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Stlje rcgon Slrgu$. W. L. A&uas, Editor. OJUPOOW OXTTl SATURDAY, APRIL 21, I860. Stttltw f tavasvall HUvtry. In onr Urt article we confined our' If lo showing that two clului set ) ly kidnap fen t Ham's posterity 1 HfVrly witbeot feundstien. We lik, a wnTl of preloetiou wrsc no! that face "that no "mnn-tfeaVf's" Sadder can reach lo tlio top of. After thi w-. done, wo colled attcir&it t Ve fact Out apologists for mun-W.ig. when hunt ing yp4.-Jiia e IMlo Erring to ' erv Undo r ere m:e noser to qnotc d text antregulate the rvlutionof maxicr ami cr-vant-but after they establish lr? fact tliut such a rjlution existed, they wpposo that it wo aa uivolsutury rclatkiii known an Uve-ry; an than, Iwttetntl f recognizing t'.lie n. 'law 'that ws ftrven to regulate if t, they ii ro all great fttiitlcr for n h union "' fugitive slave law" te HTctnittu tlio y lorn. Ws have never seen a Dcinocrntie: or pro-slavery iparwa who una not n-ndy to applaud the mua who delivered np to diis mu.or lite servant tliat cscuped in vio lation ef tlie divine law funnel in IK-ut. 23: 1S. In thi tec, hc theologian who claims that tlio Bible provision regulating servi tude ia a authwilutivo on tlio one rxl.ib liihiny it,.t:J tliut in going to tin for law Tegording servitude, tlie trhnU law mint lie tuket, I called a 'iolil.'t'iil pnr.son,' a disturber of the pence, ami a 'pirvcrter of Ser'ntnrc.' Now it doe.- seem to lis as though '.he patron who patches np n code !for 'niters,' hnlf divino and hull' human, 1 the hntnati pnrt of which is in direct r.'o Elation of a divine provision which is care fully suppreuel, we rcpeut tliut it look very much to ui a thongh such a parson might more properly be culled a political ', preacher, and o perverter of Scripture. 'Wo closed our lust article by epiolhg the Jewish luw rrguluting servitude, nnd as it hi a vrry important beacon in searching i after the character of Iliblc servitude, we shall quote it again, mid a-k Mr. Cornwall to write it on his door-posl, and then print it in great red letter on hi phylacteries: " Thu siiai.t not dtlivrr unto hit muster the servant which it escaped from his mat tcr unto litre : lit shall dwell with Ihrt, even among you in tlwt place which he shall ehoote in out of thy yatet, where it lik-eth himbctl: thou ih'ilt not oppress him." Dent. 2:1: 1(5. JuM hero we might le.ye!own o;:rp;n,cs having triumphantly esUhlisheel the fact thai involuntary servitude or kluicr never existed in the Jewish nation. 'J'he law we hare quoted us efl'i-ctuully lay the ax to the root of involuntary servitndj i s nny .uw could, and it demonstratiM oa clearly and unequivocally to the m!ud of tiny cm diJ Bane man as any proposition in Kuelid i.s demonstrated, tliut tlio aysli-m of m rvi tudJ aiuoiy the Jews win nut involnuliiry, Hint the 'orriiiit' wiro not slave , or the ' proper! .' of their iniistera. Admit lmj( thut whin theso 'acrvuuta' were ' bought,' (hey were not bought of them-fc-lvca, but of other, and tliut they went Into tho Kcrviliiilo iiiroliinlnrili, cannot any man ee thut the very moment their involuntary relation to their muster com nieneed, it whs ended by a positive law that not only allowed them to h-uw when ever they chone, lull which required the Jew lo receive tlinn, protect them, d.fend them agnlust ull ctuinis of their pursuing muster, nml give them a peaceable and i lawful rcnidcnee wherever they clio.se to dwell we ivk, is it not obvious to the .most atupid intellect that tho relation of Involuntary servitude could not exUt lor uu .hour? Tlii law regulating the system kIiow thut while the relation lusted it r.as Toluntury, and ntlier provisions released nt! men from servitude ,it the y,or of jubilee. They could eonlrtict to sci re no longer llum the year of jubilee. If they refused to end the relation of muster nml .servant, prov's'on was made for their doing so. Agniu: we prove that servunls were int held as "property" by the Jews, by intitu ling ft conipurison of the Jewish laws against steuling property with their laws