f - $ r fc w iflfy " J'" " J V"l ' wv- t. 1 -'. T iVi 1. lis. :- THE SPBaTATOR, OREOOW CITY I , T11UR8UAY, MAY g8,"l63l. D. J, SCHKKHLY, RPITna. IMMWWWiliMiwi w ni WW Ami hanw GENERAL JOSEPH LANE rf l t.'OHIcuts. ,(( ''Tbh Fountain in tub Woop," It MM title or an article on tlio loutlli pego IB Js, well expressed, and there are many of r wren ana loved ones luit noir at the Pftfiod that will tnallo them to appreciate K 111 MMmIkm anJ fl.l I.. .... Gin. Scott. Dy reforenco to the first ty taUMnfla.itav'a nanor. Il will lm iwn that there hu been meeting between General 80011 and Got'. Marcy. At IliU meeting a reooncil Ration of formerldlrterencea took place, and compliments passed on both aide. Wo may expect tlio hatty plate of'soup" difficulty all settled, and never again to bo reiterated. So moto It be. TutrcRANca. Tim nrtkto on our out aide headed "Toiiipcrnncc,'' 1i aptly il lustrated, and wo nro told will reportcil. lifts. Swissurwt. An nrtlclo on tlio first pago from tlto VitttbwgS Saturday Viiitor, by Mra. Cwisilieliii, la truly tliu voiot) of a right thinking woman. Would that our land was filled with such womtn. Wo admiro her ftarlcssntu and candor. Human Lirs A Iruo plcturo of man's progress through life hia first oml lutt minute will alto lc found on tho Ant pa;;! Wo direct special attention to tlio several pieces nlluit.-l to -i-no. QZr Tlio Ulack Hawk, n suam lug. boat, arrffed at our Ian ling on Sunday lait. 8ho is owned by Mr. C'harlra Clark, and ia designed, wo buliui', to run daify between this city ami Portland. Ono year ago theru wai no audi thing aa ateamboat of any kind plying on the Willamette, and Columbia rivers. It la now becoming almost an ovory day occur, renco to aco stcamloats arriving at our Landing. Wo are looking up, and our pec pie ate grow.ug big with their future lm. portancc. Tho navigation of the Tualltln from ihlrty.odd miles nbovo to within four r five miles of tbia cily, by steamboau, 1 among thtf thing! talked erf and whlohn ere another year elapses, may bo carried iuto oflcot. A amill ateamboat, capable of freighting from 30 to CO tona, would pay well. Rut this would mako a plank road or rail road Indiipensablo to connect this or Lion City with tho lower termlnua. The people of Chehafcm and HflUboro, need not bo surprised to sec, in leas than a year, a steamboat on tho Tualltln rUer. We aro told that tho Tualitln la without obstruction! for at least 'JO mites. Tho opinion of Hon. O. C. I'ratt. ro spotting tho laws of naturalization will bo found In to-day's paper. It is a subject that has been much controverted, but yet littla understood, and much doubt exists as to tho true purport of tho law. Judge I . lias glvon his opinion at length, which he tiss prepared villi care. Wo ask for it an attcntlvr pcruaal. Kr Tlio Into Intelligence from tho mines la less cncouroglng than that pro lously rccelt id. (Several of our tlllzcns havo returned, satitficd that roapoctablo wages can bo realized only by tho closest attci.'ion and severest labor. They aro of opli.lon that they can mako nearly as inuch a' homo, with leu exposure and risk and without working so hard. Wo shall content ouraelf vllli doing well. OSr Wo learn from tho Sacramento Trantcrlpt, that thoy havo Odd Fellows Jn California. Wo havo odd fellows in Oregon too, buf thoy are old bachelors our neighbor of tho Hatetman is 0110 "on 'em." trw II, -U II. Wilton. liiorn. I.na been uomlnatod by tlio cltlxens of Marlon county, and is now a candidato for tho honors of Delogato to the next Congrats. For Dm HjxctaU. Ma. Editor : I havo been troubled for months past to ascertain wltlr onv degree of certainty, tho tlmo tho mall lor tho Slates would bo closed each