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V t V. f. Ill) VPJjUjME;7.; Vi B I' d 1 I tin Che -Oregon ' '5 1 at dm nit.1 If not pld .withim ux noatb : four dollars prr annum, . if ioM vttkhi iy tu Ihmt ma be aiscohtmaed. on!t I the option tayoii iDramiicoOu sanarv.drrlw llne?r iwjTnrne, rfiw, 5Mrxf vrTjKHiti f "".'"iHort at best, and a feT .rears more or less fearij, half ,t ml, wl ail lml ootic-, W not pre-paia.wn 1 d eoarg TUtbe attorney ordriB the arae pa.lihe.t. -la tMMPr wpufolK Xaw,Rtehrtioas aTVreatk United State, d4 the I.aw and HaMlillWH niTTIl T 11 1 vnrxra, pt uinoniji 3 rm Aeviatloft fr GbmpMI'a beiekrntei ExAaaliBdea.".. BasnectflUij -dadicaui to the. inmate of Hotel. ,!e.tCerralH i liii mi foW.1 1 141 ... -s la ataaeai toat) a wkite, m drivea anotr. i TV ce aroand nr feet a riow. 9 ,0 V b. ag erteJi 'plSr-' iT--1 i Ja J-.t iMl .!-:-! . a r.t '-. Aa dial .unite a cnrioos sight, . v-1 Jt ap I Jtttnped at dead of nieht, And fumblfd ronnd to atrike a Ugikt, : , eplor the bedbng acenery. (t; Bjr lamp and bootjack firtt artayocL -,' (Tha last an impromptu battle blade,) I at them rnshed and heree essayed , ; ; ( To rout the bed bag rotolrjr, t"0 t - Thien shook: tho bed wiih fory driven " vT . 'A round they scam pored boot-jack driven. . ( Till Just as I heard the clock strike eleven, 1 -1 taid down my artiHery. -I". ?-'? - i - i ?; ' ' : u H . Bnt fiercer yet will be the fight, " If bed btrpj try another nipM, ' - 0 . T craw) aronstd my foot and kite s r i: 1 , Beneath that sheeted canopy.. Few bed ba;s part where many oases,' Bat here beneath this Winding sheet, . j. In a narrow apot around my feet, . 1 1 atj toand a fanal sepujeber, . tregn-, July, ISST. . - '. r' The following amusing scene actual ly occurred last summer between a- citizen of the Sooth and a Yankee on board one of our Northern steamboats, perhaps ou the Hudson." : ' ' ' Oar Southera friend, discovered ft dispo sition ia.a Very genteel-lookihg man on board the boat to open a chat with him and nothin? loth to hear what bis friend Lad to ear 'he indicated by his manner that he- was' approachable whereupon the' follow - insj Hiatagwe ensued 'i '- ? ' Yankee Well, aic, I wish to ask you one question ; I hope it will be no offence. Southerner Certainly not ; I will hear Cjou With pleasure.' ' Yankee Well, sir, is It "true that they work their negroes in . the plow at the South? . Southerner I will answer you in the fa Torfte method of your countrymen, ly asl ing yoa a question or two. . ;, - .Yankee I admit the right, sir, .- ji ; Southerner How many negro men do you soppose It would' require to draw a good larre one horse plow? . laokee s-Well, I snpjose Sik or wren aj eree.: .- i c? -V k- ) '!.- ' " SonUrereer ,What are they, worth per head? , Yankee Well, I suppose $700. " ' ; Soutberoer-That would bo $5,000. Xow, what would one large, strong horse cost "... L Yankee I pucss about $100. ;; ' 1 rpon this the soatliernrr looked a little quizzical nt his neighbor, who without Wait ing to bear the conclusion, started and slam me red . , Wt'I I I knew il teas a Ve! . . 1 - ' -. , Wamt Printer Aon far wl Public Man., John C. Rives, in a letter recently pub lished, takes occasion to pay a compliment to compositors in printing offices, that is not lest tlnely than it is deserved Most of the great men of our country we - mean great political men, of course are not aware themselves of the influence by which they are Bade what they are; whereas, tho whole secret bee in the intelligent brain and nimble fingers of the worthy and too often forgotten printer. -Many a tplurger makes a speech in Congress, "full of 'sound and Tory', signi fying nothing, who is made to appear before' the world as one of the lights of the times, merely because an honest printer felt too much sympathy for him to let him appear as ridiculous before the World as he really was. Mr. Rircs "goes on to say in his letter. " I bare seen the. manuscript writing of the gTeat men of the country 'during, the past twenty years, and I think I might say not twenty of themj contd stand the test of one half the journeymen printers employed In 3or office. This fact will be vouched for by every editor in the Union. To a poor jour neyman printer," triany a 'great .man' owes his reputation for scholarship; and were the humble compositors to resolve, by concert.to set, op, manuscript in their. bands,' even for one little week, precisely as it is written by the anchors, there , would be more" repu'ta " tions slaughtered than 'their' devils 'could, hake a stick at';in twenty-Tour 'hours. statesmen would Deconie small By degrees, ; and beautifu less.- 'Many an ass would have the lions hide torn from . bis limbs. Men whom the ' world" calls writers would wake up. of mornings, and find themselves' famous as mere pretenders Lumbngs and cheatsr; , ;'- . - ( 1 - BA Qoeerj, things happen, soaictimes, cten in Loualic Asylums - A rough fellow paasing the Worcesterestablishnient, noticed at the window iin old acquaintance, and bawled out in aloud voice to him: .. cVJIelloa, old fallow, what are you in for?" L" Voting for Fillnore,"i was ; the prompt reply. ?. till i ;:c;.-- ,ii .v.; i.Tbe iaqoircr sloped he . bad probably dene it himself . ..- ; ,-,t.:. ...... ;.. 