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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04
Brush Prairie.

Forty Or fifty people assembled at
Center school house, Brush Prairie, last
Monday to hear the several candidates
for Representatives discuss the issues
of the local campaign. The people
generally throughout the county seem
to take greater interest in local poll
tics this year than ever before. They
manifest a lively interest in schools,
roads and other concerns of public
character, and are anxious to know the
views of their prospective Legislators
upon these questions. The candidates
prescnt on this occasion were Messrs.
Stiles, Davis and the editor Of this
paper. The meeting, with Hon. Alvin
Clark az President, was first addressed
by Napolean Davis, Democratic candi-
date. He occupied about three quar-.
ters of an hour in presenting his views
upon local questions, making a very
good speech. Mr.. Stiles remarks
were more brief than those Of MIR. Davis,
but were to the point and were ex-
pressed in such manner as to convince
all present that he was eminently
man of his own mind, of sound juag-
ment. and if elected would make first
class legislator. Both of the young
men acquitted themselves creditably.
As for the part we took in the affair
we leave the voters at the polls next
Tuesday to tell the story and render
the equitable Judgment. With them is
found the court of final resort and to
them we chcerfully submit our case.
Mr.. Fletcher the candidate for Sheriff
being called upon made Il few appropri.
ate remarks which were well received
by the audience. AT the conclusion of
the meeting, the candidates were i'll
vitcd to dine at the residence of Hon.
John Clark near by the school house.
The generous hospitality Of "uncle
Johnny" and his excellent wife was
gratefully accepted by the hungry Of
flee seekers, who did ample justice to
the savory viands. Since the rain, the
roads out in this ncighborhood are in Il
very bad condition. A traveller on
horse. back proceeding leisurcly can
make his way comfortably and with
comparative ease to his horse, but the
poor beasts that draw the wagons have
a hard time. On the road between
Vancouver and Fourth Plain we no.
tice that some sensible supervisor has
graveled a portion ofthe road. This
works we'll, and if we mistake not,
further experience in road building will
demonstrate this to be the best and
cheapest mode, even though the gravel
should have to be hauled some distance.
One never rides over this road without
meeting "a great number of teams going
to and from Vancouver. AS this is the
principal highway in the county, it
should receive at an early day some
Improvement OF more substantial char.
acter than has heretofore been bestowed
upon it.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04
Campaign Items.

One-half of the candidates will he
beaten.-Democrdt.
Yes, the Democratic half.
Come out Democrats, lay down your
shovels and axes and forks. -Democrat
Shovels and forks are good. They
are always used by men who sling dirt.
The Register of the Land Office is
doing missionary work on the Sound.
democrat.
Next Tuesday the Democrats will
hear sound indicating their mission
Home Mission.
The INDEPENDENT is q weekly
newspaper published at Vancouver
Democrat.
The Democrat is a weakiy thumb.
paper published at Vancouver.
If you can't afford that get your hair
shinglcd. -Democrat.
1t is unnecessary for Democrats to
get their hair shingled, for the whole
party will get scalped next Tuesday
free of charge.
Wit, like charity, covers multitude
of sins; but we don't mean anything
personal in saying so.--Democrdt.
That's right, don't be personal, or
you will rob the world of all its wit in
a foolish attempt to cover the multitude
OF sins committed by the Democratic
party.
There is at present but one case Of
small-pox in Vancouver.-DemOcrat.
After next Tuesday the face of the
Democratic party will look 50 horrible
you will think there has been two ca. es.
Last Tuesday the steamer Vancouver
did not leave the wharf till half past
five o'clock. democrat.
Quit growing and smile a smole or
two; for next Tuesday the steamer
called Democracy will leave the wharf
at six o'clock, and will furnish free pas
sage to all good Democrats. Dcstina-
ton up Salt River.
Any one believing in the existence
of God are fools. Democrat.
"Any one are fools" is intended as a
wicked thrust at Murray, Kirkham,
Pinnco and various other fellows who
pretend to understand English gram
mar.
The election is almost upon u.s.
Dcmocyat.
Yes: and it will be upon you so heavy
next Tuesday evening that you won't
be able to get up.
But we know better, and smile at
their simplicily.--Democra.
After the election the editor Of the
Democrat will 'n-ver smile again. or
if he does, his epitaph will be:
ale smiled a kind of ickly smile, and
| cur cd mp on the noOr;
| And The subsequent proc, edngs interested
| III no more" Brttc Hart
Contributed by a
REPUBLICAN REFORMER.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04
st. James Mission Claim.
VANCOUVER, Oct. goth, 1870.
EDIrOR INDEPENDENT:
Dear SIR

