THE OREGON ARGUS.
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' BT WILLIAM L. ADAMS.
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tdeauti, It tmrlt tuhtnihtftiknt Uultari
ttek It elnhi 0 Ir ( tffinm ad,nct
Xtk'n tki Hunt it not ptii in t'Uanet, four
DtlUut will bi thargti if paid vitkin tit
1 mantki, and Fit dallnn l tkt tnd tf Ikt vr.
tJT Tun D'llUrtfar tit mttlktNi, tulitcrip
fi riftited or prrittrf.
Pf A' iiwr duconlmuii tl,l alt tfrmrngtt
trtpaid, unlm at Ihttptiiintf Iht pthlUhrr.
' ' 11 C.asl. Van Vllcl aa tbe Harasses.
The Dcscrvt New of Sept. ISjjives an
interesting Account of ilia, viii of p.ipt.
.Stewart Vin Vliol, of ilie U. S. army, v. ho
was seat on a mifion to Suit Lake City by
Gen, UtrnfV.' ' TI10 Noi recounts ih
particular of a pubilc lutorvlsw with Brig
haia Young end the leaJiog Mormon, and
continues': t . : , , . ,
1 " 'At the conclusion of the interview,
Gov. Young invited Capt. Yen Vliel ami
stvsral oilier 10 accompany him to hi
private olhV, end (after time spent in
'stylo of convereation ever pleasing 10 up
right end loyal American ciiixen) 10 a
troll through the adjacent orchard, vin.
yard and garden, where the Captain ex
pressed himself highly surprised and Je
lighted with ths improvement mn.le in
hert a tiino and under o many diadvan
tages. Fro 'ii tho Governor's ground the
party proceeded to the editor peach orch
ard, ml regaled themelves on some vari.
etiea of peachee then ripe and ripening. '
"On the 18'lt, a' the enptain had ex
pressed a desire to e the dumcslia work
ing of the peculiar institution,' Gov.
Yonj ahnwed linn ' the finmhins and
furnishing of hi bee h lvt and Ihjfl mansion
from garret to cellar, and iutrodnces' him
to hw nnmer fitmily of wiven and child
ten. ' Upon returning 10 tlie offices, and
being sskrd whrtker ay of the nntnerous
children Indicated idiocy or any decree of
, menial or physical degeneracy, the captain
promptly replied 4kal ho could discern
.nothing of that deMcrmiiea i but, en I ho
' eontrnry, 10 fr a lie conld observe, hn
' had never leeii a family apparently -morn
cheerful, happy anJ(Ntvntea, nor ue any
acre oiurriktly ahellered, fed and cloth
edJ t
" "In the afVrnion, with tho Hon. V. U
Hooper and 'I'erritoriul Surveyor-Ut'tieral
J, W, Pnx, Cupt. Van Vliot Icl'i on a viit
Ut the mililnry reservation in ltuh Vn!ey,
reiumeo on 1 in titti, anil uAriieitatoii in a
' aupperat tho Globr, and in the conro of
the evening he voluntarily aroso anrt re
, quoted the privilegn of making a fw re.
, uiarki, which ws at oucu moat cheerfully
; grunted.
' "On the 12th he partook of a sumptuous
dinner at tho residence of Pretidunt Jlt-ber
' C. KiniUall, at U'hivli lVcuidents V j;,
' AVolli. the Uuu. J. M. Oornhisvl, the Hon.
i W. . Hooper, llinhop L. D. Young, El
lers Jnhn Taylor, Feramorx Litilo and Al.
