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About The Oregon Argus. (Oregon City [Or.]) 1855-1863 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1861)
tho House of tpir'iH'iifiit:vi', in JMifH nry, 1U3. Tit' mil- rt.iun ut wur. im1 r-l n'-fetanry (u anl'T l prevent a r"urr.-ueii of the dangers t blch seriously threati-m-d tlio exigence of llie Government during tli pendency of llmt election, and the orti do, for it m at n amendment, im intended to prtvura the ninif nblo adjustment of the conflicting constitutional (piestion I ke the prc'uiit, which iniu lit eri-a between the government of I lie ritnUa nil J thu United ttatc. I Ins appear from cotcmporutiU' Otn u Mory. In llri connection, I ahull merely rail at leiilion (o n few Instance in Mr. Mndiaou' . !nt!y celebrated report in ITDD, tolhel.g 1-lnlurc uf Virginia. J ii these lie ubly and lonehiiin ly defended llm resolutions of III jir. v.oiih leg hUUrm. Jiiv wro mainly loiimlcd iiiciti iirot- xl4 of tin . ll leg' tituri', ii.'iiiii't lli" alien and sedition m-M, hh p iltiiihin mi I u'ai iiilnir infractions of lli Con.litiit.nii. In pointisg lo the Miici'fiil tt nil const. tli'.onil piii'-ilk", Bud lie relir red to iiouu oiIit. wliicli llio Slulrn wi:i ntithorzcd lo resort lo on mli occasions, ho to ii hided by s lying tliit (lit legMa turn of the rStnt might linre niuile di rect rei rcHMitniloiH lo Congress, with view to obtain n rescinding of I ho tifT'iixi vt net, or iln-v uugl.t b'if represented to their refpeetive Senators In Comm-nc their ii..!i, tluit tH'ot'iinU tin ri of would proposn uny explanatory iiiiieiiiim'.nt to tli ton slilutiiiun; or two thirds nf thcum-lvcs, If mu ll lie llifir (ilioii, might liy un npplien tion to Congress huve obbihiid a coiivui tion for the very turn obj'ct. Thin in th very eourso which I earnestly rcccimuivnil In or. i:r to obtsiu un explanatory nmcn'iur-iii or tnu uonstitut on on llic sub hit of slavery, it mlil orginato with Con grci;s or lha tftn'e IcsUturcs, a dcciins! most ndvisablu lo attain Hie ol'lct. Tin explanatory nnv udinc-uls nrgfct he ciiGued to tlm Iiul sitil id' nt of the true couwl i m tion of tlx C'oii.ititutieii on tin-He niniiil points; 1st, an explicit roeitnitlon of the right of property in slnvn in the State win ru slavery now exists, or my hcn-nflcr ex.st. 21, lue duty or protecting tins right in all the common Territories throughout their territorial exi.lcnco ami until thy nhiill he admitted usfc'talM Int.) tliu Union, Willi or wdlinnt sl ivi'ry, n.i thuir Cou-.titu tion limy prcncKho. 3d. A I.ko n ctii tion of tho riaht of thu ni.i -tor to hi n!rt who hiiii eiiciipi'd from oim HtnlfloHiinthrr, to ho rt'.-.tori'd nud dilivnnl to him, mid tilt: val.ilily ol the l u,t,Vf Slave Law, en nelcd fur this inirpn e, tiycllu r with den larntloii that till .St.ilo luwi iinjiairiit or di'cri'iisiui,' lli rlit, nro v.'olalioim of the Gmitittition. and coiisiiiueiilly null and Void. Jt nriy lie olijoi:l-il that ill's construct ion of the Cuiistitiitiou li.ia nl ready bcui nettled ly tho Sttroni3 Court or the United Stales, and what mnro onlit to ho remix ed? Tha nnswer in llml h very hiriffl pro portion of the people of the United Stairs will controTi'i t tiio correctness of tlio ihri ..; i - . . bum, nun nevtr criiNe iroui axitntmn, or ndiiiit. its liiuilinjc fori e, t il ch nrly eMnli i;iif.,i i,t i!. ...i.. )... i j v wi i,iu r.vvtrnu plain in I heir sovereign cliaraclcr. Sm h im cx jilaiinlioii would, It is believed, forever ter minate the existing dicsciisioiH, ami restore lieaea and liarinoiiy among tho Slides. Jt oulit not to lio douhted that audi hii iiiia to tha arbitrament wlabliNtnd by tlio Constitution itself, would not he receiv ed with favor by all the StntuH of the (Vn fcihraey. In any event, it onirht to be tried in a apirit ol enneiliation heforo any of thwo Stules shall m iiratu thcinsrlvea from tho Union. When 1 entered upon the duties of the rroiidentl.il ofliee, the mpeet neitln r of our foreijrn nor d-ime.stii; ivlalions whs nt all aalisnietory. Wo wru involved in dan gerous complications with several nation, ur.. (wo of our Territories were in a Mute of revolution against our (lovernuient A rcslonitinti of tlio African dave trade had ll'ini'Tous and ioweiful advocatea. Un lawful military expeditions wero