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' SALEAl,V'OItEGON TERRITORY j JANUA11Y 20, 1857.
VOLUME VI.
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NUMBER XLV.
i: .il'
pcj&tcsott, .Statesmen..
' AirtKVBVI(,Pnprir(rM4Zdlter. j
I fM T1 illili nj twtlj1. at eva dollars per annum.
Ro fwr erlll he dlernnitnnrd.BnlrM at ttia optlun of
tha fatilkkcr, antll alt arraarajrea arc paid.
Apvnmmna Om)iirr.ttwelTe lirorloM)thr
l-rlV0. 01 90 1 for erery additional incrtieu. I00.
A liberal dedaction will be made to yearly, half and
ejaarteryrarrr anTrnie.
k WSA. Traaaient adrertlsemcnt
Ban insertion.
i mtnt be pre paid to In-
rNatiemlD'MrMraHtlKaat. nolra. divorce, attash.
assert, and all local notice, if not pre-paid . will be diarg
; d tn tbs atbirar y ortU-rinf the Mine puhliiihrd. -
.' ' ! this paper are miblulied the l.aw.Klutiotwi
'.. Treaters of the United Klatce, and the Laws and
' Tsaaolatluns of the Territ ry of Oregon, by authority.
. i iFrtaiat Hadlrlng SMa :
. . , TBBCt!QCKlTOPCiarOaMA. .
r. tiVbrr ly nW jaWaor-nIien the Board of Inqnirt en
. , ( ui, a'recBnnt a acmtinU axkad bint why it wa that to
t .. turn aaaa at aa aaanr cattle, be proud It replied that "it
wai aeoej fj to tup the wapplie of the enemy. J
Dowa the Sacreaaente VaHoy rode Col jael John C Fre-
' Jlad his aliisra followed after, fm may . bet yoor life
fTe Btnei eopqner CaWfnralaT waithivfanast leader
'! " lnd we 4a HwStheat UooAebed.rai life b rery tweet
y-A; aaidL . ' . ..!.-! .-. -. .. .. . :
', Kow look ft bcb ! Oar eneaay mnet perub tbsct db
" IT irhen be eorie to Bpht nt, lie find no Krnb ta eat;
"Ifow-. we vaot eat np all hi cattle, and ttarre him from
: :-: the ad."'!
For, without food, fc very plain that bo lira Iran can
lam! .j l b-t.i ... . ..
tWhVem io Seaor. VaUejo'a, and aaya: ' Ify jolly
D6nv
; ante up Toorirattie. for I wart them every one.
' Oot-parehc Dm In deep ("iltrets: " Poo't tteal my beef
-1 . - I pray!" i
Bey wpvviid Ctolonel Ttamont, " Mine tTaele Sam
yVU Will paj-.f - i n-f . - -..
.Tacae ga'Uet aoIdJeralbea went aad drove the cattle to
- . the pen; .. . '
ft -a now Dltrh. la V aaia Fremont." ITr memr. merrv
.'Oi jnmr tlfetrre rtraetloat hsaga the honor of our
t be weoaoooeal aat a beef, may make the loadU
.Thay ate PnnemeA. lone and well ; aye, fetl the
-cattle then ";' . " . '
"And tk abdomens xVcWrVtond af thona falta Fro-J-
- aratmni 1 " :
iA faaaf-a war So awery mas, araa hot a emaM annply ;
,Saaae4 ter. Valiej'araacBV they ate aim hi(h
and drjr..,., t; j ,.. ,. I
TBenVliatly'nfortm', they marched away the country
" ''rand "Hr. '
Tha Mexicane dli complain, and tearfnlty they; did
. Waer'frthey wet. famine did follow ra thear trail,
Vec they -ate-aptaetr cattle, from head and borne to
Mi. .aii- i . - '
Xhrtm eras eoaqnered talirornla ; for wten their beef
'' waakotte.
The M ntcah had BoacM te eat, and they periohed eaa
i?! . ww nun
Jad'taeat
ao rat-
i Feeaaoat aoldiers grew ae Taeary and
That each au rode na hor. beranae be conldat by
' any means get along wtlh lrs than that. .
-,..... 1 . ' ijotumrtOt Vtmtceryd.
' "The Cwirler (French) tha exprreaea He Joy orer
Bachauaa election :
-raTot Braro! Bodtanati. Prerklnridg,
- e-tm eawoir da aort denoa EUta!
. Oiaaada partraano woe h? erai droit aMle
. -CSarrah! Hareah! penr cea deoaeaadtdaaeat
. , amia da people ct de I'indt prudence.
. . SCommooa, nommnna. ejai defendra aoa droite ;
Bachanan echojt la preference.
aolt-l ! Cet le millenr de troia.
" The taata Zeitang (German) eriea eel: "
"GWaiekhee Sieg der Democratic Bachanan ar-wahlt-'
TRpSui ana.
Aa my wife and I, at the window one day,
- Stood watrhinjr a man with a monkey,
A m came bv. with e'-bmth of a boy.
Wat was 4riTin a atnvt little dirnkry.
To mr wife I then apoke. by way of a jke.
Tbere'a a relation of tenra in that rarrjace."
. Te which ahe replied, aa the donkey he (pied.
Ah, yea, a relation beaw-riag
. ' (.Vc l-orft JTeeatax PnL
Whit aks Consols? Erery one who
reads the accounts of the European money
markets, no doubt, desires to know what
" consols' are : and here we hare tb thing
correct. y explained, we know not by whom :
" They are 3 per cent. English storks,
which had ttheir origin in an act of the
British Parliament, coleolidating hence the
name several separate government stocks
into one general stock, called in the act,
"Consolidated Annuities," and commonly
quoted, for brevity, as 'consols. When the
wnsolidation place, the principal of the
several fands, thus merged, amounted to
9,137,821; bat, by the funding of addi
tional aad subsequent loans into this stock,
it amounted, on the 5th of January, 1836,
to JTJS66, 68,25. " Since that period only
one loan has beed raised, that for compen
sation to the West India planters, on the
-emancipation of the slaves 20,000,000
and few miHiess have been paid off. The
total -at the present time, is between three
hundred and sever. ty and seventy-five roill
iotts. -This rtock, from its amount and the
Sramense number f f ts holders,' is more sen
tftxivi to ,tbe financial influences than any
other, and is, therefore, the favorite stock
for the operatiMS of speculators and job--bers.
