The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-02-17
rnE AncnFrEcrs OF RUIZ.

4AFAxEerH LAM, Secy.
3HR ARCHITECTS OF RUIN.
History fails to show that, in any age
Of the world before or since, there were
ever assembled 4 body Of men in deliber-
alive council, for the purpose Of devising
and foandinga system Of free. republican
government, who brought to the perform
4nes Of the high dnty 50 much of lofty
patriotism, pfofOusd wisdom. and purity
&c purpose as they who framed and put
IN operation the system of government
which tie people Of the United States en-
Joyedalnoss nn~interruptedly from 17S9 to
1860. And history equally fails to reveal
that, il any sc Of the world. there were
ever assembled in inharmonious councils,
! body Of fanatics, Jewellers, enthusiasts
and maIignants, for the purpose of per-
xeFtine @ destroying a well established
kssten Of free. republican government,
Who brought to the performance Of that
atrocious task so much Of hatred and NAL
Zee, Of eupidity and lnst, Of reyengs and
Ssny Of Inconsistency and corruption, as
tkes Who nov sit plotting the perversiou
u nip Of the Federal Government, in
tho tNe houses of Congress, at Washing
ton. The fathers Of the Constitution were
the nobIest architects who ever reared a
scnple to the cause Of Liberty; the con
splrasors who now seek to tear that sacred
temple down and level it to the dust are
he fouless architects Of ruin that ere,
cursed : land With their pestilentiai
p~rckence.
The work of destruction Is seduousl,
prosecuted by these assassins of the lift
Of the Union, ead shey call it aRecOn.
stsuetion r Using The condition Of tbs
Southern States as the pretence for The
necessity Of al they do,they seek to com
Rletely eradicaEe fren the Constitution
every republican, democratical feature
audko pervert the government into a cen
ul, supreme, absolute power, which shall
possess unlimited control over the State:
of the Union. BY fraud and mere force
they have already declared an amendment
% tie Constitution ratified BY the requi
rte number of States, aad pet, in the
next breath. sey who proclaim this, as
hat aearly one-half Of the State,
wAse VOTES are claimed IN favor of thai
amendment are not States, but subjugat
e provinces, which must be 9 recon
sass Congress shall dictate, be
fore the can be again raised to the dig
nity Of States, and as such re-admitted
isso the Unien. It must naturally occur
% t common sense reader that, if these
States arc emasculated Of their Statehood
ard we're 1t the time Of the vote upon the
a~nsaameht and are Jet, deprived of tn,
rights pertaining to Statcsaof the Union
tier votes apOn the amendment wcrt
van znd mposent, and, pereoRsequeace
TIE tsquisite number of actual States hav
failed 70 rahy, the elneadment Il
question s not coaatisutiOnAlly added Il
he astrament-that It Is yoid, worthless
ands % eject 4 stastkugeature il
eonaection With this s~o-calied amendment
It's ratification IS declared
- Interpretation Of is design and powerI
neh b. IS aathors utterly at variancs
Nlh thzt PIT upon it during the Wholc
Ne ikwss before the people for their re
jsstsoh mspprogH-an Interpretation s.
Aag i g. grant ef powers over thc
de IF the States BY Congress.
sd BE peoRlespspected the amend
m susceptible Of sueh teepstruction
sould haze sepndiated ii in almosi
every State n as North This amend.
meat rs but theEntcring wedge Of thu
kAI scheme t. pervert the Union t
th eMn base uses and to utterly destroy
hssopsitadon. Other and many propo-
sie further aasna the instrument-
same destroying manncr-aTe al
offered u Congress, and whils
IL President aavisss against some ..
them he appears to stand ready to sane
sop HhatezeE The fauaticai projectal
nay g.
people are told they must aecep
tnasnsE condition Of things that the.
st behind chem forever the idea.
a Ct he pest and address themselVe
esy . the living issues befor
the eeantzy and thare are men and O
the East whe profess devotion Z
q Democrats par fhpt eeupse equ