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Newspaper Page Text6" JL EleavJ, wrfcinx e sa fcwa Beio, Lima eoun I ra la the T7k1!? Cfewti'Mfitm, of ' 7 f artlcla srer lie head of " Pout. a Lrtmmt," ia whka it is Mid that "the rstCitU M Aomeui to necessity , &c.( caJ tt w-mver ke may be, hi first effort i M tvn k pcatoCee. His RtBrestatatires in CacjT'wi, nor the oQcials ia the De partment, aUowed to rest, aatil a post roata is ea 1 -II&M, and a jpostafles -nly iaaogarated.' l.w,keT in the Forks of tke Santism, emhrac fcj tam one-third of the population of Liun saaaty, and where there are near four hundred asters a very hwvs Msjerity demooratie, there Is bo postoQoe. al(uowh the people hare made veer tCort that could be made, and "never reuJ.H Eat ottr Delegate Mart hare "rested." fjr ear ererj effort has aeea fruitless our lonr Cat of nantes to petitions hare heen unnoticed. Jo, Lane was asked, whets last here stamping-, whr we had ao post rente or office f "Oh." ho ail, "it is a great pitf a great wrong- Why did roa not write to mm t u you had. woald saretr hare had an ofSce here," dee. Now, our Delegate, Oea. Laae, has been written to, re-pea',-; bat when the letters were seat, that was the hut of theta." The cinaens of many portions of Oregon hare had oeeashwi to complain, ia times past, of the waat of adequate mail facilities, and of the negligence and inattention of the public officers whose duty It was to inform themselves of the atut itws of oar citizens in this respect, and represent them properly to the Posteffiee De partment. In most cases, repeated petitioning, and, whea that popular recourse failed, threat ening, (poStioal vengeance) have procured for oar cftaema the postal accommodations they demanded, at least to a partial extent. As yet, however, no attention has been paid to the de af ear friends in the Forks of the San There is no good reason for the neglect with which they have been treated in this re tpeet. As our correspondent states, they have repeatedly petitioned Congress to establish a mail rente for their benefit ; individuals have addressed letters to our Delegate in Congress, argiag him to use his influence, and to press upon the attention of Congress the petitions and ' representation of the citisens of that district of coaaUy ; hat all to no purpose. No atten tion has heen paid to the petitions ; and "when the letters were sent, thnt was the last of them." Not so much as aa intimation that they had been received, and would, some time or other. receive attention. Not even a promise (which woall hare cost nothing) to the people of the Forks, that something woald he done for them 8o little acquainted was our Delegate with the geography of Oregon, that he doubtless imag ined the "Fork of Santiam" to be some ont-of- the-way locality, with bat few votes, and not worth taking into the aoeoont in calculating chances for the Senatorahip. And when. abort time since, he first learned from his own observation the numerical importance and po . Ctieal power of the Forks of the Santiam, he expressed sarpriee that its citisens had no post oSee or mail rente, and asked " why they did not write to kirn t he would surely have had an ofiee there." We believe that Lane was entirely ignorant of the locality and its people. as ho is of Oregon geography and Oregon af fairs generally. If he had not been, it is prob able he would have paid more attention to their postal wants. We have no doubt but that, if the proper representations had been snade to Congress and the Department, by the proper person, the peo ple of the Forks woald now be enjoying all the advantages of a regular mail. If they had been in the habit of -giving large majorities to the candidates who ran in opposition to Joseph, instead of their nsnal large democratic majori ties, it is possible that he might have seen the - immttaawe f Ada something to conciliate them. It is probable that now. a hen he thinks there is a chance by making a eaUpaw of Del- axon, to secure the rapport of Linn, next rear, for the Senate- he may make an effort to have tardy justice rendered to those of her citisens who reside in the Forks. So good aa opportu nity far a little demagogisra is not often present ed, and will not be thrown away, by one so am bftious as Lane. Our friends in the Forks may find it necessary again to petition Congress for the establishment of a mail route. If they do, we advise them to . present their petition through some one who is not a standing candidate for a presidential nom ination ; otherwise they may, as they have done heretofore, petition in vain. They should have had a mail route years ago; and if oar delegation in Congress will give due attention to their ne cessities, there is nothing to prevent the estab Kahmeasof snch a rente at the coming session. In the meantime, keep the matter well stirred np. Oar government understands mails and post offices to be a necessity to the American citizen, and will supply them wherever the extent of the community and other circum stances will justify the expense of their estab lishment. - A Vile Falsehood Revived bt the Lake Socrrrr. In 1854, Dryer either manufactured, or copied from a San Francisco paper, a para graph which represented that a "Bash-man" got into a dispute sad a quarrel ia a gambling house, and called for the police. We were in Ban Francisco, on our way to the States, some where near the time the occurrence was repre sented to hare taken place, and Dryer, then a enemy of ours, and also, as now, a political opponent, endeavored to convey the intimation that the paragraph referred to the editor of the StaUman. Nobody knew better than himself that the insinuation was utterly false. And nobody knows better than the Lane hyenas who hare now revived it, (coupling Mr. Trevitt's name with otrrs,) that Hia a base and dirty lie. Yet it has appeared in one half of then- organs, and not unlikely will Cad a place la the balance. To revive and retail the slan ders of the opposition papers in years past, , concerning the private and public character of democrats, sunders heaped ape them as much because of their support of Lane himself as for any other reason, ia a worthy occupation for the hirelings of Gen. Lane. The man does