The weekly Butte record., 1862-05-03

And now, having had our doubts concern
ing the patriotism and loyalty" of the
Marysviile Express removed, We proceed tC
the consideration Of tha. portion of the article
relating to political parties in California
We object to the Expresa's designation of the
Douglas Democracy as tie minority wing, q;
unfair and illibe-al The Express will no;
clai1 i except upon their candidate for Gov,
esaes. Upoa Consress1eO, which really af
ieetai tie ustioDal question, the party support.
ed by the Express. gas n the E.inority We
DO 70, understand the Express as ceutendias
against this fact. Whichever way this fact
may bea-, it is quite immate1ial 10 the issue
ard Te discard it, Is We do, also, the argument
thst. because Dreckinridge and johnson are
traitors, those who formerly supported them
must be traitors. The points TO be considered
are, as it seems to Us, the cause that created
the division; what has impelled them to main.
tain separate Organizations, and then to find
some common ground upon which they can act
together. The cause of the division was sim
ply this 4 minority of the National Demo
cratic Convention desired the adoption of q
platform repngnant to the majority, and be
cause they could net get it, claimed, and un
dertook to exercise the right of revolution, and
seeded from the Convention. Those who Sc
ceded from that Convention have utterly failed
to revolutionize the party.
Their organization as political party has
ceased to exist, except on the Pacific coast
where their organization has been twice proven
useless and helpless affair, except in defeating
those who remained by the Democratic par.
ty. Now then, we say frankly to the party
headed by the Express, the object for which
you left the National Democratic party has
failed. The inability of the organization that
seeded from the National Convention to revo-
lutionize the Democratic party Of the nation
has been proven. Leaving the Express to
show the necessity of continuing its party or
ganization, we pass to the third consideration
and show how the parties may mite. As the
Express party organization was formed indie
pendent Of the Democratic organization of the
country and in opposition thereto, it follows as
matter OF course, that they cannot be recog-
nized as portion of the National Democracy
until they give up their party organization.
And that is the way it must be done, if done
at all. Your organization is Legitimate
Iour attempted revolution of the party did not
succeed. Your principles are as repugnant
to the National Democracy to day, as they
were when you left the Convention at Charles
ton, and they say TO you now as then, acknowl-
edge the legitimate organization Of the party,
acquiesce in the principles thereof, or go thy
way. The Express says it is willing to unite
on a fair basis. Let them show their sincerity
by giving up their bogus organization. What
is the Democratic organization worth if minori-
ties may sccede therefrom aud dictate terms
of return?
Another point The Express is willing to
unite upon the Democratic platform adopted
by the Democracy of Pennsylvania and Illinois.
We do not remember the particular resolutions
adopted by the Democracy of Pennsylvania.
The Democracy of Illinois have had no party
State gathering since the war began. We
do not endorse the Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, and Indiana platforms. They contain
some useless, senseless and vindictive resou-
tions of menace and taunts against past actions
of the Government. which are valuable only as
they deter men from acting with the party
Bat it is proper for Democratic Conventions
to adopt platforms. The Express went ont
because it would not abide the decision of the
Democratic Convention. and unless it has
changed its mind in this respect, and is willing
TO abide the decisions of Democratic Conven-
tions, it had better remain out. If it would
really have a voice in the adoption of Demo-
cratic platforms, the Express should first give
up its bogus organization and attach itself to
the Democratic party.