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nil leavts tha unfortunate possessor "nigger" in bit possibililie col les than io bit actual ilit. So that tha hut branch of tha ganaalogioal traa wa Lava been da icriking ia not merely ana tixty-fourtb, or ona hundred and Iwenty-eigbtb, part Icaa admirably orsanized lliao tha thorough- brad, Simon Pura Virginian or Georgiao, it ia not wall organized at all ; it cannot take car of itself, and 10 mutt have an overseer, though, atranga to ay, it ana Ilea the overseer to get hi food and rat niont aul af a aort of industry not, in other caaea, esteemed productive, tho flourUhing of a con -bide J it cannot ram ita own liv ing, and ao nccda a mailer, though, won derful to tell, with ibat master, it can earn the living of both, and leave a large Ul anoo for billiard and racehorse, New. port and Saratoga ; it cannot Improve by instruction j this was thoroughly proved by a humane, though quixotic, experiment of Mrs. Margaret Douglass of Virginia, who baa candidly published an account of tha utier failure of bcr efforts, admit ting that sba succeeded in communicating, even tbe first rudiments of knowledge, to but very few, and tbut even these soon fur gut wbat they bad learned. Tbe claim tnade, on very doubtful authority, of some Taw exceptional cases, in which beings of ibis description, after outrunning bounds and hunters, dodging rifle-balls, and evad ing kidnappers and commissioner.', havo, under tha influence of a different diet and atmosphere, outgrown their incompetency, mid mado speeches, written autobiogra phies, delivered lectures, and edited news papers, cannot for a moment bo admitted to weaken the immense may of evidence existing under tba general rulo, and thus Mr. Stephens' argument stands firm and impregnable aa hypothesis itself. Justus. l)c rccjon StrgitG. W. L. ADAM, EDITOR AND raOMIKTOS. OBxaoN CITY i SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1857. (3f" I). V. Ciaiq ia authorized to do any bus iaom connected with The Argus OITiua duriug my aUeoco. W. L. ADAMS. 'MDr. Hill, whom it (the Stnlcsman) styles an abolitionist is a zealous I'ro sluvo ry man from the State of Tennessee, a cli mate where the monstrous ducirino docs not vegetate." Corvallit Metscngtr, In order to post our new comer on Ore gou politics, we will inform bim that, will Cznpkay's organ, every runn who is an an. ti-bushito, is an " abolitionist," just as ev- -erj man who is for a free constitution is a black republican" with tho Messenger. Hence, with Czap's organ, Dr. Hill, Avery nnd L. P, Hull, may alwnya expect to (ind .themselves ranked among "abolitionists," while, with tho Messenger, such men ns Judge William, Delozoo Smith, Kelly and Waymire, may expect to be classed as " black republicans." These names are stuck to your opponents snorely because you (Link them odious with such men as you flatter yourselves you havo an influence over in fact they constitute the strong arguments with loco- Toco wbippers-ifl generally, and we should foe very aorry to see locofoco scribblers de prived of tbe privilege of using tbein, and thus cruelly bereft of nine tenths of their thunder. A law which would deprive d jlors of ibe privilege of using such ap pellations, as well a that of publishing such silly falsehoods as that the Illinois law of 1803, exposing free negroes to sale who enmo into tho State, was passed by Republicans, and that "niggor usually voted tho republican ticket" would kill nearly every locofuco paper in Oregon in six months, nnd at a cull from llriglmm of $700 per annum each, we should prob ably witness ao emigration of several foot pad, with a knapsack stropped ncros tho back marked " for Utah." Upon arriving .nt Salt Lako, the ''new democratic papers" that would start up, would bo character ized by tho same tone that is alluded to in tbe following item which we clip from the New Orleans Delta : " Tho Desert News (Brighain Young's organ) assumes a delimit and warlike tone; declares that the principle of squatter sov ereignty shall bo vindicated by the Mor mons ; and that under it the poopla of Utah have the right to choose their own institutions, without regard to tho General Government." The position taken above (which we Lave no doubt is a correot one) that poly gamy is really a squatter sovereignty, dem ocratic institution, would probably be zealously adhered to, while every mnn who refused to submit to the lawa of the land," and take bis proportion of concu. bine, would be branded