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Newspaper Page Text) O C i a, u Laad in iC' jJ C i ulOmt iXi raraLM. Lai oe- , r et;t--"7 tnri:i '.v.-Jjtn.':';;. !.::r. " tTr .ls n- Smtwr and Cat . . j l 3 r He CMsgr ef - 5 r " - Vfc irTCjaJzi j c? ..Ji tB Crcci' war- --- -"i. r 5 C. 1 vvltl-j Liter-sa- . jv-Jtrra-r- JU ITr.C: Liters, kail. "lt. f iruner'-. iLutiai -it.-:xCe wire J ' -al tanrj- . ll Lset tl tZzt ll xr and j t J 1. Ll.Lw, lee via; Jia j ia pa. . ' i tTCCti bat wLk tie threat that V t T " V r i f t tT lem la&aas dewa . j - ms i ii .jtp acea guu- " C -3. Hani'jr. who - i- i f k Dej--trem of Ore- ; I 7 1 tf Ut t-1 taken plae. Mt j ji i tf Zm Joan Llaud. 'if ; ' I " aad aaiast any nn - c . 7, u oc u tl-i, took 'V i T; - i .-j:.at ax:!: ia the matter, - U ' TUt l . y, to laLe r J CT ) I lib iLr a Ptoet dmm for t j 1 a tie peeJe aaj Ctr rijta ' t t e ErfUsa aacaotities. Eat the L : ,t (. -re riw to a aaary eotreiyou3f nee v -T i te Cwnraor, Vice AdaBral,2Ee aaJ j , u M Vvflmi HUB! &JB ! l - uU i-.taaiuaof fee IaSand aaiw Ci i .!a Csi wl3e tika Gw. we ban t&ataix a urn jiaaiK of traapa , tare ea mitre to letaSnee Capt. Piciett, t-1 til ti exTreaa kaa . aeem aent everlaad to C lT-ri O tree-a aai warvaeaaam. We , I - -a a urU bm ia the water f tae Pe-et LJ.Cr7teaiearB MammeketU and tls nrrEt ef Capt. Pkkett'a post. Caaa a.taaita hare fceea iaatitated by the ' Cty Ciau aay to aaatCapi. Pickett jJpMaMafcrtw;atoaatfceirpoi . - 7 : 3 CczrTaey e;a tke Iaad aa a sheep ;i ra. 7eUretckeariUe ravh. But ' J 3 te eCaetel wiaeat appeal to C-a Ji F.-T-aJ at afeeai aixaeea aailea laag tJimir Jiini. It poaaeaeee a goad eoit. Ect - ' - KTartaaMa to A f TaStMl Cl -ilik :Kwii paakiom iaaaaUitaxy r!i.. Ji taf vttw. For, lying witkia tke i .eCtareaaTaeaeeof tke Golf of Gear- O C Cslaa af Faea aa4 tke Paget Soaai, tltr-zr tla u.tt,-aUaa af tke Caaal-efe-C-Jra al tla IUaka of naaario. It tke iacf Caalterraaeaaar tkePaoiSe. Tt r&a CXk parage! aad pertain to O CcMtt rter tkaa to VaaooaTer'rla taaJ, l-Jk titm ia graatoi to tke Britah CrawatytikateraHaf tke treaty of 184. It to tke Unitoi States, &TLintSSnl a Ei ilia ill lataeprfausea. wonky of kw ar.iaa. aasa as use unereat at staae. I ft is to be koaed tkat kia kaad will be hw mnrinCTii mj tae aenon oi i a .a I . m. a www a . AOCIDCBTT TO THE Ho. CHA8. DrATX. We leans Hat a few days since a peculiar aad aiafsl aceUeatkarvened to the How. Charles Drain, late 8teto 6ator from Linn county, lie was engaged with kired hands upon hi C-rm kt carralHag a Vaad ef hoes. One large ear, wiick kad ran wild setae time, determin ed to easape. He charged npea the men. one after another, putting them to flight for safety, wntil ke.essae to Mr. Drain, who with a Strang stick stood Lis groaad, aad delivered a heavy tdearcpea tke head ef tke beihgereat pnrkeTas Le rreaeed. The blow did net arrest the sav in fernery of the ufwriated animal, who seiz ed i.r. u. ty tae ten leg, joat witaia aad above tke bead ef tke kaee joint, aad gnashing his loag task eaekcty throagh betweea the bone and aiastles, ke Jkrew him heavily spoa the rraa-i, end tossed Uaa about at a lien might a I,V. Catt&e iwatel parties soon came cpoa Ce bear aad a keery weapen was settled deep ta tia heaia. Tke aUeettal stOl held kis C'-N tti ft ws exy ky ftyixs Lis jaws open ei Cj crj Kr. D.eeaM be released. iSx a jzj raws ef sasas days we are g!ad to I . ' " t XTr. D. ia recovering, tkeagk fears rl lest ke may ke snede a cripple ty tT, s tSaHrautiuu of the eaataaed muscles. - Pr33C-jJU UeCoy. city eoOeetor ef Port txfaraaaeariiB wkick he oampkhta CjU Lc . 1 i atos t?at it is kis daty to r Deeetrr !a at ' mis aboat tke city. Saying it ia waV Xa esSasaar add s ' IT it sr-rs arr-daar to mnore nuisances ia I La c" I tlew-i wurtsialy take a pleasure rtts am taaa I ' -Jt 172, Market Sqaare. LtLllresoa -I-ck 172. Market Square," rtxrr'Te awe aalar etgatiaas to Mr. JoU tr kr7jjBa&s. efekoic ap- ltm f3l t'-as, frB kia fans ear Salem. CeS i - 7Cn8r. aa waSi.ae aa ebligiag Jb D rS to mjan c mmu OrrTiataa Ceawwa A - ; t . t It '7 tli -.'"-i. " - rr. wa c. -.t Lej a-r, U ty t.ir:r, cr ly Cen. L-e, tironh bk f.ieU T-VtC:: It Uaa fuliowa: Ewh rcta olJ Fre4 Warmire" to vtV.fth a rery t note a Lick PreU anra ntt writ" to Gen. LAne, nttkT't iiv-nhr n-lative to the nri Tate eotklwt of li. i. l)lan Smith at Wah bra. Tke Gesv. .1 treated it with the ik-ut r trjt wihh - Jt a pieea of iuertineiH-e. coming fr r-k- a are, deavrred. ' That oraeW a not? aim to Gen. Lane, wKkk k -' m : , tij Uch (Jen. Lane t.4 . . i t ? - t t-t mrjtliir j com. r-j litwn k .'iivJi rj tf served, we karen't tke I xU i.HiL- Uotr.t he oriri aatcJ. or "wrif it kitnIf. we Lat believe. I' ' . "t know he can't trri rre emuecn t?ai iwiti r x rhmm crrenaonin t' jrtet i 'i.n tie a'wrV; tyu.irt terer ti.. i t doea (ia a . t o ; aty) ia ao LUat tkan it toonra. 11- b ko ri t e rrtffr r rril aa Gert; Lt e , w: v t ' l t!n rr" tf tke part L 'a C.: jtlae i of a U. 8. Ki jr. kt ti t :V- ir Kttie. tir. V.iyt.;i tu i tie of a k;J!-tare' eaiaJ t. ia to an tJ. S. Benator for ix years, lit. CJk .