The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25
The Lecompton Convention.

To-day, in accordance with poster issued
by a few discontented spirits who have hereto
fore made loud professions Of Democracy but
some of whom never yet voted democratic
ticket, nor felt themselves bound by Demo
cratic organizations or usages, the bigger
worshiping Republicans and their Leconnfton
allies of Butte. are to celebrate their fuptials.
Delegates have been chosen in at least two
precincts-Oroville and Thompson's Flat
and we suppose they viii come together to-
day in Oroville, and doye-tail together into
one conglomerate mass every ism that may be
found in the county opposed to the principle
of Popular Sovereignty, Or at enmity with its
distinguished champion, Stephen A. Douglas,
of Illinois.
The call for this movement in opposition to
the regular Democratic organization of the
county, is addressed to those who are fsvora-
BILE to the policy of the present Administra-
tion. The policy they are called upon to step
outside of the Democratic organization to sus-
tain, is war upon the National Democratic
principle of Popular Sovereignty, and its ad-
vocates. TO sustain the administration in the
violation of its solemn pledges in favor of
National Railroad to the Pacific In oppo-
sition TO This truly national doctrine for the
settlement cf the slavery question, sectional
Black Republicanism, and sectional Federal
Lecomptonism, ere Teil calculated to unite.
Both consider the doctrine of popular sove-
reignty humbug, and both would have Con
gress settle the question for the different States
and Territories-hence, until the question is
again taken from the people and thrown into
Congress, the end and aim of these sectional
parties is the same, and it is proper that they
should be spliced and doye-tailed together in
Butte, as they are in Illinois, until the ecmo>
cratic sedge-hammer of popular sovereignty
shall break their unholy ba ds
The Democratic county convention which
assembled in July last, re-atfirmed the Cncn-
natl platform, and declared its adhesion TO the
national doctrines there declared and estab-
lished. They went little farther back than
that even and endorsed the declaration of In
dependence, and the views of Thomas Jeffer-
son upon our republican form of government,
recognized the right of the majority to rule
and reminded the administration of its pledges
concerning a Pacific Railroad The conyen
tion did not stop to inquire the views of its
nominees even, but declared its principles and
appealed to the people. Had such inquiries
been made, it is very proable that men placed
in official position ty that convention, would
E6t now refer to il as the $50 called" Demo
cratic convention, and attach their names to
cali for pure unaduterated. toad-eating re-
publico-Lecompton convention.
This is only one of the many forms that the
cliques and isms opposing democratic princi-
pies occasionally assume, and we would eau
ton men who act from principle against being
deceived into its organization. 1t is but the
instrument for the destruction of the cherished
principles upon which we have become hap
py and prosperous nation. Its ill-timed and
irregular proceedings places It's participants at
once and forever without the pale of the Dem
ocratic organization, and reduces them from
the free and proud adherents of principle to
the base and seryile followers of men, no mat
Ter where they may lead. 1t has ever been the
boast of the Democracy that they were party
governed by principle. 1t has ever been their
custom to proclaim their principles aud invite
national men to aid in their triumph. Those
who secede from the Democratic organization
70 pursue contrary policy, and to crush out
Democratic principles, will find themselves dis.
appointed. The people will never knowingly
their sovereignty to the keeping of
politicians cliques and isms.
Content, now as heretofore, to abide by the
'egular organization of the party, we congrat-
llate the Democracy of the county upon their
iddance of a few chronic bolters, whose pres /
nee in our ranks was pollution, and whose
inns were seldom in unison with the public /
interest. Democracy wants no summer SOL /
liers." 1t is proper that sectional men should
mite to combat national principles and crush
ut national men. Douglas and popular sove-
egnty will be cherished in the hearts of free
men, when federal Lecomp.onism shall be |
'nown only in the history of attempted usur-
'ations OF the rights and liberties of the peo-
Die.
The SPANIsHTowS DITcH.-Extensive operations
ave been projected in connection with the Span I
shtown Ditch, which now terminates at Monte
'ISta. The comnapy prnnose extendiao tho limo as I