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Jft . ilk' BATES OF ADVERTISING s ni TAs On ' Column, $100 ; Hslf, Column, $60 ; Quarter Col-Column, STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. rUBLtiaiD KVCaY FRIDAY IT ' MART. V. BROWN! OFFICE IN PARRISH'S.BLOCK. FIRST STREET. TERMS, is advascb: One year, $3 j Six Months t'; Ona Month, 50 ets.$ Single Copies, 1J eta. Correspondent wnung over assumed signatures r anonymously, mako know their proper 4e to th. Editor, or no attention will b. gWen their communications. BUSINESS CARDS. OFFICE OF SCHOOL SUP'RINTEND'T FOB O O TJ 1ST T "ST, ' AT HARRISBURG. 3ot.u7jI. T.J.STITES. G. F. SETTLEMIER, ' Drnggist and Apothecary! DEALER IX DaUOS. MEDICINES. OILS. p.inU, Window Glas, DTestulTs, Liquor, laacy Soaps. Brushes. F.rfu merits, Ae. PrescriptioM Carefully Compounded. All art eres "1 Drugs in our liao wananted of tb best quality. First street. Port OOeo building. Albany. juUST5u4Syl : X. S. Dl) BOIS, . COXSTAXTLT OX HAXD AXD RECEIV IXQ a largo stock of Groceries and Provl ias. Wood and Willow Ware, Tobacco, Cigar, Confectionery, Yankee Notion, cte.,eto. X-Opposite K. C. Hill Son' Drug Store, Al bany. Oregon. junlwrao-t-ljl D. B. RICE, M. D., rilTSICIAX AXD SUBCEOX, ALBANY. OREGOX. s-Offiee: On Sou.h aide of Main, ftreet. W..itne i On Second street, opposite Pearee' f.rry. aprlSr5n35tf. 2f.H. CKAXOB, 1TT0MIT m COUSSEUOR AT LAW, Omci-In Xoreros' Brick Building, up-stairs Abaay, Oregon, n JOIIS J. WIIITXEY, ITTOMET A5D COUSSELLOl AT LAW ud Notary Public Special attention given to collection. Orrica la the Court Uoue. Albany. Oregon. v3nX-:tf. J. HANNON, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. - - ALBANY. OREGOX. OBea up itaira over Brrnuer (tore, opposite tbe Post Office, vinlrl J. C. POWKLU FLW. POWELL & FLIX.X, ATTORNEYS ASD COUSSELLORS AT LA W ASD SOLICITOUS IX CIIAXCEBY. " . (L. Flinn, Notary Public.) ALB AN V, Oregon. Collection and convey ances promptly attended to. oc20nl01y r IIILTABIOEL fc CO., DHALEBS IX GROCERIES AXD PROVI sious, Wood aud Willow Ware, Confection ary. Tobaeeo, Cigar. Pipe. Notion, ete. fetore a Maino atreet, adjoining the Express office Al bany. Oregon. .c-'SrSa.tf CHAIRS AND TURNING! ALL SIZES OP RAW-HIDE BOTTOMED CHAIRS ! f the best quality, weU-fiuUbed, can be bad at METZLER'S SHOP! St:. m Also, all kind of TURNING done to order. Timber for Hub on band and fixed for turning paling. ifMeUler' Chairs are kept on band by E. B. Xooaa A Co., Harruburg. ' fogiviniSyl. J. M. METZLER. J. C. MENDENHALL. NOTARY PUBLIC, ' - ALBANY, OREGON. Jogal la strum en U of ail kinds made and attested: , Conve vanee and Collections promptly attended to. ... r5n4Itf ALBANY BATH HOUSE 1 THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT fullv inform the citizens of Albany and vi- eiaity that bo baa taken charge of tbis EstablUh- - meat, and, by keeping elean rooms ana paying strict attention to business, expects to suit allibose who may favor him with their patronage. Having heretofore carried on nothing bnt First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons, no orpeet to rive entire satisfaction to all 29Cbildiea and Ladies' Hair neatly cut and ahampoood. JOSEPH WEBBER. apr4v3n.l:Uf FROM AN J5UILDING! v WHEAT AND FLAX-SEED DEPOT ! Clriiin; ind Elevating Capacity 16,000 Bnxheli per Day! 150,000 Bushels Wheat Wanted in Store! SO,000 Sacks for tboae wbo wish to tell or tore with n. ' Vfax-Seed Contractor of Pioneer Oil Co. will call on u for sack. T5n51yl. E. CARTWRIGHT. PITT'S CHALLENGER THRESHER ! H-iiies' Headers! , t And All Kinds of Agricultural Implements ! " ' . For Salo by- gLAIN, YOUNG & CO., rdnVltf. ' "Albany, Oregon. COHYALLIS COLLEGE! . : ' ' roa : ;.; : MALES AND FEMALES. COBYALXIS, OREGOX. YEAR DIVIDED IlffTO THREE SESSIONS. Tuition (per Session of 3i months,) from So to $13, according to (todies. MALE BOARDING HOUSE, bv Prof. J. Em: ery. Board, including room, fuel and lights, $50 per session (14 weeks). . Washing, $5 per sesxion. - Teuns: One-half in advance . and the other sail at the close of the session. clvn5tf W. A. FINLEJ, A. M., . r president. VOL. VI. ADVERTISEMENTS. THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL, LIFE INSURANCE COMPN'Y ' OF nosTox. The Oldest Purely Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the United States. INCORPORATED, - - - - 1839. Dividend of :lii Company are paid ANNUALLY to the A uned, in I AMI. It wa ebertered in 1S.15. and it enviable history, daring Twenty-Six Year' active operation ba thorrugbly establiabed it reliability. Its Record Stand as Follows i Cash AiU. January, 1S70...........