QTI)c (Oregon 5trgu
W. t. A04MS, BDITO AND MorIIToa.
OUttOIf CITY i
SATURDAY, JAXUARYJi, 1859.
the SLepnbUaoni t Oreron.
Tticr will bo Convention of tho Republican of
Oregon at SALEM, on Tutasiur, thk Twintt
nor dt or Aran., IS)!), lor tho purpese of nom-
lotting Delegate or Representative to ("onirreiej,
nil for tho purpose or transacting ouch other dun
no)M may cum before tho Cotivontion.
Tho Committee wriiil that tho following sppor
tionment bo adhered to in electing delrgaiee:
Curry 1, Cooo I, Jackson 4, J.wptiine V, 1 loo
flu 4, I'mpqua 9, Lorn 6, Linn 6, Bin'on 4,
Folk 4, Yamhill 4, Mar'on T, Clackamas 5. We.,k.
ioflun S, Mutinomah 4, Culumb'a 1, Clatsop 1,
an n moo i.
Tbo Committee also earnestly requi-st tint a full
and complete organlwlion of tho Keublicuiii be
poifectoj in overy couuly at an tarty day, and
tiul tho chifniu of o.ich ouuoty couimiiiv in-mediU-ly
enJ his name oJ pot-office address to
W. U Johnsok, Clerk of tho Control Lomnimr,
t Oregon City.
TT. T. Matlock,
W. C. Johnoun, Kef.
L. Home, Ctn.
I.. II. Waxcneld, Cam.
W. UAdaho,
Jan. S3, 1859.
Arrival of U Cartel.
The steamer Cortex reached Portland
last Tncsday, bringing New York dates to
Dec. 20. "We are indebted to S. J. Mc
Cormiek and J. W. Sullivan Tor ample files
of Eastern pnpen. The most important
news to us is the
' Prod able Rejection or Oregon
as a State. Tho New York Herald's
Washington correspondent of Dec. 17 says
that the House committee on Territories
net that day and Instructed their chairman
(Mr. Stephens) to report the Senntc bill
for the admission of Oregon, which they
would, do as soon as the committees were
called. But the ITernld, in summing up
the work of Congress for tho week ending
with the leaving of the mails, says:
" It is understood that the IIouso Com
mittee on Territories have decided to re
port against the Senate bill of Inst session
admitting Oregon as a State of the confed
eracy. The reason alleged is insufficiency
of population, Orciron having only a pop
ulation of some 45,000, while the ratio of
representation In the House is over 90,000.
By this means the re-opening of the Kan
sas trouble will be avoided, as it was in
contemplation to engraft on the Oregon
bill an enabling law for Kansas."
We were also told by a gentleman in
Portland Inst Tuesday that he bad received
a letter from Jo Lane, the purport of which
was this: 'God bless your soul, I could
easily get Oregon admitted if it wasn't for
the bluck republicans. Stephens, the
chairman of the committee on Territories,
goes against us, but I still have hope
there will be hope for us while the session
lasts.' '
' The difficulty will be, even should the
committee on Territories report in favor of
oar admission, that every honorable man iu
Congress will demand a repeal of the Eng
lish bill thus giving Knnsns nnd Oregon
an eqnal chance. If this policy is adhered
to by the Republicans and Douglas demo
crats, it will bo difficult to effect anything
this session besides Southern men are very
doubtful as to whether they will really gain
anything iu tho Senate by our admission.
