The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-05-27
L.. r. GROVER AND JOEL PAL.
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proxy discussed the political issues OF
the day in the Court House in this
city. The day was fine and the audi
ence the largest of the season. Mr..
Grover opened the debate in nm effort
of one hour and quarter in duration,
and proceeded to arraign Palmer, his
proxy, and the Radical party before
the bar of public opinion in a manner
that was truly refreshing. We do not
remember of ever having heard q more
logical and elegant speech than that
made by Mr.. Grover on this occasion.
At times as his theme demanded it the
speaker rose to the majesty of true
eloquence in the delivery of sentences
that were elaborate, forcible and fin
ished. The earnestness of his man
ner, combined with the logic of his
deductions, drove conviction to the
minds of his hearers and struck terror
to the hearts of the wooden man and
his proxy that We're opposed to him.
1t is fitting commentary ON the Rad
icalism of Oregon that there is nei-
ther brains nor decency to be found
wherewith to make candidate for
Governor.
Mr.. Grover drove Mr. Palmer (by
proxy to the wall and left him nc
time to say "eighth resolution" at all,
but kept him busy in defending the
Radical party from the charge of Re-
pudiation. 1t was amusing to witness
the discomitted Palmer (by proxy,
pacing the platform in the agonies oi
despair, as Mr.. Grover held him and
his party up by the hair and and cas-
tigated them in the most unmerciful
manner.
We stated that Palmer appeared by
proxy in debate. So he did, but not
entirely SO, for Palmer did speak near
ly tirenfy minutes, after Mr.. Grover
had concluded his opening speech,
(think of that voters of Oregon y
Yes, Palmer spoke twenty minutes,
and like the ass in the fable, complete
ly destroyed the illusion that there
was lion there as soon as he began
to bray. The stupidity manifested by
Palmer IS without parallel, and we
predict for him q welcome in South
ern Oregon that will remind him OF
Senator Corwin's speech during the
Mexican War, wherein that loyal Sen
ator hoped that American soldiers that
had gone to the battles front for their
country would be welcomed with
bloody hands to hospitable graves. -
We say his stupidity is without par
allel-it is only equnlled by his ef-
frontery-for this fossilized oyster
from the classic shades of Yamhill de.
Tended his letter to Gen. Wool, where.
in he says "that the future will prove
that this war has been forced upon
these Indians against their will, and
that, too, by set of reckless vaga-
bonds for pecuniary and political OBJ.
jects and sanctioned by numerous pop,
ulafion 'cio regard The Treasury Of he
United States legitimate subject o,
plunder." Voters of Oregon! Waiv,
ing the moral turpitude of the man
who could indite an epistle of thi.
kind, are you prepared SO to disgrace
the Executive Department of your
government as to elect man to tho
highest Office in the State who eyi
IDENTIFY never had a dozen thoughts il
all his life? The ignorance of the bool
the vanity of the dotard-the shame
lessness of the pimp-the heartless
ness of the brute are the elements tha
go to make up the character of the
Radical candidate for Governor. I
Is dirty bird that befouls its owl
nest, and miserable wretch is he who
viii gloat over his own infamy witt
the grin OF the savage, whose murder
he had justified, and who would at
tempt, with the stolid complacency o
an indiot, to laugh down the feeling
of horror and contempt which his pu
silanimous conduct, while Superin
tendent of Indian Affairs, had right
eousH invoked.
Compared with this bloody carbun
Gle on the body of society, the re
splendent qualities of La Fayette Gro
yer stand like mountain by the sid
of a cess-pool.
After Joel Palmer had convicted
himself, by referring to his shameless
history, he again appeared, Qhy proxy
and in an hour and tep minutes deliv
cred himself of his usual discharge O
foetid wind. He was unusually rapid
rabid and vapid.
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