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WHO COMI'ONKU THK CHICAGO CONVEX-
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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.
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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.