The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-27
w A B.

The tocsin of war has been sOunded-the
bugle blast has rallied the disaffected sons Of
rebellion, and urged them on to the charge !;
and they now stand on the battle hight of
their victory, glorying, with hands dyed in the
blood of their brothers Without any just
cause, the rebels Of the so-called Confederate
States, have seen fit, to begin fratricidal
war they have fred the first gun against the
nation, of which they are unworthy sons they
have sought, in the most unscrupulous manner,
to shed the blood of those who were appointed
under the laws and Constitution of their coun
try to hold and protect that countrys proper
ty; they have sought, in the most violent
manner, to disgrace the Banner of the Union,
under which they gained distinction in the
eyes of the civilized world, and have gloried in
trailing it in the dust they have loosed the
bonds of sacred Union, sealed by the blood
of their fathers; they have torn the chaplets
of glory and renown from the brows OF the
founders of the only true republic upon EARTH
trampled them under their feet, and spurned
the ancient olive branch of peace as bauble
for which they have no more use they have
repudated just and liberal Government for
anarchy, confusion and civil war they have
violently put themselves without the pale of
compromise, and bid welcome to any coercion
that can be exercised against them they vol
unfairly occupy the position of antagonists,
and invite a champion to measure swords with
them-not to avenge wrong, but to test their
boasted prowess-and that champion must be
of their own kindred and household Beware,
ingrates Beware, fratricides for the Aveng-
er will surely come, panoplied in the garb of
Justice, and armed with two edged sword.
You have courted the battle and made the
charge; prepare for the final result.
The details Of the last Pony news, which we
publish elsewhere, is enough to make the blood
of every patriot boil. Sumpter has fallen
wreck in the hands of the-now-bloody Sc
cessionists, by their own act, and the world
will pronounce without any just cause. The
reward
The roll is being called a showing of hands
is demanded Who proclaims for, and sides
with his country? Who sympathzes with,
and excuses the traitor rebels bloody deeds
Aye, that's the question for you CalIfornlans,
for there can be no neutrality here; your
country calls, and procaims that those who
are not for her, are against her, and the idea
that any of the true sons of America, standing
bloodshed of their brethren will remain quiet
and, with folded arms, behold the conflict with
out raising finger and lifting up their voice
of warning, is folly and madness in the extreme.
If any there are who advocate such a course
beware of them, for they are surely hypocrites.
Where stand these whining, Secession-ex-
cusing sheets of our State, now? They have
deprecated all coercion Oh the part of the
Government, towards the Secessionists and
reuolution. But how is it now, since the CO.
ercion has been found to be on the other side !?
Are they 10 be excused for it also, or held
justifable in their treason? They now declare
that civil war is upon US in all its horrors, and
that God only knows what we are coming to.
And pray, by whom has all this been done !?
Who brought this civil war upon us? Who
fired the first hostile gun? Who aided, as
sisted and abetted the acts of these Inaugural
tors of civil war? What papers in California
winked at and excused it, and even justified it,
while they yet denied the constitutional right
of secession of any State? We ask, are they
not those that now make so much ado over the
result of the course they pursued, and now say
that they have no disposition even to dwell
upon the details of the news from the seat of
war? Will they not tell us yet, that they are
opposed TO coercion-opposed to war-in favor
of the Union-aganst Pacific Republic and
neutrality for the Pacific coast ask US to
stand aloof with them and view the battle and
excaim. at the sight it is horrible inhuman
but it is our policy not to interfere? We
care not what course they may pursue Z; but
the only issue is now :: are you, Californians, in
favor of the good old Union as made by the
voice of the people in days gone by, or are
you for severance of that old Unon and in
favor of the Southern Conlederacy, framed by
political demagogues, who fear to submit the
question of disuuion TO the people they seek to
govern
There is in store for those political dema-
gogues and charlatans who have brought
about the existing state of affairs, fearful
reckoning, and be not surprised that it does
not come from whence they least expect it.
Look to your own hearth-stones
Will the Democracy Unite.