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THE OREGON.-ARGUS. rUIUMICD SVSST SATUSDST NOSNINO, BY WILLIAM L. ADAM 3. ; TERMS Thi A so us mil it funiehed at I . Thru Uollart and Fifty Veal! prr annum, in advance, It liugli lulierriberi Three Dalian each la club! of ten at one njjieein advance When Ihe money ii ml pnid in admuce, Four Dollar! vill no charged if paid within fix ' monthi, and Fire dollar e at the end nf the year. I3f Tito DoUari fur tit mantii A'o eubicrip- lions rereited for a lot period. No paper diicontiuutd until all arrearage! " are paid, unlrn at the option of the publither. Fur the Argul. Toliacco-.Y few of ilia r.vll Caused by Its lx. Mil. Editor I have just been reading i your paper, ilia Oregon Argun,, of tliu S3J of May, '07, in which I find s short piece bended, "Good Rules Tor All." The piece is so decidedly good thai I ihink it worthy of being copied in nil the papers of iho land. I will now iiiiroJuco ihe arliclo al lud.'d lo ; . . , . ' Good Uui.ks FOR All. I'mfano swear ing ii nboininablo. Vulgar lutigungo in disgusting. Loud I ; i i I j i 1 1 is impolite. '. luquisiiivi-nes is nll'wisive. Tuilling in tiii-au. Telling lies cnil'finp'ilile. Slim-sjui- is devilMl. Ignorance i- disgraceful, jiihI luziues is shuim-fiil. Avoid all the -nbov vioen, and aim ill usefulness. Walk jo hi never bi ashamed of honest labor. "rid in a curse ti hateful vic. Ncvur ncl the hypocrite. Keep good looij unjr. Speak llm tniili ill nil lime. Never be discouraged, but persvere, and mountains will hccuine molehills." ' Unto nil litis I any union ami a nidi, yet , still I feel called upon to give lite ball an olher roll or two, Imping ihnt il maybe of use to some few if not lo ninny. Are there ' not many habits, yeu, many vie, not at tended to, ciiiii'ly reprehensible! Sup ' pone we tk" u lo.k al nn; vito luibit, the iio of pbacr. Ii not that ar:iclo worse ' than u-elossf Poe it not hnvn an evil lea-leiuy in ni.iiiy llifliufiit ways! We (ind some (,-w that indulge iif i's "V "' are inanif 'slly ashamed; ihcy si, on good company ihey sneak off by themselves, . upon deck, or lo noma by and lonely apot, whilst ili.-y puff away in their pipe, or al a long and massive roll called a cigar. They aio a I wuy a on the lookout lest they are caught in the act hy nemo more sensi ble man or woman. Oilier will ait and a wal low iheir tobacco juice, as uneasy aa a ' full out nf water, or an our friend Joseph -Lane, who came o near being bentcn by Mr. Liiwson. And ihcre are others you 'will find who havo lost all regard (or clean- dines, health, morals, and dccrtiov. who smoke, chew, mid spit in nil places, with ' ul regard to their company, or in selec tions of places for their deposits of un seemly cuds and nauseating juices, nnd they manifest no shame to be seen walking f in it, mid seem to pride themselves in com pelling others to do so too. ' Wo find the habit prevalent among nil classes of society among the rich and ' poor, learned and unlearned, professors and nou-professora, temperance mid nnli-tem-, peMiwu men and I am grievud to sny ; lliateveii females lire sometime guilty of " its uif, but th'1 rj)rci I huve for ihe Bex induces tuu-lu hiipu ihut thuir number U kinuil, and will become more nnd more less tmiil there i not oim of their number to lie found indulging, or luiher bemeaning tlieiiiscUi.' ny hh uso. ie, sir, my nopes of Mtlviitioii for 1 1 io lords ol creation, as . mcii aro soiiielimeii termed, is lixed iixm '.them, for llnir i'i(liR-iice, properly nnd righteously used, would tin llm nivalis of - nbolithiug the uso of lliis viin drug, and the cleialion mid purificiitioii of the human family from all evils. Allow mo now to n'M a lew items to llio lucas speviheil m the piece named above. " . Fur u temperance man to smoke ia the company of lady strangers, wheilu-i in ihe eitiiug room, railroad car, slag", or in a steamboat cabin, is nothing moro or less f than uboiiiiuabl, disgusting, impolite, of. fenaive, mean, c'liilemplihle, devilish, dis graceful, shameful, hypo-'rilical, a hateful .curse, a blight upon the imug of God; it .