STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY MARCH 10, 1S8B. ceisocsuliic state cGNVErfTiosr. Iy -resolution of the Democratic State Central -CuBiUo, at th.e meeting htld in Portland, Jan--Bary 22J, the Democratic .State Convention fT tht-saauaatfon of candidates for State officers will Wfccainti!tf Portland, on THURSDAY, AEBXLo&h, 1866Y TbConimite recommended that the Dcmo Cfatls Coast? Conventiona, for the election of Del gates to the State Convention, be held throughout the Stto on Tbcksdat; March -2d. tfithwfetenee t the Apportionment the Com tftt'ae' "' '' " ' -iffoKrfr-3Ehat the apportionment of represen tation for the Democratic State Convention, to be held ia taevcity of Portland, April 5th, IPG, be as Follows ; Oae delegate for each county at large, ete far evrTe$T?3t) five Democratic votes cast at the last PrcnUuntial election fbr McClellan, and an for every fiction of seventy-five, of acdxvcr thirty-eight, jg The apportionment andcr the rola adopted by the Committee, will be as follows ; . cocjrtiEiu, . OKI- wsnrs.-. so. ki Bkcr. 1 Linn. ...13 Eeirtoit...i............. 6 Marion.;....... ............10 Clacfcam $ Multnomah ... 11 Clap.. ...... 2 Polk 6 Xcos... .... 2 Tillamook , 1 C6rrralia .................. 2 I'matilla..... ..-8 Cacy..'.'...... .............. I Union 6 Donglas...."....... .... 7 Washington.. 4 Jick.vn . .. 9 Yambill..... 8 J orphinc. ...... ......... 4 Wasco and Grant...... IS ij4r.9..u.v. .. 9 t- tXattii:: 135 J. . , 1-. JAS. B. STEPHENS, Ch'n St. Ccn. Com. t rmm liit. Sec'r. TXiE VFORKS 1VOVDERS. - n ft is curious to observe at times the startling ie consistency betrayed by Abo ;Htia Jeaders and Abolition organs.! Let A. person. but keep a record, oftneirj lan .guage Aud expressions for a few yers or eve a' a few months, and be will discover titt hot only do tbey lean to every point cf the political eompass, but that not tm Frepeat!y tbey double on their own tracts, and sow advocate and. endorse what only hort time before they denounced as reasoh, and rice versa. - -t 'There, ia a striking illustration of this glaring inconsistency now before us in the case of the Oregonian. That journal has always been-epposed to Democracy. Since the opening of the-war it has been owned by the . same person, controlled by the &me organisation. It has followed, the fortunes and stood by the chief leaders of the Abolition party, from the day of Lin coln's, first inauguration in 1861, down to '4he advent f Andrew Johnson to "the Presidency ; and it has until recently sus tained Mr. Johnson. - Since the veto of the Freedmen's Bu- -a,.--...,.'.. , .areau bill by the President, however, the rOregonian has come out in bitter hoBtility to that-act ef Mr. Johnson's, and de "nounced him in unmeasured terms for his conservative " , course. The foremost leader-fcf lae Kadicala is Senator Sumner, lle is the parent or "guardian of nearly every feadicaT m'eitsute or theory of the jiay, and this vetoed bill was a pet meas re hi km ill stands, then, as the most 'eeBSpieeens " persoaage ia open autago- "cisraJtiJ the President, 4s the recognize irkesman 'bf the Radicals: ita the ful knowledge of the exact attitude, of these two men before il, the Oregonian jow sustains Sumner and opposes Jehn "e"on. ' Now, let us refer to the past record of that paper - with reference to its posi tion tn not - only the Radical and Con servative wings ef its party, but also to ita yiews in icgard- to .these very two leaders, Senator Sumner and Andrew Johnson. the Oregon ian of -January 10, 1862, we fad the following?- ; v "WTiich is the loyal man, Johnson or I would not "be personal, but an Aboli rionist !s Hs ach a Secessionist as any to ie ' found far Booth Carolina." Andrew Johnson ' . ' - . - i' ?' Tho Abolitionists need . no defence from "rrte .It is to their praise, destined to fill an imm'H-tal page, that from the beginning they saw the true character ot slavery, ana warn ed their country asainst its threatening" dom ination. . Through them the fires of Libertv havft been kept Eiive in the United states.'.' - jSnsiner. .. 1 1 We have never believed in the slave dactrines of Mr. Sumner. But we do -believe with Andrew Johnson, that in this rebellion the Abolitionists have been as much ' Secessionists a-s any to be found in South 'Carolina. th-. were for breaking up the Union Abolitkrtieta, that the free States .taight be a free cation ; the Secessionists, .that the South Ynight ia a nation whose in etitutions should be baed on slavery. The Union party, made up of ivepublicans "iiii Democrat, n th contrary,- are for the eofithjeanee of the Union ; and if, m the or,c-it ta seccre this, slavery is used against tem,- Tre ay with Andrew Johnson, that 'the CaioQ aad Govemiaeat we worth more than slavery. ' ' " Here the - identical, question of choice t twera -Ssmuer the Eadical and Andrew Vc'tasoa.Ota Goascryativ'e is plainly sub si.itodT aad the Oregoaiaa decides in fa vor cf Johnson. A comparatively" brief itlcia i.as ekrsed. Exactly the"flane issues "ia pcict cf priaciplc," with precisely the Jsasie cLaiapicn to each, are again submit- teJ., -and the sarss fa per, still professing thi same" party fitS,and under the con firolof th Sime is an, 'now turns upon its rc a past record, backslides from its own words, spits .opoa its own utterances, and approves t r iM2-stt -tst-ae aocxnnes is e- tsd the dactrberit before .