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tin . ,;.- '' ' . J ' '-rv . i VOLUME 7. SALEM, OREGON TERRITORY, APRIL 14; 1 857. NUMBER 5. t A x III CSJJjjf ram a II II I I IV M I GLl)t regott Statesman. AS YIIKL. Bl'SH, Proprietor Editor. Tckjis. PnhlUhcd weekly, at Ave dollars per annum , if not paid within tax months ; four dollars ier annum, if paid within six months; three dollars perminnm, Xo paper wiU be'disconUnned.nnie at the option of t&e pnMisher. until aU arreara.eM are paid. .LSSrf'S"n A liberal deduction will be made to yearly, half and 'Tfflu&umu be pre-paid to in- nrei Jerw renm -Notice to parties litieant. heirs, divorre. attach- !rSr:AT-,nblLrfw" CTWUIC...1I.;- 7 ------ gf ia thU paper are pii')iLnca me wis. uewmiuunn and Treaties of the United States, and the law and Herniations of tne lcrnloTT 01 ureson, oy umorvty. Ttic Fireside. When the snow-flakes softly rattle ' ' On the darkened window-pane, - And the nifrht winds moan and munnnr In a wild and fitful strain ' . O, how welcome is tho cheerful. Brightly burning, ruddy light Glowing from the evening firesi Jo, Glowing, sparkling, warm and bright ! How the mellow beams are dancing, On the ceiling, in tho hall, -E'en within the heart's dark corners,. With a gentle glance they fall, And in the clear and present radiance, As in waves of gold it plays. Molts the soul that's tilled with sadness,; Lights the eye with radiant rays(. J Loved ones meet around the fireside," ; " Throngb the dreary winter eve, 1 ' Whilst the storm without is wiIdost,n Tales of other days to weave, -. Songs that to the heart are dearest, Breathe upon the hallowed air, Voices gay in mirth aro mingled, "Household wonb' 'are sweetest there. "' How thoMsnd and the weary, " Look back to the happy hearth. , ,. , r .' By whose morTV light they started, Ere they tasted aught but mirth. - ' Thongh the glow has long been faded, ' : Ilrighter than of yore) it horns, . When the spirit, worm with wandering, i To that cherished vision turns. " . Then, when falling snow-flakes rattle ' ' ' On the darkened window-pane, : t : Let us gather round the fireside .,,. Heedless of the night-winds reign. : ' ' And when life's cold winter cometh, 'Mid the darkness And the storm, J We'll again in memory's chamber - .. . . Meet around the fireside warm. . .. , Tom Marshall" test. ' A ery amusing and characteristic speech -was lately made by the brilliant and eccen tric Tom Marshall, in a trial before the Su preme Court of Kentucky, which is quite too good to be lost. : The case was an ac tion of damages brought against a gentle man who had a fine fish poud, upou which come tf bis neighbors' boys were in the hab it of depredating, and who was provoked to the point of flogging one of the marauders, whose parents sued for damages, employed Tom Marshall as his advocate. He recov ered $3,000 ; and the case being appealed, John O. Breckinridge, Vice President elect, and Garret Davis, the great American lead er, were retained for the defence. , These gentlemen, in the argument of. the case, warned the Court against the seduction of the eloquence and sophistry of the distin guished counsel on the other side. ' Maj. Breckenridge couteuded that the correction was & wholesome and proper one, such as he had been subjected to in his juvenile days, when caught in any mischief. ; Tom Marshall, in reply, said that both gentlemen had endeavored to magnify him into a very great man Kentucky's greatest lawyer and orator ; and both, a3 their polit ical speaker, were in the habit of express ing great confidence in the sagacity and in- teH'wrence of the people. Now be wished j them to inform the Court how it was that, -with such great superiority of natural geni us and acquirements, and with the addition al advantage of years over at least one of his adversaries, he remained plain Tom Mar shall, hammering a miserable existence out of a few law suits at the bar, "while yon," pointing to his opponent, John C. Breckin ridge, " who were but a tow-headed shaver, robbiug birds'-nests and playing marbles, when the whole broad Commonwealth of Kentucky was ringing from one end to the other with praises of the great and burning eloquence, vast learning and prodigious ability of Tom Marshall, are now Vice Pres ident of the United States ! and you, Gar ret Davis, wanted to be, and almost persua ded some very weak-minded people, to make yon, President of the United States ! " Now," proceeded Tom, " our Vice Pres dent says he used to be flogged in his boy ish days for just such tricks as my client's son was flogged for, and he leaves as to in fer that, so far from suffering any damage thereby, it was one of the causes of Lis pro gress and advancement to his present high position. If my client had only known this before, and if he conld be satisfied that his son was spanked on the same spot that ray distingnished friend was, so far from bring ing this suit, he would hare acknowledged his profound gratitude to tho defendant for thus placing his scion in the line of safe precedents, and giving him so strong a claim oa the Vice Presidency. Doubtless the po litical ntisfortanes and disasters of my other distinguished friend are attributable to the fact that, as his spanking was neglected in boyhood, he has to make up for it, by re ceiving nothing but political spanks ever since he reached manhood." These palpable hits excited much laugh ter among the lawyers and judges, in which the two distingnished objects of Tom Mar shall's raillery participated. Cindimati En quirer. .' . v ' ' The Alban