Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-23


ThS RsEHAnmcy e Democracy.
Il has bees leading chaEastsristie a ihs Demo
cratic party tAat ~ pscplss Of IL eFOsd not
inspired b. Ghs excitement Of the passing hour
that they ere not Intended sOe Temporary purposes
They have deePsr, strongsF, more abidng fsunda-
tion They consist Of the fundamental political
doctrines upon which the government Of this Re-
public ought TO be administered, and are not likely
70 change with each new Of the passions Of The
multitude, OF TO assume The hoe OGsvssy passing
popular excitement They are not shaped Es pop
uarty bot for the interest ssd AOsOr Of our oOnisd
eraey. They nay b OVsFbOFns BY the PhFsusy 81
utsFess, ssssi@sSt, PFssdies o. asSOs, which GSP
brief period snmstimcs seises end sweeps sway the
Judgment Of the people, bot the AFm and true D<a-
Ocrat, wh0 10 able to give q reason for The faith
which s 10 him, who IOvfs bis psDeiPles, 10 mat ct
ell dismayed BY such . reverse, but abiding calmly
and securely upon the doctrines which be has ex'
poased, looks forward hopefully sud confidently n
The time Whes the sober thought Of the honest free
men Of his eOuotry shah discard error, andhis priv
eipIes, acknowledged and visdicated By their own
1utA and purity, shall guide the admlnISrS'iOu Of
pablie aAsiFA
Sash - bsea Ne sxpss;saee Of Aistory under our
eosssua.saL fAs DsmoelAsie party has bSsn oeea'
oioaaIly-may Be agAin-PT"stsatsd under the pres.
sure Of come sudden excitement, some PseuniaEy
panic, some unGorsesn embarrassment, o. Sume In.
saae, niegitimate isSne. But those who obtained
the direction Of the government under sueh eircum'
stances, having no Well-dehned, settled principles
10 guide their acion. little faith in the Pe'manrncy
Of the organ izatiOn that elected them. have sOon
shown their impOtency or their rcckIessness, and.
the public Judgment has turned back speedily. for
safrty end FepasO 10 The Eellestahisbed dncirinea
Of Democracy, and has recalled TO power thoSe whO,
governed by those doctrines and eager 70 naugerae
them, have been able to carry forward our country
in its unsxampled career VI prosperity, hOnOr and
glory.
So emphatieaIly has al this been true, that the
heading measures. which the Democratic party hes
from time to time advocated. although meeting fOr
4 season, with virulens opposition, have In the end
won the confidence ofthe great mass Of the people
to such an extent a. TO b acquiesced In, and been
adnpted and advocated BY their former opponents
Opposition to them has been the deAthknell Of
many brilliant politician. Hence 1t has come 70
pass, that Of late years, the Democratic party can
hardly be said 10 have been opposed BY any per-
nanent, organized, national party, with distinctive
wedeHued principles, bat Il has been called to en-.
counter epemies warmed into life BY sOme tempo
rary excitement, having merely present object to
accomplish, oflcn sectional and bigOttsd, and EEL
dom national in their viewa, and mot unfrequently
advocating contradictory sentiments In different
portions Of the Uuion. The principles "f the De
moeracy ere the same ywhere-liberal, PrOgreS.
siVe, National
These consideration are of practical importance
70 Democrats. They unmiAtAkaLly teach 10 them
the lesson IT the permaDency Of Democracy and "
the stability which should mark their political
Citations. They teach them abiding faith in their
principles, caimness and courage aud hope under
defeat, and the folly Of forming entangng allan.
ees," or departing from the path which leads uner.
rineiy 70 . renewed triumph Of Democracy. The
BrOdericktes should take warning from the pact
In hopeless minority, even BY fusion With the
Black Republicans. defeat ia inevitable, and they
must ultimately sink into insiGniheanes and dis
grace. Let them avoid, ere Il be too late the ina-
my that IL inscparaby connected with treason.
These considerations are also applicable to the
present position Of Affairs. Democrats are solicited
on either hand iaer 10 their attachment 10 their
.honOred principles and 10 their devotion To
party whose history 10 the record Of the progress Of
the country in prosperity and happiness. They are
addressed with the syren song that old parties have
come 10 an end, and that IL s necessary for 10
farm new assOciations-tO adopt new platforms
On the one hand secOnalism appeals to them in be-
half Of Black Republican party, with the sedue-
tive words Of freedom and reform for lie motto. On
The other, they are solicited to join faction which
10 fuI u fair prOmses not one Of which will il ever
be able 10 ful6l1. Democrats who arc wise, who ap-
preeiAte The doctrines Of their party aud have
suitable, abiding faith In their vital energy and re-
Operative poWgT will cOldly and calmly answer all
these seductive appeals with the assurance VI 6rm
belief that Ell the real reiUTms which these new Or.
eGnIsaiions seek or promise, most prudeDtly and
successfully be Wrought out by the Democratic par
~. u has hitherto proved true " the cause Of hu.
man progress aud Il 10 unwise 10 discard Il and
10 resort 70 other agencies Even to the restless aud
ambitious, IL such there be in our rankS-and shat
party IL free from them !-the course which We ars
Recommending is the path Of safety and success.
The tFimmers must bear in mind that Democrats
will forgive any thing SOOoer than treason N their
principles and organization. No Statesman or poll
iician. however talented. h"wevsP eminent however
beloved htthsrtO BY De@OeFasie associates. eat
OSuTt the svoe Of other Political parties. ed
asd Allow bic heart " 80 after strange gOda, wshsut
Sinkiag b the estimates IF she DenseEaey Of AiI
State and eOuOty. beyond the reach II he hAAd OIL
reSuTTsetiOn.