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J0 Asatrirta tWj. oksnl hlw llif 11 -6V. '. Sljc (Drcgou Clrgu 0. W. X. Adams, saitor. OKXOOIf CITYl K .VTl'UDA V7T UGl'ST 21, Intl. " Tlio (lcmori;: ritato Convention of low will meet ill lc Mi'inn on lliu lOlli of July. Tim cull it about 01 i' 'in mid cowuniiv a ninnum" hit " any political Junta In the country. It at tempt lo ride two hows no loyalty mid olln r (li-unioii. It open with thu on n'Miiu'tiriciit that mi armed rcln-llion exist, which iliri'ttfiii to destroy llio Union, and winds Ui with the tlup Imp Hint llio " fed end ffuvrriiiiient if likely lo bo subverted mill llio hbcrlic of tho h o.1u destroyed" by llio ossuuiptum and exercise ol uroitrary power at Washington. If tho democratic imrly U not already dead, hich wo verily believe I tho cuw, n few Slutc executive committee lku that which prenutne to pull llio democratic wired in low, will render it n cold us a herring before llio end of t lie November election." JV. Y. Ikruld. Tlio Now Yoik lirruld cunldhivcgivco no Letter representation of the position as sumed Ly such disunion sheet wiihamnlga nation proclivitit hi tlio Advertiser, Pi in ocat, and Union, than by referring to the " cull of tlio democratic central committee of Iowa." "It opens," nys tlcH'Tuld, "with tlio announcement that an armed rebellion cxiMn, which threatens to destroy tho Union, and wind up with tlio elnp trap that tho ' federal gori-rhinent Is bkely to be subverted nr.d the liberties of tlio .people destroyed' by thu assumption and excrcito of arbitrary power at Washing ton.' This is an udmiriihlo description of the position of thu organs of treason In thia Stnte o nition whieli every mun of pa triotism and good tense will agree with the Herald is " hi mean niul coieardly an ever timed from any political junta." Tiiohk lii;noi.rTioN8. Tlie jacobin sheets in thu interests of Jeff Davis ore trying to nhow that a largo portion of the Northern people nro opposed lo the war for main taining the Government, by quoting reso lution!! from printed proceeding of little onc-horso meetings pollen up by sore-head disciple of Rnvis in obscure corners all over tho five Stales. Now the fact is, there meetings arc not countenanced, by our man in a hundred in the free Slates. They nro all composed of men who have ulwnys belonged to the disunion wing of cither tho democratic or the abolition party. No respcctuhlo abolitionist or democrat ever thinks of attending them. They arc gotten up by men who would rejoieo in the destruction of the Government, and pub lished by aneh weak sheets us tho Adver tiser nnd Democrat, to strengthen tho reb els and tickle each men ns Lane, who prob ably pay there editors ten or fifteen dollars a year for eating dirt. Oi'knco. Tho doors of tho Court Ilonso at Astoria were thrown open to religious exercises last week. Tho consc qiicncu was that there wus a general rush or the ndvocales of diverse opinions. On Friday and Saturday evenings Mr. Ed monds, of California, held forth on Uni versnlism. On Sunday following Rev. Dr. McCarly, Episcopalian, delivered two dis courses, 'ind Mr. Edmonds one. On the evening ol the sumo day, Mrs. Hons, of rortlaud, went into thu clairvoyant state and spoke on tlio Mibjeet of spiritualism. Urn. I,.xk.-TIio Peoria (III.) Union Miys tlmt a letter, directed to " Gen. J. Lane," fell into tho hand or Gen. Jim Lane, of Kansas. Upon opening the let ter, it wus found to bo directed to Jo I.nne of Oregon, uud was written by n man in New Hampshire, nskiug Jo Lane's influ ence (o procure him n commission, in the rebel army. The letter was sent to the Governor of New Hampshiro to cnublc him to look after tlio traitor. 