Image provided by: Oregon City Public Library; Oregon City, OR
About The Oregon Argus. (Oregon City [Or.]) 1855-1863 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1862)
day morning was very severs. At Point Pleasant two soldiers were killed and sev eral wounded by the lulling trees at that place. The steamboat Philadelphia, whieli was blown ntvny in the gale, lias been found ashore near Columbus. Three of the erew were lost. Kiglit persons were blown overboard Iro'.n the .steamboat Amcridi and drow ned. Col. Huberts, with o0 picked men of the -Jd Illinois, went on mi expedition to the upper rebel battery On arriving they were lire. I on by tho sentinels, who inline dinbly lied. I Mir men then spiked nil the guns in the battery, timougst the number some t4 pounders and !!"J pounders. The expedition retiiriieil safely, no ill, in having received a Scratch. The first officer of the steamer foucstoga, who lell 1-1 ind No. hi at noon of the ;id, stvs that a rebel Iraisports attempted to remove cannon the pivious nigiit from the upper foi l, b.it was shelled by some of our mortar bo ils and compelled to hasten dow n til.' river without having accomplished her object, A boat from lland No. 10 arrived last niirht. The liriicr was being continued. One of our shells burst upon the rebel steamer Wiiirht sler, and si t lire to her. She burned to the water's edge. During the firing the rebels towed their floating battery into a new position and tried un successfully to reach our boats with her "im2 -ponn ler rith d cannon. Alter two hours in iiiiviivring she was taken back to her old position. C.viuo, April .". louring the iiis;ht of the oil, the rebels erected a new battery opposite l'oint Pleasant, and in the morn ing opened lire upon our works. After tiring some time with no cff. et.it was si lenced by our units. No oisii.diics report ed on our si.le lo-s of the rebels not I .IV ....... i Known. i ue ur.ng oimi was nmif active and did itou! execution, in the etcuiig one shell struck directly on their (Luting battery, killing 3 men, il.sabliiig it so that it 11 )ited down towards the is luil. The telegraph between here and New Madrid having been cut, lien. Pope issued ordirs informing residents along the route that they would be held responsible for its safety; if torn down heivaft.r their lions, s and barns should be burned and theaiS'lvi s and fam. lies arrested and brought 10 camp and visited with the severest pun ishment. C.v'li'i, April li A special despatch to t!io U jniblicaii s.ns ipiite an excitement was created th.s morning among know ning. ones, by the arrival of a messenger from Island No. 10, bringing lh.' news of the uiiiibo.it Cainn ltht taking I -it v. of the 11 'et and passing by the rebel fortifications, ami paying a lis t to lien. Pope's head ipiaiters. Siie went down about 1:2 (Alack on Friday evening. Tiny cnv.red her sides wiih b iles of hay, an I ih lc d the whole rebel ll et of gunboats and land bat teries. Tlu-y II red shots at her, none of them h.ttiiig. N.w M.tii:ii, Mo, April ." Your cor respondent arrived here a lew hours ago Tiie gunboat Ctir-m b Ul, Ciijit. Walker, urrivocl h-ru sal ly ti.is morning, having I an the block mIc at Ishni I No 10. Tne bout :s not injur, d in the h ast particular The object of the nioveni; nt was as follows: I.-ist icht was verv daik ami stormy, and Flag ni-.-i r Foot- ,. cid. .1 to take ioh au la re of if. He a. eordiiigly i rdcr-'d tin: g iu'ioat ' 'i-ai hi I to I... it. i ' 1 for run- nitig the bio k id '. f l'ls.-.l, nil 1 l.ts c xtiti Tl.c ( o: tlii.I" s w ir -gu'shed. ami a barge Ion! d w ith hay I.isht d to both sji s Wi.e i thus p;- 'iar.led, t!a; ('"'on . A start ed at u'lliek, dr fti'ig s'lently toward the I -laud. Intense anxiety was felt for t'i- result. Tie: night was o.treni'ly daik, id i.'.j et being vi-ible at tweioy yards, bat. tin- s veral I'g'.ts of the cie iny nu the bai.ks k' it tii ' il'r..(.t i'jii of th? river while pr.s ing dc'.vn. Tic C'.n.i. 'il reach, d the islam! head without being di-covi red, and would have be-'ii able to mss the entire length of the i-laiid had not the furnace lires iiciv.ary to ueinratc sii!1'h ifi.t steam Income so great that the II ones e-i-ipid from the tii.ke stacks. All v,a instantly wild with i miai-hm. la the enemy's ramp the long roll beat, and nil the forces rn-hd to the batteries; every gun po-siMi- was bronghl to b. ar upon the tesi:l' path, and a heavy c.iutio'ia In g opeii'd, l.in.dreds of balls' plung'ng into the r ver nroan 1. The Cur uuiUl't d d tu t reply, but ki jt st 11 until out of rang..'