vr fflS VOL. 8. NO. 35. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1858. WHOLE NO. 399. (QO ii I-1 ii i ii ir t Hi ii ii SI)C (Oregon Statesman AI1HEL BUSH, Proprietor and Editor. Trans. Published weeklr . at five dollars per annum. If do paid witbia six months; foor dollars per annum, paid wtttin six montns ; tnree aouars per annum. If paid in advance. One dollar additional will be urged for each year payment is neglected. No paper will be discontinued, unless at the option f the publisher, nntil all arrearages are paid. Advkbtisiso. One square, (twelve linesorless) three Insertions, f 5 03 for every additional insertion. SI CO. A lioerai deduction will be made to yearly, half and carter yearly advertisers. Transient advertisements must be pre-paid toln- w-ii wsenran. Divorce notices will not be published W" .IfMifor. . Administrators .notice, and alladver nati wtatin; to estates, of deceased persons, tnnst M M paid, tnlnu ordered published bv the Probate " grnaranteed to be paid bv him. "Notice to par ttoe litigant, heirs, attachment, and all other legal no- uces, nuutoe pre-paid, unless some responsible attor ney guarantees payment. All advertising not paid within one year' from the when contracted, will be charged twenty-five per . wm.aaamonai.eacn year payment is neglected there after, ill Jobbing must be paid for when taken from he office. Announcements o f marriages and deaths will be pub Qshed free: but all obituary or biographical notices, resolutions of societies, orders, Ac, and poetry append d to marriage annoan cements, must be paid for before publication, at the rate of 10 cents per line. All coamnnicalions,of only personal interest ,must be paid far, in advance, at the same rate. In this paper are published the laws. resolutions and treaties of the United States, and the laws and resolu tioBSOf the Territory cr Oretroa. by authority. Little fcy Little. . "Little by little," as the acorn said. As it slowly sank in its mossy bed, "I'm improving every day. Hidden deep in the earth tway." little by little each day it grew; Little by little it sipped the dew; . Downward it sent ont a thread-like root; Up in the air sprung a tiny shoot; Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves appear; And the slender branches spread far and wide. Till the mighty oak is the forest's pride. Far down in the depths of the dark blue sea, An insect train work incessantly; Grain by grain, they are building well, .Bach one alone in his little cell. Moment by moment, and day by day. Never stopping to work or play. Rock npon rock they are rearing high. Till the top looks out on the sunny sky; . The gentle wind and the balmy air, Little by little, bring verdure "there; - Till the summer sunbeams gladly smile, - On the birds and flowers of tho coral isle. "Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, -"Moment by moment, I'll well employ, ' Learning a little every day. And not spending all my time in play. And still this rule in my hand shall dwell, Whatever I do, Til do it well. Little by little I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago; And one of these days, perhaps we'll see That the world will be better for me." And do yon not think that this simple plan. Made him a wise and a useful mint The Fruitless Life. To wake, yet Eve no life. To toil, and ret to know. The toil is only strife, . And each achievement woe ! "The conquest's self but mocks The soul with idle dreams. And Fame's most lofty rocks. With none of Heaven's sweet beams; That, over all, there broods The shadow of defeat; That Fortune's dearest goods Ke ward no fon J conceit;" .That love, and wealth, an j fame. Bat lure to cheat; at.d all That made the soul's young dream. But keeps the soul in thra.il. This is the worst of life ; And at its close, to sigh; That we have known the strife. Not won the victory ! This saddens antnrun's peace. And makes the harvest vain; We see no fair increase From all the golden grain ; We feel that we have striven. For mocking toys of Time ; ... Xot for that hope of Heaven. That makes all hopes sublime ! Kot for that sweet repose. Which never heeding Fame, lias sought the race to close, Without reproach or blame. Ttae Merry Beggar. I am a merry beggar, My heart is bold and light; I live npon the highway. And sleep in barns at night. X eat behind the hedges My scraps of bread and meat, . And drink, when thirsty, The water at my feet." Bat, money in ray pocket. And none to tell the tale, I bie me to the alehouse. And drink my fill of ale ! 1 frown npon the tapsters. I langb, and shout, and sing; For, give a beggar money, He s mighty as a king ! Harper m Weekly. ArrEcnxc Incident. We are indebted to Mr. L , recently returned from a virhaling voyage, for tbe following toocbing narrative: Oo the borne voyage of onr Liverpool pack et, she being crowded with emigrants, that .awful scourge, the ship fever, broke oat. -The carpenter of the vessel, one of nature's .noblemen, and having on board his little son, . , lad of some twelve summers, was one of . the first victims. II is shij mates sadly en ;dosed bis body in bis haatuock, and having read over him tbe burial service, and at tached to bis feet a grindstone for tbe par pose of sinking bim, committed it ta the em brace of old ocean. The poor boy overcome with Jief at the -loss of his natural protec tor, sprang overboard, and before be could .be rescued, was beyond the reach of human , aid. (On the day following the burial, a large . ahark was noticed in the wake of tbe ship; - (aid as