The daily Butte record., 1858-02-08
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ciple, and who were Democrats from love Of
Office or from desire to follow the lead Of
those in authority. The same test will also
show whether the Democratic party is one
Of principle after they have secured power,
as well as while pleading their cause before
an intelligent people. We have believed the
Democracy to be party of principle. and
know that their doctrines could be advocat-
ed by national men in the South as we'll rs
by national men in the North. This profes.
sion of just principles enabled the party to
carry both Northern and Southern States :;
whilst their most formidable opponents could
not muster corporals guard south of Ma
son and Dickson's Line. To show how the
Democracy of the Southern States under
stood the principles Of the party, both be-
fore and after the election, we make the fol-
lowing extract from the Richmond Enguir-
er Of OCT 9th. The article from which it
is taken was in reply to Senator Mason's
proposition (snce adopted by the Admins.
tration) to admit Kansas under the Lecomp.
ton Constitution, and is our understanding
Of National Democratic doctrines precisely.
1t was so understood and accepted by the
Democracy Of the Northern States. The
article was headed-"Kansas Affairs-South
ern Democratic Sentiment :"
We are opposed to the adoption even OF n
pro-slavefy constitution in opposition to the
wishes of a majority of the voters in Kan
sas. When such an issue is presented. we
do not hesitate TO meet it fearlessly, and
submit it foiriy to the honest judgement of
the southern people. An opposite course
would display n want of foresight as we'll as
Of candor. We call the attention Of our
readers to communication published in our
issue to-day. II it be true that the lump
vote" Of the Territory is anti.slavery, and
that the convention has been elected by lit
tic moro than one-sixth of tho people of
Kansas, (since it is asserted that less than
one.third voted in the election of the dele
gates,) what possible benefit could result to
the slaveholding interest from an attempt
on the part Of the convention, aided by
Congress, to wrest the constitution from the
hands of the people, Nothing is more evil
dent than the fact that, if majority of the
people Of Kansas are unwilling to adopt n
pr0-slavery constitution, it ,ciU be impossi-
Bile for Congress to render Kansas a stare
State. IL admitted under n pro slavery
constitution, that constitution would only
remain in forco until new constitutional
conven ton could be convened in the State,
its labors completed, and new anti slavery
constitution adopted. This would not be the
only result A fierce Congressional strug-
gle wbuld be the mans Of imposing, for few
months only, pro-slavery constitution on
an antislavery people in which struggle it
would DC urged that tho democratic party
and the whole South had united to disregard
the letter and spirit of the Kansas act, and
the black republican party would WELD the
moral force attaching to the advocacy of the
principles of popular sovereignty .Agitd-
ton ,couid rage ten .foh ferser than erer
before. New means for the transportation
Of emigrants would overflow the Territory
Of New Mexico, which now promises fair to
become a slave State, with Black republican
emissaries. 1t would be heralded far and
near that the great principles Of the right
Of the people to decide the Question of slave.
ry for themselves had been ignored by the
democratic party--that fraud had been re-
sorted to, to shuttle in pro-slaeery consti.
tuition for Kansas. Counter efforts of force
and fraud would prevail in each of our Ter
ritories, until it would become folly for
STAKEHOLDER in q southern State to remove
his property from secure protection at home
to u theatre Of angry contention Thus
southern interest. and all the prestige Of
southern power, would be sacrificed to make
political capital for few destructionists,
and abolitionism would receive bountiful
supply of that agitation upon which alone it
subsists.
After the Presidents message had made
its appearance. the Enquirer dropped its
Democracy and yielded its support to mi
nority constitution, as follows:
The peace Of the country. the patriotic
sentiment of the masses, demand that Kan
sas be at once bc admitted Us State. We
doubt not that the excitement will be kept
up in the new State by artful demagogues
and mercenary conspirators-but We wish
tho agitation to be confined to the particu-
lar region and not to spread its deeterous
influence over the States of the Union, that
would be as highly blessed, but for the in.
tense sectional fury which the Kansas i'm
broglio has given rise to.
The Enquirer now feels no compunctions
Of conscience, in adopting policy that must
inevitably destroy the Democracy of the
Northern States. 1t is only when their aid
is required to furnish the control of affairs
that the Enquirer advocates National Dem
ocratc principles That is what we call Gu
taneous Democracy. Before we would ex-
hibit such puslanimous treachery to ra.
tional principles and professions, we would
surrender all claims to the right Of free
American citizen. and become the pampered
lacquey Of corrupt court.
BOARD OF TRUsrEEs.-This board will
meet tonight. We trust that among other