SATUKDAY, 1)KC. 0, 1871. IT. S. Oficfnl Papi-r for Oregon. JcnVroiiIii Domocrary. bfinovraoy In a Had Wy. i 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.