OUKGON STATESMAN.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1S57.
We judge from the Multnomah Connty
resolutions, that our friend Robert Thomp
son has licen trying his hand at thj healing
art, aal has fairly earned the title of I. D.,
or Doctor of Democracy. We will suggest
however to the Dr., that the plaster which
he ha3 so skillfully preparcil, though very
sweet ami pretty, won't stick. It may stick
where there is something soft, but cannot
adhere to that which is hard. We are very
sorry indeed to learu from the Doctor that
the Democratic party is so dreadfully sick.
Perhaps it has got, as Mrs. Partington
would sav, the " Iroxn erectors.'' With all
deference to the Dr., it sccuis to us that
eaustie is better adapted to such a disease
than " soft sawder." Possibly sonic mem
ber of the Democratic body is touched with
gangrene ; if so we believe it is usual to am
putate such member, and not try by soft
applications to uiuusc the deadly virus
through the whole system.
We would advise the Dr. to tako out
patent for his political cataplasm, to be
called " Thompson's Toor Democracy Plas
ter," compounded with two whercas-cs, four
or live milk and water resolutions, and one
grain of soft soap, for a " sou ad and con
sistcnt Democrat,' made, as Leland says, nn
dcr bis inspection, and warranted to be soft
in its application to sore heads, which it will
" heal up aud hair over" quicker than you
can say " Bob." The Dr., it will be seen
!s careful to exclude from his plaster all lo
cal and personal controversies of the Demo
cratic press, as " anti-Democratic and uu
just.' ,
These would make the thing " cement
apart," as is the saying, in one of Uncle
lien's good stories. Now Dr., we should
like to know what our duty is as one of the
Democratic Press?'' Suppose a man
is
cleeled to the legislature as a Democrat
and then bolls the nominations of the party
and acts altogether with the opposition ; are
we to be silent ia reference to that man, for
fear of a "personal controversy?" Sup
pose another, professing to be Democrat, i
trying to break down and sell out the Dem
ocratic party to hold np the "intrusts
his town ; are we to say nothing about
sneh a coarse for fear of a " local contro
vcrsy?" Suppose a paper, calling itself
Democratic, advocates bolting, and glorifies
bolters ; arc we to keep still for fear of
controversy with that paper ? Aceordiii
to Dr. Thompson, we arc to keep qniet
abont all these matters. Hut we must be
excused ; we can't possibly take such "doc
tor sLuH."' Wc want no local or personal
controversy, and will have none with good
Democrats, but Dr. Thompson can't make
a plaster sfl and sticky enough to stick u
. to a rotten " peace"" with bolters and enemies
in disguise, and tre don't believe the Demo
cratic Territorial Convention will pnt itsc
npon GVTf sv.ck patched nn and punk wood
platform. Col. Kelly says it is the right
and duLy of a democratic representative to
remain oat of a Democratic caucus or con
rcntion, and bolt the nominations, if he be
litres such is the wish, or for the. interest
of the district he represents. Dr. Thomj
son says this is " sound and consistent Dc
laocracv." Tiie Democratic party of the
Territory, which the Dr. says 13 " skk nigh
unto death,' and must be cured by Liui,
have pretty emphatically declared that kind
of " democracy'' to be mo,"t tin-sound and i
consLtcni." in short, to be totally rotten.
It is not the first instance of disagreement
between patient and physician.
One thing more wc will say about these
reflections on the " Democ ratic Press"1
speak oat and let us know what you mean.
AVc don't want any otfier paper to bear onr
sins. If the Statesman is wrong, say so, and
let Q3 know of what yon complain. If you
mean any olhcr paper, name it, so thai you
can be understood. This thing of condemn
ing the whole Democratic Tress of the Ter
ritory, may be a very safe, but not a very fair
way of striking at somebody. Wc wonder
that t his horror of personal matters iu poli
tics did not seize the Dr. when he drew np
that resolution endorsing Col. Kelly. Why
fchonld Col. Kelly fcc selected from all the
Democrats in the Territory, and endorsed as
a " sound and consistent Democrat V No
body has assailed the Col., though wc have
controverted some of his opinions, but, as
wc believe, in a fair and truthful manner.
Smith, Harding, Williams, Nesmith, Drew,
and others have been shamefully villiCcd by
the Standard. Why not endorse them ?
Oh ! wc beg pardon, that wonld be " per
sonal." It is not difTieuIt so sec through ths thing.
Our friend the Dr., is a very amiable gentle
man, and withal naturally enough very anx
ious for the nomination of Gen. Lane, lie
don't travel round much, and is not therefore
very well posted as to public sentiment. lie
imagines that in some event it may be nec
essary to Lave Col. Kelly's friends in the
Convention to secure the nomination of
Lane, and so he soft soaps the Col., pins
Lis cars back and swallows him without
w inking. Wc think this gastronomic per
formance wholly unnecessary to give Gen.
Ianc the nomination, (we think there are
no candidates for the nomination but Gen.
Lane and Col. Kelly,) but wc hope it will
" work onf well. So far as wc arc con
cerned, wc shall have personal and local con
troversies when we think the iutcrests of
the Democratic party require them, and if
this course should happen to rend the Dr's.
" Poor Democracy Plaster," wc can only
say, in the language of the lamented Snugs,
" Let 'cr rin."
The Douglas Co. Democratic Con
vention was held on the 2Sth ult. Judge
Dcady was chairman. Mcssr3. Pyle, WLit
Led, Hutchinson and Martin were chosen
delegates to the Territorial Convention, and
iiiitractcd for Lane. - We have no further
account of the proceedings.
Tne Vol.-. of Kcii'mi.
