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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

SPALDIxo's LECTURES. The following is
an extract from private letter to us from a
gentleman of the first respectahiiity and
standing living in Portland, under date Of
November Is, 1867:
'I am sorry n see that You have dropped Rnv.
II. II. spalding's Early History Of Oregon That
was one Of the most popular columns in the paper
here in Portland"
We had several reasons for dropping Mr..
Spalding's Early History and as we have
sundry subscribers on our books who sub.
scribed chiefly on account of it, it is due TO
them. and only justice to ourself, that we
give them somewhat in detail.
When we first consented to publish his
History, we had no idea that it would run
through as many numbers as it has already.
1t is now about year since we published
the first number-though it is but proper to
state that his History did not appear in every
issue. This was sometimes his fault; at
others ours. For some time past we have
found it difficult to publish other matter de-
manding our attention; and as the next
election approaches this pressure on our col
umns will increase rather than decrease
These reasons we recently assigned to him
briefly in private letter. But we had an
additional reason. 1t is this. At Intervals,
during the year past, we have had numerous
friends-whose judgment in such matters
we at least respect-seriously and persistent.
Iy protest against giving so much space in
our columns to Mr.. Spalding's productions.
These persons are not confined to any partic-
ular sect or party; but we noticed one thing,
and that is that they are, almost without ex-
ception. old settlers. The lately-arriyed
immigrant, and persons living in the States,
all are pleased with Mr.. Spalding's Early
History of Oregon, and would be glad to
have us continue its publication. We some
times pressed some of these objectors for
reasons for their hostility to Mr.. Spalding
and diyested of all verbiage, they were as
follows: "All the early missionaries to Or.
egon are knaves they have enriched them.
selves and impoverished the Indians. We
have heard Spalding deliver his Lectures
verbally until we are tired. It's an old sto-
ry. Besides, the old fellow is crazy" We
say these are substantially the objections as
signed. Let us look at them for moment
It may be, and we believe it is true that somt
of the early missionaries to Oregon, were
and are knaves full of hypocrisy and dishon.
esty; but zoe do not believe Mr.. Spalding is
one of them. If he is knave he is not q
very sharp one; for, though he came to Ore.
gon about thirty years ago, and hence has
bad innumerable opportunities of cnrichine
himself, both by fair and foul means; yel
the fact is that he is, to-day poor old man
possessing only 4 lifs-lease ofa few acres for
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

A BooMERANG.-Those who favor ne
gro suffrage in the South but oppose it in
the North, should remember that the ne.
gro votes in the South will be used to en-
slave the white men Of the North. The
Senators and Congressman of these States
viii be the representatives of the domi-
nant negro element; they will sit in judg.
ment on all questions affecting the entire
country. As soon as they are admitted,
Sumner will pass his bill TO force man.
hood suffrage on all the States, and every
one Of the Southern representatives in
Congress will support the measure.-
Thus while supporting forced negro suf-
rage ON the Southern States the people
of the North are preparing a club with
which their own head will be broken.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

SALE OF Pr NC VILE PLANTATION -
THIS famous sugar estate. located at Han.
alei Kauai, the property ofthe late X. G.
Wyllic, which has been advertised for
months, was sold at public auction at tie
Court house. on Wednesday last, by B.
$. Barlow, Esq. A large crowd was at.
tracicd to the sale, az an event 0f unusual
occurrence. Afcr reading Il schedule Of
the property, the leases and contracts in.
volved IN the sale, IL was stated that the
two mortgages on it with the interest
amounted 10 S38 $50, aud that the prop.
erty would be offered over and above that
am unt. TIE bidding commenced ut $50
and rose rapidly to sl.9J0, Mt which fig.
urc it was Knocked down u Mr. +. L.
Adams, the real purchaser being His
Honor +. II. Allen. The plantation
therefore realized So, $50. with rhc pros
pet Of crop 500 tons of sugar to como
off during the next ten months The es
tate cost Mr.. WylIic about $500. 900. and
has been sold nt sacrifice Of $1,000
This sale virtually closes the estate, aud
affords a sad commentary on the uncer.
tainty Of sugar investments. just twen-
ty two years ago. the land. which now
comprises this estate, was sold at auction
for 1925, subject to mortgage for 81. 900.
The improvements have all been put up
during the last ten or twelve years.
Should the reciprocity treaty go in oper.
alton, it is not unlikely that the estate may
in few years recover its former valuation,
especially if some effective remedy is
found for the cane borer, which now
troubles the growing crops, and threatens
to become more destructive there and
elsewhere. H,nolalm AdUertiser.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
How LOUISIANA WAS MADE A Memo

