The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-01-16
which most | fear /! Never, never"
"pll go no morei
AIN afraid to think what have done
Look ont agnin, dure not.n

"I'll 70 no more;
am afraid to think what have done
Look ont again, dare not"
Not long since the editor of the Senti.
mel came to Portland, and, having remain
cd some days consulting the high and tow,
an article appeared in his paper, repub.
lished in the Orcgonidn of the lst Of
January, upon which the Oregouian re-
marks:
/ The Jacksonville Sentinel. In recent article,
discusses tho proposition tor an extra session Of
tho Legislature Ia u manner which so completely
accorhs with our own views that We give the arti-
clio entire.
Why the article was not first publish
cd in the Oregonian does not dppear.-
Might it not have been nearer home, or
does the Oregonion prefer to transfer the
discussion to u safer distance?
The Sentinel says:
After q careful review of tho cnuscs compelling
tho Republican minority 10 withdraw from the
Legislature, wo are unwilling TO admit that they
did wrong aud we're the Governor 10 call nm ex-
tra session. Official eensure Of tho Republican
members would bo implied. The Uaioaist is
afraid or unwilling to charge tho responsibility
where Il belongs--wo are not.
What causes compelled the Republican
members TO rosignY The Sentinel does
not state any causes except their tenacity
for Office Doubtless the Oregontan and
Sentinel both tell the truth when they
say that they arc unwilling to admit that
the deserting members did wrong. Ii il
not unfrequently the case that there is an
unwillngness to admit what is too clear
TO be denied. OF course, as those papers
say, were the Governor TO call an extra
session of the Legislature, however much
the public. interests should demand il, il
would be an official censure" Yes, as
far as that would so, but what signifies
official eensure Of one conspirator upon
another! As hercinbefore stated, Meth.
er the Oregoaian or Sentinel have denied
; any of the facts charged against the Gov.
ernor aud Republican members; yet they
upbraid their brother, the Cni0nist, say.
ing " lie is afraid or unwilling 10 charge
> the responsibility where it be!ongs-we
: arc not" No! The .Sentinek fear,
neither God nor man. lie would carry
, the dagsers back and
eff ha do bleed.
. Gi!d the faces Of the grooms wilhal,
e For II must seem their gails"
. The article of the Sentinel proceeds
and snys:
( We have the authority Of Of least one respeeta
{ bic Democratic paper, ths Albany DemoeraI. 70
ehaFs'ns u 10 the Democratic party. That papc
comedies THAT the Democrats IN ght have passe,
an appropriation bin that /, their fault Iha
= one was not passed.
: When a party press is. driven to sucl
j gross perversion Of language to make
r defence against charges Of 80 grave
u character, the mind naturally inclincs 4
J, the belief that they are the really guilt,
! party. The Democrat was arguing ID
& matter in sensible way, that suppose the
n could have passed the appropriation biI
o at an earlier duy and did not, still it di
Il no; justify the Republican members in re
: signing. aud thereby defeating its passage
i at any time before adjournment already iix
q ed upon. IL IL true that the bin. SO far 4
i relates TO the mere power, could has
= been passed through on the first Two day
y after its introduction, but il would 10
II have beeu proper 10 have done 20. /
: the session OF 1866 the afternoon bus
s. ness OF the last day. was very large, q
the Journals show. yet there were onl
e two iiual votes taken after the general NJ
h preparation bill passed, and an item {
&c S2O. 900 was stricken out within the Ia,
ic two hours OF the session, judging fro,
.e tho face Of the Journal.
:. Again the Sentinel and Orcgonian say
N There are numerous reasons against an oxu
., session of the Legislature. One IL that there Al
a. II III
d that arc Of greater Importance. The public sah
y Il 10 be considered. The action Of the Demi
cratic majority in the Legislature. and the subs
= quent euanciaisous of their 'lcader indicates h
p. they are determined TO secure political power
i. this State at any sacrifice 10 the public good, au
b. any means within their reach.
Taking the above paragraph altogclhe
- aud it is full admission Of their evil il
of tent, not only in resigning, but in keey
ii ing the Legislature disrupted us long
n possible. II is the question which uudc
.dl lies the State inaOces. With them ii
or State finances amount to nothing compa
l. ed with political power. But what pul
A. lie good did the Democratic party in IL
ts Legislature sacrifice for political power
!. What public good has any, the humble
70 member OF that party out of the Legisl
n ture proposed to sacrifice for polite
- power? Name the legislation if you ca
= or dare, which would be sacrifice of Il
be public good. You admit that their o
: ject 10 resigning was to defeat the Dem
az Gratis in filling three or four little Office
.. and that for that shadow of political POI
No n er you justify tho Republicans in havir
be placed the State in its present deplorab
he condition, financially, and the Governo
"a. in his refusal to- discharge a plain du
pe imposed upon him by tho Constitution
= Shame on such political fraud and CORFU
tion. The Governor aud Republic;
:" - members may well fear to go before Il
- people whose representatives have desel
on ed their posts tor nero mess of pottag
=" Portland, Jan. s, 1869. W. w. CHAPMAN.
CHIEr JUsTIcE CnAsE's VIEW
In a letter written last April /
&c; Chief Justice Chase to the Hon. ]
ear w. IIilliard, of Alabama, recent
published in the New York Tim,