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ir IB ---aaaiaaBO "7cr3sw "tj i m V 9f " , 1 aTSJSaja a,, I rcgou ScvAmtl W. G. T'VAULT, EDITOR. "JACKSONVILLE. ORI2GOn7 tiiittirriuy, Jaimurj- 30, B808. Hun I'ranolsco Aceiicr Thomas Hovok. corner of Washlo; nglon nnd Montgomery streets, Is our authorised Agent In Sn Francisco, to recelvo sub rli scriptions and advertisements (or tho Bk.y TINKL. ' Notice. Wo would cnlt tlio attention of (ho former patrons of tho ScXTiNKii to tho recent i change of proprietors, nnd urgently re quest that nil those who nro indebted fa us beforo tho Uuih of May, 1M7, to make Im mediate payment, nuQthosd hating accounts nenlmt tho ollico prior to that data will plciiso preseht them, a It becomes neccssa-. ry that the books of the linn shall bosolllcd up at as early a period as ponlbla. W. O. T'VAULT, ALEX. HLAICKLY. Ll-UUOUItATIC COUNTY .CON " TliNTION. Tho Dcmoerntlo citizens of JncVon coun ty nro requested to meotnt the uual places of holdlutr elections in tho notornl 1're clnala on Saturday, tho 13th of t'ebruary, at z o ciock r. a., lor mo purpose or elect' Ing delegates to represent tho precincts In mo uoun.y uouvcntion. to bo Held at Jack sontlllo on Saturday. February 20th, 1MB, to elect eigni uoiegntes to represent Jack' son County In tho proposed Htnto CotiTcn tion, to bo held at Balcm on the 10 th day of .narei, ieuo; anu 10 transact sucn other business a, may bo deemed ncccssarr. Jacksonvlllo nnd Sterling I'reclncts are entitled to four delegates each ', tbo other I'rccincu inreo cacn. thos. ryu:. THOMAS F. BL'AMj, P. DUNN, Democratic, Central Coumltttc forJackton County, CANDIDATE FOll CONaiUiSS, L. P. GIIOVER, Subject to the will of tho Democratic Con vention. It will bo aeon by roforenco to no tice ubovo, that tho Democratic Con tral Commltteo for Jackson County Imvo Appointed llio 20th day of Fubrii. ary, for holding tho County Convon tion to elect dolegatcs to a Slato Con vontion, nnd tho Central Commltteo recommend Saturday, tho l.'ltii day of February, as a suitublo day for holding meetings in the several preolncts, to elect delegates to tho County Coiivcn (ion. It is all important to tho welfaro of tho Democracy of Jackson, that tho Democracy turn out In mass to tlin product meetings. Heretofore thoro has Loon too much negluct nml IndllToronco, nnd in many instance, hut fow por tons attended tho precinct meetings to appoint dolegatcs. How easy it is for a Tow portons who do attend (ho pro cinct meeting, and in till probability transact tho business fairly, honestly and to tho best of their ability, to bo censured und charged with being bias ed and noting indirectly to promote tho cnuio of n cortain Individual, or as it is ,gcnornlly termed, n clique. To nvoid all (his, and particularly at the present timo, tho Democracy should be "wido awako" nnd lot evory one nlteiul tho precinct meeting, and solect the most firm and relliiblo Democrats as delegates to the County Convention, such us can be relied upon as having tho principles of tho party nt heart in profcreiico to tho promotion of men. .Let this bo done, and our word for it, there will bo no schism in the Demo cracy of Jackson or any other county, when they act upon tho same- prin ciple. Tho Democracy all havo tho samo object In .view, and tho only reason why any dissatisfaction can ariso, ii tho different process of arriving at tho samo result. When (ho meetings nro well attended, and t majority decid.es, after a fair discussion Jithen all should ibo satisfied, iiThe Ss.mim.1. never has advocated ,, the organization of a pro-slavor-J)em- ocratlc party in Oregon. Wp Vave tltuo.and again declared that it did not effect the Demooraoy of any Democrat ,to vote against slavery In Oregon, unless ho was actuated by the Illack 'Republican doctrine, and urged that as n tMinn whv alftverv should not eilst ,in Oregon. In