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Editor. ouaour cztyi SATL'RDAV, A PHIL iM, 18C0. Hepnblloan Nominations. far Cnnijrem, DAVID LOG AX, U Ml l.rJ'.IHII. t.Urksma County. fr Slate NrmilorWn. b-xin.of We. rr JepretenluliretW. A. Htitpiih, A. II"I.mhk, II. W.y.our. lt ( -l Jmm Wnirm. t'r A'ini'ir .ImiN Mm line. V Treaeiirtt N'lU.ut J iixawnrr. Or t'j. C''i'ir Ciuni.ti r Huro, Aid. .MTT"1. for VwunnV. Iimur. rV A'rreyiw Jin-anne Tuiwim. V A(rW SaprrlKlenJeiilS. W. 4uLk. l.all emit)-. V Slate Senator i. It. M')r. V'ur HejireeenlalireiX. A. Sxirn,(j. II .Muncn, j inn I-aiu.su. J-V Sheriff -Mml.r UtsMHTll. 'or L'lrilt I'ai l J!ttahi. fur Treaturrr J . llm.iil.lV. 'or r .loiinr .MumitK. JV rimf'r V. H. .M'.'C'ukk, H. II. Kmi. i'w Scliotl Sap I-Kuhkii Jl IIKIJK. Yamhill oul). I'nr State Semluriun It. M'lUiDK. W R'preiiitt'. 1'mwrumi, H M. Oilxdm. 'or Sheriff lli;s Waiiiiky. 'V 'Vreneuter Asmin H. IIkniiV. for Clerk J. W. Cowl. fur Stkotil iVuieiinOnirni A. A. SkiMi. 7'ur AtenmrliKt l.x ijiii.im. 'w SurreyirT. It. lUnam-i. I.) It County TliUel. For Representatives lUuri.KT Ci w, Jo- BKI'll I'. T.ITK, A XliHISON DtXKAIW, Asa MclYur. SlierifT Davis Lavtox. Co. Clerk Joiix H.inwiws. " " A "-lessor Timothy A. Rimis. " " Treus. David I'koua.v. " " School Sup't llrwi N. Gkoiu.k. '" " Surveyor II akvky Goiwox. Coroner II in.tv X. Smi:ai. Public Speaking. Memra. Iam.x and tiliKii., c.iiiddiilri fur Con gress, have inula fallowing apiMiiu'.iiieula Ioi mill rcmiij llio people "f Oiriiuu : 1'urlluixl Milunl iy, April 'JS, at 1 o'clock. Ilillnlmro .M..ndiiy, " JIU ' i.afnyrlte Tiiendiiy, Muy I, at I o'W-k. Wiel's hlo e Wedm-miny, ,!y J, m I, I'alhu TliuriMjay, " 3 " iM'iiiiiuiulli Friday) " nt 10 a h. ml it Ihe ful!otiiig plnces t I o'clock on llit liiys uieiiliiin'iil, iu tin' mouth of .May : Monroe, I lent" co.. .Siitiirliiy, the .'ili UiiIiIiiiiiI Honshu rg Kvuuville I'llll'll x laekimnvllle Williainlitirgli Kerbyville , Vnliiioy's 'mi) mi villi! , Pleasant Hill Kugeno Cily llrevvn-iulle Corvalli Albany Hnlom Oregon ( ily J oriliin.l DuIIm Mollify, the Tiunday, ilir bill Friday, Ilia I lid Katur.luy, the 1','ih .Mninliiy, Iho Dili Tiimlny, Ihf l.'iili l hurl,iy,iLo Kih Fruluy, thn 1 Wilt Mw duy, (lis 'JUl 'I lnirl.iy. ilia J llh I ri.lny, t lie S.'iili ulurdiiy, Ilia U'liih Mmid.iy, Ihu U'Htli 'I'liewlay, ilm l'Jt li Weiliiwdiiy, tin ailili TliurUy, Ilia ,'llnl 'l liurtday l.i;l,'l, ihe lll.l .SuIii.iIiiv, Jul IlirvJpw of i'.nmwnll oa Slavery. Ill our Iwo former HniileH, wo Imve ttliown, ljcyoml the iossiliilily of iluiisilile cavil, tlml thu OM T. slntiieiit, so for from j.istifying llic relation of nm.-ter mill slave, or, In oilier words, tliu nlution of ' owmr' mid 1 property,' nttiiuhes tlio dentli rnulty to the nieru net of Iryinjf to establlsli mieli o relation. Tliat there whs such a relation ns muster mid eervant provided for, ami regulated, wo do nut deny, Imt w l n we look into Iho lawn rofruliitin tliat relation, wo lint! that it trn.i m'tWcr, unit humane, niul iV.Y.t re-itric t,-t on the. pari of Ihe ter Viml, than ixtr iwh tyitem of ' hired help u m uir. with- eo mil lor lliril who wero much in d,'i, or who Wbln d to raine n sum of im y, to sell thiliis Ives (piprado linririiin, in tho SiMitnii''fiil) to a rieh lieighLor to jmy the debt or raiiw the money, "And if u mijniirner or a stran- Ifer wax Hi lt by thee, mid thy brother that .1 n..ii. .. i - tin cm-iii uy nun wax pnor, unit SKI.!, bal- (ruin) iiimski.k nulo Iho nl ranger or w journerby thee, or to iho Moik of the stranger's family: iil't, : that he is sold, he may bo redeemed npiin." This shows that u relation of master and .servant txintril lietwcen the Jews and (Jeiit l. s, wlnre the tlentilo held the J(w, 0ii of (.Jod's ehosm peojilr, nnd ns " neiiln r .Muses, Christ, or tho AposlKs" (in the lanynajje of Corn wall) "cvtrnaid a word in condemnation of it," it U tcrlpturul for a heathen to own a Christian, mid, in ease Im isn't rodemied by some other imtMavcry Christian, the master may dispose of him " ns other prop rrty." ll is a tleitr ease, in which a t'ltib- uble descendant of Hum, on iieconnt of his great wealth, became lawfully seized of probable (leseetiilant of Shcm, wl;o was liroiight to servitude by great povertv. It thus seems to follow that