, 1859-05-27

awards of the commission is to be made q
weapon of for the political destruction ol
Gov. STEVENS and the democratic party
here. Strange, indeed, that such is not the
state of parties in Oregon !! But the pub
lie now have it in full to the exclusion Of
everything else, even to the necessity of the
accompaniment of a supplement, and the
leaving out Of a number of advertisements.
Our advertising patrons can hewever rest
assured that any direliction IN this respect
will be fully made up hereafter.
In the years 1856, almost our entire
population were under arms, in some capaci-
ty; and wherever this fact is known, and
our then circumstances properly appreciated
the report Of Mr.. ATKINSON will sink to its
true level--be disregarded and repudiated.
In answer to the report, before the adjourn
mcnt of Congress, both Gov STEVENS and
Hon. l.. F. GROVER, of Oregon, made able
and satisfactory replies to it, and we have
the pleasure of knowing that within few
weeks the different official parties in the war,
asSailcd in this territory, will be able to
make public defence as to the manner Of
their stewardship, and vindcate the service
from the charge, now being iOcaYy made Of
extravaganza or attempted peculation, so far
as GccuSerS are concerned.
1t is satisfaction to US to be able to
present this report, at this time, because, as
We believe, the reader will be able to see
in it the hand of bribery to SANDER our citi-
zens-cf paid far "cnvy, malice, and all un-
charitabeness." But as before said, we
will not attempt to reply to it this week
But enough of this at present We can
assure SPECTATOR" and his "guandon "
friends that his "oPpcal" concerning the
letter of the Sd Auditor will be duly re-
sponded to.
AS We are obliged to incorporate every
thing we have to say, this week, into q
"nut SHE'LL" VIC obseryc-frst-that Col.
Fry, the postal agent of the states of Cali
fornia, Oregon, and Washington Territory,
was here last weck-was much pleased
with his trip-was well pleased with the
operations of postal affairs of late, and is
decidedly a gentleman of enlarged views,
who is calculated, by the strength Of his
native and acquired abilities and honesty of
character to do much for the improvement
of general mail facilities.
The U. S. Mail steamer (P. NJ. s.
Co's) Northcrner, arrived at BRowN's wharf
on Wednesday afternoon, with mails and
some passengers. Her news is not peculiar.
ly interesting The "SIcLEs' trial." as it is
termed, is about its conclusion-supposed
he will be acquitted. The details of the
trial is generally uninteresting, and hence
we give no extracts. Mrs. SIcLEs has pub
licly confessed her shame.
The U. S. NJ. steamer Conslitution--
Cow, Master-arrivcd at her wharf on
Friday Of last week, with the U. S. mails,
freight and passengers. She made the usu-
al round trip, (weekly), up to time, as she
mas been in the habit of doing for the last
six months. She brings no news of impor-
tance from below.
| She towed out from Port Gamble, the
ship T0rreni-GovE-fOr Hong Kong, with
spars, and the Bark jenny Ford-MooRE
with lumber, for the Sandwich Islands.
! No new arrivals.
We have but word to say about Wash
ington Territory locals, or general news.
We have just been told that Gov. STEVENS,
upon the appointments made at points on
the bay. Gin settlements of the Sound coun-
try,) has won renewed friends, and that
our party's adverSaries are in the shortest
rows"
From Oregon we have heard that de.
lay in the election of L. S. Senator, by the
legislature, would occur and that one year,
/ if not more, would elapse before an elcc-
tion would be obtained For the position
Of U. 5. Senator there are many aspirants.
We are advised that 'Kamakin," !" in com
pany with SELDOM, another hostile Indian,
was coming in under the care of Mr..
OWEN, to Fort Vancouver, to see Gen.
lARNEY. We anticipate their favor of
peace as an auxiliary towards the consuma-
ton Of final one At least, We shall
hope so.
Five men ore supposed TO have been
murdered by klamath Indians in the vicin-
ity of Jacksonville, Southern Oregon. A
man named Mcpherson killed man named
L. B Robinson, recently. Mcpherson has