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Newspaper Page TextSTATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. TX XX. ACSOTT, I Editor. SATCRDAY,Mt.....FEBIlUARY 2, 18G7. 7he First Kentucky Resolution of 1793. Ileiolred. That the several States composing the United States, are not unitod on the principle of fHdimited submission to their General Uovernment, fest that by a compact, under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States, and ofaraeud. ments thereto, they constituted a General Gorcrn- 1 rccnt, for special purposes delegated to that Gov era men t certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, tho residuary mass of right to their self-government ; and that whenever the General government assumes undelegated power, its act are unauthoritative, void, and of no force ; that to this compact each State acceded as a State, and is .n integral party,' its co-States forming,, as to it itff, "the 'other party; that the Government creat ed by this compact was not made the exclusive pr final jndge 'of tho extent of the powers delegated f o itself, sinco that would have made its discretion, iijjd not the Constitution, tho measure of its pow ers; but that, as in all other eases of pomact utuomy potter taring no common jnl4, acA party ha an eqmal right to jndyt for ittel, ot trell of in fraction at vflhe mode and tneafurt of rtdrei. XXeary Clay's Pro diction. "Tho slavery i fuetion in the Free States will destroy all har- laony, and finally lead to disunion. The conse ! cuenoes of disunion are perpetual war the x- t Jictionof the African race ultimate military dca , JOtiam-" ClayU Letter to Cotton, Sept. 2, 1313. -'. Postmaster General's Report. ' i'ho subjoined is a synopsis of this inter: p-iting doenment : Tho rcTnusa aro eU,38G,9S6 21 ; ex penditures, $15,352,079 30; the decrcaso pompared with last year, is 1 1-5 per cent. Increase of expenditures, 12 per cent. Number of stamps issued, 347,734,325; damped envelopes, 30,386,200. The si.1 es of . theso in excess of . last year is 63G0,764. The increased demand for en velopes with printed cards is CGI percent. There are 6,0t9 contractors ; mail routes", ; .930; miles, 71,837,914 ; cos, 7,030,.- 474 y by rail, 32,092 miles; steamboats, 14,246 miles. . 7 Jh,e overland mail to California has been by St. Louis; now it is by Chicago And Omaha; the shortest time between San Francisco and New York was 19 days. The amount of postage with foreign jcountries is $2,289,219 30; an increase of the same of over $400,000. Arrange - meats are nearly perfected with Great Britain to rpdecs the postage from 24 to , twelve cents, and tQ admit matter of every kind, including samples of goods; also the right to transmit, in closed bags or in ..ordinary mails, to other countries. -The Pacific Mail Steamship Company ias a contract of mail services from San Francisco to China and Japan once a jnonth Tia Sandwich Islands, but it i thought a great loss of time that in return- - ing tney snouid not come direct. There is frea delivery in forty-six cit ies. It grows in favor, increases letters, ' saves time, trouble and dead letters. The number of dead letters was about 4,500,000; 600,000 nnmaikble -for want jof stamps or address; they contained 244,580,99, of which $221,066 19 were .delivered. Over 67,000 contained pho graphs, jewelry, etc. ; 42,000 were deliv ered. Two millions and a half of dead letters have been destroyed. The money orders issued were 243,609 ; rvalue, S3,y77,2o9 23; the average of ' each was $16 32. Some change is re quired in the law. ' It is reccommjsndad that the clerks in he Department hare additional pay, and .clerks in the post-offices generally do not .get enough, The letter carriers, in par ticular, earn more, and the Government can afford to pay more. A Veteran Typo. John Saxton, se nior editor of the Canton (Ohio) Reposi--tory, who is now in his 75th year, set type on the President's message' recently Trom 8 o clock until midnight, putting pp id that time 3,500 cms. Tho old vet eran has published his Repository contin uously for a period of nearly 52 years lie j?a Helped to produoe eTery issue ;he paper from the period it was started n 1814 till the present time. A lOe .Confederate soldier. John E -Watso?, of New.?rleans, in acommunica- tion to phe Cincinnati Inquirer, charges ,,H?JK4P"er jmh avmg supplied the .eheis vith powder, salt, and other arti icies in xcfange ior cotton. He gives ,cames, dates. ajid places, and says he has y furnished the Secretary of War proof of t.i . ;ius allegations. : , ' .Eaf bFEAGEr-rThe question for UmengiDthf State Constitution so as to : allow suffrage to colored persons has been ..submitted to Colorado, Conaceticut and Minnesota. -'They . all decided against it )bj large majoritiesaoo! vet the Radicals oppose the restoration policy 0f the - Southern States because . they will not xomci.up elective franchise on negroes $ew- Method of Determining -'Whethi:b. a Mine is Rich. The fol lowing simple role has been found, by the Montana Fost, to be almost infallible, and fis cheerfdly offered for the benefit of the .public: . : - : ' We consult the records, of the courts. If we .discover that a" lawsuit is or has een connected with the lode, we have no nesitatioh inTa.cap.rt;n' tliof ;t it property. ; We never heard of any con 'flict about the ownership or discovery cf a 'worthless claim.' - - . ; Majt, William B, Lewis; a companion of Jackson in the war of 1812, and his adviser dcring 'his Presidency, recently Jdied at Na shville aged 82. j :v. There , t ra 1,000 : bookkeepers, 0,000 .merchants, 2,500 Jaundresses, 1,000 law yers, and 100,000 school children in New , .t . j. . ... . ; loric, - - , ' - Tho "Democrat" and its Priucl- The following arc extracts from a pri vate letter to us. They are from a gen tleman who has occupied prominent posi tions in tho State, and who Still stands high in the affections of the Democracy of Oregon. Tho letter from which they are taken is very long; and though it is all interesting, wo publish only such parts as wo aro suro he will not object to seeing made public. The .letter is dated Janua ry 14, and tho extracts are- as follows : "M. II. AjpoiT Deur Sir; I am happy to see the 'Democrat' retain the old-time Dcuiocratio ring a characteristic of that paper at all times since it was first issued by lUason Smith. It is truly humiliating to see trat Democrats still co quetting with Johnsonism after tho results of the Philadelphia Convention have been manifested in tho lite elections. But probably no more so than t see great, and even good men deoeived with the idea that a great middle party conservative could be built upon nothing I and absorb enough from two great live parties to break both down and come into power itself Such a thing would re verse all political history, foreign and domestic, modern and ancient. Democracy is either right or it is 1 wrong. The Christian religion is either right or it is not; but who would justify its devo tees in becoming 'conservative' in their doctrines, and for the sake or policy, mix sp a little Pagan ism 1 with it ? There is no" middle ground be tween good and bad. TVe tifibt as well say that, to compromise between the two' great ideas of a White Man's Government (Dcm.)jr a Blaek Man's GovernmentJRad.), we will take a Mulatto 3 Government. AH such parties will be ground to powder between the upper and nether mill-stone. "With the 'Democrat' I am in perfect 4 har mony.' Its politics and polio v are reflections of my own how eould I do otherwise than wish it and its editor well T I am not certain what I cat. do in the way of getting subscribers for the 'Dem ocrat' I hare never known my neighbors to come so near entirely ignoring papers before. Tbore are several genuine Democrats, la fair circumtan , immediately around me, that are taking no paper at all ; whiUt others take a New York paper, aad none 6 other. Tbey say that times are hard, which is 6 true; and that they hare not got the means, which is probably aot true. Hat yon may be assured of one thing that is, I will do what I can for 7 the 'Democrat.' "I have now probably transcended good taste, and bored jr'ou beyond your wish or 31 expecta tion. All the apology that I can offer Is, that when I get a-going I don't stop easily. I am still big with many things I would like to say, but must stop within what I trust will be pardonable Vj limits." remarks by the editor. 1 We say it is right. We bcliev Democratic principles are essentially and inherently right; and that soqner or later they will prevail. One day last week a radical friend of ours whom as a man and citizen; wc greatfy respeptstopped us in the street and wan tod to know if we really believed all we write and publish or whether we merely put forth our views for effect 7 We told him in substance tha we are in downright earnest. We aj fully believe that the political principles wo advocate are right as we do the religious principles wo entertain. We are just as sincera in the advocacy of one as the other We. for one, will not endorse and advo cate a principle we believe to be wrong. political or otherwise. Pray, what is there in the present condition of ths Demo cratic party to cause a man to be insin 'a -w . a. . . -w . ceref u ma tne minority, it caj do offices to bestow. It is everywhere pro scribed. Greeley admits that, eince tho war, over $150,000,000 per annum have been stolen from the Government; but no democrat creU a dime of it. Democrats were robbed, and imprisoned in Lincoln bastiles without tho authority of law;. indeed in direct conflict with Us provis ions. A reign of terror was inaugurated and many & Democrat was weighed in the balances and found wanting. Many of them forsook their principles, not because convinced that they were wrong at all; but to avoid persecution, proscription illegal imprisonment and probably a fel