erijc (Oregon CVrgu W. I. U, SIIITO M fHfHIKIO. oaroow city; SATURDAY, APKIL 20, WH. U Ajenti for the Argus. J. Jt. McIJiliim, jAifinjHte. C. A. Jkh, ViY. Moiioan H111101.PH, ftuhlimitij. W, Harlow, Jifiilttlla. JI. t". IUymonh, ( f7-o, Dr. Davis, VlvoiniiHjlnt. Amos Harvkv, 7'i luft-y. Solomon Allkn, Amity. J. K. Lyi.k, toV., Jolll MuKlNNBY, t'n III jHHiia. IIhv. Wilson I Slain, Union J'oint. L. A. Ki' E, Jacksonville. II. Harris, Cincinnati. l)n. (Jiikbii, Ukrliugvillt, O. T. Jamr. Snki.lino, Vrehi, Col. Jan. H. Prkhton, Will Co. III. K. A. X. Piiblm, (j'ulnburt, III. Willis Warrinkk, Camden, Mo. law Concerning' Newspapers. JT If eubeeribeni order Iho dineonlinunnc (if (hair pop"", Ui HiWilier may eonlinu to miiJ them until all arrrnragr$ art paid. tr K ulribein neglect or refuse to take thi-ir pujH from th port olliee, Mother place, to which lliey are eenl, they are held renponeibl uutil Uicy Httln all arrearage, ihould there lie any. d r If ulMK-rilM-ra remore Ui other places, with, nut informing Ilia pulilwber, and the paer wut to the former diroetion, they are held responsible. IJT It i nut iiincienl for a pnetmaiitef, when a Wer ia U"t Liken out of hie office, to return on with "not token out" written on the margin, but ihe mint write a loiter to the publ,nhcr, icmuR the name and poeUjffice, and Lil .ng Ihut thu paper ia not takra from the olll-e. OtherwoN) thu pint mailer ia livid recpoiiMhle. tiov. Curry, versus ticn. Woul, On our outside wo publish a letter from Gov. Curry to the Socrotary of War ask in for tlio romoval of Gen. Wool on ac count of "additional cause" lo t!io.- tot iforilt by tlio Legislative memorial of Inst .winter. Tlio "oause" set forth in tin mem 'Cfiul ware, th inactivity of tit General in falling to push bit troops into the field in order to defend tlio unprotected settlement, hit withdrawal ef what t reaps were in the .field lo winter quarter. at Vancouver, and his efforts to crijiplo the efficiency of our volunteer force, itto., tfce. The "addition .nl cause" urged hy tho Governor's letter nre found in the misrepresentation' of tho motives of hid Excellency in "getting up the war," found in a letter from Gen. Wool to Gov. Stevens, which wo published two weeki ago 1 Gov. Curry in thin lottcr (rings forward 'liia contribution to the cum ulus that ia being piled upon tho remain of tho General, nnd add hie grain of ami to the mountain ava lanche which Gov. Stevens slid down upon the eld ox-warrior. The letter we look upon an rather a poorer piece of eompoai. lion than the President' mctsng. Its looscnos of stylo, in inolvgaiico of diction, nnd its grammatical blunders, have not ex cluded it from our columns, simply because it is an official document, which we wish to pluco upon tho record. TLis, nnd overy other ollicial paper, have been withheld from us till nftor thoy were published in the locofoco papers of the Territory, with the exception of the Legislative Memorial, which 'Col, Kelly, liko a gentleman, forwarded lo us with nil possible dispatch. Thoso Ore gon Locofooas have such an abhorrence of Jeflorsoiiinn democracy that thoy would re joice to see Tim Annus killed, because it advocates those principles. No impartial 'man, however, can havo fuiled to notice, -lhat we havo ahvavs weighsd out to them what we believed to ku strict justice. In deed, wo have endeavored at times to slay the arm of tho dictalor,in scourging the Gov ernor, Palmer, and others with a "sapling," nut or pure companion, and a desire te see thorn loft to stand up in tho dignity of their own manhood, and try to do something for the country in ridding it of the calamities uflho present war, when our own judge incut told us they hardly deserved the erudit we gave them. The justice of our course has never boen acknowledged by ene of them, and like cringing sycophants, they havo meekly kisved the hand (hatcov ered their backs with welts, and continued to pack their ollicial grists te the "party" mill. Tlmir money and their inlliience, are still froely spent to keep Hying a sheet on which they are caricatured as "rillcs" uch extra pains to keep litem pinned in the pocket of their Mallow fork whilst slipping by our office, a, they were either ashamed to 1st us look at the manuscript, or they wtr feaiful lhatthoy were Lardly suitable to occupy a place in the column of a literary paper. Wo would suggest lo ihirnlho probability of something of n Improvement in their appearance