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Oregon City, Oregon,
Friday
March. 17, 1371.
The Kew Election Law.
We quote from the San Francisco E.c
'fim'mer our views of this infamy, as fol
lows: 4i A more daring and outrageous in
vasioui of the rights and sovereignty of lhe
people of this country was never before
attempted, much less consnmated, in any
land of liberty. The desperate, reckless
men who have been plundering the coun
try for years are determined to hold on to
power regardless of the means. Knowing
that they cannot do so fairly they have
made up their minds tor do so foul! v.
When the cou?pirator3 of the -ramp Con
gress"' were proceeding, as Thad. Stevens
declared, outside of the Constitution to i
Mrike down States and trample on every j
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principle of civil liberty, we then pre- j
dieted that these were but experiments ;
tipon the endurance of the people, and
that alPsach acts would be taken as pre
cedents, and the same bayonets which
3led in stuffing the ballot boxes at the
South would be used for the sumo purpose
at the North. These predictions are now
being verified.
The last New York election showed
what the people would stand. The W,rld
published" some seven or eight columns
cf the n-aws of the deputy marshals,
sworn in tinder the .Vet of Congress, with
the crimes with which each had been as
sociated and of which he had been guilty.
A more disgraceful exhibit of cut throa's.
garotte rs. assassins, house breakers and
house burners, thieves, midnight marau
ders and scoundrels of high and low de-
gree. never was recorded ia the books ol j
a penitentiary. These were stationed at
the polls as the representatives of these
Great United States, with authority to
call for Federal Bayonets to back them,
and gun-boats with shotted guns to belch
destruction upon the city. Hut this did
not accomplish the object had in view.
It aroused the people all over the State,
and the result was a Legislature Demo
ocratic in both branches, which had not
occured, we believe, in ten years, besides
a gain of some live or six members of
Coaress.
And so. the old act having failed, a new
one must be passed, and this we now hive.
It vv(U nut thrnilrll l-.uth I uuu 1 (l I '
strict party vote, lbe Democratic mem- j c.vnnol fairly arise for a month and these
bers made a gallant light, but against papers were shown to be uivde to order,
brute numbers, of course, their efforts 1 an!1 cli,iuily ili,n a l, au'l':i full
.,,,,, . cnle, it m-iv be that, grave Senators, even
availed nought. Hie act comprises some j fnmi New England, were silent from dis-
eighteen sections, bristling with pains and j gust. lint the Southern (1) men were
penalties. It authorizes the Federal courts j equal to the occasion. There was nothing
. . ,, . , t . r j too strong for them. When attention was
(j appomi, till pel v isois anu lusjjeciui a 01
Elections. Elaborate powers are
riven
to the Inspectors to inspect, at all time;.
O
otfHiie day of election, the way the voting
is done and the way the register, tally
books and list are kept, and to personally
acrutinize, count and canvass every bal
lot, whatever may be the endorsement on
said ballot, or in whatever box it may be
placed or found, and to forward their re
port to a Chief Supervisor provided byr
this act for each Judicial District. Pro
vision is made for the United States Mar
shal and a number of deputies to protect
and assist the Inspectors, and to arrest,
without any warrant, any one who iater
leres with the voting or registration, un
der color of even State or municipal law,
or who commits any of the offenses pre
scribed in this act.
We shall not attempt to give an epitome
of the law. Throughout it is most atroci
ous. We cannot better characterize it
than by quoting the condensed remarks
of Mr. Eidridge of Wisconsin :
'It was the crowning act of centraliza
tion ami consolidation, it brushed away
at once ami finally all State machinery
and local authority, and substituted in
their place the Federal bayonets. It cre
ates a host of new offices before unknown,
and filled the land with spies and inform
ers. It sought lo overawe free American
citizens and to control their votes by the
menace of the sword and the presence at
the voting precincts of the soldiers of the
army. It had its origin in the interest of
an unscrupulous and desperate party. Its
very title was a false pretence if not a lie.
It was a bill lo prevent, hinder, and delay
citizens in voting. It provided a system
to drive citizen ; from the polls and to dis
gust sill honest men with elections. There
was no constitutional w.urant, lor the
measure. It was rank usurpation and
revolution. It was an insult to every cit
izen ot the reptb'.ie
every
feature to liberty, and violated i
every fundamental ilea ot republican
government
bloodshed,
men of the
It. u-iuitil lulnrr ,.,. o , . i ,
li was intended to awe tin- ; '''- such a-, it is. and an unbounded rever
tates and drive them from ! t' !'e fbr Sona'ot ial sobriety, we confess
the polls. They would not submit with
out a struggle. Many a law abiding citi
Zen would feel more like firing a bullet
Itian casting a ballot thrcugn the paid
spy and m'.ormer which 'hit- bid would
place before and behind the ballot-box. j
The hypocriiieal cry of "Let us have j
peace' would not avail in the faeeofsuuh j
measitres. lbe people could not, bo hu
miliated much further. They would soon
have borne all that they can bear. They
would ere long assert their sovereign
right and power to be free, and ihey
would teach Congress that its members
were the servants, not the masters of Un
people, and that the people had a right to
govern themselves."
Tljs vile act will defeat the end of its
enactment. It wilt arouse the people
Irom one vad of the Union to the other.
It will convince them of the trai.orous
purposes of the Radical leaders and the
necessity of grasping the scepter of power
from their hands ere it be too late. Un
less the American people have degener
ated into slaves, and are tired of freedom.
they never will submit to this gross insult
and invasion of their rights, for eigmy
.1,1 ,-..tir ih..v have exercised the right of
v v. j .. - j -- - - -
suffrage nnhedgtd by Federal bayonets
and unawed by Federal bullies. Will
they surrender that right now? Wiil they
suffer themselves to be bullied and insult
ed at the polls by the hired minions of
the President. ' If so. they deserve to be
tbe slaves of slaves, and to wear the yoke
of servitude foiev er.
AFor.OGY.-Our readers must pardon us
.i , , - - . ...
for the lack of original matter m this issue.
We have been on lhe sick list for the past
weeK, bat we Lfpe to be all right in time
for the next issue.
PlK.o. The widow or the late Gen. E.
