The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-17
STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
tEoR rur STAFF aienrs rFsocnAr.l
A NEW PARTY.

We hear occasionally nowadays the
opinion expressed that there is soon a
party to spring into existence which will
completely demolish both of the existing
political organizations, secure the reins Of
government aud control the destinies Of
America. We hear such talk here among
ourselves, and the telegraph has several
times informed us that such a result was
the end to which varieus political cabals
ia the Atlantie StstesNere directing their
energies. No one can exactly tell who
are to be its leaders or what are to be its
principles or policy. The general belief
however is, that i IS 10 he . sort ofhyhrid
concern. half Republican and half Demo-
cratic. and to rest, for uae present, upon
President JohusGn. as It's chief corner
stone. BY observing closely the indiyia-
uals who are seized of this faith, we find
them to be. TO a great extent, of the half
andshalf sort Of no.prineiple, allpoliey
men, who, without depth of principle or
shadow of honesty, are overlooking to
ride the topmost crest of popular favor,
for the one sole object of enjoying she
spells, They are men who once belonged
TO the Democratic, Or Conservative branch
Of the old Wing party who we're drawn
into the so-called Iaion party either by
greed, weakness or fear who have be-
come nanseated with the heasy doses of
the negro, which that party is now adj
ministering to Its adherents, and who
have therefore cnt loose from it, and are
now casting about for some place more
congenial to their old tastes. habits and
associations. The better Judgment of
every u Of these individuals tells them
that the proper place for them is their
old home-the Democratic party-bat
against a return thereto, their false pride,
and perhaps their selfshness. rebels. To
cone back IS 10 acknowledge themselves
totally wrong in their desertion from it,
aud that their pride forbids; TO come
back they must of course for some little
time, at least. take a back scat. and
against that their selfshness protests.
These me left the Democratic ship in its
greatest need. They forsook their posts
and Joined the enemy's crew and linked
their fortunes with the destlaies of the
Abolition craft, and now, that it is falling
to pieces, of It's own r~ottenness, We see
these men floating upon its broken frag
meats, Woa a rough and stormy sea,
actually trying to make from those frag-
ments a new craft, rather than to over
come their false pride and ask for a place
on board the good old ship. which has
outridden the storm, without mast or
helm, and which is now. as ever before.
riding The wave, With canvas set and
colors flying We sincerely trust that
these men VIII see the utter hopelessness
of their undertaking before it IS toe late.
They mmt not dallyvitb that visionary
project too long or thegood old ship will
be cat of haiiing distance, and they win
be left e SIX in their political graves
:" ~unkRelled, uncof6ned and unknown
Therefore it is high time for them to
commence the consultation Of their jadg-
ment, rather than Of their prejudiees or
their pride, and when they begin 50 to
do, they eana9t fail to see the hopeless
ness of theirsituatim ackneHledge their
grAsOusuee aud pfay for a footing on
deck Of our sound copper-bottomed land
our shemies say copper-headed) craft,
eyenA though il be- before the mast as
common seamen. Let them refer to the
past and they can not fail Of being con-
WINGED. pFssiaentTyeroeeopied, to the
old Wing party thesame position, that,
in all probability President johnson will
to the Republican party. The Demo-
cratic party approved of his veto of the
National Bank as heartily as they approve
of 5ohns0As refo Of the Freedmen's Blu
reau Bill. let the Democratic party did
not become Tylerized then, and neither
will it beeeme Johnsenized now AN
effort was made then, as nov, by spoil.
hunters and placemen to form ! new party;
in fact Tyler was regularly placed in
nomination for the ensuing term, but he
and his party. between the great contend
ing Wing and Democratic forces. were
ground % powdcr As between the uppel
and nether Mil stones. Such will be
precisely the fate Of a third party now
The Issue looming up before Us, is giganti,
and welldefned the two existing organ.
i~zations are Ia battle array aad no othel
or hssstriKial issue viii attract popular
attention ansa the question now pendin,
is put forever at rest. The great issl
now before rs though It may, IN tht
coming State contest, be ignored By oul
enemies from policy. and though i ma,
assume, At home, more or less defnit'