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Kirn, you are tlio real million of tin mis- eiijovcd, end (lit endless blt-uJugs she has chief. You have olM)ntd ami Inflamed ; n-coived. Sin ha had uodituibuct-s; tha mind ol tlio Southern oplo auaintt she reu with coiifiJemu on the iowi-r of tbeir brethren of (ho North by your f.Ue ' Ilia Constitution, and if any wrong hapnj mid nliked inUrepreecutalioii. In ny the know that Congm will runedy It solemn judgment without amending the CW ' filie i-ik no remedy from Conventions. ttitalion, wilhuul the jiaumjeuf a lute, and Bit see no nccenaity for revolution. leiilmulany chuwe in Iht law, if Southern Mr. Kunktl l'o not sjteak for Mary irnlltmen troulJ remnet Ihone ereoneont i land; stit-ak for yourn-lf. impreaiont trhieh they hurt fxed an Iht Wr. i I rreul ll't Fourth Con mindt of their pruple, Ihit tlnte of thmgt prcuioiiul di.lrlct of Maryland, and I shell would he imuirt iulr u rhuuenl. II I hiv eiM-uk aunt I know 10 lie uw ii-ciiiies would l'o homo ami till their m oi.lo what ! of lh ini.le. If any one contradict my tliry Imd heord from tint triiih-imiii from ' m rllon 1 will uwl liiiu, and from the Mmuili'liutelM, Mr. MMii,) aim UMJ 1 Allcguaniri 10 ov. miij a iii mo gciitlmiiiiii from Ohio, (Mr. Corwin.) and ; Mine in every county. Iih.lro to any U ll them tlmt tin ro cxMcd no purjMne, di- llmt In Maryland do not rteognhe Iht rectly or Indirectly, lo ill.turli in any man-1 rjhl of treenion; we do not recognize tier the cxbteiM of slavery In I ho S tuti-a, 1 tho right to make revolution; o do not and the only (pn-Mion in whether they ! recognize lh right of Maryland to r nl khall l'o in Hit inirul.lc and aorthli-M Tcr- 1 at In r own will Iht tuprtme lout of .Iht rilorrof New Mexico or not; if liny go land. And if any Convention khouhl lm I I . II .I.- t.. !... I fli..M ' 4...II...I iu..l.. IiIihUmu iillmllif m Vfcl rrt f oar. War ru. Debt I la M by tho coiumUlonrn. So far e the tx K-mliiiin. miriKirti-J til liava been roadt lC.ltmm.Ji , .- Th. rle .Mowed kr tk. ll.ird Auditor W1 mrt had, or con- ...... . .. ..1 .. ii . .. r . .1 ... lioma ami tell tlio iMfOjiiu mai, 1 uy uiero cuneo, unuir wuaitver auinoruy, unui w hatvver auiieri, ana tnry kiiaii pre. aiiiuo lo Inaugurate a revolution, Marylnii'l I COT, Will mrrl Trrululum Villi Tfti'ltmtt will In ijiilet thrnuhoiit tlio whole Smith In a iihort lime alter uniking imu uii ra tion. Hut (here in no lioiie of m ready uud liromiil a klop heins put to tho iliitur- on htr oien toil, ami that loo undrr the Id lianeen in the country, and therefore it U . of Iht tlitri and tlriott. And if niadiicoa that a committee of the IIouho han heen -, ohould no fur rule the hour that the loyal Kinted lo dcvine iiieatu or removing the . men klmll Dud IheiiiM ivei in the minority difficulty; to nmore hkewiw any Krievanee which umy c-xiat, no an lo give icuce and turiirily to the Southern people. Tho flrt complaint Main lo Kroiiil lilwrty law. Iloth Mirtioui of llmt com mittee rooM) rvcomuieiidutioiui for their repeal. Tha next In the delivery of fugitive from aorvice. The minority of the C'cininittee projiou lo aubmit an niiieiidmcut to the Constitution reiiiirin that w lieu a fuxiiivo in reteucd by violence he United State bIiaII liny the valuo of tho fugitive, and thalnited SUilcn khall liaro the prinho ofkuiuthe county or dinlritt where the roM-uc wu made. To carry out thi view would he only lo jxritluiitr ami nJ lo te urn Iht ilixi'try eonlrofenif. The only cfl.tt of thin nieasurc, adopted In nil amendment to tlio loiiKtitulioii, Ik lo iniiKu nt inn nail every year tho tern of exciting ami exat jieratiitg ttrift from iht trrf tuhjerl it pro jiuMt lo rtmrily. It crentek another dif ficulty which the Constitution wan most careful to ovoid tho right of action a(iiiiit a county or imlividuiibi who could bo coinielled bv no prous of jurisdiction known to tho iuwh. In other word, (he nmeiidiuciit proHMed by tho iiiiuorily wus lo brin tho Uoveriiiueiit into icrictiiul diKcuiKiuii of the liluvvry quenliou nil over the country. Tlio bill proposed by the ma jority in different in purport and policy. Jtaxkfttliut tlio law lo return fugitive