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rt" "r I''--"! .' Pr ' IW i). y 8CHNEDI.Y, EDiron.) Vol, 5. tiik eRKtioM hii:tctaoiii a vkkki.v NKWtsPAPi.it, lltYOTga to TH MOBIL, SUCUl. SMI IITCS4SV INTrtim or tii rroria or uaioos Hoker! .if earr( Proprietor. Tr.KMM INX'-tHMBLY'lN .UlVANrr. One tony, per UI1. " rocaillKMIh. 7 00 . 4 00 AllVKRIUIMCl. OatMa(l!ll.aor lea) two imrilkiiu, satb : nou For rijr additional Ineettlon... . I (HI A literal dedas-tlon mad. lo jeaily advetilaeis. Tlio numbrr of hsserlloiia miul be Mlnctljr Nitnln lit luaiajiu, otherwise they will b roi-Uautsl till fwbid and charred accordingly ArphU lor Ihc Nrlnlor. Til following ponsm at alithortlcd Id acl Annli foCtlitNneclalof. 'I'll')' will lecelve sub RTriPtitilM and advejtlscmeliti fur ll T P. PowiM, CUlwiriiiiii)i) T Jlro. Aitht & IV . Oirgou on otrii & Co., Poitlaiid. i II. Mils-,.. P M Sli in Urn. Antiai Astoria. (' M Wst-Kia.cs-I.rhelialem A.J.IIriaaKV,ce', Vanillill P. ltT,e-, Uiitllll). Juetru C. Ata,rsi, .Mould of Mi)' nvei A. tiui(a, c. IlilUliuruujIi J, V. Xfcs-tltit. Ncinilh' nulla, Polk roiinl) Jrea Arrtroirr, l'iiusiu Vatic) W, . Rill, lloleesiH,. Hoatar Nimtt, t'haiui-g. Ilslia laTiilr, laickirfniutc K.Y Jsista, lleitlourotyil) J II. Iliitma, Paritic 1'im Jscoa I'nsta, h)iaei"e, l.ititiroiiiilv K. UatsTon, 1'lc.ualil llilfl't-t lllr, Itrnloii C'luialjr, Nltllts Oustl, ) tl!r, Cilullib-a liter IPDIii'XIElT. I .. from ile Aiim-ii, in rmiiri Ciloill'l UHB. Pli)Mrialiuf llir fufrltiu! r4Uh, Ti, M) llirir frra wr lirrd a lunik iuc wmlonl, rinrr, art anl kill rf ill combilKil III I'lnnH-l If Mr oi II ! tk, Send fur tlic IKxIor and qii-rW 'I he lloftnr roiiir Willi llglil fi will, And Uliist Willi linn liu CaIiikI lln laa llwtitul b llic ban), And C(iiAiikb1i liitta aj a friend. Tlivu hb awlula bn lml-w to U. And llif n Ukr out liU Culonil llr lurtiJ Ixm lo lb uliul' i fi lial ihi, immI mad am, hmi n( km( I lliiua, J pur niatunil ni&ild do r!l Totaki a d of I'almiH-l lli lliru dvali mil III" fll tfMm Madam, I tliiiik'lHilUY 'IMlMi'M liiro in lltrr-i' b HI, at r'u of b It, lino Iiiiii aduM- of Culunirl llr lniU f-irmrlt Wilk gfarrful air, ml Irillr llir (ijlirlit in In r r ll . In I"m-i Iwtd litlinoli lu rlN I. Hb frrrl) cilra llie CjIoiikI 'I lia mau grow Horae qililf tl indrrd 1 1 ! fr tlio I Ijrior ruu w iili ird . llr roinra nfflili Willi ll.lil t;oul mi J, To In Me llie don of Cilo'in;! Tlie ui-igltUii all llmk iu to ki The dire i irrct of ineirurjr ; What It u rllrrl the uni-ll ' It ia the rilllie l,f ('alulurl The min in dcalh begin to groan . -, Th fatal job fr linn i done , lliaaoul iaVged lollr Hen or , A aacrnficeVj Calonirl llh, wbtn I inn! reiigii in) breath, Pray lei me die wine natural death And bid you all u long farewell. Without a d'w of ('alotneU Jiiii.n Aiuhi. III lliu ,'IOlltyrur of hi. HUP, Juliti Adams inmlu lliu ful liming in try in Mh Diary. 1 lu wnnllicn iirautlsinK ' law In ll'titon, llionli Ihin' in llrniiilrcii: i 11 It lua Ixcti my fulu In im ncquninloil in tho way of liuinr (villi n nuiiilirof very rich mrn (Jarilinor, llowiloin, I'illn, ! Hancock, Itowc, I.oe, Hargcnl, Hooper, lloano, llooiicr, (iatilincr, Itowc, l.op, I nun iioauo, hao all arniilrcu lliclr wrnllh liy tlioir own imluslry ; llowiloin and Han. i cock rcccivnl iheira Ijy aucccmion, ile. nccnt or ilcviao ; I'illa by marriage. Hut, tnero if not ono 01 nn tncao who ucrlvi-a more pleaauro from Ilia properly (lull I do from inino ; my lllllo farm ami atock and caah'aflbrd mo n much Mllifaclloii at all their Immonio IracK, eilenilvn tmvlga. lion, tumpluout bulldinga, lliclr vUuin at inlcrtkt and atooki in trado yield lo them. Tlio nloaiurc" of property ariu from acqulillion mora than ksoIoii for what la lo cotno rather than what in. The rich aro acldnm romarkablo for mod. caty, Ingenuity or humanity- Their HTmith haa rather a tendcnoy.to miko Ihom penurioua and aelflah," Pew peoplo know themaolvo. hecauao thoy find llio atudy of ihcmaolvca an cm ploynwut but lilllu calculated lo satisfy I heir pride or vanity, OREGON SPECTATOR -miirrftM'Uiiwiniij-.iwviwiiiw'wwtitMr o - g ftWivw'''''W' . nwam, - VMlNllMlrnllou I'or Ilia Hclalor Ma. KhiTon I A pilhllo dncuiTatnt entitled, Hneecli of Mr. Thuraton In defenc of hla von atlturnli, Vr., dolivered Dro. 