The weekly Butte record., 1862-08-23
The Meeting On Tuesday Night.


The meeting that assembled ca Tuesday
night, to hear Senator Latham speak. was one
Of the graDdest demonstrations that has been
made in Oroville for years. Long since, when
the bluff was filed with numerous miainc
population il required only the bugle blast, or
the roar Of the cannon. 10 call thousands toge-
ther, and sueh gatherings were of nightly oc-
currence. The floating population that then
filed our streets have sought other fields, and
it is only when the popular heart is deeply
stirred that such gatherings as that of Tues
day evening occur.
Mr.. Latham's speech was an able and elo-
quent one, IN favor of the preservation Of the
Government founded By our patriotic fathers
He took the broad Union ground that the
bomoardment of Fort Sumter inaugurated the
war without reasonable or Just excuse. and
that while il was necessary for the preserva-
lion Of the Union, that the war should be sue
cessfully prosecuted, he was opposed TO its
prosecution for the Establishment Of Republl-
can partizaa sentiments When, in the dark
days Of the republic, shortly after the battle of
Bull Run, Congress declared the policy of the
Government in conducting the war to be for
the purpose Of maintaining the supremacy of
the Constitution ard the preservation of the
Union, with all the dignity. rights aud equali-
y Of the several States unmpaired, the uni
versal sentiment of the people of the loyal
States rallied to its support. He showed that
Seward and other Cabinet ministers had de
clared that the Territories were then. and
should be kept open for the inhabitants there
of to exercise the doctrine of popular SOW
ereignty. in accordance with the views of the
lamented Douglas.
How had the Republican party kept these
pledges and promises? No sooner had they
called forth the power and patriotism of the
people, than they began to carry out the sec
tional views of the Chicago platform. Ere
mont, Phelps, Hunter and Gov Andrew had
successfully assailed the policy of the Govern
ment in conducting the war. Republicans. in
Congress, had been the open and covert enc
mics of that policy, according to their inclina-
ton and courage. Bill after bill was introdu
ced to carry out Republican policy. The
emancipation of slaves was demanded by them
as q military necessity. Then followed bill
to make the negro the equal of white men in
mail contracts, and in the army; then the
adjustment of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia, and an emancipation scheme under
the title of conliscation act
These acts showed that the Republicans as
party cared more for their partizan schemes
than for the preservation of the Government,
and no matter what the dangers and difficulties
that surround the good old ship Of state their
partizan schemes had to be consummated tho
the Union should be discovered and the Gov
eminent fall. While hypocritically calling
upon others to abandon all party issues, and
aid in putting down the rebellion, they were
reasonably straiung every nerve to secure the
success of their partizsn views.
We have not time or space TO follow him
through his able speech suffice it to say that
he satisfied every unprecedented man who heard
him that Republicans were reasonable hypo
critics il their cry for Union, and cared more
for their partizan policies than for the preserva
tion of the Union.