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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON STATESMAN a ruai.ianitii emu aoiiur siorkiho. Tin Orejon Printing and Publishing Company, I' 110 ' IllETO II S . Oltolil Fipir of lbs Itatt. TKIIM8 Per year. $:t,0ui Six mouths $J,C0. tff7Vis tihtttnir prict tn atAn, leant Ttntitrwittt wM bt Mm oily ut their eurrmtmlu. iMnllUHCfl limy li mmlit hy msll ill I lie rlak of Ihe pull lliliiTt, If malknlln Hit presence nlii pnsllnsslrr. WHO COMI'ONKU THK CHICAGO CONVEX- tios r It nmy he Inten ding to tho war democrats who think nf voting fur MoClellnn, tit know who coiiiiiwcl I lin Chicago Con volition, and something f tlio " outside, pressure" which more ur less controlled it proceedings. Thn. B. Florence, chairman nf tho Breck inridge, Committee nf 1800, wns the S r Oracle nf the Pennsylvania, Ohio, und Maryland but ternut. Harris, the nmti who made himself notori ously In dun its by a trianoiialilo npuech in Con gress, wat there, ami wns vmiferooaly oheered whenever hit avowed til peculiar sentiment. George Francis Train doleutod the crowd with his insane ravings about pence, anil wna heartily cheered. : Iaaiith Ryndcrs, (lie great mob chief, do tiounced tin war an an "unlioly crusade ngnlnat otir Southern brethren," and wae cheered up roariously, Feriiaudii Wmid impiously blasplicmej bin Maker in a prayer for peace, and that win cheered to the echo. Alexander Long, another traitor Congress man, presented a potition fur the appointment of oommiaaiotiers to ask tho President to im pend the draft till after election. When Cos of Ohio undertook to choke him off, the mom beraand outiidera biased him, and et np audi a howl of indignation that he ooald not him aelf be heard. The peace element oompellod the Convention to let Long have Ilia say. WioklilTo, of Kentucky, read a letter from John W. Leathera, who ia in prisun for eorre punning wtih the rebel, for I heir Information. The rending wna vissiferonaly applauded. llorutio Seymour, who addressed the New York inub of iimrderert and thieves as " my friends," presided, and was uot cheered very heavily, because he was nut enough on the. ranipuge. When he took hia aeut and made a liltle nily speech, he was greeted with luud and continued criea for " Vallnudighiiiu !" Vnllnndighnm himself was there, and, with Wood, nil the ruling spirit of the Convention. When he wna mentioned by Long as a better man than MuClellim for a demooratio candi date, (here wna' great and prolonged applauae. Dr. Old, of Ohio, who at one time proved himself worthy of an abode in a military pris on, helped to swell tho lint of delegates. Pendleton, who mukes it a boost that lie never voted a man or a dollar fur the war, was a delegate, and waa noininuled for Vice President by a uuunimous vote. Wickliffe, a delegate from Kentucky, hoped the firt net of the new democratic administra tion would be to open the prison-doors, and let the ciit-lhrnat gang of rebels confined in them, go free. Wieklillu w.e greatly applauded. The grentci-t part of the applause was for the expression of peace sentiments. Tho re eiataiioo clause in the platform reported by the committee was greeted by almost inanne screeches of applause, while that part which refers to nur brave soldiers wae received al most iu silence. The greater sharo nf the speeches made on the outside were of the genuine copperhead pence stnmp, and wero cheered immensely, while on the inside Cox was onco hissed down as a "war democrat." When tho crowd yelled for rpenkcrs. it wna almost without exception for the most bitter and uncompromising nnti-wnr men. Sncb were some of the meu and the inci dents cnuncoted with the Chicago Convention. Its voice and churacter, if it had any distinct ive one, was for Imtnedinte pence. Its plat form is of tho eime character. And yet cop pcrheada proclaim it tn war men as a war con vention am) a war candidate. If any war man votes the ticket, he will shortly find that be has been egrcgiurly victimized by double-dealing and treachery. SWELLING THE LIST. The copperhead journals affect to be over whelmed with the thick coming tide of acces sions to littulinak. One announces, with a flourish, "the distinguished Mr. Bumfuzzy has come onl fur McClellnn ;" another adds the name of the Hun. Gumfuizy; still another says, the fenrlesa Dumfuiiy goes for Liltle Mao; thereat chime in, seeing the joke, and chronicle thn accession of the champions Rum guzzle. Bamboozle, and so on through the en tire lint of fuzzy, gnzxles and IhmzIi-s. One, ignorant of their peculiar tactics.might suppose a I the world to be coming nut for Mo Clellan, while in f.ict. Mur. limn, Dum and Gumfuzzy,' Kumguzzlo and Hamltonzle were original copperheads, who have been nil the time standing ont and pouting, beennao that great anil fenrleas champion of auti war ami Jelf Davis. Clement L Vullandiju.'gle. wns Dot nominated, instead nf Gen. MoGravodig- These journals are prevented by modesty, ' we suppose, from also stating that Jeff Davis and his cabinet are for MoClellan ; that the rebel soldiers are for him ; that nil tho throat outtlng guerrillas are for li'in t that every sneaking puppy who "hnlltra" for Jeff Davis, ia fur McClellau. Tbuy nre entitled tu the credit of all these accessions, anil we are alto gether willing that they shall be entered to swell the list. WGen. Hooker, being asked if he thought the army oould havo inarolied into Richmond immediately after tho buttle of Wiltinmahurg, replied : "7 Mint- ire could hate mored right o. and got into Richmond the ttcond day after that buttle, teithoul another gun being fired." Instead of moving "lighten," Geo. MoClel lan delayed nnaoonuntahly, and finally, after the Richmond people I ad jot over their scare, changed his base" Ia Harrison'! Landing, abandoning the attempt. As it Should Br. Union meetings are now being held all over this Slate, and the loy al masses are beginning to show that they are neither asleep nor indifferent. The enlhuti asm which swept