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Newspaper Page Text. ,fKtt VB i Ma tffcwty Mtewkag Mm tale-lwsn w asm ssrltwem WWW Mm to etelpato r mSA VllM period, whan larKfkriMU will ha adopted totolhttoUniea. Theoensue ktafjehawn rhat. I tome of the Wa KM eeftocla ro common, taawaalofevcry hundred males I af M ytan e upwards, could raMNrinn, .surneirotieiiiicra. I ttvje. aWe not tonal that of the tnMMi afllM worid; but thle Is ow. its yHk, and to our want of those r BjlHlliea WMcn tbev enjoy, nut to U, that Intelligence it more djr awused among too nreat mass m, than ia any portion of the And thia it mom especially true fflM lusewleda- of our corf m. Jhr yesa wftl scarcely meet a mm, In wiry, hawever Ignorant he may bo I taker MBJeete, that doee not, In some , matmuM ws ngnts a a cititcn. lkfJtHm,ttrrilayaJpfvprlt. itrted of the American Revolution fjt population of about three mil. LMi wa haa now more .than twenty. lawr Meeeat Constitution was formed i had thirteen states: we have now thlr. (';We have 'now a territory extending H Ik Ariaatle to the Pacific ocean, and tlo aontain three hundred millions 1 1 and at the same rate of in. , la seventy years more we ihall r one Bandied and thirty million , at least three times as many as I populous states of E.urope. Our sstt ia one of the aiuthticst on , anting its territories all compactly Iasgeuer, ana not consisting 01 ae 'sweats, widely separated from I Waver, and difficult and expensive to Our country has a soil unequal- i sWtVetttlty, and a climatcvarying from m feglona 01 .Maine to lite miiu y plalat of Texts and California, issea immense manufacturing, at. and agricultural advantages. "... i. . .. wttbln tbls boundless extrnt, al iMshaaea aanoence la the superiority of thoaa sternal and unc)ttngsUsrfrlnda of freedom upon which our government ia baisd and we believe theft they arc so founded and Implanted In man's very na. lure, that they will inevitably triumph, unaided by frauJ or force, ami from their own innate and Irreslttablo power. Wc have the cotiliiiencc to believe tnsi our imvwmmBsemmamgsmammm and beautiful Oregon, to our situation ana condition therein, and to what I ooaoelvo to be our dutlea and responsibilities. In doing ao,' I shall still fellow the course I have already done, by distributing the most prominent subjects of discussion into aepa. rate heads, that they may bo the belter re. inembered. It is onr, of the chsractsris tics of reason, Oft it aiaptt Uttffb cirtnm- mir nip .villi-, cuvu tu uumv.v .lint vmi . ,.w .vm nrinctnle. over irtorious and free, will bo stiarM. Wc have no iwwet over clrcum down alone Iho stream of coming years, ' ttsners then wo cannot creri'r but gathering force snl vigor, as man a mind are masters of our own conduct, and van expand, and his soul Improve, until the 'adapt ll to the circumstances that sur. whole human rare will join in one song of round us. These truths ought always to liberty, and live under gov crnmrntt based be kepi before the minds of our pjopl. and founded upon the samo great funds. We arc here in a new world. We found mental principles of human rights. it farmed as it is. We cannot change it. 7. lit Mnrnet & rld. Tlio in. Nature retrains iulloxibtc. Hut one thing flurnre th'st our experiment of wcll-at. we can do. We csn look around us. We tempted setf-govomment hss had, and Is csn estimate the advantagea and disadvan now exerting upon the world, muit allbnl tapes of our position. We should nndor. to tlw enlarged and llbr ml philanthropist, stand the great and prominent natural fea. who includes all mankind in his wiil.ly lures of mir new country, for this pur. extended schemes of human hspptmu and pose I will submit for your consideration Improvement, the most exquisite plcasurr a few remarks under the several heads fol. If we arc sincere in our opinions regard, lowing: Ing the superior excellence ofourown y. I 1. lit mild and eauable clitnatt. The tern of government, wc mint wish niosi cllmsto of Oregon, liko every thing elte ardently, to too its blessings -xtrndr.l belonging to it, is most peculiar. II is by lhe mightiest, )et mlldesl ocesn In the throughout the world If our principles fsct well known, that Iho western sliorelTsrorld our thick forests arc Ihe