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to t it' .7- ! ii s 4 M i 'i l)c rcgon CVrgus. W. L. ADiMe, l)ITO au raoraisroa. PATUKDAV, MARCH 1, 1850. Agents for tho Argni. J. It. McliiiiuK, hifotjttte. !. A. Hkkd, AWoi. MoUflA.N UlJbol.dl, Sublimity. W.n. Harlow, MMlu. II, C. Haymoio, Grout. 1r. Davis, IJIoomiiiytim. Amok Ilmm, ' FuiVy. HoMiMn.M Allkx, AmiliJ. i. K. I.VI.B, . JoilM McKl.NVHV, C'liliinmiu. Kf.V. WlLSri.1 liUIN, '; 'oi'rt. L. A. Kick, Judmiwillt. II. IIaHUI, Cincinnati. lg. Ukkkr, WJifift, O. 7". Juoon Snki.li.no, JVXa, 6'a. Jno. Ji. Puksto, II" Co. 7. J. A. X. Pinxm, (lutnbury, III. W 1 1.1,1.1 WaRIIINKK, Ctlmdnt, Mo. Ores Yer. I Astoiiia, Jitli. 3It, H5fl. MaiosCoem,Feb.l8ih,18ifl. If. . (fori. Esq. Hk Sin ! Al Mr, A'U'it I da not prufea to I well J (hough you liute farm mo from your pa In nil lli iiiliiealoviNliiiKxnderoakaoriuaxfaeo ir, I hone you w ill not Inku it unkindly in legislation in jUrrful Uutthn, I aill k few. 8 in e Idreeeing yuu B few lines by way uf nUin questioin, and ok Ilia "kaonlng- nee" to remembrance. ei.wer thru., laaeniuea M a freat majority of our Allhouj.il my firl to yoll M a Utile people art iitplf MtrtiliJ in hxik of turn oiat- jpiry, I am Dot certain but you have profit Law Ooaccrnln; Xffowpapcrs. lere. lit Dy an act ef Ilia LegWalure of Orcgaa, Ilia relunieere now ia terviee against ilia Indiana in lliia Territory, ata ellowrd, each man, lay Jul liira per day lot liimat!f, and two dollara per day Cu hia horse, while in service. From whence will lliia money be drawn, and h.n will It bo paid to Ilia voliwleere ? .. The money "will U drawn" ei iher from tlie trcaiury of ilia United Stutos or from I ho Treasury of Oregon ; and will bo "paid to llio volunteers" probably aa soon m audi debts aro generally paid. 3d. Ara Ilia Origan volunb era umlrr regular and I'K'il military call from tha United Ktatio, aub jact lo Ilia lawa and diaeiilino nf L'. 8. aoldiera T And if unda r audi lawa, ara lliey anlilled by a "liiijlier law" lo eiorc'uw Ilia alecliva francliuo iu civ.l eleeliona in On goo ? Am. Our Ori'jron volunti-cra wfre ll..'r paro, tl.. publ al.rr .,,.y cmlinn. I. .end j Cll" d 0Ut Cl'IIRV, aa lull.- iiiHiiui.-r-iii -niti oi mo annua oi urrgon Territory. Tliry aro atill under liia con- them ( aU ttttnraart an paid. IT If aulerilini niylrcl or rfun lolnk lln Ir iaucm from the nl ufli r, wollirr lo liu:li tliey are will, 1I117 air lii-M wiuiiiMe until lliry aetllna'l arrrunii'm, aliniilil llirre i any. If If Milwnlxin rrniuvdlo o!li r ulacea, Willi out lu'uriiiing Ilia piib.ilier, and llie iaN-r m arid Ii Ilia lormrr dirai'lmn, lliey are NHil reopunMlne. IT It ia no! auflicii iil fur a P"iliiiiiier, wlii u a uier ia mil tiiki n out of hia ofline, lo return ona wilh "not tali. 0 out" tirillen on Die wtgin, but lie rniut wriia a lailer lo ilia uU ln-r, Kiving tlie name and mt.inii:e, and aUI'iiK lluil iliv pr ia not lakeo fnnn Ilia olli. e. Uilierw ae Iliv (t maaUir ia lit'ld rennaibla. from 'aaklniitaa Territory. From ibo Puyrt Sound Courier of Feb. 1.), wo learn that tlio Indiana are still com mitting dfpicdiiliona. The dwelling Iioiim, Mock bouse, and barn of L. M. Collins, of King county, wore all burned lo llirgrotnid by tiia ludinnt during his u bu nco froinllic premiau. Tliu barn had a luro (ii;mtily of grain atorcd in it. Ilia stock, cuiisistiug , of ity lirnd of entile, logotlur nilli lioga lind alierp, wcro nil driven oil'. Ilia or cliard, which ia aaid to Luvo brun thu lnrg fat and bent in tlio Tortitory, wu cut down and niutilnt'd by the Indluua beforo ihcy left tlio pri'iiiiftpn. Mr. C. hud previously flud with hia family toSuattlrfur protccli'ui. Mr. Strung who liu l bot'ii sent to tliu In dian