v Transcript tells it as true that the key of a store-room was lately lost in that city, and it became necessary; to break in the door, when several sleek and wise loosing rats ilea lrora the rains ot 4 cheese on which they had been feasting, and close by the cheese was the lost key. . The inference is not only that the rats stole the key and carried it in, but that they did it with the intention of having a good time all to themselves. The Illinois and Michigan canal is one hundred miles long. It couuects Chi cago with the Illinois river, intersecting the latter at Peoria. It is now proposed to en large this canal, so that boats of the largest class may pass from Lake .Michigan to the Illinois river. ' ' A restlessness in men's minds to be something they are not, and have something they pave not, is the root of all immorality , Tltc Orrjjon State Bill in Coa;rrss Is Senate, Saturday, .V ) , February 2L 1S37.) Mr. DOUGLAS. I ask the Seuate uow to take up the bill to authorize the people ot iuc territory ot uregon to form a con . stitution and State government, preparatory to tlieir ail mission luto the Union, on ail eiual footing with the ori-innl States. I ( will State that the provisions of this bill are ." 1 c -y"esota bill. The Com : nutte on Territories have reported an amend , rnent as to the boiiudarics. This bill COU the same provision in reirard to the .t.Vi.f ir " t t .1 s T 1 ? ngui, 01 suurugc truii'u me oeunie lO-uay in serted in the Minnesota bill, restricting the right or voting to citizens of the United States. I ask that the amendments of the committee be read. The Secretary read the first amendment which was to strike out Beginning at the month of the Columbia river : thence up the center of the main channel of the same to the point where the one hundred and twentieth parallel of longitude crosses the same; tuence niong the said parallel of longitude south, to the southern boundary of said Territory; tucnee aiong saia soutnern botuulary west to the 1'acihr otean; thence along said ocean to the place ot beginning; And insert the following: ' Betnninff at the month of the Columbia river: J thenee np the nmin channel of said river to the torty-sistU parallel of latitude cast of C ascade mountains ; thence east on said parallel to the Shoshonec river, (sometimes called Snake river, or Lewis's Fork ;) thence np the main channel 0 the onoenoneo to the mouth ot liwyhee river: thence duo south to the forty-second parallel of north latitude; thence west on said parallel to the I'aci- ncoceau: uienee northward, sumeient distance from the coast to include the adjacent islands, to the plaoc of beginnm-. -Mr. DOUGLAS.' This change extends the boundary eastward about two decrees ot longitude, and makes the proposed State much larger that the House bill provided for. This change is made by the unanimous consent of the Committee on Territories of this body, and the Delegate from Oregon in the other House. . Mr. TOOMPS. I should like inquire of tne chairman ot the Commute on Territo: ries what evidence he has of the population of the Territory of Oregon ? . ; Mr. DOUGLAS. Let the vote betaken on the question of boundary, and I will an swer the Senator. -Mr. TOOMBS. Very well. Mr. CK1TTEXDKX. I wish to inquire What area this amendment will give to the proposed State ? Mr. DOUGLAS. I think the area will be ninety-four thousand square miles, includ ing a considerable mountainous district. It is a very large area. Mr. FOOT. - How doecs it compare with California? Mr. DOUGLAS. It is less than Cali fornia. It is larger than any State of the Union except Texas or California. Illinois contains sixty-five thousand square miles, and Missouri about sixty-seven thousand .square 'miles. In consequence of including so large; an extent of mountainous region, we propose to put Oregon at about ninety five thousand square miles. Probably it contains as much good soil as the State of Ohio, or the ordinary sized western States. Mr. FOOT. How much larger than Min nesota is it ? ' Mr. DOUGLAS. -Some twenty thous and square miles larger. Mr. .BIGGS. . A consideration for this amendmeut is that it increases the size of the proposed State, and renders totally un necessary, probably for the next fifty years, the creation of another territorial govern ment. As the bill came from the House of Representatives, the square miles contained within the boundary which they proposed were not quite sixty thousand, according to the estimate made by the commissioner of the General Laud OSicc, but this amend ment makes the area about ninety thousand square miles. It also renders totally un necessary another territorial government, be cause it includes within the proposed State ; all the .territory within that region that will probably be settled by white persons for fifty years to come. Another amendment of the committee is to put the remainder of the Territory of Oregon nndcr the jurisdic tion of the Territory of Washington. ' ' The amendment was agreed to. ' The second amendment of the Committee on Territories was adopted. It is to add as an additional section: ' .