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' .if av .Jk .PL' - : " I. 7 Ti .Ml r. 'I meagre and constantly diminishing pop lalion ; between behijr forbidden lo uo olf iho plantation without a " pas" in tlie (rtt buoyant air of Ilia West, anil being forbidden lo go off i lie .Inula lion without a '-pass" in tli sultry cliino of die South J between not daring to help himself or re. ceive h-li from any on tla in Ibe wilJor. tie, and not daring 10 help liim.f or re ceive help Aoni any one ale in the cotton Job ; in hort, between being a ple:e of properly with llio disadvantage of possess- itig a kin tliat can feci, a mind that can compare, and a loul lLat enn aspire, in Or ejjou, an 1 beinjj a jiioc of properly with the tame disadvantage in Georgia. The dilLrence iaobvioui. 5. lie assume lhat lb North and ilie South Imvo so equal right to claim, and no equal lateral in (touting (lie establish ment of tlavery in Kama. "Was it wron;j lo the people of l.'ie South, one large section of the Union, to onj'jy an equal and fair participation of the mblio domain purchased by the common blood aii'l common treasure of all I Was it wrong or unjusl lo permit the people of NwYoik, Macschusutt and other Stales of the North foinjj into a new Territory, lo be at free ihcre as they were in their na tive bonus I" p. 7. As fur oi ibe people of New-York and Ma'tachutclla are concerned, wo cannot allow Mr. Stephens' causo to lufTrr by ihe magnanimous under ttntement of it which Lo hat made above. They would be not merely a free ; ihey would be in certain particular much mire frco in Kansas, un tlxr the proposed arrongemenl, than at heme. They would be free to compel their poorer ' neighbor lo work for them without wages ; they would be freo lo put in priion, and till at nuction, inch new comcn iulo (heir Territory ai proved to 'have no "free papers," and to bo either ' not at all, or not mero tbnn seven eights of ' "tbr ir own race ;" they would be fire to aupprcst the use of free speech and a free press ; to drive a portion of the children a way from tlio publio schools ; and lo whip tnr.and feutber, and violently expel from their Territory any percent who might think, or be suspected of thinking differ ently from tho majority ; nnd, finally, they would bo free to be imprisoned at hard la bor from two to five years for speaking, writing or priming the things specified in actions 11 and 13 of lb 151st chapter of the laws of Kansas (quoted in our previous number) none of which inestimable rights can they enjoy in Massacl-usclit or New-York. As le Mr. Stephens' theory of the public domain being purchased by the common blood and common treasure of North and Sonih weshoulJ be glad lo hear his can did opinion of how fur the fact quoted Vo low respecting South Carolina represents the past history, present condition and fu lure prospects of tho other slavoholding Stales "The committee appointed to toko into consideration the circumstances of the Southern Slates, and the ways end menus for their enl'civ nud defence, report, that thn State of South Carolina, (as represent fd by tho delegates of snid State, und by Mr. Ilujier, who lias ceiii hero at the ro quest of llio Governor of said Snito to ex plain Iho circumstances thereof,) is unadlb to make any ollcctuiil etloits with militia, by reason ol the grout proportion or citi zens necessary to remain nt home to pre vent insurrection among the negroes, an. I to prevent the desertion of litem to the en tiny. That the stale of the country, nnd the great number of these people among them, expose the inhabitant to great (.'an gerfrom Ihc endeavor of tho enemy to ex cite ihcin to revolt or ilecrt." (From the Secret Journid of the Continental Con gross, vol. 1, p. 1U-"), under dale of March 20, 1770.) . ( Concluded next week. Ijc rcgou SVrgu W. I,. ADAMS, KIIITIIR AND rinralKTO. OXUQOOSr CITY: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1837 1ST P- W. Ctuiu ia aulhnrued to do miy bus iness euiiuccloil with Tin lis Argus Office during my W. L ADAMS. 