month. The malls hereto. fere leaving but onco a month, It was very natural fur any oho winding to send let tsr, fti dctiro tho longest lime, und thus giro Us friends Information from him to m lata a data as possible 1 Yot In order to find out tho time the inal would leave, ,4t-A man, for himself, mutt so or send to r'lW ollco to learn. Could nt our little Feat Master juat drop a noto to ono of the aAu4 las Iaisim aa IjataV j-f Moras tnaaas fa 4 It. a fW!"jrji"'T::i:"rri""iT,.rjS3 gantm isssvwk, hbii.'k hib m; im auuiuu sead the malls off! and thus very much oblige tho nubile. , ' A. CITJZF.N. . ft Hkln lull!. F !. fif..nna II ' Ooart, ad4rcblg thd bench, observed tbs 0' s'Ufc' Couf lMrtxl from tho Inferior courts Tho tot Wltltcitmb. The recent arrivals of this olctmboat at oilr wharf has demonstrated tho fait that theiClaoUtuas rapids oM borwYafalod auoeeeafully. Il has, hitherto, been look ed upon aa a matter of impossibility for boats toaaoend or desovnd tho rapids with safely, excepting at such times aa the back water from the Columbia should re move tho obstructing but tho appearance orthlt steamer has romoved all doub't as to Its practicality, and has gonb so far to. ward establishing the Inutility or ground, lessness of doubt upon tho subject, that we believe tho river can bo navigated lo this city nt least nlno months In the year. Wo believe too, that the Lot Whllcomb, under tlio superintendence of her present 00m. mander, J. C. Ainswoxth, is the boat to fill the bill 1 somo few alterations may Ih necessary to better qualify her fbr the full requirements of Ilia trade. If boats can now ascend tho rapids with, out difficulty, far thoy oro much worso at the head alnoo the grtat riae in the Clack, smas rivy, than thoy will be at any other tlmo save el extreme low Water and suoh will continue to bo the caso so long as tho obstruction Is sutfvrod lo embarrass and retard Iho great and growing Interests of a .large district of tho best portion of On poll. Tho success with which this a'.eamor lias met, Is an evidence that boats, aultablo to tho wants of the country ,can bo built In Oregon nt Hellas any where else. It ro. iulr:s mora capital, It It true, wo havo the materials to buitd wltlj, and when la bor, as well as ctcry thing ttse, shall bo reduced to a prnicr standard wo can cm. ploy ndvantsgoously tlio capital in build ing our boats Mid thereby keep the money in tho country. When wc'laio into ac count tho high prico of labor, board, and In fact the fictitious aluc of everything else, at tlio tlmo tho Lot Whitcomb was undorlakcn, and since, wo haio nohttlia. tlon In pronouncing It a work of i-xtraordi. nary cntorprise, such nn ono as but few othormen nould havo accomplished under so many litadvantageous circumstances. Apart 'roin all other considerations wo we consider tho building of tlio alesmboat Lot Whitcomb, not only a croJit lo Iho person whoso lianio sho bears, but sho is a credit to tho Territory sho desorves tho confidence, and there Is not much doubt but that sho will rt'oclto It, and patronage of our citizens gonerally. Hut fow men would havo undertaken the building of so large a boat eybst, time, sod few,cr would, have earned it through suocessmily. In view of all thoso things wo say success to tho Lot Whitcomb. OCT Tho I'ost Mastor admits that ho has not taken the lawful mole of ascertaining tho extent of circulation of tho papers con. tending for tho pott office printing. Thoro is one thing certain, ho novcr txamiued our books nor asked us to swear to them, as tho law rcqulna ; but contents himself with hia own suppositiona and a parly preference. " I cant says tho P. Master imagine what end tho editor of Spectator wishes to accomplish