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I lie Justices of llio Supremo Court, at lime I U itiHiiiti'il by law, aud at iucIi other limes a may be appointed ny ui junge Mverally in pursuance of law. , ,j D. All j'uliciul power, authority, and jurisdiction, nul vuled by thi conslituliiui t by Irnn conisteni therewith, ecluively in loiti" othar court, shall bclotm to thu Circuit Court i unj thoy slull have p. peltate Jurisdiction and supervisory contiol over lh County Court and all oilier inV iot court, officer and tribunal. $ 10. When the white population of tin' ' State ohatt amount to two hundred 1 linia and, llio legbliitive assembly tnny provide for the election of Supremo and Circuit Judges in distinct classes ; on of which clu" shall consist of threo Justice of the Supreme Court, who ilmll not perform circuit ilu'y; and tho other elas ilmll cn isl of the necessary n umber of Circuit Judges, who shall ii"M full lorni, with out allotment, and who shall take llio same oath n th Supreme Judg--. j li. There khiill bo elected In each county, for the term of four year, acoun ty judge, who shall bold the County Court sltiinos to bo regulated by law. J IS. The County Court shall have the jurisdiction p'Ttnitiing to Probate Courts and board of County Commissioner, uud such' other power and duties and audi civil jurisdiction not exoeedinj( the amount or vulua of five hundred dollar, and such criminal jurisdiction not extending to drath r imprisonment in the penitentiary, as may be prescribed by law. 13ut the legi lative assembly may provide for tbt eleo lion of two commissioners tetit with the County Judn'o, whilst transacting county business, in any or all of the counties, or may provido a separuto board fur transact ing such limine. 13. Tho County Judge may grnnt preliminary injunctions, and audi other writs as the Initiative assembly umy au thorize him to grant, returnable to theCir cuil Court, er otherwise, as may be provid ed by law, mid may hear and decide qtiott tiom arising upon habeas corpus, provid ed such decision be not again! the aiilhuri ty or proceeding of a court or judge of iial or liiirhor jurisdiction. 14. The couniie having less than ten thousand whilo inhabitants shall bu reimbursed, wholly or in part, for the Mili ary and expenses of tho county court, by fees, per oentago and other equitable tax ation of the business done in laid court, and in the ollice of the comity clerk. : 10. A County Clerk shall bo elected in vach county for the term of two year, who shall kuftp all the public records, bosks and paper ef tho county ; record convey ances, and perform the duties of clerk of the Circuit and county court., and such other, duties 11s may be prescribed by luw, but whenever the number of voter in uny county bhull exceed twelve hundred, tint legislative assembly may authorize the election of ono person a a clerk of the Circuit Court, one person as clerk of ike - County Court, and one person Recorder of Conveyances. 1(1. A Slieriir shall be elected in each county, for the term of two years, who shall bo the ministerial ollicur of the cir cuit and county courts, and shall perform such other tlulit as may bo presciibed by law. , , ( 17. Thora shall bo elected, by dis tricts composed of one or more counties, a sullieieut number of prosecuting attor ney, who shall bo the law ortioers of the SUlc, aud of tho counties within l lie i r 10 apectivo diatiicts, and bhull perform such duties pertaining to the administration f law and general police, as the legislative - assembly may direct. IS. The legislative assembly shall so provide that the most competent of the permanent citizens of the county bhull be chosen for jurors; and, out ef the whole number in attendance at the court, seven ahull be drawn by lot, as grand jurois, five of whom must concur to find an in- - dictment.' Hut tho legislative assembly may modify or abolish grand juries. 10. Publiu olliocrs shall not be im peached J but incompetency, corruption, malfeasance, or delinquency in office may be Iriod in the same manner as criminal offences; and judgment may be given ol dismissal from uftice, and such further pun ishment as may have been prescribed by law. 3 30. The Governor m.iy rcmnvo from oftics a Judge of tho Supreme Court, or Prosecuting Attorney, upon the joint res olution of tho legislative assembly, in Which two-thirds of the members elected to each House sbull concur, for ineoinpo lenoyi corruption, malfeasance, or delin quency in ofiioe, or other sufficient cause, Hinted in such resolution. ! 