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Notice.
'I'ho various Committees appoint
ed nt tlio Farmers .Statu Convention
uro rcpiostcd to incut at Salem
on Monday, Juno Oth, 1870, at ten
('flock ii. in., for tlio perfecting of
tholr reports lor tlio Convention to
inuolon tlio lot li.
M. Wir.KiNK, Pro' I.
J. UtiNUY ItuowN, See'y.
Tin: following resolution was pass
ed at the last meeting of tlio County
Convention:
ItcMilveil. That each Chili ho re-
pieslcd to elect four delegates to the
Marlon County Convention, which
In to meet at S.ilein on tlio llr.-it Snt-
unliiv of June next, at tlio Legisla
tive Hull.
J. IIi.nuy lluowN, Sec'y.
.Tin; Itiillroitits and tlio Pcoplr.
Tlio Kngllsh nation is again agita
ting the proiosltion that tlio govern
nieiil shall purchase 111 1 (l V railroads
mill put an etui to the gi'iiliiiiig mo
nopoly that oppresses tlio people. This
proposition was advanced in that
eountry several years up), and after
a fair examination It was not consid
ered best to make (ho experiment.
Hut already it has heroine evident
that some milliner of relief is hitch
Kiry, for the power of the railroads
has iiieicuscd, and their greed has
Increased in proportion. In Kngliind
(ho natuio of (he government makes
It possihlo for it to own and manage
tlio roads without Jeopardizing the
rights of the eople, for tlio govern
ment is .supreme in the bestowal of
Its patronage and tlio civil service
pystom is so conducted, and promo
tion so guarded and regulated, that
Increase of patronage would not lie
attended with the danger that is ap
prehended from it in this country.
Ihiglaml owes a great national debt
and some of her ino-.t skillful llnan
ejcr.s and statesmen Insist that under
ordinary clrcuiiistauce.s, (hat deht
will never bo paid, while, If the gov
ernment "hall purchase the railroads,
mid run them economically, Income
tain Ik raised from them to pay the
latere! on their cost and to piovlde
mi annual payment that .shall in lime
oiled the extinction of tlio national
deht. They claim that this can he
doueand ..I the inic time llu- roads
can he i mi in tlio Interest of the pub
lie, and fire Mini freights he reduced
wo that the people can have no cause
of complaint.
Kngliind has commenced hy pur
chasing her telegraph Hues, and the
uticcess with which they have hoon
Operated, aids the argument in favor
of now purchasing the railroads.--The
purchase of tlio telegraph lines
was only accomplished after hitter
opposition and many predictions of
failure. I'.very oUstacle was thrown
In the way of the success of the new
order of things, hut the experiment
proxed entirely successful, rates were
reduced alxnit one-half, the business
Iiiih hcen done In a more satisfactory
manner than eer before, and the
protlts amount ton much larger sum
than suHleient to keep the lines in
repair, and meet the interest on their
cost.
We have the experiment of l!ng
land to govern us in the purchase of
telegraph lines, and no doiiht tin
telegraph can ho managed with as
much success as wo meet with in the
sstid service, and all must acknowl
edge that the Post Oillce Department
uf the I'nited .states is very near per
fection in the accomplishment of the
complicated business It undertakes.
Wo can and must conduct the tele
graph sy-teiii In the same way, and
the government can conduct It with
monsiicies than prhato companies,
hecaiis( It can olfcct inoio perfect
system and older.
It Is argued that the inctea.-e of
atroimgv that would result from the
purchase of the rullrtvids hy the gov
eminent would ! dangerous to the
lights of the people. As the people
ilro the government, the objection
amounts tu thU: 'Hint the people
RrSw-tiffTV P "W
JSfAWAAI
Siilcm, Saturdiiy, May 31.
would endanger the rights of (he)
people, which sounds wry much like
a paradox.
