BSSXSN THE OREGON SENTINEL. O. JAt'tlHSj, Kttltor. "To TitR miiMtT .Kto iTiuiAMwcr or ntn INion, a Qovctiwikxt rmrnr. whom: m mug ruMum..' Wiulimjton. JACKSONVILLE. SATIIKDAV, - FKU. att, 1808. A Political Novelty. Wc have soil before, If tlic political doctors succeeded In gsltnnlzing Into lir it certain de funct carcass, which tho mourners persist In railing lltmocracy, tliat It would be tinl'kc un; thing heretofore known In the political lill..rv of thin country. It In not up to the straight nnd manly resolutions adopted by the MeCnnnel convtntion In Cutilnrnlu, nnd It lull Itiflniuljr rhort ol tlic patriotic resolves nnd noble utterances of tlic Utmocratlc party In Hit! Slutcs of New Yolk, Ohio and IVnu rylranlu. This wc prnpoo to prote. And lint ut tu Culirnrnlti. Tin." followlny rcsolu tlun was uilopled In ihe Dixie Convention ol llint State t Htwliet!, Thai wo ore oppocd to the cm plot mint of Into- by the gniinil Uotiriuutiit u,iujul the s reded Slutcs, for the purpose or eonipilllng oIhiIiiiiw and submlrtlon to the Fiileiul authority.' And In another resolution wo find the fol lowing language: tUvilml, Tlun. we ore In fin or of the re c gnitinu ol the Coiiful. rat .Stalls." 'I here is no luVuXlnf the Import of this lunguage. Irs meaning It clear, plain mid pnlpub'r. "It Ii Ireusou puronn.l simple tunson, foul nml damnable-" Compare this puny 1 1, t mid honorable diclaraitoti of prlnoi I leu with the milk and water gibberish of the socullcd Dimoerallc Cintrnl C'onitnlttcc of the titulc of Oregon, and we find that Ilia two urtlis ure, 10 fur in tl ilr ileilarutbn of jrin clplcsU concirtied. a unlike us lliuicu uud lli.II t but lists objects are no doubt Iheiume. 'I he Orrjsn party talk about ' the iiolltlinl pulliy of the prima udiiilnUtrutloii," but nru us illi nt us tie grate ubout tl.c war policy ol the Untcrmnent. 'liny mk to Ignore lin gual and paramount Istuc tthlcli is ogltatlng mid coin uli.ii;; tl.c nation. While the sum s'oiiUm or tLe liuder It us b'nek us the dam ning drops Ihut lull fimn the duiuuiiclng At gel's hii,m lln object of this rcclietnco is I'vnliiit : It Is to i-utili the whole race o( anil trrltbiutnl liipuls. who have lid moral slum Ina riiniili to ntiiiniincv their principles nml uclncurdlngto H'O (iUlutM or mir Ulier jiideim nt. Ilul lt us pas from our tit w this bmluid Uiuiinlty.niiil tuke Inlo coni-MaulIon the ni. cm hi mil guminc kind, inibodyltig the I ulriollc tcutmuiiM of Andrew .fucksoii.i re- reduced in the noble ritolutluus if the lute JKinwratlc Cointi.iiuu ol the Fmplie Slute. I It ur them : I'ricmf. 'I hat In this crisis the watchword wbiih fliuiiM p.ii ihroii.h the iltiuoiritiiu funks lulling tin in iiioiiegicut iiuddilirmiuiil muss in iltliiifunfnur lmjriliil connlii U .( KMiiiaUl ol A lain w Jut (.Mill llmt (', Union Hi Hit leuomci. iV.nfV.if, 'I l.ut the c'uliu of any .Statu or iiuinUrul Slnliv Df u tight in rilmmilili ut will their obligation nml iilltgl.iueo in the Liilou bus nu Hurruiit In the ('oiililution, Is ut ar with its le.ttr uud piril, Is iiicomputb blcnilb C'xxl (rottriiineiit and the prcrcrtu lion of public filth, und llieturorciiiitul of ihe treutie.uiil h inter this irt li-tilon IiusIhv.i udtdiiettl by kiii-ktiouiiits North or .South ll Ims htn rcsialul uud iMiulid by ihed.iuiKrii ey, who hute cicr inuliilaiiuil, us tiny still dj, that strii-sion is retoluiioii, llotJiiil, Tlmt the seizure of Iho furls and pri-vity Uloiylnj,' to ihe I'nleral Uottrn nitiil, Mliiutd by Ihe uulhorizitioiiof iirit a let r agjliikt tlieciuiiuitrienf Ihe l)ul SlHlt, pnciiitutel Ihe country inlo u stale of war; lb it it Is the duty or the Cott runs nt to pros n ute the wur tlun forctd iiih.ii It tilli nil its !iwirsund rti.i'ntfl mil llmt it Is Ihe duly of the ptiiple In rally with urms mid tneiins in thessjiMirt of the voterniniiit until Ihu itru clelsftidtd by tlic triumph of I ho Couslilu tin und luus, aid the rvslorutlou ol the Union, ApuliiM null Ibmocrney as this we xtugv no war, wo hute no rnulhili. And Jit wo olltn btur the Hctxlnn nbortloii in Oifgon, mpur ronliil wltli tlictlutctt tmine of IMuoc nuy. clkluiln ulliliiilloii wllb the men who suloptt-d the store noble and patriotic iwolu. linn II In Ihe Slate of Ohio, Jiwct, llio lUfcutrd ih nilnw of Ihe Id motrutle purly for (Jot rnor, ImMly iidwcaltd the flgorous prictlutiiai ol the war, and Ihe iru.hin ' out ul this unholy, (-aueh und nuiilou nklli.m b) force of arms. Had he In aid one of Oregon's L'tuio i ruts talk, he wouM hate rtcoinuitud the tiiitliontUst tu kIvu In in a comlortubte ItKlyc imtit within ihu Mulls of Fort latlujttte. And jtt sre htur Ihe Oregon purlj talliing nboul tie triumphs of the Detnocrutiu purly iu the ritalcof Oliioi: Ju the gitut Stule of I'tiinrjltuuia the same alriotic state of llnngii citi, as will upKui Iroiu the lolluwitig, liiun the llurriabury i't'tiHl, Ihe Ituding dnuutlatie orgm of llmt rilutc: l:i ll e border .States it must not be talen.as Intliiutite or I lie opposition to llio wur lor res lorutiou ol the Union, or that the inutile ol this Sluleuic ItM tnriitfl uml dUirinlmd iu Ihilr supiiort ol the 1 rderul uotirnnnnl. The dimocrulic purly of I'tnnsjIvaiiU stiiuds now whtroshe ul'tutsslombou lhuide ol the Uottriiimut und llm luus. Ntillur tuloiv or diliul tun mute it Irom