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THE OIIECON" ARGUS. L. iin, aoi-ro aiu nuiraii.io. jrB i'.U- HtlnnUy, Jnaa . Tor BdeyaU to Oonirreii, J. P. GAINES. far Vtt. Attorney, W JuduUl Dtt.t GEN. THOMSON WAKI), of Muriou County. Hf IIS A ' Ag'ut fur oHciliu for Advertisement, aud cotlectiu for Ilia uine, 97 Merchant , Kriiicu.-, Cl. Tki Klefll. We havo cbon.-ii lo occupy our apace t1ii avoek with mailer of gonerul interest upoii aubject foreign lo politic, m at thi luto date w iuiimm tlifl mind of the "yeoman ry" of our country ure already innJe uji, fliiJ nothing lliil mitflit be brought forward now couM havo any influence in thanking public cliliiuunt. It in o common for pnperi to como out oK;n lho very cvo of nn election filled wild aU mai,nerof olectioiieerino;"guiii won," that tliu tattoof tlig iiioroinlolligcnt jiart of community it generally avorso to jnattor ut this kind, Wu are not conduct ing hwt that, y any iiiiarepreautitaliuii of C'tcli, or lho i-iiuiuiuiioii of what wo think of doubtful character an to truth, prof fer food fiirjho unwary ami unstable, who infill poMtibly ha awnrved to a count) at va riance wilh Ihoir honest comiclioii of right. W thiuk it proier, however, for a journal 4o niako any correction) of missatemonta or fals charge tlint may have boon oirculutod at a very 11 dato, preceding an election. All themi of my imHrtunce, which might Jiavi operated iiion any man, hnvo already 'been abundantly refilled hy tho published (IociiiiichU aliich liavo hun embraced in lho '"Circular" which ha already been generally circulated, which most triutiiihautly viudi- caU lho characti of Gov. Guinea from all tho uiRir.iuii which hi niomic hare sought 'o heap uou hiui in their cowardly charge in rclorouco to hit ca;luro at Kncar -micion oudJiia aubscojueiit light from the Cily of Mmioo. It it not eurpnaaingly trango thut whilo CWiua M. Clay was thought hy tho huiituckiuua not to havo cx liihiluil the aumo praiseworthy bravery of 'OoX. Guinea in not ulm having mado hi escape from tlio ouemy, thut in Oregon the conduct of tho.laUor is severely rupriniuud d hy tho immortal J'arlhian hcroc of tho "Salem cliitio," whilst tha conduct of Clay .J held up in iuvidioui.contr.xst wilh tlTht of, Gov. Guinea! , Every mauin Oregou alio haa any rocol . lection of tha Wing in the Stale in reference to thia inatlor, a ill recollect aawo do, that whou the, uott i of that w hole transaction eamo Hying upou tho wings of the wiud.thore wuanol au American Cabin, from Muiuo to i tho wroateru confiuw of Missouri, but that echoed a prompt and hearty respoiixo. to the 'UiilvoriMil aenlinient of the millions, of American freemen, llmt tho conduct of Major (.Ininca iu Mu.xico had funiishod another proof of tho iudinnititblo pcrsuvor anci, and cool buivery of the Anglo Saxon .race, and hail added another laurel to the ul- N'y gorgoous brow of proud old Kentucky, long uuti.'d fur her chivalry, and never yet ligreod iy having ono ufhersona "aliot .iu tho baek.". , i The triumphant indicatum of tho char acter of ourcaudhlulo, from thune foul and aneaking chilrgea which havo been eo often ToiUi rated by hi opponents, which is con sulted in the published docuiiKMiU referred .to, uuiat ik'rvo to show lo tho mind of every iJiian trlio "lnu ryi lo ee", aonietliing -t the chmwlrr of tluwo rlemeiils rwhiHi m now at mr with tll0 gj-j-ioua xlitital priuciplva which wo advocate, al war with tho future .wciul, moral, and (i Jiuncial LitereaU of our Territoiy, at war Mitli notoiily lho Vutereats of native Amer ican hut forvigu bom 'ciliacna; and which ia now amuuiUouruh the last hopo of tho .frieudk Al'itue fejmblicjhm, hy tho election .of the i)J'reaiiltivoa of Vnt "cliijuo" of py 4itie;d hurauida, which haa Lug preyed upon the very vikkkof our Territorial interests, .aiiid whtMehuiigry,4nwwill nn-or bo aatia until tkairiVtulhiU. hmo.Ui tho hut aiuew rviu tha hone if the luurhjil "lK)ly .folitui." Our Uuthreu lu the