-spproved. : r : tid can frc;.s.t us, clear and consistent '' Tac-rrJ as any -of its -Aoli- t x s. The truth is, the t 1. 1- -ervc3 Las peither honesty i::c . ' ""j;ilii3 not founded upon - " 13 i .'.-.eAa. It isi'partf led ' " :3 irl Laities,' of deraa- - -' - -. .. . . , ...... V ... , . ' gonucs and siheming- politicians,, .and 'of t- i -- -rTcTidists -of negtoism - 7 " A low years ago.the Bame part r. tale the espgciaJehampi- ens of the doctrine of State Plights ; they now denounce it as a " treasonable heresy." They declared against interfering with slavery in the States j they now insist that no State shall ever allow slavery. They asserted that the liberty of the press and freedom of speech were inalienable rights ; they have since imprisoned men and destroyed presses in violation of these declared rights.. They originated seces sionist threatened it, and now declare secession treason. They advocated and plotted for disunion for years, ? and' now claim to ie the only Union party. They denounced the nullification act of South Carolina, and yet are the only party which ever practiced nullification in any other btate of the L nion in their Personal Lib erty bills, their Specific.Contract billsand the bills to tax U. S. Bonds. Their Sen ators are the only ones who ever counsel led disobedieuce to the laws of Congress, to the decisions of the Supreme Court, or the requirements of the Federal Constitu tion, and yet at this day we are told by them that there must be a rigid submis sion to the laws, the Court, and to the Constitution as they interpret it. They declare the South rebelled against the best form of government on the face of the earth, and yet are busily engaged in the work of demolishing it themselves, and converting it, from a white man's, in to a mongrel, mixed, amalgamated, black and yellow and white man's government. But we need not extend the catalogue of inconsistencies which are to be charged upon the Abolition party. We have shown up enough for this-tiaie, and have shown a good deal more thin the Oregd nian can answer in its own (behalf, or for its party. Patriots. All the patriots they who are greedy to ,: serve their country " in Lane county, appear to be on the Abolition side. - In the J ournal of last Saturday are advertised the names of W. II. Haley and ML H. Harlow as self-in-portunate candidates for Sheriff, and A. A. Skinner for re-election as County Clerk, ': subject to the decision of the Union County Convention." Jfo use of run ning, Messieurs ; there will be good Dem ocrats nominated for all the county offi cers, and they wll all be elected, too. Lane county is good for from 75 to 150 Democratic majority next June.. Haley's Scott greenback transaction will settle his hash in Convention, no doubt. That was a rough thing for any officer to do. A Scamp Somewheee. Oar Yamhill patrons and those who get their papers at the Lafayette Po3tofEee especially, com plain of the manner in which the Democrat reaches them. The packages are mailed here so that they should be taken every week by the regular Monday noon mail from Salem to Lafayette, and reach there for dis tribution on Tuesday following publication day. But it seems they do not. They rarely reach Lafayette before the latter part of the . week, and frequently one or two weew wui eiapse wiinoui tne receipt oi tne packages, and then will follow two or three weeks' papers all come together. We call the attention of the Postmasters alon the route to this culpable negligence of duty, and if we thought it would avail anything we would ask the Postal Agent, Mr. Brooks, to look into and remedv the wrong. Sustaix Johnsox. The Statesman says the following prominent Abolitionists sus tain President Johnson in his stand against the Kadicals In Congress: Judge Boise, Judge Stratton, Elijah Williams, Dr." Bay ley, B. J. Pengra, G. W. Law son, J. W. P. Unntington, B. F. Powell, J. C. Tolman, Col. Maury, J. B. Underwood, J. F. Gailey, W. C. Whitson, E. It. Geary, E. L. Apple gate, Dr. J. Watts, Judge Cheneworth, Jadge Kelsay L'R. Moores, Judge Wilson and Ben. Simpson. It also says the follow ing Abolition papers sustain the President: The Mountaineer, State Journal, and Cor ral! is Gazette.; The Albany Journal and Oregonian are "the only papers in Oregon which oppose Johnson ana approve the Rad ical Congress.. ,", ' i " ' . O.f ttte Fexcx. The Eugene Journal is claimed by the Statesman.' as a Johnson organ, but the leader in last Saturday's issue of that paper indicates that it is really un decided whether to stand by Johnson or go with Congress. The Astoria Gazette is also on the fence in regard to the great issue of the day. Applegate, the Federal Surveyor General, really controls the Journal, just as the lately robbed (?) Farson liilly Adams, Collector at Astoria, controls the Gazette ; and to this fact in each instance may be at tributed the peculiar attitude of the puizled organs. ' It is not principles which controls them, or either ef them ; it is office and the greed lor official spoils. -; - . . . r- Owthxe Lws. TfaA Kuby City Ava lanche f Feh. 24th gives the statements