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I ''1.1 u v.' 'S ' Li 1 1 r s ivt.; 'i . r ; t l)c (Oregon &rgu0 w. t. , tairo nersitTta. OBJqQN PITT I tATTKDAV, MAY 17, JBSO. JT Gen. Mi&rver Informs ut ibat if Ut agooJ deal of nquirjr ht hit kitisfii-d himself that ill persons who committed th outrsge 0wmi lli Ind'an we apoka of Uit wttk, wf Mil cwent or ssliinton Tr. rltory, Mvn ptrhsps one. never tui j.osed llitl the deed wit perpetrtttd by any of the volunteers of Wellington or Oregon, neither did we brlivvo ihst Hie cilli'iu of the Cncilti n Iii any cognizant of the fact. Wt supposed that it mutt Lave been done by par' of out law who lm inflated the river mid the country In the Wnlty of lie I'nll' t, who data lived by csmlling and stealing. liavt often heard tin volunteer comj li lii of meeting ith melt gentry, iind we up ro.ed these unfortunate Indians had mot withsome of them. Theautboiitiitof Or egon and Washington wouid do I lie two TWfiioriei credit by probing thii tiling lo the bo'toin, and if hang these genthmen eo high llmt they can It seen with a good apyglau from Washington City, it will materially advanco our Intercut at thectp' Iial. IspiortBcatt. Tititora bav occssion to compliment our ciiy ujion l! maiked improvements visible in maiiv quarters. Although w ie not building a great deal, or entering upon any heavy public works, yel mo arecer tamlv dcoini2 considerable aitutitiuii lo "improvements" of a Very substantial char aclsr. Old dilapidated fences are being removed, and now once placed in t lie room of them, weather bra'n houses aro being paiutcd, new plstf inns are being laid down, and many other liitle improvement! which altvayt give to a place an air of neeinrn, aud iniprput the trawler w ith an idea of the thrift and ituclligeiice that peri adi t the community. Auiuiig llione lio have b on forward in tht'M good wuiU of U'e, are Rev. Mr. Atkinson, A. E. Wait, Or. liar clay, Omnium it Warnvr, and Allan, Mc Kiuly k Co. The cxpcmlituro of tbre Lundred doll am in oil and whitelcad if ap plied lo polUhing off our old bui.!inj!, would advance the prico of properly here morn limn ten th.itniind dullan. We hope our cilizrns w ill ntU'inl lo this in.ittcr, and ni.iko tli in uin, by a mnall iuvi-Minoiit. We intend lo publish every ninn'i name after tliiiwhu in guilty ofmiiiling his home in the corporation limit. Wo have now goud tcliouU in opuiiitiun, mid aluimt every oili er comfort that can be, found in Orrgnn, and why no; fix up thing nicely, when it it ao PAnily dono, and when it nJJ to much to our Imppinem f fatal Acelilfnt. On laul Sunday. Mr. Win. Robbinn win accidwitiiHv shot through tha head and in- atnnlly killed, whiUt on -h limiting exieili tion. lie woe lining on a leg and drew up bin gun which im minding by thr kiilu of it, the lock of which struck eoniuthiug and ilinchnrgnd ilm gun. Mr, II. lived on tho West aide of tho river in the Hird et tlenionl. Another man, Mr. John Whet. atone, on last Monday, while fishing at the Full near the Linn Ciiy Mills, fill into the river and wm drowned. Arrival of (he Mali. The U. S. M. steamer Columbia, dipt. DaLL, reached l'lirilaud hut Monday. Per Wells, Fargo A Co., we received a few pa pers. Ourdutesaro fom N. Y.,to Aprii 5. 1 ho greatest news of ininorlonce from Europe is ilia announcement thai "penco i madi) tho war is at an end and Na poleon ha an heir. S3T Tho N. Y TVAnne of April 4 treats lis to over to Columns in directing and laying open what it conceives to bo a lingo scheme for plundering the II. S. treasury by means of an Indian war which has been precipitated upon us by the wanton ag presaioii of the white. The Tribum in dissecting ibis matter, draw hi intti um. n's from the girdle of (Jen. Wool, (Jen. Palm or, Gov. Curry, and the Sun Fracisco Her ald. The weapon drawn from the ahealh which dangle n! the girdle of Gov. Curry, ia the on we have oftpn alluded to as being labeled "General Ordurs," and running omulhing after this wie 'Information having been received thatarincd par'.ie have taken the Peld in Southern Oregon teilh Iht avaiefti purpou 0f waging a tear of extermination nwi'iij Me ifinni in that eeotion ofthe Territory anl havtilaughttr 1 without rrsjucl lo ogt or irx, a t.in, of fritn lly laJiaia on their recreation," Ac , do. We give tho italics as found In the Tribune, Thu instrument furninhvd by tho other au thoriiie are auUitautially of the s tma met I. Greely says, ' I wUh the Uouse would tend out a Committee to the I'aeific and proba the mutter to the bottom." We eecondyoup motion, and challenge the in VCMigstion. If Y hav U, n deceived we want to know it, and if jam hate been de ceived we w ould hke lo hate you know it. A thorough "probing" would result in no harm. 