V
by each stockholder respectively, and no
farther.
Sec. 12. That it shall be- lawful for the
Legislative Assembly of said Territory, or
of the fatnre State of Oregon, to alter,
amend or repeal this act, when the public
good or the wants of the company may re
quire it.
Sec. 13. That the work on the railroad
shall be commenced within two years from
the passage of this act, and finished within
ten years from the time of its commence
ment. Sec. 14. This act to take effect and be in
force from and alter its passage.
Passed January 21st, 1858.
OREGON STATESMAN.
TUESDAY, MARCH SO, 1858.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
State Ticket-
FOB nruSESTATITB TO COSCBXSS,
L. F. GROTER, of Marion.
rOB aOYTBNOB,
JOHN WHITEAKER, of Lane.
FOB raCBKTABT Or STATB.
LTJCIEN HEATH, of Polk.
FOB STAT TBKASrftCB,
JOHN D. BOON, of Marion.
FOR STATB rUTTnt,
ASAHEL BUSH, of Marion.
FOB Jl STICKS OF TBB RTBEBB COTBT,
M. P. DEADY, 1st District,
R. E. STRATTON,' 2d District,
U. P. BOISE, 3d District,
A. E. WAIT, 4th District.
Marion County.
FOB SEXATOBS,
JOHN W. GRIM, E. F. COLBY.
FOB BKrXKSEXTATirES,
B. F. nARDING, B. F. BONIIAM,
J. II. STEVENS, J. H. LASATER.
FOR COCNTT JTTX3E.
MILTON SHANNON.
Polk County.
FOB SEXATOB,
FREDERICK WAYMIRE.
FOR FKTRCSENTATITEI,
B. F. BURCH, J. K. WAIT.
FOB COCTSTT jrocr.
BENJAMIN HA YD EN.
TERRITORIAL TICKET.
Marion County.
FOB REPRESENTATIVES,
B. F.
BONIIAM, J. n. LASATER,-
JOIIN H. STEVENS.
Polk. County.
FOB BEPSESOTATIVCS,
ISAAC SMITH, H. N. Y. HOLMES.
For TVbat arc AVe Contending!
The electors of Oregon, whose destiny is
nnited with the American nation, wonld do
well to inquire what is, or is . to be, in issue
in the approaching canvass. It is the first
election nnder the State government, a form
of government which is to make us a con
stituent part of the Republic, and to reqnire
from us the exercise of a voice, equal in the
conservative branch of the government to
that of the largest State, in the future di
rection of her momentons affairs. This elec
tion is to decide whether Oregon, carrying
the victorious banner of the Democracy,
shall throw her weight into the scale of the
Union, of conservatism, and peace, or,
whether, trailing the black flag of faction
and fusion, it shall enter the lists of the
country's foes, and Liss on the war upon the
country's constitution and the fair fabric or
liberty which it shields. This fact elevates
the character of the impending struggle,
and lends to it an importance no local con
siderations conld claim. And it calls for
the vigilant and vigorous efforts of every
patriot in behalf of the only party spread
over the broad Union ; the only party which
has survived the reckless war of sections and
unholy fanaticisms; and the only party which
has the will and the power to beat back the
rushing tide of infamy which threatens the
rupture of the Union of States, and the de
struction of the repnblic.
We have'drawn no fancy sketch here ; ev
ery intelligent reader knows, patriot states
men are painfully alive to the fact, that
prostate the democratic party in the nation,
and sectionalism, with its bitter hate and
nnreckoning fory, would run riot over the
fair fabric of our government. As startling
as the fact is, the country knows no other
political organization, not bounded by geo
graphical lines, and banded together by
sectional hate. To the hands of the Demo
cratic party of this day, is committed the
Constitution and the Union not only the
peace and progress, but the perpetuity of
the government. And, of that party of the
nation, Oregon's Democracy is soon to be
come an important pillar.
It is idle for malcontents to claim the
character of democrats, and national men,
while warring npon this party, in this State
or'any other. He who is not for the de
mocracy is for the sectional enemy ; and, dis
guise it and sngar it' over with "national
democratic" name, as he will, that fact re
mains as glaring as the noonday son. Send
a delegation to Congress from Oregon which
does not represent the regular Democracy,
and it must represent the sectional factions
which oppose it they must act with the
democratic party at Washington, or with
the black republican opposition. No mat
ter what they call themselves here, they will
there class themselves with the Camerons,
the Hales, tbe Trumbull s, the Kings, the
Grows, the Hamlpis, the Letters, the Banks,
and the Doolittles Rational Democrats
who have gone before them. Cameron,
Hale, Isaac P. Walker, Preston King.Ham-
lin, &a, like our Oregon beauties, were
bolting, irregnlar democrats, at home, but at
Washington, they are the consorts and co
adjutors of Seward, Giddings and Sumner.
And thus would it surely be with the Ore
gon Camerons, who, hungering and thirsting
after office, have gone off from the demo
cratic party in search of it. Thanks to the
nationality and intelligence of the people of
O'regon, they will reap bat discomfiture and
disgrace.
