tho House of tpir'iH'iifiit:vi', in JMifH
nry, 1U3. Tit' mil- rt.iun ut wur. im1 r-l
n'-fetanry (u anl'T l prevent a r"urr.-ueii
of the dangers t blch seriously threati-m-d
tlio exigence of llie Government during
tli pendency of llmt election, and the orti
do, for it m at n amendment, im intended
to prtvura the ninif nblo adjustment of the
conflicting constitutional (piestion I ke the
prc'uiit, which iniu lit eri-a between the
government of I lie ritnUa nil J thu United
ttatc. I Ins appear from cotcmporutiU'
Otn u Mory.
In llri connection, I ahull merely rail at
leiilion (o n few Instance in Mr. Mndiaou'
. !nt!y celebrated report in ITDD, tolhel.g
1-lnlurc uf Virginia. J ii these lie ubly and
lonehiiin ly defended llm resolutions of III
jir. v.oiih leg hUUrm. Jiiv wro mainly
loiimlcd iiiciti iirot- xl4 of tin . ll leg'
tituri', ii.'iiiii't lli" alien and sedition m-M,
hh p iltiiihin mi I u'ai iiilnir infractions of lli
Con.litiit.nii. In pointisg lo the Miici'fiil
tt nil const. tli'.onil piii'-ilk", Bud lie relir
red to iiouu oiIit. wliicli llio Slulrn wi:i
ntithorzcd lo resort lo on mli occasions,
ho to ii hided by s lying tliit (lit legMa
turn of the rStnt might linre niuile di
rect rei rcHMitniloiH lo Congress, with
view to obtain n rescinding of I ho tifT'iixi vt
net, or iln-v uugl.t b'if represented to
their refpeetive Senators In Comm-nc their
ii..!i, tluit tH'ot'iinU tin ri of would proposn
uny explanatory iiiiieiiiim'.nt to tli ton
slilutiiiun; or two thirds nf thcum-lvcs, If
mu ll lie llifir (ilioii, might liy un npplien
tion to Congress huve obbihiid a coiivui
tion for the very turn obj'ct. Thin in th
very eourso which I earnestly rcccimuivnil
In or. i:r to obtsiu un explanatory
nmcn'iur-iii or tnu uonstitut on on llic sub
hit of slavery, it mlil orginato with Con
grci;s or lha tftn'e IcsUturcs, a dcciins!
most ndvisablu lo attain Hie ol'lct. Tin
explanatory nnv udinc-uls nrgfct he ciiGued
to tlm Iiul sitil id' nt of the true couwl i m
tion of tlx C'oii.ititutieii on tin-He niniiil
points; 1st, an explicit roeitnitlon of the
right of property in slnvn in the State
win ru slavery now exists, or my hcn-nflcr
ex.st. 21, lue duty or protecting tins right
in all the common Territories throughout
their territorial exi.lcnco ami until thy
nhiill he admitted usfc'talM Int.) tliu Union,
Willi or wdlinnt sl ivi'ry, n.i thuir Cou-.titu
tion limy prcncKho. 3d. A I.ko n ctii
tion of tho riaht of thu ni.i -tor to hi n!rt
who hiiii eiiciipi'd from oim HtnlfloHiinthrr,
to ho rt'.-.tori'd nud dilivnnl to him, mid
tilt: val.ilily ol the l u,t,Vf Slave Law, en
nelcd fur this inirpn e, tiycllu r with den
larntloii that till .St.ilo luwi iinjiairiit or
di'cri'iisiui,' lli rlit, nro v.'olalioim of the
Gmitittition. and coiisiiiueiilly null and
Void.
Jt nriy lie olijoi:l-il that ill's construct ion
of the Cuiistitiitiou li.ia nl ready bcui nettled
ly tho Sttroni3 Court or the United
Stales, and what mnro onlit to ho remix
ed? Tha nnswer in llml h very hiriffl pro
portion of the people of the United Stairs
will controTi'i t tiio correctness of tlio ihri
..; i - . .
bum, nun nevtr criiNe iroui axitntmn, or
ndiiiit. its liiuilinjc fori e, t il ch nrly eMnli
i;iif.,i i,t i!. ...i.. )... i
j v wi i,iu r.vvtrnu plain
in I heir sovereign cliaraclcr. Sm h im cx
jilaiinlioii would, It is believed, forever ter
minate the existing dicsciisioiH, ami restore
lieaea and liarinoiiy among tho Slides.
Jt oulit not to lio douhted that audi hii
iiiia to tha arbitrament wlabliNtnd by
tlio Constitution itself, would not he receiv
ed with favor by all the StntuH of the (Vn
fcihraey. In any event, it onirht to be
tried in a apirit ol enneiliation heforo any
of thwo Stules shall m iiratu thcinsrlvea
from tho Union.
