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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

The extraordinary scene in tho House
OF Representatives recently, when Butler
boldly charged Bingham with helping to
hang ian innocent woman," will revive
the discussion throughout the country
with regard to the guilt or innocence Of
Mrs. Surratt, who was hanged july I,
1865, with others, convicted Of conspiracy
to assassinate President Lincoln. Dir.
Bingham was the Assistant Judge Advo-
cate TO the Military Commission, and, in
aliusion 10 the part Of his position necessi-
tated in the trial, Butler said:
"If, during the war, the gentleman from
Ohio, sir. Bingham) did as much as |
did in that direction, should be glad to
recognize that much done; but the only
victim Of the gentleman's progress that /
know Of was an innocent Yoman hanged
upon the gallows. His only victim in the
war was one Mrs. Surratt. can sustain
the memory Of Fort Fisher If he and his
associates can sustain him in the blood
Of a woman tried by military commission
and condemned without sufficient evidence
in my judgment"
Ellis associates in this hanging were
Maj. General David Hunter, Major Gen
eral Lewis Wallace, Brevet Major Gen
eral August v. Kau,z, Brigadicr Gencr-
al Albion p. Howe, Brigadier General
Robert s. Foster, Brigadicr General
James 4. Ekin, Brigadier General I. w.
Harris, Brcvet Colonel G. II. Tompkins,
Lieutenant Colonel ID. II. CIendinin. aud
BFigadicr General Joseph HOLT, Judge
Advocate. All those, as well as Bingham.
and as we'll as Prcsidcn. johnson, who
approved the sentence OF the Commission,
arc included in Buffers sweeping charge
Of hanging woman condemned without
sufficient evidence" Butler did not hes
itate to hang Mumford in New Orleans
upon evidence which might have been
"suficient," and no far as Mnmford was
concerned, il sufIiccd TO hang him, and
Butler loyalty approved all the arbitra.
~ acts Of the administration during
the war. For such man TO declare
that those who were concerned in the
commission to try the conspirators, are
guilty, in tho case OF Mrs. Snrrait, Of
innocent blood, will excite sufficient in the
case TO warrant the republication of some
Of the testimony in that case. 1t viii be
remembered that the testimony against
Mrs. Surratt rested upon two witnesses.
Lloyd aud Wcichman, while most of the
offsetling testimony in her favor was of
the most respectable character; and her
confessor, who admistered the last conso-
lation of religion, declared that .'as God
lives Mrs. Surratt was innocent of the
murder of President Lincoln, or of any
intent or conspiracy to murder him. -
Payne pronounced her innocent, and Gen.
eral Hartranft said that he believed Payne.
All these things will be ro-read with
fresh interest, particularly in the light OF
the Supreme Courts decision with regard
TO trials by military commissions, aud in
the face of the fact that man like Butler,
in an unguardcd moment, publicly confess
ed what possibly many other men Of But
lcr's political faith believe to-day New
| York World.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

The RIdHT TO V0TE.-How unfortu-
nate it is that Democrats, otherwise polit-
icaIly intelligent. should be 10 such gross
ignorance of the real question before the
country, Is to be actually driven to adopt
the arguments of monarchists to defend
themselves! For instance, writer in the
Columbus Crisis says:
First, then, the right TO vote is not a
natural right! 1t is a conferred right
Il will and mus; always have an arbitrary
line in itr'
Now, if the right to vote is conferred
right" pray who conferred it? Can one
equal confer right upon another equal?
Kings confer rights on their subjects. but
tell us how one subject can confer right
upon another subject The very idea of
comforting right upon another implies a
higher source from which the right
springs. But equals can confer nothing
upon equals. Every white man is enti-
tied TO vote because all white men are
treated equal, bat negroes are not the
equals Of the white man, and, therefore,
have no right to equality with, and hence
not entitled TO vote. How simple is all
thisl Why then wade off into the old ar
guments Of kings and despots, that "hu-
man rights arc conferrcdg" 1t is shame
to the name Of Democraey.-[N. 7. Day
Book.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25
a Leaf from q Modern D,etlonary,