"Who Cameron is, and how he was elected .most
ef our reader know. The Soft organ at Portland
tu referred apnroTinffly to the treacherr and
eon-option by which be obtained bis election over
.- tbe uant J orney. euj ua Avery nau irom
is awm, ua mrw v
Wteat Rare wn ta 1 at Hmmi
In another article we have referred to the
national considerations involved in the first
State election in Oregon. There are ques
tions of a local character at issue to which
we wish to invite the attention of men of
all parties who have cast their lot in this
goodly land, and whose interests are united
with hers who must rise as Oregon rises,or
sink as she sinks who must prcsper as she
prospers, or suffer as she suffers.
A new form of government is to be inau
gurated by .this election ; a democratic con
vention has framed a Constitution which is
a model of economy which in that respect
is receiving plaudits on every side. The
people have ratified that Coustitntion, espe
cially approving tbe feature of economy in
public affairs which distinguishes it.
But, while it is as guarded as possible
against extravagance, and useless expendi
ture, much depends npon the agents employ
ed in conducting tbe government uudcr it,
as to whether or not that government shall
be, in this respect, in unison with the con
stitution. Who are now soliciting your suf
frages, and asking to be put in charge of
y oar State? Tho democratic party, a re
sponsible and respectable organization.known
to you, and acting with manly openness and
frankness; and a pie-bald, speckled conglom
eration of factions, jnst now headed by un
easy, restless adventurers, who have left the
democratic party because they conld not get
office who have no creed, no object, and
no desire, but office, office, OFFICE. No
healthy, respectable political organization is
responsible for them, and they are responsi
ble for nothing.
Ever since the organization of tbe Terri
tory this Democratic party has managed its
fiscal concerns, enacted and enforced its laws.
And what account are they able to render
of their stewardship? Have we not jnst
and equal laws? And is not every man's
life, person and property secured by them?
Can any man throughout the broad land say
that he has been wronged in either, and not
found that the laws provided him a remedy?
How have the monetary affairs of the
Territory been managed? Have not judg
ment, prudence and economy been displayed
in this department of government, by this
democratic party? The Territory is out of
debt, with a surplus in her treasury, a fact
that cannot be stated of any other Territory
in the Union. And, though Congress has
made no greater appropriations for Oregon
than for the Atlantic Territories, where pri
ces rule touch lon er, Oregon has never ex
hausted those appropriations; and a surplus of
many thousands of dollars note stands to the
credit of Oregon, unexpended. Not another
Territory in the Union can say this, while
not a few of tbem are behind iu both their
Territorial and U. S. accounts. And all
this has occurred under the rule of this same
democratic party of Oregou. Oregon has
been the best governed Territory in the
Union, and, with money in her pocket.
money standing to her credit in the U. S.
treasury, out of debt, she starts upon her
career as a State with better credit, and iu
better character than any of her sisters.
And, notwithstanding all this these stub
born facts which will not down at the flip
pant cry of "clique,'' "federalism," "pro
scription,'' Sic. taninn has been lighter in
Oregon than in any other Territory in Hie U.
S. California, lying along side of us, has
paid dollars taxes, where we have paid
dimes, and still she is in debt three millions
of dollars, the interest npon which has not
been paid for two years. While she has
scarcely a county in debt less than fifty
thousand dollars, and some of them owe
near a million; and all are groaning .nnder
taxation crowded to the very verge of re
pudiation and revolt.
And this democratic party, you are now
asked to dismiss from your confidence, and
replace with whom? A squad of political
adventurers and disappointed office-seekers,
backed by irresponsible factions, half of
them unknown and nameless, and the other
half known in infamy. Factions as many
bued and changeful as the chameleon's col
ors, led in the main by conceited nobodies,
men without stake in the country, without
character, here or elsewhere, and without
antecedents.
It is a remarkable fact, that the only mcii
in Oregon who have ever been accused of
peculation or speculation in office, or of
squandering the people's money, and were
kicked out of. the democratic party upon
these charges, are now in the front rank of
tbe opposition busiest in marshaling the
nation-trooi, and asking the people to dis
charge their tried and honest servants, and
trast.them. Wm. M. King, whose name
headsJLke nationwooZ call, is believed to have
made money improperly ont of the peniten
tiary, and he was openly charged before the
legislature with being sccietly interested in
penitentiary contracts while holding the of
fice of commissioner, and letting those con
tracts. And upon those charges he was
turned out of office by a democratic Icgisla
tore in 1854, and a man above suspicion pnt
in. And he heads the nationtroof call, and,
is the ostensible head of '.he nationwW par
ty. People of Oregon I is be the kind of
man you wish to place in charge of your im
portant concerns? And to make room for
such men, - are you going to discard those
who have proved honest and faithful, even
to the turning ont of the dishonest and un
faithful? J. C. Avery is opeuly charged with hav
ing squandered the University (nnd which
should have been sacredly husbanded for the
education of the youth of Oregou that his
own interests might be promoted. The evi
dence of this charge is as glaring as sun
light is found in the reckless waste of thou
sands of dollars of that fund by bis act, and
that his interests might be furthered. The
sacrificed brick and stone at Corvallis, and
the removal to Jacksonville, that J. C.Ave
ry might get tbe seat of government, speak
facts which no lying or sophistry will rub
out. This money, dedicated to the holy
purpose of tbe education of oar youth, has
been shamefully squandered at the shrine of
J. C. Avery's interests. And too, as a tail
of this monster, the people's capitol smoul
dered in rains, and the people have some
time got to build another btf taxation. Who
burned the State-house, we do not know,
and do not say, but we do know that it is
the settled sentiment of the country that if
the capital had not been removed the building
would not hart been burned.