Cmiip to aco whether the mia;in wero sinccro in their prelcinibns to a du aiia for penco luu relumed. IIu report the camp to bo iihout lit) atrnn', uml situ led in a lurgo awamp near tireen Kicer, almoil inacceiwibla and uffi diiifj gret fu cililiei for tho escape of Indiana by menns of a trail lending into tho mountain. Thoauvogu appeared lo bo nearly out of provisions and iinimuniliuii, and (jimrrel- ing among themselves. Lcsclii their Chief was anxious for penco, provided lliat a new reservation could bo given his peujih', mid they could be forgiven fur what they hud already dono. OCT Mr. Fields informs us l!ml a sub- otiplion is now on fool fur erecting a free bridgo ncrosa'the Tuiihitin near bis ferry bulow Moore's Mill. We hava apoken of tho importnnee of this road b fore, und we now hope that llioso who aro interested in Oregon City, and 1I10. country adjacent, on the oilier side of ihe Willamette, will em brace tho present opportunity tf doing auinethmg fur theiinelves, and the country, by subscribing liberally for this bridge. Lei us hare tho bridgo first, and the rest of the road will bo easily worked. JCff" The weather bus been delightful for tome two weeks past. Not a cloud ob structs tho lioriton titlier night or day. Tho heavy frosts of nights is llin only ob jection wo have lo tho weather. orlu lmttnu. Mrs. Saiuii A. McKunk of "liurul Col tngo," Yamhill County, has eni us a note containing ten dnllur in payment forllns volume of'l'iiK AriM's, with the next vol uine and Life Illustrated, Ah hough a stranger to us, we aro well assured I hut shu Is a lady of much intelligence. tV The grass in tho Willamette- valley is ns short as wo liavo ever seen il ul this timo of the year. The cattle look rather consumptive. In visiiing our ranch this week we saw two cows over whoo remains the ravens wero holding a genuine Loco, foco "caucus." trol nsComniuiider-in-Cbief, and subject lo tho militia laws of Oregon, instead of "reg ular U. & disci)dine." They are still cili' vm of Oregon Territory, and are, and of right ought to bo, allowed to vote, whether iu I he Held or nt home. Sd. 11 kIisI sulliorily, and by whom paid, are liomn, flniir, (raiu, rifles, sadJIeo, and other muni lions of wsr, valueJ and taken iulo (ha uaa au I aorviea of the Oregon army now ia tlie fiVId f Am. Uy the "authority" of tho Leg islative enactment you referred to in query first, horses, guns, aimnutiiiion, provisions, Ac, aro taken from all who tender them, mid who aro willing to risk Uncle Sain or Oregon Territory for llio "pny." 4:h. Under l'ia laws and Uaagi-s of Coii?reae and ender die preienl valla here, ara Dm U. 8' bound lo fool Ilia e naea of lliia Iudian war nnd if iiol, ara die people of Oregon bound to foot Ihe bills? Am. Tho United States are "bound to foot the bill," if ihey vyree to; but if not, Oregon is "bound to foot it," because she Art ngrced lo. Stli Would the a lojition of a dale Conititu- lion change our p.iiion, or better our condition, Willi reajKi-t lo lliia mailer of Ihe war bills, or would il mure eft", dually rivet uwa us tliese billa of ih piest ul wur ? Am. Tho adoption of a Slate govern ment will in no wise change our position in reference lo I lie present war debt. Our Legislature has already "riveitcd" that upon us so tight that whether Oregon is a Territory or a Stnto our citizens ne bound lo pny llio debt, if Cmigrees refuses lo d' so. W licther wo should be any more likelv to induce Congress to pay it by having two Senators nnd a Representative to uree our claims at Washington, instead of a Deln gate, as wo now have, is a question that is open for argument. bib. Had Major lluller a Irani relit to call for four companies uf mounted volunteers, and