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A w- wv ' M, 9 t'- E3 3H THE SPECTATOR. OREUON ClTx1 t THURSDAY, NOV. 38, 1M. ? .,. aCKHItT, IDITOK. .t JM? A KUr good description of the 'jpiV.lbmd country will be found on V')almmi. W should have prereried : VrrH,ki1r introduction ) In at rrtuoh i m uHenoca tor publication. Any. t,ueultcl lo thtd light upon the r.ecy portion or lira territory, we pwMia. It should be remember- I Men Mfeoanti ibould contain noth. tlitt h not of intcrctl to he general . .1'ssisUa,) ffi n j;m v'.Wf. WrrPf '. .VKtfir A Med article upon the cecctslon of i i.ti'1, - ... i t1t ha Cittnd An fttt flfrt nan -r. (-sw s wwasn wB vw its a ("Jjv, t, -klilJfctle oat'ofacaaoa, but U well writ- -"' . cowans, sons rood ideas. The the rlchl kind of spirit : it is, what might be termed, a simon-pure republican. 3rThe attention of tho b'lioy. is direct. a to the article headed " Extraordinary Mea.imut" Cupid in a Triangle." It Mte teen that it It not grod policy to hare agents In lore mitten. Those who l for a limited llmc.lf there arc any i and have left behind a dulcinca, I do well to consider the hints contain. d la the article referred to. 't Milwaukee, says the Star, contains orefBre buodred inliabltants, with fair yratf.cts of a rapid incrtatt." ti'A friend at out elbow hints that there MM be tomtUung In the tcimi, and adds MsM not having been blessed with sn mi. sHW since marriage, he only aiks to be , JMTJwed of the fact and ho will buy a lot haw. JHfsore it and lire upon it. The Mat paper strops will inform this curl. MhdiTMualiriMneMaerois anything ftcaliar la the atmosphere of Milwaukle. (0"Tbe people of tho interior aro get ting sharp, or wish to become so, judging from the number of grindstones that are dally going out of town. It ts just m we predicted ; the merchants of the interior hare eared 23 per cent on the original oeet, aad the freightage and rlks from ' Callfarnia here. Thus Abcrnethy, Clark dp, Co., by Keeping up a supply, will tare 'la shaeoaaumer about AO per cent ; which, iaatead of tearing the country and passing Into the hands of San Francisco merchants, remains In the Territory, aad forms a part of the circulating medium. Good. (KrOn the Oth Inst., was found, among eome drift wood, near the shore of the Cat Ispptah river, about one and a halfmilsi trim Albany, Linn county, part of the adages of a human body. It had decayed M aauch that its identification was impos- fhero are some conjectures as to i it was. Ills supposed lie w as d rown. d in attempting to cross the rirer. There waa found near the body a part of an old bos coat of brown cloth, a pair of shoes, partsofhis pantaloons of coarso corduroy, in small pieces, wero found. In one of fJjp the coat pockets were firmd three razors, looacco uox, ana a sn.au iron bolt. There were found also two small purser- of money near the Lody,ono contained sev en dollars in silver ; tho other contained tarty dollars in American gold coin, and rone dollars and fifty cents in gold dust. The money is in tho hands of Mr. (JcorgoJ ' Clirtc, Albany, Linn county, O. T. 0$ The Wcitcrn Slur" is tho titlo of a liiw paper, tho first number of which Is lio'.r beforo ii , just started at Milwnukio, 4 j by Lot Whltcombc, L.sq., proprietor, John rv-1 J Orvia Waterman editor, and Waterman and Carter printers. The paper is well gotten up and presents rather a pretty face in its new suit. Tho paper comes out flat footed Democratic. From tho lead. log article wcmalc tho following extract: " In politics we aro Democratic ami , hall be governed by tho principles of Jrf. j fersonlau Democracy advocating 'mens, i uros, not men.' In regard totho progress of tho free institutions with which our' country Is blessed, we, stand at this point i or tlmo, looking bacx to mat generation which has gouo by, and forward to thut which Is advancing, wo may at mice in dulge In grateful