San Andreas independent., 1858-06-12
Crusaders

We warn the people of this county aoain #
political tricksters who are now in the weay
ing way crusading over the county operating
so as to control the next primary elections.
and again cheat the people out of their prnci-
pies by palming whose views are direct
ly opposed to right and justice. This county
Is decidedly in favor of Popular Sovereignty
views, and if the Federal factionists stock the
Convention, so as to arrive at different con-
clusion, they will surely be defeated. When
the Legislature passed the fatal Resolution
we call it fatal, because its adoption killed the
Railroad Bill-solitary and alone, of our del
egation, Mr. 0Bren recorded his vote against
this sectional iniquity, and Calayeras should
reward him with the honors his independence
and unfiinching integrity merits The issues
involved in the approaching contest, are vital
to the interests of the sovereign people. The
question, whether political power shall be
central, or the mud sillsn shall rule must he
settled. In meeting this issue, the facts must
be sustained by solid phalanx of votes, un-
swayed by Federal patronage or power d.
rected by the dictates of Federal office holders.
Here, IN Calaveras, as in Butte 1--WE quote
from the Record) the real issue to be deci-
ded In the approaching conventions and after
wards at the ballot box is, whether the people
will surrender the democratic doctrine of pop
ular sovereignty, as established by the Kansas
Nebraska bill and endorsed by the national
democracy in 1856. The people are to decide
whether they will retain that just doctrine, as
permanent principle governing the formation
of new States, or abandon it and place the
power in Congress to determine their charac-
ter and domestic institutions. The exercise
of this power by Congress, has caused much
sectional agitation, if not all of the discord
that has occurred in the government and as
that body is liable to change its opinion and
political complexion, every two years, the ex-
ercise of such power by Congress can only
result in a continuance of sectional agitation
and warfare. Foreseeing such result, the
Democracy, by the passage of the Kansas-Ne-
braSka bill transferred the subject to the peo-
pie to determine for themselves.
Sectional fanatics, such as Keitt, Davis,
Toombs, Stephens, Mason, and others, whose
peculiar institution has not triumphed under
the principle of popular sovereignty in Kan
sas, demanded that it should be established by
frauds legalized by the solemn act of Congress.
Their first attempt to enforce an obnoxious con-
stitution upon the people of Kansas by Con-
gressional act, was failure. They now seek
to attain the same end by means of the Green
English bill reported by the committee of con-
ference. They endeavored to effect this while
protesting to be governed by the principle
of popular sovereignty. They present con-
stitution that has been Indignantly voted down,
and call its enforcement upon the people
popular sovereignty. They submit to the peo-
pie of Kansas question of receiving large
amount of lands which English says amounts
cepted the Lecompton constitution is to be
considered adopted-and call it popular SOW
ereignty. 1t is palpable bribe, and accord
ing to population, the free States will pay six
Teen MllllOuS OF uOlldrS 10 lldhe AduSdS IL SldFe
State, and call it the Democratic doctrine of
non-intervention. They say that slave State
may be admitted with fifty thousand inhabi-
tants; but if they are determined to have a
constitution prohibiting slavery, they shall not
come in until they have nearly one hundred
thousand-and call that the perfect equality
with other States provided for by the organic
act of that Territory.
&c This is the manner in which the Lecomp-
tonites propose to carry out the long and we'll
established principles of the National Demo-
cratic party. Failing in their attempts TO es-
tablish and legalize bold and audacious
fraud, they appeal to what they sneeringly
call northern cupidity, and by act of Congress,
tax the people of the whole Union sum suffi-
cient to build railroad to the Pacific, for the
purpose of creating sectional institutions in a
single State"