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TWerWiw w Mmufketur trSakef
Ardent Sprit.
Tin great amuimm advanced by the
nppassrs of the Ismperance cause, again!
tuning a temperance pledge, and prohib
iting Ike tale of intoxicating liquor, has
Mas, and it, that they deprive a man of
hUmteraryHto. The natural rights of
soap, are each aa b Inherit by nature,
uch rights aa the aupcrlor hat conferred
upop the inferior ; that la, tuch right a
God baa roucliafed to man.
We referred to thl argument in the lait
number of the Spectator, and refer to it
again, because weVuh to remove thl
great error, and stumbling-block In tho
cause of temperance. That every man
has the power, the right of might, to drink
In moderation, or to drunkenness, none
will deny ; but, that any mm ha the natu.
ruler moral right, to use anient spirits to
On disgrtxe ad ruin of himself, or otkert,
or tout it ft mil urn beverage, tet demy.
If we art c rrect in these position, noth
ing is more clear, than that the people of
Oregon should vote, so to amend the or
ajaaie law, aa that succeeding legislature
may abolish the legal use of ardent splr.
its, "as beverage.
That intemperance is a vice, none wilt
honestly deny ; if intemperance is per. i
rajfted by, and is in accordance with the
natural rights of man, then, it is not a
vice, but a virtue. Is there a man in Ore
gon who is prepared lo take the ground
that intemperance is a rirlut f II not our
position is so far clear. Again, has a man
the right to use ardent spirits to the inju.
ry of bis fellow I Any man has the right
to acquire and possess property; but he
Ism no right to use that property to the in.
joryea stranger, much more to the in
jur of one whom be is bound to p'rotect
MdefMd; mm, he has no right to use it
to the Impairing of bis own body or mind.
A tender father may give liberally to his
cbiMreo, but a good father never ac-
companies '4a gift with a desire, that the
thing given shall be used to the injury of
ny object of his affectionate solicitude
No good father would desire, that the
property of hia children should be so used
as to injure his children, or any oi them
Is there a man in Oregon whole prepared
to take the ground, that the r atber of man
kind entertains feelings leas pure towards
the human family, than does the natural
father towards his children? Yet ho
indineraMly are men disposed to look up
on theappaling ravages of intemperance I
Men commence drinking because others
drink, and continue it, until they become
ftaaind io chains too strong for severance.
'Wo matter bow powerful the body, or
bow profbaadaad dazzling the intellect,
intoxication paralizes the body, Wind
the mind, and perhaps subverts the con
science. An appetite for strong drink,
once acquired, knows no bounds; wealth
crumble within it graip, honor flies
at its approach, and morality and virtue,
weeping for the self made slave, and his
victims, turn away forevtr, in disgust.
11 great obstacle in the cause of tempe.
ranee, is, that good men look upon the
evils of intemperance, as matters which
concern the intemperato only. Who has
not seen the utifortuoato inebriate, in his
moments of soberness, weep over tho deg.
radation in which he has clothed himself?
Who has not heard him declare in tones
which carried conviclioo to the heart, that
he had fallen a victim loan appetite which
he could not control ? It would seem)
that the human heart could not become so
seared by selfishness, but that feelings of
companion, and benevolence, would dc.
ntand an extension of the hand of deliver
ance to me such unfortunate drunkard.
Rut, uiiforturutely drunkards aro counted
by million! Whsr.ner Intoxicating
drinks have gone, unerring history has
recorded drunkenness, snd whe rover they
re allowed to go and remain, there teill
eUshness and wickedness grow up and
mttHtu. The maw of this appalling
courgs of the civilized world is insatiable I
Its victims are alike allured from the bar,
the bench, the pulpit, the shop, the farm,
ad the legislative ball 1 It would seem
though the cries of the affectionate
wife, and tender ehildreu, ware appropri
ltd by the monarch of Intemperance, aa
Mueio to the dance which preclpitatea the
property and character of the Inahrtat.