couute ninecd by many of our citizens, and were BiilT. red in ileliunco of the effort of our Ooverummit, to escape from our shores, for tho purpose nf making wnr on thu inoll' n aivn peoplo of iieiuhboriiig republics with whom wo wero nt peace. In addition to i. i ...t.... I .. . i. . uii-w iimi oiner (liiiH'iiuits, we cxperiiiiifi ..iv.ui.iu.il in iiiuiiuiui v auairs aoon alter my advent, piminr of unexampled aeveri unu oi ruinous emiw(Ui:iiccs to tliecoun ny. lien wo take n retrospect of what was men our eoud.lion, and contrast this with its natural prosperity nt tho time of urn iiuo i ivsnleiitiul election, 0 have nbundant reason to return our grateful tnaiiKS to tiiat men.-iful rrovideneo whi iwh never lor.s.iken us, tig u nation, in all our ti'iuls. ITIie foregoing I, IS President's view nt loiirdi iij'nii dm pra.i nt ,lit.iiii roub!i-." W make n abilract ofllie riin..iiir of Ihe Miwio u fotlowi: foreign iVufi'ui,. He spc.il. with inunh Ml lafaetion res ooliiij tlia iiuiiiy ai d irieiully com ineiciid re'alion whiih inw exist Letne. n m iinl Ioimii jiowenc l-.sjK!ciully doa hit d-. ujica tha a.li jnlo ; Imv jaincJ by earjiul.ry lowiinl Llilna iiiiJ Jii,iii. All oar il.tlienltie with llm Itriiisli (iaiuruinen hav be a llled, xeep iluit of the North-Mr. turn UouaJ.-.ry Saa Juan l.luul und dial it li"W ia nrjoli.tiuii. AniMian elaiina ap.inl lh jovennnriita of Spaiti, Ch.na, Nrw lirriiHtl.il Citu llicu nu.l Xirarana, ara aettlrd, or or in n fair way fur toillemonl. In regard to Moiico, iho. eoiiilin.ai or.ilTiira it not -liiiu,vu lie lament lh r.fiuul to Congies to eee.l. lo hi ti-eoniuu'ii.l.ili..a la inareh fares into Sim inler'-.r of .Men'ea, tliero to jiMtcul tho tight 0 Aiiiriienn cnirns, inu cue h Irpuiie w I'uiniiiiitiiinsl ti iierai.ieut of llmt country nt lie i.a.'y mean left to h m. '.'iiy 7 t.tf. IWiju- Hail t(,,l Tho IV. l.U'iu ;i tlm not ng iu f.iv.ir o. a revival vf tlio !.ue Inula has d e I uy. It repeat his r cianin. I. ils :ion iu favor of Pucilio I'.ul !,J. i . ru J. Ho av the turitr hiibl be rrvie, ii I el. lilted I'ur Ihe purpos of raiain rovume. He r)icat his ai,'uiueuUi iu favor of prc.iio Ju tie, nluch will protect ill owruutriit against f.auj an J eiKounigo the doinrallo in. I miry of lh roDiiuy. II, ur;r ll. a vit w of llie aul'jM up..n C onrreaa. II rrpatla Ida adrnane ra hi former opinion relative to lli Ijrunmplon Conaiitution. Of III tiaiucra, be aay lhat the end tiirr, for ll.a year eu.bng June SO, 18c!0, wero g'.a.Sli,. 4T4,j, uJ Iho aatiuuteJ amount truirrd for 1 801 i iti.'.eon.OOu. II rec-numoudo thppoinlnirnt by Caigrrwof a apreifio day bcf.- th 4th Jay nf Mnr h in every oilier year, f, th olrclkw of MtniUn of Congrea thioughoat all th Stat. Ho soarcrtitlotcai tha aouauy oa it : uur 't'.ni'Oi rrVi n at.i) IS - k'ip(u.ui i.f fiti'i- tiittr f ttilM-ff liar Pe. IU v- liminnj. ilia .V'l4uey Unrl (nt In nfji'li'l MricM la Icrt ii Ilia e'!ui tu laii.U a (Vif-ifii , wlik-b ! U.ayigi auJr lilln by .Vnit'ii jiai.li. lit iUaa ij re.iimai) nf lli ut Kin m, lii rtViiu fr b.a.d, hi the lulr tyiiimliiii ol ih f otlif - H"B of Ui L'lH.lP. Arrival of tho Tooy Zzprosa. li.iht lo l'trni,h.r VI. TUB r.vCIHC KMLKOAD BILL ias.si;d TIIK IIOUSH! l'.airrataal lrerillai. Tlia Sauala, mi ll.a iH.h Jvc.-inWr, pvt& Poll't riWatioo fur ilia l'..unn . of 1'liiri.-a oulha Kl.ihi i.f lh ' I n on, la wll"li I ana'a ai.d Criltf uira'i rr.'uli"iM r rafarinl. Ijina'a rivi.!ri f..r a eouvrulion at it at fiin af all hiaia., urrfu.ua to li.t-h rxailliern Hlal.a la r,.U'iaiaii mav .Ire lie on riu.i:uli i r ra-arr l llarii ima.-a .,,1 H);.U,.hr. il.. I ial (;,,,,, ,i.W.!.'n..ly mailer of the on of South biuei noin anip'ovni. at of fufc louaida ay Miv, ' Cirolina, and that there had bw a a Miffl- ji.d ifilf-re n'y Jua :r of oa.M'B. rta:l ! c'l!,t Mpn-wion of opaion lo Kni'e tl" f..f-e aivlSU'af'jitM b piHiie!y iiklian I'r t'Fii.len'a roiiij.raliai.J lita futl .i2 aui bd inriita lo I In- t'i o ilul on : f'.iW. K 'ri ion if tho ,Mivo.iri Coia .ro-niaa lii. a. 'IV i r l ry now.ir luri-if ar i.e. i r d u n U of wli rh.alavarv i.7i, 1 1 .1, burd TU ho i Ii .H..II U t o.'i.ui d mid pio'--laii alili iai ai-1 V alavo lntH-rly, and li'.l iul.ifr.rvj Mi ll by l'oii jra.4 I liiM.i-a lo hi a.linllal wmi.rf.r lie Ji all ill Into pnj.uUli a uj!,(i. a: fur a ue-uenrr ol Coa- Kf.TM. Nrni ii f'i.fifta rlull liava no puaar loulvil Mi la'fi) iu Malaa irn llii.f il. 