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Year: 1861

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY IN OREGoN.-lt
is noteworthy fact that all three Of the politi-
cal parties in Oregon professed to be in favor of
popular sovereignty in the Territories, The
democrats were in favor of it; the republicans
declared for it in their State platform, and the
Breckenridge orators and papers everywhere de,
clared that they were against a Congressional
slave code, and for nOn-interventlon; Let a
man run sauarely upon either side Of the doc
trine of Congressional Intervention, and he will
be beaten by not less than four-hiths vote IN
Oregon Oregon Statesman.
Year: 1861

CHINAhRN RoUTED.-A party of thirty-two
Cinnamon passed through Stockton the other
day. The Republican was informed that they
were notified to leave Knights Ferry, and that
they are on their way to China.
Year: 1861

when the blaze round u.s. and the trumpet strs
w. the land


And the peaceful fields quakng with the tread of
,ud ciashng arms and falling bolts and fires by Dscord
=, u wisdom-is it weakness bids the faithful heart de-
mand, what then
When the fercely flaming passions thus aroused shall
family glow
when men weigh the things which be and those which
might have been
when the sure reaction comethwhen shall ebb this zeal
How
When these idols high exalted spurned and scornod shall
cover low What then
when heaven dark with smoulderng homes and earth
is red with slain
When battles wasting hath shone through twenty
When Freedoms bravest and her best have poured their
lives in vain
If the foreign fosered despot here his reign


What then
When foul murder walks unquestond and hows carnage
down the wind
When our babes and wives are slaughtered like the wild
beast in its den
When unoosed their grinding feters which hand shall
eer rebind,
Yon hordes through ages brutazed repay their woes in
kind What chen
If round the dome Liberty the fierce combatants close
And crush with iron tread that arch which neer shall
rise again
If the shattered fragments lie dsoned where proudly
rose,
The shield and glory of her the terror Of her foes


What then
But away with weak forebodngsevey doubt is treasons
mask;
Stand all firm in manly courage, standing by the Rights
God and Liberty in union claim thee for this woeul task
When these ordan thee suffer, dare not cavilng mortal
Weavervlle July 1861. @*
Year: 1861

"HoIsr THAT FLAG."-As yet none of our
synagogues have raised the flag of our country.


That flag, brethren, has given to the Israelite
q free and independen Mt home. Under its protec-
tion the Jew and Gentle enjoy the privilege to
worship their Maker In any manner their creed
demands. Life and property have ever been safe
under its folds Equal rights as men, citizens
and religioniss have followed wherever its glo-
riQus colors were spread.


Hoist that flag over the roof of the house devot
cd to the service of that God, whom we all must
implore to protect it against the frivolous hands
that wantonly have been stretched out 10 tear it
10 fragments.


When you pray let the ensign of the Union
float over your heads, and pray Heaven that
these stars may never wane from the glory of
Liberty and Union


Hoist that flag There is no other portion OF
the community more indebted to its rule and
power than the Hebrew Nor has any other
more to lose by secession than the Israelite.


Like unto times of old, let us all pariotically
gather around that banner of our tribe, and
under its shadow move on to our mission. The
Government of Freedom, Union, Independence
that is the universal sway of the God of Israel
HoIsT THAT FLAG !-7rue Pacific Messenger.
Year: 1861

is particularly attractive, and the great feature
to the Country Merchant is the unusually low
priceless than the cost of Importation
We also keep the Staple .4rticleS IN the Dry
Goods line, which Goods we have purchased in
this market under the Hammer and are offering
them at .NeV York coSt-daa less. We publish
this Card in order that we may make new ac-
quaintances, and induce those who have not here
tofore purchased of us, to call and inspect our
stock


All we ask is an opportunity to sho'o the Goods
and name the prices and we have no fear of the
result Good articles and low prices are the great
inducements to all who purchase to sell again.
Merchants who buy of us can make good
profit and sell to their customers ut low figure.
We remain, respectfully,


Your obedient servants,


BADGER & LlNDENBERGER,


Wholesale Clothing and Hat Warehouse,


Nos. All, 1l3 and ll5 Battery street.


