Butte record., 1856-10-11
Correspondence.
WYANporTE, Oct. Sth, lS5.
EpIToR BUTTE RECORD:

EDITOR BUTTE RECORD:
The Democracy of this precinct, notwith-
standing the brevity Of the notice and the
inclemency Of the weather, had quite large
and enthusiastic meeting here last evening
in Troughtons Hall
! J. G. Lawton, Jr.. ESQ.,, was first intro
duced, and addressed the meeting in brief,
terse. direct, practical speech, showing the
coming Presidential election to be the most
| important one since the organization Of our
government-re reviewing ami endorsing the
high character and superior qualifications
of the Democratic nominees for National.
State and county officers He showed that
the Democracy have never had a more glo-
rious cause to sustain, or more aole aud
honorable statesmen and patriots to lead
the column that they reaffirm the policy
of 1850, which settled the Slavery question
on principle, by Withdrawing it from Con
gress and giving it to the people OF he ter
| riores that the Kansas and y Nebraska bills
in accord with that principle, and thai
Kansas and every other territory or State
hereafter to be admitted or annexed, shall
have by fair and hcnest expression of the
sutfrages OF the people, the right to regulate
its own muncipal affairs. This Is the poll
cy OF the great, National, Democratic party
on the slavery Question" presenting a
mark ed honorable and glorious contrast with
that narrow, abstract and sectunal senti-
ment, which would draw biach line be-
tween the North and the South, to find, as
Seward expressed it-3 repu bic on one side
to cherish, and an oligarchy on the other, to
he avoided and abhorred.
The Democracy mtst rot rely too much on
the business OF their cause; They are now
in the midst Of battle which is most hotly
contested, and it will be won only by truth
fulness, boldness, vigilance, fortitude and
untiring perseverance We hear of allan
ces, coalitions. fusions among our opponents
IN Butte and other counties to defeat the
conservative, national, united Democracy.
Let them unite-the Democracy in Novem
Der will triumph over all the combinations
in this county and State which may be form
ed 20 oppose it.
Col. Della Tore, Democratic nDminee for
Presidential Elector, followed in n speech |
repetc with sound argument and fervid elo
quence, in which he discussed the great lea
ling issues involved In the coming election,
with his characteristic fairness, courtesy |
and ability The Col. is indeed ga fluent |
easy, eloquent, effective speaker" His style |
is pure, elegant aud classical. | will not at
tempt to give an abstract of his speech, as | |
cannot do it justice.
Last evening we had conclusive evidence
of his great readiness and ability in debate
At the close Of his speech, courteous gen
t eman, and Jealous Republican, said ''if |
the gentlemen who have addressed the meet
ing, and others, have no objection should |
like to hear Mr.. Dick, who is present, reply |
to the speeches that have been made All
appearing desirous to hear Mr.. Dick, and
none more so than the Col
Mr.. Dick commenced his reply by saying
that he did not propose to discuss county
and as all the speeches made and
resolutions adopted, concerning the Pacific
Railroad, were for Bunc0mbe, he should
contiue himself to the only question in issue
the Slavery question. He labo:ed to prove
that the Democratic party is not national
party and that if it is national, the Repub-
lican party is equally SO
He denied that the convention which nom
mated Mr. Fremont represented the free
States alone Delegates were in that con-
vention from Maryland, Virginia and Ken
lucky, and that therefore the Repub lean
party is not sectional party. Mr.. Dick
spoke about half an hour in a plain, straight
forward, argumentative manner, and was
answered by the Col. in an enrnest, eloquent,
logical speech of some fifteen minutes. He
showed that it is perfectly absurd and ride
ulous TO contend that the ancient and hon
orable and progressive Democratic party is
not national; and equally absurd and rid
iculous to argue that the Southern, or slave
States, were represented in the convention
of party that marches under a sectional
flag of sixteen stars, and keeps step to the
music of disunion.
The delegates in the sectional Republican
from the slave States were there
without constituency, and without a con-
there can be no representative
they represented themselves only. The Col.
closed his beautiful speech amidst universal
applause.
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