of the products f some of the rich loae in that region. From a ran Of nine days the Moort &F05US 13 stamp mill yielded over $19,000. The rock was from the Oro Fino lwe. The New York and Owyhee mill cleaned up 100 pounds of amalgam from Minnesota lode rock. The rock from the Cosmos; Silver Legion,- and War Eagle lodes was ail proving first class. . v 1 Whose Favlt? The: Jacksonville papers are published on the same day. We regu larly get the Sentinel (Abolition) in three or four days from its publication ; I yet the Reporter (DemocTatic) is '' rarely received earlier than Fridav, and sometimes not at all. Bth are doubuess mailed on the same jaycow happens it the Sentinel always reaches here first 7 " Who ia at fault ? ' Bocxties . roa Scalps. Thof people of Owyhee have adopted a very efTactivs but aiartliBr, system; to rid that country of In dlsns. They offer bounties for scalps $100 for a buck's, $50 for a squawks. : A company of twenty-five men are actively engaged in huAtine'for the red wretches. : . . J . - Sou. The Lawyer lode at Placerrille, Idaho, was lately, sold ia'New Ycrk for &9fo00, and report says the Banner lode at Banner City will alo change owners. " , , Dsowkeo, BefiL & Cunningham,., a lad of 12 years, son of Joseph Cunningham of St. Helens, Columbia county, was drowned in the river at that place a few days ago. DA LI.KS COR R ES I0 X DEXCK. ! . Dai'.es City, Feb. 2,18G6. EniTon Democrat: The unexampled dullness which the ice blockade imposed upon our city for several months, has now given place to quite a little excitement and some intensity of political feeling. Andy Johnson after going very far astray from the principles which made him a name in the land, and elevated him to places of honor amongst the great men of the nation has shown some evidence of returning reason, and vetoed the ob noxious Freedmen's Bureau bill. The excitement produced by this act in the East has extended to our usually quiet city, and the report of his later speech has intensified the feeling. About one half the " Loyal Leaguers " give him an equivocal endorsement, as if undecided what to do next. A small portion of the other half say nothing; but from their ex traordinary maneuvers one would think they find it very hard to determine wheth er "Andy Johnson," or their parti, is "played out" while the remainder d n the President as "an original Copper hcal." ' The Democracy hereabouts generally refuse to endorse "Andy Johnsou," but they do endorse this act of his, as they will any and every movement he or any other man makes, (m accordance tnVA the Constitution'), which has for its object the restoration of our country to the condition in which the Republican Administration found it. There are, however, a few quasi Democratic sore heads late converts into tho " McClellan dispensation," whom the old line Democracy have not yet admitted to full communion who are jubilant over Johnson's tpeech. They endorse " Andy Johnson " as a simon pure, old fashioned, "Jefferson, Jackson, Martin VanBuren and Young Hickory Democrat and feel very confident that the entire party mu3t come over to them and Andy Johnson ! They may be seen gathered in groups at the street corners, retailing, to a few list eners, the very little political knowledge they possess, interspersed with numerous anecdotes of Johnson's unswerving fideli ty to the Constitution and the I'nion. Having left their first love for the " Abs." and left them for the spoils they expected from MoClellan's election being disap pointed of them, and unable to find a po sition again among the old Jeffersonians they seem note disposed to form a grand middle party, into which may be seduced the discontented from both the others. These 'gentlemen having endorsed the President I suggest that fhey embrace Seward also. He endorses Johnson too his entire policy, including the veto. Indeed it has been asserted time and again, by leading Republicans, that the nolicv Pursued bv r 7 r r the Executive toward the late rebellious States, is of Seward's own designing, and not the President's. If the pursuit of this particular line of policy makes the one a Democrat, it must the other, 01 necessity, because no one pretends to base the 1 - 1 j r it. . Claims 01 tioiiusim 10 a u mission imu me party, upon any previous act or policy of his. T.hen, not only reward must be re ceived, but every other member of the Cabinet who sustains the President I In clude the whole batch at once, I say, and be done it I! But I am much deceived in the De mocracy of Wasco county if they do not require the veto of Mr. Johnson to be followed by a long succession of constitu tional efforts to restore the LTniun as our patriot fathers made it before they will consent to receive him into their political family. . ' e have been eo long frozen in cut off from all the news- that we are not at all pasted, and therefore propound the following questions : 1st. If Tennessee ia not t the Union, how comes it that Andrew Johnson is President of the United States ? (A President cannot be chosen from a Terri tory.) And if she is Btill in the Union, why are not her members ot Congress ad mitted to their seats ? 