- a aaJate, and claimed that Ur. T7tyfje tru Iwand to wr-art him, ia eciTiii ef a tJzJZt (rscei by pnr etiae, feeftiea, atl ffrasi. Upon &e atieet, ia Ca cf member of tke legislature, r?r0-argeaof tie greyest character against L.r. Ji, ekargea li-t be bad indalged in ha- I I ' iatioa bublie debanekerr and ia Washington and San Francitco ; aTcnaen that Gen. Lane bad aaid hia conduct wxa "d;.0Tacffn! to tke State, an to himadf aa La ceagne, and that be moat not be re-elect- J. Arernents that Gen. Lane bad rtxie Com the Senate chamber, bitterly bewailing Mr. Smith's eonditinn and conduct in that lodv. and t blared th.t "ao man could conceive the troale and mortification to which he wa sub jected." Tkese charges and averments were supported by much competent and corrobora tive testimony. Mr. Wayniire heard thee e.irg-,' and uio, evidence upon which they rested, and ke ca constrained to believe, and did believe tiem. lie knew that Mr. Smith's colleagues. Mean. Iane and G rover,' must have been cognizant of pome of the conduct cl&rged. Was there anything wrong in tbe representative of the people addressing a re -ecttul note to either Meter. Lane or Grover, I tzVing if the charges were true or fake ? ilr. Warmire did that, and nothing more, and Gen. Lane refused to ansteer made such eva sive and indirect anstcer as forced vpon Mr. Wagmtre the conviction tkat (Jen. Lane kretc and believed the ckarres were veil grounded, lit. Graver, we were advised, was in like man ner interrogated by members of tke legislature. all. ut eubalaaea.'TepC. J ti i he would not l e a wtarws against ilr. Smith, aadtkat ke forbade the pabiie me of anything he bad said in pri vate, and in eonSdctjee. MesBia. Lane and G rover had a right thns to refuse to answer ; arxU Mr. Wayniire, or any otker member, bad a right tkua to ask. But, neither Messrs. Lane or G rover had a right, aa Gea Line kaa done, through hia per sonal argan, to cbaractrtise the act aa imner. tineat, and shower upoa Mr. Wsymire. or anv otk-Y member of the lewlatnre, low-Kved abuse, like tkat contained in the above extracts ; sock epttketa as Bash's toady," " poor old critter." (which occurs twice ia . the article, italicised) bttlable.barkingban- dog." "old hnmbng," dec.: nor bad Gen. Lane eaase for averting ."con tempt" tor Mr. Wayniire, or any of kwassociatefi B the legkdatare. Mr. Warmire is not "older" than Meter. Lane ' and "P Vault ; he is a "aource" jnit as respecULIe as either ef them, and he knows jurt as well as either of them do, wkat the proprieties of life demand, lie is jaat as competent to write a letter as is either Mr. TTanhor Geo. Lane; he was never, like tke first, ejected from the old Spectator office, after a three weeks' trial, for his murder of the English language, or Eke the last, -ridiculed by W askingtoa letter writers, for hia use of k "sculp, " and otker praviaeialimia. We wiH venture tke aaarrtinn tkat Mr. Waymire, never in his Efe aeat to the public a letter, as bis own, writ- tea by another. Gen. Lane has done this often. The letter with wkick be Caeded Oregon Just before returning kere last Spring, was written for kirn by Garrett; a speech be was reported to have delivered ia Waskington on the ocoa- c the ad issioa of Oregon, thousands of ftHHM of which mra amt ktrw. m vnHAn trm him b7 Uau' Mr Waymiro is competent to .. . . . . - "d we willing to vouch that he never em ploy oa aoouter to do eit&er. Can Gen. . . Lane or TVaalt say as muck I And, leaving T'Vault out, it comes with nn ill grace from Gen. Lane, or any of his sup porters, tosneer at Mr. Waymire, and insinu ate that he is not competent to write his owu letters. Mr. Waymire is not a whit behind Gen. Lane in -mint of natural endowments,; education, or intelligence; and, with the Wash - ington experience Gen. Lane has had. Mr. vt aymtre wouia not oe a wuit nebina mm as a U. S. Senator, or as a candidate for the Presi- dencv. - Aud. in the eniovment of the respect and esteem of his neighbors, be is not a whit behind anv. As we have before said, abase of members of the legislature who refused to elect Mr. Smith, or of any wlio countenanced that refu sal, will not convince tho people of Oregon that ke ought to have been re-elected. The men wba prevented his election are sustained by the public sentiment of the country that senti ment adds to its approval tke expression that we kad better be unrepresented than foully disgraced. Of what aae was anch representation, if rep-1 resents Don yea call rt J . Leave oat of the qaeatioa the dishonor and iigraoe reflected apoa the State leave out of the question all the excesses except the' intoxication (mildly termed Panama fever!) of wkat use to the State is the representative who is habitually wider ths influence of strong drink t How sack worse than, useless is such a representa tive ! especially wbca excessive potations mad den hia Wain. Joroax'8 Opmiox" eviaoea a vast deal of I Cl-aataa toward the Statesman- Last tall xe appcai J ia she Standard a series of ail. Jj eCsietM eutiOc. - Notes of Ceading' by an gentleaaan. " ASJsoe-k cfaaracteris- tica2y pedantic, their pat.fuity did not occur to as. Xc U then eecurtoa oorrespoodent of ours, wh bestowed wpoa thera a Ute htrtn lees, effeetive tiJieale. He wsa aJtciaanlstn forrBod that sWaew - Or'iniia" editor was their aaCaw. LPreear oiwrnjisaiijut, we Were in- r-neat of ary iaewl-ji r i tieir aatkor- abip, whea We VfrZz, . , rle mClery at toewy aoortutns ; Dut r (-a cat save ps from tae ire of woaasiea 4 . Cad Gim. Lane continued to rely firmly on tla (Lit. .i:y of Ortiii for support, devoting l-zrJ ke poc;aea to the fond of the t:t" ' , Li would now hold a position aa prom i -i U Lis eracies aimitof. He spent some I -.loa tf tka leisure ef his earlier terms in Con -frvii, in improving bis style of sneaking, aud Vt limited fund of general information; -. Of Uie he has been finishing his education by the atady and practice of certain little tricks, very e arrent among those " servants of the people," Who are always helping each other to return to CoDjrtus. - A very useless accomplishment for Lint, if he had been content with hia seat in tor " ls, and ordinary healthy popularity at home.. But he must be flattered and blarneyed by iula suckers In Washington, and then made a canJ.