The Oregon statesman., June 30, 1857, Page 2, Image 2

oIUSGON STATESMAN.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1851.
T Patrons In Arrears.
V (hall soon send oat oar annual circular to
delinquent patron. Before wft do ao, we hoje
that many now in arrear will bare paid up, fur
we dislike to M dun." aa bad aa any man can to
be " dunned." Our published term" will (how
the adrantageof advance paynaent.
Bemittancee mar be made by mail at our risk.
The letter need not be registered, but the money
should be enclosed in presence of a postmaster.
Junet3, UJNV.i ' t AS AH EL BUSH.
Prreonal Parties Man-Wenklp.
Without political parties, communities in
Democracy Inevitably divide upon the
merits of persons, who are candidates for
places of public trust. In the support of,
or opposition to this or that man, measures
and principles are sooner or later lost sight
of and unconsidered. Questions of public
policy ,and the public interests, are forgotten
and Ignored in the undue partiality on the
one side for a particular man, and an un
warranted enmity on the other. These per
sonal parties are Dot only apt to lose sljbt
of the public weal in their blind partiality or
hostility to farorites or opponents, but they
tend to engeudcr a rancor and bitterness of
warfare unknown to contests upon issues of
measures, and are far more destructive of
the amenities and civilities of good neighbor
hood, toe much encroached upon by political
warfare of all kinds.
Personal parties, though best flourishing
in the absence of party organization, are
sometimes found acting within, and if poos!
ble controlling political party organisations.
Men acting within the organization attach
themselves to the fortunes of some man, and
with squads of lesser followers are known as
this man's men, or that man's men, and
their efforts in their party are especially and
actively directed to the preferment of this or
that man as the recipient of the party's
bounties, and pnblic favor. Personal ad
herents of these men, perhaps claiming to
belong to the party by reason of their sup
port of their favorite, go into tho party's
primary meetings to further his advance
ment, and if he is the "successful candidate,
vote for him, but if he is not, oppose the oue
that is.. Here of course we have a personal
party, acting within. regular party organi
sation, and tending to the undue prominence
of that personal party's man, to the improp
er neglect and depression of other meritori
ous members of the political party.
These personal parties are formed mostly
of two classes of men ; one actuated by ex
pectation of self advantage from the success
of their favorite, to whose fortunes they
have for this purpose openly or secretly, as
in their view may best promote the object
sought, attached themselves. Another, led
by a blind attachment, usually denominated
man-vorskip, or manism a disgusting trait
of human nature.
It is not necessary to state that such per
sonal parties are a weight npon and bane to
political organizations. That is self-evident
and unavoidable. The partiality they pro
duce, necessarily creates individual rivalries,
probably counter parties of like character
and purposes, and certainly heart-burninirs
and hostilities. Not nnfrequently in this
way a great party, founded upon principle,
and held together by common and concurrent
opinions npon governmental questions, is
distracted and rent assunder by issues and
contests npon men. A striking instance of
this fact, we have in the political history of
Missouri. Benton, a man of great talents
and political merit, gradually built op
a . strong . personal, party iu that State,
acting within and directing the democratic
party. The consequence 'was, restlessness
and impatience oa the part of other merito
rious and talented men of the party in Mis
souri for a long series of years, and finally
intestine war of a most malignant character,
in which measures and principles were ig
nored, and person only dealt with ; at last
resulting, as everybody saw it would, in the
success of the men and measures of the oppo
sition. The democratic party in some of the
north-western States we could name, have
gone into a minority from this same cause.
Sam Houston always a political humbug,
but who for his military services, his courage
ous conflicts with the savage and Mexican,
deserves the commendation of not only Tex
ans, but of Americans for a long time had
a man-worshipping political party in Texa,
comprising a good portion of the democratic
party. The latter, too strong for complete
overthrow in that State, was nevertheless
much weakened by this incubus, but has
finally thrown it off, and in 1857, Sam
Houston respected as much as ever for bis
services in arms is comparatively without
supporters in Texas, or indeed elsewhere, as
a statesman and politician. And, thus re
lieved, the democratic party of that gallant
State has already put on new life and will
date new and more complete successes. .
This nanism and these personal parties,
should be guarded against by the democracy-
At the same time we would by no
means discountenance a very natural and
laudable pride of party in its men of talent,
fame, service and merit. But let it be be
cause they are willing champions of the dem
ocratic faith, and embodiments of democratic
doctrines. Here in Oregon we have been
quite free from manism. in the democratic
party, and likewise free from personal par
ties. We hope ever to so continue. We
trnst that we may never witness any blind
man-worship, nor any mere personal organ
izations in the democratic party in the Ter
ritory, or any portion of it. Let us have
here no Williams party, no Smith party, no
Lane party, no Kelly party, no Deady par
ty, no G rover party, no Pratt party, and
no man's party now here, or to be here, but
let us have a Democratic party, just, united,
and invincible.
ISirThe War Claim Commissioners, Capts.
Smith and Ingalls, and Mr. G rover, are in
session at Salem. They expect to complete
their labors before the sitting of Congress.
9&- Hon. Delazon Smith will deliver an
oration at Eugene City on the 4th.