tliat case, just so far asj! be was governed anu urgeu it as a treason why -there should not bo sla very tin Oregon, any of tbe Black Re publican doctrines, then w Batu onu till ay, bo who done so indorsed Ju,t "... ... T i ......I. nf flm KlrAlr trannrillftJlfl UOO. triae as be offered as a season why sla very should not exist in Oregon. Tho 'question is now settled, and tho practl eaiuM o'f slaves is prohibited. Then 'let all good Democrats be samueil in a nations! point cf view with tho Consti tution and the; decision in the Drcd Sott ease. audU.5Q!itn.Uo have the -Kansas and iNb,taka rfiMsuto goyero intka fcrullnjf of naw Btnte .garern mW(. 1 J..'. ApportloHmcHt el Delegate. Tho apportionment of delegates to the Democratic. Convention, as made by Itto DcmoorBtio Central CommltRio, appears to bo a matter about which thero s a difference of opinion. 'The apportionment, based upon (ho Demo cratic vo(o, is tho only fair basis, nnd it is to us, rather astonishing (hat any Democrat should object to tho appor tionment. If seventy-fivo Demoorata aro FUtltlctl to ono dolcgaio in the Con vention from tho County of Jackson, tho samo number nro entitled to H dol cgaio from nny other part of tho Ter ritory. Tho first thing to bo inquired into is, who nro to bo rorirosonted in the Con vention ! Certainly not tho Know Nothings or Black Republicans. Tho Convention is to bo a Demoarntlo Con vention, composed of Domoornflo del egatos cloctod by Democrats, nnd not Illack Republicans who aro to ropro sent tho Democratic voters of tho Tor rltory to select persons for office, (o bo supported by tho Dcmnorocy nndonact such rules and regulations, nnd pro mulgato such principles as shall govern tbo Democracy. It certainly would not bo fair if tbo apportionment was based upon tho wholb number of votps without regard to politics. In tho socond plaoo, whoso duty was it to make (his apportionment t for tho apportionment of dolegatcs last yoar was not on n fair basis of tho Demo cratio votes. Wo think it was a part nl tho duty of tho Democratic Con (rot Committee. They havo shown a disposition in that particular (o givo to evory soventy.fivu Democrats, a voico in the Convention. A fair and equal apportionment had to tako placo, and why not lot tho Com mltteo rocommond tho numbor of dolo- gates, as woll as to leavo tho matter for the action of (ho Convention. Tho apportionment based upon tho Rcpro- sontaljyos to tho Legislative Assembly, would havo been unfair, for that ail- pnrtionmont is to bo mndo upon the whole number of voters in tho county or district, nnd would in cases whoro a populous county, if it was nutl-Dcmo cratic, givo It a groator representation It) n Dcinn'll Cnnuanlln-. limit a greater number of Democrats who might bo so fortunato as to reside in n county whoro thoro was a Democratic majority. What less could tho Central Com mltteo do, tluurto recommend (ho num bor ot delegates, auu in recommonuing they could not havo adopted a tnoro just apportionment, Wo do hopo that the Democracy will not bo led into any discontont by tho prating of tboso who are nover sntlsfied but wliou dis satisfaction reigns throughout tbo Dem ocratic family, which can only bo caus ed by some local and poisonous politi cal strife, for poronol nggrniidizemont. We havo heretofore urged tho Do mocraoy to a completo nnd full organ ization, to insure success. This notion seems to havo been accomplished in tlio Into action of the Democratic Con tral Committee, in tho apportionment of Dolegntea to n- Stato Convention. Wo had fears that tho lato political ex cltemeiit occasioned by (ho voto on the Constitution and other matters, might cause a split among national Democrats, and that It would bo nec essary to acconipiisu a innrougit or ganizntion under tho now State gov eminent, to commonco by calling mass meetings, and ro-nrganlzo tho party, as it was plain