The daily Butte record., 1858-08-19
VIM. English a nd the English BIZ.

The ignorance Of the leading European
journals on many promn ent points # Amer
ican poliiy has b. en- often noticed. We have
now to record another very singular in
stance Several Of tie London newspapers,
and Mt least two or three Parisihn eontem-
poraries, haze been discussing that peculiar
enactment of the Inst Crngress, commonly
Known ms the English Bi l.. In happy ig
nornnce Of h. fact thrt this measure, such
as il is, owe. its title 10 the remarkable leg
slator on whom that pre- ious statute Is gen
orally affiliated, certain London and P'ri'
editors seriously assume that il is nm IL %
lish' bill, simply and solely because it emoO-
dies Engluh prir G. ie-
They ateue, therefore. that the American
legislature, having adopted the rrinciple Of
retistauce TO Popular T. vercisn'y which
principle is the key. y.stone t. all An1lctn
| legis a n-th,r,hv abandon what is the
very life and soul Of true Democratic action
/ And thus while We, on our -ile of the At
| lnntic, are coneratu'nting L gtnnd on grad
! ually ass'mil'tiug her in tltutions to our
/ own, foreign urnnlsts arc foasting Of the
! change vhicn has passed over the spirit OF
our dream, aud saying in n very cXu!tant
tone, "See here! the United states have viz
tualv relinqui-hed the old 'Vux p,ru'i,
vox De- pin eli l.. for they mniutan, an /
they enact, rh Popular Severe gnty oug t
to be shelvod in the instance OF Kansas, and
that the few in that inc plent State shall
dictate ag inst the pop lar Will, to the iu-
dIgnant and Democratic Many.
But While the Engj AMI French journ-
Mi IS thus overlooked the fact hat the man
E>GLIsH named the measure, it hapIens
that they are right in the main-fJr, how
ever it be named, the degrading fact is that
the 6iH is essentially Brttish n rs princi-
pie aHd as bra ing. 1t is precisely such
| as Lord CAsrLEBEAGH, in the most rampant
days OF his most Iutolernnt Toryism, would
! have forced British Par rIiament 10 adopt 80
such az Lord DbRBY, the leader of The more
liberal tories OF the present day, wUuld nev
er have dared 10 propose. Tue ahludon-
\ mcnt ct the fun Democratic principle OF
| Popular Sovereignty IS suited, Nj tins mo-
ment, not 10 the atmosphere Of Washing ton,
but to he nominal leg :sHturcs, such rs Ma
PoLt ON has Mt France and King BoMBA at
! Nap --lcgislatutes which really have no
power Of tree Thought or OF free actiu n, and
must onlyrecord and formally ndvancc, mea-
sute- spiinging from the bitraty VIII If
| il tluencluE ana dictauug p1wer. Yes, the
toreign urnals are right, That bill wh ch
gives vitality to anti .iopu,ar lriuc,ple Is
indeed thorouIhly ERgfNh in lee.iug as ii
| 10 III udiHt'- VHtU ftSN
Has A TIEAb. --"1he Administration tick
ct presented t. the State has head. Jo-
s,ph q Baldwin has long been eminent AS
lawye Shasta HtVHbttcdn
Hdmiet There's another: Why may not
that be the skull Of n lawyer Where b.
his quiddits now, his quilts, his cases, hi-
tehutes aud his tricks why d cs he suff r
this rude kuave now to knock him about the
sconce vi h II dirty shovel, and will not tell
hIm # his action OF battery? iiumph This
fellow might be ins time e eat buyer OF
land, with his statutes, his recoguizances.
his fnes, his double vouchers, his rec ".
cries Is this the hue Of his fines. and the
recovery Of his rccoveries, t. have his fac
pnte iulI Of fine dirt will hi vouchers
vouch him no moro OF his pun chases. aud
double ones too than the length and breadth
Of pair OF lndeuturcs Tue very convey
ances oi his lands will hard y lie i, this
box ; and must tue lnheritor have no more
hai
Her. Not n jot more, my lord.
Hdmie! Is hot parchment made Of sheep
skins
Hor. Ay, my lord, and of calves skins
too.
Hamlet They arc sheep and calves which
seek out assurance in that