ifflje (Oregon Clrgus.
W. Zb Adams,
Bditor.
OJUQOW CITY I
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1801.
The PrrsUtal's MrsS.
When Buchanan was chcted to the high
post which he has for four years disgraced
mora than any man was lupjMMcd cible
of doing four years ago, the orgnns of slave-
brfC'ling everywhere, and eveu Mr, Boch
nnaii himself, felicitated the country upon
the dual settlement of the slavery quvNtion.
Democrats grinned with smiles thut wrink
led their Jobs clear back to their ears,
rubbed their palms together with Loth
hands between their knees, ami, rolling
their ryebulls upward", exclaimed, "The
nigger question it trilled there will be no
more a'lilutinnOit Uaiea Is info the
people hare decided in furor of the Comtl
tution, or what is the same thing, they have
endorsed the Cincinnati I'lutforot, the
Nebraska Bill, and noii-intcrvention
liencoforth the vexed qnention will be en
tircly removed from Congress, and thrown
luto Iho Territories, where it rightfully be'
longs.'' The destruction of the Missouri
Compromise, and the passage of the Ne
braska Dill, were no more lauded by the
Democracy as a "final teltlrment" of thu
slavery question, than waa the elecliou of
James Buchanan in 1350. We knew at
the time that the slavery question was not
settled we knew that the election of Bitch
anan, or any other Democrat, would open
up o fresh the slavery agitation, and prccip
itato the country Into a convulsion eren
greater than thut which folllowcd tho in
auguration of the Douglas programme of
1854. We knew very well that the sub-
stitute for the Missouri Compromise was
the pro-slavery structure, not " by tliediriue
art of PuIIm," but at the instigation of the
devil a beast on which the Quixotic
Guuiua ol slavery was henceforth to ride
around "in quest of adventures." Wv
knew very well that this Genius of cliivnl
ry wus by no means ready at the innugnru-
tion of Buchanan to turn his Rubral
lloainunte into the pasture, hang bis lunce
up on a peg, and dismiss his fire-outing
Saucbo I'auzas, just because Buchanan and
the Northern Democracy thought there
was no more work fer the Slave Tower to
do. The Genius of chivalry hud his work
marked out he had sworn that the " con-
tlict'' he hud entered sliould be on " irre
prcssiblu" one that every citadel sncrcd
to human liberty sliould be destroyed
that tho frieuds of humauity should be
"subdued" and that, failing to smoke out
all opposition to nn unlimited spread of
slavery, he would Sampson-like, bow him
self against tho pillars of the Government,
and invelvo all In one common ruiu.
Wo saw nil this, ami predicted it, before
Buchanan was inaugurated. But Dncli
annn, either a hypocrite or unconscious
himself thut he and his party belonged to
the slnve-brecdiug interests, and that Ere
eaters Imd tho same power to mould him,
that potters have to convert a piece of
clay into a " vessel of dishonor," told us
that the slavery question had been settled
nnd that, by one ef tho happiest of Dun
ocratiu conceptions! With his heud full
' of this " settlement'' by a " happy concep
tion," ho sat down to write his first message.
Fire-eaters crowded around him, dictated
tho matter of his message, mado him doubt
about his " happy conception," or even his
own identity, the result was Lit first me
nigc had little elso in it but thu " everlast
ing nigger question" Congress and the
country have been kept in a continual up
roar on the slavery question, during his
whole administration tits Democratic
party has been settling this " happily Bet'
tied" question all the time and now we
aro told in the hist message (thnuk God,
it is his last!) of this expiring functionary,
that tho slavery question isn't quite settled
yet, nnd in fact ho doesn't see how it can
bo settled no ns to savo the Union, unless
the majority will surrender all their notions
of right and of constitutional interpretation,
and let the minority alter the Constitution
so that It shall horeaftor read very plainly,
as It now rends to him through sulumnuder
spectacles, and keep ou altering It proba
bly as often ns the salamanders get new
light on the " rights" guarantied to the
Cotton States. Mr. Bachanun seems to be
very much opposed to Disunion, yet he
really thinks, that in view of tho terrible
" Norlbora aggressions," it would be no
matter of surprise if the South did break
off from the North, he thinks it is his
sworn duty to execute the laws, but really,
after very grave research, with tho help of
Yancey probably, he cau't reully put his
linger on the authority by which ho can
keep South Carolina from dissolving the
Union if she wants to. He thinks thut
Lincoln will not be able, indeed he thinks
he will not V to if he would, do any act
contrary to tho Constitution as understood
by Buchanan, but, if he does, why theu it
will be a capital time for the Cottou States
to ruite the Palmetto Dug.
