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Newspaper Page Text,7 3 c x, -.-' ., I THE OREGON STATESMAN Iff UUI.lflimi i:VKIlT MliYtMV M IN'I. Tin Oregon Printing snrl Publishing Company, P H 01 HIKTUUS. Onolat Pipir of th Mtata. TKUMH-Perjfur, W". Kix montlm, fj.un. f'"7rtrto cf'(t jn'lrtM In twin. Leant Tmrftr nntt Will be tiiken only at their ititrrent nalne, R-mlUifK -a iti.iy lie tii n 'In hy mull it I tin- rink nf ln juili Iih3r, tf mailed In tlu- ,rM"iicc uf (nnluiHdier, I'KltTII'ICATE 01' IJilOltPOItATlOX 0 If TIIK 1USK (IF ( A 1,1 Kilt M A. The nppi-nclrd certificate (if innnriinrnlian was filed yesterday in the Cimnty Clerk oftioe. The fdi'iiiiitiiiu nf the now hunk In thn result of tlio ilissulufion nf the luititci n jr firm nf Dnuolmt-, lialstnn 4c Co., which takes place mi llitt first of July. Mr. Dnnnlmo will continue iu the ..banking hudiiiPHu, in cnnneotiuii with Mr. Eu gene Kelly, of New York, and will occupy tlie new house wonted ut the corner nl Montgomery nnu Naurainento streets, Messrs. Itulston Jc Fretss, the other two nnrt ncrs, will onntinuo the hanking business at the old stun J. comer of Washington ft rid Battery treots, aim associate with tliein tlie Jrcnik-inen whose names are attached to tho oertilici'to of incorporation, iu tho same business, under the title of " I he Bunk of Cahlurnin." The capt tal nf this new banking enterprise U Iwo million 'dollara of paid-up cusli in United States gold Coin. ' We, the undersigned persons, do hereby cer tify that wa have associated ourselves together, and desiro to form n oniupauy for the purpose ol cntrairing lu the busiuess of bunking, and that wo desire to incorporate thu siimu under tho provisions nf an Aot of the Legislature of the State of Uumornia, entitled "an Aot to pro vide for tho formation of corporations for cer tain purposes,'' approved April 14th, in the year of our Lord 1 85 j, and nil acts niueuilatory tncrcnr nutt supplementary thereto; and we certify "' First That tho corporate uamo of the Coin- pany shall be "The Dank of (Jnhlornia ;' Second That the objects lor which the Com pany is formed are to etigngo in and carry on the business of bunking distich extent and in nil such branches as may legally bo done un der tho constitution unit laws of tho State of California ; Third That tho amount of its capital stock shall bo two millions of dollars, with the right to inoienso thu sumo to five millions of dollars, and the time uf Its existence fifty yours; - Fourth That thu uiimher of shares of which ' the stock shall consist shall be twenty thousand, of one hundred dollars each ; Fifth That there shall bo eleven trustees, . tlmt is to say : D. 0. Mill', William C. Uuls ton, J. 0. Thomas, Louis MuLnne, 0. F. Gillin, John 0. Karl. Thomas Dell, Herman Michels, A. J. i'npo, Win. Norris, and James Whitney, Jr., who shall manage the concerns of the Com pany for the first three months; Sixth That tho principal placo of business of the Company is to he located nt the city and county of San Francisco, in tho Statu of Cali- fornia. ',.;. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and souls this 12th day of May, 13111. : D.O.Mills, W. 0. Kulston, J. H. Thomas, A. T. Lawton, 0. V. Gillin, John 0. Karl, J. Whitney, Jr., William Norris, Herman Michels, A. H. MoCreery, Muses Ellis, A. J Pope, It. M. Jessup, It. S. Frctz, Win. E. Barron, Thomas Hell, H.F.Tcschemncher, Geo. II. Howard, Louis McLaue, Samuel Knight, ; A. C. Henry, J. C. Wiltnerding, . William Alvord. Alia California. Fallen Heboes Sbdowiok Wads . woitru Kick Stevexsox. Major-Gcneral Sedgwick was tlie idol of tho army. His bravery was acknowledged by all, by friend and foo alike, while his skill and tact were goner- nu sly conceded by all his brother officers. It is '' said that he had been twice offered the post of Commander in Chief and had tw ice refused it. . This bespeaks a nindoaly equal to his other great attributes. Tho loss of snob R man may well check for a moment at least the fueling of joy which to-day inspires every generous breast. General Sedgwick was a siddier by profca '' sion. Wndswnrth, who has nlso fallen, was not. His path had always been that of a civil ian, but ha was iiuno the less a soldier iu feel ing, and perhaps as bravo at heart as his more practised comrade. Born to thu inheritance of one of the most splendid estates iu the country, ho might emvo lived in ease upon his patri monial lands, still giving bis counsels ami his money to the cause of his oonutry, without justly , incurring the least suspicion s to his patriot ism. Rut be chose thu noble path, and pre ferred to give bis strong right nrm 'also, and to risk his life iu tho field by tho sido nf men whose only trade was war. Such men nerd no long eulogies. Their fame is secure iu history, and the memory of their lives will not soon fade away. It will bo remembered that General Wads worth was the rival in our last election of Gov. .Seymour for the Gubernatorial Chair of the State of New York. ' Two other prominent officers nro reported dead, namely. Generals Hice nud Stevenson. The last named wns a llustniiian, a son of Thus. E. Stevenson, a well known and prouiinet citi zen of the capital of the Hay State. In tho early stages of tlie wnr he bad the misfortune to intend bis Superiors at lldton Head through his conservative sentiments nil the question of necro troops, and he was in consequence plac ed under arrest by General Hunter. Ho was I soon released, however, and hail ever since been in nctivu service. Ilia subsequent cou duot showed that his seuliiiieuls Uiwuid the ne gro soldiers were materially changed, for uoone could have surpassed him in the zeal wilh which ' be advocated the raising of negro troops. In this change nf sentiment, however, ho hud fol lowed, or nt best kept up with the crowd. General Kioe was practicing law iu tins city nt tho beginning nf tho war, and was onu of the first to enlist as a privuto in llie Garibaldi Guards. His valorous conduct at the biittTc of Hull Hun attracted the attention of his superi ors, and led to his promotion. His rise subse quently was very rapid, and was wholly dun to his talents as a military leader. Y YorkCor. liulltlm. IlANcorK ON tub Kibi.o. It was ningnifi rent to see the conduct of Hancock on the field . The amount of labor he performed was hercu lean in iu oharaoter. Hi quickness of per ception in divining tho significance of move ment! of the enemy, his characteristic prompt ness in giving orders, his remarkable celerity iu moving troops to threatened points, his extra ordinary caution not lo lento a strong position when invited to do so by the enemy, combined uiih his inlreoid cmirnee and fearless heroism iu loadins his columns to assault, all beautifully blended with modosly and grace, couspiro to mark him as oue of the lendinr military spirits nf the are. J have seen him under varied and Irving circumstances, have heard him give his orders on the Initio fiel I. have witnessed the effect of tho (aspiration nf hi presence when tbo troops were wavering, so that I speak of per sonal observation, and tell but hall the truth when I sav that he possesses a remarkuole com bination of tho'o sterling and peculiar qualities winch lit liim to lie a distinguished military leader. Ouo of his most prominent character istic is to claim nothing for himself, nnd to .render honor to whom honor i due. Cor. Y. yV Herald. Early Abolitionism is Ikblanu. It is a curious historical lact that Ireland was the first European country to abolish the slave k trade Giraldui Camtanw says that a Na tlonal Synod assembled at Cork in the eleventh century, and prohibited the traflio in slave