. On.; or two rebel vessels, when they pr. eeived their unwelcome, visi tor, hurriedly got out of the road for it d s t iuec of three miles. The Ciii'ii ltl t Was ixj.iised to an uiiinterrujiti .1 lire, yet was lot hit by a single bull. She arrived here - ifi !y this morning and was greeted with the w il'b st chc( rs. A deserter jii-t in says the rebi!.-, are greatly id.irnrd, mal ollic rs made sjKtches to !le: men, eiidenoriiig to calm them Tic r. ln l gitnboaS and transjiorts below I o;nt 1 ica-atil, v. I.eu they learned the Viirftivhl.-t arrived nt New .Madrid, left in great In-!'1, jiii-hing down .stream. II' i't.'- l'limv, V.i , April .".A eor.s f picked men from livci !s:or lirigadij h it . iiteil Point uiidi r eonim and of (jen Sikh, early on Thursday inorning, for Stafford Court Hon e. On nrrival, hi troops to.,k S!i;i.pii,.. pon.t att-ri s, iimri'li id tlniiei.' bi poll lliimfiiis. ninl thloiih A ci pi: a to S la (lord ('unit Jluusc. There was -klnni-liiug b' tw.eu il body of 4o( rebel cavalry and the advanced corps of S ekl. s's i-oinmaiid lour mil. s this side of Stafford Ferry. Iloth sides continued fir ing. Until the I'cIm Is reached that place iu ! treat, tmd s t lire to the town iilid all the stores. Our forces Touiitly ..tojiped the eoiillagratioii, A dumber of prisoners, l.oisi , stori Jt Ac , fell into our hands From lirooke Station n force l,i!00 rebel infinity and a battery of .six lield pieces eie innving iiji to Mij.port their cavalry. After 1' Uia'iiiiig thin; hours in h'tafford, niiip lires were built on the liills, to de- eeivi; the rebels while our forcis withdrew from tin- place. (Jen, Siekh s, with part of hi, r-ut p, arrived back lit Shipping J'oint this lnoi ninir ; tin; rest caiuc in to Preut's Fer-y, oppositi- I,iveiiool Point. Our casuiiltieH were 2 wounded mid B few missing. The corpn inarched 4 S miles iu 17 hours, over the worst of roads. At Ficderit'ksbiirg there wrro few troops, nnd they were falling buck toward Itichmond. Citiens hinted that the (.'on federate (Joveruineiit intended fo iibiindoii Virginia Mal. lieonardsnii, from .ety .Mexico, My the rebels hold every position of viilue, tM'cjit I'ti Craij ami I'mon. Thehtter, which is the most important in the Wes contains $1,000,000 worth of (iovcrnimut stores. It is now safe beyond peraoven hire, and garrisoned by l,o00 soldiers. has water inside the fortification, and pro visions almost unlimited for it seige. A despatch from Augusta, (la, Marc 81st, .snvs the Charleston papers contain despatch from New Oi lcans of the 'JOth statiuc; that two Federal gunboats com inence.l an attack on Ft. Jackson, at the mouth of the Mississippi river, the dav be fore. I'p to date of the despatch nobody wai hurt. A despatch received by the Navy IV partnicut, from Com. Piipont, says the for nmlalile batteries ol Skuld v and (Jrce Points have beeen ubandoiied by the rel els mid the guns tnkeii to Savannah. The abandonment of those batteries gives us complete control of Warsaw and Assibore Sounds, with the mouths of the Vernon and Wilmington rivers, which form the water approaches to Savannah, it . i , b ... ii.ti:mn;i, i onu., April t. I lie an nnal Stale election is progressing uuietlv with every indication that the pepnbliean and I moil tick' t will carry the State ISLAND No 10 SUI.liFNPIT.FI Luton 1 1 ail ok Khikis! (1.000 I'vWun. rs Taken. loitiuUnt :t t.i-ii i-rns Vsn, too Siti-sr IM.'i'.'s, rrrnl I'ltlil iwitrii.-.. unit immi iisi- mtaw UU.siif Munitions C War. IVc'cry i't' I'uwn VViKiit at I'ltUlwrg iu tint s(e. A ih spiteh d ited Denver City, March i, says; Mr. .loans Klskaddiil hus J il I iHTiViil With imnortnht news Iroiu New I ,) , ... . . , ... ... under Col Slough, numbering above 1,,"00 men, rem lied Apache P.iss. .Maj. Chiv- inglon took three companies of cat airy and proceeded in advance of the main body, to intercept mid capture some of the enemy ord having reached the eoiimiatid that JoO rebel cavahv were l." miles from the Pass, t!io M.ijor found the enemy as de scribed, and w moped them out in a short time, I. iking ."" prisoners. The Major lost 4 k. lied and 11 wounded. Alter iiocem pUshing this the Major returned to the command, nhicli was on the way down the west, ni slop.' to Santa Fe. The comiiiind under Col. Slough kept on its way, encountering no enemy until ar riving nt Pigion Ilaneh, ." tn.lc.