this pot lion. Should it hule louttol of Ihu IIoiim ol llipliMiilultus.it will be jukt as ready lo udopl llifimufuu-s incik.iiy lo Ihu vigoiout I roM'cutiou ot the wur us if Ihe National Ad ministration was cuulruki! by its politicul friinds. The I'eace Union humbug Iu Oirgmi would lc ikvpUd, huttd und loudiliiiitil by the dun Krat oritnntfnttoDS In theso Rrrat States. They seek no olHliutionj with the npolcgtsl of treason nnd ditunlon. They still remember the ticro'c words of the Immortal Jackson: " The Union must be presetted at nil kntitrls." Tin Oregon parly Is without statesmen o" national reputation! Whcwf wo take ll back. It his a glorious toasrcllstlon of them I rhcre aro Curry, UsUy, Sfalone and Sinter 1 1 and at least corporals guard of smaller lights who lt' nest nominee for President will be. wheller Brot It, wh bus sloped, or Slater the faithful,. ha not yet transpired. Its great parly I its most sanguine friends llilnk It wil poll the enormous number of 2,000 votes nt the Jmc election. The Negative. There Is a ctuss of men in every community, Slate nnd nation, whose peculiar province it is to growl nt Ihe actions ol others nnd the gen eral movement of the civilized world. They are the bulldogs that riizc hold of the ear of progress, and labor wild might and main to retard Its onward movement. With them patriotism is a sham, tlrtuo a cheat, ribgion ihe merest htpocrlcy, uretl to cotcr some ulte rior design, and progress the most transparent humbug. Yon inaugurate some plan for the umillornllon of the suflWlng condition ol the poor nml destitute, and you are seeking notori ety or office. You sctk to clcinto the same clas lit the scuta of morul and Intillcctual ex igence, ami you arc certain to hate some sinis ter inotlic to serve. The Chrhniau's tloto llnns nrc for lucre and power. 'I lw patriot's fire Is for political advancement. And tic rflillnnthrnilt's tote Is for notoriety and n name. No one nets from noble Initlncls or pure motives. The not Id Is n thaos of the most (utilise and mallgn&nl silfidincss, desti tute of noble nction, generous love or pi.-hlng- Ih tiev tlenee. Thin lbo illcourr, ntnl some peop'e wnnder ac the di-plll of their wlrdnm and Ih" lifnne of their wonderful sagacity. I'hey are hnmsn vulltircs, falnlug on Ihe cor ruptions of civil soclily j priests of d -p-avity, etrr m'nlstcrlng nt Ihe altnr. They nrc confined to no oecnpitlo'i or pro- fesslon In lifr..bul nrc scatlirol throngli nil. 'here nrf n flw In Ortgon orcupiinj the. po sition of political ditchers of tlio p.'nph', und Iheir gloomy lucubrationi nrc tveikly seattunl ihroiijtlt the Slate. Thev ore pence men be- eatijc war is ruglng; they nru peucc nun with out any olive branch without nny feasible plan to edict It, Jen without ctcn the proposal of humbug propositions ; In short they are ptaccgrowUrs llio najatltet that the patrio tism of the country mutt carry. I hey were Tories in the Itevnlution, lYdcrull.ls In the war of lPI'J, took to thumcltis the dulcet name of I'eace men In the war wllli Mexico, nnd have ntalucd that delightsome npptllutlvi.. ever since. TVy nrc fur wur when the nttlon is at arc, nnd always fn jieaco when the nitlnn Is ut war, Winn the tuition is nt wur, taxutlnn and ru'n ll there dull fill theme, nnd cliKiinlly di tiny ring the diriful changes. WIk ii Ihe nation U at peace. Insult and na tional ilMionor Is their fruitful text, over whlih tiny frit uud foam with fearful diatribes and woful lucubrations, until some nalLiral onvulslon breaks llio tMo of kw, whtu, con tinent innrluls! jou l.iur tlicm gi'oHling on the nthir side. Notw Ithslund'ng (he t (Torts of lliev grow Ii rs. the world, tnuihu) with Ihe mnglc of inlellicl and inrmoitcd nllhlhcenirgy of morul power. will mote rnnnrd and upward, tlio tiuij -sly ol law will be tludicatttl, and constitutional ftcc- doni will lie succotirully itulililntl on the Itniuorlal bails of Ik In. role fithcrs ; nnd the L'nUn, the hoic of the world, u glory ol America, will be restored, amid Ihe Joyim" shouts of millions of freemen, proud of tlnir rights and Jmloiis of their liberties. ""Will You' Heed It I The lotal cllibiit of Kintniky, Missouri, Tetinrssee, North Curoltnu nnd Virginia, nnd linl'til of the whole .South, claim tlmt tlcy arc still citizens of Iho United .Stall's, nml de mand that IbeCot cininttit txttnd to them Ihe protection duo them as suih citizens. Their property Is conlUcatul by Ihe nUI authorities, uml they, Ihtiiuelirs ure liuble to lo forced Into the HrUI army, 'Iho name nnd the acrid righlsof mi American citizen ate dis regarded, and Ihut too, on Amtrlcan soil. Can Ihe Adinlnltrallnnnbolteilielf from the obligations imoiil upon it by Ihe Coixtitu- lion, lo protect uud diftnd lis loya1 citizens. esieeiully whin tuih citizens osmtI Ihtir o;ul ly ant! ak fur tlic rottcting power of the liotirument. Iu linns past llio liovcrnineiit has main- talnetl its pnstlge nml dignity In uei ling uud maintaining the rights of mloptcd iHI&ns.uud hall tLe prajers mid ctilreutiis of its native bora ritlnus go unlietikd? Was Ihu (iov- rnmentof Ihe Unllnl Slates irMtetl for the protictlou of lhoe born in n foreign lund und not for its natitu born ctllvn nbo 7 bjiall the first nsk nnd recclte, while ihe other, ninid Ihe desolation ol Ids home, cntreul