gcmoxvat
M. H. ABBOTT,
Editor.
SATURDAY iFEMlUAUY 15, 1SG7.
7 THE "DEMOCRATIC" PLATFORM.
A WCITE C.OTEtlXTIEXT.
" I hold that this government was mado on the
WHITE BASIS, J WHITE MEN, for the benefit
of WHITE MEN and their posterity forctcr.
Further, I hold th;kt tho regro is not capable o!
elfgoTernuleat,,, Stephen A. I)wf.
THE "REPUBLICAN" PlATFORMi
A V0X4REI. QOVErvSVE.TT.
" Henceforth, tho Republican party, from St.
Johu to the Pacific, is a unit for Universal Liber
ty and IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE, regardless o
CASTE, RACK 0 11 COLOR. Thote who are hos
lilo to this principle will go to their own place as
Judas did." Xetc York Tribnue.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
By virtue of the action of the State Democratic
Ce&tral Committee, convened at Portland on tho
16th day of January, 186$, tho Democratic State
V'oavention will bo held at the city of Portland
Aforesaid,
On Thursday, March 10, 1S68,
at 10 o'clock a. y. of said day, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for member of Congress,
electing six delegates t represent Oregon in the
coming National Democratic Convention, and to
take into condsideraticn the nomination of three
candidates for electors of President and Yioo pres
ident, to be supported at the next November elec
tion. By order of said Committee representation in
said Convention was based on tho vote cast for
Democratic candidate fr Governor at the last gen
eral election, giving each county one delegate
thereia for every seventy-five votes so cast, and
one delegate fT every fraction of said number of
forty or over, bat all jwin each county at h ast one
delegate therein, which rale of apportionment will
give to the several counties the following number
of delegates, to-wit :
Baker-
Benton
Clackamas
Clatsop
Coose
Curry
Columbia
Douglas ...
Grant.........
.Jackson.
Josephine
Lane...-
Linn
Marion
Multnomah "...
Polk
Tillamook
Umatilla
Union
... 4
... t
... I
s
... 9
2
Z 9
...1C
...II
...u
... 7
... 1
... 7
5
f
Washington 5
Wasco 5
Yarn hill 7
135
The time for holding the County Conventions to
elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention,
was left by the Committee to the several County
Committees, whose duty it will be to provide there
for, no
The Committee would respectfully urge prompt
action on the part of the Democracy of the several
counties.
LF. G ROVER, Chairman.
J.eo, R. Helm, Secretary.
mn countycFmdcratic convention.
IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACTION OF THE
Democratic Central Committee of Linn county,
the Democratic Convention will be held at the
Court House, in the city of Albany, on
Tuesday, March IO, 1868,
at 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing six
teen (16) delegates to the State Convention, to be
held at the ciiy of Portland, on the 19th day of
March, 186;!.
It is hereby recommended that the Democrats
of Linn county meet at their usual places of voting
in their several precincts, on Saturday, the 7th
day of Mareb, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to represent them in the County Conven
tion. -
The ratio of apportionment is based on the vote
east for the Democratic candidate for Governor in
the year 1SCC, giving to each precinct one dele
gate, and one additional delegate for every thirty
Democratic votes ca;t, and one for every fraction
of fifteen votes or over.
Said rale of apportionment gives to the several
precincts the following number of delegates, to
wit i
Precinct. Xo. Vote: Xo Delegate.
Albany.... 217
... 9
Jvebancn 51
Brownsville........,. 145
Scio 134
Franklin Butte- 76
Santiaai...... . 1
Waterloo 33
JSweet Home..... 47
Bmia Crock 40
Center .. 62
Harrisburg- 133
Peorfa . 92
Orleans-.
Syracuse 47
3
6
5
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
2
3
Total.......
FeVy 12, 1863.
.55
By order of Committee.
POLK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
mnE POLK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CEN
tral Committee met, pursuant to notice, in
theConrt House, in Dallas, on Monday, Feb. 10,
A. D. 1863. H. N. V. Holmes, biiing Chairman
of the Committee, called the house to order, and
the Committee proceeded to apportion the dele
gates to be sent Jo the County Convention, which
resulted as follows, to-wit :
'Dallas Precinct..
....11
Douglas Precinct 3
Jackson "
Bethel "
Monmouth "
Lnckiumutte "
Lacreole
7
4
10
...... 7
10
Salt Lake " 4
Bucna Vista "
Bridgeport " 3
Each Precinct is requested to me:t in their re
spective PVcincts on Friday, March 18, 1868, for
tae purpose of electing delegates to the County
Convention, to be held on Saturday, March 14,
1863, fortne purpose, of nominating suitable men
to fill the raHcmirotuity offiters ; also to elect 7
delegates to th&iS tat 8 Convention to be held at
Portland, March 13,1803.
J. L Thompson, ee'y-
HOLMES, Ch'n.
BEmN 3SN1?i3f MOCR&TJC CONVENTION.
B
Y VIRTUE OP THE ACTION OF THE
Democratic County Committee of Senton
snton
ill be
county, the Democratic County Convention
held at the Court House in Corvallis, on
- qatrdUrcJx l, .1368,
J4ij!vck, al m., fjr the purpose f lectins
seven delegates to. Jhe Democratic State Conven
tion, alii transacting such other business as may
come before them. It is recommsnded that the
precinct meet'ngs be beVijat the usual places of
voting in eaca repmct, on Saturday. March 7th,
1863 at f o'ctotkp-ia. Pirecicts are entitled to
delegates; as4-eH6s : a-
Soap-Crek,o.l - 6
Corvaili3 t.. ...... dl
Abea.v. ......... ...... ,3
Pioneer. ......3
Willamette...,..?.......
Monroe..,. 5
Oysterville
Elk City , 3
King'ji..Ylley....