"While they count on Lane as a sound sec
tionalist, they hove no sort of confidence in
Delusion. They look upon him, ns a mere
gassy, reckless, unprincipled place-hunter,
who is little better than a rotten abolition
ist, WaeA-washcd merely to secure a scat
in the Scnato in order to sell him
self to whatever ' section' will ' pay' the
most for him. Tho New York Herald,
even with all its subserviency to Admiuis
trationism, holds him up to ridicule ns hav
ing been nicknamed 'Delusion from his
habit when speaking of using 1 highfulntin'
language.' The Ileruld snys that Polk
would have 'sacrificed' the gentleman
Could his locality in South America where
Tyler sent him as a sort of semi-diplomatist
Lave been discovered. 1
Oregon may be admitted this session, but
the chances ore much against it. The
Times of to-dny will however no doubt
contain something such a letter as this:
Dear Times: God bless your democrat
ic soul I love the people of Orcgoii they
are my people I am doing my whole duty
for them but I must confess it is a little
doubtful about getting Oregon Into the
Union thi session these Infernal black re
publicans are against us bleeding Kansas
is not yet disposed of. Even Stephens Is
against ns but I shall try hard to past
the law and I think there is very little
doubt but I shall succcd before the session
closes. Tell my friends in Oregon to keep
the democratic party united it is the Un
ion, and the Constitution too. I am woru
out In working for Oregon, and can't write
any more. Farewell, God bless yout
t Jo Lakr.
P. S. There is no doubt but I shall get
ty war debt bill through this teuton or
IU THK IARLY PART Of NKXT. :
Waii Debt. We are told by a gentle
man reccutly from Washington that the
Republicans are ready to vote an appro
priation to pay bur war debt if the bill
comes before Congress. He thinks the
Democrats will not let tho bill be reported,
for fear it will pass, as the present enor
mous Government expenses hare so swelled
the public debt that not ouotlicr appropria
tion will be made unless it is absolutely rec
essary to defray current expenses, t-r unless
it will tell for party purposes. If Pennsyl
vania bod a demand of five millions against
th Government it would probably be paid,
bat Oregon is so small and contemptible
that its help in I860 would hardly be
worth the half of fire million, even if it
was a State.- We bare no idea that
giuitli, Lane, or Grover have ani desire t
sec tho war debt paid as long as they can
make capital out of it, as they hare done
up to this time. The cry has been ' The
war debt, the war debt,' oh 1 the war debt'
whenever them demagogues have wanted
ofilce or wanted a State organisation, A
prominent Democrat in Washington city
expressed his astonishment to a friend of
our that the people of Oregon and Wash
ington Territories didn't send Republicans
to Congress if they wanted their interests
otteuded .to.,.Fvcry thing jot importance
that has been doue for Oregon was done
by the Congross over which Banks presided,
as we have shown over and over aguin
and still our Di legate Is believed by a ma
jority of bis party when he reiterates the
falsehood, ' I could hare done a great deal
for Oregon, God bless your democratic
souls, if it hadn't been for the b-l-a-c-i re
publicans.'
Explained. We hear many expressing
their astonishment that Col. Chapman, who
has hitherto been a strong free State man,
should have so suddenly turned round and
be found working In the Legislature for a
law making this a slave Territory. We
think ourself that the Colonel has no Idea
that his bill will pass, neither does he really
wish it, but having a judgeship by appoint
ment in view, he Is trying to conciliate the
salamonders in Washington city. Up to
Nov. 8th, 1851, the Colonel was a sound
Whig, and always stood with bis face In
the direction he intended to travel. Since
that time, we have noticed that he has been
inclined to set his face In tho very opposite
direction he really iutended to strike out.
We cannot account for this change about
that timo in any other way than this: At
the time Judge Pratt was holding court at
Hillsborough, it became necessary to 'sub
due' the Colonel by committing him for con
tempt of court. The Colonel fled to Port
land, and armed himself with deadly weap
ons, swearing that he would not be taken
back to Hillsborough alive. Being a Vir
ginian, of course everybody expected that
the Colonel would show light but upon
the appearance of Sheriff Bennett he be
came suddenly ' subdued,' and quietly yield
ed bis ' corpus' into the hands of the Sheriff,
who put him on a horse, and tied his legs
nnder the animal, with hit fact looking
direct! y toward 1 Bailey' V tail. Ever since
that event we have noticed that the Colo
nel has been inclined to have his face set
therrong way, and we attributo the
' change he has met with to the. strong
' imprettioa' which was made npon him
while on Bennett's horse.
