The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-22
What the Government has Done.

restoration OF peace, but to place large army
in the field, which it Is using for abolition
purposes, and for returning fugitive slaves
Such assertions are as false as the gigantic
treason, that has assailed the Government
Of America. OF the 100000 Government
troops now 10 the field, 100000 only require
an opportunity of exercising the right of suf-
frage to show that they are Democratic If
proof be needed, we refer to the vote of the
Pennsylvania troops last fall. So much for
the gallant aud victorious troops, who are
fighting for the preservation of the Constitu-
tion and the restoration of the Union.
Congress has passed an amendment to the
Constitution, which forever prohibits the in-
reference of the Federal Government with
slavery in the States, and that amendment now
stands ready for the sanction Of the rebel
States, when they shall lay down their arms
and acknowledge the supremacy of the funda-
mental law of the Union. Not one of the
seeded States has recognized this amendment
to the Constitution, but have gone madly for
ward as though fighting for their institutions
and for the privileges of self government. For
the Southern States, which have been COM
pletely under the control of the reasonable
organization known as "a Knights of the Golden
Circle" there is some excuse. The authorities
| OF those States have excluded facts from the
knowledge of people and fred them with the
belief that Government was raging war OF
subjugation against them, and if successful,
would deprive them of all the rights of self
government. Many doubtlessly believed that
the Government army was only John Brown
raid on a gigantic scale. There is no excuse
for those in California, who have encouraged
this belief, and belied their Government. The
incentives to such conduct is either rank trea-
son, or gross and objectionable ignorance.
During the past year, Government has or
ganized " every square inch of territory" owned
by the United States Colorado, Nevada and
Decotah 10 each of the laws organizing
these Territories is an ordinance protecting
every resident of the Territory in the enjoy
ment of his private property, and prohibiting
the Territorial Legislature from unjust discrim-
nation by way of taxation. The question is
thus left to the people to decide when they
form State Constitution. May not that
Southern patriot and statesman, Andrew
johnson, well ask what there is left of the
slavery question? There is positively and lit
orally nothing left of it but the msrepresenta-
tion and fraud by which rebellion and fanati-
csm are kept in existence. Abolitionism
would abolish it without regard to constitutions,
ordinances or laws, and rebels make it the
rallying cry for treason against Constitutional
Government. Is not the Government endea.
voring to sustain the Constitution and laws,
with magnanimity unparalleled in the history
of the world Is not the war being prosecu-
ted with the Government right arm, while
the left hand tenders peace and Constitutional
guarantees That the aboltionists of the
North desire to make the war pretext for
the abolition of slavery, there is DO doubt
! uaI tue reoelS make use OF aOOntlOn Senti-
ments to hold the people of the South in rebel
lion, there is no doubt They desire disruption
of the Government, and it matters not to them
whether the cause that impels the South to
arms and holds them there, is founded on truth
or not all they desire is to ACCOMPLISH their
object. The ultra sentiment of the North lost
its control of the Government at Bull Run,
never TO be regained. They have been repu-
dated in every Northern State where elections
have been held. The Democracy rose as one
man, and striking Northern fanaticism to the
earth through the ballot-box, adopted the pat
riotic sentiment of jackson on similar occa-
sion" Our Federal Union, it must be preserv-
ed"-and rendered it to the States in rebellion,
pure with Constitutional guarantees Not
seeded State recognized or endorsed them,
aud the supremacy of the Constitution was
demanded and enforced by the glitter of cold
steel, that struck terror TO the treasonable
hearts of the flying and surrendering hosts at
Donelson.
If these facts mean anything it is simply
this I: That, abolitionism seeks the extinction
of slavery regardless of Constitution or laws
and that they are powerless for evil, that the
rebels desire the disruption of the American
Government, and are to be comported by no
Constitutional guarantees or laws whatever.
DO not these facts strip the masks from the
lying faces OF rebels and their sympathisers
aud expose them to the view of the civilized
world in all their reasonable deformity and
hideousneSS
EXTENSIVE frauds have been discovered a,
Philadelphia Telegraph Dispatch.
There is only one proper remedy for all such
swindlers, and that is, after conviction. erecu-
fion. 1t Is time an example was made of these
nefarious swndlers, who through their infa.
nous spirit of acquisitivenesS, are causing
thousands Of our brave troops to die in camp
and hospital, of exposure caused by shoddy
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