into common grave t Three years ago,
then were 400,000 drunkards lo the
Uaited States! The number of drunk
estimated by British statesmen to have
besia 0ee00, ami the Rev. Theobald
Matthew aisled In aa address during the
famine, that suaacient bread ituft were
devoured in the distilleries, to (five every
mitt, Woman, and child, In Ireland, a sin
gle meal every day I Hud !,;:j .pcrar.s
conlinued'Ui'mad career, the whole civili
sed world would hare become one vast I
brothel, poor, and charnel house I What
a picture for sober sensible men, would
Mich an one present t and what for the
all seeing eye of a just God ( Ho leave
with our reader the question, has any
man the natural, or moral right lo use at
all, as a beverage, that which produce
such wide-spread selfishness, snd devas
tation f
Can the Ilood-gstes of intemperance be
shut aa against the people of Oregon t
The people of Oregon can do it, and they
are morally hound to do it. You legislate
to increase and protect your property.
What natural, moral, or municipal obli
gation enjoins man to regard character,
virtue, and life, as less worthy of legisla
tive protection than property I ou pun
ish violence!, by a huiband, upon tho per
son of his wife : but you allow linn to
persue a course of conduct, which drives
his wile sorrowing to a premature grave,
and leaves their children pennylrss, and
worse than parentlcss, upon the charity ol
a cold world! I
It may be said, that great moral ques
tions are best advanced by appeals to the
undcrstsnding, unaided by legal enact
ments, and that this I in accordance with
th,e free-agency conferred by the Deity,
upon man. Hold ! If God has forbidden
man to eat of the tree of life, after man,
in the exercise of his heaven-given pow.
era, had eaten of the fruit of the tree, tied
set "Cherubim, and a flaming sword
which turned every wsy lo keep lb? way
HS9KSSffS5SJBasajj
vice, at the lime Mr. Campbell saw the
President, or If such troops were bout to
be raised, or If the v wars then on the wav.
the President would havw told Mr. Camp,
bell, aa citisen of Oregon about to re
turn home, what had been don, not whit
would be done for Oregon, or what would
tiikn be done, not whstaveM be done next
season.
A tow erf thM Iklssfa witch we
w axial UKe le see.
We would like to see the people of Or-,
egnfgtve some attention lo the culture of
fruit trees, and particularly of the apple;
became Oregon will be called upon to sup.
ply the citizens of California, tho Inlands
of the Pacific, and those engaged in com
merce upon the Pacific, with this fruit.
e would lie glad to see ailk. producing
introduced into Oregon. We are not a.
ware that the Mulberry grow here, but
ended or an Indian war, which never
would have occurred if suitable protec
tion had been extended, may be consider
ed a faithful history of Oregon.
We think we see a diffieulty in tho rest
edy which "Vox Popull" propreVs. Let
ii examine. Suppose that there la a law
of this compact already In existence,
(which would do away wilhthe necessity
of com ruing the Legislature, or of voting
as proposed) by which every claim-holder
in Oregon was permitted In hold 040 acres
of land, until Congress should donate In
him the amount so held, or in rase Con
gress should donate but U'-tll acre, then,
until Congress could be memorialized lo
grant pre c uittoii rigid lo the remaining
320 acre. Would violi a law I. of any
efficacy to tho cilircns of Orrgou I It
Seems lo us that it would nut. A I'. S.
law granting any quantity of land to oil
SSM
iloVnot soul In the house escaping, but
S!!.P,.SM J"Im ooss.1, t bslly.MI.
Still the Utile waged, ai7 still ths Irish
I mops received the heavy Ire (row the bat
terlee of Jamestown, wits) heroism ami
dsvollos) .which name bat (sued soldiers
eould stand under and live. Cork was
never In suoh an uproar before, Her oil.
