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SATURDAY, AI'KIL 83, 1837.
W D. W. Citio li icillim to do any b is.
inoa couofClea' with The Argus Olll during my
abasnc. W. I,. ADAMS.
Tk rutfarm Laos Hlaaae tta.
Tho Territorial convention of llie 1 3th imt.
was a decidedly rich mTdir. Everything
llitt lit been contended for by the Luli
lies wan engrafted upon lite democratic
tree, which Smith of Linn bos o lung
watered with his tears. In trunk
well washed with ?, in ordur to kill the
Standard lancet that were crtwli'm,' tip it.
ami ttio ground about i's rooU was H
enriched with a vast quantity ef " floating
political excrement." Underneath its um
brageous foliage was fixed "P '' P'1
form, upon which lo place, their candidates.
Tho platform was pronounced a "food
job" by those who " received" it fioin the
architects, Bush and Smith.
The present was considered a most
AUtp'cious lime for mukiny a desperulo
struggle to maintain tho cliquo democracy.
With the two wings of the democracy il
had become a question of life or death.
A triumph of bushism was considered u suf
ficient giiaranlco of the public printing
for some lima to come by the am person
it has already mado fat and insolent, a
control of all the Territorial onduils '.hat
now drain the treasury of Uncle Sum, be
sides putting a quietue to the vexed ques
tion which has lung caused the price of
Salem lots to fluctuate
These democratic stakes, which involv
ed the only hope of tho leader both for
this world and that to come, were of course
sufficiently iinportuiit to justify n little rx
Ira vxei lion. Tho triumph of the Stand
ardor Soft faction, either now or in the
future, was seen to be a death blow to nil
their lioprs ; consequently, the ruin or
ruin policy was at oucu d. tided up
on. It was a desperate panic to.be ply
cd, in which the clique was di'terinined lo
win, or break down tho party. The 'bush
iles' would a thousand times pieft r to see
tho "B!ac! Republican" parly triumph, as
tr.ucli as llu-y loailin ji, to si-einn Iv 'y in
N Cungui-, iiihI 1. 1 La i iiHiullid us j.i.olic
printer. Hence it was thought very
proper time to test the stoinnchs of the
democrats besmearing Liino all over with
the slime of " bush ism," hii-J requiring ihe
people lo swallow him as a bichile or not
at all. If they do swallow him i litis sea
soned, it will b trumpeted in the ears of
the next LejiUlntiire us a full endorsement
by the poplo of the infallibility of the
Salem oracle. If Lano should happen to
be bent, they can belter iiflbid to loo him
than nny oilmr person. I is mukiii" the
cxpriiiiiciil on him, they aro nciu.ited by
the same reasons that induce the chemist
in rxpeiimeniing on the canine apecies
with rrtisio acid to take rather a worth
less subject.
This was the policy that gnvf rnrj them
in their lute convention in Yamhill, uhoro
bunhism, thmifrh in 0 iticnro minorily,
succeeded by cunning nnd hard work to
nuil tho " polluted rajr of bushisin at tho
must head, as the real simon-pure, demo
cratic Aug. If the democrats, Shuck and
all, Ho not pull oil' their hats and bhont for
that Hag, A. S. Watt in empowered to
read them nut of '' our party."
The resolutions pasril at the Salem con
vention, are twenty-three in number, and
too long for us to givo tho wholo of them.
Wo n'lvo a few samples :
"ltesolved, That wo repudiate tho doc
trine that a llepresentu'he or a lVlegalu
can, in pursuance of I lit) w ishes or funded
interests of tho Disiiict Ac represents, go
into or remain out ol u caucus or conven
tion of his pnrly und refuse to support the
nomination thereof anil siill maiuuin his
standing ai n I'cmocrul."
Well, that is democracy with a veng
ronco! " 27if witht ami fancied interest"
of tho people, whoehel lJepresentativrs,
are all to give way lo tho secret caucus of
tho parly whippers iu at the seat of gov.
eminent! This is virtually delegating nil
legislative power to tho caucus. Why not
muke a Sluto Constitution doini; nway
with elections of Lcgi.-dutors, and delega
ting all legislniivfl power to the clique, and
lono with itf What me "tho people's
wishes and fancitd intcrrsH" to the suc
cess of "our parly I" The p'ople, poor
simpleton, have nothing tn do but lo wok
on and rHi.o tho tin, to be ready to pay
the taxes when llie ollioials call on them.
