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, 1876-12-30
Address CT the Democratic state Central
Committee.

TO The PEOPLE OF OREGON: A. the recent elee-
ton the democratic elHlIdate, for President AID
Vice President elgctei by the votes cast.
4 conspiracy has been formed to defeat the result
10y making ;he returning boards of three States in
the South the arEiters Of the peOpIes chUiee The
character aud action Of the returning board in IOu
siana show the means ty which it Is attempted 70
substitute the choice OF returning board for the
choice Of the people The members i the board owe
their appointment 10 aH ursuTpation that It.
pudiated by the United States senate and condemn
ed by republican c'tnpittee OF the House of Con-
gTess. Some OF them are federal Office hollers
others candidates for Office the election which
they assume 20 set aside. All of them are violent
partlsaLs OF the republican party, and some OF them
are OF Infamous personal character. 1hrse men
have assumed 10 set aslGe actual maOriiies OF from
20 above nine thousand votes IN favor OF the
democratic electoral can lid es seeking thus sub
stltute what they profess to believe the vote ought
to have been, for what the vote actuslly was
The 'rpetriiy of our Republican Government Is
above all questions of merely personal or partisan
character The vii of the people constitutIoually
expressed at the bIllo-box must be submitted 10 by
all parties. The attempt tO aSde the ml0rities
IN LDuisi9na, FlOri "a and South Carolina and 10 re-
verse the solemn verdict Of eight millions OF voters
Is revolutionary, and It cannot be submitted with
ont surreuierIng the vital PRINCIPE OF Republican
Government and exposing the country 10 anarchy
and ruin To permit this usurpaiion-to permit an
unscrupuous board to change the result OF the aIec
ton for President be;Ora that result is declare TO
forfeit the liberties of the people and the respect of
mankind.
We deem it advisable AMI therefore recommend that
mass meeting be held, far practicable in the
different cOunti Ia the State the Sth day OF next
January, that intsrchaIyeoi OF views aoIs the I,ao-
pie and an expression of opinion touching. the mo-
meuton- questions presented in this crisis be Ind It
Is the opInICn of the committee that these meetings
should. rs far possible, be free from excitemenr or
Partisan feelhc; that the present condition OF the
country should be discussed with ealnue~s COM
meusurate with the importance that the subject de-
HiIh.s. b. BELLINGER, Chairman
j. X. WEATHERFORD Secretary
, 1876-12-30

THE SlTuAnoN.-The latest reports
all look to the Inauguration Of Samnel
J, Tilden as President of Tie United
States. The republicans are weaken
ing all along The line, and with one or
two more charges will melt away
like mist before the morning sun. The
claim that the President Of the Senate
has the right TO count the vote and
declare the result, is abandoned by
all respectable republicans. It is now
admitted on all sides that lhe House
has full check upon the South Caro>
lima, Florida and Louisiana frauds.
The action of the Supeme Court in
Florida, ordering a recount OF the
votes will most assuredly give that
State to Tilden and inSures his elec-
ton. Altogether the skies are bright,
and the inauguration Of Tliden may
be set down as a sure thing. -
, 1876-12-30

EsTiMATEs-The heads of Depart-
meuts at Washington do not intend
that any want of money the Govern
ment may experience shall be charge
abe 10 their parsimony in making esti-
mates. On the contrary, estimates
seem TO be made out on the principle
some shopkeepers observe when Gus.
TONER enters their store; they ask
enough and take what they can get.
The estimates for the next year, from
January 30. 1871, to June 30. 1873.
are S299 Il,67l. The net expendi
ture for the wear ending June 30. 1876.
were S25S ,459,79 and tie estimated
expenditures for the present year based
upon the expenditures of the first
quarter will be s237 ,62S,753. The
Department estimates for the coming
year are therefore S4l 900, 900 in ex.
cess of the actual expenditures for the
year ending June 80, 1876, and s63,.
O0O,O0O III excess Of the probable ex-
penditures of the current year. Some
of the DeI artment estimates will he
rutblessiy cut into-tor instance, the
secretary of wars demand for So 2l5
595, for military establishment, and
the secretary of the navy's demand
for sl9, ,450,0l2, for naval establish
me1,s.
, 1876-12-30


