The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-09
IMPERIALISM.

the correct theory Of our governmel
: would shaclle the fIeemen of ever
!, State in the Union with the chains
! q central despotism. He says.-
), "Armed revolt against authorize
recognized by the general govern
ment cannot be tolerated, unless
be shown that all peaceable RENE
, dies have failed" The point t.
which we desire to call the attention
, of the reader in the above quotation
is, that the Ore5onian editor evident
ly comedies to the general govern
ment, the right to determine which
Of the two contestants is the legal,
chosen Governor of State, that il
to say;-if the President chooses tc
recognize any faction who may by
fraud successfully usurp government
al functions in any State, armed op.
position to such iusurpation is not tc
be tolerated. The Editors qualif-
cation, that "unless it be shown that
all peaceable remedies have failed, "
amounts to nothing. Let us apply
it to the Louisiana case. The people
n
of Louisiana did mol elect Kellogg
Governor, but did elect McEnery. -
Kellogg does not claim that he was
elected Governor, but q bogus re-
turning or canvassing board counted
McEnery out and counted Kellogg
in; and upon that and other like
frauds Kellogg usurped the Office Of
Governor. The Oregonim editor
acknowledges thsee frauds, and that
Kellogg is a usurper, and then grave
ly tells us that the people of Lousi-
ana are without remedy because for
sooth the general Government has
recognized Kellogg, the acknowledged
usurper, as the rightful Governor,
and that EARNED revolt to his rule
cannot be tolerated. The only tri-
bunal to afford 'peaceable remedy"
that is acknowledged by the Oregon-
ian as having jurisdiction; that of
the general government was appealed
to by Kellogg, and too readily was
that appeal responded to in Kellogg's
favor;-here all peaceful remedies"
we're at an end. The Oregmian in the
same article informs us "that the
right OF revolution canno5 be denied.
1t is right above all governments
and laws, but it is not q right which
can find warrant for its exercise in
anything but "despotic opposition
against which all peaceablo remedies
nre powerless." Examples of "des-
potic opposition" were not wanting
in Louisiana, and "peaceabIe reme-
dies" against such were "powerless,
md in that exigency The people of
Louisiana gave one of the sublimest
oxempliiications of self-government,
when tley rose in their might and
irove the usurper from his seat
lsing no moro force than was sulfi-
'ient for the purpose. But Louisi-
na IS not bo self-governed State
ret. The same frauds that carried
Kellogg into the gubernatorial chair
1872 are to be re-enactod in Novem-
or next, and the Republican candi- |
atos arc, by the same machinery to
and the Oregonian will see {
!, as he has seen tho other, and will |
oubtless have the manhood TO ac- f
nowledge and condemn it, as he has |
10 other, but to denounce the exer- Il
so of federal authority in the af- n
rs of a State and its right to con- h
ol State election, would be to de- n
ounce the imperialism to which the il
epnbliean party is too firmly COM o.
ittod-it will council acquiscences IL
the fraud. h,