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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
Negro suffrage.

A Philadelphia correspondent, writing
TO the Washington National 1~ntelligenccr
in respect to the desigus of the Radicals
of this day to force Negro Suffrage upon
the Suites, offers the following morsel Of
interesting history aud facts:
The view taken in your paper that the
question of negro political equality is
meant as an entering wedge for the in.
PRODUCTION Of negro social equality, is
perfectly correct. 1t is true that this is
denied BY many Of the advocates of negro
suffrage, who have not yet screwed them
selves up to Wendell Phillips concert
pitch. But one fact is worth a hundred
assertions. Negro suffrage has prevailed
in Massachusetts for many years, and it
is notorious that in that State an old law
prohibiting the intermarriage of the white
and black races has been repealed.
Within the last five years. think it was
in lS03-sixty.four white ONE in the
city of Boston alone married eolored men.
/ was much surprised to see a report of
a late speech of Hon. W. ID. Kelley in
Congress, ia which he is stated to have
said that negro suffrage prevailed in New
Jersey and tho adjoining States ut the
time of the adoption of the Federal Con-
stitutiou. There never has been any
legal negro suffrage in Pennsylvania.
The first Constitution, formed by n Con-
scntion over which DIR. Franklin presid-
ed, confined suffrage to white men.
The Constitution of 100 confined il TO
freemen, aud the Supreme Court of Penn
sylsania decided that this excluded col
ored persons who might be frcemen, not
being slaves. but were not frcemen In the
of the founders Of the Constitution
of 1890. The last Convention inserted
the word white in the amendments pro-
posed by them and adopted by the people
Of Pennsylvania.
The Convention of 1888 inserted the
word white" in our Constitution by a
vote OF Il to 45, and no change proposed
by them gave greater satisfaction to our
not because it made any change
in the voters, for colored persons were
excluded according to the Su.
premc Courtof Pennsylvania, but because
it LEFT no room for calling the decision Of
our highest court in question.
There is not a ward in the city of Phil.
adelphia in which a majority could be
obtained for negro equality, political or
and yet We have the strange spec.
tacle of four members of Congress from
our city voting to force this odious thing
upon a people still more opposed to it
than ourselves. There are not six coun-
ties in Pennsylyania where negro equality
would be acceptable TO a majority, aud yet
our Representatives think It a good thing
to force upon those who arc unable to
it. This is anything but carrying
ont the golden rule Of Christianity.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31

when we consider that tho professional
labors Of their " presiding genius" admi-
rably fit him for humoring the insane.
And indeed to credit the = tales which are
told out of school, they are one half
knave and the other half fool" t'True
'twerc u pity, pity 'twere true"
The proceedings OF the Democratic
primaries yesterday were of the most
harmonious character-in keeping with
the great work before us. Laboring for
a high, holy and patriotic object, there is
happily no element Of diseord-nothiug
win be suffered TO impair u strength or
efficiency. In the zeal, earnestness, and
enthusiasm of the Democracy, here as
elsewhere. is found the precursor Of a
glorious victory next June. y
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
Now England Domination.

At the present time the ideas of New
England govern the country, and her po-
litical power is felt from one end Of the
Union to the other, while during the past
four years her wealth has increased ia
proportion to the increase of poverty in
all other sections, from the operations Of
Congressional enactments to build up and
protect her interests. This is beginning
to be felt and commented upon by those
who have heretofore aided in her exalta-
ton. Even the apostate Forney has been
forced to speak out in this regard. A
late number of the Washington Chroni.
Gle, his paper, has the following:
but it is not merely in the possession
ofa disproportionately large share of pow
er that the New England States have the
advantage of the country. They are en-
abled by the use of it to shift from their
own backs to our the greater part of the
burdens of Government. We could cite
a long array or facts to sustain this asser,
ton but for the purpose of this article a
single n viii suffice. We and by the
official report of the Secretary Of War that
the six New England States. with a pou-
ulation (by the census of 1860 of three
millions M hundred and thirty-fye thou
sand two hundred and eighty three e.
l35,265) furnished to the Government in
the late wal, three hundred and seventy
four thousand three hundred and seventy
two (374,S72) men, or one in every nine.
Pennsylvania, with a population Of two
millions nine hundred and six thousand
two hundred and fifteen C, 200, 2I5) fur
nished three hundred and sixty-six thou
sand three hundred aud twenty-six 1885,
men, or nj in every seven. These
need no comment. The explana-
ton Of them can be found IN the fact that
the New England States, with q proper
ton Of only about two-hundrod thousand
more than that Of Pennsylvania. has a
representation in the United States SEN
ate six times is great. The deficiency Of
their number in the field was proportional
to their excess Of power in Congress.
state these facts not 10 a spirit Of
complaint, but as ground Of suggestion
a people who got SO much beyond
what they deserve from the Constitution
be cautious how they seek to
the common rightsWhich it guar
to the rest of u.s."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
CIRCULAR.

