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ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARYt-i 1867.
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BUSINESS C A 11 D S
p. XYOXS,
JET? El EE,. AXD CLOCK JLD WATCH
' Shop in GradwobV new brick
5t.r AlSar-y, Oregon. oc20ul01y
S. JI. CRiVOt. . m CEO. . HELM.
a ttorxe rs co lssel l ors a t ia w
Office In Noreross Brick Building, up-itairs,
Albany, Oregon, au.
J. O. lOiVEI.l--
A TTOi.XE A A D COL'XSEL L Qi A T LAW
AXD SOLICITOR IX OHASCERY,
A Lit AN V, Oregon. Cwllveiiuns and convey
ances pr.'CQptly ttcudcd Vj. oe-OnlOJy
I. It. TJICE, M.
xCRWEOX. EYtIAX AXD ACCQVCHER
ia 1:5 .i y:e. ia Ue f4rious brAOcitc of
ra..u ..vi tviuatry. OJjc up-ruiir. in Fusut't
ocI3 no'Jly.
ii'jrsz s -fx.- CAhniAise, axu ouxa-
JIEXTAL" f'AIXTEES UEA1XE11S AXD
-Ai. Uswrr-nring and Calcemininj done with
n j-ii ac aa Uijuu.-b. Jiuop at the "pJ-ef !'" '
Fir.-t e"j ia Ciiniiiwghaiu'a old etaua, A'biaJ
0-:os. " e22nv6t(.
J, BAUifOV . 1 BLAIX, ' S. C TOIXC.
J. BVKUOUS A CO.,
pEXEHAI. ,1- CQjUJISSt'OX MERCHANTS
DiALEUa in Staple, Pry and Fancy Ooods,
rjreri-.-, Hardware, ' Cutkiy, Crockery,
Jjots aad B3'ist Albany. Oregon.
Consi-naieuts eoliciUl., oconStf
A. 1. LAirKtJpp.
L4WRE.CE
S EMPLE,
AT TO RXE TS A XD
foreland r ,.r
SOLICITORSf
Oregon.
3?OPEICE Or. r Eilbojjra'jl Ruction Booms.
Decembers, T2ql7tf
G. TV. GRAY, D. D. S
gUBGEOX DEXTIST, ALBANY, OGN.
" Perfcrxfts all pperationa in the
rD PERFECT and IMPROVE!) man
XXJd ner. Persons desiring ArtifieLl teetb
jrouid dj'-ell to gire him A call. Office ap-sUin
in Foitr's briet. Residence eorner of Second ad
Bkejc streets. . - Au25-ly
I. o. q, f,
ALBANYLODGfJ, NO
4.
- The Regular Cleet-
To, 4. L O. Q. F Are held at !.'! ir flail in Nor
ross' Builliag, Alljny, eyery WEDNESDAY
EVENING, at o'clock. Brethren in good
Standing are invited to Attend,
By. order of the N. G. - BB-ly
IVOTICE ! TO LET.
AFE TWENTIES left, to pay- To good
Wieat. ln'gest'tcsh'j.ricepald' on delivery
of good lf iaf; m7 ware house, Albany, Oregon.
R. CUEADLK.
iOO.OOO POUNDS OF WQQL:
For which we will pay the
IIIGIIEST 3JAUIiIJT PRICE.
W. W. PARRISJJ 4 CO.
Albany, January 27th, 1865- . ..
AT1ANYlpREGON.
I HAVE ALWAYS ON HAND,
or wul !liixiulccure to order, fcrcry style of
J DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS,
at the sbor et notice and lowest possible chirgs
' Bpnl? Xfatghe aijd piane.
iVork exe ute4 in a style, not surpassed bj any
. ' " Shop in the State.
Thj Mill is in the lower part of the toyn,
pa the riTer bank, it the corners of the joining
Ui,.: -o'.i' if -i:..ti j!rt..lV !;f
J. fB, CQMPEY.
Albany, iSeptember 20, 1865. ,
PiflJTERS HOUSE.
. Cor. Wa&hington and rirstSt.,
i;:":J T o- .-mv, kj--:i
a -Q T - ------ ' , - f I , v -v
selC Neat iijd eoilifortafct bedj an4 Voor&s for
- ' RATES OP BOARD j :
Per week................. ,...;...ff..,.....,.,,,b 00
Per woek, with Ioding..,..J':.,..,...,.., 8. 00
Single. eais..;...........-,;i:....::.;:,::;:; 50
Beds ......j::....;:;;; ;.. so
Meals All hours. . " !' ."-
' - J. M. McCQY,; Proprietor.
nolOlSSJJy. 7' . .' . . . ,i -
Auctioneer. . 7 t .
THE nnersigned hAving taken ont License a
Auctioneer in this State, forewarns All Der
sons from doing bngin&gs in' that capacity, wno are
ftot proper! licensed to do' so bvlaw: '.sf . '
!j.ou ' , I I .1 1J ii xrr,
BVHAcji- ; , . Tf ff$.
I
S. B. M'BRID.
NEW FTJRNITURB STORE!
IIAItlPTOIV & ITXcBUIDE,
UNDERTAKERS AND .