'lh rJ. 'lh-- m- rr'M ta la Ilia l)mir:el of Co lun.h aa uiw uriud. 1'i.mlh, I'mifr m ahull not luu.tr: nidi th liaiia4naiiu "I aavaa. t'll.'i. Trnaid. a far iha p vmnl f r fujl-b al iraa hy u.miiii . n lii-h r ua I lh touu'y lo Uio rti!.ii a .a'.aiiiHt rr-reiraia, Sulk No f'i u nin. n. m -nla l.ilhe Cjinlilu tion ara lo ii.irti. r Hi ,1 cry. Sirenlh V.ic lu.t riuN ihe lri al o'lhf l'rona Ijllimv b II. aliaialiwi of ttia l-uilita M iv law, alid illm-uial pir-ralian ol hiw loanpt'inx lli.-ra-vivul ol I he a'.n liatia, Mr. Crittin.'l' ii pressed the urn- udmrtits with a poMi-rfnl nia al to the ronai rvulivu Keiitinieiit of the Union, nrin co iciion as ind!jiM'iiMiblj to Ilia a.ilvalion of lac Un ion, and said, as Mire, as he aloud th- re, diuiilon would follow uuIls unit was done. Ho fiarnl it would aw '' " allow old Kenlin by, as iruv a fc'ta a as y t tx sta in the Union. Mr. Sal isbury wa prepared to ncce)t Critli'iidi'ii'a proposition. Mr. llilu wanted to know whether Wifall or Crilieiid -n, whosa demands widely d lTi-reiit, was author! d lo apeak. He d:d not til l k pa:t l-Xpcr.eui e III Wg- raphicid liii'"- would Ih ri-rpiclnl, and was in. I w'ltiinr tt lli.r.1 in... iifi.pM In tl.it full ' extent. Critti'iub u s prnpojit oii, t!ioiti;h he liki d many th.us in it, would not ph a: his people, wlif'in In; tl.oug'it had jrivm ph do af (e.i'ty lo the Uuieai, and Mould give it Mill. Mr. .loliiisoii of 1 rnncasre nri'inl niiii't tho rii;lit of s cession, find thuji Iho North illicit v'olate lh Constitution, he he saw no reason why Iho South should follow iu revolutionary acts. in thu IIoiisw, oil Ilia I SOt, nmendmetits lo I he I'ncific: Ti-h uraph act were off, red. 1 lie I to- lie l ulro.id lull wis laki n nt), and lite Sisnki-r deciclrd it imist Ira con- M'dered in Coiuinitlec) of the Whole, as it made a money ap ri'pr.at.on. Nuuurous bills were laid aside to reach it. The Ifue, th's il i r, twico refused to nilioiirn over the hn'idavs. Several bills Wero con-lb-red in Commit tee of the Whole, one ,nil.iri appropria tions in the rase ol the chi tnrd Africans, and afti-r di.ru-sioa, was adiaitcd. The Seuile, on tho lilth, was address ed b Mr, Johnson, of Tennessee, who look irroiiud iu favor of Kupprcxtiui 8, ces sion by f-n'CP, as r-'li'dliou. Mr. I. aui! riplied, ihcliiriiiir that old Democrats would ant march und. r the bloody banner of the S. nator from Term s-1 see fr. Slidell and Mr. Owin pronounced iis niisc rirpon.s luar iney nun ucuoui'.ced the rrtsidc iit. .-ii .1 . .. . . . . Sr. Lona, D.c. 13. l'ltO( TF.ilX'.'S OF TIIK SECESSION CONVF.NrlON Or- aoCTII CAKOl.tNA. The South Carolina Convention ii'Si-m-bled an thu l"th of I)ec. at Columh a, in the uiidft of a psuic crested by the (small pox, which was iutcusely rujiiiio; nniim the eili.i UB and atraaers. Many ntembers of tho I.cjjialaltirc had ?iiw honifi jn ronye t)iteuce. Some metiibers af the Convention wero yoiiiijt in appearance, but (reiu rally they were middle-a d, and so fur, calm and iiiiitnp'issiourd. Jniitisou was appointed temporary Chulr man. An invitation was recti vet from tha Legislature to participate in tho inaugura tion of the Coventor, which was la d on the table lor the present. Tho Convention as pormaneally organ i.ed on the fnurth ballot, on aLich Jami son received 118 votes, and Orr 30; scat- lerinj, .3. ' On taking the chair, Mr. Jamison fpoke of the duties of the crisis as tho niot im portant that ever devolved on the State. (led only knew what a ould be tho result of their proceedings, but he would implore Ood'.s protection for tho State, A resolution to adjourn to Charleston, in couseipirmeo of tho small-pox, was dis cussed. Miles opposed tho motion be- cituso Virginia, nud other States would jeer nt their timidity, and because the moial power of the present movement would be affected union; other sympathuiiijf States. Itvhrano said lhat he never would leave Columbia till the ordinance of accession had passed. Koitt said he was ardently devoted to secession, but would nrgo change. He never would consent lo hurry throueh pro ceedings ,nnd gave notice that na ordninace could pasa with his consent till every poiut was duly considered. Finally, tho motion to remove to