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, r '. : - lite (Drcgqn fftatiamuti SALEM. MONDAY. DEC. 24, I8(!fi. A NATIONAL 8CIIO01 SYSTEM. The artiole of which thi ii the continuation Wm given to nnr renders tome two or three weeks alnce, but circumstances have, until now, prevented oi from finishing nlmt we iutrntlttl to any upon this sulyeot. However wo will now redeem oar promise, and without further pref ace will piling-) at once, aa Horace taya "in me-4 dial rei." Id oar former articles we endeavored to ihow first that the National goremmeot bin the right to control the educational intrreita of thn people of thia republio,and, aecond, that thote intereiti would be bottor protected, aud the wolfure of the whole people better aom-d, by the inauguration of National School System than by leaving the aahjeota, aa it in, entirely in tho hands of the Statu. We purpose now to offer tome ad ditional reasons why this should be done and to prove that the echemo is not " Utopian," aa it baa been styled, bat perfectly practicable One strong argument in support of the meai ore we are advocating ia the faot, that if tbe General government should begin to legislate poo this r ject, nil the statesmanship of the country wool be enlisted in the' cause of edu cation, and that the wisdom and experience of the foremost meu in tho land would be to the construction of a national school system. - It is bamefully trne that onder tho present arrange ment In many, perhaps in most of the States tbe Instruction of the young has been doetued by a majority of the citizens to be a matter of merely secondary importance, alwayi ranking after tho ephemeral political issuer, which are in ooutinual agitation before us ; and that tho chool laws have been sadly neglected even hy the mediocre men who generally compose our State legislatures. Aa a neouesary oonswjuenoe of this state of tilings, the profession of teaching haa fallen into such disrepute that only needy and inferior men will encage in it, and and thoso possessing that education aud sound judgement which eminently (its thorn for " teaching tho young idea how to shoot," almost invariably bnn thiacaliiiigastheywouldtheplagne. Even when they do cngngo in it, they do so only from necessity, working merely for pay, and intend ing to abandon tho pedagogue's chair just as oon aa they can see their way clear into some other and, aa they esteem it, more honorable profession. Thus in many of tbo States the other pursuits of life, (the law, for instance) are crowded to overflowing with laborers w ho ought to be at work In the school -room. We aee the truth of thia every day in our own State. Ore gon producca as many talented young men aa any 8tate in tho Union, and yet how few of them ever become teachera except when they can And nothing elso to do 1 Iu faot all nur prom iaingyonng men, with, a few hooornble exuep eeptions have no ambition In thin directiou, but engage in some business lor which they have no natural fitness, and their proper place in eur schools nre filled hy mere adventurers, bro ken down in character and fortune, who are " wintering" in Oregon intending to leave for the mines in the spring. Sitnalar evils afflict nia'ny of the States, ns we have alreudy hinted, honing that in this land, whore above all others the instructions pf the young should bo held honorable, the teacher is fur les esteemed than . he flns In heathen Greece, where the w,est and bt m vnhinturjlj'.Jnnlf .Hii office upon lbvn, aud considered themselves honored by the act. Many of llietii, too, demanded no pay for their, services, bnt deemed themselves sufficiently re warded by the gratitude and afluotion of their pupils, and by the harvest of wisdom which they taw their instructions producing in the minds of the Grecian yonth. Suoh was tbe cose with Sooiatee the people's philosopher pronounced by the Delphic Oraolu to be " the wisest of all tbe Greeks," a man honored in oil ages, and the lustre of whore name, neither n disgraceful death nor the flight of time haa in the least ob scured. He stood in the market place and pub lio streets of Athens, and taught his sublime philosophy freely to all comers, though com pelled to labor with his own bauds to obtaiu food and raiment. Why eaunot the instruction of the young be held as honorable a profession Bow as it was in thoso days? and whyennnat this calling number some of our illustrous men among Us followers t We believe this desirable object can be speedily attained iu the way we propose ; let ar national government assume coutiol, and and general supervision of the educational in terests of the whole land, and tho subject will soon receive that consideration which its import ance merits. Then the wise men who annually congregate at Washington, will turn their at tention to it and a school law will be framed, worthy of tbe American people, and not requir ing to bo repealed at every session of tho legis lature. Then the history uf eduoation iu every age of the world will be keenly searched for in "fonontiou upon thia important subject, varioua lawa and customs will he compared, and a mod I achool system will be inaugurated which Will extend its bcneBts to every part of the land and will ultimately excel that which is now in operation In tbe Now England States. Then, too a new impetus will be giveu to tho cause throughout tbe country, men of talent and ed ucation will turn their rrinda to it, aud will And a fruitful subject lor thought and discussion; young men of culture and refinement will be gin to appreciate tbe dignity of the profession of teaching, and directing their ambition Iu this channel, will go forth animated with that en enthusiasm which tired the mind of the old phil osophers tu search the innemuMt penetralia of the temple of Truth and comiiiiuuiuate its so crets to the youth of the land. Loving knowl edge for its own sake themselves, they will in fuee their xeal into the minds of their pupils and eduoatiuu will cease to be the drudgery it has become. Another benefit which would a .