OREGON STATESMAN.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1858.
Indian Affair.
The number of Indians in the Territories
of Oregon and Washington, immediately
tinder the supervision of the Soperinlendent
and Agents, is upwards of 30,000, or nearly
eqnal to half the white population of the
two Territories. Of these only 10,000 are
in Oregon, the remaining 20,000 being in
Washington.
With the Indians in Oregon Territory,
with the exception of single tribe, treaties
have been .made, and all those west of the
Cascade mountains We been placed npon
reservations selected for the purpose. There
are three of these reservations the Grand
Ronde, npon which there are 1,200 Indians,
under the charge of Agent John F. Miller;
the Siletz reserration, where are tlxrat 2,000
Indians, nnder the charge of Agent R. B.
Metcalf; and the Umpqna reservation,
where the Coast Indians, to the number of
bout 1,000, are collected under the charge
of sub-Agent E. P. Drew. To keep these
Indian in check, and prevent them from
Searing the reservations, garrisons of U. S.
troops are posted in their neighborhood, and
the strictest surveillance is necessary npon
the part of the Agents. And as they are, to a
great extent, deprived of their nsoal mode of
subsistence, the cost of feeding them in part
devolves npon the general government. A
few of these Indians have shown a disposi
tion to cultivate the soil; and according to
the reports of the Agents, some of them
have small farms, of from one to four acres,
assigned to them, upon which they raise po
tatoes and other vegetables sufficient Tor
their own consumption. Many of them,
however, particularly those removed from
the Sonth, are restless and discontented, and
depend almost entirely npon the government
for their subsistence.
On the east side of the Cascade moun
tains, and immediately npon the frontier of
the white settlements, are the Walla-Wallas,
- Wascoa, and other small tribes, numbering
in all about 1,200. On the 25th of June,
1855, a treaty was made with these tribes,
by SnperintendentPalmer, by?which the In
dians ceded to the United States the lands
lying within the limits of the county of
Wasco, ia return for which they were to re
ceive a stipulated annuity, together with
agricultural seeds and implements, schools,
school teachers, and competent instructors
in agricnltnre and the mechanical arts.
Although more than three years hare elapsed
since this treaty was made, and the country
is now almost wholly occupied by the whites,
it has not yet been ratified by the govern
ment; and the Indians, who have always
been friendly to the whites, and who are
anxious, on their part, to fulfill the stipula
tions, are becoming dissatisfied with the long
delay, and begin to lose faith in our gov
ernment. In view of the facts the Superin
tendent has cansed them to be placed npon
a temporary reservation, and has provided
them with partial subsistence.
On the 9ih cf June, 1855, Gen. Palmer
formed a treaty with the Caynses and Uma
tilla;, who number about 1,000, by which
these tribes relinquished the title to a large
extent cf valuable lands, the consideration
for which was to be similar to that premised
to the Wastos and their allies. Thia treaty
has not been ratified, bat the Indians still
retain possession of their lauds.
Besides those, there is in the southern
portion of the Territory, inhabiting a fine
country in the neighborhood of Klamath
Lake, a large tribe of Indians known as the
Klamath, or Lalakes. They are in frequent
-communication with the people of Rogne
River Valley, from which they are distant
abaat )tvro days' journey. They are brave
and warlike, and are very jealous of iutros
ion npon their soil. Parlies visiting their
country have been received with such evi
dent marks of displeasure as to cause them
to beat a hasty retreat. Xo agent has ever
visited these Indians, nor has any attempt
teen made to negotiate a treaty with them,
although the government surveys have been
extended into their country during the past
summer. '
In Washington Territory, west of the
Cascades, are the following tribes of In
dians: Nisqual'y and their allies, numbering
about 1,200; parties to treaty of Medicine
Creek, Dec. 26th, 1854. This treaty, we
understand, has recently been ratified.
Duwamish, Suqnamisb, Skagets, number
ing 4,992; parties to treaty of Point Elli
ott, Jan. 22nd, 1855 not ratified.
Clallams, Ac, numbering 1316, parties
to treaty of Point-no-Point, Jan. 25th, 1858
not ratified.
Makahs, numbering 516; parties to treaty
of Xeah Bay, Jan. 31st, 1850 not rat
ified. Quinaitt and Qnilleynte, numbering 493;
parties to treaty of Olympia not ratified.
Chehalis, Cowlitz, Chinooks, &c.f num
bering 1,115; no treaty made.
East of the Cascades are the following
tribes:
Pisquouses, 600; Yakimas, TOO; Pawn
wappams, 500; Klickitats, 500; Palonses,
500; various bands on Columbia river,
1,000; parties to treaty with Yakima Na
tion, negotiated by Got. Stevens, June, 1858
not ratified.
Xez Perces, 3,300;. parties to treaty ne
gotiated by Gov. Stevens, June, 1858 not
ratified.
Flat heads, 500; Upper Pcnd d'Oreilles,
100; Kootenays, 500; parties to treaty with
Flathead Nation, negotiated by Gov. Ste
vens, June, 1858 not ratified.
Coeor d'Alenes, 454; Lower Pend d'Or-
eilles, 450; Colvilles, 500; Okinikanae,
600; Spokanes, 1,100; no treaty negotiated
The total number of Indians in Washing
ton Territory, according to the latest cen
sus, is as follows; West of Cascades, 9
112; east of Cascades (estimated) 12,000;
whole number ia the Territory, 21,712.
