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Washington sentinel., 1855-02-02

NEW AND IMPORTANT BOOKs.--Is-
IN raeI and the Gentiles, by DR.. Isaac Da
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Paley's Evidences Of Christianity, with Notes
and Additions by Charles M. Marine.
Lectures delivered before the Young Mems
Christian Association Of London.
Words 10 Win Souls, twelve sermons by eini-
nent Divines fthe Church Of England
Letters and Remains Of the late Rev. w. II
Hewitson, 2 vols.
The Works ofthe Rev. Edward Bickersieih, 10
vols.
Autobiography and "reminiscences OF the Rev.
Vim. Jay, OF Bath.
Scripture Testimony to the Messiah, by John
Pync Smith, ID. ID. For sale by
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A NEW WORK BY HENRY ROGERS

4 NEW WORK BY HENRY ROGERS,
"A author Of the Eclipse of Faith" entitled A
Defence the Eclipse OF Faith, by its author, be-
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and, in order TO give the American public the
whole matter at glance, there is included in the
same volume the Reply TO the Eclipse of Faith, =
by +. w. Newman, with his chapter on the "Moral
Perfection OF Christi
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now SO anxious TO secure
The ednor has secured the assistance of many
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will be made TO render the work worthy the pat.
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IA man Printer.-The Workingman,s Way in
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First Lessons in Gentleness and Truth, by Aunt
Alice.
Island.
Cummings Lectures on the PARALLELS and Mi
racies.
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series.
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The Divine Character indicated, by Reverend
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Uocle Jerry's Letters TO Young Mothers.
Plain Sermons for Servants, by Castleman.
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Theological Essays, two vols, by Thomas De
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California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, | v ]. r. Bart
lett, United States Commissioner during that pe-
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OF Tom Owen, the Bee Hunters, &c, illustrated
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ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD

New YORK, May s, 1854. May 10-tf
, 1855-03-24
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY, SATURDAY, MARCH a. 1855

the United States, As the law provides that
patents shall issue only to such as are citi.
zens As there is much room for doubt on
this subject, it would be expedie6C for Con
gress to pass an explanatory law, declaring
that the terms heirs-at.law," as used in
these acts, were intended to refer only to
such as resided in the Territory; and fail
ing such heirs, the right should flow to the
widow; and failing widow and heirs, the
right should escheat to the government,
unless some Of the heirs-at-uw should re-
move to the Territory within three years
after the death Of the settler, and cOntinue
to Occnpy and possess, or sell and dispose
Of the laud, as the case may be-
In case Of divorce, after settlement and
cultivation, the husband, in law, is dead to
the wife, and hence she is entitled TO her
half of the claim in her own right, precise
ly as if he had died physically Of course.
she is not entitled to any interest in her
husbands half, after such divorce.
Where person has settled upon, proved
up, and cultivated claim for one year, and
is then sent to the penitentiary, leaving his
family in possession, this constructive pos
session wonld flow to his benefit, unless the
crime was such that his punishment for it
would disfranchiSe him, in which event he
would be regarded as legally dead and his
claim would I've disposed of the same as if
he were physically dead
Mr. Smiths letter is returned.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN WILSON,
Hon. j. LANE, Commissioner.
Washington, D. c.
, 1855-03-24

EcLiPsEs IN THE YEAR lS55.-Therc will
be this year four ecIipscs, two Of the sun
and two Of the moon:-- ..
The lrst--A total eclipse of the moon,
May /, at 10 o'clock SO minutes, in the
evening; visible.
The second-A partial eclipse of the sun,
May 10, at 9 o'clock minutes, in the eve
ming; invisible here. Only visible towards
the North Pole, Greenland, and the north
part Of North Amerca, latitude 60 and
81. ..
The third-A total eclipse Of tho moon,
October 25, at , o'clock 35 minutes in the
morning; invisible.
The fourth-A partial eclipse of the sun,
November 0, at 8 o'clock 80 minutes, in
the afternoon; invisible here, and only Wis
ible ut the South Pole
, 1855-03-24