-lso from tbe plan we suggest would be tbe good i fleet it would have upou our politics by purging them of sectionalism aud Infusing into them tho wholesome attribute of Nationality, It is a mournful truth that American politics are aud bave always been aadly diseased, and that Otery party has been more or lots tainted with that Jealousy between State and State which la the bane of all confederated governments, bat if question affecting equally every State and Tory Individual in the land were put in iwoe before the people it would obviously tend to destroy tbl sectionalism In parties from which a!! patriote apprehend so much danger. Soch question la the one we are diacussing and If It were thrown Into pnlitio, wo have no doubt aa to the beneficial result, We would couclude what we have to say poo tbl subject at present, by a few observa tion a to lie piuclicab!!i!y of l'l.ii scheme, aa It baa been culled in question by the Oregon. era.-That poprr contends that It would ,b absurd to call upon all tho States to adopt such a system aa that of Massachuctts and Con necticut fur Instance. In reply we would soy that it would not bo necessary to begin at first with a system so complete In its dtlaili as that of tbe New England Slates, although the gen eral plan would be of course as near perfect as possible. Dut even if a complete system should be inaugurated at first, we are inclined to think that the expense upou the states would not be greater than it is at present. We have no statistics before ua but we are of the opln Ion, that in our own 8tate enough money has been expended for purposes of education, to have established a system as oomplete as that of California, if it had been Judiciously applied; yet the law baa been repealed and changed so often, that we have in truth no syatein at all. It la a fact also that the school system of Con necticut, the most perfect in the Union, was adopted while that State was burdened with debts incurred in its French and Indian wara, during its oolonial existence, and in the war of tho revolution. If, then, a State so cirouin staooed could do ao much, why cannot a whole nation flourishing as ours will be when its present difficulties aro settled do tbe aame or even more? We are satisfied that this project of a na tional school system is by no means "Utopian" for it haa already been tried in Scotland aud Prussia with eminent success; in Prussia espea ially there is a complete free school, system under tbe control of a minister of the crown. Tbe laws of this kingdom compel all children, whether rich or poor, to attend sobool seven years, nud it is no doubt true, a Horace Mann saya that Prussia would to day be the best edu cated aud most civilized nation in Europe if the laws in other respects were so framed as to open all the professions to all her citizens, thus giving encouragement to individual talent and exertion. Iu this country we would bave no sncb difficulty to contend with. We would remark further that tho ground-work of the Prussian system was framed by Martin Luther Philip Melanchton undername of the "Saxon School System" in the early days of the In formation ; it wit almost! destroyed however during the Thirty Years War, but was revived upon the termination of that difficulty hy Au gusto II. Francke wo beliejo. Cannot tho United State do aa much in tho nineteenth oentnry aa the German state did in the six teenth I We think she can and nil that is neoessary ia that the subject should be dis cussed by paper and speakers. WHO IS ITT The Oregonian claims to be lb leading newspaper of the State, and thoronghly ortho dox on all matters political. Now we have no objection to thi gratuitous assumption of dig nity and importance, but aro constrained to of fer a few re.uark as to the manner in which it i being sustained. The local of the Oregon ian, Mr, C. P. Crandall. is a spicy itemize', and in his particular department doe inuoh credit to himself and we believe gives general satisfaction to hi readers, but the leading arti cle of that organ are many degree below the standard of common decency, and may be characterized a nonsense distressingly diluted and ong diawn out ; they are a guiltless of any evidence of vitality or energy a a mug of flat beer, and about a naoseou to take. They are a serious infliction on tbe friends of the pa per and create no consternation among the ranks of It enemies. Perhaps the editor ha made some effort to adopt hi lucubration to tbe graceful rotundity of the "Kump Congress." In fact, suoh an explanation would most satis factorily account for the utter absence of those agreeable, if not indispensable qualities sum med up in that terse and oouiprobeiisivo ex pression, "point." Whether Mr. Pittook haa snatched some sniv elling beggar from the gutters of tbe street and hoisted him to tbe stately tripod of the Orego nian, out of sheer benevolence, or whether he it running ome "cheap John," as a mat ter of pecuniary profit, I to n unknown ; but certain it is, that tbe poor bnuso is better suit ed to the one, aud there are a thousand menial avocations adapted the tu meagerendowmente ol the other. We bear no malice toward this ou fortunate knight of the quill, and should cer lainly regret to do him any injury, or even to prejudice hi