The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-03
fFrom the Sonora Democrat.l
STRANGE THEORIES.

STRANGE THEORIES.
It is quite amusing to witness the
sophistical shifts to which the Abolition
party resort, in order to slur over their
Observation-Disclosures at the hands
of the Southern people, as conditions
precedent to their reception back (al-
though they declare they have never been
out) into the Union. They have two
theories as to the situation of the revolted
States during and at the close of the war
One of these they call the G State suicide
theory" and the other the suspended
animation theory" 1t is difficult to di-
verge further from the truth, or wander
farther into the labyrinths of nonsense,
than to assume any such grounds as the
above. There is nothing in either of
the assumptions. They are both equally
fallacious and nonsensical They are
nothing more or less than sophistieal sub
terfuges to hide the enormity Of Abolition
deviltry. They made war on the South
ostensibiy for the yiDdication of the Con-
stitution and the Federal laws, but really
il was not SO. Howling for the Constitu-
ton, the Union, aud the flag, they lured
the people into the support of their war
until the Southern people we're mastered
and compelled to lay down their arms and
surrender. All this was done in the name
of and for the defence of the Constitution
and the Union. But it was false pre-
tense, cheat and humbus. The men
who fought the bloody battles, most of
them, we're honest, and no doubt consid-
cred the war just one. But the ring
leaders, the Abolitionists, cheated the
soldiers and the country as no soldiers
and country were ever cheated before.
The war, SO far as the Abolition Admin
istrators of the Government were concern
ed, was waged for the destruction of the
so-called :. slavery" of the Southern ne.
groes, or in other words, to rob the South.
ern white people of their constitutional
rights and their lawful property. Accord
ing to the declarations of those in power
the people expected that as soon as the
war was over the Union should be all
right again; that all the States would
be in it, with all their rights under the
Constitution unimpaired. This Is exactl,
what the people thought the war was fol
to bring the seeded States back Il
their former situations.
But what do we see now !? Are The
States in question allowed to be repre-
sented in the National Legislature as for
merly? Are they permitted to be par
of the confederation as they were before
No, not by any means. And why not
Because the Abolitionists are not yet dont
with them. Because the Abolition pro
gramme is not yet 6nished-becausc thu
intended robbery of the South is not We
completed. That's what's the matter
And still to deceive the people in tn,
Iconpietion of the devilish programme
now that the war is over, they resort Il
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the infasnal humhngs above referred to
q State suicide p Suspended anima
tion p' What egrogious foolishness Sup
pose some of the officers of the rebellion
States ran away, or got killed during tn
war. would that constitute Estate suicide ]?
Are not the people there to elect other
to fill their places And is it not thei
right apd their own business to do SO
Has anybody else a right to do such
thing for thcm7 What business has th
Congress or the President to meddle wit
the domestic affairs of the States Is
not exclusively the peoples business
! make States, and to keep them in repair
SO understand it, and SO do the Abol
! tionists. But they want to make th
5 people believe that the States in questio
a were dead, committed suicide" in ordt
r to be excused for their (really) imprope
y interference in their affairs. The who
: matter can be put into nutshell, and
small one to. The States referred to r,
: fused to obey the Federal Governmen
and the Federal Government whippe
V them till they surrendered to its author
S ty. Is there anything more of itG Tn
: is all. Away, then, with your g Sta
!. suicide, your suspended animation
u and all your internal nonsense, to excu
the enactment of your devilish deeds.