. If nn man atli-mius lo .u eUiw n Hie
American I'l.is, liol lit in on Uu'nl
ull)c (Dicgou SVrgtiG.
W. Ii. Adams, Editor.
OBXGON CITY :
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1So2.
(WarUamAS Count? I nlou l'.Qiiv.-nlton.
Tin- I'liiiin mh'Ii of (."i.ick.iiimii county who
love their country who nro oppoM-d lo the (lis
inunit'ermciit ol'oiir I'liion for any cause and upon
any terms ; who believe ill Mippre.ving iirinivl re
hellion hy feree of nrins; ami who are willing lo
ii'siwn.i to Ihe call in.de for a I'nion Stale '"on-
tiHit.,,11. nre n micslcd to meet la their several pre
cinct at the usual places of vot.uS. at one oVKvk j
on Saturday the day of March, lSI'e.', and j
eleet delt gates to a t'ni.in County Convention to j
be In U at ihe- Court House ia Oiejoa City ea ;
Saturday .health day of Maieh, 1..C, tor the ;
purpose of electier; six ilelejates to the I n.oa ;
. ' . . , i . .., ,, J
Malel enveiCieii to b lit Ul at r.ugene ( itv tin toe ;
i.i. d..v r Anril. lStl-v .in.l inmsactiiiV such '
other business as the convention may deeai proper.
The precincts are entitled, upon the basis of the
jiepular vote, to delegates as follows: Oregon
City 13: Mi'waukie 3; Y -mug's C; Hardinj's J;
Springvt titer 2; Hock Creek -J; Heaver Creek 2:
I'pper Molal'a -1; Lower .Molalla 3; .Minpiani's 3;
I.inu City 3; Curry C; Tualutia I; Pleasant al
ley a.
I.et no I'nion man fail to be present at his pre
cinct meeting.
Skitiui s IIi elat, W.C Johnson.
W. Cll.ll-M IN, W.m. Harlow,
Vemocratic Co. Cum. Wii.T. Hons,
D. W. Craw,
lieiwhlifdii Co. Cum.
K Milwain. W. C. Henicut, M. Ramsbv,
Jos. IV I.ocev, J. S. Vinson,
.l.W. Infills, Ald.u H.Steeie,
F. A. (.'olhird, IV 1'. Thompson,
II. W. Kd.lv, K.T.T. Fisher,
Owen Wade, I K. luales,
M. Fuller, Win. H.erd..ir,
11. K.Hayes, Thus. L'liarman,
W. A. Starkweather,
C.U . Not.Mt. i
CO. Hovtiton,
Abel Mattiwu,
W.W. Hack,
A. W inner,
.la.. Winston,
Win. M'li it lock
A. I.. I. v. J v,
W. T. Matleek. I.. F. Cartee, lieo. Abernethv
Almond Holcouih, Jas. K. II. Hainan,
Vreedoni of the Pros Sliniild Tieonlile
Papers lie l.ariled ttnou;li i lie M.UV!
As a friend to free discussion, and a
faithful believer in tho doctrine of J offer
8on that falsehood and error m iy be safely
tolerated where truth and reason ore free
to combat them, we glory in the fact that
in our republican frovennnent we enjoy the
benefits of a free, liiitratnmthd press.
Our national constitution guards this
yreat privilege Ly its special sanction, and
the experience of seventy years has con
lirmed in the hearts of all true Auitricans
the wisdom of this fundamental provision
of the organic law. The competition for
popular favor in the ready and accurate j
transmission of the current news of the d.iv.
Ween the different joc.n.als of the time's, j
the conflict of mind with mind throti'-h
the same medium, in dUcu-sing the f,ik-s- ;
lions affecting the social, joiitical, and .
moral condition of the iiat:on-and in fine
', ;.,fl, ...l.:..i. :. ........: .,. :.. i- i .
t. j
mi. niiin'.iin; t. HIVI. u t ,' ieisis, ,lt cm.gl.t-
cuing, educating, liheraliz'nj, and elevating
the masses of the people, mukes the free
press of America ono of the nio-t useful
institutions of our favored country. And
that the geuer.il tendency of the freedom of
the press in the United States is as we have
described, no one can doubt, however ju.-tlv
local and partial exception-; may he made.
It is true perhaps in a radical sen-e that
freedom of the press does not now exist,
and has s.el Join ever existed with us, inch
ore the clucks and restraints wlech public
opinion has placed over it. And ye', in a
j T'iclicd sei.se wc may say that we have
ulw'tiys enjoyed its fu!ie-t benefits 'vt
instauce, public opinion in trie Southern
States of the Union has totally forl-id-Ji-n
the discussion of the ;I;irf-ry pi'tii,ii, y.-t
we contend that tren had this privih go
been allowed in tho:e States to opponents
of the institution, it would have been bar
ren of any good results. Free irine;ii!es
without other aids than tho bare ii -ht to 1
jrint nnd iublish, would never have made !
any progress; hence the denial of the r'ght
ol which complaint is fropicntly made is ,
not a practical infringement of the funda
mi ntal doctrine of free speech. To furtlu r ,
illustrate: the ubolitionists some twenty-'
live years ago commenced under the- mo-t
favoraMn ou-piccs the discussion of their j
doctrines, and although an immense amount
of labor and tulent have been enlisted in !
furtherance of their opinion', 1,0 jn-rcejti-1
Idc increase, either in numbers or influence
Jins taken plucc. The masses of the people
of the .North arc, as the legislation of the
Stales will nhow, perhaps less in fi.vor of
the distinctive tenets of thut party now
than ever before.
