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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1871)
t SATURDAY, DKC. IS, 1S71. ir. S. Oftiriiil lajrr for resron D.'niorrnry, "Veiril. IIotiorrl, i A Democratic journal speaks of : the Democratic party as :"veneralle j in years, honored in tradition; com pact in organization and parental in existence." OM father Democracy is indeed venerable. There was a time, long, long ago, when he was young ,nd vigorous, and strong; ! but he departed from the faith of -j his lathers ; he wated his strength j -and substance in riotous living ; lie oppressed the weak ; lie trod upon the necks of the poor; he sowed the seeds of discord among breth ren ; he shed the blood of the inno cent, like mighty rivers, in order to increase his power to oppress the helpless; he struck at the life of the nation, which had nourished him, and to whom he owed his very lite and all of his prosperity ; in this act of madness he loaded the nation with debt infirmities, and caused liachels to mourn for their children because they were not, and the tears of the widows and the orphan to be shed in torrents over the graves of husbands and fathers, slain to appease his thirst lor hu man bondage. These profligacies and crimes, caused Democracy... to grow prematurely old. His ; locks are white, now ; his forehead and cheeks are corrugated with wrinkles; his eyes are nearly useless ; his limbs are lank and ileshless, and he totters on a cane as he walks ; memory peems to be almost gone, and his mind is very feeble and lie "pipes in childish trebles.' He is, indeed, a mere wreck of his for mer self vera "venerable" very imbecile incoherent in his toothless mumblings, and hardly accountable for his numerous "departures," so nearly is he like a dead man. But this Democratic journal says that Democracy is "honored in tra dition,' as well as "venerable in years.' : Yes, tradition tells us, that away back in the early history of Democracy, lie was innocent of any evil intention, though lie might have erred in judgment;, but evil influences and councils caused him to depart from original purity and fall into the grievous sins and crimes which we have indicated. Tradi tional honor is better than no hon or at all ; but how much better it would he to old father Democracy, if now, iu his old age, he could look back over a life of consistent devotion to freedom and truth, and feel that the great heart of humani ty delights to rise up and do him reverence now. But this can never be. Tradition says that in his infancy, he was a youth of good parts his youthful intentions were good but in subsequent years, he sowed many, wild oats, many tares, and now, in his old age, he must reap the crop of dishonor and neg lect which such sowing has produc ed. ; But this journal says that Democ racy is "compact in organization." ar well as "honored in tradition," etc. Well, Democracy's organiza tion was I compact ; enough,- until about 1856 ; there the sins of his earlier years began to tell on his "compact organization.' Tile was a unit uprf to then, pretty near; but here he began to lose flesh and strength. His "organization" has. , never been" sound "feiheo. Ho has gone down, down, until now he is loose jointed, and a mere wreck of his former "compactness." He has been afflicted with the "new depart ure" desca?e worse than ever. The old fellow has been almost disjoint ed and quartered by it. It has made him fretful and peevish, and lie calles names and cusses some times, and makes accusations which he cannot prove. O, he is not "compact" any more. ' But this journal says that Dem ocracy is "parental in existence." "VVe suppose that is true, for it would be hard to sustain the rela tion of a parent out of existence. "VVe suppose this journal intended to say that Democracy is still paren tal, because still in existence. Vo aaree with the jourr.al that old father Democracy till lives ; but his infirmities arc so numerous, that it sseems impossible for hun to sur vive long. The-JUissouri liepubli can yells in the old man's deaf cars to be "passive," and' get well that way; but that journal might as well try "to make a hole in water with its firger, as to prevent the childish old man from having his "departure" attacks, and every new one weakens him all the more. He is too old and feeble and 'childish, and his record is too bad for him to entertain the thoughts of ever be coming the father of a r.ew family. .Some of his children already be lieve him tole dead ;' and when he is entirely gone, and buried deep, freedom and justice and truth will breathe much easier. The Oregon City Ettciprisc is down on the "passive" policy of the .Missouri