In your report of the Hon. Judge
Jacobs speech, i'll your last issue, |
read: "ln regard to the Mission
Claim, the speaker said, The case of
the ST. James Mission Claim, at
Vancouver, had first been heard at
the Local Land Office, where proofs
were adduccd, and decision rem
Lcrcd against the Mission.'"
say. the decision Of the Local
Land Otlicc was not rendered against
the Mission, but, on the contrary,
was in its t;cor, notwithstanding the
assertion of the Hon. udge, if your
report is correct. Your readers will
be convinced of it by rcadin. the
conclusion, here subjoincd, OF the re-
port of DR.. Henry, Surveyor Gcncr-
al, in 1862, which, | hope, you will.
please insert in your next ISSUE.
\. NJ. n. BI.ANCHMT,
Bishop of Ncsqualy.
DR.. Henry concludes his report as
follows:
The Mission of St. James was one,
if there was one in Oregon, and Il
tract of go acres WAS granted to
them, and such tract was neither
open to settlement under the dona-
ton laws or its amendments, to en-
croachmcnts by the Military author
tiles, except in the usual method
known to the law, of appropriating
private property to public uses, nor
to presumption or occupation fol
townsitcs, except us tenants of the
legitimate donee or grantee.
The rights of the United States
fully ceased and determined on the
18th of August, 1918. The tract was
subject then to the possessory rights
of the Hudson Bay Company, for
the treaty said those rights should be
respected. Those rights continued
by their license till May, 1859, and
when that incubus was removed, by
the extinction of those rights, it left
the grant to the Mission of St. James,
full, ample and compile, now entitled
to enjoy the same in all its parts,
with the right to ask for and receive
from the United States deed of
confirmation or patent, so soon as
the lands could be surveyed.
The papers on file show that the
Mission notification was on file, be-
fore any claims were asserted to con.
tiguous lands. 1t is the oldest claim.
Its recognition is coeval with the or
ganization of Oregon, and was pos
tive grant more than two years be-
fore any American settler could &C.
quirc an interest in or title to un-oc-
copied public lands. The Mission
had been used since the winter of
1885. 1t is not my province to COM
mcnt upon the wisdom of such a
law, and it is matter of regret that
private interests may by such decis.
ion, apparently suffer; but the law
making grants to missions, is SO clear
and positive, the evidence so direct
and long continuing, bringing this
station or Mission within the pur-
view of the law, that there is but one
duty to perform, confirm to the Mis-
sion 64o acres of land, in accordance
with said grant, and as shown by the
accompanying plat and field notes of
the official survey.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04
RefntatiOn.
EDITOR INDEPENDENT

YIN
! have been charged by certain per-
sons in this County with selling my
party for two gallons of whiskey at last
election. The facts of the case are: l
was clerk of the election on that day,
and neither bought. drank or got drunk,
and ! hereby brand the charge as a
wholesale falsehool, gotten up to injure
me for the office of Assessor for which
l am candidate.
J. H. O'DONNELL.
Vancouver, W. T., Nov. I'd, 1876.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04
TO the Republican Voters of
Clarke County.

last Summer met Mr.. Farnsworth,
of Yakima County, who said he desired
a nomination for Joint Councilman in
this district. These nominations have
been made for the last eleven years in
the Territorial Conventions. Both be-
fore the delegates went down and after |
worked for him, as witness the follow
ing letter:
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Vancouver, W. T., Oct. Goth, 1876 .
SiR:-You request me to state what know
about your candidacy for Councilman. Jaw
you at Vancouver the day left here to attend
the Kaama Convention You called to me
and said you had been unable to see the dele
gates from this county to the Territorial Con-
vcntion, and asked me il would convey lines
sage to them. replied | would. You then
expressed in decided terms to me that your
first and only choc, for Joint Councilman was
Levi Famsworth. III remember correctly you
told me to not only say so, but also to say to
them that You hoped they would work for Mr..
Farms worths nomination. You used very
strong language; and from the very emphatic
and DISTINGUISHED manner in which you ex-
pressed yourself, | was then satisfied, and am
still satisfied, that you wore neither seeking nor
expcc,ing the nomination for that office.
have learned that your nomination was = sur
prise to you; and from my recollection OF tho
matter have no doubt it was.
Very respectfully,
W. II. SMALLWOOD.
To Hon. NJ. X. HATHAWAY,
Vancouver, W. 7.
Having done that much and having
80 received the nomination and acceptwl
it, | find Mr.. Farnsw worth placed i'll the
field by the Yakima County convention.
Myself and other of MIR. Fainsworth's
friends notified him some three weeks
since Of my action in the matter, and
we have confidently expected him to
withdraw, but UP to to this time we
have heard nothing from him.
There are some questions entering
into the present political canvass which
l desire to present in a dispassionate
maIlutT. DciuS Cauuiu"'C Oc'oiO ~"
l approach them with some hesitation:
but have concluded to lay delicacy
aside, and speak plainly as face to face
with full cognizance of the facts.
At the last session Of the Legislature,
Yakima county made an effort to tax
the territory to build a road across the
Cascade mountains, and design to re-
peat the effort at the next session. An
other project on foot in Yakima, 40 |
learned while in klickitat county, 10 to
detach Klckitat from this judicial dis.
trict and attach it to Yakima, which, If
done, will eventuate finally in losing
our district court, and IN Clarke county
being attached to the counties below,
holding court at Kalama, thus greatly
damaging the prospects Of Vancouver
and Clarke county.
Mr.. Farnsworth is now a citizen of
Yakima county and with such designs
it is not probable that the people there
mistake their man. If he would not.
favor these things he would command
very few votes there.
The Republicans Of Klickitat county
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04
NOTICE..