What nro a f. vv paltry dollars 0 llie go.
rious privilege of fattening tho clerk f. I-
lows, who devote their wholo limn to
whipping in the people to support our
great pa rty f
"Resolved, That the re tLctinn of anv
Ki'prei' iita'ive or llelrgate, tints refusion
to support IleiiKH'ralic iioiniiiiuioii, wnolit
vol " lie an rnilorsement or approvnl ol his
Conduct Im-voiiiI whieh the Demoeraey of
other districts' would hav no right to i-n
quire." but Ihst it would be bolli the riyht
and tho t'uty of sound IVmucrat every
where, lo dineard liim as u dicorgauizer and
an en. my. "
Well, there you have it. After ('zap's
organ reads such nun as Kelly, rrown
Siiuek, snj Avery, out of "our party," a
re-election ly the people cannot be consid
ered an epilorse menl of their d.-mocraey.
(The prnile usej lo b allowed to endorse,
but now "times has chanj-pj.") Yea,
more, ths peoplo have not only no right
ta elect them, but, if they would U con
sidered " found dtmotratt," they ar re
quired lu discard them as disorganizes
and enemies." How "aoimd democrats"
aro required ta treat such men, w ara
left a little In tlx Jaik j but m the party
lay great fore on "drniocralio prece
dcnn," wa presume that Instead of fol
lowing the scrijitural injunction lo '' love"
them and "pray" for them, they are to be
governed by the " precedent" found In tha
Harding and l.eland conference.
Ke,oled, That the systerustio assaults
of the 'Standard' nespaHr upon the
cherished usages of the Democratic party,
and its wholesale Iraduoiiou of its mem-U-rs,
stsmi) that sheet at hypooritiosl
foe to the JJeinocraiic oranltatiun and lb
principles nisiiilin d by irtue if it."
We bardly think Lane can carry out
the spirit of lbs 10 Isst resolutions, and
stand square-load on these planks, with
out giving Lelsnd auathur pumineling :
"Unsolved, That each member of the
Democratic party in Orrjon may freely
peak and act according lo his individual
conviction of right and policy upon thr
question of Slavery in Oregon, without
in any manner impairing his standing in
the liemocratic party en that account
provided that nothing in the rniilhia
shall he construed ia toleraiun nf Lilsrk
U publicBiiistn, Aboliiinnii.ni, or any oih
er faction or orgnniastioa arrayed iu op
position to the Democratic party."
This will afTord great relief to soma free
State democrats, who were in doubt be.
fore as to whether they "fnout" speak
and vote fur freedom er not. The proviso,
forbidding them to do any thing by way
of " tolerating Black Republicanism, Ab
olitionism," Temperance or other party, is
a little murky. We fear sum of the
faithful will need further instruction as to
how far they " may" go. They ought in
huvo appointed a committee in every pre
cinct, empowered to get slabs from the
saw mill and rig up anxious benehesof en
qui'y, where the uuwiiahed could get spe-i-itiu
instructions.
ltesolved. "That lltn heatf It thanks
of all trim deinnc-rulN of Oregon Territory
are iluc to IMaZon South and Asuhrl
Hush fortheirindefatigahlelabor in nru-.h-ing
out thn seeiU of Know Nolhingi-.ni
from the Virgin Soil of Or- gnu, in secur
ing the adoption and maintaining the ex-iit.-nce
of i Im vira roce method of votint!
and for their niitiriiii! and zealoii labors to
preserve the organization and triumph of
the Democrulio party."
We presume that "all true democrats"
will feel grateful for thus pulling the two
pillars of Oree.cn democracy. There i
only one word that ought to bo altered in
this resolution, and then it would bn ap
propriate, 'llenitfi'lt" ought lo be strick
en out, and some woid inserted which
would not libel these nicn by attributing
to them the possession of an articlo which
we presume few "btishitcs" are impudent
enough to claim.
'ltesolved, That this Convention recog
nize l ho Portland Times as Democratic,
mid its editor as a worthy man."
