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


Of the countr' sanction the runors, by Then ntma.
tIonS.-ihat tiicrc is to be party manufactured
out Of the relics If all other parties t. be dcsigna
ted The Peoples Party Of the Union This he
last ASYLUM erected BY political bcnevOlcurc for the
refugees from political justice II is To he the bone
of the discounted; "a sort Of castle of Indulcncc
where thc lazy louts, who have ever 'ii%"raccd cv
cry party To which they have been Gtidct~, can find
i food and shelter.
From the dnetlues which to constitute its
foundation, il is impossible to imagine of " hat Spc.
cics of political architecture il is I" he specimen.
AZ its platform appears in the journals winch favor
its formation, it consists of fourteen resolutions.
The Louisville (0urier says on the subject:
ncsOutiOn number asserts that the mrmhcrr oftc
order will put their trust IN til. Supreme Drns
thing which they have done before, unless office
plumber, knavery and tho devil are supreme. BY num-
Der two, they in favor Of unn tied freedom III r"
giOn disconnected from Plitir but a. they have moth
ing about religion connected with politics,
left to infer that they set "f hcathcns nhdcls,
Plug giles and Thugs who will have no dealings with
Christians by number three ,Ihry ar" opposed To for
rign Paupers nd criminals though their SILENCE
natives Of this unfortunate description, leaves to in
fer that they will take many from the native pamprr
and criminal roll thry grcspcciaiy If thrr hc
able bodied men, who can usr brass knur klcs, brs
blulgco and tung hot with the strength of the Flag
Ugly and the cunning Oftlc Thug BY number fur. they
E,rbid Foreigners to hold any civil Office hut SAY th,r
about his taking unrvil post. li number five, they
are for educational institutions, being free ain" "al
that expect to Sc" he nggrrs and >i" nip@"rs
side hy side with the htes IN our >rhOUs and ru
soon as this party shall get into power
@ But it is needless to point out all the wonderful
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poses to avoid all sectional legislation, 10y which,
suppose. it is meant TO prepare to defeat Legislation
which sectional to cut OH thirty sections Of the
public lands from Of their ground stralings the
English hill did in tho case OF Kansas Another proPn
To reduce the expenses Of the Government. which
We suppose they will do by preventing any r"Gurs out
side Of their order from stealing much a. they
do; which, by tho by, would be first rate thing II
would make Uncle Sam very rich.
"Thc whole thing is Know NOthingrm. 20 prepared
for the political acmbic tn minglc imprrcrptibly
possible with Black RepublIcanism."
| II nnucnrs from the fDrppOiur that those nulitcn
fishermen have laid out extensive net, and
willing to cnmcSh any species 0t fish. But II won't
do; the modicum of their captures " i'll scarcely
equal the original amount Of those with which our
/ Savior fed the multitude described in scripture as
being "tew and little" 1t is an old trick Of the
cmics Of Democracy to be attacked periodically with
symptoms Of "I.t1rm and recons'r"'t,Oh-" When
| ever fairly beaten in shape, they speedily en-
dcavOr to assume another, 50 different as TO conceal
! the bruises received in the preceding struggle
aud Of another aspect more agreeable, las they
hope to the perception Of the masses. But in all
their artful lodges they have been cmincnty unsuc
cesSful-"nigger will be Niger, and "silken
purse cannot be made out Of s0wS ear" The
bray Of the animal will betray it, Notwithstanding its
| eOnine covering. They remind us of the rat in the
fairy talc which, BY the kindness Uf IL fairy,
changed into princess. who played the part Ut the
fine lady with considerable success, until one I'M
fortunate day, cat accidentally coming into her
presence, the native antiPaihy n hrr
II member Of the vcrmn tribc) To giinIalkin, broke
The fairy spell, and the princess vanished int" the
nearest rathole All Of these reconstructed parties
abound in "tnking manifcstOrs-inS cduc:i i've prom
ises. They have The MINORITY Of votcs"n steamboats,
in railroad cars md stage coaches, which they never
fail to publish with immense parade the ">igns
| Of the times. Everything goes ON swiInmingly
with then until the day Of the elcciion-then the
intelligent voters Of the country, understanding
from the outset the deception +mght to bc praciccd
upon th1ny Indignantly Tchnke the imp"Stcrs. The
blow falls with double weight upon these miserable
intriSans, because the qucsccncc Of the people du
ring the earlier stages Of their proceedings have i'll
duccd the belief that the good souls fully dupcd
A parody Of part Of WolScy's soliloquy fits these
reconstructed parties admirably:
''TO-day they put firth
The tender leaves Of hope, tom blossoms,
And bear their blushing honors thick upon hem;
The third day comes frost, killing frost;
And -whcn they think, good easy dnlts, full surely
Their greatness is riprning,-nips their roots,
And then they fall, as they deserve t" do
But let these ingenious concoctrrs OF fDrorn i'm
practirabilIics 60 on with their harmless labor
They are the only losers by il. They cannot dis
tract or weaken our party 1t has National ex
isance. Ii has creed that has withSioud The test
uf time. II has lofty mission to perform. Its
mrmbcrs all animated by spirit Of patriotism,
which induces them to cjcc with scOrn any prOpn-
sipn having for IFS OBJ cc dcSert0n of their prn-
cplcS, and consequent derelIcton to the tnon.-
There is political uiitccr Skillful Cnou. 10
sruct out of n'r materials, or to reconstruct from
Ott plankS, nnv platform so inviting ~ tn induce an
intelligent Democrat 10 abandon his own, and trust
himself upon the novelty. 1t is simply idle tn talk
about hUr pdrty Whatever may be the name
assumed by any nr~ o,yani-1';on 1.-The Peoples
Party Of the Union The Whangdoodlcs '--or
"Thc Callthumpians"-it is in its nature, objects
and material old the DAYS of jefferson. II is
the anti UrnOvdt'c p1TtY, which has, in some form
or OtIrr taken pur in every political contest since
the sage Of Monticello inaugcratcd the existence Of
''the patty Of progress"
We declare now, We have repeatedly declared
herct0f,Te. that the next political battle will be
fought ny the De1nOratc, Ini0n -hCin1 PARTON IF
the ineri.r,a p',pe the side nnd the fanatics,
biyuts Fuurcritcs GrahamiteS and every species Of
mononaniacs and disorganlIcrs on the other. In
ner which will float in triumph after the fight. II
will have inscribed upon its cheering folds, "Dc
mocrncy and the Union forever"
Il, IL 10 laN.ill