have 216 acres Of good farming land, in
Clarke County, which will sell cheap for cash.
This land is well watered and timbcrcd 1t is
brush land and lies four miles north Of the Col
unlbia River. For further particulars inquire
OF the undersigned, or Of Charles Brown.
AUGUSTA SCHAEBEN.
Oct. II, 1S76.3m
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-11-04

Hon. Elwood Evans Centennial Comm:s-
sioner for Washington Territory, has returned
70 his home at Olympia.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06
Tiiden According TO Democrat.
fC Testimony.

The Cincinnati Enquirer is the
ablest and most influential Demo-
cratic paper west of the Alleghanies.
The western Democracy have always
sworn by the Enquirer, and are now
barred from repudiating what it said
Of Mr.. Tilden just before his nomina-
tion; and even since. Read this tes-
timony:
1t could not but be that a man ed
Gated in cunning, in hypocrisy, in
iniquity, nominated in corruption
aud shameless effrontery. even
though his millions could elect him,
would give Us the most corrupt ad-
ministration the country has ever
known.
Again on the 9th of June, 1876, the
Cincinnati Enquirer said of Samuel
J. Tilden:
He is n hypocrite, q political swind-
Ter, has long been apublic plunderer,
and is really the only disreputable
candidate prominently named on the
Democratic side.
5alu.
The action of the st. Louis Con-
vention will not change in the least
the truths which we have uttered
about Mr.. Tilden. He cannot COM
mand the vote of the Democrats Of
Ohio.
And on the 22d of June, the En-
q,lirer, said:
His nomination will disrupt and
disorganize the Democratic party. 1t
means defeat.
And on the 9th Of July, 1876, ten
days after Tilden's nomination at st.
Louis--the Cincinnati Enquirer said:
Republican papers continue to copy
from the enquirer uncomplimentary
illusions to Samuel j. Tilden pre-
vious to his nomination for Presi-
dent. We have repeatedly said we
have nothing to take back.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06
A CHAPTER ON POLITICAL
DOGS.
Perry's BabCOck watch Dog
and Bob IngersOlps Blood
Hound,