to all that tho Uat ap portionment of dolegatcs to the Terri torial Convention was not on a fair basis. But wo aro glad to know that tho action of (ho Cenlral Committee has superceded (he necessity of calling mass meetings, nnd do bollevo that the Democratic organization is now firmly and, fuirly made, with a better chance of continued success than tlio most sanguine could havo anticipated during tho political excitement occasioned on account of the slavery proviso in the Constitution. Wo havo said and again declare that Oregon is the first practi cal example of tho Kansas Nebraska measure Tho people have by a large 11 . ... 1---.1...1 V- .1....--.. -t..ll XA majoniy . -ry .. ... Ptlii In it.,. Ktntn ot Oreifon. The nro- II - " ' "-- o slavery men ns a general thing are sat isfied, and willing that (ho majority shall tule, and now it seems to bo tho object Qf'W'Democrats to rally undsr iho national banner and carry out tie doctrine ns promulgated.in the Dcnw oratio national platform of 1850. ,PKEAomjo. Key. J. 0. Raynsr will jireauli at the M. L, Church, on iSHiilHiiii.lst Uto clock. tit Mt GasbHt-g. Wo visited Gasburg the other day, nnd waniuoh pleased to soo such rapid progress In improvement. Tho loca tion for a County town liaa atlvanta gos over almost any other place, being near thn centro of the farming settle meiits on Dear, or Stewart creek, having ono of tho finest Flouring mill in tho Territory, also an excellent Saw mill, n Tan yard, nnd extensive manu facturing establishments. Doing loca ted immediately on the road betwoen Jacksonvlllo and Yroka, at a boautlful slto for a country village, witli the Im provements alroady In progress, it bids fair to beoomo a rival to Jacksonville In point of trade ; for most certainly tbo location has superior manufactur ing advantages, and is muoh nearer the contro of tho groat farming community on JJonr crook, and without doubt, If thoro is not something done by the cltl- zons towards supplying tho mines with wator, thoro is no Inducement to (ho farmers to givo Jacksonvlllo tno prefer ence ovor a vlllago situate in tho cen tro of thoir settlement, with tho ad vantages of water power for manufac turing purposes. It then soems to us that from prcsout nppenrnnoes, Gas burg ban decidedly ninny advantages, nnd It nlso appears that considerable entorpriso is manifested by tho citizens, in building it up, Then let our Jack sonville friends look lo their Interest, and do something that will rotain tbo trade and business of tlio County nt this placo, for without sumo public en terprise, zealously prosecuted at this placo, tlio day is not far distant when wo may bo uompolled to transact nil our County business at another point. This can bo romodied If tho pooplo choose, and tho snonor (hoy cnmmcuco tho better It will bo for our town. Duitor,AK AititusTKi). Jenk Owens, ono of the party who broko open and robbed Mr. Walker's linuso nt tho up- por part of tho Vnlloy, last Spring, nnd who was shot in tho kueo whllo robbing tho houso, by Wiilkor, and aftorwards arrested and committed to jail, and niado his escape, was larrcsted airain a few days slnco on the Klamath and brought ovor and lodged in jail to . l.tM-.,... OCT Wo placo tho namo of Hon. L. F. G rover nt tho bond of our columns, as a suilnblo Democrat to roprosont tho Stato of Oregon in Congress. In doing this, wo do not wish to prejudlco the claims of any nthor Democrat, but ho Is our first choice Yt, If the Demo cratic Convention say that nnothor man Is more suitable, wo will cheorfully sur- render to tho will of a majority. Hon. R. 1 Doisi:. -Wc learn by tho last mail from Washington that tho Hon. R. P. Boise of Polk county, has been appointed by (lie President, Asso ciate Justice of the Supremo Court of tho Territory of Oregon, in (ho plnco of Hon, C. Olnoy, roslgpod. OCT Dear in mind (hut tho lUth day of February, is tho day to attend Pre cinct Meetings. Lot all tho Demo, crats turn out and participate In tho sending of Delegates to tho County Convention. Oftj" Capt. Sam, Gordon has again placed us undor obligations, by for warding us lato Oregon pnpors in ad vanco of tho mall, for which ho will accopt our thanks. MoitJtoN Nuw8.