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About Lafayette courier. (Lafayette, Or.) 1866-1??? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1868)
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W » I > li-Jt* Til YmnhiU— oho of tho ini in tho reoipien- it must not, icy of the benefits, shall not bo behind any attempting the same thing with Mary* portion of the State, ih contributing in land, Kewtwckey and New Jersey, Nor .5 When it J, the power of a peo- known as S ec . lit This Club shall the Yamhill County Democratic Club, and pie to advance tbfir material prosperity it 1868. tuesdat , FEB. proportion to their means, to the prosperi should it be Overlooked, that the last. and. shall cootinue its organization until after is but a presumption of their sanity to as — ty and speedy construction of the Oregon the present week's telegraphic news in the next Preeidental Campaign and elec sume that | III *' do so, .if informed I L* forms us that they propose to disfranchise thereof. ,^hat ’ ¿I Railroad through this Central Railroad. j ; ! 1 hold that this Government was made on tion and All persons, irrespective of former or the WHITE basis by WHITE men, fur , all whp do not vote fo\ their programme, « 9 eounty, from A d through 4 the Wil- present party names who .belie r e in the benrjit of WHITE men and their pos- (he -I The Grand Army ef the Republic.” | an(j that they are taliing .kin, steps to fore tent forever, and should bd administered integrity and entirety of the Uni n of all the lammette Valley at Southern Oregon to . . WHITE men, and SOiNt: OTHERS States that have ever compot d a part Radical Zdachlne far the tho « Orerthrow •f stall the Supreme Court—preveu; t the by 1 ülnery w i do not believe that the Almighty in ide the thereof,—Wh) believe that th Cooetitu- California, and connecting with Navigation the Republic. - ' ~ -kl' Supreme Court from deciding their en negro capable of self-government.— D olula . tion of the United States is th I and the Pacific Railroad would better pro- Supreme Froomes, Xtook well to your Libertlao. actments, by which they hope to clothe . i r ■ law of the land and that any la r or reso mote our vi interests than any »cm ocrai le I | -J | _i-___ •_ LI. > lution of any Stale which is contrary there- othir public impjovoment that eould be* Tho Department Commander of tho Grand themselves with regal authority, to bo » t»t C® M V e.1» 1 ‘ 1 Ì o ». Army of the Republic has ordered a conven- to is null aud void, and who believe that < made, we have dpt a shadow of doubt nor tioa of that sorrel Order residing in Califor unconstitutional. I J L i - Hi- j i -il any atiy ordinance, resolution, law or- act of 1 In the name of endangered libe , and Kv virtu« of the action ef tlm State Dem- any State, people il I a sane mint within nia. to be held in San Franeisco, February body ot of men wniub which do we |hink th pie or oouy Hj _________ - r< 'l ■■'rTl ■ ; * * ’ • Ì 20th—This oraan izatiou has oVer a million a Constitutional Republic, we ap «al to itral CmnmUtPC, e rauc Central Commîlte^ convened convened> at would «ever a State from the| de* this country wh^differs form us in this. the Union— de members enrolled. -Record, r the 16th day <if January, 1868, Portland on you—fellow citizens of the Republican prive it of its rights or exempt, it from it> If this bo tru and we arc satisfied it is, State Co» Contention will be L, Democratic • Statej in California,? How many met have they Ci duties is in direct violation of the bond party, to weigh these matters well, and ---- Portland iforesaid. al the city ( of at ptr to convince the pee- that the Union together*—the Cousitution we * needTiot i Oregon? and How many have they in Oreg if you find sufficient evidence to convince On T hursbay , M arch ¿Wih, 18C8, and is therefore null and void; and that pie of the par otmt importance of a who is tho “ Department Commander* ’ for A. ■ IJ H i you of the evil designs of these Despot therefore all the States that: have ever Railroad But hat we may do, without at 10 o'clock a. m., of said day,for the pur composed