DEALERS LI Fl'RMTl'RE, BEDS & BEDDJM,
Cor. First nnd Washington Htn
ALBANY, LINN CQ OREGON,
WfEhATe just laid In one of the largegt apij
f f best selected stocks of Furniture that was
ever bought to this market, conhuting of
CHAIRS. All descript'm M1JSIC STOOI,
BEDSTEADS, COUNTER STOOLS,
CUPBOARDS, REVOLVING STOOLS,
SAFES, CANDLE STANDS,
BUREAUS, WASH STANDS,
BREAK FA ST T A BLES, HAT RACKS.
DINING TABLES, ' TGVVEL RAPRS,
EXTENSION' TABLES, WHAT-NOTS. .
CARD TABLES, LOUNGES,
SOFA TABLES, SOFAS,
WORK TABLES, PICTURE FRAMES of
CENTER TABLES, every description,
JlOSEWOOp A.ND GILJ MOLDlKG,
We ha,e also the latent And most improved
styl.es of upholstery wojrk and the finest Parlor
And Bed room seta that thAt was ever brought to
Albany,
We manufacture, repair or refit Furniture of ev
ery description, , nJ do- All kinds of upholstery
work.
Having in our employ none but Ibp hcjt p
wurkmep. who have served their time at tbfiit
frade in the East, we are prepared to do all kinds
of Cabinet work on the latest and mot approved
styles, and which
FOR WSMPNOT WE CHALLENGE COMPETITION
We select our stock in person, and the public
may rely upon our statement of its durability and
place of manufacture.
We have on hand a large and well selected stock
of Wool, Pulo, Jlrtif. and Moss MAtrAgca.
We are a!o prepared with material for the man
ufacture of Coffins at the shortest notice
N. B. We have also on hand a large lo( ol
SASH. DOORS, AND BLINDS,
Which we will dispose of at very loft rates.
Albaay, IS. 1866. ' aul8-ly
WHOLESALE
CANDY FACTORY!
Tba undereignfd would respectfully inform the
Citizens and Merchants of Linn tounty
and Adjoining counties, that .he has established
i.iuj-elf iu Albany, and is now ready to fill all or
ders for all kinds ut "
CANDIES,
AT PORTLAND PRICES.
E VF-UH YTHISG SUB
CONFECTIONERY LINE
constantly on band ; aad SUPPERS FOR BALLS,
SURPRISE BABULS and WEDDINGS, fur-
iniit ':l at f Lin ii..tu-e, in.-
VERY SUPERIOR STYLE.
With the above, establishment 4 cojinecttd a
AXD-rr
BREAD, CAKES, PIES, &e.,
will be delivered at private houses by leaving or?
ders with the undersigned.
novlTnlltf JOSEPH SMITH k CO.
D. BEACH.
TBOS. M OSTEITE.
J. M. BCACB.
BEACH & MONTEITH,
Dealers in
GENERAL JIERCHANDISE,
Albany, Oregon.
CORKER FIRST AXD FERRY STS.t
Opposite Steamer Landing,
fjEY m NEW 600D8,
AND
PAIGES
TnE ABOVE NAMED FIRM TAKE LEAS
nre in notifying their friends and the public
generally that they Are continually receiving
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard
irare, &c,
Purchased in San Francisco at the very lowest
figures, for CASH, and we are offering the same
to patrons at corresponding prices. The attention
of Farmers is especially called to our ' "
WEW,ESTACI4SnWENTf
Where we are prepared to take charge of all
merchantable Produce, for wbielj we
are ott'eriiig the highest market price.
vie reipecuuiiy asx tne putjitc 10 can ana ex
amine 'out stock, and' prices, and we assure all that
1 - - i- J. f A- A, &
we win giye enure saiuutciion to prompt cuswm
era. ' .'-..- . '
TSS". We are also agents for the Florence Sew
ing Machine Company. ' ' sel-6m
NORTHERN LIGHT
LIVERY STABLE! fe
HAS AS GOOD A STAELI2
: : ' .... v , "
AS THERE IS IN TIJIS STATE,
; And u as willing to fait 09 t Pnt)lf
FQFl AS LITTLE; MO N E V
AS ANY MAN jLIVINO,
me a trial, and ee for yonrselvee.
- se22n6-tf. '
s 4. -.0. ,.o.,,?.v'"
THERE will be regular meetings of the Dggree
of Rebecca, '6$ 'every Friday evening at V
o'clock, at the Hall of 'Albany Logde No. 4, 1. 0.
0. ? , ver Norcrogs? Store. Brothers and lis
ters In good Btandipg are inyitedq 'attend; ! '
' s. Merrill, a. q.
M, L. Maex, $etfr, ! " " ' nl5tr
THOMAS BAMPTOS
For the gtta Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REVJI. H. SPAULDIHG
Early Oregon Iflliwlons Their Im-
iiortance In Necnrlns the Coun
ry q Amcr)ounKf
NyMBEH NINE.
dr,. whitman's successful mission at
washington.
