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JUfomg f f jfcte- FRIDAY, MAY 81. 187i. I Th siHwb of Attorney tiMrni , wuunun. . Tlie latest audience ot the cam-! ftfo assembled in the Court House last Fridav afternoon at one o'clock, ' to lKrthedirtingnished gentleman He pointed? out the bad effects on whose name heads this article dis-; the interests of the SUte in retard cuss the political issues of the day. ' H settlements ; in causing trouble A large number ofldies graced a"(1 litigation to many who have al thc occasion with their presence. 'ready paid lor their lands ; ami in For over two hours the Attorney J throwing a cloud upon the titles of General held the vast audience riv-(H donation, homestead and twe eted with his masterly logic aed emption claims along the margins eloquence. Occasional bursts of in- of Mes and rivers, where snbmer voluntary applause indicated the ; gene occurs in times of high water, deep sympathy and strong approval Application was all that was nee which" was felt by the great major- jessary. The boundaries could lie itv present in the positions and prin- i indicated, the tweuty cents er acre cip'es set forth and advocated by ! pM, and vast tracks were thus ta the epeaker. 11 is effort was largely j ken. Pre-emptor's homes and im devoted to State questions. While ; provemwiU have thus been taken, in his treatment of these lie was un-1 ami lands which were paid for sparing in his criticisms, he was yet ; over ten years ago, for which pat fair and courteous. H is object was euts from the United States were not to villity, but to arrive at the received, have been offered for truth. He tirst spoke of the Liti-; as swamp lands. The law put Act. Explained that it was creates a most gigantic landed mow copied from the California Act of I ofcAj. Thousands of acres are the same nature, now repealed. He owned by single individuals. Of argued that this law was an tram I tlie "x millio,,s of aws iiefmi of' esswy interference in the affairs of between one and two hundred per the people, and that it was a mon- W own the whole. Applications opoly. The people under this act forth most of these lands ere were compelled to patrouize certain I made out by members of the ring Democratic organs selected by the I lelbre the passage of the law, so Governor. Theywerc compelled ; thoroughly was this swindle intend to pay into the hands of these or- j d to advance the interest of the gans, many of which would other-; favored speculator. Farms in wise die for want of support, double , Southern Oregon have been claimed the price, at least, for their legality these applications; the poor printing that competition would j squatter has been supplanted in his charge. If a Democratic Legishv W i a principle has been inaug- .1 11 ? 1 3 III ture could compel the citizens of , Oregon to patronize a Democratic newspaper, they could on the same principle compel them to give their eutire trade to Democratic steam mills, and every thing else Demo cratic. He spoke, in a manner just ly indignant, of the high-handed outrage jierpetrated by the last Dem ocratic Legislature, in refusing to admit Kepub'ieans who had been legally elected to that body, but . u hinh tMwnnbvl the estrangement : oftlie school money, the partisan dishonesty and reckless extrava gance which influenced the Legis lature to give tlie Canal and Lock improvement to the present con tractors for $200,000, when the l T. Company would have done the same work for $125,000. He . r w m said this iujprovcuient, in interest on bonds, etc., would cost tlie State substitutmg Democrats in their ranroaa purposes inw no.iauay s places, and in placing in the hands hands in 1860. His estimate of of Grovcr the appointing of the po-1 Burnett as a candidate tor Con lice force of Portland, thus turning j pm ws true to life. An old Republicans out and putting Dcm- fash ioned Democrat, but of little ocrats in. On the subject of into ' brains or force. Is now going about na) improvements, he gave a clear the State discussing the resolutions and exhaustive exp'anatiou of the j of 1798, and the V. S. Bank. If Lock and Canal measure, the swin- he were elected to Congress, he is dling character of the contract, and so much opposed in principle to it? monopoly inture. He showed j railroads, as in all probability to the reckless ant dUhonest spirit j start for Washington with an