it was almost calm, the sailors asked .permission to catch it, which was readily granted by the captain. Having procured tbook and attached a chain and line, and ited it with pork, they cast it overboard, ," and soon bad exciting pleasure of booking the monster, and with the aid of the wind" , lass, hauled the writhing mass on board. . As it lay on the deck in its . death struggles the sailors beard a singular rumbling noise, that seemed to proceed from the writhing .captive. Taking a ship axe, they soon cut .their way into tbe now dead fish, and to - their great surprise, found that it bad swal ' Jowed tbe carpenter, grindstone and boy, and that tbe former (who had only swooned) bad rigged up tbe grindstone, and witb tbe .assistance of the boy to tarn it, was grinding bis jack-knife to cut bis way out. ' ' .. The New York Tribune says that Jt is a striking proof of the whimsicality of soman taste that tbe crowd will fill aisles, pews and galleries to bear a maa preach ! tbe Gospel not because be preaches well jm ill, but because be bas been indicted and . tried for adultery; while Paul or Peter " 'might hold forth to the walls as the peneal . ty of character above suspicion. From the Portland Standard. V1Ulams on Adair. Editor of tbk Standard Sir; I find in your last paper, copied from the Oregon Sentinel, a communication from General Adair to Mr. Bush, in which the author goes ont of his way to pervert my views and falsify my position on the slavery ques tion. I ask the privilege of patting into the Standard a brief reply, with a request that tbe Sentinel copy, so that the truth may directly follow and perchance dispel that which is not fact in reference to this, I presume to tbe public, not very important matter. Ou the 11th day of April, 1857, the Democratic Territorial Convention, in view of tbe formation of a State govern ment and the consequent discussion about slavery, adopted the following resolution: Jtuolred, That each member of the dem ocratic party in Oregon, may freely speak aud act according to his individual convic tion of right, aud policy, npon the slavery question, without in any manner impairing his standing in the democratic party, on that acconut, provided that nothing in these resolutions shall be constructed to toleration of Black Republicanism, Abolitionism, or any other faction, or organization, arrayed in opposition to the Democratic party. Presuming that this resolution was adopt ed in good faith. I took the liberty to "speaa" upon the subject in the Statesman of July 28th, by which act Gen. Adair gravely asserts, I not only disturbed the canvass but violated tbe above quoted reso lution. When the facts were that docu ments had been freely circulated, a paper expressly established, speeches made by men of prominence, and officeholders all for slavery in Oregon; how it was that the temperate and kind expression of my views on the opposite side disturbed the canvass, is sometbiug which groundless assertion does not enable me to understand. Gen. Adair then says that in the publication re ferred to "the Wilmot proviso was exhumed aud set upon its legs again and pronounced to be a law, voted for by Stephen A Doug las and approved by James K. Folk in the face of the Kansas Nebraska bill, tbe de cision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Jcott case, and the 11th resolution of the Democratic Platform," and then goes on to argue as tbengh combating something I bad said, that the Wilmot proviso was a "dangerous faction," &c. I must be per mitted to say, begging pardon for plainness of Btjle, that this accusation brought against me by Gen. Adair, is not only with out any founadtion in fact, but bas not the semblance of truth to support it. I deny in the most emphatic manner that "the Wil mot proviso was cxbuuied aud set npon its legs again," in the before mentioned publi cation, but on the contrary, I declared in a clear end positive manner my position to be, "that the General Government had no right in any way to interfere with slarerj, except to tarry out the fagitiee slate clause of the Constitution.". True, I did say that Douglas voted for and Polk approved tbe bill to organize Oregon Territory with a slavery prohibition; but I did not cite that fact "to set the Wilmot proviso upon its legs again," but to show tbe understanding of these men that slavery was an impractica ble thing in this country, and to dissipate every pretext for understanding my lan guage, I expressly stated that the "reason why Douglas voted lor and Folk anoroved our Orgauic Act was because they did uot dream at the time that slavery would ex ist in Oregon." I referred with the same view to what Jefferson, Randolph, Webster Buchanan, Cass and Clay, bad said upon tbe question, and I affirm now, that in tbe publication that has exercised Gen. Adair so much, I did little more 'than to elabor ate and apply to tbe circumstances of Ore gon, ideas upon slavery, advauced by these sound and conservative statesmen. Gen. Adair knows that I am not iu favor of the Wilmot proviso, for be bas beard me in tbe most public manner declare my hostilitv to all such legislation, and it may not be amiss to add mat wtuie Uen. Adair inoffensive democracy enabled bim to avoid a removal by and receive thousands of dollars as sala ry from tbe administration of Millard Fill more once the leading anti-slavery whig of New York, and since a conspicious know nothing 1 was canvassing as a Presiden tial elector for Pierce, and trying to con viuce tbe people of the State in which