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' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1855.
' Afentt for Vu Argua.
J, R. McUuiD, Lafuyittt,
. C. A. Rmo, AVcm. '
Moboan Ri'DOtciii Sublimity,
Win. Bmow, Molalla.
II. C. Raymomo, brrif Grwf.
Da. Davis, Bloominytm. -1
F!K W. Bnow, Corvallit.
Aio ID. am, fu Fafey.
Solomon Allrn, Amity.
1. E. Lvu, i?aa.
' JoHfi McKiNNEr, Calapnoia,
Rv. Wilson Blain, fn'oi Vint.
L. A. Rick, Jmktonvillt. ,
H. lUsnis, 6'nai.
Jodor S.nkuiko, Yreka.Cal.
Jan. B. Preston, Will Co. JU. "
It A. N. PlIEU'S, Oulnburg, III.
Law Concerning IX ewipapors.
JT If eulxoribera order Ihe ducntiuu iiv of
tbair papers, (lit pubUlior may continue to send
Ihem until til arrmrngel mi jmid,
IT If aulitcrlbers neglect or refuse to take their
papers frotn lha unalofn.'e, or other pi .c, to which
Ihey are Mill, lliey ire hrlJ mponM unl.l llicj'
icllls ill erraaruirrs, aliould there l a any.
'-IT If Mibwribnra remoru lu oilier placet, with
out luorining the pib iiher, and lha pop. r if M
to Ilia former dircoiion, i hy are lii'ld t cxin-ible.
' (EX It ia nm sufficient for a pwiiuaater, whi n
paper ia not liikco out of Ilia office, to return one
wilh "not taken out" writen on the magin, but
ha muat wrila a leiter to lha pulilnher, givu.g the
nam and put-office, and elating that ihe paper is
sot taken from I lie ofTi e. Oilierw.ao the puei
maater ia held reeponib'e.
139" The imdlor Ihe South failed In leavv hair
on laat Mondjy, and ia now lying iu our I'oatofiice.
W do not knew wliera ilia fault liea, but llie 'ot-
matter and contractor, we umlttrnlanil, lay it upon
each other 'a houMero. Tlie Fottinaater rays he
woain the o(ue at G cud 7 o'clock, and iheci.n
tractor eaye that be oallrd at lbs offioe at C end 7,
and found nobody there to deliver Ilia mail
111 mail from the a uiili ii now at Champoeg,
and wailing the niotione of llie contractor, who, wo
art informed, boa not called for it lliii week.
Friend Avery, what do you think aboul hand
Orel your oommiasioo lo u for a few niontlia t
' Our leitilalore.
The Legislature of Oregon meet on next
Monday. As we judgn men by tin ir nets
we ahull overlook the politics, qualifications,
and thb nvnni by which the people have
been induced lo send onr present lawmakers
to the aent of government for lhi present
session, ami awuit flu action of the body,
before we either praise or Hump. It is lo
bo hoped thai the member- will prove them
aolvea to bo what a majority of them pro
Jen to be, democratic. ' If tin y fink nil
party considerations behind 'tho true Inter
ests of the ptnple they represent, 'and lay
hold of uch incnsurea of iniblie iililily ns
mo calculated to advance' tho interests of
the Territory nt largo, determined to lion
estly diachargo their duMei to tho best of
their ability, tve shall ever he forward to
award to them nil iho credit they doaprvo.
We shall neither condemn nor fnultasui);lr
member, unless by his own conduct he ron
dera himself obnoxious to the public eood.
We earnestly hope thnt the cinititr session
wifl bo an impfovemrnt npun amno sessions
that are past. Thetu nro several matters of
serious Import to this Territory, hieji will
probably tngng their attention at an early
flay. Upon the vexed qicsti.n of the Iocji
linn of tho seat of government, we have not
a word to say. Wo have already given om
opinion of the law mid the facts. Indeed,
we do not suppose that our august IcgMa
tive body would bo materially influenced by
our "opinion." on matters of this kind. We
sincerely hope, however, that such action
will be taken upon the matter Its' will be
just,' and harmoniiu with the wishes of the
psoplo of all Oregon. 1 '
If this m a dmncralie legislature it will
repeal tlio nttri roct bill of last session, for
, the very reason that it is an unjust, fyranni.
cat, and .onfi democratic measure. It (
flttri.ffmi.HAf,'. I.. - .1 '
,.,.,,,, ui eniiMo me great mass of
no people nro sentimentally oywW to it.
