The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-06-21
DEMOCRACY.
LINN Co, On, juno Is. 1872.

have just returned from an ex-
tended tour through the Southern
States. | was in Kentucky, Tennes-
see, Alabama, Georgia and South
Q %rolina, and had the fullest opportu-
nifty of making observations OF affairs
there and conversing with representa-
tive gentlemen of those States upon
the sub. Get of national political al
fairs. At first | was struck with as
constituent Mt the unanimity with
which the Democracy of that section
{ endorse the nomination of Greeley
and Brown; but after making closer
observations and having fuller oppor-
tunity of eonversing with public men
upon the subject, | ceased to wonder
why the Democracy of the South were
10 unanimous i'll support of the Gin
: %cinnati nominees, and began to mar
vel why the Democracy of the North
did not look upon tho subject with
more favor. The people of the South
have been so crushed by tho infamous
acts of tho present administration
hcve suffered such gross outrages
FROM Presidential tyranny-have en-
dured so many exactions and oppres-
sions from ,srpet-bag governments
set over them b = Federal interference
and Acknowledgement for opinions sake
that they are clA rous for n change
in the federal adm. III. stration and are
willing TO throw ASIDE all past dif,
ferences upon question OF political
policy and unite with ny class o
voters who will assist in free pg them
from tho calling thralldom WI, tch m
arrogant and selfish Presidential ty-
rant and his tools have for yea, ;
forced upon them. Several months
ago, when the revolt occurred III
the Radical party and men represent
ting the cream of its intellect and
character withdrew from its tightly
drawn party lines and i~nangurated the
movement which eliminated in the
nomination OF the Cincinnati ticket,
the people of the South saw in this
movement 4 hope for their escape
from the expressions of q military
President, and casting aside all for
mer prejudices which might initiate
against the success of this new de-
parture,' are now a unit in support of
this Liberal movement. need only
refer you 10 State after State that have
instructed their delegates to Baltimore
to support Greeley and Brown TO show
outhat have not oyerdrawn the sell
t;nent OF the Southern Democracy in
respect 10 the Liberal Reform cAndi-
dates.
True, many of the Southern people
admitted to me that Greeley was not
their first choice; but they shy that
TO them It is a matter of freedom or
slavery, life or death, to be rid o.
Grants administration; and they see
no other way of doing i; than hy sup
porting Greeley They would be
glad TO be informed of any other way
TO defeat Grant, but none has vet
been made known aud the prospect OF
any other mode OF success grows
more and more obscure. They there
fore consider it important TO remain
no longer lukewarm, but to organize
/, at once for the campaign with Greeley
as their s;andard.bearer. They APP
peal to the Democracy Of the North
to initiate their example IN the sup
port of the Liberal ticket, and assis,
them in throwing off the yoke of OPP
preston which has since the war made
them more akject slaves to military
tyranny than the down-troddcn peo-
pie of Poland.
Now, sir, l am a Democrat; have
always been true to the standard OF
my party, and have stood fast by my
colors when contumely, insult, and
even injury was heaped upon many
thousands of us for opinions sake.
challenge any man to show a better
or more consistent Democratic rec.
ord than myself. Yet when the PEG.
pie of my W native South-my own
loved home of former days, before
The frosts of many winters had sill.
vered my HAIR with the hue OF old
age-are suffering oppression and
tyranny such as no people have ever
before endured under a civilized O
eminent, | cannot hesitate as TO my
duty. I shall cheerfully fall into line
and cast my lot and my vote with
those who are seeking to defeat the
military tyrant and inaugurate such a
reform in our national affairs as will
guaranty the fullest rights and priyil,
eyes to those who have for years sut.
fered because of being deprived OF
them. | look eagerly forward to the
Baltimore Convention, in the hope
that it will legalize the already
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