The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-15
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aIoisiana sends greeting tonight. Her
people will not be goaded into conflict
with the United States troops The COM
mittee is preparing evidence to retute tne
SANDERS Of Sheridan. We rely upon the
moral support of sister States to restore 70
american ffeemen our right Of self-gov-
ernment. - Dispatch from the citizens cf ne''
Orieaas 10 he indignation msesiag held in Ne'o
York 0ity lat Monday night.
The Southern people are display
ing to the whole civilized world
most sublime heroism in their patient
endurance of the iniquities of their
negro and carpet-bag governments
and the unwarranted expressions OF
our military General Government
In their noble conduct they are en-
titled to the most felicitous and
hearty congratulations Of every Or
der-loving and generous citizen OF
the United States.
They have endured with the forti-
tude of Spartans a long series OF
more painful and humiliating perse-
cutions than those which caused our
revolutionary sires to rise up in
arms and fight out glorious In
depence through sea of blood
They have seen their lands confs-
Gated to thieving Northern yandals,
their children driven from their com
Portable homes into penuryand want,
! their women insulted and outraged
by brutal negroes, and lastly them
selves intimidated by Federal bayo-
nets and threatened by negro mobs
until their once peaceful and sunny
land has become a labyrinth Of snares
and pitfalls into which they are in
constant dread of being precipitated.
Their injuries and insults have no
parallel in the history of any country
since the prosecutions of the Israel
ties in Egypt; and yet they have
borne it all with noblest fortitude.-
1t is not for want of an opportunity
that they have not risen up and
struck down their oppressors. Many
a reasonable pretext could have beer
found-many an opportunity has
been allowed to pass by, which, i
improved, would have enabled then
to fall upon and crush to the dus
the cowardly parasites and ignoran
mobs who have conspired to harrass
annoy and persecute them. Hat
they been so disposed, even the gilt
; tering bayonets Of Federal despo
could not have saved the Norther
ghouls and their black allies fror
the just vengeance of an insulte
{ and outraged people. But they ar
tired of war, sick Of bloodshed an
D anxious for peace. They cannot b
forced into another rebellion. The
prefer to remain loyal and true t
s the Union, even when that loyalt
! means bayonet and bullet rule, col
fiscation of their property, pillage
their homes, insult and destitutio
n to THAR families and even banisl
n ment from the land of their natiYit,
{, II all this is meant as punisl
i mont for their rebellion, God know
their Government, as an act of tel
d der mercy, should have shot the
l. down when they gave up their arm
l. at the close of the war.
,, But let our Southern friends tai
n heart. "Thore is life in the old lar
Il yet, and the great conservative al
10 Democratic hearts of the North al
Vt West throb in common sympathy
t. tho great work Of restoring peac
tranquility and fair government
u the long persecuted South, o.
10 great battle has already been foug
rs and one glorious victory achieved +
ol the rights and Independence OF all O.
10 countrymen, The warmest symp
G. thy, not only Of the great and go'
: of our own land, but Of every pat
10 otto man and woman who love the
nc own race and country, are with t
IL poor crushed, down-trodden' III
's' bleeding South, Yea, as anoth
:. IN glowingly says: ''The northe
a. pine mingles its fragrance with t
sweet magnolia the weeping cyprC
nv has the protection of the hardy oo
az or and Democracy is at work forgi
e guns to destroy dishonesty, corrr
Z. ton and tyranny in the land"
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