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Year: 1862

Follow IT UP.-Our late brilliant victory at
Somerset, Kentucky, and the enthusiastic recog-
milton of it by the President of the United
States, will have an excellent effect upon every
division and detachment of our land and naval
forces throughout the Union. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that our gallant officers concerned in
|:'his important triumph will promptly follow it
|up, and continue to strike while the iron is hot,
until their work is completed, and not permit


themselves, meantime, to be drawn away from


the field to sport their laurels before an admir-


ing public, while there is still an enemy before


them to be dslodged. Let our brave soldiers


henceforward show to the world that besides


knowing how to gain victories they know how


to follow them up.
Year: 1862

under The command Of Albert Pike Some


twenty OF our men who fell in the engagement
under Col Osterhaus on Friday and under Gen.
Davis on Saturday, and had the misfortune to
oe til on The field, were ioully and fiendishly
Sealped, murdered and robbed by these red.
SKINNED wretches;; So far as the fighting was
concerned the Indians were not to be taken in
to account Notwithstanding the frantic ex-
cltemeat OF Pike and others they could not be
maze TO stand the fire of our men for more
than single round. Our artillery sent them
howling back as quickly as they made their ap-
pearance in body. 1t is related, and with
some grounds of truth, that those savages
seized upon a quantity Of whisky belonging to
the coniederates on Friday, and becoming
lurlously drunk began TO fight among them
selves. The Arkansans were called upon to
qnel the riot, when promiscuous and bloody
battle ensued among the Indians and Arkan-
sans in which several hundred mnst have been
killed and wounded. The Indians, who have
thus been so wickedly pressed into the service
OF insurrection, became a scourge to their mas
ters and punishment to themselves.
Year: 1862

val, which now 80 nearly concerns them.
They may be sure that employment, ele-
waiting TO The negro and reuunerative to
the Government, at the price it will cost,
may be had for all the slaves whose chains
the Union army will be able to strike of in
the next six months; and they may be sure
of smother thing not less true-that the day
is not far off in which they will be COM
pelled to choose between doing military
duty themselves, or permitting black men
to do it for them.


We are encouraged to make this appeal
by the fact, now well understood, that the
loyal States have sent into the army all Of
their industrial population that can be
safely spared. The commercial, agricul~
tura1 and manufacturing interests Of the
country must be maintained, to the end
that our armies may be clothed, fed and
Maid and the Government, no matter how
urgent the necessity, will hesitate long
time before it subtracts another quarter
ofa million Of men from the country's pro-
duc1ng power. War is not alone the send
ing Of soldiers to the field; it is as much
q matter Of finance as Of brute force.
Hence even the bittercst of the Democrats
will agree that to avert a break down at
home and consequent discrimination Of
effort against the enemy in the South, the
day is at hand, in which to enable the Ia
boring population to stay in the North and
work, the Slaves, emancipated by our arms,
must be marshaled in military array. Now
is the time to begin.
Year: 1862

Doctor Andrews, Surgeon Of the LIST lii
nois artillery, well known in Chicago, not
only for his high professional attainments,
but for his reliability as gentleman of
integrity, in writing from Memphis tothe
Chicago Medical E1aminer for October,
speaks Of the number Of contrabands that
have fallen under his care there, in conse-
quence Of the wounds received in making
their escape from their masters; he says:


Of course, the sercrer cases do not reach
here; hence, we see good many moderate
wounds among them. One Of them Was shot
through the lungs and in the land, and had
beaten raw on his back, Of the Size Of din
ner-plate- I tried to save him, but he died Of
his injuries On the third day after hc came in
Two days ago, the gucrillas shot negro in
sight Of the fort, On the opposite side Of the
river, and left his body unburied on the sand.
barharities Of this sort, which have fallen IN
der my notice, have constituted more than
1alf my surgery for the last two months.


