Stlje rcgon Slrgu$.
W. L. A&uas,
Editor.
OJUPOOW OXTTl
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, I860.
Stttltw f tavasvall HUvtry.
In onr Urt article we confined our' If lo
showing that two clului set ) ly kidnap
fen t Ham's posterity 1 HfVrly witbeot
feundstien. We lik, a wnTl of preloetiou
wrsc no! that face "that no "mnn-tfeaVf's"
Sadder can reach lo tlio top of. After thi
w-. done, wo colled attcir&it t Ve fact
Out apologists for mun-W.ig. when hunt
ing yp4.-Jiia e IMlo Erring to ' erv
Undo r ere m:e noser to qnotc d text
antregulate the rvlutionof maxicr ami cr-vant-but
after they establish lr? fact tliut
such a rjlution existed, they wpposo that
it wo aa uivolsutury rclatkiii known an
Uve-ry; an than, Iwttetntl f recognizing
t'.lie n. 'law 'that ws ftrven to regulate
if t, they ii ro all great fttiitlcr for n h union
"' fugitive slave law" te HTctnittu tlio y
lorn. Ws have never seen a Dcinocrntie:
or pro-slavery iparwa who una not n-ndy
to applaud the mua who delivered np to
diis mu.or lite servant tliat cscuped in vio
lation ef tlie divine law funnel in IK-ut. 23:
1S. In thi tec, hc theologian who claims
that tlio Bible provision regulating servi
tude ia a authwilutivo on tlio one rxl.ib
liihiny it,.t:J tliut in going to tin
for law Tegording servitude, tlie trhnU law
mint lie tuket, I called a 'iolil.'t'iil pnr.son,'
a disturber of the pence, ami a 'pirvcrter
of Ser'ntnrc.' Now it doe.- seem to lis as
though '.he patron who patches np n code
!for 'niters,' hnlf divino and hull' human,
1 the hntnati pnrt of which is in direct r.'o
Elation of a divine provision which is care
fully suppreuel, we rcpeut tliut it look
very much to ui a thongh such a parson
might more properly be culled a political
', preacher, and o perverter of Scripture.
'Wo closed our lust article by epiolhg the
Jewish luw rrguluting servitude, nnd as it
hi a vrry important beacon in searching
i after the character of Iliblc servitude, we
shall quote it again, mid a-k Mr. Cornwall
to write it on his door-posl, and then print
it in great red letter on hi phylacteries:
" Thu siiai.t not dtlivrr unto hit muster
the servant which it escaped from his mat
tcr unto litre : lit shall dwell with Ihrt,
even among you in tlwt place which he shall
ehoote in out of thy yatet, where it lik-eth
himbctl: thou ih'ilt not oppress him."
Dent. 2:1: 1(5.
JuM hero we might le.ye!own o;:rp;n,cs
having triumphantly esUhlisheel the fact
thai involuntary servitude or kluicr never
existed in the Jewish nation. 'J'he law we
hare quoted us efl'i-ctuully lay the ax to
the root of involuntary servitndj i s nny
.uw could, and it demonstratiM oa clearly
and unequivocally to the m!ud of tiny cm
diJ Bane man as any proposition in Kuelid
i.s demonstrated, tliut tlio aysli-m of m rvi
tudJ aiuoiy the Jews win nut involnuliiry,
Hint the 'orriiiit' wiro not slave , or
the ' proper! .' of their iniistera. Admit
lmj( thut whin theso 'acrvuuta' were
' bought,' (hey were not bought of them-fc-lvca,
but of other, and tliut they went
Into tho Kcrviliiilo iiiroliinlnrili, cannot
any man ee thut the very moment their
involuntary relation to their muster com
nieneed, it whs ended by a positive law
that not only allowed them to h-uw when
ever they chone, lull which required the
Jew lo receive tlinn, protect them, d.fend
them agnlust ull ctuinis of their pursuing
muster, nml give them a peaceable and
i lawful rcnidcnee wherever they clio.se to
dwell we ivk, is it not obvious to the
.most atupid intellect that tho relation of
Involuntary servitude could not exUt lor uu
.hour? Tlii law regulating the system
kIiow thut while the relation lusted it r.as
Toluntury, and ntlier provisions released nt!
men from servitude ,it the y,or of jubilee.
They could eonlrtict to sci re no longer llum
the year of jubilee. If they refused
to end the relation of muster nml .servant,
prov's'on was made for their doing so.
