STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
the skcho Binsu-uK-rs-
TABLISU1XEXT OF. SL.IYEKY.
The following abstract of tho report of
two tlistivicnshe3 Fetlcral CrcnevaU, 'On
the working nf that most int'vmous .insti
tution,, tho" ifegro Bureau, will be read
with feelings of mingloJ indignation,
shame and dispnist by every Iriend of the
Union. It is from the dispatches of the
Associate J pre.:
ticuerals Siedman and Futfertivi: ap
pointed April 7th, to inspect and report
upon the IVjedunn's Ihire.m in the
Southern Slates, nave completed the tour
of Virginia viid North Carolina, and re
port to the .Secretary of War, under date
of May' Sth, giving their impressions at
length, closing with a recommendation
that the services of the agents of the
Bureau inVirginia and North (Carolina
be dispensed with, and that their duties
be performed by officers commanding the
troops in the Department.- They say
there are. 114- military officers, and -290
civiljafis employed as agent f-the Bu
reau in thvs Site, aad that noi,tlief the
services rendered", nor that required, for
the character ofiYery .many, or most of
the agents, warrant the contmuanco, of
their services, r la those districts where
the affairs of the Bureau have been faith-
iiiHy.Tjnd imraruaiiy aauuuistereu, by a
General of sound judgiiitynt and discre
tion, there has been no direct conflict be
tWeefi agents and eitiaeus. Many of the
agents ra. acting in harmony with the
civil dfScersbf the State, and are assisted
arid supported. ty the citizens in the per
formance ot their duties; but in many
places,' where the agenb are not men of
integrity and capacity, a very bad feeling
exists. , liua originates m the arbitrary,
unnecessary and offensive interference of
agents, er others, between planters and
freed men, , These agents exercise the
widest latitude, even judicial functions
and the effect produced is bitterness and
antagonism, between th whites and" the
freedmen, a growing prejudice against the
Government by the planters, and expec
tations on .the pirt of., the.freedmea that
can never, be realized. Prudent and in
dustrious fj-eedni'en rarely call, on the. Bu
reau tor advice or assistance. " The idie
and worthless look to it for support alone
These do not include the inSrtn and help
less. " The- restoration of civil law, f and
the recognition of their civil rights, re
main, as evidenced by the changes made
in the laws giving them the right to hold
property,' sue and be sued, etc. The
freedmen in our opinion, are perfectly
secure." The report further shows how
the agents of Oje Bureau j haye been in
terested in plantations, and wielding their
power, in a manned, to aid their own in
dividual interests. The report says that
" opposite Newbern, on the south bank of j
the -Trent river, is a settlement with an
exclusive freedraan population, 4,000 in
number, -who-ie condition is truly deplor-
. rw-- r -
aoie. i nese nntortunata ; people eame
within our iines, and were there living in
6mall huts, built by themselves from
lumber .manufactured by their,, own hands.
The Settlement was recently fccdurged by
the small-pox, and their condition is well
calculated to excite the deepest sympathy
for sthV hypleuess its inhabitants.
The decrepid among them are supported
by the , Government, and the remainder
procure an "uncertain and very scanty
living, from little loKs about Newbern.
tarnfin i
etc. , Fit?, formerly an Army Chaplain,
presides over this colony &3 the Assistant
Superintendent of tne Bureau. - This
agent has exercised the most arbitrary
an'i despotic power, and practised revolt
ing and unheard of cruelties. We found
that he had in two instances suspended
freetfniea with cords around their wrists,
their feet not touching the floor, and kpt
them in this position, in one case, two,
and in another four hours; that he sen
tence.4 a freedman to imprisonment for
taree moaths for the trivial offence of
WTaagling. with "his wife ; and kept
ah6thertnan arrested for debt, shut up in
prison for ' months, while his wife and
children were reduced to abject destitution-,
aad died with the small-pox; that
ke took him from prison under goafd,
and compelled him to Irarj hia child in
the cradle in which it died. In one in
stance,, he imprisoned six children, ten
years old, for playing in the streets on
the SabbatlLl 4l& imposed '4i fine of sixty
dollars on an aged freedman for having
toli another freedman that he was about
to ft arrested .by Titz. , , hia poor, old
man , Dot liaving the money to pay ' the
fne, was imprisoned until the next day,
when his son paid the fine, with three
dollars Additional, jail fees. A tax was
imposed, which Superintendent Fits says
;oes to the support of the Bureau, and it
is imposed on the owner of each htit for
ground rent. If the occupants fail to
pay; this tax promptly, they are either
turned into the' streets" or imprisoned ;
and in isbme ihstahceS the. feats are torn
down. All business transacted bv these
b Sopls fa ta'xecl yZ5 p&r mon tH lponevefy
littla shop; $2 on each fishing boat ind
J
h?5 on eaeh horse Swid cart. The failure
to pay those taxes when due, at once sub
jects the property to confiscation. ' fe
are u&abfe lo ascertain Vhat amount of
funds had been collected by Superintend
ent Fitz, or what disposition had been
made of it. Ia answer to 9 question what
justification there was for the oppressive
iiurdens he had imposed upon these peo
ple, .Sajfeiiateudeo Ffc j replied that
Gapt. Seely B&id, I must hava a $1,000
iioath from:4ha.Lseitlameat'' . jj also
'" furnished a sworn statement,' which! is
. herewith forwarded, in 'hich he attempts
ECuea in oDeajenes to the orders cf his
Eunerior ftJSftftra" in Tiniv. ; v, -- - j
l w . v.-AW ASUtAU.