Kent! the resolutions of the Denton Conn-
ty Democratic Convention in onr colnmns U.
to-day. The one npon the subject of the
supiwrt of regular nominations, is ns sound 1 to
as it is at this time pertinent, mat re
peating local questions, or, the location of
ublic buildings, likewise expresses the true
loetrine. If the democracy of I teuton
County will plant themselves firmly on that
position, and reject the selfish trickster, with
his tools and his false teachings, who would
sacrifice the Democratic party upon the al
tar of his God called "interests" they will
justly cutitle the local claims of their Coun
ty to consideration by democrats from other
parts of the Territory. We have never be
lieved that cither the Democracy or the
people of Denton county approved cf the
corrupt bargain and sale by which Avery
sold out the Uuiversity tchich they had and
erer vould hart had, for a barren considera
tion, for what has proved to be, and what
everybody not blinded by self interest, saw
would prove to be, nothing. Had Denton
County earlier throwu off this selfish schem
er it would now havo had the Territorial
University. Is there a man iu that county
who doubts this ?
Wasco County. See the resolution of
instruction passed at tho Wasco County
Democratic Convention. It has the ring
of tho true metal. Nearly all tho
meetings of the Democracy this spring cx-
hibit a healthy expression, and tho party
was never more vigorous and 6trong than
now, notwithstanding the alarm of here and
there a timid and excited gentleman, about
"divisions," which exist only in their fears.
The democratic party's not "sick" enough to
be in any danger, and has a constitution fully
strong cnongh to sprto cni the putrid mat
tcr which has collected on its stomach. Aud
it would not be surprising if the potions ad
ministered by its self-called doctors for hal
ing and s4hing pnrposcs, should operate ns
au emetic, and throw off the foul matter.
Quack doctors arc very apt to be mistaken
iu the effects of their medicine.
7? In tiie case of Mr. AVelch of Polk, and Mr.
Munroe of l.ano, onr reporter anil other inform
ant:! arc of opinion th.-it these gentlemen were cor
rectly represented 111 the btmulanl. Hauilnrd.
This is the answer to the lie given to the
statement of the Standard by by 3Iessrs :
Welch, Munroc and Miller answered by
reiterating the lie, and impliedly accusing
the above named gentleman of stating false
hood in their letters.
Wc do uot believe the reporter is note "of
the opinion,' Ac. Wc arc confident that
he believes the statement was fal.se, and that
it was meanly imposed upon him by Avery,
for wc make uo doubt he was the reporter's
oulv authority. We believe Leland has
here lied about his reporter. We shall see.
The "other informants,' if anybody it J.
C. Avery. He may have reiterated Ins
falsehood. It is immaterial whether ho has
or not. He would readily do it, if he has
not, but that would neither make it true, or
induce anybody who knows him to believe
it.
Sickness at Corvai.i.is. Wc understand
much sickness ngain prevails at Corvallis,
and that a number are suffering from attacks
of fever. Five persons are prostrate iu one
honse. Within the last few days. Dr. W.
Jackson, physician, and Rolicrt Gray, sad
dler, have died from the effects of typhoid
fever. Dr. Jackson wa3 an esteemed citi
zen, a physician of scientific attainments,
and a thorough gentleman. His loss will
be lamented by his acquaintances. lie came
to Oregon from Ohio, wc Ik-Hcvc.
EG?" It wiil have been noticed, by the ac
count wc published last week, that it is the
impression in California that Jack Hurley
pushed Siicrifl Jackson overboard, and
drowned hint. We understand that, before
leaving here, Hurley told Jackson that the
reward of $2,000 which wa3 offered for his
recovery would never do him (Jackson) any
good. Hurley said he shouldn't think a
mau could enjoy money obtained by taking
a man back to be hnng. Jackson replied
that he could bet he would enjoy it, if he
Rot it. -
Moue " Jeffersoxian- Democrats. In
the Congressional proceedings published in
the National Intelligencer, wc find the fol
lowing :
Mr. WEIGHT, of Tennessee, defended the nn-
nunl mcssn.ro of the 1 resident, and denied that
the Democratic party . evaded any issue, either
North or South, during the l.itc election. Ho en
tered into an aifniment to show that neither the
Republican nor the know-nothing party met the
issues involved, and in the course of his remark
inquired if gentlemen of the former party would
vote for tho admission of a slave State f
Mr. LE1TEU, of Ohio, replied that answering
for himself, as a Democrat, he would never vote
for the admission of any more slave States.
Mr. WKIiJIIT. 1'iwr whom did you vote ?
Mr. 1EITKK. For John C. Fremont.
Mr. MeMl'LEIX, of VirHnia. I read the fron-
tleman ont of the Democratic church. Laugh
tcrl Mr. IEITEK. I deny the authority of the gen
tleman to rcaa uic out.
There arc some of Lcitcr's kind of " Dem
ocrats" in Oregon. Just now they are ex
tremely anxious to " heal the breach in the
Democratic party" by plastering their " dem
ocracy" into it.
Lime Qcaruv. Mr. A. H. Sale, mason,
of this place, informs us that he has pur
chased an extensive lime quarry 011 Butte
Creek, Clackamas Co. Dr. Evans, U. S.
geologist, pronounced the stone to contain
ninety per cent, of lime. Mr. Sale says he
is going to get ont and burn lime from the
quarry this summer.
JCSJ Dryer says he has returned from
California with "his vision, improving."
He however, judging from his last Xo
comes back as crazy as ever. He had bet
ter return and tako quarters at the lunatic
asylum. ;
KD- In Yamhill couuty wc understand
there has been an animated contest between
the supporters of Lane aud Kelly. The
Convention (mass,) was held ou Saturday.
We have not heard from it.
