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- i TM aLt H. Wo commend tliu Mlowing mMiiifii:tii to our reader, worthy of Iwiug twice read nri'l pondered tijf.n. 'I lie au'bor i certain ly correct in viewing tlio ballot-box ns prog iiuut will meaning Hto the duty of Amur ican Citizen in ex rcisin tlii jir'.Todlivo for llio rumoli(iii of pood men, mid such only, to ofllceit of trust and r'sjootililitjr. )ur Oregon readers will pleaso substitute iv voce, w hem-ver ballot-box limy occur, Ky this iiii'iin you will probably pet the aon, although you nitty find pine or two, which, liko iiiacliitifl poetry, will be mightily tangled : It ! t f isud thing tlitt hero, it la.t, each voter has ju-t llio we glit of on nan ; no mora, no leaa ; and Out wealuet, by virtu if his reco; niud nianti'oul, ia a strong aallie niilitiml. And cons uVr for a .noiurui, wli.il ii in to ci-l vote. It u llit lokeo of ii.rat.iii do pnvilrg e, and in voln tin lesponeiMitM .f an hercdilury trust , Il has puaaed m'o jfo.rr Von l at a light, reaped from Iklde of nuflviing md b !, The grandeur of lli.lory m rrurrtctltd ill your it. .Mr 11 Imva wrought with p"ti and tongue, ami pined iu dun geoua, and d ed on scauolda, Iliut you might olituiu this ayiiiliol f freedom, and enjoy tliia eoiiuiou 'ilea of twertd individuality. To llie ballot liavt been transmitted, It wi re, Clio Ignity of llio acepire d tho pub ncy of the u ord And lli.it winch is so potent as a light, is alw pregnant una duty a duty fur tha present and for thu future. If you wiil, til ul folded Iruf become 1 Unique of julice, a oii:e of older, a fore of imperial law ; eruring riglile, aboliahuifr ahun, erecting new in lilutioni of Irulli and love. And, knwerer you will, it ia th expression of a solemn responsibility, tha xerc!s of an iniiueuuriiMii power for (food or for ril, now and hereafter. It in the medium through hich you act upon your country the or ganic uervo which incorporate you with ila life an I welfare. There ia no agent with w hich the pakiuililiea of the llepublio are mora intimately Involved, none iixi which wv can full bark with moro confidence tliau the ballot-box." Ret. K. II. Ckafiit. Moriuoat. "It ia repirtrd that the Moiniona are not only docile, but are much pleased with their new (in, irnor, (Gov. Kirploe,) whom Ihry toon hoie to convert to their telig.ous faith Ex. The work will lie an easy oik- no doubt, iu u iiudcrtaiid, ho wnsouo of t ho Douglas advocates of polygamy ami slavery sover eignty, a net forth in llio NYbrnakn bill. Tho adoption of the Nebraska doctrine, in reference lo the polyguniy part of Mormon iitn, will render the swallowing llio balance of Mormouisin quite caiy, and perhaps very agreeable SALMAGUNDI. l.lt.r.tt'. I.WH. , ar ev, nut rir.roT. ''For to much gol we lieeniw the (.So aay our la".) draught to aell That bowa the atrong, analavea tho free, An I iipena wide the gate of hell : Fr puMie good reuirea ihat eome, Since many die, ahould live by rum." Ye civ I fa hm ! while the foea (If tliia dtrojereii their aworda, And lleaven'a own hail ia in the blowa They're dealing, will ra cul the cord 'I'liat round Hie fallen fiend they draw, And o'er him h Id your aliieldof law? And will ye give to man a hill, Divorcing him from lleavi n'e high awny? And, while (jd my: ''Thou .hall not kill," Hay ye "for fold ) may y may?" Compare the body w.th th" ul ! Compare the bullet with the bo l ! In which is felt the litre, at hlat Of the de!roying angi-la brtaih? Which bind the vcliin the more fuel Wh ch kills him with the deadlier d. alh ? Will ye the felon fo rnrlrain. And yet UikeolTthe l;gr'a iluin? The living to the roll ng deiid, The (loil coiilemn ng Turi an tied, Till by the way, or ui hn bed, The poor coi pie-carrier dropp'd and died, I-a-h'd hand in haud and fa to (ace, In fatal and iu loathed embrace. I. em cutting, Ihiuk ye, ia the thong That to a breathing corpe, for life Ijixlira in loituie loathed and long. The driinkurd'a child the druukard'a wife, To cla p thut clay to breath that breath, And iioencupe ? 