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SATritPAVJAXl'AKV 29, I8u9.
To the Republicans of Oregon.
Tin re will bo ('nnvfinl n of ilia Itepul.tiiai of
Oregon at HAI.h.M, on Im asiur, nil 1 witv
rinrr Dt or A mil, In.V.i, fur tlx imria of noin
hieting IM'guo or l!.'rcittiuiivi lo Cun.-rr,
nt Hf III purMv or Iruiisectlng stic-li oth. I bun
tu may come before Ilia ('oi.riilin.
The Committee augif.il that Hi follow iug appor
lioiimi'iil bj Jltrro-I In iu e'eciing dek gates t
Curry l, im I, .luck.n 4, .I.kyliioe I 'oil'
flu 4, I inkiia il, l.int li, Unii II, Ikn oa 4
oik 4, Y. mil II 4, Mur on 7, CUckamas V Wh.
Ingioii 3, .Mult ii nil 4, C Jumbal, Clatsop I,
liiivnot l, ant vtascn l,
Tli C'oinnnlieo a!o earnestly r- not iliat ( full
and comi'lete orginijAiion of llio lirpiiulicaiia be
peif.ateJ in eery county an eeWy diy, and
(lull Uia chairman uf e.icli county i-o.niiiiiue iin-mediati-ly
MaJ hi nam aoJ pxH-unVe ad.lr- Ui
W. C. Juiinsou, Cleik of Ilia t'culral Cuniinillra,
1 Oregon City.
W. T. Mtuhh,
W, (.'. .loiloV, Rrp.
li. Iloinr.s, Ven.
I.. II. WAKtriri.D, I'tm.
W. L. Ainm,
Jan. -.'J, 1S:I).
t'.oaltrary,
Tito Doctor's orm at Salem in still de
nouncing Jo Lane for mulfcusiiice in office.
It has already represented that lie gavo liin
influence to tin (Kfcut of the adiiiiou of
Oregon lust session, no nx to lc eimlilcd to
pocket about seventeen tliousiind dolluni as
tiiileagn and pay no both IMfguti and Sen
ator. Now. if tlmt In true, of course tlio
organ makes him one of the most unpriu-
pled wretches tint ever disriuxd Congress.
When the Staiulnrd exposed Delnzun Smith
ibr dislioiiesty and hypocrisy in polities, the
organ railed ut it, and rend it out of the
iarty for opposing and exposing men who
verc in the Democratic organization, thus
striving to break down the party. The
Doctor's organ now takes the liberty of
liranding Lane as one of the worst of men,
while he is iu full fellowship with tho party,
thus doing tho very same thing for which
the Standard was so toiiruereifully assailed.
Xow if L:me should have a majority of the
Territorial convention on his side, uml get
iv nomination, or even bo endorsed, the or
gan will bo obliged to support him, or be
placed iu the owkwurd position of trying
to lireuk down tho ' Democratic organiza
tion.' If it mpporlt him, and slobbers hiin
all over with praises as a sound, reliable
Democrat, able and faithful public servant,
JiC, which it will be culled on to do, its
'coarse,' while it will be entirely consistent
with the general rule which governs ' Dem
oerutic' editors, may open the eyes of souic
men to the rottenness and villainy of what
is now called 'Democracy.' If, however,
it still continues to denounce him, will it
still continue to claim fellowship with au
organization it is trying to break down ?
Tho blockheads who conduct the sectional
organs here never dared to grunt the least
displeasure at the efforts of the Adminis
tration to break down the ' regular Demo
.emtio organization' in Illinois, while they
"were till sawing away on the necessity of
supporting the 1 regular' (hard), organiza
tion here and even the Douglas Democ
racy iu Illinois, while they bitterly com
jilaiued of the Administration for trying to
break down the 'regular organization
there, encouraged the Douglasites in Indi
iimi ami Pennsylvania to break down the
regular party in those States by voting
against the Lecoinpton Doiiiocratswheren r
they were run as regular Democratic nom
inees. .Such uro soiiki of tho beauties of the
sectionnlists on organizations. Their con
tradictions, und inconsistencies are equally
palpable iu articles of faith. They agree
in nothing except iu robbing the public
treasury. On that alone is tho sectional
Democracy a unit.
Ylrgluln ni'inarraey.
. "We havo never seen a more disgusting
jumble of Democratic inconsistencies than
is contained in two resolutions and a tail
to the second one, all offered by Gov. Wise
in the convention that nominated Letcher
for Governor. Letcher was the unti-Wise
candidate, and was charged with being an
Abolitionist by those who opposed him, but
lie triumphed in the rouveution.
. Wise, who is a Uuehananite and Don
glusito both, offered the two following in
consistent resolutions:
" 1. Resolved, That trusting to tho pa
triotism, wisdom and fidelity oi' the present
i.niei Magistrate oi uie u nion, nnil in view
of tho conduct which has hitherto charac
terized his direction of public affairs, we rec
ognize it as a duty, binding on every true
democrat, whatever honest differences may
have arisen on isoluted questions of public
policy, to rally to tho supjiort of the admin
istration, in the name of, and for tho sake
of, tho party whoso best interests must re
main identified with its own.
