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About Lafayette courier. (Lafayette, Or.) 1866-1??? | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1868)
■^52 WEEK! 4YCOURIER Ceagre as and Things. HU® ■I know their Ti’8 not wont ET I ’ commands. “Its TUESDAY, MAR. 10, 1868- \ American republic, when two great par- odediefice x _ j ¡ I >1 j rprised at the attempts on A s I fites, both national, were contending for the therefore no i hold that this Government icas made on r mastery in tho1 government, A t that the payt of esc political monntebapks to HT11TE basis by WHITE ....... mem for frie thcmi yes by an “ iipper.phment, ’ • iilllTK » be.if I e.irjit Jit of IVJUTE ITJllTE men and their pos- time it wa? well known to tvo^y good and JI . . x. mt to .1 their a rcco^.friic’ an imp Ul Du erer, and should be administered true ipan,ihat the success'of either would Ä 4 U'illTE mm. ... WHITE men. and NONE OTHERS- > ng ” ctual power.;' selves, in to perp thcu tfotdn any way endanger the life of the ¡K s L do not believe that the Almighty made the IV hat an 1 immovable distance bepeath anrp of liberty r»ro capable of self government.— Doo GD4, Kepublio, much lejía the cauri ! 1 i, ,1 :o| the Senate ;hat honored the standar ivi$cd the two Evrrv issue1 that. then dir‘ Hi I Democratic I 1 i’.- a ijd was hólorfd by Clay,’\V ebstcr, Doug- i|e construction to apori th orties wis t vendo sa- . ’ (great 1 ate Ö t _ las, Bçn ton’bu if| Çass. is the r»oor , inisera- be placed noon the Confit:,! tiifibn.or upon £ölTo 14 W. JtiUNSON, 1There was a time in the bietorv ©f the . J Mr. Johnson for protecting the riihta of the governed party is a crusadte igftinit. I d an absolute Democracy, the will of 1 __________ J ¿he governed party, „»J and *L_ the 1 p ’i? Impeachment of the President leks of Constitution, for they power, rega • ? ‘ i 1 ■ I I ll ; I not* tbo majority is the will of*the State. And jn power are satisfied that this is but pari if. ¡n a representative republic, the will of of a scheme to deprive them of^i voi ie in lai' the majority is still presumed to.be the in the administration of the aff.Jri i f tho will of the State. Yet in every question government, tho termination of wj wfci li, in at issue there is a majority and a minor their favor, will enable them to tom- ity, an officer and a private citizen. And plish their evil designs. li as the officer who is the representative From a short time after Mr. hjnson • * 1 11* man of the majority may,'by virtue of his became tri UCWUIC A President, 1XB1UCUI, he, «v, like u a «xvwup of . I authority, care sufficiently well for him- the people has hurled back the ev|l co ! self, and because he receives his office L._ ‘ horts of ■ America ’s enemies,. that have . z question of policy to be pupued where b^e, low-culnçôgy trickey, principleless, • v irtu« of the action of the State DejnfU • W« *" I 1 I h A ’ II" I >:S t them must wire-workiJg,!honor lacking» illegitimate • 1 from I them and if deserted by Central Committee, convened nt there was no doubt o f the •I - . Constitutional * •>' i ? been making giant onsloughs upon; the s’; fall, he is sure to try to care' for them ; i rert nt d on the 16th day of January, 1,868j Rump Ct I of tire Wade-jStevens- At that tini c every member public welfare and safety ; and ’ w| idt no** em’oeratic Stafo Convention will; bp light to dp. 