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, 1861-02-15

CnARsE AcAxsr Gov. srEvxNs,-The
Morning 0ysgonien assails Gov Stevens in
characteristic Oregon newspaper style
charging him with using $ti, 900 Of the
Government funds in the late campaign
It's whole charge, unsupported BY any re
spectacle authority-and aot pretending
to offer any reputable source-is based up
on tbe assertion Of the correspondent o.
the Sacramento Union.
And We may as well remark here, that
The Sacramento Umou, professedly faiI
paper. and The Alta California and Bnlls
In. proiessedly neutral, bot really with
Republican sympathies, have, through the
inauenca Of the Associated press" and
their regular corresponde0ce, uniformly
made their views and news prejudicIal tC
the Democratic party.
Now We know nothing Of this matter
although We have never for one moment
believed Il. Gov Stevens asks a suspen-
sion of public opinion until official action
be had, and has demanded investigation
We must protest, in the name Of justice,
against such reports about Stevens, or any
other man, being circulated upon the an.
thorisy Of an Irresponsible. anonymous cor.
respondent, who probably writes for re.
enumeration Just exactly what be is directed
to write. Let the Orsgoniau exhibit some
foundation for such a charge, and prove it,
before affirming 50 positively.
, 1861-02-15
lug.i Sound lgrlluIiurul C0nParyl Claims

We publish on our outside, to-day. the
Reports Of james TltOn. ESQ. Surveyor
General Of Washington Territory, and Of
the Hon. Jacob Thompson, Secretary Of
the Interior, upon the claims Of the Puget
Sound Agricultural Company.
The substance Of these Official papers no
doubt indicate the inal Congressional &C
ton as to the extent and right Of these
claims
The report Of Gen. Tilion, based upon q
thorough and careful Investigation Of the
case. was adopted without alteration by The
Department. .-ths very words in some case'
ano laken BY The Secretary Of the Interior
nom the surteyOr Generals letter.
u has been established that he PEgei
Sound Cenpany Aaps 10 charter. That
there could be no title to lands except from
the British Crown, and that neither Eng
hnd nor the United States, under the
treaty Of 1878, could alone give any title
70 these lands. That the Puget Sound
Agricultural Company ssper claimed any
ding By msis and bounds unla 1858, ssusn
,sars aflv ihs treaty Of 1876 'Oas nads. at
which time they were called upon to do so
BY Surveyor General Preston.
That at the time Of settlement, the Hud-
sous Bay Company only had pOssessOry
rights IN their corporate capacity.
II has been decided that the Hudson's
BAY claims at Vancouver should be treated
As any other publieiands The sectiOnized
surveys over these lands are now in the
Surveyor Generals Office.
At present. The township lines only are
extended over the Puget Sound AgFicul-
tural Companys claims, but under the re-
cent decision, We imagine there Is authori-
y to sub-divide them The government
may recognize few farms, and perhaps
pay The Company for their Improvements,
but their present claim is without any ad-
mitied shadow Of right. The citizens Of
Pierce county. especially, viii now feel more
at ease, as these Official papers practically
settle the question, and all that remains
now to be done can ba easily arranged By
The Surveyor General, when authorized 10
do 50 BY Congress. Il Is desirable that
the whole matter should be arranged at an
early period, as our citizens have patiently
waited for some defnilive action, lOl these
many yeap.
, 1861-02-15
TIE NEz PERcE INDIANS AND THE MINERS

The NEz PERcE INDIANS AND THE MINERS
We are informed that the last parties
who recently started out for the mines in
the Nez Perce country, have been intercep
ted by those Indians, their further progress
prevented, and they were compelled to re-
turn. The Indians told them in decided
terms that they should not proceed; and
when told that white men were already in
the country mining, the Indians replied
that they knew it, but in the spring the
miners would have to leave, as the country
belonged to them and the gold that was
there-that they were determined to pre-
vent any white men mining upon their res
ervation,. We understand that Superinten.
dent Geary has gone to Fort Vancouver for
the purpose of comforting with Col. Wright
in reference to this nsws.-Adrertissr.
, 1861-02-15

