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V Weekly Xewjmicr, devoted to the Principle's of Jcffcrsonmn Democracy, nnd fiilvucatintf tho hide of Truth iu every kiie.- fJT Tut Dollars jor iu mtiiithiSo eubserip limit rereited for a lete uerimt. fJJJ" A'b piper diieantinued until nil arrentujei Vol. II. OIIKGON OITY, OREGON, MA11CII 11, 1857. No. 48- in paid, unlets tithe option J the publtelirr. ami oilier kiiuls, dens to onlrr, iu hort notice. THE OKKUON ARGUS. ri'ni.Kimu avenv Hii'mxr uwtsisn, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. tiT Tho following communication was written 1 a young laborer, alio I" more used (o handling tlio plow than llio pro He lia correct views in regard to tho sub ject on which ha writes, and wo let hi ar tide go in : Lrm.io, O. T., Feb. 11, 1337, Mr. Adams ll I generally behoved that Oregon is soou to Income a State, nnd with it comes tho question, Freo or slave Stale liberty to all or part of our com. munity slaves to tho other part and whether labor shall bo thought honorable or be thought a disgrace. "Tho abstract and transient fact" of sin very is futnlly united with tho "physical and permanent" fact of color. " A century Lad scrcely elapsed after tho foundation of the colonics when ilia attention of tha planters" was struck by tho fact thnl the "provinces which were comparatively drs lituie" of slaves, increased in population, "woalth, and prosperity more rapidly than llioso which contained slaves." This truth is moro satisfactorily shown on the banks of thn Ohio. "On either bank the air is wholesome, the climato mild, an J each of them forms a frontier of a Siato." That which follows the wind, ings en the lft is called Kentucky, that on tho opposite side is called Ohio. "These States differ only in one respect;" Ken tucky has admitted slavery, nnd Ohio ha prohibited it. 'Thus tho traveler who floats down tho Ohio river to the spot where it enters into the .Mississippi, may bo said to sail' between freedom and sluvery. In Kentucky labor is 'coupled with the idea of sluvery,' but in Ohio it is idonti. fied with that of prosperity and industry.' On the Kentucky side labor is degraded, on the Ohio side it is honored. On the Kentucky sidj fewer white lab irors can 'bo found, foi they nro nfraid of placing themselves on a level with thn negro;' on the Ohio sidu no ono is idle, ' for tho white population extends its activity mid intelli gence to all kill' Is of employment.' If the people of Oregon decide in favor of slavery, then we may hid farewell to all enterprise We would scorn not only labor but all the improvements which h.bor pro. motes in a short time. It is true wc should not be obliged to pay wages to tho slaves, but we shoulJ dcn'vo small profits from their labor, while On the oth-r hnnd the wtis paid to freo woibncn would bo re turned with interest in the value of their ervicc. 1 Tho frac workman is paid, but he does his work quicker than the slave, and rapidity of execution U ono of the great elements of rconomy. Wo would hire the freo workman only when hi work would bo required. Hut the slave could claim no remuneration for his work, but tho 'expense of hi maintenance would be perpetual.' Tho slavo must bo supported in old age as well as in tho prims of life, in his profitless infancy as in the productive years of youth, and in the end tho slave has cost more than the five laborer, nnd his labor is less productive. , Then it is timo wo were up and doing to keep this institution of slavery, which would ba so prejudicial to us, from amongst . Then, " Speak, ye nralurs of I'Ve.lom ! Ia )''jr Umnder shsko" these "plains ; Wine, y."1 "lite of Freedom ! Let' jour I'-'htu'w'' meet the "chains j Up, y inns of h ilgrim. tin" I Up, or blessed I 'm ii'1"' Slavery is a curse to a fivo population, 1j degrading labor and detasir'a the dig. mily of manhood. Freemen of Oregon! "you or your children" will want ti.'s great unsettled emintry for your future ho.Ttes. ""J3ul if yeu lot slavery seize the prize, yw'U Are duiuboriieJ forever," for free and slave labor can never exist together. Then be up and a doing., and do not a ait tii! it is loo lato. I will stop for -tho present, subscribing myself Uncle Fuller. ILcpabllcaw MM; It Vmimna. At a mass meeting of the citizens