poverty is a'erime or misfortune of npial nisgnitmlo with the other great mum or misfortunt ofbein? descended from Hunt. If Xoslt, at .the fame time lie cursed Canaan, also cursed the poor, and consigned theru all to slavery .together, that part of the prediction isu't retarded, but the f.ict that pwr pious peo ple weru sold, being reconled " without a word of condemnation," it seems to remove the d llii tiltifs over which iiro slsverv lutr- sons have hitherto stumbled in reconcilinir the sale of irA-Ve Chritlians into slarcry with Uible servitude. The only difficulty we see in making the case Ct hat we call 'slavery,' is, that the poor man is plainly tated to have sold or bargained kimttlf, ml his poverty being mentioned in connec tion with the wealth of his master, leads one to suppoM that he bargained himself (or lus labor) for a ton$'nlmfwn, and that consideration ke received, and not man who tit h;m np on the mctlon Wock and W. 1. Adams, kuoi ked him off tn thn highest bidder. And Jiii-1 hen we lay it down as tn unan swerable proiioit!oii, that In no tail did in adult ever enter Into the condition of servitude li gully monj the Jews, except he did it rolvnlnrily, undfnra cnniiJcM linn jml'l In kimvlf except in one caw, as a punishment for crime. A thief might be sold, provided ho had nothing Willi which to iiinkii restitution, even if he had stolen nothing but in old shirt; but that he would have len sold as a 7ee, to la the pniicrly of his iimsler, or even to mm him In tiny rupfleily is long as he would have been sold for if he had stolen a hun dred cxrn, is an Infi-n-nri well worthy of the logic, heart, and brains of the paron wliojimtifl'-s sluviry from the lliblu by quoting such passHges. (See Kx. 3, 4, 8, and D.) Again, a iiKin might fu ll or bargain his Jtiufihler, but never his sun. " If a mini srll his daughter to bo a maid-servant, she shall not go out us tho men-servants do. If she plni-o not her muster who hath It trnlhcl her In himielf, then shall ho let her bo redeemed: to sell her uulo a itrunge nation he shall hnvc no power, swing he hath dealt deceitfully with In r. A ml if he have betrothed her unto hit mm, he shull deal with her 'i uiunnrr if aii ten. If he Inky him aiiolln-r wife: her food, Imt raiment, and In r duly f "" ri'i fie shall he not diminish." IIx. 21 : 7, 8, 9, 10. Here we fin 1 that a purt of the contract entered into by the master in buy ing or bargaining for a maid-serviint, was fir.-.t that he should pay tho father a sum eii!valent to tho value of her services to him during her minority, mid, secondly, that at her arriving ut a suitable age, he should make In r cither his own wife, or the wife of one of his sons. The first part of the contract was nude with the parent, and thu hitter part with the daughter her self nt least the contrary cannot be proven. The contract being closed, she wa legally and fully introduced into the condition of a ' muid-servaiit,' or what a pro-slim ry par son would cull a 'shire,' ytt we hnd the same law that instituted the relation pro ided h'-r with o pirimmciit home, protect ed her as wife or daughter, and settled a duty of iiiarringu' or iuky upon her. Not only this, but hi r children wero legal inheritors of the parent cdate o:i thu same footing with children by oilier wives, or fivo women. Abraham hud Ishmael bv llugar, n ' boud-woiiiau,' who was one of his wives. lie also hud Isaac by Surah, 'fivo-woman,' his first wile. Sarah wish ing her own son to inherit tho estate, suiii to her lord, "Cast out tho boud-woinan mid her son: for tho son of the bondwo man shall not lu heir wilh the sou of tho frec-womnn." d'al. 4: DO. This shows con lusivcly that if Hagar mid Ishmnel hail not not been sent oif. or 'vest out,' he would have been n leijnl hrir of part of hi. father's estate. A boml-maiJ, ti wife, hnv in. ' a dower, and bcarinir children sitt'nj at the same table with other children, sltx pin in the sumo beds, enjoying the same privi leges every way, and finally inheriting mi eiiial share of the estate mid yet, accord to lIcmiKi'utic parsons, "tlarcti, the ubtolule im;ci7y of thur ma.:tes, and liulde In be soil another ehalteti" Isn't it u wonder that Mosm doesn't come out of his tomb, braid the old raw hide or purchmeiit on which his laws were written