Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-07

IucSO CuHStitulc, Hc
says, "the foundations Of treason"
as logical sequence, Jeffer>
son and Madison, though founders,
we're traitors and enemies to the Gov
ernment. From this conclusion there
is no escape. If Jefferson and Madison
were patriots, their followers are. Now
with the written history of these two
men in reach, and then for man like
Gault to call them traitors. It only
shows how low down, how dirty and
contemplate some men can get. If he
thinks such poor creature as he or
any company can injure the fame of
Jefferson or Madison, all have to say
is that the fools are not all dead.
Gault, Sullivan, Lafollette, Boone, Col
Inns, Whitson, Case and Boise trying to
kill the fame of Jefferson and Madison.
Don't all. laugh at once, gentlemen.
We say yet that Jefferson and Mad
ison so interpreted the constitution SO
as to admit of Secession and State SUI
premacy, and Reputation follows in
the wake as result. But we are not
allowed to state our own case. We
never said that Jefferson and Madison
were traitors; but we did say and stick
to it that they proclaimed political dog
mas that led to rebellion. The writer
does not answer sibkle point in our
first article only so far Us it is done by
sarcasm and levity. Wow every one
versed in debate knows\ that when an
opponents position is ndt to be success
fully assailcd by sound reasoning, sar !,
casm and ridicule ms be resorted to
for breaking the foree of the opponents
conclusions. This/the correspondent
above quoted doet; thereby admitting
that he has no Legitimate argument to
advance in favor of the theory of State
Supremacy. The Press does, in ano-
ther place, make feeble effort in the
same line to weaken the positions We
established by denying that Gault wrote
the article. Now If it will benefit the
opposition any to know for certainty
who did write it, we will simply say
that Gault did the work, which fact can
be definitely settled by calling upon our
foreman. But suppose the article was
| written by some one who never saw the
| inside of this Office Does that make
the facts stated any the less true? l.
it any answer to proclaim that GER
tain thing was not written by certain
| person? The facts are the Democratic
journals and orators dare not tell openly
the positions that they secretly enter
tain. They know that the honest and
patriotic yeomanry Of the State vii
not-support them.
BY waiting and watching we have
learned who il meant by the founder
Of our country. The Press of May Is
says Jefferson and Madison are they
Those are the names sounding so sweet
ly to the ears of Democratic writer's
Not a word is said of Washington
Hamilton, the Adams, jackson, Mar.
shall and their associates. Were no
these men equal with Jefferson ant
Madison in the raising of this govern
mental structure The reason tha
Washington, Marshall, Hamilton, ane
those men are not quoted is bccaus'
| they held that this government is on
| by the people and not by the States
which is the right Interpretation anC
such government as the trainers o.
the Constitution intended to make, ant
it is such government as We have no
had until very recently. The position
of Jefferson and Madison, set forth il
the resolutions of 98-9, has been as
sailed over and again, yet at no time
have the advocates of those resolution
been able to sustain themselves They
could not do it even from '61 to '65
and no Democratic correspondent Cal
do it now, even though he exhaust al
his powers of ridicule and sarcasm.
they can let them commence at once.
Bellinger has his revenge. Tits onl,