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Stl)c (Oregon CVrgus. w. I., num, (uitok nuiiori.To. OMttOW PITT I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1857. JtiT We have been absent nearly two weeks, and liuva just rem r no J from t1i Albany convention. This of court, ac count! for lack of editorial this week and last. The convention wot well attended, considering the almost unprecedented stormy weather we have experienced fur the last fifteen duy. Tlie proceedings were characterized by Larinony and g"od fueling, while all seemed to lie actuated by a oneness of parpoe. The platform which we puhlih to day Is pliiin and p. cific, and we .-! every man to read it, and then say whether there is a sentiment con tained in it that any true patriot cannot endorse. We nro satisfied that no lionet tnan who really loves his country, who is not blinded by party prejudice, and who knows what it is that makes a people pros perous and happy, can refuse to stand tipon such a political platform. Each res olution was unanimously passed l-y the members, excepting tho second, which was dissented from by two delegates from Multnomah, and this was objected to only as a matter of policy. Wh !iull havo more to say about Ibis platform al a future time. To i'.orrespoailtal. 12. Cox, Sandy. Yes, send on tho names. We have several communications on hand which wo have nut been able to look over since our return homo. We shall publish such as are of interest. Some who write for us may nover see their pro ductions in print, for the reason that we differ in opinion with them as to the expe diency of publishing. Like "bro. Mat. toon," (peace to Lis ashesl) we alwnys "reserve to ourself the right of judging of tho naturo of publication." We some times publish articles, however, that, like Jake Fullwidcr, go in with a "tight squeeze." CSrThe present month has so far been the most unsullerably stormy one fur Feb ruary that we have ever seen in Oregon. We have looked in vuin thus fur fur those beautiful sunny days that hnvo hitherto al most invariably gladdened tho heart du ring tho month of February. Wepielict a change of weather in a day or two. (rWe have scarcely ever seen as many poor cattlo in the Valley at cue time as we saw during our recent ride of a hund rod and forty miles up country. The atock in tho prnirio country Is much thinner than in tho timbered regions. The cold felling storms to which cattle on tho prai ries are constantly exposed, added to a great scarcity of fued, have already killed hundreds of cattle, and thousands more look as though the ravens were about to furccloso a mortgage on them. Tho fuel is, tnoro attention must be paid hereafter to providing food and shelter for stock. iWVi't hear complaints that our pa per seldom reaches Lafayette till a week behind the Portland pnpeis. We send our innil to Portland on Saturday hy the Jen nie Claik.and, if it does not reach Lafay. cllo with tho Portland mail, it is owing to tho shameful negligence, miserahlo ig norance, or wilful dereliction on tho part of some contemptible postmaster, wlio do servos to bo put to grabbling potatoes un der the fir logs in Jones' tield at tho head f the Portland Canyon. 03" Tho Sentinel complains that tl.o mail is " toted" to and from Jacksonville- on horseback, in "old rotten sacks, without locks, and lid up with tow strings." Well, that is all in very good keeping with the " rotten" matter scut off by tho rotten" organs of " rotten" official-, ap pointed by a " rotten" administration. CO" A mulatto barber mitnud John Col lina was lynched in Jacksonville a few weeks since, nud, after receiving forty lashes, was shot by snmo person with a pistol in the cheek. The mulullo bids fair to rocover. The crime he was guiliy of wo have not learned. A man uamed Driscoll, formerly from Illinois, was shot in the streets of Jackson ville by a person named II. L. Williams. Driscoll is dead, mid Williams is at large. tT Bro. IVarne congratulates himself upon the fact that some circuit rider has been euflioirntly successful to pick up ten new subscribers to the Advocate during his peregrinations. Why, bro. P, more than three limes that number of men have vol untarily cmne forward and subscribed for The Argus within the last few days, and we have not thought of making any fuss about it. Tror4 f. C. D. R. 1'oyd, of penitentiary and Scottsburg notoriety, has turned up in Iowa, where he has started