not live who can trace our steps to a gambling table, in any part of the world. Never have we placed a shilling upon the fortunes of cards, or any kindred game. We neglected last weak to acknowledge favors from E. W. Tracy, & Co.' Express That enterprising institution keeps os supplied with the freshest news from all quarters. We are also indebted to Sullivan, of San Francisco, for late Atlantic papers. Delazon Smith is about to publish a paper at Albany, to advocate bis ejection to the Lnited States Senate. California paper. That is certainly the mission of the projected Delazonian that and the punishment of the democrats ja Linn county who favored G rover. A LUfTU mSH BW3M. t A fetter, dated at Winchester In this State, and signed " Oregon," appears In the 8. F. Na tional of Aug. 9th. It is undoubtedly the pro duction of L. F. Mosher, son-in-law of Gen. Lane, and the tenant of the Winchester land oCce who can read and write. This letter gives the Lane view of Oregon politics, and, as its source suficimtly indicates, is a tissue of misstatements and misrepresentations, entirely worthy of the engineer of the Lane grocery caucus, the trader in democratic nominations, and the packer of primary meetings and con ventions. Of course, he tells a story which will suit Joseph, and make it appear that the Lane society is in the ascendant hi Oregon. It's no use, Mosher. Joseph's day, and your day, and the Lane society's day are over in this State. If you caunot see it with half an eye, yon have even less political sagacity than we gave you credit for which is very little, indeed. Mr. Stout had sixteen majority. In your own county, where Lane resides, (or pre tends to reside) and right under the nose of the land office, yon can Hud five times that number of democrats who voted for the democratic can didate, who wouldn't vote for Joseph nnder any circumstances, not if he had a nomination from a pocked caucus of tho Lane society. In his letter to the National, Mosher has some thing to say about " half-breeds." The only half-breed who ever, to our knowledge, mingled in Oregon politics, was Lane's colored servant, Ilib ben, whom Joseph imported hero to run bis organ ; but after the admission of Oregon, the political disabilities imposed upon negroes by our State Constitution rendered our climate rather unfavorable to Hibben's features aud complexion, and he left. Since bis departure, the Arkansas Traveler, edited ostensibly by Wm. Gallows T' Vault, but in reality by the Lane family, including Mosher, has been the Lane organ. A "half-breed party, composed of Lane men and black republicans, under the name of ''Nationals." was in existence last year ; hut prior to the lust election it had re. solved itself into its origiual elements. While this " half breed " party was iu existence. Lane had a secret bargain with it, and was prepared, in case it succeeded in overthrowing the demo cratic party, to side with it openly. Mosher bargained with it privately, and by its aid se cured the defeat, in Douglas county, of several democratic candidates, because they were not Lane-men. A pretty subject, to talk about " half-breeds ", and " half-breed-parties." Mosher is very active in the service of Gen. Lane ; but his seal is net calculated to do bis father-in-law much good. At tho July session of th : State Legislature, last year, his over-of-ficionsness caused much anxiety to all the sen sible friends of Lane, one of whom begged him " for God's sake to go home ; he was mining the General." Ilia electioneering trip to Coos and Curry resulted disastrously for the demo cratic candidate. His " editorial effusions in the Traveler, and his letters to papers out of the State, don't help the cause of the Laue so ciety. Mosher will serve Lane's interests infinitely better, by attending to the duties of his office, drawing his salary, and saying nothing. We offer him this bit of advice gratis, knowing-, how ever, he wont take it. His self-conceit won't allow him to profit by good advice, however honestly teudered. ' Lvixa nr Face of the Record. In the Onion we find an article which it says it copied from the Traveler, (we never saw a copy of the Traveler containing it) which alleges that before coming to Oregon we supported in Mas sachnsetts the coalition which resulted in the election of Boutwell and Sumner. It is a little unfortunate for the plausibility of this lie, that we had been more than a year and a half a resident of Oregon, and publishing the States man, betore ettner lfoutwell or Sumner were chosen. But that makes no difference ; the lie will not only not be recanted, but it will le stoutly reiterated. The files of the Statesman show that, here in Oregon, we denounced the coalition between a part of the democrats and a part of the whigs in Massachusetts the co alition referred to. The files of the paper we conducted in Massachusetts in 1848-9 show that we denounced a similar coalition in one of the neighboring States, and declared that no dem ocrat should stain his hands with it. In reply to a similar falsehood to the above then utter ed by the regular opposition press we several years ago copied from that paper to the above effect. We have ever opposed coalitions ; the last one we had occasion to denounce, was that of a few Lane men styling themselves "nation als," and the black republicans, in Oregon, in 1858. Turned Up Again. Gen. Otho I I'm ton, the Ohio mail robber, has turned up in Sono ma county, California, as a candidate for coun ty judge. He runs on the opposition ticket. Before his little faux pas in Ohio, be was a prominent whig politician in that State. Since that time, he has experienced a good many vi cissitudes in life. In 1850, he kept a whisky shop in Placerville, Cal. ; fearing detection and arrest there, he left and came to Portland, Ore gon, where, nnder an assumed name, he open ed a hotel, and got married ; lieing frequently recognized by persons who had known him in Ohio, he became alarmed, and again cleared out, going, it was supposed, to the Sandwich Islands, where he engaged in the business of carpenter and joiner. Now he has turned up again, as a politician in California, and the democratic papers of that State are reviving his antecedents. . Some of