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Newspaper Page Texttreaty twentieth October, eighteen hnndred and thirty-two, two bandred dollars. For life annuity to chiefs, per third arti cle treaty twenty-sixth September, eighteen .hnndred and thirty three, serea bandred dollars. For education, daring the pleasure of Congress, per third article treaty sixteenth October, eighteen hnndred and twenty-six, second article treaty twentieth September, eighteen hundred and twenty eight, and fourth article treaty twenty-seventh Octo ber, eighteen hnndred and thirty two, fire thonsand dollars. For permanent provisions for the pay tneot of money, in lien of tobacco, iron, and steel, per second article treaty twenti eth September, eighteen hundred and twen ty sight, and tenth article treaty of the fifth and seventeenth Jane, eighteen hun dred and forty six, three hundred dol lars. For permanent provisions for fifty bar rels of salt, per second article of treaty twenty ninth July, eighteen hundred and twenty nine, two thousand and fifty dol lars. For interest on six hnndred and forty three thonsand dollars, at fire per centum, per seventh article of the treaty of the fifth and sventeenth June, eighteen hnndred and forty six, thirty two thonsand one hnndred and fifty dollars. POTTAWATOMIE3 OF HURON. For permanent annuitv in money or oth erwise, per second article treaty seventeenth November, eighteen hundred aud seven, - . - QUAPAWS. ' For education, during the pleasure of the resident, per third article treaty thirteenth May, eighteen hundred and thirty three, one thonsand dollars. For blacksmith and assistant, shop and tools, and iron and steel for shop, during tne pleasure or toe President, per third arti de treaty thirteenth May, eighteen hundred aad thirty thiee, one thonsand and sixty aouars. For fanner, during the pleasure of the rresiaeat, per third article treaty thir teentn May, eighteen hnndred and thirty mree, six nnmtred dollars. ROGUE RIVERS. For fifth of sixteen instalments ia blan kets, clothing farming utensils, and stock per third article treatr tenth September. eighteen hnndred and fifty three, two thou sand nve hundred dollars. SACS AND FOXES OF MISSISSIPPI for permanent annuity in goods or oth erwise, per third article treaty third No i - t . . . cmuci, cigmcen nunarea and tour, one thousand dollars, or twenty seven of thirty instalments as annmty In specie, per third article treatr twenty first September, eighteen hnndred and thirty two. twentr thonsand dollar. For tweuty seventh of thirty instalments for iron and steel for shop, per fourth arti cle treaty twenty first September, eighteen iuiivjicu n loiriy iwo, two hundred and twenty dollars. For twenty seventh of thirty instalments for blacksmith and assistant. hnn nt tu per fourth article treaty twenty first Set wuuer, eighteen nnnored and thirty two tight hnndred and forty dollars. For twenty seventh of thirty instalments for iron and steel fr shop, per fourth arti cle treaty twenty first September, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, two bandred and twenty dollars. For twenty seventh of thirty instalments for forty barrels of salt and forty kegs of uwacco, per article treaty twenty first Sep- wuurr, ri-meen nnnured and thirty two, one thonsand dollars. For interest on two hnndred thonsand dollar, at five per centum, per second arti cie treaty twenty first October, eighteen hundred and thirty seven, tea thonsand dollars. or inrrst on two hnndred thousand dollars, at five per cento m. per second arti de treaty eleventh October, eighteen hun- uto ana iorty two forty thonsand dot lars. SACS AND FOXFS OF MISSOURI For interest on one hnndred and fifty se ven thonsand dollars, at five per centum. . touw a Direcuaa im toe f resident, per arcana amcie ireaty twenty -first Uctober, eighteen hundred and thirty seven, seven thousand eight bandred and seventy dot lars. SEMINOLES. For the second of ten instalments for the support of schools, per eighth article treaty seventh August, eighteen hundred and fif ty six, three thousand dollars. For the second of ten instalments for ag ncuiturai assistance, per eighth article treaty seventh August, eighteen hundred and hity six, two thonsand dollars. For the secood of ten instalments for the support of smiths and smiths' shops, per eighth article treaty seventh August, eigh teen nunarea and nity six, two thousand two hundred dollars. For five per centnm interest on two hnn dred and fifty thonsand dollars, to be paid a annuity, per eigmn article treaty seventh August, eighteen hundred and fifty six, tweive tnonsaaa nve honored dollars.. SEXECAS. T . . xur permanent mnoMiy in specie,, per iwurui article treaty twenty ninth Bepteaa oer, eighteen hundred aod- seventeen, five sondred dollars. c . .. . xwr permanent annuity u specie, per fourth article treaty seventeenth September. cigmeen nnnarea ana eigbteea, fire bun dred dollars. For blacksmith and assistant! shop and AmI. .1 s s . . . . wwa, uu iron ana steei, daring the pleas re oi toe x'residcnt, per fourth article treaty twenty eight February, eighteen ban- urea ana tnirty one, one thonsand and sixty dollars. For miller, daring the pleasure of the resident, per loartn article treaty twenty eight February, eighteen bandred aod thir ty one, six bandred dollars. SEXECAS OF NEW YORK. For permanent annuity, in lien of inter est on stock, per act of nineteenth Februa ry, eighteen bandred and thirty one, six thousand dollars. For interest, in lien of investment, on seventy five thousand dollars, at fire per centum, per act of twenty