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t (Oregon j&'talcHm. MONDAY MORNING. FEB. 5. 1800. . ThaStatnman has a Largsr Circulation than 107 othtr Paper in th Stat, and it the Best Medium for Advrtiri. ThU I.Lawtand Keiolutiontarepubllihedlnth Stateimau by Authority NOTICE The butlness dc;pnrtmcnt of tin States- man Office li uuder die management of D. W. Cbaio, , who It alone nutliorittd 10 transact the bntlneas of lb concern. THE CALL TO TUB FAITHFUL. , ' It ll an Invariable outturn with every State' Central Committee of every party, in calling the member of the party together for a State Convention, to prepare and publish, by the an- thority of the Committee, s " call," Hating in general terma the obji-cti of the Convention, the principle nf thofo who are Invited to ft, and a patriotlo appeal '" to rally In tiiii critical Juncture of public affairt," that proper princi ple and proper men may be indorsed tu guide tbe pnhlio interest about to be patted on at ' tbe next election. So onivertal i tliit practice with all political partiei, that wo cannot now 'call te mind a tiuglo inttanoe where the "call" was neglected. In fact, without the "call," the rank and file of the parly can have no idea of what it to be done, what it going on in the party organization, what i to be don in Con vention, what officei are to be filled, what nom ination! are to lie made, and who are expected to participate In the Convention. So Import ant I the " call " for a State Convention in party politic, that when a Stnte Central Com mittee fail or neglrota to itsue ill ' call," or appeal to the party," it I nlwayi taken a prima facie evidenoe that the party it unable to make the campaign ngainit it opponent in it preient form, and that reorganization of the party, or a tl'sbnndinent of it, and the forma tion of a now party, it intruded and determ ined upon by tho leader who met in Stute Central Committee. We are led to make the above remark from the faot that " oar Southern brethren," who met at Portland on the 22il day af January, under the name nf the " State Central Com mittee of the Democratic party of Oregon," Hid not make any " call," ' appeal to the par ty," or ay a word direotly to any party. W take the following from the proaeedingi of that Committee, a pnhlithed in their leading organ, I he Stale Rights Democrat, and it it all the Committee hat dared to ay about a State Con tention t On million of Mr. Avery, Tlinrilny . the Dili of April, 1X86, van selected an the day fur holding the Demo cratlo HUle Convention, thtt. VYbitenker intnuliueil the following i . Rriahrd. That the apportionment id representation f.ir the Democratic State Convention, to lie held In Ilia rlty of Portland,' April .'ith, IMiii. b aa follows t One dtlegite fur each enmity et large, one for every seventy lira Democratic votea cant lit the laNt Presidential elec tion for MrClellan, and one lor every liariion or scv-ety-tlvt, of and orcr thirty-eight. Adopted Mr. Wilton moved thai this Committee recommend Ilia Demiicracjr throughout the Hint tu hold County Convention on tire 11'Jd of March, lniiii. Carried. One geulleiiian move that the Drmncratio Stat Convention meet at Portland on the 5th of April, but doe not itato the object of tho Convention. " Gov. Whiteacre introduced the fnllewing," and from the grand parade with which it I atated, we are to infer that it wa received by the other member a an oraol from Jupiter but he failed to hint at the butl iin of the delegate. Another member then moved that the Democracy bold County Con vinlitni on the 22d of Maroh, but be doe not elate the objett of even theee County Conven tion. From all that their Ceutral Committee lit done, it it iinpottiblo to tell what the Con vention to be beld at Portland it expeoted to do. Who can tell from all thi. or any of it, what nominee the Portland Couveniinn I ex ported te make, or whether it Intendt to uiako a (ingle nomination. To prove the correotnet of our remark, wo hope our reader will k (hair Demoorallo neighbor the olrjrut of the Portland Convention ; and if notniualion are to be made, what kind 1 county, itate, nation al, Judicial, electoral, or what t The only explanation of Ihit lingular aiir sn preoedented action It to be fountl in the follow- ing paragraph, in relation Ui tbe Cuunnii lee, in the Albany Democrat 1 To My that mmplele harmony on every Ion Wore tla Committee hud pr. vailed, would not lie correct, nor e.ild It be wished that it were an. tor that phenomenon would Imply that il.a iina-ecdinga had hern a thlog of previous arrangement or ailtul manipulation. The truth i that the tetaion of th Commit tee a a very ttormy one. The Johnton men in the Committee, from Marion and Polk coun tie, determined to " role or ruin," and they ueoeedrd In ruling. They were afraid to pub liih a " Johneon call," fur fear llint the vener ahl old 'Siitjr-Flvcr' and O'Meara would kick out of th Iraoo at once, aud call a teoond oon. vaotioo before they could all be bound by the 5th of April Convention, to they deferred pre ing that point. Another reaaon of their action la, they are hoping (vain hope) that toineiiody will kiok ep a fuea in tbe Union parly, to that Johnson will not be completely indortrd by the Ualou Convention, which they anlieipale will Meet prior te th 5th of April, and then lliey will ootnpel a blind obedience to the majority nf their own Cooveulinn, (mother th torn pie f lb O'Meara wing, and (wallow President Jobntoa at a (ingle gulp. Imping that they weeld la tbi manner draw largely from the Union party. It wa tatd by Thomas Jefferson, who wa a inaeh ahrewder polilieiao than a ttatetman, Idafmluorille are alway desperate;" and it I plain to every man' obarrvatinn that tho Dtmoc ratio leader iu Oregon are now occupy, iag a mnat Jrtpcrate extremity. They are afraid that if they go loo ,'r loaardt Jobusoq aadthe Uoioa. their reeruiu from iliesoari will ty away frmu the electlnt in ditgutt 1 and, on Ike ether band, tbey dare uot declare the "war a failure," aud J oho ton a " beorith tailor," a Ibey did oe year ago, without driving all the metkl aad reapeelabl member of their par ty over to the Union party. Tbey have not lb eoarage to openly attempt lb erganitalioa ef 1 aaw and itrioiio party, at did tbe old Whig leader in 1833, and they fear to traat Ibtir political earoaaae any longer la lb rut era old balk labelled M Democracy." Tbey ate that tbe party eat beta defeated and anni hilated la every Stat lu the Union t thai the eery earn el ' Deiaooralio parly " be beeoaie (yaeaymoa with " Secession," and Southern Coiifederar)'," and that they are being born 4ea aader the lernlile odium of tympathUiiig witJi Ik traitur wb failed to destroy th na tion. Tbey weald like te ride two knrte - Andrew Johneon " and Peace D moewy ' bat Ibey discover that lb Meed are rirtning la 77tit wireotlo"., and that the feat la im. y? ".!