The Oregon statesman., August 22, 1864, Page 1, Image 1

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It was enacted by the lust Legislative As.
sembly nf this Statu tlmt nil creditors of the
fetBie or liny of the counties therein, before re
ceiving their money, shuuld tnko tlio ontli of ill
legilinoe to lilt" United States. , Also, tlllit Any
perron offering to vote nt any election who mny
be challenged for disloyalty,' shull tnko Biioh
oath, or hp not allowed to voto.
We confess that, oe an abstract proposition,
we uru not over much in love with the principle
of administering test ontlu, But there, being
no fundamental law to the contrary, the ques
tion is one of sound policy nod expediency, to
be determined according to the needs and cir
cumstances of tie occasion. An onth to bear
(rue faith, nllegiuiicc, and loyalty to the Con
stitution and the Government of the United
States, ia at must but a solemn pledge to do
tlmt which every individual citizen of tlio Uni
ted States is hound, by the conditions of his cit
izenship, whether by birth or naturalization, to
do. In time of war a civil war when the
party in rebellion against the Government has
Its partisans and sympathizers scattered
through every loyal State, it would seem that
something of this kind becomes absolutely
necessary for self-pi'oservulioii.
j With the first class (creditors),, our law is
well enough. No ninn not loyal to the Gov
ernment ought to expect the Statu to put mo
ney in his pocket, which may lie used for its
overthrow. With the teootid class (voters),
the principle of the thing is well enough, hut
We question the good policy of the time, man
ner, and place provided fur putting it in force.
The power or privilege of voting pre-supposes
the correlative duty of obedience and alle
giance. A disloyal man has no right to com
plain if he is excluded from the polls. And
while the question of what constitutes disloyalty
might receive many different answers, the test
proposed by this oath is not an unreasonable
one. Nor should any ono be aggrieved if he be
called upon to testify by an oath his fealty to
the Government, before ho is allowed to par
ticipate in the control of its affairs by giving
his voto at the polls.
lint, as wo have suggested, we think tlio law
has provided an improper time and place to pat
the voter to the proof of hit allegiance. Elec
tion day is no time, and llie polls no place for
nob proceedings, ut least when it can be avoid
ed. The challenge should be tendered, and
settled, before men come to consider In the heat
nd excitement of it close coutcst at the polls,
whether a political opponent is loyal or not.
We are also incliued to think, that the abso
lute power to challenge and require the oath,
should not bo committed indiscriminately to
any and every voter in the crowd. This gives
too much power to gratify personal malice; and
by virtue of it any blackguard or ruffian may
call in question the loyalty nf any deocnt man
at the polls, without a pnrticlo of reason, but
5t
limjjly out of wanton bravado, or from person-
Tudge. The powers to challenge, ought.
perhaps, to lie ootinoeu 10 poisons mK.jJ
with some reference to their known good char
acter and loyalty, and to the delicate nature of
this business say to justices of the peuoo.
The law might make it their duty within to
many days prior to an election, upon reasona
ble grounds of suspicion that any person is not
loynl, to require such person to take tlio oath
of nllcgiaucc, or be excluded from the polls.
But it has always struck us as a singular
oversight in the law that it did not require law
yers to take the oath of allegiance before being
allowed to practice iiMhe courts of the State.
A lawyer is an officer of the court and of the
Government. Whatever objections there mny
be to requiring other persons to take the onth,
there can be none in this euse, either in peace
or war. In the courts is the place where (he
government is brought to bear upon the peo
ple, by the administration of its laws between
man and man and government mid ci'iien.
Here too, iu all ages and oouutries that have
bad courts and lawyers, is where sedition and
rebellion are apt first to rear their snaky crests,
and insidiously commence their work. Law
yeis, as a class, are conservative it is ti ne, but
among them there have always been enough
and lo spare, particularly in the United Stales,
who from natural inclination, or for want of
something better, take to what used to be called
the "sedition line," in the hope to mnke for
tune or party leadership out of it. This very
position gives them great power and advan
tage iu this respeot. All disputed questions
between government and citizen must ultimate
ly pass through the courts and become food for
what Cromwell used to call the "Sons of Zcru-
iuh." A disloyal man within the bar nf the
omirf, with the privileges of an attorney, is
more dangerous than tlio sume person iu the
rouks of tlio army. Before any government
puts a sword .or musket into the hands of a
soldier, to defend bis country, It exacts of hiru
an oath of allegiance and fidelity. For as ur
gent reasons, before any government allows a
man a place within the bar of iu courts, with
the privilege of assisting in the administration
of its laws, it should require of him the like
oath of allegiance and fidelity to the govern.
ment that creates and maintains him. It is a
voluntary thing. No man is forced to practice
law. and nnless he will give the security of his
oath, that he will not abuse the position for the
purpose of overthrowing the government or
giving aid and comfort to Its enemies, he ought
not to be allowed to occupy it.
We think the noil Legislature will do well
to follow the example of California and other
States, and iuclude the brethren of the long
robe in the oath of allegiance. - All the loyal
ones will be glad to testify their Gdelity to the
governioeut, nud the disloyal ones if there be
any, can well lie spared for some other calling
There need be no fear of reducing the number
below the demands of the country. If one
half of the present number should suddenly
become pious and lake tn pr aching the gos
pel, we aie not soro hut Hie country would lie
the gainer thereby, particularly if they would
'(t nnd do their very best for the snlva
tiinMif souls their own included. If such an
event should occur, the churches must make
their own terms with the gentlemen before they
admit them within the fold. If they do not
re security, they should at least eisel a
priWiged probation, before advancing them
bcyoui the first degree the "deacon." Iu the
few instance which have come within our own
abeorvation, where attorneys have left the bar
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and entered the chinch,' they did not remain
long, hut as soon as they wero washed of llieir
sins and mndo whiter than snow, or appeared
to be, they were back in thn world aud at tlio
bar. claiming the benefit of their newly gotten
character; 1 , : 1
But wo must apologise for having fallen into
a strain lliut may bo thought disrespectful. We
did not set out to uhnse lawyers. They can be
trusted to dri that for one another.' , Among
them are men of tlio first integrity, tome of
whouYwe are i happy to claim as our friends.
We conclude as we begun, that If anybody
ought to take the outh of1 allegiance "thty
ought, and we hope the next Legislative As
sembly will give them an opportunity to do so.
