Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-07-16
The Democratic Nominees.

the news from the Telegraphio despatch to
the Marysville Express.
The choice OF the National Convention has
fallen upon the favorite of the California
democracy high minded honorable states
mana pure man, above roproach, and one
whose past honorable career, is the best
guaranty Of his ability and fitness for the po-
stion to which he has been called by the
action of the Democratitic Convention
JAMES BUCHANAN, the favorite son OF the
democracy of the Old Keystone State, is the
standard bearer of the National Democracy
for the campaign of 1866. For the first
time, the Democracy of Pennsylvania, fur
nish the nominee for the highest office in the
gift of the Republic, but SO thoroughly Ma
tional is his whole political character, that
his exact location is Of little or no import
ance, except as Il matter of State pride. The
Democracy Of Pennsylvania. are fortunate
in being able to furnish man upon whom
the Democracy of the nation can so readily
unite. Few National Conventions have been
as harmonious and unanimous in their
choice as the one whose labors have Just
closed, and very few have chosen men so
universally popular as the nominees of the
Cincinnati Convention. The nomination of
BUCHANAN and BREcKENRIDGE will be
hailed with enthusiast in every portion of
the Union, and do much towards putting
down the sectional jealousies and feelings
which demagogues and enemies Of the Union
are endeavoring to ncitc Men who man
age to thrust themselves upon public atten-
tion by the agitation of sectional issues, will
find themselves without occupations, and
will be compelled to preach their incendiary
doctrines to select audiences Of congenial
spirits The great mass of the American
people will listen to the siren song of section
al fanaticism no more. The great heart of
the Union is now beating in unison, and
pointing with feelings of confident enthusi-
asm to the Standard bearers Of the Demo-
cratic party.
The Democracy of California will respond
with enthusiasm to the nominations, and
will roll up a majority in their favor in No
vember next, that will astonish all opposi-
ton. With Buchanan and Breckenridge, and
the platform adopted by the convention, VIC
tory over all the dangerous isms of the day is
certain.
The public no doubt remember how quiet
and still born fell the announcement of the
nomination of Fillmore and Donaldson by
the party of proscriptive principles and in
tolerant religious doctrines. 1t came too
late. The party had lost its power in the
moment of victory. The triumph of weak
men and odious doctrines before an intelli
gent people had shivered the party into
fragments, and scarcely corpOral's guard
could be found to raise cheer for those who
had been selected as a sacrifice to the prn-
ciples of bigotry and intolerance. The peo-
pie had witnessed the evil effects of secret
oath. bound organizations and could no long
er uphold the doctrines of political proscrip.
sion and intolerance, against the great prin
cples of eq lality and popular sovereignty.
They had seen eminent patriots and states.
men denied the freedom of speech; they had
seen armed mobs placed as judges of the |
elective franchise, and quiet, inoffensive and
respected citizens brutally assaulted and
driven from the polls, for daring to exer-
else in peaceable manner, the rights Sc
cured to them by the constitution and the
laws; they had seen he bBllot box itself
that sheet anchor of American freedom
seized by armed bulles and committed to the
flames, or the ballots scattered to the wind
and trampled beneath their ruffian feet
they had seen race arrayed against race,
neighborhood against neighborhood, and re-
ligion against religion they had seen men
driven by prejudice, intolerance and passion
to deeds Of violence and bloodshed which
sicken the heart-sparing neither age nor
sex, and extending even to the sanctuary of
God! Is it to be wondered that the nomina-
tions of the party which has given rise to
such evils should fall listlessly upon the pub
lie ear : or that the announcement of the
acceptance of their Nominees should pass by
unheeded,
The Golden Age also brings the announce
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