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THE STATE R E P I BLlCk . 'TEiTstruffKlof to-day is not altogetha' for lo-aay, it is lur me vast lutum guv. EUGENE CITY, SEPTEMBER 27. 182. CHANGE I?i PIDI.IC OPINION. J For the last quarter of a century tho entire legislation of thu nation, with very slight Excep tions, has been shaped with a view to promote the interests of those now in arms agaiit the Government. Their peculiar institutioi has been a sourco of great profit to tho wealthy merchants of tho North, who have shared, with the planters of the South, tho profits arisingfrom slave labor. Theso wealthy merchants Jiavo controlcd tho commerce and capital of thoNjrth, and, bj this means, havo been enabled to iiape and direct puplio opinion jin accordance with heir own interests. Through tho press, which lieir money controlcd, thoy kept up a constant lowl against " abolitionists !'' All who opposed that t system unLald labor, which renders tho rich lV CUIIIJ'i I rvt Jf m.wcj'vji" iwiih ui nil t - j as " abolitionists ! and pronounced tlio word with such awful horror that the enimon people were led to beliovo that abolitionists were mon sters in human shape murderers, incendiaries, negro thieves, and amalgamafionists. By such misrepresentation thev educated tho masses to , , . , . bhor abolition. If any rersons undertook to v 1 fiJvocato such doctrines tfcey were not even al lowed to explain their objects, but were mobbed without a hearing. Anything which opposed their interests was denounced ns abolition, and its fate was sealed. Tho people in nearly ull tho Northern States have been so bitterly opposed to abolition that for vcars ambitious politicians have vied w it'i each other in denouncing it. Ho who cursed ab olitionists tho loudest, and praised tho " brave am! chivalrous people of the South " tho mot, was usually the successful candidate. In this way tho slaveholders have ruled the nation for more than a quarter of a century, and every " Democrat," posessed of half tho intelligence of an educated monkey, has learned to open his mouth, with killing efTect, and bring forth that unanswerable argument, "you'ro an abolitionist!" That accu sation has been as fatal to politicians as the si moom is to travelers on the great Sahara, and they have fled from it, as from the wrath to come. But, " alas, how tho mighty have fallen !" Tho word has lost its terrors, will no longer frighten people out of their wits, and henco poor ' Othello's occupation is gone !" Somo of tho moro stupid victims of negro phobia, such as Richardson, Voorliees, Valland ighom, and others, men who could not realize tho great change which the rebellion was destined to produco in public opmion,Tand supposing the cry of abolition to bo an infallible cngino of de struction, adapted alike to all ages and circum stance:1., raised thn howl that this was an abolition war, expecting that terrible accusation to put quietus on tho war immediately. But to their unutterable horror the people were not thunde struck, and, for tho first time in forty years, tlf awful word faild to produco tho desired ell'ec. The peoplo replied, almost jmanimously : " Thk Government must and shall bo preserved.' f the rebels have resolved to fight as long as the)' have tho means of war, we will tako from then their lives, their slaves anything which eonsii tutes an element of military strength." Nenify all tho old leading Democratic journals of t'le North, and even a largo portion of the Breckn ridgo Democracy, now avow themselves tijo- litionists of tho first water, and are urging lhe President to lay the military arm of the nation on slavery, and destroy it, as the most cfieetu:.! mode of suppressing tho rebellion. Dickinson, the leading Breckinridge Demomt f the North, says tho Government "Slwu'd, for thOj purpose of conquering an early pcae, in 'obedience to the first instincts of selfpresjrva tion and tho holiest dictates of humanity, when ever it will contribute to these results, imiiieijlate. ly or remotely, condemn and confiscate to its uso every species of property of every nainennd kind, w hether animate or inanimate on twolegs or on four." And even in the Slave States, nlany of tho leading men, such as Rousseau, Brownlow, Dr. Breckinridge, and Andrew Johnson, deJare tliat slavery must bo abolished if it contimnf to mako war on the Government. In every free -o. I :.. ..r .1. - l l oi j.t..... -uuc. iiu ill some in mu uoruer oiaiu niin-s, , r rublicscntimenlliasiin.lergoiieaeonipletoeliaige,! . . . - .. . . . 