The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

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eisson and energy Ths eoEs Of the speaker seemed TO
evince desire to satisfy these Of the old Democrats
party but who had lest upon patriotic motives. to put
down the rebellion that the necessity fo- their further
fation with the Union party Ind ceased to exist and
that they were beng led by the prominent men Of tie
Republican party q. the Eastern states into PRINCIPLES
aud policias beyond the delnHds Of patriotism and sub
versve Of the true theory and principles 0: Republican
government OF course he opposed to The policy
OF the present Congress- the project for universal sf
fr2ge claiming the right each regulate that
question for itself; opposed TO the reconstruction
measures Of Congress an thought that they were go
ing fr beyond what required for reconstruction Of
the Union. and tat the people should the old
principles which had rendered the nation prosperous
Re accorded equal patriotism and devotion to the Union
10 those Democrats who believed that the Union could
not be restored by war aaI 70 those who believed that
could only be preserved by and acted upon such
belief. OF course, cannot give il notice OF this
kind any extended report Of the speeches He oeou-
pied the Democratic platform, and opposed that put
forth by the Union party Of California. He pledged
himself urreseryedly to labor for the advancement Of
business interests the District and to the procu
ring for the orovile and Beewouh Pass Railroad Com
pany the same government aid that had been extended
to the Central Pacific and doubted net Of success if
Senator's could be enlisted in its behalf. He repre-
sented by those who him intimately 70 lie
tiring and jealous worker. and trie man.
Mr. johnson followed by Mr. Raymond who at
once captured the attention OF his audience and enlisted
their approval by reference local interests He told
them OF the advance made in the formation OF wagon
and railroad company FOR the purpose Of connecting
Orovilie with the National railroad plains by
til Feather route and pictured in eloquent and
from such improvement The company for the CON
strucon of this road m organized and fixed fact
Articles Of incorporation maps of surveys were on
file both Butte ana Plunas counties and the sixty
thousand dollars already advanced by Pun2s county
was sufficient with other aii already pledged, TO build
the wagon road and that would be completed within
the next fifteen months. Thirty miles Of this wagon
road from oroyie towards Punas, is TO be completed
upon railroad grade, and upon railroad curves that
the only additional work and expense necessary to extend
the railroad that distance from oroville viii be the lay
ing down Of the ties and the rail Both political parties
in Plunas had passed resolutions in convention ped-
ing their nominees for the Assembly to 4 further APP
preparation from the county Of hundred and forty
thousand dollars TO sid in the construction Of this rail
road With the wagon road completed the route,
and such sd pledged favor OF the railroad aIr Hay
nond confident that Eastern capital couiG be enlist
ed in favor OF this railroad when the relative merits Of
this route and that which the Central Pacific
now constructing their read shall be made known. Mr.
Hsylnond applicant political position his
only ambition to give Butte and Plnmas and this
Congressional District this road and that when the
company shall send their agent east TO enlist aid for the
enterprise the District might have representative
Congress 10 this great and paramount interest of
the entire district ani-such he knew Mr. Johnson be-
truet that he Is pledged to adverse interests out
side OF the District Re has been nominated represent?
As Illustrative Of the difference between this Feather
route and that Of the Central Paciac Company and
showing the feasibility the former the Latter 3r
Raymond stated the well known that this cth
day of July, while the teams roin Virginia City that
with the Central Pacific railroad Cisco had
drive twenty feet Of snow the people Of Piumas
were hoeing corn the very summit Of the Feather
river route This fact Is atteste 10y gentlemen who
len Cisco Monday last and by thir gentleman who
passed over the plumas route on the sth instant In
THIS connection Mr. Raymond referred the aspirations
sfr Sergeant the United Seua;orshiu and charged
that be had baen false the interests Of this Congress
sional District this question railroad and that,
eyidence Of the fact had been published IL the Placer
vile papers that Cle Engineer Judah had reported in
favor Of the Cisco route before survey had been made.
thus showing that tie route had been determined with
out due regard to its practieabity. Descending TO
politics. Mt. Raymond Acknowledged the fact that he
had been member Of the Know-Nothins party that
swept the State, and ikoned the present condition
OF the Union party that Of the KnowSothing oreani
during the session of the Legislature Of $50,
when Foote and Marshal and Cobb all insisted upon
election Of United States Senator at that session because
their parry was delus.on and could not exist; 50
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going to pieces and upon its ruins would arise Repub
an party similar that the older States; it or
the organization Of this new party that The Union party
were now splitting up and guarrelhng over Heregarded
the eoction Of Haght event just certain to oc-
cur on the 4h of i.enlber that the sun had
tliat evening sat in the west He handled Parks the
Union nominee FOR Secretary Of STATE il most unrler-
eifal manner Referring his action in the Hordy I'M
eaclneut case he stated that he had records showing
That PARKS while member Of the Senate and sitting as
Judge voted to iind Hardy grilty on one count and
VIXEN proceeding TO pass sentence that Parks voted
against the sentence. stating that he did not believe
Hardy guilty. and that four days afterwards he was voi-
el 5000 with which visit Washington as Swamp
Land Commissioner Re did not bolieve The charges Of
corruption against Mr. Gora but he dd believe that
the Sacramento J7ioa and Francisco hstia lived
and fatened upon corupon that they dug up and de-
the characters Ct mon t1lSti1iS zig
up and devou- human bodies. Speaking Of the acts OF
Congress he brought down his hearers by stating the fact
;at they had passed making i; penal offence FOR
Members Of Congress 70 be interested IN government
contracts and few days a:Eerward passed joint reso
outio suspending the operation OF that law for six
months Mr. Raymond Is an agreeable, spirited easy,
pleasant and eloquent speaker to whom political oE
ponen may listen with u,.aggug interest This being
the ars political gathering of the Safe Campaign N
Crove we have underworld to give readers an idea
OF the positions talcn that they may know how the
campaign opens. Having pas two years without politi-
cal s.unlpis- Messrs johnson and Raymond We're
ployyn IN comparatively virgin soil it remains to be
seen whether their political opponents viii be able to
treat their efor. as the frs, turning of saIaSraoF
upon which they may tn seed Of adverse doctrines
and reap the harvest Of vo.es II september.
Arron1roSMESr OF School FUSps--we have been
furnished by the County Superintendent Of Public In
s1r,csson the apornenreni Q: the school funds Of this
county for the quarter ending June 20 1857. The total
amount appor1iored for the quarter Is So2 g. Is fol
lows: To Bangor district SIS %; BidweA IS "A; Butte
Valley SO 81 Central House. S "a; Cherokee, $50 so
Chico s 81: Canyon Creek slI o.. pelarlan. sic "a
DAYTON, 50 II. Earsks SIS 6s; Evansville, SIS IS;
r,-,,.,,- s7 a;. Hamilton, IS -. Ki,lashe