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Elje regon Clrgus. w, i spins, (uitui and raorsisroa. OMOOCT CITY I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1857. tW The coumiunication aigucd J. K. L. wu written by a Tret Slat friend up coun try. We hops none of our fiee State friend will get at logrerhoads upon quse. tions of policy. Really wo believe that ibsre would bo no issue between I. E. L. and "An 01dfahiuncd Democrat," if I Ley oould rightly understand racli other. This it our opinion, though wo may err. We did not understand 0. F. D. to coram! himself m to tbo policy of running Ro publican csndidalcs for delegates lo a oun- venlion to form a constitution, much less (o say that delegates must bo stretched or eborteood on hit Procrustean machine Wo tbink with J. E. L. that the grCal ob ject in electing delegate to frame a con stitution la to secure men who tan It relied on at fret Stale men. Tbo course surest of securing sucli mon, it seems to us, will recommend itself to the friends of freedom in all the counties. This of course will he best elected by a union of the friends of fros State of all parlies. Upon the mat ter of these delegates wo opine in nearly 11 the counties there will be no parly is sues. Wherever we fhd sound, reliable free Slate men running as candidates, we intend to voto for them. In this way we. expeot tbnt a free constitution will be dopted by an overwhelming majority. We believe that two thirds of tbe people of Oregon aro today In favor of a frco Stajo, and wo have no idea that tho leadare of tho domocralio party daro to make tbo slavery Usue if tlioy even desired. That tbe domocralio party a a body is a proslavery party iu the Stoles, is abun dantly proved by the fact that in every con teat between slavery and freedom in Kansas, slavery even backed up by a lawless vill ainy ho had tho sympathy of democrat io papers, and the canto of border rulTmna has been treated as tho cause of democ racy. Nevertheless, thousands nnd tens of thousands of men who supported Buch anan did not io understand .ilia matter. Tbey even were ledtobcliovo by " select commiltics" sent to sleep w ith them, that the great issuo was, Fremont versus "Buchanan and Free Kansas"! Suol men were true to freedom, and we hare many just such men in Oregon who will support freedom in up He of party -drill. By a little watching from the Re publicans, I ho leadira of the democracy who are now free stats men will be ltd to avow their preference for freedom in louder and stronger terms, instead of going over to tho support of slaverr. The friends of truth novar yet lost anything ly being vigilant and contending earnestly far the : faith, no matter against what odds. The i recent atrugglo which resulted in the elect ion of Buchanan has revealed such swarm ing hosts rallied under tho flag of liberty, that it has operated as a very sululary les son to those who find themselves tompora rily grasping tho scepter of power by a 41 mighty tight squeeze." Tbe atrcng'.h of tho freosoil party has operated upon the doraocrncy in a way that hah cmiscd many of its leaders to ac t as though it was necessary to secure the North by be coming qnito freesoilUh as a pnriy. It will do however to watch them. Iu i i.i i. .... 'oeeu ma policy oi tins chameleon pnity shifts with the current, and, tho moro il ia watched tho more it shift. In tho mean lime, if the Republicans, who are " exorcised" about organizing .just now, unito with the free stato dom ocrala In electing delegatos, it would be nothing amiss for them to edict couuty organizations, to nominate county candi dates, and especially to try to elect mem bcra to tho Legislature who have some re. sped to tho wishes of the ptoplo, who are in ravor or making tho government as pure as possible, and of cleaning out the Augean stables in Oregon. IU'lutttioa. . We learn that A. F. Hedges, the Indian Agont for Oregon, hat sent on his resigna tion to Watdiington. Tho responsibilities connected with the cflice, the uncertainly of appropriations to meol liabilities it is absolutely ueeo.