D. Raker, died in San Francisco last Fii
Uay morning, aged about vears.
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The New Supremacy.
From the Weekly Patriot.
Massachusetts is terribly in earnest.
A-t only is her pet school machine put in
motion, but. at the instance of him who.
ot her most economical members, is bound
to be the most penurious of politicians,
increase.-; the Senatorial -agitation fund"
a hundred per cent. It was on motion ot
Mr. Dawes, as all remember, that the
appropriation for the expenses of the
scott investigating eommitee was raised
from ten to twenty thousand dollars,
Comc'denUlly with this eame the prop
o-iHiiKi th the Senate committee should
be in perpetual session, and every th.ng
else 'Appt'opriaii'ms. (undiiig system, for
eign alf'iirs. practical reconstruction ii
anything rem uns to be dune, all are to b
thrust aside or subordinated to the nee
essity of getting up a huge electioneering
document in Linn: to operate on the sum
iaer etnva-s. or possibly tempting the
iii-'W Congress i ito new legislative pro
seripfion of some sort. In the meantime
playing into the hands of these politiea.
thimble-i -iggers. for really their game de
serves no higher distinction, the President
chews his cud of political rumination, and
.'i'" test-repeal become a la w mi ; the
wining to -wound, afraid -to st ru;e - prmci-
,,!,, vv,,ich characterizes what is called his
civil policy.
All conduces to show how true ar3 the
! forebodings which the-.; columns have,
j irotn time to time. enunciated of.'he grand
j eilort cow linking and to be made to per
I petuate the New England Radical hrn
i ination on this country. It is too paipa
I ble to be mistaken; and. as we have said,
j the President, in his dogged, self-indulgent
I way. is as rnie.'i a party to it as if he were,
I by nativity and edacauon. of the same
region. It is a mere question as to how
j long such IJepresentaiives as now come
' from the Southern States, especially in the
senate. Cu
ti b
e Ke
tt (here, and that 1
petids on
ra ther. we
Tiie mome
the duration ol Southern or
should say, negro
it ttie hand of the
excitement,
stranger is
taken frem the v
i e
man's throat, or is
stayed IVou'i stirring the passions of the
black man's heart so soon as the every
day necessities el industry, which work
by as sure a rule as do the planets in their
course, are allowed to regulate Use rela-
)'-' ' races, not as between colors, but
intelligence in.u moment, me popular
voice will speak through appropri ite and
genuine agents. In every instance this
has been the result. Those who now are
here as representatives of the South do the
bidding of their mas'ers preity well.
If the agitators of the North had it their
interest to be. as it were, their own expo
nents, they do brave talking. i!ut when.
either weari.-d id" "good wort
or naving
Something to gain bv keeping quiet
they
sink i;?'o silence, tne
signal
word v
is yiveu to
their allk
to i
lo the
work.
This
seems to h ive been the ease in the d b ite
which sprang up in the Senate o 1 what, is
called liie North Carolina petition. It
may be that this silence was the fruit of
other and better feelings, and that, when
petitions were
presented and
eudoi
d.
pro'esting in advance against, tne aumis-
stun of v. white ,s n.i:o;. which oues'.ion
called to the fact tint one
"St. John the Evangelist.'
signature was
a Senator sol-
emnly accounted for it bv attribuii
it
to the high religious sentiment of the col
ore" I race and their love for the nomencla
ture of the New7 Testament. He might as
Well have attributed -Pompey ' and (.Ye-s.u-"
it) love for ti e Triumvirs, or Dinah"7
to sympathy with the patriarch's unlucky
daughter.
Rat Senator Warner took it "at the foot
of the letter.' and deduced a strange mix
ture of inferenti il piety and ignorance
from this disclosure. We presume this
petition is the herald of thousands of
others, to be fabricated in the same way,
which are to be ma le the text of daily
harangues, and thus to react on the ex
citable anil misguided population from
which they ate supposed to emanate. It
was reserved, however, for another Sena
tor of the sum type to improve the shin
ing hour, and this time the represen'.r.ti ve
and the con-'i it 'nts veie of the same in
sure. No sooner had the "St. John the
Evangelist," discussion si.buded than the
kindred question of mixed schools in the
District presented i'seif. ami after a rela
tively mild exhortation from Mr. Sumner.
Mr. Revels, of Mississippi, .stimulated, no
doubt, by the example of his colleagues
from Norih Carolina und Alabama in the
previous debate, made his demonstration.
It was vei'V impressive. It. h is been well
said that, while the awiul face of authority
m ty sometimes wear a smile, it never
should be disfigured by a sneer. ' Rat
when the countenance of legislative wis
dom, such as Senator Revels has a right
to boast of. W'-ats an expression of miti
glt?d smile, sneer, ami solemn sadness, it.
is not pleasant to look upon and not easy
to solve. lie told I he Senate that preju
dice against color was very wicked, very
great."' and. as it seemed to him, on the
increase; that neither the Almighty nor
he approved of it;" and then he added,
(at which m my a sympfh -tic hea l hung
down in shame or perplexity.) that, it was
'the prejudice against the ichir race which
he deplored."" ami that he would even
abandon the Republican party if it went
into any measures really d imaging to the
while race. U as tins sanl in jest or in
earnest. 1:1 seriousness or satire: wuii a
tolerably keen sense o! Senatorial locuiar-
ourselves at a !os; to determine.
Yet these are the people whom it suits,
nav it is absolute! v essential to the inter-
'sts of. Radical New England to keep in
legislative iiincMon, 10 entrust, tiicui una
such us them with the supervision and en
forcement of what is called Fdaeai ion.
ami by such intrusion to "exclude t he in
telligence and conservative patriotism of
the South, even ot the most moderate.
Muss ix Tiiri Radical Cami It will be
seen by our dispatches that a genera
break up of the Radical party is going on
swimmingly'' at Washington. The re
moval of Senator Sumner, the Radical pet
of New England, from the chairmanship
of the Committee ou Foreign Relaiions.
has caused a s,ir. and many Radicals pre
dict that it will be a sore move for the
Administration, which secured it. Grant
mole his removal a personal matter,
owing to Sumtiet's opposition to some of
his pet stealing schemes, and was success
ful. Rut the Radicals are in svmiviilo
j with Sumner, ami Grant will feel the force
i oi a;s mture r pposition. Let the fight
! on.
