The semi-weekly mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado Co. [Calif.]) 1860-1860, 1860-09-01

The following resolutions, rebuking the
apostates in Mr.. CONFESS convention for
voting for Milton S. Latham less than one
year ago, and insidiously aimed at Gen.
Denver for assisting to elect him to the
United States Senate, were unanimously
adopted in Mr.. CONFESS convention on
Wednesday last We shall allude to
them again hereafter. We received them
too late for comment in this issue. At
present We merely desire to ask Messrs.
Park, Burwell and others, who profess to
be warmly attached to Latham, whether
they believe Latham has been guilty, in
the language of the resolutions, oil
trcason?"-w whether he has been an
uniaithful public servant"
ResolreI, That the Democracy Of Ell Dorado
heartily indorse the nomination OF stephen A.
Douglas for President, and Herschcl V. John
sou for Vice President, Of the United states,
recognizing in them men Of the first class OF
intellect and pstriOusnI, who will adOrn the
positions they arc called to occupy.
Resotred, That we indorse the platform OF
principles adopted by the Democratic Couven-
ton at Charleston, and "Dcither wishing to
cheat nor be cheated, we declare our hrnl I'd
hereuce TO the doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty
which means that the people OF Territory;
like thuscof State, should determine, aud
Of right are competent ~ determine, whether
they shall have slavery or not. That there Is
no power in our Government, and it would be
q gross usurpatOn TO enCeavOr to force the IN
stitut9n Of slavery upon an unwilling people.
ReMLrei, That the organized Territories uf
the United States are justly entitled II the
right of self government, aud the undisturbed
regulation OF their domestic or local affairs,
subject to the Constitution Of the United
States, and that any attempt by Congress or
any Of the States, To establish, maintain, pro-
hibit or abolish the relation If master and
slave 10 n Territory, would b. departure from
the original doctrine Of our American lns'Itu-
TONS and that We adhere imm"vably TO the
principle Of nou.intcrvcntiun by Congress with
slavery in the States aud Territories, US de-
clarcd in the Kansas. Ncbraska Bill, and openly
diSclaim fellowship with those. whether AT the
South, the North, or the West, who council
the abandonment, limitation or avoidance Of
that principle.
Hswltci, That the opinions promulgated by
our Senators in Congress upun the question
that now 81 deeply agl,A,es cur country are At
variance with the opinions 0f the Democracy
OF luis Stltc, hlu tilaI we CNilutllln luc stilic
as calculated 10 destroy the integrity and
efficiency ut the Democratic party, aud TO sap
IL" tnundaiMn ut tree gol,rnncnt, and that
men holding and promulg Iiing such oTIn: rs
urr unfit tn represent the sovereignty Of tins
Stat" IN Congress
H.~i,.i That the people, in their primary
conventions and meetings, should originate
the doctrines that should govern party action,
aud that when the Senator'S from this Stats, ia
fn a., sl.Ip .,lV,s 1ltp ri hi "a
declare party doctrine aud 10 IMPOSE the same
upon the people the servants arr but dclaiinH
10 the SoVtrcis gus. and they should be- rcbuked
and driven from the public service: therefore,.
H,s"it~l, Tbut our Senator'S and Assembly
mcu who may b. nominated hv this C"avtn'
rim Trc hcIctIv insrrucIcti, Under any EIIt III
CirCum Stances, 10 vote against thn reelection
Of VIM VI GWiu to ia" Cnii"d States S,natc,
and against any and all pcrS' whJ occupy
substantially his position as".n'i thciFncPlcs
Of non 'incrventi"n AID I"p',"r s''cr"lgntv,
or who uccnrv his position HgTinst tic Central
Overland Mail.
. Il <"ir,f, Tha; we call upon 'hc Dcmocra~,
Of the State to aid Us IN rel ukus u n.on. aud
driving from power and place such uri4iihiul
public servants
J. G. MrCALLrM, Chairman.
G. j. CARrkNrEG. Secretary.
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"REGvLAR DEMOCRATS" The chairman
Of the sclf-styled, sclf-consti;utcd Douglas
Democratic Central Committee, who call
cd Mr.. Conncss' Convention u order, was.
not long since, Know. Nothing the tenn
porary chairman was a Know. Nothing,
and the president Of the Convention was
a Know Nothing. Yet such changclingS
have the unbluShing assurance TO call
earnest and untlinchinS Democrats 3" bolt
crs and REQUISITES. We are free to con-
fess we are not lone Of their sort"-havc
no sympathy for them, no affinity with
them. They are not the men TO teach us
party discipline. party uSages. We have
never bowed the knee to strange gods, nor
preached herctical doctrines We are
proud to say that not one in fifty of the
unwavering Democrats Of FL Dorado has
affiliated with the supporters Of Baker and |
McKibbcn.
Burned TO DEArH.--Margaret Ann.
daughter Of Col. T. S. Bennoist. met with
q distressing death on Thursday morning
last at the house Of Dr. j. II. Edwards,
in Mud Springs township. 1t is supposed
that she had some matches and SGT fire 10