When 1 entered upon the duties of the
rroiidentl.il ofliee, the mpeet neitln r of our
foreijrn nor d-ime.stii; ivlalions whs nt all
aalisnietory. Wo wru involved in dan
gerous complications with several nation,
ur.. (wo of our Territories were in a Mute
of revolution against our (lovernuient A
rcslonitinti of tlio African dave trade had
ll'ini'Tous and ioweiful advocatea. Un
lawful military expeditions wero couute
ninecd by many of our citizens, and were
BiilT. red in ileliunco of the effort of our
Ooverummit, to escape from our shores, for
tho purpose nf making wnr on thu inoll' n
aivn peoplo of iieiuhboriiig republics with
whom wo wero nt peace. In addition to
i. i ...t.... I .. . i. .
uii-w iimi oiner (liiiH'iiuits, we cxperiiiiifi
..iv.ui.iu.il in iiiuiiuiui v auairs aoon alter
my advent, piminr of unexampled aeveri
unu oi ruinous emiw(Ui:iiccs to tliecoun
ny. lien wo take n retrospect of what
was men our eoud.lion, and contrast this
with its natural prosperity nt tho time of
urn iiuo i ivsnleiitiul election, 0 have
nbundant reason to return our grateful
tnaiiKS to tiiat men.-iful rrovideneo whi
iwh never lor.s.iken us, tig u nation, in all
our ti'iuls.
ITIie foregoing I, IS President's view nt loiirdi
iij'nii dm pra.i nt ,lit.iiii roub!i-." W make
n abilract ofllie riin..iiir of Ihe Miwio u
fotlowi:
foreign iVufi'ui,. He spc.il. with inunh Ml
lafaetion res ooliiij tlia iiuiiiy ai d irieiully com
ineiciid re'alion whiih inw exist Letne. n m
iinl Ioimii jiowenc l-.sjK!ciully doa hit d-.
ujica tha a.li jnlo ; Imv jaincJ by earjiul.ry
lowiinl Llilna iiiiJ Jii,iii.
All oar il.tlienltie with llm Itriiisli (iaiuruinen
hav be a llled, xeep iluit of the North-Mr.
turn UouaJ.-.ry Saa Juan l.luul und dial it
li"W ia nrjoli.tiuii. AniMian elaiina ap.inl lh
jovennnriita of Spaiti, Ch.na, Nrw lirriiHtl.il
Citu llicu nu.l Xirarana, ara aettlrd, or or in n
fair way fur toillemonl. In regard to Moiico, iho.
eoiiilin.ai or.ilTiira it not -liiiu,vu
lie lament lh r.fiuul to Congies to eee.l.
lo hi ti-eoniuu'ii.l.ili..a la inareh fares into Sim
inler'-.r of .Men'ea, tliero to jiMtcul tho tight 0
Aiiiriienn cnirns, inu cue h Irpuiie w
I'uiniiiiitiiinsl ti iierai.ieut of llmt country nt lie
i.a.'y mean left to h m.
'.'iiy 7 t.tf. IWiju- Hail t(,,l Tho IV.
l.U'iu ;i tlm not ng iu f.iv.ir o. a revival vf tlio
!.ue Inula has d e I uy. It repeat his r
cianin. I. ils :ion iu favor of Pucilio I'.ul !,J.
i . ru J. Ho av the turitr hiibl be rrvie,
ii I el. lilted I'ur Ihe purpos of raiain rovume.
He r)icat his ai,'uiueuUi iu favor of prc.iio Ju
tie, nluch will protect ill owruutriit against
f.auj an J eiKounigo the doinrallo in. I miry of lh
roDiiuy. II, ur;r ll. a vit w of llie aul'jM up..n
C onrreaa.
II rrpatla Ida adrnane ra hi former opinion
relative to lli Ijrunmplon Conaiitution.
Of III tiaiucra, be aay lhat the end tiirr,
for ll.a year eu.bng June SO, 18c!0, wero g'.a.Sli,.
4T4,j, uJ Iho aatiuuteJ amount truirrd for
1 801 i iti.'.eon.OOu.
II rec-numoudo thppoinlnirnt by Caigrrwof
a apreifio day bcf.- th 4th Jay nf Mnr h in every
oilier year, f, th olrclkw of MtniUn of Congrea
thioughoat all th Stat.
Ho soarcrtitlotcai tha aouauy oa it :
uur 't'.ni'Oi rrVi n at.i) IS - k'ip(u.ui i.f
fiti'i- tiittr f ttilM-ff liar Pe.
IU v- liminnj. ilia .V'l4uey Unrl (nt In
nfji'li'l MricM la Icrt ii Ilia e'!ui tu
laii.U a (Vif-ifii , wlik-b ! U.ayigi auJr
lilln by .Vnit'ii jiai.li.
lit iUaa ij re.iimai) nf lli ut Kin
m, lii rtViiu fr b.a.d, hi the lulr
tyiiimliiii ol ih f otlif - H"B of Ui
L'lH.lP.
Arrival of tho Tooy Zzprosa.
li.iht lo l'trni,h.r VI.
TUB r.vCIHC KMLKOAD BILL
ias.si;d TIIK IIOUSH!
l'.airrataal lrerillai.