"2. Resolved, That wo rejoice nnfeigu
dly iu tho late victory, so gloriously
achieved by the loyal democracy of Illinois,
brethren iu the same political faith, we vec
ognizo their success ns our triumph, and,
in common with patriotic men of nil sec
tions und ull parties, we find a special cause
for congratulation iu the defeat of a danger
ous sectional organization."
Glass and JSrannon opjiosed the second
resolution, and said a good portion of tho
Virginia Democracy didn't see anything
very 'glorious' in tho triumph of a man
who declared that the Territories could rob
Southern citizens of their property. Upon
this. Wise said that lie stood squurcly upon
the Democratic doctrine that Cungmi va
bound to prvtect thittrj in the Ttrritorirt,
In ease the Legislatures thereof failed or
refused to do so; and offered the following
ce a LiiJ to tho second resolution:
That the- citizen of each 5tut rf ibe
dljc rcjjon Clrgu
Union are entitled to eiitml riirhts with citi-
tens of other Slates in the Territories.
'That every rilUeu may bold every specie!
of probity In the Territorln authorized by
the laws of any of the States, ami thut this
right cannot I affected by the action or
Inaction of tho territorial authorltlet. That
it is the Imperative duty of the general gov
ernment to protect the rights of citizens in
every ajieeim of proerty In the Territories."
The two resolutions with this tail most
happily aniiilgiimute Ixaouiptouiaiii, squat-ter-soviTcignty,
the right of the people of a
Territory to exclude slavery, Drtd Scottiun,
denying this right, and the duty of Con
gnw.ouul intervention to tako awuy the
right. The wioud resolution was luid on
the table, notwithstanding Wise threatened
that If it w as not passed lie would go before
the people on if. Only three or four voted
for the resolution, out of nine hundred com
Kislng the convention.
AVe suggist that the Chuilcstou Conven
tion adopt Wise's hotchK)tch as a Demo
cratic platform for 18G0. The Agent at
Salem will sweur that It is the ' most pcr
foetcst' platform the great Democratic par
ty cu r Mood upon.
The Tni Platform of the HtrttoaatUta.
We have seen nothing thut gives a better
and more condensed view of the reul pro
gramme of duties marked out by the lire
caters for the sectional, nrgro brccding de
mocracy to perform in the future than the
following platform laid down by John
.Mitchell in his Southern Citizen, published
ut Washington City. The Citizen is a lead
ing ' Democratic' piqicr, and lays dowu the
following platform:
" First. I'cpeal of all law prohibiting
the Foreign slave trade or imposing penal
ties thereon.
" Second. Repeal of the law abolishing
the slave trade In the District or Columbia.
"HUM. Absolute resistance to every
thing in tho nature of a tomprumlse between
.North uml South.
" Fourth. Peremptory demand for the
Intervention of Congress, President, and
Supreme Court lor slavery iu ull Terriiorics
the moment a slaveholder brings his slaves
there; in other words, intervention by the
authorities to sustain the law ami prevent
roiibery. 1 liese four items include ull.
I'p to a certain date we ure willing to he
bor for their ultaiuiueiit. If Southerners
arouse themselves, they can attaiu them all,
or else dissolve the Union."
iRnniTontAt. iRFAsrnr. e have re
ceived from Air. Parker, member of the
Leg's'uture from Clatsop, the Territorial
Auditor's report for the fiscal year ending
Dec. 7, 1858.
The amount paid iu and due from the coun
ties is $-JO.K3C.57
Amount in treasury at the com
mencement of the. year, 2. 1 1 7.4 0
Totul,
Expenses,
$23,057.97
18.034.70
IV.lancc in treasury,
Appropriations of previous Lc
gislature not paid out,
$ 5.010.27
463.01
Leaving a balance subject to
appropriations of $ 4.550.26
Here we havo an expense of $18,497.71
to carry on tho contemptible government
miilcr which we live, and the hungry offi
cials tell us that it will cost us but three
thousand or so more to support a State
government and pay our own expenses.
We are aide to show, and will show at the
proper time, tlmt much of the money ex
pended by our Territorial government has
been squandered for thut which has done
the people no good. The people have been
literally robbed to the tunc of thousands of
dollars, yet the sectional organs are con
stantly crowing about the wonderful econ
omy and honesty of the government be
cause it hasn't swamped tho whole Territo
rial resources of over twenty-three thousand
dollars, and run the Territory in debt be
sides. Tkuritokial Officers. The Legisla
ture has elected the following Territorial
officers:
Rrig. Gen. of Militia Xewcomb, Rep
resentative from-Jackson county.
Quarter Master Stewart, Councilman
from Yamhill.
Commissary Gen. Lovejoy, of this city.
Treasurer Uoon, of Salem.
Surgeon General D. S. Holton.
Auditor and Librarian Ronham, of
Salem.