- Hkc. 9. And be it further enacted, That the residue of the Territory ot Oregon, not included within the limits of the proposed State, be, and the same is hereby attached to and incorporated within the limits of the Territory of Washington. Mr. CLAY. I move that the Senate, do now adjourn. ' Mr. DOUG LAS. Perhaps wc can get a vote on the bill. ' ' ' ' Mr. CLAY. I think not.' . ; ; The questioa being taken on the motion to adjourn, there were, on a division, ayes 10, noes 19 no quorum voting; Mr. CLAY. I submit the question, whether wc shall continue to legislate here without a quorum? Mr. BENJAMIN. We may as well ad journ; it wc do, tins bill will go over to Monday as the unfinished business. Mr. GREEN. With the indulgence of the Senate I desire to submit an amendment which I shall present for consideration. I submit it now, and move that it be printed. The I RESIDENT pro tempore. .The Chair is iu formed that the Senator offers a priutcd amendment. Mr. GREEN. 1 propose that it Iks print ed because I do not know that there arc enough copies of it now to supply the Seu ate. ,: .. .... Mr. BENJAMIN. Let it bo read. : 1 Mr. TOOMBS. What is it? Mr. G REEX. It is to place Kansas ou the same basis, to authorize her to form a State constitution. It is precisely the bill which was passed at the last session at the instance of the Senator from Georgia. . , The amendment was ordered to be printed and the Senate adjourned. ,. The bill subsequently passed the . Senate, as amended.-;-,. , , ,' .:: 1. ... .w.:-i 1KB- They have a man in Mississippi so lean that he makes lio shadow at all. A rattlesnake struck at' his leg six times in vain, and retired in disgust. lie makes All hungry who look at him,' and when children meet him in the struct they run home crying for bread. : DfH. A woman advertising for a husband, wants him not only to be strictly religious, but of ' good character," ...... Indian Appropriation Bill III Congress. IIovse OF Rei-bese-ntatives, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 185T. , I. Mr. WHITNEY. . I uow call the atten tion of the House to one of the causes of this increased expenditure. 1 will seud to the Clerk's desk, and desire to be read, some extracts from a report of Mr. F. M. Smith to the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, dated Port, Orford, Oregon Territory, Feb ruary 5, 1S54, in relation to a " fight" perhaps it should be called a " battle" which took place between whites and Indians ou the Coquille river, in that year. . "At the dawn of day on the morning i of the 28th of January, the party at the ferry, joined by about twenty men from the upper mines, organized under command of George H. Abbot, with II. H. Soap as first lieutenant, aud in three detachments march ed upon the Indian ranches, and : con summated a most inhuman slaughter. : The Indians were aroused from their sleep to meet their death, with but feeble show of resistance ; they were shot down as they were attempting to escape from their homes; fifteen meu aud one squaw were killed ; two squaws were; badly wounded. On the part of the white men, not even the slightest wound was received. llie houses of the Indians, with but oiks exception, were. fired and cutirely destroyed. 1 Thus was commit ted a massacre too inhuman to bo readily believed.", ; i : r!. :;.:',..:! ' On reading of the proceedings of the meeting at the ' nppper mines,' you will ob serve that it had leen reported there that a large quantity of fire-arms and powder was destroyed in the burniu:' of the Indian ranches.. This rejwrt, of course, - was sent up by the party engaged in the measure;: I do not hesitate to pronounce tho statement false false in every particular. Bold, bravoj courageous men I to attack a Inendly and defenseless tribe of Indians : to buru, roast, and shoot sixteen of their number ; and all on suspicion that they were about to rise and drive from their country tlirce hundred white meu!T' i Now, sir, we have' the report of the gal- lant ofiicer m command of that expedition Abbott. His report is very graphic. I will not detain the House by reading the whole of it. ; He closed by saying ; A company of forty . volunteers was raised, of which I was chosen captain, and intrusted with the com maud of the party A. fcoiti) first lieutenant, and u illiam II. Packwood second lieutenant for the lir pose of chastising the Indians. The In dian village is in three different parts, situ ated on both sides of the river, alat one and a half mile from the mouth. I divided the company into three detachments, and at tacked them at all three points simultane ously, this morning at daylight. We were perfectly successful in surprising them, (the Indians.) i rom the accounts, and from my personal olservation, fifteen Indians were killed, their houses destroyed, Vc. We took all the women nnd children aud old men prisoners, as far as possible. I have sent out three squaws for the purpose of offering terms of friendship, if they wish it. Ibe greatest regularity was observed during the whole ot the proceedings ; the authority of the officers was fully observed, and I can say, to the credit or both olltccrs and meu, that they behaved themselves like soldiers, and avoided innocent bloodshed as much as possible." ' , i 1 had almost forgot to say that our loss was none, in cither killed, wounded, or pris oners. Iuc Indians are insight, liovennir around the ashes of their homes." . I .1 Here, sir, wc are informod of an attack made by " civilized'' white men nnon three defenseless villages , of friendly "savaie" Indiaus. The assault was made at dawn of day, when the inmates of the wigwams were asleep. They were shot down in their efforts to escape, aud tlieir buildings, their homes, were put to the torch, and reduced to ashes I . .Sir, iu my opinion, this " Iudian war" occurred one morning on the Coquille river, ought, at an average estimate,' to be worth at least a quarter of a million of dol lars to that Territory. m ! . The " point" of my argument, I