1 tert Corrington, and numeroui ladies tvero
guest. It bO liappeiMid that fur a itliort
. period the peiiilfHien were required to visit
. eorue imniijrraiin companies arriving on
tlie publio square, and the Cnptuin 11 c
VidenlHlly left to battle with the ludiea
',aboul polygamy, in which he a' knowledgud
. that ha most signally camo olTseoo'id best
'not being nblo In tind a single lady who
' wishnd to rally undiir Uncle Sam'it prot'-c-tion
and be escorted to tho Status. The
..Captain was entertainud w iliis, as oil
. every occasion while dure, with the markod
' kindnjsj !iJ so" niuub merited from his per
sonal Jeporimcni in our". m!dt, and from
.his previous uniform xomlemniily conduct
tioward those of our people Willi whom ho
had heretofore been acquainted. On Sun
day, the lflih, Capt. Van Vliot a'Wndod
' forennoti service in the Dowrry. , '., '
," In ihe eveniug, the Captain was ajjain
-vikited by Gov: Yonn and numerous
:frhsnd, as ho wished to Rtnri for Washiii';
' ton; V6ry early in the niorniii ', and,' ufier
.hnolher very Irieiiilly mlvl'vinw, tho coin
pany aeparated with a Cordial liak of tho
liand, and wishini; the Captain n spr-edy
-JoUrney and a safe arrival, with the bfoss
lag of Jehovah in attend him. ,, ,'.
',' Weraall (nvernnifntorliceri like Cait.
..Van Vliitt, and did tliy conduct themselves
itll (hit urbanity and gentility whioh con-
"stamly marked his course during bin short
ty jn Utah, then indeel thp more oflicrrs
aeni Jier, the belter would our torriiory
.flourish.'' ' ' " 1 '"' '
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07 Drigllrtm U reported in the Deiercl
Ne'ws, ri holding forth ns follows - , ,. ,
i "Should or enemies venturo upon vio
lent measures,. 1 design to so nianajre. af
' faira lhat; none of our boys will be killed,
-end in my Answer in the Colonel, I have
'told him pretty plainly what we shall do
Under certain contingencies.' "
'" " 1 would Jusl as soon tell ihetri ns to tell
you of my mode of warfare. As the Lord
God lives we will waste our enemies by
1 millions, if ll:ey send (hern here to destroy
j us.'and not a nun of us be hurt. , That in
the method I intend to pursue. Do you
, want to know what ia going to be done with
the enemies now on our borders I If they
'come here I will tell yon what will be done.
4 aootl ai '.hey start to come into our
tiemenia lit eleep u''l fm their eyes
AdJ slumber from their eyeliJs, po"' '
ji... Jaoit, f,ir (how huvA hpen wArhd
nd forewarned that wo will not lamei"
eubmit to beiag destroyed. Men shall be
ecreted here and (here and thall waste
away our enemies, ia the name of Israel's
3od.M- .
The Washington Statea aayi that the
Greek Cre, tlie arl-of whiob iias been losi
for age. has been discovered by a young
wan of New York named Moat Storm.
Py meant of infernal machines, charged
with this terrible material, he ia able !
blow up (ortificHtion and whole armies, by
a connecting electrical wire, while he is
miles distant. This Mont Sturm once of
, fared the U, 3. Government the benefit .of
lis discovery, but all at once withdrew his
rppoaa!, and ia now at Salt Lalse, a flam
ing Mormon," ', ' ', '
fcT A Bussian authority contradicts the
statement that the prnjpcr of tW fmsaci
pation of lbs serf in iliai country i ne'er
'iti realization. A variety of conflicting : v.. r
From the Si. Limit RtpulUcan, Jan. IB
La-l evening we received lutulligence !
troni ilia Army at I'orl llniler, and from
tlm Territory of Uinh, and proteed lo f:iv
the new, which it of a highly iuiereming
ulinravlrr. . im
' Tho whole of the troop rnt snt upon
this expedition have been concentrated, and
were, at I lie data ol our hit aocounti., in
Winter quarter on Black's fork, about
one and a qearter itiflea Ibnve Fort Ilridg
er, with the exception of Col. Cooke' corn
mand of drrgooiis, who Wrro posted forty
miles duianl, on Henry' F'oik, where
there waa some scant supply ef grass for the
hori.es. Five companies of the infantry
were etationed at old Fort Riidgcr, and
were engaged in rebuilding (he Works, for
ihe purpose of protecting the provisions
and to be occupied hereufter aa a perma
nent fort by Ihe United Stale. ; The whole
of the works, it waa anticipated, would b
coni Icteti by ihe Spring. The locality i
an exclhmi one for this object. There is
an abundance of wood for fuel, and of wa
ll r.1 The troops were all comfortably
stationed in tent, with stoves, and the
weather had been, luckily, very mild.