1 tf .SsAir Old Ladt. An old lady from the country had a dandy front the city to dine With heron a certain 'occasion; For the dessert there Was an ennrmnntf nnlunii ' 1A 'Wia'auj " said th I A ma'am tvj . v. . "ui dp you manage to handle such a piel" ,J geatieman, jju .. rsr 7u 1 5 ' "e quiet reply :J We make the crust up in 1 wheelbarro4 wucw ik.Buuc-t ui appie-iree, ana then sha then shake ; -'.l.j hi . i T ue iniit imiwu iu. 11, ' virtue u no security in this, woruL What pan, be -nrore- upright than pur p logs and editors?" i Yet - both are fiestju -j Co tfabara.'-"-'-I uji ; i i.;,e ,; SSrHc whoscofratour prejudices mes - n think ill of him, net of them.v3ij -- 'llll ,u r 'I M f .. I , Iobili lUjtif t,wr sy (Umt this appears be Um olio f the youth of tlie prseol age., j VC f jlh. young, do matter if vou riolate ererjr lair of nature) bo matter if m;;t jou paUj Uie.aerf af pf.,j-outli; ,o matter if iy'ua weaken the mind which God has firen ' mm mo mutter, it .wtn iMril rur inminrtnl . I ' " 'i" 'J F " J knake no difference. .Go it, and show your recUeastiesi of lira by-, laughing ts scorn all the laws, whjch should regulate jour exist ence, U it, peril your,qtl and scoff at the goodness of God, by (bowing that yon en tertained no fear of caloric, in the language cf a dranken boy whom we met in the streets a few nights ago," " Hurrah for h who U Strata ot are." . ,. ,. 1 n I I ! - ! ''iti iij ! .r---.i' .fi"i(' t' . r V' ': j i Yes, go-it, .while, you're youug smoke) Ii"" motion of Mk BOISE, .committee your cigar, chew your tobacco, 4rink your" five 0n c-lential ?on members was ap - whisky, spend 'your uishtr iu revelry aud licentiousness, aud- bo a man.; (;Ys, by all Bieani, go Ltlauh at tho old fogies who twr7f.alrie-jrrtell your father that ha is ot fast enough, for this progressive ag?, and when your mother remonstrates with jour late bourse inform the , "old ladyl" that itk vour oituiion women era weak uiinded. and know.rery little of what is proper for a man.' : i " !i :? p Y t V -" ; . Yes, by all means, go it while you're joung, for rest assured that "when you get old you tau't." ' Plant the seeds of dissspa- tion in the garden of your heart, and if the devil don't reap the fruits of j our husbandry we are not a true prophet. i Where are Tet? One can scarcely find a uewspapor in California, that does not contain -advertisements iuqoiring for the hereabouts of" friends, unheard of for seve nd year. ' Our ponulatiou is so heteroge neous and changeable' that but rery little is known of, or' cared ' fof, those with whom we get1 aiudhited with to-day and port uith to-morrow,' so freaeut ore murders, and numerous tlieconvfcts to prison, that it is not strange that many remain unheard of by .absent friends. Where, are they? Some have died in hospitals, and been buried un known and unknelled; many in the mines, with no stone to mark their graves; others have been murdered and nnrecoiruized; while the Insane Asylo.ra and State Prison coutain not few, who are incapacitated cr ashamed & let their friends know where they are. Lynch law Las sent many to their final rest- 'in pJaoes and, from all these combtnea romies, there is nrobablv no ccuntrv In the cirCized world 4 here so many men disap pear unknown to absent friends, as in Cali fornia. Fathers 'and ' mothers, wires and children, brothers and sisters,' many of you will never know where, and in what manner tl.oe whom your affections cluster around, met their dual doom in California. 1 Effect of Oils rp"ox Hair It has been ascertained by a writer in one of the 'Lon don magazines, that, so far from its beinpr trnc that oils and pomatnms increase the luStre of the hair, their eflVct is to diminish that! polish' which U naturallr' twssesseys while, whatever e-loss thv mar ivi tit tlio i h .ir, which k natmraHT dull, fs false, and i - n - - like all other falsities, disgusting. Absolute cleanlines!, by means of water alone, to com mence, followed by brushing in the direction of the hair itself, in a dry state, is the tree rr.etl.od of wiving to the hair all the polish of which it is susceptible ; and it is the ef fect of "oils f all kinds to disturb or injure this, to say nothing of tho disgnst and nee osary dirtiness of greasy hair. It is the ef fect of oils, also, to prevent it from curling; a:id this object is moit effectually attained, if' without artificial means, by curling it when wet and suffering it to dry in that state; 1 And as it happens that almost all all hair has a tendency to curl in one direc tion father than another, it is useful 10 study that tendency,' so as to conform to it in the artificial flexture given. j ft' : t ' n 1 1 ' I .ii " " J; "S- - , A' CKLEWaAtKoEAT-ojf. In the affair of honor which iLd r. -come off between the editors of the Ycsan and Commonwealth at Frankfort, Kentucky, -Mr. Green, of the latter had at bis Oposal the very same pis tol with which. Aaron Barr killed Alexauder Hamilton ia' their fnmons dueL of 1803. The pistol was transferred by' Mr. Barf to his second, who presented it to 4 member of the Marshal fasailv, of Virginia, i It was used by Wathoa Webb Mr. Webb having served a tern in the penetentiary, all for the honor of befngabot by so classical a weapon-. The lasst baan blood drawn by it was 011 th occasion ' of the duel between Hon. E C. Mar halt asd Hon. J.W, McDongal when tha letter was "winged" by his antag onist. Ci. Enq. ".a-,. ; 1 ' - i - -.--, The F:nT Twextv Years. Lisa as long as yoa may, tho first twenty years form the -greater fart of your Ufa.