Some ill-informed persons and in this
clafs wc riiii-t include the majority of mod
ern democratic leaders, who lire wilfully or
ignorant!;- misleading their followers--im-ogine
that because the kluvery ipiestion is
now i.iurl. rc'.y-, wliereii.s formerly it
occupied little or no attention, we nre be
coming more anti-slavery and radical, and
audi igiiurntiiu.iCH frequently bewail the
progress of what they uro pleased (o term
nbolitiom-in." Let such persons perue
Iho writings ol Washington nud Lafayette,
of Madison, Adams, Henry, JefTerson, and
Hamilton, and they will find that none of
tho public mon of our dny express them
selves so vehemently opposed to slavery ns
those fathers of our government did, sixty
five years ogo.
Tho nlove lacta Lavo proved beyond
controversy that whenever in public opin
ion Iho ndvocacy of any particular doc-
trim's cannot be tolerated, tho doni.it of tlio
-:..t.f . i.-.-j ..r iI,a f,-....,im
llllb 13 'MMIflMI Wi lli. 1 1 VI Ull' ltvn.'t"
of the press. To allow opinions to be ml-1 conclusive proof that the secession beast is
vooatod when tliev can in their very nature - I'l-ihl "f " -l-'vi-' is disposition to love
make no progress is in most cases'nn evil, ! '"'' -' - ' ll,lt (il,0l t ,imo
and their sn.ression is no violation of that -I"1- it was in the mouths of Ihe so
proud privilege of the absolute right to ' cessionists nil around us that Prentice of
think and speak ns we see proper, which ! tho Louisville dournnl had gone over to tho
pertains to the land of American liberty, j rolo!s. Of course it was falsehood that
States tolerating the curse of ,,mmn : o Pmoii inan had over heant of till it had
bondage have, from time beyond memory , j S011'1 tll,! ri,"llls r secession fraternity
either by law or violence, utterly forbid the "s "''i ' oortain man having seen il nn
discussion of the evils of their system; yet j H"uucel in some Kastorn paper. We were
the plea that their safety and tranquillity
required this rigid regimen, has always
been accepted as a snllicient jiistilication.
And if it has been so received and accept
ed, with how much better reason can we
enforce ihe justice and propriety of sup
pressing the circulation of those treasonable
sheets, which, here and there through the
loyal States, are found poisoning the minds
of their readers against the (lovcrnment to
whose bem licence we owe all that we have
as rights llllil Ctijoy Its citi.OIIS. Our tiov-
eminent is in the midst of ft strtiir.jli for its
cx;.,u,ll(.0 amt a:i t liorit v ; its citizens are
, .' ,', , . , , .. ,
nnd.s Irotn a sense of duly which thev leel
thoy owe to humanity and the world ; they
are throwing into the lap of the (iovertt- '
, ment as a votive offering their lives and
their fortunes, their blood, their wealih,
their all; and while they are thus strug
gling and sacrificing, should they bo al
lowed to he slandered and vilified by the
base wretches in whose veins no pulsation
of patriotism is ever felt? who in their
disguise seek to blacken the deeds of the
brave nud loyal with tho vulgar slang of
partisan malignity?
To send our brave volunteers into the
field to face armed traitors, and leave the
cowanllv allies of the latter at home to
, , ' , , , . ,
t,H'm ','0,u behind, w ,tu the pen,
which
,
, sword
is said to be " mightier than the
is to be cuillv of wanton, un-
grateful neglect. Let not the brave soi
dier,
he goes forth to the deadly strug
gle for liberty, have his arm paralyzed by
the thought that he is left to fight avowed
traitors in front, and, wor.,e than that,
eonfialij b'ti tleaJln Iniltors on Ins irur.
We owe it to our soldiers, w e owe it to
the cause in whose behalf they are valiant
ly striving, to the world, that sneaking
traitors, wiio rejoice at tlwir reverses and
mourn over their successes, shall not when
known be permitted to propagate their
treason.
The Corvallis Union of J.,
eo;.ii
a Iot:g article from the London Turns ar
guing in f.ivorof a 'separation of the Pnion.