stateliest aro Irue-st oil, it Is clear tjmt nil tin- huor continents are blest with milder and man rare inny enjoy lliiiti, without, in tho' steadier temperature than iho eastern, sliuhtctt decree, imnairins their inlluencc ! This Is more especially so with reference upon ourwlvea st home. Our principles, to the continent of North America. Oar like virtue itself, are not diminished by ! climate, considering our northern latitude, ins diffused, but onlv strengthened and in. is one of Ihe mildest in the world. We creased. Wo therefore rejoice hcn wc have here none of those great extremes of see the people or other countries embrn. ntai and cold, to wnicn ine eastern snore clng, w itn esgcrie, the Improi emrnts we is so much exposed, have attempted to mske in the science of 8. It agricultural adtmntagn. In rcf. government. Tlio progress ol froe-prin. enrnce lo the agricultural capacity of Ore. ciples since the great Amcricsn Revolu. con, it may be again remarked, that, like lion, has been onn aril, although Interrupt, most of hr features.it is peculiarly her eu oy many ortruciuiB ciuscs. l he ex. own ; and not onty so, but the different di. cesses of the French Revolution of i7, visions of Ihe country, differ no less from had an Injurious tllVct lin the tpriad of each other in this, as well as in other re. liberal views : but nutwilhstanJinc the sixcts. Nsturr. in her kindness, hss verv formi of government in Kumpe wcro not equally distributed her favors among the m-iiiu, me I'ninum rum ui iicr priii- uiiiereni regions oi me csrtn. nverycoun. cipirs was cieanv si-cn in v ry country, try is ctiitlnguithcil for some peculiar na man j and few countries la Ihe world pos. aasj greater facillllea In this respect than our own fair and beautiful Oregon. It la washed by a mighty but tranquil ocean, whose commerce Is .yet in lis Infancy. It fronts Ihe oldest and most populous nor lions of Asia it ia wllhin seventy days sail of the teeming shores of China with, in twenty days sail of Ihn" Sandwich Isl. mis, the Ureal Hotel of Ihe Pacific with. In len day a sail of California and has a ready access lo all the markets upon the Pacific coast. The trade with Ihe vast empire of China Is becoming daily mors and more important ; and we occupy a situation that will enable us to avail our selves of its increasing developments. Our agricultural and manufactured produc tions will add wings lo our commerce. 8. lit tttntry, .and capacity for produ. ring a noilt, rirtnout, and educated race of Mm. The scenery of Oregon Is grand, wild, majestic and beautiful. All that la sublime, lovely, and imposing In earth's scenery, may lie found In Oregon, upon the most magnificent scale. Nature lias hern wrought with a giant's power, upon a giant's plan. Our shores aro washed iota article nrcessarv for ","u""u"J'm,'u" Brraiicsun, mai "irai superiority, suu uregon nss ners, or for man'a consumption. B,0""1'"" '.v "" 'S' ' ,1 bile the productions or the Unrest amount of Indian '.."V "17 ,'", ".f:,' " . " "". .!-.. I .1.. .l.l tmuiiiiwit. ilic lioiliuiiuil , Vl'WVW, UU VW4IU4I, 111 IIIC M U, ,U. 'f . ., .: , i, . f Ul KU""I'ICU HIIIUIM '.w wiisin ourselves inc iwiiu ui the mild sunny south are not to be found here, we have oth. ers not lo be found Inert. Wedonotarein f government among men, Is not intended ( )regon Iho cotton plant u.ifolding ha while- moral character of a people, will take a ucraataeas. Our territories arc in- srabTeal bosne lo any foreign power; t m taatr prodigious extent, that no fee could- penetrate lo the inte- '.Onr internal facilities for commerce , and are constantly incrcaa- ! aajeh hatn been the improve. , rail-road and canal trans. tnat we could concentrate a at aay given point, within , The racreaa of our coun- t nana rallilid in the history of man. aMar IM oawnatM or tne great i kVt nawhase of Louisiana waa I tjns seared by rnaay of our great , VK W Usnits were becoming asi aawieMy. Time, however, Itnatfin proppaion as our limiu aaW.oaraovsl'ninrnt has become I atnlla and nsed. And thia results line peculiar characteristics l and also from ihe nature or Our government is pe to aovern a vast extent o .We have one Federal Govern 1 1 fagoUte our foreign relations and BnM.anVirs; and wo have separate