'M, INoU," now Ilea befuru me, ami In which I hare glu'ii an atlenlivn iwrmal. In oirnrlng a few reniarka upon tlili "Hjieruli," I ahall not liy verbal crillcianitrrnch iiainn,fiold which will nn dnuht in Ihla caio Im much more ahly and appropriately occupied hy the ureal eipoundi'r of tho UjlliuKi'tale ocabulary, nor will l.altciimt o follow the orator In Ida 'Jili'iullciry ' iiotiro of llio many audjecla and inridenla rrlalltiK to Oregon ami lla early aerli'iiirnl. Oil lliia auhlevl I ahall only ronutk that many nf the hlatnrlcal facia rrlated dy lliu dele. (ate ninl In cnrreapomlcnti, aro lo mu an lirrl y new. It l tlie lirl I lint it hnt i'Mr I enine In my kh.mln.lr thai llie IIuJiii lla I uiiiinny Hirceil American citleni luiH'L'iiiy pailicular pntli nfllto country, under the penally of death ; or tint any were iiiiinlereil fur not couaoltini lliem In regard lo their loaatmni. Though myaelf nueniijiraiil or 14 III, I never before knew thai iheafiirviaid " ra-K'nT'Cuiiipany uud eery meani In pnivenl ui from rniiilnjr lo Orison, and Ihreateneil lit with the ludi . ana if n did no. Hut from tho oonlial Helcotne o received, and llie many ao , coniiinaUtiniia extended lo u, by llio old ' 1'iikJ iiuii" ami Ilia " plmpi," we worr ' ilcci'iv.-il mt the lx luf ihnt we wore not null imnelceiiie viillen. Hut, air, I ean not wild levity menl ion the lal ntid next . 'iciiiuii ili.ii(e .Mr 'riiuralmi make , tainiiil niiMii lit mrn, nho, mi fir froiii iiiur. lining nr cihimii lo be iiiunlereil,l'.(r iiiericatii nt Wniil.Hpu, mo,! earncatly und aiieeeufull) lubored In inve fioin a 1 1 ftile llm-ie held in enplivily and hour Iv i'Vpiril In be defiled and butchered by their aavio eaptui. Vea air, ll.'l Amer ican im n, women and children, were re. Iievid fioiu lliia pnlufn'. coptlvily bi llie exertion, and at llie eenauiiftlial Coin, piny, ninl llie only acknowledgement oe return they hula iter recoiled at the I. nml of tho American (oierninrnt or pvople, ia to bo charged in the hallo of tho Ailicni'Jii (ini(;rea, with the atrocioutl crime or munlerlng llie Koplo they had laborvd luautc. llul jklr. Thuaton aaya thoy are raa eala villaTiitaiid murdereral and Mr. TliiirW'n ia an hmiorallc man. Ina iirltato couviraalinn laat winter. a truly liotiotaldn member nf the Oregon Council, ape kkiii't of Mr, Waymlrn'a rea. . iiliiliona thin pciiiliiij', olwerved " I con aidrr.Mr. 'riiuratnii toliate rendered many ! I xervlcea told iniiutry, to bate d'.pla)ed Mill tali nia and uidiKtry in advancing. I licr (uteri ata, and I alioiili! In moat happy I to li) able lu bettnw iipni him the prniae . he jintly ineril; bill I cannot cintcleuli. I . ouily tnlo for rcadution rixlnralng all bii I act, nml approving Ida tvhnlo cnurie, ' Yel lhinili I ham etideuca aullieieut bo lire me, ihnl Mr. Thuritou, tonccoinpllal) biai nd, reanilnl liiaiiblcrfiij'e, nml knotvi iiijil! i i i 1 1 f.'eurea in reinril lo facia,' hneiiii nut only nbtniu wlluiaaea to all. tniii his ni'riioii imul ilin.ro nt from tho tiulh, Init ibere urn luuny peoplo In Ore. loi who n ally btfwe ihem to bo true." I Thouttb iuereiluhiu id the correclneaa of tlio nbuvo reniarka whin lliey weratnade, ' tln"iiecli"iibli'e me now In nckhowl. ' ' ei'Re Ihuir truth, Mr. Tlmr-ton baa cer. tuiuly pioiluceil tlm wilneaaca, and front the honor-il'lo atani!in( nf noun nf ih-in, I ' have no doubt llicy axaert noihiii' but ! what they b liovu lu be true, Mr. Tliuratan odmita that he know that ( Dr. Mcl.aiildiii bud imalilieil lilnnelf lo ' Mite ut llio firat election ill Oregon, by j takinj; nn nalli to aupHirt tho ('onililulion 'of tbu liiiilud 1-lliilea, and film); hit Illicit, j Ikiiii to becouio n cilucll ol llio Hulled, iSialea, and complying with all llio pre. . litniiiary alrpa riiiilreil by law In beconi i ina ; but llio wholn traninclloii tvaa null, becauan of wiinn inliiimnlily iu th , appointment of llio ollicer who traniacled Ilia butineaa on ihn part nf the (invern! I mint, anil ii'ifvillialaudiuK tho wliolo w dona iu cnoil lailli by Dr. Alul.auuhl l)ol lliniay aaiat'iia excitao, ll ia all III' ono ha oll'cra In llm tneiulMtra of C'nngrcaiv lu juitihcatloii .