J. C. Avery, too, was charged before the
democratic members of the Assembly with
holding tbe office of Postal agent that he
might pnt the salary in bis pocket, use its
power and its privileges for the furtherance
of his private interests, and totally neglect
ing the duties of tbe station, to the serious
detriment of the interests of Oregon. And
proof irresistible was adduced to sustain the
charge. Aud those democratic members
unanimously petitioned for his removal. It
is needless to say that Avery is prominent
among the nationrW$. They talk of run
ning bis money hags for Governor! We only
hope they will; we should like to see an ex
pression of public opiniou concerning the
selfish little trickster. .
Had we room, we might continue these
diiguerreotypes through nearly the whole
list of the disaffection leaders. And these,
people of Oregon, are the spotless patriots
who are maligning honest men, and begging
place and power through the agency of your
suffrages. We trust yon will ponder well
ere you give ear to their falsehoods, or coun
tenance to their petitions.
Cool. To prove that Mr. Farrar is not
"non-committal,'' his organ, the Standard
publishes a letter purporting to have been
written by him in February last, in which
he says he is for Lane for Senator, and that
he is against the Salem platform. We can
produce twenty persons who have heard Far
rar say that Lane ought not to be senator,
that be was an old humbug, (acd a stronger
word than that,) that this talk about his
great influence in Washington, was nn elec
tioneering trick, and that we had far abler
men, and those who could render the Terri
tory more service at Washington. And we
cnu produce those who have heard him say
that the Salem platform was all right, and
those who hate heard him say it was all
wrong. "Non-committal'' is not the word.
"All things to all men" is more descriptive.
Whether Mr. Farrar thinks Gen. Lane or
some other mau best for Senator, (if be was
a democrat he would have a perfect right to
prefer some other democrat to Lane.or Lane
to any other democrat; and as he is not one,
he cannot be expected to prefer Lane, or
any democrat,') or whether he is for or against
the Salem platform, is his business, and not
ours. We simply refer to the matter to ex
pose the proceeding by which committalisra
is proved by quoting one of many and oppo
site sides taken
A Good Deal of Trith. Mr. Shaw,
member of Congress from Illinois, said re
cently: If you take the "Republican" to the
South he will become a Fire-eater, and if
you take a Fire-eater to the North he will
become a "Republican." It was not in his
heart to fall in love with either of these par
lies. He had contSfipt for any portion of
the North or South which seeks for a disso
lution of the Union.
There is a vast denl of truth iu this. We
know some men in Oregon who are half cra
zy on the slavery question, who, if they
were in the north, would be just as crazy ab
olitionists. We have lived in that country,
and know what sort of material Garriso
nians are made of. And we, too, know
some men here, half crazy on the opposite,
or nnti-slavery side of the question, who,
were they in the south, would be "Ore-eating"
pro-slavists. Extremists go to which
ever extreme circumstances or surrounding
associations direct them.
An obscure black republican sheet
has a good deal to say about tbe "indecen
cy" of the Statesman. The editor of that
same sheet has been, (and doubtless will
again be) for weeks at a time, so drunk that
he did not know whether he was in the gut
ter bv himself, or whether there was a hojr
or two with him a half naked, indecent
wretch, an object of loathing nnd disgust;
to say nothing of beastly dcGleineut of boots,
floor and aiming. A pretty subject to talk
abont "decency" nnd "families!" If the
sunken creature does not like to sec these
things in print, he had better cease that
subject, and he shall receive the silence of
contempt.
JSQJ- The "Life and Adventures of M. C.
Bolin, alias, Dave Butler," alias, Jack Hur
ly, is the title of a readable pamphlet we
have received from the Nevada Journal of
fice. Bolin is the man who killed Moffutt
at Downicville, and was arrested by "whis.
ky Jackson" at the Dalles. His story is in
teresting to Orcgonians, as he spent consid
erable time iu Oregon, nnd was in the war
as a member of one of the Marion County
companies, after the California homicide.
He denies having intentionally killed Mof
fatt, or having pushed Jackson overboard.
fggrSam'I. T. McKcan was chairman of
the Clatsop Co. Nation-won meeting, and
chairman of the committee ou resolutions,
while Tom Scott was the mover of the ap
pointment of the committee, and a member
of it. A man who knew Scott iu the States,
says he was never anything but an abolition
whig, and that all the family are the same.
Scott is a signer of the "national address."
McKeao was, in Illinois, a grumbling, dis
satisfied democrat, aud a repudiaiionist.
. CQyThe Grass Yalley Telegraph says
there are twenty-six democratic papers iu
California, twenty-one of which side with
Douglas and five with Buchanan on Kansas.
The California legislature passed resolutions
by a large majority in favor of the admis
sion of Kansas with the Lccomptou consti
tution. B.Weare indebted to Nichols & Co.
for the only California files we received by
the Pacific.