Every Physician Ioested 10 The country Or .
email village, and engaged Ii The practice Of his
.uog...top. has mors OF less f~reqatutly found the
.noss..tsi treatment Of chronic diseases diheui., n
mt impossible, owing 70 the hbsshss Of many f.
r,liti.v Which ARE within the rsekNthose residing
i. the cities and larger owns.
Ths uudesdgned hiss for this 5snsOn made af-
,..ge,ne nts for the treatment Of this siass u eAsss
by which patients can have the tnsss u I'll tbs
aupllanees known TO the pFefeaslas. -
persons PLACED under his ears I'll rsssise In Sd
,,t,,pn 10 ,ssAieaI rnd surgical ~tseaintnt, she bssss
Ia. of Dir. Langfton PeTkefs msthed of fssaimeht
81 navigation + the ase u ssaB1 81 tke MINERAL
-rS ,atte wa4ers, both for has1lex SD ssnsrk
vv. b..hsng In sca wafer, 1e, vhen Indicated !
b..tle ti,s ordinary general md teti baths " vat
~, k.sled sIr and vaipor.
! pbysseasws hssiBg ssies sllssf ere u kDsrisg
;, ,e,sous sssiesea ~ ob~sssss Mssmsstsn. skis
1,.o.se.. diseases n sks ssisA5 ssass, SCI, ukieh
{. :. resisted ordfasv iresthtaA viii confer .
80. favor upon such psssvasf y shlisbs thsis A.
..,,on ;. the facilities bsFs sseFAA :
For speeia.' infosmAsiJne apply = pssata RbJ
letter, 70 -
Aa> Consultation Rooms q sisss Bpi'dhg
over Wells, Fargo 4 60. Enlf.'ats fFosi siAfE
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
Taxation In England and America

A late English paper has the following.
!" Nearly all the duties upon what are
strictly tho necessaries of life have been
removed. All that enters into the con.
struction of dwellings is absolutely free
from taxation. There il no duty upon
bricks, glass or iron. All that enter into
the clothing Of the poor is free from tax.
alton. Bread and meat are subjected 10
no tax whatever. The same with cheese.
eggs, fruits, etc. And, turning from the
neeessaries TO the comforts of life, there
is a vast aud wonderful change for the
better. W. remember when sugar paid
as much as three pence sterling per
pound of duty. Now it only pays one
penny. 1t is only n few years since the
duty on tea was four shillings sterling "a
pound. To day il is only sixpenee n
pound. OF course all such articles as
stimulants, whether spirits or tobacco, nfe
highly taxed. MIR. sandstone states that
from the tax on tobacco alone almost
enough revenue is collected to pay the
interest ON the nationaldebt."
To this the Cincinnati Enquirer says j:
While England is thus removing her
taxation-while she is taking of the
burdens from the laboring classes-we
are greatly increasing ours. The whole
expenses Of the English Government arc
1850. 600 900 a year, aud Of that ono.half
goes to pay the interest on the national
debt.
The expenses of the United States
Governments, Federal and State. will be
at least five hundred millions of dollars a
year, including the interest on our debt.
In other words, Great Britain, with her
thirty-two thousand millions Of taxable
property, has much cheaper government
than the United States, with its twelve
thousand millions of taxable property.
The latter pays one-third moro taxation
than the former on one-third the means.
The United States, under the Republican
party dispensation, are now the most
abominnhly taxed communities on the face
of the globe. The most iron dcspotism
existing has wrung such fabulous
amounts from the boards of the laborinp
classes as this so-called best and mott
parental Government" The only bust.
ness our legislators have to do now is to
provide for the negroes at the expense of
the whites, and otherwise oxort all their
ingenuity to Increase the taxation, which
goes to supply the ~capacious maws Of the
bond aristocracy aud tho Government
contractors.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31

FRipAr.-The Richmond Times tells a
good story about a wealthy ship-owner who
was much annoyed at having a day in every
week on which he could get no captain to
start 70 sea. To disprove tho superstition,
he built q vessel In and over which Friday
should reign supreme. He laid the keel on
F~riday--pnt in the masts on Friday-rigged
her on Friday-<launohed her ON Friday
called her Friday-and found a captain who
took her to sea on Friday and he says he
presumes she went to hi on Friday, for he
never heard Of her afterwards,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
PROPHECY ABOUT CHRISTMAS