und be d inVIt Ytt suih Is the meluii' lioly lenglh lo wlilih Ihe secession lendirs In Oregon nro liinltning. I'hey would surrcndir without nn (ITort the luyul citizens of tl.c .South, w1io..q ullVctions still i ling around llio Union purchased with the precious blood ol their revolutionary sires. Can ingratitude bo biuikcr, cun treaihery be greater T 'I lure was a sublime nvijety in the enirgitic nition of Ihe tJovernmuil, when she wnsted from thegrapol ilespotisni ono of her ndoptid cilizin. And wo honor her for the uobleuit. I'.tcry Atnirleun feels pruul, fit. It evplodcd the monarchical doctrine ofnrpituul ullegiunce.nnd inaugurated n new tra In Iho history of Iho world. Human nature kickcus at iho thought, that many of the men, who applauded the noble conduct of Cupt. Ingrahatn, iu the case alluded to ubovo, would now surrender the native born citizens of the Souih to the military despotism precip itated uprn them, without u sigh, und In total dimgurd of Iheir Cuutlltutloual obligations. Union intnof Origoul There is a silent til ptrbuuslte tloquinu: coming up from the ilisotitled homeiot your brilhnn in Ihe South, adjuring jou by Ihu suercd and holy memories of Ihe past, mid by the dim )it hopeful future, lo n main faithful In vour ulk'k'lulico to the (Jnternmtnt, imichased with the blood and ituuiiiiiiii ny nn- uiioiu martyrs of Itic lUu',utiou julli rings ol Iho Union Convention. We publish this weik a rail for a Union LSfas Convention, to be held at the Court House In Jacksonville, on tle S9th day of March next, to selict di legates to attend the State Con veal Ion to be held at Kngeno City nn the 9th- day of April, 18G2, and to noml nate county oulccrs. Wc prefer a mass meet Ing to delegated contention, beenmo the Union canse is crtcntlully nnd emphatically tlio cause of the people, notl tlicy should be ullowed to colrol IU movements and direct Its operations. The people ore moving In this matter nit orcr the State, nmr there is a mnjely in their movements that evinces-a determination to re deem the sullied donor of our youthful State for the honor and loyally of Oregon stands Impeached and snllki before the grand In quest of the nation. Onr great Governor Issued tils official proclamation some time ago, lo tstmt Ihe rcon't fiom pliiylng Ynnlcc Donllc, for ftir tomtMijmigltl mhtatui about till True to the doubtful patriotism cxprrsscd In llmt feeble, )it official tnifsltc, he has a p. pointed a malt to fi I the place ol the lamented taker, win) stands i barged beforo the fjenate of the United States with disloyally. What' the consequence! Ihe loyalty of the people of Oregon Is do (bled, r.ml wo nrc dented ap propriation, wli'ich, In case of war with nny marltlmQ power, would be necessary for the afityof our remmcrec nnd the protection of our homes. I.1 ever) Union mm do his-duly und the scccslon sypithiers will be wiKtl out with n m ij'Tlty ihut rhill end the race in Oregon. Wo nrc not nmbiilous just to beet them, nc want a triumphant nnd ovcrwhe'tn utng major I ry. Union men, remember the 29ili of .March next. Summary of News. The news from the l!at Is truly cheering. The vrc.it rebellion Is toppling to Its full. Tue in'lltary nimcondt Is drawing Its lo'ds lighter mid tlghtir nrounj tlio m cession monster. The " live to ono heroes " llnd It difficult tu sjttntn Ihem'ilvcs against Inferior numbers Tort llinryls taken mid Itonnokc Wand Is ours. The I'eih nils nro moving In solid col umns to loynl old Teunorir, wluro Ihey will seize nnd destroy the Itallnuid Hint ficll the Itcbil Army of the I'olomac. 1'ricc Is In u tight place, nml rebellion, under Iho tlgorom mar.ngimeiit of (iiinrul llullcck, Is about played out In Mluntirt. lleport has It tlmt the Spaniard have !ccii diTi-atetl by the .Mexicans nt the Nntb.ml llrldgit near Vera Cruz. 'Il.c battle luUl llio hours. It Is rcpnrttsl tlmt .1.000 riMs nro march lug to ultack l'orl Yuma. The Itlernls ure ready to meet tin in. Tlio I'gblaturc of Washington Territory Is engaged In the dellghttomo occupation' ol granting dliprcc'. 'Ihe matrimonial yoke rials with un ray grace on the restless shou'd ers of those who lack " iifTinily." Kverjbo-ly gidng to Ihu Northern mines ure atlt Isetl to go prrparul lo puik in llulr own grub. Mott of Ihe animals iimiI for Ihut purpose luit summer have rxrUlcd this winter. 'Ihe cold wcallur Is killing Ihe Ihti In Ore gon, lion is ll In this t alley f The Slugts me nmking daily trip from Yrilto lo this p'ate, ml Irom Ihe Canon to our Cily, Sucau will attend cn.Tgy nnd persctcrance. It is estimated that 1,300 bend of rattle hate died Utweiu the Citeadesiind the Halle this winter. On the Uuittllli, 1 .f.OO. One mm Ins hut .100 nu .lohn Hay i her. Near Wullu Walla, Iu Ortgon, thru inin li.no lot 1,000 head. This Is only a small portion or the losses cast ol the ('acudts. OnrnoN .SkmikiTIiI ICt publican Jour. nut is iililiil by O. JiicoIm. Mr. Jaeobi In forms his reaihrs that he Is rt Union mail,' thai Is, In favor of u union In twivn the lllaek lllucks nnd Ihe llm llanliiu lllacks. ThU new etlitor we uudersliiinl lo Ik' nu o'd polill cut hack, who bus Ikvii but little, heard of since he figured cniuplcuoitsly Is rslublbhtng Know Nothing Wigwams. Oitgvn Ihmo tial. Wo puhlMicd the nbote as a tUllcious pttce of information to those