The Curtain Lifted. The rumor that
wo noticed some time ago to the effect that
Pr. Cznpkay's organ was to be removed to
Portland, we thiuk wag incorrect. Our
reporter ' through a kuot-hole' says that the
plan is to leave the present organ in Salem
iu charge of Strychnine Bcggs, while the
Agent himself will stop his power press at
Portland, with a view of breaking down
the job offices of Carter & Austin and Mo
Cormick. . A hew paper will be started
merely for a show in politics, but really de
signed to advertise the job office and Czap
kay's medicines. The Agent wilif robably
confine himself mostly to the job and apoth
ecary offices, as long as they 1 pay' well.
The two great paying conduits that fatten
Democratic editors (Territorial printing and
jobbing) will thus be happily discharged
into the pockets of him who came here to
bleed the faithful. Ho will thus walk
around with a nozzle of the great Demo
cratic hose discharging itself into each
breeches' pocket, while such poor fellows as
McCorniick and the Times boys will no
doubt 'submit' to being supplanted, and
perhaps ' strapped,' to 1 save the Uuion.'
The Penitentiary. We paid a visit to
the Penitentiary at Portland lost Tuesday,
and were politely shown through the vari
ous apartments by Mr. Pickett, the keeper.
The prison regulations are such that we
wcro much disappointed in not seeing the
convicts, except an occasional glimpse of a
mere fraction of some honest gaze1 t
peered through the gratings as we poised a
long tier of double cells extendutg the
whole length of the buildingThere ore
at this time thirty-one convicts-thirty
males and one female (Mrs. Lamb, sen
tenced for life for chopping her husband's
head open with an ox). The convicts ore
mostly confined to their cells, but ore let
out occasionally for exercise, we believe.
During good weather, however, they have
been employed a good deal In cutting wood,
making rails, and grubbing, on land adja
cent to the prison. ' Mrs. Lamb Is confined
in a large wooden cell by herself, and is
represented to be passionate, and rather
dangerous for a Mady.' We were glad to
see a goodly number of the convicts atten
tively engaged in reading. We learned
that Bishop Scott bad frequently visited
them, supplied them each with a Bible and
Prayer Book, and distributed other moral
and religions works, besides preaching pub
licly and talking privately with them. . The
keeper was not able to say whether any
favorable impression hod been made npon
any of them, bat said they were pleased
with the Bishop's visits, as it afforded them
a sort of 'diversion. The Bishop deserves
praise for his efforts in behalf of these nn-
fortanate people, and some of the seed sown
may germinate, if the major part of it does
failoa 'stooy ground.' Walton, the Or
egonian's old reporter, figures a 'chief
cook and bottle-washer,! beside occasion
ally practicing a little, oa the fine arts.
We were shown ft pretty. fair, drawing-.of
his,- which he enya represents is J.fatber's
costlo In England.' Upon his return home
after his soven years' confinement is ended,
be will probably carry back drawing of
' My Castle in Oregon.'
We are fully satisfied thit the whole sys
tem of prison discipline in Oregon, as in
many of the States, is radically rotten, nnd
needs a thorough overhauling. It Is based
open false views of the designs of punish
ment, and is suggested more by vindictive-
ness than by tho nobler moral sentiments,
It U behind the age in which we live, and
is not in harmony with tho sentiments of
men Iu whom intellect and the moral fucul
ties predominate over animalism. The
needed reforms will never be brought about,
however, till people elect legislators of an
entirely different strijie from the present
class, who ride into office on the strength
of party prejudice instead of intellect and
moral qualifications. We shall have more
to say on this subject hereafter,
Portland Public Scuoou The public
school at Portland is on honor to that
city, and comes nearer a model for a school
of the kind than any other we have seen in
the Territory. The building, which was
built at a cost of nearly $8,000, is large,
commodious, and well finished, and will
comfortably seat two hundred and fifty
scholars. Excepting the entrance way, the
whole building below is divided into two
oblong rooms by a partition running the
whole length, making two entirely separate
school rooms, each of which contaius at
present some seventy or eighty children of
both sexes, the one under tlie superintend
ence of Mr. Daly, and the other under that
of Mrs. Hensel. The room np stairs,
which embraces nearly the whole inside
area, contains about the tamo number of
pupils of a more advanced class, under the
care of Mr. Terwilligcr, the Principal of
the school. Having been several times
struck by the external appearance of the
building, and having as often wondered
what genius, philanthropist, or body of phi
lanthropists bad directed what we thought
must have been a strong effort In the direc
tion of concentrating so much means to a
particular point and to so much purpose,
last Tuesday our curiosity led us to take a
peep into the inside of this hnge pile of ma
terial, on the summit of which stood the fig
ure of a crowing cock, which struck us for
cibly as having lcen put there by the phi
lanthropista aforesaid as a proper memorial
of the victory that had been achieved over
the opposition that must have been met by
way of grumbling ot the taxes, and fault
finding with plans, ic. We found the in
side of tho building in good keeping with
the exterior, and were truly delighted to
see so many happy, smiling, intelligent lit
tle faces pushing up the ascent of Science
under the conduct of such good instructors.