Explanation. We' refused to publish a
oaid for Mr. llnydeu, of Polls .county, in our
last issue, whereat Ben waxes wroth in the lust
Arena, and pronounces us 'J knaves" and
" scoundrels,". We refused for several reusons.
In the first place, Mr. II. is part owner in a
sheet published in this town, and we thought it
best for him to patronize his own orguhj as we
have understood the unl'ortunute editor of that
pupcr Iias to " scratch, scratch," fur Into the
night, tu keep np a supply of " copy.", In the
next place, wo thought tlio " Josh Billings"
stylo of literature, for which tlio members of
that party uro noted, would appear to better
advantage iu that paper than in our own. If
gassy Ben will write " a cssa on cats or mules."
we may consent to publish it, but his political
ravings don't suit. We now have on file a
number of well written articles from honest and
respectable men. that we cannot publish for
want of room, and would consider it nn insult
to them to Insert tlio "cards" of every member
of tlio copperhead party that happens to feci
aggrieved by facts that we publish to the world.
If it had been a simple denial of Iiiley's letter,
couched in brief uud respectful language, we
might have decided otherwise. But as it was
the reverse, aud consisted mostly of wind, it
was rejected.
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Wooij. The advance in wool iu the East
continues. Sales of choice qualities wero re
ported in New York on the llith of July at 95o
to $1,00 'F pound. California, sold at the same
time nt 50 to 75c ly lb, largo amounts changing
bunds at those figures, Taking the quotations
of gold about the same time for our guide, we
find these prices of Pacillo wools equivalent to
20 lo2!)o coin. As Oregon wool is all or nearly
all sorted before reshipmctit at Sail Francisco,
it consequently goes into the eastern markets
nt "California" produce. It is not unlikely that
a part and probably the best part of the
largo amount whose sale we have noticed wns
from the backs of Oregon sheep. We think the
quotations may be fairly taken as the vuluo of
Oregon wools iu New York at that date. ,
Prices of wool in Salem remain unchanged,
but are almost nominal, thefo being little or
none now coming in for sale. ' -
Eesouiic'f.B op Ohkoon. We have beon
publishing for ennielliiio past a call from the
Sertretory nf .thn ili".-I iu.".p- mio
tics in reference to the resources of different
parts of the State. Wo learn from the Senti
nel that southern Oregon is being well report
ed, and hope nor section will not he left be
hind. This is an excellent opportunity to show
the world what our resources are; and we hopo
those who aro posted iu different departments
will arrange statistics and forward thoin as re
quested to the secretary of the company at Sa-
ein. All communications must be sent in by
the first of September.
Escaped Convict. The man confined in
Marion County juil, a few days since, under a
charge of horse stenling. whoso name was given
as Win. N. Johnson, turns out tu he Win. Ho
grnbi, who was sentenced to the pcniteiiitiiiry
from Josephine County iu 1600 for horsu steal
ing, aud escaped after two months confinement.
He was given up to the deputy sheriff of Mult
nomah County, this morning, under a requisi
tion from the Governor. IBs original sentence
wan fur five years.
Gkeexiucks. The following aro the rates
nt w hich greenlmcks have sold iu the San Fran
cisco market on the first of each month, since
November, 1802, as shown by the files of the
City Commercial !
180.! November....... Rl
IS03 October.....
November. .,
llepeililier...
1804 .litnniiry
Kelinmry...,
Mim'li
April
jMuv
June
July
Aitguut
.72,
llecomlier. . .
...M
...to
...Hi
....ft!
...04
...lil
..III
...741
..70
. 74
, .li
...nti
18f3 .humnry. . . .
fHUrmiry .. .
Miireli
April.......
May
June........
July
August.
Hl'lilulllber..
. Ill
.SSJ
..47
....KI
..4U
Thomas Jefferson was the chief apostle of
the democracy the Peter, if we mny be al
lowed the expression. Un linn the democrats
built their church. Jackson and Beutoii were
the Paul and Appollos Douglas was their St
James, and Jeff Davis their Judas." Nevada
Gazette.
Which one of these leaders do the democrats
of Oregon follow t Will their organs please
answer 1
IT " We remember seeing one of them in
the character nf a villain, and the other in that
of a consummate ass, characters in the piny of
the ' Lain' of Lyons, produced here some time
since, and wo thought they tilled Dotn chnrao
ters remarkably well. ' Arena.
Aud the reason why the editor of (ho Arena
was not nn the stage at the time was that there
was no baboon or monkey in the play.
Mm bb Stamped. The county clerk of
this county has called oar attention lo the fact
that numbers of marriage certificates are sent
to him for record that are not stamped. Per
sons performing this important ceremony should
remember that every certificate of this charac
ter requires a five ceut stamp.
Gold Discovkuie. The Victoria aud Pu
gct Sound papers are filled with accounts of re
cent gold discoveries at Soofce Inlet, twenty
miles from Esqnimault harbor. The rcpurta
are fabulous, but as yet not very definite or re
liable. Assf.sssikst. Mr. Bock, deputy U. S.
ressor for this and Clackamas County, is now at
work giving bis district a thorough canvnwing.
He seems to be a persevering officer, aud will
no doubt look well to the iuterests of Uncle
Sam.
Water Ccbe. Dr. C. Hoe! is repairing a
large building in the lower part of the city with
the intention of fitting it np at a water euro cs-tabli-limeui.
We oodtrsucd he expects to ob
tain the services of au experienced liydropath-
l ist from tho East.
SALEM,
8KITI0NAMSM.
" Tho love of country Is as natural as the love
of home. And the man who is destitute of
either of tlieso is lucking iu that without which
he cannot bo a true Man or a patriot. It is
proper and consistent for every man to love Ills .
own country more than any other to ho zeal
ous for her welfare and jealous of her honor.
