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t.'l Iv . .. v Slljc ' rejon ftrgus, " oxxaort city i , , V SATL'KIMV, JULY 7. 1855. Arenti for the Argun. J. JC MolJuiDE, yjuijcltt. !, A. ICkeo, A'afrw. Morgan Ruiolni, Sublimity. Wm. 1'-ahlow, MMla. II. C. Kavjjo.no, .. J)h. 1avis, Ul'Kjmimjton. Frank W, Brown, CumoUit. Axos ITar ve Pi IVVy. Solomon Allen, ln'y. J. K. Lri.e, . John McKinkkv, Vuhjutok. Rev. Wilson Ulain, fm'on W. I. . A. Rl'B, Jitrkumvillr. II. JIahrih, L'iuanuiiti. JunoE Snellixo, T'J-, C'af. Jno. II. I'besto, H'V Co. '. R. A. N. I'iielm, Uultthnnj, III ' Law Concerning Newspapers. ' IT If wliacflber order Ihe diacominui'nc. of (hair popsrs, Hi puolieiiei way couuuu. to eend thorn until all antarait'l ail paid. , ir If BUtxcribera neglect or refuse lo take iJn ir papers from port offi , 0 oilier plnc, towmcn 1hy areeeiil, they if held rproiible until they Mill ill arrearage, boulil there be any. (J If Mhacribw removo t oilier p!uee, with out informing the publisher, mi'l the paper ia writ lo tli former direction, they ire held responsible. g T II not nitKulrnt for ptliiialr, when paper li it Oiken out of hi fli-a, lo return oue With "not taken out" written on the margin, bul tie mint write letter lo llie publisher1, (tiring the name end post-olfic , and elating llint the paier ia not taken from Ilia offie.. Otherwia lliu pt- uiwiter ia lit Id responsible, i . (ST Absence of llw Editor ia our apology for hick of oJiturial waller Uii wick. ., Toast for the 41b of July, by (he .Urgas.l . Wo adopt tlio following, from the proc lamation Of tllO glorioU WASHINGTON Iv lii tinny, announcing tlio conclusion of peace, as tliu beat toast the Aatius Ollice can offer its renders, (o bo drank with cold water : " Perp. tii.il I'race, IutlciiiK'ii:e, and Huppi ii'w, to tlio L'mitkii Htatm or Auksica ! " TUt'.t;.nMtHH VtHRTH, The HUtbyeur uf Aiiicricnn Independence u lish'Tod iu ou tlio iiiornitig of tlio 4lli, in Un coil City, by n National salute of thirteen guns ntsnu-riso. Through tho tx ortiom of several of our energetic citizens a tiill flag stair win erected on tho hill just Lack of tlio city, from which tlio Stah . . ii. . . i i i . .i nrA.xui.Bu ia.mkh w.is uuiuricu to wo breeze, niul kept lUiiiL' during tliu tiny. ' At ten o'clock tho cillrha of (Jrpgoli t'ily mid vicinity nnsomliled lit tlin Methodist Church, V hero an ointioiMMU tklivercd by AmoRV Holiirook, l'.3. Of tliu nddrcH j,t is tin nuci'ssury for ut to speak. , was short, clo otiieiit, niul pvrtiueut to tho orcniioii, and elicited tho ri(ioctfnl altenlioo of tlfV nu- dioiiee. In jumico to Mr. II., however, wo will any that it win euly on Monday that ho consented to delivor tliu ndlreM, mitt of courao hud but lilllo I Vino fur preparation. Tlio 1 leclarnliiHi of Iiidepeudetico was road by W. C. Johnson. Tho music was por formed by tho Choir, under tho dircotiou of l'rof. Nkwell. Jt may be out of place here, but novoi tlio less wo will venture to mako an allusion to the prayer ollercd up by l!ttv. .Mr. Atkinson, nt thacoinnienruiiivnt of thooxercincs in the Chnreh. ' In view of tho circumstances which surrounJ our country nt tho present tiuio it was most appropriate, ami wo hesi tate uut to tay that a more feeling and elo quent invocation was novor imuU to the Ru- lor of Nations, for llis avtistanco in averting tb cloudi now hovering over our beloved Vnion. After the exercises at the Church wero concluded, tlio ciUMiis formed iu procession, and marchod iu " irregular order," each ini.n acting as his own marshal, to tho place of Mr. lllainpied, a short distance in tl.e rear of tlio Com t Ifouso, where they partook of an cclleiit liimer spn ad in tho woods. Ev erything aluut tho tables was arrangeJ iu a tyU not i flen suipMsetl iu these Cuitod Hlat, at fostiviiics of a similar character, and certainly