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OSEG'JX CIU, OBEGOX, FEB. 5, 1S75.
A Delusion and Fraud.
Tbo Radicals in Congress, feeling
the importance of doing something
toward relieving the country from
it3 present financial policy, has passed
an act to resume Epecie payments
four years hence. This is but a po
litical dodge, and is only intended
to carry thfc Radical party over the
Presidential campaign. The best
evidence of the hypocrisy of this
measure is in the fact that in no part
of the finance measure passed by
Congress do they provide for the
destruction of the currency now in
circulation, but ov. the contrary, al
low it to remain as a reserve to be
issued at tho option of Congress
Our readers will remember that a
short time ago there was a reserve
in the U. S. Treasury of
341.000,000,
and when
the financial crisis came,
Cthis reserve was drawn upon. What
is to prevent Congress or the Treas
urer of tho United States from using
currency as long a3 there is no jiro-
vision for its cancellation ? Nothing
If greenbacks are money now, they
will be even after resumption takes
place, and they will then be as much
legal tender as they are now. It is
the principle with the Radical party
that the prosperity of our couutry
dependa an an increase of tho circu
lating medium, and this move looks
o to us as if it was" only intended to
deceive the people of the tr:e object
of tho party in power. The present
finance bill gives unlimited power to
banks to issue then! promises to pay,
without the restriction irapossed at
present. This, then, is but another
mode of increasing the currency.
The banks are permitted to go into
operation Avhencvei they can deposit
the Government bonds, and there is
nothing to prevent j the country from
being flooded with national bank
currency and tho Treasury is author
ized to issue more greenbacks instead
of reducing them As an enlarge
ment of the circulating medium, this
is the same as if -additional green
backs were direciv issued by tho
G
says
tive reduction of t.Te prreenback. issue
to three hundred millions will pre
vent any great expansion of the cir
culation by narrowing the basis of
o b:ukiug. Rut the framers of the
bill havo guarded against this restric-
q tion by refusing to have the redeem
ed greenbacks destroyed. They are
to be kept where they can boissued
again if a financial stringency shall
require it. That they will bo so is
sued, our experience under the panic
of 5873 demonstrates. Tho moment
that they are wanted to prevent a
crisis they will come out, clear up to
tho 400,000,000, and we are not
sure that that will be the limit.
Tho question is, as the New York
Sun well states it, whether the infla
tionists will uso the power of expand
ing tho paper circulation thus put
into their hands by the bill. We
conceive this to be the only material
question about the measure, and it
is a mere question of ability. They
will do it if they can. Rut tho fact
that money is cheap, and that large
amounts are lying comparatively
idle, stands in their way. It is not
necessary to go to the Treasury for a
fresh supply of greenbacks or to is
sue more bank bills in order to sup
ply any business want of the country.
There is money enough to be had for
the asking, already in existence, if
proper securities are offered. There
may be a few exceptional districts of
the country whero it is otherwise,
but this i3 the general rule. We see
it is assumed in some quarters that
nothing of this sort will be done,
aud that the paper issues will not be
materially disturbed one way or the
others That paragon of financial as
tuteness, Mr. Routwell, holds this
view, and thus calls the measure an
-endorsement of his plan of doing
nothing as the best way to treat the
subject. This view is original, if not
profound. Congress is to permit
unlimited banking on a paper basis,
-and go for specie payments four
years hence. . This Mr. Routwell
call3 doing nothingnd ho claims it
to bo his plan. It may turn ouf, that
the situation of the money market,
the condition of the country, the
spread of just and conservative views
on tho whole subject, may co-operate
to prevent the enlargement of the pa
per issues which the bill permits;
aud the great conservative influences
.of the money power might even do
much to coerce a return to sound
principles, under the pretense that
.the bill was an honest one, and meant
a return to spot-jo payments. Rut
on the other hantA'ircuinstances may
arise under whicf Inflation will grow
rampant and preUod to a most dan
gerous extent. Tiis may be so be
cause the bill i errnits it; and it is
very illogical a:-1 unsafe to say a
thing will not happen because there
are no good reasons why it should
not. This is a Tey springy and elas
tic country, and nobody can set a
limit to its enterprise or its impru
dence. The bill? offers no practical
hindrance to anything in this direc
tion. It merelJfcuggests a drag by
making an empty declaration that at
the end of four years the country
will resume specie payments. And
overnment. It lay be contended
the .c.r?zuj?lltLiai me prospec
the answer to this declaration is only
too palpable. This" is that resump
tion is impossible without prepara
tion, and no preparation is proposed
or contemplated. When the time
comes four years hence, therefore, it
is only necessary to make this reply,
and everybody will be compelled to
recognize its force. The declaration
will then bo withdrawn, and resump
tion postponed on the ground of ne
cessity. These facts prove that the
bill is but a political dodge to tide
over tho Presidential election, and
that it permits an indefinite expansion
of the currency to everybody who
seeks inflation as a remedy for the
existing stagnation in trade and spec
ulation. From a financial point of
view, the measure is simply undig
nified and disgraceful.