We received by the last mail from
Corrallis the paper started at that place. It
il called the " Occidental Messenger," and
Is edited by L. P. Hall. Hall & Qillis pub
lishers. It contains a novel classification of
the members elect to the Constitutional
Convention and Legislature. Mr. Hall hav
ing just arrived from California, of course
knew nothing about the politics of the said
members, and depended upon some one else
for that information. We think we are not
mistaken in saying that J. C. Avery made
the classification.
All the members from Marion are put
down as "free State democrats," whereas
Richard Miller, of the Convention, is for
slavery in Oregon, and we think Cooley, of
the House, is likewise for slavery here. In
Benton county, the whole fusion force are
set down as democrats, Lewis and I fill as
pro-slavery, and Slater, Nichols and Matt
gcr as F. S. democrats. Hill never pretend
ed to be a democrat, and has always been
an vowed opponent of the democratic par
ty; and we have always supposed him to be
a free soiler, or abolitionist. We may be
mistaken in this last respect, but wo are not
mistaken iu the fact that he ran for the leg
islature last year, and got every abolition
vote in the county, including the abolition
" Belknap settlement." If Matzger is not a
tree soiler or abolitionist, we "don't under
stand what opinions it takes to constitute
one. Nichols, we have no personal knowl
edge of, but we understand from citizens of
Benton county that he is an out and out
free soiler.
In Yamhill the whole fusiou ticket Is also
put down as " democrat," except McBride
and Shuck, who are styled " free State dem
ocrats." Olds, put down as democrat, we
understand entertains strong free soil senti
ments generally. What sort of "demo
crata" Shuck, Kinney, and the others are,
we neeu not state, wnne Mciirule is an
avowed black republican don't claim to be
anything else and was the nominee of a rtg
ular Unci republican convention held in Yam
hill.
Of the Washington county members,
Shattnck aud White are put down as " free
State democrats." Washington is the only
county in the Territory where the knownolh
ings still maintain their organisation. They
do so there, and last year and this nomina
ted and elected their ticket. Shattnck and
White were regular knownothing candidates,
while we are confident the first, and pre
sume also the last, were opponents of the
democratic party before becoming know-
nothings. So on through the list. With
four or five exceptions, every man elected on
the opposition ticket, not omitting Multuo
mali, Clatsop, &.C., are put down as demo
crat, aud those exceptions (in most in
stances rank abolitionists) are softly put
down as "F. S. Whigs." They are good
enough democrats for Avery, las good as he
is) but we don't think that Wayniirc, Boise,
Butler, Williams, G rover, Sheil, Deady
Smith, Wait, Kelly, Lovcjoy, Kcbay, and
the ten or twelve other democrats will con
sent to being placed in such company.
the rcu. Vote. The official returns of
the late election have been received from
erery county in the Territory, except Jose
phinc. The vote stands as follows:"
Lane, . ! B,3o4
Lawson. .
Lane's majority, ' - 8,016
Lane's reported maj. In Josephine is rising
of 100. If correctly reported. Lane's major
ity in the Territory is over 2100. :
The rote cast oil the question of Conven
tion in all the counties but Josephine, is as
follows:
Yor Convention, 7,29
Against, '. 1,616
Majority for, 5,513
The vote of Die Territory is less than it
was two years ago. A full vote was not
cast in the Territory, with the exception of
a few counties where there was a contest up
on local tickets.
P. S. After the above was in type, the
official of Josephine was received, which
completes the returns. Lane's vote in that
county was 358, and Lawson's 183. . Lane's
entire vote, 5662; Lawson's entire vote, 3,
411. Lane's maj. in the Territory, 2,191
This is the largest majority he ever received
His next largest was in 1855, when he re
ceived 2149 more votes than Gaines.
The Vote for and against Convention in
Josephine, added to the above, makes 7,617
for, and 1,679 -against.
The whole Delegate vote of the Territory
this year, is 9,133; in 1855, it was 10,121
The vote on Convention this year amounts
to 9296 a trifle over the Delegate vote.
Robbery. The store of the Messrs. Star
key, of this place, was entered Friday night
by means of a key, and about $50 stolen
from the drawer. The thief re-locked the
door, and went out at a back door, leaving
it open. Mr. S. informs us that the store
has been several times entered in the same
way lately, as evidenced by finding the back
door open in the morning, but as the con
tents of the drawer have been placed in the
safe, nothing was obtained. He says the
money now stolen was the first which has
been left in the drawer over night, since it
was before robbed, several months ago.
Fall in Flour. Oregon flour was 6ellincr
at $6,50 per bbl. in San Francisco, when the
last steamer left, with sales dull. Three
heavy flour speculators had failed. They
were concerned in the late combination to
raise the price of brcadstnffs. But they had
undented the capacity of Oregon to supply,
and when the shipments continned to come
in from here, found themselves nnable to
hold control of the market, and the expect
ed monopoly failed.
The Hon. J. Patten Anderson hav
ing declined the appointment of Governor of
Washington Territory, the Hon. Fayette
McMulIen, of Va., has been appointed to the
vacancy. -." -
fzj- M. L. Bonham has been elected to
Congress from Brooks' district, S. C. "
of Jackson fownljr.
(OPPO.)
'(DEM.)
Ddtgat to Congress,
Lane fw
135
135
74
184
Duncan, t-uimps,
Reed.
