The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-13


Thc ColC~a IT,, PSeps the better
10 man est ped p6l liOusnesS, with
mere esgcr4s On dence, takes US
to task Tor aerti u the DOuglusitcs
and Republia ns lhS legislature, "fOl-
lowing in the FOOD BPS 81 their iIIustriOus
predecessors in Oregon" fused, and at
tempts to convict us Of inconsistency, by
referring to the election Of Col. FOrnian,
which VIC approved
Unfortunately fer thc TncA it SENOsss
its ignorance without bene6ttihg its caGSe.
Essvy RspsbaisaS-iR1 hsaJsi~t 1SsSS~-
ton voted EOv McDOUgsiL and the Rspub.
lican organs claim bis election As . Re-
publican triumph. But few Of them vOt.
ed for Col. FOrnlan; and their organs
mourn over the defeat Of McKibbin. For
man made no bargain with the Rcpubli-
cans, McDougall did. A menber Of the
Convention fearlessly charged, while the
vote was being taken, that McDOugaI
had signed an agreement TO the RepuGli.
can party, to support the Republican Ad
ministratiOn, and to assist in building up
tho Republican party UHthv Pacific cUaSt."
II his friends could have rrfuted the
charge, they would have done 50 prompt.
" and Indignantly. but they could not
nor have they attempted TO offer any OK.
PLANTATION. The proof was In the posses.
sion Of one Of the members, and the
friends of McDOugall were too discreet to
challenge it--NOt- only did NcDOnsall
promise to support the Republican Ad.
ministratiOn," but he went further, and
sOlcmnly promised the Republicans, in
the event Of the two wings Of the Demo
cratic party uniting, to join the RepubIi.
can party. These are well known and
indiSputable facts, and yet the Times con.
siders him good Democrat! In this we
are proud to differ from the 7Tmes
II McDOuSall is not Republican and
his election not q Republican triumph,
why did the Wide Awakes Of San Fran.
ciscOn turn out to receive and escort him
tc~his residence and cheer his speech on
his return to San Francisco! Had a
Democrat been elected would they have
done SOP Did they Cxult over the cleo
ton Of FOrman The San Francisco
Times, nm ultra Republican organ, groans
over the defeat Of McKibbin, and says,
1--WE confess to no small degree Of dissp.
POintmcnt at his defeat for Boundary
Commissioner" The neutrals took up
the mOurhful strain and dismally echoed
the disappointment" Forman was OBJ.
noxious TO the Republicans, the neutraIs,
and, judging from the comments Of the
7ime", to the renegadcs, solely because Of
his adherence to the Democratic party.
Again; is not the Times aware that the
Republican organs have taken umbTage
at their Douglas allies for calling McDOu.
gals election Democratic victory! They
demand, very justly, division Of the
glory Of his election. The MsEysyille
appeal, an able and courteous Republi.
can journal, gently admonishes them to-
Acknowledge it manfully. Messru. NcIlou.
gall Democrats, and don't. IL your candidate
shall hereafter be elected by Republican rntcs,
claim his election as q Democratic triumph"
1.-THE Times is not irrcdeemabIy stupid
it will soon discover that the Democracy
regard Gen. McDougall as. . Republican
Senator. The Republicans claim him.
and no true Democrat has the slightest
disposition to dispute the claim.