, 1865-10-20

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BY them. Garfield was an applicant for the
ofice.-Dsmoeraic ReDisp
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Tie Democratic Review, in an article upon
the extra session of the Legislature, called By
Gov. Gibbs, says ofths probable objects of the
session
tsThe anti-slavery Amendment to the Consti-
tutionRf the United States will be passed The
repeal Of the specific contract act will be moot
ed, and many days of weary debate eventuating
in nothing but a heavy bill of expense to the
State, will grow out Of it, There will, quite
likely be some effort 20 pass an act Of disfran-
chisement against emgrants, and unless there
are enough members with wisdoms-sufieient to
understand that the qualifications Of voters are
definitely settled in the Constitution, and with
enough of regard for their oaths to refrain from
breaking them, some new and unconstitutional
law of that description will be made. We think
it doubtful if the Legislature stops even here;
but incline 20 the belief that system of gene
raj legislation will be entered upon, New laws
will likely be passed, and multitude of amend
ments made to those of the last session. and
thus new set of public Acts will he ground out
before the paper upon which the old set is to be
printed has found its way t'across the Isthmus.'
Aside from the inextricable confusion that it
may into, aud the utter uselessness of the
the state. The call is required by no emergen-
cy, and viii only create new burdens upon an
already overdrawn treasury, without any sort of
Il consideration in return. What the interests
are that the Governor assigns are not stated,
yet we presume, that foremost among them is
the adoption of the Constitutional a nendmeHt1
and yet why could this not be considcredA year
hence at q regular session. There is no proba-
bity Of this amendment being so far asseuted
o, 49, tLo L., 81,
then Thus, even if it be admitted that the
amendment ought to become a law, still, our
extra session promises not to hasten, that result
II our people favor it, il may be adopted nt a
regular session as well now. Ii they do MOI
favor it, il should not be adopted at all. The
Abolitou-ts fear that the Democrats will carry
the State and thcreupop reject their pet meas
ure The Proclamation is confession Ofweak-
ness and fedr-aud a significant confession Ut
that. The a AyS1ubly is called at this time be-
cause the Republican leaders are afraid that one
Jf-the same pJliticaLcouplcXiGH will neyer meet
again in Oregon, after the next election and
this is the secret motive Of the call. The last
Legislature bceuue notorious because Of i.s
prohigacy; IL increased the taxes. depleted the
trcasury,> saddle. ,hc State with an onwgls
debt ,nat must amount 70 Icarly 100000, and
That vas luckily kept from being larger by an b..
order % cease Ilisting volunteers. Aud now
cate financial labyrinth. Will the people never
understand these thug52 TAeLegislatugs can.
vote away much more money. occlusc there is
none in the treasury; bat it can add to the out
standing warrants and interest drawing bonds,
1n enormous bill OF expense that will wiring
little more sweat from the face Of the tps payer.
1t was hoped that another abolition legislature
would never convene in Oregou--th0t this cup
might lie suffered to pass; that the military ap-
preparation $40 600 yeariyl the bounty bill gp-
pror or-ation $500, 600, at least; the secret sel-
vice fund appropriation, aud the thousands
squandercd in providing Tor insane and INDECENT
persons, would be burden enough for two years
at least. -Pes6cace, wars and famine have thus
far spared us but we have an enemy almost as
fearful as these-it is Lsgisigtioa Oregon Is
being iterally iegisated TO death. There is no
sort of excuse for this continual extravaganza;
it is downright robbery, onI the people must
vote it away 4 few days ago there was not n
cent in the state Treasury. The taxes due the
3tdre for the last year required to. be paid I
10y yhe various counties, if we are ot.miStaEch,
blythe lst of December, and the 9th OF that !
m6nLA, is the oppOrtune moment selected for
conyenng the Assembly. The members will |
vote an appropriation fer themselves about the
first thing. The flushed condition in which the |
Treasury is then expected to be- will afford a
wide field for the display Of Black Republican !
statesmsuship. How long, 0 Lord, hoT long? %
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