ons doom, yfp say it not boastingly but we have been tried and not found wanting. We have repeatedly been threatened with assassination and in 1854 our office was entered by an armed and drunken mob of furloughcd soldiers But we neither quailed, nor run, nor ab jured out principles, thank God; and what Is more we don't believe we ever will, because we believe they are essen tiaUy and fundamentally right. Fire -1 - - can't burn this conviction out of us. 2 No one, and yet he who would do this would be about as sensible and con sistent as is that mas, or set of men who, professing ."conservatism" and a desire to 'placate" the Rumps, would adulterato pure Democratic principle. &J Every word true as preaching ; and j&uch more than some we have heard. 41 We are glad to hear this. J.f nothing more it seems to confirm and deepen our convictions that our political principles are right. 5 W find no. fault with any Demo crat who takes "a New York" or other foreign pjper; but he who locs so should first take his 7wnj,e paper. Ho owes this to the Democratic party of .which he is a member ; h jpwes it to tfye Editor who battles for hig principles; andhe.owes it to himself and family ; for' a foreign journal, though its politics may be all riglit, wjll not'give his owp State and local news. 6 The fact tjbat times "are hard" is 1 .1 TV i a strong reason wny xnese .uemocrais should subscribe for gome home organ im. . . ,- mediately. When times aro hard the publisher experiences more difficulty than w ! TT if '' 47 t r , tt ever in ms business, it is pen,more than at any other time, that he needs to be encouraged, and his hands strength ened. While the paltry sum of $3 is not much to anybody on the Pacifio coast, yet if some hundreds subscribe, their sub scriptions make a nice little sum in the ag- trTtitrtitt ... . -. 7 We must cordially thank you. : 8 'Not at all not at all. . Serve us so again.. p' We trust our respected friend will write us again and discourse on these "many things'f . he "would like to say," and thus reduce the intellectual rotundity iiof which ho complains. ; - "Si PltEMIUMS : To be awarded by the Oregon State Agricultural Society, at the Annual Fair, October, 1367. Clan XCattle. COMMITTEE i Joseph Ms gone, Oieon City, Clackamas Co., Bupt. J. Hamilton, Albany, Linn oounty. F. Ilatt'eis, Corvtaltis.TJonton county. Joseph Johnson, Independence, Polk county. tfo. 1. Shout HoiUfg. Bulls. Dull 3 yean old and upward... ..$10 20 44 2 " i l t 20 JO 10 0 0 a "calf ....... OtfWi. Cow 3 yeart old and upward I eases eteee 30 20 10 Heifer 1 year old " Dest calf No. 2 Devons. Saiae premiums as No. 1 , No. 3 llr.niFonDS. Same premiums as No. I. No. 4 Ayrshire. Same premiums as No. 1. No. 5 Alderneys. Same premiums as No. 1. Exhibitors in Nos. 1, 1, 3, 4 and 5 mast furnish satisfactory evidence of age and pedigree. $0. RAPED CXTTLE 4TJ10S Bulh. Bull 3 years old and upward ,....., 20 15 10 A 6 4 4 2 II J H 41 44 44 4 4 Best bull calf.. CoWM. Cow 3 Tears old aad upward. 5 44 20 10 6 4 20 Ilslfer 1 year old 44 " calf Bet milk eow of any blood Rclb. Exhibitors competing for premiums for the best milk cow of any blood, shall furoiih the Superintendent a certified stalettieat of the amounts, by weight, of milk produced by the cow entered by them, during tea days of the season preoedlag the exhibition, with a statement of the aje bt the calf at the time the milk U weighed. No. 7. Working Oxen. Pair 4 years old and up yard . j 44 'it IS 10 0 4 44 44 44 J U 14 44 44 ......... ......... M I, 2 or 3 rears old. traiaed bi toy a- .................a. ' dtr 16 years 10 No. 8 Fat Cattle. Competitors for tais department are required to file with tbe Corresponding Secretary a statement of ibe age of tbe animal, time, toanoer, kind, qaaltty and eot of ftwding, and all tbe expeoscs connected witb tbe fattening. Fat ox i years old and upward 6 M 4 44 ' 41 ' jfl ...... .... ....... IV 8 6 4 4 4 2 " steer 3 44 44 9 I 4 4i 44 44 - 8 S - 6 - 4 " beifor 3 years old 44 44 3 " No. 9 Sweepstakes. Bull ef aay breed . 30 20 Cow of any breed 30 20 Mr"Twonty per cent, entrance la tbe above de partment. Class II Xlerst a. COMMITTEE ON HOB. 1 AND 2. Samuel L. Coon, IWtbel, Polk county, Sop't .tiamn uuper. Aioany, 1.1 en eoaaiy. IJenry Blju-k, forest Grove, Washington county. II. U. liadley, Eugene City, Lane coaaty. NO. 1 IIOESES OF ALL WoBC. (Tbe -Hone of all Work" should V 5 fcaad. uiok, lirely ears, troad barweea tbe cyee, round arret, short loins, well up ia tbe shoulder, deep in tbe ebest, square quarter, flat legs, ort be tween the knee and pasters sad bock apd pastern, hind legs well under bita, spoed eqaal to 8 mile an hoar on tbe road, and at least 3 miles at tbe plow, with sufficient blood to iaure spirit aad en daranoe ; and no horerta this or aay other cla UI b J lowed La eompcie for a 'rowiaui gA;Ma he be sound; that is, free from constitutional ease. Stallion 4 years old and upward.., 30 15 a . - is 10 44 44 3 " f 10 1 " ' 3 ooklfngeoH S Brood mare (and colt) 4 years old aad np'd 20 15 aiare 4 years eld ani upward 15 10 44 1 m r 10 8 44 41 44 44 8 5 3 44 Suckling colt No. 2 Draft Horses. 