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7 l:. -' i VOL. 8. NO. 40. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1858. WHOLE NO 404. v tar iir hi Sl)t tcgon Statesman. AUHBLBCSH, Proprietor and Editor. Trans. Pnhliahed weeklr.at Ave dollars personam. If aot pi4 within six months; r.mr dollar per annum, If paid within nix months; thrpe dllir er annum. If paid in advance. One d l!r additional will be charged for each year payment i neelectcd. No paper will be di--coutiiiueu. utiles at the option f the pnhlishcr, nntil all arreainpi- are paid. AornrrKixo. One square, (t welrc lines or less) three tasrrtions. $ 0.) ; for everr additionnl insertion. t 1 00. A liberal deduction will be made to yearly, half and quarter yearly adwtTwr. Transient advertisements tnnst be pre-paid toin Nn insertion. Kirorce notice will not be published til paid fur. Administrators aotices. and all adrer- tiaewienta relating to estates. uf deceased persons, most pre-paid, nnle ordered published by the Probata iadre.and rnaranteedto be paid bv him. Notice to par- ize.and rnsranteedto be na dbvhim. Kot cetonar- 4iea litigant. Ueirs. attachment, and all other lecal no - icea. aaost he pre-paid, unless .ome responsible attur- My rnarantees pavment. All advertising not paid within one rear front the Urn vhra mntrrlil will rkmil Imil r-S nr ...... . cent, addition!, each vear payment is neplected there - Jtfter. All jobbiug must be paid Tor wlicu taken from he office. frrwiuiions or ancteties, outers, e.. aim poetry append- mi to marriage announcements, must be paid lr before frablication. at .the rate of 10 cents per line. Ail eeoannnication.of only personal ,intereat,muBt be paid far. ia adran-e. at the 'same rate. Ia this paper are n.'MU'.ied the laws, resolutions and treaties of the United States, and the taws tnd resolu tion of the Territory of On-gon. by authority. ( MooMbana - Over fields of thy my blossom. Over beds of dewy flowers. Now npon the streamlet's bosom, Now within the whispering bowers. Soft and slow. The moonbeams go Wandering on through midnight hours. Lightly oV r the crested billow. Where the heaving waters flow. Where the sea-bird finds her pillow. There the g'istening moonbeams go Soft aud slow. Soft and slow. Ever wandering, soft and slow. Qneen of beant r, robed in splendor. Finds thy silent toot no rest? Looks thy smile so soft and tender, . Ne'er upon a kindred breast? Soft and alow Thy footsteps go, la their silvery sandals dressed. Qneen of beantr, ranst thnn ever 1 has thy lowly t.-usk fulfill? Sister voices, never, never. Answering thee from bower or bil'.T Soft and slow. As winter's snow. Fall thy footsteps cold and still. Silent moon! thy smile of beauty Fainticg hope -will oft renew ; Teach ma ihn, thy holy dnty. Waste and wild to wander through. Soft and slow. Still to go. Patient, meek, bnt lonely too. ry Carrie A. Clark thus writes to the Lonis Title Journal: I bring thee a heart love a stainless heart. As fresh and a pnre as the monnrain snow. Still echoing back, w ith a clearer strain. The song that yon taught it long ago. Tia an hnmble thing, The gift I bring. Tet mr all, my fortune anj ror store. And I bring it to thee. I can brirg no more. What motv contd her lover ak? A stainless heart, fortune and a fre.' possibly a dry goods store. Hold on to tnt g.ii. America Extravagance. The inMito tions of the present century, with their ten deactes of an almost eq'tal distribution of . vcomforts and luxuries nmontrst nnmerotts i ciasse, have, for obvious reason, created a desire to grow tuddenly rich, aud without ' adequate t ffort. Tiiis has been ;tarticularly nnrer.t sine ln .b-wlonment of th- irolJ nines of California Australia. To this, f c"wk,,"S l''t knew jnst as 'desire it is oainj that men occasionaliy en-1 ",nvil " .d,u ,of. Lu, H,,d. ,1,e dearor to establish a fictitious credit by an ' 'ne; ltU hua a ' tam- ostentatious displny of sham prdspcrity ; ; r obscura, pro uas cum came sanspau.s. nd to this it is also owing that a thou- j vpams coat , stovo, su.oki-j ,ck, pro roas aand airy schemes f siHtulation, without I '. bo.'auu.im, liyanduai. at pl.un -pud-the remotest prospect or remunerative re-j'"-' miXMum, pro turtle, calve s head, tama for the investment made in them, are ! fou,J l'''bsh, cum calnpe et call.pasl.i got up to dupe the unwarr. And. worse j hn i,e. Wuu1,1 ' y. lhat m..y be even than the tricks and 'stratagems and ; lTJ ,,tf' but aty k.tcl.etMs welUnongh device, of those who strive to obtain wealth i without the emVllishineut of so many without being willing to tin Icrgo the drudg ery of honest accumulation, are the extrav agances which the evil examples ot some, and the imitatire dispositions of manr. have i brethren, who make long prayers lor ,.re Jdnced in modern habits of "living. lcl,se a"J l'rbc ,,,rd u.t.w,ld iallIc- " Douses over stocked with glittering fur.ii- ants b-tng fc-, he could crowd them into 'T tare tables groaning under expensive brief invocation, which I believe are just ' brands persons clad in garments ol onpar-i l,c killd lJ -'" imtnetliate attebtion ; ' aJIeled richness, are indications of social tie-! for u ' '"-v boll,J ,,i,""" tl'al II;avc,, ' as - moraliz.tio,, which requires to be corrected i mncU l" ftlVor1 w,tu sl,' 1 l"jer as is Con- - by a wholesome nubl c Mrntiment, and which rSress with short K.titio,is, congregations Day possibly prevail as we grow older and ! "h urinous and editors with short . Wiser : bot of which, we mast confess, there contributions. And " he hud a friend the is not moch indication at present. A". Y. k" h.