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About Liberal Republican. (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1??? | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1873)
lvr,LYS.J VC UltD.VV. JULY" 5. J U Li 1 - . ! J ., j AGITATION'. " people of civilized Europe and America seein to be in a state of agitation, aud wherever you go or what ever the character of the agitation, it generally aoj ey.eryyhere reso'ves itst-II into the ope great jquestioji, xvhu.t fs trafi Kepblicaiiism ?' td it ia most umutjpg to read the strictures and ootmneuts of some of our best writers both iu Europe and America upon thhj subject. X'or exan?p!c,iu the reat.MidJ!e States nnd i specially in the State of Uiino'.-s lhero has been recently a reat ami triou3 agitation of the public mind wpuu the subject of the power of cor porations or;aniz d by act of the L irijdature, or uuder general str.tuted ftr that purpose, arid as to what rights could be exercidod with impunity, ly corporate bodies, ani what powers aic reserved to the whole people to be exercised by them in their eoveit-i;p capacity, uijJ tor the general good i wiiene cr nquiud. The States of Illinois like many other I of the States of thi$ Union, within in the last twenty years has been permeated by railways in all directions, which are pvneJ by oulit$s companies and cor- rnnvitmnc tvUn l,-,rn tUn:. . tions,and tosatiate their thirst formoney ' , and power, oppressed the people and broug!t upon them burdens too previous to be borue; in cons que nee j which the people have become ! uneasy, egitated and dissatisfied. About two years ago the farmers in the State begin to hold meetings for thj purpose of discussing measures fur 1 heir osrn protection against the j 11 roads then being made upon thir j jut rights by the too raiti sfrid s ol Dionied monopolies. The result of . which was, that in the lae judicial ; flection, the people in the fifth district, selected Oraig over Lawrence as one of the Supreme Judges of the State, ' , nnd nnny of t'te leadms jourua's of the . , rtatj are goinir wild over it. Among . , .'? n hers, the Chicago Trihune, a paj.-er j which in our estitna'.on heretofore has ' maintained correct principle. upon j nost polictical surjects, and advocated them too, with more than ordinary :bil- ity, ?eeais to have 9ompletely lost i:s i eojuilibrinrri. In ppeakfng of the result of tlie . flection, the Tribune remarks : 1 re have cha?actcrized the defeat ; ortJudge Lawrenue as the ma-t brutal outrige ever perpetrated in the State of llliooi under the auspices of univer sal suffrage. One such transaction i nough to ect every reflecting person to musing on the probable outcome ot an elective Judiciary. This would intimate the doctrine, tlat oar yi Jiciary wotild be less corrupt it the selection of thejulgcs were re-j moved from the power of the people nnd the power to appoint for life placed in the Governor ornome other hands uncontrolled by the sovereigns them selves. Thin we regard a,s, a very dnngeroa? doctrine and well calculated to shake 1 the very foundation of republicanism. It is not necessary for this argument to discuss the question aa to whether iJratg or Lawrence it the bettor jurist, or which is the more honest and honorable, nor even whether or not the people in their selection have made a mistake or have been imposed upon, the great question to be settled is, can it be said that a government is republi can in fact and form, where the p?opfe in the aggregata are so bound down nnd fettered by their own laws, as to gender them powerless to relievo their own necessities. Suppose you make the. office of our Supreme Judges appointive and for; life os some would have if, then, when , , , .. . , they nave made a decision against the . r 4l ..... rmhlft ft! Ilia Tpnnl it in irrovnnnhln during the life of the Coutt nod if' ,ruiri,:' "l " ry