They were iu rxcllent health, and number
ed seme twelve or fifteen hundred In ad
diiiorf te which, it may be stated lhat there
wero about a thousand teamsters, and
other ullachct of an army. ., .. , , . ,, , :
i It will at once be asked how, under ih
circumstances, so largo a body of men can
subsist until June next, on the provision
which ha-1 been able lo reach the Fori
To this we sro enabled to answer, that,
while some thing will be wanting, I hero is
a sufficiency of food K last the ommand
for some months. " Soma articles were
wanting but tlie main one, salt, was on the
way, and would be rcHved in lime. It
i not to be coacexled, however, that every
prfcautinn would he necessary ngniilsl
wastefulness in every article of provision.
When it is tatod thai hnrees and oxen, iu
the last ktages of dissolution, wore killed
for provision, it can be understood that
there was very great anxiety to makd nub
sistetice go as far a .possible. Nearly Iwo-
thi'ds of all the animals attached to the ex.
pedition had died. , , t . :.
Availing himself, however, .of every pos
sible resort, Col. Johnston had sent Capt.
Matey, with a command of men and suvo-
moiiutuin piluu, lo reach Tnos and
Santa Fc, and , from thence lo transport
supplies .for the army, but we. took upon
his as a forlorn hope, and not likoly to re
sult in giving succor to the main body ol
,.,,Now, as Ip the Mormons..-, We publish
bidow, Gov. Ciirnniiiig'e letter to E.x-Gov.
Young, and nlso his . proclamation on en.
lering the Territory, and declaring Utah in
a stala of rebellion. ,, Our information if,
that the Mormons, already sniitfied of ihe
hoprlessncKS of their resists nc, are prepar
ing to abandon Salt.Lake City early iu ihe
Spring. ,-, I 'ioncer , parties have already
iiiiiio forward, .and t is probable that
lYonng's ih real, that the army would find
Great Salt Lake City. in ashes, wilj be ver
ified. They have iK-termined, it is said, lo
emigrate to the British powestion$, but
what portion ot lliem is not known. All
lhat Gov. Young has determined upon, it
is said, is, thai lie will keep ihe troop of
the United State where thry are, this Win
ter.,; It is believed lhat many hundreds of
the Saints will be left behind, to abide the
protection of the United Stales Govern
.roemY.V' -; ) . ! . '! ; ;-, ;
, Gori J. Voting hxs not b?cn wanting
in profTort of liberality to the United Stales
troops. Understanding that the army was
in want of sail, lie sent lo ihe camp of Col
Johnston fifteen mules loaded with salt,
with his respects ; but lhat officer sent it
back, with the remark that he would bang
any. messenger from the same quarter, on
a like errand. . , . n, : ,
' Gov. Young wa also Very polite lo all
the officers of the army inviting them lo
partake' of his hospitality at Salt Lake
Col. Johnston's command, Duo. 1, and ia,
we understand, bearer of dispatches to
Washington from Cul. Johnston, tad will
leave Ihis morning.
rKOCU-MATION Of OOVKRNOX cttMNlNO.
Gsksn Hivia CuusTr.assa Fust Uainoaa,
Utah rssnimar, fin. 21, lrtj7.
TothtPtonlt ofUtuKTtrritory
Oil ilia Uth of July, ltJj7,ll,e President
appointed me to preside over iho Executive
Department of t tit Territory.. I arrived
al this poini on the 17th of this month, and
shall probably be detained somo time in
consequence of the lot of animals durinc
ihe recent snow-storms, , I will proceed at
this point to make the preliminary arrangs
meni for tho temporary organization of lbs
Territorial Government.
