OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1857. - rV DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR UELEOATE TO CONGRESS, JOSEPHL ANE. Marlon County. For Dtttgntrt to ConitUuticmal Vonrmtim GEO. ,n. W1IX14M3. L. F.UKOVER. JOtm 'VPETU.RS, 1 VVI3 SHASfXOX. X. SIXUVH, "fctCH AUO MILLER. Fur Ciun?itDVrAItDSniKt.. 'For Jtrwt-JACTB WOOPSIDES, GEO. U. ABLE, ELI P. COOLKY. rr, . w ... --Mk Conty. - " - - -' - Fnr DrKrvfri to Cwvtitutionai ConPtntiamTl. P. - bo5e. r. Vavmire, u. f. nvncn. a. i. bar COCK. c. i-i -- -; ' " ' ' For Rrpmmtativct-IRA F. M. BUTLER, BENJ. UAVDEN. . ; Clackamas Count). , For Dehtatn to Constitutional CVmrmfiW-JAS. K KEI.I.V. A. U LOVKJOV. W. A. STARK WRATH . Kit. HBCTOB CAMPBELL, NATHANIEL BOBBINS. ForVtmnriiman A. E. WAIT. i for RtprtMntntimCEOlHX BEES, V. A. COL LARD, S. 1 U11X1 LAND. , . . .. Columbia Connty-. Far Drlrgatt to Constitutionar Convtntien JO TIN HAKIU3. , fbr Rrpmmtatit THOMAS H.SMiTII. , ' f, . r Maltnomab Coanty. . , For Drtrsitf to Vcmitihiiiimal Connention WM. II. FAUa.VR.UtNJ. STAKK.S. J. McCOKMlCK. , ; ' ' For Rtpretrntativt BIPPLE. ' Gen. Lanr III Wamlnattmt, and til Bndom. meat of the Democratic Platform. "We publish elsewhere in to-day's Issue the reply of Gen. Lane to the committee ap pointed by the Convention to apprise him of his nomination, and to submit for his en dorsement the platform of principles adopt ed by that Convention. It will be seen that he promptly, cordially, and unequivocally endorses to the fullest extent the resolutions to which we refer, and in making this en dorsement bis letter throughout breathes a tried devotion to the interests of Oregon, and a sterling fidelity to the principles of the Democratic party. In his renomination at this period may be found what be is pleased to term a " manifestation of public confi dence' eminently worthy the frank and grate ful appreciation with which he receives the well-earned compliment; and however grate ful he may be to the Democracy of Oregon, his sense of appreciation is not higher than is the estimation that same Democracy en tertain for the industry, and fidelity which has characterized his career as Delegate in Congress. Indeed so palpable are the convictions of the people in reference to the public services cf Gen. Lane, and so strong is the confi dence in the wisdom of the Democratic par ty of the Territory, and so settled their be lief of its inviucibility, that np to this honr the opposition have failed to marshal npon the field any competitor whose ambition can be warmed np to face the certain and inevitable defeat which awaits whoever may become the Black Republican standard bearer in the coming contest, and from all that we can learn so far as the election of Delegate to Congress is concerned, we are to have a " quiet sky" in the election of' Lane without opposition. We commend his letter to the attention of onr readers, and we but anticipate their judgment when we pronounce it precisely what was expected and desired of him, by every well-wisher of the Democratic party in Oregon. The Wheat and the Cheat. : We hope the letters of Gen. Lane which we publish to-day will do much to quiet the piteous policy of a " devoted few" who for so many moons have been emulating the tad example of that discontented faction who were ejected from paradise for a disor ganizing ambition. Rebuked by the "Ju bilee Resolutions," they sought refuge iu the specious pretext that those resolutions were passed without discussion, and by a minority TOte, and for those and other reasons, uot the expression of the real sentiment of the Democratic party of the Territory. They ap pealed to the Democratic members of the Assembly. There rebuked by a vote of more than two to one, of the real Demo crats, exclusive of bolters and so'ts which they introduced, they still refused to con fess the verdict. The passage of similar and yet more pointed resolutions by the Territo rial Convention seemed for the moment only to stagger the faith of the hopeful coterie, who were struggling to break up the Demo cratic party of Oregon by breaking down its party organization, and they still claim ed that Gen. Lane would not sanction the resolution, that he was too "prudent" 83 to do. Now that their last hope is fled, and the resolutions endorsed by our nominee, may we not hope to hear no more of per secution," "clique," and all that sort of sore headed balderdash ? If those who writhe under their imaginary wrongs are really in earnest when they make such vociferous pro fessions of Democratic piety, it is high time that they begin to exhibit their faith by works, and instead of sowing discord all aronnd themselves, they may find a full har vest for their hooks in the opposition, open and avowed, with which the Democracy are fated to contend. If they are not disposed to direct their energies to that work, they bad better have the manliness and honesty to throw to the breeze the colors of the reg ular opposition, and do battle openly un der them. ' That any considerable portion of the Dem ocratic party in this country will consent to become the dupes of any movement looking to the work of disorganization, as was the case in the instance under consideration, we have never believed ; and while we have well known how reluctantly they would pro ceed to the painful duty of ostracising the offenders, be tbey whom they might, yet we were equally confident that when it did be come their duty so to do when the preserva tion of the party should require it to be done the deed would never be left nndone. W& Congress did make an appropriation to pay the expenses of the Oregon "War Claim Commission $12,000. It is provi ded that the army officers