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wy-P- .n" i-.. "' - TEjsJ1raaw, ' yw-"-wiifT3 .--? ZZX-&3&m! !, v. - . vmcTfPi . m . J f v wmW THE SPECTATOR. ae,t eniT, BDrTOB w. r. HVDeofr, niRTIB. ' NM City, Jsua. , 148. Jaage -la the Legislative resolutions coocsmiag pabesacd m the Uft paper, in the l fr "secret petitions" read secret fee la tiss Memorial to,Coagrem, k the same m par, name Jeerta paragraph for iasufficJent read iaefli Ia'tjm latf paragraph of the Governor'a Message vflH wwmw ' eTtenlaalaaa have reported at the mouth of the tart a caekef areata aerralrfaaJaaoa, icfaasagl and a jib beam with apiece of eat aUneail, have come ashore aear Snoaiweler Say. Weacarthatanejtyof whrUsiatetKlgoing round to nail Bay, far the purasse of ascertaining the facta. aTWe aw aa apslsgy to "Fail," for act hating paMani i ah article eeaaor. The delay, however! wu paarraidaHi, OaaiMH Xivxs CtovrAXixay Would it not be wel, ia view of the present atate of our affaire, to form eeapaaie of raVaaea at the aereral counties of the Territory? It woaJd eertaialy be a preparation for greater eateieacy ia the field and eomething like secu rityetbome. How many rifles are ia order and bow much aaaaaaitioa is ready iacaae of emergency? Let the orgaaaatiaa of compauiee go oa throughout the country let thea be ameana of defence provided iaa fee the household hearth; it maybe neceanry i it ia too lata. Car eaemy is powerful and wily I weahoaid take every precaution possible against Otra Exawnomna. The recent attempt to mas da the pram aa impart of Geo. Abaraathy, W.Re beaaV at iMaM-MeMVrMli (was ceaatefcle a hWaeajesaVeJ'tteltoardefDireeuei rfaVf PHaW iaf 4seeUn)avg ftk4-U.ea'te the pnbUe far laairwifraiaVryiHiilaef epaana eae atiaV Hues, oar ruaienar, iW 'las maly aa rjenemble conduct we hare aa opportunity to make f fJaia statement of fact and ia doing ao wa wffl "nothing extenuate, aor aet down aught ia malice," for raeu cloaaaiai anal aerar be charged upoa am, and we wouU rather eadura ear wraagaia aileaea thaa par pefrate what honor will aotaaact loft, Wean a eetase aa to eeaaMer that the proceed iaga af the Legislature, whatever the character, ke taag la the paella srisamisg that body tobe actual ly the people aetiag through their agent. Those a gaata are senillaw faithUa and aadeatrrtag af the treat upend ia them, Whether they act weU or nl those who eormaiaaomd them deem it their bsaiaeai DIa it true that the Loan Cemmiaaionen hare die- twaaty-fv per cent for the payment of sub- mcaah aad grrea bonds for the full amount aVawiag tea per cent per annum interest? Taaj kammt Volpme Another auraber wiB eea sjhnle the fld Tehaae of the Spectator and oar aenricea M Editor. The in number of the nest rolume will aeaeat we presume, as haa been the euttom hereto tea, to each aa bare paid their aubecriptione to the ateiioua rolume. It will doubtlen be satisfactory to the Beaadef Director! if each aa are in orreara with the Printing Jlaatciatioa wauld settle their aereral ac euals. We aball give our farewell to our readers in she aeat paper. gcAictur Homosablsv As we were a member of the atat Board of cnamiiaiiiiiiert to negotiate a loan for jaaaattlaaiaat af oar Indian difficulties to which office, wa wan elected mach against our wMi and in jus tice to thaae who were associated with us inthedis jianifa of the araeaa duties consequent thereupon, we weald remark that the present Board of CommWoa mm, is oar bumble opiaioa, hare done as great iajus tioa, paraaps aajateatkmally, in atatiag aa they do ia taw aaateeessary preamble to their bead, that Jean Ap- plagate, A. L. Lorejoy and Gea L. Curry, Mreeigaed their said office wkkoat panorming all the duties there aH Wa Had upoa the Journal of the recent Legisla tive proceedings the following: -Mmhtd, That the thanks of this House be re- taraod to Jesse Apaiegate, A. L. Lorejoy and Geo. L. Carry far the prompt and efficient manner ia which they dieeharged Ike duties of commissioner and that tksy be dhoharged from further aenrice." Itwaslkaaaderataading of the preriou commk sioasrs, aa expressed fa their report, the spirit of which report wa ahal eadearor to publish ia our next, that the proper persons to execute bonds for the aereral lata they had elected aere the proper accounting of Been af the Government Though the CommWon am pledged the faith of the Territory for the repay ment of lata, titty did nothing thtt would kavt m tndncy to impair that faith. CT Wa have uadetatood that Judge White, of Clack amas, tatrodaced ia the House of Repreeentatires, a' few day bafere its adjournment, a resolution against priatlag the Thornton Resolutions, which waa lest, the Clackamas delegation only voting for it We afcouldbe glad to publkh tha resolution if we could but gat it The factof itaiatroduction