be tween England and Ireland, nnd liberated all the bondmen then in the latter kingdom. This wat done when slavery existed in every king dom in Europe. A canon nf the Catholio church deliverd in 1 Mi. in London, said : "Let no eno from henceforth presume-to enrrr on that wicked traflio by which men of England have hitherto been sold like brute animals." Hot in that glorious reformation, Ireland was the first of all the countries of the world. He fore the conqne't. sv William nf Mal'iisbnnr, . tho English .were 'in the habit of selling their children' and other' rvlaUuu to be slaves iu Hill V0L.14-N0. IS. Ireland ; nnd it was said that thu Anglo-Saxon nubility mid their female servants when preg- tiunt by tliein exactly as lha American slave holders do. Against this atrocity tho Irish pennlc rebelled, even when they were the gain ers by the traffic, and by an edict of the nation al synod agreed lo emancipate all the English slave-in the kingdom. How, then, can un Irishman bu llm friend of slavery in America ? Ho cannot, if his mind bo euliglite 1 j nor can he adhere to that outcast organization now known and despised ns the "Deinncrutio Pro. Slavery party," Flag. A MmiKL Pkdiiuctiiin If brevity is tho soul of wit, say thu Springfield Jtepuhtican, the annual school report of the town of Aga warn is the wittiest publication of thu season. It is n model of conciseness and brevity, and yet says all that is tieuessnry ; much moro in fact than tome, of the lung-winded productions inflicted on towns ,n the shape of school report. Head it and see : Most of the schools have done well during the past year, but they can do better. There is ned of improvement. Somo need to be loss tardy in attendance. Siiiiiu need tu be more regular in attendance. Some need to ho more studious. Some need moro roiiueinent of manners. Some need to rcspcut more the authority of tho teacher. All need to placo a higher estimate on the timo aud advantages which they now have to obtuiu au education. Tim C.hnimk IIovkknunt akd tiik United Status Tho BiiuiiKhae pupm punlisli a dispatch from I'rinee Ktinu. L'hliil Soeivtiirv ol HUte fur Koreiua Atl'.iirs, ad- drossed to tliu Hon. Ausou HiirliiiKitnie, U. 8. Minister rienilHiteiitliil'V In C'linm. lu wlncfev tho rnuue huliu suys that lie ll.ts liotilied tlie various llovei'iwr-lieiiemls autl lloveniorg of the maritime provinces, tlitit ir the. steamer Alulmma, or uuy otlici' ship iatuiidiiiK to injure AnieriiMil sliijtpitiK. should come. Into their jurisdiction, they urn un no account to permit such vu-scls u come Into port. Intuhxal Ubvenuh Ducjisiuns. The fol lowing decisions ull'ecting legal documents, have lutelv been made by the Internal Revenue com missioner : All bonds to tho Judire of Probate and In solvency, whether by Assignees, Executors, Administrators, tjtiaruiuus, or Trustees, must iu stamped with n fifty cent stamp. . All inventories must lie stamped under the head of "Appraisements," five cents per sheet. All affidavits must bo stamped with a five cent stump, under the head of "Certificates." Proxies, or rower tif Attorney, on the buck of creditor's with, require a one dollut stamp. Debtor' certificate of disclmriru must 'be stamped five cent. Letters testamentary, Icttors of administra tion, and letters de bonis nun, or wilh the will annexed, must be stamped under the head uf l'ronaie ot win.' Assignments uf the estate of insolvent debt ors need not be stumped. 1 ho several tonus ol papers used in the courts nf Probate and Insolvency In tho Com- inumveiiitn ol Massachusetts, reuuirinir stainn duty, ni'iy have the appropriate stamps fixed or cancelled by cTilier the Judge or Registrar of mo court iroui Wlieuoo nicy issue. A petition oniiimoncing proceedings in insolv ency or in-the Probato court, (both of said courts lieiug courts ul record hy statute) is held to be iu the niitiiro of an " original process." and us such is subject to a stamp duty of filly cents. Kouds of executo:, iiduiiuistriitfirs, trustees. and guardians are each subject to a stamp duty of fifty cents. Stamp diitv chargeablo upon a will may be 'affixed either to tho Probate or to the letters of Administration. Jeff Davis a Misceiienatoii, Thev are amusing themselves at the Itlelipiiuid theaters with a broad farce called "Miscegenation." The rebel President might act iu it to the life if they would put him on Hie stage. An olli cer of the army writes Iroiu St. Louis to n Sen ator nt Washington as to some things he learnt of Davis' snoial habits while in Mississippi : While ut icKslinrg, 1 rcsulctl opposite to a house hclngiug to a negro man who once be longed to Joe Davis, a lirother of Jell. Learn ing this I happened one day to think that he perhaps would know sooicthui' about thu truth of a story told in the London 7V'ns,lliat there wai a son of Jell Davis, thu mother nf whom was a slave woman, in our navy. The next time that I met the man I nskd him if he had over known Maria, why had belonged to Jeff Davis, and was the mother of fiiiiiu of his children I Ho replied that he had not known .Maria, lyit mat no Knew Ins Jlussa Joe Davis Elir.u, who was tlie mother of soino nf Mass a Jeffs children. 1 then inquired if sho had a sou iu I he navy. He replied that she had he knew bun they called him Purser Davis. He said that Eliza was down the river some thirty miles, at work on a plantation. 1 he next dur. as I was walking dmvu street, I met tho man, wlio wns dijving his mule team, and he slop ped lo tell me that Eliza had returned. A few moments afterwards he came buck, and point ing to ouo of two women w ho came walking along, be said sho was the onu of whom ho hud been talking. When she cauio up. 1 stopped her. nod inquired whether she had not h sou who would like to go North. She replied yes, and added that she would like to go Inn. I told her that 1 only wanted a lad. She said that her soil had gone up the lied river oil board the gunboat Carondelet, but that when he return ed she would be pleased tu huvo him go, Well, snul I. "some say that Jell Davis is your sou's dither do you suppose it's so ?" "Mippose !' she excluiineil with olleuileil pride, "I'so no right tu suppose what I knows am certain so. Massa Jeff was the father of five of my children, but they are all dead but lht boy, ami then I had two that he wasn't the father of. There's no suppose about it." Per haps if the boy gets buck safe on the Caronde let, you may see him iu Uostou sonic of these days. C7"The small pox is spreading itself with fear fill rapidity over thecountrv. In Cincinnati it is worse, than ever before known ; in Cleveland Ohio, it is snid that tlmrn nro upward nf twelve hundred eases; and in C'nbimbus and other places it is very bad. It seems to have started frum tho military camps and hospitals. Sii lite Km; mihu t-- In Adtnirsl Porter's report of his lo-n n,er ,-Ae,inen e ii'iti no? ii'uowmir; : "iVs were not molested until we had trni- nlsiiit tnm'.j; miles, nt a p iut aisive t 'aitc river, w. hen rsm ibmr the point, the ves-el, in close order snd ready tor iirttun, we dt-si riej a party uf tin enemy with artillery on the He,'; hink. inn we lmm-di-iti'ty noefid lire woh our b-w guns. The enemy Immedeilrty Mnmed It with a lirje u'luilwrof camion, eighteen' in njl, every sh-t of wlie-ii strn.'k this ves.1. Tlie l aptiin (Action .Jl-ler H. II. Gtnelair) gate nritfi-H iu st ,p iij eiimnes lor the purpo: ol luiiiiug the biitney. aii't coverunr the boats astern I rorpfcteil ttiis nnsuiie sod K"t ticolivsy on the vc-v-el asin, hut not sis.n enouuh to avoid the peltioi: slumer of shot and shell which tlie enemy h.id poured into ns, everv sled g iii2 tlir.mh iiit through us, t louring ail on dcik- iu a moment hndiuz the cans not flrin rapidly. I stepped on the Jim de. k to -ee whV. iv. i,- tor in.ilter I VeoiH-d d ,wn : thenltrr Clin was struck wilh a shell and Unaided, snd every m:in st Ihe Jtun killed S'd wounded. At the same moment the rn-w from toe f maid ki,i wept .sway hy t shell expiring, add the nvi were wounded iu the" lire-room, leaving only "tie mm u lire up. I made up a fron a crrw trim th eontrainuiH wtin fxiulit the eun to the last moment. Kindinx that th ewrine dal not move. I went Into theenaine rooir, a t lound the cbiel ewnneer kuled whose nUce we i soon auitnlied bv an a.si.unt. 1 tlieu went I th pilot house and found tlmt a shot hail gone hrrnijrh It and wounded the pilots. I to-.k charge nf the rraesl, and as the Iwtlery was a very heavy one. iH-ienninesi v pa. it. winch, waa done umlor lac neatl-e-t fire 1 rvwr witnevMed. 