The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-19
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thslr usatrsl allies, to conceal their own
agency aud baaeness In impsrillng the ex-
istencs Of the Union, have: tlIe InsOlence
10 charge the Breckenridge Democrats
with being disunionists, secessiOnists
traitors" &c. A charge so grOUndICss
and infamous and malignant could only
originate Ia heart fostering in infamy,"
and DO uttered by lips "reeking in cor.
uDtiOn." The men who start and circu.
Ists Il know its utter fAlsity. its mean.
nsss, it, viIeness. Having, by their IA
naticism and venality, merited the con-
tempt and scOrn Of the people, they wish
to drag others down to their level, and to
do 90 they INCREASINGLY traduce and mis-
represent their superiOrA They know,
the people know, that the Breckenridge
party iscO@pOsed Of the wisest, the purest,
the most patriotic men q the nation-Of
venerable statesmen who have served our
country IOsg and hithfO'iy, who are above
sectional pFSSdices. and whose views are
comprehensive enough to embrace the
whole Union TIE men who voted for
BcecEinriSge are as loyal to the Union,
love it rs dearly, would go as far to de-
fenG and uphold it make as many sacri-
Scea to prevent its dissolution, as the
lOudest Of their villitierS They have Civ
en- the strongest proofs Of their loyalty to
it. by defending 1t from the traitOrOus as.
saults Of its enemies. They deplOre, most
deeply deplOre the existing state Of affairs,
the intense excitement everywhere so
prevalent, the bitterness Offecling between
the North and the South, the hostile atti-
tude which each has assumed towards the
other, which threatens to destroy the
finest government and the frcest and
proudest and bravest people the sun ever
shOne upOr. They are for the Union
lone and indivisible :" they are not for a
Northern or Southern COnfederacy, but
they ere, without equivocation or rescr-
walton, for . National Confederacy-a
COniederacy embracing in one harmo-
Nous whole. the North, South, East and
West-a COnfederacy Of mutual benefit
and psOtsctiOn-a- COnGsdsEacy Of equal
rights and privileges So long ~ the
Union shall exist they will be true to it,
and, with strong arms and willing hearts,
be ready TO defend it from the "dangers
Of invasion from without and commissions
Within" proceed they from what quarter
they may. But II, unhaPpily, the Union
should be dissolved and number Of pet
" Confederacies formed on the Atlantic
side, We take il for granted that the peo-
pie Of California, irrespective Of party,
would reflect long and seriously before
they would b willing to link their for
tunes with any one Of them. Il is worse
than foolish, It is criminal to attempt to
deceive the people into tho belief-as the
opposition papers are doiUg-that there is
no danger Of = disruption Of the Union.
The danger is near and imminent, and
unless concessions are made We fear dis
solution will 30 inevitable, And because
the Breckiuridge Democrats warn the
people Of the danger and fairly and faith
fully spread the truth before them and
are prudenty and wisely preparing the
public mind for the fearful issue when it
cannot be avoided and must be met, they
are called, BY knaves and fools, "disunion-
lists, secessiOnists and traitors" Their
whole conduct private as well as political,
brands the accusation as gratuitous and
infamous Should circumstances occur
requiring the President to issue call for
volunteers to defend the country, we ven.
tuFo to assert that hundreds of Breckin.
ridge Democrats would offer their services
to one Of their detamers. The latter are
gallant Get Of fellows in timC Of safety aud
security. but let danger approach and q
thousand search.warrants could not find
them. We cannot moro appropriately
close this article than by giving q few
sentences from the speech Of Zach. Mont
gomery, who was on our Electoral ticket,
delivered in the Assembly last Monday.
He Indignantly remarked
TAey talk about Union and disunion. They
talk about the friends Of secession and about
traitnFa What does ell this mean! DO they
mean 10 aay that we are disuniOnistSI DO
they cay that We are 0ecedeFs-thAt We are
tFcitnESl IL q, I. for one. hurl back tho foul
eAlumny into the teeth Of the man n DO utIers
lhe iahnoas charge. Sir, aul . friend Of
this UHioa. IL there e one sentiment which
PFedomiaates over every other in my heart, Il
70 tie lore Of The American Union"
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