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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-08-02
LacOnia Company.

THE Treasurer of the Laconia Company
i hereby gives notice that the amount Of all
the assessments voted by said company and &C.
tually paid in, is one million and seven thou
sand dollars; that the amonnt OF the existing
capital stock is one million dollars; that the
debts due from said company on the first o.
July instant, amount to six hundred aud eight
thousand FIVE hundred twenty-five dollars and
two GEMS; that the amount Of the capital stock
invested In real estate, buildings, machinery
aud other fixtures, is seven hundred and seven.
ty thousand dollars; that the last estimated
value affixed to the real estate Of said company
by the assessors of Biddcforl, in which tn,
same is located, is seven hundred seyenty-fiy.
thousand dollars; aud the aggregate value at
fixed to all the taxable property of sail corpo'
ration by said assessors. is eight hundred ninety
two thousand six hundred dollars.
WILLIAM DwIGnr, Treasurer.
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PEPPERELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
rHE rreasurer of The pepperell Manulao.

'ub lEVacuEVI VI tuO AoPPOaoh NA"
i turing Company hereby gives notice that the
amount Of all the assessments voted by sAlu com'
pany and astually paid In, 10 one million doilaIsi
that the amount ohhe existing Capital stock Is one
million dollars; that the debts due nom said 20;
on the first OF July instant, amount to six hundred
ANY Eve thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars
and seventy-eight cents that the amount Of the
Capital Stock invested In Real Estate. Buildings
Machinery aud other fixtures Is 79o,2io55 and
the surplus earnings OF the Company are also inves
ted In the same within the State that the last est.
mated value affixed 10 the Real Estate OF said CON-
pany by the Assessors of Biddeford, In which tbs
same Is located Is sl,I23OOo o. and the agsren ts
value Affixed 10 all the taxable property Of sa- d
corporation by said Assessors, Is l,30s,OCoW.
WILLIAM DWIGHT, Treasurer.
Massachusetts,, Suffolk County, Boston July 10th,
lS6l.
Suffolk, ss-Thcn personally appeared the above
named William Dwight Treasurer OF the Pepper.
ell Manufacturing Company. and made oath that
the above statement by him subscribed Is true.
Before me- and am commissioner OF the state o.
Maine resident In said Boston, duly commissioned
and qualified by the Governor, and under the laws
thereof 10 take positions, affdayits, acknowedg-
ment OF deeds &c, to DO used or recorded In Maine
Witness my hand and official seal at Boston. this
July 2Oth. 1851.
3w3a Commissioner OF Maine In Boston.
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State Of Maine.

YORK, S.
To Abner Mitchell and Timothy Shdw Jr ,
Of .AiJrei, aud Nathan o. Kendall Of Bid
dtord, an in said County of York,
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining uncalled for in the Post Office,
Biddeiord, Aug. l., 1861.
Persons calling for these letters will please
saw they are advertised"
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Our Mails.

Although it is an extremely unpleasant
thing to incur personal animosities, yet we
are willing to do SO if necessary, in guard
ing the public interests of the people Of the
Sound. And, indeed, when journal hesi-
tates, on this account, to perform its duty,
it becomes worthless TO the community in
which it is established. The simple fact re-
mains, that while by law we should get our
mail matter from Portland in &c hours
time, we frequently get it in not less than
FIVE days. We earnestly call upon the
Portland papers to assist us. What VIC
have said was based upon official letters
from the parties. Whatever statements
they contain, the persons writing are re,
sponsible for. In letter from Mr. Gid
dings, he informed US that the steamers are
nearly in time, but the mail contractor
would not wait lille tchiie
Mr. Burbank, at Monticello, writes that
the steamers employed are not competent,
that the distribution of the mails is de-
plorably wrong,-that while much is to he
laid to the San Francisco Office, be knows,
as far as bis place, Monticello, is concern
ed, that the Portland Office is justly charged
with negligence,-that Mr. Winsor is not,
so far as he knows. chargeable with fault.
Mr. Shipley, Postmaster at Portland,
says he dispatches our mails regularly six
times q week, and that there is no reason
why they should not reach here.
There are great discrepancies between
the substance of these three letters. AT
this end of the route, after careful investi-
cation, we are able to exonerate Mr.. Win.
sor. Even making the utmost allowance
that should be made, why can we not have
mail every other day. There is no rea-
son why, if a mail be too late one day, it
could not be forwarded the next.
The Portland papers Of the 23d arrived
here on the 2Sth. This, we are certain, the
San Francisco Office had nothing to do with
We intend to write an inkstand dry, but
what we'will have what we are entitled to
by contract, if we can get it.
Will not the Portland papers ascertain
the truth of the matter at their end of the
line, and help rectify the present insuifer-
able state Of affairsY
, 1861-04-05