State havO Mi.tnci atoJ themselvea fam t!io slavery 0f party .leadora, al it i. IJh lime tliat e fcjul done 4ho aatn. . ; Our cnlidenoe in Die honesty, iodepon tUoee, and iatellijr.aeu .uf cair-ckiiena, to golhcr wilfc th roiyuit troubling uf the (tlit iowl watera, have inJti iMlo believe.that ur rihjMipiioik ia urr at tied. -Ve dmvc o donU tut Oiitt uumbors of hoiet aud paUiotic tavai.ftoni lho iiithjeKof a W .iog Uu.nouir, w hich h been alWo the auly iu power, mi who have noter iookJ and iiintmtlf into thAcompar Ur ineritt of tho pruK-ipU t iui oat of which groar, tlwr duly U lleir country dl aithe commj OectUu, throw Ihoir oie ' on un wRing awe, and ih.ia do that hich they mut aooner or later regret. We aro far from charging our opponent with all being unpatriotic, or not lover of their country, but tho principle which are aought to he aupported by their leadeta in thia election, we do look upou a being diametrically at war with the geniua of our government, and aadly diiaktroui to auch a ataUiof thinga aa wo think every good man mutt deairo to aco. If we err, wo aro iu very rcipccUiblo compnny, aa multitude of aa good and wiae men aa wo have among us, of all political partie. havo come to the am couclti'.ion, nnl from the iudicationa of tha timca, aa conUined in tho ncwa which comt pouring iu from every nook aud gln, we think that tho exhibition of tho apirit now moving upon the maaaea, together wilh the preicnt aize and atrength of "Sam," will blanch many a cheek, now blushing with the Impo of aucccaa, nnd turn the carbunclea of a few now almoat white for a moment, for the first limo ainco they aproutcd. Tha Y.r Hklaar. Just oa wo aro going to press we are com pcllcd to "hold u" in order to make the following painful announcement. Wo havo just been a apectator, 'together with about two hundred other witiusoa, of a truly painful operation, wliieh lasted a full hour and a half, painful only to tho subject operated upon, nnd a number of Ida friends, who were compelled to witnena his distor tion of countenance, which too plainly evinced the mental agony ho suHercd during tho operation. It i hardly necessary to in form our city renders thut wo alludo to the dreadful occurrence w hich took pluco in our Court House an yesterday afternoon, where Gun. Lane bad hia political integument most beautifully pealed from every particle of his body, from the crown of tho head lo tho aolo of tho foot, by lho gentleman wliieh wo proudly float at our mast-head as our candidate for Coiigrcfa. lieforo we saw tho two candidates measure arms we only sol down iov. Guinea' majority at 2000, but if he has been as successful in ovrry other part of tho Territory as ho has been here, no sliall certainly havo to add on another COO. The Weather. The "ohlest inhabitant," wo daro sny, haa never seen just sueh a spring as we havo had up to thia date. In met we hardly know whether to cull it a spring, or a continuation of n mild winter, moderated down so ns to bring vegetation rapidly, forward. Tho weather has, howover, boon too cold for any thing to succeed well except grass nnd tho smaller grains, which must ho enormous on tho prairies. We have had "storm after storm, mist after mist," with an occasional clear day. Tho mud has not yet dried a particle, and wo don't think it will till uftor election. This damp weather wo look upon iu rnthof Providontiul, just at this warm timo in polities, nnd will materially add to tho prospects of Gov. Gninea, ns it will serve to cool oil' tho angry ardor of demagogues, (many of whom wo notice tiro now dread fully chopfallen,) ami will nlso very much diminish tho number of thoso "demons," or evil spirits, who "walk through dry places, seeKing to "enter somo ucmagoguo or "cultus tillicuin." ..I'mimuix tivxtu) Wo received by tho last week's southern mail tho l'mptia Gazette, tho margin of which contained the following : " If you can't send in a paper In "ex" pleuae lid bill slid pnier. Editom