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. r curious naopla will be governed, i tLo law of tho church, and tliut emanates from Gov. Brighnm Young, and him alone. 1 do behove that if llioro were a man put In office as Governor of that Territory who li not a member of the church (Mor. mon), and be supported with a sufliciuiit military aid, that much good would rosuli from tucb a course ; but, as tbo Territory it now governed, and has been since the administration of Mr. Fillmore, at which time Young received his appointment m Governor, it is noon-day madness nnd folly to attempt to administer the law in thiit Territory. The officer are inaulted, ha rasod, and murdered, for doing llipirduly, nuJ not recognizing Brigham Young as the only law.givcrand lawmaker on earth. Of tbU every man can bear iueontestiblo evidence who has brn willing to accept nit appointment in Utah, and, I nsuroyou, Kir, that no man would bo wiling to ris-k hit lifo and properly in I lint Territory after onco trying the sad experiment. With an ardent desire that the present Administration will give due and timely nid to tho officers that mny bo so unfortu nate a to accept situations in that Terri tory, and that the withering curse which rest upon this nation by virluo of the peculiar nnd heart-rending institutions of tho Territory of Utah may be speedily removed, to the honor and credit of our bappy country, 1 now remain your obedient servant, W. W. DllC.MMONP, Justice of Utah Territory. March 30, A. D. 1W7. l)c (Dragon Strcjus. v. L. aii.dib, Kinruit and rnorniKTon. OREGON CITVi SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1857. Republican Nominations, CLACKAMAS CO. For Delegates to Cvnslilutional Convention, GEORGE ABKRNKTIIY, GILBERT REYNOLDS. For Ilfprcseutatii-fS, W. C. JOHNSON, C. W. BRYANT. Fur Sheriff, JOHN M. BACON. Fur Assessor, WILLIAM P. CUltNS. tS5" U. . Csaio is aulhnri.c.l to do any bus- incus connected Willi 1 lie Argus lUIue during my absence. W. I,. ADAMS. j&T Q. V. Lawson, li-q., independent candidate for Congress, made a speech to u crowded houso in this city last Tuesday, with good cfli'ct. Wo belie, o that more than two thirds of llioso who heard him will role fur him. JUT In order to have our position fully tmlnruln.il ua tm.a tl.ilu ft.nt . I!l.i ium UUUUt.hVUU ii v iiiiu QUIhU tuub, wiiiiv 1 o advocate Republican principles, and support Republican nominees when properly cho sen, wo shall never depart from a rule wo Lavo always lived up to, never knowingly to support a bad limn fir office. Con sequently, when the l!epublicaus nominate a man for odico whom wo l.icw to be a villuin, they must excuse us for neither - advocating hi in nor even priming his numo. JL'-ff" We call the attention of our cili zens in this vicinity to tho suggestion of friend Atkinson in this paper, in relation to a Cold Water Army fourth of July celebration. Wo had a good one last year, and we think it can bo improved upon so as to meet tho wants of nil, old and young, this yoar. Tho impressions made upon our mind by tho occurrences of last year on tho memorable Fourth, tho Imp picst ono wo ever experienced, havo not yet been obliterated, and tho littlo heroes of the Cold Wafer Army fairly chip their hands for jy at the prospect of n recur. Tence of theso events. While old drunk ards are fulling around us, and while our young men arc being tempted to drain the convivial glass of tho burning poison that creates a drunkard's nppetilo, it is meet that parents nnd guardians throw around their nll'spring all possible inducements ton love of virtue and n deep seated loathing of sice. We venture the assertion that the liquor dens will get few subjects from the Cold Wnler Army. We hope to sr tho white flag of peaeo floating over the heads of these littlo in t'inoiblcton the coming Fourth. iCS?" It will bo seen by Mr. Nowsom's communication that he is the "tirst man on the ground" with a budget of acceptable information for tho Immigrant Aid Sj eicty. What Mr. N. bus said of his love ly Abicaw valley may be properly said of a thousandothor valleys which constitute tho Willamette, Umpqiia, and Rogue River valleys, excepting perhaps tho advantages of water may nut bo as munificently be towed upon soma others. Mr. N. is certainly within bounds when lie says Oregon