reputaion, if he - nosieil of such a commodity, lot nature ha evidently not designed bim for the pen, uuless it be one sometimes also designated as a "sty." We learn that the finance of the Oregonian are iu a healthy condition, If so, its propria tors are oertaiuly able to secure such talent a would render their paper readable, if not re spectable. It is, perhaps, less costly to sup port a mendicant or an imbecile at present. hut souietbiug like extravagance in that respect would prove much mure remunerative in tbe long run. To conduct a newspaper and hope fur sucoes. aoine slight regard must be paid to the general intelligence, tusto and discrimina tion of the public otherwise, the establish ment, even a a monetary speculation, will assuredly fail. The present Incumbent would niake an excellent editor, were it not for anuie few disadvantages, whioh may be generally and briefly designated as a want of brains aud out ture. Marion Co. Traciikk's Association. This organiilion will convene at Silrertnn, the day after Christmas. Arrangements have been made by which those wishing to attend from here will be conveyed tlieuoe and hack at the low rate nf $1.30 per passenger. The gen eroua citizen of Silvertoa will entertain all teacher during their atiy. free of charge. Many able lecturers bave been secured, aud the occasion will doubtless be one of surpassing in terest. Teachers are a pi-ver in the laud and should be reorganized and rcspeoted as such. Mixkd. The California papers are having some difficulty about the Constitutionality of th special election neoessary for that State, in the event that Coogrs is convened on the 4tb of March. The Appeal has- the follow ing! CoNORBBSioNAb Elkctions Tbe Bulle tin believe Coogrrcs ba the Constitutional power to authorise Oov. Low In order a sp o lal election for th choice of Congressmen in this State. W are not ready to admit such nullification of our State law. The Constitu tion says, in Section 4i "The lime place and manner of holding rlectiou for Seuator aud Uepretentalives shall he presotibed in each State by tbe Legislature thereof; but tbe Con gress may. at any lim, by law. make or niter euch regulation exoent as to the places of choosing Senators." This is pliin language. The State Legislators $laU prescribe Ike lime of holding eleotiooa for Itrpreaeutative. Th a salification whioh follow do not takeaway is admitted Stat power, and soaks the sec tion a nullity. V contend that no It-gal Congressional election can b held in this Stats befors next September uuless our Slate law is repealed and to change thia Ii a special ssmsumi uf the L(ilulur must be call ed and held. Be far wo are a State Nights Democrat. ' Tim I'iikhidknt m Intkntion. The Wash ington correspondence of tho Timet gives the lolhmiug as "part of a communication to-day addressed by a Member of tbe Cabinet to a friend of the administration In New England, who seemed to be apprehensive that the diffi culties between the President and Congress might induce action on the part of the former which would tend to widen the breach, if It did nut put important interests in peril i" " Notwithstanding his long pulilio career, few men seem to he less understood than President Johnson That he is man of atrong oonvio tioua and earnest purposes, is evident from the manner in which he advocated and pushed for ward Important measures in Congress, lik the Homestead bill, and the stand which lis took against secession und iu favor of tbe government during the late oivil wur. He believes that the manner in which he proposed that the govern ment should deal with the southern states was not only a magnanimous one, but the only one likely to result in speedy and hearty reoenoil iatiort between the sections, aud he has felt it his duty toaustain his views by the exercise of audi powers as the Constitution had olothed him with. Hut while this has been, and doubt less will continue to b bis course, he will vio late no luw, nor fail to perforin the duties which are legally devolved upon him. Ho will veto every bill that be may regard unconstitutional, no matter how unpopular it may be for htm to do so ; but he will exeoute with scrupulous fidel ity all laws, and especially those to which he i declined to give Ins txeoutive sanollnn. Tho apprehension whioh you seem to feel, and which many other share with you, that Mr. Johnson will attempt tu foroe southern repre sentatives into Congress, or do any other Im prudent thing y wincb the pulilio peace will be disturbed, or tbe public credit lio deranged i ut terly uii'iiundeil. While tie will exercise fear lessly the power which he possesses under the Constitution, iu furtliereuco of the measures which he thinks are best calculated to promote the pulilio weal, be will not quarrel with Con gress for pursuing the same independent course. lie regrets toe disagreement between the legis lative and executive hrauces of the government, und would, 1 doubt not, yield much Iu effect a reconciliation, lie will not, however, sacrifice his iinuciolea nor violate tho Constitution, un cording in his interpretation of It, no mutter what pressure may he brought to lienr upouliiiii. lie means lo do right as lio understand the right, and will trust lo ti:-o fur the vindication ol his cour.e He will be a true to the Con li tutioo and thn government a President of the United slntes u he mi true aud stemllasi to the Union in the darkest day of its trials." I.NTKitview with Count UitiMAtiK. The lierliu correspondent of the New York Tribune of Oct. 25, G. W. Smalley, give the following account of uu interview with Count Ilismnrk : The conversation touching slightly on Amor lean topics. He said: " In our reunion with the United Slate 1 never hud a doubt. The tory parlr iu Prussia, to which I am supposed In belong, at the outbreak of your war, besought the King to recognize the Month. I apposed It inflexibly. To me it was clear that tho North only could be the true ally of Prussia; with tho South we bad nothing In common. 