The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-10
CORVALLIS CoRnEspoNDENcE
ConvAL1Is, March 9th, 1866.

OF interest 20 your numerous readers.
It seems that the wal is about to begin in
this county. The Abolition (styIing
themselves the Union) party, " stealing"
as is their wont, the livery of heaven
to serve the devil in have begun to
marshal their clan from out all the deep
and dark defles of their businesses, and
last night witnessed their incantations
the seething caldron of Republican
politics, into which each officiating cast
his poisonous ingredients. In other
words, this party held a meeting last
night at the Music Hall, presided over
by B. w. Wilson, u Circuit Clerk
the object of which meeting was, in the
classic diction of the Chairman, to repre-
sent the Constitution-loving and law
abiding sentiment of this community.
Col, Kelsay was the first speaker intro
duced to the audience. He Stated by way
of peroration-and thereby unmaaking
his i~nviucible penchant for public notice,
that he hoped he should have many OPP
portunities of addressing the people in
the coming contest. This gentleman
atoned for lack of argument by energy
of gesticulation; substituted assertion for
proof, and justified the course of his party
on the ground of necessity rather than
of CONSTITUTIONS precedent. Disclaiming
all connection with the SAmner and Gar
rison school. he advocated the same doc
rlne of necessity; protesting to follow
"the books" he garbled passages from
Kent and Story, Wheaton aud Vattel,
with all the ready facility of a lifelong
pettifogger and the praeticed dexterity of
the most consummate empiric. He sterniy
advocated the theory of liberal construc-
ton, and thought that Congress might
Judge what was necessary to be done, and
then do it. Well, l believe this is really
the faith of his party, and the Colonel is
doubtless an apt disciple of its teachings.
He coolly aspersed the memories of JEFF
@ferson, Madison and Monroe, by declaring
that they taught the doctrines now pro-
mulgated by his party, No doubt that
if this conelave of political necromaneers
could have called up those great men, the
sight of them would have scared the gen.
tleman's eyeballs, for they would have
pronounced against him and his brethren
a political doom more fearful han that Of
the degenerate Saul.
The next speaker was DIR. Bayley, fresh
from Washington City. the Abolition
Cromwell of Benton county. The Doc
tor is certainly entitled to credit for his
discretion. In this rift of his party he is
remarkably retfcent as to his endorse
ment of Congress o the President, and
plays the "good Lord, good devil" pro-
gramme to perfection. not knowing just
yet into whose hands he may fall. l
would suggest that he turn from the error
of his way ; for if one thing will damn an
honest man sooner than another. it is the
genuine Abolition Puritanico political
creed he has ~espoused.
The Doctor told US he was opposed to
negro suffrage (for which he ought to be
ousted from fellowship because the ne
gro is not sufficiently intelligent. He
said there were some negroes, however,
as competent to vote as himself, or any
other man. In this case it is hard to say
which is more to be commended, his
condor or his philanthropic progressive
ness /; which more to be despised, the
natural result Of such teaching, or the
man himself.
Judge Chenoweth was next up Did
not pretend to enter into the discussion of
the issues of the day but, as is somewhat
his custom, dealt in generalities. The
Judge seemed inclined to disown the ne
gro-loving part of his brethren, but did
not entirely convince Democrats of his
sincerity, as his associations heretofore
have been of such a character as although
Tray may not have been cruelty treated,
nevertheless he retains a very bad odor.
He very emphaticalIy stated that there
was no rupture in his party, although his
entire speech was nothing more than a
political truss to keep its bowels from
gushing out-in Oregon at least.
Tn conclusion, Democracy is wide awake
In Benton. We have determined to put
down the blood letting Jacobins next
June. Let its leaders be up and doing.
The old ship of Democracy still rides the
stormswaves, and Its guide, the Constitu-
ton of our forefathers, is still heard by
them mid the roar, as was the voice of
that pilot of old, calling to hold her level
point her straight, and let her go slow
More anon. BENTON.
PRETTY RoUGH.-The Abolition Sen
ate of California have imprisoned D. o.
Mccarthy, editor of the San Francisco
Flag Radical Abolition, for having de-