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J W Jl I .9 i4 3 ft in 3 J .'in -4 i 1 1 (.1 a i . .9 ' 1 1 3 i. t 4 i i r $l)c rcgou Argus. W. It. DS, SIIITOS B MoralKTOS. OBjaaoif city i SATURDAY, AI'KIL 83, 1837. W D. W. Citio li icillim to do any b is. inoa couofClea' with The Argus Olll during my abasnc. W. I,. ADAMS. Tk rutfarm Laos Hlaaae tta. Tho Territorial convention of llie 1 3th imt. was a decidedly rich mTdir. Everything llitt lit been contended for by the Luli lies wan engrafted upon lite democratic tree, which Smith of Linn bos o lung watered with his tears. In trunk well washed with ?, in ordur to kill the Standard lancet that were crtwli'm,' tip it. ami ttio ground about i's rooU was H enriched with a vast quantity ef " floating political excrement." Underneath its um brageous foliage was fixed "P '' P'1 form, upon which lo place, their candidates. Tho platform was pronounced a "food job" by those who " received" it fioin the architects, Bush and Smith. The present was considered a most AUtp'cious lime for mukiny a desperulo struggle to maintain tho cliquo democracy. With the two wings of the democracy il had become a question of life or death. A triumph of bushism was considered u suf ficient giiaranlco of the public printing for some lima to come by the am person it has already mado fat and insolent, a control of all the Territorial onduils '.hat now drain the treasury of Uncle Sum, be sides putting a quietue to the vexed ques tion which has lung caused the price of Salem lots to fluctuate These democratic stakes, which involv ed the only hope of tho leader both for this world and that to come, were of course sufficiently iinportuiit to justify n little rx Ira vxei lion. Tho triumph of the Stand ardor Soft faction, either now or in the future, was seen to be a death blow to nil their lioprs ; consequently, the ruin or ruin policy was at oucu d. tided up on. It was a desperate panic to.be ply cd, in which the clique was di'terinined lo win, or break down tho party. The 'bush iles' would a thousand times pieft r to see tho "B!ac! Republican" parly triumph, as tr.ucli as llu-y loailin ji, to si-einn Iv 'y in N Cungui-, iiihI 1. 1 La i iiHiullid us j.i.olic printer. Hence it was thought very proper time to test the stoinnchs of the democrats besmearing Liino all over with the slime of " bush ism," hii-J requiring ihe people lo swallow him as a bichile or not at all. If they do swallow him i litis sea soned, it will b trumpeted in the ears of the next LejiUlntiire us a full endorsement by the poplo of the infallibility of the Salem oracle. If Lano should happen to be bent, they can belter iiflbid to loo him than nny oilmr person. I is mukiii" the cxpriiiiiciil on him, they aro nciu.ited by the same reasons that induce the chemist in rxpeiimeniing on the canine apecies with rrtisio acid to take rather a worth less subject. This was the policy that gnvf rnrj them in their lute convention in Yamhill, uhoro bunhism, thmifrh in 0 iticnro minorily, succeeded by cunning nnd hard work to nuil tho " polluted rajr of bushisin at tho must head, as the real simon-pure, demo cratic Aug. If the democrats, Shuck and all, Ho not pull oil' their hats and bhont for that Hag, A. S. Watt in empowered to read them nut of '' our party." The resolutions pasril at the Salem con vention, are twenty-three in number, and too long for us to givo tho wholo of them. Wo n'lvo a few samples : "ltesolved, That wo repudiate tho doc trine that a llepresentu'he or a lVlegalu can, in pursuance of I lit) w ishes or funded interests of tho Disiiict Ac represents, go into or remain out ol u caucus or conven tion of his pnrly und refuse to support the nomination thereof anil siill maiuuin his standing ai n I'cmocrul." Well, that is democracy with a veng ronco! " 27if witht ami fancied interest" of tho people, whoehel lJepresentativrs, are all to give way lo tho secret caucus of tho parly whippers iu at the seat of gov. eminent! This is virtually delegating nil legislative power to tho caucus. Why not muke a Sluto Constitution doini; nway with elections of Lcgi.