l gasjanunenu to regulate all our lo- for iho mere purpose of creating places for bosom to the sun, nor the I us privileged penons, bile the rights of tho cloys grape hanging in graceful clusters grcai hum ci a nation err noi 10 oe re- iiom the loaded vine, nor the rich golden garded. orange, nor the nectar vines, nor sugar In thi yesr lsl'i, a rouibinatioii of lor. cane ; but we have our numerous blythe eign bayonels, forced the liourhon dynasty and happy herds and flocks, our golden upon the throne of France. Tlie French harvests, and our rich garden productions, wcrecompelledtosubmil; but in IS.tOthey In the production1 of that great ataple of expelled Charles the X. from the throne, ihe world, wheel, our country cannot be and placrd Louis Philipp thereon. We rxceedrd by any in the world. The great liave just been informed, by the lati arri- regularity of our crop of grain, under a vals, of Uic most stupendous revolution of1 proper system of cultivation, adapted lo suruaY rutuiuuoDiiiai may, ami must, our sou, rains and climate, is one oi tne shake all the old thrones of Europe to their most happy features of Ihe agricultural centre, inis iniomiaiion is lar tlie mni Licssings or our counln. Uur if1 imponanl we have ever heard. The sub. lure is yet in ils Infancy, and ' juires ranee to the every scene her inspire the In heart. Here blooming health. on earth our' cloud-cspjied mountains lilt theaprads to tho skies our limpid streama pour down their foaming Irea. aurea in torrents from our hills and our lovely and luxuriant valllea are covered Itn exquisite (lowers inat give tneimra. issing breexe. i nereis that can delight the eye, matron, and warm the lave ever roseate, ever lien I cast my eyes around upon this cheerful audience. I can. not but be struck with the ruddy glow of heallh I are in every countensnee. Our mountains and forests cool and purify the air; and the healthful and salubrious sea breeze, as ft sweeps through our valllrs, carries away the noxious vapors. What earthly blessing csn be compared lo health! Does any one here with again to enjoy the almost forgotten luxury of drbp snd pill I If he does, he is welcome to my share, In addition to his own. The physical and intelltctual.and even nanagtannMHiHHsnwanBB condition in ihia far-off ana distant land. I have been often Impressed with the great similarity In Iha olrcurnatanoM that aur. round us at pressnt, and Iha circumstances in anion our glorious anoastore war pia. ced, when they had won their Indepen. drnce j and when they, young aa their community was, ventured lo attempt an improremrnl upon Ihe political Institutions of the world, ll Is true no ooean rolls be twern us and the mother country; but wa navo our intervening assert, uninhabited, save by wandering hordes of savages. Wa have no war of Independence to wags; but we have ylotorlss to gain, as well aa they. And although our victories will be vlcto. rlcs of peace, yel, ' pesos hMh her victo ries no Irs renowned ihsn 'hose of war," and far more useful ofle.i. This Is not the sge of entangUned war, but Ihe age of sinning jiesce. i ms is tne era or aleam. boats, steam ships, rail-roads, magnetic telegraphs, of books and newspapers ; and fur us ll ought, lo be Ihe age of soulal Im provement. Our gifted and wise ances tors have bequeathed us a polltioat systsm so near perfect, thai we cannot hope lo improve it. The harvest Is nol there. Oth ers have reaped In thatjleld before ua. Hut political evils arr-lfol ihe only evils ihsl afTcct and hear down a community. Therej are sncisl evils that produce more unhappinrsa in Mmmunltiea than tyran nical governments, and require, for their amendment, Ihe aame virtuous, patriotic devotion and self-denial, that makeiiShe patriot love to bleed for hia country. What those evils are, we shall be able lo discov er whon we infuse Into our hearts an abl. ding, elevated, and lofty love of man and our country. The summit of political, and especially ol social happiness, is still above us, and hss never yet been attained by any com irunily on earth. Yet It la still attalnmHr. vvnen our ancestors attempted to maxe THE SPECTATOR. sssea a. wirt, asrrsa w. t. ssssss, taama. OrtvgM Cllf, Jelly tfi IM4V (ttrAmong the ooromunlcaUone raoalv. d