Ixens wore seen running about armed
with pots, kettles and pans, and anon run.
nlng Into the thickest of the fight, from
which they would emerge after a prolong,
ed and heroic struggle, covered with glo.
ij aim vorn-meai, vainer Malhnw, wlto
was seen rallying the troops and cheering
them on. was drsorled bv (.'am. PnrUa.
who Immediately dispatched lilale of
micKwnoaia at tne old gentleman, whloh
Iruok him just between thentSe end chin,
lent lug a hole In his face big enough lo
nut a breakfast In. Sir II. Plirotl him.
self, was hit by a Yankee Johnny-cake,
which compieii'iy destruyrd his appetite,
letiles carrying away Ihree of his vest
buttons. In vain did (leneral Starvation
the seed could I brought, and t, .PU( ' l-ne here, will bo accompanied with U. I 'Jvor to hold Ida ground. Every .lis-
.em, tha, the even tefnperature of ,he "-,.. .ml Ore.,, cour a, pre.-' ft C.ZX",
climate, the purity of the ntmoaphere. and " co'istiliHcd. will crate to exist. I'. . ,wrml by the incessant .bowers ofcorn,
the dryness of the summer, render thi. I s-1-11"" """I" protect elliirns in the en
country peculiarly adapted to the .ucecs- J"yincnt '" " '' donated to ihem;
ful operations of the silk.worm. bM ou1,1 l,M,y remoir a settler from that
Wo would be glad to see the Alpsrhs half of the claim which Congress hsd de-
broueht Into Ore eon. Thev have hern ' ,,i,Hl ,0 'I'0 original claim.holder I Wi
aalt pork, he
f smoked
barley, heana, bread, and
turned lo run, when a howitzer ol
hsmt came rolllno from the shin, slid hit
ling him behind, knocked him cleir into
the middle nf the next century. This of
courwi decided I lie bailie, snd (Jen. psm-
taken Into New England, and New York.1 believe thai every claim.holder, who hat me. Col. tiaunt, Major Hunger, Captain
Inconsiderable numbers, where thev not ' uk,n ms claim in accordance with I lie wipes, corporal i mn, and all their slarv.
only thrive, bu, they aremuch more high- " J" - t , S X ClirSiK
. .a. ..-.-.
irom me city, leaving o
ly mailers of ',. lUld.
Thli haa fiim mnA ll'k..i ..LU.I
ton, about twice as heaiv, and ita'tlcrce , "f'r,n' """' "V"" e" mrmnrml. . another great vlotory, and crowned the
which is taken otr once in tooor three ""i :" v ' jrr-r ;-., ur unT oiniers wnn never la.
Iv valued than ihoep. The meal of MJ't m " "40 acr(, u"" timgrtsi
the Alwcha is sid lo be u ncrior lo intit-' ,p" km lhe M' ?'"" '"' " ""' "' k"l
,sei
wl
of
the tree of life." Governments may L (,
years, is sbout equsl, in wciulit, to tin-
fleeces of good sheep, for the same time.
We would be glsd loseeihc merchant
of Oregon reduce the price of their goodt,
or other merchants come in, lo create
competition.
We wculd be glad to see (or rather, the
stockholders Mould,) the old lubjcriptioin
for the Speclstor, paid up ; and.we would
lion nghtt lo tht fWiinf. j; furi iat
one half of each claim might br jumped,
but It would be. at the pTil of living ano.
ther K';tion. and all fir improteiiirntt
which might lie plarrd ujxii the Innd by
the jumper.
ding laurel. May the good time
come when all Ireland will be overrun by
urh Iroon at Capl. Forbes carried out.
iN'ne England Wathingtontan.
sss--'jg JB.!JLJ..U'J
aee to be accessary to the Intoxication ol
fslraw.oreature to deprive man of his
reiaon by which he Is dlilluguUhed from
the brute; lobanlah the grace of God from
his satll, and thus deliver him up a do.
fenaelees prey to unclean snlrlisi "fur
when the one evil spirit of drunkennraa
tiBsaesaei man, he goeth and laketh with
him seven other spirits moro wloked than
himself, and entering In they dwell there,
and the last state of that man becomes
worse than the first,' as drunkenness I not
unfrequcnlly attended with murder, de.
bauuhcry aid other enormous crimes.