1 jibwncs. New Paper. Another black democrntio paper i to lesued at Jaoksonville in (Ids Territo ry somctinie in July next, to be called the Jaeksiinvilttf' Herald; !urns and Begg pub'iifhers. The Sentinal says it is to be Deads; ergan. Another Tfew Paper. A Mr. Hall, who recently came in from California, has laken the materials of the Expositor cilice, and has i.isncd a prospect us fur a democratic paper, to bo devotod lo the introduction of slavery in Oregon, Ve have not seen the prospectus, tut we were informed in Yamhill lust week that it wit being circulated there as a "pro. alavery and anti-bush affair," AYe think that no more approprinie ma terial could have been secured for print, ing a nigger organ, thaa iho old Exposi tor material, the type of which was first worn out in lying for Push, and from the force ot habit still persisted in lying f MaUoon, iu spite of all his failing and prayers. , This, with the Sentinel, will make two open anj avowed pro-slavery organs of the black democracy in this Territory, with Czapkay'a organ and iu tail the Timet making all the capital possible for alavery io a covert and sneaking way, by denouncing free State men as abolitionists, and endeavoring to create a prejudice afainst f eedem Ly fUi(yng (he princi- ph- of tin- It'-pnblican pmiy, mid by uch wilful rverinigt of fad as lo indue their dupes lo support slavery in preference to hazarding a change of politics In ihe conn try. During nil this lime, free State dim ooralsare woolhd lo btlievo the " parly i ii'-ithrr slavery nor anil luvry, en prominent free State men of the party are cowed down like so many whipped span iris, and hardly dare say ihey have even an opinion upon ihe mailer, or even a w iI other than Ihe pa'ly, (led by )eady, Te Vault, and Lane) shall approve of. Tho fact ii, the leod-rs of thn party would all be satisfied to have the country cursed with either slavery or polygamy provided they ail snw their wav clear fur an oflice with a fat stipend attached. Tho people must either ri above these leaders and as sert tbuir rights, or submit to become slaves themselves, and have their prcuui nry interests jeopardized by tho who would tell their country for a very sniull consideration. Wak all free Stato democrats ia all candor lo examine ibe present aspect of affair in the party to which Ihey claim lo belong, and then sny whether the demo cratic party comes nearer lo being a pro slavery than a fire State party, or not. If, by t'lll remaining with the party, you curse your country, nnd blast the future propcct of your children, what will it avail you to wake up to the fact that you have been made to work out your own ru in, by luilowing (lie lead of dmngoguet bent on filling their own pockets, jul bo- cause tl.ry stole a pirate's flog and emUa zoned it with the word Democracy f Ths Freatler McaiUct. We cut the following from the prospec tus of tho Frontier Sentinel, to be publish, ednl Corvallis: "Considering the proper nnd natural di vision of parties lo be Let ween ihe Re publicans and the Democracy, the Sentinel will challenge a uispassiunute nnd manlr discussion of the question at issue between tliem, believing, as we ilo, that investiga lion, wnen conuueteu Willi a uesirt toar rive at truth, will always result iu the ad option of correct views. Ihe Sentinel will stand aloof horn the private quarrels of imimuuuiH, ami win cnrviuiiy avoid the fulsome adulation of prominent men, as tinsiiited to the taste of tho publio and tho intelligence or the people. . . "Not wishing to occupy an equivocal position on any question, we have distinct ly avowed our intentions in favor of the inititution of Slavery, and in the formation of a Sia'e Constitution, will yield an ar dent and unwavering support ia favor of Us introduction into Oregon, to develop its agricultural resources, believing that it would add a new guarantee to tho peima nence, of our glorious Union. But upon this, as Upon, all other questions, we shall address oufsulves o the reason