Charles ton was carried by a lar majority. Resolutions wer. adopted inviting Commissioners from Alabama and Missis- siypi to aetata on tb cx X auailar mo-1 I o i r I it t'i i-x-S cui.iry Tol b j-n rail- l-i, with djvM-Utilljt u'.ti . ti'HUn Ittl'IflU in ol je. li-d, n it oi. Id be-(0in l iiii nt n' li'ia in i miuutr uot accorded to tho Coimoia tioiiera. Tha Convention lo-ld an venlnj vt 'on, at which lh Alubaina and Miw.iwippi Cointuiaaiouera were Introduced, when liny ad In ed the Convoiitlon. The ' echvn of both were inodirute in lone, and were pMn-'pally di-aiyutd to ahow thai lhy act IbyMUtUrily ofllia (iov,rnor of Ihelr the people. A resolution was adoplej appo'ntinx rniii'iiittee to drutt aa ordinance or aeon- an-ii J Another rcaolution, autl.onii'.K any u.e.n... no n.au .u a ur.u or atlia Itk.'llaktU'il ClM-ivea remark-d that tha prist alui was to prevent dim-unon. wl!ir B't Ihinx wa to breuk tha r,aiii of I'm I a. on; und the next Ihiiu would be, to atudy the .oii,t lf..v,.a eontradid that seceon wiia i ouia n.e ..po.. ""; " ... ... '.. 4 II . ........ pord of the er-alM Int. lb ct. Th- Coavent on. on the 1 7th. ndiniirm-rl fioio Col'.miUa. lo Ch.ifbtin. Tli'-y ar- j rived at Mie lattr pi ic ot tha iHlh. and had n srand military r-ci-t'oii. Kii'iit-n guns one for t-ach alavo SNta wi-re (in d. Coinpliiicntary ( veins wire made, aui there was (rent applan-e. Tnc Conveation ns'ra'deil at 4 o'clock: I.'0 ui'in-rs present. Tut fall-ri were crowded with lad e. Tiie Coinmiili e lo pr'psre an aildr -auppo riled llh-tt, Cha r innu. A renn'utiou was stjlimitti'd and laid over for the appo'iitne i t o! four Stand int Cominitte a on Itdaiion with a'avvhidd iie.r S ales Kur It'll UeUiiona, C'oiinnar eiul l'.ilut ons, ami Cuuatilution of the State. Mr. Mi Orath off r d reolut:on that so liiUi ll ol the Trealdeat's Meas.ia as to what he dcsifiiales property iu Ilia United Stall's Ire rtfi rred w:th insiriietimis lo re- ml n hut Mich property coasists of, haw aiiprnd, wheih-r tiiepM'jioae fur wh eh ac--i-ri-d can be enjoy- d by tha Unil- d Slut" a adr a -ces.'on. coiiiteni!v with the alisftii- , ty and s i'. iy of "tha Jtare, am! tint the : ('oinmittee report on the v.ilne of United : Stitl.-it pn rty not in South ('a'rin, ad value her ahare on an ui'i't.iUc diriion aaioni Ihe Slates. (Applause in the i;al h ries ) The resolution was made the or ch r for to-morrow. Tlie name d:spnitior w as made of a resiilntlon to npi cvnt five eilifM as a Cauuc-il of S.ifty, lo act with. Ihe (iovi-rnor. An ad Ires from a por tion nf the (i'-orirm L.'ilaturo wan laTd on thetalile. Ad:ourncd. The Coaveuiion rcassvinbled on the 1 9th He The Presid nf rnd a t. legram to Kl niore, Alabama Coiutuis-iioiirr, iu the fol lowitij; words; Till Convention to listen to no propor tion ofioinpromlfcs ord.i iy. (j6v. Moobf. It was received wilh loud nppl.iine. Mctirath's ri-solutiou w is then cnsiih red. M.Iks Mated that hi! had lio idea the I'r sideiil aould send reinlorci'tneiits, as he h ul so stated in conversiitirin, and sub-e-. cpienlly in arit'tir. He (Miles) had been informed that tho forts will be taken be-enii- Ihey ore ii''Cevary lo our anfety. There wero only C.'i men at Fort Moultrie, and he felt thu necessity of Ireing watchful, h-st a few men at Charlextoa niht seize the fort ill tlin nL'ht. Let us wait; dluys a II lie to our adranlae. The resolution was adopted A ri-snluti.iu was introduced for the an- pnintiB'-nt of u CciiniuiKsioin r to each Slave .State, liisriii the plan nl prca-et rljiirs, mlvanee of secession, lo prepare eneli Slate will. UK to unite with South Carolina in the adoplioil of tt Confeih-racy Imsiil upon the Loiist.tution or Hie I lilted Slates, and recommending those uniting to elect mem to the Hoosa of the new Conjrxi ss. Pun, I and a President mid Vice President of the new Couf. d'Tucy. On Dee. ilOlh, Ingnlls report ec an ordi nance of secession, which declares tlm repeal of the ordinance of Mav 211d, wharebv Ihe Conslitutifin ol the Ur Slates was ratified, and all acts o( Assrm bly rilit'yinp Ihe amendiuetits to that Con slitiitiou which pissicl unnmmously, ut quarter past 1: 101) in mbers votitijf. Tho news spread rapidly, and there was nnuienst! cheeruig. It. was ordered Ihst the Clerk trletrraph In tlio Members af Congress, nt ashing ton. The news