(cOrner of Merchant street,)
San Francisco, July 20, 1861. 27l3.
Year: 1861

would coerce rebel
lion wherever could find it, You may
not coerSe community, but yon may CO.
coerce State criminals. and thus enable the
State and its loyal citizens to fulfill their
relations in the Government of tile Union.
If we can uphold our Constitution, it is
not by compromising with rebellion-it is
by putting down rebellion, and making our
compromise with fidelity.
Year: 1861

IMPRESSIVE SCENE AT THE SEVENTH REe1


MENr ARAoRY.-The Seventh Regiment of New
York turned out 900 guns at the parade of the
Division on the 22d, After the return of the
corps 10 its armory thrilling and impressive
scene occurred, which is thus reported in the
world -" The Regiment ascended to the spa
clouS drill.room in the upper story of the
building, and at the command of the Colonel
the several companies formed in order with
ranks extending the entire width of the room


Col. Leferts having commanded silence, as
cended with his staff to the gallery extending
across the Eighth street end of the building


and made brief and spirited address to his
command. He proposed that the Birthday Of
washington should hereafter be regularly eel
eorated by the Regiment as its anniversary,
ana spoke wlth patriotic enthusiasm of the
character Of that illustrious sage and patriot
On putting the question to the men, whether
they approved of his proposition, laundering
aye reverberated through the hall The order
being gwen for the men to uncover, every hat
came of, and the soldiers, still in their ranks,
stood In reverential silence while the Chaplain
uttered a solemn prayer for the land of Wash
ington, that it might be spared from the evils
which threatened it, and that the Almighty
would put forth His arm once again, as of old
to rescue from destruction. After the prayer
the band struck up the Star Spangled Banner,
the beautiful standard of the Regiment was
carried up to the gallery and waved in unison
with the strains, and scene of the widest en-
thuslasm ensued. The young men of the regi-
ment, the elite of our citizen soldiery, broke
forth with the most tumultuous cheers, forest
OF bayonets was lifted in the air, and a hundred
cleaning swords leaped from their scabbards
and were waved aloft as if invoking the bles-
Eing OF Heaven upon the flag of our country


1t was several minutes before order was re-
stored, but the serried ranks at last resumed
their statue like repose, and the companies
were dismissed to their respective armories 1t
is doubtful whether such display of martial
enthusiasm was ever witnessed in this country,
and the whole scene was calculated to remind
one OF the wild bursts of enthusiastic devotion
with which the Old Guard of Napoleon were
wont to hail the appearance of their beloved
Emperor"
Year: 1861

A Divorce DMENMA.-The Supreme Court
Of York county, Maine, has been in session for
the September term two weeks The Saco
Democrat gives the following account of one
of Tie divorce cases


There have been three divorces decreed du-
ring the term thus far aud in connection with
one of said DEGREES there now seems to arise
some funny questions. 1t seems that a
certain party in South Berwick, anxious to
get rid Of his spouse pressed hearing up
on his libel. and obtained decree during the
third day Of the term On the fifth day of the
term. the said spouse made her appearance
before the Court and stated that her anxious
husband and his friends persuaded her that the
case would not be called up till the second
week in the term, consequently she returned
home, although she had defense to said libel.
etc etc The Court upon these representa-
tions. ordered the decree of divorce to be
stricken from the docket. Now. the funny
part of it is that said divorced husband went
home on the day of the decree-obtained as
above stated-and forthwith proceeded to
Salmon Falls and married another lady
What bis new wife will say, or how they will
proceed when they learn that there is IL fact
no decree of divorce from the first wife, re-
mains to be seen.
Year: 1861

PLAIN TALK.-Ex-Goveruor Stewart. of
Missouri in the State Convention said the
people of Missouri had hitherto sympathized
with the South on account of the institution Of
slavery. but the Confederate army had swept
like besom of destruction through Missouri,
and had violated institutions of ours more
sacred than Slavery or Cotton. Let them
beware said he, when the first frosts of
winter come, we shall march an army into the
very heart of Cottondom. and as they have
she'd blood upon our hearth stones, we Will no
longer regard s2auery as sacred-we lriR lay
tcaSte their plantations, confscate their cotton
and set their negroes free, if they do not soon
stop their hellish business
Year: 1861

The CIVIL WAR.--ll is now idle to inquire
''who Is responsible for all thisf ~ Rev0lu-
tions do not move backward. We must direct
our attention to the dangers of the hour.
Shall this bold treason triumph aud its ar
rUgant leaders trample upon the flag and
the Constitution of the country, or shall
they, through the blood and terror of battle
be put down? If the present Government
be overthrOwn. what is to be established on
its ruins! Doubtless the conquerors would
dictate the form and the substance. Can
the nation safely trust men with power, who
for such slight canses, rebel against the
mildest authorities? For our own part,
laying aside every personal consideration,
as unworthy serious thought 10 a crisis Of
such moment, we say. emphaticalIy. such
men are not to be trusted, aud their trea-
son should be crushed to the earth with all
the speed aud force available. And yet,
(such is the nature of rebelli0n,) in doing
this act Of justice, the good must suffer
more than the wicked who lead them.


