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THE STATE KEPI I IS L I C A X . Tae Stra?jl9 of tiiy is not altogether for to-day, it is for tua vast future also." EUGENECITY, JANUARY 3, 1363. THE CABIN BT-R I)IC tiEKVATI.VM. v. COM. Purty divisions and jealousies between dillereni factions in the North, have undoubtedly aider to encourage, and thereby to strengthen am prolong the rebellion. At the outbreak of th war, the North seemed to bo almost a unit i favor of "crushing out the rebellion ;" but politi cians who sympathised with the rebels soon be gan to find fault with the manner of conducting the war, with a view of dividing the masses on side issue, and thus withdrawing as tuueh strength as possible from the Administration on the main issue. They profissed to be conserva tive men in favor of preserving the "Union as it was," and found fault with the President and his Cabinet because they did not "prosecute the war with more vigor." Theso "conservatives," as they call themselves, were sorely perplexed because they knew that slavery, which they seem to adore above all other things, human or divine, would certainly bo destroyed by the shock of battle and the changes incident to war, if the rebellion should ciutinue for any considerable length of time. Hence they have advocated a more vigorous prosecution of the war, not to save the Union merely, but to save it as a means of saving slavery. As long as the Government continued to spend millions of dollars and sacri fice thousands of lives, in catching runaway slaves and returning them to the rebels to work on their fortifications and supply food for their ar mies, these conservative patriots were satisfied ; but when this project of tinkering up the "Union as it was" had failed, and the Government made efforts to prosecuto the war with more vigor by striking at tho root and cause of the rebellion, and thus doing something to restore the Union and put a stop to the war, they pronounced these, eally conservative measures, "radical" and 'fanatical." On tho other hand, the real friends of the Administration have been in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war, to the end that the au thority of the Government might be re-established over all the States, and as a means of accomplish ing this object, they have been in favor of mak ing war upon the rebellion, as well as on the rebels ; on slavery, the life and strength of the rebellion, without which it could not endure, and which if sparid would in til! human proba bility break out in another rebellion again in a few years, as well as upon those w ho are fighting to perpetuate and spri ad it over the continent. This constant hostility between th.i "radicals" or sincere Union men, and the "conservatives" or conditional unionists, has certainly done much to embarrass the Administration in its dibits to put down the rebellion. It is said that Chase, Stanton and Welles, sustain the policy of the Presi Jent, and have been in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war, giving slavery asiillieieiit time in which to return to it allegiance and save itself, and then if it continued to set itself up in opposition to the Government and the peace of this great nation, let it go down. Hat Seward and the other member of the Cabinet are rep resented as inclinli g to favor the w hims of the "conservatives," by patching up the Union some wav or other so as to preserve their pet institu tion. It is said that in co:tsi qticnoo of this, a' caucus of Senators passed a lesoli.tioii requesting j Rew ard to resign. 1 hereupon Seward and . nase both tendered their resignations, which the Pres. ident refused to accept, on the ground that, the public wollfaie would si ller by such a course. If there be any diii-ioit in the Cabinet, a -lunge which would insure harmony and unity of pur pose would not injure the Union cause ; for the rebellion has progressed so far thai patching things up on any hall w ay policy is out of the question, and, as Rrownlow says, we must now ' make a spoon or spdea horn." - Tn K New Ykab. Another year has been numbered with the past. It lias been fraught w ith the greatest and most startling events w hich the world has ever known ; w ith inventions which will mark a new era in the art of war ; with the marshaling