The Oregon statesman., January 25, 1859, Page 2, Image 2

OREGON STATESMAN.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1859.
Tt IM Between
It will be recollected that the Oregon
dniisaion bill went to the llonoe from the
Senate on the 20th of May, end slept there
andistnrbed, until Jane 6th, Just et the close
of the session, when, on motion of Mr. Ste
phens, It wee referred to the Territorial
Commute, where it slept the balance of
the aeuiou. Gen. .Lane never raised hia
rolce in support of it, or in inquiry after
it. His name does not appear upon the
journals et all in connection with the bill.
We hate heretofore mentioned that the bill
should not have been referred to the com
mittee at that late day In the session, and
that the only effect and object of such ref
erence was to quietly smother the bill. We
are firmly convinced thai such was the
We have been Induced to examine the
files of the Congressional Glebe to see wbaJ
course was pursued in the House with the
Minnesota and Kansas (Lecompton) bills,
t! both of which, like ours, first passed the
. Senate. lMtucti4r vm bills
i vets ever rtftrrtd to tie Committee on Terri-
i lories ml mil. And, although, like ourp, they
did not go to the House at the very close
of the session, tbey were not suffered to
steep sixteen days before jr action was had
upon them.
The Minnesota bill was received in the
House on the 8th of April, and on the 15th
of April Mr. Stephens moved to take up the
bill: Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, asked
"what is the gentleman's purpose when the
bill is taken upf Mr. Stephens replied:
It is my wih that it honlJ b pnt upon its
MMft, if the lions takes it tip. However, it
is for the Home to do what it pleases. I want
it passed. 1 sea no reason whv the admission of
Minnesota should be an longer delayed."
A motion to go into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, was made
by Mr. Goode. The Shaker decided that
this motion had precedence of Mr. Stephen's,
and the House voted to go into committee
of the whole. On the 17th of April Mr.
Sherman, of Ohio, introduced a substitute
for the Minnesota bill. On the 3d of May
Mr. Stephens gave notice that oo the next
day he should move to take up the Minne
sota bill. On the 4th of Msy the bill was
taken up and discussed at length ; Ike Afi
nejof Delegate, Mr. Kingsbury, taking an
active part in the discussion, and urging ike
passage of Ike bill. On the 5th of May, on
motion of Mr. Stephens, the bill was again
taken up and discussed at considerable
length, and laid over until the morrow, at
the request of Mr. Stephens, who said be
wished to make a speech upon it before the
-final tote was taken. May Cth Mr. Ste-
-Umii a irrnni rtOSttx
irou - ' tne
bill one day, aJncwwe--w,rrpared
make his remarks; but others discussed the
bill for sereral boars. On tbe 8th of May
Mr. Stephens saiJ, as tbe House would not
be in session on the next day, (Saturday,)
and as Monday was "suspension day," he
moved that tbe Minnesota bill stand over,
and be set apart for Tuesday; agreed to.
Msy 11th the bill was again considered,
ad passed; yeas 157, nsys 38.
It will be noticed that the bill never went
to the Committee on Territories, nor was it
suffered to sleep in the House; it was kept
moving every day or two, until it passed.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, moved a substitute
for it, which was voted down. Mr. Bing
ham, of Ohio, moved an abolition substitute
for our bill, and our Delegate let it go to
the committee with the bill, without a word
of objection.
In the same way the Lecompton Consti
tution was kept moving in the House, un
til it was finally disposed of. March 23d
it passed the Senate; March 25th it was
first referred to in the House, by Mr. Ste
phens, who asked that a day be fixed for 1
its consideration ; March 26th Mr. Smith,
of Virginia, made a long speech ia support
of the Kansas bill in committee of the
whole, though tbe deficiency bill was under
consideration; April 1st the bill was consid
ered, and the Montgomery amendment
adopted; April 7th message received from
Senate informing the House that the Sen
ate had disagreed to said amendment; April
Sth House resolved to adhere to its amend
ment; April 14th House was notified that
the Senate still disagreed; April ICth a
committee of conference was appointed,
which committee reported the English bill,
which passed the House oa the 30th of
April.
That is tbe difference between a faithful
support of a bill, and "urgently requesting
that admission be postponed," as Mr. Cox
says the Oregon delegate did.
The Times saya that it required the unan
imous consent of the House to take the Or
egon bill from the files; we have not the
rules of the House before ns, bat we know
this, without having them; that rules arc
made to facilitate business," not to defeat it ;
nd we know where there is a majority, in
Congress for any bill, aud that bill has an
earnest, vigilant friend, that there is some
vay, under the rules, that that bill can be
reached and passed. And to account for the
loss of the Oregon bill upon technicalities,
will be au uphill business before the people
of Oregon.
We know that members of Congress help
one another; that when one leaves them,
bis friends all vish Jbm a return; wbeo they
get in, it is themselves against any whom
the people attempt to supplant them with.
And, we shall not be surprised to Cod, that
Gen. Lane may get some sort of excuses
from some members, endeavoring to explain
away the delinquency. Bat before he can
convince the people of Oregon that he per
formed the duty of a faithful representative
he must blot out tie Journals of the last session of
Congress. They are witnesses tchich can't be ex
plained away. Let us enppose a strictly
parallel case: If the people of any couuty
of Oregon had an important measure be
fore the Oregon Legislature; if they had aj
representative in the House, but none In
the Senate; if their bill passed the Senate,
through the efforts of a member from sooth
er county; if it went to the House about a
month before tbe adjournment, lay there
quietly uuinquired about for more than half
of that mouth, and then was referred to a
committee, and ucver heard of again, if
their member never named the bill in the
House; uever asked that it be takeu up;
never opposed its goiug to a committee; nev
er in the House asked that the committee
be required to report it back ; let the . ses-
siou close, without mentioning tho subject
of the bill; if their member was to do
this, and their bill was to take this course,
and be thus lost, we apprehend that, he
would find it difficult to couvincc the people
of bis county that he did his duty in refer
ence to their measure; we appreheud that
it would take a good many explanations
and excuses from other members, who
might wish to see him returned, to satisfy
them! It all wont do: It is as clear as
sunlight, that (Jen. Laiio did not earnestly
support the Oregon admission bill at tbe last
session of Congress.