Upon inquiry through the city, we learned
that it was owing maiuly to the persistent
and determined effort of Messrs. Failing,
Holmes, and some others, with probably
Mr. Failing ot the head, that the school
has been brought to its present position,
with a programme of still further improve
ments in the futnre. The school is an or
nament and a blessing to Portland and an
honor to the lofty aspirations that projected
it, as well as the energy that carried it
through.
In addition to the city school, we learned
that Mr. Kingsley's Academy embraced
some seventy or eighty scholars, oud was
in a flourishing condition, making an aggre
gate of between three and four hundred dai
ly scholars In Portland, t"""'
PuxisnED. From all we can gather of
the squinting of things about Washington,
several Democrats have become so disgust
ed at Lane since they have found out the
real purpose of his fawning around them
last session of Congress, and begging of
them to vote against the admission of
Oregon then, that they now treat him with
contempt, and will oppose our admission
to pnnish bim.
eople's Press. We have received the
first number of the People's Press, a new
Republican paper just published at Eugene
City, and edited by B. J, Pengra, Esq.
It is a good-sized paper, well printed, and
containing much choice reading matter, and
Republican to the core. We are truly glad
to see our Eugene City friends supplied
with a paper at 'lost, and one containing
good, sound, orthodox principles. The
Press is a paper which will be a co-luborcr
with the Argus in the great work of revo
lutionizing public sentiment and preparing
Oregon to range herself alongside of those
noble States which rest upon the Constitu
tion as the' bulwark of human liberty in
stead of on engino of despotism, and ad
here to the construction put upon it by its
eminent fouudcrs as intended to make free-
don national and tlavery sectional a con
struction justly warranted by the ordinance
of '87, which was voted for by soine of the
very men who made the Constitution, and
warmly supported by all of them, as well
as by every other act of the lives of these
patriots. We welcome the Press as a co
laborer in this glorious work, and hope that
it may meet with abundant success.
Friend Adams, of the A reus, has
been promising for a long time to call on
the people of the upper country, but has
not mode his appearance yet. We are,
however, looking for a visit from bim soon.
Preu.
Keep a sharp look out during February.
& We bear that P.J. Malone, Esq.,
left on the Cortes last: Wednesday oo his
way to California to report Legislative pro
ceedings for the Sacramento Union.
Bethel School. Our friend Mr. Har
vey of Bethel Informs us that the trustees
of Bethel Institute hare succeeded in rais
ing an endowment fund of twenty thousand
dollars, which of coarse places the institu
tion upon a permanent footing. We are
truly glad to hear of their success, as the
persistent efforts of a few leading friends of
education la that vicinity have been known
to us to be worthy of all praise, and richly
deserving of the victory they hare achieved,
They are expecting to send East for a first
class teacher, with a view of Installing him
permanently as the head of the institution.
There is a good deal of demand for good
teachers In Oregon, and we hope the de
mand will be measurably supplied by the
expected emigration of the next two years.