His message, take it all in all, ia well
worthy of its author, and equally worthy of
the Uumniou party or winch be is Hie beat.
Ilia bint to the incomiug administration
bout economy, alter his reckless expendi
tures, and his suggestions about the im
propriety of letting Government contracts
to party whippcrs-in only, mast appear
rather cool to one who has read Covodu's
book. After reading his men-sage, we have
littie doubt but that he ia at a good under
standing with the Ditunionista and that the
Collector at Charleston is retaining the
focds in his bands to put into the new
Carolina kingdom's treasury, by and with
the adrics ef the Adalaistratisa.
tial hi Neerk .
That brilliant rxioucnt of Democracy,
the Corrallis Villon, has been reviewing
Mr, Trumbull's speech at Springfield,
through s pair of leather otucle. Of
coursa the Union doesn't like Mr. Lincoln's
policy, sod objects to it after this wise:
."Therefore, alien Mr. Trumbull aaya
that Lincoln us President " would defend
the Stnto in which he received no rote
against sny ewroachmeiit on their ennsti
tutinmil rights as soon as he would one in
which he receive d the highest majority,"
we understand that he will protect Stiitm
in such rights only ns lie, the President,
may construe tho Constitution to guarantee
to them; that is lo nty, ho will administer
the government upon strictly republican
policy, disregarding the rights of the
Southern Slutis as they are claimed by
t'niu."
'that la, Lincoln, like Jackson, will sup
port the Constitution as As nnderidand it,
and not ns Jo Lane or the Corrallis Union
understands it. What a pity that Mr.
Lincoln shouldn't, like the Old Public
Functionary, conclude to enforce the
" rights of Southern States at they are
eluimed by them," Instead of securing them
such " rights" as he, and Washington, and
Jefferson, " held'' they had. Among the
" rights of the Southern States, as they
are claimed by them," is new classed the
" right" of disunion. It is said that even
the Old Public Functionary is quite doubt
ful about tin's being a constitutional right
" ns held by them," and talks some of en
forcing the laws as understood by him.
The Union has with s masterly hand struck
the key note that will harmonize all dis
cords, nnd make the whole Union jingle
like a jcwshnrp. Here it A I'rruidenl
in adminielrrinj the government must re
gurd Ihe Constitutional " rights of the
South at claimed by Tnr.u" (the fire-eaters),
and at the same lime refurd the rights f
the North ai claimed by them (th" Ynn
ccyites)! I No living soul but the Union
could have studied up such o noble plan for
harmony. If the Smith doesu't forgive
him now, for packing " those cold victuals,"
it will be became he husn't yet eaten dirt
eunugh to eusiiro a pardon under the " Con
stitution ns uuder-tood by Men."
llosrsr Conkkssiov. Tho Albany
Democrat, which has all uhnig thought
that the election of Lincoln would be the
death knell of the Union, has since the elec
tion, submitted Republicanism to a pressure
in the best machine that could be got up
on short notice by tho 1 devil' of that office,
mid has actually squeezed out the real ' dis
solution oil that bus so terribly alarmed
the Democracy, und caused such a howl to
go up from the tinctured throats of more
than a hundred thousand Federal office
holders. Tho Democrat, like a faithful
sentinel on tho watch-towers of modern
Democracy, takes a culm and dispassionate
view of the 'impending crisis,' 'Northern
aggressions,' or 1 irrepressible conflict, that
will most surely be iiinugurated by the ad
ministration of that terrible 'rail-splitter,'
and culls on all Democrats whom it may
concern to set their ' houses in order.'
But we know that the Laud Office in this
city is impatient to see the elephant as dis
covered by the Democrat. Well, here it is
6aT " Tho most it ( Lincoln's adminis
tration) can do is to reach the dockets of
imimnuuis who are Federal ulucu-hold-
ers."-jja
The Democrat has hit the real ' disunion'
nail squarely on tho head. Let the Union-
loving 'federal office holders' give vi nt to
their grief let them shed great salty tears
over this ' busted Uuiou' just ns fast und ns
big as they will let their tears bu bottled
up and sent to Jo Lane to be stowed away
in the archives of tho new kingdom of
South Carolina, to bo used by the clergy
of the Methodists South, for bnutisnml
i
purposes.
