The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-22

mated BY reclamation. II was d singing
rebuke and had the desired effect the
imported lawyer from San Franclsco SUBJ
scquently Withdrew his name.
The Republicans have nominated .
good county ticket, ono which Is entitled
10 and should draw out the full strength
Of the Republican party. MrSSrs. Ens-
minger, Carpenter, Reynolds, Hubert and
Chalmers, are popular and excellent gen.
tlemCn- certainly uncxccptionablc To IL.
publicans-will discharge the duties Of
their respective Offices faithfully. ifcicrtcd,
and reflect no diScredit on FL Dorado
county. Sam EnSmingcr is known in
every precinct in the county. He has
made speeches in nearly every precinct
for others, as Wing, Miner and Settler,
Know Nothing and Douglas Democrat.
Zealously he has worked for others the
Douglasitcs are under obligations to him,
and it would be Ungencrous and migrate
ful in them to work against him. lie is
n good speaker, al untiring clccti"necrcr,
and will labor ccaSclcs>ly fnr the success
Of his party. Mr.. Reynolds is coIrtc.
Gus and unrbtruSive gentleman, a thor.
ough business man, an uncomprOmiSing
Republican and greatly esteemed ny those
who know him best, which is tlattcring
recommendation. McsSrS. Sawyer, Stod.
dard, Winters, Clark aud CatIin we do
not know. The Legislative ticket, with
: the exception Of Mr.. Crcquc, is weak
one, but this may not operate against it,
as the good people Of Fl Dorado seem
not unwilling to be represented by in.
different material. Thoroughly organized,
full Of enthusiasm, clatcd with hope, and
backed by the Custom House, the Rrpub.
licans open the campaign. At present
their prospects arc certainly cheering ;
what they may be month hence We shah
/ not presume to predict.
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Ultra Secession Doctrine PrOcla Inn e d
in Congress.
On the 18TH Of January, 1S4S, a prOmi.
ncnt Western member of Congress dc.
clared, on the floor Of the House OGRcp.
resentativcs, that "any people, anywhere,
being inclined and having the power,
have the right to rise zap and shake of
the existing government, and r'rm a Dr~
one that suits them letter." This was
said not in the heat OF passion, hut calmly,
diSpassionatcly, after mature reflection.
II was not uttered by Southern "lirc.
cater" nor BY Northern fanatic, suffer.
ing from imaginary wrongs, but by a
Western politician, who has since become
somewhat distinguished. The most ultra
scccsSioniSt could not uSe stronger Ian.
Guagc in justification Of the course of tho
Southern States that have Withdrawn from
the Union. II We had written and pub.
lishcd what We have quoted above, il
would have been denounced rs trraSonablc
and the ultraistS would have threatened
us with mob violence. Who is the nu.
thor Of the language quoted? Is he a
Breckinridgcr, Dougla>itc, n Bcll. Ever.
EFT? lie certainly cannot be n Union
man;-ccrtainly not a Republican. Softly.
reader. 1t is the language Of Abraham
Lincoln, the same Lincoln who is now
President Of the United States, and is OK.
tractcd from speech Of his delivered in
the House Of Representatives January
18th, 1913, against the war with Mexico.
And in order to enable every reader to
assure himself Of its authenticity, we will
mention that the speech mny be found in
the Appendix to the Congressional Globe
published BY authority Of the Both Con.
sress, list session. page %, a copy Of
which We have and will take pleasure in
showing to any one. We hope this rank
secession doctrine will not be attributed
to us, and that our Republican friends
will not dcnOuncc US as q rebel for giving
old Abe'S language to the public. We
cannot resist the temptation to extract
the following paragraph:
Any reoplsFanyw being inclined and
having the power, have a right to rise IN
and shake oH the existing government,
and form q new one that suits them bet.
ter. This is most valuable, most sacred
right-a right which, We hope and believe,
is to lihcraie the world. Nor is this right
confined to caaes 10 which the whole people, ri
an existing government. may choose tn exer.
cise it. ANY PORTION of such people that
can, may revoluiionize, and make M~ir 0wn III
80 much ~ the territory as they inhabi. More
than this, a mCjority Of any poriiDn If such
people may revolutiOnixe, putting down mi.
n"rify, iLiernlinRled with, or near about them,
who may oppose their movements. Such mi
nnriiy was precisely the case Of the Tories III
nur avn revolution. 1t is a quality 0f rcvolm-
! tiOns not IL go hy 0Li lines, or 0h laws, but Ia
break up both and make new ones.
According to Mr.. Lincoln the South is
contcnding for "a most valuable, most
sacred right" and he and bis followers
are determined to prevent them from SC.
curing it. To deprive them Of it he has
involved the country in an unnatural war,
and trusts to escape scrutiny and ccnsurc
"by fixing the public gaze upon the
brightness Of military glOry-that attract
i've rainbow that rises in showers orbloOd
that serpent's eye that charms to det.
troy" to use Mr.. LincOln's eloquent Ian.
guagc. We hope our Democratic friends
will quote LincOln'S language whenever
they hear Republicans denOunce the doc.
trine Of secession. II may be well to ICON.
mend the ingredients Of the poisoned
chalice to their own lips"
CoERcIox.-." The Union ri theAe States
cannot be preserved BY the exercise If the CO.
ercive power contided to the General Govern.
menL"