The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-02-02

10 relieve themselves from the odious-
Msss q having passed the personal liberty
lava, the Black Republicans, with match
Isas assurance, deny the allegation and
sasakingly sttempttO throw the response
biliey % the Democratic party. They
have not the manliness 10 father their
own bantlings-tbey disown their own
offspring repudiate their own acts. They
point 10 Indiana which, until recently,
has been Democratic State, and affirm
that she passed . personal liberty bill,
while the Democracy were in power.
How shamelessly she has been misreprc.
scented We learn from q letter Of Mr.. F.
Bigger, one Of the most distinguished men
Of the State and9a prominent politician.
In repelIing the charge he says:
"This 10 . mistake and SANDER. Indiana
never enacted such Q law-never elected n
GOveVnOF ill now, but would have vetoed any
such enactment; and In every instance the Fu.
gitivs Slave law has been promptly enforced"
Truly says contemporary that is an
illustration Of the fidelity Of tho Demo
cratic party to the COnstitutiOn--but
AksaitiO0dOm for years has characterized
sach action as trucking to slave power,
dOughhccdncss, and treason to the North.
Th9 Democratic party has always unlaI.
teringly adhered to the compacts Of the
C0nstitution-has never denied the South
her Constitutional rights, nor interferCd
with her domestic institutions. Had tho
Democracy triumphed last November, oul
Union would not now be threatened with
dissolution. Harmony would have beer
restored, and smoothly and tranquil,
would our Union have advanced in wealth
happiness and greatness. Unfortunately
dissensions arose in the Democraticparty
and sectional faction, taking advantage
Of the split, nominated candidate an,
elected him In opposition to the wiShc
Of large majority Of the people. lie i
the representative Of a sectional faction
standing upon sectional platform
pledged to sectional Observation-Disclosures
unjust and unconstitutional and v,olativ
Of the rights Of fifteen States o: the Union
He IL committed in favor Of the persona
liberty laws, and to oil the dangerous an
obnoxious doctrines Of the Republican
party. Had he been elected by Nationu
party, had the convention which nomi
mated him promulgated National plat
form, his election, however unfortunat
and distastefGl, would have caused no ap
prOhensiOns for the integrity of the Union
But welded to sectional doctrines an
elected BY sectional party, he is regard
cd a. the President OF q. section, not tn
President Of the nation. He cannot b
true to his principles and the Nation q
the same time. He must be false to on
or tho other. The South distrusts an
fears him, and justly, too, if he adhere
20 his party, and will never be satisRc
until he gives her some assurance that h
viii respect her constitutional rig 1T,
Thus far no has personally declined
announce what policy he shall pursue
but those in his confidence semi-oiflciall
assure the public that hc will not deviat
In the slightest from the Republican plat
form. If he do not, then, indeed, is til
Union in imminent danger, for It is pre-
sumablc that the section which elcctc
him will sustain him and refuse to rcpeu
Sts unconstitutional personal liberty law:
which the slave States not unrcasonabl,
demand. All conservative men, all friend
of the Union, all who deprccatO secessio
agree that they arc mischicvous and ur
constitutional and demand their repea
Will the President elect heed their advic
or DO governed by the ultra Republicans
Time will tell.