-iibott's the waul of good breeding and good senao; it alsti shows a lack of itioi'h! hon esty. It nut iiiifrrqiienlly is one of the first causes of llm " hig heud," The dis. ease first shows itself by an enlarucmem of the organs of self-esteem, combat ive- r nets, desiruciiveness, and iinpiidence. i shows a lack of manhood, of decency, of 1, respect for others. Its tendency 1s to filth iness, lo peevishness, lo imike mouninins of ' mole-hills, to mak ibe brraih smell lik ' ilia ndor of the lower regions. It makes (be' taclll re-scmblu stubs fruin ihe (I'd of e cattle's horn, and ihe skin yellow and r'wriukled. It contracts and infiainea lb tjt, nerves, and blood vessels ; il dimin ishes and hardens ilia heart ; it leads to sickness, intemperance, misery, and tin ' Vimely deaili ; aad if a man hu a soul when he commences the nsa of it, it is most surely death on that. AnJ now, when about drawing to a dote, I esonoi forbear to warn all, both young and old, male and female, lo avoid all evils, and in particular tha use of this all powerful and -deadly drug ; never allow yourselves to M bound band and foot to its tyranny, for all its . tendency is downward, downward, downward ; it leads to profane swearing, to vulgarity, lo loud laughing, to inquisitive .iness, to tattling, to telling lies, to slander( 'to ignorance, to lazioess, lo intemperaace, to bankruptcy, to perjury, theft, arson, manslaughter, murder, and suicide; it ' jnskes women cross and men gonad; it is' continually making and sowing seeds of repentance ; it helps lo crowd our prisscs jtfil ttll ojr poor-bosses and laastie ay Mm A "Weekly Newspaper, devoted Vol. III. luins; it is u motl powerful aittanl in iho imiiiuriiuiiire and support of demons, and keeping up and funning the fires of Ge henna. Should the remarks that I havo added do anything toward keeping the ball of pro gression In motion, so that the eyes of the human family may be opened, aud they led to think, speuk, and net righteously, then I shall lee moH truly thankful. Reform. N. 13. I have sent this article to two of our city pupnrs, which refused to pub' lish ii. The probability is that ihe coat Ii1 them loo closely, nnd they hnva no! moral courage to put it on. But under standing ilia: you are n teinpeniuce man, iheri'loni as a lust rrsnrt I send it to you, believing that you will dur.igivo its place in your columns. Should I not perceiv it published in your paper, then, and not till ihen, will I allow myself to Mist e that Von will nut tear the responsibility. a, 1'ortlaud, July SO, 1807. jfjf We have Inserted the foregoing article, as il is the first communication we have ever received upon the evils of using Ki noot. We agreo with our Portland fiidid that the use of tobacco is a filthy, abominable practice, that ought t be es chewed ; yet wo have uut yet made a suf ficiently close estimate to satisfy ourself that the use of tobacco has " manufactured and supported' as many demons, filled as many prisons, and peopled Hell to the ex tent our friend thinks it has. We wonder why anybody should fill inlet this foolish habit without motive, aud we hope the rising generation will grow up under such influences that tobacco mer chants of the next generation will be con fined lo district wli0 lice are very bad on calves. Hut just here, for foar some of our stranger friends should attribute to us more ' temperance consistency" than we leserve, our disingenuousuess forces us to tlio honest confession that we are not prac tically any too "sound" on this particular branch of iho ' goose." They shall have our "experience when we see Uieru that is, if they want it. . . ' Fr thi Argue. Belf-DereB.sc. To repel charges of being a liar, fool, knave, or anything of the kind by force of arms, is unprofitable. Such attacks gen erally havo more noise than meaning, more evidence of wanting goad sense on the part of the offender than ai:y imperfection in the person offended. ; .Tlio most successful woy of treating this class of offenses ii to use, ns occasion may require, kindness, reason, ridicule, or Con tempt. The person who can '' keep cool' under such circumstances, is almost inva riably the most fortunate, lie feels better atislied with himself, and comes off higher in tlio estimation of others. Hut I ho charges made with cow-hide, cane, list, or loot, demand a oillerent Kinu of receniion. Hire, as. elsewhere, eti- ueite i arius. - A few say make no resist ance; some talk of a "fair fight"; others of short work ; and occasionally we find men practically saying, "belter run like a man than to be whipped like a dog." To run from n mad dog -when we can do no belter, judgment unites will) caution, and combntiveness makes no objection. Out to run from a fellow man becsuse he has a hip in prospective