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miscellaneous; Inirbetwcsa the Cine LloucUiaa on the Weat, and) ibe rkyIcUina the JIuL The mrmthmn flirtiii IcittU of aleer rocky ;mooo- THB OREGON TERRITORY ; , dee? oirrow nlleya and wide sandy plains. NTumv srrraa- , . i J rrxe dirtirinithics features f this n gion, are Tbe Ns w York Courier gives in ww tztrme rfrynesss, and the great .Terence a 1 f.iiBy sketch fa itkttko l the disputed tide. tb temperature between the day and the night !T . It seldom rains: there is very littlaanow in the A DO SOWW "V , . t? -Aa bw matter U cf intense interest, and ao which definite and anthem infonnatwn ia grtttir to be deeirtd, we shell present aa briefly r aa rosa&Ja i statement of the whole question, in. aia5ethaTflJ4aoa itaa claim on either of ' .v- --J r.n almost entirely from the forth- lurm comitf t L . , VCrt Voyuhed Mlii, and the eootAern-most near edly .wucb the beet txaat-et hitherto : pahluhed rtlIel. of Ulitoda, . Them are many . - i: a - I .... . . ao iam neii , t Tie DialU IHwTerrtar9'Z Jy the Tferida Treaty cf '1819. 'between the U. States aad'Bpaao, a line drawn along tha 42od paTaEelcf UtiraJe, from tha Rociy mountains to the Paci3e, wta fixed aa the Northern limit, of Ihe SpanUh teaixory, and ihe Southern. limit of tha territory of the United States in Western A 1 taeriea i and when Mexico took the place of Spain, the aame boundary line via preferred by a new t -aif-r v -.r - -' T " ; By the Convention of 1S2U between the Uoi- ted Statea and Raeaia, the Russians agreed to make no ettlementj eoaia of tbe latitude & degrees 40 minutes, and the United St tea a " rtard to make oo aettkment north of that line. By the CooTentwoof 1S23, between Ruaeia & Great Britain, it wat igread that the Britiah hall oceopy do place north of 54 dej. 10 miautee and that the RawianaihooU oike no Battlement S. of that line; and farther, that a line from that parallel northward, within 20 mi lea of tbe aea,to . h Interjection with the Hlrt meridian of west ' longitude, and thence alorg that merUian to' the Arctic Sea, ebauld be the limit between Ihe Rua eian and Bntuh poaeefaiona. A glance at any good map will show thai thle line paaaee through i lit, 8l EliaaJ - 1 ': ' ' f litre, then, are two linea of boundary, one N. from the line of 54 deg. 40 minutea latitude to the Arctic Sea, between Great "Britain and Rnwia ; "the other following the 42d parallel, making ihe Emit between ihe Uaited Statea and Mexico. . TAe ifCermediaU rtgi is Ike disputed frrritory f Ortg9 The Americana claim ccrm of we 42J line, the BritUh aoath of the line, of 54 de grtee 40 minureab h to an ondeSned extent, but each ao fr aa to emhraie the country drain ed by the Colombia RIer. Tbeae claima were eompromiaed by a arrangamehl made ia 1818, cootiaoed indefinitely In 1827, and atill in force, by which amy taerhary jo, that aectioo claimed by either, ahall be aa open to the eitizena or aubjecta of both tha gorerament of each being at liberty to abrogate the arrangement, after gifing due no tkeoftwelraaioothatothatofthe'otber. Thia, then, ia the diapate the ownership of thia terri tory. , - - " f.' ' Oreroo, the diapntad territory, thue extend from the 42d parallel to the Hoe of 54 degreca 40 tolnates. " 'Ita natural boundariei are : on the eaat, the Rocky Moantaine; oa the South, the Snowy MocBtaioe ; en the Weat, the Pacific, from Cape Mendocino to Cape Flattery ; and on the North, the Sualghta of Fur a, about 12umilee eaat ward. the rexed Oregoa, Question, is peculiarly inUr- eating:....-; -. v . v. Gentlemen, one of the most prominent and. meat Important duties confided to th General Government k tbe eara and praserration of tbe foreign relations of tha country.-: Tha foreign relations, in a peculiar manner, are entrusted to tbe discretion, the authori ty, and the power of the General Government. : At tbe present moment all perceive that in regard to onr foreign relations there is one, and I am happy to say but one, question of exciting interest. - It is of a na ture so delicate and important, that while there rest Don it the oeace and happiness of the eoantrr, it ii lakee in thia aectioo, scene of which commanicate nevertheless a question npon which it is not easy to with the Colombia, and otbere baring oo outlet, f speak with security and care before a puoijc auuience. are aalL - The krmt of the .alt lake, ia Lake l'Vf'S'!f:A CUCi0Xl VI IJIaiU laiCJOBeVf IVOt nVOU wuuv swmww and Ureat Untain, on ineeaojeci oi uregoa. TilE OREGON QUESTION.5 if There was a great yVhlg MeeUag 'atf anroil ;Han; Boston,' last week, preparatory"to the' Massacbu X setts State Election, .At this Meeting, Mr. Waa- 'raa appearedad made one of nia great rl-UefootoftbeSiony Moonuina. ; Itieems to be natural - That portion of it .which we subjoin, relating to enough, if tha two Gorernments contemplate a change, "' I Lave said I will nor undertake to express an opin io as to the manner In which the question may bo settled. 1 wilt asfi however, rbat appeaorio be pa torsi. It Is well ' known that the 49th desreo of turf h latitat, is th boundanr line between the western uartof this coontrvandjbo BritHjb provinces, as tar as j ex-br6icli?nt Van JJuren. ' ' - r f We found Ur. Van Buren at home, and accom j' X,l 4JR.TAN BURENJ3 JPARUT r JVe lately Wased a beautiful acamer' daV la the vicinity of Kinderhook. , Amorj other plasea cf interest we visited Linden'walJ," the seat of ralley ia winter, and ao oiatarr if depoahed ia dewa. A (L .Terence of forty degreee in tDetner- mrmtsr. between nnnruM aad noon, I ia not on common.