1 lie Oov erument of Prussia never wavered iu its friend ship for yours; the lenience w as uttered proudly and the burning eye named linghler than ever. t is a traditional iio icy with us. tredrnck the Gr at, I think, was the first European uv ereigh to recognize your independence. I am hi-artily glad that America understands and re ciprocates the friendly leeling we have steadily maintained. Here billows a curious statement, u fact not known to me before, and I think unpublished iu America. At the beginning of onr war." said Count Itismurk. " Austria was stronger than we on the water aud Italy was not sura lo us. It was pro posed to mo that the leading Southern naval officers should join o with five thousand men unci suitable vessels. They were not to come at all s otitoderale navy, but as individuals, am) the must enitient offioers among tb.io were inoluded in tbe offer. 1 consulted your minis ter, Iu kuuw w helhes an acceptance of this offer would be offensive to the American Govern ment. Mr. Wright was iu doubt and wrote to Washington. He received instruction to op pose the scheme, and lat once declined having anything to do w ilk it. Hoiuinet maue the pro posal. Strong Character. Strength of charac ter consists of two things. power of will and self restraint. It requires two things, there fore, for Its existence strong reeling, and strong command over them. Now, it is here we make a great mistake ; we mistake strong leeliugs tor strong characters. A man who bears all before him belnre whose frown do mestics tremble, and whose bursts of fury make the children of the household quake because he hue bit will obeyed and Ilia own way in all things, we call hitn a strong man; the truth is that he Ia weak ; it is his passion that are strong. He, mastered by them, ia weak. You must measure a man by the power nf the feelings he subdues, not by the power of those which subdue him, and hence composure is very often tbe highest result nf strength. T.nYAi. Ki.avh OwxKitit. The President Is about to appoint Commissioners for Maryland. Kentucky. Delaware and Missouri, under the Act ol Ctiuvreiui. to make awards iu sums nl not more than $3IK) each lo loyal owners nf slaves, where the lulli-r eoliated in the Culled Mates army. here an award is made, It is In be paid out nf the dra't commutation (und. espea ially set spurt for that purpose by Congress. Inpkaciimknt. Tho latest advice fmni Congress, seem to indicate that impe ch tneot was afier all nothing but a man of straw ; purposely constructed to frighteu " that bad bold uiau," Audrew Johnson. It is very ornel of Andy not to be terrified at such a moo stcr of a ling a boo, gotten np with the special intent of demoralizing his delicate nerve. Litkrarv. A new magazine, entitled Northern Lighlt, Is about to be published in the East as a rival to (he Atlantic. It will be issued weekly, and is to be edited hy J. R. Gil more, (Edmund Kirke) and Mr. Julia Waril Howe. The corps of eouliibutnr euihraces Nashy, the humorist, Fits Hugh Ludlow, Hose Terry, aud numerous other young and brilliant contributor. New Pai-kks It is rumored that a news papi r called the Temperance Banner is about to be started iu thi place. It is also reported that some practical printer In Portland arc about to oomiueme the publication of a small evening paper lo that city. Those of theoommunity who have any man ner of legal business, which they wish prompt ly aud intelligently attended to, will do well lo cousult Willis and Simpson over Hell'' Griawolda block. The Unioniit Job Press ha been calling th attrutiun of tb public to somebody larfoi itake. Their copy of Webster spelling book is supposed to be lost. Tubs Reason Why The telegraph wire have been down for tbe last thrcs or fonr days, aud consequently there are no late dispatches iu to day's issus. Present from th Christinas Tree at the Congregational Church will be distributed thi evening at 6 ocloek. For Elok.m. W are Informed that oue el th P. T. companies boat will Wave Ore gon Cit) for Eugene, if the water Is ufficleot- iy high, on next Wednesday, A ball will b give to-night In Boone building Bnrth ttsleoi. Tickets luuludiug sup per 3.00. Ciiiih Kim Cnoi.KltA. Ve have been re quested 10 publish the folloving remedy for the cholera, applied with nuirkid soccer in Italy t With "saturated spirits of camphor," Dr. liiibml, an eminent Italian physician, and four of bis collenges, have treatti) in Naples 508 ca ses of Asia,! io cholera, without the loss of a single patient. Of these H)'i cases, 2HJ were on red In the ltoyal Alms llmse; 1 1 In the Hoyal Poor House, and Kit) In the Third Hvgss liegi ment of WollT That the $!7 case treated liv Dr. Kiihiui in the pulilio iistltution were all genuine cases of Asialio chilera, and some ter ribly severe, and that all recovered, tho evidence nf the following dislingiii-h'd Individuals, with Ibeir official seals attached. sufficiently attests; II Generals Governance lticci. H Maggiore Commandante Nicola Foral, II Cnpilano Com mundante Carlo Kodero, Generalo Command- ante l'lleppo Knooi, Colcnej Kilunrdii Wolff. The method nf cure is as lillows i ' When a man Is seized with cholera, lie should nt once," say liubioi, " liu down, he well wrapped up in blankets, aud luke every flvt minutes, 4 drops ol tbo tuturutcd tincture of casiphor. In