had (iov. Cuiry a right under that requisition to order out tight compauies t ln. iMiij. Ilullor had a right to call for just as many compauies ns he thought wero necessary to get him out of his "siinii' among tlio Yakimus j and Gov. Curry had a right to call for just ns many companies as lie thought wero necessary to whip the Indians, anil protect the settlements. And loally, where is Ihe srat of government uf liregnn J errilory I Ocsiuar. JM.Tho seat of government last win. ter, and for all future time, so long as tlu- eiiquu noius tlio power, and wo send jackasses to tho Legislature instead of men, will bo the stool that liush sits on. .1 .A.I iiAi.a.. l.n.r il. Mi.uri 4Joiiii.ro 1 raiictt iimkvi h'lil nil fXCtHew tooi. mise, alongside of a f.-w garbled extratls it Mill La seen that lo bo a democrat, witu ihetH midnight caucuses, is noi ounig cd by ii. A little rebuke soim-tiim U of use. I think 1 can notice a niaiked im ppivemeiit in your paper. My opinion of your unfuiruesa, aa ihe Conductor of a neuunl paper, was funned from ihe fact of your etideiit sympathy fir everything In opposition 10 the lie mo. crntie party. Witness your editorial at ihe limn the caiidnlutea made their list perch at Oregon Ciiy, previous to (he htsl election, in which you say vou must add one ihoutand votes loyour former estiijiatesj of OiiiiKii' majority. Now in lliiI?-i not give you credit tor can'ior-' 1 tin not U-liove that you to thought yourself. 1 1 have noticed that my communication in Tub AkoI's has attracted the attention nf writers besides yourself. Of this I tLiiot complain, except I Imveihuiighlynii some, limee coupled my name with enliji-ct ith erdiscoiineoua, iiiusiuucli as you had denied mo Ihe prltileun of ileleiulin myeir through the same medium in which you published them. I have been induced to write ai this lime from reading an article in Thb Arous of Jitii. iiillh, w.rned "J. n. JJ. Wji, the seiiiimeiils couiniiii-d in ih-it article I fully com ur, except in ihe mailer nf tho license system. I cannot agree, ihol to legalize Ihe Irumc by legislative enauimi-nls will have a tendency In lesen iho evils of 111 temperance, nor that the small lux imid for the license IS Bill' remuneration lo societv for iujurii-s dune; 011 Ihe cnnfiary it ena bles the dealer to fit U11 costly establish- ni'-uts wilhoul fear of eomiietilinn, thereby lioiuing out many more liiiiucoiiienls lo Ihe uninitiated lo parluke of thu dangerous draught. If we cannot prohibit Ihe use and Irnttic ill string drink, w hy not prohibit iiriiiking nouses 1 1 ins would do away wilh more limn I111K ihe evil of intemper ance. j. it. ai. lorineu a very correct opinion of "rrohibiiioiiisi." In whatever cuninuiiity he, "rrohihilioiii-l." may re. side, he ran do no good. His ultraistii will make him a dead weight to any cause. 1 periecuy agree with ' J. Ii. SI., thai to succeed in any measure w e must first prepare tlie public mind. I doubt whether Ihe peoplo of this Territory are yet lire pared for a prohibimry liqimr law, and if tney are not, it would be folly to pass such a law, for i: could net be enforced. I signed 11 petition to tint Leuisluturo for a law to test the minds of ihe people, by voting yet or 110 at the next ch-ciion, for or against such a law. The result would serve as in structions lo a future LciMslutiire. Excuse this hulf sheei I did not expect lo wriie half so much when I commenced. If I was wrilins for publication I would follow your directions nnd write onlv on one side. Wishing you success in all but your op. position lo demoerary, , I remain your friend, SAM LT. McKEAN. tV Iu passing through tho country we are sorry to learn that more than nine tenths of the whom sown a,t