The state rights democrat., July 18, 1868, Image 2

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IZ. I2.2E:OTT, - . . Editor.
SATURDAY ..JOLY 18, 18G8.
IIATIOAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
for president:
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
of ne w york.
for vice-vresidext:
PRANK P. BLAIR,
OF XISSOCRI
TC PKE5IDINTIAL ELECTORS,
S. F. CHADWICK, of Douglas eounty.
JOHN BURNETT, of Benton eounty.
JAS. H. SLATER, of Unioa county.
TnE .OIDXOCRAT1C NOMINEES.
We hoist to-day the names of Sey
mour and Blair as the Democratic can
didates fcr President and Vice Presi
dent. Horatio Seymour, now the candi
date of the Democratic party for the
Presidency, was born in Onondago
county, New York, in 1811; and is
now about fifty-seven years of age.
He studied law and entered upon its
practice at Utica. In politics he has
always been a Democrat. In 1841 he
was elected a member of the State As
sembly, and in the following spring
.Mayor of Utica, overcoming a strong
Whig majority. As a legislator he
at once took a prominent position, and
"he was annually re-elected to it till
1842, when he was chosen speaker.
In 1850 he was nominated by the
Democratic party for Governor, but
was defeated by Washington Hunt by
a majority of two hundred and sixty-
two votes. In 1852 he was again the
candidate of the Democratic party for
Governor, and was victorious, defeat
ing Hunt by 24,385 majority. In 1 854,
however, he was again defeated, four
candidates having been nominated,
and Myron H. Clark, supported by the
Whigs and temperance men, receiving
a majority of 309 over Mr. Seymour,
who had daring his term vetoed the
"Maine lav," and thus become identi
fied with the opposition to restrictive
legislation upon intoxicating liquors.
In J anuary, 1 86 1 , he delivered a speech
at Albany, New York, strongly advo
cating concession and conciliatory
measures toward the seceding States,
and this pesition he has since main
tained in numerous public addresses,
la November, 1862, he was again elect
ed Governor by 10,T52 majority. In
1864 he again ran for Governor against
Fenton, and was defeated Fenton's
majority over him being 8,293.
Gen. Frank P. Blair is now the can
didate of the Democratic party for
Vice Presiddent. We have not, at
present, sufacient data before us
to enable U3 to give an authentic
Siislory of him. What we may say
on this regard will be from memory,
and hence nay not be strictly correct.
He is a son of that Blair who edited
the Globe daring Gen. Jaekson's ad
ministration ; and of course a brother
of Montgomery Blair, who, for a time,
wa a member of Mr. Linoon's cabin et.
F. P. Blair came to, and settled in St.
Loais several years ago. He scon be
came conspicuous as a Democratic
leader. Our recollection, however, is
that when Tom Benton split off from
the party Blair went with him; and
he eventually became fully identified
with the opposition party. When the
war broke out in 1861 he obtained a
commission from Lincoln ; and in the
progress of the war he became famous
.as a "Union" General. He particular
ly distinguished himself at the seige of
Ylcksburg for his bravery and daring ;
patting himself at the head of his
men and exposing his person as reck
lessly as any of his soldiers possibly
could, instead of taking a position,
epy-glass in handj out of harm's way,
on gome eminence, as was generally
the case with all the "Union" Gener
als, and particularly with Gen. Grant.
Whatever mxiy be said of Blair, no
.one can deny him courage and . great
talent. He acted with the Radical
party until ho was brought in contact
with the famous uTe&t Oath" of Mis
souri This he fought before all its
Courts, and was finally successful it
having been pronounced unconstitu
tional by the Supreme Court since
which time he has acted with the
Democratic i arty ; and the Radical
party has not ft more bitter opponent
xf its illegal ;ind revolutionary, acts-
of its corruption and perfidy than
Gen. Frank P. Blair.
We publish in full the proceedings
of the National Democratic Conven
tion. From them wo learn that Pres
ton, of Kentucky, formerly a Confed
erate officer, named Gen. Blair, and
said "the soldiers of the South extend
ed their hands to tho soldiers of the
North in token of amity and good
will j" and Blair was nominated by
a unanimous vote, all the States voting
for him ; and ho subsequently made a
brief speech accepting tho platform
and the nomination.
Mr. Seymour, also, in rcsponso to
tho committee who waited upon him
and formally notified him of hisnomi
nation, declared himself "a party to tho
terms of the resolutions which aro in
accordance with our wishes," and he
stated that ho should strive to carry
them out if elected.