exultation and cheering hope. From tho oxpericncu of the past we may derive instructive lessons fur the future Of tho two great political parties which have divided tho opinions and feel ings of our country, tho candid and jut will now admit that Loth have contributed splendid talents, spotless integrity, ardent patriotism, and disinterested sacrifices to tho formation, and administration of this Uaveriimoiil ; and that both have required a liberal Indulgenco for a portion of hu. man infirmity and error." Under ilionewcoMliiuiiun of Kentuckv. the Sfatr tiWllotis, hold but "jic day m stead ot three n formerly. Omssm itoaee. Mr. O'Neil, who Is at this lime engaged In taking the census of Oregon Territory, has furnished ua with the following stalls, tics and Incidents gathered whilst on his tour through the upper counties. The population of Linn county arerages about 7 to ea-i family, and strange to tell, there is quite a number of bachelors in the tame. lie found one Ismlly containing twelve children, hearty and well to ik, tho pro duct of 18 years ; and another containing 0 children In tho spaco of II years, lie visited a number of families tho mothers of which wero but 14 years old, and several the mothers of which were only 13 years old. One family, In King's valley, Polk county,- tho mother of which had three children at a birth, about live months pre vious, two of whom wero still living, tho other having died a short time beforo hit visit.. Three families by tho namo of Ap plrgatc, residing in tho Umpqua. valley, contained 30 children ; the distribution be ing near equal between the three. There was cno family, the father of which after giving in tho names of nino children, was Interrogated whethef there" was any more, replied, Yes, there arq four or fit e more,' but ho being StnaUo to call over their names wns obliged lo send for their moth. er, by whoso aulttanco tho catalogue was completed. Mr. O'Neil culled upon an other family, iho lord of which being ab sent (it should be remarked here, I lint it u necessary to Inquire the birth plaro of tho heads of families), bit housekeeper, a col. ored woman, was interrogated as to the stato in which he was born, well, assuming rather a knowing look, " I donl know znct. ly what state, but I think he was born in the state of ftellemony, I dont know if it joins Kentuck or not, I'sc heard him often talk about it. He was a native of Ire. land. Another bcinr; asked what slate ho was born In, replied, that his filler had moved around so much when he was a baby, that he was unable to answer tho question correctly. The county of Yam Hill contains a population of nearly lOOOsouis. Tfac PkcIIIc nnlN. Intercocrsc writ Oaico.t. Wo now have a regular communication with Ore con, and a regular monthly nu'.: will In future be conveyed between this port and that territory, to take letters and papers from all parts of tho Union. This it what we have wanted. The first mall from Oregon came through by the last steamer. It left Columbia river in the steam ship Carolina, on the 29th of June, and reached San Francisco on the 1st ull. It was there transferred to the steamer Carolina, and left Chagrcs on the twenty-sith ultllmoj in the Georgia, which arrived here on tho 6th Inst. Thus, in a Utile less than forty days, the mail was conveyed from Oregon to New York. This is quick work. The service on the Pacific side is performed by Messrs. Howland and Aspinwall's train packets. The above, from the N. Y. Ilirald, is well enough as far as it goes, but it docs not reach fully our wants, nor even our deserts. We want a semi-nv-nthly mail communication with the states ; we want a semi-monthly mall to Astoria, so that we may not bo dependent upon chance to get the mail to and from that place; wc want a reduction of letter posingo from 40 to 10 cents per single letter; and, In fact, we want post offices and routos