The daily Butte record., 1858-02-15

Revolutions or distraction.
The present Senate Of the State Of Cali
fornis, large majority Of the members
Of which body. were chosen a. Democrats,
twenty Of whom class themselves %
Democrats in the Homographic Chart Of
members Of the Legislature and State gov.
eminent, have postponed the consideration
Of the resolutions Of instruction to our Sen.
stors and Representatives in Congress until
the 9th Of March next. II is to be regretted
that decidedly Democratic body, should
deem it proper to pursue such Q timid
course. II Is no part Of Democracy 10
shrink from an avowal Of thsir sentiments
in times Of difficulty and doubt. II 10 prop
er that our Representatives ct the Federal
Capitol. should be officially spprised Of the
sentiments Of their constituents upon the
question now agitating the whole country,
and it is the duty Of the Legislature 70 de-
clare the sentiments Of the people. or ct
least, their own views. A failure to do %,
Is dereliction Of duty on the part Of the
Legislature, and timid Sinking Of respon-
sibility on the part of the Democratic mem.
bers Of that body, that should consign them
to IN eternal oblivion among q people who
are governed by principle, and with party
whose policy is the policy of the country
The Democracy Of men who shrink from an
avowal Of the principles at the beck of an
authority they have themselves instituted,
and permit dictation to control their actions
and discard their principles, are guilty Of
treason to the sovereign power Of the coun-
try, the people, and are unworthy public
servants. They are only equalled In pusil-
lanimity by men who. protesting Democra.
cy like Mr.. Lee, lack the courage to de-
clare their sentiments In Convention, but
give them full play when they have obtained
power under false colors. Their prejudces
usurp their principles They acknowledge
to grapple with question, which an appli.
cation Of the principles they profess, would
settle in manner designated by the people
Of the Union. 1t is to DO regretted that
Democratic Senators should exhibit SO little
faith in the principles they have so loudly
protested. 1t is to be regretted that the
Senate should admit, by its inaction, its dis.
regard Of principles. its puerile weakness,
and rank Demagogsm. Poor terrified Dem
ocratic Senators! Cringing, abject repre-.
sontativcs Of popular sovereignty Timid
tapsters and Sc wing men representing free.
men The Senate presents the grand and
sublime spectacle Of waiting for news from
the Federal Capitol. before declaring its
principles If q steamer should happon not
to arrive, our poor terrified Senate might
be obliged 90 sit out the session, with this
acknowledgment Of weakness and timidity
spread upon their journals. Or should the
necessity for an expression Of Democratic
principles be found to have passed by, these
terrified Democratic Senators may, per-
chance crawl from their non commital holes,
and proclaim the principles Of popular sove.
reignty and earnestness!
Below we give list of the "terrfed"
Democratic Senators who voted to postpone
an expression of their principles We ask
tho National Democracy of California to
remember them, and when asked to endorse
them hereafter, point to the Senate journals
for proof Of their disregard Of d mocratic
principles and usages
Messrs. Anderson. Baker, Berry. Burch,
Chase, COULTER, Dickinson, Ferguson, of
Sierra Garter, Goodwin, Gregory, Hamm,
HART, Holden, johnson, of FL Dorado,
Ketchum. Lewis, Merritt. Maloney, Pacheco
Rogers, Taliaferro, Thom-23.
II will be observed that the Democratic
Senators from Butte and Plumas, care moth.
ing about the doctrine Unpopular sovereign.
ty. What does the Plumas argus think Of
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