We commend all this to the prayerfu1
attention Of the few remaining preachers
Of the particular gospel (not found in the
New Testament) which teaches the divine
right Of Slavery. The JUNCTION with which
these blessed shepherds describe the felicity
Of the subjects Of the patriarchial rule y
and the exceeding sinfulness of the *'fanati-
cal Abolitionists in desiring that slaves
may have the right to own themselves, are
known in almost every village in
in the land The facts which DR.. An
drews states are forcible commentaries on
the man-selling discourses that they were
wont to preach We imagine one Of these
wellfed fellows. "a communicant in the
Church Diabolca1 and Universal, engaged
in tusslc with some deadly sin which of
course he hates We ask him how many
shots through the lungs he would endure
before. he would surrender to the ten1pta-
tion to belle brother Of the cloth; how
many times he would be dog-bitten before
giving way to the suggestions Of concu-
pisceuce and lust; how many patches Of
skin lie would have whipped off his back,
each the SIZE Of g dinner plate, before he
would swear profnely? Whose can answer
these questions can tell how blessed that
institution is, to escape which men will
endure even death. If there is priest Of
the man-selling and woman-Whipping
faith in the West, we exhort him to leave
the Jews alone for brief period, and
preach one sermon from the text that DR..
Andrews supplies.
Year: 1862

CLARr1foSr, Sept. III, 1907


Mr. DEAR GnERAr--I have just read the letter you
wrote 70 the New York Times TO the msrepre
seuatons circulated about departure from America
and hasten 70 thank you for having taken up the pen
under these circumstances. Although we are accustomed
TO caumny and despise nevertheless u Is very crafty
Ing 10 see bc acts put hr true light, and our situa
ton go wen understood and clearly explained espe
cialy by member Of the army with whose destinies
were associated during nearly year


We shall always remember that campaign with tho
Army OF the Potomac one Of the best and most nte.
resting epocs Of youth. II s with regret that we
left our companions in arms, and nothing can be more
valuable 10 than such testimonies OF remembrance and
estesm need mot add that hearty wishes stu ac-
company them that she distance has only strengthened
the interest take IN the of the great cause
for which we fought together. Depend upon it,
however ignorant and preudced may be the public Al
large, there are stu on this side Of the Atlantic
hearts who follow with emotion the struggle u great
and free nation for hor institutions and who cannot be-
levc in tho ultimate Of the efforts of dcudcd
minority TO establish community whose corner
stone shall be odious dangerous and precarous
institution that Of slavery Before ending this let
ter (or the bad English OF which must apologize) hot
still tell you, my dear General how glad should be
to shake hands again with you, and 20 talk
with you OF your winter quarters in that wild OF
Maryland or Of the summer days when your tent was
pitched on the field OF battle OF Fair Oaks.


beg you, nay dear General, TO believe me always
very truly yours, LOUIS PHILIPPE DOR1EANs,


Comte dc Paris.
Year: 1862

AS the work Of the Office approaches completion tho
reduction of the force employed has commenced In
the New York Office the copies nearly all
completed, and several of tho copyists engaged
the books. The transferring of the names from the
"out OF district lists in the Brooklyn Office viii


ence to-day under the Immediate supervision OF MAJOR
Pinckney The and copies Of the books are COM
pletcd far examined few days more will the
whole work done General Anthon is pushing the work
as rapidly possible in order complete Il by Friday
next the daY the draft Is ordered
Year: 1862

TIE Loss The entire National loss result
Ing from the battle Of Wiacbestcr, Ia one hun,
dred and fifteen killed on the spot or who have
since died OF their wounds, four huudred and
forty one wounded and twenty four missing.
Year: 1862

In the March number of the Atlantic
Monthly the " Country Psrson' has a
charming little essay on "Tne Sorrows of
Childhood" in the course OF which he
makes these remarks:


An extremely wicked way of punish
ing children is by shutting them up in a
dark place Darkness is naturally fearful
to human beings, aud the stupid ghost
stories Of many nurses make il especially
fearful to child. II is stupid and
wicked thing to send q child On an errand
in dark night. do not remember pass
ing through greater trial in my youth
than once walking three miles alone (it
was not going on an errand) in the dark,
along road thickly shaded with trees
was little fellos; but got over the
distance in half nn hour Part of the
way was along the wall Of churchyard--
one Of those ghssily, weedy, neglected, ac-
cnrsed-looking spots where stupidity has
done what it can to add circumstances of
disgust and horror TO the Christians long
sleep. Nobody ever supposed that this
walk was trial to boy Of twelve years
old, SO little are the thoughts of children
understood. And children are reticent ::
am telling now about that dismal walk
for the FIRST time. And in the illness of
childhood children sometimes get very
close and real views of death. l remem-
ber, when was nine years old, how every
evening, when lay down to sleep, used
for about year to picture myself lying
dead, till felt as though the coffin were
closing round me. used TO read at that
period, with a curious feeling of fascina-
tion, BIair's poem, The Grave But
never dreamed Of telling anybody Of these
thoughts. / believe that thoughtful chill
dren keep most Of their thoughts to them
selves, aud in respect Of the things Of
which they think most are as profoundly
alone rs the Ancient Mariner in the Pa-
ci6c.


