The Shasta courier., 1858-03-20
COURIER.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1858
Tn. Assembly K.ns.. Re.ol ution..

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Garter replied. Since then other Senators have
delivered speeches for and against, and we pre-
sumo, before vote is taken, every member will
have "de6ned his position" on the question at
issue.
We will not say the speech of Mr.. Ferguson is
unanswerable, although man must be imbe-
cile who can honestly say that, so far as Mr..
Garters reply is concerned, it is answered. One
might as well say that Douglass speech in the U.
s. Senate was answered by Bigler. And here
permit US to remark that we are pleased that so
large a number of Democratic Senators, who a
few weeks ago postponed resolutions upon this
subject to the 27th March-virtually an indei-
mite postponement-have since been sufficiently
Uniformed to be able now to act upon this ques-
1 with bravery and fearlessness. 1t is de-
S.ghtful to know that they have not " waited for
the next steamer in vain.
The speeches of course are too rolumnous
for publication in our paper. We merely allude
to them now, because our Senator has intima-
ted that certain Democrats are to be regarded
with suspicion, who do not agree with the posi-
tion which he has, after repeatedly " waiting for
the arrival of the next steamer" deemed it ex-
pedient and safe to pursue.
Our readers will remember that we have al
ways held that this whole question was ques-
ton more of policy than principle and that there
fore it could be no test of a mans Democracy.
Mr. Garter himself starts out and winds up with
similar sediments, and yet, strange to say, the
belly of his speech is filled with sentiments di-
recty opposite. In the beginning of his har-
angue he says:
"But, while ne believed Judge Douglas to be
in the wrong, he did not believe that he he had
differed with the President upon a matter of
principle"
Again:
"But the whole question was one of policy and
apedieney"
Toward the end of bis speech he says.
"All have found since the rubbish in which
this question is involved has been cleared away,
Is difference of opinion among Democrats of
equal abilities and patriotism. 1t is a naked
question of policy, which can be determined
without compromising the principles of the
party"
These are genuine Democratic sentiments, and
the great wonder with is, how a man could
utter them after having intimated that those who
took the opposite side of this " naked question
of policy" from that sustained by him, Z" legti-
mately belong to the side opposed to the De-
mocratic party. We quote as follows from the
Unions report of Mr. Garter's effort
"When new fedged Democrats, scarcely yet
warm in their seats not year in the party under
take to read us political lectures upon the sub
ject of Democracy when hippant and eloquent
orators undertake to read homies 10 the fathers
OF Democracy, whose hairs have grown grey in
the service of their country, whose best efforts
have been put forth to sastain the Democratic
party, it sounds indeed strangely to me. But
whilst listening to such efforts of the opposition
we should consider from what source all their
thunder comes. The gentleman to whom we
have just listened, and who has poured out his
eloquence against the Democratic party and its
defenders, has not himself (he believed) been in
the ranks of the party yet quite year. The
evidence which he has adduced upon this sub
ject, it must be confessed came from rather
suspicious How ought such evidence
and arguments to weigh against those cf men
and statesmen in the service of the Democratic
party and the country? When the gentleman
has shown that be has been consistent from the
commencement of his political course as others
have been since the first vote they ever cast for
President of the United States, over twenty-five
years ago, the argu ncnts which he uses will
have and should have more force. But let the
people not be deceived by the action which GER
tain politicians have already taken, and others
the feared) are intending to pursue, with refer
snce to the Administration. We shall soon see
all these exponents in that company which they
seem to be SO anxiously seeking and to which
they legitimately belong All those who have
not been with Us in the trying times of the De-
mocratc party will seek the opposition side as
naturally as water seeks its proper level Wings,
Americans, and all politicians of every stripe
will return to the fold from whence they
came"
This fling at Mr. Ferguson a new " f1edged
Democrat is no argument. If it was, however,
would recoil with tremendous effect upon the
head of Mr.. Garter himself. Mr. Ferguson op-
posed the Democratic party at but one election,
that of 1855. Mr.. Garter opposed the leading
portion Of our County Democratic ticket at one
election, that Of lS53-just two years previous.
If Mr.. Ferguson's Democracy is to be deemed
new because of his error in 1855, surely Mr.
Garters cannot be deemed very old in the face
of his political delinquency in 1858. But says
Mr. Garter:
When the gentleman has shown that he has
been consistent from the commencement of his
political course Others hare been since the first
cote they Gust for President of the United States.
orer t'centy. FIRE yeurs ago the arguments which
ne uses will have and should have more force
Passing over the absurdity Of the assumption
that the force of an argument is dependent upon
the previous course Of him who uses it, we beg
leave to intimate that Mr. Garter seems to have
forgotten some portion of his political eeusse in
asserting, as we understand him, that he has
been guilty of no political faltering, or rather no
ignoring of party fealty since he cast his frs,
vote for President, over twenty-five wears ago
As he has So unceremoniously classed US. and
hundreds Of other consistent Democrats who
were fighting for the Democracy of this County
when he was fighting against it, with the Repub-
icanss we shall take the liberty to enquire
whether or no his past course has been so per-
fectly immaculate he would have the country
believe-and whether or no he is a remarkably
proper man to pronounce judgment upon our
Democracy and that of hundreds of others Of
his constituents who do not approve the Presi-
dents Eansas policy. We are actuated BY no
personal feeling in making these enquiries. It