THE OREGON STATESMAN
n pimijiiiKD Kvrnr misnr Mouxtso.
Ths Oregon Printing and Publishing Company,
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OHoUl Pipir of the atate.
TRHMS-l'oi-yeur.:i,()Ui Six months. t"2.MI.
7V nbort art nrlfe, tn coin, legal Ttndtr notu
Will tir taken only ill lhir current vulnt,
K-onltt'iiic-s uiny lie mulf ly mull ul Hi. rink of the pub
I'slerrs, If miilkil In Uie iireniiiK-i- of ft postmaster,
jaco :omii. H4NUK!. o. comm. JDHK A.CONSXft
JACOB CONSER &. SONS,
Produce & Commission Merchants
Second Nlreut, Dulles- Oregon,
TIIK very bust brands nf Klnur, feed of ull kind,
ami every ilcHurlption of I'roilnoa cotmUtntly in
lore ami nolo hi. the lowest, ml cm.
FAMILY GHOCERIKS.
A choirs assortment uf liimitv ut'oi-eries, including
the best selection of Tens. Codecs, Sugars, ctc.,aulect
ed expressly fur family use.
ConsiiinmeM received, imil a general Storage, For
warding and Commission llusiiiens promptly attended
to.
Wo will aim pay tho highest CASH market price fur
ull kinds cif country produce sorb an Wheat, Data,
llcans, It in I ft'. Kik. Cheese, Dried Fruils.&o., sttbe
Jeltcrsoll Mills, Marion Co., Oregon.
JAlTiII I'llNSKIl&SONS,
Second street, Palles, nnrl
4tkf Jelferson. Marion Co., Oregon.
Ml. IIATIVTCST 1M4.
MACHJNES.
KtfAPP, Ki ll KKI.liA. ro.
Inifmrter ami Denier in A
rich It it ml imnleiiieniii, Imve now on
hand, and to Arrive in the next (jO
ijtiyn, tlie Lara-put and lleit Selected Stock of
Atfricminmi hixkin ever itruiini ki urcinn. navinir
even vanm' experience, we are enuhled toaclect kwmI
Htid well-mH'le iiiadiiiiett. suited to tlie wtitn of far
litem, and ImytnK, tu we now rto, direct front the aiM
nfacturert we can nud will tell for rauli, at rate
that defy competition, Uelow.wa append a part ml
lint of tlie heit muchitieB t
REAPERS AND MOWERS,
W York Reaper (California fllant) nnd Nuw
York Comhined Kkapkh and Mowkk. with impor
tant improvement! for 114. plrouir, dnrahle and elTeo
live mm:hinH, cut (i to 71 feet, and capable uf outtinir
from 10 to lJ5 ucren per day. Over Mil in u e on this
. cniint. MifSfliiil for (Kir uowly illuatrHledund descrip
tive pHmphlut fir WM,
Htttnrly't, Combined Keuper nnd Mower
I inprtived fi now veil wmJe.fMitw .rjJ to 6 feet, in wily
and qnivkly ndjutted to cut HtiiliMe high or low (can
cntlHrnll i nchoR hiih) drivinjf whee.H large and
Mtf-h. nnd ifearinu nimple, This machine dop imf, cloif
und will wih'Ii on on very rough, atony ground, over
dt'od furrow, nnd in all klndo of (ruin Imth wet and
dry.'ndei'.d and tangled. In unturpoHned for Huht
neHi of freedom from tide drought, convenience
and thorough net of ivork, nnd with only one tpon of
horxe will mHy iivcniue IS to 18 an-ns per day. In
fact, it is now tlie ne plug ultra of liurno combined
Diai-ltincH. ,
McComlck's Combined Roapernnd Mowe
6 feet cut, of tw now patent, enth-uly ilill'erent from
tilt old y'vle. Vorv utrnnv and Hcrviceable.
HaM' "Oldo " the Improved
"BrCKKYE." Thin in ahead of off 2-wheeled
machined, and tlie prhipinl olijoctioim heretofore nrg
ed airainut that cIiim of Itcnperti are now removed, h
It in tecfl nnd durohty mode and will work on rough
ground; has a V7c instead of a knife fur reaping,
and a mp port for triter end of rpfl. Outs ft feet fls a
Beaner nud 4 feet 8 Inched n a Mower.
Kirhy R or per and Mower. 1
Ilnincs' Illinois I lenders.
MOWERS.
ItHlI'd "OMo." iho Improved
"BI CKKVE" a aploiidid macliine, S drivitiR
Wliocln;
Molly SlnrW Hnil liny StHte 2 drivlnt wheel.!
Ketchnm'a Iron Mower tmnir. and miitahle
for rmtgh IntiA und "Biinelt Ora..." but for ordinary
Qae not as deiiirttbie it" the S.wheeled mowers.
THRESHERS.
We are nlr n?ntt In Oreiron and Wn.hinirton for
the OENIUXE PITTS BUFFALO THIIKSHKU.
from 4 to 10 bow power, hand nnd ienred. horh of (lie
Pitta and Kmmell putern, with the 1'atekt Cl.rtKKH.
wliich place, them far aiiead of all other machine..
Theae Tbreabers are iroiten up eprmljf to our order,
ami are tlrons, well mttde. and rxtrn'Jininhed.
nonsK POWERS.
PITTS' nilUHLF, PIN'ION AND PLANET P0W
EUS EXTRA, from 4 to Ml horse.
Heretofore wo have kept only a "mall anpply of
Extras, lint we now nave aoon to arrive over i.fMK)
worth of extra., compriinnir dntdinite parts most like
ly to wear of h our lending Thre ?r oiid Umpprn.
toirether with ah.rue stock of SK'KI.E SKCTIOXS
Cif Particular alllention called to this denarlinent.
HARVESTING TOOLS,
Bach a drain Crtidles, Mowing Scythes, I?eoving
Borne Rake, fee, together with a full line of Avri.
cultural (loath, L-onniMting in part oi Ilubber Ma
chine Helling of all width.
I'Iown, atttxirted hizus and kindu, Cultivntorn,
Horxe hhe, Ox Yoke and ftoir. Churn, Whijte.
TrecMt Heed-Sower tt Grind-Stone, etc. Also, l-'rcsli
Garden, Grass, and Field Seeds.
"y We are prepared to furnish, at two weeks no
tice, through oar lionee in San Francisco, any clyle of
machine in that market not kept by uh, that may lie
deeired, at t-'raiK'taco Pi lrrit. frrlgltl nidl- il.
fir Orders from the upper CnliinihiR. or other ra
mote diilrictfi.a(Tonipanied with CASH, tilled at as
low rat en as if the parties were here, und paius taken
to park goods securely and ennifly for shipping.
Call and see us before purruaMiig elsewhere, ai we
will uot lie undersold.
KNAI'P, IIIJKKKLL. & CO..
Agriculiuralaad Seed leMit,
April 4, lStil -3m5 - I'ortland, Oregon,.
BUCKEYEJVIOWER!
TO lVli3lKl!S.
WE with great confidence offer the Buckeye Ma
chine for this reason: knowimrit to he superior
to any mower for sale, and that it will sntain the rep
uiation it has made tor the pat three years in surpass
intr any other Mnwrr in the following resiiects :
Beiiitf hetter made; much stronger, and nmro dura
ble ; will run lighter; cms much rlosvr with greater
um' to the team, ami no side dnmifht- s
We can bring twenty farmers to say thM the Mark
yc is sutierinr to any 01 her uiower.to one w ho cau be
found prejudiced uuuinst tl.
The Haekeyu mowers are of two sizes, cutting four
feet, und four feet eight inches.
The Buckeye us a Reaper.
The important advantage which belong to the
Hm-keve us a Mnwi-r are tetained in the Iteaper, and
tl canoe used eiihcr as a Alower ora Heajwr by ut
taclttng the platform and re-1.
Though importing largely o( them, we have been
(inutile. tr two yean, to supply the demand
Thev are Mler udapted to the wants of California
and Oregon ftinnpr that any other combined machine
for sale. It will adapt illf tocverv surface of trrmitid,
will ran liw'!ur, and will deliver V,sgntin easier and
belter than uny other reaer. The rmper s neat ie di
rectly ov?r the axle of the machine ho-tead of Mng on
the platform, where it adds greatly to tlie draught.
