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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
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