2d. If the Southern States (lately in rebellion.') are out of the Union, and in a territorial condition, how could they have anything to do with the ratification of the Constitutional Amendment abolishing slavery? And if they are not out, why does Congress undertake to legislate for them? 3d. The earlier Union Generals, Mc Clellan, Pope,-IIooker, etc., fought under Mr. Lincoln's instructions for the preser vation of the Union; Grant, Butler & Co. for its restoration and the emancipa tion of the negroes ; and the entire Abo lition world have proclaimed the success of Grant. Now, if the Union was pre served or is restored, why are the South ern States compelled to submit to the dic tation of the President in their selection of officers and representatives? When we are enlightened on the above we will propose a few more knots to' be untied. - . ' - : ' Everything hereabouts looks bright for the Democracy, and I think next June will witness such a political revolution in .1 r- : j mis owns aa vreguniaua never wnnesseu For the full discharge of their Censtitu tional duties the Democrats of Wasco are Semper Parattjs. As, TJxwortut Officer. The following appears in the last Salem Review : .We have received a circular signed by fifty members of Capt.' W, S. PowelPs company, who were recently mustered out of service at Portland, charging that officer with most unbecoming conduct. There are . eleven charges . brought against him, of the most outrageous character, from stealing to that of exposing ute persona 01 nis men to puouc view. The preamble Starts on witn the tol lowing: "Having been recently mustered but of the U. 0. Military service, we con aider it a dutv we owe to our fellow citizens. to rdftce the following facts before them in order to guard them from being at any future " . . , - n .. time again- imposeu ou uy eu uiuiy a uutv& guard as W, S. Powell.",. ,-, .. - ; V ... . . .. . , . . . -' DissoiTEP. The last' Lafayette Courier announces the withdrawal of W, J. -Bowman from the publishing firm of that paper. J. H. Upton will continue the publicationi of the Courier. . vr : .. .. ; Hoass Thieves. A horse was stolen from the staMa of a man named Sturcis. in the lower part of Marion county r 03. tne night of Feb. Zd, TELEGRAPHIC. OVERLAND DISPATCHES. DATES TO CIARCH 3D. New Orleans, Fob. 27.- The Testis Con vention has passed the Constitutional provi sions prohibiting slavery, protecting frccd mcn iu rights mid property, and allowing them to testify in courts, by ayes 5(, noes 2... Guadaloupo dates, of January lt, show eleven hundred deaths from cholera. Later advices to January 17thf say the contagion was decreasing, and had made its appear ance in Dominico. Cholera was feared at Havana. Vera Cruz advices to February 13th give a list of. Imperial successon, principally in Miclioacan, where 3,000 of Juarist's troops wero defeated with great los aud dispersed. St. Louis, March 2. Pope has issued orders detailing a guard for safetv of travel ers and train crossing the l'lalns. Forts Kidgely and Abercrombie are designated as posts of rendezvous of all train- from Min nesota for the upper Missouri, Yellowstone, Black Hills and Powder River regions. Port Kearney is the rendezvous for trains to Den ver or Fort Lnrainie via the Plat to River route and Fort Riley for trains to New Mex ico and Colorado by Smoky Hill or the Ar kansas river route. At these points all trains will be organized and equipped for defense, and no train of less than twenty two wagons and thirty armed men under a properly appointed captain, will bo allowed to pass. The same arrangements will be required of return trains. The commanders of all military posts are required to inspect all trains and compel compliance with these orders. Military eceorts will be furnished where necessary, and in case of attack prompt assistance will be given. ..Travelers will not be permitted to cross tho Plains except iiJ accordance with tras plan. Washington, March 2. The Miscellane ous Appropriation bill as it passed the House includes the following: lor the sur vey of public lauds in California, $30,000.; Oregon and Washington Territory, 2:J,0tK) each; Nobraska, $20,WK; Colorado. $HV00. Washington, March 2. The Post's Wash ington special dispatch says : The Recon struction Committee has agreed to the prop osition to admit the delegation from Tennes see to seats in Congress Two or three other representatives will be preserted by the members of the committee, the majority reporting against the resolution in favor of their admission. The Tennessee members will probably obtain their Seats soon. The Times' Washington epeeial dispatch says : The President is fully sustained by his Cabinet, and there will be no disruption. A large and enthusiastic meeting of me chanics held last evening resolved to support the eight-hour movement made by the house painters. The Commercial' Washington special says: The English Minister lias protested against immunity enjoyed by Fenians, but the Government does not regard the evidence sufficient to warrant interference. Washingtoii, March 3. The House Com mittee on Claims have reported against pay ing damages inflicted during Early's raid against Washington in the summer of 1804, when it will be remembered the Blairs' house was burned, etc. The claim amounted to ?145,000. It had been