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OFFICIAL PATER F'J CLACKAMAS COUNTY.
Qragou Oily, Oregon,
Friday : : :
Jan. 26s 1372.
Passivism for Republicans-
The Second Corporal of the
"Mercenary IJrigaile " lias issued
a call for the meeting of the "Re
publican Central Committee," at
Salem, on the 1st of Feb. It is
rumored that the Oregonian and
the "Mercenaries" have proclaimed
a truce, and that the latter are to
manage affairs for the coming cam
paign, while the Oregon ian , and its
Republican friends, are to quietly
stand by and be "passive," and ac
eCept for their portion such county
offices as the "Brigade" is willing
to give them. The candidate for
Representative is to be pledged to
a true and faithful allegiance to the
"Brigade." While the managers
may be willing to take up an old
lino Republican, they will only do
po on condition that he is pledged
to the fortunes of the "Brigade."
The Republicans now have no
hope whatever to secure the Sena
tor, hence the fight is to be made
on the Representative, and as the
"Mercenary Brigade" has the best
Federal positions, it is in a po
sition to demand the control of the
Republican organization. The Re
publican party is no longer con
trolled by motives of principles,
but for plunder. Life-long Repub
licans arc removed from office to
give place to renegades from the
Democratic ranks. Principles must
succumb to plunder, and no man
cSn receive a position under Radi
cal rule in Oregon unless he is
a thorough adherent to the doc
trine of "Plunder, not Principles."
That the "Mercenary Brigade" be
lieves and acts upon this idea, there
is not the slightest room for doubt.
The duped Republicans expect in
the event that the Legislature is
Republican (of which there is no
earthly probability) that they shall
name the Senator. To dispel such
fascinating and hopeless expecta
tions, it is only necessary to state
that Ben. Simpson, Captain of the
"Mercenary Brigade," and Lafollet
First Corporal, are already booked
for tTie Legislature, and the first
named will be the leader in the
Legislature of the "Brigade" mem
bers, should lie be elected. The
"Brigade will have their own can
didate, which will be the Comman
der of the "Mercenaries." While
our Republican friends have been
talking much and loud about the
"passive policy" of the Democracy,
they have been so "passive" that
they have been captured, and are
now at the mercy of the "Brig
ade" of unprincipled leaders and
renegade Democrats, who had no
higher object in going over to the
Radical party than personal gain.
This is a true picture of the condi
tion of the Republican party of
Oregon as it now exists. How do
- our Republican friend like it?
Tables have been prepare! at the Treas
ury Department showing the defalcations
ot Cnl'iectors of Internal Revenue, under
various administrations.' From these it
appears that the amount under Lincoln
was $797,74r; under Johnson. $1,827,223;
under Grant, SI 33, ISO.
The above is from the re-li able
telegraphic dispatches this week.
Of course the people are prepared
to credit anything, which may be
made up "m " the Treasury Depart
ment," after reading the expose of
fraud and corruption published in
our last issue. It is astonishing to
witness the el leek this financial fKr-urc-head
displays, and what a low
estimate he places on the intelli
gence of the people, lie has made
out false statements every month
since he has been in . office, and
now, on the eve of an election, is
ready to swear that all of them arc
true, while there are no two alike.
Boutwell can't make the people
swallow anything he may say.
Not a Good Day, Either. A
Republican friend informed us last
Saturday that he counted thirteen
Radicals on the street at one time
who were known candidates for
the nomination for County Clerk,
and that is was not a very good
ay br them, as he proceeded to
mention the names of about six
more who were not in sight. The
prospects arc favorable for a gen
eral scramble among them. The
various cliques hereabouts are
arranging matters. There is also
A bountiful supply of candidates
for Sheriff.
Will some of our Radical friends
inform us what religious denomin
ation the newly appointed Indian
Superintendent represents?
The German War Office Is about to es
tablish a military school at Mefz.
An Important Matter.
Some time ago the County Court
gave permission to the Lock Com
pany to use the road along side of
their works for a period of three
years, conditioned that the Com
pany, at the expiration of that time
replace the same. We do not de
sire heie to argue the right of the
Court to snake the order it did. It
is enough for our purpose to know
that such an order has been made,
and the Company has appropriated
the road in accordance with said
ord
er.