alovck should be so tuodilied us not to tfivu ocensimi lo the nccrliily of feeling in tho iiiIiuIk of tho pcoplo of tho free States which it lias hitherto caused. And wheu we shall not allow tho majority lo drag us out of the I'nioa; we nhull unfurl the stars and ktriH-s, and upxului)( lo tho Ciod of battles and loynl men in oilier Mates for hclii. we will fiiiht tho relx li lo tho death ami if full we limit, It shall be lu defense of tha Union, the Constitution and tho fluff of our country, and not uinli-r the snaky ban tier of ta'axm. In the Slnle of Marylund there ure men. This, sir, is tho po-ition ol .Murylund. (litre tho Speaker's hammer fell, hidii-at in? the termination of the hour allotted lo Mr. Davis. l)c (Drcgon SVrgus. W. . Adams, Sditor. OBXaOIY CZTTi SATl'ltPAV, AI'KIL 27, ISfil. Hrrla UrMorrftry. Wo haro ifwiired our readers a hundred times (hut " Iteniocrarr," In tho mouth of iiegro-brecdiiig pnrtisaii.', meant despotiMii. Itehold tho proof: Tho Cotton States hnvo (toiio out of tho Union, being dragged by political demagogues, without consulting tho peopl". They durcd not Mtbtuit seces sion to a pnpuhir vote, even in tho cotton Mutes. Niiitii turoima now allows no man to role unless ho Is rich cuoii'di to own luud. Tho Cotton Confederacy has a this is done they hud tho pledge of every j rrMi,t.nt who lias not been elected by the Kopp, but who was appointed by a con reution. All the apjioiiitecs of tho South cm Administration hold their offices for life. In Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Virginia, where tho jicoplo had n ehunuo (0 vote, disuuioiiisiii was voted down. Tho Huntsvillo (Alubainn) Indc ieudent, on learning tho result in Ten iicsscp, came out Feb. 1st denouncing tho Lcgisluturo of Teimesseo for submitting the Union question to tlio pcoplo. Among other things, tho Independent says: " ller Iiri;ishituro must now tee the fullij of tuhiniitintj Iht qutxlii-n of Conren- lion or no lunventmn to the jMiuhtr vote. Thousands upon thousnnds of her immmiIc. uud wo sienk with no disrespect ol the in telligence of tho State, did not and could not kiime whether there wos a necessity for culling a Convention or not." Nearly every election that has been car ried by tho pro-sluvery Democracy since tho summer of 185(1, has been done by ballot-box stuffing mid fraud. They elect ed liuchunun by fraud the jiroplo didn't elect him. They havo acted nil the time on tho supposition tliut tho "pentie did not and could not know" how ther ought to vote. This Alubqnm pnjier is tho first, however, thul has dared openly to avow it. Let tho lit t lo L11110 llunkeys hero tako no lice that tho motto for thoir party hereafter is, 8Qf " The jitnple do vol and cannot knoir hme lo vole,'' gentleman from that region thul the law would Lo fully and fun ly cnlorctd. Tho danger felt by tho Northern people is tliut their own Tree colored H'opu may, on a summary process, lie arrested and cur ried off uud sold into slavery. Tho law of IM50 provided no remedy for a cuso of this kind. Tho law wa proposo recommends that, when a claim of freedom Is made, thu negro shsll bo surrendered lo the Marshal, carried hack where it is alleged ho came from, and shall there havo a triul before n court of tho United States, in the slave. Slates whence ho escaped. These ore tlio two remedies projiosed to tho committee (or theso grievances. H.AI1IUNT INCOXSISTKNCV. Tho next subject is tlmt of tho Territo ries. Now, it is certainly marvellous that, having settled this very question in 1 HoO, nnd no intermediate law having been passed by any body, excepting tho luwof 1H,"4, repealing the Missouri compromise, allow ing slavery to go north of 110 Ul)' the South honing brntnltd of the late of 1 S50 s of their triamith, and harimi tthdged them- trlvtt to ahide Ay it it is abovo nil things passing strango Hint tlio l iiion cnunot en dure iinle.u Ihit late it rtjxaLd und tho the principle, of tho Missouri compromise bo agniu adopted. Tim exclusion of sla very beyond tho lino which tho South de nounced, they mi v now shall not only be reS' tored, but that a provision extending it shall bo engrafted forever in the Constitution. This line, which wus