against steuling men. The thief v;ode- privod hi neighbor of ' property,' was re quired to niuko restitution, " If a man tdiall steal an ox or n sheep, and kill it or eell it, he sliull restore five oxen for an ox, jiml four sheep for a sheep." " Jf the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, wheth er it be ox, as, er sheep, ho Blm rt,(ore double."' " I'or ull i.uuuitr of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of but (or "Molcn) thing which another chullengoth to be hie: the cunse of both parties shall come ueioretlio judge;. nml whom tlie judge ahull condemn, he shall nay double unto hi neighbor."- .V. 'ii; J, 4, 0. Here I a law requiring a two-fold resti tution for " oil mniintr of property stolen. Now Ut us look lit the law for ihuji sUal Inf.' "And he that stenleth a man and eclleth liliu. or if he be lound in hi hand, lie ahull surely be put to death." Kx. 21 : 1(1. Now if thi luw had been designed to reach anti alavery men who enticed slaves away from their maatera, aa proilavery theoh giant lay, it would have been Incorporated with th law covering the ' treopnsa' or crirao of iteallns 1 all manner" of ' fmperty.' alas'n wooU bare hnd their alarea pro. tetted as other property".' and tba nn ateader would have been required to rettore double.' But the nun stolen, being tlie 'popcrfy of no one but himvlf, rtstitu- tloii ia imiiOMible, and the diunning erim ot robbiag a man of hi own mind, muscle, and UW, Is, according to Jewish law, only to be atoned for by the tlood of the uian-ftealer. All thi prove conchnivdy tad beyond the shadow of a doubt that In the Jewish luw, Imperfect and faulty I'aul auy It wa, the relation of " master and kluve" i nut only not established, but ia positively forbidden, oupuin of death, to hhn alio ttcul tho slave, to him who sell him, or to him who i wicked enough to act a a,"iit for the num-stciilcr, or man owner, If the Iuve be even "found in his hunM I5ut for fear thut Mr. Cornwull, or some other nologit for innu-stculiiig, should, after all, linngino thut he had sur mounted the double wall of protection that we huro thrown around the unfortunate poor, to protect them against tho clutches, uninnclc, and scourges of the covetous but piiiiis kidnapper who wishes to appropriate them 'a other properly' to h' own use and benefit, we slut 1 1 interpose another bar rier between the humuii candidutc forchat t' Iship and him who iropos'5 to " niuko mi Hinndisc." of him. Hut Just here wo muke a digression, to ark the patience of our reader whilo we iuvestigute tho claims set np by slavery ad vocate to an ownership of man. It must be remembered that a weighty cause is now pending before tho bar of public sentiment. A hiiinuii being is in the prisoner' box, charged with the dreadful crime of being a ilcseem.liint of Hum, or the desccmlmit of some other weak race, ami lro. Cornwull appears n the theulogicul attorney of a man wearing a broad brimmed hut, holding u puir of shackle in one hand mid 3 plan ter' wh!p in the other, who ban lazily over the railing, ejecting a great deul of tobacco juice, ns the trial proceed.", and casting first a covetous glance toward the prisoner, and then an anxious look at Bvu. Cornwall, whom he lias etnplr.jvd to make hi title clear to the labor, the body, und the ull of tho downcast prisoner, for life Wo have volunteered for the defnuc of tho prisoner, and we demand his instant re lease, for tho reason thut Mr. Cornwull hush i suowu uiui i,ic man witn a wino has ony title to him. Wo submit it to nny man of sno whether a a juror be would divide thut even a culf should be delivered up lo a claimant on such flimsy evidence of title a Cornwull set up to tho prisoner ut tho bar. W o have already shown, by the very authority (Moses on serviUdc) quoted by tho prosecuting attorney, thut it is im possible that the prironer, being n 'man,' can be held ns 'property,' ond that the man with the whip having stolen him and brought him to the bar to havo his title ninile good, is liable to bo ind ctcd, Ir'cd, and executed for nmn-stouliiig. (Vhi;t is t ) be done with hii attorney, Moses saith not.) We have shown that b-foro the claimant cun make out nny title to the prisoner trs n voluntary smuiit even, he must wudo down thrcugh n scries of proofs, uny one of which ho is no more nlde to make than ho is uUe, Atlas-Ike, to pack the world on his back. Our next objection to his taking the pri.