The daily Butte record., 1858-03-18
Unprineipied Demsgoxues.

IL 10 the policy Of few Of the more ig-
noFant, false, despicable and unprincipled
Lecomptonites to stigmatise those who ad.
here to the platform of the National Democ.
racy, as "Pree Soilers," BLACK Republi
cans" and Democrats who have gone over
to the "embrace Of Greedy, Seward" &c.
We say nothing Of those who have hereto.
fore labored with the National Democracy
Of the northern States. who are now Undue.
ed by the lying denuncations Of these sec.
iional chivalric whffets, to renounce their
national faith, and aid to crush the life out
of their former political friends and associ-
"tes If they have not already descended
"beneath their own contempt" they will
soon recognize their own corruption and dis.
gusting rottenness. II is Of those who use
this kind Of argument that we would speak
In the first place. then, those who use it
against the adherents TO the National Demo-
cratic faith, as endorsed by the people of
the Union, do so knowing its falsity and
baseness hence its employment but adds
fresh infamy to the base abandonment of
their political faith. 1t has ever been the
boast and strength Of the Democratic party
that they adhered to principle The princi-
Piles of the Nebraska bill are well and clearly
defined. The following declaration of the
National Democracy admits of no double
construction:
"Resoired, That we recognize the right,
OF the people OF all the territories, including
Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the
legally aud expressed will Of majority of
actual residents, and whenever the mum Der
Of their inhabitants justiies it. to form
Constitution. with or without slavery, and
be admitted into the Union upon terms of
perfect equality with other States"
Those who have abandoned this doctrine
are not Democrats. They are faithess, un.
principled, sectional demagogues and trait.
or's to their country's faith. Supposing
they do come from the South. Democracy
knows no section, and they are none the less
living libels upon its sacred name, and no
more entitled to speak of Democracy than
Gerritt Smith, or niger Fred Douglass.
Stratton. of Lecompton resolution notori-
ETY., tried this description Of argument in
the Assembly. and its falsty was indignant
ly hurled back upon its author by Mr.. Bal
lou and others.
Palmetto" correspondent of the State
Journal, opens with this description of ar
gument, and rs he progresses gives all fu-
ture official positions to those who "ab ia
tito sustained the administration in its Kan.
sas policy" and closes his scnseless twaddlc
by proclaiming that tho adhercnts to the
above declaration of the National Democracy,
are favoriug the political and social equal
ity and ANA leamation of the races" "Pal-
metto' is simply foolish, lie forgcts that
he is speaking thus Of the present Speaker
If House Of Representatives, the gifted sou
OF the 'Palmetto" State, Hon. James l.. Orr,
ot Gov, Wise, OF Virginia. Of Breckenridge,
Crittenden, and Stanton Of Kentucky, of
Walker, OF Mississippi, and others. Such
contemplate political squirts as palmetto
come no nearer representing the National
Democratic sentiment of the South, than
does Joshua r. Giddiugs, or nigger Fred
Douglas-and are entitled to the same Dem.
ocratic consideration That's our opinion
of southern ohivalry squrts who denounce
as Black Republicans. and amalgamaton.
lists, oil those who do no. choose to rcnounce
their national principles. to sustain the sec.
tional Kansas policy OF the administration.