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re" STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. rCBL19BKD CTSftT SATURDAY1 IT ABBOTT & BROWN. K. I . ABBOTT. , X. T. 1ROWK. RATE 3 01? ADS;EiiTISIXO; r-a xw ffyl Column, $100; IlaJt taiiinifCO julrf'?CoW amn, $35. ' ' ' Transient A4rertie merits fxsr Sqnare often line -or le, first Insertion, $3 ; each robsequent inter-; t A square is one inch in spnee down the colntno,' v counting cuts, dijiplay lines, blanks, Ac.,, as soli'X matter. No adrcrtuement to be eonsklered lesi than, a square, and' all fractions counted a full nqnare. AH alrertiscmcnts Inserted for a ert. period than three months to be regarded as traa- J: fient. . - : - : .- CFFlCn IN HANNCN'S BUILDING. FIRST STREET. VOL. III. ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1867, NO. 11. 1 TEE MS, is adtascb: On year, (3 j Six Months $1 1 Or Month, SO cts.; Single Copies, J 21 eta. Corrupondenta Writing over assumed signatures r Anonymously, mast make known their, proper names to the Editor, or no attention will be given to theic communications. All Letters and Communications, whether on cosiness or for publication, should bo addressed to Abbott & Brown. .' BUSINESS CARDS. rz IV. Y. DUU5IMOX D, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. OfSce over the New York Store, on Main street, Albany, Oregon. v3n7tf W. J. BILTAB1DEL. F. M. RKPFIBIO. II I ITT A HI D EI ct CO,, DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND rR.OVI ions, Wood and Willow Ware, Confection ery, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc Store on Maine street, adjoining the Express office, Al bany, Oregon. , e2Sv3n7tf - IIEXJ. IIAYDEX, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Will attend to all business entrusted to him by citixen j of Polk and adjoining counties. Eola, July 26, 1S67. v2n51tf D. B. BICE, If. n, O. P. S. PLUMMBK, . D. ' IBS. HICE fc IlXTMMEIl. - - Physicians and Surgeons, Tender their services to the citiicns of Albany tad vicinity. Office on Sccoud street, opposite the Low, v2n47tf . IU Iflll'VTEJIOUE, 31. D., SVSLQEOX, rUTSICJAN AND ACCOUCIIER Tenders his service in ho various branches of his profession to the citizen of -Albany and sur ronndin county. OSSec, atWhittcmore A Co.'$ lfBg Store, Parrfch'e Block, Alhauy, v2n37tf X. B. HUMPHREY, inOHET IT LAW AND VOTARY PCBIIC, ALBANY - - - - - OttEGOX. Ofllce la the Cmrt Iluase. tE. mar9v2n301y ST. H. CBASOB, CCO. B. HELM. CBAXOR & HELM, ATTORNEYS i COUNSELLORS AT LAW . , Pmcc. In Norcrws Bckk Building, np-sUirs, Albany, Oregon, " J.C, PQtYELL, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN CIIA NCEU ', A LBANY, Oiegojfc. C4U-tkn and convey ances promptly attended to. oe.unluiy 4. iikiows, u BXAis. . . for?c. J, BABROIYS t CO., GENERAL A COMMISSION MERCHANTS TTk EALERS in Staple, Dry and Fancy Goods, I, Grot-cries, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery, Tiouii .iad Sbuc. Albany. Oregon. Consignments solicited. OCfcOBU EIGEXL SEMI'LE, ATTORNE Y AND SOLICITOR. Portlanl: - - - - - Orcffon. SJ"OFEICE OverKilbourn s AucUon Uooins. X3berS, v2n!7tf a vr. GRAY, D. . s.t fUBGEOy DEXTIST, J LISAXV, OCX. Perfarai all operations in the l'me t DESTIrTUY in the most I PERFECT and lilPEOVED uian- ncr. V&t&bx leii-tDs: artiilal teeth would do veil to give Lira a ju1L OSSee p-Uin i FarxUU brkk. freziicsce tozuct l ceeBi una V'aker etreeU, Jl2.'j j IL. : 1. 0t a, t. VwESTEBK STAft LODGE IU. l, saeet mX' Maie Uiil erery Tuesday e'eninj. Tf.TT-- 1?. E. McCXUJiE. VT. C. T. p. M. TTaws oara, r. $. ' fUZltf I . O. O. F. AmAXi:' LQPQfy KO. 4. 2'iBgi'cf Albaiy Lodge, Ho, 4, L O. 6. i7 are beti a their Hill in Nor ss Baildik' Alsany, every WEDNESDAY 'i VEXING, at o'vloefc Brthraa ia good cjtand'ifig are invited to attend. ,: By order of the N. O. - ut-Jy p. r, BCSEU y. pitTCS. BESSEEI; Sf DALTOX, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS kX UW. hliciters in Chancery and Real Etlate Agenis y practice in the Conzta of the Second, Third, and F'tirth Jtidieial Districts, and ia' the aireino eourtof Oregon.'4"" ;f ' ' ' ' r Cf5in rarrish!s Efkk Building, Albany, Ore- SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the cob leetion of Claias ki ll poicts in 'tfie above named liutrvecg, vznioyi A KEY BARBERSHOP Ml ALBANY! Cn Iain St, Idjoinin? Irving' Saddlery Shop C EOBGE ANTE11IEE WILL BE GLAD TO W. hold the pnblie by the nose and exercise bis barbcrouM skill upon tbent. - He has the fittings of the tonsorial profession in every detail good razors, eay chair, and all the usual co i axe tics used In first-clasj shops. v3n9 J. F. JICCOY, ATTORNE Y AND CO UNSELL OR A T LA W, NOTARY PUBLIC, PORTLAND, - - - - OREGON ILL PRACTICE IN TIKJ SEVERAL