How LOUISIANA WAS MADE A NEGRO
REpuBLIc.-In 1860, says The Cincinnati
Enquirer, there were only 26, 900 negroes
in New Orleans, free as we'll as slaves
There were 10000 whites. Now, under
the Radical poicy and manipulation,
there are only forty more white voters in
New Orleans than black. In the State,
there were 347 900 negroes, and it is cs.
timated that by disease and privations at
e lst one third of them have died, rcduc-
ing their numbers to 250,000 But Gen.
Sheridan has found in these 250,000 ne
groes $4,000 registered voters, or one vo-
ter to every three inhabitants. This it
will be admitted, is pretty tall voting
The white population is greater than the
negro in the State, or at least is not nfe-
rior to it, yet only 10000 whites have
been registered to 5000 negroes It is
by such gross and pa.pablc frauds. per.
fectcd under the rule of Sheridan, that
Louisiana has been handed over to the
negroes in whom has been vested its en-
tire political control.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

ALIvE.--It will be recollected that
few weeks since quite N excitement was
occasioned by the reported murder of a
man named Albert Humphrey. who for
merly kept butcher shop at Walla Walla
Two men were arrested, supposed to have
been in some way connected with his muir
der. An examination was had, but
there being no evidence that murder
had been committed, the men were dis
charged Parties who have recently
come down from Helena, inform us that
they left Humphrey we'll and hearty, and
that all reports of his murder are "bosh. !"
Our informant. MIR. Stanley, was we'll ac-
quainted with Humphrey, aud had fre-
quent conversations with him. Hestated
that he had started to go to the States,
and whilst on the road between Helena
aud Fort Benton, two men who were in
company with him robbed him of all his
means. HcIthen retraced his steps. and
when last seen at Helena was s'Hat broke. !"
He was preparing to go out on a hunting
expedition, and expected to mako raise
by supplying the Helena market with
game. Humphrey has wife, and father,
and other relatives living near Eugene
City, Oregc n, who will be overjoyed to
learn that he is still alive. Dir. S. tells
us that Humphrey talked strange, and
from his conduct he is inclined to think
that he is scarcely in his right mind
The men whowere arrested at Walla Wal
la, without doubt were the parties that
robbed him. On the supposition that
Humphrey was dead, letters of admins.
tration were taken out on his estate, and
q partial disposition made Of his pre pefty
Another veri6cation of the saying that
"truth is stranger than fiction. - Wal
la Waild Statesman.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

RAILRoAD-The Courier gives glow.
ing accounts of the efforts making on the
west side Of the river to secure railroad
through their part Of the country. The
efforts put forth show that they are in
earnest, and rebound to their credit
There will be nice race run between the
two scctions-fhis on the east and that
on the wcst-as to which shall have the
first line Of railroad. There will evident
ly be two roads, no doubt of it. They
are making the appeal for help to the
people over there, so as induce capital to
take hold OF the enterprise, while we be.
lieying that our OWE una dcd means are in.
sufficient, are bringing capital from abroad
to our aid before we ask the assistance oI
the people at home. May both be sue.
cessful.-iSatens Record.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23


VELOCITY OF ELEcrRIcITY.-Att the
recent meeting at Burlington, VI, of the
American Association ior the advance
ment of Science, DR.. Gould read paper
on the Velocity of transmission Of sig
mails by telegraph" Previous to the year
1919, it Was supposed that the velocity
of electricity through wires was too great
to be measured. In that year, s. G..
Walker discovered, while measuring Ion.
gitude, q perceptiblc retardation. Be
tween Washington aud ST. Louis the ye.
locity was focud to be only $4,000 miles
per second. On the submarine cable
from Greenwich to Brussels the velocity
was only 5000 or 5000 miles. On the
Atlantic cable Prof Gould found the We.
lociiy to be between 1000 aud 5000
miles per second. being the greatest
when the circuit vas made BY the two ca
blcs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
WEArHER ANn ouA1Ls ON HAwAI,