1 Its dividends are semi-annaally.'
n AERisoviA.--Jl.nother Territory, we learn
from the Tribune, !, is, abont to be organized
Uy a portion of - its inhabitants."-: On the
1st of September, an election was held at
various points ia the Gadsden Parcbase for
delegates totbe : Territorial Legislature of
New ' Mexico,., and for. a delegate to Con
gress. The. latter, it is expected, will pre
fGnt to Congress- a petition for the separa
tion . of, the Gadsdea Purchase' from the
northern part of New Mexico, and the erec
iUoa.of aa iadepeodent Territorial Govern
wient There are about 1000 persons in the
Territory;' ;.v :;V ."".'.V'
. A gentleman' asked a
lady the other
day.ftba reason why so many of the tall gen-
UeiDeut were old bacbclorsr Ibe reply was,
that they were obliged to lie cornerwise in
"bed to keep their, feet in, and that a wife
would be i the way. . .
rl-VTarn Rats. Mr. W. M. Nash has
hoWn the editor of the Petersburg (Va.)
Democrat a aumber of these uncommon
creatures. They had been caught near a
erek in S asset, and by their snowy white
ness and brilliant red eyes were curiosities in
this part of creation.
-' -' -.
f-" An exchange paper very gravely informs
SS that a youag man who was recently bath
ing in the Mississippi river, seeing a number
of ladies approach, drowned himself from
motives of delicacy.
im- A little girl,' daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernstein, of Col am bus, (South Caro
lina,) was lately strangled to death by the
rope of a swing becoming entangled around
her neck. .. ..
. 'Toe , " Book of Mormon" has been
.translated into the Hawaiian language, and
large edition printed. -
Ja.Be a friend tojonrself and others will.
Mn Pkjmls ta
' It pie me unfeigned pleuart to tnfohn
too that I Am about to auit the cloouiT aod
never-to-be-drkd op ky f Orrpon, and Tfe.
pair without uimeft8rT delay to X'-rfv-on
our borders. ,Yc, ir, Ilo oirj'-'Mr1-
vices" no longer required ou these iueieuwiit
chores shores which, when jroe) read of in
IrringV "Astoria," jon nitrrranj-' wUb
to behold and admire old Alton's tiluck n
makiag establishments thereon, and wbfeh.
when you reach, you whth you hadn't, and.
admire still more old Astor's good Mjnse In
breaking his establishment up, and quitting
while there was yet time. i : .t
Rain is exceedingly pleasant, and a ejrati
rring institution in Its way, and in modera
tion; it causes the crass to grow, the blos
soms to flourish, and is a positive necessity
to the umbrella maker; bnt When yon get to
a country where it rains incessantly twenty
six hours a day, for seventeen mouths in the
" .. . a
year,. you cannot resist aaerna; lie coovtc
tion forced npon yoar mtad that the thing w
sliehtW overdone. That's the case In Ore-
gon; it commenced raining pretty heavily
on the third of last November, and contin
ued to the fifteenth of May, when it set in
for a long storm, which isnt fairly over yet.
There's moisture for you. i
The consequences of this awful climate
are just what might be snjposed. The im
mense quantity of the protoxide squirted
about here, causes trees, buildings, streets,
everything, to preseut a diluted and wishy
washy anpearauce. The women lose their
color, the men their hair, (washed off, sir,)
and the animals, by coustant exposure, ac
quire scales and fins, like the natives of the
rreat decn. In Tact, all the Inhabitants oi
this Territory have a renerally scaly at
pearance, and rejoice in a peculiar smell a
combination, I should say, of a nsh-ball and
a fresh mud-sucker. The rains of Oregon
beat everything in that line I ever beheld or
evueeived of. Those that fell on Noah's ark
were not more heavy ; those of Nero, Cali
gala, and J. Neely Johnson, not more terri
ble; nor those of Lady Suffolk, at Moerow,
longer or stronger, which is a slightly mixed
metaphor of a very happy description So
npon the whole, I'm glad I'm off; yes, I am
quite sure of it; and I long to get to I ,
where the people eujoy the . light of tlya
blessed sun, and where 1 can enjoy it also,'
and dry my things, and read Irving's "As
storia. Such a thing as "dry humor in
Oregon, is of coarse a physical impossibil
ity. .- -
I enclose a short pnie,'s-whh:h tells its
.... . aa a
own story, oet to music, i"uidih siow
and ntelar.cholj-like, ) and accompanied by
the ttcmelte, 1 should thiuk it might be well
adapted to the parlor, the bomdmr, or the
concert room. It is a plain, unvarnished
tale; not only founded on facts, but with all
three stories, and the attic, built of these
materials.
BUuaaaat Una l Uonf Ballad.
Among them earn ap to gpecalaa ia Block and Rup-
piiea A DnegtaB Jr- . Bj aBWTrag aiOrer ia
fu
Among them that com np to speculate la stock and
applies.
Was a fellow named Sroart. a maa of enterprise :
He booaht him a switch-tail, sorrel two-year-old, which
bed a white face.
And be bantered all Portland, O. T, furathreehacilrej
yard race.
II.
Thar was a man bed a hotve, whir tie thought her
pretty fair.
She was generally knowd aa Millarda thoaaand-dollar
mare ;
He hadn't ao idea, be said, of doing anything ao rash.
Bat he took np Mister btsart for two hundred dollars
So erery snul la Portland, O. T went straight dowa
to the coarse.
