The daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-187?, 1858-06-16
Fifiy-FOur Forty.

In noticing the sectional boast oil |
Senator Hammond, on yesterday, we
reverted to the democratic platform for
the campaign Of 1914, and showed that
it had been abandoned after the acqui-
sition of Texas, and also gave a list OF
Senators voting for the democratic plat
form and to maintain our right to the
whole Of Oregon. The vote, recon-
mcnding the acceptance Of the line of
forty-nine, shows that every southern
Senator voted to surrender Oregon,
after Texas had been annexed, to-
getber with the opposition Senators
from the northern States, who appear
to have regarded it merely asa ''loco-
foco" measure. Should the country
thus surrendered realize the cxpccta-
tons Of the thousands who are now
rushing thither, even Senator Ham
mond may be willing to admit that it
would have been preferable to have re-
NAMED upon the platform Of the party
as erected in Baltimore. In any event
the boast is exceedingly ill-timed, TAX
en- in connection with recent events
and those that are now transporting, pro-
claiming as it does the dishonor of the
section represented by the gentleman
Of "mudsill" notoriety, and may be
the means of inducing the people here
after to support those, and those
only, who are national in their off.
cial sentiments as well as at the
hastings. The national democracy ac-
quired Texas-thc south surrendered
"fifty-four forty"
The adherence of General Cass to
the doctrine avowcd by the convention,
of 1914, caused his defeat for the
Presidency in 1913. This will not be
denied by those who are familiar with
the political history of that period. --
Cass was tho able advocate Of the doc.
, trincs cnunciatcd by the convention o.
IA. Mr.. Van Buren, desired a re.
nomination for President, but unfortu
natcly for himself, took decided ground,
against the annexation of Texas, which
had the effect Of bringing General Gas:
, prominently before the National Con
vention. The unanimous South ant
= divided North united upon Mr. Polk
His administration was brilliant anC
! prosperous, dimmed only by singh
Difference to the opinion of the Senate
Van Buren, attributed his defeat t,
Gen. Cass, and when in 1913, the lat
ter became the Democratic nominee 70
4 President, he was defeated by tn
p trcachcry of the former. The fact tina
Q his opponent was a Southern man ma,
8 have had no influence upon the result
y but the boast of Senator Harmon,
s would seem to imply such an inference
: Certain it is that, in adhering to tn,
+. democratic platform and sustaining tn
c right of the nation to the whole of Ore
gon up to "fifty-four forty,' he foun,
himself at the head Of small, yer,
!, small minority Of a Democratic Senate
The extent of the influence to b,
;. felt by the discovery of gold in tn,
surrendered country, remains to b
seen. The immigration now leavini
|, California for that region, shows tina
= the "British have got us''--a capitula
. ton that never could have occurre
. had the democratic platform been ad
u hered to. Let us make no more sec
/ tional boasts, but gathering lessons {
9 wisdom from the past, carry out in goo
70 faith the pledges voluntarily given
o tho whole country