THE EASTERN QUEsTION.-A war in
In Europe would iayorabiy affect trade
in the United States, and hence many
of our readers farmers especially
take great interest in the controversy
between Turkey and Russia. The
latest accounts have a peaceful aspect.
The tenor of the dispatches Just now
are pacific. n few weeks ago all was
biuster and talk of war. The repre-
Fentatives of England. Russia and Tur.
key are now in conference, and all the
parties express profound desire for
peace. A reason for this peaceful feel.
ing is that Russia Is ready for war.
No secret is made anywhere of the
fact that the mobilization of the Rus
sian army was primarily intended to
affect this conference. Russia meant
OF course, to be ready really for war,
but she meant more Immediately that
The representatives of all the States
should deliberate at Constantinopla in
the full knowledge that her armies
stood at the frontier like hounds in the
leash, ready TO move at an hours no
tice ii the conference should refuse her
demands, and her conscious strength
enabled her to make tie demands so
moderate that al! must recognize their
propriety. These tactics will, perhaps
secure peace.
, 1876-12-30

PREPARING FOR ACTIoN.-Orders
have been issued to connect the White
House by telegraph with The War ana
Navy Departments and the Arsenal.
1t is given ont that This Is done simply
for convenience in the transaction OF
the public business, but in view of the
agitated state of the country and the
movement OF troops to Washington,
it has an alarming look-as it the
despOt in command OF the military
power Of the government desires to be
! SO fixed that he can issue his orders
quickly and surely in case Of an emer-
gcncy, which seems now to be expec-
ted. Grant, safely enscOnced in the
White House, surrounded by troops,
and connected with Don Cameron in
the War Office and Robson in tie
Navy Department, both of them also
protected by bayonets, imagines nc
| doubt that he will have an easy time,
with bis telegraph to transmit his or
ders, in over,hrowiug popular gov
en@eH9 BE and abrG SstaabMifaRmG q iii ampe Heon Bdt 5ho
when the time comes to assert their
rights, the people vii! show him and
bis co o-conspirators that neither teIe.
| graphs, nor armies, nor bayouetS, nor
cannonS Will protect or save them
from the just vengeance Of their out
ragged countrymen. The Republic
must live, though every tyrant die.
, 1876-12-30

PoIITICAL PLoIs AND AGITATIONS. -
The plot said to have been laid by deluded
negroes in Abbeville county, S. c., to mas
sacre the white population of that county,
presents phase of the complications in that
quarter upon which it would be well for po-
litical mischief makers to ponder. The burn
ing of Wade Hamp'on's home short time
snce by political iucendiaries, and the pres
ent plot, though detected before the conspiTa-
tors had carried out their intentions, are le-
gitlinste frui S of carpet bag government. 1t
was rumured that ten of the b!uudihirsty
cUnspirators hsd been lynched, and though
this has since turned ont TO be uutrue, the
ruinor had sufficien; basis for IA counter SEN
satiun, frenzy of horror and indignation
against the - rlle clubs - and whites gener-
ally in the South. Whether those who have
given currency to frey Indignation over this
latest outrage" will take the trouble 10
correct this error remains TO be seen No
sensible man can fail 10 discern the true cause
Of all the state OF bloody disorder in certain
Southern States, and that the real remedy
for it is the restoration of the true and
legitimate government Of the people of the
State, who are capable by intelligence, and
of caring properly for all classes. But the
authorities at Washington seem 10 prefer to
sustain the pal pible aud unqueStionable cause
of trouble, and blame Others for the Results
that naturally follnw.
, 1876-12-30

REPUBLICAN SrRArEGT.-The organs
seem 10 be trying a new tune some
thing after this fashioG :" HAYES is
elected be has the Governors cerlifi-
Gates from Louis ana and Florida, if
he didn't get the votes. and he has got
the votes If he didn't get the Cover
nor's certificate from Oregon. Don't
you see, You cent help it, SO go about
Jour business, buy and sell and do
business. We viii take care of the
offices and run the country four years
longer. Don't you see It's all right !?
And still the people say that Tilden is
elected.
, 1876-12-30

THE CoITON CROP cotton crop for
1916 Is not quite equal TO that of 1879, out is
still ranked with the largest crops ever given
in this country. The season has been grner-
ally favorable for the plant, and i, WAS in
greater degree than usual exempt from the
ravages of worms and o'her enemies. The
crop last year was 4 $50 600 bales. This
year il is estimated at !. .202, 100. The price
Of cotton has declined On account of the de-
Pressian IF manufacturing industries abroad.
but even It present prices the crop will bring
into the South an immense SUN OF money. If
decent government shoald grow out of the
present political complications the southern
States would soon be in condition to be as
vAiusble customers as formerly Of Northern
manufactures
, 1876-12-30