The reader need not refer TO the --latest
Unabridged and illustrated" to prove
the correctness of the following defini-
tions;
Water-A clear fluid once used as a
drink.
Honesty-An excellent joke.
Rural felicity-Potatoes and turnips
Tongues little horse that is continually
running away.
Dentist-One who finds work for his
own teeth by taking out those of other
people.
My Dear-An expression used by man
and wife on the commencement of uuar-
rel.
Policeman--A man employed by COR
poration to sleep in the open air.
Bargain-A ludicrous transaction in
which one party thinks he has cheated the
other.
Doctor--A man who kills you to-day to
save you from dying tomorrow.
Author--A dealer in words, who often
gets paid in his own coin.
Friend-A person who will not assist
you because be knows your love will excuse
him.
Bonnet-The female head-dress for the
front seats of the opera.
Esquire-Everybody, yet nobody !;
equal to colonel.
Jury-Twelve prisoners in box to try
one or more at tho bar.
State Evidence-A wretch who is par
doned for being baser than his comrades
Public abuse-The mud with which ev-
cry traveller is despatched on the road to
destruction.
Modesty-A beautiful flower that
fiourishes in secret places.
Lawyer-A learned gentleman who res
cues your estate from your enemy and
keeps it himself
The Grave-An ugly hole ip the
ground, which lovers and poets wish they
were in but take uncommon means to keep
out.
Money The god Of the nineteenth
century.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

HENRY WARD BEEcHER on PAST
HoRsHs.-Mr. Becchcr descants thus -
''If horse has had swiftncss put into him
it is nothing more than fair to give him
a chance to develope his gifts. OF course
there is reason in all things. Even in
tIotting, it is easier and pleasanter for
some horses to go twelve miles an hour
than for others to go three. They were
made SO. Docs it hurt a swallow to go
faster than the OK !? Why not: Because
he was made So 1t is easy to do the thing
we were made to do easily. And good
horse was made to go fast He does Il
when wild, of his own accord. He does
not lose the relish of speed even when do.
mesticated Take fne fed horse, which
in harness looks as if be we're pattern Of
moderation-n very deacon of moder-
alton, and turn him loose n pasture.
Whcw, what a change! He takes one or
two steps slowly, just to be sure you have
let 90 of him, and then with squcal be
lets fly his heels in the air, till the sun
flashes from his polished shoes; then off
he goes, fercer, clear across the lot, till
the fence brings him up, and then, his
eye flashing, h 3 mane lifted and swelling,
his tail up like kings scepter, he snorts
defiance to you from afar; and with Sc
ries of rearing, running sideways and
plunging, whisking and whirls, he starts
again, with immense enjoyment, into an
other round of running. Do you not see
that it is more than fun /? It is ecstacy. 1t
is horse rapturew
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

How LONG "A correspondent asks
US "how long is the infamous, unconstitu-
tional, annoying, prying, troublesome In
come Tax TO continue 7" We answer that
it win be continued as long as the Repub-
lican party holds power! That party has
discovered what they call "the resources
Of the country" Having done SO, they
intend to enjoy them; and being in pos
session, obviously proceed as miners do
when they discover golden gulch They
are making preparations te stay-and this
issswhat the Reconstruction and other bills
in Congress really mean-with deter
mination TO get at the gold by all
known processes, and if these fail, to in
vent new ones among the miners. IF il
is contained in quartz, il must be "crush-
ed out of it. The Republicans being
like the miners, the people are compara-
bic to the quartz They must yield their
gold to supply the extrayagancies Of myr,
lads of Republican tax-gatherers, and pay
for the costly experiments in tho gov
ernment of the Republican party, even
though they are crushed II Albany Ar
gus.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25
Drink less with your Meals.