$9 .000.000 00 Cash Dividend of ISfis 873.001) 00 Cash Dividend of 1S67 ...... 5:8.473 5i .. "80,197 86 4KO.3.10 nu .. 4,ono,uu oo ,. 4,200,000 00 Cash Distributions of 1868., Caxh Dividend ir 1. SC ...... Total Surplus divided Total Losses paul tk Af of .liwirlKin, incorporated into tk General Stutoteo nf 1804. a polirn of Ufa nni for Ike bene fit of a MAKKIElt WO.M AS ok A A 1 r&iisu.v uk rnKuvAS srt,vt- I'lEIK got to tkem independently of tkm Ittbm am J Liabilttict of like J'ortjKAo effect the 1'iAiry The New Encland U the oply MaaebuMtt Company doing bunine on tbe I'aeiOe Coait. and therefore the onlv Com pan? governed by tbe equitable RlaBMchtMctta Laps Law. EXAMPLE SHOWINa THE WORKINGS OF THIS LAW Plan Ordinary Life. FOR EXAMPLE: A party inimring nt the ae of tbiriytive, I rem turn all Cash One Annual Premium will continue policy tn force 2 year niul S ilay. Exasplb: J'mnium all Ctuh Age, 35 Plun, Ten-Year Kndowinent. pnynMe n the age of 4o. One Annual J'rciiiium will continue policy in lorce aa a unu full ef, 7 jrenra. If jon wih to make it absolutely rertain Ibat not a dollar vcu inrert will ever be forfeited a- more im tkm Xtm t'mylamd. If yon wish to get your dividend witb the ec ond annual payment, and annually increasing on tbe contribution plan, that' is to cr-T JfT waT It I due JHr ta tkm -ic Lfiliimd NO STOCKHOLDERS n THIS COMPANY. It t)U'inc( in Linn county in tbe last year an a half exceed that of all other companies com bined. EVERSON MIDDLEMISS. V ' IJeneial Agent". San Krancweu, CaL S. EX. notsRrocc, -102 Fr r'n,nt-t.. 1'ortland. Agt fur Orpein and Wa.bintoB Ter. J AN EM LLUI.M, Ag't. , Anor, OaKtio. aulSr5n3!m3 w. . rLKi.ts. ELKINS & SON, JrC LEBANON, One of the Oldest Scrcanlilc Firms in Lino County! WE ARE NOW RECEIVING A NEW AND FRESH STOCK OF GOODS! DIRECT FKOra THE EAST! r Wbicb will be S"11 at the Very Cheapest Figures! Offering every indoeincnt to tiieir old customers and other to . . purchase their SPRING SUPPLIES DRY GOODS AND '. CLOTHING! GROCERIES! Hats and lap. Boots and Shoes! BUILDING MATERIALS HARDWARE. PAINTS AND OILS, A Speelal Feature ! Quick Sale, Small Profit and Prompt Pag L. ELKINS & SON. Lebanon, April I, 18' 0 v5n3m6. UMATILLA HOUSE! DALLES CITY...........0REG0X. ( UADLEY fc SIXXOTT, Prop'rs, THIS WELL KNOWN FIRST-CLASS HOUSE having been recently repaired and renovated turougbout, oner superior accommodation and gives better satisfaction to the Traveling Public tban any Hotel in Dalles City. It i the only rirst-ClaM Hotel tn the City, ana really tb only Hotel the Traveling Community patronize. Suits of Booms for Families, and Superior Accommodations for 300 Guests I Tbis Hotel is located near tbe Steamboat Landing anu jvanroau vepot. THE. HOTEL OMNIBUS Will always be at the Railroad Depot and Steamboat Landing on th,e arrival of Passencers. to eonvcy tnein una toeir baggage to and from tbe Hotel free of charge. Particular attention paid to calling guests in tbe morning for the boat ana ear ; ana extra attention paid to seeing fam ilies off on tbe cars and boat. ' S3TThey have two Inree FIRE-PROOF SAFr.S in tbe office, for tbe nse nf their guest. x?7-Moiei open an mzut in cnaree or a care ful Watchman. In connection with tbe Hotel they bovo a fine Billiard Saloon and Beading Boom ! March 11, 1870-v5n30tf. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. "VfOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, i tbe nnderslened have been duly appointed by tbe County Court of tbe County of Linn, State or urcgon. Administratrix or ttie estate or Kmlth Williams, deceased. ' ' , All persons baring claim against said estate are hereby requested to present tbem.witb proper vouchers, within six months from tbis date, at the residence of the said Adminii tratrix, six miles' southeast of Peoria, Linn eonnty, Ore;en. ARRENA WILLIAMS., Dated Oct. I, m0-n8w4. Adm'x, ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE. XTOTICE IS nEREBV GIVEN THAT THE JJ undersigned i as been, by tbe County Court oi uinn county, etaie or uregotr, uuiy appointed numiuiniraixix ui ino estate OI W. d. Kendall, deceased. , All persons boving claims against said estate are nereoy requirea to present, tnem, with proper Toucucre, 10 tus unnerDigneu at nor residence; twelve miles south of Albany, Linn county, Ore gon, within six months of tbe date hereof. FRANCES B. KENDALL, Duted. Sept. 0, 1870B7v6wi. Adm'x. v ALBANY, OREGON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1870. NAl'OLEON. 