1 and tlio whangilooilles can no longer rule into oflice by bleating about abolitionists. Evei in Oregon and California, the homes of Jo .mho nd Gwin, after the people havo been solennly fissured by Wait. Latham nnd other lights d the " Democracy," that this was an abolition Tar," j t,,,n- I"1' always persons m every little they have voted to carry oa tho war. vlll:,.-' anxious to havo it a city, and they are If tho littlo rebel papers of this State will '""'"Uy successful in getting the towns incorpo devoto their columns to calling Pniou mer, abo. I ratd before they have half enough population litionists, instead of to the diffusion ot tnason, j or Wli'hh ll '""''.tain a city gincrment. The we will bo very much obliged. The nana is consequence is, the taxes are so very high w ithin becoming popular, an we i,W.r like it um ' the city limits, people are deterred from coining many will yet become of that opinion, espo-Uily in " 1,1 :it ,"t. ;,ml gi'"th and prosper since in all the lato elections, it u come nut i U-v ,ho ,owns " '"''"ly retarded. We " ahead of the (secession) hounds." Disapp..iied '"T" il wil1 n,,t 1)0 Sl 1,1 tlu" prese'it case. But office hunters mav howl on about the right ot traitors. The people of the nation have lvrd enough of this. They rre fist becoming rlv to sweep the leaders of the rebellion from lhe face of the earth, and the rebellion and its ensa from the American continent. P.rAD Governor Glbhs' special Message ti the Legislature on the lir-t page. Letter from Joliu Dai's Jlivcr. We nro permitted to make tho following ex tracts from a letter written by Mr. J. II. Coch ran, formerly of this place : C.vsvo.v Citv, John Day's Rivek, Sept. 8, '02. Mr. Joel Ware, dear sir: After my compli ments I will say : As for tho mines, I am sat isfied that they may bo set down as a first class mining camp. The gold is hero and no mistake. There is now about '.2,000 persons here, and all are busily employed, some mining, some team ing, somo building houses in fact, they are ull "pitching in" in a manner that makes the " uroitian uru - RrnrA u'i m ntrotiisiitnenr. i i ... ... i i m appear to be doing a paying business, as the credit business is " played out," only from one Sunday to another and that is on account of be- ing too busy to settle oftener. Tho mines on Canyon Creek, cover an area of some ten miles along tho creek, which pay well , , . ' 1 J where claims are opened, and prospect well throughout. There are also hill diggings all along the creek which will pay well when ditoh en are run to furnish water. The creeks and gulches for CO miles bid fair to fully reward tho enterprising miner for his toil. Wright, Nel son iV Co., are making (00 per week to eight hands, and their claim is considered an average f'hlinl On tli! prpelr llin 1 :i rrf nf. flue:' .i'i-.i-I l.o 1 , . , , , , liave known was U pounds ono day and 1 i , .. t . - 1 ,. ' , OOlinil IMP novt. ilnv thnsii lift n unma virnpn ttiL'An out last Friday and Saturday, and they think this will be about an average yield from their claim, there was G men worked in tho claim. Ther's no use for a man to come here thinking to pick up a fortune in a day or find tho gold lying round on tho top of tho ground, if ho does ho is doomed to disappointment, for I tell you ther's lots of dirt mixed with tho gold out here, and the way the miner gets it out is to apply a littlo water and plenty of "elbow grease." There are several families here now from Cali forma, who intend to become permanent settlers, ' . . ,, . . -,, , there is a very nico va ley a onj John Day s ' J J river, and the soil will produco anything that Oregon will produce. Tho valley U capable of a considerable settlement. Canyon City will be a town of three or four hundred houses by tho time winter sets in. There will bo a great many winter here. Living is pretty high, eolfeo is worth 40 cents ; beans 37 J; suga5J; flour 20 ; bacon !!5 ; beef 10 to 10; onions 33 ; green apples 33 ; butter none in market. If