I i si STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY, J AM Alt Y is, 1S06. Democratic State . Central Committee. A Meeting cf tto Democratic State CntrJ Committee will be held in the eitj Portland, on MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1SCO, t 11 o'clock, a. m. The Members, of the Committee are respect fully requested, upon this public notifica tion, to b present t the appointed time. By order of J. B. STEPHENS, . - ' : President of Committee. Portland, Dec. 20, 18G5. THE IUPLIC'ITY OF THE ABO LITION PARTY IX ItFOAKI) TO THE A?IE.OMEjrT TO THE COKSTITL'TIOX. - Last week we ga-re some attention to Che extraordinary construction now given by the Abolition leaders to the second section of tha Amendment to the Consti tution, and which had not been publicly suggested or mentioned until after the official announcement by the Executive that the Amendment had been ratified by thd required n amber of States..' We propose to still further ixpose the fraud and duplicity which the Abolition leaders have practiced with reference to this measure. The Amendment is as. follows: Section 1. Neither slarcry nor Involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime, wherof the party shall Lave been duly con vkted, ahall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. . Sec. 2.: Congress shall have power to en force this article by appropriate legislation. The last section seems merely to invest Congress with the authority to enact laws o enforce the previsions of .Section 1, o-wit! that neither slavery nor involun tary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, shall exist in any part of the United States. Not one out of every one . hundred voters who read-and re-read the Amendment daring the many months it sras before the people for consideration -ever imagined that the last eectron was ruseeptible of any other construction than this we. have just repeated. Yet, no sooner is the oEcial announcement of the ratification of the Amendment mada than Senator Wilson presents a carefully pre pared Bill in the Senate, by which the people are informed, fur the first time, i .that the interpretation given the con la'ndincr RPrtirm hv iht r. tx. j id this effect t-hat it empowers Con- gress to enforce upon all the States of the Union without regard to the wishes. Tiewa or voice of the people of the sev-! -ral States, a uniform, system of Negro I Equality, by whieh the negroes are in Tested with every civil and political right, privilege and prerogative, possessed by white citizens. As we stated last week, ..had the people ever fancied or feared that tfach .an interpretation could have been tven tothe Amendment they would have repudiated it from one end of the Union to the other. The Abolition lead ers were well aware' of this, and therefore withheld from public channels every inti "mation of their real purpose in proposing the" Amendment, and the peculiar inter pretation they aimed. to put upon it in the event of its ratification, so as to more "rarely accomplish their nefarious ends. v But if none outside of their -own treas onable circle suspected all the inquiry which this Amendment wa3 made to con tain and to conceal, there ware those who feared lest the plain construction appar ent oa its face would be ignored, and that another and very mischievous interpreta tion would be given to it by the party srhich proposed it. ; Among the eminent citizens who entertained a fear of this j-ind was the Hon.' B. F. Perry, the Pro .visiooal Governor ot South Carolina. In "rritiig officially to President Johnson, in reference to the feeling in the Legislature f that State on the Amendment question, he nied the following language : There is ao objection to the adoption of ie proposed amendment to the k eaerai Jon tdtution, except an apprehension that Con gress might, under the second section of that Amendment, claim the right to legislate for the negro after slavery -was abolished. To this he received an' official ' reply from Secretary .Seward, by direction of the President, dated Nov. 6, 1865, from which we quote as follows : f '- tThe objectioa which you mention to the East clause of the Constitutional Amendment ii regarded as querclous and unreasonable, . -because that clause is really restraining in its -effects, instead of -enlarging the power of Con gress. ; , . i -. . -. ' ? 5Here, then, we have the assurance of the President, by his first Cabinet officer ithat the 'last clause of the Amendment w&3 intended as u really restraining" inpoh Congress, instead of enlarging its power. ; Accordingly, if there be any faith in the Administration, no other in terpretation than this intimated by the President-and Mr. Seward can be received en ihe "part of the Government." But from another source we derive the Information that either the President and tlr. Seward differed widely, from some of ith -"'spicuoas leaders of their party, ia .i", .ieas as to the intention of this js--iiarly mitten seeond clause of the Amendment, or they were leagued to gether; with those leaders, in & very base end fraudulent scheme to conceiJ from tha people the actual purposes of the Atgeadinent nntil its ratification were -eectsed. Tie New York, Tribune,' in commenting upon the language of Mr. Reward in hia rade reply to Gov. Perry, assayed that ihe objection urged by the latter geseman was well founded. But we will quote the Tribune very words. It says.: ;-- '.;:.'