V. H. WIHr Inl I'nper for Oregon.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13. 1873.
FARMERS' STATE OSVESTION.
Delegate from the different Farm
er' Clubs throughout I lie State, met
in Convention, in tlie hall of the Hone
of Jtepresentatlves at Salfiu, nt ten
o'clock on Thursday morning of last
week.
T. L. Davidson, of Mtirion county,
called the nimbly to order, when .f,
Henry Brown was elected Secretary
protein.
On motion, the Chair announced a
a Committee on Credential: Tnlhert
Carter, of Benton ; A. D. Balieock, of
Polk ; John II. Smith, of Linn ; D.
Clark, of Marlon; -I. II. Upton, of
Yamhill ; Thomas Edward, or Lane,
and Georjre Maxwell, of Columbia.
Convention then adjourned until 1
o'clock P. M.
On assembling in the afternoon, the
Committee o;i Credent ialsiVKrtcd the
following Delegate
Linn Wm MeCtUhVCk. S I) Haley. I at said point will meet such eucour
F Simpson. A 0 Marshall, W P An- I agement at tlie hands of this State as
G
dnrson. folios Davis, John Layton. O
Crawford. I II Ba'x-r. James Fin lay
eon, Jason Wheeler. A W Standard, J
II Smith. Martin Luper.O W Vernon.
Lank T l) Rdwank w a Potter.
George Rlneliart bv M B Guy, proxy,
W E Edwards, M Wilkins.
Beston Tnltiert Carter, N Miller.
h Hartless. C E Moore.
Mahion-T L Davidson. F Condit.
T W Davenport. 1 II Brown. Daniel
Clark, John Minto. R 0 Geer. John
Downing, loseph Smith. F X Mat Men,
M Fisk. II Udell, J W Grim, K L
Hibbanl.
Columbia G w Maxwell.
POLKlohn Allen. Ira Townsend,
Jesse Stump. W C Brown, rasTatom.
J H Hawlev, E MeNary, WChurehill,
Jas Smith. Isaac Smith. E W Clark.
Thomas Blair. A D Babeock. William
Ruble, delegate at large.
YamiiiU-U II Hewitt. D C Stew
art, A B Henrv. Win Galloway, F
Martin. Geo B Cnrrev. I II Upton. D
B Crawford. O 0 Nelson. R Langhlin,
Willis Starr. A J Pitman, L Potter,
bv W Gallowaj-. proxy. B Springer S
Blucher. by J II Upton, proxy, G B
Curry, from Willamct league Chib.
The reKirt was adopted, The dele
gates from the different counties were
instructed to fill their quota of mem
bcrship with such jiersons as they
might see At to nominate.
On motion, tlie Chair appointed the
followinir committee on rennanent
Oriranizatiou i C. P. Bnrklmrt. of
Linn; T. W. Davenport, of Marlon;
Thos. Edward, of Lane; Jesse Stump,
ot Polk ; W. Galloway, of Yamhill ;
G. Maxwell, of Columbia, and E.
Hartless. of Benton.
The committee nominated Mr. Wil
kins. Chairman ; J. U. Smith. Secre
tary; M. V. Brown. Assistant Secre
tary. Report adopted.
After much discussion, the following
gentlemen were appointed to draft a
constitution and by-laws: Hartless.
Stump, Curry, Potter. Crawford and
Davenport.
Reporters were Invited to take seats
within the bar. After reading tlie
call for tlie convention, which was
aked for. Mr. C. E. Moore, of Linn,
submitted tlie following:
ttesolretl. That the object of this
xmventioii is to express the seltiment
of the tanners of Oregon, by resolu
tions, upon their various interests.
Remarks more or lesexteuded were
made on this resolution by Messrs.
Minto. Wilkins. Moore, Walt, Smith
and Low, and theu tlie resolution was
adopted
A committee of six.,conslstlng of
Moore, Upton, Smith. Gav, Ruble and
Maxwell, were appointed on resolu
tions, and ordered to report at 7 P.M.
An invitation to the convention to
visit the. Penitentiary, from tlie Siqier
intendent, was accepted.
