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About The Umpqua weekly gazette. (Scottsburg, O.T. [Or.]) 1854-1855 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1855)
1ttA. ftX.-.U. -vllUpnilU VlUfll CUC. ' ' orricc in in,tiii:ni:r.s nuiniiNc Doon wkst tcorrsnrr.o uorsn. SCOTTSUL'Rb." oitKGONr TIltirMl'ty.Aiifflttit 10, I85f G. D. B. BOYD" EDITOR. " MSWSHHIltlB. "LAW OP MJWSPAl'Ultsl, 'l. Subscribers who do not nke express notlco to the contrary, arc consl.lctcd ft wlthlng to continue thdrtulmlrtion. 2. If subscribers crdcr the discontinuance' of their periodicals, tho publishers may cm-, tinua to KM tacm until an nrrcirogi'i arc paid. 3. If anb-cr b:rs neelect or renio to tak their periodicals from tho oflco to which; ft... km.. iIIbm)..! Id.v am I, ..1,1 tiknnnh11t!.. till thi'V have settled the bill, and ordered Ihrm flltAnllniirtl. ': Occun. .tJnU torvlio for Hit; CJai:i!t i. I laii Pienttr&J)crixral tf thj 101b It., we Cnd letter froia J. II. C. MuJd. cc tf the pcrsoa who It was supposed VouU receive the contract for carrying the tails t:wcen Saa Francisco nod 1'npct'i .'oanJ, touebIa3 at Crescent City, 1'crt Or- ford, UraiquA City, &c. according to the provtilou cf a late smendmsnt to tbo Tost OQico appropriation bill. Mr. MutM bow srer, Informs us In. bis Utter that be bas only taken tho service between Astoria and Cdympla, and wo arc left In Ignorance as to whether the other ponton ef the service Is to to performed or nrt. How Mr. M. coulJ tare received tho c.vitrtct for carrying the malls only between the two places ftbovci mentioned, when tbo law mitkorhrcs the 1 w "... i If. General to contract for nail serrlco be twetn San Francisco and Olympla, and ex r'rcsily provides for leaving tho malls at the 4. ir sutocriwrs remove io eintr T'arev .-.. - f . ... ,n.u. n .-.vi. .....b........ n , ; i was awaio III it llieso i-entieiiii'ii en nun imiii caiiniil pioituco MUU mm wUhontlnformlnsthevubllshsrsj aiul the' "Vn L?,Xt b i Mr. King was too much for him In this ,uttallcl polill.-nt slews .lillerent Iron. ,,re itoo (I.ihiKIi of, l... ....nn ..: , fi The courts have. leclJ J that fuIng , ' ,cntlcicnts fearlessly, altho ami ilcslre.l n l.ostilo nwliiiff Immcill.TH-irsBt ilh to . ilo. nml I uiiiiIJ bo tho hues VlO.000 by . iiter nt se... in.l, rfffi.uncdte fcue aU-ly. to which .Mr. King replied... the Utnersuu lonlicnaton.s.elflron. them, thev a.o n.teily ...1 ie.l nn.l llio r....- laoulh of the Umpqua end other places, weiiwlth you; and you're no poet- -'pon honor( Meatnletstoastermlne. The following Is you are not; s take It easy, and don't work ncepyci sne uw wo.cn prov.ues mr suss terrlce 1 Sic 3. And le it furthtr tnacttJ, That the Poitmastir General be, and Is hereby Tltn nf flrnn Shn.llll'nf fP HAT. l'ort Townicnd, In the Territory of Wash. ' lagton.andat inch other points as sba I bo, deslgnatea by the I'otmas.ter Oenerl : rnvided, Tnai inecoairaci lor aiu -Tlcc bo adrerttied by the Fostmaster Ocn Hal, In pursuance of existing laws, and let to tbelowest bidder . Ind prorulrd furthtr. That the Postmaster General, If be shall iletra It for the public Interest, may contract for nld scrvleo with the lowest bidder as aforesaid, nndcr tho advertlMd proposals Md.V.W. Mw " . -----. . , 7 h..r.Mi..rf. inr mi arrics lciwccd ut points aiorcFam; aau mai i of n!d torvlea shall not excecl one bandred and twenty thousand per annum. Thus It will be seen that the Pctmaiter r...1 . .m ..ii!mrtMl In nntrte t far ...... . i ... .u. s..i. .- . port o. sn.s scrr.ee u, . - -, -, ay possible construction of the above act ; and If he bad any such authority by Tlrtue i ef Ids eOce, and he bas failed to m ke any provision for the transportation of tho malls ,1 by sea to the Umpqua, and other places on the coait, then he has committed a most fla gTant act of Injustice to Uiose places, wh'ch , will continue to have, ns It already bas had, bllghlln; and ruinous effect upon tho fu tnro properIty of southern Oregon and northern California. Dut wo belterett to bo an unwarranted assumption of power j we do bit btlteve that the Pc.tmailtr General . bis any authority to makecontracta contra ry to, the cTHent Intention of an act of CongTM!. It Is unnecessary