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" act making appropriations Gnr the construction
OF certain Military Roads in the Territories Of Ne
braska and Washington.
BE ii enaeted BY the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of The United States Of
AmerieaiH Congress assembled, That the
following sums Of money be, and the same
are hereby appropriated for the construc-
ton Of military roads in the Territories Of
Nebraska nsd Washington For the con,
structon OF a military road from the great
falls of the Missouri river in the Territory
Of Nebraska, 10 interscct the military road
now established leading from Walla-walla
to Puget Sound, thirty thousand dollars
For the construction of, military road
from the DalleS of the Columbia to Colum.
bia City Barracks, twenty-five thousand
dollars. For the construction Of a military
road from Columbia City Barracks to
Fort Stcilacoom, on Puget Sound, thirty
thousand dollars. The said military roads
shall be constructed under the direction o.
the Secretary of War.
, 1855-04-07

THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.-The Hon.
c. F. Mercer, in letter to Rev. K. X.
Gurley of Washington, dated London,
Dec. 18th, contains the following para
graph:
Perhaps you do not know, as I am re-
Gently informed, of the vast extent Of the
Northern African Slave trade. My friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbot S. Lawrence. met at
the upper cataract of the Nile three hun
dred African girls, of great beauty, in one
coffle, brought sixty days journey over the
burning sands Of Zahara for the Egyptian
market. Their feet were raw, their bodies
nearly naked, their countenances haggard.
Such is the fruit of the northern traffic.
Next let us cast our eyes to the MoZam-
bique channel, along which, above and be-
low it, and far into the interior, above the
English conquests from the Cape above
Monaqua for description Of which
country l refer you to Vaillant's Travels
,at the close Of the last century, negro
lad can be purchased for a shot gun worth
less than five of our dollars Taken to Gu
ba or Brazil, or smuggled into Texas or
Louisiana, he will sell from $500 to $1,000.
How can such o trade be prevented by
the means Great Britain has sought to ex-
tend, and sought in vain? If extended, it
falls short of universal cooperation in her
hitherto fruitless exchange Of qualified
right of search. 1t must remain ineffect-
ual for its contemplated end-the abolition
of trade which a single flag Of dissen-
tient naval power can cover from search,
detection, and punishment. So her Minis
ters and Courts concede, and yet she con-
tents herself with reluctant assent on her
part to make the slave trade piracy-a
work reqdiring, it is admitted, like unan-
unity; but when that is obtained, and OBJ
tanned it may be with great facility, ell
cient for its purpose; since pirate, being
hOstis humani generis, may be searched and
arrested by any state and tried and pun
ished by any court Of any country having
competent criminal jurisdiction. N.
The Sultan Of Constantinople is said to
have recently interdicted his subjects the
trade in CircasSian slaves. With greater
facility would his subjects surrender the
more barbarous trade in those miserable
beings brought to Egypt over the burning
sands of Africa.
, 1855-04-07

COL BENTON AND THE SouATTERs.-It
was announced by telegraph, yesterday,
that Col. Oliver, of Mo. Wing, had read
in Congress, speech for Col. Benton, re-
plying to Mr.. Mace Of Indiana, who gave
notice Of his intention to bring in bill to
restore the Missouri Compromise. We are
led to the opinion that Col Benton oppo-
seS any such project, and some surprise is
expressed by the telegraph at his course.
To US it occasions no surprise. Col.
Benton opposed the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, on the ground that it would
be breach of faith between North aud
South, and useless and dangerous re-agita-
ton of the slavery question. But the
Compromise having been repealed, TO at.
tempt to restore il would lead to equally
harmful agitation, and to restore il would
be great breach Of faith with those bona
6de settlers who have gone into Kansas
under the law of Congress expecting to ell
joy there the right have or reject slavery
according to their own views of propriety
and policy. .
For thirty years Col. Benton has been q
friend Of Homesteads and Squatters' rights
He would not be less SNOW 81. Louis In
telligenccr, 20h. =
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LATER FROM MExIco.--NEw ORLEANS,
Jan. 95.-The steamship orizaba has ar
rived at this port with Mexican dates TO
the 10th inst Several successful attacks
on the insurgents by government troops are
reported, and the revolution is said TO be
crushed out in Oaxaca- The formal taking
possession Of the Masilla Valley by the
United States authorities. is officially an
nounced in the Mexican papers.
, 1855-04-07
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY, APRIL 1855