Omw AdnlMlm Pmllrllon Virtllrfl.
Uy reading our Congressional and tber
news it will be noticed that plans were on
foot to embarrass the Oregon admission bill
in the House with the Kansas issue, coup
ling them together and forcing them to the
same fate. This is precisely the course our
Washington correspondent predicted tho bill
would take, in announcing its mysterious fail
ure at tbe lost session, immediately after tbe
adjournment thereof.
From the intelligence received by this
mail, we have no doubt the Senate bill en
countered a warm opposition in the House,
and possibly was there amended by tacking
to it an enabling act for Kansas. There
appears to have been no serious opposition
to the admission of Oregon, per s, but simp
ly a determination on the part of the black
republicans to make it share the fate of Kan
sas to go in or remain out with her. At
the last session, it would not have encoun
tered this opposition, for Kansas was cot
lefore the House, after our bill weut there,
aud had uot been for uear a month.
We are still of the opinion that the State
of Oregon wilt be admitted before the close
of the present session of Congress, though
the result is not unattended with doubts.
But, we are strongly inclined to believe we
shall go in before the adjournment, on the
4th of March.
It docs not appear that the bill had been
reported at last dates Dec. 24 but the
committee bad ordered it to be reported, and
a report has undoubtedly been made.
Presuming our admission will take place
this session, it will certainty transpire too
late in the session to permit our delegation
o do anything in behalf of the war debt
" iue and attention will be absorbed in
procuring iBc auumsttm: n iw,-vrmre
tbe circumstances, to expect an appropria
tion lor tbe payment or our "scrip ibis
year. We subjoin the following pertinent
extract from our Washington correspond
ence, referred to above:
Your $tate admission bill, whieh was nnnnod
through the Senate by the efforts of Mr. IVmslns.
Chairman of Committee on Territories, failed in
the House, surf from rM enure I mm unable to I til.
Its mm through that bodu, after it varied the Sen
alt ordeal, terns retarded at eertain ken, and art r the
eemntru. mmm horn tt eame not to be meted upon in the
iiomse m mare not Hears. 11 was not railed np there
1 believe. After its passage in the Somite, here
you had no representative and '-friend at court.
I supposed it would certainly iro through the
House, where you were represented. It was sub
ject to be called up there hjr a majority rote at
any time, in the same manner in wbivb it was tak
en np in tho Senate. I think there w as no great
opposition to it in the llnusc,and that conn up from
impracticable and extremes mostly from abolition.
Mates.
This failure mast be rcrretted bv the Orennians.
for it will leare them in a state of betweenity and
uneertainiy very perplexing, l not detrimental to
their interests, Hut, it is an ancient maxim that
"it is an ill wind that blows nobody pood," which
will probably apply in your case. While vou mav
regret tbe omission of tbe House to concur in the
passage of the bill, you call console yourself that
the un looked for failure w ill be some advantage
to your iciegate, in case tbe Mate is admitted at
me ncii st-ssion. n is presumed iierein.it ucn.
Lano w ill be one of the U. 8. Senators, and in that
ease he will draw mileage and par, amounting to
over $?tiOO, per session, both in the capacity of
Delegate and Senator at tbe next session, (in case
you go in then,) making biin the comfortable lit
tle sum of about seventeen thousand dollars, as
bis pay and milage for tbo next three months ses
sion. And, if be should chance not to be chosen
to the Senate, he would then be Delegate at the
commencement of the next session, entitling him
to lull pay and mileage, wmte the man w ho shall
be elected will lose nothing; that will in part com
pensate your people for their disappointment in
not going into the Union.
I regard it as unfortunate that yonr admission
bill did nut pass both houses at this session, and
become a law, for I beliere it could Kare been much
easier rot through note than ml the next session. I'rer-
bodu, in mnd out of Congress.crpected its passage notr,
ri r m m stances favored it note, mnd Ms seemed to be
tie propitious time. Kansas, with no more, if as
mnd!, population as you have, bad been admitted
conditionally, and thereby the want of population
oujeeuou was answered. Jl was 1 11 US met 111 tlie
Senate, and Senators urged as a reason why Ore
gon should not be required to have populatirn
sufficient to entitle, her to a representative in the
lower branch under the general ratio, that Kansas
was o4 thus required. Northern and Western
and some Southern Senators urged this, and other
boutaern senators, magnanimously admitted its
force and Justice, and lor that reason accorded
their support, ltut there is a growing sentiment
in Congress against the futnre admission of small
states, and in favor of requiring all hereafter to
possess population sufficient to entitle them to
at least one representative, ben. tjnitman en
deavored to embody this sentiment in the shape
of a law. This sentiment was made manifest in
the debate in the Senate on the Oregon bill, and a
general willingness to adopt that rule after Ore
gon was placed on an eqnal footing with Kansas
was evinced on both sides. I anticipate that
tbe reckless agitators outside of Kansas, who hope
to keep np that excitement, and keep that ques
tion open, and to elect upon it a black republican
President in 166V I, will be able to defeat tiio Eng
lish proposition before the Kansas iicople. and
that throws her back under tbo representative
population provision, by the very terms of the
English bill. And there is dagger that at the next,
mnd short session that it trill be successfully urged that
uregon ought to be brought under the same rule Kan
sas trie then be subjected to. At man rate, the volition
of Kansas note made for you; iu ami human probability
it will then snake heazily against you. You will get
tne returns oi tne Kansas election in about a month.
Do aot conclude that 1 dispair of your admission
at the next session though the chances against gou
then as compared tctth those of the session iust closed.
uUl be mm ten to one. That session will also be a
short one, aud full of business.