The
giving of this ri:
dit
was equivalent to the surrender of
the road, as any man of common
sense will see that a good and safe
road cannot again be made. It
would be as bad, if not worse,
as the road from this city to Cane
mah. A petition has been present
ed to the Court to change the road
and abandon the old one entirely,
and in consideration of the change,
the Company proposes to make a
better and more permanent road
than the old one and pay all ex
penses therefor. This petition is
remonstrated against by a few per
sons who fancy that they will be
damaged by the change, and one
man who has done all in his power
to give the Company trouble and
who is endeavoring to make them
pay him a high price for an imag
inary interest in Linn City. We
cannot see where anvbodv will be
materially injured by the proposed
change. It will have to be done
sooner or latter. The ferry must
be below the mouth of the locks
and we see no good that can be
accomplished by a captious oppo
sition to the proposed change. If
the change is denied now, it may
have to be done at some future day
at the expense of the district. We
have an example in the road lead
ing to Canemah. That road is
worthless as a highway, and was
destroyed by the railroad. There
are many person aliected by the
destruction of this road, yet there
is no help for it, and when a road
is made, it will have to be done at
the expense of the district. Our
friends on the west side may find
themselves in the same condition
at the end of the three years. We
regard it to be for the best interest
of all concerned to have a good
road made immediately. Besides
mere local considerations, there
ought to be a wider view taken of
this matter. The Lock Company
is engaged in an enterprise which
is not only of county importance,
but of vital interest to the entire
Valley, and they deserve the aid
and encouragement of every citi
zen who desires the prosperity of
our State. Property will be en
hanced in value on the west side of
the river in consequence of this
important work, and will more than
compensate for any inconvenience
which may be caused by the relo
cation of the road. Property that
was valueless before this work com
menced, is now in demand. It is
adding not only wealth to Linn
City and its immediate vicinity,
but to the county at large. In
view of these and many other rea
sons, we think it the duty of all
concerned to give their assent to
the change asked for. A good road
may be obtained now without any
expense or labor to the district,
and if the present petition is de
feated, there may be trouble at the
end of the three years, and the
road necessarily have to be chang
ed at the expense of the district.
The one most active in opposition
to the change has a predilection
for lawsuits, and cares but very
little who he gets into trouble so
long as he can get other people to
pay the expenses. In this case he
wants the county to foot the bill.
We hope that a proper view may
be taken of this matter, and such
action taken as will be of benefit
to the greatest number interested.
Too Late. Last Saturday, the
20th inst., we received a letter
from WingviUe, Baker county, da
ted December 23, 1871, being just
twenty-three days on the way. It
was from Hon. J. R. MeLain, con
taining a proxy for us to represent
Baker county at the meeting of
the Central Committee, which body
had met and adjourned twelve
days before we received it. It
would have been a great pleasure
tor us to have represent o,I thnt
Democratic section, and we res ret
the delav of t!
ie letter containing
our authority.
Y onder how James Elkins, the
late Radical candidate for Secre
tary of State likes the new Indian
Superintendent ? It's your time
to speak, James. Cairt you send
us a copy of those " interesting"
letters you wrote about. hn, -i.
I he was a Democrat ? .
Trouble Among the Ha&3
Our readers are aware that re
cently two Federal officials were
very unexpectedly removed, and
the parties who have been appoint
ed in their place are anything but
acceptable to the rank and file of
the party, and the cry is, "who is
responsible for it ?" The organs of
the party exert their utmost power
in defending both Williams and
Corbett from either being the
cause or having had anv knowl
edge of the change until it was
done. It has heretofore been the
boast of these same papers that
Senator Williams had supreme con
trol over the Oregon appointments,
while some asserted that his influ
ence at the Capital was so great
that be dispensed the offices in the
adjoining Territories. We have
always thought that the influence
of both our Radical Senators was ;
placed entirely too high ; but in
the removal of Mr. Meacham and
Mr. Dyar, it is estimated far too
low, as they accomplished then
purpose and fulfilled their contract.