by letting us publish Ihom first. Our pen and wis- j tr ere properly employed in revamping, j nnd reconstructing tho production ol new beginner. tT Col. Cornelius is In Portland this week. His command it at tho Dulles. Nothing further has been don in the way of Indian fighting north, since the dra'hofCnpt. Hembree. Col. Cornelius will probably hold the field north, till sometime in August, when it it thought Gen. Wool's force will bo able to take it. In the mean time wearemforiiiud that Gen. Wool, Kill act in concert with Gov. Stevens in tubdu- ng the savngct of Washington Territory. It is a great relief lo ut lo know that our half fan, i, lied voluuteen who have been living on poor horse meat, and tufTering hardships unexampled, except by our rev olutionary fathers, are new comfortably situated lit tho Dalles. "At tho Dulles at the Dalh there is an abundance of pro visions," has been the constant reply w hate received, whenever wo havo abked th oflicinl why in the name of humanity pro. visions wero not forwarded to our tultering fiieiid. If it ii at tho Dalles, we will wu- ger our old "two story beaver" that the boys have walked into a little of it by this lima JTwould do us good lo be there and see them eat. The heart of every man, excopting tho creature who signed tho "know-nothing petition," and wished lo make a "party war" of it, ha bio at the recital of th deprivations and suffering of our velun U-rs, whilst hall nakd, and famishing, they have followed the Indian, over moun tains, nnd through rugged dufilcs, ia tho fucoof the northern blast, aud poltiug storm. To all (heir cries for help, we havo over and ever again called the atten tion of thoso whoso business it was to at tend to this matter ; nnd hnvt a often been told that thcro was an nbundint supply at tho Dalles, and if tho stores wero not trans ported to thu field, tho fault lay on tho oili er side of the mountains. The officials are all unwilling to bear the load of blnmo that everybody knows ought te he boru by some body. Wo havo seen not ona of them yet but what has jumped stiU'legged tho mo ment tho burthorn of responsibility has bean laid upon hi back. We hopo a strict in vestigation will be had of this whole mat- tor, and that tho guilty nlono may Bull'er( while tho innocent nre exculpated. rroreliy. It is t painful fact that the habit of using profane language i ularnnngiy on tlio in create among many of our young men Wo are constantly shocked by a seeming effort on the part of some of ourynungsters lo seo how ninth profanity nnd blaphmy they can weave in to a random conversa tion. It argue pooily fur the mornle of one r-rtinfrv. when wo are cumiwlleil lo state 'hat our youth are encouraged in such fimlinh nnd rprebiiiblo habits by perhaps n majority of our ollicc-se kor and office-h'-ldi-rs. A limn, with fuw other qualifica tions, seuint to think in Oregon that the first tep to success coniiiU in bein? nMo lo diink a great doll of whisky and belch oul a perfect cat.irnct of blasphemy. The con stant u of prriftiio language, while it may frequently bo accounted for from the force of habit foolishly and thoughtlcsnly contracted, yet it never fail lo bo a mark of lo raising and vicious associations. We are ready to admit that a man limy be what is generally termed a "clovor follow," nd possess a kind, sympathizing heart, with many other good qualities, and yet be profuno when under the influence of pas sion. Trofanity it inexcusable before God and man under any circumstances. Hut tho cld-bloodod blasphemer, who can upon any and nil occasions link together an al most unbroken chain of oaths, curse, nnd imprecations, without even feeling his cheeks blush, or a conscious sinking of his manhood, is loo polluted n creature to bo admitted to respectable female society, nt least. The timo ha been in the history of our government when leading men, by precept nnd example, used all their influence in fa vor of purity of speech among ihoso with whom they associated. In going back lo tho time of the Involution, ptrhar m weighty an example of ibis kind at we eeuld bring would be that of Gkorgb Washington, a nam which we think no modern "Young American" would dure speak lightly of, although he might scoff at tho name of his Maker. Let us lake for iintfnnoo the following purl of an "order of tho day" issued lo his troop in August, 1770: 'The Kvueral is sorry to be informed that th foolinh and wieked practice of