this Military Distriot? . Bas tho “ Grand d a part ot of tue tbe America America Union, end forever renounce pose ef nominating a candidate for member are now States in the Union and are enti- feeliog that we e proving a pro position, Army” determined who is to bo ‘‘Duke of iste, that you at once of Congress, electing six delegates to repre them. We would not have an individual all are satisfied, # and webfoot” and ii so, who is the favored imp sent Ort gon in the coining-National Demo- to their equal suffrage in tbe Senate and of tho truth of hièh I tratic Convention, and to Ukt into consid to their pro-rata of representation ; that fully realize, is to present come thoughts ef Beelzebub? Have yon a commission- person vote with us, who upon due exam« th> eration the nomination of three candidates the late conflict of arms within the Uoited ¡nation has formed a deliberate judgement im to be used in promo- from KiDg Grant, or does yoor high author V for electors cf President and d Vice President, States domain was an effort ou tbe part of as to the best that we are wroag and that the rads are to be supported at next November election. an organized mob to create new-and hos ting the speedy Attraction of the Oui- ity come from Viceroy Sheridan? When right, and who has that opinion still. By oruer of said Committee representation tile governments over a portion of onr qon C entral AILROAD. 1 vM have Rive lu JI J inaugurated ¡UttUCUIhbCU your \ vue |‘New Itün Na- •• — . • a a yoc folly in Hhid Convention was based on the vete common country—hostile alike to our We would convince our erring brother» — * • _ J a v 1 . • , when built,* (and its tion” »nd convert«! onr onee happy tepnb- f . , .______ , L That tbe ______ r . cast for Democratic candidate for Governor States and tbe United States, and a 8UO- of the dangers and evil of the course they the last general election, giving each Ceun- at construction i a foregone conclusion)) lie into a “Graad Nation.” will “Baron cessful effort on part of tbe general gov S ‘ ' ■-’••'I i- • ' I’ I ' -'NJ ty one delegate therein for every seventy- ernment to crush out these new and hos are pursuing, but failing in this, we would, Pilmer” bo tbe Lord of Yamhill, or will riater advantage to some will be of muc e votes so cast, and one delegate for every ii’ - . i, ‘ - j but have to suffer with them, and our fraction of said number of forty or over, but tile governments about to be established, are well aware, but the the present Viscount Col. retain command? than to others «P owing each County \ a£ 7 least one delegate ‘ which left tbe States at the close of tbe children with their children when the {WiU tbe present Chaplain of this regiment of any blessing of which ....................... ' tlierein, whioh rale of , apportionment wo i war, with their old Constitutions laws and same may day of salvation is past. J 4 ■ cclesiaatic Dictator, ” or will tbe gllve to tbe several counties the following be the “ Ecclei municipal regulations unrepealed and mortal man is ie recipient, and therefore I.. , , . number of delegates, to Wit, “j unamended exoopt so f_, __ the ___ far as irey become orthodox whea Telegraphic. 4 because John 1th may have his prop King and Vice: Baker same had been changed by I legal, amend- •‘placed upon an imperial throno’ surround - 7 COMPILED FROM THB HKRALB. Benton - erty increased value five, ten, fifteen, ment of tbe Constitution of the United 7 Clackamas i Johnson for the Presidency. States, and that after the rebellion was or fifty per co -more than others, is no ed by imperial legions? Do you think we % Clatsop d New Orleans, Feb. 15.