The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-02-29
scio correspondence.
scto, Feb. %. 1868.

Editor Stdte HtghtS Dem0cfdt:
On yesterday t22d) was held q regular
meeting Of the Democratic Club Of this place.
The Blacks--who fain would ''play smart"
tried their hand, but tho failure on their
part was 80 signal, that thoy will hardly
make another attempt in this vicinity. They,
knowing of our meeting, and that there
would not likely be any speakers present,
concocted n plan, in their dark lantern con
clave ut Brownsville, to muster their widest
howlers and most insulting brawlers from
Brownsville, Harrisburg, Lebanon and Al.
bany, to make n flank movement and capture
the unsuspecting camp Of plain, honest Dem.
ocrats. But true principles being always
supported by truth and sound doctrine, it.
self u bulwark against error and falseho0d,
That the whole affair proved u splendid tri-
umph for the Democracy. Seeing the squads
of Leaguers slipping in, each headed by one
Of their pop. gun orators, tho officers OF the
Club ut once proposed to divide time with
them, and put up MS speakers against them
any of our common citizens that might hap.
pen to volunteer the Democrats to have tho
opening and closing speeches. This being
agreed upon and ratified by II vote Of the Club,
II Democrat was called out IN plain, unpro.
tending farmer), who proceeded ia n plain,
substantial manner to state the true issues
Of the day and defend Democratic doctrine.
His speech was short, but to the point.
The Blacks called up one Hank Paine,
who floats near Harrisburg. lie took for his
text an old niger wcncll-wh0m he said he
know near IIarrisburg-and preached a ser.
mon upon her conduct and general character,
hurting an awful anathcma against the Dem.
o%cratlc party beca=sss, nc said, when she (the
subject ofhis text brought forth fruit in due
season, she gave credit % IL Democrat for the
planting. when he (Paincl had the very best
Of evidence in the world that others were
equally entitled to such credit. lilo then at
tempted to read a sentence from tho LaCTUsse
Democrat and give il "a meaning entirely diff.
ferent from what was expressed therein.
When he was asked in IA gentlemanly way
to just read il over, he still had tho eiFrontcry
to claim tho same perverted construction Of
it but no mistook the company the Democ.
racy can aud do read and have common sense
10 understand. lie soon learned that hum.
bugging could be detected here. Paine may
be u good gull.trnp. but he will prove un.
profitable unless they bait him better and
set him where game Is more plenty. lie
gently melted to the consistency Of ''black.
strap" said Ia be n gentle stimulant in com
mon use in the League Ulyssus-and he was
spoke out"
Paine was followed by another Of our citi.
zeus, who, in Il gentlemanly aud candid man.
ner literally scattered Mr. Paine's batch of
scaly bombast, and plainly aud efectually
showed it up in It's true light. lie wound up
with a short but pithy aud sound Democratic
speech. Then the Blacks Though rather re.
luctantly. as they raw by this tune that they
had already got their foot badly in their own
trap, called out tho Res. Sam Miller, who
threw his coat and spattcred fury with the
usual flourish OF u Reverend Republican
funky, entirely barren of argument worthy
Of notice. lie soon tagged and subsidized for
want IL words b make a miserable defense
Of u poor, thread bare case. They are on
tho defensive. and there they must stay until
their dangerous doctrines and ruinons and
wicked schemes are fully shown up aud made
as detes,able as they deserve, or until they
are driven from place aud power by an en-.
iightcned people nj the ballot. box.
Tn Rev. Saml was followed by another
citizen, n mechanic, who with true aim soon
sent against the cFumhling Radical fortress
sufficient plain truths ~ cause Il heavy fall
~ Radical chaps whep, amid the loud cheers
of the Democracy, the Grant Club Leaguers
Internationally surrendered every defense
they had set up and beat 81 p~recipitate retreat,
like fetons, to some den or cave, stable or
howell. They were respectfully invited to
stay and continue the discussion in the eve.
ming, but no, they had enough aud did not
appear. Now they set up a complaining
whine that their speakers were disturbed.
The truth is, they were not disturbed they
set out to misreprcscnt and miss,atc facts,
aud b. audiencc only called for explanations;
and when they attempted to read sentences
wrong, they were only asked to read them
over and read them right. Finding them.
selves caught In every attempt at barefaced
deception, they can now only growl aud
complain. RDgues when detected and taken
always make p%itiful faces. They will always
find, ween they 60 among Democrats, too
much good sense to be able 10 impose false.
hood, deception, bombast and blackguardism
upon the people without being told of it.
Democracy Is gaining ground every day.
Many honest, conservative, Union. loving
men are seeing the dangerous course Of the
Black party-that they are, by tho use of
party power, taking tho nation to bankrupt.
cy and ruin, preparatory 10 setting up upon
the ruins Of a free Government, belonging
to the people, a centralized despotism to be.
long to aristocrats, under which the once free
people, instead of being the rulers will be
but subjects and serfs. BY that band Of ty-
IALiitlC%Es IhhtiShi NUN DiAN9 Aha AHiiikaf1 htH-
pots the chains of slavery are being riycted
upon some sections ; and by the aid and ad.
wise of blood sucking bondocrats and their
crouching, begging ours, such rs go about
the country trying to set up some weak de-
Tense of Radical rule, the chains of slavery
are fast being wrought to bind us all down
to a level with the inferior races and barbara.
m degradation. The Democratic party repre-.
sent national principles it is the "bulwark
Of the Constitution and the defense Of the
Union :" it will submit to Constitutional re.
quiremeuts-be restricted by its checks and
limits and extend its guarantees to all.
All conservative men, who revere the Con-
stitution, love free government, hate despot.
ism, and wish to preserve for future genera.
tons the priceless legacy bequeathed to us
by our forefathers, are invited to unite with
the Democracy in their great effort to save
the country. The Radical party is driving
headlong in q dangerous direction, and are
unable to defend their cause. 1t is n duty
to now lay down prejudice, discard party,
take principles and lend band to aid right
and prevent wrong. VINDEx.
YANKEE CoNcILIATIoN.-The North
| ern nress and noliticians arc e~ontinuallv