-:- They appear so when they are passing they ;sceui tohavo becu s a iwbeu we look back to thcU aud they tr.ke cp more room in our memory , than all years which succeed them. . If this be, low important 1 that they , should be , passed iu planting good principles, cahivat- i crnrthf-ninir n.i n.nMf. 4wl filing ftn these pleasures which lay np biUorrws-. nd sorrow for time to come I T.ke jf o4 sjare ol the first tweuty years of jet:. f.fe, and yoa.-may hope that the last tat-t j) will take care for you. ii ' ' : ;(;.! 1 '. UqfjAOW-r At a festival which recently Came,' off 'in Niagara couuty, a boy who did not get a. tair chaiicc at tho eatables,, said soaia of the vorncio visit ora bad been stir1 io3f themsekes so long in anticipation of -ie-fet,- that-they wera- LtltowToll the wa, down, and he could bear the first mouth fa.lt the v swallowed strike ou the bottom of thJr boo'S; f'T Five .years ago, "Davenport, Iowa, f m beautiful little village," nestling on the ' . i cf the Mississippi, and gladdening the ;jft cf tvaa as no- other hamlet on that i ' y t treatn could do; now it is a bustling tl ' f 15,000 inhabitants, all life and ani ..' 1,'mad from being the most, beautiful vC Ujre has become the most important city in' the State. So goes the West 1 An establishment Jor the , manufac- r of champagne wine is about to be found- U. iuSaa Francisco, Cah, by . Frenchmen itju'.;nted with the business. There are probabilities of their Bnceess. - -.-'l iJBCr fob Debatino Clubs. If a man 13 a grizzly bear by tha tail,- wonld.it be fc-UT policy to hold fast or let go? SAJiEM, OREGON TERRITORY, AUGUST 25, 1857. The Oeastitntional : Convention.' ' LUur reports rontaiu a fall accdunt , of the pi ttidtngt of tho t'onveutipn. TI10 reports of de bates are hot Terbntim ; they btily him to jrlvs, In briof, thu points and aivumenta of the speakers hnd not their precise words. -, 't he laufftiaire em ployed Is sometimes that of the reporter and some iiuies that of the sneaker. We tuake no wartifn Reports, but intend that they shall be strictly im partial, a"" as i:tir as coaaettsaaon u iu partuit. If Important nvlatokes are aiaile, they will be jheerlully cornjeted in all cases. , ., i ' &itKu,Xj1tn inday, Aag. it, 1851.' f lue CWrcptiou assembled at the Court Uoue, at II oVlock. A. Mr. Dead?: niored that Mr. Lovejoy bu chosen ; tempo-1 rarA-imiriiian; auopieu. ua niollou ol .Mr. lioise, v-,.A. lerrjjWas chosea tetpporary 1. - .r. .... t poiated.' The Presideiit appointed Messrs. Boise, Reed, Elkius, Applegate aud Dryer. i-iir. A.uXii4X .ooercd a resolution .dedar- big that the Uonvatitiou would elect as per manent oiucers, a 1 resiueut, Secretary, As sistant Secretary, Sergeant a t-arm. Door keeper, Printer, and Reporter of Debates. Air., rsaiiy saiu lie haa KicluUed a reporter lor me purpose ol ascertaining the opinion of the Couveution respecting the employ ment of one. It was usual for bodies of this character to procure a report of their debates; the cost would be only a few hun dred dollars. . Mr. WILLIAMS moved to amend by striking out doorkeeier and reporter. He thought it would be difficult to find any on 10 serve as doorkeeper, on account of the uncertainty of pay. He thought a ser- geant-at-aruis sufficient. If a reporter of de- oates was employed, lie thought, a commit tee had better be appointed to collect infor mation and report ; Mr. OLXEY favored the striking out of reporter. as opposed to incurring the expense, of employing one. He thought the whole subject premature. , i Mr. DRY Ell thought the resolution pre mature; he . thought it better to ascertaiu who were entitled to seats on this floor, be fore transacting business of this character. He moved that the resoiutiou be laid upou the table: lost. , Mn KELLY thought the resolution was net premature; that it would tend to facili tate business, end was both regular and proper. He thought we ought also to have a doorkeeper. His duties were of a differ ent character from those ot sergeant-at-arms. Besides, there there was too much for one to do. He thought also the convention ought. to have a reporter,' that its debates might be preserved as a history of the con vention. It was not necessary to have them printed now. Mr. DRYER again opposed the adoption of the resolution. Nobody yet kuew who were members of lluy convention, or could tell whether or not a resolution was carried or Iobt. He thought the resolution would not save time-, and that its adoption would be an insult to the convention when it was organized.' He thought the Secretary of the Territory, should have come here und j read the names of members entitled to seats i on this floor, as the law required him to 1 make proclamation of their election. There was something mysterious a boat the matter. Lie tbonsnt he saw a nioccasiu track. ; Mr. WAYMIHE sail the law imposed no such duty upon the Secretary of the Ter ritory, and that it was uot his bn.sim. js to corhe before this couveutiou. : MfJOLXEi , moved to sever the Ques tion, so that the Eint,ier of reporter and door-' keeper snouid be voted upon separately. Mr. DEADY said he did not suppose the members of the convention were prepared to pass upon the question of employment of reporter lie was uot tor one. , lie moved to amend the resolution so as to provide for the appointment of a committee to cousider the subject. ; Mr. WILLIAMS thought the objections taken to acting upon this resolution on ac count of uot being organized, were trivial that it was uot to be presumed that any man would take a scat upoa this floor unless he had a prima facia right to do so. , He did not think a door keeper necessary that tho Scrgeant-at-Arms might perform , the duties of both. - Mr. DRYER asked if the yeas aud nays could bo called?. ThePresideut said he hud i i:- . c i r . r t e I no list of members. , Mr. D. was in favor of employing a reporter bnt thought a door keeper unnecessary.' ., The PRESIDENT said a printed listo, members had been handed him; Mr. Dryef said if it was iu the statesman it woul answer. ':.