21. Kvery Judge of the Supreme Court, belore entering upon the duties of hi ollice, shall tuko ' and subscribe, and transmit to tho Secretary ef State, tho fol lowing oath: " 1 - , do solemnly swear, (or affirm,) that I will support the Constitu tion of tho United Stales, and the con atitutifin of the State of Oregon, and that I will faithfully and impartially dichnrge the duties of a Judge of tho Supreme and Circuit Court of said Suite, according to the best of my ability, and that I will not accept any other oftiee, except judicial eftices, during the term for which J have been elected. AHTlCLn Tilt. EDUCATION AND SCHOOL 1j LANDS, Sec. 1. The Governor shall ho Super intendent of Public Instruction, and his powers nnd duties, in that capacity, shall be such as may' bo prescribed by law; but after the term of liv years lioui the adoption of this Constitution, it shall be competent for lbs Legislative nisetnhly to provide by law for ilia election of a Su perintendent, to provido for his compensa tion, and prescribe his powers and duiies. . g 'i. I lie proceeds of all the lauds which liavo boeu or hereafter may be granted to thi Slain fir educational purposes (ex cepting the lands heretofore grunted to aid in tho cstuMishuioiit ef a University,) all llio money and clear proceeds of all prop erty which may acciuu t I be Sialo by es cheat, or forfeiture, all moneys which may be paij a exemption from military duty, the proceed of all giA, devises and be quest mudd by any person to the State for common schoul purpesoa, the proceeds of all property granted to the State when tho purposes of such grant shall not be stated; all the proceed of the tiv hundred thous and acres of land U which this State is entitled, by the provision of an act of Con gress entitled, "An act to appropriate the rotccd of lb sale of I be public Uiid. and to grant pro-cmpiion rights, approved ihe fourth of September, Hll;'' and also the Bve per centum of the neit proceeds of the sales of the publiu land to which thi Slate shall become entitled 011 her ad mission into the Union, if Congress shall coiint to such appropriation ef 'be two grant last mentioned, shall be set apart a a separato ami irreducible fund, to bu call, ed the Common School Fund, Ihe interest of which, together with all oilier revenue derived from ilia school land mentioned in this section, shall be exclusively applied to th support and maiiileiianco of common svhou! in each school district, and the purchase of suitable libraries aud appara tus therefor. j 3. Tho Legislative, assembly shall provide by law for tho establishment of a uniform and general system of common schools, g 4. Provision shall be made by law for the distribution of Ihe incrue of th common school fuud among the several counties of tliU State, in proportion to the number vf children resiiWul therein, be tween iLe age f four and twenty year. j 3. Tim Oovornwr, Seoretary of State, aud Stale Tresturer, shall constitute a Hoard of CominUsioners for tho sale f Scheol aud University lands, and for thu investment of the funds arising there from ; and their power and dull shall be such as may be prescribed by law. Provided that no part of the Uuivsrsity funds, er of ihe interest arising therefrom shall be expended until the period af ten years from the adoption ef this Constitu tion, unb ss the same shall b otherwise disposed of by the conseut ef Congress fur cemmon school purposes. ARTICLE IX. riMASCB. Skc. 1. The Legislative assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and equal rate of aessment and taxation, and shall prescribe sucb regulations as shall secures just valuation for taxation of all ropriy, both real and pnrsoaal, excepting sueh enfy for municipal, educational, literary, scien tific, religion, or charituble pcrposts, as may bo especially exempted by law. g 2. The Legislative Assembly shall pro vide for raising revenue sufficient to defray the expenses vf tho Still a for each fiscal year, and also a sufficient sum to pay the interest on the Slate debt, if there be any. 3. No tax shall bo levied except in pursuance of law, and every law impos. inga tax shall state distinctly the abject of the same, to w hich only it shall be applied. 