Courts of this Citr and State, and of Wash ington Territory. All kinds of claims And demands, notes, bills, book accounts, subscriptions, etc., collected on commission, by suit or solicitation. Real Estate bought and sold. Taxes paid. BnildiigB rented, and rents collected on eommia eion, 'Tittle to Real Estate searched, and ubstracfj made, ' . ' AtSO AGI3!fT for the principal Hally and weekly ncivs-jj'apers-oin the PaeiSe coast. Subscriptions and ad vertisements solicited, - ' ' ' '!3!FA11 collections promptly remitted, OFI'lOE No. 95 Front street. Portland. rin27tj - WHEAT! WHEAT ! '100,000 BUSIIEI.SOF WHEAT WANTED within the next two weeks, for which '. ?a? ZXifhest Cask Price will be Paid, By ' J. GRADWOIIL, T2al!tT ' , can Francisco Store. i 3 A 1) V K 11 T I S K M K NTS. HATS, ML HATS. MEUSSDORPFER & BRO., Manufacturers and Importers of, and Wholesale and Retail lelers la ' ' " 1 HATTERS' MATERIALS, No. 72 Front Street, Portlaud, A RE RECEIVING, IN ADDITION TO XV their extensive Ktock, by every Steamer, all the LATEST STYLES of New York, London and Parisian taste, for Gcntlcmcn' and Children's Wear Which they will sell CHEAPER THAN KtiY OTHER HOUSE OM THE eOASTl PALEBS.'lN II ATS Vtllconult thoir own Interest bv examinin? our Stock before purchasing elsewhere. - IlaU of every style and Description MADE TO QRDSfl, ALSO NEATLY REPAIRED, AT J. C. Meussdorffer & Bro.'s No. 72 Fr.nt Street Portland, 0n, Cor. D and Second Sta t.... JIury ille, Cal. No. 125 J Street Sacramento Nos. 5r,.' A G37 Commercial St. .i... San Kranci.". Wholesale lluse at 'Sun Prancico.Cal. No . 623 Commercial through to C37 Clay streets. Dec. 1, rs4--v2nlGtf --. T II E OLD STOVE DEPOT ! XaAUl STUEBT - - AU3AIJY. J" O -EE 1ST BIG G S - (LATE C. C. CIIET A CO.) KecjHf eoB'tantly on head a general aortmcnt of STOVES! Of tUc 3Iot Favorite I'utlprux. Cooli Stove3, Parlor Stoves, Box Stoves ! VTilh a fo'.l and general afortmeat of x S IIEET-IltO N, COPPER AND BRASS-WARE ! And all other articles usually fvand in a TIN STORE! Bepairin? Xcatly and Promptly Execnlttl. TEU3IS Caslt or I'rodncc. ''Snort Reckoninfir make Long rriendt." Fb. 2, 'C7 v2n25tf FURNITURE AND CABINET WARE. O- MEALY Sz CO. Corner ofFlrst and Broad Alb in Street. (First t)wt Eat of J. Sorcro Brick) Albany, Linn County, Oregon, Keep constantly on hand A FULU ASSORTMENT '.. '. -J. Of creryth'ing in tlieir line of Eusiucis, "' ' At Lower Figures lhaa any otlicr Ilonse Thi eida of Portland. Xy$ CJIJ AlilEXQlJ CQJIPKTITf OX Ja the line of UPHOLSTERY, RARL.OR SETS Chamber Seti, Pictnre Frames BUREAUS, SAFES, WARDROBES, ETC ETC., We have alw on bond the celebrated "ECONOMY WASHING mACIIXNE," Which has no eqnal in the world. Get one ani atwfy yourself. Particular attention paid to all orders in our line UNDERTAKING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. aul8-ly A. MAKgnALL. I PETEB BCn LOSS F.n. ALBANY LIVERY STABLE! Opposite the Old "Pacific Hotel" Stand. rrHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD INFQRM P the public that they have on, hand a good Bufply of : DOUBLE AND SINGLE BUGGIES, Together with the fceg of Llyery an4 All of which will bo let on REASONABLE TERMS GIVE US A CALL ! MARSHALL & SCHLOSSER. Albany, Jan, U, lS67v2n231y A N N U A 1 ADD UK H H Dolivorcd beforo tbo Orcrron State Affri cultaral Society, at Salem, October Xlth, XCt7 Bs E. B. DUFUR. Ladies and Gf.nti.kmkn ov the 0;ie (jcxn, Stats Aguicultvual Society; In acccptiup; tbe cuartcuus invitation of yO.ur Vrcsident to;t!llivcr tho annual adurVa of lSGt, allow Uto to express tny thanks ior tho honor' thus conferred upon mo. In compliauco with that re quest, on this occasion, I thall ofiVr no apology for incotvetency in strivinj? to fulfiill th$ task which I have undertaken, begging leave to remark that tny experi ence in public speaking is very limited. Vouaro aware, as is frequently, and may I not add, too often tho caxe, inNiourly all of our public gathering;, where the people assemble to listen ' to dict'ourfc embracing various subjects, it is custom ary to select professional men to do tha speakiug, as those best able to handle and discuss the different topics of tho day. In some instance.