The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-10-12

The Democratic State Committee Of
Pennsylvania have ISSUED an address to
the people Of that State, in which thew
present the following complaints against
Radicalism:
The Republican party has controlled the
government for six years, and We accuse it
before you because:
In the sacred name Of Union, It has
perpetuated disunion.
In the room of the blessings of peace.
it has given us hate, discord and misery.
1t has violated the plainest principles
Of free government, broken the written
constitution, and only yielded obedience
TO the behests of party.
The people are denied the attribute Of
sovereignty; the military subverts the
civil power; Generals remove Governors
elected by the people, and despotism
reigns in ten States.
Congress assumes the right to say that
negroes shall vote in Pennsylvania. and
denies TO ns the right to regulate our own
rulo Of suffrage.
The negro is by law made the equal Of
the white man in all public places, and
authorized to hold oficcsand sit on furies
in the capital.
The destincs Of ten States, and Of ten
millions Of white people therein, are, by
Congress and the military power. placed
under the control Of four millions of
blacks.
Thcis reckless expenditure of the pub
lie money in their conduct Of the govern
mcut, in the support and organization Of
hundreds OF thousands of idle negroes, in
the employment Of hordes Of unnecessary
spies and officials, and in maintaining
military power over the submissive South,
cndangcrs and delays the payment Of the
public debt Of s2, 700, 900, ,000-to which
the public fifth is pledged.
Their gross mismanagemcntc causes tax
alton TO bear heavily upon the people
In 1860 one dollar and sixty cents per
head were paid by the people through the
customs; 10 1866 fourteen dollars per
| head were drawn, mainly from the con-
sumption and business Of the poorer class
a., through the customs and internal
/ reyunc
In 1860 each individual owed two dol
lara and six cents Of the public debs ). in
! 1868 each owes seYeniy,pine dollars and
/ fifty cents ihcreof. In 1860 the expenses
/ of the government were sixty-two mil
lionsj In 1867 the treasurer estimates
/ them at two hundred and twenty-five
millions indepeadeat II he igteresf oa the
/ debt, both bring periods II peace.
] The pressure Of these cxhausting bur
deDs and the suicidal policy Of Congress
have caused uncertainty and depression
to pervade al branches Of trade and man.
ufaclurcs.
Our commerce. il suffering. the enter
prise Of our people is reprcssed. and bus.
incss interests languish.
The revenue Of the government is less
than its interest aud expenses, and the
financial officer foreshadows an increase
Of tho public debt.
They plot the destruction Of our form
Of government by destroying the indie.
peadenee Of the Executive, attempting
to subordinate the Judiciary, and by con.
eeniratieg all power in the Legislative
branch
Robbing the people of sovereign pow.
er. they have united it with the govern.
ment in Congress and dealt fatal blow
at our liberties, for tyranny may be a
absolute in a number of persons as in an
individual
| Uublushing corruption stalks through
every department Of the government IN.
dei their control