bis political enemies call him "Gen. Ohio Ilinton." The Highest Steeple. In some sections of country in the east, rivalry between the dif ferent churches upon the subject of high steep les, is quite common. The tallest steeple we have seen in Oregon and we think the tallest there is in the State is at ' Forest Grove, Washington co. It rises over one , hundred feet. The church from which it points heaven wards (Congregational) has just been complet ed, and is among the best, and perhaps the best in the State. ' We were told that its cost was between eight and nine thousand dollars. The sum was raised by contribution, and one mem ber of the society, G. A. Smith, gave one thou sand dollars. Waxt to Ksow. We learn that Gen. Lane has invested $250 the value of five shares in the Delazonian. We should like to know whether the General makes this invest ment on his individual account, or on behalf of the "family ?" and to which of the "family" will the stock revert when the concern "busts ?" T' Vault, probably, as he is in the organ business. . CxF The memoranda and passenger list of the P. M. S. S. Northerner were furnished ns last week, by the Co', gentlemanly agent, but too lata far insertion.- Another Question. Tho Onion seeks to avoid th falsehood that "tho Indian war was denounced by the Statesman as gotten up by speculators and sharks for the purpose of mak ing attacks upon the treasury of the United States," by quoting from our files of 1855, the following paragraph t "We have private intimations that it has been the organised and deliberate purpnse of some individuals in the soutli to incite Indian depredations and disturbances, so as to create opMrtumties to plunder the public treasury. Then follows, in confirmation of this, the comments we made upon speeches of Hon, Delazon Smith and Dr. Henry, at Corvallis, in 1855, iu which the former charged, in sub stance, such purpose on the part of tome indi viduals ; accompanied by the expression of the opiuion that the audience, after hearing the lat ter, and Mr. Smith's "examination" of him. left the bouse satisfied that the persons referred to were not guiltless of the purpose charged. We now repeat that the audience were thus "satisfied," aud we think Slater was of the number. Mr. Smith was confirmed in the opin ion, and so expressed himself, as did every au ditor we heard speak of the matter. We were of the number. The "private intimations" we referred to, in the paragraph above to, were generally from the most respectable and best informed persons south, including more than one officer of the United States government. We believed then that their opinion was eorm-tly founded, aud believe it no leas strongly now. And that opin ion is still expressed by well informed and iutel- ligctit persons South. Uut, this is a very different issue from the one raised by tho Onion. It does uot follow that because thero were persons south with a pur pose to incite hostilities for peculative ends, that the war was "gotten up" bv them. Nor does the expression of this opinion by the Statesman imply a "denunciation of the war as gotten np by speculators and sharks," or in the least qua! ify the "malicious and intentional falsehood' uttered by the On ion. . " '-' The only other quotation the Onion makes to cover up its lying, is the following from the Jacksonville correspondence of the Statesman of Nov. 2-lth, 1855, a considerable time after hostilities commenced : "Now tlii man Charley is as cunning as a fox, and is chief of the know nothings in this count r. I le knows that if he coukl brnis ahont hostilities, that lioss was Colonel of the Militia and he could be adjutant. All those difficulties of which he prophesied in those Clarendon letters, were not the result of accident, as the happen ing ol Dr. Jlenry, at Cow creeK, at the partus ulir hour of the commencement of hostilities was ! Now Charley Drew, and others, n ho bad figure i at the bead ot a partv in tin. coun tv, had lost their grip, and something must be done to save them. Circumstances and the acts of certain hostile bands of Indians on the Klamath and Siskiyou mountains, favored their plans and the idea was conceived, that hy thntxvinir the fire-brand among the Indians, the entire blame could be saddled on the democ racy." , This was tho most direct charge of a deliber ate purpose of inciting hostilities being enter tained by some persons south, contained in any of the Statesman correspondence of that year, It was written by Col. T'Vault, now of the Jacksonville Sentinel. We feel justified iu giv ing the name of the correspondent, as the edi tor of the Sentinel has recently published in his paper demagogue accusations concerning the war, against the Statesman, similar to that con tained iu the Onion. The Onion man quotes approvingly from bis co-laborer of tho Traveler ; bow does he like the "Col's." opiuion concerning the "bringing about of hostilities !" The Scrip Convention. We observe that a pretended report of the proceedings of the Eugene City Scrip Convention, from the pen of the constitutional falsifier, Pat. M alone, appears simultaneously in four papers, to wit : the Portland Oregonian and Times, the Oregon City Argun, and the Corvallis Onion, all pub lished on the same day, (Aug. 20) and all Lane or opposition. We presume the smuc re port will lie found in the Arkansas Traveler of the same date. .There art rensons for believ ing that the hireling falsifier who produced this report was employed by the Winchester land , office, and not by the newspapers to which it was sent. . ' " f The report is incorrect and false in nearly every important particular, and is calculated. from its style and character, and from iu publication in Oregon public journals as a faith ful transcript of the proceedings of the meet ing, by a professional reporter, expressly en gaged for the purpose, to cast more discredit upon the war claims, and to injure and retard - them more than any direct assault which has been or could bo made upon them. As a siu gle instance of the mendacious spirit which pervades this "cpolt,," the hireling falsifier alio got it up makes Mr. Pengra say, that the doubt and suspicion in relation to the war claims "originated with Geu. Wool and the editor