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territorial road from Eola to Tillamook Car. Mr. CHAPMAN reported back Council .bill to declare navigable the lower nortion f Long Tom river, and recommended its passage. Mr. Ncwcomh reported a bill to amend toe "Stevens' Ferry charter;" also a bill to Incorporate the Cascade Fulls Rail road Company. Mr. Steven reported a otii 10 aivorce ir. ueorge Kellege. Adj. Oocxcil. APtrnoon. House bills to di Torce Philester Lee, to dirorce Lucy Smith, and to divorce Boel Woodard. were read. tbe rale suspended, and the billa rend sec- ond time. Bill to divorce Bad Woodard referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. steward, Muck, and Parker. Mr. WAIT moved that the Council re oIto itself into a committee of the whole lost. Mr. STEWARD presented the petition of Eliza and Susan Hudson, for dirorce re ferred to a select commit tee, consisting of Messrs. Steward, Cornelius and Mark. Adj nocaa Afternoon. 1At SIIATTUCK in troduced a bill to incorporate the Congrrga- lion Bath-Israel, of the city of Portland; alao a bill to amend an act to incorporate ibe Cascade Road and Bridre Company. Mr. CRANER, from judiciary committee Introduced a bill to authorize the gnanlians of certain minor heirs to conTcy the right of way through the properly of their wards. Mr. KEWCOM B, from committee on corporations, reported back the bill to char ter the Fortland Turnpike company with n recotnendation that it do not pass report laid on the taiile. Mr. STEVEN'S presented a petition fraying the enactment of a law to enab!o all-breed Indiana to testify in courts of jus tice -referred to a select committee of fire consisting of Messrs. Stevens, Holmes, Hed ges, Crooks and Shattuck. Mr. SLATER presented a remonstrance against granting a charter for a ferry at Albany. Mr. Craner then withdrew the pe tition for said charter. Mr. SLATER introduced a bill to amend a aet in relation to alienation by deed, and the proof and recording of conveyances, aud transfer of property. A communication was received from the Secretary of the Territory, giving informa tion in regard to cost of holding sessions of tbe Legislative Assembly laid on the table and ordered printed. Mr. CKANKR offered a minority report n the subject of protection for slave prop ertT, laid on the table and ordered printed. Mr. SIIATTUCK offered t separate mi nority report upon the same subject, laid en the table and ordered printed. Mr. NEWCOMB reported back the bill to amend nn act incorporation the town of Astoria, with amendment, adopted. Mr. HONHAM introduced a bill for tbe relief of N. II. I-ane; also a bill for the re lief of Geo. E. Cole. The House went into committee of the whole a loa the business thereto referred. After some time spent therein, the commit tee rose, and reported back to the House. Adj. Cocxcil Tkvrsdiy, Jan. 13, .1. 31. Mr. BERRY reported bill to amend an act re lating to estrays, and recomeuded its passage. Mr. CORNELIUS reported back Houae till, to incorporate Josephine Wagon Road Company, with amendment, which was adopted. Mr. -STEWARD reported back House bill.to divorce Duel Woodard and recommen ded its passage; alio a bill to divorce Elijah Dodson. House bills to divorce Fhilester Lee, to dirorce Lucy Smith, to incorporate Jose phine Wagon Road Company, to divorce Bad Woodard, aud Council biil to amend the act relating tocstravs, were passed. Mr. STEWARD introduced a bill to di- TOrce ancy Judson. Aoj. Horss. Thursday, Jan. 131, A.M. Mr. SLATER presented the petition of Philip O'Reilly for a divorce laid on the table. Mr. GATES presented a petition from the citizens or Wasco county, praying an extension of the amendment to the charter cf Dalles City referred to committee on corporations. Mr. STEVENS, from select committee, reported a bill to extend the right to remove incompetency of half breeds to testify in courts of justice. Mr. PARKER introduced a bill for the relief of Samuel Tolman. The House went into committee of the whole, to coiisider the business referred thereto. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, reported progress, aud asked leave to sit again. Adj. CoorctL Afternoon. Bill to divorce Nan cy Jodson passed. Mr. PARKER moved that a committee be appointed to examine propositions of Messrs. Knott and King in relation to the Penitentiary agreed to.and Messrs.Farker, Berry and Steward were appointed said committee. On motion of Mr. MACK, the House bill to relocate the scat of government was taken op. Mr. STEWARD moved to amend the bill by striking- out section 2, and inserting the following: "Sec. 2. That the scat of govern ment of this Territory be, and the fame is hereby removed from the town of Salem, in Marion county, and relocated and establish ed at tbe City of Portland in the county of Multnomah, and each and every session of tbeLegislative Assembly of this Territory, either general or special, shall be held at the said city of Portland. Adopted Yens Messrs. Berry, Cornel. us, Ford, Steward and Wait 5; Nays Messrs. Mack, Par ker, and Mr. president 2 Mr. CORNELIUS moved to amend sec tion 0, by ti ri king oat, in the 5tb lino, after the word "people," the words "at the next general election," and inserting "oti the Er.t Monday of October r.cxt ; " adopted. The bill then passed Yeas Messrs. Bi Try, Cor nelius, Ford, Mack, Steward and Wait 6; Jfays Mr. Parker aiid Mr. Fresideut 2. Mr. BERRY introduced