.-- The Constitutional Amendment aims at the . Vbsoiate, unconditional abolition of slavery throughout this United States ; but it does not ("" h Hitherto, the personal liberty and civil rights of' each citizen worn held and rn- joyed, under the protection of the States re- specuveiy ; hereafter, thev are to ho upheld and guarded by the nation. Hitherto, a State might cruelly oppress anv portion of her own people; hereafter, Congress is charged with tho duty of protecting in the full enjoyment of his liberties each inhabit ant of our eountrv, and clothed with tho power requisite to its fulfillment of this high obligation. Ours must henceforth and for ever be a Union of free States and a nation of freemen, or Congress will bo grossly delin quent and culpable. Governor Perry's ob jection to the second section of tho Constitu tional Amendment may indeed have been " querolous and unreasonable," since it is unwise to resist the inevitable or to objeet t the strongest possible guarantees of individ ual and general liberty ; but tcecaimot regard his construction of tfte great Amendment as strained or illogical. If Congress shall for bear to "legislate for the negroes," or for others, it will so forbear simply because the States act so wisely and justly that no further legislation is needed. , The construction here given to the Amendment by the Tribune is sufficiently startling, yet even this is mild and harm less in comparison with that now put upon it by the Abolition leaders in Congress through their accredited mouthpiece, Senator Wilson. Greely is honcsttnbttgh to say that the Amendment does not stop at the absolute, unconditional abolition ol slavery throughout the United States; but he does not say, or permit his readers to know his views as to just where it does stop. lo it observed however that he nowhere intimates that tho Amendment is liable to the construction now given it by his party in Congress. Readers will bear iu mind that, although the Amendment had been before the people ever since the last session of Con gress, not the slightest idea was ever put forth by the party which proposed it, and which so zealously sought to effect its ratification, that it contained any such ingredient as that now developed in Sen ator Wilson's Bill. It was not until Gov. Perry raised the question of the possibil ity that Congress might construe the meaning of the second clause differently from that which it seemed to bear Upon its face that the people were permitted to know that any such ambiguity or vague ness of expression was Relieved to lurk in i the Amendment. But. by that time nearly all the States across the mountains jhad voted finally upon the thing, and therefore, at that late dav, when , ' . ,, the people of those States could not revoke their ratification if they would, th Tri bune did cot hesitate to avow, what it had studiously refrained from revealing while the Atlantic States were yet to pass upon the Amendment that it did clothe Congress with supreme power over the States, even ia their domestic affairs- And now, let us call attention to another peculiar fact in connection with this mat ter. Thi3 official correspondence between Gov. Perry and Secretary Seward occurred early in November, and the views of the Tribune npon the subject involved were given broadcast to the public & few days later. The Legislatures of California and Oregon were to meet in December. Tin vote of one or perhaps of both of these State3 was then deemed esseutial to secure the ratification of the Amendment. If the people of. either of these two States suspected that the second clause was at all susceptible of the construction barely intimated in the Tribune, ia the face of Secretary Seward's disclaimer to Gov. Perry, beyond doubt they would have de manded its rejection at the hands of their respective Legislatures. The loyal tele graph was the only medium through which any intimation of the highly im portant secret could be divulged to the people of this coast, until after California andOregon, or either of them, had finally passed upon the Amendment. Accord ingly a stopper was put upon the electric wires. No intelligence could have been so important to our people, or eo eagerly sought after by them, aa that pertaining to an amendment to the Federal Consti tution, and especially when so vital a question concerning its real intention had been sprung as that developed in the Perry-Seward correspondence, and in the Tribune article. But not a whisper, not a shadow of a shade of an intimation was ever permitted to reach onr people by telegraph of all this most material matter. We simply get it now, by due slow course of mail, after the ratification is secure and final, and when, if the people find themselves deluded and betrayed, they also find themselves firmly held in the Abolition meshes, without the hope or power of, redress or