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

According to the Mobile Tribune the
wild superstitions of savage Africa still
linger among the negroes of the South, and
they are occasionally detected in fetish
worship. An occasion of the kind lately
happened at Mobile, which is described
as follows:
In company with a few policemen we
went last night to a house situated beyond
the Gas Works, and occupied by an old
negro who claims to be an Obi Man. Ap-
preaching the house carefully and peer
ing through the e~reyices in the walls. a
wild, weird spectacle was there presented.
Around a small FIRE of pine in the middle
of the foor-or room, for floor there was
none-and over which was hung a pot,
sat a group of negro men and women, en-
tirely naked there hair, or wool, twisted
into pig tail curls and ornamented with
sprigs of some kind of herb intermingled
with dried roots, their eyes closed the
master of ceremonies or High Fetish
Priest, with a snake-skin around his neck
and his wool, grizzled with age, and gar
n;shed more profusely than the rest, was
chanting something in a droning voice
while the remainder of the "congrega-
ton responded as it were, with a low.
long drawn howl. The old negro with
the snake-skin clapped his hands and the
whole party rose and commenced a most
furious stamping in circle round the pot.
This over, they all squatted down again
and the "Obi Man resumed his chant,
and at the same time holding in his hands
a covered basket, from which he drew
and dropped into the pot, first, a dead
snake. next a frog. then a young alliga-
tor about a foot long, now another smaller
alligator or lizard, and last of all the herbs
and roots from his own and the heads OF
the other negroes. Silence was observed
by all for some minutes after the last de-
post had been made, after which the pot
was taken from the fire, and while the
~nauseous mixture was yet rocking hct,
they each dipped the end of the middle
finger of the left hand into it and applied
the end of their fingers to their tongues
another dip into the pot was taken with
the middle finger of the right hand and
certain cabalistic characters described on
the breasts, forcheads and shoulders-one
assisting the other in the operation. Not
a word was spoken until their clothes had
been resumed and they had got clear Of
the house.
Although on high occasions the Fetish
or "Obi Man" may demand a human sac
riice in his helIish rites, and which sacri.
fee is generally a young child, nothing OF
the kind was attempted in the Voudoc
pow-wow of last night. The presence Of
the police would, of course have prevent
ed anything of this nature had it even
been thought necessary by the old negro
conducting the affair. Old negro women
were sometimes fused up" as Hmateriar'
in these meetings at Voudootom, neal
New Orleans, one of whom escaped the
sacrifcial knife on one occasion and caus
ed the arrest of the whole gang.
Let readers of the aboee remember thai
the Radical Aholitionists would give t.
the very negroes who practice these hor
rible, pagan rites, the right of suffrage.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
The Clergy of Missouri ON the Late
Test Oath.

The Abolition correspondent of the
New York Tribune, writing from St.
Louis, Missouri, says;
The stand taken by the disloyal clergy
of this State, in oppositiom to the new
Constitution cath, continues to excite at.
%tention. The Catholics have lately de-
yeloped their opposition in the boldest
manner. Archbishop Hendricks ru-
mored prohibition is confirmed by the
publication of his circular, dated July
Us, wherein the clergy are informed that
the oath mentioned cannot be taken
without a surrender of ecclesiastical lib
erty, and is, therefore, inadmissable. lie
directs the priests to inform him of the
circumstances in case they are molested.
Now mark the result of this circular.
Last Sunday Father Miller, a Catholic
clergyman in Jefferson City, stated to his
congregation, directly under the nose of,
and rs if intending to defy Gov. Fletcher,
that he would not take the new oath, and
if molested therefor he will resist, and
expects the assistance of his flock. Other
Catholics in the State have not been so
open, but they are equally resolute, and
freely express their belief that an attempt
to enforce this provision of law will lead
to a bloody riot.
1t is not clear that the Governor can
order an arrest under this clause, as the
matter now stands. Probably the Leeis-
lature will be required to provide the ma
chinery necessary for the purpose. The
penalty is laid down in the Constitution
but the method of arraigning and con-
victing offenders is left for subsequent
Legislation. Governor Fletcher evidently
appreciates the difficulty. as he writes
thus to a friend in this city:
Law abiding men Will, | presume, cause
warrants to be issued for persons who violate
the law by preaching or teaching without
first taking the oath, or who may take il
falsely, and will cause them to he bound
over to appear at the next Circuit Court Of
the county to answer indictments for their
offences. The whole military force Of the
State win be at the command of the officers
of the law. to enforce legal process in this.
as in all other cases. \
The case now stands thus The Catho-
lies are arrayed in a body against the
oath by the official prohibition of the
Archbishop. The Southern Methodists
are likewise ayerse to the oath as a body.
owing to their Southern sympathies and
by advice of Bishop Kavanagh. A large
number of Old School Presbyterians and
other denominations will decline to take
the oath. Thus banded together, the OPP
ponents of the measure control I9-20ths
of the pulpits in the State. On the
other hand, a large number of loyal min
listers have already taken the oath. Bish-
op Halves, Episcopal Bishop of this Do
cese, has taken the oath, and advises all
Others to take it who can do so consci-
entiously. The Governors hands are
tied in the matter by the want of the
requisite machinery, and for a time we
shall probably enjoy the spectacle of Gis.
loyal preachers continuing the exercise Of
their functions in defiance of law. Law
yers may not have such an easy time.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
SCENE IN A MILITARY COURT.