generally have the curtesy lu "ex" willi cotdinporurie.'1 Wo aupposo you certainly do not mean that Kditor ought to oxchango wilh all their "eotemporaries" ? If wo are correctly posted, wo happened to havo somo several thousand "eotemporaries," on tho day we started our paper. Wo exercised tho privi lege which wo supposed all editors claimed, of sili(tin) auch us wo thought would bo of use to us aa exchanges. Wo have sent our paper rtguUtrly to several of your coadju tors in Oregon, not one of u-tilch has had tho "en fe." to reciprocate the, favor. Tim Oregonian is tho only pnper printed iu the Territory w got regularly. Tho "States man" has hud lho "nirfesy" to send us just ttcit jMjitrn, in return for tho six numbers wo liavo had tho "curtesy" to aend him. If your erAYM had used us a little better, we should In disposed to trust you, nnd would uow at your request cheerfully send you the A mills aa au "ex," although wo havo no need of tha "Gazette," unlesa wo could swap it otr for tho "Statesman," and the "clique" would acknowledge your paper as their "organ" in,ud 0f the other. In that ease the arrangement would suit remarkably well, aa your sheet is aa much like the States- mao in it tone and character oa if it bad boeua twin production. ou now probably understand the whole atatoof the ease, dear Gajctte, and aa mat tera are now in sueh ilre.ir.,t fi. .. ... ... iu, v me aorry indeed to haw to say that when we rrcdre your $5 we shall forward you the A aura. Tho times are so distressing breaki uwu, nay so many oeavy firms are hourly mg up, mai iu mauv case we are com pelled to adopt Uio rule of 2rpfm(ht. .Fuel ftoaaa (.oarlrr.'l Thia la the titlo of a paj;r which Messrs. AfhVck A-Guiin havo just issued ntSteila cooin, Washington Territory, the first num ber of which ho como to hand. The pro prietor and cditora havo evinced the most indefatigable energy and untiring perscve rune", in overcoming all aorta of obstacles, vcxationi, and delays, in getting their ma terial on the groucd ready fir operations. The Courier haa certainly a cry neat np- icurance, and contains quite au uinouul c reading matter. We have not yet hud timo to trive it more than a hasty glauco, but wo were considerably amused with tho first pieco that caught our eyo, headed " Uur Hunch." Wo read thai, certain. Wo like vour demoeratic'way of livinir. Men who can work up against ao muuy odvorao cir cumstances, lo tho pof itiou you occupy, and nro then willing to accommodate themselves lo tho "lime" enough to keep "llach," eat their own cooking, and wash it down with cold water, aro auro to " come to somethiug" yet. Still, " keep your hull in trim," for wo expect lo diuo with you ioido of these days. Till then wo wish you great success. Wlttaasulte atl Mlltlag t.ompr. The properly belonging to this Company, was aold on Monday tho 21st Inst., at Shcrifl's sale, in Linn City, for tho benefit of its numerous creditors. We nro informed that tho property cost, not lesa limn 200 thousand dollars, hut in thoso distressing mrd times, it brought only tho pitiful sum of Si 1,600. Wo happened to ho taking a nap nt tho timo of tho sale, pr wo should- probably have gone over, and bid it in ourself, rather than to havo seen it go off at such a dread ful sacrifice. Urn ml I'.nlerliilnaunt MomiUiluit IVIrh aud Xcw for Ureuon. Hiira's KestU . Feast of Mnlc and t'twerl Wo hoar that Professor Nowcll is mnkin active preparations lo havo this beautiful Cantata, which has been so often applauded in tho States, performed in Oregon City on tho coming 4th of July. Tho' whole per lorinimco win proimitiy oo a rtcti nnu raro trout to tho thousand lovers of music who nro expected to throng our City on that oc casori. Music of a "high order," consisting mostly of "selections from tho classical works of tho great m.ntors" of tho sublimo art, will ho performed by 70 young singers, under tho direction of Prof. Nowell. Ev ery person in Oregon, (not otherwise enga ged,) who