a dingy, dirly little blaek democratic shei-t called the "Poweshiek (Jmette." From the name we should judge it was published at soma Indian village. Alas for the poor Indians, if Boyd has gone among them as a loco foco missionary. His paper certainly won't re fine them much. OZr L. I. Kent was drowned iu Suli Uoip-juaonth 20th of January. Mr. K. leave a faniitv. F roe re lags et the t-'rrs Hlilt RrsubUrta toaveatloa al Albaey, Ycb. ttlk, 151. Convention mot al the Court House on tho llth, and was called to order by L. Holmes of Clackamas, On motion, Hon. W. T. Matlock of Clackamas was chosen President c-f the Convention, and L. Holmes secretary. On taking tho chair the President niado a few appropriate rc. marks. On motion, the sec'y called a list of the ciunlien, and the fallowing delegates pre. tented their rredentials and look scats In the Convention, Multnomah S. Coffin, Chas. Carter, mid Mr. Liineriek. Clackamas W. T. Matlock, W. L. Adams, and L. Holmes. Washington-II. H. Ilicklin. Yamhill Joint McHride, Gillmore, Brooks, Daniels, and Udell. Linn T. S. Kendall, J. Connor, J. P. Tstc, John Smith, James Gray, William Marks, and David Lambert. Uu"ua F.li.ha L. Applcgate, I'olk-John B. Dell. Iiutitou Wm. Miller, and I. Young. On motion, each county represented was entitled to a voto in the convention equal to double its representation in tho Territo rial Legislature. On motion, all persons not delegates weie requested to participate iu the debates of the Convention. On niMion, L. Holmes, S. Coffin, Mc Bride, T. S. Kendall, Win. Miller, E. L Applrgalc, Ilicklin, and Hell of their re spective counties, were selected as a Com niilteo on Platform and Resolutions, to report to Convention at 3 f. i., to which liuio Convention adjourned. Afternoon tetsion. Convention met pursuant to adjournment. On motion, Committee on Platform and Resolutious was asked if they were ready to report. tho aecictary read the report of the com mittee which was accepted. On motion of Mr. Holmes tho Convention took up the report to Oct upon it seriatim. Which occupied the attention of the Con vention during the afternoon and evening sessions, which nfter thorough and much interesting discussion resulted in the ad option of tho following platform of politi cal principles: PLATFOItM OF THE FRCP. STATE REPUIIL1CAN l'AKTY. 1. Resolved, That wo aro in favor of tho perpetuity of the American Union, of the principles of I lie Declaration of Inde pendence and of tho Constitution of tho I'tiited States, and that we recognise- these three as tiie basis of our political creed. 2. Resolved, That while wo deny the Constitutional power of Congress to inter fere with Ihn question of Slavery in the Statos whero it exists, yet, believing tho institution is only evil in its effects nnd consequences, therefore, wo deprecate its extension over any territory of tlio United States now free ; and we believe it the im perative duty of Congress lo prohibit by positive law the existence of p.dygamy iu all her territories. 3. Resoved, That this Convention is in favor of tho admission of Oregon into the Union, onv a a free Stule. 4. Resolved, That we are in favor of appropriations either in money or Innds by Congress for tho immediute construct!!) of a C-utrul Pacific Railroad across our Continent. 5. Resolved, That we are in favor of appropriations by Congress for the improve ment o( rivers and harbors of a national ehornoler, which are necessary for the pro tection of the commerce, lives, and prop erty of our fellow-citizins. 0. Resolved, That wo nro in favor of Misapplication of the Bounty Land law to ihu vnlun'eers engaged in tho lust Indian war of Oregon. 7. Resolved, That there is no real dif ference of policy as to the true interests of Oregon dividing hnnist Whigs, Demo crats, Republicans, and Americans, who have had the manly independence to resist the political errors of the powers that bo ; and therefore most cordially invito all such independent citizens to unite with us in re. moving fiom the bands of the present ru'uipjaciitm Ilia political power they have usurped and abused, and restore it to tho "tiwereitin people," iu whom rests all trno political power. 