- ri,llt .,r,c,'d. 'J brclh; Commercial List. . Conscience ; one in whom he could ' , place itnpii'-it t-oiiudeiice, aud without a fear V Daxcixg their Rags Off. T wo nnso-iof ever iK-ing betrayed. With no other aVhiticated country lasses visited "ibIo's,iu friend iu the wild world, nor fearing a foe, New York, during the ballet season. When j he could lay his hands ujmju his brca&t anil . the short-skirted, gosjimcr-c!ad nymphs ' say : " Wtiat Conscience dictates to be made their apearance on the Rtag they ' done, or worn me uot to do, this teach me became restless and fidgety. "C!i, Annie!'' i more than hell to shun, that more thau exclaimed one, sotiovoct. "Well, Mary." J Heaven pi5ruc." "It aiu't nice; I dou'l like it." "Hush, the! "No care nor trouble rexed his lot." v folks wilt notice you." "I don't care; it j What care, my friends, could our hermit - 'aw n't w'eo, and I wonder nnnt brotght ns to ' psib!y lutve ? He had no wife to burden ancb a place." "Hash, 3Iary, the folks will ' him with kisses and cares; no neighbor, ' laugh at yea." After one or two flings and j. picking up dollars aud disc?, aroused the a pirouette, the blushing Mary said: Oh, j demon of eury iu his bosom ; and, co use Annie, let's go; it ain't nice, and I don't feel ! quently he had nothing to trouble him, cx- comfortable." "J) liusli, Mary," replied cept it might have liecii an occasional mus the sister, whose own face was hcarlet, al- keto. Very Inkcly muskctoea now and then though it wore an air of determination; "it j disturbed his repose for I know they arc - is the first time I ever was at a theatre, and apt to be amazing thick in the woods du , - .1 suppose it will be the last, so I am just ; ring the dog days, aud especially just after roing to stay it oat, if they dance every rag : a ti.ower. Let man seek refuge even iu the S their bucks!" - mouut&in., and even the imisketocs of caro .SotT.vo Worth KxowtvG.-A friend j or thosehat jab their bills into his check Of the Charleston Courier and mankind uni- , ir8ur'- to f'uIcsl .,.",.- . , . , . f Jerlally, (siuee the prevalence of colds is Our sol.tary ino.v.dual had a wish but ' ?n U sends the following infallible rem- what .t was, the Lord only kr.ew. It w , A u a ir. hard to coijet tur.-, mv brethren, what a cdr (at Cough and Hoarseness: ... . . J .' - .. ' . r, ,. . . . , !,... rxi hke him could tiave to wish for, unless Chin i fat lightwood or pmc knots, ana Jy i,:a :, , f it was that as long us he lived he might es- tHit a tWiicIial of the chips into a pins oi ( . , . " . , . r capo sickness and sore toes, and die at last pirsi. ieu...-. . is- - water on going i -J l.u timoa i. liar t a. T . ,l ra A IkXO t A. Z?- " r. " -- r. li. i if taken rneoerer a cuugu i i - i cough sect a speedy care. K tl. n.lr breathed, will be A. IC" mil" " " oaad serficable iu long coaplaiuts, aud is sjBwa aswwav w calculated to relieve asthma. Epithets. Calling names- is one of the -SBOst convenient methods for patting down ' obnoxious troth. Often, when a thing can set easily be refuted, it may bo so branded smi to answer the same purpose. A plausi ble ecithet whoso m miiiiT nnil annlication many are too indolent to examine, will carry Jn their minds the eight of a judicial de-jof cisioa. A welUfjirnrd iihra.se outstrins the alower processes of logic, and accomplishes in the impudence of stratagem, like Llban Allen's at Ticonderoga. hat no fore of jejt9onin; alone ever ooald icijeve. , A Bitot t Patent Sermon. BY POW, JR. The words of my text tire ns follows For years, upon a mountain's brow, A hermit lived t tie Lord knows bow. Plain wn liis dress, nnd sparse his fare; He pot his food the Lord knows where. His prayers wrro short, his wants were few, He had n friend the Lord knows ijho. No care nor tronlile vexed his lot : He had a wi-h the Lord knows what. At length this nrcd man diJ die : He left tho world the Lord knows why. He's buried in a gloomy den. And ho shall rise the Lord knows when. My II bakers Our text informs ns that . for many yt tnOUnltllll S nrs a hermit once lived upon a lrow or forehead. It doesn't uiuu.imiu a u. .... . ..e..... u jsnv how long hn lived? but the probability : '.i... i.Sj ir.. .1. I ! " "" - broad, because recluses don t generally live t ' -. .:.! . .. . .1... fi I(, pv nil t-Aii-lik us inu luiuuiini I uii vi . .. , ... , . . ... ,, .. . j"-" J maac ii in iviigiu nu nn-y Im-lc in breadth. There is another reason, I i" "i imi-iiiiuin, miiuiuu nic ut-ywnu its ordinary limns; uestues, ins location ue ing a iH-ni'iiy one, he would be compelled to live somewhere within the bounds chalked out by Nature, lie couldut get hold of pastries, condiments, doctor stuff", ruin and tobacco, however much he might crave them. II is health took care of itself; aud he could lie down at night, thankful that he had enjoyed no more than enough, and with out the fear of being iiocturnally disturbed by that equine ffinule whicu so frequently t utiles itself in the rich man's pnlaee. Hut Awe ho lived the Lord only knows; and that is ihecnM! with about one quuiter of you the Lord knows how. You trnib along somehow or other, apparently well satisfied with the present, nud everlasting big hopes of the luture. Yerilv, you are but so many anchorites in a "peopled desert. The dress of our hermit, my friends, was very plain. He wore no broadcloth upon his back, t.o gold Mm. is in his bosom, ami no pate blacking upon his boots; but he look upon the lazy hllies of the field, so bcauti luliy orttsyeil, nnd fancied himself ns well dressed as th stiffot of them. His dress was rather coarse, as you may well suppose perhaps woven of bear's wool, grnpe vines I and briar bushes; aud he got his food the the Lord knoas where. When Elisha ofj old turned hermit for a few days, he put his trust in the crows; nnd our su'iject. relying on the bounties ut a charitable Providence, 8-mcliines found a bone to pick where he least expected it. But as for you, O, ye ' bummers inhabiting a fruitful i.