'Although much again.! hit will the Jiior ev that ''the American People wj be c'led to pay threo or f0Ur millions of dollars" to defray ibeeipente of the war. "For this p.iymeut I tuppot there i now ' bo help."' W hops ou art uel mi;akco. VeltlKak TJ.a piny calling itelf "democratic" met in thitci'y last Saturday, and brought out tb following ticket for Clackamai conn'y : for Repreien'a'lvee, A. L.LoeJ'r P A. Collard. and W. A. Stark weal lir; Au- d.tor.F. 8. Ilol'andj Treanurcr, Tliomae Joliition ; Aaai-amr, Chaili r . n-ny , Judge of rVlmte, Robert Cufield i Pub lie Adinii.itralor. W. W. Duck School Supwiniendent, W. C. Johnon ; County CommiMioner, Kainuel Miller; Colonel of M'li'la. 'Jeorge W. Jirknn i Lieut. Lot. U. C. Tliuniiani Major, Ly rue outne. The contention adopted few reo!u tioni an platform, which we ilmll proba bly look Into little next week. The ticket we believe ie generally con ceded to be a small improvement on (be one brought out lat year. Many of the name we are entirely unacquainted with Several wi'h whom we are acquainted are gentlemen of pabhy, industry, 'and a U proportion of intellectual and moral char acter ; and, inotcad of railing at them be. cut I hey are political opponent, we shall try lo give litem all their dues. All nucli unfair and unchristian ineihodt of breaking down an opponent we leave to the locofoto editor, to whom such dirty work natural ly belong". Wo think the Temperance ticket much better Hi evory point of view, at calculated lo effect what every truo pa trint and democrat desires to accomplish by electing public officers. The "l'co" party in Clackamas county, whilst it dare not commit itself on the tem perance question, leaves us to infer that it is in every iene of the word a liquor par ly. I!y endorsing tho Nebraska bill, as one of the planks upon which the candidates stand, and by eternally denouncing the "ubulitiouinl," Ihry have crea'ed the im premdon that they never courted the y mpa- thy or support of those nhoe garments ktnelt of the peculiar odor belonging lo thoiu whom I hey so chemically denounce as "nij!(;er worshipers." Yel drowning men catch at atrana, and this party, in Clacka ma county, seems so fully impressed with it linking condition that they think it nec- eexury to sccuro the abolition vote by run ning an abolitionist for School Superinten dent. Nnw the only thing we condemn about this i the hypocrisy of tho thing. Thin same candidate was, on tho 27th of June, 1855, secretary of a free soil conven t'oti at Alhany, and heartily supported the following resolution I "Resolved. That w reenrd the whole vtrm of It-gklalivn on tlie iil jrct of iljvnry by iha U. S. ConrrrM sine I J-ill, iiii-.'uilniir tile Fiigitv Slav aul and Ilia repeal of I tie ill wouri Cmiiiru niM, a a Aaeranl oulriee on Hit ritiliialion of Hi c. and .liiiruel'ul to ilie uatriolinin and reli gion of tli whole country.'1 Thi year, in order to secure a small of fice, and secure the support, as we suppose, of what they oalloneof the "isms," Guth rie has set him astride of the main plank of ''Douglas democracy," turned tip edge wise and, in oider to give it weight and iniportunce.tigned by F.C.Guon as chair man of the commiUue. Hare is tho plank; we suppose that tho omission of the words and polygamy" after "slavery" ia pur posely made, as polygamic am not nu merous in this county : "Itwolve.l, That the prine plrs of the Kansas aim nrorakKa Hill, by which Ihrqarilinn of sluvrry in Hie Tei rilurie a i lukt-u from Ilie Coneren of tlie Unilrd .Slutee and left to Ihe actual setller of the lerrilonra tobo aeled on, ia jiut and in accord aura with true democracy." Suul I Saul I why peraecutest thou me 1 itRellalont F.xposllor.il We stated lust week that we had received the above litled paper printed at Fulaby C. II. Miittoon, Since that we hate been favored with No. 3 of the same paper. Mr. Mattoon is ceriainly clear of Ihe chargn of being a two-faced nuin, and trying lo deceive thu people by promising to cover a great many "grounds" in order to servo up a weekly dish of ealmngiiudi fur tho soul. He come out as flat-footed ns a duck, and puts hi foot