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ALBANY REGISTER. Jltomg 1 1 pttt. V. 8. OSktuI rpr fee Ortfm. FRIDAY, AUOUSf 82, 1873. The DrmnmCn WMkMM. Shallow thinkers and writers fre quently resort to dash and impn deuce to make up their lack. They ieek to supply by pretense what they are deficient of in ability, or supply by assumption their deficien cy of sound argument. To put on ... a lupercilioiis aim, or assume a loiiy j wi-ueiiuu iruiy woi aenui to con patronizing manner towards an op- template. But we are afraid Sen ponent. is equally as etrong with I ator Kelly' case is a tample of the inch as giving the arguments of that opponent a false application. Both ar tricks intended to draw jhe mind of the reader away from the real oint at issue. The intel ligent reader is never deceived by inch subterfuges. He knows that pretentious words like fine apparel may and often do seek to hide a hallow nature. It seems to us the individual who has been dishing up the editorial hash tor the Democrat tor the last few weeks, exhibits good samples, e'early cut, of the above traits. We plainly pointed out the inconsistency of that journal, and its hypocrisy, too, in favoring one aet of moral principles tor Demo crats and another for Bepub'icans. We illustrated this by pointing out the fact that it favors amnesty to unrepenting rebels, while it now refuses it to repenting Mitchell in too one demanding the largest char ity, while iu the other it would shut off all mercy and hope. We point ed out, that if the principle that journal urges towards Mitchell the principle of enforcing merciless justice again1 every public man who has been guilty of moral offen ces in the past aud preseut were carried out, that no man living could hold office, not even the pre tentious writer for that journal. And whai, answer is given ? No answer to that argument, of course, because it has none to give; that is the log'c of its position, and it can't avoid being tied there hand and foot its dimness of perception as to consequences caused it to blunder foolishly upon that hook, and there it must hang kicking in the sun a ridiculous spectacle to every intelligent eye. But what does it do ? Shams are never with out alternative; they would not de serve the name if they were our neighbor journal is no exception. It asumes a sjrt of patronizing air, or air ot superior wisdom; talks of our lack of knowledge; of our ina bility to argue; of what its exalted charity would graciously interpret our real meaning to be, and then proceeds to misconstrue our argu ment entirely. Rushes off in a de fense of leading rebels whom we had referred to as the ones whom that journal would specially favor; tries by palliating their crimes, or taking up some irrelevant point suggested; to hide the real issue from its readers. But its inconsist ency is too glaring. If amnesty is good for Democratic criminals, un repentant ones at that, so is it tor Republicans, doubly so, if their good conduct renders them worthy of it. In conclusion we will volun teer this remark relative to the bombastic subterfuges resorted to by our neighbor journal in lieu of honest argument : They are pretty good samples ot that kind of com position, bat too transparent to mislead anybody of seuse from their The Salem Statesman says that one of the curiosities of the back pay swindle is that ot twenty-four Democrats and Liberal Republicans in the U. S. Senate, eighteen of them drew the back-pay; five re turned it; but of these five, only two were Democrats. That six of that class, especially the Democrats, should refuse to take it, is the most carious feature about it to us. For them to refuse to take any thing they can put their official hands on, or give up that which they have I once gobbled, is an exhibition of J. i i . i ii a ; rest who took not the bark-pay The Statesman says he did not draw or return, because his mileage under the old law, gave more than the back-pay amounted to. - I.. The .Ibany Democrat offers us some unsolicited advice as follows "Men must exercise their reasoning faculties it they would become pro ficient" We might answer by Raying, that if the vapid twaddle and nonsensical balderdash that weekly splutters in that journal, is a sample ot the kind of "proficien cy" it would have us exercise our reasoning faculties" to reach, we want none of it, as it is too sugges tive of lunacy; but we will fort ear this time, by simply answering: Don't say so? J. W. Baldwin, late State Sena- tor from Urant county, has received a letter from that county urging him to be a candidate tor Congress, He has shown it to General Brown, whereupon the latter declines the honor tor Mr. Baldwin. V hat i cavalier way these military gentle men have of sending a man to the rear, when they don t wke his ap pearance at the front I Statesman, No, no. Our Salem cotemporary is iu error. The above is a modest(?) way which would-be candidates have now-a-days, of getting their names lefore the people. The Salem Mercury has a great deal to say concerning Republicans and the back salary grab, at the same time holding itself ready to support Slater or Nesroith, both of whom took it. Like the priest, while it preaches against theft, it carries a stolen chicken iu its capa cious sleeve. The Albany Democrat says con cerning us: "lie dare not state the principles ot the Republican party," ete. 