the country in 1802 is rekin dling, and will again, in November, place Or Von hich on the honored Mil of Invat States, with a majority which will astound the makes. A DmocRATie Rau.t. Tbe rebel pris oners on fined ia the barracks at Elmira, N Y. had a targe and enthusiastic ratification powwow, when the news of McClellan' norm ' nation reached tbeiu. One speaker declared there would be "one grand, big. glorioas ratio ' cation of the nouiinnllou when the news reached Let's army." Straws show which way the wind blows. llje VOL.14--NO.JH. HOW IS IT Nuwr Before tho Chicago Convention waa held. Sum Medury said : " The idea of peace men bcintr for McClellan is too ridiculous to talk about. It is a triek and a decejition, intended ai turh, and nothing else. Had Mr. Lincoln given McClellan more men on the Chicknhnminy, MoClellan to-day wouiu nave been one of Lli coin's moat sub- aervlent Instrument. This is true by his own report, and i: that is false, then McClellan is unworthy of any party's support. We know well what we any, anrl therefore It should not be hid under a bushel. If McClellan is nomi nated, no trumped-up penco plntform will sat isfy the people. They have been too often looictl ami Imnihnesert liy platform looliinz one wny and candidate another to trust any such maneuver this time." rjucn wns uie almost universal talk of the peace men before the nomination.: They have since revolutionized themselves into a pretense of favoring McClellan's election, though he stands on a platform "looking one way," while he "looks another." Sum Mednry, one of tho oldest apostles nf democracy, is our authority for saying that the pretense of pence men standing on the platform, nf being In favor of McClellan's position as defined in Ilia letter nf acceptance, 'ia ton ridiculou to talk about,' and that "it ia a triok and a deoeptiou, intend ed as such, and nothing rise." In I lie nature of tliinga, it could be nothing else. It cannot be possible that the men who have contended through thick and thin first, against the resort tn war, und second, for a ces sation of hortiliiies, have so suddenly met with an honest conversion to war views. They have too long and persistently declared their hostil ity to every measure nf war and havo too steadfastly manifested fheir sympathy with treason, to admit such a supposition. Nor would they m, ko tho pretense, even longer than necessary for llio success of the " trick and deoeptiou." Should McClellan he elected, that portion of the copperhead faction would desert him the moment ho should declare a pol icy averse lu an immediate peace. Should he be debited, they would just as sorely desert the war portion of tho Miction charging the defeat of their cundidate lo his want of nerve to promulgate " immediate, unconditional peace." as the Shibboleth of the democracy in the campaign. PENDLETON'S RECORD. Geo. II. Pendleton is ilill n yonng man, but he has lived long ennngh to make himself a record almost, as enviuble'as that of Iietieilict Arnold. lie is a bitterer peace copperhead than T. H. Seymour, of C. L. Vnllnndigham. While in Congrcs, he persistently opposed every measure for. the war, or for furnishing money for supplies. He voted against the bill tn provide revenue from imports ; he voted against tho bill to pro vide internal revenue, for which a majority of the demooratio members did vote ; be voted ngainet the hill to tax insurrectional)' districts, and the internal revenue bill of 1804 ; ho voted against the censure of Harris for the use of treasonable language iu Congress ; he voted for tho proposition, in June last, for an armis tice and to send commissioner to the re els; he voted, lu 18C4, noinst Green C. Smith's resolutions, which declared it the duly of the people to put down the rebellion ; he voted, iu 166V), against a resolution for the prosecution of the war. Add to these votes and other of a like character might be cited all nf Pendleton's speeches and corresp nd.ncc giving aid and comfort tn the rebellion, and a record is made which fairly entitles him lo be the candidate of a tteasooable convention, such as was thimble rigged at Chicago, by audi men a Vallaudig ham, T. II Seymour, Vonrheea and Rendit ion. THE EFFECT OF AN ARMISTICE. The New York Herald has not heretofore been very friendly to Lincoln's administration. It has, a everybody knows, been all along prepared to support an opposition candidate. Hut the Chicago platform proved too palpable a rebel device for even the, Herald. It aaya of it i The Chicago platform mean aid and comfort to the node disgruce nnd dishonor to every Union soldier, and In every loyal man; and il success will bring about one of three things, viz: 1st, An armistice, willed will give the now almost exhausted rebellion a new lease of life; nr. 2d. a peace, which shall acknoul- edge the Southern Ouloilerncy ; nr, .Jil, a cowardly trnchling tn the rebellion, which shall trail our old flag iu the dust at the feel of I mi tors, ami welcome, cap in hand, the chief reb els to the highest seats iii our political syna gogue. Either of these three results ia Ion lertible to think upon; ench of them, in the guise i f peace, is only the prelude to a fiero, r state of civil war " Tub Union Cauhk is Douglas. We have information Irom Dougln county that Senator Williams, on the Mill, addressed the largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held iu that county. In behalf of the Union, Lincoln and Johnson. lie spoke for nearly three hours, and " "Titer say ir was ' the oundest, niost logical and argumentative speech ever delivered iu this section." Our correspondent further adds: "From the hearty aud spontaneous bursts of applause with which the speaker was so frequently greeted, I feel con6deHt in asserting that tliu Union sentiment of this county has not abated one jot ; on the contrary, I am satisfied that it ha largely in creased, and that old Douglas will, at I he No vember election, roll up her heaviest majority, for Honest Abe, aud Fearless