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AGRICULTURAL, Mf OralK Hrdc Bates Cok.ity Mo, Jan. 1855. Fmiekd (;avf.s : For making jicrfeet hedge of Osage Orwig", It will require tliat there should be a Hriu determination on tlio part of tin operator to give iho nul.jf-ct a fair ami lliofough triul. , It will not do tor any ono to attempt beige making if lion In dm linl.il of doinor lliiniis bv halves, or in other words. Mliiitf tliinC tiilto care of themclvc. We promise this much, to giro men fully to umJcriinwi tnai in uusi ocu of planting mul cultivating th Madura, or Osag Orange, to perfection i not the business for slovenly into to U engaged In. Th irround should be nlowcd and har rowed well a completely pulverised a you would fur cardcu. i'ut the teed in lint water, (not nuite builiii!:,) change every twolv Lours, and toak it about torty-eight hours, or until the germ begins to swell considerably, draw a line fruiu on end of your bed to the other, and open cioe w me line with a corner of a boo or other snarp instrument, then (Iron the eed about half an inch apart, and cover about two and a balf inches deep. Keep your nursery clean ai you would your garden bed during tho eeiuon : the anriuz following, before raining the pbtnU, (say ubout tlio firt of March, if the season u forward,; cut on uie piani about on inch aUve tlio surface of the ground. Vour hedge row, or where you design to Kt your hodgo, should be plowed the siring previous, about ton fect wide, and before suiting tlio plant it should be harrowed and thoroughly rulvoriied ; then stake oiTtho ground and draw n lino , take a board from Uu to twelve feet loliir, six inches wide, and nail to th edge of the board, teeth twelve inches apnrt; let the teeth be sii luclie lung, 'lias will answer tor a gagut to prepare the ground along the line for the insertion of ouch plant. The hole can b nindo deeper with a sharpened etick.if necessary. Set out double rows, twelve inches spurt in each row, and lot the rows be set in parallel lines, thus : live inciter apart. The plants should bo as sorted, placing the large, thrifty plants by themselves, and tlio smaller weak plants by thcinsolvcs. If this is not done the larger and more thrifty ilunt will gam the usceii' doncyover Iho weaker ones and destroy them, or much retard their growth, by shading them and drawing from them nn undue amount of nourishment. 1 ho plant, when placed in tlio hole, should bo pressed around with tlio tlinml) and linger, so lit I wit completely to fill tlio spaco with moist earth li, ilia plant, Ueloro uikeit Hum ino nursery, should be cut oft' about ono inch above the surface of tlio earth, and great care should bo taken that tlio vthulo of tlio root may be placed under tlio surface ; otherwise the heat of tlio suu will contract or shrivel that part of tlio root that remains above the aurfueo of tlio ground, mid retard its growth. The hedge should be kept clean during the .first and second years after sotting out. Two years will bo about ns long at it cm be worked with thu hoe, nlW Hitting the j plants in the hedgo row. Tlio first year after sotting out or transplanting tlio main atom will throw out about threo sliooU. About llio first of March foUWiug, should th anr'uiir b forward, those shoots should bo cut off with a sharp knife, or some other aharp instrument, ubout one inch ubovo the luuiu stom ; llio next spring, ubout tlio aatuo liino, tlio lust shoots should bo cut oil' about four inches nbovo tlio cuttinir the pro' coding year, mid the next spring tlio plants should bo cut oil ubout tlirco foot ubovo the surface of the ground ; and if vour plants have bcon thrifty, you will havo, ul Iho hit' tor part of the fourth year from tlio tinio of transplanting, a live fence that will bo proof against any livo annual, I have niado theso suggestions for the benclit of those who may wish information upuii uiunuujcciui Housing, Having ueen en gaged in raising the t Imio t)raie'e, and transplanting tlio snmo, for the lint live years. That portion which I huvo turned out is a perfect hedge, and is proof against an kinds ot slock. bjirmijitld AUvtrltaer. V. 11.1UKOWS. ag Orawss t!tv. The leror willi which (twijs Onmge Ilading rKemt'u