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THE OREGON SENTINEL. lj?gi?''';l;'l;,tfnJ.!t.,?'!Ji?'ri, g4 IN ADVANCE. fimiigfispmWftfrBnvr i aiaU . .y;MB;.:-i .TwwVEcg'ywa.- jwj 11 m'i ii biii 'ijiiii ! jfrnj i-j jVf im rr- "nSiiiiii jhiwkh ,itfffiiijlhiiirnJ JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1862. VOL, VII-NO. 20. r: ManaamxnMvaMxaaBaiBaMnvl riii: okeuon suntinkl. iii:suy nnxi.iNeu'.ii, mui'r mni Prair. OJfiet owe IViignge y Drum't Stalin. PinscRtntos' One year, In advance. Four i)0)r j Six montlir, Two Dollars nud l'lfly (ta, ; three month, One Dollar nmt l'lfly crnli. I'nlcs renewed, paper will Iw dhcou tlmird t H'C I'xplratlon ul the lluiv Tur nlilcli llicy li.ue been paid. AntKHtHINO One square (10 lines nr less), H,it liscrtiou, Three Hollar ! each iulrqucnt luiifllon, One UulUr. A discount of II fly per itnt villi be Midi' to those who oduitlse by the l'u- ADVERTISERS. Py Application to Postmasters and Mall Car t,n, joii can learn that the (Junius Skstiski, (,l.y fur n larger circulation In the eonnttc tfjickson, Josephine and Douglas, Oregon, nl Del Norte, California, limn any nlhcr pa ur. This fuel should enmm.nd the Hiuctinki. Ij jou a superior medium for udvcrllilug. Lilt of ArjenU for tho Oregon Eontinol, bo ire nulhorlxed to transact any business conetrnliiR thl paper, In the uauic or the pub h'taer i l 1'. l-'Wier Pan Francisco, Wilnfoilli A Kay net Yrckn j, Jl. JlcCall Ashland. J. C, llsvrnporl Gaslmrg W. W. Fowler Applcgiste R. 3. limit p Wllllaml.urg John 1'. I'rludle Kvrbvvllle A. W. MclUaln Waldo Vf. V. Ilinthart Kci live lllu ill, roi!r Waldo 'Va, M. Avails Vllhout Jet I Thorn Canyons Hie Hifui llullory Honours .ic It lloore.s Salem r. M. lllliHorlli Kngenc City. I" Chirm. Uregou City . i.W Wakefield Vlbany. HfDlmln Cook t'rvnlll J, II. Smith Credent Clly L. P. FISHER'S Advertising Agency No. BIO AVnililiiKloo Nlrr.t, Nearly opposite MAxnlre' Op'T lloiiro, KAN" THANCIHCO. A.lrfrtlenifn!t and uiirlitlori ndlelled Jr the t)ii.iioN Skntinnu and loi tlic prlnolwl laptr. on the l'aclllc co.it. Advrrilu'imnt fr.rilnl to piper piiblithrd In any potltou of the Atliiit'.c lale. JU'SLNKS.S CAKDK. (i. Y. OHKint, Pliyoician and Surgoon, UI'FIOK. OITV UltUOigrpltKTV Jadoonvlllr. lr(jo. ,u , OltAXCi: JACODS, 4 ATTORNEY AT LAW, Jack.onvllL, Ur.KOii. 1lrII.I. atlttitl to buiInrM In the Court ol the I'int Judicial Itlitrlct. oil In Hie Hufrrme Court. Oct. 'JC-.tl jikm m. rri.r ncrx'a Mii.umr. PVLK At 3IALLOHV, ATTORNEYS AT LAAV, ItaMltnrK, UaugU. Count)-, " "W'lI.l.altnM to any biwlnew cnnfldnl to II tin in. In the Mvewl Court of tlic !"lrt Ju.lidl DUIrlct of Oregon, and In tin- Hit trniir I'nurt. Oclolier 21:11 WAR SO RIP," WAR SCRIP. B. F. DOWELL, ATTOUNI3Y AT LAW, Will i.rct!e- in all the Court of tin- Third JuJifUl DUIrlct, lie Supreme Court of Ore rin.inl In Vreka.Cal. Ilehman aceut at WaJililRton. ami pxpect' UiMttmrtcIt vand tho Atl.mtlc thl Sumtnrr M Kill, aikl aiiy lairlueM will receive irimpl illrnll.in. iryi.'iltl C. 1. SPllACl'K, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KmnrVIII.K, JiliKIIIINK CoVNTV, OilN., Will puucluallv attend o lin1nrciilniti'il to M.r.re, ' April 13. IHiil.-llllf PETE It J J It ITT, PH.qTOGRAPHIC ARTIST .furk.om III'. OrrKon. U prrpired Id takf I'liiluro1 In ivory itylrof t!i Art.sltti allllic UU-.t Improvement.. II :,Mtr2'"JV W-J MWJX32t& "lo not Ive Mtiraelloii,liiteliar(;c will lHmailr !ll it KunkV CiirarSlorc.or at the fialUry on th-li.4iu on hl I'lelurex. Iltr "l 11. ijrNCH9" Wholesale and lletall Dealer In Foreign and Domestic WINES, SYRUPS & CORDIALS, - AT TUB - KXPKMSS SALOON, lum.r of CallfuriilA ami Tlilril MUcH, No.! door tn IJcekmair Kxprti. AII order mjmilly niliil. a-.tr samcku j:. may, WOTAHY 3PXT333CIO, OFFICE IN "OENTINEU" BUILOINO, Jarlonttvlll. Urel. firr 9f ' New Stall Saloon," on Third St. QIIAVIXO. Halrrcnltlus, Bhampoolnjf Cur-t-3 lln and Hair Pyolnu'. Alio, a ircnulno arllelo ol Flih' IUiuIU nMnin,aiid CrUtudoraVJiVf.'i'T lint tyefor iU JacU.onilllv, Ju- - -'''J KEDl'CTIOX OF MICKS -IN'- Stoves & Tinware. G. IS. DORMS Kan now opened n Stovo and Tinwaro Shop Ou Third Strcot, near tho Post Ofllcov Jacksonville, Oregon, Where lie will keep on liuml tliu best