8XETCUES OF HIS CAREER A8 EMrEROIl FRANCE. OF Incidents in Hia Lifefrom Childhood to Hia Downfall. The life of Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, full of romance aud ad venture, shows what a man tan ac complish by a concentration of all his Eowers upon one purpose, lie woh orn in Paris, April 20, 1808, and was the j ouugat sou of Louis Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon the Grout, and who was for a time, King of Hol land, and Hortense, the daughter of the Empress Josephine. A ncandal which has trained considerable cie- denco, from the reputation which Hor tense, like other members of tue Beauharnois family bore, has attribut ed his paternal parentage to Count FJttbnult, with whom Hortense hiin- tamcd rather doubtful relations. However, this may be, he was born in the midst of unquestionable surround ings, and his legitimacy further estab lished by the Emperor and Empress serving as sponsors at his baptism. An eariy favorite of his uncle upon bis return from l'Aba, be was taken by him to the Camp de Mars, aud there, nt the age of seven, presented to tho Deputies of the people and the army. When Napoleon embracea him for the last time at Mahnaison, previous to his departure for St. He lena, both were much affected, the child wishing to follow his uncle, and being pacified with great difficulty bj his mother. tlllLUHOOD. After tbe lmttle of Waterloo had decided the fate of the Napoleonic dy- nantr. Louis, in company with his mother, took up his residence at Augn burg, where he learned the German language. bubsequcntly they re moved to Switzerland, where they passed their Summers, while in the Winter they retired to Home. EDUCATION. The education of Louis Napoleon during the continuance of the first Empire and the residence of the fami ly in Paris was superintended by his mother, tbe Uaeen of Holland. Af ter their retirement to Switzerland, the principal tutor of the youth was a m. .Lebos. 31. lx uxs being a stern Republican, nud Louis being of an ir- rej ressjble nature, his first convic tions were those of Republicanism. now short-lived they were, ana how readily he could adapt himstlf to cir cumstances, bis subsequent history proves. For a time ho was at the military academy of Thion, where he made some progress in the science of gunnery, but was not utstuiguished for his brilliancy as a scholar. HUB TO TH2 EMI'IBE. The death of the Duke of Iteichstadt, in 1832, left him the successor of Na- loleon I., not by legitimate descent. but bv the Imperial edicts of 1801 and 1805, which set aside the usual order of descent and fixed the succession in the fourth brother of Napoleon Lonis instead of that of the elder brother, Joseph. This was the beginning of the ambitious career of Napoleon, which ended only at Sedan. It fired his soul with dreams of future power, to tbe realization of which be ever af terward directed his best energies His Jleverirs Politique were written to demonstrate the necessity of an Em peror to the trim republican organiza tion of r ranee. He afterward .ex panded his work into the Idee Xarnh- btonenmn, wherein tho plans of the Emperor were extrolled and earnestly commended to 1' ranee for adoption. TAKEN PBISOXElt. Not limiting himself to writing books, he put himself in active com munication with officers of the French army, and in the early part of 1835 his design became evident, and, after maturing his plans, he left Ahcrnberg in June, 1830, for Baden-Baden. In August he paid a secret visit lo Stras bourg:, which he regarded as the most vulnerable point for his attempt, and. after securing promised co-oper ation from fifteen of the officers of the garrison, proceeded to Switzerland while his adherents were perfecturg the plot. The project, however, was a miserable failure, and Louis was ta ken prisoner, detained at Strasbourg from October outn till .November utn ard then conducte'd to Pans. His life was spared on condition of his go- mr to tbe . UniWd States. Ihis be did. under protest, but soon returned to Europe to find bis mother on her death-bed in Switzerland. " ' : IN EXILE., In 1838, Lieut. Laity, one of Napo leon s adherents, published with bis sanction a favorable account of the at tempt on Strasbourg, which was well received in France. For this Laity was sententenced to a five year s iin prisonment