Thifc does not include any tribe east of the
Blue range of mountains. The whole num
ber in this Superintendence according to
the estimates of the Superintendent, in
1857, was 33,512. Making allowance for
depopulation by disease, wars, 4c, du
ring the lost year and a-half, the number
now cannot be far from 30,000.
Since the first permanent settlement of
this country by citizens of the United States
freqnent and serious collisions have occur
red between the whites and the Indians, re
sulting in much bloodshed on both sides, and
great pecuniary losses to the settlers. In
attempting to account for these disturbances,
it has been customary for newspaper scrib
blers to refer them entirely to local causes,
snch as mal treatment of the Indians by
the whites, mutual injuries and reprisals,
&.c; and very few have taken the trouble
to look any farther, for the causes which
led to the various wars which from time to
time hare depleted the national treasury,
and spilt the best blood of our citizens.
In onr opinion, however, and ws think
the facts will fully sustain us, these diffi
culties may be directly traced, in a majority
of cases, to the policy which has been pur
sued towards these Indians by our general
government. The history of the intercourse
between the government and the Indians of
these Territories exhibits a catalogue of
breaches of faith and violated promises on
the part of the former, which would put
even an Iudian to the blush. Treaties
which have been negotiated by accredited
agents of the government have either re
mained unratified, or, if ratified, the stipu
lations have remained to a great extent un
fulfilled, nntil, to use the language of an
Indian agent, "the Indians have entirely
lost (confidence in, and even doubt the exist
ence of the government." The Indians are
said to be treacherous and unfaithful, while
our government has been for many years
setting them an example of bad faith which
it is but natural that they, savages as they
are, snouid imitate, ine proois ot tnese
facts accumulate npon our bauds. For the
present, however, we will content our
selves with brief reference to a recent
case that of the attack upon Col. Steptoe.
Most of the Indians engaged in that attack
were parties to treaties negotiated by agents
of the government, which treaties had never
been ratified. The Washington correspon
dent of the New York Tribune says, in ref
erence to this subject:
" It is ascertained from a reliable source that
about two years ago treaties were made with cer
tain Indians of Orrgon and Washington territo
ries, including thos who recently fought Col.
Steptoe, and Inch the Senate failed to ratify.
The omission has had the effect of producing an
impression on the mind of those Indians cf ab
sence of good faith on the part of Government."
Col. Steptoe also, in his cEcial report of
the engagement, says:
- This. war has been maturing for some time.
The savages appear to have been excited by ru
mors that the Government intends to take pos
session of their lands, and the act of last Con
gress to lay ont a military road from this place to
the waters of the upper "Missouri fully satisfied
them of the truth of the :umor. The party to
snrvey the road was just ' assembling here, and
the fight with me has no doubt saved it from mas
sacre." Much more testimony might be adduced
to the same effect; but space will not per
mit, nor is it necessary. We will, howev
er, add the following extract from the re
port of special agent S. S- Ford, of Wash
ington Territory, dated June 30th. 1857.
His remarks will apply to the Indians gen
erally in that Territory:
I cannot too strongly represent to yon the ne
cessity for making treaties with all the Indians
in my district. Living, as the greater majority
of them do, among the settlements, with no one
locality which they can confidently call their own,
no place for a village which they can hare any
security that they will not be compelled to aban
don the very next season, and no grazing spot
from which their horses may not be excluded the
very next week by the fence of the settler, it can
not be a matter of surprise that they should be
dissatisfied and complain. The Indian thus
hummed in, and hemmed ont, circumscribed or
driven off, his small bat hereditary potato patch
included in the ample area of a ten acre field, his
ancient burial ground burnt over or ploughed up,
he comes to regard himself as a stranger, an out
cast and renegade. In this state of mind he natu
rally reflects, with bitter feelings, upon his condi
tion before the whites came among them, and be
sighs as he thinks of those good old times, when
he was the radispnted lord of the soil. And
still, when he gives expression to bis feelings.
which be frequently does in complaints to bis
agent or some other white man, he is invariably
told to be patient ; ' government will treat with
yon after a while, and pay you for your lands ; a
reservation will be set off for you where you will
have a permanent home; where yon will have a
comfortable house during the rainy season, and
can always be comfortably clothed; a school will
be established for the education of your chil
dren ; a physician will always be in readiness to
cure your sick without charge ; you will be in
structed in the art of agriculture: you will be as
sisted in opening farms, and furnished with tools
and seeds ; in fine, you will have grazing lands
fur yonr horses, and yonr bnrial grounds will be
. . - a -. n-t 1
no mora intenerea who : inn promise cneers
his drooping spirits, and he goes to bis lodge
much encouraged. Months and years, however,
roll by ; more lands are taken np by the settlers.
but no steps are taken, ana no visidio progress
made towards the fulfilment of the promises made
to the Indian. Meanwhile, having waited patient
ly, and looking confidently to the realization of
his hopes in vain tor years, he becomes discour
aged, soured and sullen. The Indians cannot be
longer satisfied witn promises ; tney require some
thing more substantial."
These Indians are now rapidly decaying,
and their absolute extinction is a mere
question of time. There is, however, an
obligation resting upon government to take
care of them, to alleviate, if possible, their
degraded condition, and to assign to them
some spot of land where they may have a
home. And above all, oar government is
bound, both iu duty and honor, to take im
mediate measures for the ratification of
those treaties which have already been nego
tiated with the Indians, the neglect of which
was instrumental in bringing on tbc late dis
astrous war in Oregon and Washington, and
was the immediate cause of the present war
in the north, the cost of which to the gov
ernment will, it is estimated, be uot less
than fifteen millions of dollars. If there
are reasons why treaties made should no!
be ratified, let them be rejected, and satis
factory ones made in their stead, and let those
be ratified, and their provisions fulfilled.
