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OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1851. tMaao u4 It rawlafc il Oregon has been singularly exempt from crime for the past seven or eight years, con sidering the facilities it has afforded for its commission, the uncertainty of apprehen sion, and the chances of escape to criminals. Bat we cannot longer expect a continuance or this exeniDtion. The countrv ia nnmia. takably receiving heavy accessions to its out laws, and Crime is undeniably rapidly ang - menting. Harder times, a more settled state of things, greater certainty or appre - hension and punishment or offenders, Ac, are driving that class from- California, and vrretron is meir moss easy bdu omii ic- sort. And hence forth we shall most cer - taiuly experience an alarming increase of erim r nrr srjedes. What nrerjaration ... . .... w. . - m.mVa f r mMit llr Whit wrmn.w uiui ww uio -.v. ... iii- tioncm we maxer uor connty prisons, -v li .11 t " mem ware .ga.nsi oauiue neip, ana aespe- rnuow nere wm oe pretty certain to nave Ml SL '-" friends outside or the prison walls who ougnt to do in. out rew are secure lo the uosence oi ouisiae assistance, unless a eon - ttant guard is aept, a matter almost impos - Sible. Onr State penitentiary furnishes but -, limited quarters, and is without the proper guard, u hat, then, are we to do, to conn- teract these invitations to crime! Unless some proportionate remedy is furnished. there will be great danger of people taking the law into their own hand, and, accord ing to the code of Judge Lynch, inflicting punishment. OSr remedy is an increase f Tpexnltiet. We would extend the death penal ty so as to include highway robbery, being armed with a deadly weapon with intent to take life if found necessary for the accom plishment of the robbery, bnrglary and rob bery, l-eing so armed and intentioned,. and arson in the night time, where human life is sacrificed or hazarded. We believe those crimes, under tbe present circuimtance, and for the present time, when proven by direct testimony, should be punishable with death ,. We are not an ardent admirer of the death . penalty as a general rule. We used to be - opposed to it in-toto. in the State where prisons were secure, and where offenders ' were almost certain to be apprebendtd. Thor w l:rl not think tli !f-tv of wipf v demanded the infl:ion of the death penal- it io mnj case. uoi ucrc wc arc u.ucrt-iiuj situated. In addition to secure prison!!, . t .a a a tuere.tney nave a wen oracrea ana luorougn police, and a system of rewards and compen sations for the detection and apprehension of violators of the laws. Ilere we hare in. tecure prisons, or none at all; little police system, and no rewards -and compensations for time and money spent in apprehending offenders. An outlay of either, by officers, I or others, is generally at the expense of such party; and wi;h this state of things, it- is easily understood that we have little vigi- lance, and comparatively few detections and apprehensions. Hence our conditio n, pub-1 lie safely, calls for, not only the death pen- alty for the hi-Acr classes of crimes, bat for severer penalties for the lesser offences. We would not only extern! the death penalty, bat we wonld increase the terms of imjri- onmcnt for crimes of lower grade. We hope tbe legislature about to assemble will riTe tail muicr kiivus cuusiucisuuu. r it.: . . : :.i .: Our state convicts, too. ouzni to oe put I at some productive labor, if any can be de vised, Now they do nothing, and are a dead expense to the State. We know that to put them at any kind of manufacturing, will first require a considerable outlay for workshops, tools, &.c, We are not prepar ed to say there are any branches of niann factnre that can be profitably prosecuted, and that the probable remuneration would warrant the preparatory outlay." Hot we think the subject ought to be inquired into, and considered by tbe Assembly, aud if any mode of putting them at 60djc work by which tbey can earn all or a portion of their expense can be devised, it ought speedily to be adopted. The report tbat a new shoemaker's shop is about to be established in this city is not true tbat we know of. Tbe Christian Advocate is coming here, bnt what has that to do with the shoe suop 7 fortlan J met. Hush I Tbat shoemsking is a tender sub. ject with "bro. Pea-rine.'' He uevcr said anything about it. and it would never have been known in Oregon that his profession was that of choemakina', if one of Lis fel low-craftsmen had not happened along here and "spotted him." It is an unpleasant sub ject for "bro. Pea-rinc," and we hope you wm not again mention it. a nere is some thing a little ludicrous in forsaking pound ing npon a lap-stone for ex pounding the Fcrii tares; at least, there is to direct con nection between the two. Then the smell of leather in tbe pulpit is unsavory. Also, as "bro. Pea-rine" says, "there is no -sr yj- I .