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rn ESTATK REPUBLICAN. DEVOTED TO THE POLITICAL AND GENERAL INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE. VOL. II. EUGENE CITY, OHEGON, JANUARY 24, 1803. NO. 2. THE STATE REPUBLICAN. Published every Saturday by J. NEWTON GALE. Term of Subscription. Th. Rkpdbmcax will be published at f J AO a year in ad ynje; i 00 if paid at th. end ul' aix months- or 1 00 mt tin chn T Ui. year. One dollar additional will b. char .d lor each rear payment U neglected. Xj paper' discontinued uutil utl arrearage are pail, except at uur option. Rate of Advertising. 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Subscribers who do not urive exprc notice to the contrary, are considered a wishing to continue their sub scriptions. a It' subscriber order the discontinuance of their pa pers, the publisher may cuutiuua to seud them till all ar rearage are paid. :l. if subscribers neglect or refuse to take their paper from the ollbe to which they lire directed they are held responsible till they have settled the bill aud ordered the paper discontinued. 4. If subscribers remove to other places without in firming the publisher, and the paaer is scut to the former direction, they are held resiions.Me. ". Tim courts have de:M led that refusing to tube a pa- ?ier from the nfhoe, or removing and leaving it uncalled or, is prima facia evidence of intentional fiaud. A B-irr LE-FIELO INCIDENT. BY A SOLDIER. Tho battle was ended. The occasional boom of artillery, or the s.iarp rattle of musketry, greet ed the ear; but, this was growing more and more distant aud less frequent. Willi thinned ranks our brave men retraced their stepsover thefieldso dearly won, now strewn with dead and wounded friends and foes. What, a spectacle the specta cle of every battle field! Hu n.tii bodies bearing very conceiv.ible mutilation some beyond suf fering, and others imploring death ! I had become separated from 111 company and passing among the wo.iudjd, giving them the contents of my canteen, when I came wpoil 11 rebel olfi :cr, groaning pileoiisly, and evidently near his en I. He hid received an iir':y wound in the rig'it breast. I raised his liead, and give him a drink, for whioli he thvik d me in a feeble voice. 1 proceeded to place biui in a more 10 utortatile position before pa sing on, wh "i 'ij loi.ii. I pleiliny at ul ), ail sail. "For G id's sake, stay a moment ! 1 cannot leave ihis world without relieving my mind of that wh.ca now weighs it down. W11I you listen to my story ?" O i my telling him that I would do as he de sired, the dying rebe1 began: "I am a native of New York state, where my mother and two sisters now reside, or at least did when I last heard from them, 11 few m i iths ago. About six months before the fall of Sum ter, nt the solicitation of an uncle, a merchant at Charleston, S. C, I we it to reside with him, mid entered his counting room as a junior clerk. I soon discovered th it my uncle's feelings wure with those who were plotting treason and rebell ion against the Govcrume' t. lie seized every opportunity to draw me into discussion on the topic that was uppermost in every mind, and vainly strove to withdraw me from my nllegi ance to the old fl ig. Oh, that I had possessed the mind to resist the power of a beautiful wo man's fl ittery and smil -s! 1 might now be dying for the starry banner that waved over my child hood's happy head, and fiil aji honored grave! My uncle possessed a daughter, an only child. She was about eighteen, and a more beautiful girl one seldom see. I h id left my heart in the keeping of a blue eyed angel in my native town, so 1 anticipated no Hanger from the charms of my lovely relative. We often walked together upon the spacious grounds of my uncle's plantation, but our Ik havior toward eseh other was merely that of friends. 