-laiul an ocean of gravr, and surrounded bv all the good things that uppttitc can ask for I you reiy neither upon llctivcu nor daily ia ; bor, but place an unbounded faith in ".Tee lunches.' The philanthropist in the linen jacket, who ladles out the soup to the devil's poor and poor devils, knows that "luon wants but little here below," and therefore gives you but littfe ; but with this you are well enough satisfied, so long as you have a free ruu at tlie luuip ol betT, hard crack ers and radishes, mil can 'cut and come a.'oiti," ad arlifrium tt ad finr:n. Behold the turkey buzzjid of the a'r ! they scent their food from afar, and know where to pick ; and so do you, ye feather les buzzards cf .Moutgouierv street ! But 1 our herm.t ii.tlli not even your tmrrow pttr ! ilege ; he never even smelt of anything aooui w.ne.. uu,.g mc ouurs o. a nicnei.. iaiutiu uuxiuis. - His pravers were sliort his wants were few." He was nut cne of your sort, my ..-.-i- as ro'li.ii? off a loo- int.. v lrf of honf-vsucklc UOIIt SULfclt-s. But friends, there never was human breast constructed that didn't serve i as a hive for a busy swarm of wishes ; sI 1. 1.. i .... . .- . 'PPse. our veueraoic rciusu uuu ills toJf wishes as other folks. "At length this aged man did die." I suspect he did aud the fact of his demise goes to show you caunot forever escape the presence of death. You may flee from the mountains, and hide among the rocks ; but the grim messenger will smell you out at last. -From the arrows of Cupid, that so " tickle while they wound," you may possi- I Lly fiud shelter ; but when the fatal ericar the old Fishertuau is once aimed at yoo, i vou are iroue suckers ! " He left the world the Lord kuows why," and so "do you. It was because his lease had run out. " lie's buried in a gloony den, and Le shall rise the Lord knows whan." The grave, my friends, is a gloomy den, whether dug' upon the lore mountain's s'dc, or among Hie sweet odor-breathing flowers that bloom in the vnll-y. Since the old man led a holy life, nml kept himself " unsuspected from the world," his chance of early rising is equally ns good as the very best of his bet ters ; but when thnt will take place, the Lord only knows, sure enough. Neverthe less, brethren, concerning this matter, as interesting us all, let ns bid weary Hope ccaso to lean upon her rusty olJ anchor, and trustingly recline in the lap of Om niscience. So mote it be. Coos Bay, Not. 1S38. l-mrvn llrsn llip Ilriir Crilnrn a vm- I .l !... .....1:.... t.: " . " pU. aj J; , -anclsco during the past season, Wcj tQ pieces this morning in about half ' ei l,nr ',,) noil mnrii n fninili.t l.c an nour. is.sei nmi curjro a complete !-, nil being at this lime afloat in the Dar Loss estimated at between four nud fire thousand dollars. The Captain informs me that the bar has changed since he was here a few weiks ao. This appears to hare been the case with the bnrnt the Humboldt, and also ut the Uuipqiia, the Mail Steamtr Columbia having got aground at Uuipqiia, the last time she came up, in consequence of the bar and channel shifting since Lhey were there before. It is reported here that the Columbia threw over a large amount of freight, nnd just got lu herself, in a some whnt damaged condition. She had not left yesterday. The Cyclops has been off Coos Heads for three or four days last past. We have seen Iier distinctly from Empire City every day. Yesterday iti attempting to come in by the old Iwarings she struck upon a bank of sand and was fast nud hard aground. She never moved after she first struck until every roul nbuudoncd her, and went on board the Steam Tug. There was but one passenger on board, and she a lady. The i Capt. says it was with some difficult that i th;s lady whs got into the boat, the sea running quite h:g'i ut the time, clops was a vessel uViut thirt The Cy- yeurs old, and it a as thought she could not stand much thumping on the sund, therefore every one left her when they had a chance, and re mained on the Steam Tug at a saU distance frolll the bar, to render!! the I.eH. tl could iu saving the vessel and cargo if li"e should get over safe. But a violent storm arose la.-t night and drove the vessel stil fur ther on the sands, and this morning at high water she went all to nieces iu a few iniu- "Jnies ns above staled. This is the twentv- sixtlt vessel that has arrived nt this port within the year and the only one that has been lost on this bar. The Bjrk New Wi rid went a shore while laying at anchor in the bay in March la-t. Tnis is no fault of the harbor. It would appear that tiie bar haibors ru this coat are changing so that it requires constant cure nnd watchfulness to keep the run of the channels. The peo ple of this county mo now trying to pny their taxes, uhich nie Very high two cents in the dollar, uud three dollars p )l tax. They have assessed War Scrip at thirty cents on the dollar, making each man pay six dollars on each thousand he holds of War np There was a contest for the offiee of Sheriff for this county, which was decided at the last term of the District Court for this District, Mr John