profane curaing nnd swearing-, a vice hitherto litlie known in an Ameri can army, ia growing into fanhion. llu hopes lhat the uflicrrs will, by example as well aa hy influence, endeavor lo check it ami tint both they and the men win reiiect mm we can havo httlo hope of the bleating of ilenven on our arms, if we iueult it bv our impiety and folly. Add to this, it is a vieo o menu ami low, without any ternplution, lh.it rrrry man of tente and character dttcttt and dctjinci that need bushing, "nnpriueiplcd cowards," Ac.,oVci. Of ull tho instruments of inqnisitoriid tor ture which rack every joint Ioujo in a'iiian, and drivo ovory partivlo of manhood from the system in groat dropsof tweut through the pores of his hid, the Procrustean bed stead of lucofiictiism in Oregon bear the palm. Let a man commit nn olFonoo against the 'party by oxhibiting some symptom of being a freeman, of having VmU mind of Lis own, or of brinj tinctured with JalhW. veiiaa Democracy, and upon Uittg tried aadnvicti'dby a politic! court martitl, held at Ike dd hoar of midnight, he meek ly rtsign his pnrson te the hands of the exectttiner, who straps him to tho "party machiue,"nnd the soft-handud, silk-stocking aristocrats, who swarm in all our to 11, aud live by hipping is the tax-payer to a upport of prly, g.uher arouud the poor fullow and lighten iheooid by laying ihoir ilslicalo hands to t lie lover, and the ubi. quiou victim jiild up what little oul he had, uadur Ui comforting aasuranc that his rulling cybtll discover "Democratic regulator" ,inted in blazing letter on the hsadbeird of tit machine, ou which he i being ttrettheil. Hut in eioareinif all ih charity re p. ibly cau, we u.v Mimetimos thoujjbl lhat ;te rou why otirv.1i,iaU hav n ut their "Vnmhill county pave two hundred against convention." SluKsmun. In tho column to the left of this, and al most oxactly opposito lo it, wo find tho of ficial roturn put down thus Against con vention, Yamhill 150. It is a wonder that in his editorial he hadtt't said "Yamhill gave two thousand against convention." It would havo been a little wider from tho truth, than "two hundred" but not moro than two hundred of his subscribers would havo known the diU'eroncc, nnd they are office-holders, nnd office-hunters, who ap prove of such stntemonts as tho only lngiti iiiato means of keeping up the "party." Mcssivnt. Tho last Standard contains nn nMo mes sage from Jamks O'Neill, Mayor of Port land, to tho City Council. Th liternry merit of tho document wo considor an im provement upon lhat of tho President's message. Like nn enorgotio worker as he is, he walks right nnd left through city ob struotions and publio nuisances, such as "crates, boxes, barrels, loirs" (wo wonder ho didn't montion the f;rorshons,) and points to many valuable improvement winch the city fathers ato invited to under. lake. With oue hand he points (ho finircr of warning to the smoldering cities of Cali fornia, and with the other OCT he indicates as object worthy of imitation, a thim' or two in Off you Citu. S Wo nre glad lose that tho frionds ofdN purpose of creeling a suitable building for opening a high school. Consor's claim on the Santiam bna lieen selected ns tho loca tion point. Mr. Frazer informs us that Mr. Consor has taken hold of tho matter with his accustomed enterprise. If ho has got held of the mttr it is bound t go ahead. II ceuldn't hav dii!l a Uiu flaa to kill tr the (natural) "know noth ing,"of which w kaew kirn to be a great Domy. iiT Th next steamer is lookocl for to day. Wo look for interesting now by her. She will probably bring intelligence of the result of the conflict in Kansas, between "border ruffianism" aud the actual settlers of that Territory. Beat of Uevtrvmrai, Wo sea by nn advunisemenl in tho M We, signed Pv.R Hall, that "Buena Vi. ta." a would be town in Polk County, is -tiered a a suitalde place on which to "more permanently locaio th teat of Gov- rnmeiit." The introduction of this new Do you hear lhat, young man? Ac cording to tho opinion of tho Fntlior of his Country the man who docs not "detest nnd despise" profane cursing and swearing Las neither "sense nor character." Hut let us examine n similar "order" made in 1731, Ivveiity-twe years before this, when Washington led his forces through the tracklets forests in pursuit of the French and Indians : "Colonel Waeliington lias observed that the men of hie regiment nro very profano nnd n prubale. tie tikes this