The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-28

ooSetse tHat INC edltOr Oh tHe
Bulletin and correspondent of the
Herald have thought it necessary to
attack my letter, published in yonr
paper couple of weeks ago. Since
the publication OF that letter / have
also received an insolent little note
from a courtly chap signing himself
"Speculator," who, l think lives in
Albany, although he did go down 10
Portland to mail his cowardly note.
| think l know him well. lie spells
my name correctly, while nearly all
others-yourscli, Mr.. Editor, inciud-
ed-fa!l into the error of attaching n
final ''e' TO the name. If YOU will
look closely at my signature to this
article you will find it is Low, not
Lowe. my father was Holland
Dutchman and my mother German
woman, and | am Pennsylvania
Dutchman.) Ny name is Philip Low.
Now take the initial letter of my first
name and all my last and it spells
"Plow the implement with which
we turn the ground upside down and
down-side up. Rather an humble
name, but when We take into consid.
eraiion the value of the implement
which i; represents the name does not
appear so plebian after all. So much
for my name and its significance.
l will now plow Into Mr.. Specala.
tor: Sir. Seculator. your note, which
,ou requested me 10 receive Ms val.
en,ine. / read TO the Farmers Club
No. 2G, which | addressed yesterday
afternoon, and if you had been pres.
ent after they got through with you
it would have been difficult 10 have
told whether you were 4 bench leg
poodle or n skunk. Your :nsignifi.
canoe impels me to- pass you by
without further notice. You are
even beneath the frown of contempt.
Now, Mr.. bulletin, viii "Iay oil n
land" in your potato patch. / shall
90 round it and finish OFF, in the
center, leaving deep dead furrow
for your remains. / will first plow in
to the GENITAL and 62-lb English bushel
business. Yo1 say wheat goes in the
English market by the GENITAL. From
whence do you get your authority for
this statement. Mr. Ring? Now. Mr.
S. and Mr. ON, you who are hired
at excellent wages TO run the able
and truthful ~ bulletin, / will call in
my witnesses, the first of whom is
Mr.. Ring himself. (The Sheriff now
goes to the saloon and summons Mr.
Ring. whom he brings in to Court.
Dir. r. is then sworn.) Mr.. Ring,
where do YOU get yonr authority for
alledging that wheat is sold in Liver
pool by the GENITAL instead of 62 lbs :?
If the Court please, havo the best
authority in the world-Mr. Fried
lander, of San Francisco. That will do
Mr.. r. The Court will now examine
Dir. p. Lows evidence, and should
judge from the appearance of Mr..
Lows attire that he is too poor to
hire counsel. Mr. Plow, you can
either examine your own witnesses,
or | will appoint counsel in your be-
halt. Ten thousand thanks TO the
Court. l am only an ignorant farmer,
but as my witnesses are all intelligent
gentlemen | will try and put the
questions myself. I will call Mr..
Altree. Mr.. A. where do you reside?
l reside in Albany, Linn county, Ore
gon. What is your age? About GO.
Where were you born? In England.
How old were you when you left your
native country? About forty-fve.
What Is your avocation? lam miller
by trade; I followed it many years in
England. What is your knowledge
of the Liverpool market-does our
wheat sell there by the bushel of 62
lbs or by the GENITAL of 100 lbs? 1t
sells by the hushel, and the English
bushel is SO lbs? That will do, Mr..
Altree. We will next call Mr.. Ger
man. Mr.. German, what is your age
and where is your residence? I am
80 years old and / reside on Rev. DIR.
Geary's farm, miles southeast of AL
bany, Oregon. How long is it since
you heard from Germany? About
two months. What was the price
of wheat in Germany when your let
ter was dated ? Three dollars per
bushel. What constitutes bushel of
wheat in Germany? Seventy-fye lbs.
Thank you. And now I will call that
aged gentleman who halls from New
York. His locks are white with the
SHOWS of many winters, but he is
gentleman of experience and judg-.
ment. Mr.. New York, ] see in the
Toledo (ohio) Blade of date Feb. 6,
1873, that in the New York markets