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B USINESS OA RD S. o J AW PARTNERSHIP. a AS. IC. KKLTA'. j. n. itKF.D, Tte-sidmice corner of Columbia and 7th sts. tciidenoc-, Columbia st bet. i'i aud 3d st. Jai. K. Kelly and J. 11. Reed, uuder the firm n;une of KELLY .t I! LED, frill fcract toe law in the C unts of Oregon Oilic: on First street, tiear Alder, over the new I'ost office room, l'ort.and. (40 tf jANSING STOUT. Attorney and Counselor Lti, r O RT L AND, O It EG ON . OiIiof'UndTr the United States District Court It oai. Front street. 4Utf 1 )AGE & THAYER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OFFICE In Crce's lluildinp:, corner of Front and Stark streets. Portland. G'iMf J. r. CA PLE. J. C. MORELAND. CAPLES cc MORELAND,. A. T0HNEYS AT1LAW; Cor. FRO NT and WASHINGTON Ms., 0 nr Q RT L A NO, OREGO X. JrGENE A. CRONIX, J A TTOUXEY A T LA ir, Rooms 7 an t S Cartel's Block, PORTLAND. OREGON . J Y. ROSS, 31. D., 'piiysician and Surgeon, f0:n?e on MamStteet, opposite Mason ic 1111, Orej?o: City. LJU jV S A EE A R R AN S, Pliy3ician and Surgeon, 'Office at bis Dru. Store, near Tost ' oA'jc, Oregon City, Oregon. L' J. WELCH, DENTIST. t'erm.inenUy Located at Oregon City, Oregon ROOMS With Dr. Saflarrans. on Main st. W ATKINS, M.D., SURGEON. Po'.rrr.AXD, Okf.o n. . OFFICE Fellows' Temple, corner First and Mder streets Residence corner of Mtin aud Seventh streets. -Gh -O ' Attorney and Counselor at Law, PItOCTOU A NO SOL1CITOH. AV0CAT. Practices in State and U. S. Courts. OJir.e Xo. 108 Front Street.ForUand, Oregon. Opposite McCormick's "ook Store. Wl F. KIGHFIELD, Ett-iblished since 1840, at the old stand, Miin Street, Oregon City; Oregon. An Assortment of Watches, Jew elrr.'and Seth Thomas' weight Clocks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. Renai rintrs done on snori notice, md thankful for pastfaVors. CLAUK GREENMAN, rrs .w Citv Drarnian, OREGON CITY. tB. All orders for the delivery of merchan dise or packages and freight of whatever des ciptioti, to any part of the city, will be exe cuted promptly arid with care. JJEW YORK HOTEL, (Deutfehes Gafthans,') 17 Front St reet, opposite the Mail steam O ship landing, Portland. Oregon. H. E0THF0S, J. J. WILKENS, Proprietors. . o Bmrd rer Week ?" 00 " " with Lodging 6 0 " Dar 1 00 IMPERIAL MILLS. x 0 Savier, LaUoque & Co., OREGON CITY. "5-Keep constantly on hand fot sale, flonr Midhn-s, Bran and Chicken Feed. Parties pJrchizia feed mast furnish the tacks. o JOHN FLEMING, mm DEALER IN BOOKS AND STATIONERY, IX MYERS FILE-PROOF BRICK, MAIX STREET, OltEGON" CITY, OltECO.W '"Liva and Let Live." JPIELDS & STHTCIvLER, DEALERS IX. ' PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. COUNTRY PRODUCE, Ac. CIIOICK MIXES AND LIQUORS. T-iTAt the eld ht.ind of Wllttmiin . I'ioMa Oregon CU , Oreg n. 13tf JOHN II. SCIIRAM. Manufacturer and Dealer in fek SADDLES, IIARlXESS, ijeasS etc., ' etc., Main Street, Oregon (ity, 3" Wishes to represent that he is now as well prepared to furuisli any article in his line as the largest establishment in the State. He particularly requests that an examination ot his stock be m.xde before buying elsewhere. GEO. xo.vn. JAMES MORRISON'. INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, Formerly PJew Columbian, Corner Front and Morrison Streets,' PORTL.VXO, OREGO.V, NOAH &, MORRISON, PROPRiETORS. Free Coach tn it ml fititi July let h tf House. OREGON CITY BREWERY ! HENRY II U M B E L, Ilaviflc: pitrcltased the above Brewery wish es to inform the public that he is now pi enur ed to manufacture a No. 1 qtuilitj' of EAGER BEER, . As crood as can be obtained anywhere in the Stale. Orders solicited und promptly tilled. Patronize Home Industry. -THE PI0TJEER CURLED HAIR MANUFACTORY I SNOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE market w tb a No. 1 article of Curled Hair tor Upholstery work, which will com pare with any liu'ported article In quality r price. I piy the highest yrice for Manes and Tails of Horse-; and Tails of Cows at my store, corner Front aud Salmon streets. D. METZUFR. Portland. Oregon. JOHN 3L BACON, Importer antj Dealer in STATIONERY, TERf UMEIiY". Ac, Ac, Oregon City, Oregon. At Charman - JVttnx rs otd innd, lately oc cupied by S. Aekermmi, Main strict. 