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ns those nt llic time of t he battle of Hull Him. At Centerville, rorrriiiji hrenst woiks, were discovered w hat appeared to he. cannon, but, on examination, they jirovi'tl to bo wooden affairs, pot tip for ef fect. A force under Mai. Hatfield, on tlie 10th, started to ro to Fairfax, nnd within it mile tliey met the enemy, who ret rented before them. At noon they rtieamprd nt Fairfax, nnd discovered that the place liad been evacuated tin niplit before, the enemy leaving tents nnd other property behind in i ire quantity, l.ieut Alexander, with n d, lai linu nt. urrivid soon after nnd passed on s fir as Cub's linn, three miles above I'ciitrcviilc, and discovered u vast nninber of tents standing. A special dispatch to the AmM Awr inn n ports, that lit a urchin! has been ap pointed Commander in Chief ot the rebel fores, ami that the evacuation of Manas sas was nt his MiswcMioii. It was lurthcr j slated that n dispatch to the Uiihmond i i '.' vA nnd Kiiinircr says that the Hamilton l.cuion left Fredericksburg on i the lltli, bound South. 'I'iie lines on th .If any man lUti mi.ls to Haul ilownlli.' Allulliiul V l.!, .im. titui on Uvi' sil t" Urn. Ih l)crcgon5Ugu VV. L. Adams, Editor, OREGON CITY : s.vTrun.vv, march ist;-.v l l.u'Liim.is l.tuinl Vnlnn t'.onx mumi. I In' I uioti mm ol I'Uii'k.umiM .'onnty lib luvi' their country - iho uro o'.o-oil In llio .lis iiteiiil.t'i-in.'iit ot' our I'liiou lor any cause niul n.' any lenn.s ; who leneu' in miiir'wiug urnir.l u belt. on by loree of urum; aiiil lio aiv w.ilin,' lo ii'ipom! lo llie call nin.le lor n t'nlon Slate I 'on on Saliiulay the i'.M ilay of .il.uoli, I M '''.', nn.l elect deb gales t' a l'u,"ii Coimtv ('. 'mention to Uawvihaniiock hail been burned and nban- I '"nen. arc i'..ii.M..i lo moot in men seioiu: pie iliU.cd bv the I'i bi Is. i eiacts nt llio umi.iI I'Iih'i i. of votiiij, lit imo 0VI1 A fugitive from a ullage in Oratiire Co. '. . I'.,) miles from (.lordonsviile. savs that .1,1 nil.i ivliel troons Were in the t.nvii ulien 1 ''' 'i U al llio C'ourl House la Oie-oa l ily on he l. lt, rusliiiiil wibllv on, sntiposin' that i "Si'I-'y (In- J:ih il.iy of .Maieli, I Me. for the il,o l'nioii triions were after tin in. The ; 'ii'Pw "f eleelins si .li'lio'ntea lo the I'n on hole route bv which thev missed w as ! Sl'1' ('omeiiiioii to tie IkM.ii liuoene City vntlir s!r II w ith Itlllkets, knapsacks, c. j '.'III Jay of April, 1 nn.l tu.iiMielii u mi.'I Numbers of exhausted soldiers lav on . oilier bus' a ns t!t eoni-eiii'ini may il.eni pro i r the roadside, along which the route had ' The prci nets we mlitli'J, iisu ll,,' Ikims of ilir passed. 1 popu'ar vote, to J It file as fo'.'nus: (heon (ti'ii Me('l. !l.in address, d the soldiers 1 l';t' ';h Milwauki :i; Youii--'s ILii.Iiiio's ; of the Arniv of the l'otomae on the 1 4th. For a Ions time lie I ad kept them inaetiv in orilcr ttml Hiey miu'iii oe iiisctpnncii, nrin.'d. nnd instructed, lie had held them back in order that they might ojve tlio death blow to the rebellion. Their pa tience niul confidence in their Ccncral were worth a dozen victories. The moment for netion had now arrived. The time for in action had passed, and he would bring them face to face with the rebels. (Jen. Wailsworth has assumed the duties of Military Governor, and commander ol the defences of Vas!iiiigtoti. Sjirin-jivuttv 2: Pool, Creek 2; Keuu'r t'lei'k 2 I'iper !o!.i!!a 1; l.nwr Mol.ela .!, Miimui n's :! I .in ii "ity 3; I'urtv 2: Tuidatm I; I'i. ..Mint Val tii k n.vrn.i: ix nmv miixi. o. St. Louis. March 13. The Keptibl'ean is a letter from Albinpler.pie, dated Feb. v. A Siatkneailier, Let no t 'nion I'.i.m fa I lo t.' i'mm.i al lii p-e vine! ii.ei'liii SrrriMis Hi i i.ir, V. (' Johns., n, W.I'iih-mw, .1 llua.oii, tii"nil!,,- Co. Ci,i. n 1'. Ii; ass. I W.l'miii, ! I'liLlu ftit Co. Com W. C. llem. nl, M. Ilam-I.v, .1. S. V.lisell, A I.K ii II. .tee, I. IV 'I'll 'inpson, i:. T. T. I !i. r, 1 V. I'.. a'es. Win. I) el.,,V. Tlios. (.'l.ariii.iii, !i Mdivuai, J s. I l.oi ev, MY. Iii-mIIs. 1'. A. C'o.latd, II. W. K.liy. Hv, n Wa.ie, M. I'uller. II. K.I lay.-.. '. . Nol.Mt. C O It . vnloti, Abel M..i:.h.ii, W. W. ;,i,-k, A. Winner, ,l;,s, in!. i'i, W I.I. Wli.la-ek A. I.. I...v,-i i. J.;J, irivnii; an account ot a name ami u , . i . ,i.itim-k, i i-. i aree, (.e... Ain-rueiii, sk'rtll'isll between the Texas rebels and the - Alrnoii.l mib. J,is K llmjinai.. Fuioii men mi.l. r Col L'anbv on the morn- i i:i-of the 21st. Two hundred Texan j 11,0 nro r 'ru nmstB. mules, with wagon ina.tcrs, w. re cnptiiii'd. j Tli.'sc whose curiosity ha been excited T'.e Te.xat;? wt re on the lieighrs opposite ' l.y readin- the journals of I.i wis ai.d flaik, Ko draiuie troin tne i-oti, which was lies t tute of w ater. L'ol. Caul iy had to pas. to the watir L'tinr.b d bv his battery. 