WE AUK SOLE AGENTS
CAN FRANCISCO AND MAttYSVILLE,
run THR
Haine3 "Illinois" Header.
This is the OSLl lleuder winch, during (he just
ix years, has siimm) the test and given satisfaction ;
all others, which have been tried, have proved foil
res. and have beeu witbdntwu from I lie market as
ttusulvable.
also.soliTTgexts for
"Sweepstakes" Thresher,
Ttiuether with a fdl assortment of
AGUIttLTLIIAL niPLEIESTS.
lUWI.KV 4c CO.,
Comer of California and Matter, streets,
S.4.Y FRASCISCO.
3m3
WIGHTMAN & HARDIE,
SlCCESaot TO
FRANK BAKER,
lie nud IIS Clay Mrrpt,
sax ritAxcisro,
Importers and Dealers In
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY" GOODS,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mattings,
VPHOLtTERV GOODS,
io
PAPER HANGINGS.
For Sale In Quantities lo Suit
gall o3
ia
V0I,U-NO. 15.
STOP THAT COUGHIHG.
SOME of yon cuu't, anil we pllv you. Von have
tiled every remedy lint (INK, 'destined, by Its In
trinsic tncill , to snperseilii all similar prcparau'nnK.aiid
It I, not inrririHtntf yon sbonlil lie reliictnnt to try
something nlior the inanv expurimenia you have inude
of tnishy conipuunils l'uiiiiil on tbo public us a curtain
cure i b'tit
. NKWELTH
l'ulmonni'y Nymp
Is really tlia VEKY IIEHT remedy ever coitiponnded
for the cure nf Coughs, Cold., Hore Throat, A.ihnin,
Whnnpinif ('otitrti, lli'oiicliiiis ami Con.uinilinu.
Thoiittnnd. of twople in Calil'oniiu mid Oregon Imve
been benclittea bv the snririMiiiK curative powers of
.NKWKLL'H
l'lilmonnry Mynip,
And with one accord ulvo itlholr unqimlifleilHpprn.
batlon. ' We now address our.e)ves to all who are un
acquiiinUiil with thi, tlie xivntcst Pntiaiwi of the ge,
for the healing of all dieu of the Throat and Lungs,
aasarlug you tlmt
I'uliiioiMiry Hyrm'
Has cured IhousHiids and it will cure VOU if yon try it.
This Invahuible medicine is pleasant to the tnite i
ooihinir. Iiealinif and airenfctlieiiluv in its effects ; en
tirely free from all poisonous or deloierionsdraKS,and
perfectlv huimleas under all rirrumsiuiices,
Cerlillcjites from many prominent riticeus of San
Francisco accompanying- every bottle of
Pulmonnry Wyrup.,
RKDINfTTDN k CO., Aonts, Sun Franriseo.
And for sale everywhere. (inifi
MONTGOMERY'S
ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETED,
And Hnady lor "Uiz I"
Everybody ! is RUSHING for Pictures,
llliADyUAlt l'IOIIS HU1I.DING, HALDM.
Salem, May SHth.
DA8HAWAT
WASHING MACHINE.
I'sTKNTKn Jan, VI, 1M4.
O 1 AI'I.KTOM & MVKIIS, Hiilem, are now manuriic
O tiirliiL' tlicf-e machines, wldi'h, ior chcupncss, ecomi-
my In ukc, ease and thnrwuxlincsa in washing, aie
V ' nturpamd by any Mttrhiiw of the kind KVliH
JXYENTED.
They also sell Y"iitipr' pntciit irutta peai lm self sd
jutn CI.UTllKS WUlSlllill, wnii li istlicbc4
in ue, utid can easily be attached to their washing ma
chine. (iivo tlii'm a call. Manufactory next door to the
M union Hou-e. Sjlciu.
May .HI. lain. 3tf
TOBIN, MEAGHER & CO.
tyi'DitrtllS AND WMOLCAALK DKAI.KUS IN
W11ITK (100 1)S, Ilohiery, Oloves.
Li nt n ami silk llandkertiit-fs.
Embroider it1, Uoop Skirts, Spnd Thread,
Luces, Lmlies' and Genii furiiishittg Goods,
Sewing hilk, Yankee Noliuiis, Perfumery,
Pocket Cntlerv, Combs anil Ili ushee,
Playing Cuida. Fancy Snips,, Paper
aud Kuvelopei' Miliuery Ooods,
hlntw Hoods, Hibbotis. &c. 6lc.
We huveon hand the I.AlHiKT aud B HsT as
sorted stock on the Pacilic coma, to which we are re
cuiviug constant additiuu. We invito buyers to ex
amine before purchasing.
All oniers eutruste't to tu will receive our pnrtn-n-laraltentb.n.
TOltlN. MKAGHKIt 5t CO.,
Uli tu iW5 llattery St., comer 8ucruiuento st.,
4ii I to Siicratuento St.. tufi stuii-s)
3m2 HAN FRASCISCO.
A CAUt) FOIl THK
OF SA I HAXCINCO.
BADGER & LINDENBERGER,
No. 411, 413, and 415 lliitirry Slrcrt,
tor. Dlei'cliaiil, San I' tam Isco,
Importers uud Wholesale Dealers.
ENTIRE NEW AND FilESII STOCK!
J V. would call the utteuiion ol COUNTRY ME It
VV ('IIANTS lo our nsanllr lurt-e stock nl Uomls
Our slock coiuprises every article in the ('lothinu and
Furi.eliinir lino. We have eou.tuntly on hand the
larticst stock ond Kreatest variety of Cassiuiere aud
Wool HATS of anv house iu huu Frutieieco, and oar
prices lor these Uood are less than those of any
liouse. as we rct-uive them direct from the niatutfactn
rer's craisiKiitneut. Ourstia-k of Sprti ami Stuiiiner
Goods is particiihirly altractive, and the ureal lealare
to the country uiorchaut is the unusually low prices
. Lrsi limn (he Cosl of Inipurlulim !
We ulso keep the STAPLE AR l'K'LKH in the Dry
(Jocsis line, winch tinod we have pnreliased in tin's
market aiMlerthe tiatntuer, aud are otlc-riiif? tbeai at
New York Cost, and less.
We publish this card in srder that wo may make
new ucquaintaucee, and iinluce tloe who hare lint
heretofore purchused of us, t call and exuuiitie oar
stock.
Good Articles and Low Prices !
An vnv urea, imnivroieni. 10 so won poreoHse 10 sen
win. iUr. ha.iii. w ho bay ui us mil make a j
prom, una sci- 10 uieir cueioiucis ui, u tow uguru. ue
rcnitiin. resiwrlfoilv.
Your ' tb.-diritt Servuiits.
BAlMiKK Ac LIMiKVnKlitacn,
Wholes. ij Clothiiiif and Hat VVMnrbiaisu,
Nits 411. and 4o HatR-ry street.
Sun KrHiii'iwn, Mim-h tl. Ivi. Hnil
(ihc COrrgcii tatci-mitn.
Eastern News-By Telegraph.
KnrlhtrSurfesn of Uraitt Loc's Army 81111
Kctreallng.
bra ti I rushlni; the Enemy at Every I'nlnt.
Fremont Itealgim bin loninilsslon.
Into .Ne from drant.
Constant Klgh tltitr The Kncmy Vrnernlly
U.nlen.
WilllNirniv. June fi. A dipaleh from Grant
dated lnwlqimrters, i o'clock, Juno !i. state there
hud been no ritrbling that day.
liispalches frnni hlierinan, dated the afternoon
of ihe full, at Altooua Creek, is received.
Mi'l'tierson is inoviiif to-day for Aekwarda.
Thorns, is on the direct road, and tk Uutield is on
bis right.
