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.1. i THE OREQONSTATESMAN IS rUlll.UHKII K V K 11 r HIIKIIAT MOIIKINO. Tuo Oregon Printing and Publishing Company, PROPKIK.TOUS. Oldoltl Paper of the State. T K It M S I'a r year , f 3 ,00 1 Hix months. t'.!,uO. v ?47"7''is tlHtnitrt pHam In eutn, Leyitl TewUr notes bill lit hik-tol inaij tUlirtruM rrtnl inline, ll-mltomije. in ty 1 ina-le liy until at the rink of Hie pull IImImth, if iniilli'il In the trtfichCL ol u iohtiiieUr. MNl'OliX OR Mo('I,HM. In I lut fUo1 ornl collego M now constituted, I hero nil- from loyal States 2111 votes, if West Virginia mid Nuvailiv bo included. Cminliiig tliuin out, lltcru are 2Jfi. We suppose Nevada, nt least, will bo counted. Tim number tn which the novt-rnl States nre entitled i as follows ! Ciilirimiiu J'Nuw Hampshire.'. 5 (!onnei'tlcilt (!Nov ilomny 7 Delaware HlNew York ...3S llliilui IHjOhio '.'I 1'liliillilt Ill Oregon 'I Iowa 8 I'miimylvuina '.'A Kansas II IMinilii Island 4 Kentucky II Vermont 7 MuiriH 7' Wsl Virginia 5 Maryland 7 Wisconsin 8 Mnseur;luie.trs I'i.NuVailll 'I Mirlnuaii R1 MiniiuKxotH 4 Tntul 'JIM Missouri II 'Necessary to a choice.. I1H If West Virginia and Nevada be lint count, ed, 114 votes will elect. The friends of MeClellnn claim fur hint the Slntos of Pennsylvania, New York, Connect! cut, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Now York, wiili 100 vote. Should lio cot "II of litem, lie will luck. 14 votei of an election, Missouri U sure to vote for Lincoln, and Mary land baa just adopted an i'iiianciiiition consti tution which assures her vote for Litioolii alio. Taking these two States from the copperhead count, and McClellun will lack 32 vote. Peon aylvania and New York tlio two most ecccntrio States in the Union, aro just as apt to vote one way as the oilier. The October elections altniild they lip even nut! administration, are no certain indications of what the November vote will be. Pennsylvania, especially, hns been remarkable for reversing in November the vote of October. There la a great reaction going on in the aentiuient of tku H. iny in relation to MoClelhtn since be has associated himself with the peace cnpperhcnila. They no longer (wear by him or believe in hint. They do not believe that all their heroic bnttlea have been "fail ures," as pronounced by tho Chicago Conven tion. Tint snliliera' vote of Pennsylvania and we believe of New York will go almost en matte for Lincoln, carrying those great States into the column for the Union and reducing McClelluu'a vote to 21. Wo do not think il possible he can get more than that and we do not believe he w ill get more than New Jersey's 7 votes. Liucolu will be the next President juat as sure the ami rices on the 8ili of Novem ber, and the Union will bo preserved. Custom House Kbukii'ts. From a state ment published in tlte Oregonian, the receipt for custt ins at Astoria, appear, for six mouths in 1804, $lrj,2!:i,0; for the year lrfG.'J. $13. 41(i,'J;i; fur MiX $!).G32.81 ; from Juno to De cember, inclusive, 18(11, $1,51)8,57. The re ceipts appear, eacli year, largest in the Spring and Pull months October, upon an average, flowing the largest receipts. Taking former years as indicative of (lib present, it will be fair tn assume that tlio receipts of 18(14 will reach near $ 10,000. Showings like these II .luslrate the rapid growth of our State better jjsv " An any other means. A country which this yeut lay over eighteen thousand dollars of ous toms, for six months, against less than sixteen hundred for seven months in 1801, lias little cause to complain ou the scoro of noti-iuiprove-ment. Linkai, Descendants A writer in the east, who is ouriotn in genealogies, says that " Ihosu persons who are descendants of the Revolutionary tories are among tlio bitterest nod moat determined opposers of the govern ment and tlte war and the strongest advocates of that peace parly." It might have been added that the descendants of I he Hartford Convent initials are bitter enemies of the government and z.'til otts advocates of "peace on any terms." They are poison copperheads, every one of them, and 1 go for MeClellnn. Tub Mokmons and Indians. The Moun taineer an j s it has been ascertained that the Snake Indians have been able to keep them selves supplied wilh guns an I ammunition, by confederating themselves with the Mormon. A brother of Pti-lina. named Spall, is the present active agent for both parties, nod at (lie capture of Pa li na's wife, was absent at Salt Lake for the purpose, it is supposed, of procuring fresh supplies. This matter needs investigation by tho military authorities. 17" The " democracy " aro heavy mi bard currency, which, we suppose, explains why gold always goes up whenever lite coppers, or rebels, meet with a success. Gold, coppers and rebels all go up and down together. Some time or other, soma of lite cups and rebs will go ftp for the last time. When they do, gold will come down to slay. t7Ily lite latest journals received by mail we nre informed that George 1. McClellun did not resign bis commission after accepting the nomination of tlte Chicago Convent! u. He is (till a Major General in the regular army of the tinted states, receiving pay Iroot tho .Na tional Treasury, and linffht to be ordered tn , tuke the field and light for that cause which be and bis followers condemn. Sac. Union. We hope ho wont lie ordered into service ; for, having declared, by accepting the Chicago nomination, that the war is " a failure," he would naturally be tempted to prove it so. Just Wht Tiikv Want. A rebel pris oner in Gen. Grant's army says, Give us a cessation of hostilities only for three months, and then we can fight yon for Overyears longer.