WORTHY OF ENULATIoY.-We think
ourselves far advanced in all that goes
TO make a people conspicuous and
admirable in high civilization. And
so we are ; bat not to a degree that
would justify us in claiming superiori
ty in this respect over others of the
Christian nations. Much of our great
ness arises from the spontanietv of
our benefices, for which we claim
esPecia! credit, while there are ether
countries where charity anI The re
cognluon of yalorouS performances
are reduced to an organized system.
Take France, as an instance. She has
an academy which has just awarded
lis prizes for heroism in common life.
Twenty eight medals were the prizes.
of the total value Of 19,100 francs,
given to persons who distinguished
themselves by acts of courage, charity
or virtue. Is not a system like this
worthy Of admiration which thus
holds ont inducements, not only of
honor but Of profit, for men to be
courageous and good D.? Il is much bet.
ter than a dependence upon voluntary
generosity, which may never be ex-
erciSed, or If it is, amounts too often
20 nothing more than dole.
, 1876-12-30

a CHICAGO BUSINESS. idea of the
magnitude of Chicago's interest in live stock
may be gained from the statement that dur
ing the year 1879 the value of boraes. cattle,
hogs AID sheep received at the UuiDu Srock
Yards Tor sale or rranr-shipmeut was one
hundred and twenty five million dollars
hese yards comprise sums 400 acres Of land
with rcadways. railroads. shelfer-pens, barns
and corn cribs past counting. Nearly score
OF fifty ton scales are kept in almost constant
operation weighing the animals. y force Of
'hree hundred men Is employed about the
place, which is the nucleus Of town, all of
whose inhabitants have connection OF some
sort with The business. OF Texan cattle alone
nearly 5000 head were received in 1875,
although this item of the business Is OF hut
reeent gro~th- \ few years sgo the Eastern
States raised their own live stock now they
are supplied by the praries of the West, and
Chicago is the point Of concentration and dis
tri5u,iou.
, 1876-12-30
New York Markets.

i dispatch, datel New York December I7th, says
that % The of duilnesS O; trade which Ii upon
the surface, aust b. added the low raing of Gold
ana ENehanSc aai the scarcity Of tonnage which
have Gu; OF shipping margins thereby greatly cur
t4ihhS export trade III prOtUce Gable reports have
Also been very unsatisfactory, and with the limits of
foreign orders for wheat ana other proIuc= reduced
Transactions have been exceptionally small With
slight decline in p,iees Of Inieli y Spring Wheat let
Ter grades are held On Western limits fully cents
per bnshel above the prices which shippers and NIL
i-rs are willing to Fay No. Spring las sold at
ZJGS 564si 81, ani fair 10 choice Winter 81 3iGe
81 30 Corn Is I tfliie higher 50 60r for prime ship
ing. Barley Is depressed and dull Oats firm Flour
steady These staples, together with most o;hers,
are Le d above foreign markets on the assumption
that with comparatively light supplies prices must
~ L. L.. II
, 1876-12-30

TIE Duty OF CONGRESS- Wa
are now in the third week of The session OF
Congress without any decided indications Of
concert of action on the part of the two
houses. the country still expects from them
calm and dispassi0nste consideration OF the
exciting and mOmentons questions involved
1t would be matter Of profound regret if this
expectation were long delayed, and that prfj-
udice and menace should rule the hour. 1t
must be admitted that there is danger Of the
two houses getting into partisan deadlock
when they ought 20 be giving an spprehen-
sive and alarmed people the results Of calm
ard corci iatory reflection and deliberaiion.
1t is but just. however, to say that some in
itiatiye movements have already been made
in the right direction, and from one of these
or some newer ana better plan it is TO be
! hoped that the questions in controversy may
yet be harmoni0us!y settled. Three PROPOSE
! tions, all looking to mode of iOosening the
dead lock, are now before Congress. Thy
are all defective in some particular. But II
members Will put aside considerations Of
parry in an earnest and patriotic desire to
get an adjustment that will satisfy the coun-
try and relieve it from the strain TO which its
material interests subjected, there onght
| 10 be no serious difficulty in reaching such
an understanding rs would secure a satisfac-
/ tory counting of the electoral vote. Whatever
may come of the several propositions the
concurrent agreement OF the two houses upon
some agencies for the settlement Of the ques-
! tions involved III The counting of the elec-
| toral votes is especially and earnestly desired
/ by public sentiment. Any solution which
is not based upon an arbi rary and false dec
! laratinn nf vnral viii h. s,. .i-.;'..1 n
I Surely no one should expect minority to be
! willing to submit to the rule of d minority
unless constitutiGnally elected.
, 1876-12-30
The Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO December I7.-The leading pro luce mar
kets have been irregular during the week but geu-
orally s;IoHS and shlie higher. Wheat receipts
have been smaller, despite the cheaper rates of trans
poIIaton, winch are now past, and the probabilities
are TINT n0>p ely rsecIn now be rasonaty XXI en.ed
unie>S deciie'ly warlIke news is received from Gu
rope The Increase rates to New York have tie Ell
feet OF depreSS ng prices here though the free
thlt such Iuerets- expected had apparently no
Influence ON The course Of the IN Irket Cash wheat
closes at VI Is corn ijE cents, cats 33z cents.
Provisions have ben firm and higher. General bus
mess Is Very dulI
, 1876-12-30

