The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1858, Page 2

2 Gracé Fells that there will be trouble with them or ‘Tnompece river Toes bare siresdy Crivea of miners prospec’ ing seventy tve conte s pound for, 4 Giggings found ovt yet, bor ‘ee Ty is vory ook ap there--it wae spowicg oy Ee ee ‘There is no game to be found of any are beep. There act anee amy | ‘The Giggings will wot yay but from one Inch to 1 ‘of top virt: po ceeper will cay. | You have beard a!) I know of Frazer river. may reiyco a truth, There is a great o goiwg back. You will hear more from them, GEORGE DAVIS, | Fort Horn, Fraxke River, July 9, 1868, Larrived bere one week ago, and I see no more than } | Cid in Sao Francisco The river is very bigh and there ts | gq acother Kore river eobemo. Make yourself easy about it, you bave @ Frager river ia San Snould aoy Docy wantto.come bere they can bet that they are sure to be disappointec. I reached bere after a great deal of trouble, aod Ice not wish to return ustii I make sure of | the existence of gold. Woe have not seen ascent of any | king of mcuey, aa pet otber than that which came from | San Fravcireo. " Teil every friend who is doing wel! to stay @tbome. | intend to go up to Fort Yale to-morrow. JEREMIAH TWORIG. | * * * * * | Lbave ccpversed with many persons from the mines, and every of@, except two or three who lad taken up lots before toe y left, sunce ita grand swiadio—the most at has ever been trated, being only etthan “ Kera river,” and vot equal to the fpeculaiions. Low tp this place over eight thousand persons, y i$ mull they come;” and what will be the Is Ged oply kaows. 7 of tue sepsiole ones who have money, the moment Deoome patished af the fraud, are preparing to ber, Swaniog tat they may geteven, And & greet teany are Duilong Dow's thet they may ascend the ‘ly determined not to co back to Calitornie w pay- ong diggitge unt) they bave taken bold of the elephanv’s tau, not being eatisfied with a look at his trunk. How ¢ theae poor fellows who leave in their boate aud cances wil come back to tel! the tale, time, wach de- volopes al things, alone can te! Tt wee my intention to hi American sice (Belingham Tcawe Leaving stayed over a day, { became {uliy satistied of (he deception, and have determined to remain here the great crisis takes place, which, m my opiaton, not De very iopg m coming. | expect to see two merican’ here, who will uot de abie , begging tor something to sustata life and to the grawitgs and gnewings of hungry appetites. These veg people must depend apca tee Budson's Hay Com y#nd probably for conveyance ous of the for nice tenths of the merchants here under f hole matter, aed will pot have fuode on hand, or if they bave, they wili be very backward ia giving it Away Wiibout getting paid a large price tor |i, The Hud- son's Bey Compavy may also reuse to give out food to there o.iuced and famuhing creatures; but that will not | aval, forthe bread must be forth»ming at acy and all haeards, vo maiter what it cosis to obtaia it, r R RIVER A HUMBUG. Ihave taken occasion to menting to my acquaintances that I believe the whole Frazer river busivess a humbog. notwibetan 7 of the land speculators say I am is. juripg wy frievcs, who are trying to rel out ther towa | #0 auc getaway, One thing is cortain, { have induced | many apecr fellow to reman here, aad ret go up the river vDui the return of the Surprize trom the diggings, ip order that they might iy themeelves of the franc | by couversaton with the returning miners themselves. The steawer Surprise runs to Fort Hope, about 250 cp ihe river, aod although at her departore there were over 5,060 peopie in ine piace, she dic not take up her full complement of patsengors, ‘20 wel savsiled have ple decome of the grosaners of the {raad fhe Sur- prise ia due to day or to morrow, and abou'd sbe arrive ia ‘ume for this letter I will aad @ postscript On ber inst trip de ‘be brought the mosy ciomstr. news for the land speculators, kc It was socn Olcovered that_the pews would prove injurious to the interests of the ianc cperators, aud something must be done to keep up the ex citement In the aggregate, the full awount whish has been cvg ont of the whole extent of the Frazer river mines, e1uce the excitement about ther michaess was first started, is adout fitieen thoueand dollars. ‘THR BUDSON'S BAY COMPANY AIDING THE DECEPTION. It wae known bere that the Hudson's Bay Company hed to the fort about $20,000 in goid dust, which nad Deen accumusting from various sources for the pasi nine months, ai the time they made tueir last shipmentto Fogiaea, some of which Las been sent to San Francisco. ‘This wae cowe for tbe purpose of counverscting the bad ews carried to San Fragcisoo py tbe returning miners, who vefthere op the Paoama. This is the first suioment, fm creditatiy wformed, that has evor been made by the agenta of the Hudsou’s Bay Company to an America port, and also done Jor the purpose ef allowing the land specu tors artulfurther ooportunity to make money. | kaw for whew ny bw the amount shipped was only afrec Lon ver $20,000; propad'y by the Lime it reaches your ci i will Lave increased temioid. A vf This estimaied that for every dollar oo will be taken ‘out of these mines, et least four hundred will bo expended | im getting it—exoopt probabiy, in a few i casos avd if these reported ri AD Proceeded at once to the but the voarei ia which ‘THE MUNING REGION. Commutication from @ returned miner is publisocd ip tne fan Francisco papers:— ‘The fell It ww @ fact establishes beyond dispute thatgold bas been found in the bars of Frazer river, from Fort Hove to Fort Yale, a cistance of wbout sixteen miles, bat there is no reasen ip the world for believing those bars are rich. The weight of and the betier opicion, as | sha!! pro ceed to show, are agalutt weir being rich, or even paying lor working the same. 1 did pot go to the mines, but have conversed witha: least seventy ve practical bard working mon, wn» nai Deen in them from one to twelve weeks, many of whom ‘were passengers with me from Victoria in tas Panama, and wboare pow la your city to cerrovorate woat iam about to write. The statement of those parties \, that the average yleld of gold per day to every man eowaelly | engaged at mining on the bars is from $2 26 to $1 60. foe | | | higbest vield they saw or know to de troe i# $10 per day, and that was @ single instance on feras Bar. The cid story, that the river is yet too nigh to permit of | succensf.! labor, is stil) kept going the rounds Dy specuia tore anc parties interested. ibe trutn 's, that both fra and Tberpeon rivers are fed by mounta:n streams,which rise in the regions of perpetut! suow, anc the warmer the | wearon the bigber will be the water, aod it does not seam probabie that the waters ever recede much until the frosts Of autumn in those high Intitudes check the soaroes {rom | which the rivers are supplied | ‘Tbe mnes thus far ducovered are limitet, and, flan rigbily taformed, there isa man already on tee river to every ten foot equare of mining ground. The gold foand ts uo Fa flour, showing cove ly that it has been re moved « long distance (rom toe piace of original deporit by the repid currents of theriver Shue the gold, insven4 deing Washed out of the Ce-cade mountains ino bars, | bes, ail reesonscle probability, been washed n | these rivers from poluts above the forks of Frazer ana orivers If I am correct ta Wis theory, the “dey Ciggings,” 80 called, most be at lent luG to 100 miles above aud beyond any point reacned us yet by pros- pectors, ibe rivers are eaia to wend their way turoogh Chane of lofty mountaick. f~m Fort Hope cp The sides are vaid to be perpendicular rocks, rising thousands of feet co euber side. The river waebes torough this rocay 1b foam, end micrrupted wilh frequeat | . saiv'@, OF Bext Lo Smpoeaidi crne it, coring high water at least. fhe movntsins on | either swe are high ava craggy, heir tops covered with | spow feta Noveraber until august of each year, readering | them impaeeavie. Thur be seen that ft is no easy matior to get into the piatcas Pbrry ihe torke-ct the rivers frome westerty | ‘or the prevent. at least, no one was aliempt ing to get Up, The Dest pei of men on earth to ‘prospec.’ Tegeon is DOW in its Vieluity, avd its highly probaple sutarn 98 that ut monte in the year, or if lt be valley Iand, an fx treordioary growth of timber, ao. masses cf tation trees and broth, through ‘whiow it is arporsibie to travel with beasts of burthen qithout the wey being fret cleared. | STORIES FASULOUS Before diem tring ib y mehes below the rariace, and the present dig- gingt * | be exhausted between this time aad Januar; ext | am satisfied frem conversations bad with farad ers whom I saw at Victoria, ana from |\cformation trom members and attaicnes pary, that the reports of the Lew ines which have been puitshed to tbe are Wholly without foundation ia trath, and ha Manufactures by s set of designing speculate om I eball pctice preeentiy Statements from persous interested io trade or otherwise in Victoria, or at What- com, t+ ec! a8 articles published in the newsparers of those places, sboula be received with many grains of al- ve all determined to persist m bambug- re making (heir fortunes by 't who are thicking of guing fo the cew mines ‘or the purpose of mining, | would wey, tore & Coal ear W the extravagant stories they bave beard or read, Listen only wo the stories of the kovrmt fisted miner, who has tolled weeke in these Ciggings, bo H you etill persist in the belief that those mines are rich, then goto Wells, Fargo & Co., or to the Mint, and ascertain from them personally woat the shipraent of treasure from the North has been (disregard- ing the pudliehed accounts of shipments), acd you will fied that @ ingle mining clam in California’ bes produced more gold eivee the first dey of Fooruary last w tie pre soot cate thes bas the whote of the famous Frazer river mines taven together, If you have the fever be ly, and the adore tails to cure you, thea the only remedy loft to po and ary look The steamenip proprietors sre mskiog fortunes ont of the booble. The wewapapers of Vaebivgton Terrivor aod \ corla are owsed by men wh») are luteredtes in keer ing te bel poling Speculatora and tracers are equally (nterested in craig large crow?s () tie cow E Dorsoo for the parpase of fleeoiog them: and the victim feo Sehr yml ChE, BFE LOL howe WOO are Apt vo Lgure io ew epapere arac Hous richness id LATOR® DEFRATED BY THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPALY. | Victor's, and indeed pret eligible apot on the Sound, | teu few ty crowds of spect ators, who are baring off, and are as busy as bees trying to sell lots | o¢ ts soon ae be lands from the steamers. | am ce good autboray that when the Cortes (trip rooe NEW YORK HERALD, F before leat) ‘Whatcom crowded eames Pfc M4 raised from scheme was ; cle fateil in hae resent; Glacove’ from reliable sources, and ro: is and opened to them, go tbat then will be the time to two thousand men in Vi emigrant. Much of laecanacts exceedingly fertile, well timbered and well watered, The chmate is said to be agreeavle. The country is penctrat- ed in a'! directions by one of the finest inland seas in the world. Coal, spars and lumber are the chief articles ex- ported for the t. Aoountry thus favored by nature Must ere long be the abode of @ numervus a6 wellas a proaperous poople. The Panama brought down fiftesn cabin ana at least ore hunored and thirty steorage pas- vengers. The only motive Ihave in publishing this letter isto prevent a credulous public from peng rther im- posed upon, © A. JOANSON, We, who wnt two weeks on the Vrezer river mines, and who returned this dey in the /anama, havo read the foregoing letter, aud propource 89 much of the same a3 relates to the description of the new m'nes and the yield of gold per day to the nand, to be correct and true. £. M. COCIRELL, | Greon street, San Francisco. £ C. SN No. 141 Washington street. DESCKIPTION OF VICTORIA AND ESQUIMAULT. Victoria, ‘Jane 30, 1858. According to promise, I sit down to indite youa few lines, giviuw you my impress ops of the new diggings and the proepects of the various pew towas that have sprung up since the excitement. I landed at this place from the steamer Commodore about six weeks since, and remained bere several cays, during which time I busied eif in obiainicg si! ise iofrmation possible ta regard to the mines sod the country hereabouts. 1 fowod the gentle wen connected wiih the Hudson's Bay Company very civil polite. {hey did not seem disposed to be communicative, @ithoogh ibey excreseea their determinaton to maiateto all tbew ¢xciusive privileges and erjoy the profits tobe derived trom tbe new stale ot things Victoria isa very Dandscme site for a town, but the harbor is very smi, ‘with little cepts of weter, rendering it unspproachadie fcr large veseels, they aging to anchor outside aud are exposed to the fury Of the southerly gales which prevail bere in the failjand winter moatys. I woud not recommend Atmericans to settle here, as the nar row-misaed policy of the government will not give our enterprising people a chance to goanead. The authcrilies here appointed as policemen several negroes, who copsequent/y put on airs which are very offensive to Awer ical Here a negro is considered os good as a while mav, and, from one or two instances woich have occurred, a little better. 1 will reiate one of those in- stances —A burly looking negro went into the Bailey House, (kept by Jno. C. Keeran, formerly of the Fastion, at Sacramento city), aod elvowing bimself through the crowd, walked up to the bar, where a pumber of genile- e drinking, and io an authoritative mauver, call. tage of ale, when he was politely informed tnat Tot sell liquor to colored people ; ho made a saucy reply acd left, but returned again in a short time, with one cf the dignitaries of the town, who iniormed the proprietor that he must treat ali mon a ike, or his license would be rercked. There is sucu @ marked distiaction in the maanors, cus- towe aud laws from what Americans are acous'omed to that ibe new towns on Beil Bay are atiractiog mvon attention, aud numbers are leaving thus place cuiy for that poirt which, 1 thik, will be the big city, as f Dave visited all {ue varicus piaces, and am satisfled from ali Wat I baye seen that thas pl is the Dost located and most feasib!