Is it a trivial thing (bribe drunkard to ex.
pose his life lo a thousand acoidanls, and
consequently hla soul lo eternal damna.
lion f For alas I ihere le no hope of eat
valion for him, whom death surprises In
such a stale) drunkennese being numbered
by Hi. Paul, among the sins which ex.
cludo for ever from the kingdom of hra.
ven. What now mud we think of those
who make no scruple Inputting themselves
or others in so deplorable a slate f Woe
innate mat trample. Moral suasion
good, it has done much, but it has never
jet driven intemperanco from Europe or
America. Intoxication exists in Oregon,
and it will continue lo exist, here and
elsewhere, as long as that is drank which
intoxicate. All past history has record
ed the fact, that to "keep the way" of this ,
blighting monster, is the only measure,
by which it ravages csn be stayed.
present volume of the
Spectator sent to about 1,000 tubecribers.
Y tbs.llpMUlsr.
On the Evlto erf WrMsxkeeisteas,
tSMi Beateflts arf Tf-saprsiB)c.
I addresa myself to the x-lvilixed por
tion of the people of Oregon, who hsve,
ilurlni; their entire lifeyiteen continually
I'onverssnt with ihoxfivilixed world, and
tli4 Uible, as il truly Is.
CsMnnsTx ros UtniM-MiATivr. Our
rraders in Tualatin coutilv, will perceive
by reference lo another part of tins iMpcr,
- - . iUK.tlHIII 11
that Samuel It. Tliunfi, Km, ban been ,0 look upon
Inoiiiinnieii aia csnuiuaie inr inrinuer oi i ine preciou gin 01 inn won 01 vjou, eo
lhe next Legislature, from Tualatin coun- "'I '" value, perhaps, lo nope of His old.
Wc lesrn from Arch. JWcKinl.v, Kso. ly. .Mr. Thurston I. tho choice of the ' " """" !?" P ' ."' '
a ... i.i t . f. t ri,w swai nr I'lvvtuvte iiiuui tut
inst letlers nave been received irom Uspt. i '"t.o. me catiem precinct oiine cnun. ourrwempllon With this knnwlediie of
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.. ,.v., u.i. -. uui civi xatiooandre isoo be ore l heir mind.
.fews.
teTAu adjourned meeting of the Tern
perance society of this city, will be holden
at the Methodist Church, on Monday eve
ning next, when the Hon-C. Lancaster
will address the meeting. See proceed
ings of last meeting in another column.
(&"We call attention to the advertise
ment of the new stock of goods, by II.
Clsrk, Esq. to be'leen in another column.
Mr. Clark has almost every thing to be
found in American stores, and he proposes
to sell his goods at reasonable prices. N
res la Great Britain In INT, has been
0O"There has been no arrivals of ships
since our last, and no foreign new.
(KrWe invite the attention of our read,
er, to the communication of the Rev.
Patrick J. McCormick, upon the subject
of temperance, and the course which the
people of Oregon ought to pursue at the
approaching election. Alto, to the call
by the Rev. Wm. Roberts, for the forma,
tion of a Bible Society in Oregon.
(&Vp to the time of our paper going
to press, we hear nothing immediately from
the army. The fact that no intelligence
has reached this valley from the army,
since tho letters of Capt. Maxon, and Col.
Waters, published In our last, Is strong ev.
Idence that no harm has befallen the troops
at Fort Waters, or those under Cspt. Max
on on their way to Fort Waters.
Capl. Mixon and company left Fort
Wascopam with 50 barrels of flour, and
sufficient ammunition for immediate use.
Col. Lee and the recruit will be able to
lake with them about an equal amount of
flour, and better supply of ammunition
than the army has before had. We un-
dersland that the policy to be adopted in
the field, is to treat all Indians aa enemies,
who are found aimed in the hostile coun
try, after due notice to the Indians to this
effect.