-sary to incur In advance of Congressional action, tho inadequacy of the salary, nnd sickness in his family, are said to bo among the prominent reasons hich have induced tho Agent's course. Gen. Palmer has gone to Washington, and may be persuaded to accept of a reap poinlmeut, notwithstanding his solemn as severation that ho would not have the office on any terms. Nesmith has been recom. ended to succeed Capt. Hedges. Couldu't tbey have recommended a belter man I tV On our nulsido will be found an in teresting, article on root culture by Rev. O. Dickinson. We aro glad fiiend Dick inson has undertaken to plead tho causa of the "poor cattle." They need an advo. cate who can blow a I last that will be heard from Astoria to Siskiyou fiom a bettor trumpet than that of Munchausen. If they were only the ' constituents" of some of our politicians they would bj well f d and liquored, as often as the Jackson Jubilee comes round at least ; but as ihey have no voice in elections, and aa thry are strictly temperate in their habits, we suppose thoir interest must be looked after by the benevolent and good. The article will no duobldo good, and to encourage fncnj D. to write more, we run a sure him that he has already decided ont mind, which has been wavering Utween turnips, potatoes, cabbage, and carrots, In favor of tbe latter. We bsvo staked oft a liberal square in our gardes which will bo cultivated In car rots for the cow, aTTbe ailicleef UiviJ Neweoin on the first psge ou fruit culture, is of luter ot. We hope our (aimers will give the public the benefit of their experience on all points connected wilb their calling. What Mr. N. nixes by " quacks" In the nursery business, wo cennot opine; but we oertaiuly think bo mesne to maks no invidious companions. Mistakes ore common to all men and it ia not strange that a nurseryman should aomc-iimas buy a tres which proved not to bo ganuint. We hear that Lsdd and Luelliug both made some mistakes at first, hut we ihiak (hoy havs all been rectified long ere this. tr Ws )sro from Wu. McKay, Esq., who left the Dulles a few days since, that the snow was still sfoot deep in that vicin ity, but was rapidly nieltiojaway before a warm r'a'o. It had been four feet deep at Iho Dalles and one foot at Walla Walla. Much of the government stock bad died, but oatllo driven thcro from this valley bid fair to make tho trip, although they were very poor. Most of the Indians had come in and drlivorod up their arras. The Ya kimas and Cayusos wero pretty much all that aro yet out. Ono of taj regular sol diers was tskon prisoner by en Indian chief, s brothorof Kamaiakin, end retained as a prisoner. Tbe regulars will remain In the field during the coming summer. Treat rsiel Hswas. Mr. B. F. Cooper, from Sleilacoom, in forms us that tho Indian Agent in Wash ingten Torritory has quit foeding the In dians on the Reservation, nnd turned them looso to go whither they will, on account of the want of government funds. In the nbecneo of Congressional appropriations, the department at Washington refuses to recognize. Gov. Stevens' drafts. Our own Indian Agent is in the same predicament and contractors nro now famishing, mp plica for tho Reservation on the faith of the government. Tho beef contractor is to hare eleven nnd a half cents for beef fur cishrd when appropriations nrs made. Congress would do well to fork over the money soon and eavo expends. Ws he Here that appropriations will be made for this purpose during this session. (ttP The vote in the Salem canons on the resolutions rending the Standard out of the pnriy stood : Ayes Berry of Jackson, Drown, Drain, Ray snd Smith, of Linn, Gates of Wasco, Harpolu, Grever, Consor, snd Jeb!es, of Marion, Matthews of Jospphine, Rogers of Coos, Rose of Douglas, Wiilker of Polk, O'Biiitnl of Douglas, Umpqua and Coos, and Muffilt of Clatsop 10. Nays Allen, Shuck, nnd Daily, from Yamhill lind Clatsop, Avery and Bennett from Benton, Brown of Multnomah, Collnrd, Kelly, Lovejoy nnd Stark wcalhor, from Cl.icknmns and Waw, Cochran and Mun. ronfrom Lano, Miller and Smith of Jack son, Ford and Welch of Polk and Tilla mook 10. The great question thai divides these partisans is, "Which aro tho blackest dom. ocrnts the bushitos or Standard pnriy 1" Thoso who voted aye think the bushiles aro. W think so too. Now, Dclazon, don't claim that we belong to your party becauso we voto together od this great po litical question. We aro sorry for LclanJ, hut we are compelled from principle to vote ognmsl lwn. "for I was tho on v rrlilnr in' I In a I urntorr that dared faco dep. Wool nnd dennimco his conduct." Drucr't Sncrrh There was another ediiQrj.n Oregon who was worf than ten drtys in advnnco of you in tno use of Oen. Wool's name, os nu in efficient officer. At least that is our reo ollection, mid we nre positive enough to stato il as an incontrovertible fact. "Here's to Buchanan, A cannon complete, Who in '60 conquered And left nt his feel, The gallant Fillmore, And l'aihfinder Fremont, Whose glory's departed, In darkness forgot; Their calibre's small, With cartridges