will in form the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Seward, is, that as the whites are the sole instigators of these Indian disturbances, they have no claim for redress upou the govern ment; and therefore these- appropriations' ought uot to be made. ' - . . I have no doubt these exposures will prove distasteful to many gentlemen. I mean to say that the appropriations called for are on this precise ground of Indian hos tilities hostilitios provoked by white men. Here is a' wholo Indian village! broken up, and sixteen of their people murdered iu cold blood, aud we are called upon to pay the expenses of the massacre! Yen, 'sir, this is one of the class of claims that this Govern ment is called upon to yay. : ' Mr. LANE. I wish to stale to the gen tleman that I have steadily refused to intro duce a bill for any such purjtosc, even in re spect to the Indians iu tho Roguo River valley. rMr. WHITNEY. Sir, occurrences like this are what produco retaliation on the part of the Indians, and lead to what you call " wars." Drivcu to declaration by repeated outrages, the red man turns upon his op-' pressor, and strikes the blow of rrrrngr.- Thus it is that your " Indian wars," in Ore gon and Washington, have lcen brought about. What drovo the Yakimas of Wash ington Territory to tho revolt in 1856'J Wliat bnt the enforcement of an unright eous treaty under a threat of extermination iu case of refusal? What drovo the friendly Walla Wallas and Cayuscs to join the stand ard of the Yakimas, and make common cause against the whites? I answer the un provoked cruelties of the Oregon volun teers.' ' '' .-. ; - The case jusi cited is but oiie of numerous similar cases which I have before me, from the files of the Indian bureau. I will call to mind that which occurred in 1852, at the Big Bar, on Rogue River. - A difficulty had occurred which threatened to break out into ojicu hostilities.' Mr. Skinner,' the hgeut, hearing of the difficulty, hastened to the scene to prevent a collision. I quote from bis report: ' ; - -is-t.;--; t-i . " At. this time two ; of my friends canie across the river, and - informed me that the whites were about to attack the Indians, and advised- me to recross the river- as soon as possible, as I shonld be entirely in the power of the Indians in case of an attack. I informed Sam that the whites were getting very impatient at the delay of the Indians; and that it was advisable for me to go over and talk to them. To this he appeared en tirely willing. , Ou recrossiug the . river I found most of the meu mounted, and the greatest excitement prevailing. ; I informed them of what Sam had told me, but they refused to delay any. louger, aud proposed to shoot down the few Indiaus some twen ty or twenty -five who had crossed over to us. Mr. Martin Angelr formerly of Oregon City, but now of this valley, for the pur pose ot saving the lives ot tue Indians, pro posed to take them prisoners. Most of the Indians being acquaiuted with him, readily consented to go with him to a log bouse, some two hundred yards from where they were ; but, before they .arrived at the house, the Indiaus became alarmed at the conduct of the whites, when one of them attempted to make his escape. o?fSt allege that the Itidiau attempted to draw his bow ; others, that he attempted to draw his knife ; and others who were present say that he attempt ed neither, but ouly endeavored to make his escape; a man by the name of John Galvin, one of the party from Shasta, fired upon him. The firing now became pretty, gene ral ou both sides ; many who were opposed to commencing tlic attack thinking it now necessary to fight, iu self-defense. . Four of the prisoners were immediately killed ; the balaucc made, their escape. No white men were injured, so far as I have been , able to learn.'! , - . , , ., ,. Governor John P. Gaines, writing to Dr. Dai t, superintendent of Indian affairs, under date, Rogue River, July 8, says ; " It is highly important that an experien ced agent be sent to this place immediately, to reside here, not only to restrain and con ciliate the Indiaus, but to watch the . move ment? and properly dispose of infamous white men. . . . i ; : . r All the difficulties here are justly at tributed to. the latter class of per so us, if my information can be relied npou." - ; ,: , a Here is an extract from bupcriutcudentj Dart's letter to the Department, dated Ore gon City, July 22, 1851. Speaking of the difficulties of getting an ageut iu the Roguo Kiver district, he savs : . ' . ' ;. , " " I have, therefore, been without auy one to send there' during Mr. Spalding's many mouths of illuess. After writing me that he was well enough to enter upou his duties. I addressed uim a ici.icroui.irom causes nu - unknown to me he did not go to his ' post me ne did not go to bis post the Rogue River until within the Inst month." ,-' .., . . .. "I do not suppose, however, that it would have been in the power of one man to entirely prevent the diflienlty amongst men who look upon Indiaus as intruders, and as having no more rights iu this country than wild beasts.". -; - : Gen. Wool, in his letter totheAss't. Ad jutant General, under date Benlcta, May 15, 1856, writes as follows. I make an ex tract only; ' .