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l)c (Drcgon droits. W. U. AUX. KUI10 AKO rsOMIKIOS. OBXOON CITY: SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1857. Republican ZVominations, CLACKAMAS CQ. For Delegate lo Constitutional Convention, GHOUGK ABKIIN'KTHY, GILBERT REYNOLDS. l'r llpresental'i ees, W. C. JOMXSOV, 0. W. BUY ANT, For Sheriff, JOHN M. BACON. For Jimrtior, WILLIAM I'. HUKNS. J jj Tlio uoiniiieia of lbs Republican Patty ill Clackamas cnunly prornne to meet their fetlow ttilizriin, and'addrnui lliun iiwn llie pvlilic.il iisuei of day. at lite places and time bclow-mca-tioued, to wit I Upper Molnlla, at place of votiuir, SatMuy, May 23. UeverCr"'k,at Arinpiiea's bcliuelll'iut, Mon day, May if.,. MalliKinV, Kl place of voting. Tueeday, Muy 20. Yountf'a, at place of volinu, Wediiewi iy. May 'J7. Hock Creek, at t'uiou School-House, Tliurnday, Muy 2H. Milwaukie, Friday, May S3. Orcgou Cily,kuluiday, May 20. Ilia denired and expected lliat the nominees uf tlie Dcmocrulic party, (mid other candidate,) will ba present at each of t'ls ubuve IiuincJ place, and take a part in tliediaciuxion. I). W. Ciu ia authorized to do any bus inta conucctcJ with The Argiu Oflieo during my alMcnce. V. I ADAMS. g JT I" reply to numerous enquirers as 1o our position on ilia Delegate qnostien, wo stato that wo shall voto for Lawscn ami against Joseph. The fact ia, wo con. aider Lawson (lie only ninn running. AVe Imvo never seen liiin or Lad any cor respondence with Lim, but we shall vole for him, if tho Lor J spares us till I ho day of election, as we consider it our duty lo vote, and whilo we will not vote for the Salem "caucus sovereignly" platform, nor for a miserable tool standing on it, we think it is our duly, an well ns the duty of every freuman, to voto agniust it, by sup porting Lawsox. Wo hear of some who rtfuso to voto for riilicr cnuiliilute. Wo thiuk thin is fooliidi very. Thero aro ninny good rea tons why every freeman who lias a soul ought lo voto at this election. Tho rea sons we havo not space to oHlr now, but we predict that every man who fails to voto will bn sorry for it after the election. lfeuullful I'.onhlsleni-y. At thu county convention of tho African parly ill this city, ft resolution was adopt ed endorsing tho coursn of our members to tho Legislature Inst winter. Now it hap pens that Lovejoy and Collnrd both voted for tho bill exacting bond of tho officers who havo chnrgo of the people's money mid properly, turned over to support tho Indian war, whilo Suirkwcathor voted ngaintt il, thus giving thoso officers full liberty lo do as ihey pleased with this money. Now, whom did the convention aim to endorse, Starkweather, or Lovojoy and Collnrd 1 Or was tho resolution merely u lililo buncombe bastard pnA", a legitimate oil' shoot of squatter sovereignty signi l'vin'.' that the parly on this as on other matters is neither fisli nor llesh. rSoino of tho Africans around town nro expressing lln ir suprisa that a number of proslavery nieu in this county declare their intentions to voto tho Repub lican ticket. They admit by this surprise that a prot-luvcry man would actually be expected to voto : lu ir ticket. Why eo, young men, if, as you aro constantly vociferating, your party is proslavery 1 Tho fact is, these proslavery men w ho in tend lo volu our ticket, show thuir good aenso in preferring a parly that occupies palpable jj'ound and is not ashamed of its colors, to one w hich is this thing, and that tiling, and then " neither the one or the other," bul is made up of proslavery men, old lino Whigs, and rotten abolition ists, wi'.h no aim or purpose, other than to show a proslavery leg on ono side of the fence, and a freesoil leg on the other, mero ly to catch voles. Uum-y Hem. Mr. Pcntlnml, of Linn City, has throo swarms of bees, two of which are young swarms ho obtained from the old hive this summer. Tho bees do well, uud make honey rapidly. Wo hear of olhors w ho have had good success with bees, particularly Mr. Thos. T. Eyre, near Salem, Marion