We have thus briefly presented our
candidates to the readers of tho Dem
ocrat. Mr. Seymour, it is known,
was not our first choice ; but when we
remember that Ohio nominated him
insisting that ho should accept and
that Ohio did so at Mr. Pendletons
special request ; when wo take into
consideration the purity of his private
character, his pre-eminent abilities as
a statesman, and the fact that he en
dorses the Platform adopted by tho
Convention, wo could not if wo
would, and would not if wo could, fail
to yield him our cheerful and most
hearty support. He is nature's noble
man, and if elected will impart digni
ty and honor to the chair once filled
by Washington and Jackson. And
though Blair was not our first choice
for the Vice Presidency, though we
do not and cannot endorse all his pre
vious public acts ; yet when we recol
lect that he was presented by repre
sentative men of the South in "token
of amity and good will ;" when we
recollect how bitterly he is now hated
by the Radicals because of his bold
stand against their iron-clad oaths and
other illegal and tvrannical acts and
edicts ; when we recollect that he pos
sesses very superior ability and attain
ments, and that his courage is equal
to both ; and when we remember that
he received the vote of all the mem
bers of the Convention, and that he
endorses our Platform, we cannot do
otherwise than to yield to him, also,
a most hearty and cordial support.
We believe the ticket, thus presented
by the National Democratic Conven
tion, is a very strong one combining
as it does, in their Platform and in the
persons of their candidates, evcy ele
ment of success ; and we fling our
banner to the breeze with the strong
conviction that Victory will irradiate
its folds with a halo of glory next No
vember. FIGURES 1V1XI NOT LIE.
The Oregonian, and other Radical
organs demand that the principal of
the national debt shall be paid in
gold, thirty to forty years hence.
Suppose this plan should be adopted,
how will the case stand ? Let us see.
Suppose the United States owe 3,
000,000,000. They owe this sum to
the bondholders, who bought the
bonds of the government for not over
fifty cents on the dollar, on an aver
age. Hence the total amount which
these bonds cost them is $1,500,000,
000. ;
The interest on $3,000,000,000 at
ix per cent, iu gold is $180,000,000
annually. This sum, in forty years,
would amount to $7,200,000,000. Add
to this the principal of the debt, and
the sum total is Ten Billions and two
hundred millions of dollars ! This is
the sumthe people will have to pay if
the Radical policy be adopted. Those
who are in favor of such financiering
this paying the debt several times
over will vote tho bondholders' tick
et; alias Grant and Colfax.
Well Put. The Democracy in
Moultrie county, Illinois, in their re
cent convention, made an excellent
point against the bondholders' claim
to be paid only in coin. "Such claim,
even if founded on the contract,
would be usurious, and, according to
the laws of most civilized countries,
not binding on the injured party."
The demand is simply a demand to be
paid nearly one-third more than the
lawful money, amount of the indebt
edness. No court of law in Christen
dom would award to a suitor," in an
action on a contract, a third more than
the lawful value of the contract.-
What reason is there in asking that
the people shall submit to an assump
tion that no judicial tribunal in the
world would pronounce to be just V
Blank Deeds for sale raV this office.
MILITARY "STORIES."
It costs us annually $2,000, perhaps a little
over, to keep a loldlor. Tho yearly cost of our
array of 63,000 men is on bundrod and twclvt
millions of dollars, llie United states yuartcr
m altera Depot, at JafTursonvlllo, Ky., from which
the troops North, West and Bouth, are supplied,
has now on hand: 127,000 uniform coats, 213,
000 uniform jackets, 192,000 wool blankets, 647,
000 pairs drawers, 465,000 shirts, 286,000 overcoat.-,
615,000 blouses, 625,000 pairs shoes, 81,000
pair boots, 507,000 hats and cans, 437,000 pairs
trowsers, 316,000 socks, 200,000 blankets.
There aro, beside thorn), numerous other arti
cles, such as touts, flagj, cook utensils, Ac, and
about two million (2,000,000) yards of various
kinds of cloths for army wear.
Now and then a sleek of this kind is overhaul
ed and a million of dollars or to worth of it found
to be unfit for use on account of moths or other
damage. It is of course sold for next to nothing
and a fresh order is given to some "purely moral"
contractor of some "trooly loil" principles. What
do wo want of 55,000 soldiers? Would not
10,000 bo enough to koi p tho Indians In clack
or thrash them soundly if properly bandied? And
what real need U thero for any soldiers in the
South rA'ew lork L'xprti:
Sure enough what need is there
for any soldiers iu tho South? None
at all. They aro thero ostensibly to
keep and preserve order ; but really
to enslave tho whites and causo tho
negro population to rulo them. That
is tho true reason. Why isn't it nec
essary to keep a standing army iu
Maryland? Negroes, onco slaves,
have been set free there as well as in
tho Southern States ; yet no army is
necessary to prevent tho white man
from trenching on, the rights and lib
erties of the negro.