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Senators Elected.
Recently the following named
States have elected Senators:
Massachusette, Hon. II. L. Dawes,
present member of the Lower House.
Mr. Dawes' election i3 another tri
umph to tho anti-Rutler wing of the
Radical party of that State. He has
been one of the most active members
of'the Lower House in exposing the
extravagance of the present Admin
istration, and is generally regarded
a a good and honest man.
Rhode Island has elected Gen.
Rurnsides. The General is a Radi
cal, but not of tho ultra type.
In New York the Democrats have
elected Judge Francis Kiernan. He
was candidate for Governor of that
State against Dix, but like all others,
fell in that fatal campaign. lie is
the choice of the people of New
York, a gentleman of fine abilities,
extensive attainments, and of pure
and upright character. There is
perhaps but one other person in the
Empire State that would have given
more general satisfaction, and that is
Gov. SeymOnr, who refused to allow
his name to be used. We are satis
fied, however, that the ability, wis
dom and patriotism of Mr. Kiernan
will show to tho country that New
York has made a most judicious se
lection. In Tennessee, we have tho old war
horse Andy Johnson. While we are
not a particular admirer of Andy's,
the selection is a most excellent one,
and his presence in the Senate will
be a terror to the Radicals. lie is
honest, fearless and independent.
Notwithstanding tho Radicals hate
him so, nono have ever brought a
solitary charge of dishonesty against
him, and all agrco that he left the
White nouso with clean hands.
That is something worthy of praise
in these degenerate days of our Re
public. Michigan has let that drunken,
blood-letting, worthies Senatorial
loafer, Zac. Ghandler, out and elect
ed in his place Judge Isaac P. Chris
tiancy. The latter is spoken of as an
honorable and high-minded gentle
man, of good abilities. He has been
seventeen years one of tho Judges of
the Supreme Conrt of that State, and
part of the time Chief Justice. Hg
was elected twice to tho position by
tlio unanimous voice of both parties.
This speaks well for him, and his
past political recoid puts him down
as a man that cannot be controlled
by any party motives.
In Indiana Joseph E. McDonald
has been elected by the Democrats.
Mr. McDonald is said to be an able
man, honest and in every way fitted
for the high position.
In Wisconsin the chance3 are that
Matt. Carpenter will be defeated.
This is certainly a desirable end.
Illinois, Virginia, Missouri and
Minnesota have not yet elected.
The indications in Illinois are that a
Conservative or Democrat will be
successful. In Minnesota the prob
abilities are that tho Radical eau
The rest will elect Democrats. Tak
cus nominee will bo defeated,
ing the Senatorial contests thus far,
and the Administration has been
badly defeated. Roth Chandler and
Carpenter were the special favorites
of the Grantites, and their defeat is
a victory to the opposition.
What was done with the 3Ioney.
Richard R. Irwin appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee on
tho 21st ult., and submitted the fol
lowing list of persons to whom ho
paid money:
Charles Albert, $7,000; O. J. Aver
ill, 810,000; J. G. Barrett, (?) 10,
000; E. R. Carmaek, 82,000 or5,000;
A. R. Corwin, S,G0O; L. E. Chitten
den,85,000; R. H. Cheever, 500; H.
O. Fant, $12,000; John W. Forney,
825,000; Samuel A. Hatch, about
820,000; S. R. Ingham, 10,000; W.
Moran, (don't recollect) ; A. W. Ran
dall, 810,000; John D. Rice, 825,000;
Wm. R. Shaw, 810,000; C. H, Mer
rill, 8500; John G. Schumaker, 8000
000; A. H. Whiting, 8100,000. The
list included all persons employed
by him, and he knew only two others
employed by him, viz, William S.