1 desire! Mottling more, for my heart's best love was elsewhere. "Time passed on, and the clou Is began to thicken which were eventually to burst, and in volve in evil war this once happy I ind My beautiful cousin begun to take a more than con- inly interest in me, I thought. Her whole aim seemed to be to please me. She lavished on me her sweetest smiles, and app-ared to prefer my society to that of either of the gallants who wor shiped at her shrine. Of course 1 felt fl.iMered by these attentions, and must I arty it? the swe.'t, f. ir face of my Northern betrothed began to grow dim in my memory. Alas for man's fickleness! Her miniature, which 1 had carried lip ti cs' my heart, w,.s given a place in my trunk. Jler letters came as ever, long and full of love iind trust ; mine grew shorter and cooler in tone. But I feigned 'want of lime for not writing as Ibrmely. My cousin Isabel was of her father's sentiments. I nee J "ot tell how she gradual ly drew me into her views, and I came to think the Southerners were an oppressed people. lfrgot that I was a man, forgot, all the holy vow I hi 1 made, all my obligations to my country, and only remembered one object the beautiful sy ren who was leading me on to destruction. "I rote home that war was inevitable, and that I had espoused the Southeru cause, believ ing that to be r'ght ! L-ttur came back. One from my ag-d sainted mother, written by trembling Iwnd, and blotted with tears, implor i"g me, in the memory of my fitber and grand f. it her both of whom hail battled in Freedom's cans not to turn traitor to my country! An other from my brother, contained the sentiment of whole wuled, patriotic man. If hoped I would nt blindly rush to ruin and disgr-. He had already prepared to take: up nrms fur his country, he wrote, hi services wi;re needed, mid hu trusted hi) should nut find his nu n brother arrayed against him on the battle-field! A thud , Chapman, owners .f Indian Wat B hi. Is will see I . r . . i . I l : I . . . L ... 1 letter came from the noble in lideil whom my conscience had not let me wholly forget. It bore the iiiarks of tears, and every line contained the outgiishitigs of a bleeding heart. Oil, how she begged me to consider well my actions, an. I to remain steadf st to my country and to her. But all these pleadings availed nothing. I be. j came uu active winner in iinisou, oniy oesuous of pleasing my charmer. When the starry en sign crime down in disgrace from its position over Fori Sumplcr, no cheers were louder than mine. "But I must hurry to a close, for my strength is tailing. 1 was ottered aud accepted a comuiis. sion in a South Carolina regiment ; but before I took the field my cousin Isabel bad promised to be my bride when the South was treed. Made happy by this 1 went to battle w ith a light heart. 1 have been in muny actions aud twice wounded, and twice promoted lor bravery. A few months after I entered the service, I received a letter trom my 'first love,' freeing me from my vows, saying "1 can die, but 1 cannot, marry a traitor to his country !' My brother, 1 learned served as a soldier in a three-month's regiment, and then c line out as lieutenant in a three-years regiment. 1 dearned the inline of his regiment, and have tuns been able to keep track of him by the aid nf Nortueru papers, which have o casisonlly fallen into my l ands. I believe he is now a major, 1 and if my eyes did not deceive nie, I saw him f.ico to face today on this field, and it was from his regiment that I received my wound A few Weeks ago my false-hearted cousin was married to a man old enough to be her father a general is....... 1 o . 1 1 1 in the Confederate army. So, you see, I have lost not only my honor and life, but the creature who lured me on to destruction ! The wounded m an here paused a moment, from exhaustion, uud then, raising himself to a sitting posturu, his hands clench id, and his eyes lit up by a strange lire, he exclaimed "Curses on the woman who brought this upon me! Curses on the traitors whom 1 have served, aud tor whom I am now ih ing a dni.s d .'ath, nil wept and scorned by those whom 1 have deser- tu I ! Curses " The unhappy man never fl tished this sentence. Ilia hands tell by his sides; a struggle ami he wis dead! I wrote his nrtnTVi uu 1 regiment on a pieeM of paper, and left the snot with .1 sad heart, iiir 1 cou'd but pity ths misguided man. How a Lawyer headed oir a Draft Comrain. sioner. S iys the Hetiling (Pa.) Time: It is well known that C immissioner Ivipp was very pre cise anil exact in his proeee lings ; al.v tys keep ing an eve to thu interest of the country, while dealing honorably with nil. Now it happened that among the able bo-1 it. I men drafted Irotu one of the Ileidicbetus. there was an obese soeeiiueii of humanity, but whom the chances hit us one of the elect. When he received his "ticket for soup" he hastened to Reading, and knowing where resided the cutest sneciinni of a lawyer, he went straight tu his i.fii :e. Said ho : 'I'm limit !" "The deuce you are ; it must have strons man that drafted you." been a "Well, I'me drafted and I want to Can't march. I'll pay well." get out. "Very well." The twain proceeded to the office of the Com missioner. "Here," said the lawyer, "Commissioner, I've got a substitute." Commissioner looked at the wheezy speci men for some time. "lis won't do ; can t march." "But he must do," blustered out the lawyer, 1 ... . ...... 