The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-21
RULE Or RUIN.

The late revolutionary action of the
Radical members Of the Oregon Legisla.
ture, planned, instigated, and conceived
in the yillainous brain Of Orcgon's Gov
ernor-Bho has succeeded in making for
hiiselfa name that will live in the an.
nals Of the Infamous deeds Of the nun.
bcrs Of that corrupt organization known
as the republican party-has sent a chill
to the heart Of every lover OF his coun.
try and American liberty 10 this State
The evidence is plain and positive that
this is another high-handcd attempt on
the part Of "ioilty" in high places to
aubyeft State Government, and place 10
the hands Of chosen few the entire con.
troll OF the finances Of the State, in order
that a hungry pack Of political high
waymen may rccklcssly squandcr the
peoples money among a Few chosen
friends, regardless Of law, right, or JUS
tice.
We wish TO call the attention Of our
readers TO the fact Of a Governor Of a
State-who was elected BY the fraud and
bribery of reckless and extrayagant po-
litical party-whose every movement
since lis conception and birth has been
TO grind down and orpress the poor, and
initiate the pockets Of the rich-having
conceived the idea of inducing fifteen Of
the loil" members Of the Legislature
who were only acting in the interests Of
their party leaders, to resign their seats
before the close Of tho session, in order
that the most imp rtant business of the
term might be thvarted-that he, Geo.
l.. Woods. the perjured, unprinciplcd
contemplate conspirator, might have the
privilege Of providing for the idiotic and
insane, and awarding contracts for the
same 10 his own corrupt party
The circumstances connected with this
high handed outrage on the peoples
rights are the most criminal and daring
of any act Of the Radical leaders since
popular Indignation warned them that the
suspension Of the haLeos corpus, end the
niidnigh; arrest Of peaceable citizens, for
no charge of crime or misdemcanor
would no longer be tolerated By a people
who had patiently borne the burden oi
taxation aud oppression for years. hoping
in vain for the rest1ration of the liber
ties which had been purloincd from the
people, one at a time, ever since the or
ganization Of the party whose only ain
has been 10 rule with an iron rod. or for
ever destroy the last vestige of liberty
which had been secured 20 the people By
m ny long years of just and equitable
Democratic rule.
1t seems that this corrupt wretch, VIII,
fills our Gubernatorial chair, had planned
this dark plot, and had it carried into ex
ecution, and the accepted resignation o
fifteen Of the members had been fled il
the Office of the Secretary Of State b.
this same trucking tool of despotism pri
or to the time when the appropriation
bill was to have been passed, and b,
even went so far as to write out the res
gnation of Parson" Lichtenthaler
hired horse, and sent the resignation
by another of the conspirators, in order t,
eifectually break the quorum. After al
this, Woods, fearing the popular indigna
tion of an outraged people, like sneak
ing Msef, stole from the Office of the Sec
retary of State three written resignation
which had been placed on file. in order /,
make il appear that there was a suficien
number of members present TO tEausac
business, sending message TO the Hous,
to that effect, and this after the resigna
tons had been handed to the Speake
4 and their names erased from the roll.
The effect Of this daring fraud on thu
/ L. - - o. he IL
! ter. No appropriation bill having beer
passed. the contemplated building of
/ State Penitentiary will be deferred unit
further legislation can be had, If ever VI
are to be allowed legislation at all. Th,
care of the idiotic and insane will be con
/ tracted and sub contracted for, lwithou
any appropriation having been made t,
defray tie expenses of their keeping
1 Notwithstanding tho people from thei
1 hard earnings. and already .over-taxet
purse, maygc down for their last dollar
and food, the, safe of the Treasurer o
/ State with coin, not one dollar can b
4 paid out ON the enormous accruing cur
| rent expenses. Yet who-is there fwh,
| does not know that Geo. J.. Woods, ant
his associates in crime and corruption
will constantly busy themselves IN pur
chasing the warrants with the same fund
with which they should be paid, at al
enormous discount, proportionate to which
every service rendered the State will b
charged by the contracting partiesY No
less than sixty thousand dollars of tht
peoples money will thus be needlessly
lsquandered, and as greedily gobbled VI
by this criminal conspiracy of Oregon
i Governor.
/ The storm Of popular Indignation tha
i dthisrevulntionary movement has awaken
ed in the minds Of the people, is circum
/ lscribed byn0 party lines : Muchas the
i organ of the Jacohin leaders and thei
party managers may endeayor to calm
1.-THE turbid wave, expressions of dissatis
faction and indignation are heard on eve
Try hand from honest, candid republicans
and the name. of Geo. L. Woods will e
down to posterity branded with infaamy
compared to which the names Of Bene
! dict Arnold and Beast Butler will appea'