seventh Jane, eighteen hundred and forty six. three thou sand seven hnndred and fifty dollars. For interest, at five per ceatam, oa forty three thousand aad fifty dollars, transferred from Ontario Bank to the United States Treasury, per act of twenty seventh June, eighteen hundred and forty six, two tboa sand one bandred and fifty two dollars and fifty cents. SEXECAS AND SHAWNEES. For permanent annuity ia specie, per fourth article treaty seventeenth September eighteen hoadred and eighteen, one tboa and dofiarr. For blacksmith and aitant, shop and tools, and iron aod steel for shop, during the pleasure of the President, per fourth ar- i tide treaty twentieth July, eighteen hnn dred aod thirty-one, roe thousand aad sixty BHAWNEES For permanent annuity for educational purposes, per fourth article treaty third August, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, and third article treaty tenth May, eigh teen hnndred aud fifty four, one thonsand dollars. For fifth of seven annual instalments of interest, at five per centnm on forty thous and dollars for education, per third article treaty tenth May, eighteen hundred and fif ty four, two thonsand dollars. For fifth of seven annual instalments of money, in payment for land., per third arti cle treaty tenth May, eighteen hnndred and fifty four, one thousand dollars. For permanent annity for educational pur poses, per fourth article treaty twenty ninth September, eighteen hundred and seventeen and third article treaty tenth May, eighteen hundred and fifty lour, two thousand dol lars. SIX NATIONS OF NEW YORK For permanent anooity in clothing and other useful articles, per sixth article treaty eleventh November, eighteen hundred and ninety four, fonr thonsand seven hnndred dollars. SIOUX OF MISSISSIPPI. For interest on three hundred thousand dollars, at five per centnm, per seeond arti cle treaty twenty ninth September, eighteen hnndred and thirty seven, sixteen thousand dollars. For eighth of fifty instalments of interest at five per centnm, on one million three hun dred snd sixty thonsand dollars, per fourth ;.u j ncroml July eighteen hundred and fifty one, three thousand four bandred dollars. , TREATY OF FORT LARAMIE - i . i ... . xur ciguiu oi ten instalments in provis . I . m ions ana mercnanaise, lor payment of anno ties uu transportation oi tne same to ccr taia tribes of Indians, per seventh article treaty seventeenth September, eighteen hnn dred and fifty one, seventy thonsand eight unnurru uuuars. UMPQUAS, (COW CREEK BAND.) tor filth or twenty instalments in blauk . ciuiuing, provisions, ana stock, per .l;. i . r i . . . . w r intra article treaty nineteenth September, eignteen nnnarea and nlty three, five ban dred dollars. Fulfilling the articles of twenty ninth No veniber, eighteen bandred and fifty four, wim tne UiiryUAS AND CALAPOOIAS. OF UMl'OUA VALLEY. OREGON. For fourth ol fire instalments of annuity, r i i? - i -i - . . . or ucueuciai objects, to De expended as di reeted by the l'resident, per third article treaty twenty ninth November, eighteen nnnarea ana nny toar, three thousand dol lars. For fourth of ten instalments for the par wi ww.-uiivu, ana luruisuing shop, per sixth article treaty twenty ninth November, eignteen nnnored and fifty tonr, one thous aud dollars. For fourth of ten instalments for the pay oi m pnjsician aua purchase of medicines, per sixth article treaty twenty i.inth No vember, eighteen hundred aud fifty four, one a a tnoosaua aoiiars. tor fourth of ten instalments for the pay of a farmer, per sixth article treaty twenty nintn .aovemoer. eighteen hundred and Buy four, one thousand six huudred dollars. For fourth of twenty instalments for the pay oi a teacher and purchase of books and stationery, per sixth article treaty twenty ninth November, eighteen hundred aud fit ty fonr, seven hundred dollars. UTAUS. tor fulfilling treaty stipulations with the l tabs, pursuant to the reanirements of i8ht h rtix-i treaty thirtieth December. eighteen hundred and forty nine, fire tbous ana dollars. WINNEBAGOES. For the last of thirty instalments as an nnuy in specie, per secood article treaty urs August, eignteen nnnored and tweuty nine, eighteen thonsand four bandred dol lars. For the last of twenty seven instalment as aanmiy in specie, per third article treaty natecnta oeptemoer, eighteen hundred and thirty two, ten thousand dollars. or the last of thirty instalments, for fif ty barrels of salt, per second article treaty nrat -august, eignteen nnndred and twenty nine, two bandred and aerenty dollars and ten cents. For the last of twenty seven instal ments for one thonsand fine hundred nonnd of tobacco, per fifth article treaty sixteenth September, eighteen hundred and thirty- two, three bandred dollars. tor the last of thirty instalments foe th support of three smith's and assistants, per third aiticle treaty first August, eighteen bandred and twenty nine, two thousand one bandred dollars. For the last of thirty instalments for iron ana steel tor shop, per third article treatv hrst August, eighteen hnndred and twentv- . I . a . ume. &iA uaoureu ana sixiy dollars. r or toe last of thirty instalments for U bor and oxen, per third article treaty first Ag"t, eignieea aaoatea and twentv-n ne. one tnoasaua mree hundred and sixty six J -M - At a . . . - uuuars. For the last of thirty instalments for cd ocation, per fonrtb article treatv Bixtinih aeptember, eighteen hundred and thirty two h.: iuvumv aoiiars. t or the last of twentv-acvon ln.tlmn(. for SIX acriCnlturifitS. nnrrhttsA at nron ploughs, and other implements, per fifth ar- ucie treaty niteenttn BeDtember. eiirht-Mn hundred aad thirty two, two thonsand five nunarea dollars. For the last of twenty seven instalments. m -a . lor toe pay oi two physicians, per fifth ar tide treaty fifteenth September, eighteen nunarea ana tniny-two. lour bandred dol larrs. For interest on one million one hundred iuusMnu uuiu., at ova per centoro, per foorth article treaty first November, ein-li- A t 1 J . 