ox S'250,000; and that the ten percent, ' racy should put so weak a man in to be giveu back to the State, would nomination, asthey had many avaii never be received, as it would be j able men among them, who are exhausted in salaries, etc. If the 1 vastly his superior. His opiuion of object of the Legislature had been to promote the interests of the State, why did they grant a charter to this company for twenty years? Why did they grant them the priv ilege of charging fifty cents per ton for freight when tlie average charges of other eorn- panies had never exceeded twelve? If the State can come into possession ot the Locks at the expiration of twenty years, why not as well on their completion ? If it is impru dent at onetime, so will it bo at another ; and then if the State takes back the improvement at the end of twenty years, it will have to pay the $200,000 over again. The whole scheme was intended to fa vor a few individuals. It has been shown recently, too, that the com pany is iot building the Locks in a substantial manner. While Dem ocrats have endeavored to convey the impression on tho stump that the locks were being constructed of "stone, irou aial cement," tlie Com. ptny has been building them ltlC ly of wood,aotht wbeuoompteted, the locks will not be durable. The Attorney General pronounced the Swamp Land Law as the greatest outrage ever perpetrated upon Ore- gon. lie explained the manner in whici, t,e gwarnp himI overflowed 'nds in Oregon were disposed of )' " ot legislature tor the interest of the Grovcr.JIiller King. w",n " noi repeaieu, wu involve this State in endless and vexations litigations, alike destruc tive of prosperity and harmony. The Attorney General said that he was in favor of repealing the law, and taking the lands as indicated on the field notes of the surveyors. Upon the subject of liailroads, the speaker said the cry against Holla day was a humbug. A Democratic Legislature put the land grant for i . Tr-ii-.l . team, lie said as aa uregoiuan ne took pride in having a man of tal ent and force, a creditable Repre sentative from the State, in the Lower House at Washington, whether he be a Republican or Democrat. It would be a disgrace to the whole State to send Burnett there, as he would never be heard from outside of drawing his pay. He was surprised that the Democ- Judge Wilson, was, that he was a man of excellent character and ability, and, if elected, would bo of use and credit to the State in Congrcw. From here the Attorney General referred to prominent ideas connected with national politics, which our space forbids us to chroni cle here. In theabove notice of the Attorney General's speech, we have only alluded to those points which were tlie easiest for us to remember. Among his concluding remarks he pronounced a splendid eulogy upon the wisdom and integrity-of Presi dent Grant, saying, that out of eleven committees granted by a Re publican Congress to the enemies of Gen. Grant for the purpose of dis. covering something in his official character which would tell against him before the people, not one of them had succeeded in making a point. He stands before the Amer ican people to-day unconvicted of any dishonesty, eleven investigating committees being his judges. ft MM." The Democrat denies that under the operations of the Swamp Land Law ttu homes of settlers have bceu swept away. He says "that the Board ot Land Commissioners pass ed a rule at the commencement of their labors, that all settlers having claimed and improved laud that came within the description of swamp or overrlowed, should not be molested." Notwithstanding j this assurance was given, and the 1 apprehensions of settlers were re lieved to some extent, it not entire- ly, by it, still settlers have been moksteil, and their lands have leu I taken away from them by this un just law. The Democrat defies us to give a single instance of where j this tyrannical law has "swept away," as wo were pleased to ex press it, the homes of settlers. In the list filed in the Roscburg Land Office, there arc lands designated and selected as swamp, some of which were purchased from the General Government some ten years ago. Those lands were se lected and offered forsa'e as swamp land within Douglas county. The owners of them had paid their mon ey and received their titles Irom the United States. William Beal received a patent for laud