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4 STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. ITt RDAY, DECF.MBElt O, !. THIS GOVLltXOIt'N nVJiKUl We havo not spaco in this issuo to pub linh tli Message of Governor Gills, sent o the Special session of the legislative Assembly, oa tho opening day, Dee. 5th, as yre rvceited a copy too lata for that purpose. At this time we cau do no more than to giro out readers a cursory re tisw of it. The Message start out with a eort of eehoolboy diatribe against slavery, in the first part of which the Governor tells the Legislative Assembly that his principal abject in calUajj them together is to r Oiamsnd them ; to adopt the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution for the total abolition of slavery. From (his, to show them why they ought to do it, he quotes from De Tocquevllle, Lord Falmerston. and Secretary Seward, and pervert the language of Thoa. Jefferson, to demonstrate the Bin, the curse, aud the horror of slavery, lie fails to remark that Washington and the patriot sages of the Revolutionary period countenanced and sustained it j that John Adams and John Qnincy Adams both recognised and supported it; that the Federal Constitu tion guarantees it, and that the Supreme Court of the United States has tiiue and again decided the right of masters to hold slaves. But the Governor evidently re quired - a subject upon which to spread himself, and he has pressed slavery into that service most excruciatingly. II is composition" upon it is quite as good as any usually heard at exhibitions in Puri tan schools. I Front slavery the Message jumps to Suffrage," and here, while the Governor is wordy, it cannot be said that he is not absolutely wretched. II is arguments are the basest of sophistries, and are even worse in sentiment than contemptible iu reasoning. Ilia purpose is apparent -it is to pave the way for the eoaUnaatioa of the Abolition party of Oregon in power by any and all means ; and to do this, even in the face of a positive popular majority against it, he has recourse to a Registry law. But we speak of the" BUI introduced for this purpose elsewhere, and will only say here that, in recommending the mea sure Lo docs, Gov. Gibhs virtually violates the oath he has taken aa Chief Magistrate to support and defend the Constitution of . Oregon. Some may think these are harsh and. hasty words. They are neither but Tally merited on the one hand, and delib erately penned oa the other. . The sin " rests with Gov. Gibbs,ia committing bini- ' self as he does we simply in fit terms and . as mildly as the circumstances will admit . characterise his act. f In our next issue shall attempt to morexlearly and com ; pletcly illustrate our position. SuEce it ' here to remark that the Message labors to -manufacture reasons why the . iniquitous Bill already introduced ought to be pass - el, and that the reasonings arc as tile as - th Bill is abominable. - He suggests that the division line be- - ' tween the counties of Jackson and Wasco -be so drawn as to bring the Klamath Lake country into the former county. Next, he refers to the Draconian Code and suggests a more specific definition to the class cf offences included ia the intol- f eraat Sxmday fewv ; He evidently talks for I,,VoncoaiW oa this tabjeet, like on who i wished to 1WM with the fanatical Puritans - and to rui with the publicans and .tin v. tiers, at the same time. . An amendment -to the criminal jurisdiction of the Jnsti . ces Courts is also recommended. -But - cc uusjus liic ufiiiiwM vjuc u v ruwo a V - - . .1 . . i a 1 1 - Tery exceiiem uusg, ana says wouia ue . Tery unwise to repeal it. , ' in cnenng arguments m xavor oi toe Militia law he says "All the Governors W ' A . V oi uregon cave recommenaea uie organ i- ' xationof tQennIiua,w &c As Guy. White- aker and himself compose the off, and we - Know txov. wmtea.ic.er to claim only otu , person's enumeration, it would seem that ; his Excellency regards himself as tome. ? Althouga his corporeal proportions may, we da-not think there are any other at tributes pertaining: to his Excellency upon H which lie can, fairly claim any such plural ' to be found In this or any cf his former f Messages..';'. lie is carefal of his official rwS, i-l V TT WT VI W UVU f WMa aw aw Die to display this mark of his distinguish ed consideration. Thus, he recommends that the Adjutant General should have f additional compensation. This ofScer re , 'ceives dow only 800 per aanum for do- ia what any person of clerkly accomplish ments would cheerfully perform for oner r' fourth." the" busuT Tojsatisfy th people , I liow'KBgularly economically the .State 4:.1Ii5tarj Department has been conducted ia . the single matter of YoJttBteers and --' V - A " - I. T 4 . i. lt.x nmt JbS. V.T- on the' people Trill ,be th& very insigninV i; east earn of - one hundred and four thou ," sandt'eig&f l Hundred 'and flinty-nine dot- la.rt a.nd sixteen cenlt 1 A mere triie sure ij jqt auout Li teen mousana tax-payers to ;.wntrihttte..'