1 1 . . a a S . a a . a . ' " teen nnnarea ana tnirty seven, fifty-seven inousana aoiiars. For twelfth of thirty instalments of in terest on eignty nve thonsand dollars, at five per centum per annum, per fourth arti cle treaty thirteenth October, eigbteea hun dred aad forty six, four thousand two hun dred and fifty dollars. MISCELLANEOUS. For carrying into effect the act of third March, eigbteea hnndred and nineteen, mak ing provisions for the civilization of the In dian tribes, in addition to the sum specified in said act, five thousand dollars. i or continninsr the compilation and com pletion or a map of the Indian Territory, two thousand dollars. Approved May 5. 1858. Aktesux Wells. Experiments upon the level praries of Illinois bare latterly been more successful, and at much less exoense than attended the previous experiments; one Artesian Well, near Gilmao, at the junc tion of the Peoria and Oqaawka and Illi nois Central Roads, at a cost of $550. fur nishes 3,000 gallons daily; and another at "Ulifton " a new village on the Cfaieairo branch, established recently by a colony of new xorK gentlemen, dm fircn aa inex haustible supply. OREGON STATESMAN. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1858. Laa Fatvats la OnM. It is well known that patents to the lands in Oregon have not in a single instance yet been issued to the settler, although he has made his final proofs of four years continu ous residence and cultivation according to law. The qnestlon has been often asked, why do not the patents issue? When Preston and Gardner were in t! surveyor uenerars umco it was said, at with truth, that they were behind In th duties, and were defective in their man of sending np the proofs and business of office, which at the several times of tli occupancy, contained all of the land business of the country. But since the establishment of two and offices proper and the retention of they Sur veyor General's Office as before, it has been expected that onr land titles would bp per fected, and that patent would be 1 aed at an early date. But they do not me. Where does the fanlt lief ' The Land Offices in Uregon, as far as we have been able to learn, have been prompt in the discharge of their several duties. They have received, in due form the notifi cations and proofs of the settlers as they were offered. Tbey have forwarded to the Commissioner of the General land office at Washington all the evidences f the settler's title required by law and the instructions of that Department; whereby a great ma jority of claimants in Oregon hare become fully entited to their paten from three to six years ego. The current opinion is Land Office at Washing bat the General is unable to keep up with the business at that office, and hence that the Oregon tents have not yet been reached ; but that ey will be reach ed in the ordinary conn of business, and issued. This opiuion, asiwe understand th matter, is erroneous. Oregon stands alone in the matter of land patents hers being donations, and she will berer be reached in in the regular transaction of business. desk must be set apart tor the Oregon pat ents, and tne voxmissianer must be pre vailed upon to set apart kuch desk. Action is wanted ar Washington ; the Commissioner must be visited; his attention most be drawn to the present deferred and neglected condition of lama titles in Oregon and early and just action must be demanded at the bands of that depaltment, which is no less doe to os than to py other portion af the Union. I We trust that our dele Hon in Congress will at an early day effect i sethins for the country in this behalf. Km "Tm Wlaa; 'ibe ssan Jtrancisco Democratic papers talk about the "Two wings bf the Oregon Democracy." They seem determined never a to understand Oregon politic and to take their ideas of them from the opposition press. There are no "Two wings of the) Oregon de mocrary. The regular democratic organi zation has both wiegs and a perfect body Only a few diseased pin feathers have fall en off, and been picked op by black republi cans, we hope onr ban Francisco eotem poraries will make a note of the fact that there is no dissension in, or division of the democratic party of Oregon. It wonld be quite as just to term the Stanly party of California "one wing of the democracy," as to call the "nationaIn-black republicans here a "wing" of that party. We have but two parties ia Oregon the democratic par ty and the black republican party. Specimens. Among the crowd of beau ties of the new mail lettings, we select few: The southern mail lies over one day Canyonville, and then has four days in which to be carried from Oakland to Cor- vallis, and ttco days from Corvallis to Oak land, returning. The distance is eighty-four miles. The same mail leaves Corvallis Tuesdays, and arrives at Oregon City Wed nesday nights, while the mail leaves there for the north Wednesday morning, and con sequently the southern mail coming in Wed nesday night, lies over at. Oregon City, un til Saturday. It might just as well arrive at Corvallis in time to leave there Monday morning, reaching Oregon City Tuesday night, and going on Wednesday morning. That