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STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. TO. IX. ABBOTT, Editor. SATURDAY ....MA11C1I23, 18G7. Th Tint Kentucky Xtefohition of 1793. fetched, That the several States composing the United States, uro not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Uovcrninent, but that by compact, under tho ftyle and title of Constitution for tho United States, and of amend ments thereto, they constituted a General Govern ment, for special purposes delegated to Uat Gov ernment ccrtaiu definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, tho residuary mass of right to their eclf government j and that whenever tho General Government assumes undelegated power, ita acts arcunautboritatire. Told, and of no force ; that to this compact each Stato acceded as ft State, and is an integral party, its oo-Sutes forming, as to it eclf, tho other party ; that tho Government creat ed Vy this compact was not mado tho exclusive or final jndgo of tho extent of the powers delegated to itself, siuco that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, tho measure of its pow ers; but that, as in all other cases of coiocl among poKtrt haring no common jude, each party An an equal right tojudje for xttelj, at well of in fractions at of the mode and weature of redrtt. Henry Clay'1 Prediction. "The slavery testiou in tho Free States will destroy all har qn.es mony, and finally lend to disunion. Tbo ooaso quer ecs of disunion are perpetual war tho ex tinction of the African race ultimate military des otUm." Clay't Letter to Cotton, Sept. 2, 1S43. Democracy and Radicalism. Ttere fa a vast difference between Democ racy and Radicalism. The latter is con tracted initsTiewa: the former, liberal and enlarged. Democracy is bold and fearless in the pursuit of Tight ; Radical ism is, like the Jacobins of Fiance, bold and fearless in the pursuit of wrong and outrage. Democracy rigidly construes the Constitution : Radicalism, in this par ticular, is extremely latitudinarian. Democracy is diffusive it would lodge power in the hands of the many j it as sumes that each man is a sovereign. Radicalism is the reverse of all this ; though it may profess differently. Its leanings always have been, and still arc, towards centralization a doctrine which, for centuries past, has obtained and is bow in the ascendant in Europe, and which is crushing to powder its down trodden millions. Radicalism is the le gitimate descendant of ITamilton, partic ularly this phase of it; and any one con versant with the writings and sentiments of Hamilton, and others of his stamp, will aeknawledge that Hamilton was in favor of centralizing power. Jefferson, on the contrary, battled for the rights of the masses. He thought they were capa ble of governing, and that in proportion 3 power should be diffused, or retained in the people's hands, just in that propor tion would they be apt to continue to be a free and happy people. In proof of these positions we beg the reader's attention to the subjoined extract from De Tocque ville's great work upon'11 American Insti tutions and their Influence' 175: "When the war of independence was terminated, and the foundations of tho new government were to belaid down, the nation was divided between two opinions two opinions which were as old as tho wcrld, and which are perpetually to be met with under all tho forms and all the names which lave ever obtained in free communities the one tmditvj to limit, centralization tho other to extend indefin itely diffusion of power the power of the people. The party which desired to liwit the power of the people,endeavorcd to apply its doctrines more especially to the constitution of the Union, whence it derived its name of federal. 'The other party, which affected to be more exclu sively attached to ths cause of liberty, took that of republican. America is the land of Democracy, and the federalists were always in a minority; but they reckoned on their side almost all the great men who had been called forth by the war of inde-pendence- and their moral influence was very con siderable. Their cause was, moreover, favored by circumstances. The ruin of the confederation had impressed the people with a dread of anarchy, and the federalists did not fail to profit by this transient disposition of the multitude. For ten or twelve years they were at the head of affairs, and they were aide to apply -some, though not all. of their principles ; for the hostile current was becoming from day to day too violent to be checked or stemmed. In 1801 the republicans got posses ion of the government; Thomas Jefferson was named President, and he increased the influence of their party by the weight of his celebrity, the greatness of his talents, and the immcnue extent hi topularity." The "two opinions which are as old as