The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-10-26
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THE INAUGURAL.-Last Tuesday On In.
augural Address was delivered, by Rev. w.
J. Monteith, in the College Chapel, to a
very respectable audience Of scholars and
citizens The order of exercises was as
follows; l. Singing by the School an ap.
propriate piece from the "Silver Lute," led
By Prof. Warren and Miss Beach at the me-
1odian. Q. Prayer by Rev. E. X. Geary.
3. Remarks by same, in the course of which
he handsomely oomplimented the Board of
Trustees and architects for the fidelity with
which they have sererally executed the trusts
reposed in them. He contended that the
building, as far as it had gone, was superior
in its finish and the durable and meritorious
character Of its work to any other similar
institution in the State; in all of which we
concur. 4. The Address. We took copious
notes Of most of it, but viii not go much in
to detail We were we'll pleased with it,
and thought it very appropriate and jqdiei,
pus. As to Government the speaker said
there we're two kinds :--one Of authority,
and the other of Reason. The latter will be
that by which Albany College will be gov.
erned. As to religion-it will possess, not
q asectarian, but positively religious charac.
ter. The Bible will be text book, and a
true, Catholic spirit Of Christianity will be
ineuleated.
A system of laudable emulation among
students viii be introduced.
The classics, ancient as we'll as modern,
will be taught; as also all other studies usu-
al in INSTITUTIONS of this character and pre-
tensions in the older portions of our country
s.. Closed by singing America" and
benediction by Judge Geary after which
most of the audience went up to the cupola
and had a magnificent view of Linn county,
of the Cascade Mountains, the "Three Sis
ters,'' "St. Mary's Mountain" and the
Coast Range. Were it not for Hackleman's
GroTe aid Mount Hood could have been seen
also. There are few obseryatories in the
world from which can be seen a larger num-
Der of grand and noble objects than may be
viewed. of a clear day, from the cupOla of
Albany College.
To ExcHANGEs.-For some reason we
have failed to receive the Salem Caroniele
for the last two or three weeks. What is the
matter, brother Uston7 Deign to let US see
your smiling face occasionally,
We do not now receive the Vancouver
Register at ALL What is the matter? We
never considered it anything extraordinary,
and we can exist without it. Still, we would
like to have it on the principle that every
body needs moro or less straw and bran in
order to secure the most vigorous digestion.
We receiTe the Weekly Oregonian in ex-
change; but it would suit US much better to
have the Daily; not that we are desirous to
get our telegraphic news from it, but to see
Its local news before It gets ''stale, fat and
improbable" Also, the Oregonidn occa-
sioRally combats some of the political views
we express but under the present regime
some eight, ten or fourteen days transpire
ere VIC can reply. Come, brother Scott be
generous for once send Us your Daily as
you do the long gshanked editor OF the C9tron-
ieIe. We vii! net call yo4 the "schoolb boy
editer,n or the STAT BOBBY !" but, if we
should deem it necessary, we viii notice you
genteelly AMI take your scalp with razor.
PRExTrM LIsr.-We suppose we finish to-
day the Premium List We say we "sup-
pose" we do; we are not certain. We
thought we had published the last of it in
QHr last number but you see we were mis-
taken. Our esteemed friend, James Elkins,
Secretary of the Linn County Agricultural
Society, has given it 10 rs in broken doses
and for fear it might hurt our Democratic
stomach, hs:has had the doses aforesaid filter
ed through the Journal before administering
them to us. We do not blame the Journal
at ALIVE want that understood. The editor,
th4s far, has been the most fair and gentle
manly opponent We ever had--and We have
h9d great many during our editorial ca
reer ;-and we are very desirous, while he
treats US thus, not to say word or do
thing that will afford him just cause of of.
fence.
F#E CaUET HoUsE.-Ye are informed
that the Court House is not insured. Isn't
it bad policy to let it go uninsured? Sup
pose it should tgke FIRE and burn down
away would 90 $4,000 or $4,000. If it
can be insured at log rates with 2 good COM
pany, Ke advise our County Commissioners
to do so Immediately. For want of nail
the shoe was lost for want of shoe the
horse was lost; for want of horse the rider
was lost ''Behold, how great matter a
little FIRE kindlethI" -
- HARDWARE, &c.-Mr. Conner unfurls his
business banner to-day in the DEMocRAT.-
In addition to having large and excellent
assortment of Hardware, he has also Dry
Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, &c.
lie is noted in this community as a man of
strict business integrity and very few words.
He never "honey- y-fugles" anybody but he
simply shows the article, tells the price, and
answers your queries in monosyllables,-
There is but one John Connor.
New BooKs.-Freeland has received with