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Year: 1863

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Those who think that the United States government ie
indifferent 10 the interests of Its distant chill
dren viii be agreeaby disappointed TO earn their
500 900 TO provide for tho defeuccs Of harbor
received prompt attention. This morning despatch
nounced to him that 500 900 at his disposal and
that he could commence work at Vigorous prepa-
rations At this moment going co. and ground win be
broken IN two days at the farthest. Some little
delay is OF course necessary, some OF the works
TO be built on private grounds and arrange
ments must be consummated with the II 10
spit below Rncon Hill OF ten FOUNDER rined field guns
mounted on movable carriages On the summit Of Rncon
Hin pivot guns OF the largest cabre probably ten
inch will be mounted So with the water battery bo-s
low and these Gogs and MagoRs OF ordnance above the
whole mouth Of tho bay will be bited Two batteries,
by Of curb chain 10 be built the outer spurs
Of Yerba Buena Island. These will mount from SIX tc
eight guns each, OF improved pattern and loug range
On the hill above two large pivot viii stand ready
10 extend with grim and smoking mouths the doubtful
OF hospitabIe grave In the deep
bay any praical craft that may attempt crossing tho
thr reshold of our Golden Gate.
Year: 1863

Your remarks in your issue Of yesterday tho tardL
Of the banks In taking the city loans raising to
amoliorate the hardsnps OF the draft well timed TITS
to be hoped that heavy battery that Of the HERAD
opening on those moneyod institutions may have the
effect OF bringing them TO their Here in this city
have much 10 complain Of Our Board voted $500 900
only and though we have issued bonds bearing seven
per cent though az any other time regular scram BILE
would take place for these securities though our banks
have rich the deposits Of the people and the
exclusive privilege they enjoy Of holding the city deposits
at low rate OF interest though few DAYS ago there
was cry OF plethora or money and that II was difcut
10 realize for capital low OF intercstetill
those institutions have failed TO respond to our call and
have not as yet taken single bond. II IL impossible,
when knows that our banks exclusively managed
by republicans not TO att, ute their action to party bias


RICHARD IERNAN, Alderman Ninih ward.


SAINT
Year: 1863

Extract From Governor Brough's Great
Speech, Delivered at Fifth Street Mar
ket Space, CINCINNATI, July 27th.


Mr.. Brough, on being introduced to
the meeting said:


GENTLEMEN: This looks a little like
old times. 1t seems to me i have seen
this market space before in my time,
and | have seen good many people in
it. Now, if / was not afraid of wasting
some of the strength Lam apprehen-
sive / shall want before get through,
i would commence with an apology
But l recollect that in 1842, when ]
met great many people in Shires
Garden, / commenced telling them that
l had just risen from sick bed for the
purpose of meeting thom that night
They at first looked incredulous, and
then burst out laughing; so, if l were
to tell you that all day yesterday and
night before l lay upon bed of sick
ness, and rose from it this morning
against the advice and counsel of my
friends, to come here tonight, you
would hardly believe me, and an
afraid you will be more inclined to dis
believe me before l get through.


Igreet you here tonight with grea
deal of pleasure. l call up grea
many old memories and pleasing re
collections in greeting Cincinnati
audience. My only regret is that it i
not my province to stand before yo1
on this occasion in some other attitud
than the one in which / stand befor
you. am here as your standard
bearer in this campaign, and righ
sorry am / that / am placed Just wher
I am. !, would much rather hav
fought the battle under bolder and


better soldier. would rather hav
enlisted under the gallant Tod, and le
him bear the banner; but it has pleas
cd yon to order otherwise, and / hav
no discretion but to be obedient 7
your summons. CApplause. "a


Before ] proceed with the only topi
which interests the public mind at thi
time, / have few words of a persons
character, promising with them tn
remark that ] do not intend TO tur
aside to meet any of the numerou
personal attacks that those of the othe
side may have seen proper to yer
against me. ] do not propose to tax
up the time which should be given I
the egreat questions now before h
Year: 1863

ton: "Are you not exposing yourself,
your own interests, to as great peril as
that which you threaten us? Remem-
Der that the bloody, reasonable, and
revolutionary doctrines can be pro.
claimed as well by mob IS by Gov.
eminent" Such is the language used
by my friends Model Governor-pro-
claiming to the people that they would
be justified in raising mob, and with
in a fortnight the streets of New York
run red with human blood, shed by
and in consequence Of the mob be call.
ed forth. Such is the result Of the free
dom of speech and Of the press they
claim.


