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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON AHGUS, WILIIIIKD IVKRT SATUSDAV UOSNINO, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. Office-Good's Building, Main st. Edito rial Room in first story. TERMS Tht A no ii i uill be (urnielied at Fit Dollars per Annum or Mmtlu or Three Dollars. 13P A'e Siibierijitiont re-iictd or leu than Six Muni lit. Uf" AT piper dinronlinurd until all amirages art paid, unlets at the tiplitin of the pubtiiher. ir.iii.nnit.nir.i niihivi One square (12 line or Ivm) oho insertion, 83,00 two hue rt.oiM, 41,1)0. " inrco niseriiuiis, 9.1,1m, ' Each Mibvaiifint imort on. isl.00. Reasonable deductions to those who advurliso by y.r. 1 Job Printing. 1 Tr r.7"iT''. T"! ARGP " Jo Inform the pub.ie that he lias just 1 e. eive 1 11 large stork- of JOM TYl'K and o.her new priii- lug materaii, and will be iu the ,. ly reeeipi l All.lilllilUI llt-H In nil tlirt r. niiira..:nn m 1. . ealily. UANDIilLI.S, I'OSTKItS, HLAXKS. VAllVii, UKUULAIW, I'AMPIILET-WOllK aim tiuior aimie, oone 10 or.ier, on miort noi ce. .. TUB VWJt OV UHEAUH. ' i ' IT WILLIAM C. 1HKANT. . A mighty realm u the land of dreamt, " Wilb atepeihat hang lu Ihe twil'ght aky, And weltering ooean and tmiling Kiiemna, Tliat gleam where thrdtuky val.ryi iie. Hut over llarhiidnwy boidrra flow Rwei t rnya from the world of e ndlen morn, ' And llie lieureiit nionnlu n ea cli the (low, ' And flowcrnin llie ut-a: et fi. Ua ure. burn. The aouui of the happy dea l repuir, luml, , From their bowera of li Jit In Hint boidrng , And walk iu the fainter g!ir' lliere, , Willi the louia of the liv ng li. n 1 lo bund. One calm, awcel smile in lli.it huilow) cpliere, ' Fnini eyes llmt open ouenilh n i more One warniiiK word train n voce nuceilr.ir How I hey I H iu llie in. inury oVr! Fur ufrfmrn those hillillut liine with day, And field llmt bloo.u li the heavenl) ga en, The land of draiuna gncs ulrelehing .iwuy To diniiner niouiilniiiii an I tljiker vulra, There lie the cliamben of Kiiilly delhl, . There walk the apvclres of guilty feur, : And suit, low vuicen, that Heat llirough the nlghl. r Aro whieperiiig sin in the helpUwear. Dear muld, In thy gii llioo.l'i opening flower, Scarce weane.l from llie love of childish p'ny ! Tlie lean on whoso cliieU are but the thowir '' ' That freshens the earl) bleonu of Muy ! Thine eyrs aro closed, an. I over thy brow '' Pan llimi;hlfulsliai!owiiuiiJ joy ug!eun, ' And I know, by the moving I ps that no.v i . 'Thy spirit atrnya in the lund of dreams. Light hearted nia'den, oh, heed thy feel ! . ' ' Oh, keep where ihatliebmof Paruilise Oillnl And only wander where thou inuy'nl meet . , , The blessed ones from if sliiuini; nulls. I Bo Khali thou eome from the lund uf ilrennis, With love and peace lo this world of ,ri ; And the light thul over tliut border rtreume, , Shall Iio on the pulh ofthy daily life. " ' South Yamhill, l'olk Co., O.T , ) Jan. 14, 183H. S Friend Adams Dear Sib: It seems tlintl am compelled to n.k perini.-i"ii to speak through tho column of Thk Argus concerning tho grunt exjil ision and crack ing of revolvers, which took place iu Mr. VValkcr's yard some time in the latter pan of Oct. Inst. Iu short, I have no doubt 'hat I he oppingof I hose small revol vers sou uded nqnally as powerfully in tha ears of Mr. Hall as the bombardment of S bntopol did in the cars of the Russian, at the downfall of that great city, as he and all he family warn taken with a leaving in time of lb' great Indian fight in Mr. Walker's yard. It also appears' that no one Imppem-d lo be btirtoi1 wounded in the least, excepting Mr. Uall slightly feathered. He preteiida to know the hour the shooting took place; be that as it may I never charge my mind with so small matters, unless I had been very badly scared at the time, -i But to the facts m they are. Myself, in company with Mr. Bohanuoii, mi old play mate from Missouri, on our way from Port land, called to stay all night with Mr Walk er, also an old acquaintance from Mi-souri, and after talking some time