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Year: 1868

Ep1roR SrArEsxAx- Valley is situated
about twenty-seven miles north Of Snake river,
and extends east and west for about sixty miles,
commencing at point known as Potalach, and
runniur to Palouse. For natural beauties, 1
have never seen it surpassed by any country,
although it has been my fortune to be in nearly
every valley upon this side of the Cascade noun
tains in fact, to my notion, it approaches nearer
a paradise than any uninhabitsd country that
have seen as yet. At least, must own that
have never been half so mach grati6ed and
pleased by natural and unadorned scenery as 1
was while standing on small elevation OF
ground at the western end of this Valley and


looking toward the east. Before me, as far as


my eye could distinguish objects, was one large
Verdant meadow, here and there intersperced
with such a cool, inviting, shady grove of most
beautiful trees, as one is seldom permitted to
see this side of the Cascade range. There were
the beautiful, broad leaf of the balm, mingled
with those of the quakeaasp and pine. There
were many fragrant flowers blooming, showing
at glance the undoubted richness of the soil.
There were beautiful streams and rivulets mean
dering along through this lovely meadow that
would furnish an endless supply of water to the
lowing herds that ere long are to drink from
them. But do not understand me to say that at
the present time there is no one there, for al
ready the woodmen's axe rings cheerily, and
the smoke begins to float gracefully upward
from their cabin chimneys, and the song of the
pioneer is raised where but q short time since
was but the gloomy depths of silence, unbrokeD
save by the dismal howl of cayote or other wild
beast. 'Tis true, that these persons are few, nu-
merically speaking, but fguratively they are a
host. Although the undertaking is not so great
as that of Boon, nor the field SO valuable as that
of Kentucky, yet it is of sufficient Importance to
make US feel thankful that we have such men
amongst us-for are they not denied the benefits
ofsOciety and pleasures incident thereto to nearly
as great an extent as other pioneers2 Is not the
idea the same7 are not they prompted by that
same love Of country Most assuredly they are.
Among those who have already taken claims
there might mention Mr.. Benz. Sisson, Mr.. Jas.
Taylor, Mr.. Levi Reynolds, and Mr.. Walter Wood


also, Mr.. Mustard, all of whom are men that any
country should be proud to own. In conclusion,
1 will say, that we have many beautiful vallies
| and farms that await tenants. Let as but make
this known and we can soon have them filled
| and if people the source of country's wealth


we most undoubtedly have room for them, while
on the other hand, know that there are many
that wish home, and here is The place for all
such. Are they poor, here is wealth hidden
which the pillow will turn out Come everybody


room for all. T. F. s.
Year: 1868

LARGE BUsISEss.-Few persons are aware of
the immense number of sewing machines sold
in the present day, and probably in no other
part OF the world are so many sold in propor>
ton to the number of the inhabitants as on this
coast. The largest sales by any one agency in
San Francisco, in the year ending May 1st, 1868,
as we learn from the returns at the Internal Rev.
euue Office, are The Florence, which amount to
the grand total of one hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars
Year: 1868

HowE's hand organ, published at Olympia


intiuates that there is no truth in the report
that an effort had been made to effect the
removal Of Governor Moore, and secure the
appointment of Charlie De Long to the va
cant place. We derived our information
from Nevada papers, aud that being De Long, s
State, supposed that the authority was good


This much about the GOvernOrship, out Oi
which Howe endeavors to make capital


We have now a word for the Assessor him
self. We have in our possession many fact.
connected with the collection Of the interna
revenue of this Territory, in which the As
sessor-as well as one of his tools-6gurei
in anything but an enViable light. Perhap


he would like to have these published. Mr.
Howe must not expect to run a hand-orgal
and escape all responsibility for its utterauces
Year: 1868

GRANT, in his report to Congress on the
condition of the Southern States, expressed
the opinion that if "negro suffrage was
forced on the Southern States, the result
would be war of races" The author of
this declaration is now the candidate of the
party that proposes to enforce negro suffrage
at the point of the bayonet.
Year: 1868

