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W. I ADAMif tOITOS AMD fSOrSISTOa. QMOOIt CITTt 8ATURDAY, JULY 23, 185?. rar D. W. Cssio I sullwrlwd lo do any but- lata connected Willi Tut Arjus Office during, my absocs. W. L. ADAMS. " Thtrt ii no loncer any JouU but tht luuo will hereafter be narrowed down 10 Sltvery an') tntiSleverr. Mio Black Re publicsnt will rally uuJor lha banner of Free Stato ami free boil in Urrgon, and tha pro-Slavery party, under the Conttitu tion, and llio measures to perpetueto tbo Union." Jackitnvilli Sentinel. Hers ii odo Hack democrelio paper which plainly adrnitt iliat (he democratic parly la the pro slavtry parly, and " tbt issue will hereafter be narrowed down lo Slavery and antl-Sltvory." If the lo. cofoco paper of tba North had been tufficlonlly honest to aay aa much laal euramor, Buohanan would now have been t homo living on codfith and potaloe. We Lope the Sentinel, and other Hack democratic paper, will pauie a moment before they u narrow down the iuua" to. ai to exclude every thing else but alavery propagandists from their creed. Tbeir brethren In Utah will want polygamy plank inserted, and the firo-eatert of South Carolina will demand a codicil at leait atcuring the privilege of reviving the alava trade, to aa to carry out the project of filling up the nation with nlggort.- With tbeae three plnnka in your creed, your Hack democratic leait would form a aart of triune personage, happily repre eonting, by ita three head and three horns, the North, South, and West ; thus clear ly establishing ita 11 nationality," and by the clear connection and close sympathy of the three principles, horns or person. ages, In the beast, beautifully representing the great mission of the animal, which, although it might look rather forky, 'huge and terriblo' at first to such locofocos as are somolimes moved upon by other than 'pay ing' considerations, yet it might be ex. pluineJ by the party whippers-in, who rode it to the tune of a fat living without work, as merely a " Union saving" genius which had actually come forth from the tomb of " Sbineral Shaokson," or some other die tinguished democrat, for the purpose of making a plain ond palpablo "issue" be tween " black republicans, rallied under the banner of Free State, and the pro-slnvery party, nnder the Constitution and the measures slavery, polygamy, and kidnap ping to perpetuate the Union" I jfJT A correspondent, writing from Jnckfonvillo under date of July 11th, sajs: " I believe there is quite n pro shivery majority in the South. The change in publio sentiment linn occurred in the last few mouths for instance, witness the overwhelming mujority of Lano in this county, (horetoforo a Whig county,) and it is easily accounted for. It is not doubt ed by any one thnt Lane is a pro slavery man, and that Lnwson is a free Stuto man, hence the majority for Lano ; yet I have so doubt but the free Stnto minority in the Willamotto Valley will greatly overbalance the pro slavery majority here. The pro slavery paper will probably win over many of the wavering, that otherwise uninflu enced would hnvo voted free State. 'I iv ill inform rou from time to timo of any thing which 1 think may be of in terest to you. The new press for this ploco, (Burns Sc Biggs',) bus not arrived jut; but they have their trpe-rlnnds ready, and young Beggs is waiting patiently fir his senior partner and tho press. Beggs is quite a young fellow; looks to be about tho ago of Dryer'e devil and not any moro intelligent, from his looks. I Know Burns, lie is about 45 or 00 years old ; and the two ages put together are enough to innko the aggregate age of two smart men." Wo think our correspondent inny be a little mistaken when he bases his calcula tions of lit o pro-slnvery strength of the South upon Lane's vole. Wo knew hun dreds of strong froe Slate democrats in the Territory who voted for Lane, declaring him to bo a free State man. Some were ready to fight when tlioir candidnto for Congress was charged with beiug pro alavory. A correspondent writes us from Linn county that Lane atatcd there thut he should voto for a free State, and under this impression the people of Linn gave him about tho same majority tbey gave Smith, who was an avowed free Stat man. We bclioro that mere than half the vote Lane got this side of tho Canyon whs given by free State men, who were made to believe