light, The one ill. begotten, And tho other w spiked ; Now the Union is safe Wiih old Buck and I'.icck, Let us drink them a health From tbo wine of the grape. J. D. Boon." MW The above politico ct-ecclesiastioo morsel of doggerel was offered as a toast n tho menngerio of besotted ofliceseekora, who madu night hideous wish their howl, ing on the occasion of the late Jackson Ju- bileo in Sulem. This J. D. Boon is a !.," in Iho M. E. Church, and, holding several oflioos under tho parly in power, stands as a sisrl of mediator betweeu ths church and the black democracy. Ha seems to occupy the same relation the body political nnd the bojy thcologicnl that the fleshy liga meut which bound together the Siamess twins occupied between Chang and Eng, erving as a sorlof conduit through which it ia hoped to infuse the ipirii of the latter into tho former. He belongs to ths same category of political persons with Rev. Matthew Hale Smith, who took the stump for Buchanan during tho late can vass, Rev. Waller Harriman, who did the samo Iu Nw HampsLire, ller. Geo, K. i Shnw, lats editor of the Norway Adver tiser, who sold his services ss a political parson for a clerkship in Washington, Rev. Tbeopbilus I'ikc, who publibed a cam paign Buchanan paper in Philadelphia, Rev. J. C. Lovejoy of Massachusetts, who took an active pari Iu the election in favor of Buchanan, after having been a violent abolitionist, and we night add to the lit the names of Rev. Dvlezoii Smith, and Rov Fred Way mire; (wo beg pardon of Fred fir putting biin in such company.) None of these "political parsons" have ever been denounced by iho locofoco pa pers. It Is only psr.ons who choose to voto on the oilier aide who aro at all obnox ious. Il Is more than iniiisatad by some, thst Boon's (oust was washed dowa with tho' juice of com," instead of the "wine of the grape" as In tbo dopgsrsl. At least it is Mid that after aucb toasts as "Tho 'border ruffians,' sound on the nig ger question, snd some in a bar fight," there was a tremendous smashing of bot tles, crsshing of crockery, yells, howls, siths, blssphemy, and vomiting, during which it was the "parson's" duty to rub lbs palms of his great brswny hands vio lently, roll up his eyes, and groan "Amen ! Amen" What an appropriate place for a parson I Take it all In all, we doubt whothcr be will enjoy a "lovo feast" in just such an other crowd till after he "tbu files off his mortal coil." fW Thejaycathsr is quite cool, with plenty of cold rsins mixed with occasion al anow squalls. The river has fallen some ten feet, which has again started the boate whioh had been wnterboand for more than a week. Tho waters hare been as high on the west side of the Willamette, that tho Portland mail did not reach La fayetlo for several weeks. OCT A remurkablo tragdy occurred et Monmouth, Warren county, 111., on the 12th of December. It seems a Mr. Flem ing and his two son's, one S3 and tho o:her 29 ycare of je, colled at the room of a young man named Crosier, and threatened him into signing a rolraetion of a calumny affecting tbe old man's daughter. After the document wss signed, the old man stepped out and locked the door, w hen one cf the young Flemings drew a pistol and presented il at Crosier "s head, w hilst tho ether drew a raw hido and commenced whipping their victim. Crosier drew a dirk nnd plunged it to tho heart of the ono who plied the lash, and as quick as thought, makings bnckhsnded thrust, sent thefital steel to the heart of the one who held the pistol. When the old man entered the room, he was stupefied by witnessing both of his sons Blrctclie J as bloody corpses en the floor. Crosier had been eriMgod to Fleming's daughter. All tho parties wore said to bo respectable, and two of them wero members of tho church in good standing. ' fctT Tho communication in hist week's paper signed John I!econ should have been dated New York city. For iie Argui. Mr. Editor I see in The Argus of the 10th inst., which by (he regularity of the mnils has just coma to hand, a communi cation over tho signature of 'An Old Fashioned Democrat," wherein the writer lakes for his text an extract fro'm Deluzon Smith's speech, which ho demolishes most effectually, no doubt, in his own judgment. But to my judgment a rather singular position is assumed by this Oldfnshioned Democrat wuoru fie quotes jMiitn as say I t . At J ing "that the. agitation of tho slavery question will como before the peoplo with tho Stato question," followed by his inter rogatories nnd remarks insinuating that thcro need bo no agitation of this question beforo tho people. This