The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-09-23


fearing they may be required in follow
ing your illustrious example. TO deal
harshly with those who, from II false sense
of shame, are still unwilling by turning
Aboitionists, to incur the rebel reproach
of apostacy They urge that they dislike
to be called Judascs; and yet, they ''wish
to he with you and at rest" Hence the
struggle between their old party and rebel
pride and their lore .tar you; their dire
necessities and love of cash, With all
such adopted this mode of reasoning ;
That tho popular Judgment is often
wrong, and traditionary or hereditary pre-
iudices rarely right. For example, !
would take two celebrated easos, those of
Plate and Judas; that the 4 hristiau
world affected, may, felt great horror of
their names aud characters, that tley
we're associated with the murder Of our
Saviour. aud. therefore. no one supposed
il possible to find anything in their ma
lures 10 cxtenuate the severe Judgment
of mankind; whereas. in fact. Plate was
was bitterly opposed to our Saviour = per
sceutions aud guominious death. and pro-
tested he found nn fault in Him, F" while
the mob tmay Heaven protect your Ex-
cellency from all mols,l hurried him
away to execution without even the dig
nifty of u military arrest that Judas, from
all we had been able Ia ascertain in re-
gard 10 his character. was very unob.
irosiyc, rpticent man, better fitted by ma
mrc for trade agent or u contractor
than Disciple that, though he turned
his back upon his friends, ,4Hay, "bctraged
them" he was neither thR first nor the
last who had yielded 10 temptation: that
his reward was hdrd moacY--thirtv huge
pieces--and long before Chase had in
Hated the currency, or California had
augmented the coin; that he was man
OF seusibility; that he repented, and -,
suffered from remorse that he burst
his bowels assured the secessionists
and office seekers, however, that they
ueed not wait for quarantine before join
ing the army of Sumner and John Brown
that You had done So. turned your back
upon them. betrayed them, aud that, al
though the official health bulletin repre-
sented you in precarious condition,
had yet seen no mention of morbid dis
tension OF your bowels, Nor did iail 70
remind the audience Of the radical change
in your opinions of John Brown aud Mr
Seward since you denounced the one as
" murderer, n robber. u. thief and trail
tor. . and the other as his political tutor.
| pointed to the remarkable case and Gle
gauce with which you now ira.ernize with
the original Browns how you now pious-
ly regarded his gallows US only less sacred
than the Cross of Christ; how benignantly
You smiled at his apothcsis, aud how di-
vinely you could sing
John Browns body Hes menlderiug in the dust.
In the foregoing can give you only a
brief outline of that portion of my speech
which was devoted especially to yourself
rose doubtless :" to the full height Of the
great argument" and many of your old
seeesh friends pronounced my speech
truly eloquent and convincing. Several
are known to have declared positively fol
you and Brownlow, while, among the
oiice-seeRers, trade-agents, and those who
have lost fortunes by the war therc
seemed to be general inclination to join
the grand army of universal freedom, 81
hravely led by yourself. | found none
reluctant to do so except few origina
| Union men, who still declare themselves
ardent supporters of "rHR Union of tn,
Constitutions Ordinary compassion re
lquires me to say, in their behalf, tha
/ they read but few newspapers, and do no
know that that old fogy parchment il
wholly played out"
/ Now for this eulogium upon your life
charabter and public services-and be
cause the Union men of that portion o
the State in which / live have nominated
me for Congress- am held, like Napo
leon. a prisoner Of State. Napoleon a
Helena Ad-der-rij at Columbus How
history will repeat itself! For the bene
fit of fsubsequent travellers who may yisi
this classic city in search of relics, / vii
here state that | am at the Colmnbu
Hotel, room No. /, directly opposite
butchers establishment, where thirteen
| chained dogs, hundreds of unclaimed con
trabands, and millions of mosquitoe
nightly mingle their music to lull me t.
repose.
j 4 few words more and | will suspend
all further recital of those Affections whicl
| am sure will greatly affect your Excel
lency's compassionate heart. | am yer
unhappy here. g The noblest river il
the world lies just before me; its wave
dance merrily and unrestrained. Un
bleaohed ladies and gentlemen crowd tn
streets, moving with graceful and elasti
tread, while arrayed in robes of lovhes
blue. The air is fragrant with the swee
odor which only they can exhale, and b
around is gaiety, happiness and FREEDOM
| alone, Of all the denizens of this grea
emporium, pine in captivity. Do not foi
get, pray you, that our foreign relation
are in most critical condition. A blum
der may not only prove fatal to your Ad
ministration, but it may light torch
set the world on fire. Though | am PEI
sonally friendly to Mr.. Macmillan an
his schemes, still am fully advised G
the embarrassments he has caused
yourself and Cabinet. Remember, it
the last hair that breaks the cameps back
Will not my arrest cause a sensation q
| ST James, St. Cloud and st. Petersbur
Indeed, throughout all Europe2 Wi
not the sublime Porte be aroused? An
will not those great powers, who so anz
iously await pretext to interfere in bt
/ half Of Maximilian, be urged to extrem
measures when informed that his chic
: American ally is under arrest? / wi
no further enlarge upon the danger
; wise craftsmanship can alone save you
: Administration, and what is of the fir
j Importance to every ofice-holder, secur
your reelection. suggest this exped
ent as the best Brownlow has any nun
. ber of courts in Tennessee. His Judge
: (although our Constitution requires tn;
!. they be elected by the people, have bee
u appointed by himself. They are true