by nny oilier paper published in thai latitude, nnd pro bably us high as would suit tho locality. Tho only temperance articlo wo recollect was the following, which tho young ladies will pardon us for extracting' from the ' I IVm ,." Wo quote from memory "A young ladv being requested to join Ihe 1 laughters of temperance, excused her self by snying, that alio was about to join ono of the 'Sons.' " Scbli.mitv, O. T, Feb. 25. Friend Adam We w ere much rejoiced when we saw in Tub Aiigus thu prospect of having it enlarged, and reduced in price. I his will meet llio approbation of many in this vicinity, who believe il is one of the very best family papers in the Ter. niory. i ueiieve your subscription list will be increased ao ns lo remunerate ynu (or all your trouble. What u blessing u is to n family lo have a good paper in which they can confide, one which they can read with confidence, and be benefitted bv it. Mv own individual opinion of The Argus is that it is the best paper extant. My boiler part is so taken with it that sho savs sin would not exchange it for a dozen of the P. C. A , and all the rest, nor be deprived of it one year for ten dollars. Now, friend Adams, 1 have not done for The Argus what I should hnve done. In thn first place, I knew not exactly the position you nnuiutUKB on several subjects of vast importance ; so I stood a little back, think, ing I could see full as much so delayed action to learn but when ready lo net n .... i. . . . tnrieiyui reverses ol lorluno have so per plexed mo with cares and troubles that havo not had time even lo contribute n word now nnd then upon tho great subject of temperance, which lies so nenr my hi art. Hut I shall try for the future i'n some i.egree lo discharge my duty, notwith standing my great pecuniary embarrass- ments. j'leaso send me a prospectus. Your friend ami brother in tho great cause of temperance, , 8' The foregoing was sent usnsapri- vuio letter from an intelligent friend in the Methodist connection, who lives in Marion C0U,J' - we k"o' ho will excuse us for "lscm"e.' ". Rs " -give lis an opportunity lo say a word or two to our friends in refer ence lo our paper. The reduction in price which we propose, together with the addi tion of two inches lo the length of the columns of The Argus, which will give two columns and a half mora uf reading matter, will necessarily add to the expense of printing. The price which we propose to furnish it at to those who tuke it in clubs of leu at one office, is so low that it will bo ruinous to us unless our subscription list is materially enlarged. It has becn upon the assurances of our friends in the country that our list could be doubled that we have ventured upon tho experiment. ( , w i , .. , ,, , .... - u.u use nail U.eUiUgence tit, iu "Vast number of Methodist preach- era have us.H i ., . . ', . . " a .itfcocetr, Wrt shnil hi auirt.a h.,.. . I . . . ' II. au any uaner in (1 to..: ,. 1 ..... """" v t"T" v.n-uou v uiieim io i J HUl't'I 1 HA tlfiitia . I I M - 'd iU leud a h.ml in extendi,, . culation. w will ,rv a. ... I . ill r. . ii - ..."iiniui ior , but what we most need jus. now is ,mf; uui w ai ua m,i! nt,i ,, ...... : to pay our henesl dbts. UaiJ., KVtf Gen i . legalized villuiny. fr Weill Wl pha-e 10 icOU " " I . i. .... f...- i,n n..t imv in nivanc", I . nmin nnrnnu - ,- lividiml to be goo'l. mil yu know uio in - . . ... - i,..fjr n. . . - J""" "I I .... .1 linn frtjii Id ir llf'VI It'Hi i hundred dllar- to ..net tho uvmanu cmiMdrr yod. Our prieo for next yrit rei.re t ffl oblulioii of tlio life. ..III I t, n . ...7 m t ta uliltl fif tl'fl lit ill I . i al. I lit ut ii u I f I I... one ofli.-e. or W,r, f,. a ngle .ub-c ,bor ; v ,wi n.A - I f I ... Inntll V H POl i,iiiil in ... :i ailuincu, uui I" ,'ni'i "" moutlia wo sbull eliargo ( a y.-nr , II l oi . . . i. pun, un uur iiiu viiumuii llio nrico ill I 50. four wwa .... nll4 ,w j.rwont volume. lint our frj0,,d do.lhey will pi wo do quickly, Woo, M,n, , ,ltf Cuhmlia, and ... Wi.lt l0 siellatoora in W.T, If lie now n jrem, IU diuraclc r, wa hull be foi waru ludoin j him jiwiica f.r liia future conduct. p of tllis ety aeooniinodute (ie lurtlaut) friendi lurcuflorby forwurUmi Uciin nut-ill southern mails immtdmtrlti. The Parkers. vill mail is aenl to Fairfield every week iu Ilic Fairfield bug. IJf' Itullrr ia new senree, und eelling at 60c. J i'4; 20c. i itatma, I,?J. OO" Tho "Points" Orgun. snys that G. W. Law son has been removed from the Land Office nt Winchester, und "Bill Mar tin" appointed in his stead. OO" Tho Grasshoppers are making I heir appearance in the South. V'rnra (lie Houuil. We learn that tho Regulars had a fight wilh the Indians near White rivcrn few days ago. The regulars had one man killed, and nine or ten wounded. One dead In dian was found on the ground after the fight was over. California Markets. Flour (Oregon) 0 per bbl., Oats $1 30 per bushel, Potatoes 3 00 per bushel, Bacon 15o, flutter S7. Sugar, (crushed) 12Jc,Collco 12c. ProcredluiiS of Temperance Meetlua. Tho Wash'niglonian Temperance Society ot Oregon Lily met at tho call of the I'res- ident on Monday eve, March 3d, in the AI. v.. Church. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Carlwright, and a song from Mr. Harmon, tho object of the meeting wus stilted to be lo elect of ficers for the coming your, and transact other necessary business. Accordingly the following officers were elected Rev. J. D. Post, IVes'i; XV. L. Adams. V. J. 5 W. V. Bun.vs, Sec'y ; W. C Johnson, Trcns. Short addresses were nnd by L. Holmes, Esq., Mr. Harmon, mid iho President, in 1 which recent disturbances iu tbu cily, growing ou! of the sale of liquor 10 'he Indians, were strongly denounced. J. N. Hankkii, Ksq., wus invited to favor the pub lic with a tcmpeinnce address ut next nitietitiTf. A commilleo of five wus ap pointed to ferret out the persons and ptuces engaged in sale of liquor lo ihe Indians, and report lo an n'ljuu' tied meeting a rem edy, with special view lo liddino communi ty of tho vila wretches engaged in the traffic- 'Phe following gentlemen were appointed the committee L. Holmes, P. 11. Hatch, Thos. l'ope, Mr. Harmon, W.C. Johnson ; and all good citizens were exhorted to aid the committee. The meeting wns favored with several spirited songs from Mr. Harmon. On motion, tho Society adjourned to meet on Monday eve, March 17lh, nt the M. E. Church. II. K. I UN CS, l'ros'l. Thos. Poi-e, Seo'y. Fur tht Argut. Mate Uovcrnmcut. Mr. Adams Dear Shi : Il is said by the advocates of a Statu noverrtnipnt. lli.-ii it will cost the tax-payers of the Territo-y ouiy suy.uuu more than they now pay. Can these gentlemen point us to a single State in iho Union wliose State government is administered for this sum? Aggregate amounts based on tlio salaries of ollioors are deceptive nnd fallacious. No nliance can be placed upon such calculations, nnd he who makes them the basis of his nction is certain to bo deceived. No allowance is made for assessment and collection, for the per centage of intermediate ofliuials, nnd for the appropriations of the Legisla ture for necessary purposes. Start out with sixty thousand dollars; make that the max imum ; let it pay for itself, and what a magnificent affair ibis Slate, which it is ex pected will bo hatched next April, will bo I How unprecedentedly grand will bo her tread iu llio highway of internal improve nients, with au economical expenditure of tho contingent sum which will remain of Ibis sixty thousand after her public func tionaries shall have been paid! Sixty thousand dollars annually for the fiscal ou- erntions of a sovereign nnd independent t;1.. f TL - II 1 .--.re. i im very uioa is ridiculous and absurd, and its statement outjlit lo be its sufficient refutation. It would be a Stai without tho necessary public buildin" without roads, bridges, or public ferries :' It wnillll ltn in f in .. I.. Tf . - '"i "".ii i iear some Uesire ii 10 oe, an ojicuii State. .u " .V " What a nitv it 5 lm" l'"9 been made i I, r, 11. "! j mos, h,.,.b. ;.,.li i " .1 " V"? '? -'" from al- -.- t-s..OJ uiueuieuuess. Were the . wv. .uiiiu.ui , . ui (Tl? IllPV il..clit. f ! :.' . ' . .T'n w sutlicieney . . .---...Liii;ui u on in i. lit. I v.."" ', ' . " ' " "o can ,ell - " j .iiouaiiu won il u (K ' "'"'V 'Uble that amount.lo.itlfrom California, the ori-im,! VXZl '.' "uiu w utiuuio mt nmr,ni. ..:. ;rrV.. .,e "lnou" now "i ie v.cnerai "..ovcrumcut lo , ' - " 7 1 V. " uliml bv renewed extortion fun, the al i"-' '- i I '7 . . I ready overtaxed industry uf tlio country. Ami lnti substantial ndvnntugo h, to Co '(.-aiiieil l,V tlii ligation iiun tjuniioo? i nil irrii-vot t w roncii nrt- iu u rcurutaru i .... . . i . U'lmt irrHi.i.y m fo-rrul i. Urn-atoned, M j ii .! 