?i a late Asslstaht Commissioner of the
1 reedinan 3 Bureau", is now. operatic g a
plantation in Onslow county, N. C-,in
hich Col;; Whittlese j, the present Cora
missioneri 1 is- interested. , . A freedman,
- aeeused f - stealing from Whittlesey and !
anWa'i tot, was tried Jamei and
f.cfia2j3eato;dig dltabeah plan-'
tation. lie ran away, wasi pursued ind
K&flfJ. GoL-WiiitUsy ..ghats, off all ia-
i aptoin Glaves, the Superintendent of
-rm oa t ? G-.OTerciaent account and two
oa is qsk, i He keeps no boots or even
u 01 monev reeeiTea r ex-
V
ijs'the l&torers in clbthin
re-J
t j donations from the North, and
Je ascertained that he lias sold
amount of rach clothing for cash.
large
Major J. Maun, Financial Agent of the
Bureau at W linnngton, cultivatos n nee
plantation, employing fifty-five hands.
Lie savs he engaged in this business to
convince v.o boutuern peopio that trie
negro would work. Major Yiekers1iaui,
Sub-Agent at Wilmington, has oue-fourth
of the profits of a large rice plantation
for compelling nejrrocs to work, lie ex
plained the manner in which he eotfpelled
the treounicn to comply with their con
tracts, It stating ho put them, to work
with a ball and chain on the streets of
Wilmington, j. , ' t
1 Illcssin of a. Public Dpbt.
The residence of Jay Cooke, tho bank
er, y situa,ted on tho Chcltoil Hills, eight
miles irom-1 hiladelphta, and w built in
the French style with steep 5 slate roofs
ana massive piastcrca chiuricvs. It is
now 'quite fin iehod, exteriorly, and will
contain fifty bed chambers, a chapel, a
gymn&piuni, a library, and a.11 the acces
sories to the palatial hom of a Christian
banker, . Its diuientions probably exceed
those of any privat residence on the con
tinent. It is pierced with about eighty
grefct windows, and has within it a spa
cious court yard. There is a porch in
front of Pennsylvania granito, capped
with a shield ana monogram, and the
rear which faced the celebrated rural
Irive called the "Serpentine, s two-
twed, terminating In a grand balcony
and in ft bay wiudow, the' latter of itself
large as a dwelling house. The grounds,
which make the crest and slopes of a tall
hill, ar already set "out with evergreens
and silvery foliages, and an elderly and
manorial wood stretches to the tront, up
the sides of a steep precipice, at the foot
of which runs a pastoral stream, debouch
ing into fish ponds and dropping into
waterfalls, -1 he hoose is & marvel to the
Quaker people around it, and, as an ar
chitectural enterprise, for America, rivals
Cologne Cathedral. It is said that half
a million dollars will be expended in it
Mr. Cooke, whose origin was quite hum
ble, has always been known For his hu
mane and republican virtues, lie owns
a church near his house, on the Old York
road, and hia present ambition is to have
a national day of fasting and gut onenu
setupart, whereoa all the rieh people of
the country shall subscribe to a tremen
dous charitable fund. An Episcopal
Theological Seminary, it is said, will soon
be established on .Cheltou HilLj, and to it
he will give twenty acres of ground and
fifty thousand dollars. Exchange
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AMALGAMATION AS BtXTX I! THK
DAxce Halls op Boston. The local
of the Boston Post in describing the
dance halls of that city, paints vivid pic
tures of vice. Here is his account of one
he entered. There were many others
like it, but we select this as a specimen :
Passing into the i'a ice hall, we found
quite a company present " tripping the
light fantastic toe " tot, the music of a
piano forte with violin accompaniment.
This hall is about sixty feet deep, and is
fitted ud with considerable taste. The
walls are hung with pictures real and
fancy, and to give a patriotic cast to the
whole, the, names of all the Presidents
and the names of the principal battles in
which Massachusetts colored regiments
have served, are printed in gok5", and re
lieve the sameness of . the dingy walls.
But the scene here presented by those
participating in the "social dance" is not
only novel but disgusting. Young, good;
looking white girls and negroes, black as
lamp black, "mingle and com-ningle iq
the dance, and embrace each other with!
seeming tenderness of ?pirit. The tall,!
athletic specimen of the genuine African,
with great gusto and enthusiasm, whirls
the jroung white woman in the mazy!
dance, and at the signal to promenade for
drinks, escorts her to the bar and treats
her to a tumbler of spruce beer and some
peanfW . -This ;scene is revolting in the;
extreme to one accustomed to respectable j
society,' but', it is practiced here, in this
mixed company, nearly every night in the
year,,. Familiarity knows no , restraints.
All are on a level, and we have here a
perfect illustration of the theory of negro
equality at the expense of white woman's
virtue and respect.
Bcbglariocs Spitrits. Burglars,
says a New York paper j continue to per
form midnight pranks. So thoroughly
da people understand this, that we do
not believe it possible for the most devout
believer in spiritual manifestations in this
city to be M taken in " as was a novice in
another city. . -
' He was in his . first comfortable snooce
when a clicking noise in the direction of
the door awoke him. He listened intent
ly; the noise was still going on very
like the raps of the spirit on the table,
indeed I 4 Who's there?". (There" was
no answer, and the noise stopped. " Any
body th-3re?" No answer. It must
have been a spirit," he said to himself.
" I must be- a medium, j I'll try., Aloud
If there is a spirit in the room, t will sign
fy the same by saying Ay Wn6, that's
BotjWhat I mean. If there is a spirit in
the room will it please to rap three times ?"
Three very distinct raps wer0 given in
the direction of the bureau. "Is it the
spirit of my sister?" No answer. "Is
it the spirit of my mother V Three taps.
" : Are, you happy f " ' Nine taps. " Do
yoVwant anjthijig l" AT Buecessien'M
very loud raps. " Will you give me a
communication if I get up f" No knswer.
