Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-13
SAN Francisco, Feb. 10Th

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the 9th February.
News had reached Portland from the Clear
Water diggings that those persons on the
ground have written to their friends at Wala
Walla, telling them to hurry up and take
claims Immediately as rich strikes had been
made
Oregon war script was sold at Corvallis re-
Gently for 5 cents on the dollar.
Lady Franklin leaves on the Oregon for
| Vancouver Island, Thursday.
SEwARD's SpEECn-An occasional CORES
pondent of the Missouri Republican gives
some interesting facts relative to Seward, in
connection with the speech:
The anxiety to hear Stewards views of the
condition of the country yesterday was in
tense, not only from his commanding position
in his section, but because it was known that
many of the strong conservative men of the
country had been urging him to save the I'M
ion without regard to party or platform; and
it was believed, or at least generally hoped,
he would propose some satisfactory plan Of
adjustment While much that he said was
excelent, yet as n whole, it fell far short of
what was hoped for and leaves small pros
pect of present settlement. heard Senators
Sumner and Bingham speaking in strong
terms of disapprobation of it, and am told
Wade of Ohio, and other Republicans re
gard it in a similar manner, while other more
conservative Senators cordially approved it
People commenced filling the galleries before
nine o'clock, though the Senate did not meet
till twelve, and Mr.. Seward was not to speak
till one, and by ten o'clock the gallery was
densely packed, and hundreds were obliged
to go away. | have not since the days of
Clay and Webster seen the Senate so full or
Senators SO profoundly attentive, though
Seward is by no means particularly pleas
ant speaker He is profound thinker, and
speaks for history, All of his speeches are
written out at length, and copies sent off to
the prominent papers OF the country before
the speech is delivered. He says he speaks
NJ so much to the few who hear him as
for the country, and takes the above precau-
tion to prevent his speeches from being gar
bled or misrcpresented lie says, in the act
of writing, he almost commits his speech to
memory; hence, though he always has his
manuscript before him, he is by no means
confined to it, and occasionally on yesterday
he seemed to spgsk with the ease and elo-
quence Of an eXte-lpore orator. lie has the
most cold and impassive face imagnable,and
about as expressive as piece OF chalk. on
would never suppose him guilty Of doing amy
thing from impulse, or possessing those gem
uine unselfsh sentiments which create warm
friendships and induce the thousand little
amenities that give pleasure to social life
Yet those who know him intimately say he
is most sincere and cordial in his friendship,
and universally beloved by his neighbors and
intimate acquantances. 1t is generally con-
ceded here that he is to he Lincoln's premier,
and that he yesterday spoke Lincolns views.
The Washington correspondent of the Press
says of the speech:
The dsunoniss do not like his speech as
it will naturally injure them in the South
Hunter, especially, who had made an undls
guised secession speech the day before seems
| to have been overlhrown with his arguments
entirely. Union-loving men praise Stewards 5
efforts, expressing a hope that he will yet as
sent to the adoption of the Crittenden reso-
lutions. Some radical Republicans denounce
it in vehement terms Very touching indeed
were the remarks of Seward in regard to the
venerable Secretary of the Senate, Asbury
Dickens, who has for more than fifty years
off ciated in the Senate Chamber, and been
acquainted with the members of the Senate
since the commencement of the last war. The
old man, who has seen his country in its glo-
ry, and listened to the eloquent words a:
they fell, in praise of the Union, from the
lips of those patriots whose loss we now sc
sincerely and mournfully regret, ard whose
ears are unaccustomed to the harsh sound o.
treason and disunion, has several times beer
so much affected, when those Southern dis
unionsts have attacked our Uuion, that he
has been unable to stop his tears Even JEFF
ferson Davis alluded though in more indirect
teIms, to him.