There are just two lines and a half
wiely thrown in. They cost but litilo,
mid will (irmly bind tha illustrious editor
lo Jo Land's leg, nnd secure to him one
vuto.
"ltesolved, That althouuh in the discus
sion of piuty usages and principles, Col
Kelley has differed with the majority of
tins Convention, wo yet liave entire, confi
dence in his honesty of intention mid puri
ty of purpose."
That is n most excellent puff for the
Colonel, nnd is wisely designed to nnswer
the double purpose of securing his role lo
tho party and of killing him off as an as
pirant for fuliirn honors. Ii is every vvay
wotihy of tho siyi ienl lead that origina
ted it.
"Resolved, 'That in tho judgment nnd
expectation of ench nnd every member of
llus convention, den. Lnne, who lias just
rtceived tho unniiiinnus nomination of the
convention, will endorse ami promptly
stand upon the platform this day adopted,
including llie anti-Standard resolution, and
ihut also, declaring thu oh'igation of lem
ocrats to support tho nominees of demo
cratic caucuses anil conventions."
This is a most excellent resolution, as
il is exceedingly well calculated to lest the
s'ufT that loeofoco stomachs are made of.
It w'ill make Jo a litilo unpalaiahlo to
some, but llie most of them will bo able to
swallow him by degrees, till, bv ths June
election they will have him 'bodacinu-ly"
disposed of. Leland has nlreudy got him
in as fur as I he knees.
tV Wo learn from the Standard that
Nemiih gave as a reason for voting for
the Standard resolution in llie Salem con-
notion, that the Standard had condemned
his vulgarity.
The following is said tn have been de
livered by Nesmilh afler the passage of the
Standard resolution : " We have the im
pudenl puppy's Mil curled so tight that
hit hind legs won't touch the ground fur
some lime yet."
Wo hope for the honor of Tiuchnnan's
administration that he hud notbing to d -in
appointing Nesmiih as Indian Agent.
Il would have been more in keeping with
the ullinities of poor Tierce.
(KrWe notice an anonymous corres
pondent of the Yreka Union sign him
sell "VerbumSap," which, being literally
rendered, means, we suppose, worJ 0
A tap head is sufficient," The " iole
world and the rest of msnkind" have
given in lo iho truth that " verbum sai" or
"a word to the ipi is sufficient," bui ire
are inclined to admit the doctrine of the
Union correspondent that " one word to
a mp-krad" in any kind of a controversy
is fully as good as a dozen. Ws believe
tkit So'otnrm also irc!ined to that ppini?n.
It ia truly amusing to s tha efforts
mad by the locofocn orgaus in tha Terri.
tory lo keep tha proslavery and free Slate
fsctiont of the party united. While the
Times, we believe, hns eipresed Itself as
ympathizing wiih free labor, and hat be.
come the medium through which Deacon
Lenox often disclaims that "our party" it
unntsvery, the other organ at Salem msn
sg'-s lo tickle both free Slats and prola
very democrats, by giviug each a crumb
of comfort in nearly every issue, the pro-
slavery, of course, a tbey art lie ruoti
rabid and wide-mauibed, g.tting l he Isrg-
-at crumb, sad art treated with a little the
most repet, ia virtue, wt presume ol
their proactive value, growing out of
the ihree-fifih representative primlple.
Im the lal Usue of thai sht wa find a
correspondent writing from Luna couuiy
ay:
"'I his coim'y wim bo prolsvery by a
larys majority. There is a schiml district
near her thai ha fourt yroslary asid
niilv one free Stale man in il ; suoiher thai
is iwo to one free Slut men. Lane is all
right on the questions of tha day."
Another correspondent writing from
I'rnpqun, ia denying that the party is pro
lavery, says:
Drier's attempts to fasten the charge
of slsvery prnpsgsndisin upon the Ih-ino.
cratio panv, while it is chaaeeritic "f
the nun, it shows up the dsinsgngus most
effectually."
In nil the notices of free S'atn conven
tions which have been published in thi
heel, the most unmeasured abn'e and rid.
icule have been heaped upon free State
men, while not a word has ever been mid
to wound the ferhnj "f 'he moat rabid
prnalnvery. The great object seems to be
in keep up the impression that the pnr'y is
proslavery and autislnvery, and has nothing
lo do with the matter one way or another.
tV There seems to be a general opin
ion prevalent that liucharian ho appointed
Calmer Governor of Oregon, r're 0. L.
