The weekly Butte record., 1862-04-05
Seetionalism vs.. Sectionalism.

ders from Democratic councils and conventions.
it ~oud have continued " The sleep that knows
no waking" The Democratic party, united
could have beaten back seetionaism. and
preserved the country from the horrors Of
civil war that is now devastating IT. With
the Democratic party divided, a Republican
triumph was certain, and then the South
ern heart would be fred into an armed
resistance of sectional aggression, or section
al power. The minority who seeded from the
National Democratic Convention knew that
such would be the result of their withdrawal
from the party They desired it, and withdrew
from the convention. Then was presented a
scene of two sectional parties struggling for
political power. After the defeat of the South
ern sectional party, it was but step from the
ballot box to arms, and the horrors of war fol
lowed the Inauguration of the successful sec
tional candidate. The National Democratic
Convention continued its labors, and nomina-
ted as its candidate the late lamented STEPHEN
A. DoUGLAs. 1t was the only national party
in the field, and the only party whose organi-
zatlon was co-exteDsiye with the boundaries Of
/ the American Government. we say nothing
of the Bell-Egerett party, as they were mere
fiction to draw national men from the Demo
cratic party, both North aud South, and are
now unknown except in bistory) Douglas
was beaten. bat he received greater popular
vote than was ever given q defeated candidate
for the high position to which he was nomina-
ted. HIS party and principles still live, and
are still struggling for the preservation of the
Constitution and Union of the American Gov
ernment. Other parties may come and 60,
demagogues may change, traitors may take up
arms, and sectional fanatics may rave, but the
National Democratic party, that party headed
by the defeated Douglas in 1860, will preserve
the Constitution and the Union. He who
douots their determination 10 do this can en-
list under whatsoever banner they please, de-
serting, if they choose, the time-honored flag of
their patriotic fathers
Among the demagoguos who have lodged
from one political organization to another,
stands, prominently before the country, Daniel
S Dickinson He went off with the seceders
from the National Convention at Charleston,
aud was rabid advocate of the Southern sec
tional party. Now be desires to see the war
carried on for abolition purposes, and has, We
believe. so declared himself. At Syracuse, New
York, October &c, 1859, Daniel S. Dickinson
thus bore testimony against the Republican
party;
l leave it to yoq, my friends, to say whether
the course of the opposite party has not been
calculated to break down. destroy rritate and
sever the bands which bind together the States
of this mighty and free confederacy both in
form and substance? Hear, hear.l Let the
Republican party stand up, for it is arraigned
Ike criminal before mankind for what it has
done in the matter of inaugurating its " ire
pressible conflict"
So said we then, and so say nc now. We
said then, and we say now, that the seceders
from the Charleston National Democratic
Convention, should " stand up " with the d" Re
publican party" for they, too, are arraigned
like criminal before mankind, for what they,
too, have done in the matter OF inaugurating y
the irrepressblc conflict Of the Republican
party.
Again, in the same speech, he said:
The Republicans are sectional, and confined
to sectional limits; their doctrines are incen-
diary, irritating and annoying. instead of en-
couraging and promoting peace, and leaving it
to other States to manage their own affairs in
their own way as they have left US. (Cheers.l
The same may be said, with truth, of the
seceders from the Democratic National Con
vention at Charleston, and hence we say to
good men of both of those parties, abandon
those irritating and annoying organizations,
and assist in the maintenance of the Constitu-
tion and the Union.
Again, he says
ou may have read that Constitution was
found among Browns papers. | think it was
drawn by the Republican party, and l can sat
l>fy you AL that they drew it. know it by o
particular clause which appeared in it. and
which was drawn by some great Republican
hnancier. 1t contained a provision, that the
President of the Association should be permit
ted, at any time, to draw out all the money in
the treasury. (Shouts Of laughter
Now who but leading Republican would
ever have thought of such . clause being there?
On our conscience, we don't know, unless 1t
would be a Dickinson, or some other member
of the seceders Breckenridge party. If that
party did not think there was such a clause IN
the Constitution Of the United States, they
stole without the shadow of authority. Ifthey
did not steal then there was no Floyd in The
Cabinet, and Buchanan had a prosperous
administration, during which the American
Union was not destroyed by seeding States
But the Breckenridge party of seceders from
the Charleston Convention did plunder the
Government of arms bonds. and money, and
left the Government they had found prosperous
and happy, torn, divided and rent asunder.
Here is another extract from his Cooper IL