Wamiisiitox, June 4. Tko Trilmntt special,
uateu lifSiimiurlers Army ol the I O uuiac. Jn
uuiac. jane ,
. lie .live.'. nun vurmiiiiiij. ui toe UIO
corp. ou the 30111 were followed hy ihe advance of1
U corps on .list, which eonipelM tbo enemy to ,
withdraw from his line ou the TolopoUmy. En-
omy retreated to iho sonih side of the Liiickahoui-
Iny, with tho eiet-ption of a thin Hue tu retard :
our advance.
Our cavalry entered Mechanicsville last . uf-,
mug. after scouting aiHiiil tho old battle-Geld, of
the Chickahominv. Ilaving offered them batile i
.... ti.... '..;. .;! . .il l
Virginia Central IUilruad ; Ii.viok canipeiled the ,
enemy to witlitlraw irom possession ut tlie mirk-
ahoininy. (jrnnt has thrown hit left wine;, with 1
his usual celerity, away to the east of Kichuioud,
and it is now lo be crossing the L'bickahoniiny al
Itoltnm'i bridge. This is now the point uf in
terest. Baldy Koiith arrived from White Mouieiuit iu
time to get into action, and co-operate with our
letl nana last nigm
tn .iii .wt. u. Aaur Pornair Jnna i a
o'clock Our cavalry were eniruced all day yes-,
terday, in the vieinitv of Howes Store, the first ,
! attack was made on Hampton's command, which 1
was badly defeated wnh hi ; atlerward, al-1 ,J mimense quantities of arms aud seconlro
tackod his letl. on Tollopetamy river, drove one i ,,.,,, . y,Bi ciailaMirne says tin? enemy's
brigade out of their works and h-M ih-m an hour, d j mar r(J ,hl(.kt.r b Mw
llo-n withdrew we now hold Hawes Olore. , u ,... rh .i j... j ,
Wilson bivouacked Is.l nighi between Uelhsa- "n; Belweeu 60 and 100 dead Were left
Ida church and l'auiunkey, and bas a strong po. clue" to bis Iront.
sition. Tclaj,thearmyisrMtfug-noUuBgbut W ASHIMOTOK, June 4. fewtiry Chase
artillery duelling occurred. bas sold a millnin in gold at (XPS01.
In Ihe tight 3I.Breckinrideocrnpied right.Beau- j r,j
regard arali Longsirerl's corps in the center ane) jng DKSTSKTI0.1 01 THE COrfUHKADrl.
r.wen on uie niu in wate ol liill s curiM is
beld in reserve.
Two f our caissons were eiploded by their
shells, sod a number of rh-b and horses killed
aud wennded.
I'fiLT. if ... f . r- . i .
Oram is pushing the enemy al every point. .
titw Yoaa. June 6 War deiuwratie State1
ccnv.iit.0. of aw York at a mti9 m tU aI
lor H.o baTr raftred,bprom
r-Doniinjiiti of Lincoln, and adopted a rf to '
ail war Miut.mM rally at Baltiwurv oo tht 7th '
toiiuf-M ou 1-4 UsW Ck-yau.iMfl t Ju4t 1
SALKM,
expeilii-ncy. anil necessity of tin- nomination of
Diiniol 8. Dickinson for Vice President.
Fremont lias rulrnod his Major Generalship,
ami it has been accepted by ills' President, as la
also tlmt of Gen Hucll, who it is understood re
sumes his original position in the fibular army,
as Colunel ami Aaalalntit Adjutant Oenentl.
'I'iio Iiiinloti 'limen Mys if (Jrnnt takes Rich
nioiiil, the relml cause Is not lost. Ill downfall
would bo a trreat loss to I lie Confoileracy.
Tim pimtu (icorftia Is advortiand for sale in I,iv-
rpnol.tlio crew paid off nud stores sold al auction.
Wahiiinuto.n, June 2. Dispatches from
Gen, G i nut's lu-uilfliiartora, dated the 1st, 10
o'clock., A.M., Iihvh iit-rn reeeivi'il ; they stuto
nluiut A o'clock nfteniiiiui 31st, Sheridan per
ceived a forco ol'ri-lii-l cavalry nt Cold Humor,
which pin veil to lie Filzlingli Leo's division,
uml filter A light muted it, lordlier with Clem
ent's brigade of infantry, which, came to Leu',
upport.
Sheridan roinniiietl in possession of place ;
lie reported nt dark Jio hud consideralile iiatu
lier prisoners, nnd many rebel dead and woun
ded left nn the field ; bo win ordered to bold
I lie position.
Have not lizard from Oetn. Wright or Slier
Idmi this morning', and don't know whether tho
former got Ins troops to their destination.
Gen. Smith must be close npon Gen Wright
or Slieil Inn this morning; (lie enemy Is also
moving a heavy column in the sumo direction.
An order hue just guns to Warren to fall upon
their flank.
den. Wilson had a tight last evening near
Hanover Court House, Willi Young's brigade of
cavalry; he routed i'uiing, killing and capturing
many of enemy,
There has been a good deal of artillery tir
ing in Mutt direction this morning.
Warren reported, last night, in his light on
the nth moon of the ,'i tli. near Dethsaidit
Church, that Col, Terrill, IMth Virginia, Col.
Willis, coiiiiniiiiding I'rcugtcTs brigade, (rebel)
were killei' ; ten other ctmuniaeiniicd ulfioers,
uml 70 private, captured; 00 lehela were hurled
on the field.
liuriisidu reports hit advanced line fi being
this uioriiiug n ithiu a mile aud a-liulf of Mo
ehunicnille. Signed. STANTON.
WASiiiNinnN, June 2. Uisnutches Irom
Griinl, iliiled 7 o'clock this morning, nt Reth
sniilu Church, statu that yesterday iil'leriioon
an at I uck una ordered to be initdo by our left
at Cold Harbor by the sixth corps, the ttnops
midcr Sinilli, Warren. Unrusidu and Hun
cock h. log held iu readiness lo advance iu their
respective fronts.
Attack nns made with Spirit, about !), p.m.,
coutiiiuing until dark, resulting in carrying the
enemy's work, on the right, aud the sixth corp.
still hold tlii-iii.
We also curried the first lino iu front of
Smith ; the latter were commanded liy work,
iu the reur nhich rendered them untenable).
The enemy mmte p peated assaults un each
corps not engaged iu the main assault, but
were repn sed with loss in every instance.
Several hundred prisoner, were taken, bat
ne cannot sny what number, either of our onu
or tho enemy's casualties.
During the night the enemy made several
attempt to regain v,hr; be had lost, lint failed.
Signed. STANTON'.
Washington, Juno 3 10 p.m. Dispatoli,
dated hull-past seven, P.M., on the !2d. from
Sherman, reports that on the 1st Mcl'herson
moved from Dalln. Ga., to a point in front of
the enemy nt New Hope Church -, ou tho 2d,
Schollield, Honker, having been shifted to the
extreme It-It. posln d forward townrds Marietta;
ut the same time, .Stoueuian anil Garred's cav
alry were sent to Altnona, which they reached,
and held their position. .
These movement!, the dispatches, mv. have
secured the pass, considered a furiniili'.iilo onu.
Other movements are iu progress, improper
to publish at present.
Have nothing from Grant since Inst dispatch
yesterday morning.
Telegraphic communication is obstructed by
a violent storm on the, Peninsula.
Signed. STANTON.
Washington, June 3. Steamer (mm the
Whi e H use yesterday report, heavy cauoon
adiug heard on the left indicating an engage
ment in prog ess.
A cavalry from Ihe front reported that tho
sixth corps was engaged, having been broi.ght
by a rapid nud suddcu uiovcuieut from tho left
to the right.
Several regiments negro troops, doubtless a
portion of Holler's forces, were being landed
nt White House. A dispatch from the army of
Potomac. 3. P. II., 31st, say. ltirner't division
t - . .1 I . i i ,t i
tt8''t tlie hri-ant worlii helij by
liri'ckmridge's corps on the south side of Tulo-
pomaloy creek, on a high eminence a very
strong position, which might have been held
against a vastly superior force, but the enemy,
niter firing a round or two. seeing oar deter
mination to take the place, evucualed, and re
treated to the woods. Our loss was about ;!.
or ro.
