The daily Butte record., 1858-03-08
Sacramento Correspondence.

SACRAMENTO, March 4th, 1858.
EDITOR, BUTTE REcoRp.-This is the first
anniversary of the inauguration of Presi
dent. Buchanan, and as have heard his name
freely used recently. prior to and to-day, in
the Assembly, I feel at perfect liberty to
make the principal feature Of my celebration
thereof, few remarks on the subject Of Kan
sas, and the action Of the Assembly, Just had,
on that subject, in the shape Of a concurrent
resolution, the object and effect Of which is,
to endorse the administration. am very
credibly informed that only few weeks
ago, many Of the members who stand boldly
for the President, favored Douglass, and so
stated but since the arrival Of the last steam
er bearing news from the National Capitol,
"a change has come over the spirit of their
dreams" and they suddenly see, in every
preposterous suggestion and recommends
tion Of the administration. the brightest lu.
minares, to light Congress to proper set.
tlement of existing difficulties. Indeed am
told that had the vote been taken before the
arrival of the steamer, handsome majority
would have voted against instructions favor
ing the admission of Kansas, and the lie.
compton Constitution. But to-day, reso-
luton, (concurrent) favorable to the Le-
mpton-fve-- -years--slavery- Constitution,
and administratiOn-pet measure, was adop-
ted in the House, by Vote of about AZ to 8.
But said resolution has not yet passed the
Senate, "nor do know that it ever will"
for so far as l can discern, the Senate stands
nearly equally divided on that question. But
the friends of Douglas played it low down
and fine, for before noon Of to-day, and
while the ayes and noes Of the House were
being called on the resolution, they mana.
ged to adjourn, so that even should the Sen.
ate finally concur in the passage Of the res
olution, it can't be sent to our Delegation by
the mail of tomorrow. | can see from what
has occurred here, a determination, as
think, on the part of some to crowd the mat.
ter to an absolute breach or rupture of the
Democratic party. For this result the COM
ing, and they are throwing oil into the
flamos, at every opportunity: and Demo-
Gratis are so blind, or else so infatuated that
they cannot SEQ it, and one, because another
sustains Douglas, reads him out Of the Dem
ocratc into the Black Rep ublican party
and he in turn, reads the other out Of, or
rather off Of, the Cincinnati platform, for
ceasing to adhere to the radical plank of
Popular Sovereignty" The facts are, that
no real necessity exists for tanning the flames
of disunion in this way, until we shall have
seen what the South will do, if the Lecomp-
ton Constitution is denied to Kansas, and
vice versa. | do not wish to be understood
in speaking thus. as saying that, we, the
people or the legislatures of the different
states should rest in silence on this question,
-nay-let us speak our respective sentl'
ments, and do our respective duties in Gu
deavoring to obtain proper Democratic set
tlement Of the Kansas Imbroglio, by concil-
iatory means, and not by making the breach
in the party Of which they speak.
fear that many are Influenced by polit.
cal policy, and hope of favor from the pat
ronage of the administration. Our Delega-
tion is all right on this question.
The two bills in regard to our Dist Court
Special Term in March, and change of terms
OF County Court and Court of Sessions, are
passed. D.
GUNsMtrH.-See the notice Of Mr.. F. j.
Becker in another column.