never in tho beauty of tho fair li'anagor on tho occasion. Tor the uoatnoM and taslo diplayJ in tho arrango uiuut credit should be reudur,Hl to Mr. Kss TKK, Mrs. MeClR, Mia Holmks, and Miss (Jl'lTET. Traiso is duo to tien. Lovrjov, fir the ablo ami efficient manner in which ho aet d m rrosijent lff tho day ; also to the Com mittee of Arrangement, Jiarci'd thoir dutios to tho saliafaetiou of all. Ev. rt thing pod off smoothly and pleasant ly, and not a single accident cccurJ to mar tho general happiness, fr rlrai. Tho friends of the Rev. Mr. Dickinson, of S.1...n -;n i.. . ..:....i. . t. . - .v.m, kiii ip (.'unlet! iu icun im w as tlitown from a horso ou Snturdsy, '.'3J ult., by which, ikxidoiil th thiKh of his left lg was broken. ll- is doing as wrll as could bo expected. t-f Uor.t.aiiiea arrived in U,wuo lie rnoroii.ft of the 4tli, Ukinjj none tho worn rrtn iuxstrvnn fjntt from which he .'a'e'r cii:crjr,. Tks Dimealtlet la Raaa, We gve full reporU in our last week's Issue of the act. nd doings of the mobs in Western Missouri nd Kausa. These dis turbance! aro the legitimate result of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, nd have brought the country to the rcrge of civil war, if not to a virlunl dissolution of the Union. For it is not to bo doubted thut the whole of the Slave Stat will rally in solid column to the aid of the pro-slavery Missonriana in this strupglo, after the turn it ha taken j and the phase it has assumed being one which bears so directly upon the interest of tho wholo South, each move, mcnt will bo closely scanned in every nook and corner of the slaveholding Stales. The naked question, as presented by the Western Missourians, between tbem and their Free Soil antagonist, is simply this : Shall Kan sa bo ccumd to Freedom, and Western Missouri abolitioni7d, by voluotcer voters sent out from tho Eastern States I How ever false and one-sided this their statement of tho caso may be, it is, nevertheless, one which, with itn attendant circumstances, carries with it wima facie evidence of its truth, and ono which is calculated, above ev ery othor, to arouse all the energies of slave holders, and impel them to tho rescue, in a cause which vitally concerns their dearest interests ; for, paradoxical as it may appear, Slavery is tho very life-blood of tho Southern States, ond whatever strikos a blow at tho institution is received with alarm through out tin whole South. It hjjs been said by tho Now York Tri bune, tho leading organ of the Free-Soil party in the Union, that Kansas is the ground upon which will be fought the great biiltlo between I'recdom and Slavery, and this sentiment is echoed by tho other Anti Slavery papers from one cud of the North !i tho other, mid among them may bu found numbers which have hitherto been Ktuuiich supporters of tho Compromises of 18o0. This wc sincerely believe to be the case, and no one, who has tho least acquaintance with the subject, will deny that every movement made by Froo-Soiloro to establish Frcdom in Kansas will be met by corresponding ac tion on tho part of Southern men. There will be no war of words tho time for that has passed- but a contest iu which tho ad vocates of a principle will be arrayed on ono side, men of firmness and determination, in all likelihood, but at tho same a thousand miles from homo to vote and fiyhlo up hold ft principle merely, that does not imme diately concern their own personal interests, whilst, on the other hand, will be opposed to them tho united strength of the whole pro-slavory South, who view with bitter mid unrelenting hatred every niovenieiitdirected against tho Slave interest, and who, from educational prejudices, will be imbued with tho idea1 of defending an institution as sa cred lo Ihem as were the household gods to the ancient Romans. If the dissolution of