Tiut Family. Mr. Martin, a rabid
disuiiiouist, lately mado a speech in South
Carolina, in which ho said that Jo Lane of
Oregon Imd promised them the assistance of
himself mid sous, in case South Carolina
met with resistance from tho General
Government in her secession movements.
Joseph probably intends to organize him
self, llibben, nnd tho rest of his family,
into a ' Southern rights' nuti- irrepressible'
' put-roiV,' to prevent the niggers from in
terfering with the diggers in their chival
rous work of digging up South Cumlinu's
silnd bunks mid shipping them off to Cuba.
Joseph has laoked into tho Constitution,
and he 'can't find nary claus tlmr, thut
don't prevent no State from gwiuo out to
stand.'
Latest. It is said that the South Car-
iliuiaus are now driving a brisk trade
with tho Boston Yankees. The latest ar-
rivul noticed in the Charleston papers, wus
one of Cushing's vessels with a cargo of
long-handled shovels from Boston. South
Curoliua beinir bent on eoinif out of the
Union, and not wishing to engage in un
"irrepressible conflict'' with the govern
ment, is reported to have come to the wise
conclusion to dig up the dirt within her
noble limits and ship it " boddaciously"
over to Cuba. Several shin loads nflw
" tile" are said to be already on the w
-
to thut island. 'Jo Lane ead sous' are
said to hare free tickets for cabin passage
on the craft that leaves Charleston with
the lust load of dirt.
fkiT Late news from A moor river says
that tho Governor General of Eustcrn
Siberia had signified his intention ts grant
lands on the banks of the A moor to for-
e'gnrrs who acknowledge the Emperor
The emigration from Germany wai very
lis.aae ikrlr trwa.
1. Thut the reMl of thu Missouri Coin
promise wus a Southern and s Democratic
measure.
2. That John Bell, of Tennessee, and
Geucrul Houston, of Texas, were the
only Southern Senators in Congress who
voted against the Kann-Xehrakit bill
' 8. That of thos voting for the bill in the
House of nepreseniatlres, ninety fire were
Deniocruls siid fifteen were Whigs.
" 4. Thut the Whig end some Democrat
papers of the North opposed the repeal
with all their power, styling the bill the
' Nebraska Iniquity.'
5. That a large meeting in the Park at
New York, addressed by Hon. B. F. But
ler, ffen. Jackson's Attorney .General,
adopted an address egoinst it, declaring
thut " The repeal of thut Compromise will
be the virtual repeal ef all compromises be
tween freedom nnd slavery, and will tcrmi'
iiate forever all confidence between tho
North and the South. The extension of
slavery to Nebraska would sesure to tho
Slave Slates a permanent preponderance
in the Federal Union, which would enable
theinlosway the Government In nil its
branches, legislative, executive, and judi
cial, with reference only to the interest of
some 300,000 slave-holders, and without
regard to the will or the welfare of 2,000,'
000 of free citizens."
IU solutions were adopted of s similar
import, and pledging the citizens to their
utmost endeavors to prevent the repeal of
the Missouri pledge of freedom, nnd, if it
should be curried, then to uew and untiring
efforts to restore freedom. They recom
mended petitions so long ss thu door was
open.
0. Thut of the one hurdrcd In the
House who voted uguinst the bill, there
40 Democrats 4.4 of them from the free
States and 50 Whigs, 45 from the free
States.
7. "That on March 4, 1854, Mr. Ev
erctt submitted to the Senate a memorial
containing the signatures of 8,500 clergy
men of New England and New York city,
remonstrating against the Nebraska bill.
When Mr. Everett resumed his seat,
Senator Douglas took the floor, and de
nounced the memorialists, impugned their
motives, and challenged the charge that
the passage of tho Nebraska bill was a
breach of faith, us a base falsehood, de
signed for political cfTuct.
Senator Houston replied warmly and
eloquently, defending the rights of thu
petitioners and the course they hud pur
sued."
" In the House Mr. Appleton presented
a petition 250 feet h length, signed by
3000 clergymen of New England, against
the repeal of tho Missouri Compromise.
The petition was not received."
8. Hcmembcr tho view of some Southern
men ou thut Bill ns seen in the following
from the N. 0. Crescent:
Southern View or tup. Nebraska Bill.
