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MONDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1805. Th Statesman has a Larger Circulation than an j other Paper in the State, aid ii the Beit Medium (or Advertisers. The V. I' Lawi and Beaolntlone are published in the Statesmen b J Authority. I- -' SHAH WI HATE A SI'ICIAL 8B8SI0XT The Oregonian poti thii question, but fails to gl any direct atiiwer to it, nr to uj what position it now oocuples on the lama. It says that "ihould onr State be needed to assist the tot, (the Anti-Slavery Amendment,) we believe It to be onr duty to speak the word ai qaiokly ai potiible." And pray, what Union nan doei not believe in luoh duty ? Ie there any thing new in that t Wat not that the po rtion taken by the last Union State Conven tion, by the laat Legislature, and by every man in the party T Wae it not to expressed in the Stateiman in the iesne of Maroh 20tb, laet T 80 far m the question bu been disouaaed by the Union prees of the State, (eioept the Ore gonian,) it has been, Should a Special Seiiiou be oonvened immediately, for the parpote of passing open the Anti-Slavery Amendment J We eppoee the calling of ipeoial session at thii lime, for the reaioni urged in our laet issue, and the Oregonian eeea fit to pronounce them "the petty strategy of a State Politician." Onr propoeitioo waa limply to let the matter reet at preeent, and let the votere of the State ratify the amendment at the next election. 1'bie appears to the Oregonian man ns the " petty strategy of a State Politician." We have always innocently supposed that deciding matters by a fair vote at the ballot-box, wns deciding thorn " upon the square ;" but to the Oregonian man, this idea of counting votes at the ballot-box, and winning on politioal ques tions before the people, by virtue of having the right on onr eide, is the merest " petty strategy of a State Politician." It is the first time wo have ever heard, or read of, the aoousation of ' petty strategy," being brought against any party, or any man, for securing the advantage in a political contest, of advooating just aud righteous principle for advocating Liberty ; and at this day and age of the world, the oriti cism of " petty strategy," upon an holiest ef fort to secure to the Uuion party the distinctive advantage of an advocaoy before the people of the abolition of the true eaose of the great re bellion, teems to ns to be neither nst nor rea sonable. While we know very well that the question is not merely will tbis measure build np our side of politics, we also know that it it not one to be settled by a " paper " Amendment to the Constitution. We want to see the Amendment adopted by the hearts and minds of the people, that hereafter no mieuamed Drmooratio party of the North, allied with the rebellious slave holders of the South, oao say that this Anti Slavery Amendment was put into the Consti tution without a fair expression of the people en the question. We have full ooufidenoe that H will be to adopted, not only by Oregon, but by every State in the Union, because the enormity of the oarse of slavery hat been fully exposed, and henceforth the maroh of Liberty will be onward. " We stated two weeks ago that we believed the action ef the Southern States themselves, wonld render a ipeoial session of our Legisla ture, for this purpose, nnneoessary. Sinoe then we have confirmatory evidenoe of the correct ness of that belief, in a telegram from Little Hook, staling that the Legislature of Arkansas bad unanimously adopted the Anti-Slavery Amendment. But the Oregonian winds np with carious uggestien in reeommending a good school Law as one of the elijeote ef a special session. As special session can only be oonvened upon '-ex-inordinary occasions," we submit that if the need of a good school law is an extraordinary occasion, then that occasion has existed fur a long time. A good school law la indeed badly needed, but having done without one for to many years, we are inclined to think that tbis want cannot now be magnified into such an " extraordinary occasion," as to demand or the tax-payers ten thousand dollars, expenses for special session. And now we repeat, that whenever tho fate of the Anti-Slavery Amendment depends upon rpecial session of our Legislature, we are heartily in favor ef calling the session at once, no matter what amy he the expense, But until that necessity is showu to exist, we are opposed to the special session ; and we know that a large majority of the voters think the same way. And If that neqessity does not arise before the next election we hope to aid in keeping the Anti-Slavery Amendment question before the people, and the Oregonian man way call it " petty strategy," or any thing else that suits him. Thi Robbie Cmirs It appears that Jeff Davie wat not eon tent with pluogiug the Southern people Into fruitless and bloody re bellies, but be new, in the day of their defeat, torn tbtir ooofueioo to bis gain by deliberate nd wholesale robbery of their banks, oarrying off it it said, an Immense amount of gold from Riohmood. He will eontinue bis robberies as long as the SeeUtera people wdl submit to it, no lees he is overtaken by the United Suu au thorities. It ha been reported frato time te time that all the Southern leaden were dopos Itlng In Europe, sending eotten off te their own aooeont, and looking after the interests of No. 1, generally and this last move ef Jeff Davis establishes the troth of these report. These arch traitors will spend the balance of their days in luxurious oomfort, if they can esoape the elotoliee or Unole Sam. What oonsol lag thought that most be, to the poor, deceived, railed men of the 800 tb, who were cheated into seeession by these leaden. We will wager seme thing that ten of these rebel leaden have ever Invested ,ny thing in Confederate Bonds. They ore too smart to be gnilty of any seek felly. The rebel armies may be crushed, the Confederacy may tail, the poor people ef the Booth soar tsjffer In rags, and ttarve, yet tksee rebel obieftaine will riot en the ill-gotten gain of IndUoriolnete and loaxeosabl. rob ery. A ad eswe, ore the birds Utot ore now IsM tp te 1 as ffioon of Government tht ngbt to be " treated " with. The gallows it tot) good for all sooh. How Truly Brati.