INSURANCE Summation time to
time we notice in Eastern papers accounts Of
the failure of insurance companies, and that
as general thing they leave little or no
assets. In recent instance, New York
life insurance company, that had done busi
ness amounting to millions, went by the
board, and when the creditors came to look
up the effects they found an old desk and q
lot of secondhand furniture, the whole kit
worth less than 800. Facts like these should
attract the attention of those who wish L
take out policies, and cause them carefully
to enquire into the solvency Of the company
they are about to patronize.
Year: 1868

A FAILURE. = Parties who have lately
came through from Montana, inform us that
the Lake route is a perfect failure All the
travel goes by way of the Mullan road, and
the boat makes the trip three times a week,
for the purpose of carrying the mail, very
often coming and going without single pas
seuger or pound of freight. Had the money
that has been thrown away in attempting to
open the Lake route been expended in placing
the Mullan road in repair, our trade with
Montana would have been double what !.
now is, and the whole coast would have been
benefited thereby. We trust that we have
witnessed the last attempt at diverting trade
and travel from its legitimate channel
Year: 1868

A MILITARY GOVERNMENT General
Grant has written a letter recommending an
increase of thirty-thrce and one third per
cent. in the pay of army officers. This, at a
tine when the country is groaning under a
weight of taxation such as never before
crushed any people. Reader, how do you
like the idea of a military government, with
an army of shoulder strapped gentry, paid at
the rate Grant proposes
Year: 1868

A horse can be trained that be is to trOt and
not break up.-GoIdriek.


We think it would be we'll to put men through
similar course Of training. We know several
who are terribly given to &" breaking mn
Year: 1868

NARY A ONE.-The radicals of Helena,
Montana Territory, made desperate efforts
to scare up an Israelite who would consent
to take nomination on their ticket. Like
other people, the Jews have mean men
among them, but in the whole town of He
lena not single Israelite was found mean
enough to accept radical nomination. With
the nomination of Grant. the very few Jews
who favored radlcalism withdrew from the
organization. A race that for six thousand
years has preserved its purity is not likely tc
endorse negro equality
Year: 1868

GRANTS DRUNKENNESS. = During the
whole term of Johnson's administration the
radicals have been prating about the shame
of having drunken President How much
honesty there was in this defamation is evi>
denced in the fact that they have placed in
nomination for the highest Office in the peo>
pies gift man who, according to their own
statements, is drunkard. The first author
ity we quote on the point, is Theodore Tilton,
editor of the New York Independent, who
stated in letter to his paper from Washing
ton, that Grant had been seen on the streets
of that city, on Sunday morning, in " state
of beastly intoxication." Senator Henry
Wilson, of Massachusetts,, when he was
Chairman of the Military Committee during
the war, charged "Gen. U. S. Grant with
being an habitual drunkard, and called on
President Lincoln to induce him to remove
Grant from the command of the Army of the
Tennessee on the ground of drunkenness"
Wendell Phillips, and Anna Dickinson, both
shining lights in the radical armament, have
repeatedly charged Grant with drunkenness.
and it was the fair Anna who originated the
story about his dancing on the sidewalk for
the amusement of a miscellaneous crowd
Now, if our radical friends were sincere in
denouncing Johnson for his Incorporate hab-
its, we ask with what consistency they can
support man who is cursed with the same
weakness? Let it be borne in mind that this
charge of drunkenness is not based on demo.
cratic authority. Whatever the country
knows about the habits of General Grant is
derived entirely from the giviDgs out of lead
ing radicals; and it is upon their testimony
that he stands convicted on the charge ol
drunkenness.
Year: 1868

Ball Of tbe Eissth Resimerf Dram Corvs..


