1
section one,- townsLtjj "sixty-nine;- rang?
twenty-seven; nnrth-enst quarter of north
east quarter of section twelve, township
sixty -nine, range twenty-seven; north-cast
quarter of north-cast quarter of section thirty-six,'
township seventy, rango'.-twenty-set-
. en ; -tvorth-wesi qmrtcr ot&ectivfl thirty-!,
township seventy, range twentyevco; west
half of the southeast ' quarter of section
thirty-six; township . seventy, rang twenty
seven; north half of south east quarter vi
section thirty-six, township seventy-; range
twenty-seven-. ' - " "
Sacrios. I. And ' be it further enacted.
That all such Hungarians entitled to the
. rtght'ofvreeraptio'ii to Mie above described
land by this act, who may hare g-ne to
on. to said lands prior to January twenty
second, eighteen hundred and fifty five, or
since that time, and have contained to in
habit and improve the same, shall hold their
claims,- not exceeding' one hundred and sixty
acres to each pre-smptor against any other
subsequent claimants whatever: Provided,
farther, that said claimants' under settle
ment and cultivation may prior to January
, twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty1
fire, or prior to the passage of this act,
hall make kuown their claims in writing to
the Register "at Chariton, within time
mouths from the date of publication in said
: district, of notice to said claimant, of the
. priviltgca granted hereby, " to be given by
the Commissioner of the General Land Of
fice; and in all cases proof ar.d psrnieiit
must be made at the Land Office aforesaid
. withiit twelve months from the data ef pub
lication ot notice aforesaid.
".- Approved. May 11th 1858.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
. - support of the Military Academy for the
-year ending the thirttetu of Jane, eight
- ecn hundred and Efty-nine.
Be it faded ly the Senate and ITruse of
Mepiesentntircs of the United States of Amer
ica in Congress assf'mb.'ed, That tbo follow
ing sums be. and the same arc hereby, ap
propriated, ont ot any money in tne treasu
ry not otherwise appropriated, for the suj-
port of the Military Academy for the vi or
ending the thirtieth June, eighteeu hundred
ud fifty-nine: "
For the pay of officer instructors, cadets
jend musicians, one hundred and twelve
tbonsnnd eight hundred and six dollars.
".-.For commutation of subsistence, three
thousand, and sixty -six "dollars.
.- "For forage for officers horses, eight bun
drcd- and sixty-four dollars.
" For current ud ordinary expenses as fol
lows: repairs and improvements, fuel, and
apparatus, forage, postage, stationery,
transportation, priuting, clerks, tniscellane-
oos and incidental expenses, and depart
menu, of instruction, thirtv-five thousand
aix1 hundred and ten dollars.
For gradual increase and expense of li
brary, one thousand dohars. -
For exjrenses for the board of oisitors,
three thousand dollaars.-
" For forage for arti'.lerv and cavalry horse,
eight thousand six hundred aud forty dol
lar. ...
For supplying horses for cavalry ar.d ' ar
tillery practice, one Thousand dollars.
- For barracks fot dragoon detachment, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
' For barracks for -artillery detachment,
Six thousand fire hundred collars.
For purchase of a bell, and mounting the
same with the clock on one ot the pa
building, four hundred and fifty dollars
- For repairs to o5ce quarters, five hundred
dollars. ' '
. For models for the department of caval
ry. two hundred and fifty dollars.
For extension of wattr pipes ar.d increase
f reservoir, two th:usaui hve hundred dol
Jar.
' For targets and batteries for artillery ex
ereise, one hundred aud fifty dollar.;.
' For gas pipes and retorts, extension to
cadets' mess-hall, academic ball, and other
public building?, two thousand fire hundred
dollars. -
-.' -For staWes for dacgoon and artillery hor
ses, two thousand four hundred and sixty
eight dollars.
Approved. May II. 1S5.3
AN ACT to amend.the cct entitled "An
act to ascertain and settle the private
- land claims in the State cf California,"
' Tassed March third, eighteen hundred
and fifty-one. . "
Be it enacted by the Senate and Heue ef
Rrpresenlalices ef the Lulled Stales of Amer
ica in Congress aesemllcd. That in cases
-'pending in the district courts cf the United
'fctatcs in California, on appeal from the oe
crceofthe commissioners to ascertain and
settle the private laud claims in the State
- f California, under act of Congres, passed
warcn third, eighteen liana red and nfty one,
if either party shall desire to examine any
witness resiuiug in any other district within
said State, or shall require the production
of any paper, written instrument, book or
document supposed to be in the possession
or power of a witness residing in another
, district, the coort wherein the case is pend
ing, or any judge thereof, being satisfied by
affidavit or otherwise of the materiality ol
such witness, or of the production of such
paper, written instrument, book or document
as evidence of the case, may order the clerk
of said coort to issue .a subpana, or a sub
poena duces tecum for such witness aud for
such paper, written instrument, bock or
document; which subpoena or subpscna da
ces tecum shall run into any other District
in said State, aud be served by the marshal
either District as the Court or Judge may
direct: And the Court or Judge ordering
said writ shall have power to enforce obedi
ence to said process, and punish disobedience
by attachment, and in like manner as if said
witness resided within the District where
the caase may be pending; and all attach
ments and process necessary to enforce obe
dience or punish disobedience to the afore
said writs cf subpoena aud subpoena duces
tecum may be served and executed by the
Marshal of cither District as the Court or
Judge may direct: Provided, That a wit
ness attending the Court under a subpoena
issued under the provisions of this act in a
district iu which be docs not reside, shall be
entitled to the same fees for attendance as
are allowed by the laws of the State of Cal
ifornia to witnesses in similar cases.