patterns -or-COOKING STOVES, PARLOR STOVES. SAI.OOX STOVES, And every kind of Tin, Iron and Connunrnrc, llestde.s n (.'real variety of Culinary article too numerous to mention Person, wishing anything In my lino are re lirclfiillv Invlliil to imiII ami examine thciiu.it. illy and price of my ware. livery Kind oi jwh uieiv iionu 10 oruer. Jly imii IVisrr llrimltrit XV Illume (!linr GEORGE 1). DOlUtlH. Jacksonville. Nov. U. IMll. Ill -AMI- rpilK undesigned would repectfully Inforiu J. Hie vllleim of .lackMin und iuIJoIiiiuk countle Hint he Imi ou hand and Mill mnuufau lure to older All KluiU of Siulitlcry w Ilurncs Kl'CII Ai Heavy Ilrniiiilit Ilurnr (Imijf and liort tup) 'Coutoiil lliirutiM, lliiffjrjr Harm. (doiililc mid xiii'K') SjiauWIi .SitiMlo. l and rljjulnt: rnmplclc i I.nlii-i' Hiiddlw, .lueki't Snilillci, .Saddle Imy. Ill idle, HiiicIiikIi!1, IlulUri, Spun, Currwniiiln WIiIm. Whlp-laihe. And all ntlicr article tiumlly found in a flrl-cliiM ttuck of A hi- WOK Iv tV A K K A i T 11 1) . Htorc In " Hmlliicl " IIiiIMIiik, California 'ilrreU" '" r; hi:nky .ii'dcji:. riit, .in.. D... i inc. I .iMif iaJoTlAIES & BKO. Are now Closing Out their entire stock ofl Goods, Groceries & Liquors, at the Very Lowest Rates, FOR CASH ! Jm. Olve n a call, at the 1'nM Ofllcc llulld lup. lorner r CuliroriiU ami Or.K)ii Mrcrt. April 10. IKO'i. ll "Chanted in Exchange! - AT TIIK - - AMI DOOT & 8nOB UAKDFACTORV Jbut 3Fl3.oe-m1-7g:y OATS, "WHEAT &. BACOM . row Harness, lli'lillcs and Sntldlcs, Of all Mud, and all kind of Saddle rluRlnj. Xti' JluotH mill Hlioes made and re- palml to order In a neat ami workmaiilikt mnniu-r. uupurc oi l'hirnlv, l'vli. 1 1. K.K. CllAIUN. 'l CANYON HOUSIiJ! ''PIIK nnderilnmd lep leavo to Inform Ihi ,L tiaviluiK public that they bate tnkin charge of the CANYON HOUSE, Canyonvlllo, Douglas County, Orogon, S'liere they will be personally nrcfent loatliiid lo tho want of (ravelin ami boarder where a ' Kiiiitrc" mial cm lie fiirnMinl, and p.irllc ul.tr attention paid to the comfurt of RiirW at all lime. The putronaae or (ho public U n XK'ctfullv lollclled, Caiiyoiivllle. March IfcJBBi j'J Oregon War Scrip. IllAVUmadoarranuemeiit wlllia reponlble llanktntf HoilMt tnatlend lo IliecolU-ctlon of Var Scrip in Woklilniston City. Having occu pied the poklllon or Clilcl' Clerk In one ol lie Department during the war, forlp-bolilen will find me prepared to glvo all ncccwary Inforina Hon relative to their clalnn. I will alo give mr attention to poitlng and arranglnc Uiok anil ccftiinl. - Office In the Sfn;irf building. " - BAMUKL K. MAY. Jackionvlllc. June id. ISfil. '-'"' OJlooUs! AfJOOD aorlmenl ol Clock at thftJack' ronvllle Hook and Variety ilorc, corner Callforula and Oicgon utrcels. Emancipation in tho District of Columbia The following is the " Act fur tlic rctenie of certain pericns held to service or hilmr In Hit District of Columbia," which Imi been nc ceptrd by vote of the people of tlic District, luu ucv.'lvitl the rhjimlutu of the l'rcjUlcut, iiiul become n law : "SrcTtos 1. X pennii nnl now wltlilntlic District of Columbia, nor now owned by any penon or petions now ruKlcnt within It, nor liereaftrr born within It, slmll be held hi slav ery within mid District. " Ski:. '-'. Xo pcrnon now within raid DU Irlct, or now owned by any person or pciiou nnw lesldent within the ame, or hercnller born wlllitn It, shnll ever be held In slavery without the limit of mid District : 1'rovitM, 'I'luit officers of the Government of the Unltid States, bvlnj? cilir.ciis of the ilavcholdinj,' Hlntis, coining Into raid District on public hudiieii, and remaining only so long nj mny be rtusnnnhly necesary Tor that object, may be nttrndid into and out or fttld District, nud whilst there, by the iuceary ervnnts of thmi selves ami their fjiullle, without their right to hold such servants in service being thereby Impaired. "Sir. .'