-. Hot they de bnp te kick p a lerri t') ' ;tt, and, if poeeible, prevent tbe koaetl r t frwas eeeing abat they ate really doing, awl mo appear " all Ihiog la all awn," antil Ollt RELATIONS WITH Til K KANDWIIH ISLANDS, We have Intended for tome timo putt to cull the attention of our delegation In Cotirrost tu the importance of taking tome ttepa llint would imnre til aicendeiicy of American intorettt and American control, in tliete important Inl and!, when tho native! wero ready or com pelled to roliiitjuiih It. The ltland have been ir-tlled, reformed and redeemed from barharinn to civilization and Ctirlitianlty, by the lalmrt of Americant. For many year It wa a labor nf mieiiouary love and duty entirely, and ttretohed through triala, privation! and dangers, of which tho pretetit foreign population of tho ltlandt have but a faint idea. New tliete Islands, that tenderly and aiiiduouily enred for by telf tacrificing and enterprlting American citizen, havo grown op to a potition of vntt importance to American interettt on the Pacific cenat, nnd their trade It proving profitable. Thin far in the hittory of the ltlandt Americnn citizent have been content to attend to their own hutinett teach ing and trade and left political affuir to the entire direction of the nattvet. But lite time hat now arrived when we think that our Gov ernment thonld look after political matter among the ltlandt of (lie Pacific The nutive population of the iilandi in quettion it nlready reduced to about sixty thoutand, and by that unvarying law of nature which ennhlet the ta porior to overshadow aud preat out (he inferior raoui of man, the decline U going on at a very rapid rate. Not only it the native population itielf failing rapidly, but the royal blood which hai been priviledged to rule ii tienrly exhaust ed. Th death of the late King, Kaiiiehaineba' IV., left hut two repreieutntive of the royal family, a brother and a titter of the Into King, who, by the law of tticcestiiin in force hero, arc entitled to the throne h,v right of descent, The brother, Kumehainelia V, it now reigning, and hii health it preoarinua. The titter, Vic toria Kamehama, thnuld the turvivo her broth er, will be entitled to the crown, and the will be the I nt nf tho royal family. We nnder ttntid that, acoording to tho fundamental law of the ltlandt, when the royal line it exhaust ed the crown become! " elective." It it familiar to our render that, during the patt tutnmer, tho Dritith Government lent a iteam frigate to Honolulu, with a royal invita tion from Queen Victoria of England, inviting Emilia, Queen Dowager of Iho Manila ami wid ow of the lute King, together with tome llril ith cfjicinli at Iho ltlandt, lo vitit England at the guett of Victoria, the frigate being tpecial ly let apart for Kuitna to make the vitit. Quern Emma accepted the invitation, and it now in England. A word about her s She it the griiinl daughter of an Englith tailor, who deierled hit ihip in the day of Captain Vancouver, and joining the hand nf Kninehaineha I, in hit wart t put down all the rival chief, thured witli that chieftain in hit nicceti, wni token into the favor of Iho King, married into llie royal fam ily, then hut little better than naked luvnget ; and but for the lahon and teaching of the American iniititmnriei. lliiitame Queen Emma would have donlilleti remained iu the primitive t iinplicily 1 f her grandmother a naked, un taught barbarian. In an article on lliit qiicitiou, tho Welling ton City Chi oniric tay 1 The only ohJiHit whir l, the HrllUli liuvernmrnt can have In view, Irr thiitraiurorlint Queen Kinrria in nival ntnte Ui Kiinland, and in eritrrUirnnit her there at ihe emt of the nation, nio.l lie Iho inu-ntii.n t,i emie the auecraainii lo her, perlmpa to tire exdini.in of Ihe I'rin ceM Vii toria. in Ihe iiitrrenU nf llraiit Britain. Thi may Ire accormin'ahed liy a pr.ilei toraln. A aehemn lor a protectorate lia. Iieen propmied In tho prtMiut Kiiift, hot wan not accepted. During the rebellion, England, equally pred atory with France on tliit tide nf the world, tent out a Hi. bop and eitahlithed him In tliete ltlandt, for tho manifett pnrpme of undermin ing Ilia influence of iho American mletionuriet, and to aot alto at a pnlitlcal ng. nt in behalf of Kritith intereila. Thit it alwnya iho pi notice nf Ihe Ilrltifl Itithnpt. It ii of .lie utmoal iniporlnnoe to Oregon and Caliknia Ihnt nnr interetti with Ihe ltlandt be li'oked after. Our ooiuinercial relationi have growu up lo much Importance. The Iehindi onuiame largely nf Oregon produce and manu facturer, and we iu turn are profited by her irigar production. Hon. J. II. Mitchell pre sented thil mailer lo the preterit Legislature at ill regular feteinn, in an able tpcech in favor of reciprocity treaty with Ihe lelandt. and we regret Hint bta fignrei are nut at hand to thow by dollar and centi ihe extent of our trade with Ihe Hawaiian. Of tho future of our in lerett on the Pacific. Ihe Chronicle rontinue : The IViAr wean l almt to l- it. tlir m nt in- terrrtln eventa. Trade In live Atlantic villi (,.!"w In it acciMonied chaunrla, whila iu the l'. ilk ita.lr I. eriterliiKdirerllnnarntlrely new. Intcrcnrie Iwtwn-n I'Hliroriiu anilVlreu.in with Jtpan and I'hina lia lieen Inilialrd. end a lure of lm-lii, r,m Han h'rnn. ivi, hi tlniHi rlih and p.'iMilnu. rcuiiinic will In iu npin lion In a twelve ui,.inli.t,,iH'l,li,iil Il,miiu!u Uith Hutu. The llawaii in loland. and evrrv otlur anmp in the North and Hmh I'ai illc, will be "iK', uiird and aeiwd " by III white nu'e under dilTereiil nali malinra. and will be In Unit im-chii hal Ilia UVat India I-UimI hava lieen In the Allantle, draaini; their LUoiina claw from t hlna InMead nf In m Alrira nnr own ieoi,lc, t" Ilia ninnlier l wverol th.Hu.m, already m uled in Hawaii, reieebiblp. woaithv. and tecum In Iheatree licuxil themaond the ieiile. however nut of invor wiihthe lloveriunaul, ait l,-.ki;. aniion.tr lor i,h aid Irom Wahini!.n aa will av them In.m ialhnainio rha rlnichH ol ama eiwniy nr rival nf the I'nitrd Stalea. Ai thla dir. any qua-tloni will ! hrtweew i.oi (W eminent and that id II laau almit. Ileinre l"ii thinl Mttie will niter lulu Ihe ra-e, and we hall have coin plicaihina with Knaland or fiance. niilrtwe Intend lo yield our claim. In th laland allMficlher. No Dirt'KKaM'ica There have hen dirTemnte of opinion here and llrera a lo Ihb ur thai meanrret tail thrra ,n uia uimiu iUMt,w.f pnu. .sr.. Hit kit lr.l. Oh no! no diMY-rcnoer In principle none at all. To lie tore the Democratic Htrieie in- dorte pretident Johnton' mettnge, and very grnerally endorar hit policy, while Ihe i)cmo- trat denounce th tame, aud declare that no Demcral can ttidurte It, yet there I no differ ence of priuoipli here ! a mere difference ol opinion ! Th voter of Oregon will be able to ee where the difference! are. The Democracy will uot tie able to cover up it In aaonable rec ord for the put four yean, by pretended ateeut to and hidortemrnt nf the tocceta of Ihe tiolicr of th Union party. The Democrat will make detperale effort to Hide all reference In their potillou while th Uuion arum- were battling for the life el th aaliou t but I hey will not mo oted in drowning Ihe recollection ol Ihe pail. Comiko to Tuna SuNaita. For the pur pose ef facilitating th eatablithmenl of Na tional llaokt In California, a btl, ha been in troduced Into the I.ejitl itnr of that Stale, -tharlung the irtue of twenty-five million dol lar la note, lo be itamped in th U. 8. Treat- ery DeptrtmenU " California." and to be re- deeaiable in gold by lb California Hank. Tbi I a kind el enmproniite between bard nmney aud tbe regular national Bole. It ie aekrd of Congree a a tpecial favor to CnliCor nia, aud if granted will prove of great tale le th whole Pacino eoaet. Lan OrrM-e A bill hat paaw.1 th t'nited !.