In thus devoting his tlmo to such small matters," 1V0J wo havo do -votod mora tlmo to lilm than was our wish, which was occasioned by his ova. aiunsof tho law and disregard of duty. Ho thinks himself too tmull a mnltir to mako eo much fuss about. If ho thinks to gel an argument out of ut on that score, ho will find himself mistaken; fur wo thought long ago juat as ho does, but for bora mentioning tho fact, until ho mado tho admission himself. Wo aro much Obliged to him for his proffered sympathy for us, which, says ho, " comes from tho Inmost ree'.sos of my turn-turn In Iho sWoteeil place." Wo aro Inclined to think, from Iho cxclia Ulily of 1)10 1'. M., exhibited in hit oWn do finco, that tho thallovtit plaoo about hfm Is located Hi hfs uppor story, instead of in hls"tum.tum." ' fcrTho Uoosler, on Monday t, start ed on her rtYst trip to the towns and vil lages situated on the upper Wllamette, Sho had nulla a full load of tiaaseonrs. among whom were Iho Rev, Mr. Geary and family, bound for Lafayetlo, whero, il will bo eeen by an advertisement In this paper, ho intends to open a school, lo which ho purposes Instructing y onus men In the elementary branches, and also lo the daisies, to be commence!! aa soon as preotloabla. ' Mb. Wibstm. The New York Ex areas savd that Col. James Tappan, n von arsblu nlilzou of tilouaaster. Mass.. now eighty-four years of agejwhb was (some. mine mora lllia sum ia bu; uauivi Webster's schoolmaster, addressed a lot- tor to his rctpeotod pupil a few days slnoe, rooountlngaoma Momenta 01 111s uoyoooo, whlob was promptly anawsreu in a iamii. lar stylo enoWsinga fifty dollar bank note Caiteisu SjairticiTV. " Mother," said a bright little grl, ! Is hell a hot plaoe t" IMing a lltllO puisiou Willi pmy w ih, il,.nlw.i.armt.vu. Then."ssM the lltilo olrl. "ir lm't ikt far Ike aamprr r' I'ltlfTnil IN TIIK I'cMTtN.'IAev.-trA member of iho Ohio LoaUUtum Intro. duced into tho Bentto jk bill, lite tjlectof wnieii wsw 10 ivini urn oannioia hs ino oHita Fenltentiary enouglr of the an of printing to enable them lo print aad bind tho books that may be ordered by Iho State. The bill provides that suitable persons, not orlmlnals, shall superintend the prm. Ing, ite. 1 he I'sJntors In tho rarndfatid Stafti.- man olfioes romonalrato against such a manufaoture of printer by the wholesale, to be Ut looso upon the world when their respective terms of service shall have ex. plred, lo lake lliolr places among Iho re. speotablo men of tho fraternity. Il ap pears that a lawyer was chairman of Iho committee that reported the bill. A Flint. er suggested tliat a law sohool bo opeaed. A T'po lets loose upon the lawyers In Iho following strain t , "Tho convicts In the Ohio Fenltnntltrv are thus to be mado Printers by wholesale, anil sent lor Hi Into Iho world to tas plaoo along aide of honest men, and 1 editors and teacnersot otnera. Mr. Lawfeis It ploeea y laMMtaaSt tsVstaaal! li ttiaYatf sVatS I Le,wyer.-Weald Haatba lawieeef hlbe 11 younc Mn" aa I in ueiena soounureiissn ror a aeaeMera. tlon." To my mind it would be tatter than lo learn them a trado which will en able thorn to play tho rat and lake Iho bread from tho mouthsjof honest men. Should Iho bill pass, Il Is to be hoiied that the Lofisn Senator will bs Iho !:.- an. prentice lo tho convict asylum so that, if kiwu is 10 rosuu irom u, ns osn earn an honcit hrirgly au honctt notation, Tvrn ANTI-HUCXSTONX, "The New INantu Snip Mix. "j Tho distinguished imlividuil who lejnloes in ineaunvolllio win no our city tlio hon or In pay il n isll to-morrow evening. Itrml his advertisement, under tho hand sonm port rait of hlmtolf In our advertising page, for particulars. Ha Is destined to nunc a sensation. 