end intelli gence of the people, prepared lo abide their decision, whatever it may be." There is more truth contained in the above than a man " up a tree," with tho aid of a good pail of leather spectacles, mighl nt first discover. Thn plain, honest, uurquivocal expression of views and pur. I'oses, must reeommena liseit to every . i i i. j -i i . . . ... . . i-irur-iieaiicu mail uo nus wiltiesfca (lie miserable shifiing policy of some men in endeavoring to lake "groundi," in Oregon that would probnbly pleaso ihe hord and not very much offend the Devil. There is no dodging iho truth, but an open honest confusion of whut wc Imvo always assert- ud to bo the fact, viz: that "the proper and natural division of parlies is between tho Republicans and iho Democrats;" or, in other wordx, the great question nt issue now is, shall liberty or slavsry becomo na tionnl. The object of ihe Unpnbliciuis is to nationalize liberty, while the black de mocracy propose to nalioiialwo slavery. I he idea that making a slave State of Or. rgun " would add a new guarantee to the permanence of our glorious Union," seems to have been borrowed from Brooks'sprech f Oct. 3d, in South Carolina, where he more than intinmted that if Slavery did not become nationalized he and his fire-eut- iny conf-'ilera ea would "bust the Union all to smash.'1 Now we beg our locofoco friends not to be ''skeorcd" into eating wool just because our newly. imported friends at Corvallis think that somebody is "goin' to dissolve the Liiioii if they don't." We are truly glad thai our new fiiond arc philosophers, nnd havo coiiie into the country fully "prepared to abide Ihe de cision'' of Ihe people, even if Ihe people uecliuo going into an amalgamation with the Africans, and still prefer to have the " resource of rhe country developed" by frwe instead of slave labor, rlso they nii"h l c.n.. .i . f n . uu woiuuy i-nopiuitun wnen the sovereigns of Oregon coino to r0I up a majority against them of about five to one. The last Standard publirhna the pros pectus of this new paper, and after depre. eating the agitation which this new paper wi'I produce, as calculated to make The Argus a very important paper, as it has all along been the only paper iu Oregon that has opposed the underground and sneaking efforts of Lane and ether pro-slavery emit Mries, tavs : " lint ns wo said at first, so we now say, that if Ihe agitation must come, let it coin and when it doe come, e shall be found doing battle in accordance with, and for what we dm a wise policy Tor Oregon, to wit: I'" fhall nJioCiUe the jxiiicy of a Free State Constitution, cr the adoption ot the Free Slate clause." We predict lhat Czap's organ during the discussion, will neither be " lhar or thar abouts," while it tail the Times will indi rectly ptsy into the hnj of n;ggcrisrn by eUmh-ripg fr S:at men as abolitionists. and pulling whatever other ailing his " importers" mny U-ll him may lurn a sin, gin greater' voie for idsvery. .yCzpkny, organ of lasl Tuesday contains I wo Communications signed ' Ami Law Religion' and 'Itomnn Cuiholiu' both coming down on 'Dro, Trams,' rather foolishly fur having published an article concerning 1. 1. Crooks a democratic nominee of Linn county, and an ediorial connecting the Roman Cuiholio end Mor mon together. Doth communications ought to have been signed by their author Asahel. The insinuation dial in " II ro. Verne's caie n " thormnktr was sKiled in making a preacher'' contains a double in, nueudo by way of a slant at the clerical profession, and un invidious contrast of the calling of srti.ans by placing thoemakert before railmakeri. We tbink all professions ought to be honored. t'JT There w as a mistake in footing up the returns from Yauihill, which gave Lnwson 174 majority as we published lust week. II is majority was only 151. Hi majority was nearly a hundred less than the general majority of those who ran against the black democrntio ticket. We were told nt Lafayette thai Lawson might have carried the county by 350 or 400 majority over Lane, if any kind el an effort had been made. There seemed to be no Interest for Lnwson, except what grew out of an antipathy to Lane. They voted for Lawson as a dernier resort. 