right into ev ery hoteroilox dish he sees sitincrs feeding mil of. In order in givo an idea of the "platform" on which bro. Mattoon stands, we hope he will excuse us for slipping out a few planks, toshnw our readers that thev are tho real ''hard (shell) oak": INFALLIBILITY. "Wo Kale d that Chrisl h.id a eh urcli on Mnrlh and oae church only and that we believed tlio Uap lUl dim eh lo be the on.'y ehiurh of J runs Christ end that lAry oay were right in tttry retptel, both k to llirir trgdimauoii aaddoettiuca taught." CAMPURI.LITES. In giving th reasons why he cannot commune with the "Cinnpbellites," the anted editor says; "They stand iu relation to ne the same .r,.. ded iiieuibera. Indeed. Aleiauder Cainnhell ..H several of hia follower were excluded or cut off irom me itapta church ;r Maing doctrine that teen niuidtnd ktrtlicali Hence all ihe sumo views etaud in relation to us iu the same r'ghL'' SLAVF.RY Thia oueetion ha become almixt nnr.lv litical question, and as we hare plenty of papers already in the Termor) in which may be pubiiihed any article (almo.i; upon either side' of the qne t on, there ie no nere ly of our dabbling in the " ' a e mil llierelui publieh uolh- ui tik.u Hi mibject either for or again." TKMI'KRANCR. "We. oumlf .r. decidedly opr-eed , gr0,.J fer ee for Ihe aale of ardent .mm. ,J u . " ol Ihe ume U . bc.er.ge. W, newr dr,nk a p lit of autlhin,; that mtoiie.ie. in ear l.fe, .nd w. do.. I k,K,w a f errr ,u. but U I, , m'.ia to be emeloyrd m breaking up f ,h, iouw ...flk'. .. are ma fully d i.ie... V, carl .nl, that . .h.l not .dnvat. . ,w (J r, J, J and then .lull uy just what we ihwa of ii.whvibj ,r fur . A. lAert it ae f,v w r.k ry, w don t kaow as there . na,,ic. ular neceMiv uf em leae.ug boine lo at r up niuaa w Ih our n iglilw. There are enough other Ri per, in the cobulry to keep up .11 ihe inter. nTe earv i and aa ll.ey hare lak-a thai lak noon their atHMiUrra we have no ebjeeiion ia their bear ng it autil they ei UreJ. Whea they get th.ii law fi, up to autt theoeelre ae wiU hx.k at it, and give our opinion, if wt think il (the law worth thai much aitmtioa." Wt hope bro. Mattoon will pardon us f Urroamg ,he,f four P!.b of hi. p'a,. I form in order to lay them before our read ers. We have published them, italics and all, just at we found them. All, tare the first plank, are, at near at we can under rand them, Identical with (bote upon which the Advocatt at Salem rest. There may be a little difference In the style in which the two editors would word them for effect in certain direct ions, but practicully they are the name. However we may differ with the Expotitur upon those great moral questions which aft-cl the substantive basis of all true religion in ell societies, civilized or savage, we must award to him the credit of having succeeded in placing his position in such an unequivocal attitude that he who runs may read it. lli informing us that his temperance position is taken from the fact that "Mfrt i' no liquor thop in Polk county," and he can n-e no reason why he should "leave home to stir up a muss with his neighb'irs," lead u lo. infer that he expects but lit:le circulation out of Polk, or that ht is so fully imp'rewd with the idea the' "charity begins at hnmn" that he intends lo confine hit lubors to folk. If bro. Ma I toon cannot coniitently with his views do any thing toward helping us roll on the temperance ball in the Turnto ry, we hope that if he should happen to see a poor urunkaru wallowing in iuna, ne will pull him out, besides occasionally dropping a tear of sympathy for the dis tresses of those- made widow and orphans by rum ud oppression, and sending up a prayer to Heat en for the success of those "worll of faith and labor! of love" which are going on outside of the bounds of Polk. Dclow we gito a letter we received rom Col. Gardner written at Vancouver, whiUt on his way to Washington to accept of an appointment under the Administra tion, in pluce of that of Surveyor General of Oregon Territory, which hat been tendered to him by President Fierce in lieu of it, Col. Gardner setil his resignation to tho Presi dent last September, which it would seem that the President, did not see cause to ac cept, till he received a memorial got up in secret conclave by a dark-lnnlern caucus of the members of the last Assembly. i'lie memorial was kept such a profound secret that, judging nobody hud a true copy, the Statesman just on the