of vast armies ; w ith sieges and but tle which will be remembered down to thei latest generations ; w ith convulsions and changes which may yet shroud the world in an another series of "dark ages," or prove the beginning of a higher civ ilij.itioti. In the midst of this great national convulsion, which easts a shadow of gloom over the chilied world, the New Year is greeted with the clash of battle and the tramp of more than a million warriors, battling for Liberty and the cause of humanity against the most monstrous and gigantic rebellion that has ever existed in any age igiinst n mighty con spiracy to arrest the march of civil! it ion, over throw republican iiistituions, substitute a privil rgod m islm-racy, and bring back the same feudalism w hich the world has struggled ages to overthrow. It' the emaiicipatmn proclamation was sent forth against these enemies of Liberty and of mankind, on the first day of January,' their days are numbered, and the year ISti.l will ! insik an era in man's history suih as lias not' been before since the creation of the world. - - . On the 2;U ,.f Dee. tl.a Washington Territory Legislature adjourned to meet again to-day (Jin. 3). Several memorials And reso lotions have been adopted, but no business of importance transact d yet. Tiiev Aukkis. The Statesman says : Since the triumph of Sumner, and the success of the disunion abolitionists in Massachusetts, the i leading men in the West and North-west are j discussing the question of inviting that fanatical ! State and a few others like it to withdraw from ; ;he Union. ; "Since the triumph of Abe Lincoln find the; success of the disunion abolitionistsof the North,'' j o quote the language of traitors both of the j Vorthand South, "the leading men in the South' nd South-west have been discussing" that same ;uestion. All that Jeff Davis or any of his God- forsaken gang of murderers and pirates ever asked was for that "fanatical State and a few' others like it to withdraw from the Union," and i give tho Southern Confederacy a chance to flour- j ish, or let the 'South" withdraw from them and "depart, wayward sisters, in peace." These se. ccssiouists in the North and traitors intheSoiilh agree, that the Union must bo divided, but quarrel about tho manner of dividing it ; Hie Northern dough faces insisting that the North "Massachusetts and a few other fanatical Slates like it" ought to withdraw from the South, and their "Southern brethren" contending that the South ought to secede from the North. There is about the same difference between thein that there is between a burglar and a common pick- j pocket thief. The Southern traitors pick up: their tool 4 and goto work, while their Northern allies are not bold enough to take a hand in the work, but whine around in a manner that would entitle them to a few crumbs, in ease the burglars succeed in breaking up tho Government. To class the author of such a .sentiment as the above, with the more consistent and conservative scces siouists, such as the editors of tho Corvallis 'aaioniaii, and Eugene Xeutral Review, would be doing them great injustice, fir they only claim that the rebels should have the privilege of j seceding Iron) tne L moll ; w hile this Iedow wants the Union to take tho troublo to secede from the rebels, leaving them in posession of the government and property of the United States, lid is evidently an addle brained fool, or a very "radical," "fanatical" secessionist. That the Statesman has fbr months, in its own peculiar way, been "discussing the question of inviting that fanatical State and a few more like it to w itrdr.iw from the Union," is generally known, but it was not understood that the fellows w ho run t lie concern were "the leading men of the West." Easteun Papers: Wo are under obligations to Strut in-ill oc Co. of San Francisco for a bu lg et of late Eestern papers, including copies of the New York Tribune, New York Hi raid, New Orleans Delta, prank Leslie's Illustrated Xews paper, 1 iurper s luiistraleU W eeklii. iNew ) oi k Illustrated Weekly, and 1 larper's Magazine for Dei ember. These pictorials are very interesting and valuable, as they contain portraits if the most distinguished officers ill the army and navy,' and give sketches of battles and other subjects! connected with the