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....VETJRUARY 18, 1S70.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
. By trtUre of the actWn of the Democratic
FLat") Convention, which was held at Portland, on
Thursday, March t9th, 1S63, and of the Democrat
to St&te Central Committee, which was held at the
samtj place, on Jap. 3, 1SI0, the Dcuioer&tio Stato
Con-ention will be bold at .
Alksy, on Wednesday, the 2U day of
March, 1S70,
at 10 o'clock a. m. of eaid day, for the purpose of
bom! bating Governor, Member of Congress, Fce
retaijr of State, Treasurer, State Printer, Judgo of
Foooad District, Judgo of third District, and
Jode of Fifth District, to bo supported at tho
text June election.
By order of said Committee, representation to
aid Convention was based on the vote cast for
Deal it ratio Congressman at the last vlecjion, giv
ing t- each county one dolcgato for every soventy
five Democratic Votes cant, and ouo delegate for
vesj- fraction of thirty-eight and over, but allow
Ing i ach county at least otto delegate therein ;
hio'i rule of apportionment will give to tho sev
eral io unties tho following Dumber of delegates,
tO-Witt
Bntfi
bakr.
Clatsop.
8
8
1
3
1
S
Carry.
Dees la a.
afe
fMHOl mm w.n .....
II
11
ir
14
is
6
8
j eser hiae.... ......
Leas
Lie n ... .. ...
Karl n ...... ...... ...... ......... .............
23 olbiomah .... ...... . .mmm.m
Polk..
Tillamook.. ............................ .............
Umatilla ........................ eeeee
TJniett
Waih in gton .... .
W aaeo
Yam lull ............... MMMM..M.M..mMn.MM..
Total 153
Th time for holding the County Conventions to
lect delegates to the State Convention, was left
by th Committee to the several County Commit
tees, whose duty it will be to provide therefor.
Tbe Committee would iespeetfully urgo prompt
oUou en the part of the Democracy of the several
coant es. L. F. G ROVER, Chairman.
V. Tmvrrr, Secretary.
LUX COUXTI DES0CR1T1C CO.NTE.YriOX.
Ia pursuance of the action of the Democratic
Central Committee of Linn county, the Demo
cratic Convention will be held at the Court House
ia the city of Albany, on
WedAcsJayt the 10A tZoy of March, 1870,
at 11 o'eleek, a. m., for the purpose of electing
17 debgates to the State Convention, to be held in
the eity of Albany, on the 23d day of March, 1S70.
It Li hereby reeommeodod that the Democrats
of Lii n county meet at their uual places of vot
ing in their several precincts, oa Saturday, the
12th day of March, 1870, for tho purpose of choos
ing delegates to represent them in the County
Convention.
The ratio of apportionment is based on the vote
cast ft r the Democratic- candidate for Congress in
the ye sr 1S83, giving to each preeinct' one dele
gate, tn one additional delegate for every thirty
Democratic votes east, and one for every fraction
of fifteen votes or over, as follows, vis :
Ao. 1 ". DeUgatr.
Albany ...
Lebann.
259
69
172
142
80
77
42
4S
38
55
133
97
42
10
3
t
6
4
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
2
3
B'owvsville ..
Fcio ......
HIISSS
Trankin Butte..,
Santiam .
Water! oo ......
Sweet Home......
Brush Creeks....
Centre .... ..... ..
lMWSMMM
n.arris burg..... .....
I orm
Orlean..
M1
Byracuso
ttime
Tc t&l
By Crder of the Democratic Central Committee.
R. II. CRAWFORD,
ENOCH nOULT.
J. II. I1ACKLEMAX.
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LETTER FCOH II O X.J. S. SIX ITU.
Tho Herald publishes the following ex
tract from a private letter of Hon. J. S.
Smith :
j have jujt had an in
terview with Jay Cooke, who is engineer
ing the Northern Pacific Railroad enter
prise. He informs me that tho money is
already raided to complete tho first section
of 240 miles from the west end of Lake
Superior to Red River, and that the work
will bo commenced next month. There
have been rumors to that effect for some
days but I have cot been able to satisfy
myself beyond question that it was so uu
iiiWay. The sum raised is ?5,000,000,
and more was offered than was required.
Cooke is very enthusiastic about the mat-
. ter, atd says be is going to make it the
business of hb life to build that road.
There is no doubt about the favor with
which the enterprise is regarded in finan
cial circles, and the road will be built.
The company now ask Congress to allow
them to build the main road down the
Columbia and the branch to.Puget Sound,
Iieave will no doubt be given, and most
likely the branch will never be built.