scrutinized by military commissioners and the validity established by the Court cf Claims. Mrs. Jane G. Swisshetm was dismissed from a clerkship in the Quartermaster Gen eral's office wi Monday, for using language disrespectful to the President, in a little weekly paper edited by her. At the request of Jlrs. Lincoln ttie treas urer of the United States has invested the amount of $22,000 voted by Congress, iii 5-20 bonds. ; Fenian Affairs. New York, March 3. The Express savs : It is estimated at the Fenian headquarters to-day that nearly all the million of men are ready to move for the .Jiberation of Ireland upon receiving orders fo march. Several thousand are said to have joined since that day. The same paper has a report on good authoritv that nesotiations are now in nro- ces3 at Washington to obtain from the United States Government their recognition as a power. Sir Frederick Bruce has, it is stated, protested against any such application being received in departments of the U. S. Govern ment. Tho central council have issued orders to the brotherhood to act in strict accordance with the United States neutrality laws. I he meeting at Jones Wood to morrow is expected to be very large. Eight stands for sneakers are to be erected in the grounds.- Gen. Nagble has resigued as Centre on account of professional duties. A dispatch trom u orcester. Mass., eavs : The Fenians of Massachusetts are on the alert. The news by the steamer last night causes great excitement in this State. The llead Center of Massachusetts, Major M. b. MeOohville, has issued a call to the brother hood in the State to be ready for immediate action. Steamer news of the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Ireland creates great excitement in 1 eninn circles. Proclam ations have been issued to all circles to be on the alert, and O'Mahonv's belief is that fighting has begmi in Ireland. ! reman excitement in this city, over the news received by yesterday's steamer, is in creasing, ana there is much activity at the headquarters 01 the brotherhood. There is a reported protect to seize lintish Columbia by Fenians, and establish a harbor for privateers on the Pacific that will sweep away Britiph commerce on that coast. Fe nian rumors attract no attention here. General News. New York, Mi rch 3. Maximilian has issuo"' a deeree granting bounties to all ves sels sailing under the Mexican Hag, of eight dollars per ton to those built in Mexico ; four dollars per ton to those nationalized by .Mexican law, malting voyages beyond Amer ica, and two dollars per ton to those making voyages to the United States, West Indies, South America ana central Anacriea. New York. March 2. The , Tribune's Washington special dispatch says : A Sena tor elect from one of the seceded States in an interview with (Secretary Stanton, to day, entreated that the Freedman's Bureau might bo continued in his State, and said that if the Government desired to protect and toster the loyal sentiment in tho South, it must send a strone military forco there. 1 Senator Doolittle addressed a meeting of Republicans at New Haven last night, called for the purpose of sustaining the President and endorsing his policy. ' Mr. Doolittle called on Republicans to stand by the Presi dent." and contended that Johnson had car ried out every requirement of 'the Baltimore Platform. . lie .insisted on the immediate fadmission of loval members from Tennessee. 1 - . 1. .. He opposed lorcing negro suurage on the South, and said that Gen. Grant recently assured him that it would result in a war of extermination. " lie opposed amending the Constitution in any way, maintaining that changing the oasis pi representation ia un neccssarv. . Baltimore, March 1. - At a nfceting to sustain the policy of Congress, great enthu siasm was' manifested.' Senators Cresswell and Trumbull of Illinois, Nye of Nevada, and Representatives McK.ee of Kentucky, F. Thomas and J. L. Thomas of Maryland, and others, spoke. Senator Trumbull reviewed the recent speech ot. Secretary reward. in .New XOTK. Cornwall, C. W., March 1. At a public deonstration and dinner given by members of GoVnment last evening, speeches were made by Hon. Messrs; Gait, Cartier, How- land and McDonald, Associated confedera tion of the British provinces is now certain of accomplishment in a tew weexs.. net er ring to the militia, it was said that Canada had now two thousand welt drilled (ifTurersto lead tl.( nt. St. Luui', March 2. -By mi act cf the; legislature imrneof the Southv.est branch of the Pact lie Railroad has been changed, to the South Pueilio Railroad, and three Coin, tnissioners have been nppoinled to conduct sale under fbrccloMito of Shite mortgages. Commissioners organized with Gen. Uster haus as President. There are two parties, line headed by Daniel S. Dictinsoii, and the other by ien. Fremont, who tire straining every nerve to get hold -of, the road. Cliica;, March 1. 