One great error that We commit is that
we drink too much az our meals. Before
we have sufficiently masticated and insal-
ivated our food TO enable US to swallow it,
We force il down by taking water or warm
drinks. This not only dilutes the saliva,
but weakens the gastric juice after the
food gets into the stomach. Many persons
take a swallow Of fluid with almost every
mouthful of food. Look along the dinner
table in any of our hotels aud fashionable
private dining rooms and you will be sur
prised at the quantities which are drank
at the meal; and If your mind be not taken
up with observing the others, you may
discover the same evil in yourself, and thus
be led to correct il. This habit, sooner
or later, ends IN producing dyspepsia aud
constipation, than which there arc no af
fections more destructive Of health aud
comfort. When We are thirsty at our
meals or at other times, We should drink
to allay such thirst only. All solid food
should be thoroughly ground aud mixed
saliva in the mouth unaided and undiluted
by water or other drinks. Rely upon it
this apparent necessity Of drinking Is q
mere habit, which VIC can correct at will
and all who prize health at its true value
will not consider It's preservation or pur
chase TOO high at the cost Of attending te
so simple matter.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25


Courtin is luxury, it Is ice water, it is
the pla spell Of the sole. The man who
has never courtcd has lived in vain. He has
been blind man among landscapes, he
has been o def man in the land of hand
organs and by the side Of murmurin ca
nails. Courtin is like two little springs of
water that starts out from under rock at
the foot Of mountain, and runs down.
bill, side by side, singin, dancin spatterin
each other, edyin' and frothin, and kas-
kadin, now hideu under the bank, nov full
Of shadder, byemby they line and then 20
slow. ] am In favor Of long courtin; it
gives the parties chance. to find ont
each others trump cards. 1t il good ex-
ercise, and is just as innocent AZ 5merinc
lambs 80
Courts like strawberries and cream;
wants to be did slow, aud then you have
got the favor. / have seen folks get ac-
quainted, fall in love, get married, settle
down and get to work in three weeks from
date. This is the way that some folks
larn TO trade, akounts for the great num-
Der Of almighty mean mechanic and jobs
they turn out. Perhaps it lis best should
state sum good advice to young men who
are about to court with view TO matriJ
moDy, as it was In the fust place Young
men, you want to get your system awl
right, then find young woman who is
willing TO be courted on the square.
The next thing is TO find out hoy old
she is, which YOU can easily do by asking
her and she will sa she is 16 years old;
and this you will find won't be far out Of
the wa. The next thing is begin moder-
the fust six months, increasing the dose
as the pashunt seems to require tits fust
ate, sa ONCE in every mite IN the week for
rate way to court the girls mother a lit
tie on the start, for there is 1 thing a wo-
man never despiscs, and that is a little
good courtin, If it is done on the square
After the first year you will begin to get
acquainted and will begin to like the biz
ness. There is one thing always advised
that IS not to swop fotygraphs oftner than
wunst every 16 daze. unIess ron forget
how the gal looks Occasionally you want
to look sorry and draw In your wind as
tho you had pain; this will set the gal
tn teezin you to tu find out what aiIs you.
Eycnin meetings are good thing to tend.
1t will keep your religion in tune, and if
yure gal happens to be there bi acci-
dent, she can ask you to go home with
her. Az general thing, wouldn,t brag
on other girls much when / was courtin.
1t might look as though yu knu tn much.
If you court three weeks in this wa. all
the time on the square If you don't sa it ii
the sleekest time of yure life, you can GO
TO the cheap store and get measured for
> plug hat at my expense and pay for it.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25
HEMoRRHAaE IN ExrRAcISe TRErs.

HEMoRRHAGE IN EXTRACTING TEETH.
-Hemorrhage from extracting teeth Is
not very frequent occurrence; yet there
are cases when bleeding continues after
extracting a tooth, for one, two and even
three days. causing much anxiety and
suffering. tits rare, however, that case
ever proves fatal; yet it might possibly
occur, and it is necessary that every per-
son should know how to treat case if it
should come under their observation.
The remedies are few ard simple, and can
be had In every family. The first RENE.
dy is to use freely of cold water, held in
the mouth and topiously used on the out
side. This, in many cases, viii be suffic-
lent; yet there are instances when this
viii not answer In such case, take 4
piece of cotton or lint, well soaked in 4
strong solution of alum water, rolled up in
q small, hard wad, and press it firmly up
the cavity of the tooth so as to reach. the
mouth of the bleeding vessel, and at the
same time close your teeth upon and COM
press it, so as to retain it in that position,
where it should be kept from two to twelve
hours before being removed This remedy
we have never known to fail II Is simple,
easily applied, and within the reach Of
every person. !
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