News. We will regard it a? a special fa
vor if the readers of the Statesman ia both
of the Territories will, from time to time fur
nish us any incidents and occurrences of
public interest, happening in their 6erera
localities. Write us au account of tbe same
at once, and send it to us by the first mail
or other opportunity. We are always thank
ful for such information
IUncoukter ix the House. On Satur-
urday, about 12 M , Mr. Lasater, of Mari
on, in addressing tbe House upon a resolu
tion ordering tbo printing of report of In
dian War Claim Commission, characterized
some statement of Mr. Dryer, of Multno
mah, as "false" repenting "it is false, and
he knows it." Mr. Dryer said something
about "settling that outside of the House."
Mr. Lasater turned to him and replied be
was "prepared to settle it in tbe House or
out of tbe House; anywhere and in any
manner." lie then proceeded, repenting,
'when that gentleman (Dryer) snys Demo
cratic members have been fairly or correctly
reported in the Ortgonian, ho utters what
is false, and he knows it." Mr. Dryer in
terrupted him, snjing ho never took a
challenge from a blackguard. Mr. Lnsa-
ter proceeded "be is a blackguard, and he
knows that." Mr. Dryer threw an inkstand
at him, hilling, but not hurting him, at
which Mr. Lasnter rushed upon biui, aim
ing a blow at bis bend. Mr. Dryer dodged
under, and eluded it. Mr. Lasater then
clinched, tbe crowd rushed about them and
they were parted, without much injury hav
ing been done. During the melee the House
djoamt Mr. ' IVyer went tmmeritatetv
to his room, ami returning, weut up street
About fifteen minutes after the difficulty iu
tbe House, Mr. Lasater, in goiug to his
hotel, encountered Mr. Dryer in front of
Mr. Mark's store. Mr. Dryer made au at
tempt to striko him with his catie, but in
dieted no injury. Mr. Lasater instantly
clinched him, rushed him into the store,
where a sou Mo ensued. The result of
which was, Mr. Dryer was pretty rough
ly used, his face badly bruised and cut, aud
his eyes blackened and bunged. Dryer
cried "take him oil"," whereupon the ser-geant-of-arms
of the last House took him
oil. Mr. lisaitr was not ninrkca or in
jured. It is a melancholy spectacle to see
a man of Mr. Dryer's age involved in such a
difficulty, even when couimeuced by himself,
and we sincerely pity his misfortune, as we
doubt not does Mr. Lasater. Hut, it is the
Imost universal testimony of the House
that he deserved all that Oefcl hi in. lie
has been very abusive of Mr. Lasater dur-
ng '.:wliolo session, and many others
upon the floor. With bis accustomed reck
tessncss, nc uas uitcrca ins slanders as
thongh ho was without responsibility; has
seemed to regard himself as a privileged li
beler.
Mr. Lasater was in his seat, as usual, af
ter dinner. Mr. Dryer did not again make
his appearance in the House.
Watches. The only watch manufactory
iu the U. S. has been recently slatted at
Waltbam, Massachusetts; and it is the only
manufactory iu the world where the insides
or ''movements" of a watch are made hy ma
chinery. One hundred aud thirty men are
employed, and thirty watches per day turn
"""-' is very profitable,
itree - , , . , . .
est cohliiig about $20, and the L;glic.t i
This without the case, which is adJiltooav.
and may be made in the factory in any desi
rable style, even to an aggregate cost ol
$200 for tho complete watch, though few
beside those of siltcr are now manufactur
ed. AU the different parts of tho watch.
even to tho smallest details, are made so
uuiformly alike, that they nmy be iudiscrim
iuately exchanged, or the loss of any part
supplied by oidcr from the factory. The
manufacture so far counts principally of
the "movements," which are sold to be cased
elsewhere, nccorJing to the fancy of the re'
taller, or purchaser.
THE MEMBER
rROU Hll.TNOMAU
Hi; nr.
liEFOr.E THE
Dallas. At Dallas, the 'county scat of
Polk county, a thriving and substantial
town has grown np within the past two years.
It has a pleasant location, and is a pretty
little village. At Kola, also, there has been
a decided improvement during the past sea
son. A number of business houses, and n
large number of neat residences have been
constructed. At Independence, and Mon
mouth too, we understand the recent increase
of busiacss Las been conaiderablc. Polk,
couuty, for its size, is seeouJ to no county
in Oregon. Their assessor's return exhibits
the greatest amount of wealth, in proportion
to its population, of any of the counties of
the Territory.
Is oa Out? So far a we have been able
to gather public opinion, since the arrival of
the last mail, tbe belief is most common that
Oregon will not now be admitted into the
Union. That the Kansas bill will success
fully obstruct the Oregon bill. We do not
concur iu the opiuion. There was unques
tionably some doubt about the matter, at
last dates, but we think we shall go iu.
B3 Robert llanna of Indianapolis, Iod.,
an ex-U. S. senator aud the last surviving
member of the first Indiaua constitutional
convention in 1S16, was killed recently
walking on the track of tho Fern and Id.
dianapolis railroad.
Fire. The Sentinel 6oys the residence of
Dr. McCully, at Jacksonville, was destroyed
by fire oo the 2Gtb ult. The family bad
barely time to escape, and did not save eveu
their clothing. Loss reported at $2,000.
Pardoned. Rodney M. Rackos, formerly
of Oregon, sentenced to 2 J years confinement
in California peuitcutiary, for manslaughter,
has just been pardoned by Gov. Weller.
Mr. John Ilerren has thanks for a
sample of blackberry wine, a good article.
i -
Wisconsin Fr Uovse. The citizens of
Madison, the capital of WUconsin, have
been indulging!-, sj Uttte "hArp Pract'co ro
specting the Slit House. The old build
ing, 60 feet by 10, lotlt In the primitive
days of log cabins, bovarae incommodious to
the public bu4ne- ud en eye sore to the
good people of Ulad'son, through whoso in
strumentality, ami ,uder an offer of S50,-
000 iu bonds, a s.uple rrtenswn was author
ized by a rulutfont legislature. A magnifi
cent wing, Iar than the original building,
in the form of a semi eclipse, has therefore
been built on one ude for tho Assembly
Hall, the' citj of Madisou promptly pay
ing its loO.OO and tbe State tbo other
$o."j,000; .'and sow, becasse the thing looks
badly every Wsf, , It is proposed that the
state shall go ahead alone, erect a corres
ponding wing sit the other side for n Senate
chamber,' lengthen out the old building by
additions of fifty feet at each end, and then
tear down tba.eld walls and leave in the
ceutre a.' rot utile surmounted by a dome!