our cherished Union does not grow out of this difliculty, it will bo well ; but how it is to end, God only knows 1 It must bo evident to all that wo have reached a crisis in our national existence that tho foundations of our Union were novor so wcakcued as at tho present period but who shall restore order, allay excited passions, mid honl up dUteusions that di vide and distrnct our couutrymeii, is a prob lem tlillicult of solution. Demagogues, as piring and conspiring, in oflico and nut of office the tlirest evils of Tundora' box rulo and curse tho land ; from them tho mind instinctively turns with loathing and disgust, but to whom! There is not now in all our public councils a man in whom tlio wholo nation trusts with a moderate Jo- greo of confidence. Ilad wo Jackson or Clay there would then bo somo hope for our distracted country ; but thoso dovotod patriots, who loved the Union more dearly than lifo itself, have gone to their reward, and thuir mantle havo fallen on none be hind thorn. Wore they now alive, tho ono would crush the horrid head of disuuion under his iron heel, whiltt the violator of a sacred compact would slink into nothingness benrafh tho indiguant glance of tho other. ProsBftl tor V.roys, We learn by conversing with persons from dillercut sections of the country that tne prospect tor a good wheat harvest iu Or egon this year it very poor. Smut has played hauc with the grain, and iu some parts many fields will not be harvested at all. This it very discouraging, particularly to the fnrmers ; for all are more or less interested in thtdr prosperity, and ho who should dis cover a certain remedy for tho destructive ...Kt ui amui wouw bo hailed as a m-blio bcuefaet.ir. 1 trlal l.)e(,a Wo Uk for .,, (wn, the ).,H.tion in Virginia by the next stcam.r. W. have a Lead already in tj,, n a.ticij.aiiiot. ,.f the suoeeasof th. Auiwiow ticket!. iua, fcu, j but are getting impatient to inMrt U jn l0J ' Aiiiis. j UU a't t . I Tbt Sutcsuua of June C3J, What's cut J Yura't Festival' Tbi beautiful cantata, which Las been performed with w much uceet in the Eat, was produced, for the first time in Oregon on the afternoon of the 4tb,in tbi city, and hightencd greatly the enjoyment already fult bv ererv one. At two o'clock our citi zen commenced assembling at the Court- House, and In a hort time the hall of jus ice was completely filled with the "beauty and chivalry" of Oregon City not 10 fast, of Oregon Territory, as there were num bers present who bad come from a distance, attracted hither chiefly by the novelty of the performance of this musical. composition in tho far-off woods of Oregon and any ono, whobad traveled "ome," could see as much intelligence, beauty, and refinement, in that same assemblage, as could be found in a sim ilar promiscuous gathering any whore in the United States. Flora, the Queen of Flowers, was pre. ent, with all her bright subjects, wbo ''Come from the glen, come from the hill, Zephyrs and fairies, ipritoe of the rill, Come tliro' the air, come on the stream, Come in the dew-drop, and aim's golden beam.' Of the musical part of the exercise wo are not prepared to speak, critically, as we do not pretend to tho slightest knowledge of the heavenly art. The brilliant audience, however, testified their approbation by re peated applause, as the several parts were gone through, and the general satisfaction expressed at tho close bore ample evidence to the ability and skill displayed by l'rof. Xewell in training these young singers, about seventy iu number, most of whom have been under his tuition but three months. " Sweet is the voice of girls," wrote Dyroti, and ho who was not charmed with the songs of angelic iunocenco on the 4th, surely has a heart "fit only for treanon, sirata;'. ins, and spoils." ( if the b"iiuty of the performers, howev er, we hold