the world," referred to by De Tocqueville, arc still struggling for the ascendency in this country. Democracy, true to its instincts and historic fame, is as hostile as ever to Centralization of pow r ; while Radicalism, equally true to its instincts and ancient renown, is striving with might and main, to wrest power from the States and centralize it in the General Government. Radicalism now claims and exercises power which Hamil ton, with all his tendencies to consolida tion at.d centralization, never dreained'of wielding. ' ' There is, then, a vast difference be tween Radicalism and Democracy. , It is a difference as marked as that between light and darkness, or as that between Liberty and Tyranny. We admit that none talk so loud of Liberty as do the Jladical leaders. It is by thisword, in jpart, they have gained position and pow .er :nd it is by this word they continue i.o deceive and hoodwink their followers. All their aets of atrocity, rapine and law lessness, are done in the sacred nam of Liberty. ; ; : " ; ' ' i Jj - The sentiment, then, that -is sometimes tittered by unthinking men, to wit : That it matters little' to which party a j an be longs, - is erroneous. Instead of being a matter of small moment,' it is one of the utmost importance. Power diffused, or Democracy on the one hand, and Central ization or Tyranny on the other, are in volved in the decision j -and this being the case,' it cannot well be otherwise than momentous- ' Ex-President Jeremiah Day, - of Yale XJollege, ninety-four yeari old, is the old est cf the twenty-five men in New Haven svho are over eighty. ' ' , .; . r - i - , , John S. Ellis, ex-Sheriff of San Fran cisco co inty, Jias been appointed Ameri can Consul at St. Petersburg. " v " VTomnn'M Mission. Efforts, strong and persistent are being put forth by a certain clement of the Radical party in tho Eastern States, to have tho electivo franchise conferred upon women. For years past they have had female lecturers their strong-minded women their Lucy Stones, their Miss Dickcnsons, and Mrs. Sw.hhcltns they have invaded tho pulpit, the halls of Con gress and the stump, aud now they arc persistently striving for tho right to cast a ballot. Wo consider Woman's Mission far too high aud sacred for her to become a pedd ling lecturer ou any or every scicuec, wheth er real or imaginary, or roamiug preachers, whether they bo Milleritcs.Perfectionites, Swedcnborgians, or Spirit Rapping Lec turers, or Mediums. Wo believo lion e to bo her kingdom, aud if her reign be that of peaco aud lovo, her influence will be boundless, and as much as any right minded person could desire. It is contrary to the whole spirit of Divine Revelation for women to leave their homes and all that ought to be dear to them, iu order to vote, or travel about preaching or lectur ing to gain fame or notoriety; the noto riety that of shame too often. No real woman, no matter how great her intel lect uo matter what may be her talent will throw away her uatural modesty and hhame faced nes3 to appear iu tho pub lic assembly, to cauo her voico to be heard on high. Others cannot perform her duties. If she refuses to provide for her home, she has denied the faith and is worse t' au an it.fidcl. Vet the;o he ecturcrs and he-preachers pretend to believe the Bible ; while their very appearance in public, as teachers, gives the lie to their pretensions. Who is to perform home duties when the wife and mother is off on a lecturing expodi-; dition ? These are left to tuind wholly unfit and incapacitated to perform them. When women can take upon themselves public affairs they come in competition with the other sex; but the Creator dc fusrned theui to be co-worker and fellow laborers, each in his or her appropriate sphere Woman cannot take upon herself the occupations, business and political duties of men without going out of her own sphere, and the station God has deigned her to fill. Nor can man fill the station of woman, being totally unfit for her high and holy duties, where love and Bclf-sac-rifice are the ruling powers. Woman U not fitted by nature to take ujkjo herself the works, the bumeis and pursuits of man; thus showing that God has design cd her for a quite different-sphere. Iler voice, her small aud delicate frame, how that she was not designed to be a public speaker; why wish to set aside the laws of God, which have invested man with 2oictr, and woman with influtnee tosccnd the plans of Infinite Wisdom ? They are formed to be co-workers and not rivals; and rivab they would undoubtedly become if the same career of public ambition, and the same rewards were open to both alike. Women would cease to bo cherished; they would be viewed with envious ejes, and their influence for good would be lost. We do not believe it is right for woman to leave her own peculiar duties ; for if she performs them