The F raits of Victory. The Nebraska
bill has passed; a solemn compromise which
protracted our Union thirty-four years,
lias been trampled in the dust; the fol
lowers at the beck of the Executive, in an
ticipation of profit from its patronage, have
raised the yell of victory, and cannons have
been fired in the national capital in honor
of tho auspicious event! And what, we
ask, nr the fruits? Dissatisfaction, grief,
distrust, indignation, nnd loss of confidence
in Southern honor throughout half the
States of the confederacy. V. 0. Cres
cent. Remembering these things, and mnny
more such, it will be seen by every fair man
that the South have prepnred the way for
their own present troubles.
Lincoln's Cauinet. The wise scribes
of ull political parties are still fixing np a
cabinet fer Mr. Lincoln. Northern Dem
ocruts and Southern Knownothiugs, it is
predicted by tho 1 savans,' will be invited
to take a seat in his Cabinet, while men of
Iho same political complexion are to fill
soino of the high offices within the Presi
dent s gift. These opinions have been
squeezed out of rather spongy ' savans' by
tlie present disunion pressure. Those who
think that Mr. Lincoln is spungy enough
to bo pressed into a triangular shape by
either devils or Democrats, will bo unde
ceived by and by.
ttir " We wish we could reach the ear
of every mud-cup iu the lund." Albany
Democrat.
If, as yon say, you have a circulation of
2000 copies, you probably ' reach the car'
of most of them. If you are lucky enough
to ' reach' the pocket of even half of those
whose ' curs' you ' reach,' you will be fully
as fortunate ns the majority of doughfaces
who depend for a living on the subscriptions
of ' mad-cups.'
Books at Auction! Messrs. Crandall
& Co. have arrived in town with a lurge
and well-selected stock of Standard and
Miscellaneous Books, which are now to be
had at auction and private sale. Their
stand is in the first building north of the
Main St. House. Cull early. They will
lit apt to close ont this- evenimr.
Snow. Lust Suturdar night snow fell
here to the depth of five or six inches, und
in conseqnence, three or four days of this
week afforded more sleighing than has
been witnessed here in ire yean. On
Thursday, however, rain set in, and under
its drenching showera tlie snow rapidly dis-
iil-urru, in ine grrai grief of uutueroi
ociics ami ueanx in town.
We are requested by Mr. Thomas.
the sheriff, to state that he does not intend
to charge mileace in the tour he is t,ont
to wjuke for collecting Ux?s1 as we uiliroa
tei Luri week. '.. . . - - ;
En. Aunt's: I saw in thu Portland
Turns (hat some one writing from this city
spake slightingly of our improvements and I
. i. , .i .. .t.: I...-
tl,e.ta..d-stdlch..r..cter that tbisdijlwalg on tl.s BTlli int.-
assumed for some timo past. There is a j Jumi(l C. c.mkling delivered a reception
.... I .. , ., i ii....' I..L...'.
very good reason for this state of things,
which I will not hern attempt to deny.
The (act is patent here that we have bud
littlu or no representation at court, lo
amend tho wrongs committed nguinst Or
egon City by the Donation Act. Now
have reached the source of all the mischief,
which I will hero briefly state." In the
donation act, passed Sept. 27, 1850.
There was incorporated in that law o pro
vision reserving the Oregon City claim for
Uniwrsity purposes. And although tho
law has been passed over ten yenrs, still
there has been no attempt inndo to realize
nnythimr from said claim. Nor has there
been anything, in the shape of hinds, se
lected for thut purpose. But tho law is a
dead letter; no person knows tho precise
situation of things, nor does any person
seen to euro whether school keeps or not
Had either Mr. Stout or Jo Lane made a
fair representation in Congress, this mischief
might hove been corrected, the University
been better off, and the heirs of Dr. John
McLoughlin had justice dnno them, and no
person would have been worsted.
I hud hoped that Mr. Stout, who Is fully
posted In this regard, would have done
something more, during his brilliant career,
to distinguish it, than thu mere act ot going
out at Charleston. But in this we have
all been disappointed. I hod looked for
some redeeming act en the part of Old Jo,
but in this too I have been disappointed.