on the affiiirx of Oregon, &C-, it was suggested that we should fire off our revolvers for the purpose of re- 0 wo stepp?"" '"lo 1,10 )'afJi nnd JoAnuift, - ; , -Snutas regu- (fired them off shooting Juki, . . ilarly astlnei motions of a clock pendulum; t(that rep'rese-nted a ereat Indian fight, in 'deed.) I then proposed firing aj-a'n In-fore we loaded with lead, as tho echo fell must 'melodiously upon our ears as it rang thro' 'the tall firs that surrounded Mr. Walker' beautiful little farm ; accordingly the shont 'ing took place agaiu, in regular order as sta ted above. As the sound of one would die away, another would come, 4c, and lha sound, were so nearly alike that any man -would hnve suppled they all came fioin the same gtm ; in short, the whole matter was "to conducted that no man of common sense, would have taken it to be an Indian fight "We then lar down, Mr. Bohannon and myself in an adjoining room. In an hour Trbao after lying down tome gentlemen called at the gate-, the ladies of the lioue went to the door, and one of 'he gentlemen came no to the Loae, I suppose to leam XV. I MIAHH. Ivllior n t Proprietor. VOL. 1. or so on ii'ld linn thecau-e, an I wry politely npolo- IC Xi'd, lit llie KHm.i tillin iii'in.r all.. vur - ' J .--" 'J " 1 near mat the neighbors were so inucn i l.irmed I did i.ul understand a 1 tin ITcMtl. niail said. I wnn after, ward- ci "diblv informed lie amteil 1 1. .t il.n liriidrf. uuH in... ,!...! ...! t 1... .t i - u. i-nun 11011, lit- wool" Ih iglboiiioud wa aroused, I wan also in- formed bv t'ood authority that there wa an 0,1 '''J in "!'.' hbo.hoo I who wasnf- ( , c U '" ollt' "'"'nld-r hy llie slightest expo- hur . 1 he m xl niorniiii I . f for limit", . n ' 'H" '"W IMUIhiioii h I In aid a nup. clnble i jouil III ill uy t'lifllie piople werr. all . ,, . , . , - ,, ... i mi mi uj'iwur iu un neiii iioriiiiu I ki liiin H Inst nijlit. caiwd -imply by Home permiim di-rliar'iii; a ret lv r or two." I have ju-t mated llie factH as limy were t 'ld to in- coiio.-riiiiij.' the biidijo b"ingl "iiar leil, tlie nfllrti-l old lady, and lb iroii-i'd Mad- of ih.- i- .tinlry, and I firmly beli e them lobe true. In coui'luniun I Will ju ts y t' at I have 'acconuud to thai ill-nil d cuii.iniinily wh eli ha- done me no hann." R'-pcil'ii!ly. II. D. BUTLER. 1'oK tland. O.T, Jan. 20,1831. Mr. Ad ims Isik : "A Citlliolic Citizeu' d d noi loniply with your very reasonable n ipi' l to unlock his iinNie and give ii to the public, nikl lurnish llir doetiin. nls oh which li" n lied lo piove you in error, which, had In-doiie o, would have justified him iu his demoniac or jesuit hke cursinj.'s and i-aliiiiiuies mid deiiiiuiiiilioiiH hurled ujaiiist you ao libf'iilly, for slating and brii Hy cuihiii. tiling on a few official facts oi facts O lie ally reported. This idolatiuu-, and wilu-d, and withered slip of apo-tate and degraded humanity, liiivin: committed the keeping of his con science mid the eternal destiny of his soul to the most corrup'ing class of all thr i-iusses of erring and depraved humain'iy, seem- to be well qualified, in a moral point ol view, for the sli ny tn-k iinpo-id on him by those to uhoiii he yields an unqualified obedi nee. Indeed, we mi lit Well suppose hat (In- h a-t coii-eieirious mrl mo-t J bas ed iuMiumeiit of the party would b ' used is a "L-a -8 paw," io d leniiice and c.ilumui a!i the iiiiiiih and standing of the good if perchance, they shout I be iu the way of carrying out some nefarious and unholy -clli'llle. And you, Mr. Editor, hnve had the cour age an I manliness to stale and comment on t few facts the same as written byoflicers, and by the. "boys" also, while encamped at or HeHr Pjii'lusy's sanctuary. This ba-h-f d "Citizeu" knows that it is ull faNe, an I consign" you o a terrible "gulf," (said to be prepared for apostates and unbelievers.) for telling tlie truTi. Ah! indeed! this is the hint. Truth, like fire on living flesh, i pn:nful, aud gondini! to those exposed by li. I his evil he irted "cai s paw is evi dnil lilinded by iniciuity, na snake in August hy