-,;'. I Mr. UUU I Li. said the couventiou w gettincr into a very bad habit to 6tart wi that of making loug speeches upon an tions not before it. lip thought the objec tion to acting upon this resoiutiou before Jer mauent organization was without force,, tt'he proceeding was entirely parliamentary ,1 the rule was that a deliberative body had a Bight after temporary organization to do anything that looked to a permanent organization. ! .Mr. KELLY , withdrew, that portion of the resolution respecting reporter. i A motion to strike out door keeper was lost. The resoiutiou was then adopted.'', i Mr. WILLIAMS moved the appointment of ,a committee to provide for drawing seats by luo members. . .- Mr. WAYMlRE saidheprefered tohave a seat with his colleagues, that bo might con sult with them and, was opposed- to the arawing. .... , ., i .,. i Mr. DR x ER prefercd mixing up, and favored the drawiug. ..... . : Mr. WAYMIRE moved that the draw ing be by counties, carried, and; Messrs. Williams, Kelly and Bristow were Appointed committee., .., ... j,, . ..i.u kJ I- ; . a. jeugmy aeuaie sprung upoa 1419 manner of drawing. ., .- I , Mr. DRYER moved' a reconsideration of the motion to draw by counties; (carried. Mr LOUA-S said he bad a scat with which he was satisfied, and he presumed all were satisfied with the seat they jvad The PRESIDENT said he ws Tery well catished with his seat, (.rroioogetj laoghter.j jvajournea to 10-morrow,. iv ycJocK a. m. r Tuesday,' a! j, Angastis, 1557. Oa: reading the journal of rsterday it appeared that members were na - L wjth the titie of " Hon." . A rdiciaioai t up0q a motion of Mr. Oluey to, 1 sU pat the title. ; The -motion; was edoiiU y general Mr' BOISE from iW cbvnniittee on ere- I dentiats reported ' that t)e followiug named gentlemen were entitlei to seats oa this Uoor. .; ,..-... .. . S ' ; , . . Hrnln f?.ii -Jn t Kelsar. IT f ' T.own IL U. Klchols, V,ilIl- Watzger,- . , ClaUop Cownty-rC -01ivy. . .. Columbia CouMtw 'TB W. Walts. , I Claekamas County Zf Ki Kelly, A. :L. Lorejoy, W. A. Starkweather; II. Campbelli N'athaniol Robbin. '. u , ' , 1 Coos Count F. G. jOckhart: coutesteil Vj jiarpie. . ? t Curry Lounty VVm. 11. 1 ackwood. Douglas County XL ' Dead?, Solomon Fitzhugh, S. F. Chadwick.Tbo'a Wbitted 1 Josephine CovniySr ilendershot, W. H Walkint . .t . 1 1 , Jackson ContUg L J. 0. Dnucan, J..i H 1 Reed, Daniel Newcomb, P, Prim j t '. CWay-Dclaroo Smith, Lutl ler f.EIkbn, J. T. Crooks, J. BJ Brattain, Jas Shields, Jr, R. B- Coylf. W., Bristow Jesse Coi. A. J. Campbell, r ... I. IV Moores, foul lirattaiuP . Marion Count Geo. H.Williams. L. F, Groter, J. C. Peebles, Joseph Cox, Nicholas Mirniu. Dans hhunnon, Richard Miller. 3Iu.lt nirtiah County b. J. .McCormick, Win. II. Farrar, Datid Logan. rdk and Tillamook Covntvs A. D. Bab- cock. Polk County 11. P. Boise, F. Wayinire. lienj. Burcb. Lmjyqua. County Levi Scott, Jesse Ap- piegate. Washington Count E. D. Shattuck. John Li. White, juevt Andersou, IVasco County C. R. Meigs. Washington and Jilaltnomah Counties Thomas J. Dryer. . YamUl County M. OUR R. V. Short. K. C. Kinnev. J. R. McBride. Mr. KELSAY offered a" resolution re quiring the members to take an oath to sup port tite Consyiuiar the United States, ami raithlufljr -Oe""flaties. Mr. DRY I 4t uTlght be important lor the movelWT the resolution to take the oath, but it Whs uot for him he was a law abiding citizen. The oath might also lend some members to commit constructive ner jury, lie thought the oath extra-judicial: lie was unwilling to swear to faithfully dis charge I114 duties until he kuew. what that duty was; he expected to obev the secret inouitor within. . . Mr. KELSAY could not see why any mau should oluect to the taking of the oath, unless he intended to do wrong, and violate his duties. Their constituents would never have sent them here, if they had not believed they would support the Consti tution, aud faithfully discharge their duties. The oath he thought would have a restrain ing influence. In tho Ohio convention iu 18-19, such on oath was taken, and no mau there questioned the propriety of it. Mr. CHADWICK thought the discus sion out of order; the proper time for it was when the convention was organized. j Mr. KELSAY thought taking the oath was a necessary preliminary step to organi zation. ' " , t , . , ., .. , Mr. SMITH concurred with Mr. Chad wick, that the proper time for administra tion cf oaths was after organization, and that the oath should be administered by the President. He moved to lay the resolution on the table to save time ; adopted. . r Mr. SMITH moved to proceed to elect a Prcsid.Lt tiro, vece adopted. Mr. Smith nominated M. P. Deady. ! Mr. LEWIS nominated Martin Olds, aud said he did so because a portion of the Dem ocrat members was not admitted to the caucus last night. - Mr DRYER arose to state why he could not vote for one of the candidates nomina ted. jMr. Smith called him to order.; The chair decided him out of order. . ' . 