, 1853-12-31
ADDRESSES
OF Col J. Patton Anderson, and Chiel
if Justice Lander,

DELNEMrD AT THE CLOSE OF THE Thurs
TON CoUNTY DENooRArIc CoNvUNTIoNi
HELD AT oLrnPrA, Disc. II, 1853.
We stated Last werk that we would en-
desvor 10 obtain for publication, the sd-
7drrssss of the gentlemen referred to, and
delivered as above, in ConnerIion with that
Of Attorney General Clendenin. We are
sorry tot say, however, that press Of Official
business has prevented that gentleman from
being rrad as we'll as heard, as we know
that would be the desire Of all who listened
To him. Mr.. Clendenip was called for Of
the close Of the address Of Gov. Stevens,
and after entertaining the audience lor
about half an hour, in . forcible manner
touching the manifest destiny Of the Pacific
eoast4-lhe Great Pacific Railway, and mat
irrs and things in general relative 10 ou:
le,riIosy, concluded amid loud cheers; and
( us loud calls for aIr 11,--s e.-I. H.
sLala Col. Anderson sr.l I.
followed, who arose and responded thus =
g FELLow-CITfzEKS 10 la fi.o.'f .g T
Aside from the fact that you have alrca-
DIV b~-n addressed In q manner more able
and eloquent than could aspire 10, there
arc other considerations that perhaps ought
10 deter me from responding 10 the call with
which YOU have sern 81 10 haitcF me on
this occasion. The rrlstion occupy to-
wards YOU a. . suhOTlinale frderal 1fhcrr
. under other circumstances, would forbid
mr. from participating actively in the local
poli,ical meetings of The country, but the
pnsiiion which partial friends have recent
lv thought pIoptr 10 assign me, makes il .
matter u righi in you 10 call upon ne for
the reasons for that political Faith that Is in
, me, and a matter Of dHiy in me TO exPlsin
those reasons. 1.s. ..,.. =. ...., .
concur mose cordially with the Govern
or 10 approving the move you have 'his day
made towards organizing the Democralic
rar1y Of the territory. Accomplish ihisi
and victory is ours, for the democracy Of
the country, Ike the d.cp and placid wa
tcrs Of our own magnificent Sound nereT
mors but in a Storm iil re el arf'us
81 ! hold il to be one Of Tic cardinal doc
.in,s Of the democratic CREED, that tie
peoplr have . righ 10 know the political
sentiments Of those they truAt-that a.,
under our republican form Of government,
all power emanaIes T. ON them, before they
delegate that power to public servant, they
have a right 10 know whether his political
sentiments in relation to the administration
Of governmental affairs corresponds with
iheifs or mol /; and in making a declaration
Of those sentimtnir, he is bound BY every
Obligation Of good faith and patriotism, to
make thal declaration in the Plainest, fullesl
and mosl unequivocal terms ln accordance
with these convictions, proceed 10 give
YOU whal ] conceive to be the main points
embodied in the democratic faith: ta
believe that the sovereignty Of thii
country resides with the people, aud that q
majority o. thai people have right 10 alter
amsnd or abolish the lorms.of existing laws
whenever they fail to answer the ends for
which they wcre established;
That ours is government Of limited
powers, and those powers arc clearly dc6'
ned in the constitution; ls1ra,i 1i.
That a latiludinous construction Of thai
instrument is dangerous to the liberties oI
the p ,ople, and subveisive Of the interests
Ol the country; r
That under i, no national Bank can be
Grated, nor other monster monopoly, viii