King, to whom he paid $12",000, and
R. C. Parsons, who received 810,000,
both by order of Stockwell.
The infamy of 'this transaction is
assuming a more damaging aspect
than even the great Ci-edit Mobilier
fraud. Sach, however, is a Radical
j Congress.
Hon. R. Roone, Speaker of the
Lower nouse of the General Assem
bly of Missouri, is a great grandson
of old Dan of Kentucky fame. He is
as good a Democrat as his great-
grandfather was an Indian fighter,
I and that was pretty good.
A Tribute to Sheridan.
The Examiner gives the little
tyrant Sheridan an appropriate no
tice in regard to his ability to tell
the truth. It is one of the most
scathing articles we have seen. It
says: "Of all the bad persons
brought prominently before tho pub
lic in the progress of of the late civil
war, wo regard the brutal bully
Sheridan pre-eminently the most
despicable". From first.to last in his
military career, he has played the
braggart and the tyrant. We believe
tho creature to bo totally devoid of
physical or moral courage. No hu
man being, with an iota of true man
liness in his nature, would have
mado or executed his vile threat to
so despoil the valley of Virginia that
" a crow, in flying over it would bo
compelled to carry its own provis
ions for subsistence." No human
being, who was not destitute of every
instinct of honor and heroism, would
havo massacred in cold blood the.
poor savages who fell in death at his
command. No human being, not a
fit inmate of a felon's cell as an ene
my of mankind, would have so lost
all senso of shame as to call upon tho
President of tho United States to
proclaim hundreds of his fellow-citizens
banditti, aud ask that official to
turn them over to him to deal with
by military commission. Such a
beast in mortal shape might reason
ably expect death at tho hands of
any respectable man in tho commu
nity from which he promulgated
such a proposition. That tho san
guinary dastard has not been killed,
not murdered, for there is no murder
in such a case, in open daylight in
the city of New Orleans, by some do
cent negro, is a matter of astonish
ment. No such insult was ever
before offered to an intelligent com
munity without speedy and justifi
able redress. Tar and feathers, and
riding on a rail, should have been
tho most trifling compensation
awarded him for his depreciatory
comments upon the people of Louis
iana. Rut perhaps he may undergo
more pain by what appears a milder
punishment." If the fellow has a
mind or soul, capable of perception
or sensation, he must suffer some
what from such scathing sarcasm.
The Difference
The most positive fact3 wo can
present to chow the diiferencc be
tween tho Radical Government and
Democratic, is the figures of the cost
of carrying on the administration
under the different parties. During
tho ten years between 1300 and,
1870, most of the States wer; nndor
Radical rule, and the comparison
with the twenty years prior to that
time will givo us a fair idea of the
cost of Radical luxuries. The total
amount of State, city, end town ta:es
collected in the United States in 1870
was 8-280,591,000, which was almost
87 a head for the entire population.
The total amount of taxes collected in
18G0 was 834,180,000, which wdf'out
83 a head for the entire population.
It costs, therefore, more than twice
as much to take care of a man in his
State, county, and municipal rela
tions in 1S70 than it did ten years
before. Tho net ordinary expendi
tures of the Federal Government in
1870 were 8104,421,000, which was
84 30 a head for the entire popula
tion. In 18G0 there were 800,000,000,
which was 81 94 a head. In 1850
they were 837,105,000, which was
81 60 a head. In 1840 they were
824,139,000, which was 81 40 a head.
It will be seen that while there was
an increase of 54 cents in tho per
capita cost of government from 1840
to 1800 there was an increase of 2 26
in the rate of the last decade the
rate being more than doubled. In
this estimate we do not include the
annual interest on the debt; this,
added to the net ordinary expendi
tures for 1S70, would make the per
capita cost about 88.
A Good Suggestion'. An ex
change says there is no reform more
needed than a change in the law in
legard to tho time when members of
Congress shall enter upon their du
ties. In 187G, and thereafter, all
Congressmen are to be elected on the
eamo day in November. This should
bo supplemented by such a change
in the statute that they will take
their seats immediately after their
election. At present they do not
do so for thirteen months afterward.
The old Congress meets in Decem
ber after their election, and sits until
the 4th of March. In that time, as
we are threatened in the present in
starce, they can pass the most im
portant laws which have been con
demned by public opinion.