I remain, very rnly
Your friend,
J.S. Smith.
The telegraph stated last week that Mr.
Smith had availed himself of permission
to address the Congressional Pacific
Rail Eoad Committee in favor . of a Co
lumbia river branch Pacific Road, and it
has ben subsequently anounced that the
Committeo have resolved to report in
favor of changing the Western terminus
of the N. P. ,R. R. from Puget Sound to
a point on the Columbia river with a
branch to the former place. It is more
than probata that Mr. Smithhas been
instrumental in influencing the report of
the Committee.
Asd still the Oregonian keeps up a
dreadfid din about the extravagance of
the Democratic Legislature of Cali
fornia. That don't "bodder" people
here as much as things nearer home.
Besideo, there is nothing of it.
Generalities are confusing and per
plexing.. Fut your finger on the items.
You can't keep throwing sand in th
people')! eyes until after the election.
They will learn your trick before that
time. ' -
The t slegraph eays that they , are
Impeaching State officials in Louis
iana for using State funds to buy
Treasury warrants with, But what
V?ould le done down that way if they
used tho funds to build brick houses
with? That is what annoys ua over
tins way . We don't mind the buying
Cf warnxts with public funds. We
baye get used to that insignificant
- swindle, "
the farmer's urouer'n tax.
After all, tho telegraph was nearer
tho truth concerning tho Famcr'a
Broker's Tax for selling produce than
j tho Oregon Revenue officials in their
report of tho matter. After construing
the law with tho utmost Uberalifgt Com
missioner Delano still finds that farm
ers who matv a business of selling tho
products of their farms, from a stall or
stand, aro required to toko out a
Broker's licensd. Mr, Boldcn, tho Ore
gon Deputy Collector, was consider
ably muddled when ho doclarod tho
law to mean ,that, if a farmer sells the
produco of ottyr farms than his otm, ho
i3 then a produco broker and must
pay a special tax Tho following from
Commissioner Delano shows that it
makes no difference whoso tho farm is,
tho necessity for tho licenso is only
qualified by tho faots of selling for a
business and tho tnamier of doing bo ;
Wo ouoto from tho N. Y. Dribune of
Jan. 2Gth:
Commissioner Delano, writing to aa Internal
Revenue oGcer la Ohio abot the tax en faamers,
says : However desirous I may be to relieve farm
era from tax for 1011102 the predueU ef their own
farms, I am unable to 2nd any legal authority to
do It if It is thoir oecupatioa te tell them, unlets
they fall within one of the exemptions or excep
tions above mentioned. The ruling under wlloh
a person who makes it Am occupation to sell the
products of bis own farm from a stall or stand Is
required to pay a special tax as produce broker
should be eoustrued trilk lie utmott librality, giv
lug bim the benefits of all doubts respecting bis
liability."
Tho exacting and oppressive charac
ter of the law is moro severely felt in
the older States, whero produco sell
ing by farmers is subjected to munici
pal regulations; whero market places
are established and farmers aro com
pelled to sell at a particular placo. In
all such localities it will bo seen that
the provisions of the law have a sweep
ing appHcation. Commissioner Delano
himself is guilty of severely condemn
ing the law when ho indicates a de
sire "to relievo farmers from tax for
selling the products of their own farms,1
but says, ho is unablo to find any au
thority to do so. We doubt if a moro
infamous civil enactment ever dis-
graced tiio 1 btatuto liooks ol any
country than that which exempts
bond holders from any sharo in tho
burdens of taxation, and taxes farmers
for selling the products of their own
farms. It is only ono degree remov
ed from wholesale confiscation of the
effects of tho poor for tho aggrandize
ment of the rich.
Senator Williams has introduced, in
the Senate, a resolution instructing
the Secretary of tho Treasury to en
quire into tho expediency of erecting
a l&htrhouse at Yaquina. It is hixh
time for the Senator to be looking af
ter Yaquina. Wo arc daily looking
for some "move" for a Corvallis and
Yaquina Railroad. Tho Oregon Leg
islature memorialized Congress nearly
two years ago on the Yaquina lighthouse
matter and wo should liko to know
why the Senator has reserved his mani
festation of interest in the subject until
this late day. All the inteiest Wil
liams ha3 in Yaquina is confined to tho
votes of its inhabitants. He belongs
wholly to Portland. Ho has quite
recently invested large sums in real
estate there, and neither bo nor bis
Portland constituents will tolerato the
rivalry of Yaquina or any other point.
Portland is the croose that lays the
golden egg for Williams', and if any
body votes for that Senator under the
absurd supposition that his influence
wiU bo exerted in favor of a Hght
house and railroad, and for building
up commercial interests antagonistic to
Portland, ho has an undisputed right j
to take prominence with Thompson's
historical colt.