properly, she will have no time to take upon herself the business of a man. So far as this question of woman's meddling with man's business is concern ed, the Bible is agaiust woman. St. Paul says : "Let the woman learn in filence;" "but I suffer not the woman to teach, or to usurp authority over the man ;" "to be discreet, chaste, keepern at home ; good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed." What shall we say to these thiugs '( .No woman of true refinement and modesty desires to leave her home to vote, or lecture, or preach, or become a Spirit-Rapping Me dium. Radical Morality. A telegraphic "dispatch of the lGth iost. gays that "a committee of the New York legislature have . agreed to report a bill appointing Commissioners to regulate prostitution in New York city, with pow er to grant licenses, and regulate prostitu tion and assignation houses. It will also provide for the inspection of the inmates." The New York' legislature is largely Rad ical. The Radical party affect to be ex ceedingly moral, and upright. During the war, (and even now,) they had much to gay about "God and morality." They claim, like the Pharisees of old, to be pure and holier than Democrats. If a proposition is made to licence or regulate grog-shops, they immediately throw up their hands and roll up the whites of their eyes, in unspeakable horror. "Whatl license grog-shops I The com munity that does so is no better than the dramseller. They are particeps crimiuis with him, and are equally guilty." But here is a New York legislature, largely Radical, who propose to raise a big rev enue from licenses issued to the keepers of houses of prostitution. They propose to "regulate prostitution and assignation houses." They virtually tell them to go ahead. Make all you can. Send as many souls to hell as you can. . Demora lize and corrupt as many of the young as you can. Shipwreck as many,, for time and eternity as possible. Wc will go into partnership . with you. We will protect you in your course of crime and infamy ; and you must, in return, divide the in come with us. Pure, virtuous and holy Radicula 1 What do you think of Ruch a proposition? Are you for it or against it? Wo will wager our old hat that not one of your preachers, or other prominent men, will utter a word of condemnation ; because it emanates from the "God-aud-morality" leaders, and must thereforobo swallowed by you. t'ongrcMM Impeached. While Congress talks of impeaching the President it is itself arraigned. It stands before the nation 1st. As tho aidor and abetter of a do praved currcnoy. ' 2d. As neglecting to investigato enor mous army frauds. - 3d. As a tariffito that gives us very dear goods and dear food. 4 th. As guilty of nepotism, creating offi. ces for relatives. 5th. As voting ita members extra pay on the eve of a Congressional election. Cth. As dismembering the Government to enjoy the spoils of office. 7th. As threatnhig a Presidential im peachment to net up a puppet of ita own. 8th. As threatuing to destroy the Southern State governments. Olh. Tho Senate propones to make itxolf tho appointing power, in order to monopo lize the patronage of tho nation. 10th. It is the greatest spendthrift Congress that the world ever saw. 11th. A Congress that fosters monopo lies without end. 12th. A Congress that cripples the Southern States and kilb traffic and com merce. 13th. A Congress that discourages cot ton growing, by taxing raw cotton. 1 tth. By killing cotton-raiVmg it helps tho National Bouds to stray abroad to pay our foreign balinces. 15th. A worthless, do-nothing CongreM that keeps up war taxes in times of peice, and wastes the tax money. Stif.l Spawuno. It would Hccm that we made a mistake when, a few days ago, wc announced that the sparring between the Oregon Herald and Umatilla Press had cied. We made a mistake when we Mid that Achilles and UIyse had ceaied warring on each other. The for mer, in a late number of the Prcs, pitch es into the latter in the most approved and haudnomo ntyle; and at the latest advices Ily.4c showed evident eigus o! "weakening," and it is confidently pre dicted hero that his second will soon throw up the uponge. The fact is tho match is unequal; Achilles is too young and vigorous for Ulysses. His blows are too heavy and too well-directed for one "put up" like Ulysses long to withstand. It is plain he mustsoon "go to grass" and "caflummix." Now, all this is very naughty. They should quit thissparringand shake hands and be good friends again. They should belabor the common enemy not each other. Death In 132 on (helSoadto Ore son. The following i a lift of persons who died on the Plain, while juurnejing to Oregon, in the year 1H"2. It was prepared by the parties whose name appear at the bottom, who had a station At the Caicade mountains during that reason, and who learned the name of the lcted from immigrants as they pneed into the Willamette Valley, We have taken the lit from an old file of papers which we published in 1852; and we have thought it might interest many old Oregon!