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THE RIliHT KIVU. ft he gm tJtraiic Simts. Official Paper for Jackson, Josephine & Lake. SATURDAY,.............. JANUARY 20, 1877. The Vre«ou <«*e. The Oregon electoral matter is still occupying the attention of the Senate Committee. Most of the witnesses summoned have been examined. The Democratic side of the case has not been injured in the least, while we be lieve the Republicans do not consider they have gained anything in particu lar to warrant the great outlay of mon ey to get unnecessary witnesses before the Committee, such as Simpson, Denny, Johns, ft at, especially as it has been discovered they know noth ing of the matter. There seems to be no effort made to get at the legality of the case, (for it is purely a legal ques tion, in which the Democrats have a vast percentage,) but a morbid desire Is evinced to find out whether money has been used. Of course the Oregon Democracy will come out unscathed in t ds matter, as the testimony, although garbled and prejudiced against it by the Associated Press, already shows. When we examine the details of the Republican loss in the late election we fiud the State of Illinois losing thirty- six thousand of her Republican major ity of four years ago; Indiana losing thirty-two thousand; Iowa twenty thousand; Michigan fifty thousand, and Wisconsin fifteen thousand. In the East we find the Republican majority of four years ago reduced in Connecti cut seven thousand; in Maine eigh teen thousand; in Massachusetts thirty- four thousand, and in Vermont ten thousand. In the Middle States we find the enormous losses of the Republi cans sinee 1872 to be in New Jersey twenty-five thousand; in New York eighty-four thousand, and in Pennsyl vania one hundred and twenty-four thousand. On the Pacific side Cali fornia shows a Republican loss in four years of nearly eight thousand, and Oregon of three thousand. We will not refer to the Radical loss in the South, except to say that it is enormous. Cannot Atfor.t It. The leading paper in Chicago states the issue In two sentences: “If the people allow a fairly-elected candidate to be thrown out in this instance, they should conclude that it will be done again and again, and each time with greater care and greater impunity. To allow Tilden to be robbed of his victory would be the greatest blunder, the most wretched cowardice, the most un patriotic act, the world has ever kuown. The people cannot afford it It would be national suicide.” And again: “If the nation must go down, it would be far better that it should be in the struggle ot men for their rights than in their surrender to a band of conspira tors, composed of roobers and political malefactors of every grade of vileness.” This is square talk, and to the point; and it expresses the sentiment of four millions and a half of the voters of the United States. What »he Orfani 8ajr. The organ seems to be trying a new tune, something after this fashion : “Hayes is elected; he has the govern ors’ certificates from Louisiana add Florida if be didn’t get the votes, and he has got the votes if he didn’t get the governor’s certificate from Oregon. Don’t you see, you can’t help it; so go about your business, buy and sell and do your business. We will take care of the offices and run the country four years longer. Don’t you see its all right?” And still the people say that Tilden is elected. They refuse to dance, the Southern merchants don’t buy, the New Orleans bankers don’t lend, and the northern merchants don’t sell. It is too bad, but what are you going to do about it? The Nituwtlun la Louisian*. The Democratic cause is daily gain ing in strength in Louisiana. The Nicholls government has possession of nearly everything excepting the State House. Several members of the Pack ard Legislature have gone over to the Democratic body. The carpet-baggers, considering their desperate situation, have appealed to Grant for help, and he is about giving it to them, in the shape of troops. The people are al most a unit for the Nicholls regimt, and we would not be surprised to hear of a collision, so aggravated have they become with the carpet-bag rule and Federal interference that has cursed them so lung. NTROXU FORCE. It is somewhat difficult to ascertain as yet the exact popular majority of the Democracy at the last election ; it is, however, somewhere between 250,- 000 and 300,000 votes. Those men arc all standing to-day in solid line, insisting that Mr. Tilden has been le gally and fairly elected President of the United States. Besides