The Shasta courier., 1863-05-09
Confusion in the Democratic Camp.

Tie fact that the present Administration
are using all necessary measures to suppress
the pro slavery rebellion of the South, has
had the effect to throw the Democratic party
into the utmost confusion in This State. The
wing of the party which has the only organ
isation, according to Democratic usage, pro
claim to their followers the broad principle
of secession and announce their unalterable
hate towards the Constitution, as il has been
administered since the days of Jefferson, and
declare their willingness to acknowledge the
Southern States as independant rather than
TO compel obediance to the laws by force of
arms We cannot express their true senti-
ments better than by producing the follow
ing extract from the existing platform of the
Breckenridge party in this State:
Resolved, That we are opposed to the en-
ployment of force by the General Government
against the seeded States for the purpose of
compelling obedience and submissive to FEEDER.
al authority.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the pre-
servation of the Union upon constitutional
guarantees which will be acceptable to both
sections of the Confederacy but if that de-
sirable consummation be impossible, then we
are in favor of the recognition Of the indepen-
dence of the Confederate States, and treaty
of amity and peace between them and the
United States Government, as the only alter
native which will terminate the horrors of
civil war and bring back peace and happiness
to our distracted country.
There can be no installing the above it is
the "let alone policy of JEFF Davis, as an.
nounced by his chief supporters in this State
But some of those styling themselves lem
ocrats cannot 90 quite to the length of some
of their brethren and they have sought to
resussitate defunct organization. that " s
killed and buried in 1861, and over which
D. D. Cotton still claims to preside and who
has announced his platform in call made
for State Convention of the copperheads
who are in favor Of carrying on the war, but
are utterly opposed to the measures adopted
BY the Administration for subduing the re-
bellion- This Cotton Committee established
the following test to enable a voter to take
part in the primary elections to send dele
gates to the State Convention called by him.
All persons shall be entitled to vote. who
are in favor of the suppression of the existing
rebellion and the establishment of the Con-
stitution and laws, and the supremacy of the
Government over the entire territory of the
United States, and who will pledge them.
selves to support the nominees of the Conven-
ton.
Thus we have the aHtagonistic principles
of the two wings before us, and yet the Re-
publican, of Sacramento, and the organ of
the Cotton, wing proposes to unite the Demo
cratic party by harmonising the two wings.
and both meeting in joint convention to nom-
mate State officers. But the Marysville Ex.
press radical secession sheet takes issue
with the Republican and says the thing can't
be done, as their party will not go the . sup
preston arrangement. and SAYS that the
Cotton party means war upon the Admins
tration as we'll as war against the South. In
answer to this the Republican states what the
Cotton wing of the party means by sup
preston" is that the opposition of the South
erners to the government is longer re-
bellion, that it is revolution, and that the
only rebellion in the country at present is by
the Abolitionists against the Constitution,
laws, &c. and thel he asks g if all Demo
Gratis are not in favor of suppressing the re.
bellion?'
Here we see the stealthy blow of the con-
perhead, which hides its fangs beneath the
name of Union, and by using all the art pos.
sible to entice our loyal citizens into the sup
port Of the Union Democratic party, they are
to be told that the only object is the suppress
sion of the Abolitionists- Can it be possible
for man to sink deeper into perfdy. or com.
NIT greater treason against their country.
than by advocating such doctrin? The is
sue now before the country is patriotism or
treason; disguise the issue uuder whatever
party ne you will, there is no other issue.
The futu 'e happiness Of each citizen of this
State cal aloud for each voter at theeoming
election to look we'll to it that no man, how
eyer high he may have been held in public
estimation heretofore, should be trusted in
any pubic Office unless he has been a bold,
out-spokeR supporter ofthe Government since
this bloody crusade against our institutions
has been inausqrsted.