auarcuv wnnm.uo the ron perpetrated bv the' decision U,,ri!"'icl5n nh U"i,C(1 tesw.lUake , . . , . . ,. i the place of law and order, rciyuintr Ve a grevious one, it mtght, and m n . ... . - pvooaoiiuy wouiu, Dmg aoout Moody revolution before any change could be made. This to our mind does not savor of republicanism, byt is m thing more 7 ' Tr! archy. Itj ir ! It govern-; thou a relic of eeuuia roonarc the rveoole arc canubJc of se inept, tlen you most permit them crnvprn nr vnti dftstrnv nf nnn thn vptv ... .. ,1 As to whether in illiuois. Lawrence corucr stone of a renublic. and when 1 . ' .... . 4 the, time shnll pnrn nrhpn if nrnfd . , : . fc ,1 j rights of corporation? and the people, wc . lliat the p opje ?aooot govern theui'1 r Y r 1 1 ' selves, then as a anal ter $i course lhey must be governed, by Rearing duvn your tfipuhlicap structure,' and erecting upon its ruins a monarchy or eapoiijjn vf Botno grade or .character. The facts are that e have be,en wading ing through experiments in our form of govmiuictt ever giu.ee the adoption of the Constitution and before, and we have allowed ou,r .constitutions and laws to be so loaded down with relics of that old monarchy from which our parents came, that up to this time, uJl things eoeiidcrel, the experiment has been a failure. We tnust establish pure republicanism iu this government, or we must go back into mon archy from wl ich wc came; we cannot, exist a jiovernmeut half tnonarchial and half republican. 'J la v arc opposing forces aud ultiin-itely the one or the other uiut jiold. 'fhe etiUL'g'e may be lou and bloody as it now is in Mexico, and as aJreuiv Com- Hienced in the southern poi 'lion qf our j ! own n.-publiu. out the time will emtio j whenthevYeakerwillbee..tHiel!edtogive ! way. and the str.;t-er will trintuph. n 1 ..! . . : t : .1. 1 . J lie oniy ni 'ouvr 111 wnscu ttn attempted .,tablihment ot repubWcu- . .. ... 'Sl11 this coantrv CiU be fullv accom- I Dlished. noon a basis tliat will br o security .ud r)erm;ncnt peace, is thN; the people in'lhe ti-st place mut wake ! ! . 1 . : . . . 1 i' . . ! U j lO U II UC I t'Ui;ZlU'l!l Ot lOf IUCt. Ill "II. t that th:y are the sown rrris and rc.l ; 'i.i- . 1 1 c ' j rulers ot this country, then 'nf.oi l ' j hesitating as Hi the pover t.uy possess, they mut act coii:igeouly, p.otiiptl an 1 as though they well ui.d-r.-to' d that they were the source of ad p wcr noliiical, uiihiu their j'jri-dietio.i -tltey tnut cm'iie:u'e and lay th.' foundation correetiy, or the whole s'.nict J nr. bu.lt upon it will be wrong;! .hey must tirst so far as our own race is concerned est ablush in practice the principles of which ail republics bo-.-t that taxation wirhout ri-prcseutiou is oj'press;on ; they must u-'ver dcyta'e fruio t!: 01c reat idea incorporated, in tCi, iu the 1 lcelartion of American Indepef d-ne., I,-., i . J t!at all men are tnttikd aiie, to tnosc ; , . . . , . . !od given tuhf- hbcrty and i ' . t he pursuit of happ'i:. ; they n'J-t allow no race of beings s-.ive their -;vn race, to enjoy tho elective lr inchi.-e. l eeau-? that is the key to per pe wiry itj all notnilar "rover'iincnN ; they mwi. ; f-ermit the whole fiody of the peopU of their own race, to a-Ut in carrying out and prrpetu iting the government by excluding none frm the la!!o?, -.xcept idiots and minors, and they mn.d s iorfon toe f:n"- of minority, : c, c. '. to eorrcspjiid with the eliMtio:i a;d j general knowledge of the people ; they must take away from the prcsid nf a large portion of his present appoint ing powcT ; they iuu-t s ad n nun to I " ' ... j ;he hall of h'-'i.datii a either Statu i ' Y s or National, without a k wh .be of j whut uu tru(J n. iivg is, are of his general character for truth, honfFtyt 1 r - . t capaionrv ant strct Mfejrit : tin y must ananuon the idolatrous worhir o i I rartv D-uii-?. ari l lenend iron nnd i ' ' , . ' . ' . .support