-: from Sat. te lc, where it met at the mouth of the Camion 1.100 Tcxatis. This was on Friday, Feb. ".'"th engagement commenc ing about noon. Col. Slough, with seven comii mi. s. engaged the ein mv's front. while CVviiigtou's four companies, two of cavalry and two or infantry, deployed am attaekt d I lie rebels' rear, drit ing the guar, from the rebels' supply train, captiirinu I and burning them. The train consisted of .'I wagon. The Major also captured and p'k"d one of the enemy's guns', thru re lied and joined the main force. Mean time our forces under Col. Slough contend ed desperately against Mijn-r.iT numbers ai. d disadvantage of ground, the enemy being w ..lc 1 i i at tin month of a deep cannon. At 4 o'cl-s k the fighting censed by mil t ial cot.s. nt. Col. Slough withdrew to a epa k four miles iu the rear. I.os on our sld", gn k lh d, fi officers and 40 to ."0 v. oiinih d. I!i I e Io,s nut known. The I'llicers kill 1 are Cajit. Cook. Com pany F; I.i.-ut. II ik'-r. Comiany I; Lieut. Cham'" r-, Company C. (.'apt. Cook was woiuuhd iu the first light .Names of the kilh d ninoiig the privates are l.ut givui. Mr Kiskaddcii left lie innrning after tl.c Pg'if, am! exp'cts before ties the con . -t las la c i decided one way or the other Col. Catiby as within a .short ili-tunee of Santa Fe. Cnliiriiiitiie.it inn between him and Col. Slough was continually kept up, ni.d the pro-jiiets were that Sibley was ill a tight fix It is hoped that Slough will fall back to Ft. Union, to wait Caliby, w lieu uti advance can be mule, with suc cess. Sr Jo-oii, Mo, A.ril li 10 i i. Hi Ai'0i.Ai:rn:s, I)n .ti:TiiKsr or tiii: Mis-.-issin i, Sr. Loos, Mli A pid. T'i I ln E'.irinM. SlnnluH. Sii,-rl,iii If... If. 1 ' .1... 1 .. II j ii ii iii, ii iii i iii'i'iii.' i en. i iijii: eios- cd the lIi--i-i.ii river yesterday, captur ed the enemy's lloating battery, carrying I t guns, and occupied Tiptonville. The enemy were driven Irotn all their works below New Madrid, leaving behind llcir artillery, baggage and sick. A land battery of 12 heavy guns is taken. O.ii. Pope will attai k I -land No. 10 to-day, and hopes to (get in the reur of the liiemv s iii.rr batteries before night. II. U JI.II.I.K. K, Major ! ieneral Coinmadiiig. I. ati i:. Island No. 1 0 has surrendered, The eneriiv have nbandoneil the upper land batteries, and ore endeavoring to escape airo-s n swamp. (Jen. I'oiic is endenvor- ing to cut thi-m off. They abandoned et cry thing. Prig (Jen, W. IV. M icknll, late of tin P. S Adjulaiit-fjeiiiTal's Dejinrlnniit, and over 2,000 of the rebel forces, have Mir rendered lo (Jen. Pojie, and il is expected licit nriii v more will be eiipliir.il today Immense (publics of artillery and Miphcn have (alien into our Iuiiuh. The enemy attacked our forces at Pills burg, Tciin.. yesterday, but was rrpulvd u it Ii heavy loss. No details given, (Jen. I Vie has captured U generals, Ci.dOO prisoners of war, 100 siege pieces, and several field butteries, with immense ipiatitit'es of Hnnll nrins, tents, wagons, horses and provisions. Our victory i.i eoinplele nnd overwhelming. We Imve not lo-t n single man. Cuiio, April ". A special ilenpntcli to the St. Louis P.epublicau snys: On Friday evening, nbout 7 o'clock, our forces nt Pitlsburg, Ti ini., were nttrn ked by two regiments of infantry, two pieces of artill ery, und n large fornftjl cavalry, Our forces were immediately got iu line of-bat-lie and prepared lo receive, the iiltnck. The enemy only fired one round and com menced retreating, We returned the ene my's lire, killing nnd wounding ipiite n number, nnd took I (5 prisoners. The reb els only killed one of our men, (Jen' (Jranl, wns nt Savaiiiiuh, but im mediately left for the field of fiction. It is nupposed only to have been n recoiniolsance in force of the enemy to find out the strength of our forces, und, finding more than they reeti'd, tley beat a lin'ty retrrnt to I Vim n. Washington, April 7. The following in regard to the Mrrriimtf has been re ceived at the Navy licpurtincnt. When she run for Norfolk, Sunday, March Olh, she had 