for us to go, over again tho Inconvenience tbTtople are dally laborlnj; under by having their mall matter travel all over the northern portico j of tho Tcrrltoty taking it four weeks to J come from San Franciico, when it ought to, arrive In tbat many days tbo great neces sity for this icrvlce called for by half the people of Oregon. All this bas been shown end discussed until (t bas become and "old eong." Tha mall strnmcr paifts by our harbor, and coull leave tha malls for tbo whole ef louthtrss Oregon, anl notbs de tained three hours 5 andyct all our ma'l mat ter 'has to go up to the Columbia river, and then cone back across the country two hun dred miles, and then It -frequently fails to arrive. What can tuninus men do who rely en California for their supi lies, with such imtferialn mall facilities I They nroTsipl I 11 Ighpranco alicut the state of the markets; hofarrner can find no market for Ida sur- tho plus'product'i our nevrrpaper cannot bo sus tained In tha rlcbcit Lslf of Oregon, from iho fact that it fa InipoiilUe to get liens with which to fill It, and make It of any inUrest to the public : while tha other por tion of tho Territory hoi four papers width crafavcrcd with all tho mall ecrvlco that they require, with a corresponding comnier ilul prcspcrlty which baa been facilitated by Judicious mull arrangements. The people of k'ou'htrn Oregon have waited patiently fur ho past four ytars for this tcrvice, ho j Ihg and expecting that It would Le given tajta by tho general government i they re lied on tho Intrinsic merit of their cause the actual oecwlty for such rervlce. Tlie p!, M. S. S. Co. contracted for the perform sne"of that if 1 vice once, and tho were per mitted Lv the Postmaster General to fcrcak XMrSStfSinSi th.-y'r. unworthy ofyour friendship, your -folowns l3nguaC: Iro.ilv towauls his opponents. In this, oerucy hlJl.orful-ll.eeoinitry'.gone," tltce, In the Stato of California, to Olympla. ' esteem, or the scintillations of your ren. . ,riio coju.i wSjc, jlft, nrcvnlled In' however, I htvebeeii most egreglously rhlines in Mr. Toady j" nnd so It t'ori.l In tho Territory cr-WMblnston.touchlnj at Avoa"-We have received your commu- Cnlifornta, nl n sctlieinoiit of dilllcnl ' mlit.ikeii. which I nm truly sorry for, every ono nets his part, mm" iM mj.! 5BR?y;fHtePr1rtoI3, a:,IoB'- At irescnt we cannot.publbh ,. ,jUllj,ff(irenl froll) ,10 disMinoi; ns 1 havo not niilj been a porsomil kn..ledKo Mr. Vorisopl.t n tho grand nuShsaiT.or UmtZa. and AmX n maniac, when ills weighed In the ! friend of his, but once give him 1 ny voto r..u..tnlnhead. without whow presene.. ...r i....rnr..n chfuiirniKr n., Ii wnn'i iisv in devote so much attention to t . r ... 1. :..., ,,.. ,..!., nf . rn, Hut lv lie nun tvnulil Inml still nml me enrm 1 id 11 riiiuii ui j v.vui ljuvh '. j 1 ww .. - j - --- - - iriin 111 rrnimi. is. nus inu l si vii'iwa lltlinlconlmet with. Impunity. Again our ' Delegate Interposed, nd life abovo net was ......I .. 11.. 1... ...li.H nP Pfln.v.il Mini General Lane had tlionMnrnncoof the Post master General tlmt the spirit ami Intent of tint net should bo carried out Immediately, ntiJ that the people of tlil pnrt of tliu Ter ritory nnd their Interests should no longer Ik! mado subservient to thoo of the Col urn- l!XT,'l.iaBiUVlllmtto river valleys. Yet flto I mouths havo puscd and wo hear nothing more of It, nml In the meantime every other j I plaeo on the coast Is abundantly tuiplicd . tut tlio Umpqii. lint wo Mill havo hopes ! that tlio Postmaster Oncral has made somo 'provision for us In this matter wo cannot aeehowhucannvotdlt, and net according1 to tho provisions of the abovo act. Thcroj Is ten times tho necessity for occanmall tcr- vlco to the Umpqua, tbat thero Is to I'ngctaj Sound1 our wall goes up to Washington Territory an I then back J yet l'ugct's Soun J , Is given tho preference as far s wc can learn. If tho Postmaster Geueral ln. njaln rcfuscil to grant us this service If ho has by any far-fetched oplntons of ccouoray, evaded tho positive directions of tuo above Mtibcn let tho deep-mouthed curses of a t'orbcaranco In this matter has long sines ceased to be a virtue. Wc now dismiss the subject until wc hear