—There ¡was crushed out, when upon the recommenda- have not been so fortunate as to find out s • I Uoose % reason why wowhould not contribute of Democratic mass meeting at tbe St. Charles tion < of Andrew Johnson, those * people met Cu ry - - n ■ » ' I. Ti who yon are acd how you are conducting ; theater to-night. Tho building was denee- 1 Cvlumbia ie polls at the poll aod filled up the e various of- odr means to ] ofiiote the early success of 7»ur affairs? Do you think yep will be per ly filled. A resolution was adopted indors - 7 Douglas o, those ¡Sta fices by an election, States were in an enterprise t| 4 will benefit us to tho 9 Grant tted to bind the lovers of a Constitutional ing President Johnson as tbe preference of mitted legal operation as States F of the American the Southern Democracy. Ex-Governor, s - D Jackson extent of fifty i * 4 pbchundred per eent. of i I r J L . -i Uuion. And that ____ we bran tnd as fraught RepabTw? Weiler, of California was one of tbe speak Ì « . 1 I . X»»'. I Josephine 2 » 2 , and dierfully with secession, revolution, out wealth. ers. i ’j f ' fl? >| 'Id 6 I/in« I i Nor should we treat this s organization as r Washington Feb. 15.—The Penffieton evil all aets of the Radical _____ J Congress _ and While we uj - 16 L nn averse to a county crea- A republic is men, who have a strong organiza*io» here; light and trivial matter. I theit aidors and abettors in de »priving those - 11 Marion 14 MnUnomah States of th?ir proper status io i tbe Uoion ting an indebti neys under ordinary eir pre turned to be a government in which are fearful that Johnson, has the inside track - 7 and in reducing those people I to- the _ _____ Polk bor- cum8tances, as wfiile we would not justi- the e voice of tbe people is the ypice of the for the nomination. li ? Nashville, Feb- 15.—Tho Conservative 1 Tillamook<r rors of a Military Despotism, and wo in » fy the County ^Douh, without first consults government, ■overnment. jli It is wen well known idowb that inui Mil-» Mil State Convention met io this erty and adopt Umatilla - 7 dict tbe Radieal party, in these acts aud ■? ed measures fookfng to a thorough organ Union 5 mous terms. ization throughout tbe t State. They Iwar- itary and Despotism are synouimous in the forcing negro suffrage upon those ing the wis ! of thé tax-payersand vo - 5 Washington people, as being actuated ¡¡solely by the 5 W asco ters under ^arondinary, yet if « very That a Military organization, although tily omlorsed the administration of Andrew aw juhoson, declaring that the Government selfish motive of preserving their party * 4 Yamhill to some extent a necessity, is nevertheless was established to give protection to the large proportions of the tax-payers aod vo The time tor holding th I County Conven- in power, regardless cf consequences * to [overnment, political right? and interests of the white ters of the couhty ' will signify their de- a source of danger to any government co to elect delegates to le State Denecrat- Constitution and liberty, d face, and shopld be so administered. They Convention, was left by tbe Committee to And we call upon all true Union men sire (in the shape I of a petition to tbe but especially to a republic, And, wbere propose to vote with the Democratic party • several County Comm4tees, whose duty who love Uuion and Constitutional Liber County Court)4to have the cbuuty pay tb ion are sub sub- and all others opposed to the existing Con tai tbe members of that organizitibn t ‘v»ij oe to provide therefor. ty more than partizan aggrndisement who and in their gressional despotism, and declare Andrew ject to the orders of one man, ai The Committee w°°W respectfully urge interest on fifty thousand ------ J J dollars ” - -* L of * the Johnson the dhoice of the Democratic Con r.oinpt action on Uie part of the Democracy love country more that party, to join O rego a Contra) Railroad Company’s bonds acts and votes “ obey orders,” s such an or- servative people of Tennessee for tbe next. with us and assist us in restoring true jg- i g ; A3 , : (ue several counties, . • ' • ' ,\ ¡\ harmony, peace, prosperity and Union to for twenty years’ we think it would be ganization is dangerous in proportion to President. L. F. GROVER, Chairman. Congressional. its extent. The great Washington was so our now distracted and suffering Country G eo . R. H elm , Secretary. well to so dq^ And we suggest to the We believ that taxation ought to be The committee of Wars and Means will . j . I ! ■ ' I j L strongly impressed with the dangers of an id a canvasser around and Company