Newcomb,
Prim,
Borry,
441 Curtis.
671
for Council,
535 Willard,
for Hcprtntatit,
4'U Dyer,
4t Birch,
Joint Rtmrtstntalit;
98
118
78
P-rowu,
Hughes,
tkilknan.
biu
180
t or Contention, oo -r-""- -
OAclal Vote of Crry Coamtr.
-(l)EM.) (OPPO.)
MtMtttto Congrtss,
Lane 109 Lawson
frrertttatir,
Kirkpatrick, 104 Scattering, 1 "Blank,
Ddegatt to Contention,
rackwood. 103 Scattering and Blank,
For Convention, 108 Against convention,
Coos County (Official.)
(DEM.) (OPPO.)
Ddrmta la Cantrrst .
Lane. 30 Lawson, 84
HIeira.tA to fiinvplltl Ml.
Winchester. 13 Lockhart. 19
Mamie. w
For Representative. (Votes v. ith Curry Co.)
Kirknatriok. S3 Marple. 25
Fil Conventirn. 40 Arafnst Convention, 9
JswfhliM .'nty (OBBrll.)
(DKM.) (OPPO.)
Dtirrate fa Crnnrrts.
Lane. 358 Lawson, 183
- DJrwmlrt to Contention.
Hendershott. 506 Watklns, 337
Barkwell. 820
For Rimrentmtir,
Spear, ' 495
Joint Krfrtsrntativt,
Belknan. 471
For Convention, 408 Against Convention, 63
Democracy is California. A great hul
abaloo has been set up by the regular oppo
sition in Oregon, and a few disorganizes,
whose trade of bolting has been thereb
spoiled, on account of the adoption of reso
lutions by the Territorial convention, declar
ing it to be the duty of democrats to sup
port democratic nominations. Her is a
resolution adopted by the democratic central
committee of Sacramento county, California:
" Resolved, That while it is the privily of all
persons vho desire, to vote for the democratic
nominees at any election, to do so, yet no persons
who had voted at the last election against the
democratic nominees shall be cwitled to vote at
the primary election."
This is even more stringent than the rales
laid down iu our convention, yet we believe
it is right enough. ;
But it was not to be expected that oppo
nents of the democratic party here, whether in
or out of oar ranks, would be pleased with
what a democratic convention should adopt.
That they are displeased, is good evidence
that the work of the convention was both
right and proper. We have beard no man
worthy the name of democrat coiuplaiu of it.
It is only our enemies who are dissatisfied.
Onr friends rejoice.
$kaf We have been shown a specimen of
lead ore discovered in the Santiara miues by
Mr. Jason Wheeler. This ore is accompa
nied with flint, tiff, sulphur aud ochre. The
ore is in value about seventy-fire per
cent. It is found about 45 miles east of the
Santiam district, near Mt. Jefferson. Mr.
Wheeler also had a specimen of gold found
there, worth $1,25. He says the color can
be raised in that vicinity, very generally.
JosEriiiNE. We have not the official re-
Urnfl fivtn 4vMpkim tomtit J. The COUnty,
however, has given Lane a little more
than one hundred majority, and elected
J. S. Spear, democrat, to the Assembly, and
Sidney Hendershott, democrat, and W. II
Walk ios, free soil, to tho constitutional con
vection. More Strychnine in Whiskey. A gen
tleman of New Bedford, Mass., last week,
out of curiosity analysed whiskey obtained
from several liquor dealers of that city, and
found large quantities of strychnine in each
Gen. Clark, commandant of the Pa
cific Division, arrived in Oregon on the last
steamer.
Althocsk, Josephine Co., May 8, '57.
Mr. Bush Sir: Perhaps a few lines
from this portion of the Territory may meet
with favor, lhe election is over, and the
result in this county is known. The demo
cratic party have elected their ticket with
the exception of one delegate to the consti
tutional convention. Never has there been
as much interest taken in an election in this
connty before, nor the party lines so strictly
drawn. The democrats met in mass conven
tion and nominated Dr. Barkwell and S. B.
Hendershott to the Convention, J. Spear
for the Assembly, II. S. Belknap jointly for
Josephine and Jackson.
The opposition that is the whips, know
ntflf liincru a.ni th " flni"wl mnnKliAaniH
deemed it unsafe to bring out a full ticket,
but to try the strength, of the opposition,
brought out Dr. Watkins as a candidate to
the constitutional convention, and elected
him by 170 majority over Dr. Barkwell, as
good a democrat as there is in Josephine
County. To account for this we had trai
tors in the democratic party. There were
delegates iu the county convention who
helped to nominate Dr. Barkwell, and then
used their influence against him at the elec
tion. Thauks to the viva voce mode of vot
ing, we have them " spotted," and at the
next county convention the poll-books will
show who are sound and who are not.
Now for a brief review of what Watkins
has been the last four years. He was op
posed to the election of Pierce, and down
on his administration soul and body. He
supported Skinner in opposition to Lane in
1853, and supported Gaines against Lane in
1855; was a strong Fremont man in 1856.
and said, " I would rather see the Union di
vided than see Buchanan elected President."