of the Oregon Statesman ," and adds, that to this "neither Grover or Drew made reply, though both of them replied to other portions of l'en gra's last remarks." The truth is that neither Mr. Pengra nor any other speaker at the Con vention once mentioned, or even remotely allu ded to, the Statesman or its editor. Mr. Pen gra did any, that the war accounts had been prejudiced in the minds of people at the east, by the course of Gen. Wool, and of certain Oregon journals, which he did not name. He could not have referred to the Statesman, which has at all times, and in all honorable ways, sought to maintain the credit of the war ac counts. The statement contained in the " re port " is the deliberate, false and malicious fab rication of a hired falsifier. What he receive d for his dirty job, we presume the tonaata of the Winchester land office can tell. Overland Immigration. Horace Greeley estimates the number of immigrants on the way overland to California at 90,000, and the num ber of cattle at 100,000. Oregon also receives an accession to her population by way of the plains. Two hundred wagons are reported at the Grand Ronde, on the way in, and there may be others behind. Eruption op Mount Hood. The Portland papers say that Monnt Hood is in a state of eruption vomiting fire, cinders, and smoke. It is supposed that the late visit paid to it by the editor of the Oregonian gave it a puke. The mountain is not visible from Salem just now. Cowasa. The Oregonian. states on what authority we do not know that the "man with the white hat" (Horace Greeley, of the Tri bune) will visit Oregon by the next steamer. He has been lionizing in California during the past few weeks. Fruit. Mr. Daniel Brock has laid ns nnder obligations for a fine lot of plums Jefferson and red damask. Mr. John Herren has our thanks for supply of nice apples. coos and crnttiT revRTiRS. From our intelligent and reliable corres pondent at Port Orford, we gather some inter esting items of news from our extreme South western counties. Judge Strnttnn has been holding terms of the Circuit Court at Empire City, Coos county, and at Port Orford, Curry county. He nnikes nn excellent ond popular judge. T. D. Winches ter, Esq., was admitted to the bar at Empire City. Two men uanied Thomas Van pelt and James Jones were indicted for arson Jones escaped, and Van pelt was to be tried. The county seat of Curry county is to be removed to Ellensbtirg, at the mouth of Kogue ltiver. A large colony of Germans, under the leader ship of Dr. Ilerninun, have settled in Curry county, upon the Coquillu river. The Germans, as a class, are industrious, frugal and temper ate ; under their cure ond labor the wilderness es of Coos and Curry counties will soon bios soni as the rone. To the Germnn element in their population, the States aud Territories of the Mississippi Valley owe much of their wealth and progress. Everywhere they are welcomed as good and useful citizens ; and we are glud to learn that a considerable number of them contemplate making their homes in our State We cannot have too many such citizens. There is a considerable extent of excel lent bind yet unclaimed in those two counties, Their mining interests nr- nlxo important. Gold in paying quantities is found along the coast, and the t'oos Hnyeoal mines, though not at present worked to any extent, muHt one day prove a source of wealth to that locality. The business of shipping lumber to San Francisco is carried on, b&th ot Empire City and Port Or ford. Iu short, the counties of Coos and Curry have within the pnst two years increased very much iu population, wealth and importance. Mr. George Sea, who b:is been trading in supplies to the Randolph mines, died very sud denly, of apoplexy, on the 11th, iust., at Port Orford. Careless Journalism. We have fre quently noticed the ridiculous bungling man ner in which the New York papers sum up the new s from this count ; but the following from recent number of the N. Y. Tribune, cops the climax of culpably, and nt the same time ludi crously careless journalism. If news is worth telling at all, it is worth telling correctly. The republicans of this State will be amused at find ing themselves transformed into democrats, and at the Tribune's mode of endorsing their squat ter sovereignty resolution : Oregon has chosen the first delegates to the .National Demovrutic Convention. Ihey are A. G. llovev, W. Warreu and Leunder Holmes. The State Convention apKiuting them squatted eu squatter sovereignty aa fol lows: "While we recognize the fact that by the Constitution the sotereigiitv of the Territories is vested in the Cougreso ol the I mteil btates, we acknon ledgte as well thnt Congress niny delegate the exercise of that sovercigntv, in part or in whole, to the people of such Territo rics, and ore in favor of such delegation, as far as mar le consistent with the protection of tree Labor, ami g'Mitl government therein. I lie Convention nominated Daniel Logan for Congress, much to the disappointment of the Irieiuls ol Mr. 1, rover, who msist that he had in his favor a majority of the Democracy ot the Mate. , ty We have received a copy of the "Arti cle of Agreemeut " for the stockholders of the projected Delazonian. It is of Delazonian length, (full page closely printed) constitutes the shareholders " a joint stock company, " with a condition that they shall not lie " individually liable beyond the amount of the stock subscri bed for. That is an agreement among them selves, and cannot affect the public. In law such company is hut au ordinnrv copartnership. aud its memhejn are individually liable for whatever liabilities the company incur. There is no principle of law better settled than that. Another condition contained in the " Article " is that iu case the concern is rented, aud the "tenant " ''fails, neglects or refuses " to pub lish a Delazon paper, the lease becomes for feited. A Reform, We are glad to see that the clergy of the country are abandoning that silly piece of professional snobbery wearing w hite cravats as a budge of their culling. A Boston paper states that of nine hundred aud fifty- three clergymen attending the late anniversa ries in that city, but seventy -three wore the professional badge. Comixo Over The