- ans now in our midst. The road to Oregon, that year, was by no means strewn with flower for the immigrant t Mary HarrU anl rhilt. Nodowar fo.. Mo. ; Da rit P'.Utv. No!'wt co. Mo ; M. Dorety, Pike eo, 111; ChrMinn am! Lorimla Crw, Pike co. III; Pnmiipl V. ami Fnfan V.. Crow Ft. Charl co. Mo: Jas. Fwnin and Mary Hfeph'-ni, Den Mln-ii co, Iowa: Wrn. Taylor, Ferry co, it. M. Erann. 8. M. IHnhatn, Sunaii A. IliDjrham, II. ArnoM, Mill's Ftr, P'atte eo. Mo ; Mf Campbell, Adamn eo. Ill; Thos. Carter, Miller co, Mo; Henry Nor ton, Pike co, 111 ; J, Flu vcr. Itachcl Klover, Mmli on co, Iowa; Ann Brans, Wapnllo eo, Iowa; Ma ry J. Pronse, Johnson co, Mo; Daniel Henderson, Mary K. Henderson, MMdleton Henderson, IJurk eo, Mo; John Langxon. Martha LangMon, Locinda and Kliaabeth Buff, Johnson co, Mo; Elizabeth Mathews, Jane Mathews, John Mathews, J. Half, Platte co, Mo ; C. F. O. Cnflee lost 2 children. Pike eo, 111; T. J. Evans, Andrew co. Mo; E.J. Nidcr, Polk o, Mo; Daniel Stumbo, Y. Hark?r, Caroline Btumbo, Dt's Moines eo, Iowa ; Elizabeth T. Di vers. Pettis co. Mo ; Mannel Williams, McDonough co, 111; N. Hatfield, h. Hojran, Darid Lewis, E. Lect, F. M. IJuflT. Platte co, Mo; John Linscy, Jackson eo, Iowa; Wm. Tnlley, Mahaska co, Iowa; M. Engan, Jackson co. Mo; E. Smith, Jackson co, Iowa; J, W. Colo, Henry co, Iowa; H. Ti. Allen, Mason co, Iowa; C. J. Shelley, Jeffcreon co, Iowa; W. F. Jackson, Rush co, Indiana; F. Hill, Monroe co, Tcnn; C. T. Wbitfen, Chester co, Iowa; Hen ry Mooser, Henry co, Iowa ; John James. Atchi son co. 51o ; J. Morgan, Lot! Morgan, M. Dupus, Cass co, Mo; Albert Phips, Mercer co, Iowa; D. Johnson, Wisconsin ; Josiah Andrews, J. Jones, wife and child, E. Cram und J. Walker, Piko co, 111; Mrs. Scott, consort of J. T. Scott, Tazewell co, III ; J. Clayson, M. N. Newinghnm, Hancock co, 111 Josephine E. Bristo, McDonongh co, III; Susan E. and John McClaughey, Salem, NY; It. B. Williams, Wisconsin ; William Stanton, Rock co, Wisjonsin; Mary Miller, Davis co, Mo; Thos. A. Strode, Clay co, Mo ; A. floodcl, Knox co, 111 ; Eliiabetb, Mary E. and W. Smith, Taylor co, Iowa; Louisa Brown, Kane co. 111 ; Herod Dolly, N. and F. Morgan, Stark co, 111 ; W. Lindal, Henry ce, Iowa; B. F. Magee; Jackson co, Mo; O.A.Brown, A. F. Kennctt, Lagrange co, Ind 5 Mrs. Profts, III; F. Robinson, Dean co, Wis; H.Hayse, Wayne co, Iowa; N. Fields, son of Nelson Fields, Andrew co, Mo ; I. Savage, Michigan ; J. D. Clark, Ma son co, III ; C. R. Campboll, Fayette co, III; J. F, Shan, son of Jefferson Shan, Andrew co, Mo; Mrs Buck, wifo of Dennis Buck, Iowa ; Mary M. and Emily L. Dunnoway, I'ikeco, 111 ; Julia D. Stones, Springfield, III; L. Ingle, Sarah F. Frederiok, Pike co, 111; A. Taylor, Nancy Finch, JackBon co. Mo; M. Rives, Lafayette eo, Mo; J. E. Juspi ter, III; Jlessrs. Jackson & Thompson, Bay co, Canada ; Elizabeth Poindexter, Mo ; John Wilson, Platte co, Mo ; Thos. Beard, Iowa 00, Iowa; W. Lister and wife, Andrew co, 111 : James Anderson, Thos. Demick, Shelby co, 111; Martha A. Willis, Henry co, 111; Sarah Noblett, Ray co, Mo; Thos. Burgan, Platte co. Mo ; Henry Rainer, Michigan; J. Dennison, Ohio; W L. Lawrence, Wis; Wm. Hall, Colo co, 111; America Smith, Knox co, 111; Thos. Foster, Alleghany 00, Md 5 Martha Hopkins, Mich ; Rachel Dodson, Franklin co. Mo ; Rebecca Cartner, Franklin 00, Ky; John Wiseman, Charl ton co, Mo; Benjamin Tuppcr, De K alb co., Ill; Melinda and W. J, Moore, Chariton co, Mo ; John F. Tucker, Jackson co, Mo; Maryland Z. John son, Lafayette co, Mo. . S. & J. B. HALL. For the State Rights Democrat. LECTURES BY REV. II. II. SPAULDIflG Early Oregon HI lIon Their Im portiiueo in Ne curing tho Conn try to Amerieitn. NUMI1EU FOURTEEN. Captain Fitzpntrick continued to maintain tho name strict discipline and order with which ho commenced. Noonod everyday, if p,mH and wuter could bo found, Atoon as tho packs woro off, thegunrd of eight men accompanied the animals to the beat gra and watched them closely. At the t:ry of the guide- (or train. mftntor) 'Drive- in," tho whole hand of 500 animals would bo brought in by tho guard, and each man out to meet hi animals, waddle and pack them, and bo off a k(hui at pooHihlo union at night, w hen they would lend them within tholiound of the cntun and ticket them hort andc-IoHO toffcthor. Two houn were allowed moruiiitr. noon and evening fr tho animal to food, for breakage to be meiidod. fur buffalo to bo boilod, roasted or fried, and for thoo who wished to return grateful thank to (Jod for Hi hourly mercies aud humbly ask 1 lis con Mtant care. The all-consuming anxiety for my dear wife, every day and hour crowing weaker. tho severe lalor with