to s$t report a bill increasing the currency at least COUXTY COXVKSTIOX. in proportion to wealth, and while we $50.000,0 »0. | t organized military, that he UT&ed the per would strictly discharge, according to con procure the sig nature, to a petition to that Senator Sherman, offered a resolution in Dy virtue of the action of the Central tract, all just debts and liabilities of the effect, of ever^ voter, and tax-payer who petuation of a spirit of union, as the surest structiug tbe Military committee not to re 'tain it tee of Yamhill county, the Con- government, we believe that the present means of keeping down such dangers to port any more Brevet nominations. This TL'.. . ntion for tho purpose of selecting seven non-taxable, gold interest bearing bonds is willing for ; the county to pro- is intended tb relieve tbe committee from ;< ¡egates to attend the State Convention, should be paid off in greenbacks, or new ceed in this riband we think all whb liberty. While the father of the country tbe difficulty of reporting in Gen. Sherman’s ■ i . in . the/ . . . . and . . l . e held in Portland, March JL9xh ’ 1868, 'n''r' taxable sureties issued for money with have an interest country, in deemod the union of tbe States of vital case. which tbe government ought' to pay off - ailed tv meet at LaFajette, will Cheerfully sign it. Abolishing Presidency. importance, be esteemed it as secondary tbe non taxable bonds to the great end, its prosperity Sumner presented a memo’ial from Ger 1 4 t b, 1868 1 A R C II This of douise; T hat the poor man should not ! be irSe will wi embrace almost tbe to, and a meaas- of preventing such a gi man (Mtizeps, asking an amendment co the IH iij| H t L ’ i *’ j TAXED BECAUSE HE IS POOR. A (DTHE MICH J the _ _ Precincts requested to . hold gantic foe to constitutional liberty—liber- Constitution abolishing the office of Presi «U r 1 are ■ . a____ . entire voting population, aud with the al- MAN EXEMPTED FROM TAXAI ION BECAUSE ? t ir meetings March IOch., for the pur dent on the ground that it ie a tyranny, and • I HE IS RICH. most, if not > j, t le entire, unanimous appro- ty regulated by law —the only liberty that ; ■' . transferring tbe Prv^ident’s dmieRto a Cuon- of electing g delegates to attend the a sure inhcratanco fot our children. We charge the Radical party with hos bation of the people, the County Court mtbsion to be appointed by Congress. -..¡d County Convention* IA County Con- Resolutions for appoin ing a Secretary of tile design to the republic in having and There are over one million of armed, jt.on for tbe purpose of nominating would be justi fied in thus insuring to the War ad interim, Aitmoey Genera) and a organization' < a candiujtes for the various Connty officers maintainiug within their organization Co.,'the interim it on 850,000, of their bonds, organired men,—“ The grand army of the Commission to est-iblish a tariff for freights o be tilled at tbe next election, is called secret Military organization—»-“The Grand Army of the Republic” —an organization with which endorsement those bonds Republic,” who like tbe Caesar’s Legions and for pa-sengere on the Union and Ceu u uieei at La Fayette, that would endanger any government, and would be equivalent in the money market of tbe Republic of Rome, are ready to fol tral Pacific rail oad, were introduced. 1 8 6 8; more especially a republic such as ours, 4 a PRIL The Stsprenae Court will decide against Grant, ' 8Cft)S8 low their Caeear II djil É I to a full payment of fifty thousand dollars Reconstruction. ■ H- • 1 - .nd the precints are requested to hold and that the designs of this i party may be the Rubicon, and to the destruction of the In gold. If ,'jwe can, then, give the R. R. Washington. Ped. 17.