Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-30
Hypoer,sv OF black R.pubIlcanI.n..

time and again denounced in the coarsrSt Ian
guage, the "infimous Nebraska swindle," rs
they recently termed il, and hcapcd curses "n
the head Of Judge Douglas for introducingand
advocating it? Have they not pronounced
"squatter sovereignty" humbug, and declared
their unc0mpromising hostility to it? Did
they not virulcntly assail, systematically mis-
represent and villity those who voted for It -
Did they not assemble in mass meeting in Chi.
cago and BLACKBOARD and hiss Judge Douglas
for speaking in its dcfenceY Did they not burn
him in efFgy and swear that he should not be
permitted to speak, Have they not repeated
~, at mass meetings aud in their conventions,
adopted resolutions dcn0uncing,in unmcasurcd
terms, the very man and measure they now
laud to the skies? Did not the New York 7i'i-
bune, that now Processes to support both, pro-
claim that il would rather see the Capitol wrap
ped in flames. than the triumph Of it in the
National Legislature? Did not the Black Re
publican Legislature Of Michigan, elect II third
rate man to the U. :. Senate in place Of Gen.
Cass, simply because that pure, patriotic and
venerable statesman supported the Nebraska
Act? Did not every Northern Democrat and
n majority of the Western Democrats in both
Houses Of Congress, who voted for it, get de-
featrd on that account? Did one single menu
Der Of the Black Republican party, in either
House Of Congress, support it? Did they not,
aS party, make it the great Issue, and Solemn
" pledge themselves in the event of success,
to repeal itg Did they not assert that it was pc
cuarly slavery measure, gotten up expressly
for the benefit of the "slavOcratS"y Did they
? not defy Houston and Bell and Etheridgc and
Collum and Hunt Southern Senators and
members of the Lower House - for voting
against il? DO they not insist upon the rc-cS-
adjustment of the Missouri Compromise. and
did they not refuse the use Of Fancuil Hall To
| Daniel Webster, because he voted for the com
promise measures If 1850? Have they not de-
carcd, again and again, by resolutions, on the
stump. in the pulpit aud through tEcir press.
| That the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska Act
"waS IL triumph Of slavery over frccd"m?--a
Southern victory? Did they not stigmatizc
the Democratic members If Congress from non
| slavc-huldng States who voted for it, ns "Nur-
thcrn dough faces, enemies Of freedom, traitors
To their country, and tools Of Chivary fire
eaters? Did not three thousand Black Re
publican Clergyman, bhsphcmouSly assuming
to be the viccgcrantS Of the Almighty, scIfd an
ins0lcnt rcmon>trnncc to Congress against the
Nebraska Act, and threaten the vengeance of
God on its author, if he persisted in advocating
il? Did they not say itwoud inevitably result
in u dissolution of the Union? Did they not
Indignantly pursue EX-Prcsidcnt Pierce be-
cause he approved ity Did they not hold inn
ncnsc ''indignati6n meetings" and vcncmouS-
ly denouncc every man who voted for or sup
ported itY Did not Edward Stanly, the late
Black Republican candidate for Governor, in
the theatre in this place, dcn0uncc Judge Doug
las in the most unmcasurcd terms, and snccr
| ingIy say "whcrc he is considered giant 81
ants must be tine Mha'?-nnd did not every
niger worship"r present loudly, exultantly
cheer the alluSiom? They did: "-"
These are notorious and indisputablc facts.
They are known to every intelligent 1nan. The
niger worshipcrs dare not deny thcm,-thc
record is against them.
| W e nave no IdllH Ill luClI HHtNI't'l-
cd, unacCountablc convcrSionY No new light
has been thrown upon the qucstiun--no new
facts cctcd-n0 new arguments advanced
Judge Douglas claims to stand now where he
has always sto0d--Prcsidcnt Buchanan says
emphatically the principle he is contcndng for
"is correct" and that he indorses it fully, and
the Democracy say the same thing The mig
ger worShipers clcctionccrcd and voted for
John G. Fremont, IL Southern man, in prefer
ence to james Buchanan, a Northern man,
mainly because the former opposed the Ncbras-
kn Act, and the latter indorscd it,. They pray
ed against, prcachcdagainst, vituperatcG, burn
cd in ciligy,- defeated the friends of the yery
man they now so cXtravagantly praise. M
epithcts were too infamous, too malignant to
apply to him. Every Black Republican speak.
or, every Black Republican preacher, every
Black Republican press, called him "Stcphcn
ArnolU Douglas, and now, while he still stands
upon the same platform, maintains the SAINT
principles, belongs to the same party, "pio"'
Black Republicans invoke blessings on his
head, those Of doubtful morality praise him fol
his political virtues, and the desperately wick
cd ones swear that he in good fellow"
Are they sincere are they honest? None
hut the weakest, the most crcdulOus bclicv,
that they ARE. They hate Douglas with an in
cXtinguiSlablc hate; the Nebraska Act the,
are too s0cmnly committed against ever 10 ia
v0r. Their Inconsistency, insinccrity and du
plicity arC too palpablc to deceive any one
Their whole aim is to breed discussions in tn,
Democratic ranks, cngrndPr ill-tccling, weaker
its strength, lessen its influence. and cause
| L., Al. l.. al, L.
| The Democratic party il united on principle
and il never has, never will sacrifice principle
for cxpcdicncy. The Black Republicans hay,
no sympathy, no respect for Judge Douglas
and he knows it and for them and their doc
trincs he entrrtainS the most supreme con
tempt. lie has manifested il on more thar
One occnson-will do 80 again. He know
thcir Endorsement Of his course is simulated
and that even indirectly acting with then
would politically damn him. He would forfci
the confidence and esteem of his friends ant
become the mere instrument of his enemies
They who anticipate that he will be guilty o
such an cgrcgious blundrr, such unpardonnhl
folly, must have II contemplate opinion of hi
sngacity. Judgment, honesty and patrotism.-
The Black Republicans had better not prais
him too cxtrvngantlv--th will have to On
their own words. lie rcpudiatcs, dcspisc
them, and needs not their support.
CHARLEY BARNES has again filled his cnpa
cious store room with new goods, selected from
the latest arrivals and purchased At "panic pri
ccs." His stock contains everything in tn
crockery, grocery or provision lines, that i
desirable.
Gro. F. JONES. at "No. o." is constantly re
ceiving additions 10 his stock Of choice famil,
groceries. lie keeps the choicest y ODDS ant
warrants all goods bought Of him ''to wcigl
sixicen ounces to the nnMnd." "YoM bet"