Col. C. H. Mott, Commissioner to
audit and report upon Indian claims, it will
be seen by bis advertisment, ha3 opened an
office in this place, and ia engaged in the
discharge of bis duties. He was aptly chos
en, and will deal with strict justice and in
tegrity between the claimants and the gov
ernment.
The 6th Infantry have been. ordered
from Salt Lake to Bfiftecia, CaJ.
la he C'raajrt
This Is a question which every reader of
the Oregonian must ask, respecting the edi
tor of that sheet. Take the last number as
a sample, and it is a fair one, for tbey are
all alike. Its editorial columns do not con
tain a thought, or a candid sentence. There
is not a word upon any subject useful or in
teresting to any Oregonian. They are filled
with wholesale libels npon democrats, with
a small portion devoted to low abuse of the
Jews. lie is an irresponsible libeler, and
ntters them without the slightest reference
to plausibility, or deceucy. lie is itt gen
eris, even for a madman; and that the man
is crazy, is the most charitable conclusion
A W .... - .
one can ionn. lie win puousn me oasesi
falsehood and slander of a political opponent;
perchance charge him with crimes which
wonld swing him from the gallows, or eon-
sign him to prison ; ana, coiemporaneous
with its issue, obtrude himself into his socie
ty, force himself upon him, attempt to be
familiar, &c. If asked why he publishes
what be knows to be a cowardly lie, will
reply "why, G d d n it, I don't mean any
thing;" "uobody believes me;" "it will help
yon with the democrats;" "I'm engaged in a
dirty business, aud have to tell dirty lies,
and perform dirty acts," Ac. In short he
will prove himself as utterly without shame
or self-respect, aa be is without integrity or
honor.
The last number is filled with such elegant
phrases as "thick-skulled Ethiopean who
came out to this coast in charge of Lane's
baggage," or "cross between the monkey and
nigger, Tool and idiot," while tne following
are a few of the wholesale libels of one
number:
The magnitude of the vast amonnt of fraud.
swindling, and corruption practiced by the Indian
department in these territories.
Your master's (Lane) tools, pimps, blowers and
strikers are engaged in swindling the people out
of their land claims, town property, &c, Ac.
Whenever they and yon get through swindling,
the patents may find their way to Oregon.
More than five hundred thousand dollars tor tne
Indian department, and two hundred thousand
dollars stolen from tbe people by the Salem clique,
growing out of the sale of the public property.
There bas been practiced for the last eight years,
a most infamous and stupendous system of public
swindling by every man connected with the demo
cratic party who could get an office or a contract
upon public works in Oregon.
Upon what are these wholesale and shame-
ess libels based? Not even a suspicion of
wrong, is there a man who has bad a con
tract in the Iudian Department, or who has
been connected with, or known anything
about it, during the last year, who can say
that he has seen any ''fraud, swindling, or
corruption," iu that department? Not onel
Does any man say that tbe Superintendent
of that department has suffered any "steal
ing?" Not one.
Is there any evidence of a "system of
swindling, by every mau conuected with the
democratic party," &c? Not a particle.
On the contrary, it is a matter of record
that Oregon has been the most cheaply and
best managed of all the Territorial govern
ments. The only officer who bas proved a
defaulter is a "national" black, and an ene
my of the democratic party. The same of
the only "contractor npon public works"
whom we have heard charged with "swind
ling," or improper conduct. Has any man
been "swindled out qf his land claim" by au
officer in Oregon? We have heard that
charge of but one snch person, and he did
not vote the democratic ticket at the last
election
Dryer knows all thif, and yet, with no
sense of responsibility, with an utter aban
donment of truth, he week after week sends
abroad foul libels; knowing that our criminal
statutes are deficient in provisions iuQicting
a just punishment upon his conduct, and
being pecuniarily irresponsible, he is vile,
reckless and shameless. And so notorious has
become his inconsistency, and his want of
integrity, and truth, that his journal has lost
all character and influence with the public,
and with his own party. Nobody respects
it, and nobody regards its insane ranting,
except as the ravings of a half crazed and
wholly sunken editorial bawd. lie vauut
ingly boasts that he "has three thousand
votes iu the Oregonian office," (meaning that
three thousand opponents of the democracy
are controled by the Oregonian) while every
thinking man of bis party is disgusted with
the fickleness of his politics, his melancholly
lack of thinking and reasoning powers, and
tbe excess and wantoness of his coarse abuse,
and vulgar libels.
The Democratic Bible, ( Ortgon Statesman)
says, that
"J. Koss Brown, special agent of the Treasury
department, visited these two territories in 1857,
and that the late Indian war -f Oregon and Wash
ington proves to be a canker upon the public
treasury. The Secretary reports that upwards of
six tkmsand dollars were paid to J. Ross Browne
alone, for salary and travel, during the year 1857,
while examining into these 'war debts. I uis is
only one item."
The above we copy from the last Orego-
M.I It -f -l - t .1.
man. men ionowa a unit cuiuuiu vi mc
usual style of comments, all based upon tbe
despicably mean and thieving lie, that the par
agraph above was from The Statesman.