-oiu r, is this, that he, claiming the pris oner as properly under the law of Mo.-cs, iuut prove that he is in n position to claim the benefits of tho old covenant. Xow, admitting, for the sake of argument, that the " serviludo" of the " Ian'' was slavery and that the Je were authorized to buy or steal the barbarian around them, and convert them into chattels, to be dis posed of "us other properly," and that they were not only permitted to do this, but that their posterity nftcr them were to do so before Cornwall is allowed to hand nv, r the prisonrr to pious old Uroadbrim, he nin-t show that Uroadbrim is n regular tlsceudai.t of Abraham, is circumcised, und has kept tho wAnAt law of ,1W., am) that tho prisoner i.s a Gentile barbarian. Slavery being ono of the Mtfs'ng of the covenant, was enjoyed only by tho Jews in Moies' time, omf, like other blessing, was to he perpetual so long ns the Jews ob served nil Ihe commandments. l!y reading Kcimronouiy, -s, Mr. Cornwall will see that whenever the Jews fuilcd to obev the km. Ye .ne, they mere la be soil at bond tcr. vault Ihensclre. Xow, if Cornwall' cli ent, proving that ho is n Jew. k in the course of tlio examination, found guilty of wiving Vioiincil any Mart o tho aw of Mo. ses, wo shall move that, as lie is n great stickler for that law, he be put into the prisoners uox and tried, to see whether, in violating the law, he shall not be knocked oil on the auction blink as n slave himself, us made and provided in IVut. i.'. I!ut' if, on the other hand, public sentiment de- cuie mat .Mr. Cornwall has fully made out for r.roudluini (whom we take to be a pre siding elder or tho M. K. Church South) a dear title to the prisoner from Old Testa ment authority on chattel titles, we waru the same jury that tho next time Uroad brim appears before yon, and, through his attorney, move that you sanction his con duet in tittimr out uii rxiMMliti.m in i Avaste the fields ef a neiiHilmrin.. ii,.i'n burn don n their citi s put the inhabitant to the sword. carry away their children v,..D, B.ei men, on ins return home, set up a hurrm with score of wive nnd hun dred of eo:ieuhiue, yon are bound to vield to hi Wishes, for the reason, a his attorney will tell yon, tht all thett lki, praclkrd by the Jrt, and neither God, Motet, nor any of the pnyhttt, prietts, or Lerites had a word lo tarn in of it!.' If we go to the Old Testament for i.Wry, we are hound to go there for war, polygamy, aud concubinage. But the slavery Question beinir now tho only one in issue, we shall content oorself by showing and ahowinc rtmr'atirev that there ia nothing lie slaverr aaoctioned from "In tha beginning God 'created the heaven and the earth." in Genera, to the uani Atceu in KeTelntioa. To K- Ce.W.J.f j Vsahltl Urasaerary Ca Caavcatlaa, c We attended the convention of the fol lower of Lane and Delusion held at La fayette ou the 10th lint., and a tha pro ceedings were not altogether devoid of Interest, a hasty notii-o of thi gathering of " bluck spirit und white, blue spirit aud gray" la subjoined. The waa quite a turn out from the coun ty to witness the furcc of nominations, among whom, Republicans, attracted by curiosity, wero the most numerous. After spending tho whole forenoon In caucusing around the street, in knot of threo and four, tho didegnte assembled In the court house. Al Zit her wu placed in thechuir. Tills wa intended by the Lane men to con ciliate the Dushitcs, us well a to have their leading men committed to the nomination, which tho majority had prepared before hand. They commenced at the ' lower end,' nnd after six or seven ballot, Win. A Culbcrt son, a pro-slavery, Jo Lane out-and-outer, was nominated over John Rnmage, free State Democrat, for