Andy." Southf.rn Kiuiits. It is an article in the "democratic" creed that tha Union is a part nership of States from which any State may withdraw at pleasure by virtue of it Slate sov ereignty and that there is no authority in the bands of the government lo coerce a State against its will, to keep it in tha Union. Ac cording to democratic logic, then, the right to secede is an attribute of eacb State. Another plank in the copperhead platform ia that, iu arranging terma of peace, lb southern States mast bare ample guarantee for the e earity of all their rights. Putting I he plank together we have this distinct and plain propo rtion : The rebellion State anal!, in the event of reunion, be guaranteed the right lo secede again at pleasure. And this they call "an hon orable and lasting peace.' If70n the eorumittee on resolutions, at the Chicago convention, was Thn. N. Lindaay, who waa Kirby Smith' provost marsh! during the rebel occupation of Frankfort, Kentucky . Comment ia unnecessary. SALEM. lELKKUAl'IHC NEWS. Rpeclnl Disisti')iis to the Oregon Ststesuisn. WantNOTON,Oct. 14 A gang of Moseby's guerrillas in strong force yesterday attacked the outer pickets of the 2d District Columbia Keg-' iiiieut, stationed at White Plains, on the Ma nusaa railroad. A gnard of eighteen men were captured. The officer in command wns shot in several plucca and abandoned tn hia fnte. Nkw Yuiik.OcI. 14 A Baltimore dispatch dated Nth says a small body of Moseby's guer rillas crossed thn Potomac into Montgomery county, Maryland, during the Inst 24 hours. Somo of the in penetrated as fnr as Adamstnwn. To day they were driven back. Tbey were sniil to number !)(X). Nkw Yohk, Oct. 15. The Herald's corres pondent, writing from Mnrtmaburg, 14th, says Mnsehy madu a most audacious and suuoesslul attack tipno the Western bound expreas train, 10 in i lea east of this town. The engine wna thrown from tlie track, and two paymasters with several other officer captured with over $200,01X1 government funds. The passengers wete robbed of all valuable and the cars and property burned, Tho engineers and lircmcn wero badly scalded ; their recovery is very doubtful. Chattanooga, Oct. 15. Gen. Schofield ar rived hero lo-duy and assumed the general di rection of affair. , The enemy ia reported in iorce at Dultnn. Col. Johnson with the 44 1 h colored regiment ia Minting determined defense. Chattanooga is strongly fortified and amply supplied. There are men enough to make an effectual and suo cessful defense. Sherman i close on Hood' rear. ' Washington, Oct. 15 Account from the Ar.;;y of the Polomao represents all continues quiet along the line, except occasional picket h ing. ' Secretary Fissunden and other prominent personages' have left Washington for the Army of the Polomao. Tho Tribune's Army of the Potomac corres pondence nf the II ill says our gunboats and shore battery to day succeu ed in silencing tho rebel battery on the south side of the James with which Ihey have been receutly able to throw shells into Dutch Gap, among our work ing parlies. The canal is rapidly approaching completion and promises to be a auccess. Mutters iu front are w ithnnt material change. Hai.timokk, Oct. lf. Returns of the vote on the new Constitution very incomplete ; add ing expected majorities to those already re ceived, there appears to be a minority of 3,000 against the constitution. It i thought soldiers' vnto may reverse tho result, which cauuot be known before to-morrow. Nkw YoitK.'Oot. 15 The Heralds' special snys the majority against tho new Constitution iu Maryland ia at leust 5,000. Nkw Yukk. Oct. 15 The Richmond Ex aminer says, all Yankee prisoners ou Belle Is land, Lihhy Prison and intermediate posts, have beeu removed south. The whole unmoor now at'Richmond, lick and uell, not six hundred. The Whig says, two hundred rebels who bud deserted lu Grant, returned, under Lee' order pardoning and furloiighing them. The Examiner snys, the dumnge done by Sheridan to the Virginia Central railroad ha been repaired, and train are now running1 to Staunton. The same paper ha an account of a fight in North Carolinu, between a rebel battery and several Yuukee gunboat, and claims the gun boats were repulsed. St. Louis, Oct. 14 Dispatches from Mnj. Williams, 10th Kansas regiment, any he baa taken possession of Pilot Knob. . In the surrounding region were found two hundred and fifteen wounded rebels, including twenty-six commissioned officers. The evidence is conclusive, the rebels loat 1.500 killed and wounded, in the late attack on Pilot Knob. liosecrnua baa issued an order for the gov ernment of the coming election. lio ecrana reached Jefferson City to night. At last accounts. Price's train was on the Lamiue river, with hi muiu force near by, whence he was to move westward. Telegiuphio communication was open to Holla. Geo. Smith's oommaud was at Jefferson Cily on Wednesday iiioruiii, moving west ward. St. Louis, Out. 15. Price's rear guar 1 left Hooucville night before last, marching westward toward Lexington. Our cavalry advance under Snnhorn is said tn have been repulsed at Pisgnh, Cooper coun ty, eu the 12th, hut ha since reported at So dalia. Great etcitement exists in Kansas. The mill ia have beeu called out to repel the inva sion. Thirty Germans were killed at the German settlement in Laluyelto county, on the 13th, by rebel under 1'imiIo and TihM. Nkw Yohk, Oct. 14 Gold, 2IIu2l5. Cincinnati, Oct. 14. Union majority of Ohio in the home vole is about 35,000; the soldiers' vote nill probably increase it to Ho, IKK). 