In May, 1856, ho was chairman of au oppo
sition meeting that drew up resolutions cen
suring the democratic party, Gov. Curry,
and the omcers of the late Indian war gen
erally. And now, in 1857, where it suited
his purposes, he called himself a " Jefferson
ian democrat." Two years ago he support
ed the knownothing ticket, teeth and toe
nails; I cannot say he actually saw Sam,
yet he was willing to, and heartily wished
all foreigners in their own native country, or
in that other place where the temperature
is " reether" warm for comfort. I verily
believe if the high sheriff of hell was to get
np a party in opposition to the democratic
party, Watkins would follow in hia train.
I have said enough of Dr. Watkins to let
the democratic party know that he cannot
be trusted politically at the coming conven
tion. '
Lane's majority over Lawson in this couu
ty is something over one hundred.
The Convention question carried by a
large majority. .' --'.
More anon, POSEY.
OnVlal Vote
Yamhill County, June 19, 1857.
Editor of the Statesman In the Port-
aud Times of the 13th inst., the first num
ber edited by Mr. Hibben, I find the follow
ing:
" It is due to truth to acknowledge that in our
late political struggle here against Spiritualism
and Black Republicanism, iutermingled with a
small sprinkling of unnecessary defection in our
own ranks, which, with better luck, will come up
right at the right time," cVe.
The new editor here declares, as I under
stand it, that the " defection " of the Arery
and L-elaud ilk was " unnecessary"; that is
that they ought to have been gingerly dealt
with, suffered to proceed In their disorgani
sing course without complaint on the part of
the democrats. This is what 1 understand
Mr. Hibben's meaning to be, and If it is not,
I shall be most flad to be corrected. 1
think this is what the Standard disorgan
izes will understand it to mean, and that
they will look upon it as an olive brauch ex
tended from that quarter.
Now I think Mr. Hibben has erred In the
opinion expressed through a want of knowl
edge of Oregon politics and politicians; he
has hardly been long enough here to deter
mine what action, having its cause in con
duct of years past, is necessary or " unne
cessary." He is mistaken if he supposes
that the action of the Territorial convention
was the foundation cause of the "defec
tion" of which bespeaks, or had very much
to do with it. The same " defection " has
existed for two ytars or jnore. If the dele
srates to the late Territorial convention bad
been so false to tte democratic masses aa to
have passed by in silence the questiou of par-
tv organization, a portion of these " defec
tion " men might have voted for Jo. Lane,
possibly, but not one of them would have
voted for a sound democrat upon the county
and district tickets. What good does such
democracy " do the democratic party. We
want no man encumbering our organization,
claiming to be a democrat, simply because
he votes for some one man in the party, and
disorganizes us by bolting when any body
else is nominated. Thanks to the demo
cratic convention, aud its excellent resolu
tions, the lines, are now drawn, and we are
rid of these '.'demons of discord, and foun
tains of corruption," and I pray God that it
may be forever. And those resolutions
teach no new doctrine, I'll venture to say
to Mr. Hibben. It is as old as the demo
cratic party, and he has learned that kind of
democracy iu ludiana, for the hard democra
cy there have no other, indeed, that sys
tem of organization adopted by our territo
rial convention is enforced by the democrat
ic party in every State in the Union, and by
every other party organization that ever
had a successful existence.
On the evening of the convention at Sa
lem, Mr. Hibbeu made a few remarks, in
which he endorsed fully the platform, aud
declared himself pleased with the "slough-incr-off
process" as he styled it; said that
they adopted that process in ludiana, and
that the democratic party in Ohio bad gone
into a minority because of neglect to slough
off" unsound men when they became so.
I can't but believe that this opinion of Mr,
Hibben's, that the " defection was unneces
sary," was hastily formed and unguardedly
expressed. We in Yamhill regard it as
most necessary, and rejoice that disorgan
izes are driven from our ranks. We have
now a sound democratic party in the county,
and though in a minority, we are not dispir
ited, but we intend to fight on, refusing all
compromise or concession of priuciple, until
triumph shall crown our cnorts.
ORGANIZATION
P. S. June 21. As I predicted, the last
Standard glories over the extract I have
copied abovo from tho limes, and approv-
"'y iinMUltPS it o tba bot of Th
Point Yielded." I trust the editor of the
Times will not a'low.that construction to go
abroad uncontradicted. O.
Coryalus, June 20, 1857.