-.; iiia hroml aaurllon mail In Ida Idler, "that hu still rcfiuca lo fi. , , . ..,..: . i . . ...., . nia inirmiona in income an American fit. izou. helliur llio lion, penlleman to ivlioni both tho naaerliou and explanation worn made, jj.ivu him criilil ftir candor nr condemned him for duplicity, fa cnally decided. Tho pronilnnil placo Judjin llrynnt la inado to fill In Hubaluiillatlnjr tho aaaer lioinnf the deleuate, must bo exlrcmely disagreeable lo Iili honor, particularly If it la known nt Wnahlngton aa ll la hero, thai Im and Ida aaaoclalea alone aro prof. Ited by tho iniquitous I llh section of llio Land Hill, and that his honor nought lo obtain by legialallon a decision which ho feared i I rut ton judicial tribunal, and had refuaed lo submit lo an arbitration of Ida follow clllna. If ha has really ant ed tha part at Washington llio Hon. Del. vgals aaalgni him, poatcrily, If hla name evor deaoond lo Ihem, may find ll necea. airy lo add a prefix to hla proacnt llilo, llio bailor to dcllno the part ho haa aojed In Ihlf nefarious Iraniacllon, llul Ihare la a far more Imnorlant vlow to bo lakott of lids atibjeul. If Mr. Thtira. Inn's Kiillon ia rorreel in regard to tint gwjrw wfw rrnwrT: Wwam lk atar t Oregon City, (OTWiirsday, May 1, 1851, caw of llr. McLanghlaai h nuat qnally apply to all oilier fortlgnera who fllaaj their iiitvtiiioua uti'lor llko clroumolanoea, which inoludea aliuuil llio oNlIre" foreign poptilalluii of llio Territory, who war rjially auilotii lo become American ell t. zena, ami availed Ihemcclrea of tlio flrat opporlunlly to take llio tirallmlnary slept; and aa Mr. Thurston admits In Ida speech llul ho know tha declaration, would fail becauao Mr. Curry waa not a olcik ul audi oourt as Ihn law rxulroa, huoxplalm tho moaning, or his reaaon for Introduolug the ph raw " accordiug lo law," in tho till aeeiloii of I ho Land Hill, In reapect lo filing llio intentions of lerclgnora, - for without Ihla la meant llNmeana nothing. . now it is ctineui irmji iihi wuniiuji ni llio llh aoctlon uf tho ami law, anJ llio VKaninunlllea la lixcd by llio ('.i-ngraphy nf whole aplrlt uf llio law, thai Congress in-1 Iheoounlry, and In none haa ualurc more tended lo bctlow a grant of land on tho,lrongly marked thon ulnl, Ihnl iniial naturalized villreus of Oregon, but Mr. . iillimxlely bccoinu lla seal of trade and Thuralmi's tactics havo been loo lunch for the " wisdom of llio nation," for by this informality which ho for Ihe flrat limn .11 I i.. .1.!- I. 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I.. diicloica iu Ihla eech, it is plain Im in I tended and I think succeeded iu dopriviiiK ' Ihem or the bcnchls nl llie llh section, and III n more open but not leal ingenious manner, they aro completely barred from the iM-nrfit uf ihn I "ilh that .ucllon pro, Hut this Is not all uliiiltting Im hat mu thsl ;n filii the tiapnr vtilh Mr. l-urry, vidlng for such foreigners only at shall justly exerelted the right lie i Isimt by pri pikeii nfby hiniMlflii lliociHiimuiiicatlun emigrate frnui Ihn United Stale and act jority of aelllemeiit, m making a fortune in the Spectator, 'to rutille him In vote, lo iu Oregon between the lal, Deo., I4.VI, I by acllliig Indian lands In hi ueighhnis wuilld not bn a compliance Willi our nalli and lat. l,-o.. tM.i'l . and makltii! noiiin laud llierebv iueurrcd n leeul ubliialmn In ! rnllzalmii lawa In any rciieit : for Iho tisfou wbatnver for audi foreigner' at worn iu Iho territory before that date. l.el m for n ininienl examine tho . tlll ill which Ihcafl deluded ieopln are placeil. They bate by tho cunning an I '. x.a'aa a I. a a na-tif.... .f ll... .L.L. ..!.. I.a,.. ..1(1.1...! SS , I l,,X,'J s Itai' ill II )fi1II an i 1 u I aaai a U"""" ''V1 iataaita if.. - fr-m Ihu benefiit nl tho ilh aeilmnuf Ihn.jii lltiilnna, e Webster, mid )ol'uica, laud law, and by the careleianestnr inat-1 tcnrrable nu-l tern 'ae, f-itbrrt of )iiur teiilliin uf I'.iiigrett, ileptived llie letter coualry, and pioleelnrs of the rights' nml grant uiailn bv the .'uh They have, hy 1. ,lereliif iiur children, Inn could yuti Inking auiiilhtniup;nit the ColMlltutioii, I allow "a 10.10 elnlhiil lu 11 lit lit brier an uinl in g..d fiilh filed their inlenlluut lo tbuiily," In work aiteli win era in your become eiticnt uf llie (lulled Slatea, for- preaen'ee f What dei p 1I1 j(railalou In feilinl all tlonn to protection in their -)1. your gray bsirt and lipcucil wUloui, In aettury rights from Ilia llrilih (lovetn ! lie ridden like jiek.attet mid madu llie inent am now at any moment liable to'lnnla to rfnrk out the daik'purposct of I., liirneil mil nf ihe ,.mf,irtabli, Lime 'Haill'l It Tlilintun I llielr iudu.lry haa made, fend ran apply to 110110 Tor pmlicllon or redress. In this category aro the French I'rlosl and I'.n gllah IVjclor, tn vthoin Iho detegato, with a iluiilleity liver which not only he, but a fiend might exult, eitcnda the right hand of fellowship nd welcomes Ihem as fellow r-lil.-n. i,f 11 1 f 1 I 1 il Icelion and bounty be has himself lahirrtl indkncst and in secret Indcprlve Ihem. And ao far aa Dr. McLaughlin is concern iil, If Mr. Tlmftlon'a nosltlon Is cornel, Ihu I llh section of iho bill is harmless j ll onlv appropriates lo llie Hon. Sutirciue Judgo and others, nrorwrty'talilch the llh andftlli sections had left wflhnul an owner. I i.i, , m u iii,,lr.mn I . i-niiieu.l. lug that llrill.h rcldcntt In Oregon at Ihe irate of the treaty, are justly cnllllcd lo Iho liencfils of Iho lib aeeliml of the land low, or that Ihe Oregon f'ily claim shoiil.l not havo been reterved by the i:t.,r.,ei,i. Tin il, i-i.mrarv. I ililnk tlio obiignliont uf our (lovcrnnient lo lint - ith siibjccla extend no farlher than ihe kllpillationsafllie treaty IhIwccII Iho two (iovciumciits; nor do I think Oregon City or nay otkrr valuable mwn site m the Territory, should li Ih-sIomi-iI iiihiii a .' .. . . - .... . ainglo IllilHlilual. llio duplicity nml arlilica used by the delegate, lu iiccoin. pliih tlm nun object, and Iho Invidious ilia tiniiioii made iu tho oilier, aro the things lobe deprecated. Hecauto at the ililFicullles nf tbu tour ney from llio (Juilcd Htute.s remain ihu tame, and llie ciicnae and difficulties nf forming 11 lllcment iu till' country (a litllo diminished, perhaps not nKirn llinnlo. calioua now In Imi taken up are inferior Iu vuluo lolhosoluken up nt an eailicrdate, tho onlv rcnaouublo urnuiid iinon which tho dilfercnce Inadn in the law betweeuj llio early and late liumlgraiits In llrcgun Is, their prosenco and occupation or the h'0 nollilng to complain or Territory nlreiigllieucd Iho Amuricaii llilo'f Ihu HhiIiih Hay (..imp lu tho country, and gavn them great ad. -J'0 '" ,K J'"'1 ' I" vautauo in Ihn aetllemenl of the iKiundary between tlioclalmanlaj liencolf Amcrlenn aclllers strengthened Iho American title. to inusl llrlllsh ocoupauts havo given atrcnglh lo llrlllsh claims, and so far as liny gavo foroo to tlio claims ofthelrowr. (lovcriimcul, llielr Influence waa adverse in American Interests, and It Is evident llio aubjecl waa vioweil in Ihla light by llio negotiators and Oruut llritalii stltm. lalea lor Iho recurily uf tho righla of lier subjects. ' Hut all qiinttious of llllo being aelllcd, it npearii tho Olh seel Ion of tho law, whlcji la moroly, luloihled to encourage iho aclllcmcnl of (bo country (which our dtlegalo repreaenlcd to bo about lo bo do iKipiilalcd) should havo provided for audi llrlllsh subjects In Oregon as cboao to chango llielr allegiance, but aa