who hate known us since wo have bvtu a citizen of Oregon. An old political luck!" Yes, little Haley, you know ull about us j that's ctiditil t " Who bus been but Utile heard of since he figured conspicuously in ctublih!ng Know Nothing Wigwams." Your sources or infor mation must be us unreliable ns your baselers liiiluuatlniis are contemptible and untruthful. We never rstubllhhttl u Know Nothing Wig wam In our life, mid ncur was Inside of one. W'c more than susHCt, that ubout as muih reliance cun be placed in the stuteiumts found iu your Kper, its Iu the above brkf extract. OttrO'if Any of the ubote Is a buld untruth, nnd ubout out half of your piper Is luktn up with admthxiucuU. Sweet llltlo Haley, try llgain. Sr. IiriK. Pee. W, 1801. tlin Halleck took the bull by the horns when he heard ihe news or the burning of Ihe railroad bridgts on the North Mirsuori railroad, und huuctl the lollovting comprtliinSitc ordir ! I, Jiisu'jint riUIs rrutttreil through the iiorlhein counties of this Slate, itliirii ITV' oc cuplid by out trooH,umhr Ihcgulsool ieacc ful ellliiiu liavt riMimtd their occupation of burning bridgts und tl driving railroads and teli graph wires. Theo mm arc guilty of the highest erlino known lo the emlo of wur, and Ihu puulshmuil isdtulh. Any ono caught iu Iho uct will be iiuiucdiati ly shot ; and nny one uecustdof ibis crima will be arrested and placid In cliMi confinement until his caui can be cvumluid by u m.litury eiunmlnlon, und, ll found guilty, he also will sulKr ihath. II, Whin iujuriu me thine lo railroads or telegraph lints, the commanding officer of the neurest piwt will Immediate impress into ser ticu for repairing tlamuges, Iho s'uves of all 8ecess'onUis In llmt vicinity, and, If ucce.'sary, the Sicrs!ouUls thcmstltes nnd their proi crly. Any pretindetl Union man, having in foitimtloii of lulei.ded ultimpts todistroy mill roads and lines, or of llio guilty parlies, who docs not communicate nu h intention to the prop r authoritits. uud give aid mid uhsisiance In urresting m d punishing them, will bo re garded us ihu Inept tnminii, and Ircuted ac cordingly. III, Hereafter tlio towns and counties In which suih lUtruUlon of publio property inkpa nt.uo utll tu. miiila In tinv ihn finiMiaea of ull repairs, unless it be shown that Ihe peo- pie of suih towns or couutiu could not have, pretentiHl ii, on account of the superior forcel ofthcioimy, i BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH. WASIItNOTOy, lb. Gtll. The President lias approved a bill authoriz ing the Secretary of the Interior to strike from the pension rolls the name of persons who have In any way given encouragement to the rebels. The Louisville Dtmotrnl publishes Southern nccounts of the battle of Somcrsit. The low est -estimate nny of the rebel soldiers put their loss at was one thomnnd, some say fii'tein hundred, a majority of whom were drowned In crossing the river. Nkw YonK, Fil. Gils. A respite has been granted iu the cac ol Oordon, tho slaver, nnd execution postponed until February 2tst. (leneral Thomas Francis Meagher assume command of the Iilsh Hrlgadu nt Washington ) cstcrday. Urcat enthusiasm prevailed among tho troops. St. T.n'jts, Feb. fith. Advices f'om Itolla represent llmt all. tho troops Lad ten I hero excepting those Intended to hold the post. Ucncral llullcck has been petitioned by sev eral professed Union men for a commutation of sentence ngalnsl Northern Missouri bridge burners. The petitioners Late not met with nny success thus fur. Cmiunn, Feb. "lb. itot.t.A, (Mo.) Feb. Ctlt. A messenger who lift la'luinon jesltrthiy forcunnn, reports Ihe enemy's pickets within three miles of thai placo nnd tho Federal plikrts in hailing dis tance. Firing had tal.en place between them. 'i'he ripnrt was current ut Libinon that 1'ricc bad made nn IikIIicIuuI attempt by three dilT erent routes to move oil his baggage. He finally assured his nun tlmt the only altcrna llvu lilt wns lo fight or surrender. The mes sengtr pnMrd (Itnirul Slgcl'H body guard near the (!aC'in.uli', ulso (Jintral Abbott, who wos crossing that titer thirteen miles this side of l.ibanou. Sr. Iiiis. Ftlt. filli. It Is currently reported llmt Mineral llcln txt'lmin or Ucuerul Mcllowell will take com mand of the new expedition South now fitting nut nt New York, nnd which will comprise a lit itloti of the army. Nt.vv YtitiK, Fib. 7th. .Special dispatches stale that the libels hate utacuatcd ltomuey, 'u. For.T Movnor, Feb. Ctli. The ITitltcil States steamer Suwancc of the llurnslde cxed!lloit, lilt Capo llutlrrai tes tcrday nnd arrival here this morning nt two n.ctock. The llect wns lusldu lluttirus Inlet. Most, If not nil the vrrelr, had gone over Iho bir ntnl six thousand troops were htidfd. The guilio.it lltliir was lost, In addition In tlio'e ntrca ly repurlul loM. A forward muumtul was t-lioi lly i.xK.cted. There wns n rumor that Ihu rebels hud offered llirotigb n I! ig of truce to gltc up Itnauoko Is land, on condition llmt Kllzahrth Cily shoti'd not lie utluckcd. Tho stcumir Ixnilitjua had been got ofT. Wasiikotom, Fib. 7th. 