The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-12

IN tho same officer. 1t has given him
power over all tho military commanders,
and to his decision it has referred every
question Of Interpretation or execution oi
the reconstruction laws. And this same
ofIiccr-wielding this enormous power
backed by the army--sustaincd by all the
military organizations, by whatever name
they may be known, appealing 10 the fer.
vor which YET remains after the struggle
Of terrible war-demands that he shall
be elected President Of the United States.
And the party which supports him, de-
clarcs that if they cannot do it by the
votes Of you, men Of tho North, it will
elect him by the votes Of the negroes and
arpet-baggcrs in the reconstructed States
Of the South.
TIE DANGER ILLUSTRATED AND THE
REMEDY SUGGESTED.
Gentlemen, do you sec no danger here?
When, years ago, We predicted this re.
suit, and warned against the first step in
revolutionary progress, the Republicans
laughed at our fears and called us Cop
perheads and traitors. Applause.1 When
Napolean was called on-youpg, unknown
to his countrymen, never having had
command even Of Il rcgiment-to qucll
the revolt Of the sections, he did il cf
lfectually. In four years ho was frat Con
sui and Master Of the French poople.-
Here, grand party, through the Gene
raj OF our army, attempts similar usur-
patton, which the Democratic party op-
poses, as inimical TO the whole system Of
republican government, aud it proposes :
safe and simple means by which it mas
be ayerted, ] read from their declaration
Of principles
/. Immediate restoration OF all The
States TO their rights IN the Union, uu.
der the Constitution, aud Of civil govern
ment TO the American people
"2. Amnesty Tor all past political Of.
fenses, aud the regulation Of the elective
franchise in tho States By their citizens" !"
CORRUPTION AsD ExTnAyAGANcE or
TIE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
The Republican party is the party Of
usurpation. Il is also the party Of cor
ruption. Read the report of the Com.
missioner Of Revenue. Count the mum
Der Of clerks who arc seeking in vain to
discover the amount Of peculation in the
Treasury Department. Go to the War
Department and see the mutilatcd ar.
chiycs aud ask Why they were destroyed?
Visit the penitcn,iary and count the pub
lie plundcrers who ago confined there
[ [Applausc. 1t is the party of extraya-
gance-thc war party ended in May,
1865.
During the three years, from July !,
1865 u July |, 1865, the expenditure
Of The Federal Government, independent
Of interest on the public debt, was
eight hundred aud twenty millions
Iof dollars. These were years Of
peace. The army and navy Of the war
had been reduced their back pay had
already been made up TO them; immense
sales of government property, consequent
upon the close OF the wal, had been
made, and yet in these three years the
Repub!ican administration expended
eight hundred aud twenty millions of dol
lars-two hundred aud seventy millions
OF dollars year.
Ip+t AhtSA WIN BEMothAii1 ADMt3lS-
TRATIoNs.
The whole expense Of the Government
of the United States for four years pre-
ccding the war was two hundred and ff
ty-six millions Of dollars These eight
hundred and fifty-six millions Of dollars
These eight hundred and twenty millions
do not include the interest upon the pub
lie debt. If this be added, the expendi-
ture of each one of these thee years
will amount to at least four hundred
and thirty millions of dollars. The tax
alton of the year 1866 amounted to five
hundred and ninety millions of dollars
The taxation Of the last year of Mr
Buchanan's administration amounted to
eighty millions of dollars. The expen-
ses of the War Department during the
whole Of Mr.. Polk's administration, in.
cluding the Mexican war, were 500, ,540,-
600; the expenses Of the War Depart
ment for 1868 were sl2S,S50, 1000 In
one year of Republican administration,
in time Of peace, the War Department
spent $50, 100000 more than four years
Democratic administration did in time
of war. [Applausc.1 The Navy De-
partment for four years, before tho war,
cost $62.9l0, 900. The Navy department
for four years, before the war, cost S62,-
10000. Then our commerce was pros
porous, our ships sailed on every sea and
landed in every harbor. To-day We have
no commerce, foreign flag covers all the
trade to our ports. The ship-builders of
Maine are starving for want of occupa-
ton, and yet the estimates for the navy,
for the current four years, is $117 ,470,-
900.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
I have said to you that the taxation of
1866 amounted to $590,000,000 am
told that this year it will be less. The
securities of the Government are not
subject to taxation. The capital invest
ed in these securities reaches 81, 500, ,000,-
600. All the property, realand personal, of
every kind, as derived from the official
reports of 1860, amounted to Sl6,000,-
100000. Thus you see that near one
sixth of all the capital in the country is
exempt from taxation.
Dut why lS III tHaG Tue auOuHJ IcalIeu
from 1868, will be less than the amount
realized in 1866? The rate of taxation
is substantially the same. It is true
that this republican Congress has dimin-
ished, as a whole, the taxes on the manu-
factures of England; it is true that they
will diminish somewhat the taxes upon
whisky, but the amount collected from
either of those sources would not materi-