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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1873)
7 ' ' ' ' . , I I ' ' ' ' I . N. MBrlal Ptr for O . FRIDAY. AUGrSf 8. 179. . - iiiniiiwi nr mid Itttl PoIIUrnl Oinrnrter. Benjamin Franklin attributed his success as a public mail, not to his talents, ir his p. iwcr f talking for these were hut moderate, we are told but til liis known integrity ot character. A good name. the result of priiicip'es of belief practically carried out In bis life, paw bim ac cess to the confidcice si id trust ot Wo Allows. T political partiesthe same principles apply. If they are practically what t heir priiicip'es call for; honestly what they desire to appear; in adversity true to their platf'oimss well as m prosperity; and such has lieen their history, nothinsr but more popular principles joined to as good a character can measure arms with them successful ly. They are a power in the ma jesty of a gwi character. Even tVinmrli tlip tiriiK'inles of such a party may in time become so much out of joint with the progressive ideas of the day, as to incur their rejection by the popular voice at the polls ami the party may die, yet, as in the case ot the Whig party, an odor of sanctity, liecnuse of its good name, fid ovs it to the grave, and its more successful rivals are proud to enroll the names of ita surviving children among their fol lowers. Hut men 'ail of success in pub to walks gifted men at that because they sacrifice their integrity. They Ik c m e iwre syr .pl.aul and time servers, mere demagogues for selfish purposes. A good name is of no account to them unless it "pans out" profits or honors to them. Like Duke Chartres is recited to have boa-ted: "No one could have less real reg ird for character than himself; yet he would gladly give 20.000 for a good one, because lie could immediately make double that sum by means of it." This princi ple, as well as the first, is also ap i:.ku t,i nlitlinl parties. The lv. If it sets itself up as a ontc to point out and condemn the errors it sees in others, its assumption is at once seen, and all its words react uniii itself. Every intelligent ob server can see, that like Duke Clrtres, it isn't regard it has for character that prompts Its words, but desire for proht; and Iwnce they turn away from it in disgust. THEIB PHlMFOPItf. ALBANY REGISTER. 1 , ...,r - A Utile acwMtsUt HUrr A person uninfliiwd as to tlie "buncombe" character of modern EXPOSED. Onr neighbor of the Democrat, in bis effort to excuse himself from Democratic writing, the genuine the charge of trying "to send the selfishness and hypocrisy which in. j farmers to the rear," now that a dividualiaes their editorial produc- member of Congress is to elect, says tions, would snppun from tlieir he l.ed his "predictkm upon the pretentious language tliat tltey were intelligence and good judgment of the persoiiincatuin of goodness ai u j we mrmers." it mat journal nwi consistency themse e, and always) not been apprehensive that the had been; that they M never cum-! farmers would attempt to bring out mittcd any errors themselves, or , a candidate, what dirt it say any Such Democratic journals as the Salem Mercury a d Albany Dem ocrat have, as illustrated in the position they take upon Senator Mitchell'sore, substantially become the advocates of enforcing the prin ciple of abstract justice asiist, pub lic men for all of their offenses agaiist morals committed in the past, niipalliated by any efforts to wards reform made Iry them in sub sequent vears. They virtually shut the doors of mercy and hopt against every public roan who has in the past committed a single offense against virtue. A Thomas Jeffer son, whom they claim as their olit- ical father; a General Jackson, whom they frequently allude to as a model leader; if either of these worthies had been judged by this law which these degenerate and presumptuous sons have set up. neither would have ever reached power. Their youthful indiscre tions, nosed out by the Mercury pncess, would have debarred ttiera forever from public life No Pern ocratic party would have been founded; no model leader would have been furnished from eitlier ot these sources in fact, the doors of the executive department, the judic iary, the legislative branches of this Government, of all the official posi tion in the gift of the people, from a mad supervisor to n resident, would have long since rotted from idleness. No one could have been found without "moral delinquen cies ' to enter them. Even the edi tors of these pretentious journals, wtiosc. earlier and present lives one would suppose from their philoso phy to he models of smlesMiess, could not he entirely without error supported any one for office who had. Especial y would such an in ference he drawn from the position assumed by the leading Deimcratic jouriials of Oregon, concerning the case of Seutor Mitchell. What an assumption of holy hoi tor they put on over his case! The alem Mercury, especially, how it raves, anathematizes, calls names; and the Democrat, how it splutteringly et. fuses! But, in order to show the relation of Democracy to moral de linquents, let us instance just one case the case of Richard M. John- thing about it fbr? Why dee it use language which is susceptible of no other interpretation than that of an effort to discourage the farmers from such undtrtaking, telling them that it would "defeat the object which they are striving to accom plish," if it were not afraid ? If it b?lievesthe farmers