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THE OREGON ARGUS, rvsLisuso svssr satusuav mosnio, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. TERMS llu Aaous mill it furnuhei al Thrtt DMiri and Fifty Ctntt per annum, in tdeanct, It tingli titbicribrrtTkrtt Dollart tack lo eluot aj ten at am ojictin advance Wbta thi minty it not paid in adoanct, tour Dilhrt will In ehiirgtd if paid within aix mania; ana net iioll.tri at tin tniiuf the year. 13T Tie Ditlanfor nix monthtNo tubtcrip that received far a leu period. No paper discontinued until all arrtnragei art paw, unie.il at tut nptionai the puhlmher. heholvhoxm Adopted ky Ike fcrpublleaa Hlata Coavca Una, Airll ad, i58. Riolvd, Il, That llie Republican party, true to the. principle thai firm the bast or our free and democrats system ol government, reattirm to them I'a unalter ablo devotion, an laid down in the bluod I hi constituent w bile in uhr i.ofirif I he I. ... . I.. . .. - . e A : . . i:l .1.11 . .. . . uongm courier iii American iioeny, uie Declaration of Independence, nnd (level pea in the "-on iinuon oi the united blate, and that the prosperity and perpe- tuiiy of our Union depend upon a at rim auiioriuco iu urn iiiicniiif iaiiriii, anu me riuhta L'linriiiitied in llioa honumd repon- llone ot repuiiliunii litli. K-auWiid. 2nd, I hat in relation lo the liKlltutliiil ol doiiii-mio mIo very, we remain wiiera llm ualriixa who funned o.iriiuii- luiimia piuinnii uimneivi j, ami wuere iliu . I. ..I. I I. a . ivuuiujj uiexilirn Ol nil l,'rii-n, u II 1 1 1 "IIII ina recent period, h ue linrinuiii.iu.lv . ai'iun mat ii i a purely mum, inn jener- I .i. ... :. i.. l. i . al, Stiite, and nut nuiioniil, iii-tiiiiiion determinable by the Siii'ea, each for itelf over whiuli the nlher Stali-a have no . coiuroi unii inr men no rcfi'Miitiiiii'y. I I ! - ...l; I. .-. ll aulved. 3n, I hat with Wanliiiiu-'on. ; Jpff-ra.ni, Madiaon, Franklin, and ilieir B-Miiiiuura nii'i c'MeniiuaricH, who in ine framing or tlio I un-uitiinon ni ule effxt'iHl t... i.. :i.:i...: . r.i ir ... iiiuu iur uni m iinuon in mn n.iii iu ill aluven, and who were pupet-Mlly anxioua iiui iii.il iiihiiiiiii'iii nnuu'u voiiiuiii no an iniaston of llm ri-ht of one mailt') hold propuriy in another, we believe slavery lo I ba a pohucali aocial, and moral evil; and. while we di-tulaini all riMii and inuliiiutiiin In interfere wiihitaan iniininipul regnla- li-in of any of ilie auverei'.'n 6l.ite.-i of the Union, we bi'lieve that the oruaniu nut of 187 for the "overnuient ofull the territo- ry then beloii-iiiiit to the l -piililio, penn.-d Iiw iIim umr n-i.ill4 J..fr.'.iii. iii.nriiVMil Im fli. :, ,i ri i.:, ,. ;,.i..,i ,n" .' i - - r ' . ' . . lo ill iho f-jrin.ilion F .-ivry lerrituri .l uovi-rnnieiit from that Mom down lo lftl, mbidiei the duly of CinrHM in IVaoiiii "ovi-rn ii. ii'k lor i no i erriiories linn t, I lie n-iil-ex'i'liKion of slavery. Uaolv.-d. 4i.li. Tint tiie nnlnrtiinnie dep.ir' lire from Ilia' prinul. in llie Int.; aut or-uii'Z'ii): ui lerniury ol IV-iihhh, to which we drr-ullv trace th" bitier lion which lias nesiioveii uih p.ace, ano - i i i.i.i re'eieiien won -.no niuou ui ininie'rn i- vir.rin .soil, f thai fair land, has proved bv ,, , -i .i ii I r I .1 .1. its bitter fruit the wis loin of lh ancient policy which it has anpplauted. H -Ml ved. mn, llial we aland oy anil ..: .i:.i r....r...i III iiiii.iin, us ii -J mn iui t:ii-.iii-i n. 1-uu i-oif i . ' ... . . - rii - I . I ular novi-reignty, and the inahennlile rtjjlil l tli.i ne.nil.. loiroverii the m-ilve4 1 bnl we dunv that u man h prund nl lliee i 'i - -1-- . . linleM he enjoy the privilege or enslaving omerj, ii:ki ainim uiuime resnii oi mici a doctrine would bo lo found I he liberty of the oi.izen nnon u Imsia of des, I.I. Kenolved, Oil), Thai llie iiltempt upon 1 . ' the pari of the present Democratic admin, Hirauim to loiue. upon ine jn-opie oi r.au V.'IH a UOUftiuu ion ttoiiorrriii iu n ini-r'- I . . ' . . , - ? .i ii.irili- ,.F ild ntll'.iii UMil In alitttlltll III nowem usurnin.r and