Willamette Inns Woiiks. The found
cry of Rossi & Co. in this city is doing a
good business. Twenty-eight hands are
now employed, and business seems to be on
the increase. A steam engine is now under
way for Ruble ii Co., who are building a
saw mill near Walla Wallu. The fly
wheel, which weighs twenty-five hundred
pounds, was cast a few days ago, and
comes out a good job. The founder got
$500 more for this engino than the highest
Portland bid, on account of contracting to
complete tho job in four weeks. They have
also another engine on hund for Noble &
Co. at the Dalles.
Poetry. Wo have on hand enough Or
egon 'poetry' by contributors residing on
tho banks of almost all the streams in the
Territory. We would be glad to please
the authors by publishing it, if we could do
so in somo corner where no critic would
sec it. Our regard for the literary charac
ter of the Argus excludes it from our
columns.
Slave Trade. The Savannah (Ga.)
Republican says that the yaehtWanderer
lately landed a cargo of slaves on the const
near RrtmswicJt which wcro immediately
told and shipped into the interior. The
Senate has called on the President for in-
fonaat'on rrgnriimr It. ' . - -
"IUtiikii Oxk-siiikii. Saline Counly,
Illinois, at the late election, polled 1,0115
voles, which were thus divided: Demo
cratic, 1,005; Republican, 0. The two
counties of Johnson and Franklin present
the following official return: Democratic,
2,100; Republican, 10." CvijAiiy'i Or.
gun.
You arc exactly light on the vote
about tho first time wo believe that you
have ever failed to make figures lie. Now
let us sco hut class of people live In these
counties. Hy looking into the United
States census of lt50, we find that In Sa
line county there are Just term hundred
and thirly-fivt ad nil $ who can neither rtad
mr write; while in the tiro countiet of
Johnson and Franklin there are twelve
hundred and furhj-five who ran neither
rend nor write. The 'soil, climate,' and
surroundings of such localities arc all udmi
rahly 'uduptcd' to such 'productions' as
black democracy. Tho settlers in these
counties are mostly poor whites from slave
State's, who havo been raised In ignorance,
nurtured iu bigotry, and have been induced
by lying demagogues to believe thut Re
publicans are laboring to ' elevato ueegcrs'
to tho level of white men. They ure about
as intelligent ns the majority of those who
voted for you for Stato Printer, 'jist to
suvc the Union.' Printing presses and free
schools will yet revolutionize ull these dark
Kgyptiun
tioualists.'
sections,' now filled by 'sec-
rtrlnrt of Iltiirk Wrmocracy, by one of 'in,
John W. Forney, iu writing for his Press
from Washington, Dec. 10, after spcukiiig
of tiic removal of Douglas as chuirmun of
the Committee on Territories, closes iu a
wnv that doesn't look much like a union of
the party. Here is his picture of the purty :
''Thv p:o,T-n Inward centralization at I ho Kent
of the Feilrnil (inv. ruineiil la nn longer n doubtful
pntirem. 11 will becoina irreHliblo, nuew it
aternlv and apeedilv cliecl.e.l. C innidiuiiij in
wanton vinlul'on of prrm nnl honor irnd pnlhiviil
foi b oa llm nrl ol tin IVtti.ltiit, il hut advanced,
in rop'd eti ii!r, fruiirnne tisiirpatiiiil Iu another.
N ne mouths ami, rirmoeriita wore removed from
office bee.iiua they alood bravely by the I'rciid. nt'a
o ignul ;Muiid on tho hunsna qnejluni. I hey
weio next pemi culert bccniitd they would not dn
nounca du Igo Dolphin then b cuuno lliey would
nol aecept lilt) fug ili b II ; thou bccuui-a I hey
would not op,Ke the p: in.'iides of the Pruiocruiic
puny in I'euiiavlraiiia, ami the rjjni.ii.it on and
priuc'l leaof the party in IliiiKda. All lb a tinia no
body attempted to ndvoca'e the doctrine of Cull
giw:onil Inteneiit'on for the prone. ion of!:ivery,
much leta lo make it a list upon Mrnincra'a. On
t';e contrary. Iioalilay In all audi intervention ivm
fie ery toil of far creed. 1 he poin!ur rule in
S nlca and Tviiioiien ttiu the accepted corner
it'Jiie. of our polilieul ttnip'e. Ci iivcuiUns and
CB'ididnlea, pre.iidenm an ) vice-pi ci!cntn, repre
rents ir.vi.nd eoniti ue;it, were as w.lcinnly bound
to thia vilul and fundameniul princ-i k ae I hoy
were bound In the L'oiwtiiu:iuii iltrlf. llut u new
rtuu' is to bo fuic d upon ua. V.r. iiuehaiuiu li.u
d.'ieroiiiie I Iu t-.ko the advance trp he promised
Jrflemn Povis lo dike. II a Adiiiiiiinlneion ad
he'enn ure culled Uo la follow, mid Judgu Pou
phut ii lo be m.'ido (lie lirxt vict.ui for oppm ng the
theory of f"onjre.s'onol Intemnnon for the pro
tection of alnvery in the Territories. The Unit in
?eciet caucus of yeatorday ia to be repeated in the
Senate In-diiy of lo-niurrew.
' Shall lhiiie?po;ini be permitted togiou?