MExIco.-0ur adviccs from Mexico, con-
tain the announcement that General Aran-
gois, Santa Annals defaulting agent in the
affair of the seven millions has been for
mally expelled from the Order of Guada-
lupc, by order of His Serene Highness.-
We are afraid that the seventy thousand
dollars which the Geheral has retained as
his share of the spoils, will hardly prove a
salyc for the deep wound that has been in-
licted on his dignity, by his degradation
from the ilustrious chapter which is SO
worthily presided Overt by that modern Bay
ard, who at present rules the destinies Of
Mexico. We think, however, that the
General will survive it. The revolution has
spread to the most important points of the
republic, and the papers are filled with oc-
counts of skirmishes between the govern
ment troops and parties of the insurgents,
the victory being invariably claimed by the
former.
, 1855-03-24

The New AMERICAN MINISTER TO SrAIx.
The appointment Of new representa-
tive of the United States to one of the
principal courts Of the Old World, is al
ways an event Of much importance, and
particularly at q period so interesting as
the present. Hon. John c. Breckenridge,
whose nomination to the Senate for this
high position we published yesterday, and
whose confirmation we announce today,
will complete his second term in Congress
as the representative of the people of the
Lexington ( kentucky district should he
serve out the present session, now rapidly
drawing to close. This is the same dis
trict which Henry Clay represented in
Congress for many years and until Mr..
Breckenridge came forward as candidate,
it seemed to be aalmost part Of the estate
Of the far-famed d" Harry Of the West" no
one but Wing being able to command a
majority Of the people
MT. DTeckehTluge is young man, Oelng
just thirty four years Of age. But he has
the 6xedness Of character which indicates
more advanced years lie is sound
thinker, and a thoroughly-educatcd man.
As debater in Congress, or as an orator
before the people, it is unnecessary to speak
Of him. Few men now living excel him in
the dignity of his style, the manliness Of
his bearing, the readiness of his replies, or
the solidity aud completeness Of his ideas.
Some Of his speeches in Congress have
risen to the highest order of eloquence.
His position in the House Of which he is a
member is but reflection Of his position
before the country. He is n universal IA
vorite those who are not impressed by
his intellectual resources, are charmed by
his personal qualities, or attracted by his
chiValry and magnannity as OIL opponent.
Mr.. breckenridge is n democrat. But his
appointment cannot fail to be cminently
gratifying to all partics--thiS, indeed, is al
ready apparent and we do not doubt that
the government to which he is accredited
will be happy to welcome him as the rep
resentalive Of the United States.- Wash
ingt0R Union.
, 1855-03-24

THE CASE OF LIEUT.. HuNrER-It is re-
ported that the Secretary of the Navy has
dismissed from the service this offer, who
lately came home from the Brazilian coast
with the brig Bainbridge, contrary to Or
derS. 1t seems that Mr.. Hunter was at
Montevideo when the late difficulties oc-
Cured between the Governmenio Paraguay
and the American Consul. In his iudg-
ment it was necessary that the Bainbridge
should be dispatched up the Parana to As
sumption, to protect the Americans there
against the insolence and oppression of
President Lopez and his Councillors. Such,
however, was not the opinion of Commo-
dore Slater the commander of the United
States squadron in these waters; and when
Hunter applied for orders to go to Para.
quay, the request was denisd by the. Com
modore. Again, month later, Lieut.
Moore came down from the interior, and
informed the Commodore of the state oi
affairs but even then, though the latter
might easily have sent ordeEs, to Hunter tc
proceed up the river with his vessel, nc
such orders we're issued Mr.. Hunter says
it was because the commander-in-chief fear,
cd to take the responsibility--and accord
ingly, filed with disgust, the Jealous Lieu,
tenant put up his helm and sailed for the
Uaiied States, without permission frou
any y--preferring, as he says, to let the
BaiE ldge ingloriously rot in the mud at
home, rather than ingloriously sail the
seas, according to'the orders of his proper
commander. The loyal punishment for
this offence is death but on his getting
home, instead of being brought before a
court martial, the Secretary has simply
dismissed him. " Y ILibUhr.
, 1855-03-24