Agniu: we prove that servunls were int
held as "property" by the Jews, by intitu
ling ft conipurison of the Jewish laws
against steuling property with their laws
against steuling men. The thief v;ode-
privod hi neighbor of ' property,' was re
quired to niuko restitution, " If a man
tdiall steal an ox or n sheep, and kill it or
eell it, he sliull restore five oxen for an ox,
jiml four sheep for a sheep." " Jf the theft
be certainly found in his hand alive, wheth
er it be ox, as, er sheep, ho Blm rt,(ore
double."' " I'or ull i.uuuitr of trespass,
whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for
raiment, or for any manner of but (or
"Molcn) thing which another chullengoth to
be hie: the cunse of both parties shall come
ueioretlio judge;. nml whom tlie judge
ahull condemn, he shall nay double unto hi
neighbor."- .V. 'ii; J, 4, 0.
Here I a law requiring a two-fold resti
tution for " oil mniintr of property stolen.
Now Ut us look lit the law for ihuji sUal
Inf.' "And he that stenleth a man and
eclleth liliu. or if he be lound in hi hand,
lie ahull surely be put to death." Kx. 21 : 1(1.
Now if thi luw had been designed to reach
anti alavery men who enticed slaves away
from their maatera, aa proilavery theoh
giant lay, it would have been Incorporated
with th law covering the ' treopnsa' or
crirao of iteallns 1 all manner" of ' fmperty.'
alas'n wooU bare hnd their alarea pro.
tetted as other property".' and tba nn
ateader would have been required to rettore
double.' But the nun stolen, being tlie
'popcrfy of no one but himvlf, rtstitu-
tloii ia imiiOMible, and the diunning erim
ot robbiag a man of hi own mind, muscle,
and UW, Is, according to Jewish law,
only to be atoned for by the tlood of the
uian-ftealer. All thi prove conchnivdy
tad beyond the shadow of a doubt that In
the Jewish luw, Imperfect and faulty
I'aul auy It wa, the relation of " master
and kluve" i nut only not established, but
ia positively forbidden, oupuin of death, to
hhn alio ttcul tho slave, to him who sell
him, or to him who i wicked enough to
act a a,"iit for the num-stciilcr, or man
owner, If the Iuve be even "found in his
hunM I5ut for fear thut Mr. Cornwull,
or some other nologit for innu-stculiiig,
should, after all, linngino thut he had sur
mounted the double wall of protection that
we huro thrown around the unfortunate
poor, to protect them against tho clutches,
uninnclc, and scourges of the covetous but
piiiiis kidnapper who wishes to appropriate
them 'a other properly' to h' own use
and benefit, we slut 1 1 interpose another bar
rier between the humuii candidutc forchat
t' Iship and him who iropos'5 to " niuko
mi Hinndisc." of him.
Hut Just here wo muke a digression, to
ark the patience of our reader whilo we
iuvestigute tho claims set np by slavery ad
vocate to an ownership of man. It must
be remembered that a weighty cause is now
pending before tho bar of public sentiment.
A hiiinuii being is in the prisoner' box,
charged with the dreadful crime of being a
ilcseem.liint of Hum, or the desccmlmit of
some other weak race, ami lro. Cornwull
appears n the theulogicul attorney of a
man wearing a broad brimmed hut, holding
u puir of shackle in one hand mid 3 plan
ter' wh!p in the other, who ban lazily
over the railing, ejecting a great deul of
tobacco juice, ns the trial proceed.", and
casting first a covetous glance toward the
prisoner, and then an anxious look at Bvu.
Cornwall, whom he lias etnplr.jvd to make
hi title clear to the labor, the body, und
the ull of tho downcast prisoner, for life
Wo have volunteered for the defnuc of tho
prisoner, and we demand his instant re
lease, for tho reason thut Mr. Cornwull
hush i suowu uiui i,ic man witn a wino has
ony title to him. Wo submit it to nny
man of sno whether a a juror be would
divide thut even a culf should be delivered
up lo a claimant on such flimsy evidence of
title a Cornwull set up to tho prisoner ut
tho bar. W o have already shown, by the
very authority (Moses on serviUdc) quoted
by tho prosecuting attorney, thut it is im
possible that the prironer, being n 'man,'
can be held ns 'property,' ond that the
man with the whip having stolen him and
brought him to the bar to havo his title
ninile good, is liable to bo ind ctcd, Ir'cd,
and executed for nmn-stouliiig. (Vhi;t is
t ) be done with hii attorney, Moses saith
not.) We have shown that b-foro the
claimant cun make out nny title to the
prisoner trs n voluntary smuiit even, he
must wudo down thrcugh n scries of proofs,
uny one of which ho is no more nlde to
make than ho is uUe, Atlas-Ike, to pack
the world on his back.
