The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-26
FRIDAY .......-.y Nay 20. 1871.
POLICY VS.. 51pLE

Ine telegraph informs US that on
last Thursday, at the Montgomery
County (Ohio) Democratic Conyen-
ton, Hon. G. L. yallandidgham in
troduced series of resolutions which
were adopted, accepting the results
of the war. the validity of the three
Constitutional Amendments adopted
since 1861. and favoring the equal
rights of all American citizens, with
out regard to race. color or previous
condition.
We freely acknowledge that this is
= little ahead of any progressive
Democracy" that has come under our
observation-in fact it fairly takes
away our breath with its lightning
speedl
A few years ago Mr.. Vallandidg-
ham was denouncing the war as un-
eonstitutional-an unholy crusade
against the rights of the States, and
subversive of the principles upon
which our Government was founded.
He was arrested without cause, i'm
prisoned without trial, and banished
from his native State because of his
.denanciation of the measures which
he now declares are the legitimate
results of the war. and ought to be
accepted as such by Democrats rs
well as Republicans. In other
words, he jumps on to the rear car of
the Radical express train that is car
rying the country to destruction at
lightning speed, and boldly swinging
his hat in the air, calls the Democra-
cy to follow on as fast as the devil
can take them!
He wants them to discard every
principle that was but yesterday re-
garded as essentially Democratic,
and bury the fundamental land
marks of the party under the filth
and scum of the Fifteenth Amend
ment and the other Internal iniquities
of Radicalism, trimming the sails of
the good old Democratic ship to the
Radical breeze and tuning the Dem
ocratic harp TO Radical music. He
says to Democrats, ''Let the dead
past bury its dead, and let us all
join in with the Radical party, shout
ing with them in chorus, Vira Ia mig
ger and death to the White Mans
Government"
Democrats, will we do this? Will
we bury down deep in the grave of for
getfulness those dear and cherished
principles fer which our patriot faith
ers fought bloody battles and suffer-
ed sorest privatio1s? VIII we deposit
in the grave of our country's ruin
the once glorious rights of the States,
the freedom of the Commonwealths
and the independence of their peo-
pie, and upon this sacred pile gently
lay the Old Constitution and the hal
lowed memories that cluster lovingly
about it's musty pages, and with the
last blush of departing honor man.
tling our cheeks and aswelling sob al
most bursting our hearts, reverently
close the sacred sepulchre, and de-
part without leaving even a perish
able head-board to mark its last rest?
Or will we, as in days of yo1e, stand
by the Constitution and the Union,
defend the teachings of the fathers,
and holding aloft the old Democratic
banner on which is inscribed the JEFF
fersonian landmarks of civil Consti-
tutional Government, fight for those
living PRINCIPLES which demagogues
call dead issuesp
There can be but one reply from
consistent, honest, true and un.
.changeable Democrats!
Let traitors, trimmers, political
weather-cocks and aspiring dema.
gogues pirate of "dead issues" and
tburied principles '-true principles
can never die.
Truth. crushed to earth, will rise again.
The endless years of God are hers;
Bat Error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And har