1 feet of water in her hold. One shot from the CiiiuhirhiiHi riddled her; some shots from the Monitor went through her port holes and dismounted ! guns. The AYmiiVr put a ball through the boiler of the I'ulrick linn ,, killing two men and scalding others. Nr.w Yoisk, April S The Tribune' Tennessee corrcsiondent writes that the rebel aitny has been greatly overrated, and that his whole force in Soul hern Mississippi does not exceed oO.OOO men, mid that half of those are raw recruits. A Ship Island letter of the -.Mill nil, re ports the arrival of lien, liutlcr on the JOth. A rebel licet of seven gunboats had made their appearance in Mobile liay. The V. S. gunboat NnnMim iff ( 'ubii chased a steamer laden wilh cotton on the coast of Louisiana, and threw a shell into her, burning her to the water's edge. The schooner dYa.Y lUdtr with l.'IO bales cotton for Havana, was captured by the gunboat A'. Cmit. Washington, April " A despatch from den. llalleck states thai lieu Stui'gis goes to Kansas and lien. Craig to the Indian Territory. l.cn l.netl s advance guard mid readied i en. vi i am. lien, llalleck will speedily lake '.he In iu person.- Andrew Johnson, Military (lovernor of Tennessee, reports that the arrest of sever- al prominent persons engaged in the rebel- lion has been made, and that the I nioii cause is wot kill" well (ien Jackson is at New Market, Va , ami (nil. .lolmston is al (oriloiisvuie. Winding, Va , April 7 A special h'spaleh to the N Y. Times says the tele- 1 . -ii ,- . .i rram lust received here iiilorms us that the ta bels are retreating before our forces un- r lien Mdrov, vv ho has advanced from Cheat M'iuiii..'n, and now holds Camp A I- gnai y, laieiv cvaciiaicii nv me leiiels i . . t . i i , .. ii... 1,...., l.-. r.it..., I L iv XI.... iii , -1 . , , ti rev, and I llllib TsVillc, and seem to be ... 1 1 i . ...... ..I., t.ii.i ii ..... i. ii. .in ..ii. I, irriving at Staunton, where thev will have i railroad to i scape. i , ... i lot AM' I 'I MOi II HV.- .l till' secession oiinty convention, In-ld I. ii ..-. . -.i t .Saturday, ' " '.--s - ... . .'II 1. ,1 , .'I , i n. I 1 1 u ... i r n I, l i ,i i . 1. 1...- . ,- IOIsier.ll.V more than ordinary vim, on Ihe Crittenden omprotnise, Lincoln's w ar," I aboli- ionis,,,, with the limllul range of argu- ments gem rally itcm nted in seci ssiomst ijnrs. Following in the track imi vi r-:il!y aid down bv his class o prints, the Judge by implication, nt hast ) threw all the re- poiisilulilv uf the rejection of the flatten- en compromise on the llepublicau parly. While it scarcely sums possible that Judge Wait can be innoci nlly ignorant of the facts in relation to the compromise nffi red bv Kentucky's Venerable Senator it would em eipially improbable that he should know iiijlv and vv jifullv fal-ifv a history so isily sd right. The Judge piiinbd the horrors of the strife by which our country's. i Ids are dyed in blood, and yd had no words ol censure for the mad nmbiliun of isaijioiuted puliiicl leaders, and the ipiaily mad folly of their Ini-giiiihal hd- owcrs, wlio cuntoiiitly. by rcur.ii' the tandard of ret oil and iiiaii'iir.,Ia,g civ il war at Ft. Sumter, precipltat. d a stale of things which ail inu-t ihnri cale. What 1 an say of two or three or half a dn.eii of tho.-ewho are decidedly sympathizing in their ideas, I say of Judge Wail. 1 be- ieve he is an hole -t man, and kmcv he is a gentlcinaii. Put when in i templaling . i :i.t.. ..ii . .... .1... . i ...i . : ""-" " I''"' m oinueru ; -J.. ....101S in iliMin. our l..,vernine, , ...a ... a , ... lino us lll lo .siioveri 1IIC I'eC ll-lit'.l llllis , f their nii elite States, he finds, nr at- b mpls to find, umple ju-tdieatloii (r their ! ids in the grow th of a e scutum i,t j ut uie .soi iu man. c, ii io .-lavcrv, ri gardni ..i - it as a cur-e to while men no h s, than to gro s-whi li in the (ni-sage of pi r-onal ii rty bills by three or four of the North- ru Mates, ino-tiv iu the extruue North. ere fugitive slaves were least seldom found, he gathers eeu-e for Ihe rebellion: hen he nu kes the entire North resjioiisi i: for the crazy nets of ihe fanatic John Prow n, who wilh his doy.cn or filler n fob oweis inade an iillaek on Ihe great Stale of irgima, m:d threw her into a panic of fear, and for w hieh nets of fully nnd treason iic justly paid the penully of his life, the Judge was guilty of a degree of injustice iu judgment, as well as a want ol cotiijire hension of tin: comparative relation of cau.