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A Relic of the Modoc War. In
the cabinet of J. W, Virtue, Ranker
of our city, says the Rebrock Demo
cral, can be seen a knife of ancient
make and model, which onco belong
ed to Capt. Jack, of Modoc notoriety.
On the handle was inscribed " Knife
of Capt. Jack the great Modoo War
rior Chief;" on tho blade " stained
with the blood of A. R. Meacham."
It certainly looks very bloody, but
whether it is Meacham's or not we
will not vouch. '
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Elected. J. S. Drummond Las
been elected Mayor of Victoria. We
offer bim our congratulations on his
BUCCeES.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA,
BFRKFJ.F.Y. P.AT.TRnRTJTA
As we Predicted.
Some time since we stated, that
Grant's object in sending Sheridan
down South was to create disturb
ances so that he might be justified in
keeping the electoral vote from be
ing counted against bim in 1870. A
correspondent of tho New York
World gives us sufficient to show
that our suspicions were well found
ed. A disgusted Radical Senator,
sickened by Sheridan's brutal sug
gestion that he be left to deal with
the "banditti" of New Orleans, has
let the cat out of the caucus bag.
Tho reason for tho protracted delib
erations of tho Senate caucus is now
made plain. Grant has all along
been master of the situation, but re
fused to como to terms with the Sen
ators unless they came into Lis poli
cy, and supported his third-term pre"
tensions. Kellogg was duly instruct
ed by Williams to postpone action
of the Returning Roard until the
Senate was definitely heard from.
Williams conducted all the negotia
tions, and told tho Senators plainly
that their tenure of power depended
entirely on Grant. In this position
ho was ardently backed up by the
carpet-bag Senators. Grant's ulti
matum was sharply "duck or no din
ner. le said, in enoct, "Support
iue, and I keep your party in power.
Refuse to support me, and I will let
np on the Southern whites and over
board you go. You cannot bo Pres
ident, any of you, for I moan to be
that myself. Rut you can stay as
you are, provided you support mo."
Morgan and Logan kicked against
this for a good while, but finally
yielded. Coukling surrendered at
once. Tho nomination by Grant of
somo Liberal Republicans to impor
tant offices hurried tho causus pro
ceeding, and the programme was
finally adopted.
It is as follows: 1. Third term for
Grant. 2. Civil Rights bill signed
by Grant. 3. Sherman's Finance
bill accepted both by Congress and
tho executive. 4. Money put where
it will do most good under pretense
of favoring transportation schemes.
5. A new war in tho South to compel
Grant's re-eloction.
It was thought the action of the
Returning Roard would provoke the
White League to violence; but Grant
had private advices to the contrary,
nence Sheridan was sent to New Or
leans. The object here war. two-fold
to drive Louisiana into insurrec
tion and to mortify Sherman into
resigning. His present position is
dangerous toCiesar's plots and plans.
Rut Sherman cannot be got to resign.
IIo has quite as much "stick" in him
as Stanton had, and Grant will find
ho has crossed the Rubicon in vain.
AniiKtas Scene in the Senate.
A dispatch from Washington to
the-New York Tribune, under date of
the 11th ult., gives an account of a
rather amusing scene in the Senate.
It says that Mr. Clayton, having in
troduced, in December a resolution
calling for the report of Major Mer
rill uu the Coashatta affair, desireu
that it be taken up and passed to-day.
This brought the Democrats to their
feet, Mr. Davis asking if this was
the same Major Merrill who was un
der arrest for certain crimes. Of
course Mr. Clayton was entirely una
ble to answer this question. An at
tempt was then made to get the re
port through General Emory, Mer
rill's superior, so as to cover not only
Merrill's reports, but Emory's orders
and reports. Mr. West said he was
anxious for information from all
points, but, "assuming a tragic air,"
ho asked Senators if they were aware
of assassination in the air, "in the
very Capital of the country?" Mr.
Thurman asked if Mr. West meant
Donn Piatt's Capital, or the Capital
of tho Nation. Mr. West then read
from the Capital a part of an editorial
referring to tho probable assassina
tion of the President and Congress,
and also an abstract from the Tribune
referring to these absurd reports,
amid tho laughter of members.
Turning to Mr. Thurman, he asked
if there was any man who could be
facetious over such a matter. Mr.
Thnrmaa responded that Nature
never intended him for an actor, but
that he could not witness tho role of
Rombastes Furioso without being
facetious. He referred West to Donn
Piatt and the Tribune, and told him
that the idea of there being assassin
ation in the air here was tho "airiest
bubble ever found in an empty head."
