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. tt- ,. :,wSt.4fcif'3" t lUU;:-JLlt:';::;'::;:'.:-: i.t I.. - !; VOL. 9. NO. 50. SALEM, . OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 lv 1 860. VHOLE NO. 466. IS.V W Vo-v Vis- I campiona of their mpvctire political erevtlt, to ttmcrinf ft Urre hn of pnblie attention, and it to natural that etcry Anif rican citisro html J (w inttrrvctrd in the revolt. Jn tiito, as in nraet political controveraiea. vktlrnt and an gry irartinan t lnni.r to not likely to effect a vpeetly and MIe aolution r tbe qneMMNi at is u. Such a cottvnmmation to to be hoped tor. oolv thronh the exetvte ol calm n-aonn aud aolter aentx!. It therefore beooinea evert Anierkan. who tincenly leire the prosperity ot the conntry ami the perpetnity ot oar insti tution, enrvfully and diiMuaionatelr to consid er aud decide upon thin the inuet aarortanate political eontntvermr which has ever afflicted the nation. It i the right, uajr, the duty of every cittien. however hnmhle in etathm, or anpretendibf in abttitv. thomnghly to canvaxs this matter and lend his niitu toward the settle ment of this vexed question, and the rcvcuinc of the nation froin the divtraetion with which ectinnal aaimoy and parttoan prrjndice woald see in to tit realm na at no tlisiant day. The writer of these remarks therefore doe not feel that be awes any one an apology for ob truding them upon the public; but be is nnder the necessity of saying thftt he to actuated by no expectation of any personal advantage, nor any sentiment of hostility toward either of the great dtopatants; that he conviders Judge Black a man whose great legal attainments would enti tle any opinion be might express upon a ques tion of constitutional law, to onr respectful cnaaideration ; that he looks upon Mr. Douglas as a statesman, who, in times past, has faith fully faborrd for the eood of his country, and who. if his life showld be spared, will yet render still more useful and important service. Both Mr. Douglas an I Mr. Black have fallen into some material error, and it would seem to be necessary that they should be pointed out and as far as may be controverted. This we shall en deavor to do as far as possible, withoat inten tional dispantgerm-nieut of either, and as im partially as human nature will allow. Mr. Oimglas asserts that Congress hat no power nnder the eontilatiun to legthUe for the territories, that slavery can exut therein ouly by force of the territorial law, that the territo rial legislature has the sole and exclusive au thority to establish or prohitrit slavery. Judge Black on the other band contends that slavery trittt in the territories by virtue of the constitution of the United States." and that Congress canuot intervene for its prohibi tion. ' Each has defended his position with great ability, but both seem to be equally iu error as to the power of Congress in the territories, and Judge Black commits a still graver error when he declares that "slavery exists in the territo ries by virtue of the constitution ; all of which we think can be made to appear. The Constitution (art. iv) says. 'Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all need ' fill rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States. That needful rules and regulations meant among the framer of the Constitution all necessary legislation (Congress of course being the judge of what to necessary) is proven by the follow ing facts: The ordinance of 177. was in force at the time of the adoption of the constitution, was immediately afterwards reaffirmed without ob jection as to iu constitutionality, and no one thnng-ht at that time but that Congress might rightiblly exercise the same sovervigTity over tlut tmnliim terrttnrr that eaetl Hi dividual State exercised over it own before it lecanie the common property of the confederacy. In the interpretation of the Constitution, ns of any other law, we are bouud to consider the inten tion and object of its framer. In this cae it would appear that the fathers of the Repub lic in reaffirming the ordinance of c7, couri ered the inhabitants of the territories as owing allegiance to the Constitution aud oltedietice to the Laws of the United States. ' and held that Congress possessed the rightful power to com pel such allegiance and f&edicnce. The fact that the framer of the Constitution placed the territories on a level with other property would seem to show that they considered the Congress of the United States as the lord paramount ' of the territories, the sovereign ruler and owner, which might rightfully "dispose of" them in all respects according to its own good will and pleasure, without limitation or restric tion except by the Constitution. The fact tlmt they made no further mention of the subject in tlie Constitution is prima facie evidence that they never dreamed of such an anomalous idea as a nation owuine a territory without the right to govern it. Thev could not and did not foresee that such a Joctrino would ever be pro mulgated. But it is worthy of note as wc go along that the exercise of this power by Congress was made discretionary, apparently that there might be no useless andolbcioos interference by the general government in merely local ques tions. Accordingly Congress has always ex ercised without question the right of sover eignty over the territories, settling up territo rial governments, making them subordinate to CougTeseional authority, exercUing a general supervision over them, and declaring in their organic act that no law of the territorial leg islature shall be valid if disapproved by Con gress. In fact all precedent is in favor of the sovereignty of Coucres. The ordinance of 87, the comromise measures of and the organic act of every territory from the founda tion of the government down to the Kansas Nebraska bill, including even that famous act itself, all acknowledge or assert either directly or impliedly in one form or another the sover eignty of Congress. Indeed the necessity of Testing in Congress snpreme authority over the territories would seem to be apparent to the most superficial observer. The great extent of territory owned by the United States, the UKvny diverse aud even hostile races inhabiting it the opposiug intereet uwl elataiting frojn. dives always to be found therein, would seem to render the interference of Congress at times an absolute necessity. Let us cite a familiar instance, the case of Utah, inhabited by a community of aliens and outlaws, bitterly hos tile to oar government and our people, deriding the authority of our Constitution and laws, and upon all practicable occasions trampling upon troth; does any American doubt that it is the