The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-01-26
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Radicalism contends that q minority
shall govern a majority, and that tho mar
row and selfish ideas Of the few shall be
accepted as laws by the many. Radical
ism, says n contemporary, aims at the de-
struction Of all the bulwarks erected
around constitutional liberty in the United
States. 1t intends that mobs shall con-
troll the ~ballot-box, and that democratic
sentiment shall be suppressed by violence.
Radicalism intends the removal of officials
who endcavor to perform their duty in
accordance with their oath, Il support the
Constitution. It demands that ministers
of the gospel shall be debarred from the
performance of their sacred duties, unless
they qualify by p~criuring themselves. It
aims to substitute an oligarchy for q re.
public; and it intends that a liberal and
conservative majority shall be governed
BY a despotic and INSCRIPTIONS minority.
It is striving to have Congress usurp the
power Of States to prescribe the qualiica.
tons of voters. Radicalism is eating out
the substance of the South by a swarm of
"army worms" and bureau leeches. It
inteads that tho West shall pay tribute to
the East by purchasing eastern manufac-
lures at more than double their value, in
order that Radical mill-owners may be en-
riched. Radicalism taxes the white Ia
borers and mechanics If the North and
West to support Southern nigaers 10 idle
ness. It designs that a plantation niger
of Georgia, onlya few removes from a
long-armed ape, shall have political rights
which Alexander Stcphens-one of the
best, aud wisest, and purest Of men-may
not exercise. Radicalism intends that
q semi barbarous black man in South Car
DINA or Alabama shall have the same po-
litical power as the wealthiest and most
Intelligent white man in the United States.
1t intends that citizens shall be taxed
without representation, in plain violation
of the principle that there ought not to
be any taxation without representation
Radicalism intends that the Constitution
shall be altered only at such times and in
such a way as the party holding radical
principles may desire, and where the alter
alton may be made without any regard
for the rights or wishes Of such citizens as
do not hold radical principles. It intends
that the citizens of ten States shall sub
NIT to such special laws as may be enact-
ed for them by a Congress which denies
them the representation guaranteed to
them by the Constitution. Radicalism re-
spects only such portions of the Constitu-
ton as give the color oflegality TO radical
euactments. 1t aims to have the civil
subordinate to the military power in States
where it is not strong enough to control
the civil departments, It contends that
a faction, under the specious plea of
"Union," may seize and hold the govern
ment of a State, and exclude nine-tenths
Of the voters from the enjoyment of their
constitutional rights, provided the faction
be a radical faction. Radioalism contends
that niggers, who have just crossed the
verge of civilization, shall be elevated to
citizenship, and white men reduced to
vassalage; that the position of the races
shall be reversed, and the slave empower.
ed to rule over his master. It contends
that States shall be counted as Territories
when their votes would endanger its su-
nrAmanu and no GI~L~- 49, oIICII V0uCS
are needed to legalize its enactments.-
Radicalism intends that eight millions of
people shall be deprived of all the rights
appertaining to citizenship, while they are
at the same time required to bear all the
burdens and perform all the duties 0 fciti-
zens. It is aiming at the disfranchise-
ment of nearly one-third Of the popula-
ton, in order that it may control the leg
~islation of the country and this in plain
violation of the principle on which it
claims to be based-the right of each per-
son governed to a voice in the govern
meut. 1t aims at the establishment of all
limitations to the scope and rule oPfanati-
cisp, and the removal Of all obstacles to
the extension Of its W interests. No
matter how old or honored the guarantee
of a right may be, it must be thrust aside
if it stand in the path Of radicallsm.-
Radicalism aims at the consolidation of
the power-so wisely distributed among
all the States-in the hands Of a sectional
party; which party, though embracing
only a minority of the people, shall force
its dictum upon all, and place its will and
prejudices above laws and principles
J Lastly, Radicalism intends taking from the