The Legislature of Oregon memorialized
Congress upon the subject, nnd the people
petitioned largely In favor of it, but to ull
this our Solons at court gave no heed, nor
have they deigned to notice these appeals
for justice. Thus the matter rests, und
thus it will continue to rest, I suppose,
uutil the people's men take the mutter in
hand. The persons who have been instrii
mental in perpetuating this wrong, seem to
be leagued (in interest, ut any rate,) with
those who enacted it in the first place.
Justice.
En. Argus: I was present ou New
Year's Duy at an exhibition given at the
McAlpiu School House by the Pleasant
11-11 Lyceum, and was well pleused to see
the exertions put forth by the members of
thu Lyceum to school themselves in the art
of oratory. An oration wus pronounced
by Rev. T. II. Small, which wus followed
by addresses from the following gentlemen:
T. H. Wilson, ou the Pi-ogress of the Age;
II. II. Savage; Union W. R Dunhor:
Object und Aims of thu S. of T. Oregon
Dunbar: Intemperance K. L. Hcbhurd:
Tho American Union. During the inter
vals, the audience, was enlivened by music
from tho Belpussi Brass Baud, and singing
by the choir. A discussion also took place
between W. Cranston and W. U. Dunbar
us to which was the greater evil, war or
intemperance. After the discussion came
the reading of compositions, ull of which
were highly creditable to their uuthors.
In the evening, the exereiseB consisted of
songs, dialogues, and declamations, the Mo
tors being, V B Towner, W Cranston, J L
Ch nry, K L Hebburd, J P Watkins, R O
Dunbar, Gen. Smith, Johu Hunt, T B
Hunt, Doc. Reed, J A Kemp, Foster John
son, and II II Suvugc. Short and perti
nent addresses were then made by the fol
lowing named members of the Belpassi
Brass Band: J O Johnson, John Kemp,
Ziinniser, Ficstcr, St. John, und
Columbus Brown.
I omitted to mention that the exercises
of the duy were opened with nn appropri
ate prayer by Rev. T. Powell. The wholo
proceedings were managed well, reflecting
great credit upon the marshal of the day
J. Burnett, Esq., who superintended, upon
the Lyceum which participated, ami upon
tho community surrounding, and. presented
a remarkable contrast to the hilarity nnd
boisterous reveling in which tlie day is fre
quently spent. SrECTATOR,
Oregon City, Jan. 15, 1861.
Man Frozen. Ed. Argns: Mr. J. A.
Knowlca, of Douglas county, came very
near being frozen to death not long since,
IT.. I A r Tl- T . . .
no ieit oos uiver uec. ou his way
from Jiinpire City to Looking-glass Prairie,
a journey thut is generally made by this
route in one nnd a half or two days, the
distance being about 40 miles. Mr. K.,
however, was detained a short time in the
first part of the journey, and during that
time tne snow i.iocKed his trail so ns to
render it very difficult traveling, and he
was compelled to travel eight days nnd two
nights before hr reached the settlements in
this valley. He arrived at the house of
Mr. Weekly completely exlmusrcd. beinir
unublt. to either walk or stand, hiving
crawled some distance on his hands and
knefR before reaching the house, nis feet
find hands were badly froz-m, and he was
weening at tne nose and month. He was
four days without provisions, and left seven
horses mid mules in the mountains, only
four of which were alive. The snow oil
tho summit of the Coast Range was seven
feet deep. B
Ivoseburg, Jan. 5, ISfil.
Douglas on the Crisis. Senator Doug
las has assumed the rote of defender of the
the Northern States. In the Sennte, on
the 13th. in reply to one of the Wigfall
aranguea, Senator Douglas confessed that
there were instences of refusal to oley the
hngitive Slave Law, which he regretted;
and then aaid: Whiln I make this declara
tion. I am compelled to my that ninp i. nil,.
or the cotnpWu oo that subject are on-
Tony News
Vor SlualtrK Hi'''
fcr. Lorn, Dec. 2S r. h.
Senator D 'ker had a warm
n.i,ire In the Court House." Baker's re
ply occupied three quarters ofnn hour.
He expressed earnest hopes of Union, and
discarded nil Idea or a ruciiH! nepuwic
A Democratic State Convention is ea
to meet at Springfield ou the Jan. Iflth, to
to confer regarding me existing uuiiuuu.
reiki. ' ' '
- An enthusiastic meeting was held nt
Memt.hi on Dec, 2Hh. Resolutions were
nussed oiiioiiiir seimruto seccsa on und co-
ireion, and favoring a convention of the
Southern States,
An Inforuiul meeting of mcrcliunts,
members or the bar, und others, was held
at Burnuiu's Hotel. Baltimore, on the
night of the 27th. The meeting was of
conservative. Union-loving men.