Republican , like a thousand of brick. It says that never since the Xew York World advised the Democratic part y,' just on the eve of the last Presidential election, to throw one of the regular nominees of the party overboard, has there been "so suicidal a policy recommended by any one outside of a mad-house,'' as the "no nomi nating" scheme of the Rejiufilican. We agree with the Fntciprise, and think it is a most humiliating prop osition. ' The Rtublican ought to be ashamed of itself The Ftttei' prise justly argues and proves by analogy that the editor of the Rej 2ubllcan is "either a fool or a mad man." The idea of Democracy be coming a mere dough-man or in-diarubber-man! it's awful. Why not determine "to die in the last ditch," with the good old Demo cratic armor on ? Alas, alas ! good old Democratic armor has lxjenlong since misplaced, lost ; and the gar- . ments worn now-a-days in place of it, all claiming to be Democratic, differ so widely in cut and charac ter, ihat it confuses one to look at them. Democracy, like Joseph's coat, has many colors. It is ring streaked and striped, and the policy of allowing some sore-headed Re publican to work it into Presiden tial hash, will not help the matter. Suppose the movement prevails and it seems now as if it would and suppose Sumner is nominated ; would not the ghost of Brooks rise up and scare the Democratic part of the amalgamation into catnip fits with that cane with which he pounded Sumner over the head in the Senate in the days of Democrat ic glory? Suppose they take Fred. Douglas to their aims, and make him their Presidential standard bearer we are awfully afaid they will wouldn't their lonely hours of night, and their dreams, be filled with innumerable ghastly forms of martyred negroes, whom Southern Democracy had made such ? Twont do. This "passive" policy has al ready developed a great many luna tics, as the Enterprise justly thinks, in the Democratic party. Scores of journals in the country have fa vored it, and it is horrible to think of the result if they all adopt , it. "Die in the last ditch," Democracy, die in the last ditch. Only lifope. The Missouri Republican recent ly interviewed Frank P. Blair, the interview taking place j ust after Blair's return from an official visit South, on the Congressional Com mission to investigate Ku Klux and the condition of the South general ly. In this interview, Blair said that wherever he spoke or convers ed ..'with ithe leading men of the State, he ibund that they all accept ed the policy known "as the Missou ri Passive policy, as the only hope. That only-, would, save them from ruin. How is that, Oregon Demo crats? . . An informal opening of t the On tario i Legislature; in Canada, took place on the 8tli inst. , . " " , Dispatches of the Sth inst., from Xew York, state that the Board of Police Commissioners" adopted a resolution instructing the Superin tendent of Police to not ify the offi cers of, the various focieties of that city, that the proposed parade of societies on the Sunday following would not be tolerated. They would not permit the parade to oc cur on Sunday. The. Superintend ent was directed to arrest all poi sons who attempted parading. We are glud that Xew York has taken this reformatory step.' Infidel soci eties and others, who.-e cardinal principles are at war with the sacred and devotional observance of the Sabbath,; so universally recognized as a day of rest from secular labor and of devotion to Almighty, od by all civilized nations and commu nities, have' no business to interrupt their quiet and peaccfulness and worship of this honored and revered institution, by the noise ' and con fusion and revel which are the natu ral concomitants of public parades and celebrations. There are six days iu which these parades can be held, without infringing upon the rights of any. - li.'uiornlixrI DrmocrtM-y. FOitKIUX X i:XH. i i'i The annexed comments of the Detroit losf, on the distracted con dition of the Democratic partv, is commended to the careful -femtiny of that class of Democrats, in Ore gon who believe that union and harmony and principle of the "Old Hickory" stripe still cements the party into one symmetrical whole: The Democratic organs still con tinue to invent r.ew departures. The Washington Patriot nominates Charles JS.umner as Democratic can didate for President ! The Cincin nati Snquircr goes for Colonel Scott, who was Stanton's assistant during the 'war. The St. Louis Republican is willing to take any body that any clique of dissatisfied Republicans may nominate. The Chicago Times indicates that ( Jov cmor Palmer will be its choice. It only remains for the Boston Rost to nominate Wendell Phillipps, the