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W. L. ADAMS, EOITO AND fSOrSISTO. oaaaow cxtzi SATURDAY, AUGUST I, 1857. W J). W, Cssia li iulliTia'd lo 4a ny but lam connected Willi Tin Argus Office during my absence. W. L. ADAMS. JFrom an artiolo In tho Washing Ion Uoioa In relation to Oregon and iti re sources, wo clip Ike following : "llor newspoprrt furnish the best evidence t lint Oregon understands her in. lerosts and duty. Tlioy are edited and managed by men of talent, skill, and ca pacity. They are in all respect equal to those of Ilia old Stales, and must exercise a powerful, licalthv, and controlling In fluence. Willi such advantage! Oregon must assume a high position in the family of Slates, and become ono of the orna. raents in I ho glorious confederacy. Her soil, climate, and institutions, is well as the intelligence, energy, and charsc'or of her population, entitle her lo I ho advantages and position which wo predict the will hereafter enjoy." We woulj to Qod that wo could any that all tho papers in Oregon are "ex ercising a powerful, healthy, and controll ing influence." Just here wo shnll ofTer no opinion as to whether ibo editorial corps with us oven dosiro lo exercise a teallhy moral influcneo upon society, more than they desire to build up scut and parties. Other editors must speak for themselves, while we shall let our paper apeak for us. The greatest objection that has ever been urged against us is that we are some times too severe. This objection wo are frank to acknowledge may have been sometimes justly urged, although fow of our readers are aware of the full meaning of the view that presents itself from the standpoint wo occupy when wo sit down to paint a political menagerie of reptiles and creeping things. We have often seen editorials in leading papers in the States which if we should copy as such for Tho Argus we should bn sure to hear a gen eral murmur nbout " personal abuso and slang." We entertain no mnlico against a single individual in tho world, nnd have never penned an nrtielo undor It's influence and if, in describing vico and villainy, our friends over think we over-color, they roust remember that we describe them just as they look to us. Some mon seem to think there is but an almost imaginary lino be tween truth aud virtuo on iho ono side, and falsehood and vice on the other, while us bolievo that thoy aro as antipodal as I'aradiso nnd Tartarus. Truth in every field of investigation is wbitt we contend for, and we hope never to bo found apply, ing to the advocates of wrong harshor names than the scriptural ones, of "ene. niiusof all righteousness, children of the ilevil, liars, evil beasts, nnd slow bellies." t3T Tho Oregon papers that como to Land this week aro pretty much filled up with the great question that now consti tutes the politics of the nation. Tho Sa le ra sheet has an orlivlo six columns long from Judge Williams in favor of a fren Constitution for Orrgou. Tho article is in tho main well written, nnd to tho point, and presents some of tho strong reasons in favor of free labor. If the article had been published In The Argus, the black demon- racy of Marion would havo taken it for rank "black republicanism." The Occidental Messenger contains nine columns of niggerism, six of which ore on the outside of the paper, nnd are admitted by the editor lo be decidedly Groon. Tho Stnudnrd contains over one column of argument in favor of n free Stale, which is very properly put, while Judgo i,enox stands back looking aghast at his nnd Peter's quondam organ, wondering at the black spots that are breaking out on it. The thing socms to ncod tho nursing of the twoJudgos (Watorman and Lenox) who used to physic it. itCr The entire voto in Washington Ter ritory at the recent election was about 1700. Stevens's majority over Abernothy, so far as heard from, le given by the Pio neer & Democrat at 519. Tho next Council Btands 7 black demo, crats, via; C. Phillips, Wm. Cock, J. W. Wiley, aarajrcti, II. J. G. Mnxon, Lewis Van Vleot, and Crumlino La Du with 2 Republicans, vis : A. A. Denny and Win. II. Wallace. The House consists of 20 black demo crats, viz: U. V. Pea body, Seary, S. B. Crockett, rl. A. Smith, David Phillips, R. S. Moore, W. W. Miller, 13. F. Shaw, S. Guthrie, C. B. Baker, T. W. Glasgow, W. M. Morrow, II. Jackson, Hutchinson, C. Irbr, S. B. Curtis, Win. Kelluy, Tay lor, Fletcher, and Geo. Naggs with 5 Republicans, viz: J. C. Kellogg, J. v. Anderson, Johnson, O. P. Meeker, and