The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-10-05

For some time past the harbinger of
some great event has been noted with
intense anxiety in this vicinity--conse-
quently, according to tho Albany Jour-
nal, on the 18th day of Sept, the city
Of Lebanon, after difIicultand protracted
travail, gave birth to an incogntio crea-
ture that doifed his swaddling clothes and
at once appears upon tho public stage
christened with the significant and Gu.
phoneous sobriquet Of Critiqae," he on.
tcrs upon the work Of his masters mis-.
sion.
This newborn moral savior affects 10
be in possession of tho divine attributes Of
truth and reason, and seems TO appFcci-
ate the power and influence that an en-.
lightened public press exeFts upon the
moral, social aud political condition of
free people when conducted upon the
principles of fairness. lie says: where
reason combats reason, arguments are
hurled against argumeqts;" which his
liberal aud inspired reason indicates
can only emanate from that SUPERFICIAL
embodiment Of Light, Love aud Purity
which takes into its tratcrnal embracc ey.
cry caste, color and condition Of inferior
cxistences, Of which be constitutes o vi
tai part, as guardian Of public porals.-.-
" But" says this serYile, self,imposed,
driyelipg scribhlcr, when one party de.
scends from the Legitimate mode of pen
warfare and couches his illusions in the
lowest terms of scurrilty as last resort,
he at once bctrays his weakness and fails
to command the respect of sensible men,"
g Such disgraceful communications" he
asserts, often make their appearance in
the public journals Of certain political
party;" (cvidently seeking TO pop his
snout into the most vulnerable part Of the
State Rights DRMocRAT), aud he fur
ther continues as sensible men, who
have some respect for honor aud deccncy,
offer no open rebuke, they continually
make their unwelcomc appcaranee--be-
meaning ministers Of the gospel. deriding
public institutions and the efforts of the
people TO further the cause Of education
aud worse than all. making deliberate
stab a, morality aud virtue"
From this We see he opens with kind
Of shotgun broadsidc, aiming his dirty
discharge at all of those "disgraceful com.
munications that have made their sun.
welcome appearance . 10 tho DEMOCRAT.
But this soidisiant critic seems completely
obliyicus 20 the fact that
There arc some guns that 50 eontrivs IL,
They're 10 miss the game they drive at;
And rhstheE aimed AZ dnck or ploFcr
They're sure 20 knock their owner over"
Any one having read the communica
tions referred to, will still sustain his ~.
sertion. that 'no sensible man has offered
any open rcbnke "--hence Nc may ex.
pcct continuance Of their unwcleome
| 10 Critique and his kind) appearance. >
The charge that we have bcmcancd
ministers Of the gospel" is mean anu con
tcmptible-resting entirely FOR It's sup
port upon the naked assertion Of ont
whom no "scnsibIe man" can believe
Ministers Of tho gospel have been sub
| jected TO no unjust criticism at our hands
We demand proof to the contrary. There
is an implied malicious Specification il
this charge, that we are an ungodly out
cast--hostile to the Christian religion an,
divine ministers. Although { formail,
connected with any Christian church, ye
We acknowledge It's purifying infuenc,
upon the human heart-and wherever th,
mellow light of christianity Is permitted
to shine through its divine medium
there intellect towers in sublime grandeur
and man altains the lottiest standard o
moral excellence, aud the public reap th
richest harvest of happiness. Blu: We SCI
strewu all along the pathway of histor,
revolving wrecks of moral and social ruiz
the direct result of religious fanaticism
Associated with their divine attributes c
mind, ministers Of the gospel, in common
with other men, have treacherous. worIdl
lust to contend with, which oftentim3s, !
left to themselves uDTestrained By exter
nal checks, wins their piety. prostitute
public and private virtue. and through
the influence Of deluded votaries, al
that is pure and holy is desecrated.-
We deny ever having exhibited spiri
Of wanton insult toward ministers Of th
gospel; but We detcst hypocrites, bigot
and fanatics everywhere; we have, m,
shall exercise it as right and esteem it
duty to direct public attention to thci
moral obliquitics.
AS to the puerile fling that is aimed a
us with reference to the institution Q
learning at this place." it will be re
served for future communication.
This poor, stupid, sickly, sentimenta
thing that sets himself up as critic
and exquisite modci Of moral purity, al
ter exhausting, and .'hurling' at random
his very limited stock of mental crqdi
ties at sundry" efusions takes rest
collects new supplies from sympathizin
allies and opens from his wind batter
upon {" Pro Bono Publico" in astyle tina
neither reflects credit upon his head 0
his heart. TO convince the public tba
ne does not indulge in 'loy terms of scpl
rility, but combats reason against reason
and hurls argument against argument
he says of Pro Bono Publico, " he ma
be citizen of this place-hc may have
wife, or claim to hayc-he may be an Jpn
ported hummer falling to earn livelihoo
by other means" Were VIC disposed t
initiate his modest example of hurlin
argument against argument" we Nigh
retort, "Critique may hSve wife, 0
he may have wench--he may be va
grant and shecp-thief-or to descend to
level with this sncaking, sniyeling moral
ist he may be little black yooly do
and his name ely" We indulge i
these low, personal epithets to show ssCrii