something more detl ultj. CiinnwrosnEsTH. "S G , Esq." i Your roctry. "Tlio Immigrant," has been re cclrvU. Wo woulJ comply with your re-t quest and publtili It, but we can find neither ibj thss . meature nor sense In your rroduc. i lion, three Important requisites In poetry. Although It Is entitled "Tho Emigrant," wo ' have utterlv failed In llndln? nnvthtng In It! pertalolug to emigration, wlthjut the follow-1 I Ing which Is a fair sampls of the whole will admit of such n construction : I ' "On the stormy deep I shall mourn and weep 1 not none will hear mo moan ' ""T' ;'' , " , mil. ut'i And I am left In the wcrld alone." ,1 inaiiv imiiiTTinnK rrmiiD i.tii iini u iiiiuu .1 .i... i.i.t.ii.t.. lit... r. Me'ancholy fate, truly 1 to be "left In the ,,njt tlsls for publication In '.ho news world alone." llut you're ntxtaken, S. 0 , 1 nnpers. I ni"ow principles of willed I tirj are a few mere of the same kind "left" 7imntii up .u.o . r...vv '""" 1 nnr tnnre. er we Tion t be rcjnoniluie lor your early disease. If your friends base .' .. .. :. . . .. .. -. .., .--., .1,3 awny" and left ft you. just let 'em rip, one who hss rrovct bimielf to be a liar, a ,,!,,(, TtT.ai If he JM "go Ove iuoioa.iorun.ru. ..u. .. .... ..... 6--. hundred Mind on aw n," he had a per- 1 ........ .1 . !...- .I.Li l.l ices ngas so uoo,nu uu iiiju. .u pas' and not 'call' Lira, of course. I'osl- lively according to Uoylc no shcniDasan aVut that "A.Uamrhule" Yourcomroantcatlonan- pears In another column. In aniwcrtoyour.iio satisfy woundul honor. Hut with ...... i . j seiearisiromourfousuernCTri-r-.. that the schooner "Loo Choo" hal bern wrcckeU at vha roout!l of the Umpqua river. Orryoi Tlmti. A p33uire fabebood. Yoa stole It from , t;,e Gazttte, as you have been In the hablt( of j0nifl Bnd aro loo contemptibly mean to gT0 u, crej(t We thought that we would j,aM A,a t jal ptr0as you would havo trj0i tj)Bt p., upon ijtjge,' afur knowing a, we ,j0 jj0W TOtt ult& to try In your inno- jway to practice tho same upon the Slalciman, some to or three years since. D'ye remember Low you used to chuckle over It, cUJ Exceedingly ihirp, la your way. j Ths "Umpqua Cazetto" bas taken an Irishman' hoist, (downwards) In size. I Ongonian. I Tho Umpqua Gazette bas done no such ' thing. At the commencement of the pres ent volume we enlarged our paper, by ndd Ing another column to each page, making the columns longer, &c. It has continued that size ever since. A few week slnco we changed the alio of tbo head, but it made, no difference with the size of tn rest 0: our, paper, as every boly knows but tho astute editor of the Orcgonlan. The aboro Is a bout as nctr the truth as be ever gets. C01.V1LLE Gold Mixr.s. The return of Wells, Fargo & Co. 's messenger from tbe mines, although Ids report which wc pub lish In enotber column contains nothing moro tUn has alrcudy been established, has. created quite a sensation In tho Willamette' satley. Everybody tbat can go, nro going. It has becu well conflrmed that incro aro rich mines of gold there, Lut nothing Las been arcirtalned yet In regard to Its extent. Thousands of peorlo will be thero In a very short time, and we hope their most sanguine expectations rnoy be realized, yet we very much fear that many will return with heav ier heart 1 anl lighter purse, than they start nllh. A party will start from this place in a fuw div. aCr liy the burning of a house recently In San I'ranclsco, a little gill fourycars old, , tbo daughter of Mr, Anthony Durkln, was 1 burned to death. She was In bed sleeping, and Lcfuro asslatanlo could reach' Lcr tho bouse was In flames. O- Wo aro Indebted to Capt. Wlllougbby of tho schooner Astoria, for flics of Callfor n'a paper, and to S. K. Smith, for deliver ing Ikeni at en early hour after her arrival. nQlrr wbT we Late not rcrerrca io tuit hit tho obiocl utmi to imvo icn io uir reuounu w uiu injury u u---"- a. ,.-t..e . rt.. ..t I. 11.. -.. Im I -.?... 1!f- I!... i. t.t. si.n rMsis1v.iist f tlfmiii fnr lit a(.llul toil l.l!h tl) VCt .Of .no sura ui matter uviuiw uv ; i - bv " v,ininuiiici isim sw iwsisvst .. .,. -- - -- --- - a- dollars I .m,,i fnr lha nai,T : "rerr small notatoes' Whv multlulv the chances of a fa tali let I tho fiildo assaults of sucli pigmies. . ,......!.. . :...i.,r I. nt in iii rniieii nl iiisauiinnr:crs.wmi MM.. ....... . -..