But when this love is narrowed down to the
particular spot or section where an individual'!
lot hlippcns to be oast, it Inset Its nubility and
ceases to bo a praiseworthy sentiment True
patriotism is not sectional but national. i It is
ike philanthropy iu some respects. When the
love of humanity is narrowed down to a lew in
dividuals, it ceases to be commendable, for
"even the heathen" possess a philanthropy or
tills. kind." It may be so contracted as to be
come absolute selfishness, The true, philiin-
throplst desires the werfaro of all Ills kind ; and
tho motto of the true patriot is, "My Country,
my tiUe Country !" This should 1)4 espeo-
ially true in a country like ours, where every
citizen has an equal share in! the government,
and nil equal right to its protection. We think
this narrow sectional spirit one of the worst
evils against which uuroountry has to contend,
and cue which no patriot should foster for a
moment. It is no doubt nue of the causes of
the present unhappy condition of our country. '
Ambitious and unscrupulous demagogues have
inflamed the people of nue section against those
of another, by gross and criminal uiisrepreien-
taliou, until these narrow sectiouul feelings have
ended in a bloody and relentless war. We
have heard of many balances during the pres
ent war where tho people of the South have
seemed astonished to find that the " Yankee
hordes" were not barbarians, but civilized and
educated men. They have been taught to be
lieve that their owu section possessed all the
xcelleuce cf the natiou, and that the people
of the North and East were their natural ene
mies, and have only been convinced to tho con
trary when the men of the North came among
them as vlctoriuus conquerors.. The horrors of
the present struggle should teach dur people to
guard ugainst. such blunders in the future.
When the present storm lias passed and we are
ogam united, our outward borders should he
plainly marked on tho mfip of our country, but
tho lines which separate the different States
should be only nominal, the true character of
eacliBhouldbu understood by nil. und every
citizen should fee) a deep, devoted and patriot- '
lo interest in every section of his own common
country. 1 here should bo no bickering rival
ries between the different sections of a land
consecrated lo liberty as oars has been h' the
blood and toil of patriots. The American citi
zen should feel at borne wherever the flag of
lis country naves, and have the feelings of a
patriot lor every foot tf soil that comes under
the swny of her salutary laws.' He should never-express
a wish to see any portion of her do-
mniu " left out in the cold, " burned up with
fir j, or buried in the ocean, but should regard
all as the natural heritage of freedom the com
mon nroiiertv of a nution that is the foe of ty
rants uud the fostering mother of human lib
erty. ... : - - '
Wo have been led to these remarks by no
ticing a tendency to this sectional spirit, on a
small scale, in our own Statu. , Tlmt there
should he some clashing interests between dif
ferent towns, ns Salem, Albany, Eugene City,
Portland, Anil Dalles, is perhaps unavoidable ;
but that these petty rivalries should lead to
feelings of actual animosity, it avoidable, pro
vided these discussions are conducted in a
proper spirit. Portland mid Dalles both have
a right to contend for the mint, but if Dulles
succeeds by fair means and obtains it, Port
land should not go into hysterics; neither
should the Dalles become excited when Port
land is made n port of entry. Portliud should '
not hoot ut the mines on the Sautiain because
Salem is tu derive the greatest benefit from
(hem, and none of these places should be
abased beuuusu soma of their Citizens happen
to he " purse proud," aristocratic, or sectional.
Let ns remember that we may discuss onr va
rious questions nf ol ishing interest with fair
ness and candor, but when our sectional feel
ings would lend us further thau this, let as not
lorget that loeal interests should always be sub
ordinate to the welfure of the whole countrv.
Gbain fhom tub East. The scarcity o!
grain in Califiiruia is inducing shipments from
the east. Large quantities of corn meal und
rye flour have been ordered by the street rail
road companies of Sao Francisco, to feed (heir
horses. The dairymen are also compelled to
resort to tho same source for fooil for their milk
cows. There are now on the way from New
York, 5(Hj barrels of rye flour, and 829 hogs,
heads, y93 puncheons, 3,585 barrels and 430
packages of com meal, containing in the aggre
gate (lie enormous amount of two million poundt
nf feed. Supposing (his to sell at wholesale for
2io rer pound which is less thau present rates
-it will yield $.30,000. And (his, it should be
remembered, is not the shipment for the whole
year, but the ouioaut in traniitu at oue time.
Probably the total importations before another
harvest will be several times as great.
It is lamentable that Oregon is not prepared
to supply tho deficiency nf our California neigh
bors. We might just as wull have drawu an
hundred or two thousands of dollars from them
this year, as to have let the same amount go tu
New York. When will our farmers learn that
digging with tha plow on our rich valley lands,
is more profitable thau any other kind o' "dig
gings," and at the sau e time far more healthful
aud agreeable.
Butter. The Califoroians are "heary" on
eastern butter. The Bulletin says that the
Golden City, which arrived on the 8th instant,
brought no less than 6,733 Grkius, which added
to the stock already ou hand makes " at least
10,000 firkins of new butter on the market."
Each firktu contains about 100 lbs, so that the
Sail Francisco merchants new hold sac million
pounds of Eastern butter. Under the presnnre
uf thi iinmcnsa rtock,,prices have declined to
j 25o per pound, which Is said to be leu than the
C11st uf importing. Indeed many of the owners
! J. Klm! to sell at all in the present condition of
themaiket.
When will tho -Pacific coast make its own
batter ? -
litciPHON. The ciliiens of Dalles bare
psisid resolutions inviting Senator Harding
aud Uuu. John R. M'Bride to that city.
Preparations aie being made for a grand recep
tion. 6o sy the MounUiinttr. a
OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1 SGI.
80VI1IBKN DKM0JliA(X , , , .,
Tho self styled democrats of the present dar
aro known to be the fast friends of the southern
rebels. This is so patent a fact that very few
of their organs ever attempt to deny it. ( They
raise the cry that Lincoln is a despot, and by
all their teachings nttem'pt to convey the iilea
that the southern leadeissnre the champions of
trne democracy, the advocates of free speech
and the friends of universal suffrage. ' ''
Here are a few specimens of southern litera
ture fur northern democrats to ponder, . De
Bow's Review, a noted organ of tho slave aris
tocracy, suys : ; ".y.u, i . . , : .1
"The real civilization of a country is In its
aristocracy. The masses are moulded Into sol
diers and artisans by Intellect, Just As mutter
aud tho elements nf uuture aro made into telii.
graphs and steam engines, i The poor, who lu-
nor an ony, are too tueu at nignc to stiiuy
books. If "you mnko them' learned, lliey soon
forget all that is not necessary In tho common
transactions of life. ' To make an aristocrat iu
the future, we must sacrilioe a thousand pou
pers. Yet wo wnuld by all menus make them
nmUe them permanent, too, hy laws of entail
a,od ipritnogeuiutrd. ' The right to govern re
sides in a very small minority; tho duty to obey
i inherent in tho gnnt masses of niaukind.-1-All
government begins with usurpation, and is
continued by force. There is nothing t6 whloh
the., south entertains so great a uistiue as mil-
versal sutlragw. i ,.:e -,i . '
In an essay published iu the Charleston Mer
cury, the writer says t : , -i,.
