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l)e (Oregon Slrgug, W. L. tUi; (PITOI ADD MoriKTOft. OKZOOSf CZTYl 8ATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 18S7. fW I). Vf. Cl0 it ulbnriuil to do ny biu Iboo eoooeeled with Ho Argus OftVe during my absence. W. L. ADAMS. Tho CoislUaUoa. Tiio lima w hen tha sovereigns of Or. cgon shall decide whether tin;' will adopt the Conttituiion or not, draws near. W notice in pawing through the country that many, very many, art yel undecided as to liow they shall rots, but public seoliinonl in this section it rapidly being formed against the Cumiilulion. This argues well tut the moral sentiment and pecuniary sagacity of the people. This being a question entirely free from party ism, it would naturally be expected that the hard handed taxpayers who have made Oregon their home for life, and whose hearts are wrapped up In her future prosperity, would look at the proa and com pertaining to a State government with all the carnestneia and candor pertaining; to the nature of such men. We are truly glad to aee that auch la the fact, and that, excepting a vast horde of oflice-scekors, embracing cou'ntry pettifogger, city eooplockt who live upon what they owe, and a few "self sold, soul hired, and scorned Iscnriot" who have been bought with a prico and imported into llio Territory to do the bidding ofiboir masters the great masi of the peopto of all parties are making up their minds to cither support or oppose tho constitution, from the best lights they have upon its fi nal edict upon the w elfare of the country. While wo find hundreds of men. who will strongly oppose the constitution, we find 'but very fun- who yield it a hearty support. The latter class, so. far as we can learn, yield it a cojd support, from a conviction .that by so doing they will perhaps encour go Immigration, and induco investment y capitalists, or from the conviction thnt ihcre is danger of having slavery saddled upon us if we delay a Siato organization. They are willing to adopt the constitution for the same reason the man with a chronic rheumatism was induced to carry a snuke in his hat the doctor told him it would belp hie disease. He woulJ no doubt have horn necessity induced to submit to the application of a luech to his jugular, and tho insertion of both the doctor's hands into bis pockets, provided bo could have been satisfied that " under all the circum stances perhaps it was the best thing he could do." Now, os to these advantages or disadvantages of voting for or against the constitaiion, it is a mere matter of opinion. Our opinion is, that the increase of Immigration consequent upon a State organization is a mere illusion. If we had adopted a State government five years ago, who boliuvcs that wo would have had fifty more inhabitants than we now have t Doesn't everybody know that our heavy taxes would have driven hundreds from tho country, and wo should have at this time at least five hundred less inhabitants than wc now have t Who is simple enough to beliove thnt the more fact of the exist ence of a State government i miners immi gration and draws capital t No man but a deceiver or n dupe would assert it. Emi grants go where they are induced to bo lievo that the advantages of health, soil, climate, and the facilities for securing per manent homes will enable them to better their condition. All the givernment they caro about is a government thai will pro tect their rights nnd securo to litem the largest Hourly while it does so, no matter whethor that be a Stale or Territorial gov ernment. A Slate government, by creating moro oflicrs, might induco a larger immi gration of "strapped" oflioeseckers no doubt it would. GoJ knows we have pret ty near enough of them already. Tax payers we need most just now. Capital ists always follow in the wake of emigra tion, nnd seldom go before it. When we list vo the inhabitants swarming ovor our prairies, felling the forests, developing the resources of the country, and producing wealth, capitalists will bo as naturally at tracted here as steel is attracted by load stone Wealth attracts capitalists not paper constitutions. This every man of sense knows, and the demagogue who mounts the stump for a constitution that is to attract capitalists, makes an ass of him self. The history of t li o States that have been admitted into the Union proves that Stale organizations have never at tracted either emigrants or capitalists We lived cither in Iowa or Immediately on the line Iqpg before nnd for some time after she was admitted into the Union. Like all Territories, alio sufiured many inconve niences from her sparse population and her consequent lack of capital. The organi sation of a State government never bettered her condition in this respect fo the very - good reason that it o tiered no new induce ment to those who wished to better their condition by going to a new country. Rut when the public lands were exposed to sale or entry, by pro-emption, hundreds and thousands sushed into her borders, who were never induced to go there by any im aginary advautages of a State government. The argument that a State government would induce immigration and bring capi tal, is about as silly as it would be to urge that by electing Csapkay's agent as Terri- torial printer, wo should " save the Union" and flood Oregon with wealthy immi. grants. Alto tha danger of slavery. This of course is mere matter of opinion. The reason of this fear on lbs part of some is probably found In lbs fact Ihst many pro slavery men will vote against the Const!, tutlon, ' hoping to gain strength by pro crastinating the matter. Now the reason these men oppose the Constitution on this ground is, that they are duped by their organ at Corvallis. Thnt paper has no mora hopes of carrying slavery In Oregon than in the moon. If wo form a State government new, a paper which lives by Haltering it frionds that "we're gaining ground," will become a defunct arrange ment, and will be borne by Avery to the tomb where Mattel's Expositor is (in the language of the Ox) "now smelling like a democrat." Of course then, it is policy for the pro-slavery organ to keep the slave ry question an open one just as long as it can make moooy by retailing niggerism to such asses a Allen of Yamhill. The fact is, we believo that the free Slate senti ment has actually gained ground consid erably in the Territory within the last six months, and by giving a heavy vote against slavery at the same timo wo vote against the constitution, we shall induce a frco Slate immigration thaw will place- the danger further remote at the noxt trial, if possible, than now. These are our views st least, and regarding the constitution as a fraud and swindle so far as the separate schedulo is concerned, a caucus sovereign instrument so far os robbing the people of the right of passing judgment upon the merits of a prohibitory law and other wholesome enactments, and otherwise fool ishly limiting the powers of tho Legisla ture, besides being despotic in the opening section of the bill of rights, and villain ously unjust, antichristian ond inhuman towards Chinamen, as well as Atheistical in spirit, wo regard the whole thing as hav ing been conceived in sin, shnpen in iniqui ty, and born of the clique, and shall, God willing, endeavor to strsngle the tiling in spite of its threats of direful consequences in the future. We intend to 'do our duty this time, notwithstanding the threatened importation of pro-slavery votos. Do it we must, and do it we will, if the devil threatens to Import voters from the bottom less pit or even if Jo Lane should threat en to import five hundred moro driven mulattocs from Indiana. Our limited space forbids ns extended remarks upon the Constitution nt this time as we wished to make. In addition to some unjust nnd antichristian features al ready pointed out, we would especially call attention to the following : "No Chinaman, not a resident of tbe Stale at the ndoption of this constitution, shall ever hold any real estate or mining claim, or work any mining claim therein. The Legislative Assembly shall provide by law in the most effectual manner for carry ing out tho above provisions." Dors any body see the object of such an illiberal provision! We certainly see nothing in our past history or future pros pects to suggest it. We, for one, can never vote fur a constitution that deprives one of God's children of even a foot of soil to cultivate in order to support himself, and little ones. The section quoted is unjust, antichristian and disgancoful lo an enlight ened nation, and we do not believe there are ten men in Oregon hut what will admit it to be so. Whether, then, we are justified in doing evil that good may come, wo leave for our votors lo decide for themselves. As for our own part, wo have always found it safest to do right on all occasions, nnd we never shall violate our conscience by doing what it condemns, for fear of some threatened evil. ''We do not believo the man lives, who, in the capacity of delegate can procure a six million appropriation in tho face of tho opposition which will he arrayed against our war debt." Czapkay's Organ. The above is a fair specimen of the pres ent logio of nil the papers in Oregon which favor the Constitution, as well as that of Delnzon's speeches. Last full these pa pers assured the dear people that our war dolt would be paid when the democracy got control of Congress. Tho Portland Times of Feb. 28, 1857, in speaking of an appropriation '.o pay our war debt, said : "It was General Lane's desire to obtain an appropriation at this session, but in this he has, it seems, been foiled by a Black Republican House. We have cause to be thankful that the next Mouse will be large ly Democratic, and then our nioasures will not be so unceremoniously neglected." The same paper of May 30 in giving a synopsis of Jo Lane's speech in Portland on the Thursday proceeding, says : "He went on to relate what he had done in Congress for the payment of services and subsistence of Volunteers in the late Indian war, and what he would continue to do if ho returned again to Congress as a Del egatein the way of urging our just claims upon the U. S. Government, lie referred to his efforts and speeches in Con gress in defending the white population of Oregon against tha awaulis of Gen. Wool, and a set of men in Congress belonging to the Black Republican party, who seemed to think and argue that an Indian and a negro were of more importance than a while man. He stated it as his candid opinion that all the expenses of the war for services, equipments and subsistence would bo paid, dollar for dollar, ss per award of the Commissioners and that if the Com missioners rendered their report by the first of December next as in all probabil ity they would that at the next session of Congress an appropriation would very likely be made to meet it which amount would be somewhere between 94,000,000 nnd 4,000,000. Ha stated that it was understood by all that Congress, by tb set authorizing tha commission to adjust the war accounts had acknowledged the war as just and necessary." Tbe same statements were also made In substance, in letter published in tbe Times of Sept. 27 from the pen of George L. Curry, and we might refer to many similar statements of the same sort made by papers and stump orators, nil of which we, at the lime proved to be wilful and calum niout falsehoods. We also shewed that the opposition lo paying our war debt came principally from lite black democracy, which was abundantly proved by tho re ports of Congressional debates printed on the outside of these lying locofoco organs, while these driven-nigger editors had the efT.onlery to blacken the insido of their libelous sheets with such silly calumnies as that the Republicans were opposed to the payment of tbe war debt. Six months ago, all that was necessary to gel our do mnnds was to have a majority of black democrats in Congress. Now that tbo black democracy have a majority, the cry is, we cannot get the tear debt tiniest we be come a Slate A man from Douglas County informs us that there the cry among the Dcadyites, is, "wo can't gel tho war debt unless wo become a Have Stale." These locofoco editors nnd politicians aro making considerable thunder out of this war debt. Having unbounded confidence in the ignorance of their supporters, nnd believing them to be governed by no other motive than thnt contained in the'answer to tbe question "will it pay" at one time when they wish to crcato a prejudice against the Republican party, they cry, "the war debt, tbo war debt ;" at another, when they wish to carry slavery, they howl, "the war debt, tho war debt ;" then again when they wish to frighten the pea pie into supporting the Constitution, all the driven nigger organs are full of "war debt, war debt," and the snivelling orator that mounts tbe stump docs little but sob, "the war debt, the war debt, Oh the war debt." Now ns to this war debt, we stand now where we always have, and that is, that Congress has appointed commissionerc to "audit and nllow" our jusl claims. Those claims being audited and allowed any Congress, whether Republican, Know No thing, or even black democrat, will pay the same. We learned in Salem the other day that there was a move on foot among the dark lantern caucus sovereigns to throw obstacles in the way of the payment of tho debt, till we become a Stale. If the pres ent Congress fails to make tha appropria tions recommeuded by their Commission. erBrwho have already made a report award ing to us nearly five' million of dollars it will be owing lo the rascally machinations of the dark lantern, caucus sovereign clique, andnoMo oppositional Washington from either Republicans, Know Nothings or black democrats. The man who would be frightened into voting for the Constitution by auch threats is worthy to be branded ns a driven nigger nnd set to licking dirt from tho fectol such men as Achison or String fellow "just to save the Union." 03" Delazon Smith addressed the oiti zens of Yamhill at La Fayette last week in favor of the Constitution. He made no convorts that we have heard of, excepting a few over the left. His reputed thirst for a seal in Congres, as well as his known adhesion to the midnight, o.ith-bound caucus-sovereign, Czapkaito fraternity, nulli fies much of his influence with the people. OCT The last Advocate goes for a law to prevent Mormons from preaching in Oregon. We are sorry to see any public journal favor such intolerance. It is enough for the border ruffians to legislate against freedom of speech, and wo wish to enter our solemn protest against such a movement, no matter how humble a source it comes from. (fc?" Quite a romantic love affair came off in Tolk county a few days since. It seems a "gentleman of color" at Salam be came enamored of a "colored lady" brought from Missouri in 1848 by Mr. Walker. Strong opposition being made by Mr. W. to her receiving visits from one who was desirous of a matrimonial alli ance, a match was secretly made up and arrangementes made for an elopement. At the time set (one dreadful dark night) her lover came to the point agreed upon where Betsy flew to his arms, and was soon riding with her lover towards Salem where they were united in the bonds of matrimony. OCT We regret lo learn that Mr. Ilin man of Forest Grove, lost a child some (wo or three years old by burning a few days ago. Mrs. H. had gone out of the house leaving the deceased, together with a child some four years old, in the house. The eldest child undertook to kindle a lire with a candle, when by soma means the clothes of the youngest caught fire, and burned her so as to causa her death in a few hours. This makea nearly half a doz en children who hare been burned to death in this valley under similar circumstances. J&C, who writes an article on the outside of this paper for the Constitution, is mistaken as to McBride's position. lie is for the Constitution. & Mr. Hun-aker, of Clackamas City, has presented ns with a .Talpahoekiog ap ple weighing twenfy-eight dunces. Do all tha fruit growers give it op now f tW Czapkay't last Issue is rabid. It falls to abusing lbs Oregonlan and Ad. vocate unmercifully. Wo give a sample or two of his snarling, and leavo these ad. itors to skin him alive for his tomerily i " Mkamness and EmoNTEar. The Inst Oregon ian's lending artiulo is on the subject of report of the Convention pro ceedings claiming thai that paper report ed them " in extcnso," and thai lbs States man reported the substance of debates only, dispensing with a short-hand report, er, to avoid expense. And then, after ap plying low-livod epithets to us, congratu lates himself upon his "liberality nnd en terprise" in procuring a short-hand report er. Could it occur to any man who read that bnso ntt nek upon our motivos nnd meddling with our business affairs, ibat this same man, this creature, Dryer, had made out an assessment upon the democratic members of the Convention, and at its close, in the double character of foot-pad and beggar, levied upon Ahem to pay his reporter, pleading poverty, and telling them he was too poor to pay his reporter himself. We know of one democratic member from whom this shameless villain begged and demanded 820, nnd from another 8 13, and from others other sums lo pay bis report or. And these men paid it, as shameloss as they thought the proceeding, rnthnr than bo considered " parsimonious." If Dryer dares lo denv this, we will clue it to his lying carcns like the poisoned shirt of Nessus." Here comes another, regarding Pcsrne of the Advocate. Of course every man who knows tha author of the above, will know what estimate to put upon it. "The Statesman says that tbe office of Ihe Pacific Chrtstain Advocate i to be re moved to this city when the boats com mence running above Oregon City. The Statesman is evidently very much delight ed with the prospect. Portland Times. " io, sir I We aro very much grieved with the prospect.' Th editor sadly needs a guardian, and we have watched over him with christian solicitude; and necessarily we are pained at the prospect of his removol from us. We hope some body "down thnr" will keep him in order and we turn bim over to tho watchful care of tho editor of the Times, or some vigi lant brother. Look out, or he'll " come the" Kingsley "on the sly." His apira"ions are decidedly mundane, though be affects the spiritual ; it is w Ith him " business be fore prayer, business with prayer, and business after prayer." In boring for subscribers, he relies mostly on unexam pled " bald-faced importunity," though latterly we understand ho has taken lo mesmerising reluctant sulrjects. -By the way, speaking of tho Advocate, we are rominded that its editor has not yet " told the truth and shamed the devil" (or tho editor, which is about the same thing) about llint "Citizen of Marion," Thnt little mistake ought to bo acknowl edged. It had better be confessed in this world, than deferred to the next. There will be enough there without that. " Own up w hen you are caught," is the motto of men about as honest as you are." Czap kay's Organ. Z3T Cznpkay's agent has shut down the gates on poor Pickett who came nil the way from California to help regu'ste our insti tutions. Delias fied-lo Hall-of tho Occi dental, who receives him with open arms, and yields much space to him. The way he and Hall uso the cat-o'.nine-taiU on the " free Siato democracy'-' is refreshing to us who haven't seen any nigger whipped be fore since w-e left the cotton fields of Ar kansas. Pickett in writing to Hall of tho injustice of Cz.ip's. agent in refusing to publish his woolly articles, says : " Can any body say this treatment is fair piny,, after Ihnt paper giving so rarly and wide a circulation to that grossly false and infamously slanderous production. Judge Williams'. great free-soil, black re publican, abolition manifesto, which seems to be the text book and articles of faith of the free Slnte democracy, since the judge wrote it at the instigation, nnd by and through the assistance of, the leaders of this wing of democracy." Poor Fickett says he has discovered that some of the leaders of the black cohorts of slavery have been playing falso to their par ty for office. Hear him : " I saw at once that certain distinguish, ed gentlemen, professed friends of that side, to whom their supporters in the ranks were looking and relying upon to luko tho lead in advocacy of their principles, and initi ate and pursue n line of policy that would and could have given them the victory, were playing n deep double game, and had de termined on sacrificing the pro-slavery party, per agreement with a trade effected tcilh the leaders of the free State wing, in order to insure to themselves certain high official positions. These, citizens of Ore gon, are facts, beyond all question. They have since been confirmed in my mind still stronger by tho positive declaration to the same eflect by several .of our oldest and most discerning residents. So confi dent, indeed, nm 1 of the truth of these assertions, that after election, whether in or out of Oregon, I mean to denounce to you the names of two, at least, of these person ages." Well, Fickett, drag out and expose these leaders who have been selling out their party to the free State democrats, "just to save tbe Union" probably. Wonder bow much Allen brought I If you intend to sell any more such property np that way, we hope yon will make a public auction and knock off to the highest bidder. Let us know when you put Hibben up. OCT The new steamer Elk is making trips from Canemah to Champoeg, and will be put upon the Yamhill trade as seon ui the water rises. The Elk is an admirable boat, and will be commanded by Capt Sweitzer, who is a man well calculated to make a boat prosper. The Yamhill peo ple have been so often disappointed in steampoats that some doubts aro entertain ed as to the Elks future hirtory. But we are assured that she will attend to tba want of ibis trade, and no mistake. neg ro last week in Msrion county who is an abo lilionistand pro slavery man. He gl as a reason for hoping that Oregon will ve be a slave State, that all slaves brought ) will immediately become free by taking liere leg bail for the mountains. Vancouvki, Oct. 10. 1957 Editob or Ahous Dear Sir: 1 Commissioners appointed lo audit and 'he si- i nd low the Indian war claims lot Ursgon Washington Territories, have closed t I thei r labors, and find Undo Sam fairly Indo ubt ed of to Washington Territory to the amount 81.481.48fi.45. and to Oregon 9h 1.440.- 069.33. making the sum loial of 83, .03l, 444.78. This Territory .furnished I, .POO volunteers during Ihe war, while Oreg on furnished 4,1)20. The claims havo all been sent lo Wa incton City, nnd we shall see whether rtli party in power will pay the debt, as your delcgato claimed they would. Yours, C. M. MeelUs. at Ewseae. Ei'ge.nb City, Oct. 10, 1857. Pursuant lo a call, many citizens of Lane county met in the Court House in Eugene Cily, for llio purpose of deliber ating on, and exchanging views on the proposed constitution. Tho meeting was organized by celling J. II. D. Henderson lo the chair, and ap pointing George B. Curry, secretary. The bouse was addressed by several citizens, in which they took occasion to ani madvert upon the clause in the proposed constitution, rotating to tho scat of gov ernment ; showing that it was a scheme laid by the wily members of ihe Salmi clique, lo defraud the people out of the privilege of expressing their preference, in a fuir and equitable manner, for a place to permanently locate the capital of the Slate, and ibat the whole concatenation of trickery, discernable by the most casual observer, in the location clause, was con' ccived by the same iutercst, and carried through tho convention by the same cun ning that nullified the legitimate oct of the legislature, by removing the capital from Corvallis to Salem, and at a later period in our history, mocked nt the preference honestly and fairly expressed at the ballot-box, by the vote of tho whole Territo ry, because they with free men's hearts cast freemen's votes, for the place mosl convenient to the whole country. The voico of tho people fell as empty sound up on their ears. Tho expressed and known desire of the whole community w as noth ing in their minds compared to their own selfish ambition ; and then in reply to the inquiries as to the reason why tho people were treated as nullities, and.wilh consnm mato indifference, they sneeringly alluded to letters nlledged to have been written lo them by dignitaries, if not fictitious And fabricated, distant at least, nnd of doubt ful authority; nnd now fearing that the rtimo will soon arrive when the people will cease to he nwed into silence by the bare mention of distant authorities, they full back upon their cxhauslk-ss fund of strata gem and intrigue, and from the plcnlitudn of their resources, couched in the funda mental compact of our social nllinnce, a plan for determining tho location question, which has the semblance of fairness upon its face, while it is so abused with provis ions, nnd saturated with talent fraud ns to make it, in the hands of its progenitor.', an awful instrument to thwart the honest wishes of the whole State, and sustain the oligarchy in the midst of its cherished haunts. The opinion was unanimous that it was a presumption upon the assanine stupidity of the peoplo of this country, to ask them lo support the proposed constitution. The following resolution was passed with an enthusiastic unanimity: Resolved, That we hereby, without dis tinction of party, most emphatically, vote, "NO CONSTITUTION." On motion, Resolved, That the proceed ingsof this meeting bo sent to the Occident al Messenger, with the request that The Argus and the Oregnnian copy the same. On motion, adjourned sine die. J. H. D. HENDERSON, ch'n. G. B. Cdrbv, secy. For thi Argm. The Oregon Annual Conference of the United Brethren in Christ, met for its third session, at Sublimity, Marion ' county, Oregon Territory, Sept. 10th, 1857. All tbu-members (eleven in num ber) were in attendance. Rev. T. J. Con ner was elected Supt. pro tern. Rev. Jer. Kenoyer; cfiairman, and Jas. M. Chandler, secretary. The necessary committees were appoint ed nnd tha usual business of Annual con ference transacted. scmmart of the statistics of the past tear. Fields of lubor 6, AppCs 55, Classes 21, Increase 00, Present Jfo. 441, Salary (610,14, Presents $80,19, Sabbath Schools (Union) If). Rev. Jr. Kenoyer was elected Fres. Elder. Rev. Sirs Reuben Price and Jesse Har ritt were elected by conference to assist tbe Supt. pro tern and Pres. Elder to station the preachers. Allotment of Labor for tbe present year; Pres. Elder Jer. Kenoyer Columbia Hir er Mission, A Bennett Chehalem Jfiss. to be supplied Yamhill Miss. Ym. C. Dsugherty. French Prairit Ct.-J. D. Uchtenthsler also in eharra Cbebi'cm KrWe saw very Intelligent Mission Corntllis 67. T. J. Calapooia MitiiunlS. M Crow T' County Miss. Milton Wrlghl. VZ Mis.-C. B. Mssters. South UmTl Miss.-?. C. Parker. IW. Sirs Wm. R. Ui.hop nni Dl,., , McMillan, of the C. P. Church w,r, B,J ed to advisory seals, Rev. Wm. R. Bishop lect(( Trute of Sublimity College. Rewlution on .Isvery, ika us of loU co In the conferrence room, sod of t,ttu to the citizens of Sublimity and s-icinit were pascd ; and after a pe)Usni of four days, conference adjourned I fa usual mannor, lo meel for its next ;, at Mary's River Church, Benton Jas. M. C'iiandim, 6eey ' ' Discotest op a NiW lmani n Gunnert and Projectiles Ws lMr that a patent has just been issued to Cspt J. L. McCouuell, of Jacksonville, tM for an Improved new shaped ball suiui i0 every species of fire arms, frnnj a pi.tol t, a cannon of lb largest size. Tbe discovery consists in the peculu, formation of .the hall, being so mail si u givo it a piral motion when tired from a smooth bored gun, the same as il would take if fired from a spiral grooved or ri fled barrel. The inventor discovered that a ball 0f the exact shape of an egg, thrown wf itb iks largo end foremost, would keep lint p,. silion.ond would not rovolre or turneter in its flight, a the Minni ball, tU with tha small or lightest end forward a liable lo do, He also discovered tbit, pulling upon a ball of that shsp spinj groovea of a peculiar shape sod angle, tho force of the atmosphere, acting through these spirol grooves when the projectile ii put in motion, gives the same a spiral or twisting motion, like a rifle ball Uiron from a twisting grooved barrel. Tlis re. suit is that tha ball flies upon a itriiglit line, and does not oscillate from tide to side, as an ordinary round ball is knots i do when thrown from a smooth bored gtn. Thus the certainty of the rifle is attained, at a fur greater distance, and with lest Turn applied, than can be attained with a round ball when thrown either from t rifle or smooth bored gun, of either small irnuor cannon. In this invention tho rifle grooving is upon the ball, and not tn the gun, and tbt spiral motion is communicated to the bill by ntmosplicric pressure upon lis surface, and not by tho gun from which it is thrown as in the ordinary rifle. Tub 0vf.ui.and Route to Califoi NIA. John R. Bartlett, E-q-, whoibe cmnmissionerappointed to run the boundary bi tweeo Mexico and the United Ststei wi der IVesident Fillmore's sdmiuistrsiion, ii the years 18'jO 1)3, has written an elsbo ratH papr, which appears in the Pron-dt-nee Journal, in which he takes deciuVd ground in favor of the Southern line, nrar the Sid parallel of latitude which IimIki selected by Ihe Postinnsifr General for tin . overland route to California. Mr. Binli't gives this routo the preference on account of the many advantages which tic snys Lis observation assures him that it pojrsin. Ratio . Growth. Manchester, Ne Hninpshitc, is a specimen of the rapiJ growth exhibited by manufacturing lovm in the United Stales, of which New Eng land contains so many. Twenty yearn" il had no exiilnnce, the sile being pastur age, farms nnd woodland. In 1938 r population consisted of only 79 souls, d the propeny in tho ploce was valued at 8555'27(). Since then a number of ex tensive factories have been elnbliM there, and its population is now alow 21V 00(), and the valuation of properly $0,214, 0G2. 05" The bifurcated Constitutional Con vention of Minnesota, have come lo an ir rangement by which only one constitute will he submitteJ to the people. Tin details of this arrangement have nntwm to hand. It is understood lhal boili iP of the convention ndjnurned on the Mil August. (KT The Dubuciue (Iowa) Eprf ed that 605 buildings had been errcW" Ihnt city during the past year, and there upon offered a supper in cass ai W list could bo shown in any other eiij" Iowa. The Davenport News Um list nf 1214 buildings erected st tlil-J during the Isst year ending August ! A Rousino Crop.-Ii is estimated tW Illinois this season will produce two dred and eighty million bushels or grais nearly ten bushels to every msn, and child in tbe United States. Illinois Farmees.-Io ith ono nf our friends from the rural triets yesterdsy.he stated that .oaaa neighbor, raised 18,000 bushels of b I this veor, another 9,000 ! "' 10,000 bushels and was out of eW. cago Journal. KT It i wisely remarked that wwnj bies are taken out riding m their It tt it is little better than cruelty to porti ; is nine oeiier timu "-- ,-. . ,ntt long backwards. A .b'f person, musi, in orurr - healthful, be drawn W-jSJei servant, as the case maybe, n r before.- Proprietor of babies ao carta will please make a nete, " their little ones from sickness. A letter in the St. Louis Int'J cer, dated San Antonio, Tex, say. that Col. A. S. Johnson of IH-J to be sent to Utah in place of I. ey, and is already en rout. CCr It is said that no fort ever so ranch from single battle piano forleJrorMB KT The hoop tn, hss two sides to it. The the iMieV of course.