The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-08
The MOngreI Party,
BY HENRY CLAY DEAN,

4
To cover up the real designs of this
heartlcss aristocracy the Mopgrels are re-
viving exploded, revolving theories, that
national debt is q national blessing,
Strengthening the government. But this
blessing ls one which places the capital.
lists beyond the reach Of want, by depress-
ing labor beneath the hope Of competen
cy, and making the laborer their instru-
ment to satiate the revenge of the fanat-
les and crafty the lust Of gain. But in
this effort to establish q splendid govern
ment at the expense of poor people, let
not this truth in political economy be for.
gotten that whoever owes more than he
is worth, and spends more than he earns,
10 already bankrupt. Bankrupt nations
liquidate by Reputation, and when the
American nation discovers the hopeless
condition Of our finances, the cry for re.
pudiation will become universal.
Between monied aristocracy OF priv
ileged pretcnsions and repudiati0a, the
Western people will readily choose repu-
diation. Marx what / say, the day Of
trimmcrs is closing. These new banks
are like the alligator WHICH basks in the
sun on the banks of the Mississippi, Who
shuts his eyes and opens his mouth until
every iFactable insect has rested within
his jaws, then quietly closes down, which,
| ip hanking parlance, is called suspen-
sion.
The land Is overwhelmed with this ir-
redeemable trash. Every avenue Of
trade, every vcnal press, every mercena.
ry man, have been bought up, and bribed
and corrupted. New ohces have been
created and new officers paid with these
mortgages upon our homes.
The Pulpit has been subsidized and
drawn by this specIous treasure, from the
narrow path to follow the voluptuousness
through the vide gate oyer the broad.
way.
Clerical colonels, and divine bullies and
holy brigands till The heavenly places
Paul, aud John and James have yielded
TO Beecher, Browp.ow and Moody. In.
stead Of the old Gospel, "Owe no man
anything" Love one another )" &" Fol
low peace with all men )" "these men arc
teaching that "a national debt is a na.
tioDal blessing;" hate Copperheads and
continue war until civilization is destroy.
ed in every part of the country" This
Inflated currency has intoxicated the pub
lie mind. but the headache has driven
hundreds to swear absolute reformation
But the day Of settlement will come
Truth aud liberty will have their holiday
The opium visions of Seward, the bloody
carnival of Stanton, the paper bubble o.
Chase, and the jests Of Lincoln, have az
end. The philosophers of Gulliver we're
once as happy as Seward. Jeffreys was
as sanguiuary as Stanton and Nero merry
as Lin oln.
But the reckoning will come. There 4
God, and God is just. There acM be
retribution for the rich Installations of the
sweat of the laborer and the richer liDa.
tons offered up at the unholy shrine oi
this ambition.
There is point in corruption at which
when the nation arrives, the people never
recover their liberties. When luxury
enfecbles them, aud they grow effeminate
aud imbecile when public officers de.
ceive them; when they lose their sense
of justice in dealing with the government
aud rob it without scruple or compunc-
ton; when the soldiery gives way to
pluuder and wage war as mercenaries
when the judiciary are approachable By
bribes; when legislatures are bought
to betray their constituencies when war
is continued that men may profit from
the rivers of blood; while the churches
are lent by the ministers of religion tc
supeF-servicable prayers, sermons and
lectures TO assist vile and wicked fac
tion to overthrow the liberties Of the
people; when each man in power is seek
ing the betrayal of the country, and
those not in power openly propose b.
falsehood to foist themselves in position
what hope can then there be for the
country?