ANOTHER New PAPER MATERIAL--A
paper maker of Lee, Mass, has made sew
cral samples of paper from the weed known
as everlasting" and, which the farmers
have a great dread Of 1t is said to be
easily converted into pulp. The paper
made from it has a yellowish tingc, but a
smooth, firm surface. Doubtless the veg
etablc kingdom can supply many different
materials, beside straw, from which this
very necessary article might be produced.
, 1855-03-24

NEWSPAPER FAcTs.-There are sixteen
millions, fifty thousand, four hundred and
sixty newspapers printed in the course of a
year in the city of Albany This is three
hundred and twenty-one to each inhabitant,
or more than one to each person every
weekday in the year. 1.-THE man that
don't take the papers docs not live in
Albany.
The people of the Union spend in year
for newspapers fifteen millions Of dollars,
or would II they all paid their debts.
The newspapers that they read, il all
put together in continuous string, would
reach more than ten times round the world,
and weigh seventy million pounds If they
were spread out to dry, they would more
than cover the whole District of Columbia,
like u blanket.
The origin Of newspapers is traced to
Italy. The FIRST in England appeared du-
ring the reign of "good Queen Bess," at
the time Of the Spanish Armada. 1t was
named " Ye Englishe Mercurie," =" imprinted
in London by Her Highness' printer in
1888. Franklins Boston News Letter y
was the first in America. 1t commenced
in 1904. A hundred years ago there were
not more than twenty-five published in
America.
, 1855-03-24

B1- Religion is costly luxury, in some
certain worldly respects. 1t is estimated
that the current expenses of the churches
in Boston will amount to two hundred and
fortythousand dollars this year. The value
Of the several church estates in the city Of
Boston is estimated at about four millions
of dollars. The expenses Of the different
societies vary from one thousand five hun
dred to FIVE thousand five hundred dollars
year. The cost Of public worship in the
churches occupied by the wealthiersportion
Of the citizens, will average about one hun
dred dollars Sunday The clergyman
has sahry of three thousand dollars, the
music costs about one thousand dollars, and
the miscellaneous expenses will be from one
thousand to fifteen hundred dollars year
more. The taxes on the pews vary from
eight to seventy dollars year, according
to their value
, 1855-03-24

GENERAL ScoTT's OPixioX OF THE WAR
IN THE CRMEA--I had recently the pleas-
urel Of hearing the criticism Of General
Scott on the war in the Crinea. | look
upon Scott as one Of the greatest captains
of the age, and l listened with great inter
est to his ideas. He says the Allies com
mitted great blunder in delaying the at
tack upon Sebastapol as long Go they did;
that Immediately after the raising Of the
siege of Silistria, they should have attack,
ed SebastapOl, at which time there was .
comparatively small force in tne Crimea;
that the Allies cannot take Sebastapol un.
less they receive reiRforcements, giving them
a superiority Of force to the exter. Of from
thirty to fifty per ceut; that the Russian
regular soldiers are the best troops in The
world for defence; they never hy, but per-
ish, unless ordered to retreat He thinks
the Allies labor under a great dsadyan-'
tage in having two commanding Generals;
that the road to victory is through unity of
design The Inference Iwould draw from
General Seott's ideas is, that Sebastapol
will not be taken; for doubt whether the
Allies can throw such o prepouderance Of
force there as is necessary, The General
further said that the Allies could not re-
embark now without immense loss Of men,
and all the materials Of war in camp, ex,
cept the weapons in their bands Charles
Ton Mercury. ..r
, 1855-03-24