On reaching tho scttlomonU, Dr. AYhit
man found that many of tbo now old Ore
gonians Waldo, Applegate, Ilamtrco,
Kvscr and others who had once, w&do
calculations tocomo to Oregon, had aban
doned the idea; hpcawHO of the representa
tions from Washington tha,t pYPry attpmpt
to take wagons and ox teams tnough the
Jlocky and lMuo mountains to the Colum
bia had failcij. Jf. fhitman saw at once
what tbo stopping or wagons at Fort
jlall every year meant. The represpnta
tions purported pofno tronj cretary
Webster but ically from Gov. Simnson,
who, magnilying the statements of his
chief trader. Grant, at Fort Hall, declared
the Americans must be going mad, from
their repeated fruitless attempts to take
wagorjs ad teams through the impassably
ragions to the Columbia, and that the
women and children of those wild fanatips
had been saved from a terrible dpth only
by the repeated and philanthropic labors
of Mr. Grant at Fort If all in furnishing
them with horses. The Doptor told thco
men as he mer theP that his only object
in crossing tha mountains in the dead of
winter, at tho risk of hi life, aqd through
untod suffering, was to take back an
Amprican emigration tit summer
through mountains to the Columbia with
their wagous and their their teams. The
route wai practicable. Wc had taken
our pattle, aud oar families through cvcn
years before. They had nothing to fear
Hut to be rear! on his return. Tio stop
ping of wagons at Fort Hall was a II. 1J.
Co. scheme to prevent tho settling of tho
country by Americans, till they could set
tle it with their on aubjctk from the
Helkirk ettlement. This news spread
like Ore through Missouri. The Doctor
pushed on to Washington and immedi
ately sought an interview with fcccretary
Webster both feeing from the name fcjtatc
and stated to him tc object of hi cro.ni
ing the mountains, and laid before him the
irrrnt imr.i.rtnff of Orfffiri to I 'nit'. I
States. Hut Mr. Webster Jay too near Cape
Cod to see thtogs in tne amo light with
his fellow statesman who had tran.sftrrej
his worldly interests to the Pacific coast.
IJo awarded sincerity to the missionary.
but could not admit for a moment that
the shoft rp.sidcnce of six years could give
the Doctor the knowledge of the country
Ttoscj-scd by Gov. Simpson, who had al
most grown up in the country, and had
trafehid every part of it and represents
it as one unbroken waste of sand deserts
and iuipaeftble uountaiuaf fit jjply o tLo
beaver, the grey bear, aod the savage.
Hestdcs, he had about traded it off with
Gov. Simpson, to go into the Afthburton
Treaty, for a pod fishery on Newfound
land. ' The Doctor next sought an interview
with President Tvlcr, who at once appre
ciated his solicitude and hb timely repre
sentations of Oregon, and especially his
disinterested thquh hazardous underta
king to cross the Rocky Mountains in the
winter to tke back a caravan of wagons.
He said that, although the Doctor's rep
resentations of the charapter of the coun
try, and tp,e possibility of reaching it by
wagon routs, were in 'direct coptradiction
to those of Gov. Simpson, his frozen
limbs were sufficient proof of his sincerity
and his missionary character was suffi
cient guarantee for his honesty, and he
would therefore as President re&t up n
these and act accordingly; would detail
Fremont with a military forco to escort
the Doctor's paravan through the moun
tains; and no more action should be had
towards trading off Orcgoj) till he. cjuld
hear the result of the expedition. If the
Doctor could establish a wagon route
through the mountains to the Columbia
Itiver, pronounced impossible by Gov.
Simpson and Ashburton, he vould- use
his influence to hold on to Oregon. The
exeat desire of the Doctor! AuiLrican soul
V1 ' - (''
Christian withal, that is, the pledge of
the President that the swapping qf Or-
wsj i sj
ejron witn .bngiana tor a coa nsticry,
should stop for the present, was attained
although at the risk of life, and through
great auflcrings?- and unsojicifecj, atd
without the promisd or expectation of a
dollar's reward from any source. And
now.'God giving him life, and strength,
he would do the rest; that ia, connect the
Missouri and Columbia rivers with a wag
on track so deep and plain that neither
national envy orsecMuuai cauuvi ..u
ever blot. out. And when the 4th of
September. 1843, sW the rear of the
Doctor'? caravan of nearly two hundred
wagons with which he started from Mis
souri last of April, emerge from the wes
tern shades qt the lilue Mounttus upon
the plains of the Columbia, the greatest
work was finished ever accomplished by
one man for Oregon on this coast. And
through that great emigration during that
wnoie summer, tno Ljoctor ya ijeir every
wnero present angei op mercy, minister
ing to the pick, "helping the weary, en
cburaging tlje wavering, cheering the
moiners, menqmg wagons, setting oroicen
bones, hunting stray oxen; climbing pre
cipices. now in tho rear, now in tho centre,
ijow at tle front; ip. te rie):, Jooking
out fords through the quick sands, in the
I deserts looking out water; in the dark
mouaiaius looKiug out passes; ai noonuae
or 'njidnight, as hoijgh those thousands
were hf own children, and those wagons
and those flocks were' hla'o'wo' prqperty.