We are indebted to Gen. Lane for
some very valuable public documents.
Sharp Practice. We learn that a couple
of Californians, ("Mclutye & Boucher")
who recently rented the mills, store, Ac, at
Parkersville, in this county, after having got
about $8,000 in wheat and other property
of the proprietor, and taken in everybody
they could, amounting to quite a large sum
in ;he aggregate have absconded, leaving
their coufiditig creditors in the lurch. Just
before vamosiug, oue of them bought a horse
at oue of the livery stables in tbis town,
promising to pay in bran and sltbrts. They
will send them up from California perhaps!
But we fancy the 6table will get very short
before it comes. Messrs. "Mclutye & Bou
cher" left,forgettiug to pay a small printing
bill. We are getting some valuable citizens
from California, aud we are getting some
not very valuuble. A good, many sharpers
will come up here to make a "raise" off
from what Californians are wont to term
"green Oregouians," and our people had
better look out for them.
Tue Free Negro Niisaxce. Tbe San
Francisco Herald, commenting on a negro
mob in that city, sayst
II e are free to admit, that the people of
Oregon, tn the framing of their Constitution,
adopted a wise course by excluding free negroes
ftrecer from the future Sare and if nny-
. i . . 7. i i i . . r . i. . it t
lumg cvuiu iiiuuco us iu iirur mc caning vi
a Constitutional Convention at this time,
chaotic as the condition of society may be,
and uusettled as public sentiment undoubt
edly is, it would be the hope that a similar
provision might be engrafted ou the new or
ganic law.
B& We learu that Hon. S. Garfielde,
Receiver at Olympia, recently from Ken
tucky, will visit the Willamette valley some
time iu April, and will address the democ
racy at Portland, Salem, and perhaps other
points. He is one of the ablest and best
public speakers on the Pacific coasS. We
will etideavor to learn the precise time of
his contemplated, visit, and give notice of
the same.
ta A Dalles correspondent says: "the
'Nationals' ore 'out-plaving' the democrats;
they are writing letters to every mau in this
county, and I presume all over the country,
calling him an 'influential citizen Ac, which
you know flatters some people. I have had
three addressed to me which I found very
useful. I wisa they would write on softer
paper ! or send me the Standard or Ox!"
Polk Co. At the Dallas meeting of the
"National disorganizes," there were ten
persons present, one who has heretofore act
ed with the democrats, and nine opposition,
knownothings, blacks, or pizzurrinctums.
At Eola, Bridgeport, Salt Lake, Jackson,
Bethel, and several other precincts they
could not make a raise of a meeting.
Tri e. Somebody has said that "Demo
crat" requires no prefixes, or snffixes. And
that "national democrat," or "true demo
crat," and oil such terms, imply a rotten
democrat. The Democrat requires no other
iiauie, and when you find any other, look
out for rottenness nnd npostacy.
sD- A correspondent writing from Port
land, says: "McCraken endorses your refu
tation of Mcltecny's yarn. To those who
know the Dr., I think his making the state
ment was a sufficient contradiction."
Corvallis, March 20th, 1853.
Friend Bi"h Having a few leisure mo
ments, I thought that I could not better em
ploy them than by giving you a few items
of what is going on in this part of Uncle
Sam's 'tater patch. The Yakimall's held
their county convention here to-day; they
organized by electing a Mr. Jingles, presi
dent, and the gentleman of Sal-A very ce
lebrity secretary. There were thirteen del
egates iu all, three of whom were chosen
by the convention. A peert little fellow,
with a red face, aud whiskers of like color,
stated to the convention that he bad rode
two or three days in bis precinct (Long
Tom) to get up a meeting, but did not suc
ceed, aud he and two of his neighbors bad
come to the convention, and if it would re
ceive them, they would act as delegates.
Ou motion they were admitted. The con
vention proceeded to vote by ballot for del
egates to attend the Eugene convention,
which resulted iu the choice of Mclteeny,
Slater, Currier nnd Hunter.
The Rev. Dr. Hill addressed the conven
tion at length, in his usual clerical manner,
affording the audience a rare opportunity
for sport. He talked about the Salem
Clique, the scorpion lash of the Statesman,
how he was treated at Salem last winter,
how Slater used up nnd completely demol
ished Craner, what a fool Woodsidcs was,
dwelled long aud load on Jefferson democra
cy, aud the Cincinnati platform, was sure of
a triumph, because they were fighting for
the principles of "'76" iu his own words
"thar'8 the issue; thar's the p'int; that's
what we're fightin' for." He was not a
caudidate for any office; did not believe they
(he and Slater) could do much in the legis
lature when they went there had done as
much as he expected; said something about
soft soop being used bust winter, (and from
his oppcurauce 1 thiiit a little more of the
same sort would be beneficial if properly ap
plied,) acknowledged that he and Slater
were not very smart, (this is the only truth
he told;) give the reporter of the States
man a touch; he and Slater had sustained
the dignifty of our county, &c.
After he was done, Col. Kclsay attempt
ed to speak; be foamed and fretted and spit
npon all within his reach; ran about from
one side of tbe court-bouse to the other,
clapped bis hands, stamped his feet, and in
fact was more like a tempest in a tea-pot
than anything I have ever witnessed. He
spoke until the audience were about leaving,
when he concluded to quit, and talk some
other time. In his speech be called Delazon
Smith a be possum; compared him to Go
liuh and himself to David; thought David
would conquer Goliuh!