LETTER FROM GIN. LANE.-Genernl Lane
writes from Washington, that he had hoped
to have the provisions of the bounty land
law extended to the Indian War Of 1855
Sc, but that the distracted state of the
country dispels all hope for such legsla-
ton, until some adjustment Of the present
differences are made. He says that Louis
lana, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Ken
tucky will all secede. His hope is for a re
construction, and that the North, in few
years, will view things differently, although
at the present, be fears they will make nj
concessions If secession does take place
let them go in peace, is his motto.
, 1861-02-15

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
While secession fires are blazing furious
ly at the South, threatening to sweep away
federal legislation, singularly enough we
have notification, effectual and complete, at
the North, from a state that claims a stand
in the front ranks Of conservatism. At this
time, the act in the free state has great
Significance, showing how extremely weak
our Federal Government is, even among
those who profess the strongest attachment
to it.
The Government, in accordance with one
of its orders from the proper authorities at
Washington, undertook short time since
to remove some large pieces of ordnance
from the Allegheny arsenal to the southern
seabOard, for the purpose of completing
unfinished fortifcatious in Texas The citi.
zens of Pittsburg and vicinity became very
much excited on receipt Of the news, and
aVowed stern determination not to LET
the guns be removed. Prominent citizens
telegraphed to Washington in reference to
the affair, and The order soas rese;nded.
Thus the Government found it impossi.
BILE to take charge of their own property,
except in subordination to the state, and
subject to the will of citizens of that state
The Pennsylvanians claimed that the right
of self-protection justified them in their null
LITIGATION, as it was uncertain whether the
ordnance were not going to a place where
it might be used against them. Therefore
they ignored law and created revolution.
] This act brings to our mind more vivid
ly the terribly disordered state of affairs il
the East, aud teaches us to be moderate
and calm in discussion Of sectional differen
cies when we find nullication both Nortt
and South. Though the Northern people
say but little and wear no cockades, YET
their course of action was as hrp and de
cided in the case above as if disunion were
the prevalent sentiment among than.
, 1861-02-15

OAuAMuyU.
One howitzer and case Of muskets were
forwarded to Port Townsend on the Eliza
anderson last Monday, on a requisition
from jefferson county.
in the list Of acts of the late session
Of the Legislative Assembly published in
our last issue, the following were omitted:
An act to create and organize Suohomish
county. An act to pay Joseph Water,
house for certain services.
In the State of Indiana, which gave a
majority of 10000 votes in favor of the
Republican candidate, the constitution and
the statutes Of the State prohibit negroes
aud mulattOes from emigrsting to the State,
and citizens are forbidden to employ them
under penalty Of fine.
In a number Of the Charleston Msr.
cury which is before us as we write, the
proceedings Of Congress are put down un
der the head Of Foreign News"
The raising Of the Bear Flag Of the
Pacific Republic, created great indignation
among the loyal people of Stockton, Cal.
last month. 1t was taken down severa
times, but was finally hung across the
street at a place where it would have beer
unhealthy to have tonched it.
Good for O broken heart-Court plas
ter.
We see an item going the rounds oI
the press stating that six new counties
were organized by the Legislature during
the session just closed This is a mistake
There were only three new counties legis
lated into existence: Missoula, Shoshone
and Snohomish.
News has reached the Dales that
fifteen Columbia river Indians had attacked
a-ranch on Butter creek-,which we believe
is about halfway between w alla-walla and
the Dalles,-and driven away Is head Of
horses. They thea proceeded 10 Willow
Greek, aud took $500 from a house owned
by Mr. Grover. They seem to be merely
a marauding band We take the above
item from the Portland Daily Tines.
We have pasted up iu our Office a
most formidable poster-an extra of the
Charleston Mercury, proclaiming the disso-
luton Of the Union. Fancy clothes the
heavy, dark letters" The Union is Dis
solved, with blackness and war.
Gov Downey of California, in bis late
excellent message, takes strong Union
grounds. He says California is for the
Union at all hazards and at every sacrifice,
and that the Californians desire no change.
The Hon. George Ashmun, who pre-.
sided over the Chicago Convention that
nominated Mr.. Lincoln, declares the Per
sonal Liberty bills Of Massachusetts, null
and void, and considers them acts Of injus-
tice. The present Governor Of Massachu-
setts--a John, Brown man-says that they
are right.
The Steamer Oregon was to have left
San Francisco for Portland on the 9th inst.
The new steamer, the TsninJ; will
take the place of the Col. Wright early in
summer, when the COL Wright will be
placed above Priests Rapids,
, 1861-02-15