. W-e arc requested to call the atten
tion of Couuty Treasurers to u Lotioe in our
advertising columns.
f i m rwnuit
At the fcoutu Salem 1 remit, M. Ilirseh,
Is. lerry, Paul. Clark, Jos. Ilolmnn,
and Dan I. J I. Mnrpliy, were chosen delegates
the County Democratic Convention
In the north Precinct, A. Purely, W. II.
Dakcr, Chns. Claggett, Jacob Woodsidcs,
and D. S. Ilerrcn, were appointed.
In the North Precinct, the following res
olutions, offered by Judge Roon, were adopt-1
cd :
Whereas, certain men hold false doctrine
with reference to the vital principles of true
Democracy in this, aud all oilier lands,
therefore, be it
Ucsolvcd, That we, as members of the
great Democratic party, long since estab
lished by our forclathers, winch is the only
hope of this nation) do hereby declare, tnat
the doctrines published in tho Democratic
Standard, (so called) a weakly journal pub
lished weekly at Portland, Oregon, u calcu
lated to bring heresy into the party, by
counseling onr people to disregard the regu
lar party nominations which we hold to be
the unpardonable sin in pontics lor niter
such a sop, Satan enters in, and the last
state of that man is worse than the first,
therefore, wc as Democrats, dismiss the
editor of the Self-styled Democratic Stand
ard, without standing or fellowship.
Ucsolvcd, I hat we heartily approve the
course of tho Oregon Statesman, as purely
Democratic, worthy the confidence and sup
port of all true Democrats. .
Resolved, That our delegates to tiie coun
ty convention Jwj instructed to cast their
votes for Ijuuc delegates to tho territorial
Conveution.
l!arlltxton &reetitct Mcetlncr.
Lixx Co., March 2S, 1857.
Pursuant to a call of the Democratic
County Committee of Linn county, the De
mocracy of Darlington precinct, assembled
for the purpose of choosing Delegates to rep
resent iheni in a County Conveution, to be
held at A loan v, on the 4 th of April next,
After the usual business was disposed of,
tho following Kesolulious were unanimously
adoptetl :
Kesolved, 1 hat we will support, as our
first choice for delegate to Congress, Gen
Joseph Lane, nnd that wc have all coufi
dencc 111 his ability aud integrity.
Ucsolvcd, Ihat we, have every confidence
in the ability, integrity nnd Democracy of
Hon. Dclazon Smith, and will support him
as our second choice lor Delegate to Con
srrcss.
Kesolved, That wc will support the nomi
nee of the Democratic Convention to lc held
at Salem.
Resolved, That wc endorse the action of
the Democratic Jubilee at Salem, 8th of
January last : that wc repudiate the editor
of the standard newspaper, nnd conside
him a spy and an enemy iu tho Democratic
ranks, anu thcrtlorc not entitled to the sym
pathy or support of Democrats.
Kesolved, That we regard the course of
the Statesman ami Times newspapers as be
ing Democratic, and that they arc and have
been true aud faithful exponents of demo
cratic principles.
Kesolved, I hat wc approve or precinct
meetings and delegate conventions, and wc
are opposed to mass meeting-', believing them
not to be Democratic.
Kesolved, That the foregoing resolutions
be signed by the chairman and secretary
aud that a copy be transmitted to each of
the Democratic ncw.-papers in the Territory
with a request that they publish the same.
J. 11. DK ATTAIN, Chairman.
Ludlow Hector, Sec'y.
ItrronT or the Coxckessiovai. Ixvestioat-
ixo Committee. On the 19th of February
the Congressional Committee made their re
port to the House, which created tfie mcs
extraordinary excitement 111 W ashmgtoi
lite committee report directly niraiiis
Messrs. Matteson, G ilbert, and Edwards, of
New 1 oik, and w clcli, of Connecticut
Hon. Kevery Johnson testified before th
committee that lion. Orsamns 1. Matteson
of .New 1 ork, had informed him that
there were twenty or thirty members of
the House who were associated and pledgee1
each to the other not to vote for any law or
resolution granting lands or money, unless
they were paid for it." On hearing of this
infamoii3 slate of things, Mr. Johnson sail
that his calmer judgment was so far over
come by his indignation, that he pronounced
this league of the twenty, thirty, or forty
thieves, "a damned outrage," to which Mr.
Matteson responded, also with a beconiiu
indignation, that they were indeed " a set of
damned scoundit l3 ; ' but as nothing coul
be got through without their assistance, th
Dos Moines Improvement Company (of
which Mr. Johnson was the legal counsel,
would find a hundred thousand dollars or so
very useful for lobby serviec3 in behalf of
their bill.
It appear?, clso, from the evidence, that
Horace Greeley had lent himself to this
D03 Moines Company for the small sum of
one thousand dollars.
The correspondent of the Daily Times,
Air. Sitnonton, is charged with being inter
ested in land and private claims, aud his ex
pulsion from the 1 lonsc. as reporter, is re
commended by the Committee.
Several other persons arc also charged
with bribery. Tho whole affair was to be
finally examined in the House on the 25th.
What steps the parties implicated would
take was not kuown. The excitement cre
ated in Washington by the Committee's rc
jwrt, has seldom if ever been equaled.
ST" All Hindoodom ought to go into
mouruing, for its greatest apostle bs dead.
John S. Orr, tho' Angel Gabriel," died at
the penal colony in Demerara, in November,
last. Ho was one of tho original apos
tles of knownothingism, to the advancement
of which he devoted his whole nlteiiliou for
a year or two. He and Ned Kuutliuc in
troduced " the order" into this State, and it
will be a bhamcful exhibition of ingratitude
if our Hindoos do uot show proper respect
for his memory. JV. . Vat riot.