The time has arrived when concession mat be
made % he'l this unlon together We,
ore a % ourselves . our country. and % poitsrifv
70 -Erre % any honorable and lair comnrumise 6v
which ne Union may BE- perprtaaled. We must con
les that me people Of he South arr a. sincere and
.p'., ., y 1nsr convictions a. We ourseFesSIaad
We a.. not 1lrprlaed that any Northerner should
r11IIr dissolution Of ne Union rafher than A coT
prenle With some Of The brutss Who infest the South
ti1udard. March o0fh.
We hare cullsd The above choice extracts from on,
eeteuponv. and although every one readily. admits
that 4 has nnmerpus editorial ofnanent. vi consist.
snry = not one q ID. gems. The change. u he r..
publican fhelmomcier are rapid. Fir.f ielow zero.
next a boiling heat One week soufhernor, are
brethren; seven days later thsy are ends One well
nothing u 100 god for them; next week nothing 100
bad for them- One week III Is no time FOR st,,r,
edhernce q party ilnes, next week il Is ~not sur
pri,od that any Northsner should prefer dissolu
tioa.o
hnt % one uho understands The composition Of The
Aspnbean party IN the United States IN Washington
Territory IN tell county. the solution Is simple. h
coupo1ed q entirely dlscordant elements-one The
aoo''i'pa''i he other conssIEaiivo-and The only
say 2 ne them y % deceive one wing or the other
ne hui atlrl1z for modenie men; the last for ex.
freme men he hnf for Republicans who. in tbe
Language Of Weed, prefer one Unonu 70 afsy Repub
hcan parties; The Ia for Republicans who. IN he
Language q eree'sy prefer ene Republican party to
afly Unions.n
We can name men belonging 70 the Republican mar.
y Of Washington Territory who supported tbe h.
compton policy q NJ. Buekanan, and oshsn Who h.
hsse nat John Brown was right Nov, somsbOdy Is
, 1861-04-05

interested in the business of the WuIla
Walla country
WAILA WALLA, March 18th, 1861.
FRIEND LoDGE:-Having promised Won
when you were engaged in this country
surveying farms for Uncle Sam, to dot Won
a few items of passing events occasionally
in this vicinity and now that another
spring is upon US and the excitement con.
cerning the Nez Perces mines being terric.
ic, become impressed with the idea that
anything written from this portion of the
country would be interesting to the numer.
Gus readers of the Democrat.
The weather has been really delightful
the past three weeks and has produced a
lively trade for the merchants; particularly
so in the articles Of bacon, beans, gold pans
pick axes and long handled shoves. About
one hundred and fifty persons have passed
through our town, winding their way to.
wards the new FL Dorado.
We have had no intelligence from the
mines during the past three weeks, but
persons arc daily expected from that
region. ! have been informed by Joseph
Craig, an employee on the reservation,
and direct from Clearwater, that the
miners have not as yet been able TO reach
the mines. An Indian from the upper
country told Mr. Craig that several miners
made an effort 10 cross the mountains on
snow shoes, and were obliged to return on
account Of deep snow. / am under the i'm
preston, from what can learn that miners
will not be able to reach the mines with
safety to themselves and their animals
before the FIRST of April. 1t will give me
great pleasure to inform your readers Of
the arrival Of the first invoice of dust from
the new diggings, aud as they are being
developed, will keep you fully advised.
Major Steen, Maj. Winston, and Lieut..
Reno, leave to-day for Portland The
former gentleman goes to San Francisco to
see Gen. johnson, presume on business
connected with the expedition that goes out
this spring against the snake Indians.
The Major is an old war horse, and if
the government will only give him half u
chance the coming summer, he will wake
up the snakes, and bring them to judgment.
Capt. r. W. Kirkham, our indefatigable
Quartermaster, is looked for in the course
Of two weeks. He has been spending tho
winter with his family in Oakland. 1t is
rbmored that he will bring eighty thousand
dollars to pay the indebtedness Of the gov
eminent at this post. This will be good
som for our tiiLicum.
y Miss Werner plays tonight at the garri-
son theatre We bespeak for her profta-
bic engagement A grand ball comes of
at the Walla-walla hotel on the 18th inst
Col. Geary and A. j. Cain are looked
for in few days, TO arrange matters be-
tween the miners aud the Indians.
wALLA-wALLA POLITICAL PRICE CURRENT.
The Union-Firm, and commands q pre-
MUM.
Disunion- Worthless.
Secession do
Capital question Coming up gradually
Candidates for DelegateShip-The de-
mand more than the supply.
Delegates to the 18th Of May ConVen-
tion-Aaire, with good supply.
Pessons ready to be sacrificed under the
administration Of Old Abe are commencing
to emigrate from Oregon. By the month
Of July next, the supply will be more than
the demand. OyALLA.
, 1861-04-05