We do, however. firmly believe that If
the whole force OF the Government Is at
once directed against the rebels, the war
will be ended in three months, peace re-
stored to the South and the whole country,
and that the outraged people Of the seeded
States will take off the hands of the Federal
Government. the business of hanging the
instigalOrs and leaders of this treason. No
reasonable man can believe, after carefully
pernsing the past three months history OF
secession, that one-half of the people in the
seeded States favor the movement. II has
been in this as 10 oil revolutions the good,
quiet and orderly citizens have been over
come by the few plotting, reckless and am.
bilious demagogues among them. The lat.
ter are alone responsible for the saddening
catastrophe of the civil war which is upon
us; we wish they alone could be made the
recipients Of its ills.-[San Andreas Inde-
pendent.
Year: 1861




JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Sept. 80, 1861
special despatch TO the St Louis Republican says:
There is intelligence from Bonneville, Georgetown,
Sedalia Glasgow and apprehensons felt Of
immediate attack any OF these points by the rebels
All the reports received from Lexington corroborate the
opinion already expressed, that the rebels intend to
keep tie main body Of their forces there; but il is
stated that several bodies Of troops, numbering from
two hundred to two thousand have left there within
few days past for the north and west but for what
purGosss ls ansa9wn


Gen. Fremont preserves strict silence but he Is said
to be actively engaged in obtaining the exact number OF
troops he command and organizing plans for the ap
preaching engagement, upon the success failure Of
which he is to rest his reputation and win lose his all
Every day increased interest is felt in the approach
ing battle for is generally supposed that it Will decide
the fate of Missouri.


Some persons murmur at the delay but Gen. Fremont
is determined to have everything ready before he ad-
vances and strike a blow before he believes it will
be effective.


The opinion is becoming generally prevalent that the
rebels at Lexington by means 10 be despsed but
that, with their vast numbers and ample ammunition,
their confidence and courage they will make most
powerful and desperate resistance.


The pckets Of the army Of General Price extend from
stationed very each other and thus the inell
Of all conveyed to the headquar
ters Of General Price in the brielest space of time
telegraph wire laid from General Fremont's head
quarters to Camp Lille this afternoon
Year: 1861

We are pleased to learn that this fine BODY Oh men,
organized under Colonel Elliott By the special request OF
tho Hon simon Cameron Secretary of War are to be FUR
tshoI !, N the latest improved rite which, we doubt
NOT IN their hands will prove formidable arm OF the
sarvirc and a terror to tho enemy. The regiment s n0W
nnarv completed ana expects 10 march in few days to
the seat Of war.
Year: 1861

CAVALRY Lieut.. Baldwin, of Singers
Cavalry Company, goes below this morning
with about twenty members of the company
the most of whom had enlicted previously,
but were not ready TO go down with the
main body on Saturday morning.
Year: 1861

Butte County CAVALRY This Company
having been accepted by the Government
September 7th, will pass through this place
on Thursday next. Lieut.. Allen is stopping
Al the Philadelphia House, and will stay for
three days to enlist enough men to I'll up the
Company to 95 members All desirous of
going must call Immediately.
Year: 1861

Dear Progress A most terrible tragedy was
enacted in the streets of this place on yesterday
The actors were VIM. Privitt, Sr., and his son
William, Ga youth of about Il years of age.) VIM
Woodard and ID. Haniey Some twelve or
fifteen shots were exchanged by the parties; one
of which took effect in Mr. Privitss head killing
him almost instantly. Mr. Woodard received
several slight wounds about the face and neck
while the clothes of others bore evidence of the
craftsmanship of the belligerents Hanley, who
fred the fatal shot that deprived Privitt of his
life, has been admitted to bail for his appearance
at our next Superior Court It is thought by
some, who seem to be cognizant of the facts in
sla4a case, that it is Of excusabe homicide Of
course, a judicial investigation will settle that
point.


