Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-08-26
More Accesslons to the Democracy.

More Accesslons to the Democracy.
The State Journal publishes the follow
ing Card to the people of California. The
Journal says "t is significant Of the tenn
per of the times, and is a highly honorable
endorsement of the course which has been
pursued by the Hon. W. |. FerguSon.--
Amongst the names will be found those Of
many Of our most influential citizens. We
are requested by the signers to state that
large Numbers of our citizens sympathise
with them and will vote the Buchanan and
Breckenridge ticket, who being adverse to
having their names before the public, have
not appended their signatures to the docu-
ment; and that there are many others who,
not having yet withdrawn from the Councils
of the American party, but who will with
draw at the earliest opportunity to Join the
great national democratic part! in this i'm
portant contest, feel delicacy, at the pre-
sent time, in making their names public"
TO TIE PUBLIC.
Having for some time past acted with the
American party, and decming it oar duty
under the present aspect Of political affairs,
to rally to the support Of Mr.. buchanan in
the coming presidential contest, We think it
proper to state briefly some OF the reasons
which have induced US to pursue this course.
There being three candidates in the field.
we consider it matter Of the first impoit t.
ance for all national men to support the one
most likely to defeat Fremont.
This is the first time in the history Of the
government, when a candidate has been run
Tor President by any party respectable in
numbers on purely sectional gruunds That
such is the position of Mr. Fremont, no ma
tional man can for a moment question.
His election would be an insult and out
rage upon fifteen sovereign States of the
Union; and if elected, his administration
would, in all probability be controlled by
such men as Seward, Giddings, Hale, and
others of the like stripe, whose political
course for years past has been only calcu
lated to fan the flame of sectional fanaticism
and civil discord, and which, if not checked,
is calculated to dissolve the Union.
With such men at the head Of the govern
ment, the beauties of the " higher law" doc
trine would be fully exhibited.
The great question at issue in the present
contest is the right of the people Of the ter
ritores to either admit or exclude the in
sutution of slavery therein, as they consider
best.
We are fully impressed with the convic-
tion that the people of the territories should !
enjoy that right.
Mr. Buchanan is fully committed in favor
eff this doctrine, and also in favor Of the
construction of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad. These are practically the only |
questions mt this time agitating the public |
mind in California and, indeed, every por-
tion Of the country.
We are satisfied that, although Mr.. Fill |
more may be equally sound with Mr.. Buch-
anan on both Of those questions, he has no
Of being elected and that, in giving |
him our votes, they would do him no service. |
The recent intelligence from the States, all |
goes to show that the contest IS narrowed |
down between Buchanan and Fremont The |
great bulk of what was formerly the Ameri |
can party in the free States, not only with |
the leaders but the masses, have signifed |
their intention to support Fremont. In Sc
veral of the Northern States there is not
even a Fillmore ticket in the field.
Therefore, believing that Fillmore has no |
of success, that the defeat Of Free
mont IS - CO0SuHltllutlOH ueNOutIy 10 ue |
and that Mr.. Buchanan is best
under the circumstances to effect !
that object, we will cheeriully cast our votes
in his favor And we would respectfully |
recommend to those members Of the Ameri- |
can party with whom we have formerly act
ed, and who regard The preservation Of the
Union, as paramount to all Other considera-
tions, to join in the cause above indicated.
W. |. Ferguson, William Allrich,
c. W. Westmoreland, l.. A. 0rmsby,
J. III. Ralston, Alb. c. Aunter,
James II. Hardy, James Coggins,
p. Hardy, Joel Lewis,
j. NJ. Anderson, D. l.. Broden,
Horace Smith, John G. Keenan,.
John L. Perry, 5. }. Tlllman,
A., A. Porter, S. ID. Ilooton,
James W Smith, George W. Day.
Samuel Rutland, L l.. Smith,
J. S. Lee, Z J. Askin,
W. Il. Cantwell, Thomas Conger.
Sacramento, August 10Th, 1896.