to be the men of "intelligence ai-d good judg ment," which it talk, why don't it leave them to act for themselves, without volunteering its advice? The fact is, that journal seems to have leen so appreiwnsive lest the son, of Kentucky. We don't do farmers should attempt t, bring out soiled Demotic party of to-day ! for the Hible rays; "all men have is as good an example as history af fords of a party of this class. If ever it possessed a good character, it departed years ago. If it ever was consistent in its faith and mC tice, no such character identifies it now Temptation long since under- mined itR integrity. Its senre of justice wa darkly clouded by an inordinate desire for wealth rnd power, and to-day it is but a poor, shattered, broken, half-crazed wreck of its former self. While claiming to be the rty of universal freedom and equal rights, ii degraded the poor white man by seeking to forge tighter the chains of negro slavery, and built up one of the most heart less and oppressive aristocracies the world ever saw. I rofessing the most extravagant and undying de votion to the Constitution of the country, when that instrument could no longer be tortured into a prac tical upholding and extending the institution of avery, it became its deadly enemy, and at once sought its (Wruution. Since it was thwarted in that, total demoraliza tion has characterised its efforts. It has been unprincipled, double-mind-ed and divided against itself the completest example of the strolling vagabond in politics the country has ever 6eeu. Democracy feels its sesd of a good character most kqpu- siuned :" even they could not enter a solitary door of public life, much less give the weight of their jiower- ful ability in laboriously holding the very responsible military posi tions in the State militia they now occupy. We might go on and show how such a philosophy as they are now demanding should lie ap plied to our new Senator would, if carried out, entirely destroy the remedial dispensation of law, but we forbear at this time. The Albany Democrat, of last week, siieakiug concerning onr arti- cle on "What Assumption," says that in its first forty lines there is not a full stop; and then expresses itself unable to understand how we could hold onr breath so long. We don't wonder at its ignorant surprise at all. It lias been connected with this with anv pleasure at all, but because their position ells it out to show their hypoery. ichard M. Johnson was a Democrat. His public service extended over a peri od of thirty-four years. lie was in Congress from 1807 to 1819. From tlie last date to 1829 he1 represented Kentucky in tie United States Sen. ate. He was then returned to the Horns, where he served until 1837, when he was elected by the Senate as Vice President of the United States. Here lie served out tlie full time, At the time of hisdeath, he was a member of the legislature of Kentucky. Now, whawas his known moral character during this time? He was known to be liv ing t.i open adultery with a color- ed woman, bu whom he hud sev eral daughters. Democrats knew this to be the case as did every body else wliile they were voting tor him. His relation to this woman was a notorious scandal. It was even reported at the time that a certain individual refused an otter of 150,000 from the Vice President as an inducement tor him to marry oi ie of his colored daughters. Dem t crats were here found electing a known adulterer to the highest of fices. Not so in the case ot Mr. Mitchell. His crimes were norsd out by his personal enemies, after his election, and they were commit ed a dmn years before. Mr Johnson never sought, so far as we -a. M e- 11. a candidate tor Congress wtnen would interfere with Democratic pli,lfi i but in its anxiety it forgot to practice its usual prudence. In its basic to prevent it, off fell its mask which it wears fir farmers, and out came its real face of selfish ness, EANTEII NEWS). The New York World, on the 2d, had a double leaded editorial on the Denmcratic rty and its al lies. The article begins thus: "The natural allies of the Democratic party at the present time are two, more or less imperfectly organized rmdies of citizens, namely, the Lib eral Republicans and Farmers' Granges The true thing to do is to enooiirase other organizations but resolutely to maintain ideas of political doctrine, for unless Democ racy can be again made a living conviction in the public mind, the reforms of government will never be made more than skin deep. Frederick Monks, a young Ger mans of New York, who ran away with his uncle's wife, on being dis covered by his uncle in his hiding place, 49 Ludlow street, shot him self deait. l lie w"e tnreaienea sui cide, and in the struggle for the possession of the pistol winch she drew, discharged it,serionslj wound ing herself The colliding of two trains rear Cunningham, Pa., on the 1st, killed a boy aud two brakesmen. Gen. Qneseda is reported to have enrolled in New York, about 300 men, most.lv Americans, for service in Cuba against the Spaniards Isidore Kmkef. ef Cmwu H, J.. cn it drank while Mttiawak over the dead bo$j of. his imsiIt Uiro infatt, t ftw day a, tm brutally beat his wife, who was bedsirk, from the effect of . which she died. He was arrestee. The Pleaching mi Coloring Works of Norwich, Conn., were burned on the 1st. Loss $75,000- At Pattimore. As 1st, Nfchol son and Halhihan, the murderers of Mrs. Lamprey, were executed. Professor Hall of the Washington National Okservatory, on the night of the 80th nit. observed the comet discovered by Horclly at Marseilles, France, Jn'y 27th. Ten per cent, is to I e paid to in formers hereafter by the Treasury Department, instead of str Th imbltp debt statement for July shows a decrease of 1375,000. 