-Ai the assembling of Ceegreet it 1801, Preeident Llnoola tied the following remarkable laagaoge 1 "He fell (bat be bod o moral right to shrink. mm eve to ooeet the ehaeess f hit life UwoatslcmtWWw.M Will) ARE (ilUTl T We have mentioned the name of tlio States man newspaper. We acquit that paper of any share in the remarks just runde. w uat it saiu ahoot the President's Mood lieing upon me skirts of men north or south who have in any way eymputbiied with the rebelliou, it must have said without thought. All Know mat wis paper and its fellnws are in the constant habit nf calling democrats "sympathisers." We will not willingly believe that our opponent here, deliberately assails us with a charge so un founded and so Infamous. Arena. We said what we did upon lefleotion, and after carefully examining the record of the Democrats party and its papers for the last four years. We now distincly charge, that the teachings of the Demooralio pnrty and its pa pers for tho past four years, has direotly and strongly tended to the production of jnst such men as John Wilkes Booth fanatics that be lieved they were especially authorized by Heaven and the Democratic party to put an end to the existonce of Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet. The whole oourse of the Cop perhead press, has been to inculcate the idea that President Lincoln was a tyrant and usurp er. For the truth of this we appeal to their record. And the day will never come, when th Democratic party can get rid of this infamous record, deliberately made. We care not how much it hurts them now, upon this point, the truth will be declared. None howled louder for the " freedom of the Press," than did these Deinooratio editors in Oregon. Thoy were al lowed the freedom of tho press perfect free doin. and they used it to make for themselves and their party a reoord that can never he for gotten or forgiven used to aid and encourage traitors in arms against thoir Government, and incite deeds of bloodshed and assassination ago! list the lawfully constituted authorities. There is no denying the fact that the rebels theinselvos inaugurated the bloody strife, and kept it up for four years with unox- ampled oarnage and ferocity. They have never yet been able to point to a single right that had been withheld, or a single wrong that had been infliotedv by the Government before they commenced their treasonable work. Alexnnder II. Stevens, their ownVioe President has stntod this in muoh clearer terms than we are able to. Yet with these plain faots, the Democratic party at the very outset, insisted that we ought to get down on our knees and humbly pray these traitors for a " Compromise ;" and that too in the face of their repeated declaration that they would consent to no compromise, not even if they were furnished the blank paper and permitted to write it themselves. The ouly alternative left for President Lincoln, wns to either give np the National Unity, back out from the rebels and disgrace the American people forever, as set of cowards, or he had to resort to armed forcos to destroy the armies of the rebels and retnke the property of the United States, and restore the authority of the Government throughout the seceded States Ho chose the latter, and the Nation sustained him in doing it. This wat unquestionably his sworn duty. If he hud fullered in that duty he would not have fulfilled tho obligations of his high office. All now admit that lie dis charged that duty, at Mr. Smith expressed it at the Methodist Chnrob, conscientiously und to the best of his judgment. It is equally true, that he discharged that duty t humanely as possible under the cirouiurtauces. So well had he discharged that duty, that tho Arena is forced to admit " that it was better for the Na tion, and better for our liberty," that he re mained at tho head of the great Uuion party, than any one else. Now with luoh patriotism, integrity and hu manity, as his record, admitted by his oppo nents after his death, we find that in his life time they pursued him with unremitting cal- amiuation, malignity and ferocity, falsifying and misrepresenting bit every act. At illus trating the exteut to which the dovilish spirit of party opposition hat carried men, certainly against their reason and tho sober second thought, we instanco the following from the Arena : Speaking of Mr. Lincoln, that paper's Portland correspondent, in tho issoe of March 27lfa, derisively called him a "poor simpleton," " long, lauk, dyspeptic vicious rascal." The same correspondent, in the issue of March 0th. olurget Lincoln with cautiug " masiaores " of the people of St. Louis. In the issue of Feb 1.1th, the editor tayt, " we rejoice in a Chief Magistrate who retards no law ami exeoutot his arbitrary will." In the issue of Dec. lUlli, in reviewing Mr. Lincoln's message, the Arena oharges the President with telling " a henrtless lie," calls him the " High Priest to the Aho liliuu Moloch," aud an " Aholiliou fiend." The epithet of " Buffoon," at applied to Mr. Lincoln, it of frequent occurrence in the Arena It it proper to remark that the Arena it not an exoeptiou to the other Deinooratio papers, in the use of tuoh unmerited abuse of the late President. As far as tho editor of tho Arena is person ally oonoorned, osido from his onniieution with bis party, be oannnt but see that he has far ex ceeded aud transgressed the bounds of justice and manly oritiaisin; and now if he don't want this record to bang to him like a mill stoue around hit neck, he ought to leave the rotten and tiukiug old hulk of pro-slavery De mocracy. Meu must not be led by their feel ings aud prejudioee, must uot permit blind party hatred la run away with their rea son,, aud Involve them in seob outrageous per versious of the truth. We are living in per ilous limes, and it become all men who apeak to the publco, and more especially editors of politioal newspaper, to wield their influence in favor of sobriety and good order, iu such mauner as to promote the peace and harmony of eooiety, iustsad of creating and fostering inch captions, querulous, fault-finding, iuso leut aud malioiout spirit, as the ooiitiimal us of abusive language is sure to load to. Abraham Liuooln received such an endorse ment of the Ameriuau people a on other mas hat reoeived lino the dayt of Andrew Jaok toil 1 and when he it held up before the people ae lyraut a, d despot, as both fool and fiend, by any newspaper, the charge becomes ono not particularly against the Prtsideut, but a still graver on wholesale calumny agtinst th people who tleotrd. him, and we eauuol agree that man it gniltlrs in pursuing snth a oourse, aud much less, th party which he torse. We bop that all men whe have th good ef their country at heart, that are In favor of maintaining law aud order, aud promoting the pseM and ktppinee