Muddy..... ,.4
JOHN BURNETT, Ch'm.
A; Palmee, Sec'y.
Down the Columbia.- Ther gratify
ipg intelligence leached th.13 city yester
Auj( yy icicgiapu vuau Hits JJUWCl VOIUUJ
bia'from St. He'ens down, was clearo
. . 9' 7
ice, and that the steamer Ranger, 'which
for some time harbeen lying at Rainier
had successfully made the trip to 'iAstaria
and leturned as lar as Mooticello. Im
mediately upon receipt of this news the
Okanagan received orders -to depart for
below, and war undoubtedly successfully
reach xVstoria.' - Oat inforniatioo is that
no ice exiets in the Columbia below the
mouth of the AYillamette river except at
Willow Bar, and f the " Bloujrh" affords
easy tansit around this only obstruction
ly the time the Ajax reaches this pom
the ice will undoubtedly have disappear
ed. Urerjon Ha old.
x a t i o . v 1. 1 x n i irn : i i: s s .
We clip tho subjoined from tho Sn-
em Record:
We are clad to say that tko Albnny Democrat
favors the payment of the national debt, and docs
not second the Pendletou-BuUer project of repudi
ation by flooding tho couutry with useless curren
cy. bile wo do not altogi-uier see tho matter as
tho Democrnt does, wc heartily agroo with its pro
posal to reduce the national expenses to tho lowest
possible point, to uy no bonus to the national
banks, and U apply cVory dollar we can reasonn
bly spare to decrease the uat al debt.
The Democrat places the currency in circulation
ad debts which should be paid at soo,otyoo,
whiw the currency is only a fraction over half that
ainotinttind says we Republicans Wnt to eon-
vert this currene'y into iitcrest-bcarhiS bonds, 4o .
which it has no authority for sayi
Ving. Wo think
the income of tho Government should bo as great
as the nation can raise, without being too severe
a,a me naiion can ri3i'. whiiuui uciuir iuu rvcro 1
aburdeo,- tho esponsee should bo cut down to the
owen possioio point: every uuur iuoi cnu vg eu
a . " V 1 , : a . u .1. il..t I.. ...1
used should apply on the reduction of the debt,
and the debt be funded at the very lowest possible
raie 01 lnieresu inai win leave me qucxiion as 1
to paying bonds in gold or cum-ney entirely imma-
a plan which is honorablo wo are disposed to do-
tract nottnng irom it. vte cannot sco mat
acrees with the Democratic platforms lately adopt-
1-. , l: ?..;-., I I
iu uow nuu lauiauK, wuicu uisuwcuy auvu:uo I
ine payment oi tne ueut Dy an usue oi curroncy, i
nor the position of prominent men of its party
here who favor the same plan."
Tho Record says that wo Ao not
second tno l'emueton-isutler project
ot repudiation by Hooding tho ooun-
ry wini useless currency," w c nave
not a word to say in defence of Henj.
J J I
T?tl
uiiiiv.!, i uu'ii, n iivii (it nil- i
KirlestOn Convention, Several scores
of times for Jeff. D.iviat and ha atUr-
1 . 1
an s iiiniic 111111M.U 11 iiiiiinjuuirc uy .1 1
? I
rniti 1 1, t inn rT liio nnlitqrv Tin w i f I
t I
i 1 1
have no nsn For Kiich a man ? ami I
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. r; V " . .
us oeienaer. uuc .ur. i enuieton is a
. n .A I
uinereni sort 01 pcron. e re-
gard him as an honest man and peer-
less statesman-, one who in the
darkest days of the Democratic party,
: .... .. .
uv UU w? , "T" U ' ? ,
urn ; ana we snati ,e pieascu to nae
it in our power to aid in elevating him
to the Presidential chair. Pendleton
is not in favor of "flooding the coun-
rv with useless currency." He is in
avor of liquidating the National In
debtedness- except the 10-408 with
greenbacks; but hc would do fo prin
cipally as we indicated in our issue of
the 1st instant. It is to him that wc
are chiefly indebted for the plan there
laid down for liquidating the Nation
al Debt. We should have said so at
the time; but we knew if we did give
lira the credit then, that no Radical
journal would admit it to be worthy a
moment's consideration.
The Record says that there is not,
at present, more than four hundred
millions of greenbacks in circulation,
Jlr. Jictulloch, in a statement he re-
cently made, says there arc seven bun-
dred njilJions ofgreenbacks in circular
tion, N ho shall ha btlieved thcSecro
tary ofthe Treasury or 3Ir. Clarke? The
Secretary also says that the just claims
against the Government amount to
one hundred millions making an ag-
gregate ot 800,000,000. On this part
ot our public debt we pay no interest.
rrt r i 1 1 l
xne itaaicai poncy is 10 cause inesc
greenbacks to assume the form of
bonds bearing six percent, gold inter-
est. Mr. Pendleton's, policy is, to let
them alone let them remain just as
they are and thus save paying 48,-
000,000 annually as interest. He fur-
ther favors issuing about 350,000,000
more ofgreenbacks wherewith to pur-
chase the U. S. bonds deposited by
the bankers, with the Treasurer, as
security for the National bank curren-
cynow in circulation. This policy
would save over $20,000,000 annually
which arc now paid as gold-interest
to the bondholders. He would thus
save $68,000,000 in gold; and this,
converted into greenbacks at 140
would yield an annual debt-paying
fund of one hundred millions of dol-
lars. Thus far our plan for paying
the public debt is precisely like that
of Mr. Pendleton; and we again say
. n . I,, si m , .
that we are chiefly indebted to him
for it.