-..,.r..v.... v....6 ,v shirts of 'desideratum' sizes than there is in offering beef." That is true, but there is, notwithstanding, S Utile Indicrousncss in a m Vw t st s r 'Hoinapatnm' mifws rhAtA t a an 1 clergyman peddling shirts to Indians, In bis former character of shoemaker it would not be so bad A vers-' Or sava Thavpr ctnnnml bis r.r-r l.nt said if he would oublish a Jrmj. I eratic naoer be would take ten copies. Tbe Ox construes that into an offer to boy him for forty dollars. We were surprised at the magnitude of the offer, so disproporttoued to the value of tho concern, and, further-1 more, couldn't see what a veil man wanted ten copies of the Ox for; and wc asked Thayer about it. Thaver Said be UCVCr IU" I tended to pay cash, or any valuable article, but tbat he had a rent claim against the Ox I hnt iKftl lim a A -n n .1-:. m ik. tfv I . lodged in his office for collection which I be intended to turn in. That explains the I matter, and vindicates Thayer's jadsraen 1 1 relative to the vaine of property. The ball at tbe factory koildinn.. represented as s splended affair the moat I so of any ever ocenriug in Oregon. J 7e do not esteem it necessary to produce aaoiuooai eyiaence in oraer to couvic mo editor of the Orenlao or habitual insanity and falsehood; and wo would not, bat from the fact that the poor, miserable, illiterate creature, of idirium tremens notoriety, has still left a few pur-blind readers, who, by possibility, are not folly disgusted, though IJIlt - fA I they hare followed the erratic, unprincipled I mad-can thromrh the bum of " mp - 1 "Maine law," "Knownothiog," anti-"Salem 1 Clique," Ac, 4c. For the sake of these, I and for the thousandth time, in order that 1 they may have "line npon line, aud precept npon precept,here a liHle and there a little, that they may gain instruction," we will conaescena, once more, to exhibit toe low 1 and gross falsehoods or the Oreconian. Ia that paper of Oct. ltth, the editor I savs; I I un ft . . . n . . -iinianorn ine isregoaian never invorea a I rrr "Tr. . " -ZTTTt m rl i This statement every reader or the Ore- i-- fr. to i. nnanalified lie All I w " such ixow that Drver advocated "a State gorernment for Orea-on" in the legislature last winter, and on the stump last, spring, 1 and through his paper. l Durins; the session or. the Convention he reneatedlv IkrtmUimd th rnnmlvN with I.U 1 "opposition,' and with the "dtftml of the constitution!" Immediately after the ad- joarnment or the convention, he said, in his I Mn.. f h- i tih n..tnhor- " It wonld not benefit but aeriooalr injure majority of the people, of Urecron to ro into a state organization at this time." Aim, eaiiiv uuic. The people by tba adoption of tbia constitu tion would completely tie up tbetr hands, and anacxie tnetr rignt ot clt-rovcrnment. In his issue of Sept. 26th, alluding to the constitution, he says: "It ia a base libel upon the Declaration of I American Independence, and slander Upon the boasted ecniaa of onr institutions, viz s that the people here are sovereigns and not alares !" And again, 6ame date: The constitution, if adopted, will concentrate I all power in the bauds of the few office holders and party leaders wbo nave ruled I 'retro n with an iron rod for several years past, and wbo now propose to make that rule perpetual, by the ap pliance enpraucu in me consuiuHon. Same date he said Those wbo prefer hirk tares : maladministra tion of justice by a one man power : party and political tyranny; an ignoble surrender of tbe right to think, sprak and vote as conscience may dictate, will vote for the constitution; while those who love liberty, rotrntrg, friends, family and komr. hy'sed'iS uuial cntion!win JrteaaSt constitution, ana thereby save our common country from the vithrrinf mildew and blight wnicu will inevitably follow a state organization under tbe constitmion presented by the late con- In his issue of Ang. 15th, lie says: Whether ths people will ratify and approve a state constitution with an affirmative clause ad mitting slavery is in the future." Under date of Sept. 9ih, in his own edi-1 torial correspondence, he said " I have but little hope that a constitution can be aj opted by this convention that will be accept j ameio ine people. And tha, from the day of the earnest discussions in convention, nj to the dny of I the election, this crszy editor raved, threat- enca and denonnced the constitution, and 1 predicted its overwhelming defeat. . To a j ileore ' men - -as said, "tee will bury this constitution rorty fathoms beneath the sur- race- And yet the poor, crazy devil, so j soon as the returns of the election begin to 1 Par 'n nPn " indicating 4,000 majority for lhe constitution, beg-in a leader with: ! - i nere nas never neen. tor a sink's moment i . - . , . ; . " , . I doubt, in oar mind, bat that tbe vote of tha km. p,c wraBTI' e quesnon was suomitteti to them of ttmte gortmmcnt, or a slate gurtrnmnut. would d in tavor of a state government for Ore- lie then adds: " There was no effort made to defeat tbe con stitution by those opposed toft." Can brazen impudence excel this? And that there might be nothing lacking to complete the perfection of the falsehood, the moral out-law adds: ' The vote upon the Question of slavery is en tirely different from what tbe 'democracy' inten ded or expected. It has struck them with ter and produced a wonderful flattering- in the Mem- With a democratic maiorit v at. all times in our Territory of over two thousand, and ..,..;,t; ...J : :. rl s " I B a J S gon, this bedlamite declares that the vote! J cniucif UkUCfCUl IIU1U HUB, IIIQ UCUIW racy intended or expected," and that they are sirucx witn terror, Opposing the adoption of the constitution, and conduct ing the organ of less than a thousand men in the Territory, whom did the dolt of the Orgonian influence? Tbe truth is, that the mass, of even- our political opponents, have lost all confidence in Dryer. We have once more taken the trouble to place him and his maudlin, rig zag twaddle npon the record, for the pur pose of exhibiting to even his most dement ed readers. Lis utter