The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-1864, 1862-08-30
The Duty of Demoerats---Attempt of the
Abolitionists to Brighten them from
that Duty.


Abolitionists to Brighten them from
that Duty.
As means TO frighten and deter Douglas
Democrats from voting the Democratic ticket
presented in this county. and to inveigle them
into the ranks of the reasonable Higher-law,-
Union.-Republican party, the latter are con.
stantly ringing the changes on the parrot cry
of no fusion with Breckenridge Democrats
that BY so doing you are embracing treason.
etc. Now, we cand:dly ask, are men mere
Observation-Disclosures go By rote II
not, they will govern their action by the ext
geneles Of the times. We hold that when
there is an end to be attained that is good
that will conserve public policy, all men that
agree as to the desirableness thereof. can not
only consistently work together to accomplish
the same, but that it is their positive duty so
to d. What then, We ask, are the chief fruits
of the present campaign? Is il not the elec.
ton Of a United States Senator TO succeed
Mr.. Latham. One of two different political
sentiments will be represented by the man that
will be elected this winter. IT. in this county.
the so called Union ticket carries. the candi.
dates will meet in caucus with the hold-over
Republican Senators of last year, and the Flu
sion-Republcan Senators and Assemblvmen
of this year, and, if in majority in the Leris-
aiure, will elect man who will keep pace
with the march OF John Browns soul-act
with Wade, Sumner, Greeley & Co, If how
ever, Democrats are elected, United States
Senator will be chosen. who will cooperate
with John J. Crittenden and that band of no.
bic patriots associated with him in sustaining
the Constitution of our fathers and 10 saving
the Union. Which kind do Douglas Demo-
Gratis wish to see elected On this question
there are but two sides. All are for the man
that will struggle 10 save the Constitution on
the one hand, or for the John Brown raid
Union shrekers, on the other Douglas Demo
Gratis and Breckenridge Democrats agree cor
daily in not wishing 10 see a man elected that
will advocate arming negroes to fight the bat.
ties OF the country that will not go for buy
ing and setting free 81 ,600,000,O00 of slave
property, under false plea of necessity to put
down the rebellion and entailing $500 100000
more of debt on the Government. in coloni.
zing the liberated negroes-that will not 90
for lberatng the slaves of the South as the
object of the present war, and all kindred
Quixotic schemes of that character in contem.
plation by the Republican party ; and these
are the only living, practical issues in this
campaign. We repeat, if by joint action
notwithstanding past or present differences of
opinion on other matters not now PRACTICALLY
in issue-thcy can succeed in saving the coun.
try so far as their might may contribute, from
such direful calamities, it is an absolute duty
that they should so act, regardless of the base
jeers of the dscomitted enemy--crying trea-
son, to cover up their own reasonable ends.
Men, in these times, must arise above mere
impulses, and, buckling on the armor of emo
bling duty, act according to the dangers of the
hour, not only against the armed enemies of
our nationality, but also against those enemies
whose action Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin.
recently said on the floor of the U. S. Senate,
was " more likely to subvert our Government
than armed rebels" Eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty" The true sentinel on the
watch tower of constitutional government can
not bhudly shut bis eyes, whilst guarding from
the encroachments of armed enemies, to the in
sidious enemy who, under the feigned guise of
friendship, is undermining the foundations of
the superstructure. Let not Democrats, there
fore, be deferred from pursuing the well def
ned path of duty and patriotism, which we
have endeavored to point out