What we said was as .follows:
j. Ross Browse's Expenses. J. Ross
Browne, special sgeut of the Treasury department
visited these two Territories in 1357. The Ar. Y.
Times says of it:
Then followed the above paragraph from
the Times, which the Oregonian says was
from The Statesman. The object of the dirty
falsehood was to have his readers believe
that we bad characterized the Oregon war
as "a canker npou tbe public treasury."
Such lonsey acts are voted by the craft in
effably mean and dishonest, lue only com
ment wc have to make upon thi3 act of T.
J. Dryer's, is, that the editor who can be
guilty of it, has the requisite low-lived mean
ness and sheep stealing dishonesty to rob a
sick nigger of his medicine.
Pears. We are indebted to "Fruit
Farm" for a grateful remembrancer, in the
shape of large and lucious "Bartletts." It
isn't necessary to say anything of Geer, and
praising bis Bartletts would be like "gild
ing refined gold."
Game. Messrs. Murphy and Huelat, two
of our amateur sportsmen, favored us with a
a string of wild game. They couldn't hye
pleased us more.
The Session of Tne Legislature. As
we anticipated, the members elected to the
Sttte Legislature, with a very few excep
tions, did not come to the seat of govern
ment to hold the September session. Nine
membersbf the IIousc, and two mcmburs of
the Senate, only were here, for the purpose
of meeting, and but few if any, of those were
in favor of general "legislation." Those of
the lower body had two meetings, and those
cf the upper one, when, on the second day,
it was given np.
We think we are not mistaken in the
opinion that the couutry is most emphatic
ally against incurring any more expense, or
taking any other action, until tbe question
of our admission is determined. And it is no
less emphatically opposed to any attempt to
set the wheels of a State government in mo
tion, until the functions the Territorial gov
ernment cease in tbe regular and legal man
Mr. And, we hare no donbt it is this sen
timent, concurring with that of members,
which induced tbe great body of them to
remain at home, and suffer the September
sessiou to go by default.
bryer, true to the instincts of an unscru
pulous pot-house demagogue, conceived that
a little party capital might be made from
lb matter, by fanning seat-of-gorernment
prejZaice and he. came here and twice da
livered his corduroy speech, iu which the
usual terms of "swindlers," "knaves ""Ore
gon Statesman," "Democratic Bible," "par-
ty lash," &c. were repeated the usual uura-
ber of times. While a liberal sprinkling of
"jrrtisteutly," (repeated a dozen time,)
"sorer eni-ty," "Amarican," "bragndoshal
ly," "annacted," 4c, Ac, ic, &c , 4c, &c,
&c, indicated tbe "three mouths schooling."
Dryer asserts that the State will not be ad
mitted, that we are certain to be rejected,
and to remain a Territory for ten years, at
least. Holding that cpinion, his crazy de
nunciation of men because they did not come
here, aud uselessly involve the Territory in
an additional debt of fifteen thousand dol
lars, presents a beautiful picture of honesty
and consistency! We think we never saw a
hack so utterly without integrity, consisten
cy, sense of shame, and everything else that
is redeeming, as is Dryer. And, as might
be expected of such a man, he is without n
particle of influenc, and receives the re.
specjt of no man. His braying in the hall
of legislation is received iu llie same man
ner tbe similar noise made in the stable by
his cousin, the uss, is laughed at by those
who listen for the 6rt time, and regarded
as a nuisance afterward.
T!:o.e members whose honest judgment,
or conscientious sense of duty brought them
here, and there were such, we have no dino
sitiou lv censure, or complain of. We were
govt-ibed in our own views by our honest
judgment, and concede to theiu the same
right ot difference of opiniou that we claim.
California We rejoice iu being able to
chronicle a Democratic victory in Califor
nia, over the coalition of blucks and bol
ters, precisely like that iu Oregon, between
the "Blacks" and self dubbed ".Nationals."
The hard Democracy carry their supreme
judge iu the State by alwut 6,000 majority,
and more than two-thirds of both branches
of the Legislature. The coaltion elect two
members of Congress, the Democrats run
ning no candidate against them, maintaining
that the election was illegal. Whether or not
they get the seats will probably depend upon
the complexion of the next Ilouse. The
San Francisco "National" (not of tbe Ore
gon, bastard sort,) speaks of this result as
follows. It will be seen that parties divid
ed there as they did here:
Tbe Republicans, waiving all considerations of
political principle, made an undisguised fusion
with tbe Renegades. Every vairrant ism. person
al t rejndiee and anscrupnlons misrepresentation
was impressed into tbe service of the allies; aud the
time allowed for the canvass was so short as to
render it almost impossible to rally the Democra
cy and repel the allies and their meritricious in
fluences. Yet, notwithstanding all this, we met
the enemy and triumphed over them. The disor
ganizes have been completely frustrated, their
schemes exposed, their treachery unmasked, and
their designs against the integrity of our princi
ples completely set at naught. Not only has the
general popular voice pronounced its verdict
against the demagogues and sectionalism, but the
counties of the State individually have gone large
ly tne saute wav. ineaeieatot the iwinocracy,
if it could have been achieved by this unholy con
spiracy, must been have but temporary, for
however anxious the leaders mar have been to
defeat the Administration, it is certain that the
mass of the so-called Mudsill party have no affin
ity for Black Republicanism, and would and will
recoil wbeuever it is attempted to merge them
into that factious and sectional party. Hut tbe
leaders of that faction; which without apology or
excuse. without even a decent pretext broke oti from
from the regular organisation of the .Democratic
party with the pre determined design to destroy
that party and transfer the political power of the
state to me uiacn Republicans those leaders ar
prepared for a different fate. Thev can claim to Irfe
aemocrats no longer. Kule or ruin was their mot
. ... - .
