She (Otcjjiw tnfoimut.
MONDAY MORNING. JAN. 2. 1W15.
The Stattraan hat 1 Larger Circulation than any
othtrfaper in the State, and It the Beit
Medium for Advertieeri.
The V. 8' Law and Resolution! are published In the
Statesman by Authority.
CRIMINAL JISTICE-Ba7l.
Onr Portland m-igliliori linvo licun grum
bling some of Into on account of itiiuOicivnt bail
taken from persons charged with serious crime
before the Recorder of 'the city. Not long
since, two men of notoriously bail character on
being liulj to answer for crime puuislialilo by
imprisonment in the penitentiary, were admit
ted to bail in the sura of 1300 ami $500 in
greenbacks, practically in the nun of not more
than $150 and $230. One of these cases (we
allude to Feid Patterson's) seems to have been
attended by particular circumstance of nggra
Tntiun, beiidei being a most cowardly and das
tardly act. If he had been secured fur trial,
. hie chance for the penitentiary was almost cor-
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ibiu nuu uub iiiuio eu limn lie ucsi'l ill. ui
course In both case Ilia defendants cnt-aliuk
and forfeited their bail. Probably when the
witnesses have become scattered ubout, or the
- affair is forgotten, these desperadoea will be
Im.k In P,.nUn,t .,,.1 !,,.,! .1,., I I
the public streets with Impunity. And now we
tee by a late number of the Orrgoniun, tliut
this kind of thing has been getting itself re
peated in Portland. A policeman npproachei
a person at night, whom hennas under suspicious
olronmstanoee, is knocked down and robbed by
him of over $50. Upon an examination before
the Reonrder, the accused is held to nnswer,
and his bail fixed at $100 in greenbacks of
course. It is this kind of thine which causes
vigilance ouiumitteee, and brings reproach upon
the administration of the criminal laws of the
country. A man is held to answer upon a
charge involving two crimes fur either of which
, he was liable to a punishment ill the peniten-.
tiury for years. A dendlv assault tiimii a pettce
officer, nni a rubbery of a sum mflicient to
cimstilulii grand larceny, lu such cas no
bail could be deemed sufficient, unless it nns
equivalent to at least $2,(KI0 in gold coin. That
the accused was committed lo jail in default of
bail, makes no difference. Hail is nut simply
a turn which a defendant may be able to give,
but a sum which will secure him for tiinl. In
this case the stolen money was found upon the
defendant. With the utmost absolute cer
tainty of conviction, if the defendant could
give bail equivalent to $1,000 in gold coin, in
inch a cose it is almost equally certain that he
would forfeit his bail rather than take the '
chances of being compelled to serve a term of
years, or even one year, lu the penitentiary.
There are soma very louse notions on this
object of hail, in the country, and the good cf
the community demands that something be said
about it before it becomes too late. A vaga
bond or ruffian without home, cbaruotcr or
friends In the community, n hen charged nith
crime, has nothing to hold him in the country
. ., . ...
lur uiki rxuepi me mere money value ol Ins
bail. These circumstances ought to be con
sidered Id fixing the amount of the undertak
ing. That should be amply sufficient to secure
hi presence in court for trial. If he car not
give such bail let him he put "wilhlu the walls."
That is what jails are made for. A poor man
charged with crime, whose general reputation
is otherwise good, can generally giro sufficient
bail, miless his guilt is evident, and even thcu
in case of a minor offence, punirhuhlv by fine.
nncrogm.i is evmeni uiu coiumuniiy is se
cured, and the accused cannot complain if ho
ii tent to prison iu default of sufficient bail.
. But fur fellows without any visible means of
living or honest calling, and who, tramping
' front town to town, manage to live by doubtful
Dieant and practices, lo say the least of it,
whorl nhitrift.fi with nriinn. tliorw id tin afnuritv
that they will bp brought to punishment except
the lock of the turnkey or pledge of sufficient
bull) and bare. Let such au one be bailed fur
a few hundred dollars in greenbacks, and the
chnncee are that he will have interest enough
with others of the same kidney to ruisa the sum,
and thus ransom Ins curcust Iruiu the peniten
tiary, baulk justice of her prey, and turn a
scoundrel or ecnllawng lot so to forage upon tho
community.
Magistrates, and particularly in large towns,
should be on their guard in this matter, and put
the bail in proportion to the offence and Its at
tendant citcnmrtaiices, not forgetting nlio the
defendant is, and what stake he li.ia in the com
munity. Lnws should be administered so as
to encourage the virtuous and industrious, and
discourage the wicked, profligate and idle. It
would be also wi ll, nut to be governed too uiiieli
by the attorney for the defendant. To get the
defendant off without trial upon nominal bail
or a definitive undertaking, is, e aro eorry to
ay, sometime resorted to nt a means of de
fence by those whn have taken an oulh ofoffioe
to the contrary. Of course no honorable at
torney would to prostitute his official position
or privilege
Mot a hundred years ago, nor at many miles
from where we write, we beard a )t g at
torney telling of having volunteered to draw
as undertaking of hail fur a Magistrate who
was a little slow with the pen, iu a ease where
be was counsel for tho defendant, and then
boasted that be bad drawn it in each a way at
to be Invalid in law. Comment it unnecessary.
We have alluded to large towns, and these
instance! which we have aeen published in the
Portland paper, bare mainly induced us to writo
on this nnpli asant tuljeot. These great Ion ns,
as Jefferson once truly said, are the living tore
od the body politic. From them crime and cor
ruption tpread over the country, and poison
the fountains of purity and justice in bulb pri
vate and public life. Every man iu Oregon,
whether he lives in Portland or at the head of
the bollow milei away from it, la directly inter,
ested in the certain and adequate punishment
of crime committed there. It la the mart of
the State, and any of at may be called to risk
oar livef and properly there. Iu precedent
and example will be quoted, and have their In
fluence throughout the State, and we are
axiom that it shall nut bo in favor of notorious
criminal or their tyinpathiter, whether mag
islratet or otherwise.
LlSLl LMTKR. It Will ho teen by bills
pn-ted in town mat mis better hot arrived
and will favor our ciliieut to-morrow evening
with one of her popular entertainments.
EsT The estate of deceased resident of
lliilli. N. II- baa been confiscated because the
son unit heir hae been fur two yean an officer
lu the rebel army
THE HTATKNWAN AMI AHUM A f K TIIK
TKl'TII OK II IST0HV.