It will irobabtreost the stale a half million
before the joi Is done; but the Madisou
people lay, "tjjt old building will look so
much better ! I'uey probably recollect the
story 't' ttiiSwho repaired his jackuife
by first adding? new handle, and then put
ling iu a new Uade iusistiug that it was
the same old kalfe still.
ST The neutral paper at Kugene City
has been discaatinucd, and a black rrpubli
can journal, allied the l'eoplv's 1'rtsx, Blurt
ed upon its rtius, It. J. lYngra, editor. The
editorial eoltuins, of the first issue, evince
some talent, more than those of any of the
other Oregouopposition papers; but an utter
contempt is manifested for certain musty
rules luid dor n for the form of Fpcech by
one Iiindley Murray. The J'rets apparently
intends to sklo with the Airgnose wing
tho opposition. Dryer U not waking any
headway w'tu his " cop!eV branch.
"Nary" metting bos been held tinder his
cull for "orjanizution," and " public meet
ings." The straight blacks are unmistaka
bly destiuei) to "brad him," and force hits to
cither "tail on," or die from standing out iu
the cold, alotie. Won't somebody furnish
Drver a new tuncf The old one has been
worn out for more than half n dozen years
" Hut, to prosper, pray seud nie soma further sup
plies,
A set of new types, anJ a set of new lies."'
Washiuton Territory. The OJympia
1'ianrer snys the brig Cyrus, an old Tuget
Sound vessel, was wrecked during the late
gale, at Tort San Juan, Vancouvers Island
and is a total loss rigging at.d sails only
being; saved. Messrs. Mitchell & Stewart
of Oljnjpin, lost a valuable horse. He was
attached to a dray, and in tho act of being
backed round upon the wharf for the pur
pose of hauling a load of freight therefrom
U)aclard off the wharf, and falling into the
bay was drowned.
I ,IlAirsMsf Cokpcs. TUe prisoners George
Jre.?:iyiHl. Miltou !. Ma4.sH, (Ulutk
lUwk) c&.fincd rh tbe lv.tk county j!, on
charre in obtaining properly of l-
1 . i". r-A Out a writ of
habeas coryu, al (edging that they were com
milieu on lusnUiacnt testimony. Judze
IJoise l.it week guvo the case a hearing,
concluded the cidcncc teas fuflioicut, held
them to bail iu the sum of $1,000 each, in
default of which they were recommitted.
linoUEBICK AND Till. MORMONS. ScUOtOT
Ilrodcrick, of California, was treated with
much consideration by tho Moraions, on rc
cently passing through Salt Lake City
They offered him the compliment of a public
dinner, in tbe name of llrighuut aud the
twelve apostles, which he declined, for wau
of tiino. When ha departed they presented
him with a handsome fur cup, liucd with
silk.
TUB MEMBER I ROM UI I.TSOM All, A3 HE AITEARED
AFTER THE FIliUT.
iar We call attention to the letter of
Mr. Amis, on our first pnge. We have no
acquaintance with that gentleman, but be
reasons sensibly, and concludes wisely. The
determination he comes to is both correct
and patriotic. We would invite all other
"old liuo whigs to go and do likewise.
Mr. A.'s daguerrcotypo of the republics
party is faithfully accurate.
e-w -s m mar a
OT t m?T IvATE WHISKEY. UtlO Of 0U
agricultural iricims savs lie last summer
bought foarrtl of "choico eld Rourboti
for hiC-rcf 4iands,w of a Portland dealer.
(ia getting it home, he thought he would
sec how much it contained, and inserted a
broom handle in the bung-hole, for that pur
pose; npou drawing it out ho found the
piint upon it hnd been entirely taken off !
L,icr.xsK. There has been a spirited con
test at Eugene City, between the supporters
of licvuso and anti-license, upon applicatiou
to the county commissioners for license to
sell spirituous liquors. The petitioners fi
nally outnumbered the remonstrants, and li
censes were granted.
"Whom God IIatu Joined Together Let
not Man Pit Asunder." The House had an
evening session on Monday night, continuing
till midnight; during which twelve divorce
brtr"wcre passed.
"Ir ts not Good for Mas to Bk Alone."
One of the ladies divorced by the Legis
lature, has already been again married.
She was divorced oa the 18th, and remarried
on tbe 19th. Quick work.
IIigh Price op Wool. The Boston Post
says six negro barbers of Indianapolis were
fined $7 and costs, each, lately, for shaving
the bead of another
against his will.
"culled gemman"
He Writes Well. Tho letters of "J.
C. S." will be rend with interest.
Atlantic News.
Oregon not Yet Admltteil.IanKr of Ilrtnsj
Yoked Mlxcdlng Kansas."
We are indebted to Lcvisou & Co., and
W. Sullivan, for abundant Dies of 'Cali-
foruia aud Atlantic papers, with N. Y.
lutes to Doc. 20, and N. O. dates to Dec. 2G.
CaI.ifoHSM. The California h-gislatnre was
n session, and On v. Weller bad delivered his an
nual mrsMn(jo. The siipntnin court of the Ktate
lias decided that the California China law is un
constitutional. AliMissios or ORKaoif. The committee on
l'erritiirii'S in the House, cm the 1th decided by
a vote or live In four, to report the Oregon hill ;
by the same vole it was decided Hot to couple it
wtili Khuhiis. Uut it is said tho ltepuliliuAint will
renew the attempt to couple them in the Jlnusn.
We append all we bud upon tne suiiject in all the
papers.
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Ilarhinglnn, Ure, 7. Sir. mepnens, 01 iienrgia,
ins prepared to renurt, on the brst opportunity, a
ill for the admission of Orreon into the I'moil.
There is apparently no opposition to the mensiire.