® spot to build up av American town, com- bind g a8 it docs a barbor and a beautiful stream of fresh water emptying into the bay tn close proximity to We to! ‘In this pace fresh water is the hardest thing to be obtaized At Bellingham Bay buildings are going hp in arge bumbers cally, and all is bustle and activity, Tem in atog OD Abe good cid times of 1849 in Caliioraia. the fess bility abd completion of the pew trail is gow settied beycad @ coubl, @ Lumber of pack trains having been tnrcugh sud returved, which at once settles the facts of ite becoming & very im) 4 point; and eventually tho steareshpe will ron direct to this place, thus ridding ( dhe annoy acces aud detentions whch they clas, the darkies, and the fea. strock me as straoce. There about 150 tents aad about 5,000 people The stcamer Surprise loaves \ictoria for Fort Hope every four or five a1 Cc sts $20 passage apd $6 License to mine (obtained at the fort), and 200 pounos weight to each man, at the rate of $4 per ton She takes up azout 400 poncasere pa trip Lots range frem 40 $2,(00 in Vietoria. Speculations are all tbe rage. | think Whatcom and Sehome will even. tunily be the points, being on American soll, and having a fine Parbor, with deep water. Americans vo not like Fug livh toxes, &c. Port Townsend is a litt Deautifal harbor, blu? shore, and is situated quite roman ucally. piace, but has a | ‘A fried who bas just arrived from below Fort Hepeto | buy provielcns has shown me some gold dust, and says be * making about $20 per day. A person requires some £400 to fie out y here for the mines. Ico not know | which ig the best route. the Victcria is uncoubtedly the — quickest, but you sre unable to carry much provisions ipey are werking on trails from bere (Whatcom) to Fort Hepe and t> Thempeon river; will prodabiy faish them | ta about a week, when J think this route will be pre: feranie Exquimeult, as yet, is bute landing place, similar to San J Sur, bat must eventually vevome @ place of ipporteuce. As yot, itis bus rugged rocks, uneven, aod grown over with Or wes nd some money wili Dave to te expr need to grade toi ¢ before a town can be butit there; yet all ogres thatthe depip of the water in berbdor will make \¢ %copot for Europeu imporiationa least. Thence to Vicloriaare two modes of conveyance. ay ‘and, wo wed a bait xpress wegons, of which there are now | biast; and the other pout four miles. [took pore @ Doat—tere $5— Dot the route is dangerous and tector 0 bad | been aware that the ‘were rut ning, | by water. In Victoria bar. The pan ratge—the ibe eastward etanda the anowy mouviains of Beliiogharn bay, Lighest among woict appears boary Mount Aderas, a rival & besnty to Mowct O5 mpin. They tell ue of the new WES Dow spripwing into existence at thi vacus!ly enter an arm cf the Day, which takes le, aud the “fig Village of the Nore” long be tere our sma’! bost reaches are lined with touts, where the pers are busy bulloig boats to go up Frazer river Fvery where is bost buticing carried on Alt scem de- termined to proceed on the voyage Many Dduildings are going up. FAT uOrE Thave jrat returned irom a trip to Fort Fope, acd was mceo pleased with ever cisaw. The scenery on the : je Deaation of it I will leave for others to describe. who will probably visit it tor that par. Port Hope i¢& beaatfet site fora town, but toe ry inowoel by the Fudew'a Ray Company, who ‘sllow one to erect a building, but simply suffer Ps to erect & (ent untill they Cas got ready to get ef tothe diggings. The river has jost comm oud in yw weeks it é, there will be pleoty gcod igs for the thoueands who are ‘locking there. the pecn river diggings are reported by those I Fave seen fom there ae being very rich, aud extend over g¢ extent of territory, aod | bave seen aconsiderabe unt of gold anid to be brought from there, and, jad 4 irom ite sppearacce, !ehovld tblak it more valuable thas that obtained from Frazer river INDI aT victorias jediens abound im Victoria a8 did the matives in tan Joon, ano appear about equal im pi as they did the lap*irg f « steamer, jaunting along Ivally, ana remi we scenes of the fow part pears Toey ba fitely shapen canoes, sud many children are seen among them. fpeir complexion is fairer tuam the Southera Ted iene. Sr Dave large, broad, fat faces. | boliere they do not more than they are obliged to, but wili rencer spy email service of porterage ata low price. They eeom mild, Wind and peaceable, and quickly trade ®wsy Lbeir money in the “ Boston” shops for some gow- yaw. Whoever contemplates « business pere will fina the jargon ibey epesk @ aecersary accomplishment. The com- | 4-4 store @ only open from 10 A. M@ to 12 M., and ‘rom 2 to 4 o'cloek P. M., aod if an jodian carne a few “Dis in the menatime be quickly (leds somew#hers to Gwpore of it. | eam a mall boy who had earned a dovar ete ahead abn e of * biyoa ” rit and & buck buy wit ekeine of colored sewing sik for $1 50, to make a tassel for a» worn-out bat. A deputation of Northern Indiana are located in the southern suburb of Victoria. They are mainly remark ab’e for the immense amount of brongbt with them in their bigh prowed cagors, which rivals io extent the cquipage of travelling noblemen. So great ie the dread in which these eavager are held by the Indians of this vieinit duritg tae intervals beiween their pre m which Beresofore osearred rly, tae Jett Tow Catory visita, tulolngs were unk nented and and sturbet privilege they are not Mxely to sojoy hereatier, Quite a briek Wade is being driven at the pediers’ stand» on our streets inthe matter of trinkets, &o., which are readily \urebened by the Indiana, FEATURES OF THR COUNTRY. Ttook avambie over the road, which is & very good one, from Victoria to Requimeclt, and over which wagons ore Criven every few hours for pameongers. A large bridge croses the arm of the bay which intervenes, ao! £1ve8 proof of solid labor by the Indians, The woods are compcsed of pine and cedar and fir, anda thiek brush ubéerwood atmilar to that of and yields the same abunderce of berri in the trees, aod [ roed thet deer and elk were killed in the mouoteins ‘The Osh are excellent, and bailbut of enormous #20 os, ‘® addition to those sew end dined off gome fine eaimate trout delioes tah. sighs imyue you in to partake of “‘meals at seventy five cents.” The of Ra cage b aniening and acknowledge that “The Queen's House,” ‘fhe Prince's cares ene otmer slape sf vagally, ore owned by thoes colored gentlemen lately besought our Caiifornia Legisis ture to recognise them as citizens, and then left in Giague’. ‘They are 2A Od ae eileen ba he O What Cheer House” and ‘Origon ‘and Salmon Hotel.” This later remarkable inatitution is I pe A det cage botol, whore Riley & Wells dent out coifeo sud ple tor breakfast, and ple and coffee for dinner. The m wai is sii pat Somes in <bubg up on the y Sovwees the iors’ "the fare is rough and the accommodations are slim at might. I have the privilege of sleeping on a of shavings in blankets T was forturate to bring up. ing transpires in this town. This high toned wortby the position he bolds. munteative, Ren bim I was cesirous of getting certain be calmly gay’ Pfs ee ee aman, quititivenegs, backed uy in search , PHYSICIANS, BTC. ‘There are no courts bere, but | learn that e Juige Ad- determines all matters of dispute. A before tim for assau:t and battery was he needed no lawyer. american lawyers cannot practice here, and there is no coaveyancing to be done at Pbysicinus