Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-21
Correspondents Of .A. D.mOer...

--SAEfA nkRRK, Nay I6th, 1885,
Ma. EpTFoR: RhenmGllsm has hid its painful
hsnd upon your correspondent /" AZ RsuOir'; and
be has requested ne 70 write 70 DARr GeIwieks for
him. NOw uhO the dsviI Dan Caiwtths y I don't
know, cad who the d. am e1A Dan GEL
w;cks nsithas knows nor car~, nc lnasmuch CO..
"AS RsSOi" aud ], 10 times pasie in rthis OuF Die
triet, have horns ihs hannAe q DengsAsy, through
msag political aght, qgainsI 11sdk Republicans
aOd.-thOas blaeh oIsasians, - aswiskliss--.T
canuos wei gvfsss - ID fisnd s64 Ps1tlsAl SOL
disV, e. si1p gsqusst, even - he sask Of impO-
sing upon yos-a SlSuuEvF.
political conflict Is at hand; in view Of which
Ii becomes every one protesting the principles Of
the Democratic party ~ arm and bO,Fsady Gsr the
Aght: For men that the Democracy have nourished
and brought up, have bassly betrayed the interests
Of the party, aud are to-day in the field in open re-
belliOu 70 isa principles and iis OrgaAltiOs They
are, TO The extent Of their ability, wnging war
sgainst IL and the Administra9u Of their Owsshoice
Reasons for such course they have none, unless
such a. spring from enviOus minds who cannot see
anything gDOd snisats fEDm tAst which conflicts
with their OWN interests aud personal prejudices-
II is we'll for the Democratic party that such men
have been f0Feed TO take their poatiOns outside the
political organization for they have brought dis
grace upon Il BY their suspected and uDpFincipled
political action 10 the past, and OccaSOned W Il de-
eats from which neither the State nor the party has
yet recovered.
II IL amuAng aGthe outset 70 notice the principles
they call them so-upOn which this Broderick
war 10 to be carried On in California against the
Democratic party and the President. The Presi.
dent hes not redeemed his pledges to the People
has not done anything for the State-Say they =:
therefore the Democratic party shouldbe repudiated
the Administration thrown overheard and BrOd-
erick and his m'nionS sent back to Washington 70
confront the President with the endorsement Of the
people. Admirable assurance! But if indeed it be
true that President Buchanan has been unable TO
carry out his measures. or redeem his promises,
whOse 10 the fault-whOss the blame Surely not
his who. In al sincerity and zeal urged them upon
Congress. He discharged his duty; but II was for
fac .ns, q IKE bro leFlek end MeKibbsn 70 thwaFt
his plans and throw every obstacle~iu the way Of
his measures out Of which 70 manufacture capital
against him, and IN their favor
IfPresijent Buchanan occupied the position Of
AutOcFat Of the Russnna and assaulted Cor fail.
ing 10 redeem his Pledges carry out his measures,
there would be reason for the attack but when be,
- President u the United States, has his cOnstu
tional duties 10 discharge and dscharging them has
TO rely upon Congress tO enable him to act at all
almost, and political friends aPos,a'izr, and Con-
Ercssmen. protesting to be Democrats, make rene
HAdss 81 themselves aud gO over to SCata among
Black Republicans for the purpose of preventing
him from dang what aI the same time they say he
ought 10 have done, whose fault is it that Pacific
Railroads are nut undertaken that forts are not
buiIt-Ihat teleEraphic wires are notIsid that ap
preparations are cut Of 10 the rcduction Of labor and
the unprecedented II Iaborers. Let those answer
whose political course at Washington has had ten.
dency To- bring I'll these abUut. q -
Hut there Is nsiiLeS siAeeTity In them. truth
in the opposition ,hey ere wsging against the resi-
dent; because Ihsir whole p"liIcal conduct 10 the
result II determined aad Sindictive disposition TO-
wards him and their embrace Of the idea Of anti
LecomPtoOi.n. mere eGurt to interpose, between
Dem"cra:a and the President Of their choice them.
selves aud their imp"scDt malice Fur II Is well
known as par, II the history Of the times that
when our Congressional Delegation went to Wash.
ington, Scnatm OWN had deter mined to occupy the
postum II VirginiA Senators in relation tn RECON-
inendati0nS for office Senator Frederick had kept
up the zeal Of his friends by the idea that under this
| arrangement he would have every thing hiA own
way with the President. But President buchanan
cautious about enruStin1 hls Administration IA
~ fresh Statesman In the matter If appointments
for California, bcades BrOdrTicL had made 40 many
promises that it was impossible to fulfill them, and
he sought for an opportunity to quarrel with the
President 80 that lie might be able 10 escape from
his promises and at the same time have some ex
cuse lO OGer to his friends.
NcHibben was the enemy Of DrOderick and be
and Scott put their heads together opposition ia
him. The President however leaned principally to-
WardS Senator Gwin because Of his superior politi
cal experience. and personal and political friend
allip. This gave Frederick the excuse he wanted
Bat McKibben took oasnse becaus: he supposed III,
posiOn aud tAcntI were not Sufficiently appreciated
and instead Of being controlled BY political rrinc
pies like man. he suffered himself to be betrayed
BY his prejndices into anti.Lecon'pt Onsm and Re.
pnblicanism Doderick generously forgot the abuse,
and the haes Of seven years aud took up Nc u biz
embrace from the political Coyote hole into which
he had fallen. Having thus made Of his sworn en-
envy persUnAl and political friend DrOderick, t.
make the gulf between himself and NcKlbbsn, and
the Presidept mpAsSiblr, and TO saiiSy his expect
ant friends that he was p0wcIlsss 10 do any thing
for them by Of the opp IsIion ii him BY the
Prcaident, which he himself had created 10 vulgau
and hyPocri.ical language. worse than could have
been used BY Tipperary Bill, abused an eyed mai
placed BY the Democracy Of the Union in tho iors
most position of the world.
There is no doubt that Brodenek thought and
hoped that Senator Douglas would 60 outside the
! Democratic party and carry % with him the Demo
cratic party IT the free Siaies and that his own pO
iicAl operation would be Aale one. for, while il
would release him from all responsibility 10 his
friends 10 the present, Il would secure his political
prefermeut 10 the future, under tho shadow Of the
Young Giant Of tho West .....t
How bitterly he has been disappointed in his cal
citations 10 evidenced by the fact that lie has thrown
himself rccklessly among the Republicans. But
enough for tho prCscnt ! think this sufficient r.
show the insinceriy and the reckleSsneSs which
have controlled Br derrick and MCKibben 10 theiI
opposition 20 inc party and the Prssidsnt.
SARSEIELD.