cs. tsblishcd all through the country above, for the better and more full transmission of news. Vo caro nt so much aliout which place is to lie made the heart, from which the great arteries arc to lead. Hut wo should liko to sec the people accommo dated. Information has lately reached us that no allowanco can be made, from the pros en,.i,ni,eda,.,h,ri,le,or,heI.s,a,ag7,,, lo carry the mall on any routo ,aryllB loofthoWillauiflte. Weure not awnro of Imvlns misquoted the language of llic po.tol nge.nl ; nnd if wo had done vi, we III l. .... wouiu nnve,' at any tunc, made any cor. rcction, af wu had had the black and while for doing so. Wc have no wiali to mis. renresont nnv nvrsou. and iho nostal ru-eni eun have a rhsnee lo right tho inL'ler ut . - " i . his earliest convenience. k f . n. ,- , i n imihii. i n.-.ii-- air. o iiiiuinvui.oi , ,, .., , lit. Ilulo larms, ashmgton county, bus soniu,, of h own .a.slng. the large,, hM I urnip, wu over saw. ! weigh, 10 pound.. If then. I. any ,,aon thut , can beat it, w, have only to say le. Mm KTMr. K. says llioro ore all kinds nf llvgi afloat thin year ; tha biggest one he has seen is ono called n llumivi;, fi. W. Johnson, Ks., so long a sub. nil. lor of the National lut'-lllgnicer, und n lasiical writer and rii'ie ( note, is n iv i 'Tinr t .-ij with ill" L'viils'villc Joitrinl rrom tho main route, through tho country , '""" " company, ...cn e were .-,., u, m iii.e.uo.. ,n--.i r,p esse... wny j, , .k.,,,,,,,.1 ,.nn 1)f ,lu ))U, 1IU, i .Usi nmliliM w l.as Uon ,!, .. ' member, had Iho goo.1 fortuno to get. trust the si lo of iho r;..iu will mtil ,,c, , v,.u, (l, ,, v, ,, h.. culled d of leading people, now urj.rov Med for, in. 'n- '"'" "- u '"B1" ''' 5 . 1 ' ,fin d ' ??llX' Sj 1" n I ""T' "'"V A '""" " ' ' "T" to error, by sfatlng lhat in allow nnc of notwithstanding the trip w.sfr-rlW.I in I ?' ' .' ".l" ".I i'n T, r.cSrshia n ' Vi;.? 'Zl aZL'n'aA ,810 per mile would bo Blc to any nor- ''""' "'' " l. tr.m ! .iU. If .hi, should b ,ho case. I ", '' ' "JJ, '. ' . " ' "fi.rt.m son who would carrv tho mail on the .a.t compoied entirely of horses. shall Ih blncurcly grnl lie-l, and shall fu. :.. hlll,.,irl ri, ,,. ..;:,... (,r.' raii To PcrssM KtMBt I EMlgretta. Persons about to emigrate from tha states, if they aro situated aa we were previous to starling, may be benefitted by paykag some attention to the observations ooatsJned In this article, which we write for their ad. vantage. Accurate information respect In'g tho overland trip, is greatly needed in tho states, as no two articles egreo In their report. Persons aro apt to write pivtty much as they feel. Tho trip throughout is one of great excitement. No pe'rtcn should start in n company consisting of more then eight or ten wagons. Care should ho taken too to select such persons as are well known. To I lilt wo would di rect special attention, In Iho formation ol messes. Many dllllculties arose on the road last season from inconsldcralenets in this particular. Persons of dissimilar tastes and dispositions were thrown to gether, by accident and otherwise, which mado tho journey exceedingly trying and vexatious. Hastiness In making upmrs tot, was the causa of turning many good fellows loose, unprotected and unprmhlcd fur on a, desert, and hundreds of mJIcsvSun any reliable assistance. No person should trust to charScc. as r.ll companies, under the most favorable (ireunistnnces, hatcly j rd Kven the most tried friends will ox. perience ditticulties on the way ; ye, thousands of them that we cannot cxnress eiiuugu iu uuiuciiu iio, mueii ibs-i w ui ( t, tople, ItlCll location will be elllK I loiiiMiivit Mini i-iMiii-ii'iii'ii' luiuiutioii lend to the wants nf others, l'.spcct no; rnry j besides, engendering local preiudl. "" growing out of n naimw miiiilcdness syinpalhyrroniauyquarter,savefronithatCe.lhatl.ould ln, be avoided f.y a "' ' '"' ' I'" rea