If the Democratic party should
again attain power tho standing army
of the South will bo disbanded; the
States will themselves carry on their
own governments -just as they do in
other States and thus a largo sum
will bo saved annually to the poor,
down-trodden tax payers of our coun
try. Our standing army need not
number over ten or fifteen thousand
men ; for all wo need, as a nation, is
simply a nucleus around which our
volunteers can rally when the exigen
cies of the casedemand it. One of two
things must happen : either the army
must go down, must bo materially re
duced in numbers, or the liberties of
the peoplo will be trampled upon by
the army. At present (irant controls
the army in direct violation of the
Constitution. If ho be convinced
that he can't win without the aid of
the army, who is o simple as to doubt
whether he will use it? When Mt
Clellan ran for the Presidency he re
signed his commission in the army.
Why doen not Grant do the same ? It
is plain that he distrusts the people ;
and to us it is cqaally clear that he
intends to use the army to foist
himself upon tho American peo
ple, if he cannot succeed without.
There is not much liberty left for a
people who submit to be governed
and domineered over by train-hand.
OREGON EXEJI ition lawn.
Some of our friends in tho States
desire information concerning the
laws exempting property from execu
tion in Oregon. We herewith pub
lish the law on this subject. It may
bo found on pp. 211 and 12, of the
Oregon Statutes, commonly known as
" Dead1 Cod."
Tho following property shall bo exempt
from execution, if selected and resorted by
the judgment debtor or his agent, at tho
time of the levy, or as soon thereafter before
the sale thereof, as the same shall be known
to him, and not otherwise ;
1. Books, picture, and musical instru
ments, owned by any person to tho amount
of seventy-five dollars ;
2. Necessary wearing apparel owned hy
any person to the value of one hundred dol
lars, and if such person bo a householder,
for each member of his family to value of
fifty dollars ;
3. Tho tools, implements, apparatus,
team, vehicle, harness or library, necessary
to enable any person to carry on the trade,
occupation or profession, by which such per
son habitually earns his living, to the valuo
of four hundred dollars. Also, sufficient
quantity of food to support such team, if
any, for sixty days. Tho word team, in
this subdivision, shall not bo construed to
include more then one yoke of oxen, or a
pair of horse or mules, as the case may be;
4. Tho following property if owned by a
householder and in actual use, or kept for
use, by and for his family, or whether being
removed from one habitation to another on a
change of residence : Ten sheen, with ono
year's fleece, or tho yarn or cloth manufac
tured therefrom, two cows and livo swine;
household goods, furniture and utensils to
the valuo of three hundred dollars. Also,
food sufficient to support such animals, if
any, for three months, and provisions actu
ally provided for family use, and necessary
for the support of such household and fam
ily for six months ;
5. The scat or pew occupied by a house
holder, or. his family, in a lace of public
worship ;
C. All property of tho state, or any coun
ty, incorporated city, town or village there
in, or of any other public or municipal cor
poration of like character ;
7. No article of property, or if tho same
has been sold or exchanged, then neither
tho proceeds of such sale, or tho article re
ceived in exchange therefor, shall be exempt
from execution issued on a judgment recov
ered for its price.
The most , liberal Exemption Laws
in the world arc in force in Minneso
ta. The Constitution of that State
exempts a large amount of personal
property much larger than is ex
empted in Oregon and in addition,
one hundred and sixty acres ot land,
with ail its improvements of every
kind and character, are exempt from
execution. Or, if tho debtor prefer,
a lot of a specified size,with all its im
provements, no matter how costly.
The idea incorporated in the Organic
Law of that State, is to exempt the
homestead, irrespective of its present
or prospective value. Experience
proves that it is a good law and gives
general satisfaction to the communi
tv. 0 '
A gentlmau has lately married in New
Orleans a lady- from whom he was di
vorced jtwenty years before,
From the Oregon Herald.
Horatio Ncmour.
There is no man in America who has been
so persistently abused, misrepresented and
vimaeu, nnu so generally mtaunuorstoou ns
Horatio Seymour ; and the solo reason for
it is, that ho has never yielded to popular
prejudice. Ho has subjected himself to tho
assaults of the extrcino men of all parties
by an unswerving adherence to that line of
truth which ever lies between tho extremes j
immutable principles hnvo been his land
marks and his practico has over been in
strict accordanco with his professions and
precepts. In his moral character, he has
from boyhood, illustrated tho highest type
of manhood, tho Christian gentleman. No
man is moro frco from popular vices or vic
ious indulgence of any kind ; ho never
drnnk spirits, used tobacco in any form, in
dulged m any game of chance, or was ac
cused or suspected of illicit vices of any de
scription. And yet his name has been con
stantly associated with the licentious and
vicious for no other reason than that he be
lieves in and has strictly adhered to Demo
cratic principles. While profeMinfc tho
doctrines of tho Christian religion and firm
Iv adhering to its ordinances, ho holds to
tho doctrino that God never delegated to
man tho power to coerce tho mind or con
science of his fellows ; that civil govern
ments aro instituted solely for tho protection
of all in tho enjoyment of their natural
rights and not for purposes of coercion.