I notice tho Ox, in speaking of the demo
cratic precinct meeting held here on March
6th, says that there was but few there; it is
true there were not many there, but as few
few as there was, there was more (and I
know of much better quality) at that meet
ing than there was to-day at the county con
vention of tho "nationals." I think that
tbe nationals will succeed in this county if
every one who sustains the Eugene move
ment (I mean the Eugene movement No. 2)
is nominated for some office, or gets the
promise of one, which is nearly equivalent;
but if it should happen that they should not
all be nominated, then there will be trocble
in the camp of the speckled party.
Yours, BILL.
Corvallis, March 20 tb, 1858.
Dear Statesman. I have heard of Soft
Conventions, and thought the designation
was merely a technical one, but an Opportu
nity being offered to-day to behold the
thing in puribus, I directed my steps to the
Court House, where, by previous announce
ment, it was to be exhibited. Finding no
door-keeper, I concluded that the "show was
free," and accordingly entered and had the
satisfaction of "seeing the elephant." Its
head a rather stupid looking old fellow
was seated in a chair, from whence he did
not condescend to rise to put a vote, or in
quire if there were any negative side to the
propositions presented. Its tail our old
friend "Sal-A very" was sitting humped up
a short distance off, hanging down his bead,
and scribbling over a sheet of paper prob
ably taking minutes (he would have looked
better taking spelling lessons) or making out
a list of some " commit ty."
Avery and the "Ox man" occupied back
scats, and looked rather chop-fallen over the
material they had brought together to ope
rate on. Two or three rows of vacant,
meaningless faces were watching with dull,
goggle eyes full of stupid wonder, an old
yellow hat which had been placed upon the
table for a ballot-box. Their tickets had
been written ont and giveir to them before
going into the ball, and, as their leaders
were seriously puzzled to define their aims
and purposes, no' explanations of their ob
ject were giren, nor resolutions expressive
of the sense(?) of the meeting were offered.
In fact, I saw but one man, an old fellow
with iron grey hair, who looked as if he had
sufficient intelligence to know what be really
did want.
The ballot resulted in the election of four
delegates all the names offered Slater and
three others, of whom he is to take charge,
and some oue motioned to adjourn. A
Doctor somebody was, however, called npon
before the motion was put, to give his views
on democracy, but he excused himself by
savins', "that be bad been rather ill that
indeed he felt quite weak." He will proba
bly "weaken" still more if he has the intel
ligence I gave nun credit lor. fcia'er oiso
put in the plea ot illness, ana egotistically
remarked that "he did not think he could
do himself justice!" on the present occasion.
Our old friend "Ipse dixit,n who bad sin
gled himself out and occupied a conspicuous
seat, bad evidently prepared himself to be
the orator of the day. He seemed burning
with impatience to open bis sluice on the
crowd. If be bad not been "drawn off," I
certainly would not have insured his waist
bands. The outsiders, pitying his "inside
pressure," called him out with sarcastic ap
plause, and, gratified beyond measure, he
threw over the anterior portion of his vis
age a conceited smirk, while a pathetic sad
ness lingered behind his ears, and commenc
ed. The following list of words, 'tyranny,
'aristocrcy,' 'liberty,' 'proscription,' 'free
dom,' 'the people,' 'fought,' 'ancestors,'
'died,' 'Jefferson,' 'heresy,' 'democracy,'
'crnsh,' 'lash,' 'drive,' 'smash,' 'Statesman,'
'gallant volnuteers,"patriots,"Bush P'Bush!'
'Bush! if spriukled about six in a line, and
filled up with bad English and detestable
pronunciation, would give a more correct re
port of his style, than anything phonogra
phy could accomplish. The only entirely
new and original idea I beard advanced was
that the democracy tried to toft soap him
last winter in the House. "But," said he,
"fellow-citizens, I was too honest!!! We did
all we could for you, and along, towards the
latter 'eend' we had the satisfaction of car
rying several of our 'pints.'"
I wonder if his honesty was displayed in
voting against a judicial investigation of the
penitentiary swiudie, and in favor of giving
away thousands of the people's money with
out the shadow of proof?
One of the numerous "Colonels" was the
successor to the orator of the day and one
who last year ran on the Salem platform,
and succeeded by one vote. Such men
would break down any party. He started
ou the down grade, without brakes, and ran
furiously. Rushing from one place to an
other about the ball, he rivalled the "Bull
of Bashan" in bellowing, and I very natu
rally concluded that he was one of the "b:g
guns" of the party, ne passed across the
hall to get a drink, which gave rise to a
questiou of order, the poiut in question be
ing on the propriety of a triiui-inill running
by. water. He frequently begged the mem
bers and spectators to hear him a little
longer, but was finally compelled to apolo
gize to 'four persons who alone occupied
couveution seats, and be had kept them
hemmed in so they could not pass him. One
of the tortured four made a motion to ad
journ, and without stopping to see whether
it carried or not, he made tracks and the
others followed; and so ended one of the
comic fizzles which will go to constitute tbe
Eugene farce. .