Williams when here last fall made
a visit to the counties of Benton,
Polk and Yamhill, with a view to
arrange matters so that these coun
ties could be secured for him next
election. In Benton county, the
headquarters of the "Mercenary
Brigade," he was informed that
nothing could be done for him in
that county unless Meacham was
removed and Odeneal, a Second
Corporal of the Brigade, given the
place. In that event, enough Fed
eral plunder could be brought to
bear to carry the county. The
Chief of the Brigade assured the
Honorable Senator that Meachatn's
removal would effect nothing, as
the section from which fie hails is
hopelessly Democratic. After a
positive assurance by the Chief
that the " Mercenary Brigade "
would remain "passive" in the next
campaign, Flaxbrake saw no other
alternative but to submit to the
demand of the Chief, and he said
"thy will shall be done, most just
and mighty Chief of the "Mercen
ary Brigade. But beware that you
keep it secret until I am elected to
the Senate again." Thus the re
moval of Mr. Meacham was agreed
upon, and the first thing Williams
did on his return to Washington
was to fulfill the contract. It
was done before he knew that he
was to receive a Cabinet appoint
ment, or Meacham might yet be
Indian Agent. We are informed
by one who ought to know, that
Senator Corbett was captured with
the same bait, and regarded it as
a great triumph to have Williams
do the very thing he promised to
do, and for which he could never
dare to claim any credit. There
was a nice little game of "blind"
played between the two Senators.
Sinnott was appointed becaue it
is expected that it will have an in
fluence with the Catholic voters,
and in consideration for the im
porting work he did last election.
His head will go oil" after the elec
tion. Strange. Some time ago a de
falcation was discovered in the Re
ceiver's office, at Olyrnpia. The
Oregonian stated that the report
was false; that no defalcation had
been discovered. Recently a gen
eral cleaning out of the Federal
officials has been had in that Ter
ritory, and we find the Oregonian
attributing the removals, almost
invariably, to the officers' conncc
tion with the Lamper trouble. Sup
pose there had been no defalcation,
why should these fellows be re
moved on account of their connec
tion with Receiver Lamper ? Can't
you be honest once, and tell your
readers that a set of carpet-baggers
were speculating on the Gov
ernment funds at Olyrnpia? They
arc not removed for this act, but
for being caught at it. That's
what's the matter with the " purp."
" Off With Their Heads."
It will be seen that Garlielde is
chopping off the heads of his op
ponents in Washington Territory,
at a pretty rapid rate. Salomon's
head had to come off. Garfield e's
Know-Xothing principles were, in
all probability, too strong to allow
a German to occupy the position
of Governor
Cor,. B. F. Washington-, editor of (Ijc S.
F. Exandnttr, was reported, by the tele
graph, a few days since, to be very low,
and not expected to recover. Since which
time we have looked carefully for any
thing further concerning him ; but the
telegraph has been a silent as the grave
upon the matter. He is one of the veteran
journalists of this coast, and one of the
ablest editors ot the United Status.
A New Orleans grand jury has found,
an indictment against the Lieut. Gover
nor, Pinchbeck. State Senator Butler, and
others, lor the shooLin"- ot Maior C'este:-.
on
n New Year's day.
The Lis Hailed
The Radical papers have repeat
edly asserted that the State officials
are" partial to their partisans in
their business transactions. This
having been the case under Radi
cal rule, it was expected by a set
of narrow-minded individuals that
Democrats would follow the exam
ple set for them. A few days ago
the Oregonian repeated this charge,
when a Republican comes to the
front and tells that paper that it
is not true, in the following plain
and unmistakable words, under
date of Portland, 19th inst. :
To the Editor or the Oukooniax :
Sir A few days since I observed an ar
ticle in your pper entitled -Swamp Land
Practice." I cannot but tninx tne article
both incorrect and unjust. I apeak ad
visedly when I 9tate that the record of the
Board of Commissioners will show that
no partiality has been shown in the dispo
sal of lands on account of Abe politic of
applicants. I have for myself anil others
negotiated for several thousand acres of
various descriptions of land, and I have
always found the Board just, courteous
and accommodating.
Respectfully.
A llEI'UHLICAN.
The Oregonian , as usual, tries to
get out of its false charges by stat
ing that its information came from
a " person who was connected with
a case." But up to the present
date that person has failed to make
good his falsehood. The Orego
?iiant some time since, published a
statement that a certain Radical
had borrowed school money to
pay one of the members of the
Board for property purchased of
him. The gentleman promptly de
nied the assertion, but the Ore go
nial t wriggled out by saying that
it obtained its information from a
" reliable source." It did not have
the manliness, after the party in
terested had denied the assertion,
to retract its falsehood. So in this
case. The amount of lying these
Radical sheets are forced to do, in
their attempt to create a prejudice
against the State officials, is truly
wonderful.