.j- 'Z':s . .' ;,",'.'7- Oa the State Caances, the Message is Tery bri43fpaa3 the remarkable fact is stated tiat saTe and except the liabilities - tgiiiast the State, there are no outstand y. -S - . llf. il TfT- ' " 5c-lt if pas of the Governor's own inanu- fictnred quartz crushers could pound out r Lax-pier product than that -if tie peo rcc! 1 oa!y cease thiukiog l?Dg enough not to : -i h. The finnncofi jl;iitjly bother the tovcruor. lie knows the pimple know that ho known hw Administration hus bceu a iiut burdeitoiuc one for the tax payers, but he docs not know vxnetly how to conceal the facts from tlid voters in such way as to prevcut (lioni (Vom -.k-ing how it is that while under Governor Whiteuker the tatul tax generally uverug cd eight or nine mills on the dollar, it bow swell up to nearly double that sum. From finances the Governor goo on to the Insane Anvluui, and even hero he does not seem to havo faith enough in his ability to dwell long, but disiuiios the subject in a six line paragraph. Wo cer tainly expected something here from hi Excellency on Idiocy, particularly since he was to lame oa insanity. But the neglected subject evidently agi tated his ponderous frame, for his clott ing paragraph immediately follows, and in that ho exhibits a youthfutness of style, and greenness we shall not say verdancy of imagery, which calls forcibly to our wind an article which appeared in the Atlantic Monthly a year or more ago, " Concerning Veal.' ' His Excellency ovcu poetises in it, and ends with a stausa. lu mourning Lincoln he docs not forget to do full homage to Andrew Johnnon, and is pleased to say that he trusts lnui. The Message cloc as follows : " Of wltaMi fur Cud. APBiaoa C. tiuii. The review of the accompanying papers is deferred till our next issue. They em brace the Report of the Poni(ontiary Com missioners, the Report of the Proprietors of the Insano Asylum, and the Report of the State Printer. Most Welcome. 'The Jacksonville Reporter of Not. 25th did not reach us until Monday last, but we hail it with a hearty welcome, late as the.mails brought it. In it is the introductory of iu new editor, Mr. Frauk R. Stuart, and he gives forth the earnest of sterling metal. t is Democracy that he utters not the whited semblance of it, and we rejoice at the accession of so worthy a co-laborer in the broad, fruitful field which the Demo crats of Oregon are sure to handsomely harvest next June. Wo are doubly glad to know that the Reporter will be main tained in its sphere of usefulness, and that our party brethren in Southern Ore gon will be so fitly and ably represented through its columns. Hero is a key note taken from Mr. Stuart's Introductory : We shall exert oursclros te the extent of our ability to rcist the effort now being made by some of the leauung firojeise lctnocrftts, ia Oregon and elsewhere, to wean the De mocracy from its true allegiance, and trans fer it to the support of Andrew Johnson- an apostate . Temoerat and a time-server and urns mace it me tooiot mumiuaiamumn ; bolievine it to tie subversive of the caue ut true rcpuLlietfiiUui, and, if successful will surely result in the dismemberment ot our party, ana tnus aeler uie nope or peaoe and security to our dutracted country. We are especially rejoiced at this dis tinct, manly, unequivocal avowal, because of a sentence which appeared in the Val edictory of the late editor, with reference to "Johnson Democracy." 2Tow,woknow just where tho Reporter stands. A right hearty welcome to" its editor, and high sue cess to his brave Democratic organ. Ik Erroo. Elisha Applegato we think asks in the last State Journal : Did the Legislature evor adopt, proposo or recommend anything that pleased this Salem censor, or J as. U iltjaral aoi mucn. Oh, most illustrious General, you do us wrong you do, indeed. Hot in the whole State was there a warmer admirer of the very last act the last Legislative Assembly committed than our humble self, most mighty General. ... We allude to the ad journment. It was the only good or de cent act of the whole session, however. ' . i A ItxvxxKABUE Thxft.- Some unscrupu loos knaves have stolen thirty-Bix pairs of blankets, the bed, bedding, and cooking utensils, from the small-pox Hospital at Dalles City. ; , The fellows, if aware of the character of the hospital, would steal Pan dora's box of earthy ills. Pity . they didn't get the blankets of some miserable devil who had the itch, and retain them for their own use. - . Diss ask Auoxa Horses. There in a good deal of suffering to the horses and of loss to their owners in Rogue River Valley, occa sioned by " red lice " and " sore tongue." An application of oil or melted grease or lard all ever the horse is said to be a remedy for the lice,' and blue vitriol jwillcure the sore tongue. McRDiaocs Assaext. Ja9. Murray, late assistant cook at the Capitol Hotel, Salem, lately made a stealthy and murderous attack upon Ed. Herman, the chief , cook, with a large stone. It was feared that Herman's skull was fractured. Murray, fled, but was caught the next day at Aurora,, and is now in the jail at Salem, to await trial. - St atx Fai Exports. Mr. E. M Waite, late CorreBpbnding Secretary of the Oregon Agricultural Society, has kindly sent to us two bundles of the pamphlet copies of the Reports and Premium Lists of the Society for the past year, for distribution Ve will cheerfully furnish copies to any who may care to call for them. . ; . ToRzsigx. It b said that John R. Mc- Bride threatens to resign his position as Chief Justice of Idaho, because the salary is insufficient. True the salary is very low for s extravagant a country, but e don know but that it is big plenty for such a Judge, The MeBride family have had more than their full share of the public plunder already. : ' r - - V: A Goon Idha. The people of Umatilla propose to make a sood wajron road over the sandy plain fof a distance f twelve miles from that thriving town. Success to them, tin: ni iJiNictv In another column wo f ive a ropy i f tho lU'gintry law iulrodueed in tho Acinic lust Wcdnoii.hy by Mr. (Vanst.m of Luiio county, und ut the especial attention of our readers to it. Wo think all will iiim'o that it in tin) nioj-t iiilaimiin Hill ever pr sened for tlio conaiJeratiou uf a dcliboru tivo body. From inl'ortuutiou derivetl from intelligent sources we' expect the Hilt will paMs and reeoivo tho Kuucliou cl the Clover nor. Tho brief time tho copy of the Rill has becu in our pos-scssion pm-luilcs ui from reviewing its atrocious features iim fully as we dcrfiro. It provides for tho appoint ment of a Reginter to every voting pro ciuct, by the County CourU, and tlies-e Registers aro to sit to receive the names ofrotcrs for thirty days, the cloning day oi i no silting to ou inirty uays prior to At . i . .1 . 