on the Commis sion shall not paid both as members of the Ivtter and officers of the army. Gen. Lane has gone south. Qn. Lane and tha Standard. Below we publish a letter of Gen. Lane, addressed to the edit&r of the Standard. It was In reply 'to a letter of Inland's to biq (Gen. Lane) complaining of the passage of the resolution by the Territorial Convention declaring the Standard an opposition paper, denying the allegations contained iu it, stat ing that La iie bad " doubtless entered Tip in his mind a judgment of his own," from read ing the paper, and asking if ho endorsed or repudiated that resolution. lie asked for Lane's reply, for publication. We trnst the Standard will be satisfied with the jodgmeut which .llan had " entered up." It ac cords with that of the Democracy of .Ore gon. '! t. Portland, April 24, 1857. A. Lelanp, Esq., Dear Sir .- In res ponse to your note of the 2 2d Inst., I here with enclose you a copy of my letter address ed to the committee appointed by the Dem oeatic Territorial .Convention to inform me of my nomination and to present me . with the resolutions of that Convention. While I derply regret tho existence of any cause of discord 'within thoT' ranks of the Democracy of Oregon, I cannot1 sympathize either with the movemeut which creates it or ' with the object of its authors. The preservation of the best interests of the par ty, its exemption from the corrupting influen ces of the isms and factions with which it has, recently, so fiercely contended, requires unyielding adherence to the principles, meas ures, and usages of the Democratic party our past experience has taught us to regard as essential to success, and whatever menaces the harmony of the party onght to be con demned and discarded. In that Convention, front all that appears in the report of its proceedings, the charges against the course of your paper were not controverted by a single member of the con vention. I have too much confidence in the honest purpose, and the sound judgment of the Democracy of Oregon there represented by their chosen delegates, to question their decision in the premises, and therefore beg to commend you to a course in the future more consonant with that harmony whose disturb ance is thus denounced by those whose prin ciples you claim to advocate, and upon which so much depends the peace, prosperity and happiness of the couutry. Very resp'lly, Your ob't serv't, JOSEPH LANE. MvLTXOM-in County. The Democrats of Multnomah have redeemed themselves. In their Convention last week, they nominated a hard ticket, some of the candidates upon a test vote the softs strongly opposing. G. W. Brown offered a resolution censuring the action of those delegates from that County (Messrs. Waterman and Walker) who voted for the platform of the Territo rial Convention, incltidiug the anti-Standard resolution, and repudiating that platform. It was laid on the table. The ticket nomi nated was as follows: For Constitutional Convention, W. II. Farrar, Benj. Stark aud S. J. MeCormick. Ilyer Jackson was re commended for joint member; aud also for joint member of the Legislature. For mem ber of Legislature, Mr. Riddle, of Sanvie's Island. For Auditor, Shubrick Xorris; for Sheriff, Wm. McMillen. The names of the other candidates we do not recollect. t& The Oregon Telegraph line has " gone in" entirely. There has been com munication over no part of it for the last six months and will never again be any. The wire is mostly d jwn, and the poles are like wise fast falling. Many confiding men have lost their money iu this enterprise, as every one ought to have foreseen they would. We wish it to be borne in mind that the Slates man was the only paper in Oregon which warned its readers against investing in the concern, and that for so doing it en) led down the abuse of nearly every other jour nal. Such impracticable enterprises are a greater loss to our couimuuity than the amount of money sunk in them. Years hence, when some practicable and needed enterprise is urged, the ghosts of the old plank-road and telegraph will rise up to de feat it. How Killing off The Statesman Works. A year or eighteen months ago, J. C. Avery, assisted by a striker or two, set himself at work to circumscribe the circula tion of the Statesman in Benton County. The result is that we now have more sub scribers in the County of Benton than we have had at any previous time since the pub lication of the Statesman was commenced Washington County. The knownothings of Washington Couuty have nominated the following ticket. For Delegates to Convention to frame a State Constitution E. D. Shattuck, Levi Anderson and John tvhite. The convention recommended for joint delegate, L.J. Dryer. For Joint Kepresentative--T. J. Dryer. or Representative 11. V. V . Johnson For County Commissioner John Marsh, For County Auditor T. L. Brickcll. For County Treasurer J. M. Richey. For County AssessorR. S. Caldwell. For Public Administrator -Wm. Adams. The convention adopted the following re solution respecting Slavery: Resolved, That the American party in Washington county is unconditionally oppos ed to the introduction of slavery into Ore gon. 3T C. P. Stewart, familiarly called Charley," or " Speculatin' Stewart," of Portland, has purchased Ray's livery stable in this place, and also the mail contract be tween Oregon City and Corvallis. ne is preparing to pnt a line of first class coaches on the route. "Charley" is decidedly a fast man," and we expect to see things put through by daylight" hereafter. KSu Col. Nesmith has removed the office of Snperintendent of Indian Affairs to Sa lem. It will be seen by advertisements in appropriate columns, that contracts for fur nishing Indians are to be re-let. The Excelsior Troupe. This company of vocalists, dansenses, aud instrumental per formers are giving entertainments in Rec tor's building. Their performances will re pay a visit. . Are they Goiko to Have None? The colored republicans have not vet nrpnti . - 4- i a candidate for delegate to Congress. Acceptance of Ocn. I.ane. Portland, O. T., April 24, 1857, . GEx.Jossr-H Lake DtarJSirt ,Tho nn rUftigneil, ' a committee appointed by the Democratic Territorial Convention, held at Salem on the 13th inst., to inform you of your selection by that body, as the candi date of the Democratic party for Delegate to Congress, nnd to present you with the resolutions adopted by said convention, and request your public acceptance or the same, have the pleasured discharging that duty by enclosing herewith the proceedings of the Convention.