The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-11-25
Pretty Much Mixed.

AGeEE
There are eve OF six Abolition organs
in this State, all professedly laborers in
the same oinmon political field yet, let
a person peruse 1heir respective daily or
weekly illusions, and he wonld be puzzled
to learn upon what general or political
points they agreed with each other. 1t is
only as the bitter enemies of Democracy
that they at all harmonic. but yet they
fail to give any clear reasons why they 50
oppose il. They seem to have no other
~reasonefor This enmity than that given by
the maiden who didn't like DIR. Fell
q because she didn't" Look through
their columns however for any reasons fog
the faith which is in themselves, and the
reader will rise from his research pro-
foundry in the dark. On the chief issue
OF their party in the East-that of Negro
Sufrage-it isdiiicalt to ascertain the real
sentiments Of any one of them, One
thinks the negro ought to be educated
first, another thinks he is as competent to
vote now as any of the {" low Dutch and
Irish" still another thinks it is not a I'll
time TO discuss the question, while other.
say that the negroes ought TO vote in the
Southern States. No two Of them hold
to the same opinion on the subject, and
not one of them has dared to come out
and declare its a~ntagonism to Negro Suf
frage IN toto and Internationally.
So with every other question, genera
or local, which has been handled By them
On the reconstruction policy of Mr.. John
son On tho Specific Contract law, tn,
Sunday Law, the gold coin for taxes law
the militia law, they are divided ant
wrangling. and strike at each other harder
thar they do against even the Democrat,
Journals,
The 0regonian and Statesman are quar-
cling ike rogues fallen out with cacf
other, and the smaller fry pitch into eth
er, or side with either, agreeably to the
subject at issue and their own humor, NJ
if to aggravate the principals TO more VIC
lent, acrimonious warfare. The States
man charges all manner of corruption
against the State Printer, who owns tn,
0regonian, and the latter r%etorts, oppugn
ing the integrity of the Statesman as al
Abolition organ. Indeed, they call eacl
other Copperheads--and just here we dc
sire them both to cease that, for neither
of them are fit to wear SO honored a title
But they mean the term in reproach, anc
handy it as darkeys in angry controversy
are wont to call each other @niggers 7
The State journal and Astoria Gazette
seem to act a little in the character Of 70
guish bottle holders to the Portland Buf
fer and the Salem Smasher respectively
but with the rather unfriendly knack o
giving occasional hard prods to their owl
principals when the fight seems to slack
up a triae. Pengra's Pet is full heavy
for the Salem chicken, and what Pars0r
Adams Novice lacks in force he makes
up in quantity of ink against the Portland
bantling. The Sentinel holds of, on tht
lookout doubtless for another Emigran'
train, or in researches among all the Law
books in jackson county to collate argu
ments TO prove that Martial law and Mill
tary law are identical, and that, accord
ingly, the next Military Commission car
enforce the payment of Dowelps claim a
a " Military Necessity"