STATISTICS OF THE PAST YEAR.-The pa
pers in various directions are filled with sta
tistics of the past year, giving the remark
able events, accidents, incidents, fires, &c,
throughout the country. In this city, dur
ing the year there were only eight fires
where the loss amounted to and above
$4,000. The entire loss from fires in the
United States for the year, is estimated at
about $25 100000. There were also. S3
fires in which loss of life ensued, the num-
Der Of victims being III
The number of railroad accidents was
1853, killing lS6 persons and wounding $50.
In 1858 there were only 1873 similar acci-
dents, but attended with the loss of 234
lives, besides 496 wounded.
The steamboat accidents Of the year
have alarmingly increased, the total num-
Der reaching AS, with the loss of 587 souls
and 225 wounded against 8 accidents, 4l9
killed and l5S wounded in 1858.
Crime, too, of every grade foots up a
fearful catalogue There were 692 muir
dcrs and 81 exceptions during the year.
The list of mortality for the year includes
the demise of no less than IS men and 81
women who had attained the age of l0O
years and upward. One "a colored wo
man) was said to be LAG, and another Gan
Indian woman) l42 years of age. The
Oldest white man was l07, and the oldest
white woman l2l years. Death has also
during the year, greatly thinned the di
minished ranks of the soldiers of the revo
luton, no less than Sc having closed their
earthly existence in the last II months.
The shpwrccks Of the last eighteen
months count up near eight thousand dead
Among the most prominent in the great
loss of life are the following Steamers
Birkcnhead, 700; City of Glasgow, 500
San Francisco, 200; Arctic, $50; Yam
kee Blade, 40; Foreruhncr, a. Sailing
Yvessels-Tayleur, $40; Stafrordshire, 1870
Favorite, 2OI Mary Jane, l44; Santa
Anna, 10 ; Powhattan, $50 New Era
277 f; Johannes, 81 Abadish, 7Ol Mer
cedcs, 73l W. II. Davis, 20 ; Annie Jane
S75 Europa, IS; Waldron, IS.
, 1855-04-07


RUSSIAN FACILITY FOR ACQUIRING Lam
oUAcEs.-The St. Petersburg correspond
ent of the South CarOliaiaH says:
'eThe facility which the Russian has for
acquiring languages strikes an American
very forcibly They speak more languages
than any other nation in the world; and
the whole secret, think, is in the manner
in which they are brought up, and the i'm.
mense variety of sounds their own Ian.
guage possesses. Their children are taught
to understand English, French, German
and Russian, and to speak the three latter
huenty. There are many Russians who
speak the English language we'll, without
even o foreign accent; but an American
here, without understanding one Of the
three last named languages, would GER
tainly find himself in position inexpressi
BILE. have made the acquaintance Of Rus
slams who tell me they speak ten languages,
but perhaps they speak some of themes
Byron said he spoke all languages-,hat
is, they know how TO swear in them.
''1 have often been quite interested on
seeing little children of from five to ten
years old, who already commenced to prat-
tie in three or four languages, show their
regard for strangers by always addressing
their parents in the language current pro
TEN. There seems to be tacit understand
ing in every family to confne themselves tc
the language or languages understood by
all present. The Russian is quite easy and
affable in his manners, and once you have
his acquaintance, the more he sees of yoJ
and tho oftener you visit him, the more ht
Is pleased
''The young ladies are not difficult to be
come acquainted with, and when gentle
man calls to see young lady, she, instead
of-as is often seen in our country-taking
chair on the extreme side of the room
from you, will not accept yours but TAXI
the nearest seat to you. They are moi
generally SO pretty as American young la
dies, (who eclipse the beauty Of the Who'll,
Of Europe) but better educated young 10
dies never met with. They can will
credit to themselves and their parents, en-
tOrtain and render easy in company al
grades and classes, from him who dwels il
a princely palace to him who lives in loI
cabin" los
, 1855-04-07

Ddr The st. Paul lMinnesotidH says
it is rumored that colony from Virginia
is coming up to that Territory in the spring,
bringing their slaves with them-the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise in their
opinion rendering it possible, This effect
OF the act does not exactly suit our up
river friends, who are not very hugely
gratifed at the idea Of the introduction o.
slavery into their Territory
, 1855-04-07

The LAST OF WHIGGERY.-The Baltimore
Patriot which in former days claimed to
be the Wing organ and champion par en-
ocllepce-which professed to believe that
the salvation of the country was depend
ent upon the triumph Of the Wing party
and Wing measures, and uttered this be-
lief in thousand appeals to the "great
Wing party" comes out boldly and avows
that in its opinion it is the proper course
for the Wing party to abandon its organi-
zation and unite with the Know Nothings"
, 1855-04-07

p6r Some Boston paper make q good
hit at the mysterious order. 1t says that
distinguished lawyer in Court street
missed his "ofice boy" the day after the
election, and when he came to inquire the
cause of his absence, found he had been
elected 10 the Legislature by the Know
Nothings, and was delayed at home to re-
ceive the congratulations Of his friends.
, 1855-04-07
Very respectfully,
COLUMBIA LANCASTER,
JOSEPH LANE.
Hon. WV. NJ. GwIN, U. S. Senate.
WASHINGTON. July Is. 1864