produced intense excitement aiuonj the meinbera of (.'ongresa, and for u long time contused it. proceedings. Tlio Pacific Hail P.oad Lill p.iesed the House, Mufi. ail, l;y a vote of 119 lo 7S, The bill provides for a Central and South ern Iioad. (. n. Cass has resigned the office of Sec retary of Slate, because the President re futed to semi reinforcements to the forts at Cuurle.ton, aa urged by Maj. And-rson, tliiH'otuinauduut there. Att'y (Jen. Black was appointed in his place. Colib, of the Treasury, has al-o resigned. Doualaa has decided to support Critten den's propositions. Seward denies that tho Albany Jonrual expresses his views. Lincoln in XoaTitvvKsrKnN Virhinia. Tlio Whwling Intelligencer truly calls Uitehietown, Va., the most elorions place this aide of tho l'lysian Fields. " Just think of a clear 1C4 "votes for Old Abe, down there 52 votes mora than Douglas got S'3 more than Hell pot, and 113 more than Iiiec kinnrlge and 6C more than Fre mont got in the countv." Under the head of "The Taahandle Uourboas Killed Off," the Wheeling Intel ligencer congratulates its readers on the handsome Republican vote sonio 1,200 just cast in the Northwestern section of Virginia. It snys: " The Republicans have fairly conquered n peace for that sentiment which does not Ivelievc that Slavery is the paramount in terest of the State, and one which ought to to lat discriminated for at a hcav? expense to all tha other interests. If w ill now be just aa respectable to be opposed to the od jusl pretensions of Eastern Virginia, as it na oeea neretolore to sulisee out .i .1. ...i t . .. j . : ZZ! they will be seleetc-d for their souudnoi ear own mUftita." - l)c Oregon CVrgu JCditor. OSXOOJa CITVi SATURDAY, JAXUAItV 12. 1861 DIaUal Since tha cIlcCoii of Mr. Lincoln to the l'rrid. ni v tha diiuii:ou movcineiitl of uulL(.rn'I) (Ot.rBi0 ,(1V0 1 "'U 'l"tU ' '"',H ' , rV- la jiood dial of apccuU'on pnioiix Kj,t;ciaiis of all aclionls. liettur iliese . Dtmo,rill;c ,tro,m B the Cotton States be , Jh tVoft f)0) Vi(. I proimnciamento IndicaiiiiK any departure by the im oiuitiic lulmiiiiatratioii from a po! ( j, y u k, reiomiueaded by tha former : ,iwht., f Mr LUlCnn ,lu ,, vuhrm "I'0" ,lilb ,' Iriumj.h.t.itt ehi't-d; or ahether they ara Iho earnest j iH-iniiiiis of a ing premedituti d intrntioii io overthrow the tioveranierit, we arc find , lhat Mr. Llixolu has a. yet fully rome nr i ,0 ,he 'l-'int!uiM or his friends, and I provea h a JuiL'inent and haiU.ouu tqual to the ex'gencira of thu times, by a digui Ged sii nee that indicate a settled purpose nt vi r to compromise his own or his party's dignity by l lug bullied into even an ex plauat.on of his owu politicul creed. Mr. Lincoln has, np to (his time, ueitherspok hitu-a If, aor authorized any onu lo spvak for him. Whutin r speeches lion been made by distinguished lb-publicans niuee the elect. an. hate been made, not ut the ie-daw-ci of Mr. Lincoln, but were prompt vd by irtciiliur occasions, und instead ol bring intended us proiiuneiainenlos lo cool off Ihe tin- of hi II that bum iu the bom of salamanders, they wero nothing more lliiiu a reiteration of the same prineipli lhat were advocated oa the slump in evry Slate where lliu bluik monster of ijannit ism hadn't succeeded in crushiu;iit til ll ho;ie of human liberty fivoipcech. Ti.e tloctriiies, nitns, am purposes of the R publican party of which Mr. Lincoln is the honored head, wero plainly and on equivocally set forth iathe Chicago Plat form, doctrines whirh harmonize with the teaching i of all prominent Republicans iu and out of Congress, and which huvo been triumphantly ...vindicated by mnro than three hundred authoritative exponents of Ihe pai'y. ; If salamanders or their tools want information, let tlu-m go to the record. That record contains a clear, full, and sutifattory vindication of the Repub lieaii part from every charge of "section alism," "enmity to tho South," "negro- equably," and so on down through the list of false accusations made against us bv Vaiiccy nud his doughface tools. If the leaders of Democracy are really In earnest about intending to poll down the pillars of tha Government, ft pronimciuniento of modified intentions would do no good. Ix piibl.cnniMii, however modified - and lumb-l.ke it might be made, would be just as o.l. mis to a