The Advocate of the IMtli ultimo lias an ed
itorial article in reply to a portion of our last
article on Bro. Peamo and I he clerical office.
The Advocate does not dissent from the body
and purpose of our article, which win to show
the impropriety and evil consequence! nf clergy
men becoming office-seekers, or holding civil
office to the inevitable neglect of their holy
calling, and the injury of good morale and pure
religion. We n'e glad of this, and hope we
are right in concluding that the editor agrees
with us in tho main on this subject. We may
regret with Bro. Benson, that such a contro
versy should occur, because it may tiring scan
dal on the church of which he is " a member ;"
but lie submit that the fault is with liitii " lir
nliom the scandal coineth." And after all, it
is belter to reprovo evil in the person of an un
worthy member, than to countenance or en
courage it by either silence or apulugy on the
plea that the church is in danger, liemember
the divine injunction : " If thy eyo uiTendelh
thee pluck it out." And besides, the people as
well at lliose who make and ad minister "ec
clesiastical law," buva a vital interest in (h its
question, and while wo do not pretend to any
authority to sit in judgment upon Bro, I'eurne,
we think " the columns of the newspaper" a
very ' proper tribunal " or place to discusi ihe
mcrite and demerits of Bro. Pearne'i opinions
and conduct iu this connection. And we even
mnka bold lo say, notwithstanding the uiiqnali
fled assertion of the Advocate, that Bro.
Pearue can. and has had. "justice through the
columns" of thit newspaper.
We freely admit his merits, and have no de
sire to chastise him beyond w hat may he ne
cessary fur hit correction, and to counteract
tho evil of his example and doctrines iu this
particular.
In our article we were led into a brief ill
gression from our main purpose lo show the ir
relevancy of Bro. Pearue' quotation from
Bishop Morris: "The spirit of Mctlioilisiu is
tlie spirit of patriotii m," Our Iiov, coteiupo
rnry seizes upon some of our historical state
moms in this connection, and pronounces thorn
not true. We think llie Advocate is in error,
but iu (lie spirit ul christian chXfity, which
characterizes the Advucate urlicle. w e sav " w e
presume it Intended no injustice." We said
that the Methodist Church was first organized
in thu Soul li, and came up tut of M'irylaiiil
and Virginia into Ihe North. Tim Advocate
denies tin! fact, and usurl that " The first
Methodist Society was organized iu the city of
New Yrrk, under the labor! of Air. Webb, a
local preacher." The first .Methodist Church
was organized nt Baltimore in 1784, at the close
of tho Iievolution, and lifter tho treaty of peace
Kith England. At the Baltimore Conference,
Dr. Coke being present as Superintendent or
Bishop in full canonicals, thu present MclhoMl
Episcopal Church wus established, nod Ilnlii
more has always been regarded us tho .Mecca
In ill history, in this country. All that time
it ii nut probable that there was a Methodist
living in the U. S-, north of tlicciiyuf New
York, certainly not in thu New England Slates.
Twenty or thirty years afterwards Methodism
was carried to New England by Jessu Lee of
Virginia. IIu became a Method it preacher in
1763, and is known ill tho patriotic literature
of the M. E. Church ai "The Apostle of Meth- I
odism to New England."
We admit that near twenty years before tho
foriral establishment of thu Mclmdi-t Church ul
Baltimore in 1784. there were what were culled
Methodist Soeietiet in the colonies, and they
too were mainly in the South. One iu ihe city
of New York, probably a few iu Philadelphia
and none iu New England. But these societies,
like their parents iu England, werecoiiMitiiciit
parts of tile Church of England, recognized
her government, priesthood and siicrnmciits,
and while tin y had lay preachers or cxhurters,
ai in EugliMid, they did not recognize ttie sac
erdotal character outride of the priesthood of
thu Church of Etigland, and only received the
sacrament of baptUin, ouiiiiiiuninn and confirm
ation nt their hands. Such w as tho diameter
of the Methodist Society at New York Cily. of
which tho Advocate iqieaki us tho Methodist
Church, aud of which it speaks eironeously as
to de'ail. The Society was not organized by
Mr. Webb, but by Philip Embury, an Irish
man, w ho had been a local or lay preacher in
bis own country. The Society consisted of a
small iinmt er of the Wesleyan Connection who
had recently emigrated from England to New
York City. Embury coining thither ntso, col
lected them together, first in his own boose,
and then in a larger room w Ii it'll tliey rented for
that purpo c. ('apt, Wi-lib, a subordinate offi
cer of Ilia Biitish army, was at Ibis Hinc sta
tioned nt Albany, New York. He had lost au
eye at the battle of Quebec nnd been converted
nt Ilriitlul. England, under the influence of
Wesley' preaching. At Balh he subsequently
essayed to preach himself, on account of the
nun arrival of the itinerant, whom the emigre
gallon had usseinoleil to hear. tiili, ns we
have stated, was at this time stationed nt AI
biiuy, bidding the position of barrack-muster
thuie. Hearing of Embury' work in New
Ynik, he paid him a visit uud preached in his
uniform, attracting auditor! by the novelty of
sucli an exhibition, ami making proselytes) by
his ardour ami leal. This occurred probably
between 17lHl-(rJ.
But subsequently Ihe Revolution cunie. The
preachers lu these Methodist Swduliea and
many- ol llie uieiunere were I win uu mother
ootiulry. Mr. Wesley, following the dictates
of Ilia conscience, ami llie teachings of the
Church of England lo which ha belonged, ad
hered hi the tide ol the mother country and
ihe Imperiul Government. Following the course
of Dr. Johnson'! celebrated pamphlet entitled,
"Taxatiuu un Tyranny," he wrote and pub
lished ' A oalm liuM.es to Ihe Americans."
In thil paper he maintained the right of Ihe
mother countrr to lax ihe colon irt, and ad'
viied bil brethren against rebellion. Mr.
Fletcher, in reply to a Baptist minister by Ihe
name of Evans, argued with great force In the
tame effect, and " from iweet experience "
said, " I can set my teal tu this clause nf the
King' speech. To be a subject of Ureal
Britain, with all it consequences, i to he the
happiest tuhject of any civil government in
the world." Iu a spirit of caution to bit preach
er! in America he role, warning them against
engaging in political matters. "It it your
part," said he, " to he peace maker, to he
loving and tender to all, but to addict yoursell
to no party. In spite of nil solicitation! ol
rough or smooth Words, tay not one word
against one ur the oilier sidet keep yourself
pure." In the same spirit Charlec Wesley
wrote to Ihrru, saying, " A to the pulilio af
fair, 1 with you to ba like minded wilh me.