1 attempted to turn her Iic.ii) nf stream to titsrlt with our two bow runs. Ihe nnlr uns left, but a this was impnu tewUt i let her dull around the point and -uuc kuku.j a iMiwry io uie rear. fiOen. Aujrnst V. Kama, thn leader nf the evnetlition aelnt th tV!..l.n ,1 ...I U'Al.l..n llailroad. is a native of Ohio, and yradmite of esi rein. Aiinoncn nis pime is not Uiuaar in the F."'. he is ,! and fnvnrablr known airmnj otir v esiern aoejitrs as ins nin win cap land John Midgut. SALEM, ril'f'li'HI,. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, PASSU AT TH it l'irt Session of the Thirty-Eighth Cungrest, tl'uiiuc N.18. AN AOT to hietirporitic the Waihltixton City Sartngi Hank. H U tntn ted hffVm Suntit nnd Ifati nf HeprwnU tint of thtt tnUt'l SiitM qf Amtriva in 0niar aftn , 'l it William II. ThiIJ, Willlimi t. D1., VAwAf Olurk, V, hi-itnl J. HlmtiM, JnK.-h J. OoDiutiH, 7. 0. lUbMnf, Tlmtnni H. (linllti.T, J -i!i 11 (. Kvnni, nti'l Km tin. -I H. Nllea, itml tliHr Maoclntfi nml lurtx-tiuri, re coiittltutfl ami crt-ntctl a Imdy vtriiomte kml politic, Uf Mi nrue of "The. Wtwhlinlon Otlj Savltini lltmk.' Bee, it. Ami be it furtht? mftctat, Thit itie oHIputi of buM corpuriitlon etiall cotislit of it jirrilili'iit nnd vice pre I i lent, trlio, uitlkr Willi ifvru lniitt?.i, lit a II runii.ltut ltimr.1 nf iiirinttKTii( four nf whom, If itic prenlilent or vice jirnkilfiil he ireivnl,!ill Cdtniltnle ft lestil mttstliig uf nuolt Ijimnl for thn irmmftctlnn nt liudlim-i. Hi'O, H. And Its it.furthur ttHtctfiif, That irk! corpni-a (Ion Htirs.11 niHct annunlly Iti the month of April, antl rtt much oftciitr ai Hiuy n;ny iU'lgo rxpudlttnt, ami any ae vert mem bm of aii corporallun, the prealtlcnt, lecretary, or treanu rerbeiii one, .hull bo a qutrruin, aoil the laid corporation ut tlilr anntiul mvi tlng nlmll have power to elect a prealih-nt ami a treiintiTKr, ho nimll lre bmtd. In thu mm of tm Ihoit rh ml dollars, for the faithful 1!Ncharu of the diitira of his olllce, mid nil uclt other oillcera na nmy be deeintl nccfina rj ; which otHci-rs ilinll continue In o(lli;o one year, and until othern are chnivn In their etead. and all oltkeri to clionen uliull hi; uniltrr oath to the fullhful tlliuhurne of the dntlvi uf tli"lr oDIuifa, rrrp!ctlr'ly. , Hto, 4. And be it fttrtfitr tnacted, Tlmt gahl corpnrallrtn my reia-lvit ittt depOHll, ftir tho me and beueltt nf thf drpnn Hon, all .limn, of money offered for Hint purpose ; YoW'sh, lunotfit That It nIihII not hold at the untile time more tlntu out.' Itiimmind rinHj.rn.of anyone dupoiltor, other than n ro UkIduk ur tihurluhle oorporatlon. All v?, mu tuny he lti vett'd in Hie itot-k of any bank Incorporated hy t'otntrcata, or iiiuy he loaned on liittrnt to any itich hank, or may he loaned on bondi or notea.wlth ollaleral Hecnrlty nf the (ffin'k of mcli hnnke nt not mure than tilu'.-ty wr euntniu of IU pnr value, or thty may bu Invented at tho puldlo fundi of the United Statfn, of the ai'Veral Statci, or 1 united onta pU'dre of any of mitd fntidi. or li.v-rJ l roan on mortptnufl or i?n extmo; I'luttitlctt, That the whole amount uf itock lu-ld by the Initltution at mie time In any one hank, both hy wity uf Invcdtment and ns a miri'ty fur lontu, Hhnll-not excceit one hnlf of iti cipltal itck of inch bank, and that not more than tliruiiiiriurji of the whole sum dvpuiltvd Intholimtl tut Ion Hhnll be at any one time Invented In inortxr.xi's uf renl est Hte. Tin- Income or fiitertut of all dppnslta shall be dlvid ed anion the (icpoiltors.or their li'al repreni'ntatlven, ac uordinj. to the tvrmi of littcreut ntlpulnted ; and tho princi pal imiy he wlthdrtiwn nt inch tinier ur in such muiinur, its tin- corporation ahull In H by-laws dtteet, fee. ft. And be it further enacted, That no otHcer, HI rector, or cotninltttii chtirned wilh thu duty nt Inveatlns; Ihe dt-uuil 1 4 shull borrow any portion llK-reol', or use the same, itxi'i'pt in payiiii'iituf the expenses of the corporation; and If any fiftlcfr, director, uunt, or other pfrsott connectetl with said bank, and Interested with the funds or deposits thereof, uliull vmhezzle or fraudulently cotiert thi'sume to his own ur, lie glut II Imj deemed guilty of larceny, nnd nhn11, , on conviction thereof, Jy any court competent t try tlie ol fence, bu Imprisoned in the penitentiary not less thuti one . nor more than ten yenrs. Kec, . And be U further enacted, That thr subordinate ofllcers and nirents of said corporation shall reswcllvely five niicli,iecurily for their fidelity and good conduct as the hoard of iimrmiforH nmy from time to thtto require, and suid IjoHi-d Hhall fix the snlnrTei of such ollleers and ngents. fief. 7. And b U further enai-teU, Tint the persons natiied as corporators In the nrst section nf this act shall he antliirlu'd to meet and organise suld bank hy the election of one of their number ns pre Mont, and one as vice president, nii'l themmon ahull prn.'eed to elect such persons ns they Nliiill select, not herein limned 'As Corporators, tu be added to ttii'ir inuini or mnmiifers, so tnnt tne wnoie numuer ot trus-U-tf, or innintffv'ni.lnoliidlnK the preiddent and vice president. shall not exceed nine persons. See. (, A nd be it further enacted. That this corporation shull lu'tki an minimi report to Conres or their funds and Investnienls. Snid returns shall specify the followlnn partic ulars, tmtnely : The number of depositors ; total amount nf deposits; amount Invested In hank stock ami deposited In hank on Interest; amount secured by bank stock; amount Invested In public funds; loans on security of public funds ; loans on inorlf-i.e of real estate; loans un personal securi ties ; amount of cash on hand ; total dividends of th year annual expanses of tlie Institution; all of which shnlj be cer tilled and sworn to by the treasurer; and five or more of the mannxvrs shall also certiTy and make onlh that the said re turn is correct acconlltiK to their best knowledge and belief. Hue. 9. Ami be it furtdr enacted. That the books uf ta1il jnrportilltni shall, at all times durbiK their hours of bus iness be open for Inspection and examination to the Comp troller of the Currency ur depositors. 