The daily Butte record., 1858-05-14
when PrincipIes Govern the Democra-
cy There Will be No Split.

and instead OF reading those who adj /
here to the doctrine Of Popular Sove-
regnty out OF the Democratic party,
appear to be anxious that the party
should harmonize, and in the pride Of
It's strength, 60 on 'conquering and to
conquer" We are glad to- see them
returning 20 their senses, and will not
be more uncharitable than to merely in
innate that, this change may have
been occasIoned by the result Of the
recent municipal elections, and the de-
feat of Lecompton in Congress. 1t is
astonis ing how sound drubbing moli-
fies the dictatorial feelings Of political
Office hunting and toadying scalawags.
Whatever may have caused it, however,
we are pleased TO sec their conciliatory
tone, and trust that they will not again
attempt an imperious and offensive die
tation that requires intelligent and pat
riotic Democrats, to abandon the fun
damenial principles Of their govern
ment.
If the experience Of the Democracy
in the past few months proves anything,
it proves that the Democratic principle
of Popular Sovereignty is the element
OF success to whatever party shall in
scribe it upon its banners and carry it
out in good faith. And the result fur
ther demonstrates that, the cajolery
and chicancry Of political quacks, in
in doctoring and packing conventions,
cannot destroy it. This is an admoni-
ton which the Democratic party, in
forming their State Convention, cannot
and must not disregard. We do not
say this in dictatorial or boastful
sense. We would sec the party united
harmonious and triumphant and it can
only be effected upon principles as
broad as the Union, and upon which
Democrats, in every section, nook and
corner of our glorious confederacy can
stand, and proclaim themselves men
and f'eemen, "Asking nothing bu,
what is what is right, and submitting tc
nothing wrong"---thc invineiblc posi-
tion ofPopular Sovereignty.
The impotent attempt to dictate to
the Democratic party, is ONLY edualled
by the absurdity Of its accompanying
and imbecilc bluster that, the party
had become too numerous, The cob,
webs occasioning these delusions have
been swept away. Those who imagin-
cd themselves the Democratic party
and spurncd its platform and its prn
ciplcs, have felt an inkling of their owr
insigniGcancc, and experienced real
izing sense of the fact that, the plat.
form they had abandoned was create,
than they. The Lecompton party a
the recent election in Sacramento was
VIC imagine, sufficiently small to satisfy
the proscriptionists that there is a po
tency in principle more powerful than
arrogant and vehement dictation.
Let tho Democracy meet in Coavcn,
tion, re-ai6rm the platform adopted by
the National Democratic Convention
pprove the course of those who hav,
honestly and ftarcssly adhered to the
prime pies of the Democratic creed, aud
rebuke those who have repudiated
them. present men for the support OF
the party whose fidelity to its principles
cannot be impeached, and our union
aud success is certain. All the tri-
umphs of the party have been achieved
by an honest advocacy of correct prin-
ciples. No packed convention can
force the people to endorse those who
have been unfaithful to their profess
sions who have denied the sovereign
ty of the people and their right to gov
ern themselves. With correct prinoi>
pies and men to carry them out in good
faith, the party will be omnipotent ;
without them it will be like Lecompton
in Congress, and at the election in Sac
ramento. Let us act like Democrats,
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