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t I V. H. Offirlal Paper tor Oregon- FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1873. IlcnaMieaaa IMf. Tlie Democracy live til along been greatly elated witli tlte treach- I.I-l, rV.l 1,,, l.uj erou am- - - m seen proper 10 pursue wis uro Republican party and Gen. Grant. They have anticipated that many, if not the entire Werman Republi can vote of the country, would be influenced to follow the political movements of this eminent leader. Herein has Democracy misjudged entire')' the German Republican character. A large percentage of that element is composed of men of the best and most liberal culture, aud but few are found ot the entire class who cannot read and investi gate. Whi'e there may be some who esteem the interests of the coun try of so little moment and who are so reckless of personal character as to sell their influence and their vote to tne iiigtiesi nwr ineir lie found in other classes. The great majority of German Republi cans arrive at political determina tions, as they do at their religions j principles, by conviction. Personal I nifliriietism cannot swerve them from the line of settled conviction. They are too conscientious aud sterl ing in their charrcters to be led into permanent error by the mag netism of oratory or position. They weigh the principles preseuted, and their estimate ot the man is measur ed by his ability to develop the truth, and his consistency in put ting it in personal practice. 1'hc German Republicans of the coun try have seemed to watch with deep iuterest the course which Sehurz has seen proper to take, but they have not endorsed him. Ger man Democrats, however, have been delighted with the opposition of Sehurz to. General Grant and the Republican party, and have said and done all they could to render his influence paramount among tlie German Republicans. Their object has been to centralize the German element of the nation in one body of opposition to the present Republican Administration and party. They must realize to day how entirely futile their Labors have been. While Carl Sehurz has leen using every device which ability and skill have suggested to his willing mind to accomplish this end, and has endeavored by his versatile and dextrous tongue to make it appear that he was actuat ed by an earnest desire to promote the poblK! good ; and while the i ierman Democrat, hitherto his bit terest enemy, has been so emphatic in his endorscmeut and so loud in his praise, the German Republican has not been misled from a correct estimate of their real characters and motives. In Sehurz he has seen the unprincipled, selfish demagogue. In the latter the overanxious, un scrupulous partisan, esteeming in consistency a political virtue if it weakens an enemy. Entertaining such an estimate he lias turned away from their influence as from contagion, and to-day is stronger in his fealty to tlie Republican party than before this treachery raised its diabolical head. Mill CMettted. Confusion still reigns in the camp of Democracy. The Democratic press is just as variable now in opin ion and policy as it was previous to the Cincinnati farce, which was so anxiously looked forward to as the "curealL" While some, lead off in point of numbers by the South, are disposed to possum down on the rim at least of old "White Hat," lots of others would rather play "rood," by nominating a candi date' of their own. The former as sume that, Democracy being dead, by coalescing with the Greeteyites, or, nwbar, byssrrenderiitg to them, they may obtain a victory. It will number is comparatively few, being hepherd,inthe shape of a Presi no greater proportio.ally thai, is to ! de"tial ,10mi,,ce " &thc .the be observed in this they first con fess defeat, aud then expect success by means of a surrender. Th's pol icy may be denominated drawing success out of the elements of decay. Its influence has been very injuri ous to tlie morale of the party. The (old style of party drill and dis cipline is no longer so effective in its controlling influence. Allegi ance is no longer esteemed as a sa- cred d T)e moraei)t 1)emom cy gave favorable consideration to tlie project of coalescing with the Liberals, that moment she yielded her individual