The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07
NORTHERN spIRIT TOWARD THE
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We are given TO understand that
we exist ly a sort Of suifrance II is
assumed Of us both by our friends
and our enemies that wo want to do
something ngT-imprudent Those quail
ties of courage and candor in us,
which give the Union the best assur-
ance Of fidelity, are misconstrued on
system as the dangerous ouigiyings Of
disloyalty.S That we could not revive
the Confederacy If we would; that
swe are in sore need Of rest and peace;
that our interests are identified with
those of the whole country, are con-
sideratioEs that do not appear upon
the bill and are not set down to the
credit OF Dur sincerity. When we IN
sist that we can manage our home
roSernment better than they have
been managed by the thieves who
have boen set over us, and TO whose
buceaneering custody we owe our
financial ruin, we are told that we arc
going to get up "another rebellion. .
When we hint that we ought to be
left TO vote as we please, just like the
people of the North. and to elect to
Office representative men from among
ourselves, we are reminded Of our
partiahty for Confederate soldiers,
the fact being overlooked that we
could not well 90 outside OF that
class for representative men, since the
vitality aud vigor Of the South were
engaged on ihe side OF the Confeder-
acy. We have made all possible con.
cessioD, Nand have submitted to all
possible indignity. What else can we
doY The Radical idea is that we must
either accept the doctrines Of the ex-
tremest wing ot the Radical party Of
else withdraw ourselves from all par.
ticipation in affairs. II we do the
one thing, the Radical standard is i'm
mediatcly raised beyond our reach; il
We do the other thing, we are charg.
cd with disloyalty and punished as
/ irreconcilables. We submit that the
Ihandcuff is the true thing, and recon
mend Mr.. Mast TO portray Messrs
Gordon, Ransom, and Cockerll as hi
would really have them, chained to |
ball and lraaacled, with Sheridan OF
| The right and Burnside on the left Il
scourge them with horse Whips. Tha
would realize the Mast view of gov
ernment At one fell swoop, aud at tn
same time tickle The gentle fancy o
truly loyal babes.
y - Why were not our leader
hangedP Assurodly because they wer
not hated sufficiently 1t would hav
been better they had been hanged
tho masses being amnestied and turn
ed over 10 the military rule, than TIM
we should linger through ten years {
ruin and suspense, TO be told at las
that VIC are just where we began, III
crime Of treason assigned to ever
man, woman and child among us. Th
is the peace which tho Chicago 7rti
une says would have required cei
tury in the Old World, This is I'll
peace which is described by the Pre-
ident's organ as 'anolher rebellion
Il it a wise or wholesome peac,
: Does it correspond with the respons
? bic relations that subsist between I
! of the North and South as privat
men. Is it not delusive pea,
? twisted and tortured by demagogu'
= for their own base purposes, and mi
: leading honest people out of Il
9 bread highway which stretches awi
before us with room enough +
/. America TO march abreast. Il lou,
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