relief. And let the few really sincere and honest men in the Abolition party of Oregon observe further that, although the organs of their party, and their leaders in the State also, are now aware of the fraud and duplicity and treachery which has been practiced by their great chiefs--at 'the -East, they refrain from offering one word of censure or regret, and by their silence give at least tacit assent and approval to the atrocious wrong. They, cannot, as sincere and honest men, any longer continue with the party which sustains and applauds, or even permits such outrages npon the rights' of the people and the States. Their only hope, to preserve the country against this monstrous iniquity, must be, where the hope of, every true patriot rests, in the strength and ultimate triumph of the Democratic party. There is no time to hesitate.; Men must take sides now. If they really desire the preserva tion of the Union as it was under the Constitution as the great fathers made it, their place is with the Democratic party. But if they want a Despotism, ruled over by negroes and fanatical Puritaus jointly, they hate only to give present support to the party in power, which will then soon be able, not only to dispense with their aid," but to crush them if they dare refuse to bow to its every arbitrary mandate. The devilish duplicity revealed in their action on this Amendment matter ought, ot itselt, to disgust and sicken every honest man with the Abolition leaders and that party. Dr. Tate and 1 1 in lefeuse. Two weeks ago we animadverted npon the extraordinary and very censurable conduct of Representative Tate of this county in the late special session, with regard to his action in the matter of the Charter of this city. The following de fense of Dr. Tate appears in his organ, published at this "place : " At the late special session Pr. Tate, one of tho Abolition Representative! from this count v. introduced a bill toproride a charter for the city of Albany. . ' ' Confederate Organ . Well done J That is nearer the truth thau voii ever came before. The words we liave italicised aro false : tho remainder f the sentence is true. lr. Tate,, in neeordance with a request sent him by several of the best citizens of Albany; introduced a bill to change tho time of holding our city elections from IVvemln-r to June. Because there was no further petition sent, the IWtor, we pre sume, tabled his own bill. Why the request was made to have the time for holding the election changed is simply noue of the con federate man's business. Very good, Doctor granting that what you quote from our " Confederate organ" is fulse, the responsibility rests upon the loyal reporter of the State official organ, from which paper we quoted. And now to the other portion of your defense. What right had you. as the public servant of the people, to propose a change of the time of the Charter election in Albany, without, first having been warranted in some sort by the publicly expressed desire of the citizens immediately interested ? No such desire h.iJ been expressed therefore you usurped a power you had no just warrant to u?e. But how comes it. Doctor, that it "is simply none of the Confederate man's busiuess why the re quest was made to have the time for hold the election changed ?' The Con federate Ditn is a citizen and voter in trie eity of Albany. He is invested with every right and prerogative of citizenship equally with even the mighty Dr. Tate. Abolition Representative. It ia as much his right to know why the request was made to change the time for holding the election as it is the right of the most lordly of the voters of the city to be in formed thereof. It is indeed come to a pretty pass nur public affairs if a Rep resentative, servant of the people, shall first proceed to an unwarrantable assump tion of power, and then, when properly censured for hie behavior, retort by say ing it is none of the voters business why he acted as he lid. Dr. Tate may suc cessfully attempt that kind of reply to wards any of his own slavish party fol lowers, but we can assure him it will not be permitted to pass unrebuked when tried upon Democrats. He acted badly in trying to have the charter chanced without the consent or knowledge of the citizens of Albany, and bravado upon the subject illy becomes him. Clergymen Arrested. The arrest of clergymen in Missouri, for practising their sacred caliing without taking the infamous test oath prescribed by the new Constitution, is becoming more frequent. From a late St. Louis paper we learn that in November the Rev. Mr. Rush, of the Methodist Church South, was arrested in Plattsburg, upon complaint of a' Northern Methodist, after having preached a ser mon from the words " Have faith in God." It must be an ofiencc, then, in Abolition eyes, in that State, to have faith in Ged ; and, from all indications, this cannot he wondered at, for they certainly ignore Him. The Rev. James Morton, a Pres byterian clergyman of Boonville, was also arrested on a similar charge, and held to answer at tho Circuit Court for- Cooper county, under bonds of $500. Or Cotjese. The Missouri Legisla ture has passed resolutions