destitution of truth and unreliability, even where the plainest, most obvious and i-aranionnt interest of I ,i, ,,.,.,. ... -.,-i w.ti. n.;n;.n I nr latiit anrt milliniK rtf mnnev at srnbp I " " --o 1 iirvpr oditona r and tnromrn ins corrcsnon-1 hlence. has sought with what little liiBu- ... ence he had left to defeat the adoption of tli .nnKtitntinn V.iilinnr in that Iia ia nos Failing in that he is now tryingto prevent our admission into the Union, notwithstanding be admits that two-1 thirds of the people desire our admission II Will any portion of the yeomanry of Ore-1 ROQ longer lend him encouragement? W ill I nJ man claiming to be democratic longer I contribute to his support? Surely no sane mu ot whatever politic, can have the least connaence m tne crazy concern. Almost a Fibe. John's saddlery shop, on the east side of Commercial street.Salem, canght fire from a stove pipe, Friday morn jng, and witb much difficulty was extinguish m! A lnro-A bnl was hnrnt in tli rnnf and if the 6biogle, httd been dry, or if there bad bee0 any wind, it would have been impossi J 2. I 1 I , 5 . I ble to have prevented the destruction of the building, and the entire row, comprising several dry-goods stores. Oregon has been remarkably -exempt from fires, so far, tZT Tbe Ox man does not deny being a knownotbing. A fine subject to teach do- moeraey for Avery. Below we rive loch farther election re- tnnm u va fc-., . . tba kOBr of I " going to pre. It will be seen that TTaaeo uid Colombia, Uve given small majorities tznui the constitution. Josephine may do tie tame. These will be the only counties aki it The majority for constitution in tw Territory win b, nt 400. The -uiioritr for free Bute will orobablr exceed 5,080. We think no county has given a majority for slavery. kfULTMOMAM COl'STY OFFICIAL. m - - er w 2 I raactycrs. a 34 38 ' 11 3 13 3 ITS 331 30 18 33 13 18 31 I Worth Portland, I PSinTvSuSt" Ml TS T 143 IS s it l is is ss l i i as li 1T4 380 31 IS ' is 30 39 665 m 89 TS 84 ST S3 36 I uiwraouiaB, 8 3 J ffTiaJi I I ToUl, soetssioo I SSI 101 I TAMBIIX COUBtTT OrrtCUt. I Ufavette. n 88 ST m 39 18 10 4 13 1 s s I McMinvill.. S3 51 13 101 Dayton. 46 SI 43 It South Fork. North Fork. Chehalem. 30 SS s 3 3 17 S 19 T4 34 SS 34 39 4T SS 4T 38 Amity. Willamette. The following is the oSciol vote of Yam hill entire: For constitution. ... . ........ .811 Against constitution ....... . 914 For slavery , ..10T i Against slavery . . , . . tJLJtJJ-r For free negroes.::. .... 85' Against free negroes .SSI ratTQCA COVXTT. Dmpqua City 39 1 3 14 ... . ScoUsbarg. 39 4 T SS .. Elkton. 31 T 3 34 .. '.. Green Valley. It 1J 1 ., .. taiapoota, as Beard rrom, is l w . . Total. 133 31 30 1ST .. .. Toncalla preciuct not heard from. The constitution will have about 90 majority in the county, and free state about 150. nearly all of the votes are for exclusion ol free negroes. WASCO fotSTTt orriCtAL. For constitution t . Against constitution . . . . 55 . 89 . 58 . 85 . 18 .122 For Slavery ...,. Against slavery..;. For free negroes. . 1 1 Against free negroes . i . i . . . : Whole number of votes cast, 144 fctAtsor totKTV orriciAL. For constitatiun Against constitution. For shivery..; Agninst slavery For free negroes t Against free negroes cot-t'siBiA corwTT orrtctAL. For constitution .62 .87 .25 .71 .25 .65 30 Against constitution 66 For slavery 11 Against slavery 84 For free negroes S4 Against free negroes 66 mamo a cot st v orrtctAL. For constitution 1,024 Against constitution 253 For slaverf. 214 Against slavery. 1,055 For free negroes. .............. 76 Against free negroes.... ..1,115 rout COCKTT OFFICIAL. Far constitution 538 Against constitution ......188 For slavery 231 Against slavery......... .484 For free negroes 53 Against Tree negroes 584 las a cocxtt. ErcEXB Crrr, Nov. 10, 185T Friesd IIi-sb, sir: As the mail leaves here in the morning. I send yon. as far as we Know, tne reaull or tbe election in tftis county. All the precincts heard from, ex- cept one. The vote as heard from stands, majority tor constitation 190; for free sUte 250, The precinct to be beard from, we think, will add to tbe above majorities about 10, each. IiCSESI yITT, BOV. IO, lOOt. . r ... nr I Ed. Statesma!. dear sir: Thinkinsr von would like to learn at tbe earliest moment the result of the election in Lane county, ly I cannot give you the official vote, tho' we bare statements that warrant ns in say inp that Lane has Riven the constitution 200 mnjori ty, and no slavery at least 250 majority. Pet Hill. 43 I It 33 3 49 pouolas couhtt. BosKBtitc, Nov. 12, 1857. I Tip. Tfi-an. 1 MffMl that I aim ma .M. in conseuuence of the lack of enerrv with the judges of election in sendins iu the rc- w Ki.v l wu .uv vujaw. w v. county. We have however beard by report uQt mnc from the foowing. Mat,,r. Ity for constitution, 220; for free state 140, aqa almost unauiruuus sisinrt iree negroes. The election went oft quietly, we had no fights even, 4o break the monotony. Every man seemed to weigh the importance of the election for himself, and to vote for himself, without trying to influence bis neighbor! There was less electioneering than I ever saw at an election. No news from the South. . Yours truly. CtaUT COVRTT. Port Oaroao, O. T Nov. 10, '57 Fiu end Uvsni The election in this connty sterday, re u I ted in favor of the constito-1 yesterday. tion, and against slavery. The official re- result wm be as I now reiwrt. i- : i v iwiii iu umic. . C. P. cooo cocktt. At Coos bay. in the precinct of Empire Cit7- fbo1nt 40 votes were cast