clear and unmistakable duty of Congress to frame a code of laws for such a territory and enforce it at the point of the bayonet ? But while we deny the doctrine that the Con s itution deprive! Coiigres of the authority to legislate for the territories, and while we believe that Congress ha the Constitutional power either to establish or prohibit slavery therein, we are bound to concede that, as a matter of abstract right, the privilege of mankind to gov ern themselves, or as it is expressed in the Kansas-Nebraska bill " to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way " is not dependent upon or bounded by any geo graphical lines or limits, and liclongs as much to the inhabitant of a territory as to those of a State. Hence we believe that generally the exercise of that discretionary power of legisla tion, which the Constitution vests in Congress, woold be unwise, inexpedient, and dangerous to the peace, liberty and well being of the country. There are, however, cases wherein the exercise by Congress of its Constitutional sovereignty over the territories to a matter of prime importance aud absolute necessity. Mr. Douglas principle of squatter sover eignty to, however, io accordance with the theory of our republican institntjorts, and is practically an assertion of toe frielits of man, sasd s ir aa ft asm be taarribd owt wftbttat oV nying the power of Congress to guarantee a MiTTSt pro Jt unit Bi RAT roPt. good government and wholesome laws to the , Hon. Delazon Smith Sir . I have uei territories, to worthy of oar acceptance and snp- ther time nor invliuntion for an extended con port.' In short we acknowledge, nay. affirm, troversy with you through the press ; but an Its correctness ns a general principle of polili- article which appeared in the Democrat of Jan. eal policy, but deny its binding force as a prin- 24th. I think demands a passing notice, ciple of Constitutional taw. A letter -which 1 wrote in that confidence As to Mr. Black's doctrine that "slavery er- upon a hich nil gentlemen must rely, wns in ists in the territories by virtue of the Coustitu- violation of what I have always understood to tion," we have but a few brief words iu addi- be correct in principle and manly iu conduct, tiow to the reasons already given in support of pluced at your disposal. You assumed the the savereinty of Congress. The opinion of right to pul'iln-h and coiitmeut upon iu and I Chief Justice Marshall (perh.-tps the highest suppoao 1 have the liberty of answering. I indicia! authority of the United States) tiled leave the puhlio to judge w aether or not 1 hnd V Mr. DomrW'thnt 'slavery is a mere nin- the right to make the inquiry 1 did. nicipal regulation founded upon aud limited by I have yet to learn tlmt the conduct and acts the mnge of the territorial laws, is certaiuly of a public representative are beyond the qtie entitled at least to the rrrrt if not to the ac-1 tioning of his constituents. I lad I sought the quiescence of all parthn, and the Constitution information to screen you from merited con itself is sufficiently explicit on this subject. I deiuuation. docs anr one upoe yon would Art. IV, amendments to the Constitution, have complained ! No doubt you would have reads : "No person shall lie deprived of life, , called me a gentleman for that, as yiMi did Dr. liberty or property without dne process of law." Wood for making public n private eorrrspond Now what to due process of law for depriving! enoe. Had I not the same right to ask the in. a negro of liberty and properly J The Con- ; formation, though the answer might compromise stituuon furnishes no such process, and it ' you as a public servant A ere you not an certainly looks to some legal enactment outside , avowed candidate for the U. fl. Feuatc, I should of. beyond, and in addition to it own pro vis-' not trouble myself about your character or ions; and in default of such legal process slavery, cannot exist nnder the Constitution. Nor to it possible to escape from this conclusion on the, plea that the negro slave to a chattel and consequently not a person. For although be to tnroprrty we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that he to a man, ignorant nn-l degraded, it is true, but still a man, and the slnveuoldiug States, we believe without exception, have leg islated for his protection as a man ; have made it a high crime to kill, maim, or maltreat litm. and have therefore recognized him by law, as . comments upon my letter, vou plainly intimate he is in fact, a person, and consequently cuti- J that I shall be hel.'t to a strict necoiintabilitr for tied to the lienctit of this provision of the Con- I my conduct as a judge. 1 submit to it. Iter, st it n tion. Therefore in order to enslave him j sir. mot cheerfully, aud I will consider myself in any territory of the United States there must ; unworthy the position w hich I hold, w hen 1 be some positive, direct and explicit legal enact- ' shall attempt to stifle inquiry into my own con inent to that efiWt either br Congress or by the ; duct by falsehood and reckless charges, full ol Territorial legislature with the assent of Con- j sound aud fury, signifying nothing" agaiust gress. ; others. But let us be fairly understood. We would Yon say that yon exerted vonrself in my lie object to the interference of Congres either to half during the canvass, ami impliedly assume establish, or prohibit slavery, on the ground , that ns u ground of complaint ugniust me. and' that natural right, the theory of a democratic ' a giving vou some claim to my forbearance, government, as well as the genius of our peo- j I beg pardon, sir, but I tan not admit the cor ple is opposed to such interference, and in favor ' rectiics of such a principle. But admit if, for of leaving the w hole matter in the hands of the , the sake of argument, and 1 answer, that I x- local authorities.