It is a loenfoco kandcuf, ihn't demairni.ii...
and tyrants have loekerfupon the wrists of,
ins sovereign 0f this Territory, durinrr
paee of brief authority, simply been
.'illlsd
luey naa me power to do so, and they
thought it would advance the intta of
tha party. They nrr thought the fnph
wantod it, but it whs forced upon then, ron
trargtotkcirvitl. An overwhelming ma
oi uurciitteMaw tins day in favur of
. ropeai-eowequeuily, M it j,
to tht pnph, it i. unqu.s.tionublv antiJem
xrat,c. Dariwjww.d.'i.yiM.I Ifour
Legislature think, ihi. bill ha, .he approval
of tho jvople, we dan (fa to (0,H,i thr
inatur to M rokrs If ou, Uw
Jiivera are in fNVyr of j.onming measurw
down the throat, of the peoplo, tthithtUv
ar. artrst to, then away war, ,uch a ini.no'.
mor as that of "democracy," and ol ,hem
U "branded" with the more nppr,,,,,
one of "U)ry,r ami republican fo, 0oco.
, The peoplo demand the repeal of ih ;.,
tavs Uw : Jhf fiutvtion is, hav w
latura that m enough fi ,1,, lto.
mociacy hanging to ,( ,e ;,tn ,0 lh
ttlaroic. If , hsv9 not, Jet us admit
0IC "at we :re under a dvntutv
mo,,
tyranuical than that of Austria or Ku.sia,
and that we are not a free people. The
'Cliqua" last wialir resolved that we should
wear this chain) and a the question was not
raised at.the elctiou last June, w ara una
ble lo say whether our present members
will be sufficiently influenced by tho "clique'
m condemn us to wear this old wreck of
barbarism still longer. VV shall await the
action pf the body upon this and all other
matters wilb all the patience imaginable. -
. :m' I . . . the Laws. i '
' When the Igislaturo adjourned last win
ter au act was passed authorizing the read
ing in our Courts of lha enactments of lost
winter from tha Corvallis Statesman for six
months after the adjournment ef the Leg
islature. ' Nearly a year has now elapsed
since that adjournment, and as the laws are
not yet printed, we have now been ab mt
four mouths without any certified copy of
the acts of last winter. The timn has long
stiicu expired when, by the grace of our au
gust Legixlaturc, wu have been permitted to
quote their acts as law from the Corvallis
Statesman. 1 ' '
In a suit in nny of our Courts depending
in any manner ii on the enactments of lait
winter, we. nro wholly without luw, unless
we go to the trouble and expense of getting
a certified copy of the needed act from the
Secretary of tho Territory. ' Thp people
can do very well without having the laws J
printed, so that the young man of the Cor
vallis Sialinnmn is enabled to pocket the
peoplo's cash, and democracy !) is juxiih'ed
of her children. We would recommend to
the Cluing Legislature to dispense entirely
with the. printing of the laws, except in the
filthy sheet at Corvallis, and authorize the
Coiirls to send our sheriffs or constables to
Corvullis whenever they need any particular
statute, for a synopsis of which they shall
pay Bush five dollars, the mileage and ex
penses of the sheriff or constable to be reck
oned in with the costs of suit. This would
be about as "democraticn as sonio othei
things we have to submit o, and would be
gladly put up with by the faithful.
Conldn't our Legislature make nn nrrangn
metitby which the young man could send
tho-'estray notices" lo the States, and have
them inserted in the "Banner of Libertin
ism," or some other cheap paper, that would
publish thoin for about twenty-five cents
eacht This would give more room in the
Corvallis Statesman for publishing the laws,
and would be much to tho advantage nf our
citinens, who would prefer to pay fifty cents
a year on the Banner, in order to get the
stray notices, than jo pay live dolhna for the
Corvallis Statesman, which is a poorer pa
per. Thia would y aid the Territorial Prim
er a clear profit of from f J 15 lo 90 75 on
each advertisement. Lay the tax on till
the people squeal J they'll grin and bear it,
if you only tell them it's democracy. .