- The eurface la besides ao atfotigly Im. nreraated wiih salts aa to render-tultivation al moat !mMMsib!. In this retrion are the chief branches of the Columbia, the northern-moat ri- Votrta. of which' the situation' and extent are im perfectly known.' The" northern part of this region ia leaa barren than just described. L The valleys are wider, the rains more frequent, and the soil is freed from salt by the numerous streams which traverse it- -.The country, east of the Rocky mountaioa ia for mora than two hundred miles dry and barren, affording no manner of au sport for vonaLtfian. exeent Is the immediate vicinity of atreams, and efTerinz a' formidable obstacle to the ectilement of tbe western territory. These three resions comprise the Oregon tern torv bow in dispute between the United Statea and Great Britaio, It derives iU chief value from the Columbia River. The northern-most branch of this great stream is Canoe river, which riaes near, the 54th degree of latitude. Near the 52d, ia ita progress South, it ia joined by two others. at a place called by the traders Boat bocamp menu Of these two, one flows from the Sooth along the base, of the Rocky Mountains i the other rises in a Wat rorsre of .that chain, near tholinaaf 23dmei. and in the immediate vicinity of the highest land on tbe Western Coo tinnf .Tniwllon Ararr'ihm th scene SB OHO of "VMBjei ata viivie w v v w terrific desolation.. From this point the united etreame run South 200 miles, where the Columbia receives MeGillivrav'a river, aad - soon after aarke'e, both flowing from the Rocky MounUina. nisrkea rivr. which is nearlv- aa lar?e aa me Columbia, rites near the head waters of the Mis souri: the intervening ridge is not very high ; and it may form poe of the' great channels of future communication. The Clarke rushes into the' Columbia over a ledge of rocks, and then bothjiass the Blue Mountains. at Kettle Falls, just below which, in lat.48 deg. 87, is Fort Uol ville, one of the principal establishments of the Uudson'e Bay Company. The country in the vicinity ia very fertile and agreeable-' Thence tbe Columbia flows due west, receiving the Spokan from the south-east, about 100 miles, to the junction with the Okanairan. a lanre stream from the North, where the Hudson's Bay Com pany have another Fort- Thence the Columbia runs South to tbe latitude of 46 deg. 8, and then joins the Levis or Snake river. This river rises in the angle formed by the Rocky and Snowy mountains, between the 42d and 44' h parallels, near the sources of the Colorado, the Platte,' the Yellow Stone and the Missouri ; flows west thence a Hoe running ortb-east tJong tbw high- ward throu Snowy Mountaine to Salmon landa separating the waters of the Columbia from those of Fraxers River, to the Rocky Mountains. Thia' Is' the Territory drained by the Columbia, and the extent of ita surface Is abont 350,000 sq. miles.. This country ia divided by ita natural con. fig ration, into throe great regions, which differ from, each other materially in soil, climate and pro ductive powers. r. . ... v . - v 1, The first region, or low country,. lies be tween the Pacific coast and a chain of mountains fanning near the sea. This chain has received a variety of names, the California, the Ktamet, the Caacade and the President range, and ita aeven highest peaka have been named after the aeven Presidea's from Waabiogtop to Jackson ia suc cession. These moonuina are of considerable elevitLc, and those who have travelled over them apeak ia rapturous terms of the wide and magni ficent view which they present. . The distance from the coaat to the font of these mountaine ia ia soma place 100 miles. In othera less. The intervening country ie crossed, by low ridges, be tween which' are. valiies drained by" rirere flow, ing into the Pacific and the Columbia. Of the tiro which empty 'into 'Columbia, the Cowilitz baa been but partially traced; the Multnomah or Wallamet, baa been traced 200 miles, through a valley said to be tbe moat delightful and fertile part of west America, The climate of thia re gion is more favorable to agriculture than that of the other parts of Oregon. Tbe Summer ia warm and dry. Snow ia rarely aeeo in tbe valleys, and the ground U very seldom frozen, so that plough leg may be carried on during the .whole winter. Wheat, barley, rye, spplea, potatoes, are raised ; horses and cattle succeed tolerably well; btt agriculture must always suffer from tbe dry ness of tbe summer. , The growth of timber on the uplands ia eaormousWax surpassing io thick ness and sice any forest known in tbe United Falls ; thence northwest to its junction, receives the Waliawalla, the Umatala, John Day'a river, and tbe Falls River from the South, and then paaaes through the range of mountains nearest 1 suppose it is tbe sentiment of every sensible and just man that tbe preservation of the peace of Ihe eoantry on honorable terms, sua anoerarcuniMsnccs favorable to the treat interests of the country, is an object In itself highly desirable. I suppose I may t.k it tar rranted that, in the judgment of this as sembly, tbe public peace of two great commercial . . . . . V l" ? A cooutries, which held logetner a aauy luiercoune ex ceeding that between any other two countries in tn world, shall not be lightly disturbed ; aud upon trie foundation of these general ideas to say a word or two opoo a subject which seems within a few days to have excited considerable alarm. . . . - The only Question now remaining out of all those which have excited attention between the countries, is the question of the Oregon Territory. "What is that question ? How does it stand ? The Oregon Territory embraces that part of the continent which lies west of the Stony Mountains, and between tbe Stonv Moontsins and the Pacific " It b cot necessa- rv to to into the history of the discovery of the ter ritory, or of the rights which one or the other party find to it-- It is enough to say it is in dispute between England and the United States, and has been in dis pute for forty years. This controversy seems now