Tho attempt to torn our left last night, and
cut us oil from White House, oor in-w base of
supplies, was defeated" with considerable loss ou
belli side.
Knli'iitKS8 Mosnou June 2. At 7 o'clock
yesterday morning the enemy attacked Butler's
left wing, and were repulsed. Our loss is
slight.
Smith's forces reported n having captured
Filzhugh Lee, and All of bis men while at
tempting to iiiuke a raid on White House.
Nr.W YoitK. Jane 4 Times' special, dated
Ilcnduunrter. .'(1st. closes thus; There's hard
ly n doubt that the position now held hy rebels
on our front I but the advanced line which they
w ill hold a long as possible, for the purpose of
gaining time, and preparing the ib fensis on tho
Chick ihoiuiny. On that historic line, we now
f u II v expect we shall ere long have a bailie.
K.-sult of tin fight will decide whether tho
rebel capital can be carried by a coup lt main,
or whelli ir it is destined lo lie the object i,f a
summer s sn-ge. lltrald i correspondent with
., ... n .;.. j
. , ... , ... .
on Mn-r '' Tuesday, nmnnnted In nothing
m"r" -"" of altempts to asceiUiu the
eneoiv's position.
Tribune't eorrespndent at headquarter, 6th
corps. II miles north of Kichnioud, 31st suya
(n(. itlv (,f rebel rifle pile were carried in (runt
H,II101K!k. Desultory firing continued all
, : . '
L V o mm t i . . .
Caiiih. June 2. harf boat moored at
city was destrj.yed by fire last uight.
' "r emirr rwm is ,i,ii,ij u.n iiiihioii. o-in
sistinj principally of naval store,. I'armn
ter's sali .coutaining (UO.000, w ill pruhaLly be
recovered.
Chicaoo, Jnne 2. Richmond papers have
lite following telegrams.
AlAittr.TTA. Ga.. June 28 C!ui!,oi:rnc'a di
sision enzaged 4th army corps, under Howard.
At I o'clock this morninc. after a desperate
Conflict, he signally repulsed the enemy, Willi
loss of between 500 and 700.
tisik 7-iO prisoners, limlnding Wounded,
The Democrats rmme like the Kilkenty rats.
And Uxor "P kinMs were (srui.hed wits ahorkinf
laidhaU,
And lbs he of Iheir kmir was like rays frnsj these.
W txa the red nnmk smlortias bwdey work is doue.
i, Mmet it boat waaevtMd owt throusb IU Iowa.
. . r. l j . .
t' Copprbe.d.( lotig. fag,
eruWd io earth, bal Hid wwlmf U
i iu en -k of trfr r1tlfti!j( v f la!t tt 4tMt
u. a tNtvk Ua- -t(.
OllKGON, MONDAY, JUxE 13, 18G4.
And lli ere sat a cundiditUi with h bunged y, ,
VlUviug the pttlu with a Imlli of oM ryej (
And Lhu sprig of ahillohib to fresh itfi tnorn',' ' '
Was uow in a doublu tensu uuly a ihu.
For tho spirit of Truth breathed thniigti patriot smiU,
And tho volcaa of treason grew dutuUHt the ptills,
Aud Llio Cop, heard Ins kunll in our "icioi-y't, cliiniee
Aud gave up the ghost, buvlng vnte twelve timej. '
And Ion if shall the hordes who disioyulty plot,
llewail the siiiuid drubbing they gut, '
Aud Uifir hopes of goml news lo send sTefrorson 1)..
lluvo perished like pmues that rot in Tralee.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSU!) AT THK ,
h'ir&t Session oftht Thirty. Eighth Conprfts. '
PnLio-Nt.16.j
AH ACT supplementary to an set tntlttsd "Au cl to pro.
Tlilu nyi nmt iiieKiis for ttis suiiiiort of the fioTtronttnt,-
approved March third, elKhtecu liondrrti ami itxtyttirtie.
Seitttuteted hy th Senate and Bmt of Itepretenta
UrM o the United of Amtriett in CtmarM atmem-
bUd, That, tu tteu of so much of tli tun autti.ris') liy the
act uf Mm oh UttrU, elichteen hundrstl a4 slxtrtlire, lo
which this Is siiiilenuiitary, the Bt-cretsry uf Hie Treasury
Is authorlittd to borrow, from ttnis w Umv, nn the crwlll of
Uie United Slates, not exceetlmx twn hunrtrcil millions or
iloJIsrs ilurliif ths carrsat Hscal yr, and tn prrparv nnd
Imub thretur coupon or n-nlsivr bonds ol (lit L'niiud ,
Statss, Iwariior dste March flrit.elsrHeen hundred ami sixty- 1
rour, or any subsijuiit eriud, rvlfuiaM ut the pUasurt i
of the Unvorninent after any period not I em than live yours, I
and payable at aoy period not mufa than forly years from j
dale In coin, and or nurh dcuonikiatloin: as may be expe- ,
illsnt, not less than fifty dollars, lirlnif luieri-st jtexcd
Utf six per eentuai a year, pavaiitr on h.indit not over one
hundred ..altars, annually, and or all other bondi Mini -an-iiuHy,ln
crtu) airi lis may ditiM ol ricn bonus, ui any !
time, on such tcrtus as he may deem most a. K Untile, for law
I ti I rnuqry ofUin Unit-d gtsies,,, at his olsoretlon, I r
TrcKury notes, Of-rnncslrs of indebMoesst, or jjertificntes
or deposit, Issued under any at't of iin(ness ; and all bonds
tstuetl under this set shall be sxetnpt Irom taxntlou by or
under State or muolrlpul auihsrity. And the ifceretary of
Ui Treasury shall pay tlie necessary expvus s or the prrptv
ration, lutte, and dlspnsnl or suth li'uidsout of any money
In the Treaniti-y iot olhersrlsc aijpropriatud, but the amount
so paid shall not exceed oiif-hnlf of one per centum of the
amount of the bonds so Issued atvl disponed of, '
Hw. i. Ami l-e it further tmu tel, That tlie Becretarr of !
the Treasury Is lu-retiv authorised to Issue to persons who !
suhsurllied on or before the twenty -first day or January,
elKhteen hundred and sixty-four, lot bonds rodeemaule after
live years and payable twenty years from date, aud have
paid Into the Treasury the amount of their subscriptions, tlie
lionils by them respeotlvely suhiorlhed for, not uxoredltig
eleven millions of dollars, nntwIthgLandliut that such Buh
svrlptnuiH may tie In excess of IWt Imndred millions of dol
Uin i sad the builds so IsHUed dm I hare the same rotes and
efK'Ul as If hsUr-d undt r the pro v slum of the act to "author
Ize the Issue of United States mass and for other purp'-se,"
approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and six
ty two. Approved, March )(, Itfol,
PtMJMC RfSOLPTtOIt No. 15
Joint Keaolutlom of tha'iHi of Coiatress to the votuntrer sol
diera who have re-cnliited In the army.
Ite U retolrett hj the Senate And Ihmeof Repwtenta
tires of the United SUtte of Amrriva tn Con a rent ant em
bled. That the thanks of i 0 ijtresi are hereby given to those
nohle and brave men, who, hnvl i aboatly so gallantly en
du red the hardships and perils .if war, for more than two
ye trs, In support of their country's flair, present the sublime
spectacle of attain voluntarily enrolling themselves In the
army tit the Union for another three years' cauipaigu,or so
long as the war shall conilnue.
ti-c. V!. And be it farmer retdmt. That the Secretary
of War cause thfse resolutions to be read to each of the vet
eran regiments who have re-eoltstvd, or shall re-enlist, In
both the volunteer mid reeular forces ol the United States.
Approved, Marvh 8, 1MH.
Public So. 16.
AN ACT to provide for the protection or overland emigra
tion to the Hintes and Territories of the Pacific.