Assessor. A. B. Wes tcrfield wu then nominated for Treasurer over Wolfe. The former is an ultra pro blnvery Lancite, the latter a free-State man, supposed to bo tinctured with some lean ing toward Republicanism, and had be sides tho misfortune to be foreign-born ono of the delegates being reported as say ing ho ' wasn't goin' to vote for a d-d Jew.' School Superintendent enmo next in or der, but there was no candidate. Man after man was suggested, but declined most of them owning they wens not qualified. The fact wa, they knew Judge Skinner would Ixut any other candidate, ami no:io wa willing to take the risk. Finally, Galloway was nominated. 'Who' Galloway?' was' whispered around tho hull, but ther? ocing no olhcr rropo'.vii, ho wa nominate J by ucclnmalion, whereupon a djlegito aroso and stated that Gillnuriy was under age, and resided out of tho county! There was n buz, for a minute, then n motion to re consider, which wa carried, and Charl" Hundley nominated, nnd us ho happened to bo absent, the convention was relieved of further trouble about the office. Then came Surveyor. Sonnbody nomina ted A. S. Wutt. IIo declined positively. Then there was a thoughtful culm, for it was pnrt of the plan to commit tho Rush men to the ticket, to give them this office. Rut reliif camo at lust R. V. Short was nominated. Thereupon Frank Martin rose and said that Short hud acted heretofore with the Republican, and if he was noini- trd ho would have to cut hi very brief name out ot the ticket. Then cmue anoth er buzz over the assembly, which was cleared awny by Mr. Crisp proposing to nomSunto tho candidate for School Superin (hut, also for County Surveyor. The suggestion was too good to be' lost, und ("apt. llanilley was nominated without op position. Then came another trial for Co. Cleik. Several names were placed in nomination by their friends, but one of the grc.it Smith family, for whoso benefit the programme of beginning nt tho " lower end" of the ticket wes initiated, secured tho prize. He is a mere brawling ofliec-linnter, of Know Nothing antecedent, nnd being nn ultra nigger Jo Lane worshipper, as well as unlifr for the office, will lie beaten c.it of sight by Cowls, tho present efficient nnd gentle. mnnly incumbent of the office. The next oflico was Sheriff. J, G. Ra ker, whom the Opposition have heretofore run, till I hey could no longer succeed with him, and whevo pro-slaverv preferences led him to cspoiisa tho Democracy, received the nomination. It is perhaps u pleasing rcllection to the Democrats that they have to tako up t'.ie broken down nnd cust-off candidates of their ancient antagonists. lliero remained only to nominate mem bers of tlio Legislature. There was quite a long contest, but Charles K. Fendall was finally chosen for one of the Representa tive. There was a spirited contest between Chillies liarnhart of Pleasant Vallev pre cinct, nml Thonius Juek.-on, of Auiitv. a Know Nothing pro-slaverv Lnno National. but the latter ultimately siKTcceled, and the 1juii men looked gonr ami mournful. There was yet one nominee to make for Stuto Senate. Shuck. Martin, and lturn. hart were placed in nomination Murtiu lending his e-ompetitor ono or two voles. The Uusli men began to be encouraged the vote showing u decided majority against Shuck. Their plan was to stick to Ram hart bs long ns thrre was nny prospect of sneers, mid then to go over (o Martin. Rut the latter, having got tlio "seat of his brteehes turned"' sine'o lust spring, nipped the plan in the bud by withdrawing his namo and voting for Shuck. The struggle now was short but decisive, and left tha Lane men in complete possession of the whole ticket, with A mly Shuck's name a t its head, just nciordiiig"to the programme. Thus fueled the proe-eedincr of this ridic- nlou furor, which we believe the people of mo county win condemn at tho pol bv a devilled majority. They did not venture to form any kind of a platform, as such a proceeding would have emlcd by blowing up the whole concern. The strongest men on the tie ket are either thoso who have had nothimt to do