The daily Butte record., 1858-03-03
national Democrnts.


National Democrats, which deprecates any
division that may occur from the difference OF
opinion concerning Kansas affairs. With all
due respect to the honest democracy of our
invaluable contemporary, we would suggest
that the National Democracy. and TOR that
matter, the entire American people, under.
stand what constitutes national principles
and National Democracy. They have been
taught by the Democratic party and accept
ed by the nation. The day Of compromises
has past, and in their stead has been estab.
l:shed the just principles of Popular Sove-
reignty." The Democracy repealed com.
promises, that "the vital principles of our
free institutions" might take their place,
and the sovereign people be governed as the
majority might choose.
1t was upon this just principle that the
Democracy triumphed in the election of Mr..
buchanan. Those who abandon that doc
trine, for sectional views and policy, alone
see the necessity for compromise of their
political principles. No man can be Ma.
tional Democrat, or is worthy of the name,
who would thrust his own prejudices upon
the people OF sovereign State, or compel
them to adopt such domestic institutions as
Federal Congress may desire. The broad
principle laid down by the Democracy, and
upon which they triumphed, recognizes the
right OF the people to govern themselves.
They have long denied that Congress had the
right to say that certain domestic institu-
tions should bc established or prohibited in
State, without the consent Of majority
of its citizens. Those who abandon that
doctrine are no longer National Democrats
but are traitors to their party, and to their
country--for the doctrine has been accepted
by the nation. The President and his cabi-
net abandon it, to force upon Kansas insti-
tutions that are repugnant to her people,
and a constitution which ne-third ofits leg.
islature can prevent n majority from amend
ing, and still imagine themselves National
Democrats, and have the hypocrisy to pro.
claim that they are governed by a sense of
their duty to their God and thcir country.
Had tho Executive chair been fled by u Ma
tional Democrat, instead of traitor to his
principles, the accepted doctrine of the Ma
ton would have been adhered to, and the
Lecompton oligarchy would have been re-
quired to submit their work to the sovereign
people for adoption or rejection, before pre-
senting it for the acceptance of Congress
National Democrats understand their du-
ty to their country and to the rulers of the
nation. They will not leave the National
platform of the party to assist those rulers
in perpetrating an act of oppression against
the sovereign people of sister State, or up !
hold Congress in violating the Constitution |
by the acceptance Of constitution for n
State, the provisions of which are forever
obligatory. The National Democracy indig !
nauty deny that they are bound to acqui
escc in whatever Congress may do, cor re.
bel against tho government OF orr country" "
They turn such philosophy over to plant
subjects who believe that "thc King can do |
no HARM They have way of dismissing
unprincipcd public servants, and turning
them over to the contempt and oblivion their
detection merits. The people are the gov.
ernmcnt. and Congressman who misrepre.
sent their constituents and violate the prin- |
cples of free government, prove themselves
rebels aud unfit to servo free people in any |
capacity.
There can be no division in tho Democratic |
ranks if they only adhere to their national
doctrines. Those who abandon the faith of
the party, must not expect the party to fol-
low them. The party is composed Of intel
ligent. thinking acting freemen, who adopt
views and doctrines because they believe
them to be right, and elect men rulers who
agree to be governed by those principles
This is the way the present administration
was established. aud should they now prove
rccreant to the doctrine they endorsed, and
crush the national and vital principle out of
the party that gave them power, let them
remain, drivellers upon the public stage,
without the confidence or respect of the
sovereign power, until the expiration OF
their constitutional terms. The Democracy
may learn lesson from their present
experience, and that is-that candidates
who lose their identity in platform. after
gaining power, may lose the platform in
contemplating their identity.
AN HONEST CONFESSION. The State