Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-10
LETTER FROM IA WILD FRESHMAN


= crisis" The teachings of years have had th.ir
$. elect The consequences we behold. Black
. kepu6licanism has borne the fruits predicted
{. Of 1t; traitors and despoiers have already
sprung from its bosom, exhibiting unmista-
4 Kably the spirit that prevails there. Our
I quadrennlnl revolution is at hand. The great
. question Of the year will be. to which party
shall the government Of the country be COM
United for the next four years. The pOsSibi-
ties tine probabilities Of the events consequent
upon the solution Of this question, are enough
TO steady the most tickle nind-to give CRAWL
~ TO the most thoughtleSs-to arrest the ut
tentiOn Of MI who have an interest in our
country and its government
For, think lightly Of il as we may, hug
deluSve security as we may there is but too
much ground for anxiety and soicitude An
impending crisis truly there is; the foul
bcgotten offspring Of party knowing no ma
tionality, no patriotism, di>honorablc brokers
Of plightcd faith-OpprcSSive. bigOtcd and ty.
rahica whose nets, where they have been en-
trusted with power, arc unredeemcd by CLEAN
Of generosity.
From this source, and this alone comes what
ever Of evil threatens or jcopardizes our ines
Unable Republic Wicked and perverse as
these Black Republicans are, they have assail-
ed the Constitution, made light & its proviS-
ions and tramplcd on its principles. Rights
Older than that renowned instrument, and
plainly and guardedly renewed by it, they
boldly announce their intention to withhold,
impair, nnnul, abolish, whenever they grasp
the rrns Of power. Are we not to believe
these emphatic declarations? Certainly, for
we know they are fully bent on pursuing their
unitrly purposes They are ready to risk ey-
rrything and dare everything in this dinbOli.
cal enterprise. Democrats have appealed to
them in vain-have implorcd them to stay
their work 0f ruin-to stay their iucpndiHry
hand, until their prayers are treated a. the APP
pealS of weakness or cowardice. Having thus
exhausted reason ard rhetoric, having appeal
ell to all patriotic considerations and brothery
affections. having cOnjured up all the existing
ties and depending interests, without success,
there is Yet one.Icgitinatc drTHtrr resort, nm
appeal to the ballot box. Whatever may be
the rr-tilt, the Democrats will meet the Re
publicanS at Phllippi
In former times the Democratic party fought
to impress its spirit on our Government; I"
initiate Democratic principles in our still young
Republic fought Tor power and position. To-
day It's mission is higher and holier, its amhi.
ton has n wider range. In other days it bat
tied against banks and bankrupt laws, tariffs
and s,luandcIing Of public bonds fought for a
good currency, for State Rights. for true in
tcrpretati0n Of the Constitution. Now the
momcntouS task Of defending the Union OF
States and uphoIdihg thew letter and spirit
of the constitution tlrvolves upon it.-F0r IN
all the lard there is found but one association,
one patty to whom. patriots. in oil sections,
look with hope and confidence to save our
country il this gloomy hour from the mach
inatinnS of traitors and the hands Of despOilcrs
The Wings Of EnSlanl, in the first year Of
the reign Of lillian III, were not so ncceSSa
~ to the safety and well being Of William
crown and Kingdom, as now i the Democratic
party TO these United States. The importance
the difficulties are much greater in the latter
than in the former instance and the success
"f tn" Democracy, their continued aScendrncy
in National affairs is not 80 much NECESSARY Il
the party rs il is 10 the safety and prosperity
! If the Mon. Lpohing beyond party aud per
>oral inter, st and sci;i>hnc>S Of all kinds, is i
not n proud thing tn he Democrat: The
mere fact, at once c'cvatrs n man into the dig
nifty Of patriot. II is tnnoblins To be ;
member Of pnr,y whose Objects are so mcr
whose principles are 50 tolerant and patrioti'
"a party that with one hand guides our coun
tux in her PROSPEROUS and imprtuouS career
and Attn the other maintains all her ori:iha
lt,d acquired proportions fom enemies with
out AMI foes within.
/ What u testimony t. the virtue Of Demo
cratic principles, to the integrity and honor o
! Democratic statesmen. il this Spontane0u
/ Al. 81. 4.
might almost say, If all parties. rrpose il
our party. 1t has been by no fnrtutons con
course 0f circumstances that our party ha
thus monor"Ilzcd the affections, the trust ant
confidence If patriots in all parts Of the Union
No; these feelings are legitimate fruits the.
have arisen from the well known purity, jus
| tirc aud wis lum Of democratic principles
from half century Of intelligent, prosperous
fostering and indubitably loyal government
during which period all sections and all inter
rsts have been attend, d to with the alpcrva
ding care Of Democracy received tina
amount electromagnetic which, while 1t tend
ed to advance the prosperity OF such section
or such interest was, at the same time, not in
compatible with the good OF the whole.
We have seen the Democratic party in til
past rise superior to all acknowledgements
for all emergencies Will it be found loyal 4
the future: Tan it triumphantly maintain al
the responsibilities Of its position: Cav
come out victorious in the coming contest?-
I think so. The hope Of every loyal heart
that it may We have right on our side, an
'thricc is he armed who hath his quarrel just.
We have the Union and the Constitution OF
our side We have the virtue the intcllec
the solid sense Of the country on our side
What is there, then, wanting to victory? ?
What is there, then, wanting to keep the rein
Of government in safe hands, to prevent tn
lIarperS FerryiteS, the IIclperites, the Irrt
preSSibe Conhictites, from carrying out the
villainous designs? Nothing, but all able an
Trustworthy Captain, one who represents an
endorses to the full Democratic principles,
lead the gallant and glorious hosts Of Demo-
racy. Is he to he found? Oh, yes! Thank Go
we have leaders endowed with shining quail
ties every where-East, West, North and Sout
There are Pierce and Dickinson, Wise, Gut
rie and Davis, and Lane and Douglas, for
shall name him, heretical MS some few Of h
opinions are. Surely for him who was on
our idol, who was so high enthroned in o,
affections We should not let "onc sad los
soil his name for aye"
Such are the champions of our cause. Wi
them We have a fOretaste of victory. Wi
them even defeat would be bearable. But
saust have no defeat. The imagination shu
ders at such Observation-Disclosures at tho d
order, the anarchy that might ensue, the bri
liant prospects strewn in the dust, freedom CO
down, and "chaoE come again"
Finally, Messrs. Editors, on the declare
openly avowed principles of our Black Repu
lican antagonists, . victory with them won
necessarily be conquest conquest not
he andnrnd IL wnnlh hn thu HAHN ;nr Of 4