to be approaching a sort of crisis ; and there are from time to time symptoms of alarm on. one side of the Atlantic or the other, as to the consequence of tbe course of policy which either Government may pur- - I I r 1 i I sue- ljei us iook lainy. ana caiaiiy a vee now u stands. Tbe territory, as I have said, has been the subject of claim, iu whole or in part, by both Gov ernments for a great many years. , , It has constantly been a subject of negotiation, aod yet tbe Governments have not been able to agree. As far back as 1818, not being able to come to terms of agreement, tbey stipulated by a convention, which is in force at this present moment, that the whole ter ritory should be thrown open to both countries until the boundary was finally settled. That Was the pro vision of convention, which was confined at first to a limit of ten years ; afterwards continued by agree ment indefinitely or until one of the two nations expressed a disposition to terminate it. ' That signifi cation of a disposition to end it has never been given by either party, and tbe whole country of Oregon at this moment is open to the hunting, the settlements, tbe commerce, and the ships of both nations, under treaty stipulations. Now, rentlemen, I desire to speak with the ut most care, and I hope that I may not be in tbe slight est degree misunderstood while 1 proceed to make a few remarks on this subject. And, in the first piece, 1 say to you, and through yon to the country, what all know, that in the whole scope of this question it appears that this is a subject for negotiation, for dis- cussion, for amicaDie settlement : ana so it nas oeen regarded by both Governments for the whole length of lime. It was because the two Governments could not agree as to the proper division of the territory, or npon any other satisfactory arrangement, that in 1818 they determined on joint occupation until they could come to some understanding abont it. And, with the same spirit, this Government, at three dif ferent times, in 1818, in 1824, in 1826, has proposed to the British Government a straight line of division, the parallel of 43", all north or which should be as- tbat itiey should agree to an extension of this same liiM westward : that tbe two should keep on abreast. aide by side, with the same lino of division till they reach the Pacific ocean. It is well known that, abont where tbe Columbia river crosses the 49;h parallel, it makes a inrn and flows nearly southward. Very well; Suppose it made aa sudden sweep to the northward. England would then naturally., say, tbU riyer, which has been making westward, sweeps to the northward; instead Of making with it great bend to the north, we will leave it, and go on straight to tbe Pacific ocean on this parallel of. 49 degrees. s For the same reason, it Is not unnatural for the United States to say, since" h proves tbaf ihe iver tnskes "a circuit to the soothinstead of, following that circuit, we will go straight upon the 49th- parallel till we meet the shore of the Pacific oceans V , V v ?Zl'i t& This very proposition has been made to tbe British Government three successive times.: It was made in 1818, in J 824. and in 1826, again and again to follow np the 49th parallel, westward from the Lake of the Woods, nor only to the foot of the Rocky Mouutains, but over the mountains and onward to the ocean.' K . . , I am not about to say whether ibis is a proper divis ion of the territory or not. Bat I do say, that, as;it has been at) often repeated in this manner twenty-five, and twenty, end eighteen years ago, it is an admission that there is something to negotiate about and treat about for either side that it is not a question ftee from difficulty on either, side. :; Applause. - i s Pr . . . i i . . i . . .1 t t r X.OW, gentlemen, woo is we tnau ai lao ueaa 01 either Government who will take upon: himself the responsibility of bringing on a war, between two na tions like Great Britain and America, upon a question of this kind, until he is prepared to show that any thing and every thing that be could do has been done toavoki such a terrible ultimate result. Mr Wrwas interrupted here by renewed cheers If a British Minister,' under whose administration a war should ensue on fbe question, cannot stand np in Parliament and show that it is not bis fault cannot show that he has done every thing which an honest : aod sensible man could do to avert the conflict, I undertake to say that no power or popularity can uphold bis shaking position for an hour Cheers And in tbo same sense and spirit I say, . that if, in this : country, any party shall, before we are aware of it, plunge ns into a war upon this question, it must expect to meet a very severe interrogatory from the American - people must expect to prepare itself . to show, that it has done all it could, without any bias from the pride of success or the love of war all that it could do to keep the nation safe from so great a calamity, with the preservation of its rights and its honor. " Gentlemen, it appears to me that any man. Prime Minister of England or President of tbe United States, who should unnecessarily light up tbe flames of war upon such a subject, ( flames, let me add,' that will burn over the whole globe.) may well consider - the genius of his country addressing to him .the , words which the orator of Rome supposed tbe genius of bis country would address to him if be did not quell tbe Catiline conspiracy : " Jin cum . hello vasta&ilur Italia, vexabunttr urbe,teeta ardebunt ; turn U turn existimas inoidia incendia cotiJlapaturum." Applause. No, gentlemen! the man who shall, incautiously, or led on by false ambition or party pride, kindle those fires of war over the globe on this question must look out for it must expect to be himself consumed in a burningconflagration of general