L. b. Perry, In his Tilden and Re-
form speech in this city last Thurs
Ja't.rJ rht a.yy~a "a Y, son- =. hall. hour
he said Babcock owned and fed at
Government expense, watchdog &
which was kept at the stables of the
White House. Perry thought this
was a terrible thing, and wanted to
know If his hearers could go to the
polls and endorse IL by voting for
the Radical party who had permit
ted It..
Bob Ingersoll, in his speech at Chi
cago, gave this picture Of the dog
which the Democracy want to put In
the White House in place of Bah
cocks dog:
The Democratic party Of to-day Is
a political tramp Laughter crawl
lug up to the back door Of the White
House, begging for official food.
The Democratic party has not had IA
bite to eat for sixteen long and
weary years. Laughter. The
Dem ocratic party Is n vast appetite.
[Great Laughter. The Democratic
party Is all teeth and empty ston-
ach. [Cheers. In other words, the
Democratic party isa political tramp
with u yellow passport. This poIit-
Ical tramp begs food, and he carries
In his pocket old, dirty scraps OF pa
per a. n kind Of certificate OF charac-
ter. On one Of these papers he will
show you the ordinance OF 1889. On
another one Of those papers he will
have part Of the fugitive slave law;
on another one some Of the black
laws that used to disgrace Illinois;
on another Gov. Tilden's letter To
Kent; on another certificate signed
by Lyman Trumbull that the Re-
publican party was not fit to associate
with. Laughter. That certificate
will be endorsed by Gov. John M.
Palmer and my friend Judge Doo-
little. He will also have In his
pocket an old wood cut some torn,
representing Abraham Lincoln fall
ing upon the neck of s. Corning
Judd, and thanking him for saving
the Union as Commander.in-chief ol
the Sons OF Liberty. Laughter and
applause This political tramp will
also have a letter, dated at Boston,
Mass, saying, 81 hereby certify that
for forty years regarded the bearer
as thief and robber, but / now
LOOK UPON HIM AS A REFORMER.' y
Signed, Charles Francis Adams
Laughter"
Following this tramp will be q
blood hound, and when he asks fol
food the blood hound will crouch fol
employment upon his launches, and
the drools Of anticipation will rur
from his loose and hanging lips
Study the expression Of that dog
Translate 1t into English and 4
means, "Oh, / want to bite q mig
ger!u And when the dog has tba
expression, he bears striking like
ness to his master.
The question is, shall the tramI
and that dog gain possession Of tn,
White House? "No! No! No
Not much!"l
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06
porte weEcE,'s Gpinio,l.
ssEneyItabie Defeat Awaits
Es0sh KendeYsfsOtt and
GOnley.''

Through his paper, the Reform
Leader, greenback organ, Port
Welch explains" "the muddie"
the greenback party in three-col
umn editorial last week. From thi
editorial wequote this:
And, now, in the midst of thl
muddle, Mr.. Matthews declines th
nomination upon the grounds that
it now appears 1t would not result
uniting and harmonizing the di
cordant factions. AS matter
fact, he has stated what we all knO|
to be true, and while we may regnl
this muddle ever so much, 1t Is ey
dent now that under the eircumsta|
ces nothing but inevitable defq
awaits both Hendersl OF and ca
ley, if they persist i'm standing.
tween the people and the ba.lot-bd
! when a real majority of the voters
| this district are In favor OF until
on one candidate for all who are
| favor of one money for all. AsI
now stands, q portion of the Ine
pendent Greenback voters, as well
some who are distinctly for TildG
and others who are for Hayes,
vote for Mr.. Cenley. These
draw enough votes from Hand
shott 10 insure his defeat and
election Of Sampson by a redu
majority.
In summing up, Mr.. Welch g
"I have no candidate for Congr
Nor am i alone in this feeling"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06

lieyed to have defrauded the Govern
ment. 1t was definitely ascertained
that in 1869 Mr.. Tilden was paid for
legal services by the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company
the sum of$5O 900, and that this sum
was not included in Mr.. Tilden's in
come-return for that or any subse-
ouent year-the return for 1869 hav-
ing shown 81, 900 as his income for
that year. In order to obtain the
proof necessary to institute legal pro-
ceedinQs the District-Attorney en-
deavored to get access to the books of
the railroad company, which were
known to contain entries showing
the payment of the $5O, 900 fee. Per-
mission to inspect the books is re-
fused point-blank by the President
pro. tenn. of the Fort Wayne Railroad
Company, and In this shape the mat
ter now stands. Mr. Tilden Is one
OF the Directors Of that corporation,
snditsis undoubtely at hfs request
that the officers of the Government
have been denied permission to ex-
anime the books. If the payment of
$50. 900 to Mr.. Tilden is not shown in
the books, their inspection would at
once establish that fact and put an
end to the controversy. The conclu-
q. A. c.o gx -, ;noxyifohlA thof tho
books are withheld from inspection
in order to prevent until after the
election complete exposure Of Mr..
Tilden's income-tax frauds. The
object Is delay, and it will probably
succeed, as the legal proceedings
nee sssary to compel the production
of the books would consume consid-
cradle time.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Reduction During October of
over three and 0ne-fhird
millions.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The public
debt statement for October shows the
following: Six per cent bonds, 1884,
900 $50; five per cent bonds, s7l2,320,-
450; total coin bonds, Sl,697 $40, 100;
lawful money debt, $l4,00O,000;
matured debt, 81, 3d. ,2i0; legal tend
ers, 1867 .G0l ,408; certificates of de-
posit, $40, ,670, 200; fractional currency,
SIS, 500, AIS; coin certificates, S33, ,2S3,-
100; total without interest, $470, l09,-
9s6. The total debt, -, 1873, ,943, 1926;
total interest, s3i ,473,564. Cash in
the treasury S75 1857 ,027, cur
rency, $l2,90l 1926; special deposits,
held for redemption Of certificates of
deposit, 40 ,6T0, 900; total in treasury,
s129, ,53s, 1854. Debt, less cash in treas
ury, 81, ,092. 2G6, ,575; decrease Of debt
during October, s3,3S8. .139. De-
crease of debt since June 80, $40, SOC, 4
9OS, -
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06