tyrannical minority against th- kn iwn will "of the remainder, i an outraire not to bo borne bv a free people, anil we hope lliut, p'.anting tnem aelvea lirmly upon the immortal trntli nrsi enutictated bv the Declaration ol nrlep-iid ence. ' that all govvrnnii'tit derive their jnt power I'rom the consent of ill- g-'v- eriled, ' they will 'oe nlilo to wrest trom I their oppressor that which I inestimat.le 10 a nee iieui-ii- mrj lu-ninwioiu ii,nn- i ....I. I ,.,.,,...l rWtu,.oi, . r. ' I I r M .l.l.. . i. ,t. form to the wislie '( ill" rnl-'d. ll-ulved, 7'h. Thai wo inisl that the riuht to govern nec"rily follow the ris-hl to acn'i.re ami li no lerrtMry, ,... u. ,.,i. : i .1 . ;.. nruvi.jiil n K"' " " .? 7 . mn ur I Iim rk' It It miOillH lie uaauil Upon iI.m ;n-iliMnliU rii'hta oflhe ueotde. and w arrnien the modern svstem a praciically carried out in h.nsa tor l.autlei and uios violation of these principle, H'.,. allirm ma. il.n ilurb ii limine of wrnn" and L-rimi-a committed bv the U:a and existing A I- minim rations a"ainl nnmilar riiidt in that Territory deserve the execration o every lover of freedom of I he present ''V. "n". " '"' V , ' tahtv of infamy. Reived. 8lh. That the lale pailisan decision of the Snprem" Court in Iim cae of Dred Sl-o'I, which make the Lunstun Hon a Brand title l..'r,ii--iil io every , diciarv of .he nation, and a stain i.,K,n the .i......!.. ,.f iii- eniinirv. whose nriiudeet tKiastiitii love of liberty in it largest aen i4 IW toW Wl tyr"''y m every form. Resolved. 9th, That e congratulate 6tfielves and ihe people of Oregon upon the ret:!' "f t'1 ,al9 eciinn upon the ' , ; - as a trii;"'ib or the neitl or Mave., '-o.ion, f.!? Repumicaa doctrine of non e" we only i'Hil ibt e ought io use imluence wherever it in m legitimaUdy lbne tosccure to other Terri'onesthesame fii ioeless blessing of freedom which by 'iuch a Bratifying majority e eem o ifV to appreciate for ourselve. Resolved, lllih. That the reckleM prod., eality of naiional treasure which ha char, acterited tfie 1a' "! P"-"' D-mofiattc Administration, bringing to bankropti-y a neasury whose vaulls have received ?)., 000 UU ) ! ann'Mn. ami iiece..iiati.iT a Joan in a liiVie of peace, ia a clear anl de montrative proof of that wasteful extrav. auano, which hw pluudured lU na'to.i and turned it treasury into a hmpUter trlithioe, with nothing bill It a credit lu os'ain finance. R -solved, 11th, That the Pa'nrio Rd roI i no longer an enterprise of .Imihtfrf xpHliency. bnl ha become one of unper alive commercial and national nece'siiv; and we faor its unt ruction oo any cny tr',1 and practicahle mule by the aid orihe nnur.l (I.ivernment eiveo in tch a man ner a may be beat calculated lo effect it ReaoWed, 12ih, That wa faror approX yirttmbj Conjre far tbe improvemral Ik A Weekly Newspaper, deVotcd to the Principle of Jefleiuonian Democracy, and advocating Vol. IV. ofriver and harbor of a ntatioititl char acter. Resolved, 13ih, Thai the political dog. mas sought recently io bit established hv la parly xiy linvf themselves Democrats in thi Territory, which assert ilia dutv ..( a representative ur ii.-1-nte in nunc In stance to Iw to nb'-v the instructions is uniiuu lu 'llsreianl lli..in mill lm In I. - will of other, in dmL'eiou and anlirenuh licnn in m tendency, and worthv to lie sustained only by a parly that everywhere is known a the allv of personal vinmaUue aim i liu ailvounte or ariiin deyimiimii. Rcm.lveil. Uih. Thai we believe in il.e iiu'riimimled ri'ilil oflhe ciiil-n to iliin and vole an he i.leanei. mid niierlv d.. i.y l.u rihl of unv reiireaeniattre mid.- hiiv ciaiiiiitiHUCin lo vii.l,.to the iniriiti I . . iiiiimnr kuuwn will of llm prujil. ha re ri'K-llla. I Keaolvrd. IStli. Th.-il tlm nrowni avi'em i . . . . ' . ol vnliiij nra voce, in,riliu-ed liv lli.v party to iilji-i!t lha miffiaife of iheci' in the rnrveillunre of imiii-Hn impecior, I and a we him. muter the nenalir oflieiiiL' I. . . . . '. uuimleil n a traitor, into nlij' ot nbniii-ioii la a relic of harhnrUm. width limMii frienda in a puny whone whole ornin'.ninn i m nnv"K(l lo tliu fVinvillwllll,lll ! eve rv apark of peraonal freedom, and aiildeCu It. . 