And erery cent we borryed, we bet on Millard" horse ;
And there was the specaUtin' Stuart, with his hand
npon hi hip.
And twn far following with a tin pan full of dollars
and a champaign basket of scrip 1
Wai, they measured off the g. oand, and tlie horse got
a start.
And come running down right pretty about fomr feet
apart ;
And the Millard mare had R all their own way, ere
rybodrsaid. Till just as they got to the end of the track, that are
aural shot suthin' like ten feet ahead.
Arter we seen that there rix a moat surprising dia.
And remarks like this ere followed, " Dog my ererlast-
in' skin," , ......
" III be dod -darned, and dog-dorned, and ding-blamed,
by rike."
And tar was such awful howling, and swearing, and
dancing, that many oid people said ttiey never bad
sa the like.
And that era apectlatia'
Stuart, he
made the matter
. wuaa;
lie packed the money in a hand cart, and didn't care h
cuss ;
And sweetly smiling, pulled it oft, a though he didn't
mind thehett.
And fin. then we haint paid no taxes, nor bought noth
ing, nor sold nothing, for I do nut suppose that in
- all PorUand, IKT.-, there aint a single red cent
. left. , . . .i ( A'nirJirt bofkr Magazine.
Philosophic The wisest dictate of phi
losophy is to meet the disappointments of
life with good humor a joke will often de
prive misfortune of half its bitterness. The
Vincinnes Gazette, a Fremont paper, thus
announces the reverse triumph of its party,
at the recent election : ".'." ','., .,
MOST GLORIOUS TRIUMPH 1 1 ;
(.over the left.) s: IX! ,
INDIANA WHEELS INTO LINE I J ! T
(in a horn.) . ' , .'
Free Speech 1 Free Kansas! and Free Press!
V ,, " (at a discount.) ; . ,
THE PEOPLE'S TICKET ELECTED ! f
(to stay at home.)
Bt an OVERWHELMING MAJORITY!
Democrats are respectfully requested not
to read the small lines, as they have had fua
enough - over their unexpected triumph,
without annoying us with unmerciful twits.
The New York Express. The N. Y,
Express, the leading organ of the Fillmore
party during the late campaign, speaking of
the very many worthy but deluded men who
acted with the Republican party, and Of the
defeat of that party, says: . ,
We regret it, deeply regret . it not that
their sectional organization is chastised, but
that so many excellent and worthy men should
have been deluded into an idea, that it was
possible in these Northern States to organize a
party against the Farewell Address of Wash
ington. We hope the lesson will teach all,
that Geographical Parties have seen their
end, geographical parlies, that are certain
to be trampled npon both by the North and
the South, .r -
I.EOISLATltRK. !
,l f.l ill .na-'aaawTT w.
Covt-Biltl t9 divorce nsannah
t-H'iemen enirrosseu. ... . ..
nririai uiiia n l ID icnu tvtuuu iiuio,
" Adjournedi !,", -r- ..! o'.-.u l.ni:
AFrv.RNooif.f-i.Mh Kelly introduced a bill
to amend an act to incorporate Qregon
Kill to amend an act organising Curry
county referred to committee on counties.
Bill 1 to- incorporate Moutville Initltuto
pawed. Yt l : - . .I 1' .- - I-i-mI
. , Bill Jo change Territorial road ia Marion
county referred to committee on roads and
highways. Adjourned; ' ' ' ' , "'
' 1 - " JamtAryV, 1857.
Hocsr. Mr. fthuck presented a 'petition
in favor of a prohibitory liquor law. : -
Mr. Uelch presented a petition of 1. 11.
Moores and others io relation to a ferry on
the Willnmetta.
Mr: MutirotfpiWnted petition 1 of J. II.
Ferguson for change of road from Cor vail is
to Winchester--. : i i a - i.n )
Mr. Welch introduced a bill to change k
road from Eugene City to Boon v I lie. ; ?
Passed bill to provide for the, building
and repair of .bridges hill to amend an act
lor tne orpnnizntion or t.nrry county bin
to change Territorial rOnd in Marion county
bill to establish the MontviJIe Institute.
Mr. MoOitt presented the report of the
coiuniissioner to audit certain claim8., grow
ing out of the late ludian war. One hun
dred copies ordered to be printed. 1 I
i Mr Johnson introduced bill to incorporate
the. Portland and Daytoa Plank Road Com
pany. . .'. ... i
llonse resolved itself into committee o
i
the whole on the Negro bill Mr. Conser I
the chair. Bill. came up by sections. ; .. '
,Mr. Smith, of L,ion, said that before the!
vbte was taken on the motion to hdopt tliq
first section, he wished to make some re
markaJ "I eatt cheerfully endorse "much that
was . said by gentlemen yesterday oa ' tlala
subject both by those who endorse the bill,
and those who oppose it. It is a little sin
gular to see the position' the two extremes
have taken eri the question! ''' Oiie extreme
sees in thia bill an effort te estaMish slavery
in this Territory, while tb other can see
nothing but abolitionism in the attempt to.
pass such a law; '.I do not look upon it in
the same light as either of these extremes.;
I think the bill might pass without any .ref
erence to the question or slavery. , 1 do not
look upon it as a criterion on this subject.
I think gentlemen ' may vote for or against
the bill a. U.hout committing themselves for
or against the,, introduction oi slavery tuto
cur Territory, I believe those who oppose
the pussage of the bill may do so and not
suhject themselves to tlie charge of aboli
tionism, and those who support the bill may
not want to establish slavery here. : There
may be fanaticism on both sides. I hare
seen fanatical pro-slavery men aa well trft fa
natlcal abolilionistkv. Some gentlemen have
assumed that the negro is iu the position of
an alien, and that government treats , those
of the black race as foreigner!, They class
ed them with the Indians, and ruled them
out of n the pale of :tae constitution.' I
altogether coincide with ' the gentlemen
iu these views. They say that they mingle
with the Indians, and that this mixture of
blood ia dangerous. Well, without' going
into a physiological examination of the mat
ter admitting: that the mixture of half ne
gro and half Indian is dangerous concede
all this, and I hold that there is no need of
this bill. How many negroes arc there in
Orcgouf Not more than fifty. Have they
done any harm? -
Tlie law does not propose to drive them
out, but to prevent their coming In. ' Is
there danger of their coming here in over
whelming numbers J Not any danger of it.
