Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-27

Had we such dark and starleSs nights with cor
responding dark retreats we should have no Demo-
Garlic defeats with corresponding Republican and
Abolition trumphs 10 chronicle. GlOOni and dark
ness favor the Vaccinations Of the nIischievous,
and while the honest and nnsuspect ny sleep, the
wicked and viciOus mature their plans and work out
their destructive objects. In pennsylvania, Ohio
and lndinna the nights proceeding the elections
must have been remarkable for their iInpcnetruble
opacity and consequent adaptation 10 the purposes
Of those cOdIfi0hwis who stealthy plotted against
the best interests Of the country and perfected their
Vaccinations ngainst the Democratic purity. When
the spears Ui their enemies Hash back aud their
Clustering bayonets glenn in the rays Of the noon
day sun, the Democracy have nothing 70 fear II is
Uufy when the black mantle OF deep midnight cnvcl-
opes and cOnceals the ntrgues Of skulkng foes that
danger may be apprehended. In any open, ctciItsed
encounter they haYc never vet sustained defeat
When, like the old wolf killer, Putnam, they are
able to the whites Of their enemies eyes then
the fash Of their guns is as scaihng lightning and
The lcHgucd myrmydOus Of Faction and FHnajIcLSnl
fall before them in undistnguishable destruction.
Thank Heaven Such nights as this which, ut This
present writing, envelopes Mud View ARE Of rare
occurrence in California. For the greater portion
VI the year our skies uncOudcd each individual
star is q distinct und unObsttucicd twInkler, the
moon rides like a silver ship through un ocean oil
unruied azure, and the gorgeous sun proceeds upon
its dazzling course with never y cloud tO mar its
e1ulgeDce or dim its perfect radiance Hence, with
one single exception, the continued asccndency Of
the Democratic party in this State. Our climate
and the general state If atmosphere is unsulted
to the production Of political exolics which bloon
only ut night, aud particularly dark nights ut that
IN lA,:i the Gather not 50 favorable Tie Mlnd
blew from the wrong quaricr-cl"uds gathered
from the sea and from the muuntans-thc moon
aud stars suspended light emitting OperSt'ons and
tie very DAYS Enked feeble aid slckIy, Pda!TtnOuS
and hypOcOndriacal. II any body kept mclcnrol"g'
icul memorandum about that time prepOndcrance
Of" gloomy, " dismal, OZARK, dalnnablc, &C.,
N1s.n
Of the weather ~ this year the Democratic party
Of California Wiited and nOxiOus weed known and
designated by political bOianiss rs Know Nothing
ism. sprung up and fOurishcd, AZ nOxOus weeds are
wont to- do, running the entire State. But TINS
unhappy yeaF-bat- scarcely pissed Awar-to TINT
undiscovered country" &C., see Shakespeare for
the remainder Of the quOatOn) before again the sun
Shunc NUT ttTr stHrs sifftatHered The mnun cner&eu
and the whulc heavens laughed in light Darkness
and gloom rctrcatcd and everywhere, over the
mountains and the valleys. the weeds Of Know.
Nottingham faded and fell. Thus il is always, Dan,
when we are beaten ut ALL YOU may set il down that
the times out Of joint, that there Is sunethlig
rOttcn" in Copenhagen, that the political atmoS,
pberc is foul and that skulkng enemies have awaited
themselves OF the peculiar condition Oi things I" pot
dgdinMt tie WhiftS. So i'll Penn>y lvanla, Ohio, In.
diana aud wherever else we may have sustained
losses. Factions have kissed opposing Factions IN
the dark; intrigue has embraced intrigue under
cover If midnight ;'inaChnatiOns have crcpt 10 the
arms Of Vaccinations in devious bywayS und "bun'
dOned political - have sought congrnlIl spirits
in the infamous dcns Of political aSSignaiIon
| That will do, Dan. besides nm sleepy. The cat
is on the table and the baby under It, The one Is
taking unwarrantcd liberties with my iilkstand and
the other with my feet. There is not eiit shining
from window in Mud View except that which
family streams from the taow taper under the din
cult light Of which am iorny yo0. Outside n"bOdy
is mnI ing about nnd nohUd, unless lac were q
Know Nothing or Kcpublican-or BrOdcrick and
Mckibbcn seeking an interview with lhtir new ~
found friends and faithful allies. 81 proceed to
wrap the drapcry Of my couch around me und lie
dow n tO pleasant dreams" II will hunt NJ copy
Of Bryant the next time attempt quotnton from
him and give it in lacc vcrba" ct "Ntm!.al
| AZ RENOIR