The weekly Butte record., 1862-07-12
The Democratic Platform.

press published and iDdorsed the Rhode Island
platform. The Democratic State Central Com
mittee adopted, substantially, the same resolu-
tions The entire patriotic people of Rhode
Island sustained them. The Express was pa
triotic enough to do so once. Now that they
have become the platform of the Democracy,
the Express, and its crowd of seceders from
the National Democratic party, oppose them
When they we're the sentiments of the pa
triotic people Of Rhode Island the Express
could approve them, because if it did not, it
would be opposing the entire people of pa
triotic State, and i. was not consistent with
the deceptive course of the Express at that
time, TO oppose the Democratic party of the
Eastern and Northwestern States. 1t was Ia
boring to build up its party of seceders in
California, and wanted everybody to believe
that they were acting in common with the
Democracy Of the Atlantic States. What
was right and proper and patriotic on the part
of the people of Rhode Island, is snipsh -
and contemplate" in the opinion of the Ex-
press, in the people of California.
Here is what it now says:
" Such platform, as the Douglas Commit
tee have constructed, regarded as Democratic
platform, is simply contemplate. 1t has no
point about it. 1t makes no issue anywhere
1t attempts very family to convey very gen.
tie censure to the abolition wing of the Repub.
lican party 1t lodges every issue of the day.
r., TO Of b. ipfar I,3a
the Republican party. 1t is a string of nicely
rounded sentences and unmeaning generalities
The Democratic party must take this Repub
lican bull by the horns. These tmid platform
makers of the Douglas party must recover
from their panic. They must muster some
manhood and cease TO quake and tremble in
the presence of the Republican monsters
They should take courage from their leaders
in the East. Let them read the address re-
Gently put forth by the Douglas men of Con-
gress. They should get some copies of Rich
ardson's great speech in Congress. 1t might
restore their courage to read the platform of
the Democracy of Pennsylvania, New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, &c.
See how they speak out. Let them subscribe
for the Eastern Democratic journals. Let
them learn from their brethren in the great
Northwest the duty of Democrats in this cri-
sis, and how to be courageous aud brave. A
Democrat is poor, weak brother, who hesi-
tates now in his duty to his country, and turns
pale at the dread of being denounced by Re
publican disunionists as secessionist and
traitor He is silly snipe and had better
go over to the negro worshippers at once"
What is to be thought of paper that pur-
sues such course? Is it honest? Is it fair
and open dealing with an intelligent public !?
Is it not practicing to deceive? And what is
the object? Its crowd of recreants have been
beaten ever since they seeded from the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. They have
only contributed TO the success of the Repub-
lican organization. They are agitators-ap-
proving of Democracy in Rhode Island, and
opposing it in California. Resolving in favor
of the recognition Of the Southern Confedera-
cy, and pursuing a course that must enable
the Republicans to return q member of their
ultra party TO the United States Senate. They
thus encourage the rebels, and keep up the
war by sending Republicans to Congress. All
this, these contemplate secession hypocrtes
practice under the halowed name Of peace -
How long will the people of California be de-
ceived by the shallow pretences of Republican
and secession charlatans? The Express has
not abandoned the policy laid down by those
who followed the traitors Yancey and Breck-
inridge out of the Charleston Convention, and
is yet dividing the Democratic party, in its
feeble way, with The hope of ultimately divi-
ding the Union What else induces such a
tortuous and deceptive course?
Why should the Express refer to the action
of the Democratic party in the States of Penn
sylyania and Illinois, when no State political
has been held in either of those
States? Why refer, with approval, to the
Democratic platforms of New Hampshire and
Connecticut, which were overwhelmingly re-
pudiated by loyal people, and repudiate that
of Rhode Island, which a loyal people approx
ed, if the object is not agitation, division and
destruction of the Union
The Express tells the people to read the
Democratic platform of Pennsylvania, but is
careful not to publish it. We have the Bucks
County Intelligencer before US, containing the
platform of the Democracy of Bucks and Le-
high district, which recently elected Styles to
Congress The Intelgencer is Republican
paper, and denounces the platform as Breck-
inriige and Nallandingham Democracy" We
copy the leading resolution, and ask the Ex-
press to compare it with those adopted by the
Democratic Committee at San Francisco
Resolred, That this is our country-our
Government and that the stars and stripes
are our flag which. as patriotic citizens we
viii defend, as we did in 1872. and in 1916
against all who dare TO insult or attack them
That our fellow Democrats in arms have af-
forded, by their deeds, the best refutation of
the unworthy slanders against the loyalty of
the North and that we claim aud are enti-
tied to- an equal share in the glorious achieve
ments Of our soldiers, now in the field in
defense of the Union and the flag