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t r ci v I,. XV. flMIK. rrRWS Of Sl'lISCltll'TIOX. . ., a;l hefuruMed al Three Vullari ...',m If l"liJ i "''""'' '..,. ,jl . menru ii f" r''' 11 ailrnnee, four "L, V'U""il1 1-erhilieJforiU month .? 'iZilioi received Jurii "iW. i .....i:....mi1 tmlii tilt ttrrrurmrtm (JirfHKMrw ....... - True l"rlfiill. Pale turn look " 011 ''li1' crui tlonl orr the ky i fcile tlie n:o"ii, l.ko U. ouly liy, tiiiiilra wili liinijlyi e,! wiii.I" ll-w i"11)' "mv tVliire l"l iImm'B1"" co"i' Ij0- TIibukIiH l'i" ff,e! AinlBliildlniuxaluiie, feeling liuw J,''ir ,ll0"'rl "'"'" J)uul.l not lima in, !' "'' Willful I" Hi"! Oihere in iv I'f'i " i'w Cuantin thy viriui o'er j Ju lliiuc rar llilt'riea p"r Sireet lliuu'li tlioy lie, Tliiiik ii"' I '"vo l,ice ieMI Tlioiijjli no iinlur I rofci yt ihy i"11'1 'i'"" (jn.'l rliiiriiii'lli me Hirn do not 'I""1'! mo, ,'t'uri (Vd llioui;li I limy aiar, ITiii heart i" warm, Hueerc Jailliful I" llni' ! For tht Argue. Jlmmle'a Grave. A lill'e jnive 'iiculli the willuw'a hIukIc, A, erave ill III' 1'iirenl'a hrnrl ie Iliad, A vmd Time c;imm fill. Fur ever al eve cm lli')' hear llie aijfliii, AnJ we 111' Ii-'1'1 "'' ,lll'ir JurlTii(f" cyen, Through lli twilight, cold ami Mill. Tliey lliiiik of liiin liuw, ai lant he laid Towing; ivilh pain on hi little bed, Till they ache tvilll uriMii.il lean ; An.t the luy worl.i ( whirling by, And hreda nl the we of the inouriiera' cry j Fur all have their lionet and feni. But lli re ; One lis with pitying lovo, hdi d n-n fi-nm llm nitlina ol light above, And wli i-p i tenderly, " Your darling' uavcd from the vo-a of life, ll'i fliort-live l li"p ami Ita endless ti He Jle'e a.ivr.l, Indwell with Hie!" II. I.. ( tnirrU w. V.lUtAuli At a coloml conveiitioii of all the duik iesurKfiit an,! K.-.sex, in Cuitada, u fi0'lit took Ws lii-l wt'cii l!io llov. Mr. Jones, pastor of (lie 'Ion Society fit Windsor, ami tlie Rev. Mr. IJntw, of riiilailiiiliiu, botlt ef tiiun ciuiiR'iit Itliiojiiiin divines. The cause itjipciirs to have been a dlfi'iTcnco of ojiin.on rti.uivc in suino nicnioxtti rjufs tion. The llev. Mr. Jones " sailed in" tin Kitwi!y, itcil (kllvcrcd n seitutiliu "one, two" on llcr. Mr. Uuh-r's nose, bringing the clan-t. TI13 It-jv. ilolcr retaliated bj getting in astnnmr on tliu Rev. Joiics'h lircatlua.-ket, w'nieh the convention, now ilccily inltreiiteJ, jnoiioiinccd foul. Loud cries of "butt him, Jones, butt him," cmaii tiil from llie nuilietire, tieling upon which tlie I!i v. .Io;irs doubled iiji nnd planted the top of his .tkull in tlie Iter. Mr. Holer's abdomen with fearful t fleet. The downfall of Philadelphia caused n shout of triumph from the fpr.etutor.-i, which was cut short by mi artful dodge on the pin t of tlio Rev. Mr, who shut himsvlf up like ii jaek-knife mid opened with sueli velocity tliat the col- lis'oa trijiped up the Rev. Jones, where, :lh lu lad "in chmieeiy," ho took n healthy pummelling. They were finally I'ulh'd opart by sonio of the sisters mid turned out, after which they procured clubs, mid wagsd an uiic-ouijiroiiii.iiiij wnrfaro mi t'l both tiieir heads were seriou.sly damaged. They were then arrested and locked up for trial. The general opinion was in favor of the Rev. Jones, us a home champion, the stntiinvut being entirely averse to allowing Philadelphia darkies to come to Canada and tnke on nirs over the aborigines. A ma jority of the sisters sided with "do gcminnn from Filimadelfy," on account of his wear ing a white hat, nnd being withal rather a good looking dnikey, but they were indig nantly frowned down. How to Ri-ix a Sox. 1. L!t hiin have his own way. 1 Allow him free use of money. 3. Stiff r hiin to roam where he pleases on the Sabbath. Give him free access to wicked com- fianions. 5. Call him to no account for his even "3. 