Are nut these arguments from a foruiun
journal intended to convince its readers
that this is the true policy tiiat the pres
ent is a needless and " unholy war"? It
lus "" ot!ur l""T a"'1 M oti" r ''-'
-'
In thesame i.-s,:5 is a leading r-dit.j-
i i . i i . i , . ...
a' 1 ":c" l,,e ta,lor x,.vs Uial ' last
r,' :'-""'J'!l' '"Te l)f Eternal r. union has
"v'1, ''"'"'""" V" "" l '"-rom-dia-
Mi f-:tec. I onM such un u.fa-
"
I n;ot:s utterance proceed from any other
I than a heart steeped in treason, and are
such villainous teachings to be tolerated
1 for fear that in denying such publications
1 the privilege of transmission through the
inaiii tin- freedom of the pr-s may be
nbrii!g-d? The same paper has month af
- tor month and week ulur week deimuia-ed
the present National Executive ns a
" Usurper," a " perjured tyrant,'' tnd with
i other epithets of the basest kind ud iuiu
fuia. If President Lincoln m a ti-nrj r,
a violator of the Con-titution, n dictator,
; is not the South justified in taking tinns
! againa his authority? Without d,(!,t, if
th'.-:e vile (lings of the Corvallis Union are
true. And the object of such tciicliinr; is
l to show thai tiie .South is fighting in a ju,t
( cause, and U right in this contest, Will
: any one say that the Ulan who scatters
Mich opinions upon the country is not as
thorough a traitor as anv who are fig!, tin"
,Jf " ':,l!l lLl' rattlesnake bannii ?
These scMini'-tits which we quote from
the I'nion ;:re- not mere fugitive expressions,
tley me common in every is-ue of thut
hcet. The mc-jago of Jtfl' Davis is spread
before its readers, with u weak discluimtr
that the editor doesn't indorse the doctrine
that the .States cannot live together in liar-
m"n)'- The edilor thinks by bowing to the
S0"1'1 nm- truckling to Jeff wc would be
u'l'-,w'-'l " B'"t nlong in some way together,
"" t'1'3 respect iiitimutcs a more abject
opinion of his countrymen than even brug-
fe'"rl ,41"- iii'olent, but somew hat humbled, '
J' - " Ui-eckinndge's nifatnous muni-
lesto to Ins late constituents is heralded to !
its readers without any dissent, and its
cunning falsehoods and ingeniously defend
ed treason are left to sink into the minds of
its readers without the fuiMlest attempt at
eoiidemiiiition, and with every sijjn of
warm approval.
With these rank proofs of its aid to flu.
traitors who are so madly tugging at the '
pillars of liberty, do we not commit u
wrong when we allow the filthy fountain to j
send forth its muddy current of treason
through our midst with impunity? Has
.... f-..l.. ............. ... I..... !
hoi iui i;euiuiii; ui ihsii i.euscu 10 1)0 U Vir-
tut? Is it not becoming a crime that such
utterances go unrebiiked?
Luly is plain, It is idle to employ one
half the crew of the Ship of Slate in
working the pumps, while tho other half j
are ooring noies tnrougii the ioltoin.
1 bin boring process has been going on long
enough. Wo nay, let it be Btoppod, nnd
slo.iiiedthoroucl.lv nnd i-lT.-rliinll U l.
---v. -v -v
strong arm of the Government. -t j
j M,m 'vlu, ,u'1
If wo hail no other ovidono', wo
IlilVt
n"" "mt 11,1111 wlu' " lmi1 Si,w
the
' l'lm was "
I'nion man." Wo tohl our
informant that when it was traced up, he
would find that the person who claimed to
have seen the paragraph w as a red nionthod
sreasii'iiist, no mat tor how much he
t'liiimrj to be a I'nion man. The air is
full of just such lies, and all of them are
started and retailed by men who would re
joice to see tho rebels succeed in destroying
the l.uv. rninent. The " I'liiou man" who
started the lie that Prentice had turned
traitor, has since been packing around
Slater's call for an amalgamation disunion
convention at Corvallis. It wasn't many
months ago that we met on the road the
secessionist known ns " l.vinsr Jim," the
tun ti who is s;ih id have dealt somewhat in
the telegraph business. " Lying dim'' nl
course had great in s- Port Pickens had
been taken, our w hole tinny had cither
boon slain or taken prisoners, and the pris
oners had nearly lo a man taken an oath
never more to light against the South, Ac ,
Ac. Now the story of " Telegraph Jim,"
or " Lying Jim," as he is generally called,
is no more ridiculous and unlouuded than
are the reports that are constantly kept in
! ''culation by the rein I fraternity all over
the country. In-Iced, in this county, most
' of the tabs that st cessionists retail come
from him, he being an ai know lodged leader
of the party hole since Polf lelt us.
It semis a.s natural for a secessionist to
In- a.s it is for Floyd to i.Vu - and they are
just as willing to .-.;.-t .rr to a lie as Lloyd
was willing to perjure hims;-' for an office.