--Chief Justice tueir meeting*, Tuesday^ March 31st, fully understood and kept before the peo r- Citadels of liberty, with tbe same blind Chase to-day gave tbe unabi<nt>es opinion 1868, for tbe purpose of sending dele gates ple we herewith present the 4th resolution Co.,'aid and jornfort to so large an amouut of the great convention of • that society soc' devotion of enthusiasm, and the same of the Co irt. dechnmg tbe dismissal of tbe <o baid convention muon. ?; : ! H si I j I by the pay mi ent of the interest anaiully McA rd!» ca-e. i’ne opin ion is clear and r-con- The ratio < of aportionment is fixed at held at Pbilidelpba apr. 27th 1867-r-ccz thoughtlessness of the consequences that conclusive w* to jorl-drelion of the Court in ou fifty thoui raud dollars at seven per cent r*»>mine» whinh no • delegate for every ten votes cast for' cerning which wnrd.« words fail in their power one must necessarily fall upon their children f the case. Toeaj^unieut will tberfore bepro^ in 1866, 1 and one for of expresssng our condemnation and tax of less than one half mills >3,500 — a needed with On tlu first Moudiy in Mareh. CiUDty Judge I of sin upon our father like the burden w iH abhorence : votes, which ev«ry fraction of five vol on the dolisi A let us do so. Congress to be Dictators and abolish W . • 4, il the Supreme Court. t Adam. “ Resolutd. ’ 7%at now, at in 1881, we are I 'M I P vive. iboinical administration of the , By an eco prepared for an uprising of the American 7 Lafayette, ■ I 1 I * .°t • -t 4 j j ’ I 1 ■ ; ; I We again call your attention to the 4th, r Trumffu I introduced arbi’l, which was » people pevpie ; i we u « are arc ready rcuay to io quit qi^n workshops, WQrh.su'jpv, referred to the Jndicury Committee defining 7 this amount c m be paid for couuty Dayton, county affairs a thia 4 I factory, desk and faim, to cast aside domes- ii iWl. Resolution of tbe convention of this ‘ Grand the jurisdiction of the courts of th« United Willamette, this year, without materially increasing qndfightfof | tic ties, and arm, ’ our country States. It d< elates that all 'courts, in th« 4 Amy,”* that met at Philadelphia, Sept. 27 Amity, and freedom and the ri ghtof all loyal rights J administration Of justice, shall be bound by the tax. Add When the track is laid and 5 South Fork, < p. i ■■ i . i' ■ fi I. _ 11 1867. children: that, mint dful of the pasty I, we wil the decisions of the pv! Itioal department of i 10' never suffer rebels to i rule patriots, our glo- 'i < L I ■ * I»' ■ • McMmoville, gio the cars are busily conveying the produce- t Resolved. ^hat now, a« in 1861, we are the Government, and that in political ques -8 L North Fork, rious leaders to be revilet d, and our Congress | bf the Valle’ | to the Metropolis, to find! a prepared for ai^ uprising of tbe American tions it rests with Congress to declare what 4 io tea oy iranorons litorohs rresiu President cni . , , East Chehalem, to oe be rests resisted by a trailofo, Oad) and tho many advantages people ; we are ready to quit (Workshops, Government is established in any State. by conspirators and | B backed a guilty band of consp ______________ 6 West Chehalem, _ factory, desk and farm, to cast aside domestic It further declares that no government Re- that a Railrt ad Would bring—the proper- I ties, and arm and light for our ■ country and I pubbean in form, exist in the ten rebel apowerful but misguided party.u II. H. Snow., phairman. W. T. Newby. Secty. / % And we call upon all tr< M lovers of ty real, of th s county will be double in freedom and the rights of all loyal children *. States, aod that no civil government io ei —i_______________ liberty and law to assist us in putting value and a very large influx of popula- that, mindful of the fast, we will never suffer ther 6f said States shall be recognized as rebels to rule patriots, our glorious leaders valid nor legal by a State government, nei C old N ap .