for publication In ibis paper, Ci ona by 11 Leon," opposed lo the proposed aseocla. lion for ths prelection of laud claims. Also, the proceedings of Iha meeting held In thia oily on Saturday last, for iha organlutlon of an association for the protection, of land claims, were handed to ua yesterday noon. Doth of lha abova would have appeared in ihe present numberof ihepsper.to ihe ax oluslon of other, mailer, If olrcumsUocss hsd permitted ibeir being art up In time. They will appear lo our next. Eteetla-B). Below wa glvi the result of ihe last else- lion, so far aa relates to members of lha legislature, and also the amendment of lha Organlo Law touching ardent spirits ao far aa w have been able to obtain ibem. The returns are yet Inoornplets. Cteawaias taenia A. L. Lovsjoy, Geo. L. Curry, J. 8. Snook, representatives. Prohibit S3S, ReguUlo 8. CUmpoeg cemtf Albert Oalnte, Root. Newell, Wm. i. Bailey, Wm. Portsus, re presentatives. ProhlbitU9,ltegulatalN. Linn ceaarf Anderson Cos, H. J. Pe- uU-' lure Is vet in ils Infancy, and r . stance of this most exciting intelligence is, much improvement; and when I' : tall have that a revolution hss taken place in rrsnee; I attained even a tolerable dree of per that Louis Philippe has been expelled the I fection, the capacity of O' gon, in this re throne lliat the royal family has been ex-1 tpccl, will be viewed w' n more contfd- peneo rrance tnata provisional govern-' crstion than It is now. We are so dls ment hat been formed with a view to the 'ant from the teeming farms of the wes formation of a Republic, upon tho model te.-n ttatea. ibat thev will not be ablr to extentor of ,h"1 r ,he VnUt,i States that Bclgi. comte with ua in Ihe markets of the Pa .J,: , I urn has been annexed to Franc! that sev. cific. oral or the German states had been revo- 3. Ill capacity for manufacturtt.JlM j lutionlted that tlio King of Naples was water power of Oregon, unlimited aa it is, j in trouble that King Leopold had fled ( ami it ...ighly forests of Iho most stately ,., r . .. isnu, m iiiun, uini uii liiirjiK-wssin n it-r. timber in ine worn, will connu.ie a r.- .i f" , ,t. ' ' AT .l- ment, and a general war expected. The sourer of extended employment to her I posed then those cast of that vast ridge iioouusi privuesra; ana inc , .ir..i- a. :.. .iil , . . ., ., . , . ..,.. -.., I'ht :. r.-t ... k . - r ; :, .w.,,.ll. s ""'"""'B iuir iii nM.iuim iirju. pcnuie, sna ni anunuani wesnn. ui iii.vui iiiij wmicn, wuuiiiiiiig us u ihuvh I M UMcrese must act cquanv upon ., i. ,l r"i. .i.ti:....i ,....,... '. '.,i ,.,..,. .. l.i i.... i..i .. m nt 1km lLiIi.1 tli .. Ant nrinrfnlri of I riiiunni uj inn ine uinerrni mum ol inouve power rm-isi iiwi,siiu uui iuunuiici ihjuu, m rsTawiit Tl" ill if - lf 1 -' -" Pf"','cuf 'ntfln "T cling a revolution ployed In propelling machinery, water afford our people the most ample opportu- -si.j'--....- it.;.- ,i ., '.,. k,,r, '(, '"" iiniiK'in t'l iiiiiauiiiinis. in i-iurr IS tne cneapesi, anu ine least lisn- nines nir imeueciuai empioirincni. itjs Pativa Union (list exists between p . .",., ;. , ... ,. . , t., ,t. L j i i . 1...1.1.- . i. u..a .., ,1.. iJ m.n. - -- .-.- - . .. ..,.. ... . .... ..... fc, .wmo. W.I.I U.III.U- ,,IV ,l.. ,,VW,,.IT I " " wm.m ...- . .... . . "H - hue from the climate and external features of ihe country in which they live We 1 can all remember tho deep Imprestiont made upon our young minds, by Ihe scenes of our childhood. I? wc look to the Ironi cal regions of the earth, we shsll find the intellects of men stunned and deadened by . the intense heata of that burning clime", I and when we turn to the polar regions, we 1 rind there Ihe ssme results, bul irom tne opposite cause. 11 is only in ine lempcrsic climat'-.of the world, lhat the intellectual ' and .iyslcsl powers of msn find their full I ' telopment. If these observslions be just 1 1. 1 and true, and I am sure they are, then the rs mild, healthful, and genial climate of Ore. gon will produce one or the nolilist races of men any where to bo found upon the face of the globe, loth as regards their mental and physical powers. The Influ ence of our cllmsle and scenery will pre. dispose our people to the peaceful pursuits of industry and literature. I Infer this from Ihe equable nature of the climate it self; the effects of which are plainly per. ' ceptlblo in the character of the aboriginal inhabitants of the country : for it Is a re. markable fact that the Indians, writ of the Rocky mountains, arc more peacefully ills. t UN ... 