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J "1' I ) t X ! STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. FCBUSHED EVERT SATCRDAT, BT ABBOTT & BROWN. X. H. ABBOTT. I . T. BUOWS. OFFICE Ifi HANNON'S BUILDING, FIRST STREET. TIlMS.ix aovasck: One year, $3; Six Months $2; One Month, 50 cts.; Singlo Copies, 12 cts. Correspondents writing over assumed signatures or anonymously, must make known their proper names to tho Editor, or no attention will bo given Ho Aheir communications. All Letters and Communications, whether on business or for publication, should bi addressed to Abbott 4 Brown. BUSINESS CARDS. O. W. Git AY, IK 1. S., RRinniTE OF THE CINCINNATI DENTAL COLLEGE, VroiTLT) IVVITE ALL PEUSOXS DESIR f lag Artificial teeth and first-class Deutal Operation. t give him a call. Specimens of Vulcanite Base with gold plate "linings, and other naw styles of work, may bo ...... h i nKieA- ii n stairs in I rnu v c WUU . ... . Brick, Albany, Oregon. Residence, corner of Second and Raker streets aprH"6Sv3n3ltf ALBANY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. THE NEXT SESSION COMMENCES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7tli,lS0S. For Particalars address REV. n. BUSIINELL, Albany, Oregon. au!5v3n52yl J. C. POWELL. - POIVELI. at V1AXS .ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LA WAND SOLICITORS A CHAA VtsU i , (X Fiinn, Notary Public.) A LB ANY, Oregon. Collections and convey anccs promptly attended to. oc20nl01y OFFICE OF COrXTT SCIIOOL SCPEIUNTEX'T, 4T WATERLOO. SIX MILES ABOVE I.F.R nan. on the SantUm. Post i-fflco address, Xeoanon. v9n45ly ' t w yi if l Co. School Superintendent. ATTORNEY AT LAW, SALEM, OREGON : VTill practice in all tho Court! of this St ite and will attend the Circuit Court term ia Linn county and the entire District. OCice in Watkind & U brick, up stairs. v3n4vl D. B. RICE, M. I., Surgeon and Physician, ALBANY, OREGON, THANKFUL FOR THE LIBERAL PATRON a"e received, cootiuaei to tender LU service to the citizens ot Albany aa I surrounding c .uu try. .Oifica and residence, nn S.j nd s'-rvet. two blocks east of Spreader's hew Hvte!. J. QUINN THORNTON, ATRORNEY A"D CCUNSELCM AT LAW, "Will practice in the superior and inferior Courts of Oregon. OSce up suirs in rtcr's f.rc-pro-f trick, nearly opposite the pust office. Albany, Nov. 2, ISGT-vul'-'y I - JOHN J. WHITNEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PCBLIC, ALBANY, OREGON. sa-Office np stairs in Fotr"s Frame Building, "opposite the "State Rights Democrat" Oi5ce. - v3n!3tf F. M. WADS WORTH, SIGX, CARRIAGE AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER. Over MeBride's Wa-oa Shop, between First and Second, on Ferry street. First-class work done on short nbticc. vSnEJyiJ N. H.CRANOR, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Of rice In Norcros' Erick Building, up-staiw, Albany, Oregon, JV. J. HILTABIDEL. aal r. M. BEDriELD. IIILTABIDEL A CO., BE ALE K3 IN GROCERIES AND PROVI ' sions, Wood and Willow Ware, Confection ery, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipe?, Notion, etc. Store on Maine street, adjoining the Express office, Al bany, Oregon. sc28v3n7tf REN J. II A YD EN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Will attend to ail business entrusted to hiia by cititens of Polk and adjoining counties Eola. July 25, 18C7. v2n31tf N. B. HUMPHREY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC, ALBANY - - - - OREGON. Er Office in the Court House, -"fit" inar9v2n301y ABBOW8, I- BLAIX, 8. S. TOCXO. J. BARROWS & CO., GENERAL & CO)f3IISSWN MERCHANTS D EALERS in Staple, Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery, Boots and Shoes, Albany. Oregon. Consignments solicited. oconStf E. F. RUSSELL, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Solicitors in Chancery and Real Estate Agents f Will practice in the Courts of the Second, Third, ,and Fourth Judicial Districts, and in the Supreme vCourtof Oregon. Cffice in Parrish's Erick Building, Albany, Ore gon. ' ' - $ST- SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the ool dectioa of Claims at all points in the above named 'District. v2n46yl ALBANY BATH HOUSE! THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT fully inform the citizens of Albany and vi cinity that he has taken charge of this Establish ment, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying .strict attention to business, expects to suit all those who may favor him with their patronage. Having heretofore carried on nothing but First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons, he expects to give entire satisfaction to all. S?