The Democracy of Indiana have
made a plank in their platform call
ing for he taxation of stock in Nation
al Banks. That is just what ought to
be done in every State in tho Union.
A bill was introduced and passed the
last Oregon Legislature for that pur
pose, but was
never signed
by the
Governor. Of courso the out-and-out
-Republicans'are all opposed to taxing
National Banks "on principle" but no
body will do so who wants the rich to
pay taxes as well as tho poor, unless
Providence for some inscrutable pur
poso has created him a fool. ,
Tv c nt ftwrm,, rw Tr
it seems after expelling a largo num
ber of members of the Legislature, de
cided or caused to be decided that the
0 '
persons receiving the next highest
number of votes should be sworn in.
And these were the votes that ratified
the 15th Amendment and that will be
instrumental in : cramming if - it sue
ceeds that obnoxious measure down
the throats of the unwilling people of
Oregon. And what has Oregon done
that she should be forced to share with
Georgia the penalties for offenses that
the latter alone is charged with?
: Senatob Willliams has been in Con
gress nearly six years, and yet Sena-
tor Williams found no time to attempt
any thing in behalf of Yaquina until
within three months of an election
that is to decide upon his claims for
re-election. If Yaquina will consent
to be hi 'cat's paw", then we very
much mistake the mettle of the people
who live thorp,
i'JW I TJCSMBW Wit
THAT WE.VATORIAIi
NO II I A-
Tho proposition to select : in tho
Democratic ' Btato Convention tho
Democratic candidato for? United
States Senator seems to bo generally
cnuorseu. xncro ims uoon but ono
objector and that ono assigned no rea
sons. If tho Democratic Convention
is not competent to solect a candidate
wo should liko to know who is. Tho
pcoplo aro to oloct tho Senator and tho
peoplo ought to select tho candidate
Very likely, suoh a 'courso would bo
death to a fow Senatorial candidates,
but tho man who dononds for his
election upon his chances to manipu-
lato ft Logislativo caucus, ia not just
tho man to mako' a Sonator of. ' Tho
choico of tho Domodracy of tho wholo
Btato is tho man wo want Thoro ia
no way to una tuat cuoico tnat is so
a e .
simplo and unobjectionablo as that
which brings tho matter boforo tho
primarios and gives a cortainxindica
tion oi tho wishes of tho Democratic
voters in tho Stato Convention. That
Convention will roprosent thoso voters.
It will roprosent thorn faithfully. It
will bo abovo tho suspicion of subjec
tion to impropor infiuonoos. It is tho
highest, best and eafost authority in
tho party and thcro is no apparont
reason why it should not bo profcrrod
in tho Eoloction of a candidato for ono
Houso of Congress as woll as for tho
other. The practice of doing so was
originally adopted in this Stato and
should havo boon adhered to. "
Tms Ortgonian goos back on that '
colored man and brother from Missis-!
siipi, Boveals, tho negro Sonator. It
declaros thatno'man can bo Unitod
States Senator who has not been a cit
izen of tho United States nino years :
that negroes wero not mado citizens
until tho passage of tho Civil Rights
Act in 18CG : that thcrcforo Itovoals
has not been a citizen for nino years
and "that no negro ha boon for Lino
years a citizen, therefore, no negro is
now eligiblo to tho offico of United
States Senator." Tho darkoy Senator,
liko all of his color, 'has onlv been
worshipped at a respectful distance
And after all theso Amendments and
Civil Itights Bills and Reconstruction
moasures, after all this effusion of
loyalty, after all this blood and all
theso tears, is it possible that Reveals
will knock in vain at tho Senate por
tals? Only think of a loval newspa
per nourishing tho Dred Scott decision
in tho faco of tho man from Africa at
the capital gates, and proclaiming in
day and ago of tho world
"that
no negro m ehinblo to tho offico of
United States Senator." Deluded
Ethiopian! Unnatural brother.
"He came to his own and his own
received him not." . ,
Cosgexss will surely never get en
tirely out of its troubles until it plucks
up that Supremo Court, root and
branch. Hero now, h tho Goonria
ratification of the loth Amendment
forced upon tho pcoplo by ncn
whom Gen. Terry elected to tho Leg
islature. And tho danger is that tho
Court may somo day undcrtako to Bay
tnat, una pretended Jbegisiaturo was
not a Legislature, but that it was the
very same bogus arrangement that it
is, without any power whatever to
speak for tho pcoplo of Georgia and
not fit to represent any body. And if
that Stato should happen to bo still
needed in tho count, what a muddlo
would our amendmenters bo in.
