The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-14
The Radical and Conservative War.

a delusion, swish that is father to the
thought," the effect of a political mirage
but nevertheless, We think We see the
beginning of the end" of radical an
archy and misrule. Emboldenend by
the successes at the ballot box, which
the senseless fools or traitors, who call
themselves peace at any price" Dem
ocrats, have thrust upon them, they
claim their political successes as full
Endorsement of all their radical and rev.
olutionary and Unconstitutional pur-
peses, and their Jacobin leaders are
preparing to crush out all idea of con-
stitutional conservatism at the ap-
preaching session of Congress, and in
augurating their radical colored millen-
ium. The very atmosphere of the
Federal Capitol is freighted with the
perfume of Africa and tinged with the
Fourierite fantasies of Robert Dale
Owen. 1t is thus that they have un-
dertaken to sugar coat the Jacobin pill
they have prepared for the American
people. But there is a semi i-conserva-
tive, or less radical, sentiment in the
dominant party that objects to these
ultra propositions of the bombastes Fu-
riosoes who lead the Abolition party
On the assembling of Congress, the
war between these factions will com
mence in the contest for the Speaker
ship, gather strength during the winter
and culminate in death of the Repub-
ican party at the Presidential election.
There are some who think the consery-
ative element will be beaten, in this
war of the kink, emmy cats. Such take
but very limited view of the facts,
and probably form a hasty judgment
from observing the slavish sentiment of
of the party in this State, forgetting
for the moment that new converts are
always more jealous and ultra than
men of common sense. While such
here affect puppyish delight in being
called abolitionists, there are original
Republicans in other States who resent
the charge Of abolitionism as an an in
suit. Having now squelched out the
unconditional Peace Democracy they
are prepared to vigorously prosecute the
war against the radical element Of their
own party. They are headed by the
Blairs, and propose to occupy posi-
ton about as follows:
''To meet the rebellion with a strong
military arm, and with the distinct and
firm assurance that no star shall be
plucked from the flag of the Union ;
but at the same time to hold wide open
the door for the return of the rebel
States to their Constitutional position
and their former status in the Union,
whenever they will lay down their
arms and renew their allegiance. y
Should they take this position, they
ought to be successful, and they ought
to have the assistance of every Demo
crat in Congress, for it is really the
true Democratic position. He who
will not favor such position, is neither
Union man nor Democrat.
Either the above policy, or the fol
lowing, which is the radical policy, must
be assumed in the election cf Speaker
'To hold out to the Rebels no in
ducement to return to the Union-nc
hope of pardon or restoration to citizen
ship-nothlng but conhscation, eXtlnc-
ton of their States as political commu-
mites, and division of the soil among
emancipated nothing, in a word
but black despair"
Such, it seems to us, will be the con
dition of the dominant party at the as
sembhng of Congress on the first Mon
day of Defender next. As statesman
ship consists in graphing with events
and shaping them to the desired end
the Democratic members of Congress:
owe it to themselves and their country
to deprive the radicals Of further power
for mischief, by aiding the conservatives