- ; "Thus euded the winter campaign " of Governor Curry. If there had been any Oregonian, or other white inhabitants, to protect or defend east of the Cascade range of mountains, there might have been, per haps, some excuse for his usurpation of pow er and raisinsr troops, and making war be yond his own Territory and jurisdiction." '- The following letter from Lieutenant Sheridan to Colonel Wright aids in illustra tion of my position i Camp, Lower Cascades, Washington- Ter. April 18, 135G. Sir: The bodies of the parties of Indians supposed to have been murdered, on or about the 4th of this mouth, were yesterday discovered a short distance from "the road lending from ' the camp to thu block-house, by a party sent from this camp under charge of Lieutenant Harvie. To-day, iu obedi ence to your instructions, I buried the bodies, and made an . examination of the manner in which they came to tlieir death, and of the ground in the viciuify. The Indian chief ,Seucer, identifies the bodies of his father, wife, child, and niece, aud two young men, Vancouver Indiaus six in nil. The men had their hands tightly lashed behind their backs, aud were then stranged to death by short cords tied around their necks with slip knots, and theii drawn tight by pulling both ends. The hands of the women were not lied, but they were strang led to death iu the same mauuer ; a silk handkerchief was used to strangle the child, a boy three years ld. J. The person of the young woman, from the position of her body and dress, was undoubtedly violated. I did not soe her until she had been moved, but wlton first, seeu by the interpreter; Mr; Haiue, her body was in such a position us to leave no doubt that the above; was; tho case. I feel satisfied that the parlies , were murdered by white men. ., .., .. ....... r I am, sir, your obedient servant, . . ; P. H. SHERIDAN. I would like to read now from another' letter of Gen. Wool on this subject, dated San Francisco, May 4, 185fi. . - Mr. LANE. ; I object to General i Wool being introduced here as testimony at all. The SPEAKER. The Chair is of the opiuiou that this course of debate is not in' order.; . ' ' ! .! ; - i ' Mr. LANE. Very well, I will sit down. Mr. WHITNEY. I am uot surprised that the gentleman from Oregon should ob ject to this testimony, but he has introduced matter in reference to Oregon and' Wash ington, and I do not sec why I should uot' be allowed to treat of 'the same subject. These extraordinary Indian appropriations arc, as a general thing, nil of the same char acter ; and that which is applicable to the Territories of Oregon aud ' Washington to-; day; may be applicable to Nebraska next year.' We cannot foresee cveuts in that Territory ; but we may employ onr present expericneo in guarding against future error. The cxtracE which I desired to read" from .General Wool's letter is in tho following words ::: ; . " The only obstacle in the way of entire success is the determination of the citizens and Governor Curry's troops to extermin ate the Indians, as may be discovered iu re ports of Joel Palmer, superintendent of In dian affairs in Oregon, and Lieutenant Shpr idan; and to '(.prolong the ' war, and' for tto othcr"object than to promote '. the ends and designs of political and pecuniary specula tors. ' The latter aro already in thf market, buying Oregon scrip at twenty, thirty, and thirty-five ceuts on the dollar." If the exterm inating principle is not abandoned,' I repeat that not a farmer will be left to till the ground ia Oregon. 1 All will be either killed or driven from their farms into cities or pla ces of defense." . ; " ' " Political and pecuniary !" Sir, in the the name of the country I thank General Wool I thank the public officers, civil arid military, in those Territories, for the manly and fraiik manner in which they present the the active motive' upon which these Indian forays arc fomented and kept np. - Sir, I believe them. I believe these Iudian wars are fomented for no other purpose than to create imaginary demands upon the Gov ernment Treasury. I think, from informa tion in my possession, that I am safe in say ing that the war scrip issued by Governor Curry iu Oregon, and, by Governor Stevens in Washington Territory, and for the adjust ment of which a board of United States commissioners : has been appointed, will amount In the former to $7,000,000, and in the latter $1,000,000 not one farthing of which has auy legal valnc, and very little of which ought, in my opinion, to be indorsed by this Government. I have endeavored, sir, so far as my fee ble condition would allow, to present to the House a fcorreet view of this . subject. , I know it is imperfect. I have , been beset with a storm of interruptions, aud have not the phvsical strength to battle single-hand ed against . tho whole Democratic party ia this llpuse, iu exposing these wholesale frauds upon the, Treasury. ' For these rea sons, and under the rnlirigpf the Chair, I leave the subject 'td' the llouse', and to the judgment of the people! ' ' : " SijfHx 'r. THURSTOJf. " ' '"' ' ' : The bill (H. R." ,No.',254)' for the relief of the' heirs of Samuel-R. Thurston, late Delegate from Oregon, was considered . It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the legal representatives of Samuel R. Thurston, late , Delegate from Oregon, for the benefit of his heirs, the difference be tween the pay he has already received for mileage, and that now allowed to and re ceived by .the present Delegate. , By the act organizing that Territory, which was passed in ISIS the mileage of i the Delegate was limited to $2,500. Under this act Mr. Thurston was electeJ Delegate; and during his term m ISoO, Congress, in legislating upon the same question, allowed mileage to the members from California and tllA Tl.'b-krratn fi-nin flrntrmi " Ittr lh mnet j, trave,cd POute within the limits of T'.,;t.i