The committee on Constitution and
By-Laws submitted the following :
Your committee, to whom was re
ferred tlie subject of n Constitution,
beg leave to report that we have ad
journed until to-morrow morning, and
suggest that the convention niscuss this
afternoon the following: Shall the
farmers of this State organize tor tlie
purpose of building wliarves, ware
houses or steamboats, and engage in
the business of transportation ; or shall
they seek amelioration of their present
condition by taking advantage of the
ptenent eircxinsinneen to obtain a red no
Uun of freights, and also as to what
methods we sliall adopt to avoid the
unnecessary expenses' entailed ftpoti
productions in the too fivqifent hand
ling by fltose between tlie producer
and consumer. S. T. CltAwrout),
Chairman.
Remarks were made on this report
bv Messrs. Clark. Galloway, Hewitt,
MeClure, urrjE Davenport and others.
The convention then adjourned until
7 P.M.
At the evening session, after remarks
by Mr. Hartless In opposition to
building warehouses at, any of the
lower whaifs, tlie Committee on Rfo-
lutions offered the following, which
were adopted bv section :
Whereas. The practice of the farm
ers of Oregon in storing tlieir grain in
the warehouses of millers mid groin
dealers, ha resu'ted in placing the
power of setting (lie price to a great
extent hi the control of buyers; and
Wherei?. The present system of the
transportation of freights twin the
Columbia and Willamette Rivers is
unnecessarily tedious and expensive;
therefore,
Rewired, That we strongly advise
that farmers keen absolute control of
their own products until sold, in order
to keen themselves free from condi
tlonal engagements with middle men.
BennireiK That it is manifestly the
interest of the farmers of tlie Willam
ette and Columbia River valleys to
combine and build warehouse at con
venient points along the railroads and
na vigil le streams for tlie purpose of
storing their products, and sell said
products directly to the shipper or enn
suiner. so as to avoid tlie extortion of
middle men.
flie following resolution- elicited
much discussion :
Remind. That hi our opinion the
construction of warehouses at Astoria
will greatly faclllate the transportation
of our products to foreign markets;
and that it is the eonvicthm of this
bodv that a warehouse or warehouses
w usure their success as an mvest-
meut.
It passed by the following vote:
Ave Anderson. Davi--, Layton,
Craw-ford. Bafier. Fiulayson. Wheeler,
Smith. Vernon Edward. Gay, Moore.
Davis, Minto. In. Smith, Grim. Allen,
Townsend. Stump. Brown, W. C.
Tatou, MeNary, Clark, Blucher, Simp
son. Xavs MeCnlloch. Haley. Potter,
Edward', CiMler. Miller. Hartless.
Davenport. Geer. Matthews, Uilell.
Hlblmrd, Baheock, Hewitt, Galloway.
Martin. Currey, D. B. Crawford.
Laughlin. Pitman. Watts.
On m.ttion. tlie Convention adjourn
ed to 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Seeoud Dny.
Convention was called to order at
8.15 A. M.
Sieakeis on motion wete limited to
fen minutes time.
Mr. Minto offered tlie following pre
amble and resolution:
Whereas, Tliere has been contin
ued complaints made by the masters
of vessels and the merchants of our
State regarding the manner in which
tlie parties who have contracted with
the State to place a tug boat on the
Bar of the Columbia River have ful
filled the said contract, and in conse
quence of the reported failure of said
parties to faithfully perform their con
tract the commercial and transporta
tion interests of the State have been
damaged to a great extent, therefore,
Rewired, That this Convention re
sectftilly ask the Governor of this
State to examine into this matter, mid
see that the law of the contract is
faithfully fulfilled by the contracting
parties.
Tlie resolution was, on motion, re
ferred to a committee of three, con
sisting of Messrs. Minto, Potter and
Burkhart.
The following resolution, after nmcli
discussion, was adopted :
Rmolred, That while we are not pre
pared to recommend the building of
sen-going vessels by farmers, yet the
construction of such vessels within our
products to foreign market, deserves
every encouragement from the people
of the State.
Tliese were also adopted:
Resolved That while wc are In favor
of encouraging all legitimate means of
more cheaply and expeditiously send
ing off exports and receiving imports,
we would most emphatically recom
mend the encouragement of all
branches of home manufacture, as a
means of creating a home market by
the multiplication of our consuming
population.
Resolved, That as we recognize the
merchants of Oregon as sufferers in
common with tlie farmers, when
freight. arc subjected to unnecessary
cost and delay, we therefore invite
tlieir co-operation In securing relief
from our present system.
The following, after considerable op
position, was adopted :
Rewired, That having Interest In
common with all skilled mechanics in
the encouragement of home manufac
ture, we worth! recommend to the
consideration of master mechanics tlie
police of using apprentice labor.