Tlia Sauala, mi ll.a iH.h Jvc.-inWr, pvt&
Poll't riWatioo fur ilia l'..unn . of 1'liiri.-a
oulha Kl.ihi i.f lh ' I n on, la wll"li I ana'a ai.d
Criltf uira'i rr.'uli"iM r rafarinl. Ijina'a
rivi.!ri f..r a eouvrulion at it at fiin af all hiaia.,
urrfu.ua to li.t-h rxailliern Hlal.a la r,.U'iaiaii
mav .Ire lie on riu.i:uli i r ra-arr l llarii ima.-a
.,,1 H);.U,.hr. il.. I ial (;,,,,, ,i.W.!.'n..ly mailer of the on of South
biuei noin anip'ovni. at of fufc louaida ay Miv, ' Cirolina, and that there had bw a a Miffl-
ji.d ifilf-re n'y Jua :r of oa.M'B. rta:l ! c'l!,t Mpn-wion of opaion lo Kni'e tl"
f..f-e aivlSU'af'jitM b piHiie!y iiklian
I'r t'Fii.len'a roiiij.raliai.J lita futl .i2 aui bd
inriita lo I In- t'i o ilul on :
f'.iW. K 'ri ion if tho ,Mivo.iri Coia .ro-niaa
lii. a. 'IV i r l ry now.ir luri-if ar i.e. i r d u n U of
wli rh.alavarv i.7i, 1 1 .1, burd TU ho i Ii .H..II
U t o.'i.ui d mid pio'--laii alili iai ai-1 V alavo
lntH-rly, and li'.l iul.ifr.rvj Mi ll by l'oii jra.4
I liiM.i-a lo hi a.linllal wmi.rf.r lie Ji all ill
Into pnj.uUli a uj!,(i. a: fur a ue-uenrr ol Coa-
Kf.TM.
Nrni ii f'i.fifta rlull liava no puaar loulvil
Mi la'fi) iu Malaa irn llii.f il.
'lh rJ. 'lh-- m- rr'M ta la Ilia l)mir:el of Co
lun.h aa uiw uriud.
1'i.mlh, I'mifr m ahull not luu.tr: nidi th
liaiia4naiiu "I aavaa.
t'll.'i. Trnaid. a far iha p vmnl f r fujl-b al iraa
hy u.miiii . n lii-h r ua I lh touu'y lo Uio
rti!.ii a .a'.aiiiHt rr-reiraia,
Sulk No f'i u nin. n. m -nla l.ilhe Cjinlilu
tion ara lo ii.irti. r Hi ,1 cry.
Sirenlh V.ic lu.t riuN ihe lri al o'lhf l'rona
Ijllimv b II. aliaialiwi of ttia l-uilita M iv law,
alid illm-uial pir-ralian ol hiw loanpt'inx lli.-ra-vivul
ol I he a'.n liatia,
Mr. Crittin.'l' ii pressed the urn- udmrtits
with a poMi-rfnl nia al to the ronai rvulivu
Keiitinieiit of the Union, nrin co iciion
as ind!jiM'iiMiblj to Ilia a.ilvalion of lac Un
ion, and said, as Mire, as he aloud th- re,
diuiilon would follow uuIls unit
was done. Ho fiarnl it would aw
'' "
allow
old Kenlin by, as iruv a fc'ta a as y t tx sta
in the Union.
Mr. Sal isbury wa prepared to ncce)t
Critli'iidi'ii'a proposition.
Mr. llilu wanted to know whether
Wifall or Crilieiid -n, whosa demands
widely d lTi-reiit, was author! d lo apeak.
He d:d not til l k pa:t l-Xpcr.eui e III Wg-
raphicid liii'"- would Ih ri-rpiclnl, and was
in. I w'ltiinr tt lli.r.1 in... iifi.pM In tl.it full '
extent. Critti'iub u s prnpojit oii, t!ioiti;h
he liki d many th.us in it, would not ph a:
his people, wlif'in In; tl.oug'it had jrivm
ph do af (e.i'ty lo the Uuieai, and Mould
give it Mill.
Mr. .loliiisoii of 1 rnncasre nri'inl niiii't
tho rii;lit of s cession, find thuji Iho
North illicit v'olate lh Constitution, he
he saw no reason why Iho South should
follow iu revolutionary acts.
in thu IIoiisw, oil Ilia I SOt, nmendmetits
lo I he I'ncific: Ti-h uraph act were off, red.
1 lie I to- lie l ulro.id lull wis laki n nt),
and lite Sisnki-r deciclrd it imist Ira con-
M'dered in Coiuinitlec) of the Whole, as it
made a money ap ri'pr.at.on. Nuuurous
bills were laid aside to reach it.
The Ifue, th's il i r, twico refused to
nilioiirn over the hn'idavs.
Several bills Wero con-lb-red in Commit
tee of the Whole, one ,nil.iri appropria
tions in the rase ol the chi tnrd Africans,
and afti-r di.ru-sioa, was adiaitcd.
The Seuile, on tho lilth, was address
ed b Mr, Johnson, of Tennessee, who
look irroiiud iu favor of Kupprcxtiui 8, ces
sion by f-n'CP, as r-'li'dliou.