- An armistice would give them di.ublo that time; aud then with the North Oemnralixed and discouraged, the rebels could light us wilh ' indcpenJeuue iu full view. An armistice is ju t the thing for rebels, and Union-bating cop perhead. tTMolia Dean Ilayne has left Portland for San Francisco. Her plaoe on the boards is supplied by Miss Annette luce, an actress of considerable celebrity la California. Iler forte, we believe, is tragedy. T"According to lite Chioagn rebel platform, Shciidan's recent tilt wilh Early, was another 'failure." That's Early's view of the case, Union mm don't see it in that light. XV Yatlaudighaiu's famous dime subscrip tion has procured for Ititil the soubriquet of "Val hand hima-dime." We suggest, I'al-hang-him-tome. t7 Since copperhead breast-pins have been found not very popular, would nut the McClel lun men make a bit by wearing, instead, minia ture "quaker guns 1" Sashtabt. Judge Shatluck acknowledges the receipt of f 3.334.82 coin, aud t?.5u7, le gal tender, op to October 24th, for the Sanitary fund. VOL.14-NO. 30. NKW Y0I1K K I, KIT I0 MAIDS. Many people ore at a loss tn know how the frauds, reported as discovered in New York, could bo practised before tho election takes placu. The laws of New York require that all qualified electors who wish to exercise the elective franchise shall register their names In the eleollon district where they have the right to vote i and none other than those bo regis tered at n specified time before election day, can voto at such election. The nbluct of the law is to prevent frauds by importations front one district to another, to aid in ferreting out illegal voting, and thus preserve the purity of the ballot-box. Under this, and the law per milling absent soldiers to vote, the soldiers pre vious to tlte election, send home to agents, ap pointed by authority, their names and ballots. These arc sent from whole regitnenls in one package, under seal, nnd so to remain till opened and counted, like other votes, at the close of election dny. The frauds reported consist in feloniously opening these ballot pack ages, aud changing the names of candidates voted for, and forging to the substituted tickets tho nnmes of the soldiers voting, Thns, the scoundrels engaged in this nefarious business uro able to make a soldier who desires to vote for Lincoln actually help to swell the lists for McClellan by (imply taking the tickets hon estly sent, and copying therefrom all but the names of tho Lincoln and Johnson electors, in the place of which they put the names of the MeClellnn and Pendleton electoral candidates, forging thereto tlte iianie of the soldier voting. A more villainous nnd devilish ( lot to defeat the will of the legal voters of New York, or any other Statu, was never hatched by scoun drel conspirators. It deserves, and will receive, the hearty execration of every honest man in (ho United States. The sneaking villains who practice such frauds upon the absent defenders of our country, are a thousand depths below tho reach of shame, or they will hunt the foul est dens of u 1 1 creation in which to bide them selves from the withering contempt e -d hate of everything wearing human (hope. A foul load that would not scorn to even breathe the same tainted air with them would deserve to be something fouler limn a toad. A Novel Doctkikk. The Review charged the Union members of tho Legislature with being nullificrs. hecnuso some of them voted for tho Specific Contract Law. On being re minded that aniie copperhead members also voted for the bill, the Review replies that they nre not nulliliers, because they believe the legal lender law of Cungrett to be unconstitutional, and nre in favor of bard money. According to this new and Wry logical doc trine of th.' Review, copperheads may defy any law without criminality, if I hey will only toko care to believe it unconslitutioiml. Two men go together mid rob a henroost, and are brought into court on a charge of larceny, be fore Judge O'Menra. Ono man concedes tho law which punishes thieving to he constitu tional, and Judge O'Menra fines him severely, nnd reads him a grave lecture ou tho enormity of raiding unlawfully on neighboring henroosts, The other stands up, and, for a defense, says he believes it unconstitutional to deprive him of the " personal liberty " to lake chickens wherever he may find them. The judge says, '0, if that is your belief, that is a very differ ent matter; your conduct is highly commend able ; yt u nre honorably acquitted." O, wise judge! O, excellent judge I fVG.S. Jones, ono of tho Chapman pi rates is packing sand at H Churchill. He believes Lincoln a tyrant, and goes with all his might for MuCIelbiu. Thinks confederate pirates will fare better under his ndniiuisiraliou. It is perhaps unnecessary lo say that Great heusolilsii supports lilluliimk. A Dkki'ICaiile Expedient. The Oregon ian (ays the copperheads have heeu writing letters to the soldiers of lite Oregon cavalry. slating that it has been decided tn postpone a draft till their term ol service expires, so as to Catch them. A desperate cause calls for despicable expe dlelits. A Fioiit ItintiT Hkiie. A correspondent from the Dalles says of' the copperheads, "One f llii-in said In me yesterday that if Abe Lin coln is elected there will be lite biggest tight yet right here lit our innM. I he damning evidence of copperhead cull- j spiracles is accumulating. 7 A young man of this city who was some time a soldier under Grant. say a former Sen ator from Oregon tried, in Washington City. to induce linn tn go into the rebel si rvice. I lint former Senali.r is now tryini; to induce hfyul men to vote fur McClellan. tV Granny Wait lias come out for McClel lan. He thinks the rebel government will treat mom favorablr with him than with Lincoln. L. P. Hall, lute of Alcatrax. is another "ac cession," upon the same ground. 17" The men of tbe guerrilla Mnseby are very solicitous fur tbe election of McClellan. So says Dr. Lloyd, a Union prisoner who re cently escaped out of their hands. tT"Dr. C. H. DeWolfe. who made himself notorious in Oregon and Washington Territory two or three years since, by Ins amours and marriage, is again in the lecturing way in the country east of the mountains. rr"The veteran Gen. Wool supports Lin coln and JoiiNRoy. He says, "the election of McClellan means the trailing of our flair to the dust before its enemies." and the "surrenderor the United Slates tn JelT Davis and Ins gov eminent. r7Gen. Sheridan recently spoiled an at tempt tn import several thousand snppnrters of McClellan. into Maryland. His plea is that they did not come early enough to be legal vo ters. The defeated party however, do their next best thing they give the grave-digger their heartfelt sympathies. nTTlie man made a truthful bit, who said, "If McClellan could n-t Inke Richmond with Washington City na bis base, be can never take Washington City with Richmond as his base." The true PoBi i iiiNS. The real position of tho Democralio party is expressed by three words, "Help the Rebel! on." The