The Shasta courier., 1861-01-19
SHASTA COURIER.
Tmpudents


Republican-has for long time assumed
privilege of indicating the line of policy to be
su+sued by the Douglas Democracy. The Bee
is certainly very readable paper. We ike al
ways to see it upon table. But we have an
idea that for subiimity of frozen imp udence-
in arrogating to itself the right of debating to a
party whose sudden destruction would be hail
ed by it with intense delight-it never had its
parallel save once, when, from the top Of a
mountain, Satan essnyed to tempt, humbug
and destroy the Savior Of mankind by offering
what was not his to give. As his offer was
treated with the very sublimity of contempt, SO
should the advice Of this seeming friend but
undoubted enemy Of the Douglas Democracy,
be "lauphed TO scora" "Get behind me, Sa-
tan"
The particular piece of impudent dictation to
which we allude now is this-that no supporter
Of Douglas. unless he acted with the Anti-Le-
compton boiling organization of 1857 and 1858,
must be acknowledged now as a sound Demo-
crat. In other words, Douglas men who bolted
for two years previous to the lest and we did not
hold it against them sin in the last canvass,
and do not now, and 1idn't bolt at the last eec
don, must take the position that those who did
not bolt with them must be looked upon of
doubtful soundness! p This is the Bees advice
Are we not justified, then, in characterizing, it
as frozen impudence?
Says the Bee, speaking of the Douglas mem
bcrs of the Legislature who did not act with the
Anti-Lecompton organization:
"Thcy will bolt one of these days-if not be-
fore the organization takes place, very soon
thereafter-on instructions to our delegation,
the expunging of the resolutions censuring
Broderick, on Hospital Physician, United States
Senator, or something else.
Since when did expunging the resolutions
rensuring Broderick" become party test? We
do not remember of its being put into our plat
form of last year. Certainly if it is not there,
any Democrat can vote as he pleases upon it
without having his party fealty lied in ques-
tion. As we said last week, we think the reso-
lutions should never have been passed, but
resolution to expunge them at this time is just
the best way in the world to keep our party di-
vided. and thus enable the Republicans to enter
the fight next summer with greatly increased
chances of getting possession of the State Gov
ernment The man who may introduce the
proposed exptmging resolution must know this
jnst as well as does the Bee or the s. F. Times
So hrmy are we convinced of this, that nothing
could-remove from our mind the conviction that
the member who moves the resolution is in the
secret employ of the Republican party.
AS to the instructions to our delegation in
Congress. What are they to be? Of course
the Bee would answer, such as would censure
Gwin, Scott and Burch for siding with the Sc
cessionists But, then, where is the evidence
of their having done anything of the kind ?
Has DIR. Gwin declared himself in favor of Sc
cession and dissolution? Ifso, where or when2
Has Burch taken sides against the Union p
Certainly not in his letter recently published.
In that paper he simply declares himself in fa-
vor of a Pacific Republic in the event of the de-
struction of the existing Republic. So that they
have done nothing to be " censured" for
What then, are you going to instruct them
about? Are you going to instruct them to
pledge California to go with the North and
Northwest, under any and all circumstances as
did Latham? What right have our representa-
lives to do anything of the kind ? They were
not elected to take sides with either the North |
OF the Soath in this quarrel That is matter
wholly in the hands of our people, who have not
spoken MS yet. When they say, Go with the
North and Northwest with the South then
the question will be settled. In the meantime,
it, our Congressional representatives attempt, to
attach our State to the fortunes of either Sec
lion, let them be censured In this quarrel, |
California knows no North no South Let her
stand where, Mt the proper time, she may step
in as the mediator between the exasperated Sec
tions. Until the Union is hopelessly destroyed
she ought not to take sides, except against dis |
unionists. Hence, Mr.. Latham, in attempting
TO place this State in hostile position to the
Southern hal. of the Union, has committed
crime against sound policy notwishs andng all
the Black Republican papers in the State, and
all others with Republican proclivities, are
lauding him therefor.