- Still as a law-abiding and pairiotic people we are bound to submit to the authority of Congress whether it intervenes for or against slaver)-, aud wc cannot consider such intervention as iu any degree justifying revolu- tionary or rebellious turbulence, secession or j siitle lor your good conduct f disunion. Under onr system of government , Vou would shut me and my brethren of the there is ample opportunity for redress of griev- ! bench out from all participation in political nf ances without resort to violent or extreme ! fairs, and all interest hi pnblic questions ; and measures. The exciting and inllammatory ap- , you intimate that otherwise I might become a peal made by interested demagogues to sec- j very partial judge in a case where Tour puttie tional prejudice and tending to sncTi emK are , u!:r interests were concerned, i admit the equally en minal and ntijustitiuble in the "north- ; possibility of your conclusion. I claim no ex em lanatic" or "southern ultraist," and it be- j einptioii from the frailties of Immunity ; but by hooves all men who desire the welfare of the ! the "same token," sir, von inav have lteen a conntry to shut their ear upouboth and think for themselns. W. F. for themselns. W. F. LKTTER rROTI J.tCKWOX fOtMIV Jacksonville, Feb. 3. JStirt. Dkar Statkpman 1 have jnt returned fn.m a prospecting tour on "Mold Hill and vi-" cinitv. All the seeminglv fabulous tales that have iM-en told and inblilied with reference to i the neniT-4 jju. quartz discoveries in pa'ton upon t!ioe n ho are devoted to your uian tUiftt region, are moiT-m, 1. tti-,.if ner of Me. and your own reputation would not ls than one hundred thousand dollars r worth of l ' the gold-bearing rm k Ivitig ia tae tor- i.-r f o.in. u l.u b li.a.1 b.-n tsWi-n fr-iMi the ledge in the last three davs. Until a d.v ii''8 hnye taken a tinge from the color of the or two past, the opinion lias iii part prevailed optics through w loch you have ln-en peering ! that tlie very extreme richness was confined to I am obliged to you much tor your caution the surface, or detached portion of the rock "'"hng the eriir.tie of n judge," &c. that had been throw n up. prohal.lt , from tin ini-1 C'oti-idenng the punf ij and gravtty or the char meiise distance lielow the surface; but they j !U ','r fro" whence such sage counsel emanates, have now struck what appears to lie the main ; 1 ought to feel its weight, and heed the advice, ledge, and find it even more profuse in the pre-' ,,,,t '"'I H,,k yourself, D. l aon. how mm Ii cious metal than the detached portions had i jaore culpable, in a moral point of view, I should been. It defies description, and is probably j ,H ,n "' tajit' Juu I'"1' ,:, " b'lcehatial who verr far ahead of a in thing ever Wf..re discov- "' J desecrate the sacred disk ilh his pres ereil. The estimate is that it will yield at least ' t'ck' ,r l5 w',u should stain the robes of a Sen- fifty thousand dollars to the ton. The lead : where thev have struck it is about twentv-two; inches in width, that ui!l uric at the nlmvo rn. tio. 1 hey have only lust begim It ; oT course ; it is iinno.sil.le to sar how far it extend thnvn- i ward, as thev have in imiie further than two or three feet 'down, as yet. ' j to the very extent or jmr ability, that you found Our ex-legislator, Sugsrs, ri' Arkansas trac- v r.v unpopular in those portion of the dis eler, baa sjient most of his time iu that region I tri1 w ' known," &e., &e. Now since the diseoverv. I am told, eiideavorim? to lor the facts as they really are: .My district is turn an honest penny by the retail of rot-gut." and occasionally by the turn ot the wrn-t. He boasts in his cups (tin cup of Minic ritle) that he is the smartest man in southern Oregon, and Jo. Lane knows it; that if the democracy of this county do not sufficiently appreciate his talent to nouiiuate him for the legislature, he has only to intimate to Jo. that he w ants it, and he can get the Indian Snpcriutendeticy. I get this from a gentleman who heard him say so, a he says ; and one, too, that has no carthly intercst in misrepresenting. He merely spoke of it as some gas that he had been listening to a few minutes before ; said he had been enter tained for an hour with boasting of this char acter. 1 le (old T.) also said Lane would soon er have him than any other mail in Oregon in the Senate with him ; but he was too low iu funds to enter the arena with so many candi dates. Gen. J. K. Lameriek was shot, and it is sup posed mortally wounded yesterday afternoon, by a gunsmith here by the name of Wm. J. Berry. I do not know the particulars, any far ther than that it occurred in Berry's house. The ball entered just below the riglit'eyc, and passed through the head, coming out at the lower end and a little back of the left ear ; it was from a dragoon revolver. 'Lameriek has been a visitor at Berry's bouse for a year and a htf lasr past. i j It was at first supposed tne womj not mortal, the ball not having passed through the brain, but it occasioned an immense loss of IiIimmI. and I hAr thia vi'iiinr that lit. set?mg sinking rapidly, and strong doubts are enter- j tallied Of UiS recovery. Yen- little is said here abont noli tic. T i seems 'to be self-evident that the Lane societv will have their ouro way in this county. I un derstood to-night that a duel bad been arrang ed between Mr. O'Meara and Pat. J. Kyau. liyan, claiming that O'Meara insulted him in presence of some ladies, by criticising some thing he (K.) had written in a lady's album, had challenged hiin to mortal combat. The challenge was accepted, as I learu, but before the thing was fully arranged, the authorities got wind of it, and late last night arrested thein, and held each to bail iu the sum of $j,000, to cease hostilities. The new of the arrest I learn from Judge Tulman. Truly yours, A. P. S. Feb. 6th, Lameriek is a shade better this morning sonic hopes arc entertained of his recovery. . Caxyonville, Feb. 7. 1860. Eds. STATES' as We have just received come a particrps cri minis, by publishing the. news of a quarrel atjacksonville, between Geji. slander against you? How, and in what sense John K. Lameriek and William J. Berry, loriu- j have I become a publisher ? I wrote a private erly of the Willamette valley, in w hich Lain- and confidential letter, making no charges cer erick was shot the ball entered near the nose, ! taiuly against you, but simply asking a question; and came out behind one of bis ears. lie was your correspondent betraye'd it, aud you, sir, alive w hen our informant left Jacksonville. The published it in your own journal, or it Would cause for the attack of Berry was jealousy, i uever have seen the light. Yon published the Berry is a married man. Larucrkk. was flu letter for yonr own purpose. Do uot complain in Berry's bouse. "Bcny is at large under bonds of an inpirr of your own begetting if any in uf QUAliT&y y uoslM-nnV. - Tour couduct at Washimrtoti. or elsew here. j At a public oilicer, I bold myself amenable to the just criticism of my fellow-citizens for every oilk-ial act, as well as for my private con duct so far as that conduct mar nlfcct my standing aud the confidence which, the public ought to repose in me ns n member of the bench.' Have I mistaken the extent of my re sjMiusibility to my constituents, or their right of criticism ; II 1 have not. ly what rule are you exempt from the same resiMHiMbilitr I In vonr ' cited mvself Miniewbat (in a smal wav, per- : Imps, compared, with your great Irilwirs in my i behalf) to sccuvynnr Hectiou to the United ; States Senate. Hud I, then, no interest in the ' snlject ? Was I uot in some maimer rcspoii- very unfitting representative forme j ingtoti. Scrutinize my conduct as yi at Wash j ingtoti. crutiutze my conduct as you will, but i allow me the same privilege as to y mrelf. The manner iu w hich on couple the terms sliuie anil It It Ii ul partisan polities, i. paying I v T doubtful comphm. nt to that employment j w nl' . 