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About The Umpqua weekly gazette. (Scottsburg, O.T. [Or.]) 1854-1855 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1855)
fr V7.VwA(y isyTtfEBSJWW ijc ilkcklg (ajdtc. orricc t.v iiinduisuus iiiuminus, mat uoort west suottsiiuiiu iioi'si:. hcottshuug. ukrgon. Snturttny lUorniiia, lUiir. Ill, 1855. G. D. HBOYD, EDITOR. Mr. 1!oti ricnso announce tbo nittno of JOSEPH W. DREW, A8 A CANDIDATE TON DELEGATE TO COSGBESS. Subject to the decision of the Democratic Territorial Convention, And obligo tho Southern Democracy. Our ."Vest Iclcrittc. As tho editor of n democratic papor it has ever been our purpnso to assumo no po sition to which any member of the demo , cratic party could reasonably object, and while pursuing this course tho only course as wo conceivo consistent with n duo re gard to tho harmony and success of our party, wo have had tho satisfaction of knowing that our position was freo from thnso objections which oxist against tho pol icy pursued by somo of our cotemporaries, touching tho claims of aspirants for tho Delcgatesbip. Wo havo deemed it our duty to leavo with tho masses of tho democratic party tho selection of tho proper candidate (or tho highest honor and most responsible trust in tho gift of tho peoplo of this Ter ritory, and at no timo havo attempted to influenco tho choico of tho people, either by seeking to elcvato or disparago any of tho numerous asoiratits for tho nomination. True, when requested so to do, wo did raise tno name 01 J. n. unr.w, in oruer that it might bo beforo tho people for their consideration; this wo did without giving a word in favor of Dr. Drew without ma king any attempt to writo up his claims to tho injury of other aspirants for tho same position. But in view of what has since transpired, and well nwaro of tho natural and unmistakcablo effect of tho bitter war- faro between tho friends of Gon. Lano and Judgo Pratt, lately carried on through tho columns of their respective organs, wo are compelled to repeat the! intimation of last week, which was that tho success and sal vation of tho democratic party at this cri sis is paramount to tho claims oi either of thoso gentlemen. Tho democratic party of this Territory havo nobler aims and moro important ends to attain than to wasto their energies in n war faro about tho aero personal or politi cal reputation of aspirants, even though they possess a national reputation or pre eminent ability. Thcreforo it is that at this timo wo suggest tho policy of selecting a new man. Of Dr. Drew wo will say, that ho is a man of highly respoctabla abilities a sound democrat, and one in whom tho dem ocratic party can rcposo confldenco and bo Eecuro of success. Wo belicvo that Dr. Drew wilHo found equal to any position to which the democracy may call him that as a candidate he would do no discredit either to himself or his friends, and wo in clino to tho opinion that ho is a suitablo man to unito tho conflicting elements ol tho democracy at this critical period in tho history of our Territory. A Swindles Pass him jiound. A man about 35 years of age, light complex ion, and light htsir, about six feet high, rath er lean and sparo made, calling himself Win. Hiddles, arrived in this place ono day last week, from Port Orford. Ho hired a mulo from Mr. Ciiism for tho purpose, as he said, of going to Winchester on business. Shortly after his doparturo news camo from below that ho was a man of questionable character and that ho had avoided paying any bills between this placo and Port Or' ford ; having boarded somo weeks at Coos Hay, ho thero Jcremy-Diddler-ed tho land lordout of tho bill by gaining this side of tho Bay unporccivod, and proceeding up this way. Mr. Ciiisu having doubts about tho punctual return of his mule, pursued Hid dies. He found his mulo nt Deer Creek, Hiddles having mado his exit from that placo somo timo previous, on learning, no doubt, that ho was orj