inlo it scoin-''c, and thrush these nai'sons in ... i i to tit) loot oi .in. hiiiui, mid tlui'it stone them to death with tho fragments of th " broken tables," for 'wresting his writings suppressing fids, inis(iioting his hlstorv and perverting the law, in order to justify mau-stealingf While the law of .Moses allowed the Jews to sustain the relation of master mid servant to each other for no longer u peri od than six years tit farthest, unless the servant was determined to slnv longer, Hu- lun- allowed them to covenant with heathen or (ientilrs for n term of .service reaching up to Ihe lillicth year, or general jubilee. t'..i. .v.. i. ... i i Hum in hiiiui men nmi my uoiid-nmiils which thou shall have shall be of the hea then that ure round about vou; of them shall ye buy bond-men and hond-inuids, And ye shall take them as mi inheritance for your children niter yon, to inherit them for a possession; they shall bo vour bond men forever." Lev. ": 41, 4tl. "There n.u (-1u.-Mi1.e17 parson, "unit shows that they wero to be bond-men foreeer, and that means uheaijt; so I believe I'll steal a nigger, mid hold him us a slave forever." Just stand back, sir! hands off! you're most too keen for n nigger that you hare shown no more title to than the nigger has to you. Vou ure very willing to adopt a "too rigid interpretation of Scripture" when it serins to favor man-stealing. If tho w ord " forever" means to all eternity, then thoso poor boml iueu ore serving their masters note, and will be to all eternity whether iu heaven or he'l. Cornw all is the on.v uiun we ever knew who makes slavery reach into the Millennium but wo doubt whether ht would be willing to preach the doctrine that a pious servant would have to follow a wicked master to hell to serve him there. It would be a doctrine, how ever, no more repugnant to humanity than his present teaching. The longest that ' forever' in the wssago quoted could mean would be during the natural life of the ser vant. Then, again, Lmtmr was to be proclaimed in tU year of jubilee, through- out ill the land, to all the inhabitants thereof. Lev. 23: 10. Xow take into con sideration the fact that these 'servants' were txvgM of themselves, mil that thev could not sell even their own labor to ex tend beyond the year of Jubilee, no matter if that were only one yeur distant at the time the contract was made, is also the fact that the servants were to be their own judges ai to whether their musters fulfilled their part of the contract in u-ing them kindly, and iu default of this they were permitted to leove, and the people to whom they fhd weri compelled to protect them, and forbidden to deliver them up to their musters, and wi lnvo a milder system ol wrvitudu limn is known in ony country at the present day. Hisidm, 110 country at this day requires a rich man to marry his maid servant, or uiiiko his sou marry her. The pn'snge luit quoted means simply this, when paraphrased, and no more; " In se lecting your servants, yon m u 4 not take them of your own poor brethren, as a gen eral thing; but you must ussist your poor brethren who offer to sell their lubor to pay their debts or ruiso means to supjiort their families, by dividing your substance with them, lint you must tnko your servants from uiaong the heathen; you and your children must do this always, or forever." We havo now shown that the Jewish law, which was made for a peculiar people, under peculiar circumstances, so fur from Ju-tifying nn oppression of the poor, threw orouud them stronger barriers of protection from the iron hand of oppression than any code of laws ever did or human cnuctiiient. The stealing of men, the selling of llieui, or the keeping of tiiciu fur the kidnapper, was puiiMmblc. with death. The kind Ireul meut of bond servants who sold themselves to pay a debt or raise a sum in advance, win abundantly secured by n law that ren dered it imposMijiu to recover a Servant that chose to leave his master. Kvcry- wherein the Jewish authorities tho doc trine is religiously inci.icatcd that the la borer is worthy of ills hire, mid the author of tho law r.prrseiils tho "cry of the la borer ll.aihutli reupiddown your fields for ruaghl'' as indicative of a wickedness in Ihe employer that demanded the most con dign punishment. The defrauding