The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-10-10
FcR sEYMOUR AND BLAIR.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE

EDAEOkskAL a CORRESPONDENCE
The Legislature, thus far this week, has
. shown mere desire to work in earnest than
at any time since the commencement Of the
session. Most Of the members are buSy, not
only whiie the Legislature is in session, but
till late at night, On Committees, &c; and
the work some have to perform, in this line,
Is trul : gigantic and laborious. Dr. Alex
ander, for example is on the Finance Com
mittee, and IS constantly employed in over
hauling public accounts, or in diseharging
his duties as a member of other committees,
when the Legislature IS not in session. The
same Is true, in a greater or less degree, of
all the other members from Linn county.
Linn county has just reason to be proud Of
those whom she has selected to represent her
In both branches Of the Legislature. While
1t Is true that none Of them make any great
pretenSions - being very powerful as public
debaters yet they are excelled by none in
sterling integrity, industry, honesty and
good. bard practical sense. 1t is quite COM
mon for the Radical press to charge that
Democratic members of the Legislature fre-
quent hurdy gurdy establishments and pat.
ronize q Bascomi quite literally. / know
this to be foul Libel, 50 far at least as the
Senators aad Representatives from Linn
county are concerned. Not enc of thea
drinks drop OF Intoxicating liquor; and in
all other respects they demcan themselves as
gentlemen and good citizens should DO: i: and
in all respects they arc an honor to the
county they represent.
One Of the attractions of the State Fair
was the Catholic Fair, which, understand
was very Successful. Among other devices
for attracting visitors and hauling in the
dimes was that Of 4 nice cane, which vas
to be presented to Grant T Seymour Fifty
cents paid into the treasury entitled the
giyer to a vote fer one or the otker of these
candidates for the Presidency. On closing
the Fair it was found that Seymour had a
majority of seventy five votes over Grant!
and this. too, in Salem. Marion county-the
strong -hOld-the Gibralter of Radicalism in
Oregon.
In my letter of last week it seems slight.
ly rnisrepresented Dir. Mimic on the ques-
ton of the reduction of the fees of sundry
county officers. He desires me to say that
he did not state positively that the county
clerk and sheriff of Marion county each re-
'ceiYd 81 900 per snrum, bat that, from the
best information he and others could obtain,
their iuceme, each, per annum isaboRt that
amount.
Yesterday (the 9th inst the Senate pass.
ed S. J. R. Nc. 4, Withdrawing the consent
of0Tegon to the passage Of the 18th Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
The debate which it ELECTED was very inter
esting and somewhat exciting, and consum-
ed portion Of the forenoon and all of the
afternoon session and was participated in
by Messrs. Stout, Herman, Cochran, Corne-
lius, Ford, Bailey, Huston and perhaps
others. The vote being taken resulted
Ayes-Messrs. Cochran, Crawford, CYRUS,
Dribblesbies, Ford, Headershott, HolezcIaw.
Huston, Ison, Miller of Jackson, Stout.
Treyitt and Mr.. President-I3. Nays-
Messrs. Adams, Bailey, Brown, Cornelius.
Herman, Miller of Marion, Pershbaker.
Powell, Thompson-9. 1t will thus be seen
that, so far as is possible, Oregon has purg.
ed herself of the infamy into which she was
plunged by Radical Legislature two years
ago. The Democratic speakers contended
that, but for the grossest frauds on the part
of those who adopted the 18th amendment.
it,could not hare'passed and they declared
that they took great pleasure in having an
opportunity to record their votes against it !:
and the people will say " well done thou
good and faithful servants. y
A bill has been introduced into the Senate
by Mr.. Thompson, of Clackamas county. for
the construction of steamboat canal at the
Willamette Falls If a canal and locks, not
less than one hundred and fifty feet in length.
and forty feet in width, as provided in this
bill, can be constructed on the west of the
Willamette, it will have the effect to very
materially cheapen freights destined for
points above the Falls, and break up the
ruinous monopoly heretofore enjoyed By tbe
P. 7. Company.
Quite an exciting debate occurred in the