SATUKDAY, 1)KC. 0, 1871.
IT. S. Oficfnl Papi-r for Oregon.
JcnVroiiIii Domocrary.
bfinovraoy In a Had Wy.
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Some of the Democratic journals
in Oregon, claim that 'the Democ
racy of to-day is tlie pure Jeftersou
ian type. If it is, all right, we will
not dispute the claim. If so, how-;
"ever, Thomas Jefferson must Jiave
leen a very eccentric sort of a cod
ger, to speak familiarly. Wonder if
ing his official duty, should he fail
a- I il ' . 1 V 1
t cmjHuy tu .power. ;wisiUiuej Democracy is in a deplorable fix.
Constitution and laws of Congress j Jt ap ra mQYQ )aU denseilt.
have obligated him to use : urrfl It8 inconsistencies are num.
1- 1 . I -
ftiioma tn I'residenvi
emergencies.
i allelled in American politics. It is
reaisetomtfe fantastic in its "departure"
ter, as requu-od by his official oat! tumblinSj t;au a chincse ropc.
and thus substitute his owh.wUland, I laiscel, " It is unjointed and unnerv
inclination m the matter, the charge e(1 and ias.fits. Tt has no licad at
ofdespolisin ould then justly prl all auy moro but its bowels are
vail against him ; but as it is; it is k t in a ilth.
without foundation. f "While a des
potism the most oppressive, intol
kept in a ooiitinual stir by all sorts
of infirmities. T lfo wonder the
I issouri 7iVt hiblii 'ad wants it" to Ikj
erant and blood-thirsty the world j "passive." Some Southern politi
ever faw, exists in the Democratic i c:ail9 ti10U,,ht to curo t,0 ,id hulk
Mau
ual be
sort of
or repel
are ofte
by Reducing Senator
party of the South, a charge of that,
Kinu irora men- sympaunzers in tne - iMWirnrt it l,on,l .lm.;, ti-.r
lie?,JtaTcea"new,deDarture"everv. Vrih ;ct ft,v mrw'ttri,?Mi : 1wi .,..', . !,- i
. " . ""-v.-. ...... j I'resiaentiai camnaisrn. "Ao
j A I . 1 A - 1 I . . " ' A. i ,
m the past and is now preventing j Trumbull, "not against
them from oppressing the weak and
poor, and from, subverting the Con-
kind may be divided into
two general classifications, cither
agreeal de or d isagreeable. To ' one
or the other of these, each individ-
ougs. lie, practically, is a
m gnet lie either "7 attracts
I. " ' Hence,-. lir.st.: impressions
n taken as strongest indica
tions, qf . character, ; W e, , say of a
new acquaintance,' I likq him, or I
him. Frrors, m, this way,
are often committed, it is true; but
nevertheless " such is the practice,
and is as often likely to be correct
time his ticket was beaten at the
polls ? Tliat's the way the Democ
racy do now-a-days, and he must
have been just such an unbalanced
old coot, if what these journals say
is true. Wonder if he thought the
country was drifting into despotism
-every time the Federal party or
Whig party elected their Presiden
tial candidate ! If he did, aud we
will not pretend to say that he
didn't, his children in the faith have
"inherited the eccentric propensity
very strong. The .larger the ma
jorities and, the more numerous the
Republican victories, the louder and
longer the Democratic wail arises,
-these days, that the country is drift
ing drifting, slowly, but surely
drifting into desjxjtism. Thomas
Jefferson talked that way, we sup
pose, as a lcsn icr resort after ar
gument had failed to reach the
ll-ars of the timid and ignorant. His
illustrious children, in these trying
times, seem to. ignore the argument
part; aud in this, there seems to be
a slight "departure" from Jefibr
sonian Democracy. A person, an
outsider, wo mean, would naturally
infer from their numerous editorials
on ."drifting slowly drifting into
despotism," that their readers ".were
largely, it not entirely, made up of
the weak, and timid, and ; ignorant
classes. Of course they are . pot 1
Xo, no. ' ' One would infer that,r we
say, from these oft-repeated editori
als. Intelligent .Democrats . under-,
derstand them to be nothing more
nor less than "buncomb." . These
"drifting into despotism" editors,
certainly do not expect to deceive
any number of the. Republican par
ty by such bait ? Possibly that
maybe their intention. Strange, if
it is ; and still stranger if any Re
publican should be gudgeon enough
to bite at it. Did not the Repub
lican party put down by force of
arras the only attempt that ever
was made by a political party in this
government to establish a despot
ism ? The Democratic party of
this nation, actively in the South,
siud sympathetically in the North,
attempted in the late rebellion to
found a Southern oligarchy, whose
corner-stone was to be human
slavery ; but the Republican party
prevented such a wicked consum
mation. It not only crushed the.
