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Year: 1862




This gentleman left this place on Wcdnes.
day morning last, having been called to take
charge of the editorial department of the Ma
rysvile Appeal. We can vouch for Mr..
estmorelanl's abilities as forcible and
talented writer, and as having happy fac
atty of endearing all lovers of the Union to
him, for his bold and comprehensive views on
the great questions of the day. as exhibited
for the past fifteen months in the columns Of
this paper We have no doubt that if seces-
sion editors take occasion to run tilt against
the Appeal, on the subject of the maintain
aEce of this Government, they will not love
him any better after than before they began.
We regret to part with so talented Il writer,
but congratulate the people of the State on
the fact that he is called to fisld where his
abilities can have more extended range.
Year: 1862

DEsERrEp.-We understand that about one
half the soldiers stationed at Fort Crock
have deserted. Out of company of a hun.
ared men, but about fifty remain. A few
DAYS ago a sergeant was sent, as escort to the
mail carrier, to Red Bluff. AT Cow Creek
he told the mail carrier that he had forgot
ten his pistol at house some distance back,
on the rad, and returned, promising to
overtake the mail carrier shortly. lie has
not cen seen since.
Year: 1862

making water ran up hill not proving very sue
crssfu, II was determined 10 deepen the ditch
Ths bottom being, az ssid before, about - feet
wide. the ene,half Of this hottor iougitudinally,
was dug five feet deeper the entire length OF the
canal the earth being thrown ur On the other halt
Of the original hottcni


By this means small thread Of water Bhout a
foot wide WAS decoyed into ii, where 1t remain. al
present booking very much bewildersd. though
II did not know where to to. The entire souih
side of the canal Is now composed of loose earth
thrown up fom the deepening and sho,ild the river
rise sufficient TO make current through the canaj
think this loose earth would be undermined BY
the current, and coming down would svon fill il mp
sufficiently to stop the current The labor Of wien-
ing the canal would almost be equal to that OF dig
ging new one.
Year: 1862

JOHN DAYS RIvER.-The news broug hit
lin this week from John Days river is high
Ely encouraging and corroboratiye of that
heretofore published. New diggings have
been discovered on the middle and south
forks of this stream, and hundreds of min
ers are already on the ground preparing to
develop them. The most of the minors
in that region are from California, and we
shall expect to hear a good report from
them.
Year: 1862

DEcLINED.-A defeated candidate,-we
won't tell who, nor wherein explaining
the reason the other day why he was not
elected said: g You see, about the mid
die Of the afternoon found it was going
against me, and SO declined r. We wit
messed a similar "declination" at a cor
poration meeting 10 Portland four years
ago. An individual, whose John Bull
proportions would now entitle him to the
position of an alderman, was nominated
for some office, and when the vote was ta-
ken upon his name he was most decidedly
rejected, whereupon he arose and ex-
claimed, Gentlemen, decline the hon
or p The decline of course created a
sensation, and the meeting was left to its
own inference as to whether he d" declined
the honor" of accepting the Office which
they would not give him or that of being
defeated !
Year: 1862

FROM POWDER RIvER.-We learn
from the expressmen from Powder river
that new diggings have lately been found
on stream called Granite Creek, which
yield largely Three men took out
of one claim on this stream ten ounces in
one day.


ORC FIxo.-Advices from Orc Fino are
to the effect that miners generally are do
ing well, and that there are but few men
in the mines who are not at work. The
wages made are about in proportion to
those of last years. to SIG per day, and
money is plenty.


NEW Posr ROUTES FOR WASHINGTON TERRI
TORY.-In the list of Post Routes established by
the present Congress, we find the following for
the mining region of Washington Territory:


From Walla Walla to Pierce City and Orc
Fiho, via Lewiston.


From Seattle to Snohomish.


From Walla Wala, via Lewiston and Pierce
City, to Elk City.


From Walla Walla, via Antoine Plantes ard
the Ceur d'Alene Mission to He'll Gate.


From Lewiston to Florence City.-Oregonian


THE New STEAMER.-The opposition
steamer designed to run between Wallula
and Deschuttes, will make her first trip
next week We learn that Capt. Leonard
White is to take command of her. In his
hands, she cannot fail of being popular

and successful steamer.


