The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-07-14
From the Ncw York Frceman's Journal.
A DANGEROUS DELUSEON.

A DANGEROUS DELUSION.
There are multitudes of men attached
to the ideas and principles that are yul-
carly called Democratic" who are
nursing the de}1sion that the Democratic
party is going to carry the day in the
next Fall elections, by some kind of
manifest destiny" We wish to say to
all such that they are hugging to their
bosoms most dangerous delusion tbs
not numbers that win 1t is organize
ton. Through most of the States, and
through most parts of every State, DEM
ocrats are as thoroughly disorganizcd
mass Of voters as the demon of disorder
could wish. We want, in time, to tell
the Democratic party that disastrous
defeat is before them, next Fall, unless
they bestir themselves betimcs The
winking and nodding of Democratic po-
litical managers. at the last moment, will
fail, as it has failed, most shamefully, In
years lately past. Let us face the true
position. Andrew johnson, President of
the United States. has been deluded, by
Seward and his friends, int6, the absurd
idea of building up a new party-ncither
Black Republican nor Democratic, but
some fertinm quid-some 9 black neutral
of the third sex" IF that game could
win President johnson would, as a matter
of course. be oyer-slaughed, and Seward
would conie out as the head of this party
of {" the third SEX 1t viii be failure.
It cannot win. But, in the attempt,
Seward and his friends are bamboozling
johnson. Seward and Co are in mortal
dread Of the Democratic party. They
know that Democrats can accept Andrew
] johnson as their candidate in 1868.
They know that, under nc. circumstances,
can they, accept Seward, the ornamental
head-piece of the . irrepressiblc conflict
Hence their efforts for the utter destruc-
| ton of the Democratic party. President
johnson, so far, has fallen into their trap.
He is not using his Executive patronage
to promote his Executive programme.
1t is from no memory of our ancient ira
tlitions, when Washington and Jefferson,
as Virginia freemen and gentlemen, re-
fused to require the office holders Of their
Administrations to support their policy.
All such high notions are discarded now.
| 1t is done, now, as a matter eof political
craft. The plain English of it is that
President johnson has men in his Cabi-
net who are plotting against him. person
ally, while, by willy batteries, they are
jblinding him to their proceedings. Sew
] ard and Stanton, and Speed, while pre-
tending to differ with each other, all see
Ieye to eve. They are all agreed in the
plan of eonsigning Andrew johnson to
complete obscurity, at the close of his
present political term.
Now, being an honest man, We viii say,
bRFntly. that for Andrew johnson, per-
so1ally, we care not, as respects this
wot tld, one Continental damn! We have
/ 1nolrespect for him, and never expect to
have any. We're he to be declared Pres
1 ident for life of the late United States,
we would refuse to shake hands with him,
I Except he could, in some marvellous man
ner, purge himself of completely in the
murder of Mrs. Snrratt, Wirz, and yari-
Gus other innocent people. But. with all
that. if he so showed himself as that there
was reasonable prospect that, hence
! forth, he woald administer the Govern
ment of the United States in manner
advantageous to the common interests OF
) all the States, we would work for his
ELECTION. as President in 1868. and, again,
in 1872, and, again. Ia 1876, If he de-
J sired it at that period.
5 That means that we look on the Presl-
: dental Office in the United States Gov
Iernment as no post of honor! How can
! it be, after the exeerable way it was han
Idled by Lincoln, with Seward as his
, mentor
We look upon it as a constabulary duty
) to be discharged Whoever discharges
: its duties Alright, We are IN favor of keep
5 ing in, for fear worse may happen by .
0 change!
: We mean to warn the Democratic
: party that President johnson is habitu
3 ally bambooxled, and that the vast major
I Iity of the tremendous Executive patron
Il age, in all the Departments, IS used
\ against the President, and against all ths
:. conservative principles Of our Govern
: ment We wish to say, once more, ant
4 we viii repeat it often hereafter, Demo
0 Gratis must organize, and earol, aud tina
Y on declared support o1 the aeW lunua
' mental first principles Of Jefersoaian De
4 mocracy The Democracy, unorsanized
/ in the various localities, viii be as. tn,
/ chat before the wind Oar fees, tn
n * Union Leagues are thoroughly organ
lied. We say, in the most earnest terms
t, to Democrats, if you are not organized
S and enrolled, in your yariovs ncighboE
il hoods--if you are trusting to the o6tata
Q Of public meetings for victory you WI
), be sadly disappointed.