very se vere cases, the doss ought It be Increased from five to twenty drops every fl'e minutes. In the oase of a man of advanced ige, accustomed to take wiuu and spirits, where the drug given in drops haa no effect, give a itiull ooffee-spoonful every live minutes, and In a very short time the coveted reaction will occur. Ordinarily, in two, Ihrce.or four hour abundant perspiration will come out, aud then the cure will follow." " The preventive method," writes Dr. Hubinl, Is Ibis: Let those who are in good health, while living in accordance with their usual liabit, take, every day, five drops of the taturated spirits of camphor upon a small lump of itigar (water must never be used as a medium, or the cam phor will become solid and its ourntive propen sities cease), and repeat Ike dose three or four times a day. Spices, aroiratio h irhs, coffee, tea, and spiritoua liquors shou'd lie avoided." Dr. liubinl ullows In patients to drink cold water in small quantities, at short inter ills ; uud when the reuutieury fever has passed off. he ullows a little light broth and farinaceous diet. The ordinary spirits of camphor of the Britiih Pharmacnpaa consists of one part by weight of camphor to nine purls ot spirits of w ine ; where as, Dr, Kuhiiii's preparation consists of equal parts by Weight nf camphor mid spirits, ami to tile power thus obtained he attributes his suc cess In the Ireat lit of this disease. To ob tain the ' taturated spirits of camphor" ol Hub ini, it is necessary lo distill ipirit tf wine, and get rid of ns much of its waier a will bring it lo sixty degr- o over proof, In which conilitim it will di-solve mid hold iu solution its own Weight yl camphor, , Jul im Himws a Stuck A letter to the Tribune gives llie following interesting item, iilioot John Hrown'(fO? ; . -, ',- A Devon cow was brought from Connecti cut to Ohio by Old John llryvm, nud from there lo Ossawntiinee, Kansas, and vyhcil he came into the Territory. Haviiigvbeeil rout ed from his home and unable fo keep his slock, he prevailed upon Mr S. N Simpson, of Law rence to purchase it, which ho did In May,' 1850. 1 be cow is now nearly 17 yeuVs old, 'of the Devonshire tock. Old Jolm vouched for her being an. imported thnrougli-lired Devon. With her was a bull calf five years old, weight I.IMH) pounds. From her breeding there are over S'HI head of stock of all grade end cross es, yet every oue of theiu have a distinct char acteristic of the Devon and oilier signs pecu liar to ''Old Susan, Brown," as she is named. Men of intelligence' and slock nulhmlty, who have heYn in other Slates, nod at their State fairs, nllirin that there lias been no better stock on exhibit ion in any one of Ibein ihau the Durham and DeVons exhibited here. Dkatii or Major Wm. II, Lewis Ws are called upon to chronicle-the death of another old cit Zen Major Lewis, ode of the oldest aud most highly esteemed "citiiens f thia county, died at his residence, hear Nashville, yesterday. lie was we believe year of ago. Major Lewis came to thi county st an early day, and has witnessed the growth of- Nashville from a small village to a comparatively large aud weal thy city.. He was ih the intimate person friend of Ueoernl Jackson, and there was nu man in the Slate so thoroughly acquainted with, the history of political parties dursng the'Admiois tration of tbe old hero. He had served with Gen. Jacksnu during the war of :1(U2 and the Indian wars or that period, aod upon the eleo tiou of the latter lo the Presidency, Maj. 'Lewis repaired to Washington with hiiu, aod was Lis trusted friend and confidential adii'er during hia Administration. With the retirement' of Gen. Jacksou. Maj. Lewis returned to bis home ou the banks of the Cumberland, where he re sided in comparative retiracy until his flection to llie Legislature last year. In the trouble which culminated tn the late civil war, Major Lewis was a devoted, nnfalterjng friend of .the Union, aud be remained firm hi bis faitbtliroogh- out that lernble struggle. The warover.be exerted himself lo heal up the wounds it-had lell upou the body pontic, and when his motives as a legislature were impugned, lie resigned ... ... ..... . . i . aud appealed to tia ooudituenls lor ap indorse lueut ol bis course, and they re-elected liny by a very large majority, but the parly having con trol uf the Legislature referred his credential lo the Luiuiniuee on r.leclious, aud that Com uiiltee never reporU-d on his case. A lew week since, Major Lewis, disgusted with the course ol llie duuiiiiuut arty lu the ouorsejof the dom inant party in llie Legislature, ri signed the seat tu which lie uud bei-u elected. tV lly au act of Congress, of May S. the hunt ol Ariz na was reduced northwest nt tu Kin Grande tin. point between it aud Cal durum. 7.rJJ.'l. 'J'M square acres, being c ib-i! to Nevada. Ariz -na has ?.UOti.3ll4 rquiirt acres. Nevada, luuludiug the Anzooa en croachments on tliesouili, and eaioinj one ,1m- gret uu the east, from Utah, lias 71.751.741 sires. v Accii:NT. Quite a serinus accident oc curred on the bill, close by tbe old Peniten tiary. A fariinl's wagon heavily loaded, broke an axle, aud while the driver was under the wagon, endeavoring to mend the break, the horses started, tbe wagon passed over one inu aud both legs, injuring him severely. We did not learn hi uame. So says tbe her ald. Pay. Tbe Horning Call, San Francisco, l uid to be Ihe best paying paper iu Califor nia. It is linl ably edited. Akotiikr Convict. A. W. Fergusou. fur many year our townsman, arrived last week ill) Galhnger, sent op from Wasco, for grand larceny, lor two years. His Puhokes. Walker, one of the colored men elected to the Massacbuset legislature is the sun uf a uoithrrn radical. CllANOCor TlTLi The Oregon Reporter will on ih Stb, of January, change its nam to tbe Southern Oregon Pretl. 