county, whose lees have boon so diligent in the honey lino that tho hivo is well nigh burst from the weight of honey, and still ihey are crowding in more. Mr. Eyro is satisfied from his experience that bees will do well in Oregon, Wo were led t believe from experi men's made in the Waldo Mills that bees would nut p.iy in this country, but late ex periments are very encouraging. diT Tho rains have fairly soaked every thing in this county, and some are already crying enough, while we learn that at Cor vallis they hav had no rain that has dona luorogooJ than a heavy dew would hare tlohc. OCT The Indian news that came down from tho Dalli t last w eek is said to have been all a humbug. CJ" Tho proceedings of the Tract Soci. ctjr wiil be published next week. The sluamer Commodoro reached Portland last Thursday. From J. W. Sullivan we received abundant files. The nowf from tba Atlanlio States is not very Important. Connecticut Las elect J Helly (Am. Ucpub.) Governor. Im'ianapolis, which went for Buchanau last fall, has electod a Republican Mayor by over 200 majority. Winter, the Emancipation candidate for Mayor of St. Louis, was cloded by a largo plurality. Judge Drummond, one or the Justices oi the U. M. District Court in Llah, has r. signed, his exposition oi suit t.ue mur als makes it a second Sodom. We shall publish it next week. (Jov. Walker was to leave for Kansas on the 11th of Muy. Henry J. Adams, the Free State candi. dato was elected Mayor of Leavenworth by 190 majority overall others. The) Department of tho Interior has nearly completed the arrangements for the construction of the wagon road to Califor nia, and bids aro now being received for carrvinir the letter mail in four-horse coaches semi monthly, weekly, and scrul- weekly over the route. Coxmissionkb to China. Mr. Reed has accepted the mission to China, end will leavo for bis post as soon as the steam frigate Minnesota can bo got ready say tho middle of May. The gentleman named above is William B. Reed, of Penn sylvania. t fT Flour iu Sun Francisco ia quoted at from 812 to 814. OCT Money has been raisod by subsorip lion to mako a good road from Cane man up tho river leading out near Parrot's The work is under tho management ol James Barlow, and will bo pushed rapidly to Completion. The road has been very much needed and will bo of great aervico to the public and especially to Canemah. The contract a for building tho bridge across Purroti' creek will be let to day to the lowest and best bidder. Dviucsttc niMcuMlrs. NOTES TAKEN TltltOUOit A " KNOT UOLR. Dramatis Persona; Old Jo. Mac, a Pro Slavery Democrat, Lex, a r rco btato Democrat Editor op Czai'iay s Ohgan ACT I. Scene I. Private lloom in Salem. Jo sitting on a bed with a jug under it, ami rcadtii'j tne "organ. Jbnlcr bailor. Jo. Thrico weleomo to my room, my dear bosom friend ; reaching his hand u; der Iht ltd) won't you take something f Eo.- No ; my stomach begius to spurn it. Jo. Then the next thing wo shall hear from you, your stomach will ba too weak to digest democracy. Eo. Never, till democracy gets too weak to support ray purso. Jo. Now you talk, God bless your soul 1 Ed. "Our parly" has done a handsome thing for both of our purses. Jo. Yes, and I'm pretty sure wo've got iho thing in such a lix that the supplies will keep coming for some- time yet; but come, tuke n horn. En. My physician docsn'l proscribe double doses uow. Jo. "Prctcri be" it t This isn't pro philacticum, man ; it's old rye ! Ed. That I never refuse ; takes a horn.) Jo. I was jusi looking over your paper of this morning's issue.. Ed. How do you like ray "coarse" I Jo. Language would fail me lo speak in proper terms of my appreciation of it, Yours is decidedly tho most alio demo cratio paper I kuow of. Ed. "Airgooso Adums has made the Black Republicans belicvo I'm A brainless blockhead. Jo. "Airgooso Adams" thinks a man ought lo ba something of a scholar, histo rian, and logician, to qualify him to edit a paper. I freely admit that it requires such a mini lo odit a Black Republican paper, bul