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Beneath the Stars.
In Ihc lioly hush nl crcn.
' When Ilia day has pine to rest.
Anil her cure, and doubts, nnil trlnls
St-cp like lniles upon her brcut;
When nn lmy strirc or bustle
The meet drcam-likc (mid mar?,1
0, whnt fancies nit before 111
As uc Kit beneath the ftnrs".
Starry Jewels flash mid glitter
In the night's Impcrlul crown,
hike the rlenr, pure ryes of angels
Looking enmly, coldly down;
And the lla-h uf pearly portal",
And the gleam iif golden burs,
I'nx hefoie lis In our musing,
As wc gaze upon the star.
O. linil we the mystic vl!on
Of (Jlmblen's fecrs of old,
Who In nil the stars nhove ihrm
The fate of worlds behold;
What commotion and what change,
Vlmt wild triumph', toll, nud wart,
Might we rend In silver letters
On tho tablet of thu slurs.
'ofThcVtlnVcrnnicT'lIiirnmrcwy-lcrnmbielfT atoms, nnd slavery, the heart
wherein Ihc Territories; nnd dlrlcntcrslnnd head of their system, will speedily
were ready to grant llie privilege, while
others saw n constitutional right to dn so.
What the falhrrs of the republic regarded
sicken nnd die, or lake to itself wings nnd
fly nwoy. I desire for them no worse pur-
gutnry Ihan thi. "We will subjugate them
.. . I, ., . t. . I.-'.. !. noK!. l.tittnHl MMB M lltll ft rtl l,1 tvllfl
ns n iln a rsniionni cvn uiai ouqne in e ,s mm nnn iNn,iHin m.-. c... ,..(. -
extlrpited win goon claimed In be n tied from his miner s mansion, wncre wn
Clirlptnln li'Mlnc. ordained bv Ond. nnd home nnil shelter nml pieniy, nnn wnicu
'especially ennobling to thoe who bore the bis substance in riotous living, nnill re-
brands drugged tlic chain', nnd were'duccrt 10 nnject micry, ne wns mm ioiiikc
owned nnd bought nnd sold, like dogs. up IHi ? I'l t''t '-' ,vilc d'"" "
TI10 public mind was cdnrated to regard ' When it cntm-s to that pns, 1 lrnt llint
those who. from llic reading ol Christ's 'our erring brelhrin will ray, "There l
teachings, hnd fcirmed the opinion that 11 ' enough In my father's house nnd to spare,
man. thonph bUick, was nnl u proper chut-1 1 will nrlsc nnd go, to my fiithtr." nnd like
lei for barter nnd sale, nnd Ihnt the brand, that Uenvrniy lather, I hope we may have
Ing nnd burning, nnd chaining nnd whip
ping, nnd nmlnlng nnd mntllnllng, nnd
transporting from parent mid children,
win not exact in neenrdnnce with justice,
hnmunity nnd Christianity, ns the lowest
nnd vlhst crcnlnrm nllowed on this mini
ilune snhere. to-wlt. Abalitionnli.
causelessly und traitorously shot down our
children unci brothers, though ihry mm M
the lives of the brave officers nnd soldier"
who now stand around u, ready to die, If
need be, for ourselves nnd their ronn'ry:
yet notwithstanding till this, nnd in despite
A Sisnui.An XttviufTunii. bnceTtopon "Dear me, how flnidlylie
a time n traveler stepped Into n stage coach.
He was a young msn starting In life. lie
fonnd six passengers nboot him nil gray
hrsdod nnd extremely ncwl men. The
ynnncrst nppe-arpd to have seen nt least
richly. winter". Our young traveler, struck
with the slnculnr mild nnd happy nspect
which disilneuNlird nil his fellow pussen
rri, determined lo nsrcrtnln the secret of
long life nnd art of making old ngc com
fortable J lie ndilressed the one apparently
tho eldest who told liim lie had always led
n rrgnlnr nnd abstemious life, eating vegc
toisYs nnd drinking wnlcr. The young man
wn rather daunted nt tills Inasmuch ns he
rraco to rtcetve them, thoncli they have likal the cnod thlnss of this life. He nil-
When the soft, blue sky of even
Seem" nn Inland lake of rest.