1'lit- Minnesota Legis lature adopted a resolution-by a strict party vote, that it is to Oongre V that the people look for a true reconstruction policy, and we rely upon its lirmnos :tnd wisdom in the present exigency of public rifiairs. Resolu tions sustaining tho Precedent' were tallied by a party vote. Both branches 'if the Legisla ture adjourned to-day. Chicago, March 1. The Wisconsin Legis lature adopted the following : 1'csolred, That whereas, we have wit nessed with gratitude the noble and devoted patriotism manifested by President Johuwrn during the dark days of the rebellion, we should bo guilty of deceiving him and mis representing our conkt':iue.;ts if we failed to declare that the message vetoing the Freed -men's bill in its general tone and f-p'rit, has caused pain and disappointment among his true friend and supporters, and has been hailed with exuberant joy and exultation by every man who sympathises with the rebel lion ; or who was c di and indifferent when treason threatened the life of the Republic Jieaoliwdj That we most candidly indorse and approve the action of Senators and Heprc-entatives in Congress who have per sistently nsserbvl the right of Congress to determine for itself when and in what wan ner it will almit representatives frcm the States disorganized by tho rebellion, and nrnestly rcuest4 them to firmly resist the airnmsion ot Hepresentatives lrom such SfatcsNintil peace is fullv secured, and until the people of eaeji State have positively guaranteed equal and exact justice to all men within her liorders. In the New York Senate, March 1st, res olutions of an ambigiwufi character, sustain ing Congress and approbating Johnson were offered a:i l referred to a select committee. W. T. Cogwel!, of Ohio, has been appoint ed Minister to Ecuador. The President bus signed abiil authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to detail Rteauiers to assist t lie Bulkley espediiion to lay the telegraph cables acrt ss Bliering Straits. Win. Browning, . late private Secretary to the President, died yesterday. Since last Oe'ober the public debt has been reduced 29,000.000. In consequence of the official declaration of war against Peru bv Spain, the Washing ton Government h;u dispatched orders to all American forts, to prevent either party ca tering with vessels of war or prizes save in case of distress. CONGRESSIONAL. Chicago. March 1. The Tribune's Wash ington dispatch says: The principal feature of the proceedings of Congress yesterday wa? the discussion of Bingham's Constitutional Amendment, in tho House. Mr. Davis, of New York, a moderate Republican, spoke for an hour and a half against it, taking in soma respects the ground occupied by the President, viz : That such important 'ques tions, affecting the interests of the whok na tion, ought not to be legislated upon while eleven States were unrepresented. Ib urged the necessity of action between the LgLi tive and Executive branches of the Govern ment, and announced himself an admirer of the President and his general lino of policy. Mr Woodbridge, of Vermont, followed iu j a very brief s peec-h, in favor of the position, and spoke with force and clearness.- - Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, closed the debate, answering th objection urged against the Amendment, saying it was nothing more or less than a position to give Congress power , to enforc; the guarantee of the bill of rights. He deplored temporizing, and demanded that the issues of the hour be met in a manly and resolute spirit. One bravo deed that would commend itself to the natural instincts.of the people would be worth fifty makeshifts. " Considerable consultation has been held for two or three days 011 this amendment, and as a result cT which it became apparent that it could not be carried by the requisite two-thirds vote at present.. Many Republi cans are opposed to it on principle, and many think it expedient not to make any more amendments until the Senate has acted on one Or both of those which have already been sent to it. Perhaps it may also be add ed, thcro is a growing feeling that amend ments may be overdone. At all events it was certain that this amendment could not pass the House at present, and R. Conklin, of New York, therefore moved to put it over till Tuesday, April 2d." Before a Vote Could be taken 00 this motion, Eldridg, of Wis consin, moved to lay the whole matter on the table indefinitely, but the motion was de feated by 41 to 1 10. The question was ta ken on Conklin's motion, which was carried by 112 to 37. .Washington, March 2, In tho Senafej Mr. Nesmith introduced a petition from the ofheefs of the 1'acihc squadron, asking an in crease of pay. Referred to naval committee. Mr. bumner presented a petition ot the au thors and publishers of the country, asking for an internatioual copyright law between tho United States and Great Britain, which was referred to tho committee on foreign re lations'. Mr. Lane offered a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to inquire into and report on tho policy ot passing a law calling a iNational Convention to consider the amend ments to the Constitution, which was order ed printed. The bill granting lands in aid of the con struction of a road from Springfield, Mo., to the Pacific, passed, i ,( Mr. Sumner presented tho petition ot John Andrews and others, asking that a change ha made of electing the President of th United States, so as to abolish electoral dele; tratcs and elect by the popular vote. , The House concurred. ., , ; Washington, March 5. 