Vy mtnu'rs m many usrls or '.lie eouiilry, givia much enci.urai emoul to tliosu en KBged in the business of mi.ing the oralis, and sviiiog uio uiiie. Msaara. Meliasw. I.au &. Ca. f this counlv ar Bow undoulitrdly the moat extensive growers ana nrugcra in ma I'uilail hbttea. Vs have al ready meulioiinl llieir heavy contrarla for "heiitf iug m" s porliou of the llhnota Central Railway. lUiei large ouutracta have since Iksu made, aud th linn ia irrnng foe a larga iikkm ot' busi esa in ISii, It is their Intention le .Unl uu lean lhau ono hundred bushels o! seed this spring, and they will have for the bUHticaa of the comitur vear in leas than six millions of Hue plaula of last year's irvnio. jutir ewnaDA'e ill heJguirf, will) their ulerprisa aud estal.listiedrwiKiiisibilit)', give them decided advaula!o over ail others engaged in inlrodueing Um "liva leuca," 'ayr.a iOAio) Jsaraai Haktsi Vrwr. f, Mb Aiaurr As Ih time ofUia yiar ia ap proaching for the farmers to b ermung their fenoee perhaps H will U will enough H give ie f eur readers tie old Quaker story fur then in struct loua. ' eiaan where ia Uie west, few years a Uiera iva yiuser woo kept a oooalry atora i a acw aaner, who earn intu the neighborhood of the Quaker railed at his More on day to buy scan goods of buu on crwlil, for Uie ww of his bimili. Th okl yuakir keaitaled few nwtneuta and Ueau4utheaewuussri "Krleod. atuwar me Uu ,sjstiiMi whsa UW aaoveat thy true oV Uim as lass out r "UMire." mA lb. -I .1.. . ,. . .J ik .l"; i , I'""'r", Iras-e row." "Writ,' .i ii..i .1...1 . i e( mtf, T.l.r.mr'' Unmn,t , .... .... i ueai with, woui.l be , s-W.,. crMit-lwor mats to Farmers. The object of tin present ooraiimulcation I . l Usaoiiumr for the grave. ;..-ir,f nrn or vlhid iimitn j who may profit l.y reading the llml u Young Far " " ..-..!..'. ai ounr formers, we will con- fine our remiirks lo suck u sr in moderat or- euin.Uiie,for wscso spesk mors ironi exper.- .. n.ui Uini out of Ilia number uui- selves, y-unir mea, when you commence the oo ...notions' farmers, you will feel lonesome if you r . . r....Hi.'.l ill.t f m not (roorl formsuto beslooei 1 will make a help meet for liiiu'i sikI if Ood liss mads jrou a help meet, stone i sua uw ..n.i ....... Ihea show yourseir wonny, sou you win " prlte. In making a ch, perhaps you will ti Ilka Jacob of M; you will make choice of the fairest; but the firet are notslways the beat You make choice of the one which will make the neate housewife i and you will hsre to be a clow observer of houaeliolil alTaira if you make a wue choice. If you should call la in sea iier aooui in. .i.i.ii il.. ami find herbunily employed, drewdloher "horneHpuu,H think nonoth leas of her. Vo not be a dei eiver yourseii ao noi gei on that you will make sslare or, but one uiui jou love as your own soul. nfu r vou set the an! of your better half, try and make your homo as comfortable as you can. I'erhaps it is but "log cabin" well, if it is, tliat can be made comfortable j some of our n.n arira ruiaed in such places il. ...for.. tn nit be ashamed of your caltinir. In making yourdwellingcomfuruible you will hav to prepare something pleasing to the taste, or it would not be comfortable very long) and maoinirao, u would have to begin to maktt a furm, winch to snily all your waule. If you are ao lucky aa to bi-gin on unimproved land, you can mako every thing toauil your own tastes; llio first year you can encloaa but a few acres : by adding few more ev ery year you will soon hove a respectable lann. In fomiinir. trv aud nuke a food aud lasting one: if you loy your mils with the asip aide down, Ihev lll la.i saveral vrnrs lonirer than those luid with the sen side uiiwurd. It is not every rail that Will lav with the snn down, but try and fay as many vou cna in that position. If you make a worm fence, commence on uie iowmi grouno, anu run too worm "up hill," and the rails will lay mora level Hum if run down mil. 11 YOU uouw una, my mu worm of sfew psiinelseach way, end it will con vIiimi vou of tlio fact. Another important item in fencing, is to make it so it will turn all kinds of stuck, frum thu mischievous pig up to tlie roguish ox ; to turn the pig, make it close at the bottom, audio turn the ox, make