I lived that the Wilmot proviso was an out rage upon the rights of the South. I defy any man to say, and speak tbe trutb, that be ever beard a word or saw a line from me in favor of the Wilmot proviso or anvthiu? of the kind. Gen. Adair then very coolly says that in my communication of last summer, "every argument that ever fell from the lips or pens of tbe opponents of slavery, 'were' arrayed against its introduction or permission under our Constitution." I shall not characterize this assertion as it ought to be, but proceed with few words to place it beneath tbe con tempt of any candid man. Far from otter ing what Geu. Adair charges npon me, I expressly say that "I have no objections, uot local, to slavery." I say too, thai "1 do not reproach tbe slave-holders of South far holding slaves, but consider them a high minded, honorable and humane a class of meu as can be found in tbe world, and throughout tbe slavery agitation have con tended that they were more siuncd against than siuuing." Again, I reprobate "the foclish zeal of Abolitioism," "disclaim all sympathy with agitation," and "denounce all sectional organizations7 iu reference to j slavery. To repeat here all I did say, is of course impossible; but tbe tenor aud pur pose of all my arguments were to prove in Northern latitudes in a country situated like Oregon, tbousauds of miles lrom slave holding States, with a divided public seuti meut, with all the nufavorable circumstan ces of position, climate and productions that slavery would be an impracticable, unprofitable and troublesome institution. "The head and front of my offending bath this extent, no more." lias it not fallen "from tbe lips or peus of tbe opponents of slavery," that it was against natural right e-tbat it was contrary to law, religion and morality that it was the sum of all ava rice, cruelty and crime? Will Gen. Adair pretend that I employed these or similar ar guments in tbe discussion of tbe question? To me it seems very 6trange that blindness of zeal should so possess and mislead a man, who is entitled to the distinguished credit of being "born between the gatea of Ashland and tbe Hermitage." j Unfounded and unjust as I conceive these charges to be, I am not disposed to retort with barsh and recriminative words. I am willing, indeed, to be charitable, and ascribed the General's misrepresentations to igno rance rather than ill-will, for I know that many persons ma.de a great outcry abont my letter npon si.riv who never saw, or if they saw, neve; read it. I shall content myself at this time with an unqualified con tradiction of all that Gen.' Adair has said about me iu bis quarrel with Mr. Bush, and believe that it will not be necessary to tax tbe newspapers with any further notice of the matter, for I am sure that Gen. Adair will see that he has few laurels to win by following op an attack so recklessly and wrongfully commenced. GEO. H. WILLIAMS. Elkton, Oct. 27, 1858. En. Statesmax: In conformity to the spirit of the times, I find myself seated, with nri enormous quill, plucked from tbe side of a representative of the genus anat, poised over a sheet of paper for the purpose of dropping you a few items. To begin with: Providence has kindly sent a few refreshing showers, causing old mother earth to ap pear once more clothed in living green. No new excitement ef late occurred to break the dnll monotony of current events. Well, then, the bubble hasburstedl the Frazier humbug has exploded! and the people again are content to pursue their peaeeful avocations. The fever, in this portion of the moral vineyard, although at one time it assumed rather a malignant aspect, subsid ed without much fatality resulting there from ; the farmers having become well con vinced that more wealth is to be obtained by turning over the virgin soil of Oregon, aud improving their farms, than by chasing after imaginary rich gold placers. I will jnst state, by the way, that I have recently visted the future capital of Oregon En gene City. It is situated at the southern terminus of a beautiful plain, and a little farther to the south extends a low range of hills, which to the westward gradually rises to the .altitude of mountains, witb their lofty peaks towering one above another, en til, far in the distance, their summits are lost in the clear blaze of the ethereal blue. The landscape scenery is grand 1 Nature here works on a magnificent scale. Tbe distant mountain peeks, as they raise their giant heads, to receive the earliest morning kiss of lovely Aurora, as she blushes along the crimsoned horizon; or, Phebus, when, first he makes his appearance in the dap pled east, and begins toiling up the steep ascent, presents one of the most picturesque sights on which tbe eye "of man ever rested. Ou the eastern side of toe city the Wil lamette rolls her placid waters leisurely by. As I stood upon the banks of this majestic stream, and watched the heavily laden steamboats, which weie continually arriving aud discharging at the wharves, my mind was transported back to scenes, of which this seems to be such a striking similitude, witnessed long years ago, on the banks of old Mississippi. Passing from Water street to Commercial, in company with a friend, a worthy limb of the law, 1 pursued my way to the Mill-race, at tbe upper end of the city, where 6tand tbe city Mills. Raving satisfied our curiosity witb regard to all things appertaining to that locality, we. fol lowed along down Main street, unti'. arriv ing opposite Republican Square, when we observed to our right, a