We liuve been tol l thut the dimension growing
out of the first great tieuchcry of the AdiniuislM
t on have been iju eled ; tli.it ihe question wus Set
tled ;' tbit Ihe porlv was to be reunited, nail that
the i.-eiies from n hit.li so much acrimony und intol
erance liuve Honed were extinct, llut the I'riii
dt'iit, ia whoso uauie these honied ussuraiicos have
b en (fivi n. chnrnnterislically disKiputcs the hopes
ho permitted lie tu indulge. On the fimt dny of
tho iiiitI ng of C'tuiertSH, mid in the very first pnr-
ii;riipha ol Ins nnnuul nicss'iitc., hu resurrects the
ilc ui past, and in tho very first week uf the scssiou
his echoes in the Semite repent Ihe yell of veng
e nice upon those who have contended ug;iinst li s
d ctulion n nd theira nt Ihe wnie time pienent'ng
n new and still mure nd ous tout, rebellion In which
is to be punished hy pubiiu'disprut e and osiriieisiii,
so fur as u few in n cull uccoiuplii-h there ends.
" IIwv, then, sliill this despotism be rosblvd 1
Are we to stand by tamely while n nrcieuded
lleiuocrulic caucus strikes down a Democratic
sliitennan, simply because he does riyWt f What
would the Smith say ifdtncri-oB Hat is wercatrick
en from a Senate committee b.cniisu he might be
iu favor uf reviving the kliivo trufl'.c, or bocuuse ho
miht believe in Ihe r'ght of a State lo i cede from
the Union, or because ho iloet believe in the neces
sity of f'oiigressional Inltrveiilion fur the prutce
lion of slavery in tho Terrilnries? The telegraphic
wires conveying ihe infoi'mut'on of such an uct to
the Southern cities, like a bolt from heaven fulling
iiion a powder niacin nc, would be followed by an
explosion of populur sentiment from the whole
Southern people, such ne would fhow their deter
mination lo pnitecl tlirnnelvcs, first and Inst, and
nt all hazards. Jf tho Semite should cwietiniinatu
the net determined in secret caucus by n few Ad
ministration men, would it not be well for the peo
ple fur men of nil parlits in 1'cniisylvuniu, New
Jersey, new York, nnil Ihe Aorlhwest, instantly
tn msi iuble mid tuku such ground ns this high-
icin.ieu ouirnga floervca and deinamlst 1 uni
nut wiiin; ns the imrlUnn of J in! no Douclus.
throw leliind n e ull Pnwideiilial preferences.
leaving the future to take care ol ilseir, and for
une resolved lo support no man who does not aland
stendi'y, and nil Ihe time, by the creut principles,
now mote than ever In issue. Hut the decree ol'
the Senatorial caucus demands prompt and aignal
repudiation nn I rebuke. As one after another the
landmarks of the Jm"c:ntic party are being
swept away by Ihe remorseless tyranny of the pres
ent Federal Administration its one nfier another
of Ihe champions of Ihe Democratic creed are ei
ther bought or bullied into acqu'esoi nco, or punned
with vlndiclive malevolence for daring lo resist
usurpation, it behooves tho people, when their eyes
ate opened to such n spectacle, to take the c.se
itro their own hands, and protect themselves
against faillilesa and infatuated public servants."
Salt Lake Roctr. We are told that
Mr. Ruble of Walla Walla has taken the
contract of carrying tho moils by a line of
coaches from the Dulles to Salt Lake for
$45,000. The stages are to start next
summer. -
RoAiinmi. The U. S. steamer Washing
ton was lately boarded by a British man-of-war
at Oreytown. Tho officers promptly
apologized, and Forney's Press says that
tho apology is satisfactory to our Government.-
j . ,
FrKEMASOJJS ExCOMMrXtCATF.D AT Rl'E-
xos Ayne. A letter from Rnenos Ayres,
iu the Havre Journal, states that the Bish
op of that place lias excommunicated till
Freemasons, anil declared their doctrines
incompatible with those of the Catholic
Church. In consequence of this, the clergy
hove exhorted from the pulpit the wives and
children of Freemasons to quit them, and
servants to denounce them.
t&" Secret agents from persons in high
standing in Mexico are in Washington nrg-
ing tlie 1 resident to decided measures iu
relation to that country.
- New Boot and Shoe Store. Read the n
advertisement of Mr. Mocmry to thi paper.
Sai.kh, January SO, lHj9
Kditoii ok A Mil's Sir: In tho States
mau of the ISth lust. Rush or Ids reporter
und associate editor devotes uliout two col
umns to mo and a subject npou which my
action Is not very well relished, thut Is, the
prohibitory queitinn. Ho publishes a bo
gus petition iimmi the subject of iuMieetont
of udultcrated liquors inserts a wpiib at
the tempcranco lecturers and one or, two
friends of prohibition who forsooth dared to
to step into the lobby of tho Representative
Hall upon two or threo different days,
tlioiijrh the friends of tho ' Agent' uro con
stantly in attendance In the lobby, watching
and directing their fuvorite measures, wlmt
ever tliey may be and not too often for
tho ' public good.' Rut I should not have
noticed this hud not said 'Agent,' or his
said 'associate,' most fahthj and intention
ally quoted language never uttered by any
sane man, I believe, and attributed it to me.
