Butte record., 1854-02-25

the public have an interest and in which he
participated. His public character he has
dedicated to his country, and is public prop
erty. The most prominent feature in that
character. is his advocacy Of the water-lot bills
of 81, which to use his owa expressive Ian
guage, s'were passed by fraud and corrup-
ton" By those bills the people must know,
that about FIVE millions of property was given
away, and al time when the State was groa
ming under her Atlas debt--propcrty sufficient
to pay the present Indebtedness of the State,
twice over. There are other features in that
character, such as his opposition to the fund
ing law, (Sen. Jour. 81. 80, pages 453, l6ID
his opposition to the foreign miners license,
and school land laws-and we may say, to eve
ry measure that was in any wise calculated to
resu.citate the States dropping caedit, and to
relieve her from the financial embarrassment
that misrule, mismanagement, and misgov-
ernment had placed her in. Every law by
which the State has been plundered, he
either advocated or permitted to pass as by
default. As a statesman, We have seen no
measure emanatiug from his brain. that has
been endorsed by the people-that has by its
wisdom and practicability, taken hold of their
affections
As politician, he has much to admire, and
more to crecrate. No man whois democrat
{ IRON prlnclpie-Ho paTtlzdh WHO oeslfeS 10
promote his party purity, can endorse the
party policy laid down in that address, of
which he is the presiding genius The bold
and unscrupulous doctrine is there asserted,
that it is the right, ''the peculiar right of
the party to expect those, whom it has placed
in authority, to s.fork' over literally. that
the party may be sustained. This Vandal-
Gothic spirit, that lays a contribution upon
those whom the people have houored, at the
peril of being denounced as boilers, may suit
those whose trade is politics, and whose re-
ward is Office at any and all means but Mt
the hands of a vrtuous and incorruptible
constituency, it must meet with execration
and condemnation. They will certainly put
their heel upon the serpent, and crush out
his political vitality.
Mr.. B. position in this matter is an unfor-
tunate one, and shows glaring inconsistency.
On the 4th day of March, 81, Fremonts SEN
atorial term expired. 1t was therefore the
duty Of the legislature of 81 to elect his sue
cessor On the 18th day of February, 1851,
the legislature assembled in joint convention
to perform that duty There were a number
of candidates for that important Office. and to
discuss and to decide upon their claims, a
caucus was called. Mr.. b. refused to 90 into
caucus-boifed the well established party
usage, and by doing so. defeated an election.
On the 9th of that month, just five days be-
fore the expiration of the Senatorial term,
motion was made by whig (Moore) that the
convention adjourn to the first Monday in
January 80, and on that motion Mr.. L. voted
in the affirmative, Journals '5l).
1t will be remembered that at this time,
party lines with the people, had aot been
drawn That the Federal patronage was with
the whigs-that, that legislature had a dem
ocratic majority on Joint ballot. From these
facts it would appear that the Senator at that
time had no fear of whig triumphs-tbat he
was willing to risk his party's success upon
chancc-that he was willing to bolt, and sac
rifce his party's usage-that he was willing
his State and party, should be unrepresented
in the national councils, for ten months or
more for some purpose or object. Suffice it to
| say. in 50 he was candidate for that Office,
got gloriously whipped, and has since that
time been a standing candidate for Senatorial
honors. Such is the man, with his principles,
practices, and immaculate democracy, to
whose rule and dictation We are called upon
to surrender at discretion
Not only have papers processing to be dem
ocratic, embarked in this crusade against
popular sovreignity, right and will; but hav-
ing mixed it up with other and all questions,
either Of local or state Importance, it has as
sumed formidable shape and in this man
ner has induced democratic majority in the
! legislature to caucus the matter, and to be
bound by its decision. In solemn conclave
they have decided that the election should be
brought on this winter. TIE vote however,
showed that those opposed to the measure in
caucus, added to those who refused to caucus
away principle, in fact, gives a democratic
majority in the legislature opposed to the
measure. 1t was, however, decided by that
august body, that the election should be
brought on this session, and that it was the
duty of the papers throughout the State pro
fessing to be democratic. to sustain their
1 Representatives in this measure
We would tell these oficious gentlemen that
the democratic press, and party, know no
duty that requires them to sacrifice their
principles-know no duty that requires them
| to bow the knee in humble alteration at the
shrine, upon whose altar our past greatness,
future hopes, and eternal principles of justice
are to be sacrificed, to appease personal am
bltlon and selfshness Know no duty requir-
ing them to support Representatives who have
caucussed away their substantial rights, OBJ
| liberated the landmarks established by the
constitution, to preserve distinct the legislative
| branches of the government The Senate by
this caucus, is absorbed by the assembly
swallowed up-when Senator's vote on all
| legislative matters, is more than equal to two
Assemblymen.
Well may you console yourselves. for you
will receive neither consolation or commisser-
alton from the people. You may, by your
caucus, fierce denunciation, accommodations
and highsoundng sophistry, frighten and IT,
timidate the weak and narrow minded but