1 lT7-l I t I-.. lOMSIH CPWSfB SI, I1CIIIVICC, u. ,t. Rice. Wm. Msrtln, reptescntattvra rro. It. an advance in the faca of the world lo. person, representative. ProhlbltQS.Rrgu. wards a more perfect system of govern "laio 14, metit, they were met by many diffieulllea. Btnlon ttmnltJ, C. Avery, E. A. Skin- The system Ihey proposed waa said to be ... blili. m n impractical; yenheyiaeererferf. If ihe ner, represenlailvea. Prohibit 19, Regu- impractleablr and do-nothing system hsd late 3'J- (ervadeil the world, whrrv wuuld now le j Polk county i. W. Netmllli, O. Rus.. our civilixsllon.oursrtisnd scleneis.and ,!, , Llnvllls, representatives. 'Prohibit our free government i We are placed in .,, , . nattaf nil Itttlss rut mist sit ni mi !& ! m ' n our aneeitor: Is society perfect I Can we nut make one more advance lowsrdt the peaceful summit of social hspplnrss? hiblt A7, Regulste 194 It csn be done. Shall wc not do It 1 What 7Wrii remy Rslph Wilcox, 8 wm, regort not or, 11 we determine 10 TlUr,,00, p. H. Burnett, representatives. make her great and happy r The respon. .,',, , . ,. sibillties that rest uponl'hepeopte of Ore. PwMMl . RrguUUa IIP. gun aro mighty. Sia)l we be recreant lo Claltop county A. II. Thomn, rep- our duty f Oh, never! The happiness rrtenlsllvs. Prohibit 91, Rra-ulstsSS. of our posterity, and perhaps of tho world, IWosrer reaary Adolphus L. Lewie, 1. m our haml.. a rew men In in. new , Prrhlbll 39, Regulata 911. world in 1770, put a hall In motion that 1 ", . , ,,,.. will yel fill Ihe whole earth, ll is Impos I Uuiil r-UvI L.Hmllh.repiertn sible to etllmstfl the power tint the firl -latlve. colonivtsofanew rcuntry Kvtett over fu The clerk of Lewis county returns, lhat ture limes. A f.w centuries sgo, from , ., prohilll received the highest numler of awlclou. motive, and for a few paltry T, (nm Q,ntoa do not dollars, the curse of slsvery wss iotrodu- . . , , ced into North America; and now see tho ' '"w ",'0 wrro l,c,d representatives, fearful extent of the evil. Five iiilllimis ' bul ihu shove nsmed gentlemen were cled. of tlaves in the Unltnl Hlstes, orcatlmi inl. The rtluim fruiu Cl.smpoeg do not more concern to the thinking ttatetmsn I ,10W ,,e numberof voles given for rcpre Ihan all other evils thai aflllcl our coun. .... . . 1 ,. ,.j.. ,..i ,... .. .. Wl.11- ,k. wi.,.1- w.i.l 1 1.. ..1. ' entsllver, and we undertland lhal some vance, let us make a fw rffi.its. We . ,'r"", fri"d of P1- KnglUh clsim Dial i t . t 1 ,.., 1 aris uiny ugui iiuu lives wrre insi me ceroiu. ana nernsDt ine most neaiinv. nea oecn inosi oeauuiuuy rx. 1 e.."ti 1 t r. im.iii t.i ir 7.. '.. .... :.. ia a toast drank at Richmond Vir.1' ""7'T """' "'rrr """' e novo unoounaea supplies 01 umoer, The sUles separate like me cccan. mere is hlng about a great, free, and oovernment, that naturally al. to its support. Who would not r to be a citizen of such a govern. am that of Ihe United Stales, to the of citizenship in aone petty repub. tea poor to defray its expenses at home, like tfa wrre PrsvlWrf to "lire without molesta. emilv accessible, well adapted for ship. i,i, , ui,-, wi- uiv um iuitiriiit:ij umi snt uuiiiiuig, anu lor inc lumoer iraue grncr hloodtlifd occurred In other parts of uratlv. The scarcity of timber in Call. France. This almost bloodless revolution fnrnia, and along the western coasts of nss ipn opjuni aimm i,y inn aovanc-inp Sbuiii America, and in the Sandwich Isl. itsto of general intellipenre sml political anils, ond in other places, will always se. intbrmstion. cure a fine market for our lumber. Our It srems thnt n prncrol "or Is amicipn. mild and Heady climate is well suited for ted. We, at this distitntc from thercem- Indojr business of every kind; and menu. lcturr or wool and leather will become profitable the moment wc hsvo a sufilcient must make our new eountrv worthy of nl Iriitiun. New Mexico auif Cslifuruts are 1 ours, and so many new territories sre coin, ing into uur possestion, that our einlgra. l.e it elrctrd