Be it enaeM by the Senate nnd lionee of. IleprteenVu
tiremof the United SUttee of America in Cong ret aunem
bled. That, for the protection nf emigrants liy the overland
route to the States and Territories of the Pacific, the sum of
forty Ihuusaud dollars be and the same ts hrrehy appropriat
ed out of any money In th Treasury not otherwise appro
priated, lo lie expended under the direction of the Secretary
or War ; I'rorided, That ten thousand dollars of said ap
propriation shall be applied to Ihe protection of emiranti
on the route from Port Ahercrouibie by Port Uentou, sod
the further sum of ten lliouasnd dollars nf mud appropria
tion shall be applied to the protection uf emigrant on the
route from Nlobrarah, on the Missouri river, by Uie valley
of the Niobrsrab and Osilstlu, In Idaho.
Approved, March U, 1S(4.
Pi'Mic Rwioi.tmoji No. 16
Joint resolution to continue the payment of b unth'i.
Be it reolred bu Ve Senate and Haunt of Representor
ticenof the United Mat of Ameriua in Congrett unutm
bied, Thut the bounties authorised to bt pit id under exosiais
lavs, and hy refruluiontand orders of the War Department,
to veterans re-enlisting or per notu enlisting iu the rmuUr
or volunteer service of the I'tilted KlH.hu for three yoars or
durhiK the wat, shall coniltut to he paid from the first day
or Murrh, ehfliteen hundred and sixty rour, to the Hrstday
of April, eighteen hundred ami sixty-fir, any thing In any
law or regulation tu the contrary notwithstanding ; the said
bounties .0 he paid out of any moneys already appropriated
for such purpoiet.
Approved, March 8, lSlW. -
SPEECH' OF HON. j. YV. NESMITH.
In Ihe Senate April 1, 18G4 On the proposi
tion to Establish a Branch Mint at Dalles
City.
Mk. Prksidp.nt : Early in the prm-nt -kiiiii.
impfllfil liy u sense nf duty tn the State
which 1 in purt reprwctit, I iuirmluufd tin hill
which hns jurt hvvn read; it wax rdiTrcd to
the Cninniittee on Finance fur invent ipuiou.
That uonimiiteu did my colli-ngues in thin liialy
und in the other House and myself the honor
to invite us before then, to present ftich faets
m iniht he within our knovlcdge henring upon
the quention under consideration, and we were
not without hope that the feas-ns we then pre
neiited would indtiee the comtuilteu ti .iv us
a tuvurahle report npnn a measure of ouch vi
tal importance to out Srnte n? well tn to oor
neiiitnirihg Terriloriea uf Washington and
Id ti ho.
It appears that tho cntmuiltee, deferring to
a usage to venerable a Ut liavealtnost liecome
ihe coiuinoii law of the Senate, after listening
to the reprewiilittioiii of our delegation, who
wt-re supposed to know aoiueihing ahotit he
propriti' of the tiieaaure, referred the question
to thellecision of the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, wlto tacitly admitted that he hud no itilor
iiia'iou upon ihe aulijeot, and who in turn re
ferred it to one Jauiea l'ullovk. Director of the
.Mint at IMiiladelpliia, aud who nns the very
man nlm knew less than uny other p.Hty ton
soiled, or likely lo be ootistilted, about the
iiieelion, and nho has sent here a communica
tion a'lvcrse to Uie establishment of tho pro-
I . ... L !.. . , ! .
posen oruiien iiiini in wrefuu, ami Irom ttltlcMi
the following luminous extraot is made :
"Coiiiaire is one of tho hilicst and most impor
tant attributes uf national sovereignty and should
I e exercised and controlled in such a manner aa
will tend lo strengthen rather than weaken the
national Government. It is njspecifully sneslcd
nheiher the providinc of additional coinage es-
tahlishuients does not teud toward national dia-1
iutcitration."
While the fate of the ireasure rested with
the unbiassed judgment of ihe honorable Sena
tors who compose the Finance Committee. I
had no apnreh-neinue of anything but a favor
able result; bat when my bill was sent on a
voyage , f discovery. Grat to the casemates of
the Treasury Department, ami thenee tn the
genius who presides over the parent Mint in
ihe oily of 'brotherly love." I was apprehen
sive that I should never a;aiu behold the fair
proportions of my cherished offspring. My
worst fears have been realised, ily hill ,ss
returned from its peregrination! hawked at.
lorn and dilapidated by the stnpidity and igno
rance of the company it has kept, and its man
gled remains are now before me in the shape
of a recommeiidntinn for an assay office.
Helure I bad ever beheld Hie American Con
gress I was so verdeiit a lo suppono thut great
questions off -cliiig the country, or any portion
of it. were decided by Iho intelligence 'and good
sense of the meinlters. without reference to Ihe
narrow, contracted and auticjualed prejudices
of some oi l fogy of some previous generation,
whose views could only lie Valuable aa an illus
tration of a1. at might be said by an active, en
ergetic and successful competitor for the capi
tal pnie at world's fool's fair.
My constituents are an eminently practical
and iiusouiiislMiatea son m people. When 1
return to them I shall be called niton to give an
account of all the deeds and misdeeds done by
me in this body i and among other thiuiri I
shall be eallud upon to eiplain why their prayer
for a orancn uniil was not respomied to. Well.
sir, in my shame and confusion. I shall have to
stale tbat Mr. 1'ollock was opposed to the
measure. Tory will naturally ennngh sar.
MVr seot yoa to the Amertoaa Congress) to
orge our claims, and eaunnt see what Mr. I'ol-
ltk had to do with the question." Yoa can
not imagine, nenators, how those people, in
their simplicity, will be startled when I delib
erately proceed to tell them that before a branch
mint tan be established for the coinage of their
fold the IhM Biesl he sent to one Jam-s Hoi
hark for bis approval or disapproval. If I am
so lortonale a to eoavioos them that this Pol
lock is e ordinate branoh of Ibis great an"!
t'.arMt UorwiittMt, IU wU. vury Plural!;
desire to know upon what grounds and upon
what reasons ho bused his refuinl to so lust a
demand. Then I stall be forced to oiifidil tn
tliein the mighty, profound ami luminous Tea
sons of the philosophical, astute, and reoondiie
Pollock, in this wise; 'Oregnnlnita, yoa might
have had a branch mint tn coin your gold and
your stiver at your doors, anil thus save yon
Irom a loss of fifteen or twenty per cent, of the
precious mutals which you so industriously
delve in the enrlli. and of which you are daily
being robbed, either by speculators or hy rea
son of tho risk, expense, uml delay Incident tn
sending your gold and silrer thousands of miles
away to he coined ; but the truth is that hy
somu recondite prooess beyond my conjpreheu.
sion. and known only to great political alchetn
lets, the profound Pollock, after submitting
branoh mints to the tortnring process of decom
position and analysis, has discovered that their
component parts 'consist of treason, secession,
withdrawal from the Union.' abrogation of eon-,
stitutiunal compacts, denial of Federal author
ity, disregard of oaths, usurpation of national
prerogal ves steulinof publio property, arson
and murder, all of which when reoomhined into
u modern branch mint, constitutes tho essence
of all these crimes bitterly known as ditinlt-
gralion!" Why sir. after this lucid statement
of the evils which our people in their simple
me lunty nave invoked upon their own heads,
when again the people of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho Territory petition yon for tho locu
tion of a monster of so hideous tnten in their
midst, ynn will be-ewaUled to sileuuc their clam-
ora nt once by the bare mention nf "Pollock
Disintegration," or "Disintegration Pollock."