fu VM y,,,.,, winter killed. We shall bo in tl, sh(,ti rows next fall if our farnien J0 ( hlt themselves to g t in spring wheat. Farm, ers, if you want to make a "speck" tbv.rt, eplcndid oiening now, by pulling in alKiut fify acres of spring wheat. Will you do ill fcOf Lite part of our impression has made a eiy dull appearance. This is owing to causes known only to printers. Hereafter this d llicully will l,.obi.ited. (to Wo havo ha I no S.uulicrn mail this WeJ.. I Vront the North. Our coiniminicatioiis from tho camp are too into lor tins weeks inner. Tho news is Hot very important. Iva mai a-kiti ia said to bo with tho In uinna across Smako river, lio is nlso said lo have sent 11 messenger to Col. Cornelius tcllnw him that ho should give the boys a fight if thoy waited mud longer beforo ihey mnde their attack upon ms torces. A report is credited in camp that fifteen hundred niuckfcct Indians have joined h'a-nwi-B-kin. This is extremely doubtful. White skins and red skins both. on tins coast, hnvo a wonderful facility of exaggerating things mightily. 0O W9 are sorry to learu that Maj. Chinn'a health is quito poor. The hard, ships of camp service are said lo have Inounht on the consumption. He is now in IV (land, ttiider medical treatment. fcV" Wo aro under particular obligations 10 Mom. Johnson, Haldwin, nnd Giuliani, for numerous telegraphic favors. (to From a statement in the Timet it appears thai "the number of persons kuowu tol.ao been killed by tho Indians ut the u'h, since the breaking out of hostilities, amounts to one hndred and tirtHtytiyhl ! K'ghty o Id buildings have Uen burned thousands of .lock have been killed and driven of-and an immense ,0uut of oth er property dcslroyed Mid ,'o'cn by these ludiai.t.'' 3T Althniioh tho foregoing purports to be a priviilo letter, have liiken the lib. eny to give it nn insertion, for several rea sons. One is, tht we fear if we laid it over Mr. Meld-an would nt some future timo reiterate ihe charge that he makes in this, viz: "You have oarrrci me from your pnpo-." Wo think he intended it fur Tub Aruus, provided wo didn't see lit to "iar'' il. What ho menus by our having Hurred" linn from our paper, we know not : accord ing 10 our rccu'li-uiion wo have published every communication ho has uver sent m 'ibarrinyn perhaps one or two exceptionable paragraph. It M'ems lluil nfier having careiuuy (and wuh somo decree of can- dor, we hope,) read The Argus for ulinost a year, friend McKenn has altered his mind entirely about its character. Has he nt length endmsel our ' objectionableisms" ns orthodoxy, or has he found out thai th otijeeiioiKibieimns existed onlv in his imagination ! Tho result, at least, is just what we predicted it would be with him and every other sane man, wl0 would h.m. natleoY.imitin fifto I.. - . . " v '"; nuvonscciiiive liumUeis "four pa,er. It a.-ems that Mr. McKean's opinion of our unfuimess was formed from our evident sympiilhy f,.r exeiything in opposition to the democratic imrtv." Quite a compliment to the "democratic party," surely I X0w tr,; ,a,e alva vs svm- pathized with "whuisoever Ihinjs wvre pure, whatsoever things were lovi-lv, w hat- soever things were of cood report," und wnaisoever llungs were enleulaled lo pro mote the good of tho people of Oregon i '-sympathizing with these ihi.iirs. w Arte sympathized with every thing j pp. 1h.i,,oii 10 nits "clique" which falselv calls itself the democratic party in Oregon. "'-oHi-rucv 1 nomas J.-fferson. and hundreds of true democrats in (Won I...