-Childien and Ladies' Hair neatly cut and shampooed. JOSEPH WEBBER. apr4v3n33tf HARVEST OP 1868 I THRESHERS, REAPERS, MOWERS. J. BARROWS & CO., Ageut for all kinds of Agricultural Implements! v3n39tf. JC It WORK Flatly and cheaply done at (his OC.ce. QrM TO k3 Ji fsl 1 mi VOL. IV. ADVKItTISKM KNTS. MRS. DUNNIWAY, T IKES PLEASURE IN INFORMING HE It patrons that she has received her Invoice of MILLINERY AND FURNISHING GOODS, D1EECT rKOIYX NEW YORE! and I am now ready to accoramodato Asr or tou with tho II EST AND LATEST STYLES, At the Most JieasotmUc iVue As Agent for Madame Demurest' Incomparable Blirror of Fashion, I am enabled to furnish gratis a copy of the Magaiiue for one year, beginning with the July number, to any person who shall purchase spring goods in my line to tho amount of Ten Dollars I! Send in your orders at once, ladies, that I may know bow many or you win give we iue pleasure of presenting you a first class parlor Magatine as Premium on your pur chases. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Very Choice Mil 11 u cry dooils! ASn ALL THE OTHER NQYELTIES OF THE SEASON! She has a'.so secured the Agency of 'me Dfmorcsfx AYorlil-Renowiifd Fattrrns, and all of the many useful and orna mental articles advertised in her jutly popu lar Magazine. COME LADIES! "all of you together," and aee if I have not the Cheapest and Choicest Xftilliaery Goods! EVE.1 OFFERED FOB SALE IN AlliaXV ! DKESS AND CLOAK-MAKING Ia tho Latest Styles ! Perfect F i t IV arm II tOtl BLEACIIlrlG AND PRESSING! Ia the best manner at the very luwet rates. NEW STAMPING PATTERN! BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS ! J2?T Don't fret the place. Soutbwct corner Main and Broad Albin tree!, Albany March Co, 1SC3 se23v3u71y PACIFIC HOTEL THE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY informs the public that taU Houo HAS JUST BEEN FINISHED, xrto is jsr o "W OPEN for Hie accommodation of all who may favor Llta with their patronage. T II E F U II N I T U II E ii entirely new in every department, and it of tbe latest and myst approved alyle. THE TABLE will alwaya be supplied with tbe lct the market affords, and no pain wilt iTe spared for the comfort and conve nience of his gucnU. Persons arriving by boats accommodated at all hoar?, da7 or night. Suits of roorcs and superior accommodations for famili:3. A oag exptrience in the business warrants the proprietor in promising satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage, if it can bo done by bountifully supplied tables, plcaxant rooms, cleanly beds and assiduous attention to their wants. J. II. S Fit EN" (1 EH. Albany, June 6, 18C3. v3n!2tf IRA A. KILtWl. . -A. P. KILLKR. MILLER & BRO.i (Suecetior to Philip 3Iiller,) MARBLE WORKS, ALBANY, OIW3GON. Shop on Washington, bet. lit and 2d St's. TIIESE GENTLEMEN BEG LEAVE TO IN firm the public at large that they are now prepared to furnish MARBLE MONU3IE3TTS ASD G- R A V E-STONESI OF EVERY" STVI.E AXD PATTERN', At the Most Reasonable Prices. TOMBSTONES CUT TO ORDER On the very shortest notice. Mar7v3n29tf MILLER y BRO. CHAIR MANUFACTORY! -AND THE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RESPECTFUL ly inform the public that he is prepared to do all kinds of TURNING ia a workman-like and expeditious manner. Also, be keeps on hand, and for sale, SPINNING WHEELS, and the best of Raw-hide Bottom or Kitchen Chairs! All of which will be sold cheap for Cash. Or ders solicited. Shop near the old Flour Mill, at the upper end of First street. JOHN M. METZLER. : Not ,?Vo7 T3nl5yl ALBANY, OREGON, SATU11DAY, si:com in i:Mi i, m:HHm OPOKOHOK I.. WOOPM, OOVKKNOR or OKKCIO.. EXKCUTIVB TJRI'AUTMRMT, PAI KM, OpROON, ) . Supteiuhcr 14th, UV,H. ) Gmtltmeik of the Stnule ami Jlouie tf lirprctcntn live With cordial greeting I wclcomo you on your coming together nt the Stutc Capitol. In thn nfiscmhling to ilichariro tho duties devolving upon us under the Constitution, it should be our firt net to ninko known our gratitudo to Almighty God for His goodnc to us since last vro met. and to nttk His guidanco in all that wo do at this assembling. Wo havo been the favored one of the Republic. Neither war, nor famine, nor pestilenco have como within our borders Ik i t it J eacc, Health and plenty have iiCM un disturbed dominion over us. And it gives mo pleasure to say that tho people of Oregon have not been unmindful of these blowing. Kvcrywhcre within our borders the hand of industry has wrought diligently, and a rapid development of all tho material resources of tho btato has been the result. And as tho servants of the people anil, for tho timo hciug the custodtans of their interests it becomes our duty to exercise the powers thus cor- ferred upon us in such a manner as shall do the greatest good to the people whom wc rcpreseut. In