I am of neither side, and yet of both. Private
chrittiani ari trotted, exempted, privileged to
'nke no pari in civil trouhlet." The opinions
of llie Wesli it beeoiiiiiig liniiuii III Aauliea.
tile eoiillie.t deep' in d, their preachers In
came objects of suspicion in thu colonies, and
their persrnal safely often endangered. It is
said that tarring aud feathering was sometimes
resorted to. Tho consequence , that most
of them returned to England. Ashury remain
ed. Having luhored'priiieipully iu nut-nf-llie-why
pluces in Maryluud and Dclaware.be was
not so conspicuous or obnoxious as his col
leagues. But he nns compelled to withdraw
from pulilio view and conceal himself at the
house of a friend in Delaware for llie space nf
two years, when lie received credentials from
the Governor of Pennsylvania which enabled
him to come abroad with safely.
In this way tl eso early Methodist societies
were broken up and disbanded. At the close
of the Revolution and after peace w as declared.
Wesley, yielding to the necessities of the times.
consented to their rc-estaldishmeiit upon some-
w hat of an independent basis. Upon this leave.
Dr. Coke and Asbnry proceeded to organize an
American Methodist Church, which was con
summated at Baltimore in 1734. an wu have be
fore staled. The 23d Article of Faitli which
tho Advocate quotes, with some air of self
approval, is limply an acknowledgment of the
Independence of the United Stales, a very
proper tiling fur liny church that seeks a foun
dation In this country, nnd was doubtless pro
mulgated as much lo counteract the violent sus
picions and prejudice! which were entertained
by the people against tliein on that subject.
We think this statement of facts sufficient to
luuiiituiii t ur original assertion on the historical
nucslioii involved. Nor do we think there is
much more in Bishop Morris' statement than
we have discovered. To us it still seems ir
relevant tu our controversies with or about Bro.
Pearue, and trite and "pointless" I i and of
itself. Considered at a sentiment even, it duel
not seem tu square w ith the teaching of Cl aries
Wesley, who wrote that private christians were
excused from puking part in civil wart. With
all ilelereuce to tho Lawn, we must admit tout
tu us it sounds clap-trappy. As we said bs
foie. tho Methodist Churcli, like any other pap
ular church, is likely to bo strongly impressed
with the popular spirit of Ihe country iu nhich
it exists, lu this sense, and to a certain extent,
it is ihe people.- We cheerfully admit that in
indiscipline aud iuilh.il strongly inculcates that
spirit of loyalty whiih has so long distinguished
llie Church of England, from whence it hud its
origin. If the Bishop hud said that the spiiil
of Methodism was the spirit of loyalty, ne could
appreciate the compliment and philosophy ol
the " aphorism." Loyalty follow duly, and
walks in the puth of obligation ut any cost or
odds, but patriotism, us the world goes, follows
popularity and bows to what Horace Greeley
once felicitously called " the shrieks of locali
ty," right or w rong Let no one suppose we
have written this article lo cast reflections upon
the M. E. Chinch. Nothing is further from
m.r thoughts. It bud its origin, not in the will
of man, but grew out of the necessities of the
times following the Revolution, which left a
larger portion of the people of the Southern
States without a church or ministry. In the
providcuco of God it has spread its branches
over the land, and made tuber, industrious, pi
ous people of thousands of poor ion's who might
otherwise have spent their lives iu ignorance
and depravity, ami dying, gone wu know nut
where. It has become numerous and popular,
anil tlioso who thrive by numbers are draw n lo
it instinctively. Wu Impe to see it preserve lis
old fashioned character, uud not become the j
stalking horse of wolldly ambition and political
deliiugngistu. So mute it he.
Tin Pacific Monthly. This is now llie
only magazine published on the I'uciliu coast.
We have examined the November number uud
do not hesitate lo pronounce it worthy uf Ihe
patronage uf every ouo who desires tu see cul
tivated on this Western slope a correct literary
taste. Several enterprises of the kind Intro
been before attempted, which lulled fur want
of proper support, but to I his one there is a
brighter promise of success. It is, in fact, es
tablished on a linn basis, and only requires the
support that it merits lo make it ns permanent
au institution on our side of thu continent ai
Harper aud ill coteuiporariei an the other.
The talented editress, Miss Lisle Lester.is now
Hiving quite a lengthy list to our State, for the
purpose not only of soliciting patronage, hot of
acquiring a correct know ledge of the w ants and
characteristics, of those whose hours, thu de
tires lo furnish witli a good, substantial, family
magazine. We havo assurance Unit il is tu be
ruled by no narrow spirit tu be no metropoli
tan arrangement, suited lulhe tables and whims
ami pandering lo the prejudices of San Fran
CIM'O ulooe lint a high-toned, independent
publication, which will he a welcome visitor lo
every liun.-ohold. During Ihe coining year it
will contain steel engravings of Oregon ami
California scenery, engraved by llie best artists
in ihe L'uited States, which will tend lu make
it esteemed by nil its patrons here us a homo
institution. But while thus devoted to the cul
tivation uud eucoutiigfiiiciit uf literature pe
culiar to itt own region, it is loyal, patriotic,
uud national iu its spirit.
It may be interesting tu some to kuoff that it
is peculiarly a ladies' institution. Miss Lisle
Letter is Ihe sole editress uud proprietress, and
all the employe iu her ollicu ure ladies. Ev
ery type is get by tho dcheuto finger of tl.e
fair tex.
We heartily wish it all llie success uecessary
lo muke it popular among it readers and pruf
ilub'.e tu its publisher.
Kkuki. Pafku. We havo been shown a
specimen of rebel literature in a copy of the
Kichmniid Examiner, sent by an Ortgoniun in
tho army belure Kicliinoud tu his brother in
this place. It wiu no great curiosity from the
fuel of iu great similarity to thu "democratic"
papers in tint Slate. It it not printed ou a
good paper at mine of these, but it conducted
with mure ability, argue wilh more fairness,
dealt in less falsehood nnd misrepresentation
and speaks with more respect uf the President
and government of the United States. It pro
fesses lo be democratic, but rarnci il hatred
of Yankee outturn! so fur that it spells Ihe
w oid thi s i "deiuocruliok." This it ihu ouly
d illetence We cau delect between it "deinoo
taej" and that of it culeniporatie on thi
coast.