8. Resolved, That wo believe ihe union of a.l fi-eo inr I independent citizens of Or egon of all parties is necessary to secure the adoption of a free Sinto constitution for Oregon. We, therefore, whether here tofore known as Democrats, Whigs, Re publicans, or Amcricnns, do announce our selves as tho " Free Slate Republican parti of Oreioii," and as such will fight tho po liiical battle of freedom. Upon which, tho Convention adjourned lo meet at 0 o'clock Thursday morning. Thursday. Convention met at 9 a. k. On motion by Mr. Holmes, a "Free S:ato Republican Fxecutive Committoo" of five were el. cted for the Territory of Oregon; that they should hnve the power to call Territorial meetings, appoint the ratio of representation to said meetings from the various counties, and do all ether matters and things necessary lo the well being ami success of the Frco State Re publican party of Oregon. On mo: ion by L. Holmes, this Conven tion earnest recommend lo each county of t!i Territory the immediate organiza tion by electing nn "Fxecutive county committee," Miuliary to tlio "Territoiial F.x.cutive committee," to further the ob jects and carry out more perfectly the principles of our organization. On motion, Convention electej J. D. Condon, John Connor, T. S. Kendall, E. L. Applegate, an J Thos. Pope, as the Territo iial Executive committee. On motion, V. L. Adams, Thos. Pope, and S. Coffin, wero selected topre; ;irs an address lo the people of Oregon. , , . , . Aner l..e tlai.li u( the t oovcotion wrr tendered lo the oflieers, and j the cilixens of Albany for ihtir ho itsli'y, ihe Convention adjourned tint die, I W.T. MATLOCK, Pic.'l. L. Holmes, Sec'y. for Ih Argut. Ta Court tr f.tsyka)' rtll-rciMWr, s4 UrtBloa eat UlUuv c. Friend AJamtMw ihe winter we have had at Salem, I feel like jotting down a few thoughts, as we will probably never see its like again. Such a winter! Such scenes! Such political leaders! Amaz ing!! Humiliating!'.! How men will humble themselves for political purpoics! Witness Ihe unhappy fall t-f Jmlgi Will, iams. Two years ago tho Judge, had the confidence of the eniiro peoplo of Oregon, as no other man ever Lad. Ho was regard ed as pure in morals and able on the bench. But how fallen now! Catapkny'a organ says he performed all the drudgery of gel ling up the supper for (he indecent row of the 8th January. And, lest Delusion Smith should outdo him in going all lengths for the faction, the judge stuck to the spree, and made speeches, to the last. And he even showed that ho was willing to become a prescriptive tyrant by attempt ing to ruin the business of nn honest citi zen becauso be is not w illing to take his paper on his back, nnd get down on his marrow bones in the, mud like Ju'ge Williams, and shout lustily, " (Jrcat is hushocracy of Oregon !" Time was when judges of courts were considered sacred lo justice, and they were regarded ns officially excluded from ordinary politics. And, truly, if Judge Deady mado tho remark attributed to him, that that placo was no place for a Judge, ho betrayed a correct conception of his dignified official po.siiion. But Judge Williams is a fallen man. He has gone down to Delusion's level, and henceforth he stands beforo tho peoplo of Oregon not in t lie dignified character of chief justice, but in that of a low politician, seeking political preferment, in association with Ihe lowest of political gamblers. Again, how humiliating the conduct of the Legislative Assembly! Who ever heard of Legislator of a free country coming down from their exalted position, lo blackball an unlucky printer, who chose Ids own editorial course of conduct 1 After this, if Lehuid continues to claim fellow ship with Cznpkay's mrdocino agent, Smith St Co., ho will cor tii inly bo entitled lo a gold medal as a reward for superior meek ness. And even tho nud.icity of the attempt to run dow n Col. Kulley, so as to keep him out of tho way of Smith and Williams, is humiliating. It would appear that a man must pocket conscience and independence, or bo proscribed. May a kind Providence s:ive Oregon from the mortification of such debauchery and despotism I Cato. evs. "We may say perhaps, without egotism, that we are making a good newspaper." Advocate, It is refreshing lo know there is one man of that opinion. Tho Standard is having a dreadful time of it with DJusion Smith. Smith is trying to stop the paper, and can't, be causo he still owes 3,00. If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again Delusion. itiT The Seiitinol says that a piece of gold weighing twenty-four pounds avoir dupois was recently taki n out on Sucker Creek in lioguo River, by McDonald and company. The mines are said lo be doing pretty well gencrnlly. C'anemah, Feb. 17,1857. IP. L. Adam, Enq. Diurt Sir : Wm. Fonts (alias "Undo Billy") has today butchered two hogs of his own raising and fattening, tho largest weighing Ml) ls. net, and the smallest weighing 325 Mis. net; whole ninoiint 8J5 lbs. Canemuh can't be beat readily in rai.