9t4Hen 1 years old and apward, tested by satisfacterr trial. IS 10 Stallioa 3 years old and upward....... 10 44 2 - " 44 j 44 44 ft 5 3 " suckling eolt.. Brood mare (and eolt) 4 years old aad np'd 10 Mare 4 years old and upward.... 10 3 " " 8 3 44 44 K 1 ' 3 colt (suckling) 3 41 44 Span of draft horses, tested by trial ....... 15 JO 3 years old 12 Nora. No animal under 3 years old in this de partment is to be submitted to the trial test by the judges. COMMITTEE OK NOS. 6, 4 AND 0. John Laagblin, North TamhilU Superintendent. Maj. Walker, Tolk 000 nty. P. L. Qoimby, Portland. James Elliott, Needy, Clackamas county. No. Thoroughbreds. Stallion 4 years old and apward I ........ .. .... 25 29 30 15 44 2 44 tl 44 1 44 4t ...... ......... 10 8 5 " cackling eolt ...... ......... Mare 4 years old and upward .,. 2C 15 44 3 41 4. 41 2 " ' 41 I 44 II 10 8 ft ' suekliog colt ... 3 2 In the department of thoroughbred animals, whether cattle or borses, none wilt be permitted .to compete but suoh as furnish satisfactory fodigrecs No. 4 Roadsters. Stallion 4 years old and upward, to be tested pjma.1 XVJ 19 ' 3 f 15 10 O 2 ' " 10 8 Brood mare and colt 4 years old and upward 15 10 Mao 4 years oil and upward 15. 10 a iv o J 4 41 1 " suckling colt 8 ft 8 41 44 No. .oCqlts without Rejebnoe to pLOOD. c tallica a jearj mu..., ....... ...... ....... ....... 0.-1, f A - J JO '8 ft 10 .8 ft " x ................... " suckling colt 4. Mare 2 year old At J 44 MSItlt(t '( suckling colt , , COMMITTEE ON NOS.' 6 AND i. D. C. Stewart, North Yamhill, Superintendent, J. M. Elliott, Scio, Linn county, E. A. Abbey, Corrallis, Bent on eonnty. William Johnson, Forest Grove. ' No. 6 Matched Carriaoe, Buggy and Saddle Horses. Span carriage horses.. 20 15 Buggy t6r....v..;.....v....;. .'.... -M 8 Saddle Iwrso. ' v 8 0 Note. rHorses competing in this department will be tested by trial. No. 7 Speed. rotting torso, mare or gelding..... 15 10 acing horse........ .,.,.,...' 15 10 Walking horse.. 1ft 10 COMMITTEE ON NOS. 8 AND 9. J. Q, Basket, Polk oounty, Superintendent, iv. j. L,a,aa, irortiana. John Downing, Sublimity, " J. C. Tolman, Ashland, Jacsqn county, Nfl. 8-tSpeep and Bottom, . Running. : ; Baanbig horse, mare Qr golding, 2 mile heats .150 " " 7 l V 75 Trotting, : - ' , . Trotting stallion, mile beats, 2 in 3.. ,.. 75 . y muea.. ............ ....... Continued iioxt wk.I ' tit. Ilelt uw vw. l'ortlaud. Tho St. Helena correspondent of tho Sacramento Union, under date of Decern bcr 29th writes as follows: We who Hto. within tho classic pre cinct of St. Helens ore enjojing tho de lights of an Oregon Winter and au Oregon excitutnent at tho samo titno. Neither of theso blossins aro strictly of a local char- Actcr, for tho Winter is universal and the oxcitoment Cuds its head and center in tho metropolitan limits of Portland. Tho ru mor hath cono forth, and hath ahaken that auguish placo to the core, that tjio Cali- torma Steam X4aTigition Company have purchased a controlling interest in the properties of tho Oregon Steam Naviga tion Company. If tho Portlandcrs re joiced and clapped their hands when tho groat cartlKjuako unsettled tho foundations of San Francinco, they aro doing penance for thoir unchristian temper now. Their foundations aro more disturbed than if an eartlujuako had shaken them, and tho sensatious experienced are near about as squeamish.: A gcucral faintnoss seized upon property-holders, and the stories cir culating through tho city so suddenly doomed wero truly amusing to those who had no property to hold. The newspa pers throughout tho country "pitched in to" PortUnd with a lively good will, while the Portland papers blew hot and cold in the same breath, and gave but'noor sup. port to the sinking public confidence. Now all this tetupcat whether it wcro in a teapot or a much larger vcnscl, afford ed considerable amusement in its way, but perhaps a much greater amount of good, (sober material for thought. If it is true that Calfornians havo purchased a con trolling interest in tho Oregon Steam Navigation Company's property, and if they have an eye to thoir own interest mure than to that of Portland or if they have a mind to shape tho future of Ore gon, as they certainly can, there is ground enough fur afaim. There is nothing in the location of Portland to point it out as the commercial metropolis of Oregon ; everything, in fact, to militate against it, and the Oregon Steam Navigation Com pany is its life and sou!. In Southern Oregon there is no transportation except that of farm wagons and pack animals and never can be till a railroad reaches it; con sequently there is no sympathy between Portland and Southern Oregon. Tho VilUmeUcJ Vallley trado is carried on by the People's Transportation Company wbote boat now