The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-03
lie vEro IN oREGoN.

E VETO IN OREGON.
Rsezideps JohaaMeeftm Freed
msl's Bureau bin has had the SAME effect
upon. the Abolition party of Oregon that
IS has had upon the sans party at the
&s-that is, It has irrevocabiy divided
the Radical and Conservative factions.
g hF, he NO leading organs, the Ore
Eea aad tho Statesman, are the only
enes which have spoken out emphatically
upon the subject, and the two are as wide
apart in sentimentas Sumner and johnson.
The 0regonian, as a matter of course,
pastains the Radicals in Congress, and
Ae Statesman makes a most urgent ap
peal in behalf of the President. The or
gan in this place is decidedly Radical,
and so-ue opine viii be the Journal at
Eugene. The Sentinel viii fall o. which
ever side its owner thinks viii pay best,
without regard to principle or party or
faction, or his own convictions.
Tie Qgsgonian assaik the President
most ~venomously, and loves 10 rake up all
The old stories about his drunkenness on
he 4th Of last March, and other such
matter as M declared was reasonable
md dsioyal1 6r aay Democratic paper
% give utterance or place to, only a brief
zine back. It seems to forget that Abo-
h6on dogma that the Executive is the
1Goyernment," and ignores the existence
Of that other Abolition theory that, no
loyal citizep win assal the policy of the
President.
The Statesmen, o. the ether hand, ac-
cepts the fact that Seward, Dennison, and
sther membeu Of the Cabinet sustain the
Psesi6sat @aalhsient reason to war
esnk 81 n 1oinr the narao- fhinn- I'll
q fhB State, s the two representative
organs of the respective factions have
come. out In such implacabe and irreeon-
clable antagonism, 50. viii the factions
Aey zach represent, occupy and main-
t~ain1squally A2tsgsaistie and irreeoncila-
6ae positions
Tie Wopu conduct FOR Democrats to
pursue in this extraordinary political crisis
Is manifest. Our principles are firmly
estabEshs1an and thoroughly understood.
We have simply to cling to them with
the same undertaking devotion and IN
finehngresolution which has duringthese
past few terrible years characterized the
fre Democracy Of the country. Mr..
johnson Is not the President Of our choice !;
We hadFno agency in placing him in the
position tAongA which he succeeded to
his present exalted dRce He is an apos-
tate to Democracy, and unworthy Of full
trust Of fellowship among Us. He has
committed. usurpations of Executive pow,
er destreciFe Of the rights and liberties
ofthe States and the people, and some Of
the most rItal provisions of the Constitu-
ton and Of the dearest privileges of the
citizen BE pet continues to withhold, By
The ssreAg hand of understandable military
power. Democrats cannot unquaIlfedly
endorse the conduct of an Executive
Who thus plays the Despot; they cannot
approve Of his whole policy merely be.
cause a few especial or general actions Of
his any With the line of their cardinal
faith What Democrats ean5eonsistently
d. bNerer and what, Ne are very sure;
skey wIl ID, is-to approve Of every dci
Of The Presidents which is in accordance
With the genius Of our principles, IN con.
frmity 10 the Constitution, and 10 har.
moay with Democratic theories. TO d
tins IS enough. We do not, as Democrats
worship any ruler, or bHndly follow thz
led. Of serTfely bow to the diefation d
ay mzn, however exalted 8 public sta.
ton Be eCupies. Ne bestow the need
dapprobation only where It is deserved.
and only men the particular act which
challenges TINT bestoVal. It would be
dangerous i not slagish to do mora than
tbs q any instance, and particularly q
tie ass d Mr. johnson, Who has com:
Etsd 60 many bad q questionable acts.
Hmel 80 very few good or wiss
We haTe % eause 70 desert any
Wlsbe eikhernn ensmycomes, ol
areeasank returns Is Il: and ne can verz