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& m i r Pi tl ;I carried to Oregon tad brought back again. If Mr. Calhoan haa acted a treaoherous part toward thaptofla of Oregon, why is not pub licity riven to the letters here? why are they not published in the United States, that those having the power to apply the remedy, may ilo it at the earlieaf opportunity? If such let ten have been written, (and we have infor. matron that satiates us on this head) the peo ple, and particularly the southern wing or the focoibco party, have a right to demand their immediate publication. They should require their pradoeHea a$ a day earn enough to per rait a reply ta' go to Oregon fcfcre the travel ing to that country is closed if, indeed, the design is not to kill pollUoal rivals at home, rather than from any very great regard for the settlers of Oregon. St. Lntia Republi. can of April 1847. jmB& THE SPECTATOR. OKO.I. OTBBT. r. aVDSOR, MUSTS- Ovcfjew City, Oct- 14, 1847. STW haTsraearacd a eojryefta president's mes sage tlMt,tfuwtblhsBtesiBfMf.WilliimKIn ney, who wfll allies accept car thanks for this and other ilnc iinuntiof a paiu'o nators. PcTtnoM to tbk U. 8. Cosaa Pa our first page wiH be found the petition fraai the people of Or pmtoUMCoagTMiof the United States, aa drafted by the saaianrtM appoint id far that purpose by the YimhW CaavanSisn The conmittee are desirous that asoBaay asjaaonrea aheald be appended to it aa is porable B4saeeedsnrhr regret the limited period of time aamidfcranhi papiH, as it ia intended to for ward the sasnesy Captain Gelston, who, we under stand, leaves ha a few days. Those at a distance who readthaaoanaanaaadasncoie of the sentiments it contains, asm tare their aames aaaxsd to H by aeaaiag thaaa ts-tsntaftVe. Any fa oar imawalata anight ar head wfcia fava aot yet algaed the petition; caa da no by caKaff atthia,or Dr. Frigg'aoBVe. ET We hare bad the pit aru of perusing a letter from Cast Wyantoa, of the H. D. Co'e bark Cowlitz, to our bar-pilot, Mr. S.C. Reeve, commending liim for the enterprising spirit displayed in the discovery and exploration of the aortli channel of the mouth of the ColmaAii -v D We an orach obliged to Um officer of the Brig Henry, for file of late California paper, which after a hasty reading we leased to a friend who haa forgot tea ta rotam them. Thia we regret, as we were anx iooa to aay a few word in reply to an editorial in the Calftrnia Star, of Sept 4th, we think. Aa we have not the paper oeatalniag the article huquection, our jutiawry taast aerre as on the occasion. In (peaking of the 'irr'f " of this year to Oregon, the Star editor atrrihufra ita Increaaed number to a circular ' sued by Governor Abeniethy and aent to the immi grant, which influenced them against going to Cali fornia. After a good deal of trouble we obtained a reading of thia said circular and we can anuro Mr. Kernel that there is not one word about California in it We esptosstd a deaire to lay thia documeut -before the public, and was promised a copy fur thia purpose, bat it has not been forthcoming. When wo obtain a copy of it we certainly ahull publish it, for tho people have a right to know the official acta of their aervanU. Now we do not know that the document contain any thing objectionable and are therefore at a Ion to con ceive why auch profound secrecy ahould havo attend ed Mi wlghiil publication. We have ascertained that H wnstfated at thia office in last April, while Mr. N. W. Oahrell waa printer for the association, Hint it waa done secretly cannot bat be admitted as tlie editor of this paper waa abnoat daily in attendance at the office ajhikaew nothing about it It iatrue, nevertheless, that aba Job-work of the office ta out of the province of ear datias as editor, sad, aa we were impressed in our yoaab with the ferae of the admirable maxim "mind i, we nave everstnvea 10 an in or that oar acuonsmignianow an ac- , of the Injunction. Wo speak thus i wa have been charged with having lent rts ibJliinrnt service. We have no aecreU, we ' any, aor do wo with to have any. e havo strong awa aecoa ana ww w uo sujuuguu u ! Tkf) YttMklll CS)B)VCMtlB1. Thi trwgniBceat concern, after a few convulsive nravaxnwed ahaat 4hkkm aha aAaaaooa. f ih Mtnai ItwantnjiMqnklly al wttuat. aav c. tentaliaos diiflay beiaf attended to ita' grave by Ikir teen aaerrsfd tussnsn. . Wa are not aware that the community sdfcntW Irreparable lass In thiscatas trophe, but are rather disposed to consider that it cback- lea with a deal of inward satisfaction at having rid it self of a "troublesome cuitomrr." Though it hu L been the ekiud by