But he says: 81 will veto them!''
Mr.. TiIden's letter is a confession
that, In the event Of the success oi
the Democratic party, he alone, az
President, will stand as a bar to the
imposition upon the taxpayers OF
the nation of two thousand million
dollars in claims of ex-rebels! Will
the American people take Mr.. Til.
den's word for all that? Will they
take 1t against his income records
Will they take 1t against the fact
that his own record as Governor con-
victs him of falsehood uttered to
mislead the people as to the cost of
his administration Of affairs of the
State of New York? Keep 1t before
the people that on the confession of
Samuel ]. Tilden, in the event of his
election to the Presidency, only his
naked word stands between them
and the doubling Of the national
debt!
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06

THE REBEL DEBT.
How Hon. MIR. Reagan, OF Tex
as, wants it Daid

Special dispatch to The Burlington Journal.
Washington, Nov. lin the reb-
el archives being compiled for pub
iication by the war department,
yesterday. was found a letter from
John HI. Reagan, confederate post
master general, addressed to JEFF
Davis, dated Charlotte, North Caro-.
lima, April %, 1866. The extract fol-
lowing explains itself:
"Nothing is said in the agreement
about the public dept and the dispo-
sition ofour public property beyond
turning over our arms to state arsen-
ais, and in the final adjustment we
should endeavor to secure the provis-
ion for auditing the debt of the con-
federay and for its payment in COM
mon with the debt Of the United
States. We may demand this on
the ground that we did not seek the
war, but only sought the peaceful
separation to secure our people aud
states from the effect of unconstitu-
tional encroachments. 1t would be
unjust to our people to compel them
t. assist in the payment of the war
debt of the United States, and for the
latter to refuse to allow such reve-
nues as the south might Contribute to
the payment of our creditors. Unless
such agreement can be made, it will
be our duty to continue to struggle
as best we can, as it would be better
and more honorable to waste our lives
and substance In such contest than
60 yield to the mercy ofa remorse-
less conqueror.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-06
Lecture to Tilden h. Perry.

TUSCALOOSA Hoarid.l
T. B. Perry, District Elector on the
Democratic ticket, made speech in
this city, last Thursday evening, and
threw out insults to the Iowa Sd and
ed. He said Gov. VIM. M. Stone
managed to get his commands in a
few skirmishes, thus insinuating that
troops he had under bis command
were worthless. We were not a
member Of the Sd Iowa, but know
by report they were rs true as steel,
on the field of battle, and did noble
service, second to no other regiment,
either from Iowa, or any other State,
but we do know something about the
Iowa 22d, the Regiment Gov. Stone
commanded last, and for the infor-
nation OF the fire-in-the-rear-speech-
making Perry, will say that Regi-
ment, under the gallant leader Col.
Stone, won golden opinions from his
superior officers, on many hard
fought battle field. They were in
the fights at Fort Gibson, Champion
Miss, the charge on Vicksburg, May
22d, the seige Of Vicksburg, which
lasted AZ days, and at the surrender,
July 4th, 1868, at Black River Bridge,
ard Jackson again, and at the cap
ture of the latter, took hand in sew
eral skirmishes In Louisiana and
Texas, lay In the trenches for six
days In the rear of Petersburg, Vir.
ginia, under Gen. Butler, and ex-
changed shot with the rebels, went
to the Shenandoah Valley, and took
part in Gen. Sheridan's famous cam
paign and fights at Winchester, Fish
er's Hill, and Cedar Creek, (the lat
ter where Sheridan made his famous
rido), and many skirmishes, and
when we cleaned your boys out that
were under Jubal Early, we went to
North Carolina and Georgia and
killed few Democratic voters, and
remained until peace was declared.
Yes Mr.. Perry, you cannot throw
slurs with contempt at these boys.
You ought to be ashamed Of yourseli,
for you know Co. "D.o from your
own town was In that regiment and
had at least twenty men killed and
over thirty wounded, and as good
men as Monroe county ever sent to
battle for the stars and stripes. You
ought to know that the history OF the
Iowa Boys In Blue is known, and
when you insult one regiment you
insult all.