a bill to author ize R. S. Jewttt and brothers to construct a floating bridge across Rogue River and to collect tolls thereon referred to committee ca roads and highways. House b.ll, to relocate a part of the Terri torial road from Oregon City to Pleasant Hill, in Lane count v, passed. Mr. BERRY moved a reconsideration of the Tote on the House joiut resolution, pro Tiding for the adjourmcnt sine die of tbe Legislative Assembly agreed to. Adj. N Hocse Afternoon. Mr. McISINCH pre sented a petition from citizens of School District No. 2, Lnin county laid ou the table. Mr. CHAPMAN moved to take up Council b:ll to change the practice and fix the liases of holding the Courts, just report ed from committee of the a hole agreed to bill ordered to a third reading to morrow. Mr. CHAPMAN, from military commit tee, reported a bill to amend an act to or ganize tbe militia. Several bills were read second time, and committed or passed to third readiug. Aoj. Council, i'riday, Jan. 14, A. M. Mr. WAIT, from incLciary committee, reported buck bill to divorce Elijah Dodson, with amendments, which were adopted. Mr. CORNELIUS reported back bill to authorize II. S. Jewett and brothers to con struct a floating bridge across Rogue River, with amendments, which were adopted. Mr. PARKER introduced a bill to di vorce Susan Lary. The report of committee on military af fairs, submitted February Sd, 1858, was re committed to said committe. Adj. Hor.se, FrUay, Jan. 14, A. JIT. Mr. HOLT ON' presented a memorial in relation to claims for Indian spoliation, in 1850 and IS57 adopted. Mr. NEW CO MB, from committee on corporations, reported back the bill to char ter Aortli Umpqua Bridge Company, with amendment, referred to a special commit tee; wise bill to incorporate teachers' asso ciations, recommending its passage; also bill authorizing . R. Muukers to construct a toll bridge across Luke Labish, in Marion comity, recommending jta passage. Mr. T VAULT reported back bill to amend an act to tax and protect Chinamen, with amendments. Pending the disposition of the amend ment, the House adj. Corxcit, Afternoon. Mr. FORD pre sented a petition for the incorporation of the town of Monmouth, with bill referred to a delect committee. vommiitre on military anairs ottered a report 50l) copies ordered printed. House joint memorial, in relation to spo liation claims, whs adopted. Adj. Hoi ar, JJrening. Council amendment to bill to incorporate Josephine Wagon Road company, was concurred in. Mr. I HAN Ml moved to lay Council Amendments to the bill to relocate the seat of government ou the table lost Yeas 7; Nays 16. ,Mr. DRYER moved to adopt Council amendment No. 1, establishing the seat of government at Portland lost Yeas Messrs. Bowlby, Dryer, Hannah, Hedges, Parker, Slater, Shattuck and Mr. Speaker i; Nays Messrs. Bouham, CrauiT, Chap man. Crook. Hollon. Jones. Lasuter. Mcluinch, McGee, Neweomb, Stevens, Smith of Polk, T Vault, Watsou aud Zitber 15. . Mr. CHAPMAN moved to concur in Council amendment No. 2, providing for Mibtuitliog thvj question of location to the people in October next lost eas 8; Navs U. A.M. JtovsR Afternoon. lhe China bill was referred to a select committee. Mr. PARKER presented a long and bombnstio report from the committee to whom was referred the petitions for a pro hibitory liquor law, together with a bill, providing for the submission of the question of prohibition to the people of the Territory. .Mr. tLAlr.K introduced a bill to di vorce Philip O'Reilly referred to a select committee. Mr. STEVENS, from committee on roads and hiiihwavs. reported a bill to relocate the Territorial roud from Layfayctte to the Polk county line. Mr. CHAPMAN, from judiciary commit tee, reported buck Council bill to authorize Jos. Young to construct a wagon road across the Cascade mountains, which was re-reftired. Mr. GATES moved to take up bill to amend the charter of the Cascade Road and Bridge Company agreed to, and the biil passed. Adj. Cocxcn, Saturday, Jan. lo, A. 31. Mr. WAIT, from judiciary committee, repor ted a bill, enuctinir a special license law for Lane county, without recommendation. House bill, to amend an act to incorpo rate Cascade Road and Bridge Company was taken up, and passed. the Council refused to recede from the amendments to the bill to relocate the seat of government. House joint resolution, fixing the 22nd iust. for au adjournment sine die, was takeu up and concurred in. Bills to divorce Elijah Dodson, and to authorize R. S. Jewttt to censtruct a lloat- in;r bridtre acros Rogue River, were passed. Mr. M AC Iv introduced a resolution, that from and after Wednesday next, no new matter, requiring joiut action, shall bo in troduced into the Council adopted Adj. HorsE, Saturdav, Jan. 15, A. M. Mr. CHAPMAN, from judiciary committee, re ported back bill to incorporate the Jackson ville and Sterling Water Ditch Company, aud recommended its passage. Mr. BON HAM introduced a bill to re quire Josephine county to pay into the Terri torial treasury a certain revenue. Mr. LASATER introduced a bill to re peal sec. 2 of an act relating to Territorial and School taxes. Mr. SLATER offered a resolution instructing the Prosecuting Attorney of the 2ud Judicial District to inquire into the ex tend. lures of nionevs by the superintendent of the Penitentiary, &c laid on the table. Mr. CRANER offered a resolution, that after 12 o'clock on Monday, Jan 17th, 1859, no new matter shall