Many treasonable act of violence hav
ing been committed by lawless individuals,
supposed lo have been countenanced by
the late Executive, suck person are in a
suite of rebellion ; proceedings will be in
stituted against them in a Court organized
by Chief Justice Eekles, held in Ihis coun
ty, which will supersede I lie necessity of
appointing a military commission Tor ihe
trial of such ollunders.- It is my duty lo
enforce unconditional obedience to the
Constitution, to the orgnnio laws of this
territory, and lo all Ihe other laws of Con
gress applicable lo you. To enable me to
eirct l Ids object, I will, in the event of re
sistance, rely first upon a posie comilatut
of the well disposed portion of the inhabit
ants of this Territory, and will only resort
lo a military posse in ease of necessity. I
trust that this necessity will not ocour.
I come among you with no prejudices
or enmities, and, by the exercise of a just
and firm administration, I hope to com
mand your confidence. Freedom of cons
cience and your own peculiar mode of serv
ing God are saored right guaranteed by
tho Constitution, wilh which it is not the
province of the Government or the disposi
tion of hs represcnlnlivrs in this Territory
to interfere. '' '
In virtue of my aalhority as command-er-io
chief of the Militia of ihis Territory, I
hereby command all armed parties of indi
vidual, by whomsoever organized, to dis
band, ami return to their respective homes.
ihe penalty of disobedience to this com
mand will subject ihe offenders to the
punishment due lo traitors.
, A.CUMMING, '
'.' "y Gov. of Utah Territory.
" Green River CovxTr, hear Fort
' IIridger, U. T., Nov. 21, 1837. :
Tt Brighton Young,. ' ' - ' " '
L'x Governor of Utah Territory: ; ?
On the Jlth of July, 18.Y7, I was an
pointed by the President lo be Governor of
Ins territory. Since my arrival within
the limits of the Territory, I regret to find
that many sets of violence have been com
milted on the highway, jn the (Wruction
and robbery of property belonging to the
Uuileil olates. J hese acts, winch indicale
that the Territory is in a state of rebellion,
are ascribed, how truly I do not know, to
yourself. A proclamation purporting to
have issued from vou, and passes signed by
ynur authority, found upon tho person of
Joseph Isylor, have been submitted lo my
inspection. 1 ne matter contained In llieso
papers liiilhorizes and commands violent
and ircn-onable ads acta lending to ihe
disruption of the peace of the Territory,
ai d u Inch subject thrir noiors to the peual
tics accorded to traitors. , ,
If theso papers referred lo be not au
thentic, I trust you will promptly disown
them. 1 B : ' -
I herewith enclose a copy of my procla-
Vou will oblige me by acknowledging
the receipt of ihis by tha returning mes
sengers. '--'
I am Sir, very respectfully, '
. ,, Your obedient servant, dee., . ...
'.;.-. . ; , A. CUMMING
Gov. Utah Territory.
uastrue csasisuaey iit.sir.US. riage, weigh nearly fourtorn Ions, the gun
iiie.aio message oi merffuueni ol loe !one being a. solid mai-s of thou-
United Slates Is as fair a specimen of
Democratic profewion, and the ads of the
Adtninlstralion are as fair a eptcimen of
Democratic practice, a we could doslre.es
illustrations of Democratic consistency.
Let us lake four of the leading topics of
the Message, and compare that, which the
President iuy wilh that which he doel,
' First! The Financial question, lie con
dem urr nrrrnry in hi Menage, and
in a week afterward one of his supporters!
DaaUl Base. .
rUncrofl gives the following sketch of
the Kentucky patriarch. . . -.
