Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-13
The Proper Course.

Senator Douglas, in his place in the Seuate said,
the Eth Of June, 1855, that the Kansas question
at end, and that in future he would be E,und
sustaining the Administration, in its rrcOInmendl-
lions concerning Fiiurc Territories. His Califrnia
hcnchIan, broderick, il seems, uuwilIilg i'm
iiaic his example. Following with insane eager
ness the lcad Of the Senator from illinois. hcn lac
tancicd that the Little Giant was unCEaI' grabiy
aniagonistc To the Administration Of Mr.. Buchanan.
S'un as h. finds that IL sense If patriotism ami
partisan duly has induced Mr. Douglas tn rc:uIn IL
his patty fcaiv, this heretofore >crVilc Initator,
Frederick, starts oil On his Gown book, and cssuNs
an independent craftsmanship, which would simply
expose the advrn,uicr TO Idlcur. but fur the fact
that he has basciy BETRAYED the party which Clrva-
ted him to the Senate aud thus, is entitled tu the
political obloIuy which ~ NOW his portion. Poor
Brodrrck he is irrcri~vably AMI nopclc>Sly gone
in. His Black Republican pr"clivitcs III the late
election, have been fully disclosed, that lac
longer seeks to disguise them. lie will reap the
ward he deserves. The BIhck Republican leaders
while they profit by his TREASON, will dcsrsc the
traitor.
II he be honestly niggcr.worslippev, he should
have joined the African party long since. II he is
only one Of the wool -hcaded herd because hc can
no longer wicld IL rod If iron over the Democratic
party Of California they will accord him credit
the score Of principles, aud will disrust him be-
cause If the very breach Of faith by which I've seeks
affiliate with thenI The turbulence Of his
prove him most unsafe cO-atljutOr. Once pro-
vukcd he lses all self-cOntrOl-all sense Of pru-
dcnce and dccrncv. Who will have auSyht to do
a,lmirrr and cup-bcarcr OtJamcs buchanan, this ia
roriic for the Presidency aud in few short months
afterwards, wishing that 'Ihe Vigilance Committee
will rise up, and hang that g!eX headed old scnun-
,lrcl James Buchanan and Administration men!"-
Consistent Democrat! Admirable philan ihrupist I.
In pleasing contrast to the chronic treason If
DrOdcriCk, hundreds aud thousands of those who
are conscicntiouly Douglas men. that is lovers Of
his many noble qualities and followers of his roti-
cal fortunes, abandoned their Hostile position To
the Administration of Mr. Buchanan, into which
they had been lead by mistaken view of the con-
duct Of the Senator iINm linuiS,-and in the late
State election, heartily and entirely rr-Inncxcd
themselves III the Democratic party GclcYpg the
integrity Of that party Indispensable I" its triumph
4 over the hosts Of factiun they willingly abatr,l
their determination the one point 81 difference.
between themselves and the President, and initiated
the worthy example Of their flvortc, Mr.. Douglas.
in the acceptance of the English bill settlement
: If the Kansas iinbr"Eo.
/ In this they have manifested both patriotism and
sense They have pursued the prolcr course, and
! wc earnestly commend all tho-c who participated
with these reformed anti Administration men, III
their original opposition, To follow the rational ca
ample which has been so plainly set them. As
surely, in plural language, "ihr ciiurning Of
milk brlngcth forth butter. and the wrin2Ing a. the
nose brinyrth forth blood" 80 surely viii those
who array themselves against the present Admins
tratiun regret their foil Y.