The weekly Butte record., 1863-08-29
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
THE DEMOCRACY THE TRUE
UNION PARTY.

For the purpose of placing the true bearings
of the recent election in Kentucky before the
people, ard, for the purpose, also of showing
that the party that has recently carried that
patriotic State by $4,000 majority, is in per-
feet harmony Of sentiment and action with the
Democracy Of California and of the Northern
States, We present the platform Of the Union
Democratic Convention Of Kentucky, that
nominated Governor Bramlette, together with
the Democratic platform OF California, and ask
the unprejudiced and patriotic, to compare
them.
We cannot, in an ordinary newspaper arti-
Gle, give the argument that naturally suggests
itself, upon the positions Of parties, in the pre-
sent canvass. and which 60 to show that the
selfstyled Union party Of California is acting
with the AboIitionists of the North, and are
scorned and repudiated by the gallant Union
men Of Kentucky. We present the documents
and facts. for the people TO read, ponder, re-
feet, and reason upon. The similarity of the
platform adopted by the Union Democratic
party of Kentucky to that adopted By the
Democracy of California, will be found most
striking. The second resolution of the Cali
fornia platform declares that We recognize,
to its fullest extent, the right and duty of the
Government. to resist. by every constitutional
mode, rebellion or insurrection against its law
iul supremacy" So does the Kentucky plat
form.
The California platform objects TO the un-
emancipation proclamation and suspension Of
the writ of habeas corpus. So do the 4th and
5th resolutions of the Kentucky PLATFORM
But we leave the reader to trace the perfect
harmony and consistency Of the two platforms.
The resolutions of Kentucky were first
adopted by the General Assembly of that
State last winter. They were sent to the
Governor of each State. They met with no
response from the Republican Governor Of
California. They did not suit the Abolition
leaders of the California Union party
Their justness and applicability to the present
crisis of the country had the effect to array q
party in their behalf The Democratic and
conservative element of the State threw aside
all organizations, to unite upon their Just and
broad principles. Other States had previously
done the same. New York, Pennsylvania In
diana, etc. thus forming a national organza-
tion that is patriotically laboring for the pre-
servation of the Government, against the re-
bellion. as well as against the unconstitutional
acts of Republican Executive and Repub,
lican Congress.
That the Convention adopting these resolu
tions as their own and that nominated Bran
lettc as their candidate for Governor was un-
alterably opposed to the "war policy and
measures of the Administration, and the Re
publican party" is shown in Bramlette's letter
accepting the nomination.
/ Nevertheless the Republicans Of the Allan
tic States. attempted to commit Governor
/ Bramlette during his canvass of Kentucky, to
/ the war policy of the Administration. That
attempt was initiated by the Republicans o
California Some of the Republican stumpers
of Butte county have bad the shamelessness &c
proclaim that Governor Bramlette had indors
ed the proclamation, notwithstanding the plat.
/ form upon which be was nominated. His
letter, first published in the Cincinnati Com
mercial, efFtctuay slences these ISLANDERS. Ii
will be found below.
These indsputable documents show the
status of the Democratic party. They are the
/ Union party-l lboriug for its restoration and
I the preservation of the Constitution, in the
/ forum and in the field-earnesty, zealousy
without partisan object. We have deemed
it proper in this connection to give another
document. showing the true position occupied
by the Administration and the Republican
party on the restoration of the Union. We
mean the application of Louisiana to return to
the Union. and the refusal of the President
after Cabinet consultation, to permit her tC
do so.
These documents then show that the De
mocracy are the true Union party, and that
the Administration and lis supporters, are
simply an anti slavery party, sacrificing the
blood and treasure of the nation for a base
partisan object. aud refusing permission to
States to return that have never legally been
ont of the Union
We ask the patriotic and conservative tc
read and reflect for themselves.