As soon as llio Watrouseaso is (imposed ol; Air.
Stephens will move to take up the bill fur admis
sion. Dee. 8. The llemoerats have decided to force
be t Iregon hill through the House without dis
iinsion. and without any Kansns addition to it.
I'here will b be a hot rontest if they attempt it.
Iter. 14. The Kepuhlienns in t lie House have
determined to niakc'an effort to repent tho Knglish
linn tut ion in the Kansas act, so as to put Kansas
on nil euualitv with Oregon.
Tim majority of the I louse Committee on Ter
ritories i against repealing th Oregon bill. The
vote to-ilny in tho committee stood lour to lour.
Mr. Zollicoirur, w ho is opposed to tho bill, was
alment.
Tho Honso Committee on Territories met L'ec.
1 tth, and Mr. Stephens, of (Jeorgia, asked for au
thority, to report a bill for the admission ol Ore-
con, with a recommendation that it pas. It it
opposed by the Kepublieans, who say that they
are unwilling to admit Oregon with a population
of only forty thousand, while Kansas is retuse.i
admission w ith ninety thousand. The vote stood
lour iu favor ofnnd four asninst reporting, so tun
motion was lost, and the eominitteu adjourned till
Wednesday, when another report is expected. It
is now understood that Mr. .oliieuncr, who is ab
sent, will veto against Mr. fc-tepheu s projiosi
tioli.
Deremher 17, 1.H.
Tho Home Committee on Territories had a
meeting this mnrniyg, and rejected, by a vota of
tiva against four, Mr. lirow s iiroposeu aincnu
nient to the Senate's Oregon bill, to repeal that
clause of the Knglish Kausns bill which prohibits
the lieoole of Kansas Irom ending a Convention
to form a Constitution until they have a sufficient
nonulntiou fr a Representative to Congress ac
cording to the Federal ratio. Tbe bill, as it came
from I lie Senate, was then ordered to be remirtcd
It w ill probably be reported after tho W atrutis
ease is disposed of. which will take some days.
Jrr. 17. The House Committee on Territories
met this morning aud authorized their chairman
to report the Oregon admission bill, which he will
do ns soon as committees are called. The republi
cans intend to embarrass the bill hy loading it
down with amendments.
iter. lr. Tho Hi piihlicans in the House have
determined to make an elTort to repeat the Kng
lish limitation in the Kansas act, so a as to put
Kausns on an eunnlity with Oregon. J hey main
tain that the same rule should be applied to
Kenublicnil as to a Ileiuocrntic Slnte.
There appears to be a majority in the House
Committeo uo Territories cirainst reporting the
Oregon bill of admission: and doubtless some
fears of tho ghosts of " Weeding Kansas.' aud
" lViinlnr Sovereignty, and ''red Scutt, are
at the bottom of this mvsterv. Thus the proba
bilities are that Oregon and Kansas, and the
whole Territorial imbroglio; will be kept in the
background till the cud of the session. 1
llrnitd.
'M.i. ti'll in the Imrrv and eXfitcmpnt of a rlus
ing session, did not get through, and so Oregon
was not admitted, lucre was uot. apparently,
any sectional or political obstacle; but the uueer
taiutv as to tho extent of population was consid
ered a grave objection, and will undoubtedly be
the basis of any opposition, during- the present
session. It is said that tho republicans intend, if
Orcron is nrvssed, to saddle the bill with a strike
for tha admissiou of Kansas. Should this be
done, the tmestiun may possibly prove too knotty
aud agitating to survive the buncombe which
must ensue and come to a settlement during this
4-ssioll- Herald.
HWi, tmnJs, lire. I. J6 In tho
1 lemocratie Senatorial
t iAivus to-dav. It was mv-
has loll? held, ot hen I vf tho Territorial Com
VI. 1
mittee. JeuVrsou l'avis aud SiiJcll led tha at
tack on him in the laucu. There were ouly sev
en votes for Jlouirlas. Tbcv were thrown bv
Messrs. Shields, Stuart, I'linrrinau, llrown
Tooiubs, (ireen, and iliifler. Hammond was not
present, liroderick was not invited. These sev
en Senators protested sraiut the exclusion o
lKmjrlus as suicidal to the party. Tho debate
lasted from 10 in the morning; to a Into hour
Ibis afternoon, with an hour's recess from IS to
1 o'clock for a session of the Senate. Ureal bit
terness was manifested, end Mr. Toombs left the
caucus in disgust, while tha dissension was at its
liiHit. I he Mates declares that tho act w ill have
the most disastrous cticct upon tho lleuiocratic
nartr; will revive au extinct issue; will encotir
aire lilack lliiiublicauism, and eive it a renewed
assurance of a triumph over the disorganized
Democracy. 1 ho mends of Dcu?las are iiidiuur
ent, thinking the proscription w ill help him.
In executive session, the Senate continued
J. C lane v Joues to Austria, and Mr. I'reston to
Spain, nil the auti-Doit'rlas Illinois appointments
and about tifty l'ostuiastcrs. The treaties with
China aud Jaiinn were ratilied.
Il'amhington, Dec. IS. loo. A difficulty occur
red between Congressmen kiifrh.-li and Muntpoui
ery, ou l'cunsylvauia avenue, this morninr
They hnppcued to meet for the tirst time this ses
sion, nlirii Mr. Euglih, exteudiug his baud
said, "How are you, Mr. Montgomery?" Mr.
Montgomery withheld his own hand, aud uttered
an insulting expression, something like "I don
speak to puppies;" whereupon Mr. Knplish struck
him a severe blow over the head, breaking hia
enne to nieces anil knocking Air. .Montgomery in
to the cutter, but not entirely down. Mr. Mont
gomery rising, hurled a brick at Mr. English
striking him un the boot.
Iu the Senate, December lfith, Mr. Wilson, of
Massachusetts, moved to amend the Arizona bill
so as to provide for the election of a Governor
Secretary, 'Judges aud other officers by the peo
ple, tor tho term ot two years, liclc-rreu to Com
uuttoe on territories.