day and tlio pillar of fire by night to some, wham it unfottaaately lead into Urn reahas of Utopia, they vainly conceiving it a promise and a sign of innumerable "loaves and 6ahe,n still we hope there ta t e occmkmi to despair even tliough chicken have been counted before they were hatched and tlie "epoiU' must remain, tantalising, in the future; we really think the country U tolerably safe bttwithatanding tliii ualooked for calamity. We regret that we have not the record of the pro ceedinga of the Convention, with the varioua funeral sermons that were preached on the occasion of iudis olutioa. Indeed after the grand issue was lost a sov ereign ditgtut seemed to actuate the mourners and they were above doing anything. The publication of their doing we presume was a subject that defied har monious action. The memory of some of thecircum ttances that occurred has not entirely passed away, however, and wo purpose to deal out a little immortal ity to some oY these. The Convention was called to order, about noon day, by Samuel Parker of Clackamas and it appear ed that five counties only were represented by 'dele gates, a follow: two from Polk, six from Yamhill, five from Champoeg, six from Tualatin and five from Clackamas. M.M. McCarver was elected President, and the proper organization having been effected, it was decided to allow each county represented six votes, excepting Champoeg, to which was given eight votes. A member of the Clackamas delegation made an ef fort at the commencement of proceedings to adjourn to seme f store day in order to insure a representation from all parts of tlie Territory and a more complete expression of the poptdar will. The august assem btage weukfnt listen toguch a proposition, and it was kiBed off instanter; it proved a provocative of tho "bile" of certain gentlemen, and was made to appear a kind of Pandora's box, from which issued numerous dswonls without the retention of a tingle hope. Then com menced the strife. Clackamas county was'nt any where ; had'nt as much of the "bone and sinew" as other sections of tlie country were blessed with ; und when another member of the same delegation moed that no reconunejidalions to office in Oregou be mado to the executive of the United States, there was a per fect furor of excitement Clackamas was the object of ridicule and abuse, and was to bc.ridden over, rough shod, whether she would or no. " .She should'nt rule the territory no how." Oh, tio! by no manner of means. Well, the pay her taxes regularly, and that's more than oilier counties can say. A distinguished friend of ours from Tualatin, came down ou our poor county like a "duck upon a June-bug," and let off some " grand idtet;" and she ought to consider herself consequent- Jy, defunct, so she ought Mr.. Parker, however, ad ministered a compoNiig drought, in the shape of a com-mon-sent sphceeb, which seemed to suttle our friend's stomach, as ho afterward ceased cascading. Tho vote was finally taken, and showed the following result: ia favor of the motion, Clackamas, undivided, came square up to the front with her six votes, amistrd by seven Tot from Clminpoeg, five votes from Tualatin, and one fnmi Yamhill, makiug a total of idneteen votes. In tho negative, Polk lead off with six votes, backed by Yamluil, with fivo votes, and oue vote each from Clmmpocg and Tualatin, making, altogether, just a baker's dozen. Tho vote was announced, and tho mi nority could'ut be comforted. Polk county retired from the convention, as did also a member from Yamhill. A committee was then appointed to draft a memorial to the congress of the United States, upon the wants of Oregon, and submit it to the peoplo for their signutures. Thus suddenly ended the sudden existence of this, sud denly conceived convention. There was too much of galvanic action, m to speak, In its composition to have permitted it to enjoy a healthy and successful exist ence. Verily, we aik in the language of one of tlie popular claw'ics" Who killed Cock Kobin?" year asm anna a BsSM akanBjaav'as.sarlovaforourfeUowmancannotbeea- awf saMasI, ws haps always to beTound standing nut ' brans akni,Jfsa sad simple truth, without any dit- ' guise, as the bast Sfcat wborcwhh to accomplish soy Clxckamm Circuit Court. Tills court adjourned late on Friday night last, after.a very busy term of five days' duration. There were thirty cases ou docket, sixteen of wliich weru finally disposed of, and the re mainder continued to next term. W. ti.T'Vaidt, Kiq., from a committee appointed by tlie court for that im pose, reported a set of " rules to govern the practice in the circuit