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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
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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.
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luouiajority against Convention is set!
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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,, -
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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 '
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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.
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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 .,
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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
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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.