17 L'niou Congressmen are elected. llAi.TtMortF.. Oct. 14. The returns of the constitutional election come iu slowly, and Ihu result is doubtful. The friends of emaiicipa tion think the new constitution will be adopted by a small majority, unless Ihe slnvehohling comities give larger luajorilie lhan ia anticipa ted. A parly uf guerrillas captured a westward bound train on Ihu lialtimore aud Ohio rail road lust night and robbed the passenger cars. PHli.AiiKl.l'lilA.Oet. 14. The official Union majority of this city is 7,341. Nkw Yohk, Oct. 14. The World, basing its assertion on the figure it has thus fur re ceived from Pennsylvania, says Ihe demoorat will probnbly obtaiu a majority of 5000 on the homo vote. San KKANCI8CO, October 18. Legal Tvnd m tus &o ..iii. Gold, on the 15th, 215-2221. A prominent democrat here received yester day a lelegrnm slating Pennsylvania bad given a democratic majority, including the soldier' vote. Nkw Your, October 17. A Washington special to Ihe Tribune says the majority fur dew ixinrtituliou in Maryland is 5110. Yurhees of Indiana is re-elected by lea than 100 majority, but gross illegality is charged and the seat is lo be contested, which, it is be lieved, will alter the result. Cincinnati, Oclolier 17. Returns from 70 coufitie in Ohio give a Union majority of 27.275. Phh.aoklphia, October 17. The Inquirer says the returns from the Pennsylvaniau eleo tiiui font op a Union majority on the borne vote of 3,035. St. Louis. Octolwr 10. The Democrats Jefferson City dispatch mvs the Pacific Rail- ! road ia running lo Lainine Bridge. Troops I are being rspiul) rent there. I Gen. Fisk leaves in the morning on import ' ant reenunoissanue. i Pleasanton start for the front to-morrow to take command nf Ihe cavalry. I It is believed if the mounted force pursue rapidly Price's train will be captured. Price's j forces are divided, and either portion can be ; easily deleated II overtaken. Chattanooga. October 15. Oar force tat I day reocenpird Ringgold and lb II lock lings three miles in advance, ana loand me railroad and bridge saf . The 4fth colored Infantry was sent to front aroand Hood's irmy yesterday, bot nothing definite ha nven received. No eounnnnicition with Sherman. lie ha secured abundant lupplir at Atlanta, antlcl- ' paling sneb mots mi nts on the part of the reb el. Hi supplies are on band. on OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 18CI. Our officers feel confident that Hood is funk ing a movement that will certainly prove dis astrous. Tho reports from scoots fail tn show the pres ence of any considerable body of the enemy north of 1 unnel mil. , Walker and Whitfield aounties are undoubt edly scoured by a small body nf rebel oavalry, hot they were not very effective in destroying the railroad ; though they hold possession of Dalton, but littlo damage i believed to have been done. Officers blockaded bore, who were en route for Ihe front, have been ordered to prepare to join their oommaud immediate!). Schoflcld sent nut a strong reconnmtering party to-day to-day, lo discover the wherea bouts of the rebel column said to bo moving west. Seoul a from 44th colored regiment, garrison ing Dalton, who escaped after Johnson' sur render, arrived to-duy, give various nucuunt of the affair. Tliev were on picket, and wanted to fight, nnd knocked down tho flag hearer at firat. Alter surrendering, niany of them rcluseU to stay. . . liiuggold nnd Intermediate points have been strengthened. ' Nothing is kiKwn a to Hberman a wherea bouts; he is known to be systematically at work to open and keel open route tn Atlanta, no matter what rebel column may intervene. Washington, Oot, 17 Official Informa tion has beeu received that on evening nf the 14th Cul. Gansevoort, nf 13th New York cav alry, surprised Moseby's command near Pied mont, Va., and captured nil hia artillery, con aisting of four gnus, caissons, etc also a I uui- ner ol liorsea and prisoner. A number of seooessionlst from Alexandria have been placed upon Manassas, trains, hi run the risk of being shot by buahw hackers, who fire on trains. Tho Now York tliimmerr.iats aneoiat aavs. six northern counties of Virginia are to be de populated, and the inhabitant sent to the rear til order to prevent guerrilla operations. NKW iokk, Oct. 17. I lie Heralds cor respondent with Duller, Oct 15th, says: Our losses in the reoonuoissnnoe lo Darby. town road nn the 13th. are 18 oilicers and 35.! men. The enemy's fire on Dutch Gap canal cens ed, since llullur baa placed a iiuuilx I of firia- oners on It. The trees nn the river in front of the 18th corps are being cut by the rebels, in order to give them a better view of operations nn our side. . Kautz's cavalry, in oor extreme right is still holding Ihe advanced position g.iined in the ro coiinoissanoe on the 13th ; it is uot designed to abandon it. Gen. Lee's official report nf this affair, and the Richmond Examiner's account, both claim a rebel victory. No new inovemenla, either ol Ihe Army of the Potomac or Army of the James, are re ported. At luteat accounts, the rebels wero observed inarsiug cavalry ou our left, with supposed in tention of making a dash ou our forces on the VV'eldon railroad. Cincinnati, Oot. 18. Returns from 80 counties in Ohio give a Union minority or 20,103 It is estimated that tho soldier vote will increase it tn 74,000. Nashvili.k, Oot. 18. Hood's army de stroyed the railroad 25 milea from Reaaoa. and also between Dig Shanty and Allutoona. Af ter a demand for tho surrender of liesiica. which wa refused, somo brisk skirmishing took place. The rebels retired, and iidvuuuod on Dalton, which was surrendered without firing a gun, by Col. Johnson, 44th U. S. colored troops, who could easily have held tho town. The tunnel t Tunnel Hill was unmolested, but the station was burned. From this point flood moved southwest, on the road, wna confronted by the 4th corps under Stanley at Snake Creek Gap. Severe fighting ensued, but the result is unknown. Deanregard is reported enmrnander-in chief of the army of the Mississippi, Hood being only Ihe commnnder iu this department Sherman is watching every movement uf bis an'agonisl, and important operations may be expected from that quarter A dispatch this morning reports Hood at Somerville. No re inforcement have reached him, and his militia had nearly all deserted. Some rebel forces were at Cedar Hill, near Springfield, under Holmes. . Washington, Oct. 18. The following was reoeived from Sheep's Gap. Ga., 18lh : We look Sheep's Gup. capturing part of the 24 lb North Carolina regiment. 