position, and the arguments used to sustain it, to my mind nppear absurd. Common senso tenches that the question has to bo ngitated before tho people, either in tho election of delegates or at the time of submitting the constitution, and this an 0. F. D. well knows if he knows anything about democracy ; and this tho Rcpubli cans very well know, w ho nre just now so much exercised nbout organizing their party. Tho only query then is whether it bo moro proper to disposo of it in the se lection of delegates, or let it, as Smith says it will do, "coma before tho peoplo with tho State question." As s friend and advocate of a free State, I decidedly pre fer the latter course for various reasons, two of which I think enough to givo 1st, because il is only in this wsy that the true sntiment of the people can bo hod ; 2d, it is the only teay in which we can secure a free Stale government. This is a practical age, and Americans aro said to be a practical neonle : if n. they ought to practice with things as they find them, without wailing to have them as they think they should be. To illustrate my meaning : There is a political doctrine in vogue, (just now highly popular with the dominant party in this country,) de nominated "popular sovereignty," w hith has been embodied in a law by the highest legislative body of our Government so fr as it relates to the subject of slaverr. helher (his law is good or bad I shall not slop to inquire it U in force, and we must work under it as w s find it. Thea the problem lo be slved by every practi cal man detirous of securing free institu tions for Oregon is, AVhst means are best calculated to stcur this desirable result I ! Do they consist In organizing a party on this distinct Usue under the name of Re. publican, or any other specious nnme, or by denouncing the entire domocralio party and especially its lenders in Oregon as proslavery or bypocritioal f Or will this prevent "agitation before the peoplo" t An O. F. D. insinuates that it will ; but I believe a majority of the people think dif ferently. Will not success more likely sttend our csuso by fraternally uniting with men of any and all parties who prefer liv ing In a free State lo a state of slavery, and voting for such delegates as will pledge themselves to lesve ibis questioo open for the people to dcoido at tho poll when (hey come to vote on the adoption of the constitution I I do not hold that this course will avoid agitation, but I do hold that the agitation will be no greater than under the former courso. And not only so, but the free Slate csuso would in this wsy receive scores of ablo supporters, where, uuder strict party pressure, the question properly at issue would be almost entirely Ignored, and we would wake up to find our Slate in tbe fell grasp of slavery. But An 0. F. D. seems to think that he and bis coworkers who, from deep and reli gious conviction and intelligent principle, sre opposed to sluvery, and feci constrained to use their best efforts to enlighten thoir neighbors on tho evils of the institution, must fix the standard to which -every mun must cemo ere he ia fit or qualified to vole for or enjoy free inslitutions. Do they not in effect say, " Gentlemen Democrats, as well as Whigs and Know Nothings, if thero aro any of you left, come up here snd fit yourselves for making Oregon a free State. First, you must renounce your favorite doclrino of squatter sovereignty as set forth in the Kansas-Nebraska bill ; second, you must renounco and denounce all parties, (except our party,) and es pccially tho Democratic party nnd its lead era; third, you must resolve to indorse the principles laid down in the Thiladel phia platform of the 17ih Juno, 1850 ; fourth, you must profess to bcliero and teaah that slavery is a moral, political, so. cial, and religious curse. Now, gentle men, if you subscribe to thoso few plain, intelligiblo articles, you nre entitled to del egate n few of us, and we will go up and make a free Slate constitution without any agitation whatever." Docs not An 0. F. D. know thnt men prefer a freo to a alave Slate for various and often very different reasons. Ono be causo ha dees not consider slave labor profitable in this latitude; another thinks the white and colored races should be kept separate as nearly as practicable; a third becnuso he believes that slavery has a fen deney to engender idleness nnd dissipation where it exists. And so on to the end of the chapter. Wo may find thousands of roasons nnd causes that prompt men lo prefer a free to a slave State. Occasionally we find somo " who