entered August 18C8, in towuship 21, sec tion 21 and 22. .lohn Wade re ceived a patent for land entered July Gth, 1804 in section 23. Titos. Cuuuin!harn, in section 9- C. M. j Clark, in section 18. Homesteads j of John Lyster and Marion Smith, taken about five years ago in sec tion 18 ; also in township 22, Ed I ward Breen. Now, Mr. Democrat, these are actual cases of lands of- I ferred for sale, probably sold by 1 this time, under the provisions I of this infamous law, in Douglas! I county, which were bought ana paid for years ago. Then when we consider the fact that all the specn - lator had to do was to go to Salem and indicate the metes and bounds of the land he desired, pay his twen ty cents on the acre and come into j ownership, substantially, of the 1 lands so pointed out, no definite snr- j vey being necessary, is it not j proljable, certain indeed, that bun dreds of squatter's claims would be wallowed up in some of the prince ly graots which this law granted to the tavored riug? When we con sider that six millions of acres ot the best lauds in Oregon were seized by between one and two hundred speculators, taken without affidavit as to their true nature ; nnsurveyed, the limits or bounds only being pointed out application only be- ing necessary to secure thcm-would it uot be very strange were there no instances in which the poor squat ter's home and little improvements were not taken? It would be passing strange. Hundreds ot these homes are now covered by these claims. Pre-emptors have been threatened by land speculators in the past in order to frighten them off of the swamp land. I're-emptor's claims, however, are not only swal - lowed up by this law, but the prin-; ciple involved in it endangers every man's property. White Hat and Coats. We learn from some of our ex change, that since the sage of the Trimme has been put in nomina tion for the Presidency, white coats and hats have become all the rage among Liberal Democrats. We have noticed quite a number of our Albany Democrat sporting white tiles of recent purchase, and it has excited our curiosity. Ilave they gone over to the Greeley platform, or, are they simply trying to accus tom themselves to one of the pre liminary steps ? Let us suggest to our Albany admirers of "White Hat," that in order to be Grceley used properly, you should cultivate an extensive, skating rink on the top of your heads, wear your white hats resting easily though well pushed down on the nape of your necks, thus giving to the front rim a lofty pose, as indicative that your sentiment on a tariff are "high" and well "protected." ECONOMY IS WEALTH." "TIME MONET. IS SAVE YOUB. TIME. And Accumulate j W 23 A. Xi T XX BY BUYING Yollt DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, GROCERIES, ' 0 T I 0 IT S ' 8 I ' PILLS, LINIMENT, PAINTS, OILS, XN FACT ALwr ANYTHING you may have occasion to use, 1 (JNDER ONE ROOF. ! j H33.A.I "X" AN D- PROiIPT PAYING i ; j SHORT-TIME CUSTOMERS, j will find, as HEHETOFOHE, , AT toe STOIH; OF THE SIBNCBIBEK, rpi-rY-k AM At All , . , , . , ., A Good Assortment of the BEST GOODS ; the- LOWEST PRICES ! ALL EtUNTlDS OF Merchantable Produce ! BOUGHT. A. WHEELER. obadd, Oregon, April I, WMl D nfhinof CROCKERY, TT TSv TO-DAY. 4 Nil TUB HIGHEST MARKET PRICE . will be paid for WOOL, delivered ut shedd during "the season." A. WHEELEli. March SMKimS Rounds, Woodcock Y Co Proprietors ft Manufacturers of HUNTER'S Grain Separator, JUXCTION CITV. Receive! the Diploma at the State Fair of 1671. PBICE REDUCED TO FIFTY DOLLARS! Those Machines tire warranted Mitotan. I ttallv mnie, and are not to bo surpassed j In oieanlnK Wheal for seed, and arc e'lai ' ly as irtKki for I'letmlntf Outs. 1 Send iii your oi'dcrs,nncl we will warrant satisfaction. Addivss, i HOUNDS, WOODCOCK A CO., Junction City, Or. ! Jan. IS, 187S-lltn3 JOHN SCHMEER, DEALElt IN - Groceries & Provisions, ALBANY, OREGON-. HAS .II'ST OPEN ED HIS N EW OBOCEB establishment on ooroerof Bltowarili and First streets, witb a fresh stot-k of Groceries, Provisions, Candies, Ci'inrs. To Iiacoo, Ac, to which he invites the atten tion of our citizens. In connection with the store he will keep a Bakery, and will always have on band a full supply of Grata bread, (trackers, Ac. EST Call and see me. JOHN SCHMEEII. February 1C-2AV4 Mr. Bridffcfiirincr WISHES TO INFORM THE LADIES of Albanvnn:! viciniiv, Hint Miss M. M. JOHNSON