THE Louisiana returning, board have
refused 10 hand over otiieisl docu.
mentS to the Congressional invesliga
ting committee, and now we shall see
who Is boss-Congress or the miser-
able wretches who falSifed the will of
the people Of that State. The country
looks TO the peoples representatives
to unearth the whole o: the internal
rascaiity, and their investigating com.
mlttees mt t therefore be given the
power to ompel these audacious
Villains 20 4 he marx.
, 1876-12-30
Work Of the srouse Committee.

NEw York, Dee 24-The Worsd's New
ORLEANS special says: The House committee
have made magnificent case. During the
week all four of the returning officers have
beeen examind. Two of them have been
proved to be absolutely ignorant Of law. and
to have acted according to instructions given
by their colleagues, and the uther two, Wells
and Anderson, were forced TO admit hat they
wiilfuliy violated the law, and their rulings
were caPriciUus, arbitrary aud partisan. 1t
has been proven they went behind the super
visors' and even the commissioner statement
IN Concordia and Natchitoches, where they
gain 200O republican woes by it, and that
they positively refused TO canvass the returns
of y democratic polls, with the commits
siUuers statement, and in some Instances
with the ballot boxes and ballots before them,
on the ground that they could take nntice Of
nothing but the supervisors consolidated
statements. 1t has been proved that the af-
fdavi's as TO the East Baton Rouge, Lrfny-
ette, East and West Feliciana, were made up
in the custom bonse after the returns had
been compiled and sworn 10. 1t has been
proved that some of the custom house sfiila-
Wits paraded in SheFman's report were false
hiu lt-ENtIitI, "liBe~cte nave
been assaulted and beaten since giving their
| testimony, and a general reign OF terror has
been established over colored voters by the
republican leaders. Tho startling discovery
has been made since the consolidated state
men's Of the returning officers has been pat
in that if they had simply counted the omit
led polls which the republican supervisors re-
fused to return, and if they had not counted
imaginary votes for five Hayes electors in
Coucordia, Iiberville and Nachitoches, that
is to say. if they had not supplied five names
| on the ballots which bore the na,aes Of only
three Hayes electors, three of the Tiideu
| electors would have been chosen This is
even after throwing out II polls which they
! kukluxed
, 1876-12-30

The CRONIN business in Oregon was
much better managed than that affair
in Missouri. Cronin holds the Gov
ernor's certificate, but the other fel-
lows dosen't. That's where the point
comes in and that is all there is in it,
Ii The bloody shirt doctrine that
Congress can't go behind the Cover
nor's certificate is to rule, then .he
democrats are all right. And if t:;at
doctrine Cont rule, then ,he bloody
shlrteTs are all wrong. For if Con
gress may go behind The Governors
certificate in Oregon, then it may also
60 behind the Governors certificate
IL Louisiana. The bloody shiriers
can choose whichever horu of the d.
lemma they prefere.
, 1876-12-30

MR. LowELL's DENlAL.-When an
elector is chosen by either one of the
political parties, he enters into an i'm.
piled obligation to vote for the Presi.
dental candidate which that party
supports. To do otherwise, especially
where a change of vote wouid be a
change Of result, would be considered
by the country as little less than in.
famous. and yet, on the alleged
authority Of Gen. Sickles, a rumor got
atioat that James Rassell Lowell. one
of he Hayes electors from Massachu
sets, intended to cast his vote in the
electoral college for Tlden- Those
who are acquainted with Mr.. LIwell
by reputation, would at once say that
he isamong the last men in the United
States who would place his name and
fame in such an equivocal position.
, 1876-12-30
Notice 40 Absent Defendant