it high and struog.so that ho cannot vet over nor through. All fanners have to do something in th way of trading, to get suitable stock j but beware who you trade with, for lliero am many deceivers gone nut into Iho world ; you had better give a little uiore to one of your near neighbors tlisn to buy oi a stran ger. I have known several duys' time and several dollars in money lost by trading for stock that was niircd m another part ot Uie country. If you have buainet st the village to attend to, do it, and let them that are at the K X gmcery, or dram-shop, attend to theirs. Also beware of the filthy weed ; it is a bad practice to chew, smoke, or sutull ; tlie exH.iiM of tobacco wuu some is as great as the expeuae of colics, and when a man freiiueuls the dram-shop, and uses the weed to an excesa, it ivillcwt more thnu all his rannly groceries) inrre fore touch not, taHo not, haudle not the unclean thing Kiiey Farmer. Hrlrrtlons tor n Jiewspapcr. Moat icojilu think Ihesoleetiou of suiluhle mat ter for a newspaper the easiest part of the busmen How grest an error. It is by ull means the most difficulty. To look over slid over hundreds of ex change pnpera every week from which lo select enough fur one esieciully when the question is not wliul shall, but ehall nit be selected is no ensy task. If overy jkiioii who rends a newspaicr could have edited it, ive would hear lesacoiiijiluiiiU. Not uiifrrqiicnlly ia il llio cusc, that an editor locks over all his exchange papers for anmelhing inlerebtiiy, and can abnolully dud nothing. Ev ery pupor ia dryer than a aontributisa box ; mid yot something must bo had his pajier must come out with something in it and he does the best lie cau. Toau editor who has the least caro about what )ie selects, tlio writing that he hna to do ia the eaa'est pnil of the labor. Krery subscriber thinks the pie per printed for Ilia own benefit, and if there ia no thing in it tliul suits him' it must be stopped it ia good for nolli'iig. Just as many subscribers as an editor may have, ao many tastes lie has to consult. Olio wuiits suiiielliiug smart, another something sound. One likes auecdutes fun and fiolic, aud another wonders that s man of sense will put such in his paper. Something urgumcntivc, and the editor ia s dull M. And so between them all, you see, the poor fellow gels roughly bundled. And yet to uiuoty-niiis out of a hundred, those things do not occur. Thoy never rellort that what docs not please this, may please the next nan ; hut they Insist that if the paper doea not suit litem it ia gooj lor nothing. Ex. ' jt"The New Hampshire Patriot, the 1'ierco organ in that State, says "it is a dark day for tha Democracy." It'is so dark that all the locofoco chickens seem ubout going to roesl. Jjouisi'iiu Journal, If wo inistuko not, it was only a week bo fore this Announcement, tL.U vou represent ed the Whig party ia your Stuto, ui having become so nearly superseded by the If. N.'s that m your judgment it was entirely useless for the whig to hold a stnto convention iu order to get up a whig ticket for state offi cers. loeu't that look a little as though the day had beconio so "dark" iu Kentucky that the whig chickens had also gone to roost f Wo think the whig aud "locofocos" have both Uen bitten by the tnako you call i ' -.. l .:. .!-.i . oHiiiuei, nuu line uiu I'Ulciltuuua wile who had the tooth acho so bad she could neither "lay nor set," thoy have both suf fered so much agony of late, that they have chosen their oivdcst position, by both "going to roost. On the 20th instant, a fly-wheel in a rol ling mill in IWIsboro, forks couuty Pa., burst in piecv by reason of au accidental and sudden inert' of speej, sending parts of its segment through the roof of th mill. One piece, w hich weighed three-quarters of a ton, was thrown over one huudred yards, cutiiugotl apiee of timber Uu in dict souar. and burvim- itself thr. ;., the earth. Another ti'tece struck nri nf J .tr, breaking them ; 0 1OIU1 Tsrusv.irtm.n1.wstl..:. l:... . V "cir live ou. Jo,,, Frn.w , ,1.l.,.i J , - nvuuuTU,tlUU IS MtK.A. uestimat. loss estituatrHl at t... .. .i .... . .1. tnoYwi u, Mjwrol weeks.