reproach. ' Prolonged cheers T V'.j '.ft. ,A There will be a public indignation before which no popularity, public or private, can stand it will melt down every monument of the dead, it will destroy all respect for tbe living, it will burn up every vestige of respect fot individual worth, if unnecessarily, if reck lessly, if ambitiously, it has plunged the subjects and citizens of two civilized Christian States of the world into war a war which shall cause tbe loss of millions of wealth-shall lorn cities to smoke shall cost thou sands and hundreds of thousand lives ; and those smoking cities, and that destruction of property, and that sacrifice of life, shall, be ' found over the whole globe, in every latitude and longitude, surrounding tne uall on wuicn we live. nanied him in a walk over the farm.: When he entered on the occupancy pf his place, on his re tirement from the Presidency,' ft was much out of order, the Urjdbainge4tfrented ' for twenty years, and been ; under coltivaiioit for the period of 160 years. Severai of the buildings had be come poor, the fences' were old and rotting down, and boshes and grass of wild growth had taken possession of the farm." During the abort time it haa been under Mr. Van fiuren'e management, the " place haa been greatly improved ; and a course is now.fatrly begun by which a handsome income may be derived from it.?. The garden and pleasatie grounda have been enlarged and newly laid outhot houses have been erected and a large number of fruit and ornamental trees, ahrnb4 be, ry, .&c. have been planted. The' green honse contains a collection of exotic fruita t and plants, among.which were some fine grapes. " In the gar. den we noticed some fine, samples of all the fruits of the - aeaaonvs.M;'' jvkt;? u I Among the objecta which gave beauty and in-' terest to the grounds, are two artificial ponds in the garden. y1 They were easily made by construct ing dame across a. little brook originating from springs on the premises. . . Soon after they were made (three years ago,) eome fiah were put into them,' and they are now so well "stocked with trout, pickerel, and lrcbVttbat MrVV Buren assured iis they will afford an abundaot supply for his table. This is a' matter well worthy of consideration. There are many situations where such ponds may be made, and with yer trifling expense the luxury of catchirig'and eating a fine trout or pickerel, may be had at any time. . ! ' Several of the fie Ida have been enclosed with new fences, and several buildings erected, among which is a very tasty farm house, and a barn cal culated for storing 150 tons of hay after being Tt fA COtJPLC OP STRAY' LEAVES." -' w " A eonnL mm I.-iimi. ar finJ n!nv ih Mn4. t "-7 v-r , " OUI uopa Qj., will apply to but lew of our readers. Why ma v the whole of married life, Jike tbe first tit moQthJ it, be, aa here r represented, a perfect Elysium earth r: Would it not be so, if the same paint weiV ken qfter the first six months, to bear and forbear before the xpirauoo iof that period? A COUPLE 6r 8TRAT LEAVES - tiir thc riasT. . ; Six J,Tanth$ after Marriage. ' ' : Well, ny dear, will you go to tbe party kj.B!,i ., you know we have a very .polite invitation.' Why, my love, knt as yoa Dlease: v'.", i I always wkb to consuh your pleasure.! - , Well, ; then, liarriet, suppose we go rtat t, roo are perfectly willing; now don't say yes bees' do, for. you know that where you are, there I perfectly bappy.V " . , ;.... . , ' n 1 1 way, my. tove, yoo will enjoy yourself then i am sure; ana wnerever yoa are happy. I ahal of coarse. v. What dress shall . I wear. Wnt,,mi JV , . " "-""-inw my nrtiitA Mt!n. vrifh tilnntA tm mm - -l - - - r (hbi M.n niT wain nw: rm , ... i i tunu i swui vuoii. uiiugs. , now take yoec .;ifi','-;.-7j lawoovtss , c ..j --. f .t ' But perhaps the most important improvements which have taken place on the farm, have been made on a tract , of bog land, ? thirteen acres of which have been thoroughly reclaimed, and are covered with luxuriant crops of grass or oat si Three years ago, thia land V was worthless. - It was. first drained by ditches; the. stumps and bushes were then cut down and burned, and the ashes " spread on tbe land. It was afterwards sown in srrass, usins a . mixture of timothy and x (n tkA Tha onttt nf I clare vou are rather too hasty. uL; .nA thn anA I ' I wih. Mr Snooks; youM mind your own btisi i cbi.iuiitig no, j yw mwtj .mv .wm ww ... now pay the interest of a hundred to a hundred and fifty dollars peraere. In thia Z Mr.. Van Bu ren has set a good example, which we hope will be followed by other farmers in the neighborhood who have lands similarly situated. lev V Harriet, dearest, you look beautiful in an. tku oet own choice but I think vou lir J?I Well in the white satin;?; 4 ; , ' i Therev William, . dear, I knew you would think just as I did oh! how happy we shall be lo-tight and yoa must promise me not to leave me there for a moment, for I shall be so sad if you do," C,- - Leave thee, dearest, leave thee! - Wot by yonder star I swearl" t ''r t Oh WaiiamV dearest Wiliriim; bow beautiful illlt is, you are always learning poetry to make me ban. t:vr . ; ' 'f V ''And HsrVtet; my own prhtrd Harriet, weuld I not do any thing in the world to give you one moment's hsppinessi, Ph, you are so very, very dear to me, it seems at time almost, too much happiness to last " Oh, do not aay so, dear William, it will iatt md we shall be many years happier than ibis, for will not our love be stronger and deeper every yea;; and now dearest, I will be back- in one. moment, aud then wiiigo.,::;;.i;,; . , " There, she has gone bright and besotifol cres tore she is Ob how miserable I should be without her she has wove a spell around my heart, and one that never, no never, can be broken; she is the only star of my existence guiding