We copy from the Washington correspon-
dence of the Chicago Times the following.
which occurred in the Wirz trial before the
Military Commission, Aug. 28th. 1t shows
that that Court was ''organized to convict -
Quite an exciting episode occurred in the
Wirz trial to-day, which resulted in the with
drawal of the Counsel for the prisoner from
the Court room, and their abandonment of
the ease. Sergeant Boston Corbett, who shot
Booth, was on the stand, and Baker, counsel
for the defence, objected to his giving in as
evidence what he did not see. Gen. Wallace
told the witness to tell all he knew. Baker
said, ~ Object Gen. Wallace told him to
take his seat, Baker then said, i" With
many regrets, | fool 1t to my duty, after the
frequent occurrences which have taken place
between myself and the President Of the
Court, that | cannot be of any further assist
ance to the prisoner by remaining in the case
any longer. lie had hoped that with the
mass Of testimony in his favor-"
Gen. Wallace-What is your pupose, sir?
DO you decline to act any longer as counsel
for the prisoner i?
Mr.. Baker-If | can do so consistently
Gen. Wallace-What is your purpose,
sir?
HT- DdkeF-1 WISH 10 state thai L must
leaye the prisoner now to take care Of him
self.
Gen. Wallace, to the sCourt-Does the
Court desire to hear HIM?
Several members replied that it was not
necessary.
Gen. WaIlacc-The Court does not desire
to hear you, sir.
Col. Chipman-Mr. Schade, will you cx-
anime the witness?
Mr.. Schade-No, sir.
Gen. Wallace-Do YOU abandon the case =?
Mr.. Schadc-1f the Court please, | have
tried to stay as long as | could, bat | deem it
my duty to follow the example of my col.
league.
Gen. Wallace-Do you abandon the case,
sir? The Judge Advocate will take care of
the rights of the prisoner. Do we distinctly
understand that the counsel for the prisoner
abandon the case?
Mr.. Baker-We do not abandon the case,
but leave it in the hands Of the Presidentand
the Judge Advocate.
Gen. Wallace-That Is enough sir take
Your seat.
Mr.. Baker-We believe we could make
out the ease of our client according to rules
of law.
Gen. Wallace-Take your seat sir, not an
other word YOU are only a spectator now.
Gen. Wallace then said that Col. Chapman,
Judge Advocate, would see to the rights Of
the prisoner.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
Aisksishop KenricR on remains.