- .V, O. Ati. - - ' - .! SALMAGIINDL BKSF.VV.I'.XtK. A bxnevolent mau was Absolom Bess At each and every talc of distress He biased right up like rocket lie felt for ill beneath poverty's siiuirt, Who were fitted to bear lifo'a roughest part . He felt for them in liis inmost heart But he never fell iu his rocMT ! He didn't know rightly what was meant, Uy the Bible's promise of four hundred percent, For Charity's each donation j Jlut he cted as If lie thought railroad stocks, A ml bomls secured beneath aasniLr locka, Were belter, with pockits brim full of "rocks," Than iicAvcatr sjwculation. Yet all said he was benevolent man : For Uie poor he'd presch-for Uie poor he'd plan, To bettor them he is willing But Uie oldest nun who has heard him pmy, And preach for the poor Iu a pitiful way, Could hardly remember him rightly to say Mr. Bess had e'er given a shilling. Oh, n excellent man was Absolom Bess, Aud 111 world threw up its hands to bless Whenever his home was mentioned But he died ono day ho diif and oh ! He went right down to the shades below, Where all are bound, I'm afraid, to go, yha are o.vi.r good inlentioned. A lady at Columbus, Ohio, recently inquired of tlio rappere how many ehildreli she had. "t our, rapped tho spirit. The husband, startled at llio ac curacy of the reply, stepped up and uiquired "How many havo I J" "Two," answered Uie rapping medium. The husband and wife looked at each other for a moment, ami lhenetired, nun believers. Thero had been a mistake mado some' where. HtrpUn.i1 A Tik county editor was at t ball in St. Louis not long since, vvhen ho observed t very young bv dy with n exceedingly low-necked drees and bsre arms. After gaiing at her a moment, with inex' prcMublo astonishment depicted upon his features, ho turned around to a brother 1'iU slid excluimed, "I say, Hill, that ar' gal out-ttript the whole parly. I'.xlrcmely Apropos, Consider how hard must be tho times that forced frum the wretched perpetrator tho following which we clip frum the Mobile Advertiser : "OWRD TO Till TIMES. "A'oe on tlie falling dew of ere ' Are pleasant thoughts in poet's songs : l!ut notes ou ece of falling due To one to whom tlio cash belongs, And who, not getting It, will sue Aint so pleusmit. A Miraculous Warning. Seme week or two ago, says the Quitman (Miss.) Intelligencer, strango thing is said to have occur ed iu Kemper county. A woman gave birth to a child covered all over with hair. It lived three hours, and sioko three distinct words "seren yean famine." Tho strangest thing about ills, half of the population of Kemper 4rci'r it, and are struck with terror at th rtcnlious warning, which thoy aro said firmly to bcelive is a solution of tho purposes of Providence in visiting Uie laud with such strango seasons. Nautical Incident. During our rcceut war with Mexico it was found necessary to cull out the murines and sailors serving in the Pacific sipiudrou to serve on shore, and i large number of salts wore accordingly placid un dcr tho command of (leu. Kearny. During one of their "shore fights," as Jack termed it, a body of "llrcascrs" were discovered firing from large stone bam, and it being necessary to get to its rear in order to effect un entrance, the murine officer In command of the salts gave the order ''By tho right Hmk, file, left, forwurd .' Tho blue jackets, iu high state of eicilcuient, "tried it on," but could not do it ; ia fact, "they got all iu a heap," as specbitor describe it; when Lieut St w y, of the navy, seeing some of his lads in cmfusion, came ruiming up with "What iu h l's out." "I can't get j our men to obey me," answers Mr. Marine "Uivo the order, and I'll see that they do," says S. Accordingly 'i!y the right flank,'.' 