1 1 j had 2.1100 men, and all other outlets were guarded in fore. TheT- x ins niu-t citticr surrend r, or cut their way throu,.h. Later iufor. nation stn'cs that a military rxprs ha.lju-t nrriv.il from Fort Craig. The battle coni'iiencid at nine o'clock on the morning of the 21st, between a portion of our troops under Co! Huberts, and the in emy, ncioss the H o (i r:nde, with variul s.!ccc.s until nonu. Col. Catiby then cro-s-i I th" river, with a battery of s:x pi.res and tao honit.' rs. muler Capt. McKae. , Towards evi n:njr ino-t of the vw my', gun. ' w.Te .'.I 'ttptd: ti.i y 1 owever made a ihs per.it charge on the how it. r batt' ry, dc f i.J d by Capt. I'luiiipton's rompany of re.'uhirs, and a portion of Col. I'.ii i's r gi m tit of M'-xieatl VoliIllteiTS. The TeX tins, GOO jtr.in', arncd with carbines nnd , revolvers, and a liow,t. r, eharg'd liirious ly. A't'-r discharrns their carbines at cl'.sc d s'ance, they dr. w their ri-volv.-r. an 1 ru-hed cm the battery amid a storm of gnj and eani-t' r. Tli- Mexican vultiu- teil-j th d ill a panic. Capt. I'h;il',itoii's company stood their ground until one half wi re killed. Capt. McKac refu-cj to 1. tve I. is umis , and a; killed at his post. Kit Car.on in co-r.mand of a r L'iment of voiuntt, rs i!c- ; ph.yd a sk rnii.I.ers, did trd tv.cc du fin j the netimi. Our d. is 2m") klhd a-.d ' w.miii.K.I, and t!.2 t!ii ,nv' ! b'. h'.vi.d to lie m'tcli tiiOre. I Capt. .1 111 i - of i !t a hg. Ib -iiit-i of t!i battle i.re important, a. it will put :.n tnl to t'.e flibii-tt rii.g in. I ti-uisoiiii!.li. jirosp'Ctsol an I lorn an ! otl.er--, ot, tin s )".'.ii casern boi'd- rs of (.'.d.f..r.'i'a. til: ..p.. t i:..rr:.i: tv .vm; ". !!. iti.i: or Si m ( m.ri;. Si 1. .M..r !. I..!.. A hp.-n al .i.i iccli f.om tiir Co k, v.lo r.-tl,e unity u a .J..:;', ,' il, .a-; .Ifi.-r a noi.u -t . f v rut J in ive l.u . 1).,'.. , I,..-i ie n. v ui Siif-ir (,'r-. k I .!.-. ihe.r i. : iii-tmg nf Van 1. rn', l'i.'i:i-'s, .Mr-Cull. (:!,' .-...I I' rcM M f'l...... :lf U.K. u, r. . !.ir..f,! irt r.-'n. I n, I w.i.lc nfn.oii, mill tlif I.;-, of ii i- ii-i.l. i.il.le , 1 0' 01 r.', h' l'ls III our own country (if IIS num... . e .. .., l.-i.r, , ,--:. .; ; ,.,. rcat CXtcIlt OS tllOsC of Califiiriliil lllld of i. vii. I urn ifn,r- ,n iniiuipii t in 1 r.j i ir-ifll 111 a.1, to 30,o, .MeCu U li n i. ;i., .-, i.im,., I pioiinljle siij.i-ii.ir richn ss l tin in in lit r MoiLille wuiinJi d. ill, am ,M, I,i:'i, I ;. c- I i.aiinii l .lavs i l.e or other wc.t. rn explor.r-, so that they have been induced to glance at the in.ip ol our poss'o:. on the I'.ieilie ro.i.f, have am in a. i cotinirie-, ineil llnpieSM w,th the b. li' f that nt some future p. fin al! empire in popul,i!,'o:i nnd weal'h wouhl be founded on tl:i. mast, and that the i . c ,1 .. ... . ... . in a: i in i:.e euii:re wonw i.e local. -.1 on the Columbia L.vcr and its tributaries Th's .opu!ar impression was of course tin re.-ult of a knowledge ol the g. ographicnl podtion of this portion of our Pacific p.w- S--.J. ons, supposing always, in the nbsi nce of any knowledge of mineral rcoiirees, that the Pacific; .lope, ,ke that of the .-U-lilli'ic, Would create' her ttcultll from otinr natural resources ould convert h. r for t.ts, l.er (i-i.uies, her fac. lilies for cur ini.-rce, for manufai'tories, nnd the produc tive rapaciti of lo r soil into the 1 tnct.ts of tritiomd pro-per.ty. The popular iui predion, which, anterior to the discovery of the gi Id mi ies in Cdilnrnia, obtained nil ov, r the w o; id, as to our future d. stiny, is about to be reaii.e.. Ti.at the vast extent uf country lying on the Columbi.i and its trihutarii and wn.hed on the wi-.-t by the Pjc.I';", I as hcea Llissed above eiry tll.-r fij'ial i.r-a on this co.r-t, in all the natural :..!vai.t igei c'oiitmoii to ol lor co:r.tii. .. .ve in no!.. ra! r source, Las '.v;r Lim i ii.. i . . . " e 1 1 ine mi. ingi :l t.xpior. r wi.o ha. -ought to find the path, that 1 :i. to t'.ie .-eat of th- future Pacific einpir.;. Tie gi.io r oi iii.i.,11,1,1 g(,,i j,. ,S ,,s ,., V) th.s p. riod so far out-hoii'; oi.r other ;-n r.'-r i.i.;.;,t:ig. s II, at a v.i-t t-r- pond, ranee ... i.i'viai.on, .ij .iai, i-i.ii r pr.-c iiini la bor ha- In l I, Ilttr.lCll'll to the goM. , :ite o( uur sou'l,! rn I,, ijhbor. The lat- ;.