Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-23
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IDLEVtLLE, January Sill, 1893.
EDITORS DENocHLf:-I en- In a genial hunlor.
feel popltiveiy the pleasure Of living, the happiness
Of bvins content. The principle Of Iolliiy mOveth
strong within me. Though Of y hyPOcondrlaeal
ppirit SILL even for me there occasional sreaks
Of sunshine. All Iris, though 90 lately indulgedin
the language Of bitterness and complaint All this,
though live In Idleville and no rain yeti
But what Of work or what Of ranf OF both we
will have plenty in a little while In the meantime,
why should We grumble and complaint Cannot We
and substitute for wOrkP Are there no profitable
eInployments and pleasant pa.tmesto which We may
rseoEt1 When We grow tired Of Books and Poems
and Papers, cannot We roam the free mountains -
There Il hunting, thst finest pastlme, left. Com
plain Why We ought 70 bless the gods that We are
citsens Of the iarset State Of this bright Republic
0Fumblei -where the climates ARe and the sky 20
biue where the cir b % pure and the mind fst-
eTIess where the soil IL fertile and the
grand where there IL liberty almost TO license, and
cold t"r the digging! Out, ye grumblers, ct this
Utopia 81 lands
saId was in a genial humor am so Influenced
by tint Of brandy. Understand me, do not, even
by inference, deny the jovial effects Of that fine tip
pie for ind, when dull and displrited, an inch and
half Of 1t makes everything around my heart and
Uranium float In the atmosphere Of delightful ease
and IOyonsness. ia Brandy" exclRims the tenn
perance man. Yes, sir, brandy For cant as you
will, II taken In small quantities, notified raw,
according TO the diagnosis Of the disease, IL doubt
aAne comforter and helpcth man easily to shed the
annOyances Of life. The fact Of the matter Is,
not drunk, but in glowing spirits, by the constantly
recurring from the Atlantic States Of the gori
Gus progress Of the Democratic revival that IL going
on there. 1t joy to tMe spirit OF every man Of Dem
Ocratc sentiments tendencies, and triumph to the
sOu of tho enthusiastic. II Is brilliant testimony
to the orthodoxy Of Democracy.
The principles Of truth and justice and right must
be strong in party, that has witlstood the assaults
Of 20 many parties and combinations Of Tartes for
40 long period. The gallant Wing patty and its
brightest intclects, after lifelong warfare against
Democratic principles, suCnly assents TO their vir.
tue. The COssack hOrdes Of Black Republication,
led on by cant to the tune OF Kansas, have madiy
and vainly ntruHgled to conquer the Democracy
And tlse ptiful mni0ns Of Know NOthingism have
failed to make good their mpoten boast, that they
would throttle and down with the vile Democratic
party. but Il atlllvcs, unchOkcd and breathing fine
and freely. Was 1t victorious party In 1882 It Is
u triumphant one now. The chivarous Democracy
II like the wOrds-have stOrned many Of the strong
holds Of the enemy.
Thanks for all this to the Democratic Fabius who
ably fills the chair Of State Thanks to his patri-
OtIc, wise and comprehensive statcsnIanshIp! Ma
tons thanks to JAMES ICCHAHANl
see by en- article In late number OF the Demo-
Graf, that Know Nottingham Is raising Its hideOus
head again. and, as usual, IrShnien are the objects
Of its peculiar hatred. An humble individual /, yet
thank you, gentlemen, for the article aludc TO.
am proud there 10 one Democratic paper In ii Dora
do with courage enough to handle Know NOthlngism
unglovcd with chvalry enough to defend the maign-
ed It Is gHd the DExOCKET IL chivairy paper
Good again ] say like the word. The very sound
reminds ono Of the most noble and poetic days Of
manhOod-dayS OF bravery and friendship and gem
tie courtesy II II chivarOus to stand up and
the riRht-chlvaIrous to defend the wrongcd!
What! Are We to prepare for another reign OTTER
ror-anOther howl Of hate--nn0ther haistOrm ~
caumny and abuse against us? What II our hidcOus
offence that the Irish pursued, above all other
foreigners, with such mplncable hatredg Surely
thought by this time the intOlerant and Unsuitable
heart Of even Know NOthngism had been contcnt;-
that II had offered sacrifice enough to satisfy the
most blgOtcd-cnOugl to appease the most inOlcrant
god that fanatics, knnves or fools ever bowed to-
but was wrOn:. The fierce malignity Of its devO-
tees knows cessation. Again they "cry havOck
and let slip the dogs Of war. !"
But Its late invention is absurd as Il is stupid,
and Its malice Ia only less than its astounding untr
There Is great secret society Of Irslmen to
q In opposition tO men Of American BIRTH In pulit-
ica affairs they act generally with the Democracy most
certainly that ls not acting against American princi-
pies or men OF American BIRTH. In peace war,
are they not unanimously Americans with Amcri-
cnus Where have they failed In loyalty the "sars
and Etripese" do not hesitate TO say that lrishmen
are al enthusiastic AmeFfc6R citizens any whose
bright lot 1t Is to dwell under the guardianship Of this
broad and fair Republic. Aud " treason be ever
Matched against Its nviolablity, pro!esy the Cata
line will not he an IriShman. Does any doubt all
thiss say examine the record Search thcp private
letters sent frrm hence to ireland, and see II every
line doea mot breathe ATTACHMENT and every word
laudntOn OF this land. not more for the rrosrciyit
promises, than for the liberty 1t confers.
IrislImen, alter ALL though they be thought rough
In manners and uncOuth In language, are by no
means divested OF reason Whit inducemcnt il there
for to act In opposition to Americans? Il not our
destiny most certainly involved IN theirs? All our
interest. all our happiness proceeds from harnIohi
zinR and holding close communion with Americans
and American principles. Everything dear and sn-
cred TO issgnarantecd to u.s. well by the voice
OF the people as by the terms Of the HI%t ~ hNmdR
Documents. Am In religion Catholic! Tam free
to worship the Creator AS j see fit. Am Protest.
ant-As AMI am no more favored than another.
Then having all that IL desirable and more than we
could expect. We content. As Am"rican citizens
enjoy the bright present, and the promise OF bril-
liant future in common with the favored sons Of the
soil
suppose have been too prOlix on this aubjcct-
Rut to conclude, have idea az n party the Know
Nothngs will be power In the Innd or that any res
pcct able number Of the American people will be
swnyed bv It's teachings. For Of their good sense
their intelligence their enlightened tolerance, their
hospitality, and their general freedom from mea and
narrow feeling. never entertained doubt There
fore feel confident In the present and am in way
troubled about thefuture.
WILD FRESHMAN.