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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1872)
1 J'. B. n. offlrisl Paper tor Orrwi. VRinAV. AUOtWtf ft iS. k - It nay be euunMently expected that the ojvposition will resort to every 'invention and trick which hold out a promise of aid to then ticket. The IVmoeracy, of which the opposition i almost entirely mmposcd in this Slate, is a skillful lHjlitical trickster, "tip t) snuff" in it knowledge of and ability to use the most improved devices and hftms intruded to gull the jteople ; and as the present campaign is one that will draw mt and enlist all of this talent, a very artistic perform ance in this direction may be looked for. One of the things out of which ii in now endeavoring to make much capital, is the changes report from Grant to Greeley. The trick in this consists in getting as long a li-t as possible, no matter how or where, and representing it as Indicating the change in one local ity. The San Francisco Chronicle, as we understood it, printed a list of names purporting to represent Omit Republicans who had gone over to Greeley, who were selected regard less of location. Opposition journals here print and comment tn tbe list, representing the names as lielonging to prominent Republicans ufSan I'rane:y,and henec,tlie great revolution! Of course, there are liere aivd there to be found in a State like California, a renegade Repub lican. Tt would be very strange in deed if it were not so ; and wlien they are all brought together, and published in one list, tlie number appears large, and the revolution serious, if charged to one commu nity or city ; but a representing tlie number in a State, tlio list would appear contemptible, and it would le quite foolish to speak of it as in- dicaline a revolution. As a test of tlie greatness of the revolution said to 1 going on in the Republican party in lavor of Greeley, let the readers of this article look around them at home, and count tlie num ber there that havo changed from Jrant to Greeley. That will fnro irh a fair index by which to esti mate ll changes Fakl by tliese hum bugging journals to be transpiring iu other places. A JrtH-J -jltes IMIamtf of Tr radon. 1r eleyites are becoming wonder fully impressed with tlie "gentility" and "moral dignity" of those who -wot so reccnt'y engaged in trying to destroy the nation. Treason is ) toner regarded as a crime of :hc most depraved character, so l eniotw in its nature, as, in the es timate of civilized nations, to fiilly justify the infliction of tlie death penalty ; but, as was spoken by a reekjrit in North Carolina, not long dii.ee, 'treason is tlie crime of Tntlenisn after all." If a man flaw betray the trust, and then seek to destroy the life of hie best friend and patron, and still be a "gentle onui, then may the leading rebels be ranked in thai category; or, if a man can commit perjury, as did the rebels who wen educated at Wert Point, and those who wort iwnibers of Congress, and still re main "gentleman," in the proper sccertkm 6T that term, then a gwAleman is a description ot char mMt which no virtuous and hon orable man ought to desire to at tain. Rut then tbis North Caro lina Greeleyite was only seeking to any- favor with rebels, just as Oreeley has been doing ever since be took the Presidential fever While Greeley was engaged in shrieking himself hoarse with "Ob 10 Richmond T he called the rebels ay thing else than high-minded "geutlenwi." VM. ' Crosby opened ilie campaign by eeVwgof to Chappaqaa to eat wood, while lftowu started out by having one of the Most enthusiastic The aiamort! Mhe liArrlcrt of Known Mil fefttls, ami the most val uable of wwious stone. Cfiemi- eal y rxkii.g, it is composed of nearly pure rariton. It in found ichrystalized in forms mostly derived i from the octahedron. Kreetl from j iu primal covering ol thin, brown- ish, ojinque trust, it is generally coloiless, but is sometimes found tinged wi'.h red, orange, yellow, brown, and black. Formerly the most celebrated mines were those of Go'co .da, and of Rochitoand, in India. Sim then, until the re- cnt distrovtrv ot ine mines in Southern Africa, the mines ot Mines Gera,iu l!rar.il,have produc ed most of the stones imported into lCuroK3 and America. Since the discovery of the diamond lields in Africa, hundreds of adventurers have flocked thither from this coun try and Europe, and fabulous for tunes are said to have been made. Recently diamonds were reported to have lieen found in Arizona, as well as rubies and emeralds. On tlie strength of