-. endorsed we have never opposed, and we challenge nny man lo sho-v to t)0 t.onlr ry. Mv-dern democrats dre not puhlith the whole of even one of Jefferson'- letters I in Atnf Aui-..hiii.B . i ,w uppon ineir iniouitous measures. The writings 0f Jeffersou are mutilated, gaibled, and horribly bulchered, whenever they wish to make him endorse the Union-dissolving and eul-lhroat (Xiliey that constitutes ihe soul of sham detnoc. racy. Il wss only a few e,k, ago that w ere called upon to show p the manner in whleh demagogiieisni'prniMi itvlf un I, rnuuhing the whol, of J,ff,.r,on', letter .0 1 long as be votes right,) because Lis' pa rmled in Th' Slainnan, aa containing tbeseutimeiiisof Jcff.-rsu upon that mat ter. What im understand by democracy is, a rule of I he people. And the public servants of the people are bound 10 curry out the wishes of their cnlilileiits, or re- siun lhir offices. Modern "ileinocrney" assumes, like llio papal See, in locate an iufallibillitv of doctrine, and a nM m rule, iu ihe body but ut ihe eniiiu time ihe otllce.holdcis and wire-woikers com. poaitig (lie "clique" are just as much supe rior lo the masses of ihcir constituents as the priests, monks, bishops, and Pope are superior In ihe plebeians who lire in com munion with their church, and who, so far from exercising a controlling voice iu their councils, are mil even permi'tcd 10 know anything spiritual, except ihrnu'li their priests. Jo Lane, who belong lo the mod ern nemoc'iicv, iluriiiu ins siieedi here in Oregon City Inst spring, publicly gloried in llio hid ihi'l although the ptojile of the Union mio til ih-nmii'! througli their repre setitiiiives the restoration of the Missouri Coiiipiumise, ih Si-uato was ready, as democrats, lo resist their wishes ; and even allowing lluit ihe Senate should yield tbi i opposition, nnd listen to ihe voice of ihe nil lion, the President would veto the bill. Now if tho PresiJ. nl is to be made a polil icul Pope, why not cu'l the parly a Pol. I cat Papacy, instead of applying to il such misnomer as "deinocrucy" ? l!ui to come nearer home, we see our Legislature, call ing itself democratic, passing the viva voce bill, with the avowed object of intimidating the people into a support of the parly. They very well knew thai the people did imt wuut the luw, and even refused to sub mit the question lo ihe people, for fear that they would shake off this chain, which the clique had locked upon I heir ancles. The hisl Legislaluru also decided that the ques lion of a Prohibitory law should not be submitted to the people, as it was anti I fc a st e democratic row nir. Alulvean, who is a man of years, and a professed democrat, thought that it was democratic enough lo let the people say whether they were in fa vor of staying the evils of drunkenness, or not ; but wo presume that when the 'clique' tells him, that although uinety-nine men out of a hundred should desire the law, it is considered by them as nnti-democratic, ho will yield his assent, nnd thereby ac knowledge that modern democrncy Iiss little or nothing to do with ihe people, but is nn egg that must ulways be looked for in the nesl of the clique, iu (he luiiibor-rooin of some grogshop. Ji is what we cull etm phaiicnlly a ' bad egg"; and we hope lhat hereafter, because we refuse to shut our eyes and swallow it, no man will be foolish enough to whine about our "opposition to democracy." What is democracy in Oregon! ia a question which has been often ask'-d, and which many have had a curiosity to beat answered. We always had an idea lhat tho teim was not only indicative of ihe peoplu s right to rule, but suggested ce tain settled piinciples uf naliunul policy, receiv. ed by lliose who favor the most liberal form of a democratic government. Ve had seen enough in Oregon, however, to know that the word meant no such thing here We had our curiosity smislied by a con versation with the editor of The Statesman, iu which we asked him by what authoiitv he read out of the democra'ic fold such men as Dr. McBhidk, lion. Aaron Payne, and a vast number of other filillliii itmn who were much older than he. and who from their long experience and honest re. search, would naturally be lliouoht 10 1m. prelty Well posted as lo what ''democracy" Wa8. W asked the VOIlllie rnnbr. I... . ' J s ... what test he tried a man's democracy. His reply was. "ilmt if they did no' sun. port thu 'party organization' iu Oireon. . 