Rutland, Vt. Courier says that a good many of the republicans in that State are getting sick of their party asso ciations, and are coming over to the democracy. "While Ihe lump buliU out to burn, Tbe vileM niuaor may return." A Law Library. The following is said to be a coirect catalogue of the legal documents contained in the room occupied by chief justice Jon n Pettit, of Kansas, at the hotel in Hia watha w here he stayed while holding a term of court : "One keg of brondr. four revolvers, four bowie-knives, three flanks of whiskey, aud a quantity of cigars and tobacco." A Good Rule. The editor of tho Brandon Miss.) Republican notifies his subscribers, that none of them need expect to receive the paper more than twentv-fivc years without paying for it. A large number of papers have adopted the rule. Bad Habit. The grasshoppers in some portions of Virginia have taken to chewing to bacco, and the result is a scarcity of the weed. They take it in a green state, nud thus escape the drugs and filth contained in the prepared article. Law and Justice. A man was lately brought before a New York justice, charged with bratally whipping" "his wife. ' The fellow said something about " getting justice " "Jus tice," said the squire ; " you can't get it here. This court has no power to hang you ! " ty Tho Iiarrieburg (Pa.) Telegraph tells of a child seven yeais old, and weighing two hundred and fifty pounds, which recently pass ed through' that city. A regular whopper that child is. . ' - Antimont. A mine of antimony, a metal i heretofore found only in Germany, has been lately discovered near St. Cluirsville, Illinois. It is one of the ingredients used in the manu facture of type metal, and very valuable. X3T A Prussian, named Kreeker, who came to this country twenty-one years ago, and was naturalised, returned, some four years ago, on a visit to his native land, when he was arrested, and compelled to perform three years' military service. " " A Little More Lager." It is stated, on whose authority we do not know, that there are thirty-five lager beer breweries in St. Louis, which annually produce 115,000 barrels of beer. G rover's Speech.- We shall publish the report of Mr. Grocer's speech at Dallas at an early day after its delivery - MICKI.R 1" II I OWN In the N. Y. Herald, we find the following letter of Hon. Daniel E. Sickles regording the resumption of marital relations with his wife. Mr. Sickles' political and personal friends refuse to recognise him since the reconciliation. The man must certainly be possessed of low instincts who, after what has transpired, after extorting from his wire mid publishing to the world the disgusting details of her crime, can restore her to his "dishonored bed." As a mutter of fact, however, we suppose there was as much to for give and repent of upon one side as upon the other. Mr. Sickles was Mr. Buchanan's Sec retary of Legation nt the court of St. James, during Mr. Pierce's ndiuiiiiritratiou, was a ineiii ber of the last Congress, and w as lant full re elected to the next, in which it is said he will serve, though his political supporters demand his resignation. But, Mr. Sickles refuses to resign, and has already rented rooms in Wash ington. The Washington papers predict that Sickles and his wifo w ill not be admitted into their "best society;" but that society is of such an accommodating character, that we appre hend they will overlook Mrs. Sickles "little af fair," and Mr. Sickles' return to her. Mr. Sichles says : The reconciliation was my own net, without consulting with atir relative, connection, friend or adviser whatever. Blame, if any belongs to tho step, should mil upon me. I am prepared to defend what I have done before the only tri bunal 1 recognize as having ti.e slightest claim to jurisuicilon over ine sunjeci my own con science and Tear of Heaven. I am not aware of nnr statute or code of morals w hich makes it iiifumous to forgive a womun. Nor is it usu al to make our domestic life a subject of con sultntioii with friends, no matter how near and dear to us ; and I cannot allow even all the world combined to dictate to me the reputation repulsion? of n:y wife, when I thiuk it right to lorgive her, and restore her to my confidence and protection. If I ever failed to comprehend the utter di- ulnte position of an offending, though peuiteut woman me iiopeicss miure, wmi mi ns uam iNMsibilities of danger to which she is doomed when proscribed aa an outcast, I can now see plainly enough, in the almost uuivenml howl of denunciation with wliicli she is followed to my threshold, the misery and perils Irom winch 1 rescued the mother of my child; aud although it is verv sail for me to incur the blame of friends and the reproaches of many w ise and good people, I shall strive to prove to all who feel nn interest in me, if I am the first man who has returned to sav to the world nn erring wife aid mother mar lte forgiven aud redeemed that in spite of all the obstacles in my path, the good results of this example sball entitle it to tho imitation ol the generous aim tne commen dation or the just. 1 here are many w ho think that one act of dutv. proceeding solelv from af fection, which can only be comprehended iu the heart of a huvbaud and a father, is to be lutal to my professional, political and social stand intr. If this be so. then so be it. Political station, professional success and so cial recognition are uot the only prizes ol am bition; and so long as I do nothing worse than to place niv fauiilv under the roof where they mav Iind shelter from contumely nU persecu tiou, I do not fear the noisy but tleetiug voice ol popular clamor. The multitude accept their first impressions from Tear; hut in the end men think lor them selves, and if 1 know the human heart aud sometimes I thiuk that iu a career of mingled sunshine and storm, I have sounded nearly all its denths then I mav re-nssure those who look with reluctant forelxidings on mr future, be of good cheer for I will uot cease to vindicate a just claim to the respect of my fellows ; while to those motley grouts here and there who look upon my misfortunes only as weapons to be em ployed for my destruction to those I say, once for all, if a man makes a good use t f his ene