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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25
VANCOUVER, Nav 9th. 1864

AMoRY HoLBRooK, ESQ. Ed. Orcgonian:
S'r:-ln reply to your note dated the Goth
inst. ! will say, that it was not nv intention
that the /" expressions of my letter. Of the 4th
inst. denying the charge made in thu Greco.
mian Of Feb. Goth, should apply to said pa.
per or its editor" any further than necessary
to make a complete and full denial of the cal.
umny. 1expressly stated in my c%ommunica-
ton that l was g Informed and believed Mes
mith to be your authority" Yon gave no au.
thority, but published it as editorial, and now
you complain that the terms Of my denial in.
cludc you.
Ill thought my communication at all e,ro-
neous or Objectionable, l would readily modi.
fy it, but l do not and then the hesitation,
delay and special pleading resorted to in this
matter, lead me to believe that it is not tour
purpose to publish my letter at all. there.
fore adhere to the form Of denial I have
chosen, and shall seek redress for the double
wrong you do inc as best l may.
l am, &C., JOHN J.. McG1LvnA.
VANCOUVER, May 4th, 1864.
Ed. OREGONIAN Sinc1 my arrival home.
my attention has been called to an editorial in
your issue of Feb Goth last past, in which
you make the assertion that l had made an
effort to have Judge Oliphant removed and
myself appointed in his place, failing in
which, / tried 10 have Gen. Alvord ordered
East and myself appointed Brigadier- General
to command this district" You add. /" these
ARE facts which can be proved if McGilvra de.
MES it." l do deny it, and say that the
statement is utterly false, and as malicious as
it is false.
l am told, and believe, that Senator Mes.
NTH is your authority, bnt whether he is or
not, l have no doubt it originated with him.
1t would BE- supposed that a Senator would b.
above exhibiting petty spite and sickly NAL
ice, in such a contemplate manner The
Honorable Senator knows very well (and, in-
deed, none better than hey that my time was
quite differently occupied at Washington the
past winter. While l have been attacking
Coppcrhcads, he has been defending, and
while he has been attacking loyal men, | have
been defending them. Who was loudest in
expressing regrets at the removal Of Stein
berger. aud who mos. furious in his attacks
upon Hale: Let the Senator answer.
am, yours, &c.
JOHN J. MCGIIyRA.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25
Another Falsehood Nailed.

1t will be remembered by the readers OF the
Orcgonian that in February last that paper
charged Mr.. J. j. McGilvra, U. s. District
Attorney for this Territory, who was then at
Washington, with attempting to effect the
removal Of Judge Oliphant, and subsequently.
of Gen Alvord, with the view Of Obtaining
one or the other position for himself. lmme-
diately upon Mr.. McGilvra's return. he sent
to the Orcgoniam a denial of the charge,
which the editor, after much quibbling refused
to publish. As m net Of courtesy and jus.
tice to Mr.. McGilvra, as we'll as to show the
peculiar tactics resorted to by Holbrook to in
jure a worthy nan we give in full the cores
pondence and letter:
VANCOUVER, May 18th, 1864.
ED. OREooN1AN: Dear Sir :-Plense ex-
plain why my note Of the 9Th inst. denying
the charges preferred in your issue Of Feb.
Goth last past was not published in your pa
pei, as you promised me it should be when l
saw you on the 9Th inst.
l am your obd't serv't,
JOHN j. McGILvRA.
OhTLANDs Way Aos AOO4.
J.J. McGILvRA, ESQ.,: Sr:-As l was
unable to leave my house for several days after
you called, l sent your communication to the
Office, but as it was not published, l supposed
it was laid aside on account of the press Of
Geographic intelligence. and it passed from my
mind entirely. till l receiyed your note.
have not seen it since I sent it to the Of
flee, and possibly it is mislaid If so, you
must send another. l am sorry, but I could
not help it. In haste, yours,
A. HoLBRooK.
VANCOUVER, May 18th. 1864.
Hon. A. H~oLBRoox, Ed. Oregonian =
Dear Sir: Your note Of this d., te is received,
in which you say. referring to my commune
cation Of the 4th inst. that You sent it (the
communication to the Office. etc. You then
add. that you have not seen it since you sent
it to the office aud possibly it is mislaid if
30, I must send another.
Enclosed you will find a copy Of the said
communication. and for the giving of which
Immediately the same publicity as you did the
charge it denies, you will oblige,
Your obd't serv't.
JOHN j. McGILvaA.
PORTLAND, May 20. 1864.
]. J. McGILvRA, ESQ.,: Sir Your letter
and duplicate communication have come to
hand. On reading the latter. and comparing
it with the article alluded to. l think it not
proper to publish it, because it 10 incorrect in
it's statements. What you object to is a quo.
tation. 90 marked, which was furnished by a
correspondent, and the expressions Of your
letter apply to the paper. or its editor, rather
than to the correspondent. When you called
upon me, the article was not before me, nor
did I remember enough about it to be able to
know whether your language was fairly ap-
piled or not. supposed. however. that your
statement was correct. until l referred to the
paper. 1 think you will agree with me. that
the terms used by you should be modified; if
they are not. neither Mr.. Pittock nor myself
fhink you ought to ask for their publication.
Yours, ETC., in haste,
N# A. HoLBRoOK.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1864.
The Cleveland Convention.