as an "abolition, ist" or " black republican." Henry Clay was branded as an abolition. (t, although a slaveholder, because he was a Whig and declared that " no power on earth coull induce hi in to vote for extend ing tlavery over territory where it did not exist;" and John M. Dutts of Virginia was bowled at Man abolitionist for his great Compromise speech at Richmond. The free State men in Kansas were all called abolitionists, although hundreds of them were very recently from Southern Statea, where they were born and raised, and where tbey had enjoyed the privilege of marking tba effect af tbe peculiar instiiu lions apon tbe best interests of the coun try. Our Revolutionary fathers were branded as abolitionists by tbe fire-fating Brooks on tbe 3d of laal October, when be made a liucbanan eptech in South Car olina, and expressed hia desire to "tear tha Constitution Into atoms, and trample it un der hia feet," because it wa an abolition document, made by abolitionists, who ao shaped it a to ba expresely detigoed to act in harmony with auch legislative enact menti a the ordinance of '87, in blotting tbe foul atain of alavery from the Ameri can contcnent io a generation or two at most We are now branded as an abolitiooist because, while we are willing to concede to our Southern brethren all thiir rights un der the Constitution, leaving them to manage their domestic institution in tbeir own way, we are with Clay, Webeter, Wright, Van Buren, JelTerson, Madison, and a host of other Statesmen, opposed to its unjustly and wickedly driving millions of white laborer from soil they are en titled to as a free heritage from the band of Cod, where they can make homes and rear their oflpring without fear of being crushed out by coming in contnot with low wnges created by a tlaveowning aris tocracy. We can also inform these locofoco edit or that hundreds and tbousanda of the beat men in tbe South hold this same sen. timcnt that we do, and we spoke our sen timents as feailessly and explicitly in Tenn essee as we do Lore, and we wore never branded with the name of an abolitionist till we came in contact with " self-soldi soul hired, and scorned Iscnriot" dough faced locofoco editors, picked up in the high-ways, and by-ways, and paid fordo ing dirty political work, many of whom, who, while tbey dance to tbe music of fire eating border ruffianism (afar o(T) and clamor about " saving tbe Union," would no doubt sell their country to Great Brit ain fur a new auit of broadcloth, a gold watch, and fifteen dollars in pocket change. t3T Mr. Murks, who ba been South, informs us ibat immense drove of cattle have been constantly leaving the Territory fur California this summer. He thinks that not less than a hundred thousand bead have already gone South. Tbe rea sun assigned by the owners for removing their property was the high taxea in Ore gon. We clip the following from the Califor nia Chronicle : A Good Joke The Jackson (0. T.) sentinel 1ms the following: "At the present time, and for three months, tbe road lias been crowded with bands of cat tie nnd horses, owned by farmers leaving Oregon and going to California. Upon tbe inquiry, W hero aro you going F" they answer, " To California, where the taxes are low." "Why," said one, "Iliad to pay ten cents on the one hundred dollars lust year, and thnt is higher than I can stand; nnd besides that, they intend to form a State Government, which will in crease the taxes." In Jackson county the people pay a higher tax than in any other county in tbe Territory. The lax last year was only fourteen centa on the one hundred dollars." The joke will doubtless be perceived by any California tax-payer. The cream of ibis joke will be under stood by tho following, which we clip from the Yreka Union: Debt of Shasta County. The debt of Cliasia Cotmtv amounts to 850,000. Th Courier in announcing the fact adds: "If there be any truth in the old saying, thnt misery loves company, then our tax-paying citizens will be glad to learn that the indebtedness of I'lacer County on the 10th of May, was $92,223,43 property tax is $2,25 on 1100" Perhaps our friends of the Courier may derive a drop of comfort from the $70,000 indebtedness of Siski you. Tax Rates is Shasta Cou.mty for 1857. On Friday, 20th ult., says the Shasta Courier, the Board of Supervisors had a special meeting, and fixed the fol lowing rates of taxation for the year 1857 viz : Slate tax, 70 cis ; County tux, 50cts; Road tux, T eta ; School tax, 10 eta J Hos pital tax, 25 cts ; Special tax for paying County indebtedness, 50 cts total (2,10 upon the hundred dollars of taxable property. If a tax of ten cents to tbe $100, induces Oregonians to drive oft tbeir cattle, we fear that a tax of $2,25 to the 8100, un der a Stnto government, will induce them to drive o!T horses, abeep and mules the Jackasses (political) we presume will be left to eat out of tbe trough where the " depositee" are made. tW The last number of the Corvallia Messenger is peculiarly loving towards tha Advocate at Salem. It talks much about " Rro. Pearne," and proposes te discusa the alavery question with him, while it de nounce Th Argus as a " muddy-looking abolition hebdomadal," with an " ungentle manly tone," uaing "coarse and vulgar language" that " places it beyond the pale of respectful consideration and stamps it as unfit to pas tbe threshold of any decent domicile," cVc, to. He winds up the notice of us a follow : "We can find other journals to discuss tha question at issue wiih, that have some claim to respectability, without blurring our columns with tbe notice of a sheet which it a disgrace to the noble callinz of journalism, and which should be spurned irora every respectable dwelling as unfit to be read outside of a pothouse or Magda line asylum." Now, dear friend, don't get angry and tear a board oft of Avary's pig pen, or do some other rash act, just because wa criti cised your sheet in a truthful manner. If you Wf discusa the slavery question witb any body but " bro. Fearne," we hop you will permit ue to alip ia a word oc casionally edgewise, and send up our devil to help bro. Pearne, provided you are more than a match for him. The Vaartb r Jail Caitkratlaa Teased off very pleasantly in this city. There were some six hundred person In attendance, who, with a few exceptions, seemed to enjoy themselves exceedingly well. Tbe little heroes of the Cold Water Army, numbering near two hundred bright and happy face, turned out with badges and banners, and, with the Sons and Daughters of Temperance, the Sabbath School, and the citizen generally, were formed into aa imposiog procession, under ibe direction of Thomas Tope, Esq, a Chief Marshal, and marched through the streets of the city, and thence up the bill le a beautiful fir grove near tbe Court House, where a table loaded with refresh ments had been prepared. Tbe exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Post, wban, aftor the reading of the Declaration of Independence by W. C. Johnson, Esq., and musio from tbe Choir, an oration was delivered by W. L. Adams, followed by addresses from Messrs. Wm. White and John A. Pott, Rev. Mr. Blain and Rer. Mr. Rutledge. Dinner was then served, and the assem bly dispersed, a part to their homes, and a part to the Court-House to witness Prof. NewelPs floral Concert, THE FESTIVAL OF THE ROSE. The house was crowded to overflowing, and the performances, which lasted some two hours, were listened to by the-audience with many demonstration of delight Tbe young actors all acquitted themselves more than creditably, tbe "Yankee ped dler" whittled himself into popularity a an aotor, the aweet smiling Queer gave grace and dignity to tbe throne, and "Dr. Spoons," aa page, seemed to take pleasure in scattering the oblations of flowers at ber feet. Frof. Newell baa abundant evidence, in the expressions of an approv ing publio, that bis untiring lubors in be. half of the youth and children of this community are appreciated, tZW A rencounter took place last Wed nesday evening at the toll bridge on Pud ding river in this county, between Stephen D. Mnrtindale and George Irvin, which re sulted in the death of the latter. We have the following account of it from Mr. Mar tindale'a own mouth. Mr. M., who bad previously had some difficulty with Irvin, waa atanding on tbe bridge near Irvin 's bouse attcuding to bis duty as toll-keeper, and having a double-barreled shot gun in his hand, when he heard a noise behind him, and, casting bia eye over bis should er, saw Irvin in lha act of shooting him with a rifle. By some means Irvin who was but a few steps distant, missed bim, when be (Martindale) wheeled and dis charged one barrel of his shot-gun at his assailant, missing bim also. At this Irvin retreated under the bridge, with hia boy, some 14 yeara old, who by this time had come up to the scene of difficuties. Mar tindale immediately walked to where he could watch Irvin, in caso bo undertook to reload his gun, when Irvin and bis boy both came out and