Dear Bush There are interesting scenes
being transacted in llcnton county which
are wortuy ot punnc notice, lhe late po
litical copartnership formed between Bid-
die, Hovey, Avery & Co., is about to be
dissolved. Biddle and Hovey are extreme
ly anxious that II. C. Buckingham should
contest the seat of the Honorable and gallant
Col. John Kelsay in the Convention to form
a State Constitution. Buckingham is the
peculiar tool of Avery and the dormant
members of the copartnership, and will not
consent to contest said seat, unless Avery
or one of the dormant members of the
partnership will sign the petition for that
purposo. Biddle and Hovey say that Ave
ry is playing off on them, as he did at the
election, for although he does more than all
the balance of the partners to organize the
factioui8ts under the banner of the National
Democratic ticket, nevertheless he does not
stay and vote it ; he had important busi
ness in 1 arabill Co.,1 which took him ' away,
Avery, however, says in order to satisfy his
friends and fellow workers, that he did vote
for Lawson. Biddle and Hovey can't in
duce Avery to Bign the petition to Bock
ingham, and Buckingham says that he will
not contest the seat unless Avery or Reu
ben, (Hartless' nigger.) one of the dor
mant members of said partnership, will sigu
the petition. As strange as it may seem
Biddlo nor Hovey dare not be seen convers
ing publicly with Avery, for fear of their
future popularity, and therefore on Satur
day last, they induced Sam the nigger bar
ber in our place, and one of the Constitu
tional delegates from this county, all of
whose 6enso is centered in bis mustaches
and heels, to see Avery and have a private
interview with him. They reported that
Avery could not be induced to sign tho doc
ument, but that be was willing that Sam
and Heman should do all they could to in
duce Reuben, (Hartless nigger) to sign it,
: The reason which he assigns for not do
ing so, is that he thinks by gophering
around he can induce the Uolonel to re
nounce the Salem Platform, but he is mis
taken there; the Colonel is a democrat of
the Jeffersonian stamp, he stood square on
the platform during the canvass, and he
will never leave his boat while a plank is
left. Would to God that we had in this
connty one hundred more such democrats.
the factionists aud sore-headed democrats
under the lead of Avery would be scathed
from stem to stern.
Your obd't serv't,
VERITAS.
P. S. I am iuformed that the west end
of Dr. Mclteeney's brick store, iu our town
is gradually sinking, on the account of the
looseness of the soil; it is thoughtlthat brick
buildings will not do well here the soil is so
loose, and resembles Avery's political creed
so much. You know that his creed is not
susceptible of containing a sound democratic
idea. V.
Portland, June 25, 1857.
Dear Bcsh la the article on the Rev,
C, S. Kingsley, in regard to his action in our
precinct, you say Mr. Joyut questioned his
right to vote. This is a mistake. It was
Thomas Agar. Please make a note of this
iu your nezt, and oblige the parties. -.
B3 Hon. Stephen Adams, late United
States Senator from Mississippi, recently
died at Memphis.
Elkton, Umpqua Co, June , '57.
Mr. Editor The black republicans have
succeeded in carrying this county for the
most of their candidates. Their ticket was
gotten up at what purported to be a " mass
meeting," held at V. V. underwood's, 'lhe
call for this meetiog appears to have been
managed rather adroitly. There was some
thing behind the curtain which doubtless re
quired skillful maneuvreing. While written
notices were posted up in certain localities,
known to be favorable to Jesse Applegatc,
no public notice of the intended meeting was
given in Elkton, Scottsbnrg or Gardiner
precincts.'
The finger of "Jesse" protrudes at every
stage of the game. As duplicity and chi
canery are the principal elements that enter
into bis composition, so also these constitu
ted the principal weapons sought to be used
againht the democracy during the canvass
No one would be very likely to expect for a
Erofessed political gamester to be remarka
ly scrupulous as to the means he adopts to
procure his election; but we think, this time
Jesse' has descended a little lower in the
scale of human depravity than people gen
erally supposed he would bare been guilty
or doing. When a man becomes bo warm
as to be ready to resort to hiring to make
political proselytes, it is not to be wondered
at that he should denounce the supreme tri
bunal or bis country as corrupt, and say
that its decisions " are emanations that the
devil would be ashamed of," whenever such
decisions do not agree with bis own prejudi
ces. A short time previous to the election,
Applegate offered a respectable citizen liv
ing in the vicinity of Scottsbnrg, the sum
of one hundred dollars to make black re
publican speeches through the country. The
man to whom this Infamous proposal was
made is a democrat, but as Applegate had
heard him express strong conviction, that
Oregon should be made a free State, he
seems to have imagined, that it might, be
possible to induce him to take stock in
the dirty work, in which he was himself en
gaged. In the spring of "o 4 Applegate in
troduced a resolution, at the whig conven
tion held at Elkton, denunciatory of tbr
Kansas-Nebraska act, but it was voted
down. Dr. Thompson at that time figured
prominently among that portion of the whig
party that wished to keep up the organiza
tion on the old basis, but when he bad wit
nessed the last vestige of the whig princi
ples lost in the great whirlpool of fanaticism,
and as he could not go black republicanism,
he seems to have withdrawn from the track;
and now the " remote limits" of the county
are giving in their adhesions to the old dy
nasty. '
The vote as cast in this county gives the
lie most emphatically to those who take so
much paius to go around and inform demo
crats that they are " no party men," that
they possess independent minds," and that
they always vote for the "best men, irre
spective of their politics." This is about
the way they will prate around, whenever
they conceive it to be necessary to obtain
democratic votes for their own candidates,
or are themselves supporting some one, ot
whom they are actually ashamed. To sncb
" independent minded'' men, we would com-
meud the following old adage:
" Ptrcams that bawl most loud
Along their course, are oftenest shallow ;
And loudest to a doubting crowd, (
The coward publishes his valor! "
Yeal they will go farther than this; they
will place the names of a few democrats up
on their ticket, if, by such device, they think
that they can entrap unwnry democrats and
induce them to vote for blnck Republicans
for the most important offices. Bat they
nre not so condescend i Bg toward democrats
when they are sufficiently strong to elect
their men without the aid of democratic
votes. It is very strange that these men
who raise their pious hanJs in holy horror
against party organization, and who so loud
ly profess to vote according to the dictates
of conscience, can prostitute their influence
to secure the election of men of such ante
cedents as L. L. Williams and Jessee Apple
gate. Well, it is reported that after the
4th davof July next, "Jesse" will doff the
title of " King of the Yoncallas," and as
sume that of King or the Umpquas."