" Shall I hear - from you " to-morrow V
Raps very loud again ; this time in th6
direction of the door. He " waited long
for an answer to his last question but
none came. I The spirit Kad gone ; and
after thinking on the extraordinary visit
he turned over and fell asleep.
On getting tip in the morning he found
that the spirit of ' tis mother had carried
off his watch. "and purse, his pants down
into thejhall, a.nd Jus ..great-coat off alto
gether. s . , ;
1 . A -negro disturbance occurred ,. at New
Market, Mo., a few, weeks ago, which was
finally suppressed by. the shooting and
hanging of Beveral of the rioters, r. S&i
eral houses were fired jntobj the negro3,
and women and children greatly iijjpei
Ule3 ? f l;o;'t-:.iin' -trO. .- ,
aiiEarDixTiJLt : VXTOEs JSome. one rsavs
that the following ia the list of vetoas issued
aiiies the :foiSaatbn of the Government:
" By Geo. Washington, 2 "5 by Janvs Madi
son, 6 ; hy James Monroe, 1; by Andrew
Jt;kisoii,9 ) by 3hn Tyler? 4 ; by ,f Jatnes
S.'I'olk, 3 ; by JamesUuchanan,.! ; byAn
drew Johnson, 2.
tiloHl C'lersj men.
It is but a littlu whih xinrn we wcro
told, by nAfffwho had been regularly or
dained as minister of the gospel, that any
man who opposed the policy of the Presi
dent of the United States was opposing
the Government, and that suh opposition,
or even ppeakiug disrospeetiully of the
esidcut, was treason. If those men
spoke truly then, how utterly disloyal sonic
of them now are, may be soon from the
following specimens clipped, from the
Boston jiapcts: . ; ; , , - ? : - -
"ltev. A. I). Wasson, pastor of the
Twenty eighth Congregational Church, de
livered a sermon in the mclodeon, yester
day forenoon, on the condition of tho coun
try, taking for his text the significant
words to be found in Eccl. 10:10 ,: Woe
to thee.O, laud, when thy King ia a child."
The preacher reviewed the recent nets of
President Johnson, and declarod him a
greater traitor that! Benedict Arnold or
Judas Iscariot. Isearlot, he fiaid, ;was
conseious of his guilt, and refused to tako
the silver awarded him for his deed, and
full of remorse tsnd repentance, " went and
hanged himself." Johnson, on tho other
hand after betraying the party who placed
him in .hi3 position, now glories in his
shame.
The Rev. Mr. Jlepworth, among other
bitter and wicked things, said: -
" The President hsntedat assassination.
' Oh, Mr. President, you will never be
killed. Only the good and great die.
You will live forever! Applause. He
oalls himself a self-made man. W. can
well believe it, for it is no credit to have
mada him." Sensation.
If it is true that whom the Gods wish
to destroy they first make mad, then these
crazy Radicals are not far off from disso
lution. Perhaps, however, they have re
ceived a new revelatiou ! If so, from what
source is it?
RF.cirES.-"We present the following
recipes for the use of families and others
whom it may concern. They have been
collected from the most reliable sources
and experienced authors.
To mate a mess Pour a quart of mo
lasses into your wifes bonnet.- -
To keep fish from smelling Cot off
theirnoses. . r
To make blackberry jam Put twenty
four blackberries iuto a goose-quill.
. To make a cord of wood go a great way
Leave it out of doors. It has been known
to go two miles. '
Strikes the Cavbe. An invalid
once sent for a physician, and after de
taining him for some time with a descrip
tion of his pains, aches, etc., he thus sum
med up : " Now doctor, you have hum
bugged me long eno"ugh with your good-for-nothing
pills and worthless sirups;
they don't touch the real difficulty. I
wish you now to strike at the cause of my
ailments, if it is in your power to reach it."
" It shall be done," said the doctor, at the
same time lifting his cane &nd demolish
ing a decanter of gin that 6tood on the
side-board.
" The Wisconsin Senate has struck out
the, word "white" from the qualifications
of voters, by a rote of 17 to 11.
I4OW PRICES WIN !
THE ENTIRE STOCK FOR SALE I
AT COST, FOR CASH!
JJT Jw IISTOIROIROSS' 1
At His New Fire Proof Brick
. Store, First Street, Albany.
I WILL COSTISIK TO 8F.L.L. BY
the Ounce, Pound, Inch, Yard, Pint, or Bushel,
It Lower Free than tan be Bought elsewhere,
"Ara yo selling at that price? I've just paid
raore. " I shall know where to go the next time."
' II aw can yon sell at prices less than we see quoted
at wholesale?" are the 'questions I often bear.
I Bay for Cash IVom Importers,
Manufacturers, and their Agents, in the
CHEAPEST IX&JtCET!
Ia Large Quantities when Oeedt are Lw,
Enabling me to sell as they ad ranee for less than I
can bay at the present time.
I am often in tie market, picking op bargains
for your benefit -
I can give yon the
GREATEST VARIETY TO SELECT FROM.
I can giro you the - .
LOWEST PRICES!
I can give you the -t -'
5 LATEST STYLES AND NEW GOODS ! t ,
I ca give you the j
fXigsect Price for What Ten have te Sell !
I can save you 20 per cent, on c
Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes.
I oan aa-re you 25 per eent. on
Ready Made Clothing.
I ean'saTO you 10 per cent, on
Groceries, Crockery, Glassware.
j. I can aaye you 10 per cent, on
' Hardware, Iron and Steel.
I can save you 15")er cent on . '
Mechanics Tools, . ,
Outfits to the Santlam Mine,'
Thimble Boxing, ;
Wagon Timbers, t
, Ropes and .Chains, r
Hill Saws, Ac., &.