of Umpqun county, Oregon, held at tha Wil on school-house on the 1th of Feb., 18-T7, oa motion of Mr. Cowan, I amss Miller was elected president, and E. 1.. AfPLE TS secretary. " By motion of the president, E. L. Apple gate was chosen to state the object of the meeting. Tho presiJent said it was in order now to present anything the citizens might de sire make any motion or offer resolutions, for the consideration of the meeting. E. L. Applegate offered to present some principles. The motion b?ing seconded and allowed, Lo read the following : JJJ3 CMPtTA COXSTiTmOSlL DEPUULtCAS PUTFORM. In the event of Oregon's taking her po. ition among the S'a'es of tha Union as . r one oi i:s sovereign powers, as ime Citizens of tha Lni:ed S'ates and founders of a new republic wo will la called upon to discharge a greit and sajrtd duty, hio'i in tha course of lima it de volves oo fewloperfrm, involving cprtiin pbligitios hiv! n.'.m yws lo Uj-I, to country, and posterity, requiring us to en. tablish those principles anil institution best calouluted to promote the happiness mid prosperity of tho citizens and secure the oljects for which governments are in stituted among men, III view of theso obliL'Dlions nnd resnon- sihilities, as citizens of this Teriitoty, at such juncture, and fully appreciating thn sacrcducss of llio duties devolving upon us, wo solemnly believo that nl1 party jealous ics and political di onto upon general or coininon mutters and questions of legisla tion should be laid aside, and nothing set forth ami considered as qualification, guide, and instruction, under the para mount circumstances of lay me the found ation nud organizing a free body politic for the mutual benefit, advancement, and pro tection of the governed, except the consti tutional and fundamental principles of a trua nnd genuine republican government. J!y tho Lons'.iiulioti s guarantying a re publican form of government to the States arising upon tho territories ot llio l.iulcil Stales, nnd the nits and ordination of Con gress, we are sullied to tho supreme power of the Federal Government and citizen of the United Stat'-s ; nnd with veneration for the wisdom and patriotism of our for?, fathers, wc gratefully acknowledge our ob ligations and allegiance to the General Gov ernment ; believing in the right nnd just ness of that supreme power bcinz extended and maintained for the purpose of pre serving the purity of our institutions, the equal rights, peace, nud happiness of the citizens, and the general honor and char acter of our nation. If all men were liue, faithful, and patri otic, tho people would have no struggle or war in maintaining, extending, nud estab lishing new States, wish tho old, patriotic. and philanthropic objects; of securing the greatest amount of advantage, benefit, anil happiness to iUe wholo people, instead of, to a favored fuw. The prime rights of man, as set forth in thn I (relaxation of In dependence nnd maintained in the Revolu tion, would never bo invaded, nnr sacred compacts broken through, nor laws ami ordinances extended to preserve the purity of our principles and the justness of our institutions violated with impunity ; and thn whole groat Government of the United States would, w'nhoiit inconsistency onlis cord, evenly, grandly, and harmoniously move forward, lint ihero are many had, faithless, and dangerous men in the world, men who aro selfi.-h and ambitious, who work with polities, principles, institutions, religion, nnd men like they were, tools, things of property, with tho solo olgectsof gratifying their own desires, regardless of the rights, interest, wishes, or happiness of other. And, as hi t j born, such men aie no v lu'ioring in politics exclusively for of- f?oo, lucre, power, nnd PTsni' ra'ilcn- lion; nnd innovations have been made uinn the prime nnd constitutional rights of citizens, cohtiadic'ions have been perpetra ted upon our institutions. Constitution, law, nnd order io!atcd, end awed compacts broken through ; and then lore as a conso quenco of. this corruption, discord, war, and misery liavo followed; and now that o may prevent und avoid these same and other innovations i:pon and departures from tho original designs nml intentions of the founders of our republican principles unit institution, is