The Oregon statesman., October 17, 1864, Page 1, Image 1

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TUB I'KACR Ql'KSTlOX.
The history of the world in, fur the most part,
a history of lends, coiilciitiiini and wan ; but
tho greater part of every nation's age hni been
pasted In pence r In quest nf it. There are
very few instance! on record whore nations have
deliberately chosen a condition of war when
nulioiml purposes could have been as easily
achieved through peaceful means. As civil!
cation rises into the higher piano of enlight
eninent, the normal disposition of mankind
more surely inclines to pacifio than warlike
measures for the adjustment of national or per
sonal grievances. Undor the latter oondi
tion, too, any given people may bo more snfely
trusted with tho question, whether at any time
war s terruile arbitrament is an imperative ne
cossity or whether, considering all things, its
calamities are to be leu dreaded than the con
equenoet of peace. Peace has sealed the ig
nominious death of nations when a manly vig
orons war. ven witli all its horrors, would have
proven the fountain of life, growth and great
ness. In a orisis like that, which may fall up
on any people, counsel which comes from the
false philanthropist who tees no prosperity or
happiuess save in the walks of quietude, oou
etantly, may be as false and dangerous as that
which Is urged Jiy tho hold, aggressive thirster
after blood. Each of these clnssos is hut half
educated. The only counsellor in whom a peo
ple may repose thcit faith it he who enough
loves ponce but has also tho oourage to refuse
it save upon terms of safety. National honor
must bo preserved, ho the price ever so groat,
or else national cxistcnoe ceases to bo either
long possible or I'cairahle. No people lias a
right to exact from their neighbors the respect
due a distinct nationality, only as they have the
power, or having it, use it, to preserve the hon
or, integrity unci slahilily of their own govern
ment. These vitally essential elements, with
out which no nation can be respeotable, endur
ing or great, are issues in the great conflict now
pending iu the United States. When the trouble
opened, the people of the North choso war as
the only alternative. There was scarce a re
npeotablo minority which offered toy oilier pos
sible solution of the imbroglio. Wo have bad
three years and a half of war and now wo are
in the midst of another and different sort of
contest among ourselves, to determine the mo
mentous question whether the war must con
tinue. '
The Unionists of the North believing that
the national government has the unquestionable
right to exercise its uuthority everywhere within
the national boundaries, undisturbed, and fur
ther that such exorcise of authority is a duty
which tho government oou Id only shirk through
dishonor, are for the proseoution nf the war till
that right shall he again fully recognized and
rciprctcd. On the other hand, we have a fac
tion calling itself "lloinnnriitin .' u-hieli hum nun.
stantly opposed war as the means of restoring
the authority of the government and which per
sistently demands that coercive measures shall
oease. It proposes now to offer an armistice
to cease all effort for the subduing of the rebel
lion, take time ourselves and give the traitors
in arms agninst us time to think whether the
war shall go on or cease, and negotiations be
entered upon for the purpose of settling our
"unhappy difficulties."
On the one hand, the Union parly, with its
candidates, proposes to orosh a cnuselcss, wick
ed and unjustifiable revolt against tho consti
tution and taws and to vindicate the mnjesty of
both. On the other, the copperhead faction
proposes to surrender thodignity and authority
of the government and submit the question of
its perpetuity to negotiations with at present
armed traitors. That is the issue involved in
the November election, fairly stated.
The democratic or oopperbead faction of '64
is the same which in 18111, when Fort Sumter
was fired upon, and the President oalled out
the militia of the United States to suppress in
surrection, contributed all its moral force against
the idea of coercion ; which contended that no
anthority was conferred by the constitution up
on anybody to hinder by force a State from
withdrawing from the Union ; which furnished
from its ranks, in the first bours of alarm and
peril, hordes of spies and agents for the service
of the conspirators; which, under the name of
riug ugncs, aeiugea me streets oi Balti
more with the blood ol men who dared to speak
and act in behalf of the old government ; tt Inch
furnished members of Congress who openly
and publicly boasted that they never had voted,
and never would vote, a dollar of money to put
or furnish an army in the field against the con
spirators ; which composed and beaded a bloody
inoh in the city of New York to resist the exo-
nl!nn nt Intrftll an.ndnan, ,,f P,.-..-.,.. .
whioh forcibly and unlawfully seized the ballot
boxes in Illinois, through tho machinery of a
treasonable order, and not only defrauded legal
voters of their right of suffrage but murdered
. defenceless men and women and burned their
dwellings; which, through srorut nJ paid
gents, bought and sent arms and munitions of
war into the hands of the enemies of the United
States; which impiously seises upon the con
stitution and by unwarrantable perversions of
hi language sinve in maae u an inurnment to
defeat alt attempts at self preservation by the
government ; which, by noisy sjarpingt at all
- aeU of the. administration whether clearly law
. Tol or eolorahlv unwarrantable, lias served and
Still serve to enoourage the rebels with hopes
of a "counter revolulion"in the North by which
Southern independence would become of easy
accomplishment; which has always denounced
ear brave soldiers as "Lincoln's hirelings,"
"minions of a tyrant," and loaded them with
every conceivable npprobium; which never
finds occasion to even gently rebuke the rebel
lion ; which never rejoice at Union victories ;
which is always quick to bear of, and believe,
report of disaster to the Union arms; and which
has given it active sympathies, at all time, io
II places, and under all circumstance to the
eoeiuies of the Union.
That faction now, under the pretense of
pledging itself at it has heretofore keen io fa
vor of the Union, salts to b plaoed io power.
