The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-05-18
Demoeras1e CnIon Mee,,nw.

meeting Of the citizens II Guld Hill. oY,.
I,""~d to the present war policy II the RrIui.
IicAn AdmIni>trAti0n, Mas held ut La Flnw ~ =
sAI'H'n. on Saturday evening. NAV IlIh, for the
purpose II organizing = Democratic enron
Club. The meeting VAS regularly "rg,nlIcd
By elecilng ID. ScsrIrs. Chairman, and X Dun.
nIctn. Secretary. The meeting was then I'd
dressed ~ length by ID. 7. lAN'fb"nrrnw, upon
the all. AbsOfbing qiIeaii0na 81 the day ~ yInx
upon them the necessity at drveInp,ny aur,,..,
the citizens Of the NOtih = Senrimtnf IL pea =.
that the calamities II n civil war might b..
ATerted. and . Cni"n eatnLliAhciI shat wuuld
neither dishOnOT the North nor huiniliAte the
S.'uth that the opportunity uAs MT vet gone,
while the apiTil IT ccmpr"rniAe, burn in thu E,r.
EnAti0u ri our Federal Constitution, vet lived
IN the hearts u the American people.
The speaker cl'.~ed BY offering the following
Fes0lutiOns, which ere unanimnu.Iv adopted
WHEREAs. We have harmed With feeling. Il
deepest SOrrOw, II the unnatural and blmIv
ca.na'et now raging between our brethren and
fellow -ettizeuS 1T different sections Oft Cninn
Waged uPOn the one hand, il is assumed, Tor
the prOIectOn Of liberty, equality and C"nsitu.
ttonal rights. snd upNn the other for the en-.
f.'Fcement 1T the lsws. aud the preservation If
the Government, therefore
ReSotred. That il 10 The duty ofcvery citizen
az this Government to asNiSt By all fair. hon.
'"~sS oWU VaUUUUt tUcbub, III u peaceful AL
Jusement Ot the unhappy differences between
the tWO sections Of our cOmn,on country.
ReSolred. That 20 long a. = reasonable hone
shall abide with Us Of peaceful settlement IL
these vital questions II difference, 50 long wiIl
We oppose and cOndemn any pnlicv ,ha, in.
wolves the shedding Of fraiernal blood.
KeSOteeJ. That 10 is our conviction that the
work 81 cOrcilisti''n. c0nccsniUn, and cOmpro.
mise. 20 PatTiOiically begun BY the loyal and
Illuminating border States, and 50 largely par.
esc'pa'ed in BY the conservative aud tb0nght.
9uI U"ion men Of the North. has not been cx-
hauHted. but Only interrupted by the haS,v, in.
consideFate, and perhaps fatal pulley adopted
~ the present Administration 10 pOwcr.
ReSOlred, That the last two months exreri.
euce VI Republican rule has demonstrated the
danger OI repOsing power in the hands NJ meu-
entertaining . strictly sectional hate 10 the in.
ssitnti0ns and citizens Of fifteen States ~ the
Untoo. aud that hereafter, nut Of that spirit Of
oeVoti0a aHd love fF our CniOn-Of sOliciiude
snr sts present unparalleled existence. and ito
smsnFe peace and sstety-fOrgelting paat party
differences and partisan animOs,trr, we shall
un'te IN IN ea0Ft N FeaIOFe the Government 10
the keeping II men who will pOssrss the c0n.i.
oence, not Of . particular Aecti0n, but Uf any
and every portion Of this great Confsderacv.
ResCteed. That s%DemOcraiic Uninn Club be
formed. whose objects shall accord with the
above resOlutiOns.
ReAOIced, That eopy Of the Goregoing reso-
tuttOns be forwarded to the MOUxTAIS DENO.
csAT for publication.
On neOtiOD, . committee Of three-consistinR
81 u: MeCanslanj, J"hn Thompson and d. T.
1<.'0S 0OnFrOw-weTe app0lnted5tO draft Con-
seiIution aud Bylaws for the government Of
che Clnb.
On motion. the meeting adjourned To meet
On next Saturday evening, at 4 o'ck'ck.
D. SEARI.3, Chairman.
=. DUNNIClIHR. N<erektrv.