commenced an nssault on him, the boy beating him with tbe back of an ax, and the father urging him on, while he himself was making hostile dem onstrations. At length they got Martin dale between them, when he discharged the other barrel of his gun loaded wtth buck shot into Irvin's breast, killing bim instant' Mr. Martindale delivered himself up to ilio proper'authorities, and tho case will be investigated soon. Tbe deceased had a family j Mr. Martindale is single. A Failure. Geo. II. Ambrose came to town on Thursday last, " cut and dried" to whip us. Well, he tried it, but made a failure. Now, if a young and a big man, a Dr. and an ex-Indian agent, can't whip an old, ciippled and sick man, and who has the use of but one band, who can he whip I oenltnel. 1 nat a right, Colonel ; don t let any body veto the freedom of the press. Main tain your rights like a man, and, although you print a locofoco paper, and " go in for niggers," you have a right to do so, and if those who differ with you, cannot "whip" you in discussion, they have no right to resort to " striking arguments." We glory in the spunk of an " old, crip pled, and sick" member of the fraternity; and if you find any body who can do bet ter than Ambrose did, just send bim down this way. y A fight took place io tbe street in front of our office last Tuesday between an Indian and a white man. The former brandished a butcher-knife and the latter a club, while both used recks pretty freely, ss circumstances seemed to suggest a change of tactics. First one ran, and th the other imitated his good example-out the Indian finally took to his heels; his courage being apparently quashedt little under the erroneous opinion thatthe sym pathies of the bystanders were against him. 03" Mr. Vandervort, just down from the Dalles, informs us that some excitement exist at the Dalle about y'new gold dis coveries that have been tnade some 200 miles beyond Colville, whert tbe gold is said to be coarse and pays $50 a day. 03 Mr. Hatch, our fellow-townsman, arrived from tbe States on tbe last steam er. Gen. Palmer arrived at the same time. Gen. MeCarver ha reached San Francisco. 03 The last Standard has a letter from Mr. Kingley of Portland, boring Csapkay'a agent for tbe hollow bora. roLi County, June 27, 1857. To th Editor otkt Occidental Muunger : Bias IIsotiiki : I have just teen jour paper, and I must aay that I like it re markably wall. I think it the roost sound and consistent Democratic paper in the Territory, but I cannot agree that yon are fully right yet. Tbe error in yoor position I will try to show, and I think I can make yon ace and acknowledge it. You say in your issue of June 20tb, as a reason why slavery should be admitted into Oregon, that " The alavery representation In tbe U. S. Senate needs strengthening the pre ponderance being in favor of the free States and a fine opportunity is new be ing presented to restore the equilibrium by the admission of Oregon with a sla very clsuie." In your issue of July 4th yen say, in speaking of Oregon t "Thert ia but ont thing wanting to give her thia position in the sisterhood, and that one thing ia a liberal Constitution, with a clause permitting citizens from all the States to come hither with their property, of whatever description, and become cul tivators of tbe soil." Now, my dear brother, while you ire so liberal toward the South, why have you let your ''prejudices of education" prevent you from putting in a plea for Utah, wbicb will soon become a State I Will not the " polygamy representation" of that State need strengthening t and will not tha " preponderance" in favor of the other Slates be vastly against ber I and, by re fusing to adopt a polygamy clause, how can you boast of having a "liberal Con stitution," "permitting citizens from all tbe States to come hither with their prop rty" and their familic t Would you have a Constitution that allows the "citi zens of all the Statea to come here witb their properly" but requires them to leave their familiet behind t Shocking incon sistency 1 Besides, you must see that our "women need help," and the household that has soveral wives must get along much easier than where, by a foolish and anti-Christian custom, it ia confined to one. These wives could also be useful In assist ing a poor neighbor woman in ease of sickness, whereas it is now almost impossi ble to get help. Utah has the right, un der tbe " Nebraska bill," to regulate ber own "domestic institutions," and I cannot see, for the life of