1 wo corps are represented as being near Lafayette. One weut south from Villana Plans. They obstructed Snake creek so aa tn delay our trains; but by to-morrow I can move in any direction. Shkkman. Deserters from Hood's army report his force 30,000; strength nf his cavalry unknown. Roddy moved from Tuscumbia yesterday. Thouas. The country southwest of Lafayette, in the direction Hood's army seems to he moving, is uncommonly difficult for an inferior army tn be closely pursued, consisting nf a narrow vol hy. parallel to raoge Taylor's ridge and Look out mountain, broken by lough hills, destitute of food for man or beast, until reaching Coosa rivi-r, a dislauce equal lo three days forced march. Stankon. Washington. Oct. 18. A gentleman who left Sheridan's army yesterday, reports that the rebels occupied Fisher's Hill, on I lie left of ihe position heretofore carried by Gen. Crook, and are erecting fortifications there. . Our troops are somewhere iu the neighbor hood of Slrusbiirg. Nkw Yohk, Oct. 18 Dispatches from Sec retary Stanton say, Sheridan reports rebel nr nil , under Lonettreet, aa baviiiK appeared in the vicinity of Strasburg. His force moved to attack them on Ihe 15th. Trunk liad mIvmmmm! ,m1 f.tMu.l il rvty! drawu np iu four lines of battle, hut charged them with bis accustomed impetuosity. They broke and withdrew in considerable disorder, wi.hoiHgiviog an opportunity for any serious conflict. Sheridan reported ihe rebels a coulinuiiig the retreat in baste up llio valley. Mr. Doyakin's Lkctukes. At Mr. liny kin't lecture, at Amity, Ilia sum nf $3! 30. ooin, wa contributed lo Ihe Sanitary Fund, beside a handsome donatiou to Mr. Do) akin, who la traveling and ape iking without charge. Very complimentary resolution wero also adopted. At MoMinnville, III people heard him with the liveliest satisfaction, aud donated to Mr. R. 37 AO, aud raised, for tho Sanitary Fond, $1C3 GO. ooin, and (20, legal lender, equiva lent to (208 37 in currency. Wa havo seve ral letter from persona who have beard him too lengthy for publication in which bi leo- ture are very highly commended. - Silvcr Brick We have been ehotfn two silver bricks from Owyhee one from the Alii' too Co.' Wad weighing 184 ounoea, wortli (I 50 per oance, the other from the Jordan Co.' claim on Ihe Morning Star bale, weighing 190 ounce, worth (148 per ounce. Thesi bricks ar the first product uf Ibe Owybeo sil ver Hiiitrt, in (hap for eoniniero. Tbey look decidedly nVA and ws trast are to b followed by a "thousand el bricks' more. Mr. Durclle formerly uf Salem brought them down, and ni barn is lr(ely interested in tl e mine from ablck tbey cam. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. -I Saturday, October 15. IIoi'SK A lengthy debate arose on a mo tion to expunge from the journal the resolution to hold the session six days beyond the regular time. It was thought the resolution contained statements incorrect and calculated to oast re flections upon the members of the House, Mr. Thornton defended the resolution whilo it was dononnced by Messrs. Tate, Dowlhy, Lawson, Wade, Lafollet, Gillette and others. The ennrae of Mr. Thornton in introducing a large nun. her of voluminous bill wa se verely criticised, and defended hy him in a lengthy speech. , Mr. Cartwright also spike in del'unce of the resolution. A number of the speakers while they denounced tho resolution, did not favor expunging it from the journal. Tho debate lusted uulil the hour for adjourn ment, was very spirited, and with somo of the speakers verged on bitterness. The motion tn expunge was lost, Aptehnoon. Mr. Wakefield presented a petition from tho stockholders iu. the Portland and.Milwmikiu road, asking it luvv to proteot them in oerttiiu rights, A bill for the relief uf IS. L. Walters waa rend and passed. Mr. Wakefield presented a minority report from Committee on Commeroo relative lo the question of making Portland a port uf entry, liy recommendation uf the Committee, the joint resolution waa then su amended as to request such ohiiugea in the law making Astoria a port nf entry, aa will allow vessels entering there lo unload their cargoes at Portland. The joint resolution as nnicuded was adopted by the House. , Mr. Rnwlliy Introduced a bill relating to auit against the State. Mr. Colt introduced a bill In tax foreign cor poration doing business in Ibis Stale. Mr. Quick introduced a bill relative to the oath of allegiance. Mr. tiiy. from a seleot committee, reported a bill to regulate hurdy-gurdy duuoo houses. An the bills mentioned above wore read first time. A bill tn provide a criminal endo was read first nnd second times and ordered engrossed. A bill tn extend the time for the payment of the taxes of those counties thai have collect ed the same ia legal lender note was read sec ond aud third limes under a suspension of Ibe rules nnu passed. A It'll making certain nmcmlment to tho code of civil procecduru was amended in sev eral points aud ordered engrossed. Air. J Oder wood ottered a punt resolution In reference to atneudiug the constitution. Mr. Wade cave notice of a bill to moke cer tain appropriations. Monday, October 17. Sknatr. A bill to amend Ihe law regulat ing the Portland Firv Department was read first time. The following bil'a wero read second time ; A bill regulating the fee of Sheriff for con veying convict to the penitentiary ; A bill to amend the law regulating the treas ury depar' moot ; A lull relating lo the salary of tho Governor private secretary. The Semite spent a portion of the forenoon in committee of tho whole in the consideration of various measures. Aktkiinoon. A bill tn aid in he construc tion of a railroad through the Willamette val ley was rend third time a: d, alter a lengthy discussion a lu where the terminus should lie, passed. I Ins bill provides that after a company, with a capital stock of two millions of dollars, shall have completed twenty miles of the road, n lux ol mm mill on the dollar