tho people of Lane county ever intend to do anything for their country now is their time to strike. I have had tho pleasure of meeting some of my old friends from Fegeno who assure mo that tho McKenzio route is no humbug, but a reality a practicable wagon road, leading directly to tho great Eldorado of the Blno Mountains, where they can find a ready market for many years to come. Messrs. Hull', Mead- or and Masterson assure me that tho distance does not exceed 200 miles from Eegene to this place, while it is full 200 miles from here to the Dalles. My advico to those wishing to conic to these 1 mines is to hold on till next spring, os it is too lato to come now and open claims before winter, j Respectfully, J. II. Coc.ua.v. " Ixcorpouation. Some of our citizens are striving to have Eugeno incorporated. Their oi.i.-nt. il... : !... .1 : .1. . . l : l. I um i.ii.L ihvj wish iu uauiMi , n.i j.,yijr,t two hours longer, the greater por the common nuisances, hogs and grog shops : tion of tho rebel army would havo been cap from tli e town. These aro desirable objects, but tured, as they wero nearly surrounded on all we would suggest that the whisky shops can bo H l,oweVi;.r? tliro"-11 ",,":ir" , , . J row defile in the mountain w hich our artillery abolished by cutting off the Southern portion of. W0M havo ,., illllKlssiblo. All their wound this precinct, which extends away out hit" At rica, I td were left on the field. Gen. F'ranklin's at and was attached to this precinct for tho sole purpoio of sutaiuing these drinkinng holes. This fan bo done without any expense to tho town, and, as it would leave a large majority opposed to granting license, that object would ' bo accomplished. And as to maintaining a city rid of a few old sows ! government merely to get that might perambulate th-streets, that would i bo a very expensive way of accomplishing n , small amount ot good, lhe amount which would expended for a couple of years to come, ! , .- "i i i , 1 in sustaining a city organization, had better be ... , . , ,. , . ,. applied to keeping a public school, or to making public improvements, such as will increase the business facilities of the place, and attract a wealth and population competent to sustain a it v trtiveriinieiit. u itlitint tmiiMontT t!,.. emmw ; rv p " r 1, . . v 1 111 - ....,...... s.m.i, e,.,-.. m..... eon- ..1 .... n r... 1 t...n ....... ...... r ..... ....i.r... 1 1-. 1 i' - i j " s "; " ""uo ""'m , wmen uie prosperity ot tno country demands ; but when tho tax is certain to be much larger than tho amount of good to be derived Irom it, as in the present case, there is room for objee- i i -i .. .... . 1 any incorporation is deemed necessary, it ! should boas inexpensive as possible. I . , I k will suggest to tho.o of our subscribers ""J" '"corporation is deemed neee w, h;lV0 a r.,,H, to fliril;sh s woo . ut tiK.ss ( :. :.. 1.1: 1 1... .1 :iii. .1 .1.1 ... . : ... .1..1 ......i 1... ... 1 it.. .. 1 1 ... IV 13 iienti'lltl I'J mu IllllllltU 'l lll'ltll, we shall be compelled to purchase, and consequently I .... . ... '. ' j 't win iii u u' iNtv v,i"ii. u i' mut n;i r ii supply of woo. I before tlu- waters raise. warning and no excuse. LATEST EASTERN NEWS. Washington, Sept. 10. Sunday morning, Me Clellau's army came fairly up with the enemy posted on tho east side of Blue liidgo mountains, stretching on a line north and south from Middle ton, on Rogerstown road, to Jefferson, on the Harper's Ferry road. Our right under Burn side, rested on Middletown, and the left, under Franklin, on Jefferson. A general engagement ensued MeClellau necessarially attacking the enemy in their advantageous position. The bat tlo was obstinately contested until t o'clock in .1 : i :i.:..u .: i... kiiu VYeutilLf, oy men nine uiu eiieuiv nctchi i 1 i it i i . , i, , J u ., ,r . J . iHuiked bv Hooker and Porter, and severely irraniinllv i men nn Sou h Mountain, over ts . ' I top, into the vally on tho other side. Purnsid 1 I. .1.1 .i. c .1., . .1....: l : neiu tue; ion ui u uiuii Lain ui 11 i" niu iiplliu. T ... l. -it :. . :..r iiiu uauio na iimi:iil ii iiieiouii v viui iiii,iiiuj and artillery. The South Carolina brigade was entirely out nn. either killed, woiiiuled or nrisou- jcrs Howe Cobb was wounded and captured, j