denounced und aban doned bv Southern men ns 11 badgo of in equality, as a stain nnd dishonor to tho South, they now demand shall bo restored, not by a temporary net of legislation, but by tho net of tho pcoplo ns tho supremo law 01 tlio Iniicl. A more lluirrunt, iucxcu snblo inconsistency has never como within my knowledge, Trout my readings of pohti cul history. TIIR CIUTTKNDKX COMI'UOUISK liFSOl Xl'tn. A proposal is made on the part of tlio minority ot tlio committee that there shall bo a division of nil tho regions; that nil north shall ho dedicated to freedom, nnd nil tho region south to ('aim llomlo Cope. Jlorn, ttr thall be dedicated to AJrtcan tiaveiv. Over tho wholo of Mexico, nil tho regions of Central America, in tlioso re gions where slavery is unknown, it must 111 time to come exist by virtuo of tho Consti tution of tho free Republic of Xorth Amer ica. If gentlemen were nwurc of the his tory of tho past years in Ibis country, they would seo how utterly impossible such a schomo ss this is tho absolute impossibility of guaranteeing tho establishment of slu very in every inch of territory wo niny acquire. It mutters not whether tho Khume is right or wrong, liberal or illib eral, that is not tho thing; but it it im- potsibte, nnd that ought to satisfy them. I cannot imagino such a compromise ns this! nnd this is what tho Southern minori ty offer to us, niul demand our compliance with, to some extent, their ultimatum. As to New Mexico, I nm willing, with tho majority of tho committee, tliut slavery should be recognized there, ns it already exists. I have been informed by tho gen tleman who represents tlmt Territory that tho copl nro rendr to decide the question for themselves, and they nro seeking admis sion into the Union; and when they decide what form of constitution they will udopt, whether free or slave, then this controver sy will be let at rest at once and forever. If this does not satisfy gentlemen of the South, I tell them that il m7 tatitfy their eonttiluenttMii that they will find out before they are many months older. MARYI.AXP FOB TRK CNI0X. But, air, one Stale lean sirnt fr: that it Maryland. Applause. She is not revolutionary; she confides in the strength of this great Confederacy to protect aud to to secure to her continuance of that ! glory which, fr nfmost a century, she Las lor the principal articles of forage nnd mb kisliiice, vary sonitahsl In different locali ties. At Portland and Vancouver the prices allowed are as follows; For hay, f 24 r ton, aud Ulow that as charged; oats, $1,33 per tudicl; flour, (4 per Lbl ; frcah U-cf, 10 cents a jioiiiid; bacon 20 nuts; coffee, lit cents; sugar, 1 0J cents. The following la a roudensrd statement of the prices allowed for each of the ti lied article, ot tho places named, com inenclng st I'urtlund, and proceeding south' ward: tinirciiclw connected with closing tip the service, and in eood faith. I allowed them lo aland untoocbwl. Hut it apiearcd that UniracUto first Tha extsnsivo worki of tho Oregon Milling and TrouiiortUoo Company at this city were eutlrcl consumed by Ore 00 iili?ht. !3d nt. The alarm was given about quarter before 12 o'clock ' "IT ". 7... , ..... ...... ,1.. ,.. made such some of tha ofliecrs and clerks had been " "J " ' " " ... naid out of this fund for services alleged lo W '7. " U "7". I . - K O I M f I .0 e ft, m I 6 S '8 u L. i. t. e e o o s s s J h lo Is la i it H Ot s s s s t H ii U l! it I S I J S t S S S I t J. tl u o o e o 0 M M M W '9 "l 3 IS Ii 8 n c l Ui m m S t! V V If il ir - H h s pi 3 o f ? IS n Ctothimt.'l'he purchoses of clothing such as blunketa, coats, pniittiloons, shirts, hats, caps, boots, shoes, socks, &c., includ ing somo cumii nud garrison equipage, in Oregon to '02,0:11, and in Washington to $13l,Ki,li8, nuvking nu grcgnte of $127,470,03. I hare mado a uniform deduction of thirty-three nnd one third er cent, from theso bills, as the nearest approximation to actual cash prices tliut 1 could obtain. lltapilal and medical account'. For services of cooks, stewards, nurses, laun dresses, Ac, I have allowed two dollars per day. Considering tho prices allowed for articles purchased, at least double tho cash value, I