fashion .,1 the In our limited spscc ; such as cannot pov 1 MawMmi:. For the benefit id strum sibly occur to the mi.nl, of pcrm, ndt ' c" ",ul bu,"?.lM ,ne" 'l1'"?'1, wl, ""' .,,,,. . . , i wish to subenbe or wnlu for our imper, initiated. Ilenco our reason for cnjoirlng or halil)1 oljH.r ,u,ln, ,, willlind a timely precaution In forming companies, ' us located upon tho Willamette river, ami messes particularly. I about hall way between the two llourish. Ifihere is ant thing 'of evil in tho etni. ' " ,ow,"i .Oregon oily above, and Port grant's compoiition, it it only too apt tfbe I ,', ," u ,. , , , , augmented by everyday occurrences. ' .j,''1?"1"'' V, '' '""" ' T" ,,'' , , . ,, , ... than mie year old, artd numbers nuro than I here aro thousands of things that will firo ,uuJrcJ inhabilifnts, with fair pros, cause a dilfercuce if opinion, which will poets ol" a rapid increase. Them n in have lo bo discussed und sottled ono way j this plsce.n good school, post.otlice.liu-shop, or another ; and although each may bosc ' cabinet manufactory ,shoc.shop,blacksiiillh tuated with adesiro.o proceed on the jour- f' ' !rc0 1""rM' l'n"tngo.r.ce, ware. , .,. r,, . , , house, llircotavcrnj,twiiaw.iiiills,n saw ney at fast as possible, with safety to lm. lu,t ttmi gri,t.mlll being built, also a selves and stock, yet, thcro will differences steamboat fur the river navigation, be arise as to the means bcit calculated to , iwcen Oregon city and Pacific city, touch. bring about such a stntc of thiiigs. Per. ',"'' 0.rr' I""1" tt ll0ri r11 " t""'1-- . , . , i r i I v . L. IIanscum, master wiiilur, In whom sons must learn to bear and forbear one ..,,.., ij.V..,i...iT.i .i. ' i with the other ; new dllllculties will con linunlly present themselves; lliete must bo met, and it behooves each ono lo con tribute his best endeavors lo overcome and avert them in such a way as to conduce to the Irue Interests of his company. They must expect tfl differ as 13 the fJMeoTcWi ing, the tlmo for breaking up camp aad as lo tho place whore, the fitness and unfit ness of grass ; iho probable ihances for belter grass a little in advance, or u little ir. .he rear ; tho possibility of obtaining, by a prolonged drive, better water or a creator abundance of wood. Thcso aro things that must necessarily coma up, is necessary then to counsel with one an other, that each one, where the parties are equally interested, may have an op;ortu lilty afiurded him of helping to determine 1i,em,.cc.o, )Ccnl,,p-,y. The early i migrant e.ijS many ad- vanlagcs of which ,,,. no, ...slblo for him, who watts until every person ,a, t t see the movements of the company started, can avail hluise-lf. Wo susccsti early starling not only that belter grass' may be had for stock, but it will cable , , ii,. , them to reach their journey s end in sea. son, ami nvoid tho snow and rain wlmli fulls in the Cnsrado mountains in tho full beginning not tinfrequently as early a tho first of October. The early emigrants nil arrived hero good time the past season ; some nf whom reached hero nbowt the first of August, I - . ... . . - '' all tlieir slock, except wl,at was slolin b Tho emigrant will find tho journey, .hough tedious Iron, a .amenta, ofsceno ry for iho first 800 miles, comparatively I...... ..!. ,.r.. Aa.l. tii.lnlni. r.tk.n ll... easv, with good roads, judging from tin existing statu of thing during tho past sen. son. After crossing (Jrccn river tlm tug of war comes. Hero a worn nl warning may '" necessary Thero is n set of inoun. taineors that haunt tho crossing ol this river, vvho will, If Ilia least chance Is nl. , , . , ,...l . -,.. L...... I'lliiJ, Mmi 1UIII sin-t, lit. u.i, un,iniri. c( , fce of , woro ,,,, ,, .Ll 9 mile, above lb. cross. , ke , , , , f , eVrtln ih-y ,,, ,clon( (0 8, UkCil A .trial look o'U is or Iho utmost Importance win In '.'