--Wo clip the fol lowing from tho Portland Times of the lOlh insU tltiU utjr,t .Mw..f,j.H.tliara is great lear ttiftt it may prove true : Tlio rumor has reached hero that Col, Steptoo at Walla Walla has re ceived news by an Indian Express dis patch of Lawyer (an Indian chief) from Utah to tho Import that Uol. Johnson and tho Mormons had a battle that the troops were at first repulsed but rallied nnu llnaliy came ott vlotors that the Mormons had offered tho Indi ans arms and ammunitions to ongago In the war, and that the Indians in tho vicinity of Walla Walla had (notified all the white settlers, J' rencu auu Am erican, to leavo Iho country in five days, and that soino qf tho settlers had in coasoquence gono "into post" We give the rumor for what it may be worji, without, however, entertaining muot, confluence in it ourseil." Suhveys in OunaoN. -Tho Com mission- of the General Land Ollico, in bis reoprta says : The progress of .the surveys of the publlo landiiand donation claims have boon to sueh an extent that U 1 is expected the iportioo of tho Territory between the Cascade Moun tains and the Pacific oeean wll be completed by (ho oporatloesof nn othor year. The extension .by law of the surveying system east ol tlie Cos cades ia recommended. Legislative Proceeding., Saturday, Jan. 9. 1857. In Council. -Mr. Berry prtseiWJ uie peiiiien-oi immu. .nauigun iof divorco- referred to Berry Cornoittf and Drain, a Beloot cornmktoe, Tho bill to. incorporate tho'Rogie uivor unugu vo. pnsscu. Howsk. Mr. Hpear . presented io petition of E. R. Crano and otlifls, praying for a charter for a rdjd from Althouso to Illinois valley ; reforrcd to Spear, Cole and, Mathewi, select committee. I Mr. Drown, of Jackson, from soloc" committee,, mndti a humorous report rocommondlng tho pastago ol a bfl granting a divorco to Philestor I.oo arte wife ; also to Lavinia Christiimn. Mr. Alton introduced a bill for .lie protection of slave pronortyin Oregon. Mr, Rees introduced a bill to equal ize advertising in comities. nir. opoar introduced a mil to pro hibit Chinamen from mining gold, unl low paying a tax of U nor month. I Tho resolution offered by Mr, Mack rolntlvo to the distribution of public! documents by tho Territorial Auditor,! after discusiun, passed Monday, Jan, 11, 1957. Council. Mr. Walt, from Judlcla ry committee, roported tho bill to pro hibit and punish tho salo of iutoxicot ing liquors to Indians, with amend ments, which were adopted Dills to incorporate Union Universi ty Association, to prevent tho escape of ponitontinry oovicts, to Incorporate -.. . I a Tualatin Temple of Honor, for relief or James llondorshott, woro passed, Houso joint resolution fur tho distribu tion of documents, lost House. Mr. Brown, of Jackson, in troduced a bill to locato a road from Tablo Rnck, In Jackson .Co., to Koso burg, In Doughs Co.; also a joint res olution memorializing Congress to pom slon Mrs. Mary Ann Harris, who de fended herself und daughter from the Indians for twrnty.four hours -hor husband being killed and her daughter woundod. Mr. Gales gavo notico that ho would introduce a bill increasing tlio com pensation nf judges of election. Tho bill to Incorporate tho Apple gato Ditch nnd Mining Co. was read a second timo. Mr. Hughes presonted a remonstrance to tho same. Air. Brown presented a petition in favor of It ; toforrod to committee ot corpora tions. Tho bill authorizing tho cilizonsof portion of Douglas Co. to voto ut the next Juno eloction as to whether thoy deslro to bo uttachod to Umpqua Co., was read third timo. Iho question