1 believe, you have spent most of ! ,v"nP ".vs. i on are a n,htician. and ought to k,""v something of the influences of your oceii - - j (oicniend the correctness of votir indj- """ Bat afhnrTrlo.rii-fi:s.t. a !d"'j'"t to Voltr tl-UIII lllllV Hot the hue ol siirrnUhdllltr oli- ator m wanton dalliance in t'yprian halls? One word in regard to your statement of facts and in this I fiuJ vour candor and truthful - H", f "l""" conein repuiaiion nr Ix'th- You say that "you canvassed my w hid di-trict, that yon exerted yourself ill my behalf composed of the counties of Benton, Lane, Unipqua, Coos and Curry. ' If I remember rightiy, and I do not think I am mistaken, you made four speeches in my district two iu Lane and two in lleutoii. You passed through Unip qua count-; Coos and Curry you never saw. let ns look, now, a little to. the result of yonr herculean labors in my liehalf. Benton Co.. where you spoke, gave 130 odd majority against tne; Lane Co., where you iiuule yonr other speeches a strong democratic county gave only seven majority for me ; Unipqua. my own county generally pretty strongly opposition w here you did not open your mouth, gave me about M majority ; Coo and Curry you did uot even pass through, and they gave me almost a unanimous vote. Taking the figures as a pre mise, and the conclusion most natural would be that had you uiuJe speeche in those counties w here you did uot, I should have liccu handsome ly beaten. But, I will exonerate you from this conclusion. The truth is, you never mentioned my name in either of j onr speeches, as I can hud hundreds to testify. What little was said in my behalf, I said myself. Again, you ncscrt that you found nic very unpopular where I was best known, tec. In Lane and Benton I was compartively a stranger. Umpqua. Coos and Curry were comprised in the district for which I had licen prosecuting attorney for three years preceding ti. iuui,n. I nn nersntiallr known to almost every man nillie three counties, mm tne vnr was more than three to one in my favor. My own precinct, Scnttsbiire, polled 41 'Vote 'y against me of these, two were from other i te i iiie coning, one, hi; upw, iui me Col., leaving but one vote actually against me ' precinct. Such are the tacts, Kev. sir ; and it yon were not as destitute ol shame as you are of truthfulness, von would have blushed to put forth such falsehoods. Yon are a lawyer, too, I believe ; do you remember the maxim, "fatsum in uno, fulsum in omnibus " As to the naughty adjectives which you are pleased to prefix to my name, they disturb me little ; it is a very old trick of your kind very com toon, very harmless, but very mean. You admit that you were pretty severely scored by my gallant competitor. Col. Kelsay. I do not 'doubt the fact.. You are quite open to castigatiou at any time, on general principles, and the Col. was quite able to lay it on for yon, then or now. But I do not think I ought to be held responsible for the whole of your flagella tion. Were you not running a little oil your own hook for the Senate! Touching rumors of vour conduct at Wash ington, you very coolly ask if I have not be- Yon seem to felicitate yourself on the as- . sntuptinii that Dr. Wood's answer proves noth ing. 1 do not so interpret it ; on tit contrary, I think it rather equivocal. First, Mr. Wood- i worth allirui that mdge Cnme did apply to you cert n in very opprobrious epithets, averring that : you were in a peculiar condition at Washing ton, ice. He in a direct witness a to w hut Crane did any; He is a gentleman and a man ' of troth, ns no one will qaesfiowi who knows him. Mr. Wood worth does nnk say that Dr. . Wood heard the same conversation which he did, but he understood Messrs. Crane and WihhI to hate occupied the same state-room on the ' steamer, and . thought Dr. Wood might liave ' heard similar lauguar-. Dr. .Wood .does not say that he heard nothing of the kind but if he" did he had forgotten it (very likely, when it touched the honor of a Seuatof) as judge Crane was uot iu a condition to make charges. Are drunken men likely to use familiarly the names of gentlemen with whom they never associated? Will you explain, Mr. Smithy why he should have used ytmr name as a I won companion J Why tint Cien. Lane's or lit Gver f Mr. 1 Wood worth states specifically what judge Crane' did say you admit that ho said something and Dr. Wood intimated that he was drunk. Yon remember the old adage, "Children, fools and drunken men tell the truth." -" I shall make uo apologies for any part w hich I took in your defeat last spring. I was at Sa lem on other business than yours being there, I said and did just what tiny citizen hnd a right to say and do. You affirm that I there paid the "first installment for services rendered ;" if there are any other installments, my dear sir, yon might as w ell cancel them now. Oregon w ill never need my poor service to defeat any ' pretensions which you may have brmtfter to the honorable position w hich you once disgraced. The people w ill do that in a maotier to leave no inference that I could have aided iu the result, or stayed, if I would, your utter defeat. It is due to candor to say that I have differed from my friends iu two "notable instauce in which your interest were concerned. First kuowiug something of j our history, as most men in Oregon do, I never had the full est confidence that you possessed that high moral character and integrity which w ould car ry you above all temptation, and especially a to those vices which common report and universal bcltcf-whethcr just or unjust to yon has at tached to yonr name and fame. I coold not have trusted you to the extent yon have been trusted by many whom you have betrayed. It nHpiiredj ;reat, sagacity to predict your course. Tour clerical exjerience gives you an unwonted command of scriptural texts, Wo! unto yoa. judges); to understand the 'above, allow iHSto suggest another text : " But it ha happened unto (vou) them uucordiug to the true proverb. The dog is turned to his own vomit again, and the sow that was washed, to her wallowing iu the mire." ' The second instance was when you were nominated for the Senate. I tliou-li: it I test that you should be elected, and so advised, a some of vour friends an J many of