me on to virtue and hap. piness; and can I ever love her less than now? nn J I ever desert her can I ever apeak of her in ten that terms of praise? Oh, it is impossible ah is too good' too pore; happy, happy man that I am." . .j..y4i: lf v V ' i t,car tnx . skcomo. . . - v . : s ,jr ; . Six Year$ etfter Marriage. . ' My dear, I will tbsnk yoo to pass tbe sugar; yoa did'nt give me but one lump' VVell, -Mr. Snooks, I'declsre you use sugar enough in yonr tea to sweeten a hogsliesd of vinegar: James, keep your fingers out pf the sweetmeats; Su san,' keep still bawling : I' declare it is enough io set one distracted there take that, you little wietcb." Wby, Harriet, what has tbe child done? I ds- The notato' crop is one of ! considerable conae- qoence on hie farm as well ,aa on, othervin, the vicinity. f.Mr. Van Buren raises the variety calU ed the Carter's, produced from the ball a few years ago by the sbakeral He' considers these' by hi the' most profitable kind known. "jMrl Van Buren assured us that all which, could be raised would rpadilv command fiftv rents a bushel bv theauan. I a n rh;n ,;Tit tily in New York city; ? -,f ', '"r tj'vfv-:? I Can never do anything! faith, Mr. Snooks, if no All the crops appear to be well managed. hess; you're always meddling with what don't con oem "yon. T " - ' - ' Well, Mrs.' Snooks, I want to know who bass better right than I have you are always fretting sod 'fuming about nothing.'' H Pa.Thomss is tearing yonr newspapers all ep." 5,Thoraaloome here bow dare yoo abuse III teach' yoa lo tear it again there, air, how does thai feel? now go to bed." ; Mr. Snooks, yoo horrid wretch bow csn you strike a child of mine in that ws? come here, Thomas, poor fellow did be get bun? never mind; here's a lump of sugar; there, lbs t's a good boy." Hn ' Snooks, jet me tell you, you will spoil flis children? you know I never, interfere wben you see fit to punish a child; jta strange that a woman can nerer tbe Pacific, under the 46ih parallel of latitude. signed to England, and all south belong to America. va .a waves a m i a s I ni -s ii t:l -f a J? A a J iL!. Below the Waliawalla the Columbia forma many rapids, some of which are impassable at low water, but passable at high water, both up and down. Five, miles below the Fallis are the Dalle or narrows, where the river rushes throngba space not more than 150 feet wide, walled in by basaltic columns on both, aides ; and 36 milee lower are the Cascades, which are impassable at all timea. Thia.point ia 125 miles from the ocean ; the tide comes nj to it, and the navigation is good for vesaels drawing not more than fourteen feet wa ter. At a distance of about one hundred miles from the Pacific, on the north of Columbia, stands Fort Vancouver, tbe principal establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company west of the Rocky Mountains. It consists of a number of wooden buildings within a blockade, a saw mill and grist mill, and the number of inhabitants is about 600 ; several hundred acres of land are under cultiva tion. The Wallamet enters the Columbia from the South about 20 miles below Vancouver ; it ia navigable for small vessels 20 miles from its mouth. At the head of ita navigation ia a delight ful valley, where two settlements have been made one by retiring serrsnts of the. Hudson's Bay Company, and another by American citizens chief ly from this city. Astoria is on the Columbia, 8 miles from its month. Tbe Columbia enters tbe Pacific between two points of land, one on the north called Cape Disappointment, or Cape Han- cock, and the 'other Point Adams. From each and bar runs into tbe water above which rolls the wavea of the Pacific on the one aide and the torrents of tbe Colombia on the other. Tbe riv er abounds in fish, especially salmon, which form Slates. .There are exteoeive prairiee extremely I the principal support of the 20,000 savages who fertile and above inundattoovTravenere describe l innaou uie urei ana iniaaie regions or uregon. fir and pioe trees growing here of gigantic size. Boa Cox mentions a fir near Astoria, 43 feet in circumference. 153 feet high before reaching a branch, and SCO feet la ita whole height. Ano ther stands on the banks of the Umqua, 57 feet in circumference, and -216 feet high below ita branches.' Sound pine from 260 to 280 feet high, and from 20 to 49 feet in circumference, are by no mesas nocMnrooo. - " - -' . 2 Tbe MidUe Region of Oregon lies -between the Prcaldeat Range and the Blue Mountaine, a claim extending throdgh the whole territory N. Basics or Pkomisx or Marrugsv-Soils for damages in caaea of this kind have been numerous of late. In the case of Sarah Steele ts." Lewis Francis, in New York City, the lady recovered 1810001 The Evening Post, says: . Tbe charge of the Court was very interesting to suitors, and should be by them: constantly borne in mind. It shows that M courting," after all, ie a serious matter, and the man who at- lemms to inae wuo ine anecijons or a voonr and South, considerably broken, aod made up of j lady, may get caught in his. own net. Judge steep aad rocky anoantiana, ge ae rally volcanic' I Ulsboffer told tbe Jury that a promise of marriage Ska. .-m.