Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-21
1Nm TROIt"AwnD FRESHMAN"


a. condemn and despise. For there is some
thing in humanity that consigns q man, at
svery step, when once he has chosen an evil
course TO . still "lower deep" There arc
Rubicons which to pass is fatal. Let such as
mediate treachery pause on the brink. What
WpriRht course can q man pursue when honor
h lelt behindH 1t is then, having destroyed
ali avenues Of retreat-having no confidence
In the present or hope in the future, by the
direst OF necessities he cries out, Evil be
thou my good"
Ihave been led TO these reflections by the
bositiOn 10 which ! find many who have here
sOCoro been regarded as staunch and reliable
Democrats-by men who have been pettcd
and spoiled and fondled and fed for years by
the Democracy; but whom We now find in
the front rank of the opposition, in full fellow
ahip with the communion Of iSIns. Viewed
In The most favorable light, what a picture
thew prOsent!-what q figure they cut A
Ene Denance they will be able to tell by and
b.. that is, after their term Of probation is
ended But now, how agreeable their feelings
must bel How delightful the embrace Of
their now love! Soft and gentle the dalliance
and sweet the breath Of Black Rcpublicanism !.
know they do not like TO be reminded Of,
bat disclaim this amour; yet for al this they
meet in tine dark. -s- .'-....- .-.'-l.-
Not content with their dsafcction, like all
new converts, they rail at the faith and friends
Of other days. With the rancOr Of rencgades
they unfortunately aSSail both. From tile
lowest earth to the highest heavens they seek
Tor reasons to justify their course. But vain
che searchi No tangible ground could they
and for one, no reason and no riS ht.-N0 gen.
vlemen; ell the tangled skcn of Kansas po-
liticS aud all lis rcputcd niqui-
Sics-Buchanan and his unnnm6eret iratieS
Douglas and his many virtuts-Ought not
TO be deemed Of sufficient Importance 10 split
or rend ASsunder this mighty Democratic par
~, Shall this ancient aud timc-hOnOrcd or
GanixatiOn, connected with which are our first
and dearest rccollcctionS, and around which
cluster the hopes aud happiness vi millions
be destroyed to crafty spleen and nurse a
pique!
Onc thing must not he forgotten: the Schis-
maticA have not carried the personal idcnti-
~" Of our party away. There is no difficulty
in distinguishing tie Democratic party the
ArkAf tie cOrentnt il wih II and ne Oniy.-
apprehend there are enough left to defend
il, and that right calamity too And it there
are any "halting between two Opinions, who
are inclined TO go, let them pack uIstheir buds
and clear out. II they want to 30 let them go
and be id!
The disorganisers have commenced their
electiOnecring crusade. In their phrenzy they
are striving to make prosclyteS. They have
much need Of all they can decoy. Peter the
Hermit takes the lead. He goes like a preach
er over the country, comforting the faithful
and locking alter the hmJs OF the fold. lie
has rather ID. ID. look about him. Even if
he would turn Parson, the transition would
bs easy, and not at all unnatural from the
Bench to the Pulpit. His tongue is oily, his
Vs;es musical. his gestures graceful, aud his
address unctious! lie could stIl denOunce
iniquity, without participating in 1t, be II IN
L~cOmPtOn, Buchanan Or the devil! On, he'd
make trump prcachcr-one Of the shouting
KIM!
But let the Religionis,s look to it, Not in
politics alone is there trick Of backs.idlng.-
This mOicrn Quixotc drclaiined u little On
the stage in this town lately, before rather
thin audience, but there was no lacH OF crcdu
lily among them. The Don got rather excited
and warm and bcl!icosc, yet repeated liz,
knight.cHant talk very we'll Kansas affairs
are on his fingers cnds-its vocabulary he
has got by rOtc. Facts and cpithctS he held
by the tails. -irg"m"nf, well, he was not
very GW fat in that. Evidently logic Is not
he forte, but in the other branch OF his Ohce
lac vas all right. lie is quite at home IN
charging. lie spoke Of the Missouri C0mpro-
mise, and by my soul think he rgrets us
repeal. He spoke of Clay aud Crit,cndcn.-
Gays name to the audience from his lips.
was . dead letter. Crittcndcn's only Vas
thought worthy Of cheer. lie referred to
the five Southern Senators who opposed Cali.
fOeOia's NAvNts.iNN int tho nj and al a
favored LecOmPton. Lccompton will be the
death of him yet. Not for any invilious pur,
pose did he allude TO Lecompton: Oh, o.
certainly not IL was only in the day Of
Christ that unjust Judges livrdg
MeSsFS. Editors, never pticd poor Buchan.
an until that night. The amiab!c Judge had
him for half an hour in that boX on the left,
Ringing his malicious but soft missiles at him.
The poor President (he was there, though, in
my eye, you know could not hold up his
head before this eloquent and dignitied-eSpe-
'cially the digniied-Judgc. The whole affair
ended, that is between the Orator shade Of
PATRICK HENRY, pardon the insult and his
audience, pretty much in the style Of the
ScOtchman definition ofmctaphysics "Whcn
two men talk metaphysics, said he, the one
docs not know what the 't0ther means, and
the tother does not know what himself says. "
The boilers, We see, have thus representatives
from the Bench and the Bar; Medicine and
Divinity they now want A political parson
by all means they must have. 1t would add
. touch of morality to their course, which it
much needs.
have word to say to the few Douglas
men who are among the boilers would ask
them to read the extract from Mr.. Douglas
speech as published in the Register Of the l4th
inst Read it attentivcly-without prejudice,
carefully, dispassonatcly. See what he says
Of boiling and learn whether it is consistent
with Democratic usage and duty; learn what he
says about raising pastissues, and mark we'll his
declaration, that there is no controveIted prin-
>ciple left for Democrats to differ and divide
about. II after reading the whole speech
and | think that paper stupidity published it
to damn the boltcr'S Gauss, you can reconcile
at with your Democratic conscience, to vote
that ticket, with Currey ct its head and John
son at its tail shall honestly think that evil
companions corrupt the judgment as we'll as
the morals.
Thus we sec in the good old Democratic
party there are customs to abide by as well
as principles to adhere to. By this insepara-
Ole union has il triumphantly maintained its
existence. Boilers have never been success
GUl Where now are the Blairs, HouStons and