- Allow us. to add our per sonal congratulations ou 'again welcoming you as the standard bearer of tho Democra cy of Oregon.-" Respectfully yours, ; n .. , JOSKril W. DREW, ' ASAI1EL BUSH, ' v JAMES M. PYLE, - - Committee. :. Gnj Josem Lake. ,,i Portland, O. T., April 24, 1851. GESTLEMEM-rYour note of this date, in forming me or my nomination for Delegate to Congress, by the Democratic Territoria' Convention held at Salem on the 13th inst., and coetosiug the proceedings aud resolu tions) of that Convention, is before me, and I haslen to rcply4 V ' , .i la myi renomination, I recoguize again that mauifestation of public coufideuce it has been, as it will continue to be my aim to merit, at the hands of my fellow citizens, and for which I tender them my grateful acknowledgments. With a high sense of the honor thus conferred upon uie, it is alone in the promotion of the interests of our people aud of our territory, (now about to assume her sovereignty as one of the States of this confederacy,) that I hope to justify (his confidence upon the part of the peoplo ; aud through you, 1 beg to assure them that nothing within the reach of the faithful performance of my duties shall be left undoue, for the achieveuieut of this great object. In accepting the nomination, I cordially endorse the resolutions of the Convention, as expressive of the priuciples and will of the Democracy of Oregon, aud while it is to be regrettad that either any portion of the press, or individuals claiming to be advo cates of the principles, or members of the Democratic party, should persist in a course inevitably leading to the violation of the "c ensued usages of the party," the pro duction of coufusiou aud discord, and over throw of all party organization indispensa ble to the maintenance of our political prin ciples and measures, it is both the right and duty of the people, through their delegnt s in Convention, to condemn and repudiate the S-me wheuever aud wherever it may exist Now that we are about t-k ug incipient steps preparatory to our admission as a Sta'e, convictions of duty and of patriotism ombine with our hopes of future prosperity as a people, in prompting our strict and un swerving devotion to the time honored prin ciples of that party, under whose auspices our whole country has progressed and pros pered to an extent unparalleled in the his tory or ualious, auu by which alone the peace, prosperity and integrity of the Union can ever be maintained. Again, allow me to express to the people whom you repre sent, my profound gratitude, aud accept for yourselves, assurances of my kiudest regard Respectfully, your ob't serv't. JOSEPH LANE. Messrs. J. W. Drew, Drew, 1 jl Brsii, V M. lV!.E, ) Asa h el Bush. - Committee James Santiam, Lixn Co, May 1, 1S57. Mr. Editor Iu the " Statesman" of the 28th ult., I notice a communication from my old frieud, Caleb Cobblestone, formerly of Rntlaud couuty, Vermont. Caleb and myself were old schoolmates ; for, at the age of twelve, my father, the well known Kit Bullard, of Bullard's mill, sent me from old Tennessee, to learn tho art of "pen write," at a Yaukce school iu the hills of A ermont. 1 be style of Caleb's letter is uot unlike that of his boyish essays, and carries me back to the time when he used to help me out with my compositions, and other exac tions of the Vermont school teacher, all of which drew rather heavily upon an untaught youth, frcsu from the wilds of lenuessee. Caleb was, even iu his school boy days, a ready writer, aud possessed of a vivid im agination, with a never ceasing fund of simile aud illustration. Well do I rcmem bcr how beautifully be used to write of the freedom of the uumhabitablo bills of his native, state, and of the beauty of the sterile aud narrow valleys which industry aud untiring toil have rendered attractive aud productive.' His proposition to 6iuk the hulk of the old steamboat, forty fathoms deep, iu spite of expense, instead of using up the lumber for building purposes, or for fuel, reminds me very forcibly of some of his boyish conceits in his compositions at 6cnool, and in his essays read many years since before tho lyceuui iu his own laukee village. But in other respects Caleb's views have uudergoue a change. A residence iu Mis 60uri and Oregon has had its effect upon the tastes and habits of thought of the quondam enthusiast aud progressive reformer. How ever, nothing is more apparent, at the pres cut time, thau the bcuightcd tenacity with which the recent converts to old Toryism ad here to the antiquated policy and teachings of those beau ideals of the conservative, who encumbered the earth shortly after the exit of our common ancestors. Caleb is disposed to find fault with every species of improvement, aud every mauifes tation of cuterpnse, aud seeks to vcut his spleen inlirely upon that portion of our com munity