SENATOR WILsON's ANrI-SLAvERY SENTI-
lMENrs.-Those interested in political mat
tcrS will not fail to read the confession OF
faith Of General Wilson,. Of Massachusetts,
the newly elected United States Senator,
which we publish this morning. The occa-
sion was the delivery of one Of the regular
series of anti-slayery lectures. The lectu-
rer, Mr.. Burlingame, had addressed the au-
dienee in much the same strain as that held
by Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr at the Tab
ernacle lately He concluded with ode
Tending" the "ncw movement" " which had
elected 10 the United States Senate for
four years champion Of freedom.
Then Mr.. Wilson, who, with Robert Ran
toul, Governor Gardner and others, occu-
pied seat on the platform, was called out,
and he unhesitatiDgly endorsed all that the
lecturer had said. Mr.. Burlingame had
said, in telling what he would do in sub
stance that he would:
lst, repeal the Nebraska bill; %, repeal
the fugitive slave law; Sd, abolish slavery
in the District Of Columbia; 4th, abolish
the interstate slavc-irade; reXt he would
declare that slavery should not spread to
one inch Of the Territory of the Unioa;--
he would then put the Government actual
ly and perpetually on tie side of freedom
by which he meant that bright-eyed boy
in Massachusetts should have as good a
chance for promotion in the navy, as boy
Of one of the first families in Virginia.
He would have our foreign conSuls take
side with the noble Kossuth and against the
Papal butcher Bedia He would have
judges who believe in q higher law, aud in
an anti-Slavery constitution, an anti-slavery
Bible, and an anti-slavery God! Having
thus denationalized slavery, he would not
menace it in the States where it exists, but
would say to the States, it is your local in
stitution; hug it to your bosom until it de-
StrOys you. But he would say you must
lei our Jreedom alone. -.....
This, then, may he taken as the anti-sla-
very platform of the Senator who succeeds
to the seat Of Edward Everett in the Sem
ate. 1t is not necessary, then, to remark
that the rumor which has so currently been
circulated, that the General had forSworn
his late principles, was ouly baseless ru-
NOR.
, 1855-03-24

The following gentlemen are authorized to reeeiv
subscriptions for the PIONEER ASD DEMOCRAT
L.P. FISHER, Merchants Exchange Building, Sac
tauentu st.. san Francisco.
d. BILEs, Vancouver;
"a. CHENOwETH, Cascade
bR. PAdErr, Cowlisz Lahding;
In. DURJiN. Grand Mound
/JoHS r. JAcxsoN, Jackson's Prairie
W. T. SIYwNRD. Port Ludlow.
Gao. NAGGs, Shoalwater BAY;
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A. BENroN Noses, SteilacoOm.
RoBEKT THOTPsOS, Portland. Oregon.
L. B. HASTINGS. Port Townsend
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, 1855-03-24

TIE STATE OF 0REGoN.-Thc bill which
passed the house on Monday last, provides
that the people of the Territory of Oregon
be authorized to form a Constitution and
State Government, and be admitted into
the Union on AT equal footing with the
original States in all respects whatever, by
the name of the STATE OF OREGON. The
usual courts afe to be established, and un-
I'll another census and apportionment, the
new State is to be entitled to one Repre-
sentative in the Congress Of the United
States Sections sixteen and thirty-sx in
every township Of the public lands in said
State, are 10 be granted for the use Of
schools; two entire townships are TO be
given for the use and support Of a uuivers-
ty; and 10 entire townships are to be appro-
priated for completing the public buildings
Of said State, or for the erection Of others.
Five per cent. Of the nett proceeds Of the
sales Of the public lands lying within the
State are to be paid to the State, for the
purpose Of maintaining public roads and
canals in the same, as the Legislature there
of shall direct, upon condition that there
be no interference with the primary disposal
of the soil within the same, and that no
tax is to he laid upon the lands of the Uni
ted States, and no higher tax upon non
resident proprietorS than upon residents
, 1855-03-24