This resoimimi was passed by a
majority ot'two:
Resolved, That wherever practicable
it Is tlie imperative duty ot the farmers
of the Willamette Valley to patronize
and in every honorable way to encour
age the Willamette Transportation
Company.
Tins last as a suDstrcute tor the above,
was wissed as an Independent resolu
tion:
Resolved, That this Convention con
gratulates the people of Oregon upon
the opening of the Upper Willamette
River (o free competition In tlie trans-
Doruttiou business of the Willamette
ami Lower Coimnbia by the construc
tion of the Locks at the Falls of tlie
Willamette.
The following resolutions were also
passed;
Resolved, That the gratitude of the I sad sews.
farmers of Oregon is hic to those news-
papers tftnt have published ctflhmuul-; can-by and dr. thomas mcb
cat ions, notices, and other matters derkd MKACI1AH vovnK.
lending to the furtherance of the farm-1
ers' movement. The "pow-wow" policy at last cul-
The thanks of the Convention were 1 1Mi,-,i : mnUt ,,.,.ti,io tnmv
on motion tended to the Willamette
River Transportation Company fi,r
courtesies rendered.
A resolution was adopted' tendering
tnanks to the Holladay lineol'steaihers
for conrreies.
, Tlie following was passed".
Revolved, That the thank of this
Con rentfon he tendered to the Secre
tary of State. Hon. S. F. Chadwick.
for the use ot the hall of the House ot
Representatives, and for ntlier courte
sies extended by him to this Conven
tion. Gov. Grover by invitation addressed
the Convention on the subject of pilot
age at the bar of the Columbia, lie
denied that tlie pilotage was under tlie
control of the Governor.
Secretary Chadwick, on invitation,
also addressed the Convention.
Convention then adjourned.
AFTERNOON session.
On motion Mr. S. A. Clark, of the
Willamette Farmer, addressed the Con
vention. Ills remarks were listened
to with sati -fiction.
Mr. Davenport. Cram the Committee
on Constitution, made the follow ing
report:
Your committee would beg leave to
report that we are unable to nimx
organization, and would
upon any
recommend that the present organiza
tion ot the Convention lie continued
after adjournment, to a definite time.
and that there then lie appointed the
following committees, viz : One upon
Constitution, which shall report at the
next meeting of the Convention; one
iqion Commerce, Foreign Freights
and Markets. Wharfage, etc.; one upon
Internal Transimrtatiou. Freights, etc.;
and one upon Domestic Manufactures.
These committees are requested to
gather accurate and useful information
in regard to cosbs ami conditions con
nected with the subjects committed to
them for investigatioir. and that they
re;wt by the Secretary, through the
columns 'of 'the Willamette Fm-iw, as
soon as practicable.
G. F. CnAWFOiti),
Chairman of Committee.
It was moved by Upton to lay this
on the table, and appoint a new com
mittee. Mr. Minto opposed the mo
tion. A lengthy minority report was pre
sented by Mr. Ruble.
After considerable discussion the
majority report wa adopted.
On motion the Convention elected
the following conuu tt tees:
Constitution Messrs. Davenport,
Ruble and Stump.
Commerce Messrs. Watt, Powers,
Hartless. Minto and Baber.
Internal Transportation John H.
Smith. Daniel Clark. Henry Hewitt.
W.C. Brown and Phillip Low.
Domestic Manufactures Messrs.
Crawford, of Yamhill. Kelly, Town
send. Moore and Fhilayson,
After some discussion it was deter
mined to hold the next meeting of the
convention on the second Tuesday iu
June next.
Mr. Curry offered the following reso
lution and moved its adoption :
Resolved, That thi convention rec
ommend tliat tlie farmers of each pre
cinct in this State organize into clubs
tiud report the names ot their otneers
to the Secretary qf this convention im
mediately after their organization, and
that each precinct organization not
represented iu this convention be en
titled to one delegate at the next meet
ing ortlil Convention.
Adopted.
Mr. Smith mom) that a committee
of three beappoiuted to preareaii ad
dress to tlie fanners of this State, to
be published iu tli Willamette hwmer.
Carried.
Messrs. John Smith. T. W. Daven
port and Thomas Edwards were ap
pointed as such committee.