!. All children hnrn of lnvc mother within said District on or after the flrt day of , In the year of our Lord IfJC'-,l shall bo free ; hut slmll be reasonably supported und educated by the respective owners of their mothers, or by their heir or representatives, mid shall serve reasonable service its appren tices tn such owners, heirs and representative, until they respectively nrrivc at the nge of Iwcnlyiinc yrors, when they shull be entirely free; and the municipal nuthorltlcs of tt'nsh lugloii and (leorgctorvii, williiii their retT live jiirisdictliinal limit, arc hereby empow ered and rnpilrcd to niukc nil suitable and necessary provisions for enforcing obedience to this Ncctlou ou the part of both masters nud apprentice. ".Skc-1. All persnn now within said Dis trict lawfully held u slnvu, or now owned by any person or person resident within said District, shall remain siieh'nt the will of their reK'cllvc owner, their heirs und legal repre sentative: PiovitM, that nny suth owner, or hi legal representative, may at any tlmo re ceive from the Treasury of tho United Stale the full value of her slave of the class in this ecllon mrntlnmil.iipou which such slave shall lie forthwith and forever free i und provided further, That the President of the Culled Slates, Iho Kecrclnry of Slnte, mid the Secre tary of the Trrnsury, shall lie a Hoard for de terming tho value of such slaves as their own ers may desire to emancipate under thl fee Hon. and whoe duty it shall lie In hold a ses sion for this purpose on the first Monday In each calendar month, lo receive till nppllen limn, and, mi saliifaclory evidence. In each case lhat tlic penon presented for valuation Is a slave, and of the class in Ihi secllon men Honed, and is nwnid by the applicant, shall value hi or her tlavo nt full cash value, mnl uive to the npplicait an order on the Treasury for the amount, and al.'o to such slave a cer tificate of freedom. Skc S. The municipal nutlinrllle of Wash Ington m (tcorgelnwn, within their reHC live Jurisdictional limits, nrc heieby empow cred and required to provide active mnl efil dent means to arrest nnil deliver np to (heir owners all fugitive slaves escaping into said District. " Sw:. C. Tho eJeellnn oflleers within said District of Columbia ore hereby rerpiired mid empowered to open polls at the usual places of holding elections, on the first Monday of April next, und receive the vote of every freo white irale citlien obovo llic ago of twenty-one years, having resided within satd District for the nrlod of one year or more next preceding the limo of null voting for or ugaiust this Act, to proceed In taking said votes In all re spect not heiein scclfitil us lit elections under the municipal law, and with as little delay us possible to Iraiiimil cm net statements of the voles so call to the Pruideiit of Iho United Slates, and it shall Iw Iho duty of the Presi dent to canvass said votes immediately, and If a majority ol tliein be found lo be for thl Act, to lorthwllh iuo Ids proclamation giv ing iioliee of the fact, und Ibis Act shall only be in full forco and cllict on and after the day of inch proclamation. " Sic 7. Involuntary servitude for the pun ishment ol crime, win reof the parly ihull have lievcn duly convicted, ihall In no who be pro leclcd by this Act. 'Skc. 8. For all the purposes of this Act, h juritdiclioiml limits of Wnslilnplon nre extcmhd In all parts or the District of Cohiin- btii not now included within tho limits ol (J .orgctown." The following Is the message of the Presi dent on affixing Ids name to Iho ubove bill : " l'tllow-clliiwiu of Iho Scnato ond House of Heprescntatives : The Act entitled " An Act for the release or eerluin persons held to service or labor In the District r Columbia," has lids day been approved und signed. " 1 have never doubUd the coiulllullonal authority of Congress to abolish sluvcry in this District, and I Imvo ever desired to feo llie National Capital freed frum tho initltn lion in some tatiifactory way. Hence tbiIr has never been in my mind uny rpiestlou upon the subject except tho one of expediency, oris lug in view of all the clrcumstuncvs. If there bo mailers within and about this Act which might have token course or shape moro sat Iilactory to my Judgment, 1 do not attempt to ipeclfy them. I m gratified that tho two principles of compeusAliou nud coIodLmiIou tiru both recognized nnd practically applied In the Act. " in the matter of CPmpcnation It Is pro vldcd that claims may be iresented witliin ninety days from the passage of the Act, but not thereafter, and