'Uw Djri may be said that if a and hence it T ruly com par i-t.d at the city of Poland aforesaid, i j fl ? j of the three great departnjents ‘of the flix-brcak 1 ripe believe any one who is fully awak^d to . . ■ 1 ’ : I I not formed to prottcl lite etihid/»/ton is anioni mien, (in thia citóc,) are odi- government admitted thi t thhv were, and isons Ox T uursdat , M arcu 19th, 1868^ i C the importance of the times now uj| pmotec I MINOKITY, it is at least tunned, to PROTE • i ~T ’ . h . . ; ups. ¡. ■ a •hou’.d be controlled by the commands <'f TtiE people Aoainat TupjoFFicER who bolds Can fail to see that we owe the p& strva- »t 10 e*clcck a. m.. of said day,for the puy-i and each . “L Ji- ’ > /[’ MB-tf~ the ridns of power. pose *f nominating a candidate for mèmbri the supreme law of the land, Grani Army of thn Republic. . • • I • , ■ ’ ’ tion of what of conetitutional liberty Here commands of Cnngr -vs electing fix delegates to rtepre- sought to know what those it mist then be apparent, that iu a jyi at* -Í I ! ■ I . . •> i L left us, to the herculean efforts of Átete Irew sqit Oregon in the coming National Dbmti were. One party lead jy sboh ' tutore, Ir ' on ' 1 isev. ' eral occaions, men as We,have! ie re mae here if not a er a tic Convent’on, nn|d to take into cohsld- a layge minority, er w irti i rin j 1 i . >’ Johnson; and that if the rads sue« I in rr.M on the nomination of three candidatos Jefferson, Madison, Jack» aonADougltw and I called th« tteihtibn of out tí aders to this jority of the ’ people think they will be for electors rf President and Vice President, his removal .our country will soon be - num“ Johnson, and the other b >y Ihihilton, Cby dangerous ioliiiorinilitary secret organiza- j seriously injured by any particular cours to bswopported at next November «lbrtibn. bered among the republic« that havi < teen P.v order of said Committee représehtstión and Webster, Then did our country pros- pt on that is spreading through lot the en.ire on part uf an officer, it becomes of the »j I II"' but are not, except good men and an f -11’ in s?id Convention was based on the Vtft * per, for the ra’er held himself as amen ■ American ^epnLJic, inside and u part of • 4 F*’ I t inokt vital importance that the eswt for Democratic candidate for Governor t .4 pl ß K by force of arms aust the fiends fro: |i |heir i 1 at the la»t general election, giving each Ctitin- able to law. as he would have the humb the raqieaj party. I This organization is I prescribed limit ail of the offices power, high places^ !.v one delegate therein for eiery «wMy- lest citizen be. i 1 - ■ I * ■ beyond dd debt better known to-the editors « 1 h • '' 1 ¿ve votes so cast, and one delegate for etery d be strictly observed ; and any oth i We do not deny the right of the C« gres» In those h appy days of America’s píos- □Ï the bind |-a nit an organs of Oregon than Iraction of said number ef forty or 0er. but of the United States to impeach the! ryesi- I allowing each County at least one ui^gatf penty, parties were organized the better h'.us, Igh ire have taken s< me care to er cdurse would be revolutionary, depri- afobd dent, nor wojild we take exceptions t<j I juch 4 ' ’ d. j • ' ; j ■ j 1 i j] , XI 1 therein^ which rule of apportionment wa ! * ~ ’ I ring that minority, r or majority as tho a course, were all who are legally edi ¡tied, ijg of the nature of this gfye to the several counties ths following to enforce a particular construction of the i discover s! I Constitution, Qr a particiular line of policy infernal h Itch i 1 ne “ and have made some case may be, of ttyi-ir legal rights or rem- seats in that body, and were a disposifiop to number of dele to wit, i s L 4 r Raker the Constitutionality of which was not (jiscoveriei fa ; We think are reiiuble. I- • 1 I I 1 7 ■ i ’ ! 1 obey the law, in the matter shown by 1 edieii. 7 Jtrgton - i ‘ The Op doubted. But our officers had not become 5 Ä*n, not darin: g to meet. an C’acknmas It is but cierci&ing ordinary charity to natice. But when the Supreme ^Airt is ' I I II : . i . 