The drum corps OF the Eighth regiment, National


Guard held their annual ball last night the reensn
tai armory corner OF Grand and Centre.strees. The
gallant sheepskns were present In fall force and were
unremIttng in their attention to the fair patrons OF
their well arranged soree. Quito number Of on
hers Of the Third brigade star. very large assem-
blare OF military notables anf n host OF friends and
admirers OF the Eight regir2eut drum corps were
present and contributed TO tie 0rancy and success
or the ball. II Is scarcely necessary TO say that
dancing was kept up 10 q late hour-for drummer
bows in the National Guard at least we skilled
and enthusiastic ia beaxinS time with their feet ON
BALLROOM doors as IN beating the drum.
Year: 1868

Let it he remembered that the new
Constitution requires no property quail
ifcation for Office. All intelligent and
ambitious young men have now a fair
start ard an even chance. Under the
old slave aristocracy, they were tram
pied down OIL a level with the slaves.
Talk about disfranchisement /! Dis
franchisement indeed ! Here we have
been living for years under Consti-
tuition which has degraded every white
man who was not able to own GER
tain amount of property. Whatever
his worth or intelligence, he was not on
a civil orpolitical equality with other
white men who were richer than he was.
And now this old oligarchy are trying
to "cone it " over poor white men, by
raising a senseless clamor against the
black man, in order to divert their at
tention from their own expressions.
Year: 1868

Send in your orders at once to the
most convenient Republican printing
office. If the County nominations have
not been made, have your tickets printed
at all events and leave the spaces blank
for the names of the County candidates.
These can be written in with pen and
ink. There is no time to lose. We
can not afford to lose votes for the
Constitution and the State Ticket, on
account of the failure in some of the
counties to make nominations. Let
candidates for Congress see to it that
their Districts are well supplied. Let
county candidates also take the matter
in hand and when the tickets are
procured, place them in the hands of
anen who will see them put in the ballot
box,
Year: 1868

We have received and shall publish in
our next, an important Order from General
Candy, in which he speaks of combinations,
formed or being formed to prevent, delay or
hinder the execution of the laws of the Uni
ted States, or by force, intimidation, or
threats to prevent a free exercise of the right
of suffrage. He calls upon all civil and
military officers to do their duty, to the end
that law may be maintained and the people
allowed freely and without molestation to
60 to the polls and deposit their votes.


There is ground for apprehension on this
score, and we regard Gen. Canby's Order as
proper and timely. Gov. Graham leads the
conspirators in this State against the gov
ernment of the United States, and advises
the people to reject the new Constitution,
because it provides that every citizen shall
take an oath to support the Constitution
and the laws, Secret oath-bound organiza-
tions exist all through the country, whose
object is to defeat reconstruction by force
and fraud and will resort, if necessary, to
murder and assassination to carry out this OBJ
ject. As the Washington Chronicle says "How
different these midnight couclaves from the
Union Leagues! The poor blacks meet to
educate themselves in liberty and law, t.
prepare for suffrage and schools; educated
whites meet to prepare for midnight assault,
housebreaking and murder" The leaders of
these secret eonclaves have already proclaim
ed war of races. No such war will begin
unless they begin it, and woe unto them if
they do! We want peace. We were for
peace in 1860, in 1868, in 1865, and we are
for it now We would sacrifice every thing
but blessed Liberty to maintain peace, but
Liberty must be preserved at all hazards
Let the Republicans stand like q stone waN.-
Let them cote at all hazards. Their right to
vote is every thing to them. Their very
lives and liberties depend on this right
Let them not surrender it In any event. The
military will protect them. We have Gen.
Canby's word for it, and the word of brave
soldier will be maintained against any and
all odds. The flag waves every where to
protect the loyal in the exercise of their
rights, and a terrible retribution will fall on
that man or set of men who may attempt by
armed violence or force to trample on those
rights.
Year: 1868

E. A. WHITE, Secretary Of the RepaUioos
C0nuentiOn-First Senatorial District.


DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 26th ult.,
informing me that have been nominated
by the Convention you represent, for seat
in the State Senate, has been received.


surely did not expect such nomination
and do not seek any office, yet cheerfully
bow to the will of my Republican friends.
/ believe the honest will of the Union men
of the country must he maintained in order
to secure peace. happiness and prosperity.
These results are to be achieved amid tho
curses and frowns OF those who have sapped
the foundation of this government by their
plots of treason. But we must no. falter. For
so long as we honestly contend for the prin-
ciples of Justice, Union. Liberty and Equal
ity, we may expect the assistance Of divine
Providence