'Dare not!" What does that mean? Has the Brigadier insti tuted a Ku Klux in our commu nity? A company ot one hundred men recently left St. Louis to locate and survey an immense estate of rich agricultural and mineral lands in Arizona, and lay off a city on the Gila river, on the line of the Great Southern Railway, which will be the depot of all Northern and Southern Arizona aid the Mex ican States of Sonora and Siualoa. 'Tie Special Commission appoin ted toexamineinto the alleged abuses practiced in the management of the Vienna Commission, have found that it was managed corruptly and for personal purposes, to the great detriment of the American Depart ment and iu violation of American honor, aud has exposed the United States to national humiliation at Viefina and throughout the world. The evidence shows that no member of the Commission took money save General Van Bureu and Mr. Meyefi Latest News. One and a half miles of track has been laid on the Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad. The Statesman estimates the surDlus products of all descriptions in Walla Walla valley at one million bushels. Wheat is now dull at 40 cents a bushel. The Greek colony in San Fran cisco numbers 300 rnemlrs. They maintain a chapel ot their own. A young lady, ot San Francisco, yery respectably connected, who visited Russell iu jail, ami tried to get his sentence commuted, has become insane since his execution, aud been placed in the Asylum. S. E. Smith, senior partner of the firm of Benton, Smith & Co., i m lumber dealers, San Francisco, accidentally tell down a hatchway of a ship 'ast Tuesday, and almost instantly died. La Grande claims the champion Street Commissioner of the State. Oregon has increased 72.30 per cent, in population within the past ten years. Arrangements are being made to erect a wharf at Unity, W. T. Shipley and Brown, the noted desperadoes, are again g' ving trouble iowu the Sound. Settlers are un easy. The English Roman Catholics are now arranging for a pilgrimage to Paray le Maria!, a small village some distant from Paris, whinh has acouired its remits, tion as a centre tor pilgrimages from the fact that, according to Catholic belief, just three hundred years ago our av ior appeared to Alocagna and intrusted to her a message to prop agate the worship of the Sacred Heart. 1 he English pilgrimage is being organized under the auspices of a verv influential committee, at the head of which are Duke of Nor folk and the Earl of Denbigh, the Secretary being Lord Walter Kerr. the pilgrimage is advertised to start from Loudon on Tuesday, September 2d. Ihe pilgrims will reach Faray le Marial no Wednesday. Having performed their devotions on Thursday, they may return to London by Friday night or Saturday morning. George N. Saunders, conspic uous on the rebel side during the ate war, died at his residence in New Y'ork ou the 12th, of heart disease. In the Central Coal Mine in Scrauton, Pa., Aug. 12th, a fear ful explosion of firedamp took place. was caused by carelessness Several persons were badly injured. While a large number of womeu and children were gathering berries on a mountain near Scrauton, Pa., on the 12th, a thunder storm came up. Twenty-one took shelter iu an abandoned shanty. Soon atter the building was struck by lightning, aud two women were instantly ki I led. Seven others were seriously injured. The Attorney General has de cided that no spirituous liquors can be introduced into the Indian country without an order from the War Department, aud that the jurisdiction ot that Department is exclusive of all other authorities. Rear Admiral T. M. Golds- borough, commanding the Wash ington Navy Yard, will take com mand of the Asiatic Station early in November. Highway robbery on the mail routes in the Rocky Mountains is reported as becoming frequent. It is accounted for on the principle that "Bad men come West with the expectation of making a sudden fortune, and, being disappointed, become reckless aud desperate high waymen." Gov. W. F. M. Amy has been appointed agent of the Navajoes, at their reservation at Fort Defi ance. The Cornelius Academy is fast approaching completion. Dayton wants a saddler. Wheat at Salem commands 75 Iceuts per bushel. 1 T,,e 7ield ot hor promised heav7 this season Farmers are beginning to deliver the new crop of wheat and oats at the Cornelius warehouse There is overan average crop 1 he Capitol Commissioners at Salem are employing a large number of hands on the various parts of the Mate House, and are rapidly pushing forward the edifice. The Denver and Rio Grande road has recently been put under contract from P.'ebo to the cross by of the Huerfano a distance of thirty-eight miles. It is reported that Fremont county, Colorado, voted the Denver and Rio Giade Railroad $100,000 iu bonds by a majority of only two. The matter will be contested. The Port Townsend Argus says that tor the year ending May 31, 1873, Puget Sound District ex ported to foreign countries upwards of $728,759. This was carried away in 328 vessels,, representing 136,660 tons. Ot these vessels 72 were under foreign rings the bal ance were American vessels. As nearly as can be estimated there are 1,100 