uso, almost every per- son has an instinctive objection. Many are not only "too fat too run," using an expression common to some persons, but some, in consequence of big feet, short legs, or short breath, are naturally dis qualified to run efficiently, and would le overtaken and whipped at last. Resides this, running once would put one under the very probable necessity of running at oilier limes. And then a person would generally be called upon to run at times when he would much rather not) when driving his oxen, such as would run away f left ; or when very politely and prettily handing his lady love into lbs wagon, i As lo non-resistance, il Is the most ob jectionable of all; unless it be a fact that, if practiced, the blows of the assaulting person would always nop at a point pre ceding which resistance could do no good. but that fact is not admissible) it is not a fact. A man seldom strikes another un less in anger, and when very angry he is almost en'irjy void of kindness and rea son. As well might we expect a hungry wolf to stop short of the gratification of his appetite, Were it possible that . the cowhiding tribe would be satisfied with a reasonable (t) or moderate amount of cuffs and kicks, and apply them wiih due regard to the vi tal parts and well-being of the subject, there would be more plausibility in non resistance. Dot this is not so. The lea der mercies of mad man would compare well with those of a byena or tiger. Ill ... , l ' would bo as ressoosoie io expect modera tion aad cars io the kicks of a unruly mole." The tra'h 5s, it is dangerous to submit to tli rale of a man in anger. Life to tlio Principles of Joilersonian OREGON 'CITY, OREGON, AUGUST. 15, IS57. limb ari ulike in jeopaidy.' Self defense la n law nf our being. It is the exercise of thrt prinviplu which lo4 after tlio iuivrcsia of number one. In. deed, If a person w ill not euro for himself, whom can he expect to do it for him t Out llm regular fi. fighting linys have pasted away with the regular dram drink' ing also. When they were here, men felt under obligation to return fist for fist, kick for kick, as though a ruffianly nssnult had cluims to certain rules of fairness. A fair fight ! A dog fi;'ht, would be nn appella tion much more appropriate It was said of oM tini", an rye for an eye nnd a lonth for a tnoth ; but in self. dcletisc, where an attempt is mad to knock OUi one tooth, aof teeth and iho wniln should be knocked to pay for il. Let it be conceded in a community thai " fair fight ing" is disgraceful thai fighting is rvrong in any sense, except in self defense that the assaulting person is worthy of, nnd need expect, no better treatment llinn a grizzly bear, anil common street fighting, the aristeursllo caning, eowhlding, and slnpplng of faces, will measurably dis. appear. The object of self-defense is to protect lifu and person. The government has laws for this purpose, but they come to the re lief alter the injury is inflicted. Some times they are blind, for laws can ace only through the eyes of witnesses, and some times there are no witnesses, and nt times these are false. Hut were an attack on one recognized as an outrage against all, and every bystander to nuko immediate inteiferetice, hyi.or nf men would go o other courts for redress than the force of fist and clubs. Uut il is nut so. Men will witness out rages and make no cfTort to arrest them. In truth, so long as men, with boys, will hasten to see dogs fight, and receivo it as fine sport, so long will that locality be characteristic of mo; bid, unmanly appe tites for personal assaults ; so long will ihe little nnd the weak have to depend entirely upon themselves for self-protection, ond what they laek In physical strength, they will have to make up by instruments of war. Veto. The nuaker Ullt I'.ettbHllbBi Among the letters read at the Bunker Hill celebration, was tlio following from the President of the United States: Washington, May 13, 1857. : Gk.itlrmrn : I havo had the honor to receive your hind invitation, on behalf of the Hunker Will Monument Association, lo be present an their approaching miniver. sary of the inauguration of " a statue of Uenerul Joseph Warren, near the spot where he fell." I regret ihat public du ties of grave nnd pressing importance will prevent me from enjoying this piivih ge. The erection ol a statue to (itieral Warren is a iribnte of grutiindo eminently due to Ihe memory of iho fust great