for a deinocratie editor these qualifica tions are as useless as two handles to a jug. Ed. 1 find the main qualification an editor fur "our party" needs, is to bo a lirst-iate liar, Jo. Not to pluck a feather out of your cap, I'll admit that. But I think you are peculiarly felicitous in another thing, and I have just been admiring this particular point in your last issuo, Ed. I've made so many points, it is dif cult for me to opine the sentiment you are driving at. Jo. I made no allusion to sentiiueut at al' ; in fact, I haven't read it enough to know anything about that. o a paper is thoroughly democratic, it matters little about the sentiment. Ed. If you haveu't read the Taper, how do you arrivo at the soundness of its democracy. Jo. I discovered it by a critical exam ination of your leader. Ed. A critical examination without a rending 1 A new idea to me, at least. Jo. Nothing new to au oIJ experienced democrat like me. Why, you sec, I've just been counting to see how many limes you've stuck in the word "democracy, and I find you've stuck it in just fourteen times in one column. That's just one more time than our old favorite democratic editor in Posey, Indiana, ever used it, and you are certainly entitled to wear the bell as the rery prince of democratio editors. Ed. So you agree with we mat w word ha potuncy. Jo. A potency f W by, Hr, tlio Halt oi lis power lias uaver been discovered. Didu't I tell you to slick it in wherever yon saw an opening? Why, Cod bless your soul, there's scarcely man in Oregon who votes the democratic ticket but what would be willing to have his pocket picked by a democratic official, and would feel good uuder tho operation if the official tramped on his toes whilo dying It, and ev ery toe had two corns on it. Ed. 1 think we khall be able to carry II our Sttlom measures under the name of democracy. Jo. Never entertain a icruplo about that. En. We shall salt down all our moa ures nndor a great flourish of democratic trumpets. Jo. Right, right God bless your soul, just right. Leave arguments and reason ing with Mack Republican papers; bul do you attend lo your post, and watch ev ery opportunity for sticking in the word "democracy. Ed. You may depend, I shall plant co piously of that kind of seed; Petor shall water it, and we'll trust tho Devil for the increase. Jo. But, while I think of il, were you not a liltlo indiscreet in covering up the "mail robberies" you spoke of? Ed. Would you have bad me expose a "sound democrat" t Jo. Does be endorse the Salem plat, form) Eo. Without dotting ap or cross ing a t. Jo. Well, I suppose you must manage all such ugly jobs as we manage the infer nal slavery question say nothing about it. Ed. But, General, how do the people seem to take the Salem doctrine, that our caucus is sovereign instead of the people t Jo Take it I God bless you r soul, ihey shut their eyes and swallow it with as much gusto as ihoy swallowed " squatter sovereignty" a little while ago. The fact is, "caucus sovereignty" is really nothing more than squaller sovereignty stewed down ; it's squatter sovereignty concentra ted, if you please. Eu I think it was a happy hit we made when we bailed this caucus sovereignty hook with your beef. Jo It was indeed n happy conception, for, just 'twixt you and mo, I'm a bait that demoorats will always bite at, and the best thing you can do when you want an ugly hook put into iho gills of democrats, is to bait it with Old Jo. Demoorats all swal low me whole, and even many old-line Whigs nibble at me most gloriously. God bless your soul, I expect to be nibbled at and swallowed in Oregon for the next thirty years. Ed Well, no ma'.tor how long, so you dangle at our hook. But, do sore heads, like Kelley and his friends, open their mouths, like regular sharks, and down with bait, book, aud nil, or do they nibble daintily 1 Jo. Well, tho fact is, they felt consid crably chagrined at first, and not at nil in clined lo tuko hold ; but they'll nil come of that, mark my word. Tho fact is, their feathers aro all down ; they are perfectly " cowed" and look as though they wore on theslool of repentance. They'll all swul low the bait, if ihey puke it up in three days afterward, as Jonah did the whale. Ed, Tho fact is, Kellcy will swallow it in hopes he may be bait for tho hook some day himself. Jo. Thai's tho secret of the whole matter, and this is just the way to keep up tho party. Keep tho loaders all right with promises, and yon nced'nt bother your head about tho Iny democrats. Xhy'll watch the lenders and run squeal- in" after thorn through flames and floods, 9 too. Ed. We'vo got a few men in every county who will attend to the wires; but urgent business requires my presence in the clique cousultution room. So, adieu for the present Exit FJ. Enter Mac. Jo. (rising and grasping his hand). Well, upon my soul, if here is'nt the very man I've bscn wanting to see, and your coming has saved me a trip to your house, which I was just preparing to make. IIow have you been t Mac. Hearty, 'cept an allflred cold, I've got jost now. Jo. handing out his jug) God be thanked that the Maine law is'nt in force in Oregon. Y'ou can tell what that is by the smell of it; and, with me, you know it is as free as rain-water in the winter time. I think it'll turn your cold into a warm. Mac "fler taking nine saaHows) Well, Jineral, I'm all fired glad to see you. But what mout you have been gwine out to see me for ? Jo. Simply to consult you on a few grave constitutional topics which the Cabi net and Supreme court requested me to prepare an opinion upon. I thought you might be of great benefit to me in coming to sound conclusions. Mac If it's anything slantin' on the niggor question, you may bet I'm right side up. There ain't a sounder man on the " goose" this side of the county-seat of Old Tike. Jo. I always knew you to be a "sound democrat," and every way reliable, . U.kc Sound t Vhy, there ain't a soft the eend of , spot on my csreasa j uig . "- - i ki nail. I iwa ered tne main ,da..k in the Cinoinnaler platform without chewio,' and without greaziu.' Jo. scratching hit head) The 'main blank' let me see. Mac Have you forgot the main plank in the Cincinnater platform, Jineral I Jo. They are all very important. Mao. Yes, but The border ruffians, sound on the nigger question anU some iu a bar fight," I look upon as the main pun- oheon In the couasrn. Don t you see i Jo. Y'ou got the speech I sent you f Mac What, Stephens' speech o llie "gocei" Jo. ExacUy. Mac Yes. and I swallered the whole of it quicker nor grcaaod lignlnln' could run down an Iclclo. 1 useu il 10 neip ui gest the Ciucinnater platform. It jest lays down dimicratio principles beautiful. Now the facl is, ami 'taint no use 'o talk. in, a man to bo a sound dimicrat has got to be sound on the goose ; don't you see. Jo. A reliablo democrat ought to bo sound oa every principle of the creed. Mac Jist so. Old Mao is right side up, you may bet your lifo on't. I'm as keen on the scent of a nigger, as nry hound von ever seen in Arkansaw. The fact is, Jineral, Pm in for niggers ; in on principle, don't you see, and sound dimicratio prin ciple at that Jo. Perhaps you have niggers now, that you brought from Missouri f Mac Not a bit of it ; fact is I haint hardly seen a nigger sence I left Missouri the empire State of the Union; and I'd now give a quarter jist to git to smell of one. Jo. "Would'nt a black goat do as well t Mac You don't intend to treat the sub ject lightly, do you f Jo. No, no, by no means; democracy ii inn serious a matter to trifle with. I only meant to suggest a substitute for the lime being. Mac I thought, Jineral, that you was right side up on the goose. Jo. You never need expect to find mo bottom up, till the old democratio ship gets lo rolling ever and over like a log in a mill pond. Then 1 may be bottom up occasion ally from necessity, never from principle Mac The fact is, Jineral, if we can't have niggers here, I don't want no State government. Jo. There seems to be many weighty reasons in favor of niggers. ' The fact is, our women, God bless