The subscription price for the daily it fifty
dollars) ear t Tor Ihe Weekly fifteen dollars.
This inn rebel tuiuphulcrs, which nut being
being worth more than tell cents ou Ihe dollar
would make the real price five dollar for the
daily and oue dollar aud a half for Ihu weekly.
W would advitu our democratic Wriendt to
Hop their third rale organ publish I In this
Stale aud leud to ltidnuond for au abler, a
cheaper aud mure truthful txpuueul of their
Mtiiuonli't.
1 II .. .1 ii ,1 I . , r .1 11 "o,
The one horse rebel oigail across the street
affect great indignation at the frauds attempt
ed in the late election by the Seymour parly
in the New York soldier vole. With hit usual
regard for truth be makes n most blundering
and ridiculous attempt to shift the grave crime
perpetrated by his own parly ou tu the nhonl,
den of Ihe "ubulilionists."
There is nothing strange In this maneuver to
those w ho know that this snpliumurean booby is
simply a hired attnritoy.whn does the dirty work
of the cnppetbend parly, and scribbles slan
ders ami fabeknuds to please his masters be
cause be is paid for it. Ho it the same gas
conading hypociite whn came uut with n flour
ish of trumpet and pr ised tu perform inch
prodigiei of valor and strategy iu defense of
thu villain! who alleinpteU tu defraud tho Un
ion voters of polk county, but who, when lie
found that nut only hading members of bn
parly, but etockhulderi iu the lying concern of
which he il the 'pretended editor, had been en
gaged in the "dirty, damuuble business," aban
doned his confrcrct to their fate, and skulked
away from the paper conflict his own yelps hud
inaugurated with the meekness of a scared
puppy. He hjis concluded, pel haps, that it is
better to lay nothing about mutters lo near
home.
He now finds a theme for bit brainiest lucu
brations in the u flairs ol the distant Statu of
New York. He gravely informs Ids numerous
readers that one Ferry, nn abolition emissary,
(who lias long been a partiuulir friend and ap
pointee of Governor Seymour) had committed
the high crime of forgery uud had been sen
tenced lo imprisonment for life, simply fur the
pin pose nf trapping an obscure democrat
named Dunohne ; and that the infamous plot
had succeed and said Douohue had been tried
mid condemned in a most outrageous and un
constitutional manner for only one tingle act
of forgery. What terrible sharp fellow those
abolition emissaries must be ! and how gullible
aru the New York democrats ! Quo ol Sey
mour' friends is bribed tu induce another tu
commit an act for which both aru imprisoned
for life ; and by this means i is sup; used that
McC'lclluu lost di'Q volet iu the great Slate of
New York. What uu awful plot this wus, nnd
what seductive arts those emissaries must use
to induce democrat! to take tucli steps ! Wo
soon expect to heur of their bribing Governor
Seymour tu plot tho downfall uf the inunkey
bended numbskull "who squibs for llie Salem
Rebel iu tlie absence" of "the power bebit d
the throne." This would certainly be ns prob
able a c.i'u as the oue be has staled.
The ; oung man also desires to know why
these fu gerics were nut committed in New
York City in place nf Baltimore and Washing
ton. Duet the simpleton nut know that there
ure no aulJier graves iu New York, from the
headstone of which Governor Seymour'
thieves could steal the names of fallen p itriola
lo fill out the forged ballots with w hich they
hoped to curry New Y'ork for Seymour ai d
McClcllan ? Would it not look more plausible
tu manufacture these fraudulent votes down on
the lines of llie uriny and send them by mail
tint it to do it at home where detection won hi
be almost certain 1 By the laws of New York
her soldiers vote by proxy, The vote aru
sealed and, uucoiupnuicd by the necessary affi
davits ami attested by proper officers, sent
home to some Irieml or agent uf Ihe party who
deposits it iu llie ballot box. Agents weru
properly enough sent by both parties whose
business it was to afford the soldiers facilities
for rending their votes home. Now while it
may lone been the ostensible business of these
Seymour ugenls lo collect democratic votes, it
is show n by the most undoubted proofs that
hey filled up boxes with Ihe vote! of toldics
who had been lung dead, or fictitious ones who
bud never lived, and that affidavits accompa
nied these votes lo which llie uuiuce of numer
ous army officer! were forged by these villain
ous agents of thu Seymour party. Numerous
letters have been published which show that it
was the debheratu Intention of n coterie of
scoundrels, of whom .Seymour was the chief, to
forge a sufficient number of these dead uien'i
votes lo carry New York lur the rebel ticket.
Ai ii nlwayi thu case when bauds uf robbers
or thieves aru detected, icveral of the crew,
finding the plot was discovered, turned Stale's
evidence and confessed thu criinu in which
themselves aud associates had been engaged.
These are the simple facts us they can be pru
veu. But what is burped upon the must, and
seems lo lie considered the "uiikiuilesl cut of
all" by the deiuucratio press, it thu (act that
these fradulent ballots were seized ii transitu,
ami Ihe offenders brought to summary justice.
Strung iff iris weru undo to stave olf the trial
till after the election, mid iu behalf of llie most
"respectable" of the furgvrt, Colonel North,
llie effort succeeded. But "murder will out,"
and before the 8th of November it was known
all over ihe nation that Governor Seymour Hiid
party hud been convicted of grave crime!
against the law, nnd graver wrongs against the
brave defender uf Ihe Union, both living and
dead.
Panic's Lkttkk We think thu question!
disenssej iu thil cuminuiiicalion should bo
potidered by all Union and order loving men
ou Ibis coast. We shall probably refer to some
of lliem more at length in future, and cordially
invito our correspondent at Corvnllis to do llie
same. We simply sny now that we have often
thought of thil question, but have cherished
Ihe hope that before wc have another import
ant election on this coast. Ibis rebellion may be
doslriiyed rool and brunch nnd all itt aider
nnd abettor North and South consigned lo in
famy ur oblivion. We believe the lime not
far distant when that parly which is responsi
ble for this war will not ouly lose it influence,
but when every one nhn ha ever aided by
word or deed the infamous icheme of Southern
treason, will blush to owu it, or iwear that he
never did it.