1 . the day of election. Theso provision place it iu the power of the County J Uvlge to appoiut any tool of their owu as KcgU-j tcrs, and work the grevious wrong uf du fruuehisiug cvyry voter who may not be able to call at the Registry ufliee during the allotted thirty days. A bona fide voter, who tuay bo a resident of uny rivcu precinct, if absent during thec thirty days, or sick, or from any eauo is unable to atteud during that period at the Reg istry ofliw, cannot vote, even though he were to return, or was enabled to call for tho registry uf his name, ou tho tweuty uiuth day preccdicg tho eleetiou, or ou any subsequent day. Again, voters who are, under the Con- tution and present law regulating elec tions, entitled to vote for State and Dis trict officers out of their own precinct, if through busiucas or other causes, absent from their place of reaidenco ou the day of election, aro disfranchised. To bo al lowed tho right to vote a citizen mut not ouly have been a resident of his precinct the constitutional and lawful time, but he must have his name on tho registry book from sixty to thirty days before tho elec tion j and after this registering of his name he must take tho iu famous oath pre scribed in this Bill, at the polls, or have his vote rejected. A startling feature of this Bill is that it surrenders entirely to the discretion or option of tho Registers, tho right to re cord or reject the name of tho applicant, and, in case of tho refusal of any Register to record the name of an applicant, the latter has no appeal from his decision, no recourse against the officer for tho gricv. ous outrage upon his highest right as a citiren. The Register's authority is su preme and Sual ; ho can record or reject the nsmo of a known voter at his pleas ure, will or caprice, and yet go entiiely unpunished for tho high-haudod tyranny which destroys tho citixcu's right of sul frage. The officer is invested with the utmost power, without limit whatever, and yet is relieved from responsibility iu any shape for the faithful performance of his duty. Thcro cannot bo found a par allel for this monstrous provision on the statute books of any State in the Republic It is borrowed from absolutism, and is most destructive iu its operation. Again, it is required of every voter that he shall, before being permitted to vote, take the infamous oath prescribed. And after he docs this, it is left apparent ly, to the option or caprice of the Election Judges whether or not his vote shall be received. The Bill assumes for its chief object the security of the election against the Totes of persons lately from the "re bellious" or " disloyal" States, who par ticipated in or sympathized with " the re bellion." . If this were really the object of its framers, why did they not confine the prescription of tho oath, or the latter por tion of it, exclusively to emigrants f They have not done this ; but, on tho contrary. compel the citizen who has resided in Ore gon for twenty years steadily to take the full oath equally with tho " rebel" lately came from a " rebellious" State. But there is a latent poison in the oath which is cunningly directed against the old Democratic voters of Oregon in order that they may be disfranchised. It is charged by the Abolitionists that there is, or has been, a "secret organization" of Democrats in this State, which is or was " treasonable,'! and it is against any and all who may belong or who did belong to that organization, one especial clauso in the oath is directed. We would gladly have that clause strictly and justly ad ministered, for if it be, every member of the treasonable and damnable Loyal League and nearly every Abolitionist in Oregon has been or is a member of it would be inhibited from voting. But the rule will not be justly applied." It wil be directed only against Democrats. Thus, if a Democratic citizen presents himself before the Register of his precinct for the purpose of having his name registered that officer is permitted to ask , him what ever questions be pleases, without gtint or limit, and if it shall appear that the citi zen has ever belonged to any " secret or ganization,", no matter how purely patri otic its object, or declines to answer that question, either the Register then refuses to record his name,-or, if he ; does record it, the Judges on the day of election wil refuse to receire his vote. Xefc a Loya Leaguer, whose secret organization oath was compound treason against both the Federal and State Constitutions, is ncith- jer questioned on that score nor refused j his vote because of his membership i Again, the Bill provides that any rebel !r rebel ryinpnthizor who has availed him lull of the President's Amnesty, hnll not bo required to take tho oath, while it is ixui lcd of the old citizen of tho. State who jlmv continuously resided hero lor years. Tho lOftt to tho tStato for practically carrying out tho operations uf this Bill is barely Muted -the Registers aro to re ceive a compensation oi twenty-live cents for one h psuio registered. There rnut bo added to this (ho cost of olfteo rent for eai-h Register, for thirty days, and inci dental expenses, which will surely increase the sum total to full twenty or twenty-five thoiifuuddollurs fr every general e loot ion. Tho Rill is iu fact a declaration of war or servitude, to ojerate only against Dem ocrats. The Abolitiouists are well aware that Orcgou is now undoubtedly Demo cratic! U sentiuicut that the next State election will result in a Democratic tri umph, if souio arbitrary, unconstitutional, and coercive measures, aro not adopted t-: prevent pueh a conclusion. This Bill is the engine by which they hope to con tinue the power to themselves, to secure the success ol their ticket. Lot Democrats now spply themselves