its su erahundant poison ; and the lain -uess and inefficiency of his d-f ns is proof enough that he can't see one inch before his nose. The book from which he purported to make extracts was against him, if tln-y were in any wise applicable. But then ihev gave a reeis'er of some only of hi- transaciiniis w'th the Indians, (not in '55 ) in I8.V4-3. Suppose I accuse a man of k l ing my hors" yeslerlai, and his advo cate attempts to prove that the man wa not in the coun'y tico years agot with no elort to prove that he was not there on ye Irrtlay. would no! such e'Vori b" scorin d b the court, the jury, nn I every man of sen am! reflection) Woul I ii not be prima Jnc'e evidence of his gniti f This is pre ciely the ca-e berore us, Parmosy is ac cused iu '."", and his advocate uttempts to irove him innoc nt in '."2 and '.r3 1 ' Well' li' l,r0in 5"' proofs in Ids second letter are jii-t his o n 0,,re unsuppoi t.-i' -tat. -men's, and which, if true, would nl he a thin veil, too traiisimri n' to relieve him, w hen his own h n '-wri ing, and othei facts I'1"'". o',iv- B" ' w"'Kn 7- ar' acainst him. The pre its wanU-d middl. Orepon to th' mselTi-s, as in ihe winter of 1H7. Aud the plana laid this time wer- too large and too systematic for the uncul tivated savage, unadvised. The Indians all over this valley, and th" coast, and Umpqua, an I Shasta and Rogue River, say that runners have been sent from ea-t of the Ca-cades, to engaje them in this war ; and those ii. the f 'l ev, and on the coa:, and down south, were to begin at a time suzzested by the In 'ians eat d .ul.tl'-ss to wenken the defense there. The scheme was a mam-noth one, requiring AUV.KU'. ,.kiv auusUl kanw atiuskt or Coronet, city, oz.na on Tim. ax tor., iaiuhoav, mBRVAnv a, isso. See tlie "American and Uiiinit. pub- li. !...! h R.. Mr. firiflin In Iftifl ii. ... - I ... w-w, winch bo prove by the highest evidence known to the law that I lie iiriet and then m'elliti had nn umdl M.reiiev in the nia-m ur-.f Dr. Wliilmyii mxl honilt. nil mi -.1 .1 ... 1 .1. . ..1 1: 1 uui'-ra. ornr iu uuio puooc aim ill mury. I am far frnin coiideinuiuu and accusing ev- vrv ('ailw.lie. No Con forbid I Ami ninny of them cannot b- mode to believe . . t'mt th-ir priesis. or any of litem, are cap lite of uch d. ed. But ill- guilty ' mild he exj 0- d. mid 'he public warned, w. Rkvolitionarv Testim i.NY to tiis Justness op Amkkica.n l'KiMriri.KS. In an oration d- liveied at the request ol C"ii grew, by Gen. lii-nry Lee, on tbn death of Washinoio.n, Dee. SO 1700, that Revolu I lion try patriot ui.-d 'lie following cloqu-nl lalig iage ! uM"'hinks I see bin nugu-l image, and hear fallmu' from his vein-ruble lips these deep-sinking words; 'Cease, sons of Amer ica, laiiieiiliiig on separation ! ' (Jo on, and confirm by oiir wi-doin the fruits of our j 'iul elTirts, and common dangers 1 Rev erence religion, ililUl-e kuowleilge through out your land, patronize ihe arts and sci ences. Let liberiy and order be insepara ble coiupuiiou. Cuilrol parly spirit, ihe bin- of free government!.. Observe (food faith to, aud ciiltitaie peace with all na tions. Shut up etery aenue to foreign in fill nee ; contract rt her ihan extend na lioiial coiimciion; r ly on you self only. Be Americans in tlmughl, word, and deed. Thus will you give iniiHuHaliiy to that Union wh'i h was die con-tant object of my terrest'ial labors; thus 'will you pr.-serve ,,.!. I ... I..,. .... . i... i-..i, i,v ofa heo.de to -,, .st ,Uri ...id .1.... will you aiipi.lv (if my happiness is now augni iu you) inn only vacancy in llie round of pure bliss high Heaven bestows.' " Such were thesentiinenLsof(icneal Lee, f Virginia, attributed lo the Father of his Coun'ry, and which perfectly coincided wilt those he expressed during his life. Such are the principles against which Ihe admin is' ration of Franklin IVrce and (he whole foreign party are wniring war, and for the avowal of which they proscribe patriotic Americans. Thk Last of Marion's Men. A cor respondent of the Kentucky Statesman gives the following sketch of an old citizen