Several army officers of South Carolina
have resigned, nnd resignations ol post
masters of that State nrc recorded daily.
Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, positively re
fuses to call an extra session of the Lcgi
lalure for fear of rtcess'oii, ns alleged.
The Committee of Thirty-three haro re-
jrcted Rust s proposition by a strict parly
veto. ...
The dispatch in relation to Maj. Ander
son's movements at Fort Moultrie, created
great excitement in Congress. Three hun
dred men have been sent from Charleston
navy yard to the ship Macedonian, ut
Portsmouth, t irgima.
St. Louis, Dec. 30.
Fort Moultrie aud Castle Puu kney were
in possession of the South Curoliua .Statu
troops, muler instructions from the (Jover
nor to hold peaceable possession for the
protection of Government proiterty. The
two forts were held by about twelve U. S.
troops, who probably surrendered without
resisting. No collision was unticiputed.
The excitement was subsiding.' '
On the 28th Captain Humphreys was
still holding tho arsenal.
The Cabinet was iu scsss'ou six hours on
the 28th.
There nrc conflicting reports of Ihe pro
ceedings of thu South Carolina Commis
sioners. One is, that the Commissioners de
manded the iuiUiediato withdrawn! of the
United SlHt -s troops, or they would return
to booth t.iiinliim lo pr- pore fur the worst
Another is, that they asked thu President
If Anderson's movement was by his orders:
to which, it issnid, the President responded
negatively, i-taling that Anderson acted on
his own authority. They even requested
the President to order Anderson buck to
Fort .Moultrie; on wh'ch request, no action
was taken by tuu Cabinet ut its adjourn
UlCllt.
It was stated thnt Postmnster General
Holt urged defence of the Forts, and other
members urged further eradiation, if neces
sary. Hie act of .Maj. Anderson is gene
rally commended by thu Union men ut
Washington, and ull over the country, for
this, iimoug other reasons, that Fort Moid-
trie wus comparatively weak, nnd might be
taken by a mob. Fort Sampler is impreg
nable, und could le reduced only by siege,
thus avoiding an immediate conflict.
A letter from Maj. Anderson ton friend
iu Diltimore, dated Dec. 25th, shows that
he then contemplated the movement.
l)n tha night or tlie 28th troops were
pouring into Charleston from all directions.
The Georgia troops had been called to join
the South Carolina lorces.
South Carolina resisted the forced loan:
the $500,000, previously ordered, having
been apportioned nniong the wealthy men
of the State, under the nonaltv of their
being considered disaffected.
Postmaster-General Holt tins sent or
ders to the Postmaster nt Charleston to re
mit the balance due from his office; and if
not complied with, tho demand of the Fed
eral Government will be enforced. He will
nlso order the stoppage of the mails if inter
fered with.
Maj. Anderson had discharged his car
penters, because they refused to bear urms
against South Carolina.
The city of Wilmington, Del., fired a
salute of 135 guns in honor of Anderson
und his gallant baud.
The Harriet Lnno was getting ready for
sea with sealed orders. .
All wus quiet nt Raleigh, N. C, on the
28lh Nov. Members of the Legislature
were going home. Meetinsrs had been held
in various counties. A Union sentiment
prevailed, but hope was nearly pone.
Florida ndviccs of the 27th show that
four-firths or the delegates elected to tho
Convention were iu favor of secession.
Bids for the four million loan were open
ed on the 28th. The offers ranged from
6 to 10 per cent, discount.
No progress was mado in Committee's
Compromise. The Republicans manifest
n greot disposition to concession, but it
was not satisfactory to tlie Southern ex
tremists. St. Louis, Dec. 31st, 6 p. m. Secretary
Floyd has resigned; the resignation has
been accepted. Tlie rcasou given is be
cause Maj. Anderson wus not ordered back
to i' on Moultrie. ,
Thompson will not resign till the Indian
bond matter is settled. The President will
not disturb Anderson.
OEM. SCOTT O.V THE CRISIS.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Journal. sneakin!r f Rph
Scott's solicitude as to the fate of the couni
try, sujs:
Lieut.- General Scott is here
business. He is greatly concerned about
the coiid'tion of the country, aud this morn
nmg spoke of it with tears in his eyes.