mies they will be as serviceable to him as his friendsv In conclusion, let me ask oulv one favor of those who, from whatever motive, may deem it uecessory or agreeable to comment in public or private upon this sad history, and that is. to aim all their arrows st niv breast, and for the sake of my innocent child, to spare her yet youthful mother, when she seeks, iu sorrow and contri tion, the mercy and pardon of Him to w horn, sooner or later, we must all appeal. l. 1. Sickles. Still Belligerent. The following ad dress to Gov. Douglass was adopted by tbe Co lonial Assembly of Vancouver's Island. It is rather w arlike iu tone. As to acting upon it. Gov. D. "couldn't if he would," a higher na val authority (Admiral Baynes) having coun termanded his order to the British fleet, aud left him without means to invade the island of Sau Juan, or Bellevne, ns it is sometimes called: AKKRF.SS. The house acknowledges the receipt of your Eieellencv's communication of the 3! instant- relating to the clandestine invasion of Sau Joan Island hy United Mates troops, ana the steps to lie adopted in relation thereto. Since that communication it is well known that additional forces have been landed. The House would, therefore, inmiire w hy the British forces were not lauded, to assert our just right to the Island in question, and to uphold the honor of our country and our (Jueen? I he House would most urgently impress upon your Excellency to enforce upou Her Majesty's t Government the necessity ol uemauUing irom the Government of the United States, not only the immediate withdrawal of those troops, but also strenuously aud at all risk to maintain Her right to the Island in question, anu also to all other Islands iu the same Archipelago, now so clan destinely, dishouorubly, and dishouestly in vaded. It is not for our country to be wantonly and insolently insulted, but redress must be de manded. The weakness of the colony is its greatest danger, and at the same time, an inducement for the repetition of similar offences by similar persons; let it, therefore, bo urged upon Her Majesty s uoveninient, that sending out Colo nists rapidly from Great Britain is the surest way not only of maintaining peace, but of pre serving intact Her Majesty's possessions. Cou pled with this, the House would propose that free aud liberal grants of land be given to such emigrants after settling thereon lor a certain tiuie. tlT In passing through Yamhill and Wnsh ington counties last week, wo were pleased to notice the increasing evidences of , improve ment and thrift. The pioneer log - cabius are fast giving way to neat and tasteful cottages, and Nature's wilds to cultivated gardens and fields.. Wo saw two hundred per cent, more people at work than ever before iu passing over the same space of country, which wc take as an earnest that our settlers are resolved to drive off hard times with hard work. Lafayette has arisen from her lethargy, and is vigorously seiz ed with the spirit of improvement which so long forsook her; Dayton exhibits marks of substantial advancement; Forest Grove has become a pretty village, and Hillsborough, the county seat, seems resolved not to be distanced by its rival. Altogether, the country manifests unmistakable proof that "Oregon moves." -' Squatters. The Republicans of Maine, like those of Oregon, have "squatted on the squatter sovereignty "doctrine," as the X. Y. Tribune says. At their late State convention they Resolved, "That we hold unequivocally to the doctrine of genuine Popular Sovereignty and the right of the people in every State and Territory to establish their own institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitutional powers of Congress and the restraints of a just mo-raliiys" I, UTTER PROM POBTI.I5ID. .Sentence of B tlrh News from the Plains Safety of Wallen's Command Immigration V. ,i r . j -". LHOTincm jBfun-"H'('e 'j wt,t City Election Hellenism, Spc. Portland. August 2flth, 1859. Editor Statesman: Our city is neither duller nor more lively than usual this week On Saturday last, Balch was sentenced to death bv hanL'in?. His executton will take place on Monday, Oct. 17th, between the hours of 10 aud 1 1 o'clock, A. M. (It seems that our Or egon judges are disregarding the time-honored Custom WHICH HHSlgncu puuiiu riixuuuiio w 1 1 A mi alone. 1 The numerous friends of Captain Wollen, and his gallant command, will lie pleased to learn t hut a nicssrnger from his camp has arrived at the Dalles and reports that they were all well, and hud experienced no difliculty with the In dians. It seems that the force of the Hnake Indians who attacked the Warm Springs res ervation was grs-iitly exaggerated, both as to numbers aud equipments. The messenger re ports that some tw o hundred immigrant wagons liud arrived at the Grand Ronde, tn route for this valley. They came under military escort. Reports hare reached here of murders and other outrages committed by the Northern In dians upon the people of "Y ashingtou Territo ry. These Indiana live in British Columbia, and the Hudson Buy Company is supposed to nuve wmi liitlueiico with tliem. it is even uc lieved by some, that tho Company incite the Indians, to aggressions upou the American set tlemeiits : but such a thine is incredible. The couvicU E vans aud May, w hose escape Irom the penitentiary I mentioned in a lormer let ter, w ere retaken in Washiiiffton Territory, op posite Rainier, and returned to the institution of Messrs. Collin tc Pcntlaud. where they have been made to do extra peuauce in considera tion of their running away. At our charter election on Monday last. Mr. S. S. Slater was chosen City Recorder by three majority. 