of the poor laborer of the p.snlt of his own toil, lite cheating him out of Irs wages, mid the living on the unrequited labor of others', is in the lliblu a criino prominent in the cat egory of durk deeds of infamy. The word "slavery" is the embodiment of an idea of geometrical series of tt'.nw, which Wes ley aptly culled " Ike turn ofafi eifaiuiei." Having now suflicieiitlv examined the Old Testament to show that the Almighlv has built a wall of protection around his poor IiiiiiIh so high that no kidnapping k.ola ctin ever get over into the fuld, we shall in our next article lako n glance ct Ihe Xcw Testament, to see w hether there is miy gap through which a kidnapping parson could drug out n huiib there. AxoTiii-it lli.i xiu:i:. Delusion seems to havo 110 more political Htg'ieity thim n goose. Ha is constantly making some blunder that injures his purly und weuk'.-ns his ow:i prospects. The l itest blunder is the publication of tho silly f.i Is. hood that Col. linker has come hero with thirty thou Kind dollars to buy his way into the Uni ted States Senate. Xow we happen to know that Col. linker has no money whatever, except a little he has saved from lionet industry. If it were true that Col. linker had thirty thousand dollars, or even half that sum, which he w as willing to use for the purposes mentioned, doesn't Delu sion know that he could Lit v every black vote iu the Legislnt ure with it, mid thus r -nd r the chances of his election certain? Delusion ought to bo too shrewd to adver tise tho fact to his dough-faco brethren that Col. Baker will give tlic-iu five hun dred or a thousand dollars ee.ch for his vole, when all of them know Hint the most Delusion will be able to pay w ill be n bot tle or two of "rot gut" to be divided be- Uccn them. IV hi.-' . 1..M.M.1'. I'cuiMon is out witn an upM'i:y 'or Ihe miserable stuff he has been feeding such Democrats as Crocks 011 by way of editorial matter. He snvs he has been kept so busy running baik und fort from his farm to his office, tending hisstoik iU, vc, that he hasn't printed as clean a sheet ns he might. That has been the gen oral opinion. Shuck hiiuseli thinks " Delu s'on don't print us ir a paper as he iiiout." e havo been of tho opinion till tho time that Delusion was trying to carry on the hog raismg mid editorial business both nt once. His editorials sound to us as ihmnrl 17 wero all written in a hog-nen. If the D. blacks keep Delusion grinding the Allmi.v organ much longer, we hope for the honor ol Oregon journalism that they will pro vide him with swill enough to keep his hogs from squealing while ho writes. iiKirui.iciN Statk Convkntio.v In another column of this w eek's issue will be found tin official proceedings of th Ut vepubliean State Convention. David Lo ( D-. 1HIV an was nominated for Congress by i nearly nnairtinous vote on the first ballot, I lie nomination of Mr. Logan was not un expected by the Republicans generally, and the unanimity with which it was made, is a good omen of the success or the friends of good government at the coining election. Tho resolutions uhui which the Republican (tarty of Oregon stood last year were re affiimed. without any addition or subtrac tion. The utmost harmony nnd good feel h'g marked the action or the couvcutiou throughout. ft J W. Sullivai, Xew Ageut, gan Francisco, by hut steamer forwarded to ns liberal files of hte periodic!. mOK 7.1 i I'.oea." ofbeiiur"Gfrl ooun AWilio'ii"" becaii wa ituled tbij aljilin erutidn wis damaging III" canlifau of Ilia sluva genunlly, and pravonting all cliliic of nrmieiialioo In individual canea. Tliti i th turn and mUlonra of wlmt wa nid but llio quibbling gmim of the Ar-in, who .Irnim him ir Into a ronaianl wrplnilinn trying 10 imiiain III thnrp hila ct lua .ouivlllu Journal, altera our lahuunija, main uMy ornithine ele, and then tbuiei ua for anying it. t'ooa's Uxpreil. KuUe, sir! We never altered a word of your language, hut clipped it fioui your paper Jut us you printed it, and then proved to the satisfaction of every mail wiio understand language that your teach ings were precisely those of the Garrison iuu abolitionists. Hut if you prefer to rank among Muck Democrats, while you teaeh abolitionism, you can choose your own com pany. The tree of sectionalism here has hut just two limbs