nearly all 7,?.", ZL ' against slavery and free negroes, but for jacksox covwtt. I tbe constitution. From Jackson county we hear a rumor I that it has given a considerable majority for I the constitution and for free State: but the report is vague, and uncertain. I . we have just conversed with an intellieent en,'cmn Po. and he informs us that gentleman from Polk, and he informs us tbat mimKnra 1 n tK.f M...n.w .tnu ik. 1:a V occisrca tnat they voted for tne free state clause I with much indifference. serf's Ox. lhat Ux man must be tbe greenest gudgeon that ever visited Oregon. Somebody bad better take him to see the gyasctUus," or send him snipe ealcAing. fanX. wouldt, re-uned here in 1 S. tm .mnakl. rXMft aaSI akAli'liAii .1.. in onr constitution, wbo will sever again meet npon this eartn. Averj t ux. Get an onion I Boo-koo-koo!! Wf We are further indebted for election returns, to Messrs W. W. Bristow, D. T. Lenox, Panl Bratton, M. W. Mitchell, J. W. Drew, J. M. Pyle, J. C. Franklin, R. H. Dearborn. Tie CLriita Advocate lef? 1" wuiTr Portland. The editor dipt con fess tU falsehood we caught him iespeet luj " ClUren of Uarion." In ethpters be fats been rery prompt to ret to the Statesman. Bat in that we can Wm in an undeniable falsehood vulgf called Ik, U the editor or the Ckrif Advo cate, being thns disagreeably fered, ob serred, in his paper, a silencoocerning that m subjtd, reconcilable onFith guilt. But he did virtually admit f falsehood outakie of his paper, lie ms great fuss among his handsaccused onnd another of them of telling us that the au thor or the articles, and thnPrnishing us with the direct evidence of b alsehood. Does not that conduct constjte a virtual admission? It must be remembered til, we did not oaMce a war with " brcrlne,' and never should hare eommencerhc- He was the stressor went out of way to as sail sad misrepresent ns; afwe retorted, as we! are pretty apt to f And, after having commenced the wa cried perse cution and begged for yt. and wonld have christians believe tbheia "persecu ted tx righteousness sak Tlie editor of that paper has likewise iaistriously labored of rrwaace. and has ntscrupled to resort to fcUhood te do so. , la Is still doing thai How s ir bis tdiiner palm" for a pcettoe- Yseeuta, will permit him tolc r the fmre, we hare prct- his The conference a, i elioQiTHr him to tc: Las not one qnal- iQca.vJ or the alitor. It la tbe universal jndsnent of ihehblic hat the paper for tbe lew months ProfL;oyt otrdtfcted it posatsed more abililyt atad iuterest thanlt has all the time i.re and since. ProfH. has natural abSty, (whatever of ft l a I f r. 2 w ' . ... . . a . v.Binc is jmrota wun is oi me hltefog kind hot at all Uapted to "ieu w"ti?B) education, tact aid prudence, a:id (he Jlovocate, under bis onduct, was pro- nouncd a good religious hpcr. Further more an that, he is an hoest, and sincere man. i Mr. e-itjan frost, bn years a rest dent d tbe "Waldo Hills," a this county, but site 1853 a miner in California, has just rturned via Yreka, md reports the dead f David Waldo, son of Daniel Wal- uo, i bis county. David Valdo went to vaiwr.m in tne spring oi 1H3. aud since I S . ft .... tbei nothing bad been heard f.-om him nutil tbeitrival or" Mr. Frost, wto says that Watt and five other miners, ia 1853, were projecting for gold on the head-waters of Oteuhorn," 160 miles north-east from Sai rannto, and that at about 3 o'clock in the moa'ng, August 2d, 1853, tbey built a fire andrere all standinr aronud. when they wet surprised by about thirty Indians in amlsh, wbo showered their arrows npon thei. Tbey were also fired upon with ri- Hes.vhich he thinks were in the haads of whit men, by whom they Were led. Mr, Frosrad a miner were woaaded with ar row?, sriously; Waldo was shot through the arc with arrows, and almost at the same tie by two balls through his breast, riglinngles, killing him instautly. The I compat had Bed a short distance, and re- golyina-o obtain tha body of Waldo, w- ,, . . . .. . lBrned lck fire P the ho wtn "Preaching the camp. Mr. F. thinks that ic Indians were killed; at any rate they til usaoDeared. and he and bis friends I rtcowrac tV.Mn'. hnAw nl hnrrlwl iLnr I hv tfe tVil.i. Amm I . ' I CS- Wt call the attention of the Demo- crathStatt Committee to the call of the objecis to fix npon the time for calling a SlateConventioa, etc. It is to be hoped that lose members of the committee wbo are ulble to be present, will apKint as snbstnte some democrat who can be pres ent. X course distant members cannot be exnectd to attend unless tbev have other bus ineas S call them here about that time; but such cu appoint as proxies those who can be hen Or if not.can send by letter their . . .... m m - ri . " - w witb th ct We trnst that the on will beield earlier than usual no as to civ our canidates time to maka thorougli canrassof the State. The ames or tbe gentlemen composing the Conmittee, are as follows: J. W. Ncs- inith, Dlaxon. Smith, John Adair, A. E. Wait, JvA II. Lane, Asahel Bush, Edward CL.ti e mT j-ii j t t swrtr... ouch, c. i. vnauwica, w . irr t aieriuun, Wm. Milluglic, A. S. Watt. ' ilall, of Avery's Ox, voted tot free tgt. The man who will vote in violation of latf,f-'-nrgrocS, must be in favor of the tj" of the races." This is the r 1 Bfc v man w jIM democrats abolitionists be cause f voted for free State, and bccausH some t. .lie latter class likewise so voted. I We snrnosa in votinor for tbe introduction Qr free ngroa he did not vote with aboli- tionlsts. Oh no! They are not lo favor of 're