4. No money shall be drawn from tbe treasury but in pursuance of impropria tions mado by law. f. An accurate statement of the re ceipt nnd expenditures of the public mon ey shull be published with the laws of each regular session of the Leglislativo Assembly, 0. Whenever the expenses of any H-cal year shall exceed Ihe income, the Leg islative Assembly shall provide for levy. ing a tax for the ensuing fiscal year, suf ficient, with otber sources of income, to pay the deficiency, as well as Ihe estimat ed expense of the ensuing fiscal year. g 7. Laws mnking appropriation for the salaries of public otiicer sad other current expenses uf tho Slat jlial! contain provsiotis upon no other subject. - fj 8. All stationery required for the use of ihe State shall bo furnished by the low est responsible bidder under such regula tions as may be prescribed by law. I5nt noStnte officer er member of thn Legisla tive Assembly shall bo interested in any bid or contract for furnishing such station- AttTrcLE X. MILITIA. Sue. 1. The Milil'u of this State shall consist of all able bodied male citizens, be tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such persons as now are, or hereafter may be exempted by the laws of the United States, or of this Staio. Persons whose religious tenets, or conscientious scruples, forbid th m to bear arms, shall not bu compelled to do ft i in time of peace, but shall pay an equivalent for personal service. S 3. The Governor shall appoint llio Ad jutant-General and other chief officers of the general slalf, and hi own stall', nnd all ollicors of the lino shall bo elected by the persons subject to military duty 111 (heir respective districts. $ 4. Tho Major-General, Brigadier General, Colnnels, or Commandants of Regiments, Duttalions, or Squadrons, shall severally appoint their stull otlicers, and tho (lovornor shall commission nil officers of tlie line nnd stuff ranking as such. 3, 1 ho Legislative- Assembly shall fix by law thn method of dividing tho militia into divisions, brigades, regiments, battal ions, and companies and make all other needful rules and regulations in such man ner as they may deem expedient and not incompatible with tlie Constitution, or laws ot 1I10 United States, or of tho Conslitii tion of this Stat.', anJ shall fix tho rank of all stull officers. ARTICLE XI. COt'.l'OIUTlONS AND INTBI1XAL IMPltOVE.MKNTS. Sue, 1. Tlie Legislative Assembly shall not have the power to establish or incor- poralo any bank or banking company, or moneyed institution whatever ; nor shall any bauk, com pa uy, or institution exist in tbe State w ith the privilege of making, is suing, or putting in circulation any bill, check, certificate, promissory note or other paper, or tho paper of any bank, company, or person, to circulate as money. 2. Corporations may bo formed unfcr general laws but shall not be created by special laws except for municipal purpnses; all laws passed pursuant to tin sectiou may bo altered, amended, or repealed, but not so a to impair or destroy any vestud corporate rights. J 3. Tho stock holders of all corpora, tions and joint slock companies shall bo li able for tho indebtedness of said corpora- lion to llio amount , of their stock sub scribed and unpaid, and no more. 4. No parsou's property shall be takin by sny corporation uudor authority of law without compensation being lirsi mado or secured in such uuHiier as maj bo proscrib ed by law, $ D. Act of the Legislative Assembly incorporating towns and citu-s shall restrict their powers of taxation, borrowing mon ey, contracting debts, and loaning their credit. 0. The Stato shall not subscrib to or bo interested in ihe stock vf any company, association, or corporation. $ 7. The Legislative Assembly shall not loan the credit of tbe Stato nor in any manner create aov debt or liabilities which shall singly er in tho aggregate with pre vious debis or linbiliiie, exceed the sum of fifty lliOiissnd dollar, except iu cess of war, or to repel iuvasiaii, or suppress insurrec tion, and every contract of indebtedness entered into or assumed by or on behalf of Ibe State, whtn nil its liabilities and debts biuiv nl to said sum, shull bu void and of no effect. fj 8. The S'nie shull never assume the debts af any county, town, city or other corporation whutever, unless such debts shall h ue been cresled to repel invasion, suppres insurrection, or defend the Stute in war. g 0. No county, city, town, or othsr municipal corporal ion, by vote of its citi-.-n or otherwise, sha'.i become a stock holder In any jnim s'ock company, cerpo rntien, or association, whatever, or rai money fr r loan its credit to er in aid of any such cempany, corporation, or associ ation. 