With the gleaming, nnw-w Idle lilies
Sleeping on Its pencolul breat,
Then llie nlry hand of Pnnry
Pii'lier- Imck llie golden bars,
'Till we seem to nee tho glory
Of the world beyond tho aturs.
Then the (foecy clnudk'ts, Hashing
In the monuheiiui's pearly rays,
Seem Ilko wandering wing of nugcls
Slowly floating tlirniigh lh Imr.e;
Or, like straying perls drifting
In Ihvlr light aerial cars,
Trnm their pantdtre of beauty
In the land beyond the stars.
Starry lamps fecin watchflres. lighted
Ily some lovid, departed hand.
To Bllure our wnudcilug fnotrteps
To (lie dintant spirit land,
Fo that, looking through the dimness
That the curtly vlxliin mars,
We may bow In ndnilnitlon
Ilofore lllm who inadu the stars.
When nt last life's toll nre over.
And we fold uur linnd In rest,
As day Colds her roy pinion
In tin) clumlHTs or the West;
When lt mortal hand no longer
Tho freed spirit's light ibdur",
May wo riw to dwell forever
In tho world beyond the stnri.
Notwithstanding the horrors of Ihc in-'of all, I trust that we shall be rendy lo re
stltntlon, the degradation nnd oppression 1 ccive tlicm with open nrm. nod thnt we
of the servile rncc, the brutality, selfish-(shall yet live together nnd die together un
ness, prniiigncy, sensimiiiy, cruelly unu uur me goon 01a tug m our miners,
criminality of thu dominant race, rngen
Whnt Sluvery has Done.
This institution, which hus so long oc
cupied public attention, is nt last, thuulc
(Sod, about to pass uwoy forever. Jt is u
matter of wonder that u civilized nation
should consent, as Americans have, for the
past forly-Dve yours to be governed and
ruled by so foul nnd wicked nn Institution
un slavery. Yet the unprejudiced mind
must coufess that up to thu election of!
'Abraham Lincoln it controlled the politics
and legislation, nnd loo often the judiciary
of the country. If a national couventluti
assembled, of whatever parly, it was re
garded us of the first importance to con
sult the wiilies of the Stavt power in the
election of candidates, and their demands
weru never disregarded by the lenders of
cither political parly.
It availed nothing that the grtnt North
nnd mighty West outnumbered lire South
in the ratio of two to one In population;
they were too willing to obey the behesls
or the nigger drivers. Ordinarily these
traders in hnman flesh would select candi
dates from their own number, but occa
sionally allowed us the poor privilege o
easting our votes lor a putty-head like
I'ierce, or an imbecile like Buchanan, es-
dered by shivery; notwithstanding the
degradation of fror labor, the extreme Ig
norance nnd squalid poverty of the poor
whin of the South, caiwd by this mnn.
ster; notwithstanding the territory where
slavery held Its curiilvnh. had been pecu
liarly favored by nature, by Iho Southern
sun, that slaveholders dellcht (0 talk nnd
write ubont; notliwithstnndiiig this sunny
hind was first settled, nnd nt the time of
the iidnptlnn of the Constitution was far
more advanced than thu slcrilepCorth, nhil
we liuil seen Hint ragged nnil sterile land
solelyon necount of frrc labor, far out.
slrip the South in wealth, prosperity and
population, yet it was thu study of time
serving politicians, nnd a thoughtless peo
ple how best lo ndv-niicu the interests nnd
strength of tho owncts of men. A few
had seen for years the drift und Intentions
of thew men, but their voices were stilled
by the bolMerou nud dcrisivu cries of the
multitude, until the first shot, aimed by a
South Carolina itiJrm, wus fired ut Sum
ter, and then the nw of the Nation were
oteued as to tho intentions nnd doings of
slavery. Then rebel tongues prnclnimtil
In the face of civilizition nnd Christianity
that slavery was tho cornerstone of their
ConPderucy. Then commenced tho wur
of the giants Freedom nnd Sluvcry; and
now, when Freedom has Sluvcry upon itx
buck, und is scrubbing his swarthy face
with free soil nnd mnkin; here und there u
clean spot, the recumbent wretch cries out
that he has so long wallowed in filth nnd
slime that he cannot bear thu sudden glare
of Freedom's light, nnd begs that ho may
be permitted to return to his vomit, und
the entire Copperhead fraternity cry Amen,
let him iilnnc. He is not a monster but n
bird of rnrc and beautiful plumage, nnd
the boar Freedom is n tyrant nnd cruel
conqueror. Ten years hencp, who so bold
as to ncknowledge that he had been a Cop
perhead? In future years what man will
not lie ashamed of u Coppeurhead father?