'Ilirro U the highest uuthorily for fluting that there Is no Irulli In Ihe report Ihut Ihe rcbtl Hag of Irucc brought a communication to lieadqiuirlirs Ihretiliiiing Ihu lites of Col. Corcoran nnd others, in the rirnt of the rxc eution of the Missouri lirldgu burners. There Is In the communication no nllutlou whatever lo lliesnIJiHl, nnd the contents will not be made offiilully public. Drafting will enmincneo In the rebel States on llie Hot of Marih. llcuuregunl Uul Nailitllle. Font Mii.xnor, Fib. 7lh. Tho Norfolk 7ii lUk iidmlis Unit Ihe Mcrrimac Is n fitlurv, and gite ns u full state mi'iit uf Ihe difficulties iu regard to her. WajniMiTox, Fib. 8th Drier son's gunboat Is In great favor I ere mid will be thoroughly U-itcd by tho Natal Htpitrlimiit. 'I he legal It nder clati'o of the Treasury note bill is before tho Sen ito Finance Committee to-day. It Is thought there Is n majority ugaiiut it. CittCAuo, Fib. Gtb. The Tennessee rlterevpedltloti from Carlo lauded 8,000 troops four miles from Fort IKnry on thoivmiug of Fibruury It Is. Seven thousand more ure expected soon. The gun boats, In making Iho recconnotssanee, were fired on from the fort. The rebels arc using llt'e guns. The report Is that Iho nbiU hate beui strongly reinforced, and that llcauregurd is iu command. Ciiicmo, Feb. 7th. Fort Henry on the Tcnnessi-o rlter lurren iKmiiI yrstirday nfltrnoon, nfler a dilennlned resistance on the part ortlie riUIs. Tho fight, which lattcil nn hour nnd twenty mimitis, wus coiiducttd on our sldetntlnly by the gunboats, the land forces not urritlng ou tins scene ofac lion for two hours after the nU-l II ig was Imulev down. The rtU.1 Infantry, to tltunum bcr ol four or five thousand, encumied on the outside of Ihu fortifications, lied early in the fight, Icuving the urtilliry lo defmd the fort. The Tort mounted siieutecn guns, mostly thirty-two and twenty-four pounders, all ol vvhkh, togtlhir wltli largo number of ipu: kets, nml H largo amount of ammunition, tints, camp equipage, etc, fell iuto Ihe linudi of our troops. During Ihe action 31 shots struck Ihe Cin cinnati, 7 the St. lju!, 1 1 the LUscx. The other boats that luok part wire within three hundred yards ol ttiu fortifications ut tho tlroo of the surrender. 'I he Itaex wus disabled by round shot pawing through her forward part into the boiler. Sho reports Iwcnly.slx killed wounded and missing. Our prisoners arc Ilrlgudiir Ucnirals IJojd and Tilghnian, Cap talu Jones, Captain McLaughlin, (Juarlermas lerj Cuplulu llntdtn, Chief Knglnreri Mnj. MeCointcn, Assistant Adjutant (Jcucral j Captain Tnlur, coinm inding tho garrison, three Lieutenants, and sixty prltates. In the evening our forces found Ihreo slx-pounders nnd file rilled pieces in the woods, llmt In es caping the nbtls attempted to carry off will Ihtm. Tho rebel loss is not known. Only six of their dead hate been found. General Smith, ou Ihe wist bank or Iho rlter, captured the whole camp of two regiments, aud, it wus belieted.a number of prisoners. The gun boat Ciaciunatl had only ooc man killed aud tight wounded. Our totul loss cuiinot ex ceed forty killed and wounded. The land forces have taken possession of the Memphis nnd Ohio Railroad, fifirtn miles above Ihe fort. Font IIkxbv, (Tcnn.), Feb. 8th Troops sent In pursuit of the nbolalmte lalun lourtccn guns and thirty-three prisoners. Two Dayi Later. Cairo, Feb. 1 1th. Federal officers from Fort 1ft nry report that (Un. Grant had surrounded Foil Dunel- son with seven batteries or nrtillery, and that the fort will ho tdielled' or surrendered to-day or to-morrow. Then are 8,000 troops there. 8t. Louis, Feb. 11th. Special dispatches this evening report Fort Donclmn. being rupldly reinforced. Pillow says confidently Ihey enn hold their position. Tke trees are being fclltd for two miles around the fort with gangs of negroes, Uen. Pillow Is In command. There are two smalt forts and three camps several hundred yards from the main fortifications, l'rifiiil appearances Indicate that the coming battle will be much more desperate than at Fort llinry. CixcmATt, Fib. Illh. TUInforccments huvo been forwaiditl from Daticstitlu and Somerset to suppoit Urn. Thomas' movement on ICtiotvillc. 1.01'ISVIt.l.K, Fib. 11th. The prisoners Just urrlvnl report the ribcls etnctintlug Howling Omit, with Indications of going towards Nashville. Wasm(itox, Fib. lllli. The members of the nUI cabinet profess to huvo Indulgence from l!uwpo which rendirs recognition rirtaln. Jiff. Davis, It Is mid will furishaJuw It lu his Inaugural on (he 21M. Nkw Yok. Fib. 12i Ii. The victory nt Itoauoke is complite. 'I he rebel fleet Is ull enptund except one gunboat. 2.500 rebel troops nru ttikt.it prisoners. Ucn. Wise was silk whin tho battle begun, he re quctul to be removed to Itlchmond. It was stated In Itlchmond pnjnrs that 300 levels were killed nnd 1,000 won tided Yankees wounded, same number killed not stated. Kllzubcth City was occupied on Sunday. The iiiliiilltants having burned It nnd (let), the Yutilcics nro pushing forward to Denton. Ni:vv York, Fib. 11th. 1 jtlrr dispatches from It'chmond papers soy lint the rt this lost 300 killed mid woundul, and that the Yankees hud 1,000 killid. O. .turnings Wise, son of Uov. Wise, la re ported killed. Cnicjinn, Fib. I2lh. The gunboat expedition up the Tinncsstc rhir, wlilch rtturnttl tn Fort Henry tester day, reports tln Union fttllng tiry strong ull ulong the river. At rviry landing oflirs of services wire inude, lilhir for the gunboats or tlic army. N.wYiuiB,Fiu'. I2lli. Itibil