1 . r. mey wero not democrats." This was un honest confession, which sounds Oreinn democracy 10 its bottom. f Jefferson was alive and now in mir im.l.i lit.i;.L .1. . anie principles' il,Ul he cheiished in his lifetime, if he refused (which he most un questionably would) 10 support ihe young man lor puoiic printer, to bawl for Jo Lane f'V tho Presidency, ' ihe centleman from Liuu" and iho Old Apostle for leaders of 'ne party, besides endorsin.; the falsehoods 7'Ae Statesman makes him utter jn r..f.r. ence lo the Miasou i Compromise-),, s,orli 11 Jeitersoil refused aioii of the diiudueiiuin Into the flandango' could, by any possibility, canse the olfactory osaificntor to ferment and become identical with the pigmcntuin," and says i "The vibratory inoilon cornrnunicifctl 0 the tunica alburgenia by the parturition of believer in nny iintiotiul principles, but - ,.n..r nf j imriv which claims to be democratic, through all of ils turnings and 1 1 he alveola process, cffeclually disintegrates en .1 .;..,,ii the iiencnrdiac influence oflheeplgastruin. Listings, to follow the course po.n ted out I colnpound corpuscull I y the baud that moves the political cards ....... .1 with a .'lew solely to pocketing the slakes. If such be democracy, llio Lord deliver us from its rule, As to Mr. McKean's opinion that we were nut candid In our estiinato of Uuv (Jaivks' majority, permit us to assure him that we were never more so. Our only re grrt is thut the result did not justify our expectation-, and we have every assurance ilmt hundreds who voted against him, through a slavish fear of the. parly, in waidly pruy. d that ho might be; elected. Th1 position we took nt the lime iu favor uf (Iov. (jai.i:s, we believed then wuscor red, mid we have not yet s cn occasion to alter our opinion. We suppo'ted Gov Caives because we ciisiderod him by far the better inun, iu every point of view in which he can be looked at, mid not because he wiwh Whig. 0" Th who think of taking Fowler's Works w ill please forward us the money im-meilinu-ly, so that wf can order them at an early day. It will be three months before they get here, after we send for them. Callforala V. S. Henalor. The Americans in caucus after about iwen'y balloiings nominutcd I'x-Oov Henry S. Footu for U. S- Senator Irom California, but two members of ihe Semite, who were elected ns Americans, joiued with the dem ocrats, and ri fused In go iulo nn election, thus ignoring the whole action of the cau cus. The principal contest was between Foote and Marshall. William I. Ferguson, Eq., member of the State Senate from Sacramento, and formerly of Springfield, Illinois, atone time received 18 votes. OEx-Uov. (iainks paid our city a visit during this week. He left the city a few hours before we reached homo from Yam hill. We ate told he looks more robust than he has before for some years. 