-1 "t.t p ivt f r t.tn4 ff! e In T.ht era Oroe. I'LAl.X TALK TO TUB OKFK K-SKKKKIIS. Under the nlinve bend, the Albany Journal lint the following : I'olli'V in ever rliutiKiiiK. lint " prineiplea never die," iiinl ii tiill'iivii l'iiloilly Hint men who eriterialu nnd chcrli-lr correi't principleM will not mirreridi-r llioi-e irin ciili'n for Hie poliry ol tiiHiniHiniiitt tiny poliliciil orKan kall'll, when it I. leiiilinit Ihem auay I nun die liiuil' mur ka which poll t out 1 1 if pmh ol duty mid ptrloiirn. II Ihiw rca-oi iiik U curri'ct, llie imp rlnrict-ol nlnmnin tlie erroiHHiiil ext'luditiK the vlceii which lmvecreit into other ilorniiiHiit polillciil purtica Iu nnr country la up. parent tn every true Union num. lu Ji"lN"K ol the oiialillrHliornt ui' a man tor olllce, lair acipiirenieuta, lioneaty, IntcKilly, and above all, liU licln)( entirely de void nf tho elcctmncerliiK nrla or a deui iiuiUo, i-hould be the reconimendatlona required. It l a rule Hint will unlvemnlly apply, that the man who in ready to prion-l-e. baryaiu, buy, fnwn, erinrro and tl-itter, ia unlit to trim!, for he would do the mime amount of menial oljci aunce 10 any party that would tender him office. We heartily endorre Iho aliovo. The Union party hat been and Ii yet eminently Iho peo ple'! party. It wni not organized for tho heu elitof place-liunteri, and cannot be to nted. The vitnl force of the Union parly contittt, not in organization nr discipline, but in the hold it hat upon the affectioui of the people. All men can tee that it wni the Union party which hat preserved the Union aud the nation from tho trentnn of the rehult ; and all men can lee that it did thil at the very time when the Demo cratic party wn willirt lo give up the Union to the Iraitori. Theie being the facta, the Union party it bated upon the great and vital principle nf ihe maintenance of the Union nt all and every hazard, no mutter if tomeboily doet get killed to (ecu re that end. Title vital principle cannot ha conipromited away, or ritked upon uncerlnin rontiiigenciei. by the tclieinei ol politician! or the barguim of aapi ranlf. The people ore the partiei inleretled. They want honetl, faithful and true men to repretent them. Tbey want men of hard n-nte and nouiid judgment, and men of " backbone " on tho day of trial ; and above nil. they waul men " entirely devoid of Ihe electioneering arte of the demngogiiu," It it altvayi a rale mid good rulo, " I hut the niun who ii reudy to bar gain, promite, buy, fawn, cringe nr flutter, it unfit to tniKt," and we hope the people will en force it to tho very letter. . A DKMOI IllTIC l'LATFOKM. Bound principled iu our platform Hint aonml men aa niiraliiiuliird -hearer upon Unit pl itlnnn will uiulouiit edly lie Hut for ward, anil Ihiiuri-ayYd lor Ihe gi-und con tent iu June next. State Highti Democrat. If that ii done Oregon will te perfectly tnfe, aa llie Union Convention intendt tn have it old platform of well-tried and perfectly tound principles on baud, with louiid men nt itand ardlearora. Hut wo can tell yon, In advance nf your Con tention, Mr. Democrat, what kind ol a piuifnrm you dare not, cannot adopt : - ltt. Your Convention cannot, dare Pat in- dorte Ihe tecettion, nullification retolutioni of 1798 nnd 17!)!). 2d. Your Convention cannot, dare not. in done the platform of yonr ( State Conven tion. 3d. Your Couveniinn cannot, dare not in dorte the platform of your taut National Con vention at Chicago. 4th. Your Convention cannot, dare vol open ly Imlortc Pretident Johnton, nt the New York Democratic Convention did ; neither will it dare to openly and plainly deuotiucu him, a Iho Democrat doe. Slh. Your Couveniinn dare uot denounce the Southern State for teceding from Iho Union. (ith. Your Convention dare not declare Ihe war failure, aa you did one year ago. Your Convention will miilte a ttudied and lahorioiii effort to be on both tidea of every quettion, without nppeuriug to he agitinat any thing hut taxet, revenue tlrimpi, nnd " negro equality." To deceive tho people it ynnr only chance for niccett, and a mighty effort to that end Will be attempted. Wkkt VlltaiNU The Lafayette Courier ref'Tt In tho forninlion of Wett Virginia nt a cnau nf the violation of the Coiitlitntion by 'reaidenl Lincoln. We nre very much afraid thai the Courier editor doe not read the pa per!. Duel he not know Ihnt the Stale of Wett Virginia waa formed in iiccoriliinuo with the very lection of Iho Conititulion which ho nt ertt mil violated, vie 1 HRC.3.-I. New Htuteatnny lie admitted hyrnnsreaa into thi I'niun; hut no ew'Htaie ahnll lie fi-rmed nr ere. led within ihe lunmlii liou id any oilier Slate; nor any Stnte lj Inimed by the function of two or more Htnlea. or part nt Hlulcs, wilhntll Ihe cniiicut nf the IjcKi-dature ol Ihe SlHte concerned, aa wed ra of the l'onitrea. After Ihe Legitlnlure of Virgiira hud denied Ihe binding authority of the above tection, nnd had recognized the Confederate Conttitution nt their law, Ihe people of Virginia elected a new Legitlnlure, and one that recogniied tlie above lection a Ihe lupremu law. Tim Legitlnlure met at Ihe city of Wheeling, and there eon- ttntrd lo the dititiun of the Male of Virginia, and the formation of tint Stnte of " Wett Vir ginia 1 anil lint action of that Legislature wai ratified by no nlmoat unnuiinoiit vuto of the citizen! of Virginia, who recognized the above eoliou a binding upon then-. The entire pro ceeding wai regular, and " according to low." The legnl. proper nnd constitutional foruiitinn of the Statu of "Wett Virginia" cannot be denied, except by a man who ii 10 uureatona- ble a to claim that a Virginian who It a traitor to the Union, i entitled In all Ihe right and benefit of tbe Cimttiliilion al the tume lime ha hut renounced it, and whilo he it Inbnriug tndetlroyit by open wart whilo a Virginian who it faithful lo Ihe Union, it entitled to no right! under tho Couttitnlinn whatever. The Courier would doubllrt vluini I hut Jeff. Davit had a right to draw pay a a United State Senator while be wai making war tn rttiihlith th Southern Confederacy. Ho will not get tuuuy tu ngrcc tu itich a potition, and yet it ii uot uiorv lalee or ahturd than are all Iho