" OufiARcnY." Leland ha3 borrowed this
word from the nigger-worshipping Tribune,
and ho makes as much fuss over it as a hen
with one chicken. With the Tribune it is
" slave oligarchy," and " southern . oligar
chy." Tho Standard has it "Statesman
oligarchy."
K3L " Lone Ash" would have been 'pub
lished had the author sent us his name.
Again wo say we tcotCl publish anonymous
letters.
JCJ- The delegates to the Territorial Con
vention from Jacksou are Messrs. Eruec,
Uoxie, Davidson and Lamcrick.
BCi A. P. Dcnuisou, of Portland, has
been appointed Indian Agent, and will ac
cept. tflf Jacksou County has elected dele
gaioi lo the Ttrritoriiil Convention., aud in
structed tliou for Lunc. . .
Yonrur AiMcilcn Himself Agntn."
Deer Ckf.fk, March 10, lSfil.
FniEN'n DiTsii Having noticed in the
Oregonianof the 21st nil. a literary produc
tion purporting to emanate from this place,
written, as the writer informs us us, in re
ply to a communication which appeared a
short time previous in the " Statesman" over
the signature or " Young America," and
and fearing that "Conservator's" vanity,
which wc know to bo most unconscionably
lanre. might be so Haltered anu pnneu np
with his own imaginary greatness, on seeing
the kinky-headed progeny of his most pro-
p n t 1 " I.. nA 4 f nnn.'n 1 1 I 1 1 1 L-ll T
uc jreesvti urain in pnm, .u.-n. umuiii
arromiutlv to assume" that he had caused
ns cowardly to retreat from the mighty ou-
laught of his powerlul pen, as uki uic ancient
ireton from the mighty hosts of Cicsar. We
would ask your indulgence for a small space
... . .. f . 1 1 - I 1
to devote to this kuitrut 01 uic qnm. 1111c
honestv wo must confess the stylo of
' Conservator" is rather smooth and clever,
for one who has had much more experience
iu grooming stallions, thau he has in doing
up the " pen write," wc cauuot out express
our astonishment and wonder how any man
of common sense could manage to write
nearly a whole column, without expressing
one clear, pointed, intelligible, truthful idea
vet. such is the case.
Conservator commences ny assuming mat
there exist two kinds of Democrats which
he calls slave Democracy, and free Democra
cy. This is false. Democracy is the same
everywhere. It is the same in Ohio that it
is in Georgia ; aud (what can ucsaiu 01 no
other pat ty,) it is the same to day that it
was iu the uuts 01 jeiiersou nnu jacKson.
Through all the eventful changes of men
and things since that period, it has ever pre
served its identity clear and unmistakable
its landmarks have ever been tne same
It
rs uot now, nor erer has been for slavery or
ncrainst it. Aud yet a man may now, nnd
always could have been for slavery or against
it. and bo a democrat.
And why or hew ? Decanso slavery is a
local institution, tnd net a national question
The democratic farty being a national par
ty, caunot make an issue on a local question
If it could, then it might be democratic to
run a man for De.cgate to Congress ou ac
count of his partiality for a certain poin
for the location o: the scat ot uovcrnment
A man may be a Democrat, and be in favor
of the extinction of negro slavery : but wc
by the Central GorerKmenr, and only by a
maiority of the voters within the Riaic p
Territory in which it exists ; aud that by
tmceablc means. And on the other hand,
man nitty be in lavor ot Mavcry propngnnn
ism. but nt by the Ceneral l.rrcrtimmi
and onln by the natural means of immigra
tion ami the choice, tree and uncontrolled
of a majority of the people in any Territory
or free State. I.t short, Democracy is fo
the freedom of while Men, and does not trav
ersc the subject of negro (so called) slavery
pro or con. ,
The statement that the late election is
a triumph of ncjrro freedom over "slave
Democracy," notwithstanding Knchaiian
election, is supported by no other argument
than Fremont's lanre majority in the norll
it is conceded that those who voted for Fill
more were national men, and net iwgro-iror-
shippers. Hence, taking trcmonts vote 1
the north, ns the true test of the Kepnblican
strength, when wc look at the lollowm
figures, w hich give the cutirc vote of all the
the Northern States
Iluchanan.
Fillmore. .
,l,2-20,;-01
SOl.i'.iO
1,014,091
, 1 ,153o,50S
Fremont . .
Fremont's majority over the left, 2TJ.42S
We are led to exclaim in the language of
Homer, " Trtmcnjucus m ijnrtiy F
In regard to the remark in our first com
munication about the moving of the Seat of
Government, wc spoke advisedly. Not that
we had aey preference Tor Salem, for we had
not, and we did not vote for Salem ; neither
did our "very vortby representative as
" Conservator" has wrongly stated ; on the
contrary, wc both voted for Eugene. Iut
at the time wc wrote, it was known that wc
w ere just on the eve of doffing the Territo
rial garb, and assuming the habiliments of a
State. A house had been obtained the
Secretary had gone to nn immense expense
in furnishing it. It had been decided that
if our legislators met at any other place
than Salem, they could not be paid by the
Government, under tho present act. Con
sequently to have moved it, wonld have
thrown upon the people of Oregon a bur
densome tax to pay our representatives to
obtain a house, nnd fit it np. Aud when
wc came to he a State government, would
Mr. Avery have been satisfied? Would
" Conservator?" No, they would have stock
ed the cards to move it again to Corvallis.
I now come to tho blackest feature of
Conservator's" article. It is in calling
those venerable Americans, those great and
good men, Gen. Lewis Cass nnd the Presi
dent of the United States, " arch truitorsr
Such language of such men, is only equaled
by that of Garrison, when he said, "George
Washington was an old scoundrel." But in
that case, it wa3 permitted, on account of
the notoriety of the dutnuablo villaiu who
nttered it, rendering harmless any thing he
might Fay. Uut in this instance, coining
from a former subject of Great Dritain it
is rank treason of the deepest dye. Tho "Urick"
is out. YOUNG AMERICA.