1 i .. . . . J . i im iiii-miH'ra to tne entire coin 'ol ol an art locnity of leudera : and that with filth imriv we are prmri io nave nei ut fVin im'hv nnr omiiiiiiiiuii. Thr Acciihuited I.XCRRDIOI.K. Ill the courne I'f I Week'a ri a'liny, and goina about, one i.1 mire to have ti ii- moral n-iii-r I alixaliolia atnrtled from llii-ir pinprii-ty by i hiniiH wliicll, aa the Creed aava. ''are nii-l ,!rl,1:11i , i... k..i:..,i ' .,, I ' , . oiiirageona a io m iy nil niimaii t. " I- I i- e fcf .1 . --ap.icny oi ueiu-i. oinuiy la neiter no i.n-(liii (l lliiin the im-ri iliblu in moral hi ,,,-. Thi-i ban at ruck ma with reneweil lii'ce lately ttprnpus of the tionblea in India I l-'rnill lilLUtA lull. try f l.ni'u im.-Iimi.uiI .lul..il i "r,n" erili lty lo women, al tliu luarlii n wmuli Kirnnjj men turn pule. liaie aei-n a niu-cular fellow, aix f.-el l.ivh. Ii,i, ii in i - - ,i ..,. i....i,i... . ri- i I fc i ii'i'i - nii:iiT-ii i ur iiiiin-i- n mn ciieea i . ... . . , Wl ;k" ol "8 ",r" d bv '""if '"C1" wh-imiiiij?. A fur me, I am iieiih-r mils vn'.ar nor aix feel hiih, hut I was ucco-li i i,v . riH1.,i ,,. .i,r ' ' - .- . . ... . . , miiHon lliat there seemed "no lung lift" , " !' nie wiien an mat nun o- en fli dticie.i .. roiii my nniinary mii'A hud lieen di-diicted ,,.v ,.. an urit-uJ.i'ti of the I ndiaii rcbell :,, t, , . :,-u, f , .. , . . , , . . ' . wu,,m" " ,u"n" 118 " " .1 T I -Ml-.. I II I-. . iiewpBn-ra. i urn xkii'H'i, i oeiirve, in cavin- exceptional thiliga, but by no .rj,si whatever, by no touch of art, i l l i Hit: . .. ti i e .i coal I I ti ll tlilA Klorv. I he ptizzle of this 1 '"' ,im!hr tl,", J" Ci,"n'" mi them by aaying, in the commonplace nf the vncabulnry of hnrrora a Jicnd ..... Aon. i, -ei-iiMe il 14 riliv-ioiis Hull a man mttst Aitvc plannrd it. A I d ,M . I . , "iietiii isu-in in no relation to" urn a woman which would make it poKnible fur nix-Ii plea to enter lis head. JJ lack I he f . . i r :,:,.,. .i.., i,nrro. .. , i lh,,t m-n m kil 10 wnmeii.isa rucl '' nf "f "ry day of our livi-s. There i wife-healing, then1 js deaerlion. there i ill ti inner. We are - ' a)1 w,lfc ,)Ul i( . ill . i men of common ninolil the rum-linn is ul tlKH inaliiiitdneotl, and the hercenl fireaof wnuh are mon diowiierl in floofl of lend, r- llP(i Still, llie natural iii.tinel of ...until , , - .,. - , ,, . , , 1 rhat we can understand. Hut what we cannot nndprsianil, and Ood forbid iliul ever we fhoiild, is the inverled ac ,ioii of ilia iitsiiucl in alliance ilh cm ',')-- I't, it U ll accredited irr hi ' - - , . etieci. conainuiinp, a iney no, nomeoi me most dreadful pange in the records of the miipd iinpo-silile Alivin qnote from tiie MaxiuiaCu "n of "'res.mg ci te ot the U. igii lit I i-rmr. When Madam.- de (Justine," be -ny. "appeiirod on the stair, on leaving the Courts, a avne cry arose in llie mob; the vucifciiliona oflhe people and their gralures showed that they were preparing to miird-r her on the spot. Ifulie had sunk down, she would have been iiistalllly loin III ilel'eJ even tiie appear ..r I'Mlturln.v wrinlil hai-M rirn.-url r..-ut Uncertain whether t-. di'Ce or recede, she hesitated a moment, and the people were just springing forward to seiie her, when an unknown woman in the crowd se cretly pressed her hand; and, Inking the child which aha carried in her arms frjm her breast, gave it to her with I lie word, 'Return il at the bottom of the stair.' She Hid so, and, protected by the infant citizen, escaped unhurt ; ami gave b-ick The child, hut she never saw her deliverer more. This we all sympathize villi. The privil ege .f helplessness and immrenc protect inn a woman wh carriet a baby i quite a matter of course. But I now quote this l.ttle story n( normal human nature to place ilin opp"i'i"n io anothei story, also fmni the R ign of Terror, which belongs lo the Aecred.ieJ Incredible- I read, over and over aain. riistrusiinf my eyes, that under Carrier, at