F. S. Balch. In two counties, which elect three representatives, the voto was a tie, and will be tried over again. (T We learn from the Washington Territory papers that the northern Indians ares: ill making occasional incursions into the country adjacent lo the Sound, and robbing and killing the SounJ Indians. Several small parties of whites hare been chased by them, and made very narrow escapes. CO" We leara from the Messenger that Mr. Southwortb of Ueiilon county ot a son three jeare of ago, which fell iota a apring awl ditwned, a few days ago. 2T A correspondent of The South writing from Washington, says t "It is said that William f,. Msrcy, far inor becrqtary or tho Department ol Stale is nbout going over lo the Black lb-public ens, aim i at tins moment meditating Hi step. This information comes from an nu lliorily hero entitled lo considerable credit. and wiili such concurrent evidence that, altogether, I am nut disposed to treiil l lie report lightly. A distinguished politician here, who is well litfbrino'J in the hittory and on dill of the State Le parlment, from access lo head.nnariHr, say, thai he has no doubt ilia! Mr. Mnrcv contemplates a change of sides in his State, and lliut he will cxreuto the move with such conilency as ho tan, on its being minted tor linn lliat there is really nothing in ins antecedents averse lo such urinc'tuVa as he will avow in his new cause of Mack Kepuuiicanum, una that he was never known lo have approved of the Kansas. N0DrKA bill." Mr. Marcy, at his pest as Secretary of State under poor Tierce's administration has had a good opportunity to witness the current that is drifting political parties lo tho ono great " issue" spoken of by the Sentinel. The timo is not far distant when tho black democracy will no longer be able to dodgo it. Wise and his Supreme Court havo nearly got ihem "corralled." When tho great iron gato begins lo creak on its hinges nnd close up, and llio free la borers of tlio North discover tho archway labeled in great bloody letters, down WITH FREE LABOR! NATI0NAL1ZR SLAVK BY 1 1 PUT WHITE MEN ON A J.EVKL WITH SLAVES!! DOWN WITH r-OPULAR 80VEK EIGMTY J I UP WITH CACCUS SOVEREIGNTY 1! wo say that when they discover that theso capitals contain really the whole creed of black democracy, there will bn a dreadful stampede from ihe gloomy, filthy pen of Africanism, into I ho open, flowery fields of republican freedom and natioual prosperity. " Ths Obf.oom City Arocs is Informed that wo havo no; erased it from our ex chango list. We would be worry to think wo wero so foolish. Our supply of paper ran anon lor me past two weeks, uliicli Will account for its non-reception. We occasionally meet with a good thing in the Jirgus, unu woolJ regret to be without it notwithstanding tho odor of neiiroism. Abby Fulsom, p.liz-.beth ttelsy liccihcr w. i . o owism, wnli which it is ncr fumed." Occidental Messenger. We are glad lo loam thul you are not " so foolith as wo were fi-arful you were, uon-niicr, u you run snort, ' 01 paper we II. A ;e i .1. will cheerfully send you up enough to print us lico copies on. You ought never lo imitate l lie example of the simclin" "abolitionist of wooden, nut meg and pro. philiicticum noionety just below you. We intend lo print n good many " good things" which wo aro anxious you should "meet." We are not at all surprised t lint you should mistuko tho "odor" of our whitc-mnnism for that of " ncgroism." Jf you will try tho experiment of reading The Argus out side of your oflicc in tho open nir, we think you will discover tho dillbrcnce. While you go for si-A very you ought nut to com. plain of us for being " noither el-Avery nor nnti-sl-Avory." "Tub OttEooN Sentinel, comes to us greatly improved, both in nnnearanca nnd matter. It gives us strong hopes that it win ucconio a co-laborer in combatting the heresies of Republicanism. We need help. Tho light is an unequal ono. Wo havo tho entire press of tliu Territory, with but two exceptions, lo contend with. ',( tint Sentinel will 'hold oh"' the old man of the Argus, we can inanago the other four. N'u huvo got tho crazy genius of the Or. egoninn frightened ; but should ho pluck up courage ennngh to interfere again, one good ' Iloidrr Ruffian' ' sockdoligcr' will ' settlo him' lor tho bahincoof llio contest." Occidental Messenger. So tho whole press of the Territory with but two exceptions (Sentinel and Times) uro contending against you, and you pro poso to arrange tho