They have not yet seen the State Conven
tion resolutions, and are fearful "you-have
refuted their version of the platform.
Yours trnly, SOUTH.
Hot-SE Rep. Washington, Feb. 17, '53.
A. Bush Dear sir: A Baltimore paper
of this morning has an article to the effect
that the Senate committee on Territories,
have determined to report against the ad
mission of Oregon, for want of population.
Now I assure you that there is not one word
of truth in the article referred to; it is mere
rumor; the Senate committee have made no
such decision, nor will they; npon the con
trary they will report iu favor of bringing
Oregon in, and I am, satisfied that there
will be no serious opposition to our admis
sion. Your friend, JOSEPH LANE.
Below is the paragraph referred to:
"The Senate committee on Territories will
report against the- admission of Oregon at
this time, on the grouud that she has not
sufficient population, that no urgent necessity
exists for her immediate admission, aud that
her citizcus do not desire it."
Another Loose Oreoonian. A stran
ger from Oregon was found by the police,
Inst night, lying "dead drunk" on the street.
Upon investigating his pockets the sum of
six hundred dollars was found, together with
a valuable gold watch. San Francisco paper.
We should like to hear of some Jeremy
Diddler Califoruiau being picked up in Ore
gou with "six hundred dollars," unless some
safe had been opened.
Port Or ford, March 15, 1858.
I have but a moment to write to apprise
you of the recent Indian outbreak in this
neighborhood. Tbe Cbetcoes are up and in
arras. About a hundred "bucks," all iu
fighting gear, have got together, and are
raising the deuce. They have killed the In
diau interpreter, Oliver Cantwell, and up to
tbe present moment we are uncertain wheth
er more lives have been lost or not, as some
other men are missing, who may, however,
have escaped.
Sam Francisco Market. Wtdntsdag March
Y7th. Flour Sales of 800 qr ska damaged Ore
gon at $ 12 50, and 300 do do Santa Clara at 16.
Wheat Sale of 2.000 bag choice milling' at 5Jc
Oats Sales of 1,000 bags ia lot at I and Ic
Buckwheat The market is better: 300 bags sold
at 3 16c. Rice 15,000 lbs good China No 2 sold
at 5c. Hides 100 dry sold at 91.50, Tallow
Sales of 1 ,000 lbs at 71c.
from the .States.
We are indebted to Wells, Fargo & Co.,
Portland, for a most excellent file of papers.
Shubrick Norris, of Portland, Oregon,
has been appointed Postal agent for this
Territory.
L. Snow, merchant of Portland, died re
cently at Havana.
The great English steamship Leviathan
has been launched.
The Kansas question agitated Congress;
the impression was that she would be coupled
with Minnesota, and the two put through
tbe Senate. It was thought Lccompton
wonld fail in the House. We find nothing
in Congressional proceedings respecting Or
gon. Congress has been mainly occupied
since last reports, with speech-making npon
Kansas affairs, the increase of the army, aud
bribery and corruption.
The session of the House of Representa
tives, ou Friday, the 5th nit,, was continued
to 6 j o'clock on the morning of the 6th.
About 2 o'clock in the morning an alterca
tion took place between Messrs. Keitt, of
S. C, and Grow, of Penn., in the course of
which the former was knocked down by tbe
latter, and for a time the muss verged close
upon a free fight. A member of Congress
gives the following version of the affair to
the N. Y. News:
Mr. Grow objected to Mr. Quitman's
making any remarks. Mr. Keitt said, "If
you are going to object, return to your own
side of the House." Mr. Grow responded,
"This is a free hall, and every man has a
right to be where he pleases." Mr. Keitt
lieu came up to Mr. Grow and said, "I
want to know what you mean by such an
answer as that?" Mr. Grow replied, "I
mean just what I say. This is a free hall,
ana a man lias a right to be where he pleas
es." JUr. Keitt (taking Mr. Grow by. the
throat) said, "1 will let you know that yon
are a u el black republican puppy." Mr.
Grow knocked up his band, saying, "I shall
occupy such place iu this hall as I please.
and no nigger driver shall crack his whip
over me." ftir. Keitt then again grabbed
Mr. Grow by the throat, and Mr. Grow
knocked his hand off, and Mr. Keitt coming
at him again. Mr. Grow knocked him down.
Ihe di&culty has been settled bv both
gentlemen making apologies to the House
and to each other, Mr. Keitt being pnrticu-
lariy iraiiK ana explicit in his recantation,
and taking the whole blame upon himself.
Marriage of Ex-Presidext Fillmore.
The Hon. Millard Fillmore was married to
Mrs. Caroline C. Mcluto.sh on Wednesday,
the 10:h ult., at the Schuyler mansion in
Albany.
Most of oar readers will remember that
ex-Gov. Win. Bebb of Ohio, who now re
sides near Koekford, 111., was last Fall in
dieted for shooting at and mortallv wonnd
ing one of a party of reckless young men
who were infesting his residence, and nnnov
ing his family with a charirari or horning
party ou the occasion of the marriage of oue
of Gov. B.'s sons. He was tried for mur
der recently at Koekford, and triumphantly
acquitted.