there is no saving for minors, ftrnma tovtrh, Insane or absent per sons. 1 presume, this Is on omission by mere oversight, and I recommend that It be sup plied by an amendatory or supplement! Act. AlUtAHAM LINCOLN. Washington, April K, 18G2." BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH. XkwVoiik, May 1.1th. A Despatch was received yesterday, direct ing the Oeenii Queen to be loaded with com inlsary stores nud sent direct lo New Or leans. It is understood they arc for distrlbu mnnnif the poor classes, ns Ucncral llutler may direct. Vaiiiisotos. May lfttli. Two rebel schooners, with valuable cargoes of whiskey nnd other stores, were captured on the ltiippnliannnck, on Saturday last. l-'ivo hundred deserters from (llouccstcr Point, on the same day, gave up ihclronns to dipt. Harris, of tlic Island Ucltc, ami took the oath of allegiance. N'ASiii.snTox, May ICtli. Union prisoner from Richmond report a largo number of families going South. They nlo soy Jell. Davii lias gone to Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Union sentiment in Richmond was liicrcaslu;. Tlic Secretary o War has ordered the re Icasa of the rebel Colonel llaldwin,of Virginia, to lie cvchniigid for Colonel Corcoran. In the battle of Wliliainiburg the First Iteghnrnt of Sickles' llrlgndo lint two Held officer, -t company officers, nnd 100 out of tiOO men hilled or wounded. Wasiiinotiis, May IRtli. Tho war Department has received n ill patch from McClellan which sayi The gun boats (iiilcin, Monitor, Arnostool;, Naiigalnrl.' mnl Port Royal were repulsed from Port Darling, seven miles Mow Richmond, on Fri day. A portion have returned to Jamostown Island, near Williamsburg. Seven men have already been hurled, und a number wcro wounded uboiird the vessel. The hundred pound gun ou the Nuogulucl: explodul ut (lie first lire. A memlier of Congress just relumed from Wheeling, states that the loyal legislature or Virginia, now iiicIon in that city, I get ling ready to move to Richmond. The caplnrn of the State capital is regarded certain, and the leglilalure proposes to take time by the forelock und occupy the Stale llous.1 as the legitimate representative body of tin Slate. I,oi'isviM.r, May lSth. A gentleman from Augusta, Ceorgla, on the G tli, says that properly owners ore very averse lo destroying their projicily. None hud been destroyed up to tlic time ho left. Nobody favors burning but Ihose who have no projicrty. CninmiLANt) (Vu.) May 1 tth Contraband from Richmond stato that be tween Hint city and Chlckahnminy river, n distance of seventeen miles, is encamped a large forco ol rebels, who expect to make n stand there nnd await tlic arrival of tho Fed eral army. The rebels in their retreat have taken ull their movable properly with liiem. Foiitiiksi Moniiok, May 1 ith. F.tght hundred and eighty-live prisoners, re leased from Richmond on parole, leave to-day for Iidiiic. Sevcrul rcliel prisoners who were to be re turned to Richmond positively ic lined to go, and took tlic oath of allegiance. Hearten are constantly coming in. They agree In their statements that tho evacuation of Richmond was rapidly progressing, und the efforts of the relreating rebels were merely to hold buck McClcllau so as to obtain time to remove all stores. They also say that the destruction of the city by Iho was threatened, and that It will require the utmost efforts on the part o the citizens to prevent Its coiunma Hon. Tli.it the evacuation of Richmond wo progressing, is not doubled. The (Jovernment archives were being conveyed South. Oaiiio, Muy lSth. In tho battle of Fnrmlnglon (Miss.), lost Friday, ono rebel General supposed In bo Ilriigg was hilled. When Gen. Mitchell formed a junction with Gen. Pope he brought 2.500 prisoners with lilin. These he sent North Immediately. Deserters report that several moro regi ments In the Confederate urmy Imvo mutinied. A number of them were placed under guard, nulling them being the first Alabama, the First Louisiana, mid two regiments from Tennessee. Xkw YonK, May 10th. Advices from Nassau say that tho Nash- vlllo has ogaln succeeded In getting into Charleston. ., , , , Wasiiin'otox. May lltli. Tho loss of our forces ut Williumsbiirg sums up near 2.300 