The weekly Butte record., 1867-10-05
"Et tn guoque Brute:"

The Butte County Press has developed an
other Brutus, who wields a rough Calhoun blade
and hews right and left with the most reckless dis
regard of the lives of the Constitution, Democracy
and the nation. -" If Democracy is right then Sc
cession is right says our bold Knight Of the -
Quill. '' This is the only ssueal else is subsid-
ary and of secondary importance. This was the
issue which gave TO Democracy its late triumph in
this State it has done in others.'' Brutus
totally to disregard platforms well as history.
The Connecticut platform. on which the gallant
Democracy of that State achieved their triumph is
against his " only issue " so likewiseis the plat
form of the patriotic Democracy of this State
% Who have guided the Democratic party of this
State asks Brutus. in order himself to answer
." Frank Washington, Tod Robinson Zach. Mont
gomery, Beriah Brown, and such ilk." Where
then were Casserly, Cofroth, Bigler, Hoge, Downey
c. L. Weller and Henley, and their lk, during the
dark night from which Democracy has emerged !?
And tell Brntus plainly, that his only issue is
scisniatic and not cathoic-never having been tol-
Grated by any general council of the unconquerable
Democracy. 1t cannot, as it never has, become a
part OF the creed of principles, or the only issue
of patriotic party-devoted to the preservation of
the Constitution and the Union, the system of rep
resentation, State equality and iudestrpctblty.
! Brutus and the Calhoun school ignore the Con-
stitution in order to establish their pretended right
of Secession and quote alone from those like Jeer-
son who had no direct agency in its formation not
/ being members of the Convention that framed it.
I Washington and Madison Hamilton. Adams and
Jay-all in fact, even Patrick Henry, who was op-
posed to the form of Government-the UNITY in di-
rsrsity-the pluribus USrM - created by it,
are against Brutus and his scismatc school. The
Constitution itself in clear bold language. has for
ever demolished his theory of the right of State
to secede at will. Art. VI Sec. settles the mat
ter beyond all further disputation " This Consti-
! tuition. and the laws of the United States which
shall be made in pursuance thereof, &c shall be
/ the supreme lac Of the land and the Judges m
erery State shall be bound thereby. anything in the
Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary
notwithstanding" All the States ratified and
placed themselves under this as well as all other
provisions of the Constitution. The Courts of the
United States bound take notice of the Con-
stitution." Marbary vs.. Madison, Cranch, lis.
Mutlu Hdsc tAidt svNclc8 ill1 Su-
premacy still exist in the individual States con-
trary TO the Constitution ITSELF adopted by those
States, and contrary 10 the decisions Of the Su-
preme Court. In McCulloch.vs. State of Maryland
7 this principle is settled thus: The Government
I of the Union. though limited in its powers, is ,u-
1 preme in its sphere of action and its laws when
made in pursuance Of the Constitution. form the
/ supreme laac of the land. This supremacy, and
the continuance of its existence, are at war with
I the Secession dogmas of the Butte County Press
I and Brutus. Is is embodied in our State platform.
on which the patriotic Democracy won their late
victory. .' The supreme law of the Land There
/ is then an UNITY in the country-THE LANp-
which Capitalization and Secession must not and
shall not destroy. The Democracy are firmly re-
/ selyed TO maintain the Constitution and the Union
with the rights of the States unimpaired. The
Butte County Press has torn the first Resolution
from cur State Platform. so has Brutus, and the
work of scism has commenced. Secession itself is
scism- As ii world divide and ALLEVIATE one section
ofthe cosntry from the other; so are its followers
reading the Democratic party here. Bsutus. re
! mast obey counsel. have done so for many years
have been unwayering as Democrat-but
cannot and never will support the heresy OF Seces-
sion nor Capitalization.
JuNlUs.