-.e and elf' ct, inexcusable iu it man of his nc and position. (Quoting two or three limey, the well known "covenant with hell and league with death'' expression, used theoretically by n crack braiied faun lie in the North but more recently with iirnctical emphasis ill nrl of rebellion rind civil war, by the South, the Judge attempted very unfairly, to make Ihe loyal Inn: hearted North resjioitsible, and bear the stigma of this notorious saving. Many more unreasonable ns well ns un just stalemiiiis were made by lhn speaker, and he wound up by priilielmg a great vic tory for the pence si eessionihts ill the north, when nllowed, afler the wnr is coei, to eo opnnlij wilh their bolder friends iu the south, Using ballots instead of bullets. Fx (Jov. Curry was loudly called for, but de- hin d to come on Ihe track, evidently not being in trolling order. A vole of censure on the county commissioners, was passed by the convciilion, because they declined to appoint secessionists lis judges of elec tion in the various precincts. A groan in their behalf was proponed, but wisely not fitteinpted, us in the over-wrought slate of their feelings, n general cry would proba bly have been the result. Ihe:r state of drill, Willi the ifdieralobe. (Hence and order of eortnieiil, inniiifeht ed, sjioke well for Iheir training- mid the laet Hint not ii single motion was made which ruuiired lo be voted down, nor In in deed n single negative vole cast, Indicates nu admirable dcgiee ofioiuiiigciuiiit among those who have bossed lln; job, ns well i.s n great facility of subordination among the runk nnd lilu. Un-uin i a. .If nit) limit nttcmiitk t limit itnwti tlie Xmi'Hi aH V , slimit till" mi Uif ( f.Vn. )ij. " Editor. W. L. Adams, OREGON CITY: SATI UDAV, Al'lil I, 10, ISI1J. I In' l Hliui Sl.vli' t.niisrnlliiit. The ticket nominated at the Fnioii State Convention at Mugene City on the ith inst. will be found in to day's issue Wilh the action of that Convciilion we arc satisfied, and nc eiilcitain no doubt but that as j inaiiy icople will be pleased wilh it as I could have been gratified by any other. ' Indeed, we are satisfied that the cnndi- dates for the most important offices will ( j,,,, 1S laMI r v voll. ,1S iuiy tlrr men iu the Stale could have done. Of their capit- bililics to discharge their duties when elected, and of their honest intentions zeul- j ou-lv and faithfully to do so we entertain j,tlt T,(.ri!' ttl,-c f ,,()M. ttllls .... ' niuncs were pin in iioiiiiiiiiiihii inner goon 'ril ""'" whose claims were very prop- erlv submitted to tlie I ouveiilion. men j (,ris whom we entertain the warmest .ire i t i personal reelings, and w hose inhaneeinent 11 r M) ""'S n ,m'.v ,:""''"" tmar mlegnty will J ever be one of our desires, but at this time i it was of course impossible lo reward merit evervwhere, and Ihe patriotic and graceful . i .., , , uci iiiesccuee in rejecii i cam i a cs n l ie I 1 J , ll""1'1' ol 1 omentum, mid their nobly- i cxiiri sscd iliteiilioti lo render a hearty and ' cordial suppott to the ticket, has while it 1 ins indicated the harmony of the Convcn- j i itin p and ull'orded an iiu-piciotis mm n of ' . . ., ,,. I I i, I,,, i, ..I I. I I'. I, IIU I... I.' ..I I. : ,1,.,,,.,. ,,f it,,. i-..l . . ... r I ..r ..I .... j i;m. lilM.r,0 , ,U Vn, (. (u.(, u, , j, v ,.t, . ''K. (.., is, , l ,,;,.,, Convention has j stiered clear of the ipiicksands we inici, I nnd sl.iick the chanuil we myi,. ', -. Toved a success. Its harmony lias seldom been ixceided by a l.ke gathering, and the 1 . ' I general satisfaction vie lieurd ej..ssul I with its doings among Ihe masses, ns we j rode down through the Willamette tallet, I convinced us that the Convention did its work well did jast what the people gen- ) erally e.Xiccted il to do. Ours is u ticket ; not of this faction or that rliipie, not of bar room hummers and brainless dandles, not of rich monopolies, overriding ex I trenie rusticity but is emphatically a lick- j et of the people, one which Milts, the solid i mon voters nt me Male cvcrywiicre j Iu .Mr. (iibbs, tve have no doubt from w hat tve know of him, we shall luve a Mjiuble, ! efficient, and judicious (l.ivernor-a man j who is possessed n' i