10 tf STEERS & HINDEy Wholesale Dealers in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Virtcfi, J) randies, "Whiskies, EsZ, No. 40, Front Street, Portland, Ottrccx. Constantlr on hand a genuine article of Cutter Whisky. HOW'S THISF0R HIGH ? PAUL CR1SBER" Having thorouahh reconstructed inside and out, Loiru-'. bnildTng, formerly occupied by Cbas. Freidenrich, has btelid the saute, whore the best of Wine, Beer and Cigeirs, can be Ind. A share of public patronage is respectfully solicited. Aus. 20: m J CHAS. UOUGE. .CHAS. E. CALEF . . GEO. "W. SNELL. HODGE, CALEF h Co., , DEALEltS tS DRUGS and MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, AND WINDOW GLASS, rAHNISHES, JD HUSHES. PAINTERS Materia-!, ana uruggists" Sundries. 97 Front Street, Portland, Oregon. 35. Jacob Stitzel. James B. Ui'ton. STITZEL & UPTON, Real Estate Brokers and General Agents, Corner of Front and Washing ton streets. TORTLAND, OREGON. -3f Will attend to the sale and purchase ot'lteal Estate in all parts of the City and State. Special attention giveu to the sale of East Portland property. Address P. O. Box 4V2, Portlnnd. Oregon. STITZEL & UPTON, 13tf. Jl-I tt?t3 B:-.iT9. OMGON CITY, The Veto Message. tive Office. ) . Salem, Oc.n., Oct. 27r 1870. f To the Honorable, the Senate of the State of Oregori : According to the requirements of the Constitution, I herewith re turn Senate Bill No. 77, "An act to amend an act to incor porate the city of Portland, ap proved October 1 itli, 1861, and to amend an act approved October 21st, 1870, entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorpo rate the city of Portland, ap proved October 11th, 1804 and to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to in corporate the city of Portland, approved October 1 4th, 1SG4, and approved the 18th day of October, 1S0S, and 4o amend an act enti tled an act to amend an act to in corporate the city of Portland, ap proved October " 14th, 1864, and approved October 24th, 18GG," without executive approval which I herewith file with the Secretary of State with my objections there to. The bill composed chielly 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 hundred thousand dollars, and any debt or liability incurred in violation of this section, whether by borrowing money, loaning the credit of the city or otherwise, is null and void and of no effect, but the city 01 Portland may incur an additional indebtedness not ex ceeding three hundred thousand dollars. in the manner and for the purpose following, that is to say if any person or persons shall cause or procure the Willamette Valley Kailway Company heretofore in corporated under the laws of this State by articles of incorporation filed in the oilice of the Secretary of State, the 29th day of July, 1870, or any other Company to commence and construct their road or track from and within" the citj' limits of the city of Portland, and if sftch person or persons shall cause or procure svtid Railway Company td locate, construct and establish its terminial depot on the west side of the Willamette river ami within the limits of said city as aforesaid, then and upon these conditions said city is authorized by and through, its Mayor and Common Council to provide by ordinance for making and issuing its seven -per cent, gold coupon bonds payable in twenty years for the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, the interest thereon to be paid semi-annually. That so soon and so' often as five miles' of said road or track, commencing at said terminal depot aforesaid, and going westerly to wards Forest Grove, and then southerly to McMinville, is com pleted ami constructed, forty thousand dollars of said bonds shall become the property of said person or persons, and shall be de livered to them by the proper of ficers of said city. The second section authorizes the eit- of Portland, in addition to other taxes, to levy a special tax to pay the interest on these bonds, and to provide or raise the necssary funds by special taxation, or otherwise, to pay the principal sum of said bonds- as -the same shall become due. In considering this bill, the first inquiry should be is it consistent with the spirit and terms of our State Constitution ? In section 9 of article 11 of that instrument.' noon the subiect of - L corporations and internal improve ments, we have following pro vision : "Sec. 9. No county, cit y, town, or other