As I get ft portion of my Ur'g from eaeb of the
abore department of trade, I can soil at loss profit
than if I were confined to either.
, Give mo
A Share of Tour Patrons?,
J - 'V . - And I will give -you- k - ;
tOT7 PICS. Foil THE TZ33E3.
Witaout another word, Just ooma, ladios and men
old and young, to the Store of
a2S
J. NORCKOSS.
IVOT1CC
To Delinquent Tax Payers.
TJEKKONS iKafOWING THEM-
JL elVs in arrears-for taes for tho year 1865,
or any loiTnCr'yeaf.Hitill sayo eostsiy oalllog im
mediately nd paying the same , The law com
pels me to ooljoct the.tojf f . I, can," find property
out of wfci0h 4o-jftke tho same," vt feeforo the
FIRST J0F JULY nest, and iime will not permit
me to call the second tSmo, , If you think you can
travel for ten cents per mile now is your time.
AlbafiY, Apr'J 20, 1886. . -4w
I , O. W. BICHARDS'OJr; Tax Colloctor.
' - wool - wAwTisBr 1 f '
k o nnn pounds ' of wool
OU.UUUwantvdat
. .WEETHAN 00.
Albany, March 24, 1SC6, '
BEmOCRATIC
STATE PLATFOKXW.
1, ICMiIriil. That wa reHfiirm. na tho rrccl
of our oliticnl faith, anl practice, our Maillui-t
dovulion t.i th:; following rtnri'lv:, Tig : Ktua!
ami oxaot justice to nil men, of wh.itovor 'tatj,
purtj, or feet ; the support of tho State r'V
ernmcnts in at! tlieir rights, and of this Fed
eral Government In nil It Tiinr: it i-nlotis
rare of tho cloetivo franchise ; the inipremncy of
tht civil over the military authority ; oppositii.u to
tho centralisation of power ; economy ia all pulijic
expenditure; the general ditliiiiiti of education:
the encouragement of morality ajfd the hij;he.t
civilization ; the right of every rfirn to worship
!5od ncrfirilinj; h) the dictate!' of hi ow$ eonfseience:
freeiloiu of ypceh, freedom of tho press and free
dom of the person under the habtn rmp,,.
2. HriHtbv.il, That the netioii of the majority in
'on,zres in n I'u.-tng to admit tho Itcprejeutatirps
of eleven fctntos is an unwarrant.-d uKsuinntion of
power upon the part of Congress, revolutionary in
its tendency, and dangerous to the liberties of the
people; that we do and will suttain I'residcnt
Johnson in hu lliTaination and effort for the
omp!ete restoration of all tho constitutional rijrhts
of nil the Siutta, and we unrccrv;d!y approve his
veto of tht Frecdmcn's liurcau and Civil Kishtx
I'llls, and all his Fiinatttctional effort;! to pruvent
ttie fanatical majority In Conyros from chanr-ing
or destroying our efefrished form of Oovernment.
3. Ktt ultvd, That h position assumed hy I'rci
idont Johnson, that Koprotehtativei from tho South-'
em Statoa ought to be at once admitted to seats in
Congress, and that legislation affecting sacb States
while they are unrepresented is unconstitutional,
meets with our hearty approval.
4. ifro?rrf."ri)a t Sho assumptions of tho opfio
sition that tho Detaoerafic party is in favor of re
pndiating the public debt, and that it is in favor of
nalliflcaiJoa and secession, are slanderous and
faltc,
5. Retnlted, That we endorsa thctcntiment of
Senator Ihmglaa, that this Oovernment was made
on a White basil for (the benefit of tho white man,
nd we aro opposed to extendiiie the right of
snffrafre to any other than white men.
8. Hanlted, That the exemption of Vetted
States bon da from taxation is substantially the
exemption of rich men from taxation because they
nro rich, and the taxation of poor met) because
they are poor, and we arc in, fafor of taxing thse
bonds for county. State and tnnniclpal purposes.
7. Hatolroi, That strict and impartial justice
demands that the expenses of tho General Uovern.
incnt, as well as of the State governments, should
be borne by the people according to their abilitv.
and not according to their necessities ; and hence.
we condemn now, as in the past, a protective torttt
that tends necessarily to oppress the masse for
the benefit of the rich.
8. Jietoltud, That in a Democratic Government
the real ttoctrtiyntt rests in the people, and all
efforts tending to wrest poer from the people is a
war npon tueia. revolutionary and dangerous ; and
that the existence of National Ilanly, after the ex
perience we hare had with and without them,
especially in time of pesee, is a subject of just
alarm.
9. Retired, That toe nnlawful and shameful
squandering of the people's monev by our present
State officials meets with our emphatic condemna
tion." ' '
10. Reolvet, That wtswiU btcj hojd in prateful
memory those through whose patriotic, not mer
cenary or partisan services, the dignity of the Re
public and the integrity of the Union were pre
ferred ; and we denounce as a base insult to the
gallant living and heroic dead, tho present efforts
of the Radicals to convert the nation's victory tnto
a partisan triumph, seeking to make the late war
one of eonqueit. instead of the suppression of tho
rebellion for suhjugatioa instead of restoring the
Vu ion for the negro instead ef the white man.
11. Remlred, Th$t the miners should be encour
aged and protected in the free use of the mines.
12. IietolreH, Th f we adhere to the great
American Monroe Doctrine of noa-intervention by
our trans-Atlantie neighbors with tuo Govern
ments of this Continent, at a che?isued Democratic
doctrine. :
STJFTR&GE, JTD ELECTION JL&WS
OF OREGON,
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SATS.
Bsctios 1, All elections shall be free and eqnal.
