The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-12

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slfDsnssasy have axed aAd consistent
neeaiaR ED y 20 bundle n the veFieat
@atlat s1Isas and absurAitIes, for chahty's
saks 10 he voanFiss tsll us what ltisi"
Our old friend General Allen Of the
Nevada Thsaseript, who has SVs"t the
best yeass 81 q long lie IN the thankless
ind pFoatlsss vocation Of IN editor, naive
y puts the above question to uG As
We d1ght In impartIng information to
thssS Who earnestly seek and greatly need
Il, ne shall aMaweT the inteFrOgatOry.
Democracy d, then, 10 use the eloquent
language u The Generals nsmeSake Of
Ohio, "a A ssntimsat- not to be appalled,,
corrupted o. cOwprOmised. Il knows no
bassNess; Il COVERS 10 no danger It op-
presses no WeakncsA Destructive only
AZ dsNpotism, Il IL the sole cOnseTvator Of
liberty, Abor and property. It Is the
sentimsnt Of Freedom, Of Equal Rights,
Of Equal ObligatiOns--the law Of nature
persadlng the Law Of che land"
"Its foundations are deep in the human
heart. Il lastens the affections Of men,
- he shield Of their present liberties and
the ground Of their future hOpe& They
psNssivo'ia Il . saving Haish, . redeeming
truth. . rsgeneratinS power 1t is the
only earthly creed which does justice to
man. a. that can bind the entire race In
eternal cAsins Of brotherhood and love.
Nothing sinks 20 deep In the heart Of the
: mul6tuds, for nothing else is so identi.
Aed with their moral and social good. it,
tsnths are blended too closely with ell foT
which u b worthy to live and glorious to
psrish. 10 b relinqUished without Strug.
gle or Pang. They are too firmly allied
y ths impsEishable hopes, the deathless
asplNtioas thsOnward triumphant march
Il humanity. ever to be deserted. The
foFtnnss Of individuals may change-en'
piFss may DO born and blOtted out King
FiAs and fall-wealth, honor, distinction,
fade ~ the dying pageant Of q dream
6Se Ds~ocraey must live. While mar
1asts u must live. ItA origin Is among
the necessary relations Of things, and Il
can onlv cease 10 be when eternal truth
In no more.
Democracy, IN its true sense, Is the
last best revelation Of human thought
We speak. Of course, Of that true and gen
uine Democracy which breAthes the oil
and lives In the light Of Christianity
whose essence 10 justice, and whose Oh
iect ID human progress Its creed asserts
virtuOus freedom Of act and thought
insists On the rights Of men-dcmands thu
eQasl diHasion Of every social advantage
--aAks the impartial participation Of eve
~ giA Of GOd-sympathis"s with th'
Observation-Disclosures 10 their elevation
and proclaims to the world tho sover
eighty, not Of the people barely, but o
immulAble Justice and truth. In timei
which are gone, its doctrine has been thu
moving-spving OfrevOlutiOns- hasarouset
che SlnthberiHg energies Of oppressed ma
tions-has sounded in the ears Of despotI
and dynasties the fearful meanings o
coming storms--has crimsOned fields o
NlOod-hss numbered troops Of martyrs
hes aeceIeratcd the downfall Of empires
has moved the foundations Of mighty
vNro0ea. Even now, milliona Of impTis
oned spirits await its march with anxiouI
sOlicitude end hope. It must 60 forth
like bright angel Of God, TO unbar thu
prison-doOrS to succOur the needy. hea
The sicl, relieve the distressed. and pOu'
tlood Of Nght and love into the darkened
lUtsIlscts and dreary hearts Of the sons o.
men. To protect the feeble from the
hsrong, the good from tho bad, to shower
its blessings upon ell, is its mission.
"IG insists strenuOnsly on popular
rights, because It believes the popular
body sufficient TO the discharge Ofits pub
llc duties. II Is coNtending for the ex-
tiWetion Of tyranny, for the abolition Of
preFogativs, for the reform Of abuse. fOT
the ameliOratiOn Of government, for the
destruction Of monopoly, for the establish
msns Of justice, for the elevation Of the
masssA for the progress Of humanity, and
Tor the dignity and worth Of tho individu.
a man."
This, General, Is Democracy! This ID
Democracy a. taught BY Jefferson and
Madison and prAcliced by jackson and
his Democratic sue6sasOVs This Ia our
DsasCFaCy-DemocFacy which We en-
dosss and advocate and wOrsbip. which
bee enlisted In Ia cause the Hottest intOl-
Isets the trusst patriots and purest hearts
Mee only Of our own loved country, but Of
every other eivilissd country. We have
told you "whas 1t is"; will you embrace
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'ThaA ne DamOonA1 has done % In the above