cannot be in much demand, a3 the Ctimate is healthy Few rum shops exist, and ail evils wre suppressed. Civil epgiveers are much needed, but two, in amonth, would perform ail that ts requiret Do not let there be a rush of 20.009 civil engineers because boae are here now. REAL ESTATE SPECULATIONS. ‘The sale of mud by lhe government bas been stopaed. Ihave beard of sales since my arrival; but { am doter- mined to write you nothing i bear ucloas I know it to be the truth. Land in Victoria ts worth buying at a fair price, for the place now contains about 5,000 persous, ‘whose wants must be supplied, and the demand fer goods will be great, and will, by large eules of mercbaadise, warrant the of rents, Large profits cauaot bemade. Victoria will ike Sacramento to San Fran cigco, but it will be the large quautiies of gods sold which will exbance the valu of real estate. However, let people be careful bow they come up now to speculate. U frmly believe more Log And be made iu Sua Fran cisco m the same menozer. ia place is now Overstocked with aad it is only it for tena fide setlers bere to watch the chance ia the rise ana fall of particaier localities, Ido rot see how Eequimaul; can be male a town without great exponse, for it is a wild, unculuvates, uneven place; but some day it may warrens the oul.sy. HOW THE CITY 13 GOVERNED. ‘This Company have their fort in tho centre of the tow, in wbicb is located their warehouse, where they sell nice tenths of is to the miners going wp the dyer Tory sell ata very small profit, and cheaper than avy over , wherefore they aeli mere; but, whea competition will force toe others to be as reasonable, why, tne reaul’ muy be different. They seem disposed to do all tn their ud 1 wseure you she iiitle I police of this town is tae best regulated I ever saw-—no iotoxitation, no broils, parobling, and other vices which di-grace Aner towns aumilerly organized, here present toemsel res. bun ret this evening abaut nine o'clock, and wet tava the thoroughfares (to be streets horestier) were crowded, and yet rothing cocurred to show @ucbority of ihe company, nor was there any ueod of 6 BOAT BUILDING. Quite a large pumber of row boats are being coa- structed on our wharves and ia Frewen Ravice to navigate Frezer and Thompson rivers—mavy miuers proferriag to RIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1858. | Saw start from here io their frail boats to taxing tue steamer | at prevent prices Tbe steamer Surprise—the oaly steamer on the rovte—is charging $20 fare to Fort tieps, aad is uceble to accommodae all appiying for tickets, oven at that rate. the cost of butloing a pmail sizsd bort, eapa- ble of carrying a party of six or eight persons, is adout $00, Gepencing on aize avd Duel. There are, prodabir, wore than a hundred in the course of constructiv at too present (imme, within five miputes’ watk of cur otfice BODUCE OF THE DIGUINGS. 6 Seed DO gold dust, but | bive seen miners here bout so return to Wie wines who report rich dige.ogs. | bave not yet seen oce miner livre who has returmed from Frazer River cirgueted, anu | believe it is time to see nome such if itis a bambug, All wholave gone up seem will ig to Fema, and doremain, except those who come dos bere aod revel Lhave but just armved, and bave ouly acon two, who retuen...They say they had good diggings— about $20 to $40 a day, sod camo ior provisions. I hava 3 word for it. I have pot seen any gold dust. [ ain informed by ove of the editors of the Mictoria Gazet psny’s bards, He says the moat is paid over to . The great duthoulty rs Cannot get to Vic'ora couve- miently and ecocomicaliy as yet, and no cne can get goods atthe compeny That may account for the gold duet about bere. I do not know Low elke to account for the fact that thousands have gone up 4 remain there,and do not rotara perienced California miners cana egionely mistaken in ihe prospects of the couatey that they will await there bigh cost do'ng noth some would certainly, by this time, see the foily of this course uniees they kaéw it would p 1 kuow of nothing to induce people to come at there are enough iale) well, but even this bint may bring who are Coing anything at «ll io ¢ they aro for the present. If te rush contimuss there will be much misery in the mines and the towns caused by aeurplas of population PRICE OF LUMO® Vicronta, July 2, 1858 Since writing my last letter netbing bas trapspired in | this town worthy Of nove, except the arrival of Ube Sar. priee, with later news from the mines, aod aleo & sud ip lumber from $50 io $10 per M. Thiv latter ce baprened from the fact that speculators, standstill in real estate in the morning, aod knowing that several bundred tenements were ia pro- gress of Compieticn, bought in all the lamber and then , tuddenly raised the price. Of Course builders had to come to their terms, and a handsome profit was mage ‘Arrapgementa are stated to bave been elected by which, aten early a theatre and concert bau wul be erected in Vievoria. THE MINERS (D1L.5 ‘There are reporta of good atrikes circulated by mew who have come down from the reputed mines AMr. J, P. Roreell bad orrived at Whatcom, from Fort Hope, He interme the Northern Light that be rowalued there wa | ehere there are between three sod four hundred Owing to the iney | ali die. Mavy bave etakea cif ciaims, to be worked wou the waters recede. BCARCITY OF FOO! Food was very ecerce. The mipers flecd. Mr. RB. reporte « large o down Frezer river to the mou Bavigate up to the bead of Lake Sumas, them for the Whatcom trail, The ay before tbe brigade tain of the Hodson’s Bay Uoinpany, g tome three huncred weil jaced aud hai dowv apimale, got im. Some cf these were sold purchasers at from $150 to $2°0 Craries Brew, formerly of Calaveras county, aud jap, \n Company With ten others, returoet to Whar ¢ living on borse | noes returning of Sumas, which they | com Dy cance, ‘rom thirty fre miles adove the junction of On the'r Frovor and Teompeon rivers, on the 8th of Ja! they Jeli in with oadinn who was fort at or pear the forts, w they lefttwo of thelr part pert. Head been three Gays witpoc! fvod, sud was forced to wills Borse, Afters pounds of the feel of which Mr Brown ant party purchased at 0 ents a pouad, ther vr m-steck of provisions having been exhausted From teis point they anflered severely from dungor, pro- cureg a ronat eupply from time to time from those taey met, in the Dest manver they could There were about a thousard miners at Fort Yale, doing nothing, waiting for the river to tail. [’rovisions are very scerce there also. the Northern Light speaks confidently of the carly opening of the trail from Whatcom go Fraxer river FRAZER RIVER NOT DECLARED Oren. hed after the arrival of the Sierra that it was tbe ivtontion of Governor roclemation, ceciariog Fi The Victoria Gacette gays tat no Buch AtAp ig Con. templated, but ibat “the matter of greutiog rig! » gato ard trade on the rivers to wdividuals, is under aeration.” and Governo- Douglas, io conference ch © deputation of the Legislative Assembiy of Veo cr, im Teply 10 & suggeRticn of the apeakor, to the ef- aadaon’s Bay Company had not th means of number of people at ‘The statement Novada, w the tao restrictions, hard already boon granted can steamer, and that, * should an emerrency arise, . mits