Gen. Lee reported wounded. Gen. Garland was j killed. Monday morning, Gen. MeClellau, with I llis,ref r,VM BJ tr?h lrM$ l",rsued tl' lf , with destructive vigor. lhe enemy took the ; ,.ollJ townris tll0 river nt Harper's Ferry and ' Slieourdsvillo. MeClellau following. shelliiiL' their 4 - O' ri rear guard. When they made a stand, our troops would charge, driving them from point to point. Our troops, both old and new, be- h:ivnil with rrpn'ir ir;i 1 1 :i n t r e W hnv-e .'mt iii'.,l 8 000 prisoners. MeClellau continued pushing them last night and had cut to the rear tor bat- terius. The rebels are in a precarious position. Frederick, 10. We reret to announce the surrender of Harper's Ferry, with all the forces and stores, to the enemy on Monday. Tho enemy comrueii' ed tho attack on Friday and skirmish ing continued throughout the day tho enemy being driven back with much loss. Tho attack was renewed Saturday, when the enemy ap proached with overwhelming force. Orders given to spike guns ami throw them down the mountain. Our force from tho heights returned to the Ferry in safety, with the guns from Camp Hill, using them on the enemy when they at tempted to pursuo our retreating force. At i.oon tho rebels appeared in force en Lowdon Heights. Fodtrals shelled them from point to point, rebels promptly reoU'in;:. Cannonadini' continued j throughout the day, and resumed again Monday, whet tho white fhig was raised. Tho rebels con :..: i. .... i, r, l 1 I nun u III ill" llilfir-i ii.iiuia ui iiii nuui iinei ill u. ..V , i.. i . ,, i On Rimdav niht. 2, oOO cavalry escaped, cuttinji their way through tho enemy, and arriving at Creeiitastlo, Pa., with littlo loss. Tho balance of the troops, numbering from 0,000 to 8,000 with Gen. White's eomma.id from Martinsburg, surrendered Monday afternoon. Gen. Franklin was with t n thieo hours march of Harper's Ferry where it is said ho had been ordered by MeClel Ian to relieve tho belengured garrison as soon as he received the dispatch from there that tho place was ii danger. Cincinnati, Sept. 10. It has been ascertained that the enemy is still in position south of Flo ivnce, awaiting reinforcements. Humphrey Marshall's forces have found them. They ad vanced yesterday and drove our pickets two miles this side of Florence. LATCH. Booneville, Md., Sept. 18. The battle of South Mountain Gap yesterday, resulted in a complete Federal victory. Tho battle field was located in a gorge of tho mountain on the turn pike between M ddletown and Boonsboro'. At 12 o'clock, Gen. Reno ordered the ascent of tho mountain on the left, for tho purpose of Hanking tho enemy. The battle that followed with musketry for half an hour was terrible, ro suiting in the encmv iiiviii! wav and leavini? our tr01,s i possession of that part of the ridge. Gen. Hooker ascended tho mountain on the K getting his troops into position to move ", ,ho. 1cnem-v- As tw0 ii0"rs befl,i-oon tho other ridge, our troops were successful in onv ig the encmv before them with great slaughter. The rebels havo suffered more here than at oth or iviit.a rtf tile- Pii'M if finr trnnrw poulit lmn . . . ' . tack on the rebels at Barketsvillo Gap, six miles from Harper's Ferry, also resulted in their complete rout after a single charge. Gen. ir. i.' l...: i.. i .1... I :i- llOICOeKS it. I". me t ill'LUi e'l ttitj utiiiet ie, nt. ' .ir ii -tii p i i i . mm i : i pieces of Howell Cobb. Cobb lost !00 of his Georgians during the day and night. Fully lit" Georgians during the day and night. Fully fit' teen thousand of tho enemy were killed, wound I eJ.n"a mUsh'.g. Gen. Lee acknowledged to the xv : . ,.f it,, !,,' it. IkiI Iiii ,i,ii:,.tti .,. ,....i!)ll. ios, 0nr killed and wounded will nrobaiv reach 3.000. Gen. Richardson's I div son came up with the enemy two and a halt miles from sharpsburg, w here they were drawn nn in iino of battle on a range of hills. Richard "I "' . . ... . . son force not being sulheieiitly strong, no at- f W;1S M,.,,0i f rodVriek City, Sept. IS. After tho battle f South M.uittaiu Gap and Bracketsvillo Gap the rebels fell back rapidly to Boonsboro, and t . thence southward to Sharpsburg, and beg in to .11 1 ., i. i cross the Potomae above and below Niepards Tim pursuit by our troops is rapid. . 1 . : . . 