Approved, May 11, 18oS. -
AN ACT smedatory of an act entitled
'. "An act to establish two additional land
districts iu the Territory of Minnesota,"
approved July 8, 1 S5G.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives' of the United Stales cf
America in ' Congress , a sseruhled. That to
much of an act" entitled "An act to estab
lish two additional laud districts in the Ter
ritory of Minnesota," approved July eighth,
an ho Domini eighteen hundred aud fifty-six,
as defines the southern boubdary of the
'north-western land district, oo the west side
cf the-MUfcissippi river, 1. and the same
" is"1tereby," regaled, and iu lieu Coalmen
"cingat the point on the eastern aide of the
- Mississippi river where the present south
TiiieToocbes the driver; thence down said
rmr. to""tue point opposite the intersection
w1thtfcdiverof the"elhth standard parnl-
li l; tlionco olong said parallel to tne poim
f intersection of guide meridian number
four; thence along said guide meridian to
the se venth standard parallel; thence west
along said seventh parallel tu the Sioux
Wood river; thence north to the lino here
'tofora established. ' "5
Sec 8. And.be it further cW, That
tho linn iliriilimr rantrna twentr-throo and
twenty-four be' tho boundary line between
tne northwestern ami northeastern iaua ms
trhts, iu lieu of the range line between
eighteen, and nineteen, as heretofore estab
lished in the above recited act.'
Approved 11 May 1858.
AN ACT to enlarge the Detroit, and. Sag
inaw land districts in Michigan.'
Beit enacted in the Senate and House of
Representatives cf the United Stiles of Amer
ica, in Congress cMrmiiVrf, That all that part
of the present Cheboviran district in the
State of Michigan, which lies sonth of, the
line dividing townships twenty-eight and
twenty-nine north, and east of the line divid
ing ranges two and thrco west, shall be at
tached to and form a part of the present
Saginaw district, and all that part of the
said Cheboygan district which lice north of
the line dividing townships twenty-eight ami
tw'enty-nine north, and cast of the line di
viding ranges one aud two west, including
the island of Mackinac, be attached to and
form a part of the Detroit district in said
State.
Section 9. And be it further enacted.
That this act take effect from aud after the
first day of July nest.
Approved May 11, 1858.
AN ACT to authorise the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell the old custom honse aud
site in Bath, Maine,' and for other pur
poses. Be it enacted by thA SenaU and House of
Representative of the I nted States of Amer
ica in Congress assembled. That the Secre
tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby
authorized to sell at public auction, ater
first fixing a minimum pricn therefor, the
old custom house, and site, at Bath, Maine,
when tho new custom house shall be com
pleted, and fit for occupation: and he is
is hereby authorized to use all, or so much
of the money arising from the sale of said
old custom house and site, as shall be lie
ccssary to furnish the new custom house.
Approved, May 11, 1853.
AN ACT for the admission of the State of
Minnesota into the Union.
Whereas an act of Congress was passed
Febrnary twenty six, eighteen hundred
and fifty seven, entitled " An act to au
thorize the people of the Territory o!
Minnesota to form a constitution and
State government preparatory to their
admission into the Union on an equal
; " footing with the original States;" and
whereas the people of said Territory did,
on the twenty ninth day of August, eigh
teen hundted and fifry-stven, by deli-gate
elected for that purpose, form for them
selves a constitution and State govern
ment, which is Republican in form, and
was ratified and adopted by the people,
at an election held on the thirteenth day
of October, eighteen hundred aud fifty
seven, forthat purpose; Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Representative of the United Stales of
America tn Cotigress assembled. That the
State of Minnesota shall beoiif, and is here
by declared to be one, of the United States
cf America, and admitted into the Union
on an equal footing w ith the original States
in all nsi eefs whatever.
Sec. 2. And be V further enacted, That
said State shall be entitled to two represent
atives in Congress, untilthe next apportion
ment cf representatives auioug the severl
States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That
from and after the admission of the State of
MiiintS'.ta,Bsherebtforeprovided,ll the lawa
of the l nited States ninth are not locally
inapplicable shall hare the same force and
effect within that State as in other Statf
-c .wuniuii ; ar.n tne said State is hereby
constituted a judicial district of the Uni
ted States, within which a district court
with the I.ke powers and jurisdictions as the
district court of the United States for the
district of Iowa, shall be established; the
judge," attorney and Marshal of the United
States for the said district of Minnesota
shall reside within the same, and shall be
entitled to the same . condensation as the
judge, attorney, and marshal of the district
i f Iowa: aud in all cases of appeal or writ
of error heretofore prosecuted and now pend
ing in the Supreme Court of the Uited
States, ujwn ai y record from the supreme
court of Minnesota Territory, the mandate
of execution or order q .further proceed
ings shall be directed by rtje Supreme Court
of the United States for "the district of
Minnesota cr to the supreme court of the
State of Minnesota, as the nature of such
ap;H.-aI or writ of error may require; aud
each of those courts shall be the successor
of the supreme court of Minnesota Territo
ry, as to all such cases, with full power to
hear and determine the same aud to award
mesne or final process therein.