8en. 10. And be it ptrther enacted. That said corpora tion may mnke by-laws for the more orderly luanaKemeut of their business, not rcputtu'iut tulaw; may have a common Si'Hl, which they limy c linn no at pleasure; that all deeds, grunts, cn veil m tits, and agreement, made hy their treasurer, or uuy other person by ihetr authority, snail be ood nnd vnlit; anl lint corjioranoii snan nave power in sue ami uuy be sued, defentl ntitl be held to answer by the name uforsnid. Hea.ll. And he It further enttcted. Thl net shall take effect and be In force from ..nd after Its passage. Approved, March o, 1S4. , Pcblio No. 10. AN AOT to pliable fptarrilnns committees of lunatics, Hp- pointed lu the several oi'tei, tu act wiiuiQ tlie utsti ict of Columbia. it entitled hu th Senate and Home nf Renremnta- tire qf the United State of America in Vongre bled, Tlmt it shall be lawful for any person, appointed lha committee ol a luuntlc, or the torn r' linn of minor or luna tie, by tin- iir p'-r niiihorlty In any State or Territory of the L'nltevl Mnt.i, tu iuttttuie and proieuute to final judinent any suit or hcIIoii In the court -i tin. District ur Oioh.i.m,. as he nduht have done If his aulhorlty as such jrunrdian or eoiniultU'e hasl been derived from the proper tribunals of an d District ; and sm h committee or tiuardlaii may In the mm' mutiner collect and receive any sum of money due to such Inn lit or minor, ard may by deed, duly executed, re lease aud convey lo auy party vntllleil to the same, whether by ptirchiise or otherwise, any lands or estates situated in the District of Columbia, the proiierty of stit'li lunatic or mly or, or to or upon which such lunatic or minor may have a cltun or uiortnjfe, in the same manner as he in i;-1 it have done if his auth trity had lien derlve-t from the tribunals of aid District; f'rorheit. That such committee mr KU4rdian, liefnre making tny conveyance of real eslale or releaw of (hint, or moeiKnifi' thereon, sIihII file in the Urphan's Court of said District tlie ollicial cerlillcale of the judtte the court from which su'h committee or miardtaa derived his tplioiiilineiit, that lie has (fiven a siiDlcleiit bond i, account to ihe minor or lunallc for all sums of money received by virtue of the authority conferred by this act. H.'C. 'i. And be it further enacted. That all payments heretofore made within, the District of Columbia tu tlie com- mitlee itruuarlian of a lunatic or the Ruanliati of a minor July app lhted at the domicile of the lunatic or minor out of the D.jtrift of Cdtinbia. In the Lnlted statti, shall be Kood and siifli.'ient ; Irnridedt That a?ld K'lardiau or com mittee sh;tll lile in the Orpltau's Court In said District Ihe of AeUl crlill.rnle of tlie ju In-' nf the court from which such Committee or airdi-tn tlerivwl bis app'ilntment, that be has en sufHcleiit btiml to iccount to tlie minor or lunatic tor till invneuUio mule; And prorWtd furUier, Tuat In all cases the evidence nf the appointment and authority uf nt such committee or (finrdiati slull tie ilrst recorded In the 11 'v of Ihe Orphans Court of said District. Approved, March 8. If4. mssmcAUON of xoses. TIio nujo ! tho only IVutnrein ttif f,ico which in cmi(uiulf.t of Kilid Imnurtiitl u.irlitnge; the two Fiiltfttiiiic- coinhiuing toctluT to form n, cDinpli'U uii.l cunLiiiiiouis wliuk. Tho uppiT ur bniiy ntnicture imlioatt'dthp natural clmniottr of iliu'intcHcct ; tho Ittwcr or grinily "triicturo iimIiciUv iho qimlity. ctilturt. itml activity if tho intollnct. Tho nppir p vrt is nntlo fur us ; the limvr part wo mny to a prrat extent nnku (ir mar inr ourst-ivr. iiivnirr reaciieu una iKiiut, it mar now hu tk'iiraltlo to attempt mhiiu clafiHcatiiiii nf nne, and in onler to ilu no we proptinfl to nvail ouwlven of crlain hints set low ii in a ri'tiiarkaoie (iluvr littlo It 10K. In Etleti Wurwick, nniler tho title (riven n. the CinntiieneenitMit of thin piper. There are, it (t etiift. ntily six kindx nt rmne that uro ilictitictly markt'it. ami tliis claailioatiiiii is well known nnil of long standing; for an ritiipe gem in the Flurentinn MiMeum gives ns nve out of tho six. There nn howeter, in nature Very few puro specimens of any elms; almost all the noses one meets with are of a composite character. ami nro all natnra lv accompanied with eona v cmupoa.te iiientnl characteristics. Clas I. 1 he Unman Np. II- The Grecian Nose, III. ThcCogitativoorwiile-nostrilleJXoso IV. Tho Jew ish Nose. V. The Strib Nosp. V!. The Turn np Nose, or Celesttitl. The first three classes are the noble, typo of ii us i', the latter three are nf the s nlul ami con U iiintiM" type. The imblo cltvsificattoti was iibnervetl pbysiMgnnmically from the Terr ear- iH'ft time. ior wo have them distinctly ponrty ed in tbo HinHno Trimorit in tho eaves of Kl phanta. In this lhree beaJel deity the profile of Yi'hnn, the 'Preserver is of a purely Greek mmk'l; whilst tha- tf Siva, the 'De stroyer,' has a rough and energetic Koinnii Nise. lint Brahma, the "Crralor," has a broad cngitativo no tril, betokening wisdom and thought of tho prufotiodest order. This is very reinuikable as showing that in thiveurty ages of tliu wttrlil, although there was much ess of what we call philosophy, there waa a mutft more accurate intuitiun of truth. tku in these latter times, wo aio rady to allow. Indeed, in many things to far are we from progressing, that we have actually retrograded. All must admit that the human race in C,(K years might to have progressed ; few, except the Very reck less and the very ignorant, will assert that it ac tually has not. Two reasons chiefly oon luee to neutralize human adranc-emeut. The vice uf mankind, aud tbo natural tendency of tho'iglit to destroy the faculty of observation. The Roman nose is indicative of the highest energy of character, especially when the nose is coarse and rugged, sluc'i the Unman com monly is. Nature is Very chary in supplying rulers, dukes, and b-aders to mankind, yet innu is so exceedingly proud, that ho ctnuot be brought tea he.irlft-ll acknowledgment nf grent fact. Hence spring all the divre schem aud fnrm by whu h philrx phers, statesmen, and lirve trkd Lo bfittaj about good gov- OIlIXiON, MONDAY, JULY 4, LSC4. erntneiit. Their object ha hueu tt contrive a system in spito of nature, to rty, in fact, "lled linih yon are slow to produce real kings, so slow tlmt wo must for market purposes set up sham ones; in id if possible get rid of your trouble some royal man, when you do loud liitn, as a nuisance; for wo cannot give up our slmtn one, systematically ciutubiog tip in dignity andn uppronulinbleness ns wu huvo made luiu." Political- mongory would ulldiisipate intotliiti uir, if instead of talking about forms, uigu Iwtd dis or!ion and virtue enough to pick out hy elec tion. Nature's borH-coiituiaudurs for every State-post throughout a CuininoiivvoaUh, 801110 people say gold is the king, sooiu intellect, some say education, and mt on, but none, of these is king. The king ia born, nut made, just as the poet is, only the oorn eating multitude cannot recognize him, as be walks untitled amongst them. Not numeri itimut it fruits consumere nati. The Uoman'uose is energetic aud lit for commaud. it delights in action, it disregards op position, it takes no counsel of its lours, but steadily pursues its object by the means untl in strument most likely to accomplish it. It has a great self-reliance, is not fond of Milking, is "little blessed with the set phrase ol speech," it is sententious, brief, pvLS much iu a little, knows precisely tlie value of words, and gets a rhythm out of fitness ; never seeks riuh melody and would reject the elegance of Uocrates, if I'veo it might be bad. This is the spirit that breathes through o Udiian nns.; it is strong, is sngnoioi, not swr-illtsd, but Jaigu-wilted. swift, eagle-sigh ted, for au ndequfito object rendy to sauritico all the world, not sparing it self; ready in tho sternest wny to embody iu act the dictates of its hnMest reason, uudazzled by any phantom of the imagination, not un conscientious, as acute nnd peaked moralists pronounce it, but never dreaming that its con science and its reason can by possibility stand asunder, or bo twain. tjdectic and Congrega tional licttcw. BY TELEGRAPH. San Francisco, June 23.' Tho opposition sti-nnior, Anii'i-icii.