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3533 DALLAS, yATCJKDA Jaa. 11. TIE CHRISTIAN I 5ICS!ji:N(;CU. Our pious brotli.ejrat Monnjouth.scjDips t bo wholly io xho' dark i a regard fo Vie Litigaqt printing, and thinks that ' for tricks that aro curious and ways t'tat are vain" the Kepublican eJit,or is peculiar. ye are wholly una. ffire of any reason that he can have for 00 thinking, but in the magnitudo cf par charity conclude that a stroke from one qt Prof. Chaney's comets has so shattered his nervous system that our ecclesiastical Greejey has become a monomaniac on discussion and for waut of something else, takes up u Liti ant Printing.' We have no wish to enter into a dispute with Prof. Camp bell or any other brother ot the qull,but when attacked, will in the future.as in he past, exercise the Heaven given fight of self defense, be our assailant saint or sinner. Our friend states that if we had said nothing concerning the patter he would havo been perfectly satisfied with the change, but thinks that because we promptly refuted the fs$p statements made by some of our Grant exchanges we have placed him and his friends in a false position. We are really very sorry if any action of ours souldbeso construed, yet we beg in .all kindness and christian charity to ,09sure our irate brother that we have yet to learn in what way our defense of .ourielves and Governor Grover reflected .on him or his friends; but even suppose by any stretch of his vivid imagination he could suppose such a thing, it is but the natural result of our telling, wha4 he Messenger professes to advocate and .its editor to teach the truth. The Messenger ought not to be angry with ms for stating what is notorious to every lawyer in Polk County ic that no bond or stipulation had ever been filed by the proprietor sf the Messenger as by lays required and we now go fur t her and say that there is pq evidence to show that the proprietor or propri etors of that paper ever attempted to comply with the law to prove tin correctness of the foregoing statements we rfer Brother Campbell or any member of the law class of Christian College to Sec. 3d of the act entitled an wAct to protect Litigants," pages forty-nine and fifty, laws of 1870. The Nttunger thinks that what is stranger than all is. that it is was allow ed to do the printing so long in viola tion of law. We can relieve our per plexed brother from the dilemma in which he so complacently places him flelfby imforminghina that as there was do official ogan in the County, the Messenger had as good a right to do the printing as any other paper and if there was any fault to be found the KfPUBMCAV, the only other paper published the county, had sole reason for complaining. We have not, and do not, envy the Messenger for what it has made out of the Litigant Printing so far, but have ' remained silent as becometh a christian and well wisher of that paper. We are very sorry, to witness in brother Campbell's article a spirit unlike that which ought to pervade a christian heart, and an advo ate of primitive Christianity when hp intimates that the Republican and its editor(prospective if he pleases)havo been guilty of "a very little and a very ugly trick." Envy and malice lurk not in the heart of a christian, and seeing them crop out so plainly in a minister of the go?pel, we are tcmpetd te exciaim with the latin poet. "Tantaene an'v mv$ coelistibui ir.u SENATORS COM BUTT AND MITCH El. IV The following infamoos and outra geous libel appeared in a recent issue of the Cincinnati Commercial, and is from the pen of the Washington corres pondent of that journal. Ho pays : u Corbett of Oregon has come to be known as Bass wood Corbett. Don Piatt happily aid of him once, that in hearing him speak one was reminded of the rhythm and ring of a dull buzz going through a water-soaked bass wood log. He talks interminably, and nev er says anything. In placo of Corbett the wooden-man, who goes out next March we are to have one Mitch ell, lawer,said to bo worth some mil Jions, and commonly known as J Jen Jlolliday's man. Whether we will gain anything by the change from such a man as Corbett to a man who has a master, remains to