Mr. Brough then took up the objec.
ton that this was an Abolition war,
and in considering it referred to a
charge made byJudgeThurrnan against
him, in his speech at Lancaster on Fri.
day last, that he would not be in favor
of peace unless it brought with it the
overthrow of slavery He denied po-
sitively that he had ever used language
to warrant such charge, Or that he
entertained any such sentiment. Hc
had said that slavery as political poW,
er must be wiped out, for it had caused
this rebellion, and if left to assert itl
power again it would cause another
but with slavery as domestic institu


ton he had nothing to do He nigh


define his position upon this subject by


reading another of the resolutions o


the Democratic party Of le48, as fol


lows: ... ...


RESOLVED, That the people Of Ohio, al


they have always done, look upon th'


institution Of slavery in any part Of thr


Union as an evil, and unfavorable u


the full development of the spirit snt
practical benefit Of free institutions


and that entertaining these sentiments
they will at all times feel it their dut,
to use all power clearly given by th


terms of the National compact, to pre-
vent its increase, to mitigate and hnsl
ly eradicate the evil.


; The concluding portion ofhis addres
was exceedingly eloquent portraitur
of the condition Of the country, in cas-
the recommendation of Yallandighan
to withdraw our armies from Souther
I territory, should be followed, surren
,, dering every thing gained by the wa
and submitting to peace on terms tbs
should be dictated by the rebels.
Year: 1863

IEhhIIOh4 Ot w ASHlNGION,


COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA.


We, the Grand Jury, at the regular term of the
U S. District Court for the said district, holden
the 18th day of October, A D. 1868, being charged
by the said Court inquire into the condition of the
County Jail, report as follows:


That after an examination of said jail, find it
totally insecure for the safe keeping Of prisoners in
asmuch aslt is built entirely Of wood that it is ao
cessible (without hindrance) to any outside party
that with any tool for cutting wood an open
ing sufficiently large for the escape of prisoners
be made in very few minutes; that account of
the Jail being lmperecty ventilated it is often nee
essary for the windows to be left open through the
night and through these apertures such tools can
readily be passed to prisoners from the outside as
would enable them easily to effect their escape
and as a remedy, we would recommend that one cell
of dimensions by IA feet and feet high be bHit of
boiler slab irOn and that it be placed in said Jail in
which persons committed for felOniOus crimes may
be kept. We further recommend that another set Of
iron bars be placed across the windows uansversey
to those there, the inner side of the JAIL in
order that large tools may not be passed to the prs
oners. We further recommend that '' privy' be
built on the outside of said JAIL to receive the filth
which is now thrown indiscriminately around the
Jail.


All Of which we, the Grand Jury, respectfully
submit JOHN w. McGHEE, Foreman.
Year: 1863

ENsMALIMENT. We this week present our read
ers with the STATESMAN upon sheet one size smaller
than that heretofore used. We do this for reasons
which we believe are the best that could be adduced
simply, that our limited subscrpti on list does not
Justify" US in printing upon so large sheet
Readers will observe, however that in our cen
smalment'' we have not decreased the amount of
reading matter We have laid aside the large type
heretofore used the fourth page and substituted
smaller size, which will more than make up for the
loss in space. In addition to this have procured
new type, which, we think materially improves the
mechanical appearance of the paper. The saving to
in the matter Of paper alone the price of which
to be still che rise) amounts to cOnsidera
blesum in the course of a year ; therefore, as we
save something and the reader loses nothing-eX-
cept the sight of few non-paying advertisements
we have to expect that will find cause to
object to the arrangement. 1t is resorteG to by
both as matter of economy and cOnveniepce-hav-
ing first fully demonstrated that it will not pay to
hire extra help in printing larger amount Of read
ing matter than we have heretofore given, and that
expending money in the purchase of large paper on
which to display non-paying advertisements g for
glory" is no glory at all. Devoting our whole time
and energies, heretofore, to the the mechanical
and editorial departments of the paper, we promise
thatt shall continue, permanent institution, and
hope to render it especially welcome visitor to
the citizens of our own county, upon whom we must
mainly depend for support.
Year: 1863

WEST hammock, Oct. 10, 1868:


EDS. STATESMAN The miners are COM
ing back from Snake river faster than they
were leaving here a week ago. They are
well satisfied to winter here. There is plen-
ty of ground that will pay we'll enough in
this vicinity to support population of So
600 men, and there may be good diggings
on the Snake River, but it is not credited
by the parties that are now coming back
from there. Our county officers have re-
Gently compelled those Salt Lake teams and
Web-foot wagons to pay license of $50 for
peddling their produce in the street. Serve
them right.