Union par ty's motto is "Destroy the Rebellion." That's the difference. Angeiw mar. a ralnd treason- able paper of Lower California has winked out Disease, tick dollar-owe and Orave-digtrr on tne Drain, n was a aim ngui ai ocal and now it is a fallen tlar. t7The most remarkable "change of base" McClellan etea made was from West Point to Chicago. Sec hit speech, and I ho Chicago platform SALEM, A SlOlNUIiUb AND TltAITOIl. Tho Anthony Lndlatn who figures in tho fol lowing extract from a correspondence of the S. F. Flag, Is the same man who obtained nn Injunction against Snpt. Huntington and Agent Simpson In tho oyster case of Yaqulna liny. We bulieve he figured as a prominent democrat nt Corvullis for a wliilu. Ho is an ardent sup porter of McClellun : The news of tho nomination of Mr. Lincoln, for reelection, which was received in Ibis city with so much joy and satisfaction by the Union men ot nil political shades, has Hindu the trai tors and copperheads in our midst rave and Ion in like madmen. One ot this class, Anthony Liidlam, but better known as Tony a dealer in oysters, nnd dependent upon the public of this city for its patronage, yesterday, in onmer- snliou with Mr, G. A. Lloyd, a staunch Union mini and supporter of the Government, gave vent to his feelings in the most violent abuse of Mr, Lincoln and tliu-Adiiiiiiistriitinn, Ho de nounced tlio President as a thief "the biggest thief in the world" as a foul, a liar, an itiiRo cile, etc; a trntnpler upon the rights of the peo ple, ninl a tlisregiirder ol the constitution that he was carrying ou the war for his own svlhsh purposes that be was a traitor, and that he de served and ought to bo bunged and that all men who supported him were "stinking, lying, thieving black republican sons of b s!" This expression, of oonrae, includes tho whole grand Union army, as well as Union men at homo in fact, it denounces the treat, vast ma jority of the American people This and much innru ol the vilest abuse, was uttered and ro uttered by this man, in tho presence of several gentlemen, in a public saloon, in the heart of the loyafcity of San Francisco. I w ish I could give you tho convcrsa'ion na it occurred, the above presenting but a faint idea of the foul aspersions cast upon our nolilu Pres ident and bis supporters. This matter hits fre quently been alluded to by the press of this oily, and yet, so far as I am aware.no steps have been taken to stop the foul-mouthed trai tors, for Mr. Ludhiin is only one of a class. Some plan should certainly be adopted lo niako such parties keep their treasonable thoughts lucked up withiu their oah black hearted solve, and not be permitted to force their traitorous utterances upon tltu unwilling ears of Union men. One good effect. Mr. Ed itor, may result from this outbreak of secession sympathizers. It shows the bitterness of their Inured ol, and opposition tn Mr. Lincoln, aud it will nerve Union men (without regard to puny) to combat with nil their strength the treasonable talk of these men, aud ou the dny of ideation to. endeavor to secure mi overwhelm ing majority in this Statu for Lincoln and John son. " CoM'EDKItA'i'E AltMIKS AND 1'EACH MKS. The Charleston Courier furnishes a rebel view of Northern traitors, thus: . "All of ns perceive the intimate connection existing between lie armies of the Confederacy ana the peace men in the United ataltt. 1 Hose constitute two imiiiensu forces that are working together for tho procurement of pence. The parti) whote nomination and platform tee are considering, are altogether dependent for suc cors on the courage and resolution of our fight ing men. If their generalship, sagacity, valor and vigilance nre unable to obtain victories, and to arrest tho progress of the invading hordes, the existing Administration will Inugn to scorn all the (Hurts of the Opposllb n, and, in spite of the most powerful combinations, will continue to bold tho place they occupy. Our tuccett in battle inturet the tucceet of McClellan. Our failure will inevitably lead to hit defeat. It is th victories that have crowned our arms since this year began that have given existence, strength and harmony to thnlorgniiizntion, which bus arrayed itself with linn, dcliunt front against the despot and his minions. It it our lung, unknown teriet of splendid successes that hat emboldened the few men of tense and hnnejti in Yankecdom to raise their voices in denunciation of the uncon stitutional, base, foolish measures adopted and enforced by the Government, and they bave gathered nruinid the haulier of their exception al men so large a number that they have good hope of being iihlo to niako bead against the oppressor nnd tyrant." Thus every confederate who votes for Mo Clellau will bnvu the subliniu satisfaction of knowing that bis vote lias contributed to swell one of the ' two immense forces" that are ex pected lo procure the final disruplio i of tlio Union aud the everlasting end of a republican form of government. C'Al.lFOIINIA I'lllCKS OF PllOKUCK. TIlO follow ing remarks upon the prices of Agricul tural pi oil nets, are from the Sail Francisco Bul letin, of Ibe 2.')lh of October. Tiny afford much informntiou intending to Oregon fur mers ; The grain markets are very firm and prices are hordenine. r lour sells readily nt lull lig nres. The Oregon wheat at baud is very foul immense quantities of die s and bluepod ; of the dinner, so much a- lo itijnro tho. price of the en ire parcel, jo. V lb. The 2.000 dux Oregon Kt'gs, by r lie steamer, are in good con ilition, while those by the Snm'l Merrill have been loo lung on the Vuvage lo count out Well. Some of tho packed butler from Ore(on is of good quality, aud will command a fnir price. Maine Kggs. per recent arrivals, sell at fil V case; old stock nt fid. There is an active inquiry fur the Eastern comment just nt hand ; holders fur the most part are asking (f'M'a'.tl fur the puncheons, and (7 SO'a.rJ Mil. Tho article is much liked by our dairymen, aud it is now entering into very general use, consu mers mixing it up wilh out hay and straw. Our farmers Dow beifin to renliie the true value of their wheat nnd oat straw. Heretofore thousands of tons were I ur tied up ; this year every pound will be consumed fur fodder, aud this makes good au immense deficiency in the hay yield. A remarkable increase may be noted in our present receipts of coust produce