iiini'- lyr in the cause of American independence. At Ihe present moment it cannot full to haven happy i-thct in recalling tlio mem ory of the present genennion from topics of dangerous political excitement to the heroic age of ihu republic "to die times wliich tried men's souls." Gen. Warren no more belongs to Massachusetts than the Faihur of his Country belongs to Virginia. Ihe namo and Tame nf i ha heroes and statesmen of the Kuroluiion belong lo ihe United Suites of America ns a common properly us a glorious bond ol Lnion be tween the several States. May iho day never arrive when this bond shall bo sev ered, mid when the people, with sacrilegious hands, shall tear down the temple erecled and dedicated hy their groat forefathers to the constitution, to iho Union, and to civil and religious liberty I llepenuiig my regrets that I cannot be with you on this interesting occasion, 1 re main, lours, very truly, James Hi'cttA.iA.i. The Warren slHiue, the inauguration of which was commemorated nn the 17lh ol June at Doston, is seven feet high, of the best Italian marble, and weighed in the lock about seven tons. It is draped in the costume of the Revolutionary period, the model of the artist being a veritable citizen's suit of Gov. Hancock s, which has come down to our generation. The a'tiiude of the, figure is highly dignified and imposing- The right hand tests upon a word, the left being raised as in the act of giving utterance. Tlio chest is throw'n out, the bead, which is uncovered, is ole vatsd, and un the broad brow and the firm, manly features of ihe face thought and soul are unmistakably stamped. 051" The Boston Traveller says it is es timatrd lhat the whole amount expended in the business of exploring and working the copper mines of Lake Superior, up to January 1st, 1857, was about $3,000,000. The present value of the best mining es tablishments in that region is set down at 15,500,000, and the whole amount ofcop- per produced up lo January 1st, is esti- mated at 18,173,100; balance in favor of . 1 mn O 1 trtil 1 TT..f ' C 1 1. a wnnr the mines 2,673,100. Dut if the more unsuccessful establishments be estimated one-fourth of their cost, and this estimate added, the balance will bo tore than eijo'ovblo. Democracy, and advocating the Tub I'almkttim Aitkctino Stoby. At the banquet attending the recent cele. bra tiun in Columbia, South Carulina, Col. Keitt was culled out by a toast. During his remarks, ho rcl.itcd that I Ion. 1'reslon S. llrooks, at the timt nf his death, was having prepared a signet ring to commem orate an incident that happened lo bin younger brother at the tutllo of Choru- buco, Mexico. It is as follows : When another regiment fled, nnd all the horrors und scourges of war were pouring down upon Iho giilluul Palmettos, bathed in the blood of iheir companions w hen Shields said, Who will f.llow mot" and duller said, " W'v will I" Crooks, yes, the stripling Urooks, cried out, ' Yes, nil will follow you to liio deaih !" nnd ho did. Tlio samo hall which pierced his body shiv. erud his musket, and a shivered musket was to adorn the signet, with Iho mono, "Satii merttiue." W hen this brother left Lome, his father said to his old body servant, Hio with him, and lake care of him I confide my sou to you." How did the good old negro act I When the baptism of blood was going on when perils were lingering around when the hut ignition of strata gem was everywhere with none In watch the wounded boy but this old servant, he was at his labor of love, taking care of hit charge. Crushed bones weiked out from the wound he gathered them up and pro- served them. The nublu spiiit passed out, nnd tho corpso alone was left. What did the old and faithful servant do) The regiment gave him a mule and a cart tho soldiers helped him to make a rudo coffin. Wiih his own hands he placed the earthly remains of his beloved young mas ter in this rude hearse he conveyed it lo Mexico ho carried it lo Vera Cruz he bora il on shipbourd and by railroad to his old master's home, and delivered the body and bones of her child to his widowed and bereaved mother, at the lintel of his birth place. This is lilerully true. In classic story in legendary annals in ancient nr modern time where is tiio equal of this touching story I Cartons Vacit tram ll Is t or y. Tho Saxons first introduced archery in the limo of Volligunr. It was dropped im mediately lifter the Conquest, but revived by the Crusaders, they