The profits on our railroads sliniih
he inadu to pay otl'ouruatlonal debt,
the.n-elves, and protect U.elr own
and the people should own he roads ;, , ' .eilcnte cd Modoc, uppeuio to have a vcy
and own (ho government that opu- ; J have wind, that light complexion. Some o. hen,
rates them. In other word- M, ,o- . ()f , faIa,y Iookcl, ,lorilly, ns their um.i.t .
utvrhouldowntliumnla't, and govern ........ ,..,, , ,,.. Mlnl. ,,..,! nf hoaiitv was aggravated by the
interests and exercise their own will ., becauso they have never 'said to be ilono to save them Iron,
calmly and judiciously and not let " veibtIlomro,vea WUni to any other chapping and not for merely ornamen
deiiiagoguesswaytlielrdestinlesaiidlJjriiit;1 of ,f nu, BUch 11U nle tal purposes. I aw Uogui Charlc.,
place-huntlng tools of l',ii'K'Kcs. ,,',,, ,vllo(lrvooxorlnue teams steamboat Frank, Phnck Xasty.TIni,
till all Unprofitable positions, onico ilIl(1 .nowmorobout the Modocs than Curley Headed Jack, The Curlcyhead-
seeKlng should Do niiollslioti, anil a
solid and enduring civil .service sy.
tem should ho devised and ftirricil
out, by which means honest una ulll-1 lns been coinu room for criticism, w, which Imvo uiulouincuiy ucen oiac,
ci'ont men should do tlio business of while under Col. fiillem's orders, the I nnd tome. moH Imrbaioiis, All of
tlio nation at a fair remuneration, war has been conducted on the most I these Indians save Bogus Charley
and remain in position so long as gontllniaiily principle, he does- not Curley Headed Doctor and Hooka
they attend faithfully to their duties scciu to have made the s.ivages jjm are members of the Hot Creek
and no longer. Then, we could own aware, of tlio power of the army, as he band, ami were not in the Lo-t river
and operate railroads and telegraph ' managed it. From ltraddock's defeat light. These Not Creeks, under
lines, and tho producers and busl-dovn to our day, military men nfter charge of John Falrchlld, were a few
ness men of tho I'nited .States could ! the most unproved schools of military ,,i,,ys alter that light, on their way to
prosper. j science have loo often been failures Klamnth reservation, Intending to
There is still another argument for! In Indian wai fare, and sudi men have remain there peaceably, ami were
tlilsstateof things. Capital would not i also failed to accept and make use of stampeded by the report that the Link
have a chance to aggregate itself, to ' the knowledge of men versed in ludi-1 river people would kill them as they
moiiopoll.e:itidtvianni.e,iind would an character, when this advice could jpaed through. As that report had
ooMIgeil to Invest tn manufactures, !--vo saved millions of money and , lather good fouudatlon, they returned
com.nece, and trade, and mom.; ' I'Ioih live-. jam Joined Captain Jack, and added
would ho so abundant Hint Interest O.l. Oil Icn. .cc.ns to have the . m xtce.. to tho number o his bes
u-miiil b.. less- uiui-lnns if ,w, ,.. ' lire rcsieot of all who know him iis n lighting warriors. Several of tlniM)
would be h-s im rlm.s If (ho go-( , , , ,, sl who surrondcred arc very bad Indians,
erninen owned ho (elegraph lues M(TtlsslbIo ,;,,,, but I am satisfied -! should certainly be hanged for
an, railroads It would ho able to (hat (h(i n)osl (f lht,m wJl K,.vcd ,helr munlcro.is nets. It Is probable
build the... Into new sections In ad- mHor hm hm, Mt n winniU.nce , I ,nt wne of , niay bo MVcd frnm
vancooriheirahilKytosu.slalndieiii .. ...,.,,.,..,.. .i. ,..mll,i ',.,, r:l(,.. n, n,,, oht that can bu
aiidsoinaleilally aid their develop-
incut. It does so with tlio postal
service, and could and would do the
same with railroads and telegraphs.
This would ho a great matter for such
remote sections as Oregon.
Political economy will have to be
newly rewritten to suit our times. It
is so being written every hour in tlio
day, ami the problem will ho solved
when the people furnish the solution.
We shall he told that the experiment
to ho complete, must include trans
portation by liver, lakes, and seas.
Hut not so; tlio water spaces are free
to all, ami to-d;iy, freights are carried
at one-fourth tho rates on water that
tiro charged on laud.
It is an insult to tlio people to (ell
them they cannot own tho railroads
and leloL'nnihs. and that if tliev do.
they will he sure to swindle them
selves. We have undoubtedly been
too long boil ml and trammelled hyp it
tisan prejudices, and "politics" have
Usurped the place of policy. The
people can ami must meet their ob
ligations to themselves, ami the ex
pectations of an enlightened age, by
emancipating themselves from mere
" politics," and carry out sum1 grand
ami sidf-picserving policy.