Approved May 11, 185S.
A RESOLUTION to extend for a further
time the provisions of the joint resolu
tion approved March 18, 18138, in relation
to certain dropped and retired officers of
the navy.
Retalced ly the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United Slates of America
in Congress assemb'ed, That the time limit
ed by the joint resolution approved March
tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty eight, en
titled a "Joint resolution to extend and de
fine the authority of the President, tinder
the act approved January sixteenth, eigh
teen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An
act to amend an act entitled an act to pro
mote the efficiency of the navy" in respect
to dropped and retired navy officers," be,
and hereby is, extended to the first day of
January, eighteen hundred aud fifty-nine, iu
lien of six months as provided thcieio.
Approved, Way 11, 1858.
A RESOLUTION to extend the operation
ot the act approved January 16, 1857,
entitled "An act to amend entitled "An
act to promote the efficiency of the navy."
Rssofred ly the Senate and House of Rep
resentatires of the United Stales of America
in Congress assembled, That the ojteration of
the act entitled "An act to amend an act
entitled an act to promote the efficiency of
the navy," limiting the. restoration of offi
cers in certain cases, be extended to the six
teenth day of April, eighteen hundred aud
City-nine:
Provided, that the time which examina
tions by Courts of Inquiry may be made as
provided by the first section of said 'act,
shall not be extended except as to any case
pending and undetermined before any Court
of Inquiry under the act of the sixteenth of
January, eighteen' hundred and ' fifty-seven,
at the expiration thereof; and excepting
also the case of any officer who was absent
frcm the country at the time of the passage
of said aet, ami had .not returned 'previous
to the sixteenth of January, eighteen huui
drcd and fifty-eight. And any snch uZvt r
shall be entitled to all the privileges confer
red by said act provided he applies for the
benefit thereof at any time' witliis sixty days
after his reJarn. .: v v- ...
-Approved May U, l58. ' .
DllKGON STATESMAN.
TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1858.-
TBM Lata F.lectlan.
Notwithstanding the extreme measures of
falsehood, duplicity, treachery and fraud,
resorted to by the opposition in the '. late
election, the democracy triumphed. That
triumph is marked by more than ordinary
imprest and bears with it more than ordinary
results.
It ia not ordinary that a thriving popula
tion mustering upon tho outskirts of the
Union should organise themselves icto a
State and demand admission to the Union on
an eqnal footing with the original States. It
la not ordinary that any single election
should determine the political character of a
sovereign State as well as its full represen
tation in the Federal Congress. It is not
ordinary that the democratic party, or any
lolitical party, ia called upon, at a critical
and all-important period, to reach success
over the prostrate bodies of half iu pretend
ed champions, who in the boor of uncertain
success have deserted their staudard.
Yet these unusual occurrences all concen
tered on the Ttb of Juuo and rendered that
day big with the fate of a 8tateand a party;
aud most gloriously has the 'result bfthat
day told for the new State and the democ
racy. .
During tlie Territorial existence of Ore
gon oar partisan organization had straggled
alng against baffling winds aud cross-tides
until the very existence of partisan fealty
was denied. At first it was held that there
was no propriety in organising political par
ties here, because we had no influence upon
and took no part in the political contests ol
the Nation. But when the democracy bad
organized, the opposition tried their stregth
and under the name of "People's party."
The people being defeated by the overwhelm
ing numbers of the democracy, shifted their
colors successively to those of "No party,"
"Maine Law," Enownothingism, Ac. Rout
ed iu all these forms, they gave np their old
tactics, and at the approach of our State or
gauizalion put on the garb of extreme viitue
and modesty. They would now organize
upon principle and enter the field in a manly
manner. They did organize, and they held
their convention at Salem, on the 2J of
April last, (it should have been on the first)
their nominations were made and their plat
form, which was extremely black republican,
was announced aud published. But the
other wing of the same black republ can
party convened at Eugene City, ou the
eighth of the same mouth, in the name of
the Waticnal Democracy. At this conven
tion congregated a few ol the weaker vessels
of our own party, who were extremely de
sirous ef office, without any paiticular care
from whose bauds it might be received, or
what political faith nrght be required. The
Eugene meeting made such uominalions and
passed such resolutions as were dictated by
the black republican leaders who bad or
ganized the convention of the 2d.
The canvass commenced with three tickets
in the field, but during its progress, it o
nmy appeared that there were but two par
ties in reality before the people, that one of
the wings of the opposition withdrew iu
favor of the other, thus narrowing the issue
so that the contest was between the democ
racy and the aggregated black republican
party.
And, with, bad faith among democrats.
the promise of office to the aspiring, the pur
chase of some, and the misleading of others,
the opposition expected to win. They
boasted so much ever the deserters from the
democratic ranks received by them, and the
remarkable strength of their own candidates,
thattJjey deceived themselves for they ac
tnah bet and lost much money staked upon
their own success.
The moral of the late election is excellent
It teaches that the people of Oregon have
disccmemeiit enough to trace the tortuons
course of that same old political reptile,
under whatever assumed . guise he may ap
pear, always safely called "the opposition."