We want good teachers, and no second
rate article. The idea is quite common
East that the college drones are very suita
ble materiul to send out West. This is a
great mistake. The fact is that second-rate
talent or scholarship succeeds much better
East than here, In all professions where a
man is compelled to hew his way through
to distinction or fortune, without being car
ried on the tido of popular orthodoxy or
party Ignorance. Of course, Jf a man in
tends to follow politics, it matters littlo how
much of an ass he is, if he can only get the
'democratic nomination.'
Flocr. The steamer Republic lately
arrived ot San Francisco bringing 800
barrels of States flour. Twenty-seven
thousand barrels are now on the wan
which will reach California by the first of
April. Our Oregon farmers who ore hold
Ing on to wheat for a " rise" have missed
the market we fear.
Gov. Abcruethy informs ns that his)
wheat costs him about $1.83 delivered at
his mills. Ouly about 20.000 bushels of
wheat can be sold in the wholo Territory
this spring for anything like a fair price
after that there will be no demand; at
least so flour speculators tell us.
Row. Mr. Montgomery and Bill Eng
lish have had o row. Montgomery, after
arriving at Washington, was passing down
the street, when English seeing him ran up
to him, saying, " How do you do, Mr,
Montgomery?" Montgomery passed on
without noticing him, when English fol
lowed him a few rods and struck him s
heavy blow on the head with his cane,
knocking him nearly down. Montgomery
recovered and made towards him, when
English drew a sword cane. Upon this
Monteomcrv picked np a brickbat and
threw it at English, who was already mak
ing off at a ' two-forty' dog trot, striking
him on the leg.
Declines. It is said that Douglas will
soon publish a letter declining a nomination
for the Presidency in 1860, and pledging
himself to support the Charleston nominee,
Jumped. In passing the public square
in Portland the other day we noticed that
It was fenced in and had a house on it with
a family in it. Upon enquiry, we were told
that it was the residence of Mr. Leland,
the old editor of the Standard, who had
'jumped' the land.
Give the Devil His Due. The politi
cal enemies of the old editor of the Stand
ard have done everything they could to'
break bim down by calling him an aboli
tionist and attacking his private character.
We have already defended him from the
charge of abolitionism, and we now come
to the rescue of his character by asserting
our entire confidence iu his honesty so far
as we hare seen him tried. In fact, we
kuow from personal observation that he
docs all his business ' on the square.'
Escaped. Charles Stewart, a convict
in the Penitentiary, escaped a few days
ago while outside gathering wood. His
good luck was owing to a very thick fog.
He was arrested down the Colnmbia some
where, but got away again and disappeared
in the woods of Washington Territory.
He had stolen a pistol, clothing, and twen
ty dollars cash at last accounts, and was
still doing well, when last heard from.
Large Pork. Mr. Albright the butcher
in this city bought two hogs last week that
were raised in this county, the one weighing
when dressed 353, and the other 340,
pounds. The pork was bought for ten
cents, and brought the owner $69.30.
Mr. A. was justly pleased at having such
on exhibition of hog development hung up
in his market, and like a sensible man
brought in a fine contribution of choice cuts
from the largest hog to the printer.
Now the question is, why will it not pay
better for a farmer to make his hogs weigh
three hundred pounds and upward than to
fatten and kill the kind of hogs they gen
erally do in Oregon J We believe that
more money can be made from ten hogs
properly fattened, than from twenty fatten
ed as they usually ore. We call attention
to this matter, hoping that some of our
calculating fanners will make the experi
ment and give nsjhe fignrei
-
Nw Paper. Messrs Taylor (formerly
or tne uregon Jrarmer), Ssouthtnnyd, and
Daly are about issuing a prospectus for a
paper to be issued in Portland some time in
May, to be devoted to advertising. It will
be issued setni-montbly, and be sent to su'
eeribers free.
& The lines we published for M. M.
some time ago were copied by papers in
tne states.
Legislature. The Legislature adjourns
today by a resolution of both houses.
b
Eu'oene Citt News. Welearn from the
People's Press that James Sanford has
been lield to ball In the sum of $S00 fur
breaking Into the houso of bis brother-in-law,
Mr. Orr, with the Intent to kill him.