MmU,wmr .Wta asm Tuushav, Jan 12, 1 8b8. Council. Mr. Scott Introduced I two memorials, viz: n momorial to Con gross to fortify tho mouth of tho Co lumbia river reforrod tOiMcssrs. Scott, Walt and Berry; also ono to build a Custom-houso -referred to committee on commerce. Houbi:. Brown, of Jarkson, and Gates woro appointed on tho joint com mittee to memorialize Cougroasto pen sion Mrs. Harris. Bills to divorco Elva Ann Chrlstman from her husband, authorizing Chns. Putnam to locate n road down Klk river, to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Masons ot 0. T.. to lncorpora(o an association for Improving tho breed of) domestic animals, to incorporate lloguo Uivur Ilridgo Co., to chaugo a portion of Territorial road leading from Oro gon City to Sporos', in Lane Co., lo grant Kitturnh Toft a divorce, and granting a divorco to Melinda Russell, wero passed. On Motion of Mr. King, the House resolved Itsolf into committoo of tlio whole, Mr. King in tho chair. On mo tion of Mr. Brown, of Jackson, the bill to divorco Elizabeth R. Iltncs was ta ken up reported back tho bill, recom mending Its passage The bill to amond road low taken up, and report ed back, recommending- Its reforonoo to a select oommittoe. The bill relat ing to estraya and property lost or un claimed, Mr. Brown, ol Juokson, moved to amend by striking out all after tho enacting clause . Mr- fiui,-" u.l. spoke from writ ten notes for ono hour on his Cfoic, calf and fllly-owtering bills." .He thought his bill ought to bo consWered in a serious manner ; said ho had ta ken only ono of tho Oregon papers, and that ono for a short time, spoke of oounty prido. Ho took a drink ol wa ter and commenced again spoko of the In-juu war, and yelped at Mr. Daah of tho uregon btatoeman. Mr. Huglios said the war was end ed, and the Indians aro on the reserve. Mr. H, compared the old law and the proposed law, expressing his prefer ence for (bo old law. Committoo rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit ogain. Adjourned. Wednkspav, Jan. 13, 1858. Council. Mr. Berry, from com mittee on commerce, recommended the passage of the memorial to Congress for an appropriation to bulla a custom-house. Said memorial was recommitted to a special commit too of (hreo, consisting of Messrs. Wait, Sheil and Scott Jlr, Berry was appointed on the joint committee to memorialize Congress on beholf of Mrs. Harris. The memorial to Congress for the fortification of (lis mouth of the Colum bia river, was reported and recommit ted to the eotnmittee on Counsil, mom- Mai No. I. lisen, from commltteo 'on waya and means. reported tlio petition of AsalJr)liis-b fw printing forfeonsMuliMnl0hvei! tion, referring1 ft i th ceintideraUeti W a.iuiure legislature, " Tho bill to wftwld an MtrdatMstte tnnfriafrn niit Jiiin.ii.'iiiHA i.Ii.n ... Mr. Cranor. I donot nronose to argue tho question, but I cannot sun- port the bill. In Now York the same law is In force as exists here, and there it works well. The Isw as it now stands, leaves it to the discretion of the court, and thoro is llttla. doubt but (hat the courts do justice. The h w ahoald bo tried, and if it k found to vrork a hardship upon any one, then It is time to alter it, but I have beard of no com plaints. Mr. Mack. Tho law at present only provides for tho wife's dowor in two instances, when for imprisonment, and for adultory by the husband, and in no other instances. I ho law is indeed noccssary to protect the wife against the wrongs or tho husband ; If tho wife should nrocuro a divorce for any of the ottwr onuses ot divorce than the two monlioncd, she being Innocent and the husband guilty, is it not ricbt that she hould bo endowed of hirlnnds t He Miould pay tho penalty ot his guilt, and lot bo paid for treating bis wifo cruel V, but if tbo wifo is cuilty, sho doos not ibtain any benefit under tho law I have ntroduced. it is confined to tho class f cases that ariso from tho fault of the lusband ; if she is tho guilty party, sho icqulrc no rights. Air. YVoodsidcs. I am opposed to ilterlng statutes without urgent rea ions, becauso by tho incessant changes hlch have taken placo, wo aro not tortain what our rights aro undor the kws. Let tho law as it oxlsts bo fully t-etod boforo any alterations aro made, J .!.