municipal corporation, by vote ot its citizens, or otherwise, shall become a stockholder in any joint stock company, corporation herv, less respectable than high er' association whatever, or raise i wnv robbery, in this, that the pei money lor, rr loan its creait. to, 01 in aid" of, an' such company, cor poration or association." Front this clause of the Consti tution we arrive at the conclusion that it was the purpose of the framers of that instrument to erect a substantial barrier iii our funda mental law against all connections of counties, cities and towns, and other municipal corporations in this State, with speculative enterprises outside their own legitimate work ings. They cannot become stock h(ilders of" any joint stock com pany, corporation or association, nor' raise moneg for nor loan their credit to or in aid of any such company, corporation or as sociation. These words are plain and directi Do they prohibit the OREGON FRIDAY, IVOTEMBEK i", 1870. enactment of such a, law as the one under consideration ? This bill 'provides that the citv of Portland shall raise money to the amount of $300,000 for" any person or persons who shall cause or procure a certain railway com pany, or any . other eompany, to make, their terminal depot and be gin the construction of their road or track within the city of Port land, and proceed thence with their work in a given direction and to a given distance. The wording of the bill is pe culiar and circuitous, and appa rently framed to avoid contact with this clause of the Consti tution"; for it is claimed that while the prohibition clearly extends to joint stock companies, corpora tions and associations, it does not extend to "person or persons." I fail to see the exception here claimed. A corporation is a "per son" in law, and the joining of "persons" in an interest or enter prise constitutes an association. The Willamette Valley Railway Co mpany, or any other corpora tion, as a person in law, fulfilling the conditions of its provisions, could take the subsidy granted by this bill, if it should become a law, directly and without the interven tion of any one, which is positively forbidden by the Constitution. I also think this bill, in its frame work and purpose, to be against the spirit ami tenor of the Con stitution. It proposes to raise money by taxation for objects not therein contemplated or author ized; and to yield this bar would be to open one of the most dan gerous doors at which clashing in terests and growing speculations tire now knocking. If a city can be thus placed under a bonded debt this year, a county can be placed "uuder mortgage next year, and while the State may be saved from general debt by careful man agement, it may be loaded down b' the weight of local liabilities. Section tive of the article be fore cited provides that acts of the Legislative Assembly incorporat ing towns and cities, shall restrict their powers of taxation, borrow ing money, contracting debts ami loaning their credit. At the present session of the Legislative Assembly, an act has been passed authorizing the city of Portland, for general and special purposes, to extend its liabilities to half a million of dollars, including provision for city gas and water works. Io extend the privilege of contracting debts to the sum of eie;ht hundred thousand dollars,' not including interest thereon, in an incorporated city of ten thou sand inhabitants. I do not believe would be such a restriction upon the contraction of debts as was contemplated by theframersof the Constitution. This bill is objectionable on .1 i rii another errounu. j oencve mat without reference to constitutional limitations, this bill goes beyond the power of the Legislature to impose a tax upon a people. Io make a tax legitimate it must be for a public and not for a private purpose. . Taxation for the benefit of an individual or a corporation, upon considerations real or specu lative, can never be upheld. Upon this point I cannot better express myself than in the wrds of a late decision of the Supreme Court of the State of New Vork, used in reference to a similar case: "In other" acts, stock, or some pretended equivalent, is contem plated as a consideration for the bonds to be issued. But this act authorizes a donation pure and simple in other words, the Leg islature has assumed