Mr. West did not pursue the subject
further, and no action was taken on
the matter.
Raker City. A correspondent of
the Statesman from Raker City, un
der date of tha 13th ult., pays:
New discoveries are reported sel
dom at this tiruo of the year. Four
or five new ledges have been claimed
near this city, within the past two
months, by Messrs. Lawrenco and
Reynolds. One, the Ironstone j3
now being prospected; 'oy themT'and
indications promise a well defined
Ide of an average width of four feet
of paying quartz. A run will be
made on quartz from this mine at
the Virtue Mill, soon. Tho Rye
Valley aud Connor Creek Mill are
all running on Rood ore, and will
throw somo money on. the market
before spring. Up to this time
money matters have been as dull as
you could imagine. There could be
S10.C00 loaned in twenty -four hours
in Raker City, on good securities, if
it was to be had; but there is not
more than 8500 to loan in the city;
and that on two or three months time.
The real condition of this portion of
the State is simply pitiable, and
there is no hope in the future unless
it be the passage of the Portland,
Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad bill,
or at least the construction of a rpad
by some means at an early day,
SUMMARY OI' STATE NEWS.
A man named Wesly Parker was
arrested in Portland last Friday for
printing and circulating obsceno lit
erature. From what we can learn,
it was something of the Dr. Loryea
kind.
E. O. Norton has retired from tho
local editorship of the Record He
takes a similar position on the States
man. James Rickey, father of Postmas
ter Rickey, an old citizen of Marion
county, died at his residence in Mar
ion county last week, at the age ol 72
years.
On Tuesday, at the depot of the
O. & C. R. R., at Albany, while han
dling freight, Mr. A. N. Arnold had
his right thumb badly crushed and
lacerated.
On the 27th ult., Articles of Incor
poration of tho Salem and Santiam
Ditch, Canal, Milling and Manufac
turing compauy, were filed at the
Secretary of State's office. The com
pany is composed of 11. C- Kinnev,
S. R. Scott, A. W. Kinney, and W.
S. Kinney. Tho object is to bring a
portion of the water of the Santiam
to Salem for milling and manufac
turing purposes.
An Eastern Oregon paper of the
20th says: Grand Rondo valley con
tains about sixteen inches of snow
on a level. The coldest day known
here since the settlement of the val
ley was that of Jan. 17, 1875, the
mercury settling down to 20 degrees
below zero. All the branches are
frozen up so that the stock cannot
get water.
The Roard of Directors of the Linn
county Agricultural Society met last
Saturday, and chose C, P. Rurkhart,
President; J. A. Crawford, Vice
President; W. W. Parish, Secretary;
F. Parton, Treasurer.
In Raker county, tho late cold
weather caused the loss of quite a
number of cattle. Stock in good con
dition .would lay down and never
get up.
On the Connor Creek ledge, Raker
county, fifteeu stamps are running
constantly on rich ore. Their clean
up for the present month will not
fall short of 810,000.
The Dalles Mountaineer has not
heard of much loss of stock yet, prob
ably owing to the dryness of the
snow, which prevented a frozen crust
from forming, so that cattle could
travel without cutting their feet. It
was reported on Monday that about
81,000 worth of sheep had perished
from one band. Wo hope this was
rather a solitary instance.
The Raker City Democrat of Jau.
20th says: Yesterday, in tbo bank
ing house of J. W. Virtue, wo had
the pleasure of inspecting the first
lot of silver bricks ever run in Ore
gon; tho proceeds of three weeks'
run of Green & McDonald's five
stamp mill, on rock from Green's
discovery. The bricks weighed 41
pounds each. W0 line in silver and
.05 in gold. They keep their mill
running day and night, and lare
shipments will come in every month.
Rev. Mr. Summers informs the
lieorter that the Sunday School
children of St. James' church, Phil
adelphia, have given to Rishop Mor
ris, now in that city, the neat sum of
810 as a present to its namesake in
McMinnville.
Renewed interest is being taken in
the bars of the Santiam, and the ear
ly spring will find largo numbers of
people in that region, prospecting
for placer diggings and gold and silver-bearing
quartz.
The keels for the new vessels at
North Rend and Marshtield. are be
ing got out in the woods back of Ut
ter City.
Mr. Q. A. AuuUls will soon start a
plow factory at Salem.