dlsp-itihes say tli.it Fori I'iikens, to gt liter wllli the frlgnles Niagara nnd Colo rud, nK'iiiHl fire on Ihe Oils on Fort Meltae and llarrmks, mid the Nuty Yard. Allir somo hours boinbiirditiiut the Yunhcc frigates huuleil off, damaged. CiliiMon, Fib. 12th. Dlpalclies rcrclud Irom Ihe Tttinessiviivir gunboat expedition bus thu following; The (icople ulong the rlvir camo out with white dags, nnd when ussnrcd no harm was Intended l hem, they turo vociferous lu llulr choiring ut etiry landing. Families came to Ihu boats -limiting with Joy, us If Ihey vvnc sure thiir diliiiranee was ut band, Mo.t sliintidous robbing had lein pirc Irattil on the people by the uhcl leuihrs, pro perly sciil by Conleilinilu oflieers, nil uble bodied men forced Into the sirtlir, mid the reattst cruilty vWttil on thore who dared to protest ugalust Ihu lyrauy. Al I'lonnce whin- Ihu itatci of Alabama, I'liincifce uud Mbsissippl lueil, lime wus but one mntlmenl of bilUr hoitilily to Ihu Confed erate officers. 'Ihu gunboats which went up short handed, cumo back with full crews and hud lo refuse many who applied for Ihe privilege of eul Idl ing. The distance tratclctl by the boats wns 2.10 miles. One ribel gunboat wns rnplnnd, nml six struiiKrs wire found burned to prevent their fulling Into the bunds of Ihe Federals. At Savannah, Tinn., and Lutlport Mbs., large quantities of provisions wire taken Irani rebels depots, und divided among the suturing Inhabitants. St. Lorn, Fib. 12th. Ii. A. llltihcotk bus ban uppoiultd MJ. Gin. cf Yolunliers. It is reportitl on good uuthorily that he wll usiuino coinm-md of llcadquurlcrs iu this city. (Jin. Ilulltik lakis the field lu Ttnncuee. St. Loim, Fib. 1, 1802. Oen. ltmnregard, with 15,000 rebels troops from Muuftssttf, has gone to Kentucky, to tuku roinntatid of thu rclwl forces In that Kction, He will or unio i-omiiuiiJ of the division at Ilowliog Urii-n. Jeff. Davis, in person, Is to take command of llio rebel forces nt Manassas. The iuhabllunls of Itlchmoud and Norfolk aro in it state of Interne rxc lemcut regarding ilw movemeuts of IlurmldeV expedition. It is possible for Durnslile to land his troops within thirty or forly miles south of Norfolk, from thence u land attack lu the rear, on that plnce, will be comparatively an easy matter. A large Federal military forco from Cairo Is moving up the Tmueuco river, In Missouri the Federal I r oops, In large bod ies and well equipped, nro moving southward. fillers front abroad hate been received ut Wushtngton which contain intimations that the (Jot eminent of France, Kuglund and Spain meditate tho recognition of tlio Confederate Slates as un lndccndint power. ! ! - Tint Ootcrnnr of Florid i has refused to lei nny more of his subjects enlist in tho ' Con. ftderato " scrvlvt. hu lurlher says tl at ull per son going nut of thu Stale to enlist shall be nrresietl. 'Ihe Uovenor I evidently gelling " skeered " for tho safely of bis own" sover eignly." m Tub muster roll of the Tur Hlver Rangers, taken ul llatlerras Inlet, contains the nsmes of Sixty-lour men, only five of whom were able in write their own names t lbs rest all nndo Iheir marks. These are the cataliers who sneer nt tho Northern " nwuills.' -H. x Commciciat. The Gold Regions of the North, The gold region exlemts, wllhoot cctratlon, from tho Northern frontier to within a fe'w miles of the Ulub line, or all that spaco in cluded between the 42d and 40th dir. of lati tude, and rrom cast to west, nil that section or land lying bclwccc the 112th nnd 118 ilea:., of longltuJe. lltro then Is an Empire In Itself, txToro wliicli, Cnltrorntas sun win paio, unu Columbia's star must go down In obscurity, bordering upon the Drltlsli Columbia, nnd southward from tho famous Cariboo mints, nro tho Kootonay.Oklnagonand Black root nations. That tho Coolnnny will one day tie with Wnshno for the palm, In sliver, we billeve. In 1B.1D, fvclmcni of silver ore, round in that country, were exhibited ut Ihe Dalles. The ore was equal to nny tukm from Washoe. Nothing wns done, however, lo ex plore the country, although nubile utlenllon was cnllid to Ihu fact, through the columns ol the Dulles Journal. Okltilgun Is rich In nlluvlal deposits, but of the lllnckfoot rrclon, nothing Is known. To tl e South and West of these nations, uro Ihe Colvillc, Spokan, Coner d'Ahnc nnd lower Fend d Orilllo tribes, whose country hu been partially prospected nnd fotiudtobvimimmely rich. The Colvillc connlry, too, bus, for sev eral years, been n favorite enmplng ground for the miner, nnd wc bnrard tho sajlng, that men have luken out for tutus in that locality ! even now, miners in that tlcinlly nrc making from ten In twenty dollars it day to Ihe hand. Ihe tower Fend d'OrclUc nnd Spokan Indians have always opposed any Invasion of llulr country by'the whiles, 'lit, nt nnd near the mouth ol Spuknn river, Judge Yuncey, of Del llnghnm liar, nnd some twenty mlncis have been at work fur Iho Inst sit months, nnd we arc lulnrmcd, making Irom tin to fifty dollars ptr tiny lu the hiind. As we disttid, wc enter the upicr Find d'Orcillcs, Flathead, or Ililttr Knot nnd Nrz Ferct countries. On the up per IVnd d'Orcillcs men hare done ns will ns ut Iho Nix l'ci ccs. Miners made ns high us 5120 u day with n rocker, nnd Mr. Siephan Sinter, nn old