-dutors, and delega ting all legislniivfl power to the clique, and lono with itf What me "tho people's wishes and fancitd intcrrsH" to the suc cess of "our parly I" The p'ople, poor simpleton, have nothing tn do but lo wok on and rHi.o tho tin, to be ready to pay the taxes when llie ollioials call on them. What nro a f. vv paltry dollars 0 llie go. rious privilege of fattening tho clerk f. I- lows, who devote their wholo limn to whipping in the people to support our great pa rty f "Resolved, That the re tLctinn of anv Ki'prei' iita'ive or llelrgate, tints refusion to support IleiiKH'ralic iioiniiiiuioii, wnolit vol " lie an rnilorsement or approvnl ol his Conduct Im-voiiiI whieh the Demoeraey of other districts' would hav no right to i-n quire." but Ihst it would be bolli the riyht and tho t'uty of sound IVmucrat every where, lo dineard liim as u dicorgauizer and an en. my. " Well, there you have it. After ('zap's organ reads such nun as Kelly, rrown Siiuek, snj Avery, out of "our party," a re-election ly the people cannot be consid ered an epilorse menl of their d.-mocraey. (The prnile usej lo b allowed to endorse, but now "times has chanj-pj.") Yea, more, ths peoplo have not only no right ta elect them, but, if they would U con sidered " found dtmotratt," they ar re quired lu discard them as disorganizes and enemies." How "aoimd democrats" aro required ta treat such men, w ara left a little In tlx Jaik j but m the party lay great fore on "drniocralio prece dcnn," wa presume that Instead of fol lowing the scrijitural injunction lo '' love" them and "pray" for them, they are to be governed by the " precedent" found In tha Harding and l.eland conference. Ke,oled, That the systerustio assaults of the 'Standard' nespaHr upon the cherished usages of the Democratic party, and its wholesale Iraduoiiou of its mem-U-rs, stsmi) that sheet at hypooritiosl foe to the JJeinocraiic oranltatiun and lb principles nisiiilin d by irtue if it." We bardly think Lane can carry out the spirit of lbs 10 Isst resolutions, and stand square-load on these planks, with out giving Lelsnd auathur pumineling : "Unsolved, That each member of the Democratic party in Orrjon may freely peak and act according lo his individual conviction of right and policy upon thr question of Slavery in Oregon, without in any manner impairing his standing in the liemocratic party en that account provided that nothing in the rniilhia shall he construed ia toleraiun nf Lilsrk U publicBiiistn, Aboliiinnii.ni, or any oih er faction or orgnniastioa arrayed iu op position to the Democratic party." This will afTord great relief to soma free State democrats, who were in doubt be. fore as to whether they "fnout" speak and vote fur freedom er not. The proviso, forbidding them to do any thing by way of " tolerating Black Republicanism, Ab olitionism," Temperance or other party, is a little murky. We fear sum of the faithful will need further instruction as to how far they " may" go. They ought in huvo appointed a committee in every pre cinct, empowered to get slabs from the saw mill and rig up anxious benehesof en qui'y, where the uuwiiahed could get spe-i-itiu instructions. ltesolved. "That lltn heatf It thanks of all trim deinnc-rulN of Oregon Territory are iluc to IMaZon South and Asuhrl Hush fortheirindefatigahlelabor in nru-.h-ing out thn seeiU of Know Nolhingi-.ni from the Virgin Soil of Or- gnu, in secur ing the adoption and maintaining the ex-iit.