" debt should be funded at the very
lowest possible rate of interest."-
That is to say, the Record ts in favor
of changing the contract with the
bondholders. Tllis may be all licrht
on this Doint we exnress no oninion
a,
. , , . .4
just now;-but we -submit that it
comes with an ill-grace trom Radicals
Bondholders now receive by law six
and seven per cent, gold interest : but
the Record would reduce this interest
to about five per cent. that being the
interest allowed by Corbet's bill , re-
cently introduced into tho Senate,
Vhat now becomes of the hue and
crv raised by the Radical leaders, that
the terms ot the contract with the
bondholders should be strictly adher,
ed to? that
their money
tions life was
a i. i
iniamoustnovy to ptopose io atier ine
contract entered into with them ?
I he Record says that the Democra-
cy ot Ohio and Indiana, in the plat-
forms which they recently adopted,
"nrlirAnnfo tlr novmpnt'. n-f ffin lobf.
oy an issue or currency.", ; mis
.as-
sertion is
iintfiio rrh.a
ii ii ii a i riro i i mui .
" - - - - ww M a. . w
dispatch of -thcLflthjxlCon- which it is
, i - - - , '
based, warrants no such conclusion,
And we have a good reason fo? b'clicv-
. w -
rl' r" vo,e uul Corbett. to revolutionize nu
low ..anyone. every person-negroes, Indians, groan- t , d t h 0rcsoncJi
11 r .1 """" " MV,:, ers, niuamen ive. uorn in inc uni- II U ibn on wlm
mutrnallv from thi ilini. and to far a it furnri I ' I 10 WntC. 110 IS IIIO OnO WHO
who have spent so much breath in Spalding's Lectures. During tho relations hitherto existing with Victor
bitter denunciation of Democrats week we have received a note, signed Emanuel, will be renewed,
whn n' h lpnn nhv,.A Xntonri u u Quccu Isabella has been forced to dis-
who as has been charged, contend by more than a score of some of the 80Wo the papal legion, received under her
that the contract should be altered. first and best men of the county. wr -AnUn Mndrhi flfl Nannlflnn flatlv oh-
they carae forward with and hence would comply with their by the English for naval purposes,
at a time, when the "na- request if . our views of iluty, all L?,?' Feb. 9.Selryn will eaeeeed
at stake, ..ana that it; is things considered, would permit us to n.pn Dino
ing the Democracy of those States fa
vor Pendleton's plan of liquidating
tho Public Debt, which expressly
avoids the issuing of a singlo dollar
moro of currency, or augmenting the
present rates of taxation.
Somo lladicals iu Oregon declare
that they are not in favor of Negro
SuflVagc, and they contend that their
. . . ,
party 13 UgaiUSt it also. JJut every
f f n l?!lfi;.,l T,nrv iu tn fuvni of
v "- 1 j
tho odious doctl illC.
Congress has
conicrreti, mui is conierinig ma right
n 1 n t .1..,.
uilOn ttl lU'fTOPS Ot tllft HOtltll. l.OIl-
. t . t .1 1
1 , . -
gress - Jidopted tno 14tn Ameiulment to
ii... f,,oif ,i.. .! 41, n I
uicousuiuiiun, auu vuai, not
tCcl States the right of BuHYngC.
1p41im of tlin lmrt v nro in fivor
lMe 1Caatl 8 OI l,ie l,arl arC 111 Mor
a. - 1 t. 1- 1 1I f 1 I ...
oi autl IIIO rUIlK nilU IJIU 'ATM lOJJUW
. i fy t
incC nartl alter tliem.
V0 hnyo before US .1 fiL't of Rosolll-
tl0n8 rt.cetly adopted by tho "Upper
Iowa Conference;" and their first and
Ueeoml resolutions read thus:
"f.w. That we believe the thus h$ com
ln tb Li,iorJr of,our, autr' wben thribior uni
versttl suffrage bould be extended to utt claste
v t ijit iiiivui
11 11 f 1 rt... ,i. . r i I
n government there should be guaranteed to erry
'o a per.ct equality in national. e.V.7 and J.
lUtical rights. I
,,, , .. , . . rt r I
I luri 14 nut nnlv nncrn iiflr'irrf Tur I
. . ...
win. hut nnivors.'il Kiifrr;i'(. I
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r... . . n - .
ine Cincinnati contercncc ol tne
ctl.oaut episcopal Church, at its
late UVSiitm : Urbana.Ohio. at which
' ' I
1C0 preachers attended, heartily ap-
pmveJ the recomtructiou aclH of Con.
grt.Ss, and "especially those measures
which aim to make all men equal be-
tore the law." Ihey also approve.I
the Pending amendment" which was
then Wforc the , of 0. , . ,
proposes to strike out the word
to strike out the
"wiuto irom the Constitution ol the
it s . m . Ma 1
State.
v cuiviuporary ay it gives nu
. I . .f
pleasure to any man of right teelings
to either publish or read such as the
above. It is humiliating, deeply and
liainfully humiliatinir. that such bod-
connected, as they are, with so large,
wealthy and influential a denomina-
tion, should so far forget themselves
and the true character of their office
as ministers, as to turn their ecclesias
tical courts into semi-political gather
ings. It bodes no good, but evil and
evil onlv.
Save tiik Straw. Wc recently
had a conversation with James 1.
Hogue, Esq., an intelligent fanner of
Linn county, about the importance of
saving oat and wheat straw. It seems
that many farmers in Oregon bum
their straw, deeming it a waste of
time to attempt to save it, and the
winters being generally so mild hert?
tj,at stock will not eat it because they
can obtain that whkh suits them bet-
--.I
teI Tjut 3Ir. 11. contends that this u
bad policy. He saves all his straw,
from year to year, putting it up iu
ricks or stacks shaped something like
an inverted cone, in order that they
raay shed rain well. He says that
straw docs not spoil or rot "in this
country near as quick as in the States ;
and that, in many cases where it is
thought that' straw is worthless, hcr
cause it is discolored, the reverse is
true; the nutriment is fitill there, and
for food for "cattle it is as good as ev.