ci a ,i i. h. ,.f r 1S52, there is a direct repeal of the limita tion of the general mileage law as contained in the act of 1343. Mr. Thurston was al lowed mileage at both sessions of the Thirty-First Cougrcss by the overland route to the Pacific ; all . other members have been allowed by the route which they actually traveled, and wjiich all were obliged to travel ; aud thus Mr. Thurston received but little more than one half the sum which each of those who came under the same laws, lived on the- same coast, aud traveled the same route, were allowed and received. The committee submit to the House that there is no " usually traveled route within the limits of the United States" from Ore1 gon aud California, by which it is impossi ble for persons to ass, except iu large bod ies, nnd such route cannot justly or legally be held to be within the law of 1S50, aud, therefore, the restrictive words rnus be inop erative, leaving the act to take effect as re moving the limitation in the act of 1848, and placing the Delegate from Oregon and the members from California uuder tho ope rations of the general law, by the most '.' usu ally travelled route," which certainly is the route by which the present Delegate is al lowed his mileage. And this view is more directly manifested by the act of 1852, which simply repeals the act of I84S the whole effect of this act of 1848,; which it is herein held was impliedly done by the act of 1850. Westekx Mcsic.-r-A Western chap went to "New York to purchase goodsj , Ac and was invited to one of. those fashionable par ties so common in large cities.- ,IIe was clearly a Western originial, but .said Tery little uutil ho saw that it was uot to close without, .an attempt .to . corner, hiia. - At length a bevy of laughing girls, by the merest accident . iu the world, fouud them selves grouped about the Western green oue in a most , auimated , discourse upon music and city playing. , When oil this had progressed just far enough, oue of - the dam sels, with hei head . moro adorned without than within, aud in that peculiar parlor drawl, which,,, fortunately, no typo can rep resent, accosted the observed with : . . ; "Do the ladies play music at the West, sir?'7 Original saw the game and resolved to win. i "O, very universally, Miss,", was ,thc cool ""ply. .., .'' .r .- . - . I -l ! -. ! ;" Indeed, I was not aware of that ; pray, do they use the piauo mostly ?'' '".Nevcrj Miss the instrument that wc have out our way is tho . Swindle, aud the girls all play it." . . , ,(. T " O, dear ! I aiu sure, positively, that I never heard of that before ; do tell what it is and how they play it." " Well, the instrument is a small pig, and each takes one of these under her nrm aud clicxcs the end f its long tail, aud that brings the music !" . ; , ;. ,, .. . f i The preconcerted "come" made no ; fur ther progress j and for the balance of the evening i cstcrn 'green" was the Hou of the show. . ! I Fnosi Bayard Taylor's Hour with Himbouit," Berlin,,. .-Not. , 25 -1856.-Among the objects iu his study was a living chameleon, in a box with a glass lid. The animal,' which was about six,; inches long, was lazily dozing on a bed, of sand, with a big blue Uy (tho unconscious provision for his dinner) perched upon his back;' "He has just been sent to me from Smyrna," said Humboldt ; V He is very listless and uucou cerncd in his' mauuer." Just then the cha meleon opened cue of his long, tobnlar eyes, and looked up' at us. "A peculiarity of this auimal, he continued, " is its power of looking in different directions at the same time. -He can turn one eye toward heaven, while the other iuspects the earth. There arc many , clergy men who have the same power.'? - -!'" f.'.. ' " "- .. ' -i A quaint old gentleman, of an active. stirring dispositio;i, had a man at1 Work in his garden who was quite ,tho. reverse r " Jones," said he, " did you ever see a snail?" " Certainly," said Jones. " Then," said the old man, ' you mast have met him, for you could not overtake him 1" ' . . , . ' ,. , Plow deep for your gardens. BY AUTHORITY. TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES. TniRTT-FOVRTn CONGRESS FIRST SESSION. BV Tll PRESIDENT OT THE CXITED STATES OF AJIEItlCi. A PROCLAMATION. .'.Whereas pursuant to the first article of the treaty between the United States and the Mexican Republic, of the thirtieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, the true limits between the territories of the contracting parties were declared to be as follows: "Retaining the same dividing line be tween the two Californias as already defined and established, , according to the fifth arti cle of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the limits betweon the two republics shall be as follows: " .