8 0. A. ltrownson, the renowned Catholic author, hi n lutu number of his Review, speaks us follows of the attempts of tho rebels to subvert this Government: " It is not against a despot, era tyrant, or a foreign domination that they have con Kpired, but against their own legitimate Government, whnsc only defect, if defect it have, is that it cluiuis loo little power for itself, and leaves too much freedom to tho citizen. The American citizen who seeks to overthrow the American Government is not only a traitor, but a liberticide, n dis huinani.ed monster, not fit to live, or in habit any part of this globe; lit hai no iuilabU I'-'nct thit Mdtt hill." ty Thu following language of tho Chi cago Post, a Democratic paper, wo com mend to such snivelers about here ns G. L. Curry aud poor Slater: " This is no wur nude by freaks or curried on to gratify tho ambition of one uiua, but it is a wnr for the preservation of republican form of government on this continent. It h not Lincolu's war, but the people's war." w ISf The Post Office Departtueut makes a handsome gain by th suspension of mails to the Rebel States. Tho cost of trans portation io that sevtion exceeded the iu c'o.me by more than f 3,000,000 (at. IWbrr ttat War. Jn o late speech in tho Semite on prjvi.U lug tho means to crudi out tho rebellion, Col. Kakersaid: " I wa erl'api tho last man In the Sen nto to givu up thu hopo that something might be dono by conciliation uud com promiseword 1 never proposo to use Mgaln. I hoped, I sympathized, I atrug gled to tin last. Now I Impo to be among the lut of all men willing lo lay down onus at all. I will never vote to do it till, with out treaty, tho Hag of tho United Stutej waves over every portion of Its territory, and over population e'.llier entliu.iutiuil ly rallying beneath its shadow, or eUu ub J.cllv aulijeet lo lis away. Till then, lve the i'nsident a million of men; till then, give him, not only the whole revenue of the (lovimmcnl, but the bolo properly of thu people; do not refine a fcingln regi ment; do not furl a single sail; do not aba to a tingle Jot of all your embat tled vhror. till that hour ahull come; but when iM oco returns, rcumo tho condition ami tho arts of peace, no not moKC peace until thu glory of tho American flag shall be its own defense. 1 desire, ueioro j make vcacc. to aco the time when a drum mer ljoy and a volunteer drummer-boy at that shall bo able to curry tlio flag or the Uuitcd Studs In every wildcrnvM wher- over it has onco floated, amid the cniniisi asm. tho submiMion. and profound revtr- enco of every inun, woman, and child, who iraiea nnon its item. It mar be that Instead of finding, within year, loyal Stated sending members to Congrca, and replacing their Senators iiiioii thia floor, wc may Imvo to reduce tlictn to tho condition of Ti rritorics, uud tend from Massachusetts or from Illinois Governora (o control them. It mny be; and, sir, if need enmo, I am ono of those who would bo willing to do It. I would do that. I would risk even the stigma of being despotic and oppressive, rather than risk tho ticrnetmtv of tho L nion ol these Ktutes. I repeat, and with tlmt repetition I close: fight tho war through; accomplish a neace : make it o perfect ami so pcrma nent that a boy may preserve it; nnd when ynu huv") douo that, you have no more need of ft standing army. I'alch up a pence; if yon moko it beforo you ore ready; if ynu imagiuo them conquered beforo tlx-y really submit; if you treat with rebels and Conledernto fetates, you may need a Mnnd ing army forever; but if you really conquer a peace; ii your oayoneis gieam hi eerj cily linthia Union; if you hold them by the slronir hand of pawer; If you tell them, " Gentlemen, yon havo been regardless of the great blessings or Ireo government un der which you lived nnd rejoiced for over seventy yenrs; now us you have sought the despotism of arms, wo will show you what arms are;" whei. yon renlly do that, and break their spirit, when Toomba nnd Da vis nro wandering in exile, despised nnd al most forgotten among men, except by the enormity of their crime, then, sir, you want no standing nnnv." Oafcrrare Appolntmcalt. Tho following is tho list of appointments for tho ensuing year, mndo by tho M. E Confcrenco at Eugeno Cily: WILLAMETTE DISTniCT C. 8. KIKG3LCT, P. K. rorilanJ Isaac Dillon. MilicrwkieC. G. Ilelkuap. i-.'dJl Tualatin Wni. Royal. Km Tualatin C. 0. llosford. Dayton aivl Lafayette Oiq to bo. sup plied. Geo. Grcar. Yamhill-O. C. Rowo. Itotk Creek To ho supplied. Oregon CitiiU. K. Hines. Clear Crtt'k-X. Kelly. lunroMurr Jas. O. Rnyner. .V, Helen 0. C. Huntington. Cowlitz and Aatoria D. L. Spaulding. WALLA WALLA DISTRICT JOHN ri.lX.N, P. E Oro FinoQ, lliuca. Cvlville To be supplied. Simcne Indian IleserveJ. II. Wilbur. Portland