If so placed, and its pledge be fulfilled in the
future as in the past, we have only to read the
future record in the infamous history of the
copperhead faction as it blackens the page of
the last three and a half years save, to that
iufamy mast be added the everlasting disgrace
of abandoning the national honor when it is
just oo the point of being amply vindicated, to
the tender mercies of a horde of traitor villains
than whom Hall and all the dominion of dark-
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VOL. U-NO. M
ness never bore a more hellish
But suppose any party to seriously offer the
rebels au armistice as an experiment for no
armistice can be more than that what It the
result most probable t A cessation of hostilities
gi anted now could be only lor the purpose of
receiving from Jell Davis an official annonnoe-H
tiient of his proposed action in the future. It
would not be granted because the rebellion Is
conquered; nor because we have any intima
tion from competent rebel authority that the
leaden or a majority of the confederate people
desire an armistioe; nor that under any party
rule in the North, they would accept any terms
hut such as they are confident of winning by
tho sword; nor because there are any reasons
for believing among ourselves that the result
would he a reconciliation.
The effect nf a proclaimed armistice and a
proposition to negotiate would be tho tnme as
a recognition of confederate nationality; for no
nation ever negotiates with Its own subjects; to
negotiate with the rebels presupposes consent
on our part, to such an independent exlstenoe
uu ineirs, as entities tnem to propose, consider
and re ject terms at their option. The second
effect of an armistice would ho to remove every
harrier to tho recognition of the confederacy by
foreign nations; nobody could olijeot to thoir
doing what we had already done. A third re
sult would bo to relieve the rebel arms, popu
lation and finances from the terrible pressure
under which they lire now suffering and under
which and a vigorous war upon them, they
mast soon yield the contest. A fourth result
would be a demoralization of the northern peo
ple and armies which would render them less
efficient for the struggle that must begin again
(even under copperhead pledges) in case of a
failure to negotiate satisfactorily. While all
these results would ho working out their cer
tain consummation, tho rebels themselves, as
we have every reason to bcliove, still intent on
independence, would prautice all tho bad faith
to be found in thu present revolt, to oontiuuc
the duration of thu armistioe, while they should
recuperate and prepare themselves for a more
hopeful renewal of tho itruggle which tney
might and would open aguiu thu moment our
demoralization and tlieir recovery of strength
should promise sufficient advantage. '
We have no jot of reason for believing thnt
the rebels would accept ovon an armistice for
tho purposes proposed. While we might be
spending time in sending commissioners with
"olive branches," the rebels would bo vigor
ously fighting their way to all they over claim-
d. Of this we have tho assuruuee of th.ir
newspapers, generals and their so called Con
gress, (Jahinet nnU President. How often,
agaiu and again, have wo had tho defiant as
surance that no proposition from ns that did
not oompreheud peace on tho basis of eternal
separation, would be entertained I The Rich
mond Dispatch Very recently oontaiued tho fol
lowing sentence:
"It the confederacy can make peaoe on no
other terms, so far as wo can see, than those
upon whioh it has more than once pledged itself
absolute independence and tlte complete in
tegrity of alt the Southern States."
The declaration is every day being made as
positively and substantially in the samo lan
guage, by almost every Southern newspaper.
During tho o lebruted conference between
Mr. Gilmore, Jeff Davis, Benjamin and others
on this ve.y question of au armistioe to nego
tiate terms of peaoe, Jeff Davis said :
"It f the North! would not let us eovern our
selves; and and so the war (Tame, and now it
must go on till the last man nf this generation
falls in his tracks, and his childreu seize his
musket and fight his bulllu, unless you acknowl
edge our right to self government. We are not
fighting for slavery. We are fighting for inde
pendence and that, or extermination, we will
uave."
Again during the tnme conference, Davis
said:
"There are some things worse than banging
or extermination. We reckon giving up the
right of self-government one of those things."
lie defined the dispute to be nnrrowed down
to the simple proposition, " Independence or
subjugation," aud reiterated the total impossi
bility of an amicable settlement in any other
way.
If any one believe that Jeff Davis cannot
wield the Soulhu "n penplo to his stubborn po
sition, we only need refer to the histories nf the
peace movements in North Carolina and Geor
gia, the two State of all others most likely to
desert his cause. Iu the former, be ha suc
ceeded in controlling to his own interest what
was once considered almost a majority for
"pence on the basis of tho Union." Tho Inte
election in that State assures the confederacy
of its material oo operation in the rebellion.
When the governor nf Georgia opened commu
nications with Sherman nn the subject of peace.
Jeff Davis had only tn visit that Slate, to
change the tide of affair and procure the reply
from the Governor, that the correspondence
could bo productive of no good results, a be
was only governor nf one State, and Sherman
was only a general of the federal army. .
All these things argue definitely th disposition
of Southern people and their usurping govern
ment to accept nothing lint the terms nf Jeff
Davis" independence or tohjngaliou." It is
idle, and only a trick, then, to talk nf an "arm
istice" and "negotiations for peace nn the basis
of the Uniou." The only ' negotiations " for
peaoe nn that basis are being carried on with
most hopeful sooccss, by our victorious ar
mies, and tho true Union supporter every-'
where will give them their sympathies and ma
terial support instead nf joining in the false and
dangerous clamor for peace before the rebel
lion is thoroughly conquered.
Cahelrs8nk88. Many people coming in
from the country are thoughtless enough to tie
their horse to the board of fence. We this
morning saw a valuable horse, thus tied, break
loose aud run furiously through the street with
a fence board dangling to hi halter, to the Im
minent danger of himself and the people in the
street. Horses ought never to be fastened to a
fence board or raiL
Told tub Truth Oncb. One ol the "dem
ocratic" orators at Griswnld' theater, on Sat
orday evening; remarked on placing a glass nf
water to hi lips, " This is a principle to which
the democratic party hi ever beeo opposed."
We thought lb gyration aud staggering ef
forts of the crazy crew on that evening proved
the truth of the remark as applied to the pres
ent time at least.
r? One out of every eight hundred of the
population of California is said to l inuna.
The authority for this is found Io statistic of
me insane Asylum.
tyThe Intelligencer say a shooting af
fray occurred at Canyonvill a few days sinoe.
grow
g oai oi a political otsenssjon.