uegress or negro equality. Ot course D0 They are all opposed to the "Salem Clique," which being interpreted (means the Deraocratfe party, and therefore, not only "national ! Democrats of the Jeffersonian stamp," but they are all r sZarery men. Perhaps ear readers won't be able to under n"n wa is, uni nnni if Qrttei Giddings,- or Gerrit Smith lived ia Oregon, they would unquestionably be opposed to tbe "Salem Clique," and they would all be "national Democrats," pro- slavery met, and Ox "colonels.'' C9 0. S. Pickett has an article against tbe "Salem platform." in Averts Ox, sign ed "Brutus, A collection was taken np to enable Mr. Pickett to get back to Califor nia, and soaa "Salem platform" men con tributed. Hence it was ungrateful to give a last kick at their platform, especially as his kicks are calculated to do so much injuryt! . sO. John D. Dement, brother of W. C. Dement, Oregon City, was a passenger on the Central America, and we believe the only Oregonlan npon her. Frank A. Jones, a passenger, gives the following account oi his own aud Dement's rescue: "I hud. nrevionsly to our beinsr struck by tbe sea, gone on the hurricane deck, and taking the square cover on hatchway, tied ropes around it and carried it into the starboard wneelhonse, to be ready for use when she sunk. X bad hardly got there when this wave carried me into the ocean ; I had a cork life preserver on, and held tightly to one of tbe ropes I had fastened to the hatchway. I went down and remained until naerly strangled. Tbe sea was as high then as at any 'time, but it was less windy. When I came no and and freed my eyes from water so as . ... . , , . to loo, aronna, tne steamer naa umppesm. The sea was literally covered with ha man beings and floating objects. A fearful cry almost a yell shrieked in my ears, and seemed to arise from all of them at once. I succeeded in getting on a piece of tbe hurricane deck, where I was soon joined by a companion Mr. John D. Dem ent, of Oregon city. This was about eight o'clock in tne evening, we remainea mere an nigni, tossed about. The clouds had dispersed and it was starlight. On tbe morning of Sunday we saw a Urge sail and succeeded in attracting attention. At 8 o'clock we were picked np by tbe Norwegian barqe El len, we bavins' been in tne water iz nours. vre were the last ones rescued. No other were in sight, and we saw none afterwards. Whistun-o is a Gbave-tabo. The Ox contains a long letter from P.ckett urging support of the Occidental, by the people of Oregon, and the editor of that paper is writing about that it will be continued. - Tet at the same time the concern is without a dollar, can't raise even fire or ten. Its advance subscriptions sr exhausted end it has bo earthly way of continuing except by means of contributions from, or drafts npon pro slavery men; contributions they will never make, and drafts tbey will never honor. They are sick and tired of the thing consider that it has been an injury to them, and tbat it would continue to be a curse, if there was anything at issue; and that it will be an especial nuisance, as the slavery question is settled. Sauvie's Islakd, Nov. 3, 1857. Mb. A. Bcsn, Public Printer dear sir: No copies or the constitution of Oregon having come to this office, I address yon to request, if you can, to send us our quota, as there are qnite a number of persons in quiring of me for them, aud they say they think Sanvie's Island ought not to be neg lected for she was true tu the convention. From your most obedient, Bexj. Howell, P. AT. We have received a number of letters and messages of the above tenor. We did not distribute the constitutions. The resolution of the convention made it our duty to de liver them to the secretary of that body, and bis duty to distribute them. We so delivered them, and he distributed them. lie says be sent packages to all the princi pal offices, and thought they would distrib ute over the counties. What is rnt Use or Ltixg So? The Oregonian says ."the editors of the Times and Statesman dared not vote on the Slav ery question." The editor of the Statesman did vote, r"ra voce, on tbat question, and il the editor of the Oregonian had deemed it at all important to tell the truth, he would have inquired before he published that lie. But it is entirely immaterial with him. In deed he prefers the lie. And instead of cor recting this one, he will probably tell an other. The X. Y. News, speaking of the democracy being the same everywhere, says: " Nebraska, in tbe far, far West, has echoed the cry of victory to the distant Cordilleras, and. Or egon, taking np the shout, sends back rreering to her sisters in the Atlantic. A consolidated Democracy stretching from tbe St. Lawrence to Cape St. Lucas, and from Key West to Vancou ver's Island, to employ immortal language in vineit le by any force the enemy may send against Talcarlb axd Fresh. Four or five days after tbe arrival of the mail steamer we re ceived two San Francisco dalies.of one date, from Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express. Those were all the papers we received from tbat company for the two arrivals the Columbia and Commodore. m The express letters had not been received here a week after the ar rival of the Commodore. We don't know whether or not, they yet have. 3vT!ie mail is not deliverd at Eola.Polk county, more than two thirds of the time on an average. At Buttevilleiu this county, for tbe last two months we are told that it has missed at least half of the time. We are out of patience upon the subject of mails. Can nothing be done? B& The grand jury, in session here last week, found an indictment against Enock Fruit, now in penitentiary, for horse steal ing in Lane county. It is reported that a reward or $1,000 is offered for him, in Cali fornia, where he is charged with murder. Kerns, accused or horse stealing. was convicted, and sentenced by judge aWil liams to five years confinement in the peni tentiary... Coruoyer took him down. " ' Tlie terrible financial crisis and busi ness revulsion in tbe States is pretty gener ally attributed to their system or banks, or paper money. ' The Ox man is mum respecting that false hood we ernmlled him on. Pnt.sr CorvTV. Nov. 18. 