Although he asked'' not and expected not
a dollar as a reward from anyWurce, he
felt' himself abundantly rewarded when
he saw the, desire of his heart apcomphsh;
ed, "S-e great Vagon routeover'the moun
tains established and Qregoii in a fair vay
to be occupied with American settlements
and American commerce. And especially
euu ui, iut $ uytpsf ui peaniqn an.q siana-
ing alive, at his home, again on tho banks
of tho Vajla Walla, theso thousands of
his fellow summer pilgrims, way worn and
sun browned, took him by tho hand and
thanked him with tears for what i$ Jad
done.
During tho Doctor's absenco his flour
mill with a quantity of grain, had been
burned, and consequently ho found but a
small supply at his station on his return,
raised by Mj. Qeigcr.ayoung missionary.
Dut what he had in the way of grain, gar
don vegetablps fiqd cattlo, bo gladjy fur
nished tho needy emigrants at the very
low figuro of- the Willamette prices, which
was six hundred per cent, lower than
what they had been compelled to pay at
Forts Hall and Boise, and one half lower
than they are to:day in (ho same country.
And this was his practice fcvory year till
himself and wife and fourtpen emigrants
wcro murdcrod in tho fall of 1847, bo
pauQ, as Gen. Dramlottae says, "they
wcro Ameripan pitizcus," aqd! pot, as I
am bold to say, and can prove, because ho
was a physican. Shame on tho American
that will intimate such ft thing. The
Genera), who is the Vicar General of the
papal hosts on this coast, does not thank
you for such an excuse. Ho tells you,
plainly it was to break up the American
settlements on this coast.
Often the good Doctor would let evcrv
buHhcl of his grain go to tl passing emi
grants in the fall, and then would have to
dapend upon njc. for breadstuff for the
winter and the whole year till next har
vest, for his own large family and the
scores of emigrants who every year were
obliged to stop at his station op account
of sicknesfi or give out teams. Although
tho Doctor had done so mucl) for his
country, it seems kin blood was necessary
to arouse tho Government to take formal
pojisenwlon of tlu coast; as it wa death by
uavages that sent the devoted J.JL Meek
over mountains to ashington m the
Spring of to beg the Government
in behalf of the citizens of thi coast, to
end us help, and to extend its jurisdic
tion over u. That prayer wan answered
by act of Congress approved August
Hill, IS 10.
BY TELEGRAPH.
COMHLKD rttOM THA OKKGO BCBAtb
C'otigreftwlounl,
Wariiinoto.v. January l. Wade
called up in the Senate the bil relating
to tha oriauio acts of Territories, and of-
cred a substitute. Howard suggetcd
A m
soma changes, and the uttitutc was
then adopted without a diviiioo. The
substitute is one short section, whiph do-
clares that hpneeforth, in any territory
now organized, or hereafter to be organ
ized, there shall be no denial of the elec
tive franchise on account of race or color,
or a previous pondition of slavery, and all
territorial law tu nfltlwm with thiA act
are hereby null and void. The bill was
at once put on its pscage without debate,
and carried by a vote of 42 to 8. Foster
voted lor it, and Messrs. Dixon and Doo-
httle did not vote at all. As soon as it
could bo enrolled it was sent to the House
Tho Tariff Dill was to-day reported from
the Financo Committee by Senator Pes-
nenden. The committee adopted Commis-
sionpr Welles as the busts, with amend
ments, and present a substitute for the
House bill. They adopt the rates of the
Houso bill substantially on "wool and
woolens, and the classifications of the
House billon iron, with a slight increase
of the rajes on, irop abqvc those suggested
in Welles' roport. Tho free list is sub
stantially the same.
The resolution of enquiry relative tq
the horses taken in Kentucky dur
ing Morgan's raid, states that the number
of claims is 70, amounting to $71,117.
Only twenty claims were referred for set
tlement, with an amount of 92,TZb.
Thirty-tight required additional vouchers
There is nothing to show the number of
horses seized.
Mr. Hubard asked leave to introduce a
resolution appointing a select committee,
to inquire into tho deficiency i the rifled
guns oDjecteu to. -
Mr Did well introduced a resolution in
structing the Postal Committee to inquire
into the expediency of having the rjiail
service perlormed by steamer between
San Francisco and Astoria and Portland,
Oregon.
The speaker presented a communica
tion frqra tho Secretary of War, relating
to the - claims presented to th$ Quarter
master General by citizens of Indiana, lor
horses seized by the United States author
ities in 1S63. Referred to the cqipmittcq
on Military Affairs.
The House went into Committee on the
letrislative aripronnation bill. Tho appro
priation for tho Agricultural Department
being reached, the usual piscussipn
Hnruner ud on the merits of tho Agricul
tural Department. Mr. Lawrence made
a speech in dofenso of the Commissioner.
Without coming to a conclusion, tho
committee rqsp, and at four o'clock the
House adjourned. The Territorial bill lay
on thfl table for half an hour, and was,
then taken up, ana unaer tne operation
of the previous question, waspassed away
without debate 1U4 ayes to 88 noes. The
bill was at once engrossed, and in abou
two hours from the time of its introduc-
. -. :' ti iL ;!i L.J J .?
tion into tno nenato it uau-passeu ooui
Houses, and received the signature of the
Speaker and Vico rresiaont, and was
ready for tbo White House.' It is no
feupposed that the President will veto it.
