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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
AFEw CALUMNIEs NOTICED.

We have small crow to pick with
Rev. p Stewart Knight, Congrega-
tional minister of Oregon City. In
his Narrative Report last June he
substantially villifies the Old School
Presbyterian church, the L. p. church
and the Baptist church of Albany
During the year past it seems that
while other cities of Oregon have been
blessed with revivals, this city has
experienced no such showers" Rev.
Knight thinks that the chief obstacle
was that these churches did not unite
with Rev. Damon in his efforts to
have Rev. Earle visit Albany. That
is the complaint in a nutshell. He
says that there are 'impassable barri-
ers" to q union with these aforesaid
churches, by the Congregational
church of this city and he substanti-
ally charges that these barriers are al
together in them that they are full
of darkness" and ''hatred," and "sec-
tartan exclusiveness," while Rev. Da-
mons church is brimful of ''light,"
and "loye," and "Christian liber-
atty"
We have no fault to find with the
Congregational church of Albany
We hope it abounds in all these graces.
But its pastor, or Rev. Knight,-wc
are not certain which-should not
covertly charge the other churches
with lack of them. He should not
monopolize all the light" and ''love,"
and christian liberality" in Albany.
He should be modest in this thing,
and not think of himself more highly
than he ought to think. 1t is just
possible that the Baptist and Presby-
tcrian churches of this place possess
as much of spirit of "charity and
forbearance"-iust as much Of ga
spirit OF prayer"-as much Light, !"
and ''love," and "Christian liberality,"
as the Congregational. We have no
objections that Reycrends Knight
and Damon should pray for these re-
cusant churches; but wouldn't it be
well for them to pluck the beam out
of their own eyes first?
Perhaps some one may say that, as
editor, we have no business to mcddle
with church matters. With all such
we respectfully beg leave to differ
We detcst meanness and wrong wher-
ever we find it; and we do not intend
to relinquish our right to apply our
editorial scalpel to them, whenever,
in our judgment, it shall become nee
essary.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

efforts of the Herald to misfepresent
the sentiments of the Democrats who
composed that Convention. Had his
desire for the unity Of the party been
equal Co his proneness to dictation, he
would have initiated our silence, and
not have made that pablo property
which, in our only reference to the
Convention, we said twas none of the
publie's business"
That Convention decided that 1t
was not Legitimate for it to announce
It platform Of principles, and in that
we acqticsccd. 10 that extent, and
to that alone, did the Convention re-
jcct tie minority report. We trust
the Hernfd will be content to declare
its own yicws without attacking the
opinions Of nen vino are, with him,
equally devoted TO Democracy. 1t
may be successful in breaking down
the Pess, but in so doing it may itself
be injured. 1t would require only one
such victory on his part to ruin the
Democracy. The Herald will find
that we do not "rayc exclusively on
our own hook" Peace if You desire
it, Mr.. Brown: war if you will per-
sist We have remained silent for
four weeks, and ii is now your turn to
practice the same virtue.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
BondhoIders VS.. the People.

The thirty millions of people in the Uni
ted States, who do not hold government
bonds, wero compelled by law to accept
legal.tender greonback notes for all their
debts and obligations, even if the pay
ments were stipulated to be paid in gold.
The three hundred thousand Dondholders
who loaned their greenbacks to the Gov
neutrality-suspicious. which cost them on
ly forty to fifty cents on the dollar--have
no just cause of complaint if they are
paid off in the same currency they loaned
to the Government, and il their debts are
liquidated in the same manner that other
debts are. Is bondholder's debt moro
sacred than debt for -four, or other nee.
essarios of life which eau be cancelled
with greenbacks If the bondholder is
paid in greenbacks he will be better off
than other people, for he will get the
same currency he gave, while the most Of
the public obtained paper liquidation
for gold debt. Ifa greenback can ex.
tinguish an obligation created in gold,
shall it not be competent to discharge one
that was created in greenbaeks
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

transaction. lie is actuated solely
and entirely by selfinterest,
Now, why does this rich man de.
serve such consideration at the hands
of the Government? What real SER
vice has he rendered the Government?
What sacrifice has he made? Abso-
lutely none at all. The poor laboring
man who was torn from his wife and
children-who served his country for
the miserable pittanee of $40 per
month in greenbacks-who came home
MANNED for life, to find his home
blasted and desolate-who continues
to bear his due proportion of our
"Eyer-during Burden, really sacri-
feed million times more than the
purSe-proud bondocrat. What justice
is there in continuing this unjust sys-
tenn of taxation? Why should one
third of our taxable property be ex-
empt from taxation? Why should we
longer pursue a policy, the direct ten
dency of which is to make the rich
richer and the poor poorer? VoTERs !!
let us change our laws. Let us select
men to represent us who will repeal
these odious statutes; let United
States Bonds be taxed; and failing in
this, let our gigantic public debt
Kelley's "Ever-during Burden"-be
,.-,.,, lso4l
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
PRoBoSo PuBLIco.