The posterity of a Copperhead will bo ns
reticent ns to their nncitry us arc the pos
terity of the cow bnyg of the Revolution.
S. F, Journal.
HowSaI. "IllSllltArPII TMK FAMILY."
A traveler in the Stale of Illinois, some
years ngn, came lo a log hut on the prairie.
near Cairn, nnd there halted, lie went
Into the house. It wu n wretched affair
an rmply packing box lr n lablc, while
two or thrru chairs und disngreeablc Stools
graced Ihc reception room, thn dark walls
of which were further ormimrntid by n dis
play of tinware nnd n broken shelf nrlicle
or two. The woman wns crying in one cor
ner, and the mnn, with tears In his eves and
n pipe in his month, on n stool, with hit.
sorrowful looking hnd supported by the
palms of his hands. Not n word greeted
the interloper.
"Wcll,"hesald."ynu seem In bo In nn
awful trouble here. What's up?'1
Ah, wc arc nlinost crnr.y. neighbor,''
sal 1 the wonun, "and wc huu't got no pa
tience to sec folks now."
"That's nil right," said the stranger, not
much taken ubuck by the polite rcbull. but
SuiuctiATioy or tiik South. The prop
cr meaning of this much misunderstood
phrase was thus explained by Judge N. 0.
Uphnm, n lending citizen, ut a meeting In
Concord, N. II.:
Hut sumo of our friends exclaim, " It is
all in vain, you cannot subjugate the South.'
On this point let me say,I have no desire
can I be of nny service tu you In nil 0'
this Iroubli?'1
"Well, wevc lost our gul; our Sal's
gone off nnd left in," said tho old man in
loues of deep ilcspulr.
"All, do you know whut Ipducfd her to
leave you ?" remarked tin- new nrrlvul.
"Well, we can't say, os how she's ro far
lost ns to be Induced, but then she's gone
and disgraced us," remarked the ufllictcd
father.
"Yes, stranger, nnd not ns I should say
it us her mother but I here nurn't n poor.
tier gal in nil the west ihun nur.S'iil. She's
gone nnd brought ruin on her head now,''
followed the slritken mother.
"Who has she gone off with ?" inquired
the visitors.
"Well, there's the trouble. The pal
could havo done well, and might have mar
rhd Mnrtin Ktlioe, u copltut shoe-muker,
who, although he has but onec;c. plojs tho
flute In u lively manner, nud cams a good
living. Then, look, whut u life she lias
deserted ; she wns here surroundid by nil
the luxury in the couniry,"sa!d thu father.
'1 ci, who knows whut poor Sul will
drcs-eil thu second, who astonished htm
saying he had always rnlrn toast beef nnd
gorit lo bed regularly fuddled for llie Inst
ecnty years, adding llint nil depended on
rrgobirity. The third had prolonged his life
by never seeking or accepting ofGce; the
fourth by resolutely nbstnlolng from nil
political or religious controversies ; nnd
the fifth by going to bed nt sunset nud ris
ing st dawn. Tho sixth wns apparently
much younger thnn the other five his hair
wa less pray nud there was more of it a
placid smile, denoting a perfectly easy con
scirtrc mantled his face und his voice wus
jocind nud strong.
'I key were nil surprised to learn that he
was by ten years the 0,'dcst inuii In the
coacl.
' How is it you hnve thus preserved the
frcslncss of life ?" exclaimed our young
traveler.
