The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-07
Address Of tAe Democratic Mem
bcrB orthe Legislature.
SALEM. October 20. 1868.


tlat the circumstances which require US
10 adjourn tho Assembly without making
provisions for the support oil the Govern
ment. justify US in giving you tho rca.
sons therefor, and in exposing bold mud
criminal attempt, through Official corrup.
ton, to overthrow ono department Of this
Government and involve tho State in cOn-
icsion and danger.
We assembled here for tho purpose Of
discharging our duty ns Legislators, actua'-
Ell by no partiEan motives inconsistent
With our constitutional obligations We
haVa passed various laws, all vi which We
consider just aud proper. Both houses
had fixed, by joint resolution, Monday
tho 10Th I'll October, a. tle Iay OF final
sdjoutumcnt, and were proceeding rapid
" IN the confederation OF tho many im-
portaut measures then pending. Two
o'clock Of that day Eas the hour iIed for
tho election oi such olEee's as by law We
arc required to elect, aud the following
joint resolution will show the sgreement
Of the houses for that purpo,e:
"Resoirod, by tho lloase, tic Senate
ccncGIsln.. that tie tuo houses meet IN
joint contention 30, the election of oil
GERS. at = o'el'cS, p. m, "f this day, the
ssid convention to be held ib the Ilal Of
the House OF Representatives"
October, 26, l363--at fiiecn minnie.
before tie hour mentioned ia the above
resolution. ali business was iciEihstcl by
the sudden resignation of suaicicn,
nup.bcr Of Republican members Of tie
House TO leave that body without =
quorum.
The House immediately and respect.
fully informed the Governor of its condi.
ton, snd waited his reply.
IL will be o'..crvcd that nearly all Of
the re.i.n.tions Nrc II the same date, and
we're 10 take effect II the tame time, 10
sit: fifteen minutes l.rtnic the honr Ap.
pointed hy thr Lcg.ial2Fes to 20 into
joiat convention fnr the election of OF.
GERS The convention, Wien 80 assembled,
eoul transact 40 business other th4"
tl'a; spec !ici ia the rct"Iution, aud tEts
time loo the taking effect OF the rc.i.B1.
tions clearly indicate that one Dhjec. ot
this pTec"uccT;ci irczcl.ery was 10 dcfca.
the 4ctioa OF tie contention.
The :0lloSla. t.au-ac;i"u, al this time.
shows another object. corrupt aad r.r,izan
la it, character: \ bill p.-.eI both
houses pro,idiu: ior tie erection Of
xin.. of sn Iu-Aoc Asy'uai al Salem. aud
.ppropfiaiing $1,000 therefor The
bah further provides that ilae nancy az.
prop.iatcd shall bc expended by beard
of three commissioners to bs elected by
tie Legislature. The joiut convention
that vas 10 have met at tao clock would
have elected thee commissioners. Thi.
bill. without hayin. passed through ilc
hands Of the joint Enrolling committee,
as by lsw required, wss taken by Que T..
NcE Patton to the Prc-itcnt o. tie Sem
a'c, and i:,ere Represented by Patton that
tho same had been properly enrolled. aud
through thezc representations the bin vas
signed by that ogiccr. il -. tlcn ia!. en-
by raid Patton 10 tic Governor, aud the
Governor Immediately left tie building,
as NC bc.icyc, 10 Ls out of reach until ihe
quorum was broken. This t.aaspised
about the time &c Iha re.i.u.:iou Of the
members. The illegal means taken iu
preci?i,a;e this biil into law were wi.h.
ogt doubt IL s;;:cipation of the con. I,..a-
cy in the House, and for the object OF
suhjec,in. so. .GG0 to tho mauipul.::ous
Of the Governor, by securing the appro-
p,i>;ioa aud preventing tic election Cf
commissioners TO di,bIrse IL.
We have learned sinee that time, and
aasctt il to bc true. that the rc.i.nln.
members, with the Governor, assembled
in a private room, and here cons 3irci
together TO prevent further legislation,
aud TO bleak up aud destroythe As.em-
big.
The caucus and the object Of those who
ins;i.a,cd it was, smon2 other tlin.., TO
prevent the passage of the appropriation
bill. When thi. object is attained, all
tie money for the next two years,
amounting TO some $500 600, will remain
ia thc hands Of persons who, if they de.
sire 10 d. so, can and will uss the zane
in spcculating upon evidences Of State
Indebtedness. Tie disastrous effect OF
this conspiracy, in defeating the sppro-
pria;ion bin, will be scen aad severely
fcl; throughout the State. Treasury war
rants will be deprecated, and the State
mu.t buy in the market at a much higher
rate than other purchasers, and it will be
compelled TO pay ten per cent per annum
interest upon the vast aud increased
amount necessary to deirny its expenses.
Thus will the burdens Of taxation be in
creased in two-fold way, and at time
when the Treasury. filed with money, il
exposed to the speculations of those who
may be corrupt enough to take advantage
of it. The Pcnitentiary and Asylum are
unprovided for, aud il the inmates of tic
former are let loose upon the community,
the wrong and tho injury arc but slight
compared with that crime which shall
turn the helpless insane and idiotic out of
care and shelter.
1t is unfortunate that this lamentable
history cannot stop here but, as is usual
IN such cases, to escape from the conse.
qucnces OF one outrage, new one is re-
sorted to. The Governor, caught in the
mcshes Of his own wrong. cndeayorcd to
cxtricate himself by f,lsehood and fraud.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
House had an official communication from
the Secretary of State, giving the names
OF fifteen persons whose designations we're
on flo in his Office, and including the
names Of Minto, Hoxter and Garrett,
which designations were placed in the
Secretary's Office by the Governor him.
self; and notwithstanding the fact that
the resigning members had vacated their