Uhicago. Jan; ii. inq next uon
greas will commepce at poop on the 4th
i'nr:.L . mi TT .. , - J T-
or iuarcn. xno iiuuso uacu , uio .uu
for its convenement beforo tho holidays
The Seoatp took it up dufipg tho morning
hours yesterday, made a slight amend
ment, and passed it by a vote of 26 to 10.
" It was Bent to the House in the course
of an hour, and that body ht once agreed
.1 d '(. i. .-ji mu. tin :n
pq ine oeqaie araeuumcud.- iue wiu wn
be laid before the Pf'eaident tq-morrow
Many expect a vqtQ. V V ' - -
! New York. Jan! lS.A" Washington
djsfpa't'c tq $9 HeraUeays fgr,q 13 a gqod
authority for saying that the House Ju
diciary Committee after a parcful' exami-
nation, nave come to a poqciuston mat
there is not sufficient gpund upon which
to Dane un impeachment.
A strong effort is about to be made to
procuro aid from Congress to construct a
'acifio Railroad from a point at the Gulf
of Mexico by an interior rbutp op,1y l,2pf
miles long, to the Pacific Opean,, by an as
sociation of capitalists organized in Con-
necucuc, witn ex-uovcrnor i. u. Hamil
ton, of Texas, and other Southern capital
ists. They pcoposa to introduca a bill at
an early day to carry out their ideas.
These gents claim that if tho annual ex-
penaiturci 01 ine uoveTnmpnt aione on
the lino of their proposed rouo fof mili
tary purposes arc capitalized apd tho bonds
thus created are loaned to the ltatlroad
Company, as the work progresses, the ar
rangement will givo the country the re
quired road, .
ivr.vr auttri, uau. io.?i vi asningvuu
telegram, says the House committee on
territorial have agreed to report a bill giy-
Bg CPVT governments lo Alabama,, Flor
ida, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi,
ortu arri ooutn uarouna ana lexas. -
st. Declares void all laws made by the
goycrnmcnt in force in these States, and
provides all person above 21 who can take
ho oath of loyalty bo allowed to vote for
delegates to a convention. When the
convention meets, if it is decided to ac
cept tho terms proposed by Congress,
power fchall bo given to select what is
called a provisional committee of fly o piti
zens, distinguished for their loyalty to
the United States. The committee is to
net as one of public bafoty until the com
mittee of the State is formed, which they
are authorized to inaugurate. The conven
tion thus called can then elect provisional
Stato officers, and form State conventions
without concent of Congress. Universal
suffrage prohibition or distinction on ac
count of race or color, the repudiation of
tbo rebel debt, and tho d enfranchise
ment of all who aided the rebellion are to
be provided for io the State Constitutions.
f the States shall at any future time at
tempt to dissolve its relation with the
redctal Government, its representation in
Jongrcft is to cease, and the latter is to dp
anything not inconsistent with tb rules
of civilized war for thp protection of loyal
eople. If Congress acpepta tho Dew
constitution of the State it is to be entitled
to representation. Tbpn, Congress will
sign the bill as a substitute for the Ste
vens measure.
Washington, Jan 12. -Tho Terri-
orial Committee of the Hottohve agreed
to report Ashly's Dill establishing Terri
torial GorprntneaU io the South-
Tho gunboat Swartarz, with John H.
Surrati on board, is expected to arrive in
ten days. .
Senator Sumner and Representative
Ashley have received a dispatch signed
by two hundred colored citizens of Col
orado, asking tho admission of that State
and the Ldmonds Amendment.
The District Supreme Court affirmed
tho Judgment of tho Circuit Cqurt,
overruling the demurrer in the case of
S. S. Canover, for perjury.
Tho House Commutpo on Judiciary
arc investigating the question of the com
plicity of Jeff Davis in the Assassination
conspiracy.
In the House leave was given to the
Committee on Ways and Means to sit
during the session y of the House.
ATcrrifle Ilrt!iqaal.cancl Voleano
in Jacknon County.
Jacksonville, Oregon, January 13.
The folk-wing letter is to the Oregon
Sentiael: spnt from fort Klamath, dated
Jan. oth. i : , , ?
uW e have singular if not serious news
to send by the express just leaving: This
morning at daylight, we wero startled
from sleep by a shock of an earthquake
immediately followed by a noise a of dis
tant thunder; but in a little while quiet
(eigned. Every one was conversing jind
aughing heartily at the singular phencra
eoou: but our countenances soon under
went a serious chin go. It began to grow
dark; thq whole heavens were full of &
very black smoke or cloud; the air had a
sulphurous smell, and ashes of a brown
ish pqlor fell as fast as we ever saw it snow.
We had to use candles in tho mess room.