hnvo generally reduced them one half; In a few extreme cases, the reduc tion exceeded that. 7'aUt of pay and ulotrane.c of Iht army of UiiKcKixniiKiK. Tho Iiouisvillo Journal says that Rreekinridgc In his Into letter to flow Magoffin shows tlmt ho is one of the gang of Southern conspirators against tho Government. Tlio Journal thinks that if llrcckinridgo fails lo prccipitnto Kentucky into tho vortex of rebellion, ho will lenvo tliut Stato nud go to the Cotton States. Tho proof is now conclusive that the Dreckinridgo nnd Lane ticket was a dis union ticket, ns we nnd tlio Douglas papers charged lust summer. The honest farmers and mechanics who were lied into tho be lief tlmt it was no a disunion move, ore now getting their eyes open, und denounc ing Lnno as a traitor who ought to hare his neck stretched while the disunion or gans nro admitting the treason, but justi fying it. They are expecting ten or fifteen dollars a -piece if Jo ever comes bock. An. U.viox Mkn. Tho St. Louis Eve ning News (a Rell-Kvcrett paper) in re joicing over tho Into Union victory achieved iu St. Louis, in which a majority of Ameri cans and a goodly number of Democrats voted tho Union ticket, (for members of Convention,) pays tho Republicans ol St. Louis the following compliment: " Rut it is certainly much to tho credit of the Republican party that it had not one wavering or doubtful man in its ranks. but that it wheeled its powerful nnny of free citizens into line and marched in solid column under the glorious ensign of the Republic, aud uttered a united voice for the Union ' Xote and ForTeer.' " The Republican party, now by far the strongest porly in tho United States, has not one disunion man in it while all the other parties Lave more or less. Stick a pin there. Jouxr. We notice a letter from this distinguished scholar, in the Eastern pa pers, in which be says " the god of bottles spjilcs opou the pahucttoc flag." the United Slates, in aeconlanct with irhieh the volttnteeri tire reported for pay by the Third Auditor inc'wling oicert of companiet from Captain to ll'njt J'ri- vale. Ciiptain, $j0, with $30 extra allow ance for service 011 tho 1'iicifio, $10 addi tional when commanding company, rations 80 cU cr day, forago $8 per month, with 12 for ue nnd risk of horso. First and second Lieutenants, $33.33 per month. ith tho same extra allowance, forage, ra- ons, uso or horso tliut ore allowed to tho Captain; First Sergeant, $30 per month, $12 uso and risk of horso, nud $3,94 cts. for clothing. Scrgcnnt $25,50 per month, $12 uso and risk of horse, nnd $3,92 for clothing. Corporal, $21 per month, uso and risk of horso $12, nud $3,90 for cloth ing. Frivnte, $18 per month, $12 uso ond risk of horso, nrd $3,80 for clothing. MinceUaneous claims. There nro bills for arms, ordnnnco supplies, lumber, sad dles, bridles, harness, wagons, nnd a great variety of articles of merchandise, such ns dry-goods, groceries, hardware, tablo nnd chamber furniture, stationery, kc. In n few cuses, where sufficient data was availa ble, action was taken on tho particular claims, according to tho circumstances, ond what seemed right in tho premises. There were also somo claims of so indefinite a character as to seem to require further evi dence and explanation before they should bo allowed, cither, in wholo, or in part. Such chums were marked, "suspended." On a review of what has already been done ns is believed on just and sufficient data to warrant tlio nction itns Ascertained that tho nvcrago reduction on tho prices of lending articles of subsistence aud forego was nbout 43 per cent, in Oregon nnd 37 per csnt. in Washington. On careful con siderntion of these miscellaneous claims, It was not perceived that any material differ ence should bo made between them and those already nctcd on. Tho generality of tho remaining claims wero disposed of at reductions varying from 33 to 50 per cent um, according to tlio prices charged, as tho nearest approximation to "actual cash prices," that could bo arrived at The Auditor allows for horse-hire one dollar per day; mule-hire ono twenty-five. For- oge nnd stabling, nllowcd by tho commis sioners at two dollars per day ore reduced to