approving the fiendish murder of Judge Wright and his four sons in Platte county last fall, by Col. Babcoke and his gang of imtchers, and p"raisiug Babcoke for the act . The chief murderer was himself a member of the House, and made a long speech, ad mitting the butchery, but justifying his conduct. The Radicals applauded his remarks. Won't some Puritan pulpit dem agogue or pious humanitarian of the Ab olition party here in Oregon tell the peo ple how righteous and tender-hearted they believe this Col. Afabooke to be The Traitor ! Tho Abolitionists as sert that every citizen who did not favor " going to war for the Union" k a trai tor. Very good. We present for that stigma from their own lips the name of Salmon P. Chase, present Chief Justice of the United States. We have the high authority of the New York Times, the Administration organ ot tnat city, lor say ing that "at the first Cabinet meeting after the fall of Sumter, Salmon P. Chase opposed raising any troops or making war." He must be a very great traitor, accordingly, in the estimation ot his own war-howling brethren. e them in this beliefs .' agree with Goon Luck, to It. The Jacksonville Re porter has entered successfully upon its second volume. Better fortune still to it- may it keep on prosperin jr. for it is worthy, The Democracy of Southern Oregon will, we hope, giro it abundant substantial aid. TELEGRAPHIC. OVERLAND DISPATCHES. DATES TolrANUART 3. Proclamation of Ratification. The following Is the proclamation of Sec retary Seward declaring tho abolishment of slavery : To all whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye, that whereas, the Con trress of the United States, on the first day of February last, passed a resolution in words following, namely : article xnt. Section 1. Neither Slavery nor involunta ry servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall hate been duly convicted, shall pxisc within the Ifr.ited Slates, or any place subject to their jurisdic tion. Section- 1. Congress shall have power to enforce this Article by appropriate legislation. And whereas, it appears from the official document on file in this Department, that the Amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposed ns aforesaid has been ratified by the Legislature-! of the States of llliuni, Rhode Island, Michigan, Mary land, New York, West Virginia, Maine, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vir ginia, Ohio. Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Tennessee, Arkansas,. Connecticut, New Hampshire, South (orioni, Alabama, North Carolina, ami OhfSis dfjfill twenty-seven States And wA'I "-Vrhiilo. number of And whereas, the before Kiieciailv name. States, whose Legislatures have ratified the said proposed Amendment, constitute three- fourths of the whole number of States in the United States : Now, therefore, bit known, that I, William If. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States, bv virtue of and in pursuance of the second section of the Act of Congress approved 20th of April, 1818 (?), entitled "An Act to provide for the publica tion of the laws of the United States and for other purposes," do hereby certify that the Amendment has become valid to all intents and purposes, as a part of the Constitution ot the tutted Mates. In testimony whereof, cU Wk. II. Seward, Secretary of State. Tha Fenians. New York, .Tan. ,1. The Fenian Congress organized to-dav. ratrick Corbet t of Syra cuse, wa elected permanent Chairman, and .Mr. I'uum ot Illinois, was chosen Secretary About five hundred delegates were present. seventy-live of whom are from the district of Manhattan, embracing this eitv, Brooklyn, and Queen - county. The members from Manhattan received all rights to any position j in the organization. Speeches hy Corbett j and all others nk for a thorough investiga tion of the troubles between O'Mahony and the Simalr. It is about certain, pays the Post. tha. tlw Congress w ill favor O'Mahony. It will close its business this week, but it'is douhtfulwhether the persons decided against ! will idtthc decisi m. From the South. New Orleans, Jan. 2. The restriction un der which the Kpiscopal clergy have been laboring in Alabama, are fornierlv with drawn. Some comtneticti lt;is created a feT nights a o in the Mobile theatre b seme persons hissing Yankee iModle, while soldiers were applauding. Nothing ferien occurred. Tho iuue has !een ordered played by themiiitarv commanders. Wilmington, N. C. Jan. 1. The celebra tion by the negroes t--day passed off with perfect order and propriety. All the civil o racer in tne Mate appoint ed bv the Provisional Government, includ ing Ministers, Commissioners, .Judges, and all others', comprising the whole machinery of the UoTemmetit, t n-?ed to exercise snv autboritv. their terms of ofiice having come t. an end by the Provisional Governor hav ing given up his office. All power now tem porarily rests with the Military Governor, who is taking steps to have a legislative rem edy for the difficulty ; meanwhile its milita ry authority will direct officers heretofore acting for the State to continue to esereise their functions. , New York, Jan. 