The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-05-30

HON. DAVID LOGAN.

W. have before us q long printed
letter or address from Hon. w. L.
Adams-well known in orcgon-to
Hon. James M'Bride. MI. Adams is
n of the leading Radicals of Ore.
gon; but he ayows his intention to
o for Smith and against Logan.
He says:
az regard Smith as = Democrat. whose princl.
ciples I detest. I regard his competitor as q Cop.
perhead, whose real sentiments | loathe. The
election OF Smith will leave the Union party In a
healthy condition In Oregon the election Of Dave
would demoraliEe IL beyond the hope Of recovery
for many years.
Again, Mr.. Adams says:
IF Logan were elected to Congress, I entertain
no doubt Whatever but that be would soon got up
q personal difficulty with Grant, who will DO the
next President. and do Grant ten times more
deinage than Smith could do. For this reason
] think Grant would not vote for Dave II no were
here, but desire bis defeat, rs most leading I'm
len men do, so far es / have talked with them. I
believe that Dave would DO beaatly drunk on the
floor Of Congress. repeatedly, and while Salisbury
and McDougal would only spew on the floor. Dave
would pomit IN The hats OF such members Of Con-
gress ms he personally dislikcd--juat ~ he once
staggered out of his way, (while being held up
and led along IN ono Of his drunken fits In Port
land raised his cane. and knocked my hat of 10
the mud-a ehiYalrous act which he would not
perform when sober through eowardIce, and not
from any gentlemanly principle. To save the
State the burning disgrace Of having such scenes
enacted IN Congress, | hold II TO he the duty Of
every man to withhold all support from him."
That is quite severe on David ; but
it is no less true than severe. Mr..
Adams continues:
"a personal enemy I can vote for, and have Of
ten done so, but when In addition to this ! know
that n man IL an enemy 10 my country. an enemy
10 the heaven born principles / have done
mere TO establish than any other man in
Oregon, an enemy 10 my God, an enc
my % all daceney-exeuse me, my dear friend.
hut for such = ono I am not yet sufficiently de-
based, blinded. aud bedeviled 10 vote. Some
seem 10 think that II Carving Fork Smith" Il
elected. the Goddess Of Liberty will be dragged
from her throne by the hair Of her head and i'm
molated. Perhaps so-bnt II she 10 TO be assassi-
mated, let Il be done with q sharp instrument. In
Gods name, spare her the torture of beiEg punched
TO death with n dung fork. Now. my dear cir,
the long black catalogue Of moral and political
oacnses, that go to make mp his past character
and serve "a nm uneFring index Of tnhaf he leiH ia
So The future, are not "Copperhead lies" They
have besn reiterated and solemniy affirmed to be
true by the best Union men Of the State. Nc
intelligent man doubts them. ! have known him
for many years, and 80 have you, and can you
point out q whole twelve months in that long per
iod, that he has not been reported 10 have been
dragged out Of the gutter or carried away drunk
The cry now is-be hasn't been drunk for the LAS
three years | know that Ia be false"
The reader will recollect hat these
extracts are from a man who stands
high in the Radical party. lie know,
whereof he afirms. lie knows hi,
charges to be true; and he will not
%stultify himself by voting for Logan
He will vote for J. S. Smith, not be
cause he believes in Smiths politica
principles; but because Smith is known
to be an upright, pure and conseien
tious man and citizen. Other Rcpub
leans whom we know will do the SANE
thing-among them is Rev. Mr.. DR.
yer of the Methodist church.
Let the people, en- masse, vote fol
Joseph S. Smith.