from deep nnd reli gious conviction and intelligent principle are opposed to slavery." And wo must tako into tho account another n numer ous class that care little or nothing about Iho matter, but will vote according to tho dictates of prejudice nnd tho impulse of the moment. Now I would put the question to the conscienco nnd judgment of An 0. F. D. and thoso with whom he nets, if their ob ject he what they profess, that is, to secure froedom to Oregon, would it not be safer lo avail ourselves of every fair nnd honora ble aid for that purpose! Do you not know that each nnd every mnn's influence is measurably limited to certain bounds nd parties I Then I CO'P'end that the ouly way in which we can havo a fair expression of Iho people on the subject, the only way in which we can secure a desirable result, is to encourage every man in favor of free dom, of any and every parly, to advocate the advantages of a free State on bis own plan and in his own party. Let the ques tion go Wforo ihe people on its own merit, il... 1.. . 1 . ... i .. ... miu Mm,, uiiijr , iei us nave no siuo issues attached, to drag it down. It is tho pecu iar doclrino of no particular party orclique but has advocates in all parlies, and none abler than in tho Democratic party, But Bays An 0. F. D., "How shall the people act intelligently if the advocates on one sido are to be gagged and silenced, and essential facts withhold " In answer, I would ask the writor if he and his'cowork era are not as obnoxious lo this charge as those against whom they are attempting lo wago a malignant war f By denouncing tne democratic party and its leaders as proslavery, and organizing yourselves into an antislavery party, you drive all who feel disinterested, all who love their party more lhan ihey prize the advantages of a free atute, into the proslavery embrace; you lie tne nanus; you virtually gas and si- lence those leaders in. the democratic party who otherwise would be advocates for a free State. In conclusion An O. F. D. exhorts all who desire Oregon to be a free Slate lo watch during the coming struggle the movements of U. binnh dc Co. On behalf of the free State cause, I will conclude with a well known exclamation: "Lord deliver me from my fiieuds! "as least some of them. j. e. L. January 22, 18J7. Modf.s.1 Eloqcbsci. " Ah me!" said a pious old Scotch Isdy, our minister was a powerful preacher ; for (Tie ihort lime he ministered the worj smong us, be kicked three pulpits to pitcs, and banned the inards out of five new Fur tht Argut. Astoria, Jan. 20, 1S67. ir. L. AJumt Si : As Dryer and Bush-havo fratorulzed on tho most Import ant political questions of tbo country, as well as in slandoring individuals, and as they both have singled mo out as one of theft victims, I will notice their course and conduct as cditois of public journals Il appears from tho Oregoninn of the 3d Inst, that Dryer is not satisfied wiih venting his spleen against me by descend Ing to Ihe level of a low and disgusting partisan pettifogger in the Clatsop coun ly contested election case, but has aecn fit to follow me into matters relating to prri vale transactions. Now, if he can find any palliation for his conduct in this, or any gratification to his fiendish and ma lignant disposition, he is welcome lo In. vestigato my business to his heart's cou tent and make what he can out of il. It would be as much in place for me to publish to tho world his bacchanalian and licentious oonduct in ibis neighborhood wilhin the last year, as for him to take the courso he has wilb me. Tho only thing according to his statement I did to cause him to be so wratliy and show so much vindiolivcness, was stopping his paper; and, as it is now slopped, I hope he will keep it stopped, and not commence send ing il without my request; but, as il has caused him so much feeling on the subject, I will give a few reasons why I and many others commenced taking his paper, and why land many others will not now take it, judging from thegenornl dissatisfaction expressed with tho paper and lack of (ion Gdence in its editor. It is well known that when Dryer first started the Oregon ian its editorial columns teemed with low snd uncouth jeslings and scurrilous nbnsoof the Statesman, then in prospect and subsequently established, nnd it is also as well recollected that on tho first appearance of the Statesman, Bush opened a battery on Dryer with about the samn kind of missiles that Dryer had used sgainst him, and so completely up set Dryer's arrangements that it was one or two years before ho could recover from the shock ; and after he did recover so as to see where he stood, ho found Bush had led oT under the assumed name of De mocracy against every moral question then before tho country, including thnt of temperance and a prohibitory liquor law, Ac , so thut when Dryer thus discovered bo had lo adopt a new courso, and, as ihe people of tho Territory had just decided by n vote in favor of a prohibitory liquor luw, he mounted il as his hobby, and there by secured for the Oregonian a good cir culation among tho temperance portion of the community, and I, as well as others, having hopes that he might continue un advocate of temperance principles, consont ed to lake his paper. Bui as he had nei thcr tho moral courage nor ability lo main tain tbe position, Bush hud unintentionally driven him into, he abandoned these prin ciples, and Lccnmo the advocate of thn Know Nothings and other factions, and moro recently claimed lo bo Whig and Republican nltnrnaly, as their prospects showed up well, until ho finally mado a big leap politically into Bush's embrace and adopted his views of nil the prominent po litical questions of the day, and where I hope he may be kept, if it should bo nt the expense of a small office from the par ty, and save the mornl part of iho com munity any longer the- mortification of having him pointed to as the advocate of their principles. Now a few words with Bush in answer to his question in the Statesman of the Cth inst. why I did nol present ihe bill for the repeal of tho .'aw relating to Public Prin ter. Ho tnceringly asks the question 80 as to imply that ho was ihe cause of my being ousted from my seat in the Legis lutive assembly, and I think very correct ly too, for I belie vo he has as complete con trol over a majority of iho members of ihnt Legislature, as a Southern slave holder has over his slaves. In relation to Iho bill, I had drawn up such a ono as I believe tbe people would have approved of, (and one thnt many of (lie members consciences would have ap proved of if they had dared to let it be known,) and would have presented it but for the contested election case having the precedence and being urged to a final vote. In favorof the measure I stood pledged lo the people of this county, nnd was elected by a majority of the voters notwithstand ing every government appointee and coun ty officer, from the Collector of the port down stood arrayed against me; and I am well informed that tbe repeal or amend ment to that law was a prominent question in many of the counties of this Territory, and wherever it was made a question IDPmUra vara . 1I i i . " r fsin-rmijr eieciea in favor of such a course, but a decree went forth about ihe time of ihe meeting of the Leg. islature, that to meddle with it was anli-de-mocratic. and any member of the Le..i. lature who would not shut his eyes against his pledges to his constituents and' pn it blindly in sustaining Bush, could not in herit an office from the incoming adminis- trat.on. Therefore it become important that the bill should bo kett nut r House, which a majority could do by' giv ing Ihe contested election the nrecedenr.. until I was finally got out of the way and ihertby many doughfaces avoided tba ne cessity of having their votes scrutinized by "d consuiuenis. ror it is a fact of nte that a majority of the members with a (-w honorable txcaplibns, that w.rs sltcteJ from the counties moot opposed to that law and Bush's course, proved to be the mot subservient tools of his io the House. These are iho reasons ths bill was not presented. I believo Bush, with that arch demagogue Delazon Smith to aid him, eaa accomplish or prevent the passage, of any measure they may desire tefuro the pres. ent Legislature. 3 Tuioi. tV Tbe following proposition will b discussed at the M E Church in this city next Mondny night : Whkrka, Tho nbtnlute rights of man are derived from the laws of nature and of God ; and theso laws require man to abstain fiom the commission of any ic( tending to his own injury or destruction i and they also imperatively require that those natural rights should be so used is to not interfere with, or prejudice the peace and happiness of any other human being and wherea, the use of alcoholic bevr ages is destruction of the peace, happiness and wcllbeing of society, and tends only 10 ilia destruction, misery, and death of human beings; therefore, - Be il Resolved, That the manufacture snd sale of intoxicating liquors is a viola tion of the absolute and relative rights of man in society, and that their total sup prcs-don is imperatively required by poaw