me, why Democratic editors ever sneer at her institutions, which are wise, humane, and inviolable under the Constitution and the Nebraska bill. Think of thia matter, dear brother, and try to overcome your prejudices, so as to go for "a liberal Constitution that will permit citizens of all the Slates to come here." , Yours, with great respect, Mormon. Portland, July 0, 1857. Editor of The Argus After an absence from home, upon my return I happened to pick op the Times, and, in a very silly comment upon an arti cle in the N. Y. Commercial saying that "the friends of freedom in Oregon ami elsewhere ought not to be unfaithful to their principles and supine and indolent in the performance of their duty," the Times says : " We should like to see a few of the elsewhcrts, th mischief-making abolition emissaries come here on a "Massachusetts Emigrant Aid" enterprise. The people wouia oe very nappy to escort such fellows over to ibe Grand Rnnde, where they might circulate iu peace among their equals." Now, Mr. Editor, taking into considers lion the fact that tbe Commercial made no allusion to Emigrant Aid Societies, and did not even hint at the necessity of pick ing up a rotten hireling, and aending him out here to edit a paper to induce Orego nians to regulate their institutions contrary to their wish and considering that the Times man is a very new comer such swaggering and bluster sounds very impu dent and ailly. Suppose the Oregonians should take him at his word, and send him "over to Grand Ronde," what would he think of the trip, By tho way, Mr. Editor, I have con. versed with a friend from Indiana, who thinks Prentice of the Louisville Journal did injustice to the Buchanan procession in Indiannpolis last summer in classing so many of them as " Buckniggers." My informant tells me that there was a large number of locofoco officials and editor in the procession, wbo were said to be one eighth African, one eighth Jew, and the rest Indiana blood. While these gentle men had dark skins, and by the law of Ohio would probably have been excluded ffom voting, I do not think Prentice ouch! if a ... io nave called tuem niggers," without explaining that they were not full blood t. Respectfully yours, Kaintcci. 03 We learn that Mr. Pomeroy of the Tualatin Plains has been engaged in sink ing an Artesian well. After boring down 110 foet, he struck quicksand, which made it necessary to put down a sheet-iron tube. The tube was made rather too large for the hole, and pushed down in separate joints, instead of being riveted together as it went down. When down aome 60 feel, the tube struck and became ao bent that tha anger could not be forced through it and there the well atands, awaiting the arrival of " tome one who understand the business." We think he will not htve to wait long, as our enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. Thomas T. Eyr of Marion, haa arnt to Cal ifornia for oae skilled in lb boring of Ar tesian well, aad intends to bsve one oo bis farm near Salem. Ftr Ike Argt. Th Coesal, Oae Mere. Ms. Editoi With your permission, I will ocoupy a small space In your paper for the purpose of merely correcting an impression which ha got abroad among tome ef the readers of the Oregonian, namely, that " the comst" is to be seen at present with the naked eye, ahorlly after 8 o'clock in the morning, ia the north-east part of tha heavens and other say that fvo are visible, close together, one a little larger than the other, and both tbe moat brilliant objects in the iky, tare only the moon, when the is out. Now, so far from eitbtr of these objects being a "cornel,'' as stated by the tappy ent editor of the Oregonisn, in his number of June SOth, tbe two are in reality tbe most beautiful planeti io our Solar system, the brighter one being Venus, and the ether Jupiter: tbe latter being attended with four moons, which the editor would probably have styled "young comets," had ha noticed tbem, just getting old enough to travel, like Mattoon's Expositor at a cer tain period of its squalid existence while the bona Jtii comet about which there hat been to much talk of late is not in that quarter of the heavent at all, and, further more, it perceptible only with the aid of a powerful glaaa. It ia obviout that the "glass" through which the editor of the Oregonisn is accustomed to "see stars," must have been a "powerful strong" one, to have magnified a harmless and beauti ful planet into a terrible comet, scattering the dread of war, pestilence, and famine