-nce of i Im vira roce method of votint! and for their niitiriiii! and zealoii labors to preserve the organization and triumph of the Democrulio party." We presume that "all true democrats" will feel grateful for thus pulling the two pillars of Oree.cn democracy. There i only one word that ought to bo altered in this resolution, and then it would bn ap propriate, 'llenitfi'lt" ought lo be strick en out, and some woid inserted which would not libel these nicn by attributing to them the possession of an articlo which we presume few "btishitcs" are impudent enough to claim. 'ltesolved, That this Convention recog nize l ho Portland Times as Democratic, mid its editor as a worthy man." There are just two lines and a half wiely thrown in. They cost but litilo, mid will (irmly bind tha illustrious editor lo Jo Land's leg, nnd secure to him one vuto. "ltesolved, That althouuh in the discus sion of piuty usages and principles, Col Kelley has differed with the majority of tins Convention, wo yet liave entire, confi dence in his honesty of intention mid puri ty of purpose." That is n most excellent puff for the Colonel, nnd is wisely designed to nnswer the double purpose of securing his role lo tho party and of killing him off as an as pirant for fuliirn honors. Ii is every vvay wotihy of tho siyi ienl lead that origina ted it. "Resolved, 'That in tho judgment nnd expectation of ench nnd every member of llus convention, den. Lnne, who lias just rtceived tho unniiiinnus nomination of the convention, will endorse ami promptly stand upon the platform this day adopted, including llie anti-Standard resolution, and ihut also, declaring thu oh'igation of lem ocrats to support tho nominees of demo cratic caucuses anil conventions." This is a most excellent resolution, as il is exceedingly well calculated to lest the s'ufT that loeofoco stomachs are made of. It w'ill make Jo a litilo unpalaiahlo to some, but llie most of them will bo able to swallow him by degrees, till, bv ths June election they will have him 'bodacinu-ly" disposed of. Leland has nlreudy got him in as fur as I he knees. tV Wo learn from the Standard that Nemiih gave as a reason for voting for the Standard resolution in llie Salem con- notion, that the Standard had condemned his vulgarity. The following is said tn have been de livered by Nesmilh afler the passage of the Standard resolution : " We have the im pudenl puppy's Mil curled so tight that hit hind legs won't touch the ground fur some lime yet." Wo hope for the honor of Tiuchnnan's administration that he hud notbing to d -in appointing Nesmiih as Indian Agent. Il would have been more in keeping with the ullinities of poor Tierce. (KrWe notice an anonymous corres pondent of the Yreka Union sign him sell "VerbumSap," which, being literally rendered, means, we suppose, worJ 0 A tap head is sufficient," The " iole world and the rest of msnkind" have given in lo iho truth that " verbum sai" or "a word to the ipi is sufficient," bui ire are inclined to admit the doctrine of the Union correspondent that " one word to a mp-krad" in any kind of a controversy is fully as good as a dozen. Ws believe tkit So'otnrm also irc!ined to that ppini?n. It ia truly amusing to s tha efforts mad by the locofocn orgaus in tha Terri. tory lo keep tha proslavery and free Slate fsctiont of the party united. While the Times, we believe, hns eipresed Itself as ympathizing wiih free labor, and hat be. come the medium through which Deacon Lenox often disclaims that "our party" it unntsvery, the other organ at Salem msn sg'-s lo tickle both free Slats and prola very democrats, by giviug each a crumb of comfort in nearly every issue, the pro- slavery, of course, a tbey art lie ruoti rabid and wide-mauibed, g.tting l he Isrg- -at crumb, sad art treated with a little the most repet, ia virtue, wt presume ol their proactive value, growing out of the ihree-fifih representative primlple. Im the lal Usue of thai sht wa find a correspondent writing from Luna couuiy ay: "'I his coim'y wim bo prolsvery by a larys majority. There is a schiml district near her thai ha fourt yroslary asid niilv one free Stale man in il ; suoiher thai is iwo to one free Slut men. Lane is all