C7 The Corvalli Gazette say the work oo
lira Y equina road i ateadily prog reaainf .
SALEM,
INCREASE OK SALARIES.
The Senate has a hill before it to increase
the salaries of Judge Prim, Judge Wilson, and
Judge Shattuck. All right. The salaries of
all the Judges, the Secretary, and the Gov
ernor ought to he increased to three thousand
dollars. The. Secretary is mora confined, and
doe more labor, and ha lest opportunity to
tnrn an honest penny outside of his office than
any other State officer. A people who are not
willing to pay salaries sufficient to teoore hon
est, competent men to fill their principal offices,
are only 11 penny wise and pound foolish."
True, a Judge may live on two thousand dot
lar a year, and live at retpeo'ahly at we want
to tee him do. We want to tee tho chief offi
cers of the Stato set a good example of econo
my and plainness to the people, and we be
lieve in this State they generally have. But
doe any man suppose that it is reasonable or
just to ask a man to give the best year of hi
life to the State for a mere living, and then be
turned out to starve, without a cent laid up fur
old ago or hit children! Not at all. A person
qualified and competent to sit upon the Su
preme Benoh ot this) State, ought to bo able to
lay up from his salary one thousand dollars per
annum ; then ho will find himself behind hi
equals who have remained at the bar. Plenty
of men can be obtained to bold these offices for
the present salaries and a great deal less, bet
what of thnt? A merchant pays an Inmost,
competent book keeper from fifteen to eighteen
hundred dollars n year. He can fill his count
ing room with book-keepers who nro fools or
knaves, for one-third of the sum. 'Does ho do
it? Not at all. Why should people collect
ively do what as Individuals they would never
thiuk of? Some scruple is made about the
Constitution, but wo thiuk that is only another
name for cosliveness, at least with tome folkt,
who aro willing to violate the Coustitution five
hundred dollars' worth, but not a thousand.
We don't thiuk the Constitution Is in the way.
It it only intended to secure the Judges in the
salary of two thousand, but the penplo needed
no security against themselves, and took none.
When they or tlieir representatives thiuk that
the saluries of the Stato officers should bo in
creased, they have a right to do to. The mo
ney it their own, and to increase the salaries
"breaks nobody's bones, nor pick nobody's
poikett." Besides, owing -to the luorease of
prices and taxes on incomes and salaries, threo
thousand dollars is not any more pay now than
two thousand was at the timo the Constitution,
was framed.
If the Assembly should be in doubt about
tho constitutionality nf the measure, we ad
vise them to follow tho practical snggestion of
the veteran member of tho House Irotn Wash
ton, In relation to the specific contract bill.
That suggestion, applied to this Hilary ques
tion, would read as follows : "The measure it
just and necessary. I am not a constitutional
lawyer, and propose to vote for the increase of
salaries, and let the supreme court decido
whether It is constitutional or not." We hope
the bill will pass, inolnding all tho judges, gov
ernor and secretary particularly the secretary.
If wo could be influenced by mere personal
considerations, we might suggest that (hero
would be no impropriety in providing that the
increase should not apply to tho judge of the
fourth district, while Judge Shattuck is on the
bench ; because when bo was in the constitu
tional convention, he went fur the lowest kind
of salaries. Dot siuoe ho has gone on the
bench he has become a wiser man. He is a
laborious, painstaking man, and well entitled
to a better salary than he was willing to allow
other people.
OBEGOX BuTNDABI SIRYET.
Governor Gihhr ha placed us in possession
of the following letter from Daniel G. Major,
Commissioner to survey nnd mark a portion of
the Northern llouudury of Oregon :
OhNIOR AND WaSIIIKOTO TRHRITORT Uill'RD.tV Bl'RVRr, I
Csin, on YvHow Hak,Walla H ull. 0o.,8tjt. 8,'M. f
To His Excellency. A. C. Oibbs, Ooxernor
of the Stale of Oregon. Sir : I have the honor
to inform Jim that iu accordance with instruc
tions from the Hon. Commissioner General
Land Office, Interior Department, Washington,
D. C. I have determined by a lengthy series
nf astronomical observations, that portion of
tho 4lilh parallel of north latitude, included be
tween tho Columbia and Snake rivers, and
forming the boundary between the State uf Or
egon ami the Territory of Washington.
This parallel has been occurately traced and
durably marked by a large number of mounds,
monument, post, tn es, iia.
The iuitinl monument is situated nn the East
bank of the Columbia rivert on the old emi
grant road from Wallula In ihe Dalles, and
about seven mile from the former place;
thence, rnuning east, the line crosses the high
ridges near the river, nnd in the 12th milo do
scends into the Walla Walla Valley, which it
divides; passing up this valley, io the 3tilh
mile it strikes I lie foot bills, aud soon enters the
Blue Mountains, which it traverse until it
strike Snake river in the 100th mile; oo the
west hank of the river will be found the term
inating monument, oloe to the old Indian trail
passing up the river, and at a distance by these
trails, south of the mouth of Grand Konde river,
of (J mile.
A copy of all the astronomical observations,
reductions, field note, map, 4c, will doubt
less be forwarded by the Department to the
State, on the completion and approval of my
report. With much respeot,
Your obedient servant,
DANIEL G. MAJOR,
U. S. Astronomer and Surveyor.
THE RAILROAD.
The attention of member of the Legislature
and all other interested io the speedy develop
ment of the resoooroe of Oregon, is called to
the following extract from the Western Rail
road Gazette: and this is but one item.
" During the past ten year there hive beeo
built at the west .1.G5G mile of railroad, at a
Coat of (203.820.9IkI, mostly by eastern or im
ported capital. The Illinois Central lUilroad
( Ompany alone brought into Illinois 30,000,.
