The Placer herald., 1863-05-30
A NEW AND IMPORTANT POLITICS.,
IOVEMENT.

MOV
Elsewhere we publish the call of tho I1,;.,
Democratic Party of Butte county, for ,seu S,e.l
Convention, to be held in Sacramento, Julv sm
This move was anticipated by u.s. and we bl 0.u'
never had doubt of its entire success aS
measure for uniting the party. The action "
the Cotton Committee in calling Convon,iool' vi
and prescribing a test which made n un;n oa
the party impossible in that way drove the CO. vi
mittee of which we are q memberto to the necesS;tr
Of calling Convention in order to rive ,l!
for, and stimulate the Democracy into, an inIo
pendent movement, in which both the winas %,
the party could join without surrenderino tbo;.
sefrespect or their principles; Or if that f,iIa,
them, to make the contest with The ReDubl;nanul
separately. Finding that q union of the nor,,a
WAS impossible under The Cotton CALL the lea,iny1.
men in their party repudiated it, and ori ipinota5
another call in Butte county upon a dcciaration
of prncip iples to which all Democrats can snI'
scribe. They having opened the door for n Gnai
union of all Democrats upon correct princnlna
we know of no reason why we may not ento,
heartily into the project, and thereby be able 70
present to the Republicans at the next election
an undivided front. Such appears to be the v;e,u
taken of the subject in all parts of the State
Everywhere the Democracy hail the movon"n.
with deli ght, enthusiastically announcing tboi.
determination to join in urging it forward. W.
are assured that it receives the endorsement ~
nearly all the members of both the State Centrai
Committees; and we have not heard from lnaI'
ing Democrat in the State who does not nnnrovo
and sustain the new organization. Every Demo.
cratic paper in the State that we have seen ov-
cept the Napa Echo, has come out stronglv in
favor of sustaining the Butte call; and we are Of
The opinion that the usually clear headed editor
of that paper will, as as he finds that il is
the only mode of uniting the party, lend it hin
support.
The Democratic Clubs every where MOVING
in the matter In Sacramento, Yuba, Tuolumne
San joaquin, Yolo, Tehama, and Sutter. the
Clubs have passed resolutions in favor of the
Butte plan; and we are assured that the calls for
County Conventions will come from the united
Clubs, and not from the regular County Com
mittees. The same policy will no doubt be pur
sued in Colusa county. We are assured by the
gentlemen who compose the County Central
Committee of this county, that they will not
stand in the way OF 4 cordial union of the party,
which they think can be effected by a call for a
County Convention independent of themselves
principles Let Clubs be form
ed in every precinct Let all old animosities be
buried and forever forgotten. Let shouts 20 I'D
everywhere in honor of the glorious old Democ.
racy of California once more united! Already the
Abolition fanatics who attained to powe and
place through division in our ranks, and who
hoped to continue in power through our contin-
ned division. are alarmed, and stand appalled, at
the spontaneous and universal uprising of the
people. They already read the ominous hand
writidn on the wall, and are dsmayed at the
certain prospect of an overwhelming defeat in
the election next Fall Col,l,a Sun
The above is from the pen Of Charles r. Street.
Chairman Of the State Central Committee of the
National Democrats of California. There is no
longer any doubt of the success of the Butte
County Call" 1t will be the democratic conven.
ton of the State; and more it will ring "hcal-
ing upon its wings and once more unite great
party, whose only aim in these troublesome times
is the preservation Of our country, and the libcr-
ties of its people. Placer County should be up
and doing.