- such selections may bo wi.o and judicious, but where tho assemblage liko this U computed chiefly of those v?ho' lack upon life as a plaint renlity, tud depend mostly upon physical exertions as a mcfnns of i-itp-pco-ti ive .believe it would bo' impolitic and impracticable, if not detrimental to the interests of tho people of the whole. Lawyers may expound the laws of equity, physicians may explain the difkfeut methods of their practice, divines may reason the points of theology and 'tl.o laboring masses, farmer and tradesmen, sliould ever be ready to advocate th principles of their own avccation.H. When a farmer in invited to make a plea in a court of chancery, a carpenter to lecture upon the seieuce of medicine, r a black smith is solicited to dieourjiu upon the laws of divinity, then may the represen tatives of every branch of industry well repay the compliment ty hecking informa tion from profosdoual advice, as applicable to the intentt f their tc C.ive callings. No doubt there arc many in tur tate who follow the plw and jthovc the plane, lay britk in irortar, or strike at the an vil, capable of delivering nddrecs suit able at all time- in any community ", nd hw society, composed of and fuprorted b y the prolttcin tla.)-, having m it. object mutual improvement in all the de partments of enterprise onl industry, hou!d beat in mind that theory without practice is not available in ocempuhmir m I . 1 ST any iscncucial rc-uiw toani cuicun that object. Merit alone m tl-crvu: t onor, and true merit belotii to mcu of vorth instead of word. And voull thi-4 maxim be adopted throughout the moving circle.1 of our country, to jrvcrn every action, civil, political and rcliiu, we would be a better, a werf and a more profperous people. In uhVring thee ug t;ctious for your consideration. I have no other motive in view than to uphold the importance of the laborer in public estimation, for hi work justly entitle him to the highest honor that man may receive or give. Why should we shrink from toil and look upon it a rendering menial service ? Docs not Nature, the :reat Author of perfection teach us every hour by His exampU-s of continual .-.. t ' . If!. ion written cverywnero inrounoui iji. ordinance, the condition of our bcitg and the circuiu.staii0i4 with which Ue hxs surrounded us, that to labor U obedi ence to a just decree? Then let w not reject the means wc have now at' eom- mand, of accepting and fcharmg the bounties nature vo freely aud abundantly places at our disposal, in supplying all our wants with the wcccAnes ol hse, when our attention tarn.-? to a legitimate calling. We hope the time i.s fast ap proaching, when everyone hall be known by the fruits of his industry, and he who gains an honest livelihood by tho sweat of the brow thall be regarded as the aoblest representative of Hod's work man. Of all the pursuits which as yet have employed the mental and physical powers of mankind, for a complete de velopment of every resource essential to human good and happiness, agriculture, occupies the most prominent position, as forming the basis upon which all others refit and have their origin. The first important indication of a coun try's promise is, its adaptations for tho cultivation of the soil, but other natural advantages and resources which tend to make up the great business circle of life, in creating a home market for agricultur al products and forming a commercial re lation by which tho surplus may find a ready aale in other parts of the world, grpatly facilitate in laying the foundation for permanence and success. Yet, with all theso blessings bequeathed by a kind Creator for the use and benefit of a peo ple, without persevering dilligcncc and continual application of hand and mind united, happiness will falter, and prosper ity fail to triumph. Idleness, wherever practiced, although it may be in aristo cratic circles surrounded with ease and luxury, and fed by the glittering pagean try of wealth, degrades the man engen dering: a spirit of selfish vanity, bigotry and discordant, the fountain-head of war, misery and misrule, white peace is the legitimate offspring ot industry, aud plenty its reward. . In the creation man was endowed with higher qualities than those bestowed up on any other . portion of earth's living things; yet something was necessary to call into action his better nature tor in those days wdrich constituto tho primitive period of his existence, man was a creat ure, a step only above the animal level, governed by impulse rather than reason the slave of passion and groyeliqg pro pensity. (The power of intelldqt, tempered with liberality, integrity and moral recti tudo had not as yet been realized under the predominancy of physical force, which for many generations controlled the ac tions and dictated the affairs of men. Open rapine, and licentious depravity without compunction, wars of conquest, subjugating and exacting intolerance committed by lawless liordes pf unsettled barbarians seem to form tho greater part of ancient history. Hut tho law of progression had been contemplated to change tho currency of events, and the flood of light, of livitig truth ushered in with tho advent of that era, boro tho glad tidings of coming greatness' in tho future destiny of man. Tlit laws of iiaturoaro fixed atUi immova". bio;' subsistence is nn indispctiKnblo at tribute of life.' Tho' decrco' bad' gone forth': "ISy tho sweat of tbo brdw shalt thou obtain thy'tyteadJ and they yho should firttt'hoar the command to da its bidding wcro to be tho mo" Vera of refor mation, the builders of society; te "pio neers of advancement and ''civilization, and felt the refining influence 6f manly virtue, moral wortl and intellectual im provement, within tho reach ot nil who sincerely desiro their attainment. 