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THE STATE REPUBLICAN. 'Ihe Struggle of to-day is not altogether for to-day, it is for the vast future also." EUGENE CITY, AUGUST 23, 1862. TRAITORS AT HOME. Every day proves more conclusively that the men in Oregon who style themselves " Demo crats' are not merely sympathizers with trait ors, but are rank traitors themselves, and only want a favorable opportunity to pnt their treason Into practice. They grow more bitter and bold in their denunciations of the war, but say no thing of tho black hearted hounds of hell who brought on the war, by firing on Fort Sumpter, by raising an army for the purpose, as they declared, ot capturing the Capital of ,the United Slates murdering tho President and setting up a privileged aristocracy of 300,000 men to rule a nation of 30,000:000. No, they have not a word of condemnation for the rebel fanatics who seized the forts, mints and other property'of the United States, and declared that this great na tion was a failure, that the Yankees (all tho people ot the nation except tho few who are in tcrcsted in slavery), were but littlo better than Chinese, fit only for mechanics, not capable of taking any part in Governmental nfliiirs, and that they would never lay down their arms until the Government; should be destroyed, aud all these people reduced to abject vassalage. No, this is all right ; it is " a brave and chivalrous peoplo fighting for what they hold to be their rights" that is, to destroy the Government, and bring the majority in subjection to tho mi nority. That part of tho war is all right but " Lincoln's waw" waged in defense of na tionality and self government to protect the citizens the public property and tho Capital of this great nation is an unholy war, an " aboli tion waw" and ought to be stopped immediately. The President first called out 75,000 troops M f protect tho Capital and enforce the laws," and wo are now ccoly told by traitors in Oregon that this was only a pretext put forth by tho Government to raise troops a " Lincoln lie," and that tho rebels did not inteud to resist the laws or invado the Capital. They said they intended to do both and their military preparations looked like they meant it. If the President's declaration that tho Capital was in danger, was a " Lincoln lie," the rebels were the authors of it. They declared they would have Washington in sixty days, and backed up their declaration with an army which marched to Dull Run, and from there sent the thunder of its cannon over the Potomac to warn the President and his Cabinet that the " brave and chivalrous peoplo" were coining to drive them from tho Capital at tho point of the bay enct. In performance of his sworn duties, tho Pres. ident again called out more troops to " protect tho Capital and enforco tho laws." This was not a matter of choico with the President, but an unwelcome necessity forced on him by the rebels, and now their brother traitors here do nounce him for doing what they compelled him to do denounco the result of their own actions and at tho same time try to excuse and defend them. They made tho war and yet they pretend to bo opposed to it and in favor of peace ; they mado tho necessity for Government to organize an immense army and yet they denounco it for organizing that army ; they forced tho Adminis tration to expend hundreds of millions of dollars in defense of tho model Government of the world and tho hope of mankind, and yet they denounce it becauso of tho expense. They de claro that tho Federal army before Richmond is in danger of being annihilated by tho rebels, and yet they howl because tho President has called for moro men to reinforce it. They inform us that tho commerce ot the Ohio river is in danger, that the rebels arc likely to pounco upon Cincin nati! and other cities in that region, and that the merchants and traders have sent up petitions for protection, and yet thoy denounce the Pres ident for calling for moro men to afford them protection. Now if such men are not traitors they must bo crazy. If they are not traitors and are opposed to the war, why don't they op pose fchoso who mado the war, and who are now waging it against tho Government and assist in putting them down and in bringing the war to a close instead of assisting and encouraging the rebels to continuo the war t The Administration is making no aggressive war on tho rebels. They havo made war on tho General Govern ment, and, in many of tho States, have succeed cd in usurping its prerogatives and trampling it under foot; the Administration has sent men into those States, not to make war on the rights or privileges of tho States, but simply to re-establish tho Federal authority, which the rebels had