6. Furnish him with no stated tnont. cmploy- Pursue either of these whys and you will Mpcrience a most marvelous deliverance, f jou will have to mourn over a debased d ruined child. Thousands havo experi Dd this tad result, and gone mourning the grave. b AxJTnnR IXTEI.I.IUEXT E.VSLI6I1 Eoitok. Keeut's (Bath, England,) Journal, of February 18th, contains this astonishing in telligence; "The President of the United states !s Msen at last. Mr. Pennington, a Repuu--win, has been elected by a majority of one enl.a ' ... .j. This is equal to the announcement of the French Journal when Banks was elected Shaker of the House of Representatives: Mr. Hanks, a negro, has beeu elected speaker of the House of Deputies in the -wgress of the Uuitcd States." The Or.unx of Tiaxos. The piano forte, that favorite parlor instrument, now . foddered an almost indispensable article ! ercr7 family that can purchase it, was Jutd by J. c. Schroder, of Dresden, in The square piano was first mada Jjriea, an organ builder of Saxony, t neo. Riano-fortes were made in kKU by M. Zuaipic, a German, iu 170. ll manufacture of this instruuient was Wmaienced in this country since the open the present eeutnnr. w fOITOW not nnfronnf.ntl. cl.erta ife i'-u,.-. f, -I"" IT. iOU W Woon of . V:k ytt opening to the morning san. j 4j A Weekly Nownpajtcr, devoted to the Interest of tlio Lnljorinr. Vol. VI. Vrom ihi Houlli. Jacksonville, April 2ft, 1800. Kb. Akoi h: I cannot help saying dome thing of this pnrt of our country, from the fact that it is undoubtedly undergoing dome of the most astounding changes since it wns first settled. The winter lias past, the spring fast going, nnd no water for the mi ners to work their claims ; which are cunn ing hard times generally no money in the country many merchuiita and traders ut most on the brink of dissolution ami smash up everywhere. There are, ot tins tune, more transient men in this nntl Josephine counties who aro out of employ. ... ... . , . .m...-j-.it ol grub out or rich friends (and poor iiimir.niir ni a hnnm ai r . -.. ones) than ever hove been known since '52. A great many have ubseomkd be- mi-en to uays-ieavnig me mercliaiits i , . . worse than they found them. I sometimes think a largo number of tho 'Fru.er greens' havo drifted around this way, who nre trying to get even on the great humbug of '58. However, after deliberate consideration, I hnvo come to tho conclusion that these dry times nro for tho best in the future, from the fact that this whole southern and even the northern portion of Oregon is un dergoing a clean and thorough prospecting, and iu two years or less we will bo renping the rich harvests of new and vastly rich mines. Ilicro cnu bo seen on most any day, in this vicinity, men going to till points of the compass cither on foot, with their blankets, provisions, and milling imple ments on their bucks, or with a mule or cnyuso carrying their equipments instead of themselves. I am entirely too sympathetic to live in such a country ns this, unless I was able to act the good Samaritan to ev ery ono I saw iu a destituto condition. Does it not nrouse one's sympathv, to see tho wretched miner, whoso head is bowed down from wielding tho pick and shovel, climbing mountains, sleeping on tho cold wet ground in the snow and chilling rains, and suffering every hardship that the phys ical strength of man can possibly endure? Do we not see, in the mines, men whose heads' are white, not with years, but from disappointment, exposure, und excitement? Rut it would be proper to say that there are a great many persons iu the mines who do not aspira to anything higher than a miner's life; but upon tho other hand there are many using every effort within their power to mi'.ko a few dollars to take them to their friends, families, or parents, ns the case may be. I nm personally acquainted with a great many who hnvo been in the mines from five to ten years, nnd working laboriously all the time, and living econom ically shunning tho drinking and gam bling saloons nnd still they arc here with ono foot iu the grave and the other ready to follow sons who look older than their fathers, but aro not past the years of twenty-five