A Herald's ' Washington dispatch says
President Grant is anxiously watching de
velopments of the Custom House Investi
gating Committee in New York, and that
he is open in his denunciations of the vio
lations of law which are reported; that if
Leet & Co. do not disprove the charges
against them, a general cleaning out of
culprits will be ordered. Friends of the
Administration in Washington have elicit
ed testimony showing ihat the President
had no personal liking for Leet ; that he
had at one time directed Murphy to re
move him. but Senators Stewart and II we
decided, it is said, not to allow the Presi
dent to take testimony. They regard the
case of Leet. Porter and the President as
one that they do not on re to gei in any
evidence which would justify the Presi
dent, and expose the two iormer. Eisl
t'rn Dispatches.
The President " anxiously watch
ing developments." That is good.
He was informed long ao by the
Xew York Tribune and other Rad
ical sheets that a set of thieves
were running the Xew York Cus
tom House, and repeatedly peti
tioned him to remove Murphy and
his rascally crew. Yet the " anx
ious " "President refused to remove
Murphy, and retained him until
public sentiment became too strong
for him to remain in office longer.
When Murphy tendered his resig
nation, the President added his
testimony to the honesty and in
tegrity of the Collector, in a letter,
and expressed regret that he had
determined to resign. Of course
he is " anxiously watching develop
ments." It is probable that future
" developments" may show the in
terest Grant had in keeping Mur
phy in office, and further, develop
why Grant and his followers at
tempted to prevent the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate
Radical stealings. The develop
ments are coming to light, and
Grant will not long have to watch.
They will be made plain to him
when his successor is inaugurated,
as it has been to some of our late
State officials since the Democracy
gained power in Oregon.
Hard Ur. We see it stated that the
name of J. II. I). Henderson would be
presented to the next Radical Convention
as a candidate for Congress, lie was
elected to Congress from this State in
1SG-1. and we h ive no knowledge what he
did during his term to deserve further
consideration from even the Radicals.
Pro. Dickey will hardly be able to get the
nomination at the hands of a convention
which will be controlled by renegade
Democrats. The "Mercenary Brigade"' is
master of the situation in Oregon. Dr.
Bayley. Ben. Odeneal and others of their
kind of -'Republican" have the inside
truck and will dictate to the Radical Con
vention. Goon, ik True. A New York paper
says that a company ha3 been formed in
that city, with a capital of Sl.50D.00a,
for the purpose of putting a line of steam
ers on the route between Portland and
San Francisco, as well as on the Columbia
river, The movers in this enterprise are
the principal stockholders in the Northern
Pac'fic Railroad. Wo hope this dawn of
light may be fully realized, and the peo
ple ot Oregon delivered from the iron
grasp of the monopoly which now con
trols all our shipping interests.
The sentiment among Gentiles and lib
eral Mormons against the admission of
Utah is assuming positive and formidable
siijpe. But little else is talked about.
A Radical Liar Shown Up
A short time ago, the Oregonian
published a letter from La Grande,
in which Congressman Slater was
basely belied. We find a letter in
the Herald of last Sunday, from
Baker City, in reply, from which
we make the following extracts :
My attention has just been called to an
article iu the Oregonian, signed -Sluice-Box'
reflecting on the geueral political
character and consistency of our Congress
man, James It. Slater. So tar as Eastern
Oregon is concerned, Mr. Slater needs 110
defense. lie has the confidence of his
party, and the respect of all good men in
both parties. His honesty is unquestion
ed, his consistency acknowledged ; and
should our convention give Eastern Ore
gon the nominee for Congress, Mr. Slater
will be the man. 'Sluice-Box" has been
very fortunate in the name he has chosen,
and more so in the selection of the medi
um through which he has given bis pro
duction to the world. Both are synouy
inous for dirt. The Oregonian never
praises a Democrat, unless by mistake ;
it never retracts a falsehood unless it can
tell two in doing so.
First, he takes up the New Departure,
and says that Mr. Slater endorses it. I am
informed a set of uneasy, narrow minded,
egotistic, jealous, would-be great men.
(Congressmen, Governors, Legislative
Clerks and School Directors), living at
La Grande, made themselves very busy
in telling Democrats, all over the county,
that there was no difference between Mr.
Slater and the Republicans. To meet
these charges, and teil the people how he
understood the New Departure, Mr. Slater
addressed his i'ellow-ci'izens at lour differ
ent places. Ills position was endorsed
by every Democrat who heard him.
-Sluice Box" and his confreres in slander
and meanness, refused to go and hear him;
they sneaked off into their native obscuri
ty, and there penned their lying produc
tion, to stab him in his absence whom they
dare not meet when present. Sluice
Box" knows no man of any influence or
character has ever accused Mr. Slater of
abandoning bis friends or principles. In
this respect he is. very unlike his villifier,
for he has none ot e'uher to abandon.
