The daily Butte record., 1858-05-07
ALs.son TO Dictation.

and attempt to control the masses by
imperious and overbeariug dictation.
We trust they will heed the lesson.
Wise counsels, governed by principles
and promulgated in copciliatory and
directory tone, instead Of mandatory,
as now attempted by sectional Lccomp-
topism, has heretofore given success to
the Democratic party. The right to
create party tests has heretofore rested
with, and been exercised by. the mass
of the party. No measure or principle
could be styled a Democratic one, no
matter with whom it originated, until
it had received the Endorsement of the
party in its primary capacity The
attempt Of self-constitutcd leaders, to
rcpudiate the people (the national Dem.
ocratic doctrine Of Popular Sovereign
ty) and dictate party tests, has re-
ceived an indignant and overwhelming,
but just and mcritcd rebuke.
The issue in Sacramento city and
county, was forced by the sectional Lc-
comptonites. Their chief organ in that
city, on the eve of the assembling of
the convention, proclaimed that the
tissue must be met" and boldly avow-
ed the determination to bolt ticket un-
less Lecomptonists were nominated
BY the aid of secret caucus, they
presented Lecompton ticket-paying
but little attention to the former politics
of the men placed upon it, one Of them
having been the Know Nothing candi-
date for Sheriff Of that county at the
last general election. The ticket plac
cd in opposition to this Lecomptonite
concern, was composed Of popular sovc-
reignty Democrats, acknowledged to be
such by one OF the Lecompton organs
Of that city, with single exception
The issue thus made, and tho Lecomp-
ton ticket had all the Federal assist
ancc that could be concentrated at the
State capitol, resulted in the triumph
Of the Popular sovereignty Democratic
ticket by majority of eighteen hun
, dred
In their chagrin and imbecility at
this overwhelming defeat and repudia-
5 ton Of their course, the Lecomptonites
can only give utterance to the insane
cry of "Republicanism." To demon
stratc the absurdity Of this charge, it
need only DO mentioned that, the last
. two or three elections show the average
Republican strength in that county 10
be about seven hundred votes. The
full strength of the Republican party oI
8 that county may, therefore, (suppos'
a ing it to have been cast for the Demo
> cratic ticket,) be deducted fom the
majority and counted in favor o.
the Lecempton swindlcrs' ticket, auC
the Popular Sovereignty Democracy
would still be triumphant. And this
Q result demonstrates the correctness O
0 the position we have heretofore assum
ed that, tho National Democratic prin.
!, ciple of popular sovereignty would tri
:. umph over the combined forces of sec
: tional Ropublicanism and sectional Le
1t comptonism, should they choose tc
b unite in opposition to it. Those whc
- y come up in good faith on that plank o
the Cincinnati platform, and refuse a
the bidding Of sectional Lecomptonisn
= to denounce laboring, but free and in
;. tclligent American citizens as tn,
!. "Mud sills' Of Society, are Nationa
Democrats good and true.
:. The principle must triumph at the
). ballot-box, when trickery and fraud
.. and corruption are resorted to for tn,
q purpose Of defeating its operations else
'. " where. Free and intelligent American
= = citizens will not approach the sacrec
"a palladium Of their liberties to deposit
i! sovereign ballot that degrades them
and assigns them position as the "mu'
), sills Of society"
?. Let the people arouse in their pri
&c mary capacityand repel the insulting
degrading doctrine of Lecomptonism
a | Let ihem rnnndintn tho cnnfemn ntihl