-L.te for the Presidency. . v To f 'a t 1 he has shaped all legislation for Oregon and all integpourse with the depart ments. Instead of answering her demand by his best effbri, he has preferred to pay the Standard, 1m 'Tfmea, and the Sentinel, so tiueb r -.j O l et J public sentiment rirht. whiLi La rj cnl;r j Lis game for the Presi dency, and rn!:j ia a sea of soft-soap. Hire ling ed'.Ls iiJ fsrtctuJ r -esses are rather a feeble a.TJr tryitiers, iLilcwisIIy so here, where every tl.e tLi ti be under pay. Their eC iency has yet to be tried, however, in his re-e' ,on to the Senate, and we shall see wLetLr Le Lss nude a fzzi exchange .pr not. He tlc-'.J KL-Lr tlik Li wis L-ritJ to hia present f Lee by a iegL!atnre ehosen for that putToae, before hia selh treason against his conttueney bee?" public. tricks and his patrocr je were L.a unnecec.ry, they are now all ti a Lope he Lia left. Eat akiUnilly as he may depose tlem they- can do him no gOOd. ; r, " - ;'' : ff ' ". ,. Men whose ability and opinions commas j re spect have sustained him witbout stopping to investigate; supposing that, at his leisure, he would offer some sort of apology for his con duct some evidence for himself, beyond his own "God knows," and a little more conclu sive than his lofty billingsgate. But they hare waited in vain. The election is oven He has published his letter of th tnka to the democracy, for that six teeti majority, slurring Messrs. Arnold aud Is ' eariot, but giving no explanation ef his own e n-luet. His docnineut would have been vast- - ly tnore entertaining to the public and profita ble to its author, hnd he been able to disprove by it die charges resting agaiust him. lint he dare not touch a single link of the evidence showing up his official delinquency. He has no alternative lcftbr"9eo&ras it all, or plead guil ty by refusing to auswtf. : Unable to meet and disprove the truths of the 44 Metropolis" letter, he hopes to evade, and draw attetttiou from them by charging firt this, and then that, man with being its author. -Did it ever occur to him. that if the charges are t me, as his insane conduct .confesses, that it does not concern bis constituents whether some witness at Waahiut ton wrote them there, or came here and did it, or. i.uparted t'le information to another, and let him put them upon paper ? ' . Thus he is frittering awar his only reliable - support. One by one his recent friend are be -coming convinced by bis silence, and they qui etly decline to share in his disgrace."1 Others, - less scrupulous,, tare no hope hut through him. . and they are endeavoring to run Smith aud Lane in Lina Co. and Lane against Smith in in the rest of the State ; but that dodge is too shallow. '' 1 The profcasienal politiakBM in his train now regard Lis doom as certain, and are each striv ing to become the legatee of his political estate. . Upon whom shall the mantle descend ? . ' . : i Such being the eoa&tioa of those he counts upon, he cannot nee his patronage to much ad jrantage. . ' -- '' i - - - - r ' .'" C The Presidential game is not niaJe ttp yet ; nd the' present value of Lis drafts on the next administration would not exceed ten per cent., if he were in the beginning of a six years Sena- orshipr The majority of only sixteen depre dates bis suck very mucu. rt or every one twice sixteen anti-Lane men who voted 'or Mr. Stout; while the Lane -man who de- lined to do so remains to be be heard from. In addition to th a personal, local and section- prejudices which be is always playing upon. (but which are continually getting unfixed, he . ha the disposing of about $00,000 a year of the public money. - v " , - - According to the political arithmetic of cer tain wards in S'ew York, this sum ought to re elect him. But in Oregon he will find that mre money can elect no man against whom 5 eacH grave causes of complaint exist. ' V " His first attempt to make capital out of fede ral money is not yet closed up, although he has been blundering about it for several year. Congress had appropriated about tC0,(H)0 to tlio Indinn tWtnnrtmanl Iav Hmmin PmitniMl. were made and fulfilled aud the account were about to be paid, but Gen. Lane could not al low it to pass into the hands of the contractors except through some creature who would sing his praises over each dollar paid out. He en tirely over-rated the importance of this pay ment, and, in pursuit of it, has gone through thick aod thin, without hurting any one so much as himself. It was not a time when be felt safe )in making a removal ; so he quietly put it off awhile. Commissioner Mix without opposition induced Congress to send Col. Hott out here on a general tour of inspection, to take testimony and see if the accounts seemed correct. In the course of time, he returned and reported favor ably. The king routine was again completed and the money ready to be sent to Oregon ; when Gen. Lano put it through tho mill once more by removing Col. Xesmith and, letting people wait until Mr. Geary's bonds reach Washington. ' If Gen. Lano has no farther objections, it will 7 soon be paid ; and being a large sum, will ma- ferially relieve the present hard times in locali- nno it uaa uw twu imrirnni uu. &acil creditor will joyfully present hi scrip, feeling ) " Digger" who has his horse cached out, and magnanimously consents to bring him in for a skirt. This is one example of his continued engin eering. He is always baiting between his love ef fta tery, his prejudices and his interests, un til he is forced to wind ap with some crowning . act of folly, snore fatal tkan be could nave com nntted at the outset. . In dispensing his patronage he always has the sameofSoe promised to several candidates, and the greater his necessity, the more numer ous are Im promises. This is nearly all the positive itreiigtShiehaa left, and nnleas he play His game better tlane-Uss ever done before. we snail soon see aim the day-dream, . ttf the PresideDcy in Ji New Iascav-JaJge Robert G. S. Perkins is