The daily Butte record., 1858-03-16

desire to convince the people Of their error
in adhering to the correct principles of free
government. These gentlemen seem to have
dim fancy that they may, at some future
period. come before the people as applicants
for official position, and have not the nerve
to boldly usurp sovereignty and bid the
people defiance; but would convince the
people Of the impossibility of adhering to
principle in official affairs, however uurc-
servedly they may have pledged themselves
previous to the election. These gentlemen
cannot bear the idea Of admitting that they
are no longer Democrats. although contend
ing that the Democratic party is party of
principle, and so they style themselves
"Conservative Democrats. Marysville has
produced specimen Of this political fungi,
who convinces everybody Of the utter i'm.
possibility Of conducting government affairs
upon principle, as follows:
"Mr Editor, did you ever read Of gov
ernment, excepting a patriarchal one, which
was 80 complete ia its operations as to square
and work to a naked abstract principle II
so, you have found more than ordinarymen. 4"
SO far as the "naked abstract principle"
Of submitting State constitutions to the peo.
pie is concerned, every Democrat of dozen
years standing. knows that the govern
ment OF James X. Polk "was SO complete in
its operations as to square and work with"
it in the case Of Wisconsin, and we believe
Mr.. Folks government was not strictly
"Patriarchal,' but honestly and firmly
Democratic, and the people Of Wisconsin
rejected the constitution thus returned, and
formed one to their own liking That was
Democracy. But this precedent, and the
subsequent declarations Of the Nebraska
bill. have no weight with the present admin
istration They toss them aside with the
same dsdan as they do the inalienable
rights Of the people
Another idea advanced by this "Conserv.
ative Democrat" is, that, unless Kansas is
admitted under the Lecompton Constitution
she will remain territory until 1860, and
enable the Republicans to elect a President
and control Congress Why, this "Conser.
vative Democrat" is really one of the "ter.
rGed' Democracy Ho thinks if the Re-
publicans had the power, they would pro.
cecd to interfere by Congressional enact.
ment, with the domestic institutions Of the
States, and to prevent that would havea
Democratic Congress force domestic institu.
tions upon new State. The Democracy
contend that Congress has no power to in.
terferc with the domestic affairs Of State,
aud wisely removed the subject from the
halls Of the national Legislature, to place it
where it properly belonged. with the people.
Let the Lecomptonites and Black Republi.
cans carry the subject back into Congress,
II they dare
But this Conservative Democrat" un.
Willingly upsets all his arguments in favor
of the acceptance of the Lecompton COnsti.
tuition by Congress, as followst
Congress has no authority to compel the
formation Of a Territory into State, and
its admission into the Union, without ma.
jority of the inhabitants of such Territory
demand it q"
No sane man contends. that we have heard
Of. that majority Of tho inhabitants Of
Kansas demand admission under the LIE.
compton constitution. Mr.. Buchanan does
not assert it, but claims that the majority of
the people in Kansas are rebels and enti.
tied to no consideration Such au assump
tion against American citizens. convicted Of
no offence, is declaration Of Tyranny un.
surpassed by the despo,s of the old world,
and disgraces the name Of Democracy, no
matter how Questionable their political
opinions may be. VIII conservative Dem
ocrar contend that majority of the iuhabi.
tants Of Kansas, desire admission into the
Union under the Lecompton Constitution
II so, will he read Governor Denver's proc
lamatiou II not. then his labored effort
| condemns itself-estabishe u complete,
terrified" and conservative" dilemma.