Mr. I. aui! riplied, ihcliiriiiir that old
Democrats would ant march und. r the
bloody banner of the S. nator from Term s-1
see
fr. Slidell and Mr. Owin pronounced
iis niisc rirpon.s luar iney nun ucuoui'.ced
the rrtsidc iit.
.-ii .1 . .. . . . .
Sr. Lona, D.c. 13.
l'ltO( TF.ilX'.'S OF TIIK SECESSION CONVF.NrlON
Or- aoCTII CAKOl.tNA.
The South Carolina Convention ii'Si-m-bled
an thu l"th of I)ec. at Columh a, in
the uiidft of a psuic crested by the (small
pox, which was iutcusely rujiiiio; nniim the
eili.i UB and atraaers. Many ntembers of
tho I.cjjialaltirc had ?iiw honifi jn ronye
t)iteuce. Some metiibers af the Convention
wero yoiiiijt in appearance, but (reiu rally
they were middle-a d, and so fur, calm
and iiiiitnp'issiourd.
Jniitisou was appointed temporary Chulr
man. An invitation was recti vet from tha
Legislature to participate in tho inaugura
tion of the Coventor, which was la d on
the table lor the present.
Tho Convention as pormaneally organ
i.ed on the fnurth ballot, on aLich Jami
son received 118 votes, and Orr 30; scat-
lerinj, .3. '
On taking the chair, Mr. Jamison fpoke
of the duties of the crisis as tho niot im
portant that ever devolved on the State.
(led only knew what a ould be tho result
of their proceedings, but he would implore
Ood'.s protection for tho State,
A resolution to adjourn to Charleston,
in couseipirmeo of tho small-pox, was dis
cussed. Miles opposed tho motion be-
cituso Virginia, nud other States would jeer
nt their timidity, and because the moial
power of the present movement would be
affected union; other sympathuiiijf States.
Itvhrano said lhat he never would leave
Columbia till the ordinance of accession had
passed.
Koitt said he was ardently devoted to
secession, but would nrgo change. He
never would consent lo hurry throueh pro
ceedings ,nnd gave notice that na ordninace
could pasa with his consent till every poiut
was duly considered.
Finally, tho motion to remove to Charles
ton was carried by a lar majority.
Resolutions wer. adopted inviting
Commissioners from Alabama and Missis-
siypi to aetata on tb cx X auailar mo-1
I o i r I it t'i i-x-S cui.iry Tol b j-n rail-
l-i, with djvM-Utilljt u'.ti . ti'HUn Ittl'IflU in
ol je. li-d, n it oi. Id be-(0in l iiii nt n' li'ia
in i miuutr uot accorded to tho Coimoia
tioiiera. Tha Convention lo-ld an venlnj vt
'on, at which lh Alubaina and Miw.iwippi
Cointuiaaiouera were Introduced, when liny
ad In ed the Convoiitlon. The ' echvn of
both were inodirute in lone, and were
pMn-'pally di-aiyutd to ahow thai lhy act
IbyMUtUrily ofllia (iov,rnor of Ihelr
the people.
A resolution was adoplej appo'ntinx
rniii'iiittee to drutt aa ordinance or aeon-
an-ii J Another rcaolution, autl.onii'.K
any u.e.n... no n.au .u a ur.u or
atlia Itk.'llaktU'il
ClM-ivea remark-d that tha prist alui
was to prevent dim-unon. wl!ir B't Ihinx
wa to breuk tha r,aiii of I'm I a. on; und
the next Ihiiu would be, to atudy the .oii,t
lf..v,.a eontradid that seceon wiia
i ouia n.e ..po.. ""; "
... ... '.. 4 II . ........
pord of the er-alM Int. lb ct.
Th- Coavent on. on the 1 7th. ndiniirm-rl
fioio Col'.miUa. lo Ch.ifbtin. Tli'-y ar-
j rived at Mie lattr pi ic ot tha iHlh. and
had n srand military r-ci-t'oii. Kii'iit-n
guns one for t-ach alavo SNta wi-re
(in d. Coinpliiicntary ( veins wire made,
aui there was (rent applan-e.
Tnc Conveation ns'ra'deil at 4 o'clock:
I.'0 ui'in-rs present. Tut fall-ri were
crowded with lad e. Tiie Coinmiili e lo
pr'psre an aildr -auppo riled llh-tt, Cha r
innu. A renn'utiou was stjlimitti'd and
laid over for the appo'iitne i t o! four Stand
int Cominitte a on Itdaiion with a'avvhidd
iie.r S ales Kur It'll UeUiiona, C'oiinnar
eiul l'.ilut ons, ami Cuuatilution of the
State.
Mr. Mi Orath off r d reolut:on that
so liiUi ll ol the Trealdeat's Meas.ia as to
what he dcsifiiales property iu Ilia United
Stall's Ire rtfi rred w:th insiriietimis lo re-
ml n hut Mich property coasists of, haw
aiiprnd, wheih-r tiiepM'jioae fur wh eh ac--i-ri-d
can be enjoy- d by tha Unil- d Slut" a
adr a -ces.'on. coiiiteni!v with the alisftii-
, ty and s i'. iy of "tha Jtare, am! tint the
: ('oinmittee report on the v.ilne of United
: Stitl.-it pn rty not in South ('a'rin, ad
value her ahare on an ui'i't.iUc diriion
aaioni Ihe Slates. (Applause in the i;al
h ries ) The resolution was made the or
ch r for to-morrow. Tlie name d:spnitior
w as made of a resiilntlon to npi cvnt five
eilifM as a Cauuc-il of S.ifty, lo act with.