WEATHER AM QUAILs ON HAWAII.
"A correspondent, writing from WaiInea,
states that the weather in that elevated
district has been really splendid this
month, cool and dry as could be wished
for. Numerous flocks of California quaiIs
can be seen in riding through the coun,
Try, especially in Hamakua, where they
breed abundantly and thrive well.-Hors-
oL1Zu A1rertiser.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
TauaLow WEED thus warns his

":
1.-THE day approaches-nor is it distant
when the Republican party will deeply
deplore its infatuation when its eyes will
be opened to the dangers which threaten
it; when the folly Of committing it to the
leadership of Sumner, Stevens, Butler,
etc., etc., will be apparent; and when the
attempt to demoralize suffrage by the ad-
mission of masses of persons who, as it is
admitted in national appeal, are "igno-
rant of the means by which suffrage is
expressed, = will recoil, not merely to
"plague the inventors, but to jeopardise,
ifnot overthrow our Republican ascendan-
cy."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

A MoNeREL reporter says that Bing-
ham ended speech in Ohio with "a mag
nifcent peroration which brought every
one in the audience to their feet" He
omits to add, what is obvious that every
one thus sbroughtto their feet" fed IN
continently. - aa
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

THASKsGIvING.- Woods has
designated and set apart Thursday,
the 2sth day of November, 1867, "as
a day of public thanksgiving and
praise to Almighty God" He calls
upon all the people of this State to
properly observe said day, ever re-
mcmbcring that righteousness exaltcth
a nafion.',
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
A atoSaaEL GOVERNMENT.

"Heneeforth, the Republican party, from st.
John to the Pacific, is unit for Universal Liber-
" and IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE, regardless o
CASTE, RACE OR COLOR. Those who are hos
tile to this principle viii go to their place as
Judas did.h-lNstp York Tribune.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
Guardians Sale OF Real
EGfafQ

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned, Guardian Of the minor heir
Of Minerva Crank, deceased, by virtue Of an orler
Of the County Court Of Linn county, Oregon, made
at the November Term thereof, 1861, win, on
Saturday, the 14th day Of Dec, 1867,
between the hours Of o'clock q. m. and o'clock
P. m. Of said day. at the Court House door IN Al
bany, Oregon. sell At public sale, 10 the highest
aud best bidder. all the right title and interest and
estate OF the said minor heirs, Of, IN and TO the
N. w. or. Of the Donation Land Claim az JosenE,
and Minerva Crank. known az Donation Claim
No. 81, Not. No. - $685." in Linn eouufy, Ore
gon. containing 100 acres. more or less. Terms
OF Sale: U. s. gold coin paid at time of sale.
DAVID PREWIT.
Guardian.
Dated at Albany. Linn county, Oregon, Novem-
Der 9Th. 4. d. 1867.
CEAxoR HELIX, Atty's for Guardian. 81 s
y3nl3w4
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
Who Pays the Taxes.

Gen. Cary. candidate for Congress, in
Cinein nati, discuss ng "who pays the
taxes" sail:
= lie had within the last twenty-four
hours visited the Assessor Office aud ascer-
tlincd The following facts. which proved
that the warkingmen paid the taxes for
the liquid ,tion of the public debt In
tho Second District the taxes on trades
and intu trial associations were over
eight ill.ons of dollars. which, added TO
what VS. paid by clerks, made over sl0.-
000,0 900 paid by The laboring men Of Gin
cinnati. Nnw. what do tho bnndholders
sayg All the bankers aud bondholders
in the Second District paid only $780,
900. The capitalists did not pay tic
public debt. He knew an omnibus mau
at College I'LL. who went to the war and
rented his bus TO another man. lie
came back, after fighting three years for
his country, and took his bus again to
try aud make living Ills taxes were
now Que hundred aud fourteen dollars a
year. though he WAS not worth moro than
$500. all told Ills next door ncighbor
was bondholdcr did not 10 To the war
This ncighbor owned s50.OUU 10 United
States bonds, and paid no taxes. This.
the speaker said wss an infernal wrong !"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