It also teaches that treachery and desertion
in face of the enemy is not always rewarded
with success and promotion.
Snch lessons are of the greatest value to
any State, and will preserve our political con
sistency and honor for many years.
As we enter the Union, as a State, we go
purged aud freed from the contaminating
influences of sectionalism, and the weak
nesses of local prejudices. Oar government
at home will be sound and consonant with
the harmony of the whole Union, and our
representation in Congress will sustain the
present Democratic Administration, aud
stand pledged to conserve the constitutional
rights of all the States; while they shall de
mand and maintain the rights of our own.
Crtel. Some of the wags about Corval-
lis, having the returns from all the other coun
ties iu that judicial district, manufactured re
turns, which elected Kelsay by a small ma
jority, front Coos and Curry, and signed the
name of Mr. Pack wood, and others to them.
Kelsay was in high spirits, congratulated
the boys," and advised them to bet, which
the soft oues followed.- When the correct re
tarns were received, Kelsay did not credit
them, said, he had "letters from Packwood
and "the boy s". and. t bey conld'ut be mis
taken." That was cruel.-
Reprehensible. The Governor of. Cal
ifornia ia pardoning penitentiary convicts,
on condition tnat tuey snail leave thai
State.' No State has a right to send its
villains abroad,-and especially it lias uo
right to exempt them from punishment pro
vided they will go elsewhere to prosecute
their lift of infamy and crime.' "
TtVr t important dutr Which the people of
Qrr w. 1 eava to perform on the agsuinptinn of
I ,g of goTernuient is the selection of Bena-
a nvafittrve has already been elected.
A ka Lec'ilataro chosen at the same tirutj will!
neonneUlon with these important offices is that
ef funeral John Adair, of Astoria. The people
.of Ore-vn cannot find a truer man a more high
honorable seutlciuan. or one who will
attend with more fidelity to the promotion of their
best interest than General Adair, lie was one of
tha .rlr attlera of Oregon. Uo camn out in 1844
in the steamship California, and settled at Asto
ria. Tbo early pioneers of that Territory well
r member his )ospitalitv-. and kindnesa. His
house was open to all Who passed, and to none
wai assistance denied.-' To him tho people of Or
egon are indebted far the establishment of a mail
service in the early days ef the Territory. .When
therold fever broke out, and when thd sottlers
rushed down to California, no, in fad,- discharg
ed nearly all the offices of tho Government. He
was at that time and slill is the Collector of Astoria.
Ho has luriog his residence in the country never
made an enemy t ana no Kpwura
parties, his election to the responsible position in
tun with which his name has oeen men
tioned may be looked .upon with some deprce of
certainly. Somt writer ta San Frmncueo paper.
Perhaps it is a pity that California oIit-
ical traders cannot elect our Senators
They seem very anxious to do it. Perhaps,
ato, that Oregon bad butter submit to a
California Druteetorate at once, in view ol
the wisdom, prudmc, and honesty the Cali
fornia politician have displayed iu the af
fairs of their owiiV Jof.
It is uunecrssary to say that Gen. Adair
is not thought of iu Oregon, and we have no
idea he is tlsewiicre, in connection with the
U. S. Seuatorship. If there was uo other
aud better reason, (aud there is,) the fact
that his positiou iu the receut contest ben-
was so uncertaiu that the opposition claim
td . him alt through the cauvass, and the
fact thai be did uoftdte" the whole demo
era tie ticket at. the election, would be an in
superable one why Gen. Adair should not
receive the vbt of Democrats, lie may
"be acceptable to all parties" but the Deiu
ocratic party, though' we never heard of hi
being the candidate of any party for that
place. The democracy of Oregon believe
that fidelity to the Democratic organiza
tion, aud adherence to its candidates is sup
port of democratic principles. Gen. Adair
has held the best office in On-gon, the As
toria Colleetorsbip, since 1843, and the de
mocracy of the Territory have asked uoth
tug at his' hands, and received little or uoth-
lug. lie certainly owed enough to the dem
ocratic party to -have supported it (and we
are told that at Portland, shortly before the
election, he talked so much, "national" that
it was there supposed he was one,) and, at
the very least, to have voted for its candi
dates, at a crisis like the one that party ha
just passed through. If the democratic par
ty is just to itself, and true to its usrges,
and the resolutions of its conventions, in
t lading the last, it will at once demand Gen
Adair's removal from the office he holds.