'ITios. E. Lloyd, a leading lawyer of Washington, died there on the 31st Htt. ...... "& The Kb Klnx in Owen and Hen ry comities, Kyn are getting' very b M. They visited a Louisville lrket, recently, with . the evident intention ot doing mischief, and were only deterred by the threats of the officers of the boats, who were well armed, y. A mob near Frankfort, Ky., on tiie night of the 2d, kil ed a negro accused of an attempt to outrage a wb'te woman. A prize thht between Siddons and hambers took place on tlte 3d, near Prospect Park fair grounds. Brooklyn N. Y. The former was whipped. I , i ' t On tlie 4th at Sand's Point, Lor Island, N. Y., a prize fight took place between Jack Boylan and 1 eter Cracker. After 23 rounds, Boy an was detested. His face was beaten almost to a jelly. Cholera has appeared at Union Hill, N. J , opposite New York. A iUi,imr,,iK miii ! ill rirril- , I ' uihij;,i'- v ...... ... know to atone for his crimes, but 1 1.,.;,,,. rlatml 1 ST It contains kept tight on, unmolested, too, in pure gold to the i value ot $4.50, During the past week tlie follow, ing postal changes were made fbr the Pacific coast: Offices estab lished: Butter Creek, Umatilla county, Oregon, John S. Vincent; Posmaster: Park City, Washing ton Territory, George Snyder, Post master. Postmaster appointed: Jef- - - T rr I I ferson," Marion ounty, Orgou, C. B. Rolands. Robert S. Chew, chief clerk of the State Department, at Washing, ton, who was struck with paralysis about a week ago, died on the morning of the 3d. He was ap pointed from Virginia, and had been employed for nearly 40 years in that Department. On the 3d some vandal entered o'd Christ Church, Alexandria, fa mous as the place where Washing ton worshipped, and turned the fur niture upside down, destroying the music, saturating the cushions and prayer bonks with oil, and remov ing the silver plate from Washing ton's pew, besides committing other depredations. tliem. Not so, Mr. Mitchell. His Oregon years bear upon their sur face, at least, years of endeavor to atone tor the past. With such family reminiscences as these, our Democratic neighbors would do we 1 to give the real reason fbr all their fuss, and quit trying to act the pious hypocrite. 'I hey want a Governor Grover appointee in Mitchell's place. That's itaud that's all. ( iiir would-be facetious neighbor. nu unsound and wind-broken party last week, in trying to give a war. . .1 1 I U I 1 f.Ji: ... .... i so long, uiai u nas otvoiue, , sickly and short of breath. We have sound Mlitical lungs, because we belong to aud advocate the prin ciples ot a party which is iu good health. The Government payments on interest on l'acific Hailroad bonds amounted to $2,000,000 during July, making the total sum paid for interest on l'acific Railroad hinds, $81,000,000, or $16,000,000 more than the roads have repaid by trans portation oi troops and mails. and in bulk it is similar to genuine coins, having mixed with its gold some aloy, the nature of which asi-aycrs have as yet tailed to dis cover. The Commissioner of the Gen eral Laud Office at Washington is in receipt ot'iiiformation to the effect that valuable deposits of gold have been discovered by a.my officers stationed in Alaska. Two Italian boys, ot New York, lately appeared before the Consul General of Italy in that city, and asked him to orotect them against their padrone, Carcone. whom they , . c- o their iwurone, uremic, whuih wiry like description of our attack upon I .tl liavitKT inflicted nnnii the Mercuiy and his Democrat, them the most barbarous cruelties. ft,;., i.,, ,.. rw niiiv..i 1. 1 ' he hovs were given to mm tor a ... I ...ci.tnratmn lit $40 With Hlfl llllller- i A Phirinvii " " -. , t .. 1 ! . a. . . ...i- .. A UKe, ne prewi ring w us, cos ., , were to be taught lashes the air (lUlics outs) with . . a(d to be wel, lake care ot- hia sword, etc." Our neighbor's candor in thus acknowledging the volatility of his and his brother cotamporary's character, is gushing. Truly, a couple of thin coves, they be. "Air," neighbor? Yes, you are a couple ot very tickle and sickeniug political wiuds. A letter from Fort Plack. Texas, reports the forays of the Indians to be increasing to an alarmingextent. Scarcely a day passes without the finding of the body of some iso'ated frontiersman is found. Stock and horses are also frequently run off, notwithstanding cavalry are scour ing tlie country. The Albany Rkgistkk seems to think that since Dr. Chapman's asistasy the Democratic party "has no head." With a sufficiency of body and soul, neighbor, and the heads that will appear around the polls on the 13th of October with Democratic tickets in their hands, we think wecau get along. Albany Democrat A wonderful exhibition is then to transpire nextOotoher. "Heads" are to "apjiear around the polls with Democratic tickets in their handf Horrible! Heads with hands on mfid What will they be made ot, neighbor, wood, metal, or genuine mutton ? Aud the shape will they be square, round, or will they be modeled after the head of Rome congenial animal the historic quadruped with long ears, for iustaoce? No matter what shape those heads may appear in, you will not frighten Republicans, for they are used to your "dead heads" and know how to render them "dead beat"