to a full considera tion of the political situation. There is no need of hasty or precipitate action, but there is every need for complete orgaui tion, wis and calm deliberation, and, to follow these, a firm, united, resolute ac- tiou at the critical moment. Tho Bill is in every sense an atrocious aud infamous ono. ihe oath is akiu to that which a liighwaytnau or an assashin might exact, and is worthy no better consideration. Our party brethren, wo feel perfectly con scious, will be fully able to meet the great emergency which tho passago of tho Bill will devolve upon them, and for that good time let us all agree to patiently wait. We aro numerically strongest. Wo should nil remember tho old fabh of tho father and his sons with tho bundlo of rods. Actiug singly or in factions wo shall be Hopelessly broken and our cause destroyed. Together, in one firm, united, compact oody, all tho powor and force of the Abo lition party cannot break or overcome our organisation, or defeat our ticket at the olls next Juno. ArTsa Indians. Tho Mountaineer savsi A movement is on foot in Owyhee to fit out a party of one hundred men to go against the Snake Indians up the Malheur and Owy. hee rivers. Tho CI soldier who were kept at Camp Watson to vote for Hogue might hnro done some service against Indians ; hut it seems our " brave volunteers are never ordcrod to such rcsky" duty. Some of them nujrht get hurt, or be disabled for voting. Tho settlers and miners must pay tuies to support these trencher trooMrs, and then lo their own fighting iu sMf-prolection against Indians. Honbcas Cavcht. Two men, named Williams and Daniels, were arrbatod in Portland last Saturday, for the robbery of tho safe at Itognrs' Hotel in Umatilla, from which they took $3,000 belonging to Mr. Bockham, a returned Kootenai miner, and $500 from the hotel proprietor. Pretty nearly all tho stolen money was recoTCred from them, and they hare boon tout back to Umatilla to await trial. . Cossciaxce Pricked Hi. At the late term of the Circuit Court in Marion county, witness named Lasscr confessed that he had falsely a worn in the same case at a formor trial, and that his conscience had not been eay since. He was placed in custody, indicted for perjury, and is now in prison to await trial. Ackxowlzmxsxts. We are under obli gations to Hon. Bart. Curl, Senator from this county, and to Hon. Jaa. D. Fay, Rep resentative from Jackson county, for copies of tho Governor's Message, the Registry Bill, and Thornton's Specific , Contract pamphlet. , They were most acceptable and very timely favors. , i Dbad. -Capt. Edwards, well known to ocean travellers along this coast as a Colo in bia Bar pilot, died on the steamer Pacific two days out from San Francisco, on her last trip to Portland. He was a splendid pilot and a good man. Thkascrb. The steamer Pacific on her trip from Portland to San Francisco, last Saturday, took nearly $800,000 in treasure Oregon gold shipments are looking up Santiam will commence her big contnbu tions next year, maybe. Rascallt Indians. A. H. Miller and P. F. McManus lost 21 fine pack mules lately on the Owyhee and Rogue River Valley trail, by a band of rascally Indians. " Col Maury was with Mr. Miller in charge of the train from which this number were stolen. TnonpoT flnn Vrant .Trmna tried to write tho names of some others like tW!yUuit themselves, without thoir knowledge or apSy probation, at the Dalles a short time ago and is living in jail, there to remain nntil next Court, for the act. i .i mi i afcajQa . -;. -f ( A Local AciTATiojr.-The good people of Lane county are agitating the subject of a removal of the Court rfiftise from its present sirn m 'Riio-nnft C.'itv to some other point. It J is a free discussion without sticks. ' Heatt SAtE.Tho Portland ferry, with franchise, boats, &c., was sold a few days ago by Knott, its late owner, to a company composed of "VV. S. Ladd, E. M. Benton, S N. Arrigoni and A. P. Dcnison, for $35,000. Advancing . La Orande is a flourishing towtone of the best business points in the country east of the mountains. Among other late additions to the place in a public way is that of a fire organization. A Shootinceb.- Riley Deadmondried to shoot Jas. E. McCabe in Eugene City a few days ago, for which elegant amusement ho was put under $500- bonds for his appear' I ance at the next term of court. TEltEliiiAVnW. OVERLAND DIBPATCIIE3. DATES TO NOVEIGEER 27. General Mcwi. AVmliinjtt'iti, Nov. 2.'. tin,. -ml I'.uil'-r nrrivi-l hers t tlsy and il oi.o pt'-.l with H?wii alul tiK-niben of t'diiKt'" wil l urn now lir. (luv. .Morion of Iii'liuiju lu gone V J.'Bri for liil lira'lli. Srw Yrb, Nor. 23. riuulm Jet.kinn'n ehxrU-U iovunor ol Uorii. A upgro riol iifoiirretl in Miiriium, Mret Kl-rili. Istcljr. Tliy turiicl a lnii sin tint of i.m.ru inut I'otloii. 'J'toojig xi' ri ftut ('i ko j or.lt-r. Hon. Bisott Ipbwk In ijTii'l Oh) viiiir in New Orleii. It i nil Cliiltftu Bfiit um jinn liming nrm. J rfsjaU uru filling uji for Chilian .rivuiotr in Nt York. Tlio fiuull pox ii ruling iitiioii tla fun. hum in VJri;lui, Uvolfi mn Aialoilna. Iloary fiuu.li in tUi l,nsrtertiiii'iri Iii')mrliuiut in Kutitui'b bsvii Lwu ili.-eon.ru.l. Tti Wiliuinlou. N. C, llrl.l givn tbof.illofr hig rosulu, far on livurii front, uf tiiti io,ul r VuU uf NuriU Carolina ou lli mill uluvir onli . Usui- I fur, 4,220 nlii.t, t.KlV. ' lu tlju -lion irJincei f-.r, i.2i'J Kio-t, ws. A r i;inl fioiB Alaliunm ray (ov, l'ai ooiii in bl uiuta urn lliv (.lion of in l'i hi iioii ii ii Aiuriidiiie t lioli4l,iii)( Kim . ry, uinl ilio jm-saiiu of lawn fir tbf r jlctflioii vf lb il if-- perly f tiro. A l'lliilia' ( Kluri l.i) litirr .'iyi Tim ironi- titiou to r-iuiluttu tU tvt.nl urn il- lit an 1 u loi l ting uraro letiui niy, i in null n J fining o fiii lioii. 