03" It is rumored that the regulars at Fort Vancouver, through fear of a sudden "descent" of tho Indians, are about to move into the AVillamette valley, where they will be under tho protection of iho citizens. GO" The new s was tulegraphod to this city on last Weduesday from Lifuyeltethnt an express messenger had arrived, bringing word that the Denton volunteers were at tacked by the Indians in passing through the Canyon, nnd several of them killed. The report is for various reasons looked upon here as a sell. 03r A correspondent asks nnd answers the following highly imporiitut questions to the people of Oregon : Q. Where are Gen. Wool's hendquar ters? A. "In my saddle, sir." Q. Where is his saddle? A. Hanging up in tho licn-roost nt Fort Vancouver. lo support a certain party calling iiSelf democratic, which has long since buried every principle of J.-f-fersoniun democracy, and practically pa- ".or, '"'en principles in its creed, (live loaves and two hhes.) he would be do nounced ss a Know Nothing, Rnd admittance lo the least favor, or counte nance, while ihe most ignorant half-breed, who voles the "clean ticket," would be considered a sound democrat. A mn without any national nrineinle. .l , , I" "U . !fUl The Happing Mystery Vnnveled. As the sublime science of "spiritual man ifestiuions" is now engaging the attention of our citizens a good deal, we have thought I. best to throw whatever light we can up on ihe pathway of anxious inquirers : nnd for that purpose we publish below 0110 of the most rutional nnd satisfactory elucida. lions of this '-spiritual phenomena" which we wive cecii ior some time. We extract from correspondence of the Cineinnati Com mercial ; mid in giving it to our renders, we think that every "medium," like us, upon "minutely examining into" the work- intis or ihe material elements ilmt compose his own terrestrial organization, when un der ihe influence of Oie "vibratory motion" mat produce the "depression of the duo denum into the Handiingo," will be ready to admit that the following theory fully accords with his own crjxrience. Upon what other hypothesis can we en plain ihe information,' received here two weeks ago, over the spiritual telegraph line, that Peu.ii.igt.,,, was ceCled Sj)eiikcr uf ,lol'8 01 H-JTosc-niatives on thu 31st of December ? "The onlv irue nnd legitimate manner of i.,g or me laps is the physiological uetects ol Ihe membraneous l., e.i. . . --"--.-J""-'". iHO 01 mo nbUoininKl indicator eaus and produces a coinpound corpuscular movement of tlio lympstinc glanH which abnormal and dingnoatical statu of the nor vous system, deteriorates a prcpondcraere of the lacteal fluid to the posterior poMioia of iho cerebclutn, nnd predisposes the pay tient to prctcrnuturnal distention of the or' culnr orrifice ; in which case the rapping, become painfully and distinctly audable" Rumorkd Evacuation or tub Crikim, The Paris correspondeut of the New York Pott snys : 'Marshal Pelfisser demands permission la evacuate the Crimea forthwith. Me de- dun s that il is impossible to continue op. eriiiimis there, on atotnt of the want of water for the Iiorscs of tie rnnj. TL Itussiuns have poisoned the wolrsrand fW asks, what is the uo of keeping tm rmj of 170,000 men shut up in their intrench meiils. It will be sufticieut to leave gnrrf- sons at lour or five points, but there is much fear here in regard to the moral ef fects of an evacuation of ihe Crimea. The matter is still uudecidud. It is probable. however, that thu advice of Marshal Teis sier w ill be adopted. It is nlso said lhat England wishes next spring to undertake- aloilo ihe maritime expedition against Cron studt, reserving lo horsclf, however, the privilege of demanding the aid of id army for discmbuikittion iu case uf necessity." Co.MMECCIAI. I.NTKRCOURSB WITH AFRICA. T. N. Curr, Esq., U. S. Consul at Moroc co, bus addressed a letter to George Law, Esq., upon the commerce and resources of Africa, und urges the establishment of ia line of steamers between this country and that Continent. The uses of these steamers are briefly proposed to be : 1. Tho transportation of free negroes from the United States to Liberia. S. The carrying of the mail. 3. Tlio transporta tion of merchandise. 