Academy and Female Scmind' ry C. II. Hall, Principal, and member of Portland Quarterly Coiitcrcnee. C. S, Kinsley, Agent. Editor P. C. AdrnraleT. H. Pearne. iVi'in'pii of Oregon City Seminary 1). R. Frcclaud. I'UrQCA disthict l. t. woopwakp, p. t. JueksoiifilteC. C. Stratlon. Hosi-burg A. Taylor and A.C. Fair child. jVoWA Umpijua N. Clark. Tulle fort K. Arnold. Umpqua Academy -T. F. Royul, Triiv cipal. i rrEn wii.LAJirTTE pist. d. k. ulain r. e. Salem D. Rullcdgo. Mill Creek 'Yd be supplied. Calamoia P. M. Starr. Eutiene. City 3. D. Driver. Albany and Lebanon W. S. Lewis. tfantiam Forh To be supplied. Spencer's Butte S. W. Miller. Mary't Hirer T. B. Sandeou, Corr,ii.tGco. M. Rerry. Vallat Geo. llughbnnks. Mch'emic'e Fork X. A. Starr. A. F. Waller, Agent of Wullamct Uni versity, and Member of Salem Quarterly Conference. Wm. Robert?, Agent Am. Bible Sooi civ. V. S. Hoyt, transferred to Ohio Con ference. Pt'CKT 80UKD DISTRICT S. DOANE, P. E. Otympia nnd Mound Prairie C. A! dcron, (. W. Roork. Whidby't Island To bo supplied. Port Tou-nsendTo be supplied. Seattle R. C. Lippineott. Vlaquato J. S. Douglas. Grat'i Harbor and Shoafteater Bay J. W. Franklin. Columbii Lincwler, of Wuhingtou Tr rilory, JefruirJ quui Ucmocrtik-, rnii- recrstiou eaudiJaie fr n TiiiDliou u Delegate to Coniru, at tlie Territorial aeudo-Prmocratio, hlf-rcecoa ronvention held it Vanomrcr in June last, refuted (arete tho eutmtDt, ' The I'uion mut and elia!l be reaereJ," which lit aJ- ej the Democratic and Republicau titkela, but actually tor it off fioni hie ticket and de'.ibemtely tlirow it upou the floor, in the prreence and tight of revrral pereane, includ 11 J the ju.lgea and elerke of eleetwn. U not Lancaster a aeceM ouuil llu father, who reeidre near him, ie an avowed one bol.lly avowing h e treaeonablo Mnlimenla. The Mountaineer savs that settlers in Umatilla Valley are hastily retaovin their wives and children to places of safety, apprehending an Indian ontbrcak. Tke Tat yarvia 'J'llf AltU Cll'f'inim o : ('i;ll :al.!- i: bu tai l and wMten llliin tlm Un ft.v "l about (be e el ut the war, and laxnti but prrcie ly what inference w an lodiaw fai it all, not quilt clear; uulru it be, tint it co.lt money lo put down ribelliii and punith tret-ou ei it de nrvea, aaJ that numy being inure valuable tlm our rniiiitry and lu hlnrtiee, e had much letter lit litem all go, and aava our Uue.' Aow, how tver uiielity Ihii tut arnumeul may be aay lnwn in li('e, ejun-t defeudlug; our Nnliuiial Flag and Nation it (iovernuiPiit frmn !l In liiiei, it will only be noticed with Cuiileinpl in Ihv The Nmtlieru p.i !e art not only ready au willing to be taxed, but they will iit ujiuii being taed no niweruu eaith can prevent thcin bom being taxed, ai lung a that old flag they love to much hae an enemy in all the lanJ. I he; will be taxed from the cruwn of their headt la the n.n of their frut; taxed furull they hear and all lli-y tee, fur everything imivable nuj iumiovubto under the whola eauy of lltavt iij taxed for the very air Ihry bi eiihe, and have dieir lunge rrgnlaily meat ured to teal their capacity. And latily, lliey will all very wdlingly be laxid for the privilege of fijjht iug their eouulry'e tallica, in defence of their lib erliea and the inajreiy of her laws. From 1813 lo 1835 Ih Government paid f IJ3,' 000,000 of National debt. Now U aiy nothing of the grcau-r value of a dellar at that lime, and nothing of the enorinom Increaae of all kinde of wealth, ao vailly beyond llio increaae of pnpula' lion, wo have the following: tho average pepula lion of the perioJ rererred to wa about one-third of the number of in-day; but $1.13,000,000 multi p'ltd by 3 la $459,U0O,U0V-mere than rritidvut Lincoln atked for, although really Ittt than whul the Government p.iid in the abort period of twenty yean of ahnott uuexamp'ed piotpcriiy. But again; ono dollar in Ilia Unilrd Stales to-day, U probably worth not more than half what it was in the year 1H30 ay it ia worth iwo-ibirde at much. Then $304,000,000 wjuU be required to repretent the 8133,000,000. But independent of thia consideration, the tctragt lain of to-day it proba blv worth at leant onr-lhird more than the aver age man of 1830. Hut we havo nearly three timet at mmiy people at at that period and each peraon having one-third mora property, would m ike the Uix ible capacity of tha United Statea to day four timet grvatur limn at the former p.