OVER THE New TRAIL.-A number of
small pack trains have fitted out in this
city during the week and left for Powder
river Uia the Grand Ronde trail.


Elk CITY.-Persons down from Elk
City inform us that the miners in that To-
cality are doing but little. The high wa
ters have thus far interiered with mining
operations this season.


HARvEsTING.-The farmers throughout
the valley are now busily engaged in har-
vesting. A few weeks more and their
good time" will have come; for all arti-
cles of farm produce in this valley cannot
fail to bring good price this season.
Year: 1862

THE ELECTION. The election last Mon
day was conducted in an orderly and quiet
manner, no fights occurring during the en-
tire day. We give the official vote of this
county in this issue. The returns from the
upper counties have not yet reached US
1t will be seen that the vote of Walla Walla
county was very light, only little more
than half what it was last year This was
mainly owing to the fact that many of our
people are away to the mines, and also to
the fact that the farmers ere very busy in
the harvest field 1t is to be regretted that
our election should occur just at the most
busy season of the year A month earlier
or later would just as well answer the pur
poses of the election, and would suit the
farmers far better-many of whom are now
obliged to travel several miles and lose the
sentire day in order to vote.


POWDER RIVER VALLEY,-From Mr.
Wood, of Olympia, who came in from
Powder river valley few days ago, we
llearn that the valley is being rapidly set
tiled. A number of claims have been ia
ken and some of them are being improved,
in preparation for a next years crop. The
certainty that the mines in that region
are both rich and extensive, will make
that valley, for time at least, rich ag


a.,
opinion, however that the land is too high
for the production of large crops, and that
the frosts in summer will probably inter
fere with the growth of many kinds of
vegetables. Most kinds of grain, i. is
thought will grow well there.
Year: 1862

In the almost absorbing attention to the
military movements, We hope the pubic
has not overlooked the glorious political
victory which has just been gained in the
North. 1t is more important IN bringing
speedy termination to the war than a
bloody field would have been. There has
been grea; anxiety in all quarters since the
Presidents remarkable proclamation. 1t
was a grave question. 1t was directly up
on the issue Of for AMI against the ConSti


tuition. Iftle Republican, party succeeded
We could have no hope for the Constitution
hereafter. The only check remaining to
us was in our Congress. it failed all
was at an end, since the President, by one
sweep of Executive power, had silcnced the
Judicial authority. Power seemed to be
gathering into the hands of the Executive,
and the Executive unrestrained either BY
past promises or constitutional limits. We
appeared to be fast lapsing into despotism
Year: 1862

and to hug the chains that were fast fetter-
ing our limbs.


We do not exaggeratc in saying that the
triumph OF the conservatives in the North,
was a triumph Of republicanism against
despotism. and as such should cheer the
hearts Of all lovers of American Institutions
1t settles the question as 20 whether tl.e
Union is still to continue a Republic.


This is not all that has been accom- pl;sh-
ed by this momentous election The negro
question was taking shape more danger
Gus than It had ever done before. The
programme was distinctly laid down to de-
prive the country of four million laborers,
a loss which no country Will stand in the
midst of prosperity. In the fartherauce OF
this scheme, other evils. equally disastrous.
would have fallen upon tie country, since
not only was the labor lost, but, according
to Lncolns tremendous emancipation and
deportation scheme, tax cf unparalleled
magnitude would have been laid upon the
overbur;hencd people. Whatever side is
sues may have sprung up in localities,
this was the main question, and we may
look upon the election as decisive.


1t has been of no less momentous impor
tance in another respect, to wit: In quell
ING the rebellion. II could be set down as
self evident proposition that the Union
could not be restored upon tie Abolition
platform. 1t was the height Of insanity to
believe tha. tie South would ever submit
to a government which favored negro in
sur:ections. Every impulse of resistance
was calei out. 1t could not be expected
that they would yield, while they had a
rr<lan or dollar, 10 a power which purposed
to call up the horrors of St. Domingo in a
population Of eight millions Of free white
people They never would submit, and no
hum man could wish them to submit to
such an atrocity. The election has de-
prived the rebels of this element, which
would certainly insure unity and despera
ton among ti.cm.