- "Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, as provided in the fifth ar- ticle of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , c - ., . , ',. . f, t.hpiifp aq rlpnnwl in rti Rnirl nrtwlp it n Mia miHHlA of thr rir t tho noint .bo fh - I parallel cf31fdeg. 47 min - i -- north latitude crosses the same; thence dne west one hun dred miles; thence south to the parallel of 31 deg. 20 min. north latitude; thence along the said parallel of 31 deg. 20 min. to the 1 11th meridian of longitude west of Green wich; thence in a straight line to a point on the Colorado River, twenty .English miles below the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers; thence np the middle of . the said riv er Colorado: nulfl it intersects the present line between the United States and Mexico: And whereas . the said dividing line has been surveyed, marked ont and established by the respective commissioners of the con tracting parties, pursuant to the same arti cle of the said treaty: - ; 1 Now, therefore, - be it known that I, Fkankxix Pierce; President of the United States of America do hereby declare to all whom it may concern, that the line aforesaid shall be held and considered as the bounda ry between the United States and the Mex ican Republic, and shall be respected as such by the United States and the citizens there- -';;" - In witness? -whereof, -1 have hereunto set my hand aud caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the city of Washington, this second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hnndred and fifty-six, "and of the Independence of the Uni ted States of America the eighi ' ieth. ... . - .; ' FRANtLIN TIERCEL ; , -' By the President : ' W. L M ARCYi Secretary of State. ' BV TUE PKE.-'llEXT OF THE rSITOl STATES OF AUEKICA : ; A PROCLAMATION . ' ' , Whereas the act of Congress of the2Sth of September 1850; ; entitled "An act to create additional collection districts in the State of California, and to change the exist ing district therein, and to modify the exist ing collection districts in the United States, extends to merchandise warehoused -under bond, the privilege of being exported to the British North American Provinces adjoining the United States, in the manner prescribed in the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1345, which designates certain frontier ports through which merchandise may be export ed, and fuJther provides " that such other ports situated on the frontiers of the United States adjoining the British North American Provinces as may hereafter be , found expe dient, may have exteuded to fhem the like privileges ou the recommendation of the Sec retary of the Treasury and proclamation du ly made by the Tresideut of the United States, specially designating the ports to which the aforesaid privileges are to be ex tended:?, f- ' s V' : . . 2s ovr, therefore, be it known that I, Fraxk-. ias Pierce, Presideut of the United States of America, iu accordance with the. recom mendation of the Secretary of the Treasury dc hereby declare and proclaim that the ports of Rouse's Point, Cape Vincent, Sus- peusion Bridge and Dunkirk, in the State of New Yorkr Swanton, Alburg and Island Pond, fn the State of1 Vermont f Toledo, in the State of Ohio; Chicago, iu the State of Illinois; Milwaukie, in the State of , Wiscon sin; Michilimackiuac, in the State of .Michi gan; Eastport, in' the State of Maiue, and Pembina, in the Territory of Minnesota, are and shall be entitled to all the privileges in regard to the exportation-of merchandise in boud to the British North American Prov inces, adjoining the United States, which are extended to the ports enumerated in theTth section of the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1S45, aforesaid, from and after the date of this proclamation. ; In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of thcUiutcd States to be affixed.. : . !-": Done in the city of Washington, '" this second day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousaud eight huudrcd aud fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Unit- . cd States of America, the 79th. s FRANKLIN PIERCE. ( . : By the President: : ... W. L. Makcy, Secretary of. State. . .; BY THK riiESIPBXTjOF TUB UNITE" STATES OF A.MBKK Jk. ; " ; A PROCLAMATION. " " V , Whereas, by the second section of au act of Congress, approved the fifth day of An gust, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four, entitled " An act to carry into effect a treaty between the United States and Great Britain,' signed on the fifth day of June, one thousand eight huudred fifty-four," it is pro vided that whenever the island of Newfound land shall give its consent to the application of - the stipulations aud provisions of the said treaty to that province,' and the legislature thereof, aud the Imperial Parliament shall pass the necessary laws for "that, purpose, graiu, flour aud breadstuffs of all kinds; ai: inials of all kiuds; undricd fruits, dried do; fish of all kinds, products of fish, and all other creatures living iu the water, poultry, eggs, hides, furs, skins, or tails undressed, 6tonc or marble iu its crude or unwrought state, ; 8late: , butter, $. cheese, tallow.r lard, horus,'man,ures, orgs of metals of all kinds, coal, pitch, tar, turpcutiue, ashes, timber, lumber of all kinds, rouud, hewed and saw ed,' unmanufactured in whole or in part, fire wood, plants, shrubs, trees, pelts, wool fish oil, rice," broom-corn and bark, gypsum, ground or ungrounds, hewn or wrought or nnwronght burr or grindstones, dye-stuffs, flax, hemp and tow, nnmanofactored, un manufactured tobacco, and rags shall be admitted free of duty from that province into the United States, from and after the date of a proclamation by the President of the United States, declaring that he has sat isfactory evidence that the said province has consented, in a due and proper manner, to have the provisions of the treaty extended to it, and to allow the United States the fall benefits of all the stipulations therein contained: . .'.