Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-08-20

victory 20 plaih and palpabIs that even BrOdsrick
with oil his dull perceptions and ObIuse intellect
will understand. Therefore 10 il, that Democrats
every where ought TO DC up and DUNG aud aid in
bringing out the full strength OF the party A true
Democrat is not one who gives mere passive sup.
port to Ills party, but who is energetic aud active IN
the propagation VI Democratic PRINCIPLES and rigid
IN their support. ! am pleased ~ see man, if he
nave an opinion, to entertain il. huve passion
ate admiration for ultra Democrats; but for political
triniincrs, the Supremest contempt.
II Is fashion Of the enemy " sneer and mock ut
the readiness Of Democrats 10 fall into the ranks
aud vote the Democratic ticket. II is no stupid
loyalty IL is at once IN element OF strength and
success. 1t Is n principle Of party faith and dSc-
pine that has brought victory over and over again
IL Democracy. II is right and polite let the enemy
pirate rs they please, for politically, IL not every
other way, the worst man an Democratic ticket il
Ia be preferred before the best man on Nh OppUsi-
ton Energy aud faithfulness-alw characteris-
tic 1t DenI0crncy-are the more requisite to make
assurance dOubly sure, the combination IT the
shoulder strikers and POritans are leaving no stone
mnIurncd H. secure support to their stupid, vicious
factions and sectional courses. They are all things
to all men. that they may gain some. They have
btterS IL excite the enniiy Of the prejudicsd, and
sugEar lu'ns to please the palste VI the ignorant
I" une they are arrant free sOicrs " another they
pretend ~ be Uf the true conservative hell or Crit
tenden class; with the third they are In advance nf
Seward and Uiddings In MISREPRESENTATION. To
wink Hhd point with u smile " Massachusetts; and
still mUre disgusting while hating the adopted cii
IeU they approach him with tatlery fIlsOme that
il would be insulting. were il not ridiculous "Tri.
Hes light ~ air. they seek to manufacture into grave
errors ON tho part Of the Democracy.
The most marvellous thing to me is their sudden
enthusiasm in favor u naturalized citizens. But
their object in manifest to ALL except the deplrably
blind Ur Ignorant, and their speciOus reas0nings
will draw none from the support Of the Democratic
party, but those ~ this class.
The adopted citizens are well verscd in the liSt0-
~ sud knnw nothing be gained BY joining either
I'll" Republicans or BruderICkitSS, those being hos.
tile and these powerlcHa They know that no other
party that ever had the lead in American politics
ever had the best interests 1T the adopted citizens
at heart at all equal To the democratic party. For
many long wears that patriotic Psrty has beaten
down the storms 81 prescription that threatened the
integrity nf their citizenship.
The Democratic party was committed to its libe-
raj and enlightened policy "f naturalization long be-
tor" tn" nAturHlizcd citizens became N large element
in the purity. thus showing plainly aud emphaticslly
that Prtmcr" governs its action in this respect and
not the f>rtny St,fsh inttrfA u an h0ar Whatcv-
"r may l." snII t"r "r against some ~ the positions
't the venerable SeCretnrV'A letter and indeed il
pr"r"unds nothing that has not been held by the
ub,'S and f1St i'ntrtutic American Stntestretf, the
rights and Imnuni.lrS Of adopted citizens, ut home
nr ufr'Hd pcrfrrtiy safe in the hands IL the de-
mrrAcv. anything in the CaSs Letters" to the CON
irary notwithstanding. II is the vainest If dclu-
>i"n- I" expect ii from any other source. without
the ntrrI"'SiI"n IT the Democratic purity think
may safely Say there are few States in the Cn"n
where adopted citizens would not labor under p"li-
teal disabilities. Men or politics unable Or INV 81.
ling I" grant adopted citizens the clear rights Ot
their citizenship in the C"i"n. is il not prrIStr'
Gus t" suppose they would "r could go To extremes
t" ~npprt them IN sWpp"Sitinns rprtiyn ones: lsut
having transcribed the limits Of letter, | writ,
III! self as usual. yours in Democracy.
a WILD FRESHMAN.