Cr, He says that in 1802 he saved fif.
ty or sity head of cattle yhh a straw-
rick of two years1 standing; and dur-
ing this winter (186B) he should have
run short of feed, and lost stock, if he
had not had plenty of sraw on hand,
gome of which is two or tbwe years
0ld, and yet nutritious as ever,
It seems to us that the farmers of
Oregon would do well to follow Mr.
-0 . , ... .
Hogue's example. It will cost but
j vorv liftlft fn nnt it nn t antl ovon if
never eaten by stock, it will serve as
a shelter and beds for them; or in
proccS8 of time it may be rotted and
servc to enrich the land. We do not
presume to offer farmers advice: but
if. rW noom tn na that, thia thinr nf
I - ...... - -' "
h..,; :
"l' v"v V1
light, is an extremely suicidal policy.
most, if not all of whom aro our nr-
sonal and political friends statins
tW. tW W1 Wn it.pWt.nrl !n
reading Rev. Mr. Spalding's Lcc-
tures, and would respectfully ask their
further pnblication." -
We trust those who make this re-
quest will believe; us when we say
that we entertainfor them feelings of
the highest esteem and consideration ;
I. . . . r .
do so ; but occupying the stand-point
we do, we feel it our imperative duty
to decline. We do so, too, after the
most careful deliberation. He has,
for over a yea past, occupied a large
' U...". S ri .
htical campaign is pending ; commu-
I ! ? a! - 1 .
iwiirurrTa r nn ttitij i i i r y fnnnAii am
I X LUn, LlVill, III iL 1 . 1 11 liT 1 Llll !' . l.llil I .M ,1:1' I
I r ' r " '---o
from those who should be heard, wo
are compelled to postpone, from time
to time, tor want of -room, and even
4 it 1
wc do not always say all we desire to
for the same reason. For these, and
other reasons not necessary hero to
give, wo most respectfully decline
complying with tho above request.
Nick Man. Tho Sulctn Record of
the 11th instant, speaking of tho editor
of tho Unionuti tmys he "is a miserable
wretch," and that ho " was, for several
days last week, drunk on tho streets of
Salem, llo is 'fulfilling tho saying, 'the
sow .that was washed is returned to her
wallowing in tho mire.' Low and degrad
ed as ho is, wo should not have alluded to
jg rcccnt drunkenness, if ho could, have
. 1 1 1 .. .1
rcsiraiucu 111s iow-iivcu uian
This is tho same man who has been
gcnt to Oregon, by Senators Williams and
blic scuti-
tors how
has been
prating about religion and morality ; tho
samo fellow who charged that we wroto and
published articles unfit to bo read by de
cent pcoplo. He is tho same chap whom
tho Grant Club of Albany potted and
feted, and out of whom thoy havo hot1 11
trying hard to manufacture a demi-god.
Ho is the samo scurvy fullow who has
repeatedly charged that Democratic edit.
ors wcro a drunken sot of vagabonds and
1 - .. .1. . . . 1 t .. 1 .. .1 1 ..
.... . 0 . , .1
Civihzed community. Ho ts the same
dfunlcn inebriate who has been writing
- . ... . .
r.. .1 - ... : . - l 1.
l J r J
i. -... ..r ut. -...1
in in'; mail-ill ui umi uuti mummy.
J
yc fet aMurca ull the whilo that his
lruc ciiaractt.r wouw eventually come out :
..i i.:. ..i r. -i:. i ..is.;
U 1 1 11(1, LVill IVI IUUIUMII UM VInluu
wa5 wcrcly Mmulated, and that, like a
d hc uJ fctum o vomh ln.
What a n.bl,, pure party is tho Uadica,
aoJ of what elevated, and refined
a0(1 auctimooiuus leader it can burnt!
The llcCord wanU to kriuw if this crca.
1 -
al, at,a principles of the Union party."
We answer yc. Hc U tho very man fur
antl of Cur!c tj,cy nccd a rotten man to
atlTQCat0 them.
1 S r r 1 .
RAnt.w c aK aitt niion to
l,,t? telegraphic u.spaiches 1.1 anointr
column relative 10 tun. srani ani
the President. He is therein charg
cd bv the President with oftk-ial du
plicity and lying ; and this charge is
sustained by the testimony of Sew
ard, Browning, McCulloeh, Welles,
and Haudall. The President also
chartres that Grant has refuse I to
obey one of his orders.
It is with feelings of humiliation
and mortification that we are compcll
ed to believe these charges true. It is,
we believe the fir.nt instance iu the
history of our C.ovtrnment, where
one of the high officials of the country
has been convicted of duplicity and
lying, and we hope it will be the last.
What, now, will those who are pin
ning their faith to Gen. Grant do ?
Many, no doubt, will hug him more
closely than ever.
11 y t 1: l. 1: c: it a i 11 .
(coviMi.r.o mo the oaroo utuxt.v)
Chicago, Feb., 8. Washington special
say that Grant lias been summoucd before
a sub-Committee on Hceontruclicn, who
are instituting an investigation to sec
whether Johnson has mado himself liable
to impeachment by hU course towards
Stanton. Members of the Cabinet and
newspaper correspondents will also bo
summoned. The Committee is dctermin-
ed to thoroughly probe the matter. .
It U now understood that the President
W
c" ' exnre ,iie oninion that the let-
tcr will be withheld on account of the oc-
ton of the Reconstruction Committee
looking to impeachment. Another diffi-
3 ZS C w
dent's statements, alleging that Johnson
has wade them too strong. Reward and
McCulloeh unite io declining to sign the
fulliln 1? ti"18-'
they shall sin or resign their places.
d:9Datch fro Alabama savs the
I f!nnritntinn trn rnrriril hv a Inrfrn ron.
jority.