that the democratic party was not pro slavery. An effort was made by some of Deady'a friends in Douglas county to make the im pression that by applying for admission aa a free State, we should enhance the rik of losing our war debt ; yet ono man, who voted for both Lane and Dcady, aaid he should vote for a free State if he lost every dollar of hie war so'ip, about 99,000. iT Tbe fruit prospects iu tha Territory are better than ever as to quantity, and, from all w can gather from the beat sources of information, tho price will be about half what it was last year. One of the largest fruit growers in Oregon informs as that his fruit baa fallen in price one hundred percent, each year, yet, with tbe increased yield of his orchard, he realized $17,000 as the proceeds of it last year, 918,000 two yeara ago, and 910,000 three year ago. He expects to make about the tame money this year he did last, and still all hli Crsait tot 100 per coot. lest. f3T Soma of tha member of tha Kan sas Constitutional Convention affirm that tha constitution will ool be submitted lo lb people after it la framed. Thi I dtmoo racy with a vengeance, nearly cqoal lo lh caucus sovrlgnty democracy of Salem. If any o'bor party than ihls black-demo. cralio party had dared in a single Territory to malt arrangementa for framing a con stitution, without making any provisions for submitting it o tha people after it waa framed, as lh Legislator of Kansas basl done, it would have broken in party down. Bui thes locofoco can charm their constituents by lh word democracy, till ihey think it is all right when a con. dilution is made for a Territory, according to lb direction of a Legislator elected by Missourian, and then tent on for the approval of Congress befor it i submitted to th people 1 It is said thai not leas than lhr fourth of th citizen of Kansas art free Stat men. There is no mistake but that Kansst will ultimately be a fre State, although th black democracy may engi neer a pro slavery constitution through by such maneuver a w have already spoken of, and by leaving off th namea from the list of voter of all th voter in just tif'een out of thirty-six counties In th Territory, and even in six out of th twenty-one counties no censu waa taken, but lh " list" was mad up from the old bogus poll books. Thus in electing delegate to the Constitutional Convention, threa fifths of tha counties of tho Territories are al lowed no representation. Yet, in the face of all this unblushing villainy, we hear locofoco editors sneeringly ask why th free Stato men in Kansas do not vote I 7 Wt notice that some writer In the Saltm Advocate, who bad been experiment' ingen sorrel, says that by applying salt to the tops Ihey soon wilted and died, but that new shoot immediately sprung up from lha roots, which were still alive. Our agriculturist consequently gives over in die pair, thinking that it is impossible to kill sorrel with salt. We would suggest to Bro. Pearnc that if aalt will kill tho top of sorrel, it will without doubt kill the roots, and if he will dig them up and immerse them in strong brine, he will find that sail answers the same purpose in killing sorrel that it does in catching birds when put on their tails. Will bro. Pearne try it on the sorrol in his garden, and give ua the result of his experiment t fW Tho Squatter Sovereign, published at tho town of Atchison (Kansas), and formerly edited by Stringfellow, as the organ of ruffianism, has changed hands. It is to be hereafter pulliohed by S. C. Pomcroy and R. McBrainey, as a free Smte paper. We hope ihat these gentle men will have less difficulty in managing the old "lying type" than bro. Mattcon had in bringing into subjection the old Statesman type. The following is the valedictory of the retired publishers who represent them selves aa "emaciated specimen of the ingratitude of the South." Wo hope our locofoco editors will all lake warning from these "emaciated apecimons," and re member that nlthnugh lying and uphold ing wrong and violcnco may aucceed for a while, in the long run honesty will be found to be the best policy : Valedictory. The office of tho Squat ter Sovereign has passed into tho hanua of other publishers. In making this transfer, we experience no inconsiderable degree of reluctance, but we are thoroughly convinc ed that it is the only step thut we could take lo save ourselves from great pecuni