Two school-mates, Adam Hubbard and
Harrison Eckleson, fell out about "frills"
(crinoline, we suppose), when Hubbard
was so severely stabbed that his life Is des
paired of. The citizens of Eugene City are
busy luying down sldc-wulks and circulat
ing a petition to rctnoro Skinner from the
pout office and put A. J. Welch iu his
place. A remonstrance Is also following
on the heels of it, with the some names on
both papers probably, as Is mmally the
cose in petitioning and remonstrating.
News from Jacksonville. We gather
the following from the Sentinel: The resi
dence of Dr. McCully was burnt down on
the night of Dec. 20. The family had
barely time to rscnc. Everything In the
house, even to clothing, was destroyed.
Estimated damage $2,000. The brick
building of Charles Rose, Yreka, was dis
covered to be on fire Jan. 3, but the fire
was soon extinguished, when the body of
Mr. Rose was found badly burned. It Is
supposed he had been murdered. Our old
friend Dr. O. W. Greer was married in
Jacksonville, Dec. 20, to Mrs. Irene Luin-
bard. We hope she is one of the best of
women.
Thcnks. It will be seen
i by the odven
tot J. W. Cnl-
tlscment we print to-dny that
len & Co. hare opened a new branch of
trade in Portland. They are manufactur
ing the best of articles in their line, and
sell cheap. Our friends who go to Port
land to trade must be sure and hunt them
out.
' t&T A large quantity of correspondence
crowded out this week.
9ST We wilt give very full States news
next week.
Doatlat U Brlvca Oat of Ibt !-
crnile forty.
Tho Washington correnwndont of tho Now
York Tribuno njro:
"Tho action of tho Senatorial cauoui in rrmov-
ing Mr. Douglaa from tho vhairmatuhip of tho
Cominittro nu tho Terriloriro haa created the
f realret oicitenient. It w rriurded aa demonalm
tins tho inlentinn of tho Demucratio leaden lo ud
hero to the extreme pro-aluvery policy aJoileJ at
tho lutl ! m to reduce the Anti-Lecoiniiton
men to the position of a faction, and to drive them
from the parly.
A leading Southern Senator raid to-day that
thi-y had leinuoriied Ion? enuuuh. and that they
lm, concluded to drive Poug'u out of the party.
The Houlli will tolerate no hnll-way poMUnn.
Jeftertun Duria and Sided led the attack on
Douolaa in theciuciM.
Mr. Hewnr.l, on henrinfr the rrault ofthecaueue,
remarked that it win the best illustration that
could povib'y bu given of the truth of his slate
ment that there was en irrrpresa b! coullict be
tween freedom and blavery."
From th Hemld corres,ndenee t
" The Si-iwtt caucus to-dny determined to de
pose Judge Douglas as chairman of Ih Commit
tee on Territories. It was considered that he did
not r present the Democratic party in the Senate
on Territorial questions. In taut, that it did not
agree with hia Mjualter sovereignty doctrines ; be
sides, he was iu a minority in the committee, and
tlieroiore could liavo no power. J lie vole was
eighteen to seven against h ni.
Mr. Morris of Illinois, who gave notice today that
he intended to report a bill admitting sugur and
silt free of duty, ia understood to be the exponent
of the views of judge Douglas.'1
From The Times' correspondence I
There was no concealment of th fact that this
action (against Mr. Douglas) was had at the Pres
ident's bidding. At the same time, a portion of
time who obeyed the mandute professed to do so
because Douglas ia expected lo bv abrent until Jan
uary. Others manfully declared their voice lo be
decided by the (act I hat Douglas holda lo the pow
er of a Territorial Legislature to exclude slavery,
while the south claims that slavery cannot be pro
hibited until after the Territory shall have been ud
milled as a state into th Union. Mr. Brown of
M'ssiamppi reminded th caucus that the rejection
of Van Bureo's nomination to th Lond a mission
made him President, and warned his fellow-Democrats
to beware of the result of their preseut
action."
WAiniNOTon, Dec. 0. (New York Tribune Cor
respondence.) There were only seven vote for
Douglas in th Democratic Senatorial caucus.