1857. Friend Bcsh: You may rest assured that . a there w.ll be a strenuous t-nort maae to ei feet a sepcrate organization under the name nf nrn.slnvi.ry. when iu fact, the ostensible object is to break up or defeat the demo cratic party. Col f ord, on tne aay oi elec tion, told a gentleman of this .county that tbev shonld organize and run Avery's Ox against you for public printer. Ford's.and tbe other wing of black republicans will have a good time in electing bim. Where do thev manifest their fealty to their principles, except in opposition to tbe dem ocratic party? I shonld like to kuow. 1 hr it often said bv tho Dio-slaverv demo crats that they will never join tbe party, which, it is manifest is trying to undermiue end destroy the democratic organization. I remain, in mucn naste, yours truiy. Plxasakt Hill, Nov. 19, 185T. Dear sir: Mr. C. E. Pickett says, that no one "but an arrant ass, abject slave, con- snmate knave, pliant tool, or selfish, nnscrn Dulons politician can subscribe to tbe demo cratic platform "belong to what party" be " may." llatbet complimentary, tnat. fi.nV.nmiM flet 9.5 ' 1857 A. Bosh. Eso. We left Portland O. on tbe morning of the 20tb inst. at seven o'ciocr, on board the U. S. Mail - steamer Republic ran on a sand bar at tbe bead of Swan Island, where we stood, "firm as tbe rock of ages" nntU eight o'clock, P. M. of the same evening, when flowing tide set ns afloat landed at Astoria at nine o'clock on the next morning, and found a poor apolo gy for a sea-port town did not see a great deal or tbe place, but jndging rrom appear- auces should think that saw-mms ana timber venders ought to do a paying business, as venders ougni W,n?? saw-logs and mast timber seemed to be the extent of their articles or commerce for ex portation We crossed the bar at eleven o'clock, and had a pleasant run to this place. where we arrived on yesterday at two o'clock. Nothing of great importance tran spired amongst tbe passengers on board, except the usual amount of vomiting incident to laud-lubbers during tbeir first experience at sea. I am happy to say that I have not as great a weakness in tbat way as some of my Oregon friends, who were on board, and from their general appearance, and taking their attitud'S into consideration doing tbat critical period, I am quite willing to be ex cused from taking a part in such exercises tor all time to come. On tbe 2 2d, one of the bands lost a large portion of bis foot by mixing it np with tbe machinery, which materially injured bis powers of locomotion, but he is doing well and will recover. On tbe morning of the 23d a Mr. Jenkins, second cook of tbe ship, fell dead bile attending to bis duties cause not known. . . , ; When we arrived here we met the sad in telligence or the ill-fated steamer. Central America, which was almost enough to dis gust one with a sea-faring life. There is scarcely anything else talked of. here. The people of San Francisco express a great deal of indignation toward the P. M. S. S. Co. for the course pursued daring its monopoly. Public raeetme?. for the purpose of adopt ing hostile resolutions, and casting votes of censure Eeem to be the order of the day. I It was truly a heart-rending occur; t nee, aud by it California has sx some of its best netl, will you will have bad full particulars ere this reaches yon. This, I suppose is quite a city, but as time has not allowed mc to make an expensive snrvey of it, I cannot sje.nk advisedly; how ever, from what I have Feen of it,, I con clude that somebody lives here or hereabout. I weut to hear tbe "minstrels" last tight, and saw a dozen athletic young men make monkeys of themselves, which reminded me of Africa, &e., considerably. I am making an effort to organize a par ty to cross tbe country on the over-land mail route from Santiago. I find some who art favorable to the project, but it is attended with some ri.-k, and I fear . the majority oi ojir party will oppose the enterprise. - I shall be here for some time yet, and if I see the "Elephant," will make a note oi his dimensions, aud eudeavor to describe him to you in my next. RALPH. Accident mt Coos Bay. Empire Citt, Oct. 26, 1857. Eo. Statesman We are unfortnnate in having to record the third serious accident which has happened at our port. The brig Jacksoi, Capt. Butler, loaded with lumber from Simpson's mill, set sail at daylight with a fair breeze on the morning of the 24th n't. Before she reached the bar the wind failed her, and the fog set in heavily, contracting the sight, and raising a strong swell. When the fog cleared away, tbe brig was seen aground on tbe north spit, and soon after wards her bpt was, seen afloat on the bay, unmanned. No spot could have been selected on the bay more unfavorable to the prospects of the passengers and crew. It was impossible for auy boat to reach tbe brig at the time. She was a