1 lie UhronotyiKi -ct Is him "that doublo dlitilled nulntisiei to of tho 1 ankce teudrnoy to tho mcrctntlla and tlio practical ihst Dtniostlicnja of lamer, mat Homer ol mi-'s, tlio lamous I). r. wanlncr, tho now Hnglaml soap man. 1). P. Gardner Is an orator snd a txxl In a high and practical sonic. Ills gsnlus expended In soft np at tho bar, or lit the pulpit, in iho theatre, or in iho SJefislr, would lead him to Iho same Grtuno Which ho Is winning by extending It on the sale of hard soap to I1L1 follow citizens 01 tho broad field of iho world." All who co to his locturo. must lock out for their vest buttons. Tho ahovu from tho Siirn Seelikr, It another exhibit of Iho progroaalveneas of 1 no age. no nave seen and uaw tbe fsr-lsmed " Kaxor strop man' it on by thd hour,"whllittrVY rushing in upon him from all sli casionlng not tho loasi Interruption -fur nlshing a good strop lo any person who had a good quarter and wished topsrt with bis dimes. WetTiougit thetl tho business of shaving bail little vf poetry in it, but when iho prullng of sosp'ian b msdo a thoiiio fur ihtrpmt, wo are struck dumb, and tonT'is tlitt taro more than ever impressed with the ldea.ihaVliir world has not attained tho ocmo of a full detolopment. I'aiTisit Ooi.u MU it I Tho Washing ton correspondent of the North American says, "Letters were receded hero from liondon by tho list Hieameri and Irom most retpoctablo sources, statins ibero was a strong probability that the name of iwrsons who received bribe in tbejUnitcd Hlstea for aiding to obtain Iho passage of tho Tarill taw 01 iou, would be obtained from tho head-quarters of tho Free Trade League, whero lliey were registered. This suciicstloa seems so startling and In credible, at Iho first blush, astooliMlemro tho strongest doubt, but when tho facts which have already been developed are considered, and placed In connection with tho nutliority upon which ihesu ststemnnts nro foundod, there is too muih reason to bellevo lhat corrupt mnkns wero eagerly employed to bring abodt thai extraordina ry change in tho polloy of tho Govern ment. Tlmo may yet dlsoloso moro on this subject ihan has leu reveaUd. The Panama Railuoad. This road is fully graded from Navy Day, near Chsg. rca. to Oatoon, and ready for tbe rails, and will be completed lo lhtpifrrlfy Ju ly 1, 1PM to Uorgona by January I, IH52, atd to Panama In 1863, Uaglnes are to bo placed on Ihe road in MJ uext. There are now 76(1 men on the work, and 250 were to' bo added Ihe 1st of March. a ill ins a-aasaat- Tho St, Louis Republican contains a very Interesting notioefof iho trial of in. combutHblt hempen rop, recently made In that city. A pleoe of prepared rope and a piece of wire ropo wero put lno a black, amlth'eflre. Tbohoat wasaoinlcaaoastp wold the atrande of iho wire ropo togeth er, whilst the hempen ropo was only slight. ly charred on the outside. Another lest waa made 1 the pleeo of ropo aad a email bar of Iron wero placed Jn tho samo fire, aad the Iran brought to a white heat, yot the cordage waa but little if any more af fected by tho fire than in tho previous ex pertinent. ' frf BiAUTirot Rsnasx. tioctho Midi "The loager I live, tho more I am certain lhat tbo groa't dlObronoo between men, the great and Insignificant, ia energy In ylnolbla deurmlnatlon ao honest pur poso.onoo fixedand thin death or vic tory, This quality will '1 ay tWag In iho tin, world j aad uo,ulofeitsa'olroura. uaiM. no onaortunliv. will aMaa a two jeggf d creature a man without It."" " aawr Tbe i..l7 I itMJaktMa ke Leata tssXerTlaw rutninc RfrSSTassrb jva-ao. LCtlV0tlHUM. To iho cselutsOBormuch othor matter, wo publish the,, opinion of Hon. 0 C. lyell, sollcltedjky Mr. Holdorness and a it invoivea ino rigaie-oi a great many persons In tho Territory, we delay qur paper a llltls beyond tlio usual time, to give It aa early a circulation as possible. There have been various opln Ions expressed upon this subject, and there I not a little misapprehension exist, ing In Iho minds of tho publlo respecting It ; 'In oonaoquenoo of which wo oheorful. ly glvo It publicity without comment, a It speaks for llaclfl Oicqon Citv, O. T., May 17ih, ISftO. Hon, 0. 