The following, from Archbishop Kenrick
of st. Louis, appears in the Missouri pa
pers:
The undersigned has read in the Repub-
Hcan, of this morning, an announcement of
. funeral 70 take place Oext Sunday from st.
Patrick's Church in this city, of a deceased
member of the Fcnian brotherhood, who died
at ST. Paul, Mimi, on the oath inst. The
occasion is evidently made for a display, on
the part of those in st. Louis, who are mem.
bers of that association, hence, the deferred
interment, and the pageant which is to ae-
company the burial. The connection of St.
Pdtricks Church, where the religious ser.
vice is announced as to take place, and where,
without any authority from the pastor Of
thai church, it would appear, an Grafton, by
a gentleman of this city, is to be delivered,
imposes on me the obligation of ~forbidding-
as have done@the pastor of that church IL
permit amy funeral services or other religious
ceremony to take place ON this occasion. ]
have furthermore directed the Superinten-
dent of the Calvary cemetery not to admit
any procession Of men or women bearing the
insignia of Fenianism within the gate of the
cemetery. I use this occasion to state pub.
iicly, what I have uniformly stated in pri.
Vate conversation, that the members of the
Fenian brotherhood, men or women, are not
admissible TO the sacramento of the church
as long rs they are united with the associa-
tion, which / have always regarded as i'm.
moral in its object-the exciting of rebellion
IN IEeland, and unlawful and Illegal in Its
means, d quasi military organization in this
cOdntFy while at peace with England, to be
made effective in the event of war with the
power. PETER RICHARD.
Archbishop Of St. Louis.
8 LansS Ann IRRS
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

WHAT THE FENIANs INTEND.-At a meet,
ing Of the Fenians, held in New York re.
Gently, a Mr.. Campbell addressed the assem-.
blage, and, In the course of his remarks /:
"He exhorted all who were not in the
brotherhood to join at once. The object wa:
to send money to their brothers across the
sea. He Ethe speaker did not mean to stay
long in a America, but was going to his ma.
tive country to help them. The crash will
come, and before six months are over Ire.
land will be free or die. They would show
to the world they were capable of governing
themselves, and place themselves on the lisl
of nations
All the Fenian speeches latterIy state thai
the time for the eonsumation of their pur
pose is close at hand. This speaker asserts
positively that the blow for 1reland's free.
dom will be struck within six months. These
lposItlEe assurances must have a base Of
ruth and the public, knowing nothing,
can only wait, and wonder how this seeming
miracle will be accomplished,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
How Justice is administered In an
Abolition Court.


4 Lexington Ky letter furnishes to the
Cincinnati Commercial Abolition paper the
following account of some proceedings in the
Kentucky Circuit for that district
Our Circuit Court is in session, Judge
Goodloe presiding. 1t is the special duty Of
the Grand Jury. at the term next after elec-
tons, TO inquire into violations of the elec-
ton laws, and the Judge, as required by
statute, gave them speedily in charge for
their inquiry. But his special charge was
very brief, and wholly unlike his charges
when he was q Know Nothing. and the Irish
carried the elections. No hint or whisper
as to examining into the charges of ''mili-
tary interference" Still, the Grand Jury
had the ~audacity to look into that subject,
and on the last day of the term reported five
indictments for violations Of tho election
laws, by military force and control. Their
audacity reached the extreme length of in
Guiding the Judges brother, David S. Good
loc. United States Assessor, in-one of the
indictments.
This audacity of the Grand Jury was
promptly rebuked. The Judge, without men,
ton or word from any one, took the law in
to his own hands. and dismissed the indict-
ment against his brother the four other in
dietments shared the same fate.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

One George Washington Lafayette Meade
announces in a Norfolk (yirginia) papel
that, if Jefferson Davis Is not punished, he
Meade, will take the life of said Davis. Thi,
Meade is a Connecticut fellow, and the las
that was seen of him in that State, accord.
ing to the Bridgeport Farmer, he was run
ming through the streets of that city, pur
sued by a woman who was helaborlng his
head and shoulders with a tin dipper. The
people of Norfolk should be on their guarG
against this terrible fellow.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

STATE RIGHrs.-A Massachusetts, Judge
made a decision upon State Rights doctrine
a few days since, and sustained it. A liz
uor case brought out the decision. A LID
uor dealer was prosecuted for violating tn,
State law in selling liquors. He produced {
United States license authorizing him to sell
The Judge ruled that the United States Ii
cense could give him no authority over tn,
State law, and decided against the liquor
Ldpaler.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
a LOWERS

Have you seen my sweetheart
Passing on the ways
Like a hillside sun CLEAN
On y harvest day.
Such nne eyes of hazcli
Such dark flowing hair
Like q graoefal clesld-wreath
Leaning on the air.
Have yon seen my sweetheart
When she speaks or sings
10 the birds of Edon
With upliIted wings!
Warnn-bright-and rosy.
Dazzling white beneath.
Like lips Of crimson
Der their ivory wreath.
Have yoa seen my sweetheart,
Blushing when we meet?
Looking mild and gentle.
Speaking kind and sweet.
Earth were sad without her,
Time no joy could bring.
Bright Is all aeove her,
Like one fairy ring;
Bless her eyes of hazel
Bless her flowing hair
Like 4 graceful clouc- yreath
Leaning on the air.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