be seen. But it is an unfavorable commentary upon the condition of things in the Republic that we must choose between such un dersiriblo parties, and that day after day we have new accessions to the number of men in poogress who haye masters We have no security as long fis oar best men allow themselves to be driven away from and kept out of polt lics by tho scalawags and shoulder hiters and shodtlyites arid dcadbeats generally, who sem to be gaiuing every day in the political affairs of the coun try. Hiarld That scandal is to great; for the people of Oregon to bear up under and tho idea that Mitchell has a master, it's too much. Who can suggest a remedy for this outrageous slander ? USURPATION RAMPANT. The Republican said during tho last canvass, that if Grant was relectcd. we should witness the most flagrant and outrageous acts of usurpation ever attempted to be perpetrated upon a fre people. This early is heard the warning knell ; sooner, if possible, than could have been expected by any reasonable mau even before the inauguration ceremonies. The political machinery of Louisiana is arrested by one of Grant's judges, actiog in a federal capacity, and by hia decisions places whomever in power he pleases, in the State; and when the sovereigns of the State look on in wonder, they are pleasantly told by Grant's army of appointees, that they are not educated up to tho times; they have not yet learned the new order of things sufficiently to understand how to accept the situation. We should like to have some of the wiseacres of the Grant dynxsty explain by what authority the Federal Courts undertake to decide who aro legally elected in a State, and who are not. lhcy cave done it, however, and that is proof enough to a radical Republican that it oau be dooe. Now Grant consqles the people of that State by sajiog the whole power of the Government must be brought to bear, if necessary, to main tain the decisions of the court Monarchs of the old world to-day, look on, and envy the position ot the President of the United Stated, because the power ho wields is so much greater and more rr1nr than theirs. r Criticism. The Oregonian has a rather severe criticism upon what it denominates 44 Third Oregon." However, we love independence, ar d if the criticism is merited, it is highly proper, for there must be no abridgement of the freedom of the press. Tho same paper speaking of an independent judiciary pays : But there is another phase of this subject that merits consideration. The immense expansion and overshadowing power of private combinations and aggregations cf capital withn tho last few years, while they have caused the rapid development of the resources of the coun ry, have also in many instances procured unrighteous legisla tion in their interes's, and even polluted the channels of justice by tampering with the Judges. The infamous proceedings in the Eric Railway liti gation illustrates the truth of this. The sad fall of Judge Birnard," This article has the true ring, and is a strong indication that the Oregonian is now putting on a show of indepen dence to which hitherto it has been a stranger. The truth is these , money sharks are polluting the channels of justice, and tampering with .Judges and judicial officers, wherever and whenever they can find a psrson 'hold ing those positions, weak and corrupt enough to be lured by their smiles and money. The people are waking up to this subject, however, and hence forward will keep a watchlul eyo upon these sharks, and upon the people's servants upon whom they to adroitly We r learn from our exchanges that Col. chapman of Portland and Daniel Chaplin of La Grande, have gone to Washington to secure aid fur tho Salt Lake Railroad: Gone we suppose, to prevail upon a Grant Con grcss, to foreswore themselves, go back on Philadelphia, and make moro land grjnts. Holladay h j.cifXiai otgan thinks he m y have gono to California on busies, 'lltat may bo so, he went to Europe on bubiuebs, wheu he swindled them out of milHoui of money. Wu Is Guilty op Tub 44 Very Litllle, Very Ugly Trick ?" The Messenger man seems greatly exercised -over jthe loss of the litigant printing and vents his spleen at us for