Nante.M Fiv hundred children of both exe, the alder of whom wa not fourtean yw old, were, a ode occi'ion, OREGON CITY, OREGON, WAY 1 5, 1 858. led out lo (he same snot -i be shut. It" peuled fusillades cut them down. Never was so ileploraMa a spectacle witnessed; lha itlllieaof the stature caused lliol nf Ihe bullets, at I ho first di.charge, to fty over their head; they broke their bonds, ru-hvd into the lank of the executioners, clung round their knees, and, with suppli eating hands and agonized looks, sought for mercy. Nothing could soften these asaas. sins; they put tliem to death wen when lying at their fei t." Mere again we are turned adiifl into the wild waters of the inconceivably horrible, Ju.t now w had a mad cmad respecting the presence of a dill in a woman' arm; now we liava as.assiua slio"ting down five hundred chil dren at "in e and yet not at once, for ii mini Intvu been after several fusilladi-s, ami. 1st elnii k, and contortion, and blood. II-re and there II would happen that the same child would have to he shut at twice or tin ice ; a little thing with a broken arm would come shrieking lo a soldier' fool J a girl, uiihuit by the flrt dinhnrge, would turn screaming to her brother ilrowt.nl in blood ; some would faint and be killed while insensible ; ami men did all this. Unquestionable nn-n. Two leg; lo arm; iwurye; In art, brain, and all (he rest, mil many of tliiiu fathers. No doubt, mo, they ate their next meal in due course, a Usual. Oh, how we lmni! wt-. t'omu the investigator who lalsifivd fsc's like these 1 A touch oflhe ludicou sometimra min gles, though not to lessen it, with the hor ror wil'l shume of the Accredited Incredi ble. I can only quote from inemoiy ihe wi II known anecdote concerning; the Queen of Spain's leg. !li-r Majesty of Spain was once may he, still, for what I know pre. siiuieil to have no visible leg. Tu see them wii d.aih wj-hnul b'-nelit of clergy Il full upon a day that the queen, riding out, got the iiivmIjIu member on one side Iefi or rijiht, I wot not entangled in ihe stirrup, and f-. Dragged along by the horse, her death seemed certain. A cavalier present, knowing lie law on the Royal Leg Qoea'ion, but forgetting il or drfyiug it in the interest uf common hu manity, sprang forward, and saved tliu life of a nmnati, and that woman hi Queen. It my recollection j accurate, thi gentle- man was executed for his courage. To have not only seen the Queen's leg, but lo ihvh touched ii, was death, and no interces sion of her could save him. That is my recollection, but I have a faint doubt whe ther the poor fellow may not have had his ninishmeiit commuted into banishment, imprisonment, or some other tmder mercy. have, however, a strong belief thill the tale is Well attested. If it should bno'lifi- nise, why, so much 'he better for the fact. If it really is true, ii i one of the most re volting instance nf that Accredited Incred ible, which turn up in History and liingra- phy so often as lo make in read;- to ex- aim, when some question i lo be settled lay an appeal to "human nature," " Yes, is all very r tu appeal bin what ii huiiiMi nature f Hh tiilleniltn's Hpetch. The New York Exptesa has the follow. ing in regard to Senator Critleuden's lale Kansas speeldi i ''The telegraph give but a bare out line of hi speech, but that little God be thanked i enough to show that the coun try ha still in it council men capable uf lening n great qiieslinu, and a great emer gency, through a national medium, nil clogged by siclional passions, ur partizail prejudices, or the siiugestlnns nf selfish am bition. It is refreshing to linn from the retched appeal to lli'ise passions and prejudices, tthit-h have maiked, and are II marking, this Kansas discussion, from av to (In y, in the nobler exhortation we have here fir union and harmony for jus tice and right for the honor, and glory, and safety of ihe It- public. Il is sweet music to the ear after the harsh disunion scourrea thai have filled the Senate Chamber the few day past. It revives iwun us ihe memories of Clay