Slater was a Democrat in our darkest
day, working ibr our party when this dirty
Sluice-Box''" had no political status, but
was bobbing around like the tail of a kite,
trying to find out where he could settle
and in ike it pay. Slater never would no
lice him. hence the little fellow imagines
he abandoned his friends, as it such a
thing could be a friend to any body.
How lost to honor, truth
and common decency must a man be to
make such a charge. Sluice-Box1' has
done it. and in it we can see pome of the
prominent trails of his character, nothing
but cowardice preventing him . from put
ting the villainy of his heart in practice,
saves him from ending his days in a peni
tentiary. When this correspondent ac
cuses Slater of "deserting his party.'
'stultifying himself," "wire-working."'
etc., he proves nothing, only how easy
and natural it, is for some men to write
lies for an Abolition sheet. Not a m m
in Eastern Oregon believes such stuff.
The most degraded of our population,
down even to Sluice-Box"' himself (if
you would give him fifty cents), would
pronounce such charges false.
This creature is too insignificant for me
to notice further. I have only written
what I have said in justification of our
absent Congressman, and slightly exposed
a . very contemptible fellow. It has be
come so comia n for such things to attack
Democrats through the Abolition press,
the public pay but little attention to their
slanders. This whole article of "sluice
Box" is a series of lies, falsehoods and
misstatements, from end to end. Their
author dared not make them when Mr.
Suiter was present, and he is a very dirty,
cowardlv dug for doing so in his absence.
SrnniCN Death. The coroner. Thos. J.
Dryer, was called last evening about 8
o'clock to hold an inquest on the body of
Fredrich Hoffman, who died very sudden
ly at the Astor House about 7 o'clock
"After hearing the testimony and receiv
ing Dr. Parker's (the attending physician)
statement, we. the jury, find that the de
ceased came to his death by congestion
of the brain. H. M. Green. Foreman;
John Corcoran. Joseph Cunningham. Chas.
Yoncnst, V. Davis, James Murphy."
Orejonian, Jan. 21.
Dying Max. The man reported in yes
terday morning's issue as dying of conges
tion of the brain, was better last evening,
and showed signs of rapid recovery.
Herald. Jan. 21.
Now we are quite sure the above items
refer to the same person, as he was men
tioned in both morning paper of l he pre
vious day. But our readers, the friends
of Mr. Hoffman, and ourself are at a loss
to determine whether that gentleman is
in a state of "rapid recovery," or has de
parted for -that bourne," etc. In this con
nection we would ask why it is that so
many blunders occur in the Portland pa
pers. One we noticed was that the Sena
tor leaves here daily at 3 p. in., when a
very little trouble would have discovered
the fact that her hour of departure is 1 p.
m. Another item which was fearfully
butchered'' was one in regard the mur
der, m this city, of several "siwashes," by
Indian Jim, and that individual's subse
quent escape from custody, when the facts
were that a drunken Indian quarteiled
with his wife, stabbed her in several places
(though not at all dangerously), and is in
jail awaiting the action of the grand jury
Another item was in reference to the cap
ture, in this city, of a Chinaman by oflieer
McCoy, in which the Herald said the offi
cer would leave Portland with the prison
er oa the following morning after the item
appeared, when the truth was that McCoy
and his charge were in Salem before the
item was icrillen.
Startling if Tuck'. A New York spe
cial dispatch, dated January 18:h, con
tains the following disclosement with re
ference to the Criminal Court of that city,
or what is known as the Court of Oyer and
Terminer. It seems that a case is now
pending in the 'ourt of appeals the de
cision of which may set free every man
now undergoing imprisonment iu accord
ance with a sentence by a formal tribu
nal. Since 18.33 this Court has been pre
sided over by a Judge of the Supreme
Court skiing alone, bat it transpires that
the Act of that year was repealed by a
charter of 170. leaving the Court of Oyer
and Terminer to be determined by an Act
f 117, which provided for a Supreme
Judge and two Associate Judges. This
curious state of things is given additional
interest bv the fact that if the Criminal
Court is d'ecided to be illegal the indict
ment of Stokes by the Grand Jury em
panelled and charged by the Court is void.
It is claimed that this would grant him
immunity from uy punishment for his
crime.
