The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-30

has eaefaI Dix is the strongest
.sllliilIasioa ghat could have been
made hy The New York Republic
ms.
Prince Liholiho, Of the Sandwich
Islands, arrived i'll New York on
Lhe 2lst, aud proceeded TO Wash
ington.
The straight-out Democrats Of
Illinois were to meet in Convention
at Springfield last Thursday to ap-
point delegates to Louisville.
On the 23d inst. q pleasure barge
on the Connecticut river was struck
BY Lightning and two persons were
killed and forty injured.
An English correspondent for a
New York Journal throws great
discrelit Oh Stalley>s account Of
finding DR.. Livingstone.
Judge Church has declined the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor Of New York.
The straight Democratic Con
vention Of New jersey was organ
lied at Trenton Oh the morning Of
the 9th. Samuel l'avard presided,
and the resolutions adopted were
as follows:
First, That the Baltimore Con
vention having nominated an I'M
promising and mrrepentant Repub.
can their action is invalid, void and
imposes no obligation which Demo.
Gratis are bound to respect.
The second approves the Con
vention at Louisville.
The third defines Democratic
principles as a strict construction O
the Constitution and opposed t.
the Federal principles of valutudin.
arian construction, and asserts that
the nation has proSpercd under thi'
principle.
The fourth eays they lift aloft tho
time,honorcd Democratic banner
inscribed with the principles Of JET
terson, Madison oDd Jackson, anC
invite all who believe in pure GOV
ermment, in wholesome laws, in Thu
greatest good to the greatest nun
Der, in civil rights, III free aud pros
porous trade, in the education Of thu
masses, in a speedy return to
specie basis, in official responsibility
to the people, in q pure and learned
judiciary, in a frank and honcs'
foreign policy, opposed to the rul'
Of overslladowing corporations il
/ Congress, to imbecility i'll the Exc
cntiye, to irredccmablc paper cur
rency, to packing the Snprem
| Court to serve Executive purposes
etc, to rally again to do yigorou
bate under the banner of Dcmoc
racy, for the unity, prosperity am
peace Of tile country.
/ Tie fifth asserts tlat it is tn
bonuden duty of Congress to exel
else its power in the interest Of pre-
dncing ard consuming claims.
/ The sixth sympatl,izes with til
laboring classes in their labors t
mitigate the harlships which til
1 high prces Of all articles Of llyin,
/ have imposed upon them.
The seventh speaks Of the com
manding talent, stern integrity al,
Il
unblemished purity Of character 0
/ Char'es O'Conor as eminently quail
flying him for the discharge Of th'
4 duties Of Chief Magistrate, and re
4 commcnds his nomination at Louis
4 vile.
/ The resolutions were adopte,
| with applause. The tollowin!
! delegates were then appointed
Samuel J. Bayarl, William A
| Benjamin, G. {. Burrard, William
4 Kennedy, and two from each dis
trict.
II G. {. Burrard made spcecl
against Greeley and the coalition.
The principal part of the busi
ness portion Of White Hall, n. Y.
was burned on the 24th inst. loss
100000 j; insurance $4,000.
4 fire at Champaign, ILL.,, on thu
24th inst, destroyed $780, 900 wortl
of property,
Greeley is to address three agri
cultural fairs the first week in Sep
ftembcr