Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-31
Butte County Correspondence.
OnovIIIr. March 01 1870

ORovILLE March 27, 1859.
EDITOR DEMooRAT-As you see by this ad-
dress, am stopping at present at this place,
not appropriately called the " Gem of the
Foot Hills" see considerable evidences of
improvement going on here. Frank johnson,
the old proprietor of the St Nicholas Hotel,
has commenced rebuilding on the site of his
old stand, and the building when completed,
will doubtlets be one Of the finest hotels
north of Marysvile. Messrs Refs d Fresle-
ben are also cleaning away to put up fire
proof brick building for dry goods store.
On the evening of the 25th inst. there was
some excitement in town, growing out ofthe
sudden death of fruil woman living here,
known by the name of Fanny Hamilton.
The facts elected, on yesterday, before jury
of inquest summoned by Justice Berry, of
this place, disclosed the fact that she came to
her death from a fit of apoplexy, brought on
by intemperance and destitution.
Politically there seems to be something
wrong here. After seeing the stand taken by
parties in your city election. one would be
led to conclude tha we had but two parties
now in the State, to wit the National
Douglas Democracy. standing on the princi
ples of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and of non.
Intervention by Congress in the local affairs
Of the Territories, on the one side, and the
Buchanan and Republican parties on the 9th
er, both of whom contend that Congress has
the power and should interfere in the local
affairs Of the Territories the one to pass
affirmative laws for the protection of slave
property in the Territories, and the other to
exclude it therrfrom; and it cnnnot be denied
that that was the line drawn in your city
election, and that men of all parties laii
aside old abstract prcjudices, and fought ear
nestly for the triumph of those respective
principles Yet here in Butte, (the Banner
Popular Sovereignty county in the State last
fall there seems to be disposition in certain
quarters, simply on account ,f some local
prcjndces to keep up n third organization,
under the name Of Peoples Party Now
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parties, as before said, in the State. Those
persons who have heretofore kept up the
Peoples organization, are divided, and the
questions now before the people of Democrat
cy VS.. Federalism, and ms in the contest in
your city Just past the lines should be
drawn in reference to those principles alone
ignoring all abstract questions of a local
and personal character If this course is not
pursued, fear that the Federalsts WILL by
atfiliation and compromises, cause these dis
fractions to inure to their benefit in the end
However, we shall see what we shall see.
Talk to Hem Brother Ridge
don't know how long shall remain here,
but while l do, when anything transpires
worthy of note, l will write you.
JonN SMITH.
p S.-After penning the above, am told
10y prominent Popular Sovereignty citizen
of this place, who has formerly operated
with the Peoples Party here, that the Peo
pies Party are not desirous of keeping up Il
distinct organization in this county. and |
would not do so under any circumstances
were it not for the course of certain would be
leaders of the Douglas Democracy, who, in
opposition to the whole theory of Popular
Sovereignty, arc presuming, par excellence,
to dictate and control the affairs of the party
to suit themselves, regardless of, and in con
travention Of the very principles of the party
with which they claim to be identified.
hope that better counses will prevail, and
that, in this State, in the fall campaign, we
will give the enemy an earnest of the great
fight in 1860 "AlPs well that ends we'll
j. S.