rebellion, and thus ; prevented the
establishment of a Southern des
potism, but it has reconstructed the
Government on a basis of Un iversal
Jreedorh. By the Republican par
ty, four millions of colored men,
whom the Democratic party were
holding in ; the bonds of slavery,
were elevated to the rights of free
men and citizens. . ' Did that act in
dicate that the Republican party
was in favor of, despotism ?j Cut,
say these journals : Grant has sus
pended the writ of habeas corpus
in South Carolina, and is vising the.
military to arrest the Ku KIux.
True, he is ; but the Ku Klux ; has
l)een proven by Congressional in
vestigation .to be a band of cruelty
perpetrating robbers "and thieves,
which the civil law could pot j sup
press. -The venom of, their fiendish
hate and ; cruelty,; was A directed
against those, principally, wJioi the
Republican party had liberated front
Democratic despotism. ; In the Ku
KJux order, the spirit of, ' the late
- rebellion i still , exists.' It ' proposes
to accomplish by violence' that
which it has failed to secure at the
- ballot box. ; It has been and now
is, in actual rebellion against 'civil
.as well as Congressional law; and
lh& President would fail in perform-
next,
Grant.
stitution and substituting in its
place the will of an oppression-loving
aristocracy, falls to the ground
by its own weight of inconsistency.
The Ii!rrcncc.
G rant's defeat would cause a reac- i speech
tion in the South which would bo ; his dress and general get! up ; and
worse man the present state oi ai- , irom these our deductions are
-
fairs ; but the people are not ready, j drawn,
for a change. Democrats will ' presses
Trumbull to j as erroneous. . We look j at the cut
of a man's countenance ; i the facial
lines: the glance of his eye his
language and the manner of his
his gestures and motions ;
We say of one who inv
us favorably, he has the ap-
Those ot our readers who have !
studied the characteristics of the
two great parties which have
moulded public sentiment and giv
en point and direction to public
measures for the past ten "years' or
more, will recognize the correctness
of this statement : that while the
Republican party has rdvauced
steadily and faithfully on the line of
adopt the passive policy which is i pearai.ee of a gentleman ; he diffuses
disbandmeut. . The Republican par- j a gveatful, pleasing inrlueifce. Such
ty is not divided and will poll a
larger vote than in 18G8." No hope
in that quarter for distracted Dem
ocracy to find a head, Trumbull,
like the Missouri. llejmblk'an,)0
lievcs in the "no nominating" plan
so far as his interest extends. But
Democracy, wildly bent on the
most extravagaut "departures' as
well as humiliating rebuffs, rushes
j down to Massachusetts and asks,
i c o i i .-i . t i
,i ct-iiaiur uiiincr uj uecoinu ilsiiciki-
peopie attract us ; gain our confi
dence ; we confide in them. In an
alyzing the character of one of these
agreeable people, we find itditiicult
to name the qualities which are
rhere is a
its avowed principles to their sue- p;oce for tt,e liext .presidential Cam
cessful development, the Democrat-j paign. Sumner! it be possi-
ic party has departed widely from j b!e Truly it cans't) and journal
its ancient tenets ; has been tossed j FaJd to be founded by Tammany at
about ly counter currents of opin- j Washington, called the Patriot,
ion among its own adherents, until 'j j10ads the measure. Sumner, of
now it is entirely destitute of any I comve will llot accopt anJ the next j himseljr arreeablo to everybody, and
xv.'X tno
lie is
clearly aenneci, or unitonniy .accept-., dive of Demoeracv will be for Fred
ed chart of public principles. Before ! Douglas
it bathed its hands of oppression in j
the best blood of the nation to per-
i arrveea
pctuate and extend slavery, it was
a power in its vuilty of faith. The
perpetuation and extension of lui
man slaAery was then the golden
plank in its platform. The cohorts
of Democracy, from ocean to ocean,
and gulf to lakes, rallied to the be
hests of the slave-power as did the
A Most Terrible Atiiiir.