would bo pursued. To avoid paying his faro between this place and Deer Creek, ho represented himself as tho agent of Mossr-. Mekkitt, Oiten jieimkr A: Co., and wnsoutnn a collecting! tour and would iviva he camo buck. J HR&Wnj93 F Mnto of Orci;oit--i:omittiiriu, Ac, Thu bill which has paused tho House, nud no doubt has becomo cro this time, n "law of tho land," Authorizing tho peoplo of thts Territory to form n Constitution nud State Government, nud bo admitted into tho Union, provides tho usual Courts to bo estnhlished,nnd until niter thu next ecu sus is taken and tho apportionment of repre sentation to which wo mo entitled is made, tho State will bo entitled to two Senators mid ono Keprcsentativo in Congress. Two sections sixteen and thirty-two in each township of tho public lauds in thu Statu nro to bo granted for school purposes ; two Fcctionsnro to bo given for tho support of tho University; and ten sections are dona ted for tho completion of tho publio build ings, or thu erection of others, nud five pur cent of tho proceeds of tho sab's of public lauds within tho Stato are granted for pub lic improvements under tho direction of the Legislature. The proposed boundaries, are ns follows: Tho Columbia River on tho north, tho sum mit of tho Cascade range on the cast, thu l'-M parallel on tho south, nud tho Pncitlo ocean on tho west. With duo deferenco to the opinion and judgment of others, we mutt bo permitted to object to tho summit of tho Cascade range being tho eastern boundary of tho future Stato of Oregon, for obvious reasons. Wo consider that tho best portion of the territory lies east of tho Cascade, moult tains, nud if that portion of our territory is not included within our futuro State, its limits will bo confined alone to the vnlleys of Hoguo river, Umpqua and Willamette, an extent of country unsurpassed in its natural advantages nud the richness and fertility of Us soil, yet on nccount of its limited dimensions will scarcely accommo dated population sullicient to entitle us to assume tho responsibilities of Sato govern ment according to Constitutional restric tions. A great portion of our readers arc nwaro that the best grazing lands in Ore- gon territory lies east ol tlio Cascade range, .and also millions of acres of land well adapted to agricultural purposes. Hy having our eastern boundary located far enough east to include Powder river, Uma tilla and Grando Hondo valleys, wo would doublo tho real wealth of our State. Wo finvo cxjwctejl to hear our. cotempornrics speak on tho subject, but they all seem to silently aequiesco in the narrow confined limits prescribed in the bill. Wo havo no doubt that if our Constitution is framed ns to includo a much larger area, that we will be admitted into tho Union with such a boundary as tho Constitution may ask. (&" Tho schoncr Loo Clwo will proba bly sail to-day for San Francisco. Sho has on board, wo believe, a good freight, such as laths, wood, timbers, leather (from tho manufactory of Kent, Tiiomi-son A; Co.,) &c. She will have about a dozen passen- gers, among whom nro Captain Hun unit and family, and Mr. Cook and family, whom, wo regret to learn, do not design returning. OirOur markets nro unavoidably crow. ded out this week, they will appear noxt week. Thero is plonty of merchandize, groceries, dry-goods, Arc, nt usual rates, in town now. Correspondence of tho Weekly Gazette, Know-.'VotliltixIsiii. Winchester, Douglas Co, , March 25, 1855 Mil. Editor: I havo been informed that your paper has been doing some good servico against tho progress of that secret order known as Know-Nothings, and that you may bo mado acquainted with their in crease in Uregon, 1 lmvo to say t tint a lodge is forming down below hero on tho river. A man by the uamo ot Miller, camo out to this valley, pretending to bo n minister of tho gospel, and in consequence, began to preach from placo to placo in this region, and It seems with little, if any