could support a population of two millions, lie might havo said fif. tern millions. With the boundaries fixed upon by the U. S. Senate, o hv nn area just twice us large ns that of the Stale of New York, and she already contains population of about four millions, with ft fair projpectof having it quadrupled in loss than fifty years. Thewbolo of Great Britain, including England and Ireland, is less than ore and a half times larger than Oregon, and it contains about thirty mill ions of inhabitant. Our soil is equal to any of these countries and our climate far superior to most. Tlit fact is, our three great mountain ranges, tbo Blue, Cascade, nnd Coast moun tain, are all susceptible of settlement. The land it richer, and the climate less ob jectionable, than those of the barren bills of Maachusetti aud .New Hampshire, which literally swarm with live Yankoes, who not only make a good living but are oblo to school their children. Wehopoour friends in all sections will contribute their mile towards furnishing iu formation respecting their localities. Traitors In I tin (.amp. We learn thul Starkweather and the other Democratic candiJalus who have spoken in the county precincts, when cor norod on the stump, rcpudiato tho Salem platform and tho Statesman. Kcllcy and Wail, who aro nominees, nnd were mem bers of the Salem convention, nnd submit ted to its dictates, hnvo not yet come out before tho peopln to answer questions as to their position. Do they dare do it ? Wo have seen a U tter from the Dalles, how ever, in which it is stated that "the Bush Democracy thero have nominated Hum nson for Councilman, because they can't and won't go Wait." We wonder which bundle of hay theso political animals of doubtful gendor will choose, or will they starve between tho two jtiT Our two old friends "Sep" and "Dolph" got into a warm discussion last Tuesday in this city, upon busbism, the latter for and the former against. The debate was getting decidedly interesting, when "Sep" gave a "striking Argument" by hitting his opponent in tbo faco. Upon this, an iron weight was thrown, when "Sep" seized n spado nnd "Dolph" an ax, and something might havo happened bad it not been for tho bystanders, who inter fered with tho loss of tho end of a finger by one of them by some way getting it mixed up with the ax. OCT Some villain made an unsuccessful attempt to fire Demcnt's store-house last Tuesday night. The ftro, which was kin dled against the building in tho rear, went out of its own accord. By referring to our advertising columns it will bo soon (but a large reward has been offered for tbo dotectiou and convict ion of the scoundrel. OCT Tho U.S. M. Steamer Columbia reachod .Portland last Sunday. No later Stales news, than was brought ly tho Commodore. 03 A serious tight occurred at Portland on board the Columbia last Monday, be tween tho officers of the boat and some persons who nttompted to board her for tho purpose, as wo hear, of chastising the mate, who had knocked down a passenger. Suvuial persons were seriously injured. (XT Wo hear that a flatboat load of hoy took fiio a few days ago from the sparks from tho steamer Eagle, which was towing it up tho Willametto to Portland. One man on board tho flat camo near being burned up before he was taken ofT. 05" We leurn from Ex-Governor Ah crnethy that, from recent explorations of tho Tualatin river, it is ascertained to be navigable, as high up as Hillsborough. 03" Tho report of tho Clatsop Repub lican convention, with a number of com munications, came to hand loo lute for this issue. 05" Tho private letter of A., at Yon. calla, camo to hand, but no communication. JttT Tho Republicans of Washington Territory havo nominated A. S. Aberncthy for Congress. Tho Jacksonvillo Sentinel pub lishes an imploring letter in favor of slavery in Oregon, signed "Mary Ann." Tho ar gument nnd stylo of it is precisely that of " tho Mary Ann of tho Mexican war." OCT Gen. Adair, tho bushito candidnto for Convention from Clatsop, has declined running. 05" Jackson county seems to bo infested with thieves and niurdorers. The Setui nel says an old man named X. B. Lane, was found murdered iu his house on t.'ie 6th inst with hit hands tied behind him. No clue has been got to the murderers. If. Noble, Eli Judd aud C. Walker, were lodgod in jail for robbery, but Noblo broke jail nnd escaped. 