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E3SS5S3SS2 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. DALLAS, SATURDAY," DEC. 3.; llow They Cling to tire. It is really amusing to witness with . -what tenacity some individuals hold on tto. particular party names and political (Organizations, 'j In Christian Republics Jike ours, none but simpletons or knaves worship party names ; and to a remark able degree it is noticeable, that in our amidst are two classes of men who figure .;in the political circle: " The individuals who compose one of these classes always manage' to' devise some means, either through the co-operation, of the officers ..of mercenary brigades, or the continu td- flattering, of some supposed great man, to wend their way to the Capitol .ot the nation, remain for wee"ks, and,. '.until men of sense, and who are in au thority, are wearied of "their presence, :and, in order that there may be an enc! to the annoyance, and that the hateful, -imploring," but sickening faces of the tangers-OQ may lor ever be dispelled, - the President is applied to,, somewhat .lucrative offices are obtained, the com missions aro secured and delivered, and ithe suckers return home upon the means .famished by the same authority that obtained the commissions, whereupon the. . astute suckers set up a fry of ".wiseacres," and tell the people that it is all nonsense to talk about the crea lion of any new political organizations in this country they proceed to instruct . the people that the present parties, Re publican and Democrat, are as unal terably fixed as were the laws of fhe Mcdes and Persians; that no other political organization can ever arise in this Government. They wish it dis tinctly understool also, that they belong to the party in power; that to the vie tors belong the spoils, and that they hold office by reason of the authority vested in the party in power ; and then proceed further to" , inform the - people of the infallibility of the leaders of- their party, and how silly it sounds to talk, or even dream, of their defeat, and the success of the opposite party. And when any one of their own lead ing journals, like the Chicago Tribune, for instance, warns the people that un less the, corruption and Radicalism of the present, parties be stopped, a new political organization will arise, that will jsurely, as it ought, crush them to powder, these suckers cry, "wiseacres." Now we wish to call attention to the fact, that it would be dangerous to fol low the lead of such men, for notice how at times, they squeal progress- reform ; and then, when it is apparent that the proper reforms can only be accomplish ed by new organizations, they draw back, turtle like, and guiturally pro claim, " nnalterably fixed; " and then, in the same breath, as if to fix upon themselves the universal contempt of mankind in general, they tell the people that the party opposing them is for ever dead, and beyond the power of resurrection; that they are steeped in treason; forsaken by all good men, and have gone down to everlasting ruin, and, consequently, there is no perma nent political party except that to which hey belong; : and it being impossible ibr anottier to come into existence, therefore it is nonsense for the people to think of making any change, for the present status of men and things must remain. How supremely ridiculous such talk, such arguments, such logic, such silly. sophistry, sounds to . intelli gent minds. r The other class are the wiseacres themselves. They are a class ,of men who possess no mind of their ,own, ut live for some master mind, as they suppose, man worshippers. They are generally active beings, either as 'gab tilers or scribblers, having- no particular object or accomplishment in view, save that of a serf ; they are always ready to do the bidding of their master, who .ever - he may be,, and seem to have .more enjoyment in the performance of , their deroagague's dirty tvork, than the dictator has in seeing it done They .have no principle, political or other rtrise, , and no just appreciation of the , consequences of their own acts, for want of ability to reason from cause to Vsftect; they cry down all reform, save ,thos0 proposed by their own party lead- firs, and they would sacrafice all. even ' !uck the last green leaf from the tree 1 SSS2 of Republicanism, in order to replenish their own pockets, . and perpetuate themselves in ?power.1 They aro blind guides attempting to lead those who they imagine blind ; teaching purity in politics, while they themselves