Sr. Patrick's Dir.-This, the 17th. is the
day most dear' to the heart of everv Irish
man, and one that has always been cele
brated by them in a becoming manner.
The Irish associations of Portland have
maue granu pS - .out er oo-
j -servance of the day.
The New Hampshire elecMon came off
! bsf Tnesdav. There are four tickets m
Ve'd-Democratic. Radical. Labor
j i;ef jrra, and Prohibition.
Sextkxced Dr. A. M. Loryea was sen
tenced to pay a fine of S2u'd for circula
ting obscene powers.
We
see it s: i-o.
that be proposes to appeal the case. It is
cheap eaovtgb. for him aad he better stop.
Tiie Jacksonville Affray-
We take the following from the Jackson
ville Serdintl of the 4th iust :
Last Saturday, about noon, V. S. Ralls,
an old resident "ut this count y. stepped in
to 11. iJreiibarth's saloon, in this place,
where James D. Fay was sitting, reading
a newspaper, when a serious ail'ray took
ulace between the two men. V heu lva Us
stepi.ed m Fav"s back was turned to the
door, and he va not aware ot his presence
until 31 r. Ureiibaitu aceosied the tonnei,
caltmg him bv name. Fay turned imme
diately, and also spoke to ilulis. lie pei
eeived a movement on the part ot the lat
er, as though lie were trying to draw a
pistol; he mstanily drew bis pisau .-and
while both pisto.s were pred.uited almost
.n,.zzle to muz.de. Kalis lired. stn.iuig
av"s pistol and rendering it useless, the
oati splitting in two. cutting his tnumo
md fhnrer badly, and the two halves
. losing through the side ot his coat, about
'tiree inches apart. One of the pieces
struck a pocket-book he had in the uieast :
lucket ot his coat, passed through it and I
glanced off on a rib ; the other piece did
not seem to have much force and did ku
injury. Kalis then went out ot the door,
and Fay in the rear ot the counter, m the
saloon, titter which Kails lired three More
ehots. none of ihem taking ell eft. Fay's
pistol was .so damaged by the tbt shot ol
his antagonist that it was entirely useie-s
and he never lired .a shot. Kails then
went across the slice'., mounted his horse,
and rode home, lie was arrested last
Thursday, and brought to town, but his
examination was postponed uuul yester
day, lie says Fay drew Urst. The diffi
culty grew out ot the seduction ot Kail s
daughter, which he imputes to Fay. With
charitable feelings turiiie utitoriunate girl,
as well as tor her more unturaiuate par
ents, we omitted any mention in our last
week's isMie ol her giving birth to an il
legitima'e child, on the loth iust.. under
en cumsiances calculated lo e.xeue the in
most degree of compassion, but among
the whys and whetetores of the affray we
have jusi chronicled, v.e find it necessary
lo mention it now. It is truly lamentable
that an occurrence of this nature has hap
pened in our in.dst, yet in a case so full ot
contradictions, we esteem lime the best
arbiter and judge on whose head the. blame
should tail lis decrees at. last arc fcure
and its punishmt nts just.
The Jacksonville 'limes, of same date,
savs:
The telegram to the ,'? and Bnlki'm
in reference to the Fay-Kalis affair was in
excusably false in several particulars,
inete was no remark made by Kails in
reletvuee to seducing his daughter. That
was laaaulaciured irom whole cloth.
Tiie Ik mid publishes several grossly
false and scandakms letters in relation to
i he
Fav-Kaiis troubit
The
luminous
scoundrel, to v hont public opinion points
as the author ol these letters, lias been
force 1 by public sentiment to leave his
family and tne town just as these letters
appeared here.
We give the above as all the inform i
tio l we have obtained, and Mr. Fay's
ability to exculpate himself must be lei t
to time.
As Est" vi.. The following has been re
ceived relating to the New Hampshire
election. The indications, are that it has
gone Democratic, but the wires, as usual
broke betore the glad tidings could be
sent:
Coxcoiti). N. II.. March 1 I. Returns
from of towns show a Democratic gain of
DP.). The prospect is that the Senate v. ill
be Democratic, owing to large Democratic
gains in Grafton county. The Republi
cans fear the defeat of Griffin, in the oil
Distsict : but few returns of his vote are
received. The election id'
election of Weston for
robable. Fell (Rem.) is
ress. in the 2d District.
Governor is
elected to Con
CoNCoito. N. II.. March lo 2 a. m. The
Democrats are jubilant, and are parading
the streets in front of the State House.
Tne Repu Fin; elect al Seautjr ia (Here
the line broke).
A Hail Bobbery Brought to Light.
Strange things come to light at times
when they are least, expected, and iliedls
c ivery ot' crimes committed is only the re
sult, of accident. An illustration of this
idea, has occurred in our neighborhood
this week, and its discovery has led to the
more startling inquiry as to who is the
criminal. From the County Afsessor.
Mr. A . C. Craig, who ariives from Union
just as we go to press, we learn that cer
tain facts have been brought to light which
prove conclusively that the L Hi eu States
mail was robbed between this ple.ee and
Union some time between the present time
and the 1 )th of last September. The facts
are as follows: Yesterday a gentleman
by the name of Marttn Rli.e discovered u
lea' her miil sack under the Catherine
creek bridge, in the water, wheh crossing
that stream, and on drawing it out lee dis
covered that the strap had been cut. and
the bag containing, besides mail matter, a
large stem' weighing oU pounds Mr.
Rlize immediately informed the I'ostm as
ter at Union of the discovery, who had the
sack brought, to thai office. On examina
tion it was found that the Mick e n ained
several bundles of p ipers among them a
Walla Walla Slnis;:vi. yf September loth,
and a great number of letters, a part of
them cpened and so blurred by the action
of the waier as to be unintelligible.
Everything iuil:ca-cQ that whoever the rob
ber was he h id taken his time about it. and
secured all ihat v;h valuable.