Why. its cft'eot will be u inst uitiineouslv smith
ing as the cabalistic invooufon of the "inunt-
lowa w inch frightens the young Indian tnslee
li'sll
ui iou uarn menu ti ol that devil in En
mi on reuuees wiiitc urciitiu to a stata o iiro
rl 'ty if put of slumber, Mr. Pollock, it would
acorn, has nut onlv found timn to draw bis an.
nit ul stipend with the greatest regularly, hut
has derated loino of his leisure hours to an ex
amination of the Constitution of tho United
StsVi's, upon which Instrument lie aasuines to
uojonio a co !iiientiitor, nnd with the greatest
"oil complacency pnaieeiU to inlnriin in that
"coiunge is one of tlie highest and most impor
tant attributes of natiiuial sovereignly, and
diuuld lie exercised and controlled ill a such a
manner as will tend to strengthen rather than
weaken the nation government." nnd then pro
ceeds tn suggest that "additional coinage es
tablishments tend toward nutional disintegra
tion." It is tine, sir, that our forefather in forming
the Constitution ol the United .States did define
the potters of Congress; . nd among a variety
of specified objects placed within its jurisdic
tion was that "to coin money nml regulate the
value thereof ;" but Mr. Pollock Is the first of
the great commentators who has found it m-ces-snry
to raise his warning voice ngninst a libe
ral exercise nf this, "mui of tho highest attri
butes of national sovereignty," so essential to
the prosperity nml general welfare of a great
and powerful nation. His profound reasoning
would seem to indicate that even the limited
exercise of this great prerogative was only a
safe experiment when conducted nt the parent
Mint nt Philadelphia, and under bis own per
soniil cure and supervision ; and while no dan
ger is to be npprehendeil (rum "disintegration"
upon the slip of land between the Delaware
nnd Svhuvkill, yet, from some occult reason,
the must (lire nnd disust out consequences were
lire to follow the exercise of tins wonderful
power beyond those niaitio limits. 1
The Constitution also authorize Congress
"io iiorrmv money on Inn credit id Ihe United
Stutes," ami no one seems disposed to regard
the unlimited exercise of this power in nt all
dniigeroiH. It also provides that Congress shall
Imve power to lay and collect tuxes, duties, ini-
fiusls and exuiovs ; tn regnlnte conniierco with
nreigu tiationa and the Indian tribes; to es
tablish a uniform rule of naturalization, and
uniform laws upon the subject of banknitituv :
fo lix standards of weights ami measures i lo
provide lor tliu punishment of counterfeiting
the securities and current coin of tiiu United
Slates; to establish post iilhoes and post roads;
to promote the progress of science anil the use
ful arts; to constitute tiihuuaU inferior to Ihe
Supremo Court ; to deol ire war and grant let
ters of marque nnd reprisal; to raise and sup
port armies. These are hut a few of the great
powers confided to ooiig.-eseiomtl jurisdiction, to
be exercised for the prosperity and develop,
meut of a great and progressive people. It
has remained lor Mr. Pollock to discover that
nt least one of these great powers cannot be
cxcrcisc.il beyoud the buuuilariua of his own
low ii. H i might with the same propriety pro
po,H tu restrtcl Iho exercise ut all the rest with
in the same narrow limits.
Congress having availed Itself of the consti
atiitioual grunt to coin money and fit tin- value
thereof, exercised this "highest and most im
portant attribute of national sovereignty" by
detei milling Iho mode hy which the thing should
be done. Its tiinoi inn ceased for the lime be
ing when Ihe Mint, or fautory to exeuato its
inundates, was set iu inotiim for that purpose.
No restrictions weru placed upon the quantity
of com to be made. Hint being left to be deter
nitiied by the quantity of material furn shed
for the purposu and the capacity of the factory
to work it up.
No one but Mr. Pollock is impressed with
tho idea thut every time ho applies the neces
sary physical force to the lever lo swedge a
pb-ee id nickel into the shape of currei t coin
that he is any more exercising tho "utlrihutes
of national sovereignly" than is every day ex
ercised by tin, stage driver who cracks his whip
over tlie team that draws the mail, or tho ooal-
heaver that stokes the Hre lo generate the steam
for its propulsion by water. All thesu are sim
ply lining tbo physical labor neuessarr to ao-
ooinmodate the people with Coins and mails.
in pursuance nf dilfcrent Acts or Congress,
predicated upon a fundamental arrant of nowcr.
i ne tinge driver or the linker could, with unite
ts much propriety, give us their di-oiiisitions
upon mo constitutional power, or the danger!
tu be apprehended from its ex-wise, by reason
ol "unintegrution. reselling from the rslali-
liniment ul new mail routes of iuoreased speed
upon the old ones, as Mr Pollock has for his
absurd attempt lo prevent the people upon Hie
I'actho slope Iroin heing accommodated with
pieces of me tnl lusliioued into money at a 'ov
eminent factory by virtue of pro-existing an-
tliorny.
Mints ami branch minis, notwithstanding ull
the mysterious dignity wall which Mr. Pollock
attempts to surround them, are mere workshops
or lactones, established liy too tioveriiiiieut lor
the accommodation of the people, and should
ho located al points convenient to where the
raw material is produced, in order that those
engaged In thut production should enjoy at
least some uf the uencrlU of Ihe lalincation
The man who Is is so narrow minded and sel
fislily prejudiced as to desire to cotiHns liter i n
erutiuu to a single and Inconvenient point lo
this great country, so abounding iu the precious
metali aa readily urge mat every irou-ioiiiiiiry,
brick yard, saw and grlt mill, blacksmith, hat
ter aud ihoeiuukur shop neoosiary to acooin
mod ate mora than tinny miliums of people
should be estaliluhe' in Die same village, and
thus check any Incipient tendency toward "dis
integration." W by. sir. when the patriotic people of Ore-
coo. and Washington and Idaho i'erritoiies,
read Pollock's letter, and Comprehend thai bu
report against their hraaok mint it based upon
bis fears that so petty t coioldemiion could
shake their loyally and Induce Uiem to become
traitors to their oonutry and their fisr. tin
will limply treat ktsabsard theories with the
scorn aud contempt they deserve. A publio
ofljoer, who, io the middle of tbo lUth century,
could deseeod to indulge in tech iupulatiooa
againil kiral and patriotio people, voder the
guise of defending lbs Constitution, hat shout
as roach conception of that instrument as the
grit' vurui Uu ol ib suiMA mUm mm fc
mm n
WHOLE NO. 691.
Imated the body npnn which It feeds. - The aa
thor of s'noli ysgsrlei eonld not eio'te the an
ger of a sensible people, who, If he were pres
ent among them, would lie moved by the high
est dictates of humanity' nnd philanthropy to
out him for the simples. ' : 1
We rend in the scriptures that Nebnoliad.
nczr.nr fed upon grass, but there is nit evidence
that ho ever became fit for beef ; so from anal
ogy we may Infer that Pollock, thnngh he di
recta ami controls a factory whioh he regards
as embody intr all the attributes nf national snv
ereienfy. will hardly ever .attain onndi'ion
qualifying him for the proper exercise or those
high functions.
When my colleagues and myself went he
fnro the Co'nniitlee on Fiiiauoe, to org npon
them the propriety of this measure, we found
ourselves laboring tinder snmo embarrassment
In the production of conolus've evidence in re.
Intion tn the quantity of gold being produced,
nnd likely tn ha pr alooed. in the region of
country to ho accommodated by the proposed
branch mint.
Oi'ing to tho great distance that we are sep
arated fro ti our constituents, the delays, diffi
culties, and uncertainties of communication
with them, and in part to their own careless
ness and neglect tn forward the necessary data
upon which to predicate our statements, we
were only able to furnish an approximate esti
mate of the results of thei- industry in mining
pnrsniti during the last year, . With con
sciousness that we were within hounds, we sta
ter! that nnr exnortatinns of fold for Ihe last
yenr amonnted to mnro than nn average of one
million dollars per month. W new oalinu-Ofao,
hy the honorable ohairmao nf the committee In
submit our views in writing, we offered the fol
lowing communication t ,
Washington, January 50, 1864.'
Sill i At the snirirmilion of the commlttoe, at Its
Into uientintr upon the subject of a branch mint
proposed to bo established -t Porterl, State of
Oregon, the undersigned submit a statement of
facts which have induced them to ask the passage
of Ihe bill now before you. - - . .