Tub Military. Ihe company raised in
thit county, nauiberiiif eighty-three men. wa
mustered into service at Camp Itussell last
Tuesday, and Wednesday took It departuro
fi r Vanoouver. The officer of the company
are C. P. Craudall, Captain t T. II. Reynold!,
1st Lieutenant ; C. B Roland, 3d Lieutenant.
The company lukei it place in the Regiment
as Company "C."
Company "U," from Yamhill and Washing
tun, was mustered in the day previous and im
mediately took iti departure fur Fort Huskint.
The offioeri are E. Palmer. Captain ; Wal
ker. 1st Lieutenant ; J. W. Culleu, 2d Lieu
tenant. Nr.w CxvALny Companx. A cavalry oom
nanr baa been orianiled at Lebanon, in Linn
oonnly, ander the provision of Ihe Stale Mili
tia Law. Iu officer! are Samuel Miller, Cap
tain) George Strong, 1st Lieuteuaut) Q. Ii.
Wilch, 84 Lieuteulanl.
U,iHUU ilrtl liill.HI.M. Vt. i 1. 11 Vlll. NT
Will UK AT liAk KU'S II V V .
Some hmv or oilier, it ha ulwajjs been
ilrYincil the very porlul of good fortune if not
. good fortune itsell, In lie a quartermaster ur
even a quartermaster's num. Perhaps It would
be more oorrect to any that it it indicative ul
Hidden wculih tu have a quartermaster f"r J'onr
friend. But litlier expression will do, ami
cannot well bo misunderstood by any nuu who
has lived uilliiu a tint 's ride nf one of these
pulilio dispensatories upon thit cnust. Why
this should be so we can hardly say nt least,
without saying more than wu iiiteuu lo say At
this time.
In consequence ol thu fortifications at the
mmilh of the Columbia river, government de
termined to build a wharf at Baker's Buy fur
the accniniiiodation uf vessels landing with sup
plies and munitions of w ar for til-- forts iu that
vioiuily. Thu coutniot litis been let lu a gen
tleman residing at Astoria, but in such a man
ner and for inch a sum, sn we are informed, as
deserve inquiry. We now propose to slate
Ihe fuel! lobstnntially a they come lo lit, with
out naming individuals. Those who are im
plicated will understand who are most interest
ed iu having the matter put right before tho I
public. If our lurormation it erroneous, our
column! shall lie open to them fur that purpose.
Baton the contrary if llie purtiei who are im
plicated do net nnswer in a wny to discharge
the suspicion raised against them by thit in
formation, no think wo will he warranted iu
speaking of the matter without reserve.
As we are infi rmed, tho officer having llie
work of building the wharf in charge, gave
notice of the letting of the contract in the As
toria Marine Oaxetle only, and fur sn short a
time that the matter could not Well have been
known outside of the email population nf that
placu and immediate vicinity. At might have
been expected bids were not very numerous,
indeed (as perhaps was expected) only one bid
was received, and Hint one from a person who
knew the quartermaster. This bine bid was
duly opened, mid turned out to lie fur the mod
est sum uf $.'!0,U00 in currency, and it was im
mediately accepted.
Now it is said by persons competent ti ex
press an opinion nn the subject, that the pro-
nosed w harf can be built for at most $10,000
or $13,000 in currency. Thii would give the
contractor a margin of near twenty thousand
dollars profit on nil expenditure of only ten
thousand, about two hundred per cent. This
we think outrageous, if nut down right rub
bery. Considering that the wharf can be built
in a few weeks or months at most, nnd that
ttif. ro it no risk attending its construction, 25
percent profit upon the money invested. would
be ample. The notice for proposals should
havo been published, at least in Portland, so
as lo bnve invited competition. We would
uut expect much competition mining the limit
e I population 'of Astoria, and it ,wotild seem
that tho short time between the publication
oT the notice and the letting was out well cal
culated to secure what was there. -
Besides, if no rentuuahlu bid had been re
ceived the officer should have rejected all bids
and nd vert ised again. If such n matter is
generally known there ure plenty uf men wilh
oupitul in Oregon and Washington Territory
who would come forward ami offer lo do the
work at a living profit. Tweulji thousand dol
lars is loo much money fur uny one to make
out of the government upon an expenditure of
only ten thousand at anr nine, nuu inn is es
pecially true nt n time whim the truiioury is
linrtheiud with tho extraordinary expenditure
nf a vast war.
We hope sincerely that an explanation may
bo given of the circumstance which will re
move the distrust w hich has been raised by to
much tulk about the matter.
Fkkskstation. The "Salem Light Bat
tery" boyi lust week presented Captain Crnn
dall with: a new iward, tash nnd belt. He had
nctFoTascnptain in this company np to the lime
of receiving n commission uscaptuhtn the Or
egon Infantry. and had acquired great popular
ity during Ihe valorous deeds performed by the
Oiegon Militin on the muddy Fair grounds.
Several speeches weru made on the occasion
of the presentation, aud after many expressions
uf friendship, divers and sundry lonsts. and
other performances ton numerous lo mention,
llie captain and bis followers went their ways.
On Christmas tho Captain was equably sur
prised ami delighted by the reception of a
meerschaum pipe of the first water, from llie
liny cuniieted with this office. We expect lo
hear of the meerschaum doing good service,
whether Ihe sword ever draws blood or not.
We understand the Captain is to be stationed
with his company nt Steilacoom. If wo con
clude In teach John Bull a few lessons, ho may
have a show to teit hit metal. Wale, Crau
dall ! Wo wail
Haud Time ox tub Wji.lamktte The
iteamt-r Relief, which left Oregon City nn Fri
day, had a hard lime nt Rock Island, on her
upward patsage, and did nut reach Salem until
Satiirday, 12 It. She took llie right hand
channel, and attempted to get up the rapids
oithat side, but Ihe water poured to furiously
through Ihe narrow channel, over the rocks,
and carried such an amount of diiflwi od, the
was made fast to the rocki ami lined np the
rapids a distance of three miles, taking five
hours. The rudder became entangled with
floating timber and maid, and she wns nt last
tied np lo n tree, to wait fur a safe passage by
da) light. Tho passenger! express themselves
grateful to the skill and coolueti of the captain
in getting them through snfu at last. Among
the passengers was Lisle Lester, who intended
lo read on Saturday night, but could no, get
through, in consequence uf the dileution.'