-ing A No. 1 stock. Yours, A-c., John P. Brooks. P. S. Tliero were four citizons of Cn- nemah that attended to tho weighing, n. We hope "Undo Billy" w ill j,-ive us an invitation to the ' hog killing," the next time ho slaughters such gruntcr. Such .specimens are certainly rare in Oregon. 05" In Louisiana, it appears t lint there na precinct in Alexandria, known as 'the ten niilo precinct' controlled entirely by a colony of free negroes, who at the lust election voted unanimously fur Buchanan, Fillnnre gelling tho vote of the only white man in the place. The Alexandria American considers it an outrage that these persons should be allowed to vote, but is glad they voted as they did. Newspaper K.ntkrprise. Mr. J. W, Sullivan has established a newspaper agen cy in California, in the management of which he has displayed the most unex ampled enersrv and entertirisn. II- nm- no attention to mail failures but hires his i 1 i .-i own expresses whenever necesary nnd rushes the news through with wonderful speeo. uis mails comprise fullr one-half i of the semi-monthly mails to California. In every iown and mining camp ho has agents, through whom he distributes the enormous amount of reading matter he receives from the Atlantic and Europe. He has also established an individual ex press via Nicaragua. As an evidence of his untiring energy, a few weeks ago the nun steamer h.n-m arrived iusi si the Ml . a m t . 4 nuiiooaiMi lorttie interior and iI.a ., -. .ma. waj d- livered, Mr. SulK.an ma-Je p . nails and chartered a steamer fur Sac- .sme.uo. which at mldnh-ht on Fat- urday, and arrived at noon on Sunday. The interior stages having left, wagons . ... .. were Immediately chartered, and in half an Lour the Western, Southern, and Marys till packages were en route fur llieir des tinations. This enterprise involved a col of over 6t"lK). This is a very large outlay fur a newspaper agency upon i tU, j,;,., unduUbtedly bo entitled lo .inula delivery J but such is the entcrptise ! n, h,M i.,.prtlu.n,a,iVM i Congress. ..f ibis agent that he will not allow even WiconsIii voted for ihe Northern can Uncle Sam to out strip him i. Ki. ( ,.i0 hy ,3 00 maj0ri!y. She will have Nf.w Kaxsas Hill. The following is !ub!o tho voto in the next electoral col tho bill introduced in tlio Senate on Tu.s. I lego that she bad iu tho late election, day, by Mr. Wilson, aim tidntory f an act i But it must bn remembered dint nt the pa' .td May 30, 1 95 1, entitled " An act lo Presidential clec'.ion iu 1900 each Stato organize tl.o Territory of Nebra-ka nnd will havo tho snmo vote in the electoral Kansas:" ' College as at present, as tho census will lie It enacted by theSenuto and Houso not la comph ted in timo to chango the np of Representatives of the United States of porlionmenl for die election in that year. Anu-rica in Cong re-i.inMed, Thai the popular vote of New York ot the onehundredcnd fifty-first chapter of the choosing 33 alleged Laws of tho lerritory of Kansas, , . entitled, ' Kn act to punish ollCi.ce. against I t President and ico President, slave property,' with all such other provis. Tho aggregate popular vote of North Car ious of that code as recogniso end protect ; 0uif Alabama, Vermont, Mississippi, Cal Slavery iu said Territory, and all provis-1 Arkan!tilSf Louisiana, Maryland, ions which establish oli'icM oa'hs other .. ., , . ,r, . ni..... i i .i ' c i i .i . . . . i New Hampshire, Icxas, Delaware, an t than those specified in the organic act, or ! 