Mr. Currv uresented tlie following
and moved its adoption :
Remtlml, That tta) mechanics oi ure-
iron are hereby invited to co-operate
with tlie tanners in me reuress ui our
mutual grievances.
It elicited but little discussion, ,nu
was adopted.
John H. Smith presented the follow
inir resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
hesolred. Tlurt tlie thanks ot this
convention be returned to the various
ofllcers for the able maimer in which
tliey hare discharged tlieir duties.
There being no fin-ther business be
fore the convention, it was. on motion,
declared adjourned until the second
Tuesday in June, at 1 P. M., wlieu it
would again meet tor tlie trairaetion
of any ouslnesa tliat may properly
come before iu
For want of space we are compelled
to omit the remarks made by members
of the convention ; lait tlie business of
the meeting the actual work, resolu
tions presented, etc. is fully given.
" Ye local of the Oreanim says,
"Happy is. tlie wan who can move Ills
all in a collar-box." We infer the
writer is happy, though he may yel
be destitute of the box.
I "
I Ou last Friday the Peace Commision.
composed of Gen. Canhy, Mr. Meaeb
am, Mr. Dyar and Dr. Thomas, with
Frank Riddle and squaw as interpre
ters, and Capt. Jack and five other
Indians met about one mlleoutide the
lines, for consultation. Mr. Riddle is
authority for the following statement
of what transpired: Mr. Meachaiu
made a short speech to the Indians.
Gen. Cauby followed. Then Dr.
Thomas, when Jack, in reply, demand
ed Hot Creek and Cottonwood, the
places now held by Fairchild and Dor
ris, for a res rvation. Mr. Meacham
told him it was impossible to give him
what he asked. Sconcliin told Meach
am to say no more; that he (Meacham)
had said enough upon that subject
While Sconcliin was talking, Capt
Jack got up and walked behind the
others turned back, and with no other
u I I'liilur 1 li-ln uvet'l intil nr 'Mil ntjlrlr "1
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drew his pistol, snapped a cap at Gen.
Cauby, cocked itagaiuand fired. Gen.
j (-'1"'by fe ,,M, ,,ll(1er the ''g1"
eye. sehouehin snot Meacham in the
shoulder and in the head, hut did not
kill him. Charley and another Indian
shot and killed Dr. Thomas. Hooker
Jim chased Dyar for some distance,
but Dyar turned on him with his pistol
iu haiuf when Jim ran back to his
lava bed." A later dispatch than
this, however, is as follows : At Ma
son's camp, L. B. Sherwood and Boyle
were allured out four or five hundred
yards by a white flag, at tlie time tlie
Peace Commission were talking with
Capt. Jaek. Here they met. as they
supposed, two Indians, who wanted to
talk with Col. Mason. On being re
fined, Sherwood and Boyle, as they
started to return, were fired upon
by four Indians, and Sherwood wa
wounded in the arm and seriously iu
tlie thigh. Capt. Anderson, who was
on duty at tlie signal station at Hospi
tal rock, saw this attack, and tele
graplied to Gen. Gillem to notify tlie
Peace Commission at once. Col. Bid-
die, who was at the signal station at
Gen. Gillem's headquarters, at once
placed his Held glass upon General
Canhy, as the party sat together about
a mile distant. Soon he saw the whole
party scattered. He saw Gen. Canhy
Hill about fifty yards, throw up his
arms and fall backwards dead. He
law two of the Indians, who were fol
lowing him one lie believed was Capt
Jack, jump upon him and stab him in
the neck. The General was found
completely stripped. Dr. Thomas was
also naked, his purse, containing sixty
odd dollars, was found under his body,
the Indian having dropped it. Mr.
Meacham was found1 abemt fifty yards
from the spot where the slaughter
commenced, entirely stripped, and" be
wildered in mind. He was sltot in
three places, one ball entering at tlie
inner comer of his right .eye, another
in the side of ills head. The third
passed through his right fore-arm. He
also received a cut iu his left arm, and
a scalp wound five inches iu length.
Meacham thinks he shot Sconcliin In
tlie abdmnen. Immediately upon the
(frfng of the shots, the soldiers started
on the "double quick." Tlie Indians
retired to their retreat. Tlie soldiers
followed them half a mile beyond the
murder ground, and there remained
until dark, when they were withdrawn,
having no supplies. Tlie remains ot
Gen. Cauby and Dr. Thomas arrived
at Yivka on the afternoon of the 13th.