success. railing, nearly, in tins, lio became a know, nothing, and Ins succeeded in making a few proselytes, in Gardon Bottom. lie holds prayer meetings, and ns soon ns they nro over, ho turn tho attention of tho con. gregation to know-nothing wranglings; in otho words, ho exhorts his heareis to man ifest good will and charity towards nil men. and in tho next breath, inculcates hatred and malice, selfishness, and self-righteous oxclusivencus towards n part. Ho has suc ceeded in making a few know-nothings who by nature and education, nro of such it stripe, as to apologise for anything thoy do in that line. Some of them can lead u little others not at all; ns to writing, you will gel sanjplo when thoy reply to this over their own signatures. Thoy nro fow in number, and nro, perhaps, all that Mr. Miller can got in tins section. I nc cuurcn is fust beuotnlug divided, in consequence or this ninim conduct , nil endy scvoi nl pioinl. ucnt members complain, and refuse to liH- ten to Ida hypocritical leaching already they spurn him hsiiJuJiw, nud look to our Conference to e.peso tho "piece of silver" ho has received t betray their church dis cipline. Our chttrch is against Ml secret o cletles; ngahiff mixing in politics; against nil ism that lend to tut n neighbor nud hiother ngaiust each other; ngnlust nil peddler of spjrlous doctrines, nud In favor of good w ill ifnip Into towards the race larltcularly those governed n.v tlio same aw. This man, .Miller, it is said, came up front tho Wlllonelto valley, but fiom where ( know not, neither tlo I know what ho camo for, tiukt-.s to organize n know-nothing lodge, lie is, in physical appearance, anything hut n generous, high minded nud laithl'ul advocate of tho Christian graces. He resembles moro the sexual, conceited, and arrogant bigot, lit fact, the coional region of his ,iend is exceedingly low, ma king benevolence and veneration very mod erate. With inch n head, he is unfit to give birth to sentiments of huutinlly and so it is rith ull know-nothings, lie carries Ids Vrryvchnractcr about vviih' him, nud nil see him as he is ; yet it is humilia ting to think that wo have in the church here a nun who will ask Providence to give to His children tho crentest enjoyments, even mieh n he (Miller) receive himself sem nu Indian in Oregon that wo would nud in v moment alter seeks to create law, not turn over to the General for thnt pur to prevent It hjing done. There is nothing pose, but when he (Mr. Law son) send to Christian like in this conduct of .Mr. Miller, to this Territory a letter containing reller- and wliero ho is better known than lie is here, 1 ant told Christian like conduct was not expected of him, and so It would seem. How doe tins comport with the very even character of Mr. Flinn, of Scolts burg I who, I nmtold.jsnu Irishman. Why, in every particular, there is in Mr. I'linti a full expression of tho Christhn character, and a manifestation of the ever abiding charity fur Ids race; but how is it with .Mr. Miller, even towards hi foreign brother in tho church ( Wliv, it is thus, while Mr. .Miller wonld publicly listen to the prayer of Mr. Mini for the preservation of our lie-1 public, he (.Miller) would secretly rob him of his citizenship becatxo he is of foreign birth. I hone thu people will watch that . ' .'. a " A m . Judas, and his peculiar followers and in tho mean time, I would suggcet that he preach n soimon to them liom from the fol lowing t'-xt: "He is proud, knowing nothing, but do. ting nhout questions anil etiife of words, whereby coineth envy, strife, railings, evil surmisiugs, perverse disputing of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is .loUlincss; from such withdraw thyself." 1st epistle of Timothy, Uth chapt., -llh and 5th verses. Helping upon our Conference to check to this drmdful'scuiirge, I remain our truly, A Methodist. Maiicii 1215. 