The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-14

eudHA you ioF tills ITlcuuly greeting
| have for long time desired to visi
these new Northwestern States, I hat
heard-who has not Y-of the fertility o
their soil, of the beauty of their scenery
of the healthfulness Of their climate, o
the wonderful development, which has
as it by the magic of fairy's wand, con
verted their forests into farms and cites
had read from one who wrote with
masters power Of these great centra
/ plains, where the St. Lawrence and tn
Mississippi kiss each other before The,
Iseparate for their long journeys to tn,
the oceans-above which the sun Mt il
zenith seems to linger in admiration TO
a moment in its ceaslass course to th,
Pacific-where the icy blasts of the Nortl
are melted 10 cool breezes in the warn
embraces of the sultry winds Of the Soutl
and where, under the influence Of all tina
is beautiful in nature, and all that is i'm
pressive in the character of people made
up OF all the families of our Caucasal
race. the soul OF an American citizen rise!
to the full measure of his country's oppor
tunities and his own duties. But wish
ed to soc them with my own eyes-~tt
know them by my own experience, tha
| might, by the intimacy Of personal as
sociation, warm up still more, if that i
possible, the fever OF my patriotism ans
add one more 10 the unnumbered ties o
affection and admiration and intercs
which bind my heart to my country.
/ desired especially TO visit Minnesota
for, like him TO whom | have alluded,
was one Of those who aided in admitting
her to the Union, [applausel and welcom
ing her to the full possession Of all the
powers and rights aud dignities of the
original States. When your committee
invited me 20 meet here TO day vast mum
bers, not only Of my own countrymcn
but of that portion Of them who are one
with me in common political faith. one
with me in opinion as TO the true admin
istratloH Of the Government, with the as
surancc that they would give me hear
ity welcome, determined at once TO graf
lify my wish And so | came-ihreadinl
the valley Of the Miami, trayersing tn,
fertile farms of Indiana, the vast prairie,
of Illinois, the teeming grain fields ant
picturesque lakes of Wisconsin, across the
Mississippi with its castellated bluffs. across
the upland plains Of your river countries
carpeted with the most brilliant wild flow.
ers. aud laden with the weight of the
coming harvest, TO find in your attaciiys
city. in this unequaled scene, at the very
threshold Of your peerless State. every
Ipromise of grandeur aud beauty fulfilled
aud every anticipation more than realized
ICCheers.
In Ohio they are fond Of telling Us
that the Democratic party is dead. The
newspapers assert it, the stump speakers
announce it, the State Convention annual
Ily breaches its epitaph. Iftheir wishe,
consulted it would not only be dead. but
damned also. Loud cheers Let them
look upon this scene. Let them hear the
shouts with which / have been welcomed
merely because | am an Ohio Democrat
I[Cheers1 and although they may asscr
again that the old party is dead. they viii
do il with the cheerful air Will which ths
hoy whistles as he goes through the grave
yard, looking with fearful glances behind
around, over either shoulder. lest the deat
may come to life again, or his ghost maj
be sitting above his grave. [Choers.
The Democratic party dead Within I
month | have been to the far East
hare seen the brave and constant ana
unfincbing Democrats of Massachusetts,
| have seen the Democrats of Connection
Ijubilaut over the result Of their late con
fict. [Cheers.1 ] have seen tho Dem
ocrats Of New York, and Pennsylvania
and Ohio, marshaling their powers for tht
contest in October.
/ have seen the Democrats Of Kentuck'
vigorous, unfaltevingin the very midst o.
their fight-and everywhere, whether il
the East or the South, or the great Cen
trail States--in every condition, whethe
enjoying the fruits of victory or gather
ing up of their forces after the pressure 0
; defeat, or putting on their armor for anoth
or struggle, / find it a living, vigorous, &C
tive, energetic party; and here, thou
sand miles away, in tho great Northwest
find the same party, sustained by th'
same courage, animated by the same hope
and vitalized by the same devotion to tn
principles and forms of government whicl
have for twenty years permitted devel
opment of individual liberty and collec
tive prosperity without parallelin the his
tory of the world.
More truthfully now, perhaps, thar
ever before, may we say that our party
is neither sectional nor local. but that il
all tie Union, from the Atlantic to the Pa
ci6c, from the lakes to the gulf, there is no
State or county, nor township, nor town
nor neighborhood, nor family, nor house
: hold in which it has not an adherent ant
member.
The Democratic party dead ~! It cal
never die so long as the Government shall
exist The active, vigorous being of th'
one is the essential condition of the exist
ence of The other. So long as the human
heart aspires to ameliorate the ills of life
SO long as the human intellect can trac,
cause and effect, so long as government i
! ponfded to the collective wisdom and vii
of the people, rather than to the unlimited
discretion and irresistible power of on,
man, so long will there be party whicl
seeks to increase the liberty Of the citizel
and to diminish the power of the Govern
ment, to enlarge the sphere of his activ,
development, and to reduce the restraint
which are imposed upon him to gratif,
his hope of liberty, and to make effectiv,
his hatred Of tyranny There is such
party in ENGLAND to day, and it wrest
from government large form of repre-
sentation. There is such party il
! ~ 4.