-, - I &-u.Tho schooner Astoria, which nrrlveil on tho lllh Inst, brought soventy tons of goods lbs merchants In this place. Hy thin arrival Mtrrltt. Opponliclmcr .t Co. have received n largo addition to their already heavy stock of merchandise, which they are selling very cheap. Seo new advertisements. Win. Urnnd A Co., nml Herald Pox, have rccelvcil new goods nlo, which they aro of. fcrlng very low. Head their advertisement. 1'iikor. Wo it.tcd last week that tho schooner "(Mil Fellow" hail stilled for tho Umpqua. Wo were mistaken It was tho "Astotla." Tho Odd Fellow was up for Crescent City. &aV.Col. Anderson, demncat, Is elected Delegate from Washington Territory, by SO majority. An Affair of Honor. Wo sou by tlio San Francisco Chnrn Wo of tlio USlh ult., tlmt a dilliculty occurred between Mr. Cuticn, duo of tlio nsslgneea of Adams Ae Co., nml James King of Win. .Mr. Cohen nl-t.ielii-1 Mr. King In tlio street, wlwtu. upon tlio latter administered to tlio for- I Imvo oer boon opposed to tiacllinij - . . I . IIS on mornl grounds. .My opinluni were knuuii to .Mr. Lolion '. nml iieniionu.i',i dressed 1110 tho nolo which you tail lliu Impudence to uclivcr.iiu was w.11 nwaro ipuilenci'todelivcr.liownawelUwaro I ,at It would not bo nccepte.l or nn- sercdiilhrniatively. 1 li.il fact Is vjI- that Ilcient to demonstrate hi contemptible cowardice In this silly nttempt to man ufacluro for himself ft reputation for "chivalry." Whilst nothing could luduco bio to change my principles upon tho iibjcct of duelling, my consci-nco is perfectly easy n to my right, und the propriety of defending inysilf should 1 bvcisaul. led. Do not flitter yourself, sir, that this communication is ruado out if regard litlicr to yourself or to Mr. Cohen. I imi not nsliamrd, nml shall nbido the rclu(, Jamiis KiNiior Wsi. .0 cni.iiVf, in nn blo article ,,, f1,.,j.ni..B f ...t.'iiitf diilicul- -I " lies y mortal eomuii, s pracucu " such an extent in cainortia, uses mo,, M10n0, , unileratood 111 Coropom cnuu-,.liitf 'trio ltrc It still prevails, for there, (rCS WIU'TC II Illll prOVailJ, lur mtir, unless tho (ilTeiuo bo of tlio molt mor- . ii I .-- wa anu uiiiorgucnuio cuaracier, cij 'chanco of lifo it allowed and expected 1 1 iy liio antnnnisis. iney may nym iu hid riiiii i' - I forttilles, but they do not fight tntalie'laiid ilbfeeling Inwards (.icnoral Katie, . .. . . ff .. !..!.. tic ini.iit.-il.le. A scratch is itltlicicut .. . .... . . ,. .1 . .1 l...t .... moiaciis inai incro nro nus iir . .,,,., ,L. , eB ust fv to aiiv ' somiblo ndvocato of tho "codo of Lou or." a result tu the ultim 1 ration, the settlement by mortul combat, Yet in 1 -". ' """" .... California, scarco any offence, real or' imn-iiiarv. is thought too trilling lobe settled lliu.. And cveriliodv resorts o ...... to it, The Chinese in tho mines list lion of nil ndhereuts of tho codo I 'HibI thud wvll basest characters retort to (his mctli nt Katnlillililiiff their renutntiun. ns Will its tlio most rcspectauic. nai iiivn. .l.n.ll. n.ull.nnrniiil Prill il mnlll. ' a . I Sill a ! u"" ".' 1 1" "V w. :"'. li n gcntleinan ol a blarltgutru I in. And ho who is a gentleman needs no such endorsement of hit character. W., vnninrn in a.iv lliit Jnmci KInt i of Wm. has not lost ensto with five1 men of overv tliousnnil. Itecauso no lias retuieu to light .ur. uouen, w.m'.o tie . 7. I . ..I 11. I ' has never dunu un act in Iho .Slate which has inado him so many 'friends, or raised him to high in the oa(imutiou of those who previously weto an Wo do not bilicvo that any man, knowing him, cun doubt his phyilcnl ciiurngti. He has shown what is much higher in tho scale of reason's estimate, a moral courago which dares act in nccordnnco with a teuto of duty, even in defiance of n potniblo popular unfavorable, opln ion. Of the (lillicuilios leading to (he challenge, and of hit manner of refus- Iiu.'