-wlikh nrrived Sumluy noun, drought no iiiti'lliirmicu nf thu QoluVn A no. Tho America, hovvevur, diil not stop nt every port on her wny up. 1 lie steamer oaniimu starred in search of the Golden Age. The bupervisnrs have passed it resolution pledging to refund, wilh interest, $G0,UOO in gold to any citizen trhu will advance that amount to the contractors of tho Cuniniiche, who agree to commence work nu her as soon as possihle niter such sum is paid. 1 elegraph nf tho SMil, quotes gold as II uo turning from 210 to&iO. Prominent drawers; of sterling exchange refuse to sell forcurreu-cv- Market remains unchanged. Whiskey 2'70; legal tenders 4!)W4. Uould & Curry stuck sold nt zW to-day and closed nt 1&)0. Washington, Juno 22d. Dispatches from Sherman say. tho reliels made seven distinct and despernlo attempts to retiike tlie position gained hy Qeneral Howard mi 21st, losing 7(H) or WHJ men. All were killed who were left in Wliiteaker's front. The assault Has followed hy a heavy tiro nf artillery, under which Ihe position was Tortihed unit is now sale. 1 he lighting was quite severe nt points the enemy resisting stulibornly ami ulteiiinling tho offen sive whenever they could. iiOL'lSVlIXK. June IU. Jessup s reliel gang numlieriiig lietween two and three hundred, ut tacked llnrdsNiwu, yesterday. The garrison, numbering 25, surrendered. Thu rebels l lu-n moved down tho rnilriiad.destroying the bridge nnd station near' Boston; thence across to the Nashville railroad, two miles North of Eliz;i helhtenn moving in tho direction uf Litch field. Ben. Wood's pence denioorntio State con vi'iition met. nt ifii Artur llonse. New York, Inst evening. There were hut sixty present. Hen. Wood declined eoiniiiitling himself for .MuClelluii ur auy other man to he nominated at the Chicago convention. A mass meeting was called fur Wednesday. in this nnd other places to impress upon the Chicago convention that Ihey are iu lavor of pence, lho committee meets uguin nil iWou- duv. New Yohk, June 22. Tho Itiehiinnd Sen tinel of June l.jlh snvs it was Hunter's inleii- tiou tu destroy part of the Charlottsvillv rail road bi Petersburg, near Concord depot, and cut the telegrpll wire fur Ihe purpose of isolating M-nchburg. 1 he movement Inileil owing to Sheriduu not joining liiiu. IlKitMUDA llUNintmi, June SI. Mi general engagement since last rep iris. The rebels en deavored to construct earthworks nu James river, in the vicinity of Turkey liend nnd Mai rem Hill. Our cunlinaU shelled tliein out. Supplies have been sent tu Sheridan ut the While House. IIkadquaim'kiis Aiimy Potomac, June 21, 11. Some artillery fighting on right nnd picket skirmishing nt various points along thu l:m yesterday, resulting in wounding few men but causing no change ol position. President Liiieitln visited (jenernl lira it nt City Point yesterday. Nkw Yokk, June 2.1 Newhern. X. C letter, dated 1 Sill, reports guubnat Lavender ran on Capo Lookout shoals the uk'ht of Ihe Illli ; nine of the crew were drowned. Cilir-AUO, June 21 Nashville Union pub lished an extra thuSOih.nhicli says: We nave just received iiiforuinllon that Hooker attacked tho reliel position at Lost Mountain the Hull, carrying a portion nf the rebel works, tutor ing over a thonsnnd prisoners and 12 pieces of ciiifnon. Scholiehl, at the samo time, attacked nuil captured Pino llight. lietween Lost aud Kensaw Mountains, lieliels were driven from their position at the point of the bayonet, nud many captured. The position was subsequent ly abandoned by our own forces. Reliel lines went very strong, mending Ironi Lost Moun tain to lllack Jack Mountain, thus covering both Marietta and llie railroad. There are rumors that a battle occurred un Ihe IHlh, but they aro not confirmed. Nbv Youk, Jnne24. Comnrrcinl tuys the high prices liavo liroaght out a good deal of old, which was bought in nuall lots at about 211), and sold at 'iWwilj . Nu large amounts were sold at that figure. Parties from Wash ington say the gold law will .be modified In fa vor of thu nse of gold clucks. N'Kvy Yokk, Juue 2."i. Uraud Jury iu the case of the seizure of thu World. ud Journal nf Commerce, by government, refused to find bill of indictment. Timet' special uf the 2 lib, says on tl.e 21st, tho 2d corps moved to a position half way be tween Norfolk aud Petersburg railroad and Wei don railruad ; the enemy wns found in force this side of tho latter road. Tliero wns lively skir mishing, but the enemy's position was found tun strong, unit our uJini.cu fell back on the main body, bill in line uf battle, ready In proceed. Heavy oiiiinunadiug was hoard at City Point, on the &J.I. It i uot known that it proceeded from any general engagement. Another correspondent lUting headquarter, ays about 8 o'clock ou the 21st, tho enemy's cavalry dashed into our lines, but immediately disappeared on discovering our force. A small nnjr of rebels was captured belonging to Hill's ligstreet s. and Kwli' corps, allowing these troop, are on our front. The World' t special tay bilvy firing was beard at City Point, Thursday noon, in llie di rection of Petersburg and also townrd Kurt Darling. It is reported that our army is gradually moving Inward llie left. Passengers reports that steeples and towers in Petersburg had been shot away. The Washington Star uf last evening says Oram's army occupied a poailiuu iu the pine woods on the onukirle ( Petersburg, lately occupied by reliels. including all thair Works on Ibe onlh sole of lho Apjmuiatol, thus com manding Petersburg a id railroad Ihiuiijli Pe tersburgthe only one botweeu Hiohuioml and Weldou. Tor praoticul purposes our gnus can stop all continuous communication by railroad between Iiicliinoud and other points south So long as Ijrunt chooses be can thus hold the ouomy by tho throat nt Petersburg. Kroin tun present po,-iion lio onu movo south with twenty day's ration ; tho enemy following him risK a Heavy eugngementnn uulorlihed grniin Assistant Seoretary Dana says our cntiro , loss siucu crimeiiiir James river is.not over 1(1.- UUU; wliilo thu rebel's loss it proportionately as grent. Thu Tribune') correspondent writing from Butler's headquarters, 21st, says General Pes ter with his troops moved north nf James river to position within 1) miles nf Richmond and intrenched himseif. UUADQUARTF.K8, AltMT OK PoTOHAU, ( Juue 2d. 1HC-I. ( The attack upon thu second corps, 22d, near. ir..i.i i,..:i i i! i . . . 1 viuuii ibiiiuouu um uot result us tusascrousty fti at first supposed. Line fonnud by Harlow's division on left, Hirney'i and Mott's on centre. Oiblion's on right. It was expected the sixth corps would have continued on the left with liarlow, but it moved and left quite a gap iu the left into which a whole rebel oorps entered, and before our meu wera aware of it, Ihey le ceived a volley from tho rear, which oatised a paiiio in our ranks, causing a rapid retreat to tho woods in rear of 3.1 division. This left thu flank of the lid division unprn tuotod, and the enemy taking advantage of it, charged thruiigh and fairly into our pits, order ing our men to surrender ; our troops, however, lelt their trenches nud fell buck rapidly.' Many were captured, and quite a number killed and wounded. Our loss in prisoners is. reported at 1.0IHI, whilo some estimated higher. Kneiny's loss in killed and wounded ulinut 1000. A number nf our ollioors have just join-d their commands after being exchanged. Some nf tin-in when ordered to surrender, replied : death bcloru the Libby Prison, and fought their wny out, iniiiiy succeeded iu getting back to our lines. At 8 o'clock iu the evening, a charge was made by tho 2d cui us, and Ihe line of works from