The st. Louis Republican says OF thirty
four persons in Galloway county, mo- who
have fled the infamous Convention oath, only
two are preachers-ReE. F. w. Stifens,
German minister ofthe Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. Daniel Cooper, a colored minister
of the Methodist Church.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

PoLITIcs AND RELIcIoN.-The meddling OF
political parsons in affairs of State is pro-
ductite of no less evil consequences in Eng
land than in this country. In a charge to
the clergy of his Diocese by the Lord Bishop
of Gloucester and Bristol, he said: ST
needs but little inquiry to discover that
whilst Dissent is increasing in power as a
political engine, it is losing its influence as a
religious body. The acknowledgement IS
heard ON many sides that the life and spirit
uality and soundness of faith of Dissenting
congregations are on the wane., Politics
and party spirit have been as canker.worms
to vital godliness."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

FACILITATING BosoM.-Not a small amount
of ingenuity has, within the past few years,
been exercised by our inventors for the i'm
provement and establishment of the hui
name form divine. On ladies' hoop-skirts
therehave been patents almost innumerable,
and in machinery for making them the in
y~entions have been many. We have also
had patent hats and b%onnets, patent ~corsets,
and patent waterfalls andssa patent is about
to be applied for on an instrument for part
ing ladies' hair. The climax is, however,
capped by the latest improvement, which is
no less than a self-acting palpitating bosom
SO that if our inventors can not manufacture
emotions, they can at least produce the mean:
o~fssimulating them.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

KEEPING THE BALL IN MoTIoN.-At a re-
cent Abolition meeting in the city of Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, aresolution was passed
d%enonncing Catholics as t!arch traitors to
civil and religious freedom throughout the
world /"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

They are now engaged in taking the GEN.
sus of New York. anda woman of Long Island
the other day, in making her interesting do
nestle returns to the polite collector of statis-
teal information, gave the names of twenty
of her children, and said she couldn't just
then remember tie names of two,or three
moro
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
THE GEBBET IN THE CmURCH.

All hail let wolfish parsons reign!
Now, brethren, PROSTATE fall
Before the bangmen of the day
And crown them lords of all
Lift up the spear! the gallows raise!
Here We the Ned School call
For Juggcfaaut shall ride to-day
And Moloch's black oahal.
Let's smite them hip and thigh! spare not,
But curse them, great and sNall,
Who dare to say, +" BE lenient,
For mercy need VIC air
Sow dragons teeth, and culture hemp.
Take NORWOOD, verjuice, gall,
And mix a cup of devils drink
For those within our thrall.
Let charity be duly gagged
While we for blood do call,
And mercy be forever dumb
Upon this circling ball.
Who dares to utter Peace on earth ~
To Tophet let him fall;
And those who teach " Good will to men -
\ Send them to Satan's hall.
A tow ring scafFold let us raise
Erect a gibbet tall, :
And gloat in dying agonies
And hold deaths carnival.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

RATHER RIcH.-At the late State Fair a
premium offered for the best : Pencil Sketch
ing was awarded to the exhibitor of an
i" India ink and water %colors'' sketch.
Two of the Committee have since confessed
that they did not know the difference be-
tween the two varieties. High old Commit
tee that and we think other Committees at
theSFair were about as ignorant of the arti-
eles they were appointed to pass upon, Graf
flying to the exhibitors, this condition Of
things. Vive la humbugl Hurrah for the
State Fairl It's all the same.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

The Dover Star, of New Hampshire,
the organ of the Freewill Baptists in that
State, has just discovered the alarming
fact" that the churches of that denomi-
nation have been decreasing for sixteen
years. 1t is about that length of time
since they introduced "politics into the
pulpit"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

THE BARRARoUs ExECUTfoS.-We understand
from good authority that Mrs. Surratt was exc
cuted an hour before the time originally intended
at Washington, for the reason that overcome by
exhaustion and excitement, she was at the point Of
death, and it was feared that nature would release
her spirit from its tenement before the gallows
could perform its work. This could not be per-
mitted, and the innocent woman, already nearly
dead, was dragged to the gihbct, in order to yindi-
cate the siren 9Th of the Government and the maj.
esty of military eommissions.-tCin. Enquirer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
Definitions for the Times.