my judgment but httlo legwatton is necessary at this fcss'ion. A statute-book overburdened with needless cnoctmcnts is a public nuisance. Home slight changes may be necessary in order to perfect our system, but alterations should only be made where the necessity is apparent. The general god requires that but few innovations bo mado upon the stat ute, rsothioc; so tcnus to the security of personal rights as laws fixed and well de fined ; while constant changes unsettle the public mind, and involve everything in uncertainty. INDIAN WAR. I take great pleasure in communicat ing to you thai the Indian war which for years has been carried on by the havno in the eastern portion of our .Slate, result in the destruction of so much life and property, t which I u earnestly called the attention of the lat legislative As sembly, has been brotignt to a happy ter mination. At its hes-ion in lfeG'i the j ,JVri3 Ulu,v IJ1 J mumii'iii uuiii'iut' mg inc uovcrnor to call out troops in case of emergency. Auxiliary to this, and in view of the necessity which I knew cxHted, I urged the Legislative Ash-w-My to make an approbation ruflicicut to enable m; to respond to tho appeal of help that were constantly being made by tho citizens t,l' the countie.i of Grant, leaker and I'nion, but for rca ous un knvwn to me, no appropriation was made, and I was left powerless. The State, by every i-riucitjle of rsght, is bound t give protection to all its citizens ; and, in toy judgment, a fearful responsibility tit loug Continued and cf life and prop- somewhere, fr the fearful destruction erty by tho hostile our eastern borders, circumstances, I could the military nuthnri'ies. Indians UjOSl Under the only appeal to Upon them I -rcd the absolute necessity for itmncdi ate and vigorous measures to be adopted, and in justice to the commander of the Department of tho Columbia, permit me to say that every call for assistance was promptly responded to, and everything done which could be done to procure the only lasting peace which can be secured with hostile Indians whip tl-.ciu into submission. Too much credit cannot be civen to Brevet Major-General George Urook for Jus courage, fidelity and untiring efforts in that behalf. Nor would I forget to mention in this connection the officers and men of his command, all of whom have done noble service, and deserve the thanks of the people of this .State. The people of Oregon may well congratulate themselves that a war which has proved such a hindrance to tho development of one. of the best portions of our State, and bo destructive of life and property has been thus brought to a happy termi nation. A new era will now dawn upon Kastcrn Oregon, and her vast fields, hith erto unoccupied, rich in silver, and gold, and inexhaustible pasturage, will offer new inducements to the miner and the husbandman. INSANE ASYLUM. On the Grst of October, 18G I, the Leg islature authorized and directed the Gov ernor to contract with Drs. Hawthorne and Loryca for tho keeping, caro and medical treatment of all puch insane and idiotic persons, as should bo sent to the Insane Asyluro, by the authority of law, for the period of four years and two months. That, contract was awarded by my predecessor as tho law directed. I therefore call your attention to tho fact that the contract with Drs. Hawthorne and Loryca will expire on tho first of De cember next and recommend that suitable and proper arrangements be made for the care and treatment of these wards of the State. Humanity requires that every thing which can be done, should be done, to alleviate their sufferings, and restore them to reason and to their friends. I therefore express the hope that the "power vested in you, in this behalf will be so wielded as to do the greatest good to these unfortunate beings. It is my duty to state, in this connec tion, that tho Asylum, under the manage ment and direction of .Drs. Hawthorne and Loryca has, in my judgment, been conducted in the mos.t satisfactory wan ner. For further particulars in tho con nection I would respoctfully call your at tention to the report of Drs. Hawthorne and Loryca and also to the report of Dr. J. S. Giltner, Yisitiog Physician, copies of which are herewith transmitted. The Constitution requires that among other public buildings an asylum for the insane snail De erectea at tuc uapuoi 01 the State. A sight has been -purchased for that purpose. The location is a good one. And. as soon, as the financial strength of tho Stato will permit, I think its best interests demand that suitablo buildings ho erected, and that the management thereof bo left to tho exclusive control of tho Legislative Assembly, as contemplat ed by the Constitution. It will