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

against all the world; and iealously and
zealously will / contend for its exclusive
use
Mr. Speaker, the statesmen Of the rev.
olutionary era were not philanthropist,
nor negro suffrage men.
They were practical representatives. of the
white democracy which fought out the
seven years war by themselves and for
themselves, to establish a white mans
democratic representative government to
be perpetuatedi in this Union. They were
practical politicians, dealing with every
with shreWd policy and adnlira-
bic tact They mastered every obstacle
With hard, sound common sense They
were not abstractionists as a body, and
left distractions to the few fine writer's
and publieists among them. They knew
what the inalienable rights of men wero,
but they never surrendered the material
of slave labor to the inaliena-
BILE right Of the negro. Why? Because
they knew by stern experience that the
negro did not himself know what his ina
lienable rights we're. He had nc political
knowledge nor spirit of independence as
a race. In this view, independence. just
won from the throne of Great Britain by
hard blows, and indeasitaBiie caurage. and
a French alliance, was something else
than an abstract idea-it was very ma
terial thing indeed something to suffer
long and keenly for, to die for seme-
thing to claim for ones self against king
II power with the sword of a hero, and to
maintain when won with the pen of a
genius, the grace of wit, the skill of a
and the profound learning of a
jurist They knew all this from expert
ence All their wit and wisdom and
skill united to devise the laws regulating
suffrage. Those laws exclude the negro
and recognize him as slave Yet the
negro had fought under the eye of Wash
ington, beside the heroes whose blood was
shed for the common veal of white and
black men in the struggle for independ-
ence.
1t (white democracy is not thing of
to-day nor of yesterday, but belongs to
the history of our race, not only on this
continent, but throughout the world, long
before. Democracy in Europe aud de-
mocracy in America may not be identical
in practice nor equal in their develop
ments, bnt their origin is one aud the
same, and can be traced by the annals Of
cur race running through all the eras Of
our civilization, from the Germanic tribes,
from the Gothic hordes, from the Italian
Republics, from the Saxon. the Gaul and
the Celt, down to the period of the hegira
of the people to America, In the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, to escape from
the dominion of state, the hated aristo-
crat and intolerant bigot of their own
race and color Every European tribe.
race and nation mingled here in eon,mon
cause for civil aud religious liberty,
against the ruling classes of the Old
World Maryland was a refuge for the
English Catholics from the prosecutions
of the Protestants, and they brought toll
Grafton with them; Rhode Island was the
refuge of the Protestant persecuted by
his fellow Protestant and Puritan brother;
Massachusetts, was the refuge of the Eng
lishman from the tyranny of politica
party in. England South Carolina was tbs
refuge Of the Frenchmen from the tyran
ny of a political party in France; Della
ware is the western home of the Swede
New York wassthe republican outpost O
the Dutch Republic in their lifelong
struggle for independence against th,
empire of Charles Y. and bigotry Of Philil
Ia republican colony, founded by
republic in the wilderness of the Western
World, to carry on the war Of popnla
rights against kingly power, intoleranc,
and commercial monopoly. Her peopl'
still cling to those great dogmas Of ou
political faith, and stand true to the prin
eiples of public and private right estab
lished by that heroic republic of Europ'
which has defed for ages alike the ragin,
of the sea and the wrath of the tyran
with fearless dignity and untiring indus
try. The history of this country is tn
history of our race-the white race. TIL
principles of our government are peeulia
to that race in contradistinction to th'
African, the Asiatic and the aborigina
American. Sir, if you doubt this to be
white mans government, traverse ono
more the prairies aud staked plains acres
the continent to the Pacific shore, from
Oregon to Utah, and, if still In doubt
travel on to the shore of Australasia, an,
ask there if the dominion of sea and lanC
is not claimed and held by the white rae
against all the other sons of Adam.
If, sir, it should ever be your good for
tune to visit romantic Old Spain, and t
Eenter the fortress and palace of Alham
Ebra. the fairest monument of Moorisl
grandeur and skill, as this capitol is tl
pride of American architecture, you ma,
see cut IN stone q hand holding key
surmounting the horse shoe arch Of tn
main gateway. They are the three type
of sfeength, speed and secrecy, the boas
"a Sow fallen Saracen race, sons of tha
eea d sand, the desert, who carried til
gi0sy Of Islam to farthest Gades In al
laril hour of civil strife and bitter hatre,
lof faction the Alhambra was betrayed t
Spain, g to feed ancient grudge betWeel
political chiefs. The stronghold of th
race, with the palace, the sacred courts 0
Justice, and all the rare works of art
| the gardens of ,unriyalled spiendor "a
that was their; own of majesty. strengt
and beauty, became the trophies Q
another.
The legend Of the Saracen exile tell
the story of penitence and shame and I
| the last moment of his sad life he sighs i
! the saltrF desert for the fair home, Of hi
IaneesteTs. the gorgeous AIhambra. We