-riod and would Indicate ability to pay $800,000,000 from I860 to 1875 with the tains eo that we could have piid $153,000,000 from 1815 to 1830. Thie it no arguineut in favor of extravagance, upon wh'eh we think every poiaibte check ehouM be pluced, but only lothow our cipabiiity lo pay all jmt it muuJt incurred for the support of our Government in alt envirgencict. The Right Spirit. Tho Pelroit F frcst, a prominent Democratic pnper, thus speaks in regard to putting down tho pres ent rebellion. What a contrast it presents to the whine of G. L. Curry and tho snivel of toad-eating Slater: The war, however, is npon us, nnd we intend to givo tho administration a cordial, hearty and patriotic support, in all just ef forts to put down rebellion with tho strong arm of power. In doing tit s wo will not cavil nt small errors, nor higgle with nice listinetion, go long na the great objects, honestlv pursued, shall be the preservation of tho government, tho upholding of the constitution, nnd tho enforcement of the laws. Ana wo intend in the mnin to post potto all discussions, which may be con strttod ns of a purty character, in regard lo the causes which brought this wnr npon iw, until after its close, confidently hoping that when it shall bo closed, and party passions shall hare subsided, nnd tho faith ful pen of history shall record its events nnd its causes, tho common sentiment of tho country, regardless of prist divisions, or overriding them altogether, will unito in a settlement of the whole subject in some manner which will really prove a finality." A Reckless Zocave. Tho Richmond papers tell of a Fire Zonavo who was caught and taken to Fairfax. When car ried before Rcatiregnrd, he manifested bis contempt for that chieftain by putting his thumb to his noso nnd gyrating witli his lingers. Ruing ordered under confinement, he turned about suddenly, kicked a Colo nel who stood near in thu stomach so hard tlmt he sat down, knocked thu corporal who hud clutrgo of him head over heels, nnd invited Renuregurd to " como on nnd get lammed," declaring that " if bo didn't have n muss he'd spile.'' Finding none of the surprised lookct son started to meet him, liu took to his heels down a lane. Several shotii were fired nt him without effect. At each successive dischnrgo he would turn to make grimaces nt his pursuers, or jump high in the nip and yell ns if struck. Sud denly, a lieutenant with a drawn sword sprang right before him from an adjacent building. "Say, what arc you 'bont, n p'intin' that thing at me?" exclaimed Zouave. " Don't yer know ycr might cut my bran new weskitf" Rcing marched off to jail and put in u solitary cell, he signnl izetl bis Drst eveninu's lodgment there by setting it on lire. The rebels seem to ad mire tho cool audacity of tho chap, nnd Renuregar J laughed heartily at his pranks. Titrv won.n iuve its there. A Ten nessee secessionist writes tho Express that us folks proposo to meet the Jorlh " steal to steal." If so, wo may us well knock un der at once. Flovd alono would be an ovcrmuteh for the whole of us. Soi'Nn. Hon. Anron Harding, Union candidate for Cougrcss in tho Fourth dis trict of Kentucky, is sound on the eagle. He savs, if beted, he will roto to put dowu the principle of secession, even if it costs millions of money, oceacs of blood, and a seven years' war. So high toned and conscientious is Gen. McCIellan, that, wanting to erect a church for his soldiers, before using lumber scattered about, he telegraphed to the Sec retary of War for permission to use it. Jftw B km The following list of new booka will arrive by the next ttetiner to II. II. Bancroft fc Co. : Du rtialllu t Equitorial Africa; Wilaon'e illarper't) Kclh Rra.ler, Day 'a Ride, by Chailee Lever; ll.all.ye Lile of Scotl, new td.tion; Vol. ii. TiockL't llblorv of Civitixation in England; I pton on Trade Jlarkr, ol. ir, Uoewonh'e Re port!; Vol. iv, I'arker t Criminal ReporUe Vaa Stanivoorde Equity Practice; VoL xxxii, Bar bour e S. C. Reporta; EdwarJt on Refireet: Sar- geule Org nal Diakue.; Eighth Ceueua of Die l'ni:ed Stale, 1S6 with Map; Vol. SmmYe New Tork Court of Appra!e 8 porf; Vol. xx, lUwiti't r-antre IVo-v-a tarlerau ur lk lUHtr. ItriiiuKS'Ts Ksiiwrn ix tm' Fh;iit - I'he follow in-' I ' g'UM-nte were cinjagid Ii tlm li.'lit aL Manai-Mit: The K 2d, uud Sid Connecticut Rcgl me u t a. Tho 1st Regiment of Regulars, compose of the 2d, 3d, nnd Htli companies. 