1 ' ' which require any test in regard to Slav. ; Honda, was J'J3J8; they choose OA ry or the Fugitive Sluvo Law, to bo ap- : Electors. plied te attorneys, jurors, voters, or which ffcw Yoik gave her vrl. for Northern, suspend the writ of habea eortrnt, or which 1 0f B1., fcav0 Sute by 73,000 allows any other than actual residents ot , . . , , .. ... ...id 'IVrrimrv to voto. or whiel, allow, ill. majoiuy. And NeW o,k casts more rors to be selected in any other manner than by lot, or which punih citizens of said Territory by chaining them together, una expo:,n mem 10 .aoor oi wie - uu, works, with iron chains nnd balls attached to them, be, and the same aro hereby de clared inoperative and void." Aiieoma Briefly Dksciiiiikd. A want of wa'er, a scarcity of soil, an excess of gravel, a superfluity of serpen's, nnd a paucity of population, are the dUtinguish ing characteristics of that portion of tho Gud-den Purchase, proposed lo bo erected 1 ' ,, lino a territory now, iiiiu miu n oiuiu nt'uu after, under the name of Arczonia. V, A. Cook is the amateur delegate about the Houso of Representatives of theso ser pents in excess nnd people in deficiency. Behind him are the engineers of n new scheme for n new States, and two not new United Slates Senators friends of the South. The "Compromise" dodge will probably bo tried on this wretched "fier of litis wretched region, to enter the republi can household. A portion of California will ho chopped elf, and added to it, to make its claim to be regarded ns a State less absurd than it now is. The " whopper" that Arezonia has ten thousand pooplu in it, U equalled only by the pretence that it bus mines of gold nnd hills of gems. It has only thirst, gravel, snake, centipides, cactus plants and mis ery. Appurtenant to theso nre at tho out side one thousand Indians, Mexicans and half breeds. A stato full of them would fester in any political atmosphere. Such ns they now are, Jack Ketch w ould be their i fittest Governor, nnd the callows their .,, -r .1 mosi saving institution. Muany journal, ' Dec. lii. s.C.owi'.a; I'.ve-nts f.l turlc Stenlows Bc Jore.11 Tho ultimate priiolliinnncc of Noniierri jJeas nnd Northern institutions iu this Ninth American Republic is incvitullc Instead of blinking the fact, the Southern States might os well look nt it ns a certain futuro rvetit, and prepare their minds to ubide by such consequences as may follow from the fact. The South Carolina politi cians have long foreseen the impending result, and havo been devising their rem edy for the evils they suppose it will entail. Their remedy is disunion nnd tho forma tion of n Southern confederacy of entirely homogeneous elements. The remedy is revolting to all national minds ; but it 'must bo admitted that in certain contin gencies disunion would uot only be a po litical necessity, but on acceptable di!tv. The wisdom of Solomon spoke ihe proper ru.o of hie: "Hetter is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." And again : ''Better is a dry moisel nud quietness therewith, than a houso full of sacrifices, with strife." Tho Northern mind, wo assume, is set upon one thing that African slavery shall never be extended into any territory of the Union that w as once free. Perhaps the Northern platform in 1900 will be "No more slave States to be admitted into the Union, no matter of what territory formed." The Southern platform will be '-The right of the South to the national expansion of the slave system, along with iho expansion of Southern population into any of the Territories of the Union ." At the lato election the South was able to check tho Northern party ; but it was owing in great part to the unequal repre sentation of tho different Stales in the Electoral Cellege. The electoral vote of each S'ate is fixed by the representation of that State in the Congress of the United States, and the ratio of Conffressionl ren resentation changes with every decennial apportionment bill. It is quite evident that nfler the next national census and apportionment, the political power of the Oovtrnmeut will be wholly at the North. Even Pennsylvania, if she remains true to the South and to national principles, could not save the country from the predomi nance of Northern sentiments. A ftw facts which we find well condensed in a Boston paper will establish ih: fa,-t fully. Jlie largest Concressional T)iri.t ;n i',.. iv;..i :- .i "v .-tan-is, is me sreona utsr.net in Wi-ci,,. Tli a-j.,1 aver.-.g-j kr Con- gre.lo..al di.trlcts U from eight lo fifteen thousand voles, but this district at the late ( election voted thus for Representative: C. I5i!linghurt, Republican, S3.8!. ii i' II l .