The weekly Butte record., 1862-04-12
1t Dies Hard.

The Republican party organization has been
declared defunct by the President and Cabinet
and by the Republican Legislature of Califor
MIA 1t has been beaten or repudiated in every
State that has held an election, since the com
mencement Of the war, except California, and
only succeeded by plurality. The President
showed a spirit above that Of party when he
appointed Stanton to the War Department
Andy johnson to the Governorship of Ten.
nessce, Mcclellan TO the head Of our armies
when be appointed Dix Butler, McClernand
Halleck, Hunter, Lander, etc to chiefest com
mands in the army.
Secretary Seward told one great truth, if he
never did before, when be said The RepubIi
can party alone cannot save the Union"
Gov. Washburn repudiated the Republican
organization when be said:
For one l will hold that man as wanting
in the highest quality of patriotism who will
know any distinction between men founded on
| former party relations"
Senator Trumbu of Illinois, repudiated the
Republican organization when in the Senate
of the United States, he argued the necessity
of uniting the twenty millions of loyal people
/ fer the maintenance of Constitutional liberty,
and to maintain the institutions which are
established by the Constitution.
There are some ultra men who rebel against
the DEGREES of the National Administration,
and of our own Legislature and still adhere to
the Republican organization. They care more
for political party than for their country. OF
such spirits was a recent Republican meeting
in San Jose composed, that adopted resolutions
to the following effect:
Mr.. Murdock was called to the chair, and J
J. Owen Secretary. A committee of three
Swartout Spencer and kemp-were appointed
on resolutions. These. as reported declare
that the Republican party are in possession of
the National Administration, and without
strict adherence to party uSages no party can
hope to maintain aseendency.
/ That any attempt To barter away the party
would destroy its identity.
That all claiming to be Republicans who
favor the abandonment of the party name and
giving their support to the Union ticket for
city officers are instruments in the hands of the
country's enemies. That-and here we give
their own words
" 1t is both a rational and time honored
doctrine made more sacred to the American
people by the precept and example of the i'm
mortal jackson, that to the vctors belong the
spols, aud that any action of parties or persons
that disregard the justice and propriety of this
rule. is an invasion of the peoples rights rem
ders the solemn expression of their choice at
the polls a mockerv, and is deserving of the
just Indignation of all parties.
That each nominee of the Republican party,
for the several municipal officers of this city,
in addition to being known as identified with
the Republican party, shall, before taking a
nomination, pledge himself TO the party, that
ii elected he will make no official appointment
or dispense any official patronage, at bis dispo
sal, by reason of such an election, upon any
other person or persons. than such as shall be
known to be Republicans
Commenting upon these resolutions, the
Sacramento Bee says;
II it were rot that these resolutions were
published in a Republican journal We would
be forced to deem them huge sarcasm-a
finely turned joke, but the authors of them are
absolutely in earnest; and we hope, for the
sake of our common country ana common
manhood that there are but few such Repub-
licans in San Jose or elsewhere