The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-09-29
BY TIE L. e c r AP n.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The head
quarters of the Department of Tennessee
are transferred from Nashville to Louis
vile, K.
Secretary Seward is much improved,
and has visited the White House.
Geo. W. Dent, Of California, has been
appointed Superintendent of Indian Af-
fairs in Arizona, and w. w. Winkoop of
Colorado, agent for the Arrapahoes, Chey-
ennes, and Apaches.
There is no truth in the statement that
the payment of bounties provided for by
the last Congress has been stopped. On
the contrary the Secretaryof the Treasu-
ry has instructed the Pay Master Gener-
al to commence paying at once. The
Treasury Department is prepared to fur
nish on demand any amount that may be
required.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-PoIitical interest
now centers on the New York personal
quarrel between Thurlow Weed and Ray
mond, and the Albany Democratic regen-
cy. Raymond charges that Democratic
leaders have shown bad faith toward the
Philadelphia platform. and that they have
repudiated it. The World and News tell
Raymond that they don't want him or
bis platform. Raymond rejoins that it
was fixed matter among Democratic
leaders three months ago, and virtually
confesses that he has been swiDdled.--
The mantle Of Dean Richmond, he says,
has fallen on John Morrjssey.
The Times says Hoffman was nomina-
ted by trick, and is not the Union can
didate. The Herald replies that the
Democrats gave 100000 votes in New
York two years ago, and can do it again
and that they don't want bankrupt re-
cruits, much less to make bankrupt re-
cruits the leaders Of their column.
John Morrissey, Ben Wood, g. w.
| Farmer, Fernando Wood and James
Brooks are candidates for Congress in
their several districts, and it is doubtful
if they will allow Raymond to run at all.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The Herald
urges the Southern Governors to convene
their Legislatures and promptly accept
the Constitutional Amendment, because
Northern elections will be overwhelmn-
ingly in its favor, and because it is just
and right in itself The same paper ur-
ges on President johnson a full recon-
struction Of his Cabinet, saying the pres
ent members are either actively or pas
sively committed to his views as to his
Southern policy, which does not repre-
sent the real majority of the people
Consistency, it adds, demands of the
President cordial support of the ideas
of Congress on the subject
Wendell Phillips declines any Domina-
ton for Congress, and says: II feelth
in accepting the Office, | should, paradox
zeal as it may sound, incur responsibility
to far greater extent than l could gain
power, / do not wish for place of re-
sponsibility without all the power which
should accompany it. 1t seems to me, I
can serve Cur cause better out of Congress
than in it.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Advices from Fort
Smith, Arkansas, give important informa-
tion that the Seminole Indians declared
war against the whites, with the exception
Of one-third of the tribe who are against
the measure, and splitting off from the
main portion, they have caused some local
SN'NAS9; "ha|h AbdS CduSc CIV hdE-
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Oficial infor-
nation from Brennan, Texas, shows that
place to be in a state ofinsurrection. The
citizens are all armed, and patrol the
streets to prevent the soldiers from coming
into town. The Mayor and Sheriff are re-
ported to have telegraphed to the Adju-
tant General of the State to know how
many men he could furnish to drive the
Yankees off. A reply is said to have been
received, offering 5000 well armed men.
Gen. Sheridan left for the scence of action
this morning.
The President has appointed Theodore
5. Dwight of Nebraska Indian Superin-
tendent for Nevada, and Henry Omian of
California Agentat South River Reserva-
ton.