from Half moon Day, Meniere; and Los Angeles, pota toes, oats, corn, eto; while Humboldt liny dis trict and Oregon are not niniiindftil of the high prices now rutin here fur grain, etc., ami I bey are inclined tn avail themselves of it promptly, without waiting (as our own Ca'duruians do) for shippers nt New York and Chile to steal away I rum them their (uturo market. tTTbe re is ample evidence in existence that the copperheads aro organized all over 1he North, under a pledge In revolutionize the North, in case of failure to elect th G raved ig ger. Let Union men remember this. t7 We understand tho cuppers will hnvo two sets of tickets at the approaching election one for lbs cmlidnte and tlio other for the platform. It has been found impossible to get them nntn on the same ticket. W Tbe rebels everywhere look upon Mo Clellan's election as the triumph of disunion, (n, accordingly hope fur it, pray for it and fight fur it. (7 A large Union meeting, at Albany, was addressed ity juugo noise, last sloudpy eve nine. ry A intelligent o' server writes from the 1 rj,,,, ..Ya my set this upper country down fr increased majorities lor Uncles An aud ' Andv. We have set it down. tV Edward Haldock was killed at Doisst City, lately, by Ben). Illoomer. They got Into an affray abonl a prostitute and Haldock got Ubbril, auJ died abuust immediately. OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 18G4. I'UI'1'KKIIKAD PLANS FOIt TUB Kill UK. Mr. O. P. Brooks of Syracuse, N. Y., till re cently a peace man, publishes in tlte Syracuse Journal, the following disclosure of copperhead plans for tho future. The Journal vouches for the reputation of Mr. Brooks, for lite strictest honor nnd veracity. Here is what Mr. llrooks says : For the thfliizhtful consideration of all those w ho desire an liouorablo aud lasting peace to result from tho termination of this war, I beg cave tn submit the following conversations held between myself and several leading men of the peace party, nt the Voorhees House, tho even ing after the lute Peaoe Convention. Doing a peaceable man myself, as well as a man in fa vor of an liouorablo peaoe, I was of course deeply interested in 'the great peace, move ment of the Iritlt. UUl 1 corneas that my con tiilouco in the great apostles of peace received stii?L'erinir blow when, by mere accident, I became a listener to the following words, ut tered by one of these apostles, a prominent puhlic speaker, ajid aduresaeiUe a select circle :r trusty followers : "1 tell von. ceiitleman, Jefferson Davis is fighting the bullies of the liberties of our coun try, and be must and shall succeed. I told Gov. Seymour so tins morning, and he said : .VI r. , 1 am aware vtitt but what can J lo f I am powerless. The majority of the people are against me, and the Administration avo the whole army to Duck llieiii.' Uenlle men, we have cut to stop this war. Il must be stopped. Ana If old Abe should finally be elected, wc have got to raise a counter-revolu tion, and overthrow the whole cursed abolition horde." lii-ginning to doubt the sincerity of the pence professions of these men, I straightway sought occasion to propound the following question to soveral of Vnllaudighain's' most confidential and earnest supporters : First, I asked, in a straightforward way, of Senator Lawrence, "are you willing to grant the South its independence, provided that, in the proposed National Coiiveutinn, its Commis sioners demand independence as their ultima tum, after all honorable terms of peace, based upon the reconstruction of tho whole Union, have failed V " Yet, moil certainly!" was the reply. "This war must be stopped ! Tlte Federal Government has no power to coerce a sovereign State into a union contrary to its will. A state lias a just right to secede, provided Its Constitutional rights have been violated." 1 propounded the same nuerv to Senator Young, who boasted of the honor of having cast one of the five original vo'es in the New lurk Legisiuture ul til ngaiust coercion, and 1 received from him precisely the same answer. biiiliolilcncd nt these unexpected responses, I submitted the same question to Win. lirani lette, of Kentucky, a lolative of Gov. Hruin- letie, and said to be a delegate to the Chicago Convention, nnd was again greeted with a re ply similar in every particular. Ho further staled "the people of the South will figlit ns long na they have a duller left, unless the North concede them the right of self-government. 1 afterwards put the same question to no less man a dozen pniticipaiiu in the Convention, wiili a like result. My rei ly to each of these gentlemen was, "Why did you not submit this piesiion, winch involves the very vital point lis the contest, fairly and squarely lo day in your speeches tn the Covention, and thus teat its wishes? You declared in all your speeches that you were in favor of peace and Union, while you nre willing to ecoept peace and dis union I" Tn Ibis 1 received but one honest answer. A delegnto from 13 u Halo, whose name 1 did not learn, said, "It would not be politic: In the conversations with Iiramlette and Lawrence, 1 inquired what were the honorable terms that Peace Democrats would be likely to oiler the Sooth as an Inducement to come back into the Union. Mr. Lawrence said : "We pro. pose to guarantee them the protection of all their Stale rights one of which he bad already ollired to be tlte right of secession ; secouilly, we propose to guarantee tueiu the protection ol slavery up to the original linet and throughout alt the 'J erritoriet. TUK.m VI ITU TUB INDIANS. The following aro the terms of the treaty ately effected with the Klainaths, Moducs and a part of the Snakes, as fiirnishod by the Mountaineer : 'The country ceded by the treaty extends from tho summit ul the Cascade mountains on the west, tn Goose Laku and Harney Lake ou 1 ho east; and from the country formerly bought of the Warm Spring nnd Umatilla Indians on the north, tn the waters of Pitt river and Mo Cloud river in California no the sooth proba bly about 2,iri00 square miles. The tribes nre the Klainaths, of which Lalake, Moshcncnskit, Chiliiquiiias, Palmer, Cologne, are chiefs; tl't Moducs, ol which scliniichiu is principal duel. and one of the numerous bauds of Snakes, of which Kilaloak is chief. Nearlv 1.000 Indians were present at the council, nnd probably lo(IO were represented. The promises made lo them on behalf of the Government wern niinuilies of $8,000 per annum for five years, (.'i.OOO a year for the next five, ninl :).