RETURNS OF CoUNTIEs.-The coun-
ties named below have made returns to
the Secretary of State of the total value
of property assessed, and the number Of
persons paying poll tax. as follows
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

Mr.. DICKENS own nan is Charles
John Hoffman Dickens, and his father,
Mr.. Thomas Dickens, is entered in the
Portsmouth Register as a comedian.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
THANKSGIVING SHpper and PestlTall

TEyHE LADIES AND FRIENDS OF THx
i Congregational Sabbath School will hold 4
Festival at the New Hall Of w. w. Parrish 4 Co..
on Tuesday evening, November zsth--tbe funds
TO be used for the purchase Of additional books.
The public are respectfully invited 10 attend.
Contributions from friends for the supper will BE
thankfully received at the Hall on the day Of the
Festival
Albany, Nov. 20, 1857.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

BUFFALO, Nov. l7.-The propeller
Antelope with valuable cargo, was
burned to-day at the dock. Loss, $780,
600. s+A
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
The DtROcRGTlC PLATFORM.
4 vHIrn OovrRSarsT.

az hold that this government was made on the
WHITE BASIS, by WHITE MEN, for the benefit
Of WHITE MEN and their posterity forever
Further hold that the negro is not capable Of
self Egovernment. .'--[ .StepAen A. DoMqlas.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
FIRE,
OCEAN,
MARINE,
INLAND
INSURANCE.

YVHE PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
having arranged with Messrs. BIGELoW &
nh0i Eh' Tor the transfer Of all the business of
the Fire Insurance Companies lately renrcsen,si
By them, is now prepared to offer to all parties
formerly insured BY said companies, equally good
terms and prompt payment Of losses, in United
States gold coin. :.
Mr. II. II. BIGEL0W viii be the general Agent
for this Company from this date
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
PAY UPg

4 Ii PERSONS INDEBTED TO J. i.
N Hurd, and TO Hurd Parker, on book ed
count or by note, are notified to call upon cranor
Helm. or upon the undersigned, and settle the
same. Tine is up--the money must come.
J. d. uURD
HURD 4 PARKER.
CRAxoR 4 HELIX, Att'ys.
Nov. 1th, Is67--y3nI3w3 ete
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
CHAIR MANUFACTORY!
|. AND
TURNING SHoPI

V1NHE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RESPECTFUL.
do all kinds Of
URNING
70 70 workman-like and expeditions manner. Also.
,ss,,nP Dc TsePs on hand, and for sale. SPINNING
WHEELS. and the best Of
Raw'hide Bottom or Kitchen Chairs I
All Of which win be sold cheap for Cash. Or
deFs solicited. Shop near the old Flour Min. et
the upper end Of First street.
Nov, %, '67-y3nI5yI
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23

-*This number is probably an error.
We will give the returns of the other
counties as they come in.-- Salem Rec
oyd,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
Directors OF Pacific Insurance CO.

san FRAscIsco Jas. D'Fremery. Lloyd Teyis. ep
Louis MeLane, VIM. Sherman. Oliver Eldridse.
VIM. Alvnrd, John o. Earl, A. b. Forbes.
Alex Well, Alfred Borel, J. G. Kellogg.
Ab'm Seligman. G. T. Lawton. M. chss..ssSs
Anson G. Stiles, E. l.. Gofdstein. O. II How.-d
John G. Bray, Meses Ellis. q. ". Res~.-
A. Hayward p L Weaver. 6 Ste;nb.sts
y. W Z hice, David Stern, M. Rosenbaum.
c. Meyer, Jonathan Hunt, sAcRAwvxTo
d. J. Oliver w. T. Coleman. Edg., As;i,s -
Alpheus Bull, T. w Leonard e. a. No.
w. C. Ralston, T. L. Barker. G. r. Wh..is-
L. Sachs. T. L. Never. Manysv,,,.
Fred. Billings, s. n Wilson. i. IT Iawaa.
A. L. Tubbs, John D. Newton PoRrLAxp.
Il. II. Newhali, Edward Martin. w. 8 I.sda
Adam Grant, d. o. Mills, Jacob Kamm.
J. d. Fry, H. Hanssmann. srocr-as
II. II. Bigelow, L. B. Benchly. r. n Ar,ha,v
Vim. Hooper, Moses Heller. y,pa.s1s 49,
Cnas Mayne, VIM. Scholle. VIM. Sharon,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
CIV vERTIsEMENTs.
z. II TANDY.

. TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR At Law.
n Once over the New York Store, on Main
stFseh Albany Vregon. vSn16tff
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-23
OFFICERS !.
J. HUNT, President.
A. J. RALSTON. Secretary.
C. A. LATON, Marine Secretary.
HI. H. BTGELOyv, Gsnl Agent.

LADD g. TlLToN, PORTLAND.
GENERAL AGENTS FOR
Oregon and Washington Territory.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-02

PRINCE ALFRED, the second son OF
Queen Victoria, IA fellow not twenty
three years DID, has just been detailed
10 the command Of one Of the largest,
latest bull, and most improved Of the
British war steamers. His allowance
rs one Of the royal family lie $4,000 a
year. His elder brother, the Prince Of
Wales, has only $4,000 o per snnum,
with $50, 900 to his wife for pocket
money chingnous, and crinoline. Prince
Alfred also has his pay and allowances
rs Captain in the royal navy, and when
ever his uncle, the reiSuing Grand
Duke, dies, he will become sovereign OF
S~a1e-Coburg Gotba, with a civil list
tvulgarly called Salary of $500, $50
in gold, besides succession to said
~uncle's large private property. OF
course, when be becomes a petty sov-
ereign, he will not ~relinquish his English
salary. On the contrary, should be
marry before that time, he will obtain
from an obsequious British Parliament
an increased annual income for life,
| With a liberal yearly allowance to bis
wife, and a triHe of 100000 or so to
provide for the expenses Of their COM
uencing housekeeping iu one Of the
royal palaces, where be will pay neither
rent nor taxes. This is what comes oil
being born with a ~"silver spoon in the
MOUTH" Aud to attain such a living
JEFF. Davis and his coadjutors sought to
establish an independent" government
in the Southern States.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-02

PNEUMATIC DIsPATcH.-The Legisla-
ture Of New Jersey has chartered q COM
pany to construct a tube between New
ark and New York, through which TO
force parcels By the pneumatic process.
The Massachusetts Legislature is about
chsr,ering a Pneumatic Dispatch Com.
pauy, to operate between Boston and
Roxbury' 4 company applied TO the
Legislature Of New York for a similar
charter, but the members wanted TO
charge $50, 900 TO pass the bill, and be-
cause the gentlemen interested did no,
feel willing to stand this amount Of
black mail, the bill failed to SO through.
As an exchange remarks, ait may not
be many years, however, before our
mail and express packages will be sent
over the country like wads from a pop.
gun"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-02
c. P. HUNTINGDON
C1e Uniou

CHISAxES.-It is reported that all the
Cinnamon at work on the Central Pacific
Railroad have struck for higher wages.
Forty thousand Mongoliaus are said to
De 10 the employ Of the directors Of the
aforementioned road, all Of whom re-
fuse TO work for less than $40 per
month. This is the greatest strike ever
known in the country; white men are
nowhere in this business. If both the
railroad men aud the long-tailed gentry
ara so obstinate as We are told they are,
Il NAV settle the question whether the
treat thorougbfare from the Pacific to
The Eas. a be built without Chinese
isbor.-Msddop Lake Sun.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-02

RAILROAD MArrERs.-A dispatch dated
at Cisco, June Goth, says:
"On Tuesday last the Chinese labor
ers on the Central Pacific Railroad
struck for $40 per month and to work
but eight hours per day. Their demand
has not We, been acceded to, and work
here and beyond is entirely suspended"
In connection with the above railroad
item, we learn that the company, not
being sure that it would be able to pro-
cure on this coast all the laborers re-
Quired, telegraphed its agent in New
York and received the following reply :
"NEw YORK, June %, 1857.
Mark Hopkins, Sacramento : There
will be no trouble in getting all the
lsborers you want. How many thou
sand shall | send7 Can contract for
passage at low rates.
G. P. HUNTINGDON
Sac. Union.
The Dutch Flat Railroad Company
are determined to keep the price Of
labor down to the Coolie contracts or
reduce i, still further, to Southern,
Atlantic States prices.