are ser vanis of corruption; 'being wiseacres themselves, they, as a matter of course, conclude all others, savelhoir masters, between whose feet they crawl, are silly fools ; they profess to be political teach ers; but studiously avoid advancing a sentiment before it is first .whispered br their ears by their lord ; they peram bulate every precinct in every county in every state, sit in sanctums, look wise, and furnish matter for the com positor," every sentence of which, in their folly, they imagine; is fully suffi cient either to take their readers by storm, or effectually keep their party in ignorance of the true status of affairs. They helieve the successful consumma tiohoi"?corrupt plans is a jgreat exhibi tion of wisdom; they stand; upon :the corners of the streets and in political synagogues, claiming to be the legiti mate rulers of the people, commanding them to abstain from, wholesome politi cal food, forbidding free thought, free speech, and free action ; they are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts, and their mouth speak eth great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration becatrse of ad vantage; they speak evil of those things they know not, and in thewe things they know 'naturally, they cor rupt themselves ; they are clouds with out water, uneasy, unsatisfied spirits, extremeists, sporting themselves with their own deceivings, who have forsaken the right way and aro gone astray, fol lowing the way of Thadcus and Robert, who loved the wages of unrighteous ness ; they are falsQ teachers, who privily bring in damnable heresies, even denying the patriot blood that bought their liberty, and are continually bring ing upon themselves and their, party swift destruction. jT Now we are not one of those who believe in constant new political organ, izations for purely partizan purposes, but we ; do believe in free thought, speech, and action ; and we do believe that when there are but two political parties in a Republic like ours, and both adopt extremes, which tend di rectly to th8 abolition of the very prin ciple the people so dearly love; and when, in the history of our country, the people are forced, against their will and better judgment, to adopt and maintain measures absolutely wrong in principle, in consequence of the operations of un godly, political scoundrels. It is not only their privilege, but duty, to re-or ganize upon correct principles, no mat ter what the name may be under which they sail; and further, we hold, that any man, as a journalist or otherwise, has a right to advance and advocate his own sentiments-; and the publb have a right to scrutinise and criticise them ; but he who attacks another for the act of putting forth an honest senti ment, is either a kbave or fool; if the latter, his sayings should be disregarded, if the former, he shonld be frowned down, for he would be a tyraut if he could. , , , The Next Congress j It is now plainly to be seen that the Democratic party, that was supposed by many of us at the close bf the war to be practically dead, has really come to life, and is making rapid strides in the direction of the White House. This ought to satisfy all sober thinking men, that the cry of "dead issues" or organi zations in politics is a myth. The facts are, that in thep resent Congress, the Rrpublican party has at least one hun dred majority,' while in the Congress. just elected, and to commence in 1871, our party will not have more than thirty-five majority. The same degree of progress would give the Democracy the Congress in 1872, and the Presi dent also; and yet the Oregonian do clares that the members of the Repub Heart party are fully satisfied with the policy bf Confess, and that "our pros pects are bright. All this may be true, but it jeems to ua considerably Uko a man passing contentedly over the rapids above the falls of the Niagara, and, when warned of his danger as' he nearcd the precipice, would answer,' with an idiotic smile, the country's safe. - Subscribe for the Repvbwcan. The West ide Railroad, .Thfi TiuUetin has an nrtirla rn the subject; froiri which it appears that the new west siae company nave not secur ed the land grant on which it has been designed to - construct the West side road. Astute is a subject of Very general interest we give place for the following extract from that paper : In order to satisfy all that Mr. Holla day courts the fullest iuqury in the subject and seeks to evade nothing, we will, by his" authori jy, stae precisely that which ha argreed to. This was his