Curry removed also that the new Presi
dent will make a practical demonstration
of thedoctiine nf "rotation in office" and
" to the victors belong the spjils," by mk
ing a clean sweep of the Pierce appoint-
eea lit the Territory. Ueii. Lovijoy is
talked of by his fiends to succeed Cu'li-
rie in the Land Office. In that case, some
of the locos ate threatening to avenge
themselves by sending Curry and (iullirie
lo the L'. S. Senate. We d h"pe for tji
success of Huchannn'a admini-tralion-fliat
the threatened danger 10 llie U:i;on may
a y
bn aveitrd. Aficr the severe blow lluch
anaii received by the election fof Came-
ron as Senator from Pennsylvania, we fear
it will be the means of "ciushing out" the
whole administration provided Oregon
should find it necessary to galvanize- two
political corpses thai had just been wheel
ed from Duchanan's guillotine, and convert
them into two distinguished Senators, who
could hardly be expected under the cir-
ciimstuncea to save the Union by lending
a hearty support to the measures of the
administration.
If our Legislature should find it necesa
ary to send these distinguished gentle
men to the Senaio, we hopo ihey may be
sent staoding on some sort of a cornprom
i.o platform, thai slrull guarantee, tho bene
fit of their counsels to Buchanan, in ease
he should get into a tight place.
03 The Portland Times publishes thu
following with this heading" What they
say of Leland in the. Slate" :
" OitEGON. The Legislature convened
on the lsl December. Both Houses are
almost unanimously Democratic. Tli"
Secretary of the Territory, Hon. B. F.
Harding, slapped ihe face of tho editor of
llie Standard, one Leland, who is a libel
ous Republican, nnd a notorious common
snenk. Poweshiik (Iowa) C'usette, Jan.
23'."
The Times' echo in Salem also pub
IMihs the same extract without n comment.
Il would have taken thn poetry out of the
thing wonderfully if they had lold their
rentiers that the l'owenheik Gazette is edit
ed by the noUblo (i. D. R. Boyd, of
penitentiary notoriety in Oregon.
03" We have received from Fowler ami
Wells a book just published by them entit
led H010 To Write. It "embraces hints on
penmanship nnd the choice of writing ma
terials, practical rules for literary compo
sition iu general, and epistolary and news,
paper writing, punctuation, and proof cor
recting, with directions for writing letters
of business, relationship, friendship, and
love j illustrated by numerous examples
of genuine ep'miles fMtn the pens of the
lies' writers," &u.
The rules snd suggestions given in this
work will be of great benefit to new be
ninners in composition, as well as some old
incorrigible sinners, who have been scratch,
ing away for years msking the King's Eng
lish scream at the clawing of their un
merciful and untutored nibs. We recom
mend our schoolmasters, correspondents,
and Oregon editors in particular, to buy
the book.
Fowler and Wells have also in press
three nvre works entitled, Aiv To Talk.
Horn To Behave, and Hute To Do Butinest
The four books can be had for one dollar,
directed to Fowler its Wells No 30$ Broad
way, New York.
03" The steamer Columbia reached
Portland Isst Wednesday. From Wells,
Fsrgo A Co. and J. W. Sullivan we re
ceived ample tiles of States and California
papers. The news will be found in an
other colnrna.,
(& Tin Amaricant met at Hillsborough
lost Saturday, tnd brought out tho follow,
ing ticket :
Delegates lo Constitutional Convcniion.
K. I). Shalluck, Levi Anderson, and
John Whita. Joint member of Washing
ton and Multnomah T. J. Dryer. For
Representative (!. V. V. Johnson. Joint
Representative T. J. Dryer. County cmn
missionrr John Marsh. Auditor T, L.
Dritknll. Trevurer J. SI. Richta. As
,et4nrH. S.Caldwell. Public Admin
istrator Win. Adams.
The official proceedings came to hand
loo late lo publMi entire this werk.