17 In honor of Christmas we have granted a truce to our friend ovel tbe way. Pax to cum. tf Th Avery-Bigler contest for Ihe collect orihip rf Sacramento district, ba trisaitsJ io (avor of lifter the new appointee. Anotakr Trki. The Christmas Tree at Ihe Baptist Church will yield il precious fruit thi evening. An attendance of freinda (olid led. Cowliti Coal Misk. The Cowliti ceal mine i located seme seven mile from the town, aod aboat on mile from the river'. Tbe tun nel ia io Mil leeL 10 feel high and about the tame wid'h, There t one miner and a laborer assisting io pmseouling the work ; they are now inte a solid Vein of coal six feet thick, with ao Inclination nf sight fret la onehundrrd. Near Ihe mine family have been using the coal for Cooking, and givs a very flattering opioion of il calorie quslitie. Herald fVAo exehant 111 of a man whs tonpr J his newspaper en Kaioviiey and durd the ult day a terrible warning. Nkw Oltl.KANS, Nov. 13lh. The Supreme Court of Mississippi has decided lhat the State never lost its organization as a Government by reason o seoession or war, but that it was in all respects not only de facto but de jure a State, und that the functions of tho Govern ment were rightly and constitutionally exer cised hy those who exercised executive, legis lative and judicial functions during that time within the-State. The npiuion of the Court was delivered hy Judge Harris. Judge J, Shallyurger of Mis aissin pi also decided that sales and exeoutory contract! made before the surrender, founded upon Confederate Treasury notes as a consid eration, were valid, and can be enforced now. Judge Claj ton some time since deoided contrary- These oasei go to the Supreme Court for final adjudication. Nesmith and Williams. From a lensi ble letter to the Oregonian dated Nov. 15th, we clip the following oouoerning our dis tinguished Senaton, Senators William and Nesmith are both on hand, and busily engaged in preparing for the winter work. The former will take a lead ing part iu the Senate thia winter, being at work day and night. If ooustaut and close attention to tho duties of his office will enable a Senator to fill with honor such a high posi tion, none will fill it more ably and creditably than Mr. Williams. Notwithstanding hia op position to the policy of the Administration, he is held in big respect by tbe President as well as the members of bis Cabinet, and all busi ness that he bring before them is promptly attended to. In regard to the relations between him and Nesmith, it is proper to state that tbey are of the most friendly nature, and their ao tion in reference to the interests of Oregon will be united. Nesmith will control the ap pointments, hut be will have Urine made with out consultation with Williams. In other words, they have n greed to differ in politics, but to agree iu business, and the Copperheads may content themselves to wait a while longer fur "bread and butter.'1 Curious Action at Law Last year a man mimed Joseph H Smith, while on one of Ihe steamers Irniu New York to Albany, through the influence of a frienj), procured several slat, rooms, the right to occupywliich" lie buried himself in selling at ,n', jin iiiiuiii The agent of the steamer Mil Siuilii' thai he una not permitted Ji'tsWI the'right to stale. rooms on Ijie hunt, nud directed him lo desist, lie refused, chilliiing. lhat he had such a right and would exercise Thereupon he was put nlf the' boat and the dock of the steamboat. 'IMiVphiiiiiiiriaid hie damages at go.OUO. und .nlle'ged ii p. special damage ol $IJ(I4, lor money vtlncTi iie 'claimed tn have lost in resisting the officer who took him off the boat. The case mis tried lately, and plaintiff's right to dis pose uf the staterooms iu the manner he was doing was sustained, and a verdict iu his favor fur $ 1.400 was given- Wasted Ammunition. There is no doubt hut the Fenians in the United States are strong ly attached to the Democratic parr)-, nor could the efforts of Kepublican speaker iu the late canvass iu the East detach any great number from their allegiance. A prominent liepuhli can politician in Indiana narrates his recent experience in converting Fenians, after the fol lowing entertaining fashion : " During the canvass, he' confesses. " we drank limitless 3uantities of whisky with the Fenian men ; we anced at Duinberloss balls with the Fenian cirls ; we bought Feuian bouds. wore the Fen ian green, tried to get a little brogue under our tongue, and posted ourselves on tbe manners and doctrines of the ancient Phoenicians. Aud after suffering iu this style for three months, we found after the election that we hadn't got a hundred i email votea iu the whole State." Golden Era. Hard Hit. At Manchester, in England, on September 24r.li, there was au enormoss dem onstration io favor of Reform, it being estima ted that not less than 2(10,000 people were pres ent at the meeting. Mr. Bright was tha prin cipal orator, and l,i hia addr -ss atated that ' if the people of Old England were drunken, ig norant, demoralized, and unfit to be Intrusted With Ihe franchise, aa alleged by the governing class, they had beoomo bo from the effect of an aristi crate rule which controlled all the pow er of the State for oenturie ; for tbe people of the same stock were moral, educated, happy, and exercising the franchise iu New England, nuder another tons ol goverment. ' Blub Laws in Ohio. The Ashtabuly (Ohio) Sentinel publishes aa genuine docu , mehta the -venerable record whico we give below i , State of Ohio verens Calvin Knomlton. --May 18. 