Our next objection to his taking the
pri.-oiu r, is this, that he, claiming the pris
oner as properly under the law of Mo.-cs,
iuut prove that he is in n position to claim
the benefits of tho old covenant. Xow,
admitting, for the sake of argument, that
the " serviludo" of the " Ian'' was slavery
and that the Je were authorized to
buy or steal the barbarian around them,
and convert them into chattels, to be dis
posed of "us other properly," and that
they were not only permitted to do this,
but that their posterity nftcr them were to
do so before Cornwall is allowed to hand
nv, r the prisonrr to pious old Uroadbrim,
he nin-t show that Uroadbrim is n regular
tlsceudai.t of Abraham, is circumcised,
und has kept tho wAnAt law of ,1W., am)
that tho prisoner i.s a Gentile barbarian.
Slavery being ono of the Mtfs'ng of the
covenant, was enjoyed only by tho Jews
in Moies' time, omf, like other blessing,
was to he perpetual so long ns the Jews ob
served nil Ihe commandments. l!y reading
Kcimronouiy, -s, Mr. Cornwall will see
that whenever the Jews fuilcd to obev the
km. Ye .ne, they mere la be soil at bond tcr.
vault Ihensclre. Xow, if Cornwall' cli
ent, proving that ho is n Jew. k in the
course of tlio examination, found guilty of
wiving Vioiincil any Mart o tho aw of Mo.
ses, wo shall move that, as lie is n great
stickler for that law, he be put into the
prisoners uox and tried, to see whether, in
violating the law, he shall not be knocked
oil on the auction blink as n slave himself,
us made and provided in IVut. i.'. I!ut'
if, on the other hand, public sentiment de-
cuie mat .Mr. Cornwall has fully made out
for r.roudluini (whom we take to be a pre
siding elder or tho M. K. Church South)
a dear title to the prisoner from Old Testa
ment authority on chattel titles, we waru
the same jury that tho next time Uroad
brim appears before yon, and, through his
attorney, move that you sanction his con
duet in tittimr out uii rxiMMliti.m in i
Avaste the fields ef a neiiHilmrin.. ii,.i'n
burn don n their citi s
put the inhabitant
to the sword.
carry away their children
v,..D, B.ei men, on ins return home, set
up a hurrm with score of wive nnd hun
dred of eo:ieuhiue, yon are bound to vield
to hi Wishes, for the reason, a his attorney
will tell yon, tht all thett lki,
praclkrd by the Jrt, and neither God,
Motet, nor any of the pnyhttt, prietts, or
Lerites had a word lo tarn in
of it!.' If we go to the Old Testament
for i.Wry, we are hound to go there for
war, polygamy, aud concubinage.
But the slavery Question beinir now tho
only one in issue, we shall content oorself
by showing and ahowinc rtmr'atirev
that there ia nothing lie slaverr aaoctioned
from "In tha beginning God 'created the
heaven and the earth." in Genera, to the
uani Atceu in KeTelntioa.
To K- Ce.W.J.f j
Vsahltl Urasaerary Ca Caavcatlaa, c
We attended the convention of the fol
lower of Lane and Delusion held at La
fayette ou the 10th lint., and a tha pro
ceedings were not altogether devoid of
Interest, a hasty notii-o of thi gathering of
" bluck spirit und white, blue spirit aud
gray" la subjoined.
The waa quite a turn out from the coun
ty to witness the furcc of nominations,
among whom, Republicans, attracted by
curiosity, wero the most numerous. After
spending tho whole forenoon In caucusing
around the street, in knot of threo and
four, tho didegnte assembled In the court
house. Al Zit her wu placed in thechuir.
Tills wa intended by the Lane men to con
ciliate the Dushitcs, us well a to have their
leading men committed to the nomination,
which tho majority had prepared before
hand. They commenced at the ' lower end,' nnd
after six or seven ballot, Win. A Culbcrt
son, a pro-slavery, Jo Lane out-and-outer,
was nominated over John Rnmage, free
State Democrat, for Assessor. A. B. Wes
tcrfield wu then nominated for Treasurer
over Wolfe. The former is an ultra pro
blnvery Lancite, the latter a free-State man,
supposed to bo tinctured with some lean
ing toward Republicanism, and had be
sides tho misfortune to be foreign-born
ono of the delegates being reported as say
ing ho ' wasn't goin' to vote for a d-d Jew.'