the one n (jurrisoninii limb, with many mi abolition Coon mi it, and tho other n Jo Lane limb, with muny a Democratic viKT 011 it. If yon choose to cruwl down off tho limb where you be long, mid tuketip with snukes, wo have no objections. We generally fire into tho poison tree of disuuioiiisni pretty much at random, curing little whether wo bring down an abolition Coon or a Democratic viper. All the apology for the 'sharp hits' Is, that it requires 'sharp shots' to hit vtry imull game. Delusion calls our 'hits' 'low und vulgar,' for the reason that a shot that hits him must go very low down. Stkamhoatiso. Lust Tnesduy evening, about half past six o'clock, the Jennie cume np to tho Cluckumns rapids, mid taking the line, attempted to pull over. lint the line parted, aud she was compelled to drop below and tic up until it could be replaced. Two of the Jennie's men, 'Cy'nnd Peter, then went ubovc to und-. rriiu th? upper part of the line, for tho purpose of nttac'h ing tho broken end to which the keg was fastened, so that the steamer could reach it. Having made their skiff fast by its painter lo the main lino above, it swnmped with the force of the current, and 'Cy,' be ing a good swimmer, took water, and swam ashore, l'ctcr, in the meantime, cluii1' to the thwarts of the submerged boat, and by this menus managed to k cp his head above . ,., i , , , water, while ho mde t.ie woods ivsont-.J with cries for help. He says he hud ubout cntielmled to give np and suy his pmyers, but on second thought concluded it might distract his attention and prevent his hold ing on so well, ami concluded to iMcr it. As it was now quite dark, so that he could not bo scon from tho shore, considerable cxcitiuieut was nunifested by the crcwiuid passengers A his stifetr, ns ho cried out that he was nearly exhausted and could not hold on much lunger . but hout was finally procured at Riiienrson's, and he was resciicd from his perilous position, Ttie Jennie's iwsseiip.ers wero ferried owr Clackamas river iu . emu, ami foUed it to town ubout half past ten tu the ni-h-t. lii'.ocK's Riccaau ,,r -k ,, r .. Irni-k' I III kt rf n't-mtur mo iiiiici-s (u&i LirocK. tliu "cl.rermau of tho lAuiomtic- State Central Commit- toe, was formerly a puneticul abolitiwiist, of the Garrison school.. This isnodoubt,"'----; ,.. .i.,. .,:,... :. i. i i vwi.w., uu vue. biiiie incnui.uujiv lei.- it leak out ldinself. During a speech we imulo last spring nt Clovcrda'x; in Lane County, we took occasion to statu tliut Garrison had denounced tha U S. Const!-: tution ns "u compact with dcnlh nud a covemiKt with hell." Rrock. iu a luns.. dry reply to us, spent a good portion of his time in clearing up tha character of Garrison, who he said "hadn't said uny tuck Ihimj." Ho showed himself so per fectly familiar with Garrison's history, and so sensitive when we condemned him as a fuiuttie, that it forced the conviction on our mind tliat he was an old chum of Gar rison's, if indeed he hadn't slept with him about us long as Delusion is said to havo Icpt with his uigger room mates iu Obcr- lill. Wo took Occasion to cull tbnnttmi. lion of Iho audience to this fact, when poor . . , ' u'l'uu' : JJroek became sn i isfoinfit..,! ,, i!. - v" '"-" : of laughter elicited by tho fact that he had j " put Ins foot in it" that he rushed out of iho house, mounted his long-cared mule, ! und was soon ull out of sight but the ex- i trcinities of his swallow-fork which stuck ! ..... . . ',. uuul suuh-1 straight out in the same direct on of the other long-eared animal's tail. Presipkntial. An ubolition paper .ew l oi k projioses that the abolitionists j own government, subject only to the Con run Delusion's kinsman, Gcrrit Smith, for j 'i1111-011 of the United States." President, in order to break down the Re publicans and elect tho Charleston nonii uec. We hope if they run either of the two Smiths they will run Delusion, as he has a better practical nbolition record than Gerrit. We doubt whether they could prove that Gerrit ever went to school nt (Iherlm nlA n.i...l I ..l. .. - "i'i.