our huinhlo oliject and intunt ion in nilopting this Cuuslilutionni Republican Plutform. H'e therefore declare the rightful nnd legitimate obj'cts fir which governments nro in iiiiited among men are i 1. Tho mutual and eii:il protection of lile, liberty, conscience, character, aurl properly ; !i. Tlie mutual power lo carry out great improvements for tho general benelit, con venience, and advancement of tho whole people ; I). Tho mutual power of encouraging, Advancing, nnd promoting art, science, and general education, morality and industry ; 4. Tho mutual power and riht to pre vent nnd prohibit any nnu all actions, do ings, habits, and passions, which evidently have n direct tendency lo impair the hap piness, and degrado and dcmoralizo the people ; 5. The mutual power to fcctiro the prime objects of a government : protection, peace, happiness, and prosperity to the whole community i C. The mutual power to consist in the vcice of the majority of the citizens, or in a boify representing that power delegated by them ; And wLen the machinery, institutions, departments, or offices, or a government become destructive of, or fail to bring about, or accomplish, thesa ends, it is the right nnd duly of tho people to mutually change, remodel, and reconstruct the said machinery, institutions, departments, or oflkes, in any mannrr w hich to them may appear best calculated to accomplish the just and proper ends. And in view of the great advantages and blessings secured to each individual in and by the body politic, we consider that each citizen is bouud to All the rest in a solemn compact of honor and duty to use his vote expressly f 'r the public good making it the paramount nnd ruling principle to vote for men for ofiices of honor and trust who are horest and capable. This e believe to be a sa cred duty nnd principle, and if citizens do not scrupulously nnd conscientiously net upon it t!iy will fjil to secure tho objcts of governments. For dishonest and inca pable politicians will crcep iuln tho oHices and departments, tho public affairs be neg lcc'ed and confuted, ihe people oppressed nnd robbe.1, merit go unrewarJcd, and the offices and community dishonored. IWieving these to be the prime or con stitution!.! principle! of republicans and a republican government, we feel bound to snppirt them and those holding and main taining them; but wa declara that men and principles opposed to these we cannot and m uot poUicaiiy support otioneJ anl te -ended that the ! H-iii plutform be adopted, it was after somo dis cussion and explanation adopted. N. W. Allen presented the following res olution : Resolved, That the institution of human hondngo or slovery is a violation of the foregoing p.ineiples, nnd that establishing the slave trade. On motion and second, it was unani inou.ly adopted. Tho president presented the following resolution : Resolved, That ahtvery is not only on evil, but if established in Oregon it would bo a grent injury to the prosperity and ad - vsncement ot mo people now and for all, tune to come. On motion and second, it was unnni- mnusly adopted. On motion of N. W. Allen, and second of V, II. Wilson, M. L. Applegate was eicctcd to represent tho mcnting in the Territorial convention. N W. Allen motioned that a county committee be elected. It was agreed to, and the following citizens were elected a committee: Mr, Lord of Scottnburg. Mr. Stephens of Calnpooia, Rev. Mr. Parker of Green Valley, and Mr. Cowan of Voncalla. ttn motion, it was resolved that these proceedings be published in the Standard, Argus, Oregoniun, and 1'acifio Christian Advocate. On motion, tho meeting adjourned. JAMES MILLER, IWt E. L. APPLBUATE, Sec'y. The Vuluie of the tailed til ales. Tho N. Y. Courier and Fnquircr shows, by recent and reliable data, that in the Uni ted States there were nt least 113,000,100 of acres of land under cultivation in the vearlSoO. It is reasonable to suppose. from the active demand since for agricul tural products, that llio quantity has now increased to 130,030,001) or 113,000,000. It is hero that Ihe main sources of our pro gress as a nation will hereafter mainly lie J and it is here that we havo such a strong hold upon Western Europe. There is no limit to the product of cotton, tobacco, rice, hemp, and grains, in our Southern nnd Western States. On lheother hand, Orcat Britain is lim ited in its means of cultivation of agricul tural staples ; and while her ttrength lies "bviously in her machinery, wo have, and will conlinuo to have, nniplo facilities for tho exchange of products. In 1S54 sgri. cultural slatiftics wero supplied by somo dozen counties in England and Wules, and the acreage of the whole country was cal culated from theso returns. 