run to Portland to meet those of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, though there exists no other reason why they nhould stop there more than at any other poiut. In truth, it is to the Columbia river alone that the Ore gon Steam Navigation Company look for their business, which strangely enough, they now carry twelve miles up the Wil lamette and back again, over sandbars, and a whole day's lo&s of time. No re flecting mind can doubt but this must all bo changed by the natural force of busi nesg laws. The ocean steamers can pet insurance only to the mouth of the Wil lamette therefore they should stop on the Columbia; they lo?o tho host portiou 'of two days by cotng so far out of tho di rect line of travelled ipcur extra rik an 1 expend j therefore they should stop on the Columbia. Passenger to the up- rwr ontry anflVr vfra pxr4nA and d Untioo therefore they should stop on the Columbia It is to the main river that all the other rivers are tributary. To some point on the main river all the interior trade should coiuo to be distribu ted. Suppose a railroad is built, &j it will be before long, from Sacramento to some point in Oregon; it is not goiog to stop twelve mike from the Columbia, and diip freights from that point by steamers, thus aeiay tDg ior a aay tne arrival 01 pood at the main rivor. Nature and commercial laws are against it; the Oregon Steam Navigation Company have nothing to gain by it, and the traveling public have a great deal to loso by it. Nothing is plainer, then, than that the contemplated 1 1 msi l ti r.f gm uninlA.ii.jAj 4 , t . a . Columbia river. Ocean steamers will meet, and river steamers will meet at this railroad terminus. Ono thing only is to be seriously ponsidercd, and that is, the best point. St. Helens believe sho has it and lokiog with impartial eyes, we, too, incline to the same opinion. That opinion is founded on several facts, the most impor tant of which is that hero the river is broad and deep with the best of harbors, and the greatest natural facilities for erect ing d 'cks and wharves. It is perhaps, not equalled, certainly not cxcolled by any point between hero and the mouth; and abovA here there ia nothing to compare ith it. It ia above this point that steamers aro troubled with sand bars, rocks and ice, Here is tho actual mouth of the Willamette river, and opposite are the mouths of two other small but naviga ble rivers, with rich farming lands bor dering on them; hence,' here naturally centers an extensive trade in farm pro ducts. It is customary for Portlanders to say that there is no agricultural land about St. Helens, while tho truth is that there is five times as much and better land in tho immediate vicinity of St Hel ens than of Portland; for there ia Sauvio's Island at her very doors,' and all the bot tom lands of the Lower Willamette, Lewis sides the Columbia valley itself, and the I fl?100,. "Sm --where ' th- b,oat uPsct; Tualdtin Plains as near to this place as tolLCorval113 0azett0- . ' Portland.' l?rom railroad surveys already made, it appears that here too, is tho most feasible crossing for that railroad which is destined to traverse the Sacramento, Willamette, Columbia and , Cowlitz river yallics, both on account of its natural course to the Sound, and of a secure Winter crossing of the Columbia. Here there is a beautiful fir bench, at just a' pleasant elevation above tho nvcr. all the way down t.o the valley of the Cowliter Such aro the advantages of St. Helens briefly referred to in a previous letter-, yet will bear to bo re hearsed. The townsite itself is a bench of trap rock, of about fifteen to thirty feet elevation above high water, and covered romantically with 6mall grassy prairies and groups or groves of fir trees, inter spersed with other deciduous trees of much beauty. This rocky foundation ex tends back but little beyond the town, and seems expressly intended lor it. ' Be low along the river is a splendid growth of fir and cedar, as well as on tho hills back or the town, email larms are scat- ered all through tho timbered lands, showing: that when the forest disappears tarms will take its placo;' A splendid water power is 'close, at nana, ana wiu fuisiia tiruatfcly be inade to compote with that) of Oregon City, Iron for foundries, f and coal for smelting, aro within half a dozen miles. Water ; works and gas works can bo set going at less cost and in greater perfection than in any town on tho coast, all of which, when a future great city, arc to bo respectfully submitted. Beauty of situation is an clement which enters large ly into our estimate of St. Helens' merits, but would not probably weigh very heav ily in the scale of advantages considered bv a business corporation. High, mowt bluffs, half jconcualod, in their Summer wealth of flowering shrubbery, afford finely elevated sites for handsome residences, a3 well as oxcellcn kites for docks and ware houses. The broad, bluo river stretches