- . r IV m. t mm. Jk A.S m. . I I I A S M m Tu M esV f ,1 . . ST vuuhi utj iujiicu irum uio ici pi loo pa rue ft, a and some of thera covered with eternal snow; It ia more elevated and less fertile than the low country. The aoif is . a sandy clay,' covered with grass, small shrubs and prickly pear. "Timber is scarce, the trees are a mall and of useless wood. The climate ie agreeable and aalubr ioua. ..There Is little snow, especially in the. Southern rallies. Few attempta bare been made at cultivation, and these are represented by trareleraas not verysnc cesefsL The agriculture. It ia said, must always be limited to the wants of a paatnral people,- The. region, though poorly adapted to tilling, ia one of the best for grazing in the world. It is in this section that all the horses for the supply of Indiana and traders ia the interior are raised, and often a single Indian owns hundreds of thera. Iff. VVjeth, a judicious traveller throegh thia aectioo, deems if, for producing hides, tallow and biwfricr to any part of America. . Sheep nghtbe ra'teai to any extent, acd it is one of oeaiibiest countries ia Ihe world. a man paya such attention to a female aa to make it appear that be ia affianced to her, the law will Imply .a promise on his part and if a female, in keeping company with him, shows by her acta that ahe , reciprocates hi affections, a mutual promise is implied, and either party can maintain a suit. On the . other hand, if ube lady shows coldness and want of attachment, the' law does not Imply a mutual promise, aod Ihe'defendant would be at liberty to marry some one else. " Io the present case the- Coort .considers, from the acta of the parties, that there had been a mutual promise, but that ia a aubject for the considera tion of the jury, as is the question. of damages,' bearing in mind tbe pecuniary situation and ability of the defendant " 1 : " ' -" : ",w loaa A Washington Correspondent of the N. Y. Evening Post aoggesta, that as the Mexleana V bile the English Government did not accede to this proposition of our Government, it did not insist upon any right to the whole of Oregon. Therefore the position ef the question, by the admission of both Go vernments through this long series of years, - is- that of a question for discussion, and negotiation, and com promise, and amicable settlement. Prolonged ap- plause : Now, gentlemen, I read, with interest of course, the discussion .upon this subject in the House of Com mons three months ago, resulting in an expression of opinion from tbe British Premier, which received the sanction of that House ; and 1 am willing to avail myself of the language of" that Minister upon this subject, and apply it to our side of tbe question, as be did to bis.. I have nothing to complain of as to tbe temper of that language : I am free to say that it was a temper becoming a large-minded, liberal, and just statesman, but what the British' Minister said iu the noose of Commons in its sum ana substance was that England had rights in regard to this ques tion that must be and would be respected. I adopt the same language on our side, aud say that we also have rights that ought to be, must be, and will be re spected. Cheers ' Now, gentlemen, I do not purpose to express to yoo an opinion upon this subject : I have no better opinion than any one of yoa as to the manner in which this adjustment ought to be made, hut 1 have full confidence, the utmost confidence, that it can be made: that it can be made by wise and moderate measures in a manner perfectly consistent . with the honor and with all the rights of all parties. Cheers. I am the more coufident of this when 1 look a lit tle forward and see the state of things which is not far in advance. Where is Oregon ? On the shores of the Pacific, three thousand miles from us, and twice as far from England. Who is to settle it? Americans roaTuly ; some settlers undoubtedly from England ; but all Anglo-Saxons; all men educated in uolions of independent government,' and all self dependent. And now let me ak if there be any sensible man in the whole United States who will say for a moment that when fifty or a hundred thou sand persons of this description shall find themselves on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, , that they will long consent to be under tbe rules either of the A merican. Congress or the British Parliament. ' They will raise a standard for themselves, and they ought to do iL I look forward to the period wben they will do this as not so far distant, but that many now pres entand those not 'among the youngest of ns, will see a great Pacific republican nation. I believe that it ie in the course of Providence aod of human des tiny that a great State is to arise, of English and American descent, whose power will be established over the country on the shores of the Pacific ; and that all those rights of natural and political liberty. ail inosa great principle, mat coin nation have in l ,L.' i.tl III L m - B Noble Sentiments. The Native Americans of Berkshire county. Mass-, lately nominated the Hon. Asabel Foote, of Williamstown, as one of their candidates for the Senate. - This nomina tion was respectfully declined ; and subsequent ly Mr. Foote addressed a letter to the Pittsfield Eagle, in which be takes a stand - in favor of Whig. principles : - ' - M Could I for a single moment entertain the con viction thst Native Americanism was to be the agent, under Providence, of averting evils like these,. I would fail not to avail myself of that moment of conviction to throw myself, soul and body, into ita embraces. But that moment of conviction has not yet arrived and I think that I discover obstacles which wilt post pone it to a day too distant for my purposes. I must therefore still adhere to my . old i relations, and rest satisfied with Whig principles, Whig measures, and Whig men. -With ibe Whig party J am, in a great mrssure, satUfied.- I believe it to embody more in telligence, more correct principles, more hooest pa triotism, more genuine philanthropy, and mora, real Christianity, than any other political organization un der the heavens.".., .