The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-13
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EAsr ponrl.Asp. May 81. 1870.

whose stomaohs were nauHeaied by the
vile radical unelean sayings Of the Rev.
J. A. Cruzan, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional Church of Portland and orator
extraordinary for the G. A. Il. on Me.
mortal Day, May 3oth.
When the Rev. j. II. Acton, with a
bloody shirt cry of despair, repudiated
the honors extended TO him, Cruzan
stepped into the breach, accepting the
mantle as IL fell from tho shoulders OF
his brother fanatical vendor of saliva
ton. How we'll this political text
thumper (cruzan) fulfilled his mission
the Portland daili0s beaI witness.
There in Lone Fir Cemetery, in the
peaceful sanctuary Of dead heroes and
in the presence Of those who had come
lovingly laden with flowers 20 strew
alike DER the graves of friend and foe,
he gave vent TO his political slime
There, in that city of the silent majeF
ity, he gave utteranee to sentiments
and promulgated doctrines which should
bring disgust to loyal men and shame
and tears to Heavenly angels On that
day Of all days, Memorial Day, which
has been set apart as day Of tribute
and respect to those who nobly gave
their lives in defence of country as IA
day upon which the issues of the past,
the issues of more than fourteen years
should be more closely drawn together;
as day when only those words should
be apoken which would have the tender
influence of smoothing down the rough
places and oiling the sore hearts Of
those who come with flowers TO eulo.
gize their dead ; on that day it should
bo the aim Of true aud loyal hearts 10
speak words that would bipd moIe
firmly together the now reunited fac
tions of Blue and Gray, and TO remem-
ber only with SORROW aud forgiveness
that great mistake Of our nation, the
political war between North and South.
In speaking of the army Cruzan
says: " It's record is clear, heroic and
patriotic. Every American should be-
proud of it." lie speaks of it as n
branch of the Government, and deplores
the reduction of ita officers pay. Lot
us look over the honor and integrity OF
this funny little bnlwark Of tho nation.
The head of the War Department, not
| so many years ago, lone BelknapI made
. himself extremely odious by his peeu
, lations and other little ecceutricitiea oI
=, character, and was accordingly asked te
. step down and out. but by the conni
vance Of President Grant was aliowet
;, 20 r'ssis.., 81 s'---Iy ..--.-t II ..isnins
9 proceedings. Then there was another
=. who narrowly escaped term in prison
the gallant Colonel Babcock, tire
years ago, or tbereabouts 4 ColoDe
I and Post Commandant, Reno, wa
e court martialed and expelled the arm
for insulting the wife of subordinat.
officer Of his command The sentence
/. of the court martial was afterwar,
, commuted 10 two years suspension frou
g the army Icy the President. Anothe
gentleman who ranks and is carried o.
the pay roll AZ General Is now tray
r, cling as private secretary, aide-sle-caml
> or rdlle de chambre 10 private gentle
y man of means, one Ulysses =. Grant
Esq, and now to-day the TELEGRAPH
: wires are flashing the news Of cour
# martial in the East, convened and pre-
n sided over by Gen. Hancock, wherci
3 the honor and dignity OF Gems. Stanle
and Hazen is being handled withou
gloves. Yet the Rev. Cruzan eulogize
this white elephant excrescenco on tn
a tax-paying citizens and calls it branc
u of the Government. IL IL neithc
y branch or trunk. but is composed sin
. = ply of hirelings and employees Of tn
- Government.
>; We have been greatly disappointe
in this polished man Of God. From
q backwoods politician aud stump speak,
z we would expect more decency of cha
" acter and more tenderness Of heart tba
!; to pollute the memory of our dead h
IL roes, regardless Of the color Of uniforI
or the flag they died under, by usir
IN the time and place this reverend gentl
W man did to produce political speeel
p He has seen fit--he whose callin
p taught by the precepts of his Maste
n should be one of justice, mercy an
v love-he, the Right Rev. Cruzan. TAX
4; advantage of his position as Orator
OF the Day to vituperate and class
1 criminals brave men and true soldier
OF in language, though fowery and .el
OF quent, both false and ignorant. I'll
gentleman speaks of State sovereignt
as being finished and gone into a vel
small grave in 1865. He is strangeI
a ignorant of the Constitution of Il
le United States, or probably has reyc
s, read that instrument, upon which IL
in fundamental principles of America
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