1S55. Mi:. Kditor : Upon tho receipt of thu Statunun of the 'JOth Inst., wo found con- taitifd therein two news lefer of a very "tango character. Thev were dated at Washington, aid signed 'by Mcssm. ton and Miller, and are filled with profo. sions of regaul for ll-n. Line. Wo are uilliii" to eivii tn Gen. Lnnn ns mnrh nr.iisi. ns any bedv, for his servico wherever or to I whomsoever rendered.but when genlKmeu insist upon a point beyond that of prudence , at which to crown him uitli fun in- i.iihit-ii.ii. , wo deem it proper to explain to the rentier thu correct light in which to view tho mat ter they refer to. This is n duty wo owe to the General. Tho two letters are not very dissimilar; in sentiment, and in pur poso thero is nostriking difference; in proof of which, wo insko Ihu following extracts. The letters uro addressed to tho Kditor of the Statesman : "Any thing that man can do to benefit his constituency, our delegate seems able to accomplish. Gen. Lano enjoys n higher personal popularity with the President, the heads of departments, the committees and members of Congress generally than any other man in Washington City. When n new man comes here, for tho first session or two, he has to "htand back like n bound boy at a frolic." A Territori al delegate bus no vote, nud therefore can not swap interact, itnd can do nothing un til ho get acquainted, and makes himself populnr.and wo have tho risk to run that tho may havo the bigheud, or bo stingy, or in somo other manner make his popularity "over tho left." Mr. Lawson's letter. Now read Mr. Miller : Washington City, January 18, 1655. A. Hi'sii, Ksq D i:r Sin, Although not personally acquainted with you, I must nevertheless beg a small space in your pa per, for tho purpose of laying beforo your leuders certain facts which havo como to my knowledge, touching tho course ofyour most excellent and devoted delegate in Congress tho Hon. Joseph Lane. I nm induced to do this, because I lmvo seen a number ol letters from Oregon, going to show that thero is somo dissatisfaction ex isting among tome of tho good peoplo of fiat 'Punitory. 1 venture to nf. firm, from knowledgo of tho dilliculilcsnud delays attending tho settlement of this bur incss, that no other member of either llouso of Congress could havo prosecuted it to so successful and satisfactory a rosult in doulho tho time occupied by Gon. Lano." Mr. Miller's letter. Now, wo do obiect lo this, becnuso wo do not believe that Gen. Liik hns tho best reputation ouiny limn in Washington, ellh. or in or out ol Congress although (ien, l.nuo stand cuinpnintlvoly well. Wo cam not If nrtluloB mo written by the rod, nud i ui. up nun i in i it j id picnso loose who win use tliem, but uu do object lo the publica tion of letter in any dcinuorntlo pupois in Oregon which uduift of such n eonstiuo lion, purtlcultuly alter the lecent complaint whiuh wax made iigidnst the Standard for publMiiug Huternl different letter Iriini one author. And no spurn thu idea of leaving the Impulsion that these "extra Imuidous" let ters wore written by one man ; because wo regard them iih two distinct letter, expru. sivo only ol'nir mini's love of iippinbntioii. Nevertheless, the letter would look belter united in one ami signed by both, because that of Mr. Miller li.ia nothing prelimi nary to milieu thu introduction of the sub. ject ho has written about, consequently hi letter seems u very little abrupt. It is not so with Mr. Lnvvsou's. Thero Is one re markable feature in which tin bo two letter dillcr. While Mr. Law son dwell on tint .Snake Indian question, .Mr. Miller omit il; in other respect, they uru huautll'iilly nr ranged, Mr. Lnvv'stm, we observe, ha much to say about. Snake lmli ins, ami from all lie says, the (iuiernl intend to Itolliem; now, so far Mr. LaWson may be collect, ami we hope he is, because we have not lions upon Oiegoniaus, for omitting to do jit, a cowards, and prumitiug in the Gen era I'm nauiu that ho (thu General) will do it wliiin lie returns he lieiug the only man who can do it wo must