the wngon every other day, and the frequency of the wuU-h, taxed my Htreugtii to imh uimot, ana nmuo it iuh: CManry, whenever I wn on guard at night, to keep constantly on the watch or I would fall ailecn. One morning a beautiful, lnrg fat buffalo enlf fiUo?M th hunter into camp, keeping cloxo to the mule, It M-em that when the cow fell nt the crack of the rifle, and the band fled, tho calf Mopped by it mother- now wtrugling and dying (a mont affecting example to homo children who would riil after a gay, fleeting world and leave un aged parent to find her way alone down to the grave). A foe hunter came up the liewil dered calf took to the mule. r.n 1 utood and ccmd to ca-d a, beseeching eye a it looked upon tho men dreing and cutting up the cow, to fee them take from it it parent and nope 01 MioMstence, Again the guide mi the point fixed un on in the morning by himn If unci the hun ter for the night camp, and consequently toe laiif-r uiu not rmi u, and we were with out fotxl again for HO hour. Kvery day nnd every hour the condition of ?lrn. piiul Jing wan becoming more fearful, and unleM th-re wr. a change ne lily it wa manner nut couia never reach the (Jo lumbia, and probably not even Oreen Itiver. She seemed to eat nothinj;. but to ubit on the odor of camphor and spirit turpentine ox me fage eaturating the air. The very nuiell of tho buffalo meat would caue htr Atomaeh to heave. Her dysentery wa mont distressing, accompanied by a constant t nesmu; filling ererr nerve and every hone, from head to foot, with excruciating pain. Nie wn- a mere shadow ; her flesh wa gone. hho could ride but a short time would faint. and I would take her down from tho saddle and with my old hat would raise a little air in those hot sands, and then raise her care fully upon her horse again, weeping; "Oh. 11 oau oui on emm 01 r.re.n i irom mv mother' swill pail !" Twice the begged me 10 leave ner to the lii'Jiann. "I cannot sit upon that horse in thi burning sun any longer. Oh, thi ftickne. thi terrible i.ain ! I cannot live much longer; go on and nave yourself, and carry the 'U k of God' to wjwj oi'iianit. 1 suau never tee tiem ; my worn isuone , oie uo4 that Ilo ha brought me tho far. Tell mv mother I am not orry that I came." We were far in the rear, and on engine mv eye forward the bead ef the caravan had cmie to n halt on the summit of a high hill three mile distant, and hreroen wereHeett coming upon the run. With breathle &n. guish I eat my cyei behind t ee if the na ked avaa with gleaming tomahawk might tte !attf tig upon u to take my own scalp or to bear off my heJple wife before my eyes. The men came up. "Have you discovered Indian?" "No Indian, fmt the Captain bn stopped the caravan to giv you time to come up. We are in a dangerou CHintrr. Can we do anything f&r poor Mrs. Hpaul'i ing?" The Wind Itiver Mounta'n aroe in their grandeur to our rizht, glistening with eter nal frost, and striking away to the North eat, terminating in the Yellow .Stone Moun tains appearing like ma!l white cloud in the heavens. The "big horn," or mountain uheep, wwre cn looking down upon our caravan, far out of reach of the bent rifle, perched urn over-lianging rock or high bluff. Thi animal abound everywhere in tho Rocky Mountains, and appearslow down on the IMatte, wherever there are rocky bluff, and extends Wet to the Catcado range. It ha the ls-dy of a deer, but the head and twisted horn of a sheep. Itonne ville give the following j "The body of thi sheep, from end of noe to tail, 5 feet and 5 inches ; tail, 4 inehe ; girt, 4 feet ; bight, 3 feet 8 inches; length of horn, 3 feet C inehe; 1 foot 5 inches around at bae; weight, 110 pound. Mutton mot delicious of any animal. If camped in the region of thee animal, one might imagine himself, nlout break of day, in a forest filled with Lincoln men mauling rail. The loud clap, a of thunder, t occasioned by a great num ber of the buck pounding each other with terrific horn. Thi mountain sheep, with its mammoth hfrn, ehort and dun-eolored hnir, is not the trhile sheep of the Flat Head Mountain, with its email, elim, black horns turned back, often made by Indians into spoons. The thick and most valuable piece of this sheep in injured by long hairs scatter ed through it, like the otter." Mrs. Spauld ing, after arriving in tho Indian country, carded and spun this wool into thread, doubled eight times and twisted, and sent Bpecimcns to Dr. Pickering, of the National Institute, Washington. Tho wool, now white, was found to be iho longest and finest of any cashmere yet known. The morning of tho Fourth of July, 1830, found the caravan at'the last camp on the Atlantic slope, with the long wished and lately discovered "South Pass" tho mag nificent "South CTate of the ltocky Moun tains" before us, only eight miles distant; and as tho golden beams of tho rising sun fell upon