000, and built a road which enabled the Fed
eral government to sell $11,000,000 worth nf
land, and the company to cell (20.000.000
worth more to actual settelrs. making over
(61,000.000 concentrated in this Slate by the
operations of a single onmpany.
But this is not all, Ihe chief effect being to
well the aggregate grain receipt at Chicago
during the tea yoar to 158.544,554 bushels,
which at an averag price of GG cent per bush
el ( Ihe value for 1400 a Chicago ) would he
worth (120,000,000, and exceeding by 31..
000.000 the cost or Ibe Railroads, through the
agency of which the grain was made available.
These' figure but (lightly indicate the extent
and magnitude of that prosperity which has
beeo developed so rapidly by the railroad of
the northwest."
trr A potato donation tociety to aid of the
8anitary fond, ha beeo orgauixed io Hum
boldt oouuty, California.
OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1864.
SOMET'lllXQ OVERLOOKED.
Mr. Catoo, at the copperhead gathering oo
Saturday night, affirmed that " he who violates
law Is not fit to be the executive of law," He
made the application of hi proposition to
President Lincoln, and instanced "arbitrary
arrests" as a violation of law. Did Mr. Ca
too or " any other man" nf the copper frater
nity ever know of wholesale arrest of a
Legislative Assembly by one Geo. B. MoClel
Inn ? Did they ever happen to tee Mr. Mo
Clellan's letter of instruotioni to Gen. Banks
in relation to that matter? Here is the lotter
let the MoClollan orators digest it :
ConfidentM.
"IlKAoquARnas Altar or thi Potomao, )
Wariiikctok, Heptember I'i, INtll. (
"Major Qenernl N. P. Bnitlu, United Slates Armyi
Gknkral i After full consultation with the
President, Secretaries of State, War, dec, it
has been decided to effeot the operation pro
posed for the 17th. Arrangement bnrobeen
made to havo a government ttenmer at Annup-'
olis tn receive the prisoners and carry them to
their destination.
"Some four or five of the chief men in the
affair are to be arrested to. day. When they
meet on the 17th yon will please have every
thing prepared to arrest the whole party, and
be sure that none escape
"It is understood that yna arrange with
General Dit and Governor Sownrd tho modus
operandi. It has been Intimated tn me that
the meeting might take plnoe nn the 14th;
please be prepared. I would be glad to have
you advise me frequently of your arrangements
in regard to wis very important matter.
"If it Is successfully carried nut, it will go
far toward lireuking the hack-bone of the re
bellion. It will probably be well to have a
special train quietly prepared to take the pris
oners to Annapolis.
"I leave this exceedingly important alf dr to
your taot and discretion and have hut one
thing tn impres anon you the absolute neces
sity of secrecy and success. With the highest
regard, I am, dear General, your sincere friend,
"GEORGE B. MoCLELLAN.
"Major-General U. 8. A."
It will be soon thnt McClellnn thought In the
fall of 18H1 that a little " arbitrary arrests," if
"successfully carried out," would gn far to
ward iufraotiug the spinal column of tho "way
ward sister" movement. In some of their fu
ture apologies for treason, won't some nf the
copperhead gang of mouther dilate at large
upuu ihe anxiety of their constitutional candi
date that of all the Maryland Legislature
" none escape," and his speoial desire to im
press upon Gen, Bankt tho importance of
" teorccy and success" ?
Just SO Herb. The Stockton Independent
which two or three week lince expressed a
fear that the Uoioo vote of last year might be
Lsomewhut reduced this fall, tays that now it is
clear that tn far from falling off, the Union vote
of this year will exceed that of last. The cop
pers in this State are making a vast deal of noise
frr a little squad aud claiming to havo received
accessions from tho Union ranks but they have
not received any, and the ballot-box will show
that Ihe Union men of Oregon are still true to
themselves and the government; that they canH
iieuuer ne noouwmitea ny lalse preteuse, nor
deceived by furious bluster. The claptrap cry
of " everybody is going for McClellun," will
prove a barren huckstering expedient. Every
copperhead and enemy of the Union will go for
McOlellan every Union man wont do any
thing of the kiud. . They are still for Linooln
and Johnson.
IlFThe Georgia Register is out for McClel
lnn. It say of northern copperheads:
"Live with them under the satna govern
ment we never will. But, in the meanwhile if
they will ose the ballot-box against Mr. Lin
coln, wliilo we ose the cartridge-box, each side
will be a helper to the ollur, and both co-operate
to accomplish the greatest work which tho
country aud this continent havo over witness
ed". Nobody can doubt the democracy of the
Register.
New Paper. Wo havo received the pros
pectus of the Washington Democrat, a paper ol
the good old democratic faith Arena.
It would be a refreshing thing tn soo it
What a contrast there must be between this
paper " of the good old democratic faith" and
the Arena, Review and other MoGrave-digger
concerns of the present dny. If we get a copy
of it we will preserve it as a curiosity.
Tliogp. Plea8 The performances nf the
low firm of Smith As Grover at Griswold' The
ater, reminded ua of the labored efforts that
feed attorney sometimes make to clear a vil
lain whose neck they know deserves the halter.
Their studied aim was to evade tho real points
at issue, and lead the minds i f their aud once
awny from the main question, to the content
plutton of a " free nigger."
Zr.Auius in th Caisb. Early in the his
tory of thi truggle, Ben Hayden nf Polk de
fended an individual for thrashing another of
seoesh proclivities. In tho course of the trinl,
he raid he would walk any distance tn defend a
man for whipping a secessionist, end wouldn't
charge a oent. Wonder If ho would be at
willing to defond the mnn who hung Jo Lane
io effigy ?
Rkformrd Wm. J. Beggs. formerly of
Salem, aud a well known consumer of the ar
dent it now flourishing a Worthy Patriarch of
a Division of Bon nf Temperance, in Nevada.
California. Wo believe be is also local editor
nf Ihe Nevada Daily Gazette.
tlT The Stale Journal say Mr. Gaxley,
Union candidate for Presidential Elector, It
doing good service for the Union cause In the
middle and southern portion of the 8tate.