1t would have done your American heart
good to have seen the "string of onion"
that proudly paraded here with emblazoned
banners, Haunting transparencies, pine knot
torches and bands of music occasionally
stopping to be addressed by Gov. Wallace
and other good Union men. The affair was
well got up and by actual count there was a
few over 600 men in the procession and ev-
erything passed off quietly without any dis
turbance from the Copperheads. 1t is a
perfectly safe bet to go 2 to one on Wallace s
carrying this county by very handsome
majority.


Business is as dull as ever. Large guam
titles of produce are now being received
from Salt Lake, and without any doubt this
market will be supplied with grain and flour
entirely from there after this season. Freights
are even now only to Sc. per h., and in
the spring goods can and will be brought
here as low as and SC, which reckon will
cause the attention of the Webfoot farmers
to be turned to the mining region recently
discovered in their own country on the San
tam. TRAIL.
Year: 1863

The Corn CRoP.-Farmers advise us that the yield
Of throughout the valley, as general thing is
fair. From 40 to bushels per acre may be regard
ed the average yield but certain particularly
productive ranches high 60 to 70 bushels to the
acre have been raised.
Year: 1863

HEALTH OF THE CITY.-A very import
ant consideration in behalf of Walla Walla
as desirable place Of residence, is the pro-


verbally good health which prevails. It
has been said thar this is q very favorable To-
cality for such as are predisposed to con
sumption, Oh aoc9ul. Of The purity Of tho
Year: 1863

To FARMERs.-It occurs to us that farm
ers of this valley stand greatly in their own
light when they do not give considerable at
tention to the poultry gard and the dairy
No little surprise has been expressed on this
point by keepers of hotels and restaurants
throughout the city, who are daily "put to
their wits end" to know where they shall
look for the requisite supply of poultry, eggs
and butter When these items are bring
ing each high figure in the market, as at
present, we should think it would be prof
table branch of trade with the people of
the country to bring in regularly full sup
ply of these necessary adiuncts of the
larder. Our merchants at all times would
be willing to receive them in exchange for
groceries, etc. This matter should also re-
ceive attention from economical housewives,
who, like their sister-women across the other
ocean, remember the spin money" which is
SO convenient on shOpping-days, particularly
on the dawn Of that joyful era, Christmas,
when so many "extras" are needed.


We commend this matter to the consid-
Grafton Of the thrifty yoomanry of the
county.
Year: 1863

MUDDLED.-The War Department is ex-
ercising control over the Telegraph lines at
present, and they have succeeded in mud
ding up things so that it is hard to tell
whether anybody is hurt or not. A gen
tleman, accounting for this state Of things,
says the "heads Of Departments at the East
are so smart that it is impossible for them
to transmit intelligence of such an ordinary
character as to be comprehensive to the
people of this coast" If that is 50, the
"country is safe"
Year: 1863

CoPPERHEADs.-An indi yidual, from whom we had
to expect better things had the audacy to tell
us the. other day that he believed we "Coppe
heads in the true political sense of tho the term
and therefore sescessonists p We excused his amin
tentiOnal insult upon the ground that he 'pos-
sesseed" of that unfortunate deas that the Ad-
minstration is the Government, and told him in as
polite amanner as the circumstances warranted that
he was labOring under a double delusiOR. And now,
for the benefit of " any other man. who may hear
a third party make similar declaration we here say
that he may tell him that be has the best of author-
ity for calling him liar; and further if he should
manifest pugnaeious or chivalric disposition upon
tigation at 'headquarters.n
Year: 1863

The CoUET.-During the current week the Court
has been engaged in the trial Of civil cases. posses
sing little or no public interest. By tonight all the
the docket will have been disposed Of
when the Court will adjourn till its next regul ar
April term.
Year: 1863