Wc do not wonder that tho poor ignorant
creatures who road nothing but the rebel
organs and go to such fellows as "Tele
graph Jim" for information, should have as
many lies inside of ih.-ir head.; as there are
nits on the outside but. there are nt'nr
men among tin m aud irry fov) who it
does seem to ns on'!.t to be able to tell the
trnth once in a wh.le as often ns everv
Sunday, at li-t. We intend to test the
tna'ter win tin r a traitor cm U II thc'trutli
or not, by proposing to give live dollars to
the lir.-t one of th. m (hat we catch telling
the " war news" ,-nrwtly.
limiNc Pi:i.;:iri:XKi. The Statesman,
which was formerly decidedly opposed to
our plan for getting up a Union t ii k t, nnd
was as i.ecieiiiv in l.ivor oi the genera
union plan, wleeh it we bdicve hasn't Vet
ipiite repudiated,
of late to have
opened its eys to a state of facts which we
asserted would i;s. to mar the harmony of
Ui.ioa C'ouv. nt'u.ns. Li one of its articles
in tr. ating of the old party prejudices that
still adlnre to many Union men, it savs;
" It is very probalil-, although siu-h in
stances have not appeared es yet, that in
some cf the counties e-iii.lidat.s will pursue
this party:-i;i i.i far ns to disrupt the Union
Conventions."'
IJefore tiii, .!in of prnniiscii'His union
eouvei.'.iei,-, was agreed upon, we obj cted
to it on th-gr .u;, th,,t M,.!, a st.. f
things ns tin; State-mari now thinks is
",." j.nAiUr,'' was Liu'lij iMniil.i-.-Now
if the-" com-, i.i ons are " disrup'ed,"
as the Stale.-n,;:n -ays they ' ivry j.nil.aUij
will be, is not ourciiu e hopdis-lv lo.-t?
n':d v-r; we not r'I.t in warning Union
men against the .rograin'iie so much in-s,i.-.te:
on by thj Statesman two months
ago? It sums to i:t in rather impolitic,
to say tin; I.-n.-t, for a paper which lias
iirge.j a c- rt iin phm i,s th-; i-cy h-,t ilwt
rmild L- d -xirid -i.nc nurr to irin nuvi,
thai the plan lni., been adopted, to turn
around and tell ns that the chances for
blowing the whole thing up nre " vni
imdMt.'' What belt, r encouragement
could bo given to the se,..s-ionisls in this
State? -;,nd l.o-.v could Union mm b
more dl'ectually di-counigid? The m-ccs-
sion sheets will probably seize hold of this
paragraph with. as much avidity ns they
,!:,! il : ... ., . ..
.in. loo. s ion s.oiiie nine ngij una Inn
secessionists ht,w, f,,ir diaiice of carrying
the State next June
tar The people of California are having
"" '-''filing tli.M-ii-siou upon n proposition
10 (Jnve tut- (.liinese out of the Stale by
i"ip"siiion ol in-nvy taxes. It is said
that there nre now I,'., 000 Chinese in the
State. The Chinese merchants in San
I- : .
i-iiiuci-er) nave sent in n remonstrance to
the Legislature The newspapers are filled
with dheu-sioiis-, pro and con, the majority
I of the di'spiituiils appearing to be against
l'""r
Tin hi nk A umn.ic We are indebted
to W. C. Johnson, Lq , for a copy ol the
Tribune Almanac for 1 802. It is carefully
compiled, and contains more information,
in the sumo space, i regard to political sin-
i!.il. I .....t. . i 1
""y-" "'" uauoillil lillnirs, Ulllll CU II 1)0 Ole
tallied in linv other shni.e il.
iisiinl i lection tables, it conlaiiis nu iiinple
record of the " Shivdiolders' Rebellion,"
from its jr,t inception down to Dee, 27th,
I ML It is ceitninlv one of dm moti. v,.l!
; ....I I.. . . I -.- . . ' ' '"
poiuicui registers publihhed.
ttif Prentice of tho Louisville Jouriuil
snys Charleston was shut in with a dam of
Ktonc, nnd the next dy nho was neurly
. ' ". ",h. ".u,'u" "l"",;P. " wnn
nrst, auinu, and then consigned to t.
Uurnca.
Ttie Intolerant of Hie MlMinloHlil.
The Corvallis Union has howled and
whined, yelped, and gnashed its jaws in the
rago of despair, over tho alleged tyranny
of tho " Lincoln government." U has
claimed to represent the parly which stands
by tho rights of freedom of thought and
action, of tho writ of hah a corjwx, toler
ation, Ac-., Sic. Thoio who know that it
was only aiming in all this to give aid and
comfort to a despotism which, in the form
of a rebellion against tho (loveriiineiit, is
committing atrocities at which religion and
humanity shudder, are not surprised to see
in its issue of Pel), tilth one of tho most
infamous nrtidet". that has ever appeared in
its treason-soiled columns. Wo are plainly
told that if its parly shall triumph in the
future, those who are now lighting ihn bat
tles ol their country, who arc pouring out
their blood like water wherever danger and
duty call, nud those who sustain them by
voice and vote, must prepare to lien the
country. If the CorvuHis I'liiou's friend
succeed in carrying the elections, wo lire
told in plain, unupiivocal tortus that wo
who are in favor of preserving the liovorn
incut may " prepare lo bo the persecuted,"
- that wo "shall rcnli.o something of pop
ular vengeance" - that "the country will
lie too hot to hold them"- ' liny may lollow
i Cameron to Hussia, and there, like him,
live upon the spoil of their country s, ruin,
- that the reaction has begun, Will end
with the triumph of the Pi mocraiic party,
and is to be final and complete when its
enemies are banished fioia the laud. It
closes with the following infamous warning
to what it terms " war howlers":
" I'rt'j-iirt lit. tend lo Cuiuidit or I'oo-m,
for, hkt Arnold, iou will itttvf no rest fur
thf sul 3 of iour rrt on this sidr tit liitr "
Could proof of the despotism of secession
he more complete, and ample than these
extracts shun-it to do, oven in (liygon?