. wo havo nothiiiff to say. Ilul wc j do npprovo of tho courage which ilarct net in accordance with conscience. SrntxoriBLD Mass., July 3, 1855' Tho gingham establishment, known at tho (Jlutgow Milli at South Ilndley Tails, was burned thl ufternoun. Thu firo oilgiiiated in a pilo of yarn, in the attic, and it supposed to havo been tho result of spontaneous cornbutllon. Tho machinery and bullding.wlth much of tho stock, wcro destroyed. Most of thomunufiicluicd gooiU wero saved. Tho lots it estimated at 8250,000; in. turcd'for 8150,000. Two men wcro injured by falling from ladders, and ono man killed by the fulling of a wall, . Why Is an old maid like Sebastapol t Be came b: 1 Is not yet tuLcn. "greaser" in tho caitip. Tho first Mood iillectiiig their inlcreHs. Among outers, .caiieii is 1001 lor jinwiwiH " 'thus shed in this couulrv was, if w-o nils. Hio said ono hail been paued niilhoiiz..eIo that right. itnko not, that of a negro. According' ing tin) I'o-t Mailer (iencrul to con. In my next I will Ireal or tlio inv ito the code, wero not the two colored tract for cnrrjlng tho IJ. S. malt semi, mantnt inti-reits of hcottsliurgiiml tlio I . . ., . ... t . .t ..t.'.. i.t.. 1... ... I'r .nr.1. i-ii nml l'i.i,iiiii Vntliie. nml thusu who arc iHi.fnniiitra"iri..iiiiiifii.ii iiiiiiii'biiiii:i.. iiiijiiiiiiv i.l-... t.vn .mi. ............ ....... .,. . ....... -- I HIIM.kWI.1... ... ........ -..- --- For tlio UmniiUA Unreltc. Klkton, 0. T. Aug. Ill, 1855. HiUTim (aAiKrrii Dear Sir: In nccnril.'iiii'n will, .nvnvnwrit ih'innnrat. lo nincilcs, I enst my voto nt tlio lust. Juno election lor tin- w little ilfmiicrnliu ticket. I (Innu tills hecnusu I not only thought licit I was thereby promoting tlio liost principles, but nlso tlmt I vtaa rmppoitlug tho beat ntt'ti. I inn tumoil than I'vor n.ilUlU'il rliico tlio clci'tloii, i. ' tlmt I w.ia light, nlbolt ninny of my il llbfoitum'!, &. Ilnw fu'iii'iil wo iii'lglilioia boni'slly viitrrtntiiT illHVriil I lio.ir tho i.proasbnia of syinpitlliy fin opinions from my own, nml tliNhas Kil I thl nii'ruhnnl nml llmt, uliu him lost In ninny lilllo uiintruwiflus, wlilcli Ihlaryo invt'iliui'iils by tlio IiislmiiIiiIiIk think Imvo been intlior n Ikiu'Hi In us ' wmMiifrs'iif I'linlilonro, but whn biivo than otherwise, fur wo Ircipienlly linil Uet niuiu left than fonrIHVis uf the lis refer to our "liuolt Inriilii" In fitl(lil woikiny i-liss In I'uipipm Vulley, who en uiirincinnrlvi. Tlii-rnrimtrovi,ule!lliiliur liioeaioiully lorn llvellhooil, nml have nlwnya been comlucteil wllli tho Inr.i conlonteil nml hnppy, wliilu mine boil of yooil foellnjj, for wo liavo been' of these (,'eiillenien nro leailini; is lifool liinj-ht to belluvo tlmt jiulilics shoiilili'coinpurntivo eiiso, iiinliliiff money, not bo nlloweil to outer into or ililluib'lmoro or less, nil tho time ilwnyi our porsomil ri'l.iltons. liming occa-j (ion tu islt Sciitlsburi;, recently, tm mnl.o somo pmehnses, I was not litllo Mirpiiieil to seoHUch n bitter spiiil pro vailiiij'in thomlmtsofaoiueof)oiirbus.i iik'M nii'ii.uilh whom I liavobciu in tho inbit ol Ui'iilin Willi horetoloio. .Now, ! IV ""'" '"J i -! mv iirinrii ..1,1.,..., i,,. 1..., ... . .Iliiumoti inn ,u., ut wlicti men so lr forget ,...t.,. . ,,, i,,,!,,!,.., l ,,;,.,. , mnko ,wee.,j,. ileehnitloiis nbmit tholiaiivnlititiitily ti(litler ultli tlu-m, ' ,,el ln! ,l,!lt mlCiUlVnco v.ul.l dio- ,,lto puuio nml ueuiral discmsioii of tt,0,3.11H,,,itim.iiy to ililler wllli them, ' 1 lliit (it'illnr sii tti.it fill filti.iit li.tliliui 1 ,.i,,clu.,' ,u,jt.cS th.if aeeiii to t ,,.,,,,, I0 ,uci, hicUeiing nml rccriui Iltimtlun siniinif tho looiI iioonlo of vour ,, alll nm goI0V,ial .urpiluil that you Imtc not rcfened to this matter, ere this, in yo'ir piper. Such eaprea sioiu r. theTfuilonbig, which w.is - tcrcil In my lieniiug, wjuld seem to re ' ipilro tonw esjdaualioii llsroiils your column: ! "It bas been ascertained miico iho ..lrllnii. that uu tliiuls ol the leol le of Oregon arc il d fools." "Kiiy , person who voted for Jo. Line, ought to gn to It II," A:c. 'llieso nml siuiU I I ir cxpressloiis, moro profatio nnd ovon j' more iiIihtiio If poi.iMe, I heard fiom ono who I had lliitlertd myself was n .. . . . . . I l. ,,,,., ,1(HU.;,V ,, w!in wns uil,; rr.ifj.ttitte wn '. .win v nil'. ..linen ins . , ,.,.,. .....m.. ...1... of,,-,,,,, llieso Ilili rxulierances i.rpasiiun'n-fuio to turn nn Its uxis. as too disgusting to bo discussed 1 digressing, nnd I Imvo iil'icli U lim l.l.u.ili.rt . "v .... .... and which tbo authors themselves can- '.. t. .11 ... t... 1 -.1 A.l ..f MTt.. n ai.lii.r not fail to feil nsh.imcd of after n sober iiui nm in n-ii naii.iiiii.