Mr. Gazley is an effective speaker, and we
advise everybody Union and. copper to bear
him.
8hakino them up. The people of Victoria
were startled from their quiet deep during the
night of the 2Clh ult., by a fair sized earth
quake, which played some fantastic trick with
window and glass furniture, and then went
away, evidently proud of having bearded the
British Lioo.
17 Oo Wednesday, Ihe 5th inst., to Lane
county, Marion Tbornhory, a young man aged
about 20. was killed by the accidental dis
charge of a shot gen io hi own band. He
recently came with his father aod family from
California.
No DOUBT or IT. A British rebel, wbo ad
dressed Iho " democratic rally" on Saturday
evening, and claimed to be from "Hillinny,"
said that people in the East had set him down
a a raving lonatio. People in thi locality
geuerally do the same thing.
17 The Mountaineer say ihe crowd which
flocked to hear Senator William' speech at th
Dalle nn the 7th, was immense. The effect
firnduoed I characterized a mod emphatically
n favor of Lincoln and Johnson,
l7What an unfortunate class of hombre
these copperhead orator are to be sore. W
never hear one sneak live minute but be ap
pear to base had a falling not with some nig
gerjudging from ihe complaint they make.
17 Monday, Oct 10, was the Jewish Day of
Atonement.
TELEGRAPHIC SEWS.
Special Dispatches to the Oregon Btatesman.
GLORIOUS VICTORIES!
The Copperheads Routed In Indiana and
Obtot
LARCE UNION CAINSI
SIIERIDAX DEFEATS MB REBELS AG.UK!
And Captures 11 Gunal
Nashville Out. 6, 11.30 p. m. The follow
ing telegram has Just beeu reoeived from Chat
tanooga: Smith left Chattanooga on tho ,1th. ' Ho tel
egraphs that the enemy retreated lust evening
from Altonna. in the direction nf Dallas, leav
ing their dead and from four to six hundred
woundeil in our hands. Our loss i 100 killed
and 200 wounded. Resaca bridge will be re
paired to-morrow and trains will be able to run
as far a Alatoona. going via Dulton.
The retreat of the enemy indioate Sherman
close nn their rear near Alatoona.
Nothing heard from Rousseau or Wnshburne
to day. They aro probably pushing Forrest
as the condition of the roads will admit.
We have had heavy and continuous rains
for the Inst five days, rendering the roads al
most impassable.
Wo havo Just roociveitho following from
Granger i
Huntsvillr, Oot. (1, 11 p, ii A courier
reports two rebels captured yesterday who say
Forrest was nt Lawrenoeburg the night before,
crossing south.
Morgnn't advance wat skirmishing with the
enemy this morning, on Shoal creek, ha being
unable to cross oo aocnunt of high water. He
hopes to bo able to cross to-morrow when he
will push them.
, Geo. H. Thomas, Mai. Gen'l.
Another dispatch reports telegraph, repaired
to Allatoona to-day.
The action yesterday was very severe. The
rebel General attaoked with his division 7000
strong. Theyeufferod heavily leaving killed
and wounded iu our bands to the number of
1000, wliilo we lost only 300. Fight lasted six
hours.
From Florenoo wo have beard thnt Morgan
has Forrest cornered np. and has captured his
transportation. Gunboats prevent nil retreat
across the Tennessee river.
Satisfactory reports nf the operations In pro-
f;res before liiohtnond and Petersburg have
iren received, but the details are not proper to
be published.
A dispatch from Stevenson reports an officer
of Sheridan's staff just arrived. Sheridan is
still at Harrishurg. His supply truins are ah
right, though occasionally interrupted by guer
rillas. Roseorant report made bit retreat
to Holla losing only a few alrnggler. Killed
and wounded were very few in number.
Stantos.
Headquarters Department of Virginia and
North J it id I i n it. Oot. 7. G o'clock, A. u. The
enemy having moved Field's and Hoke's divis
ion from the left of Chopin's Farm Road to our
right, attacked us with spirit. Kami's cavalrv.
in entrenchments, drove them back with small
Ins of men, but great loss nf artillery. The
enemy suffered considerably. The enemy then
swein down ine intreiioliments towards H rmr.
who, having thrown bnck bis right, awaited the
assanic and repulsed It with very heavy loss.
In the meantime, the enemy advanced toward
New Market, but were met by a force at Sig
nal Tower. At three n'clock I took tho nffni
ive, (ending Biruey with two divisinnt-up the
Darby town road. The enemy retreated a e
advanced, and Birney ha reached nud nowoo
oopy tho iutrenchineiits which the eiiomy took
from Kantx and wero fiirtifying for themselves.
Our loss is very small not over one eighth
that of the enemy. Wo have about JOO pris
oners. BUTLER.
Headquarters Tenth Army Corps, Out. 7
Wo have repulsed Ihe attuck of the enemy on
onr right flunk with sluughter. The rebels
seem to be Field' nnd Pickett's divison. I
am extending my right flank. The enemy
seem to be intrenching on the Darin town road.
(Signed) BIRNEY.
Headquarters Virginia Department. Oot. 7,
I0::), p. it. Birney hid I thu enemy to the
inner line of iiitrenuhmeutt around Richmond,
extending from Daniytnwn road tn connect
with Weitxel on our left near Fort Harrison.
Nn movement nt Petersburg to-day.
We have much the best of this day' work
a thousand at least nf tho enemy's killed and
wounded, 100 prisoner, and have given them
a bloody repulse UUTLER.
No dispatches have been received from Sher
man, Rnsecraus and Sheridan, Inter than those
heretofore telegraphed. STANTON.