Such is the spirit thai controls the lenders
in the present rebellion; nnd its friends
among us catch the infection, and, impolitic
Us it is, tin y give utterance lo its bloody
and intolerant edicts. II such men were
il' power, what II picture of persecution, ol
bloodshed, of terror and hiciishnient would
the fair Pacific Co.ist present? We tdl
this cowardly traducer of the people ul" Or
cgon - this v.lilier of a country that gives
i him protection nnd a homo, such us ho
! could now iiore else enjoy, lh.it when he
marshals his traitor band to do violence to
the rights of Irccmcn, he will find that
while he may bo willing to bring the terrors
of banishment upon the friends of the
Union, tliut the lutler will strike home for
their rights,
' l or ihfir altar mol tin ii tin-it,
lied, mill lhe;r littor land,"
with a bravery anil an enirgy nhlih this
ba-e million and npolog;st of tyranny, this
outcast of freedom, cannot appreciate till
it is taught him.
P.y sustaining the 1'iiion tii ki t, and put
ting down at the ballot box the allies of
secession, in- ran save ourselves nil -the
dangers of such n conflict. Let u. then go
to the polls next June to vote in favor of
-,C I'liion, of freedom, of luw, of public
trainpiilhly; and, by depriving these intol
erant i ncinics to our peace anil prospiiity
of political power, secure good gon rnnieiit
and order throughout nd our l iinl
Cir The rebel organs here are coi.-'aut
iv trying lo niiikc their iiciiiiie.i rr:nl-rs
believe- that in all such eastern States as
Ohio, where Republicans luive magnani
mously voted Union I emoorats into power,
the " democracy,"' mieh at the (.milt.i
I'nit.ii rrjinrntf, is gaining ground rn
idly, wonderfully! Forney's Pi i ss, which
represents the Union democracy li isi, say
mat me icmocrais in me unio Legisla
ture ought lo, and uo doubt will, re i h i t
Pen Wade to the U. S. Simile, -a iiinii
who Is culled liy the Cnrvallis Union "Old
Abolition Wade." Why don'l thre dirty
seeessioii sheet, here give their renders nn
otiii r evidence of tho growing slrengih of
the democrney Ivast in the f.u-t that Stan
ton, u "democrat,'' has been placid in Ihu
Cabinet? The fact is these eastern ih ino
crals who nro elected to pluces arc gi ner.
ally in udvance of ninny lb publicans on
the war question While Ihe Republicans
would only favor a refusal lo carry the
ilirly organs wf treason in our mails, these
" Democrats," ninny of them, nre in favor
of killing, skinning, gulling, mid hanging
up their editors. Would tin- Jolnne organ
grinuers iiko io see turn Deinocrais "as
thick as black berries" In Oregon?
MT A letter from A. Ilolbrook, Lq.,
to us, dutcd Washington, Jan. iill, says
"The patents for lots in Oregon Cily are
m arly all prepared, and will be forwarded
at an early day, Oregon war bunds arc
being issued very slowly, and are worth in
New Vork Irom 80 to Hit cenls on the
dollar, dining this week. Tho P. M Ccii
er.d will probably make n new postal agen
cy district, nnd appoint Joel Iliirliiigaiuo as
agent. The district will comprise Oregon
mil! Washington. I am preparing n mi'
luorial lo Congress asking 'for tho estab
lishment of a mint in Oregon, nnd think I
can maku such u showing of Ihe necessity
ns will secure it... I lie lull lor aiding emi
grants f appropriating $25,000; has passed
iiotli J louses, j tut va leen wailing on
Congress for the passage of tint bill report-
ed for tho relief of thn heirs of Dr. Ale-
Loiighlin. 1 1 wns reported early in the
session, but the war nnd politics have so
iiiiicIi alisorbed all nlleiilioii that no pri
vate measures have been considered. I
nnnot wait much longer, and hope lo be
at homo llio last of .March."
Hkti.iimuh. Air. John Dement enmo in
on the IiihI Steamer, bringing quite a largo
amount of bonds which have been issued
lo various parties who entrusted Ihcimcrin
to him for collection.
flia)-- Long after tho rebel Stales had
seceded tin y continued lo uso United
Slates poslngo stamps, and to employ Iho
(lovornnient mails, kept up at our expense,
in distributing their treasonable mailer.
