The daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-187?, 1858-04-15

"Stfll nRfosgeu 20 q Great Extentp
The tslsgrapbic despatch of the news
brought BY the Golden Age, begins by an
nouncing the fact that, "the attention Of
Congress is still engrossed to great extent
by the everlasting Kansas question" This 10
the result of the departure by the admins
tration from the acknowledged and accepted
Democratic doctrine upon the subject, and
grave Senators and Cabinet Ministers, are
likely to wear out innumerable seats Of
honors, in eudeavoring to bring the subject
back into Congress, and to establish the
right Of Congress to form. alter or amend.
and to force upon people applying for ad-
mission into the Union as q State, q consti-
tuition that has been legally repudiated by
those for whom 1t was formed. Unless q just
and fair settlement Of the question can be
had. such as the National Democracy de-
manded in 1855, when the Topeka Constitu-
ton was presented for acceptance, it matters
not how long these sage recrsants to the
sentiments Of the National Democracy may
be engaged in their unholy and Federal de-
sire to destroy the doctrine of Popular sove-
regnty, and create central power in Con.
gress to be alternately controlled by oppo-
sing sections Of the Union. The efforts Of
official apostates from principle. and enemies
to the liberties of the people, should be SEN
fenced to work out their terms Of office, in
vain endeavors to sectionalize and destro y
the Democracy. aud to make the "nigger
question" the paramount one for Congress
sional legislation.
The Democracy promised that tho affair
Of the nation should be ADM uistered upo n
the principles set forth in the Cincinnati
platform which was endorsed by the nation
In the plentitude of Executive power, the
right ola people of a Sovereign State to
vote upon their fundamental law is denied.
and those who oppose that constitution are
denounced by the Chief Executive of tho na-
ton, rs rebels because, forsooth, the con :
vcntion that framed it was legally called =
The people elected the Cincinnati platform,
but they now find their liberties endangered
by gangrened Federal sore. The mol,,
which in youth gave token of an infected
system, in old age broke forth an incurable
cancer. eating up and destroying the whole
carcase; so the Federal principle which in.
famed the Chief Executive in youth seems
to have corroded his whole frame in old age,
and threatens to corrupt and destroy the
Democratic party. The principles of that
party, however, are indestructible and must
prevail. The doom of the traitor awaits
those who refuse to carry out tho principles
by which they Yere chosen.
The Democracy promised that the people
Of new States should form their own eousti
tutions the Lecomptonites ask the States
in Congress assembled, to force Constitu-
ton upon the people of Kansas against the
will of its people. The Democracy acknowl-
edged that all power emanates from the peo-
pie; the Lscomptonites act upon the princi
pie that all power emanates through Con.
gress, from the direction of its Executive
The Democracy acknowledged that the poo
pie are sovereign; the action of the Lecomp.
touites says that the Executive is the Sove-
reign, and that the sovereign power is vested
in Congress.
May their labor to establish such doc.
triues DO as fruitless a. the labor of the To
PEEK aites. Let the Lecomptonites howl on.
Tho principles that were victorious then.
will triumph now. The people must govern
themselves, and these who deny them this
right are traitors to the American govern
ment. 1t has been reserved for the present
unprincipled Lecompton administration to
ask for an increased regular army to enable
It to govern The American people.