was the old arrangement. An inter esting schedule! Brfrr.ft arp Better. We said last week, ia publishing a glowing account of. negro- equality, as it exists at Vancouver's Island, that "there was an opening for the Ore gon nationals." As aa additional induce ment to their emigration hitherwardn, we learn that the Hudson's Bay company, . in granting licences to Americans to retail liq nors, stipulate that a "negro shall be treated in the same manner white men are." Onr informant says the cost of license is $600, per year. Liquors are sold at 12 per glass. At that price they will lose money on "national" drinks, as tbey take awful swallows since the election, to drown their disappointment and sorrow. We hare been copying off onr snb- scription list. In doing so we may possi bly have omitted names. If any subscriber fails to receive bis paper hereafter be may attribute it to this cause, and send us a note to pnt on his name again. If be is in arrears, he had better send the amount dne, at the same time. ha? Gen. Shields, the new Senator from Minnesota, formerly U. S. Senator from Ill inois, and now elected as a democrat from Minnesota, has taken bis teat on the black republican side of the chamber, and votes more with them than with the democrats. DoVt sekd the Twelves. We receive a good many twelre cent postage stamps. As we can make no nse of them, and can not dispose of them, we will be obliged to postmasters to send ns soma other denomi nation of stamps.. The mall facilities and postal arrangements of Oregon have always been most bunglingjly man aged I out now they are an intolerable mmitanet. Tne whole mail facilities and postal arrangements of Oregon are in the hands of the democracy, and all for the good of the democracy. Bo they say, and so they practice. Ortgouian. The above is partly true, as surprising ss it may appear to our readers to hear of any thing approximating to truth in the Orego nian. The mail facilities bare always been bad enough in Oregon, and they are quite as bad now as they have generally been perhaps just at this time rather worse, owing to the disarrangement caused by the new lettings upon the helter-skelter, hap hazard schedule. Bnt, the democratic party of Oregon, in stead of being responsible for the abuses concerning the mails here, are entitled to credit for their unavailing efforts to reform those abuse. The "democracy" are not re sponsible for them, and are not justly blame able for them. Let ns see if facts do not abundantly establish this: When it became known, in 1855, that J C. Avery totally neglected the duties of Postal Agent, and left the mail system to take care of itself, the democratic members of the Legislature, in caucus, discussed and reprehended his conduct, and, by written petition, signed by every one of them, asked for bis removal ; they at the same time, with the same unanimity, petitioned for the ap pointment of Joseph W. Drew. . The can ens of the democratic members of the Assembly to a large extent represented the democratic party of Oregon. No customary assemb lage of the party so nearly represents the body of the same, except a Territorial or Stale convention. Then this petition for the re moval of Avery and the appointment of Drew was the act of the democratic party of Oregon, done In the persons of their rep resentatives. Drew was a competent man for the post a man who conld himself un derstand and arrange our mail system, and could intelligibly represent bis opinions and plans to the department. Then, the Demo eratic parly of Ortgon petitioned for the re moral of. an unfaithful postal officer, and the appointment of one in his stead possess ed of undisputed competency. This was the act and the expressed will of the "democra cy." Mr. Avery was removed, but the roan petitioned for was not appointed. Mr. Rob ert Thompson was appointed. His appoint ment was not petitioned for by the demo cratic party of Oregon wonld not hare been petitioned for by it. Then, his appoint ment was not the act of the party, and the party was not, and is not responsible for it. And it onght not to be held responsible for the eonsequences of his appointment. So far as we know the sentiment of the democracy of Oregon, it never had their approval, or even their willing acquiescence. Mr. Thompson was wholly unfitted for the place. An understanding and discharge of the duties of it by him was impossible. From that appointment, as we understand, has arisen many of the evils Oregon has la bored under for the past two years, and es pecially the fresh evils of the new lettings, w r now pSTm-ttiMr mnrx nut iwintino to suffer, to some extent, for the coming four years, ror which period the contracts ran ine relettings wnicn only occur once in foor years was an occasion upon which competent Postal Agent conld have, by the preparation of an intelligible and sensible schedule and statement, vastly improved and increased onr mail facilities. But, ia the place or such a schedule, the depart ment advertises the most imperfect, bung ling, mixed and "moxed'' np one we ever had. Of coarse the department at Wash ington can know nothing about a schedule here, and must depend noon the Postal Agent to prepare one. The lettings for fonr years are upon that schedule, and the consequence is, disorder and disconnection reign supreme. If it was practicable, the best thing that conld be done for Oregon would be for the department to obtain from Agent Norris an intelligent and intelligible schedule, and readvertise and relet the routes. Bat, we do not know that that is eitherpracticable or