let our army in Flanders two.ir some. .Mr. Law ton deems it n patt of his duty to make the following statement: " The bloody butcherie of thu Snake ludinu et ptsse iiunvcuged by uiirnnt nt home." And fur what end f Why is such language used in a teller of thanks to (ten. Lane lor attentions paid to Mr. Lawsnn in Washing, tnn Whence the idea, and tho propriety of printing it. Who can tell ( In view of '. - ' nil thu fact, we conceive this thrust to have been made in violation of tho rule that, should govern nud giurd the language ofi one geutleiimu towards others, when lio is' publicly advocating the claims of his (list ' choice. Wo further assure Mr. Law son that therAaro men In Oregon who fully np-, pteclatitir homes, and their country, and and thnso nrnuiid them mn whose hostil ity to Indian murderers is ns determined as that of any body of moti on caitb, mid who, when thu sad new of llio Snake Indian i massacre reached them, flevv to arms, like n mother to tho rcscaio of her, child, Thero n uu want oi prompi hciiuii on inu pan of the peoplo or their olIl-ers. In short sir, they are emphatically nirr rarn and not cowards. Hut let us read Mr. Luvvson on another point, referring to Gen. Lnuu: "I' rank and uiisutpocting ns it is the God M'ko fault of such natures to he, he may have I 'sonietimes.been imposed upon by specious jviHMiw, and confided his friendships and Law-iB'1'" '' mv"r w',l'r" ihey were umleserv-1 1 1,,, nl"' '"lVl' 1'" mlt '" rt,in!'1 ' '"" J"t , a'M genorous constitii-ncv, instead of con - deuillillL' that iiobil y of soul which do a,e '"'"' Miovo tln dirt) Itirks of simak- j ' "i deceivers, should tt their timik upon ,u ''" wrelche iheuiMhes, nud cuutign them to a fitliliL' infaniv. N',W'. !'" "" souiothing, or it would not Havo been written to wrcgnn irom Washington. Hut what doe It meant Shades of Georgo Washington Jefferson Sproules ! where is tho thiol who has stolen the General' confldenco t "Snake Indi ans" mid "specious villains" synonimous terms both of whom deservo death, yet tho people of Oregon will allow tho former to murder her people, and tho latter to go unpunished, not to say domineer among us ho intimates Mr. Lawson. Now,-sir, wo don't believe that Gen Lano ha con ferred a fnvor on a "specious villain" in Oregon, and wo would feel very sorry to think that Geo, Lano nan look upon any man in Oregon in that light. No, sir, wu have n better opinion of Gen. Lane, than to believe that he would except to our remark when wo ray that ho bus not conferred n single favor upon n villain in Oregon, yet why doc Mr. Lnwson intimate such a thing! who can tell t Can this be less than a II bel I-or our ovv'u part, wo nro heartily sick and disgusted with such stuff as is forced on our community by thesu syco phnntic Washington letter writers. Yours, KACIIHL, Concluded neit Keek. " Mawo.v Wkjwam, No. 7." Tho know nothings last Thursday night changed their place of limiting from Hector' Hull to uu old house situate north of tho couit house, where they held their meeting, Wo have not room for their proceeding ibis weak. Wo lmvo just room for thu subjoined docu ment which ha fallen into our hands pro bably dropped front some member' hat. It I printed and written on a small piece of paper, with a fancy border, nnd h alto gether u fancy affair. "M. W. No. 7," "Marion Wigwam, No. 7": " M. W. No. 7 Nov. S3rd, 1855. This may certify, llmt on lids day tho 3rd Degroo of our order wan conferred upon Mr. Hamilton CAtrm:LL, by and with tho consent of this wigwam. IS. L. Corner, Secretary." -Qregon Statesman, ,ii.l.n,.M iiiijui iUEI One WVok l.uliir. aiiiuval jyjpg or tue LOO CHOO. Tho Schooner .ki (,7iwi Cnplaiii Hughs, six day from San l'rnnclsco, nrrlved at lid port (UoiHua) on Sunday, thu !