Mi-s. Sarah B. Carter, a widow
lady of Bunker Hill, Illinois, was
recently brutally assaulted by her
nephew, Frank Willson, and left in
the road near her residence for dead.
From there, in a state of complete
nudity, he ran towards town to the
residence of lie v.,3Ir. Smith, pastor
negro chattel to his master's wliijj' of thcOIethodist Church; and sprang
The charm of unity, however, was through the closed window, carry-
broken by the repeal of the Mis
souri Compromtec. - That not only
introduced ' an element of discord
into' the. Democratic party, but it
caused the birth of that party
through whose influence and power
the nation has been purified from j
human bondage. It is true that De
mocracy elected the next President ; -j
but a portion of her children passed
out from under her iron nile. Long I
before the repeal of the Missouri ;
Compromise, she had set the exam- j
pie of "departing" from the faith of
the Demotratic fathers.. Slavery
had become a Heaven-ordained in
stitution instead of a curse ; and
this precedence of "departing," has
been faithfully adhered to by , the
party ever since. At the time of
the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise, the position of the Southern
Democracy was, the Constitution
and slavery everywhere, in States
and "Territories. Douglas Democ
racy was, the Constitution and
slavery by "squatter sovereignty"
in the Territories. The position of
the Republican party was, the Con-:
stitution and universal freedom ,as
the Democratic fathers intended.
The success of the Republican ticket
in I860, prompted the Democracy
to take the horrible "departure" of
trying to break up the Government,
for the " purpose of establishing ia
Southern despotism. A good many
of the party in the Northern States,
and many? in the South, too, could
not stand thatand they "departed"
into the Republican ranks. Since
then, the "departures" have been so
numerous, that time would fail ns
to! teU'.tnem'alLlTLe'-Repab
party, however has advanced stead-j
ily and successfully along the line of
the Constitution and universal free
dom, until its humane and elevating
purposes? have well nigh been ac
complished. Tho nation is stronger,
happier,' freer and more prosperous!
to-day than it ever bas been, in spite
of the rebellious outrages of the Ku'
Klux and , the opposition , of i the
Democratic party. ,.' ' . ' '
iug away the sash by the violence
of his entrance, and severely cutting
himself by the fractured glass. Mr.
Smith and his wife were seated in
the room which he thus entered.
Before his presence was scarcely
realized, ho sprang towards Mrs.
Smith, dealing her a terrifjc blow
in tho temple, and then seized her
throat ; and attempted to choke
her. Fortunately for Mrs. Smith,
her husband was there, who almost
instantly closed with Wilson, and
threw him to the floor. - Shortly
after two constables apjieared who
took him in charge, clothed him,
and placed him in confinement
Wilson was supposed to he insane.
A state of anarchy prevails
throughout the entire republic of
Mexico. The journals are full of
pronunciamentos and the troops are
growing more revolutionary. Gen
eral Trevins has captured the great
er part of Saltilla in the late battles,
and he is pressing the siege vigor
ously. Sixteen hundred Govern
ment troops are hemmed in inside
and the water supply cutoff.
s The jVew Northwest says, tliat
"women must 'speak t hrough her
Mrs. Woodhull until they get in
to power." If they cannot get into
power except through the leader
ship of Woodhull, how are they to
hold the power whefi it is secured
unless she continues to lead t Pow
er, which depends on wrong prin
ciples for attainment, is impure in
itself and "injurious in its influence
anyhow. To secure a right, does
not morally" justify the? commission
of a wrong. A beautiful structure,
built fori a" rotten foundation, is short
lived, anyway. We are soriy they
are building on IVoodliiiil.