ofier, and he proposes to abide by it, and fulfill every obligation under it to the letter: Mr, Holladay agreed to pay the debts of the old west side company, provided he secured the land grant and used the road bed . of that company. Now, just this, and nothing more, was his agreement. He has not violated nor in any way sought to evade the condi tions of this proposition. The Wallatn ette Valley Railroad Company have not secured the land grant, and until that is secured it must be plain to all that the work of construction cannot well goon. This is the statej of the case, and ' the Herald is welcome to anv capital it can r s make out of the subject. Oregonian. So the Orogonian has received infor mation from the column'! of the Bulle tin upon a subject of which it was grossly ignorant before. Holladay, of course, will not fay the debts of he old company, unless he chooses to use the road-bed prepared by; them; and he will not choose to use that bed if he'ean find a better route on which to build another; and of course he will not build a road at all, unless the land grant is first secured ; and if tlie grant be se cured, then he will build the road, according to his own 'statement and promise. Now, admitting all this to be trae, for the purposes of the argument, will the Oregonian explain just here, how Governor; GroverY veto of tho Subsidy Bill affects the matter, and how, it is that the people of the West Side are to bo cheated out of a railroad by the action of the Governor. The people will await an explanation by that paper of its hitherto mysterious course upon that subject. It turns out, then, by the authority above quoted, that the" people of the West Side never really had any prospect for a road, since the time when the original land grant was taken from them bywickcd hands, and presented as a golden gift to the East Side. God bless the rich and lucky, far the poor can beg. - ; We really feel amused over the spec illations of certain journals concerning Senator Williams. A person who knew nothing to the" contrary, would suppose, from reading the Bulletin and Oregon nian, that Williams was the greatest man in America ; and they aro persist ent in such intimations. In the first place he was to receive, according to those authorities, a place in Grant's first Cabinet; next he was to have been placed upon the Supreme Bench, then upon the Bench in one of tho new Cir cuits as United States Circuit Judge; next he was to have occupied the high est Bench in tbc district of Columbia at Washington City; then he was to have been Attorney 5 General ; next he was to have been the Minister to England ; then he was to have been sent to China; we will be forgiven for not stating in the first instance that, prior to all this, he was to have been Vice President of the U nited States ; and now, it seems, he is to be Post Master General. He must have been born under a lucky planet pros pectively, no most certainly must be a person of varied "qualifications; We believe there has not been a single po sition of importance to be filled, since Williams was elected Senator, but what, in the opinion of those journalists, was sure to have been filled by his Honor. We expressed a wish long since that Grant would provide for him when his time expired. God bless Mr. Wil'i ams. May. he get something, is our sincere desire. Extremes will Meet i Some ; of the Democratic journals read Brick Potncroy out of the party, and call him a traitor. , We predicted long since thai the rabid secessionists and the universal suffrageists must nat urally run togother, liveani die to gether, leaving-the reigns of Govern ment in the hands of the true lovers of country and liberty, Conservatives. We shall now expect to hear ot the consoli dation of the two great paper, institu tions, Pbmeroy 's Democrat and Gree ley's Tribune, . ' A Lady In Court A few days ago, a young. lady en gaged in .the study of law, tooka seat within the bar of a Court, at Rockford, III. Thb effect of a ladv's presence is reported to have been .both civilizifag and humanizing, J Fewer boot soles were obsetted to bd resting upon tables and railings, and there was less loung ing in uncouth attitudes, while it was noticed also that the young attorneys had paid more than ordinary attention to their personal appearance. This re port encourages us to hope that ladies may take to the law in greater num. bers. While we say this, we do not believe that the legal profession is one which. is behind tiny other occuption in the matter of refined and gentlemanly Behavior. 