the four and a quarter million of men that “The remainder of the session in which, if elected, 1 will serve, will be devoted to the voted the Democratic ticket, there is a great question of how the electoral vote of large number of Republicans who side this country shall he counted. What is the with them in that belief. In fact,‘•it is power of the elective franchise ? The theory safe to estimate that there is a million is that every lawful vote shall be counted, and that no vote shall be counted that is and a half majority of the American not cast. The ballot shall l>e the interpreta votes who believe that Mr. Tilden was tion of the people’s will. Tako the case of fairly elected. That class of Republi Louisiana. It is conceded on every hand cans, so far as the issues now involved that Tilden received a majority ot from 7,000 to 10,000 of the votes cast on the day of the are concerned, as to who shall be in election. How then is he to be deprived ot augurated President, are to all intents them ? By casting out the votes of certain and purjioses Democrats. They are districts. They are rejected on the theory of acting and will continue to act with intimidation. Suppose there are5,000 regis the Democracy in upholding and en tered voters. Four thousand, at most, are all ‘ that may be expected to vote. There are forcing the constitutional forms of gov but 2,000 votes east, and the majority for ernment. That class of Republicans, Tilden is nearly that numlier. They say says the Modesto AVu’s, can he found that one thousand of that nilmber were in fluenced by improper motives, or that the in Congress, on the Bench, in the army 2,000 not cast would have been east on a cer and navy, in the Union Leagues, tain side. A rainy day, it is said, costs one Grand Army of the Republic, and in party or the other thousands of votes in this every ramification of the body politic, State. Suppose it should be presented to you save within the close incorporation of that this invalidates the election, and it should be postponed to the next fair day. I the political conspirators that surround shall insist at all times that this, the only the administration. To usurp the test of the will of the people, is the count ot Government and make Hayes Presi the ballot-box. From this moment I stand committed to the principle that the count of dent, or, rather, Dictator, for he would the ballots actually cast is the only test of be nothing else, these Constitutional the will of the people.” Republicans, as well as Democrats, and Mr. Field voted for Hayes, but, like the solid South would have to be rid thousands of honest Republicans, be den down by Sheridan’s cavalry. lieves Tilden elected. The great Constitutional lawyer, David Dudley Field, recently elected tn Congress by the Democrats of New York, made the annexed remarks in a recent speech. He gave the situation in a nutshell when he says, “I shall as sert at all times that the only test of the will of the people is the count of the votes in the ballot box:” I.e«oin from Klrrtiou Figure*. A Republic*« Nwindliug iu Florid*. The recent proceedings in Florida il lustrate the manner in which the car pet-bag Republicans comply with the mandates of courts. The Supreme Court required the Returning Board to re canvass the votes at the Novem ber election precisely as they appeared on the face of the papers. Knowing that to do this would give a majority to the Tilden electors, the two Repub licans on the Board refused to obey the Court. Then Attorney-General Cocke, the Democratic member, said he should respect the order of the Court, and go on and canvass alone. This brought the other two members to terms; but they did the work in a style that maintained their previously well-earned character fordoplici y and cheating. A strict compliance with the mandate of the Court would give the Tilden electors a majority of 94. Therefore, and in order to evade a re sult so fatal to the conspiracy for count ing in Hayes, they threw out the vote of Clay county, and canvassed the fraudulent return from Baker county, and in this way gave the Hayes electors a majority of 206. Against this jug glery Cocke filed a protest, and the Court is to consider this new entangle ment. Are not honest, high-minded Republicans getting ashamed of these swindling practices? In His Proper Plnee. Tilden is to be peaceably declared President, peaceably inaugurated, and the country is to have peace from that time forward, so writes the Boston correspondent of the Springfield Re publican. Under the Washington offiee-holders