suberb edifice, with a portico in front, supported by six Corin thian col urn us. On entering the building and aseendiug a flight of marble stairs, we landed in a capacious room, which my friend informed me, to be where the "Pacific Jour nal" is published. Mr. Rogers, tbe editor of tbe "Journal" is one of tbe most saga cious writers of tbe age. As yet his star bas only made its appearance ia tbe firma ment; but it is manifest from the intrinsic merits of ibe little paper, that it will con tinue to grow brighter and brighter, nntil, at length it will break forth with a brillian cy, which must inevitably eclipse all inferior lights. The Fplendid superstructure, in which tbe Journal Is published, would con vey no very inadequate foretaste of its lit erary merits. In tbe evening I went into the Court house, where the blacks were holding a jollification over the defeat of the Lecompton constitution in Kansas. The chairmain on taking bis seat returned thanks for honors conferred, and gravely said: "Fellow citizen, 8 I can't tell the object of this meeting, but as I see so many faces present, it is evident, to me that they met here for some purpose." He thought Mr. Pengree could afford them some light on the subject. Mr. P. thought the cbarmain bad called upon tbe wrong individual, and referred them to Mr. Curley. The battle now waxed warm. The "big guns" thun dered; and those of a less calibre flashed. Mr. C. did not wish to be considered the originator of the meeting. In fact tbe whole thing had proved a failure the moun tain bad labored and bronght forth a mouse and each of the participants seemed de sirous of leaving tho impression that their part ia the drama was limited to a small sphere. The gaslly features of "bleeding Kansas," were Held up to tbe gaze or the admiring audience, democrats denounced, tbe administration execrated, but no words of reproof for the blood thirsty Jim. Lane and bis followers could find utterance from their patriotic lips. Another thing I ob served, tbey seem to have incorporated a new plank icto their platform opposition to tbe Mormon war. RAMBLER. Emigration from State to State. Ac cording to the returns of tbe last United States census there are more natives of the southern states residing in the North in pro portion to southern population than of the northerners who live in tbe South. We think the general opinion is the reverse of this. In Maine there are to be found 3, 092 persons who were southerners by birth; whereas ia Missisippi there are bat 250 na tives of tbe northern states. The smallness of the number of New Englanders in the South is quite remarkable and we think that the largeness of the number of natives of tbe South to be found in New England will quite astonish those who have not ex amined the subject. For example, there are 271 natives of Virginia residing in Maine, and only 94 natives of Maine in Virginia. The whole number of natives of New England, residing in. Mississippi ia 124, while there are 1023 natives of Missis sippi residing in New England." These are examples of the state of things on a wide scale. In looking over all the free states we End that Massachusetts has 8752 natives of tbe South, while New York has about 20,000. Other northern states that have large num bers of sonthern born inhabitants are Penn sylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. A few facts will show that southern men emigrate much from one state to another in their own section. Of the inhabitants of Virginia, 10,000 were natives of North Carolina and as many of Alabama, 46,000 of Tennessee and 54,000 of Kentucky. To people North Carolina there came 37, 000 from Georgia, 28,000 frqm Alabama, 72,000 from Tennessee, and 14,000 from Kentucky. As a general law, tbe emigra tion flows westward from state to state en tbe parallels of latitude. For example, emigrants from England find their new homes in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wis consin, Illioois.and Iowa, while tbe Geor gian seeks an adopted home in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, and yet we find many exceptions to the law. It was, perhaps, owing in part to this general ten dency of emigration in this country that it flowed rather more naturally into Kansas from the free than from the slave states. Emigration has flowed very rapidly from tbe seaboard slave states to the western and southwestern. Two or three facts will in dicate the vast extent of it. From South Carolina alone, 180,479 native white Caro linians have been distributed through the West and the Southwest. Tbe population of Texas in 1850 was but 51C41; now it is about 600,000, and maiuly the result of emigration frm states to the eastward of it. Foreigners, particularly Germans, have settled more in Texas than perhaps in any other southern state. The Germans began to settle in Texas as early as 1S43, being invited there by the Texas land speculators. In 1845, 2,000 families, embracing 5,200 Germaus, bad been induced to cross tbe sea to enter a state that was that year annexed to the United States, an event which was followed by the late war with Mexico. Within a few years there has been a consid erable emigration from the free states to Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and other slave states, with a view of iutroduciug free labor for agricultural and other purpos es. Thus slave labor is gradually pressed further South. Such processes may have something to do in promoting a geueral system of emancipation in tbe northern slave states. Boston