They are not coming by land, or by water.
We want ' laborers here. Oregon r wants
working men; f We want negroes in every
town. - ,Thcy do not come ; in competition
with any class of. white laliorers. We waot
barbers, waiters and bootblacks everywhere.
If your wife is sick, you want their help.
As I remarked before, tl ere are not more
than fifty negroes in Oregon. They all be
have well. ,:'TIiey are law-abiding people so
far as I knowv It might be an evil if a
large emigration of negroes to our Territory
was to take place. ' Admitting that in such
en event a law of the kind) might be called
for, there is no occasion for it now. (, What
reasons are brought forward for its support?
I will, Ute the only reason. I have heard
publicly assigned in favor of it, and that is
that it will quiet the extremes on both sides
of this question; that it will satisfy the pri
slavery meu if it is passed, for they fay that
if we are to huve ' negroes here, wo want
them as slaves. Well, if it would 'satisfy
them, I would ' be willing to have it pass,
but I do not think , it would satisfy those
clamorerj for slavery here. Iloth extremes
of the parties oppee 'the'' bilj 'for different
reasons, but I do not think its passage' wo'd
pacify all. Negroes do not propose to come
here. The bill .would do no good. It would
not satisfy the pro-slavery men. The oppo
site would be the result. Both the extremes
ou the slavery question oppose the bill, and
instead of quiet it Vould produce confusion
and difficulty. ! Wbtrtd you establish sjavery
here? in Oregon? Oregon!' in :, "the'' far
northwests Brrounile, by free territory
with climate, and so'd' not .adapted, to it
with a large' proportion bf Its people from
Northern States, and opposed to it inherent
ly and by education! It could not 'be done!
It would be distracting the country. Let
us see how this bill wbujd satisfy the people
on this subject.' ' Go home to your constitu
ents and what will they say? I' will go to
Lirqr, and the abortionist will say, oh yes I
oh yes! you democrats have passed a law
oppressing the blacks, and the pro-slavery
men will say,' that, this is got up to test pub
lic sentiment oa this subject, and is intended
to forestall public, opinion. If these ques-,
tions are to be passed upon by the. people
soon, as they say they will, why pass npon'
them howj here? -3, agree with the, gentle
man from Washington and Multnomah' in
this matter. ' Let us have a fair, unbiassed,
unbnbed expressiou of opinion on the sub
ject. If the people want slavery, let them
have it, but let us have an unbiased, unbrib-
ed, unintimidatcd, nnawed expression of
their wishes. I can see no good reasons for
the passage of this bill; ou the contrary, I
'see many against it.' I am reminded of the
anecdote of the Prince, who complained on
bis entrance into a city, that his arrival bad
pot been suitably oelebrated. They replied
ORRflO
"TTBaf flipy had i hundred reasons for not
jug a sfcluleV htjt (hat they would name Out
Oneand that wa(" that they' haft t6 gdn-
powder.'' ! think there are' ! bhafra -rea
sons' why this: biH' should hoi naat'n They
hare neither gun nor powder, hi uml whilst I
affirm the principles of, the Nebraska, b$l j I
ill
oppose tne introduction or slavery
Into 1 Oregon." ' Bnt there is somethiag
concealed In this' master,' and lseenti-
tuenU pent up in the boosts of people which
must come ont aud be met. :'. i .
There is Ore in the mountain. . Itls strut-
ling td burst forth. Yon cannot imolher it.
It will couie out. '.'Lay the axe to the foot
of the mountain. ' Let the tree 'whie' from
the mountain. V There ia no need, of fear,
As Jefferson said, let trath and error, grain
plo 'together, Who ever knew truth (to.be
worsted In a struggle with error. No one
need fear the resnlt. " Who feaWt (fie Hres?.
Let it cornel We are all Union-lorinw own. i
The, ,pepple of Oregon roavirf, -jiroroas
urewoii are patriotic, i, aion-iorimr iieooie.
They, love their country. "They love the
name of Washington, and the republican In-
titntions'.he labored to establish; ' We of
the far, ret we of the setting son, will
Mand.br, the constitution stand by, the
Union, and uefend truth and iustieii. and b
the last1 id prove recreant to the great prim-
cipies or our tnsutniious. " ine uonstitotion
never clothed uongresa witw power to con
trol the local affairs of any portion of oar
Territory never gave, it power to legislate
in uv uomesiic auairs oi any oi our people.
The Kansas and Nebraska bill affirms these
great troths of the Constitntion, and we en
dorse the principles of that act with all our
heart. But. this bill proposes to exclude ne
groes irom our territory, and prevent them
from settling in our borders. Are numbers
of them coming here? Which way are they
coming; by laud, or by sear Do we hear
the noise of their approach?'. Do they hear
the bugle pptesr ) No sir, they are not coni
ng., i ms bill is me apple or discord the
firebrand throwta in to distract ns. and dis
turb our domestic tranquility. It is the
work of politicians. It is a thimble-rigger's
game now too' see the little Joker now
you dou'frt, , the main, object is concealed,
but it puce in a while shows itself. Let the
matter rest with the people, who will soon
pass upon It with the question of the adop
tion iof a. constitution. -When they have
passed upon it, whatever their decision shall
lie, I shall say,, ," vox pojuli, vox. DtLn. (I
shall how to the mandate of the people. I
shall cheerfully submit to the will of the
majority, from which, Jefferson said, there
was no ajpeal except to the sword of revo
lution.. . - t -.'ti
. Mr. Rogers said he dij not see the obsta
cles in this matter that many other geutle
man ' thought they discovered. He could
not see any great necessity for the bill.