MRs. JOHNSON, wife of the President,
appeared at Presidential reception lately
for the first time, and correspondent
says: 81 felt deep anxiety to see the
woman who had taught her husband to
read, and inspired him with that lofty am
bition which led to place and power. She
stood near the President, to his right /;
pale, thin, stamped with care and sickness,
a countenapce of thoughtful sadness, an
expression of deep curiosity, Looking
for moment at each person introduced,
her eye would drop Immediately in medi-
tative thoughtfulness, as if her mind and
heart were filed with thoughts and emo
tions far different from the giddy throng
passing by. All who know her apeak
we'll of her"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25
POETRY.



Miss Nancy Is a lovely lass,
So graceful and 50 tallj
To sec those ponting lips OF bara,
And her sweet waterfall,
Would make you swear, by heaven and earth
You'd give your life. your oil,
70 kiss those pouting lips for oast,
Aud see her waterfall
/ saw h0r-'twas on Christmas Eve,
AT Independence Hall,
And rs she whirled round Ia the waltE,
/ saw her waterfall.
It's pretty orb stuck out feet,
All beaded Ger the ball
You ne'er saw nothing half 20 sweet
As her sweet waterfall.
Next ! led her on the floor,
We bowed at ''honors all, =
And as We Strengthened up again,
saw her waterfall
Drop on the floor; picked II up
Netting. hair and all
And hastily she left the room
Without her waterfall.
Wishing 10 see from what twas made,
opened out the ball
And found, that moss, grass, hair and yarn,
Composed her waterfall.
This waterfall is now my own;
I'll send Il 20 you, Paul.
II you're in want of somcthing nice.
In shape Of waterfall.
-cineia"ati Enquirer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

I learned good lesson when I was a
little girl, said lady One frosty morn.
ing | was looking out of my fathers barn
yard, where stood many cows, oxen and
horses waiting to drink The cattle stood
very still and meek till one Of tie cows in
attempting to turn round happened to hit
her next neighbor; whereupon the neigh
Dor kicked another. In FIVE minutes the
whole herd were kicking each other in
fury. Ny mother laughed and said s.See
what comes of kicking when you are hit.
Just so have seen one cross word set
a whole family by the cars some frosty
morning" Afterwards, if my brothers
or myself were little irritable, she would
say-"Take, care my children; remember
howthe fight in the barn-yard began. New
er return kick for hit, and you will save
yourselfand others great deal oftrouble.a =
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25
Honest Horace Greeley.

A great many people, says the New
York Day Book, think Horace Greeley an
honest man, and yet he, who has been
bowling for years about the wrongs Of ne
grocs, went to Washington, to urge Pres
ident johnson to sign a bill that reduced
eight millions Of white people to more
ahjectslayery than the Poles, the Irish, the
Hungarians or the Cretans have ever suf-
fered. Ip fact, no negro was ever placed
in such an alb jcct condition. TO show the
consistency, as well as the. honesty of this
apostle Of despotism, we ezhume scrap,
about ten years old. On the 2S Of May,
1855, this same Horace Greeley offered
the following, among other resolutions,
ut the Republican State Convention, at
Syracuse, New York:
"Rcsoiyed, That the rights ofthe States,
and Of the people located in the Territories,
are just objects Of solioitudc and support,
and We condemn the efforts making in our
day, to fuse all political power into one
indiscriminatc and oyershadowing section
alisfn, as contrary to the faith Of our faith
ers, and perilous to Republican institu-
tions."
How much evidence do the people Of
this country need that these yelpers for
negro freedom only used it as cloak, to
conceal their hatred ofwhite mems liber-
tiesY With loud professions Of love for
Republican institutione, they have been
constantly striking feion-blows at the very
vitals Of all liberty, and to include negroes
in our system only TO bring ridicule upon
Democracy. Every man desiring to give
a vote to negroes is at heart monarchist,
and if pressed to the point, he viii confess
that he would prefer king to the return
of the Democratic party TO power. Try
the next ten Abolitionists you meet, and
see if nine out Of the ten will not tell you
So =
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