live law. Kffeclt of latcmtcrtace. In a memorial of citizens of Fortagn county, Ohio, to the Legislature on tht subject of liquor prohibition, wo clip the following graphic description of the evils of intemperance. Who will say, after rending il twice, tltf 11 Is not every word ofjt true I "And yot its march of ruin is onward! It readies abroad to others, Invades the family nnd social circles, and spreads wear and sorrow all around. It cuts down youth in its vigor, manhood in its strength, and age in Its weakness. It breaks tho father's henrt, bereaves the dealing mother, extin- f wishes natural affection, erases conjugal ove, Mots paternal hope, and brings dowa mourning ago in sorrow to the grave. It produces weakness, nol strength ; sickoess, not henlth; death, not life. It oiale wives widows, children orphans, fathers fiend, and all of them paupers nnd beggars. It hnils fevers, feeds rheumatisms, nurses gout, welcomes epidemics, inViies cholera, imparts pestilence, nnd embraces consump. lion. It covers the land wiili idleness, poverty, disease, anil crimn. It fills your jails, supplies your alms houses, and de. mands your asylums. It engenders con lovcrsies, foster quarrels, and cherishes riots. It contemns law, spurns order, and loves mobs. It crowds your penitentiaries, and furnisher your vigiims for your scaf folds. It is-the lif' blood of the gambler, aliment of tho counterfeiter, the prop of the highwayman. Il countenances ihe liar, respects ihe thief, and esteems the blnsphcinor. It violates obligations, rever ences fraud, and honors infamy. It de fames benevolence, hatos love, scorns virtuo, and slanders innjccnee. It incites the fa'her to murder his offspring, helps the husbind lo mas-mere his wif,-, and helps iho child to grind his pnrricidul axo. It burns up man, consumes woman, dolcsts life, curses God, and despises Heaven. It suborns witnesses, nurses perjury, defiles Ihe jury-box nnn slams tlio judicial ermine. Itbiibcs, votes, disqualifies voters, corrupts elections, pollutes our institutions, endan gers our Government. Jt degrades lh citizen, debases ths legislator, dishonors tho statesman, nnd disarms Ihe patriot, ft brings shnme, not honor ; terror, not safety ; despair, hot hnpo; and misory, not hsppf ness. And now, ns with the malevolence of a fiend, it calmly surveys its frightful desolations, nnd, ins itiate with havoc, it poisons filioity, kills peace, ruins morals, blights confidence, slays reputation, and wipes out national honor, then curses tho world and laughs nt its ruin.1' .. TnB TEiitJANTEPEC RorjTE. The Sew Orleans Picayuno announces ihe'complet ion of arrangements for tho establish ment of a line of communication across tho Isthmus of Tehuantepec, with the Pacifio coast. The Tehnnntepec Company of Lou!:l"na has contracted with parlies resident in New York and Ohio for the transportation of passengers, mails and freight over the road now in course of coa st ruction over the Isthmus. The contrac tors are to furnish carriages capableof con veying eleven to fourteen passengers com fortably and conveniently, and to havo them ready at the eastern terminus of the road by the 5th of February. The con- traclora are also to provide horses and mules, and all necessary. There seems to be a dfficulty in the way of Col. Bissell, of Illinois, being inducted into ihe office of Governor, now that he is elected. The Constitution of that State provides that "no person who has given or accepted a challenge to figbk a duel is eligible to any office of tho State.,,, Col. Bissell once accepted a challenge fro Col. Davis, now Secretary of war. This occurred at Washington City, and the qoes. lion now is whether the organic law of Illi nois can take cguizance of the matter, sioce, it happened beyond thoir immediate juris diction. This will Lave to be determined! by tbe proper State tribunal. 1 OCT The Philailrilnlita P..muv1vniin'a - W astu'ngton correspondent says : You will perceive that the Richmond En quirer suggests interference, on Ihe part of Congress, to the disgraceful condition of things iu Utah. There is a growing sea tnnent on Ibis subject, and I am glad that so influential a journal as the Enquirer has taken hold of it. KT The N. Y. Jonmal of Commerce. says another slaver sailed from that port recently. She was closely watched, bo the Government officers were unable to. detect anything which would justify them m ucuuning uer. &5" A shrewd liltla t-ll..w wKA hail inst began to read Latin, astoni.hed his master, by the follow in; translation : Vir, a man, Cr''n, a trap Virgin, a m in trap.