Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-09

The Late Debate.
II appears that the Black Republican party 10
Congress, durH the last hours Of that body ODE
dieuce to iAs lschieEmakng prOclivities, managed
to ro~ IN apple Of diseord into the ranks Of the
Democracy In Offering an amendment to the English
Bill, striking cat the PrOvisiOp in regard 70 taking
census Of Kansas. To distract and, ifPOss'bIc d.
vide the Democratic party affords the only hope Of
victory TO the Black Republicans In 1860. While
the Democracy, North end South, ere united and
stand side BY side upon their principles as enun'
ciated in the Kansas ebFsskA Act and reiteratedu
the Cincinnati Platform they ere invinciblc and can
bid defiance 10 the assaults Of any aud ell parties
Those principles undere the foundation OF the Fed
eral Government aud pointing IS they do, to policy
equal and just to all sections Of the UHo''i have
thus far, aH4 strictly adhered TO, will continue ia
make the Democratic party victorious in every CON
dict. Well knowing this, it Is not surprising thai
the Black Republicans, guided BY the derih'A'-""'
Ming Of q HALE aud waiting until the last moments
Of Congress, F,F the purpose Of taking the Demo
cratic party By surprise, and forcing them into
domestic debate without time for reflection, have
cast, what the "braye yOnng Senator from CalifOF-
ola" " thankfully" denominates "this bomb SHELF
isto the Democratic camp. Bot 1t 10 surprising
that the "0rdrs and reverend Senator'S VI the Dem
seratie partv allowed themselves TO be freked Into
family quarrel BY this movement Of the enemy, 90
IGE& and pGfeat to everybody wise enough to reflect
before speaking. Ilad they silently voted down the
amendment Of Senator Hale, this "bombshell
would have exploded hsrmlessly at their feet, and
only served BY the light If its explosion. to exhibit
more clearly to the eyes Of their enemies the solid
and united columns Of the Democracy.
But AZ is the light Of that explOai"n has betrayed
to the vgilaRt and slceploss eyes "f their enemies
the only weak and vulnerable point in the Demo-
cratic Fanks-and the very obvious result will be tn
i,npart fresh hope and courage to sectiOnalsn in
every quarter. That hope and courage which springs
from conscious strength and power have hitherto
been wanting to the enemies Of Democracy, but
their equivalents, which spring from knowledge
Of the weak points Of adversary, have been sup
piled to them by this debate in the Scnatc-a debate
unwisely INDUCED in By Democratic Senators be-
cause was foreign TO the question before the Sen
ate, and prottess to the country If not dangerous
and ruinous to the Democratic party. 1t was q
foolish and prOftcss debate upon an abstraction that
never can generate advantage to the South or afford
additional protection to her peculiar institutions
and it has only served tn open airSsh old political
wounds which, all National men confidently hoped
had been forever healed BY the healthy action Of
the Kansas Nebraska Dill.
II is not our purpose " discuss the merits Of the
question presented to the country through the late
debate in the Senate for We to do no. we should
becOme chargable with participating in accomplish
ing great evil not only to the Democratic party
but to the Union Of the States. We purpOsely alb
stain from espOusing either side Of the question
for We will not add fuel to fame which al
good Democrats and al UniOn.lOving men, should
unite to exingusb. But should reckless politicians
regardless Of the dictates VI reason and prudence
force this Issue upon the Democratic party then ant
not until then We shall be found to have opinion!
upon this as we'll other subjects, and shall Civ
to them that fearless expression, which oil will con
cede has hitherto characterized our political career
In the meantime we enter our solemn protest agains
the further agitation Of this bootless question. Sucl
agitation can result 10 good TO the party or to tn
country on the contrary, persisted in, it may re
suit in disunion 10 the States nor is this the Sug
geston Of party pride, but the dictate Of s"ber re
lection and mature judgment, for the Democrats
party is now and has been fE several years, tn
only National party-the only party that can an'
will preserve the Union.
Then let every Democrat and every Union.lovinl
man labor earnestly for the integrity Of the Demo
cratic party-epsure that integrity, and the part.
and Union are safe. A little wise council and judi
cious management on the part of the leaders Of tn
Democratic party will, in our judgment, soon dspe
the Ominous cloud which Is now gathering IN tL
political horizon. When the time comes let then
not be found wanting 10 these particulars, and tn
party and the country will be safe.
A strenuous and untring effort will doubtless b.
made by the Black Republicans TO force the Demo
cratic party to take sides ON this question. but it i
to be hoped that this trick Of the enemy will not hav
the sumo effect among the people which II had in tn
Senate Of the United States. Such an effect can b.
and must be guarded against Southern men mus
be cautious and not press their claims to miscon
struction or misintcrpretatiOn Of the KHnsasNS
braska Act, lest the charge Of sectionalism, which
they have 40 often, in times past, hurled at th'
North, like chickens, come home to rOOst.