AsHlNGT0N, July 10, 1904.
SlR-The undersigned would respectfully
vat earnestly urge upon the Post Office
Department, the necessity Of providing an
efficient mail service between San Francisco
and Olympia, in the Territory Of Washing
ton, including all accessible points interme-
diate on the coast Of California and Ore
gon.
There is no mode Of supplying the peo-
pie of Washington Territory, and Of the
northern coast of California and lower
Oregon with the mails except by ocean
steamers. This entire country, especially
Washington Territory, is now without
proper mail facilities. Between San Fran
cisco and Olympic there is no direct COM
munication except by sailing vessels.
There is, We believe, no want Of power
in the Postmaster General to interfere with
the establishment of such mail service
the authority having been conferred by
Congress some two years ago, and propo'
sails received therefor by the Department
at the last letting Of mail contracts.
The necessity for the service is clear,
and it can only be made efficient by the
employment of a steamship of great strength
and speed, with light draught of water.
We have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servants,
COLUMBIA LANCASTER,
JOSEPH LANE,
J. A. MoDouGAL,
JOHN b. WELLER,
WM. M. GwIN.
Hon. JAS. CAMPBELL, Postmaster Gen.
concur fully with the views set fortl
in the preceding memorial.
As regards Washington Territory, car
speak from intimate personal and oficia
experience. And l am, moreover, salts
fed that before mail service by steamers
even with promptitude, can be put in ope
ration, the business of Washington Terri
tory will fully authorize the extension o
the mail facilities asked.
Isaac /. STEVENS,
Governor Territory U'asErstoN,
, 1855-04-07

p6- Mr.. 7. Francis Meagher delivered
lecture on Monday, in Charleston, S. c.,
in aid of the Calhoun Monument fund.-
Over two thousand tickets were seld, and
the audience was one Of the largest ever
assembled in Charleston. r..-
, 1855-04-07

FUGrIvE SLAvEs.-The Cincinnati Co.
lumbian states that during the week end,
ing January 9th, no less than six parties
Of fugitive slaves arrh ed in that city from
Kentucky and the more southern slave
States, and were forwarded thence to
Canada by way of the underground rail
road The slaves were fifteen in number,
and were probably worth $4,000.
, 1855-04-07

p9- The Baltimore American, speaking
Of the omission Of the Know Nothing con-
vention at Cincinnati to nominate candi-
date for the Presidency. says it is wise.
There is no man living in the United
States whose political and personal charac-
ter could stand the wear and hard knocks
Of two years canvass" if ,v,s
, 1855-04-07

D6r Col. Benton has recently delivered
lectures in Baltimore, New York, and
Boston, which attracted immense audiences
and were received with unbOunded admira-
tiou. At New York 1000 persons were
present. among others, Gen, Scott, Geo.
Bancroft and john Van Buren,.
, 1855-04-07

R0- 1t is said that one Of the questions
asked Of candidate for initiation into the
Society of Know Nothings is as follows:
+" Will you do your utmost on all occasions
to renew and perpetuate the pOtatoe rot,
in order to keep the Irish out Of the coun-
try I" The candidate, if admitted, must
respond, Z" / will" 1 20 aas. .sa,p
, 1855-04-07
AGENTS,

The following gentlemen are authorized to receive
Subscriptien. for the PIONEER AND DENocRLT:
l.. p. FISHER, Merchants Exchange Building, Sac
ramento st. San Francisco
n. BtLES, Vancouver;
"A. CHENoWETH, Cascade;
Dr. PAGErr Cowlitz Landing;
L. D. DuRGIS, Grand Mound;
JoHS r. JACKSON, Jackson's Prairie;
W.T.. SAYwARD, Port Ludlow.
CEo. NAGGs, Shoaiwater Bay;
Mr.. WV ATKINSON, Victoria, VancOuver's Island.
A. Benton MOSES, Steilacoom.
RoBERr THOMPSON, Portland, Oregon.
L. HAspINGs Port Townsend
, 1855-04-07