and thirty sons whose bosoms heave with sighs for home, but who aro too noble, honest, nnd high-minded to leave their creditors behind unpaid. Let any person, with one single spark of benevo lence nnd sympathy within his bosom, travel through the mines ns I have, for one year, and he will find more fuel to kindle it than in nny other portion of our vivt country. Were I vorsed in writing, I would say more ou the preponderance of feelins I have on this subject. Dut I di-i gress. I?y tho way, I will say that I have Just returned from Siskiyou county, Cut., where I have been for two weeks. Times there aro a little moro spirited than here, though tho people complain of their being very stupid. I was secretly posted, not long since, by a friend of mine, with regard to a new dis covery of a placer mine not fur from this place. My partner and I quickly packed a mule with the necessary equipments for a prospecting tour, and started over high mountains, without a single mark of a trail to guide our course. We reached the place nt twelve o'clock at night took our claims (100 yards square each) made law: to protect them nnd went to work. We found iCme toleraoiy jur vY, but came to the conclusion that it would ; not pay, and we left, mere were mi. v or forty miners on the creek within two days' time; but they all, like ourselves, concluded they were slightly humbugged, and left the prowling wolf to pick up their crumbs, and the perched grouse to hoot their parting son Well, there is but little left for me to ( :.l .,.,i it., nimrii .li-ovM-ies. i ' . ? . .1 1,1;, Gold Hill U still tT8n ly yielding fortunes to its owners. I he lead Known as the " Blackwell Lead" prospects very can DeTer tpa be heard. I yon suppose, commemorative of anything well for crushing with machinery; and sev-j 0n motioIli the meeting adjourned to! in reference to Union meetings for the pre eral other, in the vicinity of that and Gold ,,ock afte; ,pank. T:J' taSJ .-Y can keepVm up with " Ilu-k3 leaa oo dac.uu .in. eredout almost entirely. There is a yery ; i ij ,i, riLt hnnrl fork of Jack- LM J , i leail uu "'n"- - ,. i.. ti Method it Lead Crew Ido the Method. tiAao. , it being owned by a preacher and several ; Up M OR KG ON CITY, OIIKGOX, MAY 12, I860 of tils brethren. The quartz of the tutter is very singular, indeed; it tins a bluiah cast, ami breaks up like onslaeked lime, in wbieli they find a living prospect of the tiucst gold I ever saw apparently as flue us Hour. The farmers hero have an abundurtco of groin sown, which bids fair for good 'crow.' I do not pretend to keep posted In politi cut matters hero at all. At the hut term noincna of sleep, we should nllliccome athe of our District Court, a man by the uamo J It, I'.v tlio temporary suspension of our of Ciisterliu was found guilty of murder In ow" wi" wo aro reminded of the existence tl0 first degree, and ia to bo hanired on tlio 1 Uh of Muv. thmnrli ,,. n r.:,, , lttve his sentence commuted, as was done .i - . ... wiui jiowen. JJut i trust they will not succeed, for tlio evideoco la too plain for any other punishment than death. It' seems to me that the people here are rather! ii- tender-hearted in punishing crime, Frankly yours, H-D-K. Vrom iha Hkimmttk Mlata. Di-a Ciiites, April 80, 18C0. Ed. Arucs: Terhaps your readers would like to hear a little more about the Simil kameen gold mines. To-dny I received a letter from It. X. White & Co., dated Similkamccn Kiver, April 2, from which I extract the following: " I nm in company with Milt. White, McKiiiucy, Bassett, fcUoni, nnd Grccu. Wo huve taken tip a bur Ulow Dr. Bell's, nnd nro milking a. sluice, which we will have in operation in about four dnys. We prospected tho bar well before we conclud ed to build a sluice. Wn worked four dnys wan rocKers, aim maue $4 per day to tlie hand, and expect to do much better when wo get our sluice in operation. I think we will remain hero all summer. There nre some forty men at work near this place. who are each milking from $5 to $10 per nay. id to fro per uay can Do niudo ol most niiywliere. Most of the men who como here don't prospect at nil hardly, but come, stand round a wlule, wash a Tew paus of dirt, and either turn back, or go on to ijncsnciie diggings. Milt. Wlnto will co down after provisions in about a mouth, if we can make tlio sends to pay for it, and I think we can. I think wo can make plen ty of money when tho water fulls, which will be some time in July. Tho Indians aro very peaceable here. Most people come here with too iurgo expectations, and ' cuss' tho country becauso they cau't dig up gold by the shovelful." Enclosed iu the above letter Was a small package of the dust. They raised the co V almost every placo they tried from Res Chutes to the Similkamccn. Another great humbug is just about be ing hutched out in the Nez Perce country. While at Walla Walla, I thought I could distinctly hear his wings buzzing. Some one, a Capt. Tierce, a trader, I believe, came down a few days ngo to W. W., nnd reported great gold discoveries nnd plenty of quartz. Tleiity rcudy to Into nt the bait. A number have left Walla Walla, and several returned Similkamecners have gone to this new humbug's nest. There is no doubt of tho existence of gold in tho Nez l'erce country, for gold can be found almost anywhere west of the Rocky Moun tains. Time will tell whether this last humbug will live or not. Lex . Repnhttena Heeling la Polk. The Republican meeting of April 14 ad journcd to meet at Dallus on tho 27th. 1 ho house was culled to order by illiam How, chairman of the meeting. The sec retary being absent, on motion, A. W. Lu cas was chosen in his stead. On motion, tho meeting proceeded to select candidates for county officers. I I lie ticket will bo found on the second page. On motion, tho lollowing resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That in regard to the non- extension of slavery into free territory, a cardinal doctrino of the Republican party, wc are but rc-Bllirming the policy nnd practice of tho Republican party of Jeffer son's day, and carrying out the principles of the illustrious men who framed the Con stitution and founded our Government. Resolved, That by tlie servile compli- nnce and completo subserviency of Joseph Lane to tho Federal Administration, the material interests and political principles of Oregon hare been sold to the Disunion Democracy. Resolved, That the prostitution and corrupt use of political patronage by Jo seph Lane, in Oregon, for party and per sonal ends, deserves an indignant rebuke, and while we believe there is enough of political honor nnd honestv in Orecon to forbid his return to the councils of the na- aefeatintr . Inch an r T?o..ilvd. That in view of the deliberate and publicly avowed purpose of the leaders j twined iu the tresses of the girl, was re of the Democratic party, in the event of markably fresh-looking the leaves retain- their losing, by a constitutional majority tin nower ana piunuei i m initio, Government, to seize the National Armo- r;eg an(j break up the Lnion, it becomes i tlm first dutv of every lover of his country and of the Union by his vote and influence jondbQ'tD, Jy from , . . yoice o trf ason an(j anarchy , i- r. . .1. i m nhnut alter nis 010 Col. Baker then made a few re- ' .1,' .t'AA nr.t .Undo to Xez's 'smut.', uisia.". L " . On mat an the meeting men aojoumeu i On motion, tne tme Classes, and advocating iltiu Maa. Ralph Waldo Kmerton rend a rent' ble t-ssuy, at tlio Musical Hull In lJm, lately, upon the rchiteducw of nm un turc, ami the Insensibility of or to the glorious tierituire ther nosur lu this! world, the greatest wonder o every thoughtful person is that ho liere. it - , hits been said that wero it noTor tlio phc- of a supremo wilt, livery thing tu nature is irfect. and the whole, force of imturB ' 'm to lie directed to every simple object. i mi a . . . . fo mi- Nil this i me mstory or a single gram or mud con- Mtcr of ivwhlrnt Ituchnniiii. dated l:ttl. tains tho