(HIO per year fur he next live. Ill addition, f .COOO is to lie expended iu furnishing the Indians tenuis, larin iug implements, opening farms. &0., nod sub sisting lliem the lirst year, and a superintend eut ol fanning, blacksmith, carpenter, w iguii- maker and teacher are In he provided. 1 lie reservation set apart, fur them extends from the rocky point on the rnst side of the middle Klamath Lake, In-low the inoslh ul William- sun Itiver, north to Fori Klamath, thence east to the head of the upper Klamath Lake and the mountains beyond, thence by the ridge w hich bounds the Klamath Valley on the east to the place of beginning. It includes nearly the whole of the upper 'Lake and Valley, and but a very small part of the moro extensive valley below. Provision is made in the treaty fur locating other tribes npon the reservaliuu. If the Government sees lit. How a "Wab Dkhoc'iiat"', Speaks. In a speech delivered at an eiithnsinslio Union meeting held at Springfield. Illinois. Sopletn. her 8th, Gen. Ilayne thus defined War Do mocrucy :" "My friends, I am a War Democrat. And I will tell you juat what kind of a war demo crat I am. Almnt the mailer of this everlast ing nigger, 1 do not caro if I do happen to be found voting side by side with my Republican friends. That is a thing I care nothing at all about. I do caro about the preservation of tiiis Union. And when you ask ma il I do not think wo will have to fight a good while for It under Abe Lincoln's Administration. I answer you that I am ready to figlit for It. I will fight till my hair is white, and when I go down to djv crave I will leave this war as legoor lo my son, and charge biin iu bko inauiier to transmit it lo his son aim nis son a son, unless we have an honorable peace, npon tbo terms of submission by the South to the power of Die Federal Government. This my frn-uds, is wir democracy, as I understand il, I would lo God this was the Democracy of George 11. McClellan. Laiiok Potatoes. We have received, at this office, several large potatoes, one from each of the Indian farms at Ibe SileU Agency We only know three of ibe varieties , rneshan ic lady-finger, and kidney, all of which are very much larger than Ibe same varieties osu allr grown in Ijiis valley. These specimens were raised by Indian industry, and show that "Lr u something ul a larmer. Klita at Furt Dallm. From the Moun taineer. wt Irarn thai one of Im earrisoo build Inge at Ft. Dalles, was borned on tbe i!lth In stant. Tbe fir originated Irora a defective chouuey. utiles GENEKAIj OltllKUS, No. 22. Headquarters, Dirt, ok Oueoom, ) Ft Vancouver., W.T., Oct. 1804. The arduous services of Ilia troops during tho past season deserve the notice and com mendation of the Comn nntling General, In the field since early spring, they have won his thanks, officers and men, for their persevering exertions iu long and dreary marches, oitcti through divert wastes, with a view to the pro tection of tnvelers, miners and emigrant. The troops under Colonel Maury, Captains Curry, Caldwell, Drake and Hurry, and Lieu tenant Hoburt, Wuymire ami West, have all done good service sometimes in conflict witli the Snake Indians. South eastern Oregon is no longer an nu- known region. From (he Columbia river to the Nevada nnd . California line, the whole oounlry has been thoroughly traversed. From each temporary depot scouting parties wrc sent tn every point of tho compass. Some of the troops have traveled, this season, moru than two thousand miles. During the summer of 1802 and 160:), these troops inudo honorable and important cam paigns into the Indian country, and upon the emigrant road. If on this occasion they had no Indian wars, they had the satisfaction, by their presence, iff preventing them. It is fitting that the closing services of the greater portion of the 1st Oregon Cavalry have been devoted to the exploration aud develop ment oi a part ol Uregon, lu-retolore marked on our maps us "unexplored." hut which can no longer receive that designation. The regiment was raised three years ago, iu the fervor of the Union sentiment of the State, and many rushed to the standard tn show their readiness Iu put down any possible scheme of seoession on this const. They have, happily, tins far had no such duty to perform ; a duty which would hnvo been so inspiring to tiro vol-' uoteers. They have had little stimulus amid their privations. But they oan nt least refleot that they have materially aided iu developing the hidden treasures of the laud, The country deplores the death of 2d Lieu tenant Stephen Watson. 1st Oregon Cavalry, killed in the fight of the 18th May, and of the other gallant men who lell with him. If a choice bad been given them, they would have lost their lives in support of tho glorious cause for which our troops are contending nt the east, we who mourn their demise, must be consoled with the reflection, tint they died in dclcuto of a suffering h notice, which will oiler itb the memory of their generous and patriotic services. liy order of llrigndiur General B. Alvnrd. J. W. HOPKINS, tt Lieut-, 1st Oregon Cavalry, Ac'g Ats't Adj't General. MeClellnn In the Armv. The following is an extract from a private leiier wruteu ny uu olhcer in tho army of the Potomac. "I suppose yon won'd like tn know what the army thinks about MeClellnn. Well, ns far as I can learn, and Micro is n good amount of tnlk ou tho sol jeot, McClellan has lost about all his armv friends since ho connected himself with the Copperheads and Pence men. The nominations made nt Chicago will receive very little support from the soldiers. They cannot see now tuey can vote lor liolh a war and a peace man. The cry with them Is war until the rebels lay down their arms, and are willing to tako what terms Ihey are willing tn give them. Men who a mouth since were strong for McClellan now cull him a traitor. Abe will receive nine out of leu votes in the army. Massachusetts regiments nre all fur him. The Western troops aro the snniii. Little Mao lost his friends iu the iiriny when ho was put up by tlio Pence Convention." Street Affray and Homicide. Charley Cnvin. a former bar-tender at Tho Office sa loon in this city, and Matt, llleilsoc, a man known everywhere almost ou the Pacific coast, met on Friday