Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-28
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NAnrA Mann. May DEE, ICE

i ORDERS RraouoIW became cesnkeo mo UupSttufs'-
Taking ,hIs Or granted aDa lrSoug The progress Of
inferior through Ha diasrsut stages of exsteace
tn superior organization. there may be nothing
unreasonable IN auppOslOg that. 10 the course OF
three or four ages removed from the original stock
the dsScendents Of monkey may become PhilOaO.
piers, Statesmen, Politicians. have been gratiAed
~ several recent changes goisE on Ia the OpinIOas
nf certain politicians and the doctrines Of certain
political factions that have bOoA opposed to the
Democratic party. which, to my mind. indicate .
progressive tendency 10 higher order OF political
Organization than has hitherto prevailed amoHR
them; aud know II no other theory BY which TO
account for the same than the PrsnchmAn's. For
instance; the Abolition party, whose main platform
was viOlation of the eighth commandmsHt, and
that, during lite sxIslence. sHeendsrsd ell SNts u
sOcial and political deirmitiea, that GeSteFed and
ranked In sciely, disgusted the Peple II the UnIoa
long time with independent existence, but Hnd.
ing Il could do no more than live In ts OwD rveking
and impure atmosphere, Il sought to extend lie In.
6usnce by becoming partially absOFbsd In the Black
Republican organization For Il, that may BE- cOU.
sidered a. y step forward, for Il SlouEhed % many
Of the social and political mmOFalties AZ ito degrS
ded organization, and emerged into the somewhat
queror. but Il 10 doubtful whether the change has
been beneficial TO the linton because Black Repub-
lcanism 10 More dangerous than AbolliOnism. mas.
much IN the former 10 . more insdnuS enemy TO
our institutions than the latter aud 81 the same time
dies not tend ~ thoroughly 10 AiaRUSt The people,
AbOlitionism buddy declared its own prO6igaeies
aud euormiIies; Black RePublCsnsm hypOeriiiCaly
conceas them under the covering of assumed politi.
cal virtue Ablti"nism apit upon and despised the
rights Of Sovereign States and Southern ci1ena 10
the Union and struck for . dissolution Of Il rather
than zee 'h"se rights respected; Black Republican
ism seemingly recognises those rights 10 . certain
line beyond which they must not pass aud seeks 10
array "nS section II the URoH against the other 80
that the Union may be destroyed IN the blood Of
both.
The progress made BY AbolitioniSm ~ Il passed
into Black Republication mAnlfeSisd itself In Ihia
that the wicked and rerulsive political ideas Ut the
one hid themselves from the public case under the
hypOcriiCal features II The other.
But some political leaders are trying to improve
the latter Organization BY striking irOm Il the Ado.
litioniSm which clusters around IT, aud ,s own sec.
tionalisln aud, out If its dssimilar elements re-
c'nssrUct an organization more elevated in tone. and
National in political principle. fur the purpose. Of
course, of defeating the Democratic party. Their
success is questionable lbecause a. degraded M.
lures not IT sudden, transformed into elevated
character, neither can hnaticism aud scctiOnalism
be suddenly changed into Na,onslism capable Of
taking in ones whole country,-and knowing no
North nor south. no East nor West; II nA work Of
time, repentance, patriotism.
but u these men can rear up out OF Abolition
ard Black Republican elements, An organization, Of
enlarged and National political tdeAss 70 gFSpple
with Democracy, u w'II Be grat'ncAtlOa 70 The
party, aud they will Be rendering psFhsps ssTvsce
to the country For the Democratic party whl then
have opposed 70 90 organization that will not de-
grade National " State politics BY sectional hate,
or the emO"'eF'"g PFeadsces OF racee or religions
Aud u the people should zee ns to eOsTuss Il with
power the Perpetui'y OF our institutions, cemeOied
by the bl"Od OF our fathers, and crowned BY the
policy and T'umphs Of Democracy. will not be en-
dangered'
The SiE"s Of such result may prove deu'ive. but,
looking upon it rs "a contamination devOutly to be
wished" feel encouraged beture them, For HOr'
ace Greely-Horsce-'he encourager OF Negro s'eAl'
ers! A"race. the Kansas shr'eksr! has denounced
that meek aud lOWE Christian DIR. ChseVsr. kr
giving Us'eFAnee to ultra Abolition idesH True.
Horace himself come time ag"' Advocated The sa1s
ideas. but that time has passed. and the De~"cEa''c
party has not beeH beaten. a0d therefore be c"nsa'
ere u Prov'dout 10 regard them snd their advocates
a. political t"sSsls that may DO to preserve 10 god
Keeping to chow what toe party Hss been u the
past ana 70 Po'n' '" a. 'o"'pF'H'S ot tue various
changes 'hr"Hgn wn'ch Oss escended 10 the scale
"t political OS'ng' V'hsrs 81 tue same sort, have
suddenly taken under 'ee'r special care 'ne memory
ct Thomas JeuerS"n, and celebrate the day ct HE
birth with FEAST and S"Og; An excellent idea; and
tor their sAke" We cen but hoPe that under lie nH1'
eUces their hearts and m'uOs will Improve 10 the
knowledge and lore OF that Democracy " which he
was the Ap"a''e' O'herS again ~ho FORMERLY were
Abolition editors aud opposed Democracy, with
Hes ~ ardent ~ 'ha1 which ac'aaIsd Paul OF TaFsHs
sSH'nsa the Chr's"a"s' hed NE scAiea OF Aoo''so0
prejudice fallen nom their syes' aud now, 'Hs'esd
regarding SA's' and c'''as"s with d'asFena Hs'i'
'I'"ns rOm their own, e seFaagses and robbers not
entitled 10 the same political rights with them, they
begin to 'scOeUIus them 81 citSenS under the zane
Constitution, aud ~ one with them 10 The Coatrde-
raey, and the participation Of rights under Il.
To ascend from individuals 10 States. Aassachu.
sctts and New York, Il 10 to Be hoped 10 the spirit
which charucerred their fatAsra wAsn thew entered
| n..,,,,,,;,.I $500. ,,,A 80. S..,A..-
o'o e"uS''""""s' co".P~O' ""H we" Sou'0es"
brethren have shelved Personal Liberty nnls. "
These Ars sG"rtS which the Democratic party cen
SuO'u !" ,"S"Sy w. so.e' AetP =" 70
'hem S"t' 'neN P""nca' ORGANISATIONS % Drought
to regard the States In the Uu0n entitled 10 equal