NewIouk, cb. 'J.-lho Herald
ltSX
fiUdden and remarkable manner. Ho
evinces a disposition to abandon tho po-
sition of champion of tho Holy See. He
i. n . , .. n
is assured, itis saia, 01 tno existence 01
Bourboa intrigues, radiating from Home,
The impcrial ?clations with Rome there-
udoo became colder, whilo tho friendly
. ... . . .
lent tn their Rcrviea in tho cause of the
Holy bee.
Admiral Farragut remains at Florence,
Ew York Feb 9.
Abyssinia state that' a sti
Advices from
strong' force of
British troops ad van cod from Senafo to-
wards the interior on tho Oth ot January.
2
It, . , 1 . .. . 1 ... 1!
anco near tho English linje of march, on
tho coast shore, and has been lightered
it U understood that Minister Adams
will leave England in April.
Florence. Feb. 9. Farragut's fleet
during its stay in Italy will bo stationed
at and along the coast between Genoa and
Civita Vecchia.
Washington . Feb. 10.-The , Presi-
dent has nominated Capt. trreen to be
a
I I IrtTVl TY1 flfl i1A in t lift IflW. llRtlVe llSL 1
in
I W
, .on:: r? J
i v wvw w a. i w t w- -
Jtnln
and John uooper to be Captain, in place
0f GrecD, promoted.
..The Senate has confirmed the following
tt rt t- . T T .
nominations: L. Scott Stewart, of Penn
sylvania, Consul at Osaca ; James W. Hen
derson, Register of tho Land Oflice, at
Humboldt. California; Pardon Podds,
Indian Agent, at Utah; Leo Webb,
Superintendent of Indian affairs, iu New
Mexico; Geo. 31. Hallett, Receiver of
Public Money, in Colorado; Irwin O.
Stanton, Register of tho Laud Oflice, at
Central City, Colorado.
lho President recognizes Charles Wab
c.itt Brooks as Consul for Japan at San
r ran Cisco.
CillCAUO, Feb. 1 1 Washington spe
cials say l hat a delegation of railroad men
from tho East went before the House Com
mittee on Postoflieo Affairs to day. urging
an increase in tho amount paid for carry
ing tho mails. Ihey represent that they
cannot alFurd to transport the mails at the
old prices.
J he President s reply to Gen. Grant
contains the endors tncnts of Secretaries
Wells, Browning, McCulloeh, Seward
and Randall, of the ollcirafions made by
tne Prusideut ag;unsit Grant, on tho score
of veracity.
It is believed that had there been a full
House, the resolution iu favor of tho re
movalofthe Capital to tho Misiippi
alley would have passim.
Frctldent Johnson1 reply to Grant,
Washington, Feb. ll. 'lho Presi
dent today transmitted his reply to
(1 rant m letter of the J1 iiikI., including
the statement of live members of the
Cabinet, present on the occasion of Grant's
conversation with the President, on Jan
uary l lfh. The President's letter is quite
long, and pretty bitter against Graut. It
says Grant admits that from the time hc
accepted tho War Oflice ad interim, he
intended to circumvent the I res dent.
It was to carry ou that intent that hc ac
cepted the appointment, and not in obe
dience to tho orders ol his uprior, as
has heretofore been supposed. I he
President say : " At tho timo you assum
ed the dutie of tho oflice you knew it
was the Pretdctits purprte to prevent
Siantou from assuming tho office of .Secre
tary of War, and yuu intended to defeat
lhat purpose. 1 f.u accepted the oflice
not in tno interest ot tho President, bu
of .Stanton. If the purpose s intended
by yuu had Lwti confined to yourself if,
vrhco you accepted the office, you had done
so wish a mental reservation to frtialrate the
President it would have been deception.
In the eyes of tontc persons uch a course
14 allowable, but you cannot sfand firm
upon that qufifttionablo ground. The his
tory of your connection with this transac
tion, as written by yourself, places you iu
a different predicament, and shows that
you not only concealed your design from
the President, but induced him to sup
pumr you would carry out his purpose, to
keep Stanton out of oflice by retaining it
yourself after an attempted restoration by
the Heuate, and thu requiru Stanton to
establish his r'lht by a ju licial deeij'ou."
I he Prenideiit proceeds to quote Grant'
langine, admitting that he agreed t hold
to the office until the court adjudicated
upon tho mailer, or to surrender it to the
President before htanton was reinstated.
Hc ay : " At the daU? of this conversa
tion, you did not intend to boll tho office
with the purpose of forcing Stanton into
Court, but jou did hold it then, and had
accepted it to prevent that course. In
other word, you said to the President,
this is the proper cour.-e, and said to
yourself, I have accepted this office and
io.v hoi. 1 it to tit-tea I in h course, lie
President goes on to animadvert upon
Grant's direct refusal to the onl' order
dircctinj; him not to rec.gn:ze orders issu
ed by Slant m. He quotes Stanton's les
tcr of the 1th inst., uduiittiu bo had re
cetved tto orders from tho President,
nor held any communication with th
Executive.
lie adds: "It thus seems that Mr.
Stanton now discharge1 the duties of the
War Department without any reference
to tho President,, and without usin his
name. My order to you had only refer
ence to orders assumed to have been is
sued by the President. The President
orders you not to obey any order purport
ing to be made by the direction of the
President until you have referred it to
him for approval. You reply, you have
received the president's order, and will
not obey it. but will obey au order pur
porting to be iry?cn by his direction, if it
comes from the War Department. You
will obey no dircxt order of the President,
but will obey his iudircct order. If. us
you say, there has been a practice iu the
War Department to isc;ie orders in the
name of the President without his direc
tion, the President docs not know it. The
present order, which you have requested
and received, will chango tho practice."