right on the questions of tha day." Another correspondent writing from I'rnpqun, ia denying that the party is pro lavery, says: Drier's attempts to fasten the charge of slsvery prnpsgsndisin upon the Ih-ino. cratio panv, while it is chaaeeritic "f the nun, it shows up the dsinsgngus most effectually." In nil the notices of free S'atn conven tions which have been published in thi heel, the most unmeasured abn'e and rid. icule have been heaped upon free State men, while not a word has ever been mid to wound the ferhnj "f 'he moat rabid prnalnvery. The great object seems to be in keep up the impression that the pnr'y is proslavery and autislnvery, and has nothing lo do with the matter one way or another. tV There seems to be a general opin ion prevalent that liucharian ho appointed Calmer Governor of Oregon, r're 0. L. Curry removed also that the new Presi dent will make a practical demonstration of thedoctiine nf "rotation in office" and " to the victors belong the spjils," by mk ing a clean sweep of the Pierce appoint- eea lit the Territory. Ueii. Lovijoy is talked of by his fiends to succeed Cu'li- rie in the Land Office. In that case, some of the locos ate threatening to avenge themselves by sending Curry and (iullirie lo the L'. S. Senate. We d h"pe for tji success of Huchannn'a admini-tralion-fliat the threatened danger 10 llie U:i;on may a y bn aveitrd. Aficr the severe blow lluch anaii received by the election fof Came- ron as Senator from Pennsylvania, we fear it will be the means of "ciushing out" the whole administration provided Oregon should find it necessary to galvanize- two political corpses thai had just been wheel ed from Duchanan's guillotine, and convert them into two distinguished Senators, who could hardly be expected under the cir- ciimstuncea to save the Union by lending a hearty support to the measures of the administration. If our Legislature should find it necesa ary to send these distinguished gentle men to the Senaio, we hopo ihey may be sent staoding on some sort of a cornprom i.o platform, thai slrull guarantee, tho bene fit of their counsels to Buchanan, in ease he should get into a tight place. 03 The Portland Times publishes thu following with this heading" What they say of Leland in the. Slate" : " OitEGON. The Legislature convened on the lsl December. Both Houses are almost unanimously Democratic. Tli" Secretary of the Territory, Hon. B. F. Harding, slapped ihe face of tho editor of llie Standard, one Leland, who is a libel ous Republican, nnd a notorious common snenk. Poweshiik (Iowa) C'usette, Jan. 23'." The Times' echo in Salem also pub IMihs the same extract without n comment. Il would have taken thn poetry out of the thing wonderfully if they had lold their rentiers that the l'owenheik Gazette is edit ed by the noUblo (i. D. R. Boyd, of penitentiary notoriety in Oregon. 03" We have received from Fowler ami Wells a book just published by them entit led H010 To Write. It "embraces hints on penmanship nnd the choice of writing ma terials, practical rules for literary compo sition iu general, and epistolary and news, paper writing, punctuation, and proof cor recting, with directions for writing letters of business, relationship, friendship, and love j illustrated by numerous examples of genuine ep'miles fMtn the pens of the lies' writers," &u. The rules snd suggestions given in this work will be of great benefit to new be ninners in composition, as well as some old incorrigible sinners, who have been scratch, ing away for years msking the King's Eng lish scream at the clawing of their un merciful and untutored nibs. We recom mend our schoolmasters, correspondents, and Oregon editors in particular, to buy the book. Fowler and Wells have also in press three nvre works entitled, Aiv To Talk. Horn To Behave, and Hute To Do Butinest The four books can be had for one dollar, directed to Fowler its Wells No 30$ Broad way, New