in Tula-ki county, named Elijah Denny, w'ho is perhaps the oldest man in Ken tucky. He was 118 years of age on the 10th of September, and is ns active as many men of forty. Me works daily iiion a farm, and throughout his whole life he has been an early riser. II" informed the wri ter that he had never drank but one cup of coffee, and that was in 1818. He served seven years in tho war of the Revolution, and was wounded at the siege of Charles ton ; he was also at 'he siege, of Savannah, and at the tattle of Eutaw Springs ; he 'as also present at the battles of Camden. King's Mountain, and Monk's Corner, Ho served under Col. Horry and fcien. Ma rion, and was an eye.wiiness 0f the suffer, ings and dea'h of Col, Isaac Hayne, of South Carolina, nn early victim of the Rev olution. He is siiriirhtly and active, and would be taken at any time in be a man "f middle ae. H is a slriel. member of ihe Baptist church, and rides six miles to every meeting of his chinch. He has four sons and five daiiglile'S, the eldest being now in his snventy-eivhth year. Such is a brief sketch of this aged soldier and Republican, who is perhaps the only survivinc soldier of Francis Marion, Su npter. and llrry. 07" Th" Democratic in ijori'y in the Sen ate is having trouble about ilwPrintership. The Administration wants the Union eo'i- om Nicholson and Fo'nny to receive this spoil, toenabl" them to keep up the or- ran. But l' is wing of the Deinocrncv mini b rs only eighteen in caui-us. Others op- jio-e the nmnin ithm b- cau-e they doiM liku the general i our-e of the Union and still others, b' cause they are opposed io Pierce' administration which tin Union ad locales A a consequence, the Democracy are sadly divided, an I the result is iu the hands of the twel - e 'Republican' Senators on the fl .or. The probability is that lliey will unite with the anti- Union democrat". and elect some new man not y-t nam- d. The blow will be a severe one to ih" Admin istration. S. F. Herald. Matrimonial A wman in Memphis Tennessee, lately married In r ninth hus band. A n excha- ge paper says "she beat all the women we ever heard of." Her hus band, probably car fery little how many women she beats, provided ehe doesn't b-at Jjim. at tatara promises af Klags, , it HUr. a I HlrlwcOi Hkarf fitl. Mr. Shnrp, the Inventor of the wonderful fire-arm, knowa as "Sharp's Rifle" I now establishing a la'gn factory in West Phila li-lphia, near ihe wire bi'nlge over the Scliulkill rivt-r I visited tho esiublisli uieiil the other day, and found Mr. Sharp hard at work, eroding his machinery and preparing tools Win ll thorougiily organ ized, llie in-w work will employ about 800 men, and fiui-li off from ISO to 200 rifles per week, be-idi-s moulds and other equip in. nls. The concern imw in operation at I lariford, Conn Mr. Sharp has no connec tion with. It i owned hy a company, and they are every way infringing upon the patent riuht of Mr. 8., beside producing an inferior description f rifle. They have been prosecuted for infringement, and will soon be woundup by an order 'from the tourt. Sharp's rifle is the mt efficacious nnd terrible fire arm in existence. The small carbine now ux-d by U. 3. mounted nu n, throw a ball with deadly aecuricy one quarter of a mile, and can be fired ten limes n-r minute. )t is not complicated instruc lure, is easily cleansed, and Miners no inju ry from wet weather. M'. Sharp is imw preparing model-for four new species of his weapon, lianu-ly : A small pocket ii ol, calculated lo throw a Millie ball one hun dred yards; a cavalry pistol, iih a range of five hundred yauls ; a rifle suitable for footmen, with a range uf one mile ; and a la-ge gun to throw a two-ounce ball, or a small shell, one mil aud a half, or a- far as n,H H"'1 l,uw" CH U;t'rn to (l"lage With this lulter weaion, Mr. S. declares be can set on Hre a house or a ship at a distance of nearly two miles and prevent the use of field artillery by killing the ho'ses befu'e the guus are brought within g"od rail' e. When completed, the piece will weigh about srveutecn pounds, which