I wrote to Rush and requested him to cor
rect his statements, and his associate tells
me he thinks he will make the correction.
Xow, having no confidence in the promises
of any such men, where they nro required
to tell the truth, I send you herewith a sl!
cut from the Sentinel, wherein my remarks
were more correctly reported npou the oc
casion referred to in the quotation in the
Statesman, though this does not do me any
thing like justice, especially in the coin
'meneenient of the report, to wit:
"Mr. Parker wished to mnku a compar
ison of this case with others, to sec if bv
such comparison lr. Dauhitt was entitled
to more than $200. The seuker had put
iu a petition this morning from a citizcu
who asked $400 for 115 days work, lie
knew that this House would njcet that
claim tn tato, und is to measure out its jus
tice to other Mirties m the same manner,
A private bargain had been madu witli Mr.
I-.lilerns well as with Mr. Dauhitt, and not
withstanding that fact, he would say it
wus an unjust claim, eo it might be with
the claim of Mr. Dauhitt. The fact Unit a
private bargain had been made with him
wus no proof of its justness, us has been
urged. $(i00 will pay an ordinary mun
pretty well for a whole years services, ami
he did not sec why lawvcrs, so culled
should be put above farmers and mechan
ics in this respect. lie knew it wus cus
tomary for professional men to rate them
selves above farmers and mechanics, anil
society was disposed to the same course,
but lie uclievctl the time was fist coniiiiir
when the man who tilled the earth or shov
ed the plane, or in any other way added
to tie cup'tut of the country by the labor
of his hands, would be higher in the esti'
motion ot society, uml would lie better re
munerated than the men of many profes
sions. Judging then by the standard ol
wages paid to farmers und mechanics, he
considers $200 amply sufficient for Mr.
Pauliitt s services."
So much for my praise of labor and dis
poragemcnt of literary and professional
pursuits. Upon the subject of ' Free Love,'
&c, I am more egregiously misrepresented.
Rut of that some other time. If Rush does
not publish my correction in his next issue,
of the 25th inst., please insert the ubove in
your next week's Argus.
Truly yours, W. W. Parkeh,
Fur the Argui.
H. of T.
Oregon Division No. 8 is still alive, and
we hope it will live for many years yet, yes,
even until wo have no call .for such institu
t'ons, for all will be temperate, not because
they have obligated themselves so to be,
but they will practice temperance as one of
the rare virtues of this life. Within the
past year our numbers have diminished al
most half, cither by withdrawal or removal,
leaving us weaker than we have ever been
since the Division was established two or
tnrec months, htdi, il wo are weak in
numbers, we are strong in faith ; therefore
we will push on, against every obstacle, un
til we arrive. at the goal for which we arc
striving. We certainly have many discour
agements to contend with, but why should
we fear, when we have glorious riyht on
our side? Even if the whole world were
opposed to us, in the end wc are sure of
victory. Wc ulso have much to encourage
us. The ladies, who for a time deserted
us, have again joined onr band, and in
greater numbers too; which of itself is
enough. Rut this is not all; propositions for
membership ore again coming in, and the
interest generully is increasing, so that if
we do uot appear to have accomplished
much, let us strive with more energy and
determination for the future, and " we will
','rcap, if we faint not." Con.
Report of the Commissioner or IsniAX
Affairs. The Commissioner states that
the whole number of Indians within onr
limits is estimated at about 350,000. The
whole number of tribes and separate bonds
is 175, with 44 of which we have treaty
engagements. The number of ratified In
dian treaties since the adoption of the Con
stitution is 393, nearly all of which contain
provisions still in force. The quantity of
land acquired by these treaties is about 581,-
163,188 acres. The entire cost of fulfill
ing these treaties will be $49,816,344.
From a part of these lands the Govern
ment received no pecuniary advantages,
because they were ceded to the respective
States within whose limits they were situa
ted. From those sold the Federal Treasu
ry received not only the whole of the ex
penses incurred for their acquisition, sur
vey and sale, but a surplus of at least
$100,000,000. "
The amount applicable to the fulfillment
of the treaties and other objects counected
with the Indian policy for the present fis
cal year, was $4,852,407, of which sura
$204,662 was derived from investments of
trust funds. The . whole amount of trust
fund.' IcM in Indian account is fi-5pn .
049, of which $:i,.ri02,ai I has been Invest
ed iu stocks of vurlous Plate and the Uni
ted States; the remainder, vie $7,088,
407, is retained iu the tretiiury, and tho In
terest thereon unnuully appropriated by
Congress. The Commissioner thinks It
worthy of consideration whether it will not
be udvisuble, when the national treasury
shall bo In a condition to udmit of it, also
to Invest tho ubove amount of $7,088,407
hi like manner with the other Iudiun trust
funds.
