The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-21

Editor State Rights Democrat:
For the last six years the course per-
sued by the dominant political party in
the United States, together with the af-
fectcd satisfaction and tame submission Of
the people excites astonishment in the
calm beholder and looks moro ike the
wild vagaries of demoralizcd bedlamiies
than the great nation of American free.
men Of former days.
Every rational American citizen cannot
be otherwise than thoroughly imbued
with the incalculablc blessings OF Rcpub-
lican Government, as we'll as the indis-
pensible necessity Of upholdiug main
tanning and enforcing constitutional law
for their perpetuation and equitable en-
ioyment And 10 be consistent with
these considerations, the present political
ltatus of the whole people is irrcconclla-
bic with genuine patriotism and sane
judgment. And why is it that we, the
the American people, after having crea-
ted and maintained u Government that
for more than seventy years gave such
ample and impartial protection TO It's citi-
zens, in all their rights of civil and re-
ligious liberty, that the worlds herald
proclaimed 1t the best Government of
carth-all of sudden, surrender their
claims to the ancient landmarks and al
low it to fall into the hands OF the enc
mics of constitutional liberty?
1t was not for the want of confidence
in, and devotion to Republican Govern
ment that the beauties and blessings OF
the old Union have been exchanged for
the horrid deformities and accursed op-
pressions Of the dis-united mongrel mon
archy of tic present. 1t is nothing but
simple justice to credit the great mass OF
the people in both parties and sections OF
our country with being attached to the
Government of Washington Jefferson and
their compatriots with almost idolaFous
devotion. Knowing this, the leaders oi
Capitalization institute cautious, skill.
full and systematic attack upon the Gov.
ernment to override, and trample down
the Constitutional rights of the people
and to disguise their nefarious designs
and conceal from popular view their uti
mate results, they appealed to the patriot
ism of the people, and direct attention t.
the destruction Of the Government By
''plotting traitors "-disclaiming any in
tention to infringe in any way upon the
constitutional rights of the people. But
at length their invasions upon constitu
tional law became so fragrant and palpa
bic that the cunniDgly devised, and sys
tematic assault upon popular liberty coulc
no longer avail They then seized upol
the tyrant's plea, necessity" to save tn
Government that was being throttled b,
''rebels and traitors"
The people being animated by an un
conquerable desire, and determination t
"save the Union" submitted to unlimi
ted usurpations that the enemy might b
forced to relax his grasp, that the stran
gled Union might resume her copstitu
tional functions. That "neccssity" wa
continued, and still continues to be en-
forced, apparently with greater ease AM
confidence by the Jacobinical Rumper
than when the rebels in arms were threat
ming the Capitol of the Nation. Then
was " necessity "-pow from the taci
submission of the people their tyrannou
outrages are boldly proclaimed and en-
forced as law"
Thus it seems the people are meckl
accepting the " situation assigned ther
by the mongrel military occupants of tn
Government. It would be useless to re
cur to the well known and oft repeate
!. fact that the Disuniting Republican part
has overset every provision Of the col
stitution Of the United States--demo
ished State government, and maliciousl