Our.c.o.N ItrsiNiAs Diucrrtiuv.
We have received a copy of Oregon
IJuslnes,s Directory and State (la.ol
leer, Just published by S. J. McCor
mlck, the pioneer publisher of the
northwest coast,
pages, over 2011
It Is abookofJN.nilsHlons-wcre sent out to see them,
of which contain .and after three days they came In and
matter relating to Oregon, Its phys
leal geography, early history, geol
ogy, mineralogy, climatology, zoolo
gy, botany, topography, productions,
stock-raising ami sheep husbandry,
fisheries, lands, commerce, manufac
tories, education, scenery, etc.,
compiled by .1. Mortimer Murphy.
It is very complete, mid the most
valuable work of the kind ever Is
sued In Oregon. Price, $2.M.
Com mil'. The Salem Musical So
le. A rich trcnt Is in store for tho
loTcr of the heavenly art, and we
hos the jhiiple of Salem will show
their appreciation of Mr. Prentice's
ell'oitsby luriilngout in lull force, i'hrt
very beM concert ever given In thU
place Is promised. Admission, .'.0 cents;
children, i" cents.
Vai.vaiii.ii Sii ki:i KouSxi.r. -Head
the adxertisoiuent of Jos. Teal, lit an
other column. Thoso Interested la
tine sheep, need but a reference to Mr.
Teal' stock, to af their attention.
elety, im.lci the direction ofl'iof. D. " T ll'mll,r "r ""' s,','"U'rlng In 8hhI part through his Judg.
W. Prentice, purpo.es giving a Wlll. I . tll we wcw wu ..car at l.und ' ment, which (ien. Davis readily made
e,rt of vocal .....I liMrumental mi.si,, I lV "" " " l"'.l, and that, toe, " l t I. rre.der lnu Uken
at DcsPs Opera House, on Frld,.; I w,"r0, ,l'er " V? !ir" fe i J!
evening, June ml., e..ibrael,.p. choice! ',u, "r, 'l'l. They hup- munagenrnt, aid I am luSd o
varirtN of choruses, ,,uartcttcs, ducts, j uwl to Mmx peace, .r we would tlduk that umt.r (ie.ieral IUvlcs'
...,.-. i..- i...... - ........i i ' i most certainly have hud a taste of dlueetlou und gemralshli) that will be
WILLAMETTE FABMEB,
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KOM TUB 3I0D01' KU'EDITHM.
M.iT.imAi.iiiiinisiMiiN.i.
c..i.i..iIUiiIiil'Iii the Modoc country,
. . t ,,;,
they lo aliout Hioiii-cIvoh and ciltlelso
' ,. ,m,11,PI1ui1n r thP war with the
' gryutcit frccloin, utul (o bo iiiro there
.i111.,,,HM,rilllL,.. Ti. common soldiers
were terribly dcmorallcd, anil It Is
not too much to say that only for the
presence of the Warn. Spring Indians
the demoralization would have been
greater and so would the number of
killed ami wounded, (Icncral Davis
had to correct this state of things,
and seems to have succeeded In rctor-
lug the morale of Ids men by prudent
management. They have Dually sue -
cccdcd In making It too warm for
the Indians, mid by keeping them
.. i . .... .....,! tn ..i mim niiitr tin f Willi umnMiti -. - - i
constantly on the move with their, been permitted go oil" in tcareh of his
women and children have compelled wife, who was ono of the captured
pirt of them to give up and surrender. ,sipiawsof the IStli, ami went out with
Tho Hot Creek band, which came in Artemis ami Dixie and got lost from
yesterday, surrendered llftccii guns, them. It Is shrewdly surmised that
i . . . . .. i i .. .. ...
I""" toI,li",1,'1 '" "" ""l,is w,lu
,,"r" r"1M- 'l'llu ,,'"' w"" women'
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about seventy.