S. MiXaniuinrra the former incumbent being declared Sheriff elect. He has entered upon the duties of his cHicc. No marriages, births or deaths to announce from this region. Sonic of the former expected hi a few day, but of the in iter e nre remaikubly free throughout this whole region of country. It may not bu amiss to inform your read ers that the country bordering on the Co quette Uiver is fal settling. This fall quite a number T families have gone there ul ready, aud a large emigration from IVun srlvania, nnd Maryland are expected iu the Spring. The agent for those fatuities ex pected, is already here. The settlement will be entirely within this county nud di rectly within the god region of theCoquelle nnd its tributaries. Tuero are a few men engaged in mining: ut Randolph nt this time, their claims paying well, when the tea and the weather will permit them to work. If every county in the Territory can increase iu imputation as fast as Coos county has this fall, and has a prospect of doing in the spring, wc shall soon have sufficient people to eulitlc us to admission as a State. Yours truly. Youcalla, Dec. 1, 1S5S. Mr. Brsit. This community is at the present time, perfectly alive with indigna tion, the cause of which will bu -found iu the murder of Dick Johnson, an Indian. For some ten years, a Clicktat Indian by the name of Dick Johnson, has occupied a small piece of land quite out of the way, under a gulch cn the west sido of this (hilly) ralicy, and by a great deal of indus try aud ingenuity he had improved it very much. He had erected a largo double house, made a goo j farm, and fenced it. When living, he rode about frequently in his wagon, drawn by two horses with good harness, which he made himself. To get rid of this Indian nud (o get his improve ments, he was some three years ago serious ly threatened, and ordered away by soma three or four vety small siH-ciineus of hu manity, who on his refusal, dually succeed ed, by a little clever swearing, in procuring au indictment against him for arson. He was tried and acquitted. Since which time they have been on truck constantly fight ing this Indian and the who'c community the Indian's friends. This cha.se ended last Sunday evcuing, when this hostile party rode up to Dick's house, and shot hitu down, also his father in-law ; they wero buried on Monday. An Indian boy I lien returning from Oakland, was met by them aud shot at ; they missed him, but shot his horse which ItU dead under him. The whole matter is now undergoing legal inves tigation, the result of which aud the names of the accused, I will send you as soon as they are found out. It is knowu who they are, bat not well enough to warrant expo sure at this moment. I am told that they are all or nearly so professors. I will give you the full particulars. Yours, UMPQUA. The force ol emphasis in giving mean ing to a sentence, is illustrated by the brief colloquy which we overheard one day bo tweeu two persons: "Do you imagine uie a scoundrel, sir?" demanded one, indignantly, j "No, J do not imigine you to be one." ; The l.t Vlellra of the UuiiUcl. An imperial rescript, bearing the date of the 20th of August, 18u4, and the signa ture of tiie Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus tria, has abolished for evermore within the realms of the whole Austrian empire that terrible chastisement running the guantlet. Terrible it was, indeed a cruel and barbar ous remnant of those dark and dismal times called the midille ngts. I witnessed the last execution of this kind, aud record it for the benefit of those who still cling with a strange fondness even to the worst legacies of by-gone centuries. On au autumn morning, in the year 1851, the garrison of the fortress of Tueresiotistat, on the Eger river, in Bohemia, was formed in a large square on the spacious place be fore the residence of the commandant. In the middle of the square, drawn up in file, stood a company of a ri&o battalion, to which the delinquent belonged. Jt was un armed, each private (there were three hun dred) being provided with a switch, and placed at a small distance from his next man. At the tenth stroke of the clock the drums were heated, aud amidst a silence deep aud oppressive the prisoner was march ed into the square. He was as fine-looking a mnii as ever I have set eyes upon tall, Kwcrful and well formed. t His handsome features, to which a black nioustache gave a bold and martial expression, shone forth in the full glow nud vigor of manhood, only they were of a deadly paleness. He was a non-commissioned officer and during the last campaign in Italy, iu 1649, he had distin guished himself iu such a manner that his .superior officers had recommended dim for promotion. Austria is more generous than England toward those that shed their blood in her service, and he would have been made a commissioned officer long siuce in spite of his humble origin and his poverty if it had not been for a fatal impedi.uent. This impediment was his own passiouate temper; he was a very choleric man; harsh and bru tal towards his inferiors, morose and stab born toward his superiors whenever they deemed it necessary to cluck or rebuke him. He was hated by the men to the utmost. There was mt a private iu the whole bat talion that had uot vowed him revenge. He had never made one friend, uor did he care to have one. Strict iu the performance of his military service the most minor duties of winch he discharged with the utmost ex actness I s went his own way, proud, re served, solitary. Innumerable were the punishments which he hud brought upon the men; for however slight Ihe offence taight be, he was sure not to pass it over iu silence. His superior officers respected him for his usefuliii-s, his ability, aud his exacti tude, but they did not like him. Tne evi dent lack of humanity iu the man made him tui ol j'.