miner, (now nt Salmon.) took out ns high as 6200 u day with a rcckcr, and worked thuc until ordered away by the In dians. Of the It. Iter It'iot rtglnn, wc only know, that at Fort Ovvets und tut the branches of Clarke's fork, of Ihe Columbia rlvir, go'd has been discovered ns fur back ns 'A3. Lliut. Donelsnn's command discovered go'd nn the St. Mary's rlter, a tributary ol Hill's Onte rlter, hi that yrar, nud ninny years ngu Major Owtns found gold on the little Prlcl.ty Fear cntk,cloIu the Illuckroot rlter. This sec Hon mav lie said not In have bctn ptosiHctcd. tlthougb lltllo doubt exists In the minds of those, to whom the country Is known, cf Its great rlchnrrs. Of Ihe Nix Perres, we will rny nothing curjbody is lumllliar with tin in, from J ilk City lo Oro Finn, n distance nf nearly 1U0 nilles. As wo proceed roulhwurd, nu pn into the Snnkc nation, through nhlcli Snake rlvir nnd nil Is Iributarht fliw. Fifty ml Its -Sou Ih of Clearwater, atid running piralltl, Is Salmon river. From Its Junction with Mor mon river tn lis mouth, n distance of 7.1 miles, it Hows northwest, till It rinjiilts Into Snake rivir, nbnut -II) tulles South or (.vvlnlnn. The prcn'iil Salmon rlvir diggings oro on a low chain ol thu Hitter Hoot mountains, some 20 milts North of Salmon rlvtr. To the South of Salmon river and cast of Snake river Is Tor Id Men ground. All tli" branches nud tribu taries o? bulb Sunlit- innl Sa'M'Ui in that dine lion, rintuiu uulroddin by the Tool of llio nil vtntiirous nilntr. Svirnly tulles tu Ihu South of Salmon river uru thu Salmon mountains, whi re rise theihtif bmiiilin or forks or Sal uitui ritir, nub as Mormon. Puihiiinuruh ami numerous ollnr Hrnims, lliwtug North nnd Wist Into Salmon mid Snake rlter. lu llmt diiecllon we utitlenpulu linirlnnl illsoittr tes, next Suuimir. On tho Wist or Snnkc ritir und ai the listiru llmk of the Hue Mountain', mv Ihe Nt wlv discount! mines ol tho 1'owihr.lliiriiluud.Nlull.iiirrivirs. Forty mi'es Nnrlliwet of the mouth or Salmon, and :itl m'hs Southeast or (Irani llomb vulliy Is I'owdtr rlvtr. having lis source In tho nine .Mountains, ills u nuill slicum, und tuns Noriln ust Into Su ikt rlvt r. Duriit, Mulhtiir. Otvylue nnd nthir. slrrnms having their rise in the II lie MoiiiiIuIih. ll iw in Ihu same d ncllnti. I'us wards uud North tatds, Into Knaku rinr. Faiiit-. DuU', It'Hhtr mid iiinumeruble trlbuturits, liming llulr soiirte in tin' Salmon niountn'ix. How In un opposite din etion, Snulliwan's nml Wist wauls, Into Snuku ritir, nil of uhlih nru sup pwtl In I hi rleh lu luii-lnus rut litis. Still luit'iir South nre tin- llamioek, Slmrhonc and Utah IiIIk-s or nations. Nothing is d. Iliiilt ly known as lo Ihu uurifiious complexion of that rig Ion. At Ihe base cf the Hitler Root .Mountains, uml Fast of Salmon mountain', i Mends a range of tu ignillo nt graz'ng nud forming lands, Tn settlers this nghui iff-rs Induce ments iqual tomiy ou Ihe coast. These Kl ileiuetitH will not be itioru than 100 inllis from Fori Ileiiton, nud but n few miles from lh head vvuttrs of the Yellow Stoue und Missouri rlvtr. From Salmon diggings tiny will bt but soinu 80 miles, nu the proposed route lo Fort l.irumle. We prulict that ouo jeur hence, nil that seiliou of country, nmv n our ren waste, will resound with Ihe lulmrs of the liustiautliuuu, nnd riv long Ihe sercuni of the iron hurM) will follow. Tin) Iravtltr.ea.itvvuril iioimd, will no longer hate tu brave tho perils of thu ocean, but every night put up at the way side inn. Tlmt emigration will come westward, by Fl. Uentnti, the coming spring, there can lie no (luislioii. The ta.i'jlc inllu- ence ol the new mints, uon Iho tlestlny of Uregon uml vvuslilngluu territory, can Imriity be ntinreclatetl, 'Unit thev aro destined lo t lev.ile Ihesc countries lo the proud position o llrt eluss btittes, no coutldeuliy believe Portland AJttilittr. Wc-hftwl-We-hawll Wk clip the following from un exchange, mid glvo It to oar readers, not only as o fine mid classic specimen or secession literature and enlightened journalism, but to show the close observations und Iho comprehensive taste of lis author. We supposo niter this when a Jnekuss brajs wc shall hate a telegraphic dis patch announcing the fact. I'he subject is an interesting one, nud the subsequent association of tlmt Jackass and donkey, a matter of vital Importance i Ui' With tur Tmrs. For some months pait, two doneji one u dirty while nud Ihe other a dingy brown huvo separately vtuti dered nbout town, appanutly dtslruus yet somewhat d ftldiut ofuoeiatlon. A wctk or two ago however Ihey fell in with inch other, mid hate since bctn insepurublc companions. The latter would bo hardly vtorth mentioning were, it not that so many oilier dirty white nnd dingy brown Jackasses ull oter thu Stale had IlkewUe recently Joined company. And with them at with our town donkeys, no obwrvc that while they prcttyevmly dtvido their pick ings and stealings, It is thu dirty white Jackass llmt does nearly ull the braying, Permit us In the most polilo manner possible, to request (and we know every gentleman will obey tho request) tlmt when the observing uuthor of thu above, levels bis glass to Isko a philosophic view of thu froliisome gyrations of said amiable donkey and said musical Jackass, to stand out of tho suu-ltgbt of our pbiloso tdiir, Who knows but what the wouders of tho learned pig may bo reproduced in these J V litigation, gCUllllUD, siuuuur.i iiwuruivi3. uiiw mv wi-v v im MAURIET). At the residence of tho brhk' fnlher, nn An ptegale Crock, Jackson county, Fib. 20th, by U. 8. Harden, Esqnlre, Mr, Jamu IIcDamkiji to MIsSKiaxitiKtii Coontn. DIED. At Itonburir. Douslaa county. Feb. 11. 