ary sacrifice This we would be i.nuble to sustain and publish a paper. We have re peatedly called upon the South for aid und our response has been a moneyless one. We wore at last reduced to one of two alterna tivesto surrender upon advantageous terms or to bo carried by storm and our arms and equipments become the proper ties of war. We havo choson tho former, believing thnt no just reason existed why we should longer expose ourselves as an emaciated spec;inen of the ingratitude of tho South. Incur brief connection with the Squat ter, we havo met with some warm friends, and lo them we tender our thanks. P. II. Larev, JOSIAU T. IIlNTON. CCrSeth Kinman, a California hunter, who went to Washington last spring to present the President with a huge chair made entirely of bucks' horn, ha receiv ed from the hand of Buchanan an office in the service of the Indian Department worth 91.800 per annum. The Tribune seems to think that the President may now expect several cart loads of curiosities from office seekers, such as horses, carri ages, pianoes, chandeliers, boots, hats, caps, gloves, and perhaps pocket hand kerchiefs, needles, scissors, and thimbles. 05r On the outside of this paper will bo found Judge Drummond'a letter we re ferred to last week, together with the af fidavit of Mr. Watson, who had been a Mormon. 03" Th Table Rock Sentinel ha chang ed it nsme, and is called The Oregon Sentinel. It has a new heading and dress, which gives it quite a neat appearance. CO" The Standard has adopted anew heading, which improves th look of the paper. The Times, Standard, and Senti nel, have now all changed their heading and adopted type similar to that of Tli Argns. If they wonld all change their principles and adopt those we advocate, we betie've it would be' of great advaatagt to. the'oouatrj. fT From a letter to lh Advocate at Salem from Cen McCarter, dated Wash, ingioo Cily, May 10th, wt clip th follow, ing extract : Information was received lo-day.at lh Stat Department, from Major Ben. Mo Culloch, that he decline th Governor hip of Utah, tendered him some lime tine. Our high funcilnnarira at Wash, ington art evidently at a lost to find a per. son in every way auitablt for that plare. Your humble servant was called upon this rnornlnc in relation to th Utah rovernor- hip by torn of his over-tealous friends, but il was no fro. i can stano inaiaoi, oui not Mormoui." To those who know General McCarver, thla will afford an item for a bearty shak ing of tbt sides. Il seems that although tha General la returning home with no commission in hit pocket Irom Buchanan, hie lucky escape from having one forced up on him la duly heralded by the Advocate in advene of him. Who the " over-xealou friends" lie speaks of, were, and what they aaid lo bim lo relation to the 11 Utah Governorship." we art only left to infer from th fact that " it was no go," and his declaration that ba "cantttnd Indiana but not Mormons." Wt think that tbe General's onrrow ctcspe from having the Governorship of Utah saddled upon him, was truly provi dential. OCT "The black republicans of Ohio have become so corrupt lhat ihey cannot make whiskey without fluffing il with poison, and the Legislature has been forc ed to deolare the act a felony in order lo put a stop to lb praotice." Portland Time: It i a little itraege that a " black re publican" Legislature should pass a law punishing their " black republican" con stituent for poisoning whiky I Now the fact is, as near as we can learn, thnt about nine out of every ten distillers in Ohio art black democrats, and about nine out of every ten of their customers art of the same table faith. The fact thnt the republican Legislature of Ohio baa seen fit to pasa a law to prevent these lo cofocos from killing ont another because it " pays," looks to ut aa though they were men of large benevolence. Tbe next thing we shall look for from thla "black republican" Legislature, will be a law permitting tha locofoco mulat toea of Ohio to vote. ft5" Bro. I'earne and Czapkay' agent are devoting several columna weekly to what some people would call " abusing one another." Which paper will suffer most by I he war, we are unable to opine, but the latter editor cuts and carves away most unmercifully at the former, under the con vic'.ion lhat those brethren who take both papers hold their black democracy far above their religion. CO" We