4c, was yelled out, but worse and worse was poor Jack's puiz!' when 8. enng out, 'D n it, sir, that's no way to tula, to my men. LulT, you d d lubbers, and weather tliat barn !" You had better beleive it wns done in less than no liuic. The following epitaph may be found upon a tomb stone In Stallordshire, Fngland ''Keueuth this stone, s lump of clay, Lies Arabella Young,. M ho on Uie twenty-ninth of May, . licgitu to hold her tougue." The best defence for lying that we have ever read, is tho remark of Charles Lsmb, related by i-eignjlunt, Unit "truth was precious, aud not to be wasted on ereryooify. IX WllX BR IA.V.R TO-MORROW. st i. r. rosTEs. When storm-clouds o'er the sullen sky, Their leaden veil ore Uiruwiug, Aud fiercely Uirough tlio elm-treea high, The winter wind is blowing, To cheer the gloom with fancies bright; This gem from Hope I borrow, "Thmrgh wildly beats Uie storm to-night, ' Il will be clear to-morrow." AuJ when o'er life's inconstant sky, Misfortune's shadows hover, And though to pierce Uie gloom I try, No light mine eyes discover, To cheer my drooping heart I say "Why grieve o'er present sorrow, Though ckmds obscure the sun to-day It will be clear to-morrow." . Lorclto, Ya lsii. u.. W- ... no are naineu tn lonm ti,.t vi. r ir Cook, nu-mW ef AssemMf from Stanislaus! '"'1 ,.j ; """'""is, irom vrc: gon, S was dead! - mwuiiiiui line I Itilli'VUiS uria sil.nt..V . 1 I le a friend in.iLu ciiy.-&icrumn!o dto. Hluialar lartdral. Nearly two y.a.s s m e, Rev. Win. Hood, Monro, county, Mi-., was robbed of about , . .. I- .. l...t.isa fmin on board a sleainor, wli to on ma w.jr l..l.ile. Two i-aasengers wi re uscted of Uie theft. Ouolcft Ui boat at a wood-yard soon eflor the theft was discovered; Uie other had just before tinned bv atcaling the yawl from the bnt. Tli una immediately m.td, but there was no proof against him, and no money found upon his n.. Allscarch after the latter Indivnliui proy ..d fruitlnsi, end all hope of the recovery of the amount stolen wss given up. Tlie Aberdeen ComervuUve, of the 17th, men bona bow, some mouiliaufler, the money wns most Momlnrlv found. A B'ro, near Ucmoiiolis, In formed hi mosu r of his havu-g discovewl a man's leg slicking up among some drift wood. His mas ter made scorch, and found a body, but so doom- nosed that be mado no effort to inter it. A few lavs after, Ihe same geiitleman, with a friend, wa near the t, and curiosity induced them lo visit the body. They drew it from th river; ami n examination found In the pocket some gold and silver com, anu m inovesi, r ..Il-.l ..n ... M llMllilUnr. cliief. in Mobile bunk bills. Tlie money was identified to be Mr. Hood's, by the merchant wuo paid it to him, nd who had rolled it up himseu in a small wad. and had bit lh edge with li s teeth to pros them close together. An examination of the bills found showed Iho marks ol me uetu per fectlv visible. What an swful rotnbulion for crime was in futo of the drowned man, and how singular tho mode of tho discovery, by which a most excellent gentleman was repossessed of his property 1 Three Important Fecit. Never be influenced by external appcaranco in forming your judgment of a person's worth. Tbis is an important rulo, for many a noble spirit is covered ly liabilimenta of the .worst kind.- Uean wm sam mai nature bas given every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in eomnanv : and "ihore are a hundred men Mifiiriflnilv Qualified for both, who, by very few fault, that thoy may correct iu half an hour, are not so much as tolerable,. I lie world would be more happy if persons gave up more time to an intercourse of friendship. But money engrosses Jill our deferenco j and we scarce enjoy a social hour, because we think it unjustly stolen from the main business ef life. Be a Whole Man. The lato Jolm Joseph Gurney. whose memory is still fragrant among all good people, in writing n short letter of counsel to his sons at school, pave them this senten tious injunction: "Ho a whole man in everything. At Latin, be a wholo man to Latin; at eeomctry orhistcry, boa whole man to creometrv or history : nt play, bo a whole man ntplay ; at washing and dress in?, bo a whole man at washing and dress ing; above all, .at meeting (that is at church) be a wholo man to worship." Nearly all tho dillcrcnco amon; men as lo force, and ltillti enco of character, aro lo be attributed to the obsorvnnco or neglect of tho spirit of this maxim. A man may nave oniy n thimblo full of brains, yet if ho will put them all nt the object lie lias in haml una only nt that, it is wonderful what ho will ef fect. Mormutum in physics, properly directed, drive a tallow candle through nn inch board; just so will couceutralion being a wholo man at whatever ono under takes causes oven n poor weakling to leave the mark upoti his