The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
The Senatorship.

Mr. Logan, the regular Democratic nominee
for Senator, and Mr.. Butler, his opponent are
now canvassing this county. They are 5oth
very excellent and worthy gentlemen. Mr.. But
Ter, however, is associated with and working
with the Opposition, and hence we are bound to
look upon him as ar enemy of the democracy.
and as such, use all fair and legitimate means to
compass his defeat.
While, in his card published in the Courier Of
last week, he denies that he is the nominee of
the Anti-Lecompton party of the District, we at
the same time, in this county at least, find him
supported by that party, and his name placed
upon their ticket. Hence he will himself admit
that we have a perfect right to treat him as
though he were the regular Anti-Lecompton
candidate.
This being the position of things-he standing
as the favorite of those Democrats in the dis
trct who profess to be par excellence Douglas
men-we cannot help but laugh, knowing as We
think we do, how completely they are stutifed
and how badly and very cheaply they are sold
Why, We poor, deluded Anti Lecompton men,
Thos. j. Butler is one of the btterest haterS3
Stephen A. Douglas to be found anywhere
State of California. He thinks that Douglas ~
did think so some time snce) committed an un-
pardonable sin when he refused to support the
Presidents Kansas policy He will not vote fer
Douglas for President even if he is nominated by
the Charleston Convention, and the Opposition
have Seward in the field Read the following
letter, written by Judge Harrison, in response to
letter addressed him from this place, making
inquiries as to the truthfulness of certain
charge that was being used against Mr.. Butler
The charge was to the effect that, about the time
the Lecompton question was commencing to alb
sorb the public mind, Mr.. Butler in conversa-
tion with Capt. Stout, expressed himself SO much
dissatisfied with the course of Mr.. Douglas, as to
declare that he would not vote for him even if
he were nominated by the Charleston Conven-
ton. Here is Judge Harrson's letter:
RED BLUFFS, Aug. 10, 1859.
have Just seen Capt. Stout in reference to his
conversation with Thos. J. Butler in regard to
the Presidency in 1860. Mr.. Butler said in that
conversation that if S. \. Douglas was the
nominee of the Democratic party, and W. H.
Seward the nominee of the Republican party, he
would not vote for either of them but that he
thought Seward the most honest man." This is
the conversation detailed by the Captain to
me. W. R. UARRIsoy
This is the gentleman, Oh ye Douglas men,
that your Central Committee have placed upon
your regular ticket We are quite satisfied that
no true Douglas man will suffer himself to be
thus bamboozled. Mr.. Logan, the regular Dem
ocratic nominee, will vote and work for Stephen
A. Douglas, if he is nominated by the Charles
ton Convention. Mr.. Logan has said publicly,
time and time again, that he would have voted
for Douglas if he had been in Illinois during his
last great battle. Now, which of these gentle
men, we ask all Douglas men, will you vote for?
Will You vote for Logan, who says he will work
enthusiastically for Douglas if he is nominated
by the Charleston Convention or will you vote
for Butler, who says that he will not vote for
Douglas even though he is nominated by the
Charleston Convention, and his only opponent
is Seward, the great head and front of Black Re-
publicansm? Choose ye, whether you will
permit your Central Committee to palm off upon
you an uncompromising enemy of the great
Douglas