A (Jerinau astronomer gives it a
hit opinion that the 30ih of June will wind
uu the allain of thia mundane sphere. A
cuinel, the heart of which i solid Cre, is
shiiI 10 be approaching our plsnel, which
il will strike ou that day, turning the
whole tut foes nf tha globe to liquid lava.
Ths French astronomers give il As their
opinion that the coiuct will strike the
Karih, but think the consequences will not
be very serious.
fcj- It is said that (Jen. McCarver is
appointed Collector at Astoria iu place of
Adair, but we see 00 account of it in the
papers.
J. W. Nifinilh has been appointed
Indian Aent for Oregon and Wasliing'on.
XT We learn by the .Standard thai
while firing A salute lo Lane in Portland
lost Wednesday, a mate of the steamer
Columbia hail his lands shot off by an ac
cidental discharge nf the tannun.
03 Fhmr in San Francisco is quoted e
from 911 to $14.
03" Coii-iderahle flour has been bronchi
down llie liver lately, and sold here or
81.00 per hundred.
03" Mr. McOe, 1111 old miller, informs
us that the l-dmid Mill in this city can
ninka lbs best flour of any mill iu the
Territory.
03" We learn thai Mr. llawn is build
ing A tlim flouring mill nn Baker's Creek
near Shadden's in Yamhill county. Mr.
(iilbreth is also building one on the North
Fork of Yamhill, n-a' Caleb Woods'.
03" Two Durham hulls and two heifer
liwrtnirriveil at San Francisco, which were
shipped from New Jersey to George II
Howard of California. -
9" Mr. Joel Burlingame'is now Iota
ted at Milwaukie, where he has started an
extensive hennery, lie wishes to buy
large quantity nf chickens, for which he
will pay $3,30 per dozen, delivered at
Milwuukie. His object is to produce
eggs for the California market.
Wu h-arn Irom (). W. Jackson!
Esq., thai Sal" ami Weddle are now bmn
ing lime at the quarry in this county we
spoke of some time since. The lime is
said lo be si ioiilt, although of a dark color.
03" What has the Territorial Rrptib.
lican committee, devilled upon as to acundi
dalo for Delegate f
03 Proposals for carrying the mails
from Sept. 1st, 18."7, to June 3Uih, H5S,
on the following rou'e, will he received ut
Washington till 1I1R 23' h of June:
From Coivullis. by Kinney's, Murray's.
Eugene City, Coit.Tje (hove, and the
Coast I'ork of Willamette, to Oakland,
0") miles ami back, once a w-rk.
Leave Corvullis Thursday at 7 a in;
Arrive si Oakland Saturday hy 4 pm;
Leave Oakland Thursday ai 7 a m ;
Arrivo at Corvullis Saturday bv 4 p in.
Hiils 10 end at Siulaw, or ut Winchester,
will bn considered.
fjT The Independent Steamship Coin
modoro, Capt. Fanmh-roy, left Portland
last Suuduy for San Francisco, with about
five hundred tuns of freight and fif y or
sixty passengers.
To Corrkspoxdknts. Severn! pieces
of " poetry" are declined.
B. It. Ili-Xt week.
I. M.J., McMinville. We will attend
to the matter, and send llie package to the
Da ton Post Office.
03-Oli uary from Plum Valley ncx
week.
03" Jo Lane arrived on the Columbia.
Frost Nicaragua.
DF.FEAT OF THK A!. I. IKS BV GKN. WALKT.R.
The dates are San Juan, March
President Walker and army were in good
health, ami had plenty of provisions and
ammunition.
On the lfith, Gen. Walker, with 40(1
men, made un attack on San Jorge, and
after considerable fighting, succeeded in
geiiino into the plaza, killing a large num
ber of the em-mv, and losing 0 killed and
15 wounded Thinking that Rivas was
lelt without pmtei'iion, Uen. ("hamorro,
wi h 1.000 men, attacked that place, which
was defended by Gen. Menniugaen with a
strong force. As soon as (ien. Walker
found tho enemy, under Chamorro, bad
gone to attack Kivns, he withdrew bis
men and marchrd to attack the enemy in
'he rear. The howitzers of Hemiing-wii.
on the Rivas side, and Walker's riflemen
and six pounders in the rear, succeeded in
CuMing ihe Chamorro forces nearly t.
piece. The ennniy, hy I heir o o account,
liea 327 killed and over 300 wounded, sud
Walker only 2 killed and '21 wounded.