1 ■ C’ftUop so corrupt, or perhaps more correctly tergumant,|pxce!pt on government surities, belie ve that any conside rable portion •£ about to declare Johnson right and Ccmgreas <* - CiM’se 1 r speaking, the people.h id not had their in S^eakiti of * ;our commenti on the dan- the people, who proles» to believe a doc- wrong, they atlemp to prevent the Siinreme J Cu.ry \ I - » i r ' -■ . Columbia minds debauched to su^h an extent that I ger of thii ordir ■ iof politica panites or trine, actually do believe what they pro I Court from passing upon the mktter. Dvugla» Now, we would not act rashly, nor. a|ai! the sad effect I destroying ang¿: !s, attempts to withdraw fess ; and it is also ukar that in a radical ainst they could not clearly see Grant 11*- ; V : ■Ä * I fled law, yet we do trust, for the sake of fita Jom • ß 1 ffom our showing upon Jackton of permitting a violatio h of the law by un- public iattl ItiOjt^ i> i di Ur redee i of opinion between parties both upr|hi_ and posterity, that a decision of the Su! Joseph ins éma officer in any way whatever, under 'any that- subj<‘j t, by¡> making sotn j playful re cam ot be light ; and therefore either par- Lans Court oan be had upon the matter of j itSfon- pretext, without visitik ig upon him their - 16 Linn marks upo i.a li tie jubilee gotten up by ty niay be wrong. H n struotion aod upon the right of tho I’llesi- Jlnrion SI- prompt condemnation. the memblrs of I if " the Legislature and Su- ! ' 1 ¿ ; Lt r» Mu’qnomah-. then the Democracy is right in »8- dent to.remove a Cabinet Minister, ai. I if % While the people émandcd a strict pre me Court* an others, at the Capital, and .sun]: Folk • i ing that all the States that have once that decision be, as wa doubt pot it wih Tillamook , I . ' construction «nd strict obedience to the i 7 to form amexcu! e for which we issued a uoui -i a park ‘ of L, the Utnatiila American Union.,- wa desiru Mr. Johnsen to enforce the tZeczi- I commands of the Com titution, it would » Union , - 'mt Call for thecraai ¡ration of th< milila, upon are ^ow Skates in the Union, and are ea sion and preserve the Union and liberty if - 5 Washington be impossible for the governor« to scri- it costs the most terrible outlay of bloocE^nd which thj A“ Ordhan Boy ” aUd some two title 1 to representation, it is a grave ai S Wtsco and 11 't. , ously injure the government, cxcept'itbe hundred« hers Cam? togethep and 4 Í! Yamhill had a aerie treasure. 1 1 « us error and wrong praeticed upo| ' The time for holding the County Conven designs of the framers, were seriously er- olii fica tipi \ * I r * We do not desfifo an appeal to foie thereby the party in ? ¡Jpdwer, |>uwer, I keeping tion to elect delegates to the Suite?Qei. ecrat- reoneous; for the electibais «ver near at I ' !i I * rather ther than hav^'a centralized Dt«pwtitii But cui eomn{ipn’|s on the rand Arm?, ic Convention, was ’eft by the Committee tn i uni- thqi States disorganised and under ;. ■ ; z i IT I T1 * ■ 4 . 'i ; teaablhbéd over the lan<L such as i&ib i: ihe several County Committees, whose duty hand. showing t| !at it da an order Of evil me Itairf rule; for it is au admitted fast, on it will be to provide thurefer. established over ths ¿South, we would a ltd H| 3dedfeather in seffir*t ci Committee would / recp ptfully urpe Once, however, let ■' the people permit J met pai ci ¿11, that were the ¡Stales of the cur land drenched ih fraternal ’bleed. J! prcmpUircxion on tbo part of the Democrncy the doctrine, that ther J is a i|igher law for the p ■pose (K jointh- ¡Ovil w Soul l.h represented on the tìooÉ ef Con- of whakwvaiJ is it for us to toil to accuim. oi the severabcQunties. a ] ÍJ by \ than the^Constitutien, , that it is the privil the back-ah-tan pprty is fully snstainq.l L.KGKOV Ep, Chsirmnn. ¿ren», our party would mow bo iu power property fofr our postesrty, and educate^ I ■ - eo . ‘ R II elm , Secretary J the receu^Ji>patc|)es fronti.