0, that ia death ! Are ye uol fathers ? When your son Look to you for th'ir duily bread, Dare ye, in mockery, load with itours The tuble that for them ye eprend ? How can ye hope your sons will live, If yo, fur liah, a serient give ? (),holy Cul, li t li'lil divine Urruk foilh more broailly from ahove, Till we coiiforui our luwa to thine 'l lio p. rfrct law of truth and love For truth and love alone ran save The children from a hopeless grave. , ,....,.. .t ilm moat .uillla. . 1 i..,.,i..Uin.h,.....iliuuw.hnk.iiJ..telrti.reoiiiiaiiu-;., ; lle'.Herel lurruuii-wiwi - .J nrol.flo aa well as able4 wnuia 01 ine Iv wc.coiiie. "r, I nave wn iw " V Heaaoa.n A book oncu given lo the world cannot bo re called, (incet omaiitted tu III hands of the public, it becomes publ o proiicrly, and cannot be with- drawn. Man hue not tha power lo annihilate his own worle.-If ho giv a bad book to man, it may coat birn a life of sorrow and an eternity of woe. Huch an act is like tiroi onco gone, It Is (ion forev. r. The lean can be n ut forth, but they can never be returned. An author ia nol at I berty to withdraw what he has onco given to the world. Though he may, by repentance, undo in parte what he has done, yi it is not wholly des. Iroyed. How important, then that every act be good and useful, rather than wicked and ruinous. A few weeks since, a fuel in the life of Thomas I'aine, threw this thought with great force upon my mi s.ondoue who corre.iondenc has no doubt . . . I el.- a 1 . . . Ila la .. Willi lltllflal. .ci1u.-U!.c.".a.nc young ....... , --; , llnuorUl M ,.,of any other of our etatesmeu. Fortunately, Mr Beutou .. . . . i: I .1.. ..I-.....,,. MII.I very well, lliougn, repne.. i. jo......--. permit nw lo pr.-ae.il you to my deuohu-r," leading lb aalon slnd youth to a beautiful young lady a. at ed on the sofa. Afier aoine general conversation (he futher signined hie Ml lo bo aln will, the stronger. The daughter modestly w llnlrew, anu he revealed liiinMlf as the bhud beggar nf the cnurch-etoiie-euid he luid, during twenty years, accumulated a fortune iIipmijjI. b- gging. and wouid now present film will, bis daughter and her .', bn-aux ho was sure that wits an honest man. Il need not be added tint Italian p ety did not pre vent the young mini,! nccepting the price of low treachery, nor thot it led h in aain to the il.urcli ti, tlunk the Virion for this wonderful answer to , IIIIDW III" iaawaeajae. aj . - . nd. It occurred jit after tha publication his prayers, and to hang a silver heart, in acltnowi. Crime ta Montreal. ThoMoiilrf.il Pilot of November II, contain! statistical Inblea. r. Mlfd by Ihe ( hirf of 1'oliee, showiuii the nil i, her of urre.U, with oHfiieea spec ified, ly the p lieu of that city foi llu- iiu.iiihs J August, Kj irinlier and October. Some of them i we give : Tho whole number of arrrsla for the three momha fil'l II : ' A New t'nem. Tho London Quarterly, tjivos a niiinbor of extract lioin n journal ciliti'd hiiu pnnti'il li y lunatics at the l-- 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 r -r 1 1 iioynl Asv luin : niiniii' others i u review of tho Mill tiidii'iition 'J'ablo : a blank rciso iiocui in lucko Cantos ; lranluteil Irom the hpamsli by lAnl Walker. Tho Itinaliv reviewer save : "Wo venttiro to any and we put our foot on tho abortion that, iu tho whole cvvJo of KiiiiIMi literature, there w nulhitiu that can compete, either iu profundity of view or hiiImJiI v "I reasoning, with tho fol loiiio; iijiH-iijria, which occurs in Canto of hi "Ago of Iteaaon. My uncle, n. ., then a youth of n'netecn yeors, was pre,lioaed to sc-p-lic -in, and had for a long time deaircd lo rea I I'aine'a woik. Having been lo Sing Sin , N. Y. on business, Ihe iun-keeper, sio was about to return, oSeervrd lo him that there was a genllemun who wiahed to get a lide J and if he would carry him, he would ipeuk lo him. Mr. K. inquired who it was. The inn-kefier