Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-25
The nntv 0fha Democracy.

lover Of the peace and dignity ct the country,
is palpable and self evident. II is conceded
on al hands that there are but two parties
that have any legitimate claim to the name Of
National parties, the Democratic and Re-
publican. The one, the Democratic party, is
intact, united, conservative and national in all
its policy, principles and bearings. The Re-
publican party is radical, fanatical, sectional /;
and is subdivided into freesoiisin, abolitOnism
and an insane, malignant opposition to the
present National Administration, and hostility
to the constitution as interpreted by the high
est tribunal of the land.
1t is unnecessary to make an inquiry into
the details Of party history, to prove the truth
Of tho above propositions. Assuming them
to DC true, it is our purpose to appeal to all
true and patriotic Democrats among our read
crs, and TO conjure them by the love they
bear for the time-honorcd principles Of the
party, and for the sake of the future glory
and prosperity Of the country, to stand up in
the present crisis in manly defence Of our
principles, and sustain them intact in all their
original purity. In California, where few
disorganizers, led on by an INSCRIPTIONS and
reckless dcmagoguc, are attempting to build
up reasonable organization in the name Of
Democracy, this duty devolves upon those of
the true faith with peculiar force. We need
hardly say that we alludc to those political
traitors, who, with the inSinuating catch.wor,l
Of popular sovereignty" seek to dclude the
people and conceal their real enInity to the
best interests Of the country and to all the
cherished principles Of Democracy. These
plausible demagogucs pretend singular dcvo-
ton to the principles of our party, and pro.
fcss 10 stand upon the Democratic platform
adopted at Cincinnati. They are filled with
holy Indignation because their construction OF
the doctrine Of popular sovereignty and State
and Territorial rights, is not accepted by the
great Democratic leaders, and therefore, being
sclEconstituted oraclcs Of wisdom, they wage
bloody war against the Democratic Admins
tration, and the great lights Of the party.
To do so successfully, they amalgnmatc with
Rcpublicanism, and WOO to the nnholy alliance,
every other element of opposition to the de-
mocracy that corruption and thirst for Office
has cngcndcrcd. Were they sincere in their
professions Of fralty to Democratic principles,
they would abhor all such fiatcrniZations-
for oil and water are not less congcnial than
are the 'tencts of pure Democracy and the
reasonable bcrcsicS of RcpubicaniSm. The
fair and logical solution Of their principles
and designs, is found to be bitter hostility TO
Democratic rule. Their ultimate and para.
mount object is to wrcst the government from
Democratic control, and crown Eanaticism with
success in the great struggle Of 1860. To do
this, they "stcal the livery of heaven to serve
the devil in" They take advantage Of per-
sonal difference of opinion between the Prcsi-
dent and Senator Douglas TO claim popular
leader, and under the taking name Of the
Popular Sovereignty Democracy" seek to
unite the odd ends of all discordant iSns into
a party Of opposition to the regular Demo-
cratic organization. To prove this, we adducc
few incontrovertiblc facts There is no issue
between Douglas and the Administration upon
a single ordinance adopted by a Democratic
National Convention. Their sole difference is
u matter Of personal opinion in the practical
application Of the principles Of sc!fsovcrn-
mcnt under the constitution, in the Terrific
RIGS. They agree upon the abstract principle
Of popular sovereignty as declared in the Kan.
sas-NebraSka bill, and as endorsed in National
Convention. They agree, as docs every truc
Democrat, North and South upon the necessity
Of siipprcSsing everything like factious spirit
and divisions in the party. All agree upon
the necessity Of a thorough union, and Doug.
las, and Buchanan and every conservative pa
triot and Statesman, feel the importance Of
that union prior to tho campaign of 1850.
On the other hand, Brodcrick, in Califor.
mia, and Forncy, in Pennsylvania, with thcir
deluded followers, arc dissatisfied not only
with the policy Of the Administration in rcla.
ton to Kansas, but on almost every other
point, and would crafty their personal malice
even at tho risk Of tho defeat Of the party
Neither Of these factiOnists will pledge him
self in advance to the support Of the nominees
Of the Charleston Convention. Their rccus-
ancy is patent to the whole country, and no
fact is more notorious than their intention to
oppose the action of the next grand National
Convocation Of the party. Put the question
tO them, and they rcply-"Wait; wait. let us
see what the Convention will dol" With the
sound Democrat, when a principle is at stake
when the prosperity of the country is in
volved in the issue, there can DC no such word
as "Wait;" there can bc no such shallow
evasion as Let us wait and sec - The sim
pie and undeniable truth is, they are enemies
to tho principles they profess, and arc only
the more dangerous from their pretended
honesty. To defeat their nefarious purposes,
it bchooves every Democrat to be true to the
principles and discipline Of the party.
Henry a. Wise of Virginia, though he
sympathiscd with Douglas in his views OF
Kansas matters, stood by the Administration
in the contest just waged in the Old Dominion,
and in advance endorse the action Of the
Charleston Convention.
Senator Pugh Of Ohio, who cloqucntly stood
by Douglas in the great debate on " intcrvcn-
tion," at the close of the last session of Con-
gress, heartily co-opcratcs with the National
Administration in everything that concerns
the country and tho party.