Had not much feeling on the subject. He
thought the principles of the bill correct. -If
a cajgo of negroes were to be brought
here and turned loose among us, there wo'd
be some' heed 'of the law, but a4t. was, be
did not see how it was going to affect us.
He could not see why it should be dragged
in to test the slavery question.' Should tote
for the three first sectiouB of the bill, and
should then vote to strike out all down to
the 6th. Tlie part of the bill from the 3d
to the end of the 6th, was wholly wrong.
Negroes come here on vessels,' and' hear of
the. mines, end run away. Then the mas
ters of vessels would be held responsible un
til they are returued. This is entirely wrong.
There is an act now before m to prevent
them from running away, or being enticed
away. " There has been much trouble in this
resect, ou account of negroes leaving their
vessels while in port. By this law the sher
iff will have to be at the expense of catching
a negro and keeping him until he is return
ed, or sent ont of the country.; So I shall
offer an amendment to indemnify the officers
if the bill passes.! He saw no immediate
necessity for. the bilj, but if gentleman could
look ahead and discover a flood of negroes
coming In, upon us, let ns have a law to pre
vent it, bnt do nof subject masters to the
expense end inconvenience4 of taking them
out of the country: ' It will injure our coast
trade. , lie hoped the bill would . pass,' and
then he would offer ao amendment which be
hoped would improve it.
Mr. Lovejoy. I think the .bill will not
pass, but the discussion of it seems likely to
briug the members out i upon the subject,
and make them , show their hands, i I am
willing to come , out . boldly and show ray
hand. have no' timidity in a matter like
this."'! know there Is a variety of opinions
o i the subject, but I believe' that the Kan
sas and Nebraska bill destroyed the anti
slavery clause in the organic act of Qregon,
and every other Territory of the country.
Webster And Calhoun voted against the act
organizing Oregon 'Territory, on the ground
that the anti-slavery clause was unconstitu
tional ; and since the passage of . the Kansas
and,. Nebraska bill,, j ami credibly informed
that Attorney General Cashing has give it
a3 his Opinion that the right to hold slaves
in Oregon exists that the Kansas and Ne
braska act repealed all prohibitions on that
subject as applied to that Territory, and I
believe that masters have a right . to bring
their negroes in tin Oregon and hold them as
slaves, td-ddy. I believe this bill is an abo
lition measure, got up 'to sonnd the opinion
of people oa the question of slavery, and to
find what ground gentlemen: stand 00,'ae
regards this subject., I hold that a negro is
not. a " negro" in the sense the word is used
in this' bill that he has no mind of his own
is not an independent being is not a
1" person," but in eyery respect a Chattel is
property, that, aa a chattel, the. master can
take any where be may choose, in any of the
Territories, provided, that there has been no
legislative enactment' prohibiting ' slaves
therein. I consider it 'unnecessary and im
politic to , take.: an .expression of sentiment
on the subject ar; the:, people;. are. to pass
jupon It in a few days,' comparatively, along
with the question of a State constitution.
jWith me it is a matter of dollar and' cents
us to how it will affect' the prosperity of the
Territory. If it would. -promote the- pros
perity of. Oregon, I should not,; oppose the
1 .5 f . 1 . : .
iu iruuuuiiuu 01 .Slavery iuw iuv , fcerriiurjr,
bnt if it would injure us,: I would oppose its
establishment herd. 'It 'does' not seem to
jne that slavery will be useful : here that it
would, benefit ns or promote our prosperity.
I do not think it would be a safe invest-meut
to purchase slaves' aud bring, them, here, or
profitable to employ them as laborers; and
as.it would not be profitable,1 it would not
jnerease oar prosperity. We are sorronn
ed by free, TBirJtory.i and It would ibd di
cult to keep them. ;iber would 'rhn aw
to the Indiana), andto ,ehe: BritUh Posses
sions, and it woald he impossibU to redairn
them. ! (Under all these circqmitaaoee Isbll
rote against its coming here, and for free
State, and I think we should let' this. 'qoes-
rton at . slavery rear where . H is, and: allow,
the people to settle the matter In quiet
way when they come .to vote on the ques
tion rjf a State orrauieation. There Is an
other reason why 8laveboldlng could oot be
successful in' Oregon.) To Mpporrfe slavery It
if neceasary to bav the entire sentiment of
toe people in favor of it. The community
in wiiicu 11 exists muss oa unanimous in up
holding it, or it eaonot be sustained. . This
is not the ease here. It would find atreat
aud powerul opposition at-iU Introdaedeq,
ana would be eontiouallyneddlea Willi, ar -
ter it was established. 1 Therefera. I ido not
a. I I 9 . .aa a. a a Ak m
lulus u league,, ano snail voter lor rree
State every time.: . -.: oi n." !
h r. aiicu BHiisu mm atperwinawnt so io-
aert "free" before the word 'J nearro. where
it occurs in the bill Lost: it tlj .-, i
Mr. Shack moved to amend hy inclndiir
Kanakas and Chinamen. : Lost. , j , .' -i
Committeo arose, recomareBding that the
bill do not pass.. .House adopted eport of
committee ot toe whole fa$M3, nap fi!
.AOjourned. , j -t i . f!t i- i i;-.tij In
ArrEaxooN rjeint tnenerial to instrect
llaralA Im t rw ewctcja Ia a. kU li.flluu. A A
obtain, farther . donations of school lands,1
came up.
, Air. bmitb, of Linn, moved its indefinite
postponement, and supported his motion in
a speech of some length and warmth.
Air. Conser could , see nothing io obiee-
tionabie in tbe memorial, aa the , gentleman
from Linn had indicated in his' speech. The
gentleman moves its postponement, and then
goes on to ridicule it and calls it a httmbng.