aba II lie levied on all taxable property in tho State for the purpose of creating a fund lo aid ill its construction. t inn mi iiroviue tor niu pnriueiii, im me- ui- rect tax was read second time and referred to tho Judiciary Committee. A bill tu provide for Ihe disposition of legal tender notes in Ihe Statu treasury was lost by tlie lolluwiug vote ; Ayes Messrs. Curl. Eddy, Frnxer, Grim, Hovey, I'yle and Mr. President 7 Noes Messrs. Caldwell, Cornelius, Chris man, Cranston, Doanell. Green wood, Hinsdale, Palmer. Wngm r and Watson. It is thought tins lull will He reconsidered, a it is known several voted against it who are friendly lo its provisions. HotsK. Mr. Gingles offered a resolution that here ftor no member shall sneak but once on any subject and not more than live minuter, winch was adopted. Air. 1 lioruton presented a petition from 50 citizens praying change in the law relating to divorce. Mr. Otey presented a petition for a division of Dour las county . A hill for the relief of L. V,. Hood waa or dered engrossed ; also a bill for Ihe relief of John Darrnh. A bill for the relief of G. R. Catou was read second lime nnd ordered engrossed. A bill to prevent the growth of the sii'nota. commonly known aa dagger oocklu bur. was ic- ported back to the liousu and ordered en grossed. Mr. Wade nllered a resolution that hereafter the House meet nt U A. H., which was adopted. Mr. Gillette offered a joint resolution or a convention of tire two house for Ibe election ol pilot commisrionera aud librarian, which wa adoptrd. ' Mr. Murphy nllered a joint memorial lu re lation lo a tri weekly mail fioin Oregon Cilv to Salem, passing through Yamhill county and touching at Ituttevillo aud Cbumpoeg. A bill for Ihu relief of Anion Veeder wns read second time and nidi red engn ssed. A liill lo regulate, tho fees nf county officers and others was read second limo and leferred to Judiciary Committee. A bill to amend Ihe school law wns read and referred to Committee on Education. A It'll lo authorize suit against Ihu Stale was read and ordered engrossed. A bill to amend me law requiting officers to take the ouih of allegiance, wa read second li ne and ordered engrossed. At two o'clock the third rending nf Criminal Code, reported by tho Code Commission, was commenced and continued till five, when il passed. Evening Skssion. A bill to establish a board of pilot commissioners for UmpiU4 river was read second time, and under a suspension uf the rule wa read linrd time and passed. A bill providing for llio incorporation nf churches and other societies, read second lime and referred to Committee on Corporations. A bill to regulate trade mark wa read sio ond time. A bill lo change the boundarie of Douglas county waa read aud referred to lb Committee oo Counties. A fill to donate lands, ko., to the Portland and Dalle Road Company wa read second time. House went into onnimilteo of tb whole to consider sundry bills. TlT.SKAY, October 18. Senate The vote by which the bill provid ing for aid in tha construction nf a railroad lasted wa reconsidered, and tb bill waa re erred to the judiciary ontnmiitee. - The reason for tha reconsideration was that Ihe bill provides for raising a revenue and un der the constitution, all such bill must origi nate in the lloose of Representative. The following lulls passed t A bill to regulate the Purtland (Ire depart ment ; A bill to regulate tho aalnrie of county Jiioge ; A bill to apportion tho senators and h pre tentative among the count ie ; A bill to encourage jood conduct In penllen liar convict ; Tb vote by which the bill providing for the collection of all taxe in (old and silver wa WHOLE NO. 710. Inst, was reconsidered, and after some amend ments, Ihe bill passed. I lie following bills passed i A bill to roLMilate term of tho Circuit Cnurls J A bill to regulate the duties of county offi cers; A bill to define and punish treason ; A bill tn provide for the printing; of the pnb- lio document ; -i A bill to regulate the salary of III governor private secretary ; A bill tn repeal the not of last session in ref erence to the direct tax ; A bill rrlatimr tn the conveyance nf conviots tn the penitentiary t - ' ' l tie billowing billa were loat ; A bill to locate the agricultural college j A bill to provide for calling a constitutional onnvenliont r . . i A hill relalinz to tho cliiribilitv cf neranna to different county offices, providing that no person should hold the offices nf olerk, sheriff nr treasurer more thnn two terma ; Unite a number or bill were rend second time. ..,... t-ii , .. ... ,u 'i Hoiisk Mr. Cartwright preaented a petition from the mayor and common council of Salem, asking change in tho boundiirle of the aaid Oily. -! ' ' . Mr. Cnx presented a petition from citizens of Josephine, in reference to changing the bnnndiiries nf that county. Committee on commerce reported favorably tn Ihe resolution requiring our representatives in lavnr a reciprocity treaty wiin tne tiawaian isianu-. . ', Mr. Gillette presented a minority report ad verse to the resolution nnd made a speech iu its support. ' Messrs. Fay. Wnkeneld and Lawson made effective speeches in favor of the resolution, showing the benefit that such a treaty would he, not only to this const, hut tn tho nation, in keeping op American inflwtioo with those I lands, tn which other powers nro so mncb op posed. They argued, that if free trade was not esialdi'lied between our ports and those of the Sandwich Islands, England and France would ultimately obtain ascendency in that trade, to the detriment or nur commercial In lerests. The resolution was finally adopted. A bill providing for the divisiou of Douglas enmity waa read first lime. Mr. Fay asked and obtain 'd leave of ahaenoe during Ihe remainder of the testion. The fol owing bills were read second time I A bill providing for the payment of a boun ty to Oreiron volunteers : 1 . A iiill to donate bind to the Dalle and Owyhee Road Company ; A hill tn amend Ihu general incorporation law t A bill to