be introduced into the House. Mr. T VAULT moved to amend by sub stituting Tuesday for Monday aud the res olution adopted. Mr. STEVENS introduced a bill to in corporate Bulteville Institute. Mr. CHAPMAN, from Judiciary com mittee, reported back bill to amend "Ste vens ferry chaiter," with amendment. Adooted. Mr. SLATER reported back bill to di vorce Philip O'll-illy, and recommended its passage. Adjourned. Council, A Jlcrrwon.yT. CORN ELI US moved that the Council still insist upon its amendments to the cnpitol bill, and ask the I Iocs .s to anpciut a committee or coutereocc airreed to. The Council went into committee of the whole, ou the business thereto referred. After some time spent in deliberation, the committee rose, and reported the bill to in corporate the town of Monmouth, with sun dry amendments which were adopted, ana the bill passed, ordered engrossed. Uoue bill, to incorporate ortn ump qua R.ver Bridge company was read, the rules suspended and the bill passed. Anj. House. Afternoon. Mr. CHAPMAN moved that the House adhere to its disa greement to the Council amendments to bill to relocate the seat of government, and re quest the Council to recede from its amend ments agreed to. The bill to incorporate the North Ump qua River Bridge Company was taken up, amendments offered and adopted, and the tbe bill passed yeas 16; nays 5. Mr. CHAPMAN reported, from- Judi ciary committee, the bill to authorize Jus. Young to construct a wngou road acros the Cascade mountains, with amendments, which were adopted, and the bill passed. Mr. DRYER moved that a committee of conference be appointed on the bill for the relocation of the scat of government agreed to. Messrs. Dryer aud T Vault were appointed said committee. Adjourned to 1 o'clock. House. Evening. The following bills were passed: To change tbe boundaries of Astoria; for the relief of Yamhill county ; to divorce Mary A. Dennis; to legalize an informal vote, locating the county sent of Curry county; to incorporate Oregon City; to change Territorial road from Albany, Linn county, to Drift Creek, in Marion county; to divorce Jno. Beeson; to divorce Lydia Casner; to incorporate Monger Creek Wa ter Ditch Company; to incorporate Laurel Lodge, No 13, A F. & A. M.; to divorce Hessie Williams; to incorporate Powell Creek Water Ditch Company; to relocate Territorial road from Philip Foster's, in Clackamas county, and to extend the limits of the towo of Dallas, In Polk county. Bill to Incorporate Jaeksouvilleaiid Sterling Wa ter Ditch Company referred to committre on Corporations. Bill for relief of N. A Coruoyer, referred to committee on Claims. Bills to divorce fanny Cohen, to divorce Nancy B. Walling, and to divorce Mahala Card, laid ou tablf. Adjourned. Xt&- Mr. John Beeson, formerly of Ore gon, is in the States, engaged in the geuer nl reform business, with Indian philanthro py as a speciality. The N. Y. Day Book thus refers to him: How to Civiuz. Tna Indians. Mr. John Beeson, of No. 15 Laight street, Is a hope ful yonng man. 1IU bump of expectation must be prodigious, for Mr. Beeson coolly announces that for $200,000 he will ensure the following results; 1. A final cessation of Indian wars; 2. A saving of all the cost of forts and armies, and the wholo system of the present cosily Indian department; 3. A cessation of one of the oldest and greatest national sins robbery aud murder of Indians; 4. A drying up or one of the greatest sources of political and social vice; 5. A founduliou laid lor true permanent reform ; 6. Thrifty settlements and peaceful marts of trade and commerce, and a virtu ous people on every reserve from the Mis sissippi to the Pacific, being a sourco o' strength and revenue to the country. There 1 consider that, ye Indian contrac tors and ye government officials, who desire to reduce the expenses of the government instantly. If the tiume and fame of Mr. John Beeson should reach Secretary Cobb' ears, be would send for him forthwith Jut to think of "a oaring ol all the cost f Torts and armies," to say nothing or the grand moral t ffi its to flow from Mr. Bee son's treatment nf our Indian tribes. But how, asks the reader, are these desirable results to be accomplished T Well, be it known, Mr. Beeson is a phi lanthropist, not only by profession, but he is ready to become one by contruct. He will stipulate to coiurert the Indians into good, sound, moral Christians at so much per bead 1 Aye, he will "dry up national sins' for so many round dollars. Plunk down the en-ili, and he U ready for net ion. "Yes," Buys Mr. Beeson, growing pathetic and patriotic, "uith the sum devoted to the pmcliuse of Mt. Vernon we could institute treasures that would derelopc resources now latent, and provide permanent and peace ful homes for evtry trile within our Territo ries." What could be more delightful than this? And how does Mr. Beeson propose to raise the sum required and produce ull the splendid results he pictures to his ar dent imagination? Why, he appeals to women. They, he tells us, "are the main prop of nil the benevolent institutions in the land," and to them he culls for help. Our government, he says, are exterminating the Indians, and he asks are "thry not men with eqnnl right with ourselves T"1 Out would think, iudeed, by reading Mr. Bee son's appeul for fuud-, that the Italians, be fore the advent of the white men, were the noblest raee of beings that ever lived, and that the country