either to tho North or the South in miles of j a i ramie glimpse of 1 cauty, tnuch like the Hudson, though on a grander scale. Opposite, beyond the cottonwopd and ash of tho bottom lands, 'ou catch sunny gleams of grain fields iri Summer, and of sou, rus.ci-liueu patent'; vi lurius in Winter. As to pleasantness of situation, St. Helens has po rival on tho Pacific poast. Putting that and that together (the merits of this point and tho late transac tions of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company), thpro is quite a general feeling throughout the State, and' iri Portland it self, tliat something important Is going to happen. " I t ig greatly feared at Port laud, equally desired by almost all other parts ol the Statu, that a change of business center shall be mado to this pcint. " Port land has always hated San 1'rancisco', and with that feeling was mixed up a goodly share of wholesome fear, notwithstanding she so loudly claimed to be a rival, and a successful owe, of tho (J olden City, Now that there is some cause to apprehend that Californiaus may control tho navigation of tho Columbia, and may choose their own depot t or away from Portland, as they find it for their interest to do, there is a god deal of dread mixed up with the for mer fear, and a sullen though reluctant acknowledgment that they whittled be fore they were out of the woods. As for us, wc fay let Calitbrn'atM come. Tho croat want of Oregon 4s more of the mon ey, trains and energy of California, and if Portland don t want them, other places do and the great Columbia's shores are all open to their enterprise, if they choose to improve tho opportunity. St. Helens, at all events, will welcome Californians. 'A ftad Calamity. ' On Tuesday morning last our citizens were startled with the Had news that Mrs. Vaughn and child were drowned on the evening before. For some timo it was difficult to got the full particulars. Mrs. Vaughn lived aeros the river, in Lion county, about a mile from thia city. Dr. T. N. Soow, who wa one of the party searching for the body of the unfortunate womau has furniahed u with the follow ing particulars relating to this sad affair; On Monday evening, about'eight o'clock Mrs. Mulkey, the wife of Farlow Mulkey, was taken ill, wheu Mr. Mulkey's brother was sen la a imall boat after his sister, Mrs. Lillard, and a neihlnir, Mrs. LVauhn. He went and got Mrs. Vauhn. and returning took Mrs. Lilllard in with them andarter bidding their fritnhsgood night they proceeded on their way, across the bottom or over-floVed land to their desti nation, about a half mile dUtant. They had proceeded about three hundred yards when the boat struck the top of a small oak buh, and was instantly capsized by t e swift mining curnn ,prtci;-itatiog ilo unfortunate into water which was eight or ten feet in d-'pth. Mr. Mulkey caught hold of the boat and succeeded in gaining a position on it. No sooner had he thus douc when, he thought he could discern in the darknes the outline of an object passing fr 3m un kr the boat, which f proved w be .Mrs. lallard. He ' caught h r and pulled her out of tho water when she gate rum her baby and attempted to get up into the bush, and succeeded in gaining a scat in the branches. During t us time, Mr. Mulkey saw Mrs. Vauhn the further end of the boat but making no noise or struggling much. He made an effort to grasp her while he was try ing to sieze the boat, but was unsuccessful she went down to rise no more. He could not ece whether she had her babo or not. They kept calling out for help, until Mr.Owens arrived with a boat and rescued them from their perilous situation. They were out about three quarters of an hour from tho time of upsetting to the rescue. Mrs. L.'aljaby was nearly chilled to death, while sho buffered not a little with the wet and cold. The efforts of Mr. M. to save the drowned woman were very difficult, as he could not ewiui. ' ' It was not until about noon tho next day that they could convey tho sad news to tho bereaved family. The departed leaves a husband and five children to mourn her loss.' ' ' On Wednesday, they succeeded in find ing the body of Mrs Vaughn.' She drift ed down about three hundred yards from where the boat upset, and caught on a gnag by her' clothing. ' It is hoped tho re latives and friends of the family will pro ceed at on co to provide foir' them, as they aro in a very destitute situation. ' ' On Thursday in the forenoon tho body of the child was f iund. It was but a short A Proper Inquiry. Since the jntro duction of tho proposition to break up the existing Stato Governments and re duce tlo ten pxclu.dcd Stakes to Territo ries, the inquiry has naturally "arisen: What is to become of the legitimate debts of these States? Is the General Govern ment to assume them, or. is 'the idea of repudiation to bccourAgcd Virginia, for instance, has a funded debt of $43, 000,000. If the State is declared defunct how are her bonds to be maintained? The expense of maintaining Territorial Governments is always paid from the Na tional Treasury, j , . iei To preserve your healthy cleanse "your blood when it booomos vitiated and foul. Many are the symptoms which sound the note of alarm, Fail not to heed them. Indi gestion? Nausea, , Iassitudo, Headache, Wandering jains, BilJious'and Eruptive Affections, airo'so "many signals to tell you of disease in the blood. Remove it. and they.' disappear, How?, Take Acer's Compound Extract of Sarsaiarii.la, It is effectual for its 'puf pose) purifies the blood,' expels diseas3,and restores tho de- ranged Junctions m the body - to their w-jnoaitny action.