13y bringing the facts reported in the Scottish and Irish returns for tho same year into comparison, we obtain the following results, which it may be useful lo throw into a tubular form : England Under tillage, In grass, Was'o, Scot land Under tillage, In grass, Wasle, Ireland Tillage, Acres. 12,441,770 15,212,303 Acres. 0,070,0:10 37,324,015 2,003,095 0,234,000 1,371,000 12,013,315 4,312,740 drass, 1,257,804 Unaccounted for, 15,237,001 20,808,271 Let us compare the above with the am ple products of the United States, and which are increasing nt the rate of five or ten per cent, annually : ImwIs actually cultivated in Ihe several Crops of the United Stales, 1849-50. Products. Acres. Indian corn, 31,1100,000 Meadow or pasture lands, 20,000,000 Hay, 13,000,000 Wheat, 11,000,000 Oats, 7,500,000 Cotton, 5,000,000 live, 1,200,000 Peas and beans, 1,000,000 Irish potatoes, 1,000,000 Sweet " 750,000 Buckwheat, 000,000 Tobacco, 400,000 Sugar, 400,000 Barley, 300,000 Rice, 175,000 Hemp, - 110,000 Flax, 100,000 Orchard 500,000 Gardens, 500,000 Vineyards, 250,000 Other products, 1,000,000 Improved, but nut in actual cul tivation, 17,247,014 Total improved lands, 113,032,014 This aggregate is only one-seventeenth of the whole area of our country, which, in round numbers, may be estimated at 3,000,000,000 of acres 1 We refer to the following appropriate remarks, by ex-President J jhn Tyler, upon, the commercial growth of thocountry : "Who can undertake, at this day, to estimate the probable amount of our ex - ports and imports at the end of the present ' 1 1 . .... period of twenty-five years? Already trade, breaking through new channels, be- fins to empty into our lap the treasures of, India, and when the great tide which bears that commerce ujion it shall haie actually set in, as ii assuredly will, you may meas ure the wu'ersof llio ocean, nnd count the stars in tho firmament, but arithmetic fails in the elfort to culcu'uto tho extent of weul Ii which will flow inlo our cities. j Ancient Tyro, but a iik w penin.u! joycJ rivul of that trade, ami hIk a, en- he grew into tho most mighty of cities; Venice and Genoa in the course of timo possessed it, and their Urges pr"chiimod them the brides of the sea, Dut, say ye. who shall toreitii llio tuture, ye vcmrablo seers, ir. any such there be now on this earth, what i , d'wry b'l equal that of Amorica, when 1 tho Atlantic shall have fully wedded the Pacific ! ' Vhat da oa Think or Itau I'letutsl The following very interesting allusions to a few facts which have doubtless come under tho observation of many of our reuilers, we clip from the Louisvillo Jour nal. When taken in connection with the vote of the Fivo Points, (Buchanan 570, Fillmore 13, Fremont 17.) as contrasled with tho overwhelming Republican vote of what iho Washington Union whines over as "priest-ridden New England," it will furnish matter for a litllo serious fire sido reflection to nil such democrats as be lieve that tho stability and prosperity of tho government depend upon the virtue nnd intelligence of our public: Figures aro stubborn truth', nud, dry as stutisiics .may lo, we beg our renders to glanco over a few comparisons and mark tho result. 1 he iSllith District of Illinois, which has well earned the soubiiquet of r.gypt, gave in the late election 13,. MO "votrs for Buchanan, 4,315 fr Fill more, 219 for Fremont. In thut District there are 1 0,0 13 while males nlioc-c 2 1 years vf nrt who can neither read uor write. In Virginia, the counties of Barbour, Boone, Botetourt, Carrol, Chesterfield, Din widdie. Floyd, Franklin, Halifax, Hamp shire, Isle of Wight, Lee, Lewis, Marion, Mecklenburg, MonongahelnNoi folk, Pen dletoti, I'resion, Prince William, Rocking ham, Russell, Shenandoah, Scott, Taze well, Warren, Wetzel nnd Wythe gtivo 27,810 rorltuchnnan, and 10,550 for hill more. In those