ef Ibe people, will Sad is the lamentable death ef the late President suflcieat reatoa lo bory this hateful spirit of any asaJavaltnee, nd ceuie together as men, I MM fwfwol peooe ad harmony te the whole eaelry. WHAT Will MtlMNK WITH THK KEBKL J.KAKKKS ? The Arena thinks that it woold ho a dis graceful spectacle to hang the rebel leaders. It is all a matter of taste, probably, with seme men. We think that it is not only the duty of President Johnson to hang Jeff. Davis aud his Cabinet, and a good many more of their lead ing political spirits, but that such act is due to the dignity aud honor of tho nation. The as sassination of Lincoln is clearly traceable to Richmond, and iu addition to their being doub ly damned iraitors before that infamous dead, aud deserving death according to the law of the laud, their connection with that aot reu- dirs them outlaws aocordiug to the laws of na tion! and subjeot to death, no matter where found. Iu speaking on litis point, Yattel says: Assassination and poisoning are thereore contrary to the laws of war, and equally con demned by the Inns of nature and all civilized nations. The sovereign who has recourse to such execrable means should be regarded at the enemy of the human raco. and the common safety of mankind calls on all nations to unite against him, and join their forcts to punish him. His conduct particularly authorizes the enemy whom he has attached by such odious means, to refuse hitn any quarter." If the War Department has not already suf ficient evidence to fasten tho crime of assassin ation on Jell, jjavis, we eiiotim ininK tue ioi- Inning advert isement, which was permitted to appear for a long lime in the Selina (Ala.) Vitpatch. is proof enough : Owe Million Doi.uns Wantko.to hsvs Pbscs Br tub Finer or Makcil It the citizens of Hit Kouthern Confedcrac-v will lniiilh me with cash, or Kood scctirl tie tor the mtin of one million dollars, I will cause the Iivi.-h of Abraham Lincoln, William If. Howard. aud Andrew Johnson, to lie tnken liy the 1st nf March next. This will give us peace, and ealislylhe world that cruel tyrants cannot live ill a "Hum nr iineriy." 11 this Is not accouinlihlied nothing will he claimed be yond the sum ol llt'ty thousand dnilai-H, iu advance, wnicn lit HiipiioKtn to no tiea-hsiiry to reacn anu sianjni ter the three villains 1 will give myself one thousand dollars toward turn patriotic purpose. livery 0110 wishing to contribute will address unx A.uaiitthii, Aittimma. How much of this million of dollars Booth and his accomplice were to get, is a matter nf oenjecture yet, hut it looks probable, that as the livot of the same men were sought for, that this advortiseinent may have lind something to do with the matter. This at lead shows that a people and "government" that will permit such propositions to he openly made, is scarce ly better than a set of savages. But thii is not all. In Missouri, the retreat ing rebel armies poisoned tho wells of water that our soldiers would have to drink of, and exposed poisoned flour to their use. At Lihliy aud other prisons they starred our soldiers to death ; and at Fort Pillow Ibey murdered in cold blood men who had surrendered, and buried others alive. The rebel leaden have tolerated all these infamous crimes agaiurt civilization, have looked on with apparent diabolical satisfaction and enjoyed the snine with domouioul pleasure; and yet wo are to he told that they must not be hung. A man that will excuse Jeff. Davis will excuse the assassin Booth. There is no difference between the crime in cither case.--We may havu forgiveness for a fellow-heing who bad done ns an irreparahlo wrong, pity lor the repentant wretoli who had sued our kindred blood, forbearance with the slauderer who would make us infamous but with the traitor to our country wa would liava no recon ciliation, cither in this world or the world to come, Tub Enemy in Ouk Midst. In hit life time, tho lion. J. D. Boon presented a small cannon to the Union men of Silvertoo p cinot. Upon tilts receipt of tho uews of the full of Richmond, the Union men used this gun to fire a salute, and after they had retired to their homes, some secesh democrat stole a file from the shop of Joul Fuller, and under cover of midnight darkness, went and spiked the gun. The vile wretch that was guilty of that daslardiy act, voted for McClrllati, exulted at the assassination of the President, is a good peaco democrat, and if opportunity offered would kill and rob his Union neighbors. Peace democrats novor give offense ! Oh, no ! Biittiwu Tiiuiit Bkains Out. "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad," ie a maxim that it being daily exemplified by the slaveholders' rebellion. In the bitterness of their rage, in the hour uf total defeat, the enemies uf tho governinniit planned and inci cited the assassination of their best friends; th ouly effect of which is to hnitou and make more oomphile their terrible doom. The assas sin Survalt, being caught, fulls Into a rage per fectly fiendish and seeks his own destruction by battering out his bruins. May every enemy of the government go and do likewise. We hope no padded caps will he furuished them. On Faithful to tiik Law. Dr. Albert G. Muckie was the only man nf any promi uence in the city of Charleston, who adhered to th United Statet government throughout the rebellion. By pursuing a quiet and in-of- feusive course he waa not molested. The ven erable physician, who was once a mau of great wealth, hat been impoverished by th rohel lion ; but it has not wrested from htm his hull or. Ilo kept the old flag in his library down In the last, and it was the only United States flag that Sherman found ou hit entry into tharleston. Funkhal OiiHMiUKg. We are pleased to learn that throughout the whole Stale, the peo ple have assembled at proper plaoet and mads tit most niarktd demonstrations of grief and respect Iisr the memory of onr late lamented 'resident. At Portland, tune wat taken to prepare, and the ceremoniet are reported to have been of the most grand and imposing character. acknowledge Ihe receipt of an invitation to atteud the obsequies at Portland and regret that other engageuiente would not penuu. Tun Hasuino at Walla Walla. Ao oording to the Walla Walla Slatetman, ouly lour men were hung in that valley by the Vig ilance Committee, inslad of fifteen at wat re ported. Their ntniet are 1 McKenii. a cat tie thief; Isaao Reed and Win. Willi, bolh about twenty-four yean ol age, formerly of Melalla, Oregon, fur hone Healing t "Slim Jim,' tall, thick lipped negro, for horse Heal ing and other laroeniee. Iwjm-ohatkii. Th "Kagl Woolen Mills Co." of Lion comity hat filed iti articles of in corporation. Plaoe of busiuest at Brownsville Capitol Hock, l-IIKOOO. Lravimo Tuxib Coi'ntkt ro Thi Country Uooo.