good vessel, but the sea was des perate unexpectedly to all, however, she held together; to-day she was reached by the boats, and the crew and passengers bro't ashore. The mildness of the weather con tributed much to facilitate the efforts of all concerned in tbe work of relief. Col. R.M. Moore aud daughter, and Messrs. Cooj er and McCallister were among the passengers No blame can be attached to tbe captain iu setting sail when he did it was one of those misfortunes brought about by a freak of the weather, which no one cooid foresee or control. . But ail concur in this that no man ever acted more coolly and considerate ly, and with better judgment - aud manage ment. The" eitizens here, many of witom are daring seamen, made great efforts to reach the vessel with boats, and repeatedly approached so near her that tbey conld bear and be beard. The captaiu told them not to approach the vessel, as no boat could then live by her side, aud he conld and wo'd give them word when thev should come t his relief. He fixed his time, and threw afloat a cask containing letters of instruc tion on the flood tide of yesterday. This morning tbe hazardous work was eomniea- crd, and the passengers and crew were si! brought safely ashore, without any accident. All hearts are grateful to the Captain, ami feel that he has proved himself worthy of the most implicit confidence. I cannot close without acknowleding, in behalf of the vessel, and all concerned, the very kind and disinterested friendship, as well as efficient services rendered by Oapt. Stewart, with his men, and Dr. Tolum, of tbe military station at tbe Umpqoa. The Captain heard the news lasT night about 8 o'clock, and this morning by 4 o'clock be was ou Goose Head, abreast the vessel, with a howitzer, with every preparation to throw a line aboard the brig by a shot of the gun. This is the second instance within our know lodge in which tbe Captain signalised bis. services in that way. Last November, the brig Fawn, Capt. Bunker, capsized off the Uii'pqua, aud finally grounded at the mouth of the Siuselaw. Dr. Voluro and lady were on board. Capt. Stewart by hU nual en ergy reached the bay, shot a line on board, aud afforded tbe means of assistance to crew and passengers to reach the shore. In be half of onr citizens; especially, we tender the Captain and his suite, and Dr. V., for their kindness, our heart-felt thanks. Capt. Butler is an old acquaintance here, and understands the bay aud bar, and did not take a pilot aboard. Yours, P. B. MARPLE. . Seeking a Comfaxiox. One man. of the wrecked passengers of the Central America, floating iu solitude, and terrified at bis lone liness, after shouting himself hoarse to find a companion, saw at length a man witb two life-preservers fastened about bis body drift ing towards bim. - His heart leaped for joy at the welcome sight, for the feeling of des olation which had overcome him was terri ble to endure. He called to the other to join him, if possible, and made every exer tion to meet bim bair-way. There was no reply, but tbe other drifted nearer and near er. A wave tnrew mem together. Tbey touched. The living man shrieked in the face of a corpse. The other had been drown ed by the dash of the billows, or had per- - L J m I x- nueu irom exuauniou. 'I BUM Kern Hen Barred from tn Central Aawt. tea. Tlie Bremen bark Laura, from Bremen, arrived at N. Y., Oct. 5, having on board three men who were picked op. on the 21st of September from the wreck of the steam-, ship Central America by tbe brig Mary of Greenock from Cardenas and bound for Queeostown. Names of those rescued are J. Tice, Second Engineer, G. W. Dawson, passenger, and Alexander Grant, fireman. Mr. John Tice, Secoud Engineer of the Central America, says that he left the ship on a plank just as she went down, but bs had no life preserver. The last ol ject he saw n waS sinking was Capt. Herndon, Mr. Tice floated swiftly away from those wbo were struggling iu the water around him, and was seventy-two hours drifting ou tbe plank.? On the morning of the fourth day be Grilled uy a txmt which was half full of water. He succeeded in getting into the boat and bailing the water out. On the fifth day tha boat came in sight of the hurricane deck of the Central America, on which were Alex ander Grant and O. W. Dawson. Grant swam to the boat, and after reaching it both pulled for tbe hurricane deck and took ia Dawson. After tbe steamer sunk a number of men took refuge iu tbe hurricane deck, the names of whom were (Jeorge sodding-. ton. Third Eagiceer, Jobu liaud and Fat rick Card, coal passers, Evans, a fireman, and six passengers, names naknown, all of whom died of hunger and exposure. There were twelve on this pine of tbe wreck. Messrs. Tice, Grant aud Dawson were eight days without water or provisions, tbe sea." makiug a breach over them' the most of tho' time. The 'second daj after the steamer' suuk they saw a number of passengers cling-" mg to portions of the wreck, but were ana-' ble to render thera any assi.