any one mav aee bv examining tho law, 'either by design of our ilelcgalo or negllgtncb of (jougroat, or uy ixhii, lliey aro juioriy ex eluded from its benefits, and Ihla axpocoh thowaihVilelegalo had barred Ihom from iho boiufilaof llio 4lh. . ' If wo may rely upon tho statomeuls of Iho dolegale, that uongroas waa wnouy averao lo granting laud lo any but aelual neotipanta, ho liar mora jualloo on hlssldo in depriving foreigners nf Iho gram mado In Iho -llh aoollon. than thoy in ofliirlng lo foreigners that which thoy donled lo a clois uf their own eillcns, equally de. wtaJi f;rtJtf'mg:Cjac-"ar Bmlr'liiliw'lti war aurvlng llio homily nflholr llovornineul, Mil lo whom they worn In an t'ual do f reo bound by their solemn promisee, aa they were In llie morn favored ilaaa. They deny lo Ihn or widow, tliooridian, llio man reduced In poverty by Ilia luea of llio journey, llio meoliaiilu and prnfua. lloual man, who could not seillt iimu n olaim rmuotii' from aellleiiienla and gain ho means ul aubaUlenee, tliut which they nay justly claim as a dull, bill freuly of. rll lo Ihe ailbjccU nf llm iial power as no prloo nflhelr allegiuiiCi! In regard lo t-iwn sltea, It Im f,iel wel known thai mercbanla, luecluiilcs, iluu tnrf, lawyers, and laborora, liiuil, lu fol Iftfv ihclfoipcctlvo oaJllnga, live In com IWinlllcs, atiinlio proper localloii nf thrau tonimcrce.lian in It'll. ' Now does It apxar jut lliut imn fif lliean niTcliant or mecliaulei, not more deiertiug at the bands nf bis government tlian Ihn ret nr tint cninniiimly, aliouhl I -tl, audi granted a aectlon of laud, including the leulous UicHiiesofnl the reit who are en: oil with nothing f ! nuke them a title to tle-ir pun liooi. the (lot eminent "gain Interferes nnd Iwatnwa 'one hitlf, peibapa the whole nf the inhab. ' i.stl uf the city mi llie wife of ihit M. Vorcd individual, to wbi-iiilhe legal nbli 1 It at, I. Jl... ..iStleati .!,... a.i.l tjl,.llf Mis tv is f '111 f a llul, genllcincu propneiori, lo imi tnu secure in vour isesiona. Tho Uw which you fancy acciirrn you n lordly t. Wstlon, secures yuu nothing ; it dors not 'acknowledge your right by priority of set. I llcment, or places your light at grantor superior In lho of Iho grantee, hut oti as. 1 1 11 11 11 beatow. iho laudlord'a Tiglit um the occupying tenant, aSi I you 'mint await with nnxtily fir Iho iliaiiin oribeHurtoyorl.eneral, wlucli Mityplacv 'you on a level with your ill.ticalcd fellow tuwntmtii. Tim rtnerMt author of letters Not. I and 'i of Mr. Thuralon't corrrspondenre, I says: " I'.ieiy Oregeiiun except a few fivnl.i .v htm nn, I Im.n abiiri.aiubi. 'ud doughfaces, has siiju'ond foil Ihe grlnh lug Iulluc nee uf ihal cuuipany." I Tho only reply ueee.aary In make In llio charges mail., b) this" imlnu" i-nrrea ' - .indent, nr lo those eonla d in llm po ilihui .if Mnreb. In 1:1. which Mr. Tbiira. 'lou wiihdruws fioin in retting placo mi hla aiiggealion, is Incall your allcn'inn lo the memoiial to Congress of the I'mvls Ijunal (lutcniment ih.patched In llm U 8. In Juno or July, lil.'i, This d.cument I was' closely exnniimd and debated iu ho m mi 1 lloilio u Kepreseniatlve. In llie prcaince llif the exicudvo and judicial nllicurt, I lilts eXICUriVO aihl judicial lllllcurt, hose names are .Igucd to it, and tho orlg. ial draft as .ubuiilliil bv tbu eomniillee 1 lual draft aa aubmillid by tho committee ( rriKirllug il, after rruoiiing ono slight , ameiidincnl, was ummlmoutlf adopiod by the House, and freely and publicly signed by it members and thclilhcr odliura of the Ilovernmenl. Tlm menmrialista In lliia document, which, I think, lu a manly and lust manner ioinla out llio dclelcrioua in- lluencn a iKiwerlul foreign inunoiiuly might exercise over Iho Intereata of their ifi,,,, ,,., (lC0, Curfy, Clerk ul llm country; yet have llm honor nud jiiilico(;ul,y (llr, f Claokaiiut County and 10 acknowledge mat, at incrcliaiii, lliey have nothing to complain of llio conduct pany, nut de idillanthrniila. laVil slraimesl of nil, Ihe