who, like himself, first saw the light in the valley of the Connecticut. . This is a go-ahead age, aud no amount of grumbling on the part of stragglers who lag lazily behind, cau retard its progress. If Caleb has been imposed npou by veudcrs of wooden nutmegs aud feplit leather boots, he can only charge it to a want of the neces sary intelligence in the selection of those ar ticles, and as a remedy should defer to the opinion of one of his friends, who, though knowing but little of nutmegs, has had some experience iu the manufacture, aud is a com petent judge, of the quality of " mud types." It is however gratifying to know that " Ca leb," from his early tastes aud habits, could not be imposed upon by the substitution of the villainous coru juice of the present day, in the place of his former favorite driuk, ex tracted in the still from coru stalks aud West India molasses. It is said that " mis ery loves company," and I suppose Caleb is disgusted with the neatly constructed cot tages to which he was formerly accustom ed, and by which he is now being surroun ded, when he recurs to the old log cabin with a straggling " lean to" in which he now resides. Some persons think the world was finish ed and should have been "fenced in and painted," two hundred years ago a policy which perhaps would nave left Caleb to grope with his ancesters in the bogs "for- nenst the Shannon." . . Yours with regard, ' . - KIT BTJLLAEI)r Jr, . Oregon. We copy the following from the Memphis (Tend.) Appeal. It is from the pen of lion. John A. Anderson, formerly of Clat sop Co., in this Territory: Tho fact that tho people of Oreiroit have taken taps towards asking for nduiiasiou into the Union a a State, rentiers an luiurmauon in relation to the Territory, interesting. What is now Oregon is but a part of the former Oregon Territory. The whole Teritory was divdetl by Congress in two fmrts Oregon and Washington the former ly ng south of Columbia river, and the forty-sixth degree of latitude. Oregon contains tho towns of Oregon City, Fortlaml. Salora, Cincinnati, Davton and ITtrnjqua City. Tho Inhabited portion of the country Is wholly between the Cascade range of mountains and the . Pacific. .There is abundance of good land in Oregon to make it a rich and popu lous State. It hits a large Pacific boundary. The above extract is taken from the Mem phis Eagle and Enquirer, and has directed our attention to the great importance of the couutry of which it speaks: ' Having lived in Oregon four years, we hover recur to the memory of her immense and magnificent forests, her broad, clear and beautiful mountain rivers, her rich and fer tile prairies, and her (to us, at least) ever generous, kind aud hospitable people, with out having aroused in our bosom the live liest emotions of pleasure and gratitude. Pardon us, then, while we give, for the ben efit of your readers, some facts that may be of importance with reference to that distant country. Oregon contains more than one hundred and eigarf-five thousand square miles, and, we suppose, at this time fully sixty thousand inhabitants. The breadth of the great val ley between the ocean shore and the Cas cade range of Mountains varies from one hundred to one hundred and fifty miles in extent. About one-third of this country is known as the Willamette Valley, and is re markable for its fertility and great adapta bility to grain growing and pasturage. The balance makes up what is known as the Umpqua and Rogue (or Oro) river Valleys, and is equally noted for that richness of soil, heallhfulness aud salubrity of climate, that characterizes so large a portion of the Territory. The country between the Cas cade Range and the Rocky Mountains is very extensive, and being an elevated pla teau, nas been not unaptly called the " Pas toral Section." It is full of hills, forming many rich and lovely valleys. Tho climate of Oregon is very mild and healthy, and the extremes of temperature nothing like so great as on the Atlantic seaboard iu the same latitudes. Rich gold miueR, surpass ing m their yields eveu those of California. have been discovered and marked in the southern portion of the Territory: but we do not regard them as aiding so much to build up and establish the permanent pros perity of the couutry as we do the rich val ley the tall forests, and the beautiful navi gable streams that are to be found within her borders. The principal productions of the country are, wheat, rye, oats, barley and other ce reals. Clover and nearly all kmds of grass es will grow well. Irish potatoes, and near ly all vegetables grow very finely and yield enormously. Indian com is not produced, except in small quantities. The uights are too cold for it to germinate. Great quautities of Fpruce, fir, hemlock aud oak lumber are shipped from this coun try to California, the South American coast aud the Sandwich Islands. The finest salmon in the world are taken in Columbia river and are exported for sale to the same market. Oysters, clams and other small fish, are found in threat abun dauce in the bays and waters near the coast. As a stock-raising nnd crain-erowm; coun try, we do not think it is surpassed by any on the Continent. The Columbia is her priucipal river, and is navigable for steam boats about one huudred and forty miles. The Willamette is the next river of im portance, and empties into the Columbia from the South. It is navigable above the "falls" (at Oregon City) a distance of one hundred aud twelve miles, to Corvallis, aud pernaps further. The capital of the Territory is Salem, (on the Willamette, fifty miles above Oregon City) although there has been a strong ef fort made to chanpe it to Corvallis. Both of these places are well supported by fine agricultural sections of country. Oregon City is situated at the " fall" on the Willa mette, tweuty-four miles above, where it empties into the Columbia, and is destined to bo a manufacturing place of much im portance. 