The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-21

exalting him by name, in contrast with
the poor cital made of the President, to
make him like Hyperion to Satyr.
The rest Of the Cabinet are thrown in the
lump, not named but as the colleagues "
of Mr.. Stanton. They are worthy gentle
men that must pass.
Now this is not altogether an absurd
distribution of parts in the Executive
power, considering the work cut out for
| it by Mr.. Stevens. He is radical from
from the foot to the crown of his head.
He is roat-and branch man, and could
spare nothing Of the Government but the
body-thc Congress-and that he would
turn into revolutionary club. He wants
revolution-he wants Marat to work
| it up. Who can Oil the function so well
as Mr. Stanton? He wants guillotine.
He wants Santerse, the butcher, to reign
on its scaffold and ply the axe. Can any
one doubt that Mr.. Stanton would take
this part? And if Mr. Stevens would add
peculiar bitterness to the execution of the
process of his revolutionary tribunals in
wasting the South and narrowing the feel
ings of its victims, could there be better
selection of an agent to pour gall into
wounds than Mr.. Stanton !? | have al
ready referred to his urging on the rebel
lion. He was the new member brought
into the Cabinet, when Cass left ON the
ground that it would not "eoerce' '-espe-
cially that it voted Sumter should not be
reinforced and defended. which he con-
sidered as giving aid to the rebellion, and
resigned. Now, if this man, who was the
prompter, the Cabinet adviser Of the
measures which contributed to carry the
South out-if this man who was appoint
ed because of his full sympathy with Mr.
| Buchanan in his whole connection with
the Southern chiefs who conducted its
schemes touching the dissolution Of the
Union-if this man, who brought them
into the treason for which they are to suf-
fer, is to stand over them in mockery at
the execution, it would certainly add bit
terness even to the agony of death.
u
To the incontrovertiblc facts have recited
establishing the practicability and justice of
adhering to the plain letter of the Constitus
ton there is no answer, but ambition backed
by power will justify itself with very little
regard for right or even of appearances.
Richard, when he ordered Hastings to exc
Icution, showing his withered arm as evidence
that he had bewitched him, did SO to scoff at
his victim; and the affected fears. of the
crushed South, assumed by the ambitious
leaders of the North to justify their destruc.
ton of their political rights, sounds not un.
like the mockery Of Gloster But the lust Of
dominion FROM which such actions spring is
the most unreasoning, intolerant, and re-
morseless passion of the human bosom. II
knows no Constitution. and does not listen
to truth or justice. We viii appeal in vain
to the words of the Constitution to protect us
in our rights to leaders frenxied with the
imperial idea of ruling the continent by hold
. Ing one half of 1t without responsibility TO its
people, requiring military force to do 81
which would make them masters of tn,
whole. In vain we shall ask for justice Il
the Union men of the South from such men
They cannot forgo their lofty aspirations t
recognize the existence of any such class
You cannot have forgotten how 6erceIy my
head was demanded when / ventured to as
sert the rights of Union men of the South
against this form of imperialism when broaeh
ed in 1863. had heen from early manhood
, an opponent Of slavery; had assisted my
brot,;s- in organizing the first and only vic
torious emancipation party which existed il
the South prior to the rebellion; was II
favor of maintaining Fremont's proclama
J ton and failing in that. / had recommend
ed, in writing, President Lincoln to make
one himself in his annual message of 1861
had defended Lincoln's emancipation proc
lamation when it was made, in a speecl
which Senator Sumner himself did me ti
honor to quote with appreciation. / had 3
kl
and never faltered till its success was achiev
ed. But notwithstanding the furore abou
emancipation by those people, this earlE
, earnest and constant support of emancipation
ON my part did not satisfy them. So fal
from it, / was, believe, the most odious mas
to them on the continent. No, there was ON
still better abused by Phillips, Chase, Davis
& Co. l need not tell you that man wa,
J Abraham Lincoln, the author of the procla
, nation; and to such an extent had these meI
; poisoned the minds of some of our true mer
, against me that apprehended my eontinu
ance in the Cabinet might affect the election
and therefore insisted on withdrawing, MOI
was it because had done anything to make
myself personally offensive, My only of
Tense consisted in asserting the equal rights
) of my people ard you see they would no
: tolerate any Southern man in the Cabine
who stood for the rights of the Union men o.
the South under the Constitution,
: The war is over. There is no slavery t,
make new one. The passions connects
3 with il are subsiding. We have a great caree
, before us. Our struggle, bloody and expen
sive as it has been, will impart new life t,
the country and new impetus to industry
Let US set the example of inaugurating AZ
era of good feeling. If have seemed in tht
reflections | have made in this address upoI
the distinguished men / have named, to b,
t animated by different spirit, let me assur,
you have animadverted on their acts only
because they are the representative men o
the unrelenting party in the country, and
want to show them that their he-acs sssay,
: also need of amnesty .4n willing the,
8 should have it. BIZ. on the other hand.
r should like to haze Judge Campbell and Mr.
= Stevens, and others who had erred to be for
( given-that our people should have real peac,
and share in the Government their father
founded, and which they have to maintain
: And ask this, not out of any feeling tina
: the section | was born in is more my countr,
5 than any other. Free government canno
3 last long in either section with practica
dismemberment of the Union, or with th,
assertion of the General Government o
II gTeater power over any one State than thl
Constitution allows, or than is claimed d
would be tolerated in another. The militar,
subjection of the section entails in the end
arbitrary Government upon both. Our eagl,
: must expand both its wings. Our nationa
Republic must poise itself on both sections i
it would move safely on its glorious mission
!,
No woman should paint, except She VIII
has lost the power of blnshing.