heretofore with politics, or are taken from the ranks of the old Oppo sition. The regular Democrats known as such are the weakest of the lot. Marion Co. In another column will be found a call for Republican Convention to nominate a county ticket lo be held at Sulem on Sutnrelay, April 23. It is ex pected that Col. Raker and other will ad dress the convention. The Democratic county tieket ia as fol low: For Representatives, B.F. Harding, Samoel Tarter, C. P. Crand.ll, and Dr! Newell; Clerk, X. T. Caton; Sheriff, Louis PoojaJ; Treax, John H. Moore.; School Snpt, F.S. Hoyt; Snrveyor, Walter For ward; Aor, Forter S Gilliam. W0 liarr.j sad Xesuiith were recommended for the T. S. Senr.tr. Urata rrpi. It would aocm aa though the oft re pented lessons read to farmer by the Oregon journal about sowiiij more grain and funning on a larger scale had dona some good. We have never seen the plow in as great requisition n it Ins been since l int full. The whole country in many sections wu havo passed through looks perfectly bluck with ploweel hind. Not only old Held which have produced nothing for yoarsaronow ready for June wjicat, but uch I tho rage among some of our farmer for grain growing that after plowing up their old ground they have gone Into their big pastures nnd turned large portion of tho sod bottom upwards. 1 f all the grain thut is raised in Oregon for the next two year is cashed for fifty c nt a bushel it will stop tho cry of hard time. We know of sonic farmer who have now quuiititirs of old w heat on hand who refuse to sell because they cannot cash it at a dol lar. They want cash, and nothing else. We havo tried to buy for trade, but all re fuse a dollar a bushel in stock or any kind of trudo a mini ha except store-goods, and Diuuy will not tuko even thut. Xow the question suggest itself, when wheat ut a dollar a bushel i bitter than any other property, why should furiuer complain that wheat-raiting will not pay? We have now been in Oregon about twelve year, und we have never yet seen a year when farmers didn't complain that raising wheat wouldn't pay, ytt v. have never teiu the time hen Viul wheut, mzt to gold, wasn't the most val uable wealth the farmer possessed. This proves conclusively thut wheat-raising does pay, even if it cannot be cached at ull. For instnnco, there is Mr. K., who ha plenty of land which has been iello for five year. Mr. E. to-duy lias but littlu stock, little money, and no uh'ut to tell, beside his building and other improvements are all indifferent. He ha been riding nn Indian pony, srtling astride of tho fence, or loafing around half of his time for several year, whistling nsho went, " Wheat raising don't pay 'case it can't be solel for cash." Then thcro is hi neighbor R., who crossed tin1 plains with K., and settled along side of him on a similar tract of land. R. being a man of sense nnd n worker has Increased in wealth till ho is now culled n "rich man." Ho has largo herds of horses, cattle, and sheep, three hundred acres of laud under good fence, a commodious nud comfortable cottago houso, a good barn, ami ether nec essary out buildings. In passing by his field tho other day, wo reined our horse up to tho fence ns R. camo up to the head land singing after his plow, and a,-Ud lihu how in the world he had managed to get along so much better than his neighbor. " Well," said he, " the secret of the thing is just here. Tha first year 1 put in thirty acres of wheat and harvested just nine hun dred and fifty bushel. E. put in only three acres, ns ho said 'wheat raising wouldn't pay.! I told him it would he good property if wu couldn't c.i.