oinst If 1 1 be a competent judge, and yit H the palm to nunc in this respect. We don't mean to say that Oregon City has tho handsomest girls in creation, or in "Ameriky," but only show us the placo that can exhibit a choir of prettier Misses than are in Mr. Novell's class, and we will emigrate thither immediately. We will not point out any ono invidiously, for, where there was such an abundance of beauty, that would not bo an eay matter, but we will merely say that there were two of the 'bright subjects' of Queen Flora, in thut bower, for whom wo wished this little old world was ours, that wo might divide it betweon them As this, however, is not tho caso, and not likely ever to be, wo can only write, " Where'er on Earth their home may be, , May 1'eaco, and Love, and Hope, be too.'' God bless them 1 every one. U MldtAe Orrcoa aa f rlcaltaral Conalryl Mr. O. llumason has left with us a sam- plo of oats and timothy gross raised at the Dalles in Wasco County. The oats meas ured seven feet in length, nnd the timothy, which camesfrom seed sown last fall, was over three feet in length. Tho oats wero taken from a field of volunteer grain, and tho stalks look more liko n bundle taken from an Arkansascano-brciik than a selection from a field of grain. Mr. llumason informed us (hat at tho time ho left the Dalles (Juno 20th ) the oat harvest had all been gathered in. That Middle Oregon country is going to turnout " somo pumpkins," in the way of an agricultural region. We hope the fuimers up there will bo neighborly, nnd that hereafter, when they ha'e gathered in their harvest at home, they will come down and lend a hand nt ours. By this moans they may be able to boast of harvesting two crops a year. I'.trt'Uon Items. We learn from tho Statesman that Gon. Lano's official maioritv nwr fn :., 3,U!. Whole number of voles cast. 10 I'M . ' Atrmn&t 7 in 1Q-..I ! At iu j-jju increase 01 uemo- crnticvote, 1000; of opposition, 1027 j aggregate increase 2,033. 11 . . luouiajority against Convention is set! . ' . inAnr.t I ... ... .1.. .. .j -j"ty "ij.-iiiisi Convention was 860. At this rate of in-! I.Aa, r... ih. . . : . . . . ' - jvni viit3 iiiu urnv nir.iin.i crease the question will carry next year, for we suppose it will beairain submitted to the people at the election in '56. Coos County gives Gaines 51 majority, yet elects tho whole democrntio ticket bv majorities ranging from 40 to 100. Rata. Professor Kpy's theory of rain was prct ty conclusively demonstrated in this vicinity on in. night of the 4th uL f..n.. i.j i . . -..mvi uj Uen fluently discharged duringthe ire aware, and in the latter part of the .r talher in tl.e morning of the 5th. ra n n, an I iviilimir.l. with inu-r.,.;-. I son..,.iUhed.y visUtu., than half ! the sun .lon, ou, briWllIu .. "7 S W, doubt not tKut - : . , vl" gauerai rain fouowmg the 4th. wherever Hil. . J Wi vauuou too, place to any extent the preceuinp. -j -jjMiM-n vwutt'uuuil IS Bel " ' -!-. Ming i m HUH down at 4 1 5,-Wasco county to bo heard "Ty b"y ",J ""e iu T1,ey K "if ' from, which is reported 0 wve given an i " WOn,'h?...'0tt' lt lbo onual number of vL. t. 11 1 "l' Th rt'r Bn free Hell tvat On the first oatre of to-d.y'i paper will be found ihe proceeding of the Free Soil Con- rention leld t Albany, una vouu-y, o the 87th ult, composed of delegate from all parte of the Territory. We learn that entire unanimity marked their deliberations, and that steps were laKen nreparmo,, - . 1 it 1 thorough orgaunation uiruuguvui. .