A, new Tariff Bill istho latest Con-
J gressional item. Tho now bijl liko
tho old ones, only moro so, is in tho
interest of tho manufacturers and
against tho consumers. Whon popu
lar clamor against thoso odious tariff
laws becomes so great that it cannot
bo disregarded, Congress romodels
tho law with a great show of concern
forjtho peoplo, but it always transpires
as in this instanco, that tho peoplo
don't gain anything by it and tho mo
nopolists get rich the faster.
A fow Republican papers in this
Stato are still on that lively old strain
about the unheard-of extravagance
and peculation - of ' eomo Democratic
officials in somo Democratic State a
few thousand miles away, wherefore
they trust people will bewaro of giving
tbo Democrats power in Oregon. But
j . i ' s m
cuu mey ever near mat tnose samo ox-
nciais or any 01 tnem ever stole es
cheat funds say $1,700 coin. Pleasa
answer this, wont you?
The House, by a yoto of 80 to 77,
declared that tariffs should be for pro
tection rather than for revenue, which
means that it is not for the purposo of
defraying the ordinary expenses of
government that the Radicals make
tariff laws,, but to enrich manufactur
ers, to foster and strengthen monopo
lies, to establish an aristocracy of
"wealth, to give the blessings of gov
ernment to the rich and heap its heavy
burdens upon the poor. '- .
We hope the next " Republican - lec
ture on Democratic extravagance in
California will explain whether it ever
costs in that state so much as $G2 coin
for buggy hire to take an officer one
trip, a mile ;f long. We'll "put 'our
Woodsy up again the world for such
littlo jobs as thatt
THE OTIIEH OXOOUED.
j It certainly does mako ft marvellous
difforenco with Congress in tioso jtlays '
winch, leg tho boot is on. s "When Mr.
Johnson asked for $303,000,000 to do-
frfty ordinary expenses, tho' fact was
m.n,i
ground of impeachment.
When Mr. Grant narn tnv a miifth Inr-
i, iw x
modorn retronchor. And wo all ro
member that when Mr. Seward bought
Alaska, although ho did not presumo
to pay a singlo dollar upon tho pur
chase until after Congress bad given
assent, ho and Mr. Johnson wero
dreadfully abused bocauso Congress
was not consulted in tho negotiation,
But behold Mr. Grant has consumma
ted a nico little job with ono Baoz,
calling himsolf President of tho Dora-
incian Itopublio, and has paid down,
cash in hand, $150,000 in coin, with-
oui consulting anybody. this wo
supposo was to bind tho bargain. It
a e ea m.
was in any ovont a great assumption
of authority, and if Congress wero
now half so virtuous as when Mr.
Johnson was President, the wholo Ito
publio would bo roverberating with
tho anathemas of loyal Congressmen
It is only tho littlo diAorenco between
my ox and your bull, you boo.
DEATH OF EX-MEXATOK CJREEX
Tho voracious telegraph, which is
great in small things, never deemed it
of sufficient importance to announce
tho death of ox-Sonatdr James S.
Groon, of Missouri. Ho died in St.
Louis, wo soo from a notico in tho
Union, on tho 17th of January, at tho
nf flftv.Mi mA ;,ttnn
o? comparative 'poverty. Wo nuoto
from tho paper named : " He was a
Virrnnian bv birth. hftTinr lrin lorti
in Fauquier county, on tho 28th day
01 x'enruary, ipu. in iwu no re
movod to Alabama, but hero he only
remained a year. He noit took up
his residence inMiKftouri, and it is
with that Statf i name will bo as
sociated." Tho e w York Herald says
of him
"His onlv rclianco was on tho ben
efits ho received from a good common
English education, and upon this
foundation and a daring spirit hoes
saved success and won it, but not
without severo struggles. In 1810 ho
was admitted to the bar and achieved,
after some time, a lucrative practice.
Ho soon after entered tho field of pol-
men and was also fortunate, as wo
find him in IBil a Presidential elector,
and in tho followins year ho was an-
pointed &, member of tho Convention
for the revision of the Constitution of
Missouri. In 1810 ho was elected a
member of Congress and served two
consecutivo terms. In 1813 be took
tho stump against thc lato Thomas 11.
Ronton, and attracted considerable
attention by tho vifpr and force of his
arguments. President Jicrco ap
pointed him Charge d'Affaircs and
subsequently ho became Minister Res
ident at Bogota, New Granada. In
1850 bo was again re-eldcted to Con
gress, but before taking his scat he
was chosen to represent tho Slate of
Missouri in tho Senate of tho United
States, where ho remained until 1SG1.