replied, "It is Mr. Thomas I'nine, recently returned from Kngtand." Thi liiuhly i.leoed .Mr. K., for he hud long de. a red all inlertii w wi.h him. . Mr. Pain tk his seul by Iiia id, and they rode. Their conver it on iinuii diulcly turiied upn hia recently pair lhed (In ological works. .Mr. K , h iving recenily chcrMied a hopo that Ihe claims of the liilde might be proved null an 1 void, began to conirrulii l.i. I,ii on Ihe nnticil'Btrd siicctss of Ihe "Aire of llcanon." Paine impired lifter ila poi iilurily wifhinif to k'.ow how il woe received what his lie -lib jrs tlioo-lil of it Ac, an J drew out of him all that he fell dixd to say, Alter aatiafying liiiimelf with IhcM inquiriea, lie tok a long brca h, and mado subsequently the followiui; reply : "Well, si," rid Mr. Paiue, l'I am sorry thai that work rrerwent to press. I wrote il more fur my own amusement and lose v. hut I could do, than any design of benefitting the world." " cui girt tcurlilt" said he, with great emphasis, "am llirm t my tommaml, had Ihe Age of Rnnan nrrtr If en puUMtii ! No sir, I regret thu publication of that work exceedingly. It cuu never do the world any good, and its sarcastic style will, donlitleta, lead thousands to esteem lightly the only book of correct morula that has ever blessed the wur'd. I would advise you," said I'aine, turning his eye to meet Mr. K.'s "not lo rend that work," edgcim ul, before her image. The eetlal Oregoa-Leller from aa old V'rteaitor Judge Uoutllaa. Willi iniicli plcimiro o publish tho fol- I. ...!.., L.ttnr u-ritt.-n In tho editor of the Chic,."., IVm. Pres., by our old friend .id . brother a gambler, and myaclf a convict in the A,.r.,n I'uvne. e coiiitneiid it to ' th pcruiil of every Deinoi'rat, Whig, nd . r-:,...l. . is iiossessed of Ih most MUaorumary iu.ui" ( and to line w may aulJ. aa not unworthy of con- si lerulion, nor unimportaiil lo any mail In Ih hur of trial, that tho sympathy of a whol community is Willi huu in hi hour of calamity. io(in( Intelligencer, HlBgoUr KmoiloB, The followiujj, wrilteu in an elegant busineisi haud, was iuacribed on th baek of a fiv dollar bill, lately received in .New York from Norlh Curoliua i 'Here is a $5 bill which I intend lo loo out of my window, in Norfolk, as oon aa I have written this. I am now no lover of m jnejr. I hate it moat cordially, for it haa bcea III ruiu ol all my luniily. I will beg from door t door eternally rather than own another cent one hour. It mad my grandfather suicide, my mother the victim of a soi row Ihat sunk her early lo Ihe grave, my ..2 V. I'J.i ..S4 "er l5 CGll Diuuk and Disorderly 30 .Vagrants 'Larceny 71 rawpicion of l.nrreny oj 'Indecent l'xpoure 7 'Impeding and lucouiuiod ug 47 Maiialuughter 4 furious Diiviug Aaking for Pioticliou Oilier (.'Aim ow, dues any one ask what right has Ihe civ- II power lo lupprena Kr,.g almtH ? Look at llieae elaliatios for an answer. The liial nine items in the above table, showing uu ng,-regaie of "35 arrests, may nearly ill be safely utlnbtilrd to the Inlliiencc of ihe g rag shops j and Ihe IrnM, Ak ng for pro Irclinn.is doublk'Miii pait atliiliulalde t" the same ciu. Oa the whole, we think wo may very enfely ohargeon llmiiaiiiid of these ll.'il arroti lo th whisky-devil. Nearly one hull' of the whole number arreted were In.h ( a laei nioul dirrputa bl to that people, and admitting' bill one solution Wlisly.' Hut lor th tragical re.nll. involved, then would ba .iinelhing aWoluirly ludior.au in Ihe Idea of liefiu ng li.uui aelliiig and puniahiug oll'ence reniltiug there Ironi ItgtUmig a tauee u outlawing tke nmijmri .' la view of such montlrviia nbuid.lu.a in hiinini legiUtion, well may we euLiimi ' I'll jmlgmeal! thoa liarf fl,J branJ, be.,i, And men have k their rrason .'" V Ual I toe Mala. Law U delng fur (aaerl. tcut. . 