to. 1 bey cannot rule the Democracy, they have
succeeded in ruining themselves. Their defection
cane in good time. It shows us their designs and
their disposition, and saves us from their power in
the future, when, but tor the disclosure of "their
purposes they might have done us wrong. We
are uow, if somewhat reduced in numbers, n more
compact and harmonious party mure united
in principle tuny tried anil tested witn com
plete unity of feeling and principle. We are now
one in sentiment and aim. Tlieru are no distrac-
ilities. We now know our men, and the great
lemocratic party, purged of its impurities and
Tee from nil dissensions, will go ou to aeconi-
fi uiaBBiunn tu inenuHiup coupieu witn cover hub- t
tlllll
dem
tree trom nil dissensions, will go
plish the ohiccts for which it has been coinini.s
sioncQ. It is a matter of profound congratulation
to our friends that this storm has passed by so
harmlessly, having no other effect than to purity
the political atmosphere. We shall stand strong
er than ever in another fight.
Bcrmno of tiie Steamer Seabird. From
tbe Victoria (V. I.) Gazette, we learn that
the steamer Sea-Bird, which left that port
on the morning of the 7th of September,
for Fort Langley, took fire when about 18
miles oat, and burnt to the water's edge.
As soon as she was found to be on fire she
was run ashore on the rocks, and the pas
sengers aud crew were lauded in safety, with
tbe exception of a man named Urick, who
fell and injured himself severely. The ves
sel aud her cargo are a total loss, and the
passengers did uot succeed iu saving any of
their baggage,
A- Hard Case. At a campmeeting in
Lane county, the other day, while two re
cent converts were praying at the altar,
some sinful outsider stole their hats, and
drank all their ighjskey. Sq says one who
was present..
Flght with the Indiana.
In the most of our edition last week was
an account of an engagement between Co!.
Wright, U. S. A., and the Indians near the
scene of Steptoe's defeat. The engagement
took place at Four Lakes, on the Spokan
river. There were about four hundred In
dians, of the Coeur d' Alettes, Palonse, and
Spokan tribes, and stragglers from other
tribes engaged. Col. Wrhjht had six hun
dred men In his command. Seventeen In
dians were left dead on the ground; none
killed or wounded on the part of the whites.
The Indians were strongly posted, but were
soou routed, and completely vanquished aud
driven ont of the country. All speak in the
highest terms of praise of the conduct of
Col. Wright, and the officers and men under
him.
On the 1st of September, Maj. Garnett's
command was on tbe Okanogan river, and
expected to be at Siir.coe on the 20th.
Revival or Connecticut Blue Laws. The
Black Republican majority of the Connect
icut Legislature have recently passed the
following proposed amendments to the Con
stitution of that State:
. That each town will be entitled to one Rep
resentative, and bo more.
2. That negroes and Indians shall be entitled
to vote on an equality with the whites.
3. That all foreigners shall reside in tbe State
one year ajtet vtem are naturalized, before tbey can
be admitted as voters.
It is not difficult to see, from the above.
whither Black Republicanism is tending.
The mad fanaticism which would raise ne-
groes to a political equality with the white
race, would also reduce a white foreigner be
low the grade of a negro. For the common
potior of our nation, we hope that the?e in
famous propositions will be rejected by the
people of Connecticut.
Escape and Recapture. On Tuesdny
night or Wednesday morning last, two pris
oners, named Charles Roberts and Thomas
Greenwood, effected their escape from custo
dy in this place, having succeeded in cutting
the chains with which they were secured.
They also stole a watch and pistol from
their guard, who was asleep. On Wednes
day evening Greenwood returned and gnve
himself np, saying that the "fleas had been
bothering him so that he couldn't sleep, and
he only went out to get a little rest." Om
Thursday Roberts was taken, a few miles
from town. It is generally believed that
Greenwood returned for the purpose of as
sisting the escape of Mill, who couldn't get
ready to leave with the others.
A California 1'each Orchard. Three
miles from Marysvillr, Cal., G. G.. Brijijjs
has a pencil and Ltctaninj orchard of 32,000
tree, mid covering 155 acres of ground;
15,000 of the trees were in benring this sea
son. But about one-third cf the fiuit i-
gathered, that being sufficient to stock the
market; the rest is sufTered to rot under the
trees. If more was rathered it would re
duce prices so that Mr. B. says he would be
a loser, at the present price of labor. lie
employs 30 men, at from $25 to $35 per
month. If labor was two-thirds less, he
could afford to gather the whole crop, and
sell it at one-third his present prices, which
are from twelve to twenty cents per lb., in
the market.
Temperance. Rev. Israel S. Deihl, ol
Sacramento, lectured on the subject of teni
perance in this village on Tuesday evening.
tie tens au anecdote very well, ana is a
middliug lecturer, of the lively order. Some
of his phrases and anecdotes were rather
broad for an audience of ladies aud children,
and would hardly be considered ornate or
elegant before any assemblage. However,
the lecture was pretty well received, and
may do good in diminishing the consomp
tion of bad whiskey. Wc hope it will.
The Division of the Sons of Temperance
in this place bare died; the effects were sold
at auction, and mostly purchased by oue of
the saloon keepers we understand.