salamander as would bo III R 'publican party that has been f often sketched by that excellent exponent of Democracy, tlmew Vork Herald. In the .estimation of iWioeralic. lenders, the Republican parly willlwnys be a mon ster while it lays any c!u?m to controlling the Government und distributing its pat rnnage. A prontineiamciito fromLiueotn over his own sign manual, and endorsed bv Hamlin, Seward, Hates, McLean, Chas and several thousand of Ihe other most prominent Republicans, stating that, in order to "save the Union," the Republi can party would di,bnnd, Lincoln would sign over his title to tho Presidential chair to Yancey or Jo Lane, and that the Re publican party was willing that Yancey Democrats should henceforth and forever have undisputed right to all the olfices and emoluments -that Shivery should go into all the Territories, and into all tho free States that Cuba nud Central Atnerien should be annexed as slave territory that the African slave trade should b revived, that the tariff should bo supplanted by a free-trade policy, which, if it did not ruin New Knghrid, would fatten South Carolina that Homestead Bills should no more bo urged for the benefit of Northern laborers, an I the Pacific Rail Road should be abandoned; such a prolinuria- ineulo, with proper endorsements, coupled with an efficient move on the part of the Republican party to have all these 'South- em Rights' plainly set forth iu an amended Constitution, would satisfy Southern Dem ocrats and tnsko Northern doughfaces rub their palms together with delight. What ever may be tho opinion of weak baeked Republican journalists, we are certain that Mr. Lincoln knows that nothing short of this would eff ct anything, and when he makes up his mind to appease the wrath of salamanders, ho will make just such a move as we have indicuted. If, on tho other hand, the Democratic leaders are merely trying to force Mr. Lin coln into the humiliating position of acting I lie part or " Sung, the Joiner," in deliver ing himself of a nice little prologue deny ing that the Republican party is really the beast the lying organs of fanaticism have said it is, so as to furnish them with an exense for submission, we are ouite certain thut ' Honest Abe' will leave the gentlemen to beat a retreat through the mire, without his improving the roads for them. Let the object of the secession move be what it mny, the attention of the American people ia now more than ever engaged ia a thorough investigation af the whole ma ckiavry pf foverunwut cui fi.th.tri fy- - a a a State to each other under the Constitution, Ihe powers ihlcgutcd lo the General Gov- .r,......i. the reserved rilthl of the States, and the onllmrlty, If thrro be nny, by which a State can dissolve Hi counccuoii olih the rest, lovelher with tho duties of the Gom rul Government iu case of lecca- u:h. a nil hLovh and beyond ull, the mighty consequences of such on attempt, are subjects well worthy of tho gravest illVI-hliglltloll. Whether human wisdom will bo ado cpi'ite to devise the be st possible means for meeting the ismies that will unquestionably im nimlr un More ma ii v vrars. ia by no -- ----- - , , . - menus certain but if those issues should be precipitated upou ua during tha next four vears. there la no man wo would 4 . sooner see in tha Presidential chair than Mr. Liiiculu. Iu our luiuildo judgment, ha Is, in ull tho ste.l ng attributes that rcn dered Ihe tiumo uf Jackson Immortal, not a whit behind him who throttled treason iu 1S33. I u saying this, wo must not be understood us indicating that Mr. Lincoln will consider it necessary to pursue tho precise course that was adopted by Jack son. A disuse which iu Jackson timo exhibited itself only iu on ugly ulcer on n " dishonorable member " of the body poli lie, may not require the same kind of a remtdy uftcr it has cousidi raLly blotched over tho surface of the nether extremities, We believe that Mr. Lincoln will be up to the requirements of the case, let tho disor der exhibit itself ns it may hat is, ns nearly up to it as uny other tuaii would. Let him do his duty, mid ho will have tho backing uLas irresistible a power as the " Norfherii swatW that once oVcrrati all Europe. Lr vi the aspects ol disunion, wo slmir-J.ave . .... . A more to say herealler. Fi.oiR ton Ltvtaiooi.. Wo ham that