1812. Upon inquiry, it appears .that Calvin Knowlton is guilty of ridinir from the' township of Morgan tn tbe township of Lebanon, ou the Sabbath day evening, previ ous to sunset, to see his sweetheart. There fore it is ii y opinion that the said Knowlton pay to me ihe sum of one dollar for breaking the laws ot mortality. T. It. Hawlkv, J. P. Truth Jona. Waiiner, Deputy Recorder. Ulatc of Ohio. Athtubula Co., si July 12. ISI2. By virtue of a warrant, Jonathan Warner appeared before me, and af ter witnesses being heard, it is my opinion that the said Warner pay th sum of seventy five celils and costs, tor rak ug cinht cocks id liny - mi the-Sabbalh of the lift day of July, 1812. lioiwiihsiandniK the said Warner's hay might huve heeu injured by. a heavy .thunder sb'nwcr. .:' .'". .'''C- .--y tzKA yinni.E. J. J. " Triilh 'Jo.AV WiiWtiL'ltecordtrV "" " A -'.. A KoMANCK OF THE WAR IN PotSSIA. A vounir and distinguished. officer of tlieCuirusa lers. who bad received a cut of Ihe salla from an Austrian Uhlan, was paying a visit to his fiuaiicee, a young hi y attached lo the Queen's liuaseliiild. Her hivrr entered her .Ninon in his full uniform, and wearing his helmet, but on diking a seat near his fair lady love he took If his helmet and put it on a small table iu front of Ihe fire; as, notwithstanding all the enthusiasm of the population, the day waa ex cessively cold. By some sudden movement. however the young iithcer upset the table, and Ihe helmet rolled iuto the lire. There was a scream, and an exclamation nf horror. The scream waa of course feminine ; tbe expres sion uf dismay, however, was masculine, cans ed by seeing the horse tail of the helmet cati-h fire and burn away in an instant. Tu join his regiment and paea ihe King wearing a singed helmet and c; ne guiltless of bnrse-lail was ut terly impossible, aud still less was it possible to ahsent htmsell on such a day. Une exaa peraltug faot was that Ibe helmet wa burnt '...I.. ...i . ,k ... - M ,1... ......I ..!. I Mruiuu , mo i i, iiiuiig iuv viunu nuuiu therefore imagine that be bad received a sbo' while flying from the euemy. Needle to re mark that every shop io tbe city of Berlin wa closed. Suddeuly lioiueo's fair Juliet started, seized a pair of scissors, and. in fewer aecond than it lake lue to write, out off the whole of ber magnificent Chevlnre doree, aud with mar vellous ingenuity fastened it to Ibe scorched helmet. That, Graf von rode at the head nf his squadron of Cuirassier with a flowing trophy uf love and devotion such as one would have thought a Roman woman of old alone would have parted with ; but thi deed was dons by a fair Prussian, and in the midst of the prosaic nineteeth century. 1 An Asiatic Railway. The railway be tween Calcutta and Bombay is about 1,000 miles long, and is traversed by trains io about four days. Th only through traffic at present consists of mail and cargo. European pasaen gsrs cannot travel the whole distanoe oo ac count of the heaL Piled them Up. lo tbe recent Indian fight with Serj. Connor's detachment, we are informed that eight Indians Wero killed in one hole in tbe rocks, iuto which they bad orawled. Pity the serjeaut wuld not find mors nests Ilka that. Suspended. Mr. Glll'a Gymnasium ,bas suspeuded operations until after the holidays. Most of his pupils belong to tbe University, aud sill be absent from town during tree period mentioned. For the Inner Man. II..V. Sloat, thu, en terprising restaurant man, has opened a new oyster and eating saloon on Stato street, nl few doors east of the "Headquarters" building Ha is admirably fitted up. Give him a call. I Strawberrt Plants. An opportunity is now offered for any one to raise all the stnwber ties he may need, by calling on Cot & Hamilton, who will hav an abundant auppy of plints on hand ready for delivery by the J0h of t'sbruary next. See advertisement in to-ds's paper. , 17 The enterprising phrenolgtst wbo once mad an elaborate examination '( th bead of a river, is now sorely puzzled to locate" an un natural protuberance on the brat of a hill. Opposition. The Oregonias of th 20th in timates that theie is soon to bo .n opposition line of steamboats between Portlandand the Dalles. sTAEHIED.- -. it. t. i l u i t all A An- vr r JU 1(1(9 1(JIM II1RIM "J IM)V, V. 'X'O-Uifl, ill r. VUM. Roland and Miu Surnrj Eagle, alK Marion ooanir. ai meunurt uouae.in laniau cuumy, dj cm. o. irloma Dun & fin vm mi W 1 1 nil tl r t . Vmh ttnil Mloa Mary Sua w ley, all of mid count j STRAWBERRY ?L4HTS! ) WE wilt have ready by tie 10th of February next, gTBAWBBRRfPI.AIV.TIS, f or THI WILSON ALBANY, ' THE HOOKER, AMD if 1 ' '' Longworth prolific, ; varieties. I . . . i The tVIIjSIOiV0is consjfared the most abundant bearer of any variety gltivated in the Kusterll Suites. ' ".; t- O ..'' f) Tho HOOKER is the Jest variety known, aud good bijurer. ,Yv -- , v Tlierl.ONO WORT 17 is cultivated fur its nro- diietivoni-ss and good flav-tr. 4 - - Plants will be' deliveiwi at our Store, or ut the Wimi-t' Hunt, or Stauo Olbe. at tliree dollars per hun dred, or sent by mail, peiiiiru paid, at seventy-live cents (ier dozen"... All jilhiis wm i-iinted . genuine. Or ders tilled in the order the are received. I COX & HAMILTON. Salem. Dec 20, 1H06.