-uu ..-..... Second thought let us proceed nlouco ... .1... ... .f... I. I mhii.a .il tln.ir Btl!...tl itmi 1 do this not becatnu I fear that lluir avowed Ii-ttra.il nnd mallco will ...i...! I..I.. .... .11 l..niil..tl 'ntir ,,uiiiuiiuiiiin - ij mu . j lurnb Io servant IliCiilUCil wnri uiu com- I i.liiiu.ntnrv eo'Miiimen of "il 11 lools." ".'..".". w ..... --. - .. After Ucii. I.ano w us iiomlnnted for . Dele 'ato to Coiicreis, lit the urgent ro , -. 0..,r ...-...-.-,.-.-- . .--- ' iiuestofhls frleiiiKlicsnnliil.-coiisu ig, for tho purposo of informing the good . , ... .-- . ,. iieonlo ortliat nlaco, ol wii.il act ioil- gress had piia.'il during tho last ivitlon I'uget' Sound, by was of Humboldt liny, Crescent City, Port Orfor.l, Ump. qua, A:c.; nnd Hut tho 1'. M. (.eiicr.il, nil at - I - ..ail.iM Indl ltl(llll was uu'iiorizen 10 i-.nr .....n. IlMM k.1Im tot V fllf till! St'ltlCO lit U bill '. V' ... "' . . rcionnnn mat nau uetn niauu pru.r, m wi-,UUu per annum. Tho licncral stated hi Iho. "course of hlr iccapllulaliou, that ono! Heiirv L'l.iv Mudil was nt W'nsliliiglon when ho left, toady to enter into con- tract Willi uiu r. w. wenariiuuni i pwr-. f. I il ...Mill. I I'" ......, - .... Y 1 I.t... 1 . .1 .1 :!...,, ,1.1 I... L.fi'i i.. u.oaeniuo, mm ui ........." , inai no iiiuuKi" mo iimua iiiiuni ..v.v.. at thu Umpquii in a very thort lime, tVc. After tlio f'oioral had left on hit eiuuiioiicvitug lour, u.o iiiiuiuuu only In Scojtiburg but throughout tho ( county, wcrn freu to express llrtir opin.i Ion that ho had made I'.ilso statements,' .1 . .1 ..(.... .. ..A ... I. I....I .1... ', luaiiiio tuuis uio iiui un ii"" a"-ii ted. and used this to mnnufucturo can. 1 ilul for the immortal "hero of Kucur- nacion." '1 ho mml steamer not com lug, thcto speculations imvo beon con tinually indulged in over tiuco tho election, and tho most vindictivo uudl personal aterlions havo bocn in.tdu f....A al. n..nl III illlilCB tl'lift Uglliutl mu vjL-m.-i.il, uuu ui..i'i . voted fur him. Now, what nro Iho facts? Mr, Mudd has received tho contract for car rying tho mails between Aatori.1 and I'ugul's Hound, only, as io informs Iho editor of tho Pionur $ Democrat, but not a word is said about thu orlgfml design of tho net to loavo thu mail at inturmediuto ports between San Fran cisco nml l'ugct's Sound. And Gon. Lano did amht in procuring the pas. sage, of tha bill, which was plain and to the point that tho 1. M. General was requited to put tills service into opera tion. The 1. -M. General hat fulled to carry out Iho provisions of this law, at leabt It seems so far as we havo nny In foimatlon on the subject; and I Gail. . i i la .!.. i. .... Mrl. . I, alio to bo held roKimiaflilu for llili for llio violations of ttnly on tlio pad of povetnini'iil olllcliili I 'I'liostf liypor. crllicttl urntli'intMi nilbt clmrjjo wills lliu i.niio proiitlutv Ilint bo shniilil bo iii'M rcsponsllilo lor lliu (linnimei ilnno by lliu oitiition of Ml. Vcsiiiliia, nml w'llli ii a iiiiicIi aliow of mied'usfull iniiliilnliiliill tlii'lr tinlnt. 'I'licro bat ln'i'ti nmuli anbl tibout tin nriuubliii( nl their fute, nml turmhiu: this Hum nml lliulii'M nfonl,"wbol tl.irociitcilalu mi npluloii tliireilo;; fimu ilidrs. Hut tho titlo of their iiyiupti ihics seenia tu run nil one wny. 'I'lii' f.iimer, th. mechanic, nml tho nitlntn, who il.iily labor for their ruliviteuro,' Irnili'ta ol their money, nro set i nn "fo.iN" for not ileetiti; old "u' (town I mti ,1,,..." ... 1' i,,.i,..l ,,r i: (i.lilU'l. tl i- ..i... Uim. who has doiio just what ho told ushohiiil, ,h..l rut b person w us ho hinl, but which luia not been car. iy tlits I'. iM. lieiieial. All Ins :iro nriiu 'iuteil wlln the tifiiiffn.ftc fifi'lllliri 11 Slllit.'