TllR Tiikswans. The ' Robber of the
Rhine," played by thit company on Saturday
night, was a fine success. It is oue of the most
thrilling and amusing dramas, ever presented
In our comniuuily, and was performed in a
manner which gave satisfaction to all. The
success wai due, in a great measure, to (lie
management nf Mrs. Thayer, who shows skill
not only in fine acting, but in arranging all the
details of the play. There Were teveral tab
leaux connected with thit pU', nhich Were Ihe
most perfect we have ever witnessed. There
to talent In this company, and at they expect lo
play once or twice every week during ihe win-
I ter, our cituent will not want for amusement.
j un suitirunv ui inis wee, iney will play ' All
j that glitters it nut gold," an amusing aud vn-
j terlaiuiug comio drama.
; Another Piosbkr Gone. Jmnri Birney,
', who crossed the Rocky Munntaint in 1813. died
i at Cathlamet, W. T.. Deo. 3Ut. He ii mid
I to have been Ihe first white man who ever dn-
sceuded the L'lnpqna.
' Corrri. Effort! are being made to intro
I dnce the culture nf the coffee-bean into the
' Connecticut valley, a product that ii said to be
j the belt lubttitute for coffee yet discovered.
TIIK II A Mi Kli 0.V THIS CIHUT.
CmtvAu.is. Dec, !M, IHOl.
I'.n. Stait.nman : The Union men who use
bullets iu pulling doivn the rebediou are much
superior in n u in lur lu their adversaries, yet, by
concentrating upon a particular point, llie reb
els ontiiumbi r the true men ami gain victories
over tliein, Su of the ballot. The Union ma
jority in the late' electing will very large, but.
not sn ilistrilmteil as tu carry ul llie Mulct lor
the Union. A Slate placed under rebel rulo
by ballots may be held in subjection by bullets.
Twenty thousand additional ballots will
place the control of the whole Paciliu slope in
the ban ' of thu rebels, Less than two thou
sand will place Oregon iii tho hands of llie
friends of .Jeff. Davis! Are tiny not likely to
bo here before our tiext election I
We may certainly expect a great rush of the
rebel element In this country in the next two
years. Suiuu uf thorn may winter at they did
this year, iii the mining region! uf the Terri
tori-1, but their final resting place will lie iu
California, Oregon and Nevada. Tho rebels
are n I ready in a majority in the Pucilio Terri
tories, let us see what might result were the
Pacific Stales under rebel rule u I su.
Oregon and Nevada hold election! in 1800,
California iu li7. If rebel Guvernura and
Legislatures are elected at llinso tunes, there
is scarcely a limit tu the calamities that may he
inflicted uu the Inyul peop'e of these States.
Wo are even now threatened with civi war.
If (lie rebels had the power to pass ordinances
of secession, to set np ii Pacific Republic, or
attach the Pacific States and Territories tu the
Confederacy, that calamity would certainly be
upon ut.
I have little doubt tho political success of the
party calling itself "democratic" would bring
nlioiit all these things. They would be encour
aged therein from tho fact that we are too far
removed from the loyal East to receive timely
as istanoo from it, they would reoeive teorelly
if not openly nid and coinloit from (lie powers
both N rth and South of ut while able to keep
the field, and safe refngo when driven from it,
and it seems to me the appointment by Napo
leon's puppet uf the traitor Gwin tn tho Guv
eriiiuent of Sonera has been madu in view of
this tou probable contingency.
The last presidential election ha clearly do
fintd the elements composing tho party styling
itself "domucratio." Every trailer iu the Un
ion who voted at nil voted that ticket, ami
those not traitors who voted with lliem were
ignorant men nut knowing (politically) good
from evil men led by it name and roleil by a
prejudice, a false name and a grounillcs fear.
All well informed know that Ihu party
claiming the name, is, ami litis been, the arch
enemy of the principles of democracy, uud that
those most fearing negru eiiuiility, are already
their inferiors in all things man may do fur
himself, nod superior iu nothing but the gifts nf
me creator, the accessions lo tho "party '
from Missouri nod Arkansas are likely to bo of
this latter class ignorant, ruthless wretches'
trained to robbery nnd murder under inch
leaders as Quauirell, until the trudo has be
come unprofitable nt home, they come to the
Pacifio In renew it in n richer field.
If you think there are grounds fur apprehen
sion yon may hear of me again. If I hear no
thing from yon, 1 shall conclude you think me
only in a Panic.
Washington Lkuisi.atuiir. An nut has
passed this body providing fur the construction
of a doble-traclt railroad across too Cascade!
portage, the road tu bo completed iu eighteen
months, or the company In forfeit its charter.
The Specific Contract Law has passed the
House and will doubtless pass the Council ; but
it is believed it will be vetoed by the Governor.
It is made n party uieasiire.all the Union mem
bers but one voting against.
An act has also been passed, authorising the
Governor of the Territory lu contract with thu
Governor of Oregon for the imprisonment of
penitentiary convicts. We think this meas
ure necessary, as the convict of that Territo.y
have long been running loose, without any roof
tu shelter lliem. We believe the luud nppru
priaied by Cuugresa to build such an institution
for that Territory, was stolen by tome nf the
" democratic " con inissioiiers during the reign
of Buchanan. Stealing from Uncle Sam was
considered right by that party, when iu power.
AnothkhCiiange. O'Meora hat "retired"'
from Ihe editorial charge of Ihe Hctiew. Who
is to take Ins place uu are not informed. It
has I ecu ruported that the intention it to merge
Ihe concern witli tho Bush organ iu Salem. If
that is dune the party will have but two expo
nents iu the State, the "reptile" nnd his com
paiiiou. Truly, the "happy family" are in a
queer condition when T'Vault nnd O'Moura
are considered too honeet to remain longer in
Itt lolu".
Specific Contract Law We learn from
the Sentinel that meetings havo been called in
Jackson county for thu purpose of disnpprov
ing of this law. One speaker had denouiici d
the Sentinel and threatened lu rend it out of
tho party unless it should come out against thu
law. The man who aids in creating or foster
ing divisions in llie Union party is un belter
than thu rebel or copperhead that chuckles
over I Ik-iii.
