The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-09-13

ceanty tCal.,) Gasefts, Of August III,
cont.ina the following pertinent and
we'll written article upon the sub
Jet Of State Rights.which we commend
% The readers Of the DEnocRAT as
worthy Of 3 csttful tcrusal and thought.
Is confederation:
''It has becosue habit with Ger.
tasa lot of newspaper writer's 20 aneer
sc she mention Of the State Righta.
They wiilfully, Or ignorantly, refuse 70
discrininats betsFcen State Rights and
secession, aud always manage 70 con
toand ono with the other. Il q true
that tho attetnpt &c soeesssipn grew out
u extreme vsows as 70 che rights and
uovoreignty u tho Staten, bat Il by no
means follows that che two ars 70 inti.
natsiE associated - 20 make them sy.
Anonymous terms. IL We have read tbs
history Of The country Alright, no party
has ever bad an existence that did not
recognize the doctrine of State Riehts.
Individuals a,Eaycd by passion or faint
ed with monarchiAl i,leas, snay have
talked Or written widely, and adoyocat-
ID form Of governmynt under which
the States woal9 bear the same relation
% che general government aa counties
now do % tho States. During the
civil war there was 3 good deal Of this
sort Of noaaense, and there ars stifI
maay, dJubtleas, who believe . strong
central government, with decided ten.
deney toward deapotisn, would be the
best for the country, but no party has
ever existed since the days of Federal
ism that has advocated such : policy.
nor . there = probability that thel .
will 30 such par y At lcASt for many
ycarA
In . eountry like OUR, strstshing
over ~ Immense ex.mnss Of territory,
with every variety u soil, climate and
productions. and with divergent and
conflicting Interests, liberty aud pros
peeisy aro iml,osibls without local gov
eminent, aila local government would
be . farce without rights 20 maintain
itsslE We h4so q futcible illu tration
Vi the truth VI this ia the effnts the
pooplo VI California have made and
arc now making. 20 rid theu -el. O. of
the Chinese. The United States Gov
oramsns having made . treaty with
China which a,ltnits tho subjects &C the
latter 20 smigratc to this country aud
gives th''in tile same rights and lriyii-
eg.a - the sul,jscts VI ti,s insrst favor
oil nation, while here the hnnds sf the
staso Sre tied aud it IL ~ helpheAa - =
child 70 relicve itself froua great
evI. We nsust 60 - Washington for
relief. Our representation tlnro Il
iiEaigni6cAntly pogeriess The people
of the States EAat Of the Rscky Noun.
taina do not understand the aituatiot.
here as we do, but look upen The
Chinese as an industrioss. frugal,
lracable people. HoLce il Il that,
although tho people Of Caiiforai- srs
almost unanimously in nfavorof iegislAtiDn
that would put an end 20 the influx oi
Chinese, we can scarcely get more than
= hearing from Congress. II the States
had not bven ahorIl VI tbs right 70 rsgu.
lase this matter fSr themselves, the diff
Hculty would have beon settled year.
ago, and the State rid Of this objection.
able class. This illustrates the impossi.
bility Of the people Of distant States IN
derstanding and appreciating the Local
wants Of the people Of another State
nnrroupded by different and perhap.
anomalous circumstances and should
c5ayince the advocates Of centralism d
les f.llacy."
The war Of the rebellion did no
disturb the doctrine Of State Rights
except 20 far as tho asserted right of /
State TO secede Il concerned. The 10
suit was exclusive against that right
and the claina 70 Il has been abandoned
The war decreed that the union 0
Ssates Is indissoiuble, that the genera
government IN the exercise Of che pow
er conferred upon il BY the conatitu
tion il supreme, and that the States il
the exercise Of the l,owers not delegas
Cd 20 the general government. but r.
served TO themselves, are likewise 50
preme, and that, where there Is clasl
Of authority and dispute arises as I
tile rights Of the two, thgy shall not b
saftled By dissolution Of the union
but must be submitted to the arbitrs
mant of the judicial authority provid
cd BY the constitution for that purpost
The result Of tho war was not, there
fore, verdict agAingt Stase Rigtts
but against che one right 0f secession
Since the close Of tho war the rights q
the Ssatcs have been abridged in som
reslocts BY amendments 70 the con
stitution."
During thc coafict Of arms and 20
yeara after, while the bloO,l was ssil
heated and tho passion iuAamed, me-
talked wildly in and out Of .Congrea
about State Rights, always cOuplin
I them with the rebellion and chargin
that the war grew out Of them, but lai
4ealy there has been 3 very marke
! ahange aud the despised dUctrine
osmiilg into favor again even amnn
|, chose who-drride.i it. C,,ol rraecti..
reAches men Of all parties that th
\ rights Of the States are as essential :
liberty, peace, happiaess AMI prosperis
i in this republic, as ara those of the gel
ssrai government, and that centr,
1 lgovernmrnt, with all power concentra
esd in ita hands, would speedily degei
issr4ts into al odious and intelerable de