Ben. Wade says that Grant was
never stronger than he is to-day,
and will be" elected by as large, a
proportionate majority . to a second
term, as President Monroe after the
war of 18 12.
st agreeable. The
atiou of agreeable' elements,
know; but to name them in
erof their importance and
i, and give to each its right
the m
coinbit
this wq
the orcl
relatio
shade of influence, is a ta?k involv-
inost delicate discrimination,
polite, cheerful, pleasant,
kind, iYiciidly, sincere, sympathiz
ing, considerate : all thee . and
i . -f ..it
more : now mucn, we cannot, ten :
we sum it all up by saying, that he
seems jto take pleasure in making
striving to make everybody feel
it
i
le. Such 'people are abless-
II the walks of life.
;Y Von'ieiiful Bkisgk. The
now in process of erection
the Mississippi at St. Louis, is
the wonders of the age. It
bridge!
across
one of!
is to Ik? a tubular, cast steel, arch
American iyM?rj-. j
j ne omcers couucclch viiu m,
Xavy-yard at New York, gave
Prince Alexis, of Russia, a grand
reception and ball, on the night of
November 28th. A line of car
riages, filled with guests, t wo miles
in length, were kept waiting from
three to four hours before their oc
cupants could reach the ball-room,
so great was the jam. It is Inun
dating to read that when the Duke c
entered at ten and one-half o'clock, j
a general rush was made to get j
near him. How radiculous they j
must have appeared ! The cream of "j
New York society, ledecked in the '
furbelows and gew-gaws of a charac- j
teristic extravagance; priding them
selves on their i?alth and superior
refinement and independence; lush
ing, crowding,, squeezing, jamin'g,
like a set of bumpkins at a horse
show, or a crowd of half demented
nincompoops to see a striped clown.
Away with such disgusting snob
bery ! If we were disposed to be fa
citious, like some of the Democratic
journals of Oregon, we might say
that such disgusting "effusiveness"
is the legitimate ' , outgrowth of the J
Tammany rule ; but that would be
equally erroneous with charging it
to Republican rule. It exhibits the
lack of good common sense, as well
as a knowledge of the elementary
principles of politeness, among those
who go to reception balls in New
York.
JOB PRINTING.
ALBAMY REGISTER
PRINTING HOUSE
WITH NEW AND FAST
. . ; . "v- '. ' t
POWKII AXI II AND
P RE S S'B'S,
Latest antl most Desinible
StylCK of
Is undoubtedly
THE SHEBANG
EAfiTJKRS SEWS.
The Xew York dispatches inform
us that Judge Brady ha granted
an order for the arrest of Ala'yor
IIn.lt, on a similar complaint to
those against Tweed and Connolly.
Connolly has legan " to despair of
furnishing liail, -arid the Tribune
says, 'has prepared a full confession
of all transactions of the 1 ing. It
is also stated that Tweed's bonds
men have signified, their, inte-ition
to withdraw their nai$ies," and" if
others are jiot secured 'he will' share
TO GO FOIt
When vou wish
supported by the abutments the same fate of Connolly.
bridge
and two pier's ; the latter are 515.
feet ap
liparos
sjians
ut, and -197 feet: from its
p abutment, making three
f about 500 feet. Its great
est span is the same as that of the
Kellenberg Bridge over the Leek,
an arm of the Rhine, Holland. Tel
ford's suspension bridge across the
Meual Straits has a span of 570
feet. The Victoria tubular iron
bridge of Montreal exceeds this
greatly in length, beuig 0,000 feet
(11-4 miles), but it rests Upon
twenty-four piers, and its spans are
mainly only 275 feet. The suspen
sion bridge at Niagara spans 821
feet above the water. : The East
Kiverj Bridge will span 1,000 feet,
at a height midway of 180 feet.