10. N county shall create any debts er liabilities which shall singly or in the 'L'regste exceed the sum of five thousand doilan, except lo suppress insurrection er repel invasion, but the debts of any county, at the lime this Constitution takes effect, ahill be disregaided in estimating the sura to which sucb csusty i lirailed. ARTICLE XI!. STATU TtlHlZH. Sac. 1. Tbsra shall be elected by the quulified elector of the State, at ihe times and placti of choosing members of tbe Legislative Assembly, a Stale Printer, who shall bold bis office for the term of four years, lie shall perform all the public printing for tbe Statu, which may h pro vided by law. The rates to be paid to him for such printing shall bt fixed by law, and sball m-iiber bo increased or diminish. d during the term for which be shall have been elsoied. lie shall give such security for Ihe performance of his duties as the Legislative Assembly may provide. AITICLB XIII. SALARIES. Ssc. 1, The Governor shall receive an annual salary cf fifteen hundred dollars. Thu Stcrctury ef Stute t bull receive an annual salary of iiheen hundred dollars. The Treasurer of Stute aha II receive an an nual salary of eijht hundred dollars. The Judgjs of the Supreme Court shall each receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars ; they sball receive no fees or per quisites whatever, for the performance of any duties connected with their respective offices ; and ihe compensation ef officers, if not fixe't by this Constitution, shall be provided by law. ARTICLE XIV. SEAT OP GOVERNMENT. Sec 1. Tho Legislative Assembly sball not have power tu establish a permanent seat ef government for this State. ISul at the first regular session after tho adoption ot this Constitution, the Legislative As sembly bhall provide by Inw for tho sub missiau 10 the electors of this State, at the neitgeaeral election tbereaftsr, the matter f selection of a place for a permanent seat f government, and no place shall ever be the sent of government under such law, which shall not receive a majority of all the votes cast on the matur of sucb se lection. 'J. No tax shall bo levied, or money of tbe Slate rxpended, or debt contracted, for the erection of a Sin! Huuse prior lo ihe year eighteen hundred and sixty-five. $ 3. Tbe seat of government when es tablished as provided in section ene, shall not be removed for the term of twenty years from the time of such establishment, nor in any other manner than us provided in the first section of this article ; provided, that nil public institution of tbe State horenfler provided for by tho Legislative Assembly, shall be located ul tho seat of ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS. Sec 1. All officers except members of the legislative assembly, shull hold their offices unril their successors are elected and qualified. 2. When the duration of any office is not provided for by this constitution, it may ba declared by law; anil if nut so de clared, such office shall be held during tho pleusiira of the authority making the ap pointment. I5ut the l'jislative assembly slutll not creatn any office, tho tenuro of which shall bf longer than four years, 3, Every person elected or appoii ted to any office under this constitution, shall, before entering on tho duties theroflake an oa'h er affirmation lo support the con stitution of the United Slates and of this State, and also au ouili of office. 4. Lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets, for any purpose whatever, nre pro hibited, and tho legislative assembly shall prevent tho same by penal law. 5. The property and pecuniary rights of every married weman, nt the timo of mamnge, or afterwards acquired, by ift, devise, or inheritance, shall not bo subject ..1 I,. 10 me uects or Contracts el lliu husband; and law shall be pas-ed providing for the regUl ration of the wife's separate property. 9 u. i it county shall be reduced to an area of less than fur .hundred square nines ; nor siinll any new county bo estnb- iisiieu 111 mis maio coniaiinng a less area, nor unless such new county shall contain a population of at least twelve hundred in habitant. 