"THOSE PESTILENTIAL AND PER
NICIOUS DOGMAS 'THE MAJORITY
SHALL RULE ' are, in their practical ap
plication, the irlghtlul source in disorders never
to lie qniuted nlnlimopliies the most tulse, and
passions the most wild, destructivo and ungov
ernable. The institution of an hereditary Sen
ate and Executive, is the political form best
suited to the genius and most expressive ol the
ideas of the south." '
In a letter onptured by out foroes in South
Carolina, Garuett of Virginia writes to a friend
as follows i
" I must acknowledge, my dear sir, that I
loob to ttie future witli almost as mnoli appro
heusioii ns bene. You may well object to the
term democrat, DEMOCRACY, in Us original
philosophical sense, is. INDEED. INCOM
PATIULE WITH SLAVERY AND THE
WHOLE SYSTEM OF .SOUTHERN SOCI
ETY." ,,..,', .i .
In regard to foreigners, the Richmond Lite-
rary Mttmgtr yt ,
1 No FoRMONEIt WUO COMBS AMONO US
AFTKK THE RTIIUIHIU! IB OV'Ell SHOULD EVKH
ENJOY THE El.F.CTIVE FttANCIIWE." ,
What do our fellow-citizens of foreign birth,
our bed-ruck democrats, aud "tho poor who
labor all day," think of these sentiments? In
numerable proofs can bo brought to show that
the few extracts quoted above reflect the real
sentiments of the southern chivalry. Yet tho
blinb!ed masses of the South, and a few equally
blinded partisans at the North, aro following
their commands. When will they seo their
lolly and throw off the yoke of their op
pressors I
Powerful Ahmament. Acoording to the
Now York Timet, tho heaviest battery over
mounted on a man-of-war, is now upon the U.
0. et..u f.bjaiU KiaffolWlisillg in tllO Med-
iteranean sea, She carries KU guns on her
main deck, tho smallest uf which is a 11-iuch,
or 100 pounder ifje. She is provided with the
best guns, both fur short rangu aud long range,
which science has yet bee u able to construct.
No such armament has ever been kuoni be
fore, und au encounter with her can ba( result
disastrously tu her adversary. Jler officers and
men have all seen service, und will use her im
mense forco to the best advantage. Cooleder
ute pirates will nut be very apt to court her
company. - .
Important Law to bh Enforokd. At
tho lust session tho legislature passed au act
concerning crimes mid punishments, whioh pro
vides that, when any person is convictod of a
crime, the judge or jury shall ascertain whether
the defendant, at the time of coimiiittiiij; the
offense, was under the iultueiico of any malt or
spirituous liquors, and the fiuding (hall be en
tered nn the minutes of the clerk of the court,
who shall certify the same to the county clerk,
whose duty it is to make an annual report to
the board of supervisors of the costs ami expen
ses of tho trial the heard being- required to
make a pro rata distribution of such expenses,
und mill it to the licenses of retail dealers.
Cut. Paper.
Whether such a law can be enforced may be
a question. Tho idea may bo worthy the con
sideration of the legislative assembly nf this
state.
CoMtsn. Dr. Bellows loaves 8an Francisco to
day, August l.rili, for an overland trip to Oregon.
We cannot expect him to tarry long in our city,
as he intends to make the entire trip in twenty
days. Would it not be well fur our eilir.cns to
make some arraugoineuts fur his reception f We
have long had an epistolary acquaintance with
this gentleman, and wo think it would be well for
ns to show onr appreciation of the cause ho repre
sents by extending to him soma kind of an p
propriate welcome. We cannot tell just what
day be will be here, but that fact can be ascer
tained in timo for its announcement. Wo sug
gest that somo uf our citizens should take it upon
them to engngo a suitable room, aud prepare
music for the occasion, and mnko all arraugeinents
necessary for giving him an appropriate reception
and affording him an opportunity to address tho
people of this eomniunity. No community has
labored more sealously for the cause than ours,
and we should like to see another evidence of its
sal in a large enthusiastic meeting.
Ketuuneo. Hiram Smith, one of Oregon's
delegates to the National Union Conveution.
passed throogh Jacksonville on the 12th Inst
en route to bis home in Linn county. He came
hy the overland mute.
fVThe Jacksonville Sentinel comes to ni
this week enlarged and otherwise Improved in
appearance. Its sound Uuion sentiments en
title it to the liberal support uf Uuiou men.
New Papek. We have received a number
of the Idaho tri weekly Slateinan, published
by J. S. Reynolds 6i Co.. at Boise city. It is
neat in appearanoo and ably conducted.
DiHTitKsmxo Accident. On Friday inoru.
ing, 11th iustant, a little girl, three yean old
daughter of Martin Cox, near Silverton, was
burned so severely that she died in a few hours,
Ai-pointmest. Cris. Taylor, Esq., of Port
land has been appointed by Maj. Gen. Joel Pal
n er, as his Assistant 'Adjutant Ottitra!, with
the rank of Lieut. Colonel.
tV Six wugins belonging to A. I). Rannellt
and F. S. Glen Ion, frrm Keokuk county, Inwa.
were in Rogue river valley last w k. Thet
uetigu hi corns u iue iiwiumw Tuiny.
tV Wo adertud that a livn elk 111 be
di-x-id of by auction or ruffle during the Hate
lair, fot to stact of the Unitary lund.
!l tiff g IBM
FKKDMKN.
Ed. Statesman. TIk nap.stlon at relief ft
the Frni'dnwn is one which is iu dnnirer of bcini
overlooked In then) times of excitement on other
subjects. Tho battles which our brav soldiers sre
fighting for tho life of the nation, the wounds and
deaths which come tn them, aro full of the deep
est interest to ns all. Hut theso terrible, yet
necessary sacrifices, ought not to lead us to for-
Set any class of oar people, which can he saved
y the aid we can give. From nil the Informa
tion we can cm her. toll seven hundred thousand
of the slavos are now free, ami within onr army
linos. 1 hey are upon our humls, and there is no
word or voice, from the best minds of tho nntion,
to advocate their return to bondage. All feel that
sluves and frecmon cannot live upon the same soil.
Slavery Has always boon a source of contention
aud trouble, i It is now dead, and we are Bind of
it, but yet tho passage to i'recdoui f the slaves,
must no oniy a passing to starvation ana uoatn,
unless they aro cared for by tlio peoplrj of the
North. .-.,,1, ; . ',
We must recollect that they havo nothing of
tneir own to tall bnelt upon. 1 hey aro just out
of a bnnd igo Irt which their difo-labnr has ac
cumulated, nothing for thoiuselves. They have
neither elothine or food, or monev to buv with.