-Seversd ef Lee t office declare they can never live In the Sooth or North, and that they shall either go te Eoren tr We are credibly iuforraed that the e MtsiouisU of Williamabt,, raised tb Model uM, .aU nw . p,rj evmonrtratioa of j7 ssssn nanoe f ,h, prijtnl, Look o.i-e,a of lee. preleetlen, hav been n,i.'.siisn. W HO AUK AClKSSIIItlliSr Smarting uuder tho damning reproach of sympathy wilh the slaveholders rebellion, which hai finally finished itr savage and bar barous career iu the usiassiimtion of the Pres ent, tho Dorrocratlo press is just now making death strtiKile to esoape the odium that their guerrilla warfare upon the late President, ii likely to fasten opon them forever. How far their oonduot in continually representing and denouncing the President as a tyrant, despot, fiend, murderer, buffoon, aud so on to the ud of the billingsgate alphabet, has Influenced and incited luch fanatical wretches as Booth to commit the terrible uot, wo of courso are un able to state. But one thing is certain, the di rect cflcot of all such teaching and denuncia tion, is to imbuo northern sympathizers with rebellious spirit, and to convince them that Lincoln was what they constantly said of linn, and so work 011 the morbid fancies aud wicked hearts of suuh men as Booth, as to satisfy them that th-y weru " doing God't service," lo com mit this act of assassination. The Copperhead press now see their true po sition in relation to this awlul crime, anu are attempting to hido their reoord and divert ot- tention from Iheir past acts, by bluster and threats of violence. Soino fellow writiny for the Arena, under a Latin maxim, and over the signature of a , advises the Cops, uuder cer tain circumstances, " to arise wilh armi in their hands and turn the tide of blood," against their enemies. To have been consistent, the incen diary ooward ought to have signed himself like Booth, " Sic Semper Tyranms." Ihe Arena editor, also putt iu a litllo cheerlul boasting to the elfeot, that they (tho Cups) Know their strength, and if a row is kicked up in this State, Union men will pray for the rocks to lull on them, &o. All we have lo say to this, ii, that no amount of bluster, or threatening, will deter the au thorities from enforcing the laws of the United States, and of Oregou, and maintaining pence. If the peace is broken, and bloodshed ensncs, it will not he the fault of Gov. Gibbs, Cnpt. Kcelcr nr any Uuion man. It it the Union men who obey the laws, respect tin authorities and preserve the peace The disorderly men, who exult at tho assassination nf the President, and constantly threaten resistance to " Lin coln's hirelings," are on the Demooratio eide, and if insurrection ensues, thoy will create it. Law and order will be maintained ; and that too, without nny bravado or noise. The United States Government is in duty bound lo main tain iti laws and authority, and preserve tho peace here as well ai elsewhere. ,It hat the means to do it. the power to do it, the dispo. sition to do it, and it will be done, though the hraveni fall, at well ai the rocks. Having crushed out the slaveholder'! rebellion in the Southern Statet, tho most gigantic rebellion in all history, it it very likely that it would make short work of a Copperhead rebellion iu Or egon. ASSAS8IX8 AT llKAM. From all parts of the country wo hare heard of men who are so utterly depraved and to damnably infamous as to exult over the tnnrder of the President. Their names are known, and their politics ns well at their names. And while we would not charge the Democratic pnrty generally with a sympathy with this dis graceful and horrid deed, yet we state an un drniuble 'Jairt, that every man that has been heard to exult over this foul murder, or show signs uf satisfaction thereat, is a member of the Dt-ni'ierntio party, and voted for MoClellan What is Ihe explanation lo this 1 Nothing le'S, than that those base wretches, who aro ae much enemiet and traitors as Jeff Davis, be lieve that modern Democracy ii nearer their politics and feelings than any other political organization ; and that in aidiug the Democ racy, they are doing effectiva eerviee for Jeff Dnvis. ' Birds of a feather flock together," is an old and sufu maxim ; and if loyal and pa triotic men, who abovo all things desire the good nf their country and th peaoe of society, do not desire to have their influence cast hi with such vile, perfidious, traitorous scoundrels, they ought to at once and forover withdraw from a party whose principles invite such dangerous men to its ranks. BUfcKMAX'b TRKATY. The following is the lelegraphio report of the treaty attempted to be mudo with General Sherman by the Southern leaders. The rea sons for repudiating the thing by President Johnson, are stated iu Ihe lelegraphio Hows in another column : Memorandum or basis nf nggrcement made this Ibth day of April, IHti.1, near Durham's Station, N.C., br and helweeuGeii. Joliiistou. commanding the Confederate army, and Mnj.- Uen. Niermnn, commanding army of the l. in ted States, in North Carolina, both present. First: The Confederate nrmies, now in tho field, to maintain their s'ufu ipm until notice it given by the commanding General of either. when a reasonable time, say 43 hourt, might bt allowed. Second : The Confederate nrmies now iu ex istence In be disbanded aud Conducted lo their several State capitals, there to deposit their arms and public property in the Stale arsenal, and each officer and man lo execute and file an agreement to cease Iroin acts of war nud abide the action of both State and Federal authority. The number nf arms and the mu nitions of war lo be reported lo Ihe Chief of Ordnance, at Washington City, subject to the future action of the L'ui d Slates, and iu the meantime lo be used solely to maintain peace and order within the borders of the Statet re spectively. Third t Recognition by the Liecutive of Ihe United Slates uf the several Stale governments nud Iheir officers and Legislatures, upon taking the mill prescribed by the Constitution, of th United Stales, and when conflicting State gov. eruioents have resulted from the war, Ihe legit imacy of which shall be submitted to the Su preme Court of the United State. Fourth : R-establishment nf Federal courts in the several Slates, with power a defined by th Conslilutiou