TERRITORT OF W4SHINGTOY,l sc
County Of Bdid B0Lg, 3d.
IL Jasiiee's Court before j. D. La1lqi, Justice Of the
Pace.
TO WM. II. PEARSOIL You are hereby notified
l. that NiNENAH FORD has ii,-d a COMP amt
against you L. said Co';Tt, which VIII come on 10 he
heard, at my Ofic-, III ~alla Walia City Walia
Walk county, W T., on the 22l day OF January a
ID. lS17, at the hour OF 10 oc'Ock, A. ~ and unless
you appar and IL and there answer the same will
BE- taken confessed AMI the demand OF the plaintiff
granted The object and demand of said complaint
Is 10 recover frol yoI the sun OF s26 ?5-IO0 IN L.
sold coin, and interest therein from December g.
1870 at the ate Of two per cent per month and costs
OF SUI upon promlssory note. Complaint flied De-
eeIiiter :, SIS s. D. LAEAN,
Std Justice Of the Peace
, 1876-12-30

WHICH , Mr. William ", Evarts Is credited with
saying at Washington, IN substance that rarty lead
eIs and party organs hold the OIL in their hands
and can choose whether 20 throw It on the water or
on fl+ ne. The troubled waters need its calming
lhhu+hee the SinOidsring fire prepared to receive
IT, In the one case the result vii BE- peace and slf
IN she Dtrr oonfl grafton and destruction Can any
sensible man hesitate To which use TO put the OIL
, 1876-12-30

The NEXT HoUsE-Several mac
curate statements in regard to the po-
litical complexion of the next House
are circulating in partisan journals.
Shortly after the election the democrats
claimed the House by twenty five MA
iority, but official returns show that
several republicans have slipped in by
very email majOrities. Sill, under
any possible circumstance the demo
Gratis would have a small majority
not less than five, ard possibly thirteen.
The Philadelphia Times giyes care
fully prepared list which sums up l49
tor the democrats sHd III for the re-
publicans. In This list California is
given three republicans and one dem,
ocrat, Florida two republicans, Louisi
ana four republicans and two demos
Gratis, and South Carolina three repub
licaDs and two democrats. The seats
likely to be contested are, one in Cal
ifornia, one in Florida, two ii Louisi-
ana, one in South Carolina and one III
Virginia. Counting these contested
for the republicans, the democrats will
have a majority Of eight, not counting
New Hampshire, which elects in
March. Counting the Fix contested
seats for the democrats their majority
would be fourteen. The present dele
cation of New Hampshire is one re-
publican and two democrats. The
next election may add three 10 the
democratic majority, or take three
from it, according as either party con
ducts itself in the meantime. Adding
three republicans from New Hamp,
shire to the republican list and giving
them the doubtful districts, the House
would stand Ia to l49. AS there are
nine districts in doubt, or not elected,
the final result may vary within hi;
, 1876-12-30
TO ADVExr,.ERs.

The Walia Walla STATESMAN has muoh larger
circulation than any other paper punlIsEed Ia the
;nancp,,a, .. 10 Advertisers who Js0uli reach the
very best class uf paying customers
, 1876-12-30
SO RE w ARD :

StRAYED PROM WALLA WALLA last June.
- ONE BROWN HORSE, four wears oid. branded
on the left jaw, and '' - on the right hip
frN DOLLARS VIII De paid for the delivery O. me
above described Horse IN Walla Walla
him NM SFaV
, 1876-12-30
No EntilnftsafiOu.

NEw ORLEANS, Dee. 2l.-A special 10 the st. Louis
DmOcr;t from Baton Rouge says that The Honse sub
Ininlttee are work there The most important
witness t, e,aIHnei WAS L. VI. Long, col red repub-
Ec4n. He testified that be hal c4nviSsed the parish
Tor republicans and that there never any iatiEn:
datiou of cO.OTed Iesublisln>. In instance were
there any troubles IN the parish during she plst year
attributable To DDlitirs
, 1876-12-30
VIZ, ire Vacancy was not FilIed.

NEW YoEK, Dee. 22.-rhe Timss New Orleans
special says The House committee subjected Wells
20 severe cross questioning. Wells sad about the
vacancy IA the returning board that they hsd once
elected Col, ). NJ. SIsndise, democrat, bu: he had
declined 10 serve. SuUsequent,y another democrat
Arroyo elected a member aud he resigned say
Ing ne wOu!i DoS ii another demo not
elected The n ime of HG;!i keausdy WAS mention
ed 10 make fhe hith risetrr, bat the toard could
not ales % hIin, AMI weEt w.tL itS work. The
ciEVt-s made by the b1Irl hal b=eu done fairly,