« G f east. Wit-J ege and duty of the t Congress to obey,; Ji these things but mike Aiienj tha fc; there, and would have the control of the riu^qMr. Ori --------------- t I ■ -C fyonian, and nsss theìf krllOW i I humiliation, and disc’s a * I 1 ■ * CO15TY C’OXVEyfrjO-V. this higher law, and the bullwork that guvhrument, for the Democracy are in deeply feci their ■ I .■ r w.| thien admit your terrò r, or your repubiicauj freedom has erected a •gainst tyrany h torn il : 1 ■ L •' L1 ù i i i f Let lhe lever of liberty and the cau|e the majority of the class of governed By virtue of the action off the Central away and our freedom is greatly periled, mptinot tdi Hjiaccpireaient the truth : r .‘II * f humanity find an echorng answer ii B j . * r . i 'iNumcil usvli44tciio8 have been rccive- • Ii; must be then, a pparaut to any in- Committee of Yamhill county, the Con if not.absolutely lost-. , hearts of every true patriots, and kt fej vention for the purpose of selecting seven o ' jaiuu Army of thej Repub- d from t : f i telligeut gent miud, mind, that anjf any unconstitution unconstitution- and all, vo^e and if need iw fight to prelti, Fcr the last ft?w yea rs tile wds havejf Delegates to attend the * Stale State Convention, tcjganizteltibti with posta estáb à .ie, a sec» 1. ..cW 1C our Constitution and liberty against al|l jo be held in Portland, March ’19th 18Ô8, hesitated at nothing that to *' the . minds of‘ lished in 1 il puiMbfj the country, endor al 0: unfair act on pari.of those accidently is called to meet at LaFayctt»^ o - i « the leaders seemed likely to keep them sing the stion bf-Udngrcsa. lhe Grand in power, that will keep the majority emie8 whether foreign <|r d domestic. 18 68 selves in power. Ar d it is apparent tq Army ofjl he Republic will; not sete Con- frock administering 1 the governnont in I 1 th, M A R C II Grant on thoSCrxin. j"'-!' .1 1 I ' gre-s overthrown, ovorthrowni p (One hundred thou- ’gress H .... .1 the Precincts are requested to hold every well informed and unprejudiced eaqd.are frerdy t| toiue ____ ?.sc i td ” r *- --- -1 accordance with the plan ¡of its organiza e< Washington _ lb _ _ t th»jr meetings March IOth., for the pur person, that while sue 1 i General Lockjaw is 1 a General of some is in now* ¿and put fem Lack till order is restored. tion) , is high handed wioug, that ought T I • .W i - " 'W ■ pose of electing delegates'to attend the ■They arxfin a egeit 'state of excitement notoriety, and military ability, and among er there is, and can b 'Ò __ the- J just condemnation of every ji said County Convention. :AtCcnntv Con ‘jjJ j ..Ji..... ii_ L~i__ 1 *1 J;.i .4. to meet I H to take sideii and dnaiwmouiiy reholvod j those who mistake absence ..bf thought for the purposo^ purpose.' of nominating nominatin - Republic. vention fur with Congress affai an' rsFi ¡defend it in all its honest faU’ man .; aod the enormaty of the • i I- • 11-1 •. . candidates for the rarictri County officers commotion there Iu all times of great measures^ f 1 r when 1 and a aileut tongue for great philoso^ 10 bte broug ht to such an offeace isi immeasurably increased, - , , ■ to be filled at the next election, is called ability, he may pn.^3 for a- man of iagaC: r i » « is greater danger'of a loss of liberty, as tremtiy. .1 L 11 JI « J. ng ;ht3 held near and dear to the ruled to meet at La Fayette* 1 That a man who knows nothing of -I F power is cumulative, and there is moie |ie’ And t&s is theigreat club with which 1 8 6 8; are 4 th . 