and the proceedings tar aotevea auaoed to in trie journal or trie , aer ia copy of the resolution to be found Martha lagiaktive paper filed in the Secretary' of- ia. Taia is expunging most effectively, and, a the bj,'tliianii upon the point i individual memory, it ,MBVMaptne climax" to deny the whole matter aaBwoaJ- rva care not parucuiany aooui uie rcsoiu PJi B)MaUie prjicija couceiucu uiai is wvnny to kxewaad judge. Eatortahuag thaaa views, which iwalaVsliiiiliag the aaaaifeste of the mastfisg aw- jritf of the "Board of Director," to the contrary, wa ahaH eaaaavu to retaia we obtaiasd the rsaolu tieas ooacerncag Jaage Thoratoa aad had them pat ia type. About 8 o'clock oa Friday evening Mr. NeweH called upoa us and stated that hs was a com mittee appointed by the Board for certain purposes, which be named. We then desired that any commu alcation the Board should judge proper to make tout might be made in writing. In half an hour afterward the same individual handed us the subjoined, upoa a slip of paper : Whereas information haa been communicated to this Board that certain Resolutions ejecting the char acter of J. Q. Thornton which were brought before the present Legislature and not passed are about to be published ia the present No. of the Spectator; therefore Rtfivtd, That Mr. Curry be respectfully requsst ed aot to publish said communication, and the more especially aa we deem it improper to publish what the Legislature haa aot aooe until the paper shall have reported to some considerable extent what reatty has been done, by that honorable body. XUBEKT NEWELL, Chairman of Committee. Aa the above was aot addressed personally to us, and as, la oar opinion, it called for no aaswsr, we gars none ia writing, merely maarklag that we presumed the committee had performed Us duty, ate. 'Mr. New elf, however, requested a reply, and bang extremely pertinacious upoa that point, we said that although w could aatleiftgaiaa the eemwaaicatloa, aer esasistoat. ly reply ia writing, to anything that waa not addressed to us, yet if it would prove any satisfaction to han we would aay that the paper, which would be pubkaasd on the next day, would show whether the request of the Board had been complied with. About two hour thereafter the following expressive aad elegaatly in dited epistle reached us: OaxooK Citt, Dec. 34th, 1847. Ma. Cuanr Sir: there has been a resolution paas- ea me Doera to imsenect: Rtmlvtd, That the services of the present editor G. L. Curry an no loafer required, but that bis salary 1 be continued for 30 days without anr editorial labor a compeaaatioa from this date. J. R. ROBB, Beet pro. torn. We hope that we bore this astoaadiag iateiligenc with becoming fortitude. I Certain it is that we felt oa inexpnasibbveoutempt for the paaiUaimoa spirit dis- pJayed ia such a asiaarabu) attempt to cover up private malice by ss peer a subterfuge. The moment that the guillotine had performed it work aad oar peer trunk was considered headless, the quadruple albaaca against the liberty of the press, instmeted the paaash er af the "Spectator" ao loagur to reeagaiaa aa a it editor, thereby maajfeetisg their mteatisa to cat a off entirely from aay chance of a jaatatcatiea of oar aen- dact, to the vioUtioa aadalirignUna of iinraajiiatip uJaticas that had been eatered iato. We promptly determined the aearm waaacatd take, aadthaexpreaaoaof popular opinka), ea thaaocoeed- big day, strongly aad nobly aastalnid a ia aaalatain iag the freedom of the press. And let that expression of eamisa be a waraiag to aaeJimthJ Territory, who, "calculating without tbek host," would aaaartafce to assail 4rWpaaadiumof humaa liberty." Wa have aaid eapagb abeatthle matter, lesjws could Bot have said and dM justice to our fosllnga--The elioas have been signally defeated for the prsssat, foaad ssatawhat lamflclint for the mortsScatioa x- perieacea. Cou Bxirrw-The Commercial Buaeta,pabM ed in Boonville, Ma, contains the following important letter flora Col Benton. WHWOTO.i Cmr, March 31, 1847. Ma. Qosftiuinav Sir: I see that you have pat my name for the Presidency, at the head of your tonal columa ; and watte I thank you for this mark of your good opinion, I mutt inform yea that kis satirsiy contrary to my wishes and declared lnUntkat, espe cially fa my speech at BoeavUl in 1844 s I must, therefore, request yoato dmp myaame from thepUea you hare given it .aad, if aeoeaauy to give aay m son, you caa very trujy say it wasasae at my reaaeet Yours truly THOMAS II. BENTON. A liatppir If ew Year. Another year 1 another (till succeeds, To bear aa oawvd wUNwr Hfo batlaaaa. ADothayaar haagoaa away lata tha etornltyef the, past, -to be luMfaat) atom rarver,bat In the mamcry.y iwdaad. How aaaafc of joyhaw mach ef wo he boon' e'xptfisaceal by peer humaaity whhin its