School Superintendent enmo next in or
der, but there was no candidate. Man after
man was suggested, but declined most of
them owning they wens not qualified. The
fact wa, they knew Judge Skinner would
Ixut any other candidate, ami no:io wa
willing to take the risk. Finally, Galloway
was nominated. 'Who' Galloway?' was'
whispered around tho hull, but ther? ocing
no olhcr rropo'.vii, ho wa nominate J by
ucclnmalion, whereupon a djlegito aroso
and stated that Gillnuriy was under age,
and resided out of tho county! There was
n buz, for a minute, then n motion to re
consider, which wa carried, and Charl"
Hundley nominated, nnd us ho happened
to bo absent, the convention was relieved
of further trouble about the office.
Then came Surveyor. Sonnbody nomina
ted A. S. Wutt. IIo declined positively.
Then there was a thoughtful culm, for it
was pnrt of the plan to commit tho Rush
men to the ticket, to give them this office.
Rut reliif camo at lust R. V. Short was
nominated. Thereupon Frank Martin rose
and said that Short hud acted heretofore
with the Republican, and if he was noini-
trd ho would have to cut hi very brief
name out ot the ticket. Then cmue anoth
er buzz over the assembly, which was
cleared awny by Mr. Crisp proposing to
nomSunto tho candidate for School Superin
(hut, also for County Surveyor. The
suggestion was too good to be' lost, und
("apt. llanilley was nominated without op
position. Then came another trial for Co. Cleik.
Several names were placed in nomination
by their friends, but one of the grc.it Smith
family, for whoso benefit the programme of
beginning nt tho " lower end" of the ticket
wes initiated, secured tho prize. He is a
mere brawling ofliec-linnter, of Know
Nothing antecedent, nnd being nn ultra
nigger Jo Lane worshipper, as well as unlifr
for the office, will lie beaten c.it of sight
by Cowls, tho present efficient nnd gentle.
mnnly incumbent of the office.
The next oflico was Sheriff. J, G. Ra
ker, whom the Opposition have heretofore
run, till I hey could no longer succeed with
him, and whevo pro-slaverv preferences led
him to cspoiisa tho Democracy, received
the nomination. It is perhaps u pleasing
rcllection to the Democrats that they have
to tako up t'.ie broken down nnd cust-off
candidates of their ancient antagonists.
lliero remained only to nominate mem
bers of tlio Legislature. There was quite
a long contest, but Charles K. Fendall was
finally chosen for one of the Representa
tive. There was a spirited contest between
Chillies liarnhart of Pleasant Vallev pre
cinct, nml Thonius Juek.-on, of Auiitv. a
Know Nothing pro-slaverv Lnno National.
but the latter ultimately siKTcceled, and the
1juii men looked gonr ami mournful.
There was yet one nominee to make for
Stuto Senate. Shuck. Martin, and lturn.
hart were placed in nomination Murtiu
lending his e-ompetitor ono or two voles.
The Uusli men began to be encouraged
the vote showing u decided majority against
Shuck. Their plan was to stick to Ram
hart bs long ns thrre was nny prospect of
sneers, mid then to go over (o Martin.
Rut the latter, having got tlio "seat of his
brteehes turned"' sine'o lust spring, nipped
the plan in the bud by withdrawing his
namo and voting for Shuck. The struggle
now was short but decisive, and left tha
Lane men in complete possession of the
whole ticket, with A mly Shuck's name a t
its head, just nciordiiig"to the programme.
Thus fueled the proe-eedincr of this ridic-
nlou furor, which we believe the people of
mo county win condemn at tho pol bv a
devilled majority. They did not venture
to form any kind of a platform, as such a
proceeding would have emlcd by blowing
up the whole concern. The strongest men
on the tie ket are either thoso who have had
nothimt to do heretofore with politics, or
are taken from the ranks of the old Oppo
sition. The regular Democrats known
as such are the weakest of the lot.
Marion Co. In another column will be
found a call for Republican Convention
to nominate a county ticket lo be held at
Sulem on Sutnrelay, April 23. It is ex
pected that Col. Raker and other will ad
dress the convention.