Tho most Qf us went into breakfast, but
had only got fairly int our seats, when
horrorl the eaith seemed . rolling like
wayej upon the ocean. Every one was
thrown to tho floor, trjd flp,ly regaining
their feet to be placed again in the same
position, with the rattling of dishes,
crashing of. window glass, crackings of
tho tijftbprs of the timbersyou pould not
imagine a more perfect chaos. Some of
us gained the door, and such a sight met
cm The. tall, pines around the
J?ort seemed Iashiqg themselves into iury
engaged in pitch battle.' Horses and cat
tlo lying crouched upon the ground, utter
ing the most pitiful moans. ' Dogs howl
ing, an 4 rho unearthly yplls of the Klam
ath Indians encamped near tho Fort, pom
pietca 1110 Bpene. vvo lmaginea we, were
1 . 1 .1 " t .' : ' '
amidst tho wreck of matter and the crus
of worlds. Tho Sutler's store was thrown
about 10 feel'" from its former position.
There wero no lives lost. Most of us are
of the opinion that a volcano has broken
loose near tne tviamain iuarsii as contin
uous dark Volumes of smoko are seen as
cending in! that direction,' There was
about half an hour between the first, and
secemd 8hocK8. lhe hrst was qnly pqr:
peptible. The Bopqpd ' lasted, as near as
' '(Signed) 1ed. L. Tennison,
! - vj :' :i-'-.'"-Q.v'Mi Clerk.'-;
Bv ordcrof tho Commander of the Post
' ' Mr. Whitemore has just arrived from
the A'gen cy,v 'and reports' that Klamath
Lake has lowered about air. 1 feet" aijd is
Uill falling, 'i ' "-ir ' :
! Crookeq Creek, a stream between this
placb; anil thq Agency,; ws eompletely
! pouglas ' Jerrold calls woman's arms
An Atldreu Delivered before the
Unn COnnly Trhi Ur IfiNtltnte.
A Meld, lietf muJ 87, l&oO.
f ! " -, S,-- '';'' l'
BY T.
MARTIN.
Jifr. Fx&lifcritf. Ladtes and Gentlemen,:
Tt may bo safelv asserted that the rres-
enf civilization 01 our pountry is,. to a re
fnafkable extent seoeatipnal. -, Enthusi
asm seems to be indigenous iq 'prtr social
soil. . The publfo mind .is carried by
gtorm, by fits of fickle and unbounded ad
miration of persons and styles. rManias,
both in Bociety and fashion, seep through
tho country like a whirlwind. Socially,
the popular notion seems to go, by steam.
This high prcssuro element manifests itJ
self in wild excitements, on slight causes,
proscriptions ana ianaucisms. 01 various
ktradS; he universal presence of this
farce appears to be ro agnized by the com
mon people ; and to this fact is to be, at
tributable tbo origin of such coarie. yet
pithy expressions a, fJn tlo brain' On
if," etc. 'Allb-rf m to call to your rp
membranpp a few of thosesensaions which
had tipif pourse during the last few years.
You w ill have no trouble in calling to mind
tbo Jenny Lind inania. At.. that time
many persons wero nearly crazy on . the
singing question. One infatuated inch-
vidual, whose calling was that of encasing
the brain, became eo infatuated with
...' .. i
Jenny Lind on tho brain, that he gave a
young fortune to hear this wide-mouthed
Swede woman cio. Everything had to
op "a ia .jenny tna. 4. was iouna 10
bo a particular charm to have this Span-
dinavian name attached to all articles) of
wearing apparel. - Jenny, Lind hats were
all the go." Sons of Crispip got rich
by the sale of Jenny Lind gaiters. Coats,
viisLa, dress of every description had to be
christened with. this charming epithet
Wo had Jenny Lind drinks, and Jctfny
Lied dishes ; and this fever had its most
heated development in Jenny Lind plpp-pcr-ftauce
its most greasy point io Jenny
Lind hair-oil. ' ' j
This musical brcese "played itself out,1.'
and was soon followed by tho Kossuth
sensation. Ry means of "Kossuth on the
brain," that distinguished aqd patriotic (?)
Hungarian swindled the soyereigts out of
millions o( money. . And it may truly be
said that the sovereigns wero pleased to
be swindled.
Tlie vibrations of this popular , current
of enthusiasm seem to ignore thp law of
consistency, but foiloT? rather after I the
law of physics, that -'action and re-action
are equal, and in opposite directions.,
This fact is illustrated by Know-Nothing
ism and its present inverted fchadow.. That
excitmcnt swept the country Jie a whirl
wind.. It was a dangerous thing to be an
Irishman in those times; and almost as
good a passport toJIades as a man could
wish to be known as an Irish Catholic.
Now- the great national pendulum las
gone to the other verge, and it Is almost
a dangerous thing not to be an Irishman.