DECIUS.
IatMt from Eawope.
The political news is of considerable iuter
est, embracing, as it does, the delivery to
Parliament of the Queen's speech, and the
election, without opposition, of Elelyn Den
ison as Speaker of the House of Commons.
The ceremony of reading the speech was
performed by the Lord Chancellor, the
Queen's state of health forbidding her ren
dering the speech in person. The speech
contains a general encouraging view of the
affairs of the nation, aud with respect to the
as yet unsettled state of the negotiations in
relation to Central America.
France. The , Minister of Marine bag
given orders to suspend the preparations for
the despatch of troops to China.
A communication from Persia has been
received, stating that the Russian Minister
at Teheran is making efforts to prevent the
Shah from giving hia assent to the ratifica
tion of the treaty of peace with England.
The Americans in Paris had tendered Sen
ator Sumner a pnblic dinner, which he de
clined. ,
Spain. Malaga had been placed in a
state of seige, and also where the country
was disturbed. The ship-of-the-line, Donna
Isabella H., the frigate Baylen, the brig Pe
layo, the steamer Francisco Dassis and two
transports were under orders to sail from
Cadiz with troops for Havana. .
Holland. The colonial government of
Java have decided to abolish the monopoly
of the cultivation of tobacco. Endeavors
were making to introduce cotton cultivation
into Sumatra.
Neochatel. From Paris it is stated that
the king of Prussia has instructed Count
Hatzfeldt to sign the Neuchatel treaty.
, Italy. The export of grain from Naples
has again been authorized.. . -
It was reported that' the French govern
ment had received from Sardinia a commu
nication which rendered probably the early
resumption of diplomatic relations between
Sardinia and Austria.
Turkey. Dates from Constantinople to
April 28, say the commissioners of all the
powers who signed the treaty of Paris, met
at Constantinople on the 21st, to deliberate
on their report.
Governorship of Utah. Major Ben. Mc
Culloch has declined the Governorship of
Utah Territory. It is stated a Western
man has been selected for the post. It is
furthermore stated that the government has
determined npon adopting vigorous meas
ures as regards the Mormons. A large
military force will be despached thither,
probably under command of Gen. Harney.
We notice a number of elegant
double carriages abont town,' and they seem
to be rapidly increasing. The fine one just
arrived from New York for Dr. Warren, is
the last oue we notice. We are glad to see
the indications of prosperity which these ap
pearances of " elegant ease " bespeak.' -
The RIcumM War Terminated Evacuation
v aicaracwa bjr Walker.
On the 30th of Anril after havinff been
solicited by Capt. Davis to abandon bis po
sition and to go in the St. Marys to' Pana
ma, aud thence to the U. S., with assurance
that he would protect all hia force and se
cure for them conveyance to the U. 8. and
with the other assurance that he intended
to take possession of the only means of con
veyance which Walker had, viz : the schoon
er Uranada, Walker . commissioned (Jen '
Henningsen and Col. Waters to negotitate.
The result of their negotiations was an
agreement drafted by Gen Henningsen,
which was signed, proclaimed and acted
npon by Gen. Walker and Capt. Davis on
the 1st of May.
WALKER ON THE ISTHMUS.
The Panama Star and Herald says :
On the arrival of Walker and his officers
at Panama, they were kept on board the
St. Mary's nntil the 19th, when they were
sent to Aspinwall in charge of an officer
and a company of marines. The same even
ing going to New Orleans, and Henningsen
and a few others to New York.
On Tuesday morning, (19th) about 9
o'clock, the boats of the United States
squadron landed Walker and his party on
the beach near the Railroad station. They
immediately proceed to Mr. Nelson's office
and remained there abont half an hour, nn
til the cars were ready to reeeive them. A
considerable number, both of natives and
foreigners, crowded round them as tbey
landed, and round the Kail road Umce, can
ous to see the man of whom, for the last
two Years, they had heard so much about.
The general exclamation was of surprise
that " un hombre tan chiquito," (such
little man), could lie the dread filibuster
who bad convulsed Central America so
lone. One or two among the crowd made
some insulting remarks, but there was no
general demonstration of any kind. The
military were on the ground to keep order,
and the Commodore had his marines lying
off in boats, ready to act in case of necessi
ty, but tbey did not land. Oa the arrival
of the train at Aspinwall the same curiosity
was manifested by the people to see Walk
er, who, with bis party, went immediatiy to
the Steamship'Company's office.where he re
mained until the hour of embarkation.
Officers of Walkers Abmt. The fol
lowing are the names of the officers of
Walkers army, who arrived in the St. Ma
ry's at Panama :
Uen. Wm. Walker, Major Hoof, (Jen.
C. F. Henningsen, Col. Bruno Natzaier,
Col. John Waters, Lieut. Col. Henry,
Lieut. Col. Rogers, Lieut. Col. Tucker,
Capt. West, Capt. Williamson, Capt. Mc-
Kacuin, Capt iassonx, (Navy,) Capt. Uaw
kins, Lieut. Bacon, Lieut. McMichael, Dr.