have heard of q parent, an important
member Of very strait sect of the Phari-
sesa, xhose child, when dying, begged 70
be buried not in . certain foul old hide
Gus church yard, but in . certain cheerful
cemetery. This request the poor little
creature made with all the energy of ter
ror and despair. But the strait Pharisee
refused the dying request, and pointed
out with polemical bitterness to the child
that he must be very wicked indeed to
care at such time where he was to be
buried, or what might be done with his
body after death. How / should enjoy
the spectacle Of that unnatural, heartlsss,
stupid wretch tarred and feathered! The
dying child was caring for thing about
which Shakespeare cared; and it was not
in mere human weakness, but by faith,
that Joseph, when he was a-dying. gave
commandment concerning his bones"
Year: 1862

NEW double top and double cover Gas


\ and Smoke consuming Cooking stove ms
is decidedly the best stove OF the kho ever SoIo III
,hs market Call and see before making your
purchases.
Year: 1862

yonng was recently sent into tho city to
the Provost Marshal under guard charged with steal
ing Colts pistol II appeared that the subject had
sustained some quasi relation 10 the Confederate
dragoon service, and had been been by some body,
acting with or without ORDERS very badly whipped
with a cowskm some such Instrument. A the
party asserted his innocence. and there WAS only
suspicion of guilt the Provost Marshal did not detau
him. The officer in question also decided very EN-.
phatieally that white men. by military law. were
not subject to being whipped, either by order OF
without IT.
Year: 1862

KILLED.-A Fireman on the Rock
Island Road, was suddenly killed on Friday
night. He went out upon the Engine to "oil
up and missing his footing. fell into the
machinery and was crushed 10 death.
Year: 1862

THERE was some crossing on the ice
on Saturday. but it is getting very dangerous
We advise people TO be exceedingly cautious.


THE bad condition Of the roads keeps
our city pretty thoroughly blocka ded. Trade
is dull, and all kinds Of business is anxioualy
awaiting the opening Of navigation.
Year: 1862

Wasco county,


To the sheriff or constable of said county
in the Of the state of Oregon you are command
moneys effects and credits of Peter Brusoe excepting
such as the law exempts much thereof as shall
satisfy the sum Of one hundred dollars and costs of
said suit with interest in whosoever hands posses
sion the same may be found in your county and so
provide that the goods and chattels attached may
be subject to fur her proceedings thereon the law
requires and of this writ make legal service and due
return given under my hand this the 29th day of July
1862. ~ FORD J. P
At the request and risk of plaintiff | debatse S.
Watson to serve this attachment.


given under my hand this the 29h day of July 1862


\ II n
Year: 1862

STATE OF UREGUN, I - In Justice COurt


Wasco county,


This day came N. B. Wisdom agent for N Ford
plaintiff and says that cause of action exists against
Peter Bmsoe defendant for hundred dollars over
and above all legal set offs, for killing certain bull
belonging to the said n. Ford and converting the
same to his the said P Brusoe use without the leave
or consent of the said n. Ford.


The above from information from n Ford plaintiff
verbally, and that the aant verify believes that the
defendant has departed from the state to delay or de
fraud his creditors and therefore prays for writ of
attachment. N B. WISDOM agent


Sworn and subscribed to this the 29th day Of July,
1862 N. FoRD. ]. p
Year: 1862

From GRANITE CREEK.-Mr. Curry, of
Mossman, & Cos Express gives us the fol-
lowing items from Granite Creek: There
are from five to seven hundred miners at
work on this stream, making from Sc to
two and three ounces per day. Plenty of
water and provisions at present, though
there is but small amount of provisions
on the road to the mines. Thirty or forty
miles southeast of Granite Creek and
nearly due South of Auburn gold has
been found in a basin near Burnt river
but there is no water to work the mines
excepting with rockers. Mr.. Curry saw
gentleman from that place who informed
him that there were six OF seven men at
work there making from five to eighteen
dollars per day.
Year: 1862