and laws of Congress. Fifth The people and iiihaliilaut of all th Stale lo be guaranteed, so lar ns the Execu tive can, their rights of person and property as detiued by the Conslilutiou of the United stales, and of Ihe States respectively. Sixth 1 The Kiecutiv authority of th Uni ted Statet Government is nut to disturb any of the people, by reason of Ihe late war. so long as they live iu peace aud quiet, abstain ing from actions of armed hostility and obey Ike laws iu exist. uc in any place ef their ret ideuoe. Seventh 1 In general terms thii eat lo have declared a general amnesty, to far a the Ex ecutive power of Ihe United Statee can com mand, or on eoudnion of the Confederate ar mies reluming lo Iheir home, end lb reenmp lion of peaceful pursuits by Ihe offioers aud men hitherto composing said armies. Not being fullv empowerd by our reepectiv principals to fulfill Ibeee term, w individually and officially plidg ourselves promptly to ob. tain th ueceesary authority and to carry eat the above programme. The above woe tinned by W. T. Sherman. Commanding U. 8. Array in North Carolina, aud by J. L. Johnston, commanding C. 8. Army in North Carulina. AT Cost. Bell & Draw a ur thai they will sell out al cost, lio and see if that is so TKI,K(iltAJMII(' IIISPATtllKS. Ilimlh, the Aaaaiisln, Killed. Harrold, his AwimpHreVit Prisoner. News rroin (n.JHoiioman. New Yoiik, April 28. The following is a statement of Sergeant Bastou Corbett, who shot Booth on Tuesday afternoon : My tuperi or officer, Lieut. Doherty, recuived information that two persons bearing description of Booth and his accomplice, were concealed in a Imrn on the plaoo of one Henry Gurrctt, three miles from Port Royal, in the direction of Bowling Green, Near the latter place wo captured a man named Gelt who hud ferried Booth and his companion across tho Potomac At first Gelt denied knowing anything about the mat tar, but when threatened with death if ho did not reveal the spot when) the assassins were secreted, he told us und piloted til to tho place. Booth and Harruld reached the burn about dusk Tuesday evening. The barn was at once surrounded by our cavalry. Some of our party then engaged in conversation with Booth from the outside. He was several times command ed to surrender by Lieut. Doherty, hut made no reply to the demand. When first asked to surrender he said, "What do you take me for !" At 3 o'clock or a little after the barn was fired ; but before the flames were kindled Booth hud the advantage iu respect to light he could see us but we could nut see him. Tho flames appeared to confuse hitn and he made a spring toward tho door ns if to attempt to foroo his way out. Ai he passed by one of the crov loes in tho barn I fired nt him. I aimed at his body us I did not wish tn kill him. I tni k deliberate- aim nt his shoulder, but the aim wns high. The ball struck him in the head jnst below the riiiht ear and passing through came out ubout an inch ubove the left ear. I whs over ten yards distant when I fired. He died in about two hours and a half. Abont an hour before he breathed his Inst ho prayed to he shot through the heart and end his great mis ery. His suffering appeared to he intense. When he fell ho had iu his hand it 7-shootor, which he dropped after being wounded. To other revolvers were also found near him. He declared that tho arms belonged to hi 111 nnd that Harrold had nothing to do witli the mur der. Ho did not talk much otter receiving the wound. When asked if ha had anything to pay, ho replied : "I die for my oountry, and ask these standing by to tell my mother so." lie did not deny his dime. The anticipated retreat of Jeff. Dnvis from Texas to Mexico with the purpose of involving us in new difficulties has been duly considered, and will be counteracted by our government. Richmond, April 22. Generals Meade. Sheridan and Wright aro acting under orders to pay no regard to any truce or order ot lieu. Slieriunn respecting the cessation of hostilities, on tho ground that Sherman's agreement could bind but bit own command and no others. I have telegraphed to obey no orders from Sherman, but to push forward as rapidly as possible. I suggest that orders he telegraphed through Gen. Thomas that Wilson obey no orders from Shermau. The specie taken by Jeff Davis and the rebel chiefs is estimated here at from six to thirteen millions. (Signed) Hallkck. Knoxvillb. April 22. Since tho last intel ligence from Sloueumn's command, tho follow ing is a summary of what it has accomplished: One portion af the command under Colonel Palmer moved down Cntnwha river, stopping partiei going South-wust from Johnston'! army, and capturing upwards of 2,0110 prisoners and 20 pieces of artillery. Among other things Hint were destroyed, was un immense bridge over Catawba river. Hearing then that a gen eral arinistioo had been entered into by Sher man and Johnston, Col. Palmer ceased opera tions. Tho greater portion of the command, under Gen. Gilnin, attacked and routed the rebel forces uuder Mnj.-Gon. MuCownn, nt Morgan, taking one piece of artillery, and after wards forcing the passes through Ihe Blue Ridgo, held by the rebel troops uuder General Martin, aud taking six pieces of artillery. He would have captured the whole force bud bo not been met by Gen. Martin with 11 ting of truce and bearing letters from Gcu. Sherman, and countersigned by Johnston, directed tn Stoncmnii, ordering a general suspension of hofttilitire And withdrawal of tint lurove uuuvr Stonemsn. Sam Francisco, April 27. Legal tenders, fiyj. Gold yesterduy, (2(ith.) IJ2S15I I. clos ing heavy. A telegram reports that raw cot ton had advanced to 50 cents per iiouuJ, and domestics are advancing. Aew lorn, April SJj. t he World i special dispatch says -. Advices received hero to-day direct from Raleigh, state tnat the conference hetweeu Sherman and Johnson took place at Chapel Hill, fifteen miles west of Raleigh. Johnson's army of 30.11110 meu, including Hampton e and W heeler 1 cavalry, is twenty mile from the city on the Charlotte Road. At the second interview, lireckeuridiie wai ores- cut and participated, drawing up the already puiuisneu memoranda 01 tue terms 01 capitula tion. During the conversation, he readily ad noted the failure of the rebellion, and declared that peace wusaliimst at hand ; aud in alluding to the Constitutional Amendment, ho laid it nni a strictly legal war of abolishing slavery aud predicted its ratification by more than two- thirds uf tho States. It is understood that during the ennfreence, iu which telegraphic