The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-05-26


little steal of Boss Tweed and Tamma-
ny Hall Democrats Of New York.
That Texas was voted into tie Union
by Democrats, because many of the
Democratic members Of Congress held
large amounts Of the then worthless
scrip of Texas which, as soon as the
State was admitted into the Union, be-
came worth dollar for dollar, as the
United States paid it, Congress having
voted the debt, as well as the State, into
the Union. How Secretary Floyd stole
about million OF money from the pub
lie treasury. How = Democratic Col
lector of the Port OF New York stole
$40, 900, and because he did not steal
more, = Democratic President reappoipt-
ed him, and he tnen stole about one
| Uillion, ali of which could not be de-
nicd, but was vouched tsr by WELL
known Democratic politician who was
present. Mr. Burnett, though young
man, is a forcible, logical, and eloquent
speaker, and during his address was
frequently interrupted with loud and
prolonged applause He closed with
a witty and caustic allusion to
smelling committees generally, and rar-
ticularly to that Of the States Rights
Democrat in getting It's nose into the
rear aarifice of the Republican candi-
date for Judge of this District, and
took his seat atnid great applause.
Mr.. Ramsey was then introduced and
attempted in an awkward manner to
answer some Of Mr.. Burnett's argu-
ments. But even his political friends
saw from the beginning that it was a
hopeless task for him. He answered
most of the charges brought home to
the Democratic party by Mr.. Burnett,
by saying he never heard of them be-
fore, and consequently they could not
be true. He never heard of the Boss
Tweed steal, of the Tammany Hall
steal, of the Floyd steal, of the Will
lametse Falls and Lock Bill, and Of the
infamous Litigant Act, and yet he pre-
tends to be lawyer and q politician,
| and an American citizen of general in
telligence! He said be had no personal
knowledge of the stealings of 'sGilfrey
and ], - but he presumed they did not
exceed those of Sam May. He charged
that the Republican party was responsi-
BILE for, and upheld, the military interfer-
ence of Gen. Sheridan In the Louisiana
Legislature, and to show that the Re
publican party endorsed and upheld
| this act OF Sheridan, he called attention
to the fact that the leading Republicans
| of New Y ork called an Indignation meet
ing of Republicans, " ho condemned the
acts of Sheridan and passed resolutions
| to that effect. He further called atten-
ton to the fact that Republican Sem
| ate refused TO give q seat to the man
| elected TO the UniLed States Senate by
the Legislature of Louisiana, because
Sheridan had interfered, and with force
had ousted several Democrats from their
seats in that Legislature, although the
man elected TO the United States Sem
ate was a strong partizan Republican.
| What an endorsement OF military in-
| tervention that is! Then in desultory
way he stated that the Southern States
were in the hands of the Republicans
from 1860 to 1865, and that during
that time each Of those States contract
ed vast amounts Of deb:s, and that
afterwards the Republican party pro-
posed and passed an amendment to the
/ Constitution of the United States MAX
ing it unlawful for any Of the States
that were in rebellion to pay any OF
their State indebtedness contracted dur
ing the time they were SO In rebellion /;
aud as those States are now Democrat
ic, they desired the. privilege OF paying
said Indebtedness, but on account of the
amendment 50 the Constitution, it would
be unlawful to do so, and If they at
tempted is the States or the Democrats
would probably be indicted and impris-
oned. as the present Administration
would let no guilty man escape. He
then read what parported to be the
amount Of the indebtedness of several
4 of the Southern States. which the Con-
etitutution prohibited the Democrats
from paying, and remarked, with great
force and originality, thai the Demo
cratic party was e0nsEitetti iosadk party.
He then passed To the financial question,
and stated that the National Bank
Bills. fractional currency and green
backs were all legal tenders; that al
though it was issued By the Republican
party he thought currency more eonven-
lent than hard money; that hard money
was hard 70 get, and for his part he was
in favor Of the system by which he
could obtain the most money in the
shortest time He then stated he was g
, C4HO1&A&ho 4Sts&A5 0144&z III A<teetaG NV a "
toruey: that it was an important office
one that required an able and talented
lawyer. Ebat being . poor man he
several years ago run for County Judgt
10 Yamlill county: was beaten At tht
polls. but he contested the election, and
BY tie sharp practice Of himself and
bis attorneys he Dutwitted lis opponepI
and got the ofIices but he failed to stat
that At the end Of four years The people
of YamIiIl county concluded they die
not want any more sharp practice, tha
; man Of bis rars sbiiity could not sup
port himself honestly on che small sol
ary ot County Judge, and 50 conclud
ed 70 elect AZ honest It not 50 tT1ckey
!, lawyer He then minated that # th
T people wanted good maa, mora
man. . lawyer Of ability thas could no
be nwerved from dllev bV 4 drink q