Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-13
"Aw1LD FRESHMAN"


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EpIToRs DEMOCRAT: Americans should rule Amer.
e. l. phrase should stumble at II conveys
sentiment emnrntly ju.t, and right, and proper when
-.eeiSed in = comprehensive Though il la. been
niseOnstrued, narrowed dawn aud made the war-rry.
in times past, Of political party, STILL take the phre
. II stands in broad, generous and Just rom Inn
md no man who pretends To any Democracy to any
-bolesOmc Amereanism, can take exception To- it. A.
Legislative maxim It impars mans privilege il vi
olates mans right but IL conservative Ofr'ery in
teTest peculiar to the country That rlass of citizens
nc cpudatrd the sentiment in its crippled mtcrpre-
tation hail it in its hb-Tll and legal accrpaton II
hearty good VIII a. wise, patrOtc political text that
ought he the mere Is word "f party, but the
watch word Of Nation And, indeed, II there any
eitiIens WhO more than Others feel the ,tv and
know the virtue 81 this aNiOn. calrl- Of Lr-
riKn Influence, they thoye who En"W Whai an INDY
ing bate European mOnarches particularly bear To- tins
Republic, whO fOrrign born themselves have flung to
the winds the hateful allegiance claimed Of them and
here on the high altar u American free dom have ,v arm
(raty to the Republic and eternal hostility Hing, and
parchment constitutions.
Seeing, then, that there is question but that Amer
trans should rule America, let them do it, Not rely
this part Of it called the nIted states but 0H America
East West, North, South For, although those people
hs only Amercanr still these United states do
contain all America. The rule and III Of this Republic
ought, BY every right of power, virtue and nte
BY every spirit Of hcedOIn enterprise aud progress
Be the fret in influence and empstca!y be- the deter
,uning Power on this continent.
But how 10 it! Let the transactions II the past
answer? They indorse plainly the assertions that
Americans do not rule America, aud that AHcrica
policy and influence do not prcppdcrate on this CONT
nrnt. II Is high time though that they did The DIS
are equa 10 every emergency the! are able To govern
and control this Western henri phcrc. Darius could
not bride A"xandcr 10 divide A'Ia equally with him.
The earth, said Alexandrr, " cAnnit b. two .uu,
nor Asia Two Kings" Trithcr VIII The SpT1t 6f me
American people consent to resign proud position or
share its heritage with either France or England.
America " cannot bear two uns.''
Hut that there are two il manifest, and that bv no
consent Of this people il equally So Foreign inAucIrc
10 altogether much too busy here. II every
where. It's floating assdupu.y mpcrticnt ia American
~ateTsj It imPcdrs American commerce; IT stalk,
eli fR nh Q l.,
lte 70 american interests II hAr"' wine and "ai:l",
With US at Washington: II grr"ly, dIpnmit.clily aEl
Vsarly filings Us out 81 Nicaragua. and utterly in,Ic.
our right ~ American affairs T.! bullying \ei~.uc.I.
surely :his is not the wa! that A,r!r.n- AZ, gong
rule America II u -. thru t-s
high and holy rust-to every poini." Of III" pI>-t"
every hope u the f,iiurr-t" their ac-tIy-1 tLrm-
e"Hes-t0 postCr.i!-l!c, IL lie" cOH:!'H universal
humanity has placed them. T. thI- -. .oriro III,
double dealing, this political kna,oTy suitable rr:uIn
from the DriOn FIR all til" wori 81 cunfrt, ,ici
PhTa'es, the euuscs habuaily howcrcd on ham from
juice the great " umbcar"rd pr.Iu-c. tina; gtcat
Anso'su1"n artery over ~h'. Their" h"- been naeh
ado. TO celebrate the laying Of whIr h RI ,
anthem" eonPo"d that ike part 81 our kti.ppal ~
wee, might be- sung or said" LIt unlike y, wuuIG
have been much better neither .JDg lt;" Aye,
II ~ and b" whr expects other pabIlun from any ar.tr
~ John buH', Is very tyrn in tn" history IT thar
Amiabie percentage had ti,.,Zht -A. t3eAI.. uA.ld
have known this. but md there sci VITO
awful squirting tow ard. that h. Lrlara uD,r, rs.
think Their" IL such thing - Inic h,r, I'D
runIc faith" Carthage. 10 doubt, ruilc.!y
loved Rome stlrnrc tr, il-i.rttT Wio GaIc, ~
doubt the lO'c "f England for A.nrrIcl.
With all this, then before Your eyes, you ton rrrIu
Lu, sir. must not deem that yoir imm. graz ,tr.us
arm and Demo opinion. the fIt. "a iauru;r,
that TcquIT" yourJca'uS Watching ht That 'hrI Kind
VIII require Your kr nest SrTIiILS that k.HI ;ii;
'tmpli'hcd AID hsin"ItIng. that b,tIats "IiA
sH eIectTIraI ki-S-Ippk uut Tor that
In the meantime what ia, "r'n" + "ur t.r', ,annt
I'd eTcedS and mAiifrpto- >hau Am"IL ali, I,k I,ct-
iy on aud tamrl! fli Their ann. WA.i thr Ia. i. If
that man Who has the fL.n! AaarA II crn.in< II, pI-
lice. and u that ,oi thcl Li4, ,.i,,iy .;yc
"S<red MIjsfp," make faces at 'MIIGfcst p,.,tsy.
and kHOck the 'NohtOe D,";I!hc' into cs ArG Ia:
IhInxS Ar" thus gong queer Am, /, p4rt.cIIiy
queer III e1tiI ~ An.
VAL you not. grLtl"m,n 81 fhr u. N,cHtT al 80 me-
- ask, where William Walker: IN /. are iIuilih,
and the ,Jp.",,' A"d ..N..r, o. Wu.r". :, - AZ
finGuish"d PauihnV: ia. E.ti-n,It ii
entTAi Au' TIe1 AMI tntI.n AVID Ihl>llMAE.