Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-07
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EDITnRS DENocRAT: Your correspondent
0oeupying the somewhat anomalous position
Of gentleman Of polite leisure-living upon
the compounded interest Of depleted treas
ury, and not being one Of thosc unfortunate
victims Of localized attachments, who are on.
" known to those whom they meet in their
daily rounds, and hence approaching as little
Of what is passing beyond as though they
were dead to the world, and all the stirring
events Of the present progressive age has
within tho ln$t two weeks, been hither and
thither, lending nm ear here, and an eye
there, TO all that appeared attractive or no.
ticeALlc to man Of my peculiar tcmPera-
mcnt and inquiSitivc turn Of mind. The pine.
clad hills, and the cultivated vallcy's,-th
rivers and their dependent gulchrs and ra-
vines, have shared equally and adequately Of
my earnest solicitudc in the welfare Of our
common aims m0irr,-thc true Democracy
Of this glorious Cuion. In almost every To-
cality that have visited, | have SnulTrd the
tainted atmosphere Of faction and dscortl,
and there is but one element that have been
able - discover soaring unSullicd and tri-
umphNnt above the trio Of empty and vascil-
lating isins, and that is the vcritabIc clc-
rnent that binds us together as a union ofin-
tcrests, harmony, and actiOn-a Retrospective
alliance, that all the contumacions factions Of
chriStcndOm can never so much as impede its
progress, or impair link.
In every precinct where men can he found
in sufficient numbers to discuss the current
questions Of the day, a person can scarcely
fail To draw out open and undiSguiscd scuti-
ment+ OF the existing political relations of the
wcll-informed, rs well a. tho hopes and fears
entertained by the quixotic champions of
misplaced confidence. king David and
his magic neutrality-suspicious. and its i'm
beetle platform, and the corporars guard Of
-Ndf'r|', are yielding 50 gently to rcbuking
consciousness, aS to leave but little room to
doubt Of their final demise and quiet inter.
mcnt, in the sarcophagus of the past, into
which has been cntombed from time immc-
mortal /" the evil deeds Of evil men. Their
cpitaph-"Hic jocr'."
The little Clint, with becoming roup lie
grace, has kicked the undcrpinning from bold
King Brodcrick, and shown him up in his
true colors--aD ambitious and sclf.conccitcd
dcmagoguc, who, Of all the men in the world
is most to be piticd and the least to be cnvi
ed. Like drowning man who catches at n
straw, in the vain hope Of preserving his vi
tnlity, the Republicans are reaching out with
(rcnzied efforts to coalcscc with their common
enemy. AS well might man take an infuria-
ted bull by the horns and hope for quarter, rs
for Black Republican to expect to share the
sPoils of office with party who have emilia
zoned upon their banner "pillngc and plum
der.
Even were coalition at all desirable nv tho
Black Republicans. in what earthly respect
would they be the gamers thereby? Can
they entertain for moment the pucrile sup
position, that any one Of those persons who
have sccureda nomination would willingly,
aud cheerfully abandon the track to a set Of
men whom they not only affect, but do in re-
atty dcSpisc? The Brodcrickitcs as party
Internationally. would most nssuredly accept
the prOifcred cooperation Of the Republicans
but it would manifestly be on the same prin
cipl", that the monkey co-opcrated with the
cat in pulling the chesnuts out Of the fire
That such proposition has, in reality, been
made TO the boilers there are many shadows of
doubt; and scarcely man who understands
the Interior designs and antaSoniStic princi-
pies Of each faction, il either Of them have
any principles believes that any argument
can, or will he seriously entertained. There
are yet, too many men in the Republican par
~ whose good sense has not been irretlecma-
bly, conGscatcd to the rubbish of fanaticism,
an1 who will never consent to bind them
selves to the designing schemes Of BrOdcrick
and his minions.
There is but ono opinion among the intclli-
gent and rejecting class Of the community
coincident with the facts that are daily devcl-
oped, and that is tho avowcd principle, that
rictory to the riotous is suggestive Of spoih.
The ostcnsiblc object of this contemplate
and unjustiiiablc crusade Of BrOdcriCk and
his proselytcs against the true Democracy and
the Administration, is SO palpablc that any
man possessing the slightest degree Of discern
Incnt could scarcely fail TO discover the mo-
tive and the causes that have led to a separate
organization. The familiar aphoriSm that,
"whcrc there is honey you will find bees, ="
furnishes an apt solution to the factional az
itntions Of the present day. The thrco ad-
verse parties arc as eager to gather under the
capaciOus wings Of public favor, as brood of
young shanghais to nestle under the frathcry
folds Of the old blue hen. The only differ.
cncc, that while the former clamor for Spoils
aud privilege, the latter arc candidates, only
for warmth and shelter
In short, the Administration party Of Fl
Dorado have nothing to fear from the oppo-
sing factions, whether they unite or act scpa-
ratcly in the present campaign. Let the true
Democracy present an unbrokcn front un.
furl their time honorcd banner to tho breeze,
and with their glorious motto, "Thc Consti-
tuition and the Union" they will ride tri.