York. 03" The steamer Columbia reached Portland Isst Wednesday. From Wells, Fsrgo A Co. and J. W. Sullivan we re ceived ample tiles of States and California papers. The news will be found in an other colnrna., (& Tin Amaricant met at Hillsborough lost Saturday, tnd brought out tho follow, ing ticket : Delegates lo Constitutional Convcniion. K. I). Shalluck, Levi Anderson, and John Whita. Joint member of Washing ton and Multnomah T. J. Dryer. For Representative (!. V. V. Johnson. Joint Representative T. J. Dryer. County cmn missionrr John Marsh. Auditor T, L. Dritknll. Trevurer J. SI. Richta. As ,et4nrH. S.Caldwell. Public Admin istrator Win. Adams. The official proceedings came to hand loo late lo publMi entire this werk. A (Jerinau astronomer gives it a hit opinion that the 30ih of June will wind uu the allain of thia mundane sphere. A cuinel, the heart of which i solid Cre, is shiiI 10 be approaching our plsnel, which il will strike ou that day, turning the whole tut foes nf tha globe to liquid lava. Ths French astronomers give il As their opinion that the coiuct will strike the Karih, but think the consequences will not be very serious. fcj- It is said that (Jen. McCarver is appointed Collector at Astoria iu place of Adair, but we see 00 account of it in the papers. J. W. Nifinilh has been appointed Indian Aent for Oregon and Wasliing'on. XT We learn by the .Standard thai while firing A salute lo Lane in Portland lost Wednesday, a mate of the steamer Columbia hail his lands shot off by an ac cidental discharge nf the tannun. 03 Fhmr in San Francisco is quoted e from 911 to $14. 03" Coii-iderahle flour has been bronchi down llie liver lately, and sold here or 81.00 per hundred. 03" Mr. McOe, 1111 old miller, informs us that the l-dmid Mill in this city can ninka lbs best flour of any mill iu the Territory. 03" We learn thai Mr. llawn is build ing A tlim flouring mill nn Baker's Creek near Shadden's in Yamhill county. Mr. (iilbreth is also building one on the North Fork of Yamhill, n-a' Caleb Woods'. 03" Two Durham hulls and two heifer liwrtnirriveil at San Francisco, which were shipped from New Jersey to George II Howard of California. - 9" Mr. Joel Burlingame'is now Iota ted at Milwaukie, where he has started an extensive hennery, lie wishes to buy large quantity nf chickens, for which he will pay $3,30 per dozen, delivered at Milwuukie. His object is to produce eggs for the California market. Wu h-arn Irom (). W. Jackson! Esq., thai Sal" ami Weddle are now bmn ing lime at the quarry in this county we spoke of some time since. The lime is said lo be si ioiilt, although of a dark color. 03" What has the Territorial Rrptib. lican committee, devilled upon as to acundi dalo for Delegate f 03 Proposals for carrying the mails from Sept. 1st, 18."7, to June 3Uih, H5S, on the following rou'e, will he received ut Washington till 1I1R 23' h of June: From Coivullis. by Kinney's, Murray's. Eugene City, Coit.Tje (hove, and the Coast I'ork of Willamette, to Oakland, 0") miles ami back, once a w-rk. Leave Corvullis Thursday at 7 a in; Arrive si Oakland Saturday hy 4 pm; Leave Oakland Thursday ai 7 a m ; Arrivo at Corvullis Saturday bv 4 p in. Hiils 10 end at Siulaw, or ut Winchester, will bn considered. fjT The Independent Steamship Coin modoro, Capt. Fanmh-roy, left Portland last Suuduy for San Francisco, with about five hundred tuns of freight and fif y or sixty passengers. To Corrkspoxdknts. Severn! pieces of " poetry" are declined. B. It. Ili-Xt week. I. M.J., McMinville. We will attend to the matter, and send llie package to the Da ton Post Office. 