learn from reliable tonrces that a company of some 20 men are now working the mines on the north fork of the south fork of tha Santiara river, about 60 miles from Washington Butte, and making about 94 a day to the hand. The gold is tolerably coarse ; the largeat piece yet found is worth 92,50. S3" Misses Amy Johnson and Julia Dement have left upon our table a mag nificent bouquet studded with splendid specimens of Red June apples. This is what wo call a happy effort at blending the useful with the beautiful. Mrs. Hunsnker has ulso our thanks for a fine lot of the different varieties of sum mer fruit. OTTho Mormon Elders left ua last Monday in disgust, after holding forth on Sunday to a slim and sleepy audience Our citizens treated them with respect, paid some 924 in cash for the use of a room for them to speak in, and, although Not an egg was thrown, Not an insult passed, they failed lo convert any body and wo havo not even heard of any one's being " undor conviction." 03" We again say to our correspond ents, Study' brevity, if you please. We would prefer to have you write oftener, and rite articles half or two-thirds of a column long, than lo have two column ar ticles at a time. OCT Wt humbly btg our correspondent at Yoncalla to take more pains in writing legibly. We have not been able to make out his last communication. It looks like a sheet of paper over which an intoxicated spider had crawled after a bath in an ink bottle. If we ever get to be Emperor, of China, we ahall endeavor to give him the post of " master marker of tea chests" for the Celestial Empire. 0T We learn that Profeiaor Newell in. lends to visit Bethel, Polk county, about the last of August, or first of September, for the purpose of getting up a class in music. CO" The vote in Washington Territory to far at heard from, gives Stevens 333 mtjority over Abernethy, for Congress. 0 Judge Olney declines accepting his re appointment aa Judge. 03" A Buggy and harness for sale. Ap 7. ply at the Argus office. 03" Dr. McLoughlin it quite aick Ilia physician tbinka there it no hope of bit recovery. i in thia city era engag- 03" Fruit buyers ing winter fruit at " eight cents pei lb. (93.60 per koshel), and iheri." ? 03" The steamer Commodore arrived al Portland on Monday morning, and the Re public on Tuesday night. Walla, Fargo tVCo., J. W, Sullivan, and lha Amtrlcan F.xprsss, hav our thank for file of pa. per. 03 John B. Weller hst been nominated for Governor of California by tht dem ocrsts. Edward Suntey, formerly member of Congress from North Ctrolina, ha been Dominated for ihc tama offict by ibt He publicans. 03" Nearly 1,900 Chinamen reached San Francisco from China In one week. 03 Flour in San Francisco is worth 98, 67 lo 89,60. 03 Tha Governorship of Utah has been declined by Ex-Gov. Thomas of Mary land, and by Col. Richardson of Illinois. It is thought that Col. Cummings, who has once declined, may now be induced lo ao cepi. Emery D. Potter of Ohio ba ac cepted one of the Utah Judgeship, and tht otbtr hit been offered to Judge Eeklet of Indiana, who it it believed will accept. Eselsr'a News. lion. N. P. Banka has been nominated for Governor of Massachusetts by the Americana. The Republican convention will confirm the nomination. Latest advices from Havana Indicate the almost certain invasion of Mexico by Spanish troops. The Spanish squadron from Cadiz wat off the coast, and rein forcements of troops were received by ev ery arrival. It is stated positively that Santa Anna is at the bottom of the move ment. The latest advices from Madrid are to the same effect. In the meantime, Pre' ident Comonfort ia taking energetic meat ures to repel the invasion. Tho defenses of Vera Cruz are being strengthened, and at last accounta the President waa on his way to that port with aixteen thousand troops. Gen. Vidal, Santa Ana'a futher in-law, has written to Santa Ana'a friends in New York that the former Dictator of Mexico will be again in Vera Cruz in less than ninety days. Latest accounta from that quarter do not indicate lhat ht will re ceive a very cordial greeting. Gen. Concha has been recalled from Ha vana, at tbe instigation of the British Min ister at Madrid, for his complicity in the slave trade. The statue of Gen. Warren was inau gurated on Bunker Hill with imposing cer emonies on the 17th of June, the 82d an niversary of the battle. Hon. Edward Everett