B9- The STANDARD has something to say
about our remarks on Mr.. Evans sermon
and styles them confession of the
Pioneer" We must confess that we dc
not claim the perfect purity of our critic
who clothes himself with the broad pbylac
terry of the Pharisee, "that be is not as
other papers are" but would rather be as
the poor Publican, who, at least, did mol
praise himself in his prayers By the way
Mr.. Standard, when you speak of Mr.
Evans next time, don't say devine'
Please say divine"
, 1861-02-15

RESCUE AT THE SoUTH.-Not long since,
a merchant of New Orleans named Norton
was arrested on a requisition of the Gov
ernor of Illinois upon the Governor OIL
Louisiana As the sheriff from Cairo was
returning with his prisoner in charge, upon
landing at Vicksburg, the mob there inter
fered violently and rescued Norton, and il
was only the earnest interference of the off.
GERS Of the steamer that prevented the
sheriff from being lynched.
The case, although exceedingly novel, is
nevertheless the logical sequence of the ac-
ton of the North in relation to the fugitive
slave law. 1t is notification in both cases
one is no more jusiifable than the other.
What is the remedy Simply a return Of
both sections to the violated Constitution
, 1861-02-15

B9-While the extreme Northern and
Southern States are red hot with excite
ment, the people of both sections, living on
the border, are upon the most friendly
terms They see things practically, and do
not consider that there are any serious diff,
ferences between dem.-the parties more
interested in the workings of the slavery
question than any others
, 1861-02-15

n@-Wednesday, the 18th day Of this
month, was the day for canvassiDg the cleo
tors presidential vote 1t has been much
feared that there would not be quorum
present. In that case, the result might
precipitate an immediate revolution.
, 1861-02-15

B9-January l7th was the day on which
the Georgia Convention was to meet
There is not the shadow of doubt but
that Georgia and Louisiana will secede,-
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and
Alabama have already gone ont.
, 1861-02-15

D@- We are obliged to decline publish
ing the communication of citizen ol
Pierce county, in reference to his excellent
treatment by physician, except as an ad
vertisement, because it is for individual
benefit.
, 1861-02-15
ma Read the letter by PONY Expr

B@-Read the letter by Pony Express
from our correspondent. 1t did not come
as soon as the mail, owing perhaps to de-
tention by snow or Indians. We have not
endorsed all of this gentleman's views here
tofore, but he is a strong lover of the
Union.
, 1861-02-15

p%The body of the mail carrier who
was drowned about six weeks since, in
Shoalwater Bay, was recovered about two
weeks since.
, 1861-02-15
EXECUTIVE OFFIcE,
Olympia, W. T., Nov. 8, 1860.

OllmptAg W. - ANSNs y AONNs
WIN. J. KELLY, Sheriff of Whatcom Co.:
SIR-I have to acknowledge the receipt,
to-day, Of your communication Of the I'd
inst, in which you request my opinion as 10
your authority to seize and sell the prop
erty Of British as well as American resi-
dents on the Island Of San Juan to satisfy
delinquent taxes. You state that the
American residents are not willing to pay
taxes unless the Hudsou's Bay Company's
property be also made TO pay.
In reply / would state, that by letter
dated i4th July, 1855, addressed by the
then Secretary Of State Of the United
States, Hon. w. L. Marcy, to Governor
Stevens, ofWashington Territory, the Gov
ernor is directed that the officers of the
Territory should abstain from oil acts on
the disputed grounds which are calculated
to provoke any conflict, so far as it can be
done without implying the concession to
the authorities Of Great Britain Of an ex.
elusive right over the premises. The title
ought to be settled before either party
should exercise complete and eIcluare sOuer-
eign rigkfs toitkin fke fairly disputed limits.
~ Auo uNoAb nptAAA AAADaAs " W. A9~Cse US
Instructed the commander OF the United
States troops on San Juan Island TO allow
no person claiming 10 be q funetionary Of
Washington Territory 10 interfere with any
British subject residing or happening to be
on the Island whilst it shall remain in dis
pute between the respective governments" !"
The levying Of taxes Is certainly an act
Of complete and exclusive sovereign right"
and allhought no doubt is entertained by
the Government Of the United States as to
the validity Of our title TO the Island, yet
until the question is de6nitively settled, we
must abstain from oil such acts within the
fairly disputed limits"
l will Immediately forward your letter,
by overland mail, to the Secretary of State,
and until the views of the Government on
the subject can be communicated to me,
have to request that you will suspend all
further proceedings 10 the collection Of tax
es on the Island Of San Juan, as well from
American as British residents.
You will please advise me Of the receipt
Of this letter.
am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HENRY M. McGnL,
Acting Governor Of Washington Territory
, 1861-02-15