0. Pxatt, Linn City 1 Jkw Sir take Iho liberty to ask your opinion on a subjeot of Importance in my eelf and othora In this community. 1 filod my inieniioa 10 ueoomo a citizen 01 tlio United States, with (loo. L. Curry. Clerk of the Clroull Court of Clackamas County, on the U7lh day of March, 1B4U. This waa aitor uov. Lano's arrival and rruo. lamation issued, and before iho arrival of the Judges appointed ay the President for TMqMHHIWIag istuo, preMratery atm to beeorne a citizen of tbe United ftateai you will confer a fa vor oa mvself and others bv vtaa an opinion, whloh, with your permission, I win uavo published lor ino aaiisinciinn 01 thoso who aro alike circumstanced with myself in reference to this question. I remain, Yours rvspeotfully, 1 , U. M. HOLUKUNKSa. Linn Car, May IO1I1, Itffil. Uxax Hiit: Your letter oflho I7lh lust., nrunouiid Ing an enquiry whether iho Clackamas oounly circuit court, ns It nxlstid 011 the J7tli day or Alarch, 18 ID, ws n oomjw lent court within Iho mraiiini! of tho na turalization laws, In which n diclarntlon of intention by an elluu could bo legally made, as a preparatory step to becomo a citizen of tlm U. 8 , is Wore mo 1 and I hasten to answer that, while 1 do not feel invrelfat libtrtv loi'i onvopinlon wbat. ever, touching any iarlioular caso in ad tanuo cf its ddjudicatinu Ixforo the proper IrlSunal, I c ti tee 110 objection to giving my viewaun Lie general question present ed by )our caso and others similarly sit ualcd. Under tho Constitution of the V. flutes, iho pdwer of naturalization Is voted ex clusively In Congress ; and, without going into detail of the provisions adopted nud modified from time lo time on iho subtct, il is sufficient lo say that tuittanliallf the several acts, In force, provide lhat appli cation for this purpose may bo mado to any circuit, or district, or territorial court, ol the U. 8., or to any 8tato court which is.a.-coul of rtpqrd and has a seal and cterl. Tho declaration or Intentions Tofy be trade before iho cloik of one of those courts, aa well as before tho court itself. This being tho description of courts In which such proceedlnse could bo had, the enquiry now Is, was the circuit court of uscaamas county in tue district 01 ire on, on Hie U7lh day or March, lof, 'erritorlst court of tho United Stales? Connress alone has authority lo mako all needful rules and regulations respecting tho Territory and other property oflho U. S.; and, that power was first exercised In the country or district of Oregon, and an organized goterninont given toll, by tho Congressional Act of August 14th. 1849. ft went Into edict and had a legal exlatenco as a Territory from and after its psssage. (Seo section 1st, page 103, sen. laws, lfllH.) The laws of ihe U.S. were, al tho samo lime, declared lo be ex. tended over the Territory. (Seo Iho 14th section.) And, nt a matter of course, amongst Iho rest that regulating tho natu rallzallou of aliens for, It was of a gen oral nature and Intended for uso In all tho Btatca and organized Territories wherever alleus could bo found who desired to avail themselves of its provisions. Dut, il must bo admitted thai althouuh the laws of tho U, 8. wero extended over Ihe Territory by oxnress enactment of that