In that county. an svaavwsss'i m a s I too wjsk and Impotent lo be feared or OI ' citcmem, may nm t e na Wed to judge I abroad ? The more population, " corrrcuy s prnplr m i-.uro j an. areater extent of populated lerr . J" "';." r jprcinucn,, PaW,.llterater will bo the fscililles for ',mV '"J P'rinltled t( exprers my .' r -. '. ... . .. vli!:ilil nntnMn. fluif tti,-r-t u I I nr.t Iij. n '--" l - - - - wv .. hara anitb. the lighter will fall the bur. .. T . . . '.' .. . ... ... yet we all iii'Uiige in our rxprelntmns, and papulation and ospital. Among the lcsd I mist lio permitted It exprem my indi- lug riurccs of wealth In Oregon, "Is on opinion, that ther.; u ill nM be n gr n cral vtsr. I form my opinion from the which lias not which it merits. one received lhat attention I allude to the tanning ZTkJcM of Ihe moVTploa.ing rAtc'. p-wful and iritiinr-iiant manner In ia-l.Ic.li buslneu, destined x.u to become a leaiC lifhiri- lhl.n.a I11" I' HMUIIUII I'll "VVII IIIIIS IHT (.'JllllULl '"ft li.l- ic-, ,, UltkVHl W !..) ll Ull limited supply of Ihe best Ian-bark In the, woild, and a climate so mild and stesdy, that iho process Is-not interrupted at any I period of the yrar, and an ample supply of hides from our own herds. If I am not mistakm, Iho principal supplies of leather insmifsr lures consumed in the Pacifioand l eoaaactad with thia deliuhlfi:) Iheme, I eft-) fact, that our immense nlent of ler. f, and our great prosperity, have been neal w, Iboul ihe commission of a na- - lianal erirne. We have not carried ihe 1 of war into Ihe triea from a base desl I wa have not sought, ed. Men In power Uav lenrn'd to rev erence tho fcclingv and opinions of the o pic thy govern ; snd that in this ago '.ho attempt I" goveri n unwilling and rcluc he bosoms of other ' nt people, , dh and devoid or profit or leslro of conquest, K00?- " ''a',hr" K"r0P,c V,8",'" l-v a-8.tn; ,nordowes2tklol"' ""' o age of chivalry perish, d nMnnouraulhoritySyeruowilllugiuinds. Jl' W '"' J? " '" "ced. along its coasts, sre brought from Europe f JIVKlwrt, charmed by the free and noble . e1 ,,ie !" "f ! Adjusttilaslho UI. j.n.1 the ea.lern coast, of America, and :?-.-T.,?- ., f . k Dro. e ancirnfpoweris In Eurnp, what could he hnvrf lo double uape Horn before they LCtatfsV tT'rf"-V-lr" ih?tr 'M'nei bv ' ccnl!r'1 wnr' We cannot an- reach their destined markets. These facia laaTaaWavsii! but m fc Hw iwLn??nU elP",e wl,h V nal result of will give us a fair market, without sue yCltnaU the privilege, lhat belong 'lo us, 'l'l overwhelming outbreak of popular reful con.petlllon. The people of Ore- 12 term nawandlu3epe,,denl atates, uni, . r'f"- fr , '", Krn1l'0"'c,,e,f "'!'' Kn b'otc''etfn '.ulary loolh-P.-. .li . .ii.rr .1.. t 1 . j sluna modem on. w 1 oh does din nsu tli. er countries for their supplies of leather t SV MP Kltat iiiiii 1,1 tils ,11-tl. nsu V, 1, , ., . p . , , J J ! I M 'Uva our country, nol alono because c" "onor " '""c r"BnK'" " wc B ,0 maiiuiaoiuren anicies, ana uesriy navo . 1 . ...... I II.. s i.aii.. lay. Ka . r. n- . SI. s llis-tf stallil IMS' IlirVtst lilll Ittdt (IslV I1BBI. U aVPafstt aUMaT aUld il rasftldlV fsklnff lhl ,"1 Vsnurwe v ia.V7 1111 it till lap m nir " ; ts t-t ssss.fi . u..s Biswa f" f nk imonlTthe mUly nations of ' ncral '"-neficlal result. The cauttMr llencofortli wo shall not only supply our- aarthl but because tho Is purr iutt ibuman ireeiimn will no advanced. Iho teivcs, uui miiert. snirW. Amlll ia a source of just pride i VM' Hl" ,c5,n1Hi",nl. . m Vhc lt',',0"', . '" '"m" Jor "'. K we L T , s E. Ififtlin nnat biiH u III nt aI.I ilinln fnrnins 1. .. .s l...a tl. &.. 1. .-s.. !. a !. Air taiinai we nave not only siunsiiwd our.'"' " r-.- --" ', ' ,, " '"" "" '"" '""?' "" w ; ""'"," ' a a ." IVIdLAM I hi.as liaun l.oisss itraillifilllr M t A ..-l ... .. 1.11 u.liU. r ik. JIlT.a in war, but we have labored lo de- -vi",, ', , , .f.Z ..' V ' biii psssw w ua -m aonaidarailon for our liberal prlncl- preaching this point sinco ism. Ihe oth- cut countries of tlio globe, and notice the Land ibroureivllltallon and humanity, cr latea of Eiiroio will iiin-Hfy their po.diiri-rtnco and variety of tljclr natural .s s .a .-. Iltlfnl Innlltlllli-stisr 11ml fttinrl ll.s-tn aie-tst ' -..!.. s I.. -. u.. ,... a. a . .Als.is n anticipate ine great desiiny 01 :"'v-; -, .