They havo no land to work upon to raise food.
Muny of them who have been put upon contis-1
eatcd plantations and have, raised food have had
that tulcen from thorn by llie raids' of guerrillas,
ilauy of them are absolutely in a state of starva
tion, and , tho question of feuding them tor t lit)
tliiio being, or until they can havo time to turn
thomsulvoa so ss to get work, is One which we
cannot thrust aside. The dictates of humanity
of religion and our best common sunse all require
us to help them, if help 1 in our power.
But this is not all. Their nioslr intelligent,
thrifty and able bodied won those who know
bust how to make turns and shift for themselves,
are now in tho ranks of our armies. ' Those; if
they were with their wives and children, would
bo nbol to do something towards their support,
but of this bain they inu now deprived. All who
have boon at the South know that there are a few
Intelligent negroes, who could and would, do
much towards helping the rust to got into some
kind of employment by which to earn a living.
This fact therefore, together with the considera
tion that those ltJU.UuU now in the ranks uf our
armies stand in places, which, otherwise, we
should be obllced to fill, call upon us fur help in
carcjug for thoir children. It they fall iu battle
it is not with their children us it Is with the chil
dren uf thn Union soldiers of the North. They
are in houses and on farms of their own. Thoy
are among neighbors and frionds whore thoy hnve
always lived, and who will not soe tluuu suffor.
The food, the clothing, and tho fatherly care of
the whole northern States will be given them. :
The response which Oregon has given to the
Sanitary cause over $D0,0UO, through ono union,
shows that the fueling of the imtion is in behalf
of our soldiers. Wo have only about $30,0U0,01H)
of taxable property, as by the Inst eousus I but if
that will contribute from ono to two hundred
thousand dollars to this cause, wlmt will $16,000,
000,1)00 do, which represents the whole taxable
property of tho country, two-thirds of which is in
sympathy with this government through its own
ers. Theao negroes who are io our armies are in
tensely loyal, and wo owe it to them to give them
their sIirio iu the care and relief from suffering
which we can bestow. The true spirit of bible
Christianity, which Hods a moro complete repre.
seututiun iu this land than in any otter untum,
calls upon ns meat for help to those who need it
most. If there is a man, woman or child In the
land who has absolutely nothing, who is without
fritnds oe sympathy, or home, that is the one to
whom the augol of mercy points as really poor.
It is i lie. blessing of him, who is toady to perish,
which true charity prizes most.
. Tu any who would aid the freed men, or the poor
white refugees, who aro Dying from the Bomb, I
would say that a central eoonuitteo at Portland
has been uppoiuted by the citizens there to roeelvo
and forward such contributions as uiuy be placed
in their hands. That couunittoo consists ol Uov,
Ulbbs, Il.W.Corbett, 0. II. Atkinson, 1). Hut
ledge, and others, l'l. W (Jorbett is treasurer, to
wuuin all moneys should be sent. Other commit
tees have been appointed iu several of tho coun.
ties of the Suite, lu Marion county Rev. J. L
'ttrL.li in ohirmwu vf n UeimuiUuo fur tlio uur
pose of aiding any who may wish to forward
tunus tor this object. U. DICKISSON.
Atlanta. Tlio following is the most com
prehuusivo description of this important pluoe
which wo have seen. , It is from tlio Mew York
Erprtui .....
Atlanta, which is the objective point of the
Sherman expedition, lias a populalioa of 26,
IMJD inhabitants, amouL' whom aro a liberul
priukllng of northerners, who u.c the most
icmoustralive nud extreme secessionists in tho
towu. It is located iu un elevated and salubri
ous seotiou of tli.t Statu, upon the dividiuii line
in Fulton county between the cotton growing
and grain producing regions, and is 310 miles
liiiin ftttvnnunli, aw miles Irom Charleston, ml
173 miles from Montgomery, Alabama, 136
miles from Chutniiooga, 312 miles fruiu Knux-
villu and 7ill) miles iruiii Kichuioud. Four rail
roads communiuatu with Atlanta and form a
junotiuu there tho VVestorn or Georgia State
itainoan, too Aiauon and Western Kailrnad
uuu mo Aiiuutu Aiou'goiuery luiinmu. lu the
pring id 1AM, John C. Culhoiiu. on his returns
from tho Commercial Convention at Memphis.
topied several days iu Atlanta,' and predicted
null It would be tliu greatest inland city uf the
South uud ut uu distant day tha cunilul of llie
southern coufederuov, tlio coi uer-stniie uf which
ho uminlaiued, would be African slavery. Al
thciiuh the rebel capital is nt present iu Iiich
moud, tha public eeuiiiueut of the South has
already located it permanently ut Atlanta pro
vided the confederacy dues not collupsj. There
are quarries of tliu very finest granite at Stouo
Mountains, ltj miles Irom Atlanta, on tho Geor
gia Kailruud, and the people of that city deter-
miueu, wueu tins cruel war is over, ' to reur
structures mure magnificent than those ol Iioine
or Greece, tall ns tlio Tower of Huhel, and more
durable than tho Pyramids. Atlanta is the
great military depot of rcbeldom, And hero are
ino navai supplies, i Hero Is an armory at At
lanta, a chemical laboratory, aud n sword fac
tory, bhells, solid shot, siege gnus, field pieces,
and mountain howitzers are oust there. Per
oussiou caps, ouvalry sabres, artillery harness,
guu carriages, ambulances, army wagons, tents
and all tho shoes and clothing for the western
department, are made at Atlanta. The armory
turns out muskets of the Kpriugfjeld pattern,
and rolling. mills stretch the plates lor the rebel
iron clads. Large quantities of meat are pack
ed there fur (bo rebel army. It may well be
termed the most flourishing city of the southern
oouleueracy, though the first house wai built
there us tale as ltM4. .
United Status Ashessmlnts; im Orkoon.
Tbos. Frazar. Eta., L'nited Stales Assessor
for the Stale of Oregon, has furnished us with
the following fuots iu relation to the business
of hisofbee, now transpiring, from which it is
shown that the total assessmeiits iu this State
from the 1st of September, lbb'2, to the 1st of
July, 1804. under the Excise Laws of Con
gress, amount lo $210,430 12. The annual
useesMueuts for tho year J8U4, is as follows;
Prom Licenses, duties ou curria-res,
Billiard Tubios. It., i i i :n,Ri; 21
From iucooiu for lbs yrlBC3, i IKHO 7)
Total 11,11 W,64A1
There Will lie scattering licences And Incomes
yet tn relern, which will make the amount not
far from t?0.000 as the annual assessment fur
the year IrJ04. Uregonian.