-. And whereas I have satisfactory evidence j that the province of Newfoundland has con i sented in a due and proper manner, to have tne provisions of the aforesaid treaty extend-' ed to it, and to allow the United States the fall benefits of all the stipulations therein coutained, so far as they are applicable to that province: Now, therefore, I, Fbaxklis Pierce, the President of the United States of America, ' .in l. : .1 i.. --.1 . i : rnn "icuj ucuuc aou piminuu mai nuu j this date, the articles enumerated in the pre- I ' f i amble of this proclamation, being the growth I Anrl nrnrlnma rf ttiA Kriticb "Vnrrh A mprif ti ... , .... ,i..f - ,, ....i iuiuiues, fciiuu ue auimiieu lrum iuc muzc- said province of Newfoundland into the United States free of duty, so long as the aforesaid treaty shall remain in force. . In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Un ited States to be affixed to these presents.1 r. . j Done at the city of Washington,.' -J L. S. J-.... the 12th day of December, one . thousand eight hnndred and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Uni ted States the eightieth. ' FRANKLIN PIERCE. ' -. Bv tne President : - j W. L. Mabct, Secretary of State. . , ITE THE PRESIDENT OP THE I NTTED STATES OF AEK A A PROCLAMATION.: . Whereas, indications exist that pablie tranquility and the supremacy of law in the Territory of Kansas, are endangered by the reprehensible acts or purposes of persons, both within and without the same, who pro pose to direct and control its political organ ization by force: . ; .-- It appearing that combinations have been formed therein to resist the execution of the Territorial laws, and thus, in effect, subvert by violence all present constitutional and legal authority: It also appearing that other persons, in-; habitants of remote States, are collecting . money, engaging men, and providing arms for the same purpose: ' And it farther appearing that combina tions within the Territory are endeavoring,' by the agency of emissaries and otherwise,, to induce individual States of the Union to intervene in the affairs thereof, in violation of the Constitution of the United Stafes: And whereas all sach plans for the deter micatioa of the future institntions of the Territory, if carried iato action from within the same, will constitute the fact of insnr-. rection, and if from without, that of inva sive aggression, and will, in either ease, jus tify and require the forcible interposition of the whole power of the General Govern ment, as well to maintain the laws of the Territory as those of the Union: " Now; therefore, I, Fblvskuh Pierce, the . President of the United States, do issue this my proclamation to command all per sons engaged ia' any unlawful combinations , against the constituted authority of the -Territory of Kansas or of the United States to disperse and retire peaceably to their re-5 spective abodes; and to warn all such per sons that any attempted insurrection ia said ' Territory, or aggressive-intrusion into the: same, will be resisted not only by the em- -ployment of the local militia,', but also by that of any available forces of the United States; to the end of assaring immunity from violence and fnil protection to the per sons, property, and civil rights of all peace ful and law-abiding inhabitants of the Ter ritory. ; . " ', t , ' ' ' . i ' If, in any part of the Union the fary of faction or fanaticism', inflamed into disregard ' of the great principles of. popular sovereign ty, which, under the Constitution are funda mental in the whole structure of our institu tions, is to bring on the country the dire ca lamity -of an arbitrament of arms in that ' Territory, It shall be between lawless vio- lence on the . one side, force on the other, r wielded by legal authority of the General Government. ' "-' . I call on the citizens, both of adjoining and of distant States, to abstain from nna- -thorized intermeddling ia the local concerns- -of the Territory, admonishing them that its . organic law is to be executed with impartial justice; that all Individual acts of illegal in terference will men4 condign punishment; and that any endeavor to intervene by or- ' ganized force will be firmly withstood. . ; I invoke all good citizens to promote or der by rendering obedience to the law; to . seek remedy for temporary evils by peaceful means; to discountenance and repulse the counsels and the instigations of agitators and of disorganizers; and to testify their at tachment to their country, their pride in its greatness, their appreciation of the blessings they enjoy, and their determination that re publicau institutions shall not fail ia their hands, by co-operating to uphold the majes ty of the laws, and to vindicate the sanctity of the Constitution." . In witness whereof, I have hereunto . set my hand and caused the seal of tho United ' States to be affixed. : , -. : . . , ; . Done in the city of Washington, ' V " ' this eleventh day' of February, , (71 in the year of our Lord, one &- p thousand right hnndred and fifty TT.v j six,: and of the Independence o . ,-, the United States the eightieth. . . FRANKLIN riERCE. ; By the President : , " ' , . W. li. Marc r, Secretary of State. Ccrb fo Thirst. When at sea on short allowance of water, and you feel thirsty, eat apiece of hard biscuit with a lump of white su"ar. In thirst, the salivary glands of the month are -paralysed, but restore their ac tion by chewing, and immediately there will be relief. A friend who has been on shor t allowance of water in warm latitudes, con firms the truth of the above statement.' , :', -i - . I r Sincerity does uot consist of speak ing your miud on all occasions, but in doing so when silence would be censarable ' and ! falsehood inexcusable. , ... . . , ., -. S-The whole cost of the government ot Ciucinnati fcr one year is 43,090, 75. .u