The weekly Butte record., 1863-03-28
Republican Party Spirit.

The baeful influences exerted by the radical
spirits who have assumed complete control of
the Republican party, is carrying the country
back to the darker ages, when the spirit of
christianity was young, aud was struggling
against the blind bgotry and passions of men,
for foothold on the face of the earth. At all
events. the spirit that has governed the Re-
publican party in its action towards our army,
struggling for the maintenance of the Union
and the supremacy OF the laws was strikingly
exploited in the politics of Poland centuries
ago In the year 10, on the death of Premis-
laus, or Luscus !, of Poland, the people ap-
pointed a race to determine who should be
King. One Of the candidates. if not an orig-
nal Republican, was actuated by the spirit of
Repubcanism of the present day, and fastened
iron hooks along the course, so that the horses
ol all his opponents were lamed; but he,
knowing where TO avoid them, was the first to
arrive at the end of the race. The fraud was
detected, and he was slain by the people on
the spot
1t is well known that the Republican ma
liguants Chandler, Wade and others placed
iron hooks along the route of the army that
marched to the York Peninsula, destroyed its
efficiency. notwithstanding its heroic fortitude
and gallant struggles, aud compelled an abau-
donmeut Of the campaign. They had turned
that march Of our patriotic army into race
for the Presidency, and planted hooks of steel
to cripple the advance Of all but their favorites.
Do they not deserve the fate Of the Polish i'm
postor?
They were more determined that Mcclellan
should not take Richmond, than were the
rebels. The torpedos that the rebels fastened
in the path of our advancing army, were over
come by diligence and toll but the Repub,i-
can treason that Iurked in the plrleus and
lobbieS, crawled around the festooned columns,
and plotted aud conspired- under the dome Of
the capitol at Washington, was more fatal and
the army Of the Peninsula. divided, broken and
dispirited. bat not conquered. turned its back
upon the rebellious city, and marched TO the
protection Of these Republicans at Washington,
who only waited until they considered the
capitol safe, to accomplish their treason against
It's patriotic commander. The President tells
Mcclellan in letter, " \ You know under what
pressure l did it." The people are also
-i,,& y,
disgrace was brought upon them, and if the
spirit Of patriotism be not entirely extinct
within them, they will act like men worthy to
be free aud crush out the fell spirit Q: fauati-
ciSm, whose pressure has paralyzsd the
army Of the Potomac, divided the Government
forces into uumberless and iueffec,ual expedi,
iitious to the Southern coast, with hope and
expectation Of exciting a servile ilsurrection
IN their aid, and has conquered nothing bat 4
weak aud kind-hearted President into the
adoption Of radical views.
They accomplished the removal of McClel-
Ian, and the subsequent defeat Of the army, has
caused them 10 cease their seuseless clamor Of
" On to Richmond " and we hear nothing OF
delay, Inactivity" or Generals whose
heart is not IN the cause" On the contrary.
We have whispered rumors that the pressure
by which We have been governed has invoked
foreign Intervention, aud. after the first Of
May. VIII accept the best attaiuable peace.
To this has the fell spirit Of sectional partizau-
ship and ianaticism brought the country, aud
unless the people shake of this q pressure" and
awake to the broader and paver patriotism and
liberation that Influenced the patriotic founders
OF the Government, the ueblest republic on the
face of the globe will soon be unknown among
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