Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-11-26
The Herald,s Anaswer.


The Herald of the 18th inst. has an
article which is intended as an answer
TO our argument against State suprem>
acy in the REPUBLICAN of Nov. 18th
This wonderful man who edits the
Herald starts cut with the proposition
that We are butting against the senti>
ments Of Webster. Now, without stops
ping to admit or deny that proposition,
we submit TO the candid reader of all
parties, has that anything to do With
the present controversy? Is it true,
that when, at the present day, we dis
cover growing evil or political dog
ma, apparently dangerous to the insti>
tutions we pretend SO dearly to love,
advocated By party, that the proper
way to settle the matter 10 by what some
man, or set of men, said quarter of a
century ago. and under entirely differ
ent circumstances We think not.
The Herald thinks We are an old
Whig, and disciple of Webster. Where
does that paper get its information ?
Most certainly not from US. The editor
seems to intimate that perhaps We have
not carefully read the Constitution of the
United States. We are not acquainted
with the gentleman, but should conclude,
Judging from his pen, that we commits
ted TO memory that sacred instrument,
loNg before he was born. OF course. it.
would be very disconrteous, after his
kind allusion to US by the words "our
friend, TO say that his answer to our
arguments was entirely beneath our
notice, bat we remark that the answer
is such an one as requires no reply.
However, the subject being the most
important of all political subjects, we
desire to call the attention of every
honest nan in the community, to whose
notice the same may come, to our ar
gument upon the subject of State SUI
premacy, and also to the answer of the
Herald thereto, and wish him to decide
impartially. He neither admits nor
denies directly what we charge would
be the Legitimate result of the establish
ment of that dangerous doctrine, nor
does he explain what is meant by the
words, "the people," whether i. be
the people of all the States in the ag.
gregate who held the supreme power Of
the Government, or whether it be
lodged with the people of a single
State. We have argued the matter
fairly. IF what we charge be not true.
why does he not say SO, and let the
people know what his sentiments arc
upon the subject. If he be opposed to
our position, that this Government was
created by the people, and that with
them rests the supreme power, why
does not he SO state And if the reso
luton TO which VIC refer does not mean
what we construe it to mean, why does
not he explain what it means 10 his
judgment? If this notable Journalist,
believe in the right of each State to
secede at will, thereby endorsing the
doctrine of Buchanan proclaimed in
1861, why does not he SO acknowledge?
For if he be opposed to it, he but ad-
ni;s our position. And if the Herald
is unable to answer our argument salts
factorily TO itself and party, it shonld
imitate the wisdom of its neigbbor, the
Oyegonfan, sic square upon its dignity,
and not attempt to unswer. We can tell
our /" friend" Of the Herald, that these
evasive answers to questions fairly
stated, which affect the very existence
of our Republican form of Government
will no longer be received by tie
people. The readers of the Herald.
suswer will be forced TO one of two con.
illusions, either that the writer is pitt
ably ignorant, or that he wilfully lodges
and evades fair discussion of this in,-
portant issue. At all events, we ven-
ture the assertion, that if anyone be
anxious to know the size of the Herald
man, by measuring him by the answ'r
he has made to our argument, he will
have his exact calibre.