1 1 "and you know ho will. "lie can't march ; hu wont d ; and I can't take him." This was what our smart friend wanted. "He won't do. eh ?" "No he wjn't! ' "Well, then scratch his n.tmn ofl the list ; he it drafted, and w iatt to be exempted " Tne Commissioner looked at the lawyer fir about a minutn ; then regarded lhef.it draft, and without speaking a word, scratched oil" his name!" How Thet Firi i Battlh. You wonder whether the regiment fire regularly or in vol leys, or whether each man loads and fires as fast as he can. That depends upon circumstances : but usually, except w hen the enemy is near hand, the regiments fire only at the command of their oni.'crs. I on he ir a drop, drop, drop, as a few ot the skirmishers fire, followed by a rat tle and a roll, which sounds like the falling of a building, just as some of you have heard the brick walls tumble at a great fife. Sometimes h-n a body of the enemy's cavalry are sweep- ing down upon a regimei I to cut it to pieces, the men f.rm info a square, with th ofii :ers H1,. musicians in th center. The front rank st-nds with bayonet charged, while the second fires as l.l-t as it can. So nlimc they form in four rank dee the two front ones kneeling wilh bayonets clnrged, so that if the enemy should eoimt n.-xnt them they would d sh upon" a picket fence of bayonets. When they form in this way, the other two ranks load and fire as fist as they can. Then the roar is terrifie, and many a horse ai d ri ler go down be fire the terrible storm of bullets. "I am surprise) that you should leuve m Patrick," said the Widow Pinchem, to ail - boarder, "whjn I sat as irnoJ a tabid as any in , . . jtown. j "Och, ma'am, and your table mar be. good . enough, bur niver a daei-.nt bit do ye put upon if . ure !"' Kroiu the Oregoniuu, of J in. 17tb. War Scrip. Bv the suhioiiied letter from Col. V. V that an attempt is 1114.I1,' to tax still farther the very scant nllowanct.kit'',J'e General Govern- nitiiit tin limit.- tu Ctiein. it 'will be recollected that Duncan, Sherman fc Co. were to attend to the collection of certain claims for 10 per cent. of the amount collected, and that the remaining proceeds were to bo paid in Sin Francisco, Ore- gon or Washington Territory, as the owners might elect. It is held that the onligalioil exists on the part of Duncan, Sherman & Co. to pay the proceeds of the s'llo of bonds at the points elec ted, ns well as to deliver the bunds themselves. We recommend to those who have bonds in the charge of this firm, to ascertain whether the pro. ceeds of sales are to be delivered here, or not, before ordering them sold Portland. Oregon, Jan 14, 18(53. Editor Oregoniuu : Permit me to put the owners of Oregon War Scrip on their guard ngainst a new and iinatithor z ! shave. A re ceipt of Duncan, Sherman & Co., of New York, tor War Scrip, has been placed in my hands for collection ; in which receipt they promise to place the funds to be collected at the owners dis posal, at some point in either San Francisco, Oregon, or Washington Territory. They now seek to coinpell the owner to draw upon tiietn through Ludd & Tilton, for "current funds" in New 101k, they charging 30 per cent., for ex- change ; thus causing the owner of the claim to pay 40 per cent., instead of ten per cent: for col lection. 1 refused to draw fur the money upon such terms, because the funds were payable in Oregon and California. There is a lai jie amount 0f money cominji to the people of Oi i-aoii for , .. , ' K . . war scrip, ainj the schemes ot such agents a Duncan, Sherman & Co. may be thwarted, if timely caution be exerted. Duncan Slier 111:111 & Co. may not be the only agents u be guarded against in exchanges on New York. If agents receive, us they nearly all do, a huge per cent, for collection of scrip, it ought to satisfy them, aud they are swindling the owner if they do not givu him the best they receive, without specu lation upon greenbacks or exchange. There 's a Inline nt swindles in shiifilnig bonds, greenbacks, Treasury Warrants and coin, mixed with the cost ot exchanges, that challenges competition. I might sny much more upon this subject, but I have confi. led