would have been much lietter off if they had never even been driv en from the island of Manhattan. It is strange, passing strange, what a set of misguided fanatics will spring up upon the slightest excuses. The Indians may hare been at times hardly treated by Fpccu lating agents, and it does seem as if some plan outfit to have been adopted that woulQ have made them serviceable to the white man instead of rendering their extermination inevitable; but it is certain that nothing of the kind has as yet been feasible. On the contrary, with their revengeful and perfid ious natures and unrelenting barbarity, they have ever shown themselves utterly incapa ble of appreciating the forbearance or gen erosity of the white man. While Mr. John Beeson is whining and puling over the hard ships of a few miserable savages, they are harras-sing the families of our hardy pio neers, sparing, in their indiscriminate slaughter, neither age nor sex. The Indian, unlike every other race, docs not Itnrn wis dom tiy experience, but will gratify his insa tiable thirst (or blood and revenge, even when he kuows inevitable destruction awaits him. All such philanthropists as Mr. Beeson may be sadly in want of money, we have no d'lubt they ore, but excepting a few weak minded women and emasculated men, they will not be likely to find many dupes for thi'ir theory that the Indian is "the eq'ial of the white man." With his indolent, re vengiful nature, and totally uncivilized character, he docs not deserve to be men tioned in the same category. He bad as fine a land as the sun ever shone upon, aud he failed to improve it. The Great Creator brought a stronger race to inherit it unci drive ont the sluggard. This we ore doing, and will continue to do, despite all such milk-and-water philanthropists us Mr. John Becsott. Moub Cable. The Juror which a X. Y. jeweler succeeded in raising for Atlantic telegraph cable jewelry, is thus hit off by an Atlantic paper : "Those gentlemen and ladies in the habit of wearing charms ou their chains and chatchiiius will start with delight when they learn that the rope which surrounded the ring or eucloruro in which Morrissey and Hcenaii fought, has been bought by n. dis tinguished gentleman of Buffalo, aud in a short time, will be cut up, set in gold, sil ver, or "brass, and Bold to ull gentlemen and ladies who desire a memento of the battle. Those portions of it that became bloody during the contest will of course realize a a higher price." The Washixgto.v and Oregon Debt. The Chairman of the House Committee on Military Affairs, Faulkner, of Virginia, is here, mukiiig a sk-ciu1 examination of the $6,000,000 war debt claim of Washington aud Oregon. There is a long list of uecouuts growing out of this volunteer 8crvicTwhich are undergoing a thorough examination by the clerks iu the Third Auditor's Office. The items are being classified so as to pre sent the subject for the early consideration of Congress. Washington Cor. Sacramento Union. . - Senator Douglas bad a brilliant re ception at New Orleans. Hon. Pierre Sonle acted a prominent part therein. , OUKflON STATESMAN. " TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, ItfM). Tbe AftmlMlmi tinrmlmt. In the last issue but ono of the Tim:s, is a metaphysical article, of nearly three col umns iu length, endeavoring to explain nway the fucta and circumstances which seem to point to the defent of our State ad mission bill in tbe House, through tho nnn performance of duty on the part of our Del egate; who the 'writer is we do not know, as no one is announced as editor. Howev er, the article is marked by commendable tone and spirit,-Wakh, in the discussion ol this question, we have observed, and shall endeavor to continue. We are not contend ing for triumph, and hare no purposo be yond an clicitation and publication of the truth. We think, iu common with the Or egon public, that our Delegnte has, in this matter, violated bis trust; if he has not, we shall be glad to see the proof (denial and assertion. not proofs) of it. With all deference, we mast say, the article in the Times does not furnish- it; tho poverty of the defense is calculated to confirm, rather than change, the conviction of the public mind, thnt the Delegate has been unfaithful. A legal argument is made to show that there must have been au organization of the State government before we could "ap ply the rights' conferred by admission. Orauted; and had the State been admitted, the agents or representatives of the people, elected in June, (n complete set from high est to lowest) could have "applied' the powers. But, after the 6th day of Jnne, the very next day after the reference of our bill to the House committee on Territories, we did hare here as complete au organiza tion as the laws of Cgngies wilt permit, until we are admitted. We had a State government complete, ready to go into ope ration whenever empowered so to do by Congress. So, wc rep at, if "our friends i n the committee," objected that we had no or ganization, they made au obji-eliou not found ed in fact, which objection our Delegate could have answered aiid removed with the facts. If Gen. Lane wag not prepared with those facts, Mr. Sewnrd, of the Senate, was. In a speech in the Senate, he said: "The Slate f Orepon is, of her own fiec con sent, here, ready to b admitted. Slit is hrre nth a tOMsltlKliitm romf ltir, ASII A STATE liOVMISMRJI T llttii.l!ll'.l:l) 1MI KF.AItV TO til ITTO lietK TIOJi. This Mtnte of tiling nmy rnntinne until npxt IV-i-fiiilx-r. or soma cir-nniittri- nmy intervene to einlinrrnss and i!i.