eve of Col. Gar diner's departure, published an altered copy of it which it Solemnly nvers was the memorial "passed and signed by every democratic member of the last Legislative Assembly ." We have a true copy of the original, wh'ch contains some choice schol arship, and we intend to give our readers the benefit of it. The Statesman editor ha been untiring iu his efforts to perfect one of the main principles of hi democratic (() creed by hating his father in-law, Mr. Zi' b- r placed in auoh a position that the conduit which drains Undo Sam's treasury uf two thousand and five hundred dollars a year in hard cash should empty itself into the breeches pocket of "one of the family." Ho has tuijg.td away at this "glorious dem ocratic principle" ever since Col. G. bus b en in the Territory, but has never been abl to gel Jo Lane to "pass tho law" and make tho President sign it, until at length, by the resigt.arion of Col. G., ihero is a vucancy. Although the Assembly had probably heard of the resignation of Col UARDNLrf, in order to niaha assurance doubly sure, and lo gratify the spite of the 'son in law," the members (a part of them) got up n memorial asking for i lie ''removaV' of Col. G. upon tho ground of many hard charges, many of which iilmnst every Oiu goiiian knows to be utterly false. But here it seems, that there aroso a new obstacle in the way of carrying out tho principle of "democracy.' The members of the As sembly, although they seemed willing on almost every occasion lo prove their dem ocratic faith, by getting dow n on all fours, eating largo mouthful of dirt, and pulling the chestnuts out of ihe fire for "ihe gen ilemati from Linn" and bis "organ" grind er, they nearly all jumped siiff-legi;cd, when they were called upon losign the niemori. al in behalf of Mr. Zieber, (thi was no dis credit to Mr. Z.) Tho inventive genius of "the son-in law," whose great mind is al ways prolific of expedients, when eitcitcd by a jostle ofthe aik that carries the loaves and fishes of the priesthood of Oregon dem ocracy, steps forward ami has the name of Grover inserted in Ihe memorial in order lo satisfy the recumbont memorialists, wUh Ihe express understanding that Grover trould said his resignation along with the memorial, and that ample instructions would be sent to Lane to urge the claims of Mr. Zieber. Wo have been informed, by one who ought to know, that a seat in Congress was held out as an inducement to Grover lomirke ibis shift, but fortheiruth of it we are not able to vouch. We however b 'lieve it. But since the people have de cided adversely to State Government and the clique has no seats iu Congress at their disposal just at present, we do hope Grover will not bring suit against the clhjue for damages, for not complying with this heavj contract. Col. Gard.mi is an old fashioned dem ocrat, and being an old man, and a gentle man desirous of doing his duty as a public officer, regardless of party favor, has never got the banR of locofocoi.m or Oregon dem ocracy. He assured us that the party in power here was not guilty of posteasing a particle of real democracy,, but, made an issue on "patronage," instead of principles, on all occasions. This is just what we have contended ail the tirmj to bt the truth. V j. :h Wf w t(.,n J ence to the Col. will be the means of open Ing the eyes of t least one honest demo' crat. Oatoc-N Citt, May IA, 1855. rl. C. K Oardnir Dssa iai I nolle Ike last Statesman a memorial directed to Ills IW ident of Ih United Stale, and asking for your re moval fiom tli ofBc of Surveyor General fur Ih r.,Mv of Oree-on. Tli memorial ie said lo i... h.en -'Dused sud signed by erery democratic ...mheeof ihe hut Led!! AaMinbly." Nerer k. no seen auv notic of Ih paasag of uch ial bv ih Assembly in open eaoion last win ler, I am at a loss to know bow thi memorial came 10 b "pa sed and sinned by tvery demo cratic member of tho Assembly," and no record Is to be found uf Ih faol. now couia a rncm.iriui eoutainiug, as I believt Ibis do., many tale charge gint you, have ever got through the Assembly vilhoul a single diistnting tuitt, aud at th sam lime lli lecord of llial event been wholly suppressed so a never lo hare come lo lh knnwledg of the people t The complaiuto a?aiust yen never bt furt having eoin lo Ih knowledge of th people of Oreuou Territory, public curio ly Is naturally exoited to knnw something more of ihe grave charg-a. so deliberately made ly