1'ive times livo arc Uciity-fivc, l'ie time i'n arc thirty, live linn s seven nro thirty-fire, Five times eight aro forty. Col. 1 1. n t 1 11 in hi speech on llie Pacific Telegraph lull, tells ol' n man who had seen I'ud liinnliej snakes in olio dnv, utid not a ry L'oud 1l.1v for strikes nt that. Some mi" dniibiitiu- ilie insertion, the man came down to one hundred then filly nnd hav ing reduced the number to twenty-five, lie swore ho "woiild'nt fall another snake. I'.lmineut. 'I he following is the closing strain efa speech delivered by n fillldidate for Con gress, hack in llio Ojturk montitains : "l'Vller eitiieiis and winnnen llie great biid of American liberty'a llewe.il aloft ami soi-in' upon the winos of the wind, nnd now liovenn liiylimer thoelotid capped summit lif lIlO llivlv M.onil.iitiu uti.t l...v. I la IVeltKlna Iteauttrul. Always ! in Ihe child, the maiden, the wife, mother, religion shines a holy benignant beauty of ila own, which nothing of earth cuu mar. ever was Ihe female character perfect without the steady fuilll of piely. Beauty, intellect, wealth ! they are like pitfalls, dark in thu brightest sky miles Ihe divine light, unless religion throw her soft anna around Ihcm, to purity and exalt, making twice glorious that which seemed all lovelinoss before. Religion is very beautiful in bt nltli or sicklies, in wealth or poverty. We never enter Ihe sick chamber of Ihe good, but soft music seems lo flout on Ihe air ai d the burden of their song is, "I.o .' peace is here." Could we look into thousands of families to-day, when discontent nits lighting sullenly with life, we should find the chief cause of uuhappiuess, want of religion in woman. And iu felons' cells in places of crime, misery, desulution, ignorunce we should behold in all its most hoirililo deformity, the fruit of irreligion iu woman. Ch, n lig on, b ii'gnant majesty, high on thy throne thou silteat glorious and exulted. Not above the i lot. Is, for eurlh-ckiiids come never between Ihee and the truly pious soul not beneath the clouds, fur above Ihee is heaven, opening through a hroiid vista of exceeding Wanly. Its gules in the splendor of jasper and precious stones, while with a or wey light Ihat neither flushes nor blazes, but steadily proceedeih from the llirono of god. Rs toilers bathed in refulgent glory ten times the brightness pf leu thousand tuns, yet soft uudazling tu the eye. And iheie religion points. Art thou weary? it w hispers "resv up there forever." Art Hum aorrmcic.iv. Oatxriuit W Art llinn wiirli.l Huwn of llio Uneky Moiintains-and that's mo ! will, unmerited iguonnny? "kings and priests in hied ll.fl to Congress and I'll slick to jou ; holy home," Art iheo poor ? "the very.lreet . urns linn nun USD II icail UCK-IU U ,f ,, ,.; .,.,, ... .,u .( A,l lf,n friendlcHs ? "theaiigels shall be thy con'Panions, and d'od thy fiiend and father." Is religion beautiful? Wo answer, all is des- not. nigger Mini) I !t on and deformity where il i The 1 1 Valuta Vote. This noted locality the most ulcerous spot in the wholo city of New York, if not ill the civilised wo, Id-cast tho following ' n,ue aud Heggur of Italy. loiciii i-iir recein ,-siate eteetiuli : l'or I II maun (I, lor t lark S.II-MI..,, Ill I . . . ' I lnnttiim..a Bp.. ... . 1 n..r.. 1 i . . 1 " 1 MoiiviiuciH ol nit'iioicnnia tin. I The t'liireiicc rniiMiuin l..i. ..I tl... V 1. .1 ,. 1, , 1 " -11, i., niv .levin, rtu- br Hiotison 19, for, vw,:wr iiiiMuat ..r..iiini..t. ......t i ...11 .. .1.:.. toll.esioni.i.., c ,,' ,1,;. . " , C""""K "cl fm "":r "-Wrly i"P. A sin- '.I " B"'ar Th jails tell Ih ,My. , p,, numH.ti w publithed Ih record of eoumi Iments to New Haven jail aud the city wateh kem far drunken neaa and olTcno. resuhing iherefio.u, for on mooik ifare, and one nionih a'ttr, the law went into p. eraiion-aluiwiugadeoreawfrem 123 Is 31 ; or jual niiwly-two in f.,vor of pr lnbilluti. The Norwich r..iin. k.:.. .1 "!, us inereeonis of . . ... ., ... . ... v ..... , ... . con.miln.enla I tho New London eotuitv en, 0.1 1 1 "l"0"11"" licensing the sale ' ' " l" " "' wc;l""8 '- a foilowa: 7 1 of rink. In a poll of IO,(i;n) votes, A:9Mn "'.. Altera monihorso, theb.g- I'or Auui ..! S..