JB-Sy Wc understand that Spiritualism has
a good many couvcrt3 about Oregon City,
aud that Spiritual communication through a
" mejum," ha. been promised from the late
Hon. Sauiuci K. Thurstou, at the Court
house, ou lue -20th insl.
First t.'tm from IolU.
At the Democratic precinct meeting at
Cnicmuati, iu Polk Couuty, on the iu 111st.,
tho following resolutions were unanimously
adopted :
Kesolved, That onr delegates to the Coun
ty Convention, be and arc hereby instructed
not to support tho nomination of any man
for representative to tho Legislature, who is
not pledged to oppose the disorganizing
schemes of the sc-called . Democratic
Standard."
Kesolved, That our delegates arc hereby
instructed to support no man for delegate to
tne conveution to lorni a constitution, w no
does not pledrc himself to advocate the adop
tion of a Constitution submitting the ques
tion of iluvcry to a vole of the people, iu a
distinct arid separate schedule.
Kesolved, That the. delegates from this
precinct are hereby instructed not to vote
for the nomination of any man for office
who has not heretofore voted for the regu
lar nominations of the party, and who docs
not pledge himself to do so in future..
feu?" There are said to bo more artists
now iu llouio than before tho revolution
there being two hundred and twenty-four
paiuters, ouo hundred aud twenty -five sculp
tors, aud one hundred and forty-four engra
vers. . ; -. . ,-. , - , . . ...
Wxai.i.i. A source-of trouble and con
fcuniisu' euro. - . - ,
Ilniton County IKinocTnflctJoiivrnilnn.
Couvat.t.is. March 2S, 1857.
Pursuant to notice, the delegated County
nnnvontinn for Denton Coufjty met at the!
Court House upon Saturday, March 20th,
Tho meeting was called to order by plac-
ng Col. James Kinney 111 the chair, and
lectin-' D. C Dade, secretary. Hie fol
lowing gentlemen presented credentials and
took their scats : Messrs. Isaac V. Winkle,
James Kinney, Aaron Uicliardsou U. t.
Clark. A. It. MeConnell, t). O.-Motlcy, Ilob-
crt Irwin, D. C. Dade, W. W. Chapman,
John Loyd, M. II. Walker, William ren
ter, William Wood, John Vandcrpool and
Eli Summers.
The following resolutions were offered and
unanimously adopted.
Ucsolvcd that we, as democrats m con
rcntion assembled, proceed to elect four del
crates to the Territorial Convention, to be
icld at Salem. April 13th proximo.
Resolved. That wc recognize that as the
best mode of expression which insures the
sentiment of the L'rcatest number, with the
least possible inconvenience, and that in the
division of this Territory into comities, and
counties into precincts, wc recognize one ci I
the most benignaut and wise leaturcs ot
democracy that feature which enables eve-
' l 1 1 1 T . 4. I V. I
ry mau to solicit justice anu Kccuruy ai uis 1
own door and as such division is a civil
convenience, so wc hold politically by pre
cincts is the only practical fair aud lesriti
mate way to obtain the expression of the
sentiments of Democrats from all parts of a
county
Kesolved, That, as Democrats, wc isrnore
local issues as a part of our creed ; that
while wc believe Corvallis elimblc for the
seat of Government or University, wc repu
diatc the idea of attempting to trade our
principles and birthright for a mess of pot- j
tage, rather trusting our natural position I
and local claims, which if good, will make
it the convenience and interest of the Ter
ritory, or future state of Oregon, to so lo
cate her public buildings. W c recognize
ourselves ns citizens of Oregon, as well as
of Kenton county, and as sneh, only ask
and desire that manner of policy which w:ll
insure prosperity, not to Kenton county
only, but to our whole common country.
Kesolved, while wc regret the neglect of
our County Committee to call precinct
meetings iu the County, r.nd thereby deviat
ing from a long established rule of Democ
racy, wc feel it our duty to support faith
fully, and without faltering,; our allegiance
to those principles that haTC given our
country one of the first- powers on earth
And in the spirit of political fraternity, we
would hail aud act with those democrats
who unthinkingly met, en mass, in Febru
ary last, believing there were many who,
upon mature reflection, will not approve the
principles of such meetings asking such to
consider the principles as set forth in Keso
lutiou 1st, vu : the reason why counties arc
divided into precincts
Kesolved, That we respectfully request
the County Committee to call Couuty Con
ventions, by precincts, by the 21, day cf
May next, to nominate candidates for Coun
ty oifieers, end if they fail to do the same,
recpiest is made of the President and Secre
tary of this meeting.
Kesolved, That wc have full confidence in
the integrity and industry of our present
delegate, the Hon. Joseph Iiane, aud our
delegates are requested to cast their votes
for him for delegate in the Territorial Con
vention as our first choice. Kut while that
honored soldier and faithful delegate is oar
ehnire we support the nominee, of said Con
vention, as though we honor Lane, we value
our principles higher.
Kesolved, That as a parly organization is
the only means of fighting principle against
principle, we deprecate all efforts of men or
papers prifjn luig democracy who openly avow
sentiments that justify bolting a regular nomi
nee of a legitimate aniens or Convention for
a political ofiiee, aud hereby cuter our sol
emn protest against the Fame.
Kesolved, That though as democrats wc
have a right to have personal preferencs, we
cannot differ as to those principles the basis
of our loved honored and glorious party em
blazoned 111 platlonns and declared from the
days of Jefferson, our great political proto
type. That wc endorse the late democratic
platform of Cineiuuati,"nnd in support of the
samef-request all sound Democrats to join
with us.