usurped, and yet tho traitors denounce the Administration because their brother rebels forced it to incur the enormous expense resulting from such necessity. The loyal Union men of Oregon, and of every other State, are opposed to this war and to the men who commenced it, and that is why they are making such sacrifices to crush the rebels and bring it speedily to a close. On the other hand the hypocritical traitors who encouraged tho re rebellion in the start, through Jo Lane, and their other Representatives in Congress, pronounced H Beauregard and Johnson the glory of the land," and have since encouraged tho rebels by every means in their power to persist in their attempt to overthrow the nation and - plunge the world in ruin," while they use no effort to terminate the rebellion, but do all In their power to pro long it, and howl about the horrors of the " Lin coln waw," but never say a word about the Jeff Davis waw. They first tell all manner of lies to make the rebels believe that the " Lincoln Government will soon yield, and that the north ern people are cowardly and will be easily overcome, thus encouraging them to continue the war, and then howl about the " horrors of this abolition waw." They are traitors or idiots, and their property should be taken to pay the ex penses of their war and they be turned out to grass. Even now, nfter tho mulatto breeders have learned by experience, that tho peoplo of the great free States of this nation will fight, yet there are some here, with a degree of mendac ity and impudence that would shame the Devil, tell them to go on, that " a half dozen Southern ladies armed with broom-sticks can drivs a whole regiment of such." More " Burlesques." " Thcso magnificent efforts to attract public notice are deserving of success." ,l Tho first article worthy of notice is a column or so of dogerel doffed." " The next item is predicated on a host of errbrs in type and grammar, which we sent forth recently as a burlesque." Secesh Register. That was unnecessary ; tho paper will pass for a complete burlesque without any such extra flourishes. In the quotations, we italicize the words which aro incorrectly spelled, but they are probably more " burlesques," though we never heard them called by that name before. When a man is crazy with whisky he is not drunk, but inebriated ; when a paper is afflicted with the simples, and sends forth "a host of er rors," they are not errors, God bless you ! they aro " burlesques !" Again it says : " One of the articles delicately hints that it is fearful of hurting somebody's ' pheclinks.' This reminds us of one of Easops Fables, where a pestifferous little insect is represented to have alighted upon a noble beast while quietly graz ing in the field. The insect at tho same lime said, ' If my weight disturbs you, I will fly away,' to which the animal quietly replied" "pilch in, dirty face " Very well, thou " noble beast" ! but before wo "pitch in," please stato whether you aro horse, alligator or Durham. Sometime ago we were " nameless scribblers," and it was the great I am ! Now we are a small insect, and it is a " noblo beast !" What next 7 It says something about perambulating tho streets " cane in hand," seeking whom it may devour, and intimates that it sought out the " principal attachees of this of fice, cano in hand," for some desperate purpose, perhaps. This deponent, an " attacheo of the concern," was not sought out " cano in hand," and would M mildly hint," that in this country, where war-clubs aro used only by " savages on tho Jronteirs" and by those who have learned to follow their customs, such boasting is very im prudent, and will do moro than anything we could say to establish tho belief that ho who makes such threats has been accustomed to bad company, or educated beyond tho limits of civ ilization, to say nothing of tho trouble which would certainly result from an attempt to introduce, the war club into this quiet community. However, tht was probably only intended as a " burlesque" Glancing over its columns, we note the following leading ideas :. " The viliang of the Administration ;" " A half dozen Southern Indies, armed with broom sticks, could drive a whole regiment of such (Northern men) from Massachusetts to the home of tho L'squamaux ; "we havo opposed tho cur rency of the notes (Treasury Notes) openly and frankly, from the time tho vessel that brought them here first anchored in our harbors and we shall be so still." If you want such " burlesques" subscribe for tho paper it's full of thcrn. IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS. Tho following arc extracts from a letter from tho Register ot tho Land Office, Roseburg, Ore gon. The subject matter is of interest to all