other charge againtl Lincoln or Johnton, for vinla tioui nf Iho Coutlitutiun. The Courier mutt rrad more of th hittory of the country. Tub Idaho and .Montana Traus Th Sacrameulo Union, oonluiue the filluwing item of great importance to Oregon t A meeting of a few of our leading teauialert, merchant and bueincea men waa held at the office of the Pacific Kailrnad Company ye terdny afternoon, to dvvite rome plan tor rt lending Ihe trade nf Sacrameulo to the min ing dittrii'l nf Owyhee, Unite and Montana, ll teem that a tlmrl and topermr route can be eatily located from the lerniinm of the Pa cific Huilroad down tbe Trovkre river to the lltg lleud. ihriioe pattitif rati of Pyramid Lake, and between Ihe Mud Lake and the 1 1 inltivl.lt river in an almotl direct line to the heart uf tho Owyhee mine, from which there ii a good road lu Ihe lloite mini t, and it it believed that a good route on he found from thereto Ihe Montana mine. which are now emmnanding to much attention. It ii believed that the lalier niiuee can thui be reached with let than eight huudred mitre nf wagon travel, while it I uut lee than tixleeu huudred mile from thna mine to reliable navigation en th Mittourl river. Th trader aud hutiuc men of Oregon mutt beet r Uiomaelvet,- and otgauiie their effort, If they would compete with the energy of our California neighbor. Oregoo mutt I aoik fur iu intereau, it w are ever te get I away frvra the tbaite uf Cahluvwia, ULKulUnill' NEBS. New York, Jan. SJ. The Commercial'! Wellington ilitpntch taytt Tho internal revenue cmn mini-inner recommend the ubo- rttioii of tnxe on walchet, plate, carriage, and other nriiclea in tchedulo A. and he up provei the iiilittitutiun nf a tax on inlet for the prctent incnitii' lux. New York, Jan. 22 Mawachntett and other State which have more llinn their ap portionment of tlin national currency will prob ably have tho amount of the notci which tbey lire authorized lo iitue reduced. In order to give a fair profortioii to the Southern State. New York, Jan. 22. The tteatner Liberty, from Ilavann. January 17th, hringt date from the city of Mexico lo January Dili. - The general lituntion of llie Impernlitti ii, by their own account!, very unfavorable. A Mexican force which left Mniiz-inille re cently Ii d the 4th hatialio tlnrviiig. Tlie people) iu the neighborhood of Acn pulco emigrated after having dentroyed the wi lit. Detertioti from the imperialitt furcei ii very great. The Miniitcr Plenipotentiary to France nnd about yOO mldiert helungiiig to the foreign le ginn have arrived ut Vera Cruz. Secretary Seward had not yet arrived nt Havana. Tlie Captain General hid fitted up bis coun try tent and win making preparations lo re ceive hi 111 in un riilhiittatlio and hotpituble imiimer, (julvetton, Jan. 8 An order hat been pro mulgated inutleriiig out the Twenty-Secoiid liegiinent. The vote In day for Ihe conven tion win quite aniali. The deli galei elected are mindly of Ihe coitervalive clement in Gal vetlon. Sixty prominent jilizent of De Soto pnrith are under military irrett at Shreveport, Lnu itiHna, charged with inurderitig negroet. There nre cotitlHiitaud terlout complaint! from the interior parithe of the uowiliogneti of the freedineii to make contract!. Ilull'ahi. Jan. 22 A Tilunville (Pa.) dit patch ttate that there were two laige lire! there lutt ntg lit. Three men were arretted on charge of being inoeiiilnriet, and are being tried by n Vigilance Committee. If found guilty they w ill be Iniiigeil nt once. New Orleniit, Jan. 22. The adjourned lei lion uf the Lcgiidaluru commenced to day. A new party hat ipriing up in Mexico called the Ortega faction, who hold coiniiiiftiont from Ortega and retime to recognize Juarez. Cor t i ti 11c it taid to belong to thit party Col. Lawrence Kip, of Slieridan't ttaff, who hat been itivcidigiiling the liagdud affair, relumed on Sunday morning. l'u) mauler Pretty hat arrived at Itrazut with fundi to pay all tho trnnpt nn the Kin G ramie. A large umuber ol colored troopt are being muttered out. An order hat been received to mutter out nearly all Gen. Clark's cnunnuiiil. About four companies of black troops arc doing provoal duty iu Bagdad ut the solicita tion of the American citizens. No one can leave the town without' a patt from the hend (imirlert nf the United Slates furcei. Tlie Tinte'e llionnavillc corretpoudent tnvt Cortinnt now occupies llngdiid with about 200 men. It it understood that Weilzel ditnp prnvei of the action of our ofticcn in the re cent capture of Bagdad and has already ar retted tome of Ihem. All the heavy ordnance hut been ordered from llriizot to Brownsville. Tho llanclicro tayt Carnviijal ittued a proc lamation to liie tuhliert advising them submit to the Imperial authority, rutlier than unite in filibustering expeditiuiis witli the Yankees.' Nashville, Jan. 22. Ill Iho Senate to day the free ichnnl hill wai rejected by a vote of i) to 8. The bill it virtually dead. New York, Jan. 22. An evening paper niiiioiinei-t Iho nppernncu of a new counterfeit 1 00 dollar national currency note. It it well execute 1. A letter from St. Petersburg annnence that the liuisiuu Government has placed n war steamer nt tho disposal of the Collim Overland Telegraph Co., and has given instruction In tlie llussiau Htilhoriliet tiinllnril every possible assistaoco to the company in their operations. A letter from ltichmond tayt that through out the whole State of Virginia meeting! have been held fur the purpose of fixing lliu price uf labor. Initially instance! the people have been liberal, while, in others they have agreed on a price w hich will he ruinous in the work ing class, and productive ef trouble iu tbe fu ture. A Wnshingtnn dispatch tayt: Notwith standing his message urging the abolishment of the Kreeditieu'i Bureau. Gn Worth, nf North Carolina, made application to the Su perintendent nt Favitville tu intervene iu the nllairs of hit daughter living iu Hurliiin coun ty, and direct a settlement with her negroet who have been employed during Ihe past ten ion, neither party being able lo como lo terms. Macnn, Oa., Jan. 20. It it rare at pretetit to tee bliicki idle or rhtlllcta in Ihe ttreelt. Nearly all have gone to work, and cordiality prevails between tho racet. Itepnrts from planters are quite laviirahle. and if this con dition of things coutinuet a large quantity uf cotton will be rnited. Benjamin Hill. Joshua Hill, A. "11 Stephens. L. J. Gartrell, Jus. J .ill in 011 and Col. Dougherty, nro all prumi iieutly spoken of as candidates lor the United Statea'Selinlo. Washington, Jan. 22. Prominent South Carolina I'litonistt are urging n modification ol Ihe test oath to that nolle shall be excluded from holding ulhce by its provisions who will make oath that any aid or comfort they may hate given to the rebellion was mil prompted in any degree by hostility to the Government of the United Slntei. Gen. Sherman it expected here tome day thit week lo confer with Gen. Grant in refer ence lo military alluiri. Washington. Jan. 22 The Navy Depart ment has a letter ftnin Cnmit ndore Goblslior ough tayinK that the rebel privateer Shenan doah may shortly be expected The Commo dore will probably detail a small crew to bring her ni-rote Iho Atlantic ocean. Wa-hington, Jan. 4H. The marriage of Mn. Stephru A. Dotigla aud Brevet Brig. Gen. Williams took iiIhco this evening at !) o'clock at tho residence nf Ihe bride. The coreuioiiiea were performed by Her. Father Lynch, of Ihe Catholia Church. Philadelphia. Jan. 2J. Otwald Thompson, Judge of Iho Court of Common Pleat, died Ihit morning of pnralytii. C'liK'ugr, Jnn. 