05" Trespassers will do well to notice Mr. Hcman Buck's card in to-day's paper. $ir'i6 proceedings of the Republi can convention in Yamhill camo to hand too Into for last week's paper. G. W. Burnett was chosen chairman and J. 11. MeBride secretary. Resolutions were adopted to support no man ns Stato delegate who was not in fa. vor of submitting a free constitution to the people, as also repudiating tho idea of caucus sovereignty. The following candidates were nomina ted; Delegate to Stato Convention J. R. Mo Bride. Councilman, jointly with Clatsop A. A. Skiunor. Representative J. E. Brooks, T. R. Harrison. Sheriff Henry Warren. Auditor J. W. Cowles. School Superintendent G. W. Elmer. Assessor James Graves, Jr. Couuty Commissioners J. R. Bean and Win. Odeil. " lort ntry inci of tin l aun." Jo Lin I 8ir, if you lore each inch w tirad If tliif g-wi land for which you bird. Your love uwinewhM thinly iprtmJ, l'pn my lift, cr ! Yea bars but lint left, I tivw, To jv jour wile, six! Domestic lumculite, NOTES TAKEN TIIKOl'UU A " KNOT HOLE." Dramatis Tersonu! Old Jo. Mac, a Pro Slavery Democrat. Lex, a Free Stato Democrat. Euitor op CzAi'KAY'a Oboa.n. ACT I. Scene II. Private Room in Sulem. Enter Jo and Lex. Lex. What do you think about tbo payment of tbo war debt, General I Jo. Why, God bless your soul, it'll bo paid; titers is nothing surer than that. Lex. Happy lo hear it, and hopo you won't bo di.appoiuted. Jo. The Government always, has paid such debts, nnd I prctumo it will contine to do so. Tho fact is, it would Lavo been paid ling ago, if it bad 'lit been for the Black Republican Houso. Lex. I believe that the word "pay" was stricken out of the bill in tha Senate, whero Black Republicans are about at senrco ns they are in Missouri. Jo. Yes but it was upon Seward's mo tion. Lex. Then Seward it responsible for what tho Senate did at Lis suggestion I Jo. Well, tho blame ought to rest somewhere, and you know it won't do to throw it on " reliab!o"dcmocruts. Lex. Why did those appropriation bills, that were recommended by the House in committee of the whole, fuil to pass tho Senate! Jo. I supposo it must have been ow. ing to a want of time. Lex. Or probably to Seward's influ ence. But how do you account for the fact that Faulkner of Virginia, a strong democrat, was the man of all others most conspicuous in the House to oppose the pnymont of the war debt! Jo. Well, really, 1 hardly know, unless Seward had some influence ovor Lim ; but here, let us take something, (drawing a flask from his pocket.) Lex. No, thank you, I don't drink. Jo. A democrat, and not drink! Well, it's all right. Tho democratic party you know, is neilhor temperanco nor nnti tem pernnce, slavery nor anti-slavery, but stands wholly on the principles of tho Nebraska bill. Lex. It seems to hnvo been a disputed point among democrats as to what the prin ciples of tho Nebraska bill wore. Jo. What do you mean ! Lex. I mean that whil the northern wing of tho party contended that the bill announced the sovereignty of the people of the Territories over their domestic in stitutions, tho southern wing repudiated the idea, and contended that tho domestic institutions of tho South might go to all Territories in spite, of the people. Jo. Well, but tho Supromo Court, you know, has sottled that matter. Lex. Yes, tho five slaveholders that compose a majority of tho Supremo Court have decided that the southern wing of tho party was right, and under this decis ion, tho democratic party which fought the last campaign upon tho squatter sovereign ty platform, find tho planks nil knocked from under their fect and they aro com pelled either lo renounce tho democratic party or stand upon a slave sovereignty platform, which the supremo Court now declares tho Nebraska swindle to have been. Jo. Why, my dear friend, don't call tho Nebraska Bill a swindle. Lex. I call it a swiudlo becausa it was offered to the North during tho last can vass, as containing tho principles of squat ter sovereignty. Jo. Well, has tha democratic party ever decided that it does not ! Lex. Buchanan in his Inaugural stated that the Supromo Court would settle the difficulty thai had arisen iu tho minds of the people in construing the bill, nnd ho nnvn il oo 7, ,'t ntniin