communication with Itreckiuridge nt John ston's headquarters, that no pnblio or private properly was uestruyeu liy our iroops I he citizens', including Urge numbers of ladies, appeared on Ihe streets as usu 1. Business is not suspended. The newi of the President's assassination reached Raleigh late Wednesday, the lfitb. That night a large meeting was held, and resolctious were passed denouncing the deed, and expressing sympathy for the Government aud people. New iork, April 26. By a special to the Timet from Washington last night, wa have mlormation from Sherman's armr of an minor- tnnt character. It appears that Johnston's laet letter lo Sherman proposed the surrender of his army 011 the same terms as Lee. Another meeting wo arrauged. at which Wade Hamp ton wa present. He protested agaiust the terms of surrender, and declared he would nut surrender his cavalry force supposed to be 3.000 strong; thereupou Shermau consented to a delay for the purpose of giving Johnston and Hampton an opportunity lo consult Davis. Auolher meeting was arrauged for next 'day. Un that day, Ihe parties again nu t. At the first silting a memorandum of a basil of agree ment was presented. The 7Ws' Raleigh 0 respondent of the I'.'th says : The ooufi-reuce between Sherman and Johnston has eon e to a conclusion, which is believed in the army lobe highlv taliefactory nnd honorable to both partiei. What passej at lh interview was probably known onlr to Iheuiselvee. When they met. Ihcy locked arms and walked together into the house, where the conference took place, and there shut them selves op for several hours leaving their re spective followen and itaff officers to Irater nise. and gel along at best they could. No ono who accompanied Sherman has any idea what subject wer disouesed, or what terms proposed, accepted or declined. Sherman is never a communicative man with respect to matters of importance, and on sins occasion he is inure reticent than usual. The Raleigh Standard of Ihe . 17th tayi : Revolution hat failed. Lincoln has made good his declaration that he would hold, occupy and p.-M all the fort and other property of Ihe United Stale, and that he would enforce the law uf th Nation. W are authorised by Shcrinaa to tar that if Gov. Vance and the Legislature will return, all will he well; if uiry do not, they must not complain of the slept token to compel thtnt to do so. Th peace to long looked and labrd fi.r by lb tree men ef the State, seems at last about to dawn npoo 0. The who have identified themselves wilh Devi and Vaoot are doomed, politically, for all lim to come. Knoxville, April 23 Among the trophies ef Stooeuien'l expedition are three battle flag and naiuber of eld U. S. flags, foood in the home of loyal citizens at Salisbury. The fanioes pen in which to many Union pritonen pined their live away, wa homed to th groind. A fw Union prisoner wen foood. men skeleton of their former telve, most af whom died on their way lo Knoxville The Augusta Cvnititulionalitt ef the 12th ssvs : Jeff. Dnvis has gone either tn the Trans Mississippi Department or Europe, taking with him a half million dollars in specie. Philadelphia. April 25. A tpsoial dispatch to tho Bulletin from Washington to day says: Attornev-Gcncml Speed bus made a highly important decision on the terms of the capitu lation of Lee. In reply tn a letter from the Secretary of Wur relating to these points, ho deoides i , , . . First, that rebel officers who surrendered to Giant, have iw homes in loyal States, and have no right tn omne to the places where their homes wciv in loyal States prior to going iuto rebellion, , , Seoond, that penons In tho civil sorvioo ami of the rebellion, nr who have otherwise given it support, oomfort and aid, and who WHru re sidents of rebol territory, have no right to re turn to Washington under that stipulation. PRKSIDKNI JOHNSON'S I'OIICT. From a telegraphic report of a short speoch made a few days ago to the Indiana Delega tion, we are satisfied that tho new President will make short work of the leading traitors. The Nation will suitnin him in the views bt has expressed : President Johnson's ipeeob tn the Indiana delegation yosterduy wai more important than any yet delivered. The President said : We are living at a time when the public mind bat almost become oblivious of what troasou is. The time has arrived when the American peo ple should be educated and taught that treason against the United Statet Government is tho highest orime that oan be committed, and that those enzared in it should suffer all its penal ties. It is uot a proinulgalion of any thing thut I have not heretofore said to lay that treason must be made odious ; thrU traitors must be punished aud imprisoned and their sooial power he destroyed. If nut, thoy will still maintain the usceudauoy and may again heonuie numer ous and powerful. Fur in words of former Senators of the United Slates, whim traitors become numerous enough, treason becomes re snectuble, nnd I snv, alter mukiiiff treason udi ons, evory Uuion man should be remunerated out of the pockets uf those who inflict the greatest sufferiug upon the oountry, while I say as to leaders of treason, nuiiiilnueiit, I also say leniency and conciliation to thousands w hom they have misled and deceived. In speak ing of reconstruction, ho Hindu tho following re marks upon the idea of destroying States : My position lias been well Known, and 1 havu no causa tn change it now. Some are satisfied with an idea that Statet have lost in territorial and other divisions, and are tn lose their char auter as Stutes ; but their life's breath has only been suspended, and it is my high constitutional obligation, to secure aud give to each of these Stutes the possession anu enjoyment of a re publican form of Government. A State mny beiu tho Government with a peculiar institution and by the operatiout of rebellion have lost that feature, but it wns a State when it went into rebellion and when it comes cut wilhou that institution, it is still a Statu. I hold it at a solemn obligation, on any nf those Stutes where the rebel army have been boaten hack or expelled, I care not bow small the Union meu number, if sufficient to man Ihe ship of State, to hold it, I say a high duty to protect and secure tn thorn a republican lorm of gov eminent. This is 110 mere opinion, it is ex pressed in conformity with my uuderstanding of and theory of our Government, in adjusting and putting them upon their legs aguiu. I think the progress of the work must pass into the immediate hands nf its friends. If