'Jf A Washington e rre pondentof Ihe Detroit Tribune give a differ ent version of the tlory of Judge Field and the itifernnl machine. Ho inyt tun Judge re ceived a package carefully done up about the size and like an ordinary ambrotypt cate. He proceeded lo uudo it tuppotiug it tn be a picture. In undoing it he noticed that it opened Very hard. Jnal then a suspicion Hashed acrua hit mind that there might lie oinelliing wrong about it aud he threw the park.ige against ihe wall. In linking it broke open and disclosed an Ingeniously constructed machine. The package contained feveral conical belli made somewhat like fixed am munition fur Ihe Spencer rifle, but 10 arranged aa to be discharged lir the application uf lire. The consttuctinu tf tin. infernal machine wa uch that when opurrd, a match would be ig uitvd on a piece of prepared cardboard and ooiniuunicatnig lira lo the ammunition sealter death til every direction. The Chilean Government baa three first elat war ttcamert now boildinr in England Twit nf lb em are exiwcied 10 be ready for sea about tbe middle of March, but it ie doubtful whether tbey will be allowed by the British authorttir to ail. Tbe Chilean Milliner ha denied having any knowledge of vetael teiied a few days Hue on tuepicwu. Liverpool. Jan. ti I'mton hai a downward tendency, and it quiet ; breadsluffs very dull t 'provision quirt and iteady; cmtnila closed 1 Haturday, al Mi for niouey t 6ve-iweutte, j03. Maixina It daugrrooilr ill In London. A railway traiu containing Ihe Lord Lieu ! tenant of Ireland ami lady, wa fired al by an uknown peraun, near Multlren. The driver I of Ihe rugiue hid a narrow escape, j There haa been a revolt in two Spanish re- giuient. but it make no prngrna. Th in 1 Mirrent are being puisuad to tbe mounlaiu. New Ymk. Jan. Itj.-Advicct Irom the j West. Indies says the bill lioliliing the "Id Conilitntiiin of Jamaica, leaving all legislative power In the hands nf the English Crnn past ed tho Colonial Parliament with closed door!, tome time ago, but requires the sunction ol Iho Ilontu Government to become a law. A letter from the Island of Cumcoa tayi : Ex-Emperor Sonloque. of Hayli, with hii fami ly and suite, liavo arrived vjhere he proposes to fix hit residence, having been banished from hit place of exile in Jumiutm. - New York, Jan. IS. The Commercial's. Washington special says: The admission of tlie Toniiestee delegation tn Congrets is re garded merely at a matter of timo. Col. Henry M. Juduh. U- 8. A died at Pluttsbnrg, N. Y.. Sunday. The Continental tailed yesterday fur Wash Ingtnn Territory with one hundred and seventy-five pastengers, teventy-five of whom arc women lor wives for telth-rt of that territory. The llerald'i Washington tpecial lays: Gen. Gordon Granger it about to resign. Columbus. Ohio. Jan. 18. Hon. John Sher man was elected United States Senator tn day by tlie Legislature, by a vole of 94 to 41. Terre Haule, Im!.. Jan. 18. Hon. John O. Davit, long Member nf Cnngrei from Ibis district, died here thil morning from apo plex . Gen. Cnrtit nnd itnff are in Washington awaiting muster nut. Wnshingtnn. Jan. 10. The ownen of the building in winch ii held the colored school nl Wynttsville, Maryland, notified the teacher a lew days since llint it would have to he closed, as the laws of Maryland prohibited tlie edu cation of colored children ; the teachers tub milled Ihe cuse to Gen. Howard, who directed them to' continue tlie school nt heretofore. Philadelphia. Jan. 14. At a meeting nf Ihe nfliceii of the Fenian Circle nf thil city to day, under a call of tho District Centre Andrew Wvnne. it was determined to hold a grand ratification meeting nbuiit the middlo i4 Ihe week, when Emery. Kellinn. Melloor and oth er prominent Feninm are expected to address the brotherhood. Washington, Jan. 14.The Freedmen'e Bureau is iu receipt of reports from the South, showing that the negroes nre commencing the new year in n satisfactory maimer. Gen. Wnync writes from Alabama that a general improvement coutinuet to be manifett. Tbe demand for labor exceeds tho supply ! the Ireeiliueti shnw a marked preference lor living with Northern men, nf whom there lire about 50.000 in the Stnte. Planters who ill-treated I'reedmen last year find it impossible to tecure labor tliit year, and tonic arc compelled to abandon their farms in consequence. Washington. Jnn. 14. The American Bi ble Society, celebrnted its 50th anniversary this morning in tho Hull nf the House of Kepret ontnijves. The Ket. Dr. Hermitlge, of New York, delivered a discourse on the subject of tho moral purity nl Bible. New Orleans. Jan. 13. The Liverpool nnd New Orleans Steamship line is building ft new vessel to make tbe trip in eighteen days. The agent of the French nnd trans-Atlantic Ship Company havo obtained nrnplo wharfage facili ties for steamers to connect nt New Orleans with St. Ntizaru. AFl'OINTMKXTS IX THE RKuTLAR AKMT. Wo have been furnished tho following order nnd circular from tho War Department, with a request tn publish. The information contained in them it tn tlie applicants for commissions in the regular army. We understand that a largo number of applications have been mado by officers serving in this Department. The terms of the order and circular will servo to show what nre the chances for appointment from Oregon. We nre assured by a private letter from Wushiiigtnu, that tho Seoictary nl War and General Grant nre determined to ad- hero tn the rulo requiring two years previous service iu filling up any increase of army com missions, for which Congress may hereafter provide : sr-KI'IAI, OHIIKU.H, NO. 509.) Wak iiECAitTMKNT. Atljutant (.cneml's Office, ) Wadiiuijton, Nov. i:nh, Hi.'.. Exlrail) ..... Hr. I A Ifourd of Ollleers will iiseprnlile In this city on the loth IiiMmtt. or us soon tlicretillei-a practicable, to examine and report upon applications and reconi mend.ilioiis which have been aiibmitted for appoint ments in the Itetftihir Iteuiiueiits of the Arruv. II The fi'llowing is a .tuteuietit of the vacancies to be mini: In the t'livntrv arm. 2d Lieutenants 54 luthu Arlillciy aim, til Lieutenant-. 40 In the Inlantry arm. M Lieutenant till In the lntnutrv urm.'M Lieutenants !t!ia Tobd number of vacsucies 45:t 111 Altera cureful i xnniiuiitron of the tetim.iiiisl and military hi-t.