-c..v who wo believed would bo poor men If they held on to their properly twenty veins. Wo venture to predict that the threatened ubandouinent of a great portion of the California mines this spring, rouse iptent upon onrgold discoverie.i, lins caused much city property in Culiforuiii to depre ciate from twenty to fifty per cent, already. If these miners, contrary to the hope of heavy capitalists and extensive properly holdets in California, tnako this country their permanent home, and fail to return lo their former fields ol operation, many ol Cmot this, is by making immediate,,, I r.ingcnients io open a inreci iraue nun (...niiiiiiaiioiini ttin miiiuy un'iirieu ny iu ioney Fastci'U cities, lllld lo put a lino oi I'lv. r ; lu''l. Ir.H.in.ile.l in the H.iren.l. r of Mi.mii, nu.l , , , . ,,. ,, i Sli'l. II. simmer 011 the ( olUUllmt KlVer. I lie Palmei-nton ilefi'ii.led tlie eoiirxo of llipt'iiliinel. four which some CMiross that Astoria! Unwell ii.k.i. ivlo.lr.eil liuieelf iiiilir.l Hill, tl.n would become a rival I'ilr, is a grouiullcs.s and silly one. Astoria of coiiinc is bound lo become a nourishing place ol noma im- ofirrtil ioiiM (' llirt I'e.leml (loveriiineiil ill Miiknia llie utoimlbel nl t'liuflr.'loii, nu.l Mini llio liniboi' there e.nil.l not In' I'lilileinle.l by Mlili. iul mi'iiii". Nnniilfon noiee.l ilb Inni In lln I'lnninii Itcl.itiotiK beneen llio t'liilril Slniix nn.l lor.i)jii poi'lilUCe, but lier interests, so fur from p,,ueis nre now n.iul in be i iilio ly I Iioin upp.e- . .. . . i ...a ... i . -ii ; t lieiisi.m of nnv .lislili Inoiee liiilevel'. 'I lie I nvn 2 I nose vi i on ami, win, m case in : . , 1,i,i,., is 1 ' n ,,.,r.-. ..... ... ... ..-e e.i .lei. .t eoneiiiiiiiii Ihei : nl nil eofr. spomlenee is eou.i rn a tujn lo emmncrce, iiiirinomze wiiii 'i iie Ili.iiMi us noli us iin i reni n ,tniniiy mo rmTliis oucstion of the effects of our,'." ' "".!', 1 '- h' .s 1 . is.o..iiii niiiie.ier k iin.nl bv il I i' mii-ln. lutut'i! iiicreaso of comnieice upon our j those Imv iw ii-ill I... ..lion nvor In l!,.. nmlov .-lli.w 1ms boon lunch I'lilivnsU'd of late l.Olliloil lei ll'IS ol .Mill'ell 1st 10 COIIIIUei nnd the bats. This deeav w ill be attended j and we often hear intelligent men predict- ,inl h",w "' !'" ,l10 !Tlm.1''1 '''T 'U. .f'. ! ii served iiuite an linprcssloil III I'.llgliind thai by a eo: respoticiiir,depreciiitioii of real es- . ing Hint Portland must soon lose her grasp ' ,,,,, s.nw,(, leiminutcd this spring, tate generally .nn l''rani'isco has grown ; upon the trade of Oregon. Some of Ihej American securities are ciinsciuently buoy- up to he a great city by being able through her capitalists to control the trade on this coast. Foreign vessels arriving from Hongkong, Liverpool, and other foreign ports, ns well ns clipper ships laden with American goods Irom New York and l'.os- ton, luive gone lo I'i'ancisc.) to dis- charge, luc.iuse iime teiillis o the lmoi s were nccileil tu C.ililornia. We have necile.l luit lew goods, nn.l our mereliaiits have gem rally preferred to buy of Calilbr- Poi'tland papers seem to have caught the ! ant. panic, and are every now and then shout ing, " We must be wide awake," " We must stir ourselves, or wo .shall let Van couver get 11 1 1 i';n I of us," ,1c, Ac Wo have yet failed lo sec any advice from (his source as lo Aoie the people are lo "Mir themselves," unless it be perhaps to pull a snag or two out of llie Willamette Itiver. This is all vi ry well, but we assure mi, gentlemen, thai your future career depends tiia merchants rather than ship directly on u broad, r hasi of action than pulling xc. ii r. mi lo.. v.,r.i I .!. I . I'.r, hiii of llie (Ji.v. of Arka: 'ai., Me!;.i.', mi In, ' ' - , itm.U r of oil.fr .r. i.iiie.. i,,.,,, nre pr.soneri.. 1 10 ln"'-ler Iniicli ol tins rnpilul, i n- t' rjuisc, and labor to our own si, on s - .e.i.j.- a bnee iiiimlx r of li e rank tui'l (Je. lien Curt..' ofii m I elcj.i'. I. .. On. Jlnllerk (ay-; ''I wai allnrked by idc em my, t,o bnile . .limn. iK.uig on llm liih iiil. mi my nylit. I . on tm.ieil ilu: i,l until four im lo. k on llie moi i.iii of lie- T'li, v Ik.ii I or iere.l un ajv.i.i e of the . av iliy Mi l b;:hl nrtillery ui.il r Col. )-tei hum, u-1 d .r ). t n niiO'k and bre .k w hat I n.(.io, .,nl.) 1..- llm re iil..ic-. I ut ol II... enetnj', ten'r . My I.I e. Clin III V. lis pl(crresmii III, en llie i n. Iny ul el-ii-u in llie morn n;, renew, ij lie- uil,,c.k on in) li'llt. 'J lie (..,t c,,ii ini,., ma i, y at ll,i'." (K.iiils i.'iimiij l! e liny, the iii'inv haiu, ifaini-,1 n k,hiI lo. ly i;..iilesi.'.l Ly Col. C.rr, al ,, 'l'iinl,. r lluliow; but tli y were, m ire y re,ii'n.i win, 1 1, fiil of llieir comm oi li-r, O.-il .M, (.'u" Ii, b, . ui f re( iii.d 'i- 'Jen IJntm. '1'l.e ;.lmi . f icia. k . ii t!.e C'-nlie H.i allanil,- i nrne, fr u'-l I.) ' 'ol. ().