rup; fir the lefiatatare. hi MissiasmnL nn te "anti-grand jury ticket." Politieal aeetn to be plenty down in Mississippi. Ka.KCTBO.ir OF MK.HBEB TO CO.. GBKSM, . , . v - Many are canvassing the ijuectioaorci. cting, at the next June election, a member to Con gress to take hi sent two years and a-hnH hence. Would any such election lie valid 1 The Constitution of the United States, Art. 1, Sec. 4, provides tint "the tinis, places, nnd manner of holding elections for Senators nnd Representatives, shall be pn-scr bed in each Suite by the legislature thereof." Has the legislature of Oregon,, as yet, pre scribed the time and manner of hohling nn election for member to the thirty-seventh Con- gnss 7 There has been but one law passed in this State npou the suljeet of Congressional elec tions, and thatwns the act of June 1st. 13 ;i), providing for " a special election of one Repre sentative in Congress" which wa expended in the late electii.n. Jfo general law has lcen passed, aud no further provision ha been made upou the subject. Some contend that the Constitution of Ore gon gives authority for such election. If such was the fact, it would still be a matter of ques tion whether legislative action would not be requisite, under the Constitution of the United States as nbore quoted, to give validity to the provisiou. But our Constitution gives no such authority. ..The only provisiou which might bear upon this question are as follows : Art. 2d, clause 14, "General elections shall be held on the first Monday of June biennially;' . And in the schedule Art. 6th, "If this Con stitution shall be ratified, an election shall be held nn the first Monday in June, 1358, for the election of members of the legislative assembly, a Representative in Congress," Sec. The latter of these provisions was expended in the election of last year, and the former cer tainly can give no authority for nn election of meinlier to Congress, when the whole Constitu tion of our State Is silt lit upon the subject ex cept ns quoted, leaving it where the Constitu tion ef the 'United Stides place it. withiu the province of the State Legislature to make suit able enactments iu the premises. ' It has been said that it b customary to elect members of Congress at genenl State elections, therefore an election held without law would lie valid. But as fur as custom goes iu Oregon the rule would be to the coutrarv, for the two i-he-ti.ais which we have had were faith by special provisions, the one by schedule of the Constitu tion, the other by tpcciul law. - The proper mode of procedure, and the only one which will unquestionably secure his seat to the successful athduhite. will be to obtetiu the passage, at the next session of our legisla ture, of a law providing for an elcctiiui of a member of Cmigress wt the November election of next year, at which time we elect Presiden tial electors. -This cau be done without extra expense; and it would be regular and in better season. , After this there should be a general law npou te subject of Congressional elections. , In a political point of view the advantage to to the democratic party which would result from placing our next Congressional candidate upon tke platform of 13G0, instead of packing him with the local aud personal issues which will be rife at any earlier date, is obvious toev erv democrat. The Attacbi on Wabji Strings Aoexct. We stated Inst week, on the authority of the Portland AJeertiser, that tho Warm Springs Indian Agency, in AVasco county, had been at tacked by Snake Indians, nnd Dr. Fitch and several friendly Indians killed. We now lenru from the same source, that Dr. Fitch succeeded in making his escape, but that some Indian wo men and children on tho reserve were killed, and a large amount of uronertv, bclou-rins; to the government and friendly Indians, taken away aud destroyed. Three or four white men are" missing, and fears are entertained for their safety. - The attaek was made on the nig't of the Oth August, by a hand of Snakes number ing about 200,' led by the chiefs Howlark and Parquita;' and a large nuinlterof whom were armed With large knives, and U.S. short swords, pistols hnd carbines, and mounted upon dragoon horses. From this circumstance it is feared that Capt Wallen's command may have been attacked and destroyed. The war party of the Snakes is reported to number altogether COO warrior. If they are not speedily checked in their marauding career, the settlers cast of the Cascades will be compelled to abandon their locations,' or take the risk of losing both their lives and t;eir property. ITr" Publishing p:iprs in Oregon is a very expensive amusement. Statesman. --, Quite true; but theu if you can manage to get elected Public Printer, what with printing fat bills, and swelling the. journals to double or treble their necossary proportions even at the expense of good Workmanship it is possible ti make both end meet. Dalles Journal, by Capt. Thomas Jordan, If. . A. To purchase n few acres of fanning land Hack oi a town-site, aud then fence in a "res ervation," and drive the town upon the pur chase, is a pretty good way ; lo throw much phtil quartermaster's printing into one's own concern, is auothcr not very bad wny. Digging ditches iu such manner ns to require the water to run up hill, is not calculated "to make Itoth ends meet." If the editor lives in a garrison at government expense, it Helps tne "ends" considerably, howevet r . It occurs to us, Mr. editor of the Opinion, that the above not very gentlcmnnly flings are not quite up to the true standard of army cour tesy and character. "The parties to this attack would do well to remendier that in the warfare which they invite, there may be blows to take as v eil as give, and that in the encounter, pos sibly, the public may gain an