Bkc. S. In all elections, not otherwise provided
for by this Constitution, every white malo citizen
of the United States, of the age of twenty-one
years and upwards, who shall have resided in the
State, daring the sis months immediately preced
ing such election and every white male or foreign
birth of the age of twenty -ono years nnd upwards,
who shall bar resided in the United States one
year, and scarf have resided in this State jluring
the six months Immediately prwding sue elec
tion, and hslCbve declared bis intention to be
come a eiti; i-t the United States one year pre
ceding sneh election, conformably to the laws of
the I nited fctates on the subject of naturalization.
shall be entitled to vote at all elections authorized
by law.
Sr.c. 3. No idiot or insane person shall be enti
tled t-j the privileges of an elector; and the privi
lege of an elector shall bo forfeited, by a convict
unu ot auy crime wuicn ta ponuhame by lrapris
onment in .the penitentiary, -
Sec. 4. rot the purpose of voting, no person
fhnll be deemed to have gained or lost a residence
by reason ofhss presence or absence whilo em
ployed in the service of tho United States, or of
this State : nor while engaged in the navigation of
the waters of this Mate, or of the L Bited States, or
of the high seas ; nor while, a student of any semi
nnry of learning; nor while kept at any alms
house, or other asylum, at pnblie expense j nor
wnue connnea tn any public prison.
Sec. 5. No soldier, settman, or marine, in nie
army or navy of tho United States, or of their
allies', shxll be deemed to have acquired a resi
dence in the State in consequence of having been
stationed within the fame j nor shall any such
soldier, seaman, or marine have the right te vote.
ErC. 6.- No negro, chinaman, or mulatto shall
have the right of suffrage.
Sec. 7. Every person shall be disqualified from
holding office during the term for which bo may
have been elected, who shall have given or offered
a bribe, threat, or reward to procure bis election.
Soc. IT All qualified electors shall vote in the
election precinct in the County where they may
reside, for County officers, and in apy -County in
the State for State officers, or in any County of
a Congressional District in which such electors
may reside, for members of Congress.
ACT OF OCTOBER Jj, 1864.
Spction 1. That all white male inhabitants over
flip ago of twenty-one years, Who shall have re
sided within this State for six months nest pre
ceding an election, or have declared their inten
tions to become citizens of the United States,
according to the provisions of the Constitution,
shall be entitled to vpte for Presidential Electors.
Representative to Congress, 8,tate, District, county
and precinct officers, Propjdcd, Tha ninety days
bona fide residence In county, next preceding an
election , s ball ba: ; required to entitle a person to
vote for county and precinct officers, and likewise
ninety days preceding uch election in a district,
for district officers.
The following, passed October 41, J864,' was re
pealed by' tho Act passpoT December 1805, at
tho Special Session : - - - : - , ; . . , ,
i Sea. 3. That no person shall be entitled to vote
at any Stats or eounty election in this tato, who
has been ' directly jenaged in the rebellion of tho
so-called Soutnera Confederacy, " by bearing arms,
furnishing gopplk, or in any other way. n
ACT OF DEC. 19, 1885 f iscUt, SBSgiow -S
An Act to prevent Fradulcnt and Illegal Voting,
and to repeal certain law in conflict therewith.
Seotlon 1.. That at all general and special elec
tions held in this State, it shall bo tho duty of tho
judges of such election te administer the following
oath to any person offering his vote, unless the
person so offering to vote ia kpown to one or more
of said judges to possess tho qualifications therein
set forth, vU : ' .
"You.. i do toiemnly swear (or affirm) that
you aro a oitlson of the United States, twenty-one
years of ago, and hav'o resided in the State of
uregon six months immediately preceding this
election, and ninety days in the distriot and
county immediately preceding the election, and
you know of no lawful disqualification that you
possess; and that you will support tho Constitution
and laws of the United States, and tho govern
ment of tho United States against all ' enemies,
whether foreign or domestic, and will boat true
faith, allegiaaoe and loyalty to tho same, any
ordinance, resolution or law of any State Conven
tion or Legislature to tho contrary notwithstand
ing; and that yoa have not voted in any other
county or precinot at this eleotion. So help you
God." If an affirmation, tho words, Sunder the
pains and penaltios of perjury,', shall b added, :
In case tho applicant is of foreign birth, and th
foregoing oath ; is not applicable,! the 'following
oath, in lieu of u. e foregoing, shall be administered:
? You'dt, soltmnly swoar that, you aro twenty
ono years of ago, and have resided in the United
States one year, and in tho State of Oregon during
the six months immediately preceding, thia , elce
tion, and have doclarod your intention to become a
citizen of the United States, ne year preceding
this election, conformably 'to the laws of the United
States'on the subject of naturalisation, Aa3Tiave
bona fidely resided in' the distriot and - county
ninety days next preceding this election, sod that
you know of no lawful disqualifieation that you
possess ; and that yoa wUWupport 'the "Constitu
tion and laws of the United Stale,"-' and the gov
ernmout of the Uuitcd States against all ineu:.c3,
III l IMMTfgJVr-"
wbfthvr fi.rcin or d.-ntotie, sad will bear true
faith, alh'ginneo nnd loyalty to" tho Hr.me, ntiy
ordinnne, r.'Sdiitin i r law of any ifintc t.'uuven
tion or I-gislature to the contrary jfitaiibs tend
ing ; md ti'ut yon liarc not voted in nnv other
county, dtrist or (acauot, ftt this, clvction. Ho
help you tlod." Or, if an aJSruiotioil, to conclude
ay in the find oath.