03-Oli uary from Plum Valley ncx week. 03" Jo Lane arrived on the Columbia. Frost Nicaragua. DF.FEAT OF THK A!. I. IKS BV GKN. WALKT.R. The dates are San Juan, March President Walker and army were in good health, ami had plenty of provisions and ammunition. On the lfith, Gen. Walker, with 40(1 men, made un attack on San Jorge, and after considerable fighting, succeeded in geiiino into the plaza, killing a large num ber of the em-mv, and losing 0 killed and 15 wounded Thinking that Rivas was lelt without pmtei'iion, Uen. ("hamorro, wi h 1.000 men, attacked that place, which was defended by Gen. Menniugaen with a strong force. As soon as (ien. Walker found tho enemy, under Chamorro, bad gone to attack Kivns, he withdrew bis men and marchrd to attack the enemy in 'he rear. The howitzers of Hemiing-wii. on the Rivas side, and Walker's riflemen and six pounders in the rear, succeeded in CuMing ihe Chamorro forces nearly t. piece. The ennniy, hy I heir o o account, liea 327 killed and over 300 wounded, sud Walker only 2 killed and '21 wounded. The San Juan 'ivr r has n.it Ivpen open ed yet, but Col. Loekriilgi is making ev ery preparation to do so. He liss consid erably mora than 400 men, 140 having arrived from New Orleans by the Texas. Il was reported that Ex President Rivas ! hod kenjiMiinitad at Leon, News from the Atlantic States. Tn Cabinet. The following is the Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan. Il will be seen that it Is somewhat different from the one published two weeks ego) Secretory of State Lewis Lass, oi Michigan. Secretary of the Trtatury Howell lobn of (jeorfia. S-errtary of War John I). Floyd, nf Virginia. Secretary of the Nary Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut. Secretary of thr Interior Jacob Thump son, of Mississippi. Attorney General Judge Black, f Pi nusylvauiit. Poiliiiatler General A. V. Biown, of Tell Iles see. The Cubinet had a wnrrri discussion on thn rule adopted hy Mr. Buuhumiii to np ply the rolulion principle lo the North ami West only. The Northern members of the Cabiin t insist upor un application nl' ihe same rule lo the South also. Thia Mr Buchanan po itively refu't's. (iov. Fi'z paliiek recommends the reappointment o' Mr. Sandlirrd, the Mobile Collector, mil also Ihe pr-srut District Atiorney, wlunii he does nut know, when one of his most intimate and particular friends is an appli cant. Changes will be made ill the S-uilh only for cause. A disiinuished lVunsvl vmiiri office. holder was presented to Mr. Buchanan by several prominent demo cnitic friends, wild a request I It ut he h"U'd be, reappointed. The reply was etiijduric, that Ihe North and West demanded rota tion iti i 'Dice, and ihnt would be the rub of action. The Grand Jury for the District of Co. luiubia have found a true bill of indict ment against Col. Lee for murder ill the first degree, for killing Mr. Hume. Lee is now iu jail. The homicide occurred in relation to n tlilliculiy at one nf the last levees of the I 'resident. Gov. Geary of Kunsas has resigned in consequence of tin) failure to remove Judge Lecoinple. It is said that hi res ignation seriously embarrassed 'ha Admin istration, as the President i unablo lo fix upuii a proper successor. It is ihoiigh' thai Buchanan will insbi upon his retain ing the oflic, and pledge him the n quiche aid lo sustain him. Sam Mednry lids bnen appointed Guv. emor of Minnesota Territory, and J. 1. Anderson, of Washington. Anderson is in ei.icr upon his duties ar the vxplialioti of Gov. Stevens' term. Senator Sumner has got on a tour to Ho rope for his health. The Pacific Telegraph bill failed- to b -. collie a'law. Ex 1 'resident Pierce was pr serteil the 0th of March with a cpleinlid sorv.ee of silver plate, lb- g ft of cii-n nf Sa vannah. Mr. Touinbe made the pieeiit alioti cpei ch. The It publicans carried ihe Slate eh c tioll ill New Hainp-liii'e. The Mississippi and Ninarn frigiitr s have hceu ordered io asist in laying down the ocean submarine tel. graph- A duel took place n Mobile on the "tli March between Mr. Nixon, editor of I In Crescent, hiiiI Mr. BivckiMi'ulge, ediior ol llie Courier. At the second fi'e .Mr. Breckinridge was hot in both thighs. Mr. Nixon was not hurl. Mr. ISeckiu. ridge is