delivered the oration. Addresses were also made by Hon. John P. Kennedy of Maryland and Senator Mason of Vir ginia, and by others. Commodore Thomas Ap Catcsby Jones, U. S. N-, is lying dangerously ill of an af fection of the heart. He ia not expected to recover. Hon. F. W. Pickens of South Carolina has declined the Mission to Russia. He will probably be returned to the U. S. Senate, vice Mr. Butler, deceased. The Secretary of tho Treasury is of the opinion thnt tho close of the present fiscal year will find a aurplus of twenty-two millions of dollars in the Treasury. The late reduction of the tariff, he thinks, will result in an increase of revenue from increased Importations ; and he has al ready determined to recommend another large extension of the fee list. Brevet Brigadier-General John de Barth Walbach, U. S. A., died in Baltimore on the 10th of June, aged 03 years. He was the oldest in length of service in the army. Kansas. The Kansas Free State Leg islature met at Topeka on the 11th of June. Gov. Robinson sent in his message. It recommendi immediate and thorough or ganization of the Stnto government and codification of the laws; examines the in augural of Gov. Walker ; contends that the Topeka constitution is the only clear expression of the popular will of Kansas ; thinks it incompetent for the neighboring States longer to exercise sovereignty in Kansas, and declares it impossible for free State men to vote at the bogus election. He concludes by saying he will maintain the position of resistance lo usurped au thority at all hazards and at all limes. The Legislature adjourned on the 13th. New Yorc Mcnicipal Riots. There have been some riots here which threaten ed to be dreadful. Joseph S. Taylor, Street Commissioner, (the most lucrative office in city or State) died, last week, and Governor King appointed Mr. Conovr to tbe vacancy. The Mayor claimed the right of appointment, subject lo confirma tion by Aldermen and Common Council. On Saturday, Conover went to take pos session, was refused, waa turned out, the old police assisting. Tha same on Monday. Another attempt on Tuesday, whereon warrants were issued tgainst Mayor Wood and others, on Conover't affidavit, for obstruction and assault. The new police, assisting to serve these warrants in the City Hall, wert beaten back by tha old police. More warranto more attempts to servt them. A battle royal, in which no life was lost between the rival police. Tht upshot was, that the 7ih Regiment of National Guards, marching down to em bark for the Bunker Hill celebration al Boston, were called in, and rather awed the people, who sided with the Major. Al last, peace wot restored. The Mayor ramaintd in nominal euttody, but wat dis charged (in the assault case) by Judge Ruasell on Thursday. TJie Recotder (hearing lb uncommon nam of Smith, and at loggtrhtadt with the Mayor,) Issued eleven warrant against him,' tnd ba has been bailed out at 95,000 on each warrant. A tpecial Court of Oyer and Terminer it appointed for tin first Monday in July, to iry these charges. Wood threatens to indict tht Recorder for conspiracy, and Mr. Chobwtll, one of tbe new Polico Commiss ioner, will be tried for threatening Wood's life thai Is, if any trials come off, at tht Impression it that they will all slid. Meanwhile, Mayor, Aldermen and Conn oilmen appoint Mr. Devlin to be the new Street Commisioner, and, having perfect ed hit bonds, tt such, ht it installed in of. fioe. It turns out that Conover, the Gov ernor's appointee, did not perfect his bonds, nor submit names of hit teviirrtiea" to tht Mayo', for inquiry and approval. So hit attempts to enter office, which caused the riots, aro illegal aa was admitted by th Governor in an interview with the Mayor, and Conover is thrown over by his pat ron. Peace ia now restored, but Wood's popularity has greatly risen from his re fusing, all through, to acknowledge the Police appointed by the new Commission er thrust on the city by the Governor and Legislature at Albany. JV. Y. Cor. S. F. Bulletin. For Iht Arui. Mr. Editor In the passage of life in America, if there be a theme truly exci ting to the heart, nut absorbing lo the mind, which much interests, nay, takes the whole soul captive; if there be any lopio calculated to awaken lo a sense of the positive, and snatch us from the misty re gions of romtnee, which, compelling ut from the contemplation