The opinion generally prevails that the influ
ence of either, or both ot these " time-uonoreo
and reliable democratic" organs, will amount to
bat little, so far as tbe meeting of the legislature
is concerned Ortgontans.
Tiie Statesman made no endeavor to "in
fluence" anybody. Asa public journalist,
we gave expression to our opinions upon a
public question.
But, tbe "influence" of the Oregonian in
the matter, must be very flattering to it.
It bellowed iu favor of the meeting, but
with the exception of its editor, not a black
republican member was on the ground.
Portland and Multnomah. According
to statistics published in the Christian Ad
vocate, the total population of Portland is
IHC. The number of voters is 525. The
total population of Multnomah Co., 102.
The number of voters in the county is 927
We give the Advocate credit for this item
by way of retaliation of its practice of bor
rowing news from tho Statesman without
eredit. "Heap coals of fire," &c. is a chris
TSfciciDE. Tiui Bailey, of Yamhill, a J
, . T. r i .. e
ma. a"d so of D'u,,cl D- Bailey, of
I, a yorfng
Che
haleni, in t!iat county, recently committed
suicide by taking poison. We arc told thai
tiro or six years ago he bad about 56,000,
and said he was going to live on that as
long ns it lasted, and when it was gone kill
himself, lie spent it, drinking pretty free
ly, and with the last bought the poison with
which he put an end to his existeuce.
At the recent sessiou of the TJ. S.
District Court iu Douglas county, a mau
convicted of grand larceny was scnteuced
to imprisonment iu the penitentiary for ten
years. lie had stolen a pair of fine horses
from a citizen of Douglas county. Also,
two other couvicts were seuteuced to short
er terms.
Precocious. The Prince of Wales, 17
years old, has been banished to Ireland hav
ing been detected in an intrigue with one of
his mother's maids of. honor. Tbe Boalou
Post thinks Ireland is a. queer hospital for
such a malady, unless it is to be treated ou
the ham spathic theory of t imijia simijibus
waufur.
UTld Mclnglilln's Company rHTm -
' and Thompson's Blwrsiid find wo gala.
From the Olympia Pionter and Denocrs.1
we copy the following account of the arrival
at the mines of David McLaughlin's compa
ny, originally raised in this eonnty. That
paper obtained it from Robert Connelly, a
member of the company, and late of Ore
gon city. Isext week we shall publish tbe
narration of their trip, in full:
Arriving at Thompson's river which they struck
as above, the whole company, one hundred and
sixty in number, prospected tor bait a day on a
hnr. bnt found noerold. nor did they find any par
ties at work on Thompson's river. They then pro
ceeded along the trail to Frazer river, where they
all arrived en the 12th of August. They next
nrosnected at the forks of Frazer and Thompson
rivers, out wimontany very naiiering r
the labor expended. Here tne company aiviueu.
A portion of them went np to Frazer river, others
to a bar opposite the mouth of Thompson river,
others went below, and the California company
undertook the rutting of a trail from the mouth
at Thompson river to Fort Yale, which is now
completed to Fort Hope, whilst McLanghlin and
others, having sold oat their provisions at tbe
forks, at one dollar per pound, had went to on
Hone for the purpose of packing out a fresh sup
ply. Several of the company had returned to
Thompson river, and prospected without success.
They were abont fourteen days in making the dis
unite DClwccn lyiuiiisgau uu viupm.. --
Most of them are hugely disappointed at tlio goia
cnl f 1 prospect which thev found on Thompson and
Fraiers. The company were from J nly 5th to Au
gust 12th, or thirty-seven days, inclusive ot de
lays, in making the distance between the Dalles
and Thompson river. The trail between Fort
Okanagan and Thompson river, they found pret
ty rough for tbe most part. 1 here is a good
route from Fort Okanagan to Thompson river
nearer by more than one-half, which the Indians
spoke of, but refused to conduct tne company to
it, or by way of i
Lahorehs Attention. Farm bands in Ore
gon are ordinarily paid $40 per month, and wo
men are scarce.
We clip the above from the SpringGeld
(111.) Republican. In the Middle and
Northwestern States, farm-hands are paid
$10 to $12 per month, and laborers go a-beg
ning for work at 15 cents per day, out of
which ihey must of course, "find" them
selves. In the Eastern States the rates of
wages are nearly as low. With this state
of facts, we are astonished that intelligent
and enterprising young men, who labor for
a bare subsistence, at home, do not turn
their attention to this country, which pre
sent manv advantages over the old States.
Convicted. Charles Robert?, charged
with the larceny of a horse, and John Ja
cob Mills, charged with stealing money,
were tried last week before the District
Court for this county, convicted, and sen
teuced to three years each in the penitentia
ry. Li the ease of Mills the first jury fail
ing to agree, after being. out twenty hours
a new trial was necessary, llie prisoners
counsel, Messrs. W. W. Pa",'i and X. II. Cra-
u'r, displayed a degree of energy and assi-
djity on behalf of their nrifortuuate clieut.
Which was deserving of better' success.
The Difference Twixt Tweble-Dcm
and Twedle-Dee. We notieed some very
fastidious black republicans at the temper
ance meeting last week, laughing immode
rately at jokes they would have pronounced
"vultrar," bad they seen them in the columns
of the Statesman, or heard them from the
lips of a Democratic speaker.
Strange such a diSF.-rence there should be
"Twixt twedle-dnm and twedle-dee."