to authorize, fLmiio-li the instrumentality of commissioners and the taxing power, the taking of a certain amount of property of one corpo ration and donating it to another. TF this can be done it is lciral rob- notrator of the latter assumes the danger arid infamy of the act, while this act has the shield of legislative irresponsibility." . "While I do not join in" the harshness and Imputation cm bodied in these frords of this de cision, I regard the drift of its authority to be most wholesome and valuable. For the foregoing reasons T have failed to approve said bill, and herewith file the same in the office of the Secretary of State, with my objections thereto, this 27th .day of October, 1870. . L. F. G ROVER, Governor. A mantle shelf A lady's sLoal- tier.':. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, Republicsn T-xtravagance hnd W aste. From t'.K- X. Y. Democrat. Republican political speakers who have been sent out by the ad ministration to defend it against charges of corruption, fraud and extravagance, have prated much about the reduction of taxes and the econom "that has been prac ticed by the Grant administration." This talks very well, but when you come to look at the figures they don't hold out for the benefit of the Republican orators and ed itors, worth a cent. Let us see. The average yearly expenses of several Democratic administra tions are given as follows: Administration. Cost per Year. Population. Jackson's SI S.22 L0: 1.52 1 i'CiLOOC Van IinrenV Polk's ...... Pierce's. . . . Hticunnau's . Grant's .:!). 182.4.2.":J . 30. 835 .71 P..:" . .5:J 0H.0.-.5.78 .K3.9 15.249. 14 17.O0O.030 21.000.000 27.000.000 30.000.000 40,000.000 1yo.7yG.335.oa These figures are from oilicial and, therefore, perfectly sources, reliable to be used by speakers and writers in their political arguments against the infamous extravagance of the administration under Grant and his Republican cormorants. These figures will show you: 1; That the total expenses of twenty-four years of the adminis tration of the Government by Jackson,- Van Buren, Polk, Pierce, and Buchanan, were $859,G92, 33G 39. 2. That the expenses of the first year of Grant's administration were" $100,796,3.35 00; Now, if the expenses of Grant's one year- be multiplied by four it will be ascertained how much will be the cost of M whole term of four years, which will be over seven hundred and sixty-seven millions of dollars, very rfeatly as much as twenty-four years Cf Democratic administration cost. In these estimates no account whatever is made of what is called the public debt and the interest thereon. That is left out of the question, hence no Republican will have an opportunity to say that the debt is the cause of the in creased expenses. If any one should argue that there are more people now than when these Democratic adminis trations were in existence, let them take a look at these facts: Dur ing the twenty-four years of Dem ocratic government the average cost per capita was 1.77 (includ ing the expense of the Mexican war). Now the average cost un der the Grant administration, j)er eajx'td, h 84. 7G three times greater than when we had Democratic Presidents find Democratic Con grcsmen. Tlfis also does not in either event, iiicmde tlie debt and interest. Does any onewoin1cr that Mr; Dawes, Republican Congressman from Massachusetts, denounced the Grant administration as more ex travagant than that of Andrew Johnson, in that it squandered, fortj'-scven millions of dollar's pier annum more than did Johnson's. If we should include the debt and interest, the statements would then show the average expenses per capita under Democratic ad ministration to be 2, while under Grant it would be 10.28. These are facts for the deople to consider. Let them be used by Democratic speakers and by Dem ocratic editors on every occasion when possible, that those who v.otc may know how Republicans are robbing and plundering those who pay taxes. We do not believe a majority of the people of the country want to pay five or six times as niuch more than is necessary to nave a goo administration to have a bad one, and in the hands of the Rc'publi cans. Let the people once under stand this, and Republicans7 who plunder' will quickly be over thrown. In 1860 the Democrats were howled out of place and power, because it was