Mr. l'aulkuer, Chairman of tho Committee on
Military A Hairs, has brought forward tho propo
sition to increase tho regular army, with a view
to carry out the l'rcsidciit s policy in regard to
nrotectorate over nortions ot Mexico.
Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, gave notice that he
would introduce a bill providing or the establish
mentofan emigrant and mail route from the
most cngible point iu .Minnesota to l'ugctcound
In the Senate, Dec. 5K, a resolution was adopt
ed calling for information respecting tho rights oi
imtisti subjects in uregon.
, i'Arit ic H.li.ROAi. senator . ilson has in
trod need a Pacific liailrond bill, the provisions of
which are substantially as follows:
The President and Senate shall appoint five
civil enirineers, practically experienced in tho lay
hi" out And construction of railroads, who, with
in two years, shall locate tho route of a railroad
from the Missouri Kiver to San Francisco,
thiongh tho region between the 34th aud 4od par
allels.
If the 1 resident approves of their decision
tho railroad, as located by them, shall be built by
tbo Ciovcrnmeut, under Uie direction ot a ltoard
to consist of the Secretaries of War aud the In
terior, the Postniastcr-Ucuural, and the At tor
ney-Cicnuial. who shall contract with the bidders
for its construction, in sections of not more than
twent v-hve miles in lenerth.
Money to bnild tbe road shall be raised by loan
as needed, iu sums oi uot more thau $10,000,000
annually.
From the passage of the act till the location of
tbe road, all public lands between the aforesaid
parallels shall be withheld from sale, but shall
be open to pre-emption by actual settlers. After
the road is located, the proceeds of the ' sale of
lands, for one hundred and fifty miles on each
side, shall constitute a fund for tho construction
of the road, aud the payment of the debt incurr
ed for it.
Mr. Wilson proposes this on the ground that
the Pacific Kailroad is a public necessity, and
that there is no hope that private capital will in
vest in it. it done at au it must oe aone by tne
Government.
The fight for a Pacific Kailroad, which must
bo the characteristic of this session, may be said
to have partly commenced, by the endeavors of
. . i , rit l i r,.i . ,
Air. Uwm to get uis urn cousiuereu. i no Admin
istration is said to favor the Butterfield overland
route.
The Senate, December 23. opened with
payer read by a Catholic priest, in white surplice.
Crittenden introduced a bill to regulate the
manner of electing United States Senators, which
was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
MISCELLAXEOl'S items.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent says
JUr. Douglas lias prepared, aud win soon publish
. a
candi-
data for the Presidency in
lt is reported that Mr. Douglas' letter declining
n nomination for the Presidency, of which i
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telegraphed yim a few days since, reiierBws
dlicrence to ttic uemocrauc rK..""-
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avows ins intention io supp"i
nominee, ll.i will take an early occa-wn in the
Senate to define hia position.
Senator Douclas left JNew Orleans jreceniuci
2lh. tin the steamship 'Jiack Warrior, for New
York, em route to Washington. Ho was escorted
to the steamer by the Mayor and a largo concourse
of citizens. A salute of one Hundred guns was
fired; and there was great enthusiasm among the
eoplo.
Vifinen nrisntiers escaped from the lail in Iloch-
ester. New York, Pec. 1'Jth, among whom is Man
ly Locke, who killed Benjamin Starr at Mendon,
u I Fctobcr, 1,;7. 1 liey cut on live iron oars mnu
saw made of a watch spring, and let themselves
own in the Gcnessee river with tha rope with
which Ira Stout was hung. They waded some fif
teen rods to reach the land. None are recap-
ured.
The defeat of the bill in the Georgia Senate lor
the repeal of that clause of the Constitution or
the State, prohibiting the African slave trade, Is
announced.
The H aMnaton Star, of Pec. says a dis
patch has been received by the Government, an
nouncing that tne sciiooner ousari uan lauucu
filibusters safely on the coast of Nicaragua.
It is said that the President lis beard that an
other expedition of filibusters are about to leave
this country tor iMcarngna, anu mai no ua utacu
measures to stop them.
It is reported Ibat the Government has received
dispatches from New Irleaus. giving information
concerning anoiner iiuousicriiig mjiwiuuu
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about to leave that city.
The federal officers of New Orleans ami tne na
val officers will be immediately instructed to sup
press it.
The Superintendent of the Trinity Bay station
of Ihe Atlantic Telegraph has telegraphed to tho
directors at New York, Pec. 21. that he finds an
electric current passing throngh the cable to-day,
nnd has been able to get intelligible signals from
Valentia station, as also one or two distinctly re
cognised words.
Kx-Govemor Koote of Mississippi uas seiiieu
liimsclf in the law business at icksburg.
Mr. Knirlixh will shortly introduce iu the House
a bill providing for the future admission of States
nto the l.mon.
fiA Ki.rncv. in a letter to The, Press, says that
ho has the best reasons for saying that the Pres
ident counseled the attack on the Senator from
iin.is. recent I v develoned in the construction
of the Senate's Committee on Territories.
Gerrit Smith las been ciphering up Ins expen
ses in the late election, and estimates that his votes
cost him about $t each.
The legislature of South Carolina, on the loth
of December, elected, on joint ballot. Colonel Wil
liam 11. Gist, of Uniou District, Governor of
South Carolina, for tha succeeding term of two
years.
It is said that Hon. James B. Clay, of Ken
tucky, has written a letter ddining to be a candi
date fur re-?lttiofi to ( 'oil prf-ss.
It seems pretty certain that Mr. iinnier, oi
Virginia, w ill be the Administration candidate lor
tlm tioiiiinntiiin of the Charleston Convention.
The President has recently expressed himsell
stronirlv in favor of Hunter's nomination.
John 11. ltrownson. Ksq., a leading lawyer of
St. Paul. Minnesota, and a son of O. A Jirown-
Kon. editor of llromson's lirrirw of Boston, met
w ith a terrible death at St. Paul, on the 4th of
December. His dead and mangled body was
found ou the morninir of the 5th. lie having jnmp-
ed from his office window some eighty feet. Hav
ing been subject to somnambulism, it is suppos
ed that he arose from his sleep in the mgnt, anu
while in that condition, made tbe the leartui ana
fatal leap.