ncccssar- ily take coustdcrablo timo to erect suita bio buildings; and as tho contract for tho keeping and treatment of tho in- mates of tho asylum will cxpiro on the fiwt day of December next, it will in all f robability be found necessary for tho icgislature to enter into a new contract with privat parties for their keeping and treatment, until such time as the asylum shall be completed and the .State ready to take etiargo ot them. lihould it bo found necessary to no con tract with pnrato parties, 1 would ro spect fully recommend that tho price now paui, per capita, do reuueea. Alter a thorough investigation of tho nuhject, I am eatiffied that tho insane cau be kent lor a Ian sum than tint now paid. 1 ' E N t T K N T t A ! t Y . Since my accession to office, the Peni tentiary has, I trust, been managed in such manner as will give general Hatisfuc- tiou to you and to the people of the State. lleginnmg without buildings, and with out eystcmctized labor, a suitable, tempo rary building has been erected, the best of police regulations have been establish, cd, inspired the t.afe keeping of Uonvictf, and labor has been so directed, aside from extensive permanent improvements made lor tho State, as to pay fifty per cent, of tho entire expenditures of tho Peoiten- lary. I should fatl to do my duty, if, in this connection, 1 did not commeud the Superintendent Warden, and officers of the penitentiary for their vigilar.t and constant attention to tho uuhes ot their respective offices and for tho fiithful manner in which they have served the State. There is nothing which the peo ple more carnustly desire than thattrriuii nals, sentenced to imprisonment for vio lation cf law, thouM Lc safely kept. To that end I earnestly recommend that suit ablo buildings be erected, as soon as cir cumstances will permit, and that ao ap propriation be made, therefor. In order more perfectly to secure the Convicts, the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, in the autumn of 100, leaned the ue of; tho " Gardner Shacklo " until the hmmoii j cf the Lcgi-laturc. I have lo hesitation; in laying that the u-c of that Shackle was indipeniL!e to the safe-keeping of prisoners, and therefore re-peelfully rec ommend that an appropriition sufficient; to meet the indebtedness thus incurred be made. The experience of the Iat two years teaches that Convict labor can be employed in the erection of Public Huildins with a great saving to the; State if judiciously itanagcd. Under the cm now cstabli'he 1, brick of the best quality can be manufactured in vast quantities, by the Convictt, at a low fig ure and inasmuch as the early erection and completion of the State buildings isa public necessity, and believing as I do, that prison labor can be more profitably employed in furtherance of that work than in any other, I earnestly recouimcnjJ that measures looking to that end be adopted. Sec. 1 1 of Article 5 of the Constitu tion of the State confers upon the Gover nor, the power to grant reprieves, com mutations and pardons, and in connection therewith, "requires that he shall report to the Legislative Assembly, each case of reprieve, commutation and pardon, to gether with the reasons fV-r granting the same. In obedience to that requirement I submit, that since the adjournment of the last Ltislalive Assembly, I have granted in all fifteen pardons and one commuta tion, to which should be added one par don granted by Hon. Samuel May, Secre tary of State, and Acting Governor, dur ing my absence from the State. The names of the persons pardoued and com muted, together with tho dates, and the reasous therefor, are as follows, to-wit: ' a. V. Sweet, pardoned on petition, Oc tober 27th, lgGG. James Duchauan, pardoned because of partial msauity and recommendation of Dr. H. Carpetuer, Atteuding Physician, December 10th, 1800. Patrick Drown, commuted from the penalty to imprisonjuent for life, on peti tion, December 24th, 18GG. Joseph McGraw, pardoned from the County Jail of Wasco county, on petition, September 25th, 18G7. Henderson Simpson, pardoned on peti tion, November 20th, 1807. Jack Long, pardoned, on petition, De cember Gth, 18G7. William Itilcy, pardoned on petition and statement of Dr. II. Carpenter, At teuding Physician, that he was affected with a disease of the heart, which disease was greatly aggravated by imprisonment, accompanied with a recommendation that ho be pardoned, December Gth, 18G7. Lorenzo O. Murphy, pardoned on peti tion, December Gth, 18G7. Frank Dolton, parponcd on petition, December lGth, 1807. John C. Hannon, pardoned on peti tion, by tho Secretary of State, and at the time acting Governor of the Stato, April 2d, 1868A William Connor, ardonod on potition, May 