opportunity to inform tlitm of Win great displensure at such practices, and assures litem lliut II lliey du not leave them oil they shall be severely punished. The officers are desired, if inry near auy niun swear, or make any oatli or ex. ecration, lo orler the ollVnder twenlv-fivo luahei immediately, without court-martial. Fore second oiknco lie bliull bo more severely punished." We fear that Gkoikik Washington could hardly control tho Oregon volunteors, Tho day seems to have come when such mcu its Washington nnd Jkfkerson arc looked upon ns old fogies, though ranting, swearing demagogues talk loudly nbout endorsing their principles, because tho sov ereign people still respect their memories, t-0' Mr. C. II. Mattoon has kindly fur nished ua with a prospectus of The 1'acijic Rrposilvr, n Baptist pnper ho proposes to publish nt Cincinnati, 0. T. Thosixih article contains the following "The editor will reservo to himself the absolute NKlit nml power to judjre of tho nitturo, time, and eateni or puuiisninir articles oil controverted snh. jecte, v e. Wo nro glnd lo see that friend Mattoon is sufficiently independent to take n strong stand upon his rescrvd rights in "judging of tho ni.'fiirc of pullisiiny." Kxperienco however has rendered many n publisher a much belter judge of tho "nature of pub lishing" than he was when ho first com. meiiced Iho business with n full pocket, ami nbnndotied it empty-handed ItUmflle Waiillra MaurcUrU( Cam pauy. Wo toe by Iho Advocate and Stataman that this company ha lately fffi cted nn or-aniaiiion in Salcin. A hundred nnd one share havo already been taken, of 6'-'-'30 each. The water of tho Santiam river nr. lo bubrounht ocroto Sulcin where th wotkiof iho compnny are to bo erected Tho etitcrprito of tho cilizen who have taken hold of this improvement it common dublo, nnd, if lli undertaking proves sue cessfiil, will he of great benefit to tho Ter ritory lit large, and of moro real benefit to Sulem thaii being made the hem of Uov f?rnmiit would bo. W ought to huvo had thnt or a timilur establishnient driven by the wasted watcri of tho Willamette Full but if we nro to be cursed by bad legisla tion, nnd the indifTereneo of men w hose business it is 10 ook nflcr these matters, we nre glad lo tec our lister towns, growing up under cood iiinitascmoiit, and fortuitous circumstance. t'.ok Uardlncr. Tho Advocate inform ut that Col. Gar diner hat resigned hi office ne Surveyor General, and Mr. Ziebor i to Lave Lit nlaee. Col. Gardiner it said to Lavo re ceived on appointment in the Land Office in Washington. It will be recollected that from our ash in "ion advice, we staled last week, that Col. Gardinr wa actually removed, and tho papers were already made out for Mr, Ziebor. It teems now that the same mail brought a letter from President Pierco in forming th Col. of what he had been com pelled to do at the demand of him who "passe laws," get "tapped on the should or" by a trembling President, and ruann ges the nfliiirtof iho Government general ly, and advising him to "resign" inslnntcr, Zi the tarn time Assuring I:!, 'hat fl nice little nast wai feathered for him in Wash ington City. This Is the reason why Zio ber's commission hat boen held ovor til the next steamer. This it decidedly novol method of decapitating officials, and has only Loon discovered by the "moderns, Col. Gardiner is said to Lavo many friends at Washington, beside being in tho good graces of the President. Ho Las been dreadfully cathauled by tho "clique" in Oregon, but ho will leave the Territory with tho respect of the great mass of the people, for his gray hairs, nnd his firm, up right, and gentlomnnly doportmont whilst tarrying en our shores. ... , ,..v....viivAi 11 c-tiiiii y-u;iuieu. 110 IIODC ucationnro beginning to wako up in the h.: n. . . 