which they had b. en driven in thu afternoon, was retaken., Our loss by this at tack was very slight, ns' the ruhels lircd tun high. A number uf prisoners were taken Skirmishing wns kept up nil night.; the pickets at some points wuru only live yards apart. At daylight this morning, nu advance or thu whole line, found the rebels had taken a new position somo distance further, back, where they bad thrown up intrcnchiueiita during the night, which they still hold. Another dispatch Says the sixth enrps moved toward tliu railruad this morning, driving thu enemy before them and during the nl'teriiooii. It is reported wu are iu possession nf thu road. I) KBIT IS III'OM TIIK lim QUKSTIOV. Thu debate iu the Senate on thu 2Stli of April last was opened by Senator Pessenden of Maine, in opposition to the proposed measure. His remarks aro long nud not very interesting, nnd we lire compelled to limit lliem. Mr. Sunnier then went into the general question of cniungo ns in the following learned remarks : Mr. SUMNKIt. Mr. President, when this subject was under consideration before, I voted with thu committee, partly hccaitso it i my habit to vole with committees of this body on tonics which they havit within their special 'con sideration, nud partly because at the time I was under the impression that their report was jus tified by correct principles iu Ihe case. Sub sequent reflection has induced me to hesitato in this conclusion. Much dependence baa been planed iu this discussion upon the report of the Director of the Mint nt Philadelphia. Now, sir, if he bud con tented himseir with giving mi opinion against establishing this mint in Oregon, without, as signing any reason therefor, I might have re spected his opinion ; but when he puts f irivnrd us his first great objection tlmt Ihe multiplica tion of 'mints will tend I inlioiinl disintegra tion," I must confess that I join witll Ihe Sen ator fro n Oregon in distrusting his conclusion. What ooulideiiuu can liny body havu in nnv thing founded on such premises, which experi ence, if nut reason, shows to be fnlsu t Why, sir, the author of tiiis opinion forgets tint in that oountry which is thu most ocntralized in the world, where nil the agencies of Govern ment converge in a. single capital I mean I'ranoc--there havu been for a long time, even within its coinpiirntively contracted borders, moro than half a dozen di'ffcrcnt mints. There is, to bo sure, one magnificent central mint nt Paris, but there are, or were very recently, aux iliary mints nt Lyons, Marseilles. Ilordenux. Lille, Koueu, and Strashurg. I never heard that this multiplicity of Trench mints had tend ed toward "national disintegration." Prnneo still continues one and indivisible, nud 1 doubt if thcru would be uuy difference in this respect oven if there wero n mint in every ana of her oighly-six departments. Ilu lly the Din-oior nf tlio-Philudclphiu Mint ought to have borne in mind the f.iuinus instructions of Lord Mans field lo tlio colonial magistrate, ami contented himself wilh giving nu opinion wilhmtt assign ing his rensous therefur. Hut there ii another consideration to which I ooufess Mint I mil not insensible. It is I lie im portance of a correct nnd finished eiiiunge.w hich it seems natural lu suppose would bu best pro moted by a siuglu mint. (I i this piiut 1 am disposed lu ngreo with the Director. Hot our linvcrhmout lias not noted un this principle.. Mr. CDNXIiSS. Will Die Senator permit llll' 1 Mr. SPMNKIl. Certainly. Mr. CiiNNKSS. I did not hear his last sen tence. Do I understand the Senator In soy there should be but one mint in tho United Slates, in bis opinion ? Mr. SL'MN'Klt. Not precisely. I said that thcru was a reason in favor of a single mint, lint that the policy of our government had not been tlmt way. Allow tn to glanou for ouo moment at this reason, iu order In sou the extent of its applicability lo our country. if circumstances favored tho consolidation of tho national coinage nt nsuiglu mint, 1 can con ceive that Iheru would be advantages uf nil un questionable character. Indeed, if ne repair lii Pranoe, where the luiuU have been, in times past, ao numerous, we shall find that these ad vantages have nut been denied. I suppose that the most nulhuritalivu testimony on this w hole subject, whether Wtr look at it iu the light uf theory or of practice, will be found in that oountry ; ami if we seek special authorities, thero is nothing so instructive or ample ns thu report uf Duma aud De Cuhuatit, made In 11.19, under a commission from tho French Minister uf Finance. This document, which contains minute revelations with regard to the operations nf mints, was for some time kept se cret iu Franco. Indued, I huvo understood that there wero but tmclee ruiirs printed for the use of the coimuissiiin, who were pluccil m-coincs inapplicable to ft country so vat lu under a solemn obligation not to divulgu it. territory as ours, if nil our Slal-'S were hud lint it found its way to thn public through the died together ou a single seaboard, perhaps a parliamentary inquiry into the mint mule lo single mint might sulllee. In such a caw, the F.iigland io 1818, co.istituting the blue bo k of that year ou tins subject. The testimony uf Dumas is au argument fur a single mint, lie dwells especially on two con siderations, eomiomy aud the perleclloti of tbo coinage ; aud these he places ubovu lha local interest nhicli demand a multiplicity of mints. The figures by which he illustrates the superior economy are very striking. Waithrtt, nf court', attune that the metal it already deUrcrr.d at Un mini, a pmut which must not bu forgotl .n on the present occasion, lleyoud hot own opin ion on the question of perfection, Dumas quotes the testimony cf Itaatcrrchc, regent ol (he Hank of Fratioe, who, after an examination of Ihe subject as lung ago as 1800, very positively declared that "tlie perfection of labor which ought tu distinguish a great nation imperiously required a single mint, placed uuJer the Inline dia'r iiperlnlendruce of the Government." And he alio quotes the usiuuony of lluiuanii. s IE fill; WHOLE NO. 094 Minister nf Finance, who, in pr'senting budget in IHH.'i, declared that thu Paris mit was adequate to do nil the coinage required i . Kronen ; that lho coiioetitrntion of labor ther would proinoln nu improvement in all tho pro cesses of prnduclioH; that iu th! way the go? eminent would be relieved from the el.iensc i ilill'ereut esluliliihmeuts ; that all the nmiie from ihe same mint would be identical in ohnr ncter, uud in propurlion us it acquired perfec lion it would hu less exposed to counterfeiting uud, iu line, that .lha superintendence of th Government would be n guarantee of scnnriti' which docs not exist where tbo work ia distri ' bitted iu a large number of c-aablisliiieuu. Such was the testimony nf the minister adopted by t::e illu ilriuus authority ill science, Dumas. Perhaps the oSu could not be stated stronger. , lint it did nut prevail in ldOO, when it was first given nor in 1 8.13, nor in 18:19 oveu in prance, where the tendency to oouoeutrntinn in so nctivo, where the facilities for it are so great and where tliu disposition to take oouuselo' science is so confirmed. Hut surely there must, be a reason why it did not prevail. i Dumas says, in ruthur contemptuous phrase, that "on one sidu is n petty local interest in a great degree imaginary." (See Kapport, p. 70.) Hut if this "petty' local interest". were of uf ficient importance t prevail for so long a timo in V mice, against such influouo it must bo because thorn was something of Intrinsio strength in its character. 