It would afford me the greatest pleasure
to canvass the District, but pressure Of
business absolutely demands my personal
attention. leave the whole duty in the
hands of my friends. "Let US have faith
that Right makes Might, and in that faith
let us, TO the end, dare to do our duty as we
understand it."


am, very respectfully,


Your obedient servant,


j. w. ETHERIDGE.
Year: 1868

The Sentinel has published long wiudet;
harangue. which purports to be reply to
Gen. Abbott's mastery article OH Taxation.
All that we could desire would be, that eve
ry honest man who wishes to inform him
self upon this subject, would read the two
productions side by side We have no
doubt as to the conclusion at which he
would arrive. There is no more infamous
fraud being practiced upon the people of
North Carolina than the representations
which are made about the heavy taxation
imposed by the new Constitution by rebel
presses and rebel orators
Year: 1868

We are gratiiied to learn that the pros.
poets OF the Republican party are growing
brighter and brighter in Orange. The old
wheel-horsc, II. B. Guthrie, the Republican
candidate for the Senate, is making the Reb-
el leadcis quake in their boots. We hear
almost every day of gains from the white
men in Orange to the Republican party
Those who have suffered by the war, and
who long for peace and prosperity, say they
like Gov. Graham as man, but they can
not follow HIM as po,itician to further
ruin Put down Orange as certain for the
Republicans.
Year: 1868

We learn that the Wheat crop in this
State is looking remarkably well. A large
breadth of land has been put in. and the
present indications are that the crop will be
fine one.


. We trust the people will plant large crops
OF corn. Let cotton and tobacco he the in
cident, not the main object in farming. We
want in the first place, plenty of bread and
meat This will make fat horses and cattle.
and bull up the farms. In country like
this, where so much grain and meat can be
raised, there ought to be no suffering among
the people for the necessares of life.
Year: 1868

Our friends continue to send us up
the most cheering and encouraging
reports from all quarters of the State.
Never before was such energy and
determination to win as is manifested
by the Republicans. A little while
lenger;a a little more unremtting exer~
tion and victory will perch upon our
banners and we can rest in peace and
quiet.
Year: 1868

The so-called Conservative meetings in
this County seem to have been very thinly
attended. The people are tired of hearing
war talk and especially are they unwilling
to be.harangued by the old rebel leaders and
war men.
Year: 1868

I


The Radical party since the opening


of the campaign affect to see another


war, another revolution, in the working


of the Democracy. Gen Blair's bold


appeal TO the people against the infamous
acts of their party is pronounced rebel.
iious. They do not believe their own
-~-v-+ios.a The cry of 70 raiaed for
the purpose of rallyiug the Northern
soldiers to the support Of Grant, aud
drawing them into the Radical ranks
Strange that the people may not seek to
displace corrupt dominant party with
ont intending war If il is REBELLION or
revolution to change the present policy
under which the government is being
administered, We think the Democracy
intend to rebel. If it is rebellion for the
Democracy TO demand a fair election in
all the States, we also believe there will
be rebellion. If it is rebellion for the
people to elect Seymour and Blair, and
to place them in their seats regardless of
threats and tricks, we feel certain that
there will be another rebellion.
Year: 1868

The same old story. First, the ICON
stitution"i is defeated and then returns
are so cooked up that everything goes
Radical. This was the way in Virginia
at the convention" election, and then
in Georgia, when the pretended consti-
tuition was put to tho vote. What is
the use of the Southern whites voting ?
They have first to contend against as
unscrupulous villains as ever stuffed a
bsllot-box, and if they pile up such a
tremendous majority as even loyal fig
uring cannot crush, then Congress steps
in aud declares the constitution carried
anyhow, as it did in the case of Ala
bama. Do not blame these tortured
people, then, if they do not vote. Many
of them, nearly quarter of a million
of them cannot vote-they are disfran-
chsed, and those who can and do vote,
vote only to have their votes disregard
ed by Congress that has shown itself
we regret the necessity ofsuch language
"a common liar.
Year: 1868

We take pleasure in publishing the
communication and article which ap'
pear, under this caption, in another
column of this mornings paper. We
learn that the fish whose progenitors
were transported to the Potomac by
Colonel SHRIvER at the time and in the
manner described, are now very nu'
merous in those waters, and afford fine
snort to the lovers of "the gentle art"
Year: 1868