- -pjoryaon inaj Argus, ? ttt e wart nil tl Aa tor. ; j . The Journal's New York correspon dent says of A. T. Stewart: 1 ! t i . He seldom looks at a subscription pa per. With him begging is at a discount. He has little sympathy with vagrancy. Men and women who seek his presence seldom gain much by an interview if money is tho object. Indeed it is very difficult to train access to him in any way. Ho is intensely devoted to his business. and works more hours than any merchant in inew xom. ne controls rnsown ai- lairs with despotic sway. His partners have no control over tho busioesa, but aro interested merely in the profits.; Hp buys and sells as he pleases, without con eulting any one. J3tit on great occaaions tho donatious of Stewart are princely. Ho proposes now to devoto millions to build hourcs for the poor.' If the city re fuses to give the site, he will still carry out ms pian. The same writer says of Aster: Unlike Stewart, William U. Aetor is always accessible. His rooms aro on Prince street, a door or two from Broad way, 'They are tho same that were occu- pied py iis Jathcr. lie nas a iroot and back office, where the business of his great estate are carried on, ' The door is wido open between the "two oSicps. A person asking for Astor is directed at once to the rear room.' At a common desk, crowded with papers, sits a German-looking ntan, ' about seventy, 'heavy molded, tall andstout. ' II is eyes, which are small, with an expression bordering 'on stupidi ty, aro fastened on the visitor, and Astor waiU his utterances. Hi? waste no words. His answers are yes or no, with an air that admit to no debate. All j the day long from 10 to 5, Hor siU in his oEce and sccj all comers. " Ho U roaster of his busincis. ' Ie knows the' rent of every house, the duration of every lease, the times and terms of payment, with every foot of land. At fro o'pjock he rises, and with a slow and sluggish gait turns Uroadway and walks to Jafayette Place, where he resides, for dinner. j He has two ons, John Jacob and Wil liam!., Jr. These two yout g men are in business with their father, ho bankers in New Kngland attend more Closely to their calling. Thejr arc modest, retiring without affectation. John Jacob is tall, large, heavy built, with randy hair and complexion, resembling bis father. He cnt to the field ip 1801, and did good service in the national cause. William I)., Jr., is tall and slim, with black hair, of a genteel build, and is said to resemble his mother. ! e An old, Californian, now in Illinois, in a private letter to the liditor of the Spec tator, says: " "j ; JJuo. Fitzgerald : I see by the Iai Sfectator there is a move goin on in California to aist the necdr in thli South. I have traveled through Kentucky, Ten nessee, Miifippi, and Louisiana, and can testify to the destitution of the country. It is a most prawfcwo thy enterprise; and I hope every friend of the South in Cali fornia will be up and doing; otherwise our friends will perish. I hope yon and all other true friends of the South, will not ceae to ure it on the people, and place the thing iu its proper liht. Enough could b iurntfthud by California to keep half those in want through the whole South, and npver be missed by th,c donors. It is a gad sight to look upon the 'land once of plenty and celebrated lor hospital ity, and tee the contrast." 'Want and mis ery reign supreme.' I conversed with gentlemen from almost all sections, and there fo but few districts throughout the entire South that have any thing to spare while more'thao half can not possibly subsist on the. products of the country 1 -, a - anu nomine ro ouy wtin. Airain i say, urge the claim of charity to U.o in ie.d. and 1 do verily believe God will blest you and all others in the same. Yours, II. C. Bailey." Macoupin County, 111., Dec. 9th 180G ANCHOR LINES'" Opposition to tbe Monopoly's Old Steamship PACIFIC. The SUMunsbip Montana has but one pried $1? in tbe Cabin and & in tbe Steerage. " ' THE ONLY REGULAR LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO. Remember the exborbitant price bj the Monopoly's Mao H in Cabin aud$Zo in steerage. The Splendid 'New Steamship 1030 TONS REGISTER. JOHN XL KELLY - - Commander. Will loave Portland on or about TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1SG7 