United Statxs Tioom. We hope the
rumor that U. S. troops left Fort Leaven.
worth last fall, for Oregon, Is true, but we
Grant of Fort Hall, and Wm. Mclh-an
fc.sq.ol fort Walla vlalla; by which it
appears that J. L. Meek, Esq. reached Fl.
Hall on the 33 of March, ami immediate,
ly resumed his journey. It appears from
Mr. McBean's letter, that the murderers
are fleeing, and that the Indiana are gene
tv It. K.
ted for Shentf.
Our readers haso probably beard that
lhe V. S. ship of war Jamestown, left
lloston in March H47, for Cork, laden
with provision donated lo the thru famish
rally desirous of peace. Thi.isgood new,, I '" Pl'" ' ireianu. uut mey may
and we hope that Mr. McOeau is not mi,. "ot bp tt,rc r thr loriou" vit,ory "b
taken. It is understood that there is not '"" in ,,",, "P- '" '" ''
sufficient .now in the mountain, to delay i vr,r'"'f th" L',",e,l 8u,c'1 "", onp ofl,r"
the journey of Mr. Meek and party. Un. ' err,,io" "' ,ho ,Umn'r PPullio" f '
less delayed, Mr. Meek is in Washington I "' and tho other of destruction to the
by this time. ! ""' Mexico, hsve shed undying lus-
W ,f. .'l in.l.i..i ..k. d. u' I rf UP" "" American name. We have
Roberts for items of late news from Cali.
forola, dec. dec. appearing iu another col.
umn, signed "R." Both of these gentle,
men will accept our thanks.
given our rrsders the battle of "lluena
ista," ami here follow, the Utile of
"Cork."
Clorlotu Vrl0rl.tciy of Cork
Utkesi.
General Starration, ami the Flour of hit
Army completely rvuteil.
The U.S. ship of war Jamestown, Capt.
J-lli ol
1st
endid
I appeal to their reason and good sense.
and ask them, first: is Intemperance, in
toxication and drunkenness conducive to
tho welfare of this territory, and to the
happiness of society ; and seenndty, is il
lo acoordenoe with that inestimable I rest
ure, the written word of God I In my
opinion, I consider drunkenness, at much
an impregnable barrier to the welfare of
any rnuntry, as it is to lhe happinras of
"sii'lj , aim mu iar iruin n ucing inaccnr.
lance with the inspired dictates of lhe
liible, it appears tome to be solemnly con
demned by that sacreil record. The long
experience of sst sges cannot furnish a
ingle example of a country which lias
advanced or flourished by rum-drinking;
whilst, on the contrary, cachouo's private
observation may attest the facts, ot coun
tries been impoverished and degraded ;
families been ruined and disgraced, agri
culture and trade neglected and para
lyzed ; and domestic happiness destroyed,
wherever intoiicaling liquor has been
doled out. I think il ny duly, on the
present occasion, to animadvert upon this
aboininahlo vice of drunkenness, which Is
becoming so prevalent, nut only among
those who boast of their civilization and
religion, but even among those untu
tored anil benighted human beings who
look up to us lor good example ; and I am
I (iii...i I,:,i. .....l,u. ,i.., ..... ,-i.i.
ly inclined community will now analbe
matizo this baneful demon of Intoxication
"Vox Pori'Ll." The rninmunication
of "Vox Populi," is published with plea.
sure. The author takes a clear view of Forbes, which left Ilo.ton mi tin
his subject, and in our opinion a correct '". loJl ,'"' provnion-., arrij
vl.w. llM. urban., it L In 1.1 l. I Cork " i,e !a ' .APr,l ftcr "P
, r . , :". passage or only fitteeu days. At soon at
operandi of securing the rights of tho cit- the gallant .hip was seen coming up .the
izeni of Oregon. We agree with lhe wri-' cove, tho "Hells of Shsunon," and of 'the
ter, as would nearly all the people of Ore-1 cathedral were rung, and the greatest ex.