being the cause thereof. Now, we have no objec tion to our brother playing the role of the modern Stephen, provided he gives equal honor to all who were engaged in stone throwing. We think it "a very little and very ugly trick " of the Messenger to lay the blame at our door when heknows that the following petition had been presented to Governor Grover requesting the appointment bo given to a paper at the county scat : To His Excelency, Hon. L. F. Gro ver, Governor of Oregon. The under signed, your petitioners, would most respectfully represent : That it would be much tuoro convenient and greatly to the advantage of litigants and officers of the county to have the litigant organ at the County seat, than at Moomouth, eight miles away, if the same could be acoomplished consistent with law, N. L. Butler, Attorney. R, L. Fraker, Deputy Clerk , 1). J. Holmes, Clerk ; J. II. Myer, County Judge j Jno. J. Daly, Attorney j C. G. Curl, Attorney ; R. P. Boise Attorney j B. Hayden, Attorney. Nov. 2ftf 1872. Comment is unnneeessary. INDEPENDENCE. The San Francisco Chronicle s fast becoming the most popular newspaper in California, and the reason is appar ent. It has no master; it speaks perfectly independent upon 9.11 subjects coming before the people ; it fails not to expose infamy and wrong wherever and whenever it discovers it ;it renders just praise where it belongs, jtnd fears uot to dpnour.ee the corruptiouist and deroagogup ; it publishes to the world tho real facts as they occur within its knowledge, and refuses for any consider atton to shield the acts of its own parly or partisens, when wrong, from just criticism ; in short, it is a spicy, well written and conducted sheet, and is be coming famous for its independence. If our political papers would pursue the straight forward, independent course of the Chronicle, the populua would soon catch the fhmo ; the people would rise in their majesty, realizing truly that they were the sovereigns of this coun try, and, hurling from pUco and pocer the miserable and corrupt demagogues and political thieves of this country of all parties, would soon establish the Government upon the basis intcnicd by our revolutionary sires--puro re publicanism and equal justice. WIIEK TIIEIVES HAY L OUT HON. EST MEM MAY GET A LIVINtt. The Chicigo Tribune s.tys of the credit mobilier investigation : The conclusions that may be drawn from the investigation thus far sro these : 1. That Mr. Oakes Ames prof fered Credit Mobilier Mock to certain members of Congress, at a price much below its actual value. 2. that his ofTer was accepted in soma cases and reject ed in other. 3. that the list of names given to Colonel McCotnb by Oakes Ames does not indicate that these gentlemen actually took the stoek. 4. That Mr. Blaine certainly, and probably others named in the Jist rcfuncd to take the stock. 5 That other Con grcssmcn, who?e names have not yet been publicly mentioned in connection with the scheme, will Le implicated. G.That Oakes Ames has alresdy been convicted of conduct that unfits him for a peat in congress, to-wit, the at tempted bribery of his fellow-members, and, 7. That tho investigation should proceed, without fear or favor, to aser taiu who are the other Congressmen who have been as guilty in accepting ss he was in offering the stock, at the price and under the circumstances that have been indicated. Grant's theives can,t awlways man age to cover up their corruptitns. Let the truth come if it cleans out Grant's Congress Wo don't guess however there was quite stock enough to go round. Many a poor member of that Cangress would havo been spared the disgrace of holding that stock if tho Ilolladay Mitchel ring had been present with en opportunity to grab first. THE LAST It lis OUT. The Oregonian of tho 4th inst. has a well written article on the troubles in Louisiana. There is, however, one idea in that article we cannot endorse. The editor says : " The decisions of tho courts may bo incorrect, but they are the last resort, and their decisions upon questions within their jurisdiction, are to bo enforced with tho whole power of! Government, without stopping to j Institute a rigid iuquiry as to their correctness." It