Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-02
"NOt DemOcratIc.''

under the above caption, lectures the San
Joaquin Republican and ourselves upon De-
mocracy. As the Republican was intro
ducCd into the article AS a sort OF "a Richdrd
Roe, merely to enable our Marysyille CO.
Temporary to illustrate its own exquisitely
fine democratic position, and is perfectly
competent to speak for itself, we shall make
no fuI Their reference to that paper at pres
cnt, than to inform our Marysville friend
that the object of the article is, doubtless
appreciated by both ''parties of the second
part" against whom it was directed, and to
venture the assertion that "both parties Of
the second part" will prove themselves de-
cidedly Democratic" after the convention,
even if the Express should succeed in con-
vncing the Democracy Of the State that
they were mot Democratic" previous to
the action of said convention.
We must make one more allusion to the
Republican,, by way of illustrating GER
tain point: The Express think tits Not
lividual far the position Of GOrernOr, prior
Go the action Of the Democratic State Con-
vcntion. and that such n course is ''unwise,
injurious to the cause of democracy, and in
violation of party usage" AMI yet IL says
the RepUbiican is Not Democratic" and
this too, while the ErPeSS and the Repub-
4. Lrf. u, tc
convention Why don't the ETpress extend
its Democracy to the State ticket, instead Of
couhning it to the Governorship alone We
say to the Express, ''t3ut of thine own
mouth" &c PLUCK the BEAM" sc, "The
Express is intended to be an organ of the
democratic party"-particularly on the
Governorship, it might have added OF
course it is unpleasant to show the little
toibles and circular Democracy of cola
borer in the Democratic ranks but we felt
compelled to defend ourselves against the
charge of violating the usages of the party.
We should like to enquire Of our Marys
Vile contemporary if those who were the
first to raise the name of Hon. John Il. Wei
Ter for Governor, did not denounce in ross
ana scurrIous terms, portion Of the DEM
ocratic party We could not sanction this
attack, even by an endorsement of their
candidate, because Democracy cannot war
upon Democracy--factons may-and when
Democrats lend their names for such pur
poses, no matter what they have been, or
how long and faithfully they have served the
party, they must be regenerated by an en-.
meet with support from US. We have not
opposed Mr.. Weler's Democracy be we do
think he does himself injustice, in permit
ting his name to be used by those who are
making war upon Democrats. lie should
soar above such II position. and not permit
his name to sanction attacks upon Demo
Gratis If, in opposing those who denounce
Democrats, we oppose Mr.. Weller, we cannot
help it. We opposed Mr.. Van Buren, when
he permitted his name to be used in making
war upon Democrats. Notwithstanding all
this, if Mr.. Weller is the choice of the Dem
cratic State convention, we can sustain him
for the purpose of aiding the triumph of
Democratic principles To do SO at present,
Is. to sustain men instead Of principles. To
remain nentralis to sanction the attacks OF
those who sustain him. We can do neither
If this position is Mot Democratic" we can
only regret it and still decline STOPPING to
Il chair splitting" and faction straddl'rg
position, for the sake of being endorsed as
democratic"