cargoes of lumber per annum exported coastwise. Ap plying the rule ot proportion, this number would give us $2,139,200 ! asthe value ot our coastwise exports sura. ""M1 to the amount of i our ,oreiS" exports, gives us a total 1 8Ura of $2,867,959 for exports from this district aud adding the other business to this, we find that our Custom House here on Puget Sound is guarding a marine trade that amounts to nearly, if not quite, $3,000,000 a year. On the evening of the 11th inst. two men, named Dudley and Flurry, met near the outskirts of Tacoma. Without any known eause or prov ocation Flurry drew a six-shooter aud shot the other dead. It is supposed that the murderer would have shot any other person as well, being bent ou mischief. Be gave himself up. Pierre St. Martin, not yet 21 years of age, and serving a ten years imprisonment in the W. T Penitentiary for grand larceny, was pardoned out the other day by Governor Ferry. Eight members of the Democratic County Committee, of San Fran cisco, resigned on the 13th, giving as a reason that the body had been treacherously sold to Stanford & Co., and the Legislative Convention packed in the interest of that Com pany. A Chinaman attempted suicide in Georgetown, Cal., on the 14th, with a very dull knife. The trial ot the members of the Hip Yee Tong Society, of San Francisco, closed on the 14th. Thejury returned them"notguilty." The U. S. ship-of-uarCanandai-gna arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, from Aspinwall on the 13th, with 70 of her crew sick with yellow fever. Canada Parliament was pro rogued on the 13th, with a speech by the Governor-General. A British steamer on the 13th landed at Fantaiabia, Spain, 2,000 rifles, 5,000 pounds of ammu; ition aud 40 horses tor the Carlists. The vessel was subsequently captured by a Spanish man-oflwar and towed into the harbor of San Sebastian. A very severe storm visited por tions of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other States on the 13th inst A great deal of damage was done. The yield of wheat throughout Minnesota is reported better than was expected. A splendid season tfer bar vest is being bad. A collision between two tngs carrying an excursion party on the Hudson river on the night of the 12th, near Albany, resulted fatally injuring one boy and badly wound ing four others. The storm in New York had not ceased on the 14th. The night before, in crowded cellars in the older parts of the city, the poor had to stand and buttle with rats driven from the sewers bv the flood. . ..... j d their wretched beds were sur. rounded bv water. A Washington dispatch says that the Secretary of the Treasury, late oi. the night of the 18th, sent a dispatch to Co lector Arthur of New York, ordering the im mediate removal ot 100 Custom Bouse officers some occupying responsible places on charge ot fraud and corruption. The dis missal of another lot of dishonest officers is exacted iu a tew days. In Osage township, Jackson county, Mo., two men named John Broom and George Thomas got into an altercation the other day, when the former stabbed and killed the latter. At Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind., Aug. 13th, John Campbell, while drunk, got mad at his friend John Little, and fatally stabbed him. Peter Brown, of Bath, N. Y., in a fight killed Thomas Quinn by a blow with a chair, a few days ago. Quinn was arrested Col. Cobb, member, of Congress from Wyandotte District, Kansas, has sued R. R. Taylor, of the Wyandotte Gazette, lor defamation of character, claiming $10,000. The storm on the 12th seriously damaged the crop within a radius of twenty miles from Washington. Oyer 30,000 cases of salmon have been put up the present season at the fishery of Captain West, says Oregon ian. Strawberries were still in ths Salem market last week. The mills in Oregon City an paying 80 aud 85 cents per bushel for wheat. Some $60 have been sent to ths editor of the Oregon City Enter- prise as a contribution towards ths proposed monument to John Flem ing, deceased. The Turn Verein Society was permanently organized at Oregon City on Monday evening of last week. Geo. A. Harding was cho sen President. Capt. W. E. Pratt. Treasurer; A. Schuman, First Leader; L. Levy, Second Leader. The Denver Times represents times there as exceedingly close. Many people there are hard up Erysipelas is putting heads on the citizens of Silver City to an alarming extent. To see heads going about swelled to the size ot a peck measure, is not an uncommon sight. The great want ot the Tacoma people is lumber. The amount ot rain which fell at Philadelphia during the late 6torm was seven inches. The Adams Express Company has declared a quarterly dividend of $2 per share, payable September first. The Carlists had begun their long threatened attack on Berga, August 141 h. Six hours after their batteries opened fire the city was buruing iu several places. It is stated upon the highest authority that Count de Chambord has announced his resolution to accept the Constitution of France, prepared by members ot the Right of the Assembly, and that he will rule both by the will of God and the good will ot the people. A proclamation of monarchy will be made in about six weeks. Victoria rejoices in the prospect ot a street sprinkler.