of the vague, the visionary, tht ideal, forces us face to face, heart lo heart, with the things of earth, and hurries us into the verj council-chamber and stately presence of the real ; if there be a subject omnipotent in express ion, powerful in mystic meaning, wide spread in its influences, unchangeable in ita essence, and marvellous in ita destiny, assuredly that theme, that subject, that all absorbing topic, it comprised in that won drous word, slavebt I Were the happi ness, the fortunes, enterprises, joys, sor rows, triumphs, in a word all that concerns the earthly lot of our time-honored and gallant nation, suspended on this delicate and slimsy thread, It could not provoke or create mon hatred, or greater indignation. What heart doet not throb with delicate sentiments ; whose pulse does not beat with increased emotion ; what cheek ia not suf fused with jealous flame ; whose spirit it not moved to tbe very depth ; whenever this mystic hyperbole is pronounced 1 The genial feelings ef true and tried friends, the merry meetings and hours of goodly enjoyments, the vistas of cordial remem brances and neighborly associations, all vanish and are hurled down the moment the venomous word is thrown among them. The morning before I left your place, I was thrown into conversation with Mr. F-, a close neighbor of yours, and it soon be came a warm discussion the subject being the correctness of the seoond version of a certain passage in the Bible when the topic suddenly wheeled round fronting tlavery, upholding and backing the same with Holy Writ. Since my arrival here, I accidentally discovered a Hebrew com mrntnry in the house of my friend Mr. N., in which I was happy to find thn identical premises and conclusions which I put firth on that occasion. The learned Itubbi, in speaking of the incorrectness of both ver sions in the English translation of tin original Hebrew, shows i.s nn illustration the following verse in Exodus xxL 16 '' And he that stealeth a man, and sellelh him, or if ha be found under his baud, he shall surely be put to death" and here, as on most other occasions, he clearly proves tht translator's ignorunco of the Hebrew grammar, especially that part of it which w cull prosody, end in Hebrew tenunih The conjuncions "and" and "or" should be left out of the verse, inasmuch aa there is no letter or word in the original lo jus tify such an insertion, and the verse should read thus" And he lhat ttealeth a man, telleth him, or retain! him, shall surely be put to death." You will clearly perceive that this law implicates the thief, the tra der, and the keeper of a fellow-man in bondage in the specified penalty of death, while the translator saw fit to afford ihe thief an opportunity to amass a fortune, and escape punishment by law, by atowing the captive away in the hull of a vessel and selling him lo a West India planter, or to another person in tbe Jewish territory itself, as long aa it remained in occupation to the authorities with regard to the thief, for, according to tht present translation, neither the trader in human chattela, nor the planter who retains illegal possession of them, can be held responsible by the Jewish dispensation for the traffic in or re tention of slaves, unless it be proven that he be also tbe kidnapper of the tame. The words in ihe original law are euffi ciently explicit to admit of no technicality, and to guard effectively tgainst the intro duction of the peculiar institution" into the Jewish dominions; and, aside from those whose lives were given over to them by a divine Providence, and whom they were expressly commanded lo massacre, and exterminate from the face ef the earth. alavery waa not to exist in aay shape, form, or instasr. The pnileman for whet ex press benefit I tend you this comment J also rrcollsct that it wat unlvtrtally it ognlzed at a law of nation I mean tbt tubjecilon to tlavery of alt ciptivea or priwner of war j and these art the only onet whom tbt law of Moset considtrt at such. I ainctrely hopt Mr. P. will benefit by thit illutiraiion ef the Hebrew oomroeal. ary, which I shall endeavor to obtain from Mr. N. I thill ever experience true pletsure in translating to him to tht bettef my ability, I remtln your most ob't, Portland, July 18th, 18&7. ' ' The foregoing oommunicttion wat writ, ten by ont of lh descendant of Abraham, Ut aetms to be pouted on tht