our,'IKiluiiv Aaaeiuoiy, before they are willing lo condemn on whom they have lihlierlo rei-pi-cted a au impartial and failli.ul public officer. I am sorry that you ar about lesv'ng ths Ter ritnry under Ihe impression that it is not necessary to place your friends, and all men who love truth mid iustice. in Doaion of such fact in III Dreinine a will enable ihcm to defend your char acter as uu officer who ws not controlled by par- I an conaideration in your offic al action, aud also euablt them to make up a fair und truthful record of event that are transpiriiig in Oregon. I believe th great mas of th peopl of thi Tenitory will approve the right and reject Ih wrong, whenever the right is presented so that they understand it. Whatever course you may chooee to adopt in reference to tb s matter, permit m to assure you that you leuve Oregon with the respect and best wishes of one who admire an honest, dignified, and gentlemanly public oflicer, whe can ueiiherbe swayed by party bias nor th nope oi puous pat rousge. Xour nunibit rvnt, W. L Adams. Fost Vaacoirvta, May 11, 1S56. IV. L. Adams, Eiq., Dssa Sit: 1 thank you mcerely for your letier or yesterday. I naa re ceived, in coiifid'iice, a copy of the memorial against me, from Washington, but I perceive the e.lilor of Ih Statesman ha published one materi ally di!ft rug from the onesent. The petition was fur Ihe appointment of Lapavkttb bsovta lo be Surveyor General; and by sir. king out ths name for whom the application wasaigned, he makes it appear thai the sol object of the signers wa lo ell'ect my removal. It ia not true that it wa Kgned "by every democratic member ' of Ihe Assembly. There were Iwenty-axof thai body who Signed it, and il may fairly be interred, in charily to the moat of them, thai not three of them ha l read It. I nu know how easily signatures are obtained to a peti tion f;er three or lour of Ihe inter sted or vindie. live have sivui d, by importunity of the rcmaind. r, a one of the Couucilinensaid. at Uregon Lily, (I I nber,) while I wa there, he "signed it as Ihe easiest way to get nd or It." Un the word "pats ed," applied lo il by the editor of the Statcmon you make Ihe proper comment The Legislative body held no secret session ; besides, the Assembly is required lo keep journal of it proceeding, iu which il has never appeared. It was easy for that editor to add to the signatures the counties from which the menvieia came, whereas they only signed as individuals. In making th statement that ed itor has d splayed his ability, for wh eh he is di. tingundied above all the editor in thi Territory, iu the 'sugeslioii of falsehood. flow fur the fust statement made by Bush rela tive to the Surveyor General' OfH 'e, "that th heavy p itronage of the Office has been thrown into the hands of the enemies ofthe democratic pirty, and syteumlically distributed 10 as to strengthen them," has been founded in truth, may be seen by the results of the last annual election j and a Salem democracy lias now the control of "the heavv patronage of the OHice," (which, from Ihe siepi already taken hy its ht ail, it may ba inferred will be used unscrupalouslv,) it will soon be seen how far Ihe bestowal of official putronaL'O, for par tisan purposes, i conducive to the popularity of a cuuse, from ihe results of the next election. The other alteration from the memorial wh'ch wa sent, after liuth and hia ass slant bad drawn it up for the Leg slalure, plainly indicate that he has printed it from his original copy. Why is Ihe wora "qmuijua lo perlorm the dutie," ccc, changed lo ''apt to perform," (la It to avoid a comparison with the intended successor?) Win- is the word "corrupt" str ckeu out applied, in the memorial dent, to "hi W hig predecessor" ? Why are ine wnote nnargr relalite lo "tardy" surveys, and that "not a patent has issued to a single claim ant, been inserted in this printed copy, which were not in the memorial signed, but that Ihe falsity of these charges w ould be known at Wash ington, the survey not having been lardy, and the Office having no concern whatever in ihe delay of pateuis, only that Iha deception or such uccuea tons can be practiced upon the settlers here. It is true, as you observe, that on leaving the territory, 1 had not thought it necessary to reply to the productions of the Statesman, whose d. cep. lions are so notorious to the lovers of truth : but aa lli.se may be thought to conluin "grave charges' I have had no hesitation in furnish ug the editor ot the btonoara, aa excusuble in sell-d tense, with a copy of tny brief remark sent lo one of my lauuiy uy ine last ina.i. I am, sir, with great respect, Your ob't serv't, C. K. Gahdnes, OiT It will be seen by the following, that Col. Gardner was not removed, has been so stcuitly affirmed by the States. man : ApmiNTMRNT OF A SURVEYOR GENERAL John 8. Zieber. of Salem, Oregon, has been appointed anrveror creneral of tho United Stutes for that district, in place of fVI rhll-.o If Jn.J.... .!.