1 cannot see anythiug in it which should
call forth the ridicule of gentlemen; od the
contrary, it has some objects - which shonld
recommend it to our serious attention. If
the gentleman considers this memorial a
humbug, I can tell him there are some other
memorials before this body which contain
quite as much humbug. I call his attention
to bis own memorial and resolutions, offered
a few days ago. . If this memorial is a hum
bug, I thiuk his also may be characterized
as a humbug, and a greater humbug. He
asks who ever bears of these memorials' af
ter they go to Congress.' If they disappear
lie forgotten are sever beard from again,
why does tbe gentleman still offer them him
self? . To be sure there are some thinirs in
this memorial not altogether acceptable, bat
there are some good features in it, and with
a little amendment I hope we shall perfect
it so that I can favor its adoption. If we
can modify it so to make it more acceptable
l shall vote tor it. , t -
Mr Moffit. I have a very few words to eat
on this subject, but these few are necessary
so far as my vote is concerned, v I shall rote
for tbe indefinite postponen'ont of this' bill,
aad- wiUgis). tuy reMuafor so doingt. ao
that soy course ; ia tbe matter may. appear
consistent with with my former nets. - In
1854 there was a disposition manifested' to
remove tbe University to some other point.
thought then that this was' not the best
way to dispose of our school funds,' or 'to
promote the diffusion of knowledge among
the rising generation. I thought then, and
still think, common schools the best means
for educating our children; and the most ac
cessible to all the people, the most beneficial.
To be consistent, I shall vote for the diver
sion of the funds to common school purpo
ses, and therefore for the indefiuite post'
ponetnent of this memorial.
Air. Dryer said he should rote against the
postponement, fof he' aid not understand
what was the whole intent of the memorial
or what would be the effect of its provisions.
Did not know what the purposes of the In-1
dustnal Institute were, so that, to vote nn-1
derstandingly,' he should oppose1' the ' post-
penement that he might consider tbe subject,
Motion to postpone lost: ""' -. " MrSmith.of i Linn, ; in reply to MjvMof
Mr. Rogers offered an amendment, ' and fitt, remarked that he xoosidared the charge
remarked that the memorial asked for a do-
nation by Congress; and further, asked for
the diversion of some fund already donated.
lie did not know much about the matter,'
but from the tenor of the discussion it ap
peared to be an old question in ;this House.
He thought that his amendment to' strike
out the section asking for a diversion of tbe
fund to an Industrial College, and' merely
leave the part memorealizing for further do
nation, would do away with the most ' Ob
jectionable part, and seenre an object all
were in favor Of. Amendment lost.' - " "
On motion, tbe memorial was: referred lb
the committee on education. ' . ' '
Mr. Starkweather gave notice' that on
some subsequent day of the session he wonld
introduce a bill to test the sense of the vo
ters of this Territory relative to the adop
tion or prohibition of slavery in their State
constitution. Adjourned. ' '.
January 10, 1857. :
CouNcn.. Passed bill to provide for
bnilding bridges; bill to divorce Susannah
Y. Dcletna; bill to incorporate tbe Adelphi-
sophical Society,' and bill to amend an act
for the organization of Curry county. "
Mr.' Drain introduced a bul to amend tbe
assessment law.' ' -
Mr. Bayley introduced a bill to take the
sense of the people on the location of the
seat of government. Adjourned.;
Afternoon.. Mr. Ross introduced a' bill
to repeal an act substituting the viva voce
mode of voting for that of ballot. '
Adjourned. - " 1 ' .
: 1 '' ' ''. X January, 10, 1851."
Horss. Mf. Dryer presented ' the1 ' peti
tion of Hiram Smith in relation 'to' an in
sane pauper.' ' ; ' . '; : '
Air. Underwood presented petition of J.
R. Dodge,' for change of road in the county
OfUmpqua. 1 ;, " "". ';' V";"- '
Committee on counties reported the bill
to define the line between .Washington and I
Multnomah counties. "' x . ;" "'' ' , " ' I
; Bills or Mr. Smith,' of JaCkson.'.ahd 6f
Mr.' Berfy,' to "tax; Chinanjen, Vere ' referred,
td select commttoeMeiisr8.''BeiTy,i Smith',
f Linn. Smith, of Jackson?' Rogers and
patesi,.'-.' ''" ;; "tb" '"-'
j Passed bill to repeal the charter of the
Polk and Marion Free. Ferry Companj'bill
to incorporate the city of Salem. '"."..
Bill to allow certtin half-breeds to acquire
the rights Of citizenship came up oh its final
phssage.f ?u 1 ' ,u
i ' Smith,!of Linri, "opposed 4 bill, Prei
ferred 8 Bpecial bill, naming those intending
to arai themselves of it,
ill; I , . Mr. lioU said: A I V the author abd
ray I presentor, t , thhi , bill. It apems . requisite that
a ptuqjgiya,soo ryaapuB iot mm a vosqe-
tion, Jind to inj'; support of, i;.3 J5ut more
I give,fUipe far,t wm taketh! Wwrtf
Eo snggeati ffi rbe aenUeBiadt rrom LJan, tbat
1 the. rf marks hetiM just., offered, he has
placed himself in one ; of two positrons.) II
did not hear the whole of his speech, having
acculeataUy stepped-out or the House when
tlie subject was brought np. Jpat from what
I heard of it: .1 coustder,. that he is most
certainly totally iguoraut i pf its provisions,
or wilfully peryeru the -trup Intent ;of the
mil. H assunqea that tlie taw. would eped
the door fee ail 1 the race, o ba-brtieda,.arid
ranlattpea ,te. exercise tue -ehrctve jfraochite
J withon enah'fUoas, but it will beeeea by
I an examination of. .its provisions, , that, ft
1 prescribes certain jquabficattoos wbicn , will
1 surely txclude, the n-reat body-of these class-
I lrV -a . 1 ' . ... .
j W tda aeverai cjauaeaoi tnabilL) ,,lt
rwill he seen tht the act reqalreaithe apult-
ienu . y amtayfne cqur..fcues, mey , possess
1 eettala ajaaliAeatim a iUiaMhiD. withoot
Jli1di' i.t)n(-iiii,UsW ;itve
I Does thia jook ilia Cm'wm nearoeaaid Id-
I diaos-to vote pwnLrLSosljtf , :,,..,!,.& !