chairman ofthn cikniiirlUo who reported this instrument, portiops tho rrrymnr. who iirmluccil ", li'si uraii, tins ino lion- 1v111.fi. tiraty, .....a ..r .1... ...!. I.... nW .!. m I . think Iho W(-n(-(iullior nf letlem No I Iglier in 1110 eeiiiiun ii sil.'i mi . s and 3, lu which Im charges iho nlgm-M of that mamnrlal as " r.iwuiug aycopliants, and bbao ahnil-sliilited ilutiulifaces, ' im teff among ihe, ml. Iloforu closing Ihit commtmicalinn, I feel cnnslralncil to nutico Iho Miiilon which Dr. McLaughlin, by following iho counsel uf Ida legal adviser, now occupies. I'.vqry American who remeinbera with graliludo hla kindness and attlttaiico to tliem In Ihoir day of need, mutt deeply rturot and denloro Ihal ho lias nlaccd Ida jioiior and Ida Intereata In ihu kcopliaj of Ihal man. lustcail nr relying 011 his own good aenao and sound judgment to repel and oonr.ile tlio oliargea mado against imn In Tliuraton'a Icllur to Iho members uf Congress, ho Inlrusla Ids defence, lo Ibis "legal advisor," who instead of meeting tho oliargea with manly dignity, descends lo a pitiful and frlvoloua criticism ol tbu language in which they "are mado. In alead or placing Ids relianco un llio just, loo and bounty of tho Uuvcrnmcnt ho had aworn lo support, by Ihu udvlao of Ibis pernlolouH oounaelor ho falls back upon iho promotion uf Ilia (lovornmeut ho had solemnly declared his Inleiillon to re- nounce, on. I from tho cxlracla uf letlnrn Mr. Thuritou has given lo Ihn wnrldf ll apHisrs lids man haa Ulroyrd ihe hoimr as will as tho lutorcsta of hla client, giv ing lilinllioulloua mI lou or double ihal or and cheat. Whether all lids has liecn (lone through Iguoraiicu orlelgti by lids "ailtlanr" will pcrhapi norcr aper, as hit ability aa n lawyer and honor aa a man, luakea either auppoiilluti equally i rnbable. Hero again apteara iho lulmliable an of our ih legale lu coupling Iho name uf a ficnllciuau whuao rcspectublo lolonls anJ lonorabln alaiidlug III society, niakoa him n furmlilabln op-.inelil, Willi that of one oillotis lo Ihn conununlly. Mr. Wail cornea In for an equal aharo nftho abuse and liijiiiiuua rpllbels, uf pimp, raacal, tVc, ihal insiiy (xmaldorappfiiprlajy be. ttuwed on llmolhaT.'ah'Ibal a slrangcrio the dlllerellt ilatiillng nr the men, will think applied with equal prop! lily lobolb. Mil. KlilTOR I mii lu n teller, publilnil iu lie Ore Kim Mialeilnau, friini W. I', llrynnt, Kv,, UtoMupume Judgij nf Oregon Ti rillory, in which Im slates " ll I alolruo Ihnl Ihn lloclor aakod and oblaineil my opiu- , reaanii that Mr. Curry had no more au ihoritvin ndiuinlaler llnmilawa than Mo I.aughliii bluiiclf. Mr. furry had beeajj clerk or Ihn ill fund I'ruvlalonal Clrcuil ' ,('milt nf the counly nf Clnekamai, bull 1I..1 l'..u... i.el .,! .11 I...I i.a.. ' lllAt ( () Vlf Illlll-Ilf . CfllJ fl hit All. llllIIUlM-al - - - - -.....---,.--.. d nwoy ut llm time, ami ibn new court had not l-een organied and clerks up. leiluled for tin 111 ; this tho Doctor knew, Urautn . mid bun "f It." ll Is painful In me M lie under the neceaaity of cmtra dieting any tieraon, but I owe il lo truth' and In ni-j'aell tinaaserl that W, I'. Hry. ant, qulrr, tlw lata Hupremo Judge of iho Ternlory of Oregon, nor any olher iniraon ever t'dd me that (be declaration 1 1 fill d lo U-Collie a cilitcU III the United Hlalisof America, end l.io oath of alio giamsj I took bclore IS. I,. Curry, liequirc, cleik of Iho county cuuil of Clackamaa county and ex. officio of the Circuit court of the amo, was nut legally what iho law required nf me to become a citizen of the Hulled Hlales. It was a mailer too Jul- Iportaut lo mu lo forirclor to neolict. Tbu ' mat rnrirlMii ' heard, thai wliat I liadj , il"in in this allilr, was ihnughlby Mime not ncooruiiig 10 law, lam air. inuratnna speech iu llie llout or Iteprraentallvea n tbu Willi December last. Mr. 