-mi-. I ''lie use" prevailed by a lllaioritv of ft 1 3 1 ' address.! him. , I. m.-ing h e. iinnloriiiff air to . r... ji.iv.n :. : , . 1 f r, ' " 'i-iiiinii iu oe sr an lor inur -i..u u oc uki not nimse 1 r. ' 1 nation ol the volccal tor Sevinotiris olui oils ; of ihat casl noaiiM him two Mission liouae in the pivcinet. J'ruhihitionist. Ltnlslaua. t. .l...o:.. ...... 1. I . !. IT .A 1 '"viou " us new 111 ,vw Lfi'leans on Know Xothing in Oregon, as A minplo of ttliat nil hunrt limn will do when Ins party become ufiicietitly corrupt, to abandon principles which lie nt the fotllidiiti"ii of good iivi-riinii iit, nnd social order, inen lyat the instance of a few unprincipled leaders. Mr. rayue is "all right," and will no doubt colltiuuo to "" aln aj" the balance ofhisdavs, a living, moving Hpecimcu of a 'JrrniKi", ill every oue ol thai word. 1 ou mioht as well attempt to chant up the lightning, decoy the American F.agle into a rat trap, or tie up 11 grizzly bear with a fish line, as to lend captive ueU men at the will of deinngoguog : Apple Vallev, Oregon Ter., ) Nov. S.V.h lsi-l. j Editor Dkmocbatic l'acs : lincluscd you will final ihe mimes of fifteen subscribers, ucei mpa nicd by ihe cin.li, for your valuable ami interesting pupcr. Iu sending this list, which I have lukeii some little pains In obtain, I feel that I am not on ly conferring a benefit upon those who through my representations have been induced to patronize so meritorious ami worthy a publication, but 1 am al so discharging a duty, which every citizen, who desires tho dilTiisioii of true principle's, and the dis euthrulliiient of the poliu'cul prcsa of our country from Ihat pliant servility by which (to its shame be it mid) the mercenary echemes of aspiring dema gogue ore loooflcn forwarded a duly which ev ery one who wishes to elevuto and purify the mightiest element that works uiion the minds of men, should feel he was under a bound obligation to perform. l'olitieul editors are, perhaps, more tlum any other t'luse of men, exxwcd to those temptations to sacrifice private opinion, principle, and conscience, which so often prove too strong for men 10 res st, when their interest requires ihat suclv sacrifice shall be made. And, gentlemen, it is because you have brea-ucl tli.it temptation, lo which, during the past year, so many of your craft have fallen most soulless victims, that I feel proud to a d in extending the circulation of your noble, manly, and independent paper. l'or forty years I have been a voter and winker for Democratic principles' and during all that time I never dreamed that the princ'plc of the ordinance of ITS", drawn by tie compreliensiv 111 11 1 of Thorn ib Jeflcrson, and afterwards forming the b e sis of the Missouri compromise, ns an infi action uf the Democratic doctrine, of the right of the people to gucem themaelvtt. The lender of the repeal of that solemn settle ment, of a dangerous agitation (and I know what it was, for I passed through its scenes,) I have known long and well. From his first arrival' in Illinois, till he lauded 011 the floor of the Senate, I know him to have been a firm, unflinching nnd consistent Democrat. Hut now that he has made a blunder, it seems to me to be too great a sacrifice for the Democratic party to ruin itelf in or der to relieve one of it leaden from the retpon tibility of hi oirn act. In view then, gentlemen, of the n'b'e stand you have taken the medium ground tho tme ground equally distant from the "agitator" of the North and South, 1 asked a few of my neighbors to lend their names, nnd now send ilk in as a message from the green shore of the Pacific to cheer you iu your labors, J C' on in your untr.imelled career of usefulness am! he.'ior- Make the p !e star of principle your guide, and with the weapoiu of truth for a defence, however ni schievous fan..lics may rail at your course" und demagogue plot your luin, the rio ri. will oce, appreciate und reward your laithful nesa. Respectfully yours, Aaron Pavne. No one can improve in company for which be has not rinpnct enough to be un der soiiio r. i mint. Z. al without judgment i uu evil, though it be Heal unto good. Clackamas bounty Whig Conveullon. 