a State needs nursing until it gains strength, it must be nursed bv its friends, not smothered by its en emies. Now permit me to remark thut while I have opposed dissolution aud disintegration ou tue ono nanu. ou me other, l am equally opposed 10 centralization 01 power. rOlK COtXTY IIRU'IT LOl'ttT. Wo are under obligations to W. C. Whitson, Esq., for the following report : The following cases wero tried and decided nt tho April Term IHi'i'i, of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for tho County of Polk : State of Oregon r. Charles Brown. Indict ment fur larceny, stealing $luu onnvieted and sentenced for two years. Stato of Oregon s. Bennett Thompson. In dictment for larceny, stealing horses convicted aim sentenced lor live years. V. II. Walker r. Samuel King. Action for trespass and damages charire for burning Brain stacks. Trial by a jury which found for Ihe de fendantdefendant was eonticltd iu Nov. Id03 on an indictment by the Stato. It. A. V . Holmes r. i.zra Tost. Judgenicut for tho planum for costs and disbursements. vv illiam llurns rs. John Thorp el all. Hill lo foreclose a mortgage judgement for :i,!M5, and a decree to foreclose granted. II. V. Dowcll el af r. 1, 11. Tlinner tl nt Hill to foreclose a mortgage judgement for $433, and a decree to foreclose granted. 8. It. jl'nclue ts. W. M. Hardison. Complaint on nolo judgement for $108. One old criminal caso wns continued. Four civil cnnes wore continued. One civil case set tled before court. The lirand Jury found rive bills two of which wor) disposed of, three were continued: ono of which had been given to the jury, v, Inch could not agree nnd wero discharged. ' DciS'T sei.L VornWool.. We have been called on by several farmers during tho week, with com plaints ngninst the Woolen Company of this place. It is said, that the Company's employees are now giving out and circulating the report, that the Factory is compelled to slop now, because its manufactured goods cannot bo sold, for the pur pose of influencing the farmers to part with their wool at very low rotes, and tnko their pay in I'slnro pay" nt very hinli prices. Tho farniors aver that ibis is not tho reason that the Factory stops now, but that tho true reason is, the Factory has about worked up all its stock, aud is uow mop ping for Ihe annual clean up nnd repair of ma chinery. A combination among the Farmers has been suggested, with a view lo'scnd their wool to the Fast, getting advances on it when it is ship ped, so as tocumpcl the Salum Company to pay a reasonable price for wool. Our Agricultural edi tor will probably suggest somethiiiir on this sub ject at an early day. A ruusfEiT of Iniuan Tlioi ni.E. From the Lcwislon paper we lenrn that importaut gold dis coveries havu been made on the tributaries of Grande Rondo river. Tlio mines are upon the Indian lands, and "Joseph," one of the No I'erce chiefs, refuses to lot any white man itu to the mines to work Ihem. having already turned back several parlies, and lo maintain his claim he has solicited aid from "ilig Thunder" and "Liiglo of the Light." If these three chiefs uuile they can bring a force of 4UO or &U0 warriors to resist th whites. "Pusule" voin Gbkimiack Hunt up the adveriiseinnnt of the Revenue Collector in an othur column, and rvad it. He will be oround for what 1b due, and to save penalties all ought to be ready. Omi Fellows Crxt hkation. Kroni conver sations with several of tho Brothnibood, we learn that the late celebration at Portland was a grand atlair. The Order seems to be in a very prosper- Am Oithauk.-TIi managers of the State Fair offer a premium on bnltcr yer old. We hope they wiil be compellej to eat all that is ex hibited of that ancient dale. Oakum tritk.-A man is in town with Cab haKo. Celery and other alutf brought her from Sau irancisco, about rXK) miles. New Taceh. V bar received lb l.t nJ lW No. of the Umatilla rfrertia,. It , pu,jbej three times a week aud makes a creditable an praranco. ' tsT Three men are reported killed on lh Can Jon City Koad oyJnJUo. sT Thomas Frawr. Internal ltviii Asaeawr tut On, hu aot beta removed rross olBVe w waa her tutor rrKrld. S)r H is RMrted al UwisWd that on Pivld Wal do , aud two othsn had bo iol, ir.lrd ea lb Koot enai trial, and rolM f all they had. M" The steamship Sitirm N'evwIa.oalheSld.Undcd Comhaoy B. of the th regtm.ot of California Infaotrv Haj-e lusappoinlmeot. sr Dr. 6. u. Kara ham recently took a targe and very vj qo.rta mill, fcstiimt fie cVaith Boise, over lh Bia (xuntalu la sleds, pweiu ever snow bub IraM ni ImI aln 1 f- -The aavigatioa nf th Columbia rr u oa to Lewutoo. Otnt New Vice Prmihisht. Andrew Johnson is succeeded ill the Vice Presidency by Lafayette A. Foster, of Connecticut, who was elected President pro tern, nf the Senate on tho 5th of March, and therefore succeeds to the position, and honors of the Viue Presi dent. In case of the death of tho present President, Mr. Foster wonld snooeed to the Presidency of tho United States. Mr. Foster is a self-made man, and wus an old whig, after words a republican Oi FrxLows. The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fallows, for thii State, will meet In Salem on Wednesday the 17th inst. ' HjT The annual meeting of the Marion County llihle Society will he held hi the M. E, Church on next Wednesday, the !W inst., at 7J o'clock p. 111. MARBIED. At McMlnvltle, by Itfv. 0. Cliandlsr, Hon. W. Lai, Hilt of (Irantoo., ami suss Julia ii. unaniiiur, or lainlilll, lii Salem, April M, by J. 0. Peebles, Ci.lnly Juilne, 1,M Denby and Miss Aiinetla Qrinin, all of Murine oounly. At Jacksonville, Airll T, by Itcv. . X. niancl.et, Mr. Join) Sl.