He said lie was three Tears old h,. ih
Constitution was adopted, and was now
therefore, on the verge of eighty. JJe dj,j
not wish to survive the downfall of the
Union. He is mkmg earnest appeals to
GOV. Denilisoil of Ohio nnrt a t
Mass., both now here, to airre it. .
compromise fouuded upon just principles.
The ' President of Sooth Ca
telegraphed to Mr. Buchanan to withdraw,
instanter, the revenue entter lyin-r in the
port of Charleston, or she will be blown up.
A Cabinet meeting- was held on Suiul:i
the 23d. and the President, opon the ad
vice of Jefferson Davis, who was n resent
dedided not ts do it.
A company of bis former friends railed
on the President to know if he would rein
force the Forts and execnte the laws, or
resifn nt ortice to Breckinridire? Tl
wonld not revral bia answer but It h l
Springfield correspondent of tliTTi '
y: .An editorial from ,u T
Ictin,
' 1 'PU'" I'r.lri. St.l.) j,
J0 ,iea- It apptared jrwterJBjr, ,,d u
1 1 1 v il v IrnflMfii tn liuw. I i . I
' " ""D ""en inspired bv uV
I'reKulnit !..( C... we
President elect. Says the Jn-....i
" Stand Fihh-Bi! Trie.w f. '.
dlgnnnt sometimes when we hear tijd p.
piibbcnus counseling .,, .Undo
j.art, of Republican ground. We sr. i
inirlor noihing that i not clearly 7
We have done nothing wrong -J, t
nothing lo npologizo for-nethim, to !
buck as a .purty-we hv. V.... ,ru
I. I
wine w nave coma
victorious, nnd shall wo now call bark ,l
routed, flying enemy, and basely Wri
icr nn uiui we nuvo gained? N...i
Let us stand fixed as the eternal V-iT
upon the Repubbcan platform, and "i.
the doverninent lim b l.,i ,lrS
which tho frumcin of tho Coiisilinii. ' ,
Of thO CollStllnliA. mJ
inally placd it."
Some there am
counseling Mr. Lincoln
Cabinet two or three gentleimin win
not ngrce with him politically. T i
not know the man. On the 17th r t.
IU UK ..I. ,.
IMS, inospeceii delivered In
i-. . . .
DM
this city,
Mr. Lincoln suid
' Our cuuso, then, must be lntrnted U
und conducted by, i own undoabtj
friends-those whose hands are free who.
hearts nre in the work who do care f
the result Two years ago tl frJZ
cans of the nation mustered ov thirUt
hundred thousand strong. We did A
under tho single impulse of resistance to t
common danger, with every external til
enmstnnce nguinst ns. Of strange dii.
eordant, nnd even hostile dementi ,'
guthered from the four winds and hmd
and fought the battle through. nirf .i.
constant, hot fire of a disciplined utmA
nnd pampered enemy. Did we bn.vi a
then to hilter now now, when that MM,,
ia wavering, dissevered nnd bellifferi '
The result is not doubtful.' "
Thu Smith Carolina twners n '.i.'
the despatches from the North ,' foriH
powers,' and the Bell organs are demiad.
ing of Buchanan that he ahull kVllir at
Six Southern States, in ull, hve'clk4
Secession Conventions: Flordie, vliiek iu
lo meet Jan. 5d; .Mississippi and Alalnoii
both of which were to meet Jan in,!
Georgia, which waa to meet J. ij,,!
Louisiana, which is to meet Jun 9?ik!
and Smith Curoliua, which wus by lattae!
counts in session. , ,,
Scnntor Douglns lias submitted a nU
proposing amendments to the Coastiimiot.
It was read a first and second time, md
referred to the Committee of Thirteen. , ,
Late from CniNA.-By wuy of Union
and New York, wo have news cenfirming
the report received across the Pacific, thut
the Allies havo taken Tekin; " (but the
Emperor's summer palace had been sacked
and that the Emperor had did to Tartiirj.
1 arks and Lock, the English prisoners
had returned; two others had died from ill
treatment; two more are still uuarconntcd
for. The Allies uro to winter iu Pekiniud
Tcitzing."
The French entered first and eccnnM
the Palace, and obtained rich Leotv ii
gold and silk. The English were a day
behind and got nothing. The Rebels were
fast getting possession of every district iu
China.