-. ...- -r.. houui:iiuiis, wo must i w n t Ww la lika a vnnni, .n,l Vl. i hsppier principles, V u rejoice to w lines that nature herself has decreed lhat com- ISnsM slant, lust beKlonlnmofccl his now. ' ln our own nay, mm grt-ut advance In iho more- must exist. II Is Ihe law of man'a ' sasVaWI while wa contemplate with cmo T pleasure tne greatness ol our coun I ao soon and in 'a manner so 1 lo beraalf, and anticipate, with r.aashnalasm, that prouder ata- ina atatas or the world that J-....- . . . ... r 1 hh ,us act out tne la Btiaelolsa of our aov. . BBkar aH aaoaie. kindreds, and telfjaMaswtec4fsadorofoppIon ByJarimraNrea. Wn have the most It was intended by ...t.i. '. , cause 111 oilman mrllornllnn nrul lintirave. 1 nitum n.l u-.ni. Willi enw- . ttf 1 ,, , 1 ,. , , '. , 1 ....... "M .. " . " : . . . XrI mem. o iisii wiui unmsscinmcu joy, oururealor that a 11 mankind should leel this onward march of the nohlo cause of M,e meliorating and harmonlxlng effects of iiueny. ' ue rnou perpetual." fenmmorco. The auears and fruiu that And now, fvllow.cliiM-ns, having but grow under a tropical sun are as delicious uricuy noiiced some or the distinctive lea. 1 to us aa tnny are to ins innaoiianu 01 tne lures of the free soveinmcnt under which I rcitlons where they are urowni and tha we once lived, and exnect aaaiu to live : ' leas of China, and tne coffee of Ihe Islands,' mrnisn us witn oeiigntiui oeversgss, aa wellaslhepeoplsof those countries. Com merce is one of the great employments of as also ja beautiful operation In praotloc luniosr "nil some inomeniai mailers, 1 with to call your attention to our own wild gon may receive ita full development -trial ine time win speedily arrive wnen the means of education will bo universal ly accessible, and when Ihe future bards of Oregon cannot say truly, as did the gifted English poet (Jreg, in his inimita ble Elegy in a Country Church Yard :" Fsrbase la thai Mffectsd ipsl Is laid Boms bssrt sees pngasat wMh etltalial flr llsnak, Utsl Um rsdsf toaeirs raifhl kstf swsys. , Or wsksd la ceslsejr ths liriog Ijrrs 1 But ksowledgs la Ihsif sjrss, htr smpls ptfs, Rich wilh Um spoiU at lima, did as'er snroll Chill ptaury rtpessard tbeir aobls rag, As4 frsss lbs gtaial csrrtal el their tud. Fall msnjr a ftn tt purrtt rsy strtn, Ths dsrk imfsthwiisd ctvts of ocsta bssi 1 FaU msajr s flowtr la bora lo bhab lumen, And waste iu nmUua oa lbs dtasrl sir.' 0. Our duly to ournlvei, lo our children, lo our country, and lo Ike leorW. I have thus, my.rellow.clllzent, at aome length, attempted lo show jou the beautiful the. ory or your own happy government, thai you might know your rights as freemen ; and also know how to use, aa not abating Asm, in your Intercourse with another. 1 have also endeavored lo show you Ihe emi nent success of our system in ils practical effects at home and abroad in tho world, lhal I might excite your admiration and love for the noble Institutions of your coun try. 1 nave aiso aousni 10 prove to vou. lhal the American Constitution look Ils riso from Ihe spirit of progress and improve. ment ; and I hope you will not, therefore, conciuae mat mere ia noMnw lejl lor ui to do. I have also endeavored lo point out to you aome of Ihe peculiariliea of our con. dltlon In Oregon, and somo of its more prominent natural capacities, that wo might Ihenoe draw an Inference aa lo our dutlea and responsibilities, ll ia In vain for ua lo deceive ourselves with fallacious delusions. We have plenty to do In our new country. All Ihe natural advantages that nature and nature's God hsvo bestow, ed upon a country, will not make a race of man virtuous, Intelligent, free, and bap. py, unless they do their duly. This truth is amply shown by the history of aome of ine most lavorea portions 01 tne giooe. ou parlor natural capacltiaa in oountrieahave often led, aa Iber have In man, to misery. idleness, and degradation. There is no wealth without labor, no education with. eat study, and no nappiaoaa without rlrtua. In my reflections upon our situation and InlclllgrMce (raw lite Interior, Hinrii our last, a Mr, Itsymond, bearer ion musi i curtailed, unless wc eke a 0f ,.patchrsof the II. II. Co., has arrived higher stand than olhera. Yesrs wi II psss, ' , ', . . . . , . . , . ... sndjou and I will be in our grave, be-. r'0,n ",0 ta,er,? 