-tnrh b. Next December Mill he the beginning af a short session cf Con-Rr-ss, and dehntc u p on this or ether auljeels may prevent the aduiueiou of Hregou fur auotlier year. Mr. Filrpatriek, of Alabama, compli mented Oregon upon her "modesty in not attempting to fores Senators upon Con gress." Mr. Owiii Faid: "The Territory of (V.jyon has approached this stnfre deliberately. J : t question lots born before llio people there three times. Twice the people rejicteU the proposition to call a convention, be cause they with of opinion at that tima tlint it was not expedient to atsuuie tin; expenses nml responsibilities of a State government. They have approached gradnnily, after discussing tin! matter lor year, and now they have formed llii constitution and sent it here. They have formel it i- pence nn J ;nieni t?; the- have lind no lis uirbnnce. I ii-lcr thi constitution an election will bo held during- tk next iiou!h: ihey will elect a complete Stale poveriiiin-nt, and 1 aosnro tuy fi ieml tiotn Alati.ii.in, thnt ihey will put it iu lo operntiun, and it is the only govcrnim-iil that will be there, whether you admit her as "a State or uot." The Times assumes that the above, or oth cr like indirect allusion of Mr. O win to the subject of the organizjtiou of a State gov erument, "proves, beyond a doubt, that the question ol our waut of it had been canvass ed by Senators." To our mind it proves uothing of the kind, aud appears to be an allusion made for any purpose other than that of stating or answering an objection that we were uot organized. Since reading tho Times article, we Vave carefully looked over the eutire debates in the Senate, occu pying two sittings of that body, and cover ing many pages of tho Cvngressinnal Globe. From beginning to end, the bill was not once objected to becauv our State govern ment was not organized. If such objection had been canvassed by Senators, and it pos scsscd any real weight, tnjfuient to defeat it in the House, is it not probable that Sena tors, who were anxious t defeat our ndmis sion, and willing to urge ny objection cal culated to accomplish it, would have made use of this ? They not nly would have made use of it, but they would have urged it repeatedly and persistently, as they did other objections. The fact that it was nev er breathed in that body by tho opponents of the bill, "proves, beyond doubt," that our uou-organizatioa was not regarded by a single man in the Senate as contitutiug au objection to our admission. The China clause was objected to; ttie free negro clause was objected to; want of population was objected to; that we hai Lad no enabling act was objected tc; that the census had not been taken was objected to; but Ae Ml was not objected to on the ground that our 'organi zation teas iitsujjictent. Can the Times tell us why the Delegate did not at first give this reason ? How it happened that immediately after the adjourn incut of Congress he gave another aud dif ferent reason, and gave this ouly when it hud had time to be receircd from this Ter ritory ? The Times says the objection to oar want of the representative ratio population, which entered into the debate iu the Senate, "seems to have entirely escaped the notice of the Statesman." Not at all; we know that such fact was strenuously urged in the Senate as an objectiou to our admission, by a number of Senators. The objection was possessed of some plausibility and weight, in view of the growing disposition in Con gress and in the nation,' to require territories to possess ninety-three thousand and odd inhabitants, before applying for admission into the Union. We mfre perfectly aware of all this, and have published portions of the debate comprising it. But, in review ing th6 reasons given by Gen. Lane for the Note. A motion had been made to post pone the bill until December, and iu the meantime take tbe census of Oregon. loss of our bill in the House, the populntiou objection "cut no figure," for Oen. Lane has never given that as a reason for its failure. The Times says "it wiil tie noticed ihat nil the republican Senators, with the excep tion of Mr. Seward, voted against the bill," and urges probable republican opposition us "unother reason" for tho failure of the bill iu tho House. That is a "reason" like wise not given by Gen. Lane, and likewise, from nil the testimony, possessing no weight, if it had been given; for it is pretty certain that not mora lliun forty republicans would have voted ngniust the bill in the House. But, though unimportant, the Times is mis tak ii in its fact. If it will read the Senate list of yens and nays upon the pussnge of the Oregon bill, it will "notice" that ekven republicans voted for it , instead of only one. The Times inquires if we "really believe that Mr. Cox urged Oen. Laue to place him (Cox) in a position where his conduct would appear inconsistent, if not ridiculous." No, we do not. Mr. Cox did not urge Gen. Laue at all. The Times has exactly revers ed the parties and facts. Mr. Cox says Oen. Lane urged him. And in running for a re election last summer, Mr. Cox, when asked if be would vote for the admission of Ore gon, answered yes, and very naturally, proceeded to give tho reason why he had not so voted at the lust session; that "their Delegate, (Jen. Lane, hud