of the present dynasty, nothing but turmoil and eventually civil war could be expected. The peo ple of the country, who are wiser than any of their nominal leaders, are going to decide this matter suddenly and in the way that will involve them in the fewest future difficulties. That way is the inauguration of a new administra tion under Tilden. All the bayonets in the country cannot prop up a power that the popular will has condemned, whether in Columbia or in the District of Columbia. If it cannot be but that bayonets should come—woe to him by whom they come, all the same! Our countrymen love the soldier in his proper place, but not in the State house or in the court room. The Oregon Investigation. John Parker, of Albany, being ex amined in theOregon case, testified he was not armed on the day of meeting of the Oregon electors. Ben Simpson testified that he and Governor Grover had spoken of Watts’ ineligibility in the middle of November, and the lat ter said the authorities were conflicting. C. C. Jordan, cashier of the First Na tional bank of New York, testified that the $8,000 check was returned unused. Grover testified that he had never written a letter to any one stating that Tilden would get an electoral vote from Oregon. Watts considers him self eligible. Mitchell made a voluntary statement that he did not know Watts was a postmaster until after the elec tion. How innocent! GENERAL KOTKM AND NEWS. into active service whenever the Gov ernor declares, by proclamation, that there is war, invasion, insurrection, or public danger, or when any one of these are threatened or anticipated. ■ This measure, carried out promptly, will put Gov. Williams in command of a formidable force. Whether it has any especial significance at the junc ture, is a question alxiut which there may be a difference of opinion. NEW STORE! lion. C. B. Bellinger, Chairman of the Democratic State Central Commit tee, has been summoned to Washing ton. The public debt statement shows an increase of the debt during December of $358,142. Total in the treasury, $137,000,000. It is reported in Republican circles that if a new election is ordered Hayes NEW, THIS WEEK. will be dropped altogether, and either Blaine or Morton substituted. FOR RENT. Oegon is now shipping wheat to a dozen or more European markets, rilllE DARDANELLES HOUSE AND some of which are in Great Britain, I farm is offered for rent. Enquire at Rogue River Store. France, Belgium, Spain and Holland. Chavner's ranch or the THUS. CHAVNER. The Washington Capital indorses Watterson’s advice that 100,000 Demo mm Can’t1,0 Illftde by every agent every JJJ month in the business we furnish, JUST OPENED crats should be there to witness the but those willing to work can easily earn a counting of the Electoral vote on the dozen dollars a day right in their own local 14th of February, and, in addition, ities. Have no room to explain here. Busi ness pleasant and honorable. Women and recommends them to come armed. boys and girls do as well as men. We will On the corner of Oregon and Jackson Sts., opposite Odd Fellow’s Hall, Chicago, Jan. 11.—Cronin passed furnish you a complete outfit free. The business pays better than anything else. through here to-day en route to Oregon, We will bear expense ot starting you. Par lie claims he was >vronged by the spec ticulars tree. Write and see. Farmers and ials and press reports from Washington, mechanics, their sons and daughters, and all in need of paying work at home, Jacksonville, - - Oregon, but says he was treated, personally, classes should write to us ami learn all about the with the greatest courtesy by both par work at once. Now is the time. Don’t de lay. Address T rve A Co., Augusta, Main“. ties. During the year past seventy-two WITH AN ENTIRE vessels, laden with grain and flour, have cleared from Portlaud. The to tal amount of wheat shipped to foreign ports was 1,824,371 centals; total val OUR IToME is the name of the most ele NEW STOCK OF GOODS uation, $2,138,294. Total Hour shipped, gant French Oil Motto Chromo ever issued, i The motto is surrounded by one of the most j 711,419 barrels. exquisite and riehlv-colored wreaths of I beautiful flowers on dark background, and In case Vice President Ferry resigns is perfect in all its details. It is 11x15. —CONSISTING OF— leading Senators have been seriously We send this motto chromo and the BOS considering the plan of electing some TON WEEKLY GLOBE, a large eight-page body not a Senator as Vice President family, story and newspaper, with agricul tural, chess, puzzle, household, and all pop pro tern. Authorities all agree that ular departments, 3 months, for only 60 5 there is nothing to prevent such cents. Chromo ami paper, 6 months for $1. A beautiful holiday gift. Agents wanted* action. Perhaps. Address, WEEKLY GLOBE, 238 W ashington S treet , Boston, Mass. Republican managers are struggling The ( ronin Family. hard to turn public attention from the CLOTHING, investigations going on at the South The following from the New’ York towards Oregon. Morton, as a strate Sun of December 25th cannot fail to gist, .is hard to beat, but still the Re To the W orking C lass .