The weekly Butte record., 1864-01-02
War Democracy at a Discount.

The Marysville Express is an open adFo-
cate for Peace Platform for the Democ-
racy in the approaching Presidential election
As honestly entertaining the opinion that such
was the best policy for the country, and the
future unity and prosperity o. the nation, We
respect its opinion. aud endeavor TO fairly
read and digest its arguments In doing this.
we fud the Express exceedingly jealous in de-
nouncing Republicanisu, aud in defending lis
peace position although the Democracy Of this
State declared in convention that il was the
right and duty Of the government to resist in-
surrection aud rebellion against It's lawful 81
premacy. This was said in view of the exist
ing rebellion. The Express indorsed it. II it
was right then, it is right DOW. What has oc-
curred TO make the Express change its posi-
tion and advocate peace platform? Does it
imagine that it carries the people Of Califorp;i
in its breeches pocket, or that the party it.
this State, is TO obey the order of thumbs up
or wig wag" whenever the Simon" of the
Express so wills il? We can tell it very
frankly that the party cannot and should not
be successful under any such manipulaiions.
1.-THE Express succeeds in establishing such q
platform for the party, it will see ii swept
away by the limsy sopbistry of aboli,iouism.
If the Democratic convention declared truth
let the Express adhere to it. and bear aloft the
true Union torch. light, or 60 boldly over to one
or the other of the sectional parties now desolat-
ing the land, and bend its shoulders for the
reception OF rebel or an abolition hod.
There is no sense in assuming position to be
sustained by misrepresenl alton, ,aud the Express
is guilty of gross Misrepresentation in its issue
of Tuesday, in an article under the above
heading, aud makes its misrepresentation the
base of abuse against those who sustain the
position adopoted by our late Democratic
State Convention. In another column we
have confronted the missiatemen,s of the chief
abolition organ Of this State, with facts from
the records of its own party, and We take the
same pleasure n showing the misrepresentation
resorted to by the advocates of peace plat
form. The patriotism of both center. in the
'ngger" They both have "nigger on the
brain, "a disease that sends those it attacks
either iato the Republican ranks, or into the
advocacy ola peace platform.
The article in the Express is in reference to
the election of Mayor in New York City
The Express says:
New York has just elected Mayor who
was candidate on a simple peace platform"
The assertion is not trde Mr.. Gunther.
the Mayor elect is not peace Democrat, and
did not run on peace platform, and the only
ground the Express has for its assertion, is the
fact that Mr.. Gunther presided at meeting
which passed resolutions against the emanci-
patton proclamation. Again the Express
says, after throwing off much bile against war
Democrats
THE Peace Democracy therefore brought
out Mr.. Gunther as their candidate"
This assertion is not true. We quote from
the New York Day Book, peace organ, but
one that evidently has more honesty and truths
fulness than the Marysvile Express The
| Day Book of November llst, says:
/ Mr. Gunther, yielding to the general wish,
has consented to be candidate He has been
nominated by the Mckeon party, by nearly
all the German Democratic Associations, by
the constitutional Union men, and will be sup
ported generally by all straghtout, honest
Democrats, who desire to see a Mayor of in
tegrity and character elected as the Chief
Magistrate OF the city"
Not paper in New York city claims Mr..
Gunther as a peace Democrat not one accus-
es him Of being such. 1t vas an uprising of
the people that elected merchant of integrity
and standing in opposition to politicians
The Peace Democracy did not show their dir
ty heads in the affair. The Marysville Ex
press is alone in its Misrepresentation and base
ness, and has made it al opportunity to spew
out "Digger" bile against the Democracy of
California.
4 FACT FOR "WAR DEMoCRATs.-In 1861