2'i0 marines. Tho CUth New York. The 8lh ond Hth New V.uk militia. Tho 1st and 2d Rhodu J -land. The "IxtNcw Voik. The 2d Net Hampshire. Tho Oth .MuMtichuctti. Tho 1st .Minnesota. Tlio 1st Michigan. Tho 11th aud 38th New Voik. Tho "it 4th. ami ..til Maine. Tho 2d Vermont Retrlmeiit. beside tl several butteries. Reiiaviorof Ge.h. McDowki.l. Gen McDowell helm veil admirably. He wn active, cool, ami uttended to everything In person, so far as possible; but ho had not a sufficient staff, ami was not properly nip ported by his subordinates. MaJ. Wads- worth, of New York, one of ln nld, showed the utmost gallantry nnd devotion He exerted himself to rally tho force, when they first fell back, and towards the close, alter havtnir Ins liorsc snot unite him, leijjrd the color of tho New York Fourteenth, and called on tho bovs to rally onco mora to tlio glorious otu nag. i ri vnto Tyler took hold of tho color with him. ond tho reiriment Milieu to nnninei charge, but without success. MaJ. Wads. worth, as tho army retreated, remained n Fatrrux Court House, and Uevotcn iiinwe to purchasicg everything needful for the wounded, ol whom auotu a nonurui aim Gfty were at that place FoREDomxns Rtronit the Fioiit. The New York Post says: A distinguished member of Congress, who spent Saturday niulit iu tho camp below Ccntervdle, saw Gen. McDowell and several of his stuff. After talking for somo timo with them, he turned aside ond wroto the following upon a letter envelope; "Saturday night, 10 o'clock After full conversation with somo of the principal officers of our army, I nm convinced that they liuvu little cxpectntioii of winning this battle, which it has been decided to offer to the enemy to morrow morning; uud I am already prepared for defeut." McDowell remarked lo ono of his officers who opposed thu proposition to open the liro on tho enemy Sunday morn ing: " Wo must bo willing to run great risk (or tho sukonf the benefit to be de rived at this particular juncture." A Hair ureaptii Escape. Dr. J. II Erwin, surgeon of tho Second Wisconsin Regiment, was chnscd by one of tho Islnck Horso Cuvnlry who fired when within ten feet of the surgeon, at the snme time shout' ing, " Surrender, von d d Abolition scoundrel!" Tho ball grazed tho head ol Dr. L, who, ot the same time, made a big leap into a clump of woods. Tho trooper rodo around to head htm off, but his nppo nent meantime managed to load his r.llu and when tho trooper next appeared, shot him through tho chest. Ho fell sideways, the saddle turning with him, nnd the fr:i;h tcned hnrsc galloped off with its dead or wounded ruler dangling by tho stirrups. Col. Cajierox. C(l- Cameron seemed to hare a presentiment of his death. In n conversation with him nt his tent, on the evening prior to tho battle, ho said he had accepted the command or tho gallant High landers because he admired them, nnd in asmnch as ho had only n short timo to to live, bo might as well ucvoto it to his country. He asked your i respondent II ho wus going to the battle-field. Re ceiving au nQiririntive answer, he said, " Good by, God bless you. Wo may meet again, but 1 nm ntrmd nnt in this world." Somo sixteen hours afterwards the gallant Colonel was shot from his horso nnd killed. No Aristocracy im Death. Gen. Scott said n good thing tho other day to a gen tlcmnn who called upon him to nsk the privilege of n (lag of truce, under which togo after the body of Col. Cumcron, bro ther of tho Secretary of War, nnd late commander of tho Seventy-ninth cw York Milita. Tho General declined his re- finest, saving that ho never sent a flag for such purpose during the Mexican war, and intimating very distinctly that ho did not believe iu nny aristocracy of death or burial among soldiers, "Sir," said the Lientcn ant-General, " Col, Cnmeron can achieve no higher honor than to bo buried in the tmc ditch with the bravo