4 i ,ou j , , ec, ur oOiccr, l!ut KHlir llllll llli! Iilinu nun ur v m-u iiiu iii,:m I .1 I . It . W OIIH" IIM K" . . . . .i i .i . i. j.... i .i .. i . it . i... l .!, ...i I.. which it ntaurted ita rn-cuoin. If we wri ... . gmnrm-n uy turn mm "i j ', -ich u i ouiu oo mi ouj.xi . w coi. Hi.' ibis is not thu case. Our fuiidnineiitnl rights as American t-iiieiia nro M-ciired by constitutional law. Our municipal rights a citizens of Oregon ,,ro in the keeping of a Legislature elected by our own untrain meled luHrage. Tito Governor execute thoso laws. What more would or could an elected Governor do I Tho same prin ciples which govern the actions of the pres et! Judges iu llio discharge- uf their oflicial duties would govern ihiwo created by the Slate. Oregon is n minor living on tho miinificenco of tho General Govornmonf, and that Government is able and willing to support her child until proper age shall have matured its strength, and developed its resources. Children, in this fast age, too soon wish to assumo the responsibility nnd ape the dignity of manhood. O.J. Ueluet ISMtltulr. Bethbi., Polk Co., Feb. 28, 'GO. Mr. Adams The trustees of Bethel In stitute met ut Rethcl on the 21st iiml., and unanimously adopted the charier passed bv iho Legislature, after which llio trustees were classed as follows : First class, Sand ford Watson, A. II. Frier, nnd A. V. Mc Curty, whose term of service expires on ihe first Saturduy of January, 1857; second class, John II. Robb, W. L. Admus, and S. M. Gilmore, whose t'rm of service ex pires Jan., ISM; third class, G. O. Burnet, Amos Harvey, and J. W. Downer, whose term of service expires Jan., 18r9. A. II. Frier was elected I'resideiit, O.O. Burnett Secretory, nnd John II. Robb Treasurer. The regular meetings of the trustees will bo on tho first .Saturday of each January and tho Saturday preceding each Fourth of July. At an early hour on tho 22d ins!., tho people began to collect to witness the ex amination of the students, which wns alto gether crediiublo both to the teacher and pupils. At the proper hour Judges Wil li.uis delivered lo the school nnd largo n, semblage one of the best speeches 1 ever hud the pleasure to hear, followed by R. p, Boise, Ksri., in one equally pointed and char, nnd by a few very appropriate re marks ironi iMder vHllcr, of Salon,. Tina hearty thanks of the large assemblage wero then tendered to the sVicnkers. niter which the Secretary exhibited an account of tho stale or tho finances of the Institution, which sliows a balance in favor of Itmliol f near $1000, now at ten ,er cenl. inter. est, forming the basis of endowment. The meeting adjourned to meet at 5 o'clock in the evening. At iho appointed time iho Inrgw reeila lion rnoin was filled with the citizens of tho surrounding country, who listened wiili great interest to the reading of the young ""iiua, u uso me speeches and other per formances of the ninlo portion of ihe school. We are at a loss to express how much wo are indebted lo our indefatigable teacher, Mr. T. It. IIahuison for hia untiring ef forts to imparl knowledge to the different pupils of his school, and which showed so favorably in tho various parts acted out by them. By an act passed by I ha board of trus tees there is a cnnimineo uow engaged in fitting up in good style ono of tho largo upper rooms, lo be used ns a female school; and I am happy to infirm the public that we have secured the services of ono of the most accomplished ladies in Oregon or out of it, who will take chargo of that depart meat the first Monday of April next, and will conduct it 1 have no doubt with ability. Yours, etc., G. O. BU RNE'IT. Message la Recara to Ksusas Affairs. A few days before tho organization of tho House a message wa3 received from tho President relative to tho condition of things ' in Kansas. The message was ordered to bo read, by a vole of yens 108, noes 80: 'I ho President sava th.-il ;t-,mti ,-,.,,.. have occurred lo disturb the course of the government in Kansas, nnd produced a con dition of things which renders it incumbent on him to call to it the nttention'ol Cor.gress and urgently recommend the adoption of such measures as ihe emergency of the oc casion appears to require. He enters into a full history of ihe affuira of the territory-condemns tho lawless pro ceedtngs of both parties, nnd regards ihe .ormaiton, recently, of a Free Siato consli tution as illegal a part of the pcoplo only taking a part in tho priceedings. He de clares that ho will use every means in hia , oer o suppress aoinestie insurrection in that territory, should any occur, nnd do all in his power to preserve the pcice, and to secure to the people ihe full enjoyment of their rights. It) coiic'usion he recommends that Con gress pass a law providing for the people of - V'" . of a Siate Constitution, in a legal way ; andaUo a apodal appropria tion be made to defray any expenses which .L.. -. -- mai lorruory. , - l UI. I-'rhmont s Cl.A..v.Th O,. a rntpni tr I... . . ..... tr. - m f -i . l . . . . . . l the General La, lavinsj eneial Land Of- "" - e. .1 .i...Uil.A.vi.iinnjii.r I nrriturlHl (iuiirii. it: