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tlje rcgon Slrgus. W. L. ADAMS, El'ITOR, OJtXQOlf CITTi SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1850. Mlersat. Our EMtcrn exchanges of lute baro been filled with account of terrible tornados which deraatatcd wholo sections of coun' try in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, ind Kansas, to Mar and June last. Tbcue State bare always been subject to terrible storms, and it wai no longer ago tliun last summer tint we had to record an account of their fearful ravages In more place than one. In our paper, t few nmulers back, we published an account of another fearful tornado that passed over Morgan county, Illinois, In Mar hut, which awept awar house, barn, mill, tie., a though ther were chaff, and killed more than a dozen people outright, and w- rereljr wounded lome forty or fifty more, besides causing the destruction of large numbers of cattle, hog, and other animal, One would naturally suptrose that the people who lire in a country tubject to uch dreadful calamitie would sell out and teek ' better country.' Many of them would, II they knew where to go. Hut to con vince them that there ti a better country, I the trouble Oregon I just that country and they will find it out after a while. Then we hall bare a heavy emigration. We bare no tornado, little thunder, little slckneu, bnt few mosquito and biting flics, in fact, we hare lea of anything of that klud to annoy u and mako us afraid than any other country we hare erer heard of. We can wade through the groai, gather fruit and bcrriea, and traverse the wild woods, without fear of being snake-bitten, corpionstung, or bing pounced upon by Mine arnge beast of prey and when we come home tired in the erening, we can sleep awectly during a long, till, cool night, without fear of baring our little ones killed by a tornado before morning. If all the people in the cast were ' posted' to our advantage, the best of them would be here In less than two years. Or egon ha few pest of any kind, except it fe perhaps Locofocos, and they, like other rarmints' generally found in now countries, are uro to disappear pretty much a the country become settled and supplied with schools. Wnal Monty Doc. Lane' mulatto, who we understand wa sold last spring to a planter in Missouri, ho got back to Washington City, where ho is still engaged in writing laudations of Humbug Jo for publication in the Tort land Times. A late number of that paper ha a communication from Ilibben, which lay it on thick as usual. That our rend ers may see how much soap Lane gets for a quart of poor whisky, wo clip a para graph or two from the letter: " la ths Atlantic and Wetti-in State uf our eoumry, (it ii. Leneis known personally to thorn nli, ami to the community by hii public acts. The universal judgment of all men, ao far ni I know, of whatever politics, ia lluil lie ii a man of oialted patriotism and purity, both of publio and privata life, and lilted by hii abilitieaand nuhlir. ai. perieix-e, foi yet higher trims than that whk-h he now filli with ao much ben.Ht lo Oregon and to ilia oountry at large. Ity the ilemwrae y of tlio Weal, and hidiej aarynhere, he ia loved and honured ; uu i ftniuro 10 aay, uirre are lew observing per sona at lliii tima, who if called on In name three man who are moat likely In receive the nnt nomi. natlon of the demo, ratio party, bul would place Jo . in uie iih. hi uingreas no man from the 1'acilie Caiul, Iim commanded more iiilliienoe, and but for hia unbounded popularity, the bill for the admlnion of Oregon could not have pawed. It wee felt by many who had objections to the bill thai no meaniro could be wrong advocated by the' people who placed in the Senate e true a patriot as Jo Lane. Thia man, the architect of hia own lortune-the man of the people who b.vmi a boat maa on ihe Mii.i Bit,,,, , urm(K.mij atumD orator of the Wut-llw Marlon of the Mi l lean W ar, leading on lucli hove ai Jack llv. .n,l II !, ' "I1"'5' 'na '" vielory-lhe first Governor of Oregon Territory, traversing in wint.r il.r.,,,,,1. mountain snows (where Kr. nM.nl broke down,) lo r- uuiy men an-oniiug the r re rsscnuilits la the CouuciUhamber of Ihe Nation, ....... .....uu.mmhk wiin eioqui ncc and u. i- tneM the viirln. - I.;- M :. .. ..... vi vouaimirnts. v . . ... . eoiu uimcquainiod Willi the present editor of the Times, and aro not nblo to aay how much ho feels humiliated by being forced to print such matter but we sup poao that, like Swaekhuiner, the 'pay is all that troubles him. TM Bella aa Islaaa BlMcaliy. Eve7 few year the Interest of the Brit ish and American UorernmenU claab a lit tie. and lntautlr the cry War with Eng land!' resounds orcr the country from one extremity to the Other, throwing the nation into a ferer which la anything but pleasant after the flush of the excitement i past, aud reason ha rcumed It way orer the pa Inna nf tha neonle. Since 1850, the war spasm ai)ear to be on the Increase, and we hare bad no less than three since that period, the fourth being on u now. In 1852, we were going to fight England about the cod fisheries, but the difficulty wa aaiicably adjusted. In 1850, British encroachment In Central America came near (according to the ncwpaeni) getting the two Oorcrnmcnt by the ear, and the mutter ha not ken finally settled yet; but the knowing one tell us that the Adminis tration 1 taking care of onr rlghta In that quarter, and that shortly the bone of con- tcntion there will be removed from between the two nation. Last year, the ' outrages' by British cruiser on our merchant vessels, under pretense of looking for slavers, rous ed the whole country to the highest pitch of excitement, and nothing but 1 war wo beard from all parlies, and In Imagination we beheld the ocean swept clear of British vessels and Canada In our possession but with the first breeze from England came an acknowledgment of the wrong done, with a prompt apology, and an assurance that the offense would not be repeuted. And now the cry is about the right to Bellevue or San Juan Island, lying between the main land and Vancouver' Island. This difficulty too will be fettled whenever it i ascertained where the " middle of the main channel"!, a agreed upon between the two Governments, in the treaty of 1846, a constituting the water boundary between their possession on the I'aciGc coast. But no apprehensions need be entertained of a war between tho two natious, growing out this difficulty. The prompt and honorable manner in which England met our remon strnnces lost year, should forever dissipate all fears of a resort to arm in the settle ment of any differences between us. One or both of the nation will have gone crazy first. Beside, in thi case, every intelli- gent Englishman will acknowledge that Bellevue Island belongs to the United State bnt if it should turn out otherwise, the possession of the island will be relin quished by u without any blood being shed about it. This lust calamity will not hap pen, if tho matter in it present stage Is left to the enlightened British and Ameri can military officers in that quarter but there is no telling to what the intemperate action of that fool Oor. Douglas, of Van couver's Island, may lead. feiT Bishop Janes has written a letter detailing the occurrences in Texas, where a mob attempted to break up a Conference of the Methodist Church North. The ltishop states that tho report circulated in the papers that he mnde the Masonic sign of distress, and thus subdued the mob, is wholly without foundation, as ho never knew a Masonic sign, and is not and never was a Mason. A missionary of the Meth odist Church South in this State, Rev. 0 Fisher, nptvenrs to be trying to nmko the most of the reported success of Bishop Janes, and winds up all his communications to the ncwspticr8 (and, for niijfht we know, his sermons from the pulpit, too) in a way as to show his connection with the Order, to tho utter disgust of every right-minded .Mason. A Xrw Lock. We Imro lately been hown a new padlock, made by Mr. Ferdi nand Wilde, Unnsuith, of this city, for the use of prisons, which I rery much of a curiosity i iu ,y. U ig whor of Mf Wilde own ittvention, aud we'think it would puzzle even Ilol.bs, the great Amer ican lock picker, to open it without the key, and would seem to be able to withstand the fforU of a host of ' outsiders' in attempting to break its fastening. Last jtt jjr yy made a lock (also of hi own i.ivention) different in construction from the above, which was placed on the door leading to the cells of our countv jail, ut, from some cause or other, it was never used, and in consequence those horse-thieve escaped a few niontlu since. The county, within the last aix month, has run up a bill of be tween three and four hundred dollar for expense Incurred in the pursuit of escaped prisoners, which would doubtless have been aaTcd had one of these lock been nut in requisition. Those, however, who arc cu rious in sm-h matters, ,louj 0ili ,m, . ami., the lock. theuiTea, to get a cor rect idea of their cowtroetion. Each is a ingenious piece of nwhaniau, d re flects considerable credit on Mr Wild, abowu him to be on. of the be,t work' men in hi tine la the State. let" Read the advertisement r n A Wolf in to-daj'j paper. They . bw I food xtn low. 6 j aT The Fire Company was out on last luiirsduy afternoon with the engine, forcing water from the river into tho cistern near Milwain's. Two hundred additional feet of india-rubber hose were received this week from California. Wo hear that a project has been started for the purchase of a new engine by subscription. We suggest to the Company, while their hand are in, that they fill the cistern near Tnylor k Balaton's some evening. The difficulty in the way of getting to the wa ter on account of tho bluff, can easily be obviated by placing the engine ou the ferry- uout, ana tyiug up at the foot of Fifth Street. Doublo trouble will be Bavcd in tin way. Hi NO HmsKi.r. Lasson, the Norwegi an, who was to be hung at Hillsboro on Tuesday last, committed suicide in his cell on Monday evening alwut 8 o'clock, by hanging himself. The Advertiser say " by some means he hod tecured a imall cord and a short stick in hi cell. He placed the tick between the top logs of the cell in a horizontal position; fastened one end of the cord to it projection, stood im on a slop-bucket which waa remaining in the cell, adjusted the other end of the cord to his ueck, and then kicked tho bucket from under him; and tho be literally 'kicked the bucket,' robbed the hangman of his fee, and greatly disappointed the morbid curie ity of hundreds who had purposed to see him suffer the ultimate penalty of the law." Fri it. We notice that apples are al ready being shipped to California, but not in very large quantities yet. The returns from the first shipment hare not been re ceived. The price here ia from three to four dollars per bushel. W Tho steamer Express commenced running aain between this city and Fort land, on Thursday. Sb. has Undergone a thorough orerbauling. The Jennie Clark ha withdrawn for the present, to dress np. trSikw aad ptieoce cauaa ftwcaH Wiitk named ceuplea. attack tor Haak laaiaa Ut Warn Htriae aer We learn from Mr. Faulknor, of Yam- bill, Jmt in from Tye valley, that a party of fir. hundred Snake Indian ual maue an at tack on the Reserratlon and killed some of the Itcferre Indian, beside killing and dririnir off a large amount of cattle. Mr. F. left that vicinity on Monday, and up to that time be had not heard of any white Mmr killed, though he learned that Dr. Fitch and fercrul other were besciged iu ablockhousaat Warm Spring. He met a party of oldier and voluutcer going to their relief. Lat spring a party of Snake Indian visited the Worm Springs Reservation and killed two or three of the resident Indians, and drove off tome of their cattle. Thia led to a retaliatory attack by the Reserve In dian, who made an expedition to the Suake conntry, killed two or three Snake, and brought their scalps back, and had a dunce over their trophies at the Dall. Suake honor wa outraged, and hence the present descent on the Reservation. A portion of the cattle that were driven off crossed the mountain a short time lince at the Three Sister, and belonged to per son In the opper part of this valley. Rcr, II.'II. Spalding went out with a drove of cattle, but whether he baa lost any we cau not say. We hear of biuo, however, as be ing In the neighborhood of tho attack Jack Monroe, of Yamhill, was the ouly person that wa supposed to be killed at the time Mr. Faulknor left though it wa un certain whether be waa or not. 1ST The Adrertiser of the 12th says From Indian Agent Cain, recently from Walla Walla, we learn that the rumors of the Nez Percy tribe being hostile to Lieut. Mollan and party aro without foundation. Mr. Cain recently met 8000 of the Ncz l'crcef in council at the enie root grounds, in the Bitter Root country, and the results were highly satisfactory. 1 he tribes that hare heretofore been engaged in war bare been greatly impoverished, and have lost many of their tribal characteristics; conse quently many or the people are now wan tlcrers and vagabonds, acknowledging no authority, and employing their whole time in circulating lalso rumors with a view to precipituting the Nez I'crccs and other In dians, iii-roro tnenuiy nnd now enjoying prosperity, into war with the white. All of the Indians are familiar with the reputation of Uen. Harney, aud are aware of his pres ence in the country, nnd also hare a distinct recollection or the results of Lol. t right's campaign lust year, and will not be precip itated into war again as long as the Gov ernment through it officers maintains good faith toward them and exercises proper care in punishing the few that are guilty of mis demeanors, without regarding their acts, un investigated, as declarations of war. During Mr. Cam s sojourn at Neipc news was received that the Snakes had stolen all the horses belonging to the whites and some of tho Nez 1'crcy Indians in Bitter Root valley. The Snakes havo been committinc depredutions npon the Flat Head, Nez l'crcy, and tayitse Indians similar to those committed npon the Indians on the Warm spring lleservation. They claim to hare a legitimate right to take the property of any of theso Indians, as they have been at war for a long time. Although they rob the white they hare not shown any dispo sition to murder them without provocation." - r T Late from Jiellevue or &an Juan Island ! WARLIKE PREPARATIONS! We copy the following paragraph from the Advertiser of Tuesday, August V: Cant. Turnbull. of ftcamer Vancouver, reported to n yesterday that an expres orrived from the Sound at Mouticello on Saturdny night, and that the tenmer Cow litz immediately got up steam and mode for Vancouvor with ull wiced, wnerc sue arnv 1 a little cast 12 o'clock, midnight. The new brought by this express is op pressed a much as possible, but sufficient ha been gathered to Indicate strong appre lienxiimi of trouble with our British neigh bors about San Juan. The report is that Sun Juan wa surrounded by a British fleet at the dute of the express' leaving; that the rtrituh nittlioritie are determined that Capt. Pickett nnd his men cannot remain nmn San Juan under American eolors, and that leave they must, ir not peaceably, then lie fnrrn. The express contained such orders as in dnced very sudden movements among the troops at Vuncouver. Two compnuies were put in readiness with ix day rations and 100 ball cartridges each, and left for tho scat of war on the Multnomah yesterday morning. Two more companies leave this morning on the Cowlitz. It is forttinnto thnt the Pacific and Northerner have just gone to tho cenc of the difficulty with several u. b. omcers on board. They may be needed. Since writing the abore we hnrc seen a letter from the purser of the Cowlitz sent to Freeman & Co.'s agent of this city. The letter says of the matter of the express to Vancourcr: " The express matter in sub stance is that, as per order or Uen. llarney, four companies of V. S. soldiers had been landed on San Juan Island contrary to Bull's wishes, and as a check they hare sent fire men-of-war there to establish a rieht. one of them carrying 80 gnns. The American officer sent an express to Qen. Harney to know whether to light or give np. l get tins rrom trie expressman, not knowing the contents of tho package." The purser further writes that his orders were to go through to Vancouver with all dispatch, and thinks " there will be more tea to settle." The Cowlitz arrircd at four o'clockyestcr- day. The news by her is that a sccoud express messenger came through from Ulympia to Vancourcr to Oen. Hurney. The express man left Olympia after the Northerner ar rircd and reached A'ancouver in 21 hours from Olympia, the quickest trip ever made. Three companies bare been ordered to pro ceed from the past at Steilacooin to Sun Juan. It was expected that the Northern er would tuko them to the island. FonT Bknto.v W'aison Roao. We hare news from Lieut. Mullan's compos late as tho 20th ult., at which time he was at the crossing of St. Joseph's Hirer. A strong bridge has been built over tho outlet of Pond Lake; thence the road leads up the leu uaiiK oi tlio bt. Joseph's lviver. Much of the work is now heavy, and the nroirrcss .I.. -. . . " consequently is siow. it nas Decn necessa ry to corduroy the bottom of the St. Joseph. That river, at the noint of crossing is a sluggish stream, without current, $ib foot wide, and 37 foct doep, Whilo a portion of Lieut. Mullan's force are engaged ou the roaa, nnoiuer portion are at work construct ing n largo flat-boat to be left there as a fcrrr. The Cocur d'Alcne Indians havo been to visit Lieut. Mullan m numbers, but pro- icw iiit-imsiiip; iiicir movements are never theless watched with unceasing vigilance. The Pulouse Indians, however, hare de stroyed nil the mile posts from the 96 mile post back to Niake River, and hare burn- ed the grass at all the available campim; grounus. mis evinces a hostile spirit that may lead to the destruction of the bridges and other substantial work of the expedition after Lieut. Mullan has passed ou. vmut journal. California vs. Oregon for Late A p. ples. California will grow late keeping ap- .im u au Weill, aim or aaror, size, and scanty never surpassed bv the most favored nations with which we exchanged fruit sci- uns. oi an orcnaruist but already poiuts to his choice Into bearing and late keeping fruits. Not one but will tell von h rmt hi last apple in May or June; not one but kuows, as hi trees increase in size and years, they will bear fruits which, when it becomes desirable, will be kent for winter ut Bjiruig saies, msieaa or being, as now from absolute necessity, sold in the fall! Oregon has ent us more wiutcr fruit than we have produced, because her orchards are more matured, and she has less local demand; but although we uiidertnn(l lur, calculations are made by fruit growers there ol the continued freedom aud hiirh nriow nf ... i.- .i . . . " ' wur umifcti, uirj are laooriug under a cer tain error. California's rounir orchard are just coming into bearing, just showing their uuiia, just ninaing tneir mark, in two more years one million of tre win ;., - . w iae wu IU fruit, uuder all varieties and differences of son, enmate, and culture. Their fruits will be constantly in the market, in quantities and at uricta that r,rl,;,i n ; . ' iuiivi Mlliuil. lue Question of lt frmt .;it i.. .,i.i ,j .....m. Will UC MTllllfll uen w in. taste of all, and ruinously to those who, baring no home demand for their product, rely Ulw,i our waut of power to 'prte wth tlK-m.-A-afq Rnr. Mrs. Ioi.k. A correspondent says that it i a remarkable and fitting token of the public regard that annual!,, on the first day of the new year, both houses of the Tenneasee Legiekturt formally adjourn, and Ma? Ik Mj l 1-7 lhfir mu t0 The troops which left Vancourcr for San Juun Island this week are four full compa nies ot the rfd Artillery. The olliccrs ac companying the troops are Lieut. Hodges, 4th lntnntry; 8. Mchellog, Dandy, and Jones, 3d Artillery. One company of 4th Infantry, Lieut. McCnll commanding, re mains to garrison Fort Vancourcr. The obiect of uen. Harney s express over land to California is for additional troops and two men-of-war. We may certainly anticipate brisk times on the Sound. We are assured that Gen. Flarney, in taking military possession of San Juan, is acting under instructions from Washington. He has been required to establish a military post on the island. Uor. Douglas snys he is instructed by the crown to prevent such occupancy by a military force. One or the other must yield else a collision is inevita ble. Gen. Harney has that reputation which would induce him to bring all the force he can control to enable him to carry out the instructions of his Government, though that force might be half cut in pieces. Later, Dr. Steele, of this city, has kindly fur nished ns with late papers from Victoria, in one of which, the Gazette, of Angust 2d, we find the following paragraph, which shows that ft satisfactory arrangement of the matter hag been agreed upon by the author ities on both sides: " We havo been informed on orood au thority that a verbal agreement has been arrived at for the settlement of tho whole matter on the basis of a joint military occu- I'buuii oi me isiana nntn tne untish and U.S. Governments can be advised of the existing state of affairs. We fervently hope that such may be the case, and trust to do able to present the dcta s of the am. icablo arrangement in our next issue." Commissioners Gone Hons W Ipnrn that commissioner Campbell, chief of the American commission to settle the disputed bouudary north, has suddculy gone to Washington City, in view of the difficulties about San Juan. The chief of the Enrrlish commission has also gone to England. He started for Panama, intending to take the r-nimu man steamer on tne other side. tt 1 Well Understood that all eflnrfa nf incso commissioners to settle tha K ... w.u,.(a.v win mo rim w oaa iiuan Had proved perfectly fruitless, the ultimatum of their instructions left tho matter still a bone of muuuui striie ana contention. Uen. nar ney will employ, if necessary, all his force iu uuiiiuuu military possession of the island in defiance of the British men-of-war, and we think he will not suffer a ioint miiiturr occupation of the Island by American and milium anus. Jiatertiter. iwaruKTKR. July 1)1. 1859. i. i in vnur tiaiierof July 10th, Inst I a letter dated at this pluco, and signed "Leo," which requires some expla nation from me, Inasmuch a I am under .i t),. uriter. In the first place, .i . I..... nnt m rilten hv 1110 at all, bill III. leinr nun iiv. . , by another person, well known to you, nnt montiou here. Ji is true, I furnished the Information contained in the correspondence, with the under tunding that the sume would bo embodied 111 KatteVP ami furnished to you for publica tion. Further than thut, 1 hud nothing to ,i .m, ti. mutter. The diction of the UU " ..." . ' , I loiter was not mine, nor do I coincide will) the seeming reflection cast by tho writer npon the military, vn we comrury, i hum the military operations here a tending in the highest degree to developo the re sources or this wholo upjier country 17 keeping the sarages in check, making roads, causing markets for our products, protect ing emigrant, &c, thus leading to a siieedy sctticineut of the country. 1 hare always regarded the military authorities hero a gallant, bravo, and experienced men, who appeared to be doing all in their power to advance tne interests 01 me country, mm In InBtice to them fand myself too) I feel Imund to make this statement. The manner iu which I am spoken of in that letter, ought to show that it was not writtcu by me. I hope you will give this an insertion in tho Argus, and oblige your friend, LEONiitn White. jjF The foregoing letter from Captain White should hare appeared in our columns last week, but was crowded out by the late news from the East which came in on us Friday morning. We can vouch for the correctness of the statement mude by the Captain regurding the authorship of the correspondence referred to. From what we know of the matter, we hare no doubt but that the letter was penned thought lessly, and without tho least intention of reflecting on the military. In relation to the doctrine recently announced by Gen. Cass in his Le Clerc letter, ' Occasional,' the Washington corrcs- pondeut of tho Philadelphia Tress, says; i understand that an appeal is shortly tn lu mo. In tmn. it.:- . V .1 u-.v Hum una uotni 10 me adnntpH citizens against the platform lately laid down by Gen. Cass in his Le Clero letter It is a significant fact that both the Repubi hcans and Americans have thus far united in repudiating the positions of that and if this attitude is maintain! hr thi partisans, the Administration will have the satisfaction to know that while making war upon an old Democratic dorma th. ,..- assisted to harmonize their natural oppo nents." 1 1 fi-Dr. Gamaliel Bailer, editor nf National Era, died at sea, on board tho steamer Arago, Jane 5. ne had starts to Enron for his health. Hews?.-. old. for tht Argut. Mr. Eihtor Sir: I find thnt a now po litical vocabulary will become necessary, ho even now become necessary to a proper understanding of tho newly inaugurated twattlo aud designations of those Dem ocrats who have the unell and feci of the nigger. If a man is in favor of propagating slavery, no matter whether it i because he is a lazy slug and wishes to recline in the shade, or whether he thinks it would be a means of developing the resources of the country, or whether without any reason other than to please that old squint-eyed bachelor of a Prcsideut and his filthy tools,4 or whether the Constitution of itself is a pro-slavery document, or whether tho Dred Scott decision so bends and warps it as to make it so (it being free State without such decision), or whether all these reasons com bined, or no reason prevails, a Democrat is "good constitutional Democrat" if he is for propagating slavery in the Territories under any pretence