Xew York World to nominate Fred. Douglass, and the Richmond Enquirer to nominate General Grant, to make the Democratic new departure complete. ' As for the Democrats of Michigan, the Free Jress seems to be preparing to nominate Boss Tweed, and Tweed is ; preparing to run away. Those who do not like this, but, like the Democrats in other States, are bound to run a Republican, can go for Senator - Trumbull or Chief Justice Chase, each of whom has been nominated by Democratic jour nals heretofore. From fpain comes the Hews of the municiial election in Madrid. The radicals elected eventy-nve members of the cou ncil. 1 he re turns from the Provinces have not ye been fully received, but the in dications favor the complete success of the Radicals. While Mr. Edgar was addressing a Republican meeting at Reading, England, on the night of -Dec. 6 th, a crew 1 rushed into the hall and after a hard fight the Republicans wenr d riven 1 aek, and Edgar was obliged to seek safety ly flight, j An imposing demonstration was made the same evening at Birmihg- ? ham in favor of Radical - reform Jin the! House of Lords, and of limita tion to its power to defeat or sus pend benelicial and progressive leg islation of the House of Commons. ! Mr; Dillke addressed - the meeting. Wiile speaking he was frequently interrupted. So great was the con fusion that he was obliged to desist. i ' Resolutions were adopted ; protest ing, against the principle of -hereditary legislation, and to demand the withdrawal of the ". legislative func tions of the Bench of Bishops, t The news from Loudon, Eng., up to December 9th, is, that thelVince ot Wales has become worse, though not entirely hopeless. The Princess and (Children had been summoned. His youngest brother and sister also. The! Archbishop of Canterbury re quests the clergy to. pray for his recovery. The excitement is very great. The same dispatch says that the telegraph operators are making a general strike throughout the larger cities, and threatens to cause much inconvenience. .,. In; the Assembly of France a mo tion jivas made, December " 8th, by M. Duchatt, for the"." removal of it Xew York is running after every thing Russian! now. They have their Russian baths, furs, music, salve, etc. j An exchange suggests thatt he sight of a loose Russian bear might change the order of running. Who knows but that may bo a bruin ? A Herald Washington dispatch says a scheme is on foot for the im peachment of President Grant. The subject was under consideration in the Democratic Congressional Com mittee yesterday. It will be further pursued at the meeting next Wed nesday. It is believed that Mont gomery Blair is at the bottom of it. The main charge will be for viola tion of the International law, usur pation of war powers, and in connec tion with the attempted annexation of San Domingo. . The Xew York Tribune of the 9th inst. asserts that Connolly had consented at the instigation of Com modore C. K. Garrison, who was anxious to become his bail, to make restitution to the city of the sum of one million dollars, but Charles O'Conor would not consent to the arrangement, his proposition being an assignment of property by Con nolly to this amount to await the issue of the trial, and, consequently, it failed. If the proposition had been acceded to, Connolly was to have turned States' evidence. Mrs. Connolly, in whose name Connolly's property all stands, was a principal. The University at Salem has en rolled over one hundred and eighty names during the present term. ; and ed u the seat of, Government to Paris. A vote of urgency, demand- xn the question of a future form 'of government for France, was refused. -t News from Mexico to the Sth inst. ptate that the Revolutionists arc marching on San Luis, Meir and I ... Camjirgo. Cortina is said to have imprisoned several foreign mer chants in Meir, for sympathy with the Revolutionists. Business has been 'suspended. ! The Orleans Princess have con sented to defer their claims to seats in the French Assembly for the present. F. EASTEISS KJETVS. . Maiden, Chief 6f Division of Accounts, was arrested Dec. 7th at Washington, on the charge of stealing over 012,000 from the Gov ernment. The loss-falls on Treas urer Spinner. The Republican and Liberal Re publican committees met in joint session in St. Louis, December 5th, and tmanimously adopted a resolu tion for a State Republican Conven tion to be held in Jefferson City, February 22d. The sheriff of Xew York has re turned the papers for the arrest of Ingersoll, endorsed as follows : "Defendant cannot be found." At! a meeting ot the regular Re publican Central Committee of Xew York, recently, a resolution was adopted, that no more propositions of affiliation be made to the Greeley wing! j;, The small pox is decreasing in XcWjYork.