5 Tho beginning of agriculture as a step from barbarism towards enlightenment, was tho introduction of a scrips of pro gression, which, with the lapse of time, should bo developed, each in its order, to aid ia extending the work of amclior ution already commenced. Tho voico that whispered "go forth and plow the fields," breathed into bosoms, depraved and hardened with the usages of war, in centives of purity, peace and good will. The mental faculty, awakened with shouts of gladness of approaching day,' sprang from its slumbering couch, in spired and animated with tho duties of its Mcrcd office, and the physical world, awed arid Kubmi..ivo in the presence of a superior, heard and obeyed the man dates of its newborn master mind. The dark clou li of myxtery and un certainty that ph long prevaded ti e king doms of earth wish an impenetrable giooat, untiriti have dtsapocartid through tave uisapoeartd tnrou-u u-q ttrorts Ot research and luvts 1 1 rr-i t lull Kula havu become fixed principles have been established over the remains of erroneous fancy and falc be lief; habit and cutom, one rude and turbulent, are now polished with Mfetem, and fchaped with order. .Science, iror- gmmdy auaved in natural causes and 'effect, has p!acd upon the inventive powers of man ; aud art, vying in useful ness to economize Mrength and time, has reduced to practical application the tested truths of science, and made smooth the once uneven ways ol lue. Jaws have been instituted as a guaranty against open violence and wanton outrage; Christian ity has Wen framed in conformity to the dictates of conscience, and in accordance with the command: ' As yc would that men should do unto you, do yc even unto thcut." Uarrcn wastes and trackless wills converted in grain fields, crazing- and meadow lands, have amply rewarded onstant diligence with abundant fruitful- ness Nations nave risen in the onward inarch with all the pomp and grandeur of earthly power and glory ; governments have becu erected upon stable pjunca'tons, resting in the security of their own ca pacity, to satu-fy the present aud future want; the ring of tho anvil and the echo of the woodman's ax, keeping stroke with advance of time ; the hum o mills and manufactories and the ehrtek of the iron horse, laden with tho commodities of in land trade and trafitc ; tho wares of ocean whitened with the commerce of intcrna- li :nal vxchan: c, and a world teeming in pursuit and p session and overflowing with prosperity all of these aro livinir witnesses in behalf of grivuUure, ns tho first great leading cause of mhti's gradual ascendancy from the days of barbarism to his present eminence, in the scale of hu man excellence, wisdom and power.' Wc need r.ot go out of our country to seek fojr pro'fs to substitute our asser tions. The United States of 'America, as an individual fiocr, owes its present sts,nd poirt iu 'the catalogue of nations : find, to its ngriemtural resources ; second ly to its mechanical and manufacturing abilities; aud thirdly, to the manner in which its people hav2 dilhgcntly prose cuted the work of peaceful pursuit. Ag riculture', through the pcrsevcringcncrgy or us ucvotccs aiuea uv mccuanicai art in the economy of labor, has furnishad tho raw material for subsistence and ap parel ; 'manufacture has reduced its pro ducts to better suit the requirements for home use aud commercial relations, and our landed system giving to each worthy sou of toil a home, w;i3 tho crowning act of American Liberty in framing the bul warks to public "security, and ha3 been the secret of sVcccW in promoting general welfare and harmonizing popular senti ment with concord of action and mutual interest:,' followed by cont2utmen 'and that degree of prosperity' unequaled in the records of other countries' whero landed monopolies liayo been tolerated, Not a century has glided away iqtq past since thobjirth of our Hepuqlic, but in dustry h,as its record, and the lew infant colonics that fo.rmod tho constituent parts of tho embryo nation have expanded with gigantic proportions into noblo States ; others havo been added to the list, till now tho members of tho great Union aro scattered over its broad domains, from tho Gulf to the Canadas, and