has not a heart "fit only for trca- son, stratagems, nnd spoils," will bo invited to attend. Tho l'rogrammo of exercises w ill bo sent lo different parts of tho Terri tory at an early day. Our aoiiEUiue cotcinlxirarr of the itrirut com putes a majority of !2iUU voles for Uaiuea iu Ore gon iu die coining election. This reminds us of llio school boy who, when asked what would be the result of dividing $' 00 by S.'i cents, answered that it would bo ft I. We think the -tig-ii man must arrive at his majority for Guinea by quad rupling Gaines' 5(111 actual minority, making it 'HUii. Kill lie lor;ci8 mat III s would be a munis quantity, for 5U0 ! 'JtlUO. 'J'lio only mis take iu tho calculation of the Argus man is that he oiiiita lo prolix tho minus sia to the 3000. Vein. Standard. Well now that is dipping into Algebra, further tl:.iti wo thought you could go. Hut w o don't really think that you prefixed your "minus" sign to our computed major ity, from your honesteonriction thut it would turn out to bo so, but merely from tho fact, that you havo been so long aceiistomnl to seeing this mark, as n prefix to nil your "dividends over the left," in your financical operations, that any calculation iu figures, looks awkward without it. Tho forco of habit goes a great ways friend Lcland, nnd you no doubt, cunningly nvoided setting town, any majority for Lime, from the fact, of your aversion to a ;jms, sign. If you had dared to have given tho figures, thry would no doubt havo stood thus, '-Lano's majority, S00." Salmon. Salmon eaters, nro now in tho vory hiijth of their glory, nnd about as fat and saucy as tho N. Carolina Bunkumitca in pea time. Tho Willamette river is literally nlivo w ith the finny tribes, which havo como up hither to bless tho poor indiana. All aecim to, bo bustlo and stir, hilarity and joy, in tho wigwam's. The squaws nro juat now driving n brisk trade in Salmon aud berries. Tho price of these commo dities, like all other, articles seems to have declined very much of Into. Wa quote Salmon this week (weighing 23 lbs each,) at v et., a head, and strawberries aud goose berries at 12 cts per quart, Uave o ft the time of day 1 Wo want our up country friends, who are in w ant of any thing iu the liue of iewelrv or wntch repairing, to read the advertisement of G. C. liobbins, iu its proper column. Wo have heard for many year, much com- plaiut among the farmers, of the difficult of getting such w ork done correctly in Ore gon, luoso of you wha want your work done promptly, and correctly, might a well send it along to Mr. Robbins, as he is a gentleman whom wo thiuk you can de pend upon. Harper Moathty Maaailae. We recited p.r last mail, frun lho Hook t.ro of J. W. Hu:i:-w. Hau I'raueirtv, tho 60th N, which clows the lOthtoIume of this "l-'emllj mf sine. Eiery.uecliii- number f ihla work (ive the moat ttiiiii"tkeUWnKe that Jlarprr 1 deunii'md U atAiid iu the very front ruiik of nw(-. .liiiepaWiihcrs.if pib'e. 1Vre4 '! lo furnish a Reiieral variety of mutter cannot fai to suit the ta-tr, of all classes, iu every latitude, nhocaii read the k'lfli"h Iiiuase, fr.au the '('rosea Icelander to tli aun burut Moor." Tli work will be drwarded to mbucriliera by a. ndlnj J. W. Sullivan 1 1 MO. rutaam'a Maaailne. We nro indebted to 8. J. MeCorniick, of the I'mi.kliiil;1kSt..n.,l'o.-t!uu.l, for the April N-. of 1'utuum'a Mug ttine. We do not wish to make invidious comparisons between tho inerlU of the m iny excellent maga slum w bioli aro u w being pablwhe i. Neither do wowihtobo dogiimtieal a to die correctness of our own perhnpa peeuh'ar titnte, where we find ao many diirerinjt with us. But if wo any niiylhiii(r we must aud will speak our eutiiuciiuk Wt place Putnam iu the liighul n'che of ril ieal time. His mi'aiine contains mueli of inter esting biographical history, ski tchea of travel, anJ historical unifies, wliieh, iu our liumblo oj.iuiou most admirably supplies the place of a vast amount of light fictitious