T. reo prisoners male their escape
last week from tho Penitentiary.
Two have been recaptured and 8-00
is offered for the third.
The mining excitement in Southern
Oregon is by no means confined to
the Galice creek discoveries. There
are numerous parties of prospectors
tramping the gulches and hillsides
ill all directions. Rich specimens of
cinnabar and gold-bearing quartz
are brought in daily.
The Democrat says an Indian squaw
last Saturday, slew her liego lord
near Albany because he threatened
to "copper her dome," as was his
wont when excited by fire water.
One-arm Brown snatched her up, we
believe, and took her off some
where. Alfred Kinney, Esq., of Salem,
has recently puschased and present
ed to tho Raptist church, the house
and lot now occupied by Rev. Adison
Jones, to be hereafter used as a par
sonage. The people of Lane county are re
quested to meet at their usual place
of voting in their respective precincts
the 20th day of February, 1S75, and
choose delegates to a county meeting
to be held at Eugene, on Saturday,
the 27th day of February, 1875, for
the purpose of devising ways and
means to finish the State Univer
sity. II. M. Thatcher, Esq., of Linkville
came to Jacksonville on Tnesday of
last week. Ho reports everything
quiet out there, with tho weather
moderatly cool and the snow about a
foot deep. Stock of all kinds is do
ing finely, as ranchmen are prepared
to take care of them this season.
Wm. F. McCary, postmaster at
Baker City, died Jan. 21st, and on t',
22d, Geo. II. Tracy had a cloxx
circulation that (Tracy) bo ap
point - x.
The Record says: R. C. Kinney's
health lately shows no sign of im
provement. The wounded limb ren
ders him helpless, so that he has to
be lifted from one position to anoth
er, and confinement wears upon both
mind and body, to the alarm of his
family and friends.
Mr. Cary, who lives east of Salem,
reports that a number of his sheep
are dying this winter, and the Record
hears that in other cases breeders are
losing many animals in the same way.
They die fat and apparently in good
condition, the cause being dry feed,
probably, and it is said that feeding
half a pound of wheat, whole or
cracked, each day to sheep will pre
vent this mortality, a fact that should
be proved and then mado publio, as
many deatlia occur from this cause.
Whpat straw is said to be very excel
lent feed for sheep and better than
dry Ipy.
COVUREKINAL NEWS.
Washington, Jan. 28. In the Sen
ate the House bill granting the right
of way and depot grounds to the Or
egon Central Pacific Railway Com
pany through public lands of the
United States, from Winnemucca to
the Columbia river at Portland, was
amended and passed. Mitchell, of
Oregon, introduced a bill making an
appropriation for the improvement
of the Coquille river, Oregon, by the
construction of a canal connecting
its waters with those of the Pacific
O cean. Referred. At the expiration
of the morning the Louisiana discus
sion was resumed.
The House sat all night, the sub
ject being Rutler's Civil Rights bill.
Tho House is at a dead lock. The
Republicans are determined to hold
out til Monday, when the rules may
be suspended.
The discussion in the Republican
Senitorial caucus developed great
lack of harmonizing views among
those present. It is now considered
probable that enough of the Republi
cans will join the Democrats to pre
vent the passage by the Senate of the
proposed resolution for tho recogni
tion of th;- Kellogg government, and
that therefore Pinchback will not be
admitted.
New Orleans, Jan. 28. Re fore
the Congressional Committee to-day
Colonel Henry A. Morrow testified
that he had, after much inspection
in various parts of the State, found
no hostility to tho Federal govern
ment. The people do not regard the
negro as entitled to the position he
holds. He cited a case where a jury
of black men, not one of whom could
write his name, sat in a case involv
ing 8180,01)0. As a rule the people
only objected to give the negro riguts
to which his education did not enti
tle him. Colonel Morrow was exam
ined at great length. He gave as the
result of his investigation that the
people would submit quietly to a
fair and impartial election without
the presence of the United States
troops, and would abide by the re
sult. He stated that in politics lie
was a Grant man and a friend of the
President.
Washington, Jan. 30. The Sen
ate committee on elections is tied on
the admission of Pinchback. Carpen
ter's return will give a majority
against him.
Tho World's New Orleans corres
pondent says Kellogg wants Pinch
back to fail to get his seat in the Sen
ate on his new credentials, as he has
resigned his credentials under tho
original election. This will leave
the road open for Casey's election to
tho vacancy. The negroes in the
Legislature who idolize Pinchback
vow vengeance on Kellogg.