the same geiilleiuau who, conn time since, fought with Mr. Leavenworth of New Yolk ai Niagara Falls. Two attempts Here made on the 7th o' March ill lb- Stale Prison at Auhum in kill llie ll!'enl of llie prison One nsnul w.i made with a kuih- and the oihei with a hammer. The Stale Survey of the Okefelioke. Swamp, in Georgia, is resulting in linpor lant developments. It seems Ihttl the niot eironroiis opinions have been enter lamed of this hitherto undeveloped region. lvch covers a large portion of lire urea of the Slate. It iK-s not appear lo bo a NWiimp alii r till ; and tin. rxpdiiioii, so fill from b'-illL' impeded hy water, have suffered severely for a nnl of il, bcinu' Compelled to sink three wells on the r.oit'-. The Extra Session of the United States Senule closed wiih the usual formalities, after an intimation from the President that he had no further communications to cub in it. An effort was made to have ihe In liana election tu-cs considered, but it proved ineffectual. The resolutions of the Judiciary Com miltPc, discharging il fioin the further con sideration of tin1 pnnei against the right of Mr. Cuiii'-roii lo n seat io the Senate from Pennsylvania, was adopted after some further debate. A resolution was then reported from the same Committee authorizing testimony to be taken bv Messrs Fitch and Bright, and then contest ing their right to seats from Indiana. One hundred and thirteen New Hamp shire lovins heard from, give Haile, the Republican candidate for Governor, 20, 055 votes: Wi lls, 17,675; and Haddock. Kit). Iu ihe (louse, the Republicans thus far have 129 members, and ihe Democrats 52. The Council and Seiiaie are Repub lican, and all the Republican Congress men are re-elected. Additional returns confirm the success of the Republican ticket. Mr. Ilaile's majority f,.r Gover nor will exceed 3,000. The Republicans also elect the three Congressmen and a majority of the Coiircil and Senate. In the House, they have from thirty to forty majority. TtesliaaUoa of (iov. Geary. The St. Louis Democrat publishes A statement relative to the affairs of Kan. sas, given by Gov. Geary. It apHam the cause of Gov. Geary's resignation was the failure of President Fierce to fulfil' the pledget Hindu at I he time of his (Gea ry's) appointment. These pledges were to support him with an army of militia at tho expense of the public Treasury, if Bte. essary J btil instead of receiving (hi iid he has paid IH.OOO nut of his own pock, el, ihe Administration having rvfnd military aupmrl under the most urgent circumstances, while he was thwarted by thu Judiciary of the Territory in every possible manner. Thu Gm ernor states thai fifty men were under oath from the day he entered ih country till he left it, to asas-loale him; provid' d his offl ia conduct did Hoi meet iln-ir approbation. He regrets the step he has been obliged to lake, but f'la Confident lb 't had ill" promised assistance been rea. der d he could have ndininistrrcd tm ,f. lairs of ihe Territory Ida manner accept, able to honest settlers of both sides, In relation lo the outrage voiiimillej by p0 slavery men, he says one half hti not b en told. H- pronounces ihe inur. dor of Dullum by Hays, ihe most cold, bl. soiled ami aitiocimis affair ever itiin. ed. His version of the Sherrard affair i similar to those already report, d. He my,, h iwcver, I hat thu ac ounl published in ila Republican, over ihe signature of Jones, is a tissue of falsehoods. The Governor complains bitterly nf the abstraction and mutilation of crresion deuce. Ho says tlx luaill-ags rn con, stsmlv opened and all objectionable niaU I r lo or I'kiiii him abstracted. The (iuv. . ruor thinks ihe stublisluneiii of a Slave, ry Coiistiitnion iiievilahle. Tho steamer Texas sailed from New Orleans on me 1 1 ' ti hit Sail Juan, nh 130 recruits for Gen. Walker. Gen. Horns by was among her pamenger. MovEMK.vrs of Tkikm's n the Plains, Troops are io