During his Congressional career he
served on several important commit
tees. As a lawyer, his courso has!
been somewhat distinguished by his
argument beforo tho Supremo Court
on the boundary dispute question."
Many will recall him to mind as
having had many contests in tho
United States Seaato with Stephen A.
Douglas on the Lccompton question,
in which ho maintained his side of tho
tho question with surpassing ability.
As a cloo, logical reasoner. ready
with all tho weapons of effectivo de
bate, bo had fow superiors. S. Jt
Examiner,
Look on this picturo and then on
that:
"Tho vigorous onslaught of Sir.
Dawes upon tho Departments for their
too high estimates, notwithstanding its
evident unfairness in some respects,
seems to havo struck a sympathetic
chord in tho breasts of tho Republi
cans in Congress and' aU over tho
country. Oregonian, Jan. 27.
"That the financial speech of Mr.
Dawes, which has attracted so much
attention and been tho subject both of
extravagant encomium and adverse crit
icism, was materially out of tho way
in many respects is a fact now very
well established." Oregonian Feb. lo.
Of courso the next Republican State
Convention will havo something to say
about the wise, patriotic and economi
cal administration of Sir. Grant. He
asks for nearly $50,000,000 moro than
Johnson got, but then tbo moro ex
travagance and peculation thero ia go
ing on, the moro distracting noises
will ; have to bo made about retrench
ment and reform. Verily humbug if
great. -'. ,
JonssoN's administration got $283,-
000,000 for a year's expenditures and
that was an extravagant, corrupt and
peculating administration, fit only to
bo impeached. -
Grant's administration demands
nearly $50,000,000 more than Johnson
got, and this is an honost, 1 patriotic
and economical administration that
the peoplo are asked and expected to
retain. ; ; '
' - e "" ' 1 '-
The Salem 7Ve eysj As certain as the
Fifteenth Amendment is adopted will Chinese
suffrage folio v." On the contrary, sufrage cannot
be given to Chineso till they become naturalized
citixen$." Oregonian. - '
And how long will it tako Congress to
make them naturalized citizens? - And
who doubts that Congresses of the tem
per to do it ? Pray tell 1
; ; ' 1 'Of ' ' 1
i Baker County. The Democrats of Baker
county held their Primary Conventions last
Saturday, and their County Convention will
9001003" next Monday.
STATE IJIiW.
From tho Portland Orcgoniao .
; Tho total amount of taxes paid by the
pcoplo of Multnomah county this year
year for State purpoaes is $23,090 21 j for
county expenses, $H,018 80 ; for schools
811,889 63. The whole' amount placed
in tho Sheriff's hands for collection is
892,143 SO. Tho total amount paid by
the people ot tho city and county this
City tax will not fall short of 8170.000
i va v w m a aw wm w J v f a w a w-mf
00. This docs not Include tho revcune
tax, or which Multnomah county pays as
much as tho rest of tho State Her State
tax exceeds that of Marion county by 813,
602 21.
From the Portland Commercial. '
It is reported that a man by the name
of Davis, from Linn county, who has been
confined in tho Insane Asylum, in Kast
rortlanu, einco last summer, died there
Ho was a dyer by occupation, aged abou
years anu nau a lamuy.
From the Eugene Guard .
There it a largo amount ef wheat in
storo at this placo awaiting transportation
down the river.
On Monday last a horo belonging to
IS. W. Wood took iright and ran away
His escapade was cut short when he slip
ptd on a crossing and broko a lesr. A
subscription was set oo foot and a sufH
eiont amount of money raised to purchase
Mr. Wood, who is a laboring man, anoth
cr horse.
The St. Mary's Sunday School Librarj
entertainment took placo on Wednesday
evening last at the St. Charles liotol.
From the Eugene Journal,
The concert given by the M. K. Sabbat
8chool last Sunday, was creditable to the
teachers, and gave general satisfaction.
There was a largo attendance.
From the Corvallls Gazette. -
Tho County Court convened last Moo-1
P and continued in e.on three days,
The greater part of the business transact-
cd rc,atod t0 roaJ matlcr8'
. IFrtom the Fkm rrM,-J "
liiram ivoraras, wno was iniurcu uy
n accident, in Douglas county, in
Aucrust 18CS, has received no relief at
the hands of tho surgeons in San Fran
cisco, where ho ia now stoppiog. It is
nowlthought that ho will have to submit to
a third amputation.
The first toro in town was opened in
the fall of 1817, by Thomas Cox, grand
father of Mr. Thoa. Cox, of the firm of
Cox k harhart.