nougli manhood, -ound j sense, and ileei.s. on of ehiir.uier, to take a j proud position the day he is inaugurated, I as Governor of the w hole i . ople, and hot n repleseiila'.ive of any (action or ii favorite i ol any si ction or local inlenst III our Ciinilidale for ( 'ongn - John II. M P.ride. we can stunk more liositiwlv l.nvinr . ' ,.... j(1, , , . .,,.,. ie j, ,1(m ,)lt , J , : ,-, v ()f ic has once I... I Mil liomilialed for Congress, hav ing been the choice' of the 11. hiil.liean Convention Unit met at Salem in K,s - ie was ,KII i,,,!,,,.,! as lm(. ,.,.. (t j j of the other lialnes on tliu tick' t Uilh him, to withdraw from the canvass, nt H. urgent solicitations of hi tildhs of the P.epiiblicans cverywhire lie went, who wished for peculiiir rea-nus lo supjiort one or the other of the opposing democratic factions. He is o I iwyer of a good and inereusiii.' practice, nnd of lmoWi'iil' iionu- larily. - . . - As to his sidling integrity, we have never heard a doubt expressed Modest null unassuming, In: never forces himself in the way of public favors, but never shrinks from onerous and unprofita ble public iltitcs whenever others dccni (hat Ihe public good demands Iho sacrifice lit his hands. lie is a close, student, pos si's.ses it clear lieiul mul iliscriiuiriatiiig in tellect, i.s a close observer ol passing events, treasures up fads, iirrays and combines the material he gra-jis with u p Hun knblu facil ity, and generally iirrites at sound conclu sions. Few men of much larger experi ence excel or even citial him in judgment, While his discretion prevents him from interfering wilh private ipinrrels, or making an unnecessary array of hostility to any particular faction or cliipie, he limy be de pended on by all unrties when tin v de- ' j ruauii sa.npiy j.m.rr. , nougl, born In ' " ," ",n"" "'! State up to the date of Oregon's ndu.issioi. : into the I mon, there is not, , never , was the least otlor of ireasou on his g-r-, ments, fro... the day that coming events beg,,,, lo cast their dark shadows before, j Iu electing Mr. M Pride, wo shall havo a 1 friend nt court in Washington City, ,,.! an able, active. mill fit... nr. ,1 to Km.. ..i... ..iniui.i,, , ru . neiiiii live of our interests" in Congress. .Some rabid secessionists, iinprinciiiled dema gogues, nnd stupid voters everywhere will strive to deferit our whole ticket, hut their L'fforts will be unavailing if I'niou men do their duly. The fact Ih, many who were favor of the Jeff Davis parly u short time since, are beginning lo suspect that it may not nfier nil be a very mifr. ticket to vole, nnd tvhihi some ol ll.-'tri hieml to siiiport the Union ticket now, others de- dare they will not votu at nil. ore, for the first time iu our life, pleased with the n'en cmv Inodu of voting. The poll books of Oregon for next June will be preserved lor posterity to look at. A black scrawl will be drawn under I lie inline of every mini who voles the Jell' Ibivis ticket, and children yet unborn will be made to blush at the conduct of nnccslois they will be iishiiined lo own. JWT (ii n. Jim Lane of Kansas lias re ' sinned his seat in the V. S. Semite, hating I ...r.......l I.. ..........I ..I it... I Ii.-I- lO'liel-llb 1 l I IIS. l l III . 1 .11 .III- -.ll.,l,if. ship offered him by the President, so thai he might make a campaign through Mis 1 soma and Arkansas in his own way. lieu. Lane says it was impossible for him to j make any niiiiiigeuieiit with Muj. (ien. ' Hunter by which he could strike at Iclicll I ion in his own way, coiiseipieully he pre ferred to continue in the Scnale, to octal 1 pving il jiosition in the iiruiy under an offi cer whose views differed from his own on the best method of piosi anting ihe war Sit I'm. The Advertiser is piibhshin the affidavits thai men sent on lo Wash- ington from Portland s stark is a traitor. The no effort to deny any of the fads set forth iu the idlidatits, but seems lo think it does Stalk a fa tor bv publishing his treasonable expressions We shouldn't be Mirprixd , s . Mress,o,,isU think thein- selves Honored oy lictng puiillslieil as thieves. Ivi'l ITMirvr A (J. Walling, of the Oregon Fanner, announces Inni-ilf as an independent cainlidiilii for Stale Printer Mr. Walling tells us he collies before the peojile lor two reasons- one is thai he has diligently labored for the past