tli, tVi. I. ill v J IKtf V1UIVU .11.11 btto will tUll- tained no such thing as squatter sovereign ty. The Supreme Court has decided that ho was right. I, for one, believe in the sovereignty of tho people, even of the Territories, nnd I think it would be Wull enough to let us elect our owu officers. Jo. Weil, God bless your soul, the great democratic party goes in for the largest liberty to the peoplo of the Ter ritories. Lex. It certainly looks to ms liko the largest measure of despotism. Jo. How do you prove that I Lex. From the Nebraska bill, as con. strued by Buchanan and the Court. Jo. Let us hear your proof. Lex. When tbo Nebraska bill was passed, it was boasted of as having enun ciated a very important fact, and that was, that squatters in Territories were sover eigns. Jo. Yes, and tho great democratic par ty discovered this doctrine. Lex. Well, if they have discovered it, 1 should be pleased to have it pointed out to me, and you can do mo a great favor by putting your finger on a single point where, under the Nebraska bill, the peo ple of the Territories enjoy privileges they did not enjoy before ; for instance, they are not allowed to elect their Governor, Judg es, or any of their Territorial officers. Jo. No, of course not. Lex. But the officers of these newly created Territories, are appointed by the President, and their Governors are clothed with tho veto power. There is one in stance where the people have been robbed of tithe of sovereignty, instead of hav ing their privileges increased. Jo. Well, yoa can't mention another.' Lex. Let us see. Orogon and Wash ington Lad the privilege conceded to them by all statesmen, North and South, lo leg IslaU slavery out of their Territories, and ihoir Legislatures, acting upon the con viction of this right, did exclude it, but the Nebraska bill has declared their acts null nnd void, upon tha ground that they had no right to legislate slavery out of any of tha Territories belonging to the United States. ll:r I have furnished tiro In stances in which the Nebraska bill, as con strued by Buchanan and tha Supreme Court, has robbed tho peoplo of the lerri lories of sacred privileges they enjoyed be foro, and I challenge you to put your finger on a single quid pro quo which they have received in return for them. Jo. Wfll, the decision of tha Supreme Court is final and is now the law of the land. Lex. We will attend lo that after a whilo ; but lot us examine squatter sover eignty a littlo more. Jo. I don't think we had better agitate this question Lex. Information is what I am after just now and I wish to propound a few questions. Jo.-Well. Lex. Undor the Nebraska bill the people of the Territories are not allowed to elect their own Territorial officers. Jo. No. Lex. Beautiful sovereignty, that! The Governors of Kansas and Nebraska are clothed with the veto power! Jo. Yes. Lex. Then whero is the sovereignty boasted of ? Jo. In " regulating their own domestic institutions. Lex. But Buchanan and tho Court hnvo decided that they aro not entitled to oven this privilege. The last ndministra- tion tore down the bar of tho Compromise, telliug the peoplo that as Congress had put up tho bar, it was not compatible with the sovereignty of the people, and they had no oarthly object iu tearing it down other than merely to give the people tho blessed privilege of putting it up themselves, pro vided they saw slavery making a push to get in. After the election is over, Buch anan and tho Court tell thorn that they have no right to put it up, but tbut slavery- can go into all the Territories in spite of the people. This is "squatter sovereignly" with a vengeance! Jo. But will you nullify the decision of the Supreme Court 1 Lex. My object was to show you that squatter sovereignty bnd turned out to bo nothing more than slave sovereignty, and that the Northern wing of tho Democratic party had now nothing left but to abandon tho party, or become tho willing tools of tho slave power, more object if possible than '.ho negroes who toil under tho lash. Jo. But the decision of the Supreme Court is law. Lex. I deny that. It is merely an extra-judicial opinion upon a matter not bo fore tbo Court, and every lawyer in the Union of any note will toll you that il has just about as muuh weight, nnd U entitled to full as much