men who fell around him." A IIeroini. Miss Augustine Foster, daughter of tho Second Mttino Kceiincnr, from Augusta, Maine, was upon tho battle held on iMinuay, had her horse shot from under her, and walked all the way from the scene of action to Alexandria, where she was ministering to tho wounded nt the hospitals, where there are fifteen wounded of the Minnesota First. Goon Shot. When tho colors of the tilth were cupturcd by tbc irmninns. two of them seized tho (lugs tuid were going off with them, when Lieut. Matthews, of Com pany K, Fire Zomivcs, fired and killed both the Virginians and recovered the (lugs. The Loss. Reports, unofficial, place our loss in the battle of Manassas, nt about 3S0 killed und COO wounded. Tlio rebel loss was 400 killed and 1200 wounded. What Gf.s. Scott Thinks. Gen. Scott is reported, upon excellent authority, to have said to tho President that he hud acted like a coward for the first timo iu his life, in yielding to the nrgency of the public, the press, and members of Congress, and advancing upon Manassas before ho was ready. Yet, probably every Congressman and there were many who was in Gen. McDowell's camp, was opposed to the con templated attack, nnd they would have preferred the plan favored by some subor dinate officers, to send for reinforcements of infantry and artillery, and ehell the rebels out of the woods before movinjj the in fantrv. tM I'r. Hawthorne tt Loryea proptiee eoon to open at Portland a temporary ajylura for the re ception, treatment, and care of iwaue prraone. VA'a hope they will meet with every encourage ment in their laudable undertaking. Tnc Wa. Maatachnactu hat 25.0C0 men in the Sold. She raised 83,000 in the Reroivtionary war, while Srolh Care!ina ra'aej !et than 7,000. The iaeiweH' MMiaattrtas f ttllawU I tft tar Ike War. Thu fiithur.i"ut t-f h North la re- w ceived fre.1 , I-J H -mc Manors. The r W -1 another .rand tho military .rdor occ.slot.ed I. the t - o Fort Sumter. Chicugo TrtluM, from Springfield, III., ! says: The evenU ofthelaU we.k have en livened the military diparlment or uur Stato government, iHrpin.inK in iNlirrel tho K-rio. when the llr.1 call a made for iroops. Thousund of tho sturdy wn f Illinois, who were disappointed In tlm first nnd second chIIs. now ru-h In their claim for tho supposed rcqnUiilon on Gov. Ynte for additional troop. No more practical test of th patriotism ol our citizen could be presented than tho fact that already a sufficient iiinnkr of compimir Imvo been tendered to form 25 Infuitlry regiment, five additional regiment r cavalry, nnd seven or fight battalion of artillery. "Still they 101110.'' The Governor lias exerted liiinscll to havo inch arm of the mice ncccpud, and hi endeavor ore likely to provo highly successful. All of the regiments he has tendered, and that may be accepted, It I hi purpo to ni camp und equip ot tho earliest practicable period ; and In audition to ine strong torce to form a purt or tho grand Western army under Fremont, Illinois will bo creditably represented in Hint of tho seaboard untlcr Gen. MeClcllanr Ni;wa wolf the Sorrn Fomk John Creighton write to the Maunlainerr, from South Char Water. Aug. 2d, that " he had just ot there, and found the brst mines. Every hill, gulch, and flat will pay from ten dollars to I am afraid to say how much per day; but yesterday, two men tnndo $57 with a rocker, nnd while I am writing, man lint come in witn a piece we'ghlng 1 13. Every ono at work is malting at least on ounco n day. Oro Fino Is nowhere. There oro claims hero for fifty thousand imn. I have n cluini thai will pay $20 a day, nnd am getting it opened, so you tuny know that the mine are good when I go to work, but I must have somo of it." RmnAnir-.R GENr.nAiJ. Col. E. D. lin ker nnd Col. Joseph Hooker, of Oregon; John A. MeClernnnd, member of Ongrcs from initio's; havo been nominated by the President, ami confirmed by the Senate, ns Rrigudicr-Grnernl together with the fol lowing, now officer in tho U. S. Army, Col. F. W. Lander, Col. S. P. Hcintzel man. Col. Andrew Porter, Col. W. It. Franklin, Col. Clin. II. Stone, Lieut. Col. Tlios. W. Sherman, nnd dipt. Ulysses S. Grant. tUT In our columns will be found nn advertise mint of Grover & Raker's Sew ing