The President concludes by roproach
ing Grant for insubordination. The letters
appended arc from the Secretaries of"
State, of the Interior, the Navy, and tho
Treasury, and tho Postmaster General,
sustaining the President's statement of
the conversation with Grant in the Cabi
net xuccting on January 14th. ,
Grant's Reply to the President.
Grant's reply to tho President is. brief.
It relates only to tho charge of insubordi
nation in refusipg to obey the orders issu
ed by Stanton. Ho said ho did not pro
pose to disobey any legal orders of tho
President, but only gave an interpretation
of what he would regard as satisfactory
evidenco of the President's sanction to
ordcii. from tho Secretary of War. He
encloses a copy of an order from the Sec-
rotary 01 War directing him to furnish an
escort for public treasure from tho Ilio
Grande to New Orleans, issued on appli
cation of the Secretary of the Treasury
to him, showing tho - recognition of Stan
ton as Secretary of War both by the Sec
retary of tho Treasury and Postmaster
General..' He concludes again by dis
claiming any intention of disobeying tho
President's orders vhcn distinctly com
municated. ,
Albany College. -Tho literary and mu
sical Entertainment for the benefit of this
Institution, given last evening in tho College
Chapel, by the Students, assisted- by the
Harmonic Gleo Club, was a complete sue
cess. . The Chapel was so crowded that
extra seats wcro placed in the aisles for tho
accommodation of tha audience j and. not
withstanding this, numbers had tojstand up
duriniz tho exercis s. We have not time
nor room to particularize, We can only say
that tho performances, as a whole, were very
good, and that some of the pieces were
rendered most oxcellently.
Mas. Stipp's Thoracic Balsam is stil
for ealo by tho druggists of this city. Try
a bottle.
A Grand Democratic Rally.
Tho following correspondence was received
y tho Secretary of Albany Democratic Club,
and will sufficiently explain itself 1
llARMtKBCRQ, O'gn, Jan. 29, 1868.
HecrHarti uf Albany DtmvvrutU Club I
Bin I am uiftrufted by tho liitrriabnrir Demo
cratic) Clul to correspond with the Bccri-tariet of
the Dcrcrftl Democratic Clubs of Linn county for
me purpose 01 miming hrrancrnenu by which all
the Club may bci called together in one general
rally about the eve of the June election. The
it ticfioiftl result or such a rally are apparent to
all. You are hci'wby requested to lay the matter
before the Albany lernocrat'i Club for their con
MeratiiHt. We should w all the iuen in our
power (which are honorable) to secure the triumph
of tho l)tfrnocracy of Oregon. Of course the con
tent will be in the election of a Congressman. The
gain of one vote fn "Old Lino" for lhal purpose,
will count as much as the gain or a vote in Marion
county; hency we should not bo indifferent be
cause our eounty is safe. Hoping that the matter
may meet with a favorable consideration by your
C'u!b,0ri'I that I may hear the result soon from you,
I am rcApeHfully yours,
THOMAS J. STITE8, Cor. Sec'y.
Tho foregoing was read before a meeting
of tho Albany Democratic Club, and referred
to a special committee, wh, were Instructed
to examine tho suggestion therein contained
and recommend a course of action for the
Club thereon. Whereupon aaid committee
submitted the following report :
Your Committee appointed to take into consid
eration suggestion contained is tho correspondence
from Harrisburg Democratic Club, rcxpectfuliy beg
leave lo report
That we believe a rally of the Democracy of this
county at sometime previous to the June election
would b' beneficial in its results ; and we.asDem
ocral of Albany Precinct, would contribute our
portion of means necessary to defray the expenses
of trie same; but respectfully tnzgtst to the peo
pie to consider the propriety of such meeting, and
if deemed advisable, to instruct their delegates to
the County Convention to fippoint the timo and
place or holding sali meeting.
J. II. HACKLEMAX, Ch'n.
This report wa oa motion, unanimously
adopted and ordered publiahed in tho Stale
US'jhtt Democrat. M. V. BaowN,
Sec'y of Albany Democratic Club.
Pendleton Club.
Pfion Nsvii.t.E, Fga. 3, 1BG8.
Editor Stale RiyhU Democrat :
The I)cmicrata of Brownsville precinct
met on Saturday, first inst., and organized
a Pendleton Democratic Club," contorting
of a President, vice President, Recording
Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and
Treasurer. And unanimously adopting the
following resolution :
lit. That it hat ever been a cardinal doc
trine of ibe Democracy, that fidelity to the Union
abd the Constitution by which that Unioo was
cr-aUd. is the indi p uib!o duty of ercry citizen,
and it' we will cont nue to uphold the same
wUh renewed zat ui.til the Union is restored and
the Cuiotilutioo n-spectcd and obeyed as the su
preme law of the land.
2d. That the burdens of both State and Fed
eral liovtrr Cituu boutd be borne equally by all
ihe riih as well s th poor and ail laws
'. cull be impartial, ther. fore, wc arc ia faor the
tainjf L'r-iU'd $tsU- Do .cs and tie rep -a! log
ut the ciiitiiig tanS ias. whereby the f.-w are
prt-itvl at foe rxp- ne of the mauy.
3d That the s rirtal acts of Congress em
brace 1 in the Congrcmoiial plan of Ucoontruc
In n. the tennre f i.f.Ht bid, and other ats re
c iit!y pac l by Cwngres?, are palpable vMatins
of the Cintitutba, a:d buuld exoite io tie
min i of all grave spptcUcnstoa that still greater
IcabtLttU'S are pAjendiq over ihi euuarly.