11 oul I not liuru ii:tam-i, loil I lot mi iu(t ra plainly taw that iiolbin woil l n ire lt at roalloii ol Hit ric.i.li ol, una tnaliio ili loinlit I'liU rulorrti irool) Ufa ull In hit r fiuovrj. ami ltir "ill b l.fl oiiljr Ir.'W 7,UUU v IU,I)(H) wbito coliticra in lb fcl.ilii. Tba WorlJ'a fm-iMiil iliKiml' h ! Amuni; tho prUuiior recauii liroubl Iroiu Mir H nilit, uioI.t t'iraumtaiHi ol jrr. al inylrrv awl in.'uii'tml ol iu lb OU 1'upitol rUuu, i M..j. Mittib v. lie was arrt..l ill I'l.briil lln wit. In i.Iim.m ttf il.rt K;.t. Inburjr f rUon tiit tua mortutily r:Mul j anion II. a 1,'uion iirl'i'r tin r. lli uurt frou marly all the M itri rH-i-ireil at tho J-rwJuii'u'i llure.iu, liavn fitnbiMhtd ti.o fart that there ill cooniili.ral.il' ludortu auiontC IH'irror'. An arrival frout Xx be u, Cms: I'wot.la look u jioii tho royritt il'i-ii oi lli. ro rs a coroph to farce. None of tho Coiir.uii o le t ean Uka tho oath. II. K. Sjntnoii, tiiu i.i.ly ntnJid .t j wi.u flould d i in, win duluut.'J by a lart;e majority. Kew York, Nov. 20. A Va?b:ut m iitcinl on talni tlm following : tit-n. lirai t ami part of Id rtaS" will leava on ilond iir 1 jr itkhiuond, Charlr-a- tou and thw iutvrior cttiua. Ti.i r wtit bo alorol about fourlfen day. Tha daughter of cx-Pcortary M.tllorv ha not in- eudad at yut la ubtainiuj b r falhrr r. Ua.. It rvpxiited that diirliu; burri-lnry fl!'i triti eastward b yiit. d .Mullory in Fit ltlaycttA and rauulrea loiue lulonuulooi eouevntutz tue an liivn of tb rvbot nayy. Mil .ry duchitd giving it. Caleb Cuhing afterward tuadt) ti e lauiu rU t, but Malbiry tutn d.-niird ul; kn.inloda of their cus tody. Iiitimatiuu art reported tjiiau Vt-n ma U to hi daugbu-r by our authority that Mail. rj laiut viudiuato biumlf ui.d. r onth a a e tnltti n piaviou to Li ruloajB.', wltkb it i bchtv-d bo cnu ud will do. Mr. C'tciuaot C. Clay kaf bean inf -ruird that bcr bavbaod eanuot ba pardiiued, but will boht ld fur trial. Among tho pardon granted t'-dar by the Frr- ideut in a prial favor W Major Kepols, a grad ual of Weat I'oint aud aa officer of the old army. II.-pot m Cbiof Engines r of lbs rcix.1 defeno- at CbarletOtt. Hi i tba Srt Inatitw e of a pardon being granted to any olia of Ibat clan of tuvtt who wvr aduoatud at Uiuir country iiptnit, ami wtio pluaged into rcbulliou at Via' lirt bugle catl. Th pardon wa granted on Ui re..oiunn u Ution of the Attorney Uuiicral, Ike young man Lining an in- veuttou wbtcb I likely to Im of cr. at lo'iutil l the tjuTirninuut, and for which be could uot get a pa taint without a pardon. " Tba trial of Commodort' . rayrn lit notnllaetinj the ram Htenewall w.is c iiitioutil W-d.iy. lulhiii of Interval waa diet !. The lUrutd'i" Kavannnti eorrc'-nltir! a vBtaio an order oauttouin w!nt . cliiidrcn fv.ui aiuuin Ibo children, of froedineti j ani warns frco!;nvn tMipying land which ba; e been rerlored t their former ownrr. t rcuwro In-fore lutmbi-r 2tll!i. Tba Poof Washington nioi inl tnjn the Ttc mi- ry I"partiuent dutei tires hav cii.-d ouiitarl". it of : llie Tuu-Forty bond of the dt'ituuiinatiou of :U0, aud o well exeeutnd that their putiouuead would be diffirult to detect. j New Y'oik, Nov. 27. Co of choloru nro report ed ia tbe rity tj-duy, b.lt denied by'lr. Sjyne. j lUe SaraoDiiU Uerold of tlio .'..a vi tien. Uil- more ba obtained a pardon for the rehid Ueueral 1 cauott, wao duf.'ndud curt eiuutter aaiust lam. Vabuicton, Nov. 27. rheeoiuiniiion appoint ed to iuveiiigalt) certain fraud alluded to bare been oomtnittud at Uoaton by amenta who, through fraudulonl miirtprentalioii, indacod ti.-riu.tu immigrant tu euUr our army as lulistitule met and orgauiied to-day. Bt. Louis, jNov 2. Col. Kravo of Ihe Mexican array and bearer of dirpaUdie from Juarox to the United Mate, arrived at Kaiieu Lily, Ioou toe 2f th, en roiito to Wulhiuton. Ilo Itutv the Mex- oan have 25,000 trKp under arm, and that 7b,- 0U0 more eau be put in tho Cold a aooa as means are raited, which will be rp.edily. Aew Ork-an, Jvov. 2b. Tne !tlta Crux corres pondent my everything ia utMetUud in Mcxieo. (iuoerul dullness prevail ; buiui$ ia paralyzed. Maximilian's power ia IcMening daily. l'ucljla U selected as tbe (ieueral Kurui-hinj Uea hU:irtTS for tbe Imperialists. It is strongly parrinoiied by Austrians. The road are unsafe. Kobiieries are hourly committed. The country is in a deplorable State. There is no business, or security ia any thing. - ' ' - , Orisapa is strongly fnruflou in anticipation or a Liberal attack. Tlio materials have been removed to place of safety. Judgo Porkius. (ion. Price, and others are lauuine of the success of tbe Im perial cease. The Empress has started for Yuratau unaccom panied by Maximilian, who follows iu January. Tbe rcecplioa of the Empress on the route wa quite calm, except at Vera Crux, where the demon strations were somewhat grand, hue was to de part on the 10th for Yucatan. Keinforcemeuts to tbe number of 14.0UO arrived at Vera Crux on the 12th, and more aro looked for. 1 be Liberal are alive, aud are collecting all the troops they can. iNew lork, ov. Z7. A Concord letter says that ex-President Pierce U alowly recovering aud is now oat of danger. A .Montreal letter says the Fenian excitement in Canada has somewhat subsided. A French Republican club has been organized at Montreal, ltd object is tho annexation of Cana da to tbe united States. Xew Y'ork, Kov. 28. The Fenian flag was rained yesterday oTcr the Fenian headquarters. Union bauare, in honor of the celebration of the evacuation of the city by the British in 1783. Tbe headquarters are now under full headway: busi ness is being transacted with all the regularity of an organized government buruau. lao t-ecrvtary of War, Secretary of the Treasury and other de partments, are properly organized and at work. Tho Herald fays : This session of the IT. S. Cir cuit Court, with either Chief Justice Chr.so or Judge Underwood presiding, has boon ordered to commence at