1 4 Linn'slwt inari'lii'il from Uagerstown to rem force the troops lighting at the Gap, and arrived in time to join the rout. Previous to news of surrender at Harper's Ferry, such a dispo sitiou had been made of our troops as would have resulted in the capture of nearly the entire rebel force. Tho number of prisoners sent to the rear yesterday will probably reach 8,000. Our loss will not exceed 2,000 kidod and wounded, with a small proportion of missing. Washington, Sept. 17. The Herald's dis patch Iron Frederick, 10:h, says an officer just Irom Harper's Ferry, reports the rebels have ev.i. u itei that place in a great hurry, not even wailing to parole the prisoners taken. II in-isburg, Sept. 17. l he battle yesterday closed without any definite result. No firing heard at lla"vrstou after 1 o'clock. Stragg'er C(,MU, j;, report that Loi;gtreit was kille I, ' j j,j ti, ,t the rebels were surrounded. A battle . 'commenced near Gottysviilo this morning; J,,,.,,,, roinforced Lao with -10.O00 troops, and i , reinforced with 30,000. Up to late-t , .,!.;....., ..;..,..v i:t.inin.it. imr standard. The . "'I'rcssion prevails in i,agtrMo , ui.u n.c in . re b.d armv has been b.itlly used up. ton- Ifllee prevaiis Here lll.U we u.ne won a grcai id decisive victory. Among our troops are ia'iv batteries an.l "tho. isan Is f mail arms . -t. I . . . ..... prisonors etc. The rebel General D. II. Hill is killed. Ten thousand Pennsylvania militia will meet tho foo at llugerstown. An engagement took place yesterday at Sharpsburg, in which tho enemy guttered considerable slaughter. live ! iulldred of their dead havo been buried l V our forces, and tho work still going on. Burnsido has retaken Harper's Ferry, and is advancing on a special mission with his corps. Philadelphia, Sept. 18. A special from Ha gerstown, says of the fight Tuesday : Tho battle raged with great spirit, and firing on both sides continued till sundown, when the rebels wero " 1 l"""" u xe in ing ueeauiu uusuiiury, uuu It . 1 I'l.:- r... i .1 1. 1 ! was evident was giving out. In tho morning tho - . "r"u owed with vigor by tho rebels they acted as if they had been reinforced nnd furnished with ammunition. The battle lasted till 4 r. m. when tho rebels retreated, and left Longstreet and a remnant of his division in our hands, prisoners. The entire rebel army will bo captured or killed ; there was no chance left for them to cross the Potomac, as tho river was rising, and our troops were pushing thorn con. tinually. Miles' surrender of Harper's Ferry is regarded hero as shameful. Six batteries of Ljjiigtt'out,o division word capturod yoetovdny. It is said that 13,000 prisoners have been taken sinco Sunday. JaeLson's army is with Lee, and they with other dist uguished officers will be for ced to surrender within a day or two" atfarthest. Our Generals are cclain of mi ultimate and de cisivc success. New York, Sept. 18. Tho Herald's Wash ingion dispatch of ths 17th, says that at 3 o'clock this afternoon intelligence was received that since 5 o'clock this morn'ni' tho fierest mid most san guinary battle of the war is progressing, all the corps de armee whim MeClellau took with him to Frederick were nassod at a point indicated, and an engagement seoms to havo ensued be tween the whole two armies. There is reason to suppose that tho osses are so great as to cause a requisition jbr medical stores, thn num ber of injured be'ng larger than ever before. Information is rceei'ed that MeClellau destroyed the aqueduct at the nouth of the Antiaem creek, and the bridge acoss that creek leading to Sharpsburg, thus Hitting oil" the retreat of the rebels in the directun of Shepardsville. The news this veek is far more cheering than it has been or tho past two weeks. The rebel invasion of Miryland seems to have proved an expensive mow to the cause of rebellion. There was cvideidy much sagacity shown by our leaders in lettiig the rebels enter Maryland without orpositioi, thereby giving them the " impression that w did not feel able to compete with them. But 1 ! in the midst of their glory they find themselves confronted by the combined forces of our army, together with thousands of raw militia hastily leaving their plows and work shops to defend tlmr cuntry and join n achieving