The San Juan 'ivr r has n.it Ivpen open
ed yet, but Col. Loekriilgi is making ev
ery preparation to do so. He liss consid
erably mora than 400 men, 140 having
arrived from New Orleans by the Texas.
Il was reported that Ex President Rivas
! hod kenjiMiinitad at Leon,
News from the Atlantic States.
Tn Cabinet. The following is the
Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan. Il will be
seen that it Is somewhat different from the
one published two weeks ego)
Secretory of State Lewis Lass, oi
Michigan.
Secretary of the Trtatury Howell lobn
of (jeorfia.
S-errtary of War John I). Floyd, nf
Virginia.
Secretary of the Nary Isaac Toucey,
of Connecticut.
Secretary of thr Interior Jacob Thump
son, of Mississippi.
Attorney General Judge Black, f
Pi nusylvauiit.
Poiliiiatler General A. V. Biown, of
Tell Iles see.
The Cubinet had a wnrrri discussion on
thn rule adopted hy Mr. Buuhumiii to np
ply the rolulion principle lo the North ami
West only. The Northern members of
the Cabiin t insist upor un application nl'
ihe same rule lo the South also. Thia Mr
Buchanan po itively refu't's. (iov. Fi'z
paliiek recommends the reappointment o'
Mr. Sandlirrd, the Mobile Collector, mil
also Ihe pr-srut District Atiorney, wlunii
he does nut know, when one of his most
intimate and particular friends is an appli
cant. Changes will be made ill the S-uilh
only for cause. A disiinuished lVunsvl
vmiiri office. holder was presented to Mr.
Buchanan by several prominent demo
cnitic friends, wild a request I It ut he h"U'd
be, reappointed. The reply was etiijduric,
that Ihe North and West demanded rota
tion iti i 'Dice, and ihnt would be the rub
of action.
The Grand Jury for the District of Co.
luiubia have found a true bill of indict
ment against Col. Lee for murder ill the
first degree, for killing Mr. Hume. Lee is
now iu jail. The homicide occurred in
relation to n tlilliculiy at one nf the last
levees of the I 'resident.
Gov. Geary of Kunsas has resigned in
consequence of tin) failure to remove
Judge Lecoinple. It is said that hi res
ignation seriously embarrassed 'ha Admin
istration, as the President i unablo lo fix
upuii a proper successor. It is ihoiigh'
thai Buchanan will insbi upon his retain
ing the oflic, and pledge him the n quiche
aid lo sustain him.
Sam Mednry lids bnen appointed Guv.
emor of Minnesota Territory, and J. 1.
Anderson, of Washington. Anderson is
in ei.icr upon his duties ar the vxplialioti
of Gov. Stevens' term.
Senator Sumner has got on a tour to
Ho rope for his health.
The Pacific Telegraph bill failed- to b -.
collie a'law.
Ex 1 'resident Pierce was pr serteil
the 0th of March with a cpleinlid sorv.ee
of silver plate, lb- g ft of cii-n nf Sa
vannah. Mr. Touinbe made the pieeiit
alioti cpei ch.
The It publicans carried ihe Slate eh c
tioll ill New Hainp-liii'e.
The Mississippi and Ninarn frigiitr s
have hceu ordered io asist in laying down
the ocean submarine tel. graph-
A duel took place n Mobile on the "tli
March between Mr. Nixon, editor of I In
Crescent, hiiiI Mr. BivckiMi'ulge, ediior ol
llie Courier. At the second fi'e .Mr.
Breckinridge was hot in both thighs.
Mr. Nixon was not hurl. Mr. ISeckiu.
ridge is the same geiilleiuau who, conn
time since, fought with Mr. Leavenworth
of New Yolk ai Niagara Falls.
Two attempts Here made on the 7th o'
March ill lb- Stale Prison at Auhum in kill
llie ll!'enl of llie prison One nsnul w.i
made with a kuih- and the oihei with a
hammer.
The Stale Survey of the Okefelioke.
