The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-29
Editorial Correspondence.
sax FnAyoIsco, March 18th, e.

began again last night, aid, s. natural result,
we were again iu the receipt of new victories
for the Government arms There is scarcely
doubt but that the line win be kept open for
the balance of the year 1862, and the friends
of Constitutional Government, may reasonably
hope to be cheered with patriotic intelligence
as it may occur at the scene of our domestic
troubles
The failure Of the Overland Mail to make
regular trips, is serious drawback upon Cali
iornia. 1t is understood that the route is to
be changed to the vicinity Of the 35th parallel.
when the time will be lessened to sixteen days
This has been caused from the impossibiIity of
getting through on the Plaeerville route The
friends OF that route are probably satisfied
The highest position they have attained, so far
as the northern portion Of the State is concern
ed, is that Of the g dog in the nanger." There
is no doubt among those who know anything
about it, but that the Honey Lake route has
been practicable during the entire winter. But
the Southern roate has been finally selected as
the route and, let it pass.
l had the pleasure of meeting Mr. De Ro on
yesterday. He is one Of the San francisco
capitalists, interested in the Oroville & Marys-
vile Railroad. | am assured By him that the
road will be in running order before January
90. Two of the engines for the road, arrived
yesterday, and it is probable that the iron for
the track will follow by other arrivals. The
coming summer will be one of lively interest
for the people of Butte county.
The Marysyille Appeal of yesterday, copies
remarks Of the RECORD, concerning the used
up negro question, as affecting our Nation
al politics, and then accuses the RECORD of
crying Niger to the division of those who
ought to act together. The Appeal is entirely
mistaken, or purposely wrong. The trouble is
here,-the Appeal is laboring under the delu-
sion that, the Republican organization can
survive, though the negro question has passed
1t is an mpossbility. The bottom falls out
of the Republican organization when the ne
gro question is settled and the Appeal must
either join the Democracy in support of the
Constitution and the Union, or continue the
useless Republican organization. The aboli-
tionists in the Republican party will endeavor
to maintain their political organization. The
conservatives of all parties will unite for the
preservation of the Constitution and the
American Union. We believe the Appeal
endorsed Van Dykes resolutions, and at one
time recently, stated that the Chicago plat
form was defunct. Will the Appeal live up
to those resolutions honestly, or only for the
purpose of adding strength to the Republican
organization? One is the position of patriot
the other, that of a political demagogue, who
cares nothing for his country except through
his own political organization, and can see the
Constitution through no other medium but the
platform of his party.
The Senate, on yesterday, disposed of the
proposition to create the county of Chico by
dividing Butte. 1t was question that was
hotly contested for some days, and gave rise
to some feeling in debate. The Senator from
Butte and Plumas, Mr.. Irwin, made as able an
effort for Chico as could have been expected
from anybody on that side of the question. He
was ably answered BY Mr. Gaskell, Senator
from Butte Senator Gallagher spoke against
division. Senator Parks, of Sutter, followed
on the other side. Senator De Long threw
a bomb into the camp of the Chcotes that
seemed 10 throw them into the utmost con-
fusion. and when Senator Oulton, of Siski-
you, submitted a few facts and figures, sensibly
and seasonably spoken, the bill found but seven
votes in its favor. 1t is proper, however, to
state that two or three Senators paired off,
Those who voted for the indefinite postpone
ment of the BILL are as follows: Chamberlain.
De Long, Gallagher, Hartman, Hathaway,
Heacock, kutz, Merritt, Oulton, Pacheco,
Porter, Powers, Rhodes, Shafter, Shurtlif,
Van Dyke, Williamson
On lis former defeat in the Assembly, the
vote stood as follows; Amerige, Avery, Ben
ton, Collins, Dore, Dean, Dudley, of Placer.
Ferguson, Gordon, Griswold, IIillyer Jackson.
Leach, Loewy, Mccullough, Meyers, Orr,
Parker. Printy, Reed, Reese, Sergeant, Saul,
Sears, Shannon, Suilh, of Sierra, Teegarden,
llIton, of San Francisco Van Zandt, War
wick, Worthington, Yule, Zuck, Mr.. Speaker.
L have thus given you the vote, in order that
our friends may be remembered. l must ex-
press my pleasure at hearlng the short, terse
and sensible efforts against the division of our
county, that were made by Mr. Ferguson, of
Sacramento, in the Assembly. and Mr.. Oulton,
OF Slskiyou, and Mr.. De Long, of Yuba, in
the Senate. The matter is ended. Let Us
hope for peace and prosperity hereafter
ArRoRA.-A correspondent writing to the
Silver Age, from Aurora, March 18Th, saws
rich placer diggings have been discovered near
Owens Lake, about one hundred miles below
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