1 have alluded thus minutely to this testimony, bemuse woald not keep northing nut nf tho discussion that Was calculated In shed light upon it, and bcoanso it seems to me that thu long continued practice nf France, iu spitu of such testimony, must not bo disregarded in our endeavors to arrive at a true policy. , Thus far our Government has followed tbo teaohings from lho prnotico of France, rather than from its science on this subject. It re nounced, some lime ago, Ihe policy nf a single mint, acting, it may bu supposed, under other considerations uf a controlling oharaoter. Tho statute nf March ,'). 1813. (Statutes lit Large, vol. iv, p. 774.) entitled " l o estalihsh branches nf thu Mint of the United States." pmvidea for mints nt New Orleans, Charlotte, in North Car olina, and Dahlnnfga,iu Georgia the two hit ter fur the ooinngc of gold only. Since thou thero has been provision fur mints at San Prau cisoo, Denver, aud Orson City. ' I do not have before uiu tbo most rcoent statement uf the production at these different minis ; hut this is uot necessary for illustration. If wo take the year 18.") I, we shall find that the number uf pieces, gold, silver and ooppur, pro duced that year was nt follows : Philadelphia 24,i)3.i,7.Hi . New Orleans , ;),52.()IX) Charlntln 105.35! )ahlouega 83,850 So tlmt mints' wero kept up nt the two latter places merely to iiiuniil'.iottiro a very small iiinnuut uf coin. Hut the reason assigned was that gold was produced iu lho neighborhood. If we look nt the cost of -production nt these dilleioiit places, wo shall find that nt Philadel phia it was only 42-101) per oenl. at New Or leans, 1 8 I (HI per cent. ; at Charlotte,.'! 55 100 per ce it. : and Dahlnuega, I) l.'i-HK) per cent. Hut great as was the economy ut Philadelphia, compared witli that nt the other minis, we shall find that at Ihe Paris mint lho same prodiicliou costs one half less. , , ' If we look further ut tho mints ul Charlotte and Dahlnuega it is easy to see how every con sideration of economy was against Ilium. With A single Munich press in the mint ut Charlotte thu whole annual coinage there would have been accomplished iu thirty-three hours! And with a similar pruss nt Dablouega the whole annual coinage there would have been itucimiplidied ill less than twenty-eight hours! Kxperieuoe shows that one Munich press will coin ill a day of tea hours, allowing unu-sixth of thu lime fur stoppages aud aouideiits. thirty thousand pieces. 01 cnurso the ooinngc ut these two places must have been at an expense much beyond that of Philadelphia. It would have been more economical for tho Treasury to havu paid the cost of transporting tho gold frum these places lu Philadelphia. And doubt leas this would have been duuu, if the question of economy ulo o had beeu involved. 1 have referred to those instances at illustra tions of thu policy already adopted by our gov ernment. Ami yet'l cannot say that they commend thuiusolvct to my jiidgiueu', espe cially when it is considered that iu all proba bility the ooiuagu ut these minl.iJiesidea being expetisivo, wns also uf nu inferior quality. Hut the vast products of gold in distant Cal ifornia presented the question iu a new form. Unexpectedly thu early prodigies of Mexico and Peru weru runuwej. Private persons were suddenly enriched. Uold was turned up liku n chid of the valley, ur washed nut uf sands deposited by iiiouutam torrents. Whoru gold thus abounded the currcmy of thu ooun try was naturally in this iiielnh, which thus per formed its double luiiiitioii of uicruhandisu and uinm-v. Should all this treasure bu sent nwny to Philadelphia fir coinage Thn answer of reason, convenience nud commerce , was clearly against any such enforced transportation. A mint became a necessity, l'.ven assuming that lho coinage could lie executed with more econ omy uud perfection nt Philadelphia, it is evi dent, on Ihe simple statement of lho case, that thu local interests of California Weru too liu-' Jiorhint lo bu neglected. The mint wns estab lished, and during thu last your gold baa been coined thuru to thu uiuouut of (I7.5l0.0iid, w hile tho smaller amount of $:i,ll 10.1)11 was tbo sum total of gold coinage during thu same time ut Philadelplga. It is now proposed to nreiilu nnolber mint in Oreguii. nnd thu reasons for it are similar lu those which prevailed iu ihe case of .California, Thu country is found In bu fruillul in gold, if not to tint snmo extent ns California, ye so inula sii as to require similar facilities for coin age. It seems that thu amount received ut three piivateVssay offices in the city or Port laud, from January 15 In Oct. .'HI of llie lust year, reached $.4rti!.ll'll. Cuinpnre this sum witli Ihe paltry yield at Charlotte or Duhlonega, where minis weru established and inuiiiuuiiod down to thu rebellion. Tho limit's uf Peru have been proverbial for their richness ; but lathe sum lolal of llieir product ill 1858 w aa only $i;.o:ki.ooo. That uf Chili was aJ.VOOO.llOO i nnd that cfltoohvia was only 2.000.00i,1 less than tho product of Oregon fur a part uf llie year. Here, again, tho considerations nf science, which semn so strong in favor uf a single mint, seem to lose llieir applicability, or rather they f'il in presenile nf oilier considerations which cannot be neglected. Sir, we oaniiot forgot iu our legislation that it is no narrow territory that comes within our jurisdiction, but that it is a vast region, washed by two great oceans, and separated by intervening mountains, A rule which may be proper iu a country ilka Prance economy and perfection of Ihe coinage might lie exclusively consulted, JUH tlio liiuiresta ul tho Pacific coast must uot bo sacrificed, vveu to these couiidernlions. Spain still lias iniiiU at Madrid and Seville, although ut the laitur place Ihe coinage is ohielly copper ; but iu for mer days while Mexico was a Spanish pinrioo there wns a Spanish mint there, or thu suiue reason, 1 suppose, thai a mint is now proposed in Oregon, lint Oregon is even mora distant from Philadelphia than Mexioo from Madrid. Tho considerations froui distance alone cau--not be disregarded, Oregon Is Ova thousand miles from Pbil.idelphia, and loven hundred miles from San Franuiauo. it ia impussible to legislate for such immense spaces as yon would legislate for a Knmpi-a.ii kmduni. where ay. ery part is within easy distance of the Metrop olis. In Kngland there is nnly a single mint. which transacts the hustnese ol lliatcooiiiieicial oo'.n- KOOK AMI J OH FfUVI'I Ofcvsr ile.rr!j.tl ir. NKATI.V ami (ItOSII'TI.V rxrcutaa RATKH 0 AllVKKTIHINn : l.eal aUrnrtLemPiilH, SS IMI par ..(iiar ,, Arat Insertion $1,041 nrli aiiliMrifiiPtif IrewrMon. Iljui iukI nil Lraiisk'iit ailvertissmsntsnei.tbs prepaid to Insnrs IihitUihi. . Ailmniislralora' nnllrea, ami all Silt.tt'Us.-lMauL trlaliiqi to tlia estate ut ip-ceaafd persons, mual lie pre.al'l,unWa er Jureri imlillslietl by the bounty u(Jge,aim yuarniat'ed in b fmhl by him. A.lverllilni hills not pall within una year from the tlraa w.fii (Tonlriir-lwf. will lit. Inereerttwenty-flveier cent, eaell yearM.vmnllanli-rtedthreartff.' ' .1- '-. !