goo, that the claim-holdera In Oregon are ' f? Pr.e",,cJ ''"'' cliizen,.-.-!
j . ii i , r. ,, j At 8 o'clock, Dr. Parka, Surgeon 6f lhe
entaled to full claim of 840 acres of land, ,hlpi llinjP(, w,,, (liBpjl1c,c, for ,10 .oriI
each. Probably majority of the citi- Lieutenant, which were forwarded to thai
zens of this territory, would prefers grant ' distinguished porsonsge imincdistely.
of 040 acres of land, to each male overl IUnr Admiral, Sir II. Pigott, quickly dis.
IB years of age; the balance would pre-1 " , " ,ZW f P
, ' , , tain when hottililict would coinmence.
fcr a grant of the same, or a greator a. Tll0 lnelu.nB .,,i creelv e.nere.1 tbe
mount of land, to be divided among the 'cabin when he was .truck i:i lhe mouth I ural, that I cannot sufficiently wonder how
family and all, or nearly all, aro united by a hugo buttered puncake, which csmei it has gsined such a feeling in lhe world ;
In lhe opinion, and (eellng, that Congress I n,8 ditlocaling hit jaws. As wjoii at he , or, ut lead, how it I not reckoned among
fclsawt.lsw-whWl.wa'W
m g-i at. A It l 1 J Kv""' ' ' ' i,rlr in "uniiuviiiiru tlisai wni bvxvvess. essi' iui nmvn vvvii
of Oregon, the tacit promise which mductd lhc .i.jj, woul(I flr0 upo1 , (0M a mon I ,IC profllgl,0 wouj ,u,h. ut , ,
uwr iiw wi. o imiuu. cunceivn at iim ships tackle oouid le brought lo i. mo powor oi cu.iom, mat it ouen sano-
how the friends of Oregon within tho bear upon lhc wharves and waro-houtcs. ' tiont the most criminal practises, and
Slates, and Congress, csn perform their du. When Sir II. Pigtl was informed of lhc i makes that sometimes bo admired as an
ly to the people ofOregon, or to themiche. lnlntion orCapl. Forbes, he i.suid iinnie-1 accomplishment, which ought to bo con-
n 'iliBslM ripilftru In I Insist s-s I UmeirntU,. en I.. I.. . (Iitisitind am at Islmrretfl m Vices. lrVlsal Its
without fulfilments their momises. , , toother and form in columns then, lo bo found In nature so humiliating
The history orOrerponsn far as h has ir.n. ' ..r- ,i. r .:.. .t. -..i.ii ...i ui.iu.ii...jj..
. . 0 .. . . .. .. . ..... ( u..,, illu ,i,.vn iiuiiiiiiu ino enemy,.. iie .iijju",iiu, w .wiiij.,oiwij .,, im. u...
spired here, may be written in a few words i '1 he gallant. Cant. Forbes, seeing that no ' picablo aa a drunken iiersoo J whose res.
forever from our territory. Tho vice of
drunkenness, which I at present, hold forth
to vonr detestation, and fin wliieb. if iwi..
slblu, I could wish lo stamp snow that luttlcon,,uc, ?n ,he present occa.lon shall be
ixJiuni which time has gradually worn off.
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J a vico, in ittoirso inlsmou and unnat
lo those who assodatsgal the entertain
.,.,( nf IImi.i.. U.L.U .1. .1. e
..n... - .,',wip. wv,b tiiv ueinon oi
drunkenness lurks lo decoy and destroy
auuisi ineir arms, in me scripture isn.
language, shall provo lo them. "Us null
of dragon, and th inturahl tenom of
smijx. ' For while il undermines the
constitution of tho body, it proves a mor
tal poison to the soul. It smothers every
moral and christian virtue, ell enflamea
the paasions ; it breed discord strife snd
enmity ; and hence you may remark, I list
such entertainments usually terminate in
quarrels and uproar, and they who had
met the bed of friends, often part Irrecon
cilable enemies. How can they, who are
guilty of audi excesses, call themselves
hnstians, that is, disciples and followers
or Jesus Uirist ' Ito, no, they lira none
of Ills: ho knows them not; he drumm
er them at the workers of Iniquity.