has taken chareo of her Millinery mid UrefM-MnkliiK Store. She is prepare J to do all kinds of work in that line. t-ir CALL AND SEEtl AllKiny, Juu. IJ, ls7i-)tt TTAKDWARE for Builders, for Smiths, I ii aim tor armors-sold Dy nneeicr, nt SIIEDD. liv-4 H'illumcllc TranNportulion Company ! IROM AND AFTER DATE, UNTIL I further notice, the Company will dis patcb a boat from Allmny to Corvallison TaeMlti)' mid Friday of Facb Week. Also, will dispatch a boat from Albnnv for l'ortiund and intcrniodiate places on same days, leaving C'oinstock A Co.'s wharf. Fare at Reduced Rates. J. D. BILKS, Ajrcnt. SAWS, Wood worth Pla nerti MMityi Machine Mortiftr, ahd every Uvription of WiKxt workint; Machinery il i' niiin- Mi! Alll BKItllYAPLACE, M;i. h i . IletMit I'Jtiili 1 li Californla-St., Sun Francisco. HOME SHUTTLE SEWINU MACHINES. Plows, and all kinds of Agricultural Machinery, sold by WHEELER, tit shedd. V. S. MAIL ! Tri-Wcckly Stage Line ! THE UNDERSIGNED Is now mnnlnfra tri-weeklv slaue from Lebanon to it huny, eurrylntr the II. g. Malls, leaving I Lelmnon every Monday, Wednesday and i n-iuay mornings, aim returning, leave ; Albany nt 4 o'clock I. M. of said days. laascngers Billed for in any part" of the I 9V' All orders should be left at tho St. ! Charles Hotel, Albany, for iiisscnwrs or , freight for Lebanon. Packages and light freight punctually delivered at low rates. All business en". , trusted to me wIU be promptly at tended to I ' . W. U. 110NACA. i Lebanon, Feb. 16, 7M4y4 CANDIES, NUTH, RAISINS, etc., frmh and cheap, by 3v4 DUBOIS. For Sale ! 1,000 BUSHELS or t urner, white CHILI CLUB WHEAT fOB SEED. CALL AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE undersigned, six miles south of Alba ' ny. MARTIN Ll'PER. Jan. (1, 187-2-18m3' JOB WAGON. HAVING POnOHAMED THE INTER est of G. W. Young In tho Delivery Baslnem, I inn pre) Hired to do any and all kinds of lobs, on short notion and with quick dis patch. Terms reasonable. Packages do llvercd to any part of tho city. Br Look out for tho BAY TEAM and JOB WAGON, aov A. N. ARNOLD. I WKET POTATOES, per last steamer, by V4 DUBOIS. M. F. JONES, SLuotioneer, SEW ! j Dec. Hi. 1871-10 18 HAL8EY, OREGON. Ti GROCERIES JSlJSTT PROVISIONS, WHOLESALE AMI) RETAIL COKSBB FIRST A BBOADALBtX-STS.1 ALBANY, OREGON, A. G. Layton. Proprietor. I HAVE ALWAYS IN STORK A FI IX and complete supply of STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES! PROVISIONS ! Tobacco &Cigars, Which I will sell for cash as low as t ha lowest, or exchange for alt kinds of mer chantable C0OTRY PRODUCE! Received and in store a large quantity of 1ALD SALT, which I will sell cheaper than ever before offered in this market. ! . .... C3TI extenn ti gcnenil invi ntion toall k-i? jic"p'' in inr aim aujommiinrj tarcoutitie. to call and exam-j!tw. krC' "ie nuiiiny nu t pri(s'S-:j Hirot Konds, as I feelJJ U-contidcnt ofmyjMj Kyubllity totfive jgj gartjiorotigiuM Bf"itutl-JM iar me- UTtio.iM wr n I t-i?"jani 4v21 jSQ LAYToS. Bluckniitirnig AND General Repair Shop. I'NIiERMIAED lIAVINIi liK- X turn mod to Albnnv. unit tiiketi Ills nlil shop on corner of E li worth 1111 1 Second streets, announces bis readiness to attend to all kinds of BLAC'KSMITinNti, MILL ft MACHINE FOltG'NC. ETC. Also, hits on hand and for sale, tho COQOIIXAKD WAGON, Straycr Force-teed GRAIN DRILL, STAR MOLINE, CSTSTEEL, and other PLOWS, which hk till sell on the most reasonable terms. wive mi-: a I'AIX. All work entrusted to me will receive prompt attention, and be executed In the best possible manner, with good material. A sltare of public patronage is solicited. Shop on com c r El Iswort hand Second streets, opposite Pierce's Ferrv. 10v4 Y. WOOD. Laid Oil & Soap MANUFACTORY. rpilE UNDERSIGNED HAVING COM 1 plctcd and put in good running order their new Lard Oil ail. Soap Manufactory, in tho city of Albany, are prepared to pur chase, at the highest cash rates, all the Hoga, Rancid Butter, Boup Greanc, &c., delivered to them in tills city. They are now manufacturing and have on hand Fancy Toilet and Common Soaps, In groat variety, warranted cnual to the new In market, which they offer to tho trade at tho most reasonable rates. Orders respect fully solicited. Sulisfac tlongiiaranteed. gar Parties having Hogs, Rancid Butter, orOreaM of any kind, for Mile, will do welt to give ns a call. CAKTWKIGHT, WESTLAKE ft MOBRU. Nov. 11, U71-10v4 i