The Commissioner points out three fatal
errors which havo uuirked our policy to
wards tho Indians from tho very beginning,
viz: 1. Their removal from pluce tn place
as our population advances. 3. The as
signment of too great uu extent of territory
to bo held by them In common. 3. The
allowance of largo sums of money as annui
ties. Ho recommends thut tho tribes
should be permanently located upon reser
vations embracing not more than is l.oees
sary for natural occupancy: to divide tho
laud among them in severalty; to require
that they should-reside upon and cultivate
tho land thus assign: d; to give them, in
lieu of money unniiities, stock, animals, ag
ricultural implements, mechanic shops, man
ual labor schools, etc. He recommends
the ratification of treaties made in 1855
with tho Indians of Washington und Ore
gon Territories, ns a means of preventing
tho recurrence of hostilities. He gives a
general statement of tho condition of the
Indians, and culls attention to the urgent
necessity for a complete and thorough re
vision of the laws relating to Indian affairs.
Governor Denver, though not having time,
since the resumption of his duties, to exam
ine closely the facts slated in the report,
concurs generally' in the recommendations
of Mr. Mix, his temporary predecessor.
Tiik Game Douglas is 1'i.avinu. The
Chicago Democrat says;
"Judge Douglas is doing all in his pow
er to suppress any outbreak in his luvor as
a candidate for the Presidency in this
State; but ho is evidently phu.cd with
such outbreaks iu other t-'tates. He Is
bold in saying that the South is entitled to
the next Presidency, and that it will insist
upon it. He is particularly severe upon
Cobb, Slidell, ami fhe other Southern can
didates, except Wise ami I'reck'nridge.
But ho thinks the divisions iu Virginia, be
tween Wise and Hunter, and tho general
unpopularity of Wise iu tie Free States,
owing to his impulsiveness, will prevent his
nomination. Ho argues alt the time in fa
vor of Breckinridge, but pretends to be un
committed. "There was no doubt a perfeel under
standing between Douglas and Breckin
ridge, when Breckinridge wrote his letter
in luvor of Douglas to this State, which let
ter disorganized tho Buchunuit purty in Ill
inois. "If the Charleston Convent'on should
come off to-morrow, the vote of tho Dele
gates Irom this State wonld be east for
jonn v. isrecKinmige, lU;s is tlie way
.J attire I'ouultis Is pin vine his iraino now:
but it may be in hopes tlmt by playing into
(lie hands of the South ut lirVt, the South
may eventually return the compl'incut and
go lor linn. At any rato, it is safe to say
that Judge Douglas wishes to make the
om believe thut he is m fiivor of u Soutl
em candidate next time. It is also safe to
say, thut Mr. Breckinridge could not have
interfered with Illinois politics, unless upon
the assurance that Illinois was to sup
port him for President."
SJ Mr. Buchanan and the Hon. How
ell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, do not
agree, it seems, from expressions in their
late official communications, on tlie Tariff
question. The President snvs:
" In regard to tho mode of assessing and
collecting duties under a strictly revenue
tariff, I have long entertained and express
ed the opinion that sound policy requires
this should be (lone by specific duties.
' in my ucliiicrate jtidirment. specific
duties are the best if uot tlie only means of
securing mo revenue against false aud
fraudulent invoices."
On the other hand, the Secfttary of the
Treasury argues that " if frauds liuve been
practiced upon the revenue, it is not owing
to our present aif valorem system." ,
A Mam Buried is a Well Thirty-two
Feet Deep. The Medina (X. Y.) Trib
une says that a few weeks since, Mr. C.
Wheeler, who resides ten miles south of
that villinge, was at the bottom of a well
thirtytwo feet in depth, engaged in cleaning
it out, when the walls of stone full with a
sudden crash, burying the unfortunate man
nt tlie bottom. With scarcely a hope of
rescuing Mr. W. alive, some fifteen men
set themselves at work to remove the stones.
After four hours' hard labor they were al
most startled to hear beneath them the
voice of their buried neighbor. Their ex
ertions were redoubled, and in an hour lat
er Mr. Wheeler was rescued from his pre
mature entombment uninjured. By a mir
acle the stones, before reaching the bottom
of the well, formed an arch so complete as
to bear, a burden of several tons.
National t Flags. It i stated flmt
there arrived at the port of San Franciseoi
during the year 1858, 191 vessels under
tlie American flag, 20 under the British,
13 nnder the French, 13 under the MexU
can, 1 under the Belgian, 3 nnder the Bre
men, 8 under the Chilean, . 5' under the
Dutch, 1 1 under the Danish, 1 nnder the
Hamburg, 2 under the Hanoverian, 3
nnder the Hawaiian, 6 under the Sardin
ian, 4 nnder the Tahitinn.
Large Sale or Xeghoes. Col. Abra
ham Tan Buren, of Columbia, St C, re
cently sold to Col. Elisha Worthington, of
Chicot county, Arkansas, his whole planta
tion of negroes, numbering 210, for $147,
000, or nn average of $700. The terms of
payment are five annual instalments of $29,-400-each,
with Intert from date.-'
tor The following wai lecIdeuUIW At,
aid some tl,n weeks ago, b t WL
iiuiuieu in:
A Caw
i
A L'Ann -Tho undersigned balL.
bourd the stcumer Kll ,i.lS. rT"
on bourd the stcumer Elk, which
day, under the coolness aud skill of til?