Till-: lUitNiiAM Mail Uoiiiikrv Again.
Mr. S. E. Haines, postmaster ut Jacksonville,
showed cs uu last Thursday evening another
relic of the Hiirnhnin muil robbery, which has
lately been found at the foot'ol the Cuw creek
fulls, it was a mail bag that was made up at
Portland, nn the 23d ol June, lKfiJ. The bag
was cut and ull the letters broken open. loug
exposure in tho open air has rendered them
illegible. Iiarnkitin, it will be remembered,
was arrested and by some mysterious manipu
lation discharged un a writ of habeas corpus;
aud thus escaped the punishment he so richly
detervca. aeafinet. .
tj7"Tho coniiiieucrment and the decline of
love bulb betray tliuinsolves by the einhatras.
meats wi feel at ending ourselves alone.
WHOLE NO, 701.
HAS Til K Xlltlll SIKJf AMI MK.AN8SUKKI
C1ENT TO PIT DOWN TUB KKIlKbllUS?
The cloven "Confederate". States, Including'
Tennessee and Arkansas, aud vxclndini; Mis
souri, contained hy the late census.' 5,500,000
nf white poisons, of which 1,250,000 were white
males between 15 and SO,, We make no ac
count of the portion nf the. population of those
Slates now within our army lilies, nu longer
available for the supply of the 'rebel armies. '
The remaining States, by the ; same .census
contained 21,000,000 of white persons of whom
a little more than 5X0,000 were white males
between 15 and SO. Granting "that throe
fourths between these ags are physically ca
palilo of, military , July which is a very large
allowance therej .wero about 800,000 moil of
Whom soldiers might bo made, iu tho " confed
eracy." and 3,700.000 in the Inynl States. So1,'
in round numbers, the two sides started at the
beginning of the war. Have tho great losses
to Loth sides, inllicted by the war itsvlf, matej
rially'ohanged the proportion 1 There ii eooil
rensoti to behove that those losses have much
differed. Perhaps we have lost more life bot
riclit, in eousenneiioe uf aetinir ilioro generally
nu tho offensive, thau tho rebels have done,, but,
lilts is more itiaii counterbalanced hy the tact
that our 'wounded' have for more generally ro-'
covered than theirs, without disablement, on"
account al the superior skill and Inritemitmlier
of pur army .sni'jjeons, and (he fplmitlid.wuils uf
our sanitary commissions, which are, utiknowa
lo tlio " 'confederacy, and tho other wot, that
we have a very large excess of prisoners! : It is
estimated that our armies liaio lost since the
wur was opened 500,000 by death and disable
ment. Jl the rebels have lost un ennui number
which there is no irood reason to doubt they
havo now but 400,000 whito men left fit for
military service, while we have 3.200,000. So
stands, to-day, tho undeniable fact. ,, ,V'e niuke;
nn account ol tho oirouiustauuo that to the reb
els the black race is not available for military
purposes, while to us it is so In nu eminent de
gree, we already having 100,000 of them under
arms, able uud, wiIIiiil' to do most effective
fighting. Let that pass. The relative figures
we have given cnnoernitig tliu material nr
white soldiers, is of itself fur moro than enough
making every - allowance fur tho fact that
inrge numbers ol whito men aro necessary nt
the nortli tu do the labor which is dune At the
south by slaves to settle the fact that, as the
war is now going on, the muterml Tor. soldiers
must be used up much sooner iu tho south than
iu the north.. ,,. ., , , , . . ,
Three years nf the war, ns has been shnwu
by Mr. Chase, have loaded the government
with a debt of $1,719,000,000. It is safe to say
that throe years more of war will not more than
double that debt, making it less than $3,500,-
000.000. It is true that the prices of. the ma
terial uf war have creallv advanced, but this is
abundantly nll'set by the fact that a -rent nn in
ner ol pnips and a vast amount ol material,
which will nut have to ha replaced have beeu
provided from our present indebtedness, and
the other fact that no small port inn of this debt
accumulated before tho tax and tariff systems
now in operation could bo established til help
meet, the current . exponsus.inCould we nut
stand $3,500,000,000 uf debt without, breaking
down I 1 ho answer to t lite is that Great lii it-
ain. with less than 'half onr popnlallotiulid
available revenue, had a heavier debt than that
nn her shoulders 50 years ago, nud that su far
Horn breaking down under it, she has all tlvj
while since been advancing with tho strength
nf a giant. This Is the decisive point. ' If we
can endure the debt, regularly paying oil' tho
interest when due, the whulu, financial system
of tho government is secure, and a natjnpnl cur
rency, nased on tho national credit, pan ne sus
tained to the full extent required by the busi
ness of the people. The end nf the next three
yours would Bee us heavily burdened to be sure,
but still uuorushed. But where would they
find the armies of tho rebellion? If the last
three ysars havo put 500,000 rebels Aon du
combat, and there are but 400,000 able-bodied
men left, it needs no labored calculation to
prove that, w ith tho same active prosecution of
tlio war, the Inst rebel soldier would he in tue
sumo condition before the end of the next three
yours. The lighting of the ' ooiifederaoy" will
be brought to a staud-still simply from the lack
ni ineu in un tlio lighting. And wlicu the "Oou
fedcracy" ceases to fight it ceases tn exist. ,
A'. Y. Timet,
c.u'T. wimnvvu i,kttek ox thk sixk
INU Of Till- AliAOVMA.