These were thrown by Shields, Stuart, Clingman,
lirown, loombs, Ureen and tsigler. The debate
lusted from It) in the morning till late in the even
ing. Great bitterness was manifested, and Mr.
Toombs left the caucus while the discussion was nt
Ita hight. Mr. Droderiek wa not invited, and
Senator Hammond and other absented themselves.
Mn. Douolas. A Washington corres
pondent well states the substance pf Mr,
Douglas' decapitation, as follows:
" Ilis political friends bare simply deter
mined that he docs not correctly represent
their opinions npon a party issue, and hence
have dropped him as a leader. That is
their business, not ours. They ought to
know best whether he is right or wrong,
and as he claims to recognize the Demo
cratic organization as superior to every
thing else, and made his canvass on that is
sue in Illinois, it is difficult to see how he
can demur to the highest expression of that
organization in Washington."
The President's Foreiok ToLicr.
With regard to our foreign relations, the
statements of the President respecting our
new treaties with China and Japan, and
the abandonment of the right of search by
England, will be acceptable to all our peo
ple. We also like his position on the pro
posal made by Great Britain that we
should initiate measures for verifying the
nationality of vessels, and think there is
mnch weight in the opinion that " the occa
sional abuse of the flag of any nation is an
evil far less to be deprecated than would
be the establishment of any regulations
which might be incompatible with the free
dom of the seas."
LThe hostile proclivities of the President
wards Spain oppeor in his discussion of
our claims against that power. , Their dis
play also seems somewhat out of place in
connection with his recommendation in fa
vor of purchasing Cuba. Upbraiding is
surely not a shrewd way of beginning busi
ness negotiations. On the whole, we
should relish this unexpected recommenda
tion of the President much better if be bad
based it on plain practical grounds. Bat
... niuTuaie petulance towards gpai,
- the no by for tl ei,Uo, ofS
ted Africa," soem Irrelevant' .nd ft.
disguises oT. other motives,' HoWi
tl,i.,k r .. "UW"V
ry of the Treasury's XmijrV ft iZT"
trouble Itoelf much about Pttrchastni
Just at present. ; ; ' J,
The IwHj-enterUlued project of ftijl
holders of getting possession of 8oMrtli
Chihuahua has been openly floored bvI
President, bv his im.Mj..i.. l
sumo 0 protectorate over those provGeS
uu-mi vi um unitary lorces. This
done ostensibly for the benefit ajH"
for which wt have not yet taken tai 2
ble of providing a Territorial goveranW
Would it not be well to exhaust all
... ' " i
gal means of self-defense, before wW
to an unprecedented violation of the hit w
nation, f lfcaides, when we have tll
ed Artzona by occupying Sonora iSm
liuuliua, how shall we in turn protect SZ
against the hostilo borders beyond. tl
this alarming departure from oar natilli
usages, Mr. Buchanan's reasons teeniaZ
oltogether weok and worthies,
11 wafte'r'11 iwMm ,CcIve 'Wt t
On the questions connected wkhjl
Isthmus routes, we do not think then i M
be much dissent from the President'!
We have no doubt that If CorwreaVtul
set about a careful examination of tha it
Ject, it can be brought to a satisfactory soa.
elusion within the year. Botton JearK
The correspondent of the Hi)jaytj
American fnrnlthes the following:'
" While the President bu Ukei'rJt.
make up an indictment against Hukp.
Central America, Spain and inferior St
os was predicted in this correspMertTb
has not met the exigency at oil In yJU
to England and France. More thai V '
ho hns not presented to the countrV int
Intestate of our relations with Umw pet
ers. At this vo7 boar, their Ictti
San Juan, for the express purpose f.
pelting alleged or reni intruders from Mr.
ragun, and their Ministers here hove nbti
fled this government officially, that they1 it
tend to insiht npnn the British conitroctioa
of the Clnyton-Biilwer treaty there. ;ind
it is no scent in diplomatic circles, tbsttbt
Secretary of State has Informed Lord Na
pier nnd Count Sartiges that if this torn
should be pursued the government would
not be answerable for the cooseqoenceitf
" This allied action received its impirv
tion directly from the British ond French
Cabinets, and hence Is not the result of old
orders. Lord Derby is known to have ex
pressed very decided opinions noon the sub
ject, since the last instructions were tuned.