invsclf to facts coining to mv knowledge profess on illy , uud which . more or less nil ci the interest ot those for whom 1 trans act Uuainjss. Yours, W . W. Chapman. IIadicils. Who iind what is a radical? This ter n, if it mollis anything in the popular scene, or, perhaps, we should say in pol.tieal par ituce, means that, the man who opi uses popular wrong or evil, and goes lor its immediate remo val, is a radical. -I'"'- Illustration : il we may take our neighbor ; "' the S-'ar as nil exponent of the doctrine ol ridn-alistn, those who wei t for the abolition of ivct y in this District before that, bill was pass ed by Congress, were radicals. Th se who be lievc in it, now that it is done, tire conservatives. Again, those w ho entertain opinions coincident w ith those of the President, in respect to com pensated emancipation in the border Slates, are radicals, and will be held 11s such till this is a fixed fict : then they will also be conservatives. This is th Slurs logic. By and by, when the doctrine of the President is carried out in all the Stales upon the basis of his proclamation, those in harmony with this action will become conserv alives. Now they are radicals. National lit publican. Za Namk or zn Street. A FVeivhman stop. ped a lad in the street to make some inquiries ot us w her.-iibouts. "Mon fren, w hat is ze name of zis street. ?" "Well, who said 'twan't ?" "What you call zis street J" "O 'course we do," "P.irdonuz ! I have not zi name vot you call him." "Yes. Watts we call it." "Ilow you call r.i name of zU street J" "Watts street, I told ycr," "Zis street." "Watts street, o'd feller; and don't ver go tcr miike game o'nie." "Sacre mon ilu ! I ask you one, two, tree several times, often vill you tell me za name of Ze dam street eh !" "Watts street, 1 tole yer. Yer drunk, ain't at'J'er" "Mon leetle fren, vere you lif, ch ?" "In an. lam street. "Iihbien! You lif in von dam dam street, and ou is von dam fool by dam !" Trig Ockam axd ths IJais. "Hia Atlantic J (eau includes an area, of 25,00.000 square n'pie n ii.clt ol ram to fai. upon only 'ih of this vast expanse, il would weigh 3iJd,000,000 tons; and the salt which, when the 'lWr ,!'k-n "P " v"F",r l',t hthind to ; '''"' b the e qui'.ibriutn weighed nearly twiceas " "'P " w"r'" c:,TrJ ai aesr- ' u:,l'h- II ,"',lt , in a day ; but . npy what i1""" 11 '" 'H'"'g- this run is calculated to exert so much more force which is iuconceiva bly great in disturbing the equilibrium of the oeca 1. It all the Water discharged by rho Miss issippi river during the year w-re taken up in one mighty purpose, and cast into the ocean at ant'tfirt, it would not make a greater disturb 1 i.v iif iuu T'l'iui ui iiiiii iut f.,11 ,,r rain supposed. Aud yet so g 1 operations of nature, th.t moveim-i ance in the equilibrium of the sea tlisti the title are the movements so Vast !re uniiereeived. r- a ii. Osx. Braoo has two mulatto children, ho were recently at work on his Louisiana platit- a'ioti, , unpercfc Insane. A person named F. Newton West fall is now confined in the Jail at this place, await ing the complection of arrangements to s ml him to the Jnsuno Asylum at Portland. He is raving constantly and is a dangerous person. The cost of his transportation to Portland w ill be not less than three hundred dollar. If ho lived in Marion it might possibly oust the people of that county fifty Uoi bits. The additional two hundred and fifty dolluars is levied as a sort of punishment on the people of Jackson county for living so far away (torn the Asylum. It is jifst, we pre sume! It is a little dangerous to live in close proximity to the Asylum, and the taxjs are gauged according to the degree of danger. I leiice the people of Multnomah county, living in inucti u iiiger pay nothing. I he taxes increase in the ratio of the increase of distance from the point i f danger. The people of Jackson, Jose. phiue, Loose, Lury, Douglas and Baker coun ties, are supposed to be in a state of absolute security ; hence tlu'y pay high for the transpor talion of their unfortunates. (), just mid equal laws, how great are your blessings ! How great are your blessin.s ! ilow incomprehensibly pro- tout. el the legislative genius that first perceived the beuificiice of our Insane Law ! Sentinel. A cabin-boy on board a ship, the captain of which was a religeous man, was called up to be whipped for some misdemeanor. Little Jack went to crying aud trembling, and said to the captain, "Pray, sir, will you