-ct uf doubt rather than of love. Moreover, there was a vague rumor about his having once struck at his own officer in the midst of a pell-mell caused by a hand to hand encounter with the enemy. The re port never -lock a clear shape, the officer hnving been kilted in the engagement, - and the gossiping cf a few uuunded soldiers having been much too incoherent and con tradictory to lead to a formal investigation of the matter; besides, it was at the victory of Novarra. He had greatly distinguished himself, and old Field -Marshal Kadetzky had, with his own hands, affixed the golden medal ou his breast. The tumor, however, together with the knowledge of his harsh aud violent temper, caused his name to be erased from the list of those that were rec ommended for higher promotion. When this incident was made known to him he became even more sullen, more rigid, more cruel than ever; but aim-ays, as it was well understood, for the benefit of the ser vice, the slightest demand of which he per formed with the some immutable strictness as he enforced them to be done by others. A few weeks previous to the dreadful punishment which he had now to undergo lie was mounting guard on the outworks with some twenty or twenty-fire men of his own company. It was a chilly, rainy night; and when the sentries were relieved they they were glad to stretch themselves wet as they were upon the floor near the large store in the middle of the guard room. The floor uot being very clean, (floors seldom are in these localities,) aud the white uni uniforms of the men being wet, it was no wonder that the dirt adhered to them with a tenacity that defied all exertions to get it off, when the wearers wero roused by this sergeant to praps re for standing guard once more. - The ni3rc they tried to rub their clothes clean the more sturdily he lent a helping hand to their endeavors by an ap plication of the sad equipment of every Aus trian non-commissioned officer the stick. Whilst he was fully nt work, cutting away at tho men w.tii a powerful arm, tho door opened, aud the officer on duty entered the guard-room. Attention!' commanded tha sergeant; nnd, saluting his superior, made the usual report that nothing worth remarking had happened. Tho officer, a young ensign, fresh from the militai school, and almost a boy, took no notice of this inqiortuiit news, but asked the sergeant-'" a brisk and somewhat impetuous iiiaiiueil,,'.'Aut lie was again striking the men for?' Tho'sergeaut, already much annoyed nt this Interference, gave a surly aud unwilling answer; and, when the young officer rebuked him in a Severe and somewhat haughty ' manner, the violent and passionate man, losing all self control, lifted up his hand against his officer. It was 'but one ratal moment, quick as lightning. The uplifted hand ucver descend ed ; it was caught by a dozeu powerful arms. He was felled to the ground aud disarmed. Half an hour ufterwads he fouud himself iu irons in the casemates. Lifting the uhu against a superior is con sidered a capital crime. In this case it bad been committed wheu both parties were ou duly, aud the Austrian military laws aro the very lust in the world to bu trifled with. The following day. he was tried Ly court martial, and sentenced to be shot. When the seuteuee was forwarded to the compe tent authority for ratification, it happened to be the superior's anniversary day; capi tal puni&huicut was commuted, the criminal hud to run the gauntlet. A cruel act of grace was this commuta tion! When the first seulenue had beeu read over to him, he remained cold and im passable; uot a muscle of bis proud face stirred. lie did uot fear death; he had looked it in the face many a time without flinching, and to die in the open air, pierced ' by a dozen balls a soldier's death what should he care much for that! But when he was informed that he had to ran the irunntk-t twice throucb his company, after having been previously degraded, ho trem bled lor the first time in his life.' lie knew of many a soldier who hod run the guantlet thrice through the a whole battalion, nnd not been the worse for it after all; he knew of some that had even married nfterward aud brought tip families of children; he was fully aware that the issue of this terrible torture depended entirely npon the disposi tions of the' men. Dreadful reflection! Above all, he thought of the shame, the dis honor aud his proud heart was well nigh giving way. On the evening previous to the punishment the secoud rifle battalion of Kherenhuller in fantry would have been unfit for service; the men were drunk. They had got up a carousal iu joy and honor of the coming day. The drums had ceased to beat as soon as the prisoner had arrived in the middle of the square; his escort fell back. He stood alone near the right wing of the company. Ihere was a dead silence; not a respiration was to be heard from all the thousands gathered on the spot. The commaudin offieer rend the sentence over to him lor the secoud time. This done, he exhorted the men, according to custom, to dispense with all feelings of compassion, aud to do their duty conformably to the law. The colonel went throuch this part of the formality in a quick aud hurried manner, ns if he were unwilling to perform it. So he was; he knew