brief coropaa I What wisdom haa been achieved; what follies have enslaved aBd what crimes have ac cursed. To what varied asee ha not life been put ia lengthening out its puny chain. From the irrevocable past cqsmis up a wamful voice telling of violated faith aad disregarded admonitions. Tlie heart cnageth to it idel atiR ; the richlastruc tiea af nature through a "ramannaiea with her visi ble terms" her "voice of gUdaeaT ber "smU aad eleqaenoo ef beauty" her "geaaV sympathy" her bory teaehiafi will they avail aetl It haa been aaid that tha warat wisdom am as pearls, which the surges ef the dark waters of oblivi on have cast upon tha shores of time; which Expe rience loves to pther to hang about the neck of Sea son. The depajtayeaTnas passed iato tha ealvioua gulf aad the aarges thereof have left swarto behind, should weJsot strive aad leva to gather them? Have laaamsakissaf life bsoaehUlsd, we have it ia oar power to revive them; let tha heart be bright aad truthful and its radiant influence will go forth aet vainly. Beaulifn! things are aa uaceaaing joy aad it )a n pleasant philosophy to believe that it is we our selves that are subject to change, not them. Years will glide away, and yet, new yean succeed while proud amattioa, passionals lave and brittiaat hope dies 'away In the keen pang ef disappointment to be resurrected again amid tha bursting buds of joy ous spring "The gay will laugh, the solemn brood of caro Plod on, aad each one, as before, will chase His favorite phantom ; yet all these thill leave Their mirth and their emptoynienls, and shall come And make their bed with thee." s s e s So live, that when thy eummcSM comes to join The iaaamerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each aball take Hie chamber in the silent baas of death, Thaa f aot like tha quarry stove at night, Sccea-gedtohisdsjifeon; bat sustained and soothed By aa uafahsrmg trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his coach About him, aad lies dowa to pleasaci dreams." of the Heass ef Rep- W of Oregon," as It a hasty perusal, and of the doings of that Laetsuvnr The MJ rsssatathrc of the LegUUt Isaatitled, we have beea wa give the subjoined body at the recent sesaen wiin the remark, and we cannot well help making it, that we think there is yet room for improvement in our Legislation. "An act authorising the Governor to raise a Regi ment of Volunteers, ate." was the first bill of the ses sion. We next observe that the House adopted the following resolution, offered by Mr. Crawford, of Clack- "Rttoltrd, That a delegation of three persons be appointed by this House, to proceed immediately to Waliawalla, and hold a council with th Chiefs and principal men of the various tribes of Indians on the Columbia, to prevent if poaable their coalition with the Cayuss tribe in the present difficulties." This was an excellent idea, but we searched the journal in vain to find who were appointed as the delegation. Indeed we look upon it as a matter of aincere regret that the House ftrgot to do its duty in this matter. Tha passage of "Aa act appropriating oae thousand dollars to defray the expenses of J. L Mesk aa Special Mssssngsr to Washiagtoa City," ia tarn demands our. attention. It is undoubtedly requi site and wise to have the United States Government Informed of our critical situation, aad despatch in com maaieatiag the same, would also be very commenda ble. Mr. Meek we uaasrstaad intends going by the old route up the Columbia aad across from Waliawal la to Fort Halt He will probably start la a few days "Aa aet to locate a Territorial road from Toalatia plains to Clatsop plains," passed the House. "An act to amend the currency law" passsd 'by the following veto i Was Crawford, Cox, Hembree, Hill, Nesmlth, Fkanoadeau, Reese, Rector, Rogers, Robinson, White, Wilcox, Wair, and Speaker. Nayt Chamberlain aad Ford. "A bill to regulate the practice of law in tha Circuit Court of Oregon," after being nursed aJsawtoa third resJIna finally died. "An act to da- fine the boundary Una of Polk County" and'Aii act to improve the Southern route to Oregon" were passed the vote la aot recorded on the passage of the first named bill, oa the latter It stands: Yt$ Crawford, Chamberlain, Cox, Hembree, Nesmlth, Rector, Ilrece, Plomoadeaa, Robinson, and Speaker. JVays Ford, Rice, Ragen, Hill Wair, aad White. "A bill to ex tingulsh the Indian title to lands In this Territory," after peering through the Committee of the Whole was tstinguithtd. "An act to create and organize the County of Benton," "Aa act proposing amendments to the Organic law" making the County Clerks of the asveral Counties recorders thereof "An act' to divide (ho wverol counties Into Road Districts," ."An act amendatory to aa aot entitled aa net for assessing am! collecting