through the land, and even threatening our solid glob with dire destruction. If the wiseacre of an editor aforesaid will only turn io McCormick's Almanao for 1857, ha will there learn that Vonus and Jupiter are morning star just about this lime, and have been for several weeks past. Gamma. July 8, 1857. We print considerable interesting matter on Mormonisin to-day. We learn that emissaries of these land pirates at Salt Lake are now preaching in this valley, and that they have made some converts in the Tualatin Plains. There is no doctrine so monstrous and black but whnt devotees can be found to it, and we presume that if a paper was started among us advocating the introduction ef polygamy, "just to ssve the Union," quite a number of sub scribers could be had for it. Tbe woman wbo wilt embrace Mormonisin, and go to Salt Lake, deserve to havo 3G5 husbands. 03 Wear under obligations to Wells, Fargo & Co' Express, the American Ex press, J. W.Sullivan Esq. of San Fran cisco, and to Dr. Steele, the enterprising agent of Wells, Fargo ii Co. in this city, for ample files of California and States papers, t3T C. L. Goodrich, former editor of the Oregon Spectator, it new publishing tbe Alameda County Gazette, a weekly paper in San Leandro, Alameda county, Cal. Tha paper shows that he has lost none of his talent as an editor. Success to him. 65" Apples of the Red June, Sweet June, and July Bough varieties are new offered in market. Tbe best apples by far we have seen are those at Mr. Caufield's, who calls them the Summer Geniten. (& Harvest has commenced in good tamest. Tbe crops look well so far as they go, but the average yield of grain will probably be little more than two thirds of what it was last year. 03" The people of Bulteville bad an in teresting time of it on the 4th. Mr. Hoi- brook delivered the oration. 03" The last issue of Czapkny's organ contains a column or two of abuse of 'Bro. earne. 03" The New Orleaas Delta has a long article on the Sugar crop, in which it is averred that the present season's yield of sugar will be uncommonly abundant in Louisiana. 03" Flour in San Francisco is worth from $8,50 to 89,00. 03-TheNorfolk (Va.) Arguttays: MarylanJ, by position and interest, is not entitled to be classed among the alave plates, iter politics shows that ber press is fast bringing about a fraternization be tween her and the free Slates to called. On etch tide of the bsy ber people are sound, but north and west of Baltimore there it but a shcus of diflerence between the inhabitants of Maryland and Pennsyl vania. It ia through Maryland that most of the slaves now escape from Virginia. Her laws on this subject are wholly inef. fectual, and public opinion will not tolerate one that ia worth astrsw. What is Legal Tendee I Thompson 'i Bank Note List gives the following: " American gold coin in any amount Am erican silver to tbe amount of fire dollars three cent piecea to tbe amount of thirt? cents, and one cent pieces to the amount ef ten cents, are legal tender." 03" The bill requiring the publio ac counts to be kept in dollars and cents, has passed both houses of the Canadian legis lature. It will come into force on the first of January, 1853. 03 There are two kind of bores in thia world the rich and tba poor. Yon can get rid of tbe latter by lending bim fir dollar. Yon can free yourself of tbe other by attempting to borrow twtnty-fire J. It l.- -r- Newi from tha Atlantio Sutoi. The news by this mail it net of nUrtlins; Importance. A terrible election riot took place at the recent election in Washington City. Tbe U. 8. marine were called out and fired upon the rowdies, composed f "PlugUglio.,"Rip.R.p. 0l UfA were killed and wounded. Great excitement also prevailed in OLIo. The U. 8. Marshal attempted le arret a fugitive alave at Meohanicsbarg, Cham, paign county, but he wa driven off. Sub. sequontly a wairaut waa issued for th ,r. rest of tbe roan in whose house (he tlav was found concealed, but his whereabouts could not be ascertained. The tlar taken, and in the attempt of a Sbri(T aad posae to terve a writ of habeaitorput upon tbe Marshal, a row commenced. S0m of tbe Federal officer were arretted, and much ill. feeling wat manifested. Col. A. Cumntfng af St. Louis bad Veea appointed Governor of Utah, but declined. The latest reportt ttato that a man bat been found to accept the office, but hit name bad bot transpired. A large force waa to be tent out to support him under Gen, Harney. Gen. Walker had arrived in New Or. leant, and waa