counties there are 30,135 white males ahors'21 years of aye who can neither read nor write. The brightest jewels of this Democratic coronet aro Rockingham, K'issrll, Shenandoah, Taze well, und Wctzrl, which gave 1,330 lor Fillmoro and 7,071 fur Buuhnnnn, whilst 0,720 'till grown white men in these counties wre as ignorant as the tlaccs ir'to sur rounded them. We could multiply such examples with out number in evory S'alo whtra rank Democracy prevails, but we pref ir making a comparison of the strong Democratic and American counties in our own Stato. Let us look nt the record. We shall then bo convinced that something should be done to eradicate the foul mmister which now preys upon tho vitals of our country and will in tho end, if let ulour, surely destroy it. The cunties of Boone, Bmirbsn, Doyle, liracken, Breckinridge, Clarke, J'nvetlo Garrard, Hancock, Henderson, Jclloison, Laurel, Lincoln, Logan, Meade, Mason, Pendleton, Rockeastlo, Shelby, Todd, Warren, nnd Woodford, gave 23,830 for Fillmore and 15,133 for Buchanan. In these counties, with an aggregate white population of 207,053, thero are only t,()U6 white persons over 21 years of ago who cannot read and write. The counties of Adair, Allen, Bath, Caldwell, Calloway, Carter, F.dmondson, Estill, Floyd, Crnves, Cirayson, Dart, Hickman, Hopkins, Letcher, Marion, Marshall, Mercur, Morgan, Nelson, Owen, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Scott, Taylor, Trigg, and Washington gave 11,419 for Fillmore, and 21,205 for Buchanan; and in them, out of a whito population of 103,340, there are 24,150 over 21 years of age who can neither read nor write. In ihe American counties, containing 14,307 more whites that tho Democratic counties mentioned, there are but a little moro than one-third as many white per sons over 21 years old who are ignorant of tho first rudiments; of education. But to make the comparison more ftrik- ing we take the banner county of each party. Mark tho contrast : Wliitoover31 unable lo rend Fill. Buck, or write. White pop. Owen co. (I).) 5.-. I 1,179 &70 &,Ki Log.inco.(A) 1.G13 5Uti CI 10,750 In the banner county of Democracy one in every ten white inhabitants is unable to read or write. In the banner county of Americanism only one in every one hun dred and seventy nme is so deplorably ig' norant. Such statistics need no comment. They teach a lesson of themselves. The True English FeelUg Towards the Vailed Stale. There is A class of journnls in America finding their counterpart in England, which industriously labor to cultivate un kind feelings between the people of these two countries, to tench each to look upon the other as their enemies, praying for mis fortune and ruin to come upon them. Though party policy may be sorved by such tanning of old embers of feeling, jthere is nothing thst can redeem it from essential wickedness in either party that ! resort to it. The truth is far dilfercnt, and is growing more so with every day of, -.1 I A :.-1t. .... 1 ! . commercial, social nnu inieucciuai iiuer- course, between the people of the two countries. Mr. 1 illmore, one of the edi- tors of the London Times, was a guest at! the recent dinner of the New Knglanjl Society of New York, at the Astor (louse, and in his speech thus vindicated the true feeling of F.oglfltid towards America. "The opinion hud been Indulged that the crew of the "May Flower" wero io. lated among llio peoplo from horn they departed; but ho was sure they left bo- hind them a mass of sentiment correspon ding with that which went with them W hen wo 8rn told they were driven hith er by persecution, it is true; but when it is said that the sentiment of Gncland con curred in tho net of expulsion, do mt be iove it. 