25th 18G8. John C. McCarty, pardoned on petition, Juno 27th, 18G8. John MeCurran, pardoned on potition, and being but a child, July 8th, 18G8. William Uenett, pardoned on petition, August 4th, 18G3. James Gregg, pordoncd on petition, August 4th, 18G8. " The pardoning power is one of great responsibility, aud ought to be exercised in those oasos alone where justice demands it. And in many cases, so complicated are tho attending circumstances, oh the one hand, and so strong tho appeals of humanity on the other, that it is hard to determine whether they are . cases war ranting the invention of Executive clem ency or not. In view of this fact, tho pardoning powers has been used sparingly.. SEPTEMBER 26, 1808. Oftentimes tho appeals of humanity tdiould bo hushed, lest justice bo offended. i'oramore detailed statement of the managmont of tho Penctcntiary, I beg leave to call your attention to tho vcrv elaborato Report of M. P. Merry, Ksq., oupennicniicni oi me rcnetcniiary, a copy of which is herewith transmitted. And I would respectfully suggest, in this connection, that the recommendations made therein aro worthy of your serious consiueration. SCHOOL LANDS. ' My an act of the Legislative Assembly of October 1.0th, 1802, the Governor was appointed a Land Commissioner, and,' as uch, authorized to locate all lands to which" thif State was entitled by act of Congress. And, by the same act, the Governor, Secretary of all State, and State Ircasurer, were constituted a Hoard of ComtuWioncrH for the aaleofsuch land. and the management of the Common School Fund. The requirements of the law Have been faithfully observed in every particular and a vast amount of labor per formed, a full report of which is herewith transmitted, together with such recomen- dations as experience in the workings of the lioard has suggested, to which your special attention is invited, lho duties and responsibilities imposd upon the Commissioner! are gaeat. aud onerous, and I cannot forbear calling your atteii- tiou to the fact that no privision ban been ma le for their compensation. It is not the intention of the Cotmtitntion that labor should be performed without' jut compensation ; aud, in dependent of the Constitution, it is not right to require it. I hesitate not therefore, to say that pro- a a vision should he tin'lfi lor paying the Commiaaiottcra for their hervices. COMMON hCIIOOLS. In reference to the workings of our Com mon school system, 1 have but little to communicate. The reports from School Superintend ents of the various counties, are .so mea- gjr, that it is iuiptssible fr me Vi give any information upon the subject. From a lew of the counties lull and (satisfactory reports have Ucn received : while from others atatcments o indefinite were re turned as to be of no value, and by gome uo report were made whatever. In this coaucction, to the cod that uni formity may obtain, f would repcctlully suggest thai a general form of thy Kcports of County School Sujrintecdcuts he prc scr'.tid by law. A good system of Common School U indixpeu.tillo to a free people. And I trut no pains will be spared to so perfect our system that a good Lngli-.lt education fhall be within the reach of every child in the State. All good argument is in favor of Free Schools and I earnestly oelicve, that the timo is near at hind when Oregon can boa;t up as good a sys tem of Common Schools as aay State in the Kcpublic. riNANCK. I respectfully call your attention to the lleports of the Stats Treasurer and Sec retary of State, which contain a full state ment, of the financial operations of the State since tho lat Scsion of the. Leg-; ila:ivc Assembly. Aud in view of the pnwporou condition of the State, and its freedom from indebtedness, I cannot too strongly urge upon you the importance of economical measures, and a careful avoid ance id" everything calculated to increat-e the burden of taxation. I take great pleas ure in assuring you that I will gladly co-i operate with you ntall times in any mcas-j ure which has fur its object the promotion j of the general welfare, in the reduction: of taxation, or in anything pertaining thereto which shall bo deemed jut or proper. RAILROADS. There is, perhaps, no subject inviting such general atcution as that cf railroads. All see the importance of, and feel the necessity for cheap and easy transporta tion. A general system of Railroads in Oregon, is an absolute necessity. And I am proud to know that the people aro thoroughly aroused upon this subject. There aro at this time as many as six dif ferent railroad enterprises within the Stato in process of execution : Tho Salt Lake and Columbia Hivcr Kailroad with tho navigable waters of the Colum bia river. Tho