II. K. Hayes, of this county, and C. 15. Ilawh-y, of Yamhill, are now having ten thomund bushels of wheat ground up, at the Willamette Falls Mills, nt this place, for immediuto shipment to Liverpool Mr. Hayes goes to Sail Francisco in a few dnys, lo be ready to receive tlio (lour und ship it on board a clipper far Liverpool These gentlemen have stood by n long while far some one in .Oregon to net as u proneer in this or a similar enterprise, but finding thut they would likely have to wait till the cows come homo' before nny one of sufficient energy would step forward, they concluded to embark in tho business at nnre themselves. We hope their under taking will be rewarded with complete nccess, and that others, profiting by their example, will engage in the samo business, and thus build up a traffic between Or egon and the East. No more opportune time than the present could bt taken, we think. Since writing the above, wo have under stood that the enterprise! ol Messrs. Hayes and Hawlcy hits stimulated action on the part or others, and that nnother lot of five thousand bushels is ready to be ground at the same Mills, for .shipment lo tho same market. The flour, of course, will be of the best Oregon manufacture, and we are pleased to statu that the brand of the Willamette Falls .Mills .stands A No. 1 wherever it has been introduced. I3.il) Roys. An unusiiul spectacle In our usually quiet little city is tho number of rowdy boys that have of Into been making night hideous wilh their antics. Some of these X-haps arc of that peculiar period of ailoteseeiicVwhen one is neither a boy nor a man the trme..of life usually, known ns tho pin-feather stilte the period of transition from boyhood to niunhood, when the voice becomes hoarse, us' though it passed through a throat lined with saw dust, and nil their actions are of that hnraeter belonging to tho gawk the most lisgnsting period of human existence. We regret to notice among them some smaller boys whose parents would confer a great favor npon the public hy keeping them nt home out of mischief. We hear of two ladies who were rudely insulted the other evening whilst returning from church, by this fame class of bipeds of which wo have been .shaking. A few more such capers ns they bavo been cutting lately, ill probably cause theso sprightly youths to appear before Ihe Recorder. If so, thuir ease shall be reported for the benefit of the public. Correspondents will please have patience our por'tienl contributors espe ciallythe lady ones particularly. "Amicus" shall bo heard next week. ' Tramps' is in n desperate way. The sin gular letters which ho bus received from up country are enough to trouble an equa ble temper. 'T.' shall have 'em published next weik. Those ' gals ' are curious 'critters.' New Yrar's Adprkss. We had in tended to present our readers with an ad dress oa New Year's Day, but through some mishap the mannscript did not reach our office nntil a few days ago. However, as it has some bearing on the political aspects of the times, we shall accommodate our readers with the address next week. 3T We received through Trary &. Co. Express th;s week a sum of money, but without any direction as to its application. Will the sender please iuform as? t&" We notice that the Oregon Demo crat has come out ondcr the aaspices of P. J. Malone, Esq., as editor. - u. allied 10 lis. Tho Meral Milium oi Tha Xw from m, ... .. The dispalche. In another col)n . .7 hidicuta thut South Carolina i. i.... I deceaaion, volui volut (a J0 La. . mj), , and llmt Georgia, Alabama, poridl ould Mississippi, n porlnpa Louisiana Wo,, follow her example. Our hope I. nUh " may be allowed to depart peoceahly f tl really wish logo. They (or . portion It them at leust) have been a clog 0n tin liberal action of the Government by tj. weight in Congress, and particularly this coast felt their buleful influence ia t!,ejr votes ngalnst the Pacific Rail RM(j tfct greatest work of our age, and ngahm' t,a Homestead Hill, whose benefits to thaj Wcat would bo ulmost incnleulablo-tliev have acted like brakes on the wheels ofths Government, except whilst running down the inclined piano of Slavcry-Extnion and when ouee this Incubus-weight jji Inched, our grand country will boond for ward like a giat.t unfettered, nor ttep , its course till its destiny be