A snecial from C lurnbia. S. C. reports
that Byas, a colored member of the Legis
lature, attempted to cowhide Tomlinson. a
correspondent of the Charleston A"tv-.
l'r something he had written, whereupon
Tomlinson shot Lis us-aiiant. whose recov
ery is believed to be impossible.
Trouble in Louisiana-
The two wings of Radical scoun
drels, carpet-baggers and thieves,
in Louisiana, are getting that State
into another civil war. The Fed
eral authorities inaugurated this
disturbance, and the end is not yet.
Warmouth is opposed to Grant
and his tools, and it appears that
the Governor has the best of
Grant's thieves and carpet-baggers.
The following dispatches have been
received, showing what a danger
ous thing it is for niggers and car-pet-baggers
to be trusted with
power :
Washington, Jan. 21. The following
dispatch was received in this city to-day,
by Senator West, from Governor War
moth :
New Orleans. Jan. 20, 1872.
To Hon. J. II. West, Washington: Yes
terday and last night a band-bill was dis
tributed throughout the city, as follows:
"To arms ! To arms ! To arms I Coi
ed inei to the front ! The Warmoth
slaves at Mechanic's Institute to-day pre
tended to expel Antone, Burch. Wilson.
Reation. Turnell, Godis, Johns. Lott. am?
othet colored members of the House ct
Representatives. Warmoth will not at
tempt to remove Ingruhatn and Antone
from the Senate. Rally on Saturdy, at 10
o'clock, on the corner of Ham-part and Ca
nal streets, and let those wb have dared
to trample on your rights as freemen and
citizens tremble until the marrow of their
bones shake. Let the cry be 'Down with
this tyrant crew !' Rally, rally, rally !
Liberty or death ! Rally 1"
In this morning's papers, both French
and English, appeared the following :
'Whereas. Owing to the violent and
illegal acts of H C. Warmoth. he has so
far "intimidated and embarrassed the Gen
eral Assembly that a quorum of the House
cannot be obtained, and the necessary re
forms demanded by the pet pie have thus
far been defeated, and the business com
munity obstructed, and public peace
threatened and disturbed, and a Republi
can form of government practically and
litter- destroyed ; and
Whereas, There is no solution of th?se
difficulties, or aversion of dangers fo our
liberties by the usurpation and revolutou
arv violence of said II. C. Warmoth.' ex
rett in the assertion bv the legislative de
partment of the Government, through its
proper officers, of its hidipendence; there
fore in accordance with the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisana. and of
the instructions of the House ot Repre
sentatives unmoved rV sixteen members
of the Senate ot said State, I, G W. Cart
ei , Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, do notify ail whom it may concern
that I shall, on Monday, the 2 2d inst.. at
11 :30 a. m.. through the Sergeant at-Arms
ot the House overwhich 1 preside, proceed
to clear the hall of the House of Representatives-,
ami its approaches, of the Me
tropolitan Police and armed men now act
ing under the illegal order and direction of
II. C. Warmoth, and place said House
with its organization as it existed at the
hour of adjournment on January 4th last.
intact in its hall in the Mechanics' Itissi
tote. And 1 do nerebv notily all mem
bers of said House that no violence or in
dignity will be practiced upon them, nor
intimidation, bv the Serreaut-at-Arms, or
otherwise, to prevent them from a regu
lar organizition of the House of Repre
sentalives. as provided for by the Const i
tutiou and laws of the State of Louisana
and the rules of the House. And I would
also warn all Police and other armed men
now acting in violation of law by said
Wannotn airniusii itje umiid lies of 1
House in the premises, and I would noufy
them that no violence is to be used against
them except i:i case of said illegal resist
ance. And all citizens are informed that
nothing will be done to private persons,
and no interference with executive officers;
and they are respectfully requested, for
the time being, to close their places of
business and keep off the streets iu the
vicinity of the Mechanics' Institute, as
those measures, legal in their character
as a last resort, are taken for the protec
tion of public lights and the preservation
of a republican government in theStateof
Louisiana. The question before our peo
ple is no longer one of reform, but a grave
issue is presented by the revolutionary
acts of the Governor, and that is: Wheth
er they will quietly permit hitn to subvert
the State Government and destroy the in:
de peitdence of the legislative department
thereof by the most violent and revolu
tionary acts.
These premises considered, we earnest
ly invite citizens, irrespective of race or
party, to organize and arm themselves as
well as they may be able, and to report
in the neighborhood of 207 Canal street,
where they will be provided with the nec
essary commissions and sworn in by the
Assistant Seageaut-at-Arms, and thus will
the law be prepared to protect their rights.