programmo for ihe fight to your own liking. Wo aro really ofraiJ that somo of the " four" editors' you havo singled out as your antagonists will rather Hunk you egotistical in estimating yourself equal lo tho whole of thorn. However, wo shall l.:t them speak for them sel ves, while in rcforenco to ourself we beg to change tho progrnmmo a little, so Ihnl instead of our entering the ring against the Sentinel nnd Tunes, " tho old man of the Argus" will send in his devil to engage theso heroos, wliilo I10 lights his cigar, takes a " front sent," and watches iho progress of the fight between the Mess. enger nnd its four competitors (Oreaonian. Standard, Advocate and Statesman), while our imp takes tho Times man by the le" and uses him for a whip to flax out friend T'VauIt with. We hopo that hereafter when our friend Hall makes up the programme for a light in wliioh wo aro lo take a hand he will remember that being a "Southern man" wo have a good many of our old '' preju dices against color" slicking to us vet, and for this reason he ought to bo "chivalrous" enough to let us have something lo do in selecting our antagonists. Ulsn-uaaAeil Outrage. On last Thursday, Ucr Eli Foster brought n keg 0r currant w'ini into this city for sale. While the elder was in Gib. son's negotiating a bargain for a tiansfer of this portion of his personal estate, some mischievous boys who, witheat tl.e fear of God before their eyes, and instigated by the Devil," took upon ihenmdves ihe "re sponsibility of removing ihe depositee" from his carryall, and placing theia where it is feared they have ere this beea "die bursed." What is this commaoity coming to I t3Tn iravelling through the upper country Isst week, we noticed that in threshing 'grain many of our farmers are as uual letting their straw go lo waste, in stead of pulling it up for stock feed. Du ring a rcsidenco of nine years in this valley wo have never known but one winter In which stock did not suflVr more or less for want of feed. We think that on an aver- ago stock need feeding from four to six wkach winter j yet in many aeciicns stuck raisers are in iho habit of lotting their cattle shift for themselves. We believe thai 8.20,000 woiih of stock died in Oregon last winter from poverty, whilo what lived it through were 'at death's duor" In Ihe spring. All this loss mi"ht havo been inved by a little trouble and ex ponse in saving straw while threshing grain. Wo hope that such as have not already done so, will immediately go to work and make provisions fur saving their stuck next winter. 7 Our indomitable fellow citizen Gen. McCurvor has returned from his arduous trip lo I lie States, where he convinced by a public lecture ono " black republican'' member of Congress of the justness of our war claims. This is more than Lane ever oid, fur ho fuiled to couvinco Faulkner, a black democrat! Gen. McCnrver looks re markably well, considering the dangor ho encompassed by sea and land, not llio least of which was his nanow cscapo from hav ing the Utah Governorship saddled upon him. Tiie most that troubles him now is the " indiscretion of tho Oregoninn in pub lishing the fact thnt he landed at the south- ern extremity of thn Territory, and came homo by land, in order to buy war scrip." Willamette Garden, Clackamas Co., ) July 'J4ih, 1807. , Mr. Adams Sin : As you sometimes publish articles written by clodhoppers, I thought I would write 0 few lines for your paper, and at tho somo timo send you a cluster of Lawton Rliickberries, which I have raised from ihe ecd. They seem to do well in this climate. There are only two clusters of tho first setting which are now ripe. Thn second set promises fair. should ihe third, which is now in bloom, coino to perfection, as they no doubt will, ii will deserve n pluco nt the head of the list of garden fruits in Orcjrnn. Geo. W. Wai.li.no. Friend Walling is informed that such '' clodhopper" communications as his are always acceptable, and when they aro ac companied by such a bountiful contribu tion uf nico upples and delicious berries they shall always be placed in n very con spicuous Column. 05" Wo havo received an anonymous article, dated at Corvallis, which heals the must intensified transcendentalism of some of Miss Darren's episodes. Nutwiih standing our invariable rule not lo notice anonymous authors, we will give the (wo closing stanzas, which contain the cream of ihe whole : "though others brighter roond the stilus yet still I luvo you u oae Ihe best it seems a p;irke of my trough mind to cheer ins when by gloom oprensed "and like a firm unchanging friend hi joy or sorrow mill tin true nruund it plouKuiil lust winter Cre I sos it Mitjjret when 1 Dream of yon Dv Anutouiual." iho transcendentalism of tho article looms up a litilo in the "sparks 0 my trough mind' and if any " brighter" gc mus has ever "shone around Magret," she rlainly must have been possessed with more than humun fortitude lo have re sisted him. S3T Wo havo n good many communi cations which for different reasons wo aro not nhlo to publish. Our friends must not feel disappointed or slap writing for us be cause wo happen to insert their articles in Ihestove instead of Tho Argus. We have now a basketful of communications, which aro now ready for insertion, nnd we shnll proceed to dispose of them, after bavin" pent hours in looking them over in order if PO'siblo lo discover ono gem worth pre serving. But hold I just hero an idea strikes us. Our basket is filled up with rejected communfentions probably two or three times a year. What wo are about to propose is, that whenever we? gel a basket, ful of these articles, wo will thrust our hand into it, and, with our eyes tbut, pro ceed lo stir thorn up, nnd then draw otit at random one article, and publish it, merely for tho purpose of illustrating a portion of our literature which might otherwise never como to light, and also to encourage new beginners to try again. Well, hero comes a "pome" which, if it doesn't beat the finest passages in Lalla Rookh for exquis. ito paintings of tho " pangs of woe,"'it has the merit of being short : The Bachelors Soliloquy. Our strong impulsive dcnlreiug ; Cauws our minili tin aspireing, To gratify nature dictates (.ure ; And ea a heart, Unit cant long endure 1 VnBgt of wne. fed by nature and arl, Longing to find, a reciprocal heart When uur vain ainliilioni pride, Thiows II111 luneingdxir aai.le; We autre aga nt nalurea design J And iliink liiumphaut lo reign.; Va li pride, that would double our woe J All our days in loiieliueas ro Without 0110 pu' cheering ray From happy connubial day ! Trua nature mya, a mouths a year; Without hope, in some lured one dear. FAtiiEa Bor. OZr Tho city of Corvallis has enacted an ordinance requiring all "theatricals, lecturers, musician, or showmen," who "exhibit, sing, or play" for nsy, to take out licenso at a cost of f 10 a night, under pain of 820 line for negleclii.g o do so. fclrTUA weather was uncommonly warn from Monday to Thursday this week. Kr " It the Portland Times betokens lo Iho fullest extent an endorsement of (he poiiiuns wo have maintained against the Salem prescriptive resolutions, ll imitates us," Ac Standard. If Cupksy's organ lias really been "curtailed," and its fly. whipper screwed to ihe Stsndtrd, Jn La no will have occasion to ponder over the fable of ihe man who took a frozen snako into his bosom. At all events, we think the Oregoninn will now bo forced lo acknowledge thai, along with the Standard's "new head," it has also been blessed with a "new tail." Diraeutty la mine Vp lis Ulaek Dcm acratle Platform, ana Licking the Pro (cay lato biiipe. " Fur tho benefit of those complaining, we copy a resolution of ihe Democratic Central Committee of Sacramento County, Culifurnia ; here it is: ' Resolved : That while it is the privi lege uf all persons who desire, to voto for tho Democratic nominees at any election, to do su, yet no persons who had voted at tho lost oltctioti ogaintt ihe Democratic nominees shall be entitled lo vote at tho primary election.' Now if ihe Democracy of Oregon ad. npt a similar resolution, there are but few persons in Oregon who will be entitled to vole at primary elections. For our part, we did not vote for all tho nominees of the convention, nor would wo if it were to do again, nnd according to our construction of the rule it matters Pot if a man refuses In vole for the nominees, whether he rotes against thorn, or declines voting nt all. It it all tho same he violates ihe usages and customs of tho Democratic parly, and is not entitled to participate in nominating candidates for ollice. This is 'going it blind.' " Jacksonville Sentinel. Czspkny's organ copies tho same resolu tion, and say: "This is even more strin-'ont than the rules laid down in our convention, yet wo believe it is right enough. IV e have heard no man worthy tho name of democrat complain of it. It is only our enemies who are dissatisfied. Our friends