-5- An adjourned meeting will be held at Cor vallis, on the 81st of next October. Orchards. We have never seen a new country (ifnd we have lived in several,) where the people came so near having the fruit mania as they have in this. In trnvelinp; through 'he ed t. notice that ' I . v. ' a .1.1 10 impw e- country we have b en plenc threat attention is being ments, in the way of orchard. Tbero are already mnny bearing orchard iu the coun. try, from which their ownors are realizing handsome yearly profits. Traders are now engaging all the apples they can, at 810 per bushel. Cot t Hea. Tho 'barque Mary Melville crossed the Columbia bar, on her outward bound trip for California, on the 20th ulU There were somo tw-elve passengers on board, among whom was our friend and fellow-townsman, J. G. Campbell, who writes back that all were well and in fine spirits, when the last heave of the lead was snnj, with n " No bottom." 3T VVe learn that Prof. Newell intends to continue his mucoid class in this city, and also in other sections, if sufficient encourage ment be held out to him. lie has our best wishes for his success. War sa the VorWtrv The hog ordinance went into opera tion on Monday last, and during the day the squealing of swine could be heard in ev ery direction as they were lassoed by "In juns," and dragged to the pound. The fuce of a porker, so familiar of lute to tho pedes trian in tho streets of our pleasant city, is scarcely now to be seen. The activity of our gallant City Marshal on this, as on ev ery other, occasion, is worthy of praise, mid speaks well for his efficiency as an officer. Vmpqna Literature. The Scottsburg Gazette has come to hand, containing an article, which the young man of Penitentiary notoriety probably thought would induce us to do him more honor than he often gets, by noticing him. But as the Editor is absent, and as wo are just now out of ammunition for "small game," wo prefer to step out of the path, and pass around a pole-cat, to discharging a broadside at such vermin. TrtetblltOBil vs. uJletBAattoa. FaiENO Adams v As I feel deeply interested upon th. subject of temperance, I would like to say a few things through the medium of your much beloved Argue. I feel lo lhauk God that we have auch a medium of communication opened up to ua at last iu Oregon. We have a great work before ua in this territory, and one which is of such a character that it ought lo engage th. immediate attention of male and female, of th. statesman, a.. . .i i.!t . ii miius auu me pnuanuiropisi; lo iac.1, n. el ass of community cau claim exemption from Shi- work The statesman finds here his appropriate sphere, because tho evils of intemperance aro already tap- ping tho foundation of morality and virtue in socie ty, aud conavtiueutly endangering the prosperity and tho peace of the country. The philanthropiet finds here a noble field of ef- fort as n hat will more effectually dry up Ihe ti-ara of widow, and orphan, and prevent a Ihuinand other ill and woea, than the ultimate triumph of ine principles tor which we labor? The Chriatian ia in duly hound to labor for lliia work, as what better harbinger to ll.e promot'on of religion, by the coiientn from the er.or of their wnys of many who ait thrown beyond the iniluen ce. of religion, by ihe dreadful evil of .tronjrdr nk, man uie Danininent of this evil fro.u our land ? How many aonle who are atuniblinr into the Km tomlcas pit, through the vie. of drunkenness, might ,e7J.ifl'vr)Chri,.i.u in thi. country would do Ina dutv m refnn,- in il.;. ,... ...Mtioi. Tlio evils of intemperance are admilieH K .n But aome people, I notice, are exeuaiur lhem.lv from acting under the imprewou that they are not J:..il.. j ... ,. 3 u.M.or sell,nghi.melve.,uiileM ou let liquor obody but him great milske. "lTV P"n in a community where lienor i. . i . 3 u Dev.-ratr.. i. mn ""er.gr, atmore or lesa injured by il. How manv thousand, of individual have lt their Uvea by commuting them u. the mercy of drunken dri- ..,. , etniboutai W(1 conductor of ra I oad. who from th.;. :..