gopd men for oliicial positions II ' 1 I a-fin-- from nrinrJrih. ami ae.titafo.l l.v n - a ut'sire lor uiu "cucru lt 1 'i : iney ' ' 1 must abolish forever all life offices ; 1 they must .n,ke all domestic office! : J . . j elective by the people wiih thort ' 1 1 tenus ; they mibt alhuy no man to hold the office of President " Vice I' reside nt tyore thin, ong tcvin ; and they must forbid by positive enactment tiny amendent to the Con stitution without a direct reference to the peofrJe. All this and more must be done and performed by the American p'oph- beforc they can expect to make the experiment of establishing a pure j republic in ll;e. United States a success Wc do not expect to live to see all these . , . . , ' j but this we dosay, that unless in the maie , ' , .... 1 they are brought at out within the next J -4..- .r .. M.t. 1 lit.!.. 1 1 . " . ' conumoo. ui imii msum iuuaiw then be ours, aDd the once happy po T)lo of this fair land and country, will weep sad and bitter tears over their 1 '. owu fol y, and desiring to retract, will to ! bo au8W,cr'd b' l5,e ,i0Uud' t0 Iatc !" i 1J IUH . , d i 1 or Ciai holds the ti ue doetrine is to the knoiy not, but this we d know, the judge or court that holds thn doctrine ijpat, railroad companies popsess vested rights beyonfj tljo reach of 'the. -people to- control when necessary for fhe general good, is not fit to represent a free people upon the bench, and ought to be hurled from his position ?utntna- r'"y without opportunity for ex planation. It thould be do excuse that precedent has been followed, and no court should be nlluwcl to .shield itself behind the proclamation, that hejercises, but we listened with great has decided according to the established rules ol law in England and AnienVa when tho decision n itjjrufetly ugain.t justice and the rights of th. people. .Vested rights are absolute rights, aruj should be exereised by no' man or company (' men iu a republic vh2r1 ii wojks geutial wrong nnd injury j and the idea that railroad companies have I Wl i 1 1 on ana well delivered. Thegradu tho right ;b.-oli!f.! an.l forever to eh -jr-rc j atcs, ho were Mayifi MeJanu-, ur Vi-iIit and pnssen-ors, wh.itevi jj ,1( 7 please, after impropriating the j 1 1,1,1 l""i OI " ' '""tr " f uw, , is a piopnMti.,ri u Iil-Ii j eon! 1 fools bo or enterfatiitii ily ly : di(Lyed. as well as their general ap-kuave-', with or! uraruuee and demeanor on the occasion. 1 t tl'llli.tiit rxnn . lent 'iI.t vt.... if i ..... !' "u e 1 -m-i, o, 1JW, , I h a limn! u', and takes us lc:k, many j of ,,,,m' 10 l,,u ll,,k !'-"s w.,H'n i !,j"ri,y 'f rl',e l'"''d 1 j vni eoucaiion, ni-nnm n.iu numanuy III it Itl ,lit l't'e.-ent ti j . t of the sehool chihlicn of j me, ot twelve years ni j Yet well knowing i tins, in iny ot our judges hi j sit upon , the bet;ch assum'n g -re.it d:-ni-y. act- intr the wolf in shc.-i.'s clothing, and when Iu; i- attacked for a decision ; w hich shoekes the s-to-il i!it;ci of the j the ri tnii d mind in this, the noomlay t of th-i tjinete' ot f. c.'iit.iry, he (a l back upon his judicial dinstv. and ; covering ldivii.lt uitii i.is ofHeial j 1 ( ho.i !id;:i.vii U ;ud .os ultii! fell. you t he ha- deei-b-d ae.'ording to preced'Ut J a;;d tke e-taLti-u. 1 rules of the com-j mo;i law. r v, 1" . . . , ' ., . , " I Mtfs ' it t ! r . 1 v r?h the ; eopie .they j . , , , . ,' . " ! arc a.d tlo jo-r.-- t I ijht to r. -u afi- : . , ! the I ri'-e oi fitM-ht n l.s ssSnget- , in n TUMies wtiere me o-. oto :ni op"ti the th iroiij iifares ow s. d b t tai!r.ad ero;-anie, ju-t ms efl e'uilu ; as thev ex reis the li.ht to reg-; !!. In'i tin f.-rr vlii it- liniil'lLc. OI.1U. s . . . , j 1 1 like, nnd . he who ! would hold ujt the bloody robes of a i .In ins C:o-ar lor the rurnoe of e ii ; ; , ' . . . . . l the people to oprosUioii jiain-? u- . j riuht of sovt rcignty so jus.t 10 I'sett. ; ought to be treated as a common enemy. i -i 1 r 1 : u .... t ... : ami t..".n:s!.CU Cl ..IU enui-s auu iu.a- i denr anors. This d."