The old gentleman immediately answered
him hy sn ing :
" I hnve drnnlc water nnd wine I have
mien meat mid vegetables I hnve dab
bled 'n politics nud written religious pam
phleli I have Homctiims gone to bed n
midnight ; und got up ut sunrise and ut
noon," lie then fixing his eyes intensely up'
on )he young man. concluded with the sin,
pillar remark : " Hut I nlwnys pay prompt,
ly for my newspapers."
IkiT sahl
Mrs. Portlogton lately nt n temperance
mecttn. '"Iain rejoiced when ho mounts
the nostrils, for his eloquence warms me in
every cnirldgp of my body.
As people usually sprinkle llm floors
bcfoie they sweep them, says nn old bsche.
lor, so some ladies sprirklc Ihcir husbands
with trnrs in order that they may swetp
the cash out of their pockets
The menmst man in the world is living
in New Jersev. In helping him out of the
river once, n man tore the cMlar ofThlscoat.
The next day lie sited him for ussntilt ami
battery.
Albert (lunii wns recently discharged
for false entries in the (Jiiarlcrmnster's De
partment nt Washington. His dismissal
rends thus: A Unnn discharged for making;
n false report.
A greenhorn desires to know why crock.
cry-waro dealers nru unlike nil other shop,
keepers ? nnd ndds very innocently.! "lie.
cnuse it won't do for them to crncit w their
goods." 1
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Pcrhnps men nre the tnnt Imltntjve ani
mals In the world of nature. Only one us
spoke like n t.inn, but hundreds of men
daily talk like ns"rs. '
Spomleiilix AVniifetl.
THOSE Indebted lo Smith .VHmwn.nr
I'lui'iilv. Oregon, nre hereby nntlilol
Hint their note nnd account nto placed In
our hands fur collection. )'lcne call and
settle Immedlatclv. nnd save cot.
JACOHS .V, I.U5SKM.
Jnrk'onvlllp. Jan. 1-1. ISfif. jaultitf
Culuto ol Win. 1.
TS Iho matter of the
X Hi
wear now ?"grcun.
have to eat. drink and
ed llie old woman
"And who is the fellow who 1ms taken
: her Into such mlscrv ?"
" Why, thr'x gone off and get mnrried lo
a erittcr calltdan edtlor, as liven in the vil
lage, and Iho Lord only knows how lie's to
aim a living !"
Faxxik A SritANiiK Stoiiv. Among
Ihe imnerous fruil females In Culro is Fan-
tile, nil interesting, intelligent looking girl,
whoseliistory is ns follows: Fumiie be
longs (0 n rt'SH'clulile family In compara
tively jjood clicumstunces, residing in one
of the central enmities of the Stulp of Illi
nois. When the first call for three years'
men come, Fannie's lover was umong the
first to shoulder it musket. Funnle, who
wasniomewlmt romantic school girl nnd
nn inordinate reader of yellow coven d
noiels.ut once conceived the idea of fol
lowing her gay lolhario t.i the tented field.
A few days uflrrwards she hod Joined lifts
regiment. Instead of repaying this devo
tion by protecting hcrjie , like tho villain
Ihrt he' was, worked Wtr ruin, nnd after,
wards disclosed her sex, musing In r dis
tnlssul from the service. Funnle soon re1
turned Lome nnd on her hending knees lin
plore-d to le allow e-d to remuln und retrieve
her chaiacler. Hut the brute whom she
catfcd fiuher drove her nwuy, nnd told her
never lo return to his home aguln. After
this hrr tiusslonnle love turned to a ih-ndlv I
hate. She efngged tlic footsteps of her A HOL'T four months clnco, n roan mam
fuithless lover watching; to deal the deserved , .""'' u LuU1 . r'!cV; ,lm, 't wullc-IU"'
iw kins, dcce.iMd.
Notice Is hereby given that Win. W.
Jndd, udmlnlitrAlor of the olato of Win.
('. Hawkins, decea-ed, has this day filed In
Ihe County Court, for the coiinlv 'of Dniitt-
In, Oregon, hlx accounts, nud pmw that
Ihesamulfonllowid, nnd it final setilemeat
hud It Ih therefoiv ordered thai the K' t He
ine 11 1 of said t-flnte bo miidt nt the Muah
term ol this Court. It. H.DCAIIII )I!N,
Cletkof Houghii Co., Ojju.