and to pay a fine of five thousand francs. These facts were looked upon by the French, 'elemeh as the commencement of a new out break from Ahrenberg, and 'they ac cordingly asked that. Louis be driven from Switzerland. Some of. the can tons being indisposed to thus trample upon the rights of one who had made himself a citizen of tbe country, France sent an army to the frontier to sup port her demands, if necessary, by force. Louis quitted the country and took refuge , in England, where , he planned, bis , , , : ; . . - second, attempt: To gain the throne of France On the 10th of August, 1840,. be landed near Boulogne, at the head of a nartv of fifty-five adherents, including Count Montholon and General Voisin. But one man. w the garrison responded to bin fliunmons to join hn Htandard, and after some maneuvering about the town ho was captured while trying to Oficape to his steamer. In October he was put upon his trial before one hun dred and fifty of the peers of France, many of whom wore indebted to his uncle for their ranks aim titles. CONVICTION. Mr. Berryer, the great French ad- ocate, appeared as counsel for Louis, aud made a clever but vain defense. ie .was sentenced to perpetual im prisonment, and his adherents for va rious terms ranging from five to twen ty years. He was shortly afterward conveyed to the citadel, of Ham, where he spent six yours of his eventful life. On the 25th of May, 1845, he made his ESCAPE rom Ham in disguise, and thus de ceiving the vigilance of the guards, be crossed the frontier into Belgium, aud from thence went to England, where ie resided until the Paris revolution of 1848, aud tho downfall of Louis 'hillippo. lie was at once elected a Representative in the National Assem bly, and soon afterward PHIXCE PKESIDEST Of tho French republic, by an over whelming vote. At this period he ladadiflieult game to play, htle embracing every opportunity to re vive the most agreeable and glorious recollections of his uncle's rule, it was necessary for him to make the most earnest protestations of devotion to tepubbcau principles and the most zealous disavowal of all ambitious de signs. THE EMPIUE. But this deception lasted scarcely three years, and on December 2, 1851, mving imprisoned every statesman in 'arts from whom be would bo likely to encounter opjiosition, dissolved the Assembly, aud seized tho most distin guished Generals who were suspected of disaffection, he proclaimed himself Dictator. He then offered himself to the people as a candidate for the of fice of President for theteimof ten years, and tolerating no opponent, was, of course, triumphantly elected A constitution conferring upon bun absolute sovereign power was pro claimed, and under it be ruled for one year. I ben he appealed to the people again, and in response tho Empire was restored, with himself upon thej throne, by such a majority as made tho vote practically unanimous. The goal at last reached, and the second Empire was proclaimed on December 2, 1852, the anuiversary of the coup d'etat, and Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte awi-nded the throne as "Napoleon III., Emperor of the French, by the grace of (sod and the will of the French jieople." The rec ognition of his imperial station was gradually made by the leading Pow ers of Europe,. Great Britain taking tbe lead, and for nearly eighteen years he has reigned without interruption from within or without. MAUEIAGK. On the 20th of 'January, 1853, lie married Eugene Mario do Guzman, Countess de Teba, a scion of an old noble family of Spain. In company with her he aid a visit to England in April, 1855, being received with gen eral favor by both the court and the people, ami made a Knight of the Garter by the Queen. On March ICth, lHoO, the Empress gave birth to a boy, known as tbe Prince Imperial, and bearing- the special cosrnoinen of Na- p61cou Eugene Louis Jean Joseph. The birth of this "blessed baby" was the occasion of great rejoicing through out France. SUBSEQUENT HI STOUT. In 1854 he embarked in the war against uussia, wmcir was waged in alliance with England, Sardinia and Turkey, and terminated successfully by the fall of Sfcbastopol in 185G. On England fell tho hardest part of the fichtinir. while France reaned the greater share of the glory and profits resulting from it. larly in IojS an attempt was made upon the Emperor's life by one Orsini, who had concocted his plans in England, in connection with Dr. Bernard, a Frenchman resid ing in