-ii,iuu mousses ut i ne same table with negroes, roomed with them, ami ' slept between two buck negro room-mates I till the weather mt , u .i,.. i ' i gestrd " taking turns" with his bclfe.t, I n w . uvv uiuk c irr- , . " i sleeping in the ' middle,' which being oted down by a fair majority" he left in ; disgust nnd published a large edition of a I small work entitled " Obcrlin Unmasked." I Our notion is that in the matter of a " ne- gro equality record" Delusion is the most available candidate of the two. r.. rr-t ;a : sound enough in theorv, but Delusion has '' .v ... -. . .. ." . i practiced what Gerrit has only Umght. Silver Mixts. There is considerable excitement in this section alwut the report ed discovery of silver on the Santiam some seventy miles from here. We ihall know a few days about the correctness of these I ! K-. . !.i cii-zeni h.vt carted th,,t oi a prating toar. Republican State Convention. KfflKSK Citv, April iy, isw. The Republican Sluto Convention was culled to order by W. C. Johnson, of the State Central Committee. W. T. Matlock was chosen temporary chairman, and Joel WulM temporary secre turv. . the chuir appointed ft committee or three on credentials, consisting of W. C. Johnson, 15. J. Teugra, T. S. Kendall. On motion the committee on credentials were instructed to inquire if Vnipquu coun ty was entitled to 1111 additional delegate. ' The committee 011 credentials made the following report, which was adopted : Your committee ou credentials report the mimes of gentlemen following us enti tled to seats iu this eunveiitiou : Linn County John Conner, A. Ilannn, W. It. Kirk, J. Marks, Win. McFaddcii, J. H. Lame, W. F. Huckcnsto, T.S. Ken dall, A. McCully, (by. 11. J. S. Kcsling, proxy.) 9. Marion County Jno. D. Crawford, S. L. llrooks, Joseph Mugone, Fones Wilbur, Wm. Greenwood, K. Cranston, C. JJ. How land, Samuel Clark, John C. Cartwright. . Tillamook County C. II. Davidson. Jackson County J. M. MeCnll, K. L. Applcgule, Chas. 'K. Khun, J. C. Daven port, K. K. Anderson, S. 1'. Taylor 15. Josephine County Uio. K. Driggs, A. Waters, Samuel W. Sawyer (by Uriggs, proxv,) J. V. li. Witt 4. Douglas County J. A. Urigps, A. Liiiulil n, Chas. liurrett, (J. R. Kllison, M. Moiiniihon, John Kelly (J. Appl- gute, proxy. 0. Wasco County-J. (I. Sparks, Win. Lo gan (Henry Failing, proxy.) Wushington Couutv T. R. Cornelius, W. H. Dennett, R. S. Caldwell (T. R. Conn-liiis, proxy,) Wilson Dowlby 4. Denton County A. G. Hovey, Geo. Mercer, James Watson, 15. R. Diddle 4. Multnomah County S. M. Smith, II. A. Hogue, Henry Failing, W. L. Chitten den, James M. 15!ossom, W. W. Baker, Chas. Hntcliins 7. Clatsop Comity James Taylor, (M. S. Smith, proxy.) l'olk Count v W.H. Vaiidcverl, James Lndd, II. Dmford, M. D.xlson 4. Lane County A. A. Smith, 15. J. l'en gra, A. A. llennnlnwnv, C. 11. Moses, I. R. Moores, 11. Smith, F. 15. Dunn 1. Clickamas Comity W. T. .Matlock, Win. Harlow, R. C. Crawford, J. S. Vin- I son, W. C. Johnson- 5. 1 Vl,,,l!li!1 County W. L. Adii:, L, ! Laii'hlln, P. R. unison, Amusu Howe, , j s..nmh.B m g, Pavue, proxv.) ! ' 1'mpqna Coir.ify J. W. P. Harrington, D. C. Underwood 2 Columbia County J. W. Watt (T. K. Cornelius, proxy.) Vour comiiiittee aho n-poii in favor of allowing Umpqiia count van additional del egate. W. C. Jouxsox, Cli'n. On motion cfJcssa Aipl gnte, D.C. Un derwood was admitted ns the r.ildiliynal V" . '. ' V , 7" ,..t. I- T- ... aiiv (n.it-pjuua iie.v-iu uuiii irie cwiiiiie.i ,,t,t fnltv ivmve.,tnt v.-,.r nMthi.;-.-..,l I f II their respi etive ch legntio::s. ! An election was had lor pi r-nanont oJa- i cew, whiili resulted ns follows : W. C. j 7" cli" " I. J A. u. Hovev, Assistant Secn tarv. The elmU- iiiMioiitted a c:umitte of 1 I 1. t I five wi platform, consisting o C. It. Mo- ; r . ..I e - I- iv- . i ixii iirw, uieci x 1'Tigga; ami ai-o n com mittee of three on the order of busine.s;-, consisting cf (ito. II. Rrlggs, 15. J. Pen- i.i.. if. jjHiivi was nivneii i;v tnc imaninio4is vcs'eo c4" the-convention ts ad dress the Meeting at one aclevk. AdjwirHtd till o:;t o'!ck bTr.Bx-r.ro SKs.-ro-x. Cwi-seiitlea a-! ac-mbled at one V!ovk. l'ol. 15.ik.-r addresd the ceivcni'oinui til three o'clock. Committee on orJer ff biine Mmde the following report, which was n (fop ted : Vour eoiuiuitteo on order of Wincss beg leave to report us follows ; 1. Reports of committees. 2. Xoiniiiatiou of candidate far Con gress. 