The weekly Butte record., 1863-03-21
Oath Of Allegiance to Repubicanism.

We take the following statement from the
Washoe Times. 1t is written by Hon. J. K
Lovejoy:
Upon last Sunday and Monday. petitions
were put in circulation by some of our leading
citizens, praying that his Exceency Acting
Governor Clemens, would remove the present
Probate Judge Of this county, and in his stead
appoint DR.. John Bowman, resident of this
city, and gentleman eminently qualified for
the position, and who would were he appointed
give bis closest attention to the duties of the
office. The petition contained the names of
some five hundred residents of this county,
embracing the names of many of our leading
business men. The petition set forth that the
present Judge c. 5. Potter, Esq, had long
neglected the duties of his Office, by being ab-
sent from the Territory at his residence at
Oakland, in California, to the serious detri-
ment and Inconvenience Of public and private
interests.
Mr.. J. X. L0veioy was requested by some
of our citizens to proceed to the capital aud
present the petition to the Acting Governor :;
which request Mr.. L. Immediately complied
with and on presentation of the petition to
the Governor. he was informed that no ap-
poiniment for ana Office in the Territory, would
be made by him, unless the appointee would
swear not only to support the Constitution and
the Government Of the United States, but he
must swear to sustain all the past and future
acts Of the Administration This announce
ment Of the Acting Governors policy naturally
surprised Mr.. L0vejOy, who Immediately in
formed DR.. Bowman Of the wonderfully riSe
and patri0tic policy enunciated by the Acting
Governor and he. in company with Mr.. l.,
proceeded to the Executive Department, and
there learned that the policy he had enunciated
should be carried out strictly. DR.. Bowman,
indignant that the Governor had transcribed.
in his demand. any known form of oath ever in
existence, in any free Government, for the last
two thousand years, and not feeling disposed
to sell himself body and soul, to party, who
ask for oaths of obedience TO their behests in
futurity, no matter what may be their nature
or character, be requested Mr.. L., to immedi-
ately withdrew the petition, which was prompt,
ly done.
We certainly must, in all common sense, if
We desire to maintain the least particle Of indi.
yldaal independence. indorse the action Of
Messrs. b. & L. as no man, unless he is q slave,
or has become perfectly infatuated with love
of Office, will ever take an oath to support
poor, mortal, erring, vaciating man, especially
in all his future acts The oath to support the
Government and Constitution of the United
States, we apprehend. is all the people of
Washoe county demand of any of her officers"
CONGRATULATIONs.-AS Stockton cOrrespoD-
dent of Republican paper in San Francisco,
owned and edited by negroes, says:
My spirits are too exuberant to permit the
present week to pass without addressing few
lines to the only organ of our race in this
State Despite the unsparing abuse, the bit
ter denuneiatiOns, and unrelenting opposition
Of certain fanatical demagogues, he bill, our
bill. has passed: thanks to NessH Shannon,
Sears, Warwick and Others, too numerous to
mention.
The names of the noble-minded Legislators,
who were instrumental in the passage Of this
bill, should be cherished by all colored people
should be taught to revere their memory and
lisp their names in their infantile prayers.
Rejoice with me, brethren of California, re-
joice This IS but the forerunDer of what is
to come. The day is not far distant when We
shall enjoy all the rights of freemen when the
ban of color shall be extinct; when the sons
of Africa shall stand upon footing of equality
with all the world-second to none"
The Chicago Times says; Phelps, the
negro proclamation man, who was charitably
supposed to be crazy, and who certainly is a
fool, has been nominated by the President as
g Major General, to rank all other officers of
volunteers, except Dix, Butler and Banks y