Sec. 2. 'f hijj in case the applicant only wudies
to vo'te fof I'rcsidvntinl Klottors or incinbcra of
Congress, so much of tho aths as folcrs tv ninety
days' -WsMnco in dii-trUt and comity may b
omitted. Andjif he wishes to vote, only for dis
trict (.moors, la much thcr?)f .is n-fow to county
may bc.omiU'vl ; Mid i;'fir cotnity ciSiccrs only, so
much thereof as rulers district may lm omit'.vd.
i-'ve. 3. If any ptr3!;ii applying to tofe, i
i-htilh-nsod by 11 litwfnl voter, the judges of c tac
tion slisvll ndminiytcr t'Ue ,f the fong.it.g oaths or
nSirinittions to the said applicant, bcioie bv t-hull
he allowed to roto.
Hoc. 4. Tha aforesaid oaths shall Iw administered
orally.
Sue. 5. If any person or pcrons s-fir-11, by
uipr.aec, threat or violence, whether aruiod or un
armed, intimidntc or jirevcnt, or atb.-mpt t' intitn
iduto or prevent, any pi-rson from ehallenp-ing
another voter, or to prevent any pern from
Voting, such peron or person's so offending flmll,
npon eonvietion, be punished by imprisonment in
the penitentiary, not less than one, nor more than
throe years.
cc. 7. An act entitled an act to prevent those
who have engaged in the rebel lion, or have aided
therein, from voting, approved October 21, 1354.
and section J of act entitled an act requiring the
onth of allegianee in certain esses, approved Octo
ber 10, Jti, arp hereby repealed.,
fee. 8. Whereas, the law now in force are in
efficient In preventing fraudulent and illegal
voting, nnd the public good rerjaires such safe
guards, this act shall take effect and be in force
from and alter its approval by the tJcvcrntf.
Approved, December IB, l&iii. ';
The following provisions arecxtraoUd from the
Act of Jan. 11, 1S81 :
it'prcen and clerks or ri.Rrrio, ?.
Tle Judges of Election shall possess thtyuali
fications of electors (or voters), and if at ar.y pre
cinct any of the Jodjres do not serve, the voters
present at the polls on the morning of election may
till the vacancy. Tho Judges shall choose two
pcroons, who shull bo voters, to act as Clerks.
The polls shall be opened at !) o'clock in the
forenoon, and continue open until 6 o'clock in the
afternoon ; but the Jndges rosy postpone the ebis
inr of the polls until 7 o'clock, v. v, One of the
Clerks must mak: proclamation at the opening of
the polls, and again, that the polls will bo closed,
thirty minutes before the time of closing. The
Judges may adjourn the polls at 12 o'clock, noon,
for one hour, on proclamation so to do. .
CA5VA8HISO THB V0TK8, C.
Tho canvass shall commence by a eeroparifwu
of tho poll lists from the commencement, and a
correction of any mistake that may be found, nntil
they ncree : the Board (Judges and Clerks) shall
then crocecd to count and ascertain the number of
votes polled, and the names of tho personsotcd
for : and the clerks shall sot down the natnes of
tho persons voted for and the number of votes each
received, in full length.
"flip following is about the form of the certificate
of the returns:
At an election held at the hoose of name, in
the precinct or town of , in the county of
, an'l State or vregon, on tne aay 01
1861. the whole number of votes polled was
of which the following: named -persons received
the number annexed to their respective names, for
the following described offices, to-wit: "
John loe had votes for Member of Congress.
Richard Roe had a-TOtct fiiy overnor.
And in like manner for apy person voted for.
Certified by as, Mbsrt Sxitb,
Jobs Josbs,
Petes Dicrkt,
Judges of Election.
Attest : Abher Bbooks, 1 p .
Cbas. Dblos, j
The Judges of Election shall then enclose and
seal one of the poll books direct it to the County
Clerk, and send the scaled package by one of the
Judges or Clerks, to be determed by lot if they
cannot othtrwice agree,-or by some person to be
agreed npon by the Judges, to the County Clerk
within ten davs from the closing of the polls.
If any Judre or Clerk of Election deputed to
carry the poll book to the County Clrk Shall fail
or neeleet to deliver it witbin the time prescribed,
safu, with ibe seals unbroken, he shall forfeit and
iiiav the sum of f 500.
In counting votes, the Judges ot tiection scan
disregard misspelling, or abbreviations of the
names ef candidates for office, if it can be ascer
tained from such votes for whom they were in
tended. ..
g amrm n imiiL t ti umm ,.aga
WM. GIRD, PROPRIETOR!
milM POPL'tAR SAIMOIf IS IW
1 the full vigor of success. The personal at
tenil.incc of its acoomplisdied Proprietor assures to
everv ruest the most prompt and satmaetory at
tention in everything which the hoo?e affords, to
entertain the mind and give cheer to the body.
The Billiard Saloon is provided with splendid
BILLIARD TABLES,
Of the latest approved style, with all tho best im
provements.
THE BAJl
Is alwavs supplied with the very best
CIGARS,
' ALE, ;
LAQER BEER,
and ffJ&b FORTH.
Be also has on hand always ready for customers,
FRESH OYSTERS!
Direct from Yaouina Bay, acknowledged by epi
euros to bo superior to any oystsrs found elsewhere
ot tne cflsft.
M.AUtO,.. '
SARDINES,
Dished np in rhe best style, with " trimmings.'
At&i The Saloon is on the northwest corner o
the block next east to that on which Spronger'c
Pacific Hotel stands.
Albany, Nov. 25, 1S65'.
REWARD! REWARD! REWARD!
$ 10.000 eU$lO,Q0Q I
GOLD AND SILVER I Z
BARM AN BROS.-
rFFElt A BIG REWARD THAT
f they hare ontf of the largest and best selected
stocks of v ;
Custom ITade Clothings . and
''.