insight into the motives that have actuated them." A Fabbication. The last 7areecon- tains an allegation that there was an agreement made between Messrs. Patterson, of Lane, and Zichcr, of Yamhill, members of the legislature, which the latter violated in voting upon the resolution inviting members of the Senate to take seats in the House for an " election" of Sena tor. This ia the first we ever heard of the mat ter, and we feel assured that it is a fabrication that Mr. Ziebcr had no understanding, and made no agreement which he violated, and that he never applied to Mr- Patterson I" for whom he has all respect) the gross language attrib uted to him. We hare no doubt that it wilt in due time thus appear; and that it is an raven, tion worthy of a ooterie of editors who are wil ling to shield themselves behind such a name as Wm. G. 2? Vault." - V Raised Them There were several brick blocks commenced here last spring with the in tention of making them one story , buildings, omi tne exception of one, which was designed I to Iiavwtwo. Their owners have all raiaml on the storiesvaad the ones are now going hp two, and the two, three. tnuil l'i Tl ml. fAir Ax sacbA- ill KT. . - The farmers nnd mechnnics of our sister State of California are taking energetic sleps to. forward their own interests, and to bring to public notice the developments of the great in terests of the country. A Stete Agricultural fair is to take place at Sacramento on the 13th of September, to con tinue ten days. The Society have by resolution invited the farmer and luec'.innics of Oregon to exhibit on their board, on nu equal footing with them selves. This Is liberal and cmnplimeutnry, and our fruit growers in particular would do well to embrace the opportunity to test the relative qualities of the fruits of the two States. We have many manufactures which would do cred it to any Suite, and specimens of our mannf.ic t n red goods might well be forwarded" to this exhibition to establish the character of our work. - Arrangements have leen made with the steamers to forward all articles destined for the fair, free or charge. Dr. L. II. Bascotn and Judge P. A. McRae of the Executive Committee of the California State Agricultural Society, have lately made a visit to Oregon, for the purpose of collecting in formation relative to our general agricultural developments, aud the success of the several branches of home industry. Ther have visited most of the Willamette Valley, and express themselves well pleased with their observations. We can say to our friends in California that the crops iu Oregon have never presented so unprepossessing an appearance ; our fruit crop in particular is at least a mouth behind its sea son, and we have not more than a half a crop of oats, aud two-thirds of a crop of a heat. ti" The mail eerv.ee between Salem and Sublimitr, Silverton, Arc, which lias been per formed gratuitously for a series of years, or rather for the proceeds of the several oilices supplied, we regret Ut lenru, is in danger ; f be ing discontinued. The neglect that region of country, including the southern ami eastern portion of Clackamas Co., the whole eastern side of Marion, and the Fork of the Sauti im. has experienced iu the matter of mail facili ties, is shameful. That extensive aud thickly pnpninb-d country has never lr.id a mail, except those carried gr.Uuitonnlr lr the citizen!. The government has aerer paid a dollar Tor mail service iu that section. And there is not now a mail route in the whole of it except those knoun as ,4speeial routes" supplied, by the citisens served, at their owu expense. " Iu the Argus of hist week there was pub lished an item intimating that the Republican party would make the fipht in Id6 on the etnuiMl ot congressional intervention 10 prnce freedom in the Territories. Had we been at I our post we should not have made such a state ment, fur several reasons. First It is now iinpnsilde to tell what range the Republican gun may have to take in order most effectually to kill the scetioualists. That will not be known till after the Charleston Convention. Our nb ject will b", as Thayer said, to shoot exactly in the direction of the enemv. We have full con fidence in thennited wisdom of the patriots who head th" Kenuhlican partr. to trust them to make a pl-ttfnrm that will exactly meet the exi gencies of the times Argus. We find the above in the Advertiser. It evinces a confession of individual servility, and dishonesty in politics, surprising to any man of I sell-respect, independence and iutogritv. The Arg-tt' opinions, by its own confession, are whatever its party convention proclaims, and whatever it thinks expedient to defeat the de mocracy with ! Like their candidates, the prin ciples of the republican party are to be selected upon the ground of availability. (7 Hon. S. Garfielde, Receiver of the land office at Olympio, the Pioneer and Democrat ehr. as a democrat, supported Col. Wallace, against ex-Gov. Stevens, at the late election in ashinsrton 1 emlory. Sir. tiarfielde is one of the best and most eloquent speakers on the Pacific Coast, if not the best and most eloquent. He stun ped Kentucky with effect for Mr. Bu chanan, nt the Inst Presidential election, and was appointed by him to the office he now holds. He was a democrat of standing and fame in I Kentucky, from whence be was appointed. We understand his opposition to Gov. Stevens was promptest by dissatisfaction with the course of that geutteinan the particulars we have never beard. 