Peaches. As this is the peach season, of
course we have to announce the receipt of
a liberal quantity of the choicest ones from
Wra. Cox. He never fails. He also favor
ed us with a couple of monster Bartlett
pears the largest of that species we ever
saw.
tgy-At - the temperance meeting on
Thursday evening a speech was made by
Capt. Tichenor, which was received with fre
quent bursts of applause. At i ts close, sev
eral mauvaises sti jets went forward and
signed the pledge amid the plaudits of tbe
admiring andience.
Akrival of Overland Immigrants. Sev
eral immigrants have recently arrived iu
California overland. Tbey report but few
on tbe way, the expected Mormon difficul
ties having deterred many who otherwise
would have started. The ludians are re
ported friendly.
Stabbing Affair. Ou Monday the 13th
ins!, at a place near Monroe, Benton coun
ty, two men named James Esfglestou and
Adam Hubbard got into a qaarrel about a
knif?, when Eifgleston stabbed Hubbard in
the breast, iuflicting a severe, though not a
dangerous wound.
The Overland Mail Robbed. The over
land mail to California was robbed by Indi
ans, last trip. A portion of the letters were
recovered. Nuue of the mail party were
killed.
BS5 B. F. Harding, Esq., an amiteitr ag-.
ricwlturist, lias our tnaiiKs ior a generous
sample of his peach crop. Xo man raises bet
ter peaches, or disposes of them with better
judgment.
Whatcom Aug. 20th, 1858.
Friend Brsn As I, with everybody else
here, was so badly sold ns to the t'nna our
trail to the mines wonld be completed, I
as determined niter writing you before, not
to touch pen to paper again on this subject,
until Mr. DeLacy arrived in person. That
gentleman arrived yesterday, which cvejit
was announced by the firing of one hundred
runs more or less. He made a speech to the
assembled multitude. Said the trail was
completed, and was a better one than either
of the other two that leads through the
Cascades in our territory, that animals pack
ed need be without a plenty of grass but
one night on the route.
Abont one hundred animals have left this
place by the trail, within the last week, and
as many more will leave the coming week.
The waters of Frazer nnd Thompson riv
ers are falling and the miners are besinniusr
to take out the oro.
Yours in haste,
- G. W. CORLISS.
B A writer from Crescent City to the
Alta California, says:
Another casa which cansed some scandal, was
the trial of a fellow who bad been preaching the
Gospel on Klamath river, but whose true charac
ter appeared on detection in horse stealing.
Wheu brought up for trial, he asked for a change
of venue, ou the ground that he could not get jus
tice here, and when this motion was overruled,
and the petty jury was being empannelled. the
prisoner, who has several aliases 11. C. Waters
and P. C. Culp being among them cocked up his
legs on the table and objected to a number of ju
rors, perfect strangers. t6 him, making snch re
marks as "I. dpnltlike the looks, of the fellow..'
mug," "that's a regular, &c, loafer; I-don't want
to be tried by any such chap as him." He was
sentenced to 'the State Prison for two years.
letter fiam the Sowtfei-
Jacksonville, Sept. 4 th, 1858.
Editor" Statesman Sir: During the past
two weeks (ho weather in these parts has
continued very warm and dry, and business
has been, as nsual in the dry season, very
dull. Our business men, of course, are com- '
plaining of hard times, the mere so that di-,
vers of them have been arrested and mulct
ed in certain sums, "lawful currency." for
violation of the Sunday law. I very much
doubt tbe efficiency of the remedy applied
in these cases. I am convinced that a large
majority of those engaged in business here
would prefer to close ou tbe Sabbath, if aa
-a a a .
arrangement could oe enierea into, oy tne
common consent of all, to that effect. But
unless this can be done, the law will still be
openly violated, although the public exchen-
uer will be replenished, borne weeas ago
paper was circulated among the merchants,
keepers of saloons, and others, binding the
subscribers to keep their places of business
closed npon Sunday. It received qoite a
respectable number of signatures, and tne
Suudar morning next ensuing found tbe pla
ces of business closed, with the exception of
a little place on Mam street, which was dri
ving a brisk trade witn the mining popula
tion. Of course this excited the envy of
the others; and about eleven o'clock every
store in town was opened, and business go
ing on as usual. Since that, no farther at
tempts at moral suasion have been made, .
aud I understand that it ia the intention of
certain parties here to enforce the law, while
others seem disposed to resist it. How it
will terminate we shall see in time. -
On Monday, Angott 30th, a party of aix
left this place for tbe purpose of visiting1
Mount McLaughlin, which "rears its lofty
form" to the east of us, in the Cascade
range. They returned a day or two since,
and gave such a glorious acconut of their
trip, that I am almost tempted to raise at
party aud take a cruise i:t the mountains
myself. I must say, however, that some of
the yarns spun by the party on their return "
bordered a little, mind, just a little, on
the marvelous. One story in particular,
was decidedly Jiihy. However, it may hare
been true how should know?
A nian named Crouch was arrested in
Stei ling a few days since, on a charge of
stealing some two or three thousand dollars
from Mr. S. G. Babcock. The money, or
at least the greater portion of it, was found
in his possession, and he was accordingly
committed to jail to await his trial. A man
uauied Sherman was also arrested as access
ory to the theft, but there was no evidence
against him, and he was discharged.
Mining operations just now are limited,
on account of the lack of water. It is re
ported iu town that good prospects have
bcen obtained on Bear River, iu the neigh
borhood uf the Eagle Mills. Good strikes
are also reported ou Pleasant Creek, north
of Ili'gue River.