wait until 1 say my prayers V "Yes," was the stem reply. "Well, then," replied Jack, looking up, nnd smiling tri imphautly, "I'll say theiu when 1 get ashore." Wet this Powdkk. Two Irishmen in n re cent, engagement were gallantly standing by their gun, tiling in quick succession, when one touching the piece, noticed that it was very hot. "Arrah ! M'ke, the cannon is gcttin' hot ; we'd better stop tirin' a little." "Divil a bit," replied Mike ; "jist dip the cartridge in the river afore yees loud, and kape it cool." Sayings of Poor Richard. The following from the pen of Dr. Franklin, the great American Philosopher, deserves to be printed in letters of gold, to be read by children, and to be especially heeded by older folks. The maxims are well calculated for text for the professor of Political Economy. But here what Poor liiclni! d says : Plow deep w hile sluggards s!eep, and you'll have corn to sell and keep. Pride is as great a beggar as Want, and a great dual more saucy. Silks aud satins, scarlets and velvets, put out the kitchen lire. Diligence is the mother of good luck. Pride breakfasted wilh Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. Extravagance and improvidence nnd at the prison door. It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. If you would try the value of money, go nnd try to borrow some. The eye ot a master will do more work than both his hands. Wln.t maintains one vice wifuld bring up two children. I le that goes borrowing ri turns sorrowing, lialhur go to bed stipperless than to rise in debt. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. A life of leisure and a life of hizinoss uro two diU'creitt thit gs. Three removes ore ns bad as a fire. Creditors have better memories than their debtors. The rolling stone gathers no moss. If you would have your buisness done, go: if not, send. It is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of repentance. Buy w hat thou needst not, and it will oblige thee to sell thy necessaries. Thb French. A late dispatch to the Sacra mento Union, contains the following : Thu New York Tribune says editorially that a letter from a well informed source ut Puns states that a few days before the letter was written, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Drouyn de I'lliiys, visited the Emperor uud advised him that a modification of his policy was required by the public voice, and that he ( le I'lluy) was so far committed to the present policy that he could not change. He therefore tendered his resig 11 itioii, recommending lavulctloa hi successor. He said that the modifications needed were, in the first place, greater liberty in regard to Italy; sccuiidly, the withdravMil of the French army from Mexico, and a treaty with that power ; thirdly, joining in a note to lie signed by Kug land, UuS'iu and the Confederate authorities, Inking the ground that as the rebellion has now continued nearly two years without success, t tint the interests of humanity and civilization requi red the rebels to lay down their arm, liie w riter add that, alter opposing these protiosi- lion, the Emperor, upon further consideration, took a more favorable view of the p I icy injica- I ted. The w riter asserts in the strongest manner ' that notwithstanding the unexpected and ur prising character ot this information, it is strictly true. Thk New York Committee tor aiding the dis tressed optrait ves in Lancashire, England, col lected in one day, at the beginning, over fifty thousand dollars for that i'ii""e. Plant Tkkks. There is nothing w hich tend more to re- dcr home attractive than the adorn ment which choice shade trees can impart. They can give a charm and dignity which naught else can. It matters not how faultless the arch itecture of the mansion may be, how expensive the material or how grand its proportions, yet it appears unfinished J there will be a look of in. completeness, uutil it is surrounded with out works of foliage. How cheerless and forbidding is the home that is unsheltered by a canopy of foliage. Such a place appears to be open to the cold eyes of the unfeeling world. No one, in such a spot can have that sense of quietude and security which are essential to home. There is no excuse tor not having these pleasure gloves in Oregon. No country possesses more beauti ful ornamental trees. The fir, spruce, cedar, yew, hemlock, vine and soft, maples, and ash, when thrown together, form a grove which no other country can rival. We hope