03" We learn from a democrat ia from Coose county that'll was not knewa there that there was any one running against Lane till three or four days before the election when it was reported that a 'crazy sort of a fellow" was out as his competitor. Ho said he thought that if Lawson had visited that county he would bar got every vote, at Laue had no friends I here. KT The last Times cornea lo hand under tho editorial charge of & C. Ilibben of In diana. AVe recommend a further reduction ef one dollar in the price of the paper, unless Peter is allowed te turn the crank every other week, io which cos its subscribers would probabably be satisfied with a re duction of fifty cents. OT All the unwashed who voted for Jo Lane nnd Jake Woodside, "jist losnve ihe Union," will please lo call al the Surveyo General's office al Salem for their sheep skins as soon nt possible. Col. Gardner, who was removed on account of his being the "cause of I he delay in issuing patents" I is not there lo terrify ihe " unterrified nnd unwashed," but "our own father-in law" isnlwayson hand, responsible for every, thing but unavoidable delays nnd acci dents; besides, he is a "sound democrat, and every way reliable" and it the sole cause of this very early issue of several cartloads of patents, prepared expressly tor i nose wno oeiieve thai the sun rises in o Lane and sets in Jake Wooilsides (no others need apply ;) besides "our father-in law hut been a magna pure in Jo and Jake's mighty cnterpiiso in "saving" the union. AYIiocokW Iivo under any thing else than a locofoco administration? tV Hon. S. P. Uilliland has laid upon our table a book entitled " Bayard Tay lor's Cyclopedia of Modern Travel." It contains a record of adventure, explo ration, and discovery, for the last fifty years, and contains a vast fund of this kind of information condensed, and got up inn form adapted io the means and wants of the community generally. It is strictly a popular work, nnd we have observed very fluttering notices of it in many of the cast crn papers. Mr. Uilliland is acting as ngent for this book, and procuring many subscribers. Sf We hear occasional complaints of the failure of our papers lo reach subscri bera. euro sorry, very sorry, nnd we would go and carry our papers to each sub scriber if we had timo; but as w are not able In do Ibis, we must (unlike the Irish man who committed his soul to Beelzebub when dying, thinking Beelzebub was a di vinity because it was a " Scrnpture name") still commit our mail to the tender mer cies of locofoco postmasters, just because ueean'thelp it. When we get to bo postal agent, we will make the postmasters deliver the mail, and the whole of it even Czspkay' organ, or cat it. Q$r We are duly gln.l the comet didn'l strike the earth last Saturday because there are so many of our friends who are entirely unprepared for heaven not hav ing paid us if W they ewe. We call their prayerful attention lo the first lino of Rom. 13ih 8th, and to II. Cor. 4th, 6:h. OCT The Grand Lodge of Masons met at Salem last week; we are informed that 17 Lodge were represented, and lhat the Or der is in a flourishing and healthy condi tion. The officers for theensuintr v-ar an! o - Benj. Stark, (Jrand Master; A. Ii. Wail, Deputy It. M. ; J. R. Bay ley, G. S. Warden; It. R. Thompson, G.J. Warden K. Wilcox, li. Trea. ; ' W.S.C1JII, G. Sec.; Rev. John McCarty, D. D..G. Chaplain; Auiory Ilolbrook, G. Marshal; L. Day aud D. B: Uanna, G. Deacons. The next eomrnunicalion will be held at Vtr'a in 1S4S, I Kitciioa tumrat. Tim following estimate of the result of the election for Delegate is the best lhat we are able to make up lo 'his date, although we believe that full and fair returns would reduce Lane' aclunl majority lo 1500 or less. A pari of these returns we are corn polled to adopt for ibe present, although ihey ram through the same mill through which those "official return from Jackson county" came ; ibe only place that we know of where even figurtt aro made to lie. COVXTIU. Cl.llltOp, Columbia, W'ssco, Mul.nomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Marion, Ilonlon, Linn, I'olk, Douglas, Laue. Lawseu. 