Norfolk, Ya., to-morrow. It is thought by some that bis business will bo the trial of Jell. Davis A letter from Georgia says, that the late rebel Ucncral Jordan is practising law in Atlanta, ba. Wheeler is iu tbe commission business at Augusta, tJa.; General Gurthell is practising law in Atlanta, ,,Ua.; General Anderson is in the commission busi ness at tho same place f General Hardee is at ba vannah, and Howell Cobb at Macon. Washington. Nor. 20. Tho Government detect tivo force so far from being disbanded,' oa was doubtless the intention of the President at one time, has now important and legitimate work laid out for it in the chief cities of tho Union and along tho borders to detect and apprehend counter. fciters of greenbacks, smugglers, and defraudere of me tntornai revenue. Gov. Hamilton in bis proclamation calling the Texas Convention says; AH qualifled voters hav ing taken tbe amnesty oath, or being pardoned, are eligible, even if the oath was taken or they were pardoned subsequent to the election. .New Y'ork, Nov. 20. A letter from Bio Janeiro says : Thore is a strong emigration from the United States to Brnsil. Nearly aJl are refugees from the late rebellious states New Orleans, Nov. 20. The test oath has beon argued before tbe District Court hero for two days. Judge Turall intimated to-day that ho oonsidcrcd the law unconstitutional, A Monroe, Louisiana paper speaks encoarage ingly of the prospects of tho eotton planting in that section. Tbo planters are disposed to give tho frecdmen a fair chonco. The same paper says that a larg number of emigrants from 'Alabama and contiguous. States aro going to Texas. Washington, Nov. 30. The President has issued a proclamation, dated Dec. 1st, jwtegiag the writ of habeas corpus in bU State!Rf!Torritories ex cept Virginia, Kcntuokyrehiiesseo, North Caro lina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ar kansas, Texas, District of Columbia, Turrilorie of iyw Mejioo ftni Arijopa, DATES TO BECEJWDrn X. General News. Vvvt Yorlt, Noy. 2. Tlia IVfulilrnt bna jnt ifino (in oritur ri'lciMiiii from yti 1'nU-U, Pi"i ii hi, ri'lx I Kfwri liiry of Viuf, ttinl Juilgo Afaraili, ol Hoiiili inilUiii. A r!rnilirig i Rii-n for Ibo Il.ivliin nrtny ban b. imi i- lal.lislii d in J'.roM'lwuy. !J lie jmr (illcrcl i ;lf;Ii.y dollar er moiith. An iiiiiniiu rT8iln Hint firatit will viiiit N'cw Orii'an for lb parinra of inrMitif; Kbi rifliin iiti f oous-ulling' mini i vil. allaiM on lhi ilio iriiil. Jl U bnliort l llure will aol 'm any opf, n-iv ilnnoiiilrulioii hy i-hcriiian' troop now on Unit linti. Tin Timf'H iwiul nyf : Tlia rcjmrt lliat Jolm Milcbill wn juir.loiifil U unlrun. Jle di'ln't jily for j.!irlon but took tbo oath of uU-uinnnn, JJut two or llin i? mirelfiUtaUVt! of rJlat r I'l iitly in r'la-llioii Imyo arrirert. It $ oii'li rtoo(l noun will iil'i mj.t to lut..fi ro wiih tlie orfiiiim lioii of t!i lloii. Tli-y await the action of the CloiU uiol tbe ilominatit jmrty. The for'licoMiiiijj lli i.orl of the Feetrtary of Wur fliows ilmt ninue tlm lt of )nt May fhnarmy ha li- rn re'liict-'l from IiUO.ImiO to 176,1100 men, Il Kill In- r lilii.l in ;,,0(IO by itvxt May. Tin.; ('omiilrollcr'ii lt-mrt argue for a retrac tion of currency. Uii. Hli U baa l appointed ti command lb lfiartriiriit of South Carolina. Thta ii yiewed a a mark of tbo rrialdaut'a dinpleaiura with that .-lulo. ConsrresaloaaL Tli r- il'Ttion of Colfax for Fjnoiker and Me I'b. r-on for fl( rk of the llou nmm to be geu i rally nMi-dnI. A s' 'irtl my Iloraoli! V, Jobnaon think the riontlii-ru incmbCT will uot be ailiuiH. a. I,i II r nay lliat ir. Murrin u elected U.'P. Hiiafor Iroiu florida. M aihinglon. Noy. It La laid that the oath iUi-!iott will bo tenffcd by 8turt of Virifiula. wli'i will tiiiiku u)ipli.!aliou for bU Mat without taking !!! Olttl. Il i rnmorid that (lie Xw Y'ork diileation will it' nipt lii or-ani.nlioii of the Iloumt by d po iog .U I'ln r..n -as t'lrrk. Thprit will b'j fovon i-iinlerti'd aratu from tba Kth JtiitriiH, N't w York, Kith and 21t J'a., 1.1th iliii, 7h Indiana, 4tb Muaonri and ith Atichl- tnn. Tlio I'mlpiitial of muinher are yary clow "mt 11 " ""''" f lha CJiirk will b aldo to make up the roll in time from the rbu tinl rtrcelvcL. The Cbrouh le ay McThervm, f'!rk of the Ilmiii", hm derided to keop off the Damn of Vir ginia aud Tifiiwifeo laemWr from the oBioial roll. The friend of tho Preidfnl, however, Innift that Mnj n.'ir l and CoMofce, to. itibcr il t from Trunoj'., uiuit bo admitted at Ihe organization of I lie llouiw. They will prdmbty be admitted. btm-ra"ii Ktheridijo claim that but few Con-, gwmmcn fleeted from that State have received a majority of legal volo, A rptfial divpoUsh to the New York Times f l). r.. I!, a that up to 4 o'clock lat evening, only tlurty-fire memUr td Congrct had reported thr-msuire. A rfiiH-ial di'pntch to the Herald ny that the New Yofk dblvatiou i in M'Rhinton to pre ll.:ury J. r.urtuotid for flie Cbairman..hip of the Way and Mean Committee, In fdte of Tbaddeu Ster.n. 1V'hnlon, Xipf. 1. So far about eyrnty.fiye tin in brj of the 11 .ue of Keprewntiitire baye ar rived. The eituru of lUpublieana la ealled for to-morrow nlebt to mSn-l candidate for Ibc pvakeTidiip imd other o(So-. Nw Orlearia, Xoy. Ti. tien, Cregaa' eourw. in MiUippi U generally denounced. . He Is aid t bo iufuaitig tbo negroe with incccdinry senti ment. Gov. Well urjre the Lefrialaluro to Itanj or fall by the I'reaidont' reeonstraction policy. Xaw York, Nor. 29. The North Carol'iua Leg Uluture havo elc-h!d a Union Speaker. Ooycruor JIoIiIl-u U improt inp. Preaidctit Johnson has written lo Holdon, proin'ming the Uoyerntmsnt to uiiain hi aet aa I'royimional liovernor. TbU i.sltvr i viewed aa aRaioft the admission of South ern tntmlwr. Tbe Preablent ba greatly changed hi vk-wi t iwanl tbe Somh lately. Ifo u pro yokofl that North Carolina deflated Hidden for