2. The steamer "Wil mington from Galveston with papers to the 24th ult. hn arrived. Governor Hamilton issued a proclamation restoring, ns far as he has power, to their full civil rights all per sons recommended for special pardon. llaleigh, . L.., Jan. J. Governor Worth issued a proclamation calling the Legislature to meet ou the 8th of January. General News. Chicago, Jan. 2. The Ohio Legislature was organized yesteriiav. in tne oenate joint resolutions were adopted providing for an amendment to the Mate Constitution by omitting the word " w hitc" in stating the qualifications of electors. Madison, w is.,-Jan. 6. this evening tne new State officers were sworu into office. Governor Fairehilds, iu his Inaugural, says? " Not until Jeff. Davis shall have been tried. convicted and hung for treason, and the fact that treason is a crime which cannot be com mitted with impunitv shall havte been fairly demonstrated, will the American people be content. The American people demonstrat ed that the Union is one and indivisible that its people, of whatever race or color, shall be free forever." New York, Jan. 3. A suit was commenc ed to-day in the Supreme Court against Sec retary Stanton by James II. Maddox, for al leaged false imprisonment. Plaintiff having boeu a purchaser in Richmond under per mission of President Lincoln and the Secre tary of the Treasury, of largo quantities of tobacco which was destroyed ny our lorces in Fredericksburg in 1891," and having been kept in the Old Capitol prison since Presi dent Johnson came into office, claims $100,- 000 Aamntron. Defendant claims that plain - tiff is guilty of a violation of the Articles of War by treating witn tno enemy ; vnai me arrest was not made by his order but by the Provost MarshrK and that plaintiff is still on parole in flTltdm of $o,U00 to await his trial on such cwargo. St. Louis, Jan. 3. Gov. Fletcher took possession to-day of tho St. Joseph and Atch- ar-.-n ol tVoainrn Railroads ill COnsCOUetlCe of default in the payment to the State of 300.000 and interest. The governor ap pointed State agents to operate the Roads until they can be sold accordmg to law. BATES TO JANUARY 4. General Ncwi 'Atchison, Kansas, Jan. 3. The Daily Champion to-day publishes an accurate state ment of the amount of freight shipped from there across the Plains tho past year. Seventy-seven firms and individual freighters were engaged in this trade. The aggregate amount of .their shipments were 21,000,000 pounds of assorted merchandise ; requiring tor its transportation nearly 5,000 wagons, 17.000 mulaa and horses, nearly 28,000 oxen, arid employing upwards of. 500 men. Over half of this freight went to Colorado, and the reirfainder to different parts ot Utah ana Montana. Nevada. Idaho and Mexico. Total capital investod in this business is oyer $6,000,000. "The overland coaches which leave and arrive here daily, have taken out qnil hlln rrV trt firfr 4-.000 nassengers, and brought here $2,400,000 in specie. Freight ers think the trade of 1866 will be nearly double that of last year. Vow Vn-lr .Tan. 2. John T. Hoffman was formally inaugurated Mayor of New York to-day. In his Inaugural he argues that the City Government should be free from controfby the Legislature of the State. New York, Jan. 4. Judge Hughes, one of Semmes' counsel, yesterday applied to the Secretary of the Navy to fix the day for the trial of the accused. The Secretary declined for tho reason that there was not a sufficient ' number of officers of proper rank now unem ployed, homines is confined in a room in the Navy Yard, and no one except one of his counsel is allowed to speak to him. ' 'eorge Jj. Jjittle, J rensury Assistant, re cently returned from the South, reports that tne southerners have abundance- of money received from Northern Kpeuulntora in ex change for Southern staples. The following in an exhibit of the business of the Pension Department for the year iust expired : Number of applications admitted Irom invalid soldier), 18,300 ; number of tho same rejected, 10,752 ; applications aduiHted from widows, mothers and orphans, 2I,'G2; same rejected, 15.000: cases till awaiting to lie deposed of, 87,000: of which 31, lOo are from mothers and orphans. During the last month ot the year, o,0(0 letters ami circulars relating to cases on file in the office havn been mailed to parties interested or their attorneys. St. Albans, Vermont, Jan. 4. Ilubbell, cashier of the Missiquoi Ihmk of Sheldoti ville, has suddenly disappeared, lie turns out to be a defaulter iu a largo sum, stated as large as $700,000. His whereabouts is unknown by the officers of the bank. Chicago, Jan. 4. A fire occurred at Ra cine, Wisconsin, at four o'clock this morn ing, which destroyed the Racine Honse block, Telegraph Office, Kpiscopal Church. ix or eight More, and other property. The loss is about $100,000. Boston, Jan. 4. Governor Andrew in his valedictory to the Legislature to-day, ven tures theopiniorHhat the Government should require tboqrrt"op8: of States lately in rebl lion to affirm tlour Constitutions iruarautee- ing to the people of color their civil rights ns men and women on an equality with the white