The S'HitKK. The young Indie' oiree on
on Friday evening was a highly creditable af
fair. The sum of one hundred mid forty dol
lars w ns realized, w hich, as before announced,
is to bo applied in Ihe purchase of houkt.
liT No telegraphic dispatches (bit week.
Line down.
11ST (IK l.l'.T THUS remaining in the Post Otllie
i at Sitteiu, (Jrugull, lei'el!ilH.r lit, ISIil,
A Ikisnn K . Miller Joint N
Alexander Mil a Miller John
Auuis Ailaliue Moore Hufus S
Hates 1 tioams MyersltevA
Itiiiiiou CiiiiHci Newrnmsr Alintlimn
Carret vTou let Meal Misa Mdlvy
lteiui l.tu-iitilu Norm E
Hickel Frederick xorris Andrew
lliul li I' uriu Jus U
Hoiver K P lWy llram YV
Drown li K I'euirs J'wedl II
llroivnini; Nichols Phillips Asaph it
Holler a Plaster .Mm 4
lliixloli Mrs Sarah !l Purler Wm 1)
UuaIoii Wilhutu Puwell MissU
I'ulkns t' H Purler Wm
t'uldwidl W 8 Pratt A I,
( 'arr Sunnier lUiusby Mis A
t'lupp !Meihea Keel J" U
(-'asMidy VYiley 3 lili-liie .laniet
( li.ueilei lieu C Scon JUL
Cliinier (too N-oit .Miss Mary A
ComiWN i Shun duo ib It
I v (J I) Mon t J W
Gamer A .1 bhweuiukur Andrew
C.eip -r V (I Siaipnoii Samuel
Com O P K Siiirev Mj Mart E 3
Davis.S Hume ( leorge A U
Hitvis Oriii'liua A ranut Mrs Amu
Da', is Cli.i li home James
KetkerJU SiarrWm
Kiiirlo .l.u-oli Suudley John 3
lawoudJolia Moiie i'r Johu
l.duar Mrs llonnjr M etepueua Mitt A
Kviias HiiliaiU Swam J U
Kiaher l lias U Smith I) ,vid
Konis J.u ob tSiiioh Z T
Ptater A It Knutb J
Uillwrl NiniiHI Tavler I let man Z
(iilbertJ V Ta'vlor Tliunmt 2
(llnier Frank W Tnj lor Christopher
tlreeiinrood Mrs Marj J Taylor Jobn It
tiwill ftevcu Tai pes John
ll.iirieoii John A Taiplcv llanrv C
Uasani Kvalre a Terry iluhriefS
llnrptsil Buck TitttiVlier tleorge
lliniitiin A Tiialef lau-undia
1 1, mi ll Miss Margaret Tucker Ueo K
llo Jotepu lorpiu 11 1)
lluiuMi S Thompson 'i'liouiRs
Jacobs Austin Vntiorer l.evi
Jones Ueo W Walker Miss L J
JuIiiisjii llnickelt Wnikina Perry
keiiuciiv Juuu W Walsh Ittrharu
netuiv Mr Walker Mart V
Kmuellt A D Wade W L
Kisor Aaiot W alert A W
Lawrence UranvilltC Weaver Mm Catherine
Laskiy l iiiie C Welton John F
Loina L I) Webster ll.nrp C
Loiisilon Jesse F Wliimer U H
I otut Kohert W hite P. V
Loiiicr T K Worth Bros
Maim l iiainrivii Woodivorth Tbotnai
Maine TP' WtJ Wni W
MiO. eery Miss M Woodbury Mrs Annie
Ui t.il killatMlh Wood I'vnthm IV.tnd
J T. HAMILTON, P M.
UlllUUbiJ.
In Dallas, I'ollc eo , Dee. .'.V hy (! f ,,,.
tt' 1,r-w" w,l"Ui '- '15
H::r,M::,irt',H:o!itil;:vin.iwiir:i:LWilli'',
llv tho same . Nov. oil, , , ,,.,1,1,.,,,; ,
unit,, s mother, Mr. John ihuilor.l uud Miss Over! ,,
V. l.llHIIllittl'UlU. 11
Iu Ihui'oiuiiv, Doc. Ml. by Ilev. W, P. v.i t.
O. It McDonald atol Miss Eliia .1. ,Vvs. ' "'
On t lis lliili of rWniher, hv U,.v DM K.,.
Mr '. H. Glover and Mist (Tu. Is. all. I'ala'er "of
Min ion eoiuitv.
UIED.
Al Kill-ii'lr,n lien OOtl, il, ,1 1.,..
and Carotins Dudley, awi A years, ' moi and ''l iU
in rriiiii'li I'raine, Marlon ooiuiiy, line, -m, nih
of liver eomilabii, Kinily Jauo, ilai'cjliter of F,,iou-.
uud Mary ,1iuie MioiuIuk.
READINGS.
LIHLK LKHTKlt
will give bur I'tlehrutcd
l)r ii iii at lo liilortalument,
CDNsiarmu or 1
Sorlo-t'oitili-,
1'atriolic, mill
Dramatic Kcndiuits,
IX SALEM, AT TIIK C0UUMI0USK,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, 18(15.
rjVW. reputation of LISLE LK8TKR n, A nul,0
1 Klorutiouist needs no eoinpliinontary notice all
award her the. nieoil of the nm-st reiidur nn the. onst
Aniony thu recitations will he ' M AL'D MUl.LFIt "
"IKIDil'S llltlDOU. (IF KfnilH," ihe "WILD
WAUilNKK, anil " WIDOW IIIiDO'IT," lu i
cosi utile.
One uf the most iillniotlvo features nf the pulilio
performances of the Christian Commission n nily
held at I'orllaiid, was "Widow lle.lotl," hv LIHLlJ
LKSTKH This will lie her only appeiunnee'ln Salem,
as she returns lo Hun Frauds, hv thu next steamer.
I loot s open nt hull past II. Iteiidiogs to commence
nt liulf pusl 1. Tickets cunts.
r7 Tickets ran ba had at the principal stores.
SALEM THESPIAN SOCIETY.
The Surem Tit cup mil Horfoty. Imving, nt a henry
oxpuiiHO procured tho surviiWof
SALLIE GOODRICH THAYER,
A llillv Well nnd ntltllltni-lv known tl,,.,.l..., !..
entire I'liciHc, Const, would respectfully inform the
putnic mm iiiny win open ine season ol llie Thes
pians In (Iris wold's Theater on
Saturday Evening, Jan. Tin, 1S03.