Ihe (iovi-rnor. An ad Ires from a por
tion nf the (i'-orirm L.'ilaturo wan laTd on
thetalile. Ad:ourncd.
The Coaveuiion rcassvinbled on the 1 9th
He
The Presid nf rnd a t. legram to Kl
niore, Alabama Coiutuis-iioiirr, iu the fol
lowitij; words;
Till Convention to listen to no propor
tion ofioinpromlfcs ord.i iy.
(j6v. Moobf.
It was received wilh loud nppl.iine.
Mctirath's ri-solutiou w is then cnsiih red.
M.Iks Mated that hi! had lio idea the
I'r sideiil aould send reinlorci'tneiits, as he
h ul so stated in conversiitirin, and sub-e-.
cpienlly in arit'tir. He (Miles) had been
informed that tho forts will be taken be-enii-
Ihey ore ii''Cevary lo our anfety.
There wero only C.'i men at Fort Moultrie,
and he felt thu necessity of Ireing watchful,
h-st a few men at Charlextoa niht seize
the fort ill tlin nL'ht. Let us wait; dluys
a II lie to our adranlae.
The resolution was adopted
A ri-snluti.iu was introduced for the an-
pnintiB'-nt of u CciiniuiKsioin r to each Slave
.State, liisriii the plan nl prca-et rljiirs,
mlvanee of secession, lo prepare eneli Slate
will. UK to unite with South Carolina in the
adoplioil of tt Confeih-racy Imsiil upon
the Loiist.tution or Hie I lilted Slates, and
recommending those uniting to elect mem
to the Hoosa of the new Conjrxi ss.
Pun, I
and a President mid Vice President of the
new Couf. d'Tucy.
On Dee. ilOlh, Ingnlls report ec an ordi
nance of secession, which declares
tlm repeal of the ordinance of Mav 211d,
wharebv Ihe Conslitutifin ol the Ur
Slates was ratified, and all acts o( Assrm
bly rilit'yinp Ihe amendiuetits to that Con
slitiitiou which pissicl unnmmously, ut
quarter past 1: 101) in mbers votitijf.
Tho news spread rapidly, and there was
nnuienst! cheeruig.
It. was ordered Ihst the Clerk trletrraph
In tlio Members af Congress, nt ashing
ton.
The news produced intense excitement
aiuonj the meinbera of (.'ongresa, and for u
long time contused it. proceedings.
Tlio Pacific Hail P.oad Lill p.iesed the
House, Mufi. ail, l;y a vote of 119 lo 7S,
The bill provides for a Central and South
ern Iioad.
(. n. Cass has resigned the office of Sec
retary of Slate, because the President re
futed to semi reinforcements to the forts at
Cuurle.ton, aa urged by Maj. And-rson,
tliiH'otuinauduut there. Att'y (Jen. Black
was appointed in his place.
Colib, of the Treasury, has al-o resigned.
Doualaa has decided to support Critten
den's propositions.
Seward denies that tho Albany Jonrual
expresses his views.
Lincoln in XoaTitvvKsrKnN Virhinia.
Tlio Whwling Intelligencer truly calls
Uitehietown, Va., the most elorions place
this aide of tho l'lysian Fields. " Just
think of a clear 1C4 "votes for Old Abe,
down there 52 votes mora than Douglas
got S'3 more than Hell pot, and 113 more
than Iiiec kinnrlge and 6C more than Fre
mont got in the countv."
Under the head of "The Taahandle
Uourboas Killed Off," the Wheeling Intel
ligencer congratulates its readers on the
handsome Republican vote sonio 1,200
just cast in the Northwestern section of
Virginia. It snys:
" The Republicans have fairly conquered
n peace for that sentiment which does not
Ivelievc that Slavery is the paramount in
terest of the State, and one which ought to
to lat discriminated for at a hcav? expense
to all tha other interests. If w ill now be
just aa respectable to be opposed to the od
jusl pretensions of Eastern Virginia, as it
na oeea neretolore to sulisee out .i
.1. ...i t . .. j . :
ZZ!
they will be seleetc-d for their souudnoi
ear own mUftita." -
l)c Oregon CVrgu
JCditor.
OSXOOJa CITVi
SATURDAY, JAXUAItV 12. 1861
DIaUal
Since tha cIlcCoii of Mr. Lincoln to the
l'rrid. ni v tha diiuii:ou movcineiitl of
uulL(.rn'I) (Ot.rBi0 ,(1V0
1 "'U 'l"tU ' '"',H '
, rV- la jiood dial of apccuU'on pnioiix
Kj,t;ciaiis of all aclionls. liettur iliese
. Dtmo,rill;c ,tro,m B the Cotton States be
, Jh tVoft f)0) Vi(.