The -Finnigans'are "all the rage." You
doubtless remember tho time when it was
as much as a man's life was worth to bp
known as an abolitionist, and that, too, in
some of, the fre? States ; now the eccen
tric pendulum is at its extreme point the
other way, and a man is hardly safe in
thoso same places unless he it an aboli
tionist A few years sgq a temperance
lecturer was as good a , target br totteq
eggs as cou( b found ; now there are
many communities in wuicn man is
hardly considered respectable unless he is
Good Templar. And so : throbs thp
great Americap pulse. To-day a,t fever
m 1 - .
heat to-morrow so low as to bo scarcely
perceptible. -To-day, degrading, ostracis-
g j to-morrow, pprtormmg an, apotheo
sis. 10 trace tno remote causes 01 these
remarkable oscillations, .would bo some
what foreign to the purpqso of this dis
course. Yet it may be safely assuncd
tha,t apy theory of this senswitiqrial ilo
meet which does, not . include the - entire
American nation, must bp erroneous : be
cause,, popular enthusiasm manifests as
muoh fqrco and fickleness in New Orleans
and Charleston, as at Chicago, New Ybrk
pr San Francisco. ; , If some of the salient
ipints in theso mountain ranges of popu
at folly can be clearly indicated to you,
my ebject to-niglit will bo accomplished.
Should any apology be necessary for what
ever qi eaustio is uiscernapio in tneso: re
marks, jt must ba found in thfn
"Oh va4 Boms power tne gifli gie" as,
To im ourscl's as itlicrs tee us ;
It wAd frA moo j a blupdr fa$ pj.tt
It seems very proper that, as teachers,
we'ehould enquire whether there axe any
rroj9 in btir inodern theory and practice
of teaching," which are gross"; enough to
iau unaer tne general appellation 01 lol
lies. What shall wo say of Teachers' ftn-
at least ono member' of: the K last rLegisla-
ujro, inai Bucn organ izauons as tnesq are
well f entitled to take rank - among' tho
proaiinqnt follies of theeducatioalwc!rff.
Without topping to dispuss thU- pqjqt,! I
will simply say that vott'do not think; so,
or you would not travel many miles through
tne mua ana ram, as you nave done, to
come hero; and if the 'distinguished (?)
assemblyman 13 right, then the most
prommenc eaucaiors or tne wona arp ei
ther fools or knaves- for they aro earnest
l.iAn4a Aisl ..(i A Awa . f f.. ,'
Institutes, it is certain that those teach
ers who' cbmq here are: neitjier afraid : to
show 'their hand or their certificates I
What shall we say about Object Teaching
as a distinct study t Is it ' that first-pass
awakenpr of tho perepptives a that ; its
friep.3 plaim it to "bjdj 'qiis it anqJerj p
mose moaem. innovations wnosq aireci
and constant tendency is to flippancy and
supcrfiqiauty ? . It is claimp,d as great
iuproyement:"itis objecta4 to as a "mon
strous' sham. At all cvqqts, tho fact pf its
novelty is neither; .an argument : for, pr
against it. ; That educational cqnssry is'm
which would aenouncq everything i new.
should be banished to'tho , Celestial . Eta-
pire, wnere pTipaTy-equ.pauoi, nasb.een
conducted in the Bams tlire'e boots for the
Wsi 3,000 years. .' It is. indeedl a: matter
1 for serious coosideratio'awtlipf tHVf? $
r t z
not, among Wachers, aiff upwatranted'iikjf
position to cling to old forms and Rystcmsr
Vyjiatelso will explain" tho remark, abli'
tenacity with which we cling to our pres
ent absurd system; of spelling f Its inost
earnest apologist cannot claim for it even
a show pf common sensel Untrammelled
by. law, ungraced V syajmetrr, apd lack
in'g'adaptationit itill holds its place wf
one of the branches of education. ' Oh,
.!. ' . 1. " ' ' .!..
mat some expert literary axeman wouiu
lop off that deformed branch. Branch
of education ! 'hprsay a branch roj
education. Xhesc du-g-h'. these doublo
l's, these seven souods of a, the cj'atho
c's. etc., etc., 'make amckr,'at tho Very
uaiuo vi euuuauya. y e are saie in put
ting down EnglisTi spelling as a popular
folly.' Shall we .have the temerity to inti-'
f- .t.4 .1 l?ltfl"-'-
jjfjaw mat iiHT5 fnay, og popular loiues i
our high-tcned halt pf IpaTftipg V Shall-
we aare 10 enquire, in rexerenPfi ,t5 01a,
tinje-h.on.ored ,bic. haec, hoc," . what ' is'
the use of all fhis ?. And this j why'', ph
ye freshmen, will yot continue to duturK'
the clasfiip inanes of old, Hpfacj or Virgil
with, yonr iEnliallpWcd constfuettona ?
And dare we farther to ask; Thaf is th
practical purpose of all these untold years
cf toil spent with Zenophen, Sophacles,
etc., only to, 'think of the forgotten Qjeek
as we pl up some ghostly dream of tt
olden time. Is it not possible that Latin
p? tt reek, for a great majority of students",
is a hoary-heade4 folly
Allow me to call yquV ftttption to thig
popular notions about tho musical educa
tion of girls. ; It is, assumed in practice
that every girl may become a musician.