asserted they were corrupt and stole; If those charges were true, the corruption and stealing of the Democracy was remarkably light compared with that now practiced by the Re publicans according to the figures given above. Then, why shall ndt the Repub licans be driven out, now that they have been exposed in their corruptions, and bid fair to ruin and impoverish the country. t A bachelor seeing the words "Families Supplied," over the door of a sho'pV stepped in and said he would take a wife and two chil dren. Dead Look' Chignon:. Tlie Bible; The following description of the bible was found 111 V estnnnster Abbey, nameless and dateless: A nation would be truly happy if it were governed by no other laws than those Of this blessed book. It contains everything needful to be known or done. It gives instruction to a senate, authority find directiori to a magis trate. It cautions a witness, requires an impartial verdict of a jury, and fur nishes a judge with his sentence. It sets the husband, as the re'rd of the -household, and the wife as the mistress of the table; tells him how to rule, and her, as well, how to manage. It entails honor on parents, and enjoins obedience on children It prescribes and limits the sway of the sovereign', the rule ff the ; ruler, arid the authority of the' master; commands the subjects to i honor, and the servants to -obey ; I and the blessing and protection of the Almighty to all that walk by its rule. It gives directions for weddings and burials. it promises lood and raiment, and limits the use of both. It points out a faithful and eter nal guardian to the departing hus band and father; tells him with whom to leave his fatherless chil dren, and whom his widow is to trust ; and promises a father to the former, and a husband to the lat ter. It teaches a man how to get his house in order, and how to make his v'ill; it appoints a" dowry for his wife; entails the Tight of the first-born; and shows how the young branches shall be left. It defends the rights of all and reveals vengeance to every desaul ter, over-rwacher and trespasser: It is the first book, the best book. It contains the choicest matter; gives the best instruction; and af fords the greatest degree of pleas ure and satisfaction tha'-t Are ever enjoyed. It contains the best laws" and most profound mysteries that were ever penned; and it brings the very best of comfort to the inquir ing and disconsolate. It exhibits life and immortality' from time everlasting, and shows the way to glory. It is a brief recital of all that is to come. It settles all matters in debate; resolves all doubts; and eases the mind and conscience of all their scruples. It reveals the only living and true God, and shows the way to him; and sets aside all other gods, and describes the vanity of them, and all that trust in uch; in short it is it Udok 6'f laws to shdv right and wrong; of wisdom that con demns all tolly and makes the fool ish wise; a book of truth that de tect all lies, confronts all errors; and it is a book of life that shows the way from everlasting death; - It contains the most ancient an tiquities aud strange events, won derful occurrences, heroic deed and unparalled wars; It describes the celestial, terres trial and infernal worlds, and the origin of the arigclic myriads, the human tribes and the devilish le gions. It will instruct the 'accomplished mechanic and most profound critic. It teaches the best rhetorician, and exercises every power of the most skillful arithmetician, puzzles the wisest anatomist, and exercises the wisest critic. It is the best covenant that ever was agreed on; the best deed that ever was scaled; the best evidence that was ever produced ; the best will that was ever signed. 