accompthshccL Let thorn go they will tuko off only !. millions of whites and thu tame number of niggers tho muluttors iu proportion to tb Democrats. Just think of it two mil;na whites and two million nigger anylng nothing or tho Democratic omUti,.. breaking off from this Government, tni expecting to slop its progress! fjf,,, God! was ever such fatnitjr extiihitcd bt fore, except, in tho addled brains ofiom, inuttou-hendcd squirt of Democrat- i0 Oregon! Twehly-tiyht mi7,'0awil re main under the old Star-SpaiHiltt ,m forming the freest, happiest, must prepp. ous, and ia time to como tho iuot tMv.ifj. cieut nation on Ihe globe! All sorts of compromises are being proposed at Washington. We hope . Republicans will offer none. All proposi tioiu of that sort should come from other side. Thin, we nro glad to see ii their rcsolvo. We arc firmly of theopirr ioifthat this wliolu secession more is a concerted plan between Bnchaiinn and the fire-eaters. His ludof lulc, tngdhtr tit his puling Alcssngo, plainly, show tliii. Tho defenseless condition of tlie Forts at Charleston, nud tho repeated refusal of tlie President to listen to tho appeals f the commandant for more men and aminiuition, are almost direct proof of Buchanan'i com plicity with tho secessionists of tlie South iu their mud attempts upon the integrity of tlio Government. Gen. Cass understood this, and resigned, washing his hands of any connection with tho damnablo plot. If nny further proof wero wauling, look tt Iiuchu nan's retention in his Cuhinctoftliat miserable Disunion reoundrel, the inp-licud- ed, big-bellied Cobb, who is as destituto of financiering abilities ns a jackass, and whose notorious incapacity has reduced the Treas ury of thu United States to actual bank ruptcy, and to a condition lower than it has ever reached since tlio foundation of the Government! Ho at last has resigned the position which he has so long disgraced, and from which nn upright Chief Magis trate would long ago havo kicked lu'inout, The tclicme of Cucliannu and the fire-eating scoundrels is no doubt to crowd matters to the utmost extremity, and thus force the North into soma sort of a compromise of thu Constitution. Wo trust our friends will stand firm, and permit nn tinkering with that noble instrument, under whoso auspices we have grown and prospered for seventy years. If uny Slates have passed acts in violation of its spirit, let those enact ments be repealed as unconstitutional and void. These laws seem to form the burden of compluiut of the more reasonable ol the Southern States, and wo hope their appeals for redress will be met in a spirit of con ciliation and good will. This will baffit thcschemVs of Old Buck' nad his Disunion confederates, and leave them no other al ternative but to come back into the Uuion or to go ahead uud form their Cotton Con federacy, with tho risk of being threshed into good manners by Spain, at tho first interference with Cuba. One thing, ut least, is certaior Wears done with ' Democrats for President, nof and forever. One of the evils ourcoontrr has had to suffer from the sectioa tW i nbout retiring from the Union, hat been their weight in the Electoral College, which of late years has invariably been east for Pro-Slavery Democrats. A Cotton Confederacy composed ' two millions of whites, living apoa lb sweat and blood of two millions of po" niggers! not counting the large nombtr of Democratic mulattocs! Why it wouldn't have the n.oral force in the world of the one-borse " Pacific Republic" which some poor fools nu this coast have gabbled b as a possib Sportsmen, AttbstionI We c" the attention of sportsmen and others to w advertisement of Mr. Wilde in another column. Mr. W. has recently refitled bit bop in a superior style, and is now pre pared to executo work with neatness sni dispatch. We can confidently rcconiBK" Mr. Wilde to the favor of the pnblie. Tiusks. We are indebted to A. Hj brook, Esq., for a copy of the S. F. Ietin, containing the very latest new the East. Arch-Bishop Blanchet will ceive onr thanks for his kindness in faraw ing us with late papers; Pnnnr F- fr Oeorc Oran of this has a Merino re, whicli I.e,c I 1 U ft.nrtfl mOOU. vuuiiit. nns r "- , a.a-.l fJIUUUlXU SI la Ml "a III iw- Orfro-v Crrr MaRKrr.-Wbeat, flOe; Flour, $3,504; Oaw 8530c; UN let, 20v2fx-; Kggs, tbc,