-h it. In ths full 1 trailed five hundred Indicia for ten good cows, and gave two hundred bushels forthc making of ten thousand rails. Tho balance of my crop served to buy my store-goods aud broad me, besides leaving enough for seed. I have kept up a simihtr operation everv vear since, turning off wheat (or stoe-k, roils, lumber, ond work, till you see tho show I've made in tho time. E. was over hero tho other day comphiiu iiig that his tax was seven dedlurs and fifty- three cents and he couldn't get money enough to pay it. I told him my tax was forty-nine dollars and seventy-six cents and was paid a month ago. Ho hung his head and said, ' Well, it's better to be born lucky nor rich, I swow.' Says I, neighbor E., there's nothing liko ' luck' about it it's all in starting with a right kind of motto, nnd then sticking to it. leu started five years ago with the motto ' Wheat raising won't pay,' and you have not only been whistling thut tuuo ever since, but you have practiced nftcr it. bought a new plow fire years ugo and wroto on tho beam ' It will Pay to Raist. Wur.vr.' I've stuck riitht to that text ever s'n.-e w , and intend to stick to it a good while yet. Tho last I heard from E. ho was in town to bny a plow and engaged in a big argu ment with a friend of his. The question was, ' Will wheat-raising pay?' E. w as on the affirmative, and talked loud enough to be heard all over town. I hear he has commenced plowing sod outside of his en closure for June wheat. He says if he can't get the rails made in time to fence it he will sit up night and watch it, for 'any man that says wheat raising won't pay is a nateral fool, anvhow."' Wasco. The Democrats of Wasco have nominated W. C. Langhlin for Joint Sena tor, and Robert Mays for Representative. The Republicans held meeting on the 7th, and appointed J. G. Sparks and Win. Logan delegates to the State Convention, anil expressed a preference for David Lo gan for Congress. A Republican County Committee wa elected a follow; Geo. R. Curry, W. D. Rigclow, Nathaniel Co?, J. M. Maur, and John Darrah. Jaceso Co. The Democrat of Jack son have nominated J. B. White, J. X. T. Miller, anjH. W. Kecler for the Le6Ls!a tnre J. Lt'. DuncaTTor Sheriff, and Wm. Hoffman for county clerk. The roW yield i as large as ever. A CQCTTTto. K ightlinger, who set the spring-so which killed the boy Cos h So lera some time ago, was acquitted at the late term of the court T.r.rv.l MM"- The nomination of Geo, K. Shell lakes the Democracy by surprise, as It wa gen erally supposed thut thi county was to fur nish the candidate. Col. Kelly wn ii. ported at first, but tho bitter opposition of Delusion waa too heavy for him, and, by a elcvico of Lane' soii-ln law, the Colonel's namo wn dropped, and so Shell n firm supporter of Lnnc and Smith wa nomi nated. Kelly might, perhaps, have carried thi county, but Shcil will full far khind Stout's vote, a he I unilersloeid to be n fiilous pro-shivery Democrat, who, if elected, will cheerfully supiiort the enact meat of a sluvo code for the Territories. No such politician cuii succeed in C'lueka mu, and we do not believe ho cun bring back tho wande rer In Marion; they will spurn tho bribe, miles we nio greatly mis taken. The Convention did not dure to elcfine their posil'on, except by adopting the Cincinnati plutfurin, which mean ins tiling. Rcrtui.ie'AS Mki.nmi in RKxrox. A meeting of the R.puU'cans and opposition generally wit held at Corvullis, April 14, I860 A. G. Ilovey chnirmuii, and Geo. Mercer see-ret ary. A. G. Hovey, Jus. Watson, Geo. Mer cer, und H. R. Riddle wero elected dele to the Stnte Convention, nnd Win. Miller, Win. J. Kelly, Win. C. Woodcock, and Julius Rroiison alternates. A. G. Ilovey, R. R. Rideile, W. H. Mc l'urian, A. Newton, and Julius lironson w re appointed a county executive com m'ttco. The t!Om'hul'o:i of a county ticket was postponed to a future meeting. The following resolution was passed: Resolved, That when th!s meeting nil Journs, it adjourn to meet in Corvullis on the 12th of May, nt 12 o'clock u., und thut the opposition generally be invited to meet with us, for tho purpose of iiouiiuntlng a people's party ticket. The meeting wa3 ably addressed by ser crul person, and much Interest nnd good feeling prevailed. Will it Take ? It will bo wen by the Lrofct dings in another column that the Democratic; Cuav.