court of Oregon territory," which were adopt ed by the court, and, wo presume, in due time will be made public. A friend of ours, who is " a limb of the law," ia looking over the docket, very gruvoly re marked, that it waa the most convincing proof of the advance of civilization in tills quarter that he bad yet mot with. After all, perhaps, the law had better come under tho head of " nccesniry evils," and be taken In broken uoww. ' Tux laxiuatTioN. Va presume that some four hundred wagons of the immigration have now reach, rd the valley of tho Willamette sad others are dally arriving. Many families on csrafag aWa by water from the Dallas, beats haviag been seat up the Colum bm for that purpose. We hers a amber of reports touching the distressing situation of the imnigranta In the Cascade mountains, bat we prefer to wait until uch time as wo can gel at facts before we give cre dence to them. alts snidSAttAa Sa aflhSl.A feiiAi .a !il - .M al.a w ivii-iriiLg IU aiuniici aillCICIl Will UO Peril mat a portion of tlie uiunigration by the Southern route ar med in the Valley by the SGlli utt Immigrants arriving cid the Southern Uoute. Polk County, Okkuon, Oct. S, 1847. Dear Sir I am happy to inform you of tho safo arrival, in tho Willametto valley, ofCapt. L. ScMt ami party, by the southern routu. Owing to traveling in a largo company of 'J.r wagons, and beiiiK necessarily delaveu by .i Jr. pi i i. " ! i' i inu Hiuniii-Bsui itirs. uurcu, repairing mu roau, au., the party did not urrivu in tho Willautcttu valley until the ittJtli of September. Except an Old wagon, abandoned by Judgo Iiurch near Kogtic river, every vehicle vhich took the southern road arrived in thh'mtlfey, tlio tenuis in good condition, and their owners in fine health und spirits, liaviiigHUlFcrcd, from all K)iirccs,a comparatively trilling Ions ofj animals. Ah the southern rnuto lias suffered much unmerited detraction, it may be inten-Mting, us well as afford to you tho mtrfus of making up au opinion of tho road, to give a brief ac count of tho progress of tho immigrants over tfic ditlbrent parts of it. Kant oftju Cascades or Siskin mountains, the party hid by, chiefly on account of the sickness and death of Mrs. Hurcli, eight days, anil west of the mountains they were repair ing tho road seven days. The traveling time from tlio forks of the road to the leaving of Ogdcn's river, about &0 mjles. was U'J days, making an averago of 10 miles per day. From Ogdcn's river to the Itogue river val ley, a distance of about 300 miles, including the Sierra Nevada nnd the Cascade mountains, tho traveling time was again '22 days, making an average of nearly 14 miles per day. From tho entrance of Roguo river valley to the Willamette valley, including the limp qua and Callapooia mountains, 175 miles, they were traveling 13 days, makiug an avc rage of lllfj miles per day. Grass ami water was every where abun dant, except from Ogdcn's river to the iilack Kocic, which was, as last year, a hard drivo. Capt. Scott, who has by no means lost his character for perseverance, has considerably improved many places in the road, both in the ground and in lessening tlie distance. The immigrants also deserve much praise for their reudiuehs und alacrity in assisting him in his efforts for their benefit. By a few days' labor they so far improved tho road through the Umpqua mountain, that 8 of tho wugons came tho whole distance to tho prairie, on tho north side, in a day, (murk that .') and the remainder had but a mile or two to travel on tho following morning. Callapooia mountain, also, has been much improved, particularly the southern ascent, which will-now compare with our best roads in tho valley. Much honor is duo to tho immigrants who followed Capt. Scott ovor tlio southern routo, for they havo dono much for tho futuro pros perity of this country. Hy their energy and persovorance, thoy havo redeemed tho char acter of a road which, in tho indispcuuble ar ticles of gross and wator, can accommodutu an immense r, .mber of animals, and from tho easy access which it opens to tho southern valfeya of tho territory, tho day is not distant when they will rival tho Columbia in popu lation and wealth. Very respectfully, your. J. APPLEUATE. Geo. L. Cubby, Esq., Ed.O. 8. For the Oregon Spectator. Bather beneath the Calling of a Worthy Act! Last night, at a lato hour, some throo drunk. en men went to tho Indian houses near tho basin disturbed tho poaco of those poor pea pla, made several of them drunk, got them to lighting ono snot at another the nail pass, ed through the casing of tho door, near tho head of a man many articles of clothing were stolen, and a complete row kicked up for the greater part of tho night. This morn ing many of tho Indians'; who did not panic!