There is a great deal said by those who sup
port the nominees Of this Convention, about
the " packed Convention at Baltimore. The
impression is intended to be conveyed by this
means, that that Convention was composed Of
Office holders, and their agents, instead of
delegates representing the masses of the peo-
pie. Nothing can be further from the truth.
The unanimity exhibited in the several State
Conventions, in spite of tho efforts of these
radical wire-workers, shows that the Balti-
more Convention was the spontaneous act Of
the people.
Let us inquire a moment how this Cleve-
land Convention was originated, and how the
delegates composing it were chosen. No pre-
liminary conventions were held in the States
claimed to be represented there. A ~self.con-
stituted committee issued the call, and the
"delegates" to the Convention delegated them
selves, thus constituting, inreality, a " packed"
Convention to nominate John G. Fremont.
This "stop thief cry. raised by the radicals,
will deceive nobody. It is only raised to
draw attention from their shallow trickery.
We have not the least apprehension that they
will divert sufficient support from LINCOLN
and JOHNSON to elect Mcclellan, as this is evil
IDENTIFY the most that Fremont and his friends
can hope to accomplish. Although we do
not believe tho radicals are so totally destitute
Of brains as to believe that they have the
slightest chance to elect their candidates, we
are not so charitable to their tool. Fremont.
1t is possible that he is 50 blinded by personal
vanity, and enmity to Mr.. LINCOLN, as to be-
lieve his election possible in atriangular race,
being more remarkable for arrogance and
absurd pretension than any other distinguish.
able trait.
The whole movement appears TO us like
political insanity-fanaticism run wild. They
d~epounce military arrests and the suppression
of newspaperb, when their candidate squelched
papers in ST. Louis for criticising bis policy,
and banished men from the State without ju-
dicial or military trial. But the most silly
thing of all, is Fremont's pledge to enforce
the Monroe Doctrine in Mexico while we have
a military despotism to fight within a hum
bred miles Of Washington, which has success
fully resisted the power If tho nation during
three years past. ana may hold out twelve
months longer in spite Of the immense power
operating against it. This Enthusiastically
shows the reckless character Of the whole
movement concocted by Gratz Brown and
Wendell Phillips.
r We are indebted to Hon. G. E. Cole.
our Delpratp. for Congressional favors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

~ The people Of Oregon voted on the 10.
cation Of the seat Of government, without de-
Gliding upon any place. The State Constitu-
ton provides that no place shall be the CAPT
tai unless it shall receive a majority of all the
votes cast, upor that question. The Legisla.
ture will, therefore. continue to convene at Sa.
lem. We think the people Of Salem have a
"sure thing on the capital for all time to
come.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

Trout 1sH1No.-A number Of our &C.
quaintances are making frequent excursions
to the mountain streams flowing into the bay,
and invariably return we'll laden with the tro-
plies Of their sport. We have to thank these
gentlemen for q fair division of the spoils.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

CY-The news of the nomination of LIN.
coLN and JOHNSON was received with great
enthusiasm by the interior settlements Of CAL
ifornia. Oregon. Washington and Idaho.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25
RICHARD LANE, Sec'y.

