Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-03

Politicians not unfrequently deceive them
sslvss and each other In relation to the strength
Of the movements in which they are engaged.
They are warmed up by their own fires, rather
than BY any real enthusiasm On the part ofthe
people. They measure the probable result
by their own anxious desires, and are not un-
frequently doomed to learn that those differ
widely from the wishes Of the great mass Of
the voting population, who are not disposed
to change their political views at the bidding
Of any leader, no matter how much they may
esteem him. We had On illustration of this
in this city on Saturday night. The Fusion.
list meeting, Notwithstanding the tremendous
efforts Of the leaders to make it . large one,
to encourage their followers, was poorly At
tended, tame and spiritlcss It was wanting
10 enthusiasm, respectability, intellect-want-
Ing in al that renders meeting attractiVe.-
The selfish leaders, who renowned their prin.
ciples and sold their friends, were there, but
the masses disdainCd to ratify the corrupt
sale. Even the officiating priest was ashamed
70 be present to witness the ratification Of the
treaty he had made with Col. Baker. His in.
struments were there in full feather, but the
beggarly number Of attendants disconnected
the speakers and threw q dampcr over the
meeting. ConneSs was mild, Hume tame,
Shanklin stupid, as usual, Sam. Ensminger
bOisterOus and silly, Chapman grave and dull,
and Judge johnson non eat. Judge Hall was
cAifcd for, but he was not vcrdGnt enough to
address an assemblage as cold as ice.
The Fusionists boast Of the prominent men
who have recommended and taken part in
their movement. Their inventory of politi.
Clans, more or less prominent, who have here.
tofcfe sustained relAtions-in most cases not
very cOrdial-to the Democratic party, is not
formidable document, but constitutes their
principal stock in trade. Broderick, McKib.
ben, MceoIkic; Hail, Conness, Redding 4 Co.,
have not been. noted for their attachment to
the principles Of the Democratic party. But
it by no means follows as matter of course
that this list Of bankrupt politicians indicates
movement Of the people in the same tortuous
direction. Nor will the movement among the
people be even as favorable to the corrupt
coalition as among the politicians. In the
FIRST place, Democrats are not apt to be drawn
away in any great numbers by the treachery
of leaders. Such has not been past exper.
ience The Democratic masses are too ardent.
y attached to the principles Of their party to
renounce them at the dctation of any man or
men however prominent hitherto in. their con-.
fidence. Hence VIC have usually seen that the
detection of any number of its leading politi-
clans, has failed to affect materially the pros.
-perity and success OF the Democratic party.
It has quietly moved onward, just as society
generally moves onward, but little Influenced
by the loss Of here and there an individual.
There Is at the present time no evidence Of
detection among the masses Of the Democrat.
&c party. They arc as unchangcably as ever
attached to their principles, and as little as
ever disposed to exchange them for those Of
Seward, BrOdcrick, Baker, Greeley 4 Co. If
Hall, McKibben and Booker can bring them
selves to desert tho faith of their past lives
and embrace the doctrines Of Mr.. Seward, the
rank and file Of their faction are not so facilc in
changing their political sentiments and asSo.
Citations. Many Democrats who, by the hyp.
ocritical professions of the Broderick leaders
in relation to Douglas and popular sovereign
ty, voted with them at the last election, will
now utterly refuse to be transferred to the
Republican party. They have been cheated
once, and they are not likely to be betrayed a
second time. Instead Of new acccssions Of the
masses to Fusionism, many who sustained
McKibben last fall, will now return to their
Democratic associations. On the other hand
there is evidence that not . few Of the honest
Republicans utterly discountenance the Fusion
movement. Sincerely attached to the princi.
pies Of their party, they are not willing to en-.
danger their success and bring them into dis.
repute by sanctionng 9 corrupt Coalition
Their own sclfrcspect will not permit them
to renounce their faith and trampie upon their
creed merely to crafty tho ambition Of Baker,
BrOderick & Co. They intend to stand or fall
BY their principles. not repudiate them to
please and benefit INSCRIPTIONS leaders.
Nobody believes that this unprincipled
BrOderick.Republican movement, this sacrifice
Of friends and remuneration Of faith, can prove
the basis Of . permanent party. With proper
effort on the part Of Democrats it cannot
even achieve temporary triumph. That ef.
fort must be made on "Wednesday next