their sweet souls, havo to do loo much drudgery. Mac Yes, Jineral, you ought to have a nigger to milk them fifty cows of your'n while you'r out 'lectioneering. Jo. The fact is, our women ought lo have more help, and they must have it. Mac Yes, and we must have more wcemcn. iho tact is, weomen is so aim- red scace that 'taint half the men can get housekeepers. More nor a dozen she- niggers could bo sold in my neighborhood for housekeepers. Jo. Did you own niggers in Missouri ! Mac No, but I was always UBed to niggers. I cuoppea wooo ter voi. atones and ho had a good many darkies and I jist concluded it was what made biro Colonel, and I determined to own one myself if I ever got able. Jo. You would like an office, I snp pose. MAC, Well, snose I should. Is there any thing inconsistent in that ! Jo. By no means. It is one of the surest marks of a sound democrat Mac They rather ruled me out of the caucus this year, because they thought they needed a more abler stump speech ifier. Jo. What a puerile objection 1 The best democratic speech I ever beard in my life was from a man who got up and simp ly announced that" he was a democrat, always had been a democrat, and always expected lobe a democrat, he had always voted tlio democratio ticket, and always expected to vole the democratio ticket," and then clincncu' '''a tiling by calling on the neighbors for tie proof. Sucn a ipeech will do raoro with a democratio audience than any oration Webster could have de livered. It always roaches the heart ef a democrat, and seldom fails lo bring tears to his eyes. This, I must confess, is my own main reliance. It did'nt succeed well among the Yankees of New Hampshire, but it works admirably ia Oregon. Mac Well, I could git that off", and then tell them I was sound on the "goose," you know. Jo. It is'nt best to stir the goose to much, especially when she is selling. Mac What do you mean, Jineral f no dodging, I hope. Jo. Are you sure the majority of your people are sound on the nigger question! Mac. Yes, two to one. Jo. Well, then, your plan would be ex cellent, and would be sure lo result in a democratic triumph. Mac The people in the States they say are all turning Black Republicans. Jo. It pains my very soul to tell yon that the Kansas business, together with the late decision of the Supreme court, bas driven thousands from the democratio fold. Mac Why don't the Supreme court pass a law agin Black Republicanism, and put and eend to it at wonst. t Jo. I am really afraid the only help for this our glorious Union will be to change the Constitution so as to permit os while we have the power, to fleet some sound democrat as President for life, or re sort to tho good old Komao policy oi m- anguratlng a Dictator. Mac Dick Tatcrf 1 lie n of old man Tater tlmt lived down In OoosoneeH in Pike county barrens I Dod rot my skin if thar's a sounder dimicrat in Salem nor old man Tatar. Fact!., all the Tatcrs was sound on the goose. Jo. Y'ou may depend upon it that none but a sound domocral would be chosen. If It should prove nt all difficult to find one without a single flaw in him, I don't know but I micht be induced to offer as a enndidate myself just to save tho Union, tou know, for, God bless yonr soul, every body knows that I havo no de sire for office except to serve my couniry and savo tlie Union. Mac Well, Jineral, jist pitch in and I'll go for you, boots, breeohes, and brist les, for I believe you'd make just as sound a rmldent as old man Tater himself, and I've beam be weut to Kansas and luck all his boys along to help sculp the bobcrlitionists. Jo. Did he get any sculps f Mac. They didn't find nothin' but few weomen, but they luck their har, you may bo shoar. Did you ever git to sculp a boberlitionist, Jineral ! Jo. No, but I carried a challongo from Brooks loone of them. But, Mac, I m sound democrat you may be sure, and, if the party should ever conclude to electa Presidcut for lifo, they ought to be care ful to selects man without a flaw In him' Mac. What! tho dimicrats don't talk of 'lectins: a