donation claimants, and, therefore, the publica tion : We have th'n day received a communication from tho Commissioner of the General Land Office, no: ifying us of tho passago of An Act entitled an Act to Reduce the Expenses of the Stir rnj and Sale of the Public Lands, etc., approved 30th May, 1802, the 6th section of which reads as follows: "And be it further enacted, that upon and after tho 1st day of July next, the compensation of Regi iters and Receivers in all the Land Offices of tho United States, shall be an annual salary of five hundred dollars to each, with tho fees aud commissions now prescribed by law, aud to be paid by claimant, an addi tional fi e in Donation cases of five dollars for each final Certificate for one hundred and sixty acres; ten dollars for three hundred and twenty acres; and fifteen dollars for six hundred and forty acres ; to bo accounted for in tho same manner as fees and commissions in Warrant and Preemption locations, with limitations as to maximum of salary as prescribed by existing laws." This puts a quietus upon our prospects of clerical assistance, and at the same time inflicts upon the donation settler an onerous tax, tho necessity of which would have been avoided had the former incumbents attend ed to their duties, and issued the certificates as fast as the claim plats were transmitted from the Surveyor General's Office, This they have neg lected to do ; and the consequence is the dona tion settlers in this District alone will be com pelled to pay from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars to have the work performed for which our predecessors received nearly thirty thousand dollars in salaries and three thousand five hun dred dollars in clerk hire. Cer tificates can only be issued in the name of, and for the benefit of tho original donee, his heirs or assigns. Hut when the original claimant, from perversity, disloyalty, or any other similar reas on, refuses or neglects to take the Oath of Alle giance, and pay the legal fees, as required by the circulars of January Gib and June 25th, 1802, then the party in interest can by filing an au thenticated transcript of the deed, mortgage, or other evidence of interest in the claim, by pay ing the legal fees, and by subscribing to the Oath ot Allegiance, cause the certificate to bo issued in the name of the donee, whose title will then be perfected by tho issuing of the Patent. Respectfully, etc., JOHN KELLY, Register. From the abovo letter, settlers on donation claims who have not yet received their cei tifi catcs, will learn what they have to do. The object of the law is fully and well stated in tho title, and though a tax most unexpected, we trust it will bo cheerfully paid. The Govern ment has, through many years, expended for surveys, and for the Land Offices, large sums of money, amounting for Oregon and Washington Territory alono to over two million of dollars. As a reverue from this expenditure tho Federal Treasury has not received twenty thousand dot lars, or one per cent. Now by reason of the great public expense, and the costly war, It has become necessary to economise. Already has this Administration reduced tho annual salaries of its officers in civil service, in tho aggregate moro than twenty-eight million of dollars per annum. Many offices have been abolished, and the salaiics of many others reduced very greatly, as witness tho reduction of our Registers' and Receivers' salaries from two thousand five hun dred to five hundred dollars per year. When loyal citizens look at the large sum the Government has expended for Oregon', it is bo lieved they will not shrink from bearing their proportion of tho Government's burdens. Gov ernment has been generous to yon ; in return, treat her with gratitude; and now in her need, do not find fault with tho law to reduce the great expenses of her land affairs. For the necessity of this step of the Govern ment, we are all responsible The peoplo are responsible for the officers appointed in their midst. A part of the accumulation of this un finished business is owing to untrustworthy ffi cers, who neglected their duty. Tho present Administration is not to blame for that. Now that responsibility comes back to thoso of us who, supporting former administrations are re sponsiblo for tho conduct of men who received their appointments not directly from us, but through tho man we sent to Washington to rep resent us, and as will bo seen by reference to Mr. Kelly's letter, owing to theso dishonest officers, " this District (i. e. Umpqua District) alone will bo compelled to pay from fifteen to twenty thousand dollors to have tho work performed) for which our predecessors received nearly thirty thousand dollars in salaries and thrco