readme, and funny nonwiue, which occupies lnrc,c aji-e hi aoiiu of our popu lar work, fiive usc aud truth, and let the b. II' s and dan lies leive lho fancy. Fur terms of "Putnam'' refer lo MeCormiek'a card iu our advertising columns. Convalescent. Tho Kanncka woman w ho was shot by the negro Smith, somo four weeks siuee, has contrary to nil expectations commenced re covering. Btiiitli lias made gooa lus escape, ut Inst, nnd is now at largo. Ho is proba bly out making electioneering speeches, as nn "attorney" for somo Oregon candidates for the Legislature. Ho will probnblymake nn excellent "gouger" to follow such a stc reotyped stump spoech ns tho following, which wo have often heard in Oregon from certain candidntes : " Gentlemen, you aro nil otrar that I nm a candidate, ns a regular nominee, on tho ticket. I havo always been a , nnd always expect to be. I go for the principles ot legislation upon a prop er basis, nnd tho equal rights of mankind, Out nsyourpaticiico is already worn thread. bur, I shall not detain you any longer, but drerp the subject, by telling you I would lilto your votes.'1 llero tho exhausted orator "drops1' himself into his scat, nnd up rises his attorney, trying fo look as awful nnd terriblo as Ossian's chief, sitting in gloomy grandeur on tho shore, and as wiso as tho judgo that divided tho cheeso, and puts ou lho finishing touch by showing that tho speech of his ofiice-wanting predecessor is nil sound orthodoxy, as understood by tlioir parly, and that ho is nn nmnzingly proper matt to ho the exponent nnd defender of a creed of such glorious principles iu tho Leg islature. A few Latin nnd French quota tions sometimes wind up the performance, when the crowd is dismissed, nnd thcenrnp- lured auditors nro toon lost sight of among tho "j'crrin" nnd brush. lUluvncd. ur. ivaus, w ho Has been tor 301110 timo engaged in n Geological survey of tho coun try bordering ou tho Oregon coast, nnd who has been absent for a timo nt Washington City, on business with the Department per- taining to his former surveys, returned to Oregon on the bust steamer. Wo learn ha intends visiting the Puget Sotiud country, to oxamino tho coal mines of that region when ho will visit the Coos Iiay country, to prosecuto his Geological researches. "How is a secret society, tho number of which aro sworn to deny all kntnvlcdgo of its existence, meir owner oiners connexion w.tli t..niii who ob serve that extrajudicial oath, to bo expired, unless by ll.e 'knot-holo inoeoysi' (Jen. Wusliiint,,ii frequently enm'oved similar auencirs in tho llev- oluiieii to ferret out tho secrets of torv traitors nnd tlioir lintisli nll.e. and considered it entirely 'res pectable.' "Sliitcsmun. u. 11 1 11 o suppose tmii you were warmed up with tho same patriotic conviction when you crawled into Leland's Stove, nnd abstracted tho Culver letter. And the fact that like the agents of Washington you were "ferret- mg out the secret of traitors," made tho act highly "respectable." Tfcnnls. We are uuder obligations to Wells, Fargo Co., nlso to J. W. Sullivan, for nice se lections of tho "very latest.; We thought Sullivan was always a little ahead of nil others before, in tho number and choice variety of his favors, but thi$ timo it was ns near as wo could poise the balances, about "nip nnd tuck," between him and Wells, Fargo & Co, This must be owiug to the fact that our friend O'Neill, is now in San Francisco. .When O'Neill and Sullivan, como in comjietition, theu "Greek meets Greek," nud tho "tug of war" is close nt baud. Iowa. Tlie Dutiuqu Tribune of the 9ib Inst., announ ce the election of the entir Republican State icaei ay increiued majorities over tlw vote of last fall. The proliibitory liquor law ha, also been ac eept.dby.he people. Americmit TrartlUr. OO-Even fool when he holdcth his Fce, ia counted wise ; Md be that shut teth his lips b esteemed a man of under tanding. - - i ta f.orrrstfoaA''1' ... . .....1 . 