The weekly Butte record., 1862-05-17
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Party Organization.

TO the formation Of political parties IN thl
State, ID. ID Cotton, Chairman OF the Unlo
Democratic State Central Committee, publish
ed letter in the Bulletin on Tuesday. giYin.
bis views in regard to what he considers to b
the duty Of all Union Democrats at the presen
emergency The letter is addressed to Hon
Walter Van Dyke. Senator from Humbold
county. who. since his advent into the Senate
has been constantly at work 10 his endea7or
to throw the Union Democratic Party into tht
embraces of RepubIicanism. Denying that be
was elected to the Senate either as Douga:
Democrat or a Republican, it matters but little
to him what the name Of the new party max
be, SO that success nav crown bis efforts in de
moralzing such gallant army of patriots and
Union loving men as those who voted for John
Conness last September.
Il We approve Of the letter OF Gen. Cotton,
and although be does not assume to speak for
the entire Committee over which be presides,
yet we believe when the proper time arrives, a
majority lat least) if not the entire Committee
will give cordial assent to the sentiments ex-
pressed ia that letter. We presume there are
those who will denounce Us as having gone
over to the enemy, for taking the position we
do in this matter, but the maintenance Of a
principle is dearer to Us than all the pleasure
and satisfaction which man feels 10 being at
tached to party in the majority We would
rather be in party iu the minority, knowing
by so doing our principles were pure and stead
fast, than 10 have the highest seat ia any golt.
lcal organization by a sacrifice Of honor and
| principle We we're told no longer ago than
Tuesday, by one of the leaders in the new
Union party, which is seeking to gain strength
by the most miserable Of subterfnges that the
Union Democratic party was JEFF Davis party,
or in other words, that all those who refuse to
be drveA like slaves into the new party OF as
ptrhg patriots and place hunters would be Ia
booed as traitors to their country, or as we have
kald before denounced as having gone over
ID the enemy" All such efete threats viii
have no effect upon US, neither will it drive US,
or those connected with US, from the stand we
have taken in the matter; aud it will make Us
none the less a patriot and a friend to the Ad-
minis,ration in upholding the Government, or
any more a Republican than we are now.
There is no reason why the Union Democra-
cy shouly give up their organization or abandon
one single position heretofore taken by them
but on the contrary there is every reason why
they should maintain their organization to the
fullest extent. Last year a contemplate, lying
circular published by our enemies, drove thous-
ands of our men from the ranks, who seeing
the egregous folly of their course have return
ed to the folds of the party bringing recruits
with them This the Rebublicans are well
aware II, and knowing full well that repeti
ton Of the circular dose will not do, they
are endeavorng by and with the assistance Of
pseudo Democrats and radical Republicans. to
distract the Union Democracy into the embrace
of the Union Administration party. II these
waverng Democrats and cunning Republicans
are really ambitious to form Union Admins
tration party, why do they not all come over
to the ranks of the Union Democracy of Cali
fornia; for it is party founded upon princi
ples advocated by man whose breath in life
and as he fingered on the portals of the tomb
was expended in expressing tealty and devo-
tion to his country. We are Douglas Union
Democrat VIII it be said by these blatant
heroes who delight to smell the battles of the
country afar off, that Stephen \. Douglas be
longed to JEFF Davis party? VIII they at
tempt to throw a slur upon men who worship
pea him for bis purify Of character and
patriotism and say because they still keep the
memory OF his principles green in ther hearts. /
hat they have gone over to the enemy? Do
they suppose that they can frighten men into a
cOncure ence with their views aud opinions by
hisSing the name Of +" traitor after him A
mans acts, words. deeds aud sentiments are the
proofs by which to judge him. not the expires
ions Of those who seek to leap into official posi-
ion on his shoulders with lip service patriotism
Elnd pocket-interest, as their prominent guide
Eoards. VIII these intensely Unonloying men
lNempt to deny that the clarion notes of the
eoiee Of Stephen A. Douglas, brought hundreds
HI thousands of men to the standard of Abra- /
nam Lincola III support of the Government
who otherwise would have remained as passive
aud silent as those patriots who are now so
Dusily engaged in manufacturing political par
les for their owu aggrandizement
Let the Union Democracy stand firm. If
here are any towards in the organization who
ran be driven into the ranks of a party whose
i'm is solely place power and political posi-
ion, and nothing else. why let them 90 over
hnd swell the front Of he Home Guard Pa
riots" and obtain what consolation they can
lnder its dark and deceittul wings. For our
Feves we shall vote in the coming contest for
Union Democrats, whether we vote in a glor
bus minority Of one, or a majestic majority of
Rn hundred thousand We viii not under auy
circumstances. abandon our principles.
Spirit of the Times. May To-
\ BRoTuER OF WNNENuccA KILLED
The Silver Age Of May 1 has the following
r w ahoo, Il blOintF 10 W luHtuiuCCA, CuiGt Ul
pah Utahs, and bad specimen Of the breed
some time since visited his Walker river breth
fen, and as was his wont took unwarranted Ii
berries with some of the blooming specimens
of Digger lovelineSs that make glad the hearts
bf the Walker river braves, and for the resent
ng of which he broke two or three "vagers
prer the heads OF his friends and entertainers
steamed ont the campooda and then left with
Euch haste as a man having urgent business
Usually makes. For this ofense and many
bthers the Walker river Indians caught Wa
hoo split him open on the back, and forced his
head into the cavity of his chest, chopped his
iesh into mince meat with their knives. and
finished up by burning the carcass TO ashes
from which treatment Wahoo died. The In
dian law reads blood for blood, and Whine
nuccA is entitled to say the offenders. Iu
order to prevent disturbance among the In
lians which might result IN a war with their
white neishbors, ludian agent WaSSon is now
bn a visit TO Wiuuemueca, hoping 10 induce
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