The weekly Butte record., 1867-12-28
Senator Casserly.

The election of this gentlemen to the position of
United States Senator from this State has demon
strated the determination Of the dominant political
party in that body to be governed by the
jackson rather than by the Calhoun theory of pol
itics We rejoice that this is so, for We have ever
believed that there were but fex-so few as to be
contemplate in numbers-who really desire dis
solution of the Union and who are willing to dos
troy it if majority of the States and of the people
do not see proper to sanction and act upon their
peculiar views.
These antagonistic theories in politics had their
origin thirty-seven years ago. the birthday
celebration (April 18th, 1880 at Washington City.
1t is true that in the preceding February and
March, the debate bad occurred between Hayne
and Webster, the latter gentleman closing with
his ever memorable peroration to the Union; but
the grand founding of the State rights party,
with Calhoun for its leader, was attempted to be
made on the birthday of Mr.. Jefferson, and with
view, as Mr.. Madison expressed it at the time, of
making "the name Of Mr.. Jefferson the pedestal of
their colossal heresy." As soon as it was ascer-
tained that such a desecration of Mr.. Jefferson,s
birthday was to be attempted, many gentlemen
who had assembled to honor the occasion immedi-
ate.y left; bat nevertheless goodly number re-
mained, and among them President Jackson.
The latter never permitted an opportunity of de-
Tending the Union TO pass unimproved, and met
the consprat5rs at the inception of their proceed
ings. When the regular toasts were over, the Pres
ident was called upon for volunteer, and gave it
the one which electrified the country and became
historical: "Our Federal Union: 1t must be pre-
served" This brief and simple sentiment, receiv-
ing emphasis and Interpretation from all the aten-
dant circumstances, and from the feeling which
had been spreading since the Hayne Webster de-
bate, was received by the public proclamation
from the President, of plot against the Union,
and subsequent events proved its correctness. Mr..
Calhoun gave the next toast and did not at all al
lay the suspicious of those present. 1t was this:
The Union: Next to our Liberty the most dear;
may We all remember that it can only preserved by
equally the benefit and burthen of the Union.'
Thus was inaugurated the disunion, State rights
party, which was subsequntly overthrown by the
proclamation of President jackson, and again
thirty years later when the same party appealed
to torce. by tire sword, by President Lincoln. But
this datardly attempt after the death of Mr.. Jeer
son, 'to make him the pedestal of this colossal
heresy,' killed Jeferson's birthday celebrations.
They have never been heard of since and the men,
ory OF great man-benefactor of his species-lost
an honor which grateful posterity intended to pay
it, and which the preservation and dissemination of
his principles require to be paid The effort to con-
tinue this heresy in California was rebuked by the
nomination of Haight for Governor And later
still, when the dominant party were required to
choose Sentor to represent this State the senti-
ment of jackson still triumphed over the abomna-
bic heresy of secession, and Union Democrat-a
war Democrat-one who was not willing to see the
Federal Union destroyed by the rebelious force OF
States, without the employment of opposing force
for its preservation-has been chosen. We repudi-
ate the idea, sought to be advanced by some, that
Mr.. Casserly made any concession of principle to
the few noisy and senseess advocates of the heresy
of secession yet among us. Snch a concession
would have belied his whole life, and he would car
ry with him into highest deliberative body of the
nation but the seeming of Senator. We choose
rather to believe that he has maintained his con-
sistency and that he will carry with him into the
Senate that nober sentiment, uttered by Webster
in opposition 10 the inception of the damnable her
esy that has spread devastation and ruin over the
land, that is dear to every true American heart aud
appropriate at when first spoken: Liberty
and Union, non and for ever, aud iu-epe rable =