jMqmlation j regulating the elective franchise according to certain laws of uni versal "application, annulling ordinances of secession, disaffirming the rebel debt, and to ratify the Constitutional Amendment to the Constitution by their Legislatures. New York, Jan. 4. Rev. Dr. Cunimings of St. Stephen's Catholic Church, died very suddenly to-day. : Under Government regulations' there have been sent to the various Southern States from this city (luring December, 7,300 guns and pistol : over 9.400 Itounds of sporting I'l pist powder : over 500.0W pounds of shot, and lo.lNKi.OUO per. u---i;i caps. Resolutions have been adopted by the Flor ida Legislature asking Executive clemency for John II. Gee. Kansas City, Jan. 3. Advices by the Santa Fe coach say that intense cold weather prevails on the Piains. Snow bound trains lost nearly all their animals-. Several team sters were severely frozen, ninl some fatally. Eleven men were picked up along 4 h if route in a helpless condition and taken to Fort Dodge for treatment. New Orleans. .Jan. 3. A number of im migrants h:ive arrived ia Louisiana from Germany. The Ificific Mail Steamship Company will re-open steamship communication between New Orleans and Aspinwall via Havana, taking mails, passengers and freight to Cal ifornia. ' Letters were received from the eity of Mexico, stating that ex-Governor Alien is desirous of returning home. Judge Dwyer and Col. Luckett have been released from Fort Jackson. Chicago. Jan. 4. New Orleans dispatches snv that the total amount of cotton shipped North i 1. 00O.OO0 bales. The iif,r en-p is expected tj amount to 1.500,00 bales. Buffalo, Jan. 2. Governor Fcnfon's mes sage is published this afternoon. It advo cates th.ftt maimed and disabled- soldiers be cared for and their pensions increased. The message concludes as follows : " In the work of restoring the revolted States to their appropriate tcueral relations, great ques tions rema'.u for solution which we cannot ignore ohligatioTis which honor and good faith impose on the Government towards all who have been faithful in its behalf. I en tertain tlie confident hope that enlightened statesmen will solve those difficult problems in a spirit at once Immane and geuerous. The magnanimity and first principles of the Government will commend themselves to the approval of all friends of the Government and peenre the public safety. Toward our misguided countrymen we should entertain no feeling of bitterness or unkiudness, and animated by generous forbearance we should cordially co-operate in our respective spheres of influence iu supporting the general inter ests or all those entitled to mvoke oar pro tection. With firm adherence to the first rights of all in a spirit of kindness, all traces of alienation will gradually and forever pass awav." New York, Jan. 4. The Fenian Congress to-day appointed a committee P) confer with the I enian Senate, and adopted a resolution directing the President of the Senate to re port directly to Congress. O'Mahony's ad dress was read to tho Congress in the after noon. Col. Median has written an appeal to O'Mahonyand Roberta to resign. Simul taneously Roberts replied to the Committee wdio waited on him, " that he did not recog nize the legality of tho Congress, and was willing that the books and papers of the Scn- ato should be examined.'7 Mr, Williams financial report is ready for Congress. At the Cork Special Commission for the trials of the Fenians, Bryant Dillon aud Jno. Lynch were arraigned for treason, and a jury was sworn. ine Attorney uenerai stated the case lor craven, alter which Jlr. Warner was examined, who stated .that he had seen as manv as five hundred persons at a meeting, and the prisoners were among them. The Grand Jury found true bills for treason and felony against V. Dugan, 1', Donovan, Jno. Carty, Jas. Martano, and A Nicholas. There has been a slight increase of deaths by cholera in Paris since the last returns were made up to the nth. New York, Jan. 4. -r-The secret organisa tion of tho French Canadian residents in the State of New York, have commenced an in ternal quarrel similar to that of the Fenians. Ono faction is anxious to plunga headlong . - ru v l i ; i n j Into a war wiu jiiiji.iuii, noauo viin;t'ui, and re-establish a Canadian Republic with a Capital and Departments . at Elini Caney. The other faction is opposed to any such rash , action. The Head Centre and Chairman of, tho Convention have published a letter which takes grounds against any hasty action. Prom Mexico. New York, Jan. 4. Via Havana we have news of another revolution in San Domingo. Another shock of an earthquake was felt at j Porto Rico at midnight on the 10th ult. Noi serious damage done. Some official news from tho cit of Chi huahua to the 24th of November is received. Juarez and his Cabinet Ministers, Supreme Court and other functionaries, arrived at Chihuahua, the Capital of the Mexican Re public, on the 20th ult. and met with a warm and enthusiastic reception and quite a popu lar ovation. Tho Minister of the Interior issued on the 21st of November a circular to the Governors of States informing them that the National Government will