night, nt the comer of Morri son and First streets, where lliey gut Into nu altercation concerning their relations or claims to ono of two women who were auooiupanying llledsoe lo an oyster saloon, which resulted in the killing of Cnvin, The matter wns investi gated before Justice Anderson on Saturday evening, when llledsoe wns held for his appear ance nt the next term i f the Circuit Court, iu the sum of $5,000, in default of which he was committed to Jail. Tho evidence intended to show that Covin hud drawn a knife uu llledsoe, when the hitler knocked him down with the but I of a pistol, and struck him twice alter ward.. about the bend. The deceased was then left. when, through the assistance of friends, he mad bis way In a saloon near by. washed tho blood fr bis fnco and Ilea. I, then wns taken lo bed, where be wns foninl lifeless on Saturday morning Oregonian. " Fivb to Seven." A correspondent nf tbo San Francisco Flog avers thai C. L. Wel ter, a copperhead, late of Alcralraz. made use of the f illow ing language at a recent gather ing of snakes ill a " llrnnui Hangers' " den, in San Francisco : "I would advise you all nu election day to be in pared. Load your gnus nod pistols nnd leave lliem nt ho e, and go to the pulls, and if necessary, go and get them, ami vole nt the p ilnt ol the bayonet. Gen. McDowell is Inn small a man fur me lo notice; (hero I be speak er lavistieii ins eiicuiniiiios ol contempt uu Gen. McDowell without sliut;) fur lire of ns Democrats can whip seven I! luck Itepubli- cans." Iiegnlur. confederate chivalry, though some what tamed down. His kind used to boast that "one was good fur five Yankee mudsills." DEMOIKACI IXDKfTLKD. Mahoney (he leader of the Iowa delegation fn tho rebel convention nt Chicago, made a speech In which he said : "We must elect our candidate, and then, holding out our hands lo the South, invite them to com and sit again iu the Union circle." I A voice "Suppose Ih -y won t come I J "Jf Ihry will not come lo as, i am tn favor nj going to them ! !" That is democracy andefib d.' If the rebel lion won't bo reconciled, lite alternative of de mocracy is lo annex the United States to the ennredcraey. CUD MKKTINO X04DAT NlbllT. The Lincoln and Johnson Club of Salem, met last Monday evening, the 31st. The at tendance was very fair, and quite a large num ber of new names went upon the Union roll. Speeches were inndn by Jon. L. Dunn, Itich- ard Williams and Capt. Keeler, and a good deal of enthusiasm prevailed. The Club meets aiain next Monday evening, when it Is expect ed there will be a grand turn nut of those who love the Union, and lo Ibe end of preserving It, will vote for Lincoln anil .iomnhon. I F" The Washington llebublican says it i authorized by Gen. Hooker In say that all state. mrnts In the effect that he intends to Vol for McClellan art falte. Geo. Hooker says he is lor "an uncompromising and vigorous proseen lion of Ibe war against the armed enemies nf the nation." CT'Fort Cnlville Is now garrisoned by com pany "C." or Ibe W. T. Volunleers-Cupt. I laniel Glazier, Lieut Wiseudorf and Guetx. Th three years term of the greater pnrliuii of tin llegimeni win expire in .vtaroh and April next t the residue in July and August. W. IV. .Mairsman. If The lime for which Capt. Olner's com pany enlisted last Spring at the Dalles, expires on tlionrsioi .xivuoiiier. t7 'I ho telegraph line is completed o Se allki W. T. UUi n WHOLE NO. T12. TKLKulurillC NEWS. Special Dispatches tn the Oregon Statesman. Price again Routed, Losing 12 Cannon. ' Two Rebel Generals Captured. Astounding Frauds Discovered t Copperheads Forging Soldier' Votes. Itebola Arming Slaves. The Election Forger Sentenced to im prisonment for Life. Pennsylvania All ltlgbt. , St. Louis, Out. 27.- A dispatch sars a train from Fort Smith wits attacked by biis'hwhukers south of Fort Scott, and 10 killed. Part of the train was burned. One hundred guerrillas ni'dor Cant. Tailor. enter.-d Marlon n few mile from Fort Suntt, 12 o'clock, Saturday night, aud murdered Col onels Kuonles, Brown, Hawkins, McQurgle, Smut and Shadrick, en route for the north. The Federal loss in the battle of the 24th was 24. The rebels were chased all of Sunday night. Constant fighting with their rear wns kept up. At daylight they made a stand and were handsomely whipped again. The Kansas militia have gone homo. Mar tini law has been abolished and business re sumed. . Five hundred rebels under TJiuit. Pol tnM Daniels, crossed the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad, nenr Houktowii, on Mondiiv, going noi th. A strong force has been sent alter lliem. Our forces have been driving Price rapidly since Sunday. Lost account says ho was 25 or 30 miles south of FortSuott, his'urmy ranted and dispersed. Un Tuesday we had a fight wilh him, between Mound City and Ft. 8ou. in which bo was badly whipped, losing ISO prisoners and 12 pieces of artillery. Among the prisoners were Maj. Gen. Marmaduke, Gen. Cabell, soveral Colonels and other officers, He was again attacked, yesterday morning, a short distauoo from Fort Soolt, and driven pell mell in a southerly direction. He burned 200 wagons yesterday, to prevent llieir being oaptured. Nothing definite about the loss un either side, hut there is no doubt Price's army Is completely demoralized and scattered. The telegraph is working to Fort Scolt. Nothing received of to day's operations, except our forces are ilill iu pursuit of Price. Steele, wilh heavv reinforoemeiits, is nt Fort Smith, with the probable view of contesting frices eulruiioo Into Arkansas. . .1 e . New Yoiik. Sept. 27. Tribune's enrres pondeiil with Holler. 