from ocean to ocean. It is an established axiom, that liko causes produce like effects, and if those we havo mentioned havo served so well to make opulent tho people of other States, may not wc, in our endeavors to build up the institutions of our own, profit by their examples ? Surrounded, a3 we'havobeen through out this occasion with so many manifest ations of industry, skill and good taste, wo can arrive at but one eouclusion : that the citizens of Oregon are publio spirited in all that pertains to public improve- mqnt-and as improvement in its every sense is embodied in the intent of this society,! -sincerely Kopo it! may remain ono of tlic leading features of tnp Statoi fLet thH spirit cf !good feelipg that has existed in this assemblage prevail orj sim ilar gatherings of after date ; and while competition, if honorably executod, will add'. to general interest, wo trust no un warrantable rivalry will be allowed to abate our ardor, or bar our progress; but with a desire for mutual advancement, let us maintain to the last this, tho Work ingmen's order; and when perfection shall follow on our line of march, then may tho purpose justly demand its. object and not till thca shall our work bo fin ished. ' ' ' I wouM that I were better acquainted with tho former history of Oregon, that I might bo able to draw more correct con clusions, in appioximating tlio ' chain of circumstances connected with its grow'tlij But assured that I am tha some at least, if not iuauy, of you wero among. itg-earliest settlers, , with your recollection of past cxpericucos, brightcaed by every lay's oocurrcrtccs, fully ablo to realize the rapid change which, within a very limited period has come over a part of that tract of country lying along tho western slope of tho llocky Mountains. As tho time that I shall continue to address you must ncccKsaiily bo brief, 1 shall now address my remarks more particularly to the pre sent appearances and future prospects of this Pacific State. Blessed with a mild, salubrious climate, its winters, although some may deem them disagreeable, arc admirably suited to the interest of the stock-raising and the farming elates, whilo its summers voujd rival those of tho beautiful Italy. With a largc'scopc of country, embracing sixty 'millions of acres, much of" which is susceptible of cultivation, and only awaits the indomita ble energy and practical skill of tho agri culturist to make fruitful a naturally fer. tile soil, with its western bovders resting upon the great Pacific, hud two navigable rivers flowing through and draining a largo poi ti.'in of arable land, associating with it the ocean trade, and nfl'ording a means by which its productions arc acccs- i pro muic io matte:.! tne ouicr woru wttu t t . t f . H fisht -tiv'J cf almost unlimited extent, and lumbering facilities t.X no Httb value in connection vrith building fcurtcses with many g'od aud ladling water privileges realy to lend tha motive power iu drfviug tho machinery of mills, and of vat im portance to any agricultural country with iron of a' superior quality and in abundance to more than supply the home demand in all of tho practical uses to which it is adapted ; gold, silver and cop per added to the list of precious metals abounding in nearly every range of moun tains within its jurisdiction. With all of these evidences of the most attractive and choicest of nature's handiworks are we not justified in expressing the opinion that the natural resources of Oregon would bear a favorable comparison with many if not all of the old Eastern States. Comparatively speaking Oregon is still in its tufaucy.yet as wc glauce over the pages her y aires ol improvement already written in outhful career, the mind is directed into one channel of thought that our State assumes a character of permanence and importance commendable of admira tion in the opinion of her sisters, and en titling her to the respect of every country inhabitol by tho civilized portions of mankind- All traces of former birbarism aro fast becoming extinct under the au spicious influences of belter society, and he spell of quietude but a few years ago rested upon her landscape from border to border, has been broken by the bustle and commotion of an industrious people, wh&sc aim is to walk iu the higher roads of life licautifuj farms with good sub stantial buildings cover tho valleys, table lands and hill-sidcs,yieldtngrtch harvests, through tho skillful management and well-regulated husbandry of their occu punts and owners. Thriving towns and cities have taker, the places of temporary trading posts; tanneries, foundries, ma chine shops and mills of different descrip tions have been established in many por tions of the- State, and arc now actively engaged assisting other avocations in bringiug forth useful results for private and public good. There is no lack of in tcrest in view to education, and schools of learninpf aro scattcied everywhere throughout the land, affording an opportu nity tantamount to the wantw cf the prcs- Cut youtns in uic au-imporiaui -acuuisi i! ' 11? ."