They are of I be number of those whom
St. Paul denominates "Enemie of th
erot of Chrut, whose end is destruction,
whose Hod it Ihtir own shamt." (Philip.
III. 18. IU.)
Nor are person, to Imsglne that Ihey
are not sometimes accountable for tins
which ihey commit when drunk. They
cannot esculpale themselves before (Sod,
by alledglng that they knew not what they
were doinir. Ilia answer will be why
then did you willfully deprive yourselves
of that reason which I had given you ss a
counsellor lo direct you in your conduct I
ir now uare you, so undervalue Hie pre.
cious gift nf rravin, as In fling it from
you ? Thus the escuse will but enhance
theguill, and prove the greater cause of
cordeinnatioii. Iti.l wo but seriously re.
ftV t on the dreadful enormity ol this vice
nf druuki-nneas; did we but consider ila fa.
tal consequences for lime snd rlrrmly, I
am penuaded, that we would all abhor it
for the time lo come ; exert ourtelvet, nno
and all, to banish even the idea of ii from
our territory ; and that no one would re
fuse lo enroll his name, and pledge bun.
self faithfully under the banner of teme.
ranen Abstinence from intoiicsting Ii.
quor, (taya an author on Temperance) I
Isilh practicable and expedient. Millions
of persons of all ages, conditions and em.
plnym-iits, in view of the evils of ardent
spirits, l.rve ceased to use II ; and so far at
ihey and olhert can discover, have l-rn
? really benefitted by Ibis modeiif fasing.
et all observe this same fast, k drunken.
nets will universally and forever eras-.
Pauperism, crime, sickness, inssmty,
wretchedness and premature death, will,
to a great extent, be prevented. Health,
Virtue and happiness will he innrcjised ;
human life prolonged ; the goiel more
widely extended and generally embraced;
God he more highly honored, mankind
edilicd, and souls in gresler numbers
saved." We sliould bear ill mind that
though we are in a freo and indeiN-ndrnt
l rrilory, yet we should not "abuse the
boon of liberty ; our country being but
young and just budding into olstence, the
neglect of proper precautions, at the pre,
ent eventful crisis, might nip the vilal
germ and annihilate nurexpcctalion.. Our
sular who
, io anrio
occasions rm Mhelr
reviewed by and held responsible lo pot.
-. -.i. . .- .. -.
lenty : it behoves those in particular wb
may have fsmilie. lo provide tor, io at
ipato the danger and remove the oecse
or scandal and misfortune from '
progeny: and now that our municipal
elections are fast approaching, we should
firmly resolve to rally round the ballot-box,
and cordially execrating the prolific moth.
er of evils, thus gloriously establish our
character In the world aa a sober, tempe.
raie, and a iruiv moral people.
PATRICK J. McCOUMICK.
and would read as follows : In IHVt Or.
egon was subject lo the joint occupancy of
citizens of the U. S. and Great llrltain,
and was occupied by llrili.h subjects, na
tives, and a few Missionaries. Tho V.
S. were desirous of forming settlements
here, and sent out a Sub-lndlan agent,
wilh pe.r.ilsslonto induco emigration, un
der promise nf liberal grants of land, and
are constrained to doubt its truth. John la speedy exlention of the laws of lhe U
G. Campbell, Esq., now at Portland, left S. over them. The next year further
time was to bo lod, quickly beat his men "on 1. drown'id in liquor; whose senses
the U. S. on the Otb of November, lad.