Vrom lha Dalles
We have no very imporiant news. We
received a letter from B. F. Cooper, Eq., of
tho Wasco volunteers, hut have no room for
it this week, ' It contains but little news
Maj. Chinn had reached the agency on the
Utilla and commenced forling. A few scut-
uig parties bad been sent out scouring th
country and finding but few Indiana. Mc
Kay's house md been burnt and all his
stock driven off. Col. Nesmith has dis
charged all the volunteers at tho. Dalles
who wished to return home. .
t& Maj. Fitzgerald's company' of dra
goons passed through this city yesterday, on
their way from Ft Lane to Ft. Vancouver.
We understand that Gen. Wool mado the
order, before he was aware of the extent of
d.fliculties in the south, ' '
Pork House.
We understand that a pork house will be
opened in Oregon City next week by Char
man ii W in ner and Due. . They have al
ready bought up some five bandied hogs
which will be delivered killed and dressed
They are willing to buy all that comes into
thia market, after their house is ready for
cutting up and packing. Wa learn from
i hem that ihey intend to pay 6 cents fur lioik
delivered here. This is something new for
Oregon City, and we believe the business
will pay well.
fhiccesato llieentrrprse. ,
The N. Y. Timet give a lencthv
account of a roc nt outrage perpetrated by
Robt.S. Kelley, P. M. m Atchison. Kan.,.
It seems that Kelley besides being postmas.
ter for; the , town was an assistant editor .,f
Siringfellow's tyiiatttr Sovereign, and felt
himself pretty well posted up as to the
lights ami privileges of officials whose-duty
it is to rule over the sovcmitiis of Kn.-
Ho thought it t.i be his duty, iu order tow
rj out the pripciples of his party, to set hitu-s-
If up a, a censor, whose privilege it was
lo pass sentence on all documents pa,,i
though hi. ofiW He accordingly , ,
a bundle containing six iopies oUM IL rald
f Freedom, a free ,oil p.pe, published in
Kansas, directed to one subscriber at At
ehiwa, and after diverinc th. ,uk.cP;k...
one copy, h4 wrote on iachoftha remaining
fivo, "Sent back from AuhUon, K. T-
Kefud:' and on ona of the copies ne
penned the following squatting wvcreign
effusion
"Neceeeity nay bring roe to erimo, but while I
draw breaih 1 tai.mH be induced lo lend a hand to Of85o gui,t Kic, yet, by miserable mail
a meaaure which I know lo be suicidal lo tlio in- " '
tereata of llie Souih. i eaouol, and ajiunoi cirou-
uitoibia libel!'
10 then bundled up the five papers and
sent them back to the editor of ilm Herald
of Freedom, accompanied with the follow
ing note: ; . .
'I return you five eopiea of your paper, without
any iiwcriptien thereon. Aa there ia a law now in
force iu this Territory, prohibiliug (lie cireuluiiou
of incend.ary publiealioiw, I moal reap. ctfull do-
eline giving in. m crcui. on. -'-"'
favor by atnpping your roiian ano ourropi uui
from tainting the pure air of ibis poilion of
Territory !"
'I'lie mso has been sent UD to the P. M.
General, and we shall probably learn, from
his decision, whether this appointee of his
was legitimately carrying out the principles
of "Squatter Sovereignty," alias modern do'
mocacy, or not.
nclura of Dr. kilt,
Dr. Kane, who, it v ill be recollected, start
ed out on the 31st of May, 1853, in search
of Sir John Franklin, has returned safe and
ound, with ihe los of only threo of his
men. He reuehed N. Y. city on tho 19th
of Oct.
The N. Y. Times says lhat "for more
than a year back hs Tthe brig Advance, iu
a.
which Kane's expedition h it, fair was es
teemed very doubtful i and when lat
Spring it wus proposed to a -nd ouf a party
to search for it, the proposition met wiih far
e favor than its friends desired, because
it was thought almost a settled fact thnt Dr.
Kane and his pnrty were past all hope of
recovery. Congress, however, favored the
proposition, and to v ssels weru dispatched
on the nenrch nn the 4th of June, 1855.
They have found tho lost searchers for
Franklin, and restored them to thousands of
surprised and rejoicing friends."
We shall probably publish mo e particu
lars of the, expedition next week.
From the South
Wo have nothing new of importance, ainco lost
Saturday, when lion. I.N. Smith informed us dial
Maj. Iiruce had sent in an express to Maj. Martiu,
requesting help to attack the Indiana, who were in
force between Jump-off Jo and Evaus' Ferry, and
burning the eeltlere' houeee. u( ! .:
ARRIVAL OF THE BAIL.