and Well sti r and learn us Hot yet to despair ol the U public. ,,o w uiuer lhat Foreign Mi'iisti-rs the lepri s-ntaliie nf foreign nat ems sere among Ihe brilliant cowd that throng d the Chamber to listen. It wa an American peich from an American I'a iriot and as such it must have a cm mamling influence iiioii ihe question at i. sue. Il may not change resnl's in 'be Sen Hi.. Imt in the llnii.e, among the people's Iti-prisenlative. and among the people th.in.lve, il will make il mark for g-VMl" We i.lerve similar encomium in nil the Eastern paper. The great Kennuki. an's speech was a broadside which made sad havoc with the Lecmnptun concern, and now, we learn, lhat even iu best friends k.oiii to desnair of it success. If il be killer!, Crittenden's on-laught, followed by Rell'l a' tack, will have done ihe wot k. St Loui i jVie. OCT Private adviiiea confirm public dis na cbes, lhat the Lecomp'on constitution ill be d' tested, having received us death. sounds in the Senate from Ibe bends of, Mwn-Crhteade and Bell. It irill raae1 t'-elboly by a smaller niajoiity than aa cuhiftnptaied, and receive Its quietus iu the House. Heathers ratrleltsa aaa DseihfsccWai. Nerlatra Comrira the cuiirsa of Senator Crinen dun and Bull, both Southern men, lu nppo ing the Lecompton fraud, with that of ihoe donghfaoe Srnatois from the Norih who support that nefarious and Iniquituu usurps imn. hil the former base their opposition upon grounds of patriotism, justice, and right, the latter have no excuse for their conduct, except thai it is an .Ad ministration measure, and they have not he independence to oppose the Adminis tration, however flagitious may be it pul ley. The former are i xalied in our esteem, for the iiiileH-iidenca ihey exhibit, a South ern men, in opposing a Southern measure because ii i wrong ; ibo latter merit uni versal contempt for the sycophantic trucu leticy of spirit they exhibit by be1 raj ing ihe interests and sentiment of their free Constituencies, in order to strengthen the hands of an Executive who ia hiinn-lf a mere tool, and to gratify the Southern slavery-exiensionisis, whose nod to them is a terrible as that of Jupiter Olympus was to lha superstitions ancients. The spirit which ao'uales Messrs. Crit tenden and Hell, ia worthy of all commen dation. When the South ie wrong, they oppose her not because thev love the South less than the fne eaters do, but be Cause they love P'in iple and honor more. It is that noble and truly manful spirit which impelled the ga'l.inl Henry Clay lu exclaim on a memorable occasion, " icoud ramrr It riiht than Prriiiltnt'" Wo would to hen that all Senators, Congressmen and politician were actuated. in i htir public acta aud tflorts, by the same lofty aentimelil. Uul how far below this patriotic stand arrl are Uigler. Jonee, Bright and Filch content lo standi Northern men, they support ills South in every thin.', right or wrong, and are willing, if necessary, to kie the very dual on the feel oflhe slave power, lo gain their approving smile, They are the veriest slaves lo the slave- drivers, and have not courage enough to say that ilmir lives are their own, if the Keitts, Toombs, Masons and Huntersof the Sotilh declare lo the contrary. Of nil that is despicable and humiliating and disgraceful in American politics, Doughfttceism is the worst. It i treach ery without excuse, and a voluntary immo lation nf its victims on the altar of the Southern Moloch. Douglas has learned a severe lesson in this respect, and we trust that the Northern pr-opln will never fail of administering similar lesson lo every traitoiou representative who deserves the like. Chicago Journal. C Tub Hkadi.no Out 1'arty. The Bards- town (Ky.) Gazette (Democrat) of a late date contain the following good article on " leading mil" ; " Let the friend of the Administration attempt reading outol the party those who will not bow down and worship the Le. comptun swindle, and they had a w ell re sign. If Lecompton ha become the lest ol Democracy, the parly is dead sure enough. Let us differ, if