James Bucbauau . removed John McKeou
from the important office of Attorney for the
Southern district of N. Y., because he did
uot support and vote for Fernando Wood,
democratic candidate for mayor of the city
i-aiid he removed him in less than a mouth
wfler the act of bad faith towards the party
was committed. Mr.' Buchanan is a wisv,
conservative, sound and jat democrat; and
be kuows what a democrat owes to his par
ty, aud what the party owes to a bolter,
aud the democracy of Oregon can hardly p
amiss in following his example iu this par
ticular. ,
Many Oregoniaas will be surprised to
Itoru from the San Francisco papers tht
numerous things Gen. Adair bus done in Or
egon, aud how neck they are indebted to
Tret-Havs Trim It. The opposition
have always had an idea that they could
beat the democracy with Kelly, especially if
any body bnt Lane ran. And they have
always desired to run Kelly. And Kelly,
with them, has always been of the opinion
that be could beat the democracy, and he
has ever been , anxious to try it. lie aud
they have tried it, assisted by all the co-renegades
and traitors he could carry off, and
the result is G rover has about It 00 uiajor
ty in a poll of 10,000. It is seldom that a
band of unprincipled traitors ever left a
party without injuring it more than Kelly
aud bis imitators hare the democracy of Ore
gon. No prominent member of any party
can tarn traitor and State's evidence, with
out deceiving and deluding some men; and
the surprise is that Kelly & Co., misled so
few. Considering the treason, the extraor
dinary mean, -and damnable system of false
hood and misrepresentation resorted to by
this malicious band of political renegades,
the completeness of the democratic victory
over them aiid their colored) allies, is truly
remarkable, and proves that the democracy
of Oregon cannot be misled,' deceived or de
feated. The v black republicans, have run
Kelly, O'Meara & Co., and they and humil
iated black republicanism are buried iu a
common grave. , j
Dishonest and Vest Meam. "We are in
formed that a few of the "national', blacks
who bet aud lost on the elect iou, talk about
refusing to pay when the official count shall
decide the result; and that some of the same
stamp of stakeholders, who claim respecta
bility, connive at this species of knavery,
aud are more than willing to be "iustructeu'
not to pay the "national'' half of the wager.
Men, stakeholders or stakers, who will be
guilty of such conduct, had better be watch
ed when they go about chicken-coops or
sheep-folds. A ' man who will not pay bis
bets, will not pay his debts. If our demo
cratic winning friends will send us the names
of auy such, we will favor the public with!
tneir publication, r
We are indebted to McCormick for
a convenient "hand-book and map to the
gold region . of - Fr a tier's and Thompson's
rivers, by Alex C. Anderson, late chiel
trader "Hudson Bay Co,? printed in San
Francisco. . It is . sold by McCormick at
$1 60. : I..-.-;- - 1
vPostal Agent Norria was in town
last week upon official business. He i coin
meuces bis administration by evincing a dis
position to' understand the postal .wauts of
the country, sad the fU tXbti oSec.
The Rebuke or a Demasocce. Before
the election, it being reported that some
murders had beeu committed by the Indiana
in Coos and Curry counties, Kelsay, can
didate of the blacks for judge in that dis
trict, got an old musket and went down
thar thinking by that kind of stale i lap-trap
10 secure the votes of "the boys." Coos
and Curry gave Kelsay twenty one votes aud
his democratic Opponent tvSO kindred and
nineteen. That ia the way the' Coos and
Curry "boys" rewarded the disgusting dema
gog uistu and ridiculous ambition of a half
witted ignoramus. .
But, now tho excitement of the canvass
has passed away, men have got cool and so
her, what do the intelligent men, permanent
C tisensof the State, who have, or ouithl
1 1 have, the credit, honor, f iir fame and
safety of the government at heart whatdo
such men, who, in the counties 'of-Laae.
Benton and Uuipqua, have voted for John
Kelsay for the important office of State
judge think of that act? -What does Jesse
Applegate, who is an intelligent man, who
kuows and has often said that Kelsay was to
tatty unfit and would be a disgrace to tin
betich and the State how is he now pleas
ed with with the act of having given his
vote aud hi influence for Kelsay, since he
tins failed of his clectiou? Mr. Applegate i-
said to hold the vote of Youcalla precinct
in lira hand, and in that precinct Strattoi
and Bush ' got two votes, aud Kelsay aud
O'Meara cot the rest some fori v. What
Mr. A nplegata kuew- thought aud sah
?idJ
aliout Kelsay, we hare stated, that iiEe
wise he had a supreme contempt and disgust
for Mr. O'Menra's playing upon and dema-
gogniug with the war prejudice iu Rogue
River, is certain; that he had . no sort ol
sympathy with that prejudice, and was per
fectly aware of the falsehoods' uttered and
truths suppressed, upon whieh it wan based
is certain. . Yet, under the belief that we
would be beaten (and we believe it was only
under that belief that he was carried for
O'Meara,) he aud his weut for O'Meara
Now, the election is over aud his candidate
for printer unsui.-ces.TuI, how is he .pleased
with bis support of hiu, and his encourage
nieiit of the demagoguism on the subject of
ludians? Does he expect that, with such
facts before them, and with his avowed
black republican principles, beautifully har
utonizing with his vote for Kelsay, .candid
tutu will give him credit fur political iuleg
rity, aud for auy kiud of devutiou to prin
ciple?
We are glad the viva voce law preserves
the record of men's rotes at this election,
aud we exiect iu future years to publish
portious of that record.
The New Mixes. The greatest excite
ment prevails in California iu regard to the
Frazier river mines, and every steamer leav
ing that State is crowded with gold seekers.
The excitement extends all over the Stale,
aud has had the eflect to produce a stagna
tion of business, and a depreciation of real
estate. Upwards of fifteen thousand pei-
sous have already left California for these
mines, aud it is estimated that 75,000 will
have left by January next. They have thus
far gone mainly by water, but luauy have
goue by laud via Oi egou some through
the Willamette Volley, aud others east ol
the Cascades. Small parties of California
miners are passing through this place every
day. It is now impossible to determine
which is the most practicable route to Fra
sier's river whether via the Dalles, or lu
get Sound. Those interested in the route
declare oue or the other to be the best
route, according to their iuterests and feel
tags. At Portluud they will tell yon that the
route vi Bdlliugtiaiu B-iy is impassable,
and has been abandoned. At Oiyuipia ami
Belliughaui Bay they will inform you that
the road is ojien and the route eay, while
the Dalles route is most perilon.
