The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-08-28
Deferred Editorial Matter.
-REMARKABEE ADMISSIONS.

Ak
Ne extract the following from the Is
sue Of our neighbor, the Albany Journal
of Aug, 18th:
The war has ended and freedom has tri-
~umphe1 every good man r%eiuices II the re-
turn Of peace. hut amid the general reialc-
ing il will not 10 q forget that the sa5ae fell
spirit lives that eave birth u MI e3f troubles.
Its influence p~ervNles every nook aaa eorne.
IF our nation, aad enters into al The rrla.
lions Of life. School are corrupted. di,i1.
ed, or entirely broken up hv IT,. 03eani28-
lions of almost every description afe with
out that harmony ~ which they sl.ea3l he
characterized AMI men ini4meats ura
frequently 50 warped by prejudice, ensea
derea during the war, that part5zsa hatred
usurps the place Of @easal, all Justice. even
Ivy sworn ministers of the law. IS sometimes
perverted, Such is the chaotic stase of So
ciety in many paris oE eur country nj this
time and It's blight ng influence eR the rts
ing generation vii not fa}i Is p~ee4uea is
legitimate results. Chiiiren wnoaYc taueht
te hate each other viii he enemies wkes thev
are men. The children Of the nriiHBers ii
1882 were the rebel soldiers Of 1861: aad
81 it will H., with the children - TO-DAY M
less the evil influences &, which We have
referred are caanteracted hY laoa "a.
Wisdom and Performance on the part If pa
rents, and all who wie@a AZ influence ever
the minds Of the toumg. We know hoW
difficult il IS u refrain From neAkin4 tltte.
words in times IF heatei political eanJeaxer
sizes. hut the tender miil3< IS ttse Va0ng ard
innocent should net be naa}e 70 teeiSe tbe
impress of such wegaz. tie sesis a dis
cord, now - prevalent IN s~7eielY. henla nor
he planted in the minds e. those Nia are
ere long 10 II e0ntsol 1t the affairs ~
State. 10 breed new hrails AMI battles III
coming Years. IL We would desire 10 see
liberty survive and ~aeSpotisn1 ami oppression
of every kind hanishe1 from cur land. VI
must teach car children that II ! II thc ars
n appliance OF reaee taat Eherg i stes-
tanned and preserved. Give them il a mott
to be inscribed on their bannaa. Peace eu
earth and good win towards mea.s
The paragraph contains some extraor-
binary admissions. Democrats have eharg,
ed. anl Aboftionpapers have been found
hardy enough TO deny. that h~ezausc o
political prejudice, hatred usurreI III,
place Of reason. and justice. even B,
sworn ministers Of the law. i sometime.
perverted" So have Democrats waque.
their political yQrsaries thatthe blight
ing influence they have east apon tbs
country will not fail % produee It's lcsiti
mate results en- the rising generation.
Our neighbor Of the Journ#l, cithel
more honest or less discreet than many
of his eotemporaries, acknowledge III,
truth of what Democrats have stated. ana
though the admissions come very tarda,
We give him credit for them. let hi.
]. readers reflect upon his words. aud how
ever much they may censure q regre:
his eandor, they ought to respect his de
votion to the truth in the instance befor,
rs.
OF course. he alla3es to his NJ part,
brethren in speaking Of the men who's,
judgments are frequently warped b.
prejudice 50 that justice cannot be don
by them as sworn ministers Of law. 70
he, ike others, is aware hat nearly al
in authority now, IN the courts ? else
where, are Of his own party stripe. So j
he aware that the chaotic state Of socie.,
and the blighting influences r~esultin
from it, are traceable to and ehargcabl
upon the conduct Of his ownparty peopl,
he proceeds to ennmerate other soci,
ty, general and political evils, which ne,
essarily flow from the hatred taught, til
the seeds of discord planted ia children
Unfortunately they are not children alor
who have been taught this hatred. VII
have been affected by the seeds Of di
cord planted. The evil Influences !,
these teachings and paintings have reacl
ed the heads of families, pervaded Ii
household group, and prevailed anon
kindred. kith, and neighbors. The esso
of hatred war TAUGHT by men. Ike Ii
present Chief Justice Chase. who decla
ed that he did not hate slavery 50 mucl
but he hated Shareholders The poop
of the North, under Puritan and Abel
ton teachings. were brought to hate ii
people of the South. and mex the san
potent and diabolical tutors taught tie
followers to hate all Democrats. II
counsel of the infamous Rowan Help
and his Tx was followed by a large N.
jority Of that party in the Norther
States, and even here on this Coast tt
pestilent advice was needed and practiset
Communities became divided into wa
ring factions, society was shattered almo
to itsfoundatien friends became enemie
kinsmen~ separated in anger from kinsmel
and the fell, pernicious spirit, was imbil
ed even by Wives parted fro
their husbands, mothers turned ava
their children and nlai1ens dismissed the
s%uItors, by reason of this spirit. To
a Democrat was enough to cal down a
the wrath and hatred and displeasure ii
on a person frqm those imbued With Il
bhghung influence. No support to Den
ocratle newspapers, no patronage to Den
ocrat1e hotels. no purchases from Der
ocratle merchants or traders, no emplo,
ment OF Democratic mechanics ar laha
ers, no communication or intercourse vii
Democrats IN any manner whatever. We
the c~ounses given, rece:,e ed and adopte