7. No State officers or members of tli legislative assembly shall directly or in directly receive a fee or be en"a"ed as counsel, agent, or attorney, in the prosccu tion of any claim against this S ate. 6. No Chinaman, not a resident of the State at the adoption of this constitution. shall ever hold any real estain or niinin c'aim, or work any mining claim therein. The legislative assembly shall provide by law in the most vlfectuul manner for car rying out tho above provisions. ARTICLE XVI. nOt'NDARIES. In order that tho boundaries of the State may bo known nnd established, it is hereby ordained and declared lhat ihe Slate of Or eon sball be bouuded ns follows, to wit : Beginning 0110 murine league at sea. due west fiom the point where tbe frty-second parallel of north latitude intersects tbe same; thence northerly at the same dis tance from the liue of the coast, lying west and opposite the State, including all islands within the jurisdiction of the United States. to a point due west aud opposite tbe mid dle ef the north ship channel of the Co lumtiia nrer ; tUence easterly to and up the middle channel of said river, and when it is divided by islanJs up the middle ef the widest channel thereof, and in like manner up the middle of the main channel of Snake rivor to the mouth of the Owyhee river: thoee due south to the parallel of lati- lude forty-two decrees north ; thence wesi along said parallel to .the plucn of begin ning, including jurisdiction in civil and criminal caes upon the Columbia river and Snake river, concurrently with State and Territories of which those rivers form a boundary in common with the State. Lut llio Congress of the United Stute in providing for Ihe admission of this Slate into the Union, may muke the said north ern boundary conform 0 the act creating the Teniiory of Washington. ARTICLE XVII. AMENDMENTS. Skc. 1. Any amendment or amendments to thi constitution may be proposed in ci ther branch of ihe legislative assembly, aud if the same shall bo agreed to by a majority of all lb mumbers elected to each of ihe two Houses, such proposed niiiesdineut er amendments, shall, with the aye and nays then-en, be entered on their journal and referred to tho legislative at sembly to be chosen at ihe next general election ; and, if in the legislative assembly so next chosen, sueh proposed amendment or smeO'lrnents shall be agreed lo by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall bo the duty of the leu iulutivs asrembly lo submit such amend ment or amendment. to the electors vf the Slate; nnd cause the same to be pub'ished wiiheut delay, at least four consecutive weeks in the several newspapers published in this Stale ; nnd if a majority of said elec tors shall ratify the same, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of this constitution. 2. If two or mora amendments shall bo submitted in such manner that the elec tors shall vote for or against each of such amendments separately ; aud while an amendment or amendments, which shall have b'-ea agreed upon by sun legislative assembly, shall be awaiting (he actio of a legislative assembly or of ibe electors, no additional amendment or amendments shall be proposed. Bcucnvi.e. Skc. 1. For the purpose of taking tbe vote of the electors of the State for these ceptunce er rejection of this Constitution, an rlfictien shall bo held on the second Monday ef November, in tho year 1HS7, to be conducted according to existing laws regulating the election of Delegate to Con gress, so far as applicable, except as herein otherwise provided. 3. Each elector, who offers to vote upon this constitution, shall be asked by tho jud ges of election '.his question : Do you vete tor the Coiistituiisn, yesornol and also this question : Do you veto for Slavery in Oregon, yes or no I and also this question : Do you vote for Tree Negroes 111 Oregon, yes or no? And in tho poll books shall bo columns headed respectively, "Constitution Yes," "Constitution, No," ""Slavery, Yes," " Slavery, No," " Free Negroes, Yes," " Free Negroes, No." And llio names of the electors shall be entered in the poll books, together with their answers to the said question under their appropriate heads. Tho ahstincts of 1 lie vote trans mitted to the Sicrotary of the Territory shull be publicly opened and canvassed by the Governor und Secretary, or by cither of them in the absence of the other ; and the Governor, or in his absence the Secretary, shall forthwith issuo his proclamation and publish. 