FIGURES ON THE NEXT PRESIDENT
The New York Eveuing Post, Radical
newspaper, makes calculation on the
vote for President 1868. The figures are
on'tbe presumtion that the southern states
viii participate In the election. New
York with its 80 electoral votes, and
Pennsylvania With 26 electoral votes, In
diana with 13 electoral votes, New Jersey
with seven, and Missouri with II votes,
are counted for the republicans to make
the vote in the electoral college stand -.
Republican electors 40 Democratic elec-
tors so. The loss. Of New YCsk, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey viii defeat this
calculation, and there il every reason to
believe that not only will these states be
carried by the Democrats, bat also Ten
nessee, Missouri and Indiana. IF we are
right in this calculation, the Democratic
majority in the electoral college will be
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

The President has appointed Min
lister 10 Mexico named Marcus Otter
berg. Who is he: The people wish
to make his acquaintance If states
man hang him up somewhere as GU
riosity; if fool, let him sit for por-
trait with the members of the Radical
Congrcss.-.I. Louis Times.
Let him be fool or what not, the
President is obliged to appoint such
men as the Senate will confirm; and
everybody knows that they will reject
any man who has heretofore shown
any capacity for the place. If he is a
fool, he will just suit the Senate.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

The Democrat sums up as the consequences Of
the Democratic split Of that year [IS60, the civil
war, the FIVE hundred thousand dead, the widowed
orphaned and maimcd. the millions Of debt all of
which be eloquently charges upon the crimnalty
of the radicals. We beg to differ and to differ re.
spectfully, and take this opportunity to express
pleasure in being able to take hand in political
argument without being met with d'srespeet. We
conceive it possible TO be radical Republican and
for our opponents to be ever so democratic and
still for all to act like gentlemen.-Salem Record.
We concur in this sentiment and
we beg leave to assure the Record that,
in the numerous hot and acrimonious
contests in which we have been en-
gagged during an editorial career of
about twenty years, we have never
been the aggressor. In every instance,
without solitary exception, our OPP
ponents commenced the warfare. Our
rule is always to treat an opponent in
a gentlemanly manner as long as he
does us but whenever an opposite
mode of warfare is inaugurated, we
usually pull off our gloves, roll up
our sleeves and pitch in; and before
the "milI'' is ended he usually finds
that there are blows to receive as well
as to give. But it is very distasteful
to us, although some doubtless may
think otherwise. We much prefer to
conduct a discussion in gentlemanly
manner, free from offensive personali
ties ;-and we repeat, we always dc
SO unless forced, in selfdefence, in a
contrary direction. The editor of the
Record will permit us to express the
wish that our future editorial inter
course will be as it has been IN the
past-pleasant and agreeable.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
LAW Of NEWSPAPERS.

/. Subscribers who do notgive express notice
to the contrary are considered rs wishing to con-
tinue the subscription.
.. Ii subscribers wish their papers discontinued,
publishers may continue to send them until all
charges are paid.
). Ifsubseribers move to other places without
Informing the publisher, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
Notice should always be given of the removal.
4. It subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office or place TO which they are
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
bills aud give notice to discontinue.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
a paper from the Office, or removing and leaving
it uncaled for, Is prima facie evidence of fraud.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