1'iirsuatit to notice' thn ilcleg.ttcs from tho ditl'erent precincts of Clackamas County met in Convention in Oregon City, Satur day April 28, 1855, for tho purposo. of imni- hutting candida'es to be supported at the ensuing June election. Chi motion, Maxwell Ramsby was up pc'mtcd Cli'iirtnan, nnd James O'Neill, Sec retary. The Convention then proceeded 'o nomi i:!i!r candidates for County ollicers, as fol lows ; Represi iitntivi s (!ilbert Reynolds J" X. Hanker, Win. T. Mutlock. Sheriff-James O'Neill. Co. Commissioners middle district !eo. Iligiiinbothail). S'Ui'h diM. J:is. D. Miller. A-cssor W. J. Ilradbuiy. Tr .'surer Elijah Milwnin. Co. .Surveyor Joseph W. Trutvli. Coroner Forbes llarclay. The I'u'lowiiig named gentlemen were then iipixiintetl County Committee fwr the ensuin;: year: AV. C. Dement. W. II. Vaughn. Win. Barlow. Albert Tudor. Jus.1) Miller. esolird that the proceedings of this Convention be published in tho xVrgus and "Oregoniaii." M. UAMSBY, Cn'.. J.ts. O'Neill, Sec'y. that tin 7 linvo occasion to congmulato yon on behalf of the positive evidence, thatyouT recent product evince uuitsutil, Indigenous, precocity. Wolcomo, thrlct welcomo, t nmoti us, ia the "Ahous." Tho spirit that J will clmractorize it moral doctrine"., will in- ( fuso itself into the heart of every lover of t . morality and there originato the mechanical resolve that ahull give "materiul aM" the needful. Thaaeudablcllewi tho tthi'ity nf its article will, doubtless, ho of the first charactor, and willgive very general latisfue- . lion. Long have we needed what the Aa- ( ot'a protnisea to bo, an antidote to tho mor al miasma of the greater part of the Oregon IV. The Attiius hat undertaken a freat work, (ircut reformatory worLueh 8 work a all good, patriotic citizens desire lo see pro-' gresHtug. v but, then, is our duty relative' thereto. Mont certainly, to furnish tht W quitite jxcuniurii aid to subscribe, one and all, immediately. REFORMER. for tin Argue. Dear Sib : Sympathy with your object and the dctsiro that your paper prosper will . I trust be a aullicient npoloirv for my fur- .. ." . ' .. W wnriitng you a tew items 01 news tram tins revelation of this is reported to have occurred ; here a few days ago. A young man of respeeta- u.i laiii iy 0. me eiienici m some way mil of his The flfstmctlnn of tot. Benlou's Jlonse, 1 heritage, went u, . ecrta n church i y to pray to The residence in this city of the (Ion. Thomas j the irgin to take In. cause int., her han.is; an I .. .. ifllt, of Mite0uri, riloaled 01. C street, be- - .i ..i inioitiii u 111s iro tu'een Eilncatlonal Meeting. For theArgn.. At a meeting held at MeMinvillo, April 2nd, of a portion of tin; citizena of Yornhill, F. B. Maititi was called to tho Chair, and S. C. Adams nppointrd Secretary. 11. II. Ilendrix, bi'inr called on, stated ihat the object of tho meeting was, to take preliminary steps towards thu erection of a suitable building for a high school, or Acad emy, as preparatory to a College nt this place. After considerable discussion, as to the necessity nnd feasibility of such institution, on moion of Dr. Jag. McBride, voted, That wo do proceed to establish an institution of learning, by taking tho uecessary steps for the erection of a suitable building. On motion of II. H. Heudrix, voted that u committee of three be appointed to solic it subscriptions. Tho Chair appointed Dr. Jas. McBride, W.T. Newby, and J. G. Baker. On mo'ion voted that we elect seven men s Trustees for the management and dis bursement of tho fund raised, nnd who shall have power to fill vacancies, and .shall hold their office till the first Thursday in October and till their successors are elected nnd qualified. The following persons were then elected as Trustees : W. T. Newby, S. F. Suggs, E. M. Ad mils, F. B. Martin, T. J. Shaddon, J. 0. Henderson and S. C. Adams. .. . .i ... ,i , , f , . ine ill int., o ascertain tlio sense, of the , B ' ' """ "" me im,r'" destroyed bv fire yesterday afternoon, toeether ' Proceilinrrs , ftlii Shewing . deduetioa fiom .1,."