St. Louis, Oct. 8. It is now ascertained
that tho bridge over Gasconade river 2d miles
thi side of Osage, was burned by the rebels;
Colo creek bridge, and thirty cars aud Iocoiiio
rives were also burned. A repo.t readied here
that a rebel force under Magruder, niarohing
toward Missouri, wns attacked and defeated by
8'-eele nn White river nn tho 4th. Tho fact
that Magruder is kunwii Io be billowing Price
with a view of protecting bis letreat if ueces
sary aud securing the supplies which Price ex
pect to gut iu this Slate, gives color to this re
port. Nn apprehension is felt for the safety of Jef
ferson City. Pleasnnton is in command.
Clamkhvills!, Tenn., Oot. 8 Soven hun
dred rebels, under Lynn, captured the steamer
Chambers and crossed the river into Kentucky
yesterday, nt the iutitli uf Yellow creek, they
then released the boat.
Sam FuANuwcn, Oct. 10. Gold in New
York. 203. Greenbacks to-day, S3 to 54.
Cl.r.VKi.AND, Oct. 11. Report received
from Indiana show large Uniou gains over 18UO.
Morton, Union candidate for Gnvernaj. will
have twenty thousand majority. There is also
probably two congressmen. Returns from Ohio
ludicate suocess of the Union ticket. Proba
bilities are that Union congressmen are elected
in the first, seoond and seventh district in Ihe
place of Pendleton, Long and Cox. '
Waaiunoton, Oot. 10. Augur, command
er at Washington, lor Ihe last few day has
beeo out toward Front Royal, to which point
tho railroad ha beeu exteuded, Io tend sup
plies to Sheridan. A telegram from bun, dat
ed nt Rectortown, report Sheridau't arrival at
Steubenville, followed by the enemy's cavalry.
Sharp cannonading bo been heard iu that ill
reotion. Official dispatches from Sheridan an
nounce victory of our cavalry over ill entire
rebel oavalry under Rosier. An attack was
handsomely made by Custar, commanding 3d
cavalry division, and Merrill, commanding ihe
first. Merrilt captured five piece of artillery,
and Custar six, with caissons, battery forge,
etc. ' The two division captured 47 wagons
and ambulance and about 330 prisoner. The
enemy broke and ran, followed by our men, lor
ix mile, through Jackson aud across ilie mirth
fork of Ihe Shenandoah. Sheridan adds;
1 deemed it best to atop here to settle Ibis
new oavalry general. Eleven pieoe of anil
Irry were captured to-day making 30 captured
io the Shenandoah tiuoe the lUth. Some of
Ihe artillery i new, ha never beeo fired, and
is marked fredway work.
ST. Loi'la, 10. Rebel demonstration made
CO Jefferson City was only to occupy our biroes
while the enemy' main body ensued the Osage
river. They passed westward during night,
some 20,000 strong, with 10 to 23 oannoo and
a long train. Pleasantoa arrived oo lb morn
ing ol Ibe 8th and assumed command. Io the
afternoon ha followed Ihe rebel with 101)0 car-
airy. It was reported be bad engaged Price's
rear, while Curli. coming from Kansas, was
fighting Io froot. About lour o'clock out fore
WHOLE NO. 709.
placed a battery outside of California and drove
the rebels out, killed, wounded and captured
over 1000. Our loss was a few wounded. The
railroad is torn up about a mile each side of
California. Rebel Col. Standwait is reported
moving towards Hoonville with 5000 men.
Rebel Mn. Bowie was killed and Col. Shants
mortally wounded. ,
New Yohk, Oct. 11. Army Potomao let
ter nf the Oth, say i
Yesterday mornin r the two armies confront
ing caoh other in front of Richmond were in a
stato nf fermentation, each expeoting attftck
from the other ; our army waiting, but rebel
u'idn't come. Enemy gathered themselves into
their works, while their rami and gunboat in
the Jumei went higher up than usual, for fear
our monitors would past the obstructions
chains stretuhod across the river to impede nur
prnsress.
Tuere are three ram in the river : Virginia,
Richmond and Fredericksburg. Four gun
boats i Drew, Beaufort, Nansetnoud and the
Raleigh.
Tiiio the entire naval force afloat, though
other vessel are being constructed, and one
ha been launobed, but I nut ready for ser
vice .
LEGISLATIVE FROCEKblNGS,
Saturday, Oot 8th. '
IImisr, Committee on counties reported
the hill to creuto and organize the county of
,.. . ,. -.1 1 -
uuion oaca wnn amendments,
Mr. Gillette, chairman of committee on com
merce, reported adversely to the joint memorial
asking Congres tn pass au act niakjng Port
land a port of entry.
The report is long and oontalm many argu
ments to ehuw the injustice nnd inoonvenienoe
to shippers and other of making Portland a
port of entry. It was signed hy but two of the
committee, and was laid on the table io order
to give Mr. WukehVd au opportunity to make
a minority report.
The bill to appropriate money to pay war
rant! in the lunula of Drs. (lawthorue & Lor
yea was read a third time under a suspension
of the rules, when a motion was made to re
commit. The ohjeotlnn tn this bill in itt present form
seems In bo that it appropriates twenty thou
S',nd dollars out or the treasury, which if it is
drawn immediately will not leave anything in
the treasury to pay expenses uf the legislative
asenihlr.
Pending tho motion to rocoramit, the House
adjourned.
Afternoon. Motion to recommit the bill
to provide for tho payment of Drs. Hawthorne
nut Lor tea curried.
Mr. Bowlby offered a resolution to prohibit
the introduction of new bills after the 15th of
this month. , ,
Mr. Quick offered a resolution requesting nur
uepresciiiuuve in uungress to use their intlu
ence to procure a donatnm of landffor building
railroads through (he State.
The resolution was referred to the committee
on commerce.
Mr. Lafollet gitvo notice of a bill to provide
for the election of two commissioners for Polk
county.
A bill making certain amendments In the
goueral Incorporation law, was road a third
time and pjissod.
