The daily Butte record., 1858-08-30
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1t is well known that Gov. weller is frt-
rate Mt jokes. He seldom permits an o7P,r.
tunity to pass without irdulg;ng tlis ro.
pcnsity. Not long s.uce, in letter 40 n
friend in Ohio, he Informed the Blckeya
Democracy that " as a statesmau IN Ike no
difference between legal and moral treason ="
Meaning thereby ,that there was no d ference
between disobeying the laws of our country
and opposing the Kansas policy of the Al.
minisiration. A firstrate joke.
Well, the Governor has written to two or
three exKnow Nothing Lecomptonites of
Amador county. II that letter he put forth
the following Wcllerism:
"When our present patriotic Chief Mag
istrate The re appointed n brother Of the
Governor Post Master of San Franc~co1
made vigorous effort to expel the Kansas
question from our National Councils, aud
transfer it TO the pe, pie of the Territory
thousands who have heen with Us marched
boldly into The ranks of the Republicans,
aud are now found rallying under the Black
Flag"
Until reading the alb vc extract, we Ind
always supposed that Mr.. Buchanan urged
Lecompton upon the attention If Congress,
although his duty required no more of him
IN the case d keusas, than it did il the
cases Of Oregon and Minnesota, about which
lie never opened his patriotic head Wehal
supposed that he recommended Congress to
adopt tic Lecompton CONSTITUTE, II for the
people ci lnsas, in his annual messogc, c, and
and afterwards in special message. Blt
according to our JOKE cracking Governor,
VIC have been mistaken. The President dii
not recommend anything of the k.Al His
message and forts were all ii octcd t, keen
ing LocomPton out Of Congress, aul Is was
only through hi patriotic ard hcrcu'e, ,u cf
Is that the oussed thinG was def a,ed.
All the way in tie world hat the pt,iot.c
Chief Executive could overawe Calh uu and
Henderson, and give the people Ct Kansas an
opportunity to vote on the l. con pton Con-
was to otlcr them % cerjaiu amount
of land il they wou Il 0csett It LecomLtou
aud come into the Uuioti But for the las-
=
Jack Henderson would have d. tloycd tie
American Union! But cur vie and utr-
otto President, James Buc. auGn, was tou1d
equal TO the emergency. and saved tue Uuiou,
after the National Democratic Platform had
proved wholly INADEQUATE the task. although
1t co-t quarter ,fa million acres of laud
and several Salt Springs.
We had supposed, too, until We persuel
the letter of Governor Weller, that those
who reiterated the Cincinnati Platform, and
insisted upon tie rights Of the people TO
adopt or reject their own Constitution, were
adAeriug to sound national princi pcs, bat
Gov. Weller says they are IN ." the ranks Of
the Republicans, and are now found rallyns |
under the Black Flog." This is n magnificent
"eilerism' but we would quietly demonstrate
against the Preparation of many such lest
his Gubernatorial eye. balls should be scare
as with red hot iron. and his hand refuse to
execute the bidding Of his brain Here is
one of his very last:
I'VE can only maintan our identity as
n"'ioha' party by rallying around the Adj
n'his'ratlon party We spoke into existence"
No matter what principles the Admistra-
ton may adopt or repudiate, there is no
Democracy, according to this Welerism OF
our Governor. but in adhering to the Admin
istration. That is an explanation Of Dem
ocracy that cannot be accepted without some
reflection Those who have been Democrats
from principle will hesitate before subscrib-
ing to such Democracy. and those who be-
feve in the capacity Of the people for self
government will never consent to follow in
The lead Of men who refuse to recognize the
principles upon which they were chosen to
places Of trust and honor. The political and
personal friends of Governor Weller can only
regard this letter as having sunk its author
10 the lowest and vilest sinks Of political
slsehood and corruption.