The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-21
WOODS BURNT IN EFFIGY.

From the La Grande Sentinel we
learn that our redoubtable Governor
Geo, L., the sneezer-was burnt in
effigy, OH Tuesday evening after the
election, by the Democracy of la
Grande. They intended in this way
to express their disgust and disappro.
baton of the recent treasouable action
ofithe Governor They think he is a
conspirator against the State, and as
such he deserves the condemnation
he is everywhere receiving at the
hands of the people. Some of the
Radicals, ''of the baser Sort" threat
ened TO shoot Democrats if. they
she Id burn the Governor in effigy =
but they didn't shoot; their courage
.oozed out at their finger ends. 1t is
we'll they did not We think that
there are other and better ways of
manifesting disgust and contempt for
apublie man; nevertheless it is per-
sectly lawful to burn George L. Woods,
or any other public man, in effigy.-
1t is 3 custom which was much in
vogue when the Kansas Nebraska bill
was Pendiag. Senator Douglas once
stated in public speech that he ha /
travelled nearly all the way from
Washington to Chicago by the light
of his own efigies; and there was
very little of figure of speech in his
assertion, No friend of his, howev-
er, ever proposed to shoot anybody
because they were engaged in burn
ing him in efigy. The Democratic
party never was proscriptive or intol-
Grant. They don't propose to gag
others, nor do they intend to be gag
ged themselves. They intend to en-
press their disapprobation of Govern
or Woods infamous and reasonable
conduct; and if they choose to burn
him IN etfigy, and any of his admirers,
or defenders, or lickspittles dare to in
terfere, we give them notice that they
Will do so at their peril Woods holds
his seat by fraud anyway; he is,
therefore, no more the rightful Govern
or of Oregon than the King of the
Fejee Islands. We shall ever be of
the opinion that the Legislature did
wrong in not overhauling the election
returns and ejecting him from office
and putting Col Kelley in his place.
Nominally the Democratic party is in
the ascendency in Oregon; but really
they are met at every step they take
bya bold, INSCRIPTIONS, and unprin-
cipled man with his yetoes, and con.
Spfracies, and reasonable plots against
them and the State. We will not say
that, if an outraged people, instead OF
barring PAIR of old breeches stuffed
with straw, should hang the Govern.
or himself, they would do right; bat
we do say that, for much smaller of
fences agaiEst the State than those he
has perpetrated against Oregon, many
a ruler of the Gid SEer1d has lost his
crown and his head. Let him put
that in his pipe and smoke it. We
wrote and published what we pleased.
during the war-Whcn the "late la
-mented-" was incarceratins Demo
ocrats By fheHsaRdG, without judge, or
Jury, and in pIaiE aRa paIpable viola,
tIen of the federal ConstitEtioG-aHd
we'certain1y shall not now hold our
peace--now, when one-horse Govern
or, holding his seat by fraud, is doing
all he can to overthrow the State gov
.ernment and produce discord and an
.arehy instead. When we do, may
our right hand forget its cunning, and
our tongue cleave to the roof of our
mouth.