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

On Tuesday evening last, according to pre-
vious announcement, Col. 4. D. Baker, thu
Black Republican candidate for Congress,
gifted orator, but most Unsafe, facilitating, un
scrupulOus bankrupt politician, whose princi
Piles arc marketable commodity, addressed I
very large, very bOisterouS, very mixed
crowd in this city-a crowd composed Of nearly
an equal proportion Of Rcpublicans aud BrOdcr
ickitcs, and not few unadultcratcd Africans
The meeting was much larger and more enthu
siastic than that which Mr.. BrOderick tGlk~
to. and nearly as large as the intelligent and
patriotic and gallant crowd that Mr.. Latham
cIOquenuy addressed. II was mysteriOusy
whispered in political circles that something
startling and OWtTe would occur at the meeting
and this, together with the unenviablc notOri
city Col. Baker has acquired as an eloquent
orator and notorious changcling, attracted q
large audience.
Judge Hall, little inferior to Baker in clio
qucnce, his superior in political tactics, pre-
sided, with Messrs. Perkins and Mcdonald, all
cherished and devoted friends Of Frederick, as
Vice Presidents. Judge II. opened with a
abort but significant speech, -exprcsscd his
respect and admiration for Col. Baker, an.
nounced, fOarlesSly and earnestly, his deter
mination to vote for Baker and McKibbcn, and
advised his party friends, to the modification
Of some, the delight Of others, to follow his
example. lie was vchcmcutly checred by
both wings Of the Republican party who wit.
messed and hailed with joy the marriage ccrc.
mony. The honest and sincere Republicans
and douglas Democrats" did not approve 81
the fusion, and left the crowd in disgust. They
protested against the sale, and avOwcd their
determination to rcpudiatc those engaged in
it. Which party was sold is still a ,lebatca.
bic question Halls friends claiming that he
| adroitly- bought the Bevablicans-.Bakcr's,
that he captured the Brodcrickitcs. As it i,
a family quarrel It lisa matter Of indifference
to the Democracy how they settle the qucs
ton.
Hall introduced Baker, who rushed head
long into magnificent spcculationS, totally in
comprehensive to his audience. perhaps to
himself Ills speech was second edition Of
a fourth Of July Grafton, with fright smart
sprinklinS" Of GLORIOUS spread caglei>m" il
it. II was a master piece Of glittcriDS gener
alitics,' beautiful metaphors, ground less char
gcs, false assumptions, reckless assertions
prcmcditatcd falSehoods, pathetic appeals
scnSclcSs admonitions and genuine barney
lie cxtravagantly euloSiScd our adopted citi.
zens, praised their intelligence, Sallontry and
| patriotism; their industry, Soberiety and for.
titudc; their SuiTrringS, love Of order and
ready obedience to the laws, and strongly
limited that the Americans were d NATION 81
cowards-depcndcnt upon the courage and
patriotism Of the naturalizcd citizen for pro
lection. lie called the hOnored and venerable
Cass, who pcrillcd his life and shed his blood
in the cause Of his country, ian old fool" and
President Buchanan q " coward" lie baScly
misrcprcscntcd CasS' letter. stating that Cas-
acknowledged the right Of foreign powers To
impress our citizens who returned to their
native country, and that he would not protect
them. Col. Baker knew we'll. for he is not a
fool, that Secretary Cass simply answered a
question by stating what foreign governments
claimed and aI'rnys had claimed, and ~hnt
our government had 0lrHyG conceded 1t is
not new principle At ell. lie denounced tho
President for the Mormon difficulties. forget.
ting to tell his audience that those difficulties
arose from the appointment of Brigham Young
as Governor Of Utah, whom Mr.. Fillmore APP.
pointed and Mr.. Buchanan removed. lie sta.
ted that in 1855 Charley Scott was a Know
Nothing, when it is an indiSputahlc fact that
at that very time he was the Democratic can.
didatc for State Senator in Tuolumnc county,
and was defeated by j. W. CoNrOth, tho Know
Nothing nominee. With brazcn ilnpudence
he asserted that the Democrats were rcspon.
Siblc for the infamous Massachusetts, amend.
mcnt, when he well knew that every Demo
crnt in the Legislature voted against it, the
Republicans for it. lie flcrccly denounced
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, not.
withStanding the ablcSt and purcst statesmen
Of our country advocated and voted for its re-
peal. But it is needless to comment farther
on hiS speech. It was a tissue Of falschools
from beginning to end. There Was scarcely a
word Of truth in the whole Of it.
lie spoke long. elOquently and falsely, va
listened to by oil with fixed attention. and ap
plAudcd repeatedly and loudly by the Rcpub
licanS, Broderickitcs and Africans. who had
met to celebrate tho nUptiAlS Of their accrcdit
cd agents. Hall, Perkins and Mcdonald, BY
authority, transferred the Brodcricktcs to ia
kcr, Wicks and Jones, the delegated leaders o.
the Republicans. II is AN infamous but moi
formidable coalition, and will he Scorncd and
rcpudiatcd by every man in the Broderick
ranks who has a drop Of Democratic blood III
his veins.
|
CoRRECTIoS.-A correspondent Of the Den
ocRAT, in our issue Of the 3Oth ult., did great
injustice to Hi. Merritt, late Assessor Of this
county, by CHASING him as . Broderickite
with Fisk, Reed and others. We take great
pleasure in correcting the mistake of OH. cor
respondent and placing Mr.. Merritt in his tru,
position before our readers. lilo is now, anG
has been for two years or moro, an active AnG