The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-21
Armlng the N.groe. of the south.


! ty, has OccasiOncd diSScnSionS in its ranks
and may disorganize it. Some Of the nj
ira Republicans are determined to make
this war of emancipation and Cameron,
Secretary of War, aspiring to the Presiten-
cy, is bidding for the leadership Of this
faction. lie goes step further, and iavOrS
drming tie mtgrOeS ~ tie South u! lIu-
manily ShudlrrS at such an infamous
measure, but Cameron deliberately advi.
SEES the Administration to adopt it,
On the 10Th of November, in the city of
Washington, j. W. Forney gave George
ID. Prentice dinner. Cameron and Smith,
members of the Cabinet, were present,
besides n number Of Republican Senators.
Cameron was called upon for speech aud
in response is thus reported in the ('niOn :
Secretary Cameron being again calico upon,
reiterated the sentiments he had previously
uttered in reference to Gcr,It,ng The serritts ~
any persons ~ the SOUTH who might Oilrr, aud
putting arms into their haGdS."
This means, in plain language, that the
Secretary Of War is ready to accept the
services Of the negroes OF the South and
willing to put arms into their hands I,
What for For naSSOcreing the whites {.
for instigating u Servilc Instruction !
The Administration is not prepared to as.
sumo such fearful rcspODsibility-is un.
willing to adopt the revolving policy Of the
sanguinnry Secretary, who warts but Ne.
ro's opportunity to initiate his cxSnpte.
Secretary Smith followed and
"Disavnwej sGch policy, and stated that
It was not the policy IT the Administration
R"6ertJ. Walker and Senator McD"ugall inl.
lowed. aud in their remarks Endorsed the con.
serraIlrs view IAke' by Secretary smith. -
Notwithstanding this frank and manly
and prompt diSavowal by Secretary Smith
the Administration may, 10y outside press.
urc and the influence and. cunning aud
threatening Of SecrctaryTCameron, be
driven 10 adopt it. 1t meets the ap.
proval Of all the fanatics and some of
the ablc>t Of the Republican journalists,
and the disapproval Of all conservative
men. Those who are looking on, for \
new party will indorSe it. This is anpa.
rent from speech Of Col. John Coch,ane
an ambitious aud unscrupulous partisan
lie addressed his rrimcnt in WASHINGTON
few days since, and used this startling
language:
I'VE had a right to cnntiscatc the proner,v
" ult reotiS-" se'le lhtir cotton and sell II
railroads - to seize their arms and munitions If
Ma', ""u I" 'SAe !he'r h'tS ahd as h'"" .lD'c'
strtnyM and l.om,r dy,f.a n.. m. .[",ei nI,
,R ar:'' ~ ., r,;r .% "f; E,.' n'..,I PCT
nssis, in lighting" '3"'
"ThiS sentiment was hailed by the
regiment" saws the correspondent Of III.
Buihetin, with the most hei-trry,,S dem.
onstrationS of approval consistent with
military rule" We are further told I'm,
the regiment called for the Secretary ~.
War, who promptly stepped forward and
said "he hturiHy tmIossei trtrv .rorI
COL Cochrahe hid ret, and as though
he was drsiruus that his position ON mi,
subject mishthe fully and unmi>,ak,hIv
understood, he repeated that the semi.
mcntS put forth by the Colonel we're nj.
own, and that he was happy 70 hear Them -
So. then. ". or. IN Inc ,nr.rJ w;,h