- . -- , - Four hundred and fifty canal boats, are frozen in on the Hudson river land Erie canal. But few, it is thought, will be able to get out. The greater number w ith a cargo valued at 4,000,000, will ; remain bound entire. At the election recently in the District of Columbia, twenty Re publicans and two Democrats were chosen to the House of Delegates. The loan of $4,000,000 for public improvements was carried by a vote of 14642 to 1,190. i Governor jHofiman in behalf of the jState f Xew York, has made arrangements to (send ; to the Law Institute at Chicago a complete set of session laws and Vended statistics ofXew York, with State; reports, and Kent's cOmri entarics. 5 ' Gov ernor I loffina n trusts the Legisla ture will confirm his action. I ! " Xot long since human . remains were found in the basement of the Tribune building at Chicago. They were identified as the body of J, B. Stubbs, reporter on the Tiibuni: He was last seen near the building on the morning of the fire, and had not been heard from since, ; t ,' On the night of the Sth the steam tugs "Highlander" and " Her cules" were, burned at Kingston, Ontario. Loss, 50,000. One man burned to death. The entire cast side ot the' public square of Rockville was also burned, resulting in heavy loss. Connolly has been unable to give bail, and has been' shoved into the Ludlow street jail iu Xew York city. The Democracy are losing --their leaders fast. ;; ' job rniNTixa; - ? ... .. ': ' PAi';. :A.vr kews. , Mr. D. El Rice, '-the young . man spoken of by the Salem Statesman some time ago as having appropri ated $25 a month of his employer's money for about a year, whom his employer refused to prosecute, was arrested in Eugene City last week, we are informed by the Jinirnal, on a warrant issued on a bill found against him by the Grand Jury. They have had skating at Baker City recently. . ' One hundred and seventy-five salmon were recently caught by Mr. Dillcr, of Oregon City, at one haul. The Corvallis Gazette wants so sell a few hundred of its issues to farmers for "bcare crows" to pre vent the depredations of wild geese. . - They have been having several "scrimmages" in the saloons at Cor vallis, lately, and the Gcttctte prom ises to show them up in print the guilty parties don't quit. ; The following is from the Cor vallis Gazette : We had a call a few days since, from Mr. John Stewart, one of the pioneers of Ben ton count. Himself and wife have been in feeble and failing health for several years, and becoming-tired of "drugs and doctors" concluded T to take a tr p to the Soda Springs,; Re letting the Middle,' or Finley Springs, on the Cascade Mountain Road, about twelve miles above the toll-gate. They left here in Au- ! gust, taking Miss Mahala Stewart, ! their neicc, with them, who at ' the j time was scarcely able to stand the fatigue of travel. Mrs. S. and j Mahala came back in perfect health, and Mr. S. very much improved. They speak in the highest terms of these Springs. Fine place for camp ing out. We, give this item, that other invalids may go and do like wise." We fob-got to mention that Mrs. S. since her return (in Septem ber) has been doing all her own housework, and no signs of "re turning disease. To all appearance a permaneut cure was effected. From the Eugene City Guard we learn that a negro was gobbled up last week for having gobbled up a turkey gobbler, and he had to shell out $25 for indulging in such a gobble. f . Also, Richard Roe tried to go into the sea-foam business by steal ing a merschaum pipe ; but the ex periment cost him $25. - U Xed Percy, convicted some M two weeks since of grand larceny, by winning $1,000 in Portland, from a countryman named Hawk, was de nied a new trial, which was asked by his attorney, and last Saturday he was sentenced to the Penitentiary for one year. In a difficulty between; two Port uguese and four Chinamen at Hawkinsville, California, Saturday before last, one of the Portuguese named Antonia Rogers, shot and almost instantly killed one of the Chinamen, and then shot another wounding him in the hip. ' Mr. Garfield, of Washington Ter ritory, delivered, his lecture on the Xorth-wcst Coast, in Walla Walla, on Friday, Dec. 1st. ' , . . ;.J William Shepherd, the thief who who stole goods from Hannah, at Gervais, was sentenced last week by the court in Salem to three years in the Penitentiary. ' : ' ": ' ! t i They .have two female astrologiets and fortune' tellers in Portland. " ALBANY REGISTER PllINTING HOUSE ' , WITH ;XE)T AND FAST - ;;. ''!"'rbri?R; At" liA7ti'.; ' '.' 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