Without knowing much about the mat
ter, we incline to the opinion that the Dalles
route is the Lest of the two.
IIoibcg. Amory Holbrook is twaddling
about contesting the election of Wait, ami
has got the Oregouian to repeat his twad
dle, and to add:
If in any precinct in either county of the Dis
trict, any Toter knows of illegal or eren clouHlful
rotes being allowed, we trust he will send a
statement of the facts to Mr. Holbrook, at Oregon
City as soon as possible.
Now, the "reformed Amory has no idea
of contesting; and the talk about it is for
eflect to beget an impression that there
has been illegal voting. Wajt's majority is
one hundred and six, and there is no proba
bility of anything likea fourth that number of
illegal votes having being cast in the dis
trict, atd we will wager that two to one of
all cast were for Holbrook, and the black-national-republican
ticket. - It is one of the
clref excellencies of the viva voce law that
it prevents any general system of successful
fraud. There can be no ballot-box stnffinv,
altering of poll lists, or considerable fraudu
lent voting under it. " Or, if frand is com
mitted, the poll-lists stand as the proof.
But, Holbrook had better be beaten at
his own game; and if any democrat in that
judicial distict knows of illegal votes beiug
cast in his precinct, for Holbrook, and the
black ticket, he ia requested to send a
statement forthwith to Mr. Wait, at Ore
gon City. ' ' '
The Legislature. The Legislature of
the new - State will convene at this place
to-day, (Monday.) We think the session
will not last more than a week,' and , that
little or no legislation will take place. The
election of U. 8. Senators will probably be
the principal busiucss. " In September, the
regular biennial session commences. The
House will stand 26 democrats to 8 black
republicans, and the Senate 12 democrats to
4 blacks. The officers of Yamhill county
have had a re-canvass (after the official had
been sent to the Secretary) of the vote
of that county, by which tbey elect Craw- j
ford,-over Neleoo, democrat by one major-1
ity.'' Tb;& st oCcial canvass elected Nel
son Cyoneoe. " S
The Puosecctisg Attobneys. There has
been some misunderstanding and confusion
respectiug the Prosecuting Attorneys. "By
some, it is maintained that the Constitution
does not change the prosecnting attorney
districts, and that therefoie they shonld be
voted for as under the law of the Tenitory.
One of the judges we understand holds this
piuion. And, with this view, in Coos,
Carry and Umpqna they have voted for
Gibbs, of Douglas, who resides in the Ter
ritorial district, but out of the State judi
cial district comprising those counties. If
this opinion prevails it will make some
changes in the prosecuting attorneys not
contemplated by a portion of the voters.
It is claimed that there was no authority
for electing Slate , prosecutors at the late
election, and that ' the proceeding in rela
tion to them is. void; and that it will be
tho doty of the legislature to create pro-w
ruling attorney districts, and appoint pros
ecutors until the next p eiieral election.
MouST Veusos. Mr. John A. Washington,
the present owner of Mount Vernon. propoc to
sell 200 acres of it, w hich minus the graTe of Wash-
ton, would be worth about 1U.OUU, for 200.000.
He formerly refused to sell to anyone bat the Fed
eral Goreronient or Virginia; but, these not coin
ing forward, be is now willing to accept bis $2UU
0W from tba ladies of Vireinia, assisted as they
are by those of other fttstes and the eloquence of
bUnrard Ererett Mr.- w. Das already made a gooa
thinir of sellinsr the timber off these hallowed
arres for canes, snuif boxes, &c. A Mr. W. is
not a Yankee, we suppose there is nothing to be
said; but if he only were a Yankee, he would be
esteemed aa intensely mean one. netnda ( Lai.)
Vemocrat.
Some of the pajters of the South are dc
- noTincTfijri
lock of Virginia," for having made the most
he could out of the country's reverence for
his ancestors bones. The New Orleans Pic
ayuue says: -
" There should be some appropriate recogni
tion ef this sordid speculation. Nothing occurs
to us more htting, if it were only possible, than
that the ladies should make it a further condition.
that after the purchase is completed, the seller
snail formally renounce the name ot wasnmgton,
and adopt some other for himself. It would only
ream re a bonus of a few thousand more, to ob
tain his consent; and tbere is not a legislature
extant that would not pass a law, unanimously
and gladly, to legalize the change.'
Woktht ofShcck. The following is float
ing around in the Atlautie papers, and b
said by them to be a literal copy of a bill
introduced in good faith, and for passage
into the late California Legislature, by a
member thereof. Tiiere must be a Yamhill
county iu California:
as ATT.
To prevent nippers kumin to BaHyforny
ThtptopU in theStait of haitrfarmp, represented im
StrnnU and Assembly, da enact mz tMert:
Section J. No nieirer not now an fnhnbifent
u in, and lepnl voter in this start, fchall be peroil-
t'-d to iit, rezide, or stay in this xrail any longer.
Sec. 5!. EntiT nigger hoo wilfu!r or axident
ly Tiolals the forst sveashun ar this act shell be
transported from this stait and sold to the lowest
bidder, I. bins men excluded.
