Year: 1861

Editor Of the Record:


On the next day after my last
was written the Assembly organized by the
election of an excellent Democrat for Speaker
On the evening before, the Republicans had
held caucus and had unanimously determined
not to vote for Mr.. Burnell, for the reason that
they had not been consulted in his selection
| But it being evident the next morning early
| that If Mr.. Burne were not chosen on the
| first ballot there would be other Democrats
who would 90 over to Gen. Wood, enough to
secure his election the Republicans fearing
that they would share very poorly on the COM
mittees appointed by Gen. Wood, because they
so bitterly opposed him, concluded TO make a
virtue of necessity, and take Burnell. Conse-
quently upon the first ballot he was chosen,
every Republican voting for him.


Immediately after the election of the Speak
err all parties fecitated themselves upon the
final termination of the struggle, and were
right glad to get to work and q" to draw their
pay"


The next great question, which is now ex-
citing the deepest interest, is the character oil
the resolutions upon our Federal relations,
which shall most clearly express the voice and
sentiments Of the people of California in regard
to the Union The resolutions introduced by
| Senator Edgerton seem to reflect the will of
the Democratic party and upon them the
great fight will be made. You have seen
them they breathe the same spirit of the
Governors message the Democratic party is
I" for the Union at all hazards" Now, the
Breckenridge party are for the Union in
their way = the Republican party are
for the Union in their way, and it is to be
their peculiar war-cry for the future in Cali
fornia. The resolutions of Montgomery, in
the Assembly, and of Shafter, in the Senate,
reflect the opinions of their respective parties.
The Breckinridgers declare not against the
right of secession and the Republicans declare
not for compromise or Cancellation; the first
are against all coercion the second are against
all CUuitIUuiSC VI COutiiiolioh. HC DlONhih-
ridgers are for the South the Republicans are
North; the Democracy are for the chole
Union, now and forever. one and insepara-
ble."


The resolutions of Senator Edgerton are so
drawn as to take the wind out of the sails of
the craft of sectional Black Republicanism,
which have been spread with high hopes and
defiant confidence for these resolutions strike
at the acts of fanaticism, spread upon the
Statute books of most of the Northern States
which have proven to be fruitful sources Of ir-
ritation and are clearly unconstitutional and
they advocate a policy which 'steals away the
thunder of Republican fanaticism. They
also treat the dogma of the Breckinridgers,
Z" that State has the right to secede dd ltbi-
tum" as most damnabe political heresy and
reasonable outrage against the lives and the
property of citizens They are for trying the
strength of our Government by prudent mea-
sures-perhars by establishing a system of
privatons-as the wild elephant is tanned when
/
ciatory cautious, so as to avoid the horrors
of civil war-but determined and prepared,
at all hazards, to execute the laws upon trait
tors, leaving the consequences to fall on their
own heads that if the traitors are resolved to
pull down the pillars of the Republic, they at
least will be buried in its ruins; if they put
the strength of the Government TO the test, if
there is nothing of inst and honorable concilia-
ton and kindness that can reach them,-that
at all events and under all circumstances, g the
Union, it must be preserved =


But more of this subject hereafter. The
Senatorial eontest does not yet excite much
interest, although the friends of the different
candidates are assiduously at work The
election will not be brought on for some time
yet.


Our Senators and Assemblymen are all well,
and at work. Butte county is as we'll repre-
sented, in point of talent and influence in the
Legislature, as any other county in the State.