The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-07
The DUTv OF DEMOCRATS.


A writer in the Ohio Crisis offers the
following excellent views as to the duty
of Democrats. We most earnestly ap-
prove what he says, and trust the Demo-
Gratis of Oregon win heed his views, and
adopt his wise counsels:
Ny object in writing this article is to
prevent, if possible, a disruption of the
Democratic party. Division now among
rs would be disastrous to the party and
the salvation of our country from anarchy
and misrule. The facts of past experience
ought to admonish It's and make us more
cautious IN the future. The cardinal or
fundamental truths which lie at the foun-
datIon of o1r civil government, have al
ways been the principles of orr civil and
political faith Upon these there should
be no disagreement nor any attempt at
concealment. for they are the great CEN
tral points of our evil compact, around
which have clustered, for many years, the
most precious fraits which have swelled
the common mart Of our countrys pros
perity. All tie minor or secondary issues
before our country are the bitter fruits
of q violation of the fundamental prin-
efples Of our form ef civil govern
ment. Therefore these cardinal princi-
pies should have a prominent place
IN the Democratic platform If the pres
1nt leaders of the Democratic party are
ashamed Of those principles. or If they are
afraid to defend them. they had better re-
tire from the conflict and make room for
more courageous men We have seen the
sad effects Of trucking to the caprice Of
the enemy The past aGmonishes us,
and let US resolve that in the future that
principles and not policy shall be our
guiding light, and that men Of trath.
honor, courage, consistency and fidelity
shall be our standard bearers. IF this
course is not pursued the result viii be
similar to the unwise action of the late
Chicago Convention and the Presidential
election That Convention, by ignoring
our hne-honored principles, expected by
their peculiar policy to obtain the soldiers
vote and such as we're halting between
two opinions. They net only failed in
this but they also failed in getting thou
sands Of Democrats to endorse their policy.
am strongly inclined to question the
sincerity of those advocates of an accom-
nodating policy, and am sometimes in
clined to believe they arc enemies in dis
guise or the tools of our enemies, employed
toconceaI the real issues before the people.
Let this anmeRis1 Democrats and induce
them to use precaution in selecting mem
bers to onr conventions and thereby pre-
vent sinilaf mischiefs.
Are Vet the Abolitionists the rankest
lnfdels il tie land, so far as the suprem-
4ey Of law IS concerned? What law, hu-
uaaa Ct divine, have they not violated
Il What does their loyalty consist? Have
they preserved, defended and maintained
the supremacy of the fundamental laws
OF our country9 Are Democrats afraid
TO charge them with their infdelity OF
or disloyalty to the laws of the land
The great issue before the people is, shall
fidelity or infidelity triumph in our coun-
Try? Shall the supremacy of our civil
laws N all their beauty, power and incor'
ruptbility be preserved, or&Till We pass
lively submit to see the inheritance be
aue<thed to Us by our worthy ancestors
dsHroyed and set aside by unauthorized
Re5elamatiens and tribunals are we tt
Sc degraded and corrupted race O
zlages q are We to be freemen? ? Who
szzH easEeg these questions? These mus
bs set and decided at the ballot-box, i
they aEe BOT prevented by g military ne
esssity.p
Sat are the great issues before tn,
c0uztEy aoWz First and most prominen
SsTHE SeyEEEIdKTY, FREEDOM AND In
DEPENDENCE OF THE STATES. This wa
guaranteed to the States by Great Britain
at the close of the Revolution, which ha
been preserved and maintained by thl
States up to the yea 1860. This wa
never questioned until the present Aboi
tion party came into power When tn,
States created general government +
execute their viii and pleasure, they di,
not clothe their agent with sovereign am
unlimited power, neither did they max
5 snrreader OF their sovereignty, freedom
and independence to their creature. The
hare reserved to themselves the righi
net only to legislate for their own locs
interests, but also to elect the President
Senators and Congressman to represen
them and legislate for their respective II
terests and to execute their win and pleas