- ato in tne ait air, express themselves with ignancy nt the conduct ol the Bostons for span allowing such hum mamonk I and well muy tho poor red man say it is a "disgrace;" hut I have been informed that one of the abettors was a mulatto man from the Institute, by tho namu of Wiuslow Anderson ; tho other two, it is supK)sril, were ofTthoso who di'sorti'd from II. I). M. ship Modesto. Citizens of Ore go City! how can vnu pass suuh conduct with, out notice ? A few such drunken rats may cnue much dnmuge to ho done. What fun stibjoots for tho Wathingtonihii ! A pre. tnitiin should be ottered for tho redemption Of such men. A. 1). For the Oregon Spectator. Mr. Eil i tor I have just boon looking over the list oi subscribers to the Oregou Specta tor, and am surprised to eu the word ''paid" so seldom 'made uso of. In some counties, four or five in a U'ry long list have paid, and the wonl " paid" is put to tho leu of their names. If the gentlemen who have not paid, would just call and look at their names, (hero is no doubt but they would make soiuu eflort to encouruge the paper ; and they only van do that by PAYING UP. If your suhscri tiers would rub out old score, and try to get new subscribers who will do the same, I huvn doubt but in a short timo the paper would bo eulargid to double its size, and measures ft. ken to send it to precincts in tliu different counties. Many jicople, who say they aru mini oi ciicuurngmg a pwpur in vsrurun, u ap pears, contribute nothing but their best wish ci. Well, for so much, thanks are due. Oth ers pay, und ask no thuuks ; to such wo are indebted. Vancouver county has done much in tho way of paying up, as I see tho word " jiaid" to every name, except one, in thirty four thut is (juiti; a lift, nnd for Unit thanks are due. Come, Mibbcribers, do PAY UP, nnd let the paper live. A DIRECTOR. From the St Ixnii Reveille. PatrUlissni! McMtcnaat Prlcv. ' On the first call for volunteers a company of riflemen was raised in Pulaski county, IN linois, under the command of Col. tleriry L. Webb. It numbered one hundred, rank and file, which was just one. fourth of the number of voters in the whole county! The first man who signed his name to the muster-roll was Smith Price, an old Virginian, nrrenly-thrcr. years of age. Two of his sons, who had pre. viously served in the Mack Hawk war, fol lowed his example, and the fulJ compliment was soon complete, of tho best young men in the county. When tho roll was full, Colonel Webb intimated to Mr. Price that hu supKcd ho had signed the mil only for the purc of setting the young men a iatriotio example. You aro mistaken, then," answered the old Virginian; " I signed my namu there, sir, for the pui'iMuc of setting them an example on the field." " I um u Ira id, Mr. Price," said tho, Colonel, " thut they will not receive a man of your ad vanced age." " It mutters not, sir," said the bravo old man, "i can pav my own expenses, and fight on my own hunk." Finding remonstrance useless; hu was per milted to accompany them, and at tho ren. dezvous, at Alton, he was chosen a lieuten unt of the company. On tho march in Mexi co, the old man uas ermittcd to ride, his age und feebleness not iwrinitting hint to undergo tho fatigues of a foot march. In a couvcrtm. tion with tho officers he said : " It is true my old legs rpfuso to carry mn as far now us they would forty years ago, but when tho fighting comes,. gentlemen, I will be there; and I shall feel nroud to lay down tho small remnant of my life in not only set. ting an example to my boys, but proving to our enemies that there is no limit iu ago to a North American's fighting days!" Every ollicer bclongiiig to tho Pulaski com pany was killed, and among them tho brave old iicut. Smith Prico ; besides, report says, at least fifty of iho company. Thoy formed a portion of gen. Wool's advance guard, be longed to tho light battalion, first engaged the enemy at Hucna Vista, aud, of course, suf fered dreadfully. , Col. Webb, now raising fivo companies ai Cairo, left tho command last January to bear despatches from gen. Wool. Ho was at home, iu Pulaski county, whqn tho news of this se vere fought battlo arrived, and ho says when his anxious neighbors and friends gathered in his house to learn particulars tlris child asking news of his fatlior, a wlfo of her hus band, and fatlior of his sonthat, knowing the sad loss tho county had Buffered, and fear ing to tell it, ho broke away and loft. When ' ) lisia