1 lie same in llio several newspapers primed in this Slate, declaring the result of the said election upon each of said questions. a. If n mojnrity of all the votes given for and ngainsl the Constitution ahull be given for tho Constitution, then this Con stitutioB shall ba deemed lo bo approved nnd accepted by tho electors f tho Stale, nnd shull take effect nceoidingly ; nnd if a majority 01 sucti voles shall be given againttho Constitution, then this Consti tution skull be deemed lo be rejected by the electors ef tho Slate, and shull be void. 4. If this Constitution shall be ac cepted by the electors, end a majority of all the votes given for nnd against Slavery, shall bo given for slavery, then theellow ihg section shall be added to tho Eiill of Rights, aud shall bo part of this Constilu tion : "Shc. . Persons lawfully held as slaves in any Slate, Territory, or District of tho United Stales, under t he laws thereof, may ba brought into this State, mid such slaves and their descendants tnny ba held as slaves within this State, and shall not be emancipated without tho consent of llieir owners." And if a majority of such voles shull bo given against slavery, then the foregoing section shall not, but tho follow ing section shall, ba added lo tho Hill of Rights, and shall bo a part of this Consti Union: "Sec.. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitudo in this State, otherwise than as a punishment for crime, whereof tho party shall have been duly convicied." - And if a majority of all llio votes given for and against free nerroes shall bo given aguinst free negroes, the following section shall be added to the Bill of Itigbis, and shall be part of this Con stitution: "Sec.. No free nogio or mu latto, not residing in this State at the time 01 tlie adoption of tin Constitution, shall wmi., rcaiui.., or ue wiibin tins State, or i.olU any real estate, or make any con tracts, or maintain nuy suit therein : and nie legislative Assembly shall provide by penal laws for the removal, by public offi cers, of all such negroes and mulattoes, and for their effectual exclusion from this Stato, and for the punishment of persons who shall bring them into the Stute or em. ploy or harbor them therein." y 5. Until au enumeration of the white inhabitants of Ihe State shall be made, and the Senators aud Representatives appor tioned as directed in this Constitution, the county of Marion shall have two Senators and four Representatives ; Linn, two Sena tors aud four Representatives; Lane, two Senators and three Representatives; Clack amas aud Wasco one Senator ininlle unit Clackamas three Representatives and Was co one Representative ; Yamhill, one Sen ator und two Representatives: Pulk. nno Senator and two Representatives; Benton, one Senator and two Representatives; luuuuomaa, rne senator and two Retire. senlatives; Washington. Columbia, Clat sop, and lillamovk, one Senator jointly, and Wasbiu:;ton one Rnrnuntif -..a r . iiu Washington and Columbia one Reoresen- tative j oinily, and Clatsop and Tillamook one Representative jointly; Douclas. n. bcuator and two Representatives ; jack- i-u.i, im.c oenair ana mree Kepresentatives Josephine, one Senator and one Represen' tauve; Lmpqua, Co, and Currv 0B, Senator jointly, and I'mpqna one Repre, sentative, and Goes and Curry one Repre aentatue jointly. r 0. If this Constitution shull bo ratified, an election sliall be heiu en 1 lie lirl Alon day ef June, for tbe election of members of the Legislative assembly, Representative in Congress, and Statu and county vlliccrs : and Inn Legislative assem bly shall convene at tho Capitol on the first M"U'I) of July, lw, and proceed lo elect two Senator in Congress, and make such further provision a may be necessary to the complete organisation 01 a Bini gov eminent. 7. All laws in force in the Territory of Oregon when ibis Consiiiulion lakes ef fect, and consistent therewith, shall coniin ue in force uuiil altered or repealed. 8. All officer of the Territory of Ore- gn, or under it laws hen Ibis Coiistitu lion take rfl'.-ct, shall continue in office un til superseded by the State authorilica. $ 0. Crimes and misdemeanors commit ted against the Territory of Oregon, shall bo punished by the Stale a thoy might have been punished by ihe Territory if the change uf government hail not heen mado. 10. AH property nnd rights of the ler ritory and of the several counties, subdi. visions, 'and political bodies corporate of, or in lb territory, including Onus, penal ties, forfeitures, debts and claims of what soever nature, and recognizances, obliga tions and undertakings, lo or for the use of the ierritory, or any county, political corporation, offices or otherwise, to or for the public, shall enure to the State, or re main to county, local division, corporation, officer or public, as if the change or gov srnment had not been made, and private rights shall not be nlfected by such change. 