consideration by the Courts and tho people, as Pratt's "directory opin ion" on the location difliculty. Jo. Why, you certainly talk like a Black Republican. Lex. Well, I hope I talk liko a man who has a little sense, and who knows bis rights and privileges under the Constitu tion as an American citizen, and not aa a mere thing, a tool, for demagogues. Jo. What do jou mean by "tool" ! Lex. I havo already shown you that by recent developments in regard to tho 'squat ter sovereign' swindle, democrats aro con verted into mere tools. If nnything.how ever, were wanting to put tho finish on the tools, it has been done by the "caucus sov ereignty" platfoim of Salom. The Ne braska bill deprives us of tho privilege as citizens of a Territory of electing our own ofiicers, and even of excluding slavery or polygamy, and the Salem platform lakes away what little sovereignty we had on other matters, and lodges it in a caucus at Salem. If you can show me nnv differ- ence, then, betweon a "reliable democrat" in Oregon nnd a serf in Russia, I should like to have you point it out. Jo. Then you will probably leave the Democratic party. Lex. The Democrnlio pnrty has left me. Jo. So will I. Exit Jo, Lex following. From Nicaragua. Tho expedition under Col. Lockridge, to open the San Juan river, and effect a junc tion with Gen. Walker at Rivas, has com pletely failed, and the army disbanded. Col. Lockridge, however, with about 100 men out of 400 determined upon mak ing nn attempt to force a passage to Walk er's camp overland, and started up the river on the steamer J. N. Scott for that purpose ; but, when two miles above Sera piqui, the boiler exploded, killing thirteen aud wounding twenty or thirty. The rest returned to Greytown, and from thence sought opportunities of getting back to the United States, in which they were assisted by tho British vessels-of-war in port. The failure of this expedition will no doubt operate most disastrously to Gen. Walker, and it is not probable that he can maintain himself in Nicaragua much longer. Disease a more fatal enerav to him than the Allied army is thinning his ranks rapidly, and to disease alone will Central-American praises be due, far more than to tha impotent valor of its armies, Tor alter s discomfiture. r The weather has been ytrr warm for a few days past. For thi Argus, Tht Water Army ar FeurU tt July Celrkraltoas. At a meeting lately held in Boilon, it was Resolved, " That, under the deep im pression mado by the addresses of Peter Sinclair, of Edinburgh, relating to the int. portance of a new juvenile lemperunce movement, it be recommended by this meeting lo all Iho friends of temperance throughout the State, lo gather together the youth of both sexes a soon as posstb.e in lempernnco associations, and on tho 4th of Julv next, to aid them in such public demonstrations as shall bo cheering ond animating to them, nnd useful to all around them." This Resolution, Mr. Editor, opens a vol. umo of important truth not only to the people of Massachusetts, but to tho friends of temperance throughout our Union. If we can gain all the children, we shall soon have all the men and women on tho side of "total abstinence." And it is easy to get the children. Their convict ions and sympathies are entirely with us in this reform, and, until they are allured into habits of drinking, or enter into busi ness, allured by the profits of liquor-sel-ling, or into alliances involving the sup port of such vices, we retain those sympa thies and those convictions. But so soon as children become young men and young womon, they are tempted to drink, or to become clorks to liquor dealers, or to associate and form attach, rucnts among drinkers and venders ; and when they do, we find thorn committed against our cause, or else indifferent, or else sufferers of the evils of intemperance. As children they aro unsuspecting unless taught, especially on this subject. Our temperanco organizations for adults hard, ly reach the children. We are learning loom to grow up and take their places in society for or against this cause, without making an elliirt to guide them in their decisions. We are now thankful to gain a young man to our rauks, who had even been wavering, and much more ono who had begun to drink occasionally. We nro glad to save a young lady from "lifo un ion" to a man, who has tho habit of using liquor as a beverage. But if wo will bo gin in the childhood of these young per sons wo shall savo thorn from all danger and hundreds more liko thorn. Let us go to work and indoctrinate the thousands of children in Oregon in the principles of Temperanco. Let the friends of temper, ance in every City, Town and Precinct take this in Land. Let as have Public and Family pledges. Lot us have Bun ners and Badges. Let us have Process ions and Celebrations. If the moving "log cabins and the bar rels of hard cider" elected Gon. Harrison President, and if great public demonstra tions are always found necessary carry the Presidential election, or even to call out much enthusiasm among men upon tho subject, there is the more reason to have symbols and public exhibition of our principles and strength, to impress child ren. 1 And what better day for such scenes than tho Fourtu of JulvI We eiiull thus bo following in the steps of "our fathers," nnd make tho day not only memorable for Freedom, but for Inde pendence of " King Alcohol." Yours, Truly, G. II. Atkinson. For the Argui. Aeicaw Valley, Ohix.on, May 23, 1S37. As general ns well ns local information is desired, with respect to various sections of California, and Oregon and Washington Territories, for future settlements of the emigrants to these shores, I will contrib ute, in some small degree, to give such in formation concerning some parts of the Willametto Vulley as may be beneficial to these for whom it is intended. The first section of country to which I shall call public attention is Abicaw valley in Ma rion county. The Abicaw rises in the western slopo of the Cascade Mountnins, and is fed from pure cold springs gushing out from the regions of almost perpetual snow, and the waters are clear, pure, and cold. About nine miles from the mouth of this stream, the valley along its course widens out, and affords fine locations for farmers and stock-raisers. The lands nre rich, and well adapted to the production of wheat, corn, outs, rye, buckwheat, nnd all torts of culinary vegetables, in the great est abundance and of the best quality. The various locations in the Abicaw valley hnvo been tried in the culture of apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, apricots, almonds, and gooseberries, and the results are highly satisfactory. Tho lands can be bought from their owners at from two to ten dollars per acre, according to the improvements or other circumstances. At the base of the Cascade Mountains, and extending eastward, the lands are vacant, and subject to pro-emplion or to sale. On these vacant lands there is an opportunity now for a heavy and profitable settlement by those who may desire to locate in this part of Oregon. About four miles east of the settlements on Abicaw, and on the di. vide between it and Bute Creek, is "Crooked Finger's Prairie," situated twenty miles from Oregon City, twenty miles from Salem, and near six miles from Si'verton the last a thriving country town on Silver Creek in Marion county. This prairie contains about 1200 acres of smooth, rich, and hcauiifully-situated lands, well watered, and surrounded with an im mense body of tall fir, cedar, ash, maple, air! alder tinier. Outside cf the prairie are large tree's of good second-rate lands, called "fern openings." Tho bunch grmj is exceedingly luxuriant On these lands,. Elk, deer, and bear abouinl hero. Spn'ngs of pure old water gush out every two or three hundred yards all over theio rich lands. I have never seen better timber than abounds hero. On the bluffs of the Abicaw, opposite nnd two miles south of Crooked Finger's Prairie, aro exteniire stone-coal banks. This conl has beta tried nnd found to be excellent. Millions of ions of iron ore abound Lore in tht bills. 