"In Lis ptuoeful habitation on ii bti.ka
tf (ha. Yadkin rivrr, In North Cirolinn,
Daniel Doon, iho illuairloua hunter, had
heard Fiuley, a iradef, so mrmorabl as
ilia pioneer, describe a tract of land west of
Virginia, is the richest In North America,
tand pcundt of Iron, Vre it not for ihe
unyielding circles lhal susiaiu Ihis lie
meme weight, the heavy deck would crack
and splinter unucr ever di liarge. Fif
teen pounds of powder aro required for
each load. Ihe solid shot weighs one
hundred and sixty poands, the empty shell
(or Lollow shot) one hundred, and llieshcll or in ihe worJ. In May, 1701), Irating
marled and futedone hundred and ikirty. bis wife and offspring, having Fiuley as
iweuty two mea, with powerful levers and his pilot, and four ethers as his eompan
eccentric trucks to create or dotrnV trie. Ions, the vounv msa of ahnm ik.a n.l
in Ihe Senate Introduces an Administration tion at will, are stationed around this mam- twenty wandered through the wilderness
measure for the issuing of twenty millions j moth gun, to work it tfiVclually, and ihe of America, "in quest of Ihe country of
number is not one loo great they are al! Kentucky," known to the ta;ej is ' the
employed. Sucb Is the 'bow chaser' of I Daik and Woody Ground," "the Middle
the Uatlsd States steamer rowhatan. Ground," between the subjects of the Five
The remaining ten are ' broadside tfuns' Nations and the Cherokee. After a Ions
tltvntt Imm lt.1l -r ' I- I . t , .
.u.unu.g a uvii vi nine niviiei in uiam- i laiiguingjournry lurongu mountain raagotr
eter over three mile, and weighing each I the party found llienist-Kes, in June.'cn
gun alone nine thousand pounds, The I ibe lied Bank, a tributary to the Kentucky,
solid shot from these guns weighs eighty I and from the top ofaa eminence surveyed
pounds, and Ihe loaded shell only a few with delight the beautiful plain lhat
pounds less thus, wars the whole eleven stretches! to the northwest.' Hero they
guns fired at once, with solid shot, .the built their shelter, and began to reeonuoi
weight of metal thrown into the enemy tre and lo hum. All Ihe kinds ef wilj)
would be greater by 320 pounds than the beasts that Were natural to America the
combined broadsides of a first elasa sloop, stately elk, the timid deer, the antlered
opibiona ana interests may
r?asore some res' longer.
City, ?ud to spend the winter there.
But all accoL'nta concur in saying that
the Mormons will leave" Utah Territory in
the Spring, and it is saiu lhat Col. Johns
ton is so firmly of this belief tnSt be asks
no increase of the numerical force of this
army under his command, although sup
plies wi'l, of course, have lo besenttobim.
Only one officer, Lieutenant Smith, Sd
dragoons, was aick all the others, aaalo
the officers of the Territory, were in excel
lent health. V " ' "' '
Altogether, the news presents ibe con
dition of the army engaged in this expedi.
lion in an anexpectedly avorabl condi
tion. They may go into Great Sail Lake
City, even before reinforcement can reach
tben from our frontier, but it is the part
of prudenea to semi the my and the Govern
ment should da it.
Lieutenant Carroll, 10th United States
rntrv. arrived In ihis city yesterday
retard the arrning, by the Pacifie Railroad, direct
frm thea'fj at Fot BrWger. He left er that b.
- tmvortaal from ih Plata,
THR MORMONS ALLIKD WITH THS CiTRVBXNE
, AND CAMANCUS INDIANS NO INTEN-
TION TO LEAVE THE TERRITORY. . ,
St. Louis, Tuetday, Jan. 10.
The Republican has received informa
tion from Fort Lawrence, through an In
dian trader, who arrived at JefTerson City
yesterday, and who reporU meeting on the
23d of December, between 600 and 700
Cheyenne and Camanche Indians, return
ing from Salt Lake to Iheir village on the
Black Walnut Hills, about eighty miles
southeast of Fort Laramie. They were
accompanied by about twenty Mormon
leaders, it was their intention to remain
in the camp erected there until Spring, and
then employ themselves tinder Mormon in
fluence, in harassing and culling ofT the
supply trains sent to the 'relief of Col.
Johnston.' The Indians had been led to
believe that the Mormons had eighty ibou
ssnd fighting men well equipped for ser
vice. They alao spoke of numerous forti-
fication and a large number of Indian
allies, and declared that the Mormons had
no idea of running away from Utah.