-.::. . ! ...I. oait, who from iheir n.K,i;i ... ! fill their n,i. i.. k. .v ' i pp-jirT pened a few year since on bonr.1 ot ,1,. ., - i mo sieamer .Mowlle, whieh launched two hundred and fiftt-1,... . ...v Biru,rr man being, int. eUrni.y iD . lnoihf nt) ky ,he bow wg p of that boat, caused by rum ? Th. o.ptam waggeredak-ugthe detk, .wearing, in . fit of drunken madness. .'I'll bei thu k.. t ...., v, : . . , v mgw mine 10 Ilelr In 1 !.. e Uttiit "0 "g of we, ,nd heart rending mbery' i T.lb buNm,ofmo" n . hundred families - . vn, IU UUUISVIU, rt we tn M "t "rum hurts nobodv who J Ule" . .Cat inflicted upon Ae ?" r." T"1" Th.uk "io rumaeller ' will then be able to wash J Ul question h0W ihsJI r., .J ., ' ' H Tb. !, w-mater- il. of ' I '"'V? "liunen..1 Ast.''rrgul..int.".llhi-7,.nd.il.H-n.c. bow. that itb.. provd. m jr ' , producing what w. oW Yes. hl M .., arai.tofcrtw-tanl"; city, or apertil.nc.that wMpng Hi. mad.; " '.' V , ... j ...;. inutavervkoua.- anu carrying otatn r1""" hold. M , M1W "' r- . .1 , 1 or of removing II t Would you regul.w th. chol.- ior remov. ihecau of the conl.goii! . Your law do not rejulale murder, (only so tar, . II hat VaWVIlllaej ih,v nrulal. it and all ot)i.r erltne. by refrula- ting the liquor traffic) theft, counierftliin?, ud piracy. They strike th. as. alUi.rooiof thee, erilabrpre,A.iiiitliem. Juel a long as you Ii - cen. grog ahopa will your jails be occupied, and your pockets Used for the aupp.il of paupers. VVV,'rM prefer to atll ondrr the author- It) of "l oeuae." Their Iraflio being piealy f.- g Godi tftfnlti bv Mler n.rf nrr'omm.pn tv.and all tha tim. denounced by iheir eon li-neea, th.y need jtiat such salvo or soothing application lo their bunting remorse, as a licenu from our legislative hotly, lo eonlinu. Iheir irafflo. This is sort of soolhiiig application to liwhVr..aandyi.,gw..r,nm,U,gn.w.,,.,ir vitals night and day. If I was' a drinker, I would mm part with my licence us long as 1 could help il. I would eKep with it und rn.j piilow.ui.d dyinjr, I would clutch il In my bony fiu.er , and uke it if miikle. rivlit up to the bar of Ili-uv'n, und lay il down on the luble, ae my only justiticalion for killing on earth th. aouls and bod ea of men; I would poiut Ih. great Jehovah t. th. uames of the legislator wbo made my licenee, and to ll.e lung list of names of thu. constituents who MKiaelW ii- .. . , . lei IJ ... ....... J Oeliss-niaaing .egu'aiora. 11 i cuuiu t uw. in Una wav in lighteniue; my own puiiishm.nl, b; a proper aud just distribution of it amoug my ac complices, I should closo my mouth forever, uuJ aland up lo receive my final sentence. Fellow eitizeus, think you dial your name, will ever bu presented in thi. way, as equal partners in Ihe awful responsibility incurred by licensing drain hops T If yon fear any dang r, be sure hereafter never to cast another vole in favor ul tho liquor traffic ou account of party ties, but us. your wliol. influence to pruniulo a caiue which ia of inoio importance than Ihe triumph of any party, and which can never be successfully promoted but by PROHIBITION. SublmiTV, June 14, 185j. Hctaes about SehastoBol Pictures of the BoashardBseat. The following brilliant passages am from the letters of tho Crimean correspondent of the Loudon Times. The pass-igo annexed refers to tho evening of April Oth, when the great bombardineut commenced : "About five o'clock tho sun slowly des cended into a rift in the dark grey pall which covert d the sky, and cast a pale yellow slice of ligjit, barred here, nnd there by columns of rain and masses of curling vapor, across the line of butteries. The outlines of the town, faintly rendered through the mists of smoke and rmn, seemed quivering inside the circling lines of fire around and from them, but they were the stune familiar outlines so well known to us for tho last seven months the same green cupola and roofs, the long streets nnd ruined subjects, the same dock yard