-ry r tlie applicants, the Itnunl will .elect the names of a Miuiclcul namiier tn till tlie vacan cies hlmwu in tlie liireirniuir statement, frrm llio.e ae fillcants who have served in the volunteers nt bust twi )e.ir.aiid will submit a report witli a list of nainea an seltTteu. IV In mukinir the selection, the Board willniinortlon the whole number to tie appointed equal to the number of v.n-iliicies. except twenty, to tlie several States and Terrii'.ries.iicenrdiiilt lo the represcnlHti'.n int'onuicss. V The iiuutes .-elected will be arranged accordinulo arms, in tlie nnlcr of merit, and the appointments will tie miide iu that order. VI The A'liut'Mit t.unerul will lay before the Hoard llieli-tof Rpphfuiions, und the ncnuiiiieud.itiona and ullier puner. II I tie Honrit vein lie cnmposeii a loiinws : fnloncl . K.Cr.iia. I'.H. Army, t'nluiiel and Urevct Iti-utidier-fi'enerul 11. Brooks, 4th t'.S Ariillery. I.lenieniiit t'nl'.nel 8. Karan, t H. Army. By order uf ll.e Secrelurv of Wiir. K. 1. Townse.no, Adjutant lienrtnl. Wak I'ti'ARTMKM, Adj'l fleiiend's Office. I Ytnliiti!!toii. , s,;. ( Applicanti fur Cvmmiitioii in tlie Kcptiar Armi. The t"itrd now In se-sion i only to examine tlie les timoioal of officers who have served two years iu the l'. S. Volunteer seivice. Cuiiuldates themselves do not appear liebue tin B-ard. Aplicn!i"ti. acciiiipaiiicd by totiin-ni-ils of moral, physical and meoliil ipntlilicati-n-.s, of mt-ritorious mili t.iry service, and "f eenend Illness tor the position of a Lieutenant iu the Meirular Army, if sitit Ut the Adju taut tii-neral, will Is? uresenled to the II mrd and duly considered. K. 1. Townhkmi, Ass't Adj'l tienenil. NF.SM1TII AND THIS OKKhOMAX. 11 His INesmith's adherents throuihont the State lire ranking every effort to defeat tlieVrll nf the peo ple by his re election. Hut lliey will hnve lo Irv aome more'rmniinK plan than the obtuinnieut from liitu of a declHraiion in favor of the present Admiiiistnition.'' UrciroHian. We venture to nay that n greater untruth than tho above extract has not been published in Or egnn fur ono year. Senator Nesmitk's personal friends are ready to testify at any time that he lias edu-n and rrjicntediy deiinrcd ,iiiU he wtfa irov, nnd kcM aot hr, a candidate for re-election tn the I'nitrd Statrt Seuate. The Ornrimian has even bad the effrontery lo ehargo ihnt the Statesman waa in favor of Senator Ncsniith's re-election, in the very faro of the fact that lbs Statntnan has declarer), ever and over again, that it was not in favor of any such thing. We here take this w ration to enter our earnest protosl against the course of the Orrgoswa. Ju,t on the eve of au important election, what, in the name of common sense, does it mean, by attempting to create di visions in the Union parly by alleging ibat Ihit or that man U the partisan of other men and after the charge baa been repeatedly denied f Senator Nesmith has a right to support Pretident John ion, as much aa the Onuomnn hat to refuse to tup port hint. Senator Nesmith ran do llie Union party In Oregon some good, aud he will be apt to do it, despite the kicks and contumely of the Or tgmmn. We do not desire to bring the Senator 't nam" before Ihe public more than in-tlce de mandr, but we do desire to have the I. niun party work as a unit for th success of Union princi ples, ll has com to a pretty pass, indeed, if ev rry man in Ih Union parly who doe not please Ihe Orrstmian, must be honied down, and, if pot tilde, driven off. IWt that paper forget that ita editor bolted the Union ticket at the last June eleeti mi, ran aa ait Independent candidate, and did all ha could to defeat the Uoioa party t Now, then, wherefore are these stones continually trashing through Ih transparencies of the Or iraaiaa t glaaa home, at the wayfarers on the road idef Grk. ShkbidA!! I'ominu. Maj. Gen. Phil fheridan write to an Oregon friend tha. he In endt lo revlall this pute be fori )wf. He bat avany very watn frtenjt in tint State, aud the welcome which will t rvthim uo-inhnsnU.! iil (ninth. bih rerard for th mat with pmnnd ap. aretiati. et ti,. m.,a ,t fMits .cw (.OMJUESSIONAI. Washington, January '!. In the Senate, Sumner nf Massachusetts, presented a memo rial from the Huston llimrd of Trade, asking for the pnssnge of a lew te ex pt northern creditor! from llie operation of Southern Sttttei limitation law. Referred to Ihe judiciary com mittee. . Clark, of New Hampshire, called up the bill relating In the qualification fur jiirurt. It wai made the special nrder for Thursday. Fcssendcn, of Muitie, from the reconstruc tion committee, reported against the retolntion lo amend the Constitution, by declaring that representation and direct taxation shall he ap portioned among Iho severn States which may he included within tliit Union, according to their respective Humbert counting the whole number of permit in each Stole, mid excluding Indian not taxed : Provided, That whenever the elective Iranclilie mail ne remeu or abridged in any State, on account of race or oolor, all persons nf such race or color shall be excluded from tuch limit of representation. In the House, Sleveut, of Pennsylvania, in troduced a resolution to instruct tho committee on judiciary to inquire whether any further leg islntinn is necessary to compel compliance with Ihe law requiring all officers to take the test oath. Adopted. Williams, of Pennsylvania, introduced a resolution, which was referred to tho committee on reconstruction." declaring that the leaders of the rebellion ought to be tried by a court mar tial orjit military court, nnd that it would be inexpedient to try tliein by a civil court, where the jurors in the South would he equals of those accused of crime. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, from the commit tee on reconstruction, reported an amendment to Ihe constitution, providing (hut representn lion and luxation shall be based on the whole number of persons in the (x-ventl Slate,", and that where the eleo ive fruitchise is denied or abridged on account of race or color, all such persons shall tie excluded Irom tlin tius.t of rep resentation. In the Senate, the enlargement of the Freedman's bureau was taken up: Iheqneilinn was upon Cowan's amendment. After debate tbe amendment was rejected ayes, 7 ; nays. HII. Davit of Kentucky, moved to strike out the provision extending military jurisdiction to the agents nnd employes of the Bureau. Re jected, ayes, 8 ; noes, 31. An nincndintnt wat adopted restricting the military jurisdiction to the exercise of the funo tions pertaining to the Bureau. Several other amendments were ottered and rejected. Anthony, nt KliouV Island, called up his res olution to refer all the papers and documents on the tnhject of the lately rebellious States to the special committee on reconstruction ; past ed. After an executive session, the Senate ad journed. In the House, a resolution was adopted in structing the committee on manufacture to in quire into tho expediency of reporting a hill