1 to be forever sncatched from them by APRIL * science of govern ment should bo pl# led power exercised at s ich times than a|t tht littlel) lack-jm-.tan i ! •' ' Ii J ? giant killer propo . _ Li o u hanjed aets. f ! i i such hiyrh aod th© precinta arte (requested to hold others. Now, while, even if a strict con at the head of the government is a pq ?e to fbreip r extinguish the cause of Dem their meetings, Tupspay, March 31st, TuesdayMarch If these' propositions true, and we osition that would meet the approbal r ton 1868, for the purpose oi sreuding delegates structionist held the reigns of power there ocracy s d freedom. TVji lii?ii?»7an(Za- i think every honest man will admit them, of nono but a radical republican whogas would be some danger to liberty in time to said convention.,'I I H '¡i ' ' The ratio of apportionment is fi^ed at of commotion, yet it must be clear as an mus Wl Bt|lillije Ì ! And have enough then it must follow that no great and vital he has no rule and gaide’ to bis politi 11 I p ! : I - *■ • j] • | ' ! 1 1 14 u J ’ 1J 1 1 « ' ■' ■P bi<i ; dafiaricc 0 tell such hell oce delegate for every ten ▼otes cast for of life Id it to ’ L • ’ • 1 view and acts, but his own perverted a; id tjon on part of the governors or law axiom that the man acl i hO'favors a strict and one for h County Judge s Jn j . ghts he ri deserving il conspirators against Àì._ making p|wer, ought to be taken, until crazed ideas of the “higher'law” or ‘‘rÜ it . every fraction of five foptte®, which will construction and a strict obedience of the I of man. j Lxiorie i ifi'iexceliRis! We are well those entitled to form a part of the Court reason” »may very naturally-^oBCril 0 ' Constitution will be viver uch less liable to til ‘‘ purity, nb- is pnoujii of at there aeteukeJ ! « 1 : i - ir • ' 7 1 1 Lafayette, 11 th,at the less one knows of any Ipgak^Tus tea depart from the rules laid down therein, on are ' called and and d jury are present, ican [lüanhû'. I in too great Amer bi'dty a'ul 7 Dayton,, and obligations, the better the pqfl le r1 and especially where the partizans of the hpirt to ul tterlÿ '' wj po from the face of I thp utterly refuse to come. 4 ■\Villam||te, • A * H 4 servant be will be In . And, believing^ because |re is their officer sustain him, not that like . a Amity, ' earth,.alls he cen M infrated evil, representation of The questi n of the ■ 5 • ♦ 1 »South Fork, pet and favorite, but because h« enforces band of 5 ack -red th’eves anti out thro ala- the Southern State< is held in ht-gh esti- the right of a man to-obey the dictaji 10 McMinnville, VI u “higher law” of bourse he mt st of ths etijer with ulterior de- and obeys their rule for the government f may coil I" . * 'll North Fork, nui| tion by/the entire Democratic party,. -find I a man upon whom hp I and under cover lof lb can pin ; I rty, isigiis ag| 4 of officerand citizen. East Chebaleiij, J K-yii1 aud 1 this same partv approve of the course •. „ 1 . 1 , - 6 , , T , . , .1 . iaitb; a man whom he can worship!is West Chehalem. » J Ji and sec et signs of r.ecogni- of* Andrew Johnson, in his policy effect- With the Democrati J party, there is no nightk bil hk, 1 ■ I II. i N oq w Chairman. ’ the representative man of his owrf inraht thin may] meet ana! ¡1 .attempt thi & overthrew ing the South) anckhave sustained manworship. lie wh ip is most devoted. and do ciy W. T. Newby.¡j a L- 11I 11 of thé red iibiic if ìhèir ■ masters so order. soal- > Now this olass of men, the hiell ir to the cause of constitutional law and who - -- ------ ^-rr * which course \ve that score« of our sustain him in that cours, for \Ve sit| itirely b^lkv can best subdue his o'kii selfi^i desigu^ república i friend^ have bav< acted With the re. I tni e House, sitting as a grand inquest, have lawists, are in all their atts,\influeu'ii^d Hin T astes .—We dhèW chfcfr tobacco, the Hin , -11 . 1 • 1 L 1 1 to a very great extent by their loves hues . » .Ht J h î a !