The date of the S'if.n.--.,i ot would indi
cate that lhe robbery w.; s committed
about the mid. He of last Sep ember. We
suppress other particn'i'S for good
reasons. La Granite Ihruotmt, Jlarch 8
Peuson.vi.. The lying liule vagabond
who edits the. Bulletin makes a peisonal
attack on us in the issue of that paper of
the 12th. We gave this same little piti
ful dog his subsistance once, and after a
fair trial discharged him. Since that time
he has ever sought to bring our private
characted on a level with his own. While
the charges are false, we have deemed it
our duty to give this much notice to the
matter, assuring our readers that we do
not propose to occupy any space in the
future to assaults of this character.
Jcdoe Roi.se. We supposed that the
Ore-jortbin would hardly have the man
hood to tight Judge Poise's docision, but
it is playing a little dodge by getting some
snail-fry attorney to take the light o'f its
hands, and is assailing him through com
munications. The Judge's decision is al
together too heavy an argnmaut for such
small fry as J. N. D. in other words
J. N. Do! ph.
The (.:;.,:. in announces the "fact" that
Charles Sumner is courting the nomination
from the Democracy for the Presidency in
1872. That is as probable as it is for
water to rim up hill. He will remain with
the Radicals, of whom be is chief, and
prove a sore in Grant's side.
Cfiamjk of firm. The old firm of Rus
sell & Ferry. Real Estate Brokers, etc.. has
become the firm of Russell, Fery & Wood
ward, by the admittmce info it of the lat
ter gentieman. The new firm will carry
on business on a larger scale than ever.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT
TelegrapMc ITews,
WusIiiigol News.
Washington-, March 11. The Republi
can caucus this evening, after a long dis
cussion, adopted a resolution for a bill
for the prelection of Southern loyalists
and to report to another meeting of the
caucus next Monday evening, when the
subject will be further considered and a
conclusion probably reached.
A re-olniion was offered to-day and
considerable argument made in favor of
taking ready action upon the bill to re
peal duties on coal and salt and the South
ern Railroad bid and several other bills,
but the caucus definitely decided that no
measures shall be enacted this session ex
cept such as may relate to the "condition ot
the Southern States.
The Democratic Conservative caucus
appointed a Democratic and Conservative
Congressional Committee, charged will
proper duties in regard to elections and
oilier political matters, with power to ap
point its own chairman, and appoint a
sub committee as a resident Executive
Committee for the distribution ot docu
ments ard other campaign works. Cas
serly is the member lor California ; J. II.
Slater, for Oregon ; C. W. Kendall, for
Nevada; and S. A. Men itt, for Idaho.
W'asuixctox. March Fl The removal
of Ttir. Sumner from the Committee on
Foreign Relations continues to be the ex
ci;ig topic of conversation in till politi
cal circles, and its probable effect oa the
future of the Republican party.
The renomination of Ccn. Grant is
freely discussed. '
All the Republicans, except a few of
liis personal enemies in the Semite agree
tlat Sumner's reniuval is very damaging
to the party, and may prove disastrous;
in short, that it was a gross political blun
der. The Democrats are highly elated
about the affair. They say the renomina
tion of Grant is inevitable, because there
is no man sufficiently strong to oppose
him ; but his defeat will follow as a nec
essary result ot the dissetitions occasioned
among Republicans. Many leading Re
publicans, on the other hand, assert that
Grant's renomination is now out of the
question, and that it is necessary to begin
to look for a more available candidate if
the party is to be saved from deieat.
They argue that the entire body of the
New England Republicans will be hostile
to him on account of Sumner's removal :
that it. lias alienated, also, all the original
anti slavery men throughout the country,
who have always formed an active work
ing element in the Republican party.
There is already much canvassing relative
to
tie merits
una
popularity of many
prominent public" men, with a view to
their possible candidacy lor the Republi
can nomination. Among oilier names
are Colfax. Blair, Sumner, Logan,
Seheuck. and Cox.
II Congress Is not in session at the lime
the San Domingo Conimissinneis reach
Washington, a special executive session of
the Senate will be called by the President
to act on the treaty ol 'annexation. From
present prospects Congress wiil not ad
journ before the Commissioners arrive :
ami if so. the discussion ottlie annexation
project wiil be an additional cause for the
prolonged session.
Nkw Yo::k. March 9. The Ti ibuup's
Wa-h
lecia! savs there is great ex
citement in political circles to-night in re
gard lo the action of the committee ap
pointed by the Retmblican caucus of the
Senate to propose a revision of the Senate
committees. The commit tee was in ses
sion on Tuesday afteinoon ami all yester
day, but voted to keep eeret the result
id their di'libi-rai ions. Rumors are afloat
in regard to important c
agree that a change is to '
a.nges. but ail
ma-.
in tiie
Foreign Relations Committee. The re
port is believed that Sumner is to be re
moved from the head of the committee,
and from the committee itself, and Morton
or Camel on will nrobabtv tie promoted
to the chairmanship,
said also to be placed
1' re.ingtiuv sen is
on ite commit tee.
in order to make it no to
its (plot a. T or
tals proposition, the committee stood o to
2. the majoriiy being Ney. Howe and
Paoli. and the minority. Thurmau and
Morrill. A rumor, not generally credited,
is that a majority will re : or! in favor of
allowing Sumner to reiain his, present po
sition. A caucus is railed for V-i o'cloi k
to-dav. and the report of ihe committee
will, no doubt
give rise to a verv warm
ami biiter
will fight
deba'e. Friends of Sumner
the change with the greatest
vigor, and il ttiey
in caucus, they will
itii in open Senate.
eomoine liieir oono
It is s;
re
I ,01k ill' i'mk ,,t. Iks! Si: ,:lti 11-; PM ! tin!
one ol 1 lie ontesi. x-
i oti the
resident and advised
him to so
increase i
commute)
e number of mem
aers of the
as lo place Sumner
in the m:-
iioiilv. but the President
iild not cmi
Siimner's ro
llout in favor
sent to anything short of
m val. 'flie 1'ii.ieiiial argni
j oi the citaiige is the assertion that Smiui-
ner is not on speaking terms with the
j President or Assistant Secretary of State.
