The weekly Butte record., 1863-04-11

to the object Of the war by paying for the
emancipation Of one slave. The rebellion Is 4
( secondary consideration with them their first
great object viii have been accomplished by
exchanging. even up, white man for negro.
Those who are not fortunate enough TO own q
/ negro, or the price Of one, can fight on. the
/ little account that Chandler, Wade and sam
ner have placed on their administration ledger
against him.
The Republican papers here are making
urgent endeavors TO rally their broken and
dispirited party to the support of their radical
men and measures, and call upon the uncou-
dilionally loyal citizens" and lovers Of the
LAW and Constitution" 10 eiorse and sanction
them. As we happen to be one Of those whose
loyalty to the Government does not depend
upon any particular phase Of the slavery ques-
tion, we suppose our loyalty is unconditional -
and We shall remain a s lover Of the Coastiiu-
ton " whether the Republicans succeed in
abolishing, or establishing slavery in every
State Of the Union But no unconditionally
loyal citizen" and lover OF the Constitution.
can comply with the request of these Repabli-
can papers, and endorse the speeches of these
gentlemen. The request for them to close,
could only have originated in the baldest par
tisan hypocrisy, or the most lamentabe and
profound ignorance. 1t cannot be successfully
denied that these Republican leaders have
surrendered the control of the Administration
to the radical anti slavery element of their
party, and that portion of the Republican party
are the open and avowed traitors to the Con.
stitution and the Union They and the rebels
are the twin devils of fanaticsm and folly. who
are destroying the nobIest Government on
earth. To show that We are utterng but the
truth when we assert that the radical anti
slavery element, to whom the Republicans have
surrendered the direction of the Administra.
ton, are traitors to the glorious Government
founded by the patriots of '76, read the follow
ing, passed by an anti slavery meeting after the
commencement Of the present difficulties. We
give them as reported in the Liberator. Of
January II, 1861:
ReSolred, That the Union Of these States
was formed by a compromise of the rights of
man, and was therefore selfevidently wrong in
its inception, and could only be disastrous in
its progress, and sure of an ignominious end.
Reo'red, That the union of slavery and lib
erty is impossible, and we rejoice in the pros
pect of dissolution of that abortion called the
American Union.
What is to be thought of the sanity and
patriotism of those who call upon the uncon-
ditionally loyal" and " lovers of the Coustitu-
tion." to submit to and support such party
1t is the old story of extremes meeting. The
rebels aud Republicans united to procure the
" dissolution Of that abortion called the Amer-
can Union :" The despots and lazzaroni the
seigneurs and canaHle, fraternzing against the
loyal, patriotic and Constitution abiding cit-
zens, for the destruction of the American Union
and of constitutional liberty, The reply of
every loyal citizens should be the repudiation
of these men and their party through the ballot
box, that yet permits them to be heard in
defence of the Constitution of our fathers.
Senator Chandler of Michigan, never allows
an opportunity of encouraging the rebels to
pass without asserting that " there are traitors
aud rebel sympathizers at the North" This
fact shows notwithstanding the many charges
Of intemperance made against him, that be
does not carry dH head into the Senate
Chamber. There is not q man in the Demo
cratic party in the North who sympathizes
with the rebels in their wicked attempts to
destroy the Union but while this is true,
they protest against the army and navy being
used as engines for the forcible advancement
of partisan policy that eaa only be legiti.
mately urged through the peaceabIe medium
Of the ballot box-which was the noble bul-
wark of American constitutional liberty, IN
til their Induction of the Republican party
into power.
Slaves were recently knocked down at an
auction sale in Missouri, at ten dollars head.
As the emancipation bill for that State pro-
poses to pay from $500 to $500 per head for
them, it is easy to see why that State iavors
emancipation. Shareholders, like the Repub-
licans, always favor tie measure by which
they can make the most money. In this in
stance, the Shareholders of Missouri will obtain
a greater price under the emancipation act.
than their slaves would otherwise now bring.
and Republican capitalists of New England
viii be benefited by the cheap labor thus
produced.
The radical Republicans, who denounce as
rebels, those who do not sustain the policy
forced upon the Administration by Chandler,
Wade and Sumner, are merely '' pretended pat
riots who will hold anything except their
tongues keep anything except their word
and lose nothing patiently except their charac