ACCIDENT TO THE TENINo.-As the
steamer Tenino was ascending Texas Rap
ids on Thursday of last week she parted
her cable and was thrown back by the cur
rent upon the rocks and seriously dam
aged. The extent Of her injuries we have
not learned definitely, though one report
says it is feared she will prove total
wreck The COL Wright went to her re-
lief on Monday.
Year: 1862

ARRIVAL OF Col. STEINBERGER.-We
have had the pleasure Of a call from Col. j.
Steinberger, of the Regiment of Washing
ton Territory Infantry, who arrived here
on Wednesday last and took command Of
the post. The Colonel is entering with
vigor and efficiency upon the work Incl
dent to supplying quarters for a much larg-
er force than has ever been stationed at the
post From our knowledge of his ability
and integrity, we are assured that the new
Commander will be a popular and efficient
one.
Year: 1862

State of Oregon, IS. in Justices court,
Wasco county.


To the sheriff or constable of said county in the
of the state of Oregon you are hereby command
ed to summons Peter Brusoe if he be found in your
county to be and appear before the undersigned jus
tce of the peace in and for said county the 9th day
of August 1852 at 10 o'clock in the fore at his
office in walla waa to answer to N. Ford in civil
action and have you then and there this writ.
given under my hand this the 29th day of July 1862


N EnRn i
Year: 1862

GOLD EXCITEMENT IN THE UPPER
CoUNTRY.-We learn by the last express
from Florence that genral excitement pre-
walls at that place en- the subject of the
new gold mines Warren's Discovery
and that general rush is being made for
the mines
Year: 1862

NAVIGATION TO LEwIsToN.-We are
informed that since the accident to the Te-
ninO, the o. S. n Co. Will not attempt to
send their larger steamers to Lewiston any
more this season. The Col. Wright will
probably make one or two more trips only
which will close navigation on Snake river
for the season.
Year: 1862

Observation-Disclosures in our city is ma
terially on the increase. We notice with
nle.esure that number of new business
houses of various kinds have lately been
established, and that several others will
soon be in operation. Our merchants
seem to have enough to do in supplying
their customers, and the various mechanic
branches are in a prosperous and lively
condition The streets are crowded during
the day with teams and pack trains, and in
the evening, the crowds in the saloons evil
dence that the town is fast filing up with
strangers, and begin to give to these pla-
ces of resort their wonted liveliness.
Year: 1862

EDS. ST
Auburn, Or
feel it to the
thing in reg
route as a m
of this vale
all the route
emigrant ro
nnountainou
road. Thei
Blue mount
way where


which if dc
and travel G
and Powder
of the trail
city through
end of the {
east side of
the Powder
to Auburn.
a good wag
taken from
be shipped
and pack tr
that region
then be dire
. consequence


No man


road would
trader and I
secure this


have done {
have in az
Powder rive
followed up |


Walla W
favorably lc
north-eastel
and if the p
what nature
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Territory Of


VI
Year: 1862

A few weeks since an enterprSing firm in this
city circulated a subscription for the purpose oi
raising funds to defray the expense of opening a
pack trail from this city to Grand Ronde valley
thence TO the Powder river valley Through their
persevering agency the object was accomplished,
and the trail was opened as agreed upon, thus
placing US forty miles nearer the mines, over an
infinitely better road than the one by way of the
Umatilla While that movement was a commend
able one, more particularly as fOrerunner to a
more substantial and beneficial enterprise, the
public interest now demands the opening of a
good wagon road to connect these three points.
As intmated by our correspondent in to-days