(I or no miles of this river. Ton Tiiub, Wo often hate people, not I because they havo Injured ut, but beoauso we liavo injured tlicm. Having none thorn wiong, wo Ir lo hc'tomo nngr, l!il vvn iuu digmry our hasonesi bv. allmrj it re .imo .rtin Diiirhmtm Carre tiriear. OaxniiN City, Nov. Ufl, IPSO. Editor c Me SMctator: Daaa 8i You wero kind enough lo give place lo my short note on I ho subject of locating the seat of llovrrnmrnt of Ore gon, 1 will Ihcrrforo proceed lo innke Iho suggestions mentioned. Any question in which Iho penpto takn a deep iiitort'st, that becomes tho subject of l,iljlntiu notion, is of to.) much Int. ports n co In Iw passed upon wllhmit the most profound consideration. I hsve not, however, tho slightest doubt that the Itep. rrsentatives of an enlightened peonlc like those of Oregon, will not aim to do right on every subject that comes before thi'in. Ilolievii'ig this, I proceed to suggest n fol. low a : That this Legislature puts tt law an. tliotlxing tho people tn olv nt tha licit general lection, or moner, fir a plane of their own choice for the location of the seat of tlnu'rninout of Oregon. At such voting khould no one plnee reecho n ma jority of all the otes enst, then take the two places hating the greatest number of votes, to Iw voted for exclusively nt a sub. sentient time, to be fixed by the l.tci-lu. lure; that place receiving the greatest number of voles at,this secoud voting, lo bo Iho seat ol lioverninent Tor Oregon, ' !"V' 'l""0 suggestions with the lull mi, lor make these suggestions Willi the lull. ' '"cat belief that should tho Legislature fi, "'r the I.K-ation, directly, without referr.ng it connect, r. ' ' ,-,-.. -. li.lllllln Ml, lll ill.lMtail !. lltn tuwlttli, AI .w..,.,,i, .,-,, ,,.. ,,,, ,111-, l,,MI,llll, . urecen 1 have the Itouer to le, iVr., jlvstiui: -- SjIS V.ILUII tlSIVIVIIV" HU'll 11141 t 'J v ry nnu who has examined the same, has kindly furnished us wiihn statement of her dimensions, which are as follows. Length v Iflt) feet. Ream '.'I feet. Depth of hold (1 feet 1(1 inches. reaiitii over al is reel 7 inches. Diameter of Wheels JU feet. Length of Duckets 7 feet, Dip I foot n inches. Draft of Water tl fret inches. Sho is lo hu fittest with llerths in nfmr and lower Cabins, audSiatu Hooms in I.s. dies' Cabin and on the Uuaids. Sho it well arranged for Iho nccoinmo. daliun of passruurrs a iin model, nud ( no pains have liccli span d to mnke her " !' " uii'iv'i sii- npins the country. She will bereadv f ir lajuich irlg about the '.'Dili of Docemi.or next. H'flern Star. (Il.NIN Til Ji.n.nv Linii. Tho following graceful and tasteful letter accompanied the riding hal.gh.vei nnd whip, the pre kntationofwliid.to Jenny l,n!..e liave nin any none. u. sill II... ....... V ". .1. J-., a ti. Jii,iiseiort,.two,ii,s. I. le.t. , I I. llAaru'M, hsq. Weur .Vr: .May I "t'Z 1 fr7r"! '" "'i"'" '."" l,'M' wild my respectful com iliimiits and in n ,i(,lt ,,,(,, fjf (hn n,m,rilliull Bliclt j common with my lellow.eitir.-in, I feci for some time previous K. ,1;: .ini"uate.i u with in iiirnisi. ner win, n mlinc lull. In be manufactured in mv vsl, I intiiuaied u wish InTiirnisli her with preparing. Iho hu I now semi is th " " " ,',:'',1 ,;' r ' .' .. V. '" i. ' " ... iit.. ......ti ... .. i.iii...... 1...1.... si... i:.. America. I ibUgo ino Uy eressing trl Mdlle. Llud my heart felt widiei f .r bur ' I. ft l.l.i iicad n (ill hrn.lui 11 1 . n t..l '.,.1 i... .. a.... happiness aim prosiy, o,i ,,,, novo me, '.. L, ...' r . V ! '. '' r P. S. ill. the hi.l I send u pair ,r gloves and n riding whip, as its nppropri-' ate iK-coinpanl.nonli.. ij havn been shown Mdlle. Lind Hnu- loqrnph reply, 1st wliieli- she thank Mr. ' r,.l.. t tnl.l.,1.. .1... ll L. l 1 iiicnui very licnrtlty, tomplim. nls him on , ler moral worth mid distinguish! ! (nlent, ,, ,,!,.,, . ,,,. , . the aeeomtinns inf. iru-elmi'ii nf n lirntieli , , .,' . I ' ...,.,....,-...... ... en, nnu u.u iiinciiunsoi Longress, us ii lii. , o n blah state or perfection in th .