Hence ho has defended Catholic and Protest
ant, Jew and Gentile, alike in tho enjoy
merit of tho liberty of conscience both in
expression and action. Ho has ever resist
ed the aggressions ol Puritanism as inimical
alike to civil liborty, and tho economy of
Uod'a providence which made man a free
moral agent. As thj Governor of New
lork ho vetoed s prohibitory liquor bill and
opposed cihcr proscriptive acts of a like
character. For this he was of course do
nounccd by tho prosciiptionist as tho friend
ol tho drunkard unci gambler ana tho pro
motcr of public licentiousness, while his
personal example and influence did moro to
promoto public and private morality than all
tho restraining laws ever paed. At that
time Mr. Seward, the acknowledged cham
nion of tho Temnerance rtartv. was notori
ously an habitual drunkard and a silent
partner in the wholesale liquor house of
llhodes & Co., while Gov. cjoyinour, who was
held up to tho public odium as the champion
of tho "rummies," totally abstained from
tho uso of intoxicating drinks and simply
defendod the right of others to tho exerciso
of their own judgment in tho matter.
Devoted to Democratic principles and an
active supporter of Democratic organisation
from early manhood, Horatio -Seymour was
ever averse to politics by profusion. Ho
lias never held an office of Ins own seeking,
nor ono w hich has not been furred upon
him again st his own porsortal withes. Wo
speak from our own peraonal knowledge.
If his consent could have leen obtained, we
have good reason to believe that he would
have boon tho com promise candidate of tho
I'emocranc pany ior rresiuem in
with a reasonable prospect of election, U th
Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Douglas favored the
nomination. The writer of this, jut prior
... .i ii i .i r..ii
approval f Mr. Iotigla, and pergonal as
luv viiikiiixtuii vmihiiuiiii, nun iuii
surnnec from delegates from several States,
urge4 Mr. Seymour to coment to accept the
nomination, ana he poitive!y uechncMj, say
ing he could imagine no circumstances very
likely to occur which would indue him to
accept tho nomination for lretdent or the
oSco if it could bo assured to him, believing
as he did that there were others more com
petent and equally available who deire
the office, while he did not. His character
and the manner of this communication were
to us proof indubitable of tho sincerity of his
words. A Itadical cannot comprehend cits
interested motives iu a public man, and
bcuce they impute duplicity to Got. Sey
mour without a single circuuutanco to jutt
fy such imputation.
Ho was nominated for Governor bv ac
clamation in 1H02 and again in IHOI,
against his protest on both occasions, but
unaer circumniances which consiuerauons
of public duty compelled him to accept. His
nomination for President was of the same
character. He had done all that man could
do to avoid the position and he accept only
because it is a manifest public duty. He
accepts the platform with the nomination
ana win aanero u its ueciarauon oi princi
rile. No man can truthfullv charge Hum
tio Seymour with ever having betrayed a pub
lic or private trust, or prevaricated with his
pledged faith.
Of his public record, no matt can show
one moro consistent, or ono which exhibits
a stricter fidelity to the Union and Constitu
tion. Ho was elected Governor of New
York in 18C2, though both branches of the
Legislature were carried by the Kepublicans
by a considerable majority, which rendered
the executive office powerfens for any thing
moro than protest. In lbbl he received 54,
C15 more votes than at tho previous election
and was only defeated by tho fraud prao
ticed to carry the State against MeClcllan,
the most flagrant of which was the military
arrest of tho btato agent authorized to ro
ceivo the vote of the soldiers and the sup
pression of such votes as wero given by the
soldiers for McClollan and Seymour. The
following extracts will shov Gov. Seymour's
position during tho war. In his first mes
sage to tho Legislature, January 18G2, he
ho said :
41 We must accept tho condition of affairs
as they stand. At this moment the fortunes
of our country are influenced by tho results
of battles. Our armies in the field must bo
supported. All constitutional demands of
our General Government must bo promptly
responded to. But war alone will not save
the tho Union. The rulo of action which is
used to put down an ordinary insurrection
is not applicable to a wido spread armed re
sistance of great communities. It is wild
ncss and folly to shut our eyes to this truth.