London. Lord Palmerston therefore attempted to , amend the English criminal code, so that it would apply effectively to such conspiracies, and defeat in 1'arliament led to tem porary suspension of the cordial rela tions between the two countries. But these were soon rest ored, although Dr. Bernard was acquitted by an Eng lish jury. In 1859-'60, the Emperor espoused the cause of Victor Emanuel against Austria,' and in peison led an army to his assistance, defeating the enemy on several decisive fields, and terminating the war by the victory of Solferino, J une 24, 1800. Uy the peace of Villa France, July 11th, Aus- tna ceded Eombardy to Victor Eman uel; whose territory was further in creased , by the annexation : 6f the duchies, Napoleon being recompensed by tbe cession of Savoy and some neu tral Swiss territory to France. - ' ' " THE MEXICAN FIASCO.' ' 1 ' In 18C1 he became a party with Eng land and Spain in the assult upon the Mexican Bepublic. When his allies discovered that he had ulterior objects in view, and was intent upon some thing more than the mere ; vindication of the rights of foreigners, they aban doned hiro.; but Napoleon caused his troops to regain, and persisted in an effort at letting up the Archdude Max imilian of , Austria as Emperor. "The whole project was a wretched failuro, not less for France than; for Maximil ian, and great dissatisfaction was ex pressed at home because of the Em peror's interference. Finally he aban- mum "' ' ; s..! ' - ', - , ' : - .' doned Mexico, leaving the unfortunate Archduke to his fate, in answer to the repeated protests of the Government of the United States, the lost detach ment of the French troop evacuating the country early in 18G7. - ' LITERARY LA DOBS. Once after his ascent of the throne the Emperor returned to his literary labors, publishing in 18G5 the first volume of an elaborate work entitled "Histoire de Jules Ctesar." . The lit erary and historical merits of the work were unquestioned, as its impenal au thor enjoyed unusual facilities in its preparation. It was printed at the Imperial Printing Office, and the pre face bote the date of March 20, 18(52. English and French editions of it were soon brought out both in this country and England. TUB LATEST PEIUOD Of the reign of Louis Napoleon, Em peror of tbe French, has been stormy indeed. The opposition to tbe Em pire and Napoleon dynasty has steadi iy gained strength, and threatened to soon establish a republic in i ranee. ltocbefort and other audacious jour nalists lampooned the "son of his un cle, and incited the lleds of I'ans to once more arouse. . The vote polled by the opposition in May, 1809, show ed such an alarming increase that Napoleon at once became alarmed, and proclaimed in the tmutlua con$ull- um of September certain reforms, in answer to the demands of the people Still further warned by the boldness of tbe Liberal party in the Corps Leg- lslatiff, be finally professed to aban don tbe system of personal govern ment and an irresponsible Ministry, which had been inaugurated by the coup d' tial in 1851, and on the 2nd of January of the present year. Emile Olbvier, tbe leader of tbe more mod erate Liberals, was called to tbe head of tbe Ministry; but this concession did not serve to satisfy the people, and in the disturbances which followed tbe arrest and imprisonment of Iloche- fort, tbe editor of La JIarculaute. in January last, a formidable uprising in I'ans was only averted by the pres ence of a veteian army of 100,000. When ltocbefort was safely disposed of for six months, another appeal to the people was made, and the plebis- t ituin of May, which received about 7,350,OUO affirmatives to about 1,550, 000 negative votes nominally ratified the so-called reforms m the constitu tion which had been inaugurated by the Emperor at various times. Josh 1Ju.i.in's Prayer. From tu ruenny friend, and from tbiogn at luce end, good lord deliver a. I roin n wild who don t lor u, and from children who dou'l look like us, ;ond Lord deliver us. From anaix io the grans, from aoaix in our boot, trout ttircrt lito proeemions. id front all new rum, good Lord de liver u. From pack-peddlcr, front yoong 1k in love, from old aunt without monney, irom Koiera morbus, good loru deliver us. Front newspaper sel, and from pill that tint fiiaik, from females that faint. and from tnen who flutter, good Lord deliver us. From wclth without chsritee, front prido without sence, Irom pedigree worn out, and irom all rich