Hy A. It. 1'i.i.nt, Deputy.
.. H"1'l"rg- Jnn. I', iMiU jttiiriwl
IN the miller if thevtlatu of Je Hub
ert, ilvcram d.
Notice Is hereby given Hint I., p. Mother
administrator of the ri-lnlcor.litM; IleiU-rl.
diceauil.hns this day Hied In the County
Court, for the comity of Douglas, ( regon,
his nccMUiits, mid pruvs that th simu b al
lowed, nud rt llnnl Klllemtiit hud. It l
therrloro, ordered that the Ktllnnent r
said etute bo made nl the March Term of
this Court. It. II. Di:.HIIOII.V.
Cli rk of Douglas Co.. Ovti.
Ily A. It. 1'i.t.vr, Deputy.
ItiiM-liurg. Jan. 6. lr:i'l Jin I C 4
A DJIINIST KATOK'S V().
jTX. T1CI-:. Notice Is bun by given that
llm iiiiileralgueil has l-e-n duly np,iolnted
by the County Court of DonJlim eonnlv.
Oiegon, iidiiilnlftrnlnr of the 1 state of the
lr.tu Maklnza l'uckatd, diceated, of the
county and Stale iiroresnld. All penou
having claims ngnust said tatu 010 re
queried to exhlb.t them nilhlii slxmonlhe
Irom this dato, with their proper voucher-,
loruid ndmlnlrtrutor, living cnr Cnnjon.
lll. DouglaK county. Oregon,
HOHKUT TIMMllI.i:, Adsilnlslralor.
Itoseburg, Jan. 0. It-lit. JanlCwJ
IIOltSKS KTItAVJSO
or
m' ms 7mrm
tu lllliil"nlil the Knnth In nop enntn llint
pvcially if they hud SOmO monstrous inf.! would n-iintr,. nn nrmeil npeiinnttnn nfltilr
rpilly In view which tennlml the doing of entire territory, which is a manifestly difll-l
..Mtiuiug,; uaij worK. it congress had
tire inctmatiQii to doctor the tariff, Improv
McCi.r.t.i.AX vs. .M0C1.KM.A.V. " Occu
slonul," (John W. Forney) in a letter to the
Philadelphia Pttu, expluins the plun which
the Union men of Philadelphia adopted
a harbor, remove a snag from a river, build
a tarnpike or railroad, the lord of tho insli
had bat to crack his whip at the Capitol,
nnd every fawning ,cur, ftom JJangnr
lo St. Pauls, would feel upon his thighs
mo Ming, nou tan eo cursiog the "el 1 ob-
nn rffWt trm lm In ennll tl itAi. A)l) -.1
. .. ww...r.. mi riivn mv lUDL tan ui
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cult achievement, and Is by no nwnns necet,-1 the opposition, which was Gen. McCle-ilan's
sary. will tell you what we can do, how- letter in favor of Woodwurd.
ewr. 0 can hold the Mississippi. Wc
can take and hold every prominent seaport
on the Atlantic. We can shut up the re
maining rebel population between the At
lantic waters nnd the mountain pnjsea of
their northern border, from
olitionists." lo the day of its weakness I east nnd west and lower down
blow tint would rid tho world of a scoun
drel. One night on picket duly he fell
from on unknown linnd, Nono knew
whence it enme but many suspected that
it wai tho terrible vengeances of nn injured
woman. Sho nl once plunged into the
depiln of vice, nnd hoa reached the very
loweit round of the hidW.
Iished in nil tho loyal journals a letter
"LittWfMnc" hod written just 0110 year
previously strongly praising Oov. Curliu.
