Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-03
THE OREGON TERRIToRY.

MONDAY embraces lOr new territorial govern
ment "all the territory lying west of the Miss.
ouri river, south of the forty-ninth degree Of
north latitude, and east OF the Rocky Mount.
aims, and north of the boundary line between
the United States and the Republic Of Texas
not included within the limits of any State n
The United States; and also the territory eon.
prsing the Rocky Mountains, and the country
between them and the Pacific ocean south n
| fifly-four degrees and iorty-nine minutes NJ
north latitude, and north of forty-second degree
Of north latitude"
| The Bill makes provision, also, for Gov
ernor, to continue in Office for five years, and
10 reside west of The Rocky Mountains. Alec
for a Secretary of State, TO keep the laws NJ
the territory, and for Court with one .ludoe
who shall have common law and chancerv In,
risdction. The Governor and Judge are IN
adopt at the outset any Of the laws of the IL
nited States or territories they NAV think mon
er. The Governor is TO be commander of The
militia, and to grant all commissions, and nil
legislative powers are TO be exercised bv him
and the Judge until there shall be popuIation
sufficient for a legislative assembly. When
there are five thousand free white male inhab-
ltan.s over 81 years of age; general assembly
shall be chosen, and every five bundled citizens
shall choose an additional member.
The following section relates to the right Of
franchise
"No person shall be.entiIIed to a vote for
Representatives, or be eligible or qualified to
act as such, unless he shall have been citizen
OF one Of the United States, or unless he be n
resident OF said territory, who shall acknowl-
edge the jurisdiction of the United States over
said Territory, and free white male over the
age oil twenty-one years; Provided, however.
the Judges OF elections shall have power, and il
IS hereby made their duty, TO nterrogate, un-
der oath, any and all persons who may be
suspected OF want Of friendship to the iuris-
diction of the United States over said Territory
and 10 reject the vote or votes OF any person or
persons who may be found wanting in such
friendship.
The following provisions are also important;
The President shall erect at suitable places.
line Of stockade forts and block houses. nor
exceeding five in number, from some point on
The Missouri river, on the most practicable
route to the south pass in the Rocky Noun
tains.
The President is also required to cause for
ttcations TO be erected at or near the mouth
OF the Columbia river.
Provisions hereafter is to be made bv law IN
secure and grant six hundred and forty acres of
land TO every white male inhabiiant of the Ter
rtory OF Oregon, Of the age of eighteen wears
and upwards, who shall cultivate and use the
same Tor hive consecutive years, or TO his heirs
in case of his decease
10 every such inhabitaut, being married
man, there shall be granted, in addition, one
hundred and sixty acres 10 his wife, and the
like quantity Of one hundred and sixty acres TO
the father for each child under the ace Of
eighteen years he may have, or which may be
born within the five years aforesaid.
NO sale or contract, of any kind, of such
lands, will be valid before patent issues there
OF; nor shall the same be taken in execution.
or bound by any judgment, mortgage, or lien
oil any kind, before the patent is issued
Hartford and Springfield Railroad.-On
Friday we passed over this road for the first
time, and were much pleased with the ride
Inc cars were one hour and FIVE minutes on
the upward trip, and an hour and ten minutes
IN returning. The distance is &c miles The
road appears TO have been made in the best
manner; indeed, IL is the opinion Of those COM
petent TO Judge, that there is no better con-
stTucted work ol the kind in the country. The
Company have two new air-spring Passenger
Cars on the road, which for their beauty, ar
rangement, and easy motion, surpass any 9TH
ers which we have seen. A person may go
from this place 10 Springfield in the coolest
weather, with as much comfort as he would
lake IN his own parlor. Thanks 10 the i'm
pTovements of the age, the obstacles TO winter
travel which existed a few years since, have
been done away wherever the facilities of the
Railroad have been extended. The road TO
Springfield is through beautiful country, and
good part of the way within sight OF The
Connectcut--this is not the season of the
year, however, to enjoy the view. In the
spring and summer the ride will be most de-
Gghtul one.
We learn that the road has opened under the
most Hatterng auspices-the travel and freight
Offering being much greater than was anticipa-
ted. II the boats from New York could leave
at SIX O'Clock in the morningsin instead of I-2,
so that the connection at Springfield could at
all times be ensured, this would be the favorite
winter route between New York and Albany
and Boston. One day last week. passengers
from New York arrived ia Albany, via This
road, an hour and.a quarter in advanceIor the
Housatonic tram.
The predictions that the opening of This
road would add to the business Of Hartford. are
becoming verified. We understand that mer-
chants who have been accustomed 10 purchase
Their goods in other places, have already been
attracted here by the facilities offered by this
road.-HarLford Courant
Slaughtering Sheep.-Onc dav last week
some 1000 sheep passed through The place on
Their way from Marion County to Columbus.
where they are to be slaughtered for The own
ers, who propose pressing the talow from the
carcass Except the hind quarters) and dspos-
ing with The pets for shipment to England.
where the demand is good and they are admit
Yea duty Tree, These sheep were bought Cor
the purpose of stocking farms for wool RAISING
but the election of Polk and the CONSEQUENT
uncertainty as to the fate of the Tariff has
caused the business greatly to decline. and This
course is adopted by those who had gone large.
~ into II TO save themselves from loss W.