- rliiiin, niMta lird by (eii. Ilavi., :JI1( t J i - oiic ilojjon. I l ronv jjo il !. fii' iny hail e .i.ee nlial.'.l III r ii. am ioiee nn my nelil. ui .l I ll.eref r.-i- iiiiiiieiii e.I n cli align "f Illy t; ui. t fi.ruanl, mi u In f..f: tin- funny wlien lley mti rf'.lv)", o.i my re lil ll ink ill ftfolig lion. 'I II I'liiiliovt li ..nly I., en p, nt ally e.'le. t.-.l, lol hi- in full ,r, g. . ben hi Miicise, my li.bt an, I rmilie rrne. e I il.e filing al.,ia Ibo "nine .My rijdil. un- .l -r Ceii iSig.l, iiiovk! rl'aw In III'' ('u '- oeeiiineo1 by llie enemy, .Invii j lb. in fioni the In -ijrl Ik.ihhJ mlmitiij iteailily luwm il tlii- lied of Timber Hollow I iiimieiliMlely onlei-. .1 the . eiilre ami lihl wing f..nt - nil, our r.bl tnriiiii llie left of llio enemy, ..o l ': Mi-a filing on lea n-iilfe. '',, fmul i.oi- I on en .o.f.1 On enemy in an an ii eiicle, an.J a . InillfO l lllfullliyex eii'liiigllirout'li'inr the whole In,... eompleii-ly ii. . , i),, W,, ,)(. fm,.f iilneh I'lieuliil in ie.il conr.,H..ii ll.rongli de ji an I a'ui'l imj.ani .l delllei an I orfr-ii limber, llnr Km i baavy, ami llie en.-mj i , (.,, l,e iiwerliniied. fn.lii th fuel (hat llie ilea.l arc .' iller. .1 ov. I a lal,' field, Thariietm'a foitu (K allifJ lit all iliooii,,,,., Iml I llmik lb ma n f.irea n liirneii Ui lii;on Mountain. (en. Hiel follona llirm towi.rla Keitanlle, my cavalry piirsuinir lie III tnwariln the inoiinlaiiia. i:oumi lb voniilry, uini bnuuiii! in jifisoliem. At tlm battle in Xorttwefitern Aiknn n, Fedcrul eoldicm wero foumj iiiutilatcd timJ sgulj'cd by the tovog'.ii. The di-eov ry of our iii'ms has only faeili lateil thii tr.in-f. r, which our other supe rior advantages v.onld linn- iH'ct d in process (jf tin, .. The acting Governor of Culil'on.ia, whom we fell in with on th': road I' ii'ling down the .San Joaipiin valley, on hi- wnv houji! from nn exb tisivc .lriaion of Iiie u'v, in ss, a.-ki'd ih what our ob-irvntioiis on this coast hail led im to coni'liid'.' res to the future rdativi) positions of California and Oregon. We told him that tlm heart of the future Piii:i(i: uipiru would lie on the water.'! of lli Columbia, for the ren on that nfur the minis, 0:1 which was princi pally based the temporary iidvantni."'" of California, were iiii-usiirubly cxhriii-ted, (he superior agricultural nnd iiiuiiuf.icturiiig iidvaiiiiig'H of thin country would gradiuilly build up a gn at S'ate, ( inbriicing wealthy, perinaueiit, and ciilerpriniii eiiioiH. Mncli of the heavy expenditure of capital lu building up nlii.i ui ( iilifoi iiiii, wan Ian out on aili-ft hi'lecled for their iw viiritnff-s as trading posts. J he only viiIik; uttai.hed to properly in tin in wan iiieusureil txnctly by the public faith in llm richness ami per luinc'iici) of adjacent gold mines. When, ever the tiino arrived that tlieso milieu should be abandoned, llu se cities would of course fall into decay. We wiv men in vesting tins vt thuiii-aiiiU of dollar in nourishing towns growing; rapidly up into cities, who wo admitted might do wi ll, provided thry sold out in a few years, but om New York ami other potts. Induing this we have had to pay a heavv tariff by way of profits to the California capitalist, icsidcs the expenses of wharfage, drayag-. war.hoiisii.o-, and re-shipping. All this xpens.' can lie saved by .shipping directly o the Columbia Kiver. Oregon, instead of California, wiil lie the heavier consumer kivaltor. Tin re is no more reason why our g toils louhl be first landed at San Prauci-co, to .0 re -.shipped to us, than there is that they Iioiild he landed at the mouth of the I'mp- pia. It our inui"s prove as rich and e- iisive in we expect, the great bulk of the .iinls ued on lli.s coast must come into ie Columbia liivcr. Cnhforniil can either !.) us we have I'.ei: lining, buy what she w ants of her iicio'.luip nr cont lime lo im- ioi t on h. r oh ii hook. Time w ill show at the most practicable route for o.io.ls take, even for Caribo, is by the wnv of ie l ' I il : 1 1 1 It may In- relied u,.on as a . fact that the g.'eat bulk of g .o Is .ft er In b" ei'ii-uiued on tins coast will nter the ( oluinbia nnd that too i n board of vesi Is direct from th" ports of or ginal slei'iie t.t. C.iiiit dists in San Pram i.-, o ill uf coarse make a t. rr.ble strugL'-e toci.iitrol the trade, nnd make us buy oil." g, mils M'c.imi-li.iii'I. .1 of them. It wiii i e :i siirgg.e nguii-t iiitnr'', a viola tion of the inexorable laws of colnlii' r. e, that w il sooner or later ruin tiny city lu re w ho-e merchants connive at such an ar rang men!. If Portland merchants, gov trued by a short s'glited policy, should eotitiiiii' to trade with San I'rancisco, and brii.g their g mils by the oeeun steam, rs, piyiii'i the hi;r'i prices of freight now eh irg- d by these steamers in order to n.e I their enormous expenditures, ami paii l'. in adlition to this, the profits of or g'ual importers at San 1'r.inei-co, dr.iMi'je, stor ag', wharfng,', Ac, any one can sec that ai couver or some otln r town on the Co lumbia lliv.