Kesolved, That as Democrats, wc openly
and boldly avow and support onr principles
and condemn as morally and politically gan
grene, corrupt and ulcerous, all bargain,
sale aud intrigue. Wc unfurl our banner,
and ns a part of a great national party will,
in brood daylight, manfully contend for its
advancement.
Col. Chapman offered the follow ing : '
Kesolved, That onr delegates to the dem
ocratic Convention at Salem bo' instructed
not only lo cast their votes for the Hon.
Joseph Lano for Delegate to Congress, but
to use their influence to secure his nomina
tion. .
Kesolved, That wo return the sincere
thanks of this Convention to Hon. Joseph
Lane for the manful course he has pursued
in last Congress battling for onr rights,
and iu unsparingly lashing the infamous
authors of reports of our many unprincipled
enemies.
Kesolved, That all the democratic papers
in the Territory, vix : Statesman, Times and
Sentinel be requested to publish.
Tho following gentlemen were appointed
delegates to attend tho Democratic Territo
rial Convention, to nominato a delegate for
Congress : James Kinney, A. J. Thayer,
William Wood, Wm. D. Gray.
JAMES KINNEY, Chairman.
Attest: D. C. Dape, Secretary.
"Wasco Conntjr Democratic Convention.
Pursuant to the call of tho Democratic
committee, the Democrats of Wasco county,
assembled in mass meeting, at the store of
J. K. Uatcs, in the city of Dalles, Saturday,
March 21, for the purpose of electing a dele
gate to attend tho Territorial Democratic
Convention, to be held in Salem, April 13.
The meeting was called to artier by X. II.
Gates, and organized by electing K. II.
Thompson, president, and C. It. Meigs, sec
retary.
Ou motion, tho convention proceeded to
elect a delegate to the Territorial Conven
tion,, when J. 11. Bates was unanimously
elected.
Ou motion, a committee of three, con
sisting of X. II. Gates, N. Oluey, and Vic
tor Trcvitt, were appointed to draft resolu
tions expressive of tho feelings of this con
vention.
The committee reported the following
resolutions, which, after a short discussiou,
were adopted.
Kesolved, That tho delegate elected by
this convention to represent the Democracy
of Wasco comity, in tho Territorial Con
veution, to bo held at Salem, April 13, be,
and he is hereby instructed to cast tho vote
of this couuty for none other thau some
tried aud true Democrat ; one "who has uni
formly acted with, and admits the blading
eillcb of Democratic convcution.3 aud caa-
cuocs, .anu iu no Ck'tnt
t et the
.juaty tor
VOtC Ol
call-
Democrats of tl
mg himself a democrat, but who has per
mitted himself to be run for office in oppo
sition to regular democratic nominees.
Kesolved, That this convention rjlcde-es
the - Democracy of this county to support
the nominee of the Democratic Territorial
Convention, when made by the delegates
from the several counties in Oregon, ac
cording to inc usngcot the Democratic par
ty and National JJemoeratic Convention.
Kesolveu, mat wniio we tender onr
thanks to Gen. Joseph Lane, our Delegate
iu Congress, for the services lie has rendered
to the whole people of Oregon, we cannot
overlook the fact that the citizens of Wasco
county have been most unjustly sacrificed
by the proposed division ot our county by
the proposed boundary line of the future
State of Oregon. Aud with all one deier
cnee to the able manner in which our Dele-
crate has discharged his duties, wc much re
gret that he should have acquiesced in the
mutilating our county, tuereuy aesiroymg
our political weight as a county in the pro
posed State.
Motion made and carried tnat Asauei
Hush be authorized to cast the vote of Was
co count v in the territorial Democratic
Convention, (subject to the instructions 1 in
case of the lailurc ot the delegate elect to
attend the same.
t 1.a f.-. 1..ii-tii( l"nc nnammnnc.
kjh iiiutiun, iuijviuj imo uunmuvud
!v adopted
ilesol ved, 1 nat tins convention, composeu
of the Democrats of Wasco county, take
this opportunity to tender to N. 11. Gates,
their Iato representative in the Territorial
Legislature, their thanks for the untiring
zeal with which he has studied tiieir inter
ests, nnd the able manner in which he has
advocated the same.
On motion, the secretary was directed to
forward a copy of the proceedings to the
Statesman aud Times, with a request to pub-
lish the same.
Adjourned without day.
K. 11. THOMPSON, President.
C. K. Mf-ins, Secretary.
PlrettnomaU Co., Urmocrallc Convention
Pursuant to notice, the Delegates from
the several precincts in Multnomah county
met at the Conrt house in 1 ortland on bat
nrday. March 21st, 1857. On motion L. M
At.-irr was elected Chairman, anu B. o. .ue-
Cormiek Secretary.
On motion, the Chairman appointed
Messrs. Qmmby, alkcr, and Crce, as a
committee to examine credentials, llic
committee reported in favor of receiving all
the I Megatcs elected from the several pre
cincts in the county, except
fer. John s,
(there being two sets of delegates from that
precinct,) the relative claims ot which they
referred to the convention.
Messrs. Van Sclmvcr and Caples stated !
to the convention the grounds upon which
thev claimed to represent tlu ir precinct.
On motion it was decided to reject both
sets ot delegates irora tne aoovc precinct.
, , . - , -
nd elect two delegates from those present
111 the convention, iuessrs. panics anu
Loo-u:s were accordingly elected.