lur graduating the tax on cigars maiinlnctured within tho United States, according to quality. Ashley, of Ohjn, introduced nil iiinenuient to the Constitution providing that in the event of the denth or disability of both the Pretident und Vice Pretident of the United Stales, the Chief Justice, or oldest Associate Justice shall act us President until there shall bo a new elec tion. Also, that when there shall be no elec tion by the people, a choice shall be made in Congress by Senators aud Representatives. Adjourned. Wnshingtnn, Jan. 7. Chandler offered a resolution which was adopted, calling for what ever information tlie President may have re ceived touching the violation nf the neutrality laws, by onr army occupying the right hank of tlie Kin ij rail do. On motion of Howe, the bill recommending tho establishment of provisional governments for the Southern States, was Ink -n up.nnd Do little addressed tho Senate nt great length in opposition to Ihe resolution. Chandler culled up hit re-'olutlon offered yes terday, declaring linu intercourse between thil country and Great Britain nnd v ilhdriiwing our Minister from the Court of St. Jitmei. Laid on the table. Yeat. 25; nays, 12. Howard culled up his resolution fur the trial of Jeff Davis and Clay. Ordered printed. llouurd offered a resolution calling upon the Pretident for it copy ol whatever correspond ence lie may have hud with the Judge of the nupreme Court respecting the holding nf civil courts in insurrectionary districts, for offenses against the United States. Resolution was adopted. Chandler gave notice that he would at an early day. reuil Iho Hritirh foreign enlistment paw. and move the repeal of nll-exastliig lieu trinity. A bill for the admission of Colorado as a Stale was reported. Wade followed nnd argued agitins' admitting (lie Mintliern Mutes ut present. At the con clnsion of Wnile's speech, a bill enlarging Ihe rreeiimen s liiireau wastnlten up. An ameud iiienl nas iitlered lu this hill, limiting titles lo lilllil given to negr et try Niermuu. A bill giring to the widow uf President Lin coln llie Irunkiug privilege for life was patted. Washington. Jan. IU. Mr. Trumbull spoke in favor of the amendment tonliririnig titles to land under General .Sherman orders lo three yean instead of forever, which wni adopted. Wttshingtun, January 18. Mr. Morgan, from the coiiiiiiiltec ou commerce, reported without amendment the House bill to extend the time for liie withdrawal of goods from bonded warehouses and pnhlio stores, also the bill to authorize the construction of a line of telegraph between New Yoik und the West Indies. Mr. Nrsmilh, of Oregon, proceeded lo ad dress the Senate nt length on the reconstruction question. Mr. Wado made an elaborate speech in fo ply tn Mr. Dmilittle. He would keen the States south out of the Union until tbey gave suffrage lb the negro by legetlaliun or by constitutional amendment. By the tame principle that com pelled them In adopt the constitutional amend incut nnd repudiate the rebel rnr debt he would alto Compel them to do justice tu llie negro. lu the House, Ihe committee nn claims re ported against paying claims growing nut of the war. excepting the private property nf loyal person tttkeu or destroyed as a military neeet sity. The question extending tho inlfrnge in the District of Columbia came up, and alter con liderable discussion the Huuse voted nn Ihe bill at originally introduced by Mr. Kelly, and re parted back b- Mr. Wilton, of Iowa, nithoat amendment.and which provides that in all lawt and part of law pretcribing the qualification! of eleotor in the Dutrict of Columbia, the word "white," shall be nnd the tame is hereby ttricken out ; that from and after the pattage of tins act, no person shall be disqual ified from voting at any election beld in such District on ao nnnt of color, anslhat all aoti of Congreti nnd Ihe law of Ihe Stale nf Ma ryland in fore jn laid District, and it) Wash ington and Georgetowu, inconsistent with the provisions of this net, are hereby repealed and annulled. The hill passed, yeas. 116; noes, 44. When the result of the vote was an nounced, applause followed from fl.sir In gal lery. Tbe following Representatives, rnuked as Union men, voted against the hill ; Kay and Kendall, from Illinois, Hill. Stibwell, and' Far nuhar, of Maryland; Smith, McKee and Ran dall, nf Kentucky t Neal.Van Horn. Benjamin and Anderson, of Missouri ; Henderson, nf Or egon; aud Hubbard aud Latham, of West Virginia. In Ihe brisk parliamentary skirmishing which attended Iho suffrage bill, the rulings of Speak er Colfax were a clear exhibition of his fjlneta for the position, evincing all the nncoiniiH.n power at a parliamentarian which he po setti t. Wathington. Jan. 30 Mr. Raymond tpoke over three hours, taking tbe exact ground of uie i rctiueni against all amendments, allock ing Ihe reconstruction committee, styling it a Committee to reconstruct the government of llie United State, and Bailing upoa Ihe House to emancipate itself from such domination. Al Ihe close uf Mr. Julian' speech, who followed Mr. Raymond. Mr. Griswold. nf Near Yotk. nejvrd to recommit the whole subject to i inetracliona, witli priiiisa on tn tvrmrt t any ' liete. Tho tot. apoo tbi will h, f tken tA , join, mninnucr rn rcconetrocjieu without morrow, and there seems lo be no doubt it succeed. The President sent a message In emigres to ilur, saying it was not advisable, to ilm(ll lie tho nrders and onrrespoiidonco relating i0 General Shcridan'i position nn tho Mexioau frontier. THE r-KKKIDKNTH I'OSITIOX, New York, Jim. nil, The Wiishintfton correspond eut of tlie l.'liicaKo 7'i iAinc.iivs i It hn liennililllcnlt to convince tlie ruilicul members of Congress ilmt the reported convuisiitiou telegraphed yesienluy t,,i President .lolnnnli't tanctioii, hut such ia t)8 f, he having revised a copy and direi-toil It .J . lie sent to tlie prest. lu tliit view Ilia whole statement is herewith lelexnped. The President suid, he duiii,t. ed llie propriety nt this fine of making further amend, monle to tho Constitution. One grant umaudiiiont hH nli-t3H.lv been nuiile by which slavery lmd been furev er abolished within the limits of the United Slates luili a national uuiirautee thin given that the ourau should ""w,-" . '"i" "menu w amend were becoming us numerous as resolutions ut a town meeting, called to consider the most ordinary miei. lions. All this, ill his opinion, hud a tendency lo di. minisll the dignity and presligo atluched to the eonsti tin ion of the country, uiui to lessen the respect uud confidence of llie people in their charter of freedom. If, however, amendments are lo tnudexMo the Coustl.' tution cluuiitinit the basis of representation and taxa tion, though he did not deem them at all nocestury, nt the present time, lie knew of none belter than a sim ple proposition embraced la n few lines, nuildng in each Slate, the number of qualified voters the lamia or represeututioii and direct