4th. I hut the so ca.ied Kecntruction aats
of C'ongie, creiting a h'jrJa cf office-holders,
she spasn cf corrupt leiU;ion. whereby bon
dred of lu.liiont of dollars arc annually expand
e I t kip ,t.atc oat of tie t'liioa. ant force
u;on tUt-m negro equality, tyrannical in the
cMkujc and relict t tn the civiiizati-in of tLe
ith. That wc sra uppocl ta ngro equality
oi' ii-,4ro stiffiagc, and in faror of re rtneimeat
an l ref rtrt in th.-eipvnUiturs of the iuto and
Fe'.'rral (jorcrnmcnt. and cultivating peace and
g od will thwar t all Kii, West, Nir:b and
South, nn I CtiaUy wo invite a. I perrons, who
a. re wah us in thj f..rfg-in stntimrnU, to
un ti wi:h us in inainuiu ng satue.
I. A. .:COTT. tfveretar.
Haml'Ritlge Democratic Club.
The JcSVr.on.aii Ciul met at 8.iinl Illume
S;houI ILiu&o on Saturday, Feb. Sib, and
was calM to urJcr Uy the Secretary, the
reiJtnt nnd vice-PrciJcnt being absent,
laving removed from the precinct, the ofii-
ees were declared vacant. J. W. Froiik,
Ej., was elected President, and John Isotn
was elected vice-President. J. O. Dou'.hit,
.Secretary, and Lewis Stinton, Treasurer,
wcro-continued as such.
A Commit Ice! on resolution were appoint
ed, and reported tho following resolutions
winch were adopted :
JlenoUeil. That Sail who are In furor of tho Na-
tiona' and Stata IJovcruments being entirely con
trolled by White men, and who are in favor of
carh State being now and uencetorltt represented
in the Congress ofj tho United States, as well as
uianaeinir their otU State affairs in their own way,
subj ct to the Constitution of the United States ;
and who are in fivor or all to property and
wealth of the connttry having Us just and equal
roportion of the Expenses of Government, both
; and are in tavor oi a laitumt
(Constitution and principles of
republican government as practiced by the admin-
istrations of YVaslj
incton, jencrson ana jaexson-
be invited to enrol
their names as members of this
-Club.
Tinje of meet
ng of tho Club, first Satur-
day in each monlh, at 12 o'clock noon.
The President
was instructed to procuro
speakers at futui
a meetings
On motion, th
m opposition in tho precinct
wcro innted to meet with the Club and take
part in the disci ssion of tho issues of the
day. fbo ladion are respecttully invited to
attend the mcetifags of the Club.
On motion, it
Iwas ordered that tho pro
ccedingrs of this
meeting be published in tho
State JIichts P
EMOCRAT.
JI, FJJ0NK, President,
J. 0. Loutbjt, iSecxctary.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LEGAL TENDERS BOUGHT KM SOLD !
- ALSO '
Draft! on San Francisco and Portland.
J. BARROWS A CO.
Albany, Feb. 15, '63 v3n26tf .
NOTICE.
TUE FRIENDS OF THE M. E- CHRUCH
of this place, design giving a sapper on the
evening of tho 21f t ist., at Psrrish 4 Co.'s Hall.
Tho prooeeds are r the benefit of thj Sabbath
Sohool and church. Admission 25 cepta ; sapper,
50 cents; ice-creajn extra. Contributions of re
freshments will be thankfully received at tho Hall
on that day. Supper served at 8 o'clock. It
- - y; V ; . notice. :
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
County Commissioners of Linn count; , Ore-
gon, havo taken cmarge of two children, named
Sarah and Newtori
McKay, and aged "respectively
Years said to bo the. children
about six and four!
of one Fred McKiy. Unless the relatives and
legal guardians of
said children appear and show
cause why it snail
not be done, on or before tho
next to said Commissioners,
5th day of March
then to sit as a Bosj,rd in tho city of Albany, in
said county, said children will bo provided tor ac
nordinff to law. ' -j ' .
By order of the iBoatd ar county commission
s. I A. W. STA-NARD, Co. Cl'k.
ers
Teb'y 13, l86JU-v3n26w3.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-
GBA3STD
GIFT ENTERPRISEf
The distribution of Valcabl PursEsrs will
Positively Take Place on (lie
9th of June, A. D. 186S.
EVERY TICKET WARRANTED
TO DKAW A P1UZE!
HEAD THE LIST.
Corner lot No. 1, in Block No, 5, as recorded
in the Town Plat of the town of Brownsville,
Linn eounty, Oregon, fronting on Washington and '
Pine streets: improvements, consisting f Dwel
ling House, chicken House, tc, Jte.s dwelling
bouse,20x24 feet, 4 rooms and pantry below and
two twelve feet rooms above. The house is new
and not entirely finished, bnt is bow occupied as
a residence, ibere is a sp.eouid well of wator,
made rat proof. All enclosed with a good sub
stantial board fence. The foregoing prize is val
ued at , $800 OO
And also the follow ing valuable real estate, to
wit : Bixtyone feet oil the east end of Lot No.
8, Block No. Z. and Z'J feet off tho east end of
Lot 7, in Block 3, is the town of Brownsville,
Linn County, Oregon. Improvements, consisting
of dwelling house 20x29 feet, five rooms, a fine,
large brick chimney, and a splendid well of
Water. All enclosed in a good, substantial board
fence. Valued at $700 OO
One 91 Bureau, valued at $-55 00 ; ona ttj Bu
reau, mahogany, valued at $35 00 ; one mahog
any fluted centro-table, valued at $25 00 ; one
span sorrel match horses, valued at $400 00; one
bay " Rifleman" stud eolt, two years old, valued
at $300 00: one dark chestnut sorrel stallion, i
years old, 15 bands and 3 inches high, weighing
1,200 lbs., valued at $000 00 ; One saddle horse,
valued at $120 00.