B1-The OrtgOHian and Standard, like
Martha Of old, 'are troubled about many
things" among which is out wit" We
can hardly offer plausible excuse, as we
have been caught in the act, and are with
out justification. We regret that we are
unable to retaliate on our contemporaries, as
we can't discover any jokes in their
columns. There may have been attempts
at the same, on their parts, amounting to
an covert act" but the omission to tell us
when or where to laugh, bafled US in our
search for them
, 1861-04-05
BY EXPRESS AND OVERLAND MAIL.
DATES FROM ST. LOUIS TO MARCH I2,
The New Cabinet!
NrisOe1laneous Itonas.

NTiSCe1la1aeO Ttc11a0.
The steamer Pacific arrived in Columbia
river on the goth ult, bringing dates from
the States. per Pony Express, to March
18th, andfrom San Francisco to the 26th.
The following summary we clip from the
San Francisco Bulieiin:
ST. Louis, March g.
Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet has been announc-
ed as follows:
Secretary of State-Wm. H. Seward,
of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury-SalmOn P.
Chase, of Ohio.
Secretary of War-Simon Cameron, of
Pennsylvania.
Secretary Of the Interior-Caleb Smith,
Of Indiana.
Postmaster General-M Montgomery Blair,
Of Maryland
Attorney General-Edward Bates, of
Missouri.
The proceedings of the new Administra-
ton have been conducted harmoniously.
The Cabinet appointments have been con-
frmed by the Senate.
A few of the Senators voted against
Blair and Bates, because they were from
the South
Numerous State delegations have called
on tie President. They met with pleas
ant reception.
The Senate continues in executive session
Mr.. Douglas takes the position that tho
Inaugural Message means peace In this
view, be sustains it, though he will not
support the Administration. He and Crit
tenden have telegraphed to the Virginia
State Convention, urging that State not TO
socede.
The Southern sentiment generally, at
first, looked on the Inaugural as meaning
war, and consequently great excitement
was produced, even among the most con-
'ervative Of Union men. During the last
lay or two, things are more quiet, and all
parties seem disposed to wait the acts Of
he Government, to ascertain its intentions.
Seward, in short speech to the Illinois
delegation, said that the battle of freedom
lad been fought and won; henceforth, all
influence must be given to save the Union.
TIE way to maintain the integrity Of the
Republican party was 10 maintain the
Jnion.
, 1861-04-05

Ma LIScoLN's SrYLE.-There has been
unusual curiosity to bear from Mr.. Lincoln
in State paper. About no one man nor
President has there beeu so many contra
dictory statements. Previously to bis nom.
ination, excepting for debate with Judge
Douglass, in which be displayed high cleo
tioncering tact, he was only known as an
obscure provincial politician, but man Of
great ambition. His personal character
has always been Of the highest, but his
enuuciation on the rostrum of bis extreme
doctrine Of the irrepressible conflict, has
excited towards him, although personally
an amiable man, an intense hostility in por-
tons Of the south; feeling wrought up
to such bitter pitch that there is no ruler
on earth that they would not prefer to
have.
While large number think that Mr.
Lincoln's great forte was storytelling in a
bar room, others contended that be was
only second to Seward. Some Of Mr.. Lin
coins speeches along the road to Washing.
ton were much laughed at by his oppo-
nenis, and annoyed the sensible republi-
cans. At one place he made speech
about his 'chiskers-sAid he had never had
pair before. "Was it an Improvement
&c, &C." Mr. Lincolu's style is not gen.
orally good in his inaugural: and in places
is shuhlingly indecisive, abounding in SLOW.
eDly generalities. Let US instance this:
-"And should any one, in any case,
be content that bis oath shall be uukept,
on merely unsubstantial testimony as to
how it shall be kept2"
Here is another ambiguity-"Possibly
the Union is less than before the Constitu-
tiOn, having lost the vital element of pros.
perity"
, 1861-04-05
DrinWOOd.