24th, says, in connection with the action ol tho reuel Governors, that II plainly indicates their desire that slave should aid them iu their desperate strait, and then army confronting Kichinouil is now known to be reduced to not exceeding 35,000 men, all told. Jeff Davis, Leo, Lnugstreet, and other dis tinguished rebels yesterday rode along the line in our trout and then went hack lo K clunond. A rebel ram crept down .he river last night, un der cover of the darkness to their lute position. but hurried away ngaiu at dawn tin morning. New Yoiik, Oct. 27. Sheridan' inagttih- cent viol ry on lliu Dili was such a crusher hi the rebel that the ltichmond editor are mak ing desperate efforts lo disbelieve it. The Enquirer in alluding to tbo turning fioitit iu the battle, says "one of tbo most bril iuut victories of the war was won by our Iroops, but in an evil hour, wheu our men were plundering property they had captured, a small fiiroe of Yankee cat airy opened on our left Hank, and the plunderer's took flight i thus our whole army wits thrown into a panic aud lied Iu a disgruueful condition. Still," it ar gues, "this defeat is only a temporary disastur; no solid results aro attained by it fur Sheridan, disgraceful as it was for us." The rebels especially ure abused in strongest terms for their conduct on the occasion, Ten thousand is given us the wliolo number of Early's army, iu Hie battle, and 30,000 as Sheridan's. New Yoiik, Out. 27 The Tribune special says. Hie military commission, Gen. Lsnuhlfdav president, was ordered lo suspend the trial of iilockinlu trader to day, and prooeed to Haiti more, forthwith, to investigate tho recently dit covered case of astounding fraud and forgery connected with tlio New Yotk Statu soldiers' Vote. The charge are, substituting MoClellun for Lincoln votes. III the original envelopes lull- milted by the eolibcrs, and forging tlio name thereto, Ono box, over threo feet lung, containing luuuy thousands of lliesu fraudulent voles, lias eu aeijed, and others aro know il lo hare been sent lo New York. The. devt loinueiita uruiuiso toliu id the uiost startling character. .Muses K. lerry. ol New lurk. Slate agent at ltiilliiuure, was urresled, (.barged Willi lorg- log asildiers voles, and ma to a lull eoolessl m. admitting forging a large number; gives names of puitics w ho usi-i-led linu ; several prominent persons ure suld lo be Implicated ; uaoies not given. Washington. Oct. 27. Tim New Yurk slate agent tli litis ciiy was arreshd lo-cay, and Ins ouicr closed. New Yoiik, Oct. 28. Hicliiimud papers of the 21th contain proceedings of the convention held ul Augusta. Ga.. of GoveruiHs uf rebel Slutc. Alu-r a free interchange nf opi liiiue. it W as renin ed I hat there is on cause to lie dis couraged, but in'periillie increase of lbs ar mies is demaiideil. 1 lie) recommend Hie Le gislatures to repeal all luws prohibiting the sending of troops nutside of tbe Slate and also urge I lie i-imlederate niilhoritiea to con script every man engaged iu tbo various de partments whose place can lie supplied liy dta abled officers, soldiers, or uegroe. They n o oioioi ll ' legislative enactments- fur dcseiturs; lo make it imperulivu that negn e lie removed Irom tbe Ironliers exposed lo the Union armies; that the course of the U. S. Government iu appropriating slaves for purposes of war, demands a ciiango of policy ou tin ir purl, and recommend (Jonl, ilerotc niilliuntles, under proper resolutions to appropriate audi part ol the iiegioea fur Ihu puhiio scniou, a u.uy be required. The Confederate Congress removed restric tions on commerce between individual Shi hi The Governors closed wilh the usual tbiiu- liar i about iiiuiiiUiiuiiig their lights, as sover eign Smles, auhietiug l eir independence, eto- New Yoiik, Oct. 2(1. A special fioiu Wash ington sa) s it is rumored that Mo Jeb) 'a gang iiiado a raid ou Marlinshurg, Vs., lusl night, uaplumig Gen. DulLe and staff. II Is staled ou good authority that them Is no immediate prospect of a resumption of hos tilities in Sheuniiduall valley, unless tho reb. Is ro-orgauiie and make another desp, mlo at tempt to gam possession of Ihu key Iu Ihu Val ley. Gran', has been h avily reinforced, and will soon receive greater rciufuruclliculs, ahlcll It id thought will be required to muko strand move ou liichmond. Admiral Porter's arrangements are nearly oouiplctid fur making an attack on the forlifi cations al Hie mouth of Capo Fevr river. The Ilerald'l correspondent wilh Sheridan, ou the 2.ilh, says I Our position is nearly the same as be(or,lhe ballle, The following is the oflicinl report of the captures made, on the ll'lh ; 1 .200 prisoners, 01 commissioned officers, 4S pieces or artillery, 40 caisson, three battery wagon, horse and mules, Willi harness, (16 a i bol nice. 50 armv wsmiiia. 15.1 OU roaiidl arlillerr ammuni tion, 15,rj00 small anus, all the medical Stores of Ibe enemy, a largo quantity of ammunition and several bottle flags. I lor total loss in kill ed, wounded, prisoners and missing u4 llHt. A cavalry reconnaissance yesterday lu Mow rvluwn, asurruiurd that t'uiiv division ul rrhol cavalry was al Mount Jackson. Tbe iruiuaiiU IJOOK AND JOli riMvrixj Oftrwr Iwcrlptlon MATI.r unit lH0MITI,Y nscotol katkb or AovnarisiNO: l.l nilrsrllieairiils, la iki jir mu.rt, trit Inssrlloa $l,OUaah iiilMruinl InwrUnn. Lwlanil all transient U rsrtlssnunta must bf prepaid la Insure limertlon, Ailiiilnlitrstors' notices, anil all arivertlwmenli relallns t the estate or iteceaeed persona, miuit be prepaid, nnlees or Jerwl tiulillilieil by the eouiitymltie,and guaranteed u bs V paid liy turn. A.lvertuln( lillle not paid within one year from tho tlmt when contract,!, will he lnereaee,llwetil-&veper eent. each year payment Is n,'flrrtp.tthrraO,r. of Early's and Longstreet's corps have gone to Uiclimood to tie ro-nrganiied and armed. A few of them saved their arms ; they saved but one iiiceo of artillery. The Tribune't Washington special say tho -authorities in lite Drllish Province find the se cessionist troublesome customers, and all pee-. sihlo aid will be evteuded in bringing up these breakers of international peace to punishment. Ye'low fever ia raging nt Newborn, North Carolina. , , '. . .. Cincinnati. Oct. 20-Th CammerciaVt Nashville dispntch says that Sherman is at Gainesville, nenr Coosa river, pressing Hood, w ho ia retreating taw aril Gaaden, Hood wilt bo ootnpelled either to move mirth to Tennes see, or south to Jacksonville. His army I re ported to he entirely w ilhont shoes. Tlio railroad from Chattanooga to Atlanta will be completed Thursday. 