' ' F.iiiTiiu LoNiio.N Nkwb Sib t There
havo been so ninny iiunsensicul publications on
the engagement that took pluce between the
Alabama and Ivenrnargc that ft is my wish that
a eorrci tiuii should ha made. In the first place
no challenge was sent oy Uapt. Wiuslowt to
have done so would have violated, au order of
tlio Nuvy Department. On the contrary Copt,
V iiislow received a roqtmst from Cnptnin
Scuiwea not to leave, ns he Would light the
Kearsurhe, and would onlv occupy a dur or su
in bis preparations. Five du)s, however,
chipped bi-lore they were completed. The
lveorieirge's battery consists of 7 guns two 1 1
inch Dulgrens, 4 32-pounilers, I light rifle 28
pounder. Tim buttery of the Alabama con
sisted of una loo-pounder rifle gun, and heavy
08 ditto, and six thirty-two pounders that is.
one more gun tlinn the Kenrsarge, In the wahn
of (ho engines on the outside, tliu lvoarsnrge
had stopped up and down her sluet chains,
These were stopped, by murlino, to eye-bolts,
which extended sino20 feet, and was'dnno by
the humls uf the Kearsargo; the whole was
covered by light plank to prevent dirt Irom col
looting. It was for the purpose of protecting
the engines, when there was uo coal in the up
per part of the bunkers, ns was the case when
llie net ion took place. The Alabama had her
bunkers full, and wus equally protected. The
hearsarge went into notion with a ctew ol Jb2
ollioeri and men. Tho Alabama, by report of
the Uneriiouud s onicers, Had 150.
The Kearmtrire steamed to sen In Order that
un question of neutrality jurisdiction should bo
raised. When far enough she turned short
round and steered immediately for the Alu
baina, for close action. The Alabama fired ns
she was coming down on her, two broadsides
and a part or another not one shot oamo on
board of the Kenisaritu. The Kearsargo then
sheered and opened on the Alabama. Irj ing to
get nearer. The action lasted one honr and
two minotes from the first to the last shot. I he
Kearsargo received 2d shots aliovo and below,
thirteeu above her boll ; the best slims were
abaft tho iiiuiiiuiaj.t, two shots whioh cut the
chain-stops, tha shell of which broko the cas
ing of wood covering. They w ere ton high to
have ilnuiuged Hie boilers had they penetrated
The hiciirsarge was only slightly damuged, and
1 supposed the net ion lor Unt work had only Just
commenced w hell It enuvd. nuoil slult as the
Alabama firing as she was going down, and all
such lalk, is twaddle. Alabama towards the
lost, hoisted sail to get away, when the Kear
sarge was laid across her bows, and would have
rnked bsr had she not surrendered, which she
bad done, and was trying to ret her flat down
and showings white Mug over the stern. The
ullieers of the Alabama, on board the Kear
serge, sny that she Was a complete slaughter
house, and was completely torn to pieces, l his
is all I know ol the Alabama.
Yours, eto.. John A. Wishlow, Cup't."
Oiir.mATlDSH. The thanks of (his offioo are
due tn U. L. l'reityiiian of 1'olU county, for a
basket uf plums uf the blue damson variety.
The I oys ti-i-ted llieir quality aud pronounced
them tlio in si oi me season.
OVBTHlis. Mr. J. M. Martin has delivered
at ourollioo two cans of oysters from Captain
Ale I. Dodge ol l uuuina isay. lUeyurosa:
tn be the lirst ever put up al tbat place and are
of a good quality.
tsT Go to Kenyan's aud get a photograph uf
Gen. Grant, the Utilon'i hero. No loyal man
should be without one. t
... Stockton, Ca!.. has contributed $f),35i
in greenbacks to tho Christian Coinruistion.
BOOK AMD JOB t'KSIVTIKtf
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1,(K1 gfluli HubHviiifi1tiniifrlj(m.
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Ailmliilittrntom' notices, tnil si I ttdvprttSBnoinls rflnllns tS
thuMtateof deiisim-i! jri,n(i, mutt lis prrpflld, tuilvnt or
Jural imlilltlied by tha oauutyjuilgii.iliil iurlnud u M
m pin irWiu. ., , .. . ,,-,. ii
. jUiiriiUuK Dills not psM wlihln 6nii yrtr friAn rh tlrfi
when ociiurotiiU. will l,a UMrmitil t weulr.Dve per unl, tut
ymrptymnitis m-Klietrd ili.rarir. .
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11 ,; TELKflRAPHIC 3IEVTB. -Special
Dlspih-tiss to iTisTTrri Statesman
General Burhalde relieved ffom ills Coiif.
mnnd.-Robeli strongly Entrenched it
(Jeda Creek, 1 ;', ' .
Head QuartkR8 Ab'mv PoTo'tasWAog. .14.
liurnsido was relieved yesterday and left lb1
command last eyeuuig-., "vyileo, b'inpdtMHi;
cotmiiaiida the, muthcisr.pi-, ft ,wtw tpwte4
last week that the enemy intended tn make a
flank attnk on our left, (tut np (o this time noy
demonstration jim b- muiiensSunsldorabl'o'
bring was kept up all night between plokcts off
the centre, . and .right, ;-i Yesterday, morning ,
heavy firing was heard in tho direction f James
River, lasting two hours. It is reported that a ,
working party of Btnler's oummanJ, .engagerl,
in cutting a canal across the pemlisulti, had
been attacked by rebel rams; on James river. "
The Herald'i Washington dispatch' says s1
We hear that. Gen. Grunt has some ifrrWtanli
movement In view, improper to indicate now Jo
Large numbers uf transports have ,btwn tcatM
down tbe.river. It is surmised for ,fh purpose .
of assisting Grant's troops. Large bodies of ,
cavalry have been - brought here, and a heavy, '
movement np the Shenandoah Valley may be -looked
fur soon, ii ,ue. ;:! ''-e-V
I MiuiiLtntiN, Va.i Angi 12.01 bnvatrfS
! came up with the rear guard of tho enemy ear- '
i ly this afternoon. . Slight skirmishing ensotd i v
in Unto. Our infantry were close at the beol t
: of the envalry. The rebels' lino f Imttlq uojr (,
! extends from opposite Cedar Creek 'norms to
the Btauntim Pike between . 2 and 3 miles ,
distant. They ocenpy a high land beyond'
which it form a strong defensive posltion.-i-1
i They m o said to have two lines nf battle half aSi
j mile long. JJko us I hoy have been severely:...
marched, and being olusclv pressed may, htiva.
; seized the oppurtt.nity uf securing a positiun .
1 forrest.1'' " ' ' ' ' ' ', '" '"" , , ,'' ,. . "
; CtiDAlt Cnnt'.K, Aug, 12 Our skirmishers
i who first crossed the creek are now skii'misb-:!