killed, wounded mid miss ing. The rebels must have lost 8,000. Wc have over 700 prisoners, besides 800 of their wounded. They captured one of our batteries, and made good their evacuation, Ou Hie other hand, wo hare their formidable Hue works, sh-go guus and position. Wabiii.noto.v, May ltth. Information from McClellan' urmy at Cum berland, to nine o'clock last ulgiit. states lhat there had been considerable- skirmishing in front. Xo other uens. Wasiiinoto., May 17th. The Scuale by oclamallon, confirmed the J nomination ol General Wool to r full Major Generalship. The nomination expressed thut promotion wns made for gallant conduct in the capture of Xorf.dk. It is reported Hint the military guarding llo llaltlmorc nnd Ohio Railroad say if the guards were withdrawn from the road it would be destroyed Immediately. The hostilities of the residents of ilia valley counties of Virginia to the Government arc Implacable. Governor Stanly urrtved to-ubjht from Cal ifornia. Caiiio, May 17th. Reinforcements arc being sent to Geucral Halleck dully, from the Fast. A steamer from the fleet near Camp Wight, brings no news of importance. Xol a gun or mnrtur has been fired by cither bcllgercnl for two days. Roth sides nrc busily engaged in repairing damages und gettlug ready for the next encounter. A dispatch from Iho Memphis Jj'pcal, May 11 Hi, fixes the number of rebels killed 8, wounded 1C, In the engagement on Satur day. A report reached here last evening that Ileaiireurd had usked an armistice of ten days. The matter was being considered ul llntlcck's headquarter at the lime the report left Pittsburg. Ciiicaco, May l.'lh. The Senate, on Monday lint, passed the bill requiring the President to declare, by proclamation, In what State Insurrection ex ists, whereupon oil real estate within them is to bcceiiif charged with Its portion of the di rect tax Imposed by tlic Act of last session. In default ol payment wiiiiln sixty days, title In fee simple rests In the United States, and tlic property will be sold by a Hoard ol three Tux Comnilsloners In cacli State. Provision I made by which loyal men and miliars may icdeeni their property. Lathi From Hi'iiorc-Qi'micc, May 1-ltli. The Purl correspondent of tlic ImUytmltftK Jltljie nssert In the most positive manner that the project of Intervention by France mid Fngluiid in the uflulrs of America has been confirmed. The South will bo required to guarantee tlic emancipation of their slaves. The same authority rays that a secret treaty exists between France and Spain, providing for the early abolition of slavery in Cuba. The opening of the Great Inhibition In Loudon was a pot feet success. Wahiiixuton, May 2UI. ItlcSniiond p.qifia uf lh.Jf.ii roolnlti rnr mpondciico between the Virginia 'Legislature and Jiff. Davis, in relation to Iho movement of (he rebel army, llo slates that ho never entertained the thought of withdrawing the nrjiy from Virginia or abandoning tho Slate ; that, if in course of events, the Capi tol ihould fall a iieceiilty which ho did not anticipate that would be no reason for tic withdrawal of the awry Irom the State. Floyd has been appointed Major General of tho Vir ginia forces, with uiilhorlly to ritlio a forco of 20.000 new conscripts for thedcfcuccof West ern Virginia. The papers acknowledge a loss of six killed and wounded lu the eng-o'cmcnt nt Fort Dar ling, below Richmond. Ti'nstam. Station-, May 21st. The advance under Gen. Stonchmn reached Xcw llrhlgcycsUrday, within eight miles of Richmond, mid found no enemy in force thl' side of Clilckuhomlny, nt which point Is u small creek. Six pieces of nrllltery were found prutcd on tho opposite bank, but Ids purpose not being to bring on a general en gagement, ho retired nnd encamped for the night. While driving In the enemy' outposts yesterday, he had one killed and three wounded. The whnle army moved this morning early, with the intention of muking a lengthy march. What roads they took It is not necessary to mention s lint Iho hcudquartcrs of McClellan tonight are within a short dlstniiee ol Rich mond, hi front of which city Is supposed to be encamped the main body of tho rebel army. It Is utmost universally acknowledged that they iiileud to give tho Union