Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10
Democratic Union.

National men into compact Organization-an
organization cemcnted together by principle
and actuatcd by the highest and purest mo-
tives. Recent events have opened the eyes Of
conservative; men and men who have been
misled into the ranks Of the Opposition, to the
dangers that threaten the Union in the event
of tho triumph of Black Republication.
The leaders Of the Opposition, widely as
! they may have differed heretofore, venomously
as they may have assailcd each other, have
forgotten all past chickering's, buried all differ.
enceS and preudiees and jealonsics, and arc
about uniting in an unholy combination. I'M
material how inconsistent or contradictory
their Platform may be, or however objection
able or sectional, they will stand by it for the
sake Of obtaining power and influence. Band.
cd together for Spoils, they ignore principle
promises success. The men at the head Of the
Opposition, who are zealously working to
unite all factions and isms in one great party
against the Democracy, are old party leaders,
of consummate tact and eminent ability
Bell Bates, Bolts, Prentice, Seward, Wilson,
Chase, Weed, representing different creeds and
antagonistic interests, in all likelihood, will be
found standing by the same Platform and sup
porting the same candidates. This formida.
bic combination can only Be defeated by con-
ccntration Of the entire Democratic vote on
common candidates for President and Vice
President Whoever, therefore, shall attempt
to divide the Democratic force and present
candidates for these elevated positions obnox-
iOus to large number Of Democrats, is grasp
ing at an unfair advantage at the risk of de-
fcating the DEMOCRATIC party. VIC desire hnr-
mOny in our ranks, and shall say no more than
seems absolutely necessary.
The fact cannot be disguised that for some
months past the masses of the party, especi-
ally those who, for season, followed after
strange gods and who intend to be Democrats
hereafter, and who perceive in the Fusion
movement q reorganization Of the old Anti
Democratic party, have deeply regretted that
there were any difficulties in the way Of united
action previous 70 the State election. Pride,
it may be little resentment, kept not few
Of them from tiOcEing to the proud old banner
under which they had fought In former times,
and to which they looked With GOndness even
when in OppOsing ranks, but that feeling Is
dying out and they once more long to rally
under its broad stripes and rcrplCndcnt stars.
This earnest desire for harmony, this regret
for the past and promise Of fidelity for the
future, comes to US from many worthy men
from men whom VIC esteem and who in times
past fought CALAMITY by our side for the good
old cause; and we take it for granted that this
almost universal desire for harmony cannot be
long rcpressed; and that but q few months can
elapse, at most. before all sound Democrats
will stand by one Platform, united against the
new sectional party which is now sweeping
over the whole North. We have welcomed
our old enemies into our ranks-why refuse to
extend tho same charity to our old friends
If they have grievously sinned, so have they
grievously suffered, and they are entitled to
our sympathy.
We undertake to say, in advance, that the
Platform Of the Charleston Convention will be
such that all National men can stand upon it,
and that from necessity it will drive from the
party every taint Of sectionalism. Black Re-
publcanism, in none Of its phases, will find it
acceptable. The knife will be stcrnly applied
to all the diseased portions Of the Democratic
body. The party can never be firmly united
until all its members agree in all important
principles. If there be any in our party tine
tured with Republicanism, they may as we'll
leave us at once, for they will find nothing in
the Democratic Platform to suit their peculiar
views.
We believe it is the earnest desire Of all
loyal Democrats to discard their past differ.
ences and to plant themselves unitedly upon
Platform in harmony with their party through
out the Union. Divided, they will remain .
source of distraction, and with no benefit to
themselves. Divided, they may even threaten
tho success of tho Democratic party in the
coming Presidential campaign. Are not the
interests of the party sufficiently powerful to
come home to the hearts of all good Demo-
Gratis, and completely overwhelm the conten-
tons which have SO long distracted itf Let
reason and patriotism actuate its members, and
we cannot but hope that they will harmonic
their interests, and enter into the Presidential
campaign with their old energy and enthusi-
asm Now is not the time for lukewarmness,
for envy and dissensiohs in our ranks. The
Democracy are not aiming at triumph on i'm
material side issues. They want to bury
Abolitonism, with all its allies, in common
grave at the next election, and thereby restore
peace and quiet and good order to cOnstitu-
tion.loving people" And to accomplish this
object they must concentrate their strength
upon the nominees Of the Charleston Conven.
ton.
In connection with this subject we cannot
refrain from quoting the patriotic remarks Of
the editor Of the Frankfort (Ky.) YeOmGn, in
commenting upon and deprecating the dissen-
sion in the ranks Of the Democracy of Ken
lucky. He very fOrcibly remarks -" Our
party friends may nationally differ about Ques-
tons of expediency, and they may be INDUCED
some latitude to their Interpretation Of our de-
clarcd creed; but they cannot, without dis
loyalty and treason, differ on this point-that
the perpetuity of the party is necessary to the