mine w iU de clare. Not because yon were my choice iu any sense, or tlmt vou were in any tiling lit for the place; for really, you would hive liecn the last man I should then have Selected but because the manner of your defeat woulJ form a prete deut. w rong in principle and revntntioiiurv ill practice. II ever there was an instance In -A which the "rule wns mole hniioicd in the Kircavh than iu the observance," it was in vour ense, aud I feel quite willing now to nubiuit to the better jutlgiticut of those iu whuxe power t our defeat lav. .. . . - And now, Mr rimi'iiitwiiit vour permission, we win part -company. l-'WiiiucMctiiio-sih" the to'.iimiis of newspapers gratifies no ambi tion of mine, aud what 1 have now said, was only to correct your "errors aud justily myself. Your candid criticism aud good advice I shall always cmleiivor to follow; jcmre-.il example, shuu. Very resp'lv, your oh"t serv't.. Ii. E. STUATTOX. Et gkxe City, Feb. fith. lt(. Dr. W. II. K. Wimh, Sarramenh , Cut. Sir: About the first of December last I ad dressed a letter to you upon a subject which I supposed fair mid legitimate, and in terms sueli as 1 conce ived one geutleman should aihlr s another. 1 wa informed by Mr. Wood'Aorih, of Yrcka, Cal., who gave me your native, and who supposed that you might h'ave heard simi lar language to that heard by him. that you wore a gentleman. I believed" it, relied upon it, and in making the request which I did, I certuinly thought 1 was oulv exercising a right which was common to, and belonged to everr eitizeu of Oregon. Perhaps I was mistaken iii presuming that a citizen of Oregon had a right to inquire into the couduct of our representa tives tit Washington. I hope my informant was not ulso mistaken in assigning to you the character w hich he did, but I must think that in this instauce, Vou made an unwarranted use of my letter; and, upon reflection, yuu will. 1 think, ngreu w ith me. I supposed that my let ter was private and confidential, until such time a I gave you authority- to make it public. 1 most assured!' t-hould Lave so regarded your answer, except upon special permission Iroui you, ns I very clearly intimated in my letter. I still think I had a right to ask you the ques tions w hich I did. You had the same right to remain silent or answer; but I put the question to you sir; bv what authority do Vou make a private letter public without the consent of the author J Docs such a practice find sanction among those With w hum you are accustomed to associate ? Had your estimate of the sanctity of a private oirrespoiidcuce, been learned in the same school with that of yonr Keverend correspondent, I should have found uo matter of surprise. Permit me to believe that snch principles no more find sanction in the latitude of California than they do Oregon. And I beg to assure you, that such a practice iu this State finds its onlv precedent in the office of the Democrat, edited ny tins saute ueiazon miiiui. i snail to the public, since the disposition of our former correspondence renders that course not only warrantable but necessary to explain the reu sous which influenced me iu addressing 3-011. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, vour obedient servant, R. E. STBATTOX.' ei4r tor eivioe eooj of ttna f. rSThe Oregon Statesman of November 1st, says that over $100,000 have been expend ed iu building, iu Salem, the present season. Not a dollar of the money used has been bor rowed, and not a dollar will remain unpaid when the contract are completed. For a new country, iu these hard times, this is saying a good deal, aud oilers substantial evidence of the "solidity " of the business men of Salem. Keokuk ( Iowa) Journal. advertisement. Hollow ay's Ointment and Pills. The skin diseases to whicli the bon vivant and man of iudolent habits are peculiarly subject, a well a those scorbutic affections caused by a superabundance of salt diet aud the hardships and privations of a seaman's life, are readily removed by Hollow-ay's Ointment. . The dis figuring blotches, pustules, pimples, etc.. aris ing from suppressed prespiration or obstruction iu the secretive' organs, are nlo immediately obliterated by this purifying and beautifyiug agent. It has no equal as a means of clearing the complexion and relieving the skin of dis colorations and excrescences. The Pill, as they curry off all inward impurities, are an im poTtisnt auxiliary tokte OiMrsjirtra AajbCuAar; tiif teb rnoti ai.bakiv. Aluaxt. Feb. 8. I860. I do not know w hy Delusion should make such a fuss over that list of stockholder. He Heed not In aslinmed of them. He is trying to get out of being associated with Lane and Chapman mid Adair, but he is only quibbling about what constitutes a stockholder. Those IH-rsoiis were too shrewd to sigu anything, or lecoine liable to assessment ; hence. Delusion's clastic ideas of veracity enable him to say they are not stockholders. 1 think he will not deiiy sayiiig that Gen. Lane ordered $2.0 to be paid into the concern. There is a citizen in th:s place who think it very likely that Chapman did not pay anything. He and Delusion will probably pay almiit the same time. : He says he knows no person of the name of tjeorge futility which you published in the list. There is a wealthy individual here by the naiue of Li 11 n Comity. Perhaps Delusion managed to bleed him for a fifty, instead of his brotlter George. Itnmor hath it that there is to he ii meeting of the stockholders here oil the 23d. 1 presume paper is getting scarce, aud the printer's wages rather burdensome on au insti tntici thst has sai many mouth to Teed, and that Delusion will lie under the necessity of asking for a lit le more money just- to clear up hi reputation..'. No doubt they will advance more, rather thau have the enterprise drop, and lese what ther have put in already. It will doubtless startfe them if llier compare the books w ith the published statements. Fifteen hundred 8tthLt'tbcr to begin; with, aud about one hundred a ' week ever since, make about three thousand. ' I believe " this is as it should lie" if Delusion lias told the truth. The Mst tauster here doe not enjoy that story of tin' r-ptiliMc-tii document, but a I think he will try to get himself out of the matter soon, I forbear any ppitiion us to how the villainy wa transact ed. ' After the disphir ' Delusion ha made of himself, no one can doubt that he woald med dle w ith your papers, or violate the sanctity of private correspondence, if he had a chauce to slip the seals in the post-office or out of it. He has been of late somen hat afflicted with his old malady, the Act of God ;" or as Gen. Iane called it "not in hi right mind." Delu sion tried to bullv two of his republican neigh bor. B nnJ It, into subscribing for hi family newspaper. The result was a quar rel in which he boasted that three republicans took each three copies of it, aud that one of them paid bi n fifty dollars to start with. So. after nil hi cry about coalition, it turns out that the Dftatoniaa is licing published with money w hich fie h:ia succeeded in begging from repub lican, old hard ones, that bo 1st of never hav ing voted for a democrat in their lives. lie might about a well get money from Chapman aud Adair, ft is nearly time he should have a meeting of the stockholders, and report the stHte of his character " and his pntspect for the Senate. 