prevent tho aider and abettor nf the rebellion from voting. The Inst bill Mr. Murphy moved to indefi nitely postpone. He said, there wa no nse in prescribing oaths to Ihiauj who havo been in rebellion against the government ; that they are mean enough to lake any oath. Ho llmnght this a petty system of legislation, which could not elti'cl the object for which It was intended. Mr. Fay thought the law both wrong ond unnecessary. Mr. Thornton thought the proposed law a ne cessity. Mr. Moerc said, there was danger of great numbers of those in rebellion finding their way to Ibis ooast t that it wns our right and duty lo protect our ballot box from their influence. The fact that some,. of Ihese would perjure themselves was nu reason why we should not have such a law. Mr. Ciillison wa in favor of tho law; be lieved it neoessnry and right. ' . ' Mr. Lafollet aaid, U such n luw wa not passed, men whoso bauds are red Willi the blood uf loyal men. may cast Iheir vote at our election. He should favor Ihe bill. . The motion to indefinitely postpone, wa lost. Second reading nf bills was resumed, a fol lows i . . A hill lo legalize ncknowledgemeuU taken by county clerk, 4co. ; . A hill to amend Ihe law- for the asseasmeut ami collection of taxes ; A bill tn change Ihe time fur the session of tho legislative assembly ; A hill tn amend the law relating to estrays ; A hill to provide for Ihe location and erec tion nf the penitentiary and insane asylum ( A lull for Ihe relief of W, 0. Johnson; A liill lo . iiieiul certain portions of the oivil code, wa read third time, and after some dis cussion, passed. A bill tn make Hie sheriffs collector of taxes wa read third lime ami passed ; A bill relating to sureties requiring creditors lo sue, passed. A bill relating to homesteads wa lost ; A bill to amend the road law was read third lime and passed. A lull to regulate thn iKiauilnrie of Jose phine eounly. parsed. Wkiinf.si.ay. Oct. 19. Senate. Mr. Cornelius asked aud obtained leave of absence. The Inline, ing bills passed J A bill lu extend Ihe time fur making assess ments : A liill tn regulate cominrn school and pro vide for Ihe election of a siiperinten ent f A biP lo protide for a camp of military in struction for militia officers; A bill to regulate the Slate I.ilmiry ; , A bill to regulate Ihe tilling of Negroes, Chi namen ami Kanakas; A hill lo regulate ihe feea of county officer east of Hie mountains ; A bill requiring Ilia proprietors of towns to file pints thereof. . . The following bills were read second lime i A bill lo make llio Sheriffs collector of taxes ; A hill relating to the publio docuincols of the Slate, mid lo provide ftir Iheir publication ; A bill lo amend Ihe road law ; A bill to create a fund fcr the ereollon of an insane asylum A bill for the relief ol Josephine county A bill- tu change boundiirle nf Jusejihine county ; A bill to repeal an not to regulate Ihe sale of liquors in aomherii countiea ; A bill lo pay ihe claim of Dra. Wrlsno and Ghssoni A bill to dnuale veilaiu lide laud lo the United States. A bill In provide for a surveyor nf wood, logs and lumlier was nub finitely postponed. The House joint resolution proposing certain amendments lo Ihe Constitution wa concurred iu. ' WrilNENIIAT, Oct. 19. Iloi'HB. Report of Standing and Seleot Committor were reoeived and acted apon. Most of Ibe forenoon was consumed in Ihe discussion nf a joint resolution offered by Mr. Underwood proposing sundry amendment to Ihe const ilnl ion. The resolution a adopted by Ilia House pro poses tn amend Ihe oousliluliou so that the saf aris of Judge nf the Supreme Court may be increased or diminished except during tb terms for which tbey ara elected, aud that ill legis lative assembly may sit sixty day and receive four dollar per day fir their service. Message from Ihe Senate announced the pas sag nf a Joint resolution tn adjourn sins die on Friday Oclolier 21st, in a Inch lb House Concurred. A bill lu repeal Class law in reference tn tlio tale isf liquor in th oooutir of Jackson, Cibm. Curry aud Josephine waa read third lime and passed. . A bill for tha payn ent of claim of Dr. Wilson and Gliswin for visiting the Insane asylum, passed. ArTuoiK. Mr. Borland introduced a bill to incorporate Canyon City. BOOK AND JOB rui vn Of tyqnrlptlnn NF.ATI.Y snS PROMPTLY tiMOtsd RATKS or siivr.RTismn: I."ll IrrrllKniriili, ou pr tqusrt, Irat IsttrUsa tl sj :sdli ul4iut,nt Insertion. ImkhI nd sll transient ftil.srtlMmsnts omsl bt prtpsM to In-'ire Insertion. Administrator.' Hollers, an1 nit ndrsntssmeflt. rstsUng is th eatnt. nf itte..sn' persons, must ht prepaid, unleM or Jnrl tMil.ll.hsa by th county Judge, and gutrioUcd M St t psld hy hint. A.tvertlnliisr hill, not paid within ont ytsr from tha tins frh.n eomrnetod. will lie l narss.nl twtiity-art ptr ttnl. tack ywarp.ym-iill. nrgliyttilt.hTf.rt.'r . The following hills were read third time and pasaed : A bill to cede certain tide land tn the United State t. A bill to prohibit the selling or giving of In toxicating liquors to minora; A hill to amend tho law relating to county treasurers; ' - A hill for the relief ol Lonney C. Bond ; 1 A bill for the relief of U. W. Davi and Peter Taylor i . A bill to amend the law relating to escheat ; A hill relating to the cultivation of oyster A bill to levy a tax of one-half mill to areata a lund for the erection of an insane asylum ; A bill to provide for Ihe return of vote for Joint representatives ; , A bill tn provide for l surveyor of wood, log ' and lumber ; ' ' A bill to provide for the election of two eoai liiisiimer for Polk county; . , A bill to provide for a compilation of tho laws of Oregon ; ' A bill relating to lh Colombia river bar pi lotage; . , .,,...,;! ; .. ,M -Mi r,,..,i -i- A bill to incorporate Umatilla; , i,n , ' A bill telatiug tn qnarli and plaoer mine And tha working nf Ibe same ; A bill to provide for thu sale nf school land auu the disposition nf tho oommon atmonl find; A bill for the relief Aaron Veeder; ' ' A bill to prevent Ibe growth