war, which are valuable to preserve for future reference. Those w ishing to i obtain pictorials or papers of any description can j obtain them of Stratiiian & Co. much quicker; than to send eat. LATEST EASTERN NEWS. St. Louis, Deo. I0;h. We have a report that (ten. Ilindmaii has crossed tlm river withdis-i patche- to M armaduke. while the cavalry remain ' on the North side. Hundreds from the rebel army are already joining I lerroii, many of them j Missourians, who express the greatest disgust at the rebel campaign, and think its further prase- j cutioii hope'e.ss. I Gen. Curtis, yesterday, received n rommumoa I tion from tho rebel General Holmes, forwarded i by direction of Jeff. Davis, inquiring into the ' facts relative to the shooting i.f ten Confederate citizens bv order of Gen McNeil. Gen. Curtis'! reply w ill probably be published, and it is looked lor w ith mm h interest. New York, Dec. 20. h. Last evening's Wash ington Star states that a caucus of Republican Senators was held on the 1 tit Ii inst., w hen reso-j lutioiis Were oil. red, and discussed, requesting! Secretary Seward to resign. The Vote was, aes, Id; noes, HI. The next day a caucus) adopted a substitute, recommending the IV si-! dent partially to remodel his Cabinet, which was, unanimously adopted, as the conservatives be lie ved it would be regarded as a general invita-j tine to the whole Cabinet to resign. On being informed of the act, the Secretary and Assistant; Secretary of State sent in their resignations, re-1 questing their immediate acceptance. j The same paper also says it is confidentially reported that Gen. I'urnsi.le hits tendered his j resignation of the command of thu armv. The i Post's Washington correspondent says, it was rumored this afternoon that the entire Cabinet j w ill retire, leaving the President free to construct a new Cabinet. This may b incorrect, but it i not at all impmhi hie that Hiair and H ites have already tendered their resignations. Hl)i in-! formed this afternoon that Clias. A. Sumner has been tendered the port folio of the Secretary of Stale. Wiishinton, Dee. 20lh. The Navy Depart ment has information of the capture of the schooner George, from N issan, w ith an assorted Cargo of coll'ee and salt. Kansas City. Dec. 20th. Advices from S uit.) I'e state that (Jen. Carlcton has issued an order, requiring all persons arriving there to report to .1. I.. . W .. I I . me i rovosi .vi usual, strangers are all loevi In I it a written authority, under w hi. L theye.in! travel, and give satisfactory mid, nee of their, loyalty. It is ru nored that a body ot Tex.ins, ti.000 strong, are marching on Sinti Fe via Las, Vas and Jael Pass, under Gen. ltuy Icr. The: rumor needs uilirmaliou. Washington, December 21st. Washington i ' full of rumors. Successors to Seward are named from half a d'2cu States. It is inserted posi tivelv that Win. P. lisc!ido!l of Maine las " but declined, been tendered the Premiershi pt with the proviso that an entire new Cabincljt.uk, the forces of the enemy ..cow were made D;ligent inquiry has l.een instituted, but as vet are unable to ascertain w hi t l.cr .s .ud colleagues have tendered their resignations or not. The President keeps his ow n counsel so exclusively that no one has received the slightest information id' the manner in wh ch he proposes to settle the affair. Seward is still in the city. It is state. 1 ain! believed Ci.a.se tendered his resignation on Sat urday. New York, Dee. 21st. The Herald savs. ed itoriallv that General Hanks is to supercede Hut Icr at New Orleans. He w ill command an army of seventy thousand men. Ouo object of h"s expedition is to capture Mobile, while the others are to counteract anv schemes of France in the Southern States, and also to Co -operate in open- ing the Mississippi. j Washington, Dec. 2'2 1. Thus far. about seven thousand wounded have been brought here from I Falmouth. There is nothing of importance or interest from the army of tho Potomac. Yes-, terduy no new movements of the enemy were ob.