The French Minister says that twelve
months hence there will uot be a foreigner
left in Japan.
1 bu ofOciuls place obstacles in the tar
of trade.
Car A letter, received in San Frencace
from Senator Baker, and addressed ts ail
snn-in-luw. says tho disunion sentiawst
iu the South is not. half so strong as it f at
sixty days ago.
Salkm, Jan. 23, 1860. 1
Ko. A sous: Of late the world wan nlhtf
heevily in Salem ruin, euew, leet, and dh if
fectlouutc'ly commingling with tbt eirth, mtkttt
not only lub'irioun for peilntrlaiii to peMflibultli,
out rt-rnui kably disagreeable te their Kiim la
fuel, owing to ihs exireme Inclemency of the ires
ther, elmosi ull kinds of businese have beta h
p inted with Ihe exception of M raianf a bene"
to cushion and carpet the M. E. Church lieie i eee"
even that would eland still, but that die committee
of a mm ire men la is composed of females, wbe,
though tlie weaker vessels' in most things, area
this puruculur mightier than tlie mightiest ef their
Iiiil's. This amiable cumbinalion ol beauty ie bee
fy engaged ill gathering from the four quartenef
Ihe ci,y, and uvea from the adj-Mninf wanMir,
P'irk, lieu ns, and potatoes, Ihe constitur nt elements
of a grand supper, to which ttervMv is ia'iles'
to utn n.t at tho reasonable charge of ops delta
niluiiitHiice to the hall, anodier to be allowed
gaze in the diuing-roein, another to partake ef Ike
fiuils of your owu Inbor (your donation), aad tsea
another to be perm tied to depart iu ptaee., hi
truly refreshing to witness Ihe efforts of tbfc aa
gelio delegation in their blessed labor of lorsi
xealous aro thesu laborers that no portion ef ike
field is left nngleaned the widow's mite is ceesieV
ered uf more real value than the wealthy ssieerla
dollar : (Qaerv won.lrr if it not s beesuss tke
former is more rasily obtained than tbs lalitrt
uiiiugn even it should happen lo be tne "yT
Ihe poor forlorn und disconsolate possessed.) Tb
known ab lity tu manage such affiira ef loose wk
are ' the heud mid front' of this piouesjM:lsiie.
a suhVient guaranty that it wU be eieelteet
Kev. t). L)i,kinon's enngregalien are prepeiisf
lo build hitn a Dew edifice wherain In dp ass ta
gospel light iu Ihe future. The enterprise
laudahla one, aud deserves every cncnarageaweit.
The San Kraucsco M uttrels passed tbreo
here last week, and humbugged eerersl ef U
tharps out f a gd-ii d ' sead.' A na
pleia rell never belora t)k place in the espiis'
These cosmopolitan loafers cams within "
being epred, the aud.enea being erorkod sp
huh piich of judication. The) Demweiai
lelielnun Ihe metropols Mea-n. B.. T-.- "
and B.. were among the sufferers by this "."
die. Thid. kclable Iraiernilv srera here
a democrat o reunion na issate-l cat ''f'T
The salnon-ke per were in bih glea during la
stay at th- ae dil,ngu rtwd gentlemen.
Tlie Baptis's are having a rerieal here. P"J
end converts hare bran made already, sad U
pra-pect ia good fc.r many more. !
J. D. Looey, whose in dale havasonrVare
the poets' column in the Argne under mme J
pUasing productions, passed through here a tr
riuyss.nce, bound ( tha rural datriels, ''?"
eata. It is to be hoped tbsi his buss will erase
up. an t let us hear from him ffia. i.
J' ph H. Lana, M - Black Hak ' "n,J'
hero, mak ng arrangements f.c tha anas nf sse
sou. lie and his kind of man are moat eerta-a
friends ta Oregon. .,
The fr.eada f the temperance eaoas ara aa7
at work at the last msrimg a namewhst p
dseuason took pace, ia which tt"'''Z?
rH rather worsted. N. T. Can ead J.
Eqs, took anu-abalitiaa grxtud. I tniak
are a sns tcmp-ranc aaibosiasta waa ia "fm
years eertaaly will ssara that tbare ara ajsrs
h ags ia turn aad earth tbea ere aVasawt
tha r pS Irwphr. - - ' HeMTe.
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