attainable. If not. the ouly other way is to obtain all the improve ments we can through the present Agent, bnd "grin, and bear" the rest, nniil lfi9 when the contracts will again be let. Bat, we have written more upon this sub ject than we intended to ; we set out to only clear the skirts of the democratic party of Oregon from responsibility in the matter of present and past postal difficulties. Yancocn eb's Island. A gentleman just in from Victoria says that there are ten thousand meu in that town, waiting to get to the mines, and living in tents. He says the town resembles San Francisco in 1849. Lots and ground rents are very high. Liv ing is as cheap as at San Francisco, there being plenty of "bit-a-plate" eating houses T tui. aa i a m . m m Aiittie goia oust was in circulation, but a few miners returning from Frazier's river reported good mines. Our informant thinks there were 25000 miners at Victoria and Bellingham Bay, unable to get np the river. The water is still too high, and not falling much. The trail he says has not been opened, and there is no way of getting to the mines. He says the report published that the Sea Bird was 50 feet from water is false, there is water all about her. Tbk ErEEcrs or Bad Whisky. Mrs. Anna McDonald, whose husband has gone to the Frazier river mines, was found dead in her room at Portland recently; with her were found two empty whisky bottles, and a partially empty laudnnm vial. It is not known whether her death was caused by the strychnine-whisky, or the landnum; both are fatal to life. She had been intoxi cated for a week. The Columbia towed the steamer Umatilla the steamer that went over the Cascades last spring safely to Bellingham Bay. The Republic took the Enterprise over the bar, but had to return with her after towing her twelve miles, the latter not being strong enough to stand the sea. A Hew Skla for the Old Snake. An attempt is being made at Washing ton, and other places in the Atlantic States, to embody all the odds and ends opposed to the Democratic party, nnder the name of 'Teople's Party." The movement origina ted with Southern Knownothings who want to nnite with the black republicans of the north, but don't like to do it nnder the old name. We ropy from the N. Y. News the following article npon this subject, which contains some sentiments appropriate to Oregon: Rf.cojistructiox op Parties. The great work of the opponents of the Democracy pro presses but indifferently well for the task of bringing iuto harmonious action the old line whips and new lighfUcpublicans," Anti-Masons and Know Nothings, Black "Republicans" and "Americans." Fremont and Fillmore men. Sew ard and Crittenden men, Wild Cats and Skunks, is no easy undertaking, and we are not surprised that the National men of the K. N. party decided ly opposed to any snch alliance. Of the various almost lnnnmcrame interests oi wnicn me op position to the there are many Democratic party is made np J ritories reported in favor of the same prop in each whose whole characteris-1 ;tj It would have been passed: and inRtinrt ara National, and their l ' tics and natural instincts are National and their eeuersl political sentiments are really in accord ance with those of the Democratic party. Many originally belonged to that party, bnt left and joined some other organization which differed on some single point, and which error of principle it was hoped might be corrected by forming a new party. Such will find that a anion of all interests op posed to the Democracy will in no way forward their especial Dnrnose. and they will find also, and will act npon the fact that any slight difference of opinion on one or two points, is not a sumcient reason for members of any party joining their bit terest enemies in endeavor to break down the Na tional Democratic party of the Union, and those whose proclivities and natural instincts are Dem ocratic, will rather eo over to the Old Line Dem ocracy and take the chances with it, of correcting and reforming abuses. 1 be leaders ot a party that would start off and drive with so mnch reck less furv a pnrelv sectional organization, based on sectional ideas,, and wholly ignoring one-half of the Union, as the Black Republican party did during tbo late Presidential election, but little understand the national sentiments of the coun try, if they suppose they can draw trne national men we care not by what name they go into their party ranks. The party itself is not homo renous and cannot remain united ; how then ex pect to draw other, more patriotic and less selfish There are thousands and tens of thousands al ways found with the Democratic party who differ with it in some particular feature or on some meas ure, bnt that is not sufficient to drive honest men into the ranks of the opposition, for the great leading characteristics of the party are always right, aud errors can better ba corrected by re maining, with it then by joining some interest wholly opposed to it. It has always been found that as the weak and timid fall away from the Democratic organization for some special cause or reason that it is after all the only true, con servative. National party of the Union. It has always proved itself so, and so will it always re main, Mistaken Calcclations. The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, black, in speaking of the Oregon election, and displaying mnch spleen and some ignorance, s.ijs: The republicans have also a full ticket in the field, and unless Bush and O'Meara became ree on riled toe prospect was that both would be de feated. If we are correctly