chronicle of the world. Man'Julv, 1S57. to Robert J. Walker, then ln" downwnrJ upon every '0WMt fo of creation, animal, even to Vihile each spe cies of animal life gravitates upward to man. So far as humanity Is concerned, the earth Itself is a tomb, in which petrified races, converted into statutes of stone, are their own luouumoiit. It is inqiossible to conceive the littleness of man as compared with infinite space, yet how splendid is the furniture of his miud. i long enough in the Territory to identify By astronomy worlds and systems arc! H'onwolviji with its Into. On this question weighed, but what a puny thing is tho us- 1'"? tl;k?"'sli!i " '! . . , . . 'J"'e residents of hunsus, I am willing to ironoiner. .Men ore cnuowed wiin me diving-bell of memory, to explore the far- thest recesses of knowledge; with the bul - loon of fancy to soar into the empyrean; ., , , . . , , but most men , memory counts of a record of trifling incidents, ou such a day I paid a note, or the cow calved, or I cut my lin ger, und tho farcy gropes amid tho most groveling objects. Life becomes a mere pleasure hunt, mon nro shop-worn, and all existence is resolved Into a strugglo to put something between the upper and lower .... ' mandibles. And this is a creation where everything is attuned to the nicest harmo ny. Tho race has not vet taken possession of its own. Mankind is only a fouudlinir own. Mankind is only a at the gates of God's great temple. Hint for Varmcra. 1st. Invest all your capital in laud, and , run in debt for more. 2d. Hire money to stock your farm. 3d. Have no faith iu your owu business, nnd bo always ready to sell out. 4th. Buy mean cows, spavined horses, poor oxen, nnd cheap tools. 5th. Food hog hay nnd mouldy corn sto ver exclusively, i order to keep your stock tamo. Fiery cuttle aro terrible hard on ; old rickety wagons and plows. Oth. Use the oil of hickory freely when ever your oxen need strength; it is cheaper than liny or nicnl, keeps tlio Hair lively, nnd pounds out tlio grubs. 7 til. select audi calves for stock as the butcher shuns; beauties of runts, thin in the hams, and pot-bellied; nnd be sure to keep their blood thin by scanty herbage. Ani mals nro safest to breed from that haven't strength to herd. 8th. Bo cautious iu the manufacture of manures. It makes the liclds look muck and mournful about planting time; besides, it is a great deul of work to haul it. 9th. Never wni-to time iu setting out fruit and shade trees. Fruit und leaves rotting around a place make it unhealthy. The road to poor funning, though largely traveled, is not well understood, and these landmarks arc thrown up for the common benefit. Springfield Repullkan, New Orleans Sunday Sports. We have obtained a brief outline of some of the refined and Christian Sabbath exercises which are to come off to-dny: First, there are two prize fights between two pairs of third-rate buffers, one fight right after tho other, this morning early, somewhere on the Metairie Ridge. Two dogs aro to chew cnts for $100, at Harvey Harding's kennels in Jefferson City. There will be numerous cock fights nt the pit on Charles street, and the pit on History street. There will be much bad whiskey killed on Gallatin and Girod and other streets, and numerous roughs will get tight, ami offer fight to whoever may want it. All the above pious arrangements will be perfectly free, and whoever dcsire to " go in lemons and come out squeezed," in either head or pocket, can do so at his heart's content. N. 0. Delta, Sunday. ST The reporter of the Memphis Ava lanche was present lately at the disinter ment of the body of a young lady who had been buried more than five years. The body was inclosed in a metallic case, which, when opened, revealed the following singu lar phenomena: The body was in an excel lent state of preservation the lmir, partic ularly, was very life-like; and, what was more astonishing, a full-blown camclia ja punka, which some affectionate hand hud their soft jp-eeni.slri hue to perfection. Rkpi.ies to Correspondents. The fol- lowing is a tuke off" or the weakly "re- plies to correspondents," which abound in the columns of some newspapers: jqwrer.