I
proimnciamento IndicaiiiiK any departure
by the im oiuitiic lulmiiiiatratioii from a po!
( j, y u k, reiomiueaded by tha former
: ,iwht., f Mr LUlCnn ,lu ,, vuhrm
"I'0" ,lilb ,' Iriumj.h.t.itt
ehi't-d; or ahether they ara Iho earnest
j iH-iniiiiis of a ing premedituti d intrntioii
io overthrow the tioveranierit, we arc find
, lhat Mr. Llixolu has a. yet fully rome nr
i ,0 ,he 'l-'int!uiM or his friends, and
I provea h a JuiL'inent and haiU.ouu tqual
to the ex'gencira of thu times, by a digui
Ged sii nee that indicate a settled purpose
nt vi r to compromise his own or his party's
dignity by l lug bullied into even an ex
plauat.on of his owu politicul creed. Mr.
Lincoln has, np to (his time, ueitherspok
hitu-a If, aor authorized any onu lo spvak
for him. Whutin r speeches lion been
made by distinguished lb-publicans niuee
the elect. an. hate been made, not ut the
ie-daw-ci of Mr. Lincoln, but were prompt
vd by irtciiliur occasions, und instead ol
bring intended us proiiuneiainenlos lo cool
off Ihe tin- of hi II that bum iu the bom
of salamanders, they wero nothing more
lliiiu a reiteration of the same prineipli
lhat were advocated oa the slump in evry
Slate where lliu bluik monster of ijannit
ism hadn't succeeded in crushiu;iit til
ll ho;ie of human liberty fivoipcech.
Ti.e tloctriiies, nitns, am purposes of the
R publican party of which Mr. Lincoln is
the honored head, wero plainly and on
equivocally set forth iathe Chicago Plat
form, doctrines whirh harmonize with the
teaching i of all prominent Republicans iu
and out of Congress, and which huvo been
triumphantly ...vindicated by mnro than
three hundred authoritative exponents of
Ihe pai'y. ; If salamanders or their tools
want information, let tlu-m go to the
record. That record contains a clear, full,
and sutifattory vindication of the Repub
lieaii part from every charge of "section
alism," "enmity to tho South," "negro-
equably," and so on down through the list
of false accusations made against us bv
Vaiiccy nud his doughface tools. If the
leaders of Democracy are really In earnest
about intending to poll down the pillars of
tha Government, ft pronimciuniento of
modified intentions would do no good.
Ix piibl.cnniMii, however modified - and
lumb-l.ke it might be made, would be just
as o.l. mis to a salamander as would bo III
R 'publican party that has been f often
sketched by that excellent exponent of
Democracy, tlmew Vork Herald. In
the .estimation of iWioeralic. lenders, the
Republican parly willlwnys be a mon
ster while it lays any c!u?m to controlling
the Government und distributing its pat
rnnage. A prontineiamciito fromLiueotn
over his own sign manual, and endorsed bv
Hamlin, Seward, Hates, McLean, Chas
and several thousand of Ihe other most
prominent Republicans, stating that, in
order to "save the Union," the Republi
can party would di,bnnd, Lincoln would
sign over his title to tho Presidential chair
to Yancey or Jo Lane, and that the Re
publican party was willing that Yancey
Democrats should henceforth and forever
have undisputed right to all the olfices and
emoluments -that Shivery should go into
all the Territories, and into all tho free
States that Cuba nud Central Atnerien
should be annexed as slave territory that
the African slave trade should b revived,
that the tariff should bo supplanted by
a free-trade policy, which, if it did not
ruin New Knghrid, would fatten South
Carolina that Homestead Bills should no
more bo urged for the benefit of Northern
laborers, an I the Pacific Rail Road
should be abandoned; such a prolinuria-
ineulo, with proper endorsements, coupled
with an efficient move on the part of the
Republican party to have all these 'South-
em Rights' plainly set forth iu an amended
Constitution, would satisfy Southern Dem
ocrats and tnsko Northern doughfaces rub
their palms together with delight. What
ever may be tho opinion of weak baeked
Republican journalists, we are certain that
Mr. Lincoln knows that nothing short of
this would eff ct anything, and when he
makes up his mind to appease the wrath of
salamanders, ho will make just such a move
as we have indicuted.
If, on tho other hand, the Democratic
leaders are merely trying to force Mr. Lin
coln into the humiliating position of acting
I lie part or " Sung, the Joiner," in deliver
ing himself of a nice little prologue deny
ing that the Republican party is really the
beast the lying organs of fanaticism have
said it is, so as to furnish them with an
exense for submission, we are ouite certain
thut ' Honest Abe' will leave the gentlemen
to beat a retreat through the mire, without
his improving the roads for them.
Let the object of the secession move be
what it mny, the attention of the American
people ia now more than ever engaged ia a
thorough investigation af the whole ma
ckiavry pf foverunwut cui fi.th.tri fy-
- a a a
State to each other under the Constitution,
Ihe powers ihlcgutcd lo the General Gov-
.r,......i. the reserved rilthl of the States,
and the onllmrlty, If thrro be nny, by
which a State can dissolve Hi counccuoii
olih the rest, lovelher with tho duties of
the Gom rul Government iu case of lecca-
u:h. a nil hLovh and beyond ull, the
mighty consequences of such on attempt,
are subjects well worthy of tho gravest
illVI-hliglltloll.