Post. A Graphic Piece of Word-Painting. At the Stockbridge cable celebration, Mr. Ensign II. Kellogg made a successful attempt to paiut tbe emotions of Mr. Field and hit family during the final conflict of energy and science with the oceanic elements. It was a difficult effort for tbe orator, bat bis triumph is the greater that be succeeded so well. Said Mr. Kellogg: It rarely happens to a human being, to have so much of life crowded into a few days as this Berkshire boy must have experienced between the 28th of Jaly ad the 5ta of Au gust. What reading! if he could transfer to tbe printed page, tbe varied emotions that must have swayed bis breast. When this gallant admiral, his broad pennant again cpon the breeze, with his nil disperandum burnt into its ample folds, led the telegraph ic fleet out to mid-ocean rendezvous, and there prepared for another and last attempt to bridle the mighty main, it was a spectacle that might well attract the attention of all men. Once, twice, and thrice, had the restive elements foiled him. He saw tbe derisive smile that curled the lip of tbe un thinking world; and though he was warmed by the sympathy of all reflecting men, he felt that their confidence was fast crumbling away. His heart perhaps misgiving bim in view of previous failures, stricken with the exhausting toil it had cost him to couquer tbe assent of a majority of tbe company to another trial, with so much of Tame and for tune staked on the venture; it was a ques tion of inconceivable coucern to bim, as tbe cable was joined and tbe two fleets moved off for their respective continents, what issue Heaven might vouchsafe to this final at tempt. . We can see with what calm watchfulness he regarded the first 100 miles ron as deter mining nothing either way; bow bis anxiety grew as he neared the 150 miles limit, be yond which, ir accident occurred, he was to return no more, but pursue homeward his inglorious pathway; how bis hopes went into tbe watery depths as tbe signals from tbe Agamemnon failed, and rebounded again iuto mid air as those signals returned; bow, while the work goes bravely on from morn to eve, from eve to morn, the heavens smiling and the waters holding their peace, be walks tbe deck with a more assured tread, his heart begining to dart messages of exulting love to his distant, desponding borne; tbe playful badinage of the idling sailors about the Don Quixote of the seas, fairly dying away; hope speaking from the eyes of tbe captain, officers and crew iu language more emphatic than tongue could utter; and when he found himself fairly within the gates of Trinity Bay, beyond the reach of the tern pest's sturdy blows, beyond the fearful ap proaches of tbe mountainous messeugers of tbe frozen nortb, his eyes resting on the green outlines of tbe continent lie bad now bound to another; and when tbe tube whis pered to him from Valentia Bay, through tbe everlasting caverns of tbe Atlantic, "Here also, it is done:" you may conceive, but I cannot describe, the unburtbeuing of bis soul as it rose into the serenity of full assnrauce aud breathed forth the glad an nouncement, "Achieved is the glorious workl" The fact is, my friends, that no ordinary sized heart could have survived tbe tumult of feeling that raged within on the comple tion of tbe enterprise, and that our friend is here to-day, alive and well, only proves what we knew before, that his is one of large dimensions. But while we keep company with the fath er and the husband as he ploughs his radiant pathway across the waters, our fancies can not help glancing at his far distant home. at the cbildreu grouped around the heroic mother, tbe respected and cherished friend and acquaintance of so many of us here to day. The latest tidings, before the wire finally lifted the dark curtains, were proba bly or tne laiiure of tbe June attempt. What days for that home, were those that intervened? Witb her own heart overbur thened with doubt and perplexity, she had yet the fortitude and tact characteristic of her sex, to instil a cheerful courage into those who must not be left to weep and wail the sorrows that tender childhood too keenly apprehends. I presume it would hardly be fancying, to say that the altar of that borne was often bedewed with tears, while tbe guidance and protection of heaven was sought for bim who was on the deep. Nor mother, nor child, will ever forget that eventful hour, when, in a moment, literally as qnick as lightning, their darkest day was dissolved into the blaze of a world's ap plause. Free Negroes. The people of Oregon last fall, in the adoption of a State Consti tution, decided against the admission of free negroes into the State by an over whelming vote. Of course, this feature of our Constitution was denounced by the Black Republican press, throughout the Northern States, as inhuman and oppress ive, and was made the ground of objection to our admission into tbe Union by some of tbe Black Republican members of Con gress. But the wisdom of the course adopt ed by onr citizens is abundantly vindicated by the experience of those States where free negroes are tolerated. Witness he following, from the Xenia (O.) News, in reference to tbe moral and social condition of the free ppgroos in that community. We may add, that what is true of tbe free negroes in Xenia, is true of free negroes everywhere: What is the fact as developed in Greene county? What has been added to our strength, as a producing community, by the influx of negroes? We find, upon examin ation, that some two or three