MOUNT HooD.-Coloncl Williamson
and party arrived last evening, aud from
the general appearance Of the party, We
concluded they had not only descended
into the crater of Mount Hood, bu. had
actually been in close contact with the
other place" However, Colonel VIII
hanson informed us they had n pleasant
time considering the climate influences
they had TO encounter. Six of the party
ascended the extreme summit, aud Colo
mel ID. c. Smith, of Illinois. descended
the crater, which Lieutenant Huer (of
the Engineer Corps, L. s. \. estimated
to be 100 to l20 feet in depth. Colonel
Smith found no distinct sub-crater from
which heat or smoke was perceived, but
did discover yap0r, or some other light
substance, issuing from seams, and which
seemed TO possess the qualities Of sulphur
aud arsenic. CaveIns IN different direc-
tions were discovered under the snow.
but were not explored. The party were
six hours IN making the ascent from the
snow line to the summit, aud there re-
mained one hour aud fifteen minutes, and
returned in two hours The temperature
Of the atmosphere on the summit was Is
deg. Fahrenheit, aud was very seusibIy
experienced, owing 10 the lively cxcrtions
required in the ascent The weather was
fine, and Colonel Williamson took all oh.
servation necessary to settle the hight Of
Mount Hood, which the Colonel is yet un.
able to determine until o,her observations
are consulted, but he informs US that the
hight of our pet is about Il 900 feet, and
may vary few feet over or under that
number. Lieutenant Huer informs us
that to the eastward of the crater, he with
another gentleman, discovered volume
Of steam or vapor ascending from the
mountain, resembling much the steam
from an escape pipe Of steamer One
incident We mention, and that is the par.
ty had a gay time sliding down hill. -
BY accident, one gentleman slipped and
went speedily down the side Of the noun
tain about Que hundred feet, and it went
so well that all descended in the same
primitive manner. They arrived safely
to where they had left their horses, about
one and half miles up from the snow
line, without any accident but the severe
usage the seats of their pants had under
gone, rendering n change Of garment i'm
peratively necessary to one Of the geatle.
men at least Oregon Herald.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
Farm for sale.

YTNHE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS F0R SAFE
Farm, containing one seetien (0a0acres) of
land one-half prairie and tho other half timber,
well improved and nearly all under fenea. with
about 125 acres under cultivation and IN good
farming condition also an orchard Of about 1,00O
choice fruit tress. 1t has on it good farm resi-
dence, 22x40, with a doublechimney, and contain.
ing sufficient room for good sized family. There
is also on the place substantial ftarae Barn,
4SxS0; with other outdoor buildings and conve-
niences for faxming purposes. The farm issltuats.
four miles below Albany. near che Salem and Al
bany stage road
TERMS or SALE: eEEer the above property
at SO per acre-one-half of the money required
at time Of SALE and yearly installments allowed on
the remainder.
For farther particulars apply on the farm, TO
ISAAC MILLER, SEN.
July rs, 1S67-v2n 49Sm
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

SOUND SENsE.-The Atlanta IntelIi-
genccr, for an "unreconstructed" journal
talks good, square North American sense,
when it says:
"We have two currencies--one for the
people and one for the bond-holders..-
The people arc obliged to take legal ten
der for their debts, while the bond-hold-
crs have gold. The legal tenders are
good enough for the masses, but the bond
holders must have something better
The money Of the people is subjected to
State and Federal taxation, while that of
the bond-holders, derived from their
bonds, is exempted from it. The bond
holders, therefore, have gold currency
and no taxation, and the people have a
paper currency with a heavy taxation" /"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

public, and only serves as a tempting bait
to catch hungry teachers. The tuition is
IS in the primary department and higher
branches in proportion The last year
each scholar was taxed fifty cents a quar-
ter for unknown incidentals, as it was un-
precedented, some think it cleayer lif-
tie trick Of financial IegerdemaiD. The
doctors say this locality is distressiDgly
healthy, and their seedy appearance fully
eorroberates what they say. Good board
and comfortable lodgings can be had cheap
and more than satisfactory, Not only do
we find the people healthy, but even the
domestic fowls maintain an astonishing
exemption from disease-seldom see q
dead one. From this production we may
excite a smile from one and frown from
another, but VIC are Indifferent as it is
intended to be
pRoBoNo PugLTCO.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

DRowNED--A young man by the
name of VIM. Mason, of Monmouth, Polk
county, was drowned on the 2lst inst. at
Independence. Young Mason was bath
ing in the Willamette river with young
man by the name of Bowman, and while
attempting to swim to poiut of land was
carried by the current below it, and in
his endeavor to swim against the current
became exhausted and sank to rise no
more.
His body was found on the 23d inst,
not far from whore he sunk. Mr.. Mason
was brother of j. i. Mason who was
killed about month ago by falling from
a bridge near Eola.- Unionist.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

Since the military commanders on the
Plains have undertaken to extermiuutc
tho Indians, il is a matter Of some inter-
est to know tho extent of the task. We
therefore subjoin the following statement,
giving the plumbers Of the different tribes
united IN the present confederation against
the whiies:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