Tho Steamer Columbia, Capi. Leroy
reached Portland on last Tuesday eveninj!
We are indebted to J. W. Sullivan, and
Wells, Fargo fc Co- for exclimigps. Our
N. Y. dates are up to Oct. 24, and California
to Nov. 22. " i
,'
California.
The miners are. still suffering for want of
water; there has been just enough rain to
raise the springs a little, but the rivers are
remarkably low. The flour, market was
rather quiet at the time the steamer left,
but was firm, with a fair prospect of no ad
vance. It is quoted at from $4 60 to $7 50
per hundred. Oats ar in good demand at
90 cts. Butter is worth from 43 to 00 eta.
The States.
Ohio lias eh cted the whole Republican
ticket, Chase is elected Gov. by a majority
of 17,034 over Medill, Dem.; five or six
counties which have not been heard from,
will probably increase Chase's majority.
I he Senate will probably stund 80 Repub.
to 0 ami. The House perhaps three to one.
Pennsylvania lias elected Arnold
Hummer, nn Administration man, Canal
Commissioner. This result was brought
about by the indiscretion of tho opposition
Thero were four candidates in the field, who
ran as fellows :
Canal Com, ,
Arnold Plummer, Dem. 6779
Tlmmas Nicholson, Fusion, 5780
Tn-aniore Williamson, Repubi 2357
Martin and Cleaver, K. N.'s., 361
t Total anti-Administration vote, 8,508
Giviug a majority of 1823, against Pierce
and Douglass, but at the same time electing
Hummer. -1
We wonder that somebody didn't run a
'colored ticket and add to the confusion
already existim.' '-worea v.nf.,,!-.i '
However. Pennsylvania can be carried at
the Presidential election next fall, a-rainst
"rioce 4 t o, if th nL's
that the popular voice can bo heard in uuly
two directions.
Georgia Returns from 93 counties in
Oeorgia show 13,750 in majorities for John
son, dem., for governor, and 5,237 for An
drew, K. N.
The delegation, from Georgia, in tb- nevt
Uouse of Representatives will stand as f.
lows; ;..!.'.
District I. J. L. Seward. .
II- M.J. Crawford.
HI R. P.Trippe.
IV. Hiram Waruer. '
V. J. II. Lumpkin.
VI. Howell Cobb.
VII. N.G.FW.
: VIII A. H. Stephens. . . .
Know-JCotbings-
MtxriiisrvTA This Territory has alu
had a variety of candidates in the 6eld. j
We have but partial return, of lh r.;
Kicu,
eiecu-nui - e
V.h-;sLn,.m.. irot 2.800, votes! Ulni
Stead, Auti-Nebrasbu Dein. 1,450 j Mar-
a ivwi io- - rs - '
shall, Fusiouia', 1,7(10 giving a majority
ageineni, en "g
Kansas. The full returns of the flec
tions in Kansas fordel'-gate foot up as fol-
lHs: ,
Pro-Slavery, Oct. I.
Whitfield.. ! 2,604
Reeder, - . ... 80
Free Soil, Oct 8.
lU-der, 2,101
Whitfield, 17
Ti will lw reenllecled that Oct. 1st WUS
the day fixed by tho Legislature of Kansiw
i , ,,,fl bu. lh, ..pU ul recog
, . . -
, tiizwi ' authority nf the Legislature, pro-
churned the 8th as the day of ihcir choice,
Tho Lexington (Mo.) Express publishes
a report that Gov. Reeder had been mur
dered at St. Joseph. The report was not
credited, but it was thought that Reeder
had a fight with some Missouriaus who
went over to the election line ttening to kill
Reeder after ihey had voted.
lltble talon.
Mr. Charles 11. Mattooii, Oregon Agent
for the Bible. Union Association has favored
us with specimen copies of tho new tians
lution of l ho scriptures. Tho specimens
sent us comprise the first two chapters of
Matthew, and Home detached portions of
Job, which contain nothing of a con
troversial character, and consequently serve
but a poor index of what disposition will be
made of such passages, over which theolo
gians have fought so violently. We con
sider the translation before us a decided im
provementover not only thai of King James,
hut over those) of all others we have yet
seen. It very properly lollows the common
version more closely than is generally done
by new translations, and only varies from it
when clearness of expression or a more
correct rendering seem to require it.