revenue." "An net to define the duties of Jadges ef Election" "Aa act to establish a Tenito rliil road from Oregon City to the Callspoiah river,' were severally passsd. "An act to erect a dam across Tualatin river was tost at it third reading. Rsasta tion were adoptee! relative to Informing tha Governor of California and our Consul nt the Sandwich Islands, ef the situation of our aaalr and desiring aid. "A UH wu passed for the collection of revenue for 1 847. "A bill authorising John Mclaughlin to erect a breakwa ter near tho 'Falls of the Wiaamette river," waa In definitely postponed by the following veto i Ym Cox, Ford, Hembree, Rice, HID, Robiasoa. Regeta, Wilcox, and Whits, sys Crawford, Ptaneeeeea, Rector, Reece, Wair, aad Speaker. A bill of asvarea waa granted Elian S. Sweet by a veto af 1! to 5. Mr. Bristow succeeded ia gsUiag ma turn a amid "Pleasant Hill" by special enactment liapartsal very. Another Territorial read wa located from Liaa Cky to Yam Hill county. Another new esunty, made oat ' of Chaatpoeg, to be called Liaa Coaaty, was created. A bill nferiag the Ucsass question to the people, wa tedsmuWy postponed. Yras Cox, Ford, Hembme, Hill, Nesmith, Plemoadeau, Rector, Rice, aad Wilcox. Ways Crawford, Robinson, Rogers, Reece, Wair, White, and Speaker. An act providing for lakiag'tha census for 1848, and nko an act to prevent the sale of firearms to Indians were passed. In our own mind it is a questioa whether this latter act does wot license the sale, instead of preventing it, by placing the penalty so low as to render the law inefficient As we approach aear the close of the senior?, the Jf bills become much too numerous for mention iu the space we have allowed for this article, therefore the most important only will be noticed. "An act to amend the Organic Law iu relation to ardent spirits." " An act authorizing Win. Hughes, and others, to construct a road acrosj the Cascade Mountains." "A bill to amend the oath of office." "A bill to provide for the pay of the army." ".tn act defining the duties of Adjutant General" "A bill uuthorixing the Gover nor to appoint a Coroner ia each county," with "an appropriation bill," of course, were severely passed. The House elected A. L. Lorejoy, "Jdjataat Gea eral," Joel Pabner,"Superintendantof Indian amusa," and Milton Elliott "Prosecuting Attorney," aad oath evening of the 38th ult adjourned stae dU, after a sessian of twenty two days. Tha Rev. Mr. Robert officiated aa chaplain during tha session. The legisla tion for lbM7 costs $1143. BTCiiatsToraea Cmo, veil knowu to the pio neers of the west, and as Fremont's guide in hie ex plorations of the Oregon and California territories, baa been appointed Indian Agent among the tribes of Ids former hunting and trading grounds, at a salary of $750 per annum. Ifcwa Frem The Anay. The following letter from Major Lee to the Gover nor, will be read with great . iutcrrst, containing as it does the latest and only Intelligence wo have from tho volunteers. Wanconam, Deo. 20th, 1847. Sir, I reached thin placo on tho evening of tho 21st inst. with ten men, including Mr. llintnan, whom I met on his way to Willam ette,' at Wind Mountain, thirty miles below. Tho hoata beinjr, wind 'bound, and hearing from Mr. Hinman that a party of UtawTm" and River Indians had been down and driven ofTsomo horses from tho mission, and that ho had left with bis family soon aflor, thinking it unsafe to remain longer ; I waa induced to lead tho 'few men that were with me, (for wo had been separated by tho wind, and could not get together,) and proas to this place by land with all despatch, in order, if possible, to save tho houses from destruction, and I am very happy to inform you that we arrived just in timo and that all is now safo. The natives immediately about this place arc friendly, and hailed our arrival with much i'oy. Heletsa professes friendship, but I shall coop an eye on him his men have been killina cattle, and I suspect with his consent though ho promises to make them pay for them. Wo have been collecting the cattle, and nlacinir them below, in order to stop tho slauL'hterlno; that has been carried on aboto wo havo not yet learned the amount of mischief done at this placo, but an setting things under way quite as well as I could have anticipated. Mr. Hinman has been of great serviob to mo horo ; he leaves to-day to join hiti family, whom ho left on the river. Wo havo no intelligence from Waillatpu, except Indian report, which if we may credit is awful enough. It is said that, after tha murdor of tho whites at that placo, a general' council had boon held, and that tho Ncz-por-ces wcro present by special invitation, (i.e.) tho chiofs that it wus detormluod to mako " a clcnn sweep" of all tho Bostons Inolu mmVim2K&m jbv. ; . -c-r-yBV1T T' ISS'jy L