"Occasional"' says: "It wus nn amusing
No Oooo Ikjuo, A short time ngo.
near Pine Grove, tho following incident
occurred, which was told us by on eye wit
ness : An old Indian nficr being absent
from his family for a period or one year,
returned not long since, und to his surtiru-o
They pub- f0l,nd hit wife in possesion of n babv
seemingly not more than a week old. The
old " Huck," nrter eyeing it for some time,
uud finding a few extra kinks in its hair,
which ore much oftener found on tho cran
iravy iiiiiiiu aim mil no iiriiuti; mil n
meillum-rl.tl sorrel horn, with n while
triiw In the forehead, collar-marked-nu
hi and strayed, or were stolen, limn Km-m.
r' Plat. A IHktiiI reward will l i.alJ In-
Ihe undersigned lor llm return ofeltluror
both llm animals, or for such Information
us will lead tu their recovery,
PATON FORI),
larmer'sFlat, Jackson Co., Jan. Jfl. 'CI
COUNTY OP JACKSON, ) K.
8TATK0P OKKGhV. f8'
Notice to JMmqutit 'luz-1'mjtu.
THU flellnriueiit Tax-list of 18C.1 having
come iuto my hauls, I will, 011 uud uf
tir Monday, the leftb iislant, lo ))rejuril
to receive tho said la, at my oflice, next
door to tho Clerk's oflU?, in said county.
DelluquenU wlllsavj mileage bypaylos
up before the 1.1th of February next.
W. II. ft HYDi:, SJjprlir,
of Jscksisi County, Oregon.
Jacksonville, Jan. U, 'Ci, J.in Uw4
DiKsolutloH of popurtuciblilii.
s-
tliey had only to talk of oppression nnd de-! und ihere I om wlllln- H.Pr i.nM ,
niAnil IIia a.IaI.II.L... a m 1
aUU w wmu.ismqeni 01 n compomise to abide llie resu'ls. Iholaled
liria Mfllltln ttilitAlm 1 ... . . . I.
'. 7 "" '"""J migni propogntc be from all valuable intercourse with for-' darkest hours of the campaign of I8C2.
ond dwell, nnd here the ine was forthwith rign nations; estranged as they soon will and by the side of thut letter another from
put.l.,l,ed; n the day of ita growth they be under, Ihe reaction now going on front the same General McClellan, asking the
,-iUn 11T ,, .tb "ne f'9m"' ""Wy of every God-fearing, liberty. people of Pennsylvania to vote for George
.promise should be blotted oaf. and it dis- loving man throughout the wide world, ' W. Woodward, who had never given ub
appeared and was wiped away, In the , they will soon find that the corner-stone on terancc to a single sentiment in favor of
1 ? ',8arr"n,nIce1)lucy looted that they , which they have claimed par excellence to , the war, ond hod ner spoken a word ic
should have tho privilege f calling the roll build up their constitutional system will favor of the same 'Coreo B. McClellan "
sight to see posted nt every precinct poll, m nrs.iil.n !, ,i,n t.k.. 1 . TIIIIIMf! fin'VW.fi,on.,v i..niu.
rtlmllnnnn.... In 1l,tl.lt..l.t .!. 1 r.f-f- ..... " ' ""' " U """"" H'4. ' : '" ' "V '. "v" .' "' " "
'"- " uvi.iii. mc ivu.r ui .unjor ucu- . Ugh I 'J'hat no good Inlun too much ni.r. l"y coparmersii! nereioioro ex limp
r ha.i to. .i n.n. o xf.nuti ...., . ' . ' ub""J"juu, ipo mucu nig- i.tw.,. .i.,,,,,.,,,-.,,:.,! ,,. ,,,.. .,.
T&TZZSEZZZ ETitrt. r &:&&E&s3j&s.
as they will in strengthening sIa army in one of tlic nl concnt. All imcus indebted to said
"Tho Court will nlfinno m .t.i !lru u Wiuestwl (i niakepaymeut to Joint
a. i.. , ... , .' Drum, who Is ollhorlzed to Httlu Iho
on Arksnsas lawyer," that the gentleman burlnis; nnd oil perrons having claims
irom tnc r.ast nas given them a very learn
eel speech. He has roamed with old Komu
lus, socked with old Socrates, ripped with
old Euripides, and cantered with Cunthari-t
des! but what, your Honor, what doe-3 he
know about the 1'- -M '-
against the llrm shoild preseut them to him
ior tiijuiuueioii. i
JJMK3 CI,UGACE.
JtJIJXH. DltUM,
Jaeksonvllle, N'f.28. :M. nw.'SIf
"lirOOh-Highft. price puhl jor Wool
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