The old settlers of South western
Oregon are rejoicing in the tact that
Iioguo Itivcr is navigable for ocean
steamers. .The Coquette last month
entered the mouth of that river, car
rying the machinery for j two steam
saw-mills, one to Ellensburg and the
other iear to Port Orford. This
discovery will lie a source of great
convenience to that portion of the
State.
- j
Sunday before last, Portland
boys, Mid some stalwart men, coun
tenanced by the police, '-broke the
Sabbath," by trying to break Chi
nese heads with snowballs. Such
amusement is in keeping with
"cocld
.fighting and bull-baiting."
Th charge of perjury against
"Wrestling Joe," of Portland, did
not "down him" was not sustain-
ed.
They found out how to.'fix' it in
the very first session of the Conti
nental Congress. ' "While that Con
gress was in session Delegate Har
rison, of Virginia, desiring to 'take
something,' went with a friend to a
certaih place where . supplies,- were
furnisjhed to Congress,- and ordered
two glasses of brandy and water.
The man in -charge hesitated, and
replied, that liquors - were not in
cludoU Jiij the. supplies furnished
Congressmen.
I "Why." said Harrison, "what is
it, thn, that I see the New Eng
land members come here and drink?
Molasses and water j which they
have charged as stationery," was
the reply. . ; .
-"TJien give me the brandy and
w.ater," said Harrison, fand charge
it as fuel1 ' fe
i It took that course, i
t a banquet given December
2d, to the Grand' 'Duke Alexis by
the New York Yacht Club, at Del-
monico s, in response to a toast Le
said that he felt deeply grataful for
tho warai reception he had every
where met with since his arrival in
the United States the- remem
brance of his visit would ever form
the most cherished recollection .
of his life. During the afternoon
preceding, this banquet, he was pre
sented by Gen. Dix, with a picture
of the late Admiral Farragut, to be
presented by him to his father, the
Emperor of Russia! The Prince is
to visit Lowell. The Russian fleet
will go to New Orleans where the
Prince will join it at r the close of
the tour of the States and proceed
to China.
The work on the Branch Mint at
San Francisco is reported at Wash
ington as progressing favorably, by
Architect Mullett,aud will be com
pleted this season.
The public debt was reduced $3,-
4G25000 the past month!
Robert Lincoln is said to have
r ... -
lost all he possessed by the Chicago
fire. ' -;. ' , - ....
Tho authorities at -Washington
do not apprehend any difficulty at
Havana to American citizens, but
deem it prudent to have force near.
Mr. Geo. J. Miller succeeded ; in
killing nine bears at the mouth of
Beaver Creek, Siskiyou .county
California, last month. They weigh
ed ft om one hundred to seven hun
dred pounds each, a In company
with a Frenchman, he also killed
three California lions, weighing
from one hundred to three hundred
pounds each. lie likewise found
nine bee trees near the California
and Oregon boundary line, two of
the trees being so full of honey as
to burst open in cutting them
down. -
Posters, or
Visiting, Cards,
Business Cards,
eiH Meads, .
Letter Heads,
Envelopes,
Bal! Tickets,
Programmes,.
LabeSs
But why particularize, when it is gen
erally acknowledged that we are
i OST IT
.When it comes under the LeVI of
Mr. J. C. Spencer borrowed his
employers mule last fourth of July
and spent him in a Portland spree,for
which he remained in "durance
vile" until Friday of last week.
He was then tried by a jury and
found 'guilty. ..His sentence was
postponed.
To convince yourself of the truth of
the above statements, , you havo
only to call or send a hand ae
, companied by three stamps to
pay return postage) when
we will astonish you with
' , the capacity of the l?rxi-f,
isteh office for doing
' Colokei or Plain
j work, and the re-
markable ek-
; rf .- " ganceexhit)-
t ited by the
v ! , Boss in
Corraling the stamps for the same
when finished. ! When you liaye
"biz" in our line, call. A hint to
the sufficient 13 wise aa
-a blinci kick's horsw, or
worda to that effect.