having felt tho ef fects of it from l Ii o Saracens, who prob ably derived it from the l'arthians. liows nnd arrows, ns weapons of war, were in use, with stone camion bails, as late as 1C40. It is singular thnt nil the statutes for the encouragement of archery . wore framed after the invention of gunpowder apd fire-arms. Yew trees wcro encour aged in churchyards, for the making of bows, in 1132 hence their generality in churchyards in England. Coats of iirius ciuno into vogue in I lie teign of Riclmrd I, of England, ond be- camo hereditary in families about the year 1102. They took their riso from the knights painting thoir banners with diIer cut figures, to distinguish litem in tho cru sndos. Tho first standing army of modern limes was established hy Charles VIII, of France, in 14 13. 1'ievious to that time, the King had depended upon his nobles for contingents in the time of war. A stand ing in my was first established in England in 1C38 by Charles I, but it was declured illegal, as well as the organization of the royal guards, in 1079. Iho first perma nent military band instituted in England was tho yeomen of tho guards, estub. lished in 1430. Guns were invented by Swarlz, a Ger man, about 1378, and were brought into uso by Venetians in 13S2. Cannon were invented at an anterior dute. They were first used nt the battlo of Cressy, in 1310. In England they were first U9ed nt the sieTO of Berwick, in 1403. It was not tut i 1 1544, however, that they were cast in n EiiL'liind. They were used on board of ships by the Veiiitians in 1530, and were in use among the Turks about the same time. An artillery company was institut ed in England, for weekly military exer cises, in 1010. Insurance of ships was first practiced in the reign of Cresar, in 45. Il was a gen. eral custom in Europe in 1194. lnsu ranee offices were first established in Lon don in 1007. Astronomy was first studied by the Moors, and was by them introduced Into Europo in 1201. The rapid progress of modern astronomy dales from the time of Copernicus. Books of astronomy and ge ometry were destroyed, as infected with magic, in England, under the reign of Ld. nurd VI, in 1532. thinks wore first established by ihe Loin bard Jsiu lialy. The name is derived from banco, bench benches being erecled in the market-places fr the wxchaiige of money, Ac. The first public bank was at Venice, about 15')0. The Batik of Eng land was establUbed in 1603. In IC'JO, its notes wre 20 per cent, discount. The invention of bells is attributed to Paulinus, Llisliop of Nola, in Campania, about the yer 400. They were first in troduced into churches, as a defence against thunder and lightning, in U00. They were first hung up in England, at Croylaod Ab- by. Lincolnshire,, io 945. In the eleventh Btnry, aadlarer, it was $t ccstoan W side of Trutlt in every issue No. 18. baptizo theiii in the churches before they wuie used. The curfew bell was estab lished in 1009. It wns rung at right in the evening, when ppoplu wrre obliged to put out their fire and candle. . The custom was abolished in 1100. Bellmen were ap pointed in London in l&oO, lo ring ihe hells at night, nnd cry, " Takecnreof yonr fir o nnd caudle, bo charitable to tho poor, and pray for the dead." IIow many are aware of the origin of the word " boo 1" used to frighten child ren) Ii is n corruption of Buh, ihe name of a fi.rco Gothic General, the tin of Odin, the mention of whoso name sprcud a panic among his enemies. Book-keeping was first introduced into England from Italy, by Peele, in 1509. It was derived from a system of algebra published by Burgo at Venice. Notaries public were first appointed by tho Fathers of the Christian Church) to collect the nets or memoirs of martyrs in the first century. ' The administration of the oath in civil eases ia of high antiquity. - See Exodus 22, 10. Swearing on the Gospels was first used In 523. The oath was first ad ministered iujudiciul proceedings in Eng land by tho Saxons in 000. Tho words " to help me God, and all Saints," con. eluded an oath till 1550. Signals to be used at lea were Grst con trived by Jamos II, when Duke of York, in 1005. They wore afierwards improv ed by the French commander, Tourville, and by Admiral Bale-hen. Haw silk is said to have first beoo made by a people of China, called Seres, 150, B. C. Il was Grst brought f'om India, 274, and a pound of il at that time was worth a pound of gold. The manufacture of raw silk