this wonderful but natural gate way between the two oceans, tho morning clouds lifted up themselves from theso majes tio portals, retired and rested at a respectful distanco upon tho highest peaks on either side, and seemed to give a n ear ty welcome, by their white, waving sheets, to theso two American heroines tho first to ask permis sion to enter in, pass through and take pos session of tho vast Pacific West. STThe cost of printing paper may be said to be one of tho phenomena of the day. Gold may go up to 290 or down to 130, but tho prioo of paper remains about tho samo all the time. No such a monop oly as the paper monopoly has ever exist, ed in tho country before. The tremen dous power of the press seems impotent to shako it; congress buckles to and helps sustain it; and the people are taxed to sup port it. If the tariff on paper wero re duced to anything like reasonable rates, publishers could import their paper from Europe, and get a much better article than they get from American dealers, and at greatly reduced rates. As it is now the tariff furnishes no revenue to the govern ment, but merely enriches paper dealers at the expense of newspaper readers. BY TELEGRAPH. COUI'ILKO riJOSf TIIIJ OllBOOX IIKRALI) Nmv York, March 10 The Time special says thero is danger that the sup plemental reconstruction measure will be manipulated so ui to become a substitute fur tho original bill. The new Henators and Koine of tbo 'old. ones are desirous of commencing work. Democrats of the House declared that they are not in lavor oi bringing tho Houthoru people back notcnn volenti. They would rather furn- Uh propelling powtr the other way. From what was said iu tho IIoue, in the debate ou the New York Custom IIou.e, there is reason to expect that the invcKtigationii will lead to developments more kcatulalous thau any yet published. A Kecond investigation ha. been ordered. Not om word ha been said in favor of Smytho from any source during the do bate. The Commissioner ha returned a ur vey of Umatilla valley, Oregon, for 105, 000 acre. Tho Kaxtern termination of tho bao line bus been extended to within twelve mile of Suake Jliver. the eastern boundary of Oregon. ' Nkw York, March If The Tribune say that tho Provident i losing hi a in lability ou whit he term the persecution ot tho henato rejecting bis nomination lie yeaferday declared to certain Demo cratic CongrcaMiieu that he should con linue to appoint Democrats, and repeated hi inflexible determination to nominate Democrat only to all vacant positions. A special to the Commercial Advertiser says that tho House had voted in favor of extending the rttt.n to December. This is regarded ana fatal blow to impeachment. I he member favoring impeach ment con tribute every effort to prolong the prcscut Ke.oori. There arc rumors that an understand ing ha beer; effected between France aud the United State that the hitter ithall pur chae Chihuahui, the proceed to be ap plied to tho payment of the French 3Icx ican war bond--', which France meanwhile aAftumcs. Washington, March 10. The Judi ciary Committee continue to examine wit tiecg a to the official act of the l'resi dent, with a view to sustain the charge of i in peach merit. Jhe lirsc ha information that the freed men throughout the South are or ganizing a Union League through the io flucucc of Northern teachtr and officers of the Free lmen' Dureau. In (ieorgia nearly every county i thoroughly organ ized. The lUdicul society will ee that every frecdman vote; against the Johnson party The white loyalUt in tho South are united with an J controlling thfcse or ganization. Wamiiinutox, March 17. At mid night Lust night ti e Senate parsed the supplemental reconstruction bill by a vote of JS to 'I. The noe were Hackalew, of Pennsylvania, and Jrndricka, of Indiana, the other Democrat were abgnt. Pahis, March D The Mwitcur to day, in an official article wv Man-Lai !Ja- zainc and the hut French troop left Mex ico oni be D.Uh of March. Nkw Yohk, March 17. A committee of the Legislature have agreed to report a bill appointing Cotumiitvocvr to regu late prostitution in Neil York city, with power to jjrant 1;;suh and regulate pm litutiou and a-.i",aa!ia hou-e. It will aly pravid? for tha ia;ectbu of the iu matf. Nkw Yohk, .March IB. The Tribune aj-s the expected speech of Thad. Sieven on coou-catioa will be or.e or the mot elaborate he ever rna le and will fully cx prcs the President declaration before he became Chief Magistrate, in favor of confiscating the land of rebel and cut ting them iuto small farm for Union sol dier. On an examination of (Jen. H. Al ine, before the Judiciary Committee re garding an interview with the President, the fact wa elicited that the President did not ue the term "repudiation." The witnes formed bi conclusions that the President fearad repudiation, from tho general tenor of