nA-The District Court of the Third Ju
dicial District of W. T., Hon. E. O. Fitz
hugh, presiding, met at Port Townsend last
Monday, the 1lth,
, 1861-02-15

~ The California Legislature, at our
latest dates. ~ sefused to go into joint
oOnysntiOn for DO election Of United
States Senator.
, 1861-02-15
BY EXPRESS AND OVERLAND MAI

DATES FROM ST. LOUSTO JANUARY
, 1861-02-15

and that his natural frankness and c,,a.-
will enable him to appreciate the connuSr, ounuIr
"ich will save and not destroy his coUDtsH Dtes
JEFFERsov
, 1861-02-15

Challenge Between General Scott and S,D,,o,
TOOmbS. ""'Oi
, 1861-02-15

Alabama and Florida seeeded,
, 1861-02-15

BH- The steamer Oregon is due here on
next Saturday night.
, 1861-02-15
Masonic.

The new Masonic Hall OF Steilacoom
will be dedicated on the 22d inst-next
Friday.
Rev. B. c. Lippincott will deliver the
oration In the evening there will be q
ball. Music-Mrs Madison, Messrs. Hu-
son, Kellett and Blackshar.
1t is probable that the Eliza Anderson
will be in readiness to take excursionists
down.
We hope our citizens will generally at
tend, as the Steilaccon people will take
great pains 10 entertain their guests in
handsome style Tickets $40.
, 1861-02-15

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Dec %, 1860.
HENRY NJ MoGILI, ESQ,
Acting Governor Of W. T.,
Olympia
Sm-I have to acknowledge the receipt
Of your communication of the 9th ultimo
and 10 inform you in reply, that the instruc
tions issued by you on that day to tht
Sheriff Of Whatcom county, "a copy o
which accompaniedyour letter) relative t.
the collection Of taxes on San Juan Island
are approved by the President.
am, sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. S. BLACK.
, 1861-02-15

From the Portland Daily Times, Feb .
A friend placed in our hands an F,,,.
of The Sentinel Of Feb. 2, from which wa
clip the following later and important ns~S
by Pony Express
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