Thc Republican Connty Central Com
mittee met, yesterday, at tho Court House,
and fixed the time for holding the County
Convention. Ihe Convention will be
held on tho 20th of March, and will con
tain 83 delegates. The representation is
fixed at 000 deJcsato for every za votes,
cast at tho last election for .Stat 3 Senator
Miller, one delegate for a fraction over 13,
and two delegate at largo from each pre-
cinct. Tho City of Salem will have 28
delegates in the convention, 13 from S
1cm precinct. 9 from East Salem and C
from north Salem.
The machinery of the Pioneer oil mill
will bo started again. The mill has not
been running for tho last six weeks.
W e heard yesterday that a prominent
candidate for oSec. in this county, had
broken his auger, while boring a Demo
cratic friend. Thero aro many augers of
that kind in town, and ho can without
doubt borrow another to re placo the old
one.
Wo learned yeatcrday from Dallas,
that tho Polk County Timet has been
sold by Mr. Stuart to Squire Turner, of
that place.
Alliton & Lester havo purchased the
ha!o of tho Mansion Housorncar thelthe uovcrnor.
Factory, and will hereafter act as land
lords.
(From the Polk county Times.
The Democrats ef Polk county will bear
in mind that Saturday next the 19th mst,
the County Central Committee meets at
Dallas at 1 p. m. Ex-Senator Ncsmith
and Hon. Ren. Hayden are expected to
address tho voters at the Court House on
that day.
Wo learn of thc sudden death, from
apoplexy, of a young man named William
R'ggs, living in Luckiaruute, in thlicoun-
tv. He was from home at the timo of his
death, and was found dead on tho road
about a railo from his fathers house. Tho
vount? man has been subicctcd to fits, and
hie familv feared for soma time that thev
would result in death.
An nnnsuallv larco number of nersonslriazc. and the announcement in the
in this vicinity aro suffering on beds of
sickness, and we aro sorrv to seo somo
three or four cases of whoso recovery but
little hope is entertained.
- From the Salem Statesman .
Mr. Cartwright, who recently went
east for the purpose of effecting a settle-
ment of tho accounts of J. W. l Hun
tington, deceased, late Superintendent of
Indian affairs, was wholy successful in
accomplishing the object of his mission
Mr. C. A. Reed has received 4,000
foot of gas pipes for his Opera Houso.
The Oregonian is making a great hub
bub becauso the bill for tho admission of
Virginia passed both houses of Congress
by a strict party vote Why should
Ibcmocrats voto to admit, upon tho most
degrading and despotic conditions,
Stato that according to their belief has
novcr been out of the Union 1 But pass
ing that, if tho vote in the Houso was a
strict party vote, will the Oregonian ex
plain tho following speech of Ben Butler
in the Houso, January 24, replying in a
littlo set-to between Bingham and Butler:
Mr. Butler (Mass.) said that ho would begin
whero the gentleman from Ohio left off; not with
a misquotation, but simply to say that he had
never threatened to read the gentleman out of the
Republican party. Nobody could do that "but
himself. Whether ho had done that in passing
the Virginia Mil through tho Hon.-o by a "snap"
judgment, a tcith the aid of hit Dcmacrntie ertfiVe ,
the country would judge. Whether tho gentle
man was to have an ovation when he went to
Virginia he did not know, but he had seen some
hint of that kind ia tho papers. lie fhonld like
to be present in spirit, where be could look on
(not embodied) and soo the Virginians toasting
tho man whom all their papers announced ns the
murdoror of Mrs. Surrntt. f Excitement. What
a sight I "The lion and " no, not "the lamb,"
but another animal.; Laughter.
A dispatch states that the Emperor
Napoleon has made investments in
United States Hbonds ; and deposited
them in London for , safe keerjing,
Similar investments were made for the
Empress and the Princo Imperial.
This converts the royal s family into
'bloatecj bondholders,"
urnovmn or I4TEtkews.
Albany. Feb. 9. The Assembly re-
ected the motion to appropriate 8249.
000 to pay the anti-war debt in coin.
i liiciiMOND, Feb. 10. The Houso Ju
diciary Committee reported adversely on
wiu jusuiuwoQ reierrca 10 u in uctouer
ast, proposing tho ratification of the
14th and 15th amendments.
James .McDonald was elected Secre
tan of Btato, and William V. lajlor lt it)
f;.-, n n ;itUt
sent supplementary message to tho
Legislature to-day, rcfernngto tho dtffi-
f m uiwtuaiinea
by the lourteenth Amendment He
rTTu VTK ."lI0!:a
for a general removal of disabilities. The
establishment of an asylum for insane
colored Pooploi..lo,ecommeodcd.
can crate uonvenuon to-uay, fcenator
IJuckingham pmiu They nominated
tho present Stato t elect, except the Lt.