MuRFREEsBoRo May S.-Wheeler's rebel
cavalry has removed from its position on
our left, and advanced in force to Livings-
ton, evidently with the intention of cap
tnring Carter, who is reported to be in the
vicinity of Jamestown. This is very for
midabie force, and the movement is look
al upOn as a serious one.
Year: 1863

MEMPHIS, July 23.-An quiet at Helena. The
excitement which always succeeds an attack
has subsided, as 1t is well known that Price is
warning which he received from our forces at
Helena convinced him that to attempt to take
1t, or to effect crossing at that point, was
perfectly useless


Our forces have been lowering about his rear
for Is miles OUT and number of deserters have
come in and given themselves up. The houses
all along his route are filled with his sick and
wounded, who are suffering terribly tor want
of medicine and medical attention.


The Emerald has jrst arrived from below
with one thousand prisoners, who refnse to
take the parole or fight any longer for the
Southern Confederacy. They go North to-
MORROW, where they will take the oath of al.
legiance to the United States government
Year: 1863

EASTERN TENNESSEE. All Union
| men will rejoice that the constantly loyal
and long suffering section Of our country
East Tennessee, is at least freed from the
barbarous cruelties of rebel tyrants. 10y
al Tennesseeans who still survive the
merciless grasp of the traitors, will rally
around the Union standard. and our forces
will be augmented by fearfuly tried brave
and determined men. The possession of
that region, too, IN strategic point of
view, as our readers know, is only second
IN Importance to the control of the Missis-
slppl River, and the evacuation of Knox
vile and Chattanooga, if the report be
confirmed as to the latter, indicates the
exhaustion to which the rebels are reduced
IN that quarter of the "confederacv. y
Says an exchange:


with Chattanooga in our possession, and
the railroad from there to Virginia open
to our troops, we can threaten Lee in his
rear. lie can no longer draw supplies
from any place west of Alabama, and on
ly one line of railroad is available for that
purpose. He is reduced to one of two
thlngs-either he must attack and defeat
Meade and capture Washington, or he
must soon abandon Virginia and retire to
South Carolina and Georgia The former
course offers the only chance for the final
triumph OF the rebel cause. If he makes
the venture he must make it soon. The
latter course would be fatal, for Richmond
once in our hands, and the James River
open to our gunboats, the rebel army
could never again hope to get further
North


1t would seem that the only hope of the
rebel chief is doubtful venture: and that
the speedy triumph of the national arms
can only be postponed by some unexpec-
ted reverse.
Year: 1863

The SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. The
news of the evacuation" of Morris Island
is from rebel source, and is softening
down of the fact that the rebels have been
driven from Fort Wagner and Battery
Gregg. At the last accounts Gen. Gil
more's approaches were close under the
walls Of the former, and we learn from
rebel sources that Battery Gregg was as
saulted on the night of the 5th but the re.
suit was not stated. "No further particu-
lars" it was said, "had been received.n


The complete occupation of Morris
Island is a long stride towards the capture
of Charleston. If there is any doubt
about the silencing of Fort Sumter the
question will be speedily settled, and the
city Of Charleston itself is now complete
ly at the mercy Of the heavy batteries of
Gen. Gilmore.
Year: 1863

ing there, too, He told me so.' Did he
really 2 Yes well, then, you may
bet your life he will go. For where these
id Yankees say they are going to do
anything they are sure to do it,


Gen. Grant tells them all they had let
ter stay here, that he is going to Georgia
and Alabama; he is only waiting for the
weather to get little cooler and then he
shall go right along. The best of it is
they all believe him, and presume the
most of them will stay at home, make the
best they can of it and get converted 10
the old faith, 5r Ii.


Hundreds of prisoners taken have
begged to be sent North and allowed to
take the oath, and hundreds more desired
to enlist in. our army. Out OF $4,000 that
marched out of Vicksburg, parolled pris-
oners of war, but four thousand were left
in one body, when they had reached a
point seventy miles distant This was
stated to Gen. Grant by a rebel officer
who returned on business. They escaped
everywhere. Several hundred struck for
the North as soon as they got to Haines'
Bluff and crossed the Yazoo and the MIS-
slssipp on their way home. The story of
prisoners taken by Sherman with Vicks-
burg paroles in their pockets is entirely
false. Gen, Grant feels perfectly conf
dent that none of these soldiers will ever,
by the connivance of their officers, be used
in the rebel army till regularly ex-
changed.