hundred ne groes are idle loafers, either living off tbe fruits of gambliug, or are those whose mas ters have, with their freedom, given them property, money. Others subsist by pick ing np quarters and balres in cboring about town. While a few may be found, like men, in that country engaged in agricultur al employment, the majority prefer to live about Xenia, and earn a precarious subsis tence from day to day. Another charac teristic, and still worse one, is that when they get money it goe3 like water. The darkey loves his good dinners, his good clothes, and the other useless etceteras of life too well to resist gratifying bis taste as long as there is a shot in the locker. Nor are they thrifty, when supplied with munifi cence to start the world with. A gentle man from the Sonth, who bas quartered upon a farm in our county some of his emancipated slaves, during a late visit de tailed the following facts: He said be found everything going to ruin about the place; the work thriftlessly done; the negroes liv ing like nabobs, aud supporting numbers of their friends whose purses were empty, and in a few years, if things went on as tbey were goiug, tbey must come to pov erty. - . . What good will such a class of persons do tbe commuuity? Unless pauperism and crime are esteemed as benefits, none what ever. Statistics of Kansas. Tbe population of Kansas is 80,000, of which Leavenworth City furnishes 8,000, Leavenworth county 15,000. The portion of the Territory north of Kausas river embraces over half of tbe population of the Territory and only one-third of the settled country. Atchison county contains 8,000 popula tion; Doniphan, 8,000; Nemaha, 2,000; Brown, 2,000; Marshall, 1,500; Calhoun, 2,000: Potawatamie, 2,500; Riley, 2,000 Jefferson, 3,000. Leavenworth, Jefferson, Potawatamie, Brown and Doniphan contain Indian reser vations, unsettled by the whites. The pop ulation of Indians who still retain their tri bal relations is about 3,000. Leavenworth county is the most wealthy in the Territory. Atchison, Doniphan and Donglas, next in order. The wealth of Leavenworth City is esti mated at $10,000,000. Atchison, at $2, 000,000, Lawrence 1 1,000,000. The principal towns along the river are, commencing at the mouth of Kansas river, Wyandotte, situated at the junction of the Kansas aud Missouri population 1,230. Quiudaro, on the Wyandotte lands popu lation 800. Weimer, settled by the Ger mans probable population 400, Delaware population 500. Leavenworth popula tion 800. Fort Leavenworth permanent population 500. Kickapoo population 500. Sumner population 450. Atchison City populatiou 1,500. Douiphan pop ulation 1,800. Palermo population 800. Elwood population 1,000. Iowa Point populatiou 800. White Cloud population 500. St. Louis Democrat. Can't Please Old Maids. The editor of a country paper, having been taken to task by a female correspondent for noticing a receipt to prevent ladies from taking cold, viz: "to keep the mouth shut" hits back as follows; "We could never make our- hselves popular with old maids. Do what we could squeeze 'em behind tbe door, which they dearly love flatter 'em on the sdfa dance with 'em at parties take 'em to pic-nics and treat 'em to ice cream, soda water," "kisses" in short, at teud ever so gallantly to their wauts, save making them a direct offer and tbe mo ment our bad. was turned ttey would turn to and show their teeth, (false ones of course.) Well, hope deferred maketh the heart sick, and we never blame 'em." S&T Columbus, Ky., must be a bard place. An old farmer who had beeu some what unfortunate iu some of bis dealings in that interesting embryo village, expressed his opinion of it as follows; If the angel Gabriel happens to light at Columbus, there will be no resurrection, for they'll swindle him out of his horn before he makes a single toot! A spruce young man from tbe city. was riding out in the county witb bis lady love, and, as tbe sun was hot, be stopped under tbe shade of a tree to let his horse breathe, The "skeeters" were thick and large, and tbe young man tbiuking to have a little fuo, called out to a farmer at work in the field: "Hallo, sir, what do von feed your mosquitoes on?" "We feed 'em on little' city tellers and bosses," The young man went on. ' ' BY AUTHORITY. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. BT THZ PBESrDCCT OF THE CX1TE STAKES OK ASflOtlCA : A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a convention, between the Un ited States of America and tbe Republic of Pern, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries, at Lima, on the twenty-second day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six; which conven tion, being in tbe English and Spanish lan guages is, word for word, as follows: The United States of America and the Republic of Peru, in order to render still more intimate their relations of friendship and good nnderstanding, and desiring, for the benefit of their respective commerce and that of other nations, to establish an uni form system of maritime legislation in time of war, in accordance with the present state of civilization, have resolved to declare, by means of a formal convention, the princi ples which the two republics acknowledge as tbe basis of the rights of nentrals at sea, and whichf they recognize and profess as permanent and immutable, considering-them as the true and indisapensible conditions of all freedom of navigation and maritime com merce and trade. For this purpose, the President of tbe United States of America has conferred full