07 73 40 00 03 10 310 320 180 330 309 ' 209 253 404 cos an 314 284 ' 783 335 461 80 381 134 3887 2093 Lano'tmaj. 1203 Add lo this the reported majori ties not officially heard from, and we have, Lsno county, Lane's maj. 270 Umpqua, " 27 Jack-on, " " 300 Curry, " " 100 And we have Lar.e't whole maj. 1005 with Goes, Josephine, and Tillamook lo hear from, which will probably add tome, thing more to Lane't vole. ' 03" The complexion of the next Legis lature will stand at near as we can ascer tain, thus: Council Black democrat of lh caucus sovereignty school, 4 ; Opposi tion &. House Black caucu sovereign democrats, 10 ; Opposition 14. There a large majority of fr Stale men elected to tho Constitutional convention, but what the exact number i w are not able to say. Hems From Wathlagloa Territory. From the Washington Ropublicau we glean the followiug new : The U. S. Brig Fauntleroy engaged in the coast survey, it now near Steilacoom, W.T., preparing lo enter upon a survey of that portion of the Sound between Sloiluconm nnd Seattle. New hat reached the Republican of ihe shooting of a laboring man at What com, who ptid iho penalty of his life by attempting to cross the lands ofLt.-Col. E. C. Fitzhugh, who had forbidden the act, and who killed him in his attempt to do so. Excellont codfish are taken at Steila coom, tome of which being "exceedingly well-cured and sweet," was told in the Sun Francisco markets at a very low figure. The supply is said to be inexhaustible and the fish can be furnished in San Francisco for from three to four cents a pound. Besides codfish end other good things, Washington will toon be producing an abundance of fruit. Hugh Pattison ad vertises a largo nursery of choice trees on the Washington Plains. A Territorial Bible Society is organized, and has a depository nlStoilacoom. The contest for the delegatcship is grow ing quito warm, and A. S. Abcrnethy, tho Republican candidate, bids fair to run Ex Gov. Stevens a close race, if ho is not elected. OCT Wo are sorry to learn that Mr. Cozino of McMinvillo was thrown from n horse a few days since, and his shoulder blade and one cf his ribs broken. Ho is now doing well. iiTAdray horse belonging lo Mr. Camp of Portland backed off the bridge of the wharf boat in Portland last Tuesday, and was drowned. OtT The weather has been very warm most of this week tho ihemomo'.er stand, ing al 09 deg. in the shade. OCT The trial of McMillcn for killing Masters is set for next Monday in Portland- CO" Keen you " eves skinned" for horse thieves for there are several nrowlintr ar. ound "sr-ckinj whom they mav" denrive of a horse. 03"Flour speculators are looking anr- musiy tor the Lalitonna market reports by the next steamer which it is Dredicted will either raise flour lo 89.00 a barrel or brincr it down to $8,00 in this city. , - - -n AOur thanks are due to eorresnnn dents in all directions J especially lo those U.ltA tvill, ' , i,n lurn i-wiiminnicauons nave sent along names of new subscribers. Oregon City, June 18, 18"j7. 2Ir. Editor -The " Amateur Ethiopian Concert" got up by several of the boys in this city last Tuesday night was quite a successful effort for new beginners. The actors displayed good talent, and many of the hits were not only good but odmirable. If we must have amusements of this kind, give us the " home spun" kind, and lei us keep our money at home. Among the auditors, I noticed one of our newly-elected membe's ef the Legislature, from the "ferrin" and " brcsh." It was the first "deliberative body," suppose, he wasevor in, and ho was "posting" himself for hi arduous duties at Salem the comm.? winter. He paid remarkable attention to the performances, (particularly io iho "Rattle-Snake Jig,") and seemed readily lo "cntcb the idea" in every piece: and when the performance closed, he passed but hand through his kar with much e-rar. iiy, and put on an expression which seemed to aay, I'm now ready to excharge ev'ry duly that revolves on me as a diramycratic ejiswer, for I know now exsc sctty how the ri,Tltrt i thing w done.