The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-08-28
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CORVALLIS, Ang. -, ISIS.
Mr.. Enron Tia the Fourth Of julv last. IN
adarcss was delivered Il, this place before a very
large audience, assembled IN that occasion to cole
hrate in M appropriate manner The anniversary of
ouy Independence. The preparations Ntrc maI.
BIZ both parsics, and h1th were aleu; cqualiy repre-
scented on the occasion referred 70.
Rev. +. r, Geary was the speaker, and tn all
dress was Of Snch an extraordinary character that
it requires n more e%ritieai nuticc than ii has yet
received. From the antcceicntS ot the speaker.
his age and experience, II any of the Dem lcratic
portion Of the audience were induced ta believe
that The aiircss would be confined TO a rceitati ii
OF the facts Aud incident If eur Revolutionary
struggle; and taaf any allusion 80 the partisan
questi ns ofthcd would he ssiuhsusiy ay ided.
And. indeed. the sneaker himself. in 81. introduce
tioa. seemed ~ bave sone rc-Fcss for t4c ~pr5prie-
ties 81 lte occasion. Wheu he sssi
:. 1ais iay can never he degraded tn = political
satausaiia. And he further Remarks IL tie same
correction :. This spirit i esl egiajiy eansanant
with the proper eciehratien Of, lie pr~sent aaAifer-
sar9.
Ware 5hese crafty and byp9eriiieal ullu.iens
made for the IarI use OF disarHing suspicion ?
Wege they maie Lr ths parpase ef d;Ter'iae at
~tcatina from the wtfack whiee the speaker Yves
was about 10 make upon all rGc u~a.litl8ns nj our
country. upon ia f~aadee- aaI upon shat same
/ CONSTITUTION which has been the boast 81 our c8un-
~ since it, adoption? LIT the sequel answer.
Further on will he shown what the reverend
3 ~RenA GE meant " " al EhtEFE1 N4.f4N "a NffflffF
rights, T" the home Of flxedosa. and the saneta-
airy n tie oppressed"
The leadiag,idea throughout the whole a,,lres.
though sometimes partially coacealedby dark alu-
sians and iguucndees. ahd sometimes galnish a
with Rhetoric 50 make 1t pore Ialatable. was. the
perysrt equality ~ he aces. And this was not
announced a. an Original proposition. or a alb
s.ract theoretical reasunin : but a. the teachings
Of The fathers. and as a pagt of the organic Laws Of
the land. The salient point for such an cxtraor-
iinary announcement. the learned speaker found
IN these words of the Declaration of independence
All men are created elual.' From these words
and the provisions in The Constitution concerning
the rendition Of ~figitiye> from labor. the appor-
tionment of representation and taxes among the
several States. and the third, guaranteeing the
slave trade for twenty years, the speaker proceed
ed 10 deiucc the astounding conclusion that the
meaning Of all this isBthat I" all men tinclsding
/ negroesl are created eqaai." 1t this is true. does
it not occur to you, Mr.. EditoF, that tire whole
theory Of our governmental the teachings ol
/ the sagcs Who made it, it, Constitution, andaall
laws which have recognized n distinction on ac-
count of color. are, aud always have been, wrong
Ia hypoeritical lie upon all government, teach
ing one thing and praeticing another? In this
regard did not the speaker impugn the patriotism
and honesty, ard arraign the motives of Wash
ington, Jefferson. Hamilton, and, indeed. 81 Al
the founders of the Government. as well "a thos.
who have administered ii down to Mr.. Lincoln.
advent to power?
The mere enuuRiation of such a theory as this
is a sad commentary upon the degcneracy of the
times. A few years only have passed since na
man could be found who would listen to such an
idea for a moment. unless it were a few fanatics
in New England. whose distemperel and disor.
dored minds were beyond the reach of reason, and
Whose theories tended to the subyersion of all gov.
eminent and the overturning of social order and
society itself. And il might be pertinently asked.
when did the speaker himself become a convert to
! this theory? Did he entertain those views dhrinc
all the time he has lived in Oregon, or is he only
a recent convert? il he entertained them before
and failed to announce them, what excuse has ic
to offer to these who have hcen publicly assooia-
ted with him? Or if he did not entertain such
views until recently. what excuse has he to ofTel
to himself for such inexeusahle ignorance of the
teachings of the Declaration of independence and
of the Constitution. which he now so DESTINATIONS
" attempts to expound? He is welcome to either
horn of the dilemma.
This address, l doubt not. lays down the doc
trines of the :. Union" party of Oregon upon til,
subjects discussed. As such it should be viewet
as a political document, and treated accordingly
In the particular referred to. the views are fore
shadowed which Democrats everywhere combat
and the views to which the Union" party ar;
henceforth committed. Stripped of all verhiage
the simple question is. whether this Government
shall continue to be a Government of white men
or whether it shall degenerate into n mixed, con
rlomcrate one of miscegenationists Viewing thc
question in this light, with your permission,
shall advert TO it a=ainS FINDEX.