powers on John Randolph Clay, their envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the government of Peru; and the Libera tor President of the republic of Peru has conferred like full powers on Don Jose Ma ria Segnin, chief officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of that Depart ment, who, after having exchanged their said full powers, found to be in good and due form, bare agreed upon and concluded the following articles: Art.. 1. The two high contracting par ties recognize as permanent and immutable the following principles: 1st. That free ships make free goods that is to say, that the effects or merchan dise belonging to a power or nation at war, or to citizens or subjects, are free from cap ture and tbe confiscation when fonad on board of neutral vessels, with the exception of articles contraband of war. 2d. That the property of neutrals on board of an enemy's vessel is not subject to detention or confiscation, unless the same be contraband of war; it being also under stood that, as far as regards tbe two con tracting parties, warlike articles destined for the use of either of them, shall not be be considered as contraband of war. The two high contracting parties engage to apply thesa principles to the commerce and navigation of all Powers and States as shall consent to adopt them as permanent and immutable. ' Art. II. It is hereby agreed between between the two high contracting parties, that the provisions contained in article twenty-second of the treaty concluded be tween them at Lima, on the twenty-second of the treaty conclnded between them at Lima, on tbe twenty-sixth day of Jcly, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, are hereby annulled and revoked, in so far they militate against, or are contrary to, the stipulations contained in this convention; but nothing in tbe present convention shall, in any manner, affect or invalidate the stipulations contained in the other articles of the said treaty of the twenty -sixth of July, one thousand eight hundred aud fifty one, which shall remain iu their full force and effect. Art. III. The two high contracting par ties reserve to themselves to coyne to an ul terior understanding, as circumstances may require, with regard to the application and extension to be given, if there be any canse for it, to the principles laid down in the first article. But they declare, from this time, that tbey will take the stipulations contain ed in the said article as a rule, whenever it shall become a question, to judge of tbe rights of neutrality. Art. IV. It is agreed between tbe two high contracting parties that all nations which shall consent to accede to the rules of the first article of this convention by a formal -declaration, stipulating to observe them, shall enjoy the rights resulting from snch accession as they shall be envoyed and observed by the two parties signing this convention; they shall commanicata to each othe tbe result of the steps which may be taken on the subject. Art. V. "The present convention shall be approved and ratified by tbo President of the United States of Ameriea, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of said States, aud by tbe repablic of Pern, with the authorization of the legislative body of Peru, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within eighteen months from the date of the signature here of, or sooner, if possible. In faith whereof, the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and the re public of Peru have signed and sealed these presents. Done at the city of Lima, on the twenty second day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousaud eight hundred and fifty-six. J. RANDOLPH CLAY. J. M. SEGUIN. , And, whereas tbe said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and tbe re spective ratifications of tbe same were ex changed iu this city on tbe thirty-first ulti mo: Now, therefore, be it known, that I, JAMES BUCHANAN, President of the United States of America, hare caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and ar ticle thereof, may be observed and fulfilled by the United States and citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused tbe seal of the. Uni ted States to be affixed. Done at tbe city of Washington, this sec ond day of November, Anno Domini, eigh teen hundred and fifty-seven, and ot Inde pendence of the United States of America tbe eighty-second. JAMES BUCHANAN. By tbe President: Lewis Cass, Secretary of State.. BT THE PRESIDENT OF THE CNITKD STATES OP AMEBIC! : A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a convention for the mutual de livery of criminals, fugitives from justice, in certain cases, between the United States of of America and the Grand Duchy of Baden was conclnded and signed by their respect- J ive plenipotentiaries, at Berlin, on the 30th day of January last, which convention, be ing in tbe English and German languages, is word for word, as follows: Convention for the mutual delivery of erim-i inals, fugitives from justice, iu certain cases, concluded between the United States, on one part, and the Grand Duchy of Baden on the other part. Whereas it is found expedient, for tbe better administration of justice and tbe pre vention of crime within the territories and jurisdiction of the parties," respectively, thafe persons committing certain heinous crime?, being fugitives from justice, should nader certain circumstances, be reciprocally deliv ered np; and also to enumerate such Crimea explicitly; end whereas the laws and con stitution