-tr':;e of vested rights by con oration ngaint tclt inttnstj ! of society, is a- dimnahh; ai.d desnica- f , , . . , . 1D ,.,.1 ....,,1., ... 1 ble its astute rnventoi?, ami ouut to , e , , ..... t.,, -.t1v I.. be. frowned down eonttnp tu(oi to. r i,;,,, ..u,,, It I any people wl 1 - was concvivd in 11 1 f lit 1 . t t ' - the duk, iui j wif. d in toe hick room of a cotrup! unj j iod snrnn" unon t he country throtp'h . .. , ."..-.::' hriberv and aconurtt vi ic try ; It is . . . ....... . .i i thn .l;rnm'oi 1 1 01 ol iy p -ayining, ; e . tr 1 1 : 1.. t . S-ii;it,ip lir.ri p liinl IS aui'ocMteJ l ' . I Dolph, wtio to dav a stititiing can-' r 1 . . .1 , t i ., ' ... didate tor the next Itcputi lean to- ernor of Oieiron : uw.l it is al-o ti e , , , , ,11 ,.i,t,..;i doctrine always advocated hy the uevil . , , ... .1 in ntih.r h. i ...Itno fnt.iioHn nutll All llll1 I globe, and p:-rpetu ite the worst type ! of monarehie-d simrrbv. cikui r coiiit i'. This Court for Marion county has closed its business for the tcim, but noi for rest ,o Court or even the mem bers of the bar, for on Monday next it meets iVatuhill to preform the busi ness of im adjourned term, nnd in one weeks it convenes at Ti'amook and j (WO wctks. from Monday the Kuprcnic Court meets a; Salem fhe motion fir a new trial and in arrest of judgement iu the case against Whitley which case had been so persistant ly prosecuted by . itic J'isirict Attorney and the numerous einsek employed , owist him, and ! vvhtch has in en so ably coruiucted on i the part of the prosecution, was over- .1 t . rnlril hill t li ( 111 r t ir..t . .f . n w r t, t m, n II., J I lll'llllWU I IMII i f .1. - 1 .1. . iiiiiojr 01 me or.-(Kns raised in oe argument.bein, by our Courts unsettled and of grave importance, it was his duty ccrtif ,,,c c? upon, application of ! the Attorneys for the defence, to the 1 r.M-f i fcupreme uourt for tfu-ir consul'-ration so that justice miuht he done and the practice regardini: the questions in dispute settled. Tho Court according ly htaved all further proceedings and discharged the defendant from custody and he stands over on his bonds. ACAIHV OF Til 1.3 SACKFD UK ART ANNUAL COAINUNCT MBNT. IJy inyitatioo we were present a. the commencement exercises of the Sister's School at Salem pu Monday last. The attendance was large, all seemed interested, and from what we could see and hear, from the position oi-cupu d, die performance was excel lent. We i egret that we were unable to remain during the whole of the ex- pleasure to the short, bijt tiring and very sensible, opentnjr address of Iag 'e ilfxManus. yvu were deligljtcd with the hvuet music that followed, and wc were more than 1 leased with Miss Dora IIadei.'t Es-i.y o; "Jlonn nceind locality," the other essays so far as we heard them were well selected well Margaret Copper, Zella S.-.vago, J).ra :ly U ,,, Err!e Ilayden, and Ella H ult. aeipiKted Ihem.cl v.s creditably, ,! the tal ent and learning by tUm u,,.u evnienec uumtsiaKaoie, I " I I I . " . I t I ot t.urr, tl ,r;ll!in Wi'. frankly acknowledge that amch j "f '-'nvr pnju.iic hon-Miy enter- i ...ined f,utJ, early iducajion, nd very ,auy ol ttie cohwehs rf u j er sut ion ! heietoluie so nearly woven before our tiycs re.pectii. t he Sisters h'ehoo!, mi I JK. pr ci.lar rel ui us denod.ina' ion under wl.urc direction they ate so ably a,Hl profitably tondueted, has been orettv thorouhlv wir ed awav of lite ! ami we frtd thai wo tte but the sim jde ttuth when we say, that the SistcrV S'eh.u l is !u.ong, ii not the very best iu (Iregon f...ryoiing ladies anil gij'j. d j a'l ugci. Wc a'-o had tfu; pleaure ' since lb? c! se i the f yv s to ee and c:iidiie the paintings of two ol j tr.o r -uU'tei. thje of M is I'-telhi j ,IUI wru IJayd-'U which we ttiiuk. il j jal'ovrtd to exjrc-s on oj-iniioi. ar t (it il. ' . ' . . . , more cXNin id uoto-e, hut lor the po- . - . . - ut af l.