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OREGON FREE PRESS "Ilere shall the Press Ibe people's rights maintain, Unawed by influence, and unbribed by gain." GEa L Curry-, Editor and Proprietor. OREGON CITY, SATURDAY JUNE 3. 188. The Election.- On Monday next the citizens of this Territory are called upon to go forward to Hie polls and select their representatives and county officers, and lo approve or disapprove of the proposed amendments to the Organic Law. No man should hesitate to perform this important duty. His single vole may be of great consequence, and it is as much duo lo his fellow-citizens as it is lo himself, that ho should exercise his right of suffrage. Ought not the formation of the gov ernment lo be as much a mailer of mutual interest as is its support? Let no one, then, who has the right, neglect to vote and, in doing so, each voter should feel the importance and responsibility of his act. In some of the counties the contest will be quite ani mated, notwithstanding which, we do not doubt but that good order will every where prevail, as it most certainly should. YVe intend to give our readers the result of this convocation of the sovereigns, as fully and as promptly as we can get the returns. Exoneration of Mr. Reeve. By reference to our first page it will be seen that the Board of Commis sioners on "Pilots and Pilotage," have fully exonera ted Mr. Reeve, the Bar Pilot, from all blame in refer ence to the loss of the Vancouver. YVe have been in formed that the merchants contemplate making a loan to Mr. Reeve, of sufficient means wherewith lo procure a suitable boat, or boats. One thousand dollars, it is judged, will do this. It is certainly must important that the pilot should have facilities for the discharge of J) is duly promptly and faithfully. Mr. Reeve bears honorable testimony as to the ex cellent conduct of the crew of the Vancouver through out the time of peril. Every command was obeyed with alacrity and good order. The Weather. It rains shockingly and itjbas been doing nothing else for some lime past, and seems in clined to do nothing more for some time to come. The crops want sunshine, and we all want sunshine the Commissary General in particular, because he is ear nestly desirous of keeping the Mount Hood read unob structed by snow, that cattle may be driven up to the Dalles for the use of the army, lie fears that so much snow has already fallen in the mountains, as lo prevent the parly getting through, that started a week ago with cattle. We'll lake any quantity of rain next winter for sunshine now there, Mr. Clerk of the weather, now, pray, do! Tnc "Mt. TIelen." This is the name of Mr. Trucs dell's Horse Boat, which is intended to run between this City and the mouth of the Columbia, and we have no doubt she will greatly facilitate the transportation of freight. She lias made several successful experimen tal trips, and we saw her the other day leave here for Portland with "a full head ol steara on," and loaded with thirty thousand feel of lumber. Election Retdrns. Our friends in Ibe several coun ties will oblige us mucli in forwarding lo us, wilh as much despatch as possible, the correct returns of the election in their various precincts. Improvements. Wo observe that there is a good deal of building going on in and about town, which" affords employment to a considerablc'number of work men. When finished, these buildings will add much to the appearance of the City. In fact, operations of this character must always produce a beneficial result, especially in a new country or settlement. They may be considered in the light of public improvements, which, while they enhance the interests of a place, tend also to develop and advance its social influence. We notice a lame building in the course of erection on Water slrcct, intended for the store-house of Messrs Campbell and Smith, a new firm which will shortly commence operations in the mercantile line. The edi fice is quite an improvement upon others of its kind in this far-off quarter of the globe, combining, as it does, conveniences and facilities for doing business, with ils good looks. We were down about "Clarkamas Citv," as it is slyled, the other day, and were quite surprised at the extent and nature of the improvements, which wo found in progress there. Messrs. Cutting and Smith have already raised a strong and excellent frame for a saw-mill, and in the course of a couple of months ex pect to be making lumber. The race to their mill has been formed by nature, saving them immense labor and expense, in the matter of excavation alone; and with trifling artificial help it can be rendered most ex cellent and available. A little below, on the bank of the Clackamas, we came upon another enterprise which is rapidly going forward under l?)e supervision of the proprietor, Mr. D. C. Ingle. This enterprise consists in the application of water power, as a labor saving means, in the prosecution of several of the use ful arts in the business of the foundery, to furnish wind for the fire of the furnace in blasting in black smithing, to drive the trip-hammer and blow the bel lowsand finally, to afford motive power to the lathe and the saw-mill. Mr. Ingle has already succeeded in a portion of his undertaking, in which notwithstanding he is making some further improvement. He is like wise engaged in gelling oul the timbers for the frame of his saw-mill, which is to be on the river side, imme diately below where his foundry and blacksmith shop is situated. Success, we say, to these and all other industrious and enterprising men, who arc actively concerned in the great work of developing the real worth of Oregon in rendering her numerous streams and dense for ests of the highest utility to man. Fourth op July. In a few weeks, the great holiday of the nation the anniversary of American Indepen dencewill be with us for commemoration and of all the glorious days in the world's history, it is the worthiest of man's celebration. Abler pens than ours have written of the great moral effect of that day's work that labor of love for the nations for all hu manity. Let some measures be laken for its appropri ate celebration in this City; for this day, with Ameri cans, wherever they may he, can never pass unregard ed. On the last "Fourth" most of our citizens joined with those of Portland in their celebration. Now, they should unite with us in commemorating tho "day of days." Declination. Mr. Absalom Cornelius, of the Molalla settlement, requests us to state that he declines being a candidate for the office of Justice of the Peace. Mr. Daniel Gruell is a candidato for that office in the precinct mentioned. We have also heard the uamu of Wm. Ev Larkins, of the Molalla, as a candidate. fgr. tho same of- fice.