On motion Messrs. Thompson, Lyuceand
Powell were appointed a Committee to draft j
resolutions. Thev reported as follows :
herons, a divided state of feeling now
exists among different members of the Dem
ocratic parly, growing out of local and per
sonal controversies as published 111 tne JJem
oeratic newspapers in this territory ;
vv hereas. This divided seutimcnt, if cher-
r.-.l l. tl,n ...nnpolln n,a.-.-,,
ouu iv,. w ...v vm.v..
must inevitauiy icau 10 a compiem uisirac-
tion of the party and end in its ultimate dc-1
feat :
Therefore be it Kesolved, by the Democ
racy o: Multnomah connty in Delegate con
vention assembled ; 1st, That wc sincerely
recrret and deprecate these local and per
sonal controversies in which the Democratic
press of this Territory have so wantonly in
dulged, and we repudiate saeli as both auti-
Democratic and nnjnst.
2d, Kesolved, That wc believe everything
calculated to alienate one portion of the
Democratic party from another, ought to lie
discountenanced by the democratic press, by
our Democratic representatives, and by the
Democratic citizens, ami on all occasions to
be carefully avoided.
od, Kesolveu, ihat we appreciate as
highly meritorious the efforts made in the
Congress of tho United States by onr dele
gate, (eiieral Joseph Lane, to secure the
rights and jast chums of the citizens of Ore
gon who have given their services and prop
erty to quell Indian disturbances within '..ur
borders, uuring the last two years.
4th, Kesolved, That onr delegates to the
Democratic Territorial Convention be and
they are hereby inst meted to use their in
fluence and cast their votes for tno re-nom
ination of General Jos. Ianc as our candi
date for next Delegate to Congress, provid
ed that ho be a candidate in tho said con
vention. 5 th, That wc highly appreciate the scrvi
vices of Col. James K. Kelly, as an officer
in our late Indian war, as a legislator in our
Territorial councils, and his merits as a
sound and cousistcnt.Deraocrat. ,
Cth, Kesolved, That wc subscribe to and
endorso the principles contained in the plat
form of the national Democratic Couveution
assembled at Cincinnati in the year 1S5G.
Kobekt TiKHirsox, V
. Davie Powell, -Committee.
James 1. Eybee, )
The above resolutions were adopted.
On motion Kobt. Thompson, J. O. Wat
erman, E. Walker, and I). Powell, were
elected delegates to attend the Territorial
Conveution, with power to elect substitutes
in case of inability to attend.
: Kesolved, That the proceedings be pub
lish in all tho Democratic newspapers in the
Territory,
On motion adjourned.
L. M. STARK, Chru.
. S. J. McCormick, Sec'y.
Democratic Convention.
Tho Democracy of Washington Connty
met, at the Conrt House in Hillsboro, on
Saturday, the 2Sth of March, 1S51, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the Terri
torial Convention, to be holden at Salem,
on Mouday the 13th of April next, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for dele
gate to Congress. W hereupon Peter Scholl
was unanimously elected chairman, and A.
Li. Johnson secretary.
Ou motion, J. L. Purdio, James Cham-
bers, and Robert "Walker, were unanimously
elected delegates to the Territorial Conven-
tion.
On motion, P. Scholl, J. Mcckraad TC.
Jackson, were elected as substitute delegates,
to attend in their order, in caso either of the
principals should fail. ,
On motion, tho delegates were unanimous
ly instructed to use their influence for Gen.
Lane, for a caudidato for delegate to Con
gress. Oa motion, the proceedings of this mect-in-
were requested to be published in the
several democratic papers of this Territory.
On motion, the meeting adjourned, sine
die.
TETER SCIIOLL, Chairman.
A. L. Jous'iJNT, Secretary.
Ees- Read the article signed - Jeuersoa,"
ou our Crst- pu -v. -
STATES NEWS.
By the river steamer Clinton. Sunday
morning, wc have Atlantic dates to March
5th. Through the kindness of John G. Git
son, wc received N. Y. papers.
The steamer arrived at 1 ortland Satur
day evening. None of the Portland papers
of this week contain its news, and the (States
man publishes the President's Inaugural a
week in advance ol any other Oregon paper.
President Imchanan was inaugurated on
the 4th of March, in the presence of an im
mense concourse.
His inaugural wc publish, elsewhere, nis
cabinet is as follows;
Secretary of State, Lewis Cass, Michigan.
Treasury, nowell Cobb, Georgia.
Interior, Jacob Thompson, Mississippi.
Navy, Aaron Y. Brown, Tennessee. ,
War, John C. Floyd, Virginia,
r. M. General, Arnold Flumrncr, Pa.
Attorney General, Nathan Clifford, Me.
Ass't. Sec'y State, Henry Ledyard.
Private Sec'y to Prcst. James B. Henry.
A tariff bill reducing the revenue about
$11 000 000 annually, passed.
An appropriation for carrying a letter
man 111 coacnes ironi .msaissippt river to
California, was made.
The following Oregon bills arc the only
ones wc find in a list of all the acts passed
up to March 2, published in the N. 1. Her
ald: "A bill for the relief of the heirs of
the late S. II. Thurston, delegate from Ore
gon.7' JV. bill making appropriations for
the completion of military roaus in Oregon.
The Minnesota State bill passed, but wo
do not find the Oregon state bill in the list,
and conclude it had not passed.
Dr. Kane, of the Arctic expedition, la
dead.
John Lane, son of Gen. Lane, has been
appointed cadet at West Point.
Liong John Went worth was elected may
or of Chicago by 1100 inaj.
1 he Congressional corruption committee
reported in favor of expelling from the
House Messrs, l iiibert, Ldwards, and Mat
teson, all of X. Y. and ail black republicans.
They resigned, bnt the House passed the
resolution ol censure.
There has been some trouble in Kansas,
and two men killed. Gov. Geary visited
the territorial Legislature and was assaulted
at the door by sheriff Sherrod, and spit 011
by him. The Council by resolution condemn
Sherrod, while the House fully sustains him.