The Leavenworth City Ledger,' of the
8lh inat, says lhat three young men, Henry
Baker, James Smith and Alexander Fran
cis, arrived there oa Thursday afternoon,
the 7ib, direct from Fort Bridger. They
came the whole distance, twelve hundred
miles, on foot, and accomplished their jour
nev in forte-five days. TbeT report that
the day ihey left six Mormons cam into
camp, and reported that the Mormons were
in a stale of civil war, Brighsm Young
and about one half desiring to march
against ths troop, the ether half being in
favor of ihe troop coming into Salt Lake
and establishing a military gorerameat
thsr, and overthrowing the present pew
of dollars' worth of paper currency by the
Government, in the shape of Treasury
notes! In the same connection, he says'
that Ihe Government will py all the de
mand due against it " in gold and silver,"
and scarcely twenty days after the mes
sage wa read lo Congress, a law is passed,
as a matter of the most urgent necessity,
for the payment of demands against the
Government with notes instead of gold and
silver, there being none of the latter com
ruodity in the Government's Treasury, a
fact which Ibe President must have been
well aware of when ho wrote his message.
. Second : The Kansas question.. lie ap
plauds " the principle of popular aover-
eignty," and aaya the bogus Lecompton
constitution ought to have been submitted
to tho people; and yet ho violates the
very principle" he applauds, and opposes
that which he says ought to be done, by
defending the Lecompton usurpation, and
declaring lhat the constitution shall not be
ubmitted to the people, but be forced
upon them, with all it gross provisions
and imperfections, noen voleni I
Third: The Walker Filibuster ques
tion. . He uttors . vengeance against the
land pirates who go out to invade a neigh
boring country and rob it of its govern
ment; bul instead of acting in accordance
wilh this sentiment, he permits his officials
at New Orleana to render these scoundrels
"aid and comfort" with impunity; (he
officer of a vessel aent on the pretense of
overhauling and arresting the pirates al
lows thorn lo pass within a few leagues ef
him, sees them land, and even permits
them (perhsps by his own invitation) to
come on board bis vessel, and raises uol a
finger to interfere with iheir piratical de
signs and, lastly, he appoints as minister
to the country thus invaded by these ruff
ians, a man whe is notoriously a sympa
thizer wilh theml . -i i .
Fourtht , The Mormon question, ''He
wages a fierce wnr of words against the
polye,moud1ersof the Federal author
ities in Utah; bul he knew just aa well on
ihe day of his inauguration as he did on
the day he wrote bis message, that the
Mormons wore rebellious and lawless and
yet he appears to have considered this re
bellion of Irs importance than the ad
vancement of the Slavery cause in Kansas,
to fight for which he caused the troops de.
signed for Utah lo be needlessly detained
tor some two months so late, indeed, lhat
before the poor soldiers will reach their
destination they may starve or be frozen to
death ; and not only this, but he also de-
ached a portion from the original Utah
army, which was already too small, aud
stationed ii as an awe lo the Free Stale
men in Kansas! And now he urges the
increase of the army not having soldiers
enough to fighl both the enemies of Slav
ery and the enemies of the Government.
These are but four instances of the glar
ing inconsistencies and blunderings of the
Buchanan Administration, ihus far, and it
has been in power not yet ten months.
Such is modern Democracy tuch is the
mismanagement and misgovernment of
the Administration which (he Slave Power
and the Doughfaces have forced upon ths
country. Having done thus badly in so
short a lime, what may we expect ef it du
ring the remainder of its four-year term f
--Chicago Journal. ,
of-war mounting twenty 32 pouoders.
Oar Xatteiat Dtfanste.
In the Report ef the Secretary of War
to tho president we find the following re
marks in regard (o our national defenses :
"The repert of tho Chief Engineer will
tnrorni you or Die character and condition
of our sea-coast defenses. It will be seen
thai these works are gradually, but cer
stag, the wild cat, the bear, the panther,
and the wolf cronched among the canea
or roamed over the rich grasies, which,
even beneath ihe thickest shades, sprang
luxuriantly out of the generous soil. The
buffaloes cropped fearlessly (he herbage of
browsed on the leaves of the reod, and were
more frequent than cuttle in a settlement
of Carolina herdsmen.' fiomniime iWa
7,r" .fT.!?"" mfUion' nd. Uere hundreds in a drove, and around the
w nam It n ia m,H taw 11 t s a . a . P I '
msriiime defense. formirUhl. i H 'Ur number was amar.ing,
and of great magnitude. ' . Tbs summer in which for the first lima
"flew York, ihe great heart of com- parly of white men emored tho brilliancy
merce on this continent, where more and of nature nearanH in ihetallvefKlU,n.