date, still, the benfHj to be derived from proceedings to bo had undor them and the protection In tended to be furnished by them nould bo practically valueless unlets theinachlnery of justlco was, at tho ssmo time, provided lo aid iu their administration and enforce ment. TAi's trot not omitted. And, tho great care manifested by Congress, In that respect, found amplo reasons In tho extra, ordinary ttalo of tilings existing at that mo ment relating tu Oregon. Il was entirely unliko other Territorial dlttrlots, at ihe dateofiieorganlzBilori,. Left for yes rs by tho only riant power having authority to make needful rules for its rtovornment, and without protection, it had, In splto of ail neglect vy uongress, accumulated within Its limits large numbers of Amerl. can citizens, nnd othert teho whhed to come tueh, all loudly demanding aid and an immediate extension of laws v. ith meanj to enforce thorn. A great distance inter, yenedja savaga war was wagiug in the midst oTVclviljzed oommunlty ; and, the poonle oornpoalng it, without aid either In arnii or money to prosooute II, and snip, ported -by no othor gorornmonl than that of taprlclout puttie opinion, soemed In ha nuncni nazaru 01 cxiorminauon. in extremity, Congress acting upon I cesstty 01 me case, previoaej means 10 meet 110 emorgoae: wailing to go inrougn ino c of directing tho electing toaitenoit anujrami laws wero of once of thouairtaQi inentoessiiiefi aramenti asVa,' tno taws jar it was ihM bt ami remain In font until modi- 110a or repealed. 11 is Immaterial lo stop bora and enquire, what an anomalous or unisMsl etato of affairs this course of arc ovftogtilghlproildoo It being suuIcVmk for our enquiry to know that CongrwUi Me potttr and imd It ttptillent to tttf. tin U by IrgtthUng and mating 11$ own tt tftttm oj law whloh had beenlused by the people before the Territory wis called Into legal being. Amongst thoso laws, the offspring ofneccealtyaslhey all were, was ono creating aad establishing certain courts oi record la each county or tho Dis trict or Territory, known and called olr eullpourtsj and onsof thoso courtscom iotlng the circuit was lhat for the county of Clackamas. The court, the crealuro of Ihst law and everything legally apper. talnlng lo II, was thus msdo by Congroe. slonal adoption lit own, and yrottmpore set to work ni Territorial court vfthe U. V., for the Use of the people over whom the laws had been extended. This wil( be apparent on reading the 16th section, which declares lhat all judloiat and min isterial officers who should bo In office within tho limits of Iho Territory wlion .I.Ai-A. UI-hI I-.. -I1.. a.l.ll. .. 1... IIIU 1U. nvill II1IU vuruii WMIVIIi as wo liavo seen was st tho lUltof Ut vntinge, should bo and wero thereby uulhomcd and re- tulrtilta ceptinue lojetrdie tho vtl" 0 Heir rent dire iffiet at ijfceriojtht Ter mor or urtson uniu ouuri tnoun nt ap. jxilnltil and iiunhjltd to Jill their placet In the manner directed In Me act. (Boo U.JJ. Bess, laws 1840, p. 201, 8wo. It).) 1 ho permanent judicial power was pro. vldod for in section 0 oflho act. and when tho Judges or Justices thereof should be appointed and qualified and enter upon the discharge of llnlr duties, die Judicial and Mlnlsit rial officers oflho temporary courts, adopted and recognized by the act of 14th August woiiIJ, nnd not until then, bo tut pen Jed, Tho provisions of Iho Dili, 14th, nnd I fttli' sections of thai act are not only consistent with uacli other, but constitute together a plain and iiilclligiblo system of enactments by which an Immediate and lasting oitm.lonoflaws, both of the U.S. unJ and those of a local characlor, coU be made ami cnflrad fur the beuefil of tho (coplo cf tlio Territory