Kellum, Dr. McAIIenny, Orderly Fred. Ro-
mer.
CONDITIONS OF WALKER 9 EVACUATION OF NIC-
- , ARAGUA.
Headquarters of the Army,
Adj.-Cen.'s Office, Rivas, May 1, 1857.
The Commander iu Chief, in communicat
ing to the army the following agreement,
tliiuks proper to state that be entered into
it on solemn assurances from Capt. Davis
that Colonel Lockridge, with his whole
command, had left the San Juan river for
the United States.
In parting, for the present, with the
brave comrades who have adhered to our
cause, through evil as well as good report,
the commander in Chief desires to return
his deep and heartfelt thanks to the officers
and soldiers under his command.
Reduced to our present position by the
cowardice of some, the incapacity of others,
aud the treachery of many, the army has
yet writteu a page of American history
which it is impossible to forget or erase.
From the future, if not from the present.
we may expect just judgment.
Ritas, May 1, 1857.
An agreement is hcrebv entered into be
tween Ueu. William Walker on the one
part, and Com. Charles U. Davis of tb
U. S. Navy, on the other part, and
which the stipulation are as follows :
of
First Geo. Wm. Walker, with sixteen
officers of his staff shall march out of Ri
vas with his si le arms, pistols, horses and
personal baggage, under the guaranty
said Capt. Davis of the U. S. Navy, that
they should be allowed to embark on board
the United States vessel of war St. Mary's
iu the harbor of San Juan del Sur, the said
Capt. Davis undertaking to transport them
on the St. Mary's to Panama.
Secondly the officers of Gen. Walker's
army shall march out of Rivas with their
side arms, under the guarantee and protec
tion of Capt. Davis, who.undertakes to see
them safely transported to Panama, in
charge of a U. S. officer.
Thirdly The privates and non-commissioned
officers, citizens and employees of
departments, wounded or nnwonnded, shall
be surrendered with their arms to Captain
Davis or one of his officers, and placed un
der his protection and control, he pledging
himself to have them safely transported to
Panama, in charge of a UAted States offi
cer; in separate vessels from the deserters
from the ranks, and without being brought
into contact with them.
Fourthly Captain Davis undertakes to
obtain guarantees that all natives of Nicar
agua or Central America now in Rivas, and
surrendered to the protection of Capt. Da
vis shall be allowed to reside in Nicaragua,
and be protected in life and property.
Fifthly It is agreed that such officers as
have wives and families in San Juan del
Sud, shall be allowed to remain there under
the protection of the United States flag,
nntil an opportunity offers of embarkation
for Panama or San Francisco.
1 General William Walker, and Captain
Davis mutually pledge themselves to each
other, that this agreement shall be executed
in good faitfi.
(Signed) WILLIAM WALKER,
CHAS. H. DAVIS,
' , ; Com. U. S. Navy.
Present and acting,
(Signed) C. F. Hesnixgsex,
' : Jso. P. Waters,
O. Wisthrop Taylor.
By command of Wm. Walker, General
Commanding in Chief.
;. :" PH. R, THOMSON,
Adj. Gen. N. A.
The following was endorsed on the above
document by General Henningsen:
This is the only agreement or convention
whatever entered into by Gen. Walker; it
was only entered into after Capt. Davis de
clared that he would not let the schooner
Granada leave the harbor of San Juan, and
meant to seize her before ho sailed No
convention or capitulation was entered into
by the enemy, Rivas being given up to Capt.
Davis, and the trarrison surrendered to bun,
. , ;c C. F. Hekxingskx.
On May 1 4th, when the Panama left Pun
ta Arenas, the people of San Jose had been
several days celebrating" their success over
Walker, by firing of cannon, burning rock
ets, balls, congratulatory dinners, and in ev
ery manner by which people express their
joy at deliverance. -
tee Bardell Murder Mystery
The trial of Mrs Cunningham, charged
with the mnrder of Dr. Bui-dell, has con
cluded, as almost every one expected in the
acquittal of the accosed. The jiiry were
absent for some five and twenty roiifutes,
and, in fact, bad no discussion whatever.
Their verdict was nuanimons. The, trial
commenced on Monday, May, 4tb, aorjwas
concluded Saturday, May 9th. The 3udge
(Davies) is admitted to have acted with
great patience and impartiality. The pros
ecuting lawyers were Mr. Oakley Hall, Dis
trict Attorney; Mr. cushing, uiaie Attor
ney General, specially sent down by uov.
K-iug ; and Jar. Edwards, an .bnglish bar
rister now practicing in the New York
Courts, who is also employed by the late
Dr. Burdell'i relatives in disputing the al
leged marriage with Mrs. Cunningham. The
prisoner was defended by ex-Judge Deac, Mr.