I .. Now,; Mr, Spekr, Jitluuk the gentlemaa
: has i made A.peeeh .otlrovr,. aouad. .thai
sense' ,, He has jardthai the hill eMiied the
door to all kiutfs of characterawaU sorts of
spiriU black euiritsr,white spirits and grey.
Sir, Ibis, i.,nbt ,aq. The bill , names the
j qualifications they are ., required to possess,
in oruer io avail, fuemseives pf iia Decent.
All these qualifications- are such as , every
good citizen. . should have such m some of
the cltizeua of Oregon , do not possess. - Al
though these half-breeds may. -possess, ,011
these requisites, still because they happen to
nave meir tHood adulterated because tt is
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not as pare as that of .the gentleman from
Linn because it is not like his, they must
be debarred i from, the ricbta of citizens.
Many of the men of the revolution were of
like . blood brave, patriotical and useful
men. The gentleman savs that tbe - people
of Russia and France are ' not for self-government.
, .Why are they not capable of it?
It is because they do not possess the very
qualifications required by this . bilL This
bill requires tbe very qualification", the want
of which renders the people of those coun
tries incapable of self-government. If these
people do not possess these requisites, we do
not want tbem to become citizens. He
ishes tbe names of those we propose to
qualify, to be given in tbe bilL If we knew
them all, we would name them, bnt we are
ignorant of , all their names. I am , aware
that negroes and Indians are not capable of
self-government, , but as to half-breeds, as
the gentleman from Washington and Mult
nomah has said, tbe U. S. Government has
already opened the door to them, by admit
ting them to the privileges of the donation
law. Now it is unjust to deny them other
f ririleges pertaining to citizenship. I know
here have always been objections to . men's
voting without taxation, bat these men par
taxes, aad therefore atoaWL oa these ground a.
nave a - voice la . niieiuiaent. ,ux have reav
sons to support thia, bill, ; J. have been io-
strncted to do so by my oonaUtneuU, and I
do it the, mora, .willingly as it accord with
my own inherent sentiments on the Subject.
Air. Aioveioy thought ; tbe bill a special
one, ad got np nnder special cirenmstanees.
The bill seemed to be wel guarded. . It re
quired those who availed ; themselves of its
privileges, to know bow to speak,, read and
write. tbe Ktralisb'tlanguage-aud to have
other, qualifications to make a good citizen.
lie- knew many., of these half-breeds who
we're Intelligent men could make aa good
speech, and were. as capable of citizenship
as be was. ' . If they disgrace themselves, the
legislature has the power to repeal the act.
Another reason why they sboqld be allowed
to rote was, that they paid taxes, aad there
fore shonld be represented.,,!. He .would vete-
for no, bin if U were net well: guarded, aad
although; he jdid pot .think ; it would pass,
would; vote in, favor of. iU f liti ,,: i .
of i the latter Vthst he either knowingly per-;
verted the intent of the law or was igaorauti
of jta provisioBa-t-nncharitable. , ..Thought
that, the igenUemaa -would permit aura to
take the latter horn of .thn dilemma,: and al
low that be was ignpraat of tbe provisions
of. the law, ont of charity. - But would in
form him that he was not-ignorant, on any
of the points iu this bill, . He did not think,
With the gentleman from Clackamas,' that
tbe bill was. sufficiently guarded. It placed
these half-breeds in the same position as for
eigners! . All it required' of them was to es
tablish a good moral character. Juverybody
knew how easy it was to do this. - He had
seen a thousand foreigners naturalized, and
never saw one who could not establish a
good moral, character, - These men- could
easily do tbe same thing; therefore, he did
not think the bill as well guarded as the
gentlemen who favored it did. It would
open the door for negroes to vote, which he
thought would be pernicious. Adjourned.
.Afternoon. House resumed tbe debate
on tbe " half-breed bill.'
M. Collard said that before the final vote
was taken, he wished to express his views
on the subject. He believed this bill to
be the entering .wedge, to make an opening
for negroes to. vote. The negro differed from
the white races in their habits and associa
tions. .After they have acquired property,
they cannot associate with the whites and
enjoy themselves as the whites did. It is
urged by tbe supporters of the bill, that
they were patriotic men and always stood
ready to defend the country. This ' may
be so, bnt I cannot see it. I have been here
since the year 1841, and I did not find them
very patriotic in the ' Indian ;war.'. They
did not come out at . the tap of the drum
in the war. with the Caynses and other In
dians. ' Still I am not .unwilling to admit
tbem to the ?nri vileires of ' this' bill on this
account! ' " Bnt I think this bill will conflict
with the election, law,' That law says that
the voter shall be' a white mah, and this bill,
which admits colored- men; or balf-breeds, to
the right of Votrag, Is in direct conflict with
with an existing one ; therefore, a shall not
rote Tor thb bill or. a peclal one; aa is pro-
' Mr. Johnsota said he came from a county
which was as much interested in this ques
tion as any in the .Territory. ' It had many
half-breeds in U-7 old settlers,, and sons of
. a w - at ' a v frn ; a . - rri I
ine oia. pioneers oi ine. xerntyry, tiey
hare wives' and families and bold' property,
and are entitled to rote : or if not entitled,
Qid vote. They are intelligent, mod some
of them educated, and are received into so
eiety and treated in erery respect like other
eitiienfi' "And the standard of knowledge
aaboig then is quite as high as among the
eitieens Iof i tbe 'country generally. I do
not fthdw bnt tbey have as good a right to
rote as I have. If I have a right, I did
not aerrnire it, . bnt Inherited it j I do not
know but they have Inherited the same
right. ''-They are among my constituent",
and I know my constituents desire me to
Support this bill, and I do it most cheerful
ly, because it coincides with my own private
views and principles on the subject.
u Tne vote on tbe final passage was at
follows ayes, Messrk. Avery, Barr, Conser,
Dryer, Gates, Johnson, Lovejoy, Moffitt
8 nays, Messrs. : Allen, Berry, Brown of
Llan, Brown of Multnomah, Collard, Coch
ra, i Matthews, Miller, Monroe, Ray,
Rogers; Rose, Shuck, Smith of Linn, Smith
of Jackson. Starkweather. Underwood.