without at oil ere tiling a conflict of powers or jurisdiction bet ton tho temporary courts adopted and the pornianml ones to bo afterwards cs-Inlilliln-il. Ilolh wero 'IVrrilorial courts of the l. 8. j for tho former becsmo so by adoption of LV.iyrcsi and tho latter by its nrlglnsi cktabllaluuenl through the samo lower; and each In Its allotted way and tlmo designed to lulhl its appolntrtl poses In harmony Where tho wonU of a statuto are ex press, plain, and clear, they ought lo bo construed according to their generally un derstood signification aud Import only, un less by such an explanation a cootradio. lion or Inconsistency should arise; and, where ah act of Congress enacts any mat ler or thing, it tacitly ghet the right of car rying It Into effect by all legal tntrnt, and Urassforshmith the worJetisM asa not express as to all the matters necessary lor the purpose, the court will so construe the statuto Ihst iu object will bs attained. liven wncro mo parts 01 a statuto are seemingly repugnant, If thoy can bo re conciled, that shall be adoptod,so that tho object of Ibe law giver can he reached and the remedy furnished. Tho rule then in this caso should bo that such a construe, linn should bo put Upon tho jaw In ques tion as may redress ho mischief, suard against subilo Intentions and evasions for tho ceminusneo of it, and give life and strength Iu ihe remedy or statute accor ding to tho true Intent and moaning oflho insured ino law. , It waa necessary to extend tho laws of tho U. 8. over Oregon, and It was done, Aug. 14th, IHIH as well thoeo concern ing the naturalization of alleus aa others. Il was further necessary to protldt courtt In which legal proceedings could bo had and Iho laws thui rendered efficient f and this was also done In a manner, aa we havo shown, adapted to Ihe exlgencletcfthe coun try. In this way, as I conceive, the Cir cuit Court of Clackamas county became and was from and after Aug. 14th, 1849, until superseded by tho oUt-dlvo oruanlza. tlon of tho District Court for the. samo county on tho titld day of May thereafter, lo all intents and purposes, a Territorial court of tho U. 8. and as such was com petent, cither by itself or through Its clerk, to entertain preliminary proceedings' un der tho naturalization laws of Congress, For that court had a judicial officer, or Judge, who was required by act of Con- Jirtss, to continue in office, and did so in act, a greater part of the time, and u min isterial officer or clerks dutlon tic satire period from Aug. 14lh, 18H,to tbo 33d of May 1840, tho dato when tho bito Chief Justice entered upon his duties aa te Judgo of Iho lsrJudloif.1 District. It makes no dittorenco whether tho JuJi shin was constantly filled, or nor, il sulllclent thatiDu court Itseltdid In contemplation of law, to e: though tnere was no judge to it is understood, howover, I continued la opoo aad roortU the whole t tho DistrteWi CireVltJ view la ablo them lo declare Iholr Intentions, And If they desired to vote, in advaaee of tan live years required to perfect tkelr nstu ream required lo perfect their nam.. ..jY-iB ktksa. it waa provided that ibey ooald Mf . If In addition lo their previous ate. . 