lu Cabin, $13 OO 1 Ntoerare." - S OO F U E I OUT-Per Ton,1- 3 OO SUPERIOR PASSENGER ACCCVWODATJONS I Fr Freight or Passage appljr to , ' 5IcCIMKE,Mi:nRII.I.!L CO., January 12, It " AQfiNTS. Id the Circuit Court of the Stato of Oregon for tho County of Linu : - ; ' ' (Jeorgo Robinson, Plaintiff, ts. Sarah Robinson, Defcndaut. In tho name of ihe Stato of Oregon to Sarah f Robinson, Defendant : - - YOU WILL TAICJE N.0TICE THAT YOU are hereby required to be and appear in the Circuit ' Court of the -.State of' Oregon- for the County of Liun, within ten days from tho date of the "service cf ;lhis summons - upon youj' if served within "this fCSjJiity5, ;but if served? in any other County m this State, then within 20 day's from the date of euoh service upon you, and answer the complaint of tho Plaintiff in this suit, now on file againot you with the Clerk of said Court, asking for a dissolution of ther marriage contract now ex. isting between said parties. And you will take no tice that, if you fail to answer as above required, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the reliof prayed for in this complaint. : By order of R. P. Boise, Jndge of said Court. " ' CRANOR A HELM, Attorneys for Plaintiff, rtr. S. Revenue Stamp, $0 conta, cancelled. i Albany, Deoember 26,1850 v2n20Qw Change o Firm.- v TSTOIIN ERldG; HAVING PURCHASED C. tf C. GotieyV interest In ' the Tin apd Stove i5(oro, will he found at the old stand ready to ac commodate all his friends and the public generally. JOHN UllIUUS. Albany, January 28, 1867 v2n24tf ' Iniportajit iVptiics! . .. Having, 'sold: OUT MY BUSINESS, ev. cry ona i&dehted to; moi on book aocount or by notej will ptea3e" "call ftiia settle at an early day, or their accounts will bo. found in the hands of an attorney for collection,. ,. r ' LEWIS STERNBACII. j Albany, Js,n. 11, 1867 V2n25f ' ' ' sisjiiiiisfeiywMtfM.yej NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SELLING OFF . . AT COST!! .11 .tJ WPRTHAN &. CO., NEW YORK STORE! Foster's Two Story Brick,, ALB AN Yf OR EGO N , OFFER THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF ! ''obDs,::'::': . . . . , . . . . ,,,.. .,-, . AT ' I SAM FRANCISCO COST WITH THE DETERMINATION TO CLOSE BUSINESS! ISTE BESPECTFCtLY IKYITS ; The Comrnunlty In General GIVE US A CALL! BEFORE PrECfllSI5G ELStWHEBE! FOR WE ARE FULLY DETERMINED TO SEUXi OTJTi WITHIN SIXTY DAYS FROM DATE j FOR GASH OR PRODUCE WERTHAN & CO, IV. I3.AI1 persona knowing them. selves indchted to us will p1cac come forward and SETTLE FORTHWITH. TCcrffimi $: Co." Albany, Feb. 2, 'C7 v2n25tf TJIE OLD STOVE DEPOT! PTAIN 6THSST - ALBANY.' (LATE C. C. COPLBT CO.) Kcps constantly on hand a oneai assortme&t of ST OVESI Or the TXost Favorite Patterns. Cook Stoves, i r ; i Paxlbr Stoves, . Box Stoves I Kith a full and general assortment of " - . .' . - , - , TIN,. SHEE T-IBON , COPPER AND BRASS-WARE I And all other articles usually found in a TIN SnOREJ Repairing Neatly and Promptly ::ExetfJ. TKU3IS -Casli or Produce. "Short Rec&onissrs make Lonr Friends. . Feb. 2, '7 y2n25tf -- - : " r . - S f t Ui-i: -til . David JShercr vs.-James Pollock. Contest for the fraction T Tnt 'hiir tlf r v South East quarter () of Section twenty -three (2?) Township twel re (I2)j Soath of Rftnge'fonr (a). To Jamas Pollock YVl? :"i ") 1 YOTJ ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE above menaoaed? cW iU be inTestifl-atei it this office, conunnaing p a 'n - , s . - JVednesJayi the 10th day of 2jrit, 1S67, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. k., and continuing until such investigation is completed, when ia parties interested will be allowed a hearing. . - "- UWJSiM WADE, Register. Pkjrt Warrejt. Receiver. TV t I , Lasp QmcB, OhKiios dTT, OBEeos, V .i , t " . . v January 12. 1867. f To James Pollock : Yon are further . notified thai tw m ti.m Sherer will on the 18th dav of Mamh. iRfir. taV. the depositions of David Shir XV t Rh.. John T. Slate acd A. M,. Walker,? befomN. B iiiuiipurcy, a notary I'ubnc, at bis office, in tha Court House, in the "city of Albany, county . of Linn, and State of Oregon, at 18 o'clocl, a. k., of said dav. to be read in-evidenae on the hoarinw of said case, before the Laad 0(3ce, at the time set by the Register jmdeceiveB. - J. u. row ELI. ?! , : Attorney for David Shebeb. Albany, Janus ry-26, !S57--y2n254w Aclmihi sir ait or's : Notice, NjOTICE IS HEREBY. GIVEN THAT THIS '.andersiiroel has been dnlv nnnmntix) a A. mmistratoTjDf.thS Estate' of Stenhnn lffilhrt- ccased, by- the County Court of Linn cony ty,' uregon, at xne January xenn thereof, A." D, 1867. -All DerSODS - havin?r- plaima - nirilnai, Ruirl estate, are requested to present them ?o the un aersignea, &i nis residence in Linn county, within. sixtftoaVhs from this date, .....-. vf?:' . . " .W, R, CALLAWAY, ' , ,': ..' -. .,1..' Administrator J. C'POWIU,, . .' - rqi. Attorney far Administrator. , AlaB,' Oregon, January 15, 1807 0234"