Orogon Branch of tho Central Pacific Kailroad, running through the Rogue Diver, Umpqua and Willamette Valleys, to the Columbia river and Pugct Sound., Tho Oregon Central Railroad, East Side. ' Tho Salem and McMinn ville Railroad ; and tho St. Helens and Hillsborough Railroad, all of which arc of vast importance to the people of the State. And whilo rival companies may be dispossed to waste their substance in needless litigation, it is tho manifest duty of tho State, rising abovo morely local ambitious and petty jealousies, to foster "each, and all alike And I respectfully, hut earnestly rcccommend that you give all tho encouragemeut you rightfully can to those great enterprises j avoiding all preferences, and seeking only tho gene ral good of tho people. IMMIGRATION. !' All desiro a rapid development of tho State. For that purpose wo need popu lation. To obtain population but littlo effort is required. In my judgment a ju dicious and practical system of immigra tion ought to be organized and fostered by tho State. To that end I would respectfully rec ommend that a Bureau of Immigration be established, whose duty it shall bo to prepare statistical information concerning the resources of the State, and tho induc ments for immigration ; and that an Agent be apointed to visit all parts of tho Re public, in the interests of such Bureau, and that a reasonable compensation bo al lowed such Agent therefor. It may be argued that tho organization of such an establishment.would be a needless expen diture of the public moneys, and, there fore improper. I hope, however, that a NO. 6. more reasonable view of the rabject will obtain. That a large immigration can be in duced, I arn led to bclicvo, and, if no, the expenditures made in that behalf would be a good investment. Aside from the development of the vast resources of the State; which would ueceSfiar;iy result from an influx of population tlCjr poll-tax alone, to Fay nothing of the revenue aris ing from tho fruits of the labor of such newly acquired citizens, would, in a short timo more than replace the amount ex pended. Most of the Sister States have established such an organization, and are profiting largely thereby; and it is our duty to ce that Oregon must not be be hind in the great race. I trust you will give the subject your serious considera tion and so act as best to promote the general interests of the State. CUSTOM IIOUKK, U. 8. TiRAXCJI MINT, AC. My attention has been called by the proper authorities of the General Govern ment, to tho fact that it is the purpose to erect buildings for a United States Branch Mint at Dalles City, a Custom House at Asioria, and a Court House, Custom Houxc and Post Office at Portland and some light houses along our Western Coast. Before tim work, o long and so much needed can be begun, the State will have to give its consent by enactments. T recommend, therefore, that appropriate i-egisiauon oc naa upon the subject, and every assistance rendered, which will be calculated to further enterprises so irn-i portant. i I'ermit rue also to call your attention to the fact that there is now no provision in the laws of the State for the admission of United States convicts into tho Peniten tiary. The laws of the United States provide for the maintenance of such pris oners, and give the officers of the State Prisons the proper authority in the prem ises. I therefore recommend that proper legislation be had upon that subject. ZHCUKXTi. I desire to call your attention to the condition of the estate of Ftnicc Carnthcr, late iS Multnomah county, deceased. Sec. 7, of Title 1, of an Act entitled an Act to regulate the descent of real property, Ac, passed October 21, 1801, provides, in ef fect, that if the intestate leaves no lineal descendants, or kindred, his real estate shall cfch-at to the State. In the Fall of 100, Finicc Carat hers, an old re3ident f Multnomah county, died intestate leav ing u brge landed Cetate, lying princi pally in Multnomah cjunty, tut partly in Lane and Washington counties. About thrcH hundred acres of these lands arc within the limit of the city of Portland. The administrator of usid estate, in 1S07. filed his final account in the County Court of MuHnamah count), iu which it was represented that said Finice Caruthera leit no lineal descendants, or kindred, and that the estate, amounting to over one hundrad thousand dollars, had escheated to the State tT Oregon. The Court directed th.e administrator to retain possession of such estate, in pur suance of Sec. 2, of Title 3. of an Act en titled " An Act for tho recovery of real and personal property, escheated to the Stale, and for the disposition of states," &e., passed October 17, 1SG2. Subse quent to