In looking over the list of the officers and
managers of the Association, we lake them
all to be Baptists of some school or other,
and the community will of course expect a
rendering of baptUn as understood by them.
Save perhaps a translation of this one word
all denominations of christians will be ready
to acknowledge the translation to be less
faulty than that of any one extant. We
should like to see more of the translations.
The above works can be had at fifteen
cents for Alaithew, and thirty cents for Job,
at the book store of A. R. Shipley, Esq.,
Portland.' If ordered they will be sent by
mail postage free. . .. '
tST Wells, Fargo & Co. 8 express mes
senger, who has hitherto been on hand,
"rain or shine," in a few houra after the'
steamer reached Portland, was unavoidably
tamed this week in consequence of the
"Portland" having run into the Ferry boat
at the city of Portland, and injuring it so
that a horse could not be cot across the
river on the night tho steamer came in.
U"S.J. McCormick, Esq, of Portland, hua
aeut lis two numbers uf li s Oregon uud Washington
Almanac. It ueema lo have beeu carefully got up,
and contains valuable information, besides a short
plenty long biogmphy of Jo Lane, wliicS adds
much indeed to its interest,
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Russia Making Tremendous Exertions
to carry on the War.
t
No Prospect of Peace.
The leading events in connection with
the war are the quartering of detachments
of French and English troops in Sebastopol,
and the fact that the allied armies of ope
ration threatened the Russian army both
from Eupatoria and Baidar. The French
cavalry under Gen. d'Allonvillo defeated
the Russians near Eupa'oria on the 29ih.
Russians loss, fifty killed and one hundred
and five prisoners ; French, Rix killed and
twenty-seven wounded. A touh cam
paign is expected, as the Russians are mak
ing tremendous preparations, and the Em
peror himself is at Odessa.
The fleet has sailed from Sebastopol on a
secret expedition it is supposed either
to Nicolaieffor Odessa. Kars still held out,
according to last accounts, though the pro
visions were nearly exhausted. It was ex
pected, however, that the snow would com
pel the Russians soon to retire.
In France the Government has interfered
to regulate the prices of butchers' meat.
Corn has reached its maximum price.
Fosllloa, Movements and Prospects of the
nrnietiameCrlara,
The last ollicial dispatches announce the
south side of Sebastopol lo be occupied by
ueiactimeiits ol trench and English tr-ops
who have had distinct quarters assigned ;0
luem. .
The Russians are , coneentratinre
force, in the northern ferts. and .1 ,
sionally firing upon llje town( (J
allies replied rn,m il- t , ,
" v iori wnk'Q re
mained intact. fNL-lml.. .oJ v.
-.-.... s'iaiMlumej
I from the ruins of utht-r fortn. r.;
Gorchakoff, in hi report. leerirw ih
fire of the allies as beavf.
PrrT,rti90a were making by the British
r : .r ,. k .i.- t..kh.u of
,,t and 1-rei.tii u.gi..-.-, .-. .
un,m,,.e m e. w s.., .
..!. .J ih an enUlU
(lOCKS, arscuuia, " o
Sevastopol, and thu upmot lo p'w
naval stronghold. Though there is no of
fldal iuformationon the auhject, tlu- allied
generals for obvious reasons b. ing silent ns
to their fnture iH-rations, there are various
premonition ofa vigorous campaign in the
open field.'
Prince Gorohakoff on tho 23d ulL retri
ed thai 20,000 men had been landed at
Eupatoria, and that on the. Stfth this force
wa increased to 33,000 men. He has since
reported that "imposing masses" of tho al
lied troops continue to threaten the left wing
of the Russian army from the alley of
Baidar, while a force amouuting to betweeii
30,000 mid 40,000 men threatens tho right
wing of tho Russians from Eupatoria.
It is uncertain, and will remain so for
some little time, which of these threatened
attacks is the reul one, but thero is quite
ouough in Princ GorclmkofTi dispatches to
show that he considers himself seriously
threatened in front and cyi both flanks.
Another significant fact is that the English
land transport corps are in full activity ; that
tho field haUeriesof the urtillery are in
marchine order ; that largo numbers of the
French cavalry have embarked for Eupato
ria : and by the telegraphic accounts (from
Vienna) it is stated that the allied fleets
had left Sebastopol on some secret cxpcdi
tion.
