The daily Butte record., 1858-08-10
For the Ifeco
The Lecompton Platforw.


The Nightiy Order lately in session 10 the
State Convention in Sacramento, have put
forth their articles of political faith. The
resolutions reported by Mr.. Hoze, ms Chair
man OF their committee on resolutions seem
TO have been adopted with great " mental
reservation )" for. in the FIRST resolution
there was sort of recognition Of the doc
trine of Popular Sovereignty. which bowev.
er was followed by one other approving Of
the course Of the Chief Magistrate in setting
II aside in the case Of Kansas. But this IL
appears was MT enough for the Nightly
Order, end consequently another resolution
was appended for the sake of freeing their
conscience from all mental reservation, OF.
fered by the tall Keutuckian iof Sutter,
Zach Montgomery, in the following sgnifi
cant terms
a." ResOiued. That We recognize the right
Of the people Of zach State and Territory.
tDhen so desired by them. to vote upon the
abortion or rejection Of their Fundamental
law BU r we hold that it belongs not to the
Congress Of the United States, hut to the
people themselves, speaking through their
Otcn ytpvesenf0tiues, to say whether they
do or do not desire to exercise such right. -
Now. here we have Lecomptonism breath
ing forth in every line it's deformed naked
ness is clearly seen through the thin gauze
that hypocritically covers il. II is craftily
drawn by n legal mind which i. versed in
subterfuges and special pleading but no, in
PRINCIPLES by q mind susceptible Of rheto-
. rio but not Of logic. 1t was designed to
apeak with two tongues, ore to the Admin
istration. the other to tho chivalry. They
alone can be deceived by it; il cannoo de-
ceive the mud dsil-. IL WAS well they. in
the piois lang uage Of another son of the
Nigh ly Order " nailed il to the cross. " II
had not been pinioned thus, nome OF the
Democracy might have been deceived by the
J hypocritcal cunning Of the resolutions re-
ported by the committee; but being the
work OF the same Star Convention, it un-
masks completely the hypGrites speaking
with their smooth tongues
Ii does graciously recognize the right Of
the people to vote upon the adoption or re
lection Of their constitution, g. tchen so de-
sired by them, A" And who il to determine
when they desire to vote upon the iDstru-
ment' Not Congress. oh. no Not the reo-
pie themselves, spe king bv memorial or
by q legal election, directly to Congress but
speaking through their representatives."
That's it! The thunders of the people OF
ter'itory may never reverterate through
the National Halls Of Congress, demanding
| the return of IA constitution carried to con-
gress by the fraud of their expenditures !:
they must speak through the'e same repre-
sentatives to the congress ofthe nation. And
thus Lccompton may be enacted over MS of.
ten as there are new States applying for adj
mission. Let no one say that This is wrong
construction Of the resolution it ia the only
meaning it has, Read 1t over and see for
yourselves. The hands OF Congress are
bound ; they arc not to inquire whether the
people do or do net desire admission under
the constitution submitted; il cannot be re.
ferred back directly to the eoplc; the voice
Of the people may not directly address con-
gress by memorial or m election the peo
! pie can only speak tn ough their represen-
| tatives who framed and forwarded the in
strumept. Look at the beggarly picture
Of Lccomptonism in the late Star Conven
ton. MUp SILL,