-iiii. .letrrirslsi. d inlnority. .y I illustralcl in . 11 IrV. 1 .ill 1.111 ti. rlintia rfitnoxil.v ll.nl i . ... . ' . I '.' " 1 1 V.M.r- , ,,,u,, ,,, ..-..,,,, tt aiuiie. l.iuil h nrrl. t. i.. t. i. Hit- tine rptcuneni rn American manillau. dining the- piiigimii olii muqlu mil of tho turc,(whichlhn.ay,tih will bavo groat House. N, O, Vienyunr, pleasure in wearing on future ccnslii,) ., , ,, nnd wishes him, of cniir-o, tho most lilr. ' ,'",N" ,;"""'",,1" l,'MMii..i:i is Hvv nl patmuaL'n nud Iho most hrilliunl sua. i ' "''derstniid Irnui (.apt. Ackerly, cess. If Mr. (lenln does not sink under o'lbu schooner. Silns l' Hand, arrived yes. such n vvi Ighl of honor, il is n sure sign ho , 'J'"'"? morning from (.onnlv es, that tho can Mviui any lido. Wo should liko to. Ain.iricnu l.iinsiil nt tho latter pluco In know how many nrilerser riding huts he J"'"""! him thai tha llaylien government will have within th' fn month. .V. V. ,,a'1 f "bidden any further cutting m log. Trltiuti". wood In Unyil. I'.vrrylhing remained qui IW- nix jiuans .. u.nrcoai, l.nnty pin. , vcrised and put lull u cistern of tho cs. paclty nf fifteen hogsheads, will make the ' wnler porl.-tlly iwce-l ut nnv tlmo. Well w'oilh ill" tiinl aVnahUn Irea Asjmlsj, Tim Last or tukCociiu Hats, The account tiftho winding up of tha fashions, bio' season at Newport, published exolu. slvely by us, Intimates that tha ball, on the whole, wns a failure. N( thing belter coul.l bo exrcteil. 1 lie laslilonaula wa tering nlaces of Iho first claw, aa Ihev are cailed iiy soinu tiersons, have been failures tins season, i ho riarnloga ball was a small allnlr. Much mutt he the result when the resorts of fashion am lurnc.l into are. una lor little ullques.oolerles, aud quarrels. ai Saratoga, many persons assembled anil resided for several weeks, seeking pleas, ures tl itomJo, and finding nothing but en vy, spleen, uncharitablencss.mllllnery and misery. Strife look the' tdace of onioy. mint; and when tho various bloods of various families were so tempered as lo promise n fusioirof fashionable elements, the result proved that the simple enjoy, mollis of n ball cmild not be Indulged in with nuy real satisfaction. Tho tame phciiomiua have nl.ciiilcd the scenes at Ncwiurt diiriui; the lust two months, The pridu of birth, tho pride of nince, cu weniih, in tolly ami ol lilvollly, have established and carried on n series of liltlo fashionable marches iiml counter man lies, very nuiu!ug to n stranger lor a aingto day, while he could endure such exhibitions, Inn ending in nothing bhl a " " - I'' " " "" lelcmenls mingled in in.nl a. i lul" A lal" Iwgimmig n mere attempt at a ball, in w Inch ll0 many luilreil i-onlu. comical con I elegance, eilucnlioii uu I refinement, has hhuimed Snratog.v nml Newnl. It has Ik. on foiunl in the full llush of onjoy incut , at some of those m ire ri tired lesorls w hlch aru lew union his. Fur instance Leba. I noiiSiirlncs .IcM.rv i .11 v call, d the lladi n. Iladeu of this rotinlry and tin) White Mountains of Ncm llniiipshirc, wliali urn the Switzerland of New Ihighunl, Imve hem vUited bv large numl-crs of sensible people nf fml.i.'ii At Lobanou Spnugs tin re has boon th. m,l delightful sociei), ai.dsoiui thing like Ircclom coinbiueil nub elegance of in.uim rs. limiting and pic. nVs havo been eiijove I, not Melureil The beautiful moiint.iinoiia region has echoed lo the living fed nudiuorr) voices of hup. py hiiudre.'s, frte from ll.e filters f nl surd and rnlicul us convrnlioimlit. Al this boaulilul resort, h r nfn r, wc ma expect Iho truly refine, I and intelligent of the country, who terk to benefit their health during our suuum r iiioulh,, while they delight in the pleUMin ot i hanuing socle!. As the While M.nnit.iini prove more ai'i'vssiMe by railroads, there w ill lie ali,u large number of pilgrims