-tan.'e. Mr. Tice, in relating the story of his es cape, said that a short time before the steamer sunk he knew she could stay above, water but a short, time JyiifT. . If- j food sized plant with vy:c!l fo 8 bini. " w. m is? "water m ile expected emer gency. Some lime before the steamer went down the passengers and crew generally for tified themselves with hie preserrers, and whatever they eoald lay their h&nds on. awaiting the moment when ibv srtaa.er should sink. As be saw tbe steamer o i tho moment of going d-'Wn, he made a plonga witb his plant as far as Hp could frtvn tho steamer, to avoid being drawn under wita tier. His jarapirfg did bot little good, for the suction of the vessel carried him a good dis tance under water, a distance which seemed to him unfathomable, with socii tremudons and irresistible, force was he drawn under neath, lie carafe op safe witb his plank in Siis possession, and clung to it for three days. At the end of this time he saw one of the life-boats belonging to the steamer when, leaving his plask he swani for the boat asd reached it. He foQud it badly stove and full of water. - ne managcti to plug op the leaks and bail it with hit hands Afterwards he fell" in with Grant on the hurricane deck and took him into bis boat with him. A day or two afterwards Le picked upvPaw- soa. Ou the n.ntii oav after the storm went down they were seen by the bii Alary, and taken on board.Th.s.was th - fit sail is saw. When fallen in with by tlie brh Mary, tbey -could scarci-Iv mure a hand or speak; their flesh was wasted, and their skeleton forms were frightful to each other. They were covered over with small boils, which were fast breaking out into paiuful sores. " They had seeu their companions' die one by one, aud bad lost all hope of being saved themselves. They had to be lifted oa board the brijf.tiy tie .-tanafii; and it wa several days before they could walk, their feet were o much swt'ikn; .atrd food was given them very sparingly uuiil they were partially ra stoted. A Kenrfo! SI jjit on t&e '.Varn. Mr. George was one of the hundreds of tha Central America's passengers, wbo bad sappHed themselves witb life-preservers, pieces of piank, &c, and preerret to await tbe ship's gr-ing down to leap overboard in anticipation of her fate. "When she went down stern foremost, afier giving three larches that made every timber quiver, and which were to every quaking heart aa the throbs that instantly preceded her dissolu tion, be was drag-gd with the rest en boar 1 of her some twenty or twenty-five fast beneath the jr face. He beard no shriek, nothing but the seeth ing rush anl hiss of waters that clj-ieJ above her as she hurried, a most wi:h tha speed of an ar row, to her ocean bed. Night h.t.i closed in bo fore tbe vessel sank, and be was sacked ia by tbe whirlpool canned by her swift descent to a depth tbat in its seeruiiigs was unfathomable and into a darkness that be had never dreamed of. Compared with it the blackest night, witboat moon r star, was the broad noonday. He was rather stunned than saSed, and his sensation on coaiin" to tbe sarface were almost as painful,. from their reaction, as those which be endured at the greatest dep:h to which be sank. It was n hen he bad drifted far from tho eompanionship of any of his fellows in misfertuce that Mr. George bean to realise his si:aa;Kn. The night was qnite dark. Tbe swell of the sv was gTe.it, and successively the poor floaters, holding oa to their planks wuh the energy of dspsir, were ri ding on tha brink of a precipice and buried in a deep valley of water for two or three boors ;he water was not napleasantiy elJ, and it was not till about one o'clock oa tne morning of San ity, when they bad been iK-ar!y five hours ia tha water, tbat a fresh eliy wnid arose and tbeir . limbs began to feel benumb.-d. When, rising and falling the swe'i of tho waves, iho tight of taxaae 'Eilen were first discerned by the snr vivers in the waitf, the thrill of hwpe thai at once tiiled every breast amounted, it may well bo be lieved, to a perfect ecstacy. Let Mr. Georea speak for aU. He says : 'fl ..ever felt so thank ful in all my life. 1 never kaw what grau:ad was before. I do not know wb jtber I eriej or not, bat I know I was astonished to hear ny vi laughter ringing in my ears. I do sot "know why I laughed. That verse, "God nivves ia a mysterious way, kept passing in and c-ut of mo through me, rather, as if 1 had been ht-pipa of an organ. It did not coma tome by n.y own volition, bat somehow mado mo remember it.. When the lights app.-oached nearer, a scor af voices sprang np around mo, eryhig, "Sh'p ahoy'. 'Boat ahoy! and then I began to shunt tvo. And I bad never any doubt that 1 sbontd be saved till I aaw the lights pass by, about half a miio fro wnera i was, ana recede iu iba distance Tfeji Ti began to giva myself np for tost itd.X Bnt I siowly drifted toward her ajaia tiU. I could raaka oat her hall and otie of bet uiastv, and presently x iivutiM chjno iq fler khq snoiuecL, and ws takes ; nn. "When I cmfc an itM-b- I s.1.4 . T. dtd not kuow until tbea how exhaust I was. A TorcazxG Dctt. Jlr. Payne, of Cali fornia, to wbom Capt. Herudon left hia watch to be bauded bv hita to bis wife, fa case of his death. Las Just executed that. pamfol duty, and the watch is now in Mrs. Herudon s possession, tbe last sad relic or her heroic husband, and all sh has bow to. connect her aud hint in hia last perishing,, momenta. Some men would have sent themselves iar the boat to their wives, but tho gaKant Herndon, though in the midst of ncril and death, forgot not to send this totuching relic to his wite. wtule at the ame time ho devoted himself to duty aud dtiatb. JV. T. . Jucpress. :.,--:--- Mr. John B. Goush. the well known temperance lecturer, in a letter dated the 23d of March last, and which is published it the Englsh Weekly Record, says: The cause in this country is in a depressed state; the Maine law ia a dead letter every- where more liquor sola tnan a ever Knew before ia Massachusetts, and in the other States it ia about aa bad.