The daily Butte record., 1858-06-28
Work at the Primary Election.

There seems to be sort of apathy
existing among the Democracy of this
county concerning the battle which is
about to take place between the follow
ers and advocates Of true Democratic
principles and those who, maddencd or
corrupted, have gone after that strong
est Of all strange Gods, Lecompton
No man who is acquainted with the
people Of this county can doubt for a
moment that the Lecomptonites do not
number as many as one in ten. There
are at the least calculation ten anti-Le-
compton Democrats in the county to
one backslider into Federalism, and
yet if these ten do not bcstir themselves
and ACT, they will learn, when it is too
late. that the "race is not always to the
swift nor the battle to the strong"
We have seen evidence Of the fact that
there are Lecomptonite emissares
among us. There are persons working
with their utmost ingenuity and ener-
gy to secure sufficient delegates to the
county convention TO give it a Lecomp-
ton complexion ; and they will sue.
cecd If those who should feel and evince
the greatest interest in the matter do
not buckle on their armor and turn out
at the Primary Elections and fight
with will.
We call upon Democrats in each pre-
cinct to make themselves interested in
this matter. Let no man be sent to
the County Convention as delegate or
be entrusted with proxy who is not
known to be sound on the Kansas
question. Designing politicians and
lukewarn friends Of the cause may cry
peace peace and sickle for what
they miscall "harmony" praying the
voters not to agltatc the question
talking 'expediency,' only to entrap The
unwary. The enemies Of Popular Sow.
ereignty, they of the stripe who in Plu-
mas county voted down the Cincinnati
Platform, are too well aware Of thC
of the views of the people to dare tC
urge their heretical sentiments, by
honest arguments, but, will seek by
trickery to secure what by an oper
course they know would be impossible
to accomplish. The Lccomptonitc
know the importance Of Primary elcc
tons, and at them their fight will b,
made. We say fight, we should sa,
strategy, for only by the vcriest necro
nancy can their object be attained, AM
they know it.
The party should remember tha
those who are to be elected at the pri
mary elections will choose the delegate
to the State Convention, and that bod
!, should reflect truly the wishes, senti
ments and views of the Democracy o
/. California should say openly and hon
estly without let or hindrance whethe
the party endorse the action of Mcssrs
i Brodcrick and McKibben in sustain
= ing the doctrines of tho Kansas Nc
: braska act, acknowledged as the pur
y democratic faith at Cincinnati in lS5t
or approve of the acts of Senator Gwi
in reference to the Lccompton Const
|. tuition, the Pacific Railroad Bill and tn
# Lime Point Swindle. The question
to be settled, (and no man in his sense
q can doubt that hundred "Englls
r bills smuggled through Congress woul
4 not settle the question OF the correc
: ness or incorectness of the position a
= sumcd by Mr.. Douglas) and il remaiI
with the "mud sills" TO settle it to su
themselves.
y OBITUARY. The Union Of Friday q,
: nounces the death of shc Sacramento State