-f-r, mil Miss Mary K. Illlolr, all nf Jai'ksonvllle, In Portland, April U, ly .1. r. Mcuuy, nruurucr, ona u. Llvlson and Matilda Collins. DIED. it tb Whs.! niissr House. In 1Mb oHt. on Friday mcrnltie. Ai.i-ll lis. of conuMllon of the lunm, Mrs. Jolm M. Srallli. ailed 40, formerly of Ilrltlah Columbia. At Hie resblenes of (J. W. Shaw, on Howell Prairie, Marlon county, April 44, lsS, Jscoli (Ins, aired 88 years. At Albany, April is, Jolin iienry, son u, uiiii mu miss belli Conner, aired live years, one montb, and ten riuys. At Portland, April in, Hiss Alice u. uouiibd, uaugDier oi D. Ilulinan. United States Tax Notice. rpHB U. 8. TAX COMiECTOn will be at IjAFATKTTK, Ynmlnll co. on luesituy. May U; DALLAS, Polk conntv, Thursday, May 11 ( COKVALLIS, lionlon co Monday, May lh; 8ALEM, Maiiou eomily Wednesday, May 17; TO KECEIVH TAXES. Atl persons in urrsni-s ure required to pay, at their county seuts. Pailing lo attend to this notice will compel the Col lector lo call ou each delinrpient, and chuixe mileage ii addition to 111 per cent, on Hie innonut ol tlio tax. M. CUAWFOKI), Collector, Portland, April 'A 1B05, Diet, of Oregon. AT COST. T)KLL fc HIJOWN will sell their entire stock of n Dii' 11 Y GOODS, GRIM KltlKN, II A III). VVAIU:, HOOT nndNIIOI,t l.OTUI;, &,c., Jtc., A T COST, to make room for a new stock. Pfu-lioe wishing to purchase goods low, will do well by culliiiK curly. Terms, CASH. BhIcui, May 1, 1805. Utf Steak, Steak, Steak! rplIE undersigned talio this method nf informing X the public that lliev have established lliemscivea iutlio AIAHKKT Hl'MNKS.S, ut Croiiciibcrgor'aold aland, ou Stato street. The hiuhest market prico paid iu cash for all kinds of l'UOOL'CE and FOWLS. THOMPSON Si LA FORE. Salem, May I. lin Notice IS lion by given that Siuiirdny, the 13th day of May, inst., is set apart for the examination of persons de siring eerlitieates to teach common schools Hi Marion county. The examination will commence at 9 o'clock Marion Co. School Sup't. up t w!i Sulem, May 1, 105. gf W, WEATIIERFORDjtf IMPORTING, WHOLESALE, AND RETAIL DRUGGIST, poktlaxd, - - oitEcoar, QFFEKS to the Trade, in (inuiitities to suit, al Lull HATES, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, Faints, Oils, Varnishes, Window Glass, Druggists)' Miudi'lcft, PaiutciV Materials Perfumery, Toilet Soaps, FANCY GOODS, be, be, Together with a general variety of articles found in a First Class Drug Store, To which the attention of the Trado is invited. They are invited to call aud examiue for themselves at 139 Front street. W. WEATHERFORD. Portland. May I, 1X05. 3,j, A iHiiliKiiant Atluek. IMTOK STATESMAN : The Dreeon BMtesnan of the 1 J 'IMU Inst. i-..iillin an sili.nl,, luint over I lie slsnalure ot Win. Wlee, of llallee City, which Justice requires I should answer. Hail ll.at leiitleninn rinrtil an rxnlanatlnn of me, nr Ihen uMlshc! the orb In lh, ease, Insleail ol hss-1-liniB lo 11.,- pulilie .rlia, will, 1,1, UM, It would hare looked heller. Hut his notice hears Ihe character ol a calumnlttor ami a W al heart. 1 ,11,1 owe Win. Prlre elithlj dollars, al allien par cent. At Ihe evplrallon ol eighteen nr twenty months, I cslluil at 8t, Jien Hrlcs's house where Wm. Price hsdheeli llvluit lo pay him Ihe inone, ; bat Ihey said he was gone to Ihe mines, anil had not left his business la Ihclr care. 1 1..IJ l,im Hist I did not wish lo pay Interest aur lotincr on the note, and lo Inform hlra of II, al as soon as tlu-r cculJ. The same renuesl was repoattd at another time. About eighteen monllis after Uiat, 1 received notice thai he wauled the money, and Uial he had sent lh. note lo 8tpli,n Price in Sa'em. I amln olfcred to ay th. money, Just as 1 would at l! lime I Ural called for the no, or Ihen calculato Un principal with two years' Interest, pay hall Iu colli, aud renew the noie for Iho balance bolh of which, he said, were rair offers, bul ihe note was not his, and he couM not accept; toil. In view of iho,.. proposals, no Interest should be counted after thai dale; and he would write to Wm. Price about II. Two months afterward 1 made the same proposals to Stephen Price, In the presence ,.f Win. Itiusrll of Uow, II Prairie. lie Ihen denied that payment had ever been offered, and de manded the prim Ipsl and Interest np to that lime, which was compiled with, and one dollar more. 1. II. SM1TI1. I-tlverlon, April iMh, 1m$. a;wa The whore Is true wilh reference to the conversation in tar presence. WII.LIAM ltt'pKl,L. " A bXIXlSTRA TlilTS KOTlll. ' VOTICK Is berehjr given that ths underlined has been so il pointed ailiumlitrator of the estate of Daniel Wells, de ceased, of Douilas counljr, Oreiton. Atl persona owles said estate are required to make Inimcllata payment to said ad ministrator at his residence al Klklon, in said aetinty, tud all persons having claims airaiost said estate art requested to present them for seltlctm-nt within siB monttis from the date hereor. ACEPII WKI.IJ. Admlnlslrslor. ElkloB, Uou!u eoonty, Oreton, April, lt45. ;w4pd VP "' "' I Yf Ww subscriber, IItIi., a miles sooth of Salem, ooe sor- I I rel tlily. supposed lo be about 4lears old, having a stat in Ihe forehead, one hind fool while, and about l5 hands Inch; no other marks or brands nerceivahle. Ealim, April 8, l?ilj. tH JH8, L. CARTER. S IIE'RIFF SALE. ' fsTOTIfK i, hereby iriven that by virtue of a decree 1 1 of forccloanre and an mention leaned thereon he th clerk of the cirrnit eurt nf the Slate of Oreirnn f.w ih ennnty nf Yamhill and to me di reeled, in favor of illiams oi I.ippiucclt and airainst Andrew Ur son and wife, ami lor want of personal property to satisfy the same, I have levied upon and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder for rash in hand, at lh court iimioe dnor in said cunniv. on Smnr-luv, the i7lh dav of May, m. belwc-n the honra of o'clock a,m. and 4 p m. of said day, all the rirhl, title, and imereat of mil defendant uf, in, and to the following diacrib ed prvmimw, wit: In sections Ii and lli, T. & S., U. 3 tv.oftlie Willamette meridian, and lea:iuuitiir at a point bearinu south 1 1 detf. 3 mm. east 3.1-J clis. from a point 7. 1 J clis west of th south-east corner of section 9 in Mid T. 6 it 3 W., thence north 40 clis., thence east K in clis.. thence (north) 19 cha. thene east 41 M che., thence eolith Ml ehs., thence wen Ou eUi. to th place ol iM-viuuinft, aud conuuninit 3JU acre, mora or loss, to satisfy the above execution, rosta, and accru-iDac-as.. 4. u WUITCOMB, Sheriff. tVafnyetle. April an, I loo. g.w B . UHLkfT HALE. i irtoe of an eawrniion issuod ont of the circuit v ',rtor,ll "t of Oretron, for lb eoonty of lamlitll. audio me directed, in favor of Williams ft. Lirpincvu and aain W. w. Aihev, and for waul of personal property I have levied upon aud will pro ceed to evil to Ihe oiliest bidder for cash in bnm at to cocm bouse door in Lafavelie. ou 8,tiirdav, tb a. th day of May. IHtli, betw,,, n,, h,,r of o clock am and 4 o'clock n m of mid day. all lb riabt.tiile. and int. rest of mid defendant of, in, and to the follow ing desrnhed premiers, to w It : The donation land clim of W. W. Alhcy. silimtol in Ihe connly of Yam hill. Mat ,f Oregon, and described aa follows, lo wit: T 5 8 K. 3 W. i, ft!,, Willamette meridian, claimed and held br him nndee tha act of f 'onorwM iiMfil 'i?th of September. IK30. eontainintr 149 acre, nv.r of leaa, to satisfy th above iecqinn, cowte, and accrnin; h U WHIICOMB, Sheriff. Lafavett. April Z, Ie. U.w4