A new secret society has recently been in
troduced here, by a gentleman named Coon,
from California. An "Ark" of the order
was established here this wetk. What are
the objects and purposes of the society I
uiu not informed, further than that it pur
ports to be a benevolent institution.
2o members will be present at the Sep
tember session of the State Legislature,,
from either this county or Josephine ex
cept Mr. T' Vault; and the opinion that
such a session, ruder the circumstances, is
useless aud extravagant, appears to prevail
pretty geuerally in the SOUTH.
HAltKIED,
In Saleai.st the residence of C A. Heed, cn Tues
day the 7th int , Mr. T. T. Etks and Miss Aebic il
Coffin. both of Marion Co.
Ia Brownsville, Linn Co.. by the Kev. E- B. Geary, Mr.
J. 11. PRESBoa. of Teheraa, Cal., to Miss Mabx Isa
bella , daughter of Dr. Benjamin.
(Curcplimcuts of the parties acknowledged.)
la Orcoa Cty. Spt. 8, by Ber. Ueo. H. Atkinson.
Mr. Pasiel O'N'eul, of Melbourne. Australia, and
Miss Mix Mii A. eldest daughter of Win. Holmes.
Aup. 23, by Rtv. S. Wood, in Clatsop county. Ore
eon, Mr. Enoch Siebvix. and Miss Eliza W'kst.
DIED,
On tbe 9th inst., at Portland. Dexkis Pake, aoa oT
Rev. t:. S. and E. Kingsley, aged one year and fcix
mouths.
At Fort Vancouver, on the 3d inst, CoaxTLrrs O'
Donnell, late 1st Sergeant of Company H, 4th Infant
ry, U. S. A. -
Sergeant O "Donnell rime to Oregon, with tbe first
detachment of troops, arriving here in Msy, 1849, un
der command of Major Hatbeway, and bad eeen macb
honorable service ia tbe everglades of Florida and ont
the fields of Mexico, lie foogbt ia the battles of Palo
Alto. Resaca de la Pal ma, Monterey, Verj Crnz, Cerro
tiordo, Cootreras, Cberuboseo, Molico del Bey, and at
tbe taking of ChapoJsepec and capture of the City of
Mexico, -erring ia the last-named engagement with.
Drum's Battery. "
SALK3I 3IARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY, BY B. F. BROWN.
Salem, Sept. 21, 1353.
PRODUCE.
Wheat, white, J(Hr
Wheat, mixed,
Oats,
Potatoes,
Onions, -
Beans, . -- ------ . .
Peas, ..... ... .
Bacon, sides,------
Bacon, bams,
Lard, in kegs, -- .
Butter, fresh rolls,
Butter, packed,
Eggs,.-. -
C hiekens, per doaen,...
75
621.
50
SO
2 CO
3 60
1 00
25
30
30
a 37
35
25 a 25
3 00
4 50 a 4 50
Flour, per luu lbs.,
Wool, unwashed,-. - 15 20
Wool, washed, 25 a 'AX
Pork 12
FRUITS.
Dried Apples, --- , 13 a 20t
Dried Peaches, . 13 a 25.
Dried Currants, . 75,
Apples, per. bushel, 2 00 a 2 50.
LUMBER.
Fir, clear, per if, 20 00 a 20 00-
Cedar, per M, 40 00 a 35 00,
Shingles, nedar, per M,- 6 50.
Shingles, fir, per M, 5 00
GROCERIES.
Sugar, X. O., 16 a 20i
Sugar, China, 14 a 16.
Sugar, white, crushed, 25 a 30-
Sjrup, t 00 a 1 25.
Coffee, 17 a 20-
Rice - --- 124a 16V.
Soap, 12.U n;
Salt 2i a a
Candles, adamantine, per box . "0 a 40
Jefferson Insiilnte.
THE Trustees of Jefferson lustitute. would annonnce.
to the public that the sohix.I in this Institution
is now in successful operation, nnder the charge of
Prol. O. G. Carr, and his lady, direct Truro tbkv
stoue State. 1
Mr. Jc. Mrs. Carr having spent several, yeas in pre.
parinz themselves Tor the Profession of Teachini, are,
now prepartd to .sive entire satisfaction to all Vhosa.
tli.it may entrust tueir chiWrtn in their eajce.
TE1J.MS:
Primiry Department per; term twenty-four
weel;-!,
Common English studies per term twtnty-four
weeks.
Higher branches "
. weeks.
$10 04
12 (XX
Students can enter the school at an tim. ....
IS 00.
not be received for less than half a term. Xo allow
ance will be made for absence, unless a special ar-.
range ruent be made with the directors.
Board can be had ou reasonable terms near the.
school.
Although this school is not controlled by any reli.
ious sect, yet the strictest morxbi will be enforced and
guod order maiutained.
H. A.JOHXSOX.
Jeaerson.Sept.SOth. 1858.
Sec'y Board of Trustees.
lyS8
ratio Hotel, Albany, 0. T.
TT'OR sale, the above well known and valua-
..it. 1.. . . .1 r. . : . : .1 - . . t' 1
. uuua uu IWIUMm WIUllHlk VMHIHp
The urooertv will be sold on rood terras, and
afiVmU a; Que opportunity for persona wiabinat to
gage ui the hotel bnsiues.1. Enquire oa the premises.
Sept,15,l!58. Sma$.