The Democratic county tieket ia as fol
low: For Representatives, B.F. Harding,
Samoel Tarter, C. P. Crand.ll, and Dr!
Newell; Clerk, X. T. Caton; Sheriff, Louis
PoojaJ; Treax, John H. Moore.; School
Snpt, F.S. Hoyt; Snrveyor, Walter For
ward; Aor, Forter S Gilliam. W0
liarr.j sad Xesuiith were recommended for
the T. S. Senr.tr.
Urata rrpi.
It would aocm aa though the oft re
pented lessons read to farmer by the
Oregon journal about sowiiij more
grain and funning on a larger scale had
dona some good. We have never seen
the plow in as great requisition n it Ins
been since l int full. The whole country in
many sections wu havo passed through
looks perfectly bluck with ploweel hind.
Not only old Held which have produced
nothing for yoarsaronow ready for June
wjicat, but uch I tho rage among some of
our farmer for grain growing that after
plowing up their old ground they have gone
Into their big pastures nnd turned large
portion of tho sod bottom upwards. 1 f all
the grain thut is raised in Oregon for the
next two year is cashed for fifty c nt a
bushel it will stop tho cry of hard time.
We know of sonic farmer who have now
quuiititirs of old w heat on hand who refuse
to sell because they cannot cash it at a dol
lar. They want cash, and nothing else.
We havo tried to buy for trade, but all re
fuse a dollar a bushel in stock or any kind
of trudo a mini ha except store-goods, and
Diuuy will not tuko even thut. Xow the
question suggest itself, when wheat ut a
dollar a bushel i bitter than any other
property, why should furiuer complain that
wheat-raiting will not pay? We have now
been in Oregon about twelve year, und we
have never yet seen a year when farmers
didn't complain that raising wheat wouldn't
pay, ytt v. have never teiu the time hen
Viul wheut, mzt to gold, wasn't the most val
uable wealth the farmer possessed. This
proves conclusively thut wheat-raising does
pay, even if it cannot be cached at ull. For
instnnco, there is Mr. K., who ha plenty
of land which has been iello for five year.
Mr. E. to-duy lias but littlu stock, little
money, and no uh'ut to tell, beside his
building and other improvements are all
indifferent. He ha been riding nn Indian
pony, srtling astride of tho fence, or loafing
around half of his time for several year,
whistling nsho went, " Wheat raising don't
pay 'case it can't be solel for cash." Then
thcro is hi neighbor R., who crossed tin1
plains with K., and settled along side of him
on a similar tract of land. R. being a man
of sense nnd n worker has Increased in
wealth till ho is now culled n "rich man."
Ho has largo herds of horses, cattle, and
sheep, three hundred acres of laud under
good fence, a commodious nud comfortable
cottago houso, a good barn, ami ether nec
essary out buildings. In passing by his
field tho other day, wo reined our horse up
to tho fence ns R. camo up to the head
land singing after his plow, and a,-Ud lihu
how in the world he had managed to get
along so much better than his neighbor.
" Well," said he, " the secret of the thing
is just here. Tha first year 1 put in thirty
acres of wheat and harvested just nine hun
dred and fifty bushel. E. put in only
three acres, ns ho said 'wheat raising
wouldn't pay.! I told him it would he
good property if wu couldn't c.i.-h it. In
ths full 1 trailed five hundred Indicia for
ten good cows, and gave two hundred
bushels forthc making of ten thousand rails.
Tho balance of my crop served to buy my
store-goods aud broad me, besides leaving
enough for seed. I have kept up a simihtr
operation everv vear since, turning off
wheat (or stoe-k, roils, lumber, ond work,
till you see tho show I've made in tho time.
E. was over hero tho other day comphiiu
iiig that his tax was seven dedlurs and fifty-
three cents and he couldn't get money
enough to pay it. I told him my tax was
forty-nine dollars and seventy-six cents and
was paid a month ago. Ho hung his head
and said, ' Well, it's better to be born
lucky nor rich, I swow.' Says I, neighbor
E., there's nothing liko ' luck' about it
it's all in starting with a right kind of
motto, nnd then sticking to it. leu started
five years ago with the motto ' Wheat
raising won't pay,' and you have not only
been whistling thut tuuo ever since, but
you have practiced nftcr it. bought
a new plow fire years ugo and wroto on
tho beam ' It will Pay to Raist. Wur.vr.'
I've stuck riitht to that text ever s'n.-e
w ,
and intend to stick to it a good while yet.