-a.t, want el sti.t't; and tin . ... f.oj.i I .u!trtj we snotmi te - ai 10 ut o . S . I, l.j . ,1. j l I i A t -H. . . a. .. ;j:r.:; r .v t o. PiVri in ItnniS m I M!Oi:i. 1 ! far v th- jui-U? .::Y GOOlhS at Nl.W rni: III STOCK CUSSISTS oi LA MLS MrSSLS'r-nd C II I liDH LN'S BOY'S and YOUTH'S WEAR. All ?rlr,el front rf fr r ItfI Fn" j Fmn. ' fool l'-i-n rn M :iinf iriure ami nilh f u ff-r-iirc t the Ort-jj-oi Tnnlo. ..... ..... . ! , , .,, ... if s-o.r.ly 'f I.kvtiifu c-tnu:nf tlm t.t , l'r"rh l'r whiili w r i'I.cr to I he tra'Jo ul I r fuurw. Hp mamihHiirc IlltOTii'd 'HOLS tn or'-r, ' aII stj ltKllaterial, and V(.rkniauhip unsuip;sed. prrO f"r th" fYMirntc"? Pivrrn Pun-ivc 1 01 1S7 . iluiii ntiy I'll'iT vmii hino niiina'ii t - j untt. FhI Ktsaa Fmhi'wi y'l'irri wiilomt j fr ilit. uii't tin tiO'Tith'T iit!il!ni.MOs tu tnnk put m-r f cjr Kvrrjr muchiiic W4irnteil for Co mm ci rial Street JSalem, Orec0'' Jlar.S, 1v FA KMEluS READ.' Avrrn. ai.i. tup. Koi.n.mi.. vit iikiI (tiecliHckn hi l'ulk C-ouiiIt, t0 wlich I will pny (lie tihjhrjt market riri iT proud, nt my florent lower r:ite tlnui inn he i.tit'iiiH'il t my pi-ice FoutU of lie tity o 1 -irtland, in the ta.v AT TIT K II A-VINrt runClTASFT) A LATtriE AND rotni.lcte Stork ofNKW l(0IP, i:d n-reivin fresh sannlios every week I can mp- jly evcrUoJy witu Ory Gooif, Groceries. Oln, (Iiicciimvnrc Toiiacco, inrs And oil nrtirVa fotwnl in a 0 F1NFR AL VAP1. ETY hTOItn, r would reupcctrullj civil the nttpntioii of tho Public to my Establishment, highest Cnb prion pnM fn 1 uits au rci.c lV. It. A. KAY, . KoU, Tolk Co., Ogn. IC-tt Q O O d CO 2! O p H 1 i t2j 4 u -1 CJ CM rr - V r-" m 1 1 Q L J so pa O co I w r k J in t o CO 6 " i-H CO m CO CO o W O G Q NJEW AUVERTISJ5M5TS. DUGS!!; PAIN f h pits VVEATHERF 0 RD & CO, DRUGGISTS. SAl.E.lf ORCGOX. Importers au;l Dealers in FOREIGN ni DOMESTIC DRUGS, praggiU Sao-lries Patent ModiclDen, Pint, Oil, Glass, Djes, Ac, fcc. Medicae CorapouathjJ b1 Prescription filleJ. Pure Winer aa-I Liquors for Sle Jfcinal pnr poses. Orders ittended to wifh accuracy and prompt WATnCKFOKD fc CO, COMMERCIAL STEET, SALEM .OREGON c oTiur:tf if. 110x114 0P2RA HOUSE BLOCK, MRS- A. J, RIELY---PROP rinrs hou sb will be kept in, X I'iret clai-s ctlorf fcud with alteutire aud ohljjing m-rvants NO CHINESE COOKS EMPLOYED I am rrfparcd to fuminh pood accomwo-.. Ii-I.his to ttt! travtliu public, aud will usa very u..4-avur Ik men, the pitrouae of the public FREE COACH to the House Regular, Uaard;n at very low rates: Feb 15,73 ly GOOD NEWS! NEW GOODS I :i0i Tin; iMU-Muvr W't rsprtfuHy cfttl the attenfron of tb, Public to our Well Selected Stock of iadir' Dress Cioooa. Ladies aud Mises llatf. Cents Tarnishing Good, Cloves, Caller Lite- Ha?d rare. G.rorerIef Sciosq Xtootn,:' -- it , in Fact fcrerytliln Found In a Firs. Clas r.etall Store. We can assura on Fatront h&t wa will be HP with toe times. Coma and Examine our Stock before pur cba?ing elsewhere. Country Produce taken in excaange f 1 eoodt : N. 4 J D. LEE. Dallas April 22, 1S7I. 1-tl OF Tronic AT TITE LOWEST UVLVG PRICES. CAN UK HAD UY CALLING ON, uiiUEs sz DAcriuro STEAM JOB PRINTERS, 03.Frput Strert, Portland, Qreg A LARGE ASSORTMENT of BLANKS Circuit, County, and Jaufts' Oourts, con stantly on hand. Aio, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgagea and Blanks for use in Bankruptcy cases. , Advertise Dj usinjf letterheads, billhes, eircularf printed enrehtp, eto Gire ui a call and send) n yotT orders KOTICE. SARAH SEBRING HAVING LEFT MT hed and board without cause or provocation, 1 hereby give notice to allporuons that I will not be responsible for debts of any. character whatever that sb may contract from and after this date. WILLJAM SKBRINQ. June Itb S87J.