Ib-euan has written to the Xew York Trihune.
challenging Morisscy "for any snm np to 10.-
OOO, at any reasonable time he may name a
challenge w hich, if he has the spunk of a man,
he rannot decline after his recent vaunting. Tbe
challenge which I thus throw down to Mr. Mor-
isser, in case his prudence should get the better
of bis valor. I extend to the whole world. 1 am
ready to fight any man in Knrope or America for
any reasonable sum unto SI0.OO0."
iloRMoxixiM. A minority ol eaca uranrn i
the Legislature of t'tah met at the city of Fill
more on the 1.1th of lecember, and adjourned to
tbo lth. to meet at Salt LakeCitv.
A quorum being present. Governor Cumnnng s
Message was scut in. The Message is a lengthy
and able document, and discusses the farmer dis
tracted condition of the country. The Governor
rarntlv nravs the teotle to relv upon tlie loo-
at j lttin;:l. Ivai r t"i. t pr-i-wv for iri pftiori.
,.,. V. r - rtrT"T.rr"rTT tt-i.j . r
J!til Lake, and is now on trial for the murder of a
deaf and dumb boy named Andrew Barnard, alias
Dummy. The trial is going on before Judge
Sinclair, of the t'nited States District Court.
Kirk Audersou's I alien Tan, the Gentile paper,
says it is an atrocious murder, and implicates
the Mormons, whilo tbe IMseret Xctcs justifies
the killing.
The Indians are peaceable along the route, and
the roads are in good order.
Mol'XT VrttsoN. On the 2d Miss Ann Pame
lia Cunningham, the regent ot the "Mount Ver
non Ladies Association," caused to be paid to
John A. Washington the sum of fftg-sertn thou
sand dollars, wiui interest thereon, the saij sum
being the amount due on the tir.-t instalment.
Kami Seat ok Government. The .Legis
lature of Kansas were required to fix upon a per
manent seat of government belore any congres
sional apprnpnation for tho erection of public
buildings could be made available. The seat was
fixed in l.V at lecompton, and the money ap
propriated was lor that purpose expended, la
April last, tho free state legislature passed a law
over tbe governor's veto changing the seat of
government to Minneola. At the request of Uov
ernor Denver.' a decision ou tbe subject has re
cently been given by Attorney General Black,
which is that this law is void The scat, there
fore, must bo at Lecompton, ct least during the
existence of tho territorial government, for the
reason stated. 1 he money having been thus con
ditionally appropriated and expended, the change
would be a violation ot the act of Congress and
a fraud on tbe United States.
Mistakes Corrected.
Portland, Oregon, Jan. 15, 1859.
Mr. Editor ; The Advocate devotes to
my letter in the Statesman of Jauuary 3d,
a notice nearly twice as long; as it gives to
the President's Message, extracts, com
ments and alii That notice characterizes
my letter as "unfair," "disingenuous,"
"wanton injustice," "detraction," &c. 'A
prominent minister of the Oregon Confer
ence, not 50 miles from Salem, was lately
heard to assign, as a reason for wishing for
another great Eastern Revival, that it
would annihilate lite Democratic parly! Per
haps the Advocate-man thiuks his bard
words ought to have the same effect on me.
Tho conclusion is, in both cases alike, a non
sequiter. As Christians, however, are di
rected not to revile when reviled, I shall
uot bandy railing for railing with the Advo
cate, but merely ask intelligent men to read
my letter and his strictures oa it, and then
judge for themselves who is most guilty of
the charges so swecpingly preferred against
me.
The Adcncale is much wounded, because
the suBix North is employed to distinguish
the Northern from the Southern Methodist
Church. It charges me as though I had
used the term as a part of tlie legal name of
the M. K. Church. I said uo such thing.
I used the word North, not as the name in
law, but the uame in fact, employed by the
common sense of mankind to distinguish
oue branch of the Methodist Church from
the other. The uareasonableness of the Ad
vocate's sensitiveness may thus be illustra
ted: Thomas P. begets a son, and mater
nal partiality names the youngster Thomas,
after his father. In process of time the
child's mother dies, and Thomas P., now a
lusty widower, becomes anxious to marry a
rich young Southern heiress. Of course, any
allusion to age, he regards as an invidious
personality. Years roll on, and young
Thomas sets up in life for himself. Those
having business with both, soon find it con
venient to distinguish father and son, as
Thomas P. senior and Thomas P. junior.
Thus the neighbors speak of them, among
themselves; uutil one day a luckless wight
happens to address the father as Thomas
P. senior. The old gentleman, now sensi
ble that the very existence of his son calls
attention to his own age, and fearing for
the heiress, is greatly enraged, and wrath
fully exclaims, "Senior, Sir, Senior! ray
'legitimate, official name that my mother
declaration of his Intention not to oo
gave me in baptism, is Thomas P., and no!
senior. Yd have yoo know, sir, I'm not to
be 'falsely designated' by a name inai
makes me old before my timel" Now, Mr.
EdiW, is not that neighbor justified in re
garding Thomas P. Sr. not only as old, but
old to hurl, yea, even approaching dotigeT
The Advocate says that rr. Berry stated
nothing from which it could be inferred that
he even thought the establishment of the
Southern Methodist Church retarded the
advancement of Christianity on this coast.
Yet It immediately adds, premising the very
proviso which evidently led Mr. Berry to
make bis statement. "Not only Mr B , but
others also, would justly think so!
Again, my letter in substance stated that
more than 1500 conversions had occurred
during the past year in tbe M. I. Church
South, in Oal., and that that church es
chewed all political agitation The Advo
cale thereupon assumes that I have charged
the M. K. Church North with preachimr
politics: admits that its own assumed
charge may have "force and apparent truth
in it and therefore conclndes that my let
ter is "utterly unjust!" Why, Mr. Editor,
if he had not been ashamed of it, Jgnattu
Loyola, would have lovingly greeted th
author of such glaring sophistry, with an
encouraging "bravo, the good or the cans
requires it, and the end jusViDes the means!"
