The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-01-12

=
same Union with the North and the
West, unless they had guarantees to pro-
tect them in the enjoyment Of their slave
property, over and above what the old
Constit6tiop had given Them and now,
after this long period Of bloody and do
vastating warfare, what Il the question !?
The terms Of Intercourse stiil and
party of extreme men here in the North,
controlled by Congress, are blaming that
they cannot live with the people Of the
South, unless they have rev and addi-
tional guarantees to protect the North
against the South, lest one Of these days
they rise up and conquer the North.
Hear Lincoln in his inaugural:
Suppose you go to war. You cannot
fight always; aud when, after much loss
on both sides aud no gain Oh either, you
cease fighting, the identie. old questions
as to terms ofintereoarse, are again upon
you"
Now, ] heard that Standing in the
eastern portico Of the Capitol, under that
magnificent statue of Christopher Colum-
bus, chiseled out Of solid marble, unhap.
| PLY not by an American, but an Italian
artist listfned ~ those words, as they
fell fronI his lips, and they butNconfrmed
me in the course Of public conduct which
| had prescribed for myself; because il
was the profound and solemn conviction
of my inmost soul that if war could settle
nothing, if at the end of the fight the
identical old questions" were 10 remain
Tor adjustment, then reason. and religion,
and humanity. and every material. moral
and political interest of the country, re.
quired that they should be adjusted with.
out war at all
The late war is oyer-tbe next is r.
come Shall digrcss n moment to tel
you how! IT'S easily told. They have
proclaimed it alrcady-Binghani, Wade
Steyens-the ieadars Of the Republican
party everywhere. Under the prctence
Of impeachment of the President, the,
mean to depOse him.
do not say impeach-that is mild
gentle constitutional word-though il i.
absurd in the extreme to talk Of impcach
ing President for supporting the Con
stitution and maintaining the Union
they will depose him by violence, though
under Tie pretended violation Of law
aud let me here say very emphaticall,
that upon the fundamental maxim OF Lin
colp's administration they have pericc
right to do So What was ity lie bold
| ly and repeatedly proclaimed, and merci
lessly he acted upon it from the begin
ming to the end sustained all his under
liDgs everywhere in executing it, that he
had a right. and that it was his duty /,
remove every obstacle, of whatever kind
human or matcriai-men. things. or iusti
tutions-which he cthough;-which he be
lieved stood in the way of the successful
achievements of what he called patrioti,
PURPOSES And in this monsiruus claim
he was supported in the beginning bj
the great mass Of the people 10 the States
North and West. and throughout By
majority Of them with reckIcssness ant
bitterness. and severi y, too, never be
fore exhibited by free people 10 an,
country or any age.
Now, upon precisely this same maxim
thus vigorously practiced upon, the Radi
Gals have d right to remove the Prcsiden
from his office, aud to imprison, exile, ant
even put him to death-upon the pretex
that he is believed to bc an obstacle il
the way of the successful execution o
their plans aud policy for what they choos
to call the public good. And do no
that any one who, in Lincoln'g time, gav,
sanction to the execrable doctrine, coult
have any right to complain.
II you'd have that right. The Demo
J cratic party would have it-and here an
there solitary wayfarer, marching out o
place with the Republican hosts. But n
matter; let me yarn all concerned, tina
this intended impeachment, this in
: tended deposing Of the President will b
resisted TO the last extremity. lie
!, President under the Constitution. an
has precisely the same right to cxercis
) the duties of the Office to the end Of hi
! term, March 4, 1861, that the member
of the Senate or House, or any other G
: the officers of Government have, an
these will find million hearts OF oak an
, arms of steel to defend him in the enjoy
: ment of that right. We want no NOR
war--above all, no more civil war: but
they will force it, if shall be, will be ''wd
to the knife, and the knife to the hilt."
, But to return. Their civil or SCI
t tional war is over. The Confederat
I armies have surrendered and been di
2 persed, and the Federal army, twely
8 hundred thousand strong, has been dimil
9 ished to less than, City thousand. TIL
war is over, but the Union is not restored
Did war restore the Union2 Let exer
: soldier and every officer answer. If WI
: restored the Union, what were they d,
Il ing here ADVOCATING the Presidents pol
0 cy? They all did their duty like braS
9 men. 1t was no fault of theirs that the
! work did not restore the Union. The
: broke down the armed hostility to th
lI Federal Government. apd il was becaps
J, in the eternal nature of things, by I'll
: decree of the Omnipotent God, fore
: could not cement Union made by COL
G sent, that the union was not restored
: and nov the entire Democratic party
j, where is it has always been, and ever
J, soldier and officer who fought in that W;
should come forward and unite with I'll
v Democratic party in seeking to accomplis
!. through the ballot the work that WI
y could not accomplish.
!. The recent civilor sectional war is owe
f The Confederate armies have surrendere
: and been dispersed and the FEEDER
y army, 100000 strong, has been dimil
= ished to less than $4,000. The war
III o,,1. h,,f thn TT :. ;ov. .e :, nf raeforad n;