DTuthOOu.
The following gentlemen were elected
Town and School Trustees for Olympia, at
the election last Monday, April lSt; Messrs.
Harmed, Perciyal, Evans, Frankel and
Reed.
-Messrs II. A. Judson & Co. have on
hand a large and full assortment of assorted
merchandise.
The weather has been unusually tickle
and unpleasant for this time of the year
Although well advanced into spring, it is
occasionally quite cool, especially when the
rude winds come sweeping down the bay
from the North. The cattle suffered severe
ly during the late snow,
We are much obliged to the Standard,
Register, Herald, NortApest, and CHI Onicic,
for their kind and complimentary notices Of
the execution Of the laws we sent them.
Judge Fitzhugh left for the States on
the Panama. The Judge is opposed TO
sesesh," !" and strongly in favor of Union.
Governor Stevens, we understand,
may be expected here before long
The mail between Portland and Sac
ramento after last Monday, April LIST, must,
according to law, be carried in seven days.
This gives US fV days earlier news by this
route.
The Portland papers Of the 23d ult
arrived here on the 28th. One hundred
and twenty hours, instead of thirty-six-the
time allowed by law This is no unusual
occurrence. Won't the Portland papers
take the matter in hand 1t ruins the cir
culation Of papers.
The disabled California steamer Uncle
Sam, has arrived in San Francisco.
The San Juan Islan lime is of first rate
quality, and is establishing good reputa-
ton for itself in the market.
The $4,000 lately appropriated by
Congress for protection of emigrants on the
Fort Boise route, will place enough soldiers
on tho road to afford ample security. A
military post is not to be built.
Lady Franklin and niece left on the
Panama.
The Washington correspondent of the
Oregon Argus says Stevens, Baker and
Stout are hand in hand on the war
debt Senator Baker said Of the reduced
bill, that we "wouId spurn the miserable
pittance" On the contrary, we would most
heartily rejoice to get the miserable pit
tance," and then. labor increasingly for the
balance
1t is rumored that Col. Baker takes
care Of California appointments, and gives
the rest to Nesmith Baker was never a
citizen of Oregon, has no interests identical
with that State, but is q resident of Califor-
MIA.
Congress has established separate
Indian Superintendeney for Washington
Territory-also made an appropriation of
$4,000 for the Superintendent and two ad-
ditional agents.
The Sewing society are getting along
just sew-sew.
An antidote for Hard Times" Saft
Soap" See Williams advertisement in an
other column.
"A colony of Mormons have arrived at
Deer Lodge Valley, in this Territory, and
made settlement. Gold has been discover
ed in that country.
, 1861-04-05


This important document. promulged at
tho mos critical time il Our nations his
tory. We have received 10 full.
Taken simply BY itself, without taking
into account any other measures, ii is un-
dOubiedly a war message-smelliug strong
y Of gunpowder, instead Of being fra
grant with The olive branch Of peace.
There has been much difference in its
eonsiruction-many traosIating Il peace,
while others declare It immediate war
There seems to Us no possible escape from
civil war, when The Southern Conlederacy
has declared itself independent aud the
United States have refused to recognize it.
Tie question then remains to be arbitrated
By the sword. Night viii be right
Our opinion has been that Il the South
crn Coniederacy would, in proper way.
lay their condition before the country-
snying they had over them nominally. ru.
Ter. who did not receive one vote 10 that
conlederAcy, and that they found il impos-
1ible to Eve 10 the Union, and that they
pero determined to go out at all hazards.
the government should. afer proper ad-
iusimeni. allow them to go in peaee-nOi
as matter Of Constitutional right, bot as
matter Of policy.
Mr. Lincoln's policy Of enforcing Que
Law add nsgleciing another will not do. II
they are il the Union and be refuses to
place Judges, Marshals, collectors and 9TH
er federal officers over them, and refuses to
execute the laws and pat down the insur-
recIionary State governmental with bayo-
net. eannon and sword. he stands before
the country pe1ured man. Nay, more
even Il be collects revenue, and does not
execute every other law. be Is guilty Of
perjury. Those cotton states must be re-
cognized or fought They are in the Un-
ion Or onl Of H. n In, there Is no altern.
alive bat to execute the laws. no matter At
what cost Of blood.
Al the same time We do not wish to be
understood as eondemning M. Lincoln be-
forlhand We have never Intended to do
this. and have aIaayl ihooght the south
acted wrongly ia no, giving him chance.
The oa'l hopeful thing We .ee IN the iunu.
gnral is that the AdminisirntioD's policy
win Be determined BY circumstances. And
doubtless. the magnitude and intensity Of
the secession movement. win entirely con.
trol The course Of political Affairs. Should
the border slave States 60 with the cotton
States, We have hope Of penceable sspa-
ration. Al any rate. We have always
Thought that collision should By every
sacrifice bo avoided until the people had
time 10 act
The democraiic party have already ac
nompushed much. They have wrung from
The President elect, an ncknowledgmeni
that The Fugitive Slave Law should be ex
ecuted This will Immediately, We imagine
repel Sumner, Greeley, Glddings and tha
wing; Or else they forfeit an consistency.
We publish the inaugural in full in ordel
that all our readers may judge for them
selves Of It's substance and Of lis meaning
, 1861-04-05
g Posr OFFICE, PORTLAND, OREGoN,
March 25th, 1861.
Editor Pioneer and Democrat:

Editor Pioneer and Democrat:
SR;-My attention has been called to
an article in your paper of March 22d,
in which you assert that the Portland post.
Office is shamefully negligent of its duties.
l have the pleasure Of informing you that
this is not SO; and If you will bear in mind
that the States mail for Oregon and Wash
ington is, or should be, distributed in San
Francisco, you will probably understand
how it is that the gentleman who assists
in distributing our mails" finds packages
addressed, Astoria, Dalles and Portland at
Olympia. The fault is not in this Office,
but at the Distributing Office. We dispatch
the mails six times a week to your place,
and there is no good reason why they
should not reach you in SO hours. There
must be break in the connection at
Monticello, and l hope the fault, wherever
i may be, will be Immediately rectifed.
Yours Resectfully,
A. r. SHIRLEY, P. NJ.
, 1861-04-05
washington War Debt.

The Oregon aud Washington War Debt,
six millions, was reduced by the
report Of tho Auditor to SO, 400, 900. We
hear lately from Washington that this Mr..
Atkinson, the Auditor, although formerly
a strong democrat, now claims to be q Re
publican, and bases his arguments for a
retention 10 Office under the new admins
tration, upon his thus having saved the
government hundreds Of thousands, al
though it would appear that q subordinate
clerk really deserves the credit Of that la
borious report.
The Senate passed this bill as amended
by the Auditor, but the House reduced it
still more, to 100000. The Senate con.
CURED in the amendment, and we now un-
dersiand that the Oregon and Washington
war debt, apprOpria,iug $2,7OO, 1000 is a
regular law.
Strong Efforts will be made 10 finally OBJ
tain the whole amount. In the meantime,
what we do get will assist us at present
very much.
Our advices about the bill are not so full
as We could wish. The following are some
Of the added provisions: The President
may issue bonds, Of a denomination not
less than ffty dollars each. bearing per
cent interest, payable annually, or semi
annually, At the Presidents discretion, not
to run longer than twenty years.
Amounts less than $50 are to be paid 10
cash. In reply TO letter addressed to
him BY 0regonians now in Washington.
General Harney, under date of the goth
Of January, has made the following an
sWer. lie says in substance:
First-In 1886, the Indian nations
were banded together from the frontiers of
California to Puget Sound. Families were
compelled to seek the defence Of forts.
Second-The war was justihable because
the Indians object was to extirpate the
whites.
Thlrd-That the military were too few
TO afford adequate protection to the from
tier, aud volunteers had to be called on in
some instances to defend U. S. Forts.
Fourth-Thnt the civilians we're not able
to cope with The Indians, and in proof Of
fers the fact, that Gen. Clarke could not
successfully take the offensive with less than
two thousand men. This shows that there
was pot more force displayed than was ne
esssary.
Fifsh-That theretention, alone, Of the
large force aow posted IA osogon has ksp,
the Indians quiet, since 1858.
sixth-That the members Of the Com.
mission to examine the claims arising in
consequence Of the Oregon and Washing
ton Indian War. made jnst report after
a full examination upon the ground. and
that no better statement could be made 10
justice to the government and all parties
interested. He thinks the claims as allow
ed BY the Commission are just.
, 1861-04-05

The DAILY OVERLAND MAL-The mail
IS to be carried over the Central route at a
compensation Of $1,000, 900. The mail is
to-oe transported daily schedule time 20
days. The Pony Express is to be continued
at schedule time of days. This ought
to place US within l6 days time of the
States, if the proper connection and times
are observed.
, 1861-04-05

~ We place before our readers to-day letter
that came by Pony Express ust too late for our last
weeks issue, having been crowded out by later news
Though its date is not recent yet its general interest
will warrant its presentation now for the dispatches
and news are 50 crude and unsatisfactory that they
need to be illustrated by fuller remarks and impress
ions that made at the time Of the different Official
actions Our history Of the trials for compromise are
extremely meagre.