There are frequent paragraphs in the
southern papers which reveal the fact that
there IS peace party growing up through
out rebeldom. A late number of the At
lanta (Ga.) Chronicle says at is very
evident that there are numbers of dlsloval
persons in the contederacy. They are gem
orally found in our business cities. They
plainly show by their conversation, by the
wishes they express, and by their acts,
which speak louder than words, that they
are not with US. Measures are on foot in
various sections to rid our country of this
class of persons. Meetings have already
been held In three places in Georgia, and
the justly indignant people have expressed
their sentiments in way that cannot be
mistaken by disloyal persons. Although
they may have been in our midst for a
great many years, they have no CLAIM upon
our friendship. In fact they are less de-
serving of kind treatment than those of
our foes we capture in the field. There
IS no mistake on one point: "a secret foe
is more to be feared than an open enemy.m


The Huntsville (Ala.) Confederate of
the oath ult. says there is company of
traitors in jackson county, in that state.
''lt consists Of about eighty two men un-
der man named Latham. who was a
lieutenant IN company belonging 10 the
50th Alabama regiment, Col Coltart, and
deserted shortly after the battle of Mur-
freesboro, went home and organized the
company of which he is now captain. He
Is son of jonathan Latham, who was
member of the Legislature from jackson
county at the commencement of the war
was regarded with suspicion then, and has
shown his disloyalty since. He has one
or more other sons in the same category.
We have just learned that this band of
traitors are levying war, adhering to the
enemy and giving them aid and comfort
in sundry ways"
Year: 1863

The movement initiated AT Yankee Jm's
to unite the Democracy of Placer, has been
responded to by the Democracy of Upper
Horse Shoe Bar, who met on last Saturday
evening, formed a Club, and passed resolu
tons which we publish to-day. They have
the right tone, and are worthy of men who
appreciate the mumentous issues of the day.
Nearly all the Democrats of the Bar and
vicinity have enrolled as members of the
Club, and members who have not heretofore
been operating with the Democracy, are
preparing to give helping hand.


These Clubs are not started under the
auspices Of any party organizations. They
are not the work of County Central Commit
tees, or the creations Of political managers.
The necessities of the times are demanding
them and the people, Indifferent to party
organizations, Committees, or citizens, are
taking upon themselves the work of building
party that shall stand as buIwark against
the encroschments of the Republican party,
that neither respect Constitutions nor the
natural rights Of the citizen.


From these clubs, now springing into exl
istence all over the State, will come the or
ganization that will bind together mighty
Democratic host, whose purpose will be to
restore respect for law, and return to
the ancient landmarks which honor and
glory in our whole country.


The Horse Shoe Bar Club, in order to
have a common ralIyng point for the Dem,
ocracy OF Placer, and to provide for the
contingencies of the coming Campaign, have
recommended the holding of a County
Convention on the 9th of July, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the State
Convention, and the nomination of county
ticket. This seems practical and it is for
the Clubs now and shortly to be organized,
to take such action upon the recommenda-
ton rs will insure, what all true Democrats
in Placer desire, united front to the Aboi
ltion destructives. 1t is true a Democratic
County Convention has been called under
the auspices of the Cotton State Committee,
but as there will he no State Convention
held under that call it would seem the betl
ter policy for the proposed County Conven
ton, if it unites, to aquiesce in the call
the clubs may agree upon. We merely
suggest this, believeng that those who en-
dorse the Butte State call will not be willing
to leaving stumbling blocks in the way of
Democratic unity.
Year: 1863

The COOP WoRK GOES oN.-We have
intelligence from the "Divide," that the
Democracy of Forest Hill and Todd's Val
ley are preparing to organize Clubs in fur
iheranre of the grand Democrstic move
ment now sweeping over the State. This is
the right and practical mode of bringing
tcget her the conservative men of the State
to combat the higher law radicalsm of the
Abolition party.
Year: 1863

An order has been given to Governor An
drew, from the War Department, to arm the
colored regiment from Massachusetts with
first class arms.


great cause of complaint among the
white soldiers has been in respect to the
miserable imported muskes from Europe,
that has been furnished them.