The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-17
GEMS or CoNsIsTENcY.

Under the editorial caption of "The
Right Kind Of Talk in the last Albany
Journal-the issue of March 9th-we
find the following resolution, passed by a
" Union" Precinct Meeting at Harrisburg
in this county, and in the predatory edito-
rial remarks all the resolutions are en-
dorsed "to the letter" Here is the
resolution j:
Resoired. That Andrew johnson II oun presi-
dent, and that his noble acts and snfferings in de-
Tense of the Union, both against Southern traitors
and Northern sympathizers, have endcarcd him to
the people, md that, having faith in his integrity
and loyalty, we will sustain him in the artlnous
fask Of making secure the results of the wnr.
On turning to the leader in the Journal
of March I'd, we find the following
In regard TO the differences which have caused
the breach between Congress and tho President, IN
the absence of full details, there Is no better method
by which we can form an opinion than to take
into consideration the character Of those who In
dorsc the views of each. Taking this rs "a basis
we here declare unhesitatingly, deliberately and
uneguiyoeally in favor of Congress. We find the
delegations from this coast divided. Williams aud
CONFESS, in whom the loyal people Of Oregon and
California have perfect confidence, together with
all except six Union Senators, stand together
opposed 10 the Presidents views. Drunken Me
Donegal. slippery Nestnith and all of the Copper
head Senators, voted in favor of the Pfesident' 5
policy. In the House, the Union members almost
10 IA man, stand firm beside the Union majority in
the Senate. Throughout the nation. ms far rs tho
Telegraph has brought us intelligence, the Union
masses esponse the side of Congress. Legislatures
and Conventions, composed of layal men, have
! araar - sol .tra- sla.fA rat IN EHane aF H. rtZHaa - IL
Legislative branch Of the Government. All the
loyal newspapers. with the single exception Of the
New York Times, ccusHrc the President and com
mend Congress; while such delcetable sheets as
the World. the Day Book. ard every other treason
besotted vender of billingsgatc throughout the
whole of the loyal States ~eulogiac the President
for taking IN step IN the right direction"
Now, We come again to the issue OF
March 9th, and We find the following in
the leading editorial
In our last Issue we devoted considerable space
10 the consideration Of the exciting news in refer
enee 10 the reported rupture between the President
and Congress. Additional light has been thrown
upon the state of political affairs ut Washington By
the receipt of late dispatches, but We have seen
nothing 10 eanse us to change our views. We have
nothing TO retraet, and can bat ~reiterate in sub,
stance what We have before written.
We leave the extraordinary task of re.
coneiling these almost Numerically op
posed utterances in two consecutive
numbers of the same weekly paper to tht
very remarkable genius who declares
that no man except ourself himself
has written or dictated a line of editoria
for the Journal since We [he1 entered the
Office eighteen months since" Mac il
fool enough to attempt anything which
his prodigious vanity suggests, but ",
think his own readers will generally
agree with US that in attempting the sill
feat of carrying water on both shoulder
this time he has spilled the contents o
both buckets so completely over himsel
as not only to drench but blind him.