- Dau.p.s, June 3, H&7 Ed. or AHOfi Dear Sir: I hav ken requested lo write lo you In order to call your attention lo tome matters that are seriously effecting the Interests of this country. I notice lhat ome of the Port land paper are almost consinnily fill with bloody Indian new. The people of your valley mutt lie surfeited with Items such at "Capture of government trains by the red skins I" 'Prospect of a general In dian outbreak !" die, Ac. Now, ihe fact is lhat such startling an uouncument are only furnished ) a few nervous crack-brains to men as fool ih and silly as themselves, who have really turned monomaniacs on "Indian outbreak" and groundless new items. Such men have only to too an old cripplod tqunw emergo from the brush, and their heated imngiua tion conjure up a legion, brandishing a forest of glittering spears, and tomahawks rusty with human blood. Forthwith note er oral niessairo is dispatchod to ihe editor, and with a great flourish of trum pel he announce lhat hoi "in receipt of numerous letters," all breutliing war aud general slaughter. Now, Mr. Editor will not the publication of such foolish rumors operate to detnrem (grant from coming here from the Stale I What train of emigrants, composed mostly of women nnd children, would hazard their lives .where even government truin re lia ble lo be cut off, and where our whole fron tier U a theater of constantly recurring In dian atrocities . In conclusion let me as sure ihe hysterical everywhere that we are in full a much danger of being cut off by ihe comet as by the Indians. Five men, well armed, could safely travel from here to Fort Hall. Yours respectfully, Dave. P. S.. I have tent the above to your pa per because I am informed lhat you pub lish facts, and nothing else, if you can avoid II. V. Douglas County, June 5, 1857 Dear Argut The election passed off with but little excitement. You will teo by the returns from this coun'y that the whole black democratic ticket is elected ex cepting Langworlhy, who was scratched off the ticket because he was a free Stato man. Thit may seem strange, when there is at least 150 majority for a free consti. tution in this county ; but to a mnn who is acquainted with "the way they doit" in the "democrnlio party," it is cssily ac counted for. The fact is, the pro-slavery minority of this county have outwitted the free State majority, and after nominating n ticket of their own stripe, in iho main, re fused lo vote for the froe State candidate, although he was a regular nominee; many of tho free Slnte democrats were doubtful about tho propriety of voting for men hold, ing to tho principles of Dearly, but they wore woolcd to believe that really the democratic parly was neither slavery nor anti-slavery. A lawyer hero by the nnme of Scranton, a professed free Slate demo crat, labored hard to induce the French, who are nil freo Stnte men, to vote the " clean ticket" under this false impression. The free State men were duped to do the bidding of their leaders, and the treachery of the pro-slavery democrats towards Langworlhy was discovered after the elect ion. You may suppose Shut this maneuver ha' opeued the ryes of a few democra's, nnd it is confidently asserted by ihe know. ing ones that tho pnrty is broken down in Douglas. You will see that Dcady is nuite un popular in his own county, having received much less than half the voto of the coun ty. Ill mggerism is thought to hnve " struck in." He staled in a speech he mnde al Looking-glass Prairie school house last Saturday, that he was for slavery in Oregon, and that " he expected to live to see the iluy when any person, in any State in the Union could buy and keep a nigger, ii ue ucsireu