eurnestly requited that her admission should be post poned." The Ohio Statesman contained a uport of this speech of Mr. Cox, iu the same language as ubove. It has been argued that Uen. Laue so urged Mr. Cox, to pre vent the Oregon biil from being mixed up with Kansas. But that will uot do, fur the l'ngliali bill, the last of Kansas, passed the House on the 25th of Aprft, while the Ore gon bill was not received there until the 20th of May, twenty-five days thtreafter. Kansas wns not iu the House, iu any shape, after the Oregon bill went there. The Timts conjectures that objection would have been mude to an earlier refer etue of the bill to the House committee on Territories. There is no more reason to suppose it would have beeu objected to on lhe Grtt day of its reception, than on the sixteenth, when it wa referred without ob jection. There is tvery reason to suppose that it might have beeu 60 referred at any prior time. At any rate, our Delegate might have tried the t xptrimeiitl Hon. Dcl azun Smith writis from Washington that he " has canrasse t extensiee'y, and finds no seri ous oppositiuu " to our admission. If thire was none when Mr. Smith wrote, there cer tainly was none at the last session ; for no objection which existed then bad beeu ri-1 uioved, except that Gen. Lane And learnt I that he was eh'clfd Senator. The Timet asks "hyGen. Lane wrote on the 3d of June, but seven dors before the adjournment. Unit the hid would pa?." if he did not expect that it would ? We can't snv; we only know, that in the usual course of event., that letter would be re ceived in Oregon jut before the time the IT. S. Si-.-iators were to be chosen. Will lhe writer of the Times urtiele tell u, why our Delegate wrote iui(Uiilifi dly that "lhe bill would pass," "we are ui! rijiht in the House," Ac, without iueiitioiiiu; lhe grave objections being urged to the b il, which are now charged Willi defeating it f Why was it announced here thut "Oen. Lime would not tnke his seat as, mid claim the bent fits of, Delegate" this session ? Why is it now aiiuonnci d that he is going to "pi lot an emigrant train across the I'lains ?" Why have demagosrism, humbuggery, (lit tery, puluver, and proiuisis, beeu reduced to a system J All the outside testimony goes to confirm the opinion that our Delegate did not per form his duty in this mutter; but, leave that out of the case, and we think the journals of Congress before us.aloue furnish irresistible proof of ut least great negligence; nd no other belief is so generally und Orui ly fixed iu the public mind, as is thut. Tho Tint's says, "there was at no time a doubt in this Territory, of the fact of hU ((Sen. Lane's) election; nor could he have received any truthlul intelligence which would have engendered in his mind a doubt of that result." Very true; there was no do jbt of his election, and we did not hear of a man who cxected his defeat at the Ju ly Fission. But, notwithstanding that he could have received 110 mr-Ii truthful intelli Keiice, it is certain that tale beurers did in lorm him thut there wus a combination to defeat him; aud ho wrote to this Territory that "they might defeat him, but they hud better tu." That the threat meant that the State would not jjo in if "they" did, may or may not be a correct conjecture. A New Idea. In the Legislative reports 011 our first page will be found a petition from Mr. Joseph Bowers and numerous others, praying au atueudmeut to the pres ent license law. Joe and his associates have had Lirgo experience in, "tasting," and their suggestions, Trhtc!i wo think ore reah'y very good, ore entitled to consideration. In some counties, however, as .Multnomah, for lustance, where every legal voter, with the exception, perhaps, of Bro. I'carne, would be an aspirant for the office of "Taster," there might be some drawbacks to the har monious working of the system. An Kn.AXATio.v. Dryer, when speaking in the House, frequently makes use of the quotation "tho thief doth four inch bush au officer." Topkins says, that Dryer's dodg ing to avoid a meeting with sundry persons, is thus satisfactorily explained. Speak ing of Dryer, remiuds us that he now gets somebody to write his bills for bim; a de cided improvement iu the orthography and sense. . fiSS- The Masons of Washington Territo ry have organized a grand lode, with the following officers: T. F. McElroy, grand master; James A. Graham, deputy grand master; James Bills", grand warden; Levi Farnsworth, miuor grand warden; T. M. Reed, grand secretary, J. M. Bacheldcr, grand treasurer. New Lixe. It is reported that the Cal ifornia Steam Navigation Company have purchased the steamship Pacific, and will put a permanent line upon tbe San Francis co and Oregon route. The Leoislatcrb. We understand this body will probably adjourn sine die the last of the present week. We think the State was admitted iu December, and that the acts of onr Legislative Assembly since that time, are without effect. It is thought possible, by some, that it may have been made n condition of onr admission, that the laws of this session of the Assembly, passed after admission, should be valid. That is not probable, the bill already having pass ed the Senate, without any such provision, the Senators and Representative waiting for their eeats, would hardly consent to the delay which an amendment in the House would impose, requiring it to be returned to the Senate. Besides, it is very