1. .1 i-'.,iv two or UI,V1 7 , , " " , ..to'pH ! bw money .1 5 pr cent end loan lh. ,hre. linn, la order to . tf It w o M l " . ' . ' . . el,.t.n.(iun lu g.-l ., 1, in m, .ha, that W-m.4 jy tfrniiMi.g lw author's dire to have It - l.llll.UitU'l, but f.r sevital rei-Mis a liav b.to c"Hiin-. -. a to InthefU .e. the a. li. le 1. alt,- """ ' ... . 1 file It ar-iy . .1 i..,. Waeann-H vleldovcr mr.-e i-i- t.anr.iui oamr lu 1 a rellBW 01 a cmea-innm.u c.rr-i.oiid.l.t of the Tim., lio "dumpe hi iarl" ..r -l,i ...u i,r,.i rlvctill a "ma- of InMenla-h ' ililo that organ a f sxl f -r "gremers." We hve never r. d the article which ) hava uii-!ern.k.ii lore.itw.f.'i it ia only oxa-ioimlly that we g-t a cpy f lb" "Tiin." 'i'""" l" ,!" Aa-.e, w liieh w nd him regularly every week.) Nclth r have we yet eeu a man who lu read it, mid If the . 'nli' ns whk h your reiieiv contain, f this "fitiieii" Cireulfir." I a f'"' "l,lr, rf ,I"' literary m. ril of lho w hole nrtiele, Issly, -ul and apirit, (which w presume Hi-) wo will veuturo the la-cJiciion lluit n-. ne meu iu the Wilamelle Valley liavo ever wuude.1 It as far down aa the teuth line. Hiich being the fact wh it is the iu of loading up a e union to h"ot a snip ' bill off In the seion 1 pluco the manner hi which you connect tho name of a cry prum neat pd lie on of former year with DaaMi, llobe.pierre, Marat, Tom Paine, nJ Aaron liurr, iiltlinugh It umy be warranted by hii'07, and would bo Censideied iinubj. ction .ble hy thwe whose phi!..!o'ic.il learning eiiidi!.-1 them rightly to understand your pr.dse drift, yot by many person who linvo never had the-advantages of oduca'.'on, y.mr artielo would bewnrscoiutrui-d, ns to be cmidered highly ex- CCJiti.'luWc. 11 n hear from you again upon some 111 liter of geneial interest. 'Ji.'' who aks, 1 you charge for inserting mar liagenollw f" i answired Xo. J. 11. Jto. isinfi.riilrd lh.it when we ojnned Ills letter, hi "cllpi'lng from the Cliicngo Ucm. 1'rem'' wu halo. Uob'I be Weary la Welt tntn(. Thicofour coiilrlbutor who have favored us so bountifully with matter of iuti n-st, wo hope will continue to remember us. We want to publish a paper lately devoted to Oregon Interests, and our sulccriben can add much to the intercut of our pa per by early (osiiiiga up iu reference to occurren ce of interest w hich aro dullv transiiirilitf in every I part of llie country. 1 .et the farmers, and farmer' wivii. nnJ Hunt, ail ldauirhUrs. wiito you write with brevity and interest. Don't bo disi oTiriigid or "get innd" because wo c:iu't publL-h every thing you send, but "try again and keep tiymg. Our column aie op.-u to short roMrj of the re ligious prosperity, condition and number of all re ligious denominations, hhort assays Usn education, Agriculture, (em, peraticc, and polities (so you vcritd in resjiectfiil language, and avoid iiersonulitics) nro alwnya wet Our siibseription list is constantly mijjmentiu.'f, and wo now have the names of pciliapa a major' tf' of tho most iutelllj.'viit citizens of the Territory ; many of whom are capable of writing iustructho articles for the press. ARRIVAL Or T2I3 MAHi. Pros(iect or a dlscontluunaceof the War o permanent praee for t-.tirope. llnn lel's Ureal Intake aliout to be throw dona, France still mnMna: Warlike VVi'imrntlous. IVeststance to tlie proliltil- Un by the nentie-araces of ?iew York. UttTnum (lives some alight evlileuce of fe Tovm. SnU Anna's ctnry Acyartlnii InUT.