The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-09-09

government, must be meant, ] hbppDse.
ior the benefit Of hordea Of sreh inteYpo-
latea oflieials rs Provost Marihale, whoi
are stilI 70 be supported by isf salaries,
~rnng tEon the sweat and lnnicle of our
poor working masses.
Yours, in the blessed hope Of Ii testo-
ration Of the Unio,l. ard Of liberty
e. CHAuNfEY Burr. /
New 5ersey, July l6, lsii5.
Horace Greedy o.s stanton.
The 0regoniaii, the Journal. and pretty
nearly all Of The abolition organs in Or
eeoa. have much fault to find because
Democratic papers see Il to tell etrntli !
I,nd speak spsaly # thd bets Of Ssaa,9f
i.e. Us sh6s tlen What fiofape ee!sf
thinks Of their sahguinary, arJitrar idal. !
We take tie following from a late Tri-
hume:
foRD-sraSToT
A Mr Ford ap9eaTs 40 be the owner
Of Il i,reateF in Washirgion>Gitg. wherein
/ President Lincoln yas 4sassnated i BE
ling thercupon closed. Mr. Ford attempt
jod o. ot,en ii soe.ie days afterward, bat.
aas forbidden and prevented lie next
/ sold il for . ehufeh, but the purchasers
/ we're unable u fulfil their engagement,
ana tie property reverted. East Monday
evening. he tried once more to reopen
but was perenlptorilY shut np by an order
iroia tie Var Departmen.. The Herald
Isays Of Ford attempt 70 resume his reg
ular business:
ut ~as IN atteinpt e coin the llooI Il
the great man. People IN Washington as
well as elsew here felt that that theater las d
deo'and; tim, il was morally. if uQt ia fact,
iinyoietd IN the crlme committed In il, Just
rs ii lnurderor's ,segpon. which from tins
iiametnuri;sl has l,een forfeited 70 ths lag.
The War Department forbade the pcrFnrla-
+, Iauee usiJ elased tlie tfeateF ard in 80 doing
ii og,ly acted NJ ia fhesrap.lar thongh.; and
i Ioueh Sc shall ~ tifia saihiect hear man1
C8pperhead grewls, the aet vii receive th'
full approval e The pesrle.'
1t Is quite probable that the pop,ilai
thnaght' aceords with the above assuanp
tions; but there is at least one jouena
(which dares defy p9pular" impulse.
2 hen they coutrayaa9 iaw and justice
t We hal Intended 20 Let this matter pas
c without comment, witl many sinilar Va
: ,aries Of the War department: but it
|. Ipllanp justification liz The Herald impose
! lhe duty of emphatic dissent
Under what hw. by what right, dis
i Edwin NJ. Stanton thas deprive john L
n Ford Of the use Of his private property
:. Ii surety sill ,.et be pretended that q
i Iimmiueat, overriding public danger 'lie
: tated the aecrotary's lighhanded course
c We have heard that he appreheaded
2. rios ia ease the theatre was opened--s
n lie arbitrarily closed il. in Pursuance q
Y sEa~ Ia WHICH AboI,toi.ssts Of otis
coming reconciieL The police fear y0l
.e property wilt be injured ii you use it; 5
Iel--jnstead OF protecting you in its use
q they forbid and prevent your using il =
oIal. 1t would take long and sever
u training TO enfghten gs as To the beautie
q Of such legal protection
4 Mr. Ford, it is said. eyineed had fast,
d Or deficient sense Of propriety, in undeI
J. takine 10 reopen his theater within tire
j. months after Mr. faeoll's assassination
leI Very likely But IN what clause. Of til
81 Constitution, what. chapter Of tho Statute
&lat Large, do we find the regulation
5. public or private taste, the enforcement
ofl of due regard for propriety, made
o duty Of the Secretary Of WarY IF he
stl to regulate other men regard for appear
d lanees, for decortn, who is to regulate
u or edUcate-his?
n We know nothing Of Ford OF Of Ii
II theater but what is everywhere curren
" But suppose he is IN debt, and his credi
It ors want their pay-suppose his propert
n heavily mortgaged, and the interest ca
a ing him suppose him to have a tht
= atrical company on his hands and n
l. means of paying them except from his :.
4, ceipts. His loss by the suspension Of. h
.OI business for eleven or twelve weeks, Will
st Washington was full Of idle soldiers jus
paid off. must already amount 10 man
is thousands OF dollars who is to reipburs
ofIit? And by what right is he forcibl
.el deprived Of tae use OF his property, til
e means Of paying his debts, IN obedienc
st to others sense OF fitness Why shoRl
= they evince their regard for our lat
4 Presidents memory at his expense rathe
rs than their own?
IS We urge these considerations with n
i, idle conceit of influencing the course {
le Secretary Stanton That functionar
Us seems incapable Of comprehending tha
Ie our country has, or should have, an
Is other law than his own arbitrary vii
r But he cannot remain in Office forever
TT land, when he retires, we hope to have
1t restoration Of the privilege Of habea
le corpus and supremacy of law; and the
toI we shall hope for legal scrutiny of som
i of his many e fantastic tricks" and a
20 adjudication between them and the pc
al sonal rights they have ruthlessly violates
,yl Meantime, We only wish it to stand q
or record that we hold his assumptions
Sc power utterly unwarranted and withol
a. excuse. ga So sf
le J1er ms Professional services 10 the - 8,
g td''aee and surrounding country SUI
, Nftalrs IN Fosters Brick BUILDING IN rms
= n sslue OF the Pacific Hotel - .t"aJs Hn