Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-11-19

ctrvI.,e occasionally dcnouure Us.
\ DEMOCRAT.
Part IT the communication Of n Democrat"
We have omittcd-that part which is cxru-
siycIy taken up with personalities Personal
differences between individuals community
FL but hide interest in, and those who in
dug. in offensive and abusive cpithctS neither
advance their own interests nor iujurc the part
is a>>ailcd. |; is foolish, undieni;ird, mis-
chicvou> and useless mode Of conducting a
controversy, and We have no inclination 10 be-
Gene parties to such unreasonable and un.
II htab!c assaults. Our columns are open TO
colr;c"u> discussion Of matters Of public in
,crc>t, but not 10 a needless personal contro.
>cr,v.
We are not disposed to question Mr.. Loot.
Lrurr"w'> Democracy. lie may be consist
cnt Democrat, but We may he permitted to re-
susk that he exhibits but poor evidence of his
consistency by speaking dsrarasingly Of the
Democratic candidate and giving aid and
comfort" 20 his competitor. bitter and urrc-
lcnting enemy Of the Democratic party. True,
he was among the first in Fl Dorado county
who took decided stand in favor Of the -Ad-
.nnistrati6n Of James Buchanan,' and there
fire he should he one Of the last to give his
support T. man who, n1t three months ago,
in a number 0f precincts IN our own county,
vindictiYcly denounced the Administration
Of James Buchanan said ii was Infamous,
>yrannical, corrupt HEl ccNarIy. The Ad
;nii,i>tration has no, changed in the slightest
since then. Has Mr. I,eoibNrrow: If not,
low cal, he consistently vote for Mr.. COnncSS,
which, we understand, lac has declared his in
;ent:on 10 do:
Unfortunately for Mr.. I.odNbonrrow, and
we state il more IN sorrow than in anger, he
has shown more feeling than judgment or
sound Democracy" in denouncing the action
# the Central CoRmittec. lie conceded that
they had. clear and indispUsable RICH: to
nominate by taking a prominent part in their
proceedings he was the first man to place
candidate in nomination before the Commit
tee, and he voted for him. Not until after he
.I;tilti to nominate his choice did he object to
the proceedings Of the Committee. Had he
succeeded, does any sane man believe that he
would have disputed their authority to nom.
mate? If he sincerely believed they had no
right to nominate, why did he not object at
the proper time? Why go through Ahc farce
uf proposing and voting for canEdateo lie
has placed himselEin a very awkward position,
one that he can neither justify nor explain,
and whch1is not very creditAble to his intel
ligcnoe or consistency: Had he withdrawn
from the CoInmittce or refused TO participate
in their proceedings, the Democracy might
not feel disposed to ccnsure him, but as he did
neither his own acts rcbuke him.
There have been in the past, and we sup
pose history is but prophesy Of the future.
men in the Democratic ranks, actuated by va
rous gradations of honesty Of motives, who
have arrived at the conclusion that the mil.
lenium could be ushered in sooner, or per-
chance their own interests be more etfectually
advanced, by some new and promising poiti-
cal combination, than by steady adherence to
the time.hOnored and tried principles and or
ganization of the Democratic party. Hence at
frequent intervals our party has had occasion
to regret secessions from its ranks-not SO
often to its old enemy, as 70 some new move
mcnt which has captvated either the reason
or ambition of men. But the men who have
been misled from its ranks, however eminent
their talents or position, have usually in the
end received the recompense which follows
the dcsertiOn Of good cause.-the disappoint-
mcnt Of their hopes and loss of character and
caste in their political relations. How few of
those who have, from time to time, gone off
from the Democratic fellowship, have seen their
.anticipatiOHs realized! The end has ordina-
rially been, to End the new party, which led
them astray, prove an utter failure, and to
discover when too late" that they had &C.
compliShed nothing cxceptthe transfer ofthem
selves from the Democratic party to the OPP
position.
Is it likely that the experience of the future
is to prove less bitter for deserters, than thai