-;-;; ..., V Leached ashes were tried last aeaaon with ex cellent success. Great benefit has also been de-' rived frorn ploughing in clover.' Mr. Van Buren keeps but little stock, a coneid erable object being the sale of bay.' . The man agement of the farm is under the immediate tut pervision of Mr. Van Bureh,' vrho finds in it a sal utary exercise for the faculties of mind snd body; In bis rural retreat, 9 removed from, the cares of State, and the turmoil of political ways ho uqw Drinks the pure pleasures of a rural life. Mr. Pbiijia destined to be haunted by the Kane letter during . his Preaidential , ternv Like the stains upon Lady Macbeth's band, -it cannot be gotten rid of.' Even hie friends conjure it np be fore' him, and hold him to the "pledges" it contains. A Philadelphia correspondent of the lnton, ; the official organ gives thefbllowinvery gjsnile" hint concerning the respect that must.be paid to Pennsylvania, and to the profeesions of the Kane 4 I body did any' thing right in the bouse but yourself, what would become bt nsrr ; Let me fell you ma'am, this is improper laoroags for yoa, ma'am, and 111 bear it no longer Yoo'rs as snappish and sorly as a she-dog, and if there i a divorce in the lend 111 have it; you'd wear out the patience, of a Job." .i j - . ' ; " Oh dear, bow mad the poor, roan is; well, good night, my dear- pleasant d'eams." ; ; : ' There,' she's gone I tbankl Heaveh I'm alons once more. . Ob, unhappy man,- that' I am, io bs chained dowp to such a. cres tore she is fbe ve7 es sence of ugliness cross and. peevish O, thst I could once more be a bachelor; curse the day and hour thai ever I saw the likeness of her r ' Yes, Twill get a di vorce; I can't live with her any longer; it is utterly Pble.', . . j , - . SiWaMBMSMSMeMMSMMaMMV - Aw Ewtobui. Embakbassment. Editors rf newspapers-rand particularly of political newapa. pers and most particularly editors who have tin. I dergone changes of mind in the courso of their lives are sometimes caught in queer dilemmas. For instance, the venerable editor of the Union. There is a sort of personal controvercy going on at Washington, just now, through the columns of that journal, touching the propriety-of bestowing some-office upon one Peter G. Washington, the purity of whose Democracy is assailed by a cer tain Mrr Robinson and others The most serious letter, in the re-adjustment of the Tariff: There ie a cteat deal of interest expressed. and much unaffected anxiety felt, in this State, in charge agaiust him 'appears to be that he once regard to the tariff auestion. The Whisr Dabers rnnVa ti..r.ff.ill nf nntn Jaekmn's oort. The .VVhio PaaTr. Tbe New York Journal I hope to make the aubject a profitable one to them, I nit ? end tii o-lancinc over the correspondence we of Commerce has a correspondent in Washington I and they are . already . at workv speciously and jeonld not help thinking how the venerable edi. who writes a good many good things and some queer things. For instance in a recent letter all against the Whigs, it has the following singular paragraph : ' ' , . i.- But still, as a body, what do tbe Whigs not control ? What ia there in morals, in ; iitera ture, in social life, in finance, in 'commerce, in every important avocation in life, that they do not control 1 They alone nave the keya to society. They alone can give social rank: They control public taste ; they preside over institutions for education; tbey guard all (he crevices; to pro fessional success ; they have almost the exclusive sway over religious associations; they engross the capital and the talent, and the business of the nation. Surely, all this ought to be glory enough for the Whig party, tcithoiu' any share in . the political control of the nation. " ' t ' What a conclusion 1 A . Dart v. DossessjxL this writer saya, of the noblest attributes imagina ble, yet ought not to have any political control of the nation r Excellent ! iV. O. Tropic,' - ' was a ainner. what waa Thomas Richie. t. -..;,. :-,. ;-. 'A. Y Com. dangerously sowing, as they thjnk,; the seeds pf jtor'e conscience must have blushed up when ht future dissensions. Let the democracy of Penn- I the nroof. rememberimr how disrespectfully sylvania beware ; let them repose 'confidence in I ft once anoke, not of tbr General's portrait bat of ine man jor wnom uiey laoorta so efficiently, anu in i tbe General bimself.- Jf Peter ix. vvsjhington whose election they rejoice to truly, t Above all do not let them be entrapped by the tricks of the VVhigs.,, Had Mr Clay been chosen vPresideot, there is no intelligent man. who. believes that he could have resisted the necessity that would have forced him to recomend the alteration of the tar iff act of 1842 ; and there ia no good reason for supposing, or even for suspecttng, that President Polk m.lstrangle our great Pennsylvania interests at a bUmti He will have; the interests of the whole nation io; his hands,' and I doubt not, he will dispose of this vexed qestioa with a full con-' sciousness' of its ' commanding importance, and according ' to his satisfactory letter ' on the subject during the late canvass. Therefore, it Is but just that our friends should be prepared against the tricks of the Whigs, and particularly against all ? Jaek?whyWn't vou'roa for SfeeriflT. asked a pentleman yesterday, of ad intimate acqoamtaocs. "The Sheriff! dn him, I'm afraid he'll bars me soon enongh, without nrnninr for him,1 was tha re ply and the two friends walked into the Vtrand- rash and, unthinking movements. A Mike or HiaroBicAL Riches.- The library of David B. Warden, formerly American Consul at Paris, which waa bought bv the New Yni-b herited from theii fathers, wUl be frtnsmitted through Legislature, has reached Albany. The Journal us to them, so that there will exist at the month . .k- . J , . "wua of the Celurabia, or more probably further South,, a '?J , . w" T emo"ce.ulO ,- wu. nistory ; of great Pacific Republic, a nation where our children Pe cplotts of the early Jesuit missionaries," of the nrst settlement of our North-western terri tories now States, by the French adventurers, and, in fact, that of nearly every Suite and terri tory in the. -Union, from its discovery.: ; , Wabwiko to BACHEtoBaLStrangeas it may appear, out of the nineteen hundred convicts, in may imagine, by no means so remote from the present I 006 of tba ff6 penitentiaries in this country, lint. . . wrmwM wjm fennnu . m wt ' fyvWin. t. . . 