It Is wonderful how so many do- will start soon on a scout towards 1'Itt
crejild persons, and mere children, ami river, with a part of tlio Warm
women carrying papooses were able to ' Springs Indians as scouts, nnd hurry
elude the troops so long as they did. .lack up, If he has gone in that dirco
It is due to the nature of the country lion. lie cannot have more than
traversed by them and wlilch Is almost twenty warriors left with him at the
Impassable for American hor-es. For ' present time.
eleven days Capt llasbiouek's coin- Till place Is In the heart of the
maud, with Warm Springs scouts and Modoo oouutry. Little Klamath
tlralleurs, was close upon them and Lake is three and a hair miles distant
following them up so that they were and can be teen fiom tho hll'ls. Tills
worn out. He dually overtook ami N a small sago brush valley, watered
routed them and captured ! squaws' by bountiful springs that tlow out of
and children, who gave the Inforina- the hills ready niiulo brooks. A bunch
tlonthatthebaiiil wished to surrender, of willows marks where they gush
Two Medoe sipiaws named Dixie ami out, but other wood is scarce. On the
Artenas -who have been used on peace hills around wo can sec .ii.ii.itmi
siirreimcrcii. .aUc, to mako tills valuable as graz-
1 was detained thiee days at Hall's lug ground. There are a very few
ranch, at the foot of the Sierras, be- settlers hero who own oxtenslvo. herds
cause we learned that the Indians and mako stock raising profitable
were between us and the camp.as they John Fal.ehlld is a man of Judgment
were. The band came in soon after land character, well versed In Indian
our arrival; we considered the Journey nilUirs. who has u t?r..;it ,i...i r i.,n..
a hazardous one when we made It,
as Indeed it waybill there were ten of I the captured Modoc souaws that
us In company, and we concluded to j their baud wanted to surrender; ho
make the drivo through to head-' pursimdcd Capt Ha-ibrook to stoi pur
,',urtL,!, ""It and let him send out the Modoc
" " 'n"' "M,J "ii!
Modoc wnr under great disadvantage.
llin surrender of this bund caused
consldiHlable eicltemeut, and nil bunds
were on the lookout for their arrival.
Wo knew that they wer. coming, .
mwwhwvi tliovuaw rnturn nml
saw thu Falrchllds and Hlalr go out
iner them, 'they wre acounlnud
conduct of the Indians. They came
finally to emp ami when iter head-
M k.i
wiu incso men ami wanted tliem to 7i .. i "'i"""J t your cause,
comeout ad nu,t then. They ac- S te
eordlngly did o, ami glv an interest- Uroiher "roM"
lug account of their meeting uud the l s- lf ,"elr I any thing I caii da
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i ii. ..! (piiiiu nml
...h. Oltt.!!lltMIM I'll tilt.'!. ...... - ..'
um..e,.s -"-"; :, ,.
w'ero cseonco u inm....... .-i
the creek, whole they arc guarded as
looking, especially V"B"V . ' .: '
HnR,arlng of black tar on their face-,
; el Doctor, Hooka Jim, mm oiners
! who Imvo become famous and Infam-
()ln on nccotint of their deeds, sonic of
n,l ncalnst them is that the.V fought
In open battle, llogus Charley, aud
all of them say that there has been
trouble among the Modocs, and that
' thcymirrrolleil and separated. Where
,hwi N now cannot definitely be
' known, but It will not be strange If
he also comes In and surrenders before
you publish this letter. It Is reported
Unit ho and his band have made oil'
' towards Pitt river, to the south, but
some think he Is not far oil'. One of
, the men who came In yesterday has
..... . ....
no win. manage lo get wor.i to tlic
Moimc, before ho returns, of tlio way
Uic surrendering p.iny imvo noon
.treated. Cant llnsbrouok's command
Junlperbushes.audeuougli grass grows
about here, and especially about tho
cuce with them. He found out from
" H..m-iMaHiiu l'I.Mt,anil It llUS
The other day th following letter
-'ttuie to the nddres of ''C.nt r..i.
i ,l,ttv'' d. yll.," which uudoubtislly
ick,
lly
ark
". Ay' Joi Mum., postmark
S .W.X 1
the "hub:"
I'spt Jack
utar sir Allow in to offer mv
r ..' l u,.e know, and 1 will ghul-
''"","' .sm.rcss louiHalne.
lbstoii M.1M
i i i.i t.x im ii mint i iifi i
me eiue.
IS P. Villi 111' . V.T"M.nn,t. .