Governor. Morris Tyler, of New Haven.
was nominated for that position. The
resolutions express gratitudo for and d-
votjon to the publican party, to equal
rights, and re-affirm the Chicago platform,
They congratulate tho President and the
country upon tho completion cf recon-
struction, and the adoption of tho Fif-
tec nth Amendment j 'praise the National
Administration for its economy aud fidel-
ity in reducing tho debt: favor the pay.
roentof tho national debt in com, and a ,
speedy return to specie payment; dc-
nounce reupaiation in
rcupuiuiioQ in ait 119 lormi, 1
whether by taxation of bonds cr their
payment in paper: call for continued
economy in National and State affairs,
(or an impartial levy and prompt col
S OF ft J
lection of taxes, the removal of taxes
from the necessaries of life, and the im
position of taxes on luxuries: endorse
the tariff for revenue, but so devised as
to relieve labor and encourage it, and
aroid strengthening monopolies, and ad
vocate tho generous discharge of all ob
ligation to disabled soldiers.
Tho Hanking Committee examined
(Jen. Porter.
The facts are private.
With regard to his knowledge of the
&
gold conspiracy, they obtain important
evidence, showing the efforts of the ring
to involve the President and his family
10 tho nchcme.
COHGRESSZOHAL.
Mr. Judd introduced a bill to construe
section 4 of the act exempting certain
manuiacturcrs from internal tax, so as
not to treat as manufacturers hog pack
ers, lard Tenderers, cr persons engaged
. 1 f
in saving nam 3 or canning in caw, or in
the provision trade, &c, and to refund
all such taxes already collected. The
bill was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Uarficlde, 01 Washington Territory,
introduced a bill to grant land for a rail
road between thc Colombia river and
Pu?et Sound.
Morgan has introduced a bill in thc
Senate to call in and cancel the Treasury
notes, and 'authorize thc issue of 500,-
000,000 in gold notes
On motion of Wood, thc President was
asked by what authority the Spanish
war vessels were to bo repaired in thc
Ho ton navy yard.
Carpenter introduced a bill increasing
m i
tho salary of thc Chief Justice to 812 -
OUO, the Associate Justices to SUMJUU
tho Circuit Judges to $G,500 and Dis
trict Judges to Sa,000.
XSiaccUaneon u
A Villi (Tin n t i n flirt rtilir nP enflTra
to women has pased Doth branches o
I the Utah Legislature aud been signed by
New York, Feb. 12. Advices from
u ashington state that thc whole force 0
the Administration is to bo thrown
against Sherman's Cuban resolution. Its
ultimate passage is doubtful.
Piq.na, Ohio, leb. 13. A tragedy
occurred at St. Mary's Church- hero
this morning. While the
congre-
gation was engaged in worship,
young woman entered and took a scat
Shortly after she drew a pistol and de
hberatcly shot a young man in front
her. He rose and started toward thc en
trance, followed by the girl, who at
tempted to shoot him tho second .time
hut was prevented and arrested. The
man lies in a critical condition. The
cause of tho act is said to be tho rcfusa
I of the man to perform a promise of mar
church to-day of his engagement to an
I othor woman.
St. Louis. Feb. 13. The directors 0
tho Missouri Pacific Bail road yesterday
ratified a new contract with the Missouri
Itiver Road, and the acting Prcsiden
has con 0 to Leavenworth to tako posses
sioo of the road and arrango for thorough
transit to Atchison.
The National Hotel at St. Joseph, Mo
was burned yesterday.. Ihe loss in
building and furniture, $19,000; insur
ance only 0,000.
The Supreme "Court has reversed the
decision of tho Supremo Court of the-
District of Columbia in the famous Mc
Garrahan caso. This sustains Secretary
Cox.
Ground was broken on the 14th inst.
for the Quincy and Northern, Pacific
Railroad. ! : s r f
,Tho scheme for a British Pacific Rail
road is being favorably dissnsscd in
London. -
The insurrection in Mexico is making
great progress. Tho insurgent have
complete possession of a number of States
in tho heart of tho Republic. It' is
believed that Janrea cannot hold out
four months longer. ' u 1 r
The inquiry into the sale of cadetships
at 'West Point by. Congressmen shows
that Whitmoro, of South Carolina got
So.UUU lor an appointment, and that
member from Alabama is guilty of a sim
ilar iruusacuun.
- . , Fereirn.