New Jersey has gone democratic by a
large majority.
Washington, Feb. 16. 1858.
The President has removed Mr. Price,
postmaster at Chicago, and reappointed Mr.
Cook, his immediate predecessor. He has
also removed Mr. Miller, postmaster at Co
Iambus, Ohio, and appointed Gov. Medary
iu bis place. Messrs. Trice and Miller were
appointed daring the recess of Consress.aud
are said to have been removed on account of
being Douglas men.
Affjirs iu Mexico came to a crisis on the
22d ult., when, after eleven days fighting,
Comoufort, abandoned by bis troops, fled
the country, and has arrived at .New Or
leaus, accompanied by his two daughters.
Tue new Provisional Government is beaded
by Zjloaga.
Probable Reopening of the Nicaragua
Transit Kocte. We are informed that Mr.
Vanderbilt's new steamship line to Califor
nia by way of the Isthmus of Panama, is to
be but a temporary affair. He is repairing
the steamship Northern Light, and patching
up the Daniel Webster, so as to be ready to
reopen the Nicaraguan Transit route as soon
as possible.
The Buffalo Advertiser says that the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania has sent a requfsitiou
to tiie Governor of Ohio for the delivery np
of Mr. Porter, the $50,000 defaulting Sec
retary of the Auiericau Sunday School
Union.
The marriage of the Prince of Prussia
and the Princess lioyal of England took
place ou the 25th, as per programme.
Nothing occurred to mar the joyous festivi
ties of the occasion, but a riotous demon
stration at Belfast. The disturbance was,
however, promptly suppressed. The pub
lished repoits of the proceedings may be
rated as very affective.
The effect of the explosion of the three
projectiles at the time ot the attempted as
sassination of Lous Napoleon, proved on in
vestigation to be far more disastrous than
was at first supposed. The number of per
sons more or less wounded fell little, if any,
short of oue hundred nud fiTty, and six bad
died of the injuries they sustaiued.
A formal demand has been preferred upon
the British Government for the cxpulsiou of
ictor Hugo, Mazzmi, Ledru KoIIin and
Louis Blauc from the British territory.
Twenty-two persons were arrested in the
gardens of the Tullenes, each with a loaded
revolver in his pocket.
A plot agaiust the life of the King of Na
ples, said to have been the work of French
men, had been discovered.
Lablache, the celebrated singer, is report-
ea aeaa. -Tfle
French Minister has demanded of the
British, Belgian. Swiss and Sardinian gov
ernments, the adoption of measures to pre
vent renewed attempts at assassination.
Gev. Walker Indicted. The grand jury
of New Orleans found true bills of indict
ment agaiust Gen. Wm. Walker, Col.Frank
Anderson, and others, for violation of the
neutrality laws. They were held to appear
on the 4th Monday in April for trial.
Sasta Fe. The dates are to the 16th ult.
There had been no palpable demonstration
of hostility on the part of tbe Utah In
dians, but the Mormons were evidently tem
porizing with them. The agents of the Gov
ernment bad been instructed to act with
caution and liberality toward the Indians,
and to use their utmost endeavors to pre
vent their alliance with the Mormons. The
Santa Fe Gazette advocates tire raising of
a regiment of mounted riflemen in that Ter
ritory for the Utah war, stating that a
march conld be made from that point to
Salt Lake within fifteen days. The Gazette
also recommends that reinforcements be sent
through New Mexico, describes the route as
being much easier than the Northern, aud
says that with an abundance of provisious
and forage, and destitute of cannon, it can
can be traveled quicker than via Fort Lar
amie. IttPORTANT Matter. We shall publish next
week the conclusion of the report of the
War Claim Commissioners, and an interesting
report of J. Ross Browne, on the subject
of the Oregon War.
Report of Con ml Klon en IssUan War Bsaeaaea
In Oregon ami Washington Terrf lories.
Officb of thb Commission os India 1
YV ar JJxpe.vses ix Oregon and Wash- -iNGTo
Territories. J
Ft. Vancouver, W. T., Od. 10, 1858.
Sir: The commission appointed under au
thority gien by the 11th section of tbe act
of August 18, 1856, by order issued from
the War Department, bearing date 3epteril
ber 4, 1856, "to examine into the amount
of expenses necessarily incurred in the sup
pression ot Indian hostilities in the late In
dian war in Oregon and Washington by tbe
territorial governments of said Territories,
for the maintenance of the volunteer forces
engaged in said war, including pay of vol
unteers, has the nonor herewith to submit
the following report:
Immediately on the receipt of said order
the members of said commission met at the
city of Portland, in tbe Territory of Ore
gon, on the 30th day of October, 1856, or
ganized the board, ana iook into cousiaera
tiou the duties assigned them. Upon a full
consultation as to the proper province of
the commission under the law providing lor
its organization, and the order issued tbere-
on, it was determined to ascertain and re-
Prt , : . .
I. the number and distinctive character
of tbe volunteer troops which were aetaaliy
and properly in the service of the two Ter
ritories engaged in the suppression or Indian
hostilities in the lats Indian war in Oregon
and Washington; their terms of. service;
aud the pay due them.
2. "The amount of expenses necessarily
rnenrred" for their maintenances.