nltlionrrAlC,!nC'n.,rl,l "T " V P""-l the eecupatio'n.'of explor.
point on our Atlantic coast, may bo consta. I .. , . . 1
ered as Impregnable from any attack from ' " "u . li"",u' "ul on" " 0D?
me sea wncn the fortiScation now in nrov a companion uroppeoott, tin lie was
gross shall be finished. The fortifications left alone with John Stewart. They joint
will be belter, the guns heavier and more lv found !lnftOA.lni) (tllllnflf Itl ill taVMtwl..at
r loresMil.onsoveningne.rthe Ken.
defense, it is hardlv n.cessarr to ... , ,utky "ver ,lu7 W tB"n pn.oners by a
word al (his day. The policy of the Gov- 1Uud of Indians, wandorers like ihsmaclv
ctHM.nl 1.. at I .1 I ri . I t am a
vinuiviii ajrciusi iw uouAcu in mm roftpecit iiwy cscupeuv imq were jomca or uoon
ana wisely, loo no doubt, if the works be brother ; so that when Stewart was soon
nruneouieu Wlin a wise economy, forti I. r.. i.hi.j t ., . :i .. 1
caiions are now very justly r. eemed the "ler ,7 J SP! ' 18 '
cheapest and far Ih. most effectual mean! T "? " Wt iI"D b
of defense for every important commercial lhcm in ,Leir dePr battling for tin
point: with tho heavy runs nf the nreaeni lovely hunting ground, Uoon still had his
day no fleet can match a fortiflcotion and, brother to share with him the dangers anil
wnan completed, these works can be kept attractions of the wilderness, they building
In Dnrfopl rpnntr al a verv (rlflmn a, .... I 1
... j . -... . timing ui-ak Ull
lil needed fur actual service, A fortifies
lion costing hot much more than double
the sum necessary to build and enuis a first
class line-of battle ship, will conttitute a
formidable defense for a harbor, and will
continue to do so throughout any length of
time. , The value of this mode of defensu
V. S. STEaMsmr Powhatan, This na-
val vessel ia a side-wheel steamer of 2,600
tons and 600 horse-power. 8he is " ship
rigged," carries nine boats, eleven guns,
some three hundred officers and men, and
is two hundred and seventy-five feel long.
She draws twenty feet six inches full of j
coal and provisioned for sea and passes
through heavy weather as comfortably aa
aa ordinary vessel does through lbs trade
winds. She is acknowledged by naval
men of all nations lo be ihe most powerful
and efficient sids-whsel ateaner of war in
the world. While mounting bul few guns,
she carries ia reality a moil formidable
battery, Speaking of bar una, a tort
pondent of the Philadelphia Ledger say :
One of thsm, the a bow ebaser,' is ia
itself a formidable battery. It ia a pivot
gun, aod works upon metallie circles let
into the deck forward of the foremast, sas
eeptible of being fired in aoy di red ion save
directly ahead and astern, and throwing an
eleven-inch shell with marvellous aecsracy
evr between four and five miles of snsor.
Tbi 'taw-ehafer, wiifc iu double ear.
is becoming more apparent cverv dnt As
our population increases, and the facilities
Tor inter-communicalion are multiplied, a
military force of any extent can, with more
and moro readiness, be concent rated at aay
given point in Ihe shortest possible lime.
Fortifications, which will naturally retard
ihe landing of a foreign foe, must give
lime lo concentrate a force at any given
point equal lo any emergency. - A .larger
force could be thrown into New York in
two weeks, by means of internal commu
nication, than could be brought there from
abroad in a year by all tho means which
any European power could possibly com
rosnd. 'i
"Our rsmificd system of railroads,
spreading throughout the whole country
those sinews of iron which hind with in
dissoluble ties the commercial interest of
our community oouier upon tlm nation a
capability for defenao which obviates for
ever the necessity of standing armies, or
or a navy more numerous than is neces
sary to give protection to our ships in the
prosecution or our extended commerce.
treat Jackatavtlte.