1 n..;U.nrl,.t ,.f f. " o.i 'l'1"" 11 WIM St.Ch a ,m V V 7 ,r""- tVI" ''" 10 V'So" favorably of it. am. A largo sum has been raised for the ' candidate will probably Not iennani;-- 11.., ss.u:" u. pny ntgais aJ uin pfoj-cl of the llt.tr. "He (Leland) can hardly contain hi gratification in view of tho fact, that tho iioaung political excrement, who nro now here, now there, and by nnd-by thero be yond, should have united with the drk- lantcrn taction in somo of tho northern couutics to defeat convention." States man. Beore th election it was stoutly denied lhat this was a "parly question." Since the election, the laboring taxpayers who saw fit lo vote against convention, nro kicked out of tho loco fold, and stigmatized ns "ivlilical excrement." The ha rdhanded democracy are now regarded by the clique as "excrement," nnd nre mainly iwf as compost to be placed nround the roots of the "saplings in tho party narsery, W never thought however that ih. Slatamu wouiuuaro to Ull '.hem to. It make shudder to think that us men made in tho ungo of God should bo willing to be thus debased. We hardly ( guc), nwn M Ju , Ti att and others who opposed iho "Con veutiott" will relish tho tiilo of "pimrinc tum, political excrement," which iho S.w,. i I'.an aj.pl,, j l il,t llli Vason Road across tho Plains. Wo learn from the California papers that our enterprising neighbors in that Stato, are circulating a peril ion to Congress for appropriations for constructing a good wa gon road from tho States to California They say they intend lo thunder at the doors of Congress with tho names of fifty thousand petitioners nt least. The receipts nt tho custom house in San Francisco which havo already been paitl into the U. S. Trea sury mako a sum amply sufficient to con struct tho whole rond, nnd the Californinns say that if ihey can Lei titer hnvo a railroad, or wagon rond, they might as well set up a government independent of Undo Sam, and save their own money for making im provements at homo. Why is it thnt our farmers in tho tim bered portions of the country take so little pains lo improve tho rnngc 1 By burning ofTlnrgo portions of tho country in the fall nnd scattering timothy and bluo grass seed upon the ground, tho whole country might soon be converted to an excellent tame grass meadow. Let every man living- in the timber begin this operation this fall, and if h is not able to do much, let him do a little nnd make a start. Most anybody could seed down a rod square. Salmon. Since tho Indians hnvo been removed, not a salmon is to bo had, although our river is literally swarming with Ihcm. Why docs not some person embark in tho salmon trade ? A hundred barrels of salmon might he put up at this place, with m the next six weeks which wo bcliovo would yield a nett profit of 300. . The salmon fisheries at the mouth of the Colum bia, the best in Oregon, nnd wo believe the besi in tho world, nro entirely neglected except by a few Iudians. Oregon ought to derive nn incomo of 100,000 a year from her fishorics, and yot, at strange as it may appear, we aro living in part upon im. ported fish. Hero is a field where nn en turprieing compnny, with a small capital. can make a fortune. Who will be the first lo explore it ? Wo understand that tho.salmen fisheries on the Sacramento, ia California have almost en tirely failed. Convention. Tho official return nro not all in, but lukins the return nnd flying report lo- ,..l.r the m.tiorilios ttand ! for convention 1 left nsaintt 1 132. In making this limntu Curry county is tet down from rumor at 500 tniij. for convention, "onur.ny credit the correctness of tho report, but we shall know soon. 1- I.KR mid Tui ker are tho men who havo started tho (louring mill in Milwnukte ., ..A., of last week. Wo nro informed that thev nro thoroughly acquainted with tho business, nnd mo now making better flour than any other mill in Oregon. Mr. LkeLo formerly been an Inspector of flour for Iho city of San Francisco, and it proua hly one of tho best judges of tho nrticlo in Oregon. Wo nro told that they can nmko a barrel of flour in eighteen minute on 0110 run of stone. Their enterprise has been tho meant of materially raising iho nricc of wheat in the valley. Wo wish this company tho most ubundant success nnd wo believe they will rcnlizo tlio lortiino they deserve, within a fewyoars. f- The health of this city i proverbial nil over Oregon. Wo have now been liv- ins hero moro thnn a year and do not re collect to hnvo heard of a single case of sick ness except from somo old chronio disease which took root in the Stntcs. The doctors complain of its being distressingly healthy. Dr. Stcole (who keeps a splendid stock of drug', and offer! ihcm rs low nt anybody else in the Territory) assure us, that Ore gon city uses less mcdicino in a year, thnn one of the small country towns of the west would use in a week. JJT A human skeleton was found this week, some two miles east of Portland. The bones had the oppcaranco of having lain there for aevcrnl year. With the skeleton wa found a pair of striped pants a flnnnel shirt, and a pair