The Placer herald., 1858-07-31
To the Democracy-Who are its Enemies.


Now that the ball is in motion, it is we'll
that Democrats should look around and see
who are the real and who the pretended,
friends of the success of Democratic polcy.
There is no use in Disgusting the matter,
there are pretended Democrats at work
secretly and openly aiding and abetting our
enemies to destroy our organization, and to
build up new party out of the rubbish of
Known Nothingism, Republicanisnl, and other
agitators, whose sore object will be war upon
the present National Administration. Stand
ing firm as national man, and refusing to
cater to the morbid desires Of sectionalists
the President has brought down upon his
fair name the anathemas of the political re-
negades Of the different defunct parties, who
under pretence of being the friends of Popu-
lar Sovereignty, are only striving for power,
for Office, without having single we'll de-
fined principle to found party upon.
Is there any good reason existing why the
Democratic party of Placer county should
divided Most assuredly there is not. Le-
compton and anti Lecompton are among the
things that were; the Kansas question has
by the action of Congress been referred back
to the people in their sovereign capacity for
final action, and they will exercise it in the
month Of August; and it is for them to say
through the ballot box whether they want
the Lecompton Constitution. President Bu
chanan has at no time during the pending
of this question done more than was his con-
stitutional duty-merely recommending to
Congress the admission of Kansas under the
Constitution framed by the people themselves
through their delegates. AS the matter has
been again referred back to the people to be
voted upon, here is popular sovereignty in
its fullest sense-brought about by the friends
cf the Administration, and other natioual
men in Congress Who were the opponents
of this reference2 Was it not the Black
Republicans, aided by certain gentlemen who
are bidders for the Presidency (who does not
know that J. J. Crittenden and S. A. Doug
las are viewed in the same light?), and such
agitators as Broderick and Stuart This
being the case, let us ask what is there for
true Democrats to divide upon? Literally
nothing Those who have been with Mr.
Douglas on the Kansas issue, now that the
question has been referred to the people in
teresed certainly can have no reason to de-
sire a division in the ranks Of the Democracy
unless the wish to give countenance to its
enemies. Even Mr. Douglas himself, after
the passage of the English bill, declared the
'Kansas question as past issue, and declar-
ed that every good citizen should be satisfied
with whatever decision the people of Kansas
should make at the election in August
Here, then, is the point; Mr.. Douglas does
not oppose the Administration now in any
measure, and why then should any one pro
Tossing to be Democrat advocate the get
ting up Of new party in California under
pTetence Of being favored by Mr.. Douglas
which would necessarily be antagonstc to
the friends of the Administrations But the
game is being Played the name of Mr. Doug
las Is used merely as a ruse to bolster up the
rotten and unholy scheme.
The true Democracy and the National
men of the old Wing party, however, see
through the tlimsy web, and will not be 10th
to expose and rebuke it when the proper
time comes. Some few Of our old friends,
who have battled manfuly for the success of
the party are being led off by these fasifers
of the Administration from their true posi-
tions, thereby causing them not only to be
alienated from their real friends, but making
them willing instruments, as it were to stab
at the very hearts blood of the Union. To
such we would say, reflect and pause before
you step any further into this political caul-
dron which will lead you into doom, from
which it may take years Of repentance to
extricate you.
The Democracy of Placer will be trum-
phant. They have always triumpbed when
they have stood firm by their principles
Shall, then, this far-fetched Kansas issue be
the cause of division in our ranks, or will
all good Democrats stand by and suppor;
the only true National party that now ex,
lists, and upon whose genius and policy the
safety and welfare of the Union dependsl
If some are determined to forsake the ranks,
to go over to the enemy, and thereby vir-
tually aid Black Republicauism, let them 90
but day of reckoning will come, the
traitors will be marked, and their indiscre-
tior will some day rise up in condemnation