Hebrtwi, tnd we have no doubt he hat mad a eer rtot rendering of Ex. xxi. 18. Fr the Art,. The nnder-igned Executive Committee, of lbs Oregon Temperauce Society desire to call the special attention of ill tht friends of temperance In Oregon, to the petition to the Constitutional Convention, now being circulated. We would urge every fiiendof the principle of prohibition; every temperance man in tht Territory, who is in favor of precluding the possi. bility of having the properly expressed will of tbe people set aside by tht courts, to aet promptly and vigorously in the work of securing nt large aa array oftrgaa. lures to Iht petition i possible, tad let them bt forwarded to the Convention alia early day in the session. Now is tbe time to tct. Heretofore wt have not succeeded in obtaining a general circulation of our petitions, and for thia reason their appearance hat indictltd te our legislators, thai ibe temperance friends wert but a small minority in the territory. Il it lime tint thit impression was correct ed. Wt hope, therefere, lhat no petilita will be laid aside, and that no one ftr want of atlantion will fail to ba mtilsd te some moinber of the convention in due time. Copica have been forwarded lo promi nent citizens in every part of tht territory, to far at they can be retched J and we earnestly invite those who de not find a copy in iheir neighborhood to transcribe and circulate the annexed form : D. E. Blain, G. II. Atkinson, W.C.Johnson, David Rctledok, Danibl Baqmt, x. Committee. FetlUoa To tht Convention for framing a Stat Com tit u tion for Oregon. The undersigned, legal voters of Ore gon Territory, respectfully represent t your Honorable Body, that Whereas, In several Stales of the Un ion laws enacted for the prohibition of the liquor traffic, have, oil different ground, been declared unconstitutional : We therefore pray you te insert in the Constitution which you may frame, a. clause clearly stating lhat it shall be cob slitutional fur the legislature aV any time te enact a prohibitory liquor law, or to frame and submit such a law for ratification lo the people of Oregon, and if il be ratified by a mujority of tlioae voting thereon, it shall have full force and effect. For til ArfUt WVtds. (soliloquy. My poor little children, they look at if they had no mother, and esy rooms tot always in disorder. What a contrast Met. B's houe prescms to mine; everything st neat and orderly but then she has two girls.lniost grown, and cut quite grown; and then Mr. B. is iilwuys to careful, nev er bringing in a bit uf dirt oa his boots, il ways hangs up bis hat and coat, wish my husband would di so hu ha to Aunt for his hat and-mat betauso hn throw them down somewhere, and don't kavw where. Wonder what wakes him look o tour I Wish he woicld look, pleasant, and speak kindly as he did when wt were first mar ried. He thinks Miss B. ao handsome, she has atioh sooy chei-ks my face is tt long and pale; he tiW lo think I was pretty wonder what makea him brighten up and he so lively when the comes t Wonder if he doesn't think he might have done better if he had married her I Bat hen- ita all' my own fault ; if I was only a handsome and healthy as I used to be. O, I feel so desolate I May heaven help we and give me strength to endure. SviviA. The nbovo was sent in from a married lady, aoine fifty milea distant. We hop the aolrloqny may be, with her, as "base less as the fabric of a vision," and at, even founded on facts." If otherwise, w hope that incorrigible husband will immr diately fix a scraper to his doer-step, pet up a peg to hang his hat on, and "dry af about Miss B't " rosy cheeks." Let him tubscribt for Tht Argns, eo4 we will guartntee lhat peace will be re. lored to thai family. tr At a recent sale of alave in Fay ette, Mo., a boy 24 yeara of age brought 91,500, and a woman with ber eniwres 82,3.10. The interest on thit 91,500 at twenty per cent, would amount to 9300 year, almost enough to pay a while ataa, whose labor woald be worth nearly doewe that of a alave, and who, if he died, or ran away, woald alill leave tha 91,5 drawing interest. DThe editor of the Free Democrat (HI.) ia retiring lo private life, aaya that after laboring nearly ten yeara at aa edit or he find himself poorer than when ht commenced. ttt- Girtrd Colleire at Philadelphia as tupportt and educate regularly tart hundred and 6fteea boys, all orphan,'