will never do to allow courts to make decisions against iaw, evidence and justice, and the people to acquiesce, upon the cry that it is the last resort There is no final appeal in a popular government except to the people. The decisions of a court corruptly made against law and justice, should be as totally disregarded as a law passed by a legislature which forbado the right and commanded tho wrong. Courts in the United State, as in England, should be given to un derstand that they do not possess the. power to decide against the just rights of American citizens with impunity; and they should understand that they too are to be governed by the people, who are to be considered their soverigns. A court of last judicial resort should be held more strictly accountable to the people, than any other court in the land, for the very reason that no judicial appeal lies from their, decision, The idea that a decision of a court of last resort must bo acquiesced in, no ' - A . 1. ' . matter now corruptly raaae. is simply preposterous, nor will the people of this country heed such logic, i London, Jan, 4. EEnipcror Napoleon has been suffering for some time from symptons of stone in the bladder, the presence of a large stone I having been demonstrated by means of souud. On Thursday the patient un derwent the first operation for its icmo al, by lithotomy. The Standard says the anexation of the Bandxich islands to the United States would be of no injury to England but Australia. It urges, as a means of restoring equilibrium in the event of sucb a transfer, the annexation of Ike Fiji islands to Australia. i London, Jan. 3. The Earl of Gal loway died yesterday, aged 72. ; dispatches from Queenstown, Bir mingham and Southampton report that a temptett of unprecedented violence rs"ed all last oi"ht. I he storm was accompanied by terrific thuuder and lightning, and caused great a'arm to the inhabitants. This morning the wind is blowing a gale, aud sleet and snow is falling. Berlin, Jan. 3. Tho Emperor hss conrerrea the Order of the "Black l-.aglcj' upon Bismarck. Pioche, Jan. 4. A large meeting was held at the Court-house last night to organiie a Protective Union and adopt measures to arrest the prgrcfH of crime in this comtuuniy. About 200 citizens signed the roll. An Exc cutiVH Committee was appointed and other business transacted. Melbourne, Jan. 3. Additional cases of kidnaping of Polynesian na tives by wholesale have come to lij;ht. tho guilty parties will be severely dealt with. The authorities sre determined to break up the practice. STATE yaws. Our citizens will be pleased to learn the fact that the factory is going to be rebuilt, immediately. We have the information direct from the President of the Company, who left here last Tue-day for the Enstern States to pro cure machinery. We shall noon again witness in full operation the factory which has become a pride, not only to hi city but to the St to. The fabri s of this mill have eaincd a world wide rpeutation, and we are pleased that the Company have concluded to rebuild at this place No place in Oregon offers better facilities thfin Oregon City for such institutions. Enterprise. A tcltgraphi dispatch from Roseburg dated first inst. says: An accident occurred on the North Uropqua river, at Oak Grove Station, twelve and one half miles south of lloseburg, in which Dunbar, the hostler for the Oregon and California Stage Company, and three horses were drowned. Why he was drowned is unknown but the general opinion is that he was struck by the horses in some way and stunned. As our readers will recollect, Port and and nnmerous other places in Western Oregon and Washington Tcr ritory were visited by severo shocks of earthquake on december 14, 1872 The citizens of this town thought it a huge aftiir, and so did all other places hoard from at tho time. The feather, however, cast of the mountains, accord ing to the following account to our reporter, last evening, by an eye-wit ness. Tho informent Mr. McBrido stated that he and another man owned a ranch some three miles back from the mouth of the Wenatches riAcr, which is about 170 miles from Wallua. On the night of the 14th of last Deo ember ho