doubtful whether Congress would consent to any such amendment, if asked for; and it ii not entirely certain that that body possesses the (tower to thus give effect to acts of a Terri torial Assembly, after the powers of that Assembly have ceased to exist, by the inau guration of the State. Again, it is conjee tured that lite admission biil passed as il came from the Senate, and that a resolution was adopted declaring valid the nets of our Assembly, passed after admission. That is impossible. Congress would adopt no such resolution, if any member was stolid enough to offer it. Congress can no more legislate for the State of Oregon, or declare what local taws shall be in force here, than Oregon can legislate for California. . To our mind it is clear that the only way iu which Congress can give vitality to any nets of our Legislature, enacted after the passage of the admission bill, U to provide that that bill shall not take effect until some future time, extending to the time of ad journment of our Assembly. When the ad mission aet goes into effect, then ceases all the powers of the territorial government, and Congress is without authority to ex tend them beyond that time, or give validi ty to subsequent nets under them. That the bill for our admission wus not thus amended is certain; the Senators and Rep resentative were not entitled to their seats till the act went into effect. Decidedly Cool. We heard, the other day, of au exhibition of coolness which lays in the shade anything we have ever heard of, of a similar kind, by about ten degrees. A young gentleman of leisure, who rejoices in the euphonious soubriquet of "Soap-Creek," had been boarding at one of the hotels in this place for Feveral weeks, without mani festing any intention to pnncle; and at length the landlord took the liberty of pre sent rig biui with a bill, at the same time re marking that he was iu want of money to meet the demands of the butcher, who, he wus afraid, would cut off the 6upply of meat, if the wherewithal to pay for it was not speedily forthcoming. "Oh, well," re plied Soap Creek, as he returned the bill to the astonished landlord,"yoa needn't trouble yourself about mral on my account; I can live on vegetables for two or three week!" The temperature of the atmosphere in that locality fell so rapidly, that the land lord was obliged to leave, to escape taking cold. The Territorial A rus. Before the ad joiiriiment of the Assembly, some provis ion should be made for storing and protect ing tho Territorial Ann-, which for near three years have been stored in the Mariou County Court House. The county author ities wish to be relieved of them, as they cumber the house. A considerable storage bill must already have accrued, for the payment of which, not unlikely, a lieu will be held upon the arms. B5i Wo observe that the California Maine law missionary, M. Diehl, is fre quently in the lobby of the House, in com pany with other advocates of prohibition, borinjr, we presume, for a prohibitory law. We would suggest that the votes of sonic of the members might be secured for the measure, by treating them to frequent "elee mosynary drinks'' at the Belvidere, Gem, or Nonpareil., Dryer's could certaiuly be obtained iu thnt way. Egf" A private letter from the South s;iys "The steamer Columbia has been into the Umpqua again. She reports a new channel, running northerly, a little east of north, and more water than there was in the old channel. At half tide f lie found no less than a quarter less four fathoms. She brought in three larjre mails." Ratfier One-sided. Saline County, Illi nois, at the late election, polled 1,095 votes, which were thus divided: Democratic, 1, 095; Republican, 0. The two counties of Johnson and Franklin present the following official return: Democratic, 2,109; Repab? lican, 1C. Southerm Mails. The mail from the southern portion of the Territory has failed to arrive on several recent occasions. We presume the failures may be attributed, in some measure, to the lute heavy rains and consequent high waters and bud roads. The RF.ror.Ts. Our readers will find the annual reports of our territorial officers, which we are publishing, both interesting and important. Every man who desires to understand the condition of Oregon public uflVirs, should read them; 2y Tho Times says it regrets having copied the Governor's Message from the Oregouian, it wns so full of blunders. The special expressman, who took it to Port land for Dryer, says be regrets that, as he never got his pay. Absentees. A good many members of the House are permanently absent, and it is not probable that more than twenty will attend its sittings this week. With two ex ccptious we believe the Councilmeu are yet here. ' A Scuplus. The Territorial Treasurer reports a considerable surplus in the Terri torial Treasury, and the Territory owing uot a dollar, nave uot the Democracy gov erned Oregon badly ? Tna Mkmber from Clatsop. They must be a very queer people do-wn In Clatsop, if we may take their representative in the Ter ritorial Legislature as a fuir exponent of the opinions and principles of his constituents. Mr. Tarker, of Clatsop, is a model of a mod ern reformer. He is as thoroughly imbued with the ismatic iufltience, in his own weak way, as was ever Horace Oreely. He be lieves in the progress of the age. lie goe in for land reforms, and the abolition of nil social and political distinctions; he