tioviTn.ir, and wilt coctinne biia a I'rovijiiotial ii rnor. Jcn. tlreg'ry. Chief of tint Bureau of Freedtnen of Tfxna, U reported by Texan a having made a fpctcti liUdy t" the Ufgro, wherein be con J imoc.i the I'n-nidcnt rvcouatrtii-tion pyliey. Grenada, (M'w.) oy. 29. A collision ocarrad htre lat uiht, between a party of State tniliiia pin kins f.r urnii among the 1'recdmeo, att a inad of nvgrKf, an-iialod by aouie Kilored aol- dmrs. fvvtrnl of tho luilitia were wounded aud ouo ncvurel v. A large number of musket, pow- ii r. He. were louioi una taken trom Iho negroc. M utgotuery, Ala., Aov. 2H. The two Houses of Ihe U miniature met in con rent ion yeeterday and elected Ilonston and Varsons V. S. Senators. Cairo, Nov. 3t). Tbe Guerrilla. QuantrcL was here to-day, en route fr Washington, seckin for purduu from the Guvemment. Governor hharkcy passed through to-dav for Washington. bt Loo ii., ov. 30. A dispatch says that the returns from the Southern count it insnre the election of Gilpin and Chivington to Congress. jiuniax, .ov. u. iaie auviecs irom fu 1 Hum a havo been recti red. Tbe U. H. steamer Tu earora arrive'l there on the 11th and Railed on the 2ta. The Vamlerbitt, I'owhattan and iron-clad Monadnot-k arrived on tbe ll)th and sailed ou the IStb. They would next reach Cayenne. .IfToe fleet ia bound for the Pacific. Washington, Nov. 29. An order has been issued removing all colored troops to posts on the fron tier. Robert Toombs has escaped from, tbe Tortoga and sailed for Kitrope. It it asserted that (rcn. Batter nas prepared a statement showing how Davis can be tried by a military tribunal. A prominent qnestion before the next Con cress will be tbe increase of tbe regular army. Grunt is underatood to be in favor of mastering volunteers into the regular service an 9 such addi tions to the service as will make tbe nominal strength of the regular army about 75,000. ltie reporl ia revived that the civil trial of Jefl. Davis is at bat d. New Y'ork,, Doc L Rio Janeiro dates of the 24th November, states that Paraguay ba received another defeat at Narrangatos, ten miles above Ynguanciceora. Another slight engagement oc curred on the 20th of September, near Luisialcss, in win til the Paraguayans burned some thirty villages on their inarch. It was expected at Rio the war will toon be oyer. Tho victorr of the allied forces over the Paraguayans are deemed decisive. It is expected there will be a large immigration from the United States. Several gentiemen from Louisiana were in Brazil. : Boston, Dec 1. A convention of the colored people of New England, is in session here, for the purpose of having the Constitution of the United States so altered as to nx an equal qualification on rotors, and to look to other matters concerning the colored man and bis status in the land. Washington, Dec. 1 Judgo Wright, of Indi ana, is here as Delegate from Louisiana. He maintains that by rebellion the Southern States have relapsed into a territorial condition. This is the basis on which he will present himself to Con gress as a Ue legate. DATES TO DECEBXBEH 5. General News. Xev York, Deo. 2. The Herald's Kiehmond eorrespondont says : Upon authority of General Grant rations to tho destitute people, white and black, in the South will be discontinued during the present month. Great suffering i anticipated in consequence, and the people of Richmond propose to appoint commissioners to solicit donations in the principal cities. A rumor is prevalent that the British Govern ment has instructed Sir Frederick Bruce to remon strate with our Government against tho movement of the Fenians in this eonntry. ; The President is said to have opposed a request irom Juares, through the Embassador recently sent to this country, for permission to purchase materials from the United estates. - Governor Marvin has restored the civil officers who were acting at the time of the surrender. Colonel Osborne has issued a code for the man ftgemcnt of the interests of the freedmen. Provisional Governor Johnson St Georgia ha ordered the formation of a militia company in each county of tho State to prevent disorder. ' The North Carolina Convention haTe passed the Constitutional amendments. There were only six nays. . .; ... , ..;.:. ' .Lawrence, Kansas, Deo. 1. A party of 200 Cheyeties and Appaches attacked the coach on Butterfield's express route, on Tuesday last near Dowoes' gprkigs, and killed six passengers and the express messenger, and afterburning the coach returned to Dowries' Springs, burned the building aiul stolo or destroyed all the other goods and property. One of the passengers killed three Indians, but was afterwards shot himself. His heart was cut out and his body burned over a slow nre. - v ; ... . Organization of CongTcas. ? Wasbingtoni Doo. '4. A proposition that the Seuate shall act in harmony with the House, oa the admission of Southern Representatives, is strongly opposed by Senators on the ground that it is an infringement on the rights of Senators. At noon tOHlavMcPherson. Clerk of the House. prooccdei to oU the roll of uieuilrcrs. While U WB bdng fuVd. MyPrd7 't Tftiwe, who iminn bd im ln pl4rl n Ihe roll by MePher ion, wm.b'd ! ii,'Kt omeihing, tot the Clerk r fii-l fi lie Utorriptd. AfU;r (lie call w eoifl' Itii-PtKftard r Ut Jpeak, but the rl.