6 11. Until otherwise provided by law the judicial districts of the Stale shall be constituted ns follows: The counties of Jackson, Josephine, and Douglas shall con stitute the first district ; the counties of Umpqiin, Coos and Curry, Lano and lien ton, shall constitute the second district ; the counties ef Linn, Marion, Polk, Yam hill and Washington, shull constitute the third district ; the enun'ios of Clackamas, Mnltnoinuli, Wusce, Columbia, Clatsop, and Itllamtiok shall constitute thn fourth district ; and the county of Tillamook shull be attached lo the county of Clatsop for judicial purposes. Done in Convention at Sulrm, theciyht eenth duy of Srpttmbrr, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hum rat and fifty-seven, and nf the Independence of the United Stales the eighty second. M.P. DEADY, President. Chester N. Terrv, Secretary. M. C. Barkwell, Assistant Secretary. W. I. A OA MS, KI11TOR AND moMIKTOB. OREGON CITY: SATURDAY, OCTOBER .0, 1857. t3P I- W. Craig is authorized lo do any bus iness connected with The Argus Ofiiee during my abseuce. W. L. ADAMS. jt?" We print the Constitution to-dny, to the exclusion of oilier matter. We have carefully weighed it in the moral, political, and financial scales, and find il to fall con siderably short in all ihrec. We were in hopes to have found it otherwise. With aeood, sound Constitution wo should have been willing lo bear our proportion of the hnavy taxation consequent upon a State government, and with no other. However, we ask every voter not tu make up his mind as to how he shall vole, till he can didly weighs all the 7)roj and eons lhat ahull bo presented between this and the second Monday in November, and then vote as he shall think lest for the interests of the country. Our columns nro open to discussions on both sides. We shall give our reasons for opposing the present Con stitution, at an curly day, and we shall be glad to hear fietn others, either for or ngaiust. 37" It is reported here (und generally believed) that the Statesman has been sold out to aCalifo.-Bia pro slavoryite, who will immediately proceed te turn the filthy thing inside out. The odor that it will then emit nill bo refreshing to Democratic nostrils. Of course ihe yo'es of all the driven-nipger subscribers to that sheet have been bargained for with the press. Some of them in this section are snorting con siderably at Ihe idea just now, but their owners are aware iUBV !,.., . "-J " .-iu 111 such training that they will al " submit" to the decisions ef the caucus, if Jo Lano decides that it is "sound and reliable de- matronii lU.l it 1 1. ...uwuHnuasuecome necessary to buy anil sell driven niggers, North as well as South, in order to 'save the Union,' and make tho great Democratic parly "national." Shannon of Marion ,..m told us the other day that "no whit mn ever did vote for slavery." He seems to be a convert to our doctrine that locofocos are appropriately termed black democrats. We invite all sucb Free Slat Democrats as object lo being sold out with ihe organ aforesaid, lo subscribe for The Argus, and plant their feet upon the truly national, democratic, white man's, Union-supporting, Republican platform. 5" One or two persons have arrived from the States by the overland route, who report several hundred wajons i rouU for Oregon. From all that we can learn, we j are inclined to M il-Vs that til A rnn . w 1MB I CJ" I brought in here by Indians some lime since. lhat the immigrants had been turned back, at or near Salmon Falls, by the savages, is correct, and that the immigrant wagons have taken the California road. (&- The District Court had a very short session in this city this week. There was but little business done, and no eases tried before a jury. Our county is getting to be noted for moral and peaceable citizens. CorresponJen'.j must wait. m m ill ... j GST Col. J. B. Backenslo of PoriinJ commiiied suioide by drowning, on Frldsy night of lust week. OCT George B. Coiidy, former publish, e r of the Pioneer and Democrat, In Wash, ington Territory, died at Olympia on tbt 10th ult. 03" The grand jury refused to fiud a bill against Mr. Martindule for sheeting Irvin. 