1 le has coiicla-.L-d not to instruct the Linn repr -sentatives for Lane. This ii is trust of .Ti-ep!i's goad faith a'::n-is bi.n very ni'ich. He don't like t'.e idea of being cheat ed, alter every Ixsly has hern warning him of it for a nhnli; year. He is going to be very savage on dipt. J:m. Smith and some other persons aboat here. He has worse neighbor and more of them than mir man in Orejroii, if he is to be believed. K. I.KTTIlt 11:011 toisr 1. .!. P.IItTLANli. Fell. I. lGi). Ets. Statesman The S'atemntin of this 1 week oulv reached Portland this loorniu?. Yonr numerous subscriber aud readers were disap pointed 111 not getting the t-itr:,iiaii at the usual time Monday evetiUinl each werta"- me roiis at the present .wriliiip jet those wh are food of fun h.ive enjoved the ienurmon) (cuuitux French.') to Hie birr bluster" id' some of those highlv "meritorious individual." who. with less imnv ntid more truth, niisrht be desiir iinted "seedy adventurers, w,ho spend a lifetime as caiitloliites tor tile occupancy ol a poor house." The crest-lailcu creatines p 11 side the streets with a rather subdued sw agger now, and look askance ut tlits- tlu-r meet, with the air ol consciousness tlmt they had found their proper level 111 tins coiiiiintuitv. 1 have heard iiiauv expressions i.f opinion by the people of the cilv iu regard to that interesting episode iu real life which nci'ui-rcd here recently, and wiiem ver the subject i mentioned, earnest inquiries :ir promulgate. I as to where that sublime set have been in tile ha! it uf burrmj' their dead ' .... r .1 ., " , " r-oine 01 ttieiu are tuwavs lite forerunner ol ti 11 1 . ... sicKty season w nerever iney go : ami iloniit!-s have put mauv a poor fellow 111 the :roiiud. w ho escaped the form of a coroner's imi iest. I think they'll branch out toward the mines, if they can get awnr tins spring. The mine, the mines, are all the cry. Pre parations lor the mines, and speculations a to the best modo of gelling there, and whether they w ill pay. absorbs the greater share of pnb lic attention. The sleaiultont lines to the Dalles, alive to their own interests, have nlreadv re duced the price of freight and passage, with a view tif bringing the tide of travel bv the liver instead of over the mountains. For those de termined to start early for those mines, the river i.s the route by ail odds. Thev know as well its I could tell tlieiu that to start with fresh nui mats from the Dalles is better thau half the journey performed w ith horses broken down by a trip, loaded, or even light, over the pack trail. The mount n in road, or I Jar low gate, of course is impassable now, but let me say to those coo temphititig a trip to the mines (aud I speak as one who don't care whether they go or stay at home) to wait a while. If the mines are ns rich and as eusj- of access as rciMirtcd, thev will be all the better and more thoroughly de veloped by the middle of Ma', at which time the' may proceed aero the mountains with ease, first sending tUrirfrtighl in charge of one of their party to the Dalles, w hile the balance take the auiiiio.ls over tiie mountains light. I write as one having 110 interest iu ' steamboat lines ;" but I know- that Oiegoni 111s can go three or four htiitdivd mile to th ise mines, mid c-itrv their muek-n liinek. and it. need if ett hi.,u much money to get there I mean w hen he has his horses, and flour, and bacon 011 baud, as is usually the case. We are soon to have soii.e rivalry in the freight and passenger business from here to the Dalle. Parties have pur chased the steam ferry-boat Independence, and will put her on the route in a week or two. Nothing like u wholesome competition iu busi ness. Col. Chapman' young gentleman has been here for some days, packing up the remains of the old Standard. He expected to take up the material w ith hiin. but he left here the other day without it. What hard-hearted, inexora ble men must those be, not to let him have it till somelioily paid the money as per agree ment. If old Chapman send along the money, the "paper" will proceed to Eugeno City. A rumor is current that a democratic paper is to be published at Oregon City with the type and press of the Argus. Whose claims to the U. iS. Senate it ia to advocate, does not appear. When the change occurs, perhaps we'll know. Indian agent Cain. Miller and Newcomb have beeu visiting our citv the past week. Yours, &e.," Si'. PIE HUE. Misfobtuxe ax Madness. -The other d:ie nn iinfortuiiatH ivnr.om was taken tit file nation-house iu San Frandwo ravi- mad. 1 Sh nt. tin,.- Tr.uvh e.viMKl tlx. li.d. nfl fl .ink t- ' 1 ' 1 ' r-Vi -nrriirv. ssVifiiisssHsl t& btrir firVtaftrl nttiUissf. I.KTTCB S7BO.nl L.Jk."JE C9CKITT. :, Et'OENE ClTT. Fcb.8, 1800. - En8i Statksm an A 1 have not noticed any cnrrcHMiudence of late in the StateSinam from this place. I have concluded to "dnip"yoo 1 a few lines, to let yon know that some of us are -' still this side " auld cloven Clootie's haunt." Our village presents a very quiet and dull as pect nt present. Atioutthe usual quantities of bad w hisky are consumed daily; nnil men swear very hard at I lie still harder time. But we still hoite for the- good time coming when the war dclit is paid. As time wears on, it is becoming painfully evident that enough and more than enough of our patriotic citizens are willing to leave home and all its endearments, aud make great per sonal sacrifices fur the purpose of serving the -dear people, by accepting at their hands the ra- -rious offices to be filled at the ensuing June -election. The good people of Lnne county certainly will not require all these sacrifices of some of the aspirants, at least. Powell nod Clark, who broke into the store of Mr. Dtuin, at Springfield," in this county, aiid recently convicted of graud larceny at a apt ci tl term of the Dist. Court, and sentenced . by Judge Stra'.ton to three years con fineimut in the penitentiary, took French leave on the night of the 27th . lilt. A hole was made through the outer wall of the