Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-13
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
MUD VIEw, Nov. 10, 1858.

Court, I've concur" That article of YOURS m tL.
/ last weeks DENOcRAT entitled " OuR OrIxIoS." ac-
CORDS pre- lsely not only with OUr views but will un-
doubtedy commend itself to the cordial anprovaI If
the democracy Of the entire State. There il and
eau be no question about tive have two or three
classes "i politicians amongst US whose cooperation
with.
FIrst there are what may be designated .CuDahine
0ehI"crats-men who when the thunder clouds of
"P"SIi"n nre gathering about the party Of National
progress threatening il may be. storm Of defeat
make no effort 10 saw" and shield il from such int
pehdlng calamity, but who, the moment the sun
shIhe OF success penefrntes the OPAQUE darkness and
the maTshallcd and thunder. charged heralds Of the
storm are dissolved and dsspated, are the first to
rush and seek To Lask in It's genial and
RAYS.
Second, there are the sDOiLsmen-politicians who
are the advocates and supporters Of neither men nor
measures, except insofar as the one, through per-
%'ha or political influence, aud the other through
SUPPOSED inevitable tendency, may contribute Sc
cure 10 them the loavcs and fishes Of tnsOiumeRtaL
Offices. With such men there is no diSnterested
and patriotic adhesion TO any party, They are rs
ready To affiliate with Republicans as Democrats
aud e"f rersG, with the Dark Lanteruites as with
cIlher-ihcir utilization depending solely upon the
calculated chances Of success or deient or course
no reliance can be placed upon their professions Ul
sincere attachment to any set Of measures or men,
Tor to-day they wind their arms afFcctOnatcy about
The neck 81 foreigners drinking in the sweet music
oI helr rich bT0gue wlIe, to morrow, like masked
asslsIDS, thVy would destroy what is dearer than
life itsef-thc liberty Of those whom they had thus
battered and caressed To-day, none 81 OEsLreDe1vus
us t6cy III dcnOunciD9 the opponents Of the demo-
cratic party. and especially III matchmaking the
iactIOuS course Of Nigger-WOrshipers and yet, the
reVerbutIng eclIOs Of their vUluablc and resonant
dcnmncatiOnS hath scarcely died away before they
may be f"Und lip {" LIP, with those same niger
worsb'pcrs, INDUCING IN coarse, vulgar, vile, un-
SscfnPulous vlturcinti"n Of the Democratic party
H"r is there the slightest inconsistency in all This
Tor every plank in their platform is-sPUILA. Once
inclined To the opinion that Democratic prospects
are brightest they are Democrats ifRcpublican then
Republicans; ifAboiinni5m then a botionists au ID,
'etiIf believe, II the Devil himself were in official
ppsitlon with reasonable amount Of patronage at
S disposal, they would not hesitate to profess did-
bDkisM.
Third, there are the Duzzards"-(odoyvnslv il
not elegantly designated, Dam q class quite too
common, tao extensive, too absorbing and too u-
N'nn"ftn9 To be borne with they have heretofore
been ! allude, rs YOU do to those who, after lnv
ing i"rIne'l uUh9Iy cmlitj0''s tiu,e endorsed
and participated III Inscriptions combinations -
kissed, embraced and adullerOusly culIabllcd with
all tictIohS bargaiHcd principles fur mere tempo
rary and selfish advantages, and committed thou.
sand other unwarrantrd and umwa fautab bic
upon the Democracy, will tlc nlaIncnt their wicked
aud want0n efforts have resulted in disgrace and
defeat, turn, with Lrazcn faced impudcnce ut once
disgusting aud intulciIIblr and without uarullcl else
where, To nsk at the hands Of the triumphant De.
"cIncy-trumphant IN Spife Ot their violent, bitter
and malignant pp0stinn-rcwards Iorfheir eminent
""d diat'ny"'~hcI ~rctc.S. And the Democratic
party Of this State have, in times past, been blind,
weak, 'mk'I| enough I" bestow cOzy, comfortable
lucrative positions upon them to the exclusion Of
many an honest, unfiinChng and unwaVrling Demo-
Graf. who faltcrr'l not in the darkest hour Of the
conflict who sustained tine combined assaults Of al-
he'd foes with never yielding fUrttudc, and bore the
Dtn'lrr OF tli"ir party dauntlrssly forward until it
Heated III triumph over the crushed and broken
fragments Of lis enemies. We are with vnn Dan,
IN your opposition 10 the doctrine Of at unv time or
under any circumstances, rcwarding treason or
compromising with traitors. Not upon rcncEadrs
aud dc>ertcrs from ranks though they NAV talk
pleasantly ut r4UActlidii,h aud sagacO,isly Of the
policy Ut S'rW'"g fr'thfs I'm the FUTURE but upon
those who are genuine aud true, who, when 1.-THE
Gnths and vile NandalS beat Hike u cataract" ut the
gales "f the Den"rratIc parry, blanched not failed
not, rcTTe,i nut. We have many such amongst us.
faithful, capable End honest, and upon these and
such rs these ii Is tine duty ct the Democratic Dartv
t" hcStOw what i; has to b"stow. In morality MS
we'll a. politics, friends should never be abandoned
10 conc. liIic enemies, and so
Let the Leg |IUturc look toI
You iIlvc M idea how we, Of Mud View. have i'm.
proved since we got our names in print. Before We
t'Ir.Ii"d in tbs MOUNTAIN DEM0cRAT our dear little
Village was quiet, shy, unnbtrusivc and unprct,nd-
in2. We slrank from the very idea If conspicuous
prominence, AZ the ciarlrst maid is supposed to
When We met Al the City Hal! which was our wont
ub Iut the hour the
"Cmrfew to"d the knoll of parting day."
h"lc was Il calm dignity in our discussions n for.
bearing tolerance in differences of opinion. and
an ainahlc r"cIpr"cal ar1urScence in the conflicts
- opposing d"ginas whether political or MURAL
No; :" now ambitions and aspirations with their
consequent m'"Iy s!iiles and contests have sprung
up AMONGST us. Being all candidates for some
prominent official position. We now act consistently
with our imf''p" condition. aud annoy and worry
each other with all the physical vigor, intellectual
energy. and spiritual enthusiasm we can possibly
bring t" bear. We have concluded that happiness
and r"n'enimrn are the offspring ease
that great men are never happy and cuntentrd nor
great communities; that you cant be superior to
your fellows. YOU can't mount the fiery stecd Of anl.
bon which paws the light clouds and gallops on
the storm, and ride it successfully, BY the culiva.
ton of the vulgar virtues, and 80 we, Of Mud View.
have determined to renounce them. but this AZ
the old war horse Of Democracy (yclept for short,
Tom Henley after telling his inimitablc Bear Story
to delighted audiences and Rafting a reasonable H..
t'rrl Il" id'a"~. used to say, is not to the pint
therefore AU REvOfR.