1 he vole stood, lor W. L. Alcbwan 270 ; for S. S. Slater 273. A desolate-looking Californian arrived here by the lust steamer, in search of an errant wile, who had left his bed and board in company with iIia ciHik. with nn "iust cause or nrovoca- tion"' except that she liked the man of steaks cud puddiugs better than her liege lord. The husband found the truants at the Columbia ho tel, and. by dint of dire threats and a noisf maimer, succeeded in getting somebody to hold him until the guilty pair make good their flight. aud saved our city from becoming the scene of another hickles-aud Key tragedy. Talking- of Sickles, reminds me that the DmIu News, ofthis city, approves the course of that individual, in taking Ins repentant spouse to his protecting arms; and even the Advertiser refuses to shy a pebble at him. Who then shall condemn i-im 1 Certainly not Yours, St. PIERRE. "Panama Fever." The followins extract from the Congressional proceedings would indi cate that our late Senator had an attack of the Panama fever iu the Senate, on the 25th of February. Certainly no man tn good health would thus rudely treat the presiding officer, and, like a petulant boy, take revenge by re fusing to Vote. Nor is it probable tbe gentle manly president, Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, would have "chosen not to recognise" our Sen- ater if he bad nut been under the influence of the fever: DOCTOR. From tbe Confrrcmiofial Globe. In the Senate, February 25th, 1839. "The Secretary proceeded to call tbe roll on the mo tion of Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Smith, (of Oregon) when his name was called, said : I have sought, some half a dozen times, an opportunity to assign the reason which would govern my vote ; but as the Chair did not choose to recognixe me, I decline to vote. Mr. Trcmbi ll. I rise to a question of or der. Debate ia not in order w bile the roll is being called. The Presiding Officer, (Mr. Fitzpatrick.) The point of order is well taken. The result was announced yeas 19, nays 29." Xewspaporial. Tbe Daily News, Port land, is soon to be changed to the Daily Times, and placed under the editorial charge of Mr. O'Meara, late of the Standard. The Weekly Times will be made up of the matter of the Daily. W. Dt Carter, formerly of the Timet, is to become connected with the Farmer, and add a job-office to the establishment. Gen. Harney has ordered Capt. Thomas Jordan, ed itor of the Dalles Journal and A. Q. M. U. S. A. from Fort Dalles to Fort Steilacoom. We do not learn who succeeds Capt. J. at Fort Dalles, but incline to the opinion that he will not be a local politician, political editor and newspaper controversialist. TubCaliforsia Press The newspa pers of California have been in the habit of charging all manner of scurrility, and even in decency, upon the Oregon partizan press, while closing their eyes to the deeper degradation of journalism among themselves. Some of them, we are glud to see, have commenced a clean ing np of the rubbish before their own doors. Listen to the San Andreas (Cal.) Independent itself a partizan paper : A vile and noxious thing, in the main, has the party press of this State become. Street loafers and hawkers of unclean vendibles will firofit by studying its columns for intensified bil iugsgate. If our people make any progress in civilization, in ten years more, the party press of 1 S59 w ill be referred to as the great barba rian crusader against good taste aud decency. A Strange Celebratios. The last Fourth of July was celebrated by the convicts of the Washington (D. C. ) Penitentiary, by the permission of their Warden. The Declar ation of Independence was read by a murder er, an address, after the most approved spread eagle style, was delivered by an accomplished forger aud swindler, and the various other male factors joined in the exercises in several ways, singing patriotic songs, &c, Tbe song " Do they miss me at home.'" was sung with peculiar reeling and effect. Altogether it was a scene, the like of which was probably never before witnessed within the walls of a convicts' prison. Arrest op an Oregonian. Wm. P. Moore was arrested recently at Sacramento, on au allegation of grand larceny committed in 1853. The charge was made by Wm. Hardy, who said he gave Moore $125 to keep for him, and that he immediately left for Oregon and only recently returned. The court discharged Moore, saying it was evidently an attempt to use the criminal law to correct a civil wrong. Free Lovers. The S. F. Pacific Metho dist says that a "Harmonial" or "Free Love Association" has heen organized in that city, and "supposes there should be no lack of disci ples in San Francisco." The organization is nnder the leadership of "Dr. Tyler a big whiskered and benevolent looking individual.' .We have no doubt his peculiar style of benev olence will be found admirably suited to the ' "Harmonial" wants of the San Franciscans. An Interesting Ceremony. At Kansas City, Mo., at the celebration of the last Fourth of July, the Oregon Star was affixed to our ' Na tional flag, amid the enthusiastic applause of the audience. The star was prepared by the ladies of Kansas City, and presented on their behalf by Joseph Hodgson, Esq., in a neat and appropriate speech. Fersoxai A. C Russell, Esq., a gentle- nir.n long connected with the press of this State will start to-day for Portland, Oregon, where he intends to make his home, eschew politics, and devote himself to the practice of the law. Sam. Francisco Aeuo Aug. Oreoom Delegates to the California State Fair. A meeting of agriculturists and mechanics of Oregon was held at Salem on Soturday last, for the purpose of appointing delegates to represent this State in the Colifor nia Agricultural State Fair at Sacramento, on the 13th id- Sept. next. Alfred Stanton was called to the chair, and I Heath chosen Secreta ry. The follow ing gentlemen were appointed delegates tosaid State Fair : T. J. Dryer, J. It. Knnpp, Multnomah ; W. Meek, Scth Lewelling, George Walling, Clack amas ; Win. II. Rector, L. E. I'ratt, Wesley Shannon, Marion ; Jesse Walling, J. W. Nes mith. Polk ; Anderson Cox, Linn ; Jamea Watson, Benton ; John Welch, Lane ; Albert G. Gaines, Yamhill; JcneApplcgnte, Umpqna; M. P. Deady, Iouglas ; John Porter, Wash ington ; John E. Ross, Jackson; O. Hutna son, Wasco ; James Taylor, J. Welch, John Hobson, Clatsop ; John Bonser, Columbia. Murder Will. Oct. A man was arrested a short time ago in Arkansas, for a murdercom mitted twenty-four years ago, in Tennessee. The man, whose name is C. B. Ivey, had resi ded in Arkansas for twenty-two years, daring which time he married a highly respectable la dy, acquired wealth, was honored by bis fel low citizens with responsible public offices, was a leading member of the church, and doubtless imagined himself secure from