The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-10
Attitude Of che DenAoeratas Party.

Attitude OG GAo DoM0eF0t1s PaRty.
We take the following able article from
. late number Of the Cincinnati EMaxirsr,
. paper which cordially supports the war
policy Of President Lincoln. II truly ssys
the present lamentable war was brought
about BY the triumph Of RepubIieanism
over Constitutional cOmpacts. Read Ill
"Times always vindicates the wisdom
Of the policy Of the Democratic party and
Of it's administration. Il has done 20 10
connection with recent events, with more
than usual emphasi& For years and years
il warned the country that this eternal
agitation Of the slavery question, II not
stopped, would bring the greatest calami.
ties upon US; that It would lead to di.
vided Union and civil war between the
sections ; 70 national and individual bank.
ruptcy to personal and political ruin. II
plead with its political opponents North,
with the mad fanatics Of che South, to Gor.
bear, to Vtay their hands, TO stop what
they called their 'sirrepressible conflict, "
for the good Of the country. Their. ap.
| PeAbS WOsO epuEWSus Auott WuSutUBH
we're disregArded. We were told by the
Republican statesmen that the agitation
| could 20 on that Il did not endanRer The
Union that Q sectiOnal triumph would
produce no mischief; that, In case they
were successful, all would 60 on as gsyly
% " marriage bell" The people fOs
Oncs listened to their syFen soothing voice,
.nA Snaeall~A ahav.a &. vnswa~ W. -ns,lsi
like to have seen the Democratic peedic-
tons proven lalss-we had million timcs
rather that they bad the name Of alse
prophets, than to have seen our country
In lie present lamentable condition. But
ell the Woese fears Of the Democrats, ell
their worst predictions, have been more
than realised. Look ct the condition oi
the country-lOok ct its pFesent-survey
lie future. For ell the evil. present and
prospective. the Democratic party is guilt
IesA, - it lifted up its veic0 and waEMsd
the people Of them. Had The DemoeFatiS
policy not been departed from, had Ia
wise counsels been listensd to. We should
have been to-day . happy and united
people, and prosperity would have smiled
upon the land. Tue Dem0crats advised
that the slavery question BE- let alone
that the compronisss Of the Constilntios
Ia favor Of the institution b adhered q
with strict fidelity. liz strong commoE
sense enabled L to perceive that this grsai
country could only be saved By . con
promise and cOaclliatiOn Of all the vaFi
Gus interestA and that a. long as nearly
one half oe The States we're slaVe-holding
Il waA egvegious f6lly b suppose that o0I
General GoVeFnmsnt could pursue an anti
slavery course withoat the greatest
troubles and disasters 10 the whole polili
cal and social fabric. Our opponents b.
lieved otherwise. We gave them credit
ct least the masses. for honesty; bot, oh
how tsrVibly have they been mlslsd b
demagogueG end political idiots to th'
brink Il dsstrnclioai
"ThO Old stereotyped charge of coErup
tlon was also insssamsatal 10 causing q,
Ipeople b vote doWn DsmocFatio msa ani
DemocEatic policy. What have We sesn
Why, in lesB than thFso mouths C b 81
Iadmltted Gkat that those puFisas who cup
port tho Administrations q Einoeln en-
Dsnnl0oa, havs sasssa U0so GFom tAe Ger
ernmsnl from tie bsave soldier. dian q
the money that hes besn abstrAeesd isOu
the Treasury sbr hAlf ! csntufy. Sine
the eth Of March -Rspuhlloan Papsrl
Themselves bslus the Witheesse -thsE'
has been q regular carnival pf corruption
that puts 10 shame every thing We hav'
sSsn IN that line"