17 We lenra that Lassen's confession rela tive to the murder for which he was sentenced, will at the i.istauce of Mr. Hendricks, first ap pear in tne urcg.m staiesotjn. l'ortlanU in htm are nowhere in the eyes of Mr. Hendricks. IVrliaiw tho lesson which it teaches is more neeessiirv to the well-being of the readers of I the Statesman. AJeertiser. We sapp iseMr. Hcudrick desires the publi cation of the coufessiou in some paper which ii taken and read by the people. - It would be idle to go to the trouble of writing a confes sion, or any other pa per, aud hiding it iu the column of papers never seen or read. ' The imitation by the Adrertifrr editor of the Iact example of the author of the confession would contribute more "to the well being" of the community than he has it iu his pjwer otherwise to confer. Squatter So vekeiontt, C jiplete. The following extract from the last message of Ex Gov. .Curry embodies the doctrine of squatter- snvcrcigury to a fuller "extent than it ia main tained by any public man on the Atlantic side, so far ns we know, not exceptiug Gen. Cass, the f.ither of the doctrine. Indeed, it is squat ter sovereignty complete : . - Y In my judftrmeut. Congress has uo constitu tional authority to establish governments any-1 where npou the public deiuiun, or to create ,nd oniam uuy species or constitutional or organic law for the government of anv civil community mj iiuiv; ,,iiiiiti iuu uuuuuuriea oi tue umiou States. Nor is it requisite for the welfare. growth, and prosperity of the Republic that Congress should exercise this extraordinary power. . A Bear Hust. On Wednesday afternoon "last past,'! several black objects were seen swimmiiig from the island above town to the opposite shore. -They were supposed to "be black bp-rs; and some twenty or more of our' citizens taking .with them all the fire-arms aud dogs they could muster, crossed oa. the. ferry boat, and started in pursuit mcaiitiuent. After an exciting, and enthusiastic chase of half an hour they ciuue up with, tho game; which proved to be a number of .large black porkers ! '-. . . . GEJf. Harsev axd . the Presidesct. Tlie N. Y. Day Book, and other Eastern na pe rs, speak favorably of Gen. Harney as a candidate .before the Charleston Convention. He would be a capital man to straighten out the crooks of some of the Other government. . Did any one of them ever peril his precious person where: fell the glitter of tho -enemy's Bteei 1-7- ravcier, '.'.. - r No "one of them ever periled his precious person where fell the -glitter of Charley Ma son's steeL"' ' , " -V nieported for tit JUitcKtun. jrs. as. TfcOr..ffnn Annual Conten-nee .air T XllfJ . r ti. as . t -a r ...x.v..0 -r..iith session amra.lllh fl.ftUI1 nt 1 E. Chnrrii. commci.u- -::". -, Albany. Linn 1 . l.t.i.li--nil I S IUWI uJ ' County; on the iun. u a, ;. gast, at9 o'clock A- . " Baker ' Z.i..;..n .rr ee bv Ilislmp O. C. HnKer. 'Ke certificate of Rer. E. Arnold, Unmn r red from the California conference, and that of jiev. i. v. myv" - , . . ....iifi.rt.riif . were reau. . tri 1 Idnniiicott, rrau-iertru 77 : 1 1 ... h. nmference. Iter. rnev were iuii"- - , S. Lewis assistant secretary. The l.y diK tes were invited to scuts within the bar of the conference. ' . . . August lVh.-Uex. L. T. "J." . . ...1 ..u;mit Boeretarr. It was re solved to publish in full, along with the minutes, the several reports adopted at tins "' report of the visitiiig committee of the U uia- '. t..;,...:,- rr-ferred to the committee on education. Circulars from the Cincinnati conference nnd tlie Providence conference were referred to the coinoiittee nn shivery. Rer. M. Wright, of the churc h of United UrethreB. was . .. . . . A....t. adfliiin introuueeu. uesoiuiione " c -""r" q the estalilifhmeut of a mission in Japan, and recommending Rev. L- T- Womlward to the proper authority as a suitable minister for taat work. ium Resfilurkms were pledging the conference to the raising of a sum ndMiuate to the support of a mission in Japan. Revs. Wui. Rolierts. C. S. Kingsley, J. It. Wilbur, A. S. Aberuethy and D. Rutledge were appointed a committee to examine ttie nnaus aasasl toAnrillPfl taken hv the aeent of the Willaowtt I .'niversilr. and "report if ther equivalent to the req lircments of the M'uwon arv Board in their otfer of $ j.000 as a part of $20,000 endowment of the University. A .iMuitiitu.n ir mloiited nonnesting the nriiw-innU of M-hotils connected with the eon lerence to furui.-h the committee on publication of minutes, with ndvertisenientt of their re iif.liv iiiiitiintiiim.. AueuAi IA. Rev. Mr. Irvine.of the United Prdln-terinii i-luin-li. was introduced to the conference. A series of resolutions was adopted request ing the earnest co-operation of all iu sustaining the P. C. A JeocatCr. Ministers are to uoiu themselves resiioiwiLle: for suliscription they mar order. Ttie conference acknon hedged ifc oliliutions to tile editor for the discharge oi Ins arduous duties. It was res il ved tlint the Steward's conven tion of -ach district be authorized to choose, annually, three laymen to attend the sessions of thU conference," serve on committees, parti cipate ia its deliiMTittions, and vote on all ques tions relating to t!ie huaneuil, educational aud lienevoleut operations of the church. . The ac tion of List year ou this snlject was reaffirmed by a vote of 40 yea aud 4 nays. Sunday. August 1 lA. Service by Rev. Bishop Bilker. , The church was dedicated. It was announced that a debt of 1 050 remained unpaid ou the building. In a short time the amount was contributed by the congregation and nieinliers of the conference. At 7 o'clock, P. M.. a missionary address was delivered by Rev. F. S. Hoyt- A a gust 154. Au elaliorate report was pre seuted by the committee on t-lavcry, recom mending a continuance of the old established rule ou that subject. The motion to concur in the resolutions of the Cincinnati conference failed by a vote of 4J to 2. The vote 011 the resolutions of the Providence conference stood, 4 ren to 40 nnvs. At 7, P. several addresses were deliver ed ou the anniversary of the missionary society an 1 co!itriliutious were pledged to tlie amount of $ 5100. 