' At which time she will perform the
character ut'
"MAlirilA GIIIUH,"
In the Amusing mxl P.ntertuiuiii" Dnima of
"ill thit I'liTTrno M i'at minii
Hhe will recite, In character,
TIIK MAMACI
Admission
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OUR BOOKS ARE CLOSED.
For particular!, enquire of the Proprieton,
IVotem 11 ml Accounl!)
To dispose of. t.tVDou't wait mil il you are culled on.
Get Out or Debt, and Slay Out!
Every Variety of Goods,
l-'Ull SALE, AT LOW PRICES,
1'OH CASH,
or almost anything elso, except I'ltUMlSES,
J.II.A.I. K. 5IOOKKS.
Hale, Jan. S, 18ii5. 4-ltf
Notice
M
17 ; Von weru ml-pm tnkiuu niv
Jlouml Slut trout Mule u Iuhi wt-i-k, amlfELZ
it' you iti uut rettmi Iilm1 in u very utiiirL tiiuo, 1 will
nriaet'iin von torulcating.
JOHN C. HKl.L.
ftirVm, le tHGI. 4 It r
.olir.
1 ly Kiiitel executor il the er-tute of Ihivid
liiidKt't'iinnrr, (lei'cust'd latf nf Yuimiill comity, Or
t'Kdi. heiulty tiotji'y ttll iei'int imviiitf jiurt rlaiiiti
aim i tint mid etOulu to pi-uttent them tu me, nt nir fx
itlwi.rf, twwlvtf mil hum It ol Luluyuue, duly verified,
williin nix inoiitlia t'ro:n iliin diuo.
jkzkkkl iikiikikfailmkil
Yuiiiliill county , Oreuim, lire. 17. Htl. 4wpd
Dr. in. Da s ii,
4 N INDIAN PHYSICIAN, uf twenty live ywn'
xV (imt'tire, lm ItH'uted fur tlie winter ut my reii
dtiire in Pulk comity, live inilen nui tliwi-nt, of 'Sidem.
mid 1 tee I tlmt I owe it tn sutlerm humanity to tell
you tliut you will tiiul il to yuiir uiivniitave to uuiumlt
1 1 in ttkill, especially in uit chronic cum.-, and llion bor
der in un e m mii un; l.ou. Fruin nil tlmt I know uf hit
practices 1 can Memine you, witli eotnu device of contl
duiiee. Unit yuti will fur once think uu have nutfpent
your muituy in vuiti. Tu I oiiirulul by letter or utb
erwif. PisHt-ulfice tit Kola, Polk county.
I)er.'J!. IHMw.I W'M. KCIUE.
Usluiy IV o I
TAKEN up, by the mibm-riber, living in Bethel,
Polk co , one buy inure, three yearn old next
pfiiiK, mimll ittr in the forehead, hot h liind feet whits,
iliiricen umi u bull' Imndri hhh; no other muikior
brand, haid umre cuiue to my pit-mitten otiorxbout
the tlmt of July lam. 4hvJ WM. It. NICHOLS-
Who Wail. Ilaj!
THIS ft. Inform thu public that nome weekiinw
I hunthi live ton of buy of M. P. Owen, slid
left ih twine iu bis burn, and on uwnx (be oiiierdny
to tfet it, 1 ioiind only about HJ pounds tin-id. Nr.
O ven pretended to know nothing of what Itiul be
come uf my bay. J l.-uve the public lu j ml ire w toll
reaeoii of its 'jisappCHiiinee. E. I). TO'tVl
Siilein, Jim. il, iKtlj. Mwl
rilHE iiiulerniirtietl, In vittjr sold hi entire iiitemtii
J the urorery store MonuhiK lo Zmnwnll & Jnlo,
uf Not in Nuletu, lo T. H. Inlow ; '1 here line, a'l Ml
Htiiinlin accounts in favor of the raid Zmnwalt St la
low, (should he paid to uaid Jitlow.who will rrctti fof
tli Mime, he becoming rerponribb fur nil flVnuiiidl
iWiiitPt siiul tirtn. W. AI. ZL Al WAfT.
Hileni, jive. MK04. - 3w44
cure' iour cold, (
save vorn lvg
N
E WELL'S
siBir
El a Cured Thonsaiitls, J
AND t
IT WILL CURE YOU.
iii..,,..!. I ...II. 1 1... ..T....I nf eulil. whiei .
lias either b.-en improperly Iniulcil or eniireljr nf "
lecleil. When il prove olisl'ttiue, TIIKUB IS Air .
AYS UEASOX TO FKAH THE COXSEtjlW t
. .... A 11
CES,
... ,1, a na.L .IM mil llie HUH. -
oflcn
ihe fireruiilior'of lousunipliuu." Uuduot' t
Domestic Ut-iliciiie. i '
STOP THAT C'Ol'GIIIXG'
Some of von can't, uiij piiy tat 4
trieil every reuicdy bat llie one detliueii, 1?-'U ""n' -
merit, lo tnperseile all similar preparations. " " .
... mt
thing else alter llie nmny ewiiiuvnls yon liset"
of
irUHHT COUipOIWUI IOISICU UH ,v -
tare i bin
SKWEl.IVS
rri.no hi
VfllV lll-CT ever Kiml"' I
. a-
Is rcallr tin
llienirtor ComIn. fol.ls, g'rTlimat.AH L
for
Wl
Tli.
Whooping Cough, Uronchiiit. C"nMUr""
usands of people III California aim "! I
lj bei-n h.ncllled hy iiswinai,ingrorsuv,po
re
WHAT Kll.l.KD HIM !
Ur. Hull, In his " Journal of Heallh," speski
the death of Washington Irving, ss ihtalw "1 1
tiini,audaildei"lleiighl well lv re
us for sum years tn f ome. hiid It m b- " .
kiudly Intended, uo doub!, but given In to
and racklest ignorunc.
He hud n Told I
Whi.li. hv soma Inindieious nrescriplioa.
convened into Mill ran." Let m Pr 1W
that "prescriplion" wai not
"teivEM.'i "
KEKP IT IX THE HOl'SE, nss U hf JJ
It to your children upon th sligbtetl mK,Tw
Cold, and you will think and speak of "
hv become icqiwlnled with il mt"
REUIXGTOa'"! -4nd
fof wl ertrrwher.