We are anxious to learn the verdict of the
court-martal in the of the gallant Singe
tary. How strikingly does his daring conduct
ana restless anxiety TO do something for his
country, contrast with the conduct vfs7me who
unnecessarily remain ut home, and neither con-
tribute muscular nor pecuniary aid in defence Of
their country. Yours, SC,
Year: 1861

It is idle fer our Journals to assume the vica-
rious province of e. pressing indignation At this
insult to the British flag, and this outrage upon
British neutrality 1t Great Britain were weak
mower. struggling against odds to maintain her
rightfu position among the community of ma
tions, we might well be indignant at this blow to
her rights and her honor, and would be called
upon to offer her sympathy But Great Brit
ain is perfectly able to take of herself. She
is strong enough in actual power to resent this
insult efectually and summarily, if she chooses,
and she may think she is strong enough in pres.
tioe and character to be able to submit TO It, If
policy dictates such a course without
etrimeut to her honor or her interests. 1t is
time that the South should leave England aud
other European powers to settle their own ques-
tons with the North, and shall proceed to fight
out this war though Europe. in diplomatic
point of view, were erased from the map of the
world
Year: 1861

The Government of England has expressed
neither sympathy, extended any encourage
ment or support express Implied, to US SINCE
our Declaration of Independence. On the con-
trary the weight of her influence, when exercised
at all has been thrown in favor Of the North She
has departed from fixed, well established rue,
in one case Wren party, in some beggarly, lg-
noraut South or Central American State, of two
or three hundred thousand miserable inhabitants,
establishes a de factO Government, England at
once recornizes it. Such has been the invaflable
custom for more than one thiId Of century. But,
when millions of united, intelligent. brave and
wealthy Southerners, declare their independence
with one accord establish free Government, and
maintain their position victoriousy for months,
giving unmistakable assurance of ability to do 1t
for ali time to come, this English Government, for
some cause or other cannot. or at least will not,
do unto us as she has frequently done unto 9th
ers who had no claims either to respecta blllty,
intelligence strength, commercial Importance.


We shall never achieve our independence OF
the North by foreign aid Nor ought we to expect
it. Our own strong arms and unquailiLg hearts
must accomplish that object. We have no other
safe, earthly reliance.


OF course we would be delighted if John Bull
would take it into his head to make the insult
offered his flag pretext for inhlcting condIgn pun
ishment upon Lincoln's ocean hordes. But Johh
will not do anything of the sort, unless he Is
forced to it. or sees that he can make great
deal of money by it. Just now the cotton famine
in Manchester, etc g, is becoming oppressive, and
in a fow weeks will become terrible. The long
manufacturing pole may stir up the old fellow to
DO good act once in his life. We shall see:
Year: 1861

TRADE WITH ARGzoNA-SoNoRA AwAKGNG.
If the people of California, says the Mirror,
are not on the alert, the State of Sonora will
head US off in most important branch Of
traffic; some of the leading men in that
country, at the head Of whom is Pesquiera,
being engaged in an endeavor to construct a
railroad between Arizona and Guaymas for
the purpose of monopolzing the trade of that
section. This trade, by the gradual hlHng
up of the Territory with an industrious pop
ulation, and the recent discovery of mines of
gold and silver at Pine Alto aud other pla-
ces, is becoming yearly more valuable, until
it has got to bea prize worth contending for
Unless we Of the Northern coast do some.
thing speedily to facilitate communication
with Arizona, the Mexicans will get ahead
OF us by diverting into their own channels
those mineral riches which must find their
way either through San Francisco or the port
of Guaymas.
Year: 1861

This institution rader the care Of Mr.. Gill
more, the present most efficient Warden, is
fast becoming credit to the county. We
notice that the rooms are all clean and pure,
the beds ditto A stove is in each apart
meut, making it comfortable and dry while
there is, at the same time, sufficient circula-
tion Of air, when needed, through the opened
windows. Mr.. Gilmore has arranged the
wards so that patients Of a certain class are
all together, while those Of another class arc
also together. and so on throughout the estab
! lishmcnt This is a much better system than
the former one in which patients were pre-
miscuousy associated. The bathing depart
! ment is neat and commodlous. Improve
ments are being made in the baking and gen
eral culinary facilities of the institution and
wholesome food is furnished 10 the patients,
according to the conditions of their physical
constitutions.