03" The Mammoth Circui advertise! to day, is said 10 posses more attraction than any one of the kind that ever per. formed on this coast. OCT Tlie recent election in Siskiyoa county, California, hns resulted in a per fect smash up of the black democracy who have hitherto held may there? Dav Collon, who ran for the State Senate, u beaten by about 1000 majority. 03" The weather has beon cloudy, wtflj, occasional showers, the past week. Utad Body Foiled. A dead body of a man was found! aa th east bauk of ihe Willamette river a little above Itisly's, opposite a high eliffof rocks, about 10 feet from the shore, it Inched to thu bottom by the head. The following particular may be a clue t the friends of tho deceased, viz: A man of stout frame, A feet IU inches high; black whUkers, threo of the low er front teelh, and two of the tipper fioot teeth wonting. Tho only cloihing, gray woollen stockings, and one boot. A piece of willow hooked around the neck, which may have been attached to a rock, that held the body down. ' coroner's inquest. We, the undersigned, have deliberate ly and car. fully examined into the cause of tho death of this dead body now be fore us, but, owing to the great state ef decomposition, caunot trace any ether cause of death ihan drowning ; nor can we discover who the person i. We unani mously return a verdict man unknown; accidental death. P. Barclay, Coroner. Jurors B Jennings, E. L. Bradley, Win. Whitlock, McCormick, Blake. lT Eloquence is of two kinds that ef tho heart, which is culled divine; and lhat of the head, which i made up of cos ceil and sophistry. POSTSCRIPT tOVUT-UOVSK DESTROYED! After we had worked off part of our sdK- tion yesterday evening, the Court-IUuss-in this eily was discovered lo be on fire, sbeut 7 o'clock, and in a few minutes the build, ing was toinlly destroyed. The fire of course the work of an incendiary. Tbe public records we believe were not i the building. The house originally cost aWat Slo.OOO. Rrpnlillcan Meetlaj. There will be a moeliier of Ilia citizens of Folk ul Dallas 011 Saturday, the lOthduyof OoL, 1857, fur Ihs purpose of organizing the Hapubllcas tT of I'olk couuly. All those who believe is tt soil, free speech, free press, and free sohool, sre invited to muke it manifest by being on hsoi Sept.ii(i, JtOT, RurusLicA.. For Sale at the CIfY B0QX STOMi THE! following works ilugiu Stall', by A. J. Davw; Great Iron Wheel, by J. R. Grave; r. 1 - ci. i it . rt 1 . Cl.wft I ' . o, vei.., oy namei Jjeeenw , j The Home Cyclopedias, of tho WorliTi rr?src"i Useful A'V, Europe, Geography, Fine Arts and Literature, Biography, &n. Lio.r , &fi OdJ. FOR SALE, I SET of second-hand TINMAN'S TOOL V and MACHINE complete, by Uct.3,tsa7. E. MILWA1N. Probate Notice. "VTOTICE is hereby fives that Jw OfBeer, iy administrator on the estate of A. J. Cnttisf, late of Claokama county, deceased, hresoVr his accounts for final suttlement te the Preset court of said county, and the. third Monday is ) tobi-r next i appointed for the adjustment of tbe same at Oregon City in said county. ROBERT CAUFIELD, . October 3, 18j7-23w3 Judge of Probt. Estate of Eobert Moore. "VTOTICE is hereby given lhat the nndersipsjd -Ll have been duly appointed exccutoni ef the will of Robert Moore, late of Ciecksma eoeety. deceaaed. All penun indebted te said esutesie required to make payment immediately, persons havinj claim against raid estate ma pre sent Ibom with the neeessnry voucher t u J residence of R. C. Crawford in Una City, wiu"i one year from date, or they will be forever bame. R. C. CRAWFORD, P.J. SCHNEBLY, JOJIN T. APFERSON. Oct 3, 1857. 854 Administratrix'! Xfotica. "VTOTICE is hereby given lhat letter efa jLl minisirittion have been granted to tbe en" iffned by the Probate court of Clackam eeaelT ob Ibe estate of George Irrio, deceased, lele er a:d county. AU persons indebted lo t e- are requested to make immediate pmyniea. 1 all hiving claim against said estate ere HH- to present them to me within ooe year tnm tne date uf Itiie notice at my residence eo Podeif river. MAkr ANN 1RVW, Sept. SIS. 18i7-24w4 Ada LIMES just received end f"t le by mr:: F. CHARMA m-v "are unoer particular 00 tions to Davu Shannon, Rq,f f I'rnirle, Marion county, for a box of R.mb, apples, of mngnlfleent dimensions, - ' Suoh fruit i produced only by fret l. bor, and we Judge Mend Shannon lo b "sound on tho goose." JtVAny temperance lecturer wn wishes a subject" with which la exhibit the " awful effect of inte mperaace," get one or two in this city wh t,',, fioienily burnt oul with poisoned hi.li tego through all the motion requirMt to place the rnattor in living, burning rrgtj before an audience. v