ol" boots. No clue can be got lo tho identity of the individ ual. Who Lo was, or whenco ho came, is still a mystery. (& A subscription i on foot for con structing a plank walk from this cily to Canemah. The estimated cost is 80OO most of which is already contributed. This is an improvement whicli is much needed. nnd if we knew the name of tho man who first proposed it we would publish him. "Wo lust week published the Wool nnd Stevens correspondence, and also a letter from Gov. Curry, on the same subject. Uov. C. 8 letter was in proper tone nnd spirit, devoid of swagger and vainglory." otuttsmait. Who else saw nny "swagger nnd vain glory" in the letter of Gov. Stevens I We notice that some whittling lonf- erhas been using his jnckknifo on the bal tisters of Carter's fence in this city. It annoys any well raised man to seo proper ty disfigured or destroyed by even the teeth of a rat. A monkey would bo con sidered too much of a gentleman lo do the like. Tho practice of mutilating feners, sign-boards, nnd the pews of meeting houses, nnd of writing upon tho doors of buildings, cutting out letters from public posters and handbills, so ns to give them n ridiculous nppearnnce, is ono which hi ways mnrks Ihe perpetrator with the un mistakable brand of n full-blooded greaser. It would bo well perhaps for our City Council to furnish dry-croods boxes nt all the sunny localities of the city, for the ac eommodation of such whittling office-seekers ns have nothing else to do but talk poi tics nnd wLittlo. Codfish. Mr. Judson, of Clatsop, informs ib tboi cod-fish nre frequently tak-t, a she,,-: Jis. tunco ouiiijo 01 tho ijo nmbta W n,l ,1.., TU. ne C,:uJwd west of thi. a shoal "as -,ecn discovered where cod-fish ara abundant. Our cod-fi,h, liko our oysters, are smaller thau those taken on the Atlan tic side, but we challenge the world to heal our Chinnook Salmon. Thero is a post office in Marion county kept in a doggory. Within the neighborhood of that doggory, the friends of the Statesman have made up a club of twenty-aeven or eight names for that sheet. At tho samo office wo havo only four sub scribers. Comment is unnecessary. Uelhcl. Mr. Harrison, teacher of.tli boy's de partment in Bethel Institute, paid us a visit this woek, during which he informed us that tho Institute was in a flourishing condition. He reports tho number of regular scholars at about seventy. 03"In nnswtr to the many enquirios of correspondents who t.ro constantly asking "whon are you coming to seo us ?" we re ply that we intend to make a tour in a few weeks, when wo shall try to see all our fricndB (and some of our enemies,) on both sides of tho Willamette HepcUjj. Some of our Polk county friends, who stopped TusAsuis last year, have order ed the paper again, this year. (Kr We have not a rartfele of w.-ir re.. from the South this week, execrtin-, wl-p't ts CciUinrJ in the report ufLatiKrick " To Correspomdents. G. O. B. is informed that there is ho ter- restrial globe in San Francise-o larger than 10 incites, uno of tlsc can bo hd ,Ui ered here for a,out S25 E. Dx.vidsc, j, inrorroec that if the In uependence P. M. mailod his men, . .. " uerer got H, We cannot publish the poem of "Eva." ncro nre 80me ""no passages in it, but they sound so very like what we have seen in Lalla Pvookh and the Lament of Tasso that we fear they w0UJ Lardly be homespun enough for our paper. " Wake Quash" is rejected. We cannot let down the character of our paper by pub hshmg such unmeaning, harsh words as "ass a-hell," "Bushey,," ic. j. name properly written conveys an idea nf so much that is corrupt, that the bare men lion of it nukes a virtuous man crawl all over. ou can sink him nn .- . ic estimation by piling on such roiil.,... while you could sink our paper by gettin-r' us to pulj-ah thru. . fr7" We hail iiit-mded to aay toiiri-tliitig concerning Mm temperance ticket'd, t,;, county, but hnvo yiehlnil tho corner t iipnrt for that purpose to errepriidiiii(, 03" Our wreut evince an iinpmremoht in trade by the throng of tennis tlmt nr bringing in wheat, flour, butter, nod e t nnd currying oil" inerihuiulize. Wheat worth 1 ttS, butter !t0e, and egg iflc, OCT Thoso who cointi to this city lo irsdc must ho sure lo read the advertisements. Those who advertise nro tho only men who enn iiTord to do business on thu right principled ? We have hrtd nil ulmo coutinucil pelting of cold rain and hail, during I0 past week. The sun ha at length rmi(je it appearance ogam. n , (T Those friend who havo taken Iho trouble lo tend n lists of new iiiuHcribcr of lute, will nrcept our ihnnk. O-Mr. J. M. Bacon hut loased tho Main Street IIouso, and will bo on hand 10 nccommodnto traveler thortlr. 