Senator Mitchell was appointed a
member to each ot four important Sen
atorial committee. No such high.
compliment has been betowed upon
any other new member of tlie Senate.
Indeed it is a rare thing for Senators
of long standing to occupy positions
upon more than three committees. To
be placed1 upon the committee of Priv
ileges and Elections, is considered of
itself a high compliment. Mitchell is
a member of that committee. The
other committees of which he Is a
member are Commerce, Claims and
Transportation Routes to the Sea
board. These recognitions of Senator
Mitchell's abilities, are gratifying to
lis friend, because they are merited.
i a M iroa.
We give in this issue a conden-ri
report of tlie proceedings of tlie Farm
er' Convention which met at Salem
lt week. It wag largely attended,
and the greatest enthuian prevailed
throughout. It was intended to give
a head to the farmers'' movement fn
this State. Much diversify of opinion
existed among farmers as to their
needs, and this Convention wa intend
ed' to bring these opinions where they
coirfd. be compared! and. if possible,
give tlietn a practical direction. Thi
work was ncconiplhilwd fn the resolu
tions which were pased'and the State
organization which was formed. Tht
Convention was a siicce.
A few WorU.
The news of the miinler of General
Cauby and Rev. Mr. Thomas by tlu
treacherous Modocs. and tlie wound
ing ot Mr. Meacham, has excited
among our people, mingled feelings of
pain and indignation. The nation is
rarely called npon to monrn the los
ol as upright, able and distinguished
a military chieftain, as was Brigadier
General Cauby. For upwards ol for
ty years he gave M eountry a pure
and valuable service, beginning as ear
ly as the Florida war, and compassing
a varied and wide-extended service,
embracing tlie Mexican war and war
of the rebellion. His integrity, genim
and gallantry gained for him promo
tion, step by step, until he reached the
position he occupied at his death.
That so noble and valuable a life
should be sacrificed to a policy at ohce
suicidal, wrong and foolish, is pecu
liarly a trial to his friends here, and a
som-oe "t regret to all who know any
thing of the modern Indian character.
Dr. Thomas was a man of distin
guished abilities, loved and appreciat
ed the most iu that denomination ol
w hich he was a pure and shining light.
Though he fell by the treacherou
hauds of the Modocs, It was in the dis
charge of duty, and the influence of
his example and life-work shall con
tinue to shine.
We are sorry for Mr. Meacliam. He
seems to have been sadly deceived rel
ative Co the Modoc character, and lie
is now brought quite near the, hereaf
ter by his mistake. In it he was con
sistent. We hope mi overruling Prov
idence may spare his life to tils afflict
ed family and friends.
The news of the assassination ot
Gen. Cauby. produced ai profound sen
sation of sorrow mid indignation in
Washington. The President and-Gen.
Sherman are now In favor ot the sever
est measures of punishment. General
Sherman telegraphed to Gen. Sell
field to move at once upon the Indians.
We are glad tlie eyes of the Govern
ment are at last opened to tlie criminal
and treacherous character of the Mo
docs. Fain would we have had the
lesson tsmgirt otherwise than by the
sacrifltteof noble, precious lives; but
their blood will not hare been shed in
vain, it the Government and Fasten,
people generally, obtain a clear vision
of the modem Indian, as he is. Ht
is'n bloodthirsty, treacherous, savage
beast, whom fear alone will tame. We
give tlioe who favonsl the Peace Pol
icy credit for good intentions, but they
erred iu their estimate of tlie Modoc
eharovter. ..
Mrs. Meacimnj received a telegram,
at Riwebnrg, from Yrckii on the 13th.
stating that a coftffcr from the front
had arrived. Ait that, time her hu
baud was doing wU' ami would sur
vive. His wounds were a gunshot
wound of the right fore-arm. one of tiie
left index linger, also one of the right
ear, a lacerated wound ot the fort
head and nose, and a wound of tiie
scalp six inches in length, caused by an
attempt to scalp him.
A mass-meeting, largely attended,
was lield in Portland last Monday af
ternoon, for the purpose of expressing
views relative to the Modoc murder-.
Resolutions were passed and speech'
made demanding stringent measim-
from tlie Government in its treatment
of the. Modocs, also expressing word
of eondoleineiit tor.the illustrious dead.
Suitable preparations were also made
for the obsequies.
There wtfa rumor iu Paris, on the
15th lust., that the Pope was dead,
but no confirmation.