be in Chihuahua for the present, . ' The people are rejoicing at having got rid of French troops. News from tho interior is . represented as encouraging to the Nationalists. General Gaeza is President of the Repub lic, having accepted a military posickm under the Government. Eight I undred French troops whose term of service had expired were to leave Vera Cruz on the 24th ult. An arrival there of other troops from France was daily expected. It is reported that Maximilian's 3Iinister of Foreign Affairs Romderal stated the only hope of the Imperial Government rested on the success of the loan in Loudon, The University of Mexico i suppressed. and a public museum of natural history is established by Maximilian. , IJiC imperialist!! claim another victory oyer th'JUeptiblicau forces near Conilitcfa, in w hilifesfcjamous leader Gomaz Sanchez wwi'iTd. Tho Republican's had taken possession of the town of La Paz in Lower California. DATES TO JANUARY 6. Foreign New. New York, Jan. 4. Advices from Europe to Dec. ."'0th are received. The cattle dis ease is spreading in England. Upwards of 30,000 have died, and more than o,OUU are attacked every week. The treatv of peace between England and Austria will be immediately signed. King Leopold of Belgium is dead. His successor has assumed the throne. Capt. McCafferty, late of the Confederate Army, arrested at Cork and tried for partic ipation in the Fenian movement, was fomid not guilty. Parliament has appointed a committee to make a searching inquiry into tho condition of affairs in Jarnaico. The fact is revealed that Stephens, the re puted Fenian leader, was all the time in the pay of the British Government. His arrest was a ruse, and his escape an arranged trick. General News. New York, Jan. 5. Ex-President Fill' more and wife have started on a European tour. A fund of ten million dollars is cn hand. forJTjpbeneStof sick and disabled seamen in An iirirease ana reorganization ct tRettrmv is being considered at Washington. Gen. flicker, Chief Clerk of the Senate, died this morning, aged 70 years. He had been in the employ of the Senate 42 years A resolution has been introduced in Con gres providing that all the public lands in the feouthorii states bo thrown open to set tlers, agreeably to the decision of the Land Commissioner. Richmond, Jan. 5. An exchange of shots took place in the Capitol between Pollard of the hxauimer and Coieman of the Enquirer Six shots were fired without effect. The dif ficulty grew out of an article in the Examiner relative to the public printing. New Orleans, Jan. 4. It is rumored that the militaj-y will soon deliver the banks into I h' hands of the owners. New York, Jan. 6. The detectives ens ploved to ferret out the counterfeiting of the . 100 Treasury notes have made a startling report. Secretary McCulloch has given the parties implicated aa opportunity to prepare rebutting evidence. It is said that the delegation from Tennes see will soon be admitted to seats in Con gress, as a concession to the President. A list of eighty Gonerals, rojiorted to be mustered out several weeks ago, Las not vet been acted on. A strong pressure is male to prevent any more dismissals. Secretary Stanton has declined to deliver the'eulogium on the late Abraham Lincoln, and another eulogist is to be selected. The contract and management of the Northern Pacific railroad has passed into the hands (if New England capitalists. 1 lie amount reciizeu bv the Gurommcnt for the sale of confiscated cotton, sugar, ie., in Mississippi, for the last two years, exceeds half a million of dollars. It is asserte 1 that Gen. Grant is opposed to the immediate readmission of the South ern States. The netrro troops in Texas are to be sent to garrison the forts along the coast. - The charges against O'Mahony, head cen tre of the Fenians, are to be investigated bv the Congress. In the Fenian Congress vesterdav a sharp debate occurred. Gen. Sweeney, President, was cliarged with not being an initiated Fe nian, which he did not deny. Important dispatches from Ireland of a Guttering char acter were rea l. Kelt-hum. the forger and thief, was taken to the State prison at Sing Sing to-day. Washington, Jan. o. Ihe Sacretary of War reports that the entire number of vol unteers called into "service during the war was 2,li!9,04l. 10,009 w hite and 12,000 negro troops are to fie discharged this week. The counsel for Capt. Semmes will to-day ask for his release ou the ground that having been paroled by Sherman, he cannot be held to answer for anything prior to the parole. The aggregate debt of Massachusetts is .T3,O0O,0uO. " Mexican Affairs. New York, Jan. 6. Gen. Crawford, late of the Federal service, is a General in the Liberal army, and is engaged in raising a large force. It is reported that Gen. Lew Wallace and Gen. John A. Logan are con nected with the movement. Crawford is en listing soldiers spll in tho Federal service in Texas, promising them discharges from the Government at Washington. The Federal authorities do not interfere. People along the Rio Grande on the Mex ican side are moving on the American side, to escape the heavy assessments of the Lib erals. CALIFORNIA