Tresiifenf for life, does they I Jo. Oh, no I I only suggested that it might become necrssnry just to save the Union, you know. Mac jumping tip and gesturing vio Icnilu) That's goin' too fur, dod rot my skin if it ain't. I'll never inscribe to no sich principles. We mout as will have a king and done with it. Jo. Hold, friend ; let mo reason with you. Mac If that's what you're arter, 'taint no use in talkin'. I've always been a ro tater dimicrat, and always expect to be; ' and I ain't gwine in for no PrcsWwif that ain't a reg'lar rotater. Jo. Rising and throwing hs arms around him) God bless your old demo cralic soul, now just listen to me a minute Mac. Weill Jo. You see yourself that our glorious Union is in danger! Mac Yes. Jo. Tho Black Republicans are gaining terribly. Mac Yes, dang it, why don t the Su preme Court do something 1 Jo. In a few years they will bo most likely to get possession of tho Government Mac Y'es, if tho Supreme Court don i do something. Jo. Now, just look here. If you could have a sound democrat elected for life man who always had been a democrat, an always expected to be a democrat, a man who drank democracy in with his mother's milk, and was perfectly sound and reliubl on every point wouldn't you prefer to have the thing that way, to having a mis eruble, rotten, amalgamation, abolition Black Republican elected every four years ! Mac. In course, I would. I jist begi to ketch tho idear. Fact is, I'm a convert Jo. Handing out the jug) Here, let take something. Mac. .After taking a heavy horn. throws domx the jug with gnat viokncel breaking it, and swings his hat, hall oing) -Hoo-raw for a sound dimicrat forever I Down with tho Black Republicans, Bober litionists, and Rotators tool I'm a dimi crat, I nm; always have been a dimicrat, and always will be a dimicrat; and dang iho man that ain't a dimicrat and sound on the goose I Iloo-r-raw for Old Jo ns Presic'enf forever I Uoo-r-raw for the Cin cinnater Platform ! The Border Ruffians, sound on tho nigger question, and some in a bar fight 1 Iloor-raw 1 Hoor-rnw ! hic-hic-hic- raw I ( Curtain Drops.) To le Continued.) No Politician. The following short dialogue wo came very near overheariug Ihis week, between two neighbors whom we shall designate as John and Job : Job. Well, John, how do you think the slavery question is going to go ! John. Well, I declare, I don't know. I don't hear much about it in my neigh borhood. Job. self! John Job. lieve ! You are for a free State your- Of course I am. So are all your neighbors, I be. John. All, excepting one or two, who are loud and blustering for slavery. Job. Why don't you get them to read Brawn's speech in the Missouri Legisla ture! John. How should I, when I haven't read it myself! Job. It is in the last Argus. John. Well, I didn't notice it. Job. You take the paper, do you not ! John. No; the fact is, I don't take any paper. Politics I never bother my head about. Job. You are aware that you have something to do in supporting the govern ment. ! John. Well yes I suppose so. Job. Then yon seem to be willing to let baj men rule you, while yon are too lodillertnt to post yourself sufficiently to enablt you to discbarge jour duties as an merican citizen. John. 1'erhaps I have been too remise n this matter. In fact, l'e thought a good deal about it lutely. Job. Think more about it, and yea ill come to the conclusion lo support a good pnper and try to do your duty as a freeman. Such men as you are ought a have been born in Europe, where despots liavo usurped the privilege you lamely surreuder, and I think it is unfortunate that you wore not born there. John. Well I have thought a good eal that way myself, and have finally eon. eluded to subscribe fur iho paper, and pay little more attention lo our government flairs. Tualatin River tmproreutal, We rccontly inquired of a gentleman who is connected with the Tualatin Im provement enterprise, as to the prospects of a speedy completion of this work, whea bo prcpnred for us lbs following communi cation. It will be seen by