It is again asserted from Vienna that tho
Russian army is retreating
The Tnnei correspondent, writing on the
21st, is not at all -anguine that the Kus
siuns will be forced to abandon their , posi
tion on ihe approach of Winter.
The correspondent of The Daily Newt
taki a a dilT nut view. He says :
"The belief gains ground that the Rus
sians arc iireparinr to evacuate the north
side of tho harbor of Sebastopol. The ex
tensive earthworks which have been lately
constructed, and others in course of construe
tion. are regarded as simply intended to
cover the retreat and prntccl the rear-guard
of the Russian army. Carts have gone in
empty from the direction of tho Mackenzie
h'g'its, and have gone away laden, il is sup
posed with pioisions.
'These arrangements are supposed to iu
I'icate mi intention to re lire. Il is still un
derstood that a combined uiovtment is to
take place against the enemy's position on
the Mackenzie bights. A direct attack from
LSakshiserai is spoken of, the. approach from
the south being mado by. a route which is
kepi secret and which will nave the eltect
of avoiding the enemy's fortified intrench
meiits." Le Nord of Brussels takes a hopeful view
of Russian affairs iu the Crimea. ' A wiitcr
in that journal says :
"The situation is not entirely to our dis
advantage, and the honor of our arms has
been in no way compromised. Our men
will no longer be obliged to oiler themselves
upas a holocaust, but will now b? able o
defend themselves in a close tight, and sell
their lives ut a high cost."
The same paper states that nut of the ten
thousand seamen who' had undertaken,
with their officers, the defense if Sebastopol,
only a fourth survive, and some six or sevi ti
officers.
In an order which Prince Gnrohukoff has
addressed to his soldiers, the Prince admiis
lossof from five bundled to one thousand
men per day, during thu lai thirty days of
the siege. To continue to defend the south
side, he says, would have been to expose
the triKips to bo uselessly murdered. He
concludes by saying :
"It is not Sebastopol we have left in the
enemy's bauds, but binning ruins, that we
uave set tire to ourselves. Sebastopol en
chained us to iu walls with its fall we ac
quire freedom of action, and a new war com
mences." War Movements In Asia.
Letters from Kars describe the thorough
devastation of the surrounding district by
ihe Kusians. The provisions of the gar
rison could not last longer than the 15th of
Sept., and if reinforcements did not arrive,
Gen, Williams would be compelled to sub
mit. :
The Russians, however, were themselves
hard pressed by the snow, which had al
ready set in, and which, if tho garrison
could only hold out a little longer, would
compel the besiegers to retreat..
Another letter from Kars says:
"Oiner Pasha has arrived at Batoura, and
was received with great enthusiasm by the
half-stttrverl rrjirt-iK..n nf ,!... ..I 'l'-
strength of the corpt darmee, VCU j8 ;
e mat uuiee. , ha
reseuieu as sixteen llioUM'-.,, n.o.. ..n
armj,, does not exceed -lt, presenter tW
sand sabres." , '
The ee;,j.ufli(.ja Austrian correspondent
Pu".he news from Coiwianiinople, uf the
-th nit., to the ehVut that the Russians be
fore Kars had captured a Turkish convoy of
provisions, deg'ined for the garrison, togeth
er with one thousand bUp and three hun
dred men.
Prince Garchahor Dispatch,
UaJIBI HQ, UVL-lutelligeuw ha, been
received at Sl Petersburg. from Prince Gor
chakotT, which brings news from the Crimea
op to the 3d inst. The prince report that
on the previous day the enemy made an
ineffectual flank moromem,
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Our ad-
Tanced pott (till occupy lber feruisr Ud.
Nothing has yet been uudurtaken against (
the northern torlti.' , , : i.
Bombarameal of Us North U of ftehat.
- , , . - ii " '
The Allies are reported to have establiah
ad ono hundred and Iwcuty nmrlars at So
bastopol, with which it was expeoted they'
would soon render the north tida unten.
able. ' 1 ' "
AbollltOB of th KesvrlelloBt th la.
parlalloa of Hall late EmsU. , , ,
On the 2d iust. government notices wert
published at Warsaw under the signature
of the civil governor, Lcszezyoski, announ
cing tho abolition of restriction on the sale
of salt, and that purchaser would be per
mitted lo import any quantity, as might
suit their convenience.