BED- The following bills for the relief of
George Bush and Elijah White were pass
cd without amendment, and have been ap-
proved by the President
An act for the relief Of George Bush, Of Thurston
County, Washington Territory.
Be IL enacted By The Senate aud Hous. of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
america in Congress Assembled, That the
claim of George Bush to six hundred and
forty acres of land in Thurston county
Washington Territory, in virtue of his
carly settlement aud continued residence
and cultivation, as set forth in the memo
rial passed on the seventeenth March,
eighteen hundred and fifty-four, by the leg
islative assembly Of Washington Territory
be, and the same is hereby, confirmed
the one half to the said George Bush, and
the other half to his wife and it shall be
the duty Of the surveyor general Of the
said Territory of Washington to designate
aud set apart the quantity Of land afore-
said to embrace the residence and settle
ment of the said George Bush, according
to the lines Of the public surveys, and for
the claim hereby confirmed. but not in
such manner as to interfere with any re-
serve or valid adverse right. if any such ex-
ist to any part of the land claimed as afore-
said and upon the presentation Of u GER
tifcate from the surveyor general, designa-
ting the land which may be officially set
apart under this act, patent shall issue,
il the proceedings are found regular by the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
An act confirming land claim to Elijah White, Of
the Territory Of Washington.
BE IL ea,aeted 6y Tie Senate and House cf
Representatives Of The United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
claim Of Doctor Elijah White to six hun
dred and forty acres Of land on Bakers
bay, near Cape Disappointment, formerly
in Oregon, now in Washington Territory,
under the act Of Congress approved Sep
tember twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and
fifty, creating the Office of surveyor general,
and making donations in Oregon, shall not
suffer any prejudice by reason Of his ab-
sence from his settlement, as set, forth in
bis petition. but the said claim, If in other
respects within the provisions Of tho said
act of September twcnty-seven, eighteen
hundred and fifty, shall be confirmed by
the surveyor general to the said Elijah
White and his assignees, but not to inter.
fere with any reservation that may be
needed by the United States for light
house or other public uses, nor to the pre-.
judice of any valid adverse right, if sucl
exist.
, 1855-04-07

An Owe NorHISe.-The C. Polynesia1 "
says, in italics, that "he Hatcaiian Cor
ernnlem o,oes not a dollar to either Govern-
nuent or individual, abroad or at home"
, 1855-04-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
February 8, 1855.

SIR-The mail service between San
Francisco and the head Of Puget Sound,
including some dozen or more points, Of
more or less Importance on the Sound, and
on the coasts Of Washington, Oregon, and
California, is, as you are well aware, en-
tirely inadequate.
The service Of the Pacific Mail Steam
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On the 81 inst. in Bolivar, Mrs. .A'na
.3adcysoa. consort of jonathan NJ. Ander-
son. in the G3d year of her age.
AT Rock Island, Illinois, on Saturday
the I2lh ult., Mrs. SuSan e., vile OF
Ezra Van Meter, Esq, and daughter oil
The late DIR. McNeaI, OF Lancaster, OHIO,
in the Gath year of her age.
On the lst inst, al the residence oil her
father, Daniel Mylinger, in Romney. Va:
Mrs. Susan GIafida- Chambers, vile ot
Rev. Robert D. Chambers, of the BaI'-
more Annual Conterence,i in the 2Sth year
of her age.
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The Difficulty Settled.

This community has been on the q"
uive for some days past, in regard to the
controversy being conducted by DR.. L. s.
Tanner and DR.. Il. s. NOne6raker,
through the columns Of the Register. The
war was being carried on spirlledIy. We
are glad to be able to state las will be
seen by reference to another column OF
the Register that through the well direct
ed efforts of mutual friends, an amicabIe
and honorable adjustment has been effect
cd
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On the IN inst, by the Rev. Jas. Fl.
Brown, Mr.. John ". Henry TO Miss
Margaret June Stump, all OF Berkeley
County.
On tie 5,h inst. by The Rev. VIM. J.
Hoge, Hobert ". Kearioot, formerly of
Berkeley County, 10 .9nnie E.. daughter
of +. c. Dluhlm, of Batrimore, Nd.
A, the residence OF q. w Gibbs, in
Ravmond. Kinds county, Mississippi, or
tie l0ih OF MAY, nv Rev. J. G. Davis,
iJr. CharIes H. Gjtjs, formerly of Ibis
county, to Miss EHcn l.. Elder, all OF The
above named Piare.
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Grave Diggers Railying to the Rescue OF
the Constitution.