but too well that, in this instance, there was no need whatever for exhortation. These preliminaries being over the prisoner was delivered into the hands of the provost. When the latter tore off from his uniform the golden lace and galloons the marks of his military rank throwing them, together with the gold medal, at his feet, the face of the unfortunate man became purple, and his dark eyes flashed fire. When he was stripped of his coat aud shirt, aud placed at the entry of the terrible street through which he had to pass, he became pale again. Two soldiers went ahead of him; they march ed backward, with their bayonets presented to his breast, so a9 to force him to keep measure to a drum which brought up the rear. The drum was muffled; its slow and dismal beats sounded like the music of a fu neral procession. When he received the Grst stroke, his features assumed an expression of pain, aud his firm-set hps qnivered sl?ght!y. This was, however, the only sign of sensation. Cross ing his arms over his breast, and pressing his teeth close together, his prouJ face re mained heticefoith immovable. His merci less euemies enjoyed bot an incomplete tri umph after all; they might slasb his body in pieces, but his proud and indouiitaldj spirit they could not break. The blows descended with a fearful' violence upon him. After the the first dozen, blood came; but never did he utter one single exclamation of pain : never not even with a look did he im plore mercy. An expression of scorn and disdain was deeply set on his face, ns pale as death. Wheu he had reached at last the left wijg of the company, his lacerated back presented a frightful oppearanee. Eren his most exasperated enemies might well have beeu satisfied now; if it had but been possi ble, the commanding officer himself would have interceded in his behalf; but this was not even to be thought of; tli law must have its course. They faced him right about; he had to make the same way back again. There was one formality connected with this puni.-hmcnl which was a cruel, barbar ous and shameful mockery; the delinquent had to thank his executioners for his tortures. When the victim had arrived at the file lead er of the right wing of his company, and the dreadful execution was over at last, he threw one last, long look, full of contempt, at his tormentors Then., he was seen staggering like a drunken man towards the command ing officer. His eyes, swollen with blood, beamed with an unnatural brightness, his respiration was short and paiuful;' touching his head with his right hand, in token of the military salute, lie said in a voice that came out of his throat with a rattling sound, but that was nevertheless distinctly audible all over the place, "I have to thank your honor for this exquisite punishment," aud fell down dead. " What are tou looking for J A man was angry with his wife, either because she talked too much, or for some reason or oth er, and resolved not to speak to her for a long, long time. He kept his resolution for a few days very strictly. One evening he is lying in bed and wishes to sleep; he draws his night cap over his ears, and his wife might say what she wi4l, he hears noth ing of it. The wife then takes a candle and carries it to every nook and corner of the room ; she removes stools, chairs nnd Inbles, and looks carefully behind thciu. The husband sits up in the bed, and gazes inquiringly nt her movements ; he tbii.ks that the din must have nn end at lust ; but he is mistaken, his wife keeps ou looking and searchiug. The husband loses patience, and cries : " What are yon looking for ?' " For your toiijjup," she answers, " and now that I havo found it, tell mo why you arc angry." Hereupon they became good friends again. JaT" An exchange talks as follows: We hopo those of our subscribers if any, who are strnck, will do ns they would be done by. The golden rulo has an application, even, between publisher and reader: - "Paper, labor, material and everything used about a priuting 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. llemeinber this, you who think this or that thing might be printed free. Nothing can be printed free. If you do not pay for it yourself, tho publisher must pay it for you. "Gab." A Mr. Hubbel, of Philadelphia, has replied to a circular from his Alma Ma-, tcr at New Haven, asking money for a so ciety or club instituted to traiu young men to premeditated or extemporaueous speak ing or discussion, declining to contribute. He says "Gab is the fatat epidemic of republics. What distracted Greece? . Gab! What Ac tionized Rome? Gab! What anarchized France? Gabl What will dismember this Uuion? Gab! This eternal propensity of gabbling, upou-r&"pcasions and at all times, is the eurse of sy u'ntry." From the Statesman of Jane 30, 1857. Personal Partlea Man-Worship. Without political parties, communities in a Democracy inevitably divide npon the merits of persons, who are candidates for places of puU!:3 trnst. In the support of, or opposition to this or that man, measures and principles are sooner or later lost sight of and unconsidered. Questions of public policy, and the public interests, are forgotten and ignored in the nndue partiality on the one side for a particular man, aud an un warranted enmity ou the other. These per souaf parties are not only apt to lose sight of the public weal in their blind partiality or hostility to favorites or opponents, but they tend to engender a rancor and bitterness of warfare unknown to contests npon issues of measures, and are far more destructive of the amenities