to uo so. He seems to have cnuubt ihe cue of Judge Taney's decision for nationalizing slavery. iNow, Mr. Editor, there is somelhinir in the wind nut here, and we would like to know what a up. Agents from your val ley seem to bo caucusing and whispering around very privately. Such expressions as," Bush has lived off the party long enough, anyhow"" Williams won't do" and 'Smith is an Abolitionist,' may sometimes bo evcrheard, with sundry ex pressions about " new papers," and vari. ous other remarks, that induce me to be. lieve that the ' nigger worshipers" have deluded themselves into the belief lhat by asystematicassault ihey can carry slave ry in Oregon, and lay the old politicians all on the shelf. They have outwitted the free Stale democrats in nearly every coun ty in the Territory thus far' in securing candidates, and they hope to outwit them in framing the Constitution so as either to have a pro-slavery constitution, submitted to the people, or have a constim.; .... ing nothing about it, so lhat Ihe subject can be amtated and carrinrl agitated and carried nennrHmir , ,i.:. . 1 , v turn wishes at any time hereafter , ih. r:. lature. - ' " Let matters turn nul nt iIiav will Tit,!.,!. . 1 can see in the political heavens omens of a reconstruction of party platforms, and a general smash-up among the vehicles that certain men are now ostensibly ridin on gloriously in "conquering and lo "con quer." The pro slavery sentiment lhat certain men in these quarters are calculating on as a basis for all their calculations, will prove as futile as ibston which rests the fi.i;r;c 0f a, vision ; tor you may m:'t my Word, that the people will by a perfectly over whelming majority sweep away the last hope of niggerdom, by a vote of more iha three to one in favor of free labor, and all its concomitant blfinr n.iJ nndm' ' V m'"mt: "Wj 'he field stumping anj writing for slavery, and Wbrr. are Smith, illhims, Kelley, and other profes.ing dee Kuie democrats, who are now losing a nuisi golden opportunity fur endearing themselves lo Ihe hearts of our fioe 8'aie population, and of buildin up upon Ihe fro State sentiment fam and nnmo ihey havo never yet acquired I, for one, Mr. Ediior, am a free Slate democrat, and I am fiee lo admit that I love freedom more than I love paty. God forbid llial I should ever either direct, ly or indirectly sacrifice my own interests' pecuniarily, and ihe interests of my won try in every possible way, by coniribi.iii, my support lo the elevation of slave labo over lhat of freo labor. I M a do hun. drcds of my free S ate democratic friends" as lliouuh prominent free Sute men In our party ought lo begin In let thoir light shin a Jiitle into the darkness that i bcinr? lhton overihe country by prominent, ic. ive pro slavery men. I hav wriiton to yen, Mr. Elitor, be. cause your paprr is noted for its bold and manly independence anil it nnwaverins ' adherence to freo Suite interests, and be. cause I feared lori-k it publication in sny other paper. I hope that the fre Sttt men in Oregon will nppori you, and tup. port you wi ll, and thai we shall longhtvs the priv ilege of reeding ono Independtnt, manly journal in ihe Territory, For the present, adieu, G. F. Colomdu C'ountv, June 7, ldsr. Dear Adums: You will ice by the? election returns which I send you, thai the Republicans have met and conquered ih hosts ol'black democracy in this county. We have elected to every important olfice in the county. Smith, who ran on the African ticket for tbo Legislature, ran be. hind his own ticket, lie openly declared himself a niggerite, and endorsed llit opin. ion of the live slaveholders of ihe Supreme Court. For this reason some who belong ed to the black and piratical party refused to support him notwithstanding ihe whip, per iu used the lash on litem lill ihe povr fellows were well nigh ready lo faint; but their own good sense, and lovo for th Un ion and the Constitution prevailed, and ihey went home from ihe election rejoicin as freemen who had escaped the clulclie