3. Soleelion of three I'resideiillal L'icc tors. 4. Eleetionof State Central Commiitce. Geo. 11 liitisuH, Cli'n. The report of Hie committee on platform was unanimously ndmpted : EiiiKXE Crn-r April 10, lt'OO. t.. , v' , ' i i e phitlorm nnd resolutions beg cave to '. . .i . ,. . .uu. c.'-iniJiA : i our committee on rc- pon me lonowing : 1. Resolved, That th-.To is no feeling e cherish ns Republicans and OrcgotrW !"01V stl'ong than oirr devotion to the Uu- !011 of, l,Me Statcs! tl:at 'e entertain no !- "V.j ll.lat .we.cIil!l" ' mlt to interfere with the institutions which ev.- 1st in iIm ntl..., ..... ,i. V to the fullest extent, the riirht of imlenen. dent actiou by the several Suites to nmt-n nil rightful rules nnd regulations for their i. nesoivcii, lliut, recognizing the -wisdom of the frumers of the Constitution, in relation to the question of slarcrv, we op pose its extension, nnd w ill use all' Consti tutional means to prevent it. 3. Resolved, That while we recognize the fact thut, by the Constitution, thesov creignty or the Territories is verted in 'tb. Congress of the United States, we acknowl edge ns well that Cono-ress innr ,1. . !....(.. 'he exercise of that sovereignty." in '" llole' t0 tlle Pcol'lc of 8!U'1' Territories 811,1 are m favor of such delegation, ns r,r or e" ."' Wlt" m lro.tti. of . . .. mi'i gonu government therpin ' 4. Resolved. That Dm 0'?r' for the protection of slaverv in WTTitor now demanded by leading Dem- ?tTJl .;,!li.T, ul,on b? faith " "Z'""" "J the real issue between them and t!eir opponents is a gross infrn.-tinri nf i. l!'ar -,ui 1natio""1 "srht. which ought to oe resisted bv everv frpenmn ted by every freeman. 5. Resolved, That while we are in favor of annexing to the United States adjacent Territory, when its occupants and owners cousf nt thereto, on terms honorable to our government, so that thereby the area of our free institutions may be extended and our n"lion1 prosperity promoted, we are utterly opposed to wresting such t.rr-tnr by force from iU iiroprictor to l,t.i Y, d corrupt means, or oJl! " 1 of money in the hands of any executlvi cer, with authority to uso the sum, ,T quiring as he may choose Unit which 21 lo bo iccurcd only bv the discreet ht 81 of the nution, expressed through its fflf tutioiud represeniutivei in Congrem 0. Resolved, Thut whiUt w,' tnnU eiiard wilh the utmost cure the )Urii?S llio bullot-box. ns the fonnl,, cid power, we, as a purl v, will W(J inose oi ..ir racy -no t.rerer a land of tZ schools, frcb Sneech nn,l tr.u, l .i. - . conn ffrt, despotism tinder which limy I,.'..' " j - I 1 mi, ""Moth, born. And we believe an enforcemciu tho nutuiuliziitiou laws of tin iv.? States us they now exist will acenre liurity or our elections, and also foreign iinniigratiou on a probation us dent to iruve his earnest inti-utiouj u'll come one of us. 7. Resolved, That the Interests of Om. gon, not less than those of the Union dt mand the passage of tho Hoin(steaU; nud the speedy construction of the Iv-inl Huilroud; inciisurcs approved hytlielV publican parly, and only defeated )T ju unreiisouiiblc and nnjnst action of the D. niocruey, . Resolved, That we regard InteruaL Improvements of a national charnetcr-. turill' upon imposts suflicicnt to meet the current expen.-es of government which will diseriniinatu iu favor of Homo Industry und n five (.'ift of a Homo to him wiioffl cultivnt? and defend it ns nieusurrg tmL neiilly cah u'ated to advance Hie iuterc-tt ol fri c labor, and ns such will be niiiportcd by the Republican purty. Resolved, That we earnestly nrw upon Congress the iiumediato paymeut of our Il'rtc Debtmwn net of justice to the iieoplo or Oregon, who ought not to b, iuld responsible- lor tho misconduct of either ollieers or individuals, whether truly or falsely ulleged. ' CriAiti.KS If. Mosis, Cli'n, The conveiition proceeded to an inror. nmi ballot for candidate for Congress. The chair appointed li. J. pU.jjm IBlj Henry Failing as tellers. The ballot icsnlcd nsfolltiws: David Lo gan, S8; T. J. Dryer, C; W. T. Matlock, 5; C. P. Spragiu', 4; sciittering, 4. On nio'i-.iii the iiominutioii or David Lo gan was declared nnaiiimous. Convention proceeded to the nomination of Pnsiilwiliai Flectors, by lurlmanfion, with the following result T. J. Di ver 15 J. Pciigr.i, W. H.Watkii.s. Proc cd d to fix the place for holdinj fie next Slufe convention, by ballot: Ku-u- 'iie Ci!;;, 