would of courte be grauted to other versie tor hike porpeses, acd every porsibie means be adopted, for the preventicn of euflering in the mining + ¥ RIGHTS OF FORSIGNERS TO HOLD AND TRANSFER LANDS. It would seem that the circumlooution office ie at the Present time in the {ull ti¢e of successful operation in the Ombitious city of Victoria, and that there i# a very strong probabiity toat red tape before long will be very greally ncemend. itis a very important water that Amencans shonld be acourately informed in relstion to the terms upon which they Gan acquire and hold property in the British colony of Vancouver Isinud, and the editors of the Gowtle, for purpose of obtaining the desired ie. formation, addressed a letter to the Judge Advocate pounding the following queriea:— 1, Whether convey ances of real estate from British sub jects to fore goers . Whether foreigners bari tate 8. Whether tm the deeds given by the Hudson's May Company to town lots, or by the government to agricus tur! anda, avy atipuiation exists requiring improvements to be made thereon within 8 epec'Ged time? 4. What are the concitions apon which foreigners may obtain aod beld possession of mands (if at al) on thu invanor The reply received, the Gaeette states, was altorother vneatisfactory, and simply reterred those who sought the ofert.ation t certa’n lege! works extact That journal wide ‘Wo had deemed that the importance of the subject was MHelent to justify Juoge Camerca in overlooking acy frege'arity”’ in the mote chosen taghtain the iniortna. tien. W re oot Hnaware thet tHe general pricciples imrolved im the queriée might be ascertained from other fources, Hut ec to convey real ” hit to the opinions of J ote Hers froma law books, even of standar! rity, fail to convey to the general reader, With but little mora tro ‘bie tage b © Beooor hes «cea Ot to take, the red in mation might have been given. Had it been of thongs the routine of the © Cireraiscuties Oilice’ t t I wo med, wesie all coubts as to Its resilty would now be but | lowe! teem ces v! ht have beee violated, « great ‘AB it is, we must cafor the information for the pre- woul ' ve been conferred. = * 00 of the much needed the Fev rriver mines, socording Foturns 8 perwons, and had rez almnost effestaai'y ~~ that \¢ft})0m June 80 to J whe'ees ‘he aumi that 18, weirs ve, wanna 387. Victoria * ithin a week, including rea nell 0, wslight balance in favor PRATER RIVER IH co reepondent of the Bulletin presents Diito we Bew Hi Dorado, and demands a remitiance, under per alty of beipg declared @ humbug:— YRASER RIVER MIMSS LY ACCOUNT WITH CALIZORMIA, 1868, June BC—To cash paid for the passage of fifteen thon. rend men to Poget Sound and Vancouver Island at $3¢ each, $450,000 ‘To spirt} et $3 percay. fs To 18,000 tons of ) Bhai by steomers and lading sea peabsy an average y cost of $100 jer ton ¢ he To cash invested La lots at ung! Vietoria, ‘Total, rede 1808, Jure 30—Ry gold Cust sald to have been dent from Frazer river......0.++ Palazce to debit of Frazer river. ‘THE KFFBCT OF THE RBVULSION IN CALIFORNIA. ‘The Celnveras Chronicle says:—(his buobie has burst, ‘anc men are returning as feat as they can get back. There bave been but five departures from this 3 during the pest week Numerous letters have been received by citi- zens of this county from frien¢s and acquaiatances who have goss, siacst all of which aro discoursging, and at- ‘vise tase who cont late leaving for the north tore- main where they are, at least fcr the present. News has been received from mapy citizens of Our town, thet some have not leit San Francisco, but intend returnirg home Others ar Delliugbam Bsy and Victoria, and the jast that waz seen of them, they were si on a rock, wait- fog for the tide to fall, that they might catch a mess of clams for their breakfast. The average rtures from this town this week are only ove per day, and most of them are supposed uate eae after their frieude, to r heve them from distress. 18 Same jourpal also say: We learn from our merchants that business is improving, since the dead atand im consequence of the Frazer river exoitement, Trace of all kinds is beginning to ro. vive, aud we may expect a profitable summer trade. Many perscns who bave ceeu almost wild with (he popu- Jar exciterseut, and have cither neglected or abandoned ineir business, are now sett down to pursue tue “even tever of their way,” and epjoy the fruits of shoir labor, as welles the delightful climais of Cal'fornia. ‘The Placer Herald saye;—Cue Frazsr fever is reacting. Many who were 60 anxious to get to the new mines aro more enxious, if peasible, to return. The Panama, on Sun- day, brovght beck nearly two lundred persots. Several of these belonged In the vicinity of Aubura, and have reached home this week, giving very ucfayorable ac. cousts of Ihe Dew mines, and deprecate the idea of avy ene going there at present. They say there is much des- tteuoD among those already there; aod go far as is known pew mines, they are not half sufficient ia extont to $u tthe prosent mising population. They concur in 1 yet Howl the rush will evortly be back to California; the Decessities Ot many Wil render this movement im perative. ‘The Amator Ledger says'—A friend in the northern part of tbe couvtry writes that in that region the Frazer river fever lias ciiirely cisappeared, and that very many egy en Up an ‘btesded journey to Queca Vic's do. , preferring to roman with our venerable Uncle ittie jonger. Yes; and people are gettng sensible over the Siu.e. Frazer ig below par, and is aul on the Ine cumber of di Tican, for © ures, says the San Joaquin Repub. repor'ed gold region bas been so smail for the week pass, that the interest that nas been previously daly manifested ne Iaedng upon the cepartore of the steamer has and ibe crowd which assembled at tbat mucn thinner. The stages, also, from { tho iuterior, have not come down with ag heavy inane passeogers as before. Toe waporawal of the etcamship Orizabe is a very si nideant iact, showing with toleradle certainty that the | Fraver river fevor Las abated moss wouderfully sivce ber ives rip. It is eeticomted tha: at that time the Orizaba car- ried cif at feast fourteen bundrad rs, Dut now there car not exough be found gg by mnigrate to Fraze- river to make the rip profabla, The bacveat reapad by paseorger Vessels durivg the excitement, althcugh iucra- tive, hing been ef vo duration TBE CALIFOBNIA 4ND YRAZEER RIVER GOLD D1G- GINGS. The San Andrea /ndependem auys:—-Nearly ali the gold Ciscoverios in Ca'voriia wore fiat made in cry diggings, aud thence traced to toe rivera. In tho Frazer river rs- Be tre reverse, all ts treo we hear. Io Calfornia Bui The most important discoveries were made ia leas than s.x mnths’ ime, and the ricanees of the mines verified timultarcouriy with the reports. It is over @ gene since We first beara cf gold olecoveries on Frazer river, a #uil. CieDt engin Cf Uiee for the truth to be known, were the wues as Ticb as they formerly were in California. In orsiu, the god is foond at the boltom of the dirt, on | ed rock: om Srazer river, it is **mixed” with sand in | euch erge quartives what it pays equally well from the | +urinee Oows, On ibe bars, We bveliove that Frazer river | ‘8 & lumbug, avd would not bave troub ed our