CJents Furnishing Goods
In the State of Oregon. . And wo are able Jo inform
the pnblie thaf we sell at as :
low :p:rad:Es
Ai they ean be pnrohased for in San Francisco. J
1 PERSONS FROM THE INTERIOR
Whan viattintr Portland a.nd dosiroai to Tinrabase
anything in the above line of goods, will find it to
tneir aavantage h -
.CAlIi" ASH ' EXAMINE :
: the fine stock of ,T.; ,;
CUSTOM MAQE CLOTHING
AND
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
-OF
BARMAN BROS.
.AT THE1E
Cosmopolitan
ON THE BIVER '- SIDE OF v:
fRNT:sT;ppr
Between -ArrlgonrS ; and,, tke :
. Lincoln .IIojiAe,, ;
i . ,
Portland, Deo. 20, 1885. - ' ; ; ' .
rci tows of i! ait, for s.ixe
filiunp, by --. J, JTLEISCHKEtt; CO. -
"
THE HOTEL TO TRY IN PORTLAND !
PTEVtr COLUMBIAN.
XoH.JtH, I'ioiartrt Vt tYonl, eor
uer of ISorrlsQQ StreeC
GOOD NEVS FOR ALL !
raIIK.NKTV COI.IJ5IBIAN H,OTFX
J having jnt been elegantly finis!i(;l, and being
nyw ready for the reception of U urate, the l'n-pri-ot'or
would say to the Citizou of Willitrafttte Valley
and of Southern Oregon, of the Upper Columbia
id Idaho, and to, tho travelling nublw generally,
that ho is now ready tocntortaiu all who may favor
him with their patronage.
AT PRICES TO SUIT.
The New Com m'sias is an entirely new building,
ban! finl -bed. rooms well ventilated and well fur
nished, and has capacity o comfortably accommo
date Bis I'ur.dri'd.dneftr..
The Dining Koorn is large and oommodiou, and
hu? fine suits of ruouis witti coniiectmg tlor, for
families.
Till TAIILE
Will b furnished wtth the bent the Market affords,
and the 1'roprictor is dutermined that no hotel in
Portland shall exod his in the excellence, variety.
and completeness of his table.
Hot, Cold and Shower Baths,
For the Ooet, ftee of charge.
A Iargre Fli e Proof Safe
For tho secure deposit of valuables belonging to
Unofts.
Tbe Tinsgage of Gncsti conveyed to and from
the Hotel without charge.
House open all night.
TEltMS:
Board, per Week - - $5
Roard and Ixjrfsrinsr - to SI
The Preprietor will at ail times endeavor to
tilense his uest, and would respectfully solicit
toe patronage of tbe tbiveJling public.
r. I'. Bti jOlI, rroprietor.
Portland. Dee. !0, 1865.
THE HOUSE FOR INTERIOR PEOPLE!
What Cliccr Honse.
Front Street, between TamhlU
and Morrison. Portland.
M. O'CONNER, Proprietor,
llfOriD RESPEtTFUI.l.Y IN-
J form his Patrons and the Public preneraJly
that, having moved into his '
NEW AND SPLENDID HOTEL,
He is now prepared to accommodate any cumber
of juast with Hoard and Lodging.
y Fagb 'too m is fitted up with entirely
.VevFurnlture, Carpeting, and
I Frenc-li Spring; Mattresses,
jaB-fcrF3mmodious and comfortable. V
THE TABLE
! furnished with the best of everything the Mar
ket auorissh, fiesh, fowl, vegetables and fruit.
Baggage brought from the steamers to tke Hotel
withou charge.
A FJre Prof Safe
Is kect for the secure keeping of" Treasure or any
parcels or value Deiongmg to uuests.
Hotel Open fit All Hears.
The Proprietor ih J tJtr! .r tfce very large
share of public patro ebicS has been given to
him for years, and is fenticlied to him and would
respectfully solicit an ipcrcaie of it. in doing so,
he azures the travelling public that co expense or
labor will be spared To make this nouss the mot
desirable and agreeable H ottl in Oregon.
Portland, Dec.0, 1865.
A. G. BRADFORD,
IMPORTER AND JOBBER IN
wines and Liquors.
FROST STRElTj PORTJLAXO,
' " ' j '
X HAVE COSST-iKTLT OW HAKTB
J large, choree and best assorted ft "ck of
SUPERIOR BRANDIES,
FINE OLD WHISKIES, ;
' CHOICE PURE WINES.
ALSO,
Old Jamaica Ram,
XSevr England Rum.
ALSO,
Tennent and Manrlf f, Co &
Co.' 9 Ale and Porter.
. . ; ALSO,
ABSINTHE,
JAMAICA GINGER,
ESSBNCB PEPPERMINT,
CURACCOA, VERMOUTH,
CORDIALS, BITTERS. 8TRUPS, LIQUEURS!
Merchants and Dealers from the Interior are re
spectfully invited to call and examine "my stock
before purchasing elsewhere.
Portland, Deo. 20, 1865.
GAJLIiERY RE-OPENED !
FROM LOCKETJO LiFE SIZE!
CHEAPER THAN ELSEWHERE
- IN THE STATE!
THOMPSON A
fc PAXTO,
ALBANY, OBEGON.i
w
E RECEWTI.Y EXLARGKD
our (Jallery, and have now the largest Sky.
light and best arranged rooms this side of San
Franeisco. :'! ; :;;;;
We have the Latest Im proceed Inetramente
and use the best material ; and we have spared ne
expense to have things right, in order that we may
give our Patrons . . , -,
FIRST CLASS PICTURES.
tVith onr present Skylight of 224 square feet we
can take Uood i ic tores m all kinds of weather aad
at all timej of dav. . Nese need wait for a clear
day oome any time, late or early, and if we don't
make you a good picture we will not let yon take
away a poor one. ' .."' : ' '
.We have superior arrangements . for taking
CHILDREN'S LIKENESSES.