Havana, Feb., 12. The assassin: of
Isaao Grcenwald was arrested last night.
lie is Sergeant of tho 5th battalion of
volunteers. A oourt martial will bo im
mediately convened for tho trial of the
murderer. Tho city ia now perfectly
quiet. No disturbance has occurred
sinoo last Sunday.
Munich, Feb. 12. Tho Council is
considering tho subject of- the dethrone
ment of the King. V
Paris, Feb. 12, 3 p. m. Thero have
been still further arrests to-day of per
sons engaged in tho recent plot t against
vA ve r.'
PariSv Feb. 12, C p. in. Soveral ar
rests wero mado this morning. Pris-
oners were found to be armbd in all casci
Paws, Feb. 13. Faufille, the fricisd
of Victor Noire, and witness oi his detth,
has been discharged from custody .Tha
other editors of the MarttillaUc file still
in prison. Itochefort is not permitted to
see his fellow prisoners. A proposition
to impeach the Imperial Ministry wajr -sent
in last week by Itochefort to a Dep
uty, w do iniroaucea id me vorps Jcg-
,Da ftCr the aittmg tho Dcpnlj test
- to.Beli.er, lh.. Pre.ident-of th.
The chances of Duke Montpenster fdr,
thc thr0De of Spain are TMuiBcwttillfJ
IateIjr France, it is said, s quite ready,
to e.pousohis causo.sofarashSrinflnene '
may go, and Prim has promised hit
tnivort
VA. ixM v:! i22?J,'i:
luT"' CZ' V
it.. '
Ordcr has been re-toriawd"
the ,Jcc h d fc
h t - u;.
Tub la I $ further eommitua lUeTf Lt
fTftr r lh rnt Bapreme Court greenback dV
tSSk nam. a rerpecUble
not "committed ia fror" of in Supreme cVmrf
foMti Statesman.
How about tho Dred Scott decision T
1 ,
I" Iinn county was evenly contested
for tho Legislaturo, does anybody
hnu. -W w w?n;-; .u
, . ,. , .7
our Ochoeo mafl route?
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A?r exchange says : "The surprising m
rative tfficacy of Dr. Walker' Vixcojk Bit
Teas, in a great variety of chronic diseasef
tespecially those which prove obstinate, and
even incurable by the ordinary treatment.
cannot be explained. Nature, aided by art,
has here provided a rare combination of
medicinal properties, wisely adapted to the"
care of diseases common to 11 mankind.,r-.
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DJIIXISTRATOR'S SAI.E. . .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 'THli
undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of
1 lift A. Johnson deceased, pursuant to an ordes
of and from, th Cous.tr Court, mada on. tin om
day of Febiuery, wUl s4Ut pujblio aeetloa,
to tlie hi-bc st bidder et the Const Uouse deor ia.
mc cujr vi Aioany, ia me ooanty tf Linn and'
State of Orison, on! Monday, the 2Sth day of
March, ISrO, between the hours of 9 o'clock x.
and 4 o'clock p. v., the following described Real'
Estate of said Estate, to vrit: The Sooth half of
the Donation Land Claim of Elias A. Johnson,
described on the plats and maps of the Uaije
States Land OSce at Oregon City, Orecoa, aa
Claim No. 57, Notification No. 1717, io Townshin
No. 10, South of Range No. 4, West, in. Lisa
couaty, Ore)D. containing 160 acres esc ft 1 5,
acres ia, the southwest corner of said tract. Also
8 acres, deser'bed as follows: Beginning CO r3
North of the half mile corner, dividing section IS
on the West at the Southwest coraer of Wm AII
Fhln's land ia said Section, in Township 10, south
Range 4, West ; thence East 4 rods j thence Sontil
32 rods, theiee West 40 rodsj thence North -3?
rods te the place of beginning. V - "
Terms of sale wiH be for eold or silvar r,?a-
half of the parchase money to be paid down,Vdj
a credit for the other half will be nice months ,.
giving noie and the land purchased to rivea ia.
mortraga for the security of the last parmenL w
r; . ABRAHAM MILiER, Jb.:
Ada of Estate ef E. A; Johnson, Dee'd.
Also, at the- same time and place, will ha ru in
tho samo manner and 'en f the same terns the,
North half of tho same Donation .Claim, ; eontain-1
ing ICC ac-jres.--. By Eliza Johnson, widow of tWM
T Kbqubst or Elua Johssov. -
Feb. 18, ISf 9-v5n27wt, . w. ,
liliANII DEEDS, of the latest & mb.st'
approved foru , for sala at t3 o,cq, Wa.rrastX,
and Morigfte, . . r
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