four years lor what he thinks the good of the country that is, stuck type. An honorable und useful culling, of course - l.ut then can nil lt ie slu kers eiect lo be public print. I ' Mr. Walluig's next reason is, he has tii v naturally come lo the very s .,: conclu sion thai " farmers have mi undoubted right to a voice in the pircrmni nt thev build up and sustain " , tine, and both the I'nion and rebel candidal, s will say itinen to thai, Mr Walling t i.u stand on their platform jTccisily. The ' fanners' will mlmirt your Jilatform, while Ihe secesli ' larim rs' w ill all r'.rY for th" rib. I nomi nee. The I niitit ' fiiriin iV are not fool enough lo try to i led the n In I candidate by throw ing their Volis awny on ton -Mr. Walling will probably (jet one tote. Oi It N irios It is ndmiltu! in Wash ington by partus attai hi d In the fmi gn il plomalic bodies, that should the l ulled Slates succeed ill its Inovenn nts, it Will emerge frmii this wnr the grcab si iiiilil.n r power on earth. It eiltalliiv will be for ih fuisitc purpovs t:o The w i at In r is si.ll mul d,"i- greiiible, w ith oei iisiniial Vhowi rs and had storms. The grass on the pr.iilux has stalled a little, but is still vi ay shoil There has already ben a good ili.il of sowing done, and many nre HI in-hiiig the .low. We thii X tl.iil in Ihe Wlllalll lite Valley there will be about I Iniuh grain I i si .1 for home eou-umjiliou ttiT The name of the slealuir I'll o Inn b en vi ry Toier!v ihangu! lo " I'liion.'' She is making regular lr:ps In Lafayette, on TucmIhv, Thursday, nnd S.ilui.lay ol (iich weik Captain Milhr, i.hd II r. Ap mTshii, Clerk, uie, by Iheir .oheni ss, nt tention lo biidiiiss, m,i necouiinoil.iting liifiiiiii r, riiuliiing the " Culon" uu iin'.is piiisable to the Yaluliill trade ; surest blllrtlilks agllitl-l lllltl h llUlcnn Itll- trT The secessionists ,,.t Saturday J di nea ; ii i,, .rcM i ,. (he ( Jein rnl (iotrm itomimiteil the lollowing tiiket fur this . "" "' '" 'u M '"d.' Coustttutioiial tiger, n county: For l!epreseiiiniin, John Mviri, W r.ugle, and N Pol. bins County Judge, F. S. Hull I, Sheriff, Hoiiiec Pake.-. Comity Ch rk, John Thomas. Treasurer, John Fleming. Assessor, ('. F I la I ie County Commissioners, prcley War nock anil Mi l 'own. Surveyor, J A. Pnrm-il Tlu-y passed n few resolutions, among which wns one condemnim? ihe naiiloile majority o the lioanl of County Commis - i sioners Tor lint Appointing secessioitisls lis judges of election, IssJ" The sccessionihls, Iii Slide couveu- .;,. ,,. ., , i ,t , n .., lion, hate nomilinleil the followimr tn ki t ,. " l-i.r I ,,i,,,p...u t I tl'..:. . ' s-, , i, mi, (Joti rnor, John F. Milhr Sec'y of Sliil.', (Jeti. T. V'iliilt. Tretm , J. li. (Jreer. .Stale Printer, A. Nollmr. Judge, Hh disi., v. W. i;,Ke Pros. Atl'y, W. L, McFwan. jtssa, wo o.ii i.i ii mrnv vi ii hi. Assav On hi; AT Lfiwisrov. We derslaml that liiehartl Hurley, Km,., of this cily. conlcuinlales .slabb. - lort lim() .... ,,MH11V . ,. ,.,.. ,.r T. He is provided will, coinplet,, prtus for assaying gold, nnd r.U silver Mr. I,,,eV H a sLille.l ...ii : , will render satisfaction th,u ,,. roni.e I , III. c,,lc f,.r ,.i,.i.i were math, bv Mr. Wilde of il.i. ..it. ..... ' nni uu il.. II, ,..l.. I.. ....I I .1 . . .i ... ..... n ,,.., ,,:,j ,uiseu mm ine weigiti o a piartcr of un inch of human hair, will cause them to vibrale, fT Wu learn Hu t Itobcrt Pcnlhiiul has disposed of his int. rest (one-hall) Iu the Mini City works to Dement, Lovejoy, "'" l'',,"l","'. the griuilucs of the right 1 '"r " l'"lroiid nroiind tho f,ill o,i ttar Wu nro uiuler obligations lo Hon J. W. Ncsmith for valuable public dom' minis. Viilon BUto Convention Ihe I (invention .. t,;., il... inli t....:i . . . "'uv-"yoii I" 'liairm.d C. N. Terry .B'y On inoliou, u coniniiiietMif h. 01 deiilials was appointed by Ihe diair On motion, the chair iippoi,it,.