1 nrtAVA tt.M lluja' . ! . t . ' i mm ...aw JW9 , vaivt, PW.IUK till, of things, this quesiiorf -'becomes one' upon which in-' mar go for a residence, separating themselves from this Government, and forming an integral part of a new Government, half way between England and China : in tbe most healthful,, fertile, and desi rable portion of the globe, and quite too far remote from Europe and from this side of the American continent to be under tbe governmental influence of either country. V,V- , ' '.' :..J-.: This state of things is by no means so far off as we telligent and .welt-disposed men might very readily come to an agreement. - But, gentlemen, in this point of view, is ibis a sub- i ject upon winch it is proper by popular appeal, or by ioua representations ! patriotism, r or oy ! a sort of stormy defiance of the power of a great nation on our iuo 1, h pruer, uo uw inner imw, OJ cries SUOUl tne maritime ascendency of bnxland, the ureal wealth. the dignity, the power, the martial prowess of Eng- and is it a qnesiion on which, by outcries of 'this sort on either side of the ocean, these two great com munities are to be embroiled and plagued in all their more than, tuo(hxrds .are men without any do. mestie responsibilrtiea ! t - Parents should urge their unruly' sons to change their condition' aa bsiij poasioie, even, at tne nazard of being I voverntnent,h4SWmrmnistt,kU A ,auaie-tza. That la'nt naif as bad aa the State i uu mn 1 nPpoe, secretary of State, h An " Observant Man" in the National Intelligen cer, calls attention to the glowing, description given iu the Union the government organ of the inter view of the Pottawatamie Indians, now at Washing' ton. with the President. 4The account says:- :Jt W.t f There stood the Chief Magistrate of the greatest nation upon the earthj edacated and reared in such a manner as to qualify him to adorn' the highest civH office in Christendom ; he had beside hiin his ' War Minister, and his ' Attorney General, with several other officers of Ais Oovernrnentl J '; This observant roan': comments oo this, and aya M t bad thought that the PaaainaiiT of the United States was the agent or servant of tus Peo- rvt, who are supreme i but, accordinsr to the irovern. ment editor, it appears that the! Government of the United States is regarded as the Chief Magistrate Government, and that the War Minister is his Min ister, and thai the Attorney General U his Attorney General J ; Does not all this' squint 'at monarchy j a sort of democratic monarchy ? ; Here is a beautiful commentary on Locofbodemocracy. .' Mr. Polk's SAITK OF LAND. TfJr VIRTUE of a Decree of the Court of Equity lij for the Couniy of Franklin, I ahall proceed, oa the 3d Monday of December next, at the Court-house in the Town of Louisborg, to sell . . te'ki.ik JRACT OF UNIT -Of about Three Hundred Acres. beloDging to ids Esute of Ibe late Mrs. Elka T. Kirrsttt, and lying on the East aide of Lynch's Creek, in tb County;' H''Y.'i ?.'-?. i t This Tract of Land Is situsted ten miles Iforth . West of the Town of Louisborg, and within one mile of the Road leading from that place ro OtfprJ, having on it a good Dwelling Houae and eonveniest oot-hoBses, and a never-failing ifprieg ef paw '' within one hundred yards of.theHoase and aflbrd a delightful Bummer residence to persons from tbe low country. 'i ' Ttasts.' The purcbaeer win be required w bond, payable in one and two' years, with interest from the day of sale, and approved security. .u.-. t - ROB. D. GILLIAM, : ;Exeentor of Mrs. E- T. KiTrsstt. TOct i7;i845; .v. ; r w-uw Prison. The death of Thomas Mnxaa, Esq-i of PowbaUn, which took place on the 2nd insi, has deprived the State ef an old and Valued public servant one dis tinguished for his strong common tense, for hie patriot l j . , - - .... .....n.. iiiuuiim fir w u, vuiunuicu nu Viaxuea ia ail llieir I . j u.h. lumw o was as KUlieieSB JJ f i? TeBt PaT 83.000,000 for the coramereial and friendly relalioos, or to be compelled to P"yat public life ; ia both posiUons, fidelUy, unnaea, comusiency ana iruint ammentlT hi.- Tbe thiri division U the ES Country lv. 1 wnK ' LB hprror.of w I No, geBtIemen-the r . m . . J ... - - '"iwin ma mesieo. spirit of the age is against it. .kin Swr. tary of the Treasury, Ai Secretary of the Navyi his Postmaster General, At Anditora. &a H th. innocently aski. what are the nennU w- Z..r, lilt. . .. r. f - e..r . , wmqui answer inat exacuv. nut wn an rriim wHM uwj ax a rswj inrovg. Alex. Kxaxette. mva.vr mil. i ws.. dbvid? oeen seated ajffrufn an empty cask,; and having in falling bif, ripped the seat of bis pantaloons, exclaimed with the utmost coolness. in genuine theatrical style, See what a rent tbe envionl Cask j made." . ? ' ' - .."- , J rTT AKEN. UP, and committed to Jail, la Ed- VJJ ton, CAotoan. County, n. U- on me ma a NEGRO BOY, who saye his neme is Isaac, abont SI years of afe, 6 feet, 9 or 10 Mches bifh. J bright yellow complexion, pleasing countenance, ana cheerful disposition j dressed in mixed hometfW Coat and Vest, light homespun Shirt and Twwsets, patched snd rsgged. Issso ssjs bs belong w James Burbage, who lives in tbe 8tate of LtMJfl,Dh"; from whom he runaway' abont six years ago, inine . .i.:- . - ti.. ia reaoesteu upper ymi wt u wuutj h w- - to come forward, prove property, pay c4rTe",. take him away, otherwise he will be dealt with sstas Uw directs. -! T. 8. HOPKINS. Bh ff. j : ; ; ' v j. n flotd, jsiior.
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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