Under no circumstances can the division of
the Union be conceded. Wo will put forth
every exertion of power. Wo will hold out
every inducement to the people of the South
to return to their allegiance, consistent with
honor. Wo will guaranteo them every
right, every consideration, demanded by
the Constitution, and by that fraternal re
gard which must prevail in a common coun
try. But we can never voluntarily consent
to the breaking up of tho Union in these
States, or to the destruction of the Constitu
tion." Oregon Iron Works. A small sample
lot of iron was received in this city, last
fall, from the Oregon Iron Works, which
was distributed among several of our
foundries, where it gavo very great satis
faction as to quality. During tho pres
ent month, two regular invoices of this
iron have been received, and in all. 1,000
tons aro ready to come forward. The
company evidently mean business, and
will hereafter make regular shipments to
the full capacity of their works. Tho
manufacture of pig iron on this coast is a
want which has long been felt, and al
though this establishment will be ablo to
supply only a;6uiall portion of the de
mand, its successful inauguration will
eventually lead others into the same man
ufacture, until we shall be placed quite
independent of the East for this heavy
and important item of consumption.
The rolling milla of this city are 'nearly
ready to go into operation. These two
enterprises will form important additions
to our rapidly increasing industrial productions.-
& F. hining Press.
A drop too much Tho hangman's,
UY ti:li:(Ji;ai ii
compiled rnou run ontoott hcrald
National Democratic Convention.
Nkw York, July D. Tho Democrat.
to rational Convention ussemoieu at
10:20 a. in .
Mr. liroadhcad nominated Francis 1.
Blair. Ho eulogised his firmness of pur
pose, great courago and indomitable will.
I To would give a living meaning to his
pledge to preserve and defend tho Consti
tution. Mr. Weller, of Pennsylvania, com
plained that some remarks made by Mr.
lilden yesterday, wero elicited and in
bad temper, incidentally mentioning tho
name of Chase, and tho galleries broke
out with great cheering.
Iho Chair announced that the 10th
ballot would bo tuken.
A delegate from California -nominated
Judge Field for President. Hubdticd
cheers.
Mr.rallandigham read a letter from
Mr. Pendleton, dated July 2nd, desiring
the withdrawal of his namo when tho
best interests of the party wemcd to rc
quire it. Vallnndigham says that Mr
McClcan desired to present this letter yes
terday, but the delegation thought it
best to keen Pondlcton up throughout
yesterday.
1 he roll was then called on tho 10th
ballot. The result has becu previously
sent.
Tha 20th ballot resulted as follows t
English, 10; Hancock, 142 J : Doolittlc,
12; Hendricks, 121 ; lllair, IS; Field,
9: Thou. II. Seymour, 2. The Califor
nia delegation divided, only giving Field
3.
Tho 21st ballot showed littlo change,
Pennsylvania still voting for Hancock,
and Kentucky for Hendricks. 31 ansa
cbusetts gave Chase 4.
On the 2snd ballot, when Uhto was
called, Mr. 3IcCook said, that with the
unanimous direction of hit delegation,
and with the assent and approval of ov
cry public roan of that State, including
Mr. Pendleton, he put in nomination,
against his inclination, but no longer
against his honor, the name of Hon. Ho
ratio Seymour. He said, Jet us voto for
a wan whom tho Presidency has sought
and who has not sought the Presidency
This, he believed, would drive from pow
er the Radical cabal at Washington. He
believed this nomination wouM command
the unanimous approval of Democrats
and conservative men of all sections. He
aked, on behalf of the country that Mr,
Seymour should yield to this wuh of the
Convention. At this there was great ex
citemcnt and applause, the delegates ris
ing and cheering. Mr. McOok cat the
21 votes of Ohio for Horatio Seymour.
Hcnewed cheering. Mr. Seymour roo
and said, that he had no language in
which to thank the Convention and to ex
prea his regret lh.it his name bad been
presented ; but in a question affecting bis
duty and honor, be intxt stand by his
opinion agaiut the world, lie could not
be nominated well without putting him
self and the Democratic party in peril.
When he declined the nomination, he
meant it. He added, your candidate I
cannot be.
Vollatidicbam said that in times of
great exigencies, every personal consider
ation should give way. He ioitcd that
Horatio Seymour must yield to the dem
onstration in his behalf- Ohio's voto
must and should stand for Horatio Sey
mour. Ho called upon the sevoral del
egations to follow that lead.
Francis Kernan, of New York, to re
lieve the New York delegation, gaid they
have had no lot or part in this movement
of Ohio. They had heard something of
tt, but declined to take any part in it, ut
of regard to tho sensitiveness of the
President of the Convention. Until oth
er States should show by their action that
Mr. Seymour was demanded by the par
ty in the Convention, New York would
bo silent. He urircd the necessity of
success in tho campaign, and expressed
his opinion that Mr. Seymour could now
accept the judgment of the Convention
with hpnor, and that he should yield us a
matter of duty to its wish, and with him
for our candidate, New York was good
fur 100,003 majority.