this a Diamond Company was formed at San Fran cisco, and not long since the agent Of this Company, Sir. Janin, brought S!00,000 worth of dia moudN from the diggings to San Francisco and four pounds weight of rubies, emeralds awl sapphires. The agent says this entire lot was wash ed out of a ton and a half of gravel. Most ot thediamonds weigh only one carat, and the largest, which weighs 108 carats, is too dark to lie of much value. The sapphires an som of them as large as pigeon's eggs. Tlie agent, Janin, says that lie can make a million dollars per month in the diggings. Thousands of people were rushing into a room in San Francisco, where tliese precious stones were being displayed on the 1st inst., to look at them. The Diamond Company's stock was leing offered for $40 per snare, i tie i-ompany claims to have 3,000 acres of gravel, which it says will pay half a gallon of diamonds to the ton Tlie fact that this is being sold at only (40 per share, or (4,000,000, excites suspicion that there may be a "col ored gemmea in the wood pile." Sharp. The Ron. James G. Blaine has written a ler 10 Senator Sumner in reference to his (Sumner's) letter to tlie colored citizens. Tlie letter at the outset says: Your letter published in the papers of this morn ing will create profound pain and regret among your former political friends throughout New England. Your power to injure General Grant was exhausted in your re markable speech in the Senate; your power to injure yourself was not fully exercised until you an nounced open alliance with the Southern secessionists in their efforts to destroy the Republican party. Tlie writer then asserts that Gree ley would be powerless to enforce any policy against the will of Con gress, and concludes by assuring Sumner that tbe colored men will not follow him or Greeley in their support of the Democratic party. A wast. If the Gree'ey journals in their editorial writings were restricted to the truth, the whole truth and nothing bat the troth, what an awful state of cogfused and help less perplexity they would be thrown into, to be aural Tbey couldn't write a thing. What to it Tlie great perplexing question with tbe Democracy new-a-days it to determine their exact status. Has Greeley become a copperhead, or have they become black re publican abolitionists f A Democratic (:happaqucek jour nal says that the Grant organs are dreadfully "skewed" at the ap pearance of the political herison. If Horace Greeley ware mw as be was about eight months ago, be would naanmime audi a statement The Cincinnati Convention 1 ad many words to use in regard to civil service reform and universal amnesty. It was confidently ex pected of that Convention that it would put a Free Trade plank in its platform ; but when the incon gruous cements ot which the Con vention was composed, came to gether at the " Queen City," their courage oozed out, and civil service reform awl amnesty became tlie chief topics ot discussion. But nbmit the time they were engaged in wrang ling on these, our Republican Rep reseutatives in Congress passed a bill amnestying every rebel who Iwre arms against the Government, save about a hundred of the bitter est and most unre)entant among the leaders. Such men as Jeff Davis, Stevens and Toombs, weie not amnestied, because they were unrepentant, did not ask tor it, and the Republican party was not dis posed to grant favors to men who were still justifying their treason and treasonable acts. Those who nominated Greeley and Brown, however, and those who now en dorse them, arc very anxious to have this class of unrepentant, blatent rebels amnestied. Remove every restriction from these men wliethcr they wish it or not, is tho position they take. Why do they wish tlie restriction removed from such men as Jeff Bavisand Toombs? Is it because they desire to liave them vote? No; because they vote already. That privilege has not been taken from them. The reason why they want these leading rebels amnestied, is because they want them with all of their treas onable sentiments, to be elected to office. They would like to see Jeff Davis, and Toombs, and Brecker ridge, awl Stephens, in the United StatessSenate again. It would lie a source of so much gratification to the aristocratic, reliel e'ementof the South to have them there. If they would love their country and obey its laws, the Republican party would then have no-objection to their be ing restored to the right of holding office as a matter of forgiveness, but so long as they adhere to and glory in their treasonabteiscntimcuts, amnesty