&th iust. She hnd on board suveiiiy ton of freight foi merchant In thi place. Tim Captain furnished us New York paper of I'eh. I 'J, and Sail Francisco papers of tho HUh iusl., from which wo tnku the follow lug new: Geo. II. Ambrose and Nathan Olnoy of lids Territory, have been continued by ilm Seunte ns Indian agents. I'ollllcnt. William II, Seward hits been re-elected to Iho Toiled States Senate by the Legis lature of New York by n majority of ton votes, live in etch branch, lie received the vote of llfiy-ulno whig, seven know nothing, and llirif democrat, in the As miiiMv; ami ot thirteen whiu nud five know nothing in III" Senate, ThegroMest excitement has been created by this elec tion throughout th Stale, nod the Herald sn)s ''it found vent nt thu Slate enpitnl mid along the river towns In the firing of mil ium and such other robust ilemoiistrntioui as are usual on occasion of thu kind." Mr. llrenkenhrhlgp, of Kcntuky. who was recently appointed and confirmed i .Minister to'Sp.ilu, decline the honor, mi account of ill health. Augustus Ciesr Dodge, of Iowa, hat been appointed and confirmed ns .Minister to Spain. The Legislature of Wisconsin, in joint convention on the 1st I'Vb, elected Charles Durhce to the I'nited State Sunnto for six year fiom the Itli inl. Durkee is nn uu mitigated free soller. Ho received llfiy-four votis just enough to secure his election. Lvman Trumbull, nntl-NVbrnska demo crat hns been elected to the L'nlted States Senate from Illinois, for ixenr from the tth inst. Mr T. is the llrpresiutalivo eloet from the ilghlh congressional district of Il linois. hinn Hip election of hewntd to m l "''ed Slate bonal.) the abolitionists hT Il Kniiiereii iri'xu cuurnu iinu nuw iiruiu. The Assembly of Now York have granted the use of their hall to tho negro l-'redrrick. Uouglat, to mako nuoiiiiuu spceclic in. .nnnrnl SMpMk II nnknn n( nn ft f-Aiulu ditto for the lower house ol Congress from ilm rlt'btli district nf Illinois, to nil a va cancy occasioned by tho election of Trum bull to thu Senate. 'Hie Mnino liquor law hns pasiid ilia Senate of Indiana by n majority of ten. A prohibitory liquor law hns pasted tho Illinois Legislature. Petitions hnvo been presented to thu Michigan Legivlatuiu praying for n resolu tion asking t'ongri-s to create n nuw State out of the Lake Superior country. 1 S. S. Cox, editor of lh Ohio Statesman was nominated ns secretary of Icgition at Limn, Peru, vice John P. Miller, of Now York. C'liUfnrtiin Items. G. J. H.Saunders.tt prominent lawyer of San Francisco, wn recently arrested on thu charge of forgery to tho amount of &S003. Ho gave bail for Ids appcarancn at Court. Not appearing, howevel, it was discovered thnt ids forgeries amounted to SMO.OOO. Tho bank excitement which existed in California n few week since, ha in n great niensuro subsided. Tho suspended bunk havo not resumed, nud it is altogether im. probable that any oflhomcan resume, with tlio exception of Pago, Hacon Si Co. Iloblnson A: Co.' Savings' Hank, has turned out as rotten n could bo. Thu d" posites amount to 8'J07,000 the assets nothing nt nil. llnhiusoii has beuti arres ted on u chargo of embezluinent, and is now awaiting thonctiuiiofthu Grand Jury. At Souorn, nu Sunday tho -1th of March, a mob gathered and broke open tho bank of Adams A; Co., which had been closed kiuco thu 'J.'ld ult. A committee was ap pointed, and depositor paid off to the full extent of their certificates. A number of Mercnntiio failures havo been recorded, among othor those nfCha pin, Sawyer & Co., and S. It. Coury. A duel was fought nonr San Francisco on tlio morning of tlio l.'ith, by Col. Wm. Walker and Mr. Carter, formerly of Sar.r ineuto. Thoy used pistol distance eight paces. At the first fire, Mr. Wnlkor re ceived a slight wound in thu foul, and bore the matter ended. TJie Wtir. Sebastopol "not taken ;" afldirs lo th Ciimea "unchanged." Negotiation sou Peace. Tho follow ing is nu extract of a private letter from a distinguished Amorioaii diplomat in Europe: Tlio English jieoplu uro Indignant at tb manner in which tho war lias beon conduc ted; but withtruo characteristic spirit, thj f a-- -T "