received with great enthu siasm. It is confidently asserted by Lis friends in New Orlesns, that he will jo back to Nicaragua in a tbort time witb plenty of men and meant. Tbe steamship Louisiana wat burned in Galveston Bay on Sunday morning, May 3 lit. Eleven persona worn certaiuly lost Col. Rainbridge, of the Army, and thirty one others, are missing. Twenty -five person were saved by the stesmtr Galvet - f on. There were 159 txevea on board, which were consumed. The Virginia elections have resulted in a general Democratic success. Death of Two U. S. Senators. Mob. A. P. Butler of South Carolina died on the 25i h of May, of dropy. Hon. James Bcll of New Hampshire died on the same day, The latter had been in feeble hoa'tb fur the past year. The Hon. Aadrew P. Butler, U. S. Sen. ator from South Carolina, is reported to be on his dentb bed. W hear it witb pre. found regret. Judge Duller is the fanatical champion of ail irrational, ciuol, decrepit social system, and is impelled by his devo tion thereto to say and do many thing ha ought not ; but the man is nevertheless sound nt the core, generous, chivalrous, and high-minded. South Carolina will nut easily fill his place wiih one who com mands in equal measure the respect of hit adversaries and the confidence of his (A-low.partisana.-JV. Y. Tribune, May 23d. Kansas. Nineteen out of the twenty, six counties of Kansas have sent in their returna of the census, showing an aggre gate, so far, of 0,250 registered voters. It is stnted that the character of the emi gration to the Territory this spring is greatly better than it has yet been. Im provements are going on rapidly. Gov. Walker's Inaugural Address to the people of Kansas, it a long, conciliatory document. It recognize all Territorial enactments, and says all constitutional laws shall be executed. It urges all parlies to participate in the election, and believe the Convention will make a Constitution to suit the people, and docs not believe Con gress will reject it. It says Slavery will le ultimately determined by tbe law of cli mate. It is this law operating fur and against slavery in Kansas. Iu the- evtot that alavery does not exist in Kansas, il says she has constitutional duties to aer sister Slates, especially to Missouri, and trusts the Constitution will contain clauses forever securing to that State all the con stitutional guarantees, both by federal and State authority, and supremacy within her own limits, by the authority of tbe Su preme Court uf tbe United States. Gov. Walker passed through Lawrence, and assured the people there that every thing should be fair. Acting Governor Stanton bad issued hit proclamation for the election of delegate! to the Constitutional Convention on tha 15 th of June, accompanied by the return of the late censut and the apportionment of delegates among the several counties under it. Jude Cato of tbe U. S. Court had de cided that William Weer, the District At torney appointed by the President, was the only rightful Government prosecuting officer, both under the United State and the Territorial lawa ; thus displacing al together the man, selected as Territorial Attorney by the Legislature, and witb him all the various indictments he had caused to be framed against Free Sl; men. The object of See-gjary Stanton's ft' cent visit to Laurence, was to make aa at' tempt to unite the free State men with the pro-slavery men in the orgsnizatiofi of (he" old Democratic party. He expresses him self desirous of having (he evils of the past forgotten, and to commence anew. Ctrrupmdtnet tin St. Lniu BtpMiM (pn-iUvery.) Lawrence, May 19 Th e conservative men, the true National Democracy of Kansas, whether from tbe North or South, free Stale or slsve Stale, thould organize, and atand thouIJer w shoulder aa tbe upholders of the l'Dd the advocates of " Democracy and a D1 ocratic const it ut ion for Kansas." w"1 ever may be the result, so far as be slave ry qnestton goe, w may be misiae, we ibiok that Aransas writf be a fret Stat, itith a protective clause a to negree " owned i tin Territory, and will be aoao to by tbe act of the united and nstfs- live National Democracy, now w - Ynrll. and tha Smith. If this shwlld t so, the Democracy of the Nonh will ew a debt of cratitude to the Southern w'f of lha party whose fall extent it wi almost impossible to conceive- must new be drawn forever and for y it : I - r SUrar and Fieetswf Rorder Roman" and " A boliuoourti, National Democracy and BlacaJt-p1 uuimr iroin mm. j it n on.