The daily Butte record., 1858-06-07
"A Friendly Word'.--Reasons for the
Faith Within Us.

for the party. The Express was op-
posed to the Lecompton policy of the
administration, but accepts of the En-
glish bill as, not coming up to the dem
ocratic standard OF popular sovereignty,
but something upon which democrats
should unite. To enable them to do so
he would have them blot from their
memories the Lecompton swindle, the
Infamous sire of the English juggle, and
accept Of its provisions for popular
sovereignty. We cannot do it. 1t is
surrenderinga principle to keep men
in the party who are opposed to its
principles. We care nothing for such
Democrats. They are nuisance to
the good old principle-loving party, and
if they cannot remain in it upon prin-
ciple, it is better for them to 90 out.
They should not be permitted to cor.
rupt the party, neither should the party
abandon its principles for their accom-
modation. The party cannot do it if
they would. The principle is correct
national doctrine, and will succeed in
opposition to any party that may unite
upon the miserable subtcrfuge of the
conference committee. Others may
take different view Of it, from equally
honest and conscientious motives. We
know the Editor of the Express to be
thus guided, and hence Ito us) the
strange Inconsistency of his course the
ardent support of popular sovereignty,
and the equally ardent endorsement of
those who have shown themselves OPP
posed to the doctrine, and have refused
to carry it out.
The English bill differs from all other
compromises which mark the history of
Congress in this Other compromises
have partially recognized the just and
national principles which the democracy
were laboring to establish but this
one surrenders, or-according to the
Express ss-partially surrenders just
and national principle, firmly estab-
lished by the Democracy and accepted
by the people. We cannot consent to
support such a measure without inquir-
ing into tho causes of its origin. The
bitter and rancorous feelings which
are to be allaycl by uniting upon this
miserable mockery of Democracy were
occasioned by an abandonment of DEM
ocratic principles, as admitted by the
Express. To support. it, is to say to
either section ofthe Union that may be
opposed to the national principles of
the party--"Abandon those principles,
distract the government and country
with sectional agitation, and do away
with tho agitation your unprincipled
conduct has occasionod by the intro
duction Of anything that can be tor
turod into compromise the party
will not sustain you in abandoning its
principles, but will support anything
! in the shape ofa compromise that may
result from your recrcancy. Is il
possible to imagine position more abb
surd ? Should Democrats hold their
principles and political faith thus light
4 ly, to become the sport Of sectional IA
natics
The endorsement of the English bill
as the democratic doctrine Of popular
sovereignty, is to sanction the renewal
of the contract with the Pacific Mail
5. 5. Company recommended by the
/ Cabinet, and 10 burden California with
that powerful and soullcss monopoly,
which has already retarded our ad-
vancemont as State too long--its en-
, dorsement is to sanction the defeat oi
the Pacific railroad bill--its endorse,
ment is an approval of those who have
favored Lecomptonism, and a rcpudia-
tion of those who have nobly and firmly
struggled to maintain the Democratic
} doctrine of popular sovereignty. Many
ofits advocates in California--all We
believe except the Exprcss--demand
|, the renudiation of the nonular soye-