readers with ie above bule serap of niusty biatory, but to givos yeswon tor the betief, Bad Frezer sivor deen as rich as Cabteruia Was, the gold woalc be com!ng down alresdy— begs (UL Of tend a ried soope cf country, rich In dry Gyewer, Would fave long eince been discovered and sc deel; ated. Toi there is gold cn Frezer rive seem to scree ; but that it neh epougs to 6 ihe i of tan od ect, , Woo witnessed the rise and Delieves The whole excitement boat and other interests, through THK OVERLAND ROCTE TO TAE MINES. The Ulywpt mud stedacoom papers stick to it that ber Le Whateom trail, Frazer river, sor the route up eComumba ® tbe proper way for Americtcs to reach the pew gold country; but that the Snequaimie and Na- chess Par fe the wafest, easiea! aod goveraily the best rouke {cr fortare ouate ‘The press of every locality to bolster up the Interests of it PE ON MINERS ON THE COLUMBIA. going up we Columbia, em route for eat ackt 9 by lod'aus, ic tnecouatry of Wallw, and eeven back tthe Ha'les with great Tee Portiava Times (0. f ) are tat tho party pad 100 miles from Smoove, commenced tring vt use. cromed the Wisaskos river, a nou! when the treacherous rea do then) The tinera numbered aboatpoventy-soven men, vateply twenty of them were armed, (be Indians num- vered 280. Two of the miners were killed, aod about twenty cf tbe Indinne, fhe fight laeted four ¢ayz. According toa report of this aifair in the Pioneer and Democrat Oy my a, W. T ,) the whites lost eighteen killed vo she Inei@ns Ove hundred or more killed. Ib adde:— “Tole i & fact—the Oregon press and ‘strikers’ to te contrary outwwhetanaing.’” GOLD DIFCOVEFISS IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY. ed € the roate yiiced from five ceuta o { € the pan, from the loose dirt and ihe pertace. Wasbed bow!ters and grave! and an advocance of quartz rock, red dirt, se, were aren. Toe whole jormation of sho country they represent me ip titanng rich deposits of gold. . . * - Tho repulsed miners say they are cetermined to go back and work Cn be streams in the viciaity of the Na chess pare. Coe of the party, a California miner, says.— As the pert ceeded from the Nachess, on their way cut they found goid iu every stream waere they prospect- ed. but they did not tod it in ey \Dg Aemall streem ronping imo think witl yield Woers!iy. country 1a Of gold, sod Dearing regiom. At this stream quaoutes of from 85 to $10 per day. Caltforpia miter, and says he never A pumber of tng parties various towns on jet sound to examine the stream: emptying into the round on the east sige, aod in voarly every stream whieh bas been proepected, the color has been found si | Gold bas N stream. Stil more gold bee been found on the the Cascade meuntains The a I ! u iF , it 5 i lew im 1884, Dut the mines were not very and were soon driven of by foun’ gold in this austrict while making bis survey northern ratiroad route; 220, Lis men found the The Frazer river fever has awakened pop’ . and the Yakima beg Red be thoroughly examined. Gord bas been towed of on the Nachess, the We nat. the, Met How, the Yakima, and on a nuniber of otne: etreama, Some balf breeds are now at work on the Wo- watthe, end they bavs found very rich diggings. Mr. Clark brings forty eignt ounces of dust dug fn the. About 125 men have gone out from Steilacoom, Seattle ace Victoria, to mine on the We nat- the, expecting to atop there, though before starting most ofthe: bad prepared to go to Frazer or river. Mr. Clark ante be is confident that the next steamer from Steilacoom will bring Cows more of the real ovidence of the richness and extent of these mines in Washiecton Territory. Reroaren Massacr2 ow rite Piars.—Mr. Peter rocks. says the party left Independence the 26th of June, 1867, in Colone! Giipin’s train cetated at Salt take by Br: ‘Young wntil of Gov. Cumming, when were His reason for th yl ie weret ive men is, that ‘Young in etivet told Col. G!ipin live in peace —St. Lowis News | when Missouri came to THE ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN. THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE QUESTION. bull at Chicago, | Ho Fixes the Charge of Artful Dodging | sos upon Mr. Douglas on the Kansas | Issue of Popular Sovereignty, Lecompton---Southern Despotism at Washiag- ton---Curious Custom House Sta- tistics--Dred Scott, &. fir. Trambull is in Favor of Making Central America a Colony for our Free Negroes, KM. &. & [From the Chicago Demccrat } Upon being introduced, Mr. Tzumnuts was greeted with boted hearty cheers. Silence having been restored, bo Fruiow Comamve—T Gratified to bave an opportunity of isying before 80 ie of my foilow citizens as I ace | here assembled, my in regard to the politica: ques- | tions shicb have agitated the pubdilc mind since I bevam connected with public affairs. When I entered on; ag | one of the representativee of this State, the grestand all-nb sorbing question whicn occupled the public mind was the slavery question. Parties’ were then organized wpon that question, aud they have con‘inged so up to this time; and it is in regard to that qnestion taat I shalt chielly addracs you te-night, though not altogether; for, in discussing that Question, I desire to tring before you the fact which ox- ists that all the great powers of this rument are suberdinate to tuis one questicn. I to sbow you how the expenditures of ibis government are made, how ite patronage is used, aod how lis power is exerted for the purpore of encouragivg the spread of slavery and the do mination ot the elave power. (Applause) In doing this wy feilow citizens, I wall regortto po claptrap expres eicns, I with no person in this audienes, or in this state, to act or vote with that party with whiod | have the boaor to act, unless he believes it wo be right. Thave no false co- lors to Dag out to deceive you, vot | wisa to lay before you tbe plain, honest truth, and if tha: does not commend ‘the party wid which I act to your juogments, then I say to you ut is your duty to ast with some otner party; bat if, in ihe course of the observations ! have to make, 1 caa abow x that a party sailing under'falae colors, pretending one hing apd actibg apother, is misicacing the pubic mind ana chavg'ng the policy of ihe govarnment—profeesiog econemy, is guilty of prefligacy—professing to love tho constituon, is tramplivg it undersco—and, professing to be demorrat.c, is the old black oockade federal party in deguiee—t 1 can show this to you ihea I trust you wil abancoe such a party ae that. HISTORY ANT) PROGRESS OF SLAVIEKY EV THX TERRITORIES {i will be Decemary to Cevotea few mowente—nad Leball ‘be verybrief upon that; oint—1o @ history of the slavery | question. This is peceseery, because parties dispuio as | tO WOR cach frofesses, ih of the great parties of the ccustry proterses cevotion to the covutitution, aad each Charges Upch tue Olber Lhe extertaiowg of views which it denies. When eveb iz the case we maust look at ‘he facts, sno, ag ipteiligexrt men, you must judg ho 1s right. Woen the goverumest was formed we all [know tuat | slavery existed lc many of the States, and the govern- ret t wes formed vpon the prinaiple of letting the slavery queeticn alone, io bo msnaged by the Staies in which it existed, Bat, sofar aa tbe fads government was ovn- cerned, it took