whatever of sending savugcB there as black as the devil, aud as superstitious and ignorant as savages arc generally. Forcing them there aud retain ing them there for all time uuder circum stances which forbid a legal marriage, and which render any ceremony of the kind a mere mockery, an insult, a farce, and virtually compelling the sexes to indulge in illicit connections aud habits, demoralizing in the extreme, even among their white own ers. Yes, sir, such a man is a "good Dem ocrat," a " Constitution and Union loving Democrat." And thus this hitter day De mocracy is whittled down to a corrupting and sable point. ' If a bill for the extension of slavery is in troduced in Congress and succeeds, they ex claim, " The Constitution has gained a vic tory once more the Constitution Is si;!! in tho asccudaut!" "I am proud to sec the national Democracy stick to tho Union and the Constitution!"" Tho Union is safe iu such hands!" and a score of kindred ex- prcssions and exclamations, as tho n.pcct or the case permits or suggests. But, on the other hnud, if some measure favorable to freedom should be introduced into Con gress, or even into some precinct or comity resolutions, they exclaim with apparent disgust and alarm, "That's a sectional move!" "That's another fanatical effort to violate the Constitution!" "That's the eutering wedgo to a dissolution of the Un ion!"" The Union is gone if that measure succeeds!" mt. scward in his Rochester speech in substance said that the contest between the parties, respectively, would not cease, as some inclined to believe, but would contin ue until one or the other prevailed fin his opinion), and he believed the advocates of freedom would eventually be the successful party. And this was regarded as a procla mation for onr army to go into the slave fetates and kill the whites, men, women, and children, and set the negroes free; when any umu 01 iciier, or even or common sense, could not fail to see that the 'conflict' was that of argument for and against slavery; and Mr. Seward anticipated the time, re mote, as it might, and in all probability would be, when the intelligent aud hon,t people of the South, from a calm and nified investigation of the whole subject of alt-BfAaw 1. .11 !. 1 . iu u us Deanngs, would arrive at the conclusion to which six of the whnu thirteen of the original States airing nd adopt inch measures ia the deliberate exercise of their own free will and judgment as are prudent and just for a gradual and peaceful emancipation of their slaves, as six of the States that were once slaTe have al- ready done. It is acknowledged on all bands that tb question of slavery is the only obstacle to the calm and peaceful perpetuity of the borermntnt. Nor is it the whole qnestion nf alnvf rv It Ih almi.lv tl. into territory now freo. The m,( JJ loyalty to the Gorcmment lito fragile that he prefers a disHolutio, Union to the nitrictlou of tlarery j safe reliance for it porctiiity-.i, 1 of cold-blooded and nialieioii ton.f,tu the Uoreniiiiunt, rendering It about u ' under hi guardianship and patriotic tion 0.1 a hen and chickens would be Ti power of fifteen or twenty skunks m many wildcats, From such " ComtiiJ and Union lorlng" men, good Lord, 4 11s! ' '" ' Xo one propose to Interfere with id, in the State where it now exists; social, nnd political evil as it Is, It fc and misfortune of those who hare it, they, and they only, have ower ot their own Stutes respcctircly. But I am wandering from the ori intent and design of this essay, the ' jf, cabuhiry,' that a co-intelligence mtj between tho parties In all their politic tercomniiinicutions. Therefore, men by theso presents that whenever 1, tional pro-slavery fanatic makes me if. following epithets, exclamation, ordeA, tions, such as ' constitutional meato 'constitutional rights' 'the Corutiii und the Union'' constitutional p, 'decision ou the Constitution' ' the C etitution is safe' ' tho Constitution ) respected,' etc., etc., that it ha forititui object tht txtcntion of tlarery into ft, j, ritnriet. It if only a circuitous ntit, calling for tho niggers; there is button jeet in view, and that is tbeninwu nigger!! the NIGGER!!! and no& but tho woolly headed nigger, nenctl necessity of tho ' new Tocabiilary.' Tom Eu Angust C; 1859. The Difference Irreconcii.aiu significant passage occurs in our VI ton correspondence. - During