Muchims. Persons who have mcd the different kindsof sewing machines nff.red for sulc, spenk in tho highest terms of Gro ver & Raker's. They nro simple, easily worked, noiseless, durable, and a wonderful labor-saving machine. No better recom mendation can be bad as to the superior usefulness of Grover ti Raker's machines, than tlio great number or them that have been sold upon this con?!. Xo family should be without one of these convenient nnd necessary articles. Won't no. K we were asked to name a paper that was fit for nothing nt all, we should soy Portland Advertiser. It is one of tho most feeble secession papers on this or any oilier const. J t is in favor of pre- srrvinjr the Union, that is, what is left of it after Jeff Davis ond his tribo have tuken all they want. rrrAa Journal. Ksw Firm. ly reference la ailvcrlirt meat in to-daya paper, it will be teen that tho old-rMab- ished and nutrrprining houteofChurm.nl ii War ner in th't city hai Ix-eu enlarged by addition of Frederick Churmmi lo the firm, wh'ch will here after Ixi known at Chiimion, Wnruer & Co. The new film will continue liuaineM at the old stands at heretofore. Fur the preieut, the Bakery nnd Confectionery ettablithment it removed one loor routh of the old t'.;ind. The old building it being torn duwn, and a new and more comino- iliuut one will he erected in iu place. Sudbino Amur. On Sunday latt an affray took place near Fwtir'a, in thit county, bctweeu two rm.ii named Forman and Wilton, in which Fornian wat atahbed teverol timet, in the nrmi and neck. The difficulty originated in a trifling family quarrel. Wilton hat been ludged in jail. We learn from Dr. Steele, who attended the wounded man, that the stub in the neck of Forman it a ery tevere one, but not necettarily futal. NswPArsa. We have received the lint num- ber of the Southern Oregnn Gazette," a paper juat ttnrted at Jacksonville, by Jamca O'Mrara aud T. S. Pomeroy. The Gazette prenenta a wry fair typographical appearance, and will toon be issued aemi-weekly, at the rale of J6 per annum. It profemea to bo Democratic in polities, but ap pears to be ttrongly tinctured with tcccnionitm. Tue MiNEt. The turn of $23,000 came down1 from the Ne Perec minca latt week. Charlea Shively, who haa just returned from that lection, forms ut that the digginja will prove to be ex- nsivc, but not before next year. Charley hat been to the South Fork, and consider! tho mines thcro rich. Accident. We learn that Mrs. Capt Hedges, near town, was very seriously injured ou Wednes day last by beinq; bitten by a horse, near which she was standing and assisting auoiher lady to alielit. FaiLto We understand that G. Collier Reb us, for many years pnrt doing business in Port land as a Jeweler, has recently foiled hit liabili ties amounting to a targe sum, probably $S0,C00. t5T The two murdered persmit near Callow's ate, of which we tpoke last week, prove to be Mr. Jarvia Brigga and bis ana Newton, of linn county. SesLjiiii. We lender our hearty thanks to e young gvntlemen who favored aa with a dt- ightful serenade on Saturday night last (9 Tbanka U Charman & Warner for late an Francisco papers. Ki. intmr ami VMH AT THE lirntL Anu " fnfn mm lift il.jk I tae , lr- W. , eiu of ffT by ,l,e rebel. Jd TLl' . A UfJSTT. , . " ier iu, , to I liourHj out Ulm lU- . next they meet Ih.-x, Iriab tt, lU J? ofbat.le. Subjoined U.c,17 hbI to Iiithmc, Ult;h ... otU J out of the mrn.U rs of th eutk luZe, and rrry generally .u-d about of New York i " Kkm Go UWii." Iiaii.iIUwcr,yt)lu4W Ourgnllant couutryuien of th itriZir. f.'Jtli havo covered thcmirlve, tii "w1 Uhablo glory. Tliey proM JJj; IM only hcrwa. but ChrisiUu, ZTy!' gencroua to wounded foes and ta they wrrt iitvincibb) In Uuu jJT? were they trvaletl by the barbsrout eJTI It the fate of the gallant Cstpt!, if. gerly, who, lyimr wounded oo lBtt!y rendcrrd immortal by the herni qVi. the fiUth, hud hi throat tut rtt f ar by dastard rtlwl liawj, ltUl, Irishiuent llio heroic Corcoran k k (L power of these cut-throats! 