Agents for the Standard.
The following named gentlemen are authorized
% receive and receipt for money due on subscrip-
ton to the STANDARD:
L.. P. FISHER, San Francisco, Cal.
J.J. II. VAN BoKKELEN, Port Townsend
p. J. PRIMROSE, Port Madison;
A.. B. YOUNG,
A. r. BURBANK, Monticello;
ALEX. S. ABERNErHY, Oak Point;
JOHN WEBSTER, Seattle
MARSHALL BLINN, Seabeck.
A. B. PATRICK, Port Ludlow.
Beey-Money can be sent through the mails at
our risk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

Old Town, Samuel Veazio and Levi and
Warren II. Young placed the steamboat Cor
ernOr Dana. duly enrolled and licensed for
the I" coasting trade" on the P~nobscot above
Old Town. and thereupon the Supreme Court
Of Maine upon application e~njoined Veazie
and Young from running the Governor Dana,
aud on appeal to the Supreme Court Of the
United States the decision of the lower
Court was held to be in accordance with the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
and was consequently afirmed-the Court
holding that the commerce. carried OH under
the charter was wholly internal and out of
the operation Of the clause giving Congress
"power to regulate commerce among the sew
eral States deciding in the words Of the
syllabus to the case that "a State law grant.
ing to an individual an exclusive right to nav
igate the upper waters Of the Penobscot river,
lying wholly within the limits of the State.
separated from tide water by falls impossible
for purposes Of navigation and not forming
a part Of any continuous track Of conmercs
between two or more States or with a foreign
country 10 not repugnant to tho Constitution
or any laws of the United States"
Now in this case. If the Cowlitz river disap.
peared under ground at Monticello, or be-
cause of falls or other natural distractions
was wholly i~nnaviga6le from that place to
the Columbia river. then the case would be
PARALLEL and If the Territory of Washington
has the same right Of eminent domain and
sovereignty over the navigable waters entire.
~ within its limits that q State possess-the
exclusive right of the plaintiff to the naviga.
ton Of the Cowlitz river could be maintained
under the authority of Vcaz:e . Moor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

- Our thanks are due to a lady friend 4
a generous supply Of Strawberries.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

- We are indebted to Hon. G. E. Cole.
our Delegate, for Congressional favors.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23
speech or a yegro solder,

4 letter from Port Hudson is published
in the Times, which gives description Of
how Christmas was kept at that place,
and the following speech of 8 non-com-
missioned officer Of the Corps de Afrique,
at meeting held to afford the soldiers Of
the Seventh Regiment of that organiza-
ton opportunity 70 express their feelings
on the occurrence of their hrst free
Christmas. He said:
''Fsllov Soldiers Oh de iSebenh Recimsnt:-
is mighty glad to enjoy dis portnnity
for enjoying dis fust free Christmas in dis
world what we live in. A year ago, where
was wei We was down in de dark land
of Slavery. And now where are We p
We are free men, and soldiers of de Uni
ted States. And what have We to do7-
We have to fight the rebels so dat We
never more be slaves. When de day Of
battle come, what will We do? speak
for me, and l say yor myself, 60 and
fight de rebels till de last man die. Yes,
under the flags what was presented to Us
fromNew York, we fight till de last man
die. And if be de last man, what will
1 dot / hold up de flags, and if l die.
den go to my grave consisted for doing
my duty. De President of de United
States is one great man, who has done
more good dan any oder man what was
ever borned. I bless de Lord we fight
for so good commander. have no more
to say now and evermore-Arer-"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23
Bishop McIVaine.