ity aud integrity. Virtue at once began to depart from her, and allegiance to her behests was no longer regarded obligatory. Democrats who prefer to nominate a ticket of their own arc most sensi- ble and consistent; but we do not if tlC Eeraid would be believe that such a ticket can be pleased if some sneaking cut-throat put in nomination now as will unite j ma go and kill Holladay. In the broken elements of the party. J fact jt looks very much like an ab As we said, the morale of the par- j solute encouragement for some one ty was injured, we may say de-: g0 8IMi y that thing. Is the stroyed, by tlie consent given by it Herald trying to scare somebody, to merge its identity into the Liber- j or ias the editor actuary goneera al organization. That consent scat-; Zy ? If the former, that journal tered the thx-k, aud no Democratic commits a grave mistake. The slice) together again. Republican ideas are killing the Democratic or ganization,aud as the party disbands, many of its liest suppwters will unl1 " lu UHJ "puoucau uigiini uo"- - The Uxk Swindle. Governor G rover, Teal and the rest of the apologists for the Wil lamette Falls, Canal and Lock improvement, have tried from the first, and are now using their best powers of invention and sophistry to cover up its real character. They have endeavored to convey the im pression that the contract given by the Legislature to the Company now making the improvements, stipu lates that the Company shall con struct the locks of "stone, iron and cement," principally, thus making them strong, durable and lasting. The contract, however, includes wood, and it is so loosely drawn up, as to stipulate no particular amount or quantity of "stone, iron, cement" aud wood to lie used, thus leaving the contractors open to tlie exercise of their own discretion. In this lies the swindle, the dishon esty in this matter. The Company can build the locks largely of wood, as the Farmer says it is informed tlie Company is now doing, use some "stone, iron aud cement,'' and Gov. Grover will not lie by saying that the locks are being built ac cording to contract. Tlie, decep tion comes in, though, where the Governor endeavors to make it ap pear that "stone, iron and cement" are to be used, mainly. The de ception in this is more apparent when we consider that the main argument used by the supporters of this swindling measure, to justify the giving of the contract to the present Company for 75,000 more than was bid by the P. T. Com pany, was that the former were to build the locks of "stone, iron and cement," principally, while the P. T. Company were not. The sworn statement of Mr. Asa A. McCully, of Salem, Oregon, aud tlie state ments of others have long since shown tliat the P. T. Company agreed to take the contract substan tially as given to tlie present com pany. They would have taken the contract, in good faith, to build the locks around the falls of the Willamette of the same character, and under the tame restriction and provision as is now provided for by law, for one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, which would have been a saving of seventy-five thousand dollars to the State. A correspondent ot the Orego- nian says that Mr. Burnett, the Democratic nominee for Congress, got on a "spree" at St Helens, and became thoroughly drunk. Poor man 1 H is chagrin and distress at being so terribly slatliered by Judge Wilson, drove him to desperation at that point, aud he sought tem porary relief in "rot gat" Therc is one Democratic editor in Oregon, it seems, who lias not got over the old penchant of indulg ing in threats, dire and bloody. The Portland Herald has lashed itself into such a state of frenzy in regard to the "mouopoly" question, as to give expression to sentiments more adapted to the blood-thirsty Ku Klux of the South, than to any other class. The logic of its posi tion is, that if the Democracy can not accomplish their purposes in this State at the next election, that somebodjr must lie killed ; blood ! must run. It thinks that "Liberti cides" deserve death, and it inti mates that Holladay isa"Liberti cide." This .matters too much of assassination to suit our fancy. It ! South tried tlmt, and tlie thing has been tried once before here in Ore