Tho last I heard from E. ho was in town
to bny a plow and engaged in a big argu
ment with a friend of his. The question
was, ' Will wheat-raising pay?' E. w as on
the affirmative, and talked loud enough to
be heard all over town. I hear he has
commenced plowing sod outside of his en
closure for June wheat. He says if he
can't get the rails made in time to fence it
he will sit up night and watch it, for 'any
man that says wheat raising won't pay is a
nateral fool, anvhow."'
Wasco. The Democrats of Wasco have
nominated W. C. Langhlin for Joint Sena
tor, and Robert Mays for Representative.
The Republicans held meeting on the
7th, and appointed J. G. Sparks and Win.
Logan delegates to the State Convention,
anil expressed a preference for David Lo
gan for Congress. A Republican County
Committee wa elected a follow; Geo. R.
Curry, W. D. Rigclow, Nathaniel Co?,
J. M. Maur, and John Darrah.
Jaceso Co. The Democrat of Jack
son have nominated J. B. White, J. X. T.
Miller, anjH. W. Kecler for the Le6Ls!a
tnre J. Lt'. DuncaTTor Sheriff, and
Wm. Hoffman for county clerk.
The roW yield i as large as ever.
A CQCTTTto. K ightlinger, who set the
spring-so which killed the boy Cos h So
lera some time ago, was acquitted at the
late term of the court
T.r.rv.l MM"-
The nomination of Geo, K. Shell lakes
the Democracy by surprise, as It wa gen
erally supposed thut thi county was to fur
nish the candidate. Col. Kelly wn ii.
ported at first, but tho bitter opposition of
Delusion waa too heavy for him, and, by a
elcvico of Lane' soii-ln law, the Colonel's
namo wn dropped, and so Shell n firm
supporter of Lnnc and Smith wa nomi
nated. Kelly might, perhaps, have carried
thi county, but Shcil will full far khind
Stout's vote, a he I unilersloeid to be n
fiilous pro-shivery Democrat, who, if
elected, will cheerfully supiiort the enact
meat of a sluvo code for the Territories.
No such politician cuii succeed in C'lueka
mu, and we do not believe ho cun bring
back tho wande rer In Marion; they will
spurn tho bribe, miles we nio greatly mis
taken. The Convention did not dure to
elcfine their posil'on, except by adopting
the Cincinnati plutfurin, which mean ins
tiling. Rcrtui.ie'AS Mki.nmi in RKxrox. A
meeting of the R.puU'cans and opposition
generally wit held at Corvullis, April 14,
I860 A. G. Ilovey chnirmuii, and Geo.
Mercer see-ret ary.
A. G. Hovey, Jus. Watson, Geo. Mer
cer, und H. R. Riddle wero elected dele
to the Stnte Convention, nnd Win. Miller,
Win. J. Kelly, Win. C. Woodcock, and
Julius Rroiison alternates.
A. G. Ilovey, R. R. Rideile, W. H. Mc
l'urian, A. Newton, and Julius lironson
w re appointed a county executive com
m'ttco. The t!Om'hul'o:i of a county ticket was
postponed to a future meeting.
The following resolution was passed:
Resolved, That when th!s meeting nil
Journs, it adjourn to meet in Corvullis on
the 12th of May, nt 12 o'clock u., und thut
the opposition generally be invited to meet
with us, for tho purpose of iiouiiuntlng a
people's party ticket.
The meeting wa3 ably addressed by ser
crul person, and much Interest nnd good
feeling prevailed.
Will it Take ? It will bo wen by the
Lrofct dings in another column that the
Democratic; Cuav.-ution ha lonfuuted
Geo. K. Shell for Congre?. This, it can
bj at once perceived, is a bait thrown oui
for the independent voters of Marion, who
last year broke tho shackle of party, nnd
refused lunger to bend in slavish suhservi
eucy to the Luno faction. If his county
residence gilds tho hook, so thut freemen of
Marion nre deluded into supporting the
party nomination, they will he caught, nr.d
most egregiously suckcj into the delusions
and
abominations of an uttcilv cumuli
party organization. Rut wo think this
will not bo tho case. Ry so doing, they
would prove their opposition to Stout lust
,. . i- , , i . , , i i
year d:ctled s.mply by personal uiitij athy,
and not by a reasonable elisl.lc for the
plutfurin on which he stood. Wo shall
wait with some anxiety to sve if men of
Marion will ullow the woed to bo eiraivn
over their eyes in this way.