This year Christmas Day fell ON Monday, q
which event an old song prognosticates:
IL Christmas Day ON Monday be,
a great winter that year you'll see,
And full pf winds both loud and shrlll
Hut In the SUMMER, truth 10 tell,
Stern winds shall there he and strong,
Full Of %tempests, and lasting long
While battleA they shall multiply,
And great plenty 6f beasts shall die
lie shall be found that stenloth aught
Though thou be sick though diest not.
The last line contains rather u satisfactory
prophecy TO the majority OF people, but let us see
whether the preceding assertions shall come Ia
pass the ensuing year. viii there be n great wari
And will the cattle plague, now sweeping over
England, visit our neids7
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31

A HoME THRusr.-Ths Old Guard
makes the following telling thrust at Alb
clifton p~retension and Puritan arrogance :
The very history of the foundation of
our Government is a perpetual r~efntation
of the cardinal SANDERS Of the Abolition
lists. The architectso of American freedom
were shareholders. Washington, "the
Father of his Country was . slave-
The antho. Of the Declaration
of Independence was STAKEHOLDER. The
Father Of the Constitution was 4 slave
holder. Religious liberty on this CONT
nept was also established by shareholders.
While the New England Puritans were
drowning the Baptists, whipping the
Qnakers, and boring holes through their
tongues with red-hot irons, and driving
women naked through the streets of Bos-
ton, because they would not adopt the
Puritan sectarianism, the Catholic slave
holders of Maryland were laying the deep
foundations of religious federation and
If we are in any mood for look
facts IN the face, contrast the condi-
ton of our country now with what it
when all were shareholders. Contrast
our present Congress for character, Dig
nifty and ability, with the Congress when
almost every member was a STAKEHOLDER,
or the representative of a slaye1hoding
constituency. Well may We adopt the
lines Of Barnss
aYou see yourself With them c,uDar.5
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31

SrRoNoLY SrArKD.-Mr. Raymond, a Re.
publican member of Congress from New
York City, says in his paper, the Times, of
the Southern States, TINT. g denying their
right to representation is a denial of the OK.
istence of the Union.'' Every State in the
Union is entitled 10 the right of representa-.
ton in Congress, and if the Southern States
sre not in the Union the Union is dissolved
and the adoption of the Constitutional
Amendment BY States out of the Union is a
farce and a %nullity.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
SCARCE ARTICLES.

A parson who practices NIL he processes;
A beauty WIN mover feels proud when she dresses
A lawyer who honestly pleads for his client;
A beggar whose courage Is always defiant
4 sensible dandy an actual friend;
Philosophy publishing " money to leud !"
A skiliful physician regardless of self;
A stauneh politician ~forgetfnl Of pclf;
A sour old bachelor neatly arrayed
And last-though not least-a cheerful old maid
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31

It is a curious fact that, in sacred history
the age of only one woman is distinctly not.
el-that of Sarah, the wife of the patriarch
Abraham, The age of woman was, Is now,
and ever will be, a profound secret, Funny,
isn't it?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
Z You see yourself with them compared
And shndder n the differ"

AEEoDoTE OF BURNs. - Being in
church one Sunday, and having some
difficulty in procuring a seat, a young
lady who perceived him kindly made way
for him in her pew. The text was upon
the terrors of the gospel, as denounced
against Hianers, to prove which the
preacher referred to several passages of
scripture, to all of which the lady seemed
very attentive, but somewhat agitated.
Burns, on perceiying this, wrote With a
pencil on a blank leaf of her Bible the
following lines:
Fair maid, you need not take the hint
Nor idle texts pursue;
Twas only sinners that be meant
Not angels Bneh as you"
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-06
nUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE LAM:
Bv virtue Of a decree of the Circuit court

nUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE LANO:
By virtue of a decree of the Clrcul5 court
of Fauouier county, pronounced the lzth oay
of December, 1865, in the suit OF 1unt9h ~.
Bastable, the undersigned, VINO were there.i'
appointed special Commissioners tor that pur-
nose, viii, on FRIDAY, 9th Of February,
1856. offer for sale, on the premises, at pnblic
auction, to the highest bidder, a RAC Or
LAND, belonging to G.. NJ. Bastable, IN the
county Of Fauquieer, and is the same land al
s#lottedt to said Bastable, in the partition between
him and James j. Hunton, and contains ny re-
i cent survey S56 IL ACRES. Thlsls one OF the
very finest farms in Piedmont, Virginia: IS well
adapted to the growth Of all cereals, ana IS ~
surpassed as q Grazing Farm. It IS beautifully
situated on both sides Of Cedar Run, and is COM
posed entirely Of thc first and second bottoms OF
= that stream. It lies within half mile Of the War
renton Junction, on tne o. & a. Is. Is. 1t mas
upon it q very VALUABLE MILL, fitted tor
grinding corn, and which might, with a small
outlay. be made one Of the finest Touring nails
in the county; also, q first-rate So " MILL, III
good repair. The DWELLING HOUSE (Sza
IS comfortable but small. James j. Hun-4:a
ton, ESQ.,, who lives on the premises; VIII take
pleasure in showing it to persons desirious to
purchase. 1T is believed that no opportunity
for a good Investment, equal to this, has Tor a
long time. been offered to the pubic.
Terms CT a!e:-Gno-faurth OF the purchase
money will be required in cash on the day Of
sale. The halante in one, two, and three equal
annual instruments, TO bear interest," from the
dav Of sale. The title to the land will be with
held as a security for deferred payments, and
the land will be resold by order Of Court, upon
nature % pay ''EE &c JOHN 81 !: n. FoIRBbEs.
3. II. SHACKELFORD.
EPpA HUTTON.
Falc.1c~ CO. gee 2Z-dtd commissioners
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ALFXANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ES~
u TATE AND BANK STOJh.-By au~
thoritv of a decree Of the Circuit Court Of Alex
andrla county, renderedat the November term.
1865, in the suit Of +. Johnston, 6 gua a. aaT,n, vs..
sioner therein named, offers ut private sale the
following valuable real estate, situated in the
( LOT or GROUND, with 3 substantial,
Brick Warehouse thereon, on the south side OF
King street, about the middle ofthe square: be-
tween Fairfax and Water streets, fronting on
King street 25 feet, and running back 81 feet 8
inches to q II feet alley.
a LOT OF GROUND, with q Store and -
Dwelling thereon, on the north side of Duke &EIa
and east side ofSt Asaph SITS, at the inteT5ec-
ton of said streets,
4 SQUARE or 2 acres Of ground, boundcd by
Queen. Fayette, Princess and Payne SITS. This
square. will be subdivided into lots to suit pur-
chasers.
Also, $4,000, Of the stock Of the Farmers
Bank of Virginia
Price and terms made known upon app]lica-
ton. w. G. YEATON, COMM. Of Sale.
dec 2S-eotf Office No. 10, n. St, Asap1 st.
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VTILLIAM COGAN'S
G3as and Steam FIttlE2s Establishment,
NO. Is, ROYAL STREET,
ESTABLISHED l848.
WORK PROMPTLY EXECUTED,
AND WARRANTED.
doc l.
WORK PROMPTLY EXECUTED,

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Pr UMBERS + CAS- FITTERS,
No. %, North Fairfax Street,
Under Mansion House,
VS. are now prepared to do Gas Fitting and
Plumbing, in all their branches: Fitting up
Public Buildings, Stores and Dwelling Houses,
in the most approved style, and at the very
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BY leaving your orders with usyou will save
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HI WOEK WARRANTED.
Always on hand q large assortment OF GAS
FIXTURES, COMPRISING everything in the
trade; also, LAMP GOODS Of every descrip-
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it to their interest to examine our stock,
Special attention paid 10 country orders.
The best COAL OIL always Oh hand.
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II AMI AGENCY.

II AM AGENCY.
The undersigned having been solicited by a
large numbered Land Owners Of chs County,
to send theIn purchasers for their farms. and
from lny long experience as a Surveyor: and as
Sheriff i am well informed as to the quality and
condition Of most Of tht farms IN this county.
7 have concluded to solicit the patronage OF
the public as a LAND AGENT: Persons,
therefore, who wish to purchase lands, and
those who wish to sell, will find it to their
interest to give me q call at my office, at BRUINS
Jail, West End, near Alexandria, Va, or by
mail, Box 314, Alexandria 2: o. va:
JONATHAN ROBERTS.
de 21-2,n Sheriff Of Fairfax county, VI.
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Holm r. CREIGHTON s. SON,

No. IS, King Street. Alexandria, Virginia,
DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL I'M
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Files, Rasps, Shooting Tools, &C. Com'nlns
Iron Beam Plough at factory ices; Castings
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Doors, Blinds, &c, furnished to order. Roofing
Felt, and Cement, Percussion Caps, Double
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&c, Wholesale and Retail. Terms Cash. sel-tf
DRUCE,S CONCENTRATED FERTILI
u IZER.-Iho Immediate results OF the use
Of this highly approved fertilizer are as marked
as in the application Of Poruyian Guano: while
at the same time the land on which 1t Is applied
is permanently enriched.
4 discount made to dealers. for sale BY
GEORGE 4. WHITE,
ian 13-tf Nos. s. and 81 Cameron st.