- .1 ' 1 . ww.. ,1. vjuiuiiei, who uctiren 10 be relieved from dutv in the Territory. IT',,. rr- " o twiiiKruii Lnron. Outside. We publish to-day a very in lerestinj? letter from Mrs. Brown, of Forest Grove, which we find in the Jeffersonian Democrat, of Ohio. It furnishea some in teresting incidents connected with the early settlement of this country, and illustrates somo features of the character of our first pionoers. Mrs. Brown may be said to have aid the cornor stone of Pacific University which is now in a flourishine condition un der the Presidency of S. II. Marsh Mr. Gray, of Astoria, in writing to ut, sars: "The old lady is still nlivA. nnw 93 ni,t .j .1 ' . .. ." ": .m me same strong aUidintj faith and disposition to do uood is her acts. Pacific University mav truly be sam to owe us existence to ber efforts ; 1PrH .ntrrs aim example in it support which sustain it to hlesa this land with many like ..c.rnw nuu laiuiiui mothers. I tie letter of Buchanan, which is also found on the outside,' settles the dispute which hat been going on among the Stat. t papers, as Iu his position upon the Xebres. ka bill. He, with Tierce and Douglas, st tnds flatfooted upon the plank upon which the foot of the grval image of moHern dem ocracy rests. This foot like that of the image which was set up in the davt of NebuchadncMar, i, made up ofiron' and mi7 clay (the iron comet from the South and the clay or dough from the north ;) and Ue il. grand prototype -ji i, bonnd to oe grouna to powder by t imall s 'OBt CUt vm vi in: mcuntaini. i .ii. ht thiktaa of Iks tU tat twee af tb awabe aa urrlte--Aa it... .t.vtA aa a bare ef a Ibawsait ttr lHerrtlt tt t saae aa eucers wait! wtrst aa ore.ri irnm il,. "D, inocrailo" Standard 1 Ta. '.Statrsiiam" II At llotTKD. Our .iraitrlit nitt and out Pctnocriit ofthe itn maculate "Stnletnian," hat poitrayetl ih" extent of ht Democracy in au article of dale it ..-ft ti l,it,. n file with bit' bad itraoe. He makes a violent attock upon iha l)mouriiL-v of Multnomah county be cause they have seen fit in the exhibition of their fret enmee 10 re-nomiuiw . Brown as candidate for representative. llaviiiB nominated htm last year on ilie I)..mocrtia ticket, and elected him -overT tli cbainnionof Ihe nniiosilion wilb,8 tig uul triumph, be went to the LeuisUlure and auted his pari to the satisfaction of hi Democratic constituency ; auu in conaiuer Htionofihi. t h' v with due deliberation und fr m a careful review of the records u his pntt servicin, their regular convention, larlv called and bv dcleirates duly ap. pointed from the different precincts of the county, ti nilercif to mm a re-noiinnaiion o a vote of sixteen to ihht on the first ballot, and afterward iinanimonsly ratified ihnt vote on motion of member well known lo have voted for another on the first ballot In defiance of this expressed will of the Democracy of Multnomah county, the eu itor of i lie ' Statesman" declares that he shall hot publish his name among the list of Democratic candidate, and shall not support hi election. Where is the boasted attachment ofthe editor ofthe "Statesman" to the Democrat. ic organization ? I Democracy iu Mult nomah county and in Marion diuVenl ! II so, who shall decide the right? Shall Ma rion county, or an editor in Marion county, be the sole ludirpl the Democrat ot Multnomah claim this riftht for themselves, and they hate exercised this right in re nominittins Mr. Drown. And ret ihe "Statesman" counsels the Democracy of Multnomah not lo support their nominee, but to either throw away their votet or run some other man whom that editor can cn dome. In Another article he challenges the proof that the "Statesman baa ever published a line which assumed the power of dictation Do Democrats want any betier evidence of hi attempt at dictation than this attempt to interh ro with the action or the Demo crata of Multnomah county f w w Are we Democrats