, 1862-11-22
THE WASHINGTON STATESMAN.
SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. %, 1862
Editorial Correspondence.
PORTLAND, Nov. l6. l86

AV@RS II any pAOhISS Vi d ueAnOhstIaIAfc
collision between the opposing forces, and
speedy triumph of the Federal arms
Wars terrible desolations are sweeping ev-
erything beautiful and fair from the face Of
once happy and prosperous country,
threatening soon if the conflict continues,
to devastate and annihilate forever all that
is worth fighting for. When this is ac-
complished, may we hope the war will then
cease?
The most important item in the last dis
patch is that announcing the removal of
Gen. Mcclellan and the appointment of
Gen. Burnside to his command. McClel-
Ian is ordered to report at Trenton, N. j.
What disposition is to be made of him has
not transpired. His removal at this par
ticular juncture is surprise to everybody,
inasmuch as the efforts of his enemies to
this end were most .ignally rebuked by the
knowledge that he enjoyed the utmost con-
fdence and esteem of the soldiers in his
command Ever since Gen. Mcclellan
first assumed command, taking the place Of
the veteran Scott, the abolition squad of
hounus have been upon his track, and have
not failed to throw every possible impedi-
ment in his way, besides constantly clam
oring for his removal going so far az to
even insist upon placing the imbccle FIRE.
meut over him in command. Twice has he
been obliged on account of this interfer-
ence, fearing that it would Illustrate and
spoil whatever plans for a campaign be
might make, to tender his resignation to
the President. We have ever had the ut
most confidence in the military ability and
integrity of Mcclellan, and believe that an
impartial history of this campaign will, by
attributing to their true causes whatever
may have appeared to be faults in him,
fully vindicate his character as a command
ing General.
The news of the elections in several
of the eastern States has come to hand. 1t
indicates quite change in the sentiments
of the people, though by no means con-
firms the predictions of an overwhelming
reaction. 1t appears from the returns that
that the emancipation proclamation was
made very successful hobby in producing
this change of sentiment, particularly in
elections where Union democrats were op-
posed to Republicans. The Union demo-
cratic gain is quite considerable, but the
Anti-war nominees were generally defeated.
Horatio Seymour, OF New York, is however
elected Governor of that State, over the re-
publican nominee. The secessionists are
congratulating themselves over the results,
claiming them as secession victories. 1t is
not very remarkable that one or two seces-
sionists OF the Seymour stripe were elected
from States which have turned out thou
sands upon thousands of Union men to
fight the battles of their country; particu-
larly when it is remembered that the seces-
sionists all staid at home to vote down the
var.
The farmers Of Oregon are "out of luck. "
When there was no demand for wheat, they
had plenty to sell, and were obliged to sell
it at whatever price they could get. Thus
they struggled along from year to year,
1,,,1 1-fFIo
til they almost abandoned wheat-raising as
pursuit and went to raising orchards
Now, almost every farmer has quite re-
spectacle orchard, and produces more or
less fruit for the markets. The business is
vastly oveldone. Good winter apples al
delivered al fifty cents per bushel, and fall
apples at almost any price. Wheat, which
would bring a remunerative price if there
was plenty of it in the hands of farmers,
cannot be had readily at 81 so per bushel.
Buyers are willing to give this price for Or
egon wheat, but cannot get it; consequent
ly large shipments are coming up from Cal
ifornia to supply the the mills in Oregon.
1t can be imported at 81 25 per bushel-
All kinds of farm products are held at high
figures, and their constant receipt from for
eign markets proves that Oregon has this
year entirely failed to supply the home de-
mand Can't the farmers of Walla Walla
county do something for the Willamette
valley another season? Quite shipment
of potatoes was made this fall, and / i'm
ngine that more of them, With few thou
sand bushels of the fine corn raised there,
would be acceptable, even if they were i'm
ported from Walla Walla
The suggestion Of the Mountaineer, that
the editorial fraternity of Oregon should
hold convention, is decidedly rich. Ac-
cording to his standard of eligibility, the
convention would be composed of only one
editor, for what is the use of admitted
blockheads or idiots attending an editorial
conventions and what's the use of one man
assembling at any particular place or time
10 hold a convention with himself? l can
see only one good reason for holding said
convention: that is, It might tend to salts
fy an inquisitive public as to who are the
editors of many of the papers published in
no.