Swamp, in Georgia, is resulting in linpor
lant developments. It seems Ihttl the
niot eironroiis opinions have been enter
lamed of this hitherto undeveloped region.
lvch covers a large portion of lire urea of
the Slate. It iK-s not appear lo bo a
NWiimp alii r till ; and tin. rxpdiiioii, so
fill from b'-illL' impeded hy water, have
suffered severely for a nnl of il, bcinu'
Compelled to sink three wells on the r.oit'-.
The Extra Session of the United States
Senule closed wiih the usual formalities,
after an intimation from the President that
he had no further communications to cub
in it. An effort was made to have ihe In
liana election tu-cs considered, but it
proved ineffectual.
The resolutions of the Judiciary Com
miltPc, discharging il fioin the further con
sideration of tin1 pnnei against the right
of Mr. Cuiii'-roii lo n seat io the Senate
from Pennsylvania, was adopted after
some further debate. A resolution was
then reported from the same Committee
authorizing testimony to be taken bv
Messrs Fitch and Bright, and then contest
ing their right to seats from Indiana.
One hundred and thirteen New Hamp
shire lovins heard from, give Haile, the
Republican candidate for Governor, 20,
055 votes: Wi lls, 17,675; and Haddock.
Kit). Iu ihe (louse, the Republicans thus
far have 129 members, and ihe Democrats
52. The Council and Seiiaie are Repub
lican, and all the Republican Congress
men are re-elected. Additional returns
confirm the success of the Republican
ticket. Mr. Ilaile's majority f,.r Gover
nor will exceed 3,000. The Republicans
also elect the three Congressmen and a
majority of the Coiircil and Senate. In
the House, they have from thirty to forty
majority.
TtesliaaUoa of (iov. Geary.
The St. Louis Democrat publishes A
statement relative to the affairs of Kan.
sas, given by Gov. Geary. It apHam the
cause of Gov. Geary's resignation was
the failure of President Fierce to fulfil'
the pledget Hindu at I he time of his (Gea
ry's) appointment. These pledges were to
support him with an army of militia at
tho expense of the public Treasury, if Bte.
essary J btil instead of receiving (hi iid
he has paid IH.OOO nut of his own pock,
el, ihe Administration having rvfnd
military aupmrl under the most urgent
circumstances, while he was thwarted by
thu Judiciary of the Territory in every
possible manner.
Thu Gm ernor states thai fifty men were
under oath from the day he entered ih
country till he left it, to asas-loale him;
provid' d his offl ia conduct did Hoi meet
iln-ir approbation. He regrets the step he
has been obliged to lake, but f'la Confident
lb 't had ill" promised assistance been rea.
der d he could have ndininistrrcd tm ,f.
lairs of ihe Territory Ida manner accept,
able to honest settlers of both sides,
In relation lo the outrage voiiimillej
by p0 slavery men, he says one half hti
not b en told. H- pronounces ihe inur.
dor of Dullum by Hays, ihe most cold,
bl. soiled ami aitiocimis affair ever itiin.
ed. His version of the Sherrard affair i
similar to those already report, d. He my,,
h iwcver, I hat thu ac ounl published in ila
Republican, over ihe signature of Jones,
is a tissue of falsehoods.
The Governor complains bitterly nf the
abstraction and mutilation of crresion
deuce. Ho says tlx luaill-ags rn con,
stsmlv opened and all objectionable niaU
I r lo or I'kiiii him abstracted. The (iuv.
. ruor thinks ihe stublisluneiii of a Slave,
ry Coiistiitnion iiievilahle.
Tho steamer Texas sailed from New
Orleans on me 1 1 ' ti hit Sail Juan, nh
130 recruits for Gen. Walker. Gen. Horns
by was among her pamenger.
MovEMK.vrs of Tkikm's n the Plains,
Troops are io cross th- plains this spriag
li r I lie proteciiou of the overland emigrant,
bound lor California and Oregon. Order
have been issued fur lhe4tli Infantry, now
sia'ioneif in Oregon, lo move across the
country, tonsil lifting ihe road, for which
appropi rations have been made. The
companies of the Oih Inluiitry, now at ,
Forts Kearney and Leaiemvorih, are lo
follow up the I'latle valley, in the old Or
egou trail, and go thioiigh the nioiui ain
at South Pass. The companies sta ioned
iu K.ni-as nre to i inlnrk ut Fort Lcavn
worlii, mid asci-Hil llm Missouri in boslsi
Foil IVnliHi there to n iwora uiniln-lieveil
hy tint 4tb Iniaoiry, some time in llie sum
mer, when Ihey, too, will move aernst
over the route passed over by l hem on ibaif
match from I Iregon.
for the Arg.
