Year: 1867




gave great praise to Davis, Lee. Beaure-
gard and other chiefs for inaugurating re-
bellion and becoming traitors The Dem
ocratic Committee of that county met soon
after and publicly resolved, That the Butte
county Press, by the incendiary articles of
September 18th, and by its general tone of
violence and misrepresentation has merited
the severest rebuke and condemnation u
The editor, in his issue of October lst, pub
lished the proceedings of the Committee, and
pays his respects to that body, saying, among
other things:


I'VE claim to be independent and fear
less in the discharge of our duty as one of
the sentin Is on the watch tower of liberty.
If our course does not please them, and thev
will courteously point out wherein we are
wrong, we may modify to suit them, but we
claim the right to speak in terms of praise
of JEFF. Davis, Lee, Beauregard or any
other distinguished champion of correct
principles whenever it suits our sovereign
disposition to do So without consulting NOR.
tai man. If this redoubtable Committee
think they can rule all the men entertaining





undertaken herculean task The leading
men in the State hold these opinions; they
have stot firm in the darkest hours of ad-
versity, and when they abandon the Demo.
cratic party there WiU be nothing te6 gift"
He also publishes the names of forty. six
Democrats of that precinct who approve his
course, and he says he will furnish more of
the same sOrt-saying as an introduction to
these names:


g We present below the names of several
Democrats who approve our course, and be-
lieve the action of the committee meets with
universal condemnation by the Democracy of
this valley, and if Mr.. Lott is defeated he
may attribute the result to them"


Mr. Lott is Chairman of the County Com
mttee, but has backed out of the response
bility, as the editor in another place says:
" We have heard numbers of the most re-
liable Democrats in this section of the county
declare they would not vote for him Lott
because of his participation in the matter.-
We have had an interview with Mr. Lott on
the subject, and be condemns the action of
the Committee-said he had nothing to do
with it. We trust sincerely that those of our





their determination and vote the whole ticket.
Mr.. Lott should not be held responsible for
what the Committee has DONE since he repu-
dates its action"


In another paragraph the same journal
says:


" We have lifted the two first resolutions
of the State platform and substituted in
their stead the first Kentucky resolution
Every democrat in the State knows they ex-
press papaLle falsehoods, and dishonor the
Democratic party. The Marysvlle Appeal
charges that they have stolen that much
Mongrel ammunition, and the Appeal is
right. Shame ON them


The Press also gives place to a correspond
ent who says:


" Your expressions of esteem for Davis,
Lee and Beauregard, and your Endorsement
of their political views and conduct, meets
with disapproval from men who claim to be
Democrats. | have made careful consider.
alton OF the matter at issue, and have no hes
itation in declaring my own humble indi
vdual opinion that your article contains no
proposition deserving of censure, but that
the views entertained are such as every true
Democrat must accept. Whilst Il sense of





doubtful utility to the interests of the party
under existing circumstances, to every Dem
ocrat who may justly claim know ledge of
the issues which have divided the country in
opinion, there can be but one legitimate de.
duction from the position taken and action
had in relation to the political articles of
party faith. Let then the party and its men
stand true to its time honored tenets and
principles. If Democracy is right then is
secession rigth. If Republcanism is right
then is secession wrong. This is the only
issue-all else is subsidiary and of secondary
Importance. This was the issue which gave
to Democracy its late triumph in this State
as it has done in Others


There, that will do for the present. The
Democracy of Chico publicly indorse the
Press on this question of secession!