the most glorious tud also tho most sanguinary victory ever won cn tho American Continent. Besides tho news published today there was a dis patch received by lhe Express Agent with dates to the 20th, tho substance of which was, that the rebels have been driven across the Potomac, and that MiCltlhin crossed over and brought them to bay and succeded in surrounding them, and having brought his artillery to bear on their . . . J . ,, . position ordered them to surrender, and being refused ho began shelling them with terrible ef feet. There was said to bo ho possibility of the rebnlfl mnhimr llieir psnnnn ii liippi. ruin 'linnd no alternative but to eventually surrender. This 'looks something like finding "tho last ditch." Legislative Proceedings. Salem, Monday, Sept. 22, 1S02. SENATE. Seuato met at nine o'clock, Pres. ident Bowlby in the Chair. Roll called, and there being no quorum present, adjourned till 2 o'clock p. m. Akteusoon Session. Senate met as usual. Roll called and quorum being present, tho Jour nal of Friday, lDth inst., was read and approved. An invitation was received from a committeo of ladies of Salum, inviting tho members of tho Senate, ollieers and reporters, to a social enter. . . . .- , .... , , , ,. tainment to be given in the Odd Fellows flail. on Tuesday evening next. Mr. Ilovey intro dueed a resolution accepting the ii.vitation, which us passed unanimously. Mr. ..Mitchell introduced ft. II. ,o. 11 An Ut providing for the preservation of legal notices l)y each county in the State. Read first time. ,llM' v" "" """ 1 ' "r,c "I 'I '"""J m i ' . i i . i mittee on enrolled bills. Mr. Mitchell moved that 100 copies of Senate bill No. f), relative V general incorporations, b" printed for use of Sen ate ; carried. Adjourned. September 22, 1802. IIOl'SE. House met according to adjourn ment. Roll called. None absent. Proceedings of Friday read and adopted, .Mr. liaiiar.ioiierej a pennon irom citizens ot Clackamus and Washington in regard to , change in county lines. Referred to member of those counties. Mr. Ilumason of Wasco, offered a petition from citizens of Wasco county, asking an ap propriation for the relief of Wasco county on account of expenses incurred 111 ina!::. trial of crim j Mr. Ilumason offered a petition from the people of Wasco for moie relief. 1 i Both petitions referred to Committee of ' j Ways and Means. j Committ.v on engrossed bills reported. I 11 1 11 v . . . . 1 . 1 I louse bill .No, .'!), an act to prevent accidents. I .,11 . 1 . ' . ,. ,, on the highway referred to cominitlee of the whole " , .... , ''t " ' ' " lK tos ri' c W " 1. .o. I a sul II. 1. .No. il, an act regulating the salaries o ferrcd to committee t f tl ' ubstitute for II B. No. 10! to defray expenses for newspapers, et. f the 'members of the Legislature. 1 asscd to , . , , - II. I. No. 2-, t do j elare thf Calarooia r.avi- game. assen 10 seconu reaoing. ; II. B. No. 4. a bid f"r the relit f of schu -I ,distriet Nf. 10, in Josephine county. Referred . .11. O. . to tho committee on enrolled bills with Instruc tiors to report a bill for a general law if practi cable. II. B. No. 27, to provide for fixing tho com mencemeut and close of the terms of State and county ollieers. Referred to committee of ways and means. II. B. No. 23, a bill to tax Chineso and to tax negroes and Kanackas. Ueferred to a committee composed of members from tho mining districts. He-considered and referred to committeo of the whole house. II. B. No. 29, a bill to regulate marriages. Referred to committee of tho whole. . S- No- 7' nn act prescribing certain condi llulls W,"L'" money can oc tlrawn irom tno i &t!lt reasury requiring oath and evidence of yally of all persons claiming money from tho State. Tho rules wero suspended and the bill passed to tho third reading. S. B. No. 7 was discussed and passed 17 to 15. Mr. Fay of Josephine, offered a protest, which, was entered upon the journals. The Speaker gave notice that ho had signed" II. B. No. 3, being the bill to organize Baker county. II. B. No. 25, the insane bill was reported back. The report was adopted and tho bill passed to tho third reading. II. B No. 19, a bill tor a redemption fund' for Josephine county, was reported, recommend' ing that tho bill bo indefinitely