was introduced into Europe from In. diabysome monks in 550. Silk dresses were first worn in 1455. The eggs of the silk worm were first brought into Europe in Si'. Boston Journal. Coveraor ef Vlah. We believe we are not too premature in announcing this morning that Col. dim ming of Missouri, has been appointed Gov. eruor of Utah, nnd that he intends to re move his family thither with llis view of making that Territory his permanent ret idonco. Col. Cu mining is n gentleman of tried officiul integrity nnd of largo experi ence in frontier life. Possessing great per sonal courage, of a conciliatory nature, yet prompt nnd energetic in tho discharge of duty, he will bring to tho important res ponsibilities which he has Assumed tlio most essential qua'ilies for success In tho delicate nnd even dangerous mission which has been confided to him. Thodiflleultios lohn encountered in Utah arc nioro nu merous nnd complicated than is now gen erally supposed. Amon them may bo mentioned that Brigham Young claims a titlu to all the hinds in the Territory, and has never recognized tho United Sintessur veys. None of his followers hove pur chased lauds in accordanco with our laws, N'ot flu Individual in nil Utah now holds n foot of land the title of which is' derived from the United States, nnd it follows, un der this strnngo condition of things, that all parts of the Territory nro nt the present lime open to pro cmption. Washington L'm'oii, Juno 21. Col. Cumniing is, wo believe, a native of Georgia, and resided for a long lime in Augusta. IIo wan elected Mayor of that city for the yeai during which llm yellow fever created such dismal rnvnge among its inhabitants, and il is told, to his credit( that in tho most alarming periods of its virulence he persisted in sitting by the side of the dying, in visiting, comforting, cof fining, and following to the trcncLss the doad, when almost nil others had (led, and in showing throughout the peatilcnco a to tal disregard of personal daogor, that won him a high etteem from all who witnessed or heard of his exertions. Subsequently, he was a sutler in tho United States army, was in Mexico during the war, anil after ward in California. At the lime of his appointment ns Superintendnnt of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, he was acting in the same capacity of sutler at Jefferson Bar. racks. A'. ". Tribune. T bs PstlOe TeesrB. The New Orleans Crescent recently pub lished an article on the aubjct of the Pacific Telcgrtpli, of which the following are extracts : Tetecraphic connection wiih our Pacific possessions will become more indispensable, ami the want of il will be more sensibly felt the more they increase in commercial importance and in population. In case of war with any creat maritime power, the necessity of such eonnoction would become still more urgent, lis value to liie nation could hardly be calculated, and indeed, in such an eent, notning but railroad con nection, could insure the safety of our do mains u:n ihe Pacific. Wlien the Pacific and enbmarine trans- Atlantic tin- shall be completed, a fifth .art of the circumference of Ihe fflobe will k imnnsil hr the electric wire. London nd &aa Francisco Cm hold familiar eon rem, and Eagle) mty Vth 'uttlli'genee . ATYEllTbi!XO UATKS... , Oat srpiare li lines r kss) uh btoriis, mo " " two iiiwrtiuis, 4, ei " " tlin UiiHrtlc.tif, Each tulweqiiNit iniertlor,, 1,C0 ReasnosUt eJuc'.iun to thuts who tdvirtlte ly - the year. - ' jon r r. i n t i N c . Tus rsorsirTox or tub AUDI'S is n,trrr to Inform the p-iMe that he has just ret (K. a lsr sus-k of JOlI TVl'li sml oilier new- priiii maur.al. tad will he in tlis spcr.ly tert ft f uii.lil.oi:a sui.rsl lo all tl.s rS)i.irni His cf llis li c:.liv. IIAMtllll.l H. I U-1T.KS, liJ.AMtf, t'AUUS, CM'.cn.AI;!?, l'A.MM!.KT-VU:i; and "trier lituls, done to older, on short noi'ct . from her fL-IJ of operations In the Co'e.i. tinl Emiiire a mouth enilier ihun she now riots, (low novel thu idea, hnw sublime iho conception ! tho electiie tiiculit flushing through the sunlefs depths of the e ond across ihe i!rsert plains of a vl continent ! the en-Is of Ihe earth exchang ing words in an instant of time ! n-, not time, for the ttcedtof the tun enter not the listt. Srt irg S'ide all the minor bnfit which the constiudion of the tele'p'' to llm Pnciilo would confer, it would have for tho American people Iwo revlts of vast import, nnce ; it would bring our most