-.TUt fourth of July dors not occur on the 22d of February, nor is it, as riauc, Medieut. Apply shoemaker's wax and, then squeeze it. ' r, , nMt. ., , w .u west of Rochester. . the tsido of Truth in every issue. Uai Week Later from tba V.aalera Htale.l DY roSV KXl'tlF.SSl Tlie f tvnmrr runuiim reaehed Portland on lust Sunday morning, having left San Francisco on the 2d of May. The third , trj, 0f tl,0 i'uy Dxpress had kevu aceom i,iB,t.,i briii.'inir news to tlio 20th of A wit. niiu duy from Xtu J'ork to San Fran citco ! News Hamuiary. rriii.ic.iTins ok iu'ciiaxax a t.rrcrn to WAI.KKK M'lltN-il TIIK KANSAS TllOllll.Ksl (iRRAT SLXSATIO.V. The Washington correspondence of the ...... .New lurk 1 illume contains (lie celebrated oovcriior ol Kansas, in regard to tlio sub- IUIS.-IIOII oi inn i,ccoiiipin:i i onsiitution to the people of Kansas. Mr. Huchaimn snvs " Von mny ju lo with what satisfaction we received uu account of tho proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, held ut Lccoiiipton on tho 3d hut. The poinU in which your success depends, Is in the submission of tlie' Constitution to the jieople of Kniisis. I have no doubt you ineiin the "ii fide residents who have been . sium or fut "The principle of tho Kansas-Xebrahkn j bill is tho principle of popular sovereignty, ' nml t11'e Irinrilo of tho confederacy of all popular iroveriiiiieuts. The more it is dis- 'J . wi bepfflno giouW tlio people or Kansas adopt tho pr.nciple, nil will lie settled harmouioiblv." In another portion of this letter. Mr. Iliiclmnnn reiterates this doctrine, saying: " I would advise you to make the great principle of suhiifss'oii of tho Constitution to the bum file residents of Kansas, con npicnously prominent. In this you wfll be 1 1... .:.:! i.. it. ji. , 111 0'M"Ml' " ,MC 'l11"11"" oi cumaie every person is acquainted, and tlio more you insist upon thut, tho more will our op- nnupnts nrrrn (lint, urn nm viid.itliHr llm i.im iii' ciple of non-interference of thu Kansas Nebraska hill." The publication of President Hiichanan's letter of instruclio.is to Gov. Wulker, pro duced a great excitement nt Wn.-diiiigton. Attorney fleiiTal Black pronounced tho letter a forgery, iu advance, and was clial longed. IIo refused to fight. The Presi dent ling charged Attorney-General Black with inducing its publication. It is thought that it will result in a dissolution of the Cabinet. Tlio effect of the dilliciilty has been to incrcaxo the chance of Douglus at Chai'lestoii, and his stock has risen mate rially. Sr. Lnns, April 20th. The first Pony l-.xpress from ban l- runcisco, nrriveil at bt, Joseph's iu ten days. A grand celebration -us got up in honor of this success, nnd Krent excitement prevailed throughout the L n.o.i when the urnval of tho 1 ony was announced. Exp of tiik PoTTEn Pmoii Duel. Both Potter and Pryor have been nrre.ited. Before tho nrrest, much correspondence passed between the parties. Potter denied that he had used certain words attributed to him by Pryor. Col. Lander, of tho Wagon Road Expe dition, acted as the friend of Potter. Alter the lnpso of twclvo hours, Potter ucceptcd tho challenge, nnd named Bowie knives, of equal weight, ns tho weapons; to tight in tho open air or in a private room in tho District, within the next twelve hours; dis tance ut the commencement of the engage ment to lie four feet; two seconds to bo present to each principal, to be armed with one navy revolver each; tho light to com mence ut tho word three; the call to bo decided by tho toss of a piece of money. Without consultation with his principal, or without seeking him, this proposition wns rejected by Cliecseman, us vulgiir, barbarous, and inhuman; not usual among gentlemen, nor consistent with the notions of civilized society. Lander replied that his principal detests and abhors the bnrburous