building aud dark trenches and bat teries. Ihe littlo details of rum and des truction which must have taken place after to-day's fire could not bo ascertained. The eye of the painter never rested on a more extraordinary effect, and his hand alone could have rendered justice to tho scene which shone out on us for a moment, ns the sickly sun, flattened out, us it were, between bars of cloud and rain, seemed to have forced iu way through the leaden sky. to cast one straightened look on tho conflict which raged below. The plateau beneath our standing place was lighted up by incessant nasiies ot lights ana long trails of white sinoko streamed across it, spirting uu in thick masses, tinged with fire, ibr a moment, till they were whirled away in broader vol umes by tho wind. In the doep glow of th- parting gl. am of sunset, the only image suggested to nie circulated to convev the actual etlect to our friends nt home, was a vision ot tho Cutleries' district as it is seen w night, all fervid with fire and pillars of smoKe, out i t the windows of an express nam. , The following gives nn idea of the man ner in which the Russiaus responded : "April 10. During the whole of the morning the fire continued on our side with little intermission, while that of the Rus sians was evidently slackening. At. about four o'clock, however, nil the enemy's I'nes and batteries suddenly sprung into lit'e and vigor. Volleys of from 100 lo 150 I'nns were fired nt once from thu Redan. ih Flagstaff, Barrack, Garden, and MalakoffJ butteries : even tho Mamelon, wlii. h all thought destroyed nnd untenable, fired five or six guns in rapid succession. Their shot came in upon our works like hail. Ou every ..tn, ..l.... I: t ii . bouuding and plunging, and shells bursting rv.u. niuuguur nnes ouiis were to be seen Ke nreworks in tho air. Never. Derhnns tt'Ud ailll. n . . - J 1 . .' , ' -" vi mil.!,, mt mieli a ,..j j j ..' V , ",1U "estrucitve tinn,.i twn n. ill... 1 i. . . w .uicu ufuio our woras would leteneu wim me dust, as, though both English and French kept up a terrific tire, ihe enemy in spite of our utmost efforts gave five guns in reply to our one. The rapidity and deafening uproar of the (ire brought all who were at leisure to tho front, and the oldest and most experienced artillery 0fficers ufcureu tenr untavorably of our prospect of, over the sea and over the land, and in every Si! tl0:! could commandiwiudunderthe whole heaven, that othi - viw i.iuiiuuauc. Here is a v rivid description of the appear- It is bomethinor k'11 l , ivDifiu-i upon ID6 hills which overlook the town and watch the ment. The nch bat ng a light the L .tt:. u-?5M,.t to tcejPenditUre.of the ume period amounted to ik. . , , ' J .mututii.llTOiftii-itiiiau ,hc of the missile as it d.rts v.c.ielv ! ti s oon I'Uhvr and thither through the air, settling kin at Inst with a loud crash in the Flag- staff. Thi. wild erratic count- occasionally -",. Kuuiin ,ioH , ,D( ,hom ck overevry. . , ' . t.ft ,ha raortari ar. j. fc d henvy painful explosion, Uiscnnrg. and with a flush which, even at a distant. , almost blinding. As the dull boom shake yoUr very iranio, jut ww J rf J , ti, , b j Jeso lid. with 7,M' I . our very frame, you near me s i n uu mOlllli llllivi nui hnvinor reached 1ta redoubled speed and , .. w0rt. The shock ,H j w,jeu t ttrikes the ground cat) be j.jj hcar(j e,cn ill the Allied camp, 1 f0uW(J jn .econd after by tho sharp ,,. . explosion, in tho bright glare of L l,ich "the earth is thrown Up like a cloud. , rfpy ing to each shot w mHnv ( Bun, some mortars, but US0 nl whcnever B p(in,e occi iiu no occurs . ... .1. !... i.tiolf mltlinir , , mu.LMrr n)ftkes iUolf audible in the in the cannonaor, nioauuiF, i"',-- a,vnneo trenches,' till the ro-commencing tmf o( arlery drowns all other sounds." TU. N.rt. V.r,.