next sen. sou. Tho high ground, the Alpine see. nrry, will lo ultrnctive ; and as law and tommudiniii hotels luo been ereitul, this region will be more widely ok-iici forllie drlight nf tho worried denizens of cities, seeking health and invigorating air. The curtain has now iliopd on the fashionable drama. The comedy lion been rather farcical, F.lrgnncc has yielded lo absurdities ami pedigrees, (uurrrls Imvo formed the staple of vainly, und nil will pack up their wardrobe nud return Iwnne, after pfnving their respective paitsuecor. ding to tin ir tf veral talents. The ladies whd hnve caught btaux will not drive to keep tin in, nud those who have no obtain ed them, mint wnil tnln-ntlv till nest yenr, when their clit-nsln d hopes may Ik realiod. All will int. r upon the usual i olr life ofiiiitiium nud winter in the me. lroNilis; nn. I though ull'icti u may be gnugtd hv one's n.luuration for Jinnv """" '"'"""""'. '; cn..,."l but ' , '"' '"""" "J" ' 'hswill k- made C' rfThlt 'huEV& jol ( ()u l)flU (.xriniiuiil of ll.e 'is. l.lllil s sniMiiniloll, vet wu cnilllol bull Indian sti ivr. imw, vi-r. mav make il niclroK-,li, u -.ha.In livelier, ns the brokers ?' '"' " tv""'!U ,.?1c"l.'lc' '-' r;H" ion rae. Musiu will Iriuiiiiib. I.V-ir yrL j)tri,t, ' l uy : A motion to udj. u iiriviic lied motion : II; ,, ltn a nru- -.l, n l.iuh titrsy I I.. . i ...i .- ... r... ,,:, ,imy I,, ,,IH .;. ,n ,urer . . - ' ' fug si.u.l .Ijivn, aiu.lh. r may move nn fTi'r '" Z ', . T;' ,,m.P J,i,, j', , kny ' ... .. - one morn ussie WIMll, ,,e ,..,11,,!, wh.n imoiher motion to ""si" '"' h call wmiid lj made n pretext ,;)r lllll1Pr,.n fll',. )llls tl. ,Jys,ul , (lll, r,1H. ...J,,,,, u ftd.ouiu, und ,K, . ,.IH n1 nn. , ,, ,,', , . duv luiiv bu fuolednwnv. A leiuliiiu mom. 1 .... I...."..- ...1 .1... .1 . I her bin computed tlml the yeas nnd uavs may boil muled mid ordered Midi) limes ii ai mo oepunureoi mo n. r,, uanu. Tlink , f,r ,,, , w ,, .. ,.,,,, , ,,,, " ... Tool' urn the chemists of Hontiincnt, "hv Hiiillf" nnd purifv it ',.....,,.. .-ii- ... .. ... .,., , t. ii4i ir.uni i,. im-ii.. , no nun o A Hw lkMsa lr AMtMlnrerr. Tha Now York Herald gives the fol. low lag decision of a Pennsylvania Judge. ll places the relation of master and slave In new light a breach of trust Is not considered a crime Tho recent exhibition tt HarrlsburghA In Iho capture and subsequent releaso or several fugitive slaves from Virginia, will only tend to create a greater excitement at the Mouth, as well as In Congrsss, and ' retard the aotlon of that body from a eo operative action for the sellttaieiil of tho question In which the country Is now In. volved. The slaves referred lo escaped from their owners In Virginia, and werediscov. ered to bo In llarrltburgh, having, In their" flight, stolen several horses upon which to facilitate their egrets from the limits of the slave territory. Upon their discovery, they were arrrsled as fugitives from jus lice, charged wllh larceny, tlm owners knowing that considerable dillioully would have to bo mil, If they claimed ihem as fugitives from lalmr, while no many abo. Iltionisls Inhabited that section of lbs (Isle of IVnnsylvsnla. The juilg.i beforu whom the examine, lion waa had, In an elaborate opinion, est- prssesa nu aouat mat m lueitlv the tjroMrtv of U ckMatTJri had a rlt hi lo take them, utlnr all try foree j but ha could not hold them upon a charge of larceny, at in law die) not hold a servant as guilty of theft In stealing his master's horso umi, which to rscn.e, This is certainly a new construe, lion of nuy law we ever heard or read of, ami if sustained, will opou the wty for a Sonera I system of legal rubbery and idun er, upon the hKithe.is that what belongs to the mstter Is tho properly of the scr.' van!, ll is only necessary to Uv employ. e.1 to make one virtually tho servant of an ether, and thai will givo iko employee Ihe right In