hi remark. The Her ald say the President, o far from favor ing or hinting repudiation, i most aux iou to avoid auy agitatsou about it. It comment on tho President' views, and says they are broad and comprehensive, and that ho is now on tho right track. hEW loKK, March 18. The steamer Columbia from Havana, with dates from tho City of Mexico to the 'JGth of Febru ary, has arrived. Maximilian was reported at Queretaro. lie had 0,000 men, with Miramon, Mar- quez, aud Mejia. The liberal advanco guard under Lscobedo, was thirteen miles distant, with their rutin army, 13,000 strong, in close proximity. At battle was considered imminent at Pueblo. Vera Cruz was surrounded by liberals and would bo captured as soon as tho X' rench embark. T he Custom House had been delivered to the Imperalists, subject to a monthly export ot oU,UU0. Bazainc was expected to embark on tho 17th of March. Juarez was at Zacatocas, whioh fact dis proves Miramou's statement of a victory there. New YortK, March 18. A royal decree has been issued in Spain authorizing the Spanish Minister of Mexico to contract for a submarine cable to Porto llico, Mex ico and Panama. Wasuinoton, March 18. In tho Sen ate Johnson, of Maryland, presented the credentials of Thomas tho newly elected Senator from that State. , Howard of Miohigan, moved that they bo referred to the Judiciary Committee, saying that it was a matter of common ru mor that Thomas was ar sympathizer with uio rcDeiuon. v Johnson said he did not know whatru mors were referred to-r-porhaps it was tho report that Thomas, while Secretary of the Treasury, transferred large amounts of money ironi Now York to Louisiana that it might fall into the hands of tho rebels.' Thero was not one word of truth in the story. The transfer was from New York to Washington. ; . v ' Howard said' tho objection to Thomas was on account ot a speech he made atter his election, in which ho said tho Senate of the United" States having done all in their power to dissolve the. Union by war was now attempting to destroy it by Leg islation. He made such remarks. John, son knew nothing of such a speech. , Conness. of California, favored a refer enco to the Committee on Judiciary, for tho purpose or a close investigation ot tho alleged disloyalty of tho Senator., liefer- ing to the letter of Thomas Buchanan, in 1801, he had no hesitation in saying that no man so weak or so vicious then as not to be ablo to find law enough to dfend the honor and existence of this Government was entitled to sit in the Senate, more especially a man who left the Cabinet on the ground that the Uovernment had not power enough to justify bis conscience in such a defence. Nye of Nevada, eaid that the Legisla ture of Maryland was elected by palpable fraud. Tho law preventing rebels from voting was entirely ; disregarded. Trumbull, of Illinois, wd that Thomas was entitled to be sworn in, unless some thing was establish to overturn th prima facut evidence irtJiis favor. If Thomas 'ii' i i L. it ; ' . . .. - was wining to lasw me prcucnbea oath, fie ought to bo admitted unless a distinct charge was m.O against him. The de bate was continued at some length, and finally the subject was postponed until to morrow. A Houveiilrof Sherman' Hummer. The following: letter, says the Columbus ((la ) Hun and times, was found in the streets of Columbia immediately after the army of Oencral Sherman had left. The original is preserved, and can be f-hown and substantiated, if anybody desires: Nkar Camdkx, S. C., Feb. 20, 1805. My I)KAtt Wjfjs I have no time for particulars. We hare had a glorious time in this State. Unrestricted license to burn and plunder was the order of the day. The chivalry have been stripped of most of their valuables ,Gold watches, silver pitcher, cups, spoons, forks, &c, are as common in camp as blackberries. The terms of plunder are as follows: Each company is required to exhibit the results of iti operations at a given time and place; one fifth and first choice falls to the share of the commander-in-chief and staff, one fifth fo the corps commanders and stafT, one-fifth to field officers of regiments, and two-fifths to the company. Officers are not allowed to join theee ex peditions without disguising themselves as privates. One of our corps command ers borrowed a suit of clothes from one of my men, and was successful in this place. He got a large quantity of stiver (among other things an old milk pitcher) and a very fine gold watch from a Mrs. PeSaus f are, was one of tho F. F. V.'s of South Carolina, and was made to fork over lib erally. Officers over the rank of captain are not made to put their plunder in the estimate for general distribution. This is very unfair, and for that reason, in order to protect themselves, fiubordinate officers and private keep back every thing that they can carry about their