Preliminary to this we will remark that, owing
to the fact that the local situation of the minlngr
region which will be tributary to the proposed
branch mint, and that a large share of tlie treas
ure passes out of it by private hands, we cannot
prntand to give accurate statistics nf Its mineral
products. The mine, lie along the eastern bound
ary of Oregon, and extend thence north and Into
the British Possessions, and east tn the summit of
tho Hot'ky mountains. This rezlon, embracing
all of Idaho on the Western slope, snd a large
share of the Territory of Washington and the
Stale of Oreiron. midi its outlet by way of the Co
lunihia river, and draws its snppliei by the same
channel. A mint located at tne city ot rortianu.
which U the commercial martnf ail the country
drained hy the Columbia, would accommodate the
whole vast region, now rapidly filling with a pop
ulatlan whose principal, almost exclusive business
is that nf mining. ' i
The Territory of Idaho, organized last March,
did not, till within eigteen months, contain to ex-
'ccod (ice hundred white persons. In the month
ot October last, tlie census taken by tna united
States marshal showed a population of thirty-four
thousand. This increase seems to Indicate that
the existence of rich and extensive mines ia well
established. A fair, candid estimate of the popu
lation engaged iu mining and to ho accommodated
by this measure, wotilJ ,intably place the number
at fifty thousand. And we n; y add that, in pro
portion to tho labor employed, we believe uo mines
on the western slooo yield so woll.
Much of the treasure taken from these mines
finds Its wav out of tho county in tho bands of
private individual!. .There is no common place of
deposit for it where It can be credited to its source
and making it almost impossible lo estimate its
amount justly. Tho various express companies
can civo the amount which they transport, but
this leaves an amount, which any one knows to
exist who is nenuaintodwith tlm independent mode
in which a grout many persons transact their bu
siness, tn list entirely uiinecouuteu for. AS nn in
atnnco nf this, a late -Portland (Oregon) paper
mate, ihnt the IS press company urougtit down n
the daily steamer of tho Columbia river only $1
Dull in gold dust, while tho same paper gives Ihe
names of two passengers who had over three hun
dred pounds in their possession, and others men
ioiied had amnller amounts. We say, therefore.
that while the books and receipts of express com
p iniei show tbo only accurate statistics ou the
iihtect, tliey give no accurate tiloa of the vast
resources in mineral! of the section, the interests
of which will be accommodated by this measure.
8 leh data as we have we now submit. I hare
are three private assay offices in the city of Port
land. The amounts received by them aa shown
hy their books, an abstract of which is published
ftie (Jrriftffii'iM newspaper for ftovemoor last,
from Jaunnry lo, IHOJ, to October W, following
ia ji'Mdli.t'.lj (IS. As au evidenco of the growth
f the product of gold, we may muntion that one
office, making monthly statement, of the amount
received, gave fur the two mouths preceding me
ho hut account almost double that ot those ear-
li r In the year.
Mr. Benjamin Holllday, of New Toik, who is
the owner of the line of steamships plying be
tween San Prtnciscoand Pnrtlaud.iiitorius us that
he has transported from Portland an averago of
from sir to seven hundred thousani dollars rwr
mouth d'iriiigtliu past suiumor and auluoiti. This
statement does not includn tho amounts in the
hands nf passengers, of which he knew nothing,
but which, owing to the high insurance, we must
oueliide wore 1 irgc,
Th-tra hniiie no reaulatioii at the branch mint
n San Francisco requiring the depositor of bul
lion lo designate whence it came, there is no oth
er nieaiia of obtaining any just esliin tie than hy
report! of the kind to which wo retor. 1 lie ro.
ct in ly published reports from Ban Francisco. Iliads
Hy a commercial board ol that city.ot ILe amount
of bullion received there fjr Ihe paal year, credits
Oregon and ltrliisli Columbia wiih a product uf
five millions. Ibis, of course, it based upon Ins
receipts hy shipment! and through express com
panies, and loaves a vast amount, the whole tbat
is diffused through ths mining region aud portioa
which enters into the circulation of business and
agricultural parts of Oregon, and that shipped in
the hands of passengers unaccounted for. This
we do nut hesitate lo say we believe amounts to
as lunch more.
Ours Is a growing Stale. Capital la finding
many new av nnes of employment and invest
ment, and even aa tar back aa )kj, when our
mining interest wai in its in anry, the city of
i'ortland was. iu pruporllon lo tho uunaber ol its
iiihabilants, Ihe wealthiest city in the Union. So
the census of that year will varify. Wo might
give many items showing thai Ihe mines tributa
ry lo the proposed In audi mint ars very product
iv, hot wo ruf.ir lo only one, and that only be
cause It camn directly lo Ihe knowledge of oue of
Iho andeisigrwd. That was au Instaiio where
three men io six weeks' lime with their own bamts
dug out sHIrKt.mHj, These instances aru not com
mon, we admit, but they serve tn ihow the ex
ceeding to riches of looie portions of this norih
uru region, ana Indicate Ihe wealth which must
soon thore bo developod. Kor Ihe purpose
stimulating ibis development by providing the
miner with a plaae for the assay uf his gold with-
out Ihe loss of tints, Ibe risk uf transmission by
sea to nan r ranciico, snn tne payment of express
age aud insurance fees, and lo nrereut the swind
ling dealer ill coin iroin running the miner of bis
fair earning, by his unjust discount, which many
prefer lo submit lo rattier than the Inconvenience
just alluded lo, t uk you to favorably consider
ins proposition
J. W. NESMiTlI,
B. r . HAKUINO, ,
JOHN li. slcUlUDK. .
From nor onu personal kuuw ledge of that
country, and our acquaintance with gentlemen
making UieM and similar statements, we are
satlslied ol their reliability. - ... i :
Iho region ol uuuii ry which will be accom
modated by the establishment of the proposed
orancn mint, extends Iroin me lorty. second to
the forty - ninth parallels of latitude, and from
the l'aciliu ocean lo the Kovky iiiumiiaiiis, em
bracing an area alxmt eight times the sue nf
the great State uf New York, or about six
times as large ai the New England States.
Throughout the Lmgtb nnd breadth of this
vast regiuu. with the exception of but a few
localilu-s, both (old and silver abounds iu iu
exbausliblo iiuauiitles. P.ut a few short years
since I saw it an uninhabited wtlderoess. ex
cept that portion occupied by Indiana, much of
It apparently sterile and unproductive, and, as
was then tbonght by many, perfectly valueless.
To-day It contain! two h uud red thousand busy,
enterprising. Industrious, and inu lligent ion
pie, lofinlug giideus arimad whiuu million,
Wil U W.H.U S .' llfiuf iUf-
BOOK AD J4K VUIX MM. ',' "
0( srsay dwerlptloa NEATLY sint PROMPT t.T .nccuwa
RATES Of AuVIIlijaiNQ i - ,l
L-s.l S'lffrtlifil'-ntl, M 00 per i(usr., first tinerl'on ;
It.OO.nrh snh.rqii.nt tDs.rtlna. . I - l
Ussl snS alllranslral sdrrtlMiMllUu.t 0. nr.pSIS Mr
lasnre Insertion. ... , ' ,
AtJmmnirston' nutlets, ln stfdvrtUmifi.tirslsttnxTe"
tlx Him of SmsmI pmom, naavsje propsm, unkra or t
i.r.l inilillshed by tbo county Judge, aud susrselcwl Iu
M paid bv nlm- ,
airwtl,lnwil ie el1tHai ns yesl !raiilis Msie
Wi..n ooai rioted, will lei lnnrtM.il lwl-lvspw Met- ,
y.ar esymnl is nrirtet.dlarBfter. ' (
Ing the last yettr I's scattered and meager pop 11
ulallnn, with hot few corivcnloncet or facilities'.1''
and with fuilo applicant!, produced $lS.(tf)ti!.-M
000 (n gold. This year that prndnet will tin1 '
more jhun trebled, and 'that ratio of proline'1''
lion Will continue In tho proportions that an'
indnatrinni and energetic population Is sopplietl
r .1.. ..1.1... u. ....... -...I . !...:..
iroili llio oiuer nii.i-cn mm iroin i,rri(U uouii-
tries, n 'til the prnduotioirnf the preciom met-''
nla nf that aurilcrous region will amount to1''
1 1,000,000.000 per annnm. ' , 1 "' "u
Who, sir, wnuld have had the temerity's few
shn-t years since to have predicted the vast ,
revolution tn ho wionght in cmnmerco. Inrlm-"'
try, national prosperity, and general enterprlM f
by the discoveiynt gold npnn the Pacific; slope.