8u, J with such fate a that dealt oat hfZ rebel on hi bravo comrade in rmi Forbhl it, (renin of Krinl Tin pZ would wither tm lh tortured a our preeii Mother We, should t pmk it. Son of Krin! coimtrymea of Cbrr, ran, to arms! lt there bo tyooo Jrui. men on tho south bank of the 1'otomae hi twenty iImv. llulr battle-m WiMf eornn ivcacuru ii i.irm;, acij1 f Dead! Vam'r or Trained Souum AIi inbi History of Jiapolcoo, citrs the b guage of that great general is ilnrtwif t!ic question of how much time Is mpim! to miiko a reliable soldier. In s routrna tion respecting the nuvnl conscription, Tor got observed: " Much longer time d r,. quired to form a sailor than t aoKIirr. The latter may lie (ruined in all hiidctin in six months." Napoleon replied; " Thcro was never io great a mistake. Nothing can be more dangerous than to pro pagate such opinions; if acted upon, ur would speedily I ad to tho diswlulioa el the army. At Jcmnppe there were 50,- 000 French against 30,000 AtMritnt.- 1 luring (ho firl four yeun or the tar ill tho hostile oM-ration wcro concliH-tn b the most ridiculous manner. It wu ari ther the volunteers nor tho recrnils aba saved the Republic; it was the 180,000 uM troops of the Monarchy and tlie d charged veterans whom the Revolution ' pellid to the frontier. "Purt or the n emits deserted, prl dictl; a small portion only rtiuaiiH-d, who, in process of time, formed Rood soldica Why havo tho Romans done such rtst things? Rccttuso six years' iiialroctiou were, with them, required to nuke sol dier. A legion cnmposcil of three thou sand such men was worth thirty tlioiiKinii onlinary . troops. Willi fifteen tltoosand such men as tho Guards, I would every whero IkiiI forty thousand. Yon will no) find me engaged soon in wnr with an am; of recruits." Panics. Wo see many people win) r disposed to attach undue importance to tin fact that our defeuted troops wrro triird with a causeless panic and retreated in dis order from the field. It should he mot hered, that pinics seized upon tho oklfel nnd best drilled troops In tho world at diff erent thncs, from causes of the most Iritial nature. After tho battle of Solftriuo, tie necideutiul overturning of an ammnnitioi wagon started a panic in the victorious French army which spread to a whole di vision, nnd infantry, cavalry and artillery rushed pell-mell from the field, nhaiidouiiij, arms, provisions, ammunition anil enrj- thing, and only hulling at lust from ihtrr , exhaustion when miles away from the bat tlefield. All this happened when the Ini tio hud been won ami thcro was no enemy in sight, and yet the French troops are un questionably eqnnl to nny in tho torld both for courage and discipline. 5T Fuels clearly show that tho rcbrb were retreating toward Manassas at tin sumo time tlmt our army wcro flying kck to Washington. Tito rebel cavalry wa left lo cover the retreat on their side, nl1 they had then no idea that they had won a victory. If our fugitives could have bn formed in order in the renr of tho position occupied by Rlenkcr' reserve, they migw havo returned during tho night or next morning and triumphantly occupied tho very fluid of bnttlo on which they m fought so well. Not a gun or a wg" would havo been lost on our side, hat tw heavy guns In tho enemy's batteries wonM all have been captured. When tho report of tho conduct of Blea ker' brigndo was made at headquarters, Gen. Scott expressed his gratification to tho brigado for its bravery and stcadinw. nnd its protection of tho rear at a tiu when all opprchended o furious ass1" from a pursuing enemy. . - Thk Offer or nt DicTATORsnir the South to Yocno Bosaparte. Tta Paris correspondent, " MalakofiV'of the K Y. Times, gome days since stated that tl Southern Commissioners in Pons nau fcrcd to make Capt. Bonaparte Dictator of their Confederacy. The following extract from a private letter written by an Ao ican who has resided in Paris for MBe years, which is published in tho Bostoa Transcript, confirms the story: ri,,m Tv,nnnrfi told me the other day, that ono day ot dinner. Mr. Fan"' the American Minister, said to her, Mnj of us ardently wish to see yonr grandson oor Emperor.' Respect for the genueaw whose table she was dinir g, alone P"' ed her from saying aloud, ' Mr. ao'-' although bit family has seen evil day. al though one member of it was big and another a rogue, yet. t bank God, a never yet had traitor!' 9 ri-;h Jrkn would be an admirable billiard player, he makes such great m