The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
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The Political Ollapodrida.

his Union path Of the reasonable scabs that
have sloughed of from the fostering ulcer now
affecting the body polite Of the country. We
choose to do so now. and, therefore. inHict upon
our readers the following productions Of rebel
sympathizers. The reader may conclude that
their denunciations are but the senseless twad-
die of IDIOTS, and their reason the vulgar soph-
ism of the weak and venal demagogue- It
should be remembered, however, in extenua-
ton, that treason Is a hot-house plant, not in
digenious to the soil of California, and hence
no matter what the zeal Of its advocates may
be, their labor Is an uphill business. The fol-
lowing is from the Mountain Democrat
BoGus DENocRArs-There are hundreds Of
bogus Democrats in California, and among
them for weakness and meudacity, George II.
Crosette, editor OF the Butte RECoRD, stands
preeminent. He processes to be q Democrat
and yet mourns more dolefully over Democratic
victories than Republicans He won't believe
the Republicans were defeated at tie late cleo
ton for delegates to Constitutional Conven-
tion in Illinois and intimates that the extracts
which we published in the Democrat of the
18th Of February, from a letter of a Douglas
Democrat Of Illinois, were manufactured by
ourselves. Crosette knows better but be wants
to soften the blow and conciliate and encOu-
rage his Republican friends by deceiving them
into the belief that it Is a secession false
hood" He Is mortified and annoyed at the
defeat Of the r publicans Of Illinois
The letter from which we gave the extracts
was written by one Of the most reliable and in
fuentia Douglas Democrats 10 Illinois, and
was addressed to and received By an old and
estimable citizen of Ell Dorado county, w. ID
y Shirley. Esq, another Douglas Democrat, for
merly Of Illinois. Mr.. S.. Democracy Is IN
impeachable 1t differs materially from Cros-
cites; it is founded on principle not on
interest As a Democrat Mr. 5. rejoiecs at
the success OF his party, and does not, Ike
Crosette, regret and dcplore the defeat of its
enemies. We suppressed the name Of the au-
thor of the letter for potent reasons obvious to
the most stupid even to Crosette. Perhaps
CrOsette's motive in denying that it was writ
ten bv a Douglas Democrat of Illinois was to
compel US to give the authors name, so that
he might inform on and have him punished for
treason Men have been imprisoned for saying
less harsh things Of the Administration, and
the Administration, exasperated By the defeat
of its friends in the Presidents adopted State,
itt.'h7l
was greatly instrumental in causing that defeat.
Not even to crafty Crosette's laudable curiosi-
ty or satisfy his doubts can we be induced to
! name the author of the letter. We have no
desire 10 expose him 10 the d" tender mercies
of the powers that be. Democrats Of the
Crosette school would rejoice at his arrest and
imprisonment. and thus be revenged for the
defeat of their Republican friends.
Some of the rebel sympaihizers of Califor-
MIA, have exhibited the courage TO take up
arms in defense of their principles, and have
gone South to aid JEFF. Davis and his co trai-
tors, in destroying the Constitution and the
Union and in establishing his Southern Cons
federacy Others of them, loving the treason
of JEFF no less than those who have gone, are
too cowardly to go They are of too little ac-
count to he arrested and continue their treason
able and senscless work of creating discussions
among those who desire to stand by the Cou~
stitution and its compromises. BY thus throw
4 ing California into the hands of the ultra sec
tionalists of the North, they furnish all the aid
to the rebellion that their cowardly natures
will permit and all the while enjoy the protec
zion guaranteed by the Constitution.
We provoked the above false and silly Ii
rade by questioning the authority of letter
from Illinois published in the Mountain Dem
ocrat. 1t was afterwards copied and endorsed
by the Marysyille Express. As it is thus made
the ground work Of the rebel sympaihzers'
policy in California, we give it to our readers
that they may see upon what false, foolish and
coutemplible grounds these rebels hang their
hopes of an ultimate destruction Of the Union
lere is this Dlr,eology they chant;
We are ruined people, here, one and all.
There is DO sale for anything produced in this
btate, and everything We have to buy is two
prices Cotton goods, of every kind, have
Doubled ia price Brown domestic - cents
BY the wholesale, coffee p cents per pound :;
ca and sugar in the same proportion, and 10
money to bay with.
The opposition to the war is every day grow
nc more bold and defiant. AT the last cleo
ion We elected delegates to Convention to
rsme new Constitution, and out OF seventy
H in all we have fifty one. and the popular
ote was over sixty thousand Democratic -
luiie change in enc short year and remem-
er the opposition ticket was headed " mon
nd no party Wa lust nailed cur colors 10
he mast ali over ihe o,ale, Inscribed Demo
ratio ticket Tn il, had our regalae eos-eu-
ons and nominees for every office passed
solutions eoadeaanmg tie gar, went IL and
ade a clean sweep.
Anoyer the State d" seceSsionists' and "trai-
prs" was the war cry Of the Republicans alas
Union men, in reality Aboltjonists- But it
ia them no good. Oar folks accepted tie issue
,ld beat them on II. In this Montgomery
puntv.) the Blacks nominated Richmoad for
|ouujy Judge Henry Phillips for Assessor ;
1d Maddux for Clerk. They denounced Us
RebclS Wen we beat every man. ROM
ee. our candidate .oT Judge who was fercely
bnounccd Is traitor, beat Richmond up
ards Of s'r biHdrni votes, and our other nomi-
Tas were elected by nearly the same majority.
Hing Us traitors didn't hurt Us al ali.
NJ course there Is nothing Ike improvement
N on. Unless there is change Tor the
tier in 4 year. the whole West will be bank
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