Nkw Yohii. March ID A dispatch
I ftoni Columbia. South Carolina, last, even
ing, says that a large number of armed
nen from East Tennessee and'N'oi th Car
i olin.a has appeared in Yoik and Chester
' Counties. Fighiing has been going m
between them and colore. 1 militia for
several days. Major Whitehead, of the
Hi.' hieenth Infantry, stationed at Yoi'k
vilie, this morning arrived here, and re
ports the most hoiribie outrages by the
Colored militia and Km Klux. Tim negro
miiitia were dei'ea'ed on Monday, and
fled to the cam) of Major Whitehead who
disarmed them lie reports to the Gov
ernor, lor orders, who will to lay pro
claim martial law in Yolk and Chester
connties, it has been telegraphed to the
President and General Terry, at Louis
ville, asking i roups. In the meantime.
Maj. Whitehead wiil send a regiment of
militia, under competent officers. Seri
ous trouble is aaticpated.
Washixutox. .Mu ch. 10. in the House,
Hill introduced bills to abolish flanking
priveiege and repeal the income tax.
Rot h referred.
Among, the nominations to-day were
Melv ille. Register of Rand Office at Stock
ton. Gal., ami E. Eorearardon, Receiver of
Public Moneys at Marysviile. Cal.
In the Senate Howe asked the unani
mous consent of the Senate, which was
given, to suspend the Iklth rule, so he
might present a list of the standing com
mittees of the Senate. The names were
read, when Sumner asked that his name
should be s'ruck out from the Committee
on Pi iviloges and Elections. Then-quest
was opposed by Sherman, and the Senate,
on a vote, complied.
Sean rz moved turf her action on the
question of agreeging to the report of the
committee postponed. A motion, of
which Howe is the author, was bought
before the Sen tie to remove Stunner from
the Chairmanship ol" the Committee on
Foreign Relations. After the debate,
which was of considerable duration, the
resolution as presented by the committee,
removing Scunner, was then carried.
Ayes. :r.J ; nays, J.
Washixutox. March ll. The Demo
crats and Conservatives of both houses
held a caucus of four hours duration.
Among other business was a resolution
that ii is essentia! to the interest of the
peonle of the country that the Demo
cratic and Conservative members of Con
gress be in constant attendance upon the
sessions until final adjournment, and that
absentee- be requested to return at once,
so that the evil legislation contemplated
may be avoided.
W.'SutXGrox. March 13. In the Ilonse
a number of bills vere introduced and
referred, among them one by Cox, to pro
vide for additional m ii! service in Brazil,
rendered necessary by the increased im
portations of coffee by miil steamers.
Drrx-on introduced a. bill qoieiiag title
to the Arlington estate and making appro
priation therefor. It provides that there J
LIBRARY,
sua. i ue paid to tne devisees 300,003.
Ruiler, of Massachusetts, moved to lav
the bill on the table. Agreed to
A bill by Chaffee, to enable "the peo
ple of Colorado to form a Constitution
and State government, and to enable the
people of New Mexico to do likewise, the
latter under the name ol Lincoln, with a
view to their admission into the Union.
Dawes offered a join resolution for the
adjournment of both Houses on the 15th
inst.
An ineffectual motion was made (o lay
the resolution on the table. It was final! v
agreed to.
The preamble to the resolution referred
to the action of the Democratic members,
and Cox asked for a division on the ques
tion, so as to have distinctive vote on that
part of the resolution declaring the
amendments valid, which he thought Can
accepted. The Speaker said under a sus-pension of
he rules the resolution could not be di
vided. The question was taken and decided in
he negative.
Randall moved to suspend the rules to
pass a joini resolution placing tea and
coffee on the free list.
A motion to adjourn was negatived,
and Randall's motion agreed to. The
resolution passed. Yeas 111. nays 41.
Washington. March 11. In the House,
Reek's Rill was not introduced in the in
terest of the Democratic party, but be
cause he believed it to be the "best meas
ure for restoring peace. The bill re
moves all legal and political disabilities
imposed by the third section of the Four
teenth. Amendment to the Constitution, on
persons therein mentioned.
Hale moved to suspend the rules and
pass the joint resolution which he pre
sented, providing for placing salt on the
free list.
Rntler objected to the introduction of
the resoluiicn, that it could apt be
offered except under a call of the States.
The Speaker overruled the objection,
and Rntler moved to adjourn. Lost.
Hale's motion was then agreed to. the
rules suspended, and the resolution passed.
Frausworth moved to suspend the rules
to introduce and pass a resolution taking
the tax off foreign coal.
A motion of Dickey's, to adjourn, was
negatived, and the rules were suspended
and the resolution agreed to.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Stewart, to define the rights of miners,
and to encourage the development of
mines. Rv Cole, making a land grant to
the California and Arizona Railroad, and
to create tne reconu auuic.ai ii.-auei oi
California Ry Nye. to incorporate the
Colorado and New Mexico Railroad. Ry j
Fenton. relating-to telegraphic communi- j
cation between the United States and ;
foreign countries. Ry Ney, for the relief,
,,c .,rt,ii,i o,i!iti-!,'t(ivi in the eonstrnetion '
of vessels of war.
Washington. March 13. In the Senate,
on a motion to refer the French spolia
tion bill to the Committee on Foreign Re
lations. Sumner called the attention of the
riew chairman, Cameron, to the fact that
the measure had at different sessions
l., Oil ll,l!l-i' llllt. Il'll!
had repeatedly
taih-d to become a law : m one case br
the President's veto, and he hoped the
Senator from Pennsylvania would take
I charge of the business and press it lur-
ward.
Cameron thought it hardly fair for the
late chairman to expect a new committee
to secure, in one session, a law whseh that
Senator had failed to have passed in ten
sessions.
Davis, of Kentucky, delivered a lengthy
written argument against tiie right of
Congress to assist in the invasion of one
j State by a corporation created by another,
j The bill was read a second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce,
j The credentials of Cold-mitli. rice 11 im
! iltoa ; also, of Reynolds, claiming seats
i in lhe Senate, with a claim from ex-Sena-i
tor Abbott, to hold a seat, wie taken
from the (able and referred to the Com
j mittee on FlecUon-s.
i NY.w Yokk. March 1 1. The JknihVn
1 Washington d s atch says it is undmsto id
i that S 'ti iior Cameron will re.-ign his po
j sit ion as Chairman of lhe Committee on
j Foreign relations, on the ground that his
j health will not permit him to as-sitiue the
! duties. Cameron is anxious to he Chair-
mm of the Conimi-tee on Privileges and
' Elections, which Sumner declined. Ifar-
1 in is 'he next man to Cameron on lhe
Foreign Relations Committee, but being
the Chairman on Indian Affairs, cannot
accept the Chaii m .nship of the Foreig:
Relat'ons Comim.tee. -It is probable ihat
Moi-t.
third member of the Committee,
will be made Chairman.