relations, good Lord deliver us. From virtue without fragrance, from butter that smells, from nigger camp- meetings, and from cats that are court ing, good Lord deliver us. , r rom oiu loin secrets, ana irom ur own, Irom mectum and wimmen commit tees, good Lord deliver ua. 3 From polytiahuns who pra. and from aaiots who tipple, from ri cuffi, red her rings, and awl grass wtddera, good Lord deliver us. ' - From folks who won't la ft", and from them who giggle, from tight boot, easy virtues, and ram mutton, good .Lord de liver us. ' How Good Farmers Save Money. They take good newspapers and read them. They keep account of farm operations. , They do not loavo their implements scattered over tho farm, exposed to snowd rain and heat. They repair their tools and buildings in a proper time, and do not suffer a three fold expenditure of time and money. They use their money judiciously, and do not attend auction suleB to purchase all kinds of trumpery because it is cheap. They see that their fences are well re paired, and their cattlo not grazing in their meadows, or orcnarus or gram- fields. .' ;.' . They do pot ' refuse to make correct experiments in a small way, of many new things. ,- ,,- 1 hey plant their Iruit trees well, care for them, and of course, get good crops, lhey practice econcmy by giving there stock good shelter during the win ter ; also good, food, taking all that is un sound, halt rotten, . mouldy, out. ' Lastly, they take their county papers read tho ndvertisuients, know what is going on, and frequently save money by it. " ;vv: -:.. . 3-. . Successful farming is made by atten tion to little things. Tie farmer who does his best, earns his money with best appreciation; ana uses 11 wun oesi results, Suuh men are the salt of tho earth. ' Satisfactory Reason. uuring a dense fog a Mississippi steamer took landing. A traveler, anxious to go ahead, cqiue to the unperturbed manager of the wheel and asked why the boat had stopped. ! . '. ; k . VToo much fog ; ua n't see the river, . "But you can see the stars overhead, 'Yes :" replied the urbane pilot. Vbut till the 'biler bursts we ain't going that way." Passenger went to bed satisfied. 1 NO. 12. TIIE VETO MESSAGE. Executive Okkk-e, ) Salem, Oas., Oct. 27, 1870. To the UonoralAti the Senate of Die State oj uregon. According to the requirements of the Constitution, I herewith return Senate Bill No. IT, "An act to amend an act to incorporate tbe city of Port- and, approved October 14th. 18G4. and to amend an act approved Octo ber 21st, 1870, entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incor porate the city of Portland, approved October 14th, 18C4. and to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act en titled an act to incorporate the city of I'oruana, approved Uctober 14tb, 1804, and approved tbe 18th day of October, 1808, and to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act enti tied an act to incorporate the city of x'oniana, approved Uctober 14th, 1804, and approved October 24th 18GG, without executive approval wnicn jl nerewitn hie with tbe Secreta ry of State with my objections there to. ' The bill composed chiefly of two sections provides, in effect, in the first section, that the indebtedness of the city of Portland must never exceed in the aggregate the sum of one hun dred thousand dollars, and any debt or jiauuity incurred in violation of tbis section, whether by borrowing money, loaning tbe credit of the city or otber- wise, is nun ana void and of no effect. but the city of Portland may incur an additional indebtedness not exceed ing three hundred thousand dollars in manner and for the purpose following that is to say if any person or persons shall cause or procure the Willamette vaiiey liauway uompany heretofore incorporated under tbe laws of tbis State by articles of incorporation filed in tbe office of tbe Secretary of State. me yiu day 01 July, lfcwo, or any oth er Company to commence and con struct their road or, ttack from and within the limits of the city of Port land, and if such person or persons shall cause or procure said Railway Company to locate, construct and es tablish iU terminal depot on the west side of the Willamette river and with in tbe limits of said city as aforesaid, then and upon those conditions said city is authorized by and thorough its Mayor and Common Council to pro vide by ordinance for making and is suing its seven per cent, gold coupon bonds payable in twenty years for sum of three