-i dull, mm. 1M.I ,8!J0 ::i,ll8 Total vote, 40,219 This is enormous, and well illustrates llw prodigious growth of Wisconsin within tho lust five rears. By the next census, vo'ca already than ihe combined voto of ten of the fn'teen slave Sta'es. j jj,,, t , , , , nro C0ln,,rua.,,sive view, , ,el UJ - ,l0 . v m j;,, p-iper : Cine of tho mo.t rcm.it kah'u features iu the Presidential election just past, is the large increase, of votes in the new Stales, especially in tho Northwestern Slates of Wisconsin, Iown, lllinni, Michigan, Indi ona, nn.l Ohio. These indicato an iin- en nr ran. i in t It ft nntinliili.iii rtC nil , t i thoso States, and show that tlio balance of power, so fur as numerical strength can givo it, ufa-t tending North and Wct. Tho oWcial voio of Iowa, just received, is as follows : Fremont, 41,127 Biichuniui, Fillmore, 0,141 Total, Iu 1S')2 it voted as follows: S.-ott, Pierce, Halo, 89,812 17,702 1,003 Total, 35,222 This shows an iucreaso sinco November, 1932, of 37,393, or about one hundred and fifiy-live per cent. Thu following table will exhibit tho ag gregate vote cast in five of tho Northwest- j cm States in 1832, compared with that .thrown in tho mime States in 1350, and i . ' the net increase : 1832. IFoO. Nelino W lacnnstn, f.3.0J liy.l)7 03,r0!) 33,'."J2 89,812 . a 1,-100 M.OttO 125,338 4-2,(519 133,407 233,073 83,473 163,131 233,434 52,300 I")v . - I'linoH, iiiciiigan, i,diaai Total, 512,000 800,183 280,490 Percentage of increase Wisconsin 114, Iown 155, Michigan 51, Illinois 53, Indi ana 10 J total GO. Assuming tho votes cast In tlio uUt Stu'.ca to have been about one to every six person?, and wo havo in theso States alono a population of nearly five millions, and a representative population entitling them, at the present ratio, to fifty. five represen tatives, where they now have only twenty nine. If the present rate of increase in these Suites proceeds four years longer, ns there is no good reason to doubt that it will continue, these five Slates will con tain a population of more than eight mill ions, nnd bo entitled to n representation in Congress of inoro than twico their present number, even w ith a largely increased ra tio of representation. A rutio of 130,000 would entitle these Slates to a reprcsentn j lio of ahoul sivlV or moro lhnl) 0M foUrtll Lf ll0 vh0tf House. In this connccion wo must remcinb.''r also, that Minnesota is entitled by her population, now estimated at 200,000, to be admitted as .a State. Py the lime of the next census, fliinncsotSy at her present rate of increase, will possess a population of half a million, and be enti tled to at least four Representatives. As the number of theUouso of Repre sentatives is limited by the law of Con gress to 234 members, it is obvious that a large increase in the representation of the new State s will necessarily be at the ex. pense of the older ones. It will be inter esting, therefore, to see where these losses will full. Until the next census shall de termine the exact population of the several States, this will remain, to somo exteut, a matter f conjecture. It is, however, easy to sec that no small portion of it will fall upon the central slave States of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Ken tucky, and Tennessee, all of which States j are very nearly stationary, and portions of which are even retrograde. South Caro lina is now allowed ono' Representative moro than she is entitled to, and an in crease iu the ratio proportionate to the in crease of the population, of the Union will hardly fail to reduce the Palmetto State to one half of her present representation. Virginia has now thirteen Representatives. Its ratio of increase during the past thirty years Las at no time exceeded fifteen rer centum in any one decade, and between 1S30 and 1840 it was nearly stationarv. An increase of 35 per centum to the ratie cf representation would, at this rate of in cp.ase, reduce her to ten Rr'p'e'entatives. Maryland would bo reduced finui six lo fur; North Carolina from eight to fivo, and so on. One or (wo of tho Southern Slate, such as Texas and Arkansas, may gain In representation, but nearly every other sluveholding State, except of course Florida and Delaware, which have nothing lo lose, will hardly be able to hold their own, nnd many will sustain positive Wet, Ti e relative position of tho frco and slave Slates in die Houso, after 1800, can of cotirso only bo loosely estimated, but no calculation based upon tho laws of change, as indicated by the several enumerations of increase, enu make the proportion less than very nearly two to one iu favor of tho f.O) Sta'os. The pr sent Congrott con tains 03 Representatives from the slave Staler, nud 14 t from thu free Slates. At tirl?00 it will be, as nearly as can U guessed, 73 to 100. Now, what will bo the