Wasiuxhtox. March 13. Sumner pre
sented an address to th) Senate, remon-
i strating r.gatnsf lhe proposed annexation
of San Domingo, signed by the President
of lhe Central Junta Government of the
Domieiau Republic, the late President ol
the Supreme Court, the late Minister of
State, and a Senator1 of the Republic :
also, by De Ronella, Senator and Presi
dent of the Sup! erne Court ; by Yalvad.i,
General of t htr national army, and late
Senator and menib-er of Congress ; Carlos
Nonce, late Attoim-v of lhe Suo rente
Court : the Secretary of State. Minister o
Foreign Affairs, and member of Congress ;
Eusibeo Prurire, Rrigadirc General ot the
national armies, and Yespana, Counselor
of the Republic, and ex-Attache to the
Department ol justice : Felix Challes and
Augustine Eellini. Colonels in the army ;
Manuel Picienna. late official ot the Re
public, and many others. The paper is in
Spanish, dated at San Carlos de Aguar
ditla. Is!, in 1 of Puerto Yico. January Kith.
It alleges that Raez. for the purpose of ac
complishing thtf annexation of S m Domin
""o to the United Stales a deed forbidden
bv the Constitution of lhe Republic-has
caused many patriots, opposed tothe pro
ject, to be executed, impressed many
more, and imposed vigorous ostracism
upon a majority of influential citizens;
that for the s.inu object of realizing his
intentions, todecice the Government of
the United States with the appearance of
legality, he has forced Domicians to as
semble for an election, and compelled
with threats, the greatest pu t ol the citi
zens to vote for annexation, against their
convictions and interest ; that a majority
is opposed to all foreign domination ;
that the object of Raez is to convert into
specie a large amount or bills against the
Treasury of the Republic ; that the an
nexation of Dominica would result in
grave complications for the Government
of the United States ; in fatal consequen
ces for her sons of toil, and that it would
be a violation of an in'ernational law.
Therefore the memorialists, in the nam ' of
themselves and their countrymen, sol
emnly protest against lhe treaty of annex
ation" which has been presented by the
Government of President Raez to tne
Cabinet of Washington.
In the House. CoX offered the following,
and moved the previous question ;
Resolved, That economy requires that
the' annual' taxation should not exceed
sy Q (hit) nth), including S I2o.U hi. 000 as
proportionate of the public debt.
Resolved. That tariff should be for :
revenue only, and not lor protection of
elass interest, at general expense. j
Resolved. That in ca-e this session
adjourn without the appoin.ment of a ;
Committee on Ways and Means. a special I
committee ot seven be appointed to con- ;
sidi'i- and report upon a reform in our rev-
enue. and such bill or bills embodying a j
revenee tariff on the foregoing principles. !
as will best carry the same into practical j
effect, and in case said Committee of!
Ways and Means' be appointed at this ses- i
sion. then Slid committee shall perform j
the Unties required by this resolution
Kellv objected tr. the resobi 'if,n .i !
thev were not enterla'n-d. Tbe 7 'we-e '
ordered to be p. i . ted.
STA'112 KEWS.
The Mountaineer says that D. B. Butler.
Esq., of this city, has purchased a band of
thirty-one Cashmere and Angora gnats,
whit h be expects will arrive by next steamer
from California. Ti.ey will cost him about
1,000 delivered in The Dalles.
We lcaro that some of the Idaho merchants
intend buying their goods again at Portland
ami shipping by the"-Columbia river route.
This is as it should be, and we are glad that
they are able to to make Mich arrangements
witli the O. S. N. Company ire to enable to
compete with ihosewho get their goods by
way ef the Pacific itaihoad.
From the Dalles lit publican we learn that
Sherift Cireh trff.-rs $luO reward, f,.r ti.e ap
prehension of J,.hn IJ-auuett, who made has
escape on the 2sth it.
The same paper has the following : Infor
mation concerning a German Cnl, 13 veins
of age, named Anne Kan, who left her par
itnis in lianas, on the 1st of August last,
wnh the avowed purpose of going to Oiegon
City, and has not since been heard of. Any
it. formation concerning htr will be thank
fully received at this office.
From the Jlerahl :
A man named James Doolv has been mis
sing since last Saturday.
A M's. t'razer died very suddenly last
Sunday morning.
Secretary Chatwick passed through Port
land on bi.s way to Astoria, last Monday, to
look after tbe school monev due the 'State
from the estate of the hue Judge Olney.
From the Oregon ian:
The steamer Idaho. Which sailed yester
day, tick away near SO!) tons of Oregon pro
duce, as follows : 3.700 box apples, lvOosks
wheat, '20 hf bbls lard, 30 bhls pork, So cases i
bacon., 5o b.xs egps. 30 pkgs nuise, 7 bales
woolen manufactures, and 0,520 bbls flour in
sks.
The German Patriotic Aid Society having
completed its labars has dissolved. Its du
ties ended with the war.
The Webfoot nation are not the on'y peo
ple who are pestered with '-.onfalls and rag
ing waters. A gentleman who arrived down
last, evening from Wal a Walla informs us
that on ITiday and Saturday the heavens
opent d at Walla Walla, and the rains c e
seer.ded in a maimer almost unprecedented.
The streames all got high then got higher
until finally Mill ere k took to ravaging on
tbe outside of its banks. Store keepers bad
to move their gooils out of buildings on Mam
s'reet, and one building belonging to Col.
Cox was carried away. On Sunday, bow
IV' r, the rain stmm abated, and the streams
w! en oar informant left were running down
We understand, sr-ys the Tercnrij, that
the (r 'Vernor expects to be able within three
months o have all the public bands now
;-,., l.t- ".iitiio- !v to IrviitA vp.ti il in tlift
I HuU provided the authorities at Washing-
tfn ..pi ..ct ,!runir.ilv in the matter, as is i
n,iU. indicated. In this statement wa do not
include swamp lands.