for a strong man is not embarra-sing. The service rifle for footmen will be a most serviceable and effi cac'oiis weapon, of about nine pounds weight throwing an ounce ball. Sporting rifles will al-o be made, of much smaller caliber, bill the same range. These weapons should be the American arms and none but Ameri can citizens should be supplied with them. Sharp's rifle, in the hands of a good marksman, who can load and fire rapidly, is fully equal to ten muskets, for short range, w hile for a medium or long distance a mus ket can no more compete with Sharp's car bine or rifle, than can a shilling p.i gun. Bayoiielsaru obviated, fir place a man six rods distant, with a musket and bayon t. and before lie can bring it unto use, the rifle can be loaded and discharged at least ten limes. A column of infan'ry advancing upon a body of riflemen, would be almost annihilated before they came within musket range, Mr. Sharp showed me cerlifictt'S from sco m s of men, civilians and so'diers, who have used this rifle, and they all testify 'o its wonderful qiiali'ies. One officer now on the frontier, writes that two men with Sharp's rifle, on one occasion held thirty In dian warriors at bay ; they were not able to appr'-ach sufficiently near to use tin ir common rifles with any effect. As the talented nnd ingenious inventor dedan s, these rill- s are destined to become the national weapon, aud I hope ConuT' Ss will purchase the patent and ho d it secure from any other government or country It will be about ten month before th" new weapon I have referred to, w II be ready for sale ; after that time lie y can be had wilh oilt much delay. Mr Sharp is always ready !ii exhibit his weapons to strangers or per sons desiring information concerning fire arms, and hisestabli-hm lit is well worth a tisit. I am told that Col. Colt has invent ed a new pistol, much snpe'ii.r to his pres. ent revolver, and that it w ill soon be offered utile public. I predict, 'owever, that Sharp's pilo will be pi.f -rred o any d.-s-criptioii of revolver. After firing the six barrels of a revolver, it require at l"ast five minutes to load again, while Sharp's pistol may l- fir. d twelve time per minute, all day if necessary. The cavalry pistol carries an ounce, and ihe pocket-pistol a half-ounce ball. They will be ready and for sale in a few months Cina'ntiati Times t3T The fir-t National Thank-giving day was aplioinled by President Wa-bing ton, by proclamation, in January, 1705, who design-tied the 13lh of January y During the year 18'4, one hundred and sixty-five men were bung in tbeUniu-d States for murder. Of the number only seven could read and write. HI IIHCUIFTlO, Ftv Hollar a Year. no. 4a. CatAwaitore Breeieat t'aattaatlanple Ter rltola V with tke bailtsa Heel. Contaiiliupl (Nov. S3) ('orr-poudenc( of Ihe Loudon Time. A United Slate steam corvette, whose complicated name, borrowed fmin some transatlantic stream, escapes my memory, rived here the other day, b-i ring the flsg of the. ri ti'iwnrd Commodore Breeze. Sin did not salute, but on coming to anchor sent it board the Admiral's ship to know why he had not saluted. It was politely intima tedso the story runs to Brother Jona than that it was his place to have tir-t salu ted the officer of higher rank. "By no means," retorted this gentle Breeze from across the wuter, "a Commodore being the highest officer in the American service, is of equal rank with an English Admiral.' The consequence was that nobody saluted, and the powder was saved. But then arose another difficulty. ' Who wo first to call upon the ni her the Commodore on the Admiral, or ihe Admiral on the Commo dore who esteemed himself his equal ? a point, di niauding grave de1ib.