Whether human wisdom will bo ado
cpi'ite to devise the be st possible means for
meeting the ismies that will unquestionably
im nimlr un More ma ii v vrars. ia by no
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menus certain but if those issues should
be precipitated upou ua during tha next
four vears. there la no man wo would
4 .
sooner see in tha Presidential chair than
Mr. Liiiculu. Iu our luiuildo judgment, ha
Is, in ull tho ste.l ng attributes that rcn
dered Ihe tiumo uf Jackson Immortal, not
a whit behind him who throttled treason
iu 1S33. I u saying this, wo must not be
understood us indicating that Mr. Lincoln
will consider it necessary to pursue tho
precise course that was adopted by Jack
son. A disuse which iu Jackson timo
exhibited itself only iu on ugly ulcer on n
" dishonorable member " of the body poli
lie, may not require the same kind of a
remtdy uftcr it has cousidi raLly blotched
over tho surface of the nether extremities,
We believe that Mr. Lincoln will be up to
the requirements of the case, let tho disor
der exhibit itself ns it may hat is, ns
nearly up to it as uny other tuaii would.
Let him do his duty, mid ho will have tho
backing uLas irresistible a power as the
" Norfherii swatW that once oVcrrati all
Europe.
Lr vi the aspects ol disunion, wo slmir-J.ave
. .... . A
more to say herealler.
Fi.oiR ton Ltvtaiooi.. Wo ham that
II. K. Hayes, of this county, and C. 15.
Ilawh-y, of Yamhill, are now having ten
thomund bushels of wheat ground up, at
the Willamette Falls Mills, nt this place,
for immediuto shipment to Liverpool
Mr. Hayes goes to Sail Francisco in a few
dnys, lo be ready to receive tlio (lour und
ship it on board a clipper far Liverpool
These gentlemen have stood by n long
while far some one in .Oregon to net as u
proneer in this or a similar enterprise, but
finding thut they would likely have to wait
till the cows come homo' before nny one
of sufficient energy would step forward,
they concluded to embark in tho business
at nnre themselves. We hope their under
taking will be rewarded with complete
nccess, and that others, profiting by their
example, will engage in the samo business,
and thus build up a traffic between Or
egon and the East. No more opportune
time than the present could bt taken, we
think.
Since writing the above, wo have under
stood that the enterprise! ol Messrs. Hayes
and Hawlcy hits stimulated action on the
part or others, and that nnother lot of five
thousand bushels is ready to be ground at
the same Mills, for .shipment lo tho same
market. The flour, of course, will be of
the best Oregon manufacture, and we are
pleased to statu that the brand of the
Willamette Falls .Mills .stands A No. 1
wherever it has been introduced.
I3.il) Roys. An unusiiul spectacle In our
usually quiet little city is tho number of
rowdy boys that have of Into been making
night hideous wilh their antics. Some
of these X-haps arc of that peculiar period
of ailoteseeiicVwhen one is neither a boy
nor a man the trme..of life usually, known
ns tho pin-feather stilte the period of
transition from boyhood to niunhood, when
the voice becomes hoarse, us' though it
passed through a throat lined with saw
dust, and nil their actions are of that
hnraeter belonging to tho gawk the most
lisgnsting period of human existence.
We regret to notice among them some
smaller boys whose parents would confer a
great favor npon the public hy keeping
them nt home out of mischief. We hear
of two ladies who were rudely insulted the
other evening whilst returning from church,
by this fame class of bipeds of which wo
have been .shaking. A few more such
capers ns they bavo been cutting lately,
ill probably cause theso sprightly youths
to appear before Ihe Recorder. If so, thuir
ease shall be reported for the benefit of the
public.
Correspondents will please have
patience our por'tienl contributors espe
ciallythe lady ones particularly.
"Amicus" shall bo heard next week.
' Tramps' is in n desperate way. The sin
gular letters which ho bus received from
up country are enough to trouble an equa
ble temper. 'T.' shall have 'em published
next weik. Those ' gals ' are curious
'critters.'
New Yrar's Adprkss. We had in
tended to present our readers with an ad
dress oa New Year's Day, but through
some mishap the mannscript did not reach
our office nntil a few days ago. However,
as it has some bearing on the political
aspects of the times, we shall accommodate
our readers with the address next week.
3T We received through Trary &. Co.
Express th;s week a sum of money, but
without any direction as to its application.
Will the sender please iuform as?
t&" We notice that the Oregon Demo
crat has come out ondcr the aaspices of P.
J. Malone, Esq., as editor. -
u. allied 10 lis. Tho Meral Milium oi
Tha Xw from m, ... ..
The dispalche. In another col)n . .7
hidicuta thut South Carolina i. i....