This eminent christian patriot, and no
ble Bishop, is always found on the side of
right and freedom Bishop Mcllysine, in
note 10 the Western Episcopalian, es-
pecislly and heartily approves of Bishop
Potter's anti-slayery remarks in his
Thanksgiving sermon. which the latter,
not having charge of any particular
Church. voluntarily preached
There is no part" writes DR.. Nell
yaine. ''of the way by which we have
been led during this awful struggle be-
tween government and rebellion, in which
l see so impressively the hand of God, as
that where the very hands which, for the
protection and extension of slavery. in
stituted the rebellion, have furnished the
key for the unlocking of the chains of all
the slavery within their bounds. The
shareholders have answered the question,
which. before they began the war, none
of US knew how to answer-Hoc czfs lre
get nd Of this curse and disgrace?
Bishop Mcllvaine has little regard for
the fancy piety of very high churchmen,
who boast that it is contrary to the rules
of the Church and beneath the dignity of
Bishop or Rector TO preach against such
sins as Slavery and Intemperance. The
Bishop condemns the Popish Monkeries
and Flumeries now being introduced into
many of the Episcopal Churches of Eng
land. He IS opposed to Romsnism sail
ing under the colors of Professionalism
He would rather be known among men
as very low Christian, than very high
Churchman.
The English Church organ, says, that
we desire the disIfnion of the Federal States
of America, for if the Federal Union is
restored, and the United States become
more powerful than ever before, and OBJ
tains the ascendency. then viii European
Monarchies be sbased, perhaps des-
troyed."
Even since the rebellion began. have
the prelates Of the English Church dis
played their bitter antagonism to the
cause of freedom in this country
The Episcopal Bishop of Oxford has re-
Gently warned the Episcopal Clergy ofhis
diocese to have no dealing with the Meth
odists, Presbyterians, Baptists, and other
dissenters of England, neither to marry
or bury them, or commune with them.
Such is the present position of the
High Church party of England in respect
to religious and political liberty What
q aeentHsst between .be iBteIerent spirit -af
the High Church, and the noble senti-
ments of the liberal and philanthropic
Bishop McIlvainel
The Rev. Mr.. Brook, the Episcopal
Prebendsry of Lincoln Cathedral, has
published letter in which he expresses
his opinion that "the intoning service SO
popular in the High Church is device
of Satan"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23
From the I4th Battery.

LINNYILLK, TENN., March 9, 1854.
Eds C.rOnicL;-I suppose it would not
be uniuteresting TO your readers, to know
that the old l4th Ohio. now Veteran
Battery, is sgsin at LinnVille. Tennessee.
We left Cleveland March Cd, and arrived
at Cincinnati on the third at a. N. and
started for Louisville, where wa arrived
on the 4th, at 10 p. m. when We were
marched to a place called the Soldiers
Home. II this is what you call home.
| say, to use a common parlanoe-(h how
are you home) The place is not ft for
hogs to stop in Mud and Vermin are in
abundance. Ishould think the folks home
who profess so much sympathy for the
poor Soldier would see those to things and
at least find clean place for the weary
Soldier to rest his head in. The place was
SO dirty that our officer, Lieut. Calender,
would not let rs stay there, and we were
marched TO Barracks No. !, a place not
much better. We remained all night and
started on the fifth for Nashville, where
we put up at the Zollicoffer Barracks
This building is FIVE stories high, and was
built by the rebel General Zollicoffer for
hotel. 1t is very commodious and has
three hundred and sixty-fve rooms. On
Monday the 9Th, we started for Linnyille,
and arrived in heavy rain, at 10 p. M.
tired and hungry. Now we are all right
again, are in Camp and enjoying ourselves.
We talk of the good times We had while
we were home, and hope the time is
not far distant when "this cruel war will
be over" and then we viii come home to
stay. l wonder how the Copperheads
like the style of the veterans. think
they will be glad when they all get back
to the front. 1t serves them right; they
must not fire in our rear. We would just
as soon fight them as the rebels, and lit
tie rather, for we think the rebels more
in the town l live in. Bloomfield, (my
Bloomfeld) that one, or two, or three,
may say, who / know have expressed
themselves dissatisfied with this war, and
the administration; professed themselves
good union men while the Soldiers were
at home. 1t shows there deceit There
is some talk of our leaving here. but do
not know how soon. We are anxious to
leave, we want to see active service. We
have splendid weather here. quite warm,
and the birds are singing splendidly. 1t
| is Just like May, at the North. But l
must close
Yours Respectfully,
a VETERAN.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23
Don't Give Up.

A few days since We heard of little
boy who put on a new pair of skates for
the FIRST time, and as usual in such cases,
his feet went faster than his head, and he
fell
His elder brother, who was skating with
him, on seeing him fall and hurt himself.
advised him to give it up.
mo, shall not give it n" replied the
little fellow, 81 can learn to skate, and I
will learn" and at it he went again, with
an energy and determination that bsde
defiance to all apparent difficulties, and
ne did learn to skate.
There thought we. Is the boy who viii
succeed in the world. In twenty years.
if he lives, he will have become q man
whose influence will be felt in society.
There, my young friends, is noble
lesson for you. Don't give up" but rath-
er say, II can, and viii.
If you havea long lesson to learn, don't
give up"
If you have difficult problem to solve,
don't give up"
If you are requested to write compost
tions, don't give up
If you have anything to do, don't give
up" but let your motto ever be Il oan.
and priR.'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23
Old Furniture.