Swe twr's conduct, made safe ijTj,
the Rock Isla,,d chute ot the prWnWT
ous stage of water, take thli K
recommending tho Elk as a Iwat tvw, ...
sun , con nuM nous, and vomfon,
which under the uiimngenient of tlj VhW
skillful und ircntlcmunlv enntnin J?2
clck. la .... ia.,1 i..
I -av4 IV
public patroniiL'c.
very lui-gojharj-jf
esley Shannon.
J.M. Bacon,''
1. Muiiwn, f
W. Sliepheri ,
U. Roland, , 4
L. Berry, . .a
m. iioliues,
Win. Clemens,
L. Vutighuii,
S. MotlHOII,
M. Miherd.
nr. it.
r.n. Hand. . '
Morris Wolfe.
Tfca. MaMa.au f.
In the Argus. Oct. 23 I notieathat U.
t ... ha. ,v. a f.,bl. .polony f,. h:.,
hat "famiuefwrmni aw," in wfciTrJ;
Lil.rrd In Ui meracauslic than traihful. , ,
Tin panr finally n si heH tht I'.il, ntOnW tu
rewi.l (.f It waa duly ackmrwIdlitH. A.'aT
coii.liti..n he.l II arrwr,), ln,cl , . "
graph fium ll.f l)p.artnisn!'a notiuffi
" Mr. tie... W. Walling, Mulm-mal, en,Or.'t
Tcrr.t.-.y, on th. lOtU of Nurmlr iai? T
warded lu Una ..ffiYa a rtma.k.b, L iVT
liowevrr, wus d. layed in iu irsn.il, fwVwu'ar kW
monih., in California, and asWusn,,ul, T
alula iif deouy wlicu received." ' "
Mill charge him with " d.ri licliun of dais
110 mildly b riii ii, which I now rrprat; aad'ak.
thai he "amiR-M me out," at my pl.re of uJZ
111 I'oillaiid, ami r qimt.il ma lo rlre k n rt
of il. I nover went near him to ask aay hist It
' aoi-oiiiinodailon," aa he would likatoniakainZ
penr i but I did lliiuk it soini wkat siniroUr tkal W
should have foi gotten so soon my bu4rwa tsratiw
It w as cons'.lered no trouble lo call, aaaidsd sJ
unasked, for the p. ar whan he flirted is CaJtfar.
uia. Oh no! hut to coll ngain on harrtwawSi
too mu.-h trouble. le could have a. ra dm- ky eat.
ing al the Kime pluc.-, without troubling Uw sWav
er so much or liimailf (iihi-r.
l'roiu his (Sainton's) budget af fabi'cal'aa I
copy the fo'lowing: "After I una at knxth sitea
out gom; Kust, 1 seul ihe war hvra Ions Ca. ,
Mr.Ciii.lire, an honarakio atia, jxiyi'ag BtZm
ehnreet mttrlf.'' t
I bi'lii-n- nir ha saya of Mr. Onsfiee, and Isjte
ihe bi-sl rruaon in the World to think tlie Mlewilif
bill of Mr (iuKlii-a isjiiai, and haiaat est a Mid
ns alleged by Mr. Stanton; '
Ma. Oko. W. Wslliso
lto'l of I Iosaci Claim, Cent. Mehtual.
Feb. 0. 1 paa jur, . jojf
' 10. paid for crmenlingsnme, M
19. do EipretKige to Washington, KM
Uu. I.'lter.ng can, .. ,
1 ' ' one iu tun,
tin
I linre the wilire ai sumnte of Mr. Gu.he mat
not a kindle iu-in of the above flur-s wasfaidlij
Mr. Sin icon, ami llml iuilend af diieeiiitg' Ulr It
sent lo the 1'nlriil Office, aicoriling lo my rvqaeal,
hr p a "eel it with Mr. (iushecur ae.
I do nut claim lo be so faventbly or henorr k'
k own, hut I Hitler myself that 1 possess iaforme
tiou i uongli to .liieduiiiiate k.te.n reul aud ptc
k'lnl.'d "iie.'o:i.nilatiiia." '
My n-;rit msihul hetoolopoa himself tlie if
.p 'iiibdiiliiy i nil tionble hrdid, Without being ukei,
n rr I then inolrstly ilnb his ehorleonrings aytte
com:uoilaii"U,anil ihe credit of ixhibii.ngiVa'
irytvhe.e he went, n uia "thankless agem-y." 1
1 should luve nniiced his (iibrcallons'iooaer, Wt
the pipor ciubiiiiing h's re ort was ate deNeH
inixlad. (jso-W. WiuiTOi
J'.irt!iMMl, Jatr.4, 18o!- ' 4Jt ' I
XaAXLXCXBSt
. Ill Oregnu City, at the residrnee of J.diuaBt
man, oa Ike S'H insl., by lier. I). Itutkj.ltt, Uf
CiiifRi.ta .Ionhs to Mies Masihskt BanaA.i. ,
' On Sund.iy cveirng, Jnn. SoV W. P. Ilafaa,
J. P., Mr. Cvaik Wu to Mrs. Scux e'nwav
both of Olvmpiu, W.T.