1 1 Cumiieiii.anii, Md., Oct. 29 The garrison at lleverly Ford, composed of detachment of the 8th Ohio cavalry, Col. Lovell, was attack- ed, this morning, at daylight, by Major Hill, of Imboden's command, with 350 rebels. ' After two boors hard fighting, the rebel ' ' were repulsed smd runted, with a loss of 115 prisoners, fifteen killed aud a. large number ! wounded. ,. j , Among Ibe latter wns Major Hill, mortally wounded and a prisoner in our bands. ' ' Oor loss seven killed and twenty one woun ded rebel retreated to the mountain. - New Your. Oct. 30 The suathern paper . contain oaustiu comment on the proreeding of the latu extra session of the Alabama Leg idiitme, and pronounce Stephens' plan of re ' construction iinpractible. The Kicliiiiond Dispatch of the 26 b, say i the hostile armies are so strongly entrencbeil . , that it would seem sheer madness for either lit attack Ibe other in Inuit. In some place they nru four hundred, in others, nol over one hue- tired yard apart they, may teuiain ia their . respective positions all winter, or any moruiog ' or night may bring nn a collision. A dispatch from Sbenaoduab valley re pre- ' senia all quiet. . .. . The guerrillas between MarUnsburg anil i Winchester are getting Very luild. Strong guards are necessary In protect train passing through ; it is reported Hie rebel aro ' preparing an extensive raid toward Western -Virginia. A recoiinoissnnce as fur as Woodstock's fail ed lo find nny rebels notwithstanding it has) been reported that Early was reorganising. ' " The mountains are full of stragglers, who are picked np by our cavalry. : Our entire casualties In Ibe battle of the , ' lilth weru about 7,000; the eneqiy' about U000. -.:. The Herald't Ilagerstown dispatch dated 10 o'clock Inst night, Male that trio; wa Ileum iu lite inrection ol aueridnu Iront ant-: , urduv ufternoon. The dispositions being made by 8heridort hnw vigilance nnd preparation lo meet n- :' auuli from nny direction. i Gen. Neil has been ordered tn West Vir ginia on important service ; most likely In check any designs Ilreckiuridge may have of moving through East Tennesaee. Over 2.000 refugee have eotue into 8ber. , dan's liues since the ISilt of September, bring- , lug with I he in such property a Ihey .could carry. It Is again said that Early ha been mper- ' ceded in the Shenandoah by Longstreet, and reiufoiceiiienl have reached hiiu Irom llreck inridgo in West Virginia and East Tennesaee. Kcbol accounts of Grant's lust movement ' nre summed np in a terrible Union Ins In kill- 1 ed and wounded, while tbe rebel lost ia put al twenty-five men, The death of Gen. Dearlug I announced. Washington, October 30, The President lias Issued a proclamation admitting Nevada into tho Union. Louisville, October 29. It I reported there was a light at Decatur on the 27tb, in i which Ihu rebels were defeated. No parlicu lurs. , ' - At Nashville there is a rutrjnr that Hood i 1 again throwing hi forte rn Sherman' rear. ' ' llAiiiiimiimu, October 31 Olhclul returns, soldiers' vote, received at the Secretary' office, lo' this dale, fi ot up. Union, 17.S8S ; Demo cratic, 8.2:12. Union majority, 12,0 0. - Tlte I'otl't special say some slaveholder in lower Maryland are holding their slave to tty , the question nf emancipation in Courts. New Yoiik, Nov. 1. The Timet' special from Nashville, Oct 31st, says thatdircct com- ' niiiuicaiioii with Atlanta by rail is open aud se- curs, although there are swarm of guerrilla ueinceu jtuna river aim uig gnaniy, A telegram fioiu Gen. Gillam, dated this morning, represents the last light a brilliant ' h.' the exireme. The entire relirl force were ' t' red, many officers, a full baitrry and m e "lira gnu were captured. Vangbau, com m m. iug Ibe rebels, was severly woauded in , tvii pluuc. and is secreted somewhere in U.u Green Hirer country. A later dispatch Irom Gilleiu sets he il sti 1 t icking up prisoners had captured 70. H'j iss iu both lighl wa 8, killed and wounded. Guerrilla nre exceedingly Imoblesoni on tlio Cumberland river and Northwestern Railroad. ' New Yoke. Nov. 1. The last ad v toe 0 eminent bud from Sherman wrr to Ibe rffevt that be should hold AlUma in spite of any attempt of Ibe rebels lo dislodge him. It is staled, positively, thai Stanton I In be Chief Justice and M. lllair Secretary of War. The Tnbnni't amir or th Jnawa eoi reapuieleait i suta oulv three) or foul handrail of ('ultra's an Vair cliiltl's briuadea wera ruptured In tlte. rharir on the lebul works M. IKlli. Una. LVariiur, rcporte! killed. Is unhurt. The nliiiiiwl quirt hi-evulkrd on iIm Joih. WtiHisotuie, Nov. I. IhiiHiliua and Terry agrai hi llir lal etee-li.ai frauds, hart been eoorlrtd by ike) niililHry vuoiiuimiiuli, and sniiuuired la hnprisolifiMtdV . for life T" avoir-lies row beem approved by ih rres tileM, anil vi lli bet lainitdiaJely curried into effect. hVNne liHvinK lieeu In riirululioa for sum elajs . that Alli.nl" being evarnaM, Ike) HreeHlent an llmrisra a denial, aud aava uf rlla-rtnan's piwiiiuN Una . Inst Hnruiiois Mid be wihiM huhl the iUu-e nnderniiy rin-mnstHiice.. No aiove that Hood rau nutae will en duiiuer line point. - , Nw You, Nuv. t.-Th Ksllonal Cfmeenllon f lleiniMmla oipueed to the t'liiemuu Cunventtea ) be ' session hr to day. ItrleKHleu are preeelit fnan all luval Kiniea. Tins nimluig was railed lo order br ' (leu, A. llnimlretb. A lempurary atutirauui aud boat. , uses rouimillee were appointed. Ma Vaasrifro, Nut. a -Ooklln New York on la 1 ait, UkI Tenders loda.lHatr-J. Nkw You;, Out. 27. A Washington dis- , patch pays it appear In be the aim ul lb reb- els lo lako up their fioul lii uorthuru or central ' Alabama, covering Montgomery, Mobile, ete. ' This will practically open ap Sherman' line of Conquest lit III Gulf. The citizens of Vermont, along tbe frontier. are organizing cavalry ami inianiry companies fur protection against raider. The Slate ha ' priaiured from I he War Department ulD- , eienl quantity uf cavalry supplies, which will . be distributed along the border. It is te ported that I ho Canadian couferenoo ' lias selected Ottawa fur the capital or the Unl- ' led 1'iovincrs. . The election in West Virginia baa revelled iu tho entire Union-ticket being elected. Tbe , Legislature is largely Union. Gov. Bradford ho just proclaimed the new Free Stale Constitution nf Maryland, by voto ol 30.17 , against 2U.7UU. The Governor of Maine ha appointed 'a tliau A. Karwell tn All tbo nuexpirrd term of Kesseuden iu the Senate, Sr. Loum, Oct. 2!). Latest account put Ptiee near Carthage, Jasper ontiuly, still sit. . daddlicg, wiili our cavalry in hot pursuit. FT Our cub asks, "what valuable In forma- ' ion did MoClcllau Irarn while in the railroad ' business 1" Ji tbe cob answer i "lie learned tu -beep off Ui platform.' " 17 A company of volunteer cavalry is abott lo be rauMid al Lebanon. linu eeenty. IT Capl. Disks' owuiutaud ha rttaroed t'usl Vauovuver. - , ,