Previous to leaving there, he called upon
President Polk, as we under dand, and waa
informed by him, that all his influence
would be exerted towards the exlention of
the jurisdiction of the U. S. over Oregon,
early in the coming session; and that
viregon should have troops next season, at
II events. It appears to ua, that no
troop would have been organized, for the
Oregon service, to have left the settle-
menia a late aa November. Again, If
troops had been raised fcr the Oregon nt.
emigration was induced, by liko promise.
except that troops accompanied the emi
gration, a part of the way, in the place of
a Sub-Indian Agent. Lvcry year smco
thai time, bill for liberal grants of Uud
to settlers in Oregon, has passed one or lb
other House of Congress, and every yeai
emigration haa continued during which
time U, 8. citizens have been without U.
S. laws, or protection, and forblddeno
secure the peace of the natives, by the
purchase of the land whloh the settlers
must necessarily occupy. The above
to arms, and soon had his ship moored at
one of the principal wharves, when tho
signal was given and the fore and main
hatches wero unclosed, and double lack.
ling rigged in lhe twinkling of an eye.
Tho cannonading now commenced in good
earnest, and dreadful indeed waa tho
(slaughter. Barrel after barrel, some of
them UOO pounders, was now discharged
upon the Irish troops in nuisk succession,
whloh set Ihim lo caering and pranuing
in suoh a manner as was truly shocking
lo behold, At lhe first dischargn, seven.
1 men were struck directly In the centre
of their bread baskets, and fony.two oth
er had their appetite carried cfcun away.
so accurate and infallible was tho aim of
Cspt. I' or be. 's crow. As Iho battle pro
gressed tho air seemed thick with the
smoke of the Jamestown's guns, "looking,"
saya an eye witno.s, "for all tho worldaa
though there was a shower of fine whoat
flour." A bombshell of corn-moal lodged
In an old honsoon tho quay, In which were
huddled large number of men, women
and children, and burated into a thousand
fragments, scattering deugh.nuls, johnny.
cakttirr-nd stomach pills in every direc-
urn numbed and deadonvd ; whose brain
is in a formed!, whoso soul Is no longer
able to govnrn her disordered machine Iho
uouy, which staggers anu aiumiues ana
reel and fall, while the tongue continues
to mutter inooniidencies, aud nothing of
Iho man remain., but mat (park ol Humor
lallty tho soul, whose sacred flame lies
smothered in the fumes of liquor, though
it lie not completely extinguished. That
tho vory heathen philosophers, as we
learn from Ih'oir writings, should have
looked upon the drunkard as an Infamous
character, I am not at all surprised ; since
common sense alono, abstracting from ev
ury motlvo of religion, must attach infa.
my lo that vice, which sinks human na
ture to a level with the brute. For al
though we had nothing lo fear or hope for
in this lifo or In the next, from the threats
or promises of God ; sllll reason alone, so
long aa the least spark of it remains In tha
human mind, if attended, to, would make
us abominate and force us to use every
exertion lo repress vice, which so much
degrades the dignity of human nature and
demeans the character of man. It aura,
ly cannot be matter of gain or Indlfler.
Far Dm Oregon Kpeatatcr
Tuus.dav Moxninq, Mat 4, IR48
Ma.Eoiroa I have just returned from
an exruis.'in up the Valley. When a few
r. ilea this a.dn of Mary'a river on Monday
last, we were overtaken by parly of fl
men, under the direction of Mr. John Sax.
ton, just arrived from California. They
were 1A days from the last settlement on
the Sacramento, to the first in this valley,
traveling the old California trail. There
was no snow on the route. The party
halted one day to rest, so that the jour
ney waa accomplished In 14 days travel.
Thoy started with about JOOborses, and
were unfortunate enough to have 8ft ta.
ken from them in open day light, by the
Rogue River, and Clamet Indians, assist.
ed ae the company think, by some Molsl.
laa from thia valley.
The Indian were very troublesome, ti
ring on Ihem for one entire day, and using
very possible stratagem to Intercept, and
out them offal eaohof the narrow passes
long lhe road. None of the men were
injured except Mr. Glrtman, who was
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