1 Mesa. Erattaiu, of Linn. Bristow, Brat- tai4 of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox, of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox, of Lane, Catnpbeli, of Lane, Campbell, of Clack a raas, Chndwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Farror, Glover, Holt, Uendershott, Kclsny, Kelly, Lfcvejoy; Miller, McCormick. Meiggs, New cub, Oliiey, Peebles, Prfui, Packwood, Uecd, Robbins, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, f kieldv Wajmire, Williams and Whittcd otpl f.ir T)nm1v 50, ' J Messrs. Anderson, Applegate, Dryer, Kinney, Lewis, Logan ' Matzgcr, McBride, v : ujo. ci . c . . i r. . . . , - Nkliols, Short, Shattuck, Scott, Watkius, White and Watts voted for Olds 15. Messrs. Deady, Lockhart, Moores and Olds voted blank 4. I The President appointed Messrs. G rover and Boise to conduct Mr. Deady to the chair. Whereupon, he addressed the con vention as follows: , ' Gentlemen of the CoSve.vtiox Permit me to congratulate you upon : the prompt and, harmonious organization of the Con vention. I trust that this . may prove an earnest that our labors here will redound to the future prosperity and honor of tho fu ture State of Oregop. To this end it sball be my coustaut aim to perform the duties of the position with which you have honored me, faithfully, fearlessly and impartially. - Mr. OL.Mii moved to proceed to the election of a secretory ; adopted. Mr. GROVER nominated C. N. Terry. Terry received 44 votes 13 blank, , Ou motion of Mr. Bristow the convention proceeded to the election of assistag secre tary. M. C. Bark well received 40 votes blank 15. On motion of Mr. G rover a scrgcant-at- arms was elected, .air. urovcr nominated John Baker. Baker received 41 votes 13 blank." m " 1 Ou motion of . Mr. WiTiiams tho, conven tion proceeded to the election of printer to the body. Mr.' Chadwick nominated Asa- bel Bush. ' Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brat tain of Lune, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwiek.Dcady, Elkins, Fitzhugh.Grover, Uolt, ilendershot, Kelly, Lovejoy, Miller, McCormick, Meiggs; Newcomb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Bobbins, Short, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Stark weather, Waymire, Williams, aud Whitted voted for Bush 40. Me;rs. Auderson, Dryer, Logan, Lock- hart,' Moores, Matzger, McBride, Nichols, Olds, Shattuck, Scott, White and Watkins voted blank lo. Messrs. Kinney and Lewis voted for A. Leland 2. . ,'''' ' ' . 7 Jr.'EJJITH coved to elect a doorkeeper. Mr. Williams nominated John Baker, (not the bergeant-at-anus.) ,Mr. Ltogsn noaw hated Washington lim ker. Baker receired 89 rotes, Barker 13. j Mr. O ROVER moved that the cbeif ap point a committee to report rules for gov- sriwneni, 01 1110 convention. ., j .. I Mr. SMITH moved that ' the con vep,t'uw adopt temporarily the rules of the last House of Assembly. .."' j Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the Secre tary be Instructed to purchase at the ex feuse of the Territory or future, State, sta tionery tor the use of the eonrentiou. , . I On, motion of Mr. LOGAN the resolu tion was amended so as to require the pur- J liases to be made on the best terms, aud assed. ' ' "., , , " I tMr, AfiYMIRE moved to take Mr. Kej: say's resolution from the table; adopted. ' Mr. SMITH did not anticipate any action here which would couflict with an oath, but had no objection of t,akiog one.f ThU bgdy however Was bulike a legislative body, aud hedid uot think possessed thepower to compel members to take an oath. He could uot agree with the more that it was the duty of the members or the convention to be sworn but personally he felt little solicitude about the disposition of tho resolution. If a rule requiring the administration , of ; an oath should be adopted .he thought there would be no objection to conforming to it, but he did not think it important, and should rote against it. He showed the difference be tweeu the convention of Ohio, aud the pres ent one in Oregon. Mr. OLNEY thought if this convention was to be put under oath, some law requir ing it, or reason for it should be shown. He was uot aware of the existence of either. The law providing for convention, or the nature of the business of this body did not call for au oath. The convention was a mere committee to frame a constitution ; we had no power to give it life ; the people onlv could give it vitality by their votes, and if anybody was to be sworn it should be the people who have power to give it the effect of law. He denied the power of this con vention to require Its members to take an oath. They had no such right by law, or reason. ' Mr. KELSAY maintained the power of. the convention to require the administration of an oath. It had the same right it had lo adopt rules and enforce order. Mr. DRYER thought enough had been said to show that the adoption of the reso lution would be throwing a fire brand into this convention. Mr. KELSAY offered to withdraw the resolution ; obiection was made. r Mr. LOVEJOY moved to indefinitely postpone the resolution. Mr. WATKliS thought this bodv was a despotic one, and had undoubted power to require the administration of an oath to its members. ' But he was opposed to the reso- utiou and thought it wrong in the reason of things, and wrong iu priuciple. ' Mr. WAYMIRE thought an addition ought to ba made to toe oath, requiring a constitution to be made as quick as possible! .Langbter.j - Tne resolution Was lost only teas. Mr. DRYER moved that the Sergeanf- at-Arius be instructed to provide desks for reporters. 