13 ut we believe all profes sions and occupations will be the better for the presence of women of character and ability. It is time that our civiliza tion took" on more of the Christian and less of the Mohammedan type. Under the Asiatic civilization, woman was not recognized as an intellectual companion for man. Under our civilization, she is acknowledged as such to a limited ex tent. It is time that the idea was con sistently carried out. Whatever work of hand or brain woman chooses to un dertake, let her make full proof of her ability, and gather a due reward for her work. One of the best counsellors in Penn sylvania trained his daughters to the law, so that they prepared all his legal papers, and he consulted with, and was aided by them in all his legarpractico. They were his helpers and co workers. Who can show any good reason why they should not have been recognized as members f the profession with their father and preceptor Any good and useful work to which woman may choose to give her attention should not be denied her. And whatever contri butes to make woman more independent and helpful to herself, will be a benefit to the human family.- Toledo Blude. STHANGE SUICI DC, A Servant G rl Drown Hcrsir in a t'lkterti caiiUInliig Less than Four I'cet vt Hater.- r Karly yesterday morning, the family of Mrs. G. L. Hall, residing at No. 87 Laurel street, was shocked by the infor mation that their cock, a German girl, 25 year of age, had committed suicide by drowning herself in a cistern on the premises, the actual depth of which is three feet eleven inches The girl, whose name is Anna Heil.tborn, had been in tho employ of the family only two days, and had, by her promptness, neatness and wiliingue, creuted a very favorable impression. Early yesterday morning sho &roac an,d kindled a fire in the kitchen stove, and made the tie ccssarv arangement for breakfast. She had received instructions the cveniog before to ring the bell for rising at 7 o'elockj which, was not done. Mrs. Hall awakened, and ongoing to the girl's room and not finding her there, pro ceeded down stairs to ascertain how breakfast was progressing. Not finding Anna in the kitchen, and thinking she might have gone to the grocery near by Mrs. Hall went to the front door, there being no alley to tho house, and finding the door locked, went back to 'the kitchen. She next thought that Anna might be in the back yard, and opened the kitchen door. In doiogso, she noticed tho cistern uncovered, which was an un usal occurence, as the water in it was seldom, if ever, used. She stepped out to cover it, and while replacing the lid noticed something, which she sup posed to be a rag, floating near the sur face, and reaching down for it, was in describably shocked "to find it to be the clothing of the unfortunate girl. She however, did not reli nquish Kcr hold, but deliberately went to work to raise the head above the water." She cried for assistance, which soon came, and the body was removed from its watery grave. Chronicle. Attempt at Robbery. Last night two persons sallied out together and drank until both felt rath er boozy. One was a tall, powerful fel low, and the other rather fragile-looking. The larger man wished the smaller one's money, and how to get it he new not unless on the principle of " might makes right." He wanted to borrow some on his word. It was not good enough. Ho would only Ask $13 as a loan. He could not borrow a cent. The smaller man went to his room, and the larger one follownd him to try and per suade him to take a walk. The money ed party did not want his acquaintance, and ordered him out of the room. This the other refused to do, so the small man packed up his valise, and under the protection of a policeman, was es corted to another hotel, where he was safo from the intrusions of snch an ad hesive companion. It was known : that a robbery would bo attempted, as the treacherous friend knew the other had a check for $300 on his person; so the police kept a strict watch on his pro ceedings. There are many persons in this city at present Jiving upon their wits j . so persons had . better beware of placing themselves in their way. Her - The Bulletin of the 29th ult., has an excellent article, under caption, f Our Immigration Interests." - '" .!:,.-::.:.. , ; - .-. ' .... ' ' . ',.;.. ... .", ' i. i ".in" - iiriniiimimniiiinnnr NEW AD VER TISEMENtS. Administrator's Notice. TWoTtCt! 