Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-01
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Tie Golden Gate which leaves tomorrow
takes Il large amount of treasure, and about
200 Passengers
Joseph Meyer deposited 81, l,592 for coinage
at tie mint few days since. Yesterday in
getting his returns Mr. Baker the Tr,asuters
Clerk, oyerppil him $400. fierdiscoycring
the error, Baker iolowed Meyer with po-
liceman. arrested him and recovered the
amount ovefpaid.
DEFE>cELEss CoNDIrloN OF ORrGoS The
people of the Ore. on frontier are very much
concerned in relation to the recent removal
of troops The Indian tribes have found ont
that the whites are ar war; somewhere east
ward, and they have some iukling that they
are not united on this side The wi hdrawul
ofthe toops again, it is fesred. will induce
descent on the settlements The Statesman
says that SYKES Indian Agent at Umpqur,
has gone to euli,t in the rebel army: the
troops have been withdrawn from thr; post TO
he sent East; the officers at Forts Yamhiil
and llo>kius are daiiy expecting orders to- re-
moNe leaving no barrier tttwteu the s4Eu-
ges and the se,tl ltments Of Polk. Yumhil and
Benton counties Gov Whitaker. they say,
is too busy tiddling for jeff. Davis, or too
much afraid of cnrrespondeuce with a"Black
Republican Administration, to demand any
protection from the United States S T.
Fge JouraGL
/ DEcIsIoN --Iiestatoa is sign Of week
ne-s, for nnsmurh rs the comparative good
and evil Of the diNeren modes Of action aroul
which We hesitate are seldom equally ball
| q, Il
slightest inclination ef the beam with the
glance Of the eagle, particularly rs there are
cpscs where the prepuudcrance will be- very
minute, even though there should life in one
scale and death in the other 1t Is recorded
of the late Earl of Berkeley. that he was
suddenly awakened at uight in his ca,lilre
/ hy a hishwayman, who, forGag a pistol
through the window and presenting il close
to his breast demanded lis money -cXclnin-
ing at the same tirle thnt he bad heard his
/ lori>hip had boosted that lie YER would he
robbed hy a siuelr highwsyman, but that he
should now he tlught the contrary His
,ord-hip, putting his hand in his pocket, re-
piled: " Neither would I now ho robbed if
it we're not for that fellow who j. row look
ing over your shoulder The highwa}mnn
turucd his head, when his loriship. who had
drawn Il pistol from his pocket, instead of a
rur5e, shot him dead on the s,ot-- Bacon
THE Dr1KuEAD BccpeAn.-The Bulkhcad
question is .hus made the issue by the les
SIN, Republican ind Secession pres of tho
State. They fairly laugh in their sleeves at
the sharp game they are playing ron the
people The Bul.etin wceps crocodile tears,
which flow down its brazcn face in torrents,
over the grave Of BHlkhead, and cries loudly
to th t dead thing to come forth TO life again.
The Alta, Republican ald Secession press all
respond, 'come forlh,' But the people ur-
dcrstaud the matter. and cnunot be fooled hy
IT, They will teach these sehemers lesson
at the polls in September next, that they
dream otof, and Which viii he n warning to
political cia;latan% nnd hypocrites for all
time to come S = Wtraid
CuIvALsY AND PURIrANIsM. -Tfistorilus
have loved to euiogize the manners and vir-
rues the glory nnd The benefits, of chivalry.
Puriinn~n accomplished for mankind far
more. If it had the srctarian crime of irtol-
eraucc chivnlrv had the vices Of di.solutc-
ness. The kuighs were brave from g,llnn-
try of spirit; the r0Iit,ns from the fear of
God. The knights were proud Of LOYALTY.
the Puritans OF liberty The knights did
homage to mcunrchs, ~ whose suile they be-
held honor. whose rehuk4 was the wound Of
dis∽̱ the Paritans d laning ceremony
would not bow at the uame of Jesus. nor
bend the knee to the King Of kings Chiy-
airy delighted in outward show, favored
pleasure, multiplied amusement. md Gegra-
drd the human race hy an exclusive respect
for the privileged classes; Puritanism Lridlpd
the la-si"'s. commanded the virtues of self
denial, uud rescued the nomo oi man from
Gi+honor, The former valued courtesy, the
Latter, justice. The former adorned society
hy graceful leGnements; 1he litter founded
national grandeur ON universal education -
The institutions OF chivary were sabveMcd
hy the gradn lily Increasing weight aud
kuowl ledge of the ilps'rigl- cnsse.; the Po-
'itans, raIiyius upon those classes. planted in
their hearts the undyios principles ofdemo-
cratic liberty - DaucroW