distant pos sessions in immediate communication wiih the seat of Government, thus guarantee ing their stability and fidelity to tho Un ion ; nnJ it would glvo us a new and firm er hold upon ihe commerce of the Pacific, a direct scrutiny nnd supervision of all its operations. Tho attainment of these two subjects alone would justify the Govern ment in taking the bun hen of the enter prise upon its own shoulders. '' Ocean Tk i.Ku r a ph. The British pa pert have much to say about, the Ocean. Telegraph, and the preparation! for lay ing the cable are in t. forward ttate. k l was at first thought lhat the Niagara would net answer for the purpose, aa her decks would uot furnish room enough for the coil of cable. Il seems, however, that she is to be used some alterations being made for the purpose. About the 1st' cf July, the two great steamers,' one from iho British ntvy, wiih others, will leave for the middle of the Atlantic each having over 1,300 milos of cable on deck. On reaching iho proposed point, the ends of the cablo are to be joined. After testing the junction in a careful manner, one steamer heaJs for Newfoundland, and the oilier for Great Britain, paying out cibln as they proceed. There teemt to be little thought of a possible failure of a storm that may derange all calculations, aitt! overwhelm the itoimers compel, them to throw ovorboard the cable, io. Il will be almost a miracle, if this first attempt at laying an Ocean Telegraph should be suc cessful. The thing will eventually bo ac complished, but a failure now should tiot be regarded as at nil improbable. , i -. 1 Gen. Cass. There is not the fesu truth in the report that Gen. Cass is s ing in either physical or intellectual pow er. IIo docs not inni.t day older or r shade less vigorous and original in 'mind than ho did ten years ago. , Indeed, we. should sny that ho had gained something in these respects, for his speeches last week woro a great deal shorter and more to the point than tho tcn-h-ur discourses he used to pronounce in the Senate. Il was, our gaod fortune to be conveyed in the ssut" trsiu wiih tho distinguished Secretary, from Cinoinnati nearly to Sandm.ky. IIo sat steadily upright for the whole six hours, never onca falling into a doza of faligu, nssoino younger men did. lie travelled, loo, in the most democratic Btyle, without any attendant, and dined for a quarter of a dollar nt the nme slinbby little wayside station, ond oflf iho samo old piao tublo with tho rcbt of us, unofficial Democrats. JV. IT. Tribune. '. Amkricans i.f Eukopij. Thousands of Americans are now ia Europe, and others are directing their footsteps to lhat portion of the world. The rage for travel wat nit er so great as now. I his may ba attrib uted in totno measure to the faculties af forded by stenm navigation. It is t'.ated that, prior to 1850, the number of Ameri cana that viitcd (he Old World never ex ceeded 7,500 in any one year, and the a erage number fr the tea ycart previous was not more tliaii 5,000. lu 1850, the Collins steamers commenced running, and 20,362 Americans crossed the Atlantio during that year, la 1850, the number of American travellers returning from Eu rope, that landed in New York, wat 30,- 310. In 1855, the number lhat landed at our ports was 20,503, but ia 1954 it rtach- eJ 32,041.' , . .". Ni-.Gao Tlstijiony in a Slav S:at6. The correspondent of the .Baltimore Sun, writing from Bclair, Maryland, under date of May 22d, thus records a decision of Judge Price, of the Maryland Supremo Court: " In the case of the State r. the negro Tresbury indicted for assaulting Mr. Stum; Smith, awhile man, who was examined as the prosecuting witness, the court decided lhat the act of 1840, cap. 27, did not pre vent llm admission of negro testimony on behalf of the defendant, as said act was not applicable to criminal prosecution agaiasi negroes, being intend- d merely to exclude negr testimony in civil proceed ings where either of the partiet is a whl'e person, end lo criminal cases where tho defendant is a white person. Negro tes timony was solicited in the case, and the jury returned a virdicl of not guilty." 03 During the present yearastroaemeM ere to be on the alert to decide an Import ant question that Las lately arisen in re spect lo the rings of Saturn. Compared with drawings made 200 yeara ago, con siderable difference is bow perceived, .-. though the rings are gradually failing p. 'cu the body of ibe p'xSot. ' -