-A Oe.t . -I... j A coi res ondinl of tho M ormng titratd, wriing on llm 18lll, soys i j ,,p'ort Cons'ntitine and the forts north of mruor for t,H fiist lime look part in the ' ,...,,( Io. j.... flriiiiz clear acros the harbor m tovvn jto oUr 0,Vn nild tho French lines. Their shot appeared to bo of immcne- l. . 1.. Aii.ti!aitiltlA rnntrn . WO'gul, an" in"" jiiwii".v....jv, as no Hliiiueciuvnii'iuapiureiiuy - About 100 rountls were urea, uuromcera :. .. I.. I.tfil lltul At-tl fl uikc ,b na n i-inrc n.. ...w., , storming, the south side will be uirtenabk w hile the norm remains in iii'-ir uanum Liberty w4 Valoa, Oae aad Inseparable. Websteu. I cam not persuade myself to relinquish this subject, without expressing my dee, conviction, that, since it respects nothing: less than "The Union of the States," it. is of most vital aud essential importance to' tho public happiness I profess, sir, in my career, hitherto to hare kept steadily im view the prosperity and honor of the whole country, nnd the preservation of ar federal' union. It is to that union wo owe our safety at home, and our consideration and? dignity nbrond. It is to thut union that wo are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country. That union we reached only by the dis cipline of our virtues in tho severe schools of adversity. It had its origin in tho neces sities of disordered finance, prostrate com merce, and ruined credit. Under its benign influences, these great interests immediately awoke, ns from tho dead, and sprang forth, with newness of life. Every year of its duration has teemed! with fresh proofs of its utility nnd its bless ings; and, although our territory has. stretched out wider nnd wider, and our population spread farther and farther, they have not outrun its protection or its benefit. It has been to us a copious) fountain of national, social, and personal happiness. I have not allowed myself to look beyond, the union, to see whut might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly wcighed the chances of preserving liberty when thu bonds that uuito us together,, shall bo broken asunder. I have not ac-. customed myself to hung over the precipico of disuuion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss, below; nor could I regard him ns a safe counselor in the affairs of this government,, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on. considering, not how the union should be hest preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall; be broken up nnd destroyed. AVhile tho union lasts, wo have high, ex citing, gratifying prospects spread out be fore us, for us and pur children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the vail. God' grant that, in my day, nt least, that curtain inny not rise, that ou my vision never mav be opeiied what lies behind. 1 When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I notseo him shining on the broken and dis- j honored fragments of a once glorious union, on States disseiered, discordant, bellige rent, on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their feeble and lingering glance rather behold the sbrceous ensirrn of the rpnnKli. ! D0W known and honored throughout the v 9 O I -T earth, sti ' . . still full - --- r'O" -" , Itn nuns nuu ' ... ; .ropuies streaming in the r or - mil ustor i tir Obscured. bearillff for il mntm nr.. 1 , . . -w.--, . . such miserable mterrogatory, as, " Wkai is all thi worth r Nor I hose other words of delusion and folly, "Liberty fint, and Union aterieards ;"'-but everywhere, spread all over in character of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float ens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, Liberty and Union, now aud for- EVEE, ONE AD INSEPARABLE! tW The gross receipt of the U. S. Treasury for the quarter ending 21st of AririL reach 8l4.7nA.nnn i.:i. .l.