-naii'in. If I am rightly informed but I make every re servation when speaking on so grave a sub ject the difficulty was at last settled thu: Tlie Engli-h flag lieutenant paid his res pects on board the American steamer; the American flag cap'ain cal'ed on the Engli-h flag cap' sin. who retum d his visit; the Commodore then called on the Admiral, and the Admiral called on the Commodore. Thus were nil conflicting interests and points of etiquette satisfactorily reconciled, nnd there is no danger, I am happy to say, of a war between Great Britain and the United States arising out of the susceptibilities of Commodore Breeze. From Ih Albany Piohibitioniat. Property la Ram. Under this head, we are glad to put our readers in possession of the following well reasoned remarks by the venerable Dr Humphrey, ex-Presidrnt of Amherst Col lege, who bus written at our request : "You ask my opinion on the point ' Can there be properly in Rum, when off- red for sale asa boverage lo be protected by law I" "I am afraid my opin on will be worth but very liltlu ; but I cannot refuse to throw out a few such thoughts ns I have. You know, lha1 I am no lawyer, and I cannot tell whe' her your State Constitution per mits you to make n law forfeiting intoxicat ing drinks when offered for sale as a bevr r age. for I never read it. But if it does stand in tho wrfy of your cutting off the head of the hydra, it is high time that it was amend ed. I shall base wha' I hae to say up-mi the great law of self-jirotec'ion, which under lies every written law, whether organic or statutory. Can any property claim the pro. lection of law, in a use of it, which to a cer tainty, not only endangers, but actually tie stroys the health, morals and lives of thou sands upon thousands every year? 'Are we lo sit down in despair, aud see rutin r the wholesale slaughter go on forever, be cause tho destroying agent is bou hi wi h money, and thousands grow rich upon the traffic I Intoxicating drinks are no more property than the keys and files and saws of the midnight house-breaker are than the implements of counterfeiting aro ; but no body claims, that they should be protected against seizure, because they cost money and m n get their living hy the use of them. The question is not, how much was paid for item, nor how muny have made house breaking and counterfeiting a lucrative busi ness. It is enough that the. public interest and safety require the seizure and confisca tin. No doubt, keys und tips and sas nn I drinV.j are necessary and lawful articles of traffic when "old for legitimate purposes: but should this authorize the sale aud pro li ct them from seizure, when il is known lo a moral certainly, that lliey will be put to a bad use, as is the case, wle ro intoxicating drinks are sold as a beerge I "Why not let apotln caries keep poison ous drugs to le soli as a beverage, if any body wants lliein; and why not protici ihcm fr 'in i.ure, if anybody houl I choosi to di al them out for such a use t Why for bid gun-Hiwder to be stored in the den-e parts of a city, and why seize it and fine the owner he-ieily, as soon as it i found ? Drugs are private p-oprrlij, powder is pri vate property, as much asrumnr brandy. They are very useful for certain pU'pw. Why interfere, lb' n, with the sale and itor at;e I ll is to pioti ct the prop, r y and live which they might destroy. And mat n t the Slate protect itself against infinitely greater dangers and wholesale (low mnr der bv a law which shall fo'bid ihe sale of alcoholic dtink as a beverage, aud sett them when ill defiauci of the law they ur sold to make and kill drunkards by score; and hundreds) Alcohol is property, is. It I a d so sacred that nobody miy touch it, when thnre is no ether nay to savo the com m.iui y f om its fiery ravug"! ll U ro. pcrty ! It cost money and to bo retailed for- a great ileal more than it cost, and so let the di iimn and hi imps go on, poUoiiing all h-.in they can tempt aud to haunt their s' a iddes, and kick them out of doors, and i . i.i . .i. j i p.. .l WHO Will sliovei litem IIIIO llie ui uunmu m gravel God of mercy, deliver us, ohdeliv era-!! "Pittsfikld, Mas., Sept. 18th, 1833." Uaasa UUlorlcal Retrospect. Whatever fears others may entertain willi respect to ihe peaceable settlement, ulti mately of the brawls which now sgilate the Territory of Kansas, i ourselves feel satis fied that tlr y will terminate in tho rocognf lion of law and order ; and llmt whether' the State be admitted as a slave or frecsoii niemb-r of he confederacy, its citizens af ler passing through the rough ordent not uncommon to the frontier, will be adequate, ly protected, both in person and property. The history of ihe United S'ate offers sev eral instances of a similar condition of things, although the causes were various which lud to such tU'bulent demonstration'. During the Revolutionary War tha Ver' moii ten, under Ethan Allen, openly repu diated ihe jurisdiction of New York ; form-' ed an independent government; issued graudtloquetit manifestoes; coquetted with the Rritish authorities, and outwitted them; d fi d lha law processes issued by tho Knickei Dockers, and indulged iu a variety of mad and whimsical freaks, even while exhibiting their devo'ion to the cause of liberty, by crushing Baum at Bennington, as ihe Ten n sseeans, three year later, crushed Ferguson at King' Mountain ; nnd yet a compromise was finally effected with New York, the spirit of insubordination was rebuked, and Vermont, iu 1701, waa admitted into ihe Union. The earlier settlers of Tennessee bore, al so, a few years later notwithstanding their memorable achievement at King's Moun tain a character far from reputable in the ejesof the more orderly colonists dwelling on the sea board; yet John Sevier, their leader "Nollichucky Jack," as he was fa milial ly called displayed subsequently, iu the National Councils, as much ability ns he had previously exhibited energy and de termination in partisan warfare against Eu- gli h mid Indian foes. But the Mountain men on the Ilols on and Watauga, like ma ny of those who now inhabit Kansas, were oiigh nnd intractable, while the large num ber of lawless ruffians who subsequently sought refii'.'e in those Cumberland fastness es, by no means tended to improve tbo gou end lone of society, or to bring the origin al border population into better odor abroad. 1 heir subsequent disputes with the moth er St iie of North Carolina ; their bold erec tion of ihe territory they occupied into tho independent Slate uf Franklin ; ahd the petty civil war which ensued, created con siderable commotion nt Ihe time, and really threatened serious consequences. But wi ser counsels prevailed. North Carolina ce ded her piild c territory to the Generul Gov- i" umeiit ; a continuous stream of iinmigr. tioii followed ; committees of safety execu ted summary ju-tice upon the most daring offenders ; the State of Tennessee- was or ganized, and, from that time, the law of the land were faithfully nnd effectually ad ministered. . , r Texas ami California nre still more roccnt instance of a similarly lawless condition of society, while the Missouri disturbances ill 1820, presented complications certainly quite as serious, in a nationul point of view, as any that are likely to arise out of the pns -m state of affairs in Kansas. Haiti more Patriot. Gov. IiEKDER. The Washington cerro' poin'ontof tin- N. Y. Courier and Enquirer, un 'er date uf Dec. 1, writes as follows l "1 had an interview last evening with Gov, Reed- r. His views are exceedingly moder ate; there is nothing extreme, fanatical, or p'o-criptive about him, Tho reul cause of ihedi- urbance, he thinks, is the active and Ciiminal interference, of the Administration and its salaried agents to defeat tho will of the people. This intervention he hope will be counteracted by tbo decisivo action of CoiiorcK. He admits that the duty thrown upon the House requires great firm ness and nerve, but ns the exercise of those qualities is needi d, he relies upon finding them." Population of St. Louis. The Intelli gencer says, "a year since, tho census of Si. Louis within the city limits as fixed about ten year ago, Was about 04,000. The city hasoiitjrown these limits about 20 per cent Our p filiation is now not less than 120 00 The L- gudalure is, at last, extoi"',, limit o as to take in past ten Jcar growth ofthe coy. When the a0. i. passed, we shall hnve ,cen,n, takentndcWoth( MdVue cxa fiynrev r.f the b6otiii'. Mrs. Walker a enhivat1 intellect.