-stlng Tmtn the Plains. Tho steamer Republie, bham, mooter, 1 caehed rortland the 2 1th uist., biinu'in!? dates from the Crimea to March 17 ; fr. ni Kngland tho 28th, and from JJ. Y to April 2U. . Hcvastopul. The news from the Crimea ia highly uuintorest ing. Tho weather had become beautiful rendering tho condition of the soldiers much moro tolerable. Tho allied army seemed to have improved in spirits and appearance, and wcro still prosecuting their seige wo'ks with an occasional interruption by a sortie from the ItussiuiH, which always resulted iu n repulse of the latter with considerable loss. The conference ct .Vienna, which met fir the purpose of settling upon a basis of peace, between the belligerent powers was still in session. They had agreed iiMiu tho first two prints proposed by tho Western Powers, nnd had proceeded to the consideration of the third, when tho humiliating character of its terms to Russia, in demanding a reduction of her naval power in tho lilack Sea, is said to havo produced quite a sensation union" Russian representatives of tho conference w hich finally resulted in an adjournment of lho body, to aw ait further instructions from their governments. Kngland and l'ruiico are said not to havo insist ted upon the reduction of Sevastopol, as a condition of peneo, thinking that (ha, together with their demnnd for a reduction of the treinondoiw imvul power whicli Russia maintains in the Black Sea, would bo raising an insupai-nblc barrier to furthor negociations for a seltlcmeut with Russia. Kiiglishnien seem to entertain a settled opinion that such is tlie desire fur a peace at all hazards, that tho Western Power will doubtless aareo upon some basis, however humiliating it rmy be to their charac'.cr for prowess, and nu ability to hold the grasping and gigautic power of Russia iu check. The belligerent powers may smoiher down lho fires which they kin-lied merely for the niii-nose of Jie.iting nnd apiin giving a stronger weld to the hncklee by which they are holding their serfs in slavery, but it ia as suro to break out in some direc tion, which will probably light up the torch of hu man liberty, a torch which has a yet never been even warmed iu the smoke of the bonfires of w ar which the belligerent power have kindled for all the gaping admirer of desotism to look nt in both I eonunent. ftinie!' "great image" of sold and silver ml brass nd iron, and miry day, "will soon be struek oy tno 'small stone cut out of the mountain." n.l iu less than twenty year there will be such an earthquake, under the substantive basis of castles, thrones, and powers, as will prodnee sueh a -mash! in up" of the already crumbling stronghold, of re ligious darkness ud political despotism, as history has never yet given us the faintest idea of. Constantinople. Sij-Jm a is sild to have entered into a treaty of lianee with Turkey. ineee.lmi-riiKMcnchicoff!srum,.re-,l, but lacks cvuGnuauVn. . l.aiiWnJ. . . . '.'! It U Mated llwt tho Hrilish government ha 1 , - - - -. . . ... 01 ll'T luring rai'-'l'l -" -n The Common had re fused to grant llie iuUtlou of l.-rd l.uciu aaU(W u luviangaiw. u 1.1 f In I.. n.,(.riiinal "charm' ciiiuuii, m - 1.; a - t-'raar nid ! b still making vigoroiu warlike preia rntiuus, a thoU(jh Uio Uli of iiumediato peoo wu furemo C"iicluion. liuon iparte and the Mm pr . llugenio Iwl necple.1 an luviuilioii from ( 'ueen Victoria, tn my her Mjal li:ghne a visit, which w as lo haru come off about the middle of liit month. ew ork. llie ninimi. In N. V. city were holding iiuiue ouspublio m.eling" iu order lo eonaiilt iion Ilia U l means for a llioroiigb and deUniiincd Kii liou loth prohibitory liuuor lw which woe lately passed by lho legislature of their (Stato. The N. y.papereKcneruHy denounce thtue exhibitions f .oiiilar rib lllon ngalnst autlmrily, and seem if tctmincd thai the law shall besustaiueil whilst it re mains ui-on the n.iituto book. A fuir trial la d- inaiidrd for it at least. Haravra Is now a.tl!cJ at Bridgeport, Conn. He ia mid' to havo turned hi attention lo L aming for a liili IiwhI, being engaged lu carting rock an i gravel, nn 1 liauiing tiudiers, with un elephant, which ho has trained to lho liurnom. iTlii "one liorso" (1 vplianl) lm iisaid lo do fine execution when st lache.1 lo a "breaking up plow." There i uow some fa'iU hope that this notorious deceiver will yet repi lit of li s sin aud beconio an lioucet lunix 1 Ps Invinj gone to farming look a Uitllo that way. Sanla Auna Is siid to have met with ueh reverses of