gon, but did not succeed. One Southern "fire eater" was hardly equal to five "Yankees," it will be remembered was the lesson of the re bellion. It the editor of the Her aid has gone crazy, we are sorry for him, and can make due allowance for his foolish talk. No sane man ought to think of trying to frighten Republicans into going contrary to their convictions. Knowing their rights, they dare maintain, and are equally ready to defend the rights of others. The Real Jlonoolltw. Oregon Democrats effervesce like ginger pop and sometimes run over on the question of monopoly. Every tiling ' the Republican narty favors now-a-days is a monopoly, according to their representation. The? seem to be hardly aware that they are, practica'Iy,the worst mon- j opolists in the State. That, or else j they arc very cheeky. Look at the charter given to the Lock Company. ' The P. T. and W. T. Companies received an average of twelve cents j Iter ton for freight-r-a reasonable amount. The charter to the Lock 1 Company, however, allows it to charge fifty cents per ton for freight, the privilege to be enjoyed for twenty years. They not only favor this Company to the tune of 75, 000 of the school money, but they give them thirty-eight cents more per ton for freight than was charged by the otlier companies. How in consistent for such people to talk of monopoly ! They are the real mon opolists. A Fiendish Masxaere. The War Department has re ceived the details of a most fiendish massacre by Indians, Mexicans and negroes, of seventeen persons, in cluding two women aud a child, who were with a train loaded with United States commissary stores, on tlie way from San Antonio to Fort Stockton, Texas, and the plunder ing of the train. Tlie details show it to be one of the most horrible in the annals of Indian atrocities, says the telegram. The victims were tied to the wagons and burned alive; and when Col. Merrill arrived at the scene, blackened corpses alone re mained. It is not known whether tin women were burned or carried oft It is thought the Indians came from New Mexico, the belief being susj tained by the fact that deserters from negro regiments were with them such deserters always escaping intd Mexico. It is to be hoped that tl perpetrators of this heartless atrocii ty may meet with just and speed retribution. A special train from Woroeste to Syracuse, on the 10th, ran eigh ty-one miles in eighty-two minutet The log crop of Maine is 700,000 000 feet The Major of Mcmphin gete 000. ECONOMY IS WEALTH." "TIME MONET." is SAVE YOUR TIME, And Accumulate W E A L T H , ItV BCYDiO VOI R DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, GROCERIES, NOTIONS, Clothing ! CROCKERY, HATS, BOOTS &SK0ES, . c i IJlo, LINIMENT, PAINTS, OILS, insr PACT ALMOST AN YTHING YOU MAY HAVE OCCASION TO I'SE, UNDER ONE ROOF. RBADY 1P.A.Y, -AX D- PROMPT PAYING SHORT-TIME CUSTOMERS, WILL FIND, AS HERETOFORE, STOKE OF THE Kl'DKCRIBKK, jdLt nil Times, A Good Assortment of the BEST aOODS 4. SEW TO-DAY. CASH ! AND THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE will he paid fr AV 0 0 L , delivered at SIIEDD daring "tlie season." A. WIIEELEIt. Miuvli 2fl-.!0m3 Rounds, Woodcock & Co Proprietors & Manufacturers of HUNTER'S Grain Separator, JUNCTION CITt. Received the Diploma at the State Fair of 1871. PRICK REDUCED TO FIFTY DOLLARS! j These Machines are warranted substnn : tinlly nmlc. and are not to Ik' surpassed i In cleaning Wheat (braced, and arc equal I ly as ffoo 1 for droning Outs, j send In your orders.and we will warrant 1 tatisfacliou. Address. ROUNDS, WOODCOCK CO.. JunrtionCitv,Or. ! Jan. 2il, WTMltnl JOHN SCHMEER, MKAI.KK IN - Groceries & Provisions, ALBANY, OREGON. Has.hsti )PKK KD Ills x i:v i ,nik ER establishment on corner of Kllswonh and First streets, with a fresh stivk of Groceries, Provisions, Candies, cigars, To bacco, Ac, to whtoh lie invites the atten tion ol our citizens. ! In connect ion with the store he will kfep ; a Itakery, and w ill always have on hand a full supply of fresh in cad. crackers, 4c. fci?" Call anil soe me. JOHN SCHMEER. February lMJrt Jim, Briilgcfurmcr WISHES TO INFORM THE LADIES t of Albany and vicinity, that Miss M. M. JOIIN'SON lias taken charge of her Jfilliuery and llrcss-Uakiiig More. She Is preiMircd to do all kinds of work In that lino. 63TCALL AND SEE. j&j Albany, Jan. 19, 187M01I HARDWARE for Rudders, for Smiths, and for Farmers sold lv Wheeler, at SHKDD. Hv4 Willamette Transportation Company ! rniOM AND AFTER DATE, CNTI1. 