forces battle. . Washington. May 2lst. Voluminous dispatches from the Gulf were received In-day. The vessels of the fleet have been judiciously distributed, going up as fur as VIck.burg. On our force occupying Pensacnla, the Mayor promised that the citizens should be have Ihemselvis peacefully. Tho rebels evac uated on hearing Hint one of the steamers on the day before was going into Mobile Ray. ami that mortars would soon follow. Commodore Porter left Ship Island on the 7th, with a steamer belonging to tho mortar licet, for Mobile Har, for llie purpose of flxlnp the place for morinr vessels, and to plant buoys, so ns to enable ships to run In when ihev should nrrivc. Great excitement seemed to e.lst within Iho forts nt the progress of the fleet. Thcro was reason to believe Hint Fort Gaines wu evacuated, nud lhat Iroojir wore leaving to reinforce Fort Morgan. Cairo, May 21st. An arrival from the fleet says that a flag of (nice went down the river on Monday towurds Fort Wright, and returned with intelligence lhat neither troops nor gunboats wcro to be seen. The river was clear as far us Hie eye could reach. In the evening a rebel flag of truce came up, but gave no explanation why our ll.ig of Irucc was not answered. It is be lieved that the rebels have evacuated and gone to Fort Randolph, a strong fortification twelve miles below. An expedition sent down to as certain Iho fads had not returned when tho steamer left. Memphis pspcrs of the 17(b annouuee tho arrival of Iho Fc.leral licet nt Vicksliilrg. Mis., nnd they had met with no successful resistance. Fort Adams Is n hundred miles below Vfcksbiirg. and the presumption Is that n fight had taken placo there. Roi.i.a,(Mo..) May 20th. A Iraln of seventeen wagons, laden with Government stores, left here on Monday, nnd wasovcrlaken lo day, when about twcnlj mile out on tlic Springfield rood, by n band of guerrillas, who burned the wngons nnd con tents, nnd carried off the mules, clglity-slx In number. Xkw Yontr, May 21st. The Paris correspondent of tho I.ondon lltrald fays that It is lieyond question lhat the recognition of the South is seriously con templated by tho French Government. I'lorliiiiinllon nfPrr.liti'itt I.lneolii llmit rr' Action llrimillatcil. W.fimN(iTn.v, May 10th. Tlic President loduy issued a proclamation to the effect that : Whereas, there appears in the public prints what purports to bo n proc lamation from Major General Hunter j nnd whereas, the samo Is producing sonic excite ment and misunderstanding ; therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, proclaim and declare that tho Government of the United Slates hail no knowledge or belief of Intention on the part of General Hunter to issue such proclamation, Further, neither General Hunter nor nny com mander has been authorized by Government to make nny proclamation declaring slave free ; nnd that proclamation now In question is ultngcthcr void, so far m respects such de claration. Tlic President further makes known llinl whether it be competent for him, as Com-inauder-tn-Clilef of the Army nnd Xnvy, to declare the slaves In nny State free, nnd whether nt nny time it shall become necessary nnd indispensable to the maintenance of tlic Government to exercise such supposed iKwcr. nrc questions which lie reserves to himself, ni.d which lie cannot feel Justified in leaving to the decision of commanders In the field. lie earn cAtly urges Iho people of the slave States lo nn enlarged consideration of the Compensa-livG-P.iuanclpa.lion resolution ol the 0th of March, ond says the proposal makes common cause for n common object. The changes il contemplates would come gently us the dews ol heaven, not rending nor wrecking anything. lie conclude thut so much good has not been done by one effort In nil past time ns, hi the Providence of God, it is now your high prlvi-1,-goJojJo. Mnyllievasl future not havo to liimtiiUlittt you neglected It. m Tho Canvass. Tho Keillor of the Mountaineer (the only paper published in Wasco county, whero the DIxicltes or tills comity ray lliry arc go!ir to get 1,000 majority), who wi one of the dele gates to Iho Corvullis Convcullon, speaks or the prospects of tho Scccisioulsts lu the com ing canvas, ns follows : In less than two weeks from this dale Un people of Oregon will havo passed upon the Issue lhat havo been presented lo them In th" present canvass. What tlietr decision will be I no longer a matter of eloubt. Already the record I made up, nnd nil that now remains Is the mere formal registering of tho verdict. Tho Democracy of tho Stato had it in their power to achieve n signal victory, but tclllsli considerations having been allowed to over rule all patriotic impulses, tho result lias been to.psralyzc the energies of all those who In the slightest degree possessed tho public con fidence. Tho time has gono by when "good men mid true men" can bo driven to support obnoxious candidate for no better reoion than that they imvo been " regularly nominated." Nominations procured by fraud or brought nbout by corrupt means, are bind ing upon no man, mid it is full tlmo that this wholesome liulh was brought homo to the knowledge of those who nsplro lo bo regarded us " party lenders." Voters two not to be sold und traded olf like" dumb. driven cattle," and those who carried out this piuno in (he lute Democratic Stnte Coineiiion w .II be signally rebuked by the lite we of Iho peo ple. The ticket, It is now nuivcrsally eonce dei', is doomed to in -el nn overwhelming dc Teat. Whether this result could have been averted, is a question nbout which there can scarce bo two opinions. Had tho Democracy gone Into the contest with a Union platform, mid candidates standing upon It whine recoid was untarnished, there can be little doubt that the Stato could havo bceu carried by n ma jority of not less than two thousand. Hut the attempt to rim Siwslon sympathizers on n I Union platform, was loo tinnspa'int a trick to dicelvo anybody, nnd the only cnVct Jins been to drlvo'life-hing Democrats Into open affiliation with tlic Republican Union orgmd zation. The issue on which the battle should have bceu fought, is that or Uniou Democracy is. Abolitionism, nnd in a contest of this kind the Democracy would have rallied around the old banner, conservative men of nil parties, who would have looked to n Democratic tri umph ns affording tho only hope for a restora tion of tlic Union. Instead, however, or a contest in which tho success or great princi ples nre involved, n disieputablo dodge has been resorted lo, the object of which is lo elect Secessionists under tho cuiso of Uuion men. There never was a time wlieu so transparent a humbug could have succeeded, mm witu u.e cloao of tho first Monday in Juno it will bo found that the people havo placed an effectual quietus upon those who would hand Oregon over to tho tender mercies of Jeff. Va Is and his plundering crew. Tha Kscorel. Wo are fast approaching tho most import, nnt election ever held In Oregon. 'Hio inter, csts at stoko nro great Iho questions to to deckled nrc momentous. Wc hnvo n Governor whose loyally Is doubted, nnd n Representa tive and Senator in Congress who nro opened nnd avowed Secession sympathisers. Under these circumstances, tlic loyally of the people of Oregon Is questioned before tlic councils of the Nation. Ar.d what Is thoresutt? Just what any sensible man might hnvc clearly for seen wc have received no appropriations j nnilnhy? Simply because the Government wishes to be sntlified as to its boundaries be fore heavy appropriations nro mada to strengthen Its extremities, nud thereby consol idate its power. One grenlnhject hod In view, then, hy Union men, in Hits election, Is to vindicate the sullied honor of our youthful State beforo the council of (he Nation. Every citizen of Oregon will go upon the irroref upon thl question on Mon eloy next. That record will live forever. It Is n part of the history of tho State, and from it there will be no escape. Again : there nrc but two parties In Hit contest those who nrc in favor of Hie Consti tution ns our fathers made it, nnd those who I nrc opposed to that Government, nnd openly sympathise Willi those who, with arms In tlietr hands, nrc seeking Its overthrow. How shall your record stand ? Are you ready to nlgu and seal your political damnation for alt tltnti to come, by making up n record In oppMllinn to the most beuifictnt Government lu the world t Many of you know full