fortune iu Mexico, that lila Immediate downfall 1 looked for, and it is Ihoiiht thut he will fly the country whenever Alvurei fairly succeeds him. , , Itltuols. The w heat crop nover ltHkcd moro promising for an abundant harvest. Tho month of March- i ibid to havo been me of the coldest, changeable und dlsagreeahio ever known In thia State. Michigan. Many of the town e'eclious in til's State have j K""e Jemrntio of late. Know Nothings, The doctrine of open orgnnxitlbn ia now advoca ted by vnrt numbers of the organs devoted lo Amcr iean principKs throughout lho Slates. This doctrine is sound, nud sure to not witti fa vor nnionj lite American people. , Dnnli'l Wchsli'V Multifield properly was wild 1,11 the "8th March. Real cstato to the amount of $10,700 was sold. A lot of bli ep went ell'nt $J,100. His carriugo was sold for $17 oil. At the lime of Wihstor'a death, ho is said to have bceu about $1 10,000 iu debt, it is thought by his friends that they will bo able to save some 400 acreaufkui.1, embracing the old homesteal for tho family. A n-.vuMuntu u. Is now belli;; exhibited iu Sail l'nnclseo, wliieh stands six foot high und w.igli four lliomnml Kllllds ! The Ylrulula Kleetlou Came off on Thursday of lust woek, (the 2 ltU iiutaul.) The rinlns. Wo noli. 0 by llio St. Louis pajwr, that tho rol diers, desiiuid to war upon tlie Indians, arc making prcpumv'ous fur having I'urt l.euciivorlli as sooil as the grussis suflicieutly forward (ou.Tonl tlu lice c avy f.Khl for their slock. 1'ivo thousaml b u rels of llourhavo been purehased for the nso of the ar my, nl.l-J per barrel. Wo will .Venture tho pre diction thai 0110 indiuii will not even bo crippled, for owry barrel of Hour consumed. Our palo. whito-livcrid, nud troinbling Oregon ofticinls may now dismiss all foul of their being called upou to do any thing towards avenging tho Infernal treat ment, which our kindred and frieuda recoiyed last summer nt the lumds of the sin uses. , Tlu soldiers w ill "do (() tho work'', for the In dians, und tho people will sooner or later do the jubforyou, yo cuxcardhj officiuls. , P. S. Since tho abovo wa in typo wo have lenruod that 110110 of Iheso soldiers will come west of the Rocky mountains. Their field of oporutions lies immediately nmong tho Sioux. Nothing ha" yet been dono by the government, that we can hear of, towards bringing tho Snakes to justice. V.'cloaru from Gov. Guinea that Geu. Wool will send out n small detachment, consisting of about l.lOsoldiors from Fort Vnneouvor, upon hi own porsonal responsibility, having rcoeived no ordeTs to tlint effect from the government. Tho murder ers, of coureo, aro now secure in their mountain fastnesses, nnd will not bo found. What a nVji otic representative wo have had in Congres,'and 4 w hat heroes of immortal fa.rueare Curry, Nemiith, MeCrneken & Co I ! . ; Secret Leaking out al Last. , 0 havj received the following for pub. IlcCuon in tho Abgcs, which will probably bo understood by these who know what a, "wigwam" means ; ' ' ' : WheMi it haa been circulated that there is a dissalisfaeuon existing in the wigwam of Marion comity, and that there have bceu some forty with drawals siuee tlie lSih inst., We. are authorized to say that any such state- meiitsare malicious, wilful fnlaeliood, and tht tliero have been only two withdrawal from Marion wigwam since that date, and that those two wer .individuals who wore dependent for large jobs of work from person who demanded such withdraw als, but that there have been large acquisition to the order throughout Uio county since that date, and that a unanimity of sentiment exist m fuia we know. A. II. SALE, Paea'T. L. DA N FORTH, Sec. Marion wigwam, No 1.. Hasty Bread Tuduinc. Tut one quart of milk in a kettle, butter a, few slices of bread and crumble them in till '.thick : then beat nn thraa . . .-J " . r M'iirew:uaiu I spice, and when the milk ia ecaldinff hot. rourm 1,10 e?5, tir well, Uio it up and serve. Ohio Cultivator,