A bill providing for the iusprotiou of provis
ions and other inerchnudisu was read second
time and rufeired to thu committee oo com
merce.
A bill relating to the sovereignty, and InrU
diction of tho State, lea. was read second time
aud referred to a seleot committee.
An act to amend the law regulating tho fee
uf county officer and Jurort so at to increase
the lees oi suob othoers east of Ihe tnouiituiu
fifty percent, was read a seoond lime.
A bill relating to di lobes at,d flume wo psi-
seu; aiso a urn io incorporate the city ot Al
bany. A bill tn repeal the law providing for the in
spection of salmon elicited considerable discus
sion, Mr. Hooker of Coos an Curry favoring the
repeal, ami air. umeite ana other opposing It.
On the final votu the bill was lost.
House adjourned to Mouduy morning.
Senatb.- Committee on claims reported sev
eral amendment to the bill regulating the pea
Herniary. Tho bill passed to it third reading.
The f llowiug bills were read a first time:
A bill to provido a oode of crimunl prooeed
ore reported by code commissioner.
A bill relating to privnte incorporation.
A bill for the relief of W. C. Johnson.
A bill to ol.ango the bonudnries uf Multno
mah county.
A bill to change the time for holding tbe
circuit oouris.
The following were rend a third time and
passe-':
A bill to prevent certain half breed and In
dians from running at large;
A bill In legalize acknowledgement takeu
l.y County Clerk and Clerks uf thu Supreme
Court since Ihe act of 1802.
Aftkhnoon. Cinn-iilerahle discussion arose
on thu final rending nf thu bill to uiako taxes
pajuuie in tegiu lender notes.
Mr. I 'lie held the Stat had a right to main
tain its tiuuucial system on a gold basis; thought
that while greenbacks were fluotuatiiig in price.
it nni inipiivsiifiv iu inaae litem me uusis.
Mr. Chrismau asked if he considered ereeu
back money. Mr. P. answered that be did.
M r. 0. wished to know if tnxrs were nut a debt.
Mr. P. thought they were an ublinaiioii.
Mr, Cranston desired to know how Ihe Slate
could sue a omiiily. Mr. Pyle sa d the Slate
could sue the ofliuers of a county.
Mr. Domic II said he had once thought green
backs should lie taken for taxes ; had speut
some money in trying it on, but sinoe the courts
I) d decided Ihe question otherwise, he should
submit to l'ie devisiou, aud would oppose Ibe
Olll.
Mr. Chrhiniun thought it absurd that men
should SOek tn nut a ort'r on What the admit.
led to bo mnney. If we received legal tender
lor taxes we should receive thuni ot par. Tbe
people of Laue comity did not want bun to come
hack to them ll be voted to nullity the law ol
Conzres.
Mr. Fraxcr said be bad opposed tho Specific
Contract Law, and abnold oppose this. He
said Laue county had asked for justice and he
thought we should grnnl Justice by requiring
her to pay the same amount of luxe thai other
counties paid, He-said that member who
thought there wns no difference between gold
and paper mo ey, would find there wat a dif
ference if they tried to pay their board bill In
legal lender. If thi bill rhnuld pas every
en nnaniKu oiuoer in ill mate Would he com
pelled In reaign.
Mr. Cornelius held Ibnt If Ihe taxes were to
be paid In legal tender, the levy should have
eeeo made in aoonrdanov. lie wished to know
whether the Senator from Lane, Mr. Chrisman,
would bo a willing to take bit per deim io
greenbaok a ooiii.
Mr. C. replied that if reqnlred Io Ink green
backs, ha would do it like a man.
Mr. Cranston said Lane oouuty bad tendered
her tain io legal money, and the stale was
trying lo carry out th principle that might
make right, and compel her lo pay io different
money.
Mr. Curl said an nld statute required the
payment ol taxes io gold and silver. Th state
government would be disorganixed by enacting
mis taw.
Th Senate voted on lb bdl as follow i
Aye i Messrs. Cbrisnian, Cranston, Green
wood, Hiusdal ana Wagner, 5.
Noesi Messrs. Caldwell, Cornelius. Curl.
Dounsll, Lddy, Fraxer, Ilovey, pyle, WaUon
and Mr. ('resident, IU.
Monday, Oot 10.
Houaa On motion of Mr. Tate, tbe retn.
tar order outer of busiue wa suspended, and
the first reading of bill Ukso op.
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The following hills were read first time i
A hill to provido for the payment of claim
of Doctors Wilson and Glison for visiting the
insane asylum (
A bill to amend the charter nf Jacksonville ;
A bill to authorize the conveyance of tide
lands near Point Adams to the United Stales
A bill to repeal ihe Code of Civil Proceed-
ore, and an aot supplemental thereto, aud to .
revive the old statutes ;
A bill to amend th law providing for the .
oaru and treatment of the insane, so that the
State, instead of the eoanties, shall pay th ,
expense of oonveying insane person to the ,
asylum ; , , '
A bill to amend the militia law by repealing , ..
certain sections ;
A bill to prohibit the selling of liqoort to
minors ;
A bill to make the office of oonntv treasurer
salaried offioe; i
A bill to regulate the mode of voting pro
viding that all Stute and county elections shall '
be by ballot. 1
A mnrlnn tarn MsitA Us Mmt rP.t. a. ..a
the bill. ' , J '
Mr. Tate said, He did not make the motion "
out of disrespect to the author of the bill, but .
because he did not think It necessary to waste
time upon It. ' "
Mr. Cox said, Ho had not introduced the bill '
from any party spirit, hut beoa'use he thootrht
the hallot system tho best; said that timid
men were forced tn vole against their sentl
inenlt onder the present system. . . ,
Mr. Lafollet said, There were few of Ihe la- "
boring men in hi county timid enough not to , .,
vote tlieir sentiments. '"I
Mr. Gillette said. The democrat passed tho '
law ; he was onoe opposed tn It, but thought
best, in these timet, to hold tho democrat to
their law. "'
! Mr. Bowlby said. That prominent democrat .
once taid that it wat "manly" to walk to the
polls and vote openly, and that lie thought it 1
ihsjnly now. It amused him to see those who ..
once favored the w'ro voce system now oppos-
tug it. . ' 1 ,
Mr. Wade said, He did not believe there 1 '
had been a time since the viva voce system waa
adopted that the people would have been In
favor nf Itt repeal) be should vote to reject
the bill. ' - .' -
Mr. Lane denied that it wa demnoratio '
measure; said he thought no man who wa
afraid to go to the polls and vote In a living ,
void, should be allowed to vote at all ; ho T
should vote ultimately against the bill, but did
not favor it rejection, out of courtesy to it
author.