rejoice." So then T'Vnult, who "complains," is read out of tho parly, as not being ''worthy the name of democrat." But we will now give a lump of tho " first fruits" of Jo Lane's imported Indi ana black democrat, which the Salem pa. per and Ihe Standard both Iry to lick into shape: " It is duo lo truth to ocknoitlcd'0 that in our late political struggle here against Spiritualism and Black Republicanism, in lortninglud with a small sprinkling ol un necessary defection in our own ranks. which, wit!) better luck, will come up ritrhl at the right time," etc. Portland Times. The Standard sets up a terrible hulla baloo of rejoicing over this "deposit" thinks it sees its own image in it, consiil. ers it quite "national," nnd runs up and licks it after this wise : "In Ihe above Mr. Hibhen, having in- vcsiijr ted somewhat the issun which has created tho defection in the Democratic tanks, declares that tho cause nf this c'o- lection was unnecessary. This is what wo havo evrsuid." just Czapluy's agent, however, thinks it ra ther an unsightly mass, "without demo. craiio form," and, upon the whole, rather " void under tho "decision" of the "can cus." Ho consequently writes n commu nication, dating it Yamhill, in which, alter quoting tho extract from the Times, li says : "Tho new editor hero declares, as I 1 1 :. .1 1.. . 1 .- . ... iiiiuui-iuiiu 11, 1 niii mo - uttiectiun ol the Avery and Lelantl ilk wus 'unnecessary'; uiab 13 iiiui nicy ouuiH 10 nave been uiii .I....I. ...:.l. ..a- . . 7 . H'-ii.t "run "mi, sunereu to proceed 111 their disorganizing course without com. I.ltiir.t rn ll.n ..... . t .1.- .1 m. r v I""' i me iiemocrnis. ' litis is what I understand Mr. Ilibhen's mean ing to be. , "Now I think Mr. Hibhen has erred in the opinion expressed through n want of knowledge of Oregon polities and politic ians : ho has hardly been lonr? enomrli here to determine what action, havtno- its cause inconduntof year past, is necessary or 'linnpnaauufii 1 Thero has been such a pulling and haul- trig oetween the fealem organ and the Standard to know which should be orna mented with Iho Times as a nether ex tremity, that wo have actually feared Ihey would pull tho poor thing in uin. We seo by tho last Standard, however, that it is wearing it for tho present. We hope Jo Lano will cither decide who shall havo tho whole of this portion of his porsonal es- late, or come down nnd pull it in two. and .divide it equally between these locofoco children. Slaves art) already held as properly in Minncsots. According to tho St. An thony Republican a southerner holds a slave at S'illn-ntcr in thnt Territory. KrThe Pennsylvania Know Nothings nave nomioatetl Isaac Hazlehursl, of Phil, adelphia, fur Governor. l"Mr. Caufield and Mr. Flaherty have the thanks of The Argus office for fa', vors shown in the way of fruit. At Ihe gold mines on Santiam lead has been found in vast quantities. 03" Thero is now a first-rate opening in this city for a good school teacher. OXT The veteran Gen. Walbach, TJ. S. Army, lately deceased, was upward of 90 years of age, and had seen service in Eu- rope nnd Americs, extending over three quarters of a century. He serred under Loms X I., and often had the Da.mhin on his knee. Vicoa. Tale.nt, and GunicsIT. wiin in the M,n. given time cn produce more than another, has vijror he wha r-. , dec. more and better, has talent; ho who can produce Lat no one els. n I,.. gemot. Albany, July 15th, 1837. Editor Oregon Argus The annual meeting of Linn county Hiblo society was held In this place on Wednesday JulyS h. Excellent addresses wero delivered by Rev. Mr. Roberts and Rev. Mr. Condon, Tho regular business was transacted, nnd the following officers were olected fur tho coming year: rre-ident Duct. Joel Shepherd. Vico President Rv. Wilson Bluin. Secretary John Harrows. Treasurer Dermis Reach. Directors Rev. T. S. Kendall, Rev. U. R.Geury, Rev. T. Cmdon, Rev. J.Mc Kinney, Mr. J. H. Dnughet. Delegates to Territorial meeting 12th August nt Corvallis Rev, Mr. Irvln, Rev. Mr. Hines, D. II. Dodiue, J. (I. Payno. The Directors requested lo meet at Leb anon Saturday August first for the trans, action of business. Adjourned for one year. J. B. For the Argui. K Vexed Question Stilled. During tho Into political canvass in this county, ihe Hon. L. F. Grover represented that ho went to Corvallis and brought the e n . l i . l seat of Government back to tts bom. in Salem. Now wo sny, as ihosoof old, 'bet- ter lato than never.' For tho