- In 8nleiii, .Ian. 19, by J. I). IU, J. P, Mr.
Win. IJukertn Mrs. Muhala tWr stMSlco.4
- -bin. ft, by Hr-v. L. T Woodward, Jos. I). I'aarjr
of Dayton, to Miss Matilda Duel, late of CaWeeaia. .
- In Kei bj'Tille, Jewuliins Ck, by M. ltarkwtlk J.
P., Mr. .1. 1 1. Short to . M as C. A. Kciby. ,
. .Ian. 16, at the nuiileni-e of the bride's fnlker,Vr
Sttephtn Stasia, ,1. P., Mr. Thos. K. BlroJstaM
Meliwa J. Smith, boll, of Polk. i
lu Dnyton, bv C. M. Walker, J. P., Mr. Wai.
L. phr it to M'ias M irgaret Jacobs, balk af Law,
Uy the anme, at Ihe residence of Keuliea Har
ris, Voinhill co., Mr. Win. L Wtat Miai Bi
.1. Harris. '':-! J
- In Siilein, Jan. 9th. by IU v. Win. Sallwwod,
Mr. James Worlly of Salem, and MUa Lucy hit
low of Khodc Island.
Bv John W. Fronk, J. P. on the 23d day al
Dec!, 1858, Mr. George F. Simpson and Mia
Mary A. Nanny, all of Unn err. ; !
On the Cth of Jan., 1H."9, at the residence af e
brides father, by E. L. Bristow Em, M lJ';
George ami Mine Nanoy- Ann, Asugftttr of Jai
A. illnrd, all of Const Fork), Lane county.
On Ucc. 20, 185S, by Ke. G. W. Bond, Mr.
Klwood llamitt and Miss Charlotte Gorden, an
Lnnu county. . ' 1 ' "7X
At the residence of the bride's father, oalhtSUl
of Jan., by Alfred Allen 3. P., Mr. Jonaf I Om
ford lo Misa Julia An Uurdisly, all of a
-" At yth8 residence of the bride's father, l lk
county, on Jan. 14lh, by Rev. Mr. Diltard, .!.
Jonuthun More, of Lane county, an Ma
Wilson, of l.inn county. ' T j
- On Iho 13lb inst., by Jesso Robinaoti, J- rjT
Hi. Milence of the bride's father. Mr. Jne, H
ingbrock and Misa Elizabeth K. Dartiaaj, aMJ
diinghter of John N. and Mary A.M. lrwna."
of Jackson county, O. T. . i
. In Jonksonville. llec. 26th, by V. t Haydn, J.
P., Dr. O. Wt Grcor to Mi Ireae Lnrabaril,""
Jueksonvillo. a'1 .iVHa
At Ihe residence of the bri le'i father, at Taw
Rock, Jackson counly, by Jea RohMea.'-'-r
Th. Uumey to lilinibetb R. Sallerfieli .
In Island CO., Wii.hington Terntoiy, 11 Vtttr
ber.lS., the following: " r
Mr. Boiarth lo Mrs. Mary Wright , flHd
Jr. Chase to Miss Johns. ,, Jf
i Mr. George Benn in Misa Alm ra wnJ'M
Mr. John Todd, of San Francisco, to mmmmj
Jnno liobuiBon.
In Eueene City, Jan. 9, at 5 If
Julius, son tf A. an! Harriet Uo,miu . -
Hear Salem, on ina im r-
throat, Eliia Jane, dauglitel i
oi . -: -
aged about2t "oa" , ; ' J, rfur.
it . ,
in Salem on uie uin iuu, -
kCln Porth.n.1, Jatt. 2J, Samuel, i. af t i
nn, aged 8 years. , - . cJuZ
, In Corvallia. Decemoer m, t
m wniinro Clemmcns, aged 7 yeaw,
afP
, Near Albany, Linn eh on ine
throat, CorieliaBA
nda RWeoot, age
cember. 1858, of putrid sore no
daughter of Dnvid and Anwnd
yaars, 9 months and a aay . , - Ju,
. At her residence, near SteiUfaein. "
5lh, of dysentery, Mrs. Wren, .tW
At T.llain.-, about tw. T3lk.
soroption, Robert C. Hague, formerly ""73
""At JaneH!., Wi... 10. fa
73 years, father of J.dg "
now of Son Francisco. . . . KassatTl
- At the Tremont n.Z
Mr. Wm. Elliottof Jacka.iH,H fjT'
meily Trom Slnmeytrille 'jrkM
In J.cksonTilie.on ih. 10th CaL
,g.l cbu.1 30 y.rs, la.aly rr-
and formerl, of Charlotte, "L J Ma
ln Ihe 17th irsC, Eomtr. FZTm
and Polly l atton, aged twenty yearn,
and se, nleeti d.iya- ' . i.ssnlirTi
Sarnh. w,f. of Ak 7
. Al Vaucourcr, Jan. j, of dropsy o.
Kate, daughter U fclisba H.
and 8 snomh . -; - m,, sH
r USa Krwciseo, Dec ?7, & t ,
31 ar, formerly o( foutbern Or f