1 he water power there is equal to any in the Union. Portland, the largest town in the Territo ry, is on tho same river, twelve miles below, Astoria is at (or near) the mouth of the Columbia, and is destined to be the great commercial entrepot of the country. There are no insurmountable obstacles in the wny. and it has many advautnges to render it, at a future day, next to San Francisco, the great commercial metropolis of the Pacific coast, it is easy of access for vessels, and the harbor is capacious and safe. We know what we say, and make this 6tateineut not withstanding so many contradictory reports have gone abroad with regard to the dan gers attending the entrauce of vessels into the mouth of the river. Oregon is rapidly filling up with an in dustrious, energetic and intelligent popula tion; and besides this she is thoroughly, na tioually, and soundly Democratic. And when she does become a full sister in the Uuion, we fear not but that her Senator sons will be of that unadultereus class that will entitle them to occupy high places in their party, and in the affections of the peo ple. J. A. A. Helena, Ark., Feb. 19, 1857. Governors op Territories. We are hap py to see the announcement that non. J. r. Anderson, formerly delegate from Washing ton rcrntory. has been appointed Governor of the same. . This is a good selection, and although Mr. Anderson is unknown to us personally, we take pleasure in bearing tes timony to the soundness of bis Democracy, aud to tho unswerving integrity which has marked his public career. Under his super vision we shall look forward to an admidis- tration of affairs in the most northern of our Pacific Territories, honorable to our coun try, and one that shall advance the interests of the people of that young but vigorous community. Hie Democracy of the Union will also be pleased to hear that Sam. Medary, " the war horse of the party" in Ohio, has receiv ed the appointment of Governor of Minne sota Territory. How the Democracy of Ohio can spare him we do not know, but certainly Minnesota needs an infusion of a little genuine Democracy, ana we trust uoi. Medary will inculcate it. N. Y. Day Book. Franklin Pierce ceased to be President on the 4th March. He who for four years has held a position far above princes and po tentates: who has had the shaping of the destiny of the greatest country the sun ever shone npon in bis own hands, is now bnt an humble citizen, with no more power or pa tronage than his next neighbor. "Sorrow came and left its traces there."! It don't say what became of the rest of the harness. Tba New Cabinet. . Lewis Cass was born in Exeter, in . New Hampshir : studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802. In 1806he was elected member of the Legislature of Ohio in 1807 Marshal, and in 1812 resigned, to volunteer under General Hull. During the war be was chosen Colonel of the Ohio Regiment of Volunteers ; and after serving with honor in the campaign against Canada, settled in Michigan in 18l5. Iu 1831 Gen. Jackson made him Secretary, of War ; and iu -1836 he was Minister to France. - .The activity and seal which he displayed against the project bf a tri-partrite treaty, by which the great powers assumed the right of search of all vessels, under the pretense or suspicions of participation in the slave trade, broke np the combination, and silenced a pretense that has never since been renewed. His national coarse gave him great popular ity, and in 1844, be was the candidate of a large section of his party in the National Convention, and a still larger in 1849, when he was nominated for President. He received also a majority of the Con vention in 1852 for the same office, and undoubtedly have been nominated and elec ted, if the two-thirds rnle had not interven ed to prevent the submission of his name. He was chosen U. S. Senator by Michigan iu 1845, and held that place till now. Though seventy-five years of age, he pre serves bis physical and mental vigor as in his palmiest days the result of a life of strict temperance, for Mr. Cass has declar ed that never once in his whole life has be tasted spiritaous liquors. Lord Aberdeen is 73 years of age ; Lord Palmerston 73 ; Lord Johu Russell 65 ; Guizot 70 ; Hum boldt 88 ; Narvaez G2 ; Lamartine 60 ; Chief Justice Taney 80. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, was born at Cherry Hill, Jefferson county, Ga., on the 7th September, 1815. He was admitted to the bar in 1836, and at the age of 22 was appointed Solicitor General of the Western Circuit. In 1842 he was elected to. Congress, and after a brilliant ca reer there, was chosen Speaker iu the year 1849. Aaron Venable Brown, of Tennessee, was born iu Virginia, in 1795 ; was educated in North Carolina, and admitted to the bar there. From 1839 to 1845 he was a mem ber of Congress from Tennessee ; and was then elected Governor of the State. He has held no political office since 1847 ; but has exercised a commanding influence In par ty affairs. Johu Buchanan Floyd, of Virginia, be longs to one of the most influential families of the State. He has been its Governor and Presidential Elector. The Electoral College recommended him for a place in the Cabinet ; but Gen. F. disclaimed this form of presentation, and was chosen upon the recommendation of public sentiment, and Mr. Buchanan's kuowledge of bis high qual ities. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, has been a member of Congress for many years and though still but 45 years of age, has exhib ited extraordinary talents, eloquence, aud that practical knowledge of affairs that char acterizes the statesman. Isaac Toncey was the Attorney General of President Polk s administration and subse quently representative of Connecticut in the the Uuited States Seuate. He is a man of study, eloquent in counsel and able in admin istration; and one who is destined to leave his mark on the history of the Democratic par ty- Jeremiah S. Black is the present Chief Justice of Pennsylvania a jurist who stands not only pre-eminent in his own State, bnt is ranked as among the highest judicial au thorities, by the legal profession in all the states. AU these gentleman (but one) are native born citizens of the old Thirteen States. Two were born in Virginia, Brown and Floyd : two in New England, Cass aud Ton cey ; aud the others in the States in which they are designated. Messrs. Cass, Brown, and Floyd have each been Governors the first of the Northwestern Territory, and the other two of their respective States. The President, the Secretaries of State and Navy, and the Attorney-General are from non-slarcholding States the remain ing officers from the slaveholding States. Albany Argus. Another Horrible Hudcr Ou the uight of the 11th inst., in Illinois valley, a Mr. Robert Patterson was murder ed by a man named Vincent Cunningham, From D. W. McComb, Esq., of Crescent City, who arrived here on Tuesday evening, we learn the following particulars . Patterson was stopping at the house of A. J. Henderson on the night of the fatal ocenrrence. Cunningham, who was with a pack-train, which was camped in that vicin ity, went to the bouse and called Patterson out. Fcrsoos in the bouse soon after heard shrieks and groans, aud going out, they found Patterson weltering in his blood. He had received several 6tabs with a bowie- knife, causing almost instant death. Can uingham immediately fled, and has not been arrested. It is said that patterson and Cun ningham had had a difficulty previously. Mr. Hendershott, Sheriff of Josephine county, offers five hundred dollars reward for the arrest of Cunningham. We append the following description of him, as given by the Sheriff: " Said Cunningham is about 23 years old, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, weighs 170 pounds, 6mall grey eyes, light curly hair, and cau be easily recognized from the fact that the point of bis nose has been bitten off. He has resided on Klamath River. Cal.. and at Sailor Diggins, O. T." Table Rock Sen tinel. Affrat at Gilbert-towx, Evans Creek We are informed by Dr. Gilbert, that on Monday morning, April 6th, one John Smith was killed by Thomas Kelly, under the following circumstances : Smith came to the cabin of Kelly and asked, " if there was any one there who had anything against him 7 If there was he would tight them any way they chose." He then commenced fir ing on Kelly, and fired two shots, when Kelly first snapped a cap and then returned the fire .by shooting Smith in the bowels. causing deatn in aoout twenty minutes. Kelly came to this place on Tuesday, with the intention of surrendering nimselt to an examination, but finally deferred making any statement until he could bring substan tiating evidence. J. lie case, we understand, will be investigated to-day. Since the above was in type, we learn by a gentleman from Evans Creek, that there has been a great change in pnbhc opinion there, in regard to the shooting affray nar rated above. - It was at first thought Kelly killed Smith in self-defense. It has since been stated ' by miners who were near the place of shooting, that tbey heard only one report of a pistol, and that followed instant ly by the voice of a man apparently in dis tress. - It is now thought that the act was not justifiable homicide.- -Table Rock Sen- tinel. 6-Tbe capital of Minnesota bas been removed from St. .Paul to St, Peter. , . The Dreel Scott Case. . i The opiuion of the Supreme Court in the case of Scott vs. Sanford was delivered; by we cuier Justice. It was a full and elabor ate statement of the views of the court. They have thus decided the following all-important points : .. 1, Negroes, whether slaves or free that Is, men of the African raceare not citizens of the Uniued States by the constitution. " 2. The ordinance of 1187 had no fndrf pendeut constitutional form or legal effect subsequently to the adoption of the consti tution, and could not operate of itself to confer freedom or citizenship, within the Northwest Territory, on negroes not citizens by the constitntlofl. ' - -" 8. The provision of the act of 1820, com monly called the Missouri Compromise, in so far as it undertook to exclude negro sla very from, and communicates freedom and citizenship to, negroes in the northern part of the Louisiana cession "was a legislative act exceeding the powers of Congress, and void, aud of no legal effect to that end. - In deciding these main points, the Su preme Court determined the; following in cidental points: . ' ; 1, - The expression ''territory and other property? of the Union, in the constitution, applies in terms only to such tefritory as the Uuion possessed at the time of the adoption of the constitution. 2. The rights of citizens of the United States, - emigrating into federal territory, and the power of the federal government there, depends on the general provisions of the constitution, which defines in that, as in all other respects, the powers of Congress. 3. As Congress does not possess power itself to make enactments relative to the per sons or property of citizens of the United States in federal territory, other than such as the constitution confers, so it cannot con stitutionally delegate any such power to a territorial government orgauized by it nnder the constitution. 