I said that the Church South is free from
ertain sin: the Advocate will bave it, that
1 therefore charge that sin upou tneunurcu
Vnrih Your readers will be remiuneti ot
the story of the Englishman and Africaa
that were traveliug together. Falling into
other company, they bad, to speak of them
selves. Iu describing himself, of necessity.
the Englishman said, "I'm a whito man."
The African took this allusion to "color"
as personal, and storming out, yon call
me a nigger, do your' ue pitcueu n"
poor Englishman and gave him fits! Now,
what could every oue think of that African,
but that he was au unreasonable, quarrel
some fellow?
With seeming sincerity, Mr. Pearne dep
recates as "inevitable" strife and misrepre
sentation uon tbo organization of the M.
E. Church Sonth, iu Oregon. There may
be strife, but it is not inevitable. The min
isters of the Church South, may confine
themselves with singleness of purpose to
their legitimate work, tbe spread of truth
and scriptural holiness through the land,
and fanaticism, deeming herself aggrieved,
aud being incapable of understanding tha
meaning of "live and let live," may stir up
a great nproar, aud charge it oa these min
isters. Uut what then; who will be to
blame? It bo turned out when St. Paul
preached at Ephesus. He preacbed noth
ing but tbe truth as it is in Jesus, yet cer
tain iJoworshippcrs, fearing for their
gains and for their goddess that fell down
from heaven, stirred np a great fuss. They
charged it all on Paul too, though they did
not give him a cbauce to open bis mouth.
Dut here is comfort; a flourishing Church
was orgauized at Ephesus, notwithstanding
the great uproar which others stirred up
and falsely charged on Paul. Verbum sat.
J. c. s.
Oregon Legislature.
Covsciu Thursday, Jan. 20, A. M.
Bills to divorce Jonas Lampbeer and Hes
ter Ana Lampheer, to divorce Geo. Kel
loig, to divorce Pamelia Taylor, to divorce
Mary Culbertson, to divorce Peter Bilyen,
to amend an act to incorporate Dalles City,
to establish Bntteville Institute, to reqniro
tho county of Josephine to pay into the Ter
ritorial Treasury certain revenue, to iucor-ruir1-
Wnrrat Otjlch Mining and Irrigat
w Company, bill for". lb rVrreT of 3. II
Lewi, and to incorporate the Applegate
Ditch Company, were passed. Bill for tha
divoiCd of Jno. P. Kennedy was laid upon
the table. Mr. PAUKEU introduced a
bill to locate a Territorial road from Boone's
Ferry in Clackamas couuty, to a certain
point on the Territorial road leading from
Oregon City to Salem. Adj.
Hocse. Thrsuday, Jan. 20.'i, A. M.
Bill to incorporate the McKeozie Fork, and
Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Company,
was taken up and amended. Bill to relo--cate
a Territorial road in Umpqua county,
taken np and passed. Bill amending an act
providing for the sale of common school
lands was reported from the committee on
Education referred. Bills for the relief of
Clackamas and other counties, to construct
a bridge across Lake Labish, and to legal
ize a Territorial road from Clackamas River '
to some point on the Willamette opposite
Portland, were passed. Bill to amend an
act organizing tbe militia was takeo up and ,
amended. Mr. BON HAM, from commit- -teo
on Ways and Means, reported bills to -'
provide for tbe payment of the expenses of"
the Constitutional Convention, and of tho .
first State Legislature, with amendments,
which were adopted. Adjourned.
Cocsciu Afternoon. M r. STE WA RD,
from committee of conference, oo seat of -government
bill, reported that the commit- .
tee had failed to agree upon enc of tho -amendments
proposed by the Council. The
report was laid on the table. Mr. STEW-"
ARD introduced a bill to define the civil
relations of Charlotte OIney. Tbe rules
were suspended and the bill passed. Mr. i
STEWARD iutroduced a bill to legalize "
the town plat of Astoria; also a bill to a a-
thorize the construction of wharves at tho '
town of Astoria. The bills were read sec
ond time and laid on the table. Oa motion '
of Mr. PARKER, the Council proceeded
to the Hall of the House of Representatives,
to meet in joiut convention for the election
of Territorial officers; which beiag over
they returned to tbe Council chamber. Mr.
FORD moved a rccoosideratlo eA a vote oa
the resolution ia rclition to a sin: die ad
journment agreed to, aud the resolution
laid on table. Bills to legalize the town
plat of Astoria, to authorize the construc
tion of wharves at the town of Astoria, for
relief of Clackamas and other counties. '
and to divorce Jno. P. Kennedy, were pass- -
ea. ji.aj.
House Afternoon. Mr SMITH offered & t
resolution, notifying the Countil that tho
House was in session, and ready to sit in
joint convention for the purpose of electing;
lern tonal omcers adopted. The mem- . '
bers of the Council appeared and took seats ,
in the II all of the House. The Legislative - '
Assembly then proceeded to the election of
Territorial officers. For Brigadier General,-' '
Daniel Newcomb, received 25 votes; blank '
1. For Quartermaster General, Geo. H. "
Steward, received 2G rotes; blank 6.- For.- ,
Surgeon General, D. S. Ilolton, received".
26 votes; blank 6. For Territorial Treas- ' '
nrer, J. D. Boon, received 26 votes; blank -6.
For Territorial Auditor, B. F. Bonham, . k '
received 25 votes; blank 1. For TJniversi- .
ty Land Commissioner, Ahio S. Watt, re- ' -ceived
- 25 rotes blank 8. Oa motion the
convention dissolved; and the Honse pro
ceeded with the usual busiuess. Bill for tha ;
relief of Samuel Tollman passed. The com- '
trnttee of conference oa tue Dili to relocate -
the seat of government, made a report. Mr. ? - 1 L
TYault offered a minority report. Adj. ' -Cocxcil.
Evening. Bill for relief of
Samuel Tollman read and referred to tha -
committee on Claims. Adj. ,
House. Evening. The report of M. "
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