-!!iJ try. Hiit I need not remind yon that alt its vast commerce is conducted within a small ter- ; ritory. n Holland, nlso, there Is nnly a single ' mint, although during the days of the republic ' there was a mint in each province. At the rer-' nlutinn these wero abandoned, and one mint for the whole kingdom was established at Utrecht. ' lint hero again I may remind yon of the nrtr-1 row spooe of territory whioh is served by thin mini.. ... Tho whole question has been olwonrod hy ' considering gold when coined aa exclusively' currency, whereas it is also merchandise ft is in this latter character that it oomes under the same laws which govern commerce ia nth-' er articles. If wo go back to Aristotle we shall , find a definition to which it ia difficult to add anything in our day, "It Is agreed," says thi maater of thought, "to give and reeeira in ex- change a tubstanet which.useful initttlf. ia ea sily managed in the aeage of lift) M, for ( aruplo, iron, silver, or anon other substance as ' shall have a determined dimension and weight 1 ml which, in order to avoid th embarrasa- ment of onntinnal weighing. Mall be marked hu a particular ttamp at the lien of iu value.'" n Politics, Hook I, (.hap. 3.) In quoting these' words, Michael Chevalier, the political eoono-' mist nnd new-made Senator of Prauoe, who has given much attention to this ubjrot.rightly ays that the whole question ia admirably pat and at the same time determined. Bat the same idea has been stated also by Adam 8mith in his remarkable work on the Wealth of Nan lions. The qualities," be says, "of utility,' beauty and scarcity are the original foundation nf the high price af those moliila, orof tho great quantity of other goods for which they can ev- ery where be exchanged. ' Tlii lvalue mat an" tecedent to and independent of their being em ployed at coin, and wai the quality which fit-' ted lliem for that employment." Therefore,, it must not bo forgotten that coin ia aomething more than money t it la merchandise atso. - in this character it nlaya a oonapicnoua part in the commerce nf lho world. It diffon in aiie from the lumber nf Maine, but It la just as much an - article oT merchandise. ' ' ' - , ; .!! It la when we regard gold as nerehandiit that we.aee how clearly In certain placer, and ' ' nnilor certain circuinstanoea it escapes from tho scientific lawa which are applicable espe-' chilly to coinage. Onld ia unique among arti- -oles of commerce. Every other ortlolo may allow discussion ns to its quality. Clothea or woul may be more nr lesa line ; Hour mar ne more or leas bolted, nr it may he made from t hard or soft wheat. Uot gold ia chemically a simple body, and when once refined, perfectly homogeneous, whether it oomes Irom (Jalilornla ' or Siberia, (mm the sands of Transylvania or thu poorer sands of the Upper Rhine. ; Let it mice be brought up tn any arbitrary standard, as, say. nine tenths. and there is no difference in its character. But this degree nf finoneae must i he established in' n authentic wanner, nr oth- : urwisu transactions in tbla article may be ar- rested at every moment. Tho delicate agen- uius necessary for determining its valne are not i easily accessible. The government,' therefore,-' as thu representative of tlie oommnuity, after refining nnd weighing gold, put upon it a stamp ' which guaranties its weight and finenese. Thus the eacle, Willi the stamp of ten dollars, is a piece which, according to the out of Con gress of 18th January, 117 (Statutes at Large , vol. live, p. I. IS), weighs two Hundred anu uuy , eight grains, wilh nine-tenths of gold, and one tenth of alloy. The Euglisb sovereign la ft stamped piece of gold twenty-two carats fine, , aud ot such weight, in proportion to tne iroy , ounce, that 3 18s I0J shall make an ounce. , The Krenoh franc is a stamped piece of silver. , weighiug exactly five grains, and niue-leutha Hue. .-. . . .' Hut iu our country, and now especially In Culiforuia and ou the Pacilio coast, gold liatf hucouio a principal article of production and exportation, like cotton, Snoh ia its oharaoter . that it instinctively seeks inivedion, in order lo , secure a guarantee and recommendation. Now every State has its inspectors, for instance, of , flour ; pot and pearl ashes ; tish.beel and pork. In Massachusetts, I think there hare been in. speulora of aula leather.althoagh a hide of leath er ia open on all sides. Bat If gold be regard ed as merchandise, there ia more reaaon for ita inspccliun. It is true that it is more portable than these other articles ; but It ia also more portable tbun tbesu other nrtiolea ; but it is also more valuable, mora easily lost, more oastiy stoleu, uud more provocative to plandor. j Therefore, it is entitled to pcouliar safeguards. 1 Here, then, is the oaso in nutshell. Call fornia is already a large exporter of gold 01 merchandise. Oregon is now commencing ; similar career. Hut the gold there ought to . huvo every advantage as merchandise, whioh it can derivo from tho inspection of the gov- ' eminent. Call it protection, if yea will ; bat , I licit to submit that an interest so important. so peculiar nnd so delicate, deserves tills pro- lection. If it be said that all this may bo accomplish- , ed by an assay ofiioe.l reply that this doea only ' partially what is done by lho mint. Tho gold is delivered back lu ingots stamped, so that for certain purposes it is merchandise ; but the worn is only hall none. There Is one oilier remark whioh I would make before 1 close. Mooh alreea baa been placed upon the opinion uf the dirootor of the , mint ut Philadelphia. Indeed the whole ease -against the proposed mint baa been allowed to , rest on his letter, which begins ao whimsically. I hope I havo not spoken of him too freely t bnt since bis authority baa been inrukod, I have , been led to ask if there were anything la bit , studies or scientific nttaiumeuU calculated to render him a court without appeal on this que- . lion, 'it is obvious that his position fur the time being subjects him to influences hostile to lo new mints. Hu naturally aeeka lo amplify , hi jurisdiction, nnd tn keep the tide . gold from ebbing away from his marblo building. Perhaps I do not nse too strong language if I say that be is under Inducements to play the peduut for his own miiit.and to quote it against every other mint. At all events, I think the . Senate will be satisfied that on the present oo ciision, he might lo be overruled. Mr. NKSMi ril. Mr. President, tho history which lho Seualor frum Maine baa given of tbla ; bill i believe is substantially correct. Some . time in the early part of the soasion I iutro- ; duoed a bill providing fur the establishment of , a branch mint of the United States at Portland. Oregon, and- it waa referred to tho Committee on Finance. The committee, however, report ed hack a diirereut bill, one providing fur the establishment of nu nvny office at Carson eity, in the territory of Nevada, and for the eaten- . liahmuiit of an assay omoe at ine iane, ure gon. The bill, ns reported by the committee, and to which 1 believe the chairmau of the Committee on on Finance raise uo objection. , nt Ibis time, provides ior an appropriation in i-tfJUlO, lor the purpose of establishing aa ai say nfliuo at the Dulles, Oregon. When the lull enme before the Senate, 1 moved to strike out the ninth section, contniniug thai provision nnd to insert in i'eu of it my original bill for lb establishment of e .branch mint, Ihe only . diirereuce being that Portland waa stricken oat and the Dalles wns inserted, and an anprouri- . alien proposed of It 100.000 fur the aetablishuient of a branch mint iu tile plaoe of $75,000 for Ihe establishment ol an assay otlioe. My amendment waa adopted giving ne brunch mint in place ol an aamy olhoo. It woe adopted alter the qnestion nan oeea argueu some length. A few days ago. when my amend ment was adopted, the fcenator irom .iuw manifesting to this measure, as h has to almost everything elo relating to oer State, a ery de cided hostility, when he foaud that be woe beaten upon Ihe vote adopting the eureodineol, resorted to parliamentary Uotloa iu order that -he might have an opportunity W reconsider the rote lly which it whs adopted. That was pmpet euougii, fKrhapei 1 make UtOouipUlut ol It.