—We aro now j prepared to f urnish all classes with constant I turning Board frauds will, in spite oi employment be of special interest at this time: at home, the whole ofthetime, ' Mr. Eugene A. Cronin, the Democratic him, rise up for judgment. or for their spare moments. Business new, ; HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES elector from Oregon, who arrived in Wash light and profitable. Persons of either sex j Even the New York Tribune has easily earn from 50 cents to $5 per evening, i ington on Thursday, is forty-four years ot age, and a native of Greenwich, Washing made the discovery that the Radical and a proportional sum by devoting their ; ton county, New York. He is of Seotch- vote in Louisiana was larger by 3,173 wholo time to the business. Boys and girls j lrish extraction. His father, Eugene A. earn nearly as much as men. That all who ; GROCERIES, Cronin, -ettled in Washington county 65 than at any previous election ; in Flor see this notice may send their address and years ago. Eugene A. Cronin, Jr., grad ida by 5,240, and South Carolina by test the business, we make this unparalleled 1 uated at the Salem Academy in that county, 6,799. Then iu the name of Horace offer: To such as are not well satisfied we > and was bred to the law. He was admitted will send one dollar to pay tor the trouble i in Albany at the ago of twenty-one; passed Greeley where does the bull-dosing of writing. Full particulars, samples worth the bt st examinitio i in a class of twenty come in ? several dollars to commence work on, and Hardware, Cutlery and Crockery, students, ex-Judge John K. Porter, the ex a copy ot Home and Fileside, one of the i A motion for a new trial in the case largest and best Illustrated Publications, all aminer, complimenting him highly upon his legal acquirements. He volunteered of W. K. Neil, under sentence of death sent free by mail. Reader, if you want under the first call of President Lincoln for for the murder of S. W. Hayes, was permanent, profitable work, address, George ETC., ETC troops, and afterward practiced law sucess- S tinson A Co., Portland, Maine. fully for several years in Salem, New York. argued last week before Judge Boise Following the lead of ex-Senator Corbett of at Albany. The argument was taken THE SUN. Oregon, who is also from Salem, he moved under advisement and the motion to Oregon in 1864, and rapidly gained repu 1877. Which will be sold CHEAPER than the tation. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, a Re overruled. Neil is sentenced to be 1876. publican, said recently that Mr. Cronin was hanged on the 26th instant. CHEAPEST in the State. The different editions of The Sun during! one ot the ablest lawyers and most eloquent the next year will be the same as during j Hugh A. Barr, wasarresie I Monday the year that has just passed. The daily ( sj»eakers on the Pacific Coast. He was a war Democrat, and has always taken strong before last at Ri seburg for passing coun edition will on week days be a sheet of tour U. S. PIANO COMPANY, ground against office-holders in polities. It terfeit money. He paid out about $10 pages, and on Sundays a sheet of eight pa was on this account that he was placed upon ges, or 56 broad columns ; while the weekly 81D BROADWAY, the Democratic electoral ticket. Mr. Cro to the merchants of that pl.ice. In hi» edition will be a sheet of eight pages ot the nin’s brother, Major D. E. Cronin, who was carpet-bag was found 130 piec s more. same dimensions and character that are al the founder ot the Binghamton Times. a Re ' He was arrested and had an examina- ready familiar to our friends. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y- publican newspaper, was Provost Marshal 7'ae Suu will continue to be the strenuous i in Williamsburg, under General Buller, for ■ lion before a Justice ami was dis- advocate of reform and retrenchment, and I two years, and is now on the staff’ ot the , charged, only to be again arrested by of ’he substitution of statesmanship, wis Chicago Inter-Ocean. Another brother, T. • a deputy U. S. Marshal. dom and i itegrity tor hollow p e cnee, im- C. Cronin, of this city, also a lawyer, has i>e<-.iity, and fraud in the administration of ; Make Only Style and Have been a life-long Republican, and was a Re Mr. Lamar, of Mississippi, in a con- public affairs, it will contend tor the gov-1 publican candidate for Presidential elector But One Price. of the |>eople by the people and ; in the Third Congressional District, Kings 1 versalion, lately, expressed most un- eminent for the people, as opposed to government j I equivocally his conviction that Tilden county. He was a delegate to the Syracuse by frauds in the ballot-box ami in the count- ■ and Cincinnati Conventions, and is a sup I was elected, and that he \vould be in ingot votes, enforced by military violence. | porter of Hayes. augurated the 5th of March next. He It will endeavor to supply its readers—a j now not tar from a million of souls— ' thought some sort of compromise body Need Have No Fears. with the most careful, complete, and trust- ' would be effected to produce this re worthy accounts of current events, and will ! sult, and that there would be a peacea employ for this purpose a numerous and I The San Francisco Examiner is in ble submission to it by the Radicals. earefu’dy selected statl'of reporters and cor- j SENT OX TRIAL. respondents. Its reports from Washington, j receipt of a private letter from a public especially, will be full, accurate, and fear- j The special Washington correspond- man in Washington in a position to less ; and it will doubtless continue to de- 1 I ent of the New York Herald reports serve and enjoy the hatred of those who know what is going on, who says: I “a break in the Radical line in the Sen thrive by plundering the Treasury or by ; No Agents. No Discounts. “The Democracy are fully organized i ate.” He adds: “There may even usurping what the law does not give them, No Commissions. and are making a sure and determined ; l>e a foot-race when the break does while it will endeavor to merit the court- j deuce of the public by defending the rights I investigation. You need have no come. Shrewd observers remark that, of the people against the encroachments oi fears about the result, as every one except Morton and Sherman, no Re unjustified power. The price of the daily -S'«» will be 55 cents SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. here seems fully convinced that Mr. publican Senator now asserts that a month or $6.50 a year, post paid, or with Tilden will be inaugurated. Many Hayes is elected. Some of the men the Sunday edition $7.70 a year. MAILED FREE. Republicans Senators and Representa who signed Sherman’s Louisiana re The Sunday edition »alone, eight pages, $1.20 a year, post paid. tives concede the election of Mr. Til port arc getting ashamed ef it. WANTED ! The iUccAVy Sun, eight pages of 56 broad den. I think the struggle is with a columns, will be furnished during 1877 at The Bennett-May duel has created view to throw the election into the rate of $1 a year, post paid. considerable sensation. It appears the The benefit of this large reduction from two Houses, thereby dividing the re 20,000 Lbs. of Old Cast Iron, that young Bennett, of the New York the previous late for The Weekly cun be en sult, by electing Tilden and Wheeler, joyed by individual subscribers without the elivered at the foundry in leaving the question of fraud, to be lieraid, was engaged to Miss Ida May. necessity of making up clubs. At the same j Ashland, for which we will pay the The engagement was brokeu off and shared by both parties. We have so time, if any of our friends choose to aid in ; highest price. far had an exciting session of Congress. Miss May’s brother, taking umbrage at extending our circulation, we shall be grate- ■ Every farmer has more or less old mat ful to them, and every such person who ings about his premises, such as old stove»» Randall has proved himself a host and Bennett’s action, meeting him on the sends us ten or more subscribers from one pinions an<l other articles. These thev is worth a regiment of ordinary men.” street, cowhided him and knocked him place will be entitled to one copy of the pa would well to gather up, and bring them, down. Bennett challenged May, and per for himself without charge. At one before do the rain sets in. it is reported that a duel t<x>k place on dollar a year, postage paid, the expenses of Another Infamy. will also pay lhe highest price for ohl paper and