1882. or r r - - v , the Infant son of R. II. and II. A. Psinoott.v Oblttary. In Hancock, Illllsboro county, New Hamp shire, on the Otis day of December, 1801, passed " Into tho land of the great departed Into the silent land I" Tho spirit of ftiinntM Wkrtox, a Captain In the N. II. 2d Itcglmcnt or Volunteers. lie was ono or Ihe first lo respond lo the call nnd take up arns In Ihe dt fence of bis country during the present war. Ills regiment reached the field In season to participate In tho battle or Unit Hun, rrom which he returned unharmed In body, but tho fatigue, excitement, nnd, above all, the mortification of having been obliged to retreat, although bis regiment did not leave Iho (kid until ordtred to do so, though Ihey were lm an exposed position nnd suffered severely, wa. loo much for his proud spirit. In n letter writ ten some lime after that disastrous day, ho says i ' When the retreat becsn to be a rout. I nisheit with tears In tny eyes among Iho flying col linn bent chlng Ihe men to form, and looking In valu fur some blah officer to command thorn to do so" but, alas I It wns not so tbe. Ho returned to tinner it brief nerlotl In tho bnnm or bis family, nnd now lien beneath ihu turf In tlic orchnltl nt the old homestead. I'eacotohlsn'besl J.C.W. Wil.no, Fib. Cth,l?02. nkw adveuti.skiii:nts. SALMON RIVER MINES! Till: COAUIIF.S OK California Stage Company Are now running regularly between Jaclr.sc nvillo end Itartlaad. nnd - . I.LAVi: UN1TLD STATUS HOWL Ufrox'y jVCox'si, 4 o'olooU. C. C. DKF.KMAN.Agrnt. .Tarknntlllc, Feb. 22. Cq 1W BOARDING HOUSE. VMOS F.. ItOrJKUS has lakeu Mrs. J. W. Mrt'iilly's ikw dwilllng, nn Californln slrt'tl. Tor the hInivu purpoie. Ills Inble will be ruruMitil wllli tiik nru the niarktt atlbtds, tin gotten up iu ' spoil! plo urtk-r." If any mm is dbpos tl tu doubt Iho correctness tr thu ithnvu statcuti tits, pit use do bltil tin- honor of callliu, nnd llm tvlmlu lliluir can at once bo, bated, It will tiulr co-t t" ttslry ll a tvoik, ot liny cents torn luulocall. .laii-Min lb. 'i Ii. 22. ( 3?Jotloe. Tilt. Ill; wus It rt on my rnneb In J., iii-lura one (iltAY MAUC, of JiMKl -ui.tll sir", Iho proKtly or ouo II) b-, i " nn tin) 2lb d iv t f DrceinlH r. A. I. IM.ll. Now. n sild llyle does not npin-.tr ami piychargr ui tint sami'. I will sill tn'tl mare, and n cott foaletl sliicu Mild mate has Utn on tliu ranili, On llit'Stlh ini of Miliary, 1FC2. AT I'lHK.VIX. JackHiu ciamty, Orison, nt oro u'cliKk lu Ihu atlt moon, tu pay chargisuu Ihu minu for initurliig. '.V HAMUKLLOW. Admlniutrntor's Notice ALL pt-rHius hiitliigililius agiilu.l Ihuirlalo or jix-k ii(iiii:iiic. ii.cta.tit, into or Dougbtscouiily, Ongoti, are hirtby iinlllltd to present tho lanuvnccoiiip nihil wllli Ihniiicis ary touelitrs. In Iho iiuiKrrlgntd, administra tor, nt hi oMco ul KoHburg, Douglas county, Or'i:u, trllhlti one yiar from lliutlato lien of. or Ihey will be lurrnf t and ull ik-imiiis linkl.ttil lo sal I irtale will tnakn Imuitdlute pauii-iit of such ludibtedims, un4 lh t by sate cutis. L.J. MO.SIIIill, Ad n'r of ll.ee'fittoorJswt Ioberts,UcoM. Februnry lit, ltki. C4 Wanted in Exchange) -AT TU--AM- BOOT & SHOE MAMfFlCTORV JbJt 3rP3tLOXH3C, OATS, WHS AT 8AOOZV - un - Harness, Bridles and Saddles, Of nil kinds, ami nil kind of Saddle rigging. JUT Hoots mill Slices made nud re palrul to order III a ueat and ttorkuiuuUko muuutr. Inoulreor H.K. CIIAI'IN. PliienW. Fib. II. & t Znblic sfalo. NOTICI'.ls hereby given that there will bo oiriml at public sule to thu highest blttdir, ibu rullowlng personal pruerly to wll i BIX AMKUICAX HHOOU MARKS; (Ivo bead or young liorsisaml coils j two cows j Iwo bead or young cslllc a lot or Hock hogs j a fiuaiitlly of lunnliig ulilo-lls ) a Tow carpeu lertoolst bousihold lurnilure, cuiisUliug of a cooking stove, bids aud bedding i ouo wagon two eels ol huruces ; olc saddle, nud other urtl elisaoo numerous to mention, On Tuesday, the 4th Day of March, 1809, at ten o'clock lu Iho rortuoon, on the rr of John Fortune, lale or Puuglu County ush ceased, said rarra Is sllntei ftboat half-waT bclw ecn Myrtle Cteeli nua Canyoutllls, ls Douglas County, 'fcrws uutdu kuow ou tuts ditv of Sitla. 1 ALFIIKU8 UtELAND, Adtn'r, Hosebuig. Fob. lib, 18C2. 4o AdsHinUtrater'a WoUca, NotlcoUlcreby glvenllwt Ihe undersigned has bet ii uppoiuti it AduilnUtra lor of Ihe es tate of John Fuim.K.diccnd,lalu or Poug las Comity Oregon. All persons bay lug claims agaliist said estate r retpilred to present them, with Ihe necessary vouchers, tvilbln ouo )er, lor setitemcttt i aud those ludebted are rceted to make liuiuciliato iiayiuenl. ALITIKUS IHKLANn. Adm'r. Ttniu-biirir. Duutr'as Co.. Feb. 4, 1662. 00 Vnsllan Mesterva OlaiasM. Pei sons holding any ol the above claims, can dispose or them by making Immediate apt plicuilou to tho unilerslgued. at his oWc lu the Bt-NTiNKi. BeiuiiNO. SAVtUEL E. MAV. JaeLomllle, Feb. ?, I6J, A c "? . A ' r-