jail, sufficiently large to admit two persons at a time, and the locks were broken Troin the cells all doubtless the work of outsiders; since which time mail ing Ims been heard of the fugitive. They are hard customer. A reward of two hundred dollar is offered for them by Sheriff McCalte The walls of our jail are flimsy concerns, aud afford little or no resistance to men operating from the outside. But the people's money ha been paid for the jail, aud we have the consol ing reflection left us that w e are not iu debt on the building ; it i bad enough to have such a jail. Br the wav, 1 suppose those fine shade trees near the jaif were cut down to prevent their leaves from falling on the roof, and thus causing it to decay " perhaps." , That press and materials for the Herald have not Vet " arriv," but are expected by the next btnit, when the river rises. Gigantic preparations are being made on all sides tor the isue of that journal w hich i to herald to the world the sentiments of the simoii pure Democ racy of idd Lane uot. old Jo., but Lane coun ty ; and you need uot be surprised if the issue of the Herald is signalized by some deuioustta tio:i of nature perhaps a snow storm. We indulge iu the hope that the Herald will be a consistent advocate of the claim of Eu gene City to public favor; a Bro. Peiigra's sympathy for the imaginary sufferings ot the culled " race prevents Iiiiu from noticing any thing else. - e have got tired of waiting for Congress to organize, and have organized a Congress uf our own. Already we have notice of the in troduction of several bills; among theui one for the payment or the Oregon war debt but 1 0:1 111 eciu t sal' ni y thing alMiut this as it might lojaic that patriotic enterprise of Dnucuii, Suermati & Co. Your truly, Ecgexk Citr. Feb. 11. 1SG0. Sine.; writing the foregoing, Powell and Clark have beeu recaptme I. Ther were ta ken at the house of the Rev. Mr. Henderson, two miles above town, night before last. Oti la-t night, about 10 o'clock, a row occurred at oar jail, iu w hich six men w ere wounded, none, however, seriously, and one of the guard sta tioned 011 the outside of the jail shut himself through the loot. ... The origin of the difficulty, a near as I can Icarii, i about as follows: for some day a re port has lieefi TilltTcubiTTn about tonii, which implicated three of our most respectable eiti 7.eus as being the individuals who assisted Pow ell and Clark in their escape tome two weeks since. This statement was made by Shirley, who is confined in jail awaiting hi trial at the "pring term of. Court. It is said the saute statement lias been made by Clark since taken. On last evening, a crowd of mcu proceeded to the jail, for the purpose of extorting the truth from Clark aud thirley iu regard to the report. A scuflle ensued ill which these . uieu were wounded by Shirley, who used a small pocket knife, the blade ot which was broken. The names of the individuals wounded are a fol low: Jos. leal. Dr. Ramsay, Frank Colemau, fcweareiigeU, Fox and V". Wilson. I'ue guard who shot hiaist If is George Collins, l'aeie wa some excite. ueiit on the street this morning, but nil I quiet now. OFFitT-tlOLUEK A U POLITIC S. A letter received by last mail, from a eturdy democrat, contain the following: Delusii u takes ground, iu hi powerful sheet, similar to that taken by the t5au Fran-, cisco Xiiiuital the Custom House organ viz: that oilicer elected by the people ought not to meddle with politics, election of U. J. Sena tors, occ, &c. Collector Washington, iu hi paper, the San Fraucisco -Yao, lamented .hat Gov. Latham should undertake to exert au- influence iu the election of a Seiiatcr to succei-d Brodcrick. It was in horrible bad tate for a Governor, elected by the popular vote, to meddle with the election of a U.S. Senator br the State Legislature. The Gov ernor of the State, and other officers who owe their positiou to the direct vote of the people. ought to leave the Legislature to the control of the Federal appointees, the Collectors of Cus toms, Indian Agent, &c. "So Delusion thinks our Judges, whom the people have elected, ought uot to trouble them- Ives about the scH-ctiou of "Senators, but should leave all such matters to such Federal office holders, nppiHiitcd by the President, a Jo. Laue see fit to place in power iu Oregon. Inclusion rave In sanction and consent to the lection of U. S. Dist. Judge Deady, at the Eugene Convention, as a delegate tu Charles ton, with instruction to vote lor Laue; but and Boise must coaliue their action t. the courts. -- - - 1 see that the bins to pay the oregou war debt, and to increase Judge Deadv's sularvv were both introduced bv old God bless you " 011 the same day. As the Judge has 110 war scrip, old Jo. seem determined that he shall have the expectation ol something 111 lien of it. Both bills are of course all buukum, aud the most transparent gammon. 1 interred Iroui w hat 1 heard Mosber sav at Eugene last fall, that Laue don't care to have Deady's bill go through ; but he will com ply with hi promise so lar as to give V. to un derstand that he i iu earnest, aud active in its support." Domestic Life. He cannot be an unhappy man who has the love aud smile of a woman to accompany hiai in every department of life. t he world may looK darn ami ctieeriess wituont enemies may gather in nis pain our. wneu he returns to the fireside, and feel the tender love of woman, he forget hi cares and troub les, and is a comparatively happy man. lie is but half prepared lor the journey of life w ho takes not with him that friend who w ill forsake him iu no emergency who will divide bis sor rows, increase hi joys, lift the veil from his lu art, and throw sunshine amid the darkest scenes. .Mi, that man cannot be miserable w uo - e.!i a companion, be he ever so poor. despised and trodden uihjii by the world. ' IS The Memphis (Tenn.) Argus, an cxecl- i ami wen conducted newsjuiper. wiuepeuu It in its politic, lias come out for Territorial Vopnlar sovereignty a expouuded aud uuder . SMtni bf tAMdw IMMatuS- cams 01 tub rttiric . BSAD. BAIL. General Joseph Lane, formerly of Indiana, and now of Oregon, is a candidate for the nom ination at Charleston. He lives on the Pacific; he made a speech recently in the Senate, which was evidently a. bid for Southern votes at Charleston. Wc have no fault to find with General Lane; he ha a right to be President of the United States if he can gel elected. Our object in referring to his candidacy is to explain a remarkable paper which we have re ceived from Washington.. It conies to us un der the frank uf the Hon. J. C. Burch, mem ber of Congress from California. It is a print ed circalar, issued from the office of the Pa cific