1 nEREUV GIVEN THAT r.t the November Term of the , s County Courof Polk County, N. L. Butler vrt appolntea Administrator of the estate of B. F. Bond, de ceased.. All persona having claims against said estate are requested to present the same within six months from; the date hereof. N. L. BUTLER, Administrator. Dalas, Oregon, Nor. 9, 1870. 36-4w GOOD , . AT O IiD f P?' IC JES. j Uaring been j the first to adopt the plaa of affording persona raiding at a dittanCe the opportunity of obtaining firttt-clant Watches for their own uel &t wholksale prices, and being also thej original i nventor and ole manufacturers of the widely advertised Oridb Watches, e which there aro so manj ithita "tioM, and now the inventori and sole progrie tor$ and manufacturers of the hew material, which we have named the Norton Goij Metal (and secured in legal form),, tujterior to all other metal; and fully equal in brilliancy of color, weight, wear, etc., to fine 18 karat gold, and to be obtained through so other source. We have concluded to. resume the retail bui- MA. m an A A..afnl I . a rA mm n 1 O t T to 1SR5 in connection with cm whnlooalA Aa. 1 partment, for the purpose of placing again a reliable line of our tpecialitiet before the public. ALSO BEING THE SOLE AGENTS In the United Statet for the Liverpool Watch Co., we are authorized by them to close out a large line of European Watches, CtiAiss, Ac. now in stock, for Cath, at pricte sever be fore KNOWJ, A 1, BBAUTIFCL in deaign, RELI ABLE for accurate time, 1CRABLE, and of the latett ttylet. Evert Watch will be retailed at LESS than cot' of imjxtrtation, and ftrwarded, securely packed, fre paid, to an part of the country, on reeeip otpriee. Moxet can be sent to t'S BT ExPREESS, with ordjert or Expre Co. to retcr Goods or Cash, which will secure promptne, and safety to purchaser. Among our list will be found A Beautiful Exglish Silver, Solid Dou ble Case Watch, genuine English full plate jeweled tnotement$, adjusted regulation, Uel cut hands, engine turned nerl, correct and trr n'ceuMe article, large or mal , in complete rcsni.no order, with an elegant (Jest's Vest Chaist, Locket and Key, all complete, mated free for $5. A Vert Maxdsome Watch in fine $ kirat Gold plated Doi ble Cases imitatiuu $100 Gold Watch engraved or plain, genuine Eng lish full f ate jetceled move nent, adjusted regn lator, correct, and in complete bck.iisg order with elegant ilKST'n Vest Cuais, with Locket and Key, mailed pre paid for only $3. THE OltlDE GOLD WATCH Ix Massive Oripe Gold Double blunting Magic Spring. Cam, elegantly engraved or engine turned, genuine Patpst Lfver MovfFJT, jrtcrltd, regulated and warranted to keep vttrrect time, and wear equal to Gold, precisely like in appearance, make, jinith, brilliancy of ctdor to $200 Gold Watch. . One of these splksdiii Watoh.h will be forwarded by mail fhpp to Mny address, in handome moruccti rate, lined with reltet and atin (Laiu'eS or Gexi's eize Watch), for only.......... ...............$12. PATENT STEM 1VINDEH, OR KEYLESS WATCH, U' inde yp from the Stkm, require XO KkV, cannot le wound the wrong way, in heavy GUIDE GOLD Douhle Cin,thrce quarter plate, fine JEWELED LE VER Mottmtnt, Exposed Action. Accurate as a Time-keeper, Soptfrior regnltel. Single one sent to any MrtM by ini!. in handsome morocco cae fur $15. THE NORTON HATCH. TniS widely known, reliable and elegant Watch, so long and fcllt approtfd of by Govfrxmext and Railroad Officials, is now encased in tho sis improved Nortox'Gold MftAL, the very lateet dimeurery in the science of " METALHTRor," which for hardne; dura bility and. biilliancy of crLOR and polish has boen found to surpass all other known metaU. It does not tamith by wear, exposure to heat, moittnre, change of climate, or the action of any ACIDS r gaff and jermnneutly retain its beautiful toi.oR fcllt KycAL to the iaf sr 0LD, and nkver wears oct. This celebrated WATCH is in OIJD double hunting eae, ot NoR TOJi 5olJ MsTAL, rich in demign, artistic in Jin ith, with niHgie spring push pin, imitation jMifrRfftKLp.wisrDtso tem, improved bevel swell, double ointa, engiae turned nerl, extra fixe full ruby jeweled levkr movement, covered with engraved dcst CAP, accurately adjusted to all degrees of HRAT or COLD, with ail the lateft improvements, cannot be surpassed for CORRECT time keeping qualitic, and experts cannot detect the elighteet difference in appear ance from one of the finest $200 Gold W'atche and lat a long, wean as well, and keeps as correct tine. They ore manufactured olely byvti, and are thoroughly warranted in eveiy respect for ire year. A single one of the above beautifut Watches mailed pre paid to any ad