and civil" tics of good neighbor hood, too m nch encroached nyon by political war f .Ire of all kinds. Personal parties', thotrgh best flourishing iu the abseuse of party organization, are sometimes found acting within, and if possi ble controlling political party organizations. Men acting within the organization attaeh themselves to the fortunes of some man, and with squads of lesser followers axe known as this man's men, or that man's men, and their efforts ia their party are especially and ac tively directed to the preferment of this of that man as the recipient of the pat ty's bounties, and public favor. Personal adhe- j rents of these men. perhaps claiming to be- i Ion? to the party by reason of their support I of their favorite, go into the party s primary meetings to further his advancement, and if he is the successful candidate, rote for him, but if he is not, oppose the one that is. Here of course we hare a personal party. acting within a regular party organization, and tending to the undue prominence of that personal party's man, to the improper ueg lect nnd depression of other meritorious members of the political party. These personal parties are formed mostly of two classes of men; one actuated by ex pectation of self advantage from the success of their favorite, to whose fortunes' thev have for this purpose openly or secrtt'y, as in their view may best promote the ohiect sought, attached themselves. Another, led by a blind attachment, usually denominated man-tcorship, or manisia a disgusting trait of human nature. It is not necssary to stale that such p3r- sonal parties are a weight npon and bane to political orgauizatiotis That is self-evident aud unavoidable. The partiality they pro- due-, necessarily creates individual rivalries, probaly ceonter parties of like character and purposes, and certainly heart-burnings and hostilities, ot unfrequently in. this way aj jrreat parly, founded upon principle, and held together by common and-concurrent opinions upon governmental question, is dis tracted and rent asunder by issues and con tents noon men. A striking instance of; this fact, wc have in the political history of Missouri. Beuton, a man of great talents aud political merit, gradually built up a strong personal party in that State, acting within nnd directing the democratic party. The codsequence was, restlessuess and impa tience on the part of other meritorious and talented men of the party iu Missouri for a long series of years, and finally intestine war of a most malignaut character, in which measures and principles were ignored, and persons only dealt with ; at last resulting, as everybody saw it would, in the success of the men and measures of the opposition. The democratic party in some of the north western States we could name, hare roue into a minority from this same c itise. Sam Houston always a political humbitg, but who for his military services, his courageous conflicts with the savage aud Mexican, de serves the commendation of not only Texans, but of Americans for a long time had a man-worshipping poltfical party iq Texas, comprising a good, portion of the democratic party. The latter, too strong for complete overthrow in that State, was nevertheless much weakened by this incubus, bat has finally thrown it off, aud in 1S57, Sam .Houston reflected as much as ever for his services in arms is comparatively without supporters in Texas, or indeed elsewhere, as a statesman and politician. And, thus re lieved, the democratic party of that gallant State had already pat on new life, and will date uew aud more complete successes. This manism and these personal pirlie, should be guarded against by the democra cy. At the same time we would by no means discountenance a very natural and laudable pride of party iu its men of talent, fame, service and merit. But let it bj be cause they are willing champions of the dem ocratic faith, and embodiments of democratic doctrines. Here in Oregon we have 'been quite free from manism in the democratic party, and likewise free from personal par ties. We hope ever to so continue. We trust that we may never witness any blind man worship, nor any mere personal organ izations in the democratic party in the Ter ritory, or any portion of it. Let us have here no Williams party, no Smith party, no Lane party, no Kelly party, no Deady par ty, no G.over party, no Pratt party, aud no man's party now here, or to be here, but let us have a Democratic parly, just, uuited, and iu vincible. . . Dsath of a Millionaire. Ebenezer Francis, one of the " solid men of Boston," died in that city on Tuesday. He leaves about four millions, nearly two millions and a half of which is in cash deposits in Bos ton banks. Mr. Francis was said to have been one of the most barrassed men in the country during the panic last Autumn. He had so much mouey in bank between one and two millions that to draw npon it would create a panic and compel the banks to stop payment ; to leave it where it was was to run the risk of being at the mercy of the banks that might, at any moment, stop specie payments ; to invest it was im possible, and to lend it with safety was ont of the question, when no man could say that he might not fail the next day. The unhappy man was reduced to despair by the abundauce of his money. A country editor received a remit tance with the request to 'send the paper as long as the mouey lasts.? He indulged in a bit . of a "spree'' the next week, got broke, and respectfully announced to bis subscriber, that according to his own terms, his subscription was out. Oregon Legislature. The eleventh regular session of the Legist lative Assembly of Oregon Territory con vened- at Salem on the 6th of December",. 