The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-14
New York Politics.


We have before Us copy Of the Brooklyn
City News. 1t contains the proceedings Of
the political committees of that city. We
give the resolutions adopted by the Democratic
aud Republican Committees Tor the purpose Of
showing. IN the present crisis Of The country.
the patriotic position Of the former, and tbe
Spolls-hunting position Of the latter. Here are
tie patriotic resolutions Of the Bsooklyn De
mocracy:
Resolued, That this Committee hereby ap-
proves OF and SuStains the course al his Excel
lency. the President of the Union 10 his efforts
10 e0u6ne the contest now waging against the
seeded States to a strict constitutional con
siruclion and that, while battling 10 enforce
the avs and authority of he Federal Union
he has uniformly declared that in no case will
he permit any right guaranteed by the COnst-
tGiion. or reserved to the States IN be intFiuged
upon or impaired and that f'F the purpose Of
enforcing the laws only. has invaded the South
ern States, and not for the purpose Of interfer-
ing with or destroying their domestic inStilu-
tious.
/ Resoited. That we look upon the attempts
T constantly making in Congress by the introduc-
lion Of abolition petitions and resolutions. as
ncendiary in their character, and tending 10
still further eStrange and divide the two sections
. of our country, and which we assert has done
the Union cause already great injury among
[ Unionisis everywhere, and in the revolled
States will if continued make the rebellion a
common cause among all classes there. Such
abolition actions, petitions and harangueS. by
giving aid and comfort TO the enemies OF the
Union, should be a subject Of Executive dis
pleasure. emitting their authors 10 the penalties
inflicted upon armed traitors.
Resoired That while the Democratic party
unanimously. throughout the loyal States, has
risen to the support of the Government. as
against their former political friends of the
revolted States. by sending large majority OF
the immense army in the field, and by aSsis
tance aid and counienauce at home, while q
large portion of that party who have placed
the present administration in power, have uni
formly and persistently sought to trammel lis
action. destroy the confidence of the people in
its mode Of conducting this gigantic struggle
and now. a. If to prevent and retard any pros
pective settlement Of existing difficulties. de
clare it to be their purpose to destroy The
institution OF Slavery by Congressional legisa.
ton. iu violation Of the guarantees OF the
Constitution
Res0lrcd, That this crisis imperativelv call,
upon Union men whether Democrats or con er
vative Republicans 10 countenance and aid the
Executive in the performance of the great and
weghty duties which justice to the nation i'm
poses upon him, and this General Committee
avails itself of the present occasion to declare
that neither the support of the Democratic
masses throughout the country, nor their thou
sands Of volunteers could have been procured
had the present administration, or lis party
declared their purpose to be any intent to de
stroy the reserved rights of u single Southern
States to regulate It's own domestic Institutions
nor are we while sustaining the law and up
holding the Government, to be committed tC
such doctrines or TO be used for such purposes
The following are the spols hunting resolu
tious of the Republican Committee:
Re>oired That this General Committee !,
not insensibe t. the value Of the presses which
advocate the Republican cause, nor to the in
Justice practced upon the Brooklyn Evening
Star. in February, 1860, by which that paper
was deprived of the Corporation advertising
aud the same conferred upon a Democratic
paper of but two months growth.
ReSolred, That as the best mode of settling
the important questions arising out of this
partisan act Of the Common COuncil, we ear
nestly request our Senators and Assembymen
TO urge and facilitate the passage of the act
now before the Senate, enabling the designa-
tion of four papers for the city Of Brooklyn.