These are only the prominent tribes,
most Of which are more or less hostile,
aud such as may not be drawn into the
confederation Of which Red Cloud as the
head will carry on tho fight independent.
ly. Should the league be ns complete as
indicated, comprising many small tribes
not above enumerated il would possibly
embrace 100. 900 souls. This would ena-
bic Red Cloud to bring 25,000 TO 10000
warriors in tho field the most Of them
we'll mounted and well armed.
4 well.iufoFmcd correspondent Of the
Boston .ideeTtiner gives statement which
is anything but refreshing in these times
Of business stagnation :-Esiimatcs made
at Gen. Grants headquarters show that
the present expenditures in prosecuting
the Indian war ara fully one million dol.
lars per week. IN case il is determined
20 inaugurate vigorous campaign, ex.
penditures will be needed TO meet the
the wants OF the increased force Of about
five millions per week. Thus far, since
the trouble began, every Indian killed has
cost the Government one million dollars
aud the lives oc about ten white men. The
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs il very
anxious that Congress shall give him au-
thoriiy 10 send Commission 10 treat with
the tribes. rs his information leads him to
believe firmly ihat tho difficulties can be
settled by such Commission within three
months. The immense expense of the
war is having weight with Senators, and
it is probable that the resolutions restrict
Ing the work Of the session may be sus-
pended to consider several points con.
nected with Indian affairs; among others
that Of raising two oT three regiments of
mounted men west of the river
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
sW ADVERTISEMENTS
DISSOLUTION.

VEVHE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE Ex-
isting between the undersigned has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr.. Zistelius
will continue the business at the old stand, and
will pay ali debts of the firm and receive all dues.
A. BERGMANN.
OTTO ZTSTELIUSs
Albany, Aug. 81, Is67-vSnsft
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
YAoU1NA BAY AND Corvallis RAIL

RoAD.-The Corvallis Gazette says:
Articles of incorporation have, during
the past week, been fled in the County
Clerks Office, and also with the Secreta-
ry of State, by Messrs. Richard Irwin, 7.
b. Odeneal, John Kelsay, =. A. Cheno-
weth, NJ. Wise, Stephen Robnett, DIR.
Graham, Charles Gaylord, D. Holgate, r.
G. Simmons, Hiram Flickinger, William
Fleidner, Ed. Fox and NJ. Jacobs, for q
railroad from Corvallis to Yaquina Bay.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
INFORMATION WANTED.--The Idaho
World contains the following:

Oo0 o0Il TIE '1IO 1OIIO"Ino
Sarah NJ. Cowperthwaite, of Danville,
Connecticut, wishes information of her
husband, Franklin Cowperthwaite, whom
she last heard from while he was in
Dalles City, Oregon. She is bed-ridden
and destitute. Idaho and Oregon papers
are requested to copy, and any person
who knows of Cowperthwaits's address or
whereabouts is requested to forward infor-
nation to his poor wife, at Danville, Con-
necticut.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

Df tie Financial condition of Linn
County, oregon, mp TO .Tuly 3rd,
1857, publisIed by order Of the
Board Of County Commissioners.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
pU~ A radical eOtomporary finds fault

R9~ A radical eotemporary finds fault
with the principles of the Democratic
party because, he says, those principles
are so old He declares he has seen the
celebrated resolutions Of 1889 embodied
in every Democratic platform since he
was boy. Who shall deny that here is
powerful objection Just think of it !;
principle must be rejected because it is
old The ten commandments arc still
more ancient than the resolutions Of the
Democracy; and perhaps i. is because
the ''loyal" think The statute of limita.
tions may be pleaded in bar Of the in.
junction Thou shalt not steal" that so
many of them eagerly robbed the govern
ment and plundered individuals during
the war aud since We think, however,
when it comes to hearing in tho court
of Heaven, they will find that plea bad on
demurrer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

RlcHMoND, August 28.-Oficial
investigation develops the existence
of an armed secret negro organization
here.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

County Treasurr an acct Nth Linn Co..:
To tax collected for year ending July
5rd, lS67..... s09
{" Revenue from all other sources,......... 1851 r53
" due Treasurer for over-payments......... 3e6,22
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

By tax collected by Sheriff for
year ending July 3rd, 1867, ,...37, 1875
:. polls COLLECTED By assessor $3.50
4" errors corrected on tax roll for
1866, ................................. 329, 10
" balance on delinquent tax roll
prior 20 July 9, 1866 ............s, ,6s4, %
{" delinquent tax for 1866 .........5,s64,GI
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31
ssO.Oss,04

S50,e5s,o4
Total Of delinquent tar, $I2,55s, sal
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-31

43.009.S4
Payment by Treasurer over funds Of the county
on hand, 1896 D.