The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-08-25
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gone over to the Republicans. He declares no
only secession and rebellion played out, but tht
dogma OF the right OF States to secede is for
ever negatved by the war. Here in Idaho
the Democracy not only re asserted the RICH: Of
secession and notification in their PLATFORM but
their organs reiterated itthroughout the campaign
One thing is certain the Convention will, if il
mentions the subject at all, s'enunciates the same
fact that Gov. Orr does. There will then be y
wide gap between the Convention and the split
endorsing Democracy of Idaho. They viii be as
etectaally as possible pulling IN opposite dlrec-
tioas.-Idah0 Statesman
If the editor of the Statesman was en-
powered to write up, or write down political
parties at his pleasure, no doubt he would
soon have the long-delayed satisfaction OF
witnessing the destruction of the Democratic
party Fortunately the "Statesman's" ability
is not commensurate with its inclinaions.-
The Democracy has proven very tough old
customer, who, notwithstanding be has been
slaughtered, butchered, split and chewed up
a thousand times By that paper, still shows
considerable elasticity whenever an election
is to be held;-not only here, but all over the
United States. II it affords any satisfaction
to the editor of the ssStatesman" to ayenge
the election returns by scribbling such child
ish balderdash as the above extract the De-
mocracy will not object to his amusement
We are willing TO crafty your exasperated
feelings to that extent; but it would look bet
ter to confne yourself to facts.
Ii the g Statesman editor chooses to be-
lieve that Gov. Orr of South Carolina " has
gone over to the Republicans" no one vii!
unnecessarily deny HIM the qualification OF
believing the harmless fiction; though they
might ask, if such is the case, why South
Carolina is not restored to the UnionP But
when the assertion is made that "here in Ida
no the Democracy not only re. asserted the
right of secession and notification in their
platform" the Democracy would Ike to know
when and how it was done. The platform
said nothing about secession or notification.
1t simply endorsed the resolutions of '98 and
'99, which were written by Jefersonand Mad
ison, and further resolved that to 'ssecure the
harmony and prosperity of all the States, and
the freedom and happiness of the individual
citizen, that the sovereignty of the States
WITHIN THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY THE Con-
sTITUrIoN of the U. S. ought to be maintain
ed" Not much secession or notification
about that | The Republicans who lately
forced the resolution through Congress, re-
curing the distribution of the national arms
and munitions of war among the several
States, will certainly not complain of that
resolutlon as an endorsement of secession.
"There will be a wide gap between the
Convention and the split-endorsing Democ
racy of IdahoI" The Statesman man sees it,
and we hope he will keep on looking at it.
he could not see a split in his own party until
very lately but this prospective Democratic
splits very visible to this !" Ratchet" finder.
He is good on "splits." "Splits are ais
special forte He has been splitting the
Democracy all the season. TO hear him tell
lie story, one might suppose the Democracy
had been "split" up as 6ne as kindling wood.
He sees 'tsplits" all over. the country, on all
occasions. We are ofthe opinion
hat he will FEEL one when be is struck by
he next Presidential nomination Of the party
which this Philadelphia Convention will or |
ganize for the overthrow of the Abolition
usurpation.
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RELEAsED.-Under the decision of the Su-
oreme Court, published elsewhere, writ of
labeas corpus was issued this week in favor
If Elijah Wiley, who was under sentence in
he Territorial prison for ten years, on con-
fiction of murder III the second degree, COM
nitted for killing Sutton, at Centerville, in
August, 1868. He was set at liberty. On
Friday George Owens was released under an
,rder from the Supreme Court. He was serv-
ng his time in the Territorial Prison, under
sentence of 20 years for murder killing ia