Mr.. Gilmore is now preparing TO set out
shade trees around the Hospital and to plant
an orchard in the y acres adjoining the insti-
tuition. He is also preparing the grounds for
the culture of vegetables, 10y means of the
labor of such patients as are able to be out
or whose health would be benefited Ly
moderate physical exertion. This thing will
result in great Identification Of the Site and
also in sensbly lessening the expenses of the
institution, by furnishing a large proportion
of the vegetable food required, not to say the
entire quantity.


There isone thing concerning the Hospital
| which We regret to see, and that is, that the
section of land adjoining the northern quar-
ter of the Hospital Grounds, has been sold by
the owner to brickmakers, and the soil is to
be torn up and moulded into bricks. This of
course will not only disfgure the surround
ings of the Hospital, but will also damage
the Hospital land 10y disintegration; especi-
ally so, as there is fall of the land in that
direction. There is another small tract Of
land.-2l aeres-adjoining the Hospital
Grounds on the east, which will also most
probably be sold for brick -kilns, if not pur-
chased by the county. This would be seri-
Gus misfortune. 1t will be bad enough to
have the ground blufred off, with eontinu-
ally erumbling margin on the Moth, but to
have the like thing in another quarter and
thus leave the Hospital standing in an angle
of continually falling ground, would be to
damage the soil quite too seriously.


We understand that the owner of this
ground will sell it to the county, at a moder-
ate price, and take his pay in County script


Eventually, the land belonging to the Hos
pital must be increased, in order to carry out
one of the ultimate objects of the statute re-
garding County Hospitals, which is to have
small farms attached to them in order that
they may become scli-sustaining institutions.
Hospital farms are common in the older
States, and must become so here


Under this view of the case, the County
would probably do well to purchase the land
spoken Of now.
Year: 1861

THpucroo, Jan 10.


EDwoE DEMocRAr:-TAis afternoon while
the Antoine Mining Company were engaged
washing dirt in their claim, on Sand Hill, a
large bank, or cave of dirt, fell inupon them,
completely burying three men, namely -
Samuel Peck, John Timms and w. T. Bow
erman There was at the time of the cave
several hundred inches of water running
through the claim, which together with the
dirt, came rushing thro' and sweeping every
thing behind it. The boys were rolled and
tumbled through the claim 10y the force Of
the water and dirt, only at times, emerging
from their rocky bed just long enough to get
a breath, when they would again be buried
beneath the dirt and water, which came roll
ing down like mad wave carrying destruc-
tion in its path. Bowerman was caught and
driven with great force against an iron bar
there he remained for several moments with
the dirt washing over him, and when eXtri-
cate by his brother miners, it was found that
his body was badly bruised and lis left thigh
broken. The other two were carried a dis
tance Of seyenty-fye yards through deer
and narrow cut; and strange to say, altho
their clothes were completely cut and torn
from their bodies, there were no bones bro
ket, but they were quite insensible, and theil
bodies bruised and mangled in a most shock
ing manner. They were all taken to the vii
lage where they were well cared for, by our
skillful Physician and Surgeon, Mr.. Simpson
who dressed their wounds


The boys all feel quite cheerful and are
thankful for their miraculous escape.


w NJ !
Year: 1861

ALL THE THASRs WE Gor.--Mr. Jay Sails
bury, our Deputy Sheriff came into our Of
flee few days since, says the Red Bluff
Beacon, and we gave him large pile of old
exchanges as intellectual food for the nrison-
ers confnedin in the county Jail, and among
them We sent the last Beacon to illumine
their pathway, and bring them back to the
walks of virtue and honesty But one Of
them eagerly picked up the small item in
which we made mention of the terrible he'll
libaloo they keep upin their cells, and sound
ly berated us for calling them "merry scoun-
drels."
Year: 1861

The famous palmetto tree is not indigenu-
GUS to South Carolina soil, nor can It be
grown there. The sandy salty soil, from the
adjacent islands, is brought to the main land
and the roots ofthe tree are embedded in it.
Without this the tree perishes in about the
same time the Republic would for which it is
the assumed emblem.
Year: 1861

OPENING NIGHT-Dont forget that this is
She grand opening night, at the theater, OF
the celebrated Sager Troupe, of which We
spoke yesterday. The attraction will doubt
less be sufficient TO draw a large house.