the settlement of the administra tor's account, persons claiming t- repre sent certain alleged heirs cf Finice Ca ruthcrs made claim to an individual twenty-three sixtieths (2o CO) of the en tire estate, and instituted proceeding? for the recovery thereof. This claim is bas ed up u the assumption that the real name of the deceased, Finice- Caruthcrs, always mj known and called in Oregon, was Finicc Thomas, and that the persons now making this claim arc a portion of his first and second cousins, and their as signees, and as such, entitled to receive tvventy-thrce sixtieths (23 CO) of said es tate. It was made my duty, by See's 2 and 8 of the Act beforo referred to, to authorize the proper District Attorney to take the steps necessary for the protection of the rights of the State, and to employ counfd to assist. I therefore, directed the District Attorney of the Fourth Ju dicial Distiict to appear in all actions, suits and proceedings pertaining to the enforcement of the rights of the State, and in the Fall of 1807, I employed the law firm of Mitchell. Dolph & Smith, of Portland, to assist tho District Attorney in all matters pertaining to the same. Various actions, anil; proceedings have been commanded by the claimants, in tho courts of Multnomah county, all of which, so far as determined, have resulted in de cisions adversely to tho claimants, and in favor of tho State. There is, at this time, ono of1 these cases pending on appeal be fore tho Supreme Court of this State. There are, also, three cases pending in tho Circuit Court of Multnomah county. I am advised by tho attorneys for the Stato that, in their judgment, the whole claim is fraudulent, and can be defeated in the courts. Soon after the decease of Finice Ca ruthcrs, A. J. Knott and R. J. Ladd, of Portland, set up a claim adversely to the estate to a portion of the lands about 201 acres included in such estate, and two cases involving the title to this por tion aro now pending in the Supreme Court of tho United States. These cases are also being attended to by the firm of Mitchell, Dolph & Smith, under employ ment by mo. There being no money on hand, belonging to this 03tate, the lands have been sold for taxes tho two years last past. . I would, therefore, urgo upon you the importance of making provision for the redemption of lands so sold, and for the compensation of Attorneys employed, and other expenses incurred in the .enforce ment of the right3 of tho State to this valuable estate. CONCLUSION. In rjresentios: this brief review of the condition ofthe Stato, possibly some thing3 of importance have been over looked, but it is your privilege to extend a helping hand. There is enterprise to bo fostered, industry to be stimulated and encouraged, RATES OF ADVERTISING i ta j Ob jColnaw, $100 Half Column, $S0; Qtiartar Ci,j.- Boio, $35. Transient AtvertlsetneBt per Eqnafc often t"ne or lets, first insertion, $3 ; each snbsefiticnt lrer tlpn,l. A square is one inch in space down the column, counting cut, display lines, blanks, &c, as solid matter. Ifo advertisement to be considered than a square, and all fractions eovtited a fall square. All advertisements Inserted for a less period than three months to be regarded as tran ieiit. order to be maintained, and the broad principles of justice, equality and free-' dorn to be enforced. That you will faith fully perform the duties before you, and i !...!: 1 1..; uj ju'Jiciuus nuu vruvttiAuuie legislation, strive to promote the general welfare, I have no doubt. Do your duty, and tho' approbation of a generous people, and the protection of a just and all wise' Provideco will be youra. George L. Wood3. " The Bondholder HolJloqny." To the toiling, sweating, laboring men of the country to tbe noble, indastrioag,' economical housewife, and to all others who" labor, toil and spin pay all the taxes and bear the bnrdeng of the government, we pre sent tho following under the above caption, from the Pontiae (Mich.,) Jacksoniant and ask you how you like it. It purports to' be, as the heading says, the soliloquy of a bond holder, as seated in his elaborately furnished parlor and surrounded by all tho luxuries that motiey can purchase, just after he has drawn his yold interest on his non-tax pay ing bond, he blinks the metalic coin in his hand and thus talks and chuckles to him self: Toil on, ye laboring men ! Bend your back and blister your hands never mind the heat or rain, or duat, work away? I've' cot the bonds ! Swing the cradle and sevtbe jog along after your plow, you gray-headed ohi farmer you have got your taxes to pay. Pile up the bricks, you masons! Don't you know that provisions, rent and clothing have more than doubled I 44 I've got tbo bands