I want a force to appear in numbers, and
such a representative of the community
as will preclude bloodshed and insure
success on the part of the Executive with
the General Assembly.
Yon are instructed to meet at Rampart
street near Canal, at 10 o'clock a. m. Mon
day, when the necessary orders will be
given. Receiving our powers from the
people, and desiring to exercise the stne
in their interest, in this hour of peril to
their liberty, we invoke their presence
and theit support as the only protection to
the State against the crimes and encroach
ments of the present traitorous Executive.
(Signed) G. W. Cautek.
Speaker of the House of Representatves.
State of L jusiana.
New Oki.eans. Jan. 22d- General TI-iv
ery to-daf sent copies of the following
disnatch to both Cuter and Warmoth r
U'A.siiiMiroN. Jan. 22. To Col. W. II.
Emery, commanding the Department of
the Gull: The President directs that you
hold your troops in readiness to suppress
a co.iflict ot armed bodies of men. should
any occur, and guard the public property
from pillage or destruction, and keep this
Department informed of your action. By
order of t!u
ecrelary ot ur.
E. 1). Towxskxi).
Aiutant General.
(Signed)
The Warmoth have now decided that
itukes fifty-four members of the House
and nineteen of the Senate to consiitute a
quorum thus nnnuliing the action repeal
ing the obnoxious laws.
When Carter concluded his speech, the
crowd slowly dispersed from Canal sreet
This afternoon is nnti-iii illy quiet.
The action of the President in prevent
ing a conflict seems to give general sitis
f action to citizens, in view of an early
cueing of the Congressional Committee,
which promises a peaceful solution of the
troubles.
New Orleans Jan. 22. After announc
ing the contents ot Emery's dispatch. Car
ter said Ihe United States troops and Gen
Emery are use 1 to perpetuate a measure
which would drive unj' Northern or West
ern Strte into revolution, and which will
ready be unearthed when the Investigat
ing Committee arrives.
The cry -Let's fight ; we're going in
anyhow !" was raised.
Carter replied ; -Men who let passion
1 overcome their reason would ruin any
cans.. I forbid those acting under my
commission to keep it up, for it woild
bring thern in conflict with the veteran
troops of the United States. He then or
dered his men to rest on Custom House
street.
Geo. Ainswortn. formerly of Portland,
is interested in the public i.ioa of the San
Francisco University Echo.
Congressman Slater to Governor
Grover.
We have been furnished say3 the Her
akl,A copy of a letler irom Hon. James II.
Slater, our Representative in Congress,
lately received at the Executive office,
and as it concerns matters of general pub
lic interest, we publish it :
HorsK ok Representatives. )
Washington, D. C Dec. 19. 1871.
Dear Snt: Yours of the 2d inst. cover
ing copy of letter to the Secretary of the
Inferior was received some days ago. I
introduced on Monday last the resolution
forwarded, chrttigeti to the-form of a bill.
Senator Kelly had previously introduced
the same in the Senate. 1 see no reason
why it should not pass. Lit provides for
extending the time for selecting swamp
lands surveyed before 18GD, the limit of
the law having expired without selection
of any land then surveyed. Et.
To-day 1 visited the tJomnnssioner 01
Public Lands and made inquiry as to the
condition of the various lands to which
the Slate of Oregon is entitled. The
vamp lands are as staled in your letter
to the Secretary of the Interior, except
that the Commissioner claims that the
Slate was notified of the completion of
the surveys, and that the State might take
bv the notes of the Government Survey
ors, or make its own selections by its own
vgents, and then submit proof to ihe prop
er officer of the Government of the Uni
ted States. No reference was however,
made to files of letters, and I presume
you have referred to -all that exists.
1 be lists of school lands not in place
(indemnity school lands.) are now under
going examination, and the clerk having:
this matter in charge informs me that the
wotk is well under way, and that the lists
are quite perfect and free from conflict.
The first list List No. 1 ol laud in thn
Oregon City District, embracing 41,"iS0 72
10 acres, w:s ready to be presented to
day to the Secretary of tbe Interior for
his final approval. Other lists now here
will undergo examination as rapidly a
possible. The University and Agricul
tural School lands .tie in some confusion.