1 further notice, the Company will dis patch a bout from Albany to Corvallison Tuesday and I'rklnj of Kaeb Week. Also, will dispatch a boat from Albany for Portland and intermediate places oh same days, leaving Comstock 4 Co.'s wharf. Faro at Reduced Rates. J. D. BILES, Dec. 10, 1871-18 Agent. SAWS, H'x'w(A Plantrs MMiHff JUbehAiet, Mnri fo'-rx, and every description ofWooa worklne Mnchincrv 4 l'lnnliiK Milt sup plies. Address BEKRYAPLACE, Muebinerv Dcuot. ID1118 112 nlifornin-St., San Francisco. HOME SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINES, flows, anil all kinds of Agricultural Machinery, mid by WIIEEI.ER. at sliedd. U. S. MAIL ! Trl-Wi-ckl) SIukc Line ! THE UNDERSIGNED Is now running a tri-weekly Stage from Lebanon to Al bany, carrying the C. s. Mails, leaving Leliauon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and returning, leave Albany at t o'clock P, M. of said days. Passengers culled for in any jiart of the city. All orders should lie left at the St. Charles Hotel, Alluuiy, for passengers or fn-iglit for Lebanon. Packages and light freight punctually delivered at low rates. All business en trusted tonic will be promptly attended to. W. It. DUN AC A. Lebanon, Feb. 1, TJ-Wv4 ANDIE8, NUTS, RAIKINH, etc, fresh and cheap, by Jv4 DvRDIs. Fox Sale ! 1,000 BTfSHELS OF (OU'E WHITE CHILI CLUB WHEAT FOR SEED. CALL AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE undersigned, six miles south of Alba ny. MARTIN LCl'ER. Jun. , 18?M8m3 JOB WAGON. HAVING PURCHASED THE INTER est of O. W. Young In Uio Delivery Burinew, I am prepared to do any and all kinds of lobs, on short notion and with quick dis patch. Terms reasonable. Packages de livered to any part ot tin elty. far Look out for the BAT TEAM and JOB "WAGON. 20vt A. N. ARNOLD. SWBET POTATOES, per last steamer, by Svt DvBOlk M. P. JONES, Auotloneer, 18 HALSEY, OBBQOH. 4 GROCERIES PROVISIONS, WHOLESALE AM! RETAIL COI1NKR raST IlROADAl.MN-STs., ALBANY, OREGON, A. G. Layton, Proprietor. I HAVE ALWAYS IN STOIJE A Ft I.I, and complete supply of STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES! PROVISIONS ! Tobacco & Cigars, Which I will sell for cash as low as tin lowest, or exchange for nil kinds of mer chantable C01.VTRY PRODUCE! Received and In store a large quantity ol ISALD SALT, which I will sell cheaper than ever before ottered In thi- market. CSf I extend a general invitation toallj fc-.rix'oplc In ihls and adJolningM fcjr comities, to call and exam-jAg Curiae quality and prices jg tf"of )mIs, as I feel$3 & confident of uiv?--3 fearnhility toglve B)tt horongn Streatts-jiM fcrtu.j?3 eTJanM ivJlJH A. C. LAYTON. Blurktniitliing -AND General Repair Shop. rpiIE CNDERsK.NEJ) HAVING RK X turned to Allium', and itkcu his old shop on corner ol Ellsworth aud Second streets, announces his readiness to attend to all kinds of BLACKSMITHING, MILL & MACHINE FORG'NO, ETC. Also, lias on lianil and for sale, the COQUIU.ARD WACOM, Strayer Force-leed GRAIN DRILL, STAR MOLINE, C1STSTEEL, and other PLOWS, which lit .III cll on the most reasonable terms. CIIVK nr. A (ALL, All work entrusted to mo will receive prompt attention, and be executed In tin" Is'st possible manner, with good material, A slain- of public luitronagt is solicited. e-Jf Shop on corner Ellsworth and second streets, opposite IMcive's Ferry. iuv4 r, nuui'. ALBANY Lard Oil & Soap MANUFACTORY. TnE UNDERSIGNED HAVING COM pleted and put in good running order their new Lard Oil anil Soap Manufactory, tn the elty of Albany, are prepared to pur chase, nt flic highest cash rates, all the Hog, Rancid Butter, Soap Grease, Ve., delivered to them in this city. They are now manutoolarlng and have on hand Fancy Toilet and Common Soaps, In great variety, warranted annol to the best In market, which they offer to the trade at the most reasonable rates. Orders respectfully solicited. Satisfac tion gnaranieeu. (ar Parties r Grease of a having Hi Butter, do well or any bum. CAKTWMGHT, WE8TLAKE A MORBW. to given a can. HOV. II, UR1-WV4