There will be $2,00) consisting in part of GOLD
AND SILVER WATCHES, FAMILY BIBLES,
MUSIC BOXES, ACCORDEONS, GOLD FENS,
SEWELRY, kc ke., comprising over 6,000 val
urble articles to be dUposed of on the popular
plan of One dollar for each Ticket.
Only one dollar. It is desirable to sell all the
Tickets, and of course it does not make any diff
erence who gets the property at a fair distribu
tion. Possession of the property will be given to tho
lucky ticket-holders immediately after the drawing,
except the firat prize namd and the sorrel stal
lion. PoH'ion of the first will be given in 20
davs after the drawing; the do d will be made to
the ticket-holder at the time of drawing. The
horse will be given op as soon as the season is
out. or on the 1st day of July, 1S68.
P'-rsons residing at a distance wishing tickets,
can have them stnt by Expicis or Mail, by for
warding One Dollar in U. S. coin for each ticket,
or for clubs at club rates, by addressing A.
GEORGE, Brownsville, Linn county, Oregon, or
P. C. HARPER, Albany, Linn Bounty.
No ticket will be held good unless duly reported
and regittcrd previous to the drawing.
SPECIAL TSRSSS, OR CLUB RATES.
Any person procuring fire or more names
for tickets and forwarding the money for the '
same, can Lave tickets at the following rates :
U Tickets to one address ......$ I 50
10 do " " " 9 00
20 " " ..17 50
30 " '- .28 50
49 - u u ......35 00
50 " " " " ....43 oa
100 - ; 85 Oft
In ert-ry oas s nd the name of each subscriber,
their post t-Cire address, with county and State in
full. -
The (h-awiag and dUtribntiooa will be on TUES
DAY, JUNE 9. in the city of ALBANY, Linn Co.,
Oregon, by a Committee of five selected by and
from the Ticket-holders in attendance. Two clerks
will be appointed nee by the Committee and one
by the underpinned to record, with pen and iak.
the number aud prizes as they are drawn.
ror pedigrees of the Haluons that are op as
prises, address Hugh Field, Brownsville, Oregon
Title to all property rived clear of all eneum
b ranges.
j2TMr. W. F. HowLr.rr is an authorized trav
Siug agent for the sale of tickets.
A. GEORGE.
TO THE PVOL1C
We are well acquainted with A. Gcrse, and
have no hesitation in saving that we believe the
rn.'Knn;; intcrpru. under bis inanagtnunt, will
be c onducted Imrly and impartially.
M. Ali KA.M, Mtrcliant, Bruwn.ville.
ii. C. ( OO LEY. -L.
II. WASllUUKX,
A. LEWIS. "
HUGH FIELDS, " -SENDERS.
STLRNDERG, 4 Co., Brownsville
HAYWOOD A CO., Merchants. Albany.
U. F.ETTLKMIEK,
A. H. MARSHALL A CO.. Livery. "
J. B. SPKEXGEIt. Pacific Hotel, "
A. W. STAXARD, Clerk of Court of Linn Co,
HARVEY SMITH, Sheriff of Linn county.
Fcbl5v5u2Ctf
D. V. WAKEFIELD,
(SCCCESSOB TO WniTTlllOBE A
Co)
DEALER IX-
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Painti, Oils,
PATENT MEDICINES,--Perrtamerlcs,
Etc., Etc.
Pure Wines and Liquors,
For Kedic'nal Purposes.
My aim will be to keep
FIRST-CLASS. DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
at fair prices. Give mo a call.
D. W. WAKEFIELD.
Albany, Fek 8, 186S v3n25yl
NOTICE.
mi
IIIOSE KNOWING THEMSELVES IN-
I debted to the undersigned are notified to
eall and settle by the 20th of February, 1S63. ,
n252w W. IT. ALEXANDER. -
Notice.
I WOULD GIVE NOTICE TO ALL WHO
had the services of the horse that Fred Mc
Ka kept last year is coming to me, and must not
be paid to any ouo else except by my order, aa the
mortgage is .closed on t'uem by law.
JAS. P. UOGUK. '
Jan. 27, 1S88 v3n24tf '
SUJIJIOXS.
Ii the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
tor the County or Linn.
Jeremiah lihodes, PVff, va. Ann Rhodes,
Suit in Equity for Divorce. v ?
; IX TUB RAVE CF THE STATE OF OBXQOS 1 .
To Ann Modes, Def t ; ,
You are hereby required to appear and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff in the above entitled
suit, now on filo against you with the Clerk 'of
said Court, within ten days after the date of ser
vice hereof upon you, if served in said Linn coun
ty . but if served iu any other county in the State
of Oregon, then witbia twenty days after the date
of service hereof upon you. '"" '
And yon are further notified tbat if yoo fail to
appear and answer, as above required, the plaint
iff will apply to the Court on the 4th Monday ia
March, 1868, for the relief in said complaint de
manded, and will take a judgment and decree of
said Court dissolving the marriage contract exist
ing between you and the plaintiff, and also for costs
and disbursements of thia suit. " i r i r :
CRANOR 4 HELM,
Jan. 28th, 1888. Atty's for Pl'ff.
- By order of Hon. R. P. Boise, Judge of said
Court. ... . .. . - ; "
Statb or OhegojO'c
County of Linn,: os-
I, Geo. R. Helm, one of Pl'ff's Attorneys, do
certify the above and foregoing Summons to be a
true copy of the original Summons now on file
with the Clerk of said Court, in the above entitled
suit. , j GEO. Jt, 1IELM.
v3n25w6 ' '
WANTED--1 0 0,0 0 0 pounds
of WOOL, for which I will pay tho' 1
HIGHEST MARKP PRICE J
mar23v2n3a. N0RCR0SS.
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