Whereas a number of wicked men
within the borders of this State have
committed the highest of crimes under
The most aggravating circumstances,
Tor which we, the leaders of the
Radical party in the State, have
rightfully deprived them of citizenship
iu the land of their birth and residence,
aud denied them voice in the levy or
disbursement of the taxes we require
them to pay, and have put them sbject-
ly under our own friendly domination;
and, in the exercise of our unquestioned
power, have condemned them to the
cOniscatOn of all debts due them from
any of our own number who are un-
scrupulous enough to accept our beneti-
cence-and these are not a few-have
closed against them the doors of the
Courts they ara taxed to support and
precluded them from the redress of in
Justice, even when done by the Court
created to mete out Justice either by
application to the same or All appellate
court rt,-and deprived them of the right
pursue their ordinary employment for
the sustsnance of themselves and their
families, and in short have, as far as
was in our power, deprived them OF
every right that stood in the way ofOur
own purposes and advantages, all which
and much more they justly deserve.
And in vindication of our own snre-
ienting action, we have declared and
reiterated to the world that they ought
10 be, and as far as we can make them,
shall be perpetually odious.


And we have determined, and acted
"n the determination, that no purity OF
character, uprightness of conduct, habit
of industry or perseverance, in useful
ness, (as far as we allow them the pur'
suit of industry or usefulness no prac'
tical honorable evidence of adherence
and support to the constitution, laws
and institutions Of the country, shall
in any degree atone for the orims they
have committed or mitigate the punish
ment we persistently infict.


Yet, if any such persons, yearning TO
the reward we offer, will pledge them
selves and give reliable assurance that
if enfranchised, they will cast theii
votes and use their influence to retaiI
us, the Office holders and aominsn
leaders of the party, in place and power
and persuade and, if possible, convinc'
the people that it is Q good thing to pa.
the most part of their earnings and an.
income they May have to the tax-gath
erer, and better that it should be sppro
priated by US, the Office holders ant
leaders Of osr party, than that it shoul'
es applied to the Improvement and de
VeloPueut Of the county, 90 was tn
custsm when the accnrsed old Demo
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people 10 be self-rel;1nt. and shall do what we
may bo able TO induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts To this end we will pay special attention
10 the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversif-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

A T court of Probate holden at Ii tcbteld "A within and for the District of Litchfiel on the lst day of August A. D, 1868.

 Present Geo. M Woodruff Esq.,, Judge

 On motion of Edwin NJ. Kellogg, Executor of the last will and testament of Frederick R Smith late of Warren within said district deceased This court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the credi- tors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the said executor and di rects that public notice be given oi this or der by advertising in newspaper published in Litchfeld and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Warren nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt

 Certified from Record

 l6-3w GEO. NJ. WOODRUFF, Judge
Year: 1868

You will see how soon it will dispel your bad feelings and gloomy forebodings. How soon it will chase away any species of Dyspep- sia. How soon it will give you new life and vigor, and how soon it will make we'll man or woman of you. For your own sake, for the sake of everybody suffering, we beg, we en- treat you try to it.

 For Liver Complaint and Bilious Derange- ments, ii is Sovereign Remedy, while for Fever and Ague, and and all those diseases which are generated m miasmatic climate, it is certain preventive and cure.

 That it's wonderful medicinal virtues may not stand alone upon our statement, we ap- pend few unsolicited testimonials from those whose position in society and reputation as citizens, will place their evidence beyond all question, and carry with them strength and conviction to the most incredulous!
Year: 1868

TKE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. The win ter weather has not stopped the work upon the Union Pacific Railroad. whose advance during the winter months will be constant. although, of course less rapid than in the better working days of summer and fall. So much will be done, however, that the spring of 1889 will see the closing of the intervening distance between the Union Pacific and the Central or California divis- ion. Meanwhile. the Company gives am- pie security to Government that the road will be thoroughly built and equipped in accordance with law. The President has ordered the continued issue of Government bonds upon this road as soon as finished. the recent special examining commission having borne decided testimony to the good character ofkthe work.