-rk rll hiiu i;tiivdi r. One hundred and aeventy-flvw ooooIot anw-red 4'tbeir name. "" Ifrook,- rifi Kew Y'oHr, wade a speech cbaraet hing the tiiiJiK-'lon of the names of tbe member from the rollja enpneedented, mijt and totally uncalled for. He id if Maynard was a loya man from a loyal KUt, then ihe President wa not a lovu! won. but an alien arid a stranger. He rhr(?ed lhal the adoption of :the renolatioii ex (biding tho Houtbern member from trie lfe hf tbe Tnlon csuow was denigntnl to be antegonuHi lo the Preeident'a tne, , TU Konse took no actbill on the eubjevi, hml aii'V'rllM previou in!ion, prneaw wt w tion of Htcnker. HmvW Colfax M Brook were pat la noia Ination. Colfax Wa cl"l"d. Tbe J?na met at neon and wan called to nr4str by Ko'tir, Vrden ere !, 1- Mt. VffUmf then ..ffcred V- . - Upland. vrjjBiiw ninr w vywMW appeared anu . Wa-hingtori, Dee. 2-The OkU t'ai aam lat night was attended by sixteen Representative. Kot tbe Iat slgniflent aetb.n mf ftas wat the noanlinnns page of s r'tolnllDei i.9a4 hf General Garfield, pledging tbir retwaoKd m&d the edmid " "? K prsiitaJe ftem mttf State lately in rebellioa prior to Ibe organ isetioi of I'ongrea or afler It, until Ui erdntlai f in:h Representative shall have been referred te the regular eowmittee and the whole Matter iavee tiiralied and dicad. f lie eoiten also drHdd in go in a body for Colfax for Speaker and fPr -rti foy Clerk, in follow the lead ef the Xew Kagi land rotate in lb yot for rWrgeant-aUAmf I U support Hawkin Jay lor lit Vor Keeper, mud te yo for Col. Gwin, of Oh i'v for Poetia aster. The Democratic mem lair of CwBgreM. held euei to-night, aud determined sipoe their eoerte of aelioii. Harrison and Pilton, from ATabasa, aodTebbe and Turner, from Jiortn laroliua, are hate, wttki certificates claiming seat, From IJLACitrooT. O. V, Kecler, forrhr an old resident and once Kpreaerittire of Ja kon comity, writes to the Reporter from Ujc Iflaxkfoot !untrr, Oct. 11th, and ghr several jiiterentirig items of trflwa and per inn. lie wiy lr. McCally, fur Ttafs Um w w w PofltiQ&fter in JnekonviH ; aod Jer). lt K ny , k nowa all over Oregon as a eaUl drover ntoce ir2, are both in that region. the firmer being located at Cottonwood. There aro a large Boaler fron Southern Orpgoti iu Montana. Cayote Bvans Lad not l?cn seen since his relense from eustod oa a charge iuvolving Mint raac&lity. Capt, Kocler sajs it is quite otmra4a to bant; two r three of a night at Helena. Waj don't they change the name of the place to Stan tun it would be singularly appropriate, only, we presume, those hung in Helena are not innocent. - . A Terrible Succcssie or MiiFOKTCJigs. Tho Vancourer Register of Dee 2d says j ' Tbe Iwuae of the lato Victor Smith, at Purt Angeles, was U.tally destroyed by lr one nihtof last week. Tins fire occurred so suddenly that Mrs.- Smith bad barely time to escape in her night clothes. Sad misfortunes have cMeti this family within a short time past. Not t aro years since their old borne was swept into iJe sea by the fiere water avalanche that broke from theorer hanging mountains, and destroyed every thin impeding its resistless eoorsef? a few months since Victur Smith.jrid watfry grave on board of theiil-fated Brother Jonathan, and now the u tonrning 'and deso late widow is bereft by, another destroy tag clement of all her property and tba home that sheltered her and her children. . ' Silttr Lodes isr Jack box CocttLt Reporter of last Saturday says a good deal of excitement bas been caused in that sec tion lately by the discovery of lodes or reiaa of silver bearing quartz on Jackson creek. One piece roughly assayed yielded ooe-fonrtl, of the original weight f the ore f pore silver. It bas been for years, and is still, our opinion that in mineral wealth portksis of Jackaon and JosepbJno counties are sot surpassed on this whole coast. Time and industry will develop it. ' .1 . ,t a BMaaaaa , 0 j J J Terrible Cascaltt. Daring the recent storms two ditches on the side hill at Seott'a Bar, Siakiyon county, California; broke away and flooded the town below. 'The rash of water swept before it the dwelling of Patrick Galloon, in which were his family. Three cf his children perilled one of aiao ; years, two. twins, younger. Te rest of ta family barely escaped. i"be bodies of ti lost children were reeorerel and buried tie day following th,diart;,;''.''' Di3xi3SED.-We see by die Salem iper that the suit of the Delasey brothers against Caton & Curl, for the retsorery of moneys charged to belong to the state of the mur. dered 161 Delaney, has been discontinnea , on motion of the Delaneyii coansel. This is a Tirtual acknowledgm.t of the entire innocence of Caton Carl, Eeqs. ia Hsm matter involved. . ' .. 'v:; " " ' Good tor St. lUuEss-i-Tlie last Van couver Register says: fi ' ' t e are not m possession of the partlea torsy but we are informed that a company having at its command at left half million dollars, has Wn m.i.n; t ti the . development and building on of onr little neighbor St. Helewr. Good for St. Helens 1 She deserves some sunshine after having set so long and patit ntly in the dark ness of her mountain shade ws. An-xzxatiox. The Walla Walla State. man agitates the proposition of annexation to Oregon, and says that bite, investiratioa develops the fact that a verr larce maiorit of the people of that Talley and the section directly interested in the annexation croiect. warmly favor it. For one. we should cer tainly faror the measure, lid hope it bwj be accomplished. . V; The Jali. Late advioas from Page Sound give accoonte f ths Woleace of th recent gale there. A bark and brig were seriously damaged, several ' smalt e-r,:' craft are missing, and snreat injurvwas don to the forests of pine and fir, and to tha roads which the fallen timber obstructed PoRTLAsn TiRtxsx'a Eutcnoar. Last Monday the firemen of Portland held tbir electioa for Chief and Assisiant Engineers o. xoung was cnosea vua iw Joseph Buchtei; W, II."T3d was those" UireV and W, F." Patterson; Soooad Assist. - ant Engineers. The. total ycte was ! Cbxxaxsx. Several tltoufl and of .Chinese laborers are to b put to wcrk in the poor class placer diggings of Idahi next year, by wealthy Chinese companies. ; . s . Convicted. KurtsK tried for the jnurdw of a Chinaman in Idah&Ywss oovicted and! sentenced to bo hung January ISthy'lSCS AcQcirnso.--Ja3, tHssa,.rki ' MUIb a negro barber ia Idaho City; has ccn ac quitted. ' r ' V' v v""'