The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-10
LehanoM correspondence.
Editor State Rights Democrat.


There il no sensible person, oontempla-
ting the present unhappy condition of our
country in It's moral. political and 6nan-
cial aspect, can escape the conclusion that
and fatal mistakes have been
by tho people. No sensible,
humane, patriotic person can escape the
conclusion that il is his bounden duty TO
calmly inquire into the real cause of this
radical revolution that is taking. place
changing the fundamental principles of
political economy, uprooting the domestic
and social conditions Of the people, en-
gcndering strife and ill.humor, sectional
and party prejudiccs, corrupting TO a
shocking and shameful extent private and
public virtue; even the christian religion
IL made subscryicnt to the sweeping luna
cy Of the times.
There are many collateral indices, but
when conyerged TO focus il points 10
ignorance upon the part Of the popular
understanding. All Of our political and
conoonltant cmbarrassments are Justly at
iributed to the want of correct popular
education. There is no people satisfied
with, and thoroughly understanding their
institutions, will voluntarily submit 10
their subversion by cunning unauthorized
usurpations Of party demagogues. The
leaders and representatives, men Of GER.
tain political party 10 the United States,
have caprted and sought tho overthrow
Of Republican Goverpment, ard have Ger.
iainly, for tho time Leing pretty effectu-
ally accomplished the monstrous and
criminal design. One of the abominabIe
instruments employed Tor this purpose is
educating the public mind 10 embrace the
wooly.headed Ethiopian. that God, 10 his
intimate wisdom and justice, has impress
cd with the indelible stamp Of inferiori-
ty a. a q man and a brother "-born '' free"
and equal entitled TO all the social and
political privileges belonging to the white
race. This unnatural, obnoxious, traitor.
GUS teaching has been inculcated into the
minds Of the unsuspecting populacc, and
especially into the unsophisticated youths
OF the country, IN 80 many different forms
and so many different s0urces-0ftentimes
being hypoeritically invested with the ho.
" robes OF religi0n-that il is sad CON-
mcntary upon the taste aud intelligence oi
the people that they must be forced to
abandon this popular but degrading faIla-
cy. or cease 10 claim those exhalting attri.
butcs that nature aud natures God be.
stows upon them Another Of the steal.
thy means employed by tho abolition-un-
ion-republioan party to overthrow our
democratic form of govasnmcnt il the
studied conccalment from popular view oi
| the Constitution, which il the very SOU
aud spirit Of democratic institutions, or,
# il is presented, lis spirit is tortured by
wiiful pervsrsions-opcnly regarding II
With hlasphcmoes odium an covaneni
with death and league with hell. OF
substituting what is still more dcspicable
weak and Gowardly--a military necessi.
| ty."
| This pcFuicious and slanderous doctrine
is being promulgated through the press
the pulpit and the representative idols oi
the aboliiion-black repnblican-union par
"; aud to facilitate aud insure surces.
the abolition church is made an active
AUXILIARY by establishing institutions o
learning throughout the country to fostei
ond encourage a distaste to the Constitu
tiou and democratic institutions As al
example, We have an institution establish
cd at Lebanon and few months since
at ono of its exhibitions, the people were
edited, as usual, with deIcotable disser
tation upon party politics by one of the
students-dcnouncing State Rights az I
political heresy, euiogistic gratulationi
upon the unconstitutional acts aud usur
patioDs that are transforming our Repub
| lican form of Government into military
dcspotisn, and was particularly felicitou'
in that part of it that essays to degrade
the white race TO level with the decend
ents of African barbarians The studen
may have imbibed his inspiration from
his Professor, Rev. j. b. Galloway, who's,
latitpdinous ''loyalty" impelled him I,
agree to deliver an Grafton. in conjunction
with another gentleman, Mt this place oil
the 4th of July. but on hearing the ad
dress of his coadjutor it gave such ter
rible shock to his nervous system he coul,
not meet his appointment. The addres
that had such shocking effect, and S
completely UNNAMED this holy holida,
patriot, is before the public, and bis con
duct upon that OCCASION fully develops tn
character of his "loyqlty." and display
to the discredit of his holy ceiling that th
sentiments that would uphold With digni
ty and truth the Constitution, establisl
justice and equality between oil the State
of the American Union and tranqqiliz
the PeriuFbed condition of society, 6n,
no sympathy in his contracted party pre-
ljudicos.
i 1t is Incredible, indeed, and humilia
ting in the extreme, to witness the vitiat
ed taste and moral degcneracy that per
wade tho rising generation. In this vi
cinity, where the benevolent discipline 0
impartial freedom prevails, little children
are heard to say, niger is as good a
any body. We cannot rebuke the limo
cent Juveniles, for they have receives
II their instruction from those whose duty
lis to train the child in the way he shoul
!Igo. But, shall We dcsist to admonish tn
] parents, guardians and instructors of tn
young, that they, through the delusiv
4 troachery of party political expounder
i and hypocritical can't of spiritual teach
ers, are scattering broadcast the noxiou
seeds of moral pollution and political dam
nation2
We aim no unkind thrust to the com
monalty comprising the body of any polit