Sec 3. Niggers who kum whb their masters
tu sojourn temporarily shell not be inklewded in
the provisions uv this ackt; provided: sncb so
journing don't exseed 40 year. If enny ship
gets reeked on the sboars of this strait with a
nigger on Imrde; and if such nigger ehnd try tu
on mi, he shell be unshed under the wotter.
Sec, 4. AH ackts or parts ur acts contrarenin
this, is r-'peeled.
L.Ktig Laws. A. Btceer is herebi deklared an
obnokshus newsans, not to be permitted, and er-
ry Sberif iu this stait may be na igger driver if
ne causes.
Contemptible. Mr. Grover, the Salem Clique
candidate for Congress, in his report of the war
commission, to the Secretary of War, does not
mention the name of Col. Kelly who was promi
nently successful in tbe late Indian war. although
the name of every other officer from Brigadier
General down is paraded on the report. How su
premely meau some men can be. Uz. Mess.
The rt-jHjrl seta forth only the uB.-tra-t
of excuses," stating tbe officer in whose
name the eijieiises were incurred on the pay
rolls certified. Kelly was a Lieut, colonel
and consequently did uot render tb rolls of
his regiment. His name, of course, could
uot appear among those certifying regimen
tal, battalion, and company rolls no Lieut.
Col's, name appears in the report, either hi
the Oregon or Washington abstracts.
What liars, aud bow supremely ignorant
some men can be.
Tas Democratic Speakers, A good
many of the democratic public speakers
have done most excellent service upon the
stump, during the fate canvass, in behalf
of the democratic cause and candidates.
Among them, Messrs. Smith and Williams
deserve special mention. They canvassed
the State, everywhere performing sol
dier's duty, and producing the best of eflect.
The democracy of Oregon remember their
labors at Ibis important crisis in the history
of the State and party witir gratitude. -J.
W. Drew is also deserving of mention in
this connection. Wherever called upon, he
addressed the people in able and telling
speeches. Other speakers also did good ser
vice in their localities..
NEWsraroRtAL. The Pacific Journal, is
the name of a paper "devoted to physical,
intellectual and moral improvement," just
started at Eugeue CityJ. II. Rogers, Ed
itor, and Rogers, Seavy and Wilson, pub
lishers. It preseuts a neat typographical
appearance. . The name of m Mr. Fuirchild
appears in the last Ox as Editor. We knew
nothing about him, having never before
heard of him. Beggs, of the Jacksonville
Ilcrald, ia about to remove bis paper to
Roseburgh, Douglas Co. .
tmW We understand that O. B. Van Rip
cr, democrat, will contest the TJmpqua seat,
in case the State is not admitted, and there
is a session of the Territorial Assembly.
"O. B. Van RiT," "J. B. Vaii Riper,''
and "Q. YV. Van Riper" were voted for, and
together had six majority over Cole. But
one Vau Riper was iuteuded to be voted
for by the electors, and tbe mistake was
made by clerks. . j
Too "Bad. Some of the blacks ou south
confounded Kelly, with Kelsay, who had
aiode "speeches" iu that couutry during hi
brilliant military career down thar, and: vo
ted for Grover. They bad "Iieenr" that
man Kelly, as they .supposed, and thry
wer'ut goinii to- vote for him. ' KeUay
aud Kelly both being; Colonels naade tbe
mistake more natural. -
Whakt-Boat. Leonard White has pur
chased the steamer i'Mionia nounes," and
will bring her to Salens and convert bar into
m wharf boatXew h Informs
How U. S Senators are Classed. The
following proceedings of the Senate, in as
signing the new Senators from Minnesota to
their classes, will show how it ia dune:
Mr. BAYARD, from tho Committee on the J
dietary, to whom the subject had been referred.
reported a resolution, winch was agreed to, that
oenste will proceed to ascertain the class in
whi,-h the senators from the State of Minnesota
shall be inserted in conformity with the reso!o
UOij of the 14th of May, l7ol, and as the consti
tution requires.
On motion by Mr. BATABD, Iho following
order was adopted.
Order, That the rnwtm t.t Um t,.nt.
box two PPer" of equal sixe, one of which shall
a me Senators of the State of
Minnesota shall draw ont ... . j .l-
ator who shall draw ont the paper numbered one
shall be inserted in the clasws of senators whoso
terms of semce will expire on -he third day of
W -1. luf. Ih,t . .
iMiiavu, . -vt ....... .cwr men pnt into tns
ballot-box two papers of eqnal size, one of which
shall be numb' -red two aud the other shall bo
numbered three. The other senator shall draw
Hit one paper. If the paper drawn be
turn, the senator shall be inserted ia the class of
senators whose terms of service win expire the
third day of March. 161 ; and if the paper drawn
be numbered three, the senator shall be inserted
in the class of senators whose term of servico
will expire the third day of March. JJ.
Whereupon the papers first mentioned being
put by the secretary into the ballot-box. the Hon.