The following are extracted from the latest
standard Abolition Dictionary:
COMA " demonitized' commodity.
Money-stamped paper.
Debt-a blessing.
Luxuries-sugar, coffee, pork, -four and
corn meal.
Necessaries-multitudes of sineeures filed
by idlcrs, military and civil, large salaries,
fat pickings, fourth proof brandy, old wines,
fast horses and pretty women.
National eeonomy-burning the candle at
both ends.
Splendid fnanciering-dcbasing the cur.
rency and breeding wild cats.
Republican gOycrnment-a large standing
arm, iettres de cacAet, suspension of habeas
corpus. and subordiDating the civil to the
military, Governors acting as erecutioners Of
tho laws, creating an aristocracy by disfran.
chising the minority, and giving citizens the
option of banishment or starvation.
Producer dabbler in rags and lamp.
black, i. e., a manufacturer Of paper
money.
Contraction-running intd debt.
Extension-enlarging debt.
Treasury feeding trough,
An honest yeomanry"-white men doom.
ed To TOLL and taxation.
Our privileged class-the negroes.
The I" best Government on earth'-that
which governs most.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS hook.

!. History 2, Biography 9, Novel;; !, Govern
ment and Politics /; 5, Rebellion Literature 8, So
Ianguage and oratory 9, Bellies Lettres and the
1fassics 10. Poetry and the Drama; II, Wit and
Humor IL, Fiction -, Works collected into vol
n,nns. "a, Preemasonry aud Odd Fellowship; Is.
miscellaneous subjects 16, Bibles, Prayer Book,
and Hymn Books II, Illustrated Wsrks; Is, Juv-
Ill, Ilooks.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
HORSE LOsT.

GTKAYED Or TAKEN (nrOhahly
y by mistake, from near Sand Ridge, about ono
year since. a dark bay horse. near fifteen hands
high, four years old last spring + think had :
small white spot in the forehead, broad between
he eyes, was bad 20 push ct 3 fence, would paw at
q gate, stable OF barn door or salt thrown on the
ground, was gentle for an unbroken horse. and had
been rode a little. ANY information Of him re-
warded- J.. II. D0UTHIT.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

The NEXT STEP.-John w. Forney.
known as the spaniel ofthe late Abraham
Lincoln, and now turnspit to President
johnson, proposes to create an order of
nobility in the United States.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
H. n. BANGAoFTaco CO.
BOOKSELLERS L. STATlONERS
san Francisco, CaI.

nFFER AT THE LOWEST MARKET RATES
one of the largest and best assorted stocLs If
Eooks in every department Of Literature, and sts-
ME and fancy Stationery, to be found anywhere in
the world. They occupy an entire building, ~ by
On feet. three stories, on Merchant ptreeIs which.
connects in the rear with the store On Montgomery
street. There are nine departments each arranged
npder many subdivisions, as follows.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

Father Miller, of the Catholic church at
Jefferson City, Mo-, announced to his con-
~gregation lately, that he should continue
to preach without taking the oath of loyalty,
and that, if intarfarred with, he should ex.
pect them to come to his assistance.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
Estate Of William swank.

IAU n HE&EW4 GIVEN
~ that the undersigned has been dalN appoint.
ed Executrix of the estate Of William gwnwE late
of Linn county, Oregon, DECEASED. AIf6grsons
having claims a gainst said estate will 1raseutthe to
the undersigned at her residence nesr Sand Ridge,
in said county, duly authenticated for settlement,
within six months from this date, aud all persona
knowing themselves indebted to- said estate. viii.
please make immediate payment.
Oct. !, 1865, BARBARA SWANK.
Nv Execuirix
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28

CRoss FIRE.-Parson Brownlow. an un-
mitigated bigot and humbug, has written a
letter bitterly d~enouneine the Jewish neonle
and the Memphis Bulletin, an Abolition ma,
per, contains a bitter denunciation of Gov.
ernor Brownlow's letter.