informed, " Bush and O'Meara," were not "reconciled," and both were not "defeated." O'Meara and your black republican frieuds " became reconcil ed" and all of you were defeated. Ibe llepuoiican editor, who knew ns in Massachusetts, and knew our views and po sitio'n npou the "nigger qnestioh" will be surprised to learn that some of his pro-ela very-black republican friends here turned votes agaiust us with the lying story that we were an abolitionist in Massachusetts He knows how wickedly false the accusation was, and can appreciate the depravity of his party friends here, and the depths to which they descended to defeat us. We learn that the annual communi cation of the Grand Lodse of A. F. A Masons Commenced at Astoria on Monday the 12th inst. The following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: B. Stark, M W. O. M; A. Holbrook, R. W. D. O. M; A. A. Smith, G. G. W; S. F. Chad wick, I. G. W; R. Wilcos, G. T; C. J. Trencli- ard, G. G ; L. F. Mosher, G. Marshall Ut, Rev. John McCarty, G. Chaplin; Lewis Day, G. D; W. W. Fowler. J. D; Wm Strong, G. S. Bearer; Tyler, I. J. Homes, Steward. The Grand Lodge will meet next year at Eugene city. Nothing Free. Paper, labor, material, and everything used about a printing office costs money. The publisher gets none of these articles without paying for them, and not a line of type is set that he does not have to pay for. Remember this, you who think this or that thing might be printed frtt. Nothing can be printed free. If von do not pay for it yourself, the publisher most pay for it for won. Think of these things, too, yon who never pay the printer. Enterprising. Dryer is "mad" because we published the proceedings and laws of the late session of the State Legislature the same week of the session. He promis es to copy the laws from the Statesman next week. It must be interesting to the mem bers Dryer levies upon to pay his repor ter, to see his meagre proceedings pub lished two or three weeks after the adjourn ment! - Sixty or seventy persons "painfully impressed with the prevalence of intemper- ance and its evils" in Portland, sign a call for a meeting to see if something can't be done to reduce it. What is the matter. Hibben, have the "nationals" taken to dis sipation since the election? We hope none At m. aa -w a aa oi me -Tciormea aruniara ' sort in your region have returned to their cups war a vigilante nnaertoook to assassin ate Ned. McGowan as he passed through San Francisco, but the pistol was thrown np just in time to save his life. Large oalk. Messrs. O'Reilly & Ken dall, of Benton Co., have sold to Frazier river pilgrims between 912000 and $13000 worth of horses of their own raising. "Mpla." A good many Mexicans have passed through here, en route for Frazier's river. Among them were a number of sen- ontas. ' Bf. Capt. Jameisjn & partners are building a new steamer to take the place of the Enterprise on the Upper Willamette. Will some postmaster or friend be kind enough to send ns the post office ad dress, severally, of Isaac Harrall, John E. Hedges, W. N. Warren and Stephen W. Masters? Wnjr th Knatllng Act did ( Pasa. It will be recollected that during the last session of the last Congress, an act to au thorize the holding of a constitntional con vention in Oregon, passed the House, but failed of concurrence in the Senate. The defeat in that body has been supposed by some to be attributable to Judge Douglas, and it has been thought that he was unfriend ly to our admission. Those opiuions appear to be erroneous. Judge Douglas' recent calling up and nrging through our admission bill warrants no belie? of unfriendliness to wards Oregon. And daring the debate on that question, Senator Green, of Mo., ex plains how the enabling act came to be lost, in the last Congress, as follows: We all remember the action of the last session of Congress. The Uonse of Repre sentatives passed a bill, saying to Oregon: "form a constitution and come and be' thou with us." The Senate Committee on Ter- the only reason why it did not pass, was not folly stated by the Senator from Illi nois, Mr. Douglas, and I will supply the deficiency. Being anxious to settle the dif ficulty in regard to Kansas, I moved a cor responding enabling act for Kansas as an amendment to the Oregon bill, and that movement defeated the passage of the bill in favor of Oregon. I took the responsi bility upon myself because my motive was a good one, whether it eventuated in good or bad. Negroes at Vancouver's Islaxd. A correspondent of a San Francisco paper writes from Victoria, as follows: There are a good many Americans here, thongh of course the greater portion of them are English. I rather like the John Balls, and I've no doubt my good will for them will increase on acquain tance. A great many negroes are here the boy "Archy," (Stovall's slave, about whom so much was said in the newspapers, a month or two ago, and who gave rise to the celebrated Jack Buns by decision of your Supreme Court,) among the rest. Although thev enjoy the political privileg es of the whites, still it is not difficult to perceive they are not treated with perfect equality. John Bull ism good deal like the Abolitionists of the New England States: he likes to prate about liberty, equality and all that, but, as one of them remarked to me this morning, "be would'nt like a darkey for a brother-in-law." However, the ne groes coming here just before the discovery of gold, have bought considerable real property, and some are thought to have made their fortunes. 