Tbe initiative steps of tbe organization ot
the volunteer forces in Oregon, early in Oc
tober, 1855, were quite preeipitoas and eon
sequently in some cases irregnlar. This or-"
ganization was based upon the militia law
of the Territory, as it then existed, declar
ing the military district for brigade purpos-'
es, of. which, by authority of the act of
Congress organizing the Territory, the Gov
ernor was commander-in-chief. This law
further provided for the appointment by tha
governor of a brigadier-general, and for the
election, in subordinate district?., of colonels
and subordinate officers of regiments; it also
embraced the usual departments of the gen
eral staff, and provided for tbe commission
of their chief and subordinate ofBeers.
These volunteer troops, consisting of two
regiments of mounted men, excepting the
9th regiment of Oregon militia, to which
reference will be made hereafter, were called
into service by proclamation of the governor.
These regiments, numbered 1st and 2d,
respectively, consisted of ten companies
each, designated by the letters of the alpha
bet from "A" to " K," inclusive.
A colonel, lieutenant colonel, and two
majors were elected by the sibordinate com
missioned officers and privates of each regi
ment to command; and company officers
were elected in each company by the subor
dinates and privates of tbe same, and all
officers so elected were commissioned by the
governor.
During tbe continuance of hostilities, the
legislative assembly of the Territory com-- .
menced its session on the first Monday of
December, 1855. At this session an act
was passed reorganizing the militia system,
so as more fully to provide for the exigencies
of the volunteer service. (See session laws
of Oregon, 1S55-56, p. 55, herewith ae- -companyng.)
This act (Chap. Ill, sec. 1) provides that
"in time of invasion, insurrection, or the
breaking out of Indian hostilities, the gov
ernor, as comaiander-ia-chk-f, shall, unless he
deems the exigencies of the moment to re
quire his calling out the full militia force of
the Territory, issue his proclamation calling
into service as many eoaipanie, battalions,,
or regiments of volunteers as he shall think
necessary to protect the lives and property
of the citizen, and to establish and preserve
the public peace." The same act also rec
ognized "the 'field organization of the vol-
unteer forces of the Territory" then in ser
vice. "
At the same sessiou of the territorial leg
islature another act was passed, entitled
"An act to provide for paying the volun
teers in the service of tbe Territory, and for
the prosecution of the existing Indian war,"
(see session laws aforesaid, p. 25,) which
gave special authority to the governor "to
call for and accept the services of any num
ber of volauteers, not exceeding three full
regiments, who may offer their services as
mounted riflemen, to serve six months after
tbey shall have arrived at tbe place rendez
vous, or to the end of the war, unless sooner
discharged."
By virtue of these provisions of law, the
governor of Oregon, from time to time,cal!ed
for and caused to be mustered into the ser
vice of the Territory such number of volun
teers, within the limits stated, as he deemed
expedient, or the exigences of the service re
quired. But, except in cases of special ser
vice, such as of "spy companies," "minute
men," "guards," and "rangers," enrolled for
local defences, ou duty only in case of emer
gencies, and the like, the levies of volunteer
troops, made subsequently to the original
organization, were for the purpose of re
cruiting the two regiments already ia tbe
field tbe first operating iu northern and
middle Oregon, and the second in the south.
Of these subsequent levies are the com
panies, A, B, C, 1), and E, recruiting bat
talion, 1st regiment; the companies A, B,
C, and D, 1st recruiting battalion; and the.
companies A, B, C. and D, 2d recruiting
battalion, 2d regiment. These "recruiting
battalions" were thrown into the field at a -time
when the regiments before roentioueT
had become decimated from service, or dis
cbarged after expiration of their term of en
listment, and were consolidated within the
original organization.
The two "spy companies," Nos. 38 and"
39, respectively, Captain James Barnes and
Captain J. W. Prather, were enrolled and
mustered iDto the service of the Territory"
under the order of Brigadier General John.'
K. Lamerick, of the volunteer militia of Or
egon by authority of the governor, and at
tached to the Sd regiment, as were also-the
minute men, No. 40, of Captain Jhn Guess.
The companies, No. 51, of Port Orford min
ute men, Captain J, Creighton; No. 58,,
Coos Bay minute men-, Captain N. H. Har
ris; and No. 59, Coquille Guards, Captain..
W. H. Packwood, were self-organized, and!
went into service ou the southern coast, onv
the occurrence of a serious Indian outbreak;,
and previous to the arrival of the regalaf
troops in that district under the command
of Lieutenant Colonel Buchanan,. 4th in
fantry; but were subsequently recognized a'
duly in service by authority of tha governor
and were attached to the 2d regiment. ' '
me companies ot "minute men for the
Cants.!
W. S. Buckley, were called into
relieve the settlers, at the Cascade, on the
Columbia river, after the massacre of tha
26th of MarchlS56..
The 9th regiment of Oregon militia, nam
bered by companies from 1 to 15, inclusive,
was organised under the old militia- law of
the Territory, herein before referred to, and
went into service by order of Colonel John.
renet ot cascades," o. 60; Captain Steph
en Coffin; No. 61, Captain S. J. Powell;,
and No. 62, Maltnomah Ransrera. Cantalnl