'r,J !' I"'l" ioraati great stale of Improvement Is'1'"" " q"1'"1 ' Fo" "" made in tfiff-conililion of Oregon, unlett I passed there. 8-vctal letters have been ire fieri mirtehet? Ve can succeed In received in town frnm Fort Wascopam, making this Ihe hsppit comnrunily on ,., . , ,t M wa Wl h , earth. Now ia the time to (nolo ihn stand Fellow.citlzcns, bo true toyourselves. ll is your genuine Interest. J to not be dr. ceiVed. If we succeed in selling an ex. ample worthy Ihe Imitation of iho civilix. ed world, we ahall never repent of thai. When wn come Into Ihe area! sisterhood of slates, our star will bo brighter than the rest. Msnkind will do lit justice. When we shall have shown Ihe practica bility of still Improving society, the big majcslio world will soon follow, Wc aro here in Oregon, and must remain hero. These Items constilule all the reliable in. formation received from the Interior sliiee our Isst. The diflsrenl letters mention three In. disn rumors, In substance, aa follow at 1st. Thai there are many Americana on Snake river, resolved on killing all Indiana on the route. 3d. Thai Iho hostlla Indians are fortifying between Powder and Burnt riv ers, for iho purpose of Intercepting and culling off the emigrants t and 8d. That Ottp fiifrf.l. tri, Iviiinjl nn Mftlli liAr. anil I into your hands ihey are committed. May Tiloukoikl and naily had paased into lha you be worthy ofMhe high trust, and may Hnake country, and lhal the Snakes held a we all have cause to rejoice thai we have nccn so nappy as 10 have a sliaro in eatau. Ilthing Ihe happy community of Oregon. l'ustTAN I'iuibihs or '47. Two hun. dred and thirty Immigrants, said lo be only Ihe vanguard of several thousands, recent ly arrived in Missouri, from a part of Ger many, where tha prinon of Hanover had abolished the Heidelberg Catechism and substituted for il a rationalist Celechla'm, prohibited prayer meetings, dec. Resolv ed on " freedom to worship God," accord ing lo Ihe dlciates of their own conscience, they come u ihls country. On arriving at their new home. In Ihe Interior of Mis. souri, where Ihey Intend lo train up Ihelr children for heaven.thev assembled lo ren der lo the Most High Ihelr thanksgiving and praise. On Iho prairie wilds, awed bv no armed nolloa or brlstlins oavoneis. they held a prayer-meeting, when one of tneir number addressed tnem, in a aiyie banning our pilgrim fathers, landing at Plymouth, in 1030 Ckrii. inui. council determined that Ihelr loll should no longer be polluted wilh murderers, and, headed by a Frenchman, made an attack upon Teloukolkt and party, killing eight of their number on tha ground, driving an other Into the river and drowning him, and pursuing Ihe balance until Iwoof their number died of exhaustion. Wa cannot credit eilher of ihese rumors. Smin. A spirited pamphlet has been published at Madrid, strongly favoring tha project of Cuba, eilher declaring Itself an Independent nation or a portion of tha Great North American Republic Cuba la about 700 milts long and 80 broad, oon Ulna a population of 1,100,000. Its ax porta to tha U. States In tan years have mounted to'MO.OOOOO, whtL ita Im ports wars only 0,000,000 from that country. , Eal BiylarsstUaM. Wo understand from Or. Pretyman, one of iho party lately arrived from the Rogue and Umpqua valllea, lhat there la but lit lie good -prairie land In ihe lower portions of either of those valllea. Nona of tha party proceeded down tha Umpqua lower than to tidewater, from which point they represent lha ooean aa being aeveoty.five miles distant, and lha waters of tha river passing into it through a continuous ken. yon. rrom une.water on tha Umpqua lo Fl. Umpqua, It said lo be alxleen miles; Ihls portion of Ihe valley la represented at posse ssffig aome excellent toil. Tha up. per portions of Rogue and Umpqua vat. Ilea, are represented at containing mueh vsry beautiful and rich toil ; that of tha Umpqua m about equal in axlsnt to tha Willamette, nd avtn mora rich Tha reported death of nearly all qua Indians It confirmed. 4 T- :! s I I '. f fs. T . I v.-.. fftA.gwwfig1 '- - I i I-'.- Mtf j. , -V-S't ..'SlM.jJI.ft. .. ., .