The Republican Senatorial caucus
to-day, during a five hours' session,
concluded to support the President
on the Louisiana question in all he
has done, and proposes to do. It is
said eight Senators dissent from this
position.
Washington, Feb. 1. The Repub
lican Senators have agreed in caucus
to a resolution endorsing the course
of the President with reference to
affairs in Louisiana, recognizing Kel- j
logg as Governor of the State. A
resolution embracing these declara
tions will be oilered and undoubtedly j
passed by tho Senate during the
week.
It seems altogether unlikely that
Pinchback will obtain a se;it in the
Senate at any event. He has not in
any of the caucuses received a major
ity of the Republicans in the Senate,
though he did obtain a majority of
those present in the caucus.
Complains. The Dalles Moun"
taineer complains about the mail
regulations from Portland to that
place. The Dalles wagon road would
give the people of Eastern Oregon a
connection with Portland in the win
ter. Rut we believe that the Mouu
t liueer supported Roby Mays for the
Legislature, and he was run by O.
Humason, aud ihe latter got his pay
from the O. S. N. Company to de
feat the appropriation for the road.
If the people send men -from Wasco
county that can be run in the inter
est of the O. S. N. Company by their
attorney, they must take the conse
quences. It is well known that if it
had not been for Roby Mays, and
the attorney of the O. S. N. Compa
ny, the bill providing for the Sandy
wagon road would have passed. Let
the people of that section remember
these facts, and next time elect men
who cannot be run in tho interest of
the Columbia river monopoly. The
bill to construct that road was about
one of the most meritorious acts be
fore the Legislature, but the attor
ney had determined to defeat it, and
received his fee. We shall have
more to say about this some other
time.
Monopolized. The Oregonian has
now a monopoly of the telegraphic
news of this State. We learn that it
pays 81,000 per month, and takes
the reports more fully. This shuts
out tho Bulletin, and gives the Ore
fonian a complete monopoly. What
the result of this business enterprise
will bo we are not prepared to
One thing is certain - at tLeHadS
papers ",v-nlch havo been asserting
that the Oregonian was on its last
legs, are sadly mistaken. Tho Bulle
tin has materially changed its tone
on the financial question, as now it
declares that the unlimited wealth of
the Oregonian publishers is the cans
of this movement.
A dispatch of the 3d informs us
that Matt. Carpenter is defeated.
Angus Cameron is elected by a com
bination of the Democrats and bolt
ing Republicans. He pledged him
self to the following platform: Hard
money, tariff for revenue only, and
the supremacy of civil authority in
time of peace. Good enough Morgan
for tho Democrats.
Sad Afflictios. Tho Pendleton
Tribune cornea to us this week' in
mourning, beoauae of . the death of
Tryphena . M. Abbott, daughter- of
the 'editor. We earnestly sympathize
with Bro. Abbott in his affliction,.
TULECSRAPIIIC-NEWS.
- New Yokk, Jan. 28. A meeting
wa3 held to-night by a number of
residents of California prior to its
admission as a State, for the purpose
of making arrangements for a reu
nion to take place in this city. Gen
eral II. Y. Gibson was elected Presi
dent and Francis D. Clark Secretary.
Letters " were read from General
Sherman, Gilmore Meredith, of Bal
timore, and others. On motion it
was resolved that the union be held
on the evening of February 11th. -
Raltimoke, Jan. . 29. Rishop
Whitingham, of Maryland, has refus
ed to countenance the consecration
of Dr. Dudley, and refuses to sign
his credentials. tIIe bases hisactioa,
as is understood, on the language of
St. Paul in the third chapter of the
First Epistle to Timothy," wherein
the apostle says: "Bishops shall ho
husbands of one wife." Dr. Dudley
having been twice married, the Bish
op holds that he is ineligible to tho
Episcopate.'
Washington. Jan. 29. Golden,
contractor for carrying the mails be
tween Redding, California, and Rose
burg, Oregon, having failed in tho
matter, the Postmaster-General is in
consultation with Representative
Luttrell with a view to give tLe con
tract to Taggart & Co., of North
California.
New Yokk, Jan. 30. In thq. "Min
nesota House of Representatives yes
terday Cook-, Republican, introduc
ed a resolution called upon William
S. King to viudicate himself, or
failing therein to plaee his resigna
tion iu the hands of the Governor.