Fr,m the Steiexmnt,: We are furnished
w,th particulars of the progiass made by
the Canal and Locks Compuy, as follows:
The contract to construct four locks, and
the canal leading to them from the heal ot
falls, has been t ikea bv a Calil'orn'a com
pany, the same which built a wat.ervvall
aroeud Sacramento. The canal and lucks
will occupy a oaai ter of a mile in length,
reaching some "distance below the falls. The
contract pri.-e for this work is-J:JoWo. The
company wiil have to construct a basin,
breakwater and a guard lock ahovethe falls,
which will add considerable to the cost.
The work i to he done hy specifications, un
der the direct o a of Isaac Smith, Esq., Ch ef
Engineer of the company. Tne b aids ot the
State issued for ti.e purpose Have been sold
to Michael Reese, th.- L'ali.o.nia mi, iona.ee,
for SO cents on The dollar.
The Work Etibra Us
The real purpose and true mission of
the Democracy can be defined, with great
brevity, says the 3. F. Ec-xmLier. It is to
undo all that Motigrciisin lias done, and
bury the relics of the hideous thing so
deep that tin eye of man will never rest
upon any portion of the disgusting re
mains. Simply to indict wound; upcu the
monster, though snne may be near the
vital parts, wiil not accomplish our just
intent. A death-blow must be stricken;
I i the language of an e.xeh tnge, "it will
not suffice to lop oil" the branches of the
poisonous tree ihat overshadows liie lights
o! the States and the liberties of the peo
ple. Il must be torn up by the roots
not a fibre must be left in American soiU It
is true that this cannot be accomplished
at a single stroke. Rut ii. is this end we
keep constantly in view the end for which
we must constantly stiire. We may have
to avail ours-elves ef the aid of many net
of the faith, to accomplish in detail the de
struction of the odious measures that now
curse the country-, but we mast not lower
: the standard of Democratic principle to se
i cure this aid. We can co-opcra'e with
free-trade Radicals and revenue-reform
Radicals in seeming the ends desired by
i each , without abandoning enr" dislinctive
principles to propitiate their good will.
We must press straight forward to the ac
complishment of our mission ; w hen our
pa.h and that of dtsahected Radicals Coin-
f cide. we will go with them hand in hand
when those paths diverge, we will not re
quire them id go with us, nor will we
turn aside with them'
Dlties ox Cako-j of PurouTS. The
duties ou the euigo of lhe barken tine
Jane A. ivdeinbury, from Honolulu to
tills port, a lew days since, a adjusted at
the custom house, amounted to oa.;37o 'Jo,
Uffj'jidH.
This is an evidence that the people of
Oregon don't pay any tax. Weventure
the assertion that the duties on this cargo
were half as much as the original cost of
it, and probably fully as much as the first
cost;
It is said that Mr. Sumner hs lately ex
pressed his eonvio.ion that (.' rat can't be
renominated.''' This is lhe view of m any
other intelligent politicians ; but one of
the ablest men in the Republican party
says in a recent letter: '".My opinion is
strong that (.'rant wiil be renominated,
and, &o far as 1 can now judge, will be
defeated.'"" It is also an interesting fact
ihat the Democratic managers all feel jure
that the Republican candidate wiil be
Grant, ami upon this they found their in
j creased confidence of eiectiug their own
man. 1. bun, (llt-p.)
Cen.J. R. Magntder. of the the late
Con'ederaie Army, died at Houston.
Texas. Feb nary RhK
Tii ;e cej '. K n a v k u ! I b W iN DLERS ! ! !
These a'e mild terms with winch to tlesig
nate those mean euntemptible adventurers
who have beea induced by the high re pi; a
tioo wroch Dr. Safe's Catarrh ItTnudV ha
won, to put up ana offer for sale a worthless
imitat ou of tnis celebrated medicine. Ha
member ihat Dr. It. Y. Pierce's private
.Stamp, winch is the only pitice 'juatanUe
"J " "inttitsx, should be upon ev'erv pacli-a-e.
This private stamp, issued by the V,
S. Government expressly tor stamp io' Dr.
Pierce's rnedicii.es, has upon it his portrait
name and address, and t'n-i words "U. S. cer
tiaejtaof griiuiiieness." Don't rt!t svviudh-d
by me.-1 eiliiig themselves Dr. rSae )r
Pierce f ifiiibii i, X. V., is the only man now
hvmg that lias the i i.ht and can make tbe
original Dr. , Sage Catar rh Remedy. Sob! by
druggists or scut by mail on icceipt of sixty
cents. JIult nomah Ijcije ,. 1, A. i-
itl
M A. 31. Holds its regular communica
yVv'Sp't'-m.s on tiie Fint and 'I hint $atur-
VX TJ , VC1 n :"V Y , , 1
ibe --..tli of September to the iieth of :
I March, and , .4 o'clock from the 'itnh nf i
Marcii tothe 2th ot September. Dteth-
rCMI g0Jli ttiUldui'? aie invited to atteud. j
Uce. W cruer ed . I
WILLIAM DAVIDSON,
REAL ESTATE DEALER;
Office, i ?o. 61 Front Street,
PORTLAND,
OREGON;
REAL ESTATE in this CITY and
EAST PORTLAND, in the most desirable
localities, consisting of LOTS, HALF
BLOCKS and BLOCKS, HOUSES and
STOKES; also
IMPROVED FARMS, and valuable
uncultivated LANDS, located m ALL ptirta
of the STATE for SALE.
REAL ESTATE 'and ofher Propertr
purchased for Correspondents, in this. CITY
and throughout the STATES and TERRI
TORII S. Willi great care and on the "most
ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS. 0
HOUSE nnd STORES LEA SEP.
LOANS NEGOTIATED, and CLAIMS OF
ALL DESCRIPTIONS PROMPTLY COL
LECTED. And a General FINANCIAL ahd
AGENCY BUSINESS transacted.
AGENTS of this OFFICE in all th'd
CITIES and TOWNS in the STATE, will re
ceive descriptions of FARM PROPERTY
andjforward the same to tbe afcoYe address;
Feb. 3, 1671.