!! ? lions oi Knowiauiru Having but briefly alluded to somo of tho leading characteristics of our State, let us now look to matters for future con sideration' and action. And as our farm ing interests are invaluable, not only with our present social position, but with the progress wc may hercalter make, 1 now ask your attention for a few moments to that particular. As wc havo bctoro ob served, agriculture is tho first step to in dependence and greatness ; mechanism, manutacturc, and all other pursuits iollow iri thq wake of its productions. rellow-farmcrs, io what I may say per taining to our vocation, I do it, not with a view to dictate or command, but as an appeal to your own good senso and judg ment, .hxperienco hath shown us that without system there is seldom success, and this rule is applicable- alike to al cases wherever man is depondant upon his own energies for subststancc. The ro suits of farming arc governed more by tho process of tilling than by tho amount of land cultivated. As wo look to the soi as tho great source of remuneration, to guard well its properties should receive our first attention, and to strenrhcn its capacity tho first object of our thoughts. A successful farmer will learn and appro- ..1 A ciato mo value oi manure ; overtaxation without replenishing the soil, of continu ed lensrth will exhaust tho most fertile land; whilo sterile wastes through artificia means aro made productive, and to apply fertilizing substances to our nelds is to ex tend their powers and prolong their fruit fulness. Then let us gi"o to tho soil thai which it freely gives to us, and our reward shall be a hundred fold. Order should be tho basis of our domestic affairs, and nothing left for tho morrow that should bo done to-dayi - With all the appiirte nances" of fho farm neatly .finished 'and kept in good repair, with a care to com fort, convenience and good cheer, the far mop will bo independent, home will have ltsbttractionsj and hro what it should bo a pleasure rather than a burden. And hero we would urgo tho necessity of paying strict regard to tho education of farmers' sons and daughters. It is a duty that parents owo their children, and whilo they should be schooled in me ful ness and taught that labor is not dishon orable, they may, and should have, the advantages of highly polished manners and well cultivated minds. As a, grain-growing district, Oregon piescnts very flattering prospects, and promises in tho future with remunerative returns. ' It should le a matter of con gratulation to the grain-growers to know, that Eastern cousumers aro paying tribute to this locality for a part of their bread- stuffs. From reliable sources wc have information to the effect that for sometime fast Oregon flour has commanded the lighest price- over all other brands in the Eastern market. Thus, have wc not onlv reason to bo proud that so toon our efforts have resulted in a, surplus over and above what was needed for home consumption, but that a Htate so young as ours has no bly w'on tho championship from her sis ters, many of whom arc much her senior and whose chief pursuit has been collat eral with the grain growing interest. There is no danger of this part of farming being over done, and we trut it will con tinue to be one" of the leading avenues tf internal wealth. It is also commendable of the proprietjrs and manager of flour ing mills that they have spared no pains in producing a superior article. Stock-; raising may be pursued with great advantage here, as we have many facilities necessary to its encouragement and prosperity. Many inducements arc held torth to attract our attention in this direction horses arc brought into requi sition hourly, and beef, mutton and pork constitute a part of the elements of sub sistence. ' Yet the ultimate success of this pursuit pcrtaic no le:; to quality than to amount. J aktn into 'consideration the expense of keeping and the purposes as-! signed to each, with the results of sale, the balaace greatly weighs ia favor of the superior' grades. A lively interest has been manifested toward the improvement of stx'k in each department, and those who have engaged in importing the best class of horses, cattle, sheep and swine, are deserving of great commendation from the rest, and it is also creditable of the pe ple that they have appreciated the fa vor by replacing the inferior with the