of Baden do not allow its govern ment to surrender its own citizens to a for eign Jurisdiction, the government cf the Un ited States, with a view of making the con vention strictly reciprocal, shall be held equally free from any obligation to surren-. der citizens of the United States; therefore, on the one part, the United States of Amer ica, and on the other part, his Royal High ness the Grand Duke of Baden, having re solved to treat on this subject, have, for that purpose, appointed their respective plenipotentiaries to negotiate and conclndo a convention; that is to say, the President ef the United States of America, Peter D, Vroom, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States, at tba court of the Kingdom of Prussia, and bis Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, Adoiph, Baron Darschall de'Bieberstein, hia said Royal .Highness' envoy extraordinary and minister fplenipontentiary at the court of hia Maiestv the Kin? of Prussia. &c. &c, &c; who, after reciprocal communica tion of their respective powers, have agreed to and Eisrned the following articles: Art. I. It is agreed that the United States and Baden shall, upon mutual requi sitions by them, or: their ministers, officer, or authorities, respectively made, deliver up to justice all persons who, being charged with the crime of marder, or assault with, intent to commit murder, cr piracy, or ar-. son, or robbery, or forgery, cr the fabrica tion or circulation of counterfeit Eoaey, whether cin or paper money, or the embez zlement of public moneys, committed withia the jurisdiction cf either psrty, shall seek an asylum, or sha!l be foand within the ter ritories cf the. other: Provided, That this shall only be done npon Each evidence of criminality as, according to ths laws of ths place where the fugitive or person so charg ed shall be found, would justify his appre hension and commitment for trial, if tba crime or offence had there been committed -and the respective judges and other magis trates of the two governments shall have power, jurisdiction, and authority, npon, complaint made under oatb, to issue a war rant for the apprehension ef the fugitive or person so charged, that he may hz bronght before such judges cr other magistrates, re spectively, to the cad that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered; and if, on such bearit.g, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain tbe charge, it shail be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the, proper executive authority, that a warrant .may sue for the surrender of such fagitive. The expenssjf snch apprehension and de livery shall be borne and defrayed by tba party who makes the requisition and receive, the fugitive. Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to extend to crimes cf a political character. Art. II. Neither cf the contracting parties shall be bound to deliver np its own citizens or subjects nader the stipulation of this convention. Apr. Ill- Whenever any persoa accused of any of the crimes enumerated in this convention sbaii have committed a new crime in the territories of the State where be bas sought an asylum or shall be found, such person shall not be delivered np nader tbe stipulations of this convention nntil ho shall have been tried, and shall have receiv ed -the punishment due to such new crime, or shall have been acquitted thereof. Art. IV. The present convention shall continue in force nntil tbe first of January, one thonsand eight hundred and sixty, (I860;) and if neither party shall hava giveu to the other six months' previous no tice of its intention then to terminate tba same, it shall further remain in force until, the end of twelve months after either of tho high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of such intention; each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giTing such notice to tho other at any time after the expiration of the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred aud sixty, (I860.) Art. V. The- present convention shall be ratified by the President, by and with the advice aud consent of tbe Senate of the United States, and by the government of Baden, and the ratifications shall be ex changed in Berlin, within one year from the date hereof, or sooner, if possible. Ia faith whereof the respective plenipo teutiaries have signed this convention, and have hereunto aSSxed their seals. Done ia duplicate at Berlin, the thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight bun dred and fifty-seven, (1857,) and the eighty first year of the independence of the United States. P. D. VROOM, ADOLPH BAR. MAESCHALL DE BIERSTEIN. Aud whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratifications of the same were ex changed at Berlin, ou the 31st ultimo, by Peter D. Vroom, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States, and Adoiph, Baron Marschall de Bieuerstein, envoy extraordinary aud mia- ister plenipotentiary of bis Royal Highnesa tbe Grand Duke of Baden, at the court of bis Majesty tbe King of Prussia, on the pari of their respective governments; . Now, therefore, be it known, that I. JAMES BUCHANAN, President of tho L niled States of America, hare caused the said convention to be made pnblic, to tba end that the same and every clause and ax tide thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the L nited States anq the citizens thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto sat my hand and caused the seal of the United States to bo affixed. ; Set fortk page, . ..