thousand five hundred dollars in clerk hire." Still further evidence of the dishonesty and negligence ot these men, is the fact that largo numbers of no tification papers and proofs taken before them and which should have received their signature, are unsigned and worthless, compelling settlers to make over proofs and affidavits they supposed mado four or five years ago. We trust our fel low citizens will remember those fellows and keep them in the obscurity and disgrace they so well merit. To those of you who have yet to pay your five, ten, or fifteen dollars for your certificate, we wish to say, Government has already paid our chosen officials for doing: this work years ago:. You must catch thcso men and make them refund their ill gotten gains. They are the men to blame. We say again Government has paid tho five, ten, and fifteen dollars to our chosen agents, who have not placed it to our account, but into their own pockets. . Euoesb City, August 20th, 1862. Editor Republican : Any person who has given the subject a thought, knows that good roads aro indispensiblo to the prosperity of a country. I mean such roads as can be traveled at any season of the year in the rainy season and in the dry season, and on which can be trans mitted all the freight tho country may have to send or receive, at low rates. We want such roads in Oregon we want such roads to and from Engeno and how are we to obtain them ! No doubt with such facilities for the construction of such roads, as those which lie between hero and Corvallis, or Alba' y, or Port land, this question would seem ludicrous in the eyos of men of enterprise in thd Eastern States, who have to build their roods not on plains of a dead level, without hardly any impediment worth naming, but over hills and mountains, and over swamps and marshes, and arms of the sea. To us, however, such questions are serious ones, and as they vitally affect our interests must be re garded in a serious light. Tho question then is, how cau we obtain a good plank railroad t such as they have, with horse power, at the portage of the Cascades, between here and Corvallis, for instance. How much would be the expense, per mile, of building such a road t What would our county, and what would our Legislature be willing to do towards tho construction of such a road ! Is such a road practicable under present circumstances ? Every one must co and feel the great uncertainty which attends steamboat ing on the l'ppr Willamette. The cost of freight by this method will also bo too great to answer all the wants of the community. A rail road is what we want, and a railroad on the very cheapest and most economical plan, yet one that will answer the present demand of the country. If our road from this place over the Cascades to John Day's river and the Powder river mines succeeds, and it socms beyond beyond all doubt that it will, the urgent demand for such a road will be at once apparent to all. If effective com munication with the country east of the moun tains can be opened from this place, then the trade not only of our own town, bstof all other towns north of us on Ibo Willamette will soon bo increased an hundred fold. Wo will then di vide the trade with Vancouver and the Dalles, which they now monopolize wholly ; so that not only ourselves, but Portland and all intermedi ate towns on tho river, and indeed our whole Valley, would be benefited by the construction of such a road as I propose. These hints and qucr. ies, Mr. Editor, I have thought good to propose, with tho hope that somo one more competent than myself, will pay somo attention to the sub. ject, and if possible throw still further light on a matter of such vital importance to every citizen of this county. Observeb, McKeszib Road Opened. We learn that tho McKenzie road is now opened the entire distance over the Cascades, and is now ready for wagons or pack trains. The road will yet havo to bo graded, in some places, before it will meet tho requirements of tho travel that will ultimately pass over it, but the timber has been cut out and the road is now one of the best mountain roads in tho State. Mr. Felix Scott, who did tho principal part of tho cutting out, had with him six largo California freight wagons, each drawn by six yoke of oxen, and carrying from fifty to sixty hundred each, which he succeeded in taking through without difficulty. They were last heard from at or near the Dos Chutes. This should be sufficient evidence to those wishing to go through with wagons, that they can now do so. Fatal Accident. Last Sunday afternoon, while somo boys were swimming in tho slough just above town, Henry Noble, a fine, intelli gent boy 12 or 15 years old, went up to where he had tied a colt that he