05"Mr. A. W., of Willamina, ia inform ed tlmt we printed Lis bill, and sent tlioin1 to him ly tho first mail lhat left after w got his order. fJT Why i it thai soiiiq peoplo nro alii? sending estray notice to the Statesman since tho repeal of tho old law ' , 1 'i aa n m. g Proceedings of Temyeranee Mass Mctttne. The adjourned meeting of tho friends of Temperance assembled at the Hall of Dr. McLaughlin on Wednesday, April 23d HC0. W.T.Matlock, Enp, wns called' to tho chair, nnd Tuos. Poi'B appointed secretary. Tha proceedings of tho previous meeU ing wero then read, and thu ruport of the Committee called, foe. , , , On motioa, the report wa accepted, and! the meeting proceeded to baft)! for candi dates; resulting ia the following notnina lionsi For Represcntntives W. T. Matlock, Walter Fish, P. II. Hatch. For County Commissioner C. W. Bry. ant. For Auditor W.C. Johnson. Mr. Johnson rc'tunls a toslute that before and after the nomination he pwltively declined being e, candidate lor any utlice whatever, ii'i.J , Assessor M.tlilon Brock. Treasurer Thomas Pope. Pnbnto Judge Samuel Miller. School Superintendent J. 1). Post. Public Adniiniiilra tor Samuel L.Camp bell. Prosecuting Attorney Gun. S. Ward. . Ou motion, Ihe Committee appointed nt; last meeting wero requested to secure tick cts nnd provide for their distribution over -tho county, nnd a collection was taken up to defray tho cost. On motion, tho meeting adjourned ro wed at the 2olfs ami elect their cundidakt.. W.T. MATLOCK, Ch n. Tuos. Pope, Sec'y. , : . Ed. Argus Dear Sir : Your column-- present, this week, lo tho peoplo of Clack ninas county a ticket of nominees for ilia- ensuing Legislature nnd for county officers. This ticket com;- be-fore the people with no demands nnd no authoritative claims It claims no man's vole ns belonging to it,. or as being sold body and soul to tho lead ers of a party, without tho right to think nnd net for himsslf. It proposes to meet no man nt tho polls and browbeat and bully him into its support.. It comes beforo independent voters, pre senting n ticket of independent men, men well qualified to till the offices for which they aro norriiimticd, willing to givo tho publio their best services; willing to be set aside if butler men can be put in their place. These men ask permission of no- party to run for ihe various offices. ' Thev acknowledge no ownership by others. Tho peoplo are the governed; tho people pay the bill ; let tho peoplo say who they want in office. It remains for the citizens of Clackamas county to show by their votes whether a few wire-pullers shall deal out to them ev ery year their candidates, or 'whether thev will select their own. ' ' ' : - The question of submitting to iho people a prohibitory liquor law, is a leading ono . that will be supported by those candidates ; at the samo timo thoy expect to ho alive to all the interests of the people of Clackamas cunty, and to render a good account of. themselves if elected. ' " . Tho friends of Temperance feiwrtttk'cri the start in making their nominations. They have defined their ground they lav presented a ticket of good men and trtnj. without distinction of party, and they ask for it a cordial, a hearty, a successful sup-Port- Lnwendent. ; Temperance at t'-o Ballteuiiox. Ed. Aryus'iU frionds of prohibitions seem to bo their own an! agonist... "they believe in the principle, WJ feel confident that it can be erubodied.into a constitutional law. Some prohibitory laws, or section of law, may hq framed unconstitutionally' They desire tho speedy enactment of right prohibitory laws in Oregon. ,' They hope Ihe day will come, in which they shall per sonally rejoico in tho triumph of Temper, ance, and tho complete suppression of tlm"t iramc winch takes the people cold and' gives them poison in return. , They believo that the peoplo can bo led to see the sub ject in this light, yet they suppose the ma-, jority are now against Prohibition. Ori this supposition, th.y haso tho opinion that it is unwise to trv l!ie t,esl;en . .1 e DaI, H-boT, at least as an issue at the at proach1, ing election. Now we ak, who oppose tho crtUM! more strondv ? D, (l.a a,n ,Unv he rights of prohibition J : for they