people of Oregon will have great reason lo feel thankful fot such information, even nt litis , . ,, . i.i , . lato hour. If Mr. Grover had thought best in his wisdom to reveal the extent and Importanco of his act at tho time of its consummation, what nn ocean or bitter ness, buncomb and bullion it would have saved! F.ven Lelaud would have been saved his martyrdom. But we shall not repine, for who knows the benefits of an apparently useless experience. Enough I We have tlie declaration that the seal ol Government has been at homo sineo the removal to Salem ; a declaration post- poned, no doubt, through the extreme modesty of our worthy representation; " Tito evil that men do lives nftcr thorn, the good is often interred with their bones;'' so let it not be with the truly liberal gent. Ionian referred lo in this note. Hereafter who will think of inking the seal uf Govertnenl away from its home, in Salem I II. II. Waldo Hills, July 24th, 1857. lor the Argus. Slavery la Oregon. Linn Co., July 23th, 1857. . Slavery in Oregin I who says it ? Is nut ihe very mention uf ihe subject a slur a libel on the intelligent, industrious and enterprising citizens of our country J What! Oregon become a land of slavo-ry- aii auction block fur ihe bodies and souls of men I Arc our green fields nnd broad prairies lo be convened into " plant- ations where staU-ly lords may " build their houses hy unrighteousness and their chambers by wrong," where ihey may 'use their neighbor's service without wages, and givcth him not lor his work' Shall the crack of the slave-driver's whip b hear J, and the clanking of chuins rrsnund in our ears I Who can look away down the dim vista of coining year ami predict for Or egon such n future ns this! Put it has "got into the papers," and lhat which was n few year ng,, thought to be impracti cable and impossible, namely, llio intro duction of Slavery into Oregon, nil HI once becomes a i.ubjeet of every day conveisu. lion and newspaper discussion. And not only is it nntio'inued to the tending world that articles pro and con on thn subject will ha published in an "Independent Journal," which is '-hostile lo every i-pecirs of sectionalism, fanaticism, and intoler ance" ; and which " will vigorously oppose ull attempts to incorporate any of the in saneisms of ihe day into our Territorial legislation," but right hern in our rflidsl springs up a paper to advocate ihe claims uf iho ' peculiar institution," and its in troduction among us. Some are very much alarmed at the progression of things, and much nfraid that slavery may yet cast its blighting curse over our promising country. Good friends, do nol he alarm- cd. Think you not that your neighbors your fellow-citizens the grent mass of the people of Oregon possess loo much intelli- gencennd havo loo much sense to be led nboul by the nose lo adopt a policv which science political economy, morality, relig ion, reason, and experience declare to be a curse to mankind I I may bn mistaken, but if I were cueis, ing at public sentiment on the subject of sluvery in Oreeon, I would sa thm I least two thirds of the neoole are in fi.vnJ of a free Stnld. But I am loth to say there is no danger. For often when we feel most assured in our predictions, we find ourselves mistaken Tho general impression seems to be that the matter will bo finally settled when we come to voto on the constitution. Some aro in favor of making a constitution to say nothing nbout slavery, leaving it for a mai ler of future legislation. Surelv this should not bo done. For two reasons : 1st. It would bo a bone of contention, causing enmity and partisan strife, and pro- uucin! n j nood rem ra .Li.... . o.i There are manv who will nm li,. k.,. ;r I it becomes a slave State, and who are anx. iousto have it sealed bt-vond the reach of danger. Then let us have a rote on it : yes, a rote on tho moral institution of slave ry. Let us hare rox populit voice of the people let us wrrfc for labor for and tots for a free State, and poUr in an overwhelming majority that will forever tileact aad bury in tho grave 0f oblivion the thought of introducing slavery Jou Oregon. Many say, we wilfvot, for slavery If you don't quit talking about it." Tn, sympathies of such men are will, lb, ,i power, and this will form a pretext fa voting for ii. Ihe cause of freedom an! liberty, having its foundation in eternal truth, will bear scrutiny U the core, Li, us not ft-ar ngi'aiion and discussion, butUt. (la face lo face with