; ing, i Our skirmish lines, and also the enemy's
nro plainly ' perceptible firing " nKitlerately1 i -,
brisk., ' Only a portion of the enemy's line of i
i battle is vissible. No artilleiy firing takbig j
' place. , , ,,j . ., ,, , ,p
Later The reliefs now show themselves on
, a distant ridge. They have opened dpon our
skirmish lines from guns posted in au ndmlra-
ble position, but doing no dainnge. Skirmish'''
ing getting heavier our artillery just replying. ')
Prisoners captured say Gordon's division of i
Ew ell's corps is immediately iu cur front. They ,
probably compose the rebel rear guard. A do-,,,
cislvo battle here at present does not seem ut ,
all probable. ' Skirmishing is still going on.
i Washington, Aug. 13. Hebel deserter!1
from Kichinond report 64 trains of cars as 1
having arrived, there, bringing troops from IV i
tersburg. It is reported, that a division JulVi
; Immediately to rciiil'moe Kurly. A large body ,t
ul robe) envalry who arrived the sumo day do- 0
parted in the same direction. '.' ' .
VVASitiNOTOit, Aug. 13. Official dispatches'
have been received by the navy department
from Faring nt, dated Mobile liny,. lib. confirm-11'
. ing accounts heretofore received of our auucetv
M, . After the .Tennesson .surrendered, . tha
rebel gunboat Fort Morgan succeeded in got- d
ting under tho protection of Ft. Morgan,, This
terminated tlio action fur the day, Farrugut ,
lent a ting of truco to tho' commanding oftjeer
ol t ort Morgan, (Jen. Page, to say that II ho
would allow tlia wuuudod ot our fleet us well as
thoir own. to bo tukeu to Peuaaoola Where they "
could be better cared for than here, be would .
send a vessel, to which Page consented and the .A
Metacomet was dispatched, total loss on our
our .
vbel
ui, it la All Ir I Ui.l nl MM ,u...if ...1 ' n.. . Ii
uu ,o -. niiiiii uuu nviiiim ui J 11 fiMGI j
.p........ ...ri..jiMi..ai.:.:u
mil, I triiuvBocv nriu vupkuieii u I'lncurs IIIJU
1711 men, or the elimY, m oracerj and inon, "
Nbw York, August, Herald's correspond- w
ent suys that when the Selinu surrendered, it '
was found that she had lost fearfully. . Her '
deck was covered with dead and dying, and
her scupper ran with blood. -1 lor commander, -Lieut.
Ctmietouk, formerly (J. S. navy, wus ly-. '
ing dead neross.thw breech of a gun. with his
Dowels lorn out, , , , i, , t
rlie I eniiessec attempted to avoid onr nion- ,ia
Iters and inado for tho woodeu ships, but the ",
flagship Motionguhelu followed her up and
struck her amidships with terrible force, cam-'
ing the huge monitor .to reel like a drunken
man, . The Hartford then grappled tlio Tun- ' '
tiessee, but further bloodshed was saved by the "
latter raising the while Hug. The same horn-,
bio slaughter wns visible here ns on the Helma. .
Captain Girnrd now commands the cudlured ,
ram. 1 ' ' ' , '
, We captured 300 prisoners, and have pes
session ol Pauphiu Isluud the iiurtford was '
injured moro thun any other ship, having been T
truck mure than any oou uf ours, exeept the i
Oneida. ' , ..,
; A hu ge force niorohed from Pensncola to in- . ,
vest Fort Morgan. ,
Washington, Aug. 15. Tho mail boat " 1
from Ci'y Point to day reports that on the af
terooiin of tho 1 1th a body of liarley's 7 corps
euihurK' d in transports at City Point and mov
ed up tlie river. . jjuriiig tho night, and under
cover from their guu bouts thoy effected a hind- .,
lug near Dutch Gup. The ubjecl of this move- ,
meat is stated to be the dieludginent of a con
siderable force of the enemy who had intrench- "
ed themselves, on tho river, and also a recoil
noismiuce to iircerlnin what troops Lee has be
fuie Kichuioud; ulsu to sue if be is sending any . .
considerable reiufuroeiueiit lo Early. Heavy
firing was going uu when tho boat L ft, both i
cannonading uud musketry. ' ' l-
NW Yoitk, Aug. 16. A special dispatch
to llie World on the 15lh, stales that rumors ,
arc iu riruuhtt ou to day regarding tho move
ments uf dilfereut armiet in Virginia, most of J
which uudoubtedly ure without foundation.
Theru seems to lio important changes going uu
iu tlio disposition of tho rebel forces, which of
coarse must cause a corresponding uhaugo ou
uur part. I will require some time for the do
velopoieu! of 'lies' movements." ,
' A Point of Hocks correspondent, under date
of August 14th, suyst For some time llutler
bus been ooiHonoting a brilliant scheme where- '
hy to nunoy the eueuiy, aud advance tho Uuion
cause. Tho plan contemplates tho construe- ,
tion of a canal at Dutch Gap directly in frout
of the enemy. When it is done it will compel
the rcboU to extend their lines of defence a
distance uf 4 miles. The distance saved by
us by digging this canal will Dot lull short of 7
miles n( water oil James river. The ounnl is
to bo 1400 yards long.,, This morning 4 force,
engaged on this work were shelled by rebel
rams but our gun bunts soon drove them away.
A corres poudent before Petersburg, under
date uf Aug. 13th, says i The rebels erected a
new fort iiisidu of the oue that wit exploded.
It opened yesterday with Whitworlh guns. ,
Very few ciisuallius occurred. The rebels
threw several hundred shells during tho day.
The Timet' Washington special, says i Sheri
dan has pushed his advance from Winchester
to Stiasburg Early retiring from that point to-
wards tlio west. It is believed lo be Sueridan's ,
Intention to head off Early aud envelope blm
between two forces; but as ft is ascertained,
that Lee has sent at least 20,000 men to rein
furoe his column in tliu valley, there will prob
ably be a stout contest fur possessiou of tbat re
glon.
The Herald's (My Point correspondent of
the I lib. says, but littlo firing occurred for a
Week past until yesterday about 0 A. if. heavy
guns were beard in tlio direction of Deep 11 ot-
torn, steady and sometimes furious canininading
was kept up all day. The attack oommeuced
by the enemy proved ti; be an attempt to die-
lodge with llieir artillery, certain working par
ties uf uuru whom I hey seemed to have lust dis
covered Fin-lug their butteries uiiablo to ao
ejoniplish it, one or two of their rams dropped :
duwn llie river ns far as prudent and added
their fire. Tho affair was au artillery engage
ment al long range throughout. The character
of the design of operations In which the working
riurlies Were engaged cannoi ne moro than al- ;
i ded to at p resen 1 1 lime must develop them ,
farther.