'Mr. Grover said there were al ready vacant desks provided. He moved to amend so as to invite representatives of the Oregou press within the bar". ' The amend ment was acceoted, and the motion adopted. Mr. REED moved that no member of the convention should be allowed .to speak ofteuer than twice on any question uor more than fifteen minutes nt a time. He would have put it once, but he feared there was uot self denial euongh iu the house to adopt it. He would however remind gentlemen that the more they suffered iu this world the cater would be the crown of righteousness laid up in Heaven. i Mr. KELLY moved to lay the motion on tho table as he expected the committee on rules would report something of the kind; adopted. ' " "! - , Mr. WILLIAMS moved the appointment of certain standing committees, by the Pres ident. ; ' : ....... - Mr. SMITn moved in addition the ap pointment of a comuiitteo on a bill of debts. : Mr. WILLIAMS thought such coramit tec unnecessary. A bill of rights was a 6ort of 4th of July oration in a constitution, aud the effect of it had been the subject of much legislation in the country. ' ' ! Mr. DRYER raised a point of order; it was uot sustained he then moved to lay the motion on the table, carried and adjourned to afternoon. Afterxoom Session, 18th." Mr. APPLEGATE offered the following preamble and resolutions, and moved their adoption. i IPfcreas," A large proportion of the dele gates in this convention have been chosen by the people with the expressed or implied uuderstauding that the question of slavery would not be decided for them by this body, but submitted to them to vote upon it as a distiuct issue; therefore . ' Resolved, 1st the discussion of the subject of slavery by this body is out of place and uncalled for aud only calculated to engender bitter feelings among the members of this body, destroy its harmory, retard its busi ness and unnecessarily prolong its sessiin. ' 2d, That the committee whose' duty it 6hall bo to draft rules for this convention be instructed to declare all debate upou the ! subject of slavery either as au abstract ques-! tiou, or as a 'mere matter of policy,' out of1 order. , . . ....... ; He briefly supported his resolutions, on the ground that it would save time. . ' Mr. OLNEY moved its reference to the committee on rules. . ' . Mr. KELLY briefly sustained the resolu tions and the motiou for reference, agreeing that it would result in an economy of time. : Mr. SMITH was williug for one to pro ceed to the formatien of a constitntion with out one word upon the question of slavery. To saye time he was ready to omit any dis cussion of the question of slavery upon this floor, if others were. He wonld not vote for any constitution which, directly inhibited or established slavery here. He was pledg ed to a separate submission of that question to the people. The people expected such submission, and the -polls - was the proper place to settle that : question. However be thought that there was an unusual disposi tion at the threshold of the session to cutoff debate. ; Tb.6 people did cot expect : this r .!.!.: :i.f !, ' ri" ' ii! lddy to sit like a Quaker meeting or a few a Wats B ; ; . . . J qays auu uring rortn a constitution they ex - pitted and fleiireil debase bere Te eouatry wanted light. .,,.,, . ,, ' . - . ' Mr. urfcx jcffc waa.opposqu to jine resolu tion in toto... He endorsed ererythrqir Mr. mu.' had said, ..aud perhaps a good many things "he meant eud did' not' say. , This question of slayery was the-ojl-inipertaut one before the country, and it was the" duty wi tuuf ooiy - to : uicuas ii. luii, suu nior - .4 , - , . Li. I 'ii r..!i j t ooghly; he wanted no padlock put upon his Gen." Laue, the great bell-wether of .the dem lips. He expected to discuss this question jocratic party, bad dodged. He did not dare of slavery iu all its bearings, aud he wanted it opened in its broadest form. Was the gentleman from Uuipqna afraid Jo discuss this question, and meet his consUtuetits? he hoped not. . He was not afraid to have Lis. opiuious go to lbi world, , nor afraid of. the responsibility. , He hoped no other man was. By bis vote no check should be placed upon this question. His constituents ex pected him to discasa thiiauestioarrtLey i expected Tnin'to express his own opiin'ons ou this all-absorbing question, aud to draw out the opinions of others. The public wanted information, and. they demanded it of this convention. , . . Mr. WAYMIRE sopported the resolu tion. During the cauvass iu Polk county it was understood that this question was. Jo be settled at the polls. They did not raise the question there. The people did uot in quire or care whether the delegates , were tor a Iree Mate or slave btate-s-they expec ted that qnestion to be settled by them, aud if gentlemen wanted to blow off a little gas upou it, let them go before their constitu ents who were to pass upon it, and do it.