-lw43 . Books , for she Holidays. Afl'LENDID LOTjf new gift hooks for the Hol idays, ut ilKUl &. CO'b. State btreet. Sw-12 PAY UP! PAY t rPIU)8E indebted tome by note or amount ffkt'T 1 noftilivelv pay tU umo without further dehiv, or they will limf tlieui io thi ii;iiid of the proper oil! sere with costs of collecti-n. JNO. C. URLU Salem, Oregon, De. 15, l8oi! hntJ NOTICE ia herebi given that the undert)ij,.i(d ft.u dehiroiiB of cltWDg up the busings of the iaie firm of Brown, Cox it Co. They therefore ask all those who know tlimipelves indebted to the old firm to make immediate ptymeiit.or their accounts will be left with an attorue) for collection. Also, to all person indebted to Cox fit Hamilton, whoae accounts haverun" thirty days or over, are re quested to settle the time on or before the first of Jan uary next. We mu$ have MONEY. COX & HAMILTON. Sulem, Deo. 15, Iftti. 2w12 1866 & 1637! HAVING just retimed from the East, we liave per fected suck arniigemenui as to enable us to sup ply or till auy order. u our line of trude. WI NOW OFFER A Large Assortment OF AIL KINDS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS ...ND.. FIRMING MACHINERY! . ATS LOW IRIOES As can be purchased at ait- House ou this eoast. Ootids will be I.TIPOIITICD TO ORISEH, upon proper rel'ercuccs beviu-iv-en. J. D, ARTEUR & SON, tor. CAuronsu mid Davis Streets, San Francisco. 4mis42 Persmlwr 17, 186(1 .jr.; Stair. Biilding-.es n . .,t- i , AND materials ftirnislid, of the best quality etas Ulaek,Valiiut, tlahiisiiiy nr .Cherry, and Maple Kails, Nw-eliy'iisls .and lalusiers, either- of native or fnreixn material. . !- iX, -r...', -t . ; All work executed in till best manner possible, and warranted to (jive latisfiu toii in; no nay.vV '' Also, 1'lau. and Specitie.tious of bu'ldinis drawn up to order. O i II. McDONALD. Salem, Ogu . Sept. 17. ISk!. IBnifi - " f" 9 FOR SALE, k -r. CHEV For Cash, or Country Produce, i , , All kinds f GROCERIES, ' By j. in.sjocri.TBB. SELLING i AT COST, UL Klines OF COOPER-wkRE. i BY J. 1TI. COVLTEK, Woolen Maiiufactirors' NOTICE. THE undersigned, Airents of Woolen Hills la Or eifon, bave mnmally agreed to sellour fabrics, until further public notice, upon the foiliwing tanas only i All time sales will ba on a credit of sixtr davs.and after that tine interest will bs char$rel ut ons par cent, per mouth. i Purchasers for Cash will be allowed Miscount of three per cent. Portland, (M. 16th, IShU i J. 8 BM ITU, Aa't W. W. Vl Co. R. JACOB, Actinir Ait l O. ir Mtt Co. ED. HIKSCH, Ag t Eagle W,MfK 5c, Oct SS. ' Jm34 JQ Ann A '-',, "aus f Mi with OiiUW 1 1 i Stencil Tools. No rtperienra necessary. The Presidents, Cashiers, andTreasarers of 3 lianke indorse the circular. Sent fre with ssn- Sles. Address th American Slencil TmI Works, prinpfteld, Vermont. i 3tni6 INotlce. HIQOIN9 It CO. have remotcd their loan Fac tory to No. 8, Kroot Street, oa tb ksee, block aorth of the O. 8 X. Co 'a.whirf. H Co. WAKKANT all Soap sold by item after December 1st, inst, eijna) to tli beet brands of im ported States soap, and they will sell as theap as many of tb inferior brands manufactured m gu Srsticisco. Portland, Dee. 1, 1W6, B4 , SCOTT, & t0 nncceiiort to Heath, Dearborn & Co,f ..AND.. Cjoke, McCully & Co,, TTAViNG purchased the lood'i of th. ........ xx oio. esiaouiiiea nrms.and united th. ., , nan,e ronsfrotn Ih. ..!, oTSSZ, PUBLIC GENERALLY, Vt hav located ourselves in Salem PERMANENTLY And w ill ke,?, tall timMg Well Assorted Stock, Suited to t'na WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY, and bv a fair, straightforward coarse of A. i trust that we shall retain tb. eonHdc. r ,hlln',w .ta. custom of th. old MEfr W. will b. in receipt of, NicE (yAH,m . n:ew:good8 ,'-,- . , j :. s . In a short time, which, added to th. .. u store wil give us - 0 ,tock w la THE LARGEST -AKD.. Most Varied Assortment of Goods In tho plnce. 1 MORGAN, SCOTT & CO CHARLES HaDODD, Importer and Dealer in siRldltl Kllf. IRON, STEEL, CROCKERY! Wagon Axles, Utensils, BELLOWS, CHAINS AND ADDLERPJI 11ARDWABE, Cutlery and Plated Good, AQENT FOR Buckeye Blower and Reaper, nnines' Healer and Sweepstakes Thresher. & Coild'ng 0m,rlJ, owneJ bX Cmk4i HcCnllr, Salem, Oregon, Dee. 10, 18fi6. Iltf THE NATIONAL COLLEGE ..or.. BUSINESS & COMMERCE, tCor. Front and Alder 81., PORTLAND, OREGON. Superior Advantages; THIS institution ii destined to runt tbe first on tbe Coast, It ii a Regularly Incorporated College, Authorised to grmit Diplomas and confer duress of Merit. Otters advantages fur acquiring a pmcliral llueiuess Education, jnperior to uuj school on tbe coast. The Course of Instru6uon- Is conducted ou tho plan of the bent Commercial Col leges iu Kurope and tbe Atlantic Stalei ; Cvbininf Theory and Practice, By menus of Hunks and Diisinen offices, tlios famil iariainir the Studi-iit Willi all llie dillcrciit kinds of bu siness iu the shortest possible time, und tenet eipenss. The Business Course, Embraces Book-keeping; (be Sinclcand Pontile En try), Penmanship, t'ommcmul Cnlciilitiioin, Corres pondence, Commercial Jj', Annul Buiiocn. Lec tures on Accounts, BumueM Customs, MtnauUI Kthics, etc., etc. O o "- . " - 0 C '- TKRMSt Rcholarsbips embracing tbe whole Business Co"; Reuular. and Hpecial Lectures, with pntilega ol re viewing at any future time, $j0. - . N.B.VA d'edoetion of $10 will be made en sHSe"'' trahips issued before Ibe first ol liwember, IN. For further particulars call at the t"'-' drees s " M. K. LAUDENSUOtK, 3s3 - ? ;. ! president , VANTEDX;.".-; 10,OGO BusbeV' APPLES,1'' , J.H. COULTER. By Plows, Cider Mill. ..Attn.. ASHIKO MACHINES, ForsaLbr , "ALL PKHSONS' Indebted to m Please Come and See- He- Notice. whll, HAVING sold o stock and 'I - """'"it ,Tk tb debted to as to tall aed seust thirtr dais. w.lede the libs"' In Win Ikis citr "ITS TUr rona bwtewed "b'rt " era to accept or beany Ui f LETI CO. fUiem. to. 19, I I. B. Iliracb s store, on i" pROM th. Bennett Hoo- i..r j T foor tears old . bm Jr7fc? OF11" leirt whit, .p W. th. ,b..r Inlormslion of bis h'r".4J I