The tendency Of the election is to show
TO the Southern people that, while it is re
solved TO continue the war until the resto-
ration Of the Union, yet it is not the intcn-
ton to subjugate the South, or to deprive
them OF righs enJoyed BY tler sister States;
and it is the fear of tLis, We firmly belle e.
which has prolonged the present contest.
Let the Southern States know that they
will enjoy the protection guaranteed to
them by the Constitution, and we believe
they will willingly return to there alesi-
;.nce. They seeded lor fear they would be
deprived OF ther rights, ana The Southern
politicians have prcsi tanily incu!caied the
idea that they would be robbed. We hol e
and believe the effect Of the election will
90 far to remove any such impression.


In every way we regard it as the ri :
umph of truth justice, and freedom, and
congratulate the country upon The result.
-LouisrWe Democrat.
Year: 1862

Some incidents of the great battle which have not
Appeared in print, reserve for future letter.


Beyond the gradual advance Of our lines, until
our frhest camps are now more than six miles from
The Landing, there is little current news to chron-
Gle. The roads are recovering from another two
days rain, and with a few hours more OF sunshine
will be again in tolerable condition.
Year: 1862

New YORK, Aug 20.-A subscription
for three million of dollars OF the seven
thirty treasury notes, was opened at the
Sub Treasury to-day and soon 6led up at
four and a half per cent premium.
Thompson Brothers headed the list by
subscription Of million and the balance
was soon taken by The leading BANKERS.
Year: 1862

~ The bis which were contributed by the
u h IN people to be used in casting cannon
were captured in New Oileans by Butler and
his myrmidons a pc haps many OF cur rradeis
already know We learn that the Federals are
in doubt as to the bcst disposition that can be
made Of them Batter advises that they be
shipped to Boston, and converted into covering
for Fanieul Hail, and thus remain an everlast-
ING mementO of the disgrace OF the rebellion,
and at the same time fitting memorial Of the
vrowess and glory of the Uaitsd States govern
nent, whose headquarters of intellect and
q -uius is in Massachusetts, whence this raid
Ipon the South undoubtedly originated. We
hope ths., by some unforeseen accident OF con-
urgency, the sacrel metal from tur church bel
flies will never reach their destination, AS We
cannot think Of proclamation more revolving than
this diversion Of the gifts Of our peope.--Seiaa
i RepOrtcT.


4 lover has been pithily described as a mar
Year: 1862

REDUCTION OF SALARIEs.-We are glad to
learn that the Government has commenced
the good work of reducing the salaries of
Federal officials on this coast. The Bulle-
tin of Thursday says:


Intelligence has arrived to the effect that
there must be forthwith great reduction in the
salaries of all persons employed in the Custom
House, Appraisers Office, the Naval Office, and
the Surveyors Office. In the Custom House
the average reduction is scarcely less than 40
per cent, and it affects every man in the De-
partment except the Collector. Some are re-
duced almost so per cent. Besides there is to
be one less Deputy Collector, one less Captain
of the Watch, and several less laborers and
clerks. All are cut down who could be without
an Act of Congress, and that is coming soon,
probably. In the Post Office there is no reduc-
ton yet, and none is expected. In the Mint,
the reduction is coming, If it has not even now
been announced.
Year: 1862

ALL BURsT.-A Port Royal correspondent
learns from rebel prisoner that every one Of
the four rihed cannon cast at Charleston has
exploded from time to time since the war COM
menced. Cause defect in the material used.
Year: 1862

Dryden, in his si1ty-eighth year, COM
menced the translation of the Illiad /;
and his most pleasing productions were
written in his old age.


We could go on and cite thousands
of examples of men who commenced q
new study and struck out into an entire
ly new pursuit, either for livelihood or
amusement at an advanced age, But
every enc familiar with the biography of
distinguished men will recollect individ-
ual cases enough to convince them that
none but the sick and indolent will ever
say, am too old to stutly.
Year: 1862