( tt iinltco of live on order ol biisin,., Oil inolion. the el until . . - .1 VIII ' ""Him n i.. corn. Adjourned till 1 r m. I c m - l!e.orl ofiMiuniilleooi, rru.,n I ia Is. "' On inoliou, cad, county ns UW(l, fl east the voles of abscnl delcgalm, On motion, report 0 coin,aiU',0 W) ihiilinls adoitci. Co,n,i..ee on permanent ormm-H r,',M,,n,nr 1 A- '-"vejoy rorPri'M,!,,,, W.S.Cahlwcll and C.N.T-rry fr , ' riiiirus, idoiicd. Peport ofcoiniiiilleeon order of l,,,, u 11 nnd iiilnpled, in f,lttlt. P. solved, That I'd, C,)llv,,llli(,(; . ",o''''d I" niiuitioi,,, iM nl(l f I, " ing order, lo wit; Ki !,.11P ""' '''Vs...o.i..si...uhin;,i;S Adveiiisir iniikes Mllrr . "one in. tl t ,. "v 111 n III llll'M n Pesolvcd, Tl at (he eniididnlrs f1( gri ss, Sec'y of Slate, and Sbib-Tn Pesolvcd, Ti nt (he cnndidiilr. f1)r (, s um l.e se.eetei, ,,,.. l ie Ii,., p ""V1 """ I Statu pfl,r ' ' the Hemocrutic clement ofil,i'ullV(,ltjiJ The Colivchlioii then ins'..is(., , ngl ' noininalioiis, i icu imr, us fullim,. For Congress, 1st tote, .1 li M Undo O Jacobs W. C. J.ihlisotl Iv L Applegnte Jesse Applegntv Scattering Second v ntc, M l '.l id.' Jacobs Jesse A ''egaitc Johnson Ml bide ihelarul lllialiiia.i,ly niitul 1 .IJ i IK 'J 7 il eO III II H Instil - For t.'ov. nior A C liiblu .1 W I Hew A Cx A I. Lmejoy Pidnii r J li.it I. v J I Vole, li.bbn I III Vt Cox Lot. jot liat Ii V 1st Vole. .1! ii 111 li N K j:i 1:1 Iu lid tote-Oilibs ,',, Cv -.ni ;tiy Lot. jot 0,1, l declared the lllialiiaious lioinii,. e ef l1:, ( 'oiii, i,i,, ."s. . V ol Mule , i,,,.. S .' ,. W S C,!dw,l! ;,,, i, CI,,,,,!,'!; .'il Vol.- May C,, Caldwell Xl. ,ay ihclal i I llliall llioils'v liiMllilii.ti , ' Slate 'i ii, r - MeCnrii.il k 7; (;r,JB '.HI. lionl.iii ileil.utd lliiuliuiinudy tm. Hi ill . I Tr.nsui.r-- li N Cook 71; lr. Wrr.ai ML I-. N. Cu-.k d . hned uiijiiiniuiiv'r lion. Ill ated On moiion, . ( "i iir nppoinle,) ,r f. low ing i -1.111111 lb c on resolutions: ir. V. kins, A llovev, Preston , Jesse A pplegalr p.. f iiar i,,.: ' Adjourn- d I. II 7 o'eloi k I- vi In I he iiilern.l Ihe ilelegnl.s frmrt t f c si v. ia .In. li. nil Ibsttjels iii.nle Hit f(,n. ing men melon. -. For Judge of thr 1 1 It Judicial liincl, L I) Shallin k. Potthiiid. l or 0 -Un I Allium v ul ,P . J,;. cid ll.striet, Mr (in1; for the :M. A.J. Tl.i.tir. of Cortnll,.; lor lh,. :i., J.i Wil son; Tor the HI., V. C. ...hn-.,ii of Ore gon ( Vy S. v i, ii'eh.ik I' vi Kcs,,liilinti rrt n port, , ,v ,t. , ommilli'i' nnd udopliil hy the I 'olili'iltlnn, ns lolliiw: Pesiilvid, 1st, Tluil we tvilj rrrr "i pott ihe Stall! IJovi iniiieiits in oil Ihtir righlt, m (he itio-t eiiin a Ii n! siliaiitidrs. lots; of their domestic Minrtrii, Dlnl tL the sift I atiehor of our pence III hnilic tnJ safely abroad. 'Jd That we nre in favor of the mpprrs sion of IH. pre., lit W like. I lebel(ill-llf I vigorous pr cniniii nf i l.e ttur, mi hugt nei esiiiy in fnislrute the schemes of srmitl Irmlor' .'Id. That we nre opposed lo any ir oilier than that whieh is sure In ii'ine all n In Is mul iln ir sympntliiin submit to the i t.ii-t.lulionnlly i l . ltd sutlterilin ul Ihe l.'t piibbc. Hh That the (Ji m nil (inirrnniftit shoill'l ee its lltinost energy In ililtwl the ( 'oiisliliitioii, execute Ihe ', in s. re Ihe Fnioii; and ihni, in mforil iince wilh Ihcso resolutions, we jileilge oor elves lo supjiort (lie nominees of this ton Viittioil. I I ... . . H . I - L'.fn I " inoiiiiii, mo l ia r lip louiini " I . . -.. , .. 11 . ..nL ' iiiiini i otumiiiee lor Ihe iiries oi m . '.. t en ll W ill iu- ll . ns follow ll.nrv Fulling. M F. Ilanling, ilirnin Smith, (ico. 11. Mil' limns, ami ,S, 1 1 m int. Adjourned , il,r. Nut Voi i un. With Ihis niiinlirr row mi lieu ihe eighth volume of tho Argu. TO Ml. SKI IS! Head the mlt crlisc uie nt of tho slrsmcr " St. Clair," iu another column. tWIli lr.(.iii i'rnli)lrry i.f lln I'""1"'' IiiiiiI t'o i.1.) 1 nun I into I) mil Iml.l lirr irm -mini in. rlniK i,n Aln.iiu tliiii.lt in M""11 i.'uiinly, mi 'I'lniiMlHy, lltfl liml tiny ul M..y, I' tliu in. N t ill .lunsiNis, rsiiilcl ('!'- Xndcpoudrnt Candidate for tt Trlntor, M.imitr a. wau.isc, ok Tin: " Ortfimx i'tirmtr." IN niiiniiiiiiii.i nu ...If i tin lu.lfi'nil,iil ilnliile rr Hliiln i'mif. r, til Hi" fi'l li.'ii, I lUii lii.,y liml ritli-r llts I'lilmi llllill. firn linn, nil lurly IiwiiMi I'll1'' TH Al, nH.VICU, ..ml .am, tvlm, f.r tl f.iur )em, I ns tltliU. nlly Inlmrnl fr ttlml. '" jielem. iil, ., Irti for .k Inn- hia-rnl '"" )iiini blnle. II. Ii. villi, n I il,., Il.al Fmineri liiim iliinlilpil rilil hi a iniee in llm linn otni'ii' 111 ImiiIiI H sail tolaiti, mul Me. Itmiliii In r"""" Hit. Iiibom hiHltieli tlirv limit Iw" siil'"1'; rtillirr lliioi ..ililien.. lnw I)' li"i " rum in Inliii'iif. I mlinel my i'i"- "" !"" I lei-: ibeil.-liil Ihr H.ilM b.t-