'iJ tlon to beeoree olllxeas cf the U. 0, V raircanem ttiso deration they should also take au oath to seaport. Ihe constitution and the fmviatoaa of tbe , , organic law. It has been suggested lhat Ihe "declaration" referred to In that seo lion was only for the purpose of eaaUlag aliens to vole at tho first electloa, aad that V if might have been made before a asanason , magistrate. This vlow I doaotlfctek ' sound. The "oath lo support the eeaeti. lution of tbo U. S. and the provisions of , tho -organic act," which was only a pari t of what was required from the alien volar, il is true, could havo been taken before tho Judges of election; but iho ' declaration of Intention undor oath 10 become citizens of the U. 8." which waJtlio first aud most Important part of the qualification, could only have been mado agreeably to the form and before Ihe court or clerk prescribed In tlio naturalization laws. Allow me, in conclusion, lo say lhat un. demanding there ia some dlvortity of opin ion touchipg this quertion, and feeling much anxiety lo be neither misled myself nor Instrumental In misleading others con- corning It, I am free to confess It tuts oc- cupisa me roucn longer taaa n seemeu necessary, inat, laetii mast plead the proper apology for so IVng an answer. My. first Impressions wero dlf. ferent front those heroin cxprcseedAsnd, with deference to the contrary opinion of others, somo of whom were formerly in high places under Ihe gevcrnmcat MUrs. son. whose viowa oa sue eableets are titled to, and do raeelve areas rascsst. musi oe permiuea 10 ruainsi my own sr. ror, (as in-y also have been that of others) grew out of a hasty view of the 11th sec tlou of the act, which was supposed to cov er the whole groun J. On the oootrary, I find thai il does not touch the question at all. It relates to other, matters aJtMatft. or 10 a provision for Iho final dtfaaHea of unfinished business pendhufmdmmWttmu mined Aug. 14, 14, in fit eotsrtt ef tU late Provisional Govarnnsnif and not 4s proceeding! or hatha had Cf dent ta the courts established by tbo aot,.iW aa ilale and after tkt talid orgmnltalltm eMa Territory. Ferhsps a mora careful isivee. ligation of Ibe law may correct others as wet! as rrryastf.'- - Liberty it given to do with ihUrefiyae may beat ploaw you, while I resaakt w. 8. M. liotDExurss, Bs4.,OrtapaCtif, GiowTO or Tnt Sirvauc TIn Isis doa ttmea prediru that at the ssvd'oftasa next half century the Amerlosaa vHN number a population ef one haadred attd ninety mlllioos, aad " there oaaass) be a dotsbl," it adds, "lhat irtbo Unlea lasts that time, tbo Uaited States will be tho . . ... m .- .J't. " ' greatest nation tV world evorsaw."- ireatness of Aroenea Wheromei pend, is Iho oontlouaaee of the Unlea ihsiadlspensaUocotidittoanfour progress and prosperity. CO" We understawl that tho firm of Woodward dc Co., of tbla cily, baza re ceived the contract for caitylns tho H 8tates Mall throouh to the Great' Lake. The contract stipulates lhat IM Mall shall leave each point 0000 a saoath, to that wo shall have advices frcen ikq Great Ball Lako City one evory meath Tho bids for this contract were cf a atost varied characlor. Tbo ono wateb web. a . .a.. . . - . ...) ably obtained the oontrMt'WMtmiaf W 11,000. Wo know one gaaustaaa pat. In tiM tnr Ikn aanui fMalnaL aJ M.Oatf This goes to show thacHdUaaae in tha"'s3 aullsasUa Isk sl.Ias aaauttt amal .aiaitaSilnaai SsMtextrssT. ' ' 1 VMKIMtBfl III 111 l t(VWMnal F try. It is a fair sample of tho vatlef af opinion in retard to tho eoeLof 'woflMa Calilbrnls. Ilio 8A.006 hombra did ROt , 001110 wiimn " siono iihuh niswif- yi ...f.Lf - -- I- -f II f .Ja ing moconiraoi. loaenmmuo iresiscnfs. e,-.jn." nj S4IT..KJST aid's rAinnjiu. t ra rwwu In Paris havo appolotsd a committee) to correct Iho orthography and punotiiMipn of Sign-boards. They regard tho blunders exhibited, asasonoiaisgracoioinerrsaesi natlonil llteratitre. It Is rare lo see a alga correctly painted, oven wncro tnorp u a solitary name, we navo one oaiiy fore our cyo whero there Is a full ler tho lint name, and noao at fl.A aMrv.tiil. 0- Tho London I lu which thoy oa cranio belong. ths-dexy-j laT-Uj rulaeVi t i"l jft Hi 'il iSJ 'M t V H Vtd V: 4 aafeafei'.', . I i 1 .Sr !&!&