4. The carrying of the pilgrims on their way to Mecca. 5. I lie carrying, on the return voyage, of the pilgrims, who now assume '.he names of lladjcs ; the certain and expeditious trans portation of the fruil und other products of the Mediterranean : uud tho creator facility afforded to passengers from central Europe 10 America, wnoso expense 01 travel will be greatly diminished by embarking at the south of France, instead of the usual west ern ports. 07" A resolution has passed both branch es ef the General Assembly of Florida, au thorizing the inhabitants of West Florida to vote upon the preposition of seceding from that Sinte and uniting themselves with the Statu of Alabama. It has not yet, however, received the sanction of the Governor. A Political Platform. Tho demo-; cratio members of the Legislature of Flor ida recently held a meeting rnd appointed the second Wednesday in April next for Ihe nomination ef delegates to the Cincin nati Convention. These delegates will be instructed to insist upon the adoption of a platform of principles as (he basis of a na tional organization prior to the nomination ofcandidates,and that said platform shall among other things, include in substance iho following propositions : 1. The recognition and adoption of the principles established in the Kansas-Nebraska act and their application to tho ad mission of new States. 2. That neither the Missouri compromise nor nny other anti-slavery restriction shall hcrenfier be extended over any territory of the United Slates. '3. Tho prompt and faithful execution of the Fugitive slave law, and ils permanent continuance upon the statute book. Ifihcse propositions shall not in substance be incorporated in the platform adopted by the Convention, tho delegates from Florid will be instructed to withdraw. Extraobdinaby Telegraphic F.t The whole of the rw;,i...i. ' -v-.xvji,, s message waai se.egrnj.neu lo Uaitol on MoD(fly es the enriillmrix..... 1.., 1. , . e , """ror locoagu ,,.- .iiiij.nrngtim, and denrei . namiango. Now. if tho resses ihe taps are caused by the vogation of tho e Z im-tty fou, thcextremitir, th. . - C would also dissolve into 3, Z .7 " and the olfactor wi l l, r.rf " Ua . Ka". identical ilh tIe pigm,;nlu -o. thls 1, no, .. Produc il ..... .1. - . ' n orlo n.ust be ei;j;,rr...!',,.n,UN "Phere. Bui T T, , 1,10 sI"rlUHl L.l" 'X'lw.dM. the inferior out much natural aens.en J rin auflScienile ia ,i; - . B a'P"- ---. Willi 1 . 1 . m . 1 w u.iui.ia nroi itr .r. i... wire-worker n ...tlnr., . -'"uiu. , , ...v....... uru.0Cr.-u, so inferior digito- nixo the sterci- I "Another, enimtl.. 1... 1 . , eteewien i.1 v ."-"eu, lakes sot rtl0n 10 lL awrtion that the "depr some es- a aPre8.vcd in the pan of that city .. odncsday morning. A lrifl0 over twr thirds of the messago was sent over the Morse Union wire, commcacinji at a ouar ter past nine P. M., nnd ending at aboul half-past five A. M. The other ihlrd wa transmitted over ihe House wire, commence ".got about half past ten P.M.. and end; mg at twelve o'clock, midnir-bt. Th. TThi: on line, using two wires a ponton of tha time, was o,-er eight hours in sending their Pofttou, while the House lihev With one ire, look tip but one and a half hours in wilding theirs, thus showing the capacity of ihe House system to be more than twice as rapid as the Morse. At uOrtctcal'l Problem, til rm ' Push of the Statzman sea he kan mat living wuh his prezent number ov snbskri bers ut 85 pur anum. fe that if be rerW z ih pr.to83 hewil hav to hav 8Ci ISkU now? " meDl "'i" tax h Su8n7f Tr51001