The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-03-21
JUDGE =. II. GEARY.

we took notes of his speech, but rs
it was somewhat incoherent and dis
jointed, we will only state q few points
and place them on record for future
reference. He contended that tho
Southern States, during the war, aim
to subvert and overthrow the Govern
mont that they warred against the
"life of the nation" and hence the Re-
construction measures, passed as they
were by IN overwhelming majority of
Congress, were just, and right, and
legal. He thought that the Convcn-
ton ought to be united on q prosecu-
ting attorney, thus giving Judge
Powell considerable aid and COM
fort" He dwelt quite lengthily on
the Impeachment question; contend.
ing that Congress were right in i'm
peaching tho President, and taking
the ground that if he be suspended he
cannot be rcinstated.
1t is not our design to combat these
views at present. As we have al
ready said, We merely desire to place
them on record, for use hereafter if
necessary.
Judge Geary is a minister of the
gospel. He belongs to the o. School
Presbyterian church. Hence he be-
lieves that he was Scaled" to preach,
and that no one who is not thus call
ed has a right to preach. If his call
is genuine, then he is one of Christ's
ambassadors, and his legitimate bust
ness is to preach Christ and him cru.
| cited, and to beseech men TO become
reconciled to God. Once SCALED -
once an ambassador of Christ-once
commissioned as a plenipotentiary of
Heaven-he remains such as long he
lives. His commission expires only
with his life. If this be true, it fol-
lows that he is not at liberty TO preach
awhile, and then run for some one.horsc
Office, or accept some fat pagan agen-
cy. \ necessity " is laid upon him
to preach. 1t follows him through
life, like his shadow; and if he aban-
don his ministerial labors, for world
ly honors and cmolumcnts, = woe"
follows him. "Woe unto me if /
preach not the gospel" said Paul.
The blood of souls will cling TO his
skirt in the great day of eternity.
Rev. Z. X. Geary first made his APP
pcarance on this coast with a commits
sion in his pocket, from a Democratic
President as Indian Agent. This
position he held several years. He
was then a Democrat. Time rolled
on the war broke out he saw the
crowd yelling for the war, and sup
posing doubtless it would be the pop
ular side he "fopped" everybody,
breeches and boots,-to the Radicals.
Of course he didn't forsake, for moth
ing, the Democratic party and become
an advocate of Emancipation, Confs-
cation, Reconstruction, a high Pro-
t~ective Tariff, the Niger Bureau, ex-
emption of the bondholders from tax
alton, Niger Suffrage, Niger Equal
ity, and the innumerable crimes of
the Radical party. Not he. Two
years ago he ran for County Judge of
Linn county, but was beaten quite
handsomely by his competitor, Judge
Morris. The people, after fair hear
ing, repudiated him and endorsed
Morris. They sent the Reverend gen.
tleman to his farm to ruminate on his
defeat at his leisure. But Judge
| Morris sickencd and died shortly after
his election, thus creating a vacancy
in his office; and it is a fact that car
be proved that Rev. Z. r. Geary, with
unsecmly and hot haste, scarcely
waited for Judge Morris to be buried,
ere he inauguratcd a movement that
resulted in his being himself appoint
ed to fill the vacancy. That's how he
got his title of Judge. 1t seems to US
that a man of fine sensibilities, and of
noble instincts, would have scorned
to accept such an appointment under
such circumstances. But not SO with
him. Although a minister of Jesus
Christ-although Boosting that he is
actuated by chivairic impulses, yet he
sought and acceptcdit, not only with no
apparent compunctions whatever, but
with feelings of absolute pleasure
If he could not beat Morris living,
there was a sort of grim satisfaction
in knowing that he was victor owe
Morris dead. But the noble Judges
aspirations for worldly honors and
emoluments did not cease with this VIC
tory. At the senatorial contest which
soon after transpired he went to Salem
and tried to be elected u. S. Senator;
but he failed, Corbett being the sue
cessful candidate of the Radical par
tY. Since then he has kept rather still;
but as there are reports that he is a
candidate for Congress, subject to the
decision of the next Radical State