! , 1 SV " C"-v HS 'Nen' f'''" there are mvi V""! The young man, with mr- Afnr.ihiK.iim rj h . -. , 1 Mu. man su auikire.1 p. r eeni. Eiektuge. hlialttoaat. A oouatrj inaa attended of th Pre.idenl'a leveea, at wheh rtJa la.lea p,s-ii fu h., """ " t?.. h dreav, cul er- low i""'ng n m much la th im- till legal voters in favor of outlawing the l'riw' "1"J Ws1'. in reply, what that was to luor trallio. Iflhev are live men u .i .l,ll , '" I hcarliom then) again. The battle is but j ''-'neh," he answered, "berause I lov you;" just be-euti. ft. and then inquift,! if he would like to make an eli- . . "" gible marraige. Orlaln of Ue term ..liui.., . I 1 ,L , j iivw s.-u 1 1 1 Mir- On m nion voted that tho several papers Third and Foiirtli-and a-l.alf sireas, was of the Territory, be requested to publish the ed by fire yesterday afternoon, together proceeding f this 111, etiiiir ...:.l. 1 ..1. .1 . ... ... . ' ' !S- nun iieunv uu me luiniiiire.an.i, niosi uii onuiiale 11; i . .1 1 f .11 11 r ,.. I -WJ""""'!! to the last Saturday " "1 ' a.a-v 1 (rt jj Ijst-ia (J m. I Tllll'll. ume irtisi'iv liiink t it it aner...,f.u.i...iL 4l'e rrench, wl.ere (mm .inifieavie-,., ' return V 8 aiu.ai.oa as pa, try w.ij re ,0 ,h( o(J implying a demand for.ometliinc ,!: nth' ; rrt Irom ouiidir fSx..n ! i. . ' .. .. .. n llie tru.t ftrt.Mu ..r .1.1. . . " "Ul 5 .n. iMvgar. n. I.iil I. I.. .... .-II. ' At about 3 o'clock, smoke was kin ismiing from Ihe office, or study, of .Mr. Benton, in the second ston-, aud upon opening ih door it was fouud dial the room was filled with smoke aud flame ; and so rapid was the spread of the fire thai Ihe family had but little time to save themselves. Mr. liciiton arrived fjom the Capital in a brief time, aud at once asked respecting his books and papers. One of his daughters who had taken in May, F. B. MARTIN, GVx. S. C. AriAMs, Sec'v. AH Oregon Papers please copy. -BETTER B.VY8 COUttG, BOYS." For the Argun. Oregon City, April 2"th, 1835. fr. LDiTORiTbe dawn of like the viniicn njcorv, is cer - ,..-.. i.i.r, aaaooal 10 take Ilia eave. I n.s. n .. .... f "' " a " "ae. .h.rn,4,dbm lzzrlr .V..il . . ' " WC.I1IW I PWrr i7w 11 n nmn 1.1. . - -iPM -', ".Nots,sc,1w refn.se.lto iviv hi, 4.!, , ... ... """I1' ',.. II.,..' 1; .:. . .v..'..""".' 1 TJSn,,! day fo refuse .1 Pol P.. c . L . . j: . . , , ...orui ic aj;,CeUlUel- I. n In n,.l :.l. lin.. ..ii ..vi.i. j . .. ""'re or .sa nirfw;,;.. Vellen.,Vif.s.l ., . .e . . - I '" ' ' -ea noining. t.iher, ,1,., ,. , , .. . . 'I""""' ..-..e.nemaicniorhut ourselves: your raner. .r. it Tl.... 1 ' " tllcll exists in it,., for a lime he eon- 1 " 5" I r' ."' quarter, which you can publish if you think them worth it. Politics bciii.ip tho principal topic of con versation every where, I must of cotirso al lude to ntl'iirsof thut kind first. Gen. Lane, nrrved hero on Saturday last, looking in g.md health, but much older than ho did two yeain ogo. I was sorry toaee him in town : lie next day electinnering. I am aware that tho laxity of morals in this county will excuse such conduct with many, but if 11 few men of the iulliu i:cc of Ucti. Lane, would set an xaniple of leniperatice, the olis'Tvatiee of tin: snhhaih and a few other much . -I.m reforms, we wo'iM soon c n.e to be. a by-word and n planch to nil siiaiyers criming ;!ii.nij- us. !ou'is. Lane and Uaiie s, spoKe at Dei-r Cieck (our county seat six uiil.-a south of this.) tlied.iy before' yesterday. It was not known that Gaines would be there nnd many were not present, who otherwi.