Knilroad convention. New York city." It accompanies the proceedings of the recent Pa cific Kailroad convention held in the city of San Francisco, convened by the authority of the legislature of California, a memorial to the President, and a draft of u bill eiuliodying the general features of. the memorial. The circu lar set forth the object of the memorial, 6ic, aud then says: " ' "To the accomplishment of this end your cooperation, aid. support, ami encouragement is most earnestly desired and Solicited. I shall be glad to learu your views, and to receive any advice or suggestions Von may please to make on the subject, and any aid you can render by letter to the members of your Congressional district or other influential persons, will bo thankfully received and duly appreciated." The circular then gives a list of names by which the plan is indorsed, and we notice that the name ' Gen. Lane,' tiraogh printed in the circular. Wars four very distinct marks of the pen with ink across it. Now, we are for a Pacific railroad and that, too. in the shortest possible time. We regret that the representative of this Congressional district is a geutleman not rery likely to be in fluenced by any letter we might write to him. But, inasmuch as any advice or suggestions" by us will, we are assured, be thankfully re ceived and daly appreciated," we beg leave to suggest that the erasure which we have men tioned of the nainc'bf General Lane is calcu lated to cause iu our mind the apprehension that a gentleman so distinguished as he is does not approve the plan ; and that, though representing a Stale fully as interested in the speedy construction of' a railroad to the Pacific as California, he sees in the -plan" something so violative of the constitution of a strict con struction of the constitution that he is com pelled to withhold from it hi support and "' en dorsement." Inasmuch a General Lane may be the nominee of the Charleston convention ; ami it w ill Ik our duty, a well a our pleasure to snpport him for the Presidency, we do not feel prepared fo give our "co-operation, aid, supHrt, and encouragement " to a proposition from an endorsement " of which so brilliant a ttattsman and such a profound constitutional lawyer as General Lane has withdrawn his name! If our " co-operation, aid." ete . be of any value tti the Pacific railroad project, wc insist upon being informed whether General Laue is Jir or against the proposed pan," and we suggest that the agenw of the Pacific railroad convention will explain the causes which com pelled them to erase Oeneral Lane's name from, the lift of endois rs of their proposed scheme. Until that i explained we must decline writing any letter to the representative of our Con gressional district. Chicago ( II I.) Times. The Society Islands and their Orange Trade Since the discovery of gold in Cali fornia, a large trade in oranges ha sprang up between that country and the Society Islands, where this delicious fruit grow iu great profu sion. Most of the oranges come Irom the isl ands of the group Tnhttt. (where the Fr?aeh -have a garrison.) Hauhina and Koetea. About 5ve ltiiliioii orange are annually exported, for w hich about $7 HQ per thousand is paid, deliv ered ou lioard ship. The trade is in the hands of a few foreign merchants at Papute. on Ta hiti. w ho lake foreign goods in exchange for the fruit, w hich is gathered and broaght tetheto by the natives. The oranges are passed down from the trees by youngsters, and gathered by the women into baskets, made of the leaves of the cocoa-nut tree, and thenee to the place at which the vessel is lying to receive them. There they are placed in a long thatched house, and when collected iu sufficient numbers, are , wrapped in leave by the women. A smart woman will wrap I UQ oranges in a day, by which she can earn about eighty cent. " The fruit grow luxuriantly in every direction, in guiley and ravines, w hich ruu nvui the seaside up the steep mountains. The oranges grow wild, but the tree are claimed in district by different natives, through hereditary descent. Before the California trade gave a special val ue to the fruit, it wa free a water, and almost a common. The unlives formerly made an intoxicating liquor, called orange rum, from it, but this practice i uow given op. The orange season commenced in February and end ia September, during which time the trees may ie seen at mice in the various stages of blos soming, green and half yellow, and ripe fruit. Iu the spring time the fruit i picked green ; in the summer half yellow, and in the fall full ripe, those being the conditions in which they are found by experience to keep best for ex portation. California consumes nearly the whole crop of fruit, so says the San Francisco Times. CP Of the 5,000 mother of the revolu tion," widows of revolutionary soldiers, who originally received pensions nnder the law of 1S.KJ. only 36 remain alive. All these were married during or prior to the year 1783, and have consequently survived their marriage 77 year or more. Sally Stewart wa married in 1776 at the age of 16 and ha survived her marriage 81 years. Anu Davis wa married at 13 and has survived the event SO years. It is a remarkable fact that 30 of the 36 were married under the age of 13 years and that the average age of their marriage was about I6j .mw '.. ...nir vuluuicd in favor of the early marriage of women ; but the men will do . well iu remember that their husbands are all in their graves. ' The inference therefore is, that early marriages are life to women, but death to husband. The Putrid Sore Throat. Mr. Root of Rochester, gives as a core for this fatal maladr " the use of red pepper tea, made weak enough to avoid strangling the young patient. To be used freely, aud the throat of the children oc casionally "swabbed, or washed, with the same tea. made quite strong. Au outside ap plication must also lie made of slices of salt jork, bound on with a cloth. The temperature of the mom to he kept equal, a near as possi ble. Tlii remedy has been used from the com mencement of the disease in many cases. Ia ' quite a numlier it proved successful but in full a many it was entirely unavailing, as, in deed, any one could see, would be anything elso yet discovered. ' Jealous. The Lane family are evidently says : The Slessage has aroused a jealousy on the part of the seekers for the Charleston nomina tion. The friend of "Mr. Cobb pronounce it a bid for the Charleston Domination. So say some of the supporters of Gen. Imt- The Old Brown Mania. A noted citizen ' of Chicago was lably blessed by the birth of a son, who was instantly narnrd John Brown, and -in a few weeks w.U be jjubhcly curiotcucd. iu GEX.