On pleasant afternoon in June 1776,
pioneer, six and thirty Year, Of age.
bearing captains commission, and
commanding 4 little garrison in small
stockade fort on the Watauga river in
Western North Carolina between the
Alleghany and Cumberland Mountains,
was introduced to young woman in
most marvellous manner. The records
of gallantry afford no parallel. All
around him was a wilderness. His fort
was in the midst Of clearing, the trees
from which formed bis barricks and pal
isades. For days he had been expect
ing an attack from band of Cherokces,
with old Abraham, a noted chief, at
their head, for he knew that they were
out on the war path. The sharp report
of a rife fell upon his ears, and looking
in tho direction of the sound, he saw
emerging from the dark forest and flying
in the bright sunlight Of the clearing
toward the fort with the speed of doe,
tall, slender girl, closely pursued by
old Abraham and his savage warriors.
They cut off her approach to the gate,
when she turned suddenly, leaped the
palisades, and foil, almost exhausted, in
to the arms of the gallant captain, who
had watched the chase with painful in.
terest. She was tho lovely Catharine
Sheriff.. the acknowledged beauty among
the settlers of the Holston region, who
had come down from the mountain dis
tricts of Virginia and North Carolina.
Long years. afterward she was heard to
say that she would be willing to have
another such race, if necessary, for the
Joy of another like that and its happy
results. She became the loving and
much loved wife of the captain, and the
mother Of ten children.
Year: 1862

WE'LL PUT. The Boston Journal
hits the nail on the head. when it says
Not tenth part of all the local news
which transpires in any county town
finds its way into the city newspapers,
and he who takes the latter to the exclu-
sion of his own town or county paper,
does not fulfil his duty as Citizen
Such person is unworthy to fill local
office, for he most certainly lacks local
pride
Year: 1862

UNcoMFoRrABLY fat people will rejoice
to learn that French sauant PROPOSES
to have discovered that an "alcoholc ex-
tract of tho marine plant known as the
tucus resiculosus is positive antidote
for obesity. 1t has no perceptible effect
except that of reducing the adipose de-
posit on the ribs and so on. What a
chance to get up new bitters!
Year: 1862

NEVER was there greater boon be-
slowed upon mortal man than the power
of sleep. To feel dreamy unconscious
ness. gradually stealing over one. ab-
sorbing one care after another, until we
float far into the realms of fancy leaving
every care behind, is indeed blessing,
though so common that we fail to apprc-
oiatc it.
Year: 1862

In every form which would make our
wealth, or ability to cope with the rebel
hon, appear weak or futile, it has been
exhibited with all the irritating art of
men practiced in making themselves
hateful Now let US pour into the starv-
ing districts of this slanderous country a
vast free gift Of provisions, and the very
first feeling il will create will be contempt
for those who have thus maligned US.
Men will ask, How is it that this
America, which we have been told is
eaten up and bankrupt, with the most
extensive and expensive war on its hands
that the world has ever seen, and with
ninnies to manage its business, is not
only able to carry on its war, but TO pour
great streams Of wealth into our coun-
try? Can it be so nearly impoverished
when IT giues, readily, and without ask
ing, shiploads Of food to us, who have no
war and no blockheads to rule us? We
have been told enormous lies about it, or
this assistance is great delusion, and
the grain a sham, which will van
ish, like the butchers money in the
Arabian Nights, in a day" The world
won't believe nation so nearly ruined,
and so stupidly managed, as we have
been represented to be, when, with all
the burthens of civil war, it is able to
give so largely to the help of other ma
tions. 1t will do more than even the
suppression of the rebellion to prove our
greatness and inexhaustible resources,
and it will swell doubly the stream of
emigration, which has done so much to
increase the wealth we thus apply. We
believe that our people could do nothing
wiser or better than to send five millions
of dollars worth Of provisions to England
as gift. 1t would be money better laid
out than most Of our expenditures for
the last two years


In regard to the kind of donations
that should be made, we may add that
all provisions except corn or meal will
be the best thai the West can give. The
people Of England don't eat corn meal,
and can't learn to do it. During the
Irish famine our donations Of meal were
wasted, and might far better have been
kept at home. 1t will probably be so
again. Corn don't ripen in England,
and not being grown there the people
have never depended on it for food
They are sadly behind the times, it is
true, for anything more wholesome than
good corn bread can't be found, but so
it is, and before they could learn how to
eat it they would starve outright 1t is
no time to teach a man new habits when
he is dying for something TO eat All
other kinds of provisions will he suitable,
and even corn may be naturalized far
enough to become a material addition to
the help they want 1t looks like a big
enterprise to send food to England, with
so many poor of our own to care of, but
We can do it, if we try, and provide for
our own poor too, and if we can we shall
find it the wisest thing we may have
chance to do in a long time.
Year: 1862