Clinton, and Mr. Graham. The last mail
brought oot to you intelligence of tie im
panneling of the jury, which occupied the
first day. Un the second day, Mr. Hall
stated the case for the prosecution, in a
speech more resembling the address to a
French jury by a prccureur du rot than any
thing ever before delivered in an American
court of justice. All through ft was filled
ith persoual abuse of the prisoner. It
ransacked ancient and modern history for
abandoned women with whom to ' comoare
Mrs. Cunningham, contrasting 'her with
Servia, Messal'ma, Jezebel, Fulvia ,' Queen
Agnes of Hungary, Lncrezia' Boreia. and
Shakespeare's Regan and Goderil. It1 ac
cused her, a dozen times at least, of " Mint
ing and haunting" Burden. It ppoEsS1 of
her throughout, as " this lustful woman,"
" this impure," " this murderess," and soon.
Above all, it promised to produce a witness
who bad actually seen ker commit the murder
and stand over the dead body. v.
No sacb witness was produced. J. here
was not half the evidence given before Con
nery. The Judge properly excluded all ev
idence of the marriage, and of particular in
timacy with LckcII. Itwas shown, by the
best surgeons in the city, that Burdell must
have been struck by a person taller and
stronger than himself ; that the stabs were
planted so eftientifically as almost to indi
cate that a practical anatomist most have
given them ; and that they were right-handed
blows, (the theory was, " that Mrs.
Cunningham, whose right band is nearly
useless from rheumatism, struck with the
left.") Further, the female servant?, on the
trial, recollected things which they had for
gotten on the inquest. Farrel, who said he
saw the door opened at about eleven o'clock
on the night of the murder, was not called.
It was proven by examination Of the prem
ises, that the people in 3irs. unnnmgnams
apartment could not Lear, with both doors
shut, the loudest cries of murder" in JJur
d ell's room, and that the people in the next
houses could not bear such cries ekber ;
that there was easy entrance to BordeH's,
rooms, by a ladder constandly standing in
the yard, to which there was ready access
from the outside ; that Burdell had told
more than oae of his friends of his intention
to marry Mrs. Cunningham ; and that the
smell of burnt wool or cotton was caused
by a neighboring chemist having actually
put a quantity of oiled wool and cotton into
his stove, on the evening of the murder,
finding himself nearly stifled next day on
his return by the smell of tho smouldering
stuff.
The Judge charged in .favor of the pris
oner, who was acquitted with the least pos
sible delay. She returned to 31 Bond street,
where, a week after the trial, an Amozon
ian troop of indignant females assembled,
filling the street before her door, throwing
stones at the window?, giving ber a ch-irirari
and iavitiDg her to come out and be lynch
ed, as they the Amazons aforesaid had
privately tried and convicted her. On tha
capture of a ringleader, this band withdrew.
It is clear, however, that Mrs. Cunningham
will not find New York a pleasant resi
dence. She merely awaits the Surrogate's
decision as to her marriage. It is expected
that he will admit it, which will giTe her
one-third of BurdeU's fortune ; her share
will be $45,000. Immediately on Mrs. C.'s
acquittal, Eckell was liberated on bis own
bail, and is not to be proceeded against
until the October term if then. The gen
eral opinion is in his favor. 2V1 Y. Corres
pondence S. JT. Bulletin.
From Mexico. The probability of a war
with Spain continues to be the engrossing
topic. Some alarm is felt among the Span
ish residents for their safety in case of a war.
The National Guard of Tlalpam and Cor
dova have offered their services to the su
preme government, and have requested per
mission to march as an advanced guard in
case of a war against Spain. The Perro of
Oajaca announces that more than 60 young
men, composing the elite of society, have ad
dressed a request to the President that he
will accept their services amongst the first
to combat in defence of their country and
and the national honor against the Spanish
arms.
Dr. Sontag and Mr. Fearn, Secretary of
the American Legation, while pursuing a
pleasant tour, left the ancient town of Tlas
cala, tbey mistook their road to Uuamantia,
and got lost in a forest that skirts the north
ern slope of Malinche, where they were at
tacked by a band of thirty robbers, and com
pletely stripped of everything of value. Six
of the robbers were captured and executed.
Late papers from Northern Mexico show
that the country is quiet, and the adminis
tration of Yidanrri is popular. ,
It is reported that President Comonfort
has appointed Senor Riebaud, the Mexican
Consul General is New Orleans, to repre
sent the interest of Mexico in the Tehuante
pec route, proving the recognition of the
rights of the company by the Mexican gov-,
ernment. .
From Washingtox. The despatches from
Washington are important. The British
ministry have signified their satisfaction
with the position assumed by our govern
ment in respect to the policy to be pursued
in China. Our Minister at Mexico, in a
communication to the State Department, de
picts the disappointment of Comonfort and
the dominant party in Mexico, at the rejec
tion of the treaties. Mr. Herran, the Min
ister from Central America, has expressed
his belief in the pacific adjustment of the
questions in dispute with New Grenada.
The Saratoga has been ordered to Grey
town and one of the vessels at Panama will
proceed to San Juan del Sur to watch the
progress of affairs and protect American in
terests in that quarter.
No letter mail has been received: at
this or the Corvallis offices from the last
steamer. Where is it? The postmaster at
Oregon City writes us that our mail has not
passed though . that office. Where is the
letter mail?
Iowa. Bagbee, democrat, superintendent
of public instruction, has 505 majority, and
Parvin, democrat, j-egister of the State !aad
office, 502.' Manning, black republican,
commissioner of Des Moines river naviga
tion, has 315 majority. The vote was light