• . ____Ä. ag^fhe the publican! |i$rty irikough puie inolives, and 1 impeached doos lime, and tha 1 PaJaponians guano, or if qualified for position is selected as him of high crimes. inadc tp know the evil designs of' whi-n on I fe .made and desires ; and once Jet them receive sea fowl’s dung. Dup 4)uf children childien delight in standard bearer; but no matter how pop those to I Ibotn tbdv are giving aid »nd corn • Now, the real designs of the rads iD tkkik»? ivititi V »» 1F will I into their busom and in whom they put candy, the Africans’ ¡¡ip| rock salt, whil ular he may be, if he should depart from fort, >viil I as^ea&y teac to flock to the banner their crusade agaiast the President is to their trust, they are willing to believe as are tho of liberta _ I t • 1 ■ ! for a bite of a tal- the Esquimaux leapte- 1 his duty as an officer, that ifioment he and patrg tjic r Democracy. ptic Dean low candle. To tis, tiuntles tiuptles are a savory v. ' J j I ; ' i 1 j rid themselves,of ahiobstacle in the way that he believes any and every thing they . T< have r F el lows iepuntryh ien, we dish; the/Frenchman revels on frvgs frtegs and looses his hold upon hi 9 party. . But it is care for £ should be alike ready and ani- of their nigget-ropublieanizing the South, would be pleased' to have him believe. mails; otn er savages,' Op spates. not so with the rads. Abraham Lincoln < j j j .j- / mus to tii instnit a;: pure repdlriic unimjiaired by.which they hope to hqld the reins of -T jj*" q^lMwjwlffLil.' ‘ "1 Hence to meet the approbation of the as ou'r fA hers transmitted it to us, Let us A great many northern soldiere have was the subject of the blind devot on of then wifi One |eakt and one •btind, arid [k>wer “Yet a iittlte whilo/ andi With wjth the !»,” ’ anj rads, one «eel but’ express sufficient to been captured by Indies at the South, and the party, and though President Johnson, with unig d voice ¡a nd vote wipe ■ from exite- »South iu their poweiri they trust j,|fty |ey will ,wcuT be exchanged»' P I 1 s that to prcsei v í tin m se tv es win their credulous confidence and then in the matter of the sti t us of tire South tanee ai | 11 ■ __ r be able to revolulicijize tire North.H in powei] resort F' i> a secret piewl er to drive like General Luck jaw keep themselves ern States, occupies precisely the grounds if they I cannot persuade. Where is the As Andrew Johnson i is accuse d of do A gentleman gave ai 4 a toast at dinner, i z w ‘ II' ■'*' Tteiprblic* when ! e choice of the pdople is free from any jttle illconvienence thut ¡ice — ——Divide op sorrows f, d uble of Mr. Lincoln, the party now blindly ‘‘The ladies Diyide opr ing what any Demverat . Would do, if in I y force ? And is there with inb rfereg a .. '1 might occur frbm the expression of li cur joys, t and treble our expenses, > 1 1 ’ when follow the Rumps a 8— j they ditj Mr. Lin* sané mart' ajlivaw io cannot now see that this ¿he Prefiidental chair, and what the ma a lady gave, “ ’ Wi’iil entlemen- —Divide coin. I i Grand rmy as lie Dipite or Destroying jority of the people desire that the Exec- opinion which any member of the pgrt Gur.Cibes, ....2 „ < nr t'tna, double <0* pee o| the “ne v nation}” party? Will the res, and treble cur .... might have the courage to “boaestiy- " On account of th 3 confidcmce f these pimple ■nain th rm? If no tho republic is J . ■ troubles.” tí Ve should do, and -what thcy.c/eenk od liffer “upon”. : • ■ Rumps feel that they will bé sustained roen to b auiorig those that have bren but There is many a sli ;íp¡b J between the. cup aro not. . Il noi, htn the easiest way is to necessity that he should do to save the re- Full credit should bo given to t and the T l’P, but more 1 sling ' avoid after the cup by their party, they in tlulgc in the wild vote the down! publie from central zation. and a chang •I great reticent for understanding this $•- has been i drained by thn est schemes for preserving themselves in ’ the bay ‘ i lips. 1- > - - 1. . • - of the form of government, acrw the rads from ^rhom he ho crusade against ciliarity of i’1L i “H ‘ • ! • L. 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