better bloods. While each class taken separately, if placed on exhibition in any part of the world, would be no discredit to their own ers, it is a noteworthy instance that Ore gon has already furnished as fine beeves as ever the eyes of man beheld in any country. Perhaps no other enterprise in the State has received a more liberal pat ronage, or has been of greater value to the inhabitants, than that of stock-raising. So far wc have been able to answer the home call, as our markets, filled with a variety of the choicest of meats will at test, and the recollection of the countless droves taken from our luxuriant hills and prairies to feed tho cold hunters of Cali fornia, the British possessions, and those mining regions lying to the eastward, should serve as a stimulus for the contin uation of this one of the" most essential branches of agricultural pursuits. Dairy ing is a permanent occupation tho world over, and should be attended to here as well as in other States and countries. Perhaps wc have been rather neulizcnt in this respect, as the past would seem to indicate ; far in many of our markets are to bo found tho proceeds of Eastern dairy farms. Now. if tho people of some of the Middle and :cw England States, with their rocky hills and frozen winters of six mouths' duration, after deducting freight age, commission and other expense, can i ?. f. n f . .. make u proiuaoie to iurnisn our tables with butter and cheese, cannot wc. with superior advantages in soil and climate, well auord not only to stop ttm outward flow of money by replacing articles of dairy coming iroiu aoroaa witu cnose ot our own production, but to create' ad overplus stlf. ficient to throw the balance of trade upon them ? Thb question is easily answered, and awaits only the future for a reply. Woohgrowing is keeping pace with other undertakings, and as a lucrative business litis few if any enuals. The woolen manufactories now established near at hand, with a capacity to work 1,000,000 pounds of wool annually, will not remain idle for want of material, as many have already invested in sheep. Our mineral resources arc liable to become exhausted, mining stocks may depreciate and go down, but the wool-growing inter est shall be as lasting as our State, and will enhance in value from day to day. While I havo not time to comment fur ther upon the channels of industry inclu ded ii farming operations, I suggest tho propriety that each department should be well represented. Let our labor bo divi ded, and each work so proportioned that wherever or whenever a demand may oc cur, wo may bo ready to answer the call. Tho Oswego Iron Works, now engaged in manufacturing iron from tho ore, is de-t serving of our notice, and will render material aid iu carrying out somo of the measures of home economy. Tho energetic spirit manifested by transportation companies, and other pri vate and publio enterprises beforo men tioned, speak highly in favor of the wealthy class j that tho capitalists are not idlo whilo tho masses work. Oregon still holds out inducements to call immigration hither, for although a majority of the best lands, in point of fer tility and location, aro now owned and occupied, yot thousands of. acres with greater facilities for farming purposes than had blessed New Englanders in early times, are lying idle without an owner. And should tho floating population of tho East, attracted to our shores, choose to cast their lot among us, , share- our toils, and mingle their fortunes : with ours in one common causo of advancement, let tho hand of welcome extend them t kindly greeting; and assist them in acqui ring that which is tho most valuable of earthly treasures, a home. True, compe tition will follow immigration, bat wc have greater reason to court competition thaa' fear it. " " :-f Whilo much has been done to estab- ! lish upon a firm foundation the uuper- structure of this young but very protnuv?- ing State of tho Pacific, what has bconyC; thus far witnessed is but tho opeaiagpV chapter of a greater result, nobier ietor? ric3and more brilliant achievements og :i peaceful conquest and acquisition await"1 us, and a brighter era than has ever blizt-T ed upon this part of; our common coun try is yet to dawn. The project for ' bf Pacific railroad which Jban been th tbeme f of much remark, speculation 'and discus- r sion among all classes o Americans seems L to be no longer creature of ' faocyr aotiVt delusion, but a matter of fact, a reality. , Lthat is to be. Two distinct lines are nowr marked out by which-the Atlaatic .w -tor r'i be bound to the Pacific with iror rails,! , . and soon trill the cye.i cf a ycrld behold. " the untold and incxhaustiblo-v wealth vof ' f- our Pacific Possessions.. Ere