1 he. Senate re mained in session until a late hour last night and finally passed the House resolution not to admit the Senators ond'Ipprcscntatives from lately rebellious States till Congress declared each State restored to tho Union aves 20. noes 18. Tho following wero the Yeas: Anthony 'Browu, Clark, Chandler, Conness, Cragini Cresswell, Fessertdon,'l!os ter, ' Grimes, Harris, Henderson,' Howe, Kirkwood. Lane of Indiana, Lnnoof Kansas, Morrell. Nve: Poirierov. Pollard." RamseV. Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Trumbull; Wil liams, Wade,: Wilson and Yates 29. Noes : Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, McUougau, Morgan, Nesmith, "Morton, RiddIe,-; Sauls- bury, Stewart, Stockton, Yan Winkle, Willey 1. Absent, ioote, Howard ana .w right. The above division was tho same as on the question of passing the Freedmen's Bill over the veto, with the exception of the absence of itoward, who would have voted aye. The result shows how compact both majority and minority are. ' ," . ' Mr. Fessenden, in the course of his re- marks took' occasion to reply to the c-hargo that the reconstruction committee were need lessly, delaying, and as chairman of that committee his declarations are official. He said the members.of the committee were des ignated December 21st'.'5 Congress then ad journed to January 5. Immediately after the reassembling, a resolution passed both Houses, calling on the 'President for inform mation a"bout the provisional governments, and the process of recognization under his plan, but no response of any kind had been made. After having -waited a respectful time, meanwhile the two nouses navmg rc- ferrod to it, thd eommi!vi prowled to" get thtt iiilorfiaoB l y a tediot inr tl.e wcrh among sub con i proircsd. UiVM niittcc. -.TbcM: have held daily hwmdms of two hours each, utid all day onjFaturdays. He did not corn- nhtiit of the iTcsident' action, but it was uist that the country stti tuld know the chief cause of delay EUROPEAN NEWS. Th?. :nd rices from Europe arc to Feb. 18 : In the Hous? of Commons, Sir Geo, Gray, on asking leave, to bring on bills suspending tho habeas corpus act in Ireland, said the Fotiian conspiracy had only recently assumed its present proportions. , It was itoceRVary to strike an effective blow at the Fenian schemf; which were - wholly discountenanced by the American Government. The lovalty of the British army was beyond uoubt. Tne Lord Lieutenant of Ireland earnestly requested a suspension of the act, saying he would not hold himself responsible for ths safety of the country, if power was withheld from him. D'ls'rueli concurred in tho remarks of Sir George Gray. Bright protested against the suspension of the act, but said he would not oppose the Government. Leave, was then given to suspend the habeas corpus act by a vote of 304 to (5. The bill wa? then passed through all the stager,, and sent to the House of Lords, who likctlse passed it without op position 1 i A letter from Rom says that it is belV-ved that at the next coiif-istory, a Bishop c the United States wiil receive a cardinal's hat. A large meeting has been held in Exeter Hall, under the auspices of the Freedmen's Aid Society, to celebrate the passage of the Constitutional Amendment in America and tho consequent legal alwlition of slavery. Speeches in favor of a close union between England end America rcrc made and loud ly applauded. London, Feb. 18. Royal assent to the bill suspending the habeas corpus in Ireland, was given hint night. The London Morning Herald, the conserv ative organ, says : The Government will be supported in this measure. The Armj' and Navy Gazette say3 : The troops in Ireland are loirig disturbed more and m3re among the email towns. It is rumored that Sir Charles Wood, late Secretary for the Indies, has been offered au3, accepted the peerage. The DaiJt News believes the Government has acceded" to. the proposition of the Roman Cat-hc-lic hierarchy in 1 1 eland, and that hence forth te Seffate of the Queen's University in Ireland, will consist of half Protestants auLhalf CatholicP. yla the French Senate, Marshal Forey said the return of French troops from Mexico would not take place as speedily as it ap peared to le desired in France, and evcu ad vised that French reinforcements be sent out. In the dc?atc on the address to the Emper or, M. de Persigny contended' that English parliamentary institutions were unsuited to FratK-e. The Emperorj he aid, had given to France double liberty, founded on the Kolid basis of authority. - It depended on public opinion to develop the liberty granted by the Constitution. After debate, the address in respionce to the Emperor's epeeeh, was unan imously adopted. CALIFORNIA DISPATCHES. San Francisco, March 2. The charge against Colonel Wharton, of assault with a deadly weapon, was dismissed in the police court to-day, it being shown that the shoot ing of Lieut. Ward was purely accidental. CjI. Wharton, however, forfeited hisba'I, on the charge of carrying a Concealed weapon. Overland telegrams report a decline in gold in New York on Saturday to 133t under sales on Govarnment accounts Tha supply is iakl to be in excess of demand ; hence the depression. Sterling exchange steady at lfiJ for best Bankers' bills, legal tenders in our market have measureably responded to drop in gold with liberals operations at 731 and 74. National Bank notes are quoted at 713 and T4'. 