One morning la the year 1818, Hennntt and
Marshall, two individuals unknown to fame, ')
picked up snmo pieces' of yellow substarice In. "
Captain Sutter's mill race, on the American "
river, near Colrnna, California. Those oierf.'
quite as unonnnlous of the magnificent result
to How from their discovery as was Colortibas ' !
when be first beheld the glimmering light npnn "
the shore uf America, held In their hands the ''
germ that was to give a new impetus to the '1 -progress
of the world. What' fan resulted'
from the discovery made by those two almost; "
nuknown men, though tt has astonished and-
filled mnnklml with awaiement. Is but the pro-' "
cursor of what is tn follow wheu the vast mini
Ing regions of Oregon. Washington, and Idaho -
have their mining resources more fully devel-' r
oped. Ai yet nothing has been accomplished '"
upon the Paoiflo ooast but a mere scratching '
of the surfaoe. With maohinery, capital, systo; -smuifed
labor, and good mads affordirtg'fHoin
tles for ingress and egress, and ilia- cheaper nl
traiispnrtatiun of necessary supplies, the prd'- w
duotion of gold and silver will be Increased sv
thousand fold, Hid the nation will have iu its '
own publio domain, so rloh In precious metals, -
resources ample fur tho liquidation of our pall-.-,
lio debt, even if we thould bo compelled to
battle with treason and seooiiion for anuther
generatinii tnoome.,
It does seem to me, Mr. President, that tho
Government, initead nf pursuing niggardly
policy toward tho hardy pioneers engaged in
developing tho region to which I have referred,
should extend tn thorn all reasonable faoilitic
for the successful promotion nf an enterprise
so fraught with the present and prospective in
terests of the nation.
The world changes, and he who attempts to
oppose its mutations in place of acoomniodal- .
ing bimielf'tu them oan lay no olaims to state- -miinship.
When the Allcgliooies was Uie limit i
of the Union, and our annual gold production (
and coinage was about two hundred aud thir- . n
ty-three thousand dollars, as It was on an av
erage for theUweurT-fonr years from 1793 to
1817, then, when President, Cabinets, and
members of Congress, together with the mora
respectable portions nf mankind, refused to j
send messages by ' telegraph, nse postage
stamps, or ride npnn railroads, then the Mint
at Philadelphia was at the hub ot the Ameri
can universe and in a central position, ami;
could accommodate the nation. At present .
there Is no more one or propriety in it being
there than there would be In lending warming'
pans to the East Indies, temperanoo leoturcra .li
to the State-of Maine, Christian missionaries.. -,,
tn Massachusetts, ur steam ootton-presses to ,
Terra del Fueco. t " ,' ,
The little old man who so complacently it ' ''
In the little old fjnveriimetit workshop In PhiU I
ndidphin, exercning "the highest f it notions, of
national sovereignty" by coining $3,009.00) of
f 'old a year, while the Paoilio slope is prnduo
ng $100,000,000 and wants It coined Into a
a circulating medium, will evenlnnlly have tn
yield tn the logic of current event and tako
Ids shop to the gold, fur the reason that tho ,
gold will nut ouiue to his shop. ,
This is a progressive world and progressive ' 1
people In a progressive age. Coniineroev en""1
terpriie, aud tho great interest of mailklud
will not bo trilled with or retarded by tliu theo
ries of a by-gone ago. Those whq arc too
prejudiced or too stubborn to yield must clear' m
the track, or be crushed by the oar of progress. ''
The adoption of a liberal aud tnaguMiiiiBuu ,
policy ou the part of Congress toward the re
mote Slates and Territories is calculated to 1
ohcrisli and foster the innate love of onr peo
ple for our Government nnd institution. No
recipients uf such generous favors are likely to.
regard them as an inducement to secession or
"disintegration." especially when the disturb
lug causes which Imve led to our present diffi
culties have no existence with them This ii '
true nf tho Slate and Territories pun Ul : a
l'aciliu. It,is true that a branch mint was one
of the institution, conferred upon the Southern ,,
State by the liberality of Congress, and "a''"'
t..,..i,A,l n.taana Thut hlMS.inir. lilflt'ot
a iy other conferred upon that region, was per.
verUd and abuied iu the mad career of a pee- , ,t
pie dutermiued to make ilaver general aud . ,
freedom haul, hut there Is not a particle of ev-" '
ideuae that fnrnlihed any more indnoement to '''
the coniuinnialiou ol secesiiou and Tehellnm .
than any other of tho Uiuasauds of lilessings .
that the Southern people derived from their ,
connection with tlie Union This folly had its
origin In other causes, prominent among which '
wa tliu absurd oluiiu that State sovereignty oi
was paramount to natiunal authority. 1'hir
seeds of seoesiinu and rebelliou, with all thutr . , ,
conuoiiiitant curses and oriiues, had beeu sown
broadcast by prominent Soithern statesmen '
for a period of more than thirty year, under -: '
tho fuoinating designation of State tights, and .:
viero assiduously cultivated by preteudurs who .,
claimed to be the embodiment of all that wa
chivalrous. " ' ".'
'I'hey are now reaping a bountiful harvest of
their legitimate hut acearied fruits. It Imm -
proven lo be uot nuly a troublesome but an ax. yr, ,
pensive rtperiinetit not likely tu bu repealed
anywhere.
Mr. Preiidetit, In order to refute the vision- " 1
ary theories of what 1 regard a an iasaaei.
inuii, I have thus Iieen led lo repel were asset.,, ,
tiom which would not be of the lightest eon-
seqneiioo were it not, unfortunately, for the of- '
ficial position which by accident be happen tu
occupy. I regret xoeeduigly that oironnt..
it .noel beyoud my ooutroi hv oonipulled me , t
lo waste so uiucli auitnonition npon such very
small game. ,''
' It may posiihly Is brged, sir, with a parent' ''
Mint at Philailelphia, and a branch mint at'""
San Franciimi, nu more mining facilities are
require I, aud that gold will seek tho locality,
where It can be coined the cheapest. I dis
pose of all suuh argument! by stating that dor-' ' '
lug the lait fiscal year the hrauch iinul at San
Frauuiioo by being worked to it almost car-. ;
paciiy wai nuly abla to vuiogold to Ilia amount
of $l7.Sl9l)tj., while only 1310.9:11 74
reached and was coined at Mr. Pollock's old " ' ''
ouriiwity shop in 1'lnludeluliia. It should abu 7
be borne iu uitud that at Philadelphia the govt i'
erninent cliargs fur "fitting" as ill tcclini-., ,
(ally oalled, win only fire cenli per ounrl.wlillo .
at San FroiioisooitwasiariMa ctutt perouacs.'' '
This data proves conoluslvsly tbat gold sooka- - -t
the nearest mint for coinage, and that the exlin ;
oharge of nine cents per uunoa fjir " parting " ,. .....
bears no sort of proportion to the expense aud
delays of transporting gold lo the parent mint
at Philailelphia. V hen, besides, it I take) "
Into coniuleratiou that Ui eoveruiueiil k vlrw '
ami ollcjii a lax npon all nmuey ooiusdat , j
their estnbilshiiieut equal to Ibe expense of ; (
ooiiiiign, I am unable to see buw sh can losv
in a pecuniary point hy the adopliou of a measv - '
ure which provide for rutinbursiag her for all -,
her outlay. Surely the amount akeJ lor by
the bill I a paltry sum. Von expend without
a murmur a larger sum In what is oe.llvd "dec
orating" the lubtcrranean passages of this '-"
building with gaudy daubs, luleiided, a I op--u ,
pose, lo represeut tuoaulaius, cascade, beait,. , -,,
' turd, and persons, who oner existing exucpl tn , v
III distempered brain of thu ailisl engaged iu
produoiog Ibe.
. Th wraith, ihs pnpolatlod, and political
. (uiwer of tlm licpill'lio are piugtusiUig vst , , j
wid atlh a. luubti tiataiuij ud iumUw. pu-