necessary, and do so without quarreling. Douglas is right ns sure an lha sun shines. Harney is right, ami Wise is right. The South seem mad. Pus Lrcomptnn, and all faith iu Southern honor in the North is de stroyed. ' Bui, say the Lecomptnnite, Douglas is acting with llie Black Republicans! Demolishing logic! Black Kepublicaits eat good dinner ergo, Douglas musl con fine himself to aaw dust pudding, or he is not a good Democrat, Frensodi-rs drink good wine ergo, Douglas dc Co. must con. tine themselves to cistern water, or they excite suspicion. Pshaw for such soph istry, and pshaw 1 for ihe asses that use it," OCT " On a recent occasion in the Sen ate nf the United Slates, poor old bom h:tiio Mason, of Virginia, must have made his friend W. II. Bewnrd laugh light heartily, when, during the ploying uf an act in the Kansas farce, lie, Mason, declared (he Union would be dissolved, unless the Lcompton constitution, with its anti republican features, should meet the ap proval of Congress. We hate heard thai not only Seward, bu: other Senators had lo retire to enjoy an unrestrained cvhination outside of ihe Senate chamber al thi dec laration, and, since then, whenever Union dissolving is mentioned, any number of sly her are said io be directed to Mason's .eat." New Orleans True Delta. T The Supreme Court of Georgia has decided lhat a will by a husband giving property to a wife during h r widowhood, after hideaib,and if she mania again to then vest in others, ia a valid will. CO" The insurrection of the Christian pop ulation ia Tuky, which was supposed lo be confined lo cavea purely local, is grad ully assuming European importance. tST A bill ha been introduced in On press for the ekselioo of Postmasters by the people. the side of Truth hi erery I'ssue.- No. 5. Dsatls ef He). Jake . Oslaes. Late advices from Oregon apprise u of 0Mm"' L, 0'0r- Maj. Gaims was formerly eilizen of Boone Couuty.Ky. Endowed with a clear inlelleci a well aa (real determination of purpose, aud possessing the unlimited con- Hilence nf the community, ha was at an early period in 11 singled out a. a noun selor and leader in the political contest of ill time. II espoused the Whig cause, and through all the vici-slttide of that par- ;y never swerved a hair's b.v.d.h In fidel. ity toil pnuciphs. or devoiiuo toils .real leader. When war was declared to exist with Mexico, he was among the first to volunteer hi services to hi country, lie was com- !",r0,,,e T,'a .7 blt. Tn,"rd promptly proceeded lo the scene of si rifo. lltler liruuinstance Which do not reflect even a shadow Uton his aagarity or cour- age, he was taken prisoner by the enemy, and only released iu lime lo share in Ihe loiiig brilliant exploits of the army under , Iii H47, while absent In Mexico, he was lecled io Cong res, from thi (the tenth) listricl. He served iwo sessions. In 1849 .re.iUeni.y.or.enuere.,,,..nineuovern. orshipof Uregon. He accepted the office, andatnceinadehiarrangemei.iatopr... ceed wild hi family to Ihe scene of hi do- tie. From that lime th record of his private life i a mournful one. Ou the voyuge tn hl ,B- r home . w0 ovely and ac cunpllshed daughters fell vietim io the yelb.w fever. Not long after his arrival in Oregon he wa doomed lo encounter the heaviest of all aflVciion to which man is .ubjeithe sudden death of a faithful wife. I hi stunning event was speedily followed by the deal., or hi son Richard. a young gentleman or engaging manner and great promise. And now ihe sad rec- ord is closed by the announcement of his own decease. .! . - .1 ..... I 1st .1. bearing and hi unspotted integrity. In wig, j ii i in w iiuien inr iis iiimiir all positions, whether public or private, he wh faithful and true. Here, tvhero he waa known, aud where the noble trait uf hi character were appreciated, the tiding of his death will cause uuft Igned sorrow, Ay We copy iho above tribute of re spec! from the Covington (Ky.) Journal, a pajier published near the old heme of Gov. Gaines, and among those who were long and Intimately acquainted with him. Our