Tlir.Si:.nn.iii.-Kd. Farmer: At a
regular meeting f the .,m Countv
Farmers' Clu'i Xo. , .,0 nistriJt
No. 7. the following ivolutloii n.
adopted:
NV,, J1,!0, i'''Vr, of the mV(.
u. mod (. lob, leellng , onlldent tlmt n
w li irfiind warehouse at theseahoirri
at tin' mouth of the Columbia river
would greatly facilitate tliehhiniiiem
of our produce to foreign markets
and us we believe four-fifth, of th '
vessels enrrv Irg away our produce t
foreign ports como In ballnst, there,
foro wo (loinur to having them pilot
od and towed 112 nilles into tlio n
terlor at an oxpenso to farmers of
$191, besides delays, which, 'accord
lug to 8011111111' stnteinonts. i
not loss than $100 per day, to bo add
ed to tlio pilotage and towage; there
fore, bo it
llesolved, That wo will patronise
a warehouse below nil natural ob
.struetlons to all lingo sea-going ves
sels, (n preference lo one one Imn.
drcd miles in tho interior.
Jami: Jr. Jr.xnKs, Sec'y.
Muy 21, 1870.
Krgiilatlns Fares nnd Freights.
IMHor Wll'nicllo Pnniu-r:
At tlio last meeting of tlio Spring,
field Fanners' Club, tho Secretary
was requested to hond the following
to the FAitMint:
itosol ved, That our delegate to the
MImIii Cniivonlbin wliluli will ni
Juno 10, 1870 Is hereby Instructed
to introduce a resolution similar to
tho following: "Resolved, That we,
tho farmers of Oregon, do pledge
ourselves to voto for no iiinn ns n
member of our next Legislature
who will not pledge himself, If elect
ed, to vote for tho cnactmelit of a
law regulating fares and freights on
tho rivers uinl railroads of Oregon."
W. 0. IlitATTAiN, Sec'y.
Springfield, May 20, 1870.
Ni:w Nr.wsi'Ai'iuts. Wu haw
received tho Dally livening A'cwa,
published In l'oitland by ISullluger,
Curry & Co., at 20 cents a week, or SS
a year by mall. It is not as largo u.
tlio other Portland dallies, but Is a neat
looking sheet, aud well ill led with
local news.
Tho I'rognnKionM Is tho title of it
weekly Just stinted at a depot called
Cornelius, In Washington county. It
is a large, well printed paper, but if
tlio proprietor depends solely upon
fcutiscrlptious and advertising for sup
port, its days will soon bo numbcreil.
I). L. Davis, lately from Missouri, li
the publisher.
Tlio Jfutrk-JCgc, another weekly, of
small hle, has made its appearances!
Kugone City. Tlio Journal says tlif
establishment Is already for sale, flu
enterprise not receiving the encour
agement anticipated.
Wi M.AMin-n: Uxiviiimuty. Tlio
various literary societies of Willamette
University have united in an Invita
tion to Hon. J. F. Caples of Portland,
to address them duringcommeiicmciit
week. Mr. Caples has accepted the
Invitation, and tho addicsswlll be
delivered Monday evening, Juno Oth,
at the University clinpcl.
LiXTiuu:. Judge Thornton deliv
ered a lecture last Monday on the
history of tlio Salom land claim. The
Judge has a perfect knowlodgo of
the mattor, from having been con
nected with tho University board
from tho beginning. Tho lecture
will bo printed, wo understand.
Disco.NTiNL'Ki). Tho Jfrratrf, oi
Portland, dally and weekly, has ceased
publication, owing to tlnaiiclal em
barrasmout. A petition in bankrupt
cy has been filed against tho company
by Wake, ltobblus & Co., typo foun
ders, of San Francisco.
Thk Governor Orover runs with
great regularity, and carrle full freight
I every down trip.
mi.LI.1RUY.
Miss C. M. Puiiwatka iufnrm tli
kulles of Salom and vicinity, that she
has removed horstook of Millinery and
Fancy Goods to tho brick store on
Commercial Street, lately occupied by
H. 1). lloon, wliero she ha Just re
ceived her Spring Stock, aud can sup
ply her customers with newest good
and latest styles. Also, bloaculngand
repairing done lu thebest inaiiuer.
P
or Oio Tf rr lxs,i Ihutosnili. r W "''jHSi
itm', (lilluiT ulibuui M"lHS-l-r.?.
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