of Spiwia, ar dagger cockle bur; ' A bill for the relief of 0. R. Caton ; ' 1 ! A bill for Ihe relief of John Darrah ' t A bill to prevent and punish the adulteration) of gold d list ... , A bill tn amend Ibe law prnvldiog Tor the in spection of salmon ; ; , ' A bill to lax and regulat bweign corpora tions doing besinest in thlt Slate ; . -, . A bill tn incorporate Eugene City ;. . ' ' A liill tn regulate hardy gnrdy dnnoe honse. Tho third reading of bill wa resumed, and tbe following passed I : 1 ' A bill In amend thu law rcquir'ng tha oathaf allegiance; A bill to regulate and protect trade mark! ' A bill tn amend an act regulating the boun daries i f Douglas county ; " ' A bill lo donate land dto. to the Dalle anal Owyhee Road Company ; , . A bill tn provide for the recovery of real estate in forcible entry and detainer; A bi I lo prevent Indian frnm ranning it large, and to punish white men for enticing them off of reservations ; A bi'l tn legalne acknowledgment taken by enemy clerks, &o. An act relating tn the Collection of tale t A )ill ti amend Ihe law relating to assets) ment so lhal the property id corporation sntv be assessed where it it found ; A bill lo change the time fnr Ibe meeting of the Legislative Assembly to tho lint Monday in Dereiul'ori ;; A bill tn amend the rslray law so that hreacby or vicinu animal may be taken e any month in the year I ; A bill for the reluf nf W. C. Johnson. Mr. Borland offered a joint resolution, thanks to Ihu Oregon Volunteer whioh waa adopted. A bill to incorporate Canyon City w read . econd time. ' kabTikn mm. ... Special Ultpme li to tin Oruyon Statesman. ' New York, Oct. II). The Herald's apecial from Chattanooga, 18th, says: At Inst account Sherman' army wa In tbe vicinity of Villunou. Ihe rtbels retreating est Sommenillu, fllteen miles south west of Villa . nnu, supposed In be falling back toward the Bloc Mountain. Wheeler' cavalry I hang ing about Heme, Forrest i threatening to cross tile river near Bridgeport and bold tbn guna in Pigeon Mountains for I lis pnrpose of aiding Hood, Hi army at Bridgeport it now covering Hood's retreat. Sherman is skirmish ing with Hood' rear. Tlw result of Hood' movement is favorable tn oor army. Il ia thought that be will hot give battle unless too hard pressed. His wagon with a brigade aa f;uard, are at Cooladea. He may possibly give lattlo nt this paint. If not be will have to falf back on Gaylesville when oominnnioatioaa ar open. Sliaiuin tent ont a foraging parly whs 15(10 wagons frnm Atalanta toward Rough and Ready and Di'Catur. They returned loaded with corn. Il is thought Hood ha all hi army with him, supposed lo be 35,000 men. Pri' oner ami scouts state Ihey are living on pirokw ed tnr and dried frnit. Iil isvil.LE, October 18. The New Albany Ledger give reimrt it deem reliable that from 1.000 to 1.200 guerrillas oooeenlrated ia Ibe neigbborhiNnl lo Brandenburg. Ky. A por-. lion of tin in enleredTown and ridibed the cit ixent of a large amount of valuable property. The Nashville paper say the steamer lrwia exploded her boiler at Eddrville en the CamV In rland river, Oct. Kith, making a wreck of tho boat aud killing a large bomber of th paaea, gers. . Hams-ax. Oct. 19 It t rnmnrrd that Ihe Roanoke a a captured by lb rebel Lirat. Braine who look her lo Bermuda aud lauded tbe passengers. She waa not allowed to coal, nr provi'hmt He proceeded losea aud burned Ihe Roanoke. Returning with the crew be waa al on e arrested by the British authorilie. 1 Wasihnutun, Oct. 13. The remain of .Chief-Justice Taney were accompanied to the 'railroad train lo-dny by President Lincoln and , . several members nf his Cabim I. Hi body will be conveyed to Frederick, Maryland, fur interment. There I no donlit entertained among Ihe, friends of ex Secretary Gbase that be will be appointed Chiel Justice. Ni.w Yohk. Oct. IS. By the arrival of the ' supply steamer from Peusacola have partio- ' ului nf Asbolh' eijiedition into Florida. Ha , relumed lo Persucula on tho 1st, having been , complex ly turoessful. AsIniiIi brought in over 111) prisoners 400 negroes, 400 head of cattle, ' 400 mult- and a large amount of atorua and . ammunition. AsIkiiIi ha received a Wonnd ( which will probably necessitate amputation uf his arrj. ' Un. Doblado stale that the document from ' Maximilliiiu guaranteeing him saf ooudnct Ihrougli to city of Mexico, waa obtained with- . out Ins knowledge aud wa immediately de clined and returned. Tbe Polish government ha at issued a proclamation disclosing that Ibe revolution ie still iu progress. . . ,a The New York Herald's Tenth oorpe cor- , respondent snys. ihe rebel are busy throwing ' uu a new line of works acrot the Central road '' about ono mil outside their main line, iuote- " ting lb city. , The Herald's Fifth corn correspondent say that the total loss of that corps in the Poplar Grove fight ktSUO; or whom, 1521 I bussing. - 1 ' Gen. Butler becoming e nviuced that negre .r soldier are put at a ork on rebel intrenuhutenu, has notified the rebels that he ha also put reb , , el officer and soldiers at work en th Datoh ; Gap canal. II proposed an eiehang of ca vl prisoner and transmitted atalviueal of ur officers that our colon d troops bare been . , urdered after being captured by the rebel ia front of tlie army on Jame river. " Washinoton, Oct. 14. Returns frssa the Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania regiment give , 3.350 Union, ami 550 Dcntncralio vote. , t ItAETimmt, Oot. 17. There wi a great sensation here In-day Mined hy the seiiore by ihe military aatbtaitie of smev! large ban- - lies houses and closiug thu etUblishnisut. ,. Nothing definite is kutiwa rrgardiag the ca ate. taut il 1 raid Ihey are engaged in eonlraband trade aud rebel mail carrying. Wahimuton. Oct. 17. A number of dry , goods, cloibiof ead soot Mart wet eloeed to day ky lb military aulbutttiee and a gnard ' placed over them, i be prtnoqial an I clerk . were arietted on (nspiuiun of being engaged , a ia telling goods lo blockade tanner.