Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-08-13

n kV80 wv NCtASF~t oNS ubGbbNto 0sl0 WLlO uAl
labOrsd long, 1ssIOusIy and faithfully in tn
ranks, whose opinions are entitled 10 weight
whose Suggestions worthy u serious cOnsId
eFstiOn, closes long letter b Us on pOlitica
matters IN the following strain:
"Tor The present, under sUnVwhat SiSgvias siTeuu
SAneeS, Democrats have only to cultivate
bds their tme-to b 6Tm and vgisnt, and especially
to beware Of eBtangng alliances and schemes eaeua
ted 70 commit them TO the fortunes Of unwoFhy intrigued
and 70 parties Of idea Of douDtl reputation an1
VuTpoos The old Jackson bugls WILL ere long call L
arms, In tones that there win b no nisaaLinG.T
We say that this advice Is well-timed; foi
It Is too apparent that in the present arrange
and unsettled political condition Of the coun.
try, there may be Democrats who are heartily
attached to the principles Of che party, and
who see only In those principles the future
welI.being Of the country, who may be Seduccd
into To-" sntsngllng alliances" with factions,
whose purposes, however plausible, are at war
with Democratic ideaA Indeed Brodericklsm,
under the guiSe Of DOuglasism, has seduced Q
few from their allegiance. The Democratic
party, however, is not to be lost or merged
into new issues with fancy names, but Il is to
rise from It's present misfOrtuncs and bear tho
good old ship Of State on as prOsperOusly into
the future, - Il has conducted It in the past
We have no respect for that mans political
principles who cannot "bide his time"-who
10 cast down In the 6rst moment Of disaster,
who 10 ready to embrace any new faction, and
surrcnders 1t discretion to the Arst new idea
which 10 presented him. Il is not the first
time IN the history Of the country when the
Democratic party has been obliged to strug.
gle bravsly and theoretically for its sscenden.
ey-whsn It has been betrayed and dishon.
ored and asSailed, and has sounded it's buEie
call loud and long, ere it could rally for VIC
tory.
One Of the most Specious arguments used
to draw Democrats from their allegiance to the
party Is, "that the Democratic party has been
successful 10 ell its principles-that they have
become incorporated into our institutions and
are not now opposed any where" Ia this 90
Is this not the very arch. mock" Of the enc.
myi ItisSOught to confound principIes with
naeGsurs; for 1t is true that the leading meGs.
ure Of The party have been adopted BY the
people, and are generally Acqniesesd in. No
one doubts now the wisdom Of the war upon
the United States Bank-few doubt the Dem.
Ocratic policy on the Tariff question-and 90,
on other measures Of the party in its past
days. The Republicans contend for the repeal
Of the Fugitive Slave Law and the re.estab.
lishment Ofthe Missouri Compromise, and the
BrodCrickites are With them on both PROPOSE.
tons; Douglas Is not. But IL Il true Of the
great principles Of The party, that they have
been adopted and are generally acquiesesd in |!
From these principles have resulted the meas.
ures Of policy Of which We have spoken; but
while the latter mOy 6nd now no serious OPP
position, the former may still Do the ground
Of bitter hostility. They have not become Oh.
s"lete, they have not been universally admit.
ted correct TotheSe principles We must look
for guidance upon every public question that
is agitating, or may hereafter sgitatc the pop
ular mind. Has the country already reaped
the full fruits Of the wisdom and patriotism Of
Jefferson, Madison and Jackson, and the
fathers Ofthe Republic, On that there is moth
ing left to be struggled for. nothing to divide
the people!
Are there no men or party who gainssy
these doctrincsi IL the Constitution faithfully
construed and obscrvedf Are al men, under
it, allowed equal rights and exact justice p
Are We eli cOuteNdiUg for the same principles'
Is it universally recognized that under it the
blessings Of government are to flow equally
upon alli" To secure these blessings was
the mission Of the Democratic party lit was
no onc.idcaed mission, confined to particular
section, but 1t was to ell, Of every creed and
every cline, SOkO S0wS&t the protection Of our
government and could become eitissns.
We AK again, are 81! these ideas acquiesced
inf u there no fear that the Constitution
may b distorted with improper constructions!
No ground for alarm that the "bleSsings Of
government" may be narrowed and restricted
to classes and creedsi No fear that equal and
exact justice may be denied where our princi-
ples require them to be givenI Let Demo.
Gratis who have at heart not their own selfish
ends and purposes, but the good Of the whole
country, ponder upon these things. Let them
be assured that the necessities and periIs Of
the time will require that the "Old JSckson
bugle," clear and ringing Is Of old, shall yet
call to arms from north to south, and cast to
west, the Jait4fGI Of the party to preserve our
institutions intact, and perfect. When that
time comes we have faith sufficient In Demo
cratic principles to believe that all men Of cor.
rect principles will abandon eli temporary Eac-
tions-all Oneideaism, and enroll themselves
under the banners Of that party which has
always shown itself faithful to the Coustitu.
ton and the spirit aud nature Of our institu.
tons; TO that party which tolerAtes no sec.
HOnalism and smiles IN mockery ct the peril
dy Of disappointed demagogues. Loyal Dem.
Gratis cannot desert that old and pure party
and fuse with the BrOdsrick. Republicans, its
dsadlieSt foes
Ne IDFoAsSiehl sEraignsd The eesTupt Standardization
ct Mr. 4aeAanan, ssg awarding contrasts 70 Ouek