hundred thousand dollars, the interest thereon to be paid semi-annually. That so soon and as often as five miles of said road or track, commenc ing at said terminal depot aforesaid, and going westerly towards Forest Grove, aud then southerly toward McMinnville, is completed and con structed, forty thousand dollars of said bonds slndl become the property of said person or persons, and shall be delivered to them by the proper offi cers 01 said city. lhe second section authorizes the city of Portland, in addition to other taxes, to levy a special tax to pay the interest on these bonds, and to pro vide or raise the necessary funds by special taxation, or otherwise, to pay the principal sum of said bonds as the same Bball become due. In considering this bill, the first in quiry should be is it consistent with the spint and terms of out State Con stitution? In Section 0 of Article 11 of that in. strument, upon the subject of corpo rations and internal improvements, we have the following provision: Sec. y. Ao county, city. town, or other municipal corporation, by vote of its citizen, or otherwise, shall be come a stock-holder in any joint stock company, corporation or association whatever, or raise money for, or loan its credit to, or in aid of, any such com pany, corporation or association." From this clause of the Constitution we arrive at the conclusion that it was the purpose of tho framers of that in strument to erect a substantial barrier in our fundamental law against all connections of counties, cities and towns, and other municipal corpora tions in this State, with speculative enterprises outside their own legiti mate workings, lhey cannot become stock-holders of any joint stock com pany, corporation or association, nor route' money for, nor loan their credit to or in aid of any such company, cor poration or association. These words are plain and direct. Do they pro hibit the enactment of such a law as the one under consideration? This bill provides that the city of Portland shall raise money to the amount 01 ouu.wu lor any person or persons who Bbau cause or procure a certain railway company, or any other company, to moke their terminal - de pot and begin the construction of their road or track within the city of Port land, and proeeed thence with, their work in a given direction and to a given distance. ' ; ' , The wording of the bill is peculiar and circutious, and apparently framed to avoid contact with this clause of the Constitution; for it is claimed that while the prohibition clearly ex tends to joint stock companies, corpo rations and associations, it does not extend to "person or persons,' -1 fail to pee the exception here claimed. A corporation is a "person" in law, and the joining of "persons" in an ' inter est or enterprise constitutes an associ ation; -'The ' .Willamette Valley Railway Company, or . any other corporation, as a person in law, fulfilling- the con ditions of its provisions, could take the subsidy granted by this bill, if it should become a law, directly- and without the intervention of any one, Transient Advertlsenent per .Square of tea , iocs or le of tbis (ized type J flrt inftriioo, $3 each ubeaut)t fDiertion,$1, , : A sqoaro b one Ineh in space down tbe column eonnting eats, display lines, blanks, Ac, ae solid matter. No advertisement to be considered leea . tban a square, and all fractions counted a fall; square. All advertistatcnt knsertcd for a WaV- period tbaa tbirao mont'us to bo tcgaittcd a traav sient. , . - - . which is positively forbidden by , the vonsuiuiion.. I also, think that this hill in its, framework and, purpose, to be against. tbe spirit and tenor of the Constitu tion. It proposes to raise money by taxation for objects not therein con- templated or authorized, and to yield this bar would be to open one of the most dangerous doors at which clash-, ing interests and growing speculation are now knocking. If a eity can oe. thus placed under a bonded debt this.' year, a county can ' be placed under-' mortgage next - year, and. while the. State may be saved from general debt, by careful management it may be, loaded down by the weight of local liabilities. , . - Section five of the article before. cited provides that acts of the Legis-v lative Assembly incorporating towns and cities, shall restrict their powers of taxation, borrowing money, con tracting debts and loaning their credit. At tbe present session of the legis lative Assembly, an act has been pass-, ed