many year.' -hence tho central and northern routes, tho former pointing out San Francisco as its . place of designation, and the latter termU " nating at Puget Sound, will be com pic U- 7 ' ed and cp2n for travel,, and then shall r another 'pars through the heart of our; KA State connecting the two main trunks , and known as the Oregon Central llaU-i '' road. ' v- The far feeing of Europe have pro claimed America to be the connecting , link between their own country and that of Asia, and the best business and com- :'' mcrcial authorities have determined that at some future period not far distant, tho' Asiatic trade will crtss the American, ' ' continent. The Northern Pacific as the;, ,Tf shortest and most ' feasible route will bo' the main thoroughfare for the commerce. r of our own as well as that of some of thoV European nations ; and at its western ter- . minus as the center of trade, the great 'f business emporiums for rcshipment and. s commutation, another Xcw York shall . adorn our shores not a hundred miles dis-c ' " tant from our borders. Then shall the laborer bo worthy of . his hire ; our markets increased a hun-' dred fold shall be ready for th recep '.o tion of all our product aud with our ag- , ricultural, manufacturing, mechanical and mineral resources and advantages, w& ' may sing a song of ease and p.enty and bid defiance to a world of competition. ith new interests awakened aud immi- '' gration coming from every direction, our - f now vacant lands thall then tem in? . ' bounteous fruitfulness, and Oregon soon will be second to none, but a compeer ? with any of the States of the Union. . Ther 13 still another law of proeres- ' sion which years ago sages and seers fore toid and prophets foresaw in holy visionr ; , but is now only prospective with the im- " migration. That time when the sword shall bo beaten into the ploughshare, the ? spear into the pruning hook,' and. all tho nations fraternized in one United-brother- - -hood shall learn war no- inbro. r That time when universal peace, love and good-i . will shall reignOn earth supreme, every 1 one shall' $it under his own vine and , fig- tree with none to molest or make him. afraid. i The Phatt 3Ian. BY JOSH DI LUNGS. i - . There is only three things that belong to other folks that I ever envyj and themr iz virtu, flesh and understanding. . I supozo it iz possibel for a man ' tew manufacter his own virtew, and improve hiz stock ov understanding; but he kant kiver hix long lean boddy or bones with a soft and pulpy cushion cv flesh, that ia fun tu set dowa on. - I never cum akross a phatt mauncetly dressed, with, hiz slik and' shining face -cut generously out ov warnr -meat, and gashed with a pair ov smacking, lips, - it smooths and az gently red as 'the- dooft way tew a sea shell, and garnished with : a gratft pair ov jucy eyes, th,at air forevep . slopping over with giid natUr; but whatt i want to call him unkle. and-kiss him for mi aut. ....... , And then thar (emdonpint, i bcleave ' yu call ity so outspoken, so full ov good things, iz equal tu a dinner, fur a Ieeaa devil, like me, tu luk at even. . I kant toll whatt makes one man so phatt, and the next one so like an empty stocking, or a manakin in a narrow bolsV ter, unless it iz that tho phatt souls are i f like a mountain spring, fed from within until they kant hold no more, and Vtheu run over the brim, tu make others hajh py . - Did ye ever kno a phatt man tew com- .- mit scwicide ? i guess ye never did j they luv gravy tu well for that. ' .? Shaikspcar loved old Jack Fallstiff moro than enny piktur he ever drew, and tho he filled him up tew the edge with deyiltry', ard stale heroism, and" niutcH sack, and but little bread', he, "f&id&'-t him phatt, and. everyboddy would be "verry sorry now tew hav this good-natured hil lock oy fiesh graded dow-a out ov tuara memory. . ' w ' ' ? ' ! When Shaikspear wanted sum plzen, ho sought out, you remember, a lean apothekary, who kept a grdeery ov beg V garly boxes. - Did you ever heer ov a phatt man be ing hung ? I guess not. They sumtimes t destroy plum pudding, and biled ox," but they never murder enny thing that aia't gud tu eat.- That must hav been a phatt French-s man who exclaimed upon his fust visit tew this kuntry, "By gar I whatt a peo ple ! Ten thousand different religious, and only one gravy I" ; ; In konklusion, i never knu but ono . phatt skoolmaster, and ho want good for ' enny thing, only tew slide down hill with the boys. Thissatisfize me that phatt iz only another name for virtew. J '. CniGNON". Tho original meaning of chignon is cabbage, oh, ladies 1 v 'Heads of cabbagd" Fame. Fame is liko a river nar rowest at its birth-placo, ind broadest afar off. . .-. . . . ., . . . i