issue, the natural and only practicable pass for
loaded wagons over the Blue mountains is by way
of the new trail. This is the serious conviction of
all with whom we have conversed who have trav-
eled both routes. 1t is believed that the present
pass over which the emgran road runs, is the best
that can be obtained between the Umatilla and
Grand Ronde direct. The experience of past
years has proved this to be entirely impracticabe
for heavily loaded wagons. 1t becomes the bust
ness men of this city and vicinity to oren wagon
road over the new trail route, as well for their
own convenience and advantage as for shippers
and teamsters from other points. If there was
good wagon road here, Walla Wala could not
fail to remain the principal point of supply for the
mines in that direction. Iti long, tedious route
for draft teams from Dalles to Grand Ronde. saw
irg nothing of the roughness of the road and the
heavy expense ofthe teamster in the way of fer
rage. If these were rot insuperable obstacles to
transportation over this road the fact that freight
ing.overit can only bscsaducted with any degree
ofproft during two orthree ofthe summer months
while the grass furnishes subsistence for animals,
will prove permanent objection to the route for
freighdng purposes. Packers and teamsters are
known to regard the road with "perfect horror"
and it is with difficulty that any of them can be
induced to employ their animals upon it.


It seems to US that one of the most imperative
wants of the country at the present time, is the
opening of this wagon road to the mines. The
estimated cost of the work by men who have been
over the route is three thousand dollars. This
may be low estimate, including as it does plan
for grading about six miles, without which pass
able road could be made at less expense If it
should cost four or five thousand, however, it
would prove in short space of time to be prof
table investment to tie people of this valley;
and We hope some other enterprising firm may
initiate the example of the one alluded to, and
put the wagon road through. Now is the time to
do 1t, and it is movement that should not be
neglected.
Year: 1862

The streets of Florence have lost the accus-
toned crowd; who surrounded the street auction
eer who held forth in front of Pony's saloon !;
and whose eloquence was too often wasted in the
endeayor to sell old camping utensils, six-shoot-
ers, ETC., on a crowd who were not on the buy
1t was on this corner that pretty much all the
miscellaneous fighting and pisto-drawing took
place. The number of drunks was very great
and the number of disorderly AS matter of
course-was about equal. Now the chance for
another strike has occurred, and all are bent
on avang themselves of it. So Florence wears
a Sunday look, which will soon be shaken off if
the crowd return disappointed.


Yet those who have paying claims are staying
ployed who have gone of, or to be more particu-
lar, who compose the bulk of excited miners; so
that it will not effect the yield of gold to any ex
tent
Year: 1862

At the first start of the present rush across Sal
mon, large proportion of those who started off,
did so under the mistaken idea that the diggngs
were on the Piatt-Gs not Pi-ute the proper name
for the stream)-river. In fact, the dscoyerers
were not communicative about the locality of the
new diggines, except to their friends. For this
reason l anticipate that many will return disap-
pointed and have to start again.


AS to the nature of the country on the Patt, l
was recently informed by gentleman who made
the iour of the head-waters of Snake river this
spring, that he found the valley to be. an aluval
deposit from one to six miles wide, and very lev
el. On the hills there was an abundance of gold
bearing rock, but he never obtained more than
few coors to the pan. l place entire confidence
in his representations, but there may be favora-
bic country at the head-waters of the river.
Year: 1862

thought is his especial pleasure. One os the
mission schools in New York is infested
by tie "relisions loafer," who calls because
he has nothing to do, and can have chair,
morning paper, warm office, write letter,
" borrow" stamp, and prehaps get an in
vitation to dinner. The same individual
sometimes appears as supernumery dele
gate at conventions, or colporteur Of
tracts and Bibles where the good books lie
in the parlor aod are vended across the
way. 1t was one of this class who adver-
tised for board in some family where his
Christian deportmert would be accepted as
an equivalent for the demolished beef and
bannocks. If he is clergyman he extern
porizes in the pulpit, droning forth any
quantity of religious platitudes TO the drow-
sy ears below. If he is layman, he hap
pens in TO talk ofthe lethargy of the church.
a lethargy for which he is to certain ex-
tent responsible since no one can look at
him without feeling disposed to yawn, or
he interrupts all the avocations Of time by
talking drearily Of eternity, forgetting that,
because there is no device in the grave, we
are 10 do with all our might whatsoever our
hands find to do. The loafr, whatever
may be his special department, never will
lingly finds anything to do, except to eat
drink and enjoy the good of other mems
labor. He has something of the reptile in
his nature, for he is forbid and fond of bas-
king in the sun, can live long time with
out food, and thrives upon the general dis
gust. His chief social utility is to point the
contrast between idleness and labor, and to
consume the bad Tobacco and worse whisky
that which might weaken the energies OF
more efficient men.-SpTagfea RepuM-
can,