The weekly Butte record., 1858-12-18
Political Inconsistencies.

anu INSTRUCTIVE age we are pei tinieeeu "
look upon wonders in science, art and politics,
such as we're never dreamed of in the philoso-
ply of our worthy ancestors. We have been /
INDUCED in sight at wondrously beautiful
heavenly body, the former appearance and ef-
fects of which are noted among the archives
of a generation living and acting long before
this great nation of ours had being. We
are reaping the benefits of scientific discover
les peculiar to our own day and generation.
We are delighted with the productions of arts
unknown in even recently by-gone years. hs
signaliy as we are favored with an experience
IN all these phrasts of art, science ant irature,
no less sigiualy are we distinguished as actors
III an age of great and Astounding nconsisten-
cies. To Inconsistencies iu politicians We have
especial reference. Such an era in politics has
been unknown to the Auglo-Saxon race since
the turbulent times of the Staarts. Since
james the Second surrounded himself with
eu.alstors Of Polonius, never have men wit
messed such remarkably rapil changes in the
course of political expounders as have per-
! picked and astoniShed the watchers Of these
latter times.
We will endeavor to exemplify. Without
going through rehearsal of the great politi-
cal events which have transpired within the
past few years, let us contemplate the anomal-
ous conditions of things political as they now
exist. We cannot in any better way illustrate
what we have limited at than by addressing
ourselves 20 the position now occupied by Ger
tain nominal Democrats toward Senator Doug
las.
In view of the fact that Douglas has tri
umphed in his late contest, over the sectional
lists arrayed against him, and still continuing
to believe him to be t, great exponent of the
most vital principle of Democracy, the firm
adhcrants to the doctrine of Popular Sover-
eighty (divested of all stumbling tcchnicalitiesl
have rejoiced. These rejoicings have been
called forth because Douglas won his victory
/ lighting with the accepted weapons of Democ-
racv. Exultations have gone forth from the
/ lips of national men because Douglas gained
his triumph clothed in the panoply of conser
vatism. Against the position from which he
waged war against the Black Republicans, not
even the iercest of Lecomptonites presume to
array themselves. Yet do we find these fol-
lowers of Administrative dcta, still ininical
to the author of the Kansas Nebraska act
and even ready to cavil at those who rejoice
at his successful vindicaton Of the Democrat
ic creed. The rejoicings of Mr.. Douglas
friends are falsely construed into civilizations
over the Republican triumphs. Fault is found
with Anti-Lecompton electors because their
joy at the Illinois victory is not more than
counterbalanced by their grief over the results
IN the other northern States. Because Penn
sylvania was driven from her fealty to Demo-
cratic principles by the insane and oppressive
course of the Administration, because MasSa
chusetts New York, Ohio, Michigan and
Maine have not been redeemed from Republi-
canism, we are told by men and journals pro-
Tossing the most ardent attachment to Popular
Sovereignty, that our glad shouts over the
triumph of the Little Giant are ill-timed
They check our ebullitions of joy as serious
ly disposed person would checA demonstrations
Of levty at funeral ceremony. They would
teach us forsooth, that it is the province of the
Democratic party 10 bewail its msfortunes
rather tbaa to exalt over its victories.
But while thus giving vent to their i'll na-
ture awakened by Douglas success. they are
careful to avoid their old hints and declara-
tions of his apostacy Those among the ad-
herants of Lecompton who since his triumph
have not hypc critically avowed their gratif-
cation at his success, have been careful to
speak of him as one who though having erred
did so honestly and now having successfully
fought Black RepubIicanism, may become
worthy to be again receivid into the Demo-
cratic fold. In this spirit, the Nevada Ma
tionol, persistent follower OF the Presidents
course. says.
We are not in favor of Mr. Douglas. We
have and shall oppose his position on the Kan.
sas Question. But should the Democratic
party nominate him, in 1860, believing that he
is the only national man who can be elected to
the Presidency, the petty differences on the
Kansas question which recently split the Dem
ocratic party, could not, with any propriety
whatever, be urged by any man who has the
least claim to patriotism.
The latter paragraph of the above sounds
fairly enough but if there is valid reason
why the National should not be "in favor of
Senator Douglas" if his position on the Kan
sas question was wrong, that latter para
graph is an unworthy declaration. For in
our own case, should an avowed Lecomptonite
be nominated by all the conventions that could
be get together, We could not, in concience,
vote for him. And if Lccomptonism is Iight,
Mr.. Douglas position is radically wrong.