-r cm control the comimrce of the country ly oj cuing a din extrude with Ni w York and other portsVAVill Oregon iibniit to a tariff of half it mill on dollars per minim on her goods by wav of fieio'it CM if' .s un i M-i lMVc on an -Iimimi in u 1... Ii i i nn Lire iin r.lv to bnic- s. conil-!i.-ni,li ,! .1-from S in I'lanei-co, and carry no- t..iiig back, w le u tln.-o o,is ,L, s'.'pp' d from N'. w Yoik, Iheton, an I Chi li i d'; 1 1 nt hut little more ixpcnsc? It mil be 'cit a sh.irt time til! ,.; Will.ui, tie '..ii.y it ill o a-" to be ,, Oregon, as the v.-t nr a of arable land ea-t of the (',,,. ' cad' s Will -om, be ,-lij.p'yiiig the gold fields '.iiln :,n iihiimhiiicj of provision.-. Ti.e W.li.itn'-tli: Valley must turn its altintioii to wool growing and iiniuuf.,et.,rie.s. Th" e.ty thai i xieeN In succeed inii-t, in our ojiinion, Im-o I, er cah'nliitioiH more upon j eiit. rpri.-e-, of this thiii ai.ter than upon any future p'Tiiianeiil. pro, luce trade with the i minis. Our proilnei; tnnlf, especially in fruit, w ill be good for a f. w year-, and1 iii snags. We have indicated what we believe you hate got to do, or see your place go into n gradual iviMiniption. ll our notions are not .sound, show ns why they are not. W e nre to have an empire on the Paclie- the seat of that empire i' to be on the waters of the Columbia The ipicstion now is, What shll be the great commercial emporium?,.'' iy We are sorry to sec a disposition on the part of some of the I'liion journals in Oregon lo get tip personal ipiarrels with each other at this I, me. It secuis that one can hardly offer a suggestion or do a pubic thing without being mi-uiulel stood by sol candidate." Tic Poi tiaiid I r. go liian has deiotcd a good deal of space to complaining of the main er in winch we In. ide the col reel ion -egni!uig the mob article in a former issue of (hat pap. r -We have too much to do, and loo hllle space tn spare, loei.lir into a eii' ei-in upon the many po nls made by the Or 'go iilau, many of winch are not only nut I rue, but s.lly - tin-iv stisj ieioi.s having 1,0 t' -u n dalioii in any thing we have Hiltt'ii The Oiegonlan charges us with hilling i-.lteii in an " link, ml spir.t," with having li.e.l to injure thai sh. rl witii Puioii men, Ac, r To nil of these gr.ne charges we b.gto plead not guilty, nnd we defy nnv sane man lo draw Irom oar iiitlehs am- one el the inl. r.'lices draw n bv the Orcgonian Its manner of epl,iin;iig the reason ol our "attacks" on it is funnv Look at it: "The Argils was a eiindnlafc for public pliliter. It Was Mipposi il that Ilis eliunci s Would be 1 it---1 for the lioiniuntioii if a P,c pnblic-m State I 'oneiit.ini -hoii, be eali, d lb nre the paper was i, pos. d to a I'nioii Coin en ti. in and In i the ( li'i goiii.in vi a , attacked for publishing a connniin c.ili.ui m favor of a I nion Couvei.tion,'' Ac. Now, it is ie' Inn- th it the A'gu- ever made any iitt.uk on the ( lr gomnn for publi-hiiig a enniiiiiiiiii atiiiii in favor of a I'll on Convention - it is i,nl lri:r that the Argu- eier made any suggestion- whatever relating to political policy to be piir-ii-'d, with any view of advancing it, nun inter e-t eitln r pecuniarily or pol.lically- -nnd il i- Inn- that we now ham or ever h ive had any thing but the hind'st f,, lings toward the publish, r of the ( Iregnnian. - The editor or e.I, tors of that papir we liaie no knowledge of, nnd bate not the r.moti -t i,;, a iO.ij ivrete the article now ui.ihr i oii.-iie r..rou, but prisnnic il w.ts penned by an " oceas'om.l wider" who -omelilnes say' very stupid lliillg-l "in the editorial style." IMieiing ll.i-, we l.-g to be excused from nol'eiug this anoni unais scribe nnv further. The following are llie points of the Mor rill bill: ll provides lor thii immediate emancipation of all shnes in the 1 rii-t of Columbia, with compensation limited lo tin average of ji.'IHO, for each slave owned by a loyal master. Proof of value and loyal ly lo he filed with three Commissioners, within nine months; Commissioners buy ing power to ciiniino slaves as witnesses. There are probably It.lllltl slaves in llie IHslliel, perhaps half belong to iniistiis who will swear IhetlM'llcs lovill. A n interest Ing and significant nrliele is published in the liichmotid I'.Hiftinr ol .Ian. '.'mIi, a s its lone betrays the strait lo which the rebels arc coming, and the lull! ilV of their unholy cause Till' f. b. Is 1 1 , . 