This was dona till tho Government discon
tinued the mails because the rebel postmas
ters refused to deliver loyal papers and
letters. Lellcm wcro opened and papers
examined, and everything of a loyal char
acter, not excepting otlii iol d'ociiiiii iit.i from
the Departinecls al Washington, were de
stroyed by the rebel post masters. Not
withstanding this, such is tho besotting in
lliicncc of treason, tho rebel organs sol up
a terrible whine when tho Government re
fused to scud them tho mails, unless they
would distribute tho whole of tho mail
matter. The organs of treason hero never
had a word lo say against tho practices of
their allies in niggordoin, in excluding from
our mails all of our mailer, but now thut
the Gover cut is beginning lo exclude
from our mails Mar mailer, they pretend
lo think it quite hard. ' The rebels in cut
loudoni instituted mull facilities for them
selves why cannot they do tho siiine in
Oregon? It seems to us that the Adver
tiser, Union, Democrat, and Gn.clle might
bo consolidated into one sheet, All Indian
could be chartered lo pack the thing
niniind or, in cose the pulroiingo wouldn't
justify such nn outlay, (he editors miht
pack it around "turn n I out every week
th insclves.
Mr. J. S ltrnlgcs, who has spent sonic
tine in the Northern Mines, has n til ly
arrived at homo having sold out his inter
est in Salmon Mr liriilgcs went lo Oro
Finn among Iho fust, nud from lliciice lo
Salmon River soon alter in iiurifcmin dis
coveries hero l.o succeeded in getting n
good claim, and w here ho has since been
milling, mild his rcci nt return Wo be
I. eve bis i (Torts have been crowned with
more than ordinary success in the gold
land.
Pack trains and nun in small hunts, nl!
bound for the new LI porndo, nro utmost
constantly passing, urging their ivuv with
niixioiis impatience toward l In- mines Sev
eral persons from our in -iglibm bond, among
them Mr Hatch, S K l'...ihnv, mid nth
ers nro on tho way. .Mr Hatch rc'iirus lo
IIIioil.V Crci k to fini-h working out a
claim he took Inst year.
Frotn lh" Muiil'iiietr, we linrn that
Lit lit Mail. in s road X edition wns i tit-age,!
ill bridging the log Piinckfoot Liv
er, and expected to be able ,i move on I V
the Ul of March Several men slightly
injured by being Iro-t biltcn during the sown-
wciiihcr.
Gold mini s have been discovered on the
line of the road, So miles from Lmit Mnl
bin's n inter can. p The new mini s nre in
Deer Lodge Vnliey, and several claims
have born taken, though the extent or redi
tu s of the mining region is nut known.
Tiie Cohmihi.i is open between the Cns
c.i ih and Dalles, n dally line of bonis run
ning.
Indian reports of rich gold mines on die
Koolemiv ui.d (Ink's Folk T ine nnd
the energy of pro-poi lit will I, l the whole
slurv. ami ti ii it line
Tiie California Stage Company nre nhntit
to st irt n I lie l,f s'lige.. In til l l II Dalles Mill
D. s Cl.u'es The Railroad siitu is ,ro-gris-ing,
di'tigm J lo connect Hu so two
points,
Lvi n u --The Ori goii City Lvciiim in
its second year, eh i Ii il odici rs fur tin- i n
ning ti rill as follow,; President, Jo. D
Looey; ice President, Or.cn Wade;
ScC. nnd Tre.-.s , W. C. Johnson Tien
institution which is ilrigui-d noh lr for sell
Uiprovi inelit, should have met w.lli a mole
Zealous support, lilld might hale bi en Ihe
nucleus roiii,d which n Public Library ami
'Reading Room wiK'ld havr grown, furnish.
iug a ri spectiible place of riiiorl, nnd op
portunity for on improvement of h i-iiro not
otherwise or so well d.spo.id of. The so
ciely continues to no el on Wednesday i vc
ning id eiich w i k at the Court lions" in
(regno City
Onn.os C.iv it nv The I )n gmi Caval
ry Regiment consists ol the follow ing ( 'oiii
panii s, w ill, the minu s of the Captains.
Company A, dipt T. S Harris, .Inekain
Co Company P., ('apt, K J ll irling,
Marion Cm Coinpaiiy C, Lieut. Win
Kelly, Vancouver. Company D, ('npt
S, Trnix, Jinksoii Co. Company II,
dipt. Geo Ii. Curry, Dalhs. Compuny
F, ('apt D. P. Thompson, Chiehnmus Co
Lieut II nu r, of Coinpaiiy R, lias i n-
listed mid foi warded len un n tor Company
I'', in Chickaiiiiis (,'o.
Tin: ( Iukoomass. This coinpaiiy of
slngi rs, consisling of Air. and Mrs. find
hy ami Mr. and Mix Robb, from Albany,
gave musical concerts in this place on Mon
day and Tuesday cveiiiiigii of Ihu present
week, at tho Congregational Church. The
exercises eons'stcil of solos, duetts, qnur
lelies Ac. furnishing nn ngrceublo variety,
and gave general satisfaction, if wo mav
juilgo by tho frequent upplallsi) W Licit greet
ed the singers. e uiicli rstuml they con
t mplatu going North, probably into the
mines, and ns their performance is an inter
esting one, and the Individuals of Ihn par
ly deserving, we wish them an nbuiulaut
success, Hinging or digging as the case may
bo.