theeneiny. NoJeuki but'.ho pro-slavery party will make an ef. fort. Therefore we hnu!d -.i,.r. .!.. nsl vigilance is the price of liberty." O-Gov. Walker aud Senator Wila,,,' wero passengers on the steamboat N, Lucy, on the Missouri river, for Ksnm The boat was crowded with Free Slate ud Sluve Stalo men, whu applied to Gee. Wilson for a speech He complied witb their request, ami delivered an eloquent addree, saying, among other things, tbat " But one year ago, ibis noble siresm nn U'hii-li llipre iv..m ..... a ... closed by lawless violence anniii.i uw uoei no. (,""'" f h North 0f Massachusetts' Now. ,m 'J 6ivil,i! "Iterance to lh.' sentiments or thoso prmcr bed enuirra.i. ,, by Jg U, gentlemen. Surely, reason is assure inr again her empire over madness and fa. J-itticism Ono year ago, the virgin sods of '" reuuoned by fr,Ur. ulod ad her skies illumod l.r th. lurid light of.neked and burning dweLj! U was lo be hoped lhat these scenes of violence were forever ended, that the frauds - PT ".U cui" com 'o nourht. that the people would rule, and lhat Ksal sas would soon tske her place in this sister, hood of free Commonwealths. He bssj recently passed through the gsps of the Blue Ridge, crossed over the Alleghsniee of the Old Dominion, stood by the grate of Henry Clay on the glorinussoil of best, liful Kentucky, traversing the rich prairies of Illinois, gazed upon the Mississippi, sad was now wendinjr his way tistki r. ourii '""d upon which the eyes ef so many thousands rest with wine-led haa. and fears. He certainly should return le his own New Englund homo with larger views of the present power and future greatness of his country ; great as tie country now is, he felt that its future was to be grand and glorious. Labor fret intelligent, educated labor is hereafter te subdue these vast fields, to develop these mighty resource God had bestowed unoa them, and In beautify and adera these re gions thut lie in iho heart of the Republic.', (Kr Col. James Price, of Chirk county, Ky., was killed near Winchester, Ky, lately, with his son, a fine young man, by n neighbor named Gay. It seems that Price's wife has been writing, under the nom de plume of " Molly Broom," sketches ii'r the Ohio Farmer, in one of which ske held up Gay's family nnd himself lo rkh". cule. It was for this that Gay took re. veii"e. GO" 1'Iip London Times notices the steam frignto Niagara favorably. It calls it " thn fastest sailer in the world, one ef the fastest sleameis, a fine sea boat, and a very good man of-war." Heaoiy Dkfinkd. Beauty, yoejng msa, is the girl you love, whatever she Buy seem lo others. AN EXHIBIT of the Receipts and Exp4ii. turei of Clackamas County for (At eirmsl year ending June 3d, I do?. ar.cEirrs, Am"! rte'd from licenses 9 310 00 116 00 " " " jury free. sale nni. Itichardsoa's laud 36 DO tax on Linn City lou.. SI K Wuhhingioiu-oiuil)' far keep. ii g Burris 831 SO Polk county 73 00 Ihtrne, rnad niperviaor, 9 li cnui.ty and p. II tux for 8o6,'eoi.ec:edby Ireaa. 300 IS co. und pull lax for IBM collected by she riti, " co. aud poll lax for 1 858, uw aoiesKnu-nl 1M 90 " " " deliuqutnl lax for 18SS, IS Whole sm't of receipts $11,741 07 SSrSNDITUSKt. Foreupportof paupers $869 63 " " crlni uala 6G4 16 " roads und super visors 677 89 " " elections 396 89 " " clerk & auditor, 639 89 " " sheriff, 2-3 63 " " juries 610 75 " " co. com rs 182 80 " " school supor'l'd't.tOO 00 " usseoor 277 00 " " proa, attorney... 55 00 Am'l refunded on lots 400 00 " paid Pratt for services... 238 40 " " for work oujail.... 325 74 map for county, 150, 00, " ' two safes for co 35, " " " fuel, rent, reooidi stationery, &o., 287 i - Slatting for court ' boute............ 43 00 96303 SmiHH V, " Am',0T"'' love the expeaditare...f 544J An Exhibit of Finances. Whole am't of county orders issued up la Juue 30th, 1857 $54,887 14 Deduct whole am't canceled 52,219 SJ Peol' county.... $2661 An Exhibit of School Fui. Whole am't of school tax for 1856 1383 S - - - - paidbyead'r, 78 8 - u m Dev aaeam't, 15 W " delinquent for 1855 "5 " "of fines. 35 0 - ' rv:j 88 Balance in treasury last year , School orJers canceled, July, 1857 $1740 91 Delinquent I return 857 76 Balance suh. fund in treasury, 376 88 $3039 43 $3039 4 F. S. tlOlXAND, Auditor". Office, Aasfi" On-foo C.ty. July 24, 1S57. !' "Water Power to LeaM. THE unden jiied ia ready t lea" Pt Oreron City Water Power far SMiwrartjsnssj purseaea. Da.JOUJt MacLOUCHliA Oragew City. Jury 4, 1857. . 1 , 797 N 303J 4