The daily Butte record., 1858-04-03
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ing pretensions to truth and decency, ack-
nowledge, with a frankness that betrays
their inability to square their advocacy Of
Lecompton with Democratic principle, that
the opponents Of that foul and reasonable
measure to free government, cannot be read
out Of the party. The Washington Union
and Richmond Enquirer loudly decry such
q course. knowing as they do, that the posi-
tion of the Anti -Lecompton Democrats is
firmly fixed upon the declarations Of the Ma
tional Democracy, the principles embraced
in the Kansas Nebraska Act, and the cor
rect foundation of free constitutional gov
ernment. They know that in reading the
Anti-Lecompton Democracy out of the Demo-
cratic party, they read out also the Nation
al Democratic platform. They know that in
doing 80 they jeopardize their own safety
destroy their firm friends, and gain nothing!
1t has been left for the false, treacherous
and loathsome chivalry Of California to pur-
sue caurse so suicidal to the South. The
hungry pack Of chivalric politicians who
have invaded California, and been tho pen
stoned vampires upon the energies Of her
people, have already driven the State TO the
verge of bankruptcy and ruin Reared
to be Office holders or gamblers. they have
fiocked to California and combined in adm-
rable manner both these characteristics,
until the richest State in the confederacy
has become q mockery and reproach, and
her resources exhausted in maintaining a
treacherous crew of their active bummers.
The vile horde Of spoilsmen have entered
the Democratic party of California, as the
jiggers of southern bayous enter the feet of
the bather. to spawn and hatch their dis
gusting vermin. Unable to procure re-
spectacle paper through which to give vent
to their false and treacherous malignity,
they have purchased the Sacramento Age,
which was last year sold to the Know Moth
ing party, and have turned loose their
'Philo-Palmettos' to pronounce upon the De-
mocracy of men who claim the right to al =
here to the principles they have profcssed
and the faith they have defended. This chi.
valric jigger and sectional fool, through
their organ purchased from the bitterest op-
ponents tho National Democracy ever en-
countcred, stigmatizes as "Black Republ.
cans" and "Abolitionists" oil who do not
fall down upon their knees and worship Le-
compton. SO far as such charges apply to
the National Democrats who now sustain
Douglas and the National Democratic plat.
form. the unprincipled chivalric bummers
know its utter falsity. The charge goes
back into their teeth, down their throats,
and through their lungs to the corrupt re.
ccsses Of their black and false and treacher-
Gus hearts. The National Democracy have
always adhered to their principles, re-
gardless of the consequences, political or
personal. 1t is this adhesion to principles
that constitutes the National Democratic
party, aud enables it to overcome the sec.
tional fnatacism of the North and the
blatant folly, falsehood and treachery of a
contemplate Southern chivalry. Those who
would forsake their National principles at
the beck of these unprincipled spoiismen and
chivalric bummers, are unworthy to be free
men
How long is it since the the flower of Cali
fornia chivalry, the Hon. VIM. Guin, was at
the feet of Broderick imploring q re. election
to the Senate? Would tho honorable and
chivalric Guin have bowed down before a
"Black Republican, acknowledged him an
honorable opponent, and surrendered his
influence to secure seat in the Senate J
How long is it since the present Collector of
Customs, Col. B. +. Washington, abandoned
his post as editor of the leading Democratic
paper In the State on the eve of an import.
ant State election, after participating in the
action Of the Democratic State Convention :
How long is it since portion of these chiv-
airy gentlemen, now the ardent admirers of
ths administration, violated the instruc.
tons Of the California Democracy to oppose
the nomination Of Mr.. Buchanan? Do such
chivalry .jiggers as these constitute the Ma
tional aud consistent Democratic party, and
are those who do not blindly follow their
tortuous and unprincipled lead "Black Re-
publicans' and "Abolitionists'" Out upon
such sectional treachery and falsehood. 1t
is libel upon the name of National Democ-
racy.
We do not apply these remarks to any
man who adheres to the principles of the
N ebraska act, no matter from what section
he comes.
Coon. We find the subjoined act in the
Union of Thursday. 1t was drawn up by