5?; Corvuiiis, oo; f'.'st'cr'n? 4, Kugene City was declared sekcled. H. W. Corti itf W. C. Jotinson, and E. D. Shutlnck wrr3 coutiiiurd the Ststi Central Connuittec, nnd were Authorized to fill uny vncatieies that may occur iutU uoii.i:mtio for Pivsidcntial Klectors. It was ordered that the proceedings of the Convention bo furnished tho Qrijtni. mi, Pass; and Aiws ror publication. Col. K. D. IJsker was unanimously invi ted io stump the Stats in the couilug can vass. A vote of thanks vrns tendered to Judge Sti'uttou for adjourning court to Hccommo date the delegates; also to the of!:i-ers of the convention for the manner iu whkli tl.ev discharged their dutlis. Adjourned sine die. W. C. J0I1XS0X, Ch-ir. Jui-.t. Vi'Ann, A. G. Huvkv, Kee'vs. Loct.Ki.i!!rit'.ii.. The Oregon rrcslir-ti-ry of the Cum'iKrluud i'reshyttriin Cimrch siaiiii.-i mljmirned to meet with Luckiiuiute Congjigution, Polk eonntj, Oi-rgon, on- I'i-idav next preceding the tccjiid .iblMtli iu JJay, 18U0,at 7 o'clock I'. f. r NirtTMilt X. 0. 0. F. O.kco.n r.unnK No. .'I inci-lu ut their Hull or lyni.isi:e ilia lmj Olli -e, on Alon.l.iy evening f mii-hneek. liiellurft in n.imj lun ling art imiltJ lomieiii. n. c. ciiAwmuu, a.a. Tuoa. Ch.ui.s, Heo. Sre'y. J0 ailiilJacjiiaJi l3d!fie No. I, V Y. k .. M kulda-its utoU'ilcoiiwiuiiica-. tiwiH in tl: f-ons nf Temjccrinco IJatl, lh SutnUy ucr. Uiag rlie Kull aJooi ia nth nii'iii:i. llunlinn in tt"d ainmliiu; arc invited lo annul. A. L. IDVIulOS, W.M. 1. W. fa 0i Ser'y. 13 tT 'nil- nest n-ati!ie moeting will S aSt WiUy tvaiiin.', A -ril ISiiO. Xsltci-. TSu Oregon liilile .Sn:tty will Jild iW mml inci-tiug nl Su'e;!! on Vliivk!:yr the 9lhof.Mf IsQl The fiUiuia of ll cause are iuvited to uUeLd. AyrilS. I860- lifffnu lllvllna, No. 8,8. ofT Aleete al Harmony Hull every l-'ridoy eveninp, at hall p.-iitt 7 o'clock. Brethren in jjoudnlanding are ini ik-d to nt'.end. V. UL'TtlllXE, V- 1). W. ClSAKi, R.S. j MHti-c. The annual mm-iiiii; oftli.i Oi egon Tract Soul' ely will be held at Salem on Thurlay, M.iJ tOth, nt lUo'clock A. M. Tha ffienilj of thia ceir im-ittd to b- present. G. II. Atkishs, utr4tIVlJte Villa. The bijh and envied celebrity wind, this pre-eminent med.ouie bMf rjuire.I for i a invai Lble effi-scy in all the di?" wlii;li il profewes lo eurc, lius rendered the miw practice of uster.'alioni pulling not eiily unnMi ory but imu'.n-ihy t.' tbein. They are tno by their fruit; their ".iod ,rrk U-atify forthf ami they th.ive not by lha faith cf 'I" ?redul5 in all eusea of coniin-nean, dyapepsia, t'bons w liver anVetions, pilea, rlleumati:n,fevandall' o':t.:uaH head uches, nn.l nil general drnp' menu of health, tlu-ae Pills have invariably provw a cerlnin and uptedy remedy. A aingle trial will place the Life 1'illa beyond Ihe reach of competitiol in llie estimation of every patietiL Dr. Jloil'ut's Piio-nix lllttera will be found equal ly i ffk-ai-it'Ua in all case of nervous debility, dys pepsia, headache, Ihe sickness incident to females in del cate health, and every kiod of weakness!" the dippstivn uriraiiM. Vnr gain bv Dr. W. 0- MUKKAT. 335 Headway, Kew York, J J Medicine Dealera and Ilraggtsls generslll ihroughout the country. ' 7 WUlirt Balsam or Wild Cfcerry. Tb only pure and genuine lialcam is, aod for the M twenty years lias beeu, prepared by ST Fowls 4: Co., of ISoetoii ; aud their prin' name, as well as the written aignatnrs of i liutti, npK-ar ou the outer wrappers. As y would roi'd' the spurious aud Aore the geanine. take no other! Wistar's Ualsax or Wild Chv. This a valuable remedy is the beat one extant for the sure, speedy, and permanent cure of efi eoliU, tore throat, bronehitu, sthma. fttril pntumoni i, croup, tekunpinf cough, kleedinf Ihe nf, pain in the breart tr tide, and i every form of throat, cheat, and lung eompuuali w ell as CoNHKniM itself. . This bouaehol i remedr ahoold be i the DA" of every family and individual, as a timely ffh cation of il t a alight cold will cause rmmediste relief ; while case of long standing, o0" and apparently incurable chtracter, will ""fT ykld Is iu wonderful curative powers and freat aliptstou to the waaU of man b acted. for sale in California by Itedingtoa ft Ilenrv Johra i Co.. Charles Morrll. SaiFrsa- - .MelMwaJd A Co.. ' i: cVffi ? t? - - t r - o iJui: , lbrUaB0,Un pa.