And are said to have more patienoe than famous
Job of old. No Patron ever saw ns out of humor
We defy competition in :s ... . t .
COPYING PICTURES.
Call at onr elegant and capacious Gallery en
First the chief busiaess street, south side, middle
of the block, and examine onr specimen pictures.
: 1 .... THOMPSON A PAXTON.
Albany, November 18, 1865.
I PACIFIC , HOTEL,
tt. SPHENQERj . ? , - Proprietor.
THIS LONG ESTABLISHED, LARGE, COM
m odious and well' furnished house ia main
tained as a .,
First-Class Interior Hotel,
For the entertainment of regular boarder and
transient guesta.
The house was almost entirely ro-built last year
and tnorongnsy re-furnished with iW BHDS
ueduing ano f urniture. . '
THE TLE
Ia provided with ertrj gjibsUntial &d rare
bi vat. VI tuo BCOBUUB. ---:.- b
Aro Commodious and well ventilated.:. Prompt
ana careful attendance if assured to quests-
The California Staee - CompanT'e mail eoaehes
eome to and go from the HotoL Charges moderate.
Albany, August 14th, I860. . augl4trt
R. CHEADLE'S CASH STORE
' Is the place to sa ve monoy j where you Sati bny
goods at Small Profits. . Le sure ami call, and see
for yourselves, ugli R. CIISADLli.
MEDICAL RCULix -
Every I'hyc'cian located in thejeess; r s,
mall Tillage, and engaged in. the pa j, ,
profession, has more or less frejactul? ftiBj the '
accessfol treatment of ohroaie disese i.$tUt, if
not impossible, owing to the abinieetffcuy fa- ;
cilities which are within the reach of tlss iMiiiuig
in the eities and larger towns. ,
The undersigned bai for thia reasea ind, u.
rangemeuU fr the treatment of Ods el 6f euM
by which patients ean have th betwSitf gj t,
appliacaet known to the proffiica.
Persons pljocd under bin efw w ill K-9., a ti-
Uttion to meuH-ai eb j f rgu.i uuect, tit bene
fit of lr. Langfton Parker Ujethod ef katact
by fumigation; tLe nae of.jnaty of Etfciaeral
ind salino waters, both for bathing fcj geBer4 '
asc; batbing in sea water, Ac.whem fcdUated ;
betddc the ordinary general andkcal iacf wat.
er, heated air aad vapor. '-' I
PbyKiciin3 having under their care er knowing
of persons afliicted by obstinate) rhe Otm, skbi
dv--cajes, dineasee of the urinary organs, wkieh
hjive vxeiiited ordinary f.treatmt,;wJ Kafcr a.
great favor upon eaoh persona, by ealUg gj,
tention to the laeilitios here afforded.
for special information apply in "yia or ky .
letter, to J- U. COOMBS, 5
' Poltlaqd,,. ,
gs Consultation Hoomt ia Creei Bnilding.
over Wells, Fargo i Co. Entrfie f. St
SELLING OFFISELUn: CFFI ,
$50,000 "wo lixia: i!
CHARLES BAllRLTT, -
Front Street, and No. 5 tJJjuftom
Street, Fextlana. -
Tlie Largest, 31 CnJKtim, anT
Most Splendlil Assortcicat r -STATIONERY,
BLANK CDOKSy:
LETTER PRESSES, 4C.V
ON THE PACIFIC" COAST,
JtlCHLY EOtTND ? T
Rlbles, Pritrrand Drcj HoeJu
An Immense Assortms of
SCHQOL BOpICa !,
Orders From tne Interior
Filled with dUpatch and eare. ,
; CHARLES IliBSTTL l
Portlsnd. November 18. 136. , ,
H. H. BANCROFT CO,
BOOKSELLERS a mi:i"IBS
San. Francisco, CaL, .'- f
OFFEE AT THE LOWEST If AEX7z EATS 5
one of the largest and best ora i staaka et
lrtoks m ever jfepertment of Li xrat t, sad sta- .
pie and fancy itionery, to be fi;erttd ywber ia
the world. They oecnpyNan entire bsIUing, 32 by"
SO feet, three ntnritn. in Mirrti ilv.
eonnecU in the rear with the store cm V-atgemery ;
irc. . aero are nine oeparuset.-M, ea&s muM
under many subdivisions, as follows :
1, History ; 2, Biogrmpby r t, Jioyelsf i, Cyra-
Ren ana rounes ; e. peheiUon juter m ; 6. 8,
fiiej and Fthienl; 7, MenUl and JtorsJ Seienee; f
Langaige and "Oratory ; 9, Belle Lett asd the)
Classics ; 10, Poetry and the Drama; 11, TTit a4
Hemor ; 12, Fietioa ; 13, TorU coliory ists yrw
nines: 14, Freemasonry and Odd f itkrp; 1 J
Miseellaneous subjects; 18, Bibles. Ffiyer Boekl
and Hymn Books ; 17, Illustrated WerU; 15, Jay-;
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Scientific BcMifca. .
1, Military and Naval Seft f, arigatlw
and Ship Building; 3, Architects re aei Carpentry!
4, Fine Arts; 5, Chemistry snd Ileetrk Ty; , Me
chanical Science; 7, Applied Meehan and tbe
TJeefoJ Arts; 8, Cnrreney, Trad aed Xeeowreeej
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1 1, uecgmpnj, cxpioratcons an ctiasrjiogr
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Popular Soience : 21, MisecQeaeou Ws.ta.
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any dealer on the Paerfi Coast.
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