-erved. The statement that Rurnside has tendered his ! resignation is not believed by members of his stall, and is probably untrue. ' Cincinnati Dee lst A rebel firoe about , .. ,h J l',d . Mclnt I . ... ... ... ... , . v. ......... i ling, Kentucky. j numoer ot lamnies have left that place. The citizens of Paris are appre hensive ot a rebel visit, and are preparing to leave. N ishville, Deo. 21st. The Chattanooga Daily llebel of Friday, the l'dth, has a dispatch dated Wilmington, North Carolina, December 17th, which says: "Gen. Gustavns Smith is being heavily reinforced at Goldshoro. There was t eavy lighting there yesterday, in which the Fed era Is were repulsed with heavy loss." Cairo, Dee. 221. We are yet in doubt as to the extent of the injuries done to the Mobile and Ohio Uaiiroad by the rebel raid. As near as can be ascertained, the f.cls are these: "Last Friday, the rebels, variously estimated at f'r-m three to ten thousand, made a brei.k on the rail road north of Jackson, Tennessee, and com menced moving this way. We were therefore unable to hear anything from the Territory they pass over. They have already taken Carroll Station, Humboldt and Trenton, and at hist ac counts were inarching on Union City. Large quantities of cotton ami considerable other prop erty have been destroyed on their march. A passenger train from Columbus, Kentucky, on Friday got through to Jackson, and was the last train over the road, At Hickman, Kentucky, the people are in great terror, and many of thetii are leaving and com ing lure. An effort is being made from Colum bus and below to capture these rebels, and if the lennossee river, us reports is rising, the attempt may prove successful. The objects of this rebel movement appear to he f r securing sustenance and cutting otF sup plies to our army. It is reported that Holly Springs, Mississippi, has fallen into rebel hands bet nothing reliable ill regard to it has been re ceived. The steamer Mill Roy, while taking cotton at Commerce, Mississippi, on Wednesday Inst, was fired upon by a band of guerrillas. On her return to Helena slm reported the facts, and the gunboat Juliet, with a detachment of infantry, went to Commerce and burn d the town and plantations for five miles around. Philadelphia, Dec. 22-1. The Inquirer's Wash ington correspondent savs H air has not tendered his resignation, but will probably have to go. A strong pressure is made against Welles and j Stanton by New England and the West, luilthev w ill not obey the Senatorial caucus. Some of the Senators insist that all of the Cabinet shall be H 'pui)iicaiis,.while others are content to leave the entire matter in the hands of the President. Dai.icl S. Diikei.s.ni of New York is among the mentioned for the Premiership. The Times' Washington eorr.-spondent savs Seward yesterday consent ed to resume th-i port folio of State. Chase has his resignation under advisiiieiit, and his decision is to be announced to day. New oik, Dee. 22 1. 1 Ii steamship I nioii. t o n IJiivanua, on trt- l.j!h, has arrived, iliere is no later news from Mexico. The new Captain, General Dulee, has arrived at llavaiina. Generd Serrano hit for Spain immediately. Heavy rains have retarded and injured the "new sugar crop, which will be small, New York. Dee 22 I. The official returns of the losses at Fredericksburg areas f.llows: 1,128 k lied, i,l0.. wo led, and 2.0,$ missing. Washington, Dec. 221. The President ae- know le.'ged the ret option of the resignation of Sew . trd and Cliase, and informed then that after i j i i . - i it . .t. i ' V 4Ma,,on 110 h r,,,! l:' lH". 1"," I'"""' that the acceptance of their rcsignatt.ins was , om patable with public wedaro. Ihe P. esident therefore, requests the.,, to re, their respco '- ' , ..,,,, , o0.000,000 fin- recraili,' f.ve functions. Die Secretaries, accordingly re- j iT., iXiXMV, ., bringing volunteers, nearly one 1 ilie I lerald s li.iitmtore correspondent sends the following: The rebels tire supposed to be moving large bodies ot troops to the West.' There are few or no troops at Richmond or on ; (he Peninsula. ! Lee has 75,000 men at Fredericksburg, but be ond this there are no troops in Virginia ex cept 15,000 at Petersburg. There are dO.OHO at Charleston, ,'50.000 tit Sav.imvi, and 25.000 at ' Mobile. The rebels are being concern rated in the vicinity of Nashville in great strength. Newbern, (N. C). Dec ldih.