.'i ill llh i. I 'I wilfhavo reaillv: nbseueil tint there i.ji ,'n kind of n sjhlemalic i.rganitilio.i. aeeminirlv ns be rominon roiueut'fiii inilnnce: tluvo nro tomn wl.iill.ml. that ; the sun tiies nml neta for tuelr pariini l.ir beni'lil.iinillhnt llio ill,i;r wuainadi' 1 lorthimespeelillvlomnkeiuonevlnnll "d n fools" llial ! nrv lh' for- t porntinu tic facto, nnd when i.y ei , s nii'lliliig K'tl,nll tho town mint l.iujjli , .mil consiipioiitly when thiy liil.e ( iiiillT. fsersliuilv niul sillier", or there la 'Vouu thing wioi.g with tho carils." And ngatn, tlnro nro those who laiigli nt tho preeiso time, nt t!ni atalu jokw or tlio ubsceiiu attempt nl i it nml nnolh er puty who nro nltnek.'d with nflo-, Ixnt lit ofsiifrtlog whetiover Mr. Veil I.. I if ..Ml... ... ,..C,I ll.t.... iiini 11 laHCBnuuu. .....mi ih ,,, AmlwtMy I. It has iuln.il Ills, 'nntntrv." tavs Mr. Vcrlsoi.lit. "Di-tii Hut I nm inure to -- o; ... . .... njy llian, I fear, you will Imj willing mi encumber your column with, so I will ..ttrtiinilii.r vmtr f.illlltllia W Itll. PO 1 W III cloto this by siuildy saving, tint I nm 1. no of thoso "fools" who auppoited j Ccn. Line, who help support Ihoiuor chants of .Scotlsburg, beeaiiso I lliink them a lirerssary class or eillsriis as much so, but not more so than nny otli- cliiss I Rvnuntliiao witli tliem in tho unfortuimto prospects of Scottsbiirg hut not more Willi tliem titan 1 110 for Iho mechanic, lliu nrlliiiu, Iho pro fVriinnt.1 mill, nnd tho farmer, for It . .11 takes nil llieso to nmko nny sill.igo or community prosperous; nnd that laws .-. : a .1 I . !. nro euncletl m Amerliu lor 1110 ne 11111 - - - - . .. ..... 1 1.... or all, nml nut lor any pyucu.ar u.,. , lliu winking mail lias tm. saiuu rig. 1 to his oniiiioii ns lias tho uiillinunirc, nl. Ihniiuli ho may tun tlits sisk sf holiifs identified with them. Very truly nun, A. DAMl'llL'l.E. Nlllllliliir)' r Klatu' rVi'Ws. From tho N. V. Herald, July 5. Polltlitnl. Tho mooling of tho Know .N'olhlnj . a.,,., c II of .MHiiachusetts.nt llos- t,,,, Tu.-id iy, vaialtemlnll.y tibout rgo dt.K.i.uii..,. 1 iiu cnurao 01 ttiu ze . .' .. r.' I.,. III. M, I. .1.1, 1 1 f '..iiii.m ccuer ceuers iiuiii in" .,v,, ......-. . .'.. it 1 -ii,.,. vna nnnrovcil 01 uoiiiiiy. mm 11 ' .,iilfnrni ol piiuciptes Idenllcnl with I , ,ml tt.prrtuil by thu minority of thej ,iiiioiial Cnliveiition, svaa nuonivn. (jov (lli,lt.r m fjenntor Wilson tt.cro ln0 )rlnc)m upenkorH. In the ., .j r ,, lltur ,e Rui In regard l . . .. ..tin ... .1.. tliu tlaverv nullalion : "iieii ine In.t bondman can tlaml up ami bay, "I nm a man, n brother, nn American, aye, n inilivo American," then nnd nut till then.will tho limitation of tho tlavory question ceato in this republic." The Simon I'uro wfilgs of Miiliioheld a Stute Convention at I'm (land mi I'ri day, and iininiuatd Hon. Isaac Iteed for Governor. AuthNcbratk.-i, null, Know Nolhing.nnil unlLMithio Liquoi law roBolutiouB wore ndoptcd. Tho Know Nothing Stnto Council nl Goorgia lias been in Eesslon nt Mnrou. The ndopted tho Goorgia pbitforin.iiud nominated Hon, Garrett Andrews for Governor. Tho fioo toll parly of New IInnii. thlru met at Concord mi tlio'J7tli Juno, tn henrtho lions. Jamea Hell ami John I. Iliile. tho newly clDcMed 11. S. Sena. tors from that Stnto.uxpreat their views upon tlio great quottlons now agitating tho public nil ml. The Denrniatli' Stalo Comniilleo ' HIllMIIIMU !) I'lSVIS ' """l ' " ll of Now Voili hnvn Issued n call for n .Stnto Convention, to bo held at Hym ctiso mi thu "Dili August, for tlio pur. puso of uuinhiallug cnmlidntus for audi Stnto ollicei at mo In bo filled nt lliu i'Ii'imIiiii in Nuvemher, nml tilsn In ih. lurinliio tho timo mid mnmier of chnoii. log ih'h'gnli's In Iho next Democrallo Nittlmiiil Convention. Thu tlilul nnnlvvrsnry nf iho Young Mi'ti'n Demonrallo Union ('hilt una celebrated on Saint day nveuiug in tho Mi'tiopnlllnu Theiilte, New Vol It. Hi ii couip my wiih qullo iimneromi, mid una addressed by John Cochrane, (Jen, N've, nml ulhcr.i, Gov. IVase, of Texas, lias linen re unmhmled for lo-elecllou, Ho nvowi open war ngalnst thu kiinwiiuthlnga, C'loni Vatiliiiit,i(iu. Judge Miihoii, Iho Couuiilasloiior of Piilenlif, liistt ri'ilgiieil. It I prob.nbln tlmt Mr. Shtigiil, chief cleik in iho Pa tent Ollico, will Hiiccei'il hint. Mr. Wilson, Commistioiier of tins (it'inTiil 1, 1111I Uillci'.hiit burn removed, m iiccomit of hnowmithiiiglsm, -io s.ist n rnrrespuuileitl