-ution ha lonfuuted Geo. K. Shell for Congre?. This, it can bj at once perceived, is a bait thrown oui for the independent voters of Marion, who last year broke tho shackle of party, nnd refused lunger to bend in slavish suhservi eucy to the Luno faction. If his county residence gilds tho hook, so thut freemen of Marion nre deluded into supporting the party nomination, they will he caught, nr.d most egregiously suckcj into the delusions and abominations of an uttcilv cumuli party organization. Rut wo think this will not bo tho case. Ry so doing, they would prove their opposition to Stout lust ,. . i- , , i . , , i i year d:ctled s.mply by personal uiitij athy, and not by a reasonable elisl.lc for the plutfurin on which he stood. Wo shall wait with some anxiety to sve if men of Marion will ullow the woed to bo eiraivn over their eyes in this way. Skxatokiai. Casuidatk. The Demo cratic Committee, to whom the Senatorial nomination for this district was referred, have decided to run X. II. Gates, of Was co county. They lacked tho courage to insist on the right of Cl.u kumns, according eei me pnuy contract made two years ago, nrd though the Democracy of Wasco have alrcady indicated their preference for Wm. Loughlin, it was decided that ho would not do, as ho was net true to Lane and Smith. Gates, however, is all right in this respect, and therefore those who acknowl edge Lane as their political master, can have tlie privilege of throwing awny their votes on ono of his tools. It may bo some con solation to them, but it will not defeat the election of Win. Logan, our camlidate, who is capable of performing the duties of Lis position, and will not be the slave of Jo Lane, Delusion, or nny other sectional politician.- RKrrm.tCAN Meeting in Docoi.as. On the 7th instant, the Republicans of Dong. his county met in mass convention at Rose-' burg J. A. Flint president, aud J. R. El- l;son secretary. Tho followin g persons wero elected delegates to the Statu Con vention: J. A. Rriggs, A. Lnughlin, Chas. Rarrett, J. R. Ellison, M. Monnhan, John Kelly. The convention adjourned to meet on the first Saturday in May, at 2 r. it., to nominate a Republican county ticket. New Boat. Capt. Lambert is build ing a new steamboat nt the lower part of town, for the trade between here nnd Port land. She is owned by Dement it Hedges, and is calculated to cross the Rapid in low water. If her model is any indication of speed, we judge that she will be a " fust" boat. The machinery is now being made at Smith' foundry in this city. The boat will bo ready for launching in about two weeks. Dkap. Lilbnrn W. Roggs, ex-Governor of Missouri, died at his residence in Napa Valley, California, a few weeks since, aged 63. The deceased wa Governor ol Mis souri during the Mormon troubles, and for his action in driving the Mormons out of the State came near being assassinated a few years later by Rockwell, one of Jo Smith's Danite band. Nsw School. On Monday next, a school will be opened in this city by the Sisters of Charity, in a bnildin near the Catholic Cborch. For term, crar feeders are referred to an alertinKnt ie today's Democratic Btato Convention GEORGE K. HII EI L NOMINATED We ire am luelebteej to jun)w q. Jr., 1H. f"' from the lleralq", containing tho proceedings of the rjt rrat Statu Convention at Eugene fit? the 17th Inst. We condense the m souiewhut. K' DcliiiWii Smith wo chose n rhulrn,,. tlo co.ivei.lion, and Geo. H.Sttw.nj'J D. Lonegnu secretaries. On motion, a commutes of Gve wai pointed by the chair to draft plutforu 1 resolution. Messrs. A. C. Ilun . ? Ileelgc, Juini- O'Mearu, John Wliirtvl' nnd Jumc H. Slate r, were appoint IS committee. Mr. O'.Meurn decline u se-rve, nnd L. F. Modu r wu ubtit0Uj On motion, tho Convention procwy" the nomination of a vaudiilule forR,i s illative in Congres. I' The following gentlemen were put u nomination: J. K. Kslly, of CiVkW S. F. Chndwick, of Doimhis; Georr' Shcil, of Marion; J. II. Rwel, 0f J, ; ami John Aelair, of Clutsop. ' First ballot Kelly, 13; Chadalek . Shcil, lo; Recd,S!(t; Adair, 10. (O sary to a choice-, Jj:i.) Secoml ballot Kelly, 12; Chadiruk 6 Shell, 22; Reed, 2:1; Adair, I. ' Tidrd ballot Ke lly, P; Clmdwiek. 5. Shell, '27 j Reed, 21. s'' Fourth ballot Kelly, 7; Ckadwiik . SI.eil, 29; Iteeel, 27. 