Skxatokiai. Casuidatk. The Demo
cratic Committee, to whom the Senatorial
nomination for this district was referred,
have decided to run X. II. Gates, of Was
co county. They lacked tho courage to
insist on the right of Cl.u kumns, according
eei me pnuy contract made two years ago,
nrd though the Democracy of Wasco have
alrcady indicated their preference for Wm.
Loughlin, it was decided that ho would
not do, as ho was net true to Lane and
Smith. Gates, however, is all right in this
respect, and therefore those who acknowl
edge Lane as their political master, can have
tlie privilege of throwing awny their votes
on ono of his tools. It may bo some con
solation to them, but it will not defeat the
election of Win. Logan, our camlidate,
who is capable of performing the duties of
Lis position, and will not be the slave of
Jo Lane, Delusion, or nny other sectional
politician.-
RKrrm.tCAN Meeting in Docoi.as. On
the 7th instant, the Republicans of Dong.
his county met in mass convention at Rose-'
burg J. A. Flint president, aud J. R. El-
l;son secretary. Tho followin
g persons
wero elected delegates to the Statu Con
vention: J. A. Rriggs, A. Lnughlin, Chas.
Rarrett, J. R. Ellison, M. Monnhan, John
Kelly.
The convention adjourned to meet on
the first Saturday in May, at 2 r. it., to
nominate a Republican county ticket.
New Boat. Capt. Lambert is build
ing a new steamboat nt the lower part of
town, for the trade between here nnd Port
land. She is owned by Dement it Hedges,
and is calculated to cross the Rapid in low
water. If her model is any indication of
speed, we judge that she will be a " fust"
boat. The machinery is now being made
at Smith' foundry in this city. The boat
will bo ready for launching in about two
weeks.
Dkap. Lilbnrn W. Roggs, ex-Governor
of Missouri, died at his residence in Napa
Valley, California, a few weeks since, aged
63. The deceased wa Governor ol Mis
souri during the Mormon troubles, and for
his action in driving the Mormons out of
the State came near being assassinated a
few years later by Rockwell, one of Jo
Smith's Danite band.
Nsw School. On Monday next, a
school will be opened in this city by the
Sisters of Charity, in a bnildin near the
Catholic Cborch. For term, crar feeders
are referred to an alertinKnt ie today's
Democratic Btato Convention
GEORGE K. HII EI L NOMINATED
We ire am luelebteej to jun)w q.
Jr., 1H. f"' from the lleralq",
containing tho proceedings of the rjt
rrat Statu Convention at Eugene fit?
the 17th Inst. We condense the m
souiewhut. K'
DcliiiWii Smith wo chose n rhulrn,,.
tlo co.ivei.lion, and Geo. H.Sttw.nj'J
D. Lonegnu secretaries.
On motion, a commutes of Gve wai
pointed by the chair to draft plutforu 1
resolution. Messrs. A. C. Ilun . ?
Ileelgc, Juini- O'Mearu, John Wliirtvl'
nnd Jumc H. Slate r, were appoint IS
committee. Mr. O'.Meurn decline u
se-rve, nnd L. F. Modu r wu ubtit0Uj
On motion, tho Convention procwy"
the nomination of a vaudiilule forR,i
s illative in Congres. I'
The following gentlemen were put u
nomination: J. K. Kslly, of CiVkW
S. F. Chndwick, of Doimhis; Georr'
Shcil, of Marion; J. II. Rwel, 0f J, ;
ami John Aelair, of Clutsop. '
First ballot Kelly, 13; Chadalek .
Shcil, lo; Recd,S!(t; Adair, 10. (O
sary to a choice-, Jj:i.)
Secoml ballot Kelly, 12; Chadiruk 6
Shell, 22; Reed, 2:1; Adair, I. '
Tidrd ballot Ke lly, P; Clmdwiek. 5.
Shell, '27 j Reed, 21. s''
Fourth ballot Kelly, 7; Ckadwiik .
SI.eil, 29; Iteeel, 27. 'h
A ineition to dreip the two lowest m
vailed. Fifth ballot-Reed, 29; SLeil, o,
Mr. Siikil having received a iimjorifi f
ull the votes, hi nomination was dcelurts
iiiinniniou.
Mr. Wtstmori bend moved that It 'nig.
expedient to nominate candidate for tV
lor. Lost.
A motion to elefe r the noiniiution of mii.
elidiitcs for Elee-tor wa offered by J. y.