postponed. The bill was postponed. Adjoirned to 7 o'clock this evening. September 23. SENATE. Senate met at usual hour. Mr. Presidint in tho chair. Absent, Messrs. Kelly, Taylor and Wagner. Journal read and ap proved. Mr. Holton introduced a petition from certain citizens of Josephine county in relath n to State nnd cumty tax, which w as referred to committee on Judiciary. Mr. Ballard, from committee on elections, rr. ported back bill to incorporate Oregon City , with .jneUMinent. Report accepted and amend metit adopted. Mr. Greenwood, from committee on milit ry atl'iirs, made a report upon part of Whiteaker's me-sge relalive to A. P. Dennison. Report adopted, and on motion of Mr. McBride tho whole matter was laid upon tho table. S. B. No. 10, relative to a proposition of Con grest grunting lands for Agricultural Colleges, -takei up, under suspension of rules, read second and hird times, passed and title agreed to. M'ssagi; from the House, announcing tho pas sago of several bills, asking the concurrence of the Senate thereto. Bills read and laid on table to co ne up in their regular order. J!r. Drew oflered resolution relative to in rutting the committee on ways and means to1 inquire into the expediency- of drawing money' fron the State treasury for benefit of the Sanita--ry Commission. Mr. Mitchell offered resolution that a standing, committee on Agriculture of three be appointed from members who are farmers Mrs. Grim. vll.l, llil.l V.I I I I Mr. Mitchell introduced S. B. No. 12, to fix the legal distances from tho various county neats to the place w hero the penitentiary is located, and reguiuimg sue. ui, lees lor tne taking ot cnv.cU tnereto. Read h.st time, j Mp ovl.y illfroduce(1 rPS()lllion ri.1;ltivo t( ! granting uso of Senate chamber to tho ladies, which was adopted. Adjourned till to morrow, j 1) A. M. September 23. HOUSE. House met according to adjourn ment. Mr. Wilkins presented a petition for a corpo ration to build a road over tho Cascade moun tains. Referred. Mr. I lufur introduced a bill to aid the Stato Agricultural Society. Passed to second reading. Mr. Smith introduced a bill for tho relief of Alfred Allen. Passed to second reading. Mr. Ilumason introduce I bill to incorporate Dalles City. A Committee on mining and agriculture was appointed. Mr. Ballard introduced a bjll to changc"tho time of the meeting of the legislature to" tho first Monday in December. Ptssed to second reading. The insane bill passed. Adjourned. The following order from from the Comman der of tho Pacific Department has been issued i Headouakteks Department or tub Pji IV) 17. cific, San F'iiascisco, (Cul.), Sept. General Orders No. 31.1 In pursuance of an Act of the Congress ofthe Pnited States, entitled " An act to suppress in surrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1S02, the attention of all persons in this Military De partmentembracing the States of California and Oregon, and the Territories of Washington, Ft-ih. evnrl.-l nnA tlinf n.trtinn ff Vou, fn:M known as Arizona Is called to the following provisions of said Act : u , ., . . . . - . , . ' ' 7" A'id be ,t further enacted, that to be lion, it -hali be the dutv of the Pr..i,I..i,f. f the UuiteJ Statts to cause the seizure of all the estate and nrooertv. monet . sto. L r..,i;r effects of the persons h, rein,.rt, r na-iied in thi section, and to apply and use the same and tli proceeds there' .f tor the support of tho army of the United States ; that is to say, t,f any person. wh", ow nit g property in any loyal State or Terl ritory of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, shall hereafter asist and give aid and oouit "i t to sueh rebellion, and all ales, transfers e ' . ' , ,. . or convoanees of any such property sha 1 bo , ,. , -, , -. J. .. . ' ',. . ' ' ut null and void, and it shall be suthcie t b ir t any suit brought by such person for the posses i.i or the use of such nrom-rtv .,r anv it ! nlle;;. an.l prove that he is one of the persons dc- :i. .! . By order of Brigadier General Wright. R. C. Drum, Asst. Adj. Gen'I. A Western editi r has such an antipathy to the new doctrine of spiritualism that he will l-fl.-Al,' , 't w '-i i.ac 1111 ia'er priuteo on Sheet of "medium" sizj and objects to having it envel. oped in wrappers