1 havo teen this ore, and have no doubt 0f tho exhaustlcst quantity of the ore at this point. The geologist scut to Oregon never examined these iron mines, and hence they are unknown. I have never seen such a stream at the Abicaw it, according to iu size, fur water-power facilities. It affords a good mill-seat every half mile fur twenty miles from its mouth. As yet there it no mill or any water-works upon it, except a saw-mill al its confluence with Silver Creek In sec. 20, town. 6 south, I west, Vj(ln. etto meridian. This stream rum nearly due west, and a good wagon road or plank road could be made from the coal miner, iron mines, end " Crooked Finger's Pras rio" to Salom, or to Fairfield, on tha Wil. lametlo River. A wagon road now loads from the settlements to this charming prai. rlo. A territorial road nnd two county roads cross Abicaw creek at right angles. A more healthy region of country than this valley is not in Oregon or North America, If ever a Railroad is made from tht mouth of Big Sandy and up the Willamottt val Icy south to California, it must cross Abi caw valley. Mills, stores, mechanic sbopn, churches, and school-houses are being erected in this valley and adjacent to it. Yet under tho system of Oregon land laws each settler holds generally a section of lund in this valley, and therefore the farms aro "few and far between." There is scarcely a section-holder here bt woakl' sell a part of his ckim very cheap. Torav pernio and industrious farmers, mechaoier, muchinUls, iron-mongers, nnd stock-raitenr can find excellent openings in this valleyy aud such men nre greatly ueeded here. If muy be asked why all these "openings" are not already occupit-d. I answer thai but a mere ite of Oregon is yet settled1. What will bo included in Iho State of Or egon (if wo include Grand Bond), can sus tain a population of two millions. And yet our present population is only 50,009.' Grain, stock, vegetables, lumber, cfce-, ci bo had here, on reasonable terms, for an increase of one tbotisswd persons in Abies valley this year. Thero are many ether favorable "openings'' iu Marion county far immigrants, but none nre more so that Abicaw valley. Tho sizo of this crock about eighty fect wide, nnd twenty inches deep fiom March to December, on an av erage. Its bottoms are never overlowed by its waters. Light draft stoamors ascend the Willamette nearly all the year, and emigrants by water can land at Champorg, Fairfield, or Salem, and thenco on good roads can roach Abicaw valley. It may be asked why I give such a glow, iug description of this section of country f My answer is that I have no special interest, apart from hundreds in Oregon, to misrep resent any portion of the country. I truly rejoice that emigration is agniu approach ing our far-off country. We have experi enced hard times in Oregon for four years past. With our bitter experience fresh in mind, and a heavy influx of emigrants to our shores, they aud we mny be alio to developo the vast resources of our largo Pucifio possessions in Oregon, VVashtns; ton, and California. Wo say then to our friends in the United Stales and Europe, Conio and help us to build up a great moral edifice, that shall endure while tha broad flag of our glorious Union shall float over Ocean's broad bo som, and tell, to the down-trodden nations of the earth, of " the laud of the free and the home of the brave." David Newsox. To lbs Friends of Temperance la every Precinct la Oregon. Tho undersigned Executivo Committee of the Oregon Temperance Society as ia structcd by the Society (see proceedings on tho first page) have prepared the fol lowing petition which they beg you will circulate in your several preoincts and for ward the same to some memberof the con vention, provided Such convention shall be ordered. PETITION To the Convention for framing a J' Constitution for Oregon. Tho undersigned, legal voters of Or egnn Territory, respectfully represent to your Honorable Body, that Whereas, in several States of the Un ion laws enacted for the Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic have on different grounds, been declared unconstitutional ; We therefore pray you to insert in the constitution which you may frame, a clause clearly staling that it shall be constitution al for the Legislature, at any time, W n act a Prohibitory Liquor Law, or, to frame and submit such a law for ratification la the people of Oregon, and if it be ratine by a majority of those voting thereon, shall bare full force and etlect. D. E- Blaix, TT 1 w W. C. Jnnssos. Ex. Ce' David Rdtledge, Daniel Baglev, , 05" Although the Salem convent?or treated the Sentinel with perfect contempt by ordering the platform to be published only in Czap's organ and the Times, the Sentinel copies the platf'rm, anJ whia' for it r?ilou:-ly.