The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-30
The Democratic Sentiment.

The toadFlng, disgusting recreants to principle,
who control the Lecompton press of California,
denounce Douglas as Black Republican. short
time since they avowed themselves the friends OF
the Illinois Senator. and called upon those who
would sustain him to vote the Lecompton ticket.
The election is over now and the lying horde of
hypocrjtes-tbe nFad ad-Iah-deens'' OF Federal power
are using their endeavors to defeat the Democracy
of the northwest, and turn them over prey to
their sectional enemies. The vile and disgusting
courtiers-recreants to principle and shameless IL
bels upon political manhood ''By Authority at
the head of their columns may prevent them from
sinking beneath their own contempt, but cannot
shield them from the their treachery deserves
Regarding Douglas adhesion to Democratic princi-
pies as causing the defeat of the Lecompton con-
stitution, they would avenge themselves by his de-
feat, though they destroyed the Democratic party.
1t some satisfaction to know that the course of
the lying and treacherous Lecompton press of Cali
iorna Is not sustained by the press Of other Sates
They stand alone in their infamy-the base minions
Of an ignobe vengeance.
But enough of the Lecompton press of California.
The following extracts from the leading Democratic
papers of the Union, will show how the Democracy
purpose of showing our readers that the national
sentiment everywhere is with Douglas and opposed
to the Lecompton allies of Republicanism in nli-
nois. The following extract from that old and
staunch Democratic paper, the Richmond Enquirer
indicates the will of the Democracy of Old Virginia
on the contest in Illinois. The Enquirer is one of
the Oldest Democratic papers in the United States,
having been established long before the conductors
OF the Lecompton press out of their swaddling
clothes Indeed the greater portion of those in
California have ever been the determined opponents
of Democratic principles. But to the Democratic
sentiment The Richmond Enquirer says:
"We hold now as we have from the beginning of
the contest in Illinois, that Senator Douglas is do
ing more than any other northern man for the vim
dcation OF the constitutional rights of the South
We prefer him, not only before a Black Republican
candidate. but before any other Democrat for the
position of Senator from Illinois. We fully endorse
his position with regard to the insuflicency of ex
istng Federal legislation for the protection of the
constitutional rights of the South and we appreci-
ate very highly his able efforts to impress this truth
on the minds ofthe people,
The Memphis, Tennessee, Appeal says of the
contest in Illinois:
at is a contest of vital Importance to the Demo-
cratic party for if that party should lose Pennsyl
yanla and Illinois, it would in all probability be nm
able to elect its candidate in the next Presidential
contest 1t is contest in which all national men
should feel Interested
The New Orleans Bee says:
"Winess the reckless, unjustiffabIe and nnnar
donabe aussaults upon Douglas. Such moon stInck
madness, such desperate attempts at political sui
clde are almost inconceivabie. The Democracy are
not suflc emily enyirOned with peril but they mnst
wantonly court irreparable destruction Snpncse
Douglas is defeated, what becomes of the Illinois
democracy. aye, and of that immense mass of
democrats IN Indiana, Pennsylvania New jersey
&C., who think with him!r
The New Orleans True Delta referring to Mr.
Douglas efforts in Illinois, says:
"The principles enunciated by him in his almost
daily speeches to the people of that State are such
as to form the political creed of the Democratic
party.
This hostility begins to be regarded as the off.
spring OF personal vindictveneSs that is willing
to sacrifice the integrity of the Democratic party
and ITS hopes OF future success to the defeat and
Illumination OF great Democratic states Amonp
the possibilities resulting from this most STRANGE
and unnatural wal upon the Little Giant is this
that whether victorious vanqushed in the present
struggle, he must necessarily rise above adverse
circumstances which surround him and fulfill tho
specuatons here and there uttered of his heinz in
1850, either the candidate of the Democratic marty
OF the Union, or that branch of it which includes
the western States-yet few witess, bigoted or
recklessly malicious Democratic organs are doing
their best worst-which is fortunately little t9
elect the Republican Lincoln over Douglas an oh
Ject OF obloqny both in the north and the south So
mnch malignlty and so much stupidity, are rarely
eXampled in the pnnals of politics. But such ma
ignity Is rendered harmless by such stupidity; that
Is some consolation"
The Portsmouth (va) Transcript says:
We are very anxions to witness the defeat of Re-
publcanism in Illinois, by honest means for if is
Impossible not to that its triumph will exercise
no small influence on northern public sentiment
Between the most prominent of the asprants for the
vacant Senatorship, no true Democrat can hesitate
in choosing.
One effect of the overthrow of Douglas will he to
estrange the two branches of the Democracy in
liholS, SO that the restoration TO harmony will be
almost an impossibity. The dsaffected it NAV
reasonably be anticipated, will spread to other
States and 1t is by no means improbable that the
breach may become general enough to seriously in
terfere with the chances of successful campaipn
against Repubcanisn in the next Presidential
contest
The New Hampshire Patriot Democratic pa
per established by Isaac HILL and firm supporter
of Andrew Jackson speaks as follows:
The speeches of Judge Douglas in his discussion
with Lincoln, have the old fashioned Democratic
ring about them which of yore characterized his
efforts Lincoln is like flaming tow in his hands
he melts dissolyes, yanishes. The contrast be-
tween the speeches of the two men is so great he
sinks out of sight. Even if his party sncceeeds in
securing the next Legislature of Illinois, we do not
beheVe 1t viii elect him Senator. Entering the
canvass with Judge Douglas was feio de Sc and the
Jndge has only furnished the weapons to his hand
and perhaps driven him to use theIn.''
These maybe regarded as the National Demo.
cratic sentiments of the country and are strange
contrast with the vindictive and false denuncatons
OF the Leeompton press of California, the three
principal ones of which are conducted by ex-Know
Nothings, who doubtless, remember the blows the
Illinois Senator administered their wig-wams in
Gays OF yore The Democratic party will yet re-
main true TO their principles and refuse to be led
after strange gods by the jack olantern lights of
Lecomptonism.
The PLACERvILLE RoUTE.-The Sacramento
tnion thinks the petitions to reduce the time for
delivery OF the mails between St Joseph and Plac
eryile, ought to be circulated in all the northern
counties. The advocates of the Kirk imposition
route Though Placervie should not think Of doing