nnd inhuman mode of settling difficulties usual nmong duelists, and that as he is unacqnniiited with tho usual weapons of tho duello, ho he had selected such ns would alone, enable him to stand on equal terms. Ho would not go out of the District. Fiuully, Lander presentod himself iu the place of Potter, without restrictions. To this Clieeseiuiin replied that neither Pryor nor himself had any cause of quarrel with Lander, and consequently would not permit Pryor to avail himself of Lander's courteous offer. The affair nppcars to bo terminated by the nrrests. The lust statement, which seems to bo authentic, is that Pryor disclaims the uction of his second iu declining the combat, and is willing to meet Potter with Bowie knives. Tho arrests, however, terminate the uffuir. Had Lander's offer of substitution been ac cepted, Col. Beale, formerly of California, would havo been his friend. Col. Fry, Postal Agent for California, Oregon, and Washington Territory, bos re signed. There will probably be nn Agent fi.r Oregon, and Washington Territory, and it is gencrully understood at Washing ton that J. M. Vnnsycle, Esq., will receive the appointment. ' P. 0. Committee will report favorably on the proposition of Cut. Stage Co. to 0,1 l" Imposition o cm. hinge to. tc "i mail to Portland from Sacra- mento, for $100,000 per auuiim. We will have a daily mail. The action of Congress on the Bachelor Homestead Bill has very materially re duced the price of Und warrants. Jgy Piedmont is said to be arming to the teeth. Letters from Torin fp-ak of the day beinff not far distant whan ictor i .. -. . . . . . I uuunuci uao you rnen uuo uuie I the field. ' ' ' It-VTICS OK AltVICrriSINCn . One equate (tit eh a liuea, or leaa, broritr nieanure) one iiieerliun 9 3 00 I ju-h auUeijtent inacrtlun 1 00 llu.ilieMcaida cue year SO 00 A liherul deduction nll U uiada to llioao who advaiiiao by Ilia) ear. t H" The iiiiinber uf imrrliem eliouM ba notej an Ilia inarifiii uf an adverliaenieiil, etharwlaa it will ba publi.lied till fui bidden, and charged ao- cordingly. Uf Obituary nnlicea will be charged half til abma rntra of advrrii.iiij. Jni I'kin ri.Mi eaucuted wlili neatueaa and Jii.iiih. I'aimrnt fur Jul I'riiiliiiq mutt bt made oh d'litriy of the leuilc. Lnrwlaaa l'lell.uwlilai ad Mayor WaoA a speech nt Waterluiry, Conn., a few wctKM)iice, loin torwin, who is stiiiiipinp; ConneeTNa in the track of Fernando ooU and Caleb uNiiug, got off tlie following: Ho dare any tlnrKMayor Waod would try and provo thutThoiiiHS Jefferson didn't believe what ho wrote on the subject of slavery. Laughter. Possibly there might bo a Mayor of New York who didn't know any better. It was decided In 110 that whatever a State government could do for a State, Congress could do for a Territory. Such was the d'-i'lsion of tho men who iiindo the Constitution. Did they know whut they meant by the instrument? Was John Marshall and tho Supreme Court in 1810 ignorant of tho scope of the Constitution? Ho flu mid liko the Mayor of Mew York to go Into the Cabinet of Monroe, and find the answer to tho question, "HnsCongrcRU power to prohibit slavery in the Territo ries." James Monroe, a slaveholder, a Virginian, snid Congress did possess the power. Dr. Fernando Wood, who enma tip hero to tench Connecticut, thank God, knew mora than tho founders of the Consti tution, nnd could reveal the truth. Laugh ter. None of these were Lord Mayor of the City of New York. Renewed cheer ing and laughter, j ir John iuiucy au tuns wero to give his answer now as to whether Congress has power in the TerrU toric s, Dr. Wood would say, " Who is this 1 anker? us ho ever Mayor or llostonr Old hu couldn't havo known much." Laughter. No, wo were asked to throw usulu tho teachings of tho Constitution, to trample on its precepts nnd bow down to the die tatcs ol the demagogues. Applause.! What did they hear from Caleb Cushing? Why, that Moses favored shivery. Most- was an abolitionist, because Moses killed nn Egyptian white man, becauso