'Hiura. Ion, in bis li Her (lo bo kept dark) to the iiiimU'raiif the HnUMiof Hepretenlallves, ld 1I11I I had not filed my lutcnlhw lo I. come an American cltliTU. In my Idler of ttflls rtrptriiiber, I staled that I had fileil my Inlviilion, and ihot Mr. riiU,rslon limit Imto known il. M". I hnrtloii, In lilt ss cell ol yon liecciltwr. aovaj. 1 hao now n wonl In savilwubUWliirnli. zsli'Mi, lu a a ho filed Ida intention lo be. ' come 1111 Ameriomi citizen and that I nitiat Into known It. I did know ho hailquali lied hlinwlflo -Vote and no further. Hinon Mr. Thurston kncw,lhat I filed my Intention, why did ho aosarj In Ids let Irr to Iho meinliersnf Iho llouaeof Ucp . ...i 1 . 1 .-in ur.. .M r.i. -.. 1.. luiiiiuuvia uiui 1 aim nioau luuu-uiy 1.1 lenllnti to becomo an American citizen I lenuoil w laxwnai n isiiniimn iiiiira I Hut Jndgo Hryanl ays that to file Iho ia. per willi Mr. Curry, iK.kcii uf by him per Willi Mr. Curry, mkcii nr liy liim sell, was 1101 a compliance ttitn our natu rallrallon lawa In any resjwet. Tho following It a copy ol tho dcclara. t ion I mado . U,ifU Slulet of Amrrica, ) 'IVrrtlory uf Oregon. ;, n-nii-iiilivri'il, llul on ihe Willi day , f M.iv. A. ll. IH1II. iarHjnallv aniK-ared l.xOlliuiii Clerk uf llm Circuit Cutirl, John McLaughlin, and made oath that he , it a foreigner and thai it ishiaiutculinn In becomo 0 citizen uf llm Hulled Hlulca and 1 avail blmelf nf ihn privilege extended by . liu provisions nl an act In ealaliliali llio 'IVrrilorial tlnvernmeni uf (Iregon Hiuneil. JOHN MuLAUlJIII.IN. nutiacrioeu aim swiiru lit ueiuro me at nflice, Oregon C'ily, llie Ml Mb May, Hi, i Migneil, (I. L.CHIIUV, Clerk. Vnitnl Slain of Aatrita, i Terrilory of'Oregon. I do solemnly atvear llmt I renounce nil allosianco and fidelity to nil and any fir xlgn lirinco, pttenlnle, slate and sovereign hTwhalnver, and parlleularlv lo Victoria, (Jucotl nf Ihe Huiled Kiiigdnm nf (Ireal llrilaln and Ireland, and Ihnl I will sup. port ihoCoiutlltillim of Iho United Rtates, and Ihc nrovisluna of an act to establish tho Torriioral Oovcrniucnt of Oregon, ao help mo (lod, Signed, JOHN McLAUOIILIN. Hubsoribcd and awnrn Uiforo mo nl Oft fico Oregon City, this auih day of May, A. 1). IB4U. Higntxl, (I. I..CUUIIY, Clerk. llul Judgo llrynnt alales, ''llml'(W. eriiinont court and all had pasted away." Hy llio 18lh aoollon of tho Organic aot, ll la enacted, Ihal " All jtislloea of tha pcaeo, constables, sherllfi, and all other judicial and inlnosterlal oflieers, who ahall bo In ollloo within llio limits of aaldTarrllory, when ihu act ahall lako cflecl. ahall bo and lliey are hereby atilhorlred and re IT. F. McKMtOY H C, W. .SMITH, fRM. f.i No, 34, quired 10 conllntlo lo exerclso their ra upccilve nlficca aa officers fur the Torrllo ry iiulil lliey or olltara aire duly elocled or apKiluteil or quallned lo fill llielr placea hi Iho manner hat-In dlreclad." ll nan ho seen from this that Mr. Curry was legally acting aa clerk uf Ilia Unlled Slates fur tho clrouil tourt and county court uf Clackainaa county, and tho dec laration I filed aiidlie oath uf allegiance I look arn valid. As in Jesuitism, menial reservation, and such ipilliels, with which Judgo Hryant honors me, I make no comments ; thosu who I. now ua both know to whomlhey ap ply. I slated Judgo Hryanl loft lu October, he says bo lull tho 1st January, and of cnurso presume ho is correct, as I do not chsjrjpaniy nwnsory with alTalra of no Importance. In Ihaaalno way it aeemalo mo, though I would not awrar to il, Ihat Judgo Hryanl told mo Mr. Thuraton jvas lint a pnier ioraon lo ho sent aa Delegato from lids Terrilory lo Cungress, ami which I merely state as if bo mentioned it lo inc. I presume l,u did so tuuthora. , The Judge klstcs! "Vet llitW falsely publish thf.t I lefl lio Terrilory "in Oclo. ijr. They havo their object in making I lit sr falto ataliiueiil ; they both knew bo. Ion I lift Iho Territory I ha J told to (Jov. Lane. Ileiico tho bandies of iheir lin flcschuieiil of my motives lo gel llie Island confirmed lo llm assignees ol llm Willam ette Milling and Trading Company." Though Judgo llryajit assumes