of the IkrxiUL .Sumo tweniy-llvo rlerlia, Ve., in iho it'lerul Ueiiarluii'llta huso been iimiiv. oil, lor hating loruiud tin uciiuaiulaiiio wil'i "S un." J.ulgu Waldo,' (hi) ('ommiisloner of IViimous, Ins been tlecleil to a seal ilion thu Supremo beueh nf Couuei'll. rill, mid It 1 1 t'l i'i;;ht that hu will resign tho nllh'o uf Cnmmblnuer of I'alcuta. I'iiIiIiu prochi'iriliou of iho Jnpati ti.Mlj h:n been m nle by tho I'risldenl. .Illirollitiiiutiu. Citi.KtinA no.N 01 I.Mii:i'i:.Mii:n: D.v v i Ni:w Vniiit ami Ki.iuwiimii:. Tlio d.iy passed nil' llile,ly. So far n wa lie ml fiom t'. mi w.iatiu troubK'.iiii ii.ll, ti distil linici uf nny soil. All pisa.d iil'i'jli'llv. An occasinal ibuw ei'ilniii'!,' tlio day cooled olflhii ntuivn. plier", I it til lh dust mid ndilt.il some u'tat ! t'n1 cilcbmtlull. Tho 1111I1I try ilispl iy in tin) city wnt 'nilliaiit. Now Vnrli can turn nut tho Hues! military divliimi uver ajitti on pa r.t.lit.ir in 11clt1.1l aerslco. 'Uiu liquor l.w went into fnrro ns tho I.t-glahitiii.1 directed. I'very 0110 who f.lt Ihiisty ilalietl his ilil-n 11 1 uiu. tl. Tliejr did mi in HrooVI)ii ns well as In New Vurll. Thero was no troub In .110 artests no seizures. Wn havo not he ml tit" opinion of tho Carson league, but everybo Iy ello tvemi nails lied Willi thu operation nodi'lfcd of Iho law for ihn lint day. In tlio evening the rain, howcvor.rath er iiiterferril with lite fiiownrka. Tho lioiuanili In thu I'nlh tiied Io kerptlry under nn tiinbtcll.i, Lut they failed in their clfotlr. Tho ll.tltiinoroAtis were considerably hnken up on Thursday moriilng by nlmt is supposed to bavu been un earth, quake. Tliu shock wns sensibly fell lor many miles nrotind, but so far at known 110 casualties had happened. Another mail robber, a clerk in tho pott ollico nt Chicago, has been nrrelt etl. I 'o or thousand dollars wrro found in his mum, nml It Is billuved that 10 or 815,000 had boon stolen from tho mails nt that ollicu. At thu 1st term of tho Supremo Coutt of Hlmdo Island there wero -III petitions (orilivorce. Thlrty-iiluu wcro granted, anil of llieso twenty-iilno wero I10111 wives. Iliero must I10 a terrlblo stalo of nir.ilrt in llhodo IsUml, Mrs. Iiiiilitio W, Davis tind Mrs. I.ti ey Stonu lllncliwell nllicUllv nnnoiiuco 1I1.1I tint next wnni.in's rights convet). (inn will hu held in Cincinnati nn tho 17th mid lSlh tl.it of October next. Ci:ntiiM- Ami:iik'a. Late advices from (.'1i1tr.1l America statu thr.t tho iinllii'tiliis of Nicarngtin havo orderetl (hat Col. Kinney 11111I Mr I'ubunttho'd In put to death by nny cisil or militaiy ollicer or ollicei , il (hoy atu found within tho tvnitory of thu republic,--Much nlarm prcvailctl. A ttrnngo and injtlvrlnuiiln.iMo ru eido waaeiiimiiltli'il in llrooklvtt 1111 tho uightnf Jtinu '.'tJth.by IloriitioN.Gus tin mid Miia Willi. tins. They wero rijund upon n lounge on the back piaz za of his lather's liuiiso the next morn ing. A phiul which hail contained prusslc ncid was found near them. Tho l.uly biin'uiikiKiWiilothitiiiiglibors.niid appealing to bo n perron of rerprctn bihty, she wilt buried in mi nrislonrntlo slsle. IVotn kiihicquinil iuvcttigalloit it appears that idm hat leil n life of diitilitfiil sirlne, utnl that young Gtiitiu was herftlend nml cuuiianion. Trom tho Oregon Statesman. I.iilnr from till) Cul villi) lolil "tlliii"i-lt!tiii-ii of W!ll,B'nr rjo (V -'o.'a ."lacasfiiuor Ilia Mcport. 1'oitTi.AKit. July 21, lflnn. I'ltiliM) V!M. Dear tiir : Wo tend you un rtbstr.ict of thu report brought liy Mr. A. V. Wilton, our messenger just urilvod from Ft. Colvillo. Mr. Wilton ditl not go fitithur thnn Ft. Colvillo, outug In tho opposition of tho IndlntiK, they being tiuwilliing that tho Amuiicans thoiild work the mini's un til a tidily had been matlo with them. Ho icpoitM that little or no milling can be (I0116 until ltl September, on .iccnunt of high wntur. Tho gold thus far obtain il ii Tlont Gold, and tirobnly as good diggings nt was found any where hi California. Tho mining has beeil confined lo two bars one nu tho noitli nnd iho other on Iho noitlh tido of tho liver fund il'Oicillc. They have nveragiil from 81 00 lo 625 00 to Iho man jier day. Mr. WiUon it-port, nil the lilbt." X,