advocates the sopremacy of muscle over mind ; ha howls for the Maine Liquor Law, shrieks for freedom, and supports the Julia Branch idea of Free Love. "The learned professions," says Mr. Parker, "are mean and debasing. nnd intellectual acquirements are useless and but the haiiKT dar will come when the man who exerts his muscle will t his station at the head of society, while wretch who wields the pen, or expounds j'; law, or preaches the gospel, shall be helu a menial, and be treated and compensated accordingly." If Mr. I'aiker represents tLa musde of Clatsop, that "institotion" is cer tainly not in a high state of cultivation in that county at present, but his supporters undoubtedly coincide in . the gentleman's views in regard to the "uselessness" and! "meanness" of intellectual acquirements. Mr. Parker says, that "although this is a progressive age, yet in his opinion the world has not advanced far enoogh to permit of the aboliti. f the marriage institution at this time; uut when the world shall hare ar rived at that stage of human progress that a man shall not only love his neighbor at himself, but sholl love his neighbor's chil dren as his own, the doctrine of Free Lovo will not be looked upon with the horror it is- at present." We would suggest to Mr. Parker, that among certain digger Indian trilies of California, he will Cnd a "stage of human progress" exactly suited to his pecul iar ideas, and not rery Ur beneath his intel lectual standard. He will find among thoso tribes beings who care just as much (or as little, which yoo please) for their neighbor'a children as their own; and be will further find that the theory and practice of free kve are not regarded with any prpat degree oY horror by the diggers aforesaid. Whether his style of beauty would be calculated to, inspire the breasts of the digg'resstt with; the sentiment of ''passional attraction" U quite another matter. At what stage of development "boman progress" has arrived in Clatsnp county, wa are cot prepared to soy. But we cannot believe that the citizens of Clatsop, or a " majority of them, have "advanced" so far, or in the fame direction, as their represen tative. If they have, however, we would "U?gest that they have made a slight mis take, in set. ding Mr. Parker to represent them in the Oregon Legislature. "Human progress, " judging by Mr. Parkers stand ard, is at a remarkably low Ftage of devel opment in that body so low, indeed, that they cannot properly appreciate that gentle man's enlarged and very liberal view?, pirlim ' tilarly in regard to frtjove; and therefor his power for usefulness is mu'-'i nl-i-red h the bigotry and narrow-m'iidedncss of thosa with whom be is compelled to operates Tliev should rut her 1 )4fA Elnl li i a . I,.,T delegate to the late Free Love convention at Utica, N. Y., where he would Lave bad men and women of bis own stripe to co operate with him, in his schemes of "reform;', and where be would have reflected distin guished honor and unbounded credit upoa his constituency. The Seat or Governmzxt. The House bill for the removal of the seat of govtjr ment, providing for an election in June, was amended in the Council so as to provide for. removal to Portland at the end of the pres ent session, and the holding of a second and C I tO'i Ik I 4. !nsT Tv-rn ... ,1 T1 TT t . -v-v. viLitnii an iri iiiht - i lit i i rnaM naa thns far refused to concur in said amend ments, but we think it is the intention of the mnjority to do so finally, aftertr-tttla coquetting. If passed, the act will proba bly. be withnnt f (T. -t nn -r .i . or admission of the State. But if we prove not to have been admitted, and the act is passed, there will probably be four elections upon, and three removals of, tho seat of government within the coming eighteen months. The present bill provides for im mediate removal, and two elections, tho second of which might bo followed with & second removal. Under the State then, there would be two mOre elections, and most likely a third removal. The expense of all these elections and removals tbe people would have tbe pleasure of footing. - Legia lators may create, but none bat tbe people pay bills. Wox Fis. S. 0g City corres.-' pondent says Holbrook has bleached the most of the brandy blossoms out of his-ami-able visage, except those which ornamented bis nosr; those refuse to budtre, and show np instill bolder relit f, from the contrast of the surroniiding paleues3. In the langoage of Shakspeare, Amory cries, "out damned spots," bnt they stubbornly refuse to out. They are very severe blossoms. We would recommend the pure Amory to soak his pro boscis a while iu buttermilk, and then fami. rate it with burning brimstone. If he will soak it half as long in the above named liq uid as he did in brandy, we will warrant that it will take off both blossoms and nose t XEWS.We will regard it as a special fa vor if the readers of the Statesman in both, of the Territories will, from time to time fur nish ns any incidents and occurrences of public interest, happening in their several localities. Write ns an account of tbe same at once, and send it to us by the Erst mail or other opportunity. We are always thank ful for such information. . 245 A pjornxaENT. A resolution has passed both Houses fixing Saturday next, the 22d for the day of final adjournment. Rushed. At an evening session on Sat urday, the House passed fourteen bills five being divorce bills.