It went over under notice of debate.
St. I'aci, Jan. 30. The Hons
of Representatives adopted to-day,
with one dissenting vote, the pream
ble aud resolutions setting forth al
leged connection of William S. KiDg
with the Pacific Mail Subsidy affair,
demanding of him at once to go be
fore the committee anil satisfactorily
explain his connection with the
great scandal, or at once place his
resignation a representative elect to
Congress in the hands of the Gov
ernor.
A Washington special to the Trib
une says the Arkansas case, it now
seems probable, will be changed by
legislation this session. Iti is now
well known" the President, at a
recent conference with the membois
of the investigating committee, dis
covered that he is not in accord with
the majority of that committee. Tho
majority, it is said, favor the di:
avowal of the Garland government
and the restoration of Brooks. Tho
President is weary of State-making,
and does not wish to have the Louis
iana experience renewed in Arkan
sas. This difference is likely to de
feat any proposed legislation.
Thurlow Weed publishes a dis
criminating letter of congratulatioa
on Andrew Johnson's election to the
United Stat. s Senate. While con
ceding Johnson's infirmities of teir.
per, he remembers with gratitude
his personal integrity and patriotic,
unflinching njiionism, ai;d says he
endeavored faithfully to sustain Mr.
Lincoln's reconstruction policy,
with'out Lincoln's tact or temper.
New Yokk, Jan. 00. Bishop Wil
mer, of New Orleans, in a private
letter to a friend here, says the army
of the United States could not have
done what the Congressional Con -mittoe
has done to win back the
friendship of an abused people.
Since the report was made, public
pruyer for Congress has been read in
churches in which it has not been
heard since the close of the war.
The people here knew they had
friends in Congress and foe:; but
did not realize until now that they
had representation.
Washington, Jan. 31. The Sec
retary of War has sent to the House
a report of the Quartermaster-General
and Commissary-General of Sub
sistence, giving the costs to those
departments of the Modoc war,
amounting, in
tho aggregate, to
8111.00O.
The following changes in postal
matters have loen ordered for the
Piiei tic coast: Office established
Hendry ville, Coo.s county, Oregon,
S. D. McGrath. Postmaster. Post
masters appointed Robt. CGeorge,
Marysville, Baker Co., Oregon.
New York, Feb. 2. A Harrisburg
dispatch gives an account of a flis
trracefnl scene in the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives yesterday
during a parliamentary contest over
a petition,-in reference to the con
tested election case of Republican
Wolff. A member came in conflict
with the Speaker, who finally order
ed him to be put uuder arrest, when
the Republican members rallied to
his defense and forcibly took "him
from the Sergeant-at-Arms.
The public debt statement shows
an increase of 81.08,000.
New York, Feb. 1. Dispatthes
from New Orleans say efforts to
compromise between theTlepublicans
and Conservatives- are progressing
favorably so far. A consultation was
held last night by Kelloprg and Pack
ard, Representing the Republicans,
and Leonard and Jeffries, Democrats,
and Mr. Frye of the Congressional
Committee. The basis proposed ig
nores the election of 1872, and rec
ognizes the Conservative success of
1S71; the five deposed members to
be reinstated, and the House ot Rep
resentatives recognized upon tl"9
Conservative basis- Qons ervativoS
to recognize Kellogg as Governor,
-New Okleass, Feb. 3. The con
gressional committee to-day exam
ined Charlos WJ Rnrt, ' merchant,
who came to Shrevcport two yean
ago from New York. He testified to
the cordial treatment received from
representative residents of the city
and country, and their desire to have
representative northerners settle
there, and their loyalty to the Gen
eral Government; also to the peace
ableness of tho election last Novem
ber i to tho depression of" business
and shrinkage of values caused by
high taxation and maladministration.
The opposition to Republican officers
Was due to their corruptness. Where
they were honest and capable they
wero as well liked asanybody.
L. R. Sters, of Shreveport, mer
chant, corroborated this testimony.
Tho Polk county farmers -being
well - prepared with food and shelter
for their stock; lost but few or none
dnring tho cold storm. ' ? r
Tho Astorian 'came out on'Thnrs
day of last week as a daily. We are
glad of th6 prosperity of ourconteW
porary. -J r '-"" (
Mr. .Daniel Simons,' "of Ibanoii,
died last week, in bis 92d year. ' ;