1 am glad to hear that they have conducted them selves very orderly and discreetly. The vote, on taking np the Oregon bill in the Senate, was as follows: Mr. Douglas moved to postpone all prior orders and proceed to the consideration of the bill for the admission of Oregon into the Union. The question being taken, the result was yeas ?, navi 28 as follows. VEAS Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Col lamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Donglas, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan. Houston, Jones, King, Rice, Seward, Shields. Simmons, Suart, Sumner, wade, and Wilson 583. NAYS Messrs. Allen. Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler. Bright, Brown, Clay, Clingman. Critten den, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond, Hun ter J effersou Johnson of Arkansas Johnson of Ten nessee, Kennedy, Mallory, Mason, Pearce. Polk, Sebastian, Slidell, Toombs, Trumbull, Weight, and Yule? 91. ABSENT OH NOT VOTIXG Messrs. Bates, Fitch, Henderson, Pugh, Reid, Thompson of Ken tucky, and Thompson of New Jersey 7. Ibe VICE PRESIDENT voted in the affirma tive, and therefore the motion was agreed to. LAVSE3-OF Insasitt. There are in the California lunatic hospital 128 insane per sons, whose insanity was caused, as follows, as officially reported: Masturbation 10 Lioss of property, 10 Intemperance 7 Epilepsy 3 I' tier pal fever....... 4 Love . . g Religion 2 Failure in mining 2 Spiritualism.... ...2 Fright 2 Avarice...... . 2 Miscarriage... ... I Injury of head Freemasonery ..... .1 Bid health.. 1 Charge ma I practice Mormomsra ...1 Gambling dissipation.! Catalepsy 1 Family trouble Desire to ret'n home. Syphilus 1 Unknown We think the Frazier excitement is waning. , It is reported that the rather miners are now returning from Victoria and Bellingham Bay that the two last steam ers took to San Francisco nineteen hnndred of them. During the fonr preceding issues of the Times we have been absent fro n our post, and a visitor me tuamr. oi tne reo men on the Coast Reser vation. e nave something to say of the visit. ine. Some incidents of the visit you "have not something to say of." Eh? The Oregon Statesman accused the troops of c 1. . : . .... r "K"-'"ft k poor M'prranmtuuea oia tqmmrs. otaanarw. You knowingly lie, Leland, dog and pup- P7- Although Wasco is claimed as the bauner county of the State, we think that Curry county will dispute the honor with ner. Coos also has doue noblr. Jrlnm ville herald. The democracy of Curry and Coos conn- ties did indeed do well. J he AIilitart Ro-. The work on the Military Road from Scottsbunr to Camn otewart is progressing rapidly, under the efficient superintendence of Col. Hooker. Through the Bijr Canon the road is already nearly completed one half the distance the other half, however, being the south end. is a . a .a . oy lar me most difficult part of the work mT WW mm . Kjoi. xiooxer iniorms us that be intends to double the force at present employed upon the work, and he has no doubt of bcinir .li. . - . . .... e auie iu oumpieie me roaa this season. Through the Grave Creek hills, the work is being performed by Air. Hardv Elliff who has contracted to build that portion of tne roaa ior the sum of 8.000. His work as lar as finished, is unexceptionable. We may congratulate ourselves upon the pros- pecs oi a gooa thoroughfare from . this to B mm- - ' the northern portion of our State. Jack sonville Herald. The Retcrned. Some anti-Frazerite, ishing to crack a serious joke at the ex pense of those who have gone to the new gold mines, has displayed in his shop win dow a boman skeleton, and labeled it "A Returned Frazer River Miner;" a pair of human skulls, in the same window are des ignated as "Heads of Families returned from Bellingham Bay." These returned miners came down as " dead beads" on on of the steamers. S. F. Call State Prisoners. There are now 550 convicts in the Stale Prison; 300 of tbeai are at work making brick, &c. They turn out 10,000 bricks per day. The Frazer fever has reached them. bnt. "owinir to circumstances over which they have uo con trol!, " tbey won't go. Sat Mer. Mrs. Frederick William of Prussia has been forbidden by her physicians to take equestrian exercise for some mouths to come. She is the daughter of Victoria, lately mar ried. CHlntaa and Pre If rgroca. Senator Gwin, of California, npon the bill to admit Oregon, replied to Mr. Fitz patrick, of Alabama, who had opposed our admission on the gronnd of want of popula tion, ns follows. Mr. Fitzpatrick said: "Now, sir, I ask again, what evidence have we as to the real amount of popnlation? We have none but the statements of gentlemen. Oregoc has been modest about this. She has not attempted to force Senators upon ns. She has not gone through the forms of elect ing State officers, but has acted with becom ing respect, and with a diffidence that satis fied me that she doubted, nnder the circum stances, that she wonld be admitted. There fore, although I dislike to cast a vote of this kind, because I would as promptly vote to admit a free State as a slave State when she presents herself with a clear record, showing clearly that she is entitled to admission my acts have shown that; bnt, aa in this case, nothing can be accomplished by action, and no detriment can accrue to Oregon by a postponement until the first Monday of December, postpone it, and then pasa an enabling act, ascertain her population, and then, if it comes approximately towards the number required to entitle a State to one member under the Federal ratio, I am in clined to think Congress will admit the State." Mr. Gwin said: I wish