cogp!7acce of this question in the Territo- rc De.crgivg to the Unied State. This is a matter of pietery. Betore the Adoption of this constitution tue Ter- ritori¢e which bad been ceced to the United Slates as they existed obcer the articles of the confederaticn, were | governed by What was known as the ordinance of 1757, and tat ordnance, as you well kKoow exciuded slavery from all the territory which thea belonged to she Unit ates When the cor stitution was formed, shortly after , this sulject was lett in tae came cvnaition in which the Conven- | ten found t. And row! wieh you to bear in mind ihe | Gialloction between # State end Terriory—for a great deal of ¢be confusion and difficulty which has arisen in the country ip regard to tls queatica, is by confounding Siates | with Territories, Tue whole question which now divides partice, relates to tbe government of the ferritories. not States, ei all, And they who peck to confound the hwo together mist Lave some object to confuse the public mind. Ths policy copticued to exclude siavery from all he Territories of the United States for many years Waca North Cayolina and Georgia coded tbe western territory belonging to those States to the United States, it was so well understocd that the federal goverument would abolish slavery in the Territories which they ceded, uni¢as there was a provision age'nst it, that such a clause was inserted in the deed of cersion.’ In 1803, when we acquired Louisiana, slavery existed there. It remained, and Lovisiapa was adwitted as @ slave State And De admitted, in 1820, it was admitted on conditicn that tbe balance of the territory lying north cf 36 cegrees 30 miauses noreh tattude: maid remain free whito it was a Terri- tory. There bes been a great ceai of contusion in the pub- tic Mind i regard to the messing of the Mrssourt Compro- mise That jpromiae, or the clavee of it in controver. , Tead something like teis.—'‘ That in all territory north ibirty.eix d: grees thirty minutes porth fatitude, alavery or in ntary servitude, except asa pcuaty for crime, sball be and is hereby forever probioited.”” auch stress bas been laid by those who seek to misicad the publie mind upen the word “forever '’ This word “ forever” wakes the sentence a tittle more emphatic, but it gives to it wocther meaving, In a lege! point of view. wan it would bave bad if this word bai been omitted. Tue Mo avuri Com ne selated to that Territory so long as it re- mained a Territory, but pot 8 moment alterwards. it had no app ication to the country when admitted es a state, aor does aug inw Congress mey peas for the government of a pean bave operation one moment after that Territory is ecwitted ag a Stale. (Applau-e ) What wasthe object of re- pealrg the Misourt Oempromiee? Was it to give the , when they came to form a State goverument, iho Tight % bave slavery or not? Why, they had it with. out such repeal—(a vowe--That's so” )—just as per- feouly a8 loey bac itelier iis repen!, because thas prov!- #100 of the Jaw ceased to operate the moment toe Terri- tory ceaved to exist in a (erritorai condiiiup—the moment the State was formed—just as the act organiaicg the Ter- ritory of Mipvesota, ro long a8 i romatued @ Territory provided a Governor ane Judges, aod U government of ite Leg slature; bul wheo Gomited a5 & State they wore ail ipse facto abolished. Just so in regard W the Miesourl comprowy th # on th's occasion to show that some other to gped Iban that which BOW proferved in the ropent » Missouri compromise. Toe policy of the country, Gown to 1564, was to keep the tories free. Then a pew policy was waugassied. Now, what was the theory @pon Which tho Missouri compromue was repoales? T will state itas fairly as 1 know how for the bDepedt of ‘hese who efected that repeal. bot tell us that the Miseourt compromise was repealed for the pur. pese of conferring upon the people of the Territory the right of seifguvernment avd popular sove reignty ’ Wasn't that the avowed reason * “i “¥es, you.) Well, if it was reason, has vot that reasou peen totaly abandoned. “Yes, that’s eo.) It is true that wae the reason, aad was raid by thore who brcugat about tust 4 that the ‘ Terr Dowibeve the come sinh 0 te. and * ion, “1 am for the rights he Fights of the child woen of ball clect their own Governor’ No. they eball elect their own Judges oy provide for a Legisiature * t hg bon Fey ed them? No. what do you mean’ cease to be & Territory and come to bea State, and are | ot self government abd | desian comcocted a Uli on | miiar to you all—cown to EH TL for years—took the control of all the affairs of the tory, apd, backed up by the United Sates army, a despotism waa forced upon people, who, is was bed conferred upon them the great spplsuse } "These "are the etd comioued ) fhese are Let us follow this bistory along @ little Ip proces of time it was euppcsed that Kansas wise to be admitted into the Unica as a State. Hen peo- pie, you remember, bad formed one comattution, Qs the “Topeka covstituticn,’’ éataviis! a free State. Was Decessary Lo inset bis with something, and a Peed sb add ip the capo ped pry by Mr. Ht ii i were cffored to that bill. Among wes oftered by Mr Tovmbds, of Georgia, ana thas bili sub- sequently paseed the Yenate. Now, feilow citizens, J make. the distinct caarge that there was a preconcerted, ment and plot entered into, by the very men who mow cy credit for opposing a constitution ‘mot submitted vo the people, 10 have a constitution formed and pus in force with- cut giving the people any opportunsty to pass upon tt. (Greak piauee.) ZAis, my friends, 16 @ serious charge, charge it to wight, that the very men who traverse the cnum tiny, under bammers proclaiming popular ignty,. by. perpoie to force a uzon that people, T have brought along with me the evidence to "prove the charge 1 make — (applanss)—oecavso a charge Of @ verious character Live thus migut be controverted tbe men who claim creoit for popuiar sovereigaty unless brovghs tho evicevce wita mv. I hold*in my hand tae ‘di! Drought into tbe Seuate of toe United States py Mr. Teombs ov the 2hib Juve, 1866, containing @ clause re- quirirg tee constitation which the Conveation shoud form tw Pe submit ed 10 tbe pecpie for their ras‘fication or re. jection, ‘Tpat bil! was referred to the Committee on Terrt- tories in the Senate of the United States, of which Jndge Douglas 13 chairman, Judge Doug'as, fire days aiter~ Wards, reported back the biil I hold in md hand, making various alterations in it; among cthers, striving out the clause requiring tts submission to the he ¢ had made these that, on cunsultation with Mr. Toombs, alicrotums. (Lremendous applause.) A Vork—To whem dia he make che statement? bir. TRuMaot1—He made it in the Senate of tha United Stoies, ana wis rexorted in the Congressional Giwdr; and, sir, of you are a Douglas man— Sai Voice am, ale Mr TRUNPCII—And you want to aetisfy yourself that be was to the plot to force & couetituom upon that pee- i Lwlisatiaty yon, (Cries of gooo, good; bis him 2, anc cheers.) I willcram the truth down say ae pet men’s throat, uptii he cauaot deay i (Renewed coeers) Andtothe masa who coes deny it,1 willcram the lie down Dis throas, till he shall cry ovouga. (Tremea- deus cheering } It is preposterous— it is the most Gamrable