I Ha I ha I But ain't this rich ! Five gold dollars a day for the' interest on bonds I hold ! Jr ire gold dollars! liut ain't this a muniCcerit government ! Ain't thU a glorious old country! ' Ilend over the wash-tub weave, pin, churn, cut over old clothes ye wivea of far rner ! The people who are not sharp must expect to work. Sell your butter at twenty cent, youregg? at fifteen, and then buy su gar, tea nod cutTce at three times the old price ! ' Stry at honiB frcra church, ye wtTes of mechanic! Who expects y:u to go out of a Sunday, when $12 per week won't hardly pay your rent and buy your provisions and wood! I've gal the bond! "Ha! h! 44 Struggle and plan, and work, and get discouraged, and wonder what keeps things' up so long aftrr the war, ye returned soldi ers! NLe things you done going South I Ha! ha! Look at these shining, clinking ga! 1 dollar ! Ain't they beauties I You helped me to gc-t 'em! You ain't sharp! You can't see that these little yellow boys I draw as interet on my bonds are what keeps up high prices ! Never thought of that did yo ! 44 Five gold dullars a day fur ray bonds seventy cents in ras for your day's labor! And v are going to run gold up higher ! I)-it you see it creeping up in- erery issue' the dmlies ! We do that we bondholders I Never thought of that, did ye ! 44 Did I gi to war? Did ray two sons go? Were any of my relatives utaxrej to death at Andcn-oaville? Did any come home crippled for life ? 41 Ha ! ha ! But you are green ! Me go to wr.r ! My relatives enter the army ! Not a or.e! We stayed at home to watch the copperheads we did ! Fire in the rear, you know? Wanted loyal men to watch 'em I Actually tried to depreciate the value of my bonds! But I was loyal. Whew? but didn't I shout when you won a victory ! And didn't I rent my hall at a dollar off tho' price, for the ladies to scrape lint in ! Didn't I hurrah, and get every young man to en list, so there would be no drafting ! 44 Five gold dollars a day ! Ha ! ha ! And let me whisper iu your ear: I don't pay one. cent of tax! Ha! ha! Look at that pair of grays aco that carriage! See these books, and" pictures, and mirrors, and sofas, and this jewelry and plate! Did I have them when yoa knew me fire years ag . See that oil painting of Lincoln there! Got them to &how civ devotion to the party! Cost mo, plump $2,000 enough to make a prince of you only a year's interest on ray bonds. Ha! ha! 44 You'll vote Democratic ticket and par my interest in greenbacks, will you? UeviK ish good joke! You talk of voting any thins' but the mongrel ticket! You dare not and besides you know our party if going to re ward you fat offiees perquisites black mail! Oh, yea, we'll reward you soma day! My bonds aro all safe! National faith government pledgo--honor of tho United State loyal citizen patriot! 44 Five gola dollars a dayl Ha! ha! But ain't this a grand old government! Groan under your taxes wipe the sweat from your brows go ragged keep your children out. of school mortgage your farms sell off your stock stay at homo until you forget tho teachings ot the gospel what uo I care? Ha! ha! I've got the bonds! I lap up vour best blood I tear the sinews from those strong arms I coin your sweat into gold I laugh when the tax-gatherer sells your property at auction! 44 Five gold dollars a dayl" Tiie Sneak Tattler. The most odious and disgusting mortal in human form when once you penetrate the hyp ocritical guise that covers the deformity is the sneak tattler. In this thing; which originates in tho moral sweeping of the universe, you will find inordinate self esteem, meanest kind of jealousy, a mine of vanity, malico enough to stock a regiment of Thugs, a liliputian soul, and a heart black asKrebus. In treachery a Turk- in moral coarseness a cannibal; in humanity an Algcrine; in selfishness a Shylock ; and in low cunninrr an Iago. The sneak tattler adroitly dud stealthily commences his dirty work by first cau-. tiously dropping here and there a word of inuendo in families he is allowed to visit, and if he finds he is listened to, ho then proceeds step by step, more elaborately and openly, to berate his victim, general ly premising, by stating his deep regrets that thirigs are thus and so, and frequent ly is loud in giving the assailed credit in' minor matters of little or no consequenee tho more effectually to deceive aud conceal his purpose whilo ho stabs him, in tho most vital part, and always seeks to cover his poluted tracks from betrayal un- der the time-honored sanction of private' confidence. General Prim says Queen Isabella of Spain has fifteen illegitimate children - Ex-President Pierce is the only living J.. P tli,- almtoA "ProcJfJrmfa rC tho: TTtviv ted Stafej. ?