ngn. True Vollleness. A great and good man, once speaking of politeness, snnl : "1 mako it a point of morality never to fiud fault with another for Ins maimers j they may bo awKward or gracelul, blunt or polite, polished or rustic, i euro uot wiint tlicy arc, it tlie man means well and acts from honest intentions, with out eccentricity or affectation. All men have not the auvnutago of "good society," u it is culled, to school themselves m all its fantastic rules nud ceremonies, and if thcro is any standard of maimers, it is ouly found ed in reason and good sense, aud not upon the artificial regulations. Manners, like conversation, should bo extemporaneous and uot stinlieu. 1 always suspect a mau who meets mo with the same premodiated shnko ot tlio hautl. Oive mo tuo (it may be rough) grip of tho hand, and the careless noil of recognition, and when occasion re quires, tho homely salutation, 'IIow are you, my old friend i' " Ia our opinion, tho munwho anneals to Catholic or to Protestants to vote for or agoinst a candidate on ccouut of his religious views is a traitor at heart. Lou. Timet, Don't vou think that a man niiirht nnn.nl I. Catholiea or Protestants or both to vote against a Mormon candidate on account of his religious views without being traitor at heart 1 Is it treason to vote against a man or to appeal to others to vote agamsi mm on account of his religious views if his religious viewa ore believed to o hostile to the geniua of our govemmeut and institution 1 In these interrogatoriea, We have no referenco to Catholic religious views or Protestant religious views. Lou. Journal. TU F.lectloa la Kansas. Croat Excite ment, The e'oction for members of the territorial lceis- latur of Kansas was to come off yesterday, (30th of .March,) and a lively time was anticipated. The St Louis Republican received the following des patch, dated Lexington, Me,, March S3 : Thousands of actual residents have eono from Missouri to Kansas. Hundreds from Cooper. Ran dolph, Howard and Saline, or paining her daily. n comet muu ; river falling fast. Ifho excitement in Kansas, and all along Uie counties bordering on that territory, is intense. It charged tliat Governuf Rceder communicated to the Xew Engluid abolitionists, month or more ago, the precise time when the elecuon of members of tlie hUture w as to take place, but kept the same intelligence couceoled from the people of vansos, ana ar Western Missouri, and thev july indignant at the trickery. There will be tre- on the 30i h itislan t. The New York poke, during kvl, arrested 0...V2 persons. For the Argu: Thou g- ullo brook, whose maiy flow, Ktcals warbling down the mountain side, Like dulcet music, soft nd low, Murmuring, Uiou doel forever glide, On beauteous strains of tuneful verso, Dorn In some high, and sunlit sphere, Which watching angeui, oft rehearse, Iu whisjieriugs i eet, to poof car. Duteous, your cluirge full well ye keep, Uy Cod, eomniUuioucd from ubovo, Ye watch Uie loved one, in her sleep, And seal wilh Heaven's undying lvo rtionty, with signature of Cud, And stamp of Heaven uKn iu face The morning sun, on sorrow's Paul Of God's illimitable grace. Yoncolls, May 5, 1HJ5. Ge.se.e Te tbe f.UrlslUn Veler of urraaa. , For the Argu: . Fbuoiv Chbistiaks : SufTor a word of exhortation. We esteem ourselves highly favored by tho possession and enjoyment of tho gospel of Christ. Wo have comes- sod Christ We have avowed ourselves liis disciples, and by our profession we havo de clared "how beautiful on the mountains are the feet of God' messengers. We are, un der God. indebted to our ministers for our salvation. Tlicy aro God 'i miuiste rs, God'a agents to cruide our souls in tho right way, And bo tells us that wo should esteem them highly for their work' sake. As christian men we fed in our secret soul that our ministers are in the line of their duty in battling with tho monster vice around us. We feel that they work for the improvement of morals as well as the advancement of religion, that they mutt combat intemperance and vice every whore and always, that they must strive to dry up the fountains of debauchery, that they mutt tench men duty, whether moral, political, or religious, and that they must speak out fully