The clerk having this matter in charge
informs me that lhey havt- just received1
quite a number of very old lists of Uni
versity lands, and recent lists of Agricul
tural College lands. Two lists were ex
hibited to me. one under date of July Tld,
lty. embracing 2.3o'5 18-100 acres, bitt
unsigned by any person, and unapproved
by any local Land Office of the United
States. Another list, under dale of
April 21. 1J?70, was duly signed by the lo
cating agent, but was unapproved by the
local' land officer. Both of these lists, if I
mistake not. were lor lands in the Rose
burg Land districts I will pursue the
nutter and endeavor to advise you of the
progress made, as well as urge speedy ac
tion in the premises.
I remain very truly yours..
J as. 11. Si.atek.
To His Excellency,
L. F. Grover. Governor.
Note We are informed that the old
irregular lists referred 10 were made in the
time of Governor Woods, and being found
insufficient and defective in many particu
lars, and full of conflicts with vested
rights, they were set aside by Governor
Giover. altogether, and the entire work
ol listing the indemnity school lands ami
IJniversiiy lands has been done anew, am!
their full approval by the local Land Of
fices of Oregon has been secured; and
the lands r.ewly selected and listed in
place of lauds released on account of con
flict have been noted on the United State
plats in our own Land Offices. The last
ol these o'd irregular lists were evidently
sent to Washington by some of the local
Land Offices to get them out of tbeir way.
List No. 1. just approved, and containing
41,230 72 loOths acres of school lands in
Oregon Uity iima isstrict, is the first of
Governor G rover's work. All his worlc,
is equally well done, and will pass ap
proval in due time. Mr. Gilfry. of the O
Executive Office, is now in Washington,
and fits explanations will save the General
Land Office from any confusion growing
out of (,he old lists referred to in Mr. Slat
er's letter.
Apportionment.
Following is the apportionment of Dele
gates to which each county is entitled in
the Democratic S'tate Convention, which
meets At the Dalles, on April 10th :
Baker
Benton
Clackamas
Clatsop
Columbia
Cos
Curry
Douglas
Grant
Jackson
Josephine
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Tillamook
Umatilla
Union
Washington
Wasco
Yamhill
....(
...t
. . . 7
..91
. . .'I
...1
...s
.. .4
. . .s
...2
. . .
..12
. .11
. .10
. . .7
...I
...5
...4
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Is.sr.vn an i) the Passive Poi.icr. The
St. Louis Republican has received from a
well-known clergyman of that city the
following interesting note, giving the
scriptural idea of the passive policy, as
expounded by the prophet Issiah:
Editor Tit-publican'. A scrap in yotiif
pnper of to-day has again called to my
mind ihe fact that the question can be set-
tied a.s to the orijin of the well-knowu
phrase 'Masterly inactivity.'
Many years ago. when the celebratecj
Joe Gates sat at the helm of the Xidionat
Intvltlfiicer. there occurred in the col-,
uinns of that p:iper a sharp controversy aa
to the author-hip of that si-gnigcunt utter,
ance masterly inactivity. It was then, as
now. attributed to a variety ot prominent
men in literature and statesmanship, and,
I o!ten thought of settling the question by
giving the source, doubtless, from which
the phrase sprang, thus showing that it is
only the terse expression of a scriptural
idea, very forcible in itself. I have de-
termined to do this now. In (he book of
the prophet Isaiah, duplet thirtieth an
seventh verse, you will find the germ of
this striking u'torence, t vi'; 'liu-ii'
strength is to s'U still ;? and this is, if iuiy,
thing can be, 'masterly inactivity.'
K. u B.,?
Kimball, the head of the Tobacco DivL
sion of the Internal Revenue Department,
has prepared a poster for the information
of the Committee on Ways and Means, e-ir
timiting the number of tohacco consume
ers in the United States at 8.000.000. who
each consume eleven pounds and fourteen
ounces of tobacco and one hundred and
sixty-s-even cigars annually. H says ihe
tax of 24 cents per pound prevents the
sale of the leaf to the consumers, and
that a thorough eolledion of the taxes
would produce a revenue of S2.,0'JQ ,000,
The Pacific insurance Co.. of San Fran
cisdo! 'lost $1,033.0:10 by the Chicago fire.
Of this amount. $1,433.01)0 was bought
up at fifiy cents on the dollar, leaving the
remainder outstanding; and alter settle
ment of which at the same rate, there will
remain a deficiency of $100,000. to b
mado up by stockholders in addition to
the loss of their original investment.
The Portland Bulletin has been convert
ed into an evening paper, its morning edit
tioa having been discontinued.
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