Mr. MoCornack said, He bad always been
iu favor of the ballot system t he should vote .
against the rejection; '''
..... a.u. . .. (nr.. r.XX, fit, ...V VII, ,,'nWVU
wns to change Ihe viva voce tn tbe ballot syi- ' '
tem, and he thought might Just a welt be re- .
Alt ITmlnnr.ul 1,1 All th. Kill
jccieu now ns 10 gn 10 ine expeoie or printing.
Other speeches were made in explanation of "
votes, and tho bill was rejected. ,
First reading of bill wa resumed, a ful- "
low : " "
A bill for the relief nf E. L. Walter ; ; ' 1
A bill for the relief nf Looner C. Bond t '
A 1.111 r..m .1.. ...I1..S -f u tar T-v i. a
Ji. Ulll lor tup IVIiei Ul 4J VV . 1SBT1P SLWS
Peter Taylor;
n inn u nuiriiu tnc law ivinMug iu rsviieauij
A bill to amend an act to enoourage tbe cul
tivation of ovsters ; i:H
A bill to change the boundarie of Muttno
toah county ;
A l.ill ... . .1 l. I.. .!..! . I...... , I
A hill providing for the payment nf a boun
ty of five dollar per month to volunteer offl- ,
eer and private In the service of tbe United '
j,. ,,u,i, ,. u.n.v , '
A bill to create a fond for tbe building of an
insane asylum ' 1
filnt... r,nn llii. U... .
A bill to provide for the return of vote for
joint representatives.
ArrnRNOnn A bill to provido for sorveyor
of lumber and log wa read first time.
M !HP.n...L I.,UJ l . kin a
,. kivw. iinva iiiiiuuilDrii a lllll uianu,
an aot to provide for the tale of common school
lands.
n't r r..ii.. tn,-...i...A . i.:ii r .
the election ol two commissioner for Polk '
county.
Mr. Thornton introduced a hill to provido '
tor me compiling and printing tue law of tail
State.
Mr. Gillette introduced bill to repeal an'
act to tax and protect Chinamen ; also,
A bill tn amend the law providing for pilot
age on the Columbia river,
' Tho following Senate bill were read flnt
time t
A bill tn provide a pilot commissioner for
'Umpqua river i
A hilt providing for the Incorporation of
enurcnes ana literary societies s
A bill to prnvi e lor Ibe regulation and pro
tection of trade marks i
A liitl Ii, aiiixnil an at In juin vtltj,., iKa
counties of Umpqna and Dooglas
A bill In donate certain land to aid in build
ing a road from Portland to Dalle
A bill tn donate lands to aid lo theconstruo
ii.M r - ...... i r , ,l- r i., i.u . .i. t
.,, VI M ,,,l II, Ml, tuv lMKI V H1 iuvuwi Ul
tho Owyhee river t
A bill to amend the code of civil proceed
nre A bill tn prevent Indian and half-breed
from unlawfully running at large '
A bill providing fisr recovery of real estate
in case of forcible entry and detainer;
A bill tn prevent from voting tn thi Slat
all persons who have hern in rebellion, or aid
ing rebellion against the United Slate ;
A bill to make valid acknowledgments taken
by county clerks, &r ;
A bill to regulate the cooduot of foreign In
nrance companies ;
A bill to regulate descent!-
A bill in regulate civil and criminal pro
cedure In justice's court.
On million rule were (appended and the
two bill last meutioned wero read second
time. '
Mr. Lane introduced a bill to Incorporate
Umatilla Landing, whioh wa mad Drat lime.
A lull to pay warrants in tbe hands nf Doo- .
tors Hawthorne 6c Loryea, wa - read third
timo and passed.
Committee on commerce reported adversely
to the bill providing for the inspection of pro
vision, and
On motion, the bill wa Indefinitely post
poned. Committee on enuntic reported back tbe
bill tn organize Union county, with tome
amendments, and recommended it passage.
Mr. Chaplin aud Mr. Cult, belli from Baker
cnmnj, Mia uppiwnv mm uu aim tjursiron
the former favonug Ihe division, Ibe latter op
posing It.
The bill pasted.
I ne new onuniy is ouiiiposru principally of
the Utand Roiid region the oouuty-teat bo - -Ing
La Grande.
EvcNtNO Skshiom. House went Into com
mittee of the whole, fraxih purpose of dis
cussing a bill to amend Ihe law for the eolleo
lion ol taxes.
This bill propose lo make the heriff col
lector of taxes.
Senatr The bill lo allow money lo con
victs on their discharge from tbe penitentiary
wa indefinitely postponed, Ihere being aaotber
bill before the Senato embodying th mom
provisions.
I lie following bills were read Brat tlnn:
A bill relating to Ihe Stat Treasury l
A bill providing for change in lb Constitu
tion i
A hill relating lo district attorney ;
A bill relating lo jurticc of tbe peace aod
constable.
The following were read second time i
A bill looallug lb penitentiary aud Inaaoe
asylum;
A bill regulating private incorporations!
' A bill obangiof tbe boundarie of Mult oo
suab oouuty;
A bill fixing time of holding courts;
.a