MISNEsorA.-On the assembling of the
Legislature, Gov. German refused to de-
liver his message, for The reason, as was
supposed, that the constitution made it OBJ
ligatory Immediately thereafter to elect Il
public printer, and the choice of the mem
bers, it was understood was in favor of q
paper opposed to his eXcelency. Suisse
quently he consented to send in his mes
sage, aud then the Legislature declined to
receive it, on the ground that they are ex-
pecting II new Governor along to take
Gov. Gorman's place His message, how
ever, leaked out, aud has been printed in
all the papers, while, up to the l7th Janu.
AIRY, it had not been delivered officially.
, 1855-03-24

NUMBER OF SLAVES IN THE WoRLD.-The
African Institution of Paris-an associa-
ton for the diffusion OF civilization and
Christian light in Africa-haS recently is
sued circular, which shows that the mum.
Der of blacks held in slavery in different
countries is seven and half millions, of
which 3,095, 900 are in the Unitcti States.
$3.50, 900 in Brazil, 900, 900 in the Spanish
colonies, $4,000 in the Dutch colonies,
100000 in the republics Of Central Amer
ica, and S0,000in European establishments
in Africa. ,..
, 1855-03-24
SrRINGFlrIn. Jan 10

IT NINVFTEIUl OuH. IV'
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
VERNoNT.--A shock of an earthquake was
experienced at Hanover, New Hampshire,
and at Bradford and st. Johusbury, Ver-
mont, about o'clock this evening. The
shock lasted about half minute, and was
distinctly marked, causing considerable rat
tling among the windows and crockery at
the places mentioned.
, 1855-03-24
Garlllng EzpOSurtM MOrAOnisu Letter from
one Of President YOungS Wives. nar


Editor Boston Ddity Times: s:------------.
Allow me to tronble you with these few
lines, which | wish you to insert in your
Duly Times My object is this l have
been for the last ten years firm believer
in the doctrine Of the Latter Day Saints,
or rather, Mormonsm. Ny parents be-
came followers of tho celebrated JoE
SMrH in an early day, and cmigrated TO
Nauyoo. After the death Of Smith and
his brother we were driven from thence.
The society split. There were two who
wished to take their leaders place, aud
stand at the head of the Church, but could
not agree. Therefore they separated. Col.
White and his followers, that is, such as
believed in him, went to Texas, and are
living in peace and prosperity. Col W. is
Il worthy man compared with our great,
or rather notorious, brigham Young, not
wlthstanding he has been for the last three
years my lawful husband, that is, accord
ing to their own laws and rules. But for
the last twelve months have seen enough
to satisfy me; for what don't know about
Mormonism is not worth knowing. They
have secret plots aud objects that they
mean to accomplish. They ceusure tho
Government foDIbOt protecting them in all
their hellish works For all this they mean
to have satisfaction. My object in writing
this is TO warn my female friends to beware
Of the false prophets who are daily sent
out from the Great Salt Lake City to de-
ceive the people. IL is my intention to
travel through the United States, and visit
all the principal cities, and lecture on this
great and important subject, 10 caution all
young people who should be so unfortunate,
as to be led into the ungodly trap. Be
ware ..ti4..ef -4e., nd
In Boston shall deliver my first lecture,
as that is my native city. have one
young lady in company who also left tho
Mormons withme She has renounced the
doctrines, and will help me in my lectures.
We shall both be present, aud show Nor.
monism in its true colors, which you never
have had in your enlightened State. Had
it been represented in its true light, aud its
object told, there would not have been a
follower left sweet new England to join
such set Of impostors, for can call them
nothing else, knowing them to be such
If there should be any elders or followers
Of MOrmonism, hope they will come to
the lectures, and dispute what we have 10
say If they can. We have and shall fetch.
documents to prove our assertions. We
are at present staying with friends, and as
soon as we are refreshed from the journey
we shall start for Boston. Itis near two
months since VIC left the Salt Lake City.
You shall hear from me again, with more
particulars. But no more at present from
your humble servants. -nL M