Bebecra Degree Lodge o. IS, I. O'. O. H?
(O Meet on the SecoffiT and Fourth
TUESDAY - EVENINGS,
of each month, at 7 o'clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall. Members of the Degree are invited to
attend. Ry order of N. ii.
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Cn.vrpKD Ilixis and Face, sore lSs, dry
ness of the skin, Ac, &c. cured at once by
liegeman's ' Camplmr Ice with Cdyeerine.
It keeps the bauds soft in all Weather. See
that you get liegeman's. Sold ty all drug
gists, only 2." cents. Mainufactured only by
liegeman & Co., Chern sts nod Druggists;
New York. dec3Q-ly
m ARRI AGE QuTdE
EYERY ONE HIS OWN DOCTOR.
A private instructor for married person
or those about to be married, both male and
female, in everything concerning' the phys
iology and relations of our sexual system,
and the production and prevention "of off
sp'ing, iiiciii. ing all the new discoveries
never before civen in the English langtiiTgp
by WM. YOUNG, M. I). This i really a val
uable, and interesting work. It is written
in plain language for tbe general reader, and
is illustrated with numerous engraving.
All young married people, or those contem
plating marriage, and having the K-ast im
pediment to married life, should readtriU
book. It discloses secrets that, every one
should be acquainted with ; still it is a boek
that must be locked up and not lie about
the house. It wdl be stirt to any addies
on reeeipt of fifty cents. Address Dr. WM.
YOUNG, No. -1 1G Spruce street above Fourth,
Philadelphia. Nov4:'m.
Oregon IjJlge o. 3, I. O. of O. F.--
etg' Meets every Tliarsy even
5no at " o'clock, in Odd Fellow's
-wvs u a!li M.uu eet.
Members of the Order arc invited to attend
Rv order. IV. ii.
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE,
P0STLA2JD, - - OREGON.
SE0, Ii.-CUKiiY,
DEALER IX PEAR ESTATE AND OTHER
INVESTMENTS.
Commissioner Selecting Swamp and Ovei
flowed Lands.
Farm Lands sold and purchasers obtained
for all kinds of landed property.
Yalu-.ib'e .securities transferred in exchange
for real estate. . fc
Loans negotiated on property, and title
examined and determined.- q
Commissions solicited and .executed with
fid ' iv an I promptness.
OFFICE No. ll Carter's Building, corner
of Alder a i i Front stieets.
1 b. 1!, 1 -7o:tt
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If 1840
The Pa ix Kili.kic is bv rn'vrsal consent
a lowed fn b ive won for itself a reputation
un.-ui'passe in the history of.niedic.il pre
peiations. Its instantaneous . effect in the
eradication and exMnction of Fain in all its
various forms incident to the human family,
and the i nsolicited written and verbal testi
mony of the masses in its fayor, have been,
an 1 are its l-fest advertisements.
T.ie ingredients of the P.tiS Killer, be
ing purely Yugi.tablk. rentier it perfectly
sate and eflicacious remedy taken internally;
as well as for external applications, when
u el according to directions.- The stain
upon linen iiom its use is readily removed
br wash, big wit h alcohol.
T.,i . M...i ,.o,j i0i,,.tj ,i
of SOrnanv of the nllhetioits inr1,l,nt. t tl,
human fan. i'y, hag now been before Ure
pubhc over thiiity teaks, and has found its
way into almost every corner of the world ;
ami wherever it has beam used, the same
opinion is expressed ol" its medical proper-
In ah- attack, wh'ere prompt action1 upon
the system is required, the Pain Kii.lkk Is
invaluable. Its almost instantaneous effect
in Relieviig Pain is truly wonderful ; and
when used a carding to directions, is true td
its name, a Paix Killeu.
Partnership Notice
T R A YE ADMITTED L. ACKERMAN A3
X a full partner iu my business.
S. ACKERSt AN.
Oregon Ciiv, March if!, 1871 :vv4
Hctice.
3 Hewarda
A S IT HAS BEEN" CURRENTfcY RC-
-L"jL ported by some malicious liar or liars
that, first I have a wife in the East, or that
1 ever had ; secoud That I have been late
ly married, or ever was; third Dei ogatory
statements against two certain oueg females
in cocnectioii with the above." By trttly and
publicly proving either of the above reports
the above s'ands ready for payment to the
party who will come t and siiow the sam
to tne world ou a public investigation. O
r, -S. E. STONE.
Cowlitz, W. T., March 8, lS7i.w2
Executor's Notice
A1', V ":KSSS HAVING CLAIMS flgaint
x '-' Lst'ir" of -Mas. Mary Ann Addison, de
cease'!, are iictuic 1 to present them to theMider-s.g-a-j
a, Executor, at his office, -ia Oreiron Citv,
wun tae necessary vorchers, within six montii
Irom tm.s date.
T. t . r , W. CAREY JOHNSON',
Dated March 17, 187I.W4 Lxccutor.-
Citation. o
In thf County Court of Clackamas Ccnmtj9 M
the fetate of Oitgon. In 'the matter of the
Estate ot Henry . Moore, deceased.
lo the unknown heirs of said Henry S. Moorcy
and all persons interested m said Estate:
IJN'O vV YE THAT JAMES M. MOORE, AD-luiriisU-ator
of .said Estate, has applied f
sai l Court i:.r iice-ue to sell the south half of tbe
N, V- . 1-4, and the fractional N'. E. fourth of th
fbiu-th of Kec. S2, in T. 2 It. 1 K, Of
(v oiiiiin'iie mci luian, eoiuaining' mz SS-luu acna
of la nil h htiii iiif? to said KstaU-, and the Court
has set Monday, the 1st day of May, 1871, for the
hearing- of said application ; therefore, in the
naiue of the Suite uX Oregon, you and each pf
jju, uh;ilh ii)w:aiui appear in said Court on
sari day, ami siiow cause il anv there be wliv
chhet-ase should not be pranted. liy ordePof
Hon. J. K. Wait. Conrn- .TnW WWM
he I Witness the Seal of said Court.
' . J. FIIAZER,
jiarch 17, 187l.wi
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