to know my intention lctlcr than I do myself, and says : " Tbu truth Is ihu Doctor does not intend to become a citizen of tha United .Slates." Though it it well known to some of my friends and all uf tho first aeiilers in the country, that morn than twenty years ago (and to which, if nee. easary lU-v will autar), I told ihem that I iutfiiilej lu make the Wlllaniiltc tny home, I am nut n gifted at Judge Uryant, nml able In aay vvliut were hit inleiitiona, and that he went homo to get iho Island confirmed to tho assignee of iho-Wlllam elli Milling company. Hut this 1 will say, that I heard in July ur August, dy 'report, Ihal Judgo Frail was going homo in Iho fall, and was making arrangements for this purpoto; btl In September I heard that Judge I'ralt had to zeman, hecauao Judgo Hryanl Mat going borne; and I heard Ibis' after J uJg J Hryanl had recolv. ed my tetter, Vlltt August 1040. In which I roTorrrd him la tltu book nr "- Kooonlril Land Claims" kepi by Thcophllua Mo (Iruder, l'.qnlre, fur Ihe exltnt anil llinila of my claim; and I ahall cxiwct Iranafcr of Ihe fee simple of tho wliolo ground, with all and every privilege from Iho Govern mentor Iho United Stales rf America, au soon as il shall meet the pleasure of my adopud (lOttrnmcut to act in llio mailer. The .Judgo did go, Ihe Island in ques. lion I donated to Oeorge Ahcrncthy hla Intra am! aasigna, alias Judgo llryant Ills heir and assigns, tearn rrrry olktr ciliirn in Orrgm it obtigrd to reii-lr four ytart'oi. An 7iiii htfart lie can frl hi$ valrnl ; iu ciiunqueucu of which many wlm had ex. ieudeil money lo improvo them havo loat Ihem. And while trusting to the oncour ugvmenla held uul by tho American co. plu lo foreigners to come nnd resido among Ihem, nnd doing all I could to encourage Iho aeiilimcul of Iho country, and allevi. nte Ihe lianMilpt and mtaerlea to which iho firal tutllers of every now cduutry aro cxKisiil.; ami though tho hardships ami miseries uf iho first si tilers in llili coun try were great, yit I llievc il will boad. iitiied that but for my exertions thoy would havul-cin iniK'ligristcr. Cut what I havo 1I11110 for the Interests of Oregon, and liow I conducted invnelf ia known, and I ililnk I may tay'itllhntit presumption, will bear comparison with all lljal Judge Bryant has done for llie In uefll uf I Ire gun ; and when, after ncrupyiitg my claim iwenlytttu veais, (Ihc six Insfof which I contlanlly resided iini il), is reserved while part of iiiv 1I.1I111 which had I cen jumped pro. vlout in the formation of tbu Provisional (toierumriil, ngaitist which I protested at the lime, and in" lo disturb ihc iieace of nur lilllu community, I postponed liiinging t. ... . .1.. tt 11 -i... ,... A.....i r il... II 111 a ties isiiiii 1111 mi si,ii'i,iiii'iii i,i nn Unitcd Stares bad extended Its jurisdiction over llio Toiiitory ; but which when ll did I could nut iln, as hefuro llm courts were funned nndoiganled, Judgo Hryanl boiiiht llm placo In dispute, and aa ll lay lu hit district, and there woro only Iw'o judges in iho Terrilory, Iho third being ub-eul, I thuuglil, through my Ignoranco of tho law, that il could not Ihi tried but U'foron lull bench. And Ihla ia donated, Ihrnughjho representation of tho Delegalu to Congress from Oregon, Mr. Thuraton, to (leorgo Aborneiliy, l'.qulre, Ida hoira and assigns, alias Judgo Hryant Ida heir and assigns, tvhllo nil 1 know that Judgo Hryant did for Iho Territory of Oregon ia thai ho resided about eight months In It, made a fortune by speculation. Whether ho drew pay whilo absent, I cannot aay, but I do mil think Ida attention lo llio bu alneaaof ihe-Torrllory was tho cause of his aUctice, aa llio Delegare, Mr. Thurs ton, could attend to that 1 but perhape It waa noocasajy for the Judge 10 asatti him iu gelling ,fMy Land Ullr' passed. JOHN McLAlKHlUtN. (UT A llooaler, thai heard Jenny Llnd, aaya her voice aenda a ruth of pleaaaut thoughts through you, llko the ringing ol a dinner Ml K ..f.fig&. .,!S lll&&$i&fohLLl f s,