one third, or sixty-six and two third cents. Final dhpotitiam of property The to tal amount realized from the sales of every .1 -t . ui.niijiuuii ui property anu supplies on hand at tho close of tho war in Oregon was $79,ti56,49J sold for cash, $189,377,67 sold to claimants, and accouuted for by cancellation of their scrip to that extent making a total of $203,034,17 in cash and scrip sab. It has been seen that the sum of $78, C"C,49, was realized in caA from the sales of property at the close of hostilities Oregon. Inquiry was therefore mH. have been rendered In making out their ac counts, In soma cases during I ho whole of the year 1857 and as lute as Iho middle of tho year nearly lm yart after Iht tolnnlttri wert ditehargetl, at rates rang Ing at six to ten dollars per day, for Iho whole consecutive eriod. As a general rule it bus been held that cluiuii of this de scription when preciitcd by either Slates or Territories, must be mado out entirely at their own exix-use. Rut I did not ad here evon to this rule, considering that un der the circumstance It might lie relaxed little; and believing three months ample time for each of theso officers to finish up his business and close his nccounts, I allow cd pay for himself and clerks for that pe riod after tho discharge of the volunteers, This Is tho period fixed by law In which officers of tho regular army are required to make out and render their accounts alter the expiration of each quarter. Accord Ingly I disallowed all claims for official or clerical service alleged to have becu render cd after that time, and tho " cash pay ments" appropriated from this fund iu liqiii dution thereof, were applied as sit off airninst such other cluims as tho officers or clerks were found to have for services rcu dcred by them during tho hostilities. In this way I reclaimed by extinguishment of claims, $12,958,91. The sum of $18,108,. 21, Is also reported as still In tho hor.ds ol certain officers, nnd this amount will also be cstopjwd out of their cluims for pay." Here tlio Auditor is decidedly after some of thoso sharp financiers who were so eager to sell projicrty only lor cash, at tho close of tlio war, In order that they might pocket the loose change. Tho nggregnto otuouut reported by the commissioners for expenses incurred in both Orcgou ond Washington Territories, was $l!,01 1,457 3ft Ain't reported by Auditor, 2,714,808 bo Appropriation. 2,800,000 00 Tho Report, with accompanying docu nieiits, fills a pamphlet of 0110 hundred nnd thirty two pages, nnd consequently this is but an incomplete summary of its contents. Rut somo will doubtless read this who have not, ond perhaps will not, read the full re port. In (juoting from the Report we hare endeavored to select such parts os concern most particularly tho workers nnd produ ccrs of tho country toward whom the great est injustice has been done by tho report, and law making tho appropriation. It will bo seen that rank injustice is pro posed to bo done by a provision tacked on to the lust end of the first section of the luw making the appropriation, declaring thut payments mudo in piirsuanco of the net referred to shall bo received in full sat ishtction nnd discharge of tho cluims upon which they ore mado. Tlio following is tho circular of tho Au ditor, iu relation to the modo of presenting claims under the provisions of tho luto act: TllEASl HY DkI'ARTMKXT, Third AllltTOlt's ) Ofkice, March 20, 1801. ) Rule in relation lo cluinu provided fur by an act making appropriation! for lite payment of rx pcnuca incurred by the pcoplo of Oregon nnd Wuliinj,'lon iu the auppreiwioii of liuliun litis tilitiea therein, ill Iho years 185S and IH.'iC. All claims under tho provisions of this Act must be presented at the office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury Department, where they will bo registered in the order of their presentation, and token up for nc tion accordingly. The claims should, in all cases, bo ac companied with the following information and evidence: Tlio name nnd nlnco of residenco of the owner or holder thereof, and directions ns to tho disposition of the draft, or bonds, as tlio case may be, when issued. Tho