The Southern mail, due week before
last, did not arrive till Wednesday of last
week. We learn from the Sentinel, that
a German named Hawk was stabbed a'
Kerby villa on the 24th ult, by one Robert
Wilson, six times, and was not expected lo
recover. W ilson was longed in Ihe Jack
sonville jail lo await his trial.
On the 83d ult. Mary Angel, daughter
of Mrs. Williams (formerly Mrs, Angel),
fell into a tub of hot water, and remained
there several minutes before her mother,
who was at soma distance, earns tn her as
sistance. The little sufferer died the next
morning. : " '
las rtalsBoai
Col. Taylor, of Astoria, in writing to us,
ssyst
"Another mossier of a whale has turned
op oa the Clatsop beach, bsior ihe second
one wit bin the last few days. The size of
the taller is as follows ! Length 73 feet,
diameter 24 feel, length of jaw bone 10
(est, the fluke 13 Cael across, and will give
about 75 bbl. of oil."
, Astoria, Feb. 8, 1859.
KT The well informed Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times writes
to that journal that ibere ia not a shadow
of doubt tbat Filch and Bright, the bogus
Senators from Indiana, will be throws eat.
Tho Jadiciary Committee, it ia believed,
win report enanioously against thsm.
and occupying the first cottage in Kern
tucky. '
In the spring of 1770, that brother re
turned to the settlements for horses' ami
supplies of ammunition, leaving the re
nowned hunter by himself, without bread.
or salt, or sugar, or evert a horse or a dog.'
Ihe Idea of a boloved wife,' anxious M
his safely, tinged his thoughts wilh sad-'
ness bul othcrwiso tho clieorful, inodit
live man, careless of wealth, knowing the
use of the rifle, not the plough, ofa strong,
robust frame, in ihe vigorous health of
mnnliooj, ignorant of books, but versed ia
the forest and forest life) fond of trailing
ihe deer on foot nway from mrn, yet in his '
disposition humane, generous and gentle,'
wss happy til ihe uninterrupted s'tccessiott
nf'zylvnn pleasure.' " ' ' 1 '
' " One calm snmmpr's evening, as ha
climbed a commanding ridge,' and looked
upon the remote vrncrabls mountains, ahJ
Ihe nearer ample plains, he caught' a
ylimp.e In Mm distuhoe of the Ohio, which'
bounded the fund of his affections with'
magic griindi ur, his heart exulted in the
region ho had discovered, All things wcro
still.' Not a brcezo so much as shook a
leaf. He kindled a fire near a fountain of
sweet water, and fea.ncd on (he loin of a'
buck. He wan no more alone than a bee
among flowers, but communed familiarly
with ihe whole universe of life. Nature
was his intimate, and as the roving woods'
mau leaned conGdingly on her bosom, aha
responded to his intelligence. -4
" For blm the rocks and fotintsins, the
leaf and the blades of grass had life; the'
cooling air laden with the sweet perfume,'
came to him aa a friend j the dewy morn
ing wrapped him in iia embrace ; the tree
stood op gloriously round about him as se
many myriads of companions. All wore
the characierof design or peril. But bow'
could he be afraid I Triumphing over
danger, he koew no fear. The perpetual
howling of wolves by tight around his cot
tage or bis bivouac in ihe brake was his
diversion and by day he had joy ia sur
veying the various species of animals that
surrounded him, lie lod the solitude
belter than the towered city or the ham ef
business.
-Near the end of July, 1770, bis faith
ful brother came back to meet him ai lb
old camp. Shortly after, they proceeded
to Cumberland river, giving names lo the
different waters, and he theo returned to
his wife and children, fixed in his purpose
at the risk of his life and fortune to bring
bent as aooa at possible to live in Ken
tucky, which beeteemd a a second Tasav
diss." . , ,