XETTS. San Francisco, Jan. 8. Win. Maev, the cashier of the Sub Treasury in this city, is discovered to hare embezzled a large amount of the public money. So far the defalcation amounts to about $80,0tX. Maey has left for parts unknown. Major Hensley, noted pioneer citizen, a man of noble qualities and great wealth, died this morning, lie was about 50 years of age, and leaves a wife aud two children. A Court Martial in Arizona has found Capt. J, II. Shepherd guilty of calling his superior officer ' a miserable lying old scoun drel," and he is dismissed the service. A terrific gale swept over this city last evening, doing damage to the shipping. Tho owners of the Flag newspaper sue O. M. Clayes of the Stockton Indepeudent, for $20,000 damages, by reason ot the latter failing to purchase the llag after ho agreed to do so. Judge Hoffman condemned the bark Pass ing Cloud for smuggling cigars, teas, &c. Washoe City, Jan. 5. The house of Sen ator Lambort was destroyed by fire last night, and his two boys burned to death. His wile was carried out insensible. Lambert was at Carson, attending the Legislature. Legal tenders, 69(.70. . " ASSAYING! E. W. TRACY & CO., (SUCCESSORS TO TRACT KINO,) ASSAYEBS, PORTLAND, OREGOIY. THE niGHEST PRICE PAID FOR GOLD DUST, LEGAL TENDERS, ETC. IHIXIXG STOCKS BOUGHT AXD SO"L. OFFICE 58 Front street, first door north of Arrisroni s. Portland, Dec 20, 1865. JUST RECEIVED! Direct From the Refinery I r f HF BARRELS SAN FRAN ciseo Refined Sugar. ALSO 100 Kegs Syrnp ; which nr ar sellinz very cheap. J. FLEISCHXER t CO. Albany. September 30, 1865. rn TOJV8 OF SALT, FOR SALS JJ cueap, try J. iXEJ.SVll.NER ft CO. GOOD NEWS rGOQI)jNEWS! THE WAR IS ENDED I OUR COUNTRY IS SAVED FOREVER! RALLY! RALLY! ONE AND ALL 'AT TUB - ' . I, "MEW STOBB'f OF Ij. steknbacii, OPPOSITK THE POST OFFICE, , IX ARAIY, OREGOIf. I II EG I,EAVE"TO IXFORA-nus' Public that I have jut received oc pf ttm J.artret and J.et. selected Stocks of MerelmoiM .' ... . i - w i j;.n.f f ... . ever t.roneht to mis ...... nr York and ati Frao'-isco, conautiog oi etery icription of i - ' LADIES', CHILDREN'S, GE1ITS . AND BOYS' DRESS AND " FURNISHING GOODS, . gnch aa ' ;-' - Delaines, Cashmeres, Iff ohaiiv, , Ciermania ClotU, ChenomtJiOr Scott Ij Plaids, Wiueejs, DeBaize, Poplin, t Ukn, Jaspers, Parasol, Blohair, Foulirde, Poil De Clierrc, Corsetls, K bUs, La Priese, Merinos, Alaer Slinwis, Cloth Cloaks, II -$d Siy - Kid Gloves, Hoop Starts,. Breakfast Shawl , Balmoral Skirts, Collars and CaBb, "Linen Handkerehiels, Embroidered IIandhreliftr Embroidered Baads, . Merino and Colion Hose, "Laces of All Kinds, Latest Styles Fall and Winter Hat THE CLOTHING AND GENTS FURM JN3 DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THE TERI LATEST STYLES OF Black Cloth Dress Coats- Slack "Beaver Cress Coats, Silli mixed Cassimere Coats, Black Doeskin Pants, Fancy Cassimexe Pants, Silk BXized Cassimere Pants,.. Cloth. Silk and 'Velvet Vests, -Fine Cassimere Suits, Overcoats of All Finds. LIXEX B. SHIHT3, FAXCT OVERS HIKTS,'. MERTXO AXD COTTON POCK 3, SHAKER FLAXXEL rXDEESHIRTS AXD ' DRAWERS, SILK POCKET nAXDKERCHIEFS, KID GLOVES. BUCKSKIN GLOVES,. .BLACK AXD FAXCT XECK TESS, SILK AXD JIERIXO AXD COTTOX GLOVES, BOOTS AXD SHOES OF ALL KIXDS. . Alo, a Good Assortment of Paints, Oils, "Lead, "Looking Glasses, Carpets, - Wall Paper, Oil Cloths, Window Shades, Curtains. - Hardware, Tool, Table and Pocket Cutlery- Lamps, . Glassware, j Crockery, all binds, . Groceries, Tobacco. And manv other article?, too numerous to mention. THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE of every description. Come' and Examine My Steels. Ilcfore Purchasing Elsevrltere. NEW BRICK STORE! -I Opposite tho Post Office, Albany. L. STERXSACIL Albany, j?cpt. SO, 1S65. GOOD NEWS FOR THE PUBLIC! 1. FLEISCHXER. BEX J. BBCXXEK. J. FLEISCHNER & CO. 4 RE STILE AT THEIR OLD 2. STAXD, Corner of First and Wishingte streets, . ALBANY, Oregon, Where they are selling their large and ml selected stock Goods . Cheaper than any Other FJoase in Town. Our Stock consists of Dry Goods and Groceries, of all kind. Ready Ulade Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Cmjm, &e. Lamps, Glass and Crockery Ware, Paints and Oils, Hardware, Nafils, 4e. In fact, eTerytbrez the Farmer 'scedi. All of which we will exchange for all kinb of At the highest market price. W would not refute even Cash. Zf Yon don't believe We an SeSiajr Cheap, call and see. ' an3 J. FLEISCHXER CO. LOOK AT THIS ! GOODS BELOW COST! KOHN & RICE, SELLING OUT ! TO CLOSE BUSINESS! IIVTEXDIIfG TO RETU1XX TO the Sutes as early as practicable, w are deter mined tt ' . CLOSE OUT OUR ENTIRE KEY STCCX, Which we brought on here in the Sprinj, AT BELOW COST. , We wish the public to- grre ns a call Wore pur chasing elsewhere, as we assure them we will offer bargains for Cash or any kind of Merchantable Pxodu.ce. Call at our Store in Nat H. Lane's old stand. under Craoor & Helm's Law Office. K.0IIN k BICE. Albany, October J8, 1365. -. ;, , FURS WAISTEIh AT THE IWTIY STORE OX STERN BACH. 10,000 Pounds Furs, For which I will pay the highest nmrket price. L. STES.SXSACH. Albany, January 6, 1866.