The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-06
OREGON AGRICULTURAL So
CTETY.

A late Portland Commercial thus
alludes to the State Agricultural So
cicty.
ut was discovered at the last Meeting of
tho Board Of Managers Of the Oregon Ag-
ricultural Society that they have no exist
cncc, no charter, and hence all creditors
holding Claims on the Society, depend solely
on tho honor of the members. IL u donpt'
ful whether the Society could legally claim
n decd Of the donation tract OF oO acres on
which the exhibitions are held; what grounds
of confidence will tho publishers and patrons
Of tho forthcoming "Willamette Farmer"
have Z Can this big project be successfully
sustained on tho honor Of the Society
Have they surplus enough 10 keep up 50 OK.
pensiye paper and pay all demands? Let
sho creditors answer, or what 10 more tangi.
bio suggest 10 tho legislature that they
frame a charter for this Society which has
survived an illegal existence for eight years,
aud thus solve these doubts.o
If tho statements made by the
Commercial be true, it is high time
something wcro done to remedy the
evils designated.
In this connection we quote the
following from the Portland Herald
Of late date, as II corroboratcs the
view we have heretofore taken Of the
qualifications Of Mr. Mimic for the
post to which he has been assigned:-
'We learn from responsible source that
John Mimic, one Of the secessionists Of the
last Legislature, is 70 edit tho WiildmetEe
Farmer. We should judge from the tenor
of the article hs wrote to tho Ore1onian, Mt
the time he sent the report Of the
proceedings of the Board Of Directors Of
the State Agricultural Society, that he would
be pretty specimen Of man to edit IN
agricultural paper. We understand that
this man Mimic is about as fit to edit an ag.
ricultural newspaper as an ass is 10 sing
hymns. Bigoted. inexperienced and igno.
rant, all the Willamette Fdrmer. under his
control, would have in il Of any value would
DO its selections (if the publisher would
make thcm) and Minto's editorials on rams.
Ali Mimic can write or think about il rams.
Mimic has got ram on the BRAIN"
Mimic is one of the fifteen Radicals
who resigned their seats IN the Lcgis-
laturc, thus breaking up the quorum,
and placing it beyond the power OF
that body to pass an appropriation
bill. If he resigned with full knowl-
edge OF the disastrous consequences
of such a step to the taxpayers OF
Oregon, then il:t is no friend Of the
laborer and mechanic. Ifhc resigned
because he was led into this conspira.
cy against the laboring masses by the
Governor, then he has not sufficient
independence and force of character.
If he resigned and then afterwards
conniycd at the action of the Cover.
nor in withdrawing his resignation
after its acceptance, and after il had
been placed on file in the Secretary
Of States office-as that officer has
certified he did--thcn he is weak and
yaciilating, and withal somewhat
kuavish. II, when he resigned, he
vas not impelled by any or all Of the
foregoing reasons, but was simply
hasty aud inconsideratc, then he lacks
some Of the most essential attributes
of successful editor Of a public
journal. If he resigned because he
believed he would thereby materially
injure the Democratic party-and VIC
are inclined to think this the chiei
rcason-then he is entirely too
much of partizan to conduct jour.
nal designed to cater TO the taste oi
all parties. In any light in which his
resignation can be viewed, it looks
decidedly ugly.