—During the* cold spell, in down forever, a party who^viH “1 so waa- ther by the executivd or judicial power of fact upon oue of the coldest nights, when i tonly insult reason, good government, tion may rei lonitbly be expected who will to be reviled, and our Congress to be resis. tbe United States, until Congress »bail so ted by a traitorous President, bic^ed by a the thumoineter was trying to dip below peace, law, Constitution am d) Liberty, occupy and i mprove our waste lands ; from guilty band ot couapirators and powerful but provide, or until suuU State sLsIl be repre zero, an individual from the Santiam Santiam, indorse these these and .1 many other reasons, we may misguided party. all That i " persons who I 1 sented in Congress- It further affirms that whose vicissitudes gave frequent items views are solicited to sign bis roll, and the reconstruction aets are political, and safely esti^ iste that our property within ' This military ^organization, within and a that no judicial tribunal is oompetent to for our columns a while/ back, tried to assist us in promoting these Views. reach Salem, probably on foot.. His only I ■ • . • two years fi jm the time the road is in part of a political organization, whose ma- question their policy. Thei ¡Supreme Court OFFICET8 I • Ji . . company was a black bottle, which became will have .doubled chinery and movement is covered by the is hereby prbhibited from takingjurisdiction jra, our operation 2 The officers of this Club shall of any case growing out of the execution of S ec . very heavy to carry, bo he gradually emp its present aggregate value, our tax seorecy of night, can have nothing of ’ said acts in cither of said Staths, until said tied its contents into a convenient cavity, consist of a President and one Vice Presi- i States are represented in Congress, or until and went on his way happy enough for a dent for each Precinct, a Secretary and a i will then be' but one and three fourth good in it, and it occurs to us that true Congress shall recognize the State govern- Murshall. mills, on the dollar, and proportionally less lovers of liberty, no matter with what par- ment as Republican in form. All such cases lord. The way was rough, and his pus- Marshall. The President shall preside at all the; as. . sage became unsteady. Night came on meetings of tbe Club wbes present, .nd “ our property ty they have been acting, must utterlv pend’ng in sa’d court sha|l ba dismissed.»nd lucre«., in the count,, and found him in the hills; as traveling , . ». , ' #11 acts authorizing appeal, ar writ of error, .-Whois ’ ere who would not willingly condemn and repudiate the party that in his absence one of the Vice Presidents Who isvb or habeas corpus, or any other proceeding, was uphill work, he laid^down, and as roll- 4 • shall preside. submit to i taxation of three and one half would thus insidiously steal in and poison beiog before said Supreme Court for adjudi ing to town was not easy, he went to sleep cation and any case, civil or criminal, or any The Secretary shall I keep a record of the and slept until morning. Strange to say mills as the highest tak to procure se great tbe fountains of freedom, that they might other proceeding arising out of the execution ib and the list of the he wan alive, and continued his journey, proceedings of the Club a blessing | the Railroad would be to onr the more easily effoet a consolidated Des- of said reconstruction acts or authorizing an k. Mid I h ." experience furnishes a problem members of the Club. j< • <■ | - appeal from the Circuit Court in habeas cor ■ I I ' j county ? | The Marshall shall see that the room potism through the machinery of a secret- pus proceedings to tbe Supreme Court, op !.»r the Good Templars to decide, whether a man had better drink whisky enpugh to is kept io proper order, i I which authoizes the SupremeCourt to issue May Wninof i say to the State, that while ly organised Army. S ec . 3 Tbe meetings of this Clnb ke ep Iron» freezing and lay out alh night, writs of habeas corpus now being before il each Porting' ijas been so liberal, and Waah4 Already have they reduced ten States shall be on the first Satt ■ for review or any judgement of a Iqwer court rrr to the oeatfol of> in habeas corpus cases, are hereby repealed military Despot, and month at 12 o’clock m. mat the ter 1 ngtoa county if moving in W. JOHNSON, -Ï ■* . I . ' « : ' | j | . | 11 111 'II* 4 I 4 is • | ■ I' r d • I * I i X . z j lr *■'' • b l- L I . _ ------ - ------ •■’■I ■ I % it t % I 1 : 4 i ■ i T ■ - H , 11 1 ' ■ I j f I* ill I r> ! V -f — ’ * I i - i -T ’ - - i i • 4 ® ■ 4 | W ■ I T' ' 1 I ./'■ ' J ' - ' ■ I ■ I' ■ 1 F 4 ’ '■