4,gst 1G h. Revs. A. F. Waller and F. S. Hoyt were elect d delegate to the next Gen eral Conference, and Rev. J. 11. Wilbur and Guxtavus Hiues were elected reserved dele gate's. Rer. T. n. Pearue was, br election, recom- ineuded Ui the General Coufereuce as editor of the P. C. Advocate. Portland n as selected as tlie place of hold ing the next annual session of the Oregon Con ference; the time to be fixed by the General Uoiilereuce. A report setting forth the condition of the Indians within the limits of the conference, was adopted, with some amendment, and subse quently ordered not to lie Minted on account of some personalitr, supposed to be implied, re siecting officers whom the government have appointed. APPOIVTUEITSl WILLAMETTE DISTRICT, C. S. Kingslev, Presiding Elder. Salem, Kbenezer Arnold ; Mill Creek. Ho mer Dray ; Ruck Creek, - lfarlin C. Rhodes ; l.uttt-viUe. Arc lion Kelly and J. I. Parrish Clear Creek, O. C. Brown; Oregon City, JJa- vitt nulled ge ; x. I uabttin, jetson Clark ; W. Tualatin, G. WMlonrk; N. Yamhill. Ozi C Huntingdon ; Davtou. John Af. lorit; Yam , hill, C. G. Belknap ; WalLimet University,!''. o. tioyi, x-resiuent, a. r. waller, Agent; Agent Am. Bible Society, Wm. Roberts ; Ore gnu City Seininarv, V. D. Hodgson. Principal. UPPER WILLAMETTE DISTRICT, tl. iv. illSES, Presidiug Elder. Albany and Ijebanon, O. Hints ; 8auti.-iin torts, John Ustrander; Calapooin. J. M. An derson; Willamette Forks, Geo Hughlianks; &pencers itdtto, Isaac. MtUrr and G. Paine; Eugene City, J. O. Ravuor; Marr'a River. N. o. aicuver : v;rvaiii. i - m. andersnu . . v. . ... . .. , LiUCKiaaiure, J- tarr ; Uallas, II. Ittattb Indian lies, and 1 lU-imook, to be annidied- OU1111..111 Ai-ae.iiv, as. c. is :11m. fnucipaL COLUMBIA lit PER DISTRICT, -.v J. II. Wildcr. Presiding Elder. Portland. W. S. Lewis; Mihvankie. C. O. liosjartl ; auconvcr. J. t . Devore , Dalles aim cascaacs, John tlinn: alia Walla, fi M. Berry ; t. Helens, J. IF. ilfi'tfer ; Cowlitz, J. W. Wolfe Antoria and Shoal water Bar, to e supplied; t'ortlaml Academy, C. II. Hall, Principal; P. C. Advocate. Thos.' II. Pearue. r.uiior. PUGET SOUJXD DISTRICT. , N. D iase, Presidimr F.klor Olympia, to lie supplied ; Stcilacooin and Pu- yallup. J. H. B. Royal ; Seattle aud White River, C. AlJerson; Whidby's Island, to be snppneu; l-ort lownseiul. W. D. Nichols; Whatcom, to be supplied ; Mound Prairie, d! L. -Spanlding; Chclmlis, W. II. Goddanl Grays Harbor. J. S. Douglas; Paget tMmud tvcsieyan inst., . j. L.ippmcott, I'r.ucipal. UMPQUA DISTRICT. L. T. WOIWARt. Insidinfr F.bl.r N. Umpqtia. J. D.llon; Oakland nnd Scotts- burgh, 1.1. Royal; liosebursr. C. C. Stmitn . i S. Urn ipqua, to be supplied ; Kerbvville. uid; Jacksonville, Iwic Di' Driver . a 1 li. K. ! r reeiiuiu; jacKSouville, Iwic 1. IJriver ; Mt. eroou, . Aroniwaia x ayior ; Umpqtia A cade wa UT Buppiieil. , icreuce. -f - - ' v - - ms a .1 , - EntTORSTATEaMAXBr 1 -tic Wend, in P.k co., i desire to" sTV I nee i.iai t win nuun-ss tno people of that conn- ty, at Dallas, on Sutnrdny. Sep. 3d, at 2 . . I M-, uton puliticnl subjects. . U : ... ' . Yours truly,- L. F - Important tuom Caesox VLEfFroni tbeS. T. lfer;,f August i2th, we learn , .hat the citisens of Carson VaHey. U. T., tired - of waiting on Congress fur relief from the op- pressionsand evil practices of the Mormon have issued pronunciimiento against the Jtor! mans, sop vrated thoaiislveajro n BukTerrita'- ' ry. and established for themselve, . proS- oi Terntonal government, under the name of "t Nevada Territory. Judge James M. Crano , i ; I a-i ' T - 1 1- - " "ea Tr.. le P"P.Territoi7 of Neva- .1 lfM- , , - """jraa, uu oeen re-elected. Tk vote stood for .Dndw. r?a: r. - majority for Crane, 61. Dodged -t J "Odge . was at one . a I time reported elected. - Escaped ed Prisoxers $300 Reward two convicts. ii wuF, nunieu .Edward P r j I John Evans, eped from the cliargeisW Coffin dc PenflawU lessee, itflJJ!: at Portland, on Weduesday kvst, Aug 17 a I" reward of 3ttl !. LTlA9g' ,7 A 3W is oSered for tLair re; -.,t. r i Mr Fiit;R: 1 am iudebied to the kindness !r n friend for a copy ol ttie - Ji, Kansas Trav- - , , a I I. ii i1i:a-Ii. f r onw.: 31. fit . , . f. rietlul of Ins own nnUx-.tt.-nta, ' t r s . " . '""-;- . , ,.i : in iudnl-e In "m -reonnl iiivfttjra . t,., seen lit , - a, nW jiffer wrii 11 nir.i ill npiiiUm n-la. I to Ais candidate tor .. a ,.,. other who c Pri-M'iirncy. Gen. Ijine. Among omen v.,.nlt(, . 1 . m- t. arn Y it a a-MnL. - . . of the Traceler's ire, is my 1 1 leiww immigm, I n... F. Waymire. of Polk coumr. T'Vault speaks of as -eM Frtd Uaym.ri,- tle ,Lrold critter," " f 'duble d,g-- -J humbug." and other kindred I ep.theU, liitfc might be aupposed to be familiar to tenaata af a border prison.' t-v u t-i " It is doubtless true that T'Vault did tot write those articles hiiniH-lf, Jney bear sane evidence of having originated with anctht, member of the l-ae family. et they appear in the Traveler as the production of its non,,. nal editor. 1 no eppreJicnsi..,, that the article iu the Traveler wilf jure Mr. UJ mire where he and their author are known. I crossed the plain 21 Warmire aud wpiaim , u some opiwrtonity of eoiiipanng the character. jstics of the to men, or t nmuiu nave said more pmperlv. one man, " uue Mr Warmire character aud conduct were l't. . .'. mutmiand the inspect of his MUtw ....:.,. old T as he was sometiities can- adopted ed, merited ahd received tins entept and ex lunpnu . . 