JAMES Shields drew the paper numbered
and therefore belongs to the class of senators
whose terms of service will expire the third da-r
of March, 1859; and Hon. Hsxir M. Rice drew
tho blank. The papers numbered teo and (Ares
were then put by tbe secretary into tbe ballot-box
tad Mr. Bice drew the paper numbered Xr, and
is accordingly in the class of senators whose
terms ef service will expire tho third day of
March, I8S3
a ,1, i, .1 , r
The Wreck or Titles. The Eogene-
blacks used to style theirs a "military tick
et." Below is a list of tbe distinguished
military chieftains the democratic fluod
ttmrwup aiuoligTuTblack republican drift
wood:
Col. King. Col. Kelly. Col. Kelsay, Col. . .
Ford, Col. Sheil, Col. Avery, Col. Farrar,
Col. Lawson, Oeu. Charlie Drew, Gen. Bar-
nnm, Capt. Rice, Capt. Wilie Chapman.
Judges Thornton and Holbrook, (judges
advocate,) and Dr. O'Meara (medical de
partment, celebrated for manufacture and
sale of "Governor" and other "pills.') This "
fight has been "heavy" on officers.
McCoRMICK'a A.VD PoW.VALL's &fr
Messrs. McCormick & Puwnall "Me." of
the bookstore, Portland, and Pownall, Sar-
vr-yor and draughtsman, Oregon City have
is-ned a prospectus for a map of Oregon, to
lie three and a half by five feet. It will com- .
prise the whole State, and we have no
doubt, will be an accurate and most valu
able map. The proppectns says:
It is tbe aim of the proprietors to render this
Map both useful and arnamertaL for this pnrposa
neither labor nor expense will be spared. In its
compilation the most recent Land Coast Snrveys
have been consulted, and correct informarion oi- '
tained from the Surveyor General and other Fed
eral Officers, and with "a view to the fatnre de
velopment of our country which only requires
tn be known in order to be inhabited it is de
pirned to embt-Iiish the margin of the Map with
VIEWS OF THE rRIXPI.E TOW S3 IX OKFGOIC "
This ntap will exhibit the whole of tbe State
of Or.-gnn, according to the bonodaries defined
by tbe Constitution, and in order to r.-nder it
srili more perfect the boundary lines of the sev
eral conn ties will be legibly traced and colored.
a dexuiermttnm ( heretofore never attained. Tho
mechanical poruon of the work will be executed
in the best style eqnal to any map in the Union
it will be beautifully colored, varnished, and
roonnted in a substantial manner, with a roller
and moulding.
It will be sold to subscribers only, for
$5 09 per copy. -
Revival Kbtmes. Awful Gardner, "a
New Trk bnlly lias experienced religion
'inring the great revival which prevails in
the Atlantic Slates. One of the city poet.,
tcincliing hi conversion, write-:
- We sing and shoot onrjrratefnl thanks.
That An fnl Gardner's joined onr ranks: "
That, as tbe lamp holds ont to barn,
'The e may be a chance for Tatrick Hearne ;
And as his mercy's all enduring.
We may oven hope for John Van Buren!"
We lately published a letter from Edwin
Forrest, correcting the report that he had
experienced religion. Tom Marshall has
written a similar one. We quote the con
clusion :
lam receiving letters containing abundance
of pious exhortations, prayers, &C-, which annor
me exceedingly. I have j.rined ne church, and
have not the most remote idea of doing so. I ata
no infidel, certainly: bnt have a very fair copy
of the Scriptures, which I read, and to whieh I
alone refer for religions troths. I have never
knowingly deceived any one, and am constrained
to take this method of nndeeeiving the public.
Respectfully, Thomas F. Marshall.
Cherries. We are under obligations to
Col. Jiesmith lor a "heap" of cherries,
which we had to go after! The Col. has a
farm second to none on the coast, and one
f tbe most extensive and valuable orchards
in the State, fro.n which we are certain to
receive liberal samples, if we go and get
them.
What's thk Use? We don't see the nse
f the "National" black members of this
legislature taking the trouble to attend up
on this session. They would have about the
-a me influence in the election of Senators
at home as they will at tbe seat of gov
ernment. , Thk Official Ficdrks. Elsewhere we
publish the official result of the late elec
tion, i The official figures change some
what the re -orled result in Umpqna, Jack
son and Josephine counties. The majorities
for the democratic State ticket will be found
apiiended to the table.
Close Voting. In Clatsop we lose the
member of the Territorial Assembly by one
vote; fn Yamhill we lose a representative by
one vot; in Multnomah we elect Shelby tor
the House by two or three majority; in the
Washington, Columbia, Clatsop and Tilla-
monk. Senatorial district, Corneiui, black
beats O.'uey, dem., by two majority. . -
At the last electron in St Pa al, Min
nesota, 4254 votes were cast A year
azo bnt 1900 were east and sis months ago
but 2800. St. Paul a growing town. :
t& A card of Dr. Coombs, of CorvalTis
will be found among "special notices." - Dr.
C. we understand to be a- thoroughly educa
te I medical man.
tSf The vote, of Oregon . at the late
. i- & - ,.
election was m ngufc our not CXCCeOlBS
that of 1855 about 10.000.
Dasiel Leers. In su-rear; ' no paper
licoitinued until all arrears are paid. .
The Jtbirdon Virrinian sava that Hon. Fay
ette McMalUn, govemoc of Woahiogtoa terrilo-
ry, bos ootaiswa a Oivarce from tu who in uo
arts taere, and latenda rotaraiag to virgin
at mi i. aa4 oetUsac is Sea e 8yrth
tumuty.
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