our farmers I aud town people w ill give due heed to this mat ter, it iney 00, uregon 111 ten year will be a most attractive place for residence, Ivememhcr that ho who plants a tree, no matter wheth -r fruit or ornamental, is in truth a public bene factor. Oregon Farmer. Kiss my Wikk or Fiuiit. A stalwart rustio bridegroom wns known as a formidable operator in a "tiee fight." I lis bride w as a beautiful nnd blooming young girl of only sixteen years of age. and the twain were at a party, where a number of young folks were enjoying themselves in a good old fashioned pawn playing stylo. Every girl in the room was called out and kissed, except iM.iry, the tieatitilul voung liride utorosaid. and although there was not a youngster present who was not dying to taste tier lips, they were restrained by the presence of her herculean hus- baud, w ho stood regarding the party wilh 11 sul- en looK ot dissatisiactioii. lliey mistook th cause, however, suddenly he expressed hi inset. Uolling up his sleeves lie stepped into the mid dle of the room, and in 11 tone that secured mark ed attention, said : "Gentlemen, I have been noticing how things have been working for some time, and 1 tiiu't half satisfied, I do not want to raise a fuss, but" "What's the matter, John?" inquired half a dozen voices,"what do you mean 1 Have w done anything to hurt jour feelings " ',Yes you have ; all of you have hurt my feel ings, and I've just got this to sny about it. Here's every girl in the room has been kissed near n dozen limes each, and there's my wife w ho I consider as likely as any of them, baa not had a single kiss to-night, and I just Ivlt you now, if she don't get as many kisses the balance of the night as any gal in the room, the man that slights her has got 1110 to fight that's all. Now go ahead with your playing!" If Mrs. Mary B was slighted during the balance of tho evening, we did not know it. As for ourselves, we know that John had no fault to find with us individually, for any neglect on our part. A Conservative Journal Upon Itlack Soldiers The New York Commercial Advertiser snys : "The report of the operations of the colored soldiers in Georgia nnd Florida shows that there is fight enough in them, if a good chance is -nf forded. In the expedition up theSapelo in Flor. ida, the black troops, raw as they were, beuaved like veterans, and received the warmest com mendations of Union officers, who were enabled by their valor to accomplish important results." Of the sumo soldiers in Louisiana, the Adver tiser says : "A noteworthy feature of this negro soldiery is tho patrol and guard duty done by them on the roads and highways. Once the white man could demand the pass of every negro. Now the wealthy planters must submit to the discre tion of these sablo sentinels, tho credentials of which entitle them to move from estate to estate in the noble domain so recently lorded over by them. This is a curious retribution,- galling to the proud planter. It is one of the strange rev elations of this strange war. Yet in the hour of exultation and triumph the negro bears himself with propriety. He yields to the discipline of the army and the necessities of his novel po sition." Notice bt a Contraband. The following notice has been posted by a loyal darkey in Ken tucky : f'iffij centu Reward Ran away from dis chile an' Icll'him alone to take care of himself after I had don worked twenty-ait years faithfully for him, my imissa, Bill Duncan. Massa Bill is sup posed to have gone ofTwith the seevshers, for to hunt fir hit ti'jhtt, and I spect he done got lost. Any person 'turning him to me as he always said "Nigga" can't take tare of himself will be obliged tu dis chile. N. B. Persons huntm' for him pleas look in all d "last ditches." ns I .ftcn heard him talk 'about going into the dichin' business. Spcctfully submitted, Jim. This poster created a great deal of merriment . in camp, w hile the Kentucky residents who came across it thought Jim a "mighty sassy nigger." Tin Police Court of San Francisco assessed I and collected t2 121 50 during the month of I December last, from defendants wherein the State wus plaintiff. Tho Stockton Independent says that during the year 18t5i there was .hipped from Stockton to San Francisco fifteen thousand cords of wood, which was sold for five dollars a cord. Tnc United States has spent over two hund red thousand dollars, nearly all under the Buch anan Administration, in litigating about land claims in ' ' nisi.