The roll call was proceeded with. State
after State casting its vote for Seymour.
Tho Ses which had voted for
other candidates changed to Seymour,
which cau:d a ccne of the utmost con
fusion. The canon on the street com
menced firina salute for the nominee,
and Mr. Tildn, of New York, rose.
Great interest was manifested to hear
him, but the confusion was very great.
He said that last evening he did not be
hove the event which had now occurred
could have taken plaeo. He had no ex
pectation that Ohio would como to the
support of tho distinguished citizen of New
York which had opposed Ohio's earnest
wishes. In conclusion, ho announced tho
voto of New York solid lor Seymour.
The chair announced tho result 317, the
entiro yote of tho Convention for Sey
mour. A sceno of tho greatest enthusiasm en
sued. Mr. Preston, of Kentucky, moved to
proceed to nominate a candidate for Vice
President. A new sceno of confusion
ensued.
A delegate from California eulogised
Haight, but said the State presentod no
candidate. ' ,
Mr. Steele said this was a mistake, a
majority of tho delegation nominated F.
P. lllair, V .
Mr. Bigler moved a recess for an hour,
which was finally carried.
Ou re-assembling, Illinois presented
tho namo of General McClernand, and
calling him vastly superior in military
ability to Gen. Grant. Gen. McCler
nand rose and thanked the delegate for
the honor, but declined.
Iowa named Agustus C. Dodge,
Kansas named Gen. Thomas Ewing,
Jr., in accordanco with tho wishes of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Convention.
. Preston, of Kentucky, formerly a Con
federate officer, named Gen. Blair, and
said the soldiers of tho South extended
their hands, to tho soldiers of the North
in token of amity and good will. ' '
Mr. Steadman seconded the nomina
tion. Wade Hampton, ot South Caroli
na, also seconded it.
Tho names of Ewing and Dodgo were
withdrawn and Blair was nominated by a
unanimous vote, all the States voting for
him. -
A committee was appointed to inform
the candidates of their nomination.
A resolution of thanks to tho Tammany
Society for the uso of their hall was pas
sed.
Tho thanks of the Convention were al
so tendered to Chief Justice Chaso for
ho able and impartial manner with
which ho presided at the impeachment.
The Convention then adjourned.
Nkw York, July 7. While Peter
Jagger and John E. Devlin were riding
in Central Park last night, their noracs
ran off and threw both gentleman out of
the vehicle, Csggcr was found about mid
night dead, his ueck being broken. Dcv
in is unconscious, and still lies in a criti
cal condition.
WahhiNcJTOjc, July 7.- In the House,
Stevens, as a matter of privilege, present
ed a resolution proposing tho appoint
ment of a committee to report articles of
impeachment. 1 he first articles charges
the 1'rCHidcot with the abuse ot Govern
mcnt patronage. The second with uur
pation of power in establishing pronsion-
loual government. The third with at
tempting to bribe the Colorado Senators,
with pardoning deserters, with appoint
ing persons to oflico who could not take
the test-oath, with restoring forfeited
property, and with celling and allowing
to be sold pardons, btevens also submit
ted a long printed pcech in support of
his resolution, which ho akcd to have
printed in tho Globe. Finally, on Ste
vens' motion, tho matter was postponed
till Monday two weeks.
Williams, of Pcunsylvauia, said he de
sired, as a matter of privilege, to submit j
additional articles of impeachment, which
he bad prepared some tim ago, and he
should desire to support them by argu
ment, but would not occupy the time of
the Houc now if allowed to print them
in the Globe, which proposition was al
lowed, Wahiiinoto.v, July 7. The Senate
considered the tax bill during the entire
session yesterday. No final action was
had.
Charleston, July 7. General Canby
has issued orders restoring civil rule in
North Carolina when tho President shall
have .proclaimed the ratification of the
constitutional amendment. The func
tions of the military officers will then
ccac.
Columbia, July 7. Governor Orr's
last inaugural was fent to the Legislature
today. The constitutional amendment
was adopted by the Senate, only five vot
ing in the negative.
St. IOU is, July 8. Ground was bro
ken on the Atlantic and Pacific Kail road
at Springfield, Mo., yesterday with im
posing ccrctuontci. A large force has
been placed at work. It is intended to
connect St. Louis with San FrancL-co by
the 3oth parallel via Albuquerque.
Grant arrived to-day.