and his paatner had retired and. were asleep, when they were sud denly awakend by noise as if the stove had been upset. They immediately sprung from their couch, ond were about donning their clothes, when they were thrown to the floor iu a rather sudden manvcT.Jferald, (JUTLAND BUSINESS DIRECTION ! Published by L. Samuel, General Advertising Agt. 93 Front st Ackerman's Dollar Store No. 09 First at. I Import- ers of Fancy Qoodg, Toy, Crockery, etc., etc Amor Uoum, im it. JJet Oak a Pine. Ev erything peat. B. Longfellow Proprietor. BOOKS, ST A TION EH Y k MUSICAL I INSTRUMENTS. GILL, STEEL St B BAN CROFT, No. 75 k 77 firt Sta Portland; Btruaan, the only direct importer of Clothing Ac, cor. Front k Waatiington street. Cbas. C Barrett, WHOLESALE Bookseller & Stationer, LARGEST STOCK IN PORTLAND. No. 19 Froht and No. 3 Wathinrton $treelt. I ECK, WILLIAM k HQS, 129 Front atreet, If Importers and Dealer in OUXS, Stll'LBg AN HEVOLVERS of ererj description. Fishing TckIe,Fancy Oood, Beada,Bird oaget Baskets, Croquet Uaine,nd bbj carriage! Agenta for th "California powder Work," also for the "Wheeler Wilson Sewing machines." n eck, John A. 129 Front tt.praeticat Wtch maker A Jeweler. Work done for the Trad UUK i Abl JOU PKlNXfclUS. HlMti k HAC1IELI)ER,93 front .Street ucbauan, W. a.,s. w. cor, tr im A Taylor ats Cheapest Furniture House in Portland.' ' it! 1 CARPETS-.?0- I llarke Henderson A Cook, 81 A 83 First St, J Dealers in Dry Good.Fancy Millinery, An' tlotiu A Rosenfield, 158 fc'rout sc CouiinUion J Merchants A de'lrs in O'gn A CaL Produce 1ongle, J. B. m'nft. A dealer in S Idles, liar Jnexn, A Saddlery Hardware, 96 Front at. 1 airier, W. A Co., 103 Front st. Merchant y Tailors a Clothiers, Hats, Furnishing goods, - m . m.i in. ... m D 1) eLaabmutt a 6atman,'92 Front st. Real Es tate Agents, money loaned, houses rented. LVI'AL GOODS, C. 11 Woodard A Co 101, Front street. UKLH.CI!, C. H. Woodard A Co. 101 Front Street, Ordera from any portion of the State or Territo ries carefully filled by mail or express. I mil, Luweostein A Co. Furniture and Car- J lupluyutent Agency. )Witberall, 80 tront st. Ii Furnishes all kinds of beln. verding a iieebe, 10 i'ruut street. Commit 1 X a h i oiT Li r ery Stable, cur. First S'nVn sts. E. Corbett Pr. Good turn-outs at's on hand Ilisbel A Roberts, cor. First A Wih'gtn ; Dealers A Manuf. Clothing Furn'g Uo sis. Goods. BAY'S TIIISIC STORE, The largest Musio House on the Coast ST EI H WAY PIANOS, 2URDETT OUGARS G. L. DrRAS'S, Manager. AGENCY FOR THE ;IIOH'c" Sevlnff Tlachinc. CUst'Agenta wanted. Tti II" hney A St cm me. (irocers and dealers in II kinds of sreds. cor Kirt end Main sts. II ainburger, It. I'A'A First St., importer and dealer in Staple Fancy Goods. Millinery. H endee, D. II., Photographic Artist, a. w; cor rirst a Morrison st. Child a Piet. spec Hy II enrciiH?n, L. C. A Co., 104 First st. Mao u fart's and de'lers in Jewelry, W,tebes A II ihbard G. L., 93 Front st wholesale dealer in Groceries. Doors, Wagon Materials. Ae 11 udge, Calef, A Co., V7Pronl St., wholesale dealers in Drugs. Paints, Oils, Glass, Ae. 1 1 aT sC Sewing Machine, Mraigj I t f if I VJ needle," lock atitch. Com- petition challenged G. W Traver, 112 Front st. II urren A Shindler, Nos. 1M 172 First st. Importers Furniture. Bedding e.- Hutch urn W, Watchmaker, cor, first and Main Sts, All work done at San Francis- op ricss. I nternatioiiel II ttel, cor. Front a Morrisson ata M. Rndelph, Pr. Free Buss attends steamers obn, J.A Co., 81 Front at., wholesale and retail del'r Fine Cloth ing. Fnrn'g Goods. A ait-on Doree Restaurant, private rooms for itX Fa unilien, cor 1st A Pine sts. Q. Voos P, 1V1 artin, K. and Co. dealers in Wines and LI qurs. O, S. N. Co'a Block, and San Fraa iYi eier A ek'hmeer, 111 Front st, wholesale and retlrConfcctloners, , illvr, lnu li., V. First su Watcbiuaker and Joweler, offers to the public a fine assortment of Watchet Clocks and Jewelry M oeiUr. A Co., Front nearC. st, dealers la native and foreign Wines and Liquors. N orthrup Thompson, If ardware.Iron,Steel, nubt. Spokes, Hardwood Lumber, eo. ccidental Hotel, corner of First lorriso streets. Smith k Cook Proprietors. 