cross th- plains this spriag li r I lie proteciiou of the overland emigrant, bound lor California and Oregon. Order have been issued fur lhe4tli Infantry, now sia'ioneif in Oregon, lo move across the country, tonsil lifting ihe road, for which appropi rations have been made. The companies of the Oih Inluiitry, now at , Forts Kearney and Leaiemvorih, are lo follow up the I'latle valley, in the old Or egou trail, and go thioiigh the nioiui ain at South Pass. The companies sta ioned iu K.ni-as nre to i inlnrk ut Fort Lcavn worlii, mid asci-Hil llm Missouri in boslsi Foil IVnliHi there to n iwora uiniln-lieveil hy tint 4tb Iniaoiry, some time in llie sum mer, when Ihey, too, will move aernst over the route passed over by l hem on ibaif match from I Iregon. for the Arg. Ma. Editor The peoplo of Oregon have three times refWd to fotni a Sisle goveriiiiieul, mainly heeuuse ihey bvlined a Stale organization loo expensive lobe borne until their wealth and numbers la in ease. The question is again to be voted upon next June. Though we are lieilhrr si longer nor richer than when ihe queslinrr was lirsl pmpnooil, but on ihe contrary are daily losing both wealth and popula ioaf yet il set iiic milter ihati loiigi r resist ihe ceas-less iinpoituuini'S nf ill -so uhnsttjk oilic" under the new form of goveriiiiieul, lie' pioplo appear Hov ilispsed lo )'i ld their la-tior jielmeiit to-escape fun her an ti 'Vance. Douhlh as niuny are influenccl oi vole for a State in order to pui to rest th vexed question opened ainonj lis h the Kansas Nebraska acl, ami the -ulj ct f slavery s-'enis ta engross the public al I. nuoo, to ihe exoftt-ioii of others Wlucll, if of b-ss i'lip-i'iane -, should have piece leiice, as ihey must first be d l id. d' Are we abh- to siippni an i flicieiit Slate jovernnii nl t Tln-n- are in I u Teirilnry ahoitt ten lli'insand la.-(iyi-rs ; t In ir pro doc ive wealih coii-Uih in part of n small export of limber and agricultural products, but ns a paying market is seld-nn foutrrf for Orr goii lumlh-r ami produee, hut a small portion of the capital and iwtustry of the country have been employed in thei pio'luc ion, wliil" Ihe greater part has h en directed to ihe raising of animals. But owing to the winters ami the failure uf the native grasses, this important branch .if business is greatly n tho di-clin". tihdi- the number of animals of ihe Coun try has b-eli diminished, which, under the ordinary Hws governing supply and da muiul, would inctea-e the value of the re maiuder. Oregon presents ihe exceplii of a declining price wiih a diminishing unrulier ; hence ninny s ock rsi-sers are now seeking b.-ltpr paa:ures and pricet in Cidifoiuta, and inking their d'oves with thi'in. Under these circumslance, t" seems 19 nie that before entering too keenly intS'lhe 'li.-cussion as lo whether Oregon shall be free or slave State, we should first ascer tain whether il is ready and able to become a Slate at rll. A brief examination of ibis subject I propose to make in another paper. - . Mass Laaveatloa. There will tn a Republican laConvstis ia this ciiy on Saturday rexl (May 2d). t " upon llie course lo be pursued during- lbs ceaiiuf canvass. T. Pors, Cb'a Cool. Nolle. Ths annual meeliug of Ihe OreRnB Aoiiliary Tract Socirly will be held at Oregon titv ta Thursday, May I -till, ai JU o'clock a. . G. H. Atxiiwos, Sec J. .Nonce. The annua' meet ug of Ihe Orefroa BibleSe eiety will be held at Oregon (aty the aecoM t.tnenlay in M.ay oext. , April 18. Usnikl Baoi.it, Secy. bailee. The H.nrth anniversary of the Oregon Temper ance Asiaiion will be h. Id at OrefM Crty ea Tu.d .y the lHh day uf Mv. at H-i a- bl Apr I tft. O. bicKio-s. J- MA&&XBO: Iu SaVm. April 7ih, by Rev. Xeill AAawa. Mr. AooLTllca J. UlKtT, of faoli, Iu4, t ill E ATaasc, ' liurbuglou, Iowa. .March 12. Auiiidu Ca.wroaa f Miss Aatso Mklvw Moieas.bothaf Liaau April 5, Mr. Ptewora, of Las. Masras M. Kice. of Po!k I I