of thn iron claw of despotism. You msy letC duinbia county down a loyal to eve. ry Mar and every stripe in our glorious Hug, aud always I rue In the Union and ih Coiisiiiution. We are bent on an onl and nul Republican organization here lirrrif. !cr. e want no vv isliy.wnshv. wiWIi-lr. wiitrglciy conglomeration of I'ough and mnrtiir iml tin o tempt the appetites of S.im nnd Sham. Lei ihoso who are irtMi the principles of Jefferson, Wshjnrtun. Clay mid Webster sav so, end act accor- linglv, while those who are tv i 1 1 i n to sac. rifice the Union, and Iramplo on the Con Ntitution for the, sake of offcrint! human sacrifice on lis'- altar of treason, go over at once to lite Africa in, who are becoming to rank that, likn theoff-nce of Hamlet's un cle, ihey fairly -'smell io lleaveii." Yours lor ihf Union and tho Comtuit- lion. W. P. M. PoitTi.iND, June 13, 1&7. , Ed. oAsgut From a lengthy ankle, full of somtd and fury," in live Times of this morning, I dip ihe following: " These pious philanthropies ffree Sla'e men must seize the iMliin.'innshio rf Oregon, end fcu'l'ul thai the 'slave power' will steal a iniia-h un freedom, our I erri- lory is soon lo bo Hooded with abolition1 documents, nud infested with abolition em issaries, leal the people ol Oregon msy peaceably settle I his question in their own way, unaided by outside interference." Now, I, who am a free Slnte democrat myself, would like to ask tho Times ediior how he knows thut the free Stale men, or 'pious philanthropists," in the States, is ho enei-ringly calls ihem, ore about te 'lloud" our Territory with " abolition documents" I (under which category I sup. pose ho would rank such pipers ns Long John Weuiworth's Democratic Presi of Chicago.) In ibe next place I would like to know if these publishers- in ihe States haven't about as much right to " Hood" this country with free State publications-, as Jo Lnne, his master, had to " flood" it with Stephens' apecoh, ond other proslavery documents, besides picking vp and importing several scrubs from Indiana anil other points to print lure ami "flood'' the country teith ireaionable matter, '' lest the people of Oregon should peaceably seitlo" their ewn business " in their Own way, unsided" by hireling Esaus from Indiana! Not a Jilack Democbii. Two Comets. Professor Maury com municates to tho National Intelligencer the fact that I wo enme's are now visible by means of the teloscone. On of these u going from, the other approaching lb earth. I. O. O. V. The Right Worthy Grand Lodire of Ih Inde pendent Order of OJd Fellos-s of Oreroa win nn'd its neit annual communication in las caj h Portlund, on the 10th of July next. W.F.JivaM, . June 20, 18J7. Uraud Secreuny. . ISotlce, ' Tho annual msetinz of the Linn esontr Bibls Society will ho held in tho eourt-houM si Albssy on Ihe ftth day of July (second Wednesday), it 1 1 o ciocr a. M. Addresses will no expecisa Rev. Mr. ftoWii in.! U Mr. Condon. All (Sv vorable to Ihe came ire requested to lttna iiy order of Directors, . Joil Shimidv rreitr JuH.t Baksuws. Sec'y. Notice. .. . The ninth anniversary of the Willamette BF list Association will be held with the Cleisn)s church, five miles north of Oregim City, aesr ft residence of Hon. W. T. Matlock. The sierasss connected therewith will commence oa lridJ the 26lh day of June, irut., snd contiuoe over Sunday. Ample provision w.ll bo mnde fcts who may attend. W. C. Jonssox, Citrk. Omooi Citt, June 12, 1857. THE FESTIVAL OF THE BOSS OP. . . ;, A Da; u Arcadia THE o-. usual, snd almost onpwcrdf nlfi. PJ . probation given to Prof. NKWKLLfS For" concerts iu Ortgum City aid Pertlsmr, i -. lSjj, aid aga s ia Ibid, list inJucrd bin) f" pais another, which will be presented fa TUB COVR THOVSE IS ORE60X tlTT, O.i JmrlT. 17. The Festival of lb Rose i fouaoVJ O torn said to prevail ia a certain Tillae.-lM' crowning, with a wrraih of rose, the " has, dnnnr tbo J ear, bet a fouad 1 m her parents, and most oxrrrct is !mT behav' PrrfurnMncf to emmm" si, 3 'T' s,ftlrs)!WrT.''-t. Jfie?l