Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-10

| IN TIE Atlantic States we hear Of an attempt 10
unite all opponents Of the NotiOnal Administration.
With hnLlu.l'Rg efTronIry the projectors If the
movement arow that the object Of the coalition j.
the spOi .fCc', and that TO attain the object prin
cITlcs must be nbandcd or for the time being not
alluded TO- union Of spoilsmen for the sake IL the
POLLS Is sought The incentive is great and will
excite desperate sirnggle-a struggle which might
wIn II were not that the people intcrpose nn OBJ
Jcctmn and will give it no countcnancc. The dsnp
pointed Office seekers outnunber those who hold
Office; for where receives ten cxpectants IT the
same Office fail, and many Of them become the most
bitter oPponcnts Of their party If the power Of
patronage bestowed great. the power Of those to
whom patronage has been refused is greater; and no
sooner has any party achieved u victory, than its
strength is somewhat impaired by the dCsertion Of
those who fought for hire aud received no pay
These nercenarics have cursed ull parties; they
now combine against the Democracy for the reason
that tn Democrats they arc Known and their motives
and their unwOrthinesS understood. How vocifrr.
ouSy these disinttsfeI fellows pirate Of retrench-
ment md reform, and vihfy the men aud deride
the principles Of the party they have deserted
They might win, we repeat, for they labor strcnu
onsy to win, 1t not that the people look into
their presidents and Antcccden;S. That review Uf
tue former course Of conduct Of the new re0,7neys
brings to light and exposes to the popular gaze the
glaring hypocrisy Of the frcebOoters 1t shows thcm
to be men who were never true to any party or any
principles Take FL Dorado COunty-are not many
Of those who are now dcnOuncing the Adminislrn-
tinn who do not hesitate avow that they left
the Democracy and joined the American Order for
the purpose OF controlling and betraying hdt ort
ganizaiOn" IL il not notorious that many Of those
who to day must foul.mouihcd iriAther abuse Of
the President, men who admit that they wen.
into the Know Nothing wigwams with the hope Of
obtaining Office, and failing in that, shancrssly
posed their comrades of the dark lantern; and
claiming to DC Democrats again-Broderick Demo-
excused their desCrion BY as.
srrtng that they left us and swore fealty to dal
lnntcrisin only To deceive and berry II And are
nol G"ne 0flhrSc men who were soanxiuus fr nrols,
TINT though Tor" in fore!g" Idnds. Ihuy busey de
MED their rarcntagc and birthplace, and craved
admission to the lodges Of the Know Nohngs:-
What estimate do such men place upon the intelli-
genye Of tho people, when they ask for the peoples
support d. they hLttcr themselves with the delu-
sivc pc that the 4 sic penpe, unlike their
ecstOr-, will sanction treason and applaud p0-
lIical traitOIs-that The Americans Of this genera
ton have not the same aLhoi Fence that the Amen.
cans of the Revolution had for the man who could
be bIsc as tn buast Of bis turpitudc his want OF
faith!
How gliblv these frllws cxtol Senator Douglas
and plnrasncally tmlk about "pGpular sovereignty"
and the glorious principles IL the Kansas. Ncbras.
ka Bill! Do they think the true friends If Mr. l.
Douglas have forgotten how, but few months Since'
these Samc men called Douglas dcmaguguv," =
Western political charlntnn, 'duughtarri and
that the votes Of Of these men against nm an
dorscmcnt Of the principles Of that Bill to be
fund in the Legislative records Of our State!
The combinations of such men can achieve moth.
ing except from the inertness negligence Of the
Democracy. Those Of than " no profess tn be Dem
ocrnts hope to win by inviting to Democratic coun
ellis those of their fellows who have with moro hon
csty, until recently, made no | retrnce Of fellowship
wiIh that honorcd party. But whether recognized
traitors false friends they seek the overthrow Of
that party their schemes will fail and from midst
they will b. ANONYMOUSLY driven forth. The Dem.
ocratc purity hHs Effected too much gcud for tho
country it has shown itself too purely National not
to be able mw to conquer its open enemies on n
tar field. aud TO Danish from its ranks i,s secret
foes. 1t has become = identified with the Nations
welfare upon its PcrmaEoicy and SucccSs 50 much
depend the stability Of the g'vcrnment aud prosper
ity Of the people. thar when danger threatens that
party. the places of the nerccnary drsertcrs will be
supplied by good and true patriots; and when the
Democracy send up their next shout Of victory, the
powerful voices Of III" latter will swell the cry.
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DEPORTATION WANtKD Of Thomas Nancy, former.