The Prohibitory law will not only, as Capt.
French says, turn some twenty Thousand par
keepers out of employment, but greatly diminish
the business of the grave dggers, in cholera sea-
son and in all other seasons. This is evident
from statistics At Cornwall in Canada where
the epidemic ragged badly, only one Son OF Tenn
perance died. In Kingston only two died Out Oh
some three hundred Sons In Toronto only one
died of five hundred. -,
Patriotic knights Of the spade are going to cal
q meeting organize society, raise funds, ana
purchase can opinion" to protect their rlSH'S.
A committee is TO be appointed to invite the cot
6n-makers the bone-setters, and the corOuers, to
cooperate.
When shall we hear from the Delirtum Ire
mems watchers, and the hangmen' As satan
said on another occasion awake, arise or
be forever fallen .'-Erchange.
We observe Of the various legal opinions pro-
duced against the constitutionality Of the New
York legislation upon the liquor traffic that they
have all been procured by money, while two and
probably more distinguished judges have gwen
without such instigation, their opinions at length
in favor of it. We have not read either, or
should be capable of deciding questions OF this
Sort but one thing is certain, and that IS, II con-
stitutons, as they stand at present, conflict with
measures for saving society from the very worst
calamities from which it suffers, it is high time
they were changed. That they do is hardly
probable case, but should it prove 10 be so they
,riH be changed and made to CONFORM TO their
intention. Temperance men are the cohseIVa-
tors of law and not It's yiolators. The process
of Reformation will move more surely Tor
moving slowly. There is much darkness and
error yet to be removed and much OF conscience,
charity and resolution 10 be called out aud or
ganized, before the decree goes forth absolutely,
that this monster which brings so many parents
in sorrow in the grave, grlnds his remorse'eSS
heel into the breast Of woman and cruShes out
the blood of infants, shall bite the dust Bite II
he will, though now he stalks abroad with VS.
age black " it'll revenge or grinnlng 10 deceive,
and the staff Of his spear like Neaver's beam.
Alas that lie should find 50 many apoioGIsis,
who cry son stand out Of his way and he will
not hurt you" Poor advice this, when no track
can be shown over " bich lie has walked that Is
not covered with blood and vocal with groaus
which no human sympathy can hush. Those
who dance around HIM at his first coming, and
li5h for him and can see the force ofno reasons,
generally become the chief sufferers and mourn
ers when lis rule is established.
Illinois has voted against prohibition. Thus
far every defect Of this sort has added new
strength and yigcr to the cause. People now
lrembie at tie probable consequences Of their
votes, rcpentcd and sought the first opportunity
to change them. So it viii be in Illinois or We
too shall think its "moral and social state" at a
very low ebb.
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r. A. LUCAS,
V. NJ. Blu TIER,
T.. c. WILLIAMS.
JAS. l.. TOW NER.
DEPARTMENT News.

We copy the following from the Wash
ington Union Of Wednesday morning last;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.--.4PP0l't-
ment Of Light-House Keper$.--SamueI
Wright to be keeper of the lighthouse at
Waugoshance, Michigan, in The place OF
Augustus Ford, removed. Salary, 5000
per annum. Phineas Wright to be assls-
lant keeper, in the place of Joseph BIan-
chard, removed. Salary, $400 PER annum
Alden Hale to be keeper at ShcIagaIee,
in the place of A. Davenport, removed.
Salary,$400 per annum. Charles Hale 10
he assistant keeper, in the place of John
Davenport, removed. Salary, $3.50 per
annum.
Clerical Changes.-David Bassett pro-
motcd 10 a second-cIass clerkshiP in the
SIKH Auditors Office. Salary, Sl,4OO
per annum.
w. f. Singleton appointed to first
class cerEsMp, in the same Office, vice
Mr.. Bassetl, promoted. Salary, 1926
per annum.
Louis Brand appointed to first-class
clerkship in the First Auditors Office.
Salary, 81 200 per annum.
Navy DEPARrMENT--U. s. Ship Con.
stituti0H.--W have already announced
the arrival of this iavorite vessel al Ports
mouth, New Hampshire. On Wednes-
day last she was thoroughly inspected by
the proper officers, who have transmitted
to the department highly satisfactory re-
port. The gallant commander Of "Od
Ironsides," Commodore Mayo, is now on
a visit to Baltimore.
WAR Demonstrating NoVcments.
The expedition to Forts kearny and
Laramie left Leavenworlh, Kansas Terri
tory, on the 25ih of May, and expected to
reach tie former post in fifteen days, and
the latter post in thirty days. 1t consis-
ted of four companies Of infantry, and $50
recruits.
One hundred and fifty recruits, under
the command of Lieut.. McCIeary, left
Newport (kentucky) Barracks on Satur-
day morning last tor Fort Leavenworlh.
A detachment of two hundred and forty
troops, from Governors Island, New
York, left Buffalo on Friday evening last
for St. Louis. They were under the
command of Major Garrett.