Walker, Welch, and Mr. Speaker 21.
I ' Passed bill ' to incorporate Lyceum at
Portland bill relating to - the duties of
county and Territorial auditors biii for ex
tending time for opening roads. ' ' v
Jul ; to prevent i negroes and raulatloes
eotniug into and settling ia Oregon came up,
en final passage, was deiealed--ayes. Messrs.
Cetsser, Shock, and Mr. Speaker 3 ; nays,
Messrs, Allen, Avery. Barr, Berry. Bennett.
Brown of Linn. Brown of Multnomah. Col
lard, Cochran Dryer, Gates, Johnson, Mof
fitt, Matthews, Miller, Monroe, Ray, Rog
ers, :Kose, Smith of Linn, Smith of Jack
son, Starkweather. Underwood 23.
Smith, of Linn offered a resolution that
tbe Legislature adjourn sine die, on Satur
day, January 24 tb. Laid on Table.' Ad
journed. ' . -''.
5t!L- ' i f. January 12,
,: Coc.vctl. Bill providing for taking the
sense' of the people on tbe location of seat
of Government referred to committee of
tbe wholes
Bill to authorize C. E. Cristman and Lu
anda Cristman to make a marriage contract,
referred to committeee of the whole,
i iBill to repeal the Viva Voce law referred
to committee of the whole.
Mr. Smith introduced a bill to incorporate
the Eugene City Bridge Co. Adjourned.
ArTKRNooH.- Council resolved itself into
committee of the whole on the bills referred
to it in the morning.
After some discussion on the bill to re
peal the Viva Voce law, the committee
arose and reported the bills back.
Council passed the private bill of C. H.
aad Lnciada Cristman.
Bill to repeal tbe Viva Voce law ordered
to its third reading. Adjourned.'
January 12, 1S57.
HorsE. Committee on corporations re
ported a bill for tbe charter of tbe Odd Fel
low's Lodge at Portland also bill to in
corporate the Portland and Dayton Plank
Koad Company.
Mr. Moffitt from the committee to visit
aad report on the condition of the Peniteo
tiary, submitted their report.
Mr. xterry introduced a bill to amend aa
aa act relating to the fees of jurors and wit-
Mr. Starkweather introduced a bill snp-
pksventary to aa act relating to marriage
and divorce.
Mr. Lovejoy introduced a bill ' to amend
the charter of the Tualatin Transportation
and Navigation Company.- i . i
Air. Johnson introduced a bill to amend
aa act relating to common schools. .--
Mr Mathews introduced a bul to Iocs to
a road from Jacksonville to the California;
line, on tbe Crescent City trail.
Mr. Starkweather introduced a - bill for
the relief of Lina, Washington, Maltnomab,
Clackamas and Yamhill counties.
Mr. Dryer presented memorial of a con
tractor on the Penitentiary respecting iron
famished by Lim. - Referred to select com
mittee on Penitentiary affairs.
.Bill to incorporate .the Albany Library
aad Literary Institute passed.
Bill to amend aa act to provide for the
sale of school lands referred to committee
on education. ' Adjourned. ;
' .ArtERuoox.- Mr. Dryer offered a bill to
equalike and consolidate saxes.
. Mr. Shuck offered a resolution to instruct
the Territorial Auditor to audit the demands
due Yamhill county, - as by account of the
Auditor of that county.
Mr. Dryer introduced a bill relating to
the assessment and collection of taxes in the
City of Portland and abolishing the duties
of city collector, so far as collecting taxes is
concerned.
, Mr, Rose introduced a bill to establish
Umpqua Academy in Douglas county.
- , Mr. Lovejoy offered a resolution Coun
cil concurring for a joint convention for
both Honses on Wednesday, 21st, for tha
purpose of electing certain Territorial offi
cers. ; Adopted, t . ;'
Mr. Starkweather rose to a question of
privilege. . The Christian Advocate had not
given the correct wording of his notice of a
bill on Friday last. The editor stood cor
rected now, and he wished to correct the er
ror before the House. The notice in the
Christian Advocate read "to take the sense
of the people of Oregon relative to the pro
hibition of slavery in Oregon" when it
shonld hare read "introduction or prohibi
tion of Slavery in the State constitution.
Some are of the opinion that slaves coald
be held in Oregon. We have some high le
gal authority for such a riew, and some per
sons might suppose frotp the report referred
to, that his bill related to that question as
the Territory now exists, whereas it was in
tended merely to get instructions how to
act in the formation of a State constitution.
, Mr. Moffitt gave notice of a bill for the
relief of James Ogle. , "
House went into committee of the whole,
on bill to levy a tax of one half mill in Mult
nomah, Douglas and Tillamook counties '
Mr. Lovejoy in the chair. '
' . Mr. Brown; of Linn, desired the bill to
be laid on the table a day or two, as the au
thor, (Smith,' of Linn,) was not in his seat
on account of indisposition.
! Committee arose and reported bills back
to the House, when the former was laid on
the table and tbe bill to amend the act re
lating to assessor's was referred to a select
committee Dryer, .' Smithy of Linn, and
Rose. ' Adjourned. .
i ' J: - January 13, 1851.
i CotrsciL. Bill to" incorporate Oregon
City, engrossed. ' '
i ; Bill to provide for taking the sense of the
people on the location of the Seat of Gov--eronient,
passed by the following vote