0 arrish, Watkinsa Cornell, Real Estate Agt Pittock building e . Frant k S 11llOTOtUtAliltJ tiOt)l). C. Wood ard A Co., 101 Froni Street. Oculift and Aur5st,ffice No. 73 First Steet Holme's Building, 3d door from Ladd's Bank ats all disease of tin ET3, E VH, THROAT and LUNGS. It ichter, Paul 105 First street, itnpfrof Ber lin wooden carvings parhr ornaments, AO R o8enbaum, I. S. A Co., Tobacconists, im porters of Foreign and Dotnestio Liquors. R u ss House. Front st. On First Olass Priu- ciples. Thomas Ryan Proprietor. : S horlock.S. 61 Front 62 First sts. dealer in Harness A Saddlery, a Saddlery ware. 1 imon, J., 60 Front St., dealer iu Doors.Sask, 5 and Blinds. Window and Plate Glass.' O insheimer, II. 157 First at. imp'ter of Pianos Organs, Shoot Music, Musical Instruments Ckldmoro,S. G., 123 1st at. Druggist a Aput Qcary. Porfuiaery and Toilet articles.. 1 uow k Uoos 73 First st, pictujes, frames J5 Mouldiugs, art Material aidrawiug initx O TOME, O. I- No. I07iwrifc O Watchmaker and ManufactnriniJeweler la appointed Agent for Waltham, Elgin, E. How ard ACo. Cfaam. E.Jacot and California Watobea also for all the production and imports of tb California Jewel rjr Company, San Franeiseoi Send for eircnlar Watches repaired in the very beet manner, WARRANTED to giva stifo'n Smith, Put., Broker, 90 ront at. Dealer in Legal Tenders Qor Bonds and Gold Past mitb A Davis 71 Front el wholesale, Drags Paints, Oils, Window Glass, ete. Terry Bros. Nj. 178 First street, manulact'ri and dealers in Furniture, Bedding Aev"--, fllhe Clothing 8bre, 113 Front at, Cloting JL Fn'og good Boots, Shoes. Harris f j Pxat Tuttle, II. 11. 1424144 Front treet. Dealer la Wagons an Agricultural Implement.' - - fflyler J. A 147 Front at. wholesale dealer ia Butter, Egge, Cheese, L.ard, Bacon ete. w ii lianas A Myers. 5 Central Block MrvnCfl st.. Commission Merchants, dear in prany w bailey A Fecbeimer, Attorneys and JkUo itors in Bankruptcy. Office 0. F. Teua'le OR E G Of BUSINESS D I EX EC- The undersigned will eommenee solicit isg tor a BUSINESS DIRECTOR Y ot the Statsi of Okcgos in a few days ; aad, U - saake it sccessful, respectfully request the eo-operatiea of alt persons interested ia 'the welfare ef Ike country. The State" has new reaeaed tsat position wkea a yearly sumniary ef her yrtgreea : a necessary, hence the vales ef a work wbiea will combine, in a condensed form, all aaattta? ef public Interest. -.1 The work-in contemplation will embrace a general tketch of the State; its physical as. peets, geology, botany, aoolegy, eommeree, manufactories, societies, public buildings, productions, and all other subjects on which ; informatics Unrequired. .. . , ., - The work wilt be illustrated with sketches) ef ' " some, of the leading prominent scenery ef ike & State and its compilation will be under then charge o JJloRTtMsa Mvarar.Esa,, whose re , cent work on Washington Territory has bee a highly commended by the press and public 8j Thk Bcsixess DinEcroar of each town an 1 city will be complete ; and that, with sketches " of each place, should make it invaluable to thaw merchant, farmer and mechanic. As an advertising medium it will be the best yet introduced in the State, as it will be if such importance that it will always be retained n a prominent position for reference. TBB BATE Or ADVKRTISI!ra WILL BB AB FOLLOWS : One Page, .. Half Page, ..... i a. Card ......... .......m ...... . - . .-. ? JSf Advertisers taking one page will receive) a copy of the book gratis. Prlteof work will be ..fo. E7The book will be distributed onjevery route of travel and publio place in the coua try. ' s, j. Mccormick, publisher, I05 FRONT STRCGT, Portlan4 Octl9-3m. EVERY BODY TRADES :ATi.f.!E'- Brick &l or e THE BEST ASSORTMENT OJ, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, snoiS, GROCERIES PROVISIONS CROCK ERT, HARDWARE, Ae. At. Sooth ef Portland For sale ekaap fev easb The highest market price paid tfor all aertt of country produce. My motto . Cheaper taaa the cheapest. W 0 Brawn. ; ...... 24rtf V00D3UnU flURSERY. J. U. Iscttlemicr, Prop'r, A choice selection of FRUIT, i " : ' 'A I SHADE4 OUNIMENTAI ' and Nut bearing trees and iorne rare ' n SUrwbery4kept.oo.haod, . Xot 2n V ',;