Ma. Editor The peoplo of Oregon
have three times refWd to fotni a Sisle
goveriiiiieul, mainly heeuuse ihey bvlined
a Stale organization loo expensive lobe
borne until their wealth and numbers la
in ease. The question is again to be voted
upon next June. Though we are lieilhrr
si longer nor richer than when ihe queslinrr
was lirsl pmpnooil, but on ihe contrary are
daily losing both wealth and popula ioaf
yet il set iiic milter ihati loiigi r resist ihe
ceas-less iinpoituuini'S nf ill -so uhnsttjk
oilic" under the new form of goveriiiiieul,
lie' pioplo appear Hov ilispsed lo )'i ld
their la-tior jielmeiit to-escape fun her an
ti 'Vance. Douhlh as niuny are influenccl
oi vole for a State in order to pui to rest
th vexed question opened ainonj lis h
the Kansas Nebraska acl, ami the -ulj ct
f slavery s-'enis ta engross the public al
I. nuoo, to ihe exoftt-ioii of others Wlucll,
if of b-ss i'lip-i'iane -, should have piece
leiice, as ihey must first be d l id. d'
Are we abh- to siippni an i flicieiit Slate
jovernnii nl t Tln-n- are in I u Teirilnry
ahoitt ten lli'insand la.-(iyi-rs ; t In ir pro
doc ive wealih coii-Uih in part of n small
export of limber and agricultural products,
but ns a paying market is seld-nn foutrrf
for Orr goii lumlh-r ami produee, hut a
small portion of the capital and iwtustry
of the country have been employed in thei
pio'luc ion, wliil" Ihe greater part has h en
directed to ihe raising of animals. But
owing to the winters ami the failure uf
the native grasses, this important branch
.if business is greatly n tho di-clin".
tihdi- the number of animals of ihe Coun
try has b-eli diminished, which, under the
ordinary Hws governing supply and da
muiul, would inctea-e the value of the re
maiuder. Oregon presents ihe exceplii
of a declining price wiih a diminishing
unrulier ; hence ninny s ock rsi-sers are
now seeking b.-ltpr paa:ures and pricet in
Cidifoiuta, and inking their d'oves with
thi'in.
Under these circumslance, t" seems 19
nie that before entering too keenly intS'lhe
'li.-cussion as lo whether Oregon shall be
free or slave State, we should first ascer
tain whether il is ready and able to become
a Slate at rll. A brief examination of
ibis subject I propose to make in another
paper. - .
Mass Laaveatloa.
There will tn a Republican laConvstis ia
this ciiy on Saturday rexl (May 2d). t "
upon llie course lo be pursued during- lbs ceaiiuf
canvass. T. Pors, Cb'a Cool.
Nolle.
Ths annual meeliug of Ihe OreRnB Aoiiliary
Tract Socirly will be held at Oregon titv ta
Thursday, May I -till, ai JU o'clock a. .
G. H. Atxiiwos, Sec J.
.Nonce.
The annua' meet ug of Ihe Orefroa BibleSe
eiety will be held at Oregon (aty the aecoM
t.tnenlay in M.ay oext. ,
April 18. Usnikl Baoi.it, Secy.
bailee.
The H.nrth anniversary of the Oregon Temper
ance Asiaiion will be h. Id at OrefM Crty ea
Tu.d .y the lHh day uf Mv. at H-i a- bl
Apr I tft. O. bicKio-s. J-
MA&&XBO:
Iu SaVm. April 7ih, by Rev. Xeill AAawa. Mr.
AooLTllca J. UlKtT, of faoli, Iu4, t ill
E ATaasc, ' liurbuglou, Iowa.
.March 12. Auiiidu Ca.wroaa f Miss
Aatso Mklvw Moieas.bothaf Liaau
April 5, Mr. Ptewora, of Las. Masras
M. Kice. of Po!k
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