1 1 rcclly admit lh.il Met I. Il.iu has been pla cing a iniiilaiy cordon around t In in wh eh by a siiniiltaiieous coiisiriction as un Am condn crushes its victim, w ill, unless it is promptly cliei k'd, depriie lie m of their military, ns well as political Lie Ciipl Craieli in coiimiiiiul of llie Tu-ea I era, Is not Ike other C.iptains who have put tiled reb. I steiiniels ll lie Cliches llie Nnshville, he will blow her out of the fn tor, and moid n capture if pi".nhle The pti sent I liike of W. Ilii.gton will in her. I nnd ciip.v the title of Pi nice of U u til I ... , wl.i.li 1 " . I 1 1 1 1 1 1 e,ie In the li.uij ii, I,,' ."-.I lie . tgi.iu i 1 1 .1 1 1 1 is Inn. j 1 1-1 1 1 i 1 1 .1 Uni.n S(nt Cnvont.iio. Tlio iiiiililieil vnlria r titan Kl.i , ' w ho aio in lv. .rtl.t .U.,.eMio,V ,,r n ". i. ked rebellion, r Vn ..r iirmeil lruil..ra-wliii , ui.iMj-j i .nli. r than llie I,.,,,,,,,,!,!,, ul .i.te l'"a rebel" HII'I lll-ll yill.l1i,rr, ,! ' , tthm -lilniloimlly i lei ti d ,lll( unublied . . 'i- le.'nllv enaele.l b. Wat uf i V,IIIM a... lloi.k' inoie ..I ,',,,. ,n ,lf pn;r',.';i,'",i li.i iiubvi.lnnl preloreneei l, Bra i (L . 7rr 'ml mo Il.e ti.i...i.. " w. 1 ,," . , T , . " em n, Ma ...-..'Mil ill.. 1 1 MIMI II ill LIU "l.lenv. ' ".' 1 I'll CMIIn ll... I ' I'laneive Ibe I'ni.in, nll , utl, tt "l "' M l..r ll.r ., i . U , h,, '" ".' null. ..lining igeu, nil el i,,h willimil refer ' "'" "!" I im. iiti. re.iH.i.pr'n'' l0f"" '"' l,,"r" '"' V'.lL i T"'1'1''1- l,"v "'""oion. e.,1,,,1,,,, ,,r !S.ieninv. nil. 'J.'iimi t ,M U( .V"""!! loel.,...e I lelooalean, (,.. ('"'"' '"liil, hei'i in ii. irM- I,- r...,(llljLlv,"rKu'i!r " " eo,.i..y.e,,,. ,,e,e,,..,,,,sr,,K,,,v ZlLVh' .Mai..,, is,;., ,,. , ,;;' " I'.iik'. ne I .ly. I.iiiie r.iniv, VV. hvi-J '''' " I"'"" 1,1 "" 4 I'ni.in 'I'lekeu,,, I,, H"' " ''" "I Ci.ii:i..i , fl( ,. "",,f' .1 nekton. 10 ihlegnles: .1 ...... ,1 . i , M. N -Wry. , (w'ftl M""' -i Lane, H; llenlon i n!'l" poik. Y.iinhiii. ii: Mri.. ' ? lllllns U (iM'll U r i uiiutirii I niintv iiim im --. , .... t Ml(1 iMMr ,. , i , , el llio .lev ll.ni.tll. "aieirifa II W, CoillllTr 'II..''; Y.imhill, Ii; Mri,, T ,7 :;". ! M"";;mnah, s; w;,ai,i;'; ";; olumbia, I; flats,,,,, ,. TilhimU ' J I llsCO, . ' 1 I nil. I tin .' clock Ibe In. Mil a ..r I'. . l llie I .7 r",r' ""I ''ii r i I'i H Sllllri.i''' C. J.MI s.i' ico,'':, ,,! M;tf Cnil,l ( C'i'i, SlMfl I. W.lNN v I.iwi-io 1 1 ir correspond. nt M .1 V w r.li s ns lolloi, s of this phice, d in 1 " lniprovem, Ills are si being III i.c ll I ,.w ist.in, but sloo.lv, nn nee. .lint of tlie 1 "iilill,t, '""""""' '" ''"lC,mmll,f MutUk'a I. Iff lm,..'t'. l . , le-tliney,, J T'" .r,t ..I .,e,. (li i. 1 " ""l .,., Iml lli.llbv ol Hie,,,. .v ,,. . "' I I'-m-. Ii"ri.,-U,1, llli.l Ibei III, or l.ol I,, II, , ,,,i. .j ..' '" ', , . .. . , . l""'. uilmat an. I... r .ill,-.l.,.i,.. ,,!,., ibe.,,,,,,,,.,, i,,, . ,w olllll lie I -' I 0 I., ) , ,llV,,""Jt,'" 1. '.'It'll, ..,,.1 -crr.lv 1Mr.U. .,, , , ' "- '''-) ": In III. e.'iin.i'i,,,, ,, , lrlv , rn ' '" IO 'I" l b" n Ul lie. ll I 'I I llie 1 . ' ""'"'"""'lllf..nJrlI11,. 'the., "II. 1.1 .111 nr.,,U,1( 'N' ,l"':,!'' ' k..'l.t.r.C3 e , I . ..,,,. r ..... ... ,. I . . .' ... ' ' I'V Ir. W Ii l..l ,e l. an ll,,,.., ' r. t scarcity ,, building limb, r, i:,,- t of j 1 " 3j which is fal'ieil i,in Cl.aiHat. r, a di tuner of about sity live mil. s M... of the lion-, s nr.. made of !i- T inT slrcliln il oeraeit woolen frame, nnd mo but fill". belt, f than l.l.ls There ni" im.Ii nl nut eight W h ll houses in tinin If llie town wife in.l on nn Indian llesriin. . - . . i . ... mi l, ll Olll, I lloilHIIe-S soon d o,, iii importance. Itis y. t a tnnoti d ipn -t on whether this li lie the lie.ul nf mil Igal.oii on Siinke Ibv. r or not " s .ui.l.' sr,i III.. 1 1(1 o n.. . 1 1 .- l,.l I'll 1. 1 V .... LL. oe. ..I ll.e! .. ,.,, , a ...il I r lib a. l.r, a, a ,,i,. j ' , ' " ' ' 'h' I.I..NI, a.el ,., d,,,,;, f f" Ik.Ii , ll.r .,;, ,, ,,,.. ,, ! .I.,,, , ' e,.,r , ,l.l,r.. - '', ""'.', -r..f., n,,ff,,t ' ' " ln1 '" "I all O .nr. M,ili ,.,( "'"'V ""'''"" " '!,.' .!,.. ' -... , ,.., (U1( Csri)' I.'t AuierealH ll.r keep their thought t.H.i I up to the iiatni.' of this cause Wf gatlcr lloui II,- To "pic I die's un inoirs li.at, w h, n the p,i ,ti., i, , n oin;sl, Mr. S. iimr, w rote lo Into ili-p.'i. u giiegly of our eoiintiy , llie gli nt think' r, in lie on .1 , tnl .on I'rrj.ar. .1 , I llltoll .1 , ,Nr .1 I I.' I Or. I.. I .K.'l . Vl "'li' '!sl ',"1" ; "'" l"'fr.Jum,. 