Drew. The yea nud nuys wi re called for
and n suited as follows: yea, IK; nays,
Adjourned till 0 o'clock p. .
Evexino. A motion to reconsider tha
vote directing the Convention to proiwl
to the nomination of Presidential Llecton
wa nelopteel.
The Convention then proceeded toffo
si lection of a Stale Ce ntrul Committee.
On itmfon, each (Mcgat'on named a
member of the Central Committee,
spre tively, ns follow: Jae k'oiicoaiily, Jm.
O'Mearu; Josephine, J. fl'erson llenrdl;
Doughi", L. F. Mosher; Lane, A. S. Pat
terson ; Reliton, J. H. Slater; Linn,J.J.
Shepherd; Yamhill, Geo. II. Stewml;
t'l'e'kamas, V. S. Holland; Jlultiintmli,
A. D. f'ii-!'.; Columbia, Xvlson Hint;
Wasco, O. Humnson; Coo, S. S, Maim;
Uuipqilit, Daniel Wes,
The following resolution wos a::otra.03r
ly adopter!:
Resolved, Tiint tho County Coiismittm
of the counties not represented in this Con
vention be reqwstcel to select members ef
tho SI nte Central Committee for their n
sneclive enmities.
A nmii
j e.f holil'mr the next State Convention wi
j "ineml d by inserting Eugene City. Tim
! yn'"1 ""J called for, ami resulted
as follows: yeas 1 1, nnv 23.
0l ,,; A s nm .fls
Chairman of the State Central Committee.
I I ho Committee on Resolutions reported
the foliowiiiL':
Resedvrd, That the) Democracy of Ore
'.on, in e-omnmn with their brother Demo-c-ats
:n e v. ry State of the Union, hold the
C.neiiiniiti Platform of 1 S (50 to be a true
nnd sa'i factr ry enunciation of the princi
ples of the party.
Ri solved, Tint wi, r.nd the csiulielatM
unminntrd by ties Convention, arc hrreliy
pleelged lo stand in good fu'th by thw
resolutions, and tn support the nominees of
tho Charleston Convention, nnd the norai-
,u.c of this Couvent'on.
-Mr. Dp w moved to amend the first rcs-
' ',;'011 h7 ndding "a advocated nnd f nnn-
c'utcel In- S;iit.l-nn Tl.iiiir'iic " nn nliirh
the yens und nays wero called with the fol
lowing result yens 4, nays fit).
Tito resolutions on motion were separ
ately adopted.
()n a motion to proceed with the nomi
nation of candidates for electors the yeas
nnd nays wero called with the following
result yeas 2", nays 37.
The Convention ndiourned sine die.
DELAZON SMITH, Cn'a.
G. II. Srr.WAnn, D. Lo.vecax, Scc'y.
Onnoox City Skminahv. Attention is
called to the advertisement of this Institu
tion in another column. The Seminary,
we are pleased to sny, Is in a flourishing
condition, under tho superintendence of
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, whose qualifications u
a teacher are well known, nnd with whom
, are 5evfr., competent assistants in different
branches Mr. Hodgson, Miss Louiw
Brryman, ond Miss Arumintn Hunsaker.
Polk Co. The Democracy havo aoh
rated Wm. Taylor for Stuto Senator, ii
Ira F. M. Butler and C. C. Cram for Rep
resentatives; J. S. Ilolraon, Sheriff; B.F.
Nichols, Clerk; J. R. Sites, Treas.; Wm.
nail, Surveyor; Levi Rowland, School
Sup't; Davis Gibson, Assessor; R.G1.
Coroner. The resolutions were strong"?
anti-Lane. The convention iustnicted ft
Xesmith for Senator.
En. Ariu-s: Can yon tell ns whether
Philip Foster was a Know Nothing! J
is said by some, who profes to know, tw
he wa an active member of the roinn'gn'
order, and, if so, his name ha im basin
on a Democratic ticket, even if he is no
pledged to support Lane and Smith.
Foreio'-
"We did not belong to the Order,
must refer our correspondent to the recereK
if he can find them.
WiLLAvmg Univebsitt. Oar fitd
friend Henry E. Abernethy writes to
in very flattering terms of the prospects
this institution. He says there sr 1
scholars in regular attendance. S""'
think Salem is very pretty Ettlsj
but not quite as lively as Oregon J-
Btrrm. Fred. Charman bsi
sopply of this indispensable table Jon?"
hirh ha been s cjrre in 0""B hW'