he found linn killing a Hebrew mggr. Laughter. J Well, whut about Noah? There was no Maine liquor law in force, so he laid down uftcr drinking too much, and hud a very remnrkablo nautical udveiiture and so Hum becumo n slave. Honrs of Laugh ter.! What did the Bible say? He would rely on it, until ho got some better revela tion from ( ulei) Cashing or tho l.ord flav or of New York. Lnnghtcr.1 lie would suggest to Caleb that although it was bet ter lor tho negro to be a slave, it was not belter lor the white man. He would ask Culeb ami the Lord Mayor of New York, iro you tho sons ot Japhetlif" "ies. " Was Japheth a brother of Ham?" " Yes." " Is the ueirro tho son of Ham?" " Yes." Then the ueirro is vnur cousin." fLauirh- r- - ,- I. o ter, long prolonged. And he would nsk Caleb und the Lord Mayor, " Do you think it is treating your cousin like a gentleman by sending his wife to Alabama and his children to New Oilcans?" Laughter.! Ho would rciuimr them that tho army of United States Marshals that pursued the fugitives to the promised Inud were swal lowed up in the Red Sea, and that the Fu gitive Slave bill was repealed. Tremen dous applause. there were arguments to be found in tho Bible for both sides. As the bubbling groan of the doomed pursuers rose mi, tho song of Mirintn the " Hail Columbia" of that day was homo away on the wind. Hu should havo been glad if tho Lord Mayor nnd Caleb Cushing could havo been ut that scene. Laughter nnd nppln.uso. 1 lo would enforce all law, evon to the fugitive bIiivo law, as tho majority ought lo rule. l.ouk lot llie Hraate, A correspondent of the Pittdnirgli Chron icle, writing from Washington, says: I noticed, us 1 sat iu thu gallery uf the Sennto, thut nil who cuiiio in near me nsked first to have Seward pointed out to them. There he sat, ns intent upon a copy of the Globe ns if ho hnd never dono might in his life except to poro over tlio incuba tions of tho newspaper mute. His hair is getting white, His face is ono of tho most calm and intelligent 1 ever saw. Ho looks tho great man he is. A constant inter course with good una gi'eai men, in tent study of models in history, great thoughts and themes to tho development nnd examination of which he has brought the lore of the learned in all ages, nnd his moro rich experience nnd observation, havo given to his noble face a peculiarly clear and lofty expression, such as the great mas ters give to the heroes nnd snges winch live mid shall livo iu their fadeless hues on the spcuking canvass. Mr, Seward has a speech ready which I hope to hear before 1 leave this city. It was given oni inai ho was to speak to-day, but ho did not. Ho has several mean fellows to pay his re spects to fellows who took advantage of his absence to call hiin traitor, scoundrel and disturber of the national peace. Mr. Seward ih, perhaps, in. many respects, more like tho lute Lord Ma-. huIhv than any other man in this nation. I see Mr. Douglas in the Senate' but he ia. very fidgety. It is difficult to keep hiin iu one seat; he likes to go over und fawn upon the Southern Senators, shake hands with them, paluver with them, as if those stub-, born chaps, Toombs and the rest, would take the trouble to give the lit tie fellow a thought. They hato, him, and have no. concealments. Most of the faces nnd heads in the ben- ate do not strike me asof distinguished men. After vou have seen the clear and intt-llect- nal cotinteiiiiuc'S of Fessemh n and Davis, who much resemble each other, the calm, classic, thoughtful, manly beauty of Sum ner; the jolly phiz of tho iuimituble Hale; tho honest beuiiiing expression of Mr. ('Jt. lamer; the immense, unwieldy corporation of Prestou King venUr out nihil;) tht earliest, r;oniv cast of Seward; the Imugh. 'T and determined glunce of loouib, and the leaden, owlish, biibmitaive glower of, Bigler, yoa will be content, on ordinary oc-. casions, to step out and take refreshments in the lobby, or fresh fair on the Capitol rounda. The hit mountain is 2,20O ft high