cvideuco of ownership, if held by ns signment or purchase. The original ccrtiM cntcs of service, or of purchase, must iu all cases uo presented. Claimants should state, on filing the claims, whether they desire nction accord ing to the allowance heretofore mado by the Third Auditor, in his report of 7th February, 1800, or whether they desire to furnish additional evidence with a view to a reconsideration of the former allowances. In cases where the claimants state ther in tend to furnish additional evidence, action thereon will be suspended until such evj. dence is received. Such claimants as de sire specific information of the amount al lowed by the Third Auditor, In his report : m as aforesaid, with a view of determining whether or not to take additional testimo ny, on hung their claims and so request mg, will be informed of the respective amounts allowed, and action suspended un til ncaru irom as aoore. All cvideuco must be sworn to before some judge, justice of tho pence, or other officer legally authorized to administer oaths. Where affidavits are mado before a justice of the peace, the certificate of a clerk of Court must accompany the same to 1110 cttect mat that officer was. at the time. an acting justice of the peace; and the offi cer administering the oath must certify to the credibility of the witness. Each wit ness must state his mouns of knowledge of me tacts sworn to, and that he has no in terest, directly or indirectly, in the claim concerning which he testifies. It. J. Atkixson', Auditor. Not DisorisED. The secession sheets in this State are chuckling over the false hood that Mr. Lincoln went through Balti more in disguise, wearing a cloak and Scotch cap. They took the falsehood from the New York Herald, but failed to see j that it was contradicted in the same paper , I.--. ! .1 II u : 1 to tk AUcti. r : I . . .. as easily seen ""I. . I " w."a n,on7- ap- by these fcllows as wonld be a two-mllon IT", tZJit J? I? J1 "reported jug of whisky, while they couldn't see the " ior wnicn irutn mroiurli a accouuU have been rcudercd aud approved, tacles. pair of magnifying spec- vclope the whole buildings (Including saw mill, warehouse, and cri.t mill), and rcn dcr all efforU lo atop their course totally out of tho question. The fire originate in the warehouse, and the wind, wl'ich was blowing from the south, drove the flumes on toward the grut null with greet rapidi ly, and in ah incredibly short criod that building also was completely euvclojied, and Mr. Wm. Ovcrholtzcr, who waa sleeping In the second atory, had barely time to de scend from the window by rope which was thrown to him, and which lie fastened lo his bedstead. He had hardly touched tho ground when (he rope Itself cuuio after him, being bnnitou above. Two steamers, the Relief and Jas. Clinton, were lying In the basin above tho works, both having ar rived during tho afternoon, and, ns usuu were tied up to tho warehonse. The ef forts of those on that sido of the river were now directed to save these boats, whlc were successful with resiK-ct to tho Relief, which was hauled out with some difficulty, sustaining, however, somo slight damage from the fire which caught on her upper works. Tho efforts to save the Jns. Clin ton were unavailing, and sho burned to the water's edge, and sank. The loss sustained cannot full much short of $100,000, of which the principal suffer era are Akrncthy, Clark A Co., and Jhe holders of lions as follows: Jumcs K. Kelly, for himself and sundry claimants, near $15,000; R. I'eutkind, upwards of $8,000; F. S. llolluii.l, $1,500, Tullaut & Wilde, Sun Francisco, $16,000. About six hundred barrels of flour ond fifteen hundred bushels of wheat were Iu the mill, belonging !o Mcssra. W. C. De ment & Co., nnd Ainsworth k Dicrdorff, of this city, which of course were consumed with the rest. Loss about $3,300. There were other lots of wheat and flour, ond somo thirty tons of bncoti in the warehouse, besides a large quantity of mer chandise awaiting shipment up the river. The loss to tho owners of the Jns Clin ton which was burnt, Cupt. J. 1. .Miller, J. T. Apmrson, and others, is about $0,000. The damngo done to tho Relief Is about $500, we