reason. May God have mercy on his poor
soul rcpuiescat IN pace
Has not the cause leading 10 the woful
condition Of our once happy country received
its most vital impulse from tho puIpits where
loyalty to the Government i an absolute re.
quirement Of the Christian faiths passport
TO Heayenq ] am firm believer in the pu.
rifying influence Of the christian religion
over men and nations as revealed by our
Great Redeemer, but whom its ministers and
professors desccrate It's holy cause upon the
alter Of political idolatry il 10 o sin and re-
proach to any nation--an odious mockery
and a fearful engine Of oppression and des-
potism. CITIZEN.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

An attorney who wished to show his
.smartness by quizzing an old farmer at an
election dinner, began by asking him il
there were many girls in his neighbor.
hood. "Yes, there's dreadful sight Of
'em," replied the old man, $50 many that
there amt half enough respectable hus.
bands for 'em all, and some Of 'em are be-
ginning to take up with the lawyersp'-
The attorney didn't follow up the subject
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

Once, whom / was n little boy,
sat ne down 10 cry,
Because my little brother had
The biggest piece Of pie.
Twas not but had quite enough,
But then could not $50
The reason why partial nurse
Should giYe him more than me.
They said Was a naughty boy,
Bot have of scen men
Behave themselves rs fooilshly
As / behaved then.
For Ee arc often thanklcss for
Rich blessings when VIC sigh
To think some luckier neighbor has
A bigger piece" Of pie.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

OLD ELVES, the miser, having listened
co very eloquent discourse on charity
remarked, "That sermon so strongly
proves the necessity of alms-giving, that
I've almost mind to beq!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

A FRENCHMAN who had been in India,
speaking of tigerThunts pleasantly remark
ed, "When re Frenchnnan hunts ze tigare,
ahI ze sport is grand magnifque! but
wen ze tigare hunts re Frenchman, oui |!
zere if Ee very devil to payg 80
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

A witty doctor said tight lacing was a
public benefit, inasmuch as it killed all
the foolish girls, and left the wise ones to
grow to be women.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

No NEED--Solon Robinson's new now
ell is entitled aWhat is dirt ?" IF hehasn't
found out after twenty years employment
in the N. Y. Tribune office, says the Nash
ville( TENN Gazette, he has not need te
inquire. The conundrum-after failure
stand even ahead of the
Sphinx riddle-unanswerable
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

THE old story OF the school-boy who
spelled Andrew jackson, &ru Jaxn, has
been overshadowed by a. genius out West,
who wished to mark a half dozen new
shirts-he marked the first John Jones,
and oil the rest ditto.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

The word ssnewsp is not as many imag-
inc, derived from the adjective new. In
former times, (between the years 1896
and 1880 it was prevalent practice to
put over the periodical publications Of
the day the initial letters of the compass,
thus: ~ 80
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

Importing that these papers contained
intelligence form the four quarters of tho
globe and from this practice is derived
the term newspape Dictionary Of
Dates. es
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

A lazy fellow, lying down on the grass.
said: ss0h, how I do wish this was called
work, and was well paid for"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 8
lengthy expose Of the. Grand Army Of the
Republic organization Of political ads
Tenturers and eormorants.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

It is happy omen Of the probable exter-
mination Of Yankees that the deaths exceed
births in Massachusetts. Strange record for
ssfree lovep New England.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-25

TERMS. IN ADvAxcE !: One year, SIS Six Months
a. one Month, 50 cts; Single Copies, l2i cts.
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ABBOTT & BROWN.
=. Ansorr. n y an0WS'
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corrsspsnasnts writing Over assumed signatures
a. auonvmously, must make known their proper
.Samos 70 the Editor, or no attention WIN be given
70 their eoE1EAunieAtiOns.
All Lettsrs and Communication, whether on
hasiaes or fr PuhlieasiOn. should b addressed to
Abbott 3 brown.
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Offics--Ovsr 4. OliVsF's Store, First Street.