Nkw York, July 10. A committee
from the Democratic Convention to-night
formally notified Seymour and Blair of
their nomination. This duty was per
formed at Tammany Hall, in presence of
a urire concourse oi rcctaiors. rrev-
s
incur declared the nomination was uu
sought.' He had been caught up by an
overwhelming force bearing us on to
great political changes and Eodu himsclt
unable to reit the pressure. ays
as a member, he is a party to tho term
of resolutions which ara in accordance
with our wishes and should fctriveto carry
them out. He faid in a few days hu
would abswer by letter in the customary
form, libir also made a brief speech
accepting the nomination.
Chicago, July 13. Special. to the
moruinir papers say that several politi
cians and members from the Tammany
Hall Convention, and some who are dis
satisfied with the nomination of Grant,
are trying first to compel Seymour to with
draw, or failing in this, endeavor to enlist
Chase or some prominent state? man a
third candidate f r Presidency. Should
Chae refuc, John Quincy Adams will
be proposed for President and Sam. Carey
for Vice President. The Convention will
be held Augst 8th, at Pittsburg or Cincin
nati. The leaders of this movement are
said to emh:ace Lew. Campbell of Ohio,
Gen. Fremcut, Sam. Carey and many of
tho participants in the old Philadelphia
Convention two years ago.
It ia said that some important matters
are about to culminate relating to the
propocd treaty with China, the result of
interviews betweeu Scvard and Burling
ame. Washington, July 9. Revcrdy John
son yesterday took his farewell of the
Senate in a written speech.
Washington'. July 11. In the Sen
ate at ono o'clock, Sherman's bill to fund
the national debt was taken up. The
question was on the amendments by the
Finance Committee, providing for the is
sue of 20-30 and 40-years bonis, bearing
interest at 5$ j 4 per cent to be exempt
from taxation. These bonds to bo exclu
sively used for the redemption of an equal
amount of existing interest bearing debt.
It also provides for the annual appropria
tion of a certain per cent out of the Custom-house
receipts to bo applied to tho
payment of intcrist and the reduction of
tho principal, in lieu of the present sink
ing fund. Finally it legalizes contracts
made specifying payment in coin.
Sherman argued in favcr of tho meas
ure. Sumner followed in a long written
speech against repudiation in any form.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
In the Senate, on the opening of doors,
the House amendment, to elect an oral col
lege, camo up. The resolution was agreed
to, and tho bill goes to the President.
Adjourned.
In tho Houso tho bill for tho reduction
of the army was taken up. The sectiou
reducing the number of Major Generals to
three, and Brigadiers to six was changed,
so the reduction is to be made by the
President witnin ten days after the 31st
of March next.
An amendment to reduce tho Comnian 1-ers-in-Chief
in differut. States, to Colonel
of Cavalry, was agreed to. All the staff
officers are reduced in grade. Tho staff
and Quarter master's and Ordnanco Dep
partments aro reduced to half tho present
number.
Boutwell, from the reconstruction Com
mittee reported tho-Senate joint resolu
tion excluding unorganized States from
the election electoral college. The amend
ments provide that tho bill shall not ap
ply to any state represented in Congress,
March 4th, 1867. After an exciting
discussion the amendment was adopted
and tho bill passed.
Schenck said the Committee of .Ways
and Means had gone over 52 of the 182
amendments to the tax bill. He suggested
that tho Hoc go accept the ereneral report
and not concur in all the amendments and
let them go to a Conference Commit tes.
No objection was made to that course,
which was adopted Ti 'i K
Iho Senate to-day confirmed J.. S.
Watts as Chief Justice of New Mexico,
a. v. vviiictt as lleceiver of Publio
Monies at Sacramento, and A. E. Mar-
hew as Govern mcnt Attorney for Mon
tana.
The nomination of Col. Bnrnside as Sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury, in place of
W ti TJ 1-
vj. n. xreoca, was rejecica. ;
The nomination of Evarts as At torn er
General was diseased, but not acted upon.
WABiiiNOTO.v, July 11. The Presi
dent has issued his nrnfthtm J aw intiAnni.
- mrm w m v M ww mm mm f M M V
ing that in accordance with the acta cf
Congress, North Carolina having ratified
the Fourteenth Amendment, is now ad
mitted as ono of the States in the Union.
The President also states that certified
CftUiPH fif the a.tnn fif TflnriAm in rii(-
ing the same amendment had been receiv
ed, but such action having taken placo
before the passage of the act of Congrew,
it has made it incumbent on him to issrja
a proclamation to that efieet. He confine
his proclamation to North Carolina.