punishment fur his crime. But his w hereabouts became known" to the authorities of Tennessee, and a requisition was made upon the Governor of Arkansas for his rendition. He yielded himself up without resistance. Thus is afforded another illustra tion of the truth, that puiiiidiinent for the com mission of a heinous crime ia sure sooner or la ter to overtake the offender. Thongb justice may sleep for while, the mark of Cain is never effawd from the brow of the guilty ehedder of blmid. Go where he will, vengeance pursues him and sooner or later will overtake him. Independence is the noblest of all possess siuns. MARRIED. In Silrm, nn th S4ih lnt hf Rrr. J. D. Bnn, Mr. Jowph H Hina and Mm. Rho-! Wait. ll ot Balera. On th- 14th lnt. by !. E. Pew. i- Ne r-rtHmc sf th- hri.U' UttHrr. Mr. W lli.ai Cum ol M m Maria Jut C'offinharr, all at Clsta-p Ctnmty. la Hail D Co.. At. 1-Mh. by Rr. M. B. Sour, at the r droee of th hrftr, Mr. Urorge Bpence and Mr. Lacinta. All, all of B-rton Cmmtf- In I'-prraH:, Air. IMh, at th rra.dri-e of U bridt fcv thrr, Mr. Juki BuAnftoB and Mjl Elizabeth Leva, all wt Uil clIT. On th? Slh In., at th reaidenee of SvmtH Bict, In K o Valk-y. by H-rr. l-r M:II-t. Jame II. M.Ucr and M m Mary 1. Stewart, all of B-nton C-rantjr. In Co.. th lnt.. hy Rt- J. W. Hlnrt, Her. Jahn Mo Ghee and M aa Rachel Hyde. IDIEID- In Tamh.ll eottntr. ii iatt., Jvof Wtlilam, aoa of 1. Tt. and Manrarct Bdchrr, aged lea yean four month and 11$ teen daya. At the rerldrnee of her hsaband. In Linn Cv. Om J on a S&a, 1, Mra. Marparrt S aallman, wife of Samae! SmattV man, aed 83 year and T- days. In Pallet C.IT, on the 13th ImI., of eonsamptlon. Jtmrntm PjI. formerly 8T Indiana, a red 83 years, second of A. e. Poik. At Btelltieoom. W. T., on the 16th inat., Clark Drew, for merly of Orejron- Anrtsat 5th. of eonanmntlon. after a lone and ae-rer ITlneaa. Mra. Janetta PhHIlpa, conaort of James T. Pb!U:ps, of Tiiura. ton county, W. T- " Blessed are the deal that die In the Lord. SPECIAL NOTICES. DralUBor at Co.'i Ami . Prahmer Co. will rrra an entertainment in ina puce on i dqtwij crcuuif am, npi. 1st, eonsistins; of snake charming t7 Mr. !f . Drahmer, bar jo and riolin playing hy Messrs. Perry and J. C. Drahmer, per. formanees of pet bears, cannon bail exercises, sc. They ara highly commended by the Portland presa. Laws of th Stat Lefislatttro. A few pamphlet copies of the Laws enacted at the late sea. Ion of the State Legislature, for sale at the Stattsman oaica. Price Sfly cents. Aognst T, 1559. Ktf To Statesman Sabacrfowra. v Owing to the scarcity of money in Oregon, we hare eondad- ed not to send oat bills to subscribers is arrears, this year, tn accordance wtth mr aanaal custom. There are doabtleas many who cannot just now conTcniently pay the small soma doe, and we do not wish to nnnccessartly press payment ; and therefore emit sending bills. At the same time, we hope those indebted to ns, who can -mare the money, will send It to ns. Oar expenses are th same, bt th In " Stuh times, and " hard times,' and mast be met with cash payments ss fast as incurred. To thooe In arrears for advertising and jobbinc, we sead bill, and circulars, br this mail. PlBLI.HFS Salem, Aug. T, l-- tStf Job rrlntirur. We hare made some additions to war stock of Job Type, Including a good assortment of Card and Fancy Letter, of the newest stylet. Hart Farm. The reader is referred to the adrertif. ent of Jerome B Jackson, in this paper. It famishes a cap. ital opportunity for any one In pursuit of a farm. Terms easy, and property desirable. StalS To Adwortlaera. The actual circulation of tbe Staiem man is orer two thousand copies ; the advertisements appear in dear and readable type ; the rates of charge are not more than those of the papers of little circulation. Aa L-onc aa thoro 1 X.U there la Bop. M rasas. O. R. Bikeb A Co. Gents : tr the beneSt of the public, and especially those who are suferinr with diseased tunes, or are subject to eouehs and eois. I wise to add mr testimony to that of many others, touching the emciencr of Da. HALL'S BALSAM. Last winter I was attacked with a couch, which was eery shortly after followed br rarss rs are bbust and tanas, and sanarnfess or aaaara- I resorted to various remedies, and to what I deemed the best tn:!.cal ad vice, but nolwithstandine all that. I cont-oued dailv to decltoe. until I was pronounced cn-irdv PAST EECOVERt. EATH BT SUFFOCATION imra vext . so we. as it was with the almost difficulty that I eonld breathe. Jost to this "tare of my disease, my husband heard of Pa HALL'S BALAAM and Ha great irnuct, and nracured a buttle at onoe. I commenced its use immediately, aod w -th -n uliii -rtri BeasttKT-frofBjexpeoratdLABGEMA$$E$OF PHLEGM AND MATTER, which rave ne great relief. I eontinaej tee use of it as directed, and am now able to aas am restored to heslth. For further reference call on me at mv residence, en Bettat street, south side, two dors east of Lvnn. Cincinnati, April A, 1S5. MBS. S. A. MURPHY. The above Is only one of the many hundred certificates handed as daily, by our most respectable citizens, that have been restored to health by the timely use of or. Wit. Ball's BtLssa roa rns Lcaes, which is a certain care for an the va rious Oiseases of the LunfS. For sale by W. K. SMITH A CO.. Azents. Salem. PARK A WHITE, Azents for tbe Pacific Coast. ISi Washington street, San Francisco, And by the Principal Druists. &e35 Dr. Baker's Pain Panaoaa. Jtfv Pain Paastm.T ia eomnoaed MtiMt. wi;.. . and veaetablo nil. &n.l Hm-m Tt t. . r.. . . delicate to use. I can most sincerely say, that I hare never known any, however delicate, to be injured by it in the least. wm cuuunue to asa tne ainicteo, who have not used it, t trv H for tbe followine Jwum IF K :-.. with its healing properties, the money wiO be cheerfully re vj mk: Bcrat wweee tne meutciBe ts lor sale. If yon hare Pain in tke Stomttu-Aar. Amh tnr a a, .r Pain Panacea toterdally, tuhe externally over the parts af fected and yon win at once restore the proper action and re- -Eeve the pain. V ro Aucs at Srmi or WomnA. bathe It wen with aha Pain Panacea four times a dav. It win ,k. take oat aU the poison, and heal tbe wound in a short time. 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