Tim Wiuiiii ii.-- Flood, frost, and rain
hnvo Hiiccecdeil each other so long mnl the
succession has been so long iiiiconlesled,
thai they indeed seemed to have acquired
prescriptive rights in and lo tho promises.
Put Ihcir reign has at Inst been broken In
upon, and the sunshine of Friday came ns
a pleasant messenger wo Itopo, lo Intimate
the iiiiinedinlo approach of Spring,
S. ok T.--Tho following named nre Iho
ollicci's of Liberty Division No. 'ill, for tho
ensuing quarter: Dr. T, w. Davenport,
W P: Jesse Dickons, W Ai Oregon Dun
bar, II S; L, It. (leer. A II H; W. R
Dunbar, P H; W. T. Pntton, T: AI, Fil..
gerald, Cj Oscar Dunbar, A C; Llwood
Siniill, I K; T. II. Lconaril, O S; D. W,
Cruiidall, Clinp.j W, Cranston, P W P.
President IJiicoIii'h decoml Hon. a hid
about tight years of ngn, died of Ilillious
levtr on the liOtli of lebiiiiiry.
V'l.ollKNCK fir fa.i.. ...
- ""on HiVer )
but a low miutiii'M i.i ... .
o iv i, ' : ' 1 "avo
.. i.... i . . ' 10 von
mini, unio i nuiy write must i. A ...
tl.o !.n,H.r spreaiUnthe head of a ,
keg; n f'W uliiiu f.icts wl,l,.l. ... ""'Wr
g; ii i-w plum r.icts wiii. h , w
Icreslto your renders rognr.lin,, u, ,
is therefore nil I shall aim at r
ml. Seeing that it was ot.l of ,!! .f1'
lo get any uicaiis of returning (,, ,1 er
Cily this season unless at i. strifio, I?".''
I nuild not all'ord , lmiIi(. j JjJ
"'I'l'in in Oro I'inotill lluieiisuiinrs, 'l0
"l '"'ed Villng,," that mere M . 1
hi tin liidiiccmeiit r,,r any one lo ri'iiini7
it, and the menus of removing to (hi. i "
being kindly ollVrcl mo by 0,,c 0""' -J
chauls w ho was nmoving hi. Kuod f7r"
Mo Fiuo lo this placi. k.(i 0 t"
unlay .hu 'J 1st of Inst mo,,,h,,,dn,rr
hero at seven o clock on iho ,,,.,
last day of the your, Isi'il, tired ,,2 7
most n,.. n. dm, ,f ur coiiiun,v i
both his foot fr,..cn n, ,H l,rci;
ever since Wo g i. !nl , P
our I rip, the road, luii.boiino I
furnish , a subsequent nrlicle, ,SOoi,7
1 ran lin.sli it from iUy notid,
lhe.er,'bt l,wpn,,0 n ,,;,.
" I no It iippcai's tho ,
Or
I..,-- ., .11 i .. rn
'"UKU'Ril (lid
pomiiuciiis linio triuoplr.d w hero from
iiggcrnlcd nnd boiubasliu reiiorls ii .-
understood that ,rr,o ,riM )ld
nn.ile, but the proliis uft, ril ml "
er Ihe iNpcnscs I have law Ihruiid, tU
diggings and among Ihe ,i(,ri) ,M0
good del miico ainvnl B(, m
cnilcaMilcd dihgenlly lo ohi ,.),
rale inhu mation as may I c useful (
of your roaib is who fd i- (t-r.ktiil in tlitf
condition of things in these digniiijii
Tho town (J Florence l ily Is r'
out on rising gr d, in oridmut wlm j,
no u- reckoned Iho cililre ol (,0 U-m
There is ii cily or w tH(trift
Ac The biiildiiig t, ,v .tn
up to a largo extent and fenced in nfrr
having been recorded mviirdiiig to Un
There is no doubt Put the lima ; K, ,
large one, ami a place of imtiif-i. ko ,i,jf
dur.i.g the ensuing m-,,.,,,,. 'pi,0 ,nlllt.
tmll is fur greater limn I lind hi.k.mi ,n,
pcKple nn- coiiiing in i-viry day Ami n r.
i l.il gi litlcllicu hale lohl me hut j.
I. ml fetching out their families a cnrlr ii
pos.il, e, nnd from nil Unit ran infer ihrrt
will bo a lavornbh' opening fur Hum lo do
well
So Inr ns I lunc Ik in l, the riehnen f
the nuncs hits tint In en in rrrn It d; tlirrjiijj
is In re, nnd ns nin inlil, it wnuld re
quire more labor nnd i xpniM- lo tiilo out
ten dollars in Oro I'mo iliggiiiEU, than it
won Id to take oul a thou-md ,ir,. Drit,
thire inn be but lery I ttlc dour liiteoulil
Spneg The average ih j-tli f Mll,w i
fioin tl reo I it five fit t, nmj in seane ((-.
tit s it is ib I n r. The trust is (i loo Mii'Tp
let on the u hole the t ! nun 1 c docs net wtm
In be uiiiiMiailv cold Tmhir ia quilc
pli-nty ntul Mclnl.le for Innhl ng uqiir,
and in siiiiiiner the country is said to It
benut. I.d, and In nlTi'Til cms lh nt (jrniing
lorsloik. Pronsoiis nro jliiiiv; Klmir
i-l per H , tin on J l.i.'i; sugar fl.-.'j.