persons, such as ring1, ear-rings, trea&t pin, &oM ot which, iff ever get home, I have about a quart. I am not joking I have at least a quart of jewelry for you aud all the girls and some No. 1 diamond ring and pins among them. General Sherman has sil ver and gold enough to start a bank. IIw share iu gold watches alone at Co lumbia was two hundred and seventy-five. But I said I could not go into particulars. AH tbe general officers and many besides had valuables of ercry description, down to the embroidered ladies' pocket bandker ehicf. I have mv share of-them. too. We took gold aud silver enough from the 1 d rcbls U) have redeemed their in fernal currencv" twice over. This, (the currency.) whenever we came across it, wc burned, as .tc considered it utterly worthless. I wih all the jewelry this army has could be carried to the 'Old Bay State.' It would deck her out tn glorious tv!e; but. alas, it will be scattered all over the North and Middle States. The d d nigcrcrs, as a general rule, prefer to f-tay at home, particularly after they found out that we only wanted the able-bodied men, (and, to'tell you the truth, the youngest and best looking women). Sometimes we took off whole families and plantations of niggers, by way of repaying secessionists. But the rwdesspart of them we soon man age to lose: sometimes in crossing rivers, sometimes in other ways. I fdiall write to yuu again from H il- minjrton, CJoIdsboro, or some other place in North Caroliua. The order to inarch has arrived and and I must close hurried ly. Love to grandmother and sunt Char lotte. Take care of yourself and children. Don't show this" letter out of the family. Your affectionate huband, Thomas J. Myihs, Lieut., &c. P. S. I will send this by the first flag of truco to be mailed, unless I have an op portunity of sending it to lliltoa Head. Tell Sallio I am saving a pearl bracelet and car-rings for her; but Lambert got the neck-lace and breastpin of the same set. 1 am trvmjr trade him out of them These were taken from th Misses Jami son, daughters of the president of the South Carolina Secession Convention. We found) theso orj our trip through Georgia. This letter was addressed to Mrs. Thomas J. Myers,' Boston, Massachusetts! The President comes up game to tho impeachment blow. Hero is his toast given at tho Jackson commemoration cer emonies on the iBth of January, at Wash-1 mgton : "No state, of its will, has a right under the constitution to rcnounco its place in, nor withdraw from the Union, nor has the Congress of the United States the consti tutional powea to degrade tho people of any State by reducing them to tho condi tion of a mere territorial dependency upon the federal head. The one is disruption and dissolution of tho government, the other is consolidation and an exercise of despotic power. The advocates of either arc alike the enemies of the Union and of our constitutional form of government." Ttie Gold Product op Oregon. Tho report of J. Hos3 Browne on the min eral resources of Pacific coast, puts Oregon down for $2,000,000 -in gold for -1866. Washington Territory is put down at 1, 000,000, though three-quarters .of that amount, it is stated, camo from -British Columbia. Tho yield of Idaho was not less than 10,000,000.- , ; ; UEJlEaflBEII .TE2E BEAD! T A RECENT MEETING OF THE BOARD of Trustees of the Albany Cemetery Associa tion, an order was passed by tho Board directing the Secretary to make a Kegistry of tUo ieaa bu tied on the Association's crounda. I In order that this may be dono correctly, per nons bavins friends buried on said grounds will pleaso furnish th Secretary with" tho following items of information, to-wit : -a ame oj J'cctiaaca, Age, Date of Death, Disease, and any other Hems they may wisu pia$edon the itegister.. . j Address, JOHN SMITH, Sec'y i - , . ,-rr :- ; . " A. C, A, v'Post Office Bo? 1 Albany, Oregon Albany, Oregon, March 5th, 1887 r2a303r. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I. O. G. T. "WESTERN STAR" LODGE No. 10, meoti at Manobic Hall every Taeaday evening M. V. linowsr, W. g. v2n32tf WATi:-ioo,000 pounds Of WOOL, for which I will par the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Bar23v2n32tf j. NORCHOSS. M. V. 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' The west one hundred and sixty acre's of elaiinj No. 70, described m NotiScatiori o.''l791,' in T",' 11, S. R. 4 W., as described on tho plats and sur veys of the U. States, on file ia the Reg Jt Recx'a office, Oregon City, Oregon. i. f ii'i c . x- JOSEPH nANNON. ; Albany, Oregon, March lC, 1367 v2n31w4 . r OXU BuICK BUILD IN Q ON MAIN STREET in thi) Gity' of Albany, Inown . as "Doctor Shepard'sDrug Store also two Dwelling Houses new, and jn rery desirable locations. Tho above will bo soldm reasonable terms. 'Enquire at my office. J. C POWELL, Agent, " Alban7, Blareh. 2, 186T v2n291w