-e would have been. Gen. Lane, has spoken in this purl of tho county often, and ad trussed a small collection hero 011 Saturday, awl there was consequently little curiosity to hear him, but Gen. Gaines has never spoken in this county, (or if ho has it w ns seve-rtvl years ago), and. if people had expected hint there, would have been a much larger gatlierinir. I arriveii at Deer Creek in time to hear the last lialfofG. n. Line ' tirt speech, and what followed (eachspoku twice.) lie was very severe on tho Know Nothinpt but seem d lo think that there were none iu this part of the country. Iu this I think hu wav mistaken ns it is my impression tlmt there is a lodge of thrni now in existence in tbi county. UUollierreiiiarksas fiir as I heard" them refured mainly to his orlical acts itin inj tho last two years, llu made the Mr tho dists the butt of Uu or three coarse joke, which I thought as iinj oltic as they were un just. Gen. Giu'nes surprised the people favor ably and made a very sensible and eloquent address. Ho is indeed a very diffewut man from what the people generally cxpeetuJ to sec. Ilo Las mow of tha element sf a popular speaker than Lane, and I think wilt gniiMNi him in tho canvas, particularly im tho miniiig region, where a large portion of the penjdu vote oniy ns their impulses direct on tim day of election. Of coin-so you would be glau fo hear wlte is likely to carry this county, but I am ud well enough acquainted to form an opinion. Intelligent men of both parties claim tho county but judging from the elections here tofore tho democrats must have a majority. It is true however that the whigs seoin full of enthusiastic zeal while many of the demo crats are quite lukewatm and a few declare that they will "bolt." But "who knowctb what a day may bring forth." There is time between this and the election to work a great change in tho sfength of panics." The -Whig, have nomiuated Dr. Cole for Rep. and will doubtless elect him ifthoycan. The Democrats have not made their nomi nations yet. For Councilman, to be eleotd by this county, Umpqua, and Coose, the regular nomination has not yet been made. -Hugh D. O'Bryant, J. W. Drew, R. S. h Chadwick, Kellogg, and some others are ,,,0fcen of among the Democrats, while Levi cott, (the late member. A K Flint, Wm. Riddle and L. S. Thornr new era, I prominent names with the Whim, Th w; your paper are lout" urn fin " n,A M. I ...... BtreW. a t.. 1 1 .... ! ,. ' " "u ' p""-?ou parantl) c.il.n manner : and a." vomeu-nKirrow at such ih, house hum Gain, self- xvauwv. Aa aruvi do ,rlu, w,0 ,c Mu, , , ;,n l'U" .'-"'HI is whUtviit send , uo iu rresi imp i0 ciMe'ii), am! lence tl jjrvw inij a T Then lei; .. . 1 ini'tejireju- in an ap,''0" ' -' f c iv eduendun.- c s are Imt thu 1. l!i,n..l i i.v ... .1 .e a , . " "i-iio in- the., her, be,inni.,o bel.eve I . Ju. Z. Zl 1 , W "UenceOlpri.na.y impression. M .... L. . ... . ... .-ni u"' , than for any interest in the per shin- property. at the house. The doo, be.,o...l K. . ' I , e -:irhaiav. fura tore, . ' ' I wu" ' otfosxg a,,enc J llav he w.i about to re:ir.v lb .n, .n . . .1 u . unx, wnea , conventions ot both parties will, I urjrer. stand, be held s-on. but it is most uncertain who the candidates w ill be. In Un.p.,.,a county Col. W .W. Chapman Den , ,s runninjf against D. C. Underwood " "12, lor :ne lower house. Tarn , worK.enea.-ed in levannor.; interest, i, another irreofc ,,,',; 'it A Imnotin . he n,,,h, be r,p,d ull t tMd but believe und h nrue to hi. appesnem U. oZZ, . , ' potent These ' ..JZ 7T, " i - .n.nedby.servan, hbr.r-and rabble w.rdr of; IT' n,,t 1. en .1. ... . I . 1 "aV' ""t,(1 mJ s''cet so full with politic. . taiiiiiv. vvui.Hicy ii 11 t iif w s.ra u-ka. ti... i . it, I i 11 . n, " IS I1UW Aall ll nn.u .1 siiiii mu ItXlX. Wrtal : i- t 1 . . fHomA'U.. -v, Ihed.'me.tc.n.suslo.h.-s.s, b. savins- thai ' ."""".,' Wfe aay iraiiee, of :. . ynonymoua with the birth of re ' so ,!.., T ... m f;wd i ZZTJZZZi r". t offspring, with its -hundred eve. ' next ! 1 j A respectable portion of the public rejoice no room left for anvthinir els- must defer other matters to the xt mau. A FARMER, iochester, April 23. 135. 4 e.