and boldly, whothor mon will henr or whether they will forbear. Such is their call, and we should honor and sustain them in it. But for the honest and faithful perform ance of their personal and ministerial du ties in theso things they' are assailed by do signing and infidel politicians, with wither ing,abuso nnd vituperation. Christian inen, should wo stand by nnd encourago theso assaults on God's heralds of hope to the world ! ' Should wo sustain by our votes a party, and parly men, who for tho small conside ration of party ends, would crtish into infa my ourown religious teachers ? Pause and reflect l Let theso clergy-haling editors, anil politicians, succeed in bringing into dis reptito our gospel ministers, our bible and our religion, and on what dreary shore shall wo hopo to land our frail bark . as christian freemen t IIow can wo thus join hands with corrupt bud men 1 That unthinking infidels and bad men should sustain a clergy-hating fac tion in power, is quito natural, but that thoughtful moralists, nnd especially sincere christians should do so is absolutely astoun ding. Is it not indicative of a very low state of religious feeling and Sentiment that church members will vote for men who habitually vilify the churches ministry? Come out and be yo separate from all such God-li8ting men. Prove yourselves to be on tho Lord's si lo by sustaining his cause. Eschew evil, mid wash your hands from all connexion with the corrupt faction which assumes to control every ihing both reli gious and political iu Oregon. Quit JOU like christian men. KIRKMAN. Mall Matters. Oregon City, May 15, 1855. Ed. of the Argus L)ear Sir : I have been informed that complaints have been mado to you, that I. as contractor on mail route No. 12708, refused to let Capt. Mur ray carry up the Oregon City mail on the Oth inst. I wish through your paper to correct this error. Capl. Murrnv has never" applied to mo to carry the Oregon City mail, Binee the steamor Jennie Clark hai ... . - been running, nor have I ever refusoirtc. let the Tostmastcr at Portland send the mail by whatever conveyance he might choose, as the enclosed note from Mr. Shipley will prove. ery Kespectfully, JACOB KAMM, Tortland, May 10, 1835, air. j. tv.AM.M-Dear Sir : Capt. Mur ray did not come to mo on yesterday and ask to take up the Oregon City mail, nor am i ever refuse to let hun have it, nor did I ever tell Capt Murray that you had left orders not to deliver il to him, as you had never said any thing to me on the subject. A. Tw SniTLEV, P. M. The foregoing will explain itself, and serve to clear up any misapprehension in reference to this matter, which may have been entertained by our citizens. For fear of any wrong impressions being made, we will here state that the "complaint" alluded to, as having been made to us did not come from Capt. Murray, as we never heard him say any thing in reference to this matter. l.lllwaal Heeling. For Ihi Argui. At meeting held in Oregon City. My, lCth 1855, th following proceedings wen bad i Ou motion Mr. Juiuei Harlow, was appointed Chairman, M. Pavoiirt, Secretary. . Ou motion a ballot was taken lo supply th place of Mr. Jam O'Neill, who bas declined running for III office of Sheriff, of this county, whereupon Mr. Jam Harlow, of Molulla was deoluredlh endidule, to b supported by Ihi meeting and ll their friends. M. DAVENPORT, Secretary, Mouther Prosueels. Fur th Argu. Tho toaincr Goliath arrived at Gardiner on the 20th f last month with about 78 tons of frieght for thi place. Tho whooner Loo Choo, also came in on tho nme da with a full freight, business, which has been quitodull during tho winter and spring, is uow looking up and we havo reason to hope for a good trade this summer, Some persons who came in from Jacksonville a day or two since report a large number of wagons bound in for froight from that place aud Yrcka. A coneidoruble portion of tbe freight on the Goliah belonged to Jackson ville parties, and it i said that the mer chants of that place will in future ship via Scottsburg instead of Crescent City. Tbj Military road is now nearly completed, and by the first of June wagons heavily loaded will pass the whole length of the route to Hogue river. . . . Gen. Lane