friends in Kentucky are not the ouly ones who have fell sadly bereaved by the death of Maj. Gaines. During a residence of seven year in Oregon, those estimable qualities which enlarged the circle of his real friends were the meant hereof endear ing him to sll such as knew him Well. We were personally and intimately ac quainted with him, nnd for that reason held him in higher estimation perhaps than those who were never conversant with bis impulses, manners, and character. He was a man of a much higher order of in tellect than waa generally attributed to him, a correct thinker, a close reasoner, an honorable, high-minded gentleman, and one who perhaps held the perpetrator of a dishonorable and mean act in mere sover eign contempt than any mnn we ever kuew. Hence ho wa the tnaik, for long years, of the envenomed shafis of the nest of politi cat vipers who have held the power In this country the meatiest, must low flung, sneaking, thievish, and dishonorable set of dog that ever disgraced a civilized com munity. The high-toned character of the deceased rendered him the object of espe cial hate among lhat class of people. But " life's fitful feVur being over, he sleep well," and hi memory i enshrined in the hearts of all honorable men who knew him. For the Argai. Protective V alow rem les, Ac. If ihe Union system cannot succeed it is simply because the people are not capable of self government, for the theory is con- eded to be beautiful. If Ihey cannot manage the sfTairs ol a Union store, l ow tun they succeed in directing government over an txtetsive country I Are they more competent lo perform the- greater than lha loss task I There are difficulties in the way, operat ing bo'h against the progress and practice of iho " Union" trade ; among these are self ishness, dishonesty, incompett ncy and carelessness. Managers are, or may some times be, s.ltisli, dishonest and incompe tent, and the members, to make the matter worse, may neglect attendance upoti ihe business meeting" of the Divis'on neglect what they should carefully attend to. But these errors are not the fault of the system ihey must be guarded against ; they ob tain also in our County, Slate aud National governmenls. If we cry against Ihe" Ln- ion" for such reasons, then let us at once abandon eur republican form of govern ment, for the objection go as much against the one aa the other. Una is a little gov ernment, the other a large one. Being thus related it ia, proper lo o'ge the claim ofibe Protective Union, in peri, en the ground of its political imjiurience. Yet il is not a political organization ; any one as far as politic gt may become member. Its political worth consist in teaching practically how to do business. If a man can perform his pert well ia mtpsiog a ADVKItTlSJNU HATKfl. One aqua (13 lines or lew) out Insertion, 3,0 " Iwu Insertiom, 4,0t " " three Insertions, t,0 Each subsequent Insertion, 1.00 Reasonable deductions la ihuto who advertise by tut yi ir. iw mum i wj awi mil JOB PRINTING. Till raorsiiTo or Till A HO US II nam to inform tlis pulsie that In lias just received large sioek of JOU TYl'K anil oilier new print- iinr material, anil will be In ilia n redy receipt addition auilril to nil Ilia nuiiienirnl of lliia k- tai IT. Hit fll l.f I vfi i.itPf wiam. HAUIW. IIKCILAIW, I'AJirill.ET.WOItK i.... iitvmiiiiu nnw'i'L'pu t!i ivri and other kiml. done lo order, mi liorl i.otiea. :iion cf Ihe " Uliioo" he is prepared tu , fHVor.tI Part in public matters. -me remark is applicable to all eom. ii't jut o far as ihe member of (Lew rule the affairs, and are out ruled, aa io common poliiice, by a few leaden. Mow ..... .it ..!... j.. . ,i. .i,. ... ' , . , , ... r"M',J of 'u''"' W1" sf professions, and consequently, will not de- velope in thsir members a much self reli- ance j independence. TJj, , hav, Ler w b ... . , noso l"ig by doctors, lawyers, merchants " politicians, that they have, compare- lively sneaking, ouly a small stock of inu'e nomjeuc. If the people should break from rule of merchant, and learn that tbey . . '. ' "' v"r"" uirniieiiuiiijr mnr own mercantile affairs, is it not probable that they would push their inquiries more !. i in M, .i;,.,: ...d d...na..l ,, . , , ,, , , I rvwii IIOIU IUOUUVIUI WI IIIC us lf VSIIW "'"h rsentc, 4c I And inquire or Ihe law. yer by what moral authority he makes bis moner aad renulaliun d. nend unon the r. I 4 t r I ror, ftnJ vicwof hiiMiuw IB(fl) AnJ , ,. . , , ... . Iia m upon tlm hollow prmeiplea of lioll'iwhearled politician, ask I hem by whut right they ruled I Really, it ia very r,Wy that, uuce under way, the people w ,j Jo , , , j, h . . - . ,m,:h wnder, then, that nitre politicians should dislike the prospect, Why do not laborers, mechanics, and lltmcti ,l)0r8 traj,y embrace the Union , . , . . . , - ., . I'1" of l",Je,1 ,l " ,b9 I,"J xhV hv no confidence m it they wait m many cases to see how it will woik. The more correct answer i-', they have not con- fidenct in themselves. And is thai really trust Ye woikert in wood and iron, ye plowmen, i il a fact that your backward. ness and timidity allow speculators to lake uf your hard-earned production a part without anything iu return I If so, ploase n fled that what you thus let go, was pro duced by the waste of nerve and muscle J that ina very important sense it i a part of your life that life which each i under obligation to use to the best advantage for himself and all with whom he atands re lated. You need more time to read, more time to tench your children, more lime for recreation, more money to pay for newapa. per, (not whisky or tobacco) yet, in view of this, you give both time and money to peculation, aud the only true reason to be offered i, you lack manly independence and self reliance. Think of it, friends, and tell me if I am wrong. C. Host.. Salem, Marion County. Tu p. Ska Seiipbnt Again. Capt. liar, rington of the English shipCatillian, win reputed having seen a aea serpent while on the passage from Bombay to Liverpool, is out with a letter ru affirming hi belief in the genuineness of the marine monster which he saw, the sea w eed story to the con trary notwithstanding. lie says: " Notwithstanding the assetiiont of meat of science to the contrary, I sni now sure thai such animals exist. 1 could no more be deceived than (as a seaman) I could mis take a porpoise for a whulo. If it had been at a great distance it would hnve bnen dif ferent ; but it wa nut above 20 yards from ihe ship." Captain Ttavis, who, for i wager of 91,000, has agreed to try his skill al Louisville, Ky., in shooting an orange from the head of a boy, will probably havo to find some other than that placo for the ex ploit to come off. Mayor Pitcher, of lhat city, in a proclamation to the chief of the po lice, dated on lha 1 7 1 It March, denounces the thing as criminal, and commands him to arrest all persons who may be engaged in the experiment. A PitKntcTum. The Philadelphia Prese predicts that the revival of ihe slave trade will be, at the end of another year, the test of democracy. Stranger predictions have been verified. Tz.l.lYSOJv A .10 Lo.NOFKLI.OW IM E.10- land. The editor oftho Utiia, (N. Y.) Herald, writing from F.ngland, gives the follow ing goisip concerning Tennyson I It is no secret that Mr. Tennyson is aa almost hopeless victim to opium. Those who have read his poem of Maud will the more readily believe this story true by the singular character of this production. He is living on a beautiful little estate oa the Isle of Wight, though be has been at the Lakes for some litue past. Il may shock some o( our sentimental lady iradura lo be told that the author of the ' PrinceM" ha a decidedly African head, anything but a handsome face, and very sensual looking lips. He is by no meant popular with the mats) oflhe English people; in deed, a large bookseller in OaTerd told, me, that where be told one cupy of Tennyson, he sold three Copies of Longfellow; that indeed, lbs latter bad more F.uglish readera than any other living poet en either side oftbeweter!" fc True love is ever aeeompaDied wil fetr aad reverence.