authorizing the city of Portland for general and special purposes, to extend its liabilities to half a xnillion of dollars, including provision for city gas and water works. To extend tho privilege of contracting debts to the sum of $800,000, not including inter- ' est thereon, in an incorporated city of ten thousand inhabitants, I -do not be-, lieve would be such a restriction upon the contraction of debts as. was con-, templated by the framers of the Con-.' stitution. This Bill is objectionable on another ground. I believe that without refer ence to constitutional limitations, this, bill goes beyond the jkjw&jt of the Legislature to impose a tax upon a people. To make a tax legitimate it must be for a private purpose. Taxa tion f or,tbe benefit of an individual or. a corporation upon considerations real or speculative, can never be upheld. Lpon this point I cannot better ex- EresM myseu man in me woras 01 a, itc decision of tbe Supreme Court o tbe State of New York, used in refer ence to a similar caw; "la ether acta, stock, or some pretended equiv alent m contest plated as a eonsideratiM lor tb bid lo be utrmrd. Bat this act authorize a do- nsttoa pure aal simple in otber woids, tbe Leg islature has id io authorise, tbroasb tbe in.-, strnaentalitjr wf eonuiiaiiier and tiio taxing aerertr, tbe tskiag of a certain amount of tba property of on corporation and donating it to a a-, otber. If this can be done, it is a legal robberj, less respectable tban highway rubber?, in this., that the perpetrator of the la'Ur assumes tbe dan ger anj infamy of tbe act. while this act baa ta tbield of legislative isresfoasibilitjr." While I do not join in tbe harshness and imputation embodied m these words of this decision, I regard the' drift oi its authority to be most whole some and valuable. For the foregoing reasons I have failed to approve said li 1, and here-' with hie the same in tbe omce of the' Secretary of State, with my objections thereto, this 27th day of October, 1870. L. F. G ROVER, Governor. , VARIETIES. Welcome lines lo yovag ladies Mascu lines. - "Little Wee Dog is the ancestor olP Shoo Fly. Napaleon went to Sc-Dan, bnt unfor tunately he taw William, When is a blow from a lady welcomed? When ahe strikes agreeably. :'.i t An Omaha three-year-old . asked its mother "if God's middle name was d n." It is reported that Bazaiae is out of bread, but is completely hemmed in withf Meats. 4 A pretty ankle and immaeeulately trim med foot, help a young lady ter get up stares. It is a safe mistake tew make tew call a man a knrnel, who may io fakt be only; 4th corporal. , . r A man who took a drink from a bottle of mucilage says he has felt "stuck up" every day since. . 'Will you demonstrate your agility io a whirl ? is the way they ask 'em to danee in Saratoga. It 1. JJi X.' L. .1.-. uuucsi luuusiry was oruuyui, ui man to the seaffbld," said a wag, wlie saw a carpenter upon the staging. We are but passengers of tho day, Why then should wo not make the way ' as pleasant to each other as possible. ... Sum marry because they think the winimio twill- be scarce next year, and live tew Vouder how tba crap holds out. Boy ."Have a paper?" Man "No,, sir." Boy aloud, to Jim "Say, Jim, don't you pity those fellows as cant read ?" An Iowa paper has a correspondent , writing against capital punishment, and signing his name "One. who has been there.", ' . . '". '(.. A boarding houso in Boston advertises that "tour Chrsitian youug men are wan-", tel, who neither chew, smoke spit nor swear." : :.; ;i . .--.--, '. - . ' ' 1 will preach dat portion oh de scrip- tures dis ebening," said a colored dominie, .. "where de Postle Paul pints hia pistol at the Phesians." ' ' ' ' Tennessee sould pay all her debts and1 ' have a couple of hundred dollars in hand; 1 if somebody would only givo her forty-five ) millions of dollars. , , "Brethren," said Spurgeon in a recent sermon, "11 uou naa reierrea me art to a conrittee on naval affairs, ia my opinion " it would not have been built yet.",; pv : .1' .... .., ,v. twre is ouiuciiuiug .cij mu knvstr memorable words of Aaroa Burr ; If T had read r Voltaire less, the world would have been , wide enough for . me and' Hamilton, . ... ' , "t An 'Albany damsel asked one of her fellow boarders, a stylish dry goods clerk, - at the brcakfust table, - "Why i your . i-- 1: 1. . - tt 1.1 v:i.. moueuicue nau uij u&n t xio uiiuxuugij gave it upj when the answer Caused him -to. blush still morei.Bccause its al down."