1 Virginia City, Ner., March 2. Ben. Bal Iqu, fireman, and-Billy Shepard, melodeon performer, had a shooting affray in front of the Capitol Saloon, on C street. Ballou called Shepard a d d liar and struck him, when, while retreating into the saloon. Shepard ! shot Ballou through' the head. iia.'lou has s.-nce died. Shepard is in cus- GOOD NEWS FOR . THE PimiilC I J.,PLEISCBXER. BE5J. BREXXER. J. FLEISCHNER & CO. A nr. still STAND, Corner streets, AT THEIR OLD of First and Washington AIjH Al Y, Oregon, Whore they arc telling their Inrcre and well selected Bfock GhchmIs " Cheaper than any Other Heotc in Town. Onr Stock coosists of ' Dry Goods and Groceries, of all kind, Ready Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, ' Hats and Caps, &e. Lamps, Glass and Croehrery Ware, Paints and Oils, Hardware, Nails, A. Ia fact, ererytbinz tbe Farmer Heeds. All of ' which we will exchange for all kinds of PBODTJOE, At tbe highest market price. We wouldfeot refuse even Cash. i - , i If Yon don't believe We are Selling Cheap, call and see. auJtS ' i- ; J. FLEISCHNER Jt CO. TBOJIA9 HAMPTON , S. B. M'bRIDB. NEW PUROTTTJRE STORE ! ' ' : (IN UPTON'S OLD STAND) , Opposite Schlnssers Old Store, ALBANY, OREGON. We have just laid in an entirely new and Varied assortment of Eastern;' and also of onr own make, ot. furniture, consisting 01 ,r j5 Chairs, Tables, . ' Bureaus, Bedsteads," ( J.i'i- Cardr Tables, :-'t f ;"v . 4 Wash -Stands, Sofas, 1 Pulu, .-.. - , , 'v, :- ' Excelsior Lounges, &c. 'Vfts ' Manufactare,' Repair, or Refit- .'. Furniture, Beds and Redding Of every description, and do all kinds pf UPII OLSTERY WORK. We have also on hand a lot of soperb ROSEWOOD AND RICH GILT MOULDING, . Jt or lramiDg rioures, Jbtn broideries, 4c. AU. work done at onr Furnitnre" Manufao- tory guaraoteou to lie 01 tne Best quality. WB SELL CHEAP. . Call a-id.cxamme our stock, arid we will try to sell you or make'- for yon exactly what yam want. -! ?' VAC-.J ; 11 AiSaPTQS ; ' McBRLDE. : TAlbany, Febrnary 17, I860. . -. r , . r , : WANTED i'-isli lfl0,00piUp,ifppL. : for wh;we wU pay tbe: HIGHEST 'MARKET PRICE. -' ' ' nv: W. PARKISIJ 4 CO ' Albany, January 2Tth,'186. jr' -. . . ' . sr. W. PAHRISn. C. R.VBlxnAi.L. W. W. 'PARRISH & CO. Wholesale ud Retail Dealers in GENERAL MERCHANDISE ! ALBANY, ORECOI. T inAKKFCL FOR THE LIBERAL PAT- ronntre uhown us daring tB mt fV jwn, niimcroo-f tronj to oor present dcsirttWod'weU jelccted itock of DR1 GOODS Ready-Me Clothing ; Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, V, V , .,' Salem Cloths & iTanneis Embroidery, Hoop Skirts,- Silks, Hosiery, &d. ALSO Ladles Misses', and Children's gfcees. ' ILSO, ' r T'-'-f -r ... ' i - , :-i In connection with tbe above we keep eonctaatip- on band a choice teleetna of Groceries, . 4 Hardware, Qaeeacware Glassware, Cutlery,7 Paints aafi Oils, lYindow Glass, -; , Nails, -t c- W. W. PARRISH & CQ. V Are prepared to icll anything in their Use at the? IOTYEST CASH PRICES Or will receive " MERCHANTABLE PRODUCE -10 cxciraiigv tur uwuk T 1 F - 1 - ?Perons wibing to- buy Good wifl 8 rid St greatly to their adrantsfre to exaniae oar Good before pnrcSasin else where.-? ' Albacy, Janaartr zth, 1&66.' . v '. 3 GALLERY RE-OPEIIED !: FROM LCfETT0 LIFE SIZE. CHEAPER THAN ELSEWHErtE- IN THE STATE ! THOMPSON & PAXTOIf. ALBANY, OREGON. . "I7E RECENTLY ENLARGED ? f onr Gallery, and have bow the lareest ST- l?ht and be?t arranged rooais this side ef Saa Francisco. . We have tbe Latest ., ImproTeed lBf&el and nse tbe best material ; and we bare spared ee. expense to hare things right, ia order tbai we Bftay give onr Patrons - ' . FIRST class picrrtniEts. With onf present Sfcytieat of 224 aaeA'ett w can take Good Pictures in all kinds of weather sad at all times of day. None need wait far a clear day come any time, late er early, and it w dea't make yon a good picture we LU Bet let yoa tak sway a poor one. Yi e aTo - superior arrangements ' tof taking CHILDREN'S LIKENESSES. And are said to have more patience than -feaeoa Job of old. No Patron ever saw as ont of hjuaer. 1 We defy com petition in COPYING PICTUReW Call at onr eleeAit and eanaetnM RaJlet First the chief business! street, sontb side. miidle- of the block, and examine oar specimen pieterefc; Albany, Novembet 18, 1865. : . WILLAMETTE STEAM liAViSATll C0.-S NOTICE. Through Line Prom Portland to Corvallis, and laterxediats Points oathTOJm& o THE COMPANY'S NETS! StEAMEi . JAMES STRANG .. .....'..MairtW. Willlear. :1 Tau gun's Wharf, Portland,, ,. At 7 o'clock Every 2Morrdr(, - -jsviiDArs EXCEPTED) . FOR' OREGON CITY, Connecting with tbe New and Fast Steamer AOTIVB,' J. T. APPERS0N-... -... Mmw. On Mondays and Thursdays. FOR SALEM; ALBANY, r tlalo f CORVALLIS. . , , f D- J--BCRNSIDE, . President W. 0 IBS- 'ru'- Portland, F1i 1, 1860 -.it :-..v . ) " TOW IS THE TI5IE II? :- BARGAINS TO BE HAD! COME ONE ANTJ ALL! FAR AlfD WEAR I - TO TfiE LOW PRICE RETAIL STORE C? JTT. or Grocery Store, At very Low Prices' tbr Cash orTTrBde. CASH 'PAID POBf PRODFCS AT ALL TIMS3 Remember tW Albany, Feb. 17, ISM. K. CHEADLE. CCA f S OF SALT, FOR SALS eJ V caear by . ; FLEI5CHNER A CO.