appropriate to himself as much of the coods of the enudoveras he mav feel disKHed, withuut tha knowledge or cou.'l sent of such employer ; and upon the tie. ci, ion of iho learned Priiusylsaiiln judge, no crime is eomiuillr.l, because the prop, erty of the master Is the property of the servant. Hurely, a second Daniel bus coma, lo jiiilgimiit, nml the wisdom of Ihe great Athenian is thrown entirely in tho shade, by this who and impartial counsellor. lie gravely asels that tho matter has a right Intake Ins slave wherever he can find him, except under the eye nf Iho court, but if thut slave has lieeu guilty nf an incursion iijioii the rijjht aud properly of the master, it absolves him Ironl all charges of lliefl, nnd he cannot l a fog!, live from justice. If, as he say,, the mas. ter has a right to scire hit staves, why should not iho law protect the master in his seizure, aud not allow a rccklesa mob to take from him his right I The law, in many of thssslstrs aro complicated, but Pennsylvania law, as administered In tho arresl and ti-storatUti of fugitive llim, tt" certainly Iho most incomprehensible, nml is peculiar only to thai slate. Many nfiho states aro holding const!, tutional conventions fur the purpose n? relormatloii, and wo should supioso Peiin. ylvaula might profit umo if she coujd get up a convention to reform Into the ju diciary, men who could comprehend ihn law. of tlm United States as well aa her own laws, inn spirit of liberality and ms. lice. V. V. Ihrnhi, Tm. Timer. The Washington cor. rfsimiidcutiiflliii Commercial Advertiser, wiles I hul Mr. TooiiiIm, of the Coinmitlrr of Ways and Menus, Is to olfer resolii lion, that il is Inexpedient to legiilalo on the Tnrili'at litis setsici., and aifls I luam that another member of Iho com inittee intends to move, as n substitute for Ihsl resolution, a bill in virlusl accord, anen will, the terms of the amendment whidi toine members nmjmM lo oll'er to ll.e pending appropriation bill, ll is a ver short and simple bill, consisting nf only two nr three tee-lions, and providing, in brief, that tlm ml valorem duties of tlm rcwMit system shall bo levied uu n fixed lasis, namely, uiion the prices rulinc on ihe nvcrngn in lie year IS 1(1, at the ports where the gnod sreentored ; and that in cases where gruHls are entered, of Ihn same dcLcriptiun ss others manufactared In tlm I'nite-d States, of foreign raw malorlal, an additional duty of ten per cent, shall be charged The elllct of this movement will le lo bring nut tin- relulive strength of the lar. iiraml auti tariir parlies in the House. lltulon Vouritr. ItlnJASuun. A Idler from lUoJaneir" rn says that tlm vesseds burned by tho llrit. ish hii (,'iinuoraiil hud no! tho rcii)Otetl roiiucctioii with Ihe slavotrado, being law. fully engaged in tliue-oiiiincrcooftho coun try. A small smack, trading as freighter fir Ihn pant twenty years, wss seized by the w nr-steanier Sharp Shooter, and burn, ed. Tw-.i men weru killed by I he firo from tho fort, which iho llrilWi returned, and soon hrniight the fori lo tho ground. The llrnilintii are said lo ho highly oxatpi ra ted, and issued plnuards calling upon iho people to kill Iho P.iigllsh. Since Iho af fair, iho Chamber of Deputies passed a law, by ii unanimous vote, Imposing an ad. ditinnal duty of (10 por cent., making the whole duty 00 por cent, on llrltlth goods, lo lako edoi-l In ll.rcn months. NAVIOATln.NnrTnKClU.U.VIBIAlllVM. Professor Itachnhaa sonl lo the Hon. Mr. Thurston, tho represcntstivn from Oregon, a list nf m vottels, of lonnrgo varying from 00 lo 700, which have entered tho Columbia river between tho datca or April 4th, 140, and Juno U3lh, 18.',0, and gone out of it over tho bar safely, except six. These latter niei with ditattert, but Llout llarllelt, nf ihe (Joast Survey, who rnsdn oil! tho list, states thai they 'could have easllv been avoided. .Y. V, Sun, F Mnmt&e$SCT'