- We did uot need to discuss it here, and he was for giving it the go by, that the time of the convention might be saved. - Mr. WILLIAMS did not know that he was prepared to favor the resolution as it now stands, but he was most certainly in favor of the principle of it.' He considered the abstract question of slavery foreign to the purpose of this convention, and thought it was perfectly proper for the convention to cut it off, and economize time. The dis cussion of the slavery question should be confined to the manner of its submission to the people as it was conceded on all bands that it was to be so submitted for settle ment. The discussion of the slavery ques tion in the abstract here, was also unjust to the people who had sent them here. Take Marion Coaaty for instance: There were taint pro-lavery men there, while a large majority of the delegation were iu favor of a free State. Yet the pro-slavery men had yoted for them as freely as those iu favor of a free State. But thev did not exDect them to come here to argue tue slavery question. - and It would be an act of injustice toward them to do so. ' He would gag no man, but when it was settled that the convention would uot determine the question, he saw no use tu wasting time in its discussion. Mr. LOGAN was opposed lo the resolu tion. ashiugton couuty had elected her delegates upoa this very ground of a free State, and had sent thein hero to support by debate the proposition. for a free State. Yamhill had sent a part or the whole of her delegates upon the same ground. It was unfair towards those counties to deny their members the right of discussion upon a ques tion they have been specially Sent here . to consider. ' ' ' " ' ' : Mr. SHATTUCK said Mr. Logan was correct in stating that it was the expecta tion of the voters of Washington that their delegates would come here to vote and act far a free State. That waS what they were sent here for; aud he was surprised at the introduction of this resolution. He did not think its passage wonld cut off debate.' He was in favor of laying the resolution aside; He was for a free State, and wanted that understood. He didn't care ' who knew it, and he wanted to raise his voice for it oni this floor. ' ; ' ' 1 1 ' Mr. CHADWICK supported the resols tioa. He believed that in the counties south of the Calapooiah it was .generally, under' stood that this question of slavery was not to be raised iu the election of delegates to this convention, and that the abstract dis cussion of it was not to enf inta the delib erations of this body.1 A4arge majority of the people and - counties had sent delegates here under an implied pledge that they would not discuss or decide upon the merits of slavery here, but that it should bs di rectly submitted to them for determination. Aud Yamhill, or tfny other minority county had no right to drag this exciting question upon this floor against tho wishes of a ma jority of the Territory. : ' Mr. K1NNEX said the xainuilf members were not instructed to discuss this question here that they were instructed to leave it to the people. - ? Mr. WATKINS said here weVero all afloat, iu committee of the whole on the state of the Union. He made no pledges uot to discuss this question before - his con stituents. He told them that he should give his views upon it; ' They were a mining peo ple down there, and they wanted this con vention to know their views upon it. But he was met ut the threshold with this gag for it was as bad as" the old Atherton gng. He regretted that his friend Applegate should have offered it, and hoped that it would be voted down. . - ' . . -W Mr. SMITH objected to the baste in this matter. We have appointed a committee on rules, and let us wait and hear their re port, and not go to work to moke rules by piece meal. - lie thought Mr. . Chadwick was mistaken in the assumptiou that a ma jority of the delegates are instructed not to discuss this question. - He knew of no in structions against discussion of the question upou this uoor. -w We could not avoid its discussion, for it would come up in one shape or another, M he question of free ne groes would come up.- Hundreds in the country were for a free State if free negroes were kept out of the state, but u we were to have negroes n't all, let them be slaves. This question most come np, ' and how are you going to keep the .slavery question out of the discussion- If there was a minority on this floor who - wished to discuss this question they ought to have the right to do it. It would - be- tyranical to deny it to them. If we found the debate unprofitable, and consuming too much time, we could at any time cut it short. "There was no neces sity for this exclusion thus early, before we are fairly organized, juo wooia uoi iuu dace the slavery question, aud would not be, the first to opeo iu discussion. -"J -la Mr. DRYER thought he had beea mts- L represented In. the intimation that he was W . - 1 A "'' - 'opposed to. jtue , submission 01 tne slavery Iduestioii to" the people. , It was. false; ho never advocated any '.such doctrine, - and never would." He wag in .favor, of snbmis- sion, aud the charge that he was not was a libel, and! the iouendo a baser liljel. He wanted uo man to steal a senatorial robe upou this floor, by dodging the nigger ques tion. "t He wanted every man to show bis ' hand to either serve God or Mammon. f soy to the south that be was opposed to slavery, and he did hot dare say to the north that ho was in favor of it. And here. I when interrogated, he had refused to tell the people where hedid stand. And the Erst thing done here, 'Mr, Applegate offers a re solution scyltig yon shall not tlk about this question. . ' It is worse than anything in the Kansas codej or the Safeih platform: .The Salem clique Tti ciained-iQ the black car f bf slavery, aud they were resolved to fasten- niggerism upon Oregon. And they wanted to stifle debate here as a. preliminary step. Mr. OLNEY hoped this dLscussion would not be prolonged ; it would probably cdmo ' before the committee on rules, and we had better defer until We get their report.. To save time be bad moved the refererence of this matter to that committee. He would do what he had never before done allude 1 to partv politics in the discharge of a public dutv. He thousht it was due parties that ! it should go upou the record that this reso- lution this proposition to cut off discus- - sion did riot come from any member of the democratic party ; that it came from thp other side of the boose an opponent of the democratic party. 