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.