The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

We find the following in the oregonia
of Monday:


We find the following in the o~regonian
of Monday:
On the 3lst of August a grand barbecue
was given at Louisiana, Missouri, to the re-
turned soldiers of Pike county, Missouri, and
PIKE county, Illinois. Speeches were made
by several persons. Hon. j. IL. d. Hender-
son OF this State was present. The cores
pondent ofthe st. Louis Democrat thus speaks
of him
Mr.. Henderson, of Oregon, recently
elected member of Congress from that State,
was h introduced, and endorsed the rad.
ical party of Missouri, pledging himself to
stand by them. He indicated by his speech
that be Is the man."
Mr.. Henderson then stands committed
to the u aud policy of the Radicals.
They oppose the reconstruction plan of
President johnson, and are in favor of
Negro Suffrage. Mr.. Henderson is the
Representative from Oregon, elected by
the Abolition party, and is the author
lied, selected exponent of their views
and sentiments. He openly, in public
mass meeting, announces himself as a
Radical, and is pledged to their policy.
The Abolition organs of Oregon de-
clare that they favor and will sustain the
policy of President johnson, and also
that they are opposed to Negro Suffrage.
Thus, we have on one hand, their chosen
popular exponent pledged to the aus Of
the Radicals, and consequently opposed to
President johnson and his course and
on the other hand, the organs of the
party in this State opposed to the Radi-
Gals, and supporting the policy of the
President. Which are We to look upon
as the real simon pure-the State organs,
who speak without actual authority for
their party, or Representative Hender-
son, who stands their chosen, authorized
mouthpiece? A party is known by its
acts and fruits. In the canvass last year
it is notorious that Mr.. Henderson on the
stump openly avowed his Negro Equality
Radical sentiments. He even went tt
the length of saying that he would moi
condemn marriages between the white:
and blacks, although "should his owl
wife die, he should marry again, and be
lieyed as he had married white womer
twice already, he would marry a white
woman again" He contended that ne
groes were better qualified to vote thar
many of the " low Irish and Dutch" anc
went to the full extreme of Radicalism il
the cause of the negro. We conten,
therefore that the Abolition party of Ore
gon, in the election of Mr.. Henderson
committed itself to the Radical cause, an,
they are pledged to it just as he pledge,
himself to 1t in his Missouri speech il
August last.
1t is the policy of the organs of tn
party now-because Negro Suffrage i
growing unpopular in the State, and be
cause the party has got aboard NOR
!" niger" than it can carry-to deceiv,
the people in this respect, and seek t
convince them that it is not the inten
ton of the Abolitionists to give the ne
groes the right Of suffrage. But the.
simply protest ip mere words-their act
prove beyond eavil or doubt that they d
4really favor that measure, and, if tn
power to put it into operation were the1s
it would be enforced Henderson ha
autheritatively spoken for the party, an
stands pledged to the Radicals.