'i'U9 fofnf, tiey 0f, behind was one of hope was one of exultation when they succeeded. The good feeling of Kng. land had alnnrs been on the side of the Pilgrims. If yon are told, said thesneak er, that England wishes lo see you divid ed, dissevered and broken, do not bclioto it. We do not believe that one star of your constellation i'l ever be torn from your flag. The two branches of tho An gin Smon race aro destined to ho the eivi. hzars nnd conquerors of the world. You, by your railroads, urge your wav In the West; wa go lo llio Indiei and tiio East, and together we shall encircle the world, till John nnd Jonathan meet under llio walls of the Chinese Empire." (Vocifer oua cheering, and nine cheera fur " Old England nnd New") Chapter ea Gea. Jacksoa. Hon. John Barney, of Baltimore, son of llio Commodore distinguished in the Revo, luticn, is preparing for the press a work en. tilled " Fifiy Years of Events political, poetical, historical with Anecdotes of Re. morkablo Men." Tha following chapter, ihorefrom, relating to General Jackson, will prove interesting, nnd give nn idea of the style of the work : Isaw for tho first time, nt a ball given ot the Baltimore Assembly, in 1816, in lion, or of the hero of Now Orleans, the stern, intellectual countenance, and, when light ed up by a smile full of benignity and bo tievolence, tho never to be forgotten fea tures of General Andrew Jackson, An incident engrossed tho attention of oil the mail then required six to eight hourj to track its weary way from theenpi. tal to Baltimore. Dawn's early light was just gilding the horizon, when it was announced tlmt Gen eral Lncock, of Pennsylvania, had that day moved in tho Sennto a resolution censur ing, in strong terms, tho execution of Ar b'.ithnot and Ambdstcr. Fire uVlud indignant from the eves of the hero patriot. "By the Eternal, I will havo tho ras cal's ears off heforo twenty-four hours;" then, with a bland nnd courteous smile, ha said to tho managers, "will either of you gentleman be so kind as to order mo a car riage to lako mo to Washington 1" His urbane, courteous manner was forth with resumed, when he discovered the tre. pidition created by his fierceness, and he remnincd until tho close of the fete. I had many interviews with him in Washington during Iho Congressional con test forlhc Presidency. Interlopers would fnco themst Ives inlo his presence, telling him that Mr. Clay said the greatest dan ger to be apprehended to tho republic was the accession of military chieftains to pow er. Ho replied that the reul danger to the republic was to bo apprehended from po litical demagogues. I remarked. "Do not, General, permit yourself to bo ex cited by designing men." Anollier would coma in nnd imperative ly ask, " How is ihe election going, Goner. id ?" to which he sternly replied, "I know nothing about it; I don't read the news papers, hut if I may be permitted lo judge from the decline in tho number ef visitors, my drospect of success diminish in an equnl ratio." When elected to the Presi dency, up to I he period of his arrival at Frederick he exbressed the most firiendly feelings toward Mr, Adams; ho sent kind messages to him, slating tho season was so inclement ho hoped ho would not remove his family from tho White Houso until milder weather ; that he was an old sol dier, nccustomed to rougher quarters, was now alone in the world, nnd could be com forlablo anywhere. The manifestation of those kindly feel ings appalled his numerous disinterested, devoted friends. Oo tho one day's jour ney hia mind was poisoned against M. Ad-1 Bint by the insinuation that Mr. Adams was the real editor of the , in which the sacred name of his wife had been gross, ly slandered. The chord was struok ; it vibrated in discord through his frame ; the fell besom of party proscription commenced ; tha doctrine that " to the victors belongs tho spoils'1 was consecrated, and has been the watchword evcrsinee. One solitary exception was made, in fa vor of James Dentty, of Baltimore; but not permitted to bo consummate!. Cap tain Isaac Phillips, a worthy and respect- I able ofTicerJjf tho navy, had b en perempt orily dismissed by the elder Adams for permitting a British frigate to muster on : deck the crew of an American sloop-of-war under hia command to impress liritish ghjpCu. He applied to Gtacral Jackson to appoint him to ollico in consideration of hia perse cution by the elder Adams, and told him that tho getiiloinan now holding the ap. poiiiimeiii of Navy Agent at Baltimore had held it many years. " That proves him worthy of coiilMetiee," said the Gen eril. "J then told him,' says Captain Phillips, " (hut he was rich and did not re quhe the ollico." M Then," replied the he ro, "ho has no inducement (o be di. hon est" the General a! tho while calmly smoking his pipe, his feel resting on the manllo piece. "I