It is developed in practice tjiat pvery ir
can not become a musician., ilighty Ap
pollo ! . hqw .many, thousand pianos are
y&ar Jy hupped and thumped, and banged
and l4prped, and thrasbfccl axjd's'm.ashpd,
in thy service. Reverend chronicler pf
time I how many Jost years hast thou to
charge, against misconceived notion,?,' o,
music. '.. What V says some' anxioui'
paieramUia "pan not alf the girls learn
tnusic just as they can bp taught to read? ''
vt . 0 '
a o, bit . 11 is not true, x ou can no rgoro
tpach every one to play well, or to sing
well, than 'you, can teach every onp to,
come a painter, pr a poet. A musician4 is
born,' not made. Yoa may teach anybody
to thump or scream, but only the few play
or sing. , But the people have "piano 00,
the brain"--and manjf girls would seem to
have pifno on their toes, from their fash,
iouabfe screaming. A Ward would hayp
it: VThe tprdency is muchly toward pi
ano ; muchly away froin making bread, or
getting up a good meal's victuaTs. rnucjjl
ly toward spoiling gtxxllaousekeepers and -making
wretched pianobutchers muchly
toward popular folly." " '
Well; tnreljj the same objections can,;
not be brought against the universal study
cf the French language? No, fndeed
This is the indispensable studv I This ia
the tine qua non. Yes, sir or madam :
only Jpt jour daughter be taught to
glq uncfistipguuhaple French, "anof to
tuuiup ouiunaisunguisnaD.igaiaporas, and
she is. then fitted for the responsible, dul
tics of wife and mother. "What homely
comfort there must be ip, sour brea and
piano! What domestic bliss in yellows
biscuit and garbled French I "What a
soothing effect it must have on Benedict's
uv-o, tuwi uoauiug uuii iu me sea o$
p.sijjess, or mpaicine, cr law, or agricul
ture, to be gabbled to7 when he ppmej
home, tired and weary and beaut 'faint, in
horrible French declensions I What moral
heroism is inculcated in conintin
French" verbs 1 . What grand life-teona
there must be in learning to "Pallex
Fraucab l" Yes, yes; by; all means let
us iaye French. '2every mind our own
noble laiiguage rstudy French. Pay bu,t
little attention to the grapes of penversa-tion-rrstudy
French, trp is po' "pse" rj.
lpaf'ning'to write an elegant letter study
t? vr' . " j i 1 1 .
creiCi. ivever miuu PMJP,ogT anany-
gipnp ; it dopsn't matter about health-rr
study French. Don't be absurd enough
to learn to cookj by all rnears igpqrq the
wash-tub ;-rget a punotody jippcK
Do all this, and you will be neithe j pharm
ing in society or loveable in ' the horn
circle. !,Yqn vill be prepared tq take 'yoijp..
place in thp panka pf fashiqahta fo.Uy.4-
, And what gre-jti; qlly is there than
fashion itssif ? It is simply this : You
"must wear what Bonis absurd FrpncJ$ ppr?
sdn wsars, because he or she lead thq
fqq. . 1 nis species qi siayery is impera?;
tiye m its requirementg. 44 "this illustri
ous foreigner (Emperor he", may p, Of
scavpnpr he may have bepnVEays short
tailed jpqats-?iE6 'wmp lhe" tails ; if he says .
peg-top reeches peg-top goes $ should
ho dgcreo square-toed boots square theni
at onp,e, qyen thoqgh you should npt be
able to square your account with your
boot-maker. If, madam, your fashionable
dictator Empress or courtezan, for any-
thin gr jou' kn owl commands hoops im
mediately placo yourself in the charmed
"vr t Vt. r-- n .'
circie.. jli ine eaict is , ior . trains?-ror
heaven's sake lose. 'no time in training
yourself I. ' So. ladies and gentlemen, we
must; imitate tnesq juropean readers of
qu,estionablq antecedents- pjiape the cora
fort , of our d ress at our , qp'tlon' ' throw
a,way bur mannnfcs37ar4i womanhood, and
x&kq our piap;3 oq tn siaq 01 popular tolly.
, At this point the rhyming machine was
. 1 . - - ; - , a .....
spt in motion, with tho followipg result : .
Pf custom? and manners, of fashions And forma.
Yoo have heard foithi many a while
Bat my rhyme embraces aihe'me yit linsung
?Tia simply tLias "Oregon Style.-. ' '
:,-2vv. v;:--5 " :--:-lu" rv- -
If JFrisoo yon go, tir the fashioa, you know.
' To pretend fhat reay got ui'b pile;
Put on Airs, swing' a' cane, wear a 'right bob-taJed
f s They'll fcg phased with your gaj Weh-foot style. I
Wl girl, down the riyer (I), is fpurfoca rearj :
; On the spaks ihe comnienees to s mUe j
And she seems t) exclaim, as she Eirta bj Uiefrgaze,
: !Tia hard to beat Otegon atyle." t ' . . " -- ,
She kicks Up adnst.or she plows through, the mud,'
' Her triia dragging bAdkhWra,niile,-, - l -SWepihg
'oats, rats and rubbish along' as she laila.
''.rn'clad it's not Linn'oount style r-'v
Qfhsad-gearj we've all sorts of fashions and form..
; ' From a pyranid down to V tilo r
Nets, waterfalls, bonnets (l think that's the came),
Shingled hairfor a woman, what stylel