The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-06-02
THE B1RRACUE.

THE BARBACIE.
On Tuesday last, Notwithstanding the
unfavorable condition of the roads and
the lowering sky, upwards of 5000 sturdy
Democrats assembled at Brownsville for
the purpose of participating in the pre-
viously advertised Barbecue. Prepara-
tions had been made on most magnif-
cent scale for the entertainment of all
who chose to attend. From early in the
morning till near noon delegations from
the various precincts came foeking in
regardless of wind or weather.
At II o'clock, the procession, headed
by the Aurora brass band of twenty-five
pieces, and 43 young ladies dressed in
FED, white and blue, carrying small ban
ners on which were inscribed the names
of each State and Territory, marched to
the east of Brownsville about a quarter
Of mile, where tables had been set and
covered with an abundance of everything
to eat. After dinner the vast assemblage
repaired to where stand had been erect
ed, and James H. Douthitt, Chairman Of
the meeting, introduced to them Hon.
John b. Weller, ofCalifornia, who made
speech of an hours duration, reviewing
the Civil Rights Bill, the position of the
Abolition party as regards negro suffrage,
and the effect of negro equality. He
proved to the satisfaction of every candid
thinking man that the intention of the
Civil Rights Bill was to confer the elect
i've franchise on the negro, and that the
endorsement of Congress by the Abolition
party Of Oregon was an endorsement Of
negro equality. Mr.. Weller is an easy,
graceful speaker, and his manner of deal.
ing with facts as he finds them. has been
productive of much good wherever he has
spoken.
Hon. =. s. Smith, of Salem, was next
introduced to the audience. His speech
was mastery effort. He showed thai
for the last four years men in the employ
and drawing pay from the Government
as Generals, Colonels, ETC., who never
were engaged in battle, spent their time
and the money thus illegally possessed, in
travelling through various portions of the
United States and villifying Democrats
as traitors" secessionists," etc. He
discussed the workings of the Freedmen:
Bureau, and showed from numerous tel
legraphic extracts that the pretended
ssloyal" Abolition friends of the negro
were, through the workings of the bill
using him for their own private gain, and
were inRicting on the negro cruelties tht
most barbarous. Space will not permit
us to give more extended review of the
speech Of Mr. Smith. Suffice it to say
his arguments were convincing that the
lobieet and aim Of the so-called Unior
party was to riyet upon the American
people centralized despotism, and tha
the only salvation ofethe liberties of tn,
people was through the efforts of th'
Democratic party to again assume contro
of the reins of Government
Great credit is due to the Democrac,
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of Brownsville and vicinity for the man
ner in which the entertainment was con
ducted-not the slightest thing havin:
occurred to mar the harmony of the occa
sion. Their liberal preparations for tn,
Iyearnings of the inner man, farsurpasse,
anything of the kind we ever witnessed
and there was enough left to have made
lsecond dinner for 1000 people. Lon.
live the generous hearted Democracy o
Brownsville and vicinity