1,1 ""'HI" ... C,ry, w I if nggt.l. g. nrr,.l i "''I I'I t It A l SlMw 1U1 "'l Tie,. .I herUiiii, or N"ii" i 'I he aml.ill Iniln.lrinl S.ai "ti i.e . I- al M.-M i,n,,,. ,. fir,, j;a. Apr.l All il. member,, nn, I.e wi.ii.ieg io l, ,,. m,.miH.r,, r,, n. l.l.d In litteli.l, .,, mci'M for tin' next I en -11,1, g V ear mi' In l,o I. . ,...1 ... .1.. I i I. I ...i ... i , , .1 ' ""'i it .. ... ,,,s ,i,i,i lien i, s le:,ll( i;ie, l,i, , repl.e.l: "The breaking up ,,f ,e ,,- ('an Cni, ii, w ill be a ,,, inn moment in history of the w.o-!,; it would mil , t n g,, uouiid'oii li.c whole htiinnn race " l Cli im.i Th,' , hange ii. th,. t.nic ol the il"pnl tili e of the .-.I. inn, r . bom San I'eaii risen, Works siiim-iv lint against lis. ns lli, t' mm r i i, h we, k airin-s nt Pnit!,n,i on I' I day li ght, the In ns l aching ,e m t day, nil, r i ii r pap. r is priui. d nnd di-lriliiiie, ti.ns throHing us a iml, be hind in the publication of lia-t. rn oca s .. 'lo iibkinto this in. ..in i ni, nee, lie s,,, nut issue the Argus hef, :ift,r until Sniiuday l leii'lig, m, . .s lie s,,;, j., i ,1,. ttn,,, r news i.u Piiihiy This im om , nicm e w e hope w ill not la-t in 1 1. v u k-. nirn. S oi T The . mi lllilni'il ., ssl.ia (, (i 1 oliheS ol T (or the State of (r. Mll ' t at I'alhis, Pi.ik ciii.lr, ,i Thursday. April .'I, hi;.', nt III i n!' bill llttl lehlliee is lie. in ll v I. li mi , ; s Hi;,, nt C,M M UIKIf - Wheat, ;i.in '.-'; rioiir, .('..siiaji.-.d; (latt, jl HO; Pniier. iiLe.., :m, ; it. ., s,uio,.; Apph ''; Point, i. s, j.,J.i I'm . i s. r Mi:: n .'.;. - .Met puisii uit to notice, on Saturday .March gjd, tin; I'iiioii un u of Oregon City Precinrt, at the Court Hoii-e, for th,; purpose of circling dele gates to a l.'nion County Convention to be lu ld in Oregon City March J!i. The meeting organized by , i"cliiig Dr tin ii w; inii-t lind our jirolits in otic r , ' "' '"' l'' Cluiirman, and .1 I l.oeey pur-nits. 'Secretary. After which, lb,, (.illowing Ibivct diipmcts of good, . ,. Co!,,,,,. ''" M'l",,"( "' " M- hi i Piv. r will crcte a neeis-ity U a line ' f 1 "'" '"'"" ' ""U "'"" 11 V U? " M"r,"' M"r,, The signs of light-ilinfl, fa-t rmiiiing river hU-anicrs """"I'"""' " 1 l',,l'1'', '' Lovrjoy, lime failed , nfien, that even the almanac in, ami we The Haii-iles have III length j.. m il tin ir call for this County, signed as might hale be. n i p"eti'., by a ininiber of the most l.ibid of th" sice-,i,,ni'ts, Inoiie nr (no iiistalic. s the muni's iiicludi: men who t"l and voted in Ih,; I'ni.in precinct me, ting of hist Saturday. We hope fr their snkes lu ting with the Pniou meeting was llm mc oml and hctti r thought. A few snow llnkm which probnbly went astray on the Winl,r passage, cam,, down yi .-lerday. I luring scleral days of the past week rain has been falling, accompn- to run from Astoria lo whatever point; Win. Dierdorff, ,J. K. Ilingniiin, Dr. A. luuu can innke nolhing of tin I I K. I ri . . .. . aboie the goods are .hslined, wl,. l,..r j fM"""" "n.-lnl. 1. I.'. John Porth.iul. Vancouver or .,.. r. :, """ " " ""''. '' I 'clneiil, I. I' " ' i i 'ni" nuiiii, i iij tit or mar the Caseades. Such steamers Urals, A. Warner, ing adjourned. A. Moleoiiib. Meet .1. M. Locey Si c. only live in hopu that .Siiniiiur will bring plrasiiiil ivenllur. -'apt. . p. Thoiiiisoii, cominiimliiig the Clai I. ii ma s Coinpiiny of (Irig.in Mounlid Cavalry, has rrsigin d and the lariimy wi DISS: l llallr C,,,' , o'. , ,), ,!,., ',, J., ., p .., .. ii,r i,,ir' anrre .uf. frni u, ,, ,r ,it., raii., t Mind mil, a .ki,fe, I.eKia I ag.ill, .rj K ) . afs n,,, i,,i,if,. In Hi,, nly, in, ,Mni,v rieimij. Ur, Ii Hill, ' I . inl i.il 'ii l Cviu. mi l M ui. It jr. r r iiii.nnii.ii. i re ii vi a :. are carrying freight on the Siirranienlo a U disiaiice, for oim dollar a Ion nml pas-: of the SrressioniHts have I,.,,, I sei.gi.'M for fifty cents. The money paid ' ging the delusive iihniitoui of I .i ,.,; J l''"''ably be fill, , by the nppoiiiluii i.t of out lor river transportation would actually J mustard seed hoiiN, on account of ,. I, tier 1 '""' "' 1 " " '""' tl be Ies than that now i'X,"...r. on our , which by noine accident L-ot nhe, I il. 1 ' '""'I'"'1)'' o. .... n ,., , , . , ; immey, ,,. (;l , t,.,,,,,.,,,,,,, ,, i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hl (( U ,.,1(tisl .M,..'i;K.,l!( ,,ii, , " , ' '"""U-T' " , ''""I" '""1 '"'. fought iinir Charleslou ii, ; "ly. which was removed from ii f,,,,,,,!,,. . V 1 " " '"'',,)""'"l 'I'I'I"T which their friends the rebels greallv Pre- 1 lion by the Hood, will be onened r. e. vailed. Th,) riigi mess with which the 1 vice in nioi-mw (Sunday ) at half imsl ten ,11. i. :.. .i.;.. u.. ..... i . .. ... ' .ii.