I deceaaion, volui volut (a J0 La. .
mj), , and llmt Georgia, Alabama, poridl
ould
Mississippi, n porlnpa Louisiana Wo,,
follow her example. Our hope I. nUh "
may be allowed to depart peoceahly f tl
really wish logo. They (or . portion It
them at leust) have been a clog 0n tin
liberal action of the Government by tj.
weight in Congress, and particularly
this coast felt their buleful influence ia t!,ejr
votes ngalnst the Pacific Rail RM(j tfct
greatest work of our age, and ngahm' t,a
Homestead Hill, whose benefits to thaj
Wcat would bo ulmost incnleulablo-tliev
have acted like brakes on the wheels ofths
Government, except whilst running down
the inclined piano of Slavcry-Extnion
and when ouee this Incubus-weight jji
Inched, our grand country will boond for
ward like a giat.t unfettered, nor ttep ,
its course till its destiny be accompthshccL
Let thorn go they will tuko off only !.
millions of whites and thu tame number of
niggers tho muluttors iu proportion to tb
Democrats. Just think of it two mil;na
whites and two million nigger anylng
nothing or tho Democratic omUti,..
breaking off from this Government, tni
expecting to slop its progress! fjf,,,
God! was ever such fatnitjr extiihitcd bt
fore, except, in tho addled brains ofiom,
inuttou-hendcd squirt of Democrat- i0
Oregon! Twehly-tiyht mi7,'0awil re
main under the old Star-SpaiHiltt ,m
forming the freest, happiest, must prepp.
ous, and ia time to como tho iuot tMv.ifj.
cieut nation on Ihe globe!
All sorts of compromises are being
proposed at Washington. We hope .
Republicans will offer none. All proposi
tioiu of that sort should come from
other side. Thin, we nro glad to see ii
their rcsolvo. We arc firmly of theopirr
ioifthat this wliolu secession more is a
concerted plan between Bnchaiinn and the
fire-eaters. His ludof lulc, tngdhtr tit
his puling Alcssngo, plainly, show tliii.
Tho defenseless condition of tlie Forts at
Charleston, nud tho repeated refusal of tlie
President to listen to tho appeals f the
commandant for more men and aminiuition,
are almost direct proof of Buchanan'i com
plicity with tho secessionists of tlie South
iu their mud attempts upon the integrity of
tlio Government. Gen. Cass understood
this, and resigned, washing his hands of
any connection with tho damnablo plot.
If nny further proof wero wauling, look tt
Iiuchu nan's retention in his Cuhinctoftliat
miserable Disunion reoundrel, the inp-licud-
ed, big-bellied Cobb, who is as destituto of
financiering abilities ns a jackass, and whose
notorious incapacity has reduced the Treas
ury of thu United States to actual bank
ruptcy, and to a condition lower than it
has ever reached since tlio foundation of
the Government! Ho at last has resigned
the position which he has so long disgraced,
and from which nn upright Chief Magis
trate would long ago havo kicked lu'inout,
The tclicme of Cucliannu and the fire-eating
scoundrels is no doubt to crowd matters to
the utmost extremity, and thus force the
North into soma sort of a compromise
of thu Constitution. Wo trust our friends
will stand firm, and permit nn tinkering
with that noble instrument, under whoso
auspices we have grown and prospered for
seventy years. If uny Slates have passed
acts in violation of its spirit, let those enact
ments be repealed as unconstitutional and
void. These laws seem to form the burden
of compluiut of the more reasonable ol the
Southern States, and wo hope their appeals
for redress will be met in a spirit of con
ciliation and good will. This will baffit
thcschemVs of Old Buck' nad his Disunion
confederates, and leave them no other al
ternative but to come back into the Uuion
or to go ahead uud form their Cotton Con
federacy, with tho risk of being threshed
into good manners by Spain, at tho first
interference with Cuba.
One thing, ut least, is certaior Wears
done with ' Democrats for President, nof
and forever. One of the evils ourcoontrr
has had to suffer from the sectioa tW i
nbout retiring from the Union, hat been
their weight in the Electoral College, which
of late years has invariably been east for
Pro-Slavery Democrats.
A Cotton Confederacy composed '
two millions of whites, living apoa lb
sweat and blood of two millions of po"
niggers! not counting the large nombtr
of Democratic mulattocs! Why it wouldn't
have the n.oral force in the world of the
one-borse " Pacific Republic" which some
poor fools nu this coast have gabbled b
as a possib
Sportsmen, AttbstionI We c" the
attention of sportsmen and others to w
advertisement of Mr. Wilde in another
column. Mr. W. has recently refitled bit
bop in a superior style, and is now pre
pared to executo work with neatness sni
dispatch. We can confidently rcconiBK"
Mr. Wilde to the favor of the pnblie.
Tiusks. We are indebted to A. Hj
brook, Esq., for a copy of the S. F.
Ietin, containing the very latest new
the East.
Arch-Bishop Blanchet will
ceive onr thanks for his kindness in faraw
ing us with late papers;
Pnnnr F- fr Oeorc Oran
of this
has a Merino re,
whicli
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Orfro-v Crrr MaRKrr.-Wbeat,
flOe; Flour, $3,504; Oaw 8530c; UN
let, 20v2fx-; Kggs, tbc,