luxation upon correct prin ciples. (ualil)ed voters were for tho most part men who were subject to draft und enlistment when necessary to repel invasion, suppress rebellion, and quell domes tie violence ami insurrection, Thoy risk their lives shed blood, and spend all to uphold the government and tfive protection security aud value to proporty, seemed hut just- that property should compensate for the benefits Ihnt conferral! hy depriving those persons incident to its protection uud enjoyment. Much an amaiidment the President also tiiirxosted would re. move from Coiurreaa all issues in relation to the pohti. cul equality of the races. The President in this con nection expressed the opinion that the agitation of ne gro auffingii iu the Disirirt of C'oluruhin, ut tint lime, was a mere entering wedge to the agitation of tho question throughout the States, and wat ill-timed, un called for. and calculated to do great harm. lie be lieved it would engender enmity and strife, between the races, and leud to a war between the races, and lead to a war between them which would result in greut injury to both, aud the certain extermatinn of the negro population Precedence, be thought, should be given tu more important aud urgent inaliert, legis lation ou on which wui essential to the restoration of tho Union, tlie peace of the country aud the p.otperity of the people. COtTE It 11 HAD MGETIXU IX POLE. Dallas, Jim, 27, 18GG. Ed. Statesman : The Con rallied in tho court house here ta-duy. The gentleman with a "perogntive took the chair, nnd a Demo cratic schoolmaster (deems) wits nominated for Secretary. lie declined, ollorinir the old Dem ocratic excuse that ho could not write verv well. Finally, however, after some white washing, blarney and coaxing, ho yielded, and the machine win ready to grind. Ben. wat called nn to explain Ihe object of the meeting. His explanation wni : "Organ ize," " time honored principles," "constitu tion." "slavery," " nigger," " organize," "tho o-called Union party, the best organized party in the world," "Jrar," "nigger," "the m-oalled Union party the most damnable organization that ever existed," "midnight assassins," "nig ger," "ontln," "dnrk lanterns," "aholitioniit," "nigger equality," " the so-called Union party is dead ! and for why ? for hecaute it was or ganized as a war party, and tho war is over, and the party has no existence, besnuie it haa untiling to exist upon!" "national debt," "rev enue stamps," "ruin and the nigger," " nigger equality," and another " t igger." He closed Ihe breach between his pants and rest and subsided. Undo Fred was called nut. He spoke of "churchei'' and "Higion" aud "hypocrite" and "liunera" nnd "thieve" and "revenue stamps." He said that all parties, when in power, would steal ho knew that the Dem ocratic party used to do it. when in power. The Uuion party had done it since it oame into power. He had always been a Democrat, and lie thnnght it was nhnut timo for them to get into power again. Ho closed with a powerful peroration ou revenue stamps. .John T. was culled on to 'pull a little wool ;' which he did in hii characteristic style, but did not tay anything worth printing. After nearly everybody hud left (in disgust, prolialily) some committees were appointed, and tho meeting adjourned. They read tbe hand writing on the wall : " Menuy ! tickle you, who fears 'em !" Yours, etc Over ih Polk. Mt?Rct:n in TRot nLB From the Telegraph we learn that Mercer came away and left ona of his immigrants at New Turk one Klizsbeth Tlmrn. Mrs. Thorn haa sued Mercer, alleging that she paid him four hundred d illars, and placed on hoard Ihe steamer Contineuiul furniture and other property, valued at $'200 or more. It nppenrs that the recruits nnniiiered only one huudred women and titty men when he lelt New York. Ttimoioits. The Ltuherani, and tha public gener ally, are notified that Kev. A. Myers, of Ihe Lutheran, church, will preach in list court house in halem on Sabl'iilli next, r'ebj 111), ut ln o'clock a in. LIST OP LKTTKIt-t reuiHiniiig in the Post Office, at Salem, O.egou, February 1. 1865. Anders, Jacob K Acker, II II Abbott, M II Anderson, Miss Annie Maker. Mrs Klizalieth II Baker, Win II Kahrm-k, A I) itloomticid, Mrs Fanny Hlair Miss Annie V Buckles A Clark, Itcv II M t'nrson, Win Cliristninn, Ilitrrie K Conner, A .1 t'ox. Mrs Marr Collins. Mm Nathan ' Coon, Tltoa it Cotlee. Mr Dickcrton, Miss Mary Darling, Mist Ilur iett lavis, Jno I. Duvis, ('has A I lav is. II W lleelee, This. Ilonicu. II M tiiinbam, Amisi Kdtnonson, T I Kviuis. Andrew C Kngel, Jacob e'laiiigan, Wm Krnrer, John A Fiillenou. Jinnee Grumes, Wm Urceii. It A llihburd, Mist Carrie Hurrison, Mist Alic llendrex, Mrs Jaue Harris, l-auma Harris, John Harris, Wendal, V Hiuet, Wesley Hotlinan. James JetrreyB. Mrt Mary Jones! M It Kenoyer, J A Kennepv.Jot H Kaya Jidin H ljaiiceelt, J K Leigh, Nathan Long, Kalph Miert, S Morrist, S R Monroe, J Morgan, L B Mrtlee. Joshua Met lain. Daniel," Mef'rady, Stoma 1 Norring", Frank (Irr. Mrs Nettie Otey, ludwia W t Palmer, Kdwin It Patterson. Miss Sarah Is J Paitison, VV W Preston, Mrs Mary Heagun, A J Haw lings, Levi Kay Chaa Korkln, And Sara.M C Savage. Mitt B I. Schaller, 8amnel Houtber. Joseph Steward, David Sionecipher Allen Smith, i; M . .. Thrall Joseph Taylor. Joseph U Veaaey, Klisha Williiuntton, Henbeo L Wdlinms.TH , WVvght.J.ihB Whipple, Lewis L 8. DYAlt, Voatmaster. novum, Airs Martha W. A. iLDKICSJ, J. C MKRalLL, JOHS '( . ' M'CRAKEN.KERRILL &Co. shipping, Conamission, and Forwardiaf MERCHANTS. AGENTS nf tha California, Hawaiian and Oregon ' Packet Linca. Import-rtof 8AN QPKNTIN and f ARMEV IS- ' LAND SALT. SANDWICH ISLAND HLfJAttS, COFFEE, KICE, uud PULC. Agents for Provost it Co.'t Preserved Fruits, Vsj tlablet Pickles and Viotgar. Dealers in Flour. Gra n, Bacon, Lard and fruit, Lime, Cement, aud Plaster. ' Will attend to the Purchase, Rale, or fthipment of Merrhandiss or prndnr In New Ynrk,So Francisco, Honolulu or Portland - Al.DKICII, MKKIill.LAxCO.. Not, iO aud Hi, California, St., San Fraociero. M'CKAKEN, M EKKILL 4. CO , 4!Hf Hi North Front St., Portland Prices of Iron Reduced,' 'flKK IltON SJ rent per Boned. 1 NuKWAY SHOE SHAPES, H cent par pound All other tiles it. proportion. . J. SOHTIIT.nt P Ac CO.,. Importers and Dealers In llnrdware, Iron, Steel and Wiiet Timber, POK1LAND. OHEUOS. 4ma Nolle. THE rm of Bell Sr llmwn being bow dissolved h mnfnal consent of the parties, the undersigned will eoolinne the bnstnsss at tha old stand. Thankin the ptiblif for their liberal palcnaga attended to Ih old firm, be hopes to -awn a continuation of Ihe earn' by telling goo.lt cheap fur eiih. 4taf . . JXO. C. BELL. ' Mruyrtl oiMhoIfii T.ROM East Kek-es. u the aftemaoa ef L Fndy. Feb. X, ona dark ehxtant torrel berse, atNinl five years nid. white toot ia lb forrhemd ami aWlta aaA, nn nr near tbeM right honlder. i OK reward will be paid fnt hie sofa taiuru to mihu. Addreit O. V. DnAXE, Febi-rd, filojOen