had been riding. On attempting to pass behind tho animal it kicked him on the head and killed him almost instantly. --- Retained. Rev. I. D. Driver, of the M. E. Church, has been stationed on tho Eugene Cir cuit for another year. The action of tho Confer ence in locating him hero for another year will give general satisfaction, as Mr. D. has gained a reputation for sincerity and energy, which few of his predecessors havo enjoyed to so great an extent. The Lewiston Golden Age gives an account of tho killing of a Mrs. Herring, in that place on tho 13th inst. Sho lived with the family of Judge Smith, in her own house. Late in tho evenirg it was reported that sho had committed suicide by shooting herself in the breast with a pistol. Subsequent eve its led" to tho belief that Smith was the author oi tho deed, nnd ho was arrested. It also states that a miner r.nmed Ilallette, while on his way from Oro Fino to Lewiston, was thrown from his horso on tho 8th and instantly killed. And, that G. W. Bright, formerly of Siskiyou county Cul. was found dsad in the street on tho morning of the 12t.li. Read the new advertisements-in this issue. N. Martin is doing a "rousing" business in his line of trade: Look out for Jim Stevenson's Confiscation act. Felch & Mulhollan have rc-opencd tho large and popular stables of Chase & Co., give them a call, they are accommodating, and understand their business thoroughly. If you want sheep now's the time to get them. Dr. Delavan's salve is a popular and effica cious remedy. See advertisement. -.- , LATEST EASTERN NEWS New York, 9. Burnsides'army is encamped at Fredericksburg ready for movement. A letter in tho Times from Pope's army, dated the 0th, reports McDowell's command at Cul pepper, and Banks' at Woodville. Dispatches from Woodville, August 7tb, says Sigel's corps were moving from there. Rumors at Washington yesterday of heavy fighting at Gordonsville, but not fully accredited. Tho Times' letter from the army of tho Poto mac, dated the Tth, says important movements are progressing on tho South sido of James riv er, but are of such a character as not to admit of disclosure at present. Tho rebel ram at Savannah, according to a letter from Hilton Head, is the British steam frigate Fingal covered with railro.'.d iron, and commanded by Clement P. Jones, late executive officer of theMerrimac. Washington-! 11. A dispatch from Ileadqtiar ters of the Army of Virginia, six miles beyond Culpepper, of the 10th, says a battle was fought yesterday, between Banks and Stonewall Jackson. Gen. Bayard, with McDowell's corp, with his cavalry brigade, had been engaged the day before on tho Rapidan river, skirmishing, mane uvering, taking prisoners with a small loss, baf fling the efforts of a large rebel forco to surround and cut him off. Yesterday he was engngeJ somo hours with four regiments of cavalry, and delayed the ene my's advance until Gen Banks came up. The rebels, under Jackson and Ewell had crossed rapidly in forco. Their advance of 15,000 was attacked by Banks in the afternoon, six miles south of Culpepper. The fight was principally with artillery at first, but the infantry became engaged at six o'clock, and a determined and bloody contest ensued. Banks' rightwing, under Williams, suffered severely. The rebels' posi tion was in the woods, while the troops Mhich attacked them had to cross an open field. It was not till six o'clock that they were aware that the enemy were attacking in force. Prcv'ms to that it had been a desultory cannonade. At that time the whole rebel force attacked in overwhelming numbers at all points. In the evening General Pope arrived on the field from Culpepper, ac companied by McDowell and part of his corps ; but tho battle was substantially over. Banks holding the same ground occupied at the begin ning. After General Pope arrived, the artillery fire was kept up at intervals until morning. At ono time Pope and his staff wore so near" the rebel lines that a sudden charge of rebel cav airy was mado from tho woods a quarter of a mileoffj, wilh a view of capturing them. The attempt was repelled by a vigorous firing from McDowell's troops, and the General and staff left the ground under a cross fire from thetroop on both sides. The firing of the rebel batteries was afterwards silenced. General Banks was ort the field throughout tho action, constantly under fire, and handling the troops personally, and gal lantly. He is highly praised by his officers anil troops, who behaved well, although some regi roents retired in disorder, when overpowered. Among the killed are Major Cook, of 28th) New York, and Lieut. Stone of tho 14th Connec ticut. Among tho wounded and prisoners are Col. Knight, Adjutant Boyd, and Major Mat thews, of