should be withheld from them. The individual who votes the Greeley-Brown ticket, votes for a policy that will restore trea son to the Halls of Legislation, and every other official position. Orreley mid the PimmihU, Tlie Chicago Pott prints the fol lowing as an advance copy of Gree ley's letter accepting the Baltimore nomination : Nkw York, July 20th. Gentlemen of the Democratic Convention: It is the happiest moment of my life when I am in formed of my nomination to the Presidency by such a lot of thieves, pimps and blacklegs as you are. As I have frequently jemarked, you hate school houses, and where they am pretty thin you are pretty thick. You are propagated in sinks of ini quity, and begotten in festering rum holes; therefore your approbation thrills my bosom with pride. I loathe your contaminating presence, as I mid before. You ill the jails and the Republicans suDDort them. as I remarked in tho Tribune, of last September. As I said on Jan. 7th, 1866, " every one who choms to live by pugilism, or gambling, or harlotry, with nearly every keep er of, a tippling house is politically a Democrat. A purely selfish in terest attaches the lewd, niffianlly, criminal and dangerous claws of the Democratic party, by tbe in stinct of self-preservation." Tlere foro my heart throbs with delight at this manifestation of of Here his pen faltered with emotion. Re. covering himself, he proceeded. Yon have not elected me to any thing very often. Laughter. It seems to me a good deal like going home. Because as I remarked iu the Tribute, "point where you please to an election district which yon will pronounce morally rotten given up in great part to debauch ery mid vice whose voters subsist mainly by keeping policy offices, Sibling bouses, grog shops and ker dees of iafcar?, and that district will be found giving a large majority for which it styles itself the Dpnocrstiowrty." I hope Republicans will not doubt my sincerity when I east myself into the embraces of such a set of jail-birds as you arc Now then, all together, let us move forward earnestly for reform. Yours, con temptuously, but devotedly, If. G. j Aii exchange tells us that "love I lat'gl at small-pox.'' It can well afford to laugh a! it. for it knows it ain't going 1 1 stay long enough t catch it. l: The dearest Spot on earth is home," the song being believed. Jr. I'eggct says it's true costs him twice as much as any other spot. wu.Littf mvinsos, UfeVt. ESTATK DEALER, . Ol Front KtrCt, Portland, Or RKAt KSTATK in thisriTViinit K.VST PORTLANO, hi lli 'testable limli Hcs, cninMiu! nf Lots, HALF BLOCKS, nnJ IU.OVKS, nOl'SKSmul STOKES; ui-, IMFBOVKP FARMS, and vulnahlc nn cnttlvntol LAMPS, kKttled in ALL nartsof Hie STATE for SALK. REAL KSTATK, nn t ntlier nrniicr'y, pnivlisiMvI fnrcorrttin tents, in tills I ITV nn 1 Ihrmisboiit ilio STATE anil TERRI TORIES, wtiti nnt tf "'"I " tlie most ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS. HiirsKS and storks knA, loans SEliOTIATKD.sml CLAIMS OK U.L DE SCRIPTIONS PROMPTLY l.'oLLKCTKC: iuv.I ii genet) FINANCIAL n:rl AtlENCY Bt;SIN ESS lranuiii.1. AI1ENTS rf this OFFICE, In nil tlip CT TIESun.l TOWNS In the STATE, will re eolvo (Uwcrfntlonn nf FARM PROPKRTY mi'l furwitril tlie sunt tn the above nil dn!s.. Bva DR. VAX lE It! Clili s InRillible Worm Syrup. it value in romovlnjf inancaof cnnlitics from iiir stomacd and imwoviof children, eVon wnSro wornu ;io not o.ist, cunnot b omi highly estimate I. Fuverand Agno. PursonlH:ooininpr ile bilitiCo I by the preaonce of worms in the tomai:b or boweto, urn more HaMr to have it protraefo-I eonne of chills and lover, Tho worm miihiilliD have ' ee i known to cure when all other remclhs hive failed, especially in children. For snlc by A. (iirotlier? A Co.', wholemlo anil retail ilruirlxtH, Albany, or rlw One Dollar perljottic. v liitoiiC A. WIICM.ER, hllEDD, OREGON, Au'i-nt forthe saleof the celebrated BAIN WAIJON, and all kinds of AOBICl'LTUR AL MACHINERY. Conj(nmentii solicited. TOWS' LOTS, In the town of Shedd, for sale. MRS. H. D. CODLEY, I'lllVI' KTREKT, ALBANY, C CONTEMPLATES KNLABtilNfJ HER bn-im-M tbe coming season, and In oidcr to make room will j Kcll at Cost for Tlilrlj Days! Her entire tloclc of Millinery CwoocIh ! Conswllng Of BOS SETS, HATS, MAIWEBS, BIB LACES, EBBBOIDRBIN, JtACOHEBS, BARBKO HI SLINS, and a variety of other Rnodt to be found in a First :inM nilllncrr Store! UsS" Pirasn call andjeumino. duly 1'2-L'iinl NO I II E. THE STOCKHOI.DEKS OF tlie A II iny ft San I iam Water Ditch or Canal Comnauy an: reniiestod lo meet at