-.i.ii.,i..n iii mm nunc hlllllell III liny Ill-Ill .1 ;.. ,i ... I I ' ' T T ,""n" , ' 10 U,H rmM fc-T Tracy A Co. ,VB ,i,,0KI,, of H.ir nn, eill'ji. of eo I, ,11,,,, o .... .. ll ill. . I 1 ,.,. .I I 7.. ' I I MTl. ,." '-I"'- Oregon Ue sloiy of Lmoti defeat or rebel MU'CesH. ,.,, ,,,,,, ,, vJm,lnl Ah an instance of iiit'enuiiv Ml ilc(i(tMi i " - - comfort from iiilrlliirenci. ii,,r,,i.,.,i,i 'i iioiivm Tiikahciik. Tim amouiil of ing ships can never go imfth abovi; Astoria while even tin.' ocean steamers wu are now using arc beset with dangers niul dillii.ul ties and subject to great delays in going to Portland, during ti great portion of the year. We cnlertuin no doubl but that the p'ople of Portland liave it in their power to control llio trade, and make. I heir plnr tin) gi eat coinnierciiil capital of llio. I'uluri! enipiro on llie water of lint Columbia In iiiiiko it the ih-pot for iiieri'liiiniii.(. r ruule to tlie gold fields, and the center of trade for lho uiaiiiilactiiring Interest, of t1(! . laiinlto valley. Of course other place. must grow up an inaiiiifacturing cities, ami it in for the liitercht of the great commercial emporium that they fitioulil. The only way, iu our opinion, (hat iVtlaml enn ! their cans,., W8 t,i,.k lho remark mad,, l.y lm"",ro h"i'H f'""' California, during Ul, limloublril Pyu.pi.t;i.er it, this pe,. I ,"hl 'w WtWl- I'ri.iga. will inns. When the crmfii',,,,.,1 ,' '"m'"s" nn f t,' I'-vioiiN year, of K0, of lho Donrlson afTair, with lho capturo of ' '''i7' ll" m"""Mt I''H ''' Hm tlm 15,000 rebels was received, (hkii lho ,',""""'IM''',lll'd I .'".', is given nt $JflO,. Syuimthier they doubled at first,) o,,,, ' "I"""". old fellow burst out with an aflrrling at-j "' Wright writes to tliu llallrs, Ihat tempt at a urnim, while an Inward gr,m I mililnry force will l,c sent up In the ,, t struggled lo tfiit vunt "Well they'll Imvo! ',lR,H l I'lolect the miners, to board the prisot.cn, ony-wny." VioU: will "..f,p(an.ct"'wctli. . I'., lia llr.1,,,11. ,,f t'riMf (.llll MIlKK .I'.n.' K,!l ..i nrll .i n a,, a rail, my M III,,.' I. .leu,,, , , . rrjiq r.l.tf of ( lllnlilinwli-r, l-oer. Iiil. i, ami ll,i,i,.iii Waleh't. An ntM.iimriii of me llnh.li WaliaWi, twl ni-. Ji: r.i.itx, ,, l'l' k, h.iIi weighia in iliem. .leHrlry male n ni.l. r nml r. i,,,.,. I'' ' "ml lb lime. I am ihxitafal f"f patl 1 1. 1 or , a n, ,h, !!(,, .jinfu, , a in f.ilor 11 T liilr, a i,r l, . n,, . ,i,ilrll,'lif. K"" I' e,' tM:t,()S ( ITY. Mil. Slir.Hlir.S SALE. I V I It'l l ' K i.f an eieeiiiion la ma direi lftl ' by Il.e nre, nl einirl .if III.' Mala of Otf lr Ibe roomy uf .Man,,,,, ilale.l .Mar. il fill,, l1"'" ill famr of ( bn, lea wele and afainel William .lni,iri.,, fr , ( , ,,jJ mid f.sir ib.lbiraiui.l ibiriy i nil inlne.l nt Ilia nl""! lie. nly ef eeiil. per lilmiiiii, b.. leie.l ii nil Hie right, mlo, me I inter. . I of ilia mi.I William Armpile.i in , n , (Irariilietl fl line I' liijrau.l brm-f in f 'lull am. eonnlV. Of Kii, nml ,l, ribeil a. Wr, In il: All l'"1 irn. l ..r parrel of lan.l ie'r,les. .,n Ilia pi"" im.l anrvry. f ll,e l'nir, Hlale. nii.l.r a-SiM-Ii',,, No. I.I I I no elan,, No 47 ill lonn-lo, 3 f rung, g ran f Willainrlin iiieri.ban, j. Ola of men. ,n. ;,. j i.i ,l .1.. ronlain.nn lil'J .'Ii arr.a, inme orlr; iiImi all ll.nt rerl.m i.' , e r jiuni'l of bin, kinmu nn.l ilraeiibrJ li.ll.iita, I.i uii; ll.'mi,n( n n point ten cl,i" t, l nml Imly rb imilitif Ibe fjuaii l.r-ael n. brhi een e. I,.,,,, wriily-iiiei ami Iwenl "ighl ill l,i.l,, ,', w.iiifi nf n,,iL'e a f.l of w ''' liiiiiclla iii, rl,n,in ibn Hlula of ( Iregoii, ing lo Ihe r,r,! Mliile. aiuvey, llienn' fuin ensi llnrly i.'lili eliiiiiia, I In n.e aviiili ona Imii'lieij (lull; rliiiin., lin n,.), aial ibiriy f.'llll rliiiiii'i "4 lli, lien lit, Ih on bmohril (1110) rb.in" In III' ,h,re) ,,f l W'"'llf . 'iiilainiiig lltrea IiiiihI'"' a. r. , inorti ni lew, ingeilicr Willi nil lb bMll'lu'lf. iliiiiveniei,la, & n , thereuntil a,nrln,l,i,if " l,,((ili(( win. h a, ml real e.lnla I w ill H'' ' ..In al iilieli.in fn Ilia bi((lie.t lii.l.b r for enll "n W. .li,e..l,.y, Airil:iUlb, lali.', al llieeourl Ik"' .lour in lrr(.iii ( 'ny, j g o't Iu. It p. Iil .of aiiUy. lo aali.fy .ui.l tie.-niiuii ami enai. ami ai cniniff rwla. JOHN Tlll.MAf. Mnrrl, i!), Isii'i, Hl,er,irt'li'luii"" HOT IV E. Uf lllilt HAM, my wif" Melinin liulemliJ Ibe 'Jllil. .Iv of Mnrrh leal IIIV nd la.ar.l ...I rl.a nr. I m. anil mlhnlll i.l'l niin ,r.,v.H',iiii,ii, liereby yyf halite to all V"' lu linrbnr ut Irn.l Iter on my wmhiiiiI. ' liny nny ilebla of her eniiirneiuiir afler . ! 7 JilNKl'll At'.VIt.V. I'l'IM-r ,.lllli,,Cli,eiiillllll oeiinly, Mr I, " lib, l'i't.