1858. . ' Coukcil. Mr. Drain, of Linn, was ap pointed temporary President, and N. Ilcber, of Multnomah, clerk. Adjourned. I the Horse. 2 o'clock, P. M. An in formal meeting was held, and Mr. Gates ap pointed temporary chairman, and C. P, Crandall, temporary clerk. Messrs. Mcln inch, Hedges and TVault were appointed committee on credentials. Adjourned'. Coosciu Tuesday, Decemler 1, 1853. -Charles Drain was elected President, Noah Huber, clerk, W. L. White, Marion, assist ant, H. II. Howard, Lane, enrolling elerfe, D. S. Herren, Lane, sergeant-at-arms, J. JLe Steward, Yamhill, doorkeeper. Messrs. Wait and Mack were appointed committee on Council rules; and Ford and Steward on joint rales. Adjourned. Coc.hcil, Afternoon. The President an nounced the following standing committees, viz: Judiciary Messrs. Wait, Steward and Mack. Ways and Means Messrs Berry, FordV and Steward. Elections Messrs. Mack, Steward and Ford. Claims-- Messrs. Wells, Cornelius and Jacorporaww--Cornelins, Wells and Wait. Counties Sfessrs. Steward,- Cornelius and Berry. Military Messrs. lord, Cornelius and- Edncafion Messrs.- , Steward- cid Wells. Engrossed Hills Messrs. Mack, and Berry. ' Roads a nd Highways Messrs. Cornelia v Ford and Steward. Commerce Messrs. , Wait and Wells. Mr. WAIT, from the Committee on Rules, reported the Rules of the Council for last session Rale 17th being amended by strik ing ont the word "twenty five" in said Rule, and inserting the word "fifty." On motion of Mr. Ford, the report was adopted. On motion of Mr. WAIT, the contested seat of Messrs. Peebles and Parker was re ferred to committee on Elections. Ad journed. HoisE Tuesday, Die. 1, 10 o'clock, A. M. Committee on credentials reported the list of members published in last States man. Oa motion, C. N. Terry, notary pub lic, administered the oath to members pres ent. The House proceeded to the election of officers, as foliows: N. H. Gates, Wasco, Speaker; James M. Pyle, Douzias, clerk; U. W. Allen, Polk, assistant; J D. Porter. Linn, enrolling clerk; E. C. McLane, Linn, sergeant-at-arms; Joseph H. Brown, Marion, doorkeeper. 31 r. Gates, in assatninr the duties of the chair, addressed the House briefly and appropriately. . Messrs. Staler, Craner and Holmes were appointed committee on rules. Rules of last session temporarily ad apted. Adjourned HorsE, Afternoon. Mr. McIXINCH offered a resolution authorizing the clerk to furuish each member with six copies of the Oregon newspapers adopted. Also, a re solution requiring certain duties of door keeper adopted. Oa motion of Mr. HANNAH", the joint resolution appointing a committee to wait on his Excellency the Governor, was taken up. The resolution was read and adopted. Messrs. TVault, Hedges and Chspmau were appointed to the committee on the part of the House. Mr. TVAULT moved that the resolution- just passed be reconsidered carried. Ou motion of Mr. HAZS.NAH, the iiouse concurred iu the joiut resolution of the Coun cil, appointing a committee to wait upon his Excellency, Gov. Carry and inform bin of the organization of the two branches of tho Legislature. Mr. SLATER offered a resolution requir ing the Secretary of the Territory to furuish each member of the House with a copy of the revised Statutes of Oregon, and of th laws and journals of 1856-7, the same to bo paid for ont of any money in the Territorial Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Mr. CHAPMAN was opposed to the pas sage of this resolution until a suitable mes sage should be received from the Secretary in reply to a previous resolution. Mr. Sla ter conceded the point, and on motion of Mr. Craner, the resolution was laid oa the table. Adjourned. Cocncii. Wednesday, Dec 8, A. 211. . Mr. M ACK introduced a resolution instruct ing the Sergeaot-at arms to procure a clock of the value of not more than twenty dol lars, to pe paid for out of the fond for the expenses ol Legislative Assembly adopted. MR. PRESIDENT, on leave introduced a resolution for the appointment of a com mittee of one on the part of the Council, to act with a committee of two on the part of the House, to compile the laws relative to Roads and Highwavs, to effer such amendments as tbey may be pleased to make, such amendments to be submitted as amend ments separata from the preseat law. Mr. FORD moved t amend the resolu tion, so as to provide for a committee of two on the part or the Council and four on the part of the House. The amendment was agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, adopted. Adjourned. House Wednesday, Dec S, A. AT- Mr. SLATER objected to the minutes of yesterday, on the ground that they were im perfect. The motion for the election of offi cers provided that they should be elected riea voce, which did not appear on the jour nal. - Mr. Holmes thought that the journal was correct, and that Mr. Slater was in error. If we were here merely to raise questions of technicality in regard to the manner' of re cording proceedings, the sooner we adjourn ed and went borne the better. Mr. SLATER said the minority bad rights here. If officers were to be chosen without an election, he wanted it to appear on the record. Mr. LASSATER saoved the approval of the minutes. Mr. TVAULT stated that there was a double en-try upon the miuutes, which he wished to see corrected. Mr SLATER said there was another motion, somewhat ridiculous iu its character, which did not appear on the journaL If