10 understand it, is to be wise indeed ; to be ignorant of it, is to be destitute of true wisdom. - It is the king's best copy, the magistrate's best rule, the "house keeper's best guide, the servant's best directory, and the young man's best companion : it is the schoolboy's spelling book and the great and learned man's master piece. It is the ignorant man's diction ary and the wise man's directory. It affords knpwledge of witty inventions for the humorous, and dark sayings for the grave; it also its own interpreter, and that which crowns all is, that the Au thor is without partiality and with out hypocrisy, " With whom there is no variableness, neither shadow or turning. Nearly one-half the type-setting' on the Paris literary parcrs is done , by women. " ISO. 32. Dropping the H. A schoolboy, reading to InW master, pronounced every word with more than proper emphasis; had received repeated reproofs, but particularly concerning the word "honor," which the 'master told him he should pronounce "onor," and derired him for the future to' drop the II: The lesson had taken a longer time than usual, so that the master, whose breakfast had been detained till it was quite cold ws not si little vexed, and lakino the muffin, iravc it to the bov sav- inn: it Here, you stupid, blockhead, my muffin is quite cold; take it iu the kitchen and heat it." The boy was gone so long that the master's patience was quite ex hausted, and he sent for him; The poor fellow- came with the last piece in his mouth. What, the deuce." exclaimed e master, "you have not de voured ray mufiiin, I hope. I told you to take it to the kitchen and heat it." " Yesj'sir," said the boy who had just bolted the last mouthful, "but you told me to always drop Hie IL" IxTEEEST.-IIenry Ward Beecher says: -'.No blister draws sharper than interest. Of all the iridus-". tries none is comparable to that of interest It works alt days and all uightSj in fair weather and foul. It has no sound in its footsteps, but travels fast. It gnaws at 9i man's substance with invisible teeth. It binds industry with its grasp as a fly is bound iu a spider's web: Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fa tal mesh until the long-leerged in terest devours him. There is but' one thing on a farm like it, and that is the Canada thistle, whielr svrarms new plants every time you break its roots, whose" blossoms are prolific, and .every flower the" father of a million seeds. Every' leaf is an awl, and every branch iV a spear, and every plant like a. platoon of bayonets, and a field of them like an armed host. The Whole plant is a torment and a1 vegetable eurse. And yet the. farmer had better make his bed of Canada thistles than attempt to bP at case upon interest. q Matrimony has its advocates and has its enemies. After all, it's a' good thing if not abused. .True, you may stumble upon a bad part-" iter, and that will be bad enough; but you may meet with misfor tunes in the course of life (the world is full of them) the best pos sible rule,1 therefore, is, if you want to have a good wife be a good htfs'band. If you would have arc indulgent husband, be a tender, forbearing and affectionate' wife. In more linn half the cases of1 un-" happy matches, the truth is, there' is much fault on both sides. There' is a maxim in common life, "Mend your own manners and your neigh-" bors will mend theirs." " It applies td matrimony, as well as to inter-" course in general. The Republicans in Dakotali Territory have quarreled and nom inated two candidates for Con gress, G. L. Spink, the present del egate, and Walter A. Burleigh, delegate to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses. In 18G8 the Republicans were united, and Mr. Spink received 1,379 votes; The Democratic vote then was' about 1,200, a Republican nTajority of 179. This split will liiost prob- ablv.sccure a Democratic sneers' this" fall. A man in Westchester count v" came the best joke on his wife that transpired lately. She got mad' because he had been keeping eom pany with and sparking a young girl, as some married women will get mad about trifles, and t6 make her repent he took a little laud enum just to frighten her.- Thob best of the joke was that ho took just enough to . kill himself,- and now she is a widow, and that poor girl has got no one to spark her.- m ' e An Alabama Riadical paper thinks it worthy Of note that oner Q State officer has not stolen nothing. He is the Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction.- "Instruction," either public or private, is .some thing no Radical will .take any pains to steal. I Q O Iowa Methodist Conference has passed a resolution that " it is true Methodism to oppose woman suf frage." Then Rev. Horace Cook wasn't a true Methodist, probably, as he held diverse opinions on the subject. And so did. Miss John- Eor' G 1 o o o o 0 1 r. i o o O o o H 1' i ? O t : i i I i : i - 1 1 0 O o o o o. f -T--.: O o f - I O o