dress, in reiret lined morocco cpec, with key, &c. aU complete, for only $15. Watches for Holiday Present manufactured to order. - G excise American Watches of alt grade, in gold or Silver Cae, from $18 op to $200. Other Good Watches equally low. With every Club of six Watche of any kind, we send one extra WatcK of same kind free, as a premium to getter up of the Club. A superior stock of Genuine On'de Gold Chain, from $2 to $6 each, warranted fully equal to. Gold in brilliancy of color, wear, Ac. Bills of over $12 collected on delivery, if desired. All Bills of $12 or less mnt be Cath, or P. O. mosey orders, or regis tered ; letters, at oca risk. Goods carefully 'elected, packed and. forwarded pre paid by mail or by trpre, on receipt of price. Safe delivery of all good guaranteed. Watches lor warded to be examined to parties Known, when express charge both way are paid. 1 No goods forwarded wet of the Jfiitppi Rtrer, witb bill to collect on delivery. Purchasers mast pay alt express charges on goods sent C. 0. D ; also for return of money. All Cath orders for warded free ot charges to destination. Cata logue free. Address all orders, C. P. Norton A Co., Importers of Watches, Ac. 8ft Nassau Street, New York. Established 1857. 84-ly PICTURE GAIiLEIiy. THE ATTENTION OP THE PUBLIC is invited to the improved facilities which I have recently made to my apparatus, by which I am alio to take One tSittingr! ; Thus making the heretofore task of getting correct likenesses of CHILDREN a matter of small moment. "7 :.' : - ffrSTGallory located on Main street Dallas. W. n. CATTBRLLN.' Pallasi AprU 22, 1870. , NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. c. s, sitVEn a co.f Ko. 130 Jint Utreet, V - , roRTLANDi - - - - ;dREG0 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Ml GOODS, CtOTDlMO, LADIES' I)RESS GOODS, BOOTS ft : SHOES, HATS ft CAPS Groceries & Provisions. Highest Cash Price paid for all kinds of J ut Arrived per; Cail 's'yVii : -ri.it. OUR NEW STOCK - OP ; FALL AS1 WINTER GOODS We respectfully call th attention of tin Public to our Choice Variety of , ladles' Dress Good. , Mens aud Boy Suits, , t . . i : Boots and 8noa . Hardware,.;.', . SctoOOl IloOksv Stationery, &c And Everything: Found In Retail Store. We can assure oar Patrons that oar present Stock exceeds, in Variety and Cheapness, any we have ever had. ; " . All we ask is, for yon to all and examine, before purchasing elsewhere. Country Produce taken in exchange fox Gooda ! N. A. j:d. lee. Dallas, Not. 16th, 1870. 1-tf Police. rflhe Partnership heretofore existing between Jl J. W. Crawford and T. B. Newman la this day dissolved by mutual consent, J. W. Crawford retiring from the Firm. T. B. New man is alone authorised to receive payment of all accounts due the late firm, and he become responsible for all the indebtedness of said firm. , J. W. CRAWFORD, " ! T. B. NEWMAN. Dallas, Oct. 25, 1870. 57-4w NOTICE! NOTICE! rpilE UNDERSIGNED, nAVINO PUR J. chased the interest of W. C. Brown in tb Ute business of W. C BROWN A CO., is now receiving a fresh supply of goods both from San Prancis'co and Portland, which I will sell at very cheap rates, for CASH or " - .-. , . ..: ' - -V ... ' ' V Country Produce , My stock consists of every variety of . JLhclicft' JDress fioods, i?I en's Clothing Boots & .Shocs9 Quccnsirnre, Hardware, ' And groceries of all kinds, and will exebanga WIIKAT, t VjjT ' ua j a, BACON, EGGS, BUTTER, l:r. BEANS, . ONIONS, BARLEY, and, very CLEAN COTTON RAGS, . Or any kind of produce that can be converted into money. . ; - : ;- i . . ' . i. p. Come and examine my stock before purchas ing, as it is no trouble to show goods whether you bay or not. We mean business, therefore earnestly invite you to call and see us. - JNO. C. BELL. Dallas, Ogn., Sept 3d, 1870. ' 27-if, ANDERSON $l BBOWM, SUCCESSORS TO B. STRANG. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS 117 STOVES OF ALL KINDS, : " i ' "'I' V.f ; . . , . ' ' .' ;V . , Tin Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, Zinc, Brass & Block Tia, : f'U. ''' .";.'i f ... H;.q vt,- vTih ; jr-i Force and Lift Pumps; '. CAST TIN AND; ENAMELED Hollow- WareJ MANUFAC2URERS OF Tin, Sheet-Iron & Copper - Ware. , .j Great Variety of Gem Fans. ' Qas. IFixiupcs. Iron and Lead Pipe, of all slsea, for Gaa, . , Water and Stesu : ELBOWS,' BUSniNGS, I Ts, .NIPPLES, ' RE TURN BENDS RUBBER (lIQSEt STOPCOCKS, , HOSEPIPES,, PLUGS, BATHTUBS. 1 In all its branches done to order, at &t stasd ' of B. Strang, . Union i Block CoxanerclU SU? SaUca 3 : ft i t f I i 43