A Federal soldier who was in the bat
tie of Pike. lille, in Kentucky, writes to
his friends in Cincinnati this graphic de.
scriptlon of his sensations during the
fight:
"And now for my share in the battle.
was ding along somewhat careless'y,
when crack! crack crack went their
rifles, and down fell our men. Crack J.
crack crack they came. OFF jumped
from my horse, when along came the
Major and gave me bis horse to hold !;
but | soon hitched them both to a tree
down by the river, and sprung again up
the bank, when VIII went bullet past
my face, about three inches from ii, and
made me draw my head back in hurry,
can assure you. l looked mp the hll :,
bat could see no one for the smoke,
which was plenty, as | levelled in the
direction Of the enemy, and fired-load
ed again and fired. / got my rifle in
readiness again. Ah ! that ball was
pretty close. Here comes another
buzz, bury can hear their whiz for
fully hundred yards as they come-get
out Of the way. But where is it to go
to: Whew, that was cose. Bat,
great God it has gone through mans
shoulder within few yards of me. He
falls some of his comrades pick him
up.
"Now a horseman comes past in a
hurry. He is right opposite me-whcn
whiz! crack a ball strikes his horse in
the foreshoulder. Off tumbles the
man; down falls the horse, stiffcncd out
and dead. II the bullet had gone through
the animal, it would doubtless have
struck me.
"Herc comes dozen or more. How
they whiz as they 90 past! Load and
fire. Load and fire" is the order-and
load and fire it is. My notice was es.
peciaIIy drawn to very fine looking
man, who stood close to me, and he tru.
ly acted like hero loading and firing
Just as if he was on parade, when whiz
whiz comes bullet. My God. how
close. 1t almost stunned me. When
| looked towards my soldier, saw his
! comrades lifting hum up. lie was shot
through the breast, and died in less
than halt an hour. Oh the horrors Of
war. Vengeance on the heads of those
who initiate it .
81 directed my attention up the bill ;
a little puff of smoke was dying away.
Boys says to the squad of his fellows,
you see that smoke; aim for 1t, rebel
is in its rear raised my Enfield and
glanced through its sights, when | for a
moment caught sight of a man through
The bushes and smoke there. Crack
we our guns, and all was over.
ave crossed to the place afterward
and found the mans body. He had four
out Of twelve musket balls, and one En-
field rifle ball - mine, as mine was the
only rifle ball fired. They all went
through him; either of which would
have killed him-mine through his
breast. Thank God, | had done nv
duty for the poor fellow who fell beside
me-"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

A HARD SHELL SkRMoN.-"My breth-
ren," said hard shell Baptist, who was
holding forth one Sunday, " il mans
fall OF religion you can't hurt him. There
was the three Arabian children-they
put 'em in fiery furnace hetted seven
times hetter than it could be het, and it
didn't SINCE har on their heads. And
there was John the Evangeler-they
put him-and where do you think,
brethren and sisters, they put him !:
Why, they put him into caIcronic OF
bilin' lie, and billed him all night, and it
didn't laze his shell. And there was
Daniel-they put him into lions den.
And what, my teller travellers and re-
spected auditors, do you think he was
put into into lions den for ? Why,
for praying three times day. Don't
be alarmed, brethren and sisters (; l
don't think any Of you will ever get into
lions den !"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

TIE Chicago Tribune accounts for
General Phelps strange proclamation
by saying that "he was aware how vide
a range his predecessors in proclama.
tons had travelled over, and he desired
to occupy the rest Of the ground"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

THE artesian well in Fortress Monroe
is now three hundred ard sevcnty-six
feet deep, and, as yet there is no water
An immense bed o clay. some fifty feet
thick, has been struck, and the borers
think that when they get through this
they will find good water, which is all
that is wanted to render Fortress Mon
roe proof against a great and prolonged
siege.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

luz people have lost confidence 10
the nerre of the administration.-R
ria Transcript.
That is to say the abolitionized Re-
publcans have. The Transcript be-
longs to that school of poli,ics-and,
of course, is down on the administra
ton. "The people" thank fortune are
not Of that class, and will be very ant to
sustain Old Abe as long as be behaves
himself.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

GENERAL BUEL refuses to let the off,
GERS Of wives accompany them.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

PRIsTING OFFICE TuRNED INTO AN
ARMoRy.-Parson Brownlow's newspa
per otlicc, with its arpurtenancee, has
been turned to a very different purpose
than that of its former bold issues. The
building is now used as rebel armory,
and the steam press turns the machine
nv that repairs and renovates the nn-
merons guns that have been taken from
the Union men in the vicinity Of Knox
yilla
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

THS number ofFederal prisoners now
at Memphis is 81.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

On IIT.-That Caleb Cushing will be
sent to Ship Island to supersede Gene
raj Phelps, receiving commission as
Brigadler General. So says the Boston
Post.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE IN
L. Post Office building. Residence on Fifth
street, between Brady and Perry streets. Daven
port, Iowa. HovI9-dAwtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31

WHAT were supposed to be the re-
mains Of the son Of Capt. Jewett, Of
Vienna, Ia, were carefully sent home
for burial. The family and friends, with
the local military, assembled to bury
the dead, wien the coffin was opened,
and the face was that OF a stranger. The
funeral ceremonies, however, proceeded,
and the strange young soldier was
buried in the grave prepared by loving
parents for their own son.