reading it that this splendid enterprise is no humbug: This work is being steadily and success fully prosecuted. Several large drifts have been removed, and but a small part ef the river between Moore's mill and Earns' bridge remains to clear. The public may be assured that the To alutin Improvement is now a fixed fad, and that this rich portion of our Territory will have an adequate outlet to its productions. Steps have already been taken toward iht building of a steamer on the river, 19 by 73 feet, stern wheel, which will doubt less be completed and tunning in time for the fall business. So fur, many of our citizens, who are di redly interested, hove not taken hold ef the maltor. A few public-spirited men have pushed on the enterprise, and subscri. bed sufficient means to make the river nav- igublo and do something toward connecting it with the Willamette The steamboat is a private enterprise. What is now wanted is tbat the people of tho Plains who are more directly in terested than any others should put their shoulders lo tho wheel ; let them take held in earnest : let the river ba cleared lo the highest point to which boats can run ; let a plank road or othor communication be made with tho Willamette ; and we have a most detirable and important improve. ment accomplished. Will not the Plains move in the mailer! Lot tho moetings of the Company be at tended; the whole plan is necessary practicable and can be accomplished with a very moderate outlay of means. Tree Stale Conventloa In Lias. Lebanon, May 10, 185 Pursuant tn arrangement, lha indepen dent voters of Linn county met nt Leba non, Linn county, O.T. The meeting was called to order by ap. pointiry Luther White Chairman, and James M.Mahks Secretary. After soma preliminary remarks, on motion a commit tee of fivewero appointed to present reso lutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, consisting of Messrs Kendall, Henderson, Condon, Kecney, and Ilodiae. The committee, after a short consultation, presented tho following preamble and res olutions : WiiEttEAS, the people of tho Territory of Oregon are about going into a State or ganization, and whereas, a considerable number of tho inhabitants of the Territo ry aro agitating the subject of slavery in Oregon ; and, whereas, a considerable portion of tho Democratic voters nave been ruthlessly gauged, and refused lhe liberty of any participation in the prima ry iwsembl.iL'es bv the leaders of the so- called Democratic party, thereby violating one of the first principles or iroe uemoc racy ; nnd whereas, tho present party de nominating itself Democratic have so far degenerated (as evinced by their late acts) into a party of bargain and sale for the spoils of office ; Therefore bo it Resolved, 1st, That we who are opposed to the introduction of Slavery into ln Territory will mako use of the best and most rffieicnt means within our reach to secure a free State constitution for Oregon. Resolved 2d, That we will support for office mun ""'y M W'E ot -n State constitution '.mmlifiedly, and win labor to rtore to tbe People the old JefT sonian principles of Psfflocracy W purity. On motion, the preamble and resolutions were taken up and considered separately, and, after a brief but harmonious disease; ion, were unanimously adopted. On motion, it was agreed to present t the independent voters of the ceuaty th following ticket: For Delegates to Convention E. N. Walters, J. Marks, J. A. B. Slinson, J. F. Baokenstom, J. A.Dunlap, J. B.Condea. For Representatives G. W. Lamberii D.II. Bodine.G. H. Barnett. For Co. Commissioner Thomas Can non. ForS:hool Superintendent rv E" Fisher. For Assessor H. F. McCully- On motion, it was resolved, that tne proceedings of this meeting be publishei in the Oregon Argus. After some further consultation on seme minor matters, the meeting adjourned. LUTHER. W HITS, Ch'n. Janes. M. Marks, Sec'y- KT Tbat sack of flour from tbe tile1 mills was fully up to the credit of the nA a little ahead of number one. fcT Several communications e fil next week. ' -