1 he came 111 eouLiet rcrauuii . . The scandal regaruing iii-iii vt a scaiiual t : - . . r poor orphan girl no came um.er cure, ami was said to le his neice was tut h a to receive 1 Tl... 1'rtirrlrr KlUWt f general Mtwau. . " . ' , - 7 , . fie can have this subject further explained if he desires it, bv addressing certain parties he well knows at Cliampocg. It used to lie amusing, wnen assenuweu aronaj theeaip-5resatnigUt, to near 1 vaciines cant uiMn his pcrijrmances in the National eoe . ai.ih.ii which nominated Mr. l'olk ; some per sons were cn-tluhnis emitgli to believe that I e was honored with a seat in that intAy ; but there was one in tl.e company win. knew better, and who thou-lit lie bad h'k d rpon tlt bidecu couiitenauce liefore, through tiie rusty grates .f an Arkansas prison; boidis rec gnizing the steel-trap deformity or one of the annua! paas. which la-fitted au occcpatiou dilfcrtut ficm tL&t of convcntioiis. I have mrself on one occasion seen t.'ie de- gnidttl slanderer knocked dn aud kuk. d. and on another occje-ion besiteti fiom a room with a chair for taking liiK-me with wuat was ; not his ou n. among gentlemen &t a card tabk- , and it is said that Uen. Lamerick once ran hi head into a snow drift and played Hail Colunj-, bia " up'm In seat of honor, with a heavy " ; pair of ;oots. Add to his general reputation ' t!ie irerjury trial, aud you have a eha.a-Ur which carries with it a shuJd.-r. Yet thin char acter, debased, degradea. execrstea. w 11 , cintro! a pn s wbk-h is nb.lzrd by Lane to btcktn and detame honert men. Such char acters meet aith readr n ward wlieu primiples are anandone.1. t nn un-gomaiis 11 wiiiear, be a source of dwp uorrificarioii tliat tl.e spea' - erdiipof tlie first House of Kepreseritathes f T tiie State of Oregon iufiicts untold dishonor - on onr history. f Indeed. Lane's extremity must be great a 1 he fraternize' with, and procures appointim for such characters, and the forlearauee of I people of tlregon will ba greet if thvjr nru, ioiiger enduie it. If jastice ever claims r own. Lane may lose, ammtg ether a!"ic-s, f mou Suggs." " The devil, in making up I j jewels may not take all of them at unee, 1 leare atHiie of the kit ta oeeupr the 1'ruTtL tripod. --- Mr. armires standing as a democrat has never lieea qreionrd. and the Trave ler's abuse is based upon the fact that be had the audacity to ask Gen. Lane certain qaestxr 1 relitive to D.-btxau Smith. -The fact that 1' Waymire was an eld mil, and litl spm; lifetime in the Service of the democratic pattr, and had done as muck as any other man to el-" evate Lane t the pisition which K; has dis graced. all this was no shield to the Old Apns- - ' tie ;' Jo Ltae ordered him batcbered.. I hope that Mr. Wayniire will survive the attack, am believe that lie will be honored br the eopli of his county alien T'Vault will have no rot to sell. Ax Immigrant or .'43. v I.RTTEH FRC.1I POItTLTXn. San Juan Gen. Harney's : Reply ' to Gov. k Douglas Withdrawal of the B,i ish Fleet Americans in. Undisturbed Poesession cf the Island Escape of Prisoners lialck Comricttd, ifr. - - . Purteaxd, Angsst 13th, 1339. Editor Statesscas . Since nrr last. af ftrs at San Juan Island have " simmered s down " coneiderablr. Gen. Harney's spirited '" aud determined reply to the insolent proelama- f V tioa of Gov, Douglass, seems to have cooled the ardor of the truculent Britisher, aa ff,. I ally as a thunder shower takes the starch oat of L a dnn-hiil mnrtu k';i..l;n 41 b ; uiuih .iM- American commander in earnest, and determined to re- : tain possession of the Island, by force ,rf arms, ; ' if need be, the British Admiral Batnes Conn- termanded the orders of tiar n.Vi!. ' .' witfnlrew his fleet, leaving the AnH-rieans ia undisputed possessiim f the soil." Gen, Har- ney s prompt and determined rJ ... .L. 1 . pinrist-s cominNnds geneiul adimrattna. Three peuiteutiarr Hmrii-tj umj'u- - day, rro:na brick yard iu tk. western Vrl the ci.'r, where ther shortly afterwards arrested ; but the other two. uame.( Evan and Mar. are sri'l at largs A n ward .4" -00 is effeVed for tK, rc-cSpiure. The jury in the case of 1L.H. ntd. -. turned a verdict of Miltr degree. Tlie prisoner's eouucil moved for a new trial. I tUmk it will n.rf h . rears are entertniuetl here in regard to the sifety of OipL Wailen a Utah .xlltioT U is fearetl they have fafkn victims to tUtf gl.aie ii.umii'. 1 I . - " -"v i-HMMT hope tlK-se fears will prove - ult Yoars. St. PER1:E. founded. OlIffilA to car. We last week published ti.,r. n ,!,S, clamatio,, concerning the San Jaan Island ifS- j eulty. IVlow i Gen Harnev's . I Head Quarters. Departineut of Ogn.. (".! Fort V'auconver, wf 'r Ms Excellency James laxXflLliJ MR: I have tiie hoixir f r ' reee,pt of an oflicial eonr . f a ""Td"" v 'l' yoa to tlie ttcupatuw, Wf Shm j , . . Foget Sound, by tns.ps umler s.i'.J.i a con;panyof Uuited States Hornli oresaiu e.i.v itm ' w'Py f furnished by Cai. of Her Unite. communicatwn threateninS. I T8 . . f San Juan lJJ,W? ItTX er3 x,"" aIXL1 T J ouTonWrT incut of nT. ' ",u".IMIer Dei, tZZE" Llt cmmTa . & r . ...n (I, (- IU in. I 1... lart- ly have th LL:ym.nl UnitetlStai fctates, ' . . - mr tout liifoniiMtv..!. miht'J command rLV'1 T' f Sfa; - wnich ,he LritT "K. 5S& Island and lZ LSnS? of Vancouver's t .-wiwaa15 wSnteSV a'a iTV tk Cif Pa o. Hsd- Lt t forW ransportiSg Wm Tv?:U c,tUeu ud f- 1 be tried br Kn7;,u "ver island to ve reported thia ai-. : 1 have reported thiaatte. gtivemiii. ..t .,:"-..?t?cu-outrage to my proper redress from the Brith l.l the mean time, 1 havethJwLf nM?Bt In Ptoper redresal L btlesa seek Excellence, i hi"l lumrn your sna.i not-nermit n r ht,U3nlt' Jua TZZr, 1 Wcoumiand on San ? LUAL 111411 It Cbaa.l ..I.-l. . - " . . jx-lllio.l Oi . a L UIwa on.il I werivTiw ... ,r l -v. iu cumiu ra ,), ae?l from gorernroeut. aub. , .. ""r to m-. Vcrv rns.ir..M - Bri. W?1 v BP-PS.-A:Con,.Ba s peili to omU annnOjer of V ew adverUsameute from ri,;. SJL mlH.r ( averu?2menu from this LW Thev shall L 'Pcar next week-.