The weekly union record., 1864-09-03
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ocratie Club. as follows:
ResoIred, That the recent arrest OF c. l. Weller,
the executive head OF our political organization in
this State, tor giving uttsTance and publicity TO
Dis honest political sentiments an criiicisng the
measures and policy OF our public officers was al
unlawful, arbitrary, and tyr4puical act Qsurpa-
tlon ana exercise OF power snbversive Of those per
soaal rights which the theory and organic law Of
or Government regard as inalienabie and inhe.
rent IN lis citizens, and above and 5eyord is jrrs
diction Of any political authority.
heso!red. That We regard il as q political and
partizan act, intended 70 enoarrsss the Democrat
&c party. and 70 intinidAte its members from exer.
cslns their political privileges during the pending
political canvass. Signed.
J.w. BUFFUN, Chm.
A. n. VIVIAN. s'cy.
The foregoing resolutions admit the exist.
euce Of a political organization in this State,
OF which C. L. Weller is the executive head.
and j. W. Bufum and A. n Wyman are
members.
They also admit that the direct object of
this organization, and the honest sentiments of
It's members are, 10 embarrsss the Government
III Its endeavors to suppress the rebellion and
maintain its lawful supremacy throughout the
national domain, by falsifying the acts and in
;eniions of those legally and cous,i,u,ionally
entrusted with the administrative and execu
tive departments and melting resistance TO the
enforcement OF laws necessary for tie nations
safety, thereby indirectly, directly and purpose
y. aiding and abetting the cohorts OF treason
in their openly aSowed purpose of disunion
and national destruction. these being the Of
fences for which Weller was imprisoned
This organization claims to be Democratic,
and It's members pretend TO be loyal and patri
otic men. 1t styles itself The Great Demo
cratic Party" and clamors loudly for Peace
One of its afiliating brothers, the Hon. A.
Long, Of Ohio, delivered a speech in the House
Of Representatives, portion of which was
published in the Marysvle Express of May
2Sth, and is endorsed by the organization in
California. 10 which be said
Il do not share in the belief entertained hy ma.
ny OF my political friends, on this floor and else
where that any peace is attainable upon the basis
OF Union and reconstruction. If the Democratic
party were IN power 10 day. | have idea aud
honesty compels to say it, that they could res
tore the Union over thirty four States. My mind
has undergone an entire change on that subject
believe there are but two alternatives. and these
are;- either an acknowledgment of the indepen-
dence OF the South as independent nation. or
their complete snbjngaton and determination as
people; and OF these alternatives | prefer the for
mer. Nothing could be more fatal for
the Democratic party than TO seek TO come into
power pledged To a continuance of war po icy.
| believe the masses of the Democratic
party are for peace"
In harmony with this speech of Long, there
are series Of resolutions from the pen of C.
Z. Pickett, a constitutional Democrat of Cali
fornia, which were appended to a communica
tion from said Pickett to the editor of the
American Flag, and were Published in that
journal August twentieth IN which commupi.
cation, speaking of the resolutions. Pickett
says they were prepared BY him in April last.
to be presented at the State Democratic Con.
vention. that the committee in part, and others
to whom they were shown, said they endorsed
every word herein. but policy forbid the enun-
citation of such truthful views at present; that
he bad striven to haze them published but the
editors to whom he applied returned the man.
uscript with the same declarations.
Pickett further says
The Democratic Press in this city tSan Fran
cisco1 still speaks of the Contederates as tbe com
mon enemy Now every real Democrat regards
them friends and allies. We recognize them as
fighting for common principle We rejoice in
their victories and bemCan their defeats.
The speech of representative Long, the
communication and resolutions Of Pickett. the
resolutions Of the Butte County Central Dem
ocratlc Club, and other organizations of that
ilk, the iofammatory, scurrlous, false and
hypocritical nature and character OF the LITE.
RArURE. pardon the abuse OF that word in
the falsely called and treason dyed democratic
press Of the country, together with the spiteful
snarls, veDemous hisses malicious msreprssen-
tations and demoniac rawlings of vile traitors
and base copperheads. throughout the land, all
speak language easily understood and per-
tectly comprehended. 1t is the language Of
national death falsely called Peace "a peace
that Shall set up the Southern Confederacy as
an independent nation, with the guarantees OF
protection and support from the balance of the
United States-a peace that shall destroy the
great empire of freedom, and blast the hope Of
the oppressed forever, TO build up an aristoc
racy which shall fatten upon the blood and toll,
degradation, groans and tears of millions OF
human beiugs-a peace that shall sound the
death knell of human liberty throughout the
world, and roll back the tide of civilization to
be lost in the surging bilows and devouring
food OF war, strife, anarchy and universal ruin
"a peace that shall gladden. the hearts Of des-
pots, as it will declare before the world the
failure Of the Great Republic, and mans inca
pacity for self governmental peace which
will call into exercise all the baser passions of
men. aud send them forth 10 gloat in fendisb
fury over a desolation Of earth, in comparison
with which, He'll itself would be paradise
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