The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-25
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they might iultet upon peacetul elti-
zens, while ejectiug them from their
conveyaDces for refusing 10 pay more
than The rate 81 fare prescribed by
laws.
They have arrested and summoned
from their homes for trial, ut distant
points, other citizens for the same Of.
tense Of refusing TO pay more than the
legal fare, putting them 10 as great IN
convenience aud expense ~ possible,
and still further evincing their deter
mination TO make il to9 terrible for
the people TO dare engage in any le-
gal conflict with them.
They have combined together To-
destroy competition, and 10 practice All
unjust discrimination, contrary to our
CONSTITUTION, and the spirit Of our law.
They have virtually egt off our
trade with distant parts Of the world
by their unjust Determinations, and
by their exorbitant rates Of freight,
forcing upon as the alternative Of ac-
cumnlatiDg upon our hands a worth.
less surplus, or Of giving three.iourtbs
OF the price our customers pay for our
products for their transportation.
Under the false and suspicious pre-.
tenco Of developing The country tlley
bayc obtained enormous grants OF
public lands from Congress, aud now
retard rather than develop It's settle
mont, by the high prices charged for
saub land
They have converted the bonds
fraudulenily obtained from the govern,
ment into great corruption fund,
with which they are enabled TO bribe
and control Legislatures, and sulveft
every branch of government TO their
own base aud sordid purpose.
They have increased The already in
tolerablc burden of taxation, which
the people have 10 endure, compared
with which the tea and stamp tax,
which precipitated the war of the reY.
oluiion, seems utterly insignificant by
the appropriation OF money from lie
public treasury, while they have es-
capped taxation themselves by cvading
and violating the expressed provisions
of their charters
In every stage Of these expressions
VIC have petitioned our Legislatures
for redress ia the most humble terms
Our repeated petitions have been an.
swcred by silence, or by attempts To
frame laws that shall seem 10 meet
our wants, bat they are, in fact, only
a legal snare for conEis 10 Disagree
upon, and for corporations to tlisoLey.
Nor have VIC been wanting ia AZ
lemi Is 10 obtain redress through Con
gress. We have warmed them. from
time 10 TIME, Of these various and re.
peated eneroachments upon our rights;
we haze reminded4bem Of the ciTcain.
stances of our emigration aud settle
rnent here; we have appealed 20 them
as tie administrators Of d free and i'm
partial government 10 protect is from
these eucroasbments which, If coniin-
uci, would inevitably end in the nj
ter destruction OF those liberties. for
which our fathers gave Their lives, and
the reinstatement ofpriyiIeged classes,
aud an aristocraey OF wealth, worse
than that from which the war of the
revolution freed us. They, too, have
been deaf To the voice OF justice and
of duty. We must therefore nc:
qniesce in the necessity which com.
pels us 10 denounue their criminal in
difference To our wrongs, anil bold
them as NC bold our LeC lsial nre--en,
emies 10 the iraducer-to the monop-
ollsts-friends.
/ We, therefore, the producers OF
these States. on his the anniversary OF
that gave bir;h 10 government os
which. despite the corruption of its
officers. We are still so justly proud,
appealing TO tie Supreme Judge OF
the world tor The rectitude of our in
tentions, do solemnIY declare that we
will use all lawfnl and peaeeabl,.
means 10 frre ourselves from The tyr.
shiny of MONOPOLY. and tha: we viii
never cease anr Efforts for reform nm
I'll every department of our govern.
ment gives token that the reign OF
Iiceniions extravaganza is over, and
something of the purity. honesty aud
irugaliiy with which our fathers in
angnrated il has taken its place.
That TO this end we hereby declare
ourselves absolutely free and indie
pendent of all past political connec-
tions, and that we will give our suf-
frage only to snch men for office-from
the lowest officer in the State TO The
President of the United Siates-as
We have good reason 10 believe viii
use their best endeavors TO the pro-
motion of these ends; and for the
support of this declaration, with a
firm reliance on Divine Providence.
we mutually pledge to each other our
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor ti
+ AN INCIDENT. "A young man went
into the Office of one of the largest
dry goods importing houses in New
sYfvk and asked fnr 4 sitNafian Ha