whs now," says tho Captain, "in despair, and resolved to make one last de- eralo effort : " I have an aged wife," he p'e-ided, " we are fast de clining into tho valhy of the ahadow of death in wretched putrrty; this little of fico would giro us the comforts of lif.i, ami sped eiir downward path lo (he tomb.'' Ti e General dropped his fret to the floor, laid his pipo on the table, called fur pen and ink, wroto a no'o and handed it lo Captain Phillips. " Hero's en order for your appointment ; take it to the Secreta ry of the Navy. If this little office is not necessary to the comfort of its possessor, and will make your aged wife nud yourself happy, you shall have it." "1 enrrird it," said Captain Phillips, " to Governor Branch. Ho said, " Thank God, yon are too lato; Mr. Beatty lias been recommended by Gun. Smith and oth er political friends of the administration as nn officer of strict integrity, indefatigable industry in every respect; his nomination is now before I ho Semite of the United Stales; you are loo lute; I won't recall it." I returned to tho President nnd told him tho result. "Ha won't recall it! Then, by tho Eternal, I will. Mr.Secrcta. ry, fill up a nomination for Captain Isaao Phillips; carry it to tha Senate chamber, recall the nomination of James Beatty, and subsiituto the ono for l-.iao Phillips." In a few minutes dipt. Phillips received Lie commission. He presented himself to Governor Branch to receive his instructions, and to express his gruliluded for the appointment. " Yon owe mo nothing," said the Governor J " I did nil in my power to prevent it. Gener al Jackson is omnipotent ; ho rules in and over all." That distirguiohed statesman, Lewis McL.ine, whom I first knew oa Chairman of the Commitlee of Wnvs and Means, then Minister to England, then Secretary of theTreamry, then Secretary of State, wii ning the ooiifiilenco und respect of all who associated with him, eminent in abili ty, thorefore most competent to judgo the nbility of others, averred that Genornl Jackson was a greater man than nny mem ber of his Cabinet, past or present. I fully concur with ti 'in . Ho withered and annihilated every inai) who dnrcd to op pose his iron will. Ho made and unmndo Cabinets. lie buried in tho tomb of the Capulets that leviathan, the Bank of the UniledSiutes, nnd that distinguished finan cier, that truly honest nud upright man, Nicholas Biddle, dying of a broken heart. Grief had sluin him his povorty vindi cated his integrity, General Jackson's prejudices, however, were indomitable. On one occasion I im plored the exercise of his influence in favor of tha Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, urg ing the benefits to accrue to tho rich val ley of the Mississippi by the facility of in tercourse with the Atlantic border. 'Sir,' says he, " it is a rebellion against God. If ihe Almighty had doaired lhat the pro duce of the Wes'ern world should find its market on the shore of the Atlantic, the great rivers of the West would have flow- , cd in thnt direction.'' 1 know too well how indexible was hia opposition. When once resolved, argu ment was unavailing; his iron will was as firm as the Rock of Ages. An Editor's Lifb. An "out West" editor thus moralizes on the rouliueof edi torial duties. Twelve years' constant ex perience in tho "editorial chair does not enable us to deny thn soft impeachment," but the comparisons have amused us some what. "The poorest blind horse, in the most uncompromising bark-mill, has his mo. mrnls of relaxation. To him the sound of the tannery bell, announcing noon, is a tocsin of joy, and he looks forward with grateful anticipation to his prandial oats and mill-feed. Tho machine is stopped; the unlubriealed gudgeons quaver out a Inst speak and ceaao their complaining ; the trace chain rattles over the animal's back and he attempts a youthful canter as he moves off, a happy horse. With him there are no anticipatory woes ; ho works in a rirclo, but a certain number of turns are sure to bring a respite. But with tho editor it is otherwise ; his life is, as Mr. Mantilidu feelingly remarks, "one dein'd grind ;" his machine never stops. Hot weather, headaches, sickness at home, are no relief to his perpetual routine, for Iho paper must come out, and "cpy must ba furniibed,"