The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-05-29
[From the Quincy (Tl.) Hsr0id.1
THE REPURLIC-..TME EMPIRE.

[FrOm the Quincy (nl.) Hsraid.l
THE REPURLTC--.TME EMPIRE.
Some days ago We reprinted IN ar
ticle from tho Iaperidlist, the new
radical newspaper organ recently es-
tablished in tho city of New York,
which attracted considerable atten-
ton, partly for its boldness, and part
ly for It's impudence. Tho people
have been so successfully, !deluded and
imposed upon by the Radical leaders,
that there is not ono man in n thou
sand who suspects there is any design.
on the part of anybody to subvert
our present form of government aid
establish upon its ruins an empire
We have often and over again warn
ed the people of the dangers that
threatened them, but they do not,
even yet, seem TO realize the fact that
they arc gradually surrendering their
! liberties co tho care and control of
task.masters who will make serfs and
slaves of them You can't find ten
men to-day who really feel and be-
love there is any sort of possibility
that an empire will supplant tho ru-
ins of this once glorious republic. The
Radicals who desire it above all other
things, and have been working for it,
will tell you that the thing Is simply
Iabsurl-that On empire can not and
will not be established-but they
know they are lying to you when they
tell you SO. They never did believe,
and they do not now believe, that the
people are capable of selfgoyernmcnt
If they believed the people were ever
so capable of seli-goyernment, they
never were, and are not now in favor
! 5f permitting them TO govern them.
selves. There are but two sides to
the issue. There never were, in this
or any other country, two political
parties, both of which were the friends
of free government. On this issue
the record of the Democratic party is
unblemished. While the Democratic
party was in power We had republic.
We have not had ono since. We
shall never have one unless the Dem
ocratic party is restored to- power
Now, read the following article from
the Imperialist, the new Radical or
gan recently established in the city OF
New York:
NATIONAL STRENGTH.
"a government, if 1t have the con-
troll of numerous or energetic peo-
pie, may fairly be expected TO make
some occasional exhibitions ofstrength.
II will either be strong abroad OF
strong at home, or both, if il is really
entitled to bear the name of govern.
ment" What, then, shall we say oi
our own, which, controlling y numer-
Gus and wealthy people, positively un'
equaled on the earth for courage, en-.
ergy and enterprise, is neither strong
at home or in its relations with for.
eign nations?
Let US not deceive ourselves by ut
tributiug the occasional exhibition OF
purely popular energy, the innate
force of our composite race, such a.
the late rebellion and its suppression
to any supposed force inhering in ouI
form OF government. Whatever We
may have accomplished in the case
mentioned, or in others, was done ir
spite of the aspects of our system, oI
ss-S'.-- Il = 1;~-~esa vdino our aysfepu as
we did when VIC made Lincoln dicta
tor.
Refusing thus to be gulled by any
misauotation of our brief and mourn
ful history, let as look at our present
status.
That we are not strong at home IL
witnessed by the long figures Of ouI
uncollectcd and uncollectable reve
nue.; by the general impunity with
which the most atrocious crimes arC
daily and hourly committed; by tho
uublushing effrontery of official cor
ruption; by our languishing com
merce; by our degraded currency; by
the stagnatiol of business enterprise
and the creeping paralysis of our ma
terial development; in short, by al
the innumcrable signs that tell of ma
tional disease and governmental de
crepitudc.
That we are not strong abroad il
evidenced by the careless impudenc,
with which power like ERglant
snecrs away our demand for the repa
ration of the grosscst wrong ever per
petrated by one nation upon anothe
under the cloak of amity. How lont
would she hesitate if the American
claim were held by France, or Russia
, or Prussia? ? Would the telegraph b.
any too quick to convey her humble
acknowledgements and promise of ful
amends?
Further evidence may be found il
the contemptuOus unconcern witt
which even such corporate imbccilit,
as Spain invades the sanctuary of on
flag. Admiral Wilkes took two trait
ors out of the Trent, and we went oI
our knees to surrender "a rovin,
l Spanish corvette took two America
citizens-adopted, if that makes an
difference-out of an American pack
ct, and we hardly dare inquire whctt
er or not they are yet garroted.
o The senate has mustered courage
: feeling the force of the general vii
: behind it, to reject the Alabam
t treaty, but does not seem able to con
!. prehend that the treaty itself is an il
$ suit to our dignity as nation NOR
S bitter than the Alabama itself Ml
G Grant may so far forget that he is n
j. official lay figure as to demand an CT
planation of the Spanish outrage, bu
u the answer is likely to come a yea
v hence in the form of polite accoun
! of the manner which the men in que.
9 tion were done to death. There wi
I be no hurry about Oiviuo safisfacfio