lenrn. The books, papers, Ac, of (ho Company were entirely destroyed. Tho loss to tho Willamette Valley, how ever, by tho burning of theso works, is not easily computed, and will be sensibly felt by the mercantile and shipping community both nbore ond below tho Falls. We doubt whether there is another establish ment north of San Francisco tho destruc tion of which would involve such on amount of suffering and inconvenience, us will re sult from tho lute disaster. Tho origin of tho (Ire can only bo con jectured, nud or cour.10 various surmises are afloat os to its cause. Tlmt it was the work of an incend'ory is not apparent, as there was no conceivable motive to warrant such an act. Tho most rational conjec ture we havo heard is that whilst unload ing the bacon (somo 25 tons) from one of the boats during the afternoon, a spark of firo from tho boat, or from somo one's cigar or pipe, fell upon tho gunny sacks in which tho bncou was enclosed nnd burnt slowly and unperceived until tho flames burst through tho building. What ndds force to this supposition is the fact that tho fire was discovered iu that part of the ware houso where tho bacon was deposited. "lie flouring mill destroyed was known abroad as tho " Linn City Mills." Xtcr from the PATH WW.UR-m72. The 1'o.iy, with d.usj fr,8L r; Sr.Lon,,Apl8-Xot,dBc yet been done by the i,Ill larding the Southern foru -. activity continues about tla xJH Forts aud Navy Ynrit. Troo.-!!. to embark under staled orders. ihZr nation being wholly unknown mti IttauotyetaettledwUthe,,' cy hai been determined Bpo. VP accounts Indicate a dcterinljMiUoaui IT end.trengtheu.il post, Jfi in the Southern State.! Much excitement exists ImU where activity is displayed ei lions are ninkiinr for T,I" many la considered as Inevitable iC.f others do not yet dcsiieir of a pescrfrf lunon. f Thus far the only atoamert dsrteM. New lork to convey trow .kTT" are sold to be the IllinoUaadii-T.,0T Hie Illinois will nil UMlay nTsT tic will carry 000 iroops, fla JiSt flOdayi. ll.ePowl,.Un.ilPp3i ai convoy for the steamer. Th. J t are reported lo have lft New YorV lT .(,-.. uui. iii j.uuu iroopi an T beted at Now York, whowerVpsUttL week, Indicating marching orders. uirgo quantities or stores wws.l,! its, for landing troops m Z, 7 board the annio steamer. Cani !kL7 battery is on board. The PowhaiuTi tako trooin from Forts Pnli,.i Hamilton. Orders have beta . 40.000 sand bags now mauufadonn. Z Fort Tort ogns. w Ths alooji-of-war Tawnr left WJi- . Norfolk, and will Iher reeein mimnT J jut. Talbot, aftrr aa inter! i-juj il, deal, reliim.-d lo Kurt Humler. 1 1 jfiit Oilman, after aa Interview . tary Cameron ad tieu. Scon, bn for 1'ep.aeola. UU Certain nwrenienli are emJioaJt U) tail Workmen are ow eniraied oa il.. f,i,J T bah and lieanoke and Ilia brii Pm in-nt activity in Ilia Clurleetawa iMaa.i nL, lanit oh) wwsmen art emplovrd. ft, ; llaiiibrtdjre la readv to anil awaiti - Tin M uneajla, Miwiaeippl, ans CelitJ,. Z aUo ready. " taut account, elate Hut apptieitoKoetoaate were not rut oft". " The Southern cnmmhooen atil an.-e-i . belief of a prat-etui eolulioa nf iho AaVakiav In ivply lo llotti and other ViriioiaM. a it. a lpM.i.l..ltl .l..l;iu.l Im U.I: 1 .. -- .w naiBnary, Tlio lik hmon.! Whig and other mmi I), en boughl tip. ami bate ra'ied on nein. Ano her l uion pnjier will be llicnmonii. on boats, Wein Mabu. autel H It la di-nied that the naval nremMLai . u. leaded fur Sun Domingo, Il la rumored there la to be a Mil far At n.; under lloualnn iu Teae. The Workinsmrn'a Union candidate hu L elected Mnyor of Louiivilla by 900 aajaritj. ST. lAvu, April NfMatioa ilrU lia morning iviwrt tlmt liortiliiin at Fan Km are ulmo-l inevitable 1 lluit the Pmr'eVet ial lo eviicii.ile the fort, but biak riMWiitiviecka bv Heaiih'inird. The Powhatan railed on Saturday Una Hit or, anu anoim r ream oa eaaoajr. Kichl eoiupanii' led Mucon, Uvorf'a, as (fat- duy, for l'i nrarolji. A C'liarlmton diennlch of April Tain Berne. Sard hae given Maj. AndnnaiB otlieial aietUat iiiU-ri-oume brlwe. a the fort aid ciljr waaU U jirohibi ed. A II the furls Intra brea DrrefWeril. Two additiotiid reciuienla are einetei bmm taa iulerior. The Jas. Ci.isto.n. The