Put I ii. ust diisc, nn the ink is frilling (
n v pen I n ill tniiemiir u give tou -iv
gent r.d Ii-" ti i I.i in my in .xl
Yours, Ac , (i A. Nuuli.
I.I W Istos
Ln A to. i s;
W T Fib Ihh, I-.fi
S.ucc 1 last Wtotv to yna,
the wenthi r 1. ii l ei ii in ili liuilv w err t'l.m
it tie a proin'Mil, i:s it chiiii.'nl nut tiny,
mid has l,i r i j it . I 4 ' I Her since (ill lo
dar. Tin-nierfiiry k'.oml st (me lime to
ihiv at PI. I I above the frcciilij (idilil lid
a few of the South l.illsiihs are rvhcKilof
tin ir iiiaiith s of siioiv l'.nl k icnl sifh
daw will bo required to nu 'I tlir snow (R
lirdyoir Ab n nre slid iniidmlh rjrilt
in i . t about the S R iii'imcs; scarce ulir
Im- paved Ihii Winter, ( un in ll.r colb'l
wt :it!it r, lh it lmi ni t witni.v.ei! pOr fri
ll. ns pli'ibbni; nlmig our ll.r snnir tewinl
lie- ei.hl land Tin- ( Jlml In wlikll lu"i
w.ll I'Vpo e thriiiM In 1 in ill i.i liinil mrt, il
nluii s im reibble Large ntllubl TI of lilt
puck anifn:iti lin on the road lut jrir,
liiiii'diid Ihii Winter, ami w Mijflj
will ham to he prnnirnl, in rnhr to
ini'i l the iiicn aieil un I mm using (liwiol
(.,, on, i Isi. ins This will u IT' ct tlir pr'fM
of hor-os- r.nd nn:.'-1, nnd '-l nl-o uld
Ihe price of prowoiis til 'kt
Wilh'll the pa t f. W WUS1 Mothi'lig lia
Iraiispin d to disturb the 'l-td ft rtiilT W
our town, except one or Iho ntnbhiii), '
fiay-i, but iLesc ore coiisiih ml am mallrr
of course in Ihe free cily of l.ewistnn.
Wo luivc hud inn xprcss fnuu In-law linre
the last o( I, c. but we are now Mrli"g
one daily. M Ji
t-Sr Mr. John .lucob Astor, of N'i
Voik, has joined ihe sl.ilT of 0.('
,!( Cli linn, with the roiniuissioii ol Li-"-tdianl
Colonel. Mr. Alor is tho rvpro
sciiiatiie of thirty millions of proity,
with an ii.coine of two inillimisjicr "iwn'-
tmf' The only man who enjoy" liiliint
rdatuuis with Sec. Stanton is .Mr. Ftimirrt,
who moved bis nniiniiui'iis r 'iilirniutlon t w
day his inline rendu il tho Cup'-"-' 1110
relations between hlni and Sec Cl"rt ,r
cqmilly liitiinalii.
Notick. Tho Viimhill luduslrml Poc
cly meets nt AlcMmnvillo on the firitMl
unlay in April. All the member,
tlnmo wishing to become member, r m"
vilctl lo nt lend, as Ihe (.fiVer tt Uw"'"
ensuing year aro lo bo cl(Tl''d Ul11
meeting. Ibivin Smith.
K. ok T.---Tim semi nnninil session ol llio
(I. D. of the S. ofT. f..r ll.c Slnt r or-
i'ljoii w ill ctnl Diilh.s, Polk rnmily, on
Thursday, April ii.lHi, nt 10 am.
lull iitteiiduni-u is (lesin d.
W. R Di siiik, 0.
Oi.koos; (!itv ALifiKKT. Whciit, $1.0"
i,a:.i Fh.i.r, .i,Hin,$7,hi); J1;0":
Rutler, .'17 Je; Fggs, 20i-; Ifc-niw, m
Apphs, ,'lc; PolulocH, $1, - -
Wl". iiK,lilli:i.i.
. W A TCII-MAK lUI
Vnm,n (leiruil of KHinr '"" ' J . ,,
ilel.n will .In wHI II) Kilo Hi" enl K' 'Z,,,ifUI
liino in tliivoleil in lint H'iniriiif "I '
Lever, ln,l. , mnl llnrimHiil "'''"' V, ,,)
,U. J';iV'.7.',nnl.aiMl. ,
(:i.K-k, with wciRiiin i ii""'' '"w"r'
lo otiler and remirl. , ,i.tr,il fur
Price, in ...ilili. Ii"--. 1 "" . ,T ii .'
i;,-l fnvnr., mnl li" I" (five-ilif , H.
8 r Loealcl l -I'' fch 'I
rSn ii,.iiK,' oitiitoy an. W,M