The Blacks of Washington City, now that
Slavery has been abolished there, arc memor-
iaizing Congress in favor of plan of coloni-
zatoa substantially like that of which Dir.
Francis p. Blair has SO long been the most
conspicuous advocate. No doubt they would
prefer that their colony should be located
within the limits of the United States. and we
believe it every way advisable that it should
be. Were Florida set apart for their future
use and improvement, we believe they would
do much better by it, aud render it far more
useful TO mankind than it will ever DO under
slayeholding management But, since this Is
denied them, they do well in calling on Con
gress to procure and set apart for them q
region outside of our present boundaries,
where they may be permitted to work out a
higher destiny under the production of that
native land which has just begun to recognize
/ lis obligations to the bumblest and most
despised OF all her children.


To those who, from whatever motive, are
intent on the colonization of the Blacks, We
would commend the significance of this move
ment in Washington. Time and effort and money
enough have been spent in trying to colOnizc
the Free Blck- in order to remove peril to
Slavery, with very indifferent success; but
Slavery being banished from the Federal Dis
trict, those same negroes, with new sense oi
their own dignity as men, new aspiratloh
burning in their breasts, look forward 10
country of their own. wherein the brutal
prejudice which crushes them here shall no
longer be felt. Grant that those who thus
feel and act on the instant are but haholu''
they are sui moved by an impulse when Time
will tindle in the heart, Of the entire race.


To those who are honestly desrous to get
rid Of the negro race, We would say, the hey
note 10 all successful enterprise, all desirable
movement, is FREEDOM. Within the lifetime
If the present generation. millions of the IrI-h
nave left their beloved native land in quest OF
rights and social opportunities which they feel
are denied them N the home Of theI nau birl9i ,al
Governmcnt-we take the fact As it Is pre-
.cnted. The negroes in American can earn
money faster than the peasantry in ireland,
VI hlle they have not half the distance to mi
crate TO find III Central America country fer.
/ tile. healthful, tbinly peopled, wherein the
necrssaries of life are procured with far less
labor than here, and where Cotton, Sugar,
Coffee, Cocoa, Tobacco, and other tropical and
semi-troplcal products may be grown to great
profit while the two great oceans which here
apuroach 70 nearly afford unequaled facilities
TO- didusing those products TO every market IL
tho world. We are not advising the negroes
to migrate-we are utterly opposed to all com


pulsory emigration-but our conviction is strong
. that the blending in one great community o.
! races go diverse ne the European aud the Airi
; can is unnatural enforced By Slavery, and


that Liberty Will gradually dis.ociate them ii
such manner as shall most conduce 20 tbeii
own good aud the well-beins Of mankind


Let there be Liberty and oil good will natu
rally follOW
Year: 1862

II is Impossible to form accurate idea Of the oss On
either side, the firing Is sti going on rendering
extremely difficult 10 the killed and wounded


The city suffered terribly from the enomy's artiery'
crowded with our troops tho front extending but
short distance beyond.


The fight will probably be renewed TO morrow.


The balloon has been up all day During the morning
but little could be SEEM owing the dense fog but the
afternoon was remarkably clear.


About dark forces carried the right crest of the hH
occupied by The reels, driving them from The position D
great slaughter.


This evening the rebels have shelng Fredericks'
burg endeavorng TO drive troops out Of the placer
but without success.
Year: 1862

COURAGE Mere physical insensibility
to danger does not constitute courage.
Nearly all brave men have been finely
organized, and therefore of nervous te M
permanent. Caesar was nervous, SO was
Bonaparte, and so was Nelson The Duke
OF Wellington saw man turn pale as he
marched up to a battery. That" said
he, "is brave man be knows his dan
ger, but faces it." .n
Year: 1862

credit to reliable gentlemen and ire
sponsible writers. And above all, let
US cultivate that frame of mind which
Will enable US to receive tho slightest
success with gratefulness, and to bear
tho heaviest reverse with fortitude.