-Norti, Carol', na papers are fall of complaints about an order etniuatipg from the rebel General French, diree t'n g the burning of all cotton iu the counties b it- ilering on the Roanoke river which cannot be moved west of Wilmington Railroa Washington, I'ee. 22 1. R,inisi,b-s official report ot the battle of Fredericksburg is pub lishcJ. H-- assumes the resign sibi'ifv of tnov ing the army across the li ippah anno, k at Fred eri. ksbnrg soom.r and at ddl'-retit p! tees front that anticipated by the Prosi butt. Secretary i.f War and (ten. H.iileck, and s-igns as reasons that during the rrcnarati.ms for c rnssi,,, ,. ,, place lirsi selected, he discovered tint the ene ny had thrown a large portion id his f,.rce down the ! . I : 1 r :.. . . i in.is ins in n-iisp in ti onr. sini honed bv tl.t-owitv- ,h- ,L,!, I ,. .,:..!. 1 f ' ' -"' 1 - - I ex-'over a. that pl.ee to separate, by a vigorous at j I forces behind the town, in , I . I . !.L .... . .. I., ..,. , Ii. .till f iv-nr m nil. ii nt.-v " ...... .j "r " i 3,,.,.;.i .i.u d.d:.v in " . " ' ,. . ., .. ..... "... build. Ii'' l n.tges, WHICH gave uie enemy men.,. i: . .. L, t.. p , I.. Ins t.it-ees in a strollLT ! i.r ! position, we would almost certainly have sue ' , i .. i : u i I.... i.l I....... I cecueu, in w iiii-ij casino ".'.'t .... . v .' . . .. i i .... i... ,:!';;: :r,ir a s wasr'r:::;;.;,: ,akig .,r s's. Vailing, however; the ace .Jment ! payaWo to the Operate .f the main object, we remained in line of battle , after Its independence. J he Al.ib ,i n tn wo davs, long euougl. to decide that, the enemy pounds of steam can make 1(5 knots an Hour, a ouldn't come out of his atrontr hold and liiihtland 11 knots under sail. Die mipressnm is that .. . . , ; i ...,) ,1... riv-.o. 'I he S.inmes was lookiiiL' for the Champion while in : lm. ,vnirned to their respective camping grounds 1 : ,,, t!u. ,..,,t, discouraged , demoralized. He llil(s ,.e u.t ,,.ir . decided to move from War I .,.,,,, ,, to this line r ither against the otiinioii ,,f tle President, Secretary of War and Gen. II,li.k) ,IMd that the liolo movement was loft in my hands makes me responsible." Cairo, Dee. 2i. We have the following in regard to the rebel attack on Trenton, Tennessee : pVderal garrison of two hundred, hearing f approach of the enemy, made breastworks of cotton bales around the depot, and mounted three pieces of arti lery. The enemy, about 1,000 strong, arrived at three, p. M., and were al low ed to advance close to ttie dctwiises before "re was opened on them. At the tnsl round severid were killed and others thrown into confu- .,-,, (i, l 1, uu,., ,1,.,,,.. (...I M.,.,,, ut..,, Th..v f .11 n whurt. distnnc. but. SOOI1 I advanced a" 'ain. A fierce but brief contest en- sued. About thirty rounds were fired, when the Federal force surrendered. Gen. Davies arrived fr..m Columbus, Kentucky, this morning, with a : force of several thousand to drive off the rebels j or capture them. I Memphis, Deo. 20th. -General Sherman's I division is embarking on transports to day. His ! destination is unknown. It is conjectured to he i Yickshurg, or a fl ink movement on the rebels ! w ho are now reported in th" vicinity of Grenada in large force. They are also erecting extensive i fortilieatioiis on Dig Hliick rivir. Cairo, Deo. 22 I. Dyer's Station, this side of Trenton (Tenu.), was evacuated yesterday morn ing, and at liuthe.r Ford's Station, this side of Dver's, firing was going on yesterday all the forenoon. Uu Friday, two Federal cavalry regiments had a light with a large rebel force, probably the same that is now operating on the Mot ile and Ohio Kailroad, at Lexington, in which the Federals were worsted. We have no pai ticulars. Fortress Monroe, Dec. 20th. Th Richmond Dispatch of the 17tn says : General Evans, after crossing the Neuse river on Monday hist, fell back seven miles before an overwhelming, force of the enemy. I he Yankees have possession of .1. . ii I .... .1... C...fl. oU. !,. UIU JiaiopoMl loii'i, on inn kj.F-iiu .i river, w lulst our troops occupy the north side. Every mile of the enemy's advance is strongly contested. General E.ans, at last advices, was awaiting ieinlorce:oents, and would then proba bly drive the invaders back to Newbern. The Richmond Examiner of December 12 h says the sma'l pox now prevails there as an ep identic. Washington, Lec. 221. In the Senate to day th.; Vice President laid before the Senate a com munication from the Selretary of State, trans mittii.g the correspondence with