destruction of this popular steamer by fire Tuesday night last will be a great detriment to the trade and travel on tho Yamhill river as its owners and officers had become general fa voritcs on account of the clever and ac commodating spirit manifested by them in all their relations with the public. We arc glad to learn, however, that Captain Miller and the other owners hare It in con templation to commenco tho building of another boat immediately. Success to them. Tho Yamhill trade, in tho mean time, will not suffer materially, os the Com pany havo two steam-flats, the 'St. Clair' and ' Yamhill,' to supply the place of the Clinton. ConRECTiox. We are reonested to say that the statement in the Advertiser yes terday morning that there were no facili ties for crossing the river from this city on the night of the fire, is a mistake. , The flat was on this side, and could have taken across a hundred men, bad there been the least show of their being of any nse in sa ving the works. As to the steamer Clin ton, we have tho authority of Capt. Tease for saying that live hundred men could not have rendered her ony assistance ofter his arrival, and he was among the first on the ground. , , Accident. Oa Tuesday afternoon, jost after the Rival had reached oar landing, from Portland, it was discovered that one of her cranks was broken, and ia conse quence she did not go over to tha basin, to lay all night, as as ail. To this accident may be attriboted the safety of the boat, as, had she been in the basin during the banting of the mills, a like fate would hare befallen bcr. Cokuckk A iioi.itio.n. Gov. fiekcas of South Carolina threatens in hii prooancit mcnto that if Virginia refuses to join tlx igger Confederacy, she must le plid such a positiou that she will bo lettti It bul'mlt slavery. If a Governor of a XetuV cm State had projioscd to " abolitk litte ry by force," even In South Carolina, 1st dirt-eating traitors of tlio Xorth wookl hove all groaned like a horse dyinf with the cholic. Rut when South Carolina pro claims herself not only an abolition State, but in fuvor of "forcible abolition thne fellows swallow it down, lick their chop, and cull for more of the same sort. If South Carolina next proposes to opei n underground railroad to run off the Vir ginia niggers, we predict that Slater will clap his bauds for joy, and be the first sp plicant for tlio position of steward oa tW car that carries tho " cold victuals, Fire at Lafayette. Tbo lire-proof brick store belonging to Morris Wolfe, ef Lafayette, waa entirely bomed ootoa tb inside last Saturday night about 9 o'rloet, consuming his entire stock of goods, all ef his valuablo books and papers, and all the valuables belonging to the posl-eSf The firo originated oa the Inside ef tl building, whilo Mr. Wolfe and most of tl citizens were at church. When the alarm was given, it was too Into to save injtJuaf. Mr. Wolfe's loss is estimated at eight or ton thousand dollars. It was with the grcutest difficulty that the Ure wu sept from burning into the adjoining ret, which wos occupied by H. H. Se-"" fr Knntv'a nnnAa want removed iotO the street, but the fire was checked after barl ing one or two holes into the No one knows how the fire origiMtea. The Mines. From the J11 wa lnrn th.t .Tan Walker bsi reacbel the Dalles direct from the Bock Creek mines, and reports that those who an work are making from $20 to $30 T to the band. He confirms toe np- rich discoveries on Lake Okinagaa. ' Krom the Xez Perce mines the rtpW ... .. - U continue wild as ever all mdicauag "7 the mines are " the best ever feeaa r r.lirXmi. 1 Tni. Mnnntaineer aaa v. vi'iwi ' ' '. SB several persons direct from these "we of whom say the "mines arertrtasae. sufficient extent to give abundant aa r 9 itable employment to tnoosanos So mote it be. " S. of T. The officers of Oregoa Div IfJal nth inn XTA Q Ca tUlm mUmr WTft MDaJOT aw. Ot aii feueo vi j t - a sUUed on Friday evening of last Y v. -t 1 -.1.1 were aae uio uccaaion, tuun muw- tv-.W by Rev. J..O. Eayner and W.B. W"' ' .a SrsrE.voED.-The Democratic Defe at Eugene City has drawn ite -The Albany Democrat wifl Wlo wake' soms. Tc or fifteeo 001; Jo won't save, it