4. The legal condition of a slave in the State of Missouri is not affected by the tem porary sojourn of such slave in any other State, but ou his return his condition still de pends on the laws of Missouri. The delivery of this opiuion occupied about two hours, and was listened to with profound attention by a crowded court-room ; and, whether as a decision of the Supreme Court, or for the constitutional arguments on which it stands, will exert the most powerful and salutary influence throughout the United States. Alpha," the Washington correspond ent of the Boston Traveller, gives the fol lowing interesting incident: The Extra Compensation BUI which se cures the payment of 20 per centum more than their salaries to the Congress employes, not the House bill, but a similar bill origi nated in the Senate, passed both houses. It was duly engrossed aud laid before the Pres ident, who was at the Capitol in readiness to sign bills as fast as they were presented. Instead of signing it, however, be laid it one side, untouched. The careful and rather anxious clerk call ed his attention to it a second time, when His Excellency responded, " Ah !" and pro ceeded to affix his signature to other bills. A third time was his attention called to the unsigned bill by the now fearful official, who said, Why don't you sign this bill Gene ral; I have examined it and find it all right, referring, of course, to its being engrossed correctly. To this question, Mr. Pierce responded iu a manner which did him great credit, in these words, which, as they consti tute bis last veto, and as they express his men nog so fully aud sensibly, are worthy the honor of a separate paragraph. Here it is: " Simply because I do not choose to sign it." Thus the bill which had been passed thro' Congress by the most extraordinary means, was prevented from becoming a law by that benificent invention of General Jackson the pocket veto. The Mails ijt Washington Territory. The bill making appropriations for the ser vice of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1858, contains an appropriation for the conveyance of the mails weekly iu steamboats between Olympia, in that Territory, aud Whatcom, Bellinghnm Bay, to take in several interme diate points. On inquiry at the Contract Office of this department, we were gratified to learn that the Postmaster General has already awarded the contract for this ser vice to Messrs. Hunt & Scranton, for the sum of $22,400 per annum. Washington Union. Jacksonville, April 9th, 1857. A. Bcsh, Esq. Dear Sir: Several per sons who have returned to this place from the Willamette valley, have informed me that it is reported and believed by some few who are acquainted with me in that portion of the Territory, that I am the author of a piece or pieces signed " Plain Talk," which appeared in the Standard some time since. You will oblige me by publishing that such is not the case. I have never eveu seen the piece. I am the more anxious to make this "disclaimer," as a friend of mine, in every way qualified to judge of such matters, tells me that the communication referred to, does not possess that felicity of diction and beau ty of illustration which reuder the essays of Macauley so admirable. Respectfully, your obd't serv't., J. H. REED. Corvallis, April 28, 1857. A. Bcsh Dear Sir: Our precinct meet ings, including the Corvallis, Long Tom and King's Valley precincts, adopted the Salem platform, including the Standard resolution; the other precincts I have not heard from. It was adopted in this precinct by a vote of ten to one. No other news. Flocb. We are indebted to Mr F. B. Sprague, of Sprague & Simpson's mills, near Sublimity, for a sack of superfine flour. We have seen no better flour in the country. Messrs. Sprague and Simpson have erected a new mill, which they have just got in op eration. , H. C. Jenkins, Hillsboro'. Wm. Sim mons is agent for the Statesman, at Hills boro', and A. R. Shipley at Portland. Weir We learn tnat the arms of the sec ond mate of the Columbia were not so badly injured as to be permanently disabled. Lr. Cole, formerly a surgeon of the army, am putated the fingers and thumb. t -r... r.ocir. We learn that on Wed- a .;.h nn the left fork of Jackson i. Ko firino- of a Distol and the shrieks of a man were heard, since which time a mi ner whose name we did not learn, has been missing. Table Rock Sentinel. TTv-TtrrijaiTTSTs in Nobth Carolina The cnn,a f!nnrt of North Carolina have de- on olaVmmtA oninion affirming th 11 , Cl I.M " M O right of Universalists to testify in Court, which had been denied. The reasoning of the decision applies equally, well ,to Infidels. . - Coming Event. It has been properly said that comimr events castheir shadows before. Since the elevation of Mr. Ruchanan by the people to me f resiaency.tne iiuure nas been most clear ly shadowed forth. Close observers have not failed to notice the indications of future happy results to the conntry. Elected upon the broad grounds of Union and patriotism, the sober, second thought of the people is bringing to his snpport thousands who hesi tated to yield it in the late canvass. The wila dream of the fanatic is giving place to the influences of waking reason and mature and calm judgment. t i f. v I .V ? Ibe President's Inaugural has dissipated all question as to his future policy, and the lovers of the Union are fast joining the ranks oi nis supporters. All minor considerations ? 