bo seriously is the contingency tenrled
hero, that Lord Napier has addressed tynj
Miilmsbury, the Secretary for Foreign A
fairs, nrging a modification of th. peaty
prescribed, or rather presenting the -fm
which persistence in it involved, u derived
from his conference with Gen. Cast1. fcot
a word has been lisped on this subject,
which bus been the matter of grove d fre
quent Cabinet deliberations, and tbl Im
pression is substantially communicated thai
our relations are intimate ond biesf r.
when, in fact, they are notoriowiy eritfaal
and imminent. This deception will tttori
to plague tho inventors." ' ' .':?! IH
Tho correspondent of the "Stf 'fyrk
Times says: : .,. sil
" The informal motion rmtrV retrtaV
r
morning in the Military Committee oObf
I louse to report a bill for carrying jam ef
fect the President's Mexican policy ws ra
ted down. The Chairmao then propeetda
call upon the Secretary of War for Mi
mates its to the number of additional troops
which would be reauircd to nrrison in-
tary posts in Mexico, ond this propotltioo
was readily assented to by the .opposUiei
members, believing, as they did, -tlist hs
answer of the Secretary of War would ene
bio them to defeat the whols project. Tht
figuret, they say, will frighten tho count?,
:r,iCn,fii '
To California in Twenty Dat-A
dispatch from Washington toys:
Certain parties experienced in moil cot-
veynnce are maturing a proiw w
trnnsnort tho entire California ssfl- o
newspaper and letter overland 'tfJf
days, within the limits of the United SjsH
askiug no extenuation for ony fcilure,
transport within the given time, nor spectol
protection against the Indians. . t
SXAft&XBD:
In Multnomah Co., Dec- 3IU h-i HJJ
Beck. J. P.. Mr. Robert R. IWey arm mm
Jane Perkin. ' . tj.
At Portland, Jan. lt, by Kv. "J,- T
Mr. R.ert Pauoa and Mi- Mttth McBarwf,
both of Portland. ','',' I i 1-
On th. 4th in.!., by Rev. W. JUMy5
rph Sissons and Mia Margaret Tbffi mf
Multnomah Co. ' ' ' i.
Deo. 26th. by Rev. J. f. H',
Johnson to Mis Vio'rtta Kenedy, au r J
CAt Milwauki, on th 31st nil, W SJ?
Scott, Mr. U.K. Woodward aMM y,,
comb, f Milwnukie. ' ' ' .
Oa De. 5th, by Kev. J. " ZZJ.
Applegate and Malinda A. Mdler,l f I.f?
Umpqua county. mm
At her residence on But Creek, M
O.T, J n. 13, 1859. Mr. "".Trf
wife of Mnj. Joeph Mgon, Ij J ,
her age. Mi. M. left fir. .hildiM, "
was a babe sis week old. j.'aiw.
isr New X nd VM K ' "
sMfcirr'
1 ' Wan' . -i.'
On tk Deatl . Jfr JfJf T tf
The beautiful of earth ha. i
Whew life wa to n Ilk a "m"""".
And who o Utely KZ2,im
Were left her. to weep wben W 61 T
W. pine for the bred who J1 P
Deai, i. our b.rt W'MvJk
W. would bv. hr UU ptodd.f wH p
While on wing, of Uj. monuB , , ,
th gloom. . jf
u er nun orew, - . , w
I stood by her de mj " -f
But I thoaght not Ibot boanty ""fhw,P,
nr. .'. laid her to rerf, and mXtj ,
Tb. le- b
Bat she . wearing a wH
Than all th bright gem. lb g"
Ja.aO.I859. .1.L-F,
rr The foregoing beanoM " J"-
by a 'Khool girl ia thi. vicinity. 1-7
Ihs true impf tio T""7' "7
wifl eaWvate her la!eat 7 ,-. :
frequently. .