Take a fine ample, hospitsble apart
ment, where all things, freely and gen.
erously used, softly and inde6nably grow
old together, there is sort OF mellow tone
and keeping which pleases my eye. What
if the seams of the great inviting arm
chair, where so many friends have sat and
lounged, do grow wide? What in fact, If
some easy couch has an undeniable hole
worn in its friendly cover! | regard with
tenderness even these mortal weaknesses
of those servants and witnesses of our
good times and social fellowship. No vul-
gar touch wore them; they may be called,
rather, the marks and indentstions which
the glittering in and out of the tide of
social happiness has worn in the rocks of
our strand. would no more disturb the
gradual toning down and ageing of we'll
used set Of furniture, by smart improve
ments, than would have modern dau-
Der paint in a fine old picture--Ars.
,St0t7s-
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23
Hints on nIoner matters.

To the wife, and yet more to the wife's
mother, Of 8 man of business, one who
speak. feeIngly suggests this most valua-
bic rule:
Beware of starving the funds or drain
ing the capital which serves as the very
tools of your husbands trade, and Is the
very life blood of his business. Many a
lady, had she begunin apartments, might
have soon luxuriated in her own drawing
room; but by expecting to begin with q
complete establishment has crippled and
crushed her husband to the ground.
Many man of business is ruined by
this error; and whose fault Is it? why,
nine times out of ten, the fault Of the
wife's relatives. The wife herself, were
the case fairly put to her, would many a
time say, l join my lot to his. Let US
begin in quiet way. The greater the
struggle the more pleased shall be to
support and comfort him. We will strive
together, and viii tell my friends we
only sink to rise. am taking a course
by which shall with far more certainly
be eventually established as elegantly as
my friends would wish" Instead Of
which the family expectations are too apt
to betray the husband into q scale of ex-
penditure which drains the strength of
bis business, and cuts the very sinews Of
every enterprise, till feeble trade, or
perhaps actual insolvency is the result.
Don't aspire to begin where older per-
sons were contented TO leave of. This
is the reason so many ladies remain un-
married. Young men feel that they are
expected TO begin with ell the elegancies
which middle life only can realize. Time
was when ladies would marry &c help
their husbands; they now only marry to
weigh them down. Half the map spec
ulations of married men arise from this.
They dread to say, ave must reduce;
business IS bad, and We nanst lire on less. /"
So they speculate to make more; ruin
comes; and no one susdects that the fail
ing man has been goaded on by the grand
expectations of his wife's relatives. More
than half the squabbles and the misery of
married life proceed from money matters.
There is one constant tussel between we
want on the part of the wife, and L can't
afford on behalf of the husband.
And do we lay the blame on the ladiesl
Only thus far; they ought to arrange for
a certain allowance for certain things,
and keep within it; for, let man live to
the age Of Methuselah, and while his ex-
penditure is not limited, he will always
find it far more than he could have cal
culated. And the only way to keep with
in your income is to pay ready money,
remembering the shrewd observation of
Archderon Paly; II always require my
wife and daughters to pay ready money.
/ know they cnly buy what they think
they want; but ready money checks the
imagination"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-23

WHES MAPLE NoLAssEs WAS FIRST
MApE.-We presume few of our readers
who sit down to their buckwheat cakes,
and pour the luscious maple syrup On
them, have any idea of the date when the
latter luxury was discovered, or what
place had the honor 10 give it birth. A
chance note in sn old volume of Dods-
ley's Register. furnishes that information.
IL the volume for l765 under date Of Oc-
tober, it is stated that method of max
ing sugar and molssses from the sap of
certain tree called the maple, common
in the New England colonies, has just
been discovered and put in practice in
several portions of New England, but es-
pecially at Bernardstown (now in Frank
lin Co., Mass about twenty miles from
Athol. The Register spoke favorsbly Of
the article and thought it would prove
useful.