visited this place a short time ago and made a speech which was Intended to rcconcifo hi frionds, but I think he 'only partially succeeded. There are a good many "sore heads" among tho democrat, and if Gaines would come down here and promise half that Lane did, he would get a strong vote. Wo are living in hopes of ocean mail scrvico soon. Lano assured mo that the steamer might be looked for daily. The excess of his enthusiastic admiration for tho place (it was his first visit) probably led him to be more sanguine than he othorwiso would have been, and if we see the first steamor by next fall wo will bo satisfied. Very Respectfully, . TRADE. , Scottsburg, ' May 5, 1 855. VpcrTra Stcuiliots. , Mr. Arhis : If tho foloing wil be ov eni inter est to- V, or ur Humerus rcdurz, ov tho Wihunct villi, IT arwelkuin tullie hoi or eni part or luodifi kiishunovit. '. It is reported veri strongli that a kuinpuni is about being formd for tho purpos ov bilding a lit draft stui'ii-bwccl sterner for the nper Wilainet river, ov ubout tho foloing diincnsliuns; viz: a boto 101) fot long, 20 fct will, mid 33 iuchcz hold. Hun Pun ter and Clinton ar Bed to huv takcu the kontrakt ov bilding the bot. Tho kiimpnni iz Bed to be kom pozd ov Knjit. Jamiesoii, Punter is Klintori, Jon Torcns(engiuer) Mr. Washington aud Juipt. Mnri. Ulso reported that anuthor kiimpnni hat bin formd for the sum purpos on Uie mini river, and that the engiiier iz going to San Fransisko hi the next sterner to proctu niushoneri. S. K. Miler, (engiiier) Wm. Kasodi, and Jurj Pea ar sed tu bo Uio kum patii in part. Tha ar konfiJont ov being ubl tu -imvig.it iho Wilamet in the loest woter ax far at Korvalis. llcsiJz (lies two nu stcmen and the old wunz, Uicr wil be I or 5 hand botr. Thcr iz the Zumwalt llit, Iho Baker bot, and a flat at Sinsin.iti, hwich arredi nuu. Olso Len. Ilwit'S mi kol-bot ov 2000 blithe! burthen, noil bilding at Kuneniu, hwioh wil' bo redi iu ubout 4 n eks, and Mr. Davis iz bilding a uu flat at tho sum plus, ov 1000 bushelz burthen,, hivieh wil be redi ubout the nam tint or sun after. Most ot thes bots ar ond hi different partiz, so that the publik ma tlistiuUli 'understand' that th Wilamet river duz not belong tu snrtcn set OV jcutlmen (?) nz haz bin intimated j hut that ur tcn set ov "Bolmen" belong to th river. Murcliant nnd furmera ov Uie Wilumet taE wil lliiv betcr fusilitiz for tlio frunsportoshun ov thar fiats, tlio kuming sumcr, thau hertofor, and at re zuiiabl pi'iscz too. " I antieipat tliat navigashun wil be opend ax far az Ujcu Siti thokumiiig.winter,if Uie good inliahr iUints wil alou us to i2uA-hwuk ubuv Korvuli. It kan be navigated in the winter, with sum impruv ment, such as klering a fu snags and drift out ov tho wn. The smol timber that groz along Uie ej, wil peovyusfor BuA-hwaking c U kan be posted up on th afairx ov nper Wila met most eni time, if TJ du not think th subjokt tu seksliunal tho line iz ol out stop her, and 'mak . herrast." rrs.eVc. . . FOXO. "Kold Spring," Ma 15, 1855. Wo Dullish Vnr kommnnie.itmn IILln.' 4 y vmiuvmj im v-w iy Fono, becoz ov its locul comershal fechuN and not becoz we think it will be ov eny in terest to our redurs in the Staita. ' ' Woroans Mission. Woman, permit me to say, is the mystery as well as Uie masterpiece of God's creation . When she is true woman she is channjpg under all cir cumstances. But her sphere is endurance rather than action ; and accordingly nature has gifted her with fortitude far surpassing our. . She beat answers Um ordinary purposes of her creation, s well as best serves her own happiness by making herself as agreeable as possible ts our rougher sex. Thi can only be effected by means of th softer graces tnd ocomphshment; for, I take it, there is no object more unnatural, and, therefore, more re- voiung to true man than a masculine woman- .uj wea ceruuniy is to giv her such as edocoiiosi as will best develop the peculiar choreas and char acteristics of her sex. I should treat a young girl with great tenderness. Give her sack, physical training tr. j, necessary for her health. 1 like to e Um delicate bloom of the rose upon their cheeks uutr.ot too rudos glow. But be gentle with Uiem, W-S dear mjulain, be gentle. itrortrm Et