a rewtti terview between the President audit gentlemen, at which our correspondent; present, the President mnde the fotlcn emphatic declaration: " If Judge Dctji is in the Democratic ranks, I am wi them." Those now whogo forjudge Da his und the President at the same tine' have a rather difficult tusk Sterun If ninn. t&" We learn that on last Satardr week a new house belonging to J. Swilit situated on Columbia slough, one mile fn Love's Ferry, was entirely destroyed hjk If vna wwnnifft at tliA tima Itv n.l the name of AIcMillen, who escaped vi barely clothes enough to cover bis ails ncss. iVcie. Orrgnm AneUtUa. The next annua me eting of the Oram It elation of Minialt ia and i'burehaa will a keUi Salkm, coniincin-iiiff on Tni-aauar, the nura or SniTFMnra nfxt, at 10 o'clock UDuiiijf ovr the sabbath. -V It. Iho fikciuI atlrntion if Hit Chin la calkd to the Firm of Church Kemt aapra in Ihe Miputes of tha laat annual aiactitif. 1'. U. CUAMIUL4IS, IM August 13, 1859. MAKKIBB! Oh the Dili nit, at the rexidrnce of Km Muilgea, by Williuin Annprieat, J. P,Mr.l I lenry Willimiie to M m Amanda Abbot, i Clacknmae county. July 10, by Edwin Olcy, J. P Mi. fk JohnilcjU to .M sa Alary .lnu Ilea, all ol county. At Vancouver, W. T.f by Joe. W'rkjkl,..! Mr. John M. Nelson to Mix yllvira A. Steam At Uroirmville, I. inn eunntr. Joh-11. )bl Lewia to Misi l.ajton, both of Lmn. Al Himitfborg, July 3, Mr. Wialey Brifl' Mini Wilson, both of that place. On Ilia lUlh July, at the reaidenc of Hnfll Clark, by Kcv. M. J. Starr, Mr. David i'tp, 1'olk county, and Miaa Melius Jlnnntr, efBce county. , j - July 3, at the residence of Joba Tonptifti Linn connly, by Tirol Clover, J. 1'., Mr. W.I Briprga to M m Harriet Towukine. 1 ThiirnJay, July 2S, by Itev. Geo. W.ilmi flie residence of 1 )r. Wm. F. Tulroie. NtiiHiiJtJ J. Uurge to Mja Ann Forest. On tho 28th July, at Ihe naideact at Us Fouts, by Iter. J. tierruh, Mr. Joaiah Jefami Yamhill county, to Miaa Sarah Jane Mi.' V.'srh'ipton countv. , . On Saturday, July 30, at the resident of brlde'a father, John Carey, of Dayton, by EW T. Woodward, Cyrus Bucl to Mi 4nalaJ Carey. August 3, by Rev. E. P. Henderson, of Ep City, t thereaidenceof tha bride'a father,' W. Griffith, of Polk county, to Mia Marj Stevena, daughter of Col. Win.M.Stereoe.oi'ui . county. .. . Iu Eugene City, ituguet 4, by J. M.W Esq., Mr. Nimrod O'Kelly to Miaa Jofelad On the 1 Ith July, at tha residence of the W father, by D. C. Underwood, County Judp,-. F. M. Cozud to Miss Sarah E. Hall, all U qua county. , Sob. if: In Jacksonville. Jnlv 0.1 mn in Ma. Jaf I. P. Prim-a daughter to Mrs. L-ftZe daughter to Mra. D. M. Kennoy-a ion to Mr Menaor. : ' Polk Co.. Julv 2fi M. if 1,u rlvea bii1 twma one, a boy, waa born July 7, 1859, d doing wall; tha olheVi girl, waa bora dead 10th. We named tha boy ' Alcyone,' aft briphteet atar in the Pleiadea. B-'Wu DIED: - In thia rilv. 4iti.i Q Tk. V.ll. rtMifc' j , ... wgt.., w. VUIIU JW.WI1 vew fant son of ilaron and Elizabeth Jaaa Con gd 1 year, 1 month, and 23 day Nenr Balein, on the 7th lost., a daughter" W. Ilelm, aged about 5 years. Julv 9k iik r u v ni.. Eat imnwn.1111 1.1. wi -, City.infant daughter of James W. and EUe." aged about four weeka. ' In Eugene City, July 16, William Mate' fant aen of J. M. and Frances Gav. aired 1 1 month, and 16 daya. Of croup, at Wm. Kelaav'a. on Coast Fsrk, I county, on the Uth July, Uviocr Jlbm,1 on of S. H. Savior, aired 3 months and InCorvallia. Julv 2. infant damrhleraf 1 . . .. '. . ' F O- Near JaclunnvilU .T10l Mr. 11". Jiaron Chambers, fermerly of Ohio. ' ; On Friday, July 29, at the reiudetweafG' Palmer, of Davton. Ore. R.lnh of Cyrus and Mary ElUn Jacobs, agei ahalfmootha. ' la Waahington county, Julv 22. Looie il der sen of John D. and Mary A- rU aged five yean and three moatus. ,. At the residence of Rev. Mr. Gillespis, county, Mr. John Cochran. . ' In San Franeiaon J,,l 19. Mr RikadJ Isy, of typhoid fever, aped about 28 yew i July 17, at Salem, Oregon. Mrs. FlsoSS wife of Dr. R W. Sbaw. and 30 veers. - . "I Sirs. Sbaw'a maidpn uiu ni TsBT- w w" married to Mr. Shaw in 1845, with 184.1, she emieraled tn California. I IW.r removed to Orepm, where they have suk ' On board th. K,, Tn.i r MrBpo the 11th J one, at tea, four daya from Valf J- Treviu, of Bath, Maine, aged U of T.8. Trevitt, of Portland, Oregon. tWJ" waa preserved and brought to rortuusd