4 The adoption of the res- r olution wonld make it out of order to offer any provision looking to a settlement of the slavery qnestion directly in the constitntion: No such proposition could be entertained tf th is resolution was adopted. If any mem--"1 ber wished to offer such a proposition he ! ought to have the right to do it, and it would.' be the dnfy of the convention to hear it, and dispose of it-somehow. He was not opptp sed to the principle of the resolution so far ! as :t related to debating the quesfion, but ' had moved its reference to thecohimittee on; -' rales to save the discussion that was upon . us. -:: ' ' ' ' Mr. APPLEGATE thought Mr. Olney's ' positions were contradictory. He had thought the discussion pf the slavery ques- : tion here productive of harm, and hnd sought ' ' to cut it off by this resolution. Its adop tion wonld save much time. Mr. KELLY was opposed to the auop , tion of this resolution. He was in favor of -submitting this question to the people; be, and the delegation frost his county were so instructed. But if aDy metuber, from any i county is instructed to move for a direct settlemc-nt of this qnestion in the constittan. tion, let him have the right to do so let ": the convention hear him in support f his, proposition, aufi then vote it down if the convention saw fit. He should vote against it, but he wonld not vote to deprive him of the right to offer it. Let the subject go to the committee on rules and let H come up la th'Jir report. ; Mr. LOVEJOY thought the passage of this resolution and its reference to the com mittee about one and the same thing. tuy ' pose a petition should come up from the people contrary-to this -resolution, what would yon do with it? Yon coaldn't consider it if you passed this resolution; you would have to kick it under the table cr out of the house. And why, because we are afraid to discuss it for fear of. becoming excited, for -! fear we are about half tiger and will eat one another np. You can't ' keep this negra question out; it will come np, iu some shape, and the convention has got to meet it. It - was best that they should. He was opposed ' to the resolation root and branch: ' Let dis eassio i of all questions be free. ' " ' Mr. WILLI AMb conceived that it was - a mistake to suppose that a proposition re- - specting slavery could not be offered under ". this resolution. : A proposition could be m trodnced, but could uot be discussed. Gen- tieraen professed not to fear excitement and embittered feeling.1 -'They must have short; memories, - How has it been in Congress? 3 Was there no excitement sn J bed blood ' there? And -are members here different from members of Congress? Caa we expect 7 to escape the consequences of the discussion . which befel them? Opes this question, and . he believed the session would be swallowed up by it. This prohibition was a salatary and necessary rule, and be hoped to see it adopted. How much better would it bava been for the country if this interminable slavery question had been kept out of the halls of Congress. He said opposition to this resolution was based upon some other , motives than , the professed ones rit wa founded upon party considerations. , " .1 Mr. ,W ATKINS called Mr. Williams to order; stating the poipt to be the questioning . . the motives of "members! The President , overruled tho motion ou the ground that no. individual was named. ' - . Mr. WILLIAMS said he had not named . the gentleman (Mr. Watkins) but if thef coat he had prepared fitted him, he was at liberty to put it on, as he had done. What did allasious to Senatorial robes and other " s neb allusions mean? The sensitive gentle- -. man (Mr. Watkins) did not then trouble himself to call to order. . .. Adjourned to 10 a. x. to-mbrrow. j. Wednesday, a. w., Aug. l&, 1857. Mr. GROVER, from the eomtfiittee on rules reported a seriea of rules for the gov erument of the convention, which on snotiou ; of Mr. Bristow, wera adopted. V ' : f Mr. MEIGGS objected to the rule limit, ing speakers to forty minutes. ' He might ' not desire to speak even five minutes, but if others thought they bad information enough to occupy them more than forty minutes, he wanted they should have time. Ihe hour rule introduced by whigs bad been adopted, - in the lower house of Congress, but the feea- , ate never adopted it. la the Comniots of England the only course pursued to cut off; . speeches was the stamping of feet or dap-. ; ping of haud3. If the rule was adopted and . ihe wished to speak mora than forty min utes, he gave the convention notice that the only way he could be stopped, would be by . the sergeant-at-arms. . ' Mr. JREED. thought the tima aasply suf ficient, but if it should ia an v case prove not . to be, leave to go on could be granted. He hoped the couveutiou would not be deterred hv any threats oi opposition to ita rales. Jf i