printing are barely repaid; and t COPPER, the line of the States of Delaware and considering BRASS and ZINC. the size of the sheet and rhe , J. M. McCALL * 00 The dispatches inform us that Mor Maryland. It is said that three shots quality of its contents, we an* confident the people will consider The Weekly Sun the were exchanged and neither were hurt. ton will introduce a resolution to pro cheapest newspaper published in the world, 1 HAILROAD SALOON, Trade dollars, which less than four and we trust also one of the very best. vide that Florida, Louisiana and South Address, < ’or. California and Oregon Sts., Jacksonville Carolina cannot be taken away from months ago were at 10 percent, dis THE SUN, New York City, N. Y. count, are now one and a half per cent, the thieves who have stolen them. HENRY PAPE, Engineer. premium over gold, while half dollars, SPECIAL NOTICES. Why not put Oregon in the same reso which were worth five per cent, more lution ? Simply because that would than trade dollars not long since are DUPONCO’S GOLDEN PERIODICAL elect Tilden. The passage of such an worth six and seven per cent, less now. PILLS are the surest and safest remedy tor THROUGH TICKETS, 12J C ents , infamous resolution as this would be It is not by any means improbable that j ladies in delicate health. ere another five years silver will be in A CARD. nothing short of revolution. Morton pHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND CI- greater request than gold. Such a and his crowd of conspirators, says the thing has frequently been known be To all who are suffering trom the errors Vj gars constantly on hand. The reading indiscretions ot youth, nervous weak table is also supplied with Eastern periodi Standard, may as well understand it fore, and matters are now in the hap and ness, early decay, loss of manhood, etc., I calsand leading papers of the Coast. now that they may pass the resolution piest condition to have it repeated. will send a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis F. RITSCHARD, but they can never carry it into force There is no accounting in reason for covered by a missionary in South America. lhe fluctuations of gold, silver and U. Send a self-addressed envelope to the Rev. by inaugurating Hayes through fraud. 8. paper money. Joseph T. Inman, Station 1), Bible. House, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. The people will have something to Bay New York. The Time»' Cincinnati special says in regard to the matter. that it is reported on good authorities TO DELINQUENTS. that Governor Williams has declared They Weaken 1« Hope. HE UNDERSIGNED TAKES PLEAS- ure in informing the public that he has his intention of putting the State just opened out in Schumpfs building, on A LL PERSONS WHO HAVE PUR- The following is from the New York militia of Indiana at once on an effi A. chased stock in the Galiee 4'reek Mill ( alifornia street, where he is prepared to Herald of the 30th ult., but it was not cient war footing. Officers are to be 1 and Milling Company (by installments) are execute all work in his line iu the best man appointed to traverse the State, en- hereby notified to appear at the Company’s ner and at reasonable rates. received by the loyal telegraph; never I list men and muster volunteers into I office, in Jacksonville, within thirty days, Cleaning and repairing watches and theless it appeared in that Hayes organ legions. A force will be organized, : and pay up their installments, otherwise it jewelry a specialty. GiVe me a call. * F. RITSCHARD. ' will lie declared null and void. By order on the date above stated: armed and put in a condition to be of the Company. J. H. PENN, Secretary. “That Mr. Tilden will be declared called into active set vice at a mo neni’s Farms for Sale- Jacksonville, Jan. 1, 1877. elected seems to grow in certainty warning. The Governor has the pow Persons desiring to purchase good farms everyday. The Republicans weaken er of appointing all the field officers A FULL line of Saddlery Hardware for of any size will do well to enquire of -A sale by JOHN MILLER. in hope. One sign of Tilden’s election above Major, and Is himself Commnn- JOHN BOLT, Applegate, Oregon. is that there is no fear of turmoil if he ‘ der-in-Chief. The laws of the State IL and Whetstones, Tape and Chalk A N elegant assortment of Pocket and Ta- i provide that the legion can be called is inaugurated.” Lines, fur sale al JOHN MILLER’S. NEW GOODS I NEW PRICES I New York Store GOD BLESS DRY-GOODS, FANCY GOODS, $290.00 ! D T O 21 bie Cutlery for sale by J. MILLER.