the Russian Government relative to telegraphic coniiounici tion between the. mouth i f the Amoor river and San Francisco. Ordered printed. Clark of New Ilantshire, from the Committee on Claims, reported a bill to pay the funeral tXi.ciisesof the late Senator Hiker. Passed. Cincinnati, D c. 20'h. It is reported that the J rebels have, cut the Louisville and Nashville i.iili-oini, and that lite guerrillas are. mov.ng north on the ro.td, tearing up and burning bridges; also that the enemy is directly in our front and menacing our w ngs at Nashville. Considerable excitement is menifested in Con tral Kentucky, in consequence of fears of negro insurrection, and threatened guerrilla r.iids. Cairo D.-e. 2d; It. The Memphis News of the 2 It . says Gen. Svioniian and Admiral Porter left Ileietia. (Ark.) f r the South on Snnd.iy. O tt of 2d Ink.-ts sent out from Helena, a lew nig.its since, t were kineu. The rebels made a dash on Jackson, Tetin., on ; Friday last, but were reoulsed. The Federals , hold the city with MKK) men. It is r -pot ted here to night that orders were , sent to Is'aiid .No. 10 to spike the cannon, ami blow up the magazine on the Tennessee shore, and occupy the Island. j , lnl,.ir.crs. Army of the Potomac, Dec. 2 I-h. Richmond nai.ers contain a dispatch front n, ,,.,.,,, ,t ,,..d , i... lOih ,.in t!.,t M very large steamer, freighted for the Confe-le rates, arrived saf.-ly the day before, bringing a heavy stock of shoes an I blankets, an immense on mtitv ot cloth, and other supplies. i ' ! New York, Dec. 2d.li.The investigation into ' ,, .,, ,,w tll!rtMlt f , ,;0l) o(H) ., . . , : aione. from the s,J ; had was paid out ou fraudulent accounts. Nearly ,,Me th,,iis,tn. persons w..re engaged in the mat tor. New York, D e. 27th. The Times' Washing ton special savs, Mexican advices represent the condition of the French in Mexico as critical. Sickness prevailed, an. inhere was a scarcity of wholes. into food. Tiie Prc-iidoiit's declarations impress upon us the fact that hewiilfullv nu intaiii the atlirma ti.eis made in his emancip itimi proclamation. i A' 1' redericKsburg, to-day, re !"rt that the rebel :caders are coit-t.intlv prom ising their soidi, rs to lead ttiein through M iry I ii.d, and go into winter quarters at Plnl.idcl l'!lm- San Frarci-oo, D c. 2 h.Tlie steamer Con stitntioii with New oi k p:,s,engers p r steamer Ariel. Dee. l,t an iv ed v sterdav. On S lay ! 7t'l int. .at 2. .Vloek, th - Pirate Alabama hove 1 " OI Ul1' rl''. an 1 tired two sr.ots at her. Th" Marines and i lliecrs on the Ariel were dr:iw n "i1 '"r defense, but ordered below by Command erSntoii. 1 he Ariel hove to and hau'ed down ! h--r ti g. Ieut. I.w c:nie aboard and called , e-r tne ships man. fesf, etc., and assured the pass eng.-ri th.it no harm would be done them. The .:....r. .,,.1 ,.,.,,;.,. .11 I.l l-t I , -' , c no oiiioieo. i no v til -,n demanded ll.e mom v on b.Vir.l I.M. ' ' ' " ' ; ,, . lltWn(ing to Wells, Far tS.000 in legal te.Meis The q." Vr ' were cut down alW ,..Z- i iur ....... - . , mn jones 'board. Captain Semmes sent for vap , , whom he treated courteously, lino ioiu I... .. ....1,1 bind Ins t.assoligc iMiget in !",; si -- V I.ilt for mini iut5 k' h i - . s . "Ill II giving the Govcr: tnent a Alabama. Ihe pirate kei in- the Govcr: tnent a steamer to cliase me The oiiate kent company witlitrm -- . - , , , . . A i., d nun ate lue-dav lilL'I't. When slie let IK t ' . i . i. company with the Ariel. I bo American ship Sea King, that sailed from Sail Francisco for Liverpool, Sept, 12ih, was lost on the 2 1st of the same month, with all li board except tliiru mate. j Correupcinitriu-i-, The I'irstol Jauuaiy 18G3. Dol OLAS Co., OltEOO. The first of January and of tho new y ear ha come and gone. Its presence, was hardly noticed in this isolated little sunset vale of the far West, except somo little festive gathering, or perchance in the lonely thoughts of some patriotic soul while pondering over the great events of these " times .1.1.1.. i , . ii :.. ' : . 1.: , " .... , ' tr,c day-a day winch brings with ,t the advent of Iree loin to millions ot the down trodden and oppressed sons of toil and misery of-aristocrat io socessia. A day in which the axe is laid to the root of the unprodu live tree of rebellion, and in which me iiisiiiimenis oi vuniguiy unu oegui to strike a terrible blow of retribution on the reckless nir-nders of high Heaven. 