The Senate pawed Edmunds' bill, pro.
vidiog that no State lately in rebellio
chall be entitled to vote for President liU
tho State Government shall be organized
and in operation under the acts of Con-,
grefcp, nor unices said election shall hare
been held under the authority of the Con
stitution and Oovcnment Vnite4
States,
O.VK Off 5111. tiitojvj JUE
A hook, purporting to he vrftteni
by 3Irs. Lincoln's confidential, o
body servant, has just been pnblish
ed, m which the following paragraph
occurs :
I nrran-ed Mr. Lincoln 'a kir, and then muUU
cI Ler V lr Her drew was white satis, trim
mc1 wiia black lace. Ths trail was rtrj long,
and as b iwept taro&g tb room Mr. Line!
was taDig with bis back to tVs Irs, fei bands
bebiad kiss, asd h'utyt tin tL earpet. Kia fe
wots a ilsoiigbtfal Igok. The rattle U the dress
ttrated bi attention. He !,( d at it a mocaest
tbn. is bU qwal&t, jnit way, remarked :
Wbcw J Our cat has a long tail to-&igM V
Mrs. h. did cot rtplj, and the PretjJent added t
'Mother, it i ngr opinion, if tome of the tail
rfl r.ear-r the Lead, it yeM be in letter style f
and be glanet d at the bare arte i and aeck. She.
bad a beautiful nstck and law drems were beeen
ing to hrr. f-be t tired away with a look of of.
feuded dignity.
Is x Bad Fix. It
fenic caters finally
is said that ar.
reach a point
where it is tleaih for them to ccaso
eating the deadly mineral, and death
for them to ontinucTits use. So with
the Radical party. For "some -timo'
past it has lived on the nigger. It is
now death to the party to continue
to eat the nigger, and death to at
tempt to upuc out CufTee. In the one
case they Io.e the honest white men,
without whom they cannot win; and
in the other they lose the fighting men
of the party, without whom they can
uot maintain the organization.
0
Tub Climax Ueached-A Cowabdlt
Device. Every body knows that th
republican party has, in times past, per-
petratcd many uusceriily aifd disreputable
act., but it remained for them to reach
the climax of poltroonery on Saturday last
in Salem. That day was emphatically
Democratic day in that city; Democratio
Demonstration, gotten np by Democrat
paid for by Democrats and patronized
by Democrats, was boiag held. A narrow
minded, bigoted jealousy prompted the
republicans of tho city who are, as a gen
eral thing, -as destitute of patriotism as
they are ignorant of the fitness of things,
to attempt to pirate and appropriate the
day to the service of the Mongrel cause,
by hoisting across tho street, in close
proximity to the Democratic banners, flags
and devices, a Grant and Colfax rag with
"appropriate ceremonies." Hard-put in
deed must a political party be when its
principles and standard bearers are so ob
noxious to the people that it has to avail
itself of the occasion of a popular out
pouring of the opposition to flaunt its
emblems. Be it said to the credit how
ever of numerous republicans cf Salem,
that they opposed tho piratical and dis
gusting proceeding to the end, and one of
them at least, availed himself of the oc
casion to declare that he was done with
the party because the same had lost all
'sclf respect." Co. Signal
School Teacher Beaten. Some two
or three months ago a school teacher by
the name of Hughes employed at Mohawk,
was beaten by a man named Howard,
His face was beaten almost to a jelly, and
he was otherwise internally iniurad. It
I was supposed that he had nearly recover
. . i .... .
eu irom me cogging until last Thurday,
when a doctor was summoned again to
attend him. We understand that he is
very low. Howard left the county some
time ago. Lug cne Journal.
TnE gentleman whose lips pressed
lady's "snowy brow" did not catch cold
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
O- GK OXJBL,
ATTORNEY AT IAVfTt
SALEJI, OREGON :
Will praet!c ia all the Courts of tftfs BUte and
will attend the Circuit Court terms in Linn county
and the entire District. Office in Watkinda fc Co'a
Dries, up si&ira. T3nsji
NOTICE.
WHEREAS, MY SON, A LBERT'A . NOBLE,
did, ou the 13th of May, IS 68, leare me,
without any cause it provocation, and go to parta
unknown, this is to warn all persons not to trail
or harbor hioi on my account, as I will not be re
sponsible for any dtbts of his contracting.
v3n48w2 WM. NOBLE,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Albany, Oregon, will receive bids at the Re
corder's office until Thursday, August 8, 1868, at
7 o'clock p. m.. for l uilding a stone culvert across
the ravine on Front street, in front of E. Hubert's
property, said culvert to be thirty (SO) feet long,
to be placed on solid foundations, and to be three
(3) feet wide at the bottom, three (3) feet high,
aud about two (2) feet wide at the top, to bo sub
stantially and secumy covered rer with stone.-
The walla of said culvert to be cot less than twft
and a half (2) feet thick.
The Council reserve the right to reject any er
all bids.
By order of the Common Council, made July 9,
1863. L. W. DOOLITTLE, City Recd'r.
BLANK DE12DS, of the latest and raois
and Mortgage