A la.r has passed both Lranehes pnnish-
ing rebellion witn aeatn. All resistance to
Territorial law or authority is declared re
bellion. The bill repealing the test oaths.
passed the Council, bnt was rejected ia the
House almost nnauimously.
Gov. Geary fears assassination and sent
for troops to protect him.
I he following is said to be a correct version
of the new Mexican treaty : It contem
plates a loan of $15,000,000, of which $3,
000.000 are to be applied to the payment
of American claims, which are to be adjus
ted by a joint comrais?ton. The remainder
of the loan is unrestricted. Twenty per cent
of the Mexican customs receipts is to be ap
propriated for its prepayment. The treaty
also contemplates a joint postal arrange
ment via Teh:i3ntepcc as well as the transit
of that route. There is no stipulation for
the cession of any territory. Neither Con
gress or the President have authority to
contract a loan.
VI T.-,I T 1 111
Ducutiiiuii s j iiiiu" unit iiuufess.
v,IO ,,Ir,,rv
I appear before yon this day to tike the solemn
on'U that I will faitliinliv- execute the office of
I "resident of the United States, siij will to the
Itest of ray ability- preserve, protect and dcfen-l
the constitution of tho United .States. In entering
o;hii this frreat office I mast humblv inTofco tho
Uod cf our tntners tor wisdom anil hrumess to ex
ecute its liigU and responsible duties in sneh a
manner as to restore narnionv- and the ancient
friendship among the institntioas thronsrhoui
many E;c-iier:itions. Convinced that I owa my
election to the inherent love for the constitution
an.l the Union which still animates the hearts of
the American people, let mo earnestly ask their
powerful snpport in sustaining all jast measures
calculated to perpetaatc these the richest bless
ings which Heaven has ever bestowed npon any
nation.
Having determined not to become a candidate
for re-ek-ction, I shall havo no motive to influence
my conduct in aJmmistcrinjr the government, ex
cept the desire ably and faithfmly to serve coun
try, and to live in the grntefaf memory of my
country men.
We hnve recently passed thron ja Presidential
contest in r hich the passions of our fellow citi
zens were exciiej to the highest dejrree by ques
tions of deep and vital importance;' but When tho
people proclaimed their will, the t- mpest at oaco
subsided and all was calm. The voice of tho ma
jority speakinsr in tho manner prescribed bV tho
rvasniDuon, was cearu. ana instant submission
followed. Our owa country could alone have ex
hibited so grand and striking a spectacle of tho
cajweity ( man for self povernment.
What a happy conception, then, w as it for Con
gress to apply this simple rule; that the will of
tho majority shall povern to the settlement of
the question of domestic slavery in the Territories.
Uonsrrcss is neither to lejnsJato slavery into any
Territory: or State, nor to exclude it "therefrom,
but to letivc the people thereof perfectly free to
mrm ana regntate tneir domestic institutions ia
tlieirowii way, subject only to the constitution of
tho Unitod tftates. As a natural consequence, it
has also prescribed that when the Territory of
Kansas shall be admitted as a State; it shall bo
admitted into tho Union with or without slavery,
as' their constitution may prescribe at the time of
tncir admission A tullerent opinion has arisen
in reprd to tho timo when the people of a Terri
tory shall decido this question for themselves.
Thi is, happily, matter of but little practical im
portance, and besides, it ia a judicial question,
which legitimately belongs to tho Supremo Court
of tho United States, before whom it is now pend
ing, and will, it is understood, be speedily and fi
nally settled. To their decision, in common with
all good citizens, I shall cheerfully submit what
ever iius may oe, tiiougn it Has been my individu
al opinion that rmder tho Nebraska -Kansas act
tno appropriate period will be when the number
of actual residents in tho Territory shall justify
the "formation of a constitution with a view to its.
admission as a Stato into the Union ; but bo this
as it may, it is the imperative and indispensable
duty of the government of the United States to se
cure to every resident inhabitant the free and iu
depent expression of his opinion by his vote. This
sacred right of each individual must bo preserved.
- 1 - t , , . 1 . . .
a uis ot-iiig accompusneu. notiuug can bo f;urer
than to leave the people of a Territorv free from
all foreign interference, to decide their own desti
ny tor themselves, subject only to the constitution
of the United States. This whoio Territorial ques
tion being thus settled upon the principle of pop
ular sovereignty a principle as ancient as treo
government itself everything of a practical' na
ture has been decided, and no other question re
mains for adjustment, because all agree that un
der the constitution, slavery in the ""States is be
yond the reach of any human power except that
of the respective States themselves wherein it ex
ists. May we not, then, hope that the long agi
tation on this subject is approaeliinsr its end. and
that the geographical parties to which it has giv-
cn D'rtb so nmch dreaded by the Father of his
SSSSt'
nind shall bo diverted tram this question to others
i more importance. Throughout the wholo pro
;rcss of this agitation, which has scarcely known
ny termination for more than twenty years,
. hllst it has been productive of no positive" "ood
ed the people ot tne sister Suites from each other,
and has even seriously endangered the very ex
istence of the Uuion, nor has the danger yet en
tirely ceased. , -
Under our system there is a remedy for an po
litical evils in the sound sense and sober judg
ment of the people. Time is a great corrective,
Tho political subjects which but a few years ago
excited and exasperated the public mind, have
passed away, and are now nearly forgotteu ; but
tliis tjueatiou ot domestic slavery is of far greater
importance than any more political question ; be
cause, siioui-i mo agnaauu ceuiniu-j it may even
tually endanger tiio personal safety of a larrre
p;.-.i-ticn ot our jiuuiae vrtcrf the institution