'Tis a day in which the corrupt social condition of the rebel States begin to revolutionize for the better.- The opiw bar of iron-willed justice is planted nn der the " chief corner store" of rebellion and al ready its bloodstained walls totter like a drunken ehiv., an I must soon fall a hopeless mass ot dis "listing rubbish. The demon howl sent up as the last dying wail of rebelli .n, from the prostrate Southern press, cursing the Presidents emancipation proe Initiation, reveals the keen anguish which is sig nificaiit of the deep wound it. dieted on the hydra headed monster by that instrument. And the petty rebels among us here, though they have the lien's skin thrown over thein, frequently bray iu the same tone as Ihe Richmond Enquirer, as witness all tho "Democratic" papirs on tho coast. In short, the day of reckoning with tre.i son has dawned, and the world will soon see the right prevail ; now that our great army of put"! ots have the principles of justice to blce.kng hu manitv as well as fealty to the laws to cheer them on to tho contest, we have nothing to fear J . . (olJ lth US. 1 1 I'M A MTV. M isc i; i i. a x rots itdms. Ou the 22 I i.f Dee. the steamer Paul Pry left S an Francisco with about 2 )0 passen geison a pleasure trip. h. n attempting to land at Alcatrez to let the pass, i g. rs see the fbrt, she got on the roi ks at d waswreiked. The passengers were all saved, although sum" f the ladies were frightened " almost to death." Spicial agent, Hrown, sent to Paget Sound to investigate the charges ."gainst Victor Smith, collector of eu-toiiis at. thi.t p'ace, has repuricl tl a! Smith is not a defaulter to the Government. Th 3 charges against Lieut. Mer riiualt are also pronounced fuse. A Swede, name unknown, was drow n cd about a mi'e below the iiionlli of White Hint Creek, on Sdmon l iver, on the oO.h of Noveui ber. Pkksest to TllEG..VEt:roR The pa. tientsat th. S'ate Ins.-me Asylum have presenter Addison C. Gibbs, Esq , the Governor of tlrs S.ate, with an elegant silver pitcher, (or tho warm interest he has taken in their bodily conn fort, and spiritual welfare. It was purchased' with money earned by themselves, and bears thn inscription, engraved by one of their number -'I'atients of tne State Insane Asylum, to Gov. A. C (nblis Portland Oregon. 1S02." Or ' tgoutan, Dec. Nevada papers are divided on the propo sition to call a Convention to fivriie a State dm stitntioii for that Territory. The Enterprise, Ihe ablest paper in the Territory, opposes it o'i the score of economy, and contends th t a popn lution of only tw.nty thousand cannot afford to pay $500,000 per annum for the luxury of a i nt v..t- tent, w hose taxes would amount to l"1 U'"t !,V 0,1 a" l"ly value. The California Stage Co., since tho ! first of December, are makiiiT six days time I v- L i . . i T i . I mini i rcK.i to loitiimd, instead of four, as ! hcretof ,re H.J roads is . he c.use I " , f' 1,',r1')'. 'f Sonoma county, Cal. j estimates that the ainoiintot wine produced froia his vines this year was about 40,000 gallons. Should the telegraph remain down, and tn slag, stop running at night between Marysville and Red Hlttff, we have arrangements effected, w hiih w ill enable us to circulate il.e new s twenty four hours in advance of the Sacramento Union. "rfa Journal. The Journal is a very enterprising paper, and usually reaches us with news one or two davs ; advance of the S ic. Union, hence it is tha , better paper for late news. Thp t4mai Stt.ii... V...... 1- 1- V k.ft VofUmii )n h , ' j 'UUU boxe j" apples and a considerable amount of other ireigtit, was detained several days m Raker's Hay at the mouth of the Columbia, by high wind which made it unsafe to cross the bar M ioon.lr-,v t- f" . t c r , M ,e",,Jri 'f San 1 r,.ric,s.-f,, l"1 "' '-'''"'ber, received 250,. : 000 1"""" ".'flea, inereasitig the sbxk on hands j in that m.nket to nearly 750,000 pounds. About 10,000 pounds of pea nuts were ' raised lo.o an I Sacramento counties, Cat., during 'he last year. They yielj well and as. they sill readily in San Frnicisco t o', o- " " lo certs nor noun I 1, 1. . I .t . . ' P' ' ' expected th rt enough will be r.i V i 4 aisv l n-xt irar to spp!y t. ia,k. t.