7,eld,llS to the great question of sus taining the Union and crashing out its ene mies. In the North and South, and East and West, the principles of the Inaugural have met the most hearty approval. Strong partisan papers have been compelled to as sent to the cogent considerations which it presents. The number of querulous Black Republican" dissents are almost too insig nificant to form an exception. The tone of the great mass of the public press indicates that all lovers of the Union, in all quarters, intend to sustain the new Administration with sincerity and efficiency. The disunionists alone will be its opponents.- An Administration thus sustained, cannot fail to secure the most happy consequences to our whole country. We have every indi cation that coming events, which are so clearly foreshadowed, will be fruitful iu blessings to the American people, and that our free institutions are destined to endure, and produce those happy results contemplat ed by those who gave them form. Wash ington Union. "Fifty Years Uence." Right Rev. Bishop Clarke (says the Baltimore Ameri can) is stated to have delivered recently a lecture on the above subject, in which oc curs the following passage; whether intended for prophecy or satire, however, we are not exactly able to determine : "Fifty years hence, the newly-married pair will step into an emporium for the sale of houses, look over the book of patterns, select one to suit their taste and means, or der it, and it will be sent home in the morn ing, put together and occupied at night. " In traveling, as great changes will take place, instead of the dusty road and crowd ed car, there will be a splendid locomotive hotel, flying over a road carpeted with turf and bordered with shade trees, and heralding its approach with sweet music, instead of the demoniac shriek of the steam whistle, and labeled through from Boston to San Francisco in four days. " Instead of the unsightly telegraph poles, there will be, fifty years hence, a net work under ground, and nnder the bosoms of the deep, and it will click off thoughts instead of words. Then the electric battery will light all the street lamps at once, enable all the clocks in the city to keep exact time, and kindle the beacons on the dangerous rocks, i j . I - 1 r a wuere now meu nazaru lueir urea sou wear ont their lonely days. 'Then the author will not write by our slow process, losing his rarest fancies, but he will sit down to the newest invented chiro graph ical instruments, aud patting his fin gers on the keys, write as fast as he can think." What Artici.es Pay the Revente. Of the $63,314,303"S7 collected from customs in 1856, the sum of $47,163,850 05 was raised by duties on iron, steel, silk, woof, hemp, flax, cotton, and the manufactures thereof, brandies, wiaea aud sugars, as fol lows: Iron, Steel, Sc. Manufactures thereof, $7,010,723 13 Manufactures of Wool, 8.? 15,636 40 Manufactures of Cotton, 6.333,740 05 Manufactures of Silk, 7,604,346 15 Manufactures of Flax, 2,238,384 70 Manufactures of Hemp, 50,746 00 Articles made of Wool, Flax, Cotton, Silk or Hemp, not classified, 2.745,583 19 Sugar, 6.761,595 90 Wines, 2,713,423 20 Brandies, 2,859,342 00 Total. J17.163.5S0 05 Chaxge op Fortcke. The X. Y. Ex- . i . t-r ir. . t. . i press says inn non. jjavia j. uroaencK, Senator elect from California, left New York for California seven years ago with just mont-y enongh to get there, and had twenty five dollars on his arrival. lie returns a United States Senator, and is tendered the honors of the city which be left almost pen niless. He is now worth, it is said, $250, 000. TWO DAYS IN A COFTUr ALIVE. Mr. T. II- Bntler, a Georgia timber-cotter, went to Savannah, a short time since, to sell timber. and was taken sick, and it was thought died. His remains were deposited in a coffin and sent home. On opening the coffin after its arrival, he was discovered to smile. Medi cal assistance was immediatly obtained, and it is said he is fast recovering. He was in his coffin nearly two days ! 1B The other day a personal and politi cal friend called at Wheatland, to take a final leave of Mr. B. when he found the President surrounded by fifteen or twenty pilgrims. The friend who wanted no office after stating the object of his visit. apologized for the intrusion, to which Mr. B. replied. " Mr dear sir, I shall be most happy at a y time to see yon, either here or at Wash ington, the more especially as I know you are not after office, having been so fortunate in your business enterprises as to rise above such a necessity. This office hunting, sir. is a most miserable life I" Whether the scores of individuals " after an office," who heard the above signifi cant remark, made the proper application. we are nut iDiurmeu , uub u uicj vuu uv they are certainly hint proof. Pouncs is the Pclptt. There are some great facts in modern history which need no written commentary ; the following is one of them : Of the three thousand New England priests who in 1854 sent to Congress a remon strance, "in the name of Almighty God," against the passage of the Nebraska bill, we see it stated that no less than eighteen of them have been proven guilty of adultery I Oh 1 A family in Springfield, Mass.. were ail made sick a short time ago, from eating of a chicken pie cooked in a yellow glazed crockery dish. The glazing of such dishes is poisonous, and is absorbed by the food that is cooked in them. r- It is said that nine members of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee have committed suicide, the ninth being J. Hawes Davis, formerly of New Bedford, DEMOCRATIC SJEAJKIJfG At ButeviUe, May ISth. School-house, French Prairie, near Harpoles Marl SUverton. May 20th. . ' Jt" Howell's Prairie, (Kays' barn.) May 21st. Sublimity, May 22nd. Conner's Ferry, May 23d. Salem, May 30th. farSpeaking to cnmer.'e: at 1 o'clock,. P.