we-ll that the load ers of the Dixie Democracy of this State, ami especially of this county, rajtlcd over tlic do feat of the Federal troojis ut tlie battle of Hull Run, and that they havo oflin made night hideous by hurrahing for Jeff. Davis and tin Soulliern Confederacy. You alio know that tiic Giiiettr. the Corvnllls two, the Ihmetrrt, and the Adrtttiitr, have sum the praises of " Davis, lte nnd DoHureptd. (a) the glory of tlie land," and that they have been fighting ynlust Hie general authority or the Govern ment with might ami main ever since the com mencement of tho present difficulties. You know, nlso, that when the telegraph announced n Federal victory, lhat (hey have denounced It ns nn " abolition He ;" mid the Aiattittr has frequently raid lhat "he who rejoice! over a victory by the Federal troops was vorte tlmn it traitor." Aro you willing lo j tjiMtiHhq record lu company with such smco ?' Piiasa nud n fleet, wc beseech you. What but polit ical infamy do you expect to golu by cuch u record t If tho Dixie Democracy should sneered ut the coming election, will not thai victory b looked upon in tho Stales as the incccu e f Secession sympathizers! Cut) lliey view it otherwise! Will not even onr neighbor in California give it the fame construction ? Will it not be so claimed by the lender of the so mo parly In Oregon ! How wlll.VoIoiie.O'Mcara, the Advtrtiit man, Slater, und a host of oth ers, view It! Dtcedve not yourselves. If you aro In lavor of the gnat principle ut Constitutional Govi-rimynt purchased by thu precious blood of the Revolutionary marly m look well lo your retard on Monday next. If you are earnestly desirous to perpetuate this Government, ia nil its original vigor mil power, ns the wonder and glory of the world, why will yon mako up your record in company with those whom you know to tc nt hrurt it enemies! Our father forget parties j cannot you ! Tho record you nrc nbout lo make may be of greater Importance lo you lhaii you tins at present nware. Men cannot Identify them selves with Secessionists nud Secession f-ynq a ihlzers or, In other word, place tiuimelves in opposition to their Government without ruiiulng fearful riks. Why did U. V, Dovell, one of the beet nnd soumkt lawyers in Soulli ern Oregon, refttie to go upon dial ticket! Simply because he did not wi.li to plucc him self in a fuho position be'nuse he coveted not iho record that would forever stand ugalnst him. Why arc not Judge Dendy, Judge Wll linm, Judge IloUe mid Judge Slrattnn, all of 'Item lifc-lnig I)t-mocrats, acting with tha Dixie Democracy ! Ih ewusu they do not wish to go upon the record in opposition to tho Government, nnd because) their patriotism is superior to their partlzan feelings. If such men hesitate, yea, absolutely refiue, lo go upon the record with the member of the so called Democratic party, ought not others to pau:o and relhct, before they make up lleir recird. Young men ore more deeply interested In Hie great questions to lie deeided at the coin ing eliclion than nny other elms fjf citizens, Tho oflkiul positions now h.ld by o'der men mut soon be filled by I hem. Lt d mooted jgo wreck Itself If it will but. young man, yours Is a nobler interest, u dei per responsi bilily, und n higher minion. One fain) step In re, und your puliticul aspirations ore tY'glitc I forever. .Make up a recoid in opposition to your Country, und you may bid farewell to u! your ambition. Ri'ssru, ox tub Pka Iiidub. The mncnl, hide und severity f theuction at Pea Ridgu is shown by the oltlciul returns of the kilhi and wounded on the Fedetal side, which Gen. Curtis places ul 1,-100. It must have been n ilr-ltirAcmin ,-Amli.il nm! tl U'l'M llftlriltrll ill the JIWi. Sigel, nud his Germun;, behaved nobly, nnd saved tlie baggage train nd rear guard by determined, hard fighting, against which tho wi'd Texan mid Indians, with shot guns, bowlc knives nnd scalping kuhes, could not stand. Their batteries ran short of am- mnnlllnn. nlso ! snd ll.o Ins or the loaders the so often slaiu Ren, McCulloch, p? well i.i Mcintosh, nccelerntcd headlomr rout under I'rlisi nnil Vnn Dnrn. Tim Indian, noted US savages scalping dead nud wounded.-F.fuj. itiit wrrciponamu to tut Lciuton i imu. ft 'i