- 11- ...... -f... . I. Cm men ii wrong amen, curroci , it not until it is ascertained. It unlit to bo loft to the discretion of ilo court, whero it now is, in the other cses. In tlio two instances whero tho lav now elves property to the wife, it is right, out in the other cases the tmntlnc of divorces is left in the dls cntionoftbo court, and so ought the djitrlbutlon of the property, but in the tvh instanocs whero tho wile Is en dived, tho man has roudered himself ai) outlaw, and dead to tho law. I sltill voto against tho amendment Mr, Hughes. I was ono of " 0"V m too to whom this bill w rc-errcd. I bollovod this amendmont au improve nimt n,i it... .,1.1 lr.iv Mr. H. read tho old law "and the one proposed, and cunpnruu iiiu i. Sir. Cranor. It has been said, the wnt;d has been too much governed. s -sSStiStMK dlih1 bniubored and accumulated pr i0Uy mtky woman with nmeno. a man property, io iiay marry a woman with whom ho amid not live, and upon his leaving horlin account of hor wortlilessness, bovould becomq endowod with his proprty. It holds out an inducement for In evil woman to make a man's hoini a hell, and causo a divorce, and obtij his property. Tho court will bo bott i acquainted with tho circumstan ces leach case, and bonco the neces sity f leaving it in tho discretion of the turt Mr. C. read from Sec 8, of t old law, "in granting u divorce, tho i urt shall also mnko such dispo aitio of the property of tho parties ns shall ppear just and equitable." It ct-rliily is right and equitable the cour should govern and- dlrooi thio matt which is already provided for in tl existing law, and with these rcma s, I shall cease my opposition to th uill. M i Brown, of Jackson. I am as tonis fj at the gentleman sa) ing it was In thliscrotion oltho court, whou tlio statu Jt In See. JO, of tho same chap tor, iadalo English, says, "she shall not bentitlod to dowor in other oases of diSco." It certainly means that except) the two cases cited she shall not. i Mr. lollard read tho whole of Sec. 8, of old law, and said thn latter part si igthencd him In (be belief that tins ar ulmcut was not necessary. Slnco first section of this bill bad been -.ken out, which met with bis an iron no sliouiu vote against the bill. Mr. ag, 'fills bill is nothing more (ban a attention of the dower right to the otl sUes of divorce, besides the two ci referred to, when it" is grant ed on ount of the guilt of the btu band, 'he one remark of Mr. Brown, of Jac on, baa satisfied mo on this mntterl Wheu the divorce is granted on aceant of the mUeonduet of the busbal ho baa then forfeited bis right to thefcperty, and the woman should be enoired with hi lands. Mr.iack, The argument of tke gentlein from Li, presumed that this nils to prouct mo wne uen ' is guilt which is not the case. It only pildes protection when the hus band irm tbo wrong, and the wife in nocentlTke wife ia .entitled to equel rights khjthe husband, and he (should not be lid( to drive her rom him. Thoro ifcVbo cases when the husband, makos llefiome a hell. This bill.prq tects.lhoman then. wr. ni. spoije (urtber support of the bill, , 'l ho m passed. The Ulltn nmnnrf the law "(0 KgU- lato proeidjogs in actions at law jo thn auntJne and dtstrlot courts," was tnkan uri TtiJ hi extenctB the time of rademltiou to twehe TOOBtha to the judgment debtoMf redeemed wftbin tiieursisrx mwiuu, " vm -- entitled Ho 10 per cent, tH ta- pwr House. Mr. Drown, of Jnd Hum. JMIE.-1J At ipy J l-,dg lu i. v. ,-sy- ft m-. W1 yJ V, "f