theConrt House in Alliony, July 10. WIS, at I o'cloelc, for the purpose of Orsan using slid Coninany. A full atten'bince of the (tookbolden u reijueatei, for the purpose of electing the noucsaary oflloers for wild Compnnvi L. KLEINS. June II, 7241 Order of I neorimnitor ). ATTENTION. THE TJNDERSIMNED HEIifcllV RE nnnats all personsknowhig themoelvcii Indontcd to him, either by note or hook account, to make Immediate avment lo Bench, Montelth ft Co., at City Mills. AHm ny,ln whomhnndii he has left his hooks, notea and all aeewint. J. M. REACH. Allwiiy, June ?, 1S72-40 JOHN SCHMEEiR SEALER IN - Groceries ft Provisions, ALBANY, OBEGOK. HAS JUST OPENED HIS NEW (iROCER earabUahment on corner of Ellsworth and First streets, with a fresh stock of (Jrocerles, Provisions, Candles, Cigars, To bacco, Ac, lo which he Invites the atteu tton of our citUens. In connection with the store hewill keep a Bakerv, and will always have on hand a full supply of fresh broad, crackers, Ac. ' Uall and so mn. JOHN SCHMEKR. Fabfwtry KMlvt JOB WAGON. HA TTKO PIIRCHASRD TBI INTKR estof O. W. Young in lbs Deliver? ulck dls- 1 1 an oramred to do anv and all kinds of Thorn von I fobs, on short notice and with n "ECONOMY IS WEAtiTH "TIME ! save "xrotjn TIME, Anil Accnmulato i XV E A L T II . i dy nuviNG rovit !--.- - w . 1111 1 WUUUS HARDWARE, GROCERIES, SOTIOHS - Clothing ! CROCKERY, HATS, iOT&& SHOES, PILLS, LINIMENT, PAINTS, OILS, I2NT FACT ALMOST AXmUNO YOt; MAY HiVK OCCASION To t'tlK. UNDER ONE ROOF. -ANI- PROUPT PATI!l'i SHORT-TIME CUSTOMERS, WTXL FIND, AS nEBETOCOBK, -AT THa - STORE Or TUB sWBHCBIBBB, Jkt all TlmoB, A Good Assortment of VH LOWEST PRICES ! Merchantable Predac! GROCERIES PROVISIONS, WHOLESALE WD RETAIL C ARNF.lt FI11ST A BROA PAL1UX-STS , I ALBANY, OREGON, j A. G. Layton, i rroprlcior. i 1 ; I I' AVE ALWAYS IX STORK A ITU STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES! iproyisions! Tobacco & Cigars, Which I will sell for rash as low as tlw lowest, or exchange for all kinds of iuor ehautAbhi mum PRODl'CE! Received and In store a lai-ge (inamityef IK ALU SALT, which I will sotl cheaoor than ever be (bra olfcrcd in thin market. CaS" I extend a general invitation toall. JHMipie in nils aim ainoinutg Vil imiimiic, uuaii una CAiincj trarlne niiiililv and nrh-cs CVrof goods, us I fcclji Wriimrtdcnl nf in v Kr'atiliilvtoglve tirthoi-onglua tv-Mitiie.j iHrnuj9a tartiojea ir"-4pa 64-janli Irti! A. C. I.AITON. BLACKSMITHING ! - AND- General Repair Shop. THE UNPKRSK.NKI) HAVINO RR. turned lo AllsMiy.aiid taken his oil shop on corner of Ellsworth and Second -I reds, announces hi readiness to atteuS to all kinds of RLACK5MITHINO, MILL A MACHUtB rOBU'SO, ETC. Also, has on hand and for sa'.a, la i vuiiiuuuiii wouvn, Strayer Force-teed GRAIN SUU, STAB mOUNB, ani other PLOWS, WOOD'S RE PEE A MOWER, which hi. ; 111 sell on tho most roasonahl tenns. HORSE SHOEiNQ- -All ron4,$a Resettingr, $1. OIVR BC A CAUL All work entrusted to me will race) prompt attention, mid he executed In tlw best possible manner, with good materia!. A share of public patronage is solicited. SaVShop nn corner Ellsworth and Second atmits, opposite I'lorco's Kerry. I0v4 R WOOD A BIU TICTOBT I ron Till New Wilson Ininkti Scvlig Mtekise ! IT WIU. BEUUBT TUB MAST friends at tlw BB W Wilson Improves SewiBi Mm, To know that In the stubborn contest for snnerktritT In miuinlcsof wnrk.at lhe..rri ' Northem Ohio Fair, their favorite ha i carried off the two greftt premium- tlia miniai im iwni six specimens inai-liins work, and the Diploma for bust embroldV ory. AstheiireateomiHitition waaln thesa Iwoelasses, It will be sixm that the Wlh son's victory Is complete. We knew this would bo so ; It could not he otherwise. There Is no talking down tho fact dial th New Wilson Is the beat Family Mwlnc Machine now iiianufiudnred capable of doinu the liest work nn any kind of Kombx ander all eircuutatanoua. This award of th htrhest premlnm should and will silence the talk of that lanfe class of srwlnir machine men who luivc made this machine the obUmt of Ihoir anuolal enmity, Mm ply lssaiisn It Is t mod erate priced machine anp undcraslla I heir expenalvenncs, do and see the Premium New Wilsow Scwlnif Machine, tbe best In I he world, now on exhibition at Snow A Konf Art Gallery, 71 First at reel. Port land, OrAroa, aonVwyon n bay IhU premluia July W, tut a " calumniation" and tbo aatkrar I see v . . a zsr. . . o- A. WHRUI, Sbedd, OtsgQB, Audi kWMt yourselves, oon, as rLook mSs. ofitaNiarandhorsetbfef Tun is a most si Ot! N. ARNOLD. is momeni. tort a.