'h A ineition to dreip the two lowest m vailed. Fifth ballot-Reed, 29; SLeil, o, Mr. Siikil having received a iimjorifi f ull the votes, hi nomination was dcelurts iiiinniniou. Mr. Wtstmori bend moved that It 'nig. expedient to nominate candidate for tV lor. Lost. A motion to elefe r the noiniiution of mii. elidiitcs for Elee-tor wa offered by J. y. Drew. The yea nud nuys wi re called for and n suited as follows: yea, IK; nays, Adjourned till 0 o'clock p. . Evexino. A motion to reconsider tha vote directing the Convention to proiwl to the nomination of Presidential Llecton wa nelopteel. The Convention then proceeded toffo si lection of a Stale Ce ntrul Committee. On itmfon, each (Mcgat'on named a member of the Central Committee, spre tively, ns follow: Jae k'oiicoaiily, Jm. O'Mearu; Josephine, J. fl'erson llenrdl; Doughi", L. F. Mosher; Lane, A. S. Pat terson ; Reliton, J. H. Slater; Linn,J.J. Shepherd; Yamhill, Geo. II. Stewml; t'l'e'kamas, V. S. Holland; Jlultiintmli, A. D. f'ii-!'.; Columbia, Xvlson Hint; Wasco, O. Humnson; Coo, S. S, Maim; Uuipqilit, Daniel Wes, The following resolution wos a::otra.03r ly adopter!: Resolved, Tiint tho County Coiismittm of the counties not represented in this Con vention be reqwstcel to select members ef tho SI nte Central Committee for their n sneclive enmities. A nmii j e.f holil'mr the next State Convention wi j "ineml d by inserting Eugene City. Tim ! yn'"1 ""J called for, ami resulted as follows: yeas 1 1, nnv 23. 0l ,,; A s nm .fls Chairman of the State Central Committee. I I ho Committee on Resolutions reported the foliowiiiL': Resedvrd, That the) Democracy of Ore '.on, in e-omnmn with their brother Demo-c-ats :n e v. ry State of the Union, hold the C.neiiiniiti Platform of 1 S (50 to be a true nnd sa'i factr ry enunciation of the princi ples of the party. Ri solved, Tint wi, r.nd the csiulielatM unminntrd by ties Convention, arc hrreliy pleelged lo stand in good fu'th by thw resolutions, and tn support the nominees of tho Charleston Convention, nnd the norai- ,u.c of this Couvent'on. -Mr. Dp w moved to amend the first rcs- ' ',;'011 h7 ndding "a advocated nnd f nnn- c'utcel In- S;iit.l-nn Tl.iiiir'iic " nn nliirh the yens und nays wero called with the fol lowing result yens 4, nays fit). Tito resolutions on motion were separ ately adopted. ()n a motion to proceed with the nomi nation of candidates for electors the yeas nnd nays wero called with the following result yeas 2", nays 37. The Convention ndiourned sine die. DELAZON SMITH, Cn'a. G. II. Srr.WAnn, D. Lo.vecax, Scc'y. Onnoox City Skminahv. Attention is called to the advertisement of this Institu tion in another column. The Seminary, we are pleased to sny, Is in a flourishing condition, under tho superintendence of Rev. Mr. Hodgson, whose qualifications u a teacher are well known, nnd with whom , are 5evfr., competent assistants in different branches Mr. Hodgson, Miss Louiw Brryman, ond Miss Arumintn Hunsaker. Polk Co. The Democracy havo aoh rated Wm. Taylor for Stuto Senator, ii Ira F. M. Butler and C. C. Cram for Rep resentatives; J. S. Ilolraon, Sheriff; B.F. Nichols, Clerk; J. R. Sites, Treas.; Wm. nail, Surveyor; Levi Rowland, School Sup't; Davis Gibson, Assessor; R.G1. Coroner. The resolutions were strong"? anti-Lane. The convention iustnicted ft Xesmith for Senator. En. Ariu-s: Can yon tell ns whether Philip Foster was a Know Nothing! J is said by some, who profes to know, tw he wa an active member of the roinn'gn' order, and, if so, his name ha im basin on a Democratic ticket, even if he is no pledged to support Lane and Smith. Foreio'- "We did not belong to the Order, must refer our correspondent to the recereK if he can find them. WiLLAvmg Univebsitt. Oar fitd friend Henry E. Abernethy writes to in very flattering terms of the prospects this institution. He says there sr 1 scholars in regular attendance. S""' think Salem is very pretty Ettlsj but not quite as lively as Oregon J- Btrrm. Fred. Charman bsi sopply of this indispensable table Jon?" hirh ha been s cjrre in 0""B hW'