now to refer to an objection that was broagbt forward by the Senator from Xew Hampshire, Mr. Hale, when this question was np before. Mr. Hamlin. Will the Senator from Cal ifornia answer me a question? I should like, if the Senator can inform me, to know what was-the aggregate of the vote given at the time they voted in favor of for forming a State constitution? . Mr. Gwin. Between ten and eleven thous and. Mr. Hamlin. And what was the vote given on each side? Mr. Dougla. I think only a couple of thousand votes were cast against the consti tution, a very small amount perhaps less than that. Mr. Seward. Two thousand fire hnndred votes were cast against the constitution. Mr. Hamlin.. Was there not a direct proposition submitted to the people of that Territory will yon form a constitution? Mr. Gwin. That was done the year be fore, and they voted in favor of it. Mr. Hamlin. What was the vote on that? Mr. Gwin. I am not prepared to say what that rote was. It was closely contest ed for three elections. Twice the proposi tion was rejected, and the last time it was agreed to. Mr. Hamlin. I want to know what that last vote was? Mr. Gwin. I stated that there had been seventeen or eighteen thousand votes polled in a contested election when all the people came out. Whether or not that was on the occasion when the people agreed to call the convention, I cannot say. I got my infor mation as to the number of votes, from Gen. Lane, the Delegate. I was going to answer an objection made by the Senator from New Hampshire. He objects to the admission of Oregon, because the constitution made by the people of Oregon excludes Chinese from the new State; and he intimated that that was a violation of the Constitution of the United States. Now, Mr. President, I think that is one of the best provisions in their constitution. The Chinese popnlation who visit the Pacific coast are a pestiferous race. They are like the caterpillars and grasshoppers that afflict the country on this side of the mountains. Tbey do not add to the wealth of the coon try; but they take away from it. Tbey are not citizens; they are not recognized as citi zens. They are a poor, miserable, degraded, slaveish race; and we are of opinion in Cal ifornia though we cannot trace it borne to the parties, for they keep their own secrets that, four-fifths of them are slaves; that they have masters in China, to whom they transmit the proceeds of their labors. It would be a great blessing to ns in California if we were clear of them entirely. Tbey have never brought us any benefit; they hang about the pnHiens of our cities, the most degraded population ; they come in be hind American citizens in mining districts, that have been temporarily abandoned; and,, living on a mere handful of rice a day, tbey gather np the gold that is left, aud ship it out of the country. Oregon having witnessed the operation of this population in California, has wisely determined that she will not allow them to take mining claims, or have a permanent abode in that new State. It is hard to tell what will be the ultimate fate of the Ch:aes popnlation in my own State, and what will be the consequences of their coming there.. They bring no permanent and useful improve ment to the country I mean the great mass, that go to the mines, and such as would go into Oregon, if they were permitted. If wa ll ad considered in California that we had tbo power to prohibit their landing there, I be lieve the State would long since have passed, laws for that purpose; bnt it was considered that the power was lodged ia Congress. Another objection is made to the constK tntion of Oregon, because it prohibits color ed persons from going into the State. That objection amounts to nothing; that provis ion oi me constitution oi Oregon meets my entire approbation. If, in 1849, the decis ion which has been rendered in the recent Dred Scott case had been made, we should have prohibited their going into California. Our people want none but the white race among ns; we do not want negroes or Chi nese, and we should have excluded negroes by the constitution, as we have by a recent act of the Legislature of our State, if the n 1 i . . l - , m . iirea ocoit decision uau oeeo made at tha time our constitution was formed. If Ore gon be admitted nnder this constitution there will be in the btates on the Pacific coast nn provision for the colored race, and I have r.r doubt tbey will be excluded from the remain ing territory there. These Chinese are no recognized as citizens ; they are not looked upon aa a portion of onr population ; they are not permitted by the laws to give testi mony in court. They are a degraded race and I waut to get clear of all sucb. Oregon in my opinion, had -done well in excluding uuiu isuiiiese iuu uesrroes. Gen. Lane is mistaken resnectinir th nn.- . of votes which have been east in Wui ti. highest number ever cast waa a little risinsr of ten thousand. 6 On Monday evening last Dent. Rhev- iff Brown returned from Yreka. having in custody James Stephens, who had been confined in the jail at that place. He was delivered up by the authorities of Siskiyou, although the Governor bad deemed it fruit less to grant a requisition in any future case until the California Statntea were amended. Jacksonville Herald. . Has a Baby. Th wife f th iinmi nti.. maa who ia "king" of the Sandwich Islands, aad who upset Uncle Sam's calculations ahont hn. ing that property of his drunken old reprobate of a father, has produced a baby prince. Several speecnes were made oa the occasion , aad mnoh whiskey drank. Senemm Journal.