Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-03

for the Democrat.
Letter from "A Wild Irishman".-Kansas-
BrOdeFiGkiRm

BrodeFiCkism.
MESSRs. EDITuRs Kansas affairs have hoe,
settled at last, thanks to the wisdom and IN
triotiSm Of the Democratic party. This un
exalnpled bone of contention has At length
been picked perfectly clean. There il not {
mouthful of political capital remaining on il
Not even the industry of Brodcrick, with al
the keen scent Of Stewards Sagacity to aid hin
in the Search could find luncheon on il more
| All this is we'll This Kansas, in every way
has caused division and diScoId long enough
aye, even alienation from our party in some
cases.
II is time the Democracy should become n
unit again time it is that harmony should
De restored. Agitation, though it bc some.
what stormy, purilics; those fierce tclnpcsts
but destroy. To regain and retain political
health and strength, harmony must be re
stored. The will OF some and the virtue Of
others, great or petty differences, none oi
these should BE- allowed to impede so desi a.
bic contamination. Hen may become po.it
ically bankrupt, may be driven TO the sea of
ruin on the springtide Of destruction, aud be-
nopubhc calamity. But this party, this dem
| Ocratlc party, this sectional. hating, Union.
loving party, must remain inviolate and in.
tact-thc champion Of prOgresS-the bulwark
VI frccdOni-thc rampant Of the Republic.
And when ! consider the wisdom and be.
neticience Of the principles that guide, and the
patriotism and intelligence Of the body that
compose that party, have safe guarantee
that il will remain 80. Let us have one city
VI refuge to fly to in distress.
Did it not Rlnuse you, MrsSrs. Editors, du.
ring the fire Of the Lecompton debate, t. hear
the WiSe.acrcS cry, Where is the Democrat
ic party now ITO hear those professors vi
conNumptive opinions, those fossil remains OF
antl-deluvlan parties, cIOak, Its gone in
cured, ut HSt. Now, however, those vic
tins OF their own dclusionSAr oninOusly 81.
lent they deal no more in dolefui interroga.
tori,s, nor prophecy destruction for the Dem
ocratic party. They begin 10 understand
where that party Ii ever to BE- found-to be-
lcvc that vitality still r'mainrth in it. But
those mbccilvs never thought Of the latitude
and therein is the beauty of it--thc Demo.
cratic party gives; Of the wide margin there
is for individual opinion. Like Christianity
ii has creed, a few saving beliefs, which VIC
must accept; but IN all questions not ALSO
lutrly cal dInA', there is no dirtn. They are
SuiJ Ct u any diversity Of private intrrpre-
tatIuil.
1Eclcarc some circumstances attending our
approaching State election which viii render
IT one oi GI.usuai interest and impCI tancc.-
The main gu. >lioI', presume, will Gc, whcth.
or the democracy VI Caliturnla will sustain
Mr.. BuchanSn. on endorse the course Ut Nj
Brolrlick. There cali be, there ium,t b. no
h,uual position Un tmiS subject Inc tight is
not MIR. Doug,aS ard Mr. Buchanan, but MI.
buchanan AID the National Democratic party
against BIuIerick -orwardism and sectional
Ian. Are we t. sustain our patriotic Plcsi
dent, who has mAIlt, Strd by his acts, his
IA s,aS :, aud the gchc'al course VI his ad-
mInis'ralion that Ii, Is n>it1cr wanting in pa
uiOti" Virtue nor 9uniiniSti alive ability; that
his intellect has not iadcd, his energy not yet
STATED ~, nic We 10 itdUrSc tue silly pucriii
ties Of this man WHO some way or other, wa>
nt 10 the L. >. Scnat, this man who, though
sent rs "a D,nocrn,, has >tudiously avoided
giving Democratic Vote sin,c he took his
seat; lhi> man who, in his "pvtulant passion"
aud disgusting though Ardnnsb.c vanity, has
ua',d to Li"s his agar and insulting Ian.
Suas' st cur ventrabIc Chief Ills man whn
orP">, Il tbs Etr.i>. Eil, Mho has betrayed
TIE interests ot California, and Inurv pnitlcu.
ally t. dvsis ate WhU would be the pct il he
NIrV not hcPcccCuisr rats.;Iaw uc the Black
give hl'n something tn runiratr upon. al.
mos, Imagine TIA, IN triia'; lin. il unmistaha-
be .an2 u:Ir. that To he 'y"uinlui" i, no mcr-
h!I whra /" ynu;a is added IL narrow and
mcWliat empty mad M arrogant and
bra,,ins spirit, it then become, conlrmptiblr;
that it may b. very honorable and bravo t.
bvtray those who have nurscd him into polit.
zeal iiic, but that very wicked people give l. Il
less tender title; that abuse is not uratorv,
nor vu' gaIity Wit, AMI that Hate, though Il
strong, is not q reliable source oC Inspiration.
hear them tel! Him, most alphabetically, that
the destiny Of the Democracy of this State
doeS not dwell in the breeches pu, ket of anr
man, not even in the pocket Of him who pro
rai.nS that "i"id is King !"--sold, the Sor.
did miScr'S idu!--suld, that the base worship,
aud regard honor and truth and fidelity a,
drnpS in comparison With god, the fou!'s
argument aud that which the corrupt rely on
I"r >trtng'h.and popularity. not on intellect,
an deeds, on character: hear them tell him
that they are not the docilc llckcyS of any in.
diviluai; and finally, that they are neither to
he gatlcd, cheated. bought, coaXrd, intimida-
tel nor driven into an Endorsement of the DO.
i.ical actions of any man who fails to est b.
fish a character rs n r, liable and influential
Democrat. more especially one who proclain>
on the floor Of the Senate that he has higher
regard for gold than for principle --
DO calumniatc David C.. BrOdcIick: Dol
undcrratr him: think not At all events
| think it time he should cease to have fac
ton or \ fraction Of the Democracy Of this
State at his beck. To what noble ar unsclish
end has he used the political influence which,
through the weakness Of some, the corruption
Of not u few a"d the fvrbyarancc Of others, he
has gained?
am species Of hcro.worShipcr. can
understand what in former days were Jackson
men aud Adams men aud Clay men. ! can
With the BuchancrrS and Donslas-
ties Of the present day. know the Egyp-
tianS OlShipcd Bull, and the TSraclites "a
Cali, golden one at that; yet that there
should be Brodcrickitcs--
"Phocbus. what q name,
To fill the speaking trump Of future fame.
in our more enlightened times, is MS surpri-
sing AZ 1t is Notifying.
A WILD FRESHMAN.
IDLEvILLE, June 25, 1853