tho 40th Pennsylvania, Col. Donally, and Col. Brown of New York, Col. Chapman, and Major Bluke ot the 5th Connecticut. Gen. Banks was severely hurt by the cavalry troops running against him. Col. Ruggles, Pope's Chief of Staff, had a horso shot under him. Two of Pope's body guard was killed. Tho 21 Massachusetts was in the hottest of tho fight, and suffered severely. The 5th Con necticut, 27th Illinois, 44th Pennsylvania regi ments were also badly cut up. The rebel Gen. Wildei"was wounded. The loss on both sides is very heavy not less than 3,000 killed, wound' cd and missing on each sido. Generals Price, Iluger and Leary are reported wounded. Washington, 12. The battle of Culpepper was the most desperate of the war, involving about even losses on both sides the rebels losing; more officers than the Union forces. The rebel" Generals Wilder and Trimble are killed. We lose nono above the rank of Colonel. Pope telegraphs that the rebels- have not renewed the' engagement of yesterday or to day. They are two miles from the field which wo occupy, while our headquarters still remain at Culpepper. Bothy sides havo been reinforced, and a renewal of the conflict cannot be far distant. Loss of Ohio and Indiana regiments very large, they being iiv Banks' division,, which did most of the fighting,, resisting Ewcll's and Jackson's commands com biued. Cairo, 10. It is not true, as telegraphed, thai Farragut asked truce in passing the V cksburg batteries. He went past firing broadsides from every vessel. New York, 10. Tho steamer of. the 31st brought as passenger Reverdy Johnson.. Farragut's fleet arrived at New Orleans on' the 20th. New York, 12. Tho World has tho following' from Culpepper : Firing was renewed this morning at daylight on our side but was not responded to by the rebels. Sigel has advanced, and was today expecting: to learn the enemy's position. Nothing occurred of importance. Washington, 12. Accounts from Culpcppery dated yesterday, says of yesterday's fight : So heavy was the force to which our small number' of troops were exposed, the only wonder is that thecntire command ' '.is not annihilated. Rebel' prisoners say that their troops were mowed' down like grass. Louisville, 12. John Morgan, with 1,800 cavalry and four pieces of artillery, entered Gnl! latin, Sumner county, Tenn., 23 miles from Nashville, to-day, nnd captured Col. Boon, com manding tho post, with thirty men, a Federal freight train containing sixty horses, and a lot of oats and corn. Morgan was in position at noon today.- Cairo, 12. It is-reported, on rebel' authority, that the rebels, under Breckinridge, had attacked Baton Rouge, and wero repulsed with heavy loss. He' was about to renew the attack. Breckinridge is said to have telegraphed to the Grenada Appeal that the Arkansas had destroyed four more boats, and damaged others ; that he had captured tho entire Federal force that day on making the second attack. Washington, 12. Dispatches from Pope state" that the rebels have retreated, and his cavalry and artillery are in pursuit across the Rapidan. Tho rebel army, fearing their retreat would? bo cut off, have gone back to Orange Court House. They may make a stand at Orange to prevent our advancing on Gordonsville. Jackson's retreat down the railroad is considl ered to be a necessity. He had evidently be come aware of the trap into which he was being" beguiled. Fredericksburg, 12. An expedition from Burnside's, on Wednesday, made a descent on the Virginiu Central Railroad, and tore up the road for a quarter of a mile, and blew up the road bed with powder. They also destroyed 50,000 bushels of grain, a lot of whiskey, and other army stores. A detachment was seat to Bumper's station to blow up the track and switch, which was most effectually accomplished. Stilt further on, the track was barricaded with rail and rendered useless by evening. Culpepper, 13. '1 he flight of Jackson shows, he fears to meet our troops. On Saturday he engaged with his whole force numbering thirty thousand ; a portion of the corps of Banks who behaved nobly, holding the enemy in check with the aid of one division of McDowell's and Sigel'a corps which arrived during the day, and drove the enemy from the field of battle. Jackson's loss can scarcely be less than fifteen hundrred, ours is much less. The battle was decidedly the bloodiest of the war. Oti Sunday Jackson remained idle, the troops on both sides being exhausted. On Mon day Jackson sent a flag of truce asking permis sion to bury his dead, a large portion of which were still on the field pending which he escaped with hie troops. General Scott expresses himself greatly pleased; with the success of McCIellan in changing; hi base ot operations, and predicts his triumph