Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-07-11
The Opposition.

Array ed against the Democracy, and hud-
died together for safety, are, the Kepuo.
licans, the Know Nothings and the indie
pendents, alias "Nonsuches;" The two for
mer will blaze away with their blunderbusses
and "yagers" and although seemingly an
tagonistical to one another stop their mutual
quarrels and encompassing the fortress of
Democracy round about, try by blowing
their harmless horns to topple down her
walls as were the ramparts Of ancient Jer-
icho, by a similar process. The battle be-
tween the Democracy and the allied forces
of Republcanism and the Know Nothing
doctrine, is as far as circumstances will ad-
nit, fair, square fight, but the onslaughts
of the Independents" are as unfair as they
are ludicrous.
1t is amusing to watch the hen-like an
ramento Union sits upon her political eggs,
and how troubled she is lest they should
bring forth anything but natural enemies
to the democracy. "Sam" "the resurrected''
has crawled into the Cnion's nest and nestled
close to her embryo brood; and as his spon-
sor the old dame takes occasion to lecture
the poor devil, gueet as he is, and to tell
him what he must do when he gets warm
enough to stand alone. Here is one of her
maternal suggestions,
sUnless the Americans do unite on him
(Stanley,) his chances for being elected Gov
ernor of California are just about as good
as they are that he will be elected Emperor
of France"
Now that is said to scare "Sam" into the
coalition. The ''old gal'' thinks she has
got him somewhat under her control, and
takes advantage of her position towards
him, to work upon his feelings of gratitude
and fears of being turned out of the nest.
We advise ''Sam" to listen to his nurses
warning voice and Zine i'm as he is told, if
for nothing else than to have somebody to
fight with-even if that somebody" isn't as
white as some folks. You really ought in
gratitude to your disinterested foster mother
to go up like sgood Teller" and fight for
Stanley-the praying Edward. You know
you ought, "Sam," so, why don't you do it,
Yes, vote for Edward, Sammy. that's good
boy, and mother perhaps will ''get to be-
State Printer, or have a big Ginger in the
pie" and then won't you and the woody
horse have such good time together, you
astraddle of him, and he running away
with you just for fun
We intimated however, at the commence
ment Of this article that ssSam' was already
| fighting little So he is, but more on his
own hook than anything else, he don't ven
ture far yet, and has hardly got his hand
in. He skirmishes around the edges little
and then retreats into the nest again, and
will wait until the 2Sth of this month before
he makes up his plan of attack. We ex-
pect the Unions advice will persuade "Sam"
to join his forces with the mule eaters, just
to make Stanlcy's chances little better for
the Gubernatorial chair than they are for
| the throne of France,
Anything to win says the ''wooly horse;"
anything to be on the winning side says
''Sam." and anything to beat the democracy
says the Union and its Independent fellows.
We reckon Sam will unite if he don't feel
too strong after he girdles on his armour.