prevailing puliij cul sentiments of the Northern Slates after 1900 I Whatever llu y mny be, the same will define nud control the policy of the Federal Union. If tho Republican plat, form of the lato canvass, which avow inn interfi rancn w ith slavery where it is, but its non extension into new Tcrri'orics, ahull be tho futuro nnd final policy of the North, the Union may stand. Rut it will be will n struggle ; for South Carolina will in llmt event, inevitably move fir a South, cm Cuiifcderaey, and tin hi-uo of that movement will fix tho future dstiny tf this I! -public. St. Louit Intilliyencer. IllllD'Jl.NO TUB OlttO AT CINCINNATI. Tho construction nf ihn towers fur tho sus pension hriilgj over the Ohio at Cincinnati is progressing. The lowers, of which both foundations are now luid, eighty-six by fif. ty-iwo fed al the bise, will bo'twi hun dred and thirty feet high and ono thou sand and six fi'vt Hpnrt. The cables wilt be anchored three hundred C-et bnclt on each ride nf ihe river, pass over the tops of the towers, and thus bo mado to sustain tlm weight of ihn bridgn. The entire span will therefore bo sixteen bundled and six feet, a little short of nun-third of a uiiltv Tho elevation of tho door nt theinidl'o ab ivc low-water mark will be ene hundred anil twenty-two ftet. Tho great fiood of 132 tho highest on record rose sixty two feet above low-water j nud, nnkingal Iwwunre even for ibis, there will remi.in six'y feet, which is considerably imre than will bo required for the highest stetimbiat pipes on the river. jf IT Florida barks n loudly as tho big gest of thein. Her Governor is out of patience with the free States; ho cannot tolerate them ; ihey aregraping, usurping, must bo resisted. The ( lection of Ilucli nnan is n mere truce in peace prepare for war the crisis will come. FIH-'a will yet be tho radiating center of tho mighty Southern Coiill deracy, which is lo en, brace Cuba and tho West T'idies gi n ernlly, Mexieo, and Cilitral America! Wondciful Stato! Prophetic Governor I Would it be believed that this future ra diating center c;:st a total vote at the last Presidential election of 11,211 not so Inrjie as the majority in cne of the nine districts of Illinois for a Republican nvnv b rto Congress. The editor of the West "'iila Times, puMMicd at Pensacola rid iculing' ll.c nitirJj'jMPlice of H'jo Governor says, ilia whole revenue of the Stale scarce ly exceeds the private incomo Ot" an Ala bumr. gentleman ; but it is refilling lo know that for the hist eight years it has been rapidly increasing, n! the into of tied oe Itundnd dollars a year I A'utionul Era, The Ship of tub Link Pennsylvania. The splendid linu of battle ship Penn sylvania, now lying al Norfolk, and used as a receiving vessel, was a wonder of naval architecture when sho w-ns launched nt our Navy Yard in 1837. Our many Iriumpln iu the building of steam vessels since that period have caused us to lose sight of specious craft, then the pride of our marine Tho Pennsylvania nover had an opportuni ty of displaying her qualities in sailing or iu dcliveiir.g a broad. side into an enemy. The superiority of steam vessels will not dinit of a doubt ; but there is no sufficient reason for allowing such a monarch of the seas to rot a! No:f"H w'len it might be Sited up to add creatly to strength of a navy never very powerful, considering the extent of our ceast and our comrneJ cial marine. We are triad to learn that there is some piobability that the Navy Department will soon take propel action in the matter. It is proposed to cut off the upper deck of tho ship, lengthen her, and convert her into a propeller. The capac ity of the Pennsylvania at present may le judged from the statement that she can carry six months' provisions and water for twelve hundred men, and a heavier arma ment than any other vessel in tho service Philadelphia Journal, Dec. 11. OCT Near Edith, (S. C ) says the Mobilo Advertiser, a crop is about to be gathered of four acres of suullowers. The seed will be used for oil nnd to feed cattle and poul try, as in the South of France; but the chief object is to obtain the fibres of the stalks for paper making. If the cultiva tion succeeds it is expected to supply abundant materials for fine writ;ng and printing paper, as well as fine and coarse for paper hanging. fe?" Virtue is no securitv in this world. Whnt can bo more upright tlinn pumplops and editors! Yet both are rfesvued to be bored.