The Ciar's Visit to lh Crlase.
Ko.niosbkko, Oct. 4. The St. Peters
burg journal announce the return of the
Empress from Moscow, and of tho Grand-,
Duchess and their children.
Vienna, Oct. 4. A letter from Odessa
of tho 30th ult. says the Czar i expected
thero on the 7th October.
Thero is now no more talk of pace ne
gotiations. . , ,
Tub elections stii.l to comb in 1855.
Louisiana, Monday, Nov. 8, Stnte officer
and fivo Representatives to Congress.
Mississippi, Monday, Nov. 5, Stnte officers
and five Representatives to Congress. New
York, Tuesday, Nov. 6, State officer, but
no Governor or Lieutenant-Governor.
Wisconsin, Tuesday, Nov. 0, Slate officer.
Maryland, Wednesday, Nov. 7, ix Repre
sentatives to Congress. Mussnchusetts,
Monday, Nov. 12, State officers. In Ten
nessee, A labama, California, W isconsin, and '
Pennsylvania, the Legislatures in each StnU
elect onn United Status Senator. JV. Y.
Courier & Enquirer. .
Makion, Nov. 2Uth, 1855.
iSiMor of the ArgutDzMi Sig : My
aitent'on has been called to nn article in the
ninth number of the Muihodist Advocate
over the signature of "K. S. Hoyt," calling
in question the propriety of the passage of
the following resolutions by the Oregon At
social ion of Congregational and Presbyte
rian Churches held on tho Gth of Sept., ult.:
"Rcea'.red, Tint this Association has no Wish I
establ ah or support educational institutions for aev
luiiun piupoM-a.
"Hemlted, That, in our judgment, every luck
institution, lo fulfill iliehieji ends of truth and in
telligence, should be Iree from eecleaiaalical con
trol but ihey should be controlled by religious and
evangelical Uoardaol Trust." a
Although I was not a member of the "As
sociation which passed tho above resolu
tions, I am far from believing that the mo
tives which prompted that respectable body
to thus plainly and honestly define their in
tvniions upon the subject of education ia
Oregon, mid clearly set forth their rial con
nection as a religious body wiih those in-,
stitutions to tho support of which they have
largely contributed, and under whose fos
tering care they Imve been principally kept
alive, was such as to have called forth the
n buko they have received from fricud Iloyt
through the Advocate. Whether theilMOr
cialion had the Methodist institutions in
view, with the policy of their charter privi- ,
leges, 1 am not able to say ; but certain it
is, that nothing of the sort appear upon'
the face of the resolutions themselves, and
I am left totally at a loss in conceiving
the spirit that actuated the correspondent
of the Methodist organ in taking it up, un-'
less he thought, in glancing at the garment,
ho saw a ucoat that would fit" tomebody.
Friend H. seems to bo puzzled to know why
the resolution was passed j as "no religious .
body that we are aware of has taken the
position to 'establish and support educa
tional institutions for sectarian purpose."
Ho thinks that somebody may have lutpi
owned that tho " Association" designed to
establish such institutions, and the resolu
tions were very properly passed in order to
set ihe matter right before the community.
In the very next sentence ho inform ui
that "from the language of that resolution
the inference would be generally drawn
that an adverse position had been taken by ,
somo ofAcr ecclesiastical body,'! and that,
such an inference would be very erroneous
nnd uniM.it, if applied to tho Mcthpdist Epun
copal uiurca, " .
That the "Association" 0f Con cremation-
al and Presbyterian bodies are not chargca-
n o vviln. founding "sectarian instilutfewSr
we prove, first, by their disclaimer contain
ed In the resolution aforesaid s and. tth
, by Mr.NIoyt himself when he in.
forms us that ".jo religions, body 'bs twken '
thi petition", ..Taking tho evidence then
of their denial, contained in their resold '
lions, together with the assertion of Mr.
wo consider rtie matter tufficiently settled;
without enquiring into the chartered imrnu-
nities which this body has asked and receiv;
ed in establishing the Pacific University,
and wo hope the public" will exonerate bf
"Association" from the charge of wiskipy
to establish institutions for sectarian, jRh
poscs. .Bit is pnb!; opinion as" r:a,y?