of Multnomah slaves, that we must bow to the domination of a Democratic editor because he publishes the laws orticiallv 1 Is there no freedom of houulit and political action left for us We teceive the ipse dixit of no man, lie his antecedent i what thev may, in matters be longing to us nlunc. The iron heel of no despot, though he may wear the habili ments of ft Democrat, or be promoted to the most exaltrd position in tlm ranks of our p irty, can bu found sultiuieiit-tn crush out the rights belonging to us to choose whom wo please (o represent us in the councils of our Tenitory. Multnomah was groialy insulted last winter, by the conduct of Bush. Dclu?on Si Co. Insult and injury have been dealt out to our county by thu "Sta'.esman" on scve- al occasions since. Now not only insult and injury, but defiuatice is thrown in our teeth. We may huve nominal Democrats who will cringe and still fawn around him ho lashes them. But thank Uod their number it small and growing beautifully ess withe 01 succeeding exhibition of de pravity on the pari of him who arrogates to htmselt and bis pe-raonnl friends nil the Democracy of Oregon. ll.K bolting does not end with Multno mali. In the salmi number of the ''Slates man," the editor omits to pubiish the name of Tho. Smith, of Jackson, as a Democratic nominee, though duly nominated by the regular Democratic convention of that county ; thus assuming to dictate to that county also her Democracy. Such is tho Democracy of which th "Mmesman boasts without shame, and se eks to coerce the people to endorse. Our advice to Dcmocrnis is to "give him ine tun length ot Ins rope." He will surely fail to hang others he may hang himself. n win save a trial by Ihe court or jury. .From ths "Democratic'' Timea.1 The Nominations. Multnomah county btis nominated herco-inty ticket, which wo raise at our mast-head to day. We have every reason to believe that it will be elect ed in spite of nil opposition. If our oodo nents think different, they have only to trot out tneir last nags and get distanced. For Representative (J. W. Brown. " Commissioner M.M.Lucas. " Assessor Z. N. Stansburv. " Treasurer L. M. Starr. Frum tha "Democratic'" Statesman. Brown is a weak-minded, shrinkini. cow. ardly creature, who was in the last Legis- a'urt-, nuoui capacity enough to deter mine which aide of a controverted Question he ought to take, aud without the moral courage to take either, and had no more werghtor character in the Assembly, with any member, ihnn a Borneo a Da in his scat, under a hat and behind spectacles, wouia nave naa. " . At a joint convention of the Leiri stint iva Assembly, held on the Oth of Januarr last the following persons were elected to th offices named, and in the subjoined order Asahel Bush, territorial printer, ic. i nese men were all nominated in a demo cratic caucus, regularly called and held; at the dead hour of midnight. This G. W. Brown refused to vote far mr of them. On every ballot he voted blank- now we come to the nneai ,.n L, .- : - the duty of true democ rata in respect to his nomination. .W answer, for our8Pf, unhesitatingly, ,t j. t0 refuse to support him it is a autu democrats n tiU... gantzat.on as a chain gang and their nrin ctples, supporting bad men for office.) I he Statesman w ,l m ln,iport Mr flJ nor publish his name among the democrat tc candidates. W. ... . i, . . ,-. "' me eoiinu nuocrais oi Multnomah innnln r 1 . . I Hon of Brown, and declare th.i, u. not to support him. Ve trst ,ch will be the case that the trim ami trUA rj cnnvSciwll democrats of Multnomah coun ly, (and she has Mm. r .k. i. ... . . Territory.) r,ince , he pluZ' T CAtr.l 1 , " - "-rjr wa. jo. - .... .e,j , , IPave Mr 1JroWn laup. r'" ma Aigerme Standard. ru,A it,. t.! i . . M-Bu,a,ure or last s,lfcr rw a law allowing theM "iriVd" democrats to vote ?-.nd was it mada the duty of Pat JLiTotsc tn "tn-erintend" the election M Te Cerrtsfatt4Bte. . Amwer to W If you with to buy by ihe wholesale, fend your order to W. 0. DemenlV Was the money tent from Sublimity, by Mr. Nichols, for new subscriber, vt cannot find the name of Konnoyer on our books, except at Willnmina. S. It informed, that wo ore publishing Thi Airvi at the lowett figure potsiblt almost it cost and wo cannot afford to pay a traveling agent to solicit subscription,, Such a course would ba ruinout to ut. If, as you tay, you wish to aee our paper more extensively circulated, you can do a little for us at many others have done, by S"iiding on at many names as you eta pick up whilst at your ordinary busineit.. In this way our subscription might bt toon doubled if the friend of tcmperantt tnd true democracy wore half at untiring in their efforts, at the rummies, sectaries, and blind partisans. There are many temper ance men (profcisitfnally) wboarethedding tears as big as walnutt over the woet of io temperance, and who, whilo they admit that our paper tuils them on thii and other questions, are too stingy to patronize It, C- A. R. Send it to ua by Capt. Wy. gant. DiT Tho Sentinel informt ut that it "as. tonithed" tome gentlemen very much by luiing (o publish a notice of a Republican convention to bo called in Jackson Co., with out pay. We should think this would be enough tf"astonuhn any body. We never' think of charging pay for inserting a call for any kind of a convention, not even a locofoco one. Neither does any other pa per loour knowledge.' Send your proceed ings to ut gentlemen, and you shall be hrard. S3T Read the advertisement of W. C. Dement it Co. They have just receivtd very heavy stock of goods, which they pro. poso to dispose of at very reatonable rates. We believe they are doing business on the ' live and let live" princple. A man who advertises is never ashamed to thow hit goods lo the best judges, and those who or der goods from a distance need net fear of being "bit." ILaasaa. Every thing in Kansas is quiet. The Legislature under the new constitution had assembled, aud gone lo work. Every in dication teems to poiut to Kansas at a fret state. (W The "Telegraph Saloon" of thit city has closed, and we arc truly glad that ils proprietor, who we always knew waa well xuitrd to a much higher calling, Lai eii;ajd in a lest objiotionable, and we hope more profitable, calling. He hat our prnycrt for greo t tuccett. (ttr We notice lhatMr. John Burnt it now acting in the capacity of Steward, on the famous ateamer Enterprise. They couldn't have got a better mnn for the berth. S3T See outside for congressional ap propriations of 8420,000. Clatsop Counly Temperaies Learnt CtB- veailoa. Pursuant to previous notice, a conven tion of those favoring liquor prohibition was held in the Court house at Astoria on Satuiday, May 3d, at 10 A. M. The meeting was organized by appoint ing W. W. Parker chairman and Jamei Wajne Secretary. On motion, a committer of three wasap-' pointed on organizing and order of businest for the afternoon ; also, a like committee on resolutions. The meeting then adjourned to 1 o'clock, P. M. EVENING SESSION. Convention called to order by ihe Chair man. Minutee of morning session read and approved. Report of Commiilce on order of busi ness read and adopted, ' in conformity to which the following officers of the meeting were appointed : Col. James Taylor, chair man ; Jas, Wayne, Sec'y. 1 he following report of the Temper ance League Coramitteo for the pan year was reau ; The Temperance League Committee re port: That durinc the ni t-ik. ...... - nl temperance has progressed atei&ir The prohibition principle, to far .. reiatea to the nseof any inj.riou8 rti) rm. merce, ,. gaining firra adlierf tnOSfi tthn U) at eV . . . a few v .u" right of interdicims anv aniM. r merce used fr the gratification of rassion or appeti'.e. ' The principle that On ft mail Ksa rinfift 'o tngsge in any busintss that tend to in crease his own wealth, at the expense and "jury or bis neishbors. or r.f tL nity, is brcominir to be lnokrl nnnn I. it. true light. 1 The traffic in intoxicating drinks for the purpose of gain- or gratifying passion or appetite, produces evils affecting individual and public interests too seriously to fcscspe egsl prohibition. The influence of ihe traffic has become a political tngint, whiok, is used tenure men in office who tv wholly incompetent to .rlSClarg the oVtua aevoivine upon the.- In ,... .... t . ,t iiicniij. vwi rutin usticeto ali. The social gl. and tho uowi lean them to erf in jwJg- rnent. i o Thedemagojrue, the partizaw, aadtJie man that would enrich himself al the ei pense of his neighbor, have combined t secure to themselves the fuB iaftuence to. be derived from the tale and use of intoxi cating drinks, by theenactasent eUws to. protect them, from the evils resulting from the traffic. Should tb bu'eher secure a law to pro. 'set him the sate of spoiled or poisonon meat, h would he considered an outran t'pori the community. Yet the' li-jticf