effrcetery that man ever put ow, to conceal a echome to Cefiacd and cheat a people out of their rights, aod trea claim credit {7 it. (Cries of “Hurrau for trumbul—be him agein—cown with aliguch men’) Tha! ia a0¢ all, ms D.vg as friend—that is not all. 1, myseif, humble aa Tens, and making bo protersiors other thao t0 have per- Kermed wy Gury wo the Vest of my ability to the State thas bes becored me by piscicg me in the Seats, polvied ihis out two years ego (foreo cheers for Trawball wore given #iID great enthusiasm ) [stated that it was o iitthe too mucd to calla convection in Kscses before koowing what was the wisb of the people, aud then to alow the fifty two men which were to compose the convention, as- cording to that bil, to put any sori of @ constiwtion upea the :eople wisccut ailowiog tuem to Vote upon it. A Voick— What dio Dougiag pay to it? Mr Tacmaert— What av he say? He was silent as the grave. and voted for the Lill? (Applause) It parsed the Mevaic, but was Cgftated lu the House, you mow. this was before the Previtential ‘election. (Cheers and Jmughter.) It was before the thunders of the Fremont vote had raled down to Washington. amd frightened the mow that were there. (Appleuse.) Jt was before the hy 3 pi- i | Pe of Juttnoe haa neg the plunderer from the State tot, and inatatled in their places fret men, and the friends of freemen. (Renewed Appiause.) {t would not do to risk that policy much longer. (Laugater aud applause.) LECUMPTON. ‘The people of Kaveas, it is said—cr!l eill rather, the Legisiature of Kan-as which hat been impcsed upon that peopie— made prov biog, about a year ago, for calumg & convention to forma coostitutiop, and they Iaid tmewr oo in such a way that they had tne power in their owa ands. They tcok a registry, or pretended to take a re- gistry, of the . They made the registry so as to give themselves a majority. They apportioned the repre- sentation throughout the State, out of turty five coun tie representation to niveteen counties they gave no ; wl the delegates were from th a that copvention met aud 0 other sixtesn. adopted (A voice, ‘That is true. ‘£ccipton constitution.” "on a Dougias man.) That constitution was a slavery con- stitution, in avy event; it mitted to the jo in ‘what form they would bi lavery—whether the ory” which was tt shovld de continued yy nd whetber future slavery should be prohibited from enter. tng the Territory. A vote was taken upon the alteromtive preposition Now none Oe ee, formation of «he Lecompton constitution, all these outrages ta Kaa- pat—end I peed not stop to repeat them, for they are fa- this period, they were ail jus. Uifled by the men who pow claim credit for opposing one Cf the series of acte growing out of the repeal of the Mis ouri compromise. When this constivution was seat to Congress, the republicans, as a matier of course, cd to it—they were opposed to the dogus laws from egivning to end—opposed to the uaurpation; they were opposed to the despotism, aod they, a# a matter of course, Were opposed to this Lecompton constitution— its legid- mate clepring. feme of those wh» bad jastified all we pisvipes outreges in K opposed it alto, ana I have jeard it said tbat my cietinguisned colleague claims crealt for tg it ana kiitog it Why, my ieliow citizens, my colleague was brushed out of the way as you would brueb awey a fly. In the Sonate of the Uaned States they Pesecd itover the beads of the republicans witb all artistarce Jadge Dougles could give us. He with which counseling with us, and advising » Yet i went through tho Senate with acd atiempting to ‘devise plans by & mingle so.casled democrat voted againet it. Major Harris, of tbr State, was the only ove who wowed wan the re. ‘UD CABS, Bod Came up Hke a8 man aod voted to rejoctand iL toe thing forever, (Good f o man—three cheers tor Barrie) Feliow citizens, | do pot moan thore waa but GF Ro voted againet ii—I think there were pinety five, but wo got bul litle help from these mea who clan er: for bav rg efonted it; that ie what | mean to say. The Proposition wee made to ametd the bili, autis rovulicd tm what you know as toe Logist—1 beers some cailit—aepdie. But itis no matter what K was, tne people of Kensas buried it oat of sight on Mon. any lest. (Creat cbeers.) Now, where are these men, who, apes that matter untied witn the repaslicans —whore are they? Tley tay toey aiffered wiih the ad- ministration Upun a single Measure. Wha: was that moa- sure’ hy, & was on she adoption of the (acompten cou stitution, and aomitting Kaneas into the Union as a state under it. Well, that ¥as 9 temporary issue, and is dead, Wurted, part and gone forever. There ix end of Where are the men, thea, who uaited wita the repadii- cans to defeat that’ ju’quity and fraud, who have pro- Claimed in loud topes that it wa: ack Shore men who conspired to force this constitution the people of Kanses against their will, (they are ® singu- ‘ar sort of azecciates for honest men out claim to stand wil!) them. Lg a that eying of thie question, and that tram ‘migit tru free afterwards. But This is but one by th changed in orn rk AAVOTISM AT WASHINGTON. ‘which was then inauzerated is using al! the government, not wo extend Dring it in as a slave , but to Of thie great country subordinate to ‘Tre deapotiem of Washiniton ie amet prevailed in Kansas. There Mee Wroughout this vast cou ——— entertain views tn to free Territories. [tis an utter . All the dopartments at Wash- the @f proscriving men be excluded from the free Territories. All the cotomittecs in Congress—or all tho i ones—which mature the business for the Action of are under the control of this samo power. The Conrt ie ander the control of i You all fates the case which whole od Senator of the aed en "a rae down ana beaten nearly